VEHICLE ACCESSORY CONTROL ARRANGEMENT
First Claim
1. A vehicle accessory control component comprising:
- a substrate having an overall perimeter shape including a first circuit board substrate and a second circuit board substrate;
the first circuit board substrate having a plurality of circuit elements supported thereon and including an outer edge profile and a plurality of first deviations along the outer edge profile;
the second circuit board substrate having a plurality of circuit elements supported thereon and including an outer edge profile and a plurality of second deviations along the outer edge profile, at least one of the second deviations being different than the first deviations;
wherein the first circuit board substrate and the second circuit board substrate are arranged in a plane and selectively movable relative to each other to form the overall perimeter shape of the substrate;
wherein the outer edge profile of the first and second circuit board substrates are received in a housing having a correspondingly shaped perimeter that generally conforms to the outer edge profile;
wherein the first deviations are configured to cooperate with first features on the housing to allow the first circuit board substrate to be received into the housing having the first features; and
wherein the second deviations are configured to cooperate with second features on the housing to allow the second circuit board substrate to be received into the housing having the second features.
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Abstract
A vehicle accessory control component includes a first circuit board substrate and a second circuit board substrate. The first circuit board substrate has a plurality of circuit elements and an overall perimeter shape including an outer edge profile and a plurality of first deviations along the outer edge profile. The second circuit board substrate has a plurality of circuit elements an outer edge profile and a plurality of second deviations along the outer edge profile, at least one of the second deviations being different than the first deviations. The first circuit board substrate and the second circuit board substrate are arranged in a plane and selectively movable relative to each other to form the overall perimeter shape of the substrate. The outer edge profile of the first and second circuit board substrates are received in a housing having a correspondingly shaped perimeter that generally conforms to the outer edge profile.
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21 Claims
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1. A vehicle accessory control component comprising:
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a substrate having an overall perimeter shape including a first circuit board substrate and a second circuit board substrate; the first circuit board substrate having a plurality of circuit elements supported thereon and including an outer edge profile and a plurality of first deviations along the outer edge profile; the second circuit board substrate having a plurality of circuit elements supported thereon and including an outer edge profile and a plurality of second deviations along the outer edge profile, at least one of the second deviations being different than the first deviations; wherein the first circuit board substrate and the second circuit board substrate are arranged in a plane and selectively movable relative to each other to form the overall perimeter shape of the substrate; wherein the outer edge profile of the first and second circuit board substrates are received in a housing having a correspondingly shaped perimeter that generally conforms to the outer edge profile; wherein the first deviations are configured to cooperate with first features on the housing to allow the first circuit board substrate to be received into the housing having the first features; and wherein the second deviations are configured to cooperate with second features on the housing to allow the second circuit board substrate to be received into the housing having the second features. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle accessory control interface, comprising:
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a circuit board substrate; a plurality of electronic components supported on the substrate, the plurality of electronic components including; a plurality of lighting elements configured to provide light; a plurality of drivers associated with the lighting elements for providing power to the lighting elements; a controller that provides a power signal to each of the drivers, the controller being programmed to provide power to each of the drivers to achieve a desired lighting characteristic of an associated one of the lighting elements; and wherein the drivers are arranged in a matrix comprising a plurality of rows, each of the lighting elements has at least one associated drive resistor electrically coupled in series such that power supplied flows through the associated drive resistor, and the controller is programmed to control a power signal to a selected driver based at least in part on a value of the associated drive resistor in which the selected driver is situated. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A vehicle accessory control interface, comprising:
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a circuit board substrate; a plurality of electronic components supported on the substrate, the plurality of electronic components including; a plurality of lighting elements configured to provide light; a plurality of drivers associated with the lighting elements for providing power to the lighting elements; a controller that provides a power signal to each of the drivers, the controller being programmed to provide power to each of the drivers to achieve a desired lighting characteristic of an associated one of the lighting elements; a plurality of switches located on the circuit board substrate; a single pad area made of circuit board conductor on the circuit board substrate for each of the switches; and wherein the drivers are arranged in a matrix comprising a plurality of rows, each of the lighting elements has at least one associated drive resistor electrically coupled in series such that power supplied flows through the associated drive resistor, and the controller is programmed to control a power signal to a selected driver based at least in part on a value of the associated drive resistor in which the selected driver is situated.
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