Electricity: circuit makers and breakers – Special application – Steering wheel – shaft or column mounted
Patent
1996-12-20
1999-09-14
Stright, Ronald
Electricity: circuit makers and breakers
Special application
Steering wheel, shaft or column mounted
200 6127, H01H 900, H01H 316
Patent
active
059526335
ABSTRACT:
A two piece molded housing shell is connected by inserting connector terminals on one of the shells into receptacles on the other shell with the connected shells configured for mounting over a vehicle steering column. One of the shells has a stalk/lever pivotally mounted thereon with multiplex adaptive circuitry mounted on the other shell. A two-shot molded plastic insert has conductive strips plated on the surface thereof and is inserted into the housing shells to provide an interconnect from the circuitry to the stalk/lever The stalk/lever has switching contacts on a carrier portion thereof. The switching contacts wipe directly on the plated strips of the insert to effect a switching function.
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patent: 3864578 (1975-02-01), Lackey
patent: 5396106 (1995-03-01), Chretien et al.
patent: 5610378 (1997-03-01), DuRocher et al.
patent: 5742014 (1998-04-01), Schwartz
Larsen Michael R.
Leveque Denis J.
Eaton Corporation
Hayes Michael J.
Johnston Roger A.
Stright Ronald
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