Symmetrically mounted switches on steering wheel column body including wiring connection and control unit
First Claim
1. A combination switch device for automobiles comprising:
- a switch body for mounting on an automobile steering wheel shaft, said switch body fixedly incorporating wiring and connecting means;
at least one lever switch incorporating at least one joining-side connecting terminal for electrically connecting said lever switch, said lever switch being detachably engaged with said switch body, said joining-side connecting terminal being electrically connected to said wiring and connecting means when said lever switch is engaged with said switch body; and
a control unit connected to said wiring and connecting means for receiving output signals from said joining-side connecting terminal of said lever switch via said wiring and connecting means.
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Abstract
A combination switch device for use in conjunction with an automobile steering column. The device has a switch body into which at least one lever switch is engage so that it may be easily detached from the body. To this end, the lever switch includes at joining-side electrical terminal for electrically connecting the lever switch to a wiring and connecting means which is fixedly incorporated into the switch body when the lever switch is engaged with the switch body. The wiring and connecting means is formed of bus bars integral to the switch body. The combination switch also includes a control unit which is electrically connected to the wiring and connecting means for receiving output signals from the lever switch. The control unit is electrically connected to the lever switch through the wiring and connecting means and joining-side connecting terminals when the lever switch is engaged in the switch body.
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13 Claims
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1. A combination switch device for automobiles comprising:
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a switch body for mounting on an automobile steering wheel shaft, said switch body fixedly incorporating wiring and connecting means; at least one lever switch incorporating at least one joining-side connecting terminal for electrically connecting said lever switch, said lever switch being detachably engaged with said switch body, said joining-side connecting terminal being electrically connected to said wiring and connecting means when said lever switch is engaged with said switch body; and a control unit connected to said wiring and connecting means for receiving output signals from said joining-side connecting terminal of said lever switch via said wiring and connecting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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