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8158897 Actuating device on a vehicle steering wheel  
An actuating device on a vehicle steering wheel includes two shifting buttons which are disposed on an upper side and a lower side of the steering wheel. The shifting buttons are guided together...
8143539 Lever switch  
An operation lever comprises a main section, a cover section and a photoconductor. While the photoconductor is overlaid on the main section, sliding protrusions of the cover section are inserted...
8132828 Apparatus and method for connecting a control module to a steering column  
An apparatus for connecting a steering column control module to a steering column of a vehicle comprises a bracket for mounting the steering column control module and a collet for interconnecting...
8063324 Paddle switch and steering wheel  
Paddle levers protrude from lower sides of a center pad of a steering wheel into two lower spaces partitioned using a horizontal spoke and a vertical spoke of the steering wheel. The paddle lever...
8053691 Park inhibition solenoid assembly  
A Park inhibition solenoid assembly for preventing the undesirable shifting of a transmission from an out-of-Park mode to a Park mode includes a follower and an armature slidably disposed within a...
8003902 Integrated automotive horn/light apparatus and method  
An apparatus and method for simultaneously operating the horn and light systems of a motorized vehicle is provided. The controller used to operate the systems can be a single controller that...
7976059 Air bag device  
An air bag device includes a retainer to which an inflator and a folded air bag are attached. The retainer is fixed to a steering wheel armature and has a plurality of hooks formed in a side wall...
7963554 Airbag device and steering wheel  
To provide an airbag device and a steering wheel capable of improving the operational feeling of horn. An airbag device comprises: an airbag unit 2 having an airbag, an inflator 12 for inflating...
7950690 Steering wheel for a motor vehicle  
A steering wheel (13) for a motor vehicle includes a steering wheel module (1) supporting electrical/electronic subassemblies (18). The steering wheel module is inserted from a front side of the...
7946612 Safety arrangement  
A safety arrangement in the form of an air-bag module (1) to be mounted to the steering wheel of a motor vehicle. The air-bag module (1) comprises a housing (2) and a cover (3). The cover (3) is...
7910846 Steering column assembly for vehicle  
A steering column assembly includes a light switch and a wiper switch assembled to a column tube of a column shaft via an assembly bracket. The assembly bracket includes a body, to which the light...
7895916 Operating device having retained operating lever  
A vehicular operating device includes a lever movably attachable at one end to a housing such as a steering column such that the lever is pivotable relative to the housing between different...
7891698 Air bag module mounted steering wheel  
A plate is provided on an air bag module, and a first pin on which a recessed portion is formed and a second pin on which a recessed portion is formed are provided in positions which are spaced...
7887088 Actuator for a horn of a vehicle  
An actuator for a horn of a vehicle, comprising: an emblem; a bezel fixedly secured to a first side of a deployable portion of a cover of an airbag module, the bezel movably securing the emblem to...
7880101 Miniature rotary switch  
A single pole, double throw, self-canceling rotary switch for selectively coupling a first circuit to a second or a third circuit by rotating a rotary element to couple or decouple electrical...
7880102 Attachment structure  
An attachment structure includes a bracket that is arranged around a steering, a rotary connector device that has an engagement portion for being provisionally fixed to the bracket in a...
7850199 Steering assembly  
A steering assembly according to the present invention includes connection parts that are formed in a mounting plate body and fixed to a steering wheel module. Accordingly, when the mounting plate...
7841616 Vehicle steering wheel  
A vehicle steering wheel being rotatable around a steering wheel axis (A), includes a steering wheel hub (38), a receiving part (12) configured as a separate, prefabricated component and an airbag...
7836791 Knob attached to distal end of lever  
A knob is attached to a distal end of a lever and has an approximately cylindrical knob body, a cap attached to a distal end of the knob body, and a metal-plated operating member attached to a side...
7819427 Steering column assembly  
A steering column assembly for a steering column of a vehicle includes a steering column starting lock module, a functional module, and a support plate. The starting lock module has a lock element...
7759819 Illumination control device for vehicle  
An illumination control unit includes an automatic control function for automatically controlling the turning on and off of vehicle head lights depending on brightness of an environment around a...
7750262 Rocker switch  
A rocker switch, particularly a window lift switch in a motor vehicle, has a switch housing in which a rocker lever can be adjusted from an initial position, against a restoring force, into a...
7692109 Lever switch  
A lever switch is provided, in which an arrangement of a push button is fixed with respect to an operation of a rotary ring to realize improvement in operation. A lever switch includes: a first...
7687729 Processed bolt end useful in a turn signal switch assembly  
A turn signal switch assembly is constructed having a switch stalk and junction box rotatably coupled using a shoulder bolt. The shoulder bolt has a shoulder area useful for allowing the switch...
7685906 Vehicle steering wheel  
A vehicle steering wheel (10) includes a hub (12) and an airbag module (26). The vehicle steering wheel (10) further includes a plurality of switches (18, 20, 22) being integrated in a common...
