Valeo Schalter Und Sensoren Gmbh

Daniela Pikart

Karl Simonis

Sascha Staude

Laurent Raddaz

Viktoria Schwarz

Tim Ullmann

Uwe Hertl

The invention relates to a switch (), in particular as a steering column switch for arrangement on a steering column of a vehicle, with an actuable switch lever () which has along its longitudinal axis () a bearing element () with which the switch lever () is mounted movably in a bearing () of a base housing (), a switching element () which is movement-coupled to the switch lever () and which is embodied with a contact-free signalling element (), wherