Vehicle horn actuation mechanism and method

Communications: electrical – Condition responsive indicating system – Specific condition

Reexamination Certificate

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C340S392400, C340S465000, C340S425500, C340S328000, C340S474000, C200S061540, C200S061880

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07038586

ABSTRACT:
A horn actuation mechanism senses a deliberate movement of a driver's hand on a side of a steering plane distant from the driver, the steering wheel plane lying crossswise a rotational axis of the steering wheel and approximating a plane bisecting a peripheral gripping region of the steering wheel. The vehicle horn is energized in response to the sensing of such movement. A hand-operational portion of the horn actuation mechanism is advantageously disposed in a position in which a hand grasping a peripheral gripping portion of the wheel can simultaneously actuate the mechanism without removal of the hand from controlled contact with the wheel.

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