Power mirror control switch
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1. An improved remote control switch, comprising:
- board means having a plurality of conducting areas formed thereon;
a first electrically conducting terminal plate including a plurality of electrically conducting, outwardly extending terminal fingers;
a second electrically conducting terminal plate including a plurality of electrically conducting, outwardly extending terminal fingers;
means for supporting said first and second terminal plates in insulated, stacked relation above said board means, so that terminal fingers of one plate do not overlap the terminal fingers of the other plate;
control key means for selectively pressing terminal fingers into conductive contact with underlying conducing areas of said board means;
electrically conducting bar means; and
select key means for slidingly supporting said electrically conducting bar means and for sliding said bar means to conductively connect conducting areas of said board means.
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Abstract
A power mirror remote control switch includes a switch body which supports a printed circuit board and two stacked, insulated levels of conducting terminal fingers which extend over the board. A four-way position control key overhangs the terminal fingers. The control key is pressed to flex selected terminals into conductive contact with underlying portions of the printed circuit board, thereby establishing conductive connections for energizing motors which rotate or tilt at least two power mirrors. A sliding switch is provided to define which one of the two mirrors is to be moved in the direction defined by the position control key.
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1. An improved remote control switch, comprising:
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board means having a plurality of conducting areas formed thereon; a first electrically conducting terminal plate including a plurality of electrically conducting, outwardly extending terminal fingers; a second electrically conducting terminal plate including a plurality of electrically conducting, outwardly extending terminal fingers; means for supporting said first and second terminal plates in insulated, stacked relation above said board means, so that terminal fingers of one plate do not overlap the terminal fingers of the other plate; control key means for selectively pressing terminal fingers into conductive contact with underlying conducing areas of said board means; electrically conducting bar means; and select key means for slidingly supporting said electrically conducting bar means and for sliding said bar means to conductively connect conducting areas of said board means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. Apparatus for adjusting the viewing position of a first and a second mirror, comprising:
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a first motor and means responsive to the motor for tilting said first mirror up and down; a second motor and means responsive to the motor for rotating the first mirror to the right and left; a third motor and means responsive to the motor for tilting said second mirror up and down; a fourth motor and means responsive to the motor for rotating the second mirror to the right and left; a printed circuit board having a plurality of conducting areas formed thereon and including means for receiving power and circuit ground and for distributing signals for controlling the movement of said motors; mirror select means for defining conductive connections on said printed circuit board to select either said first mirror or said second mirror for movement; and position control means for controlling the movement of the mirror selected by said mirror select means, the position control means including; a first electrically conducting terminal plate having a plurality of conducting, outwardly extending terminal fingers and means for connecting the plate and terminal fingers to an energizing voltage; a second electrically conducting terminal plate having a plurality of conducting, outwardly extending terminal fingers and means for connecting the plate and terminal fingers to ground; means for supporting said first and second terminal plates in insulated, stacked relation above said printed circuit board, so that the terminal fingers of one plate do not overlap the terminal fingers of the other plate; and control key means for selectively pressing terminal fingers into conductive contact with underlying conducting areas of said printed circuit board to define signals for controlling the operation of said motors. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A remote control switch, comprising:
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a printed circuit board having a plurality of conducting areas formed thereon and including means for receiving power and ground and for distributing output signals; a plurality of electrically conducting terminal plates, each plate having a plurality of electrically conducting, outwardly extending terminal fingers; means for supporting the terminal plates in insulated, stacked relation above said printed circuit board, so that the terminal fingers of each plate do not overlap the terminal fingers of the other plates; and control key means for selectively pressing terminal fingers into conductive contact with underlying conductive areas of said printed circuit board, to generate said output signals. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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