7671288 Switch apparatus for horn device of vehicle  
A switch apparatus for the horn device of a vehicle includes an inflator housing and a terminal unit provided in the inflator housing and configured to include a first contact element connected to...
7642475 Lever operating device  
Disclosed is a lever operating device having a simple structure and high durability without a contact defect. In the disclosed lever operating device, when an operating lever is tilted in one of...
7621560 Horn switch  
An assembly is provided for steering a vehicle including a steering wheel (18) with an armature (300); an air bag module (14) is coupled to the steering wheel and is operable to expand to absorb...
7595456 Dimmer switch  
A dimmer switch takes the form of a rotary switch including a stationary portion fixed to a vehicle and an operable rotary portion, and is constructed such that switching between a high beam...
7595457 Steering column module  
A steering column module includes a lever, first and second printed circuit boards, and an electronics unit. The lever has a base next to a steering column and a head away from the column. The...
7592557 Horn actuator switch  
A horn actuator for a vehicle horn mounts to a steering wheel hub. The horn actuator has a number of support posts that each pass through a switch cup and mount into the steering wheel hub. A...
7579559 Control knob having integrated functionality  
A control knob for use in a motor vehicle is provided, having a hub for attachment of the control knob to a shaft, a torsion-proof part, a rotatable part, a rotation angle sensor, means for...
7572992 Lever switch  
A lever witch comprises first and second rotary levers arranged in outer and inner peripheries of the non-rotary lever, a base mounted in a tip end side of the non-rotary lever and a rotary knob...
7554436 Self-contained turn signal indicator unit  
A self-contained turn signal indicator unit for signaling to the hearing impaired driver of a motor vehicle that the vehicle's turn signals are activated. The indicator unit is attached to the...
7541550 Turn signal switch device  
A turn signal switch device comprises a control lever that has a lever portion that projects from a base portion that has a shaft hole, and a shaft that has a head disposed at one end. The head has...
7527293 Lockable steering wheel quick-release unit  
A lockable steering wheel quick-release unit (10) for use in an automotive vehicle having a steering shaft and a steering wheel. The unit consists of a steering shaft hub (30) that attaches to an...
7518071 Turn signal self cancellation system  
A motor vehicle turn signal cancelling device operated by a turn signal cancelling member projecting from the steering wheel includes a frame structure and a mounting member attached thereto. A...
7511236 Manual control unit for a vehicle  
A manual control unit having a handle body in which is integrated at least one manually operable control element. The handle body has a housing with a spherically bulged central section for...
7511237 Lever switch mounting structure  
To provide a structure in which a rotary connector, a turning signal switch and a wiper switch can be combined into a sub-assembly, and besides even when an unduly-large force acts on the turning...
7507921 Control device having a rotating actuator  
A control device has a rotating actuator which is mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation so that control parameters can be input by rotation. The rotating actuator is mounted displaceably...
7504600 Control assembly, in particular for the top part of automobile vehicle steering column  
The invention concerns a control assembly, in particular for motor vehicle steering column top portion (1), comprising several switching modules (7; 9; 13; 15) and a microcontroller (19) mounted on...
7488907 Lever switch device  
A third insulator of a washer switch constituting the second electrical switching unit is set to be long in the axial direction, the insulator is provided with fixed contacts extending in the axial...
7485819 Steering column switch  
A steering column switch, especially for a motor vehicle, contains a switch lever, which is activated transversely and which has a magnetic signal transmitter, to which several stationary...
7482545 In-vehicle knob switch  
An in-vehicle knob switch comprises a tubular housing that has an opening disposed in a portion of an outer circumferential surface thereof, a holder that is disposed inside the housing, a circuit...
7478830 Generator support for a driver air bag module to be mounted in the steering wheel of a motor vehicle  
The invention relates to a generator support for a driver air bag module to be mounted in the steering wheel of a motor vehicle. The generator support includes at least one fastening area for...
7453048 Direction change device for motor vehicle  
An indicator device for vehicles includes a fixed support mounted in the vicinity of a steering column, an actuation lever, a moveable finger mechanically connected to the actuation lever, and...
7441800 Steering wheel for a motor vehicle  
A steering wheel for a motor vehicle is provided having a hub element, a steering wheel rim, at least one steering wheel spoke for attaching the steering wheel rim to the hub element and at least...
7438312 Vehicle steering wheel with pivoting horn  
The invention relates to a steering wheel (11) of an automotive vehicle including a framework (17), a foam filling (19) and a horn device (33) with an integrated airbag module (21) including an...
7439459 Switch device and steering switch apparatus equipped with the switch device  
A switch device is provided. A switch device includes a housing. A circuit board is provided with fixed contacts. A rubber sheet is disposed on the circuit board and has protuberances, a...
7432462 Steering wheel of a vehicle  
A steering wheel provided with a remote control switch. The remote control switch includes a user-settable unit and a variable circuit unit for changing a function of the remote control switch...