Horn switch on steering wheel

Details Horn switch on steering wheel Horn switch on steering wheel

1990-03-16

1991-06-11

Scott, J. R.

Electricity: circuit makers and breakers

Special application

Steering wheel, shaft or column mounted

200 6157, H01H 900, H01H 1308, B62D 104

Patent

active

050234129

ABSTRACT:
A steering wheel mountable horn switch is provided which can be operated by either a substantially downward depression of a horn button or by a tilting of the horn button. The switch includes a stationary contact plate, a movable contact plate which is disposed above the staitonary contact plate and is urged away from the stationary contact plate, a device for electrically insulating the movable contact plate from accidental electrical contact with an upper side of the stationary contact plate and a horn button which is disposed vertically above the movable contact plate. The horn button includes a stem mounted to an underside thereof which extends through through-holes defined in each of the contact plates. Finally, a plate-shaped member is fixedly mounted at one end thereof to the horn button stem.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4447684 (1984-05-01), Sugiyama
patent: 4590340 (1986-05-01), Koike et al.
patent: 4594486 (1986-06-01), Noda
patent: 4789763 (1988-12-01), Nagata et al.

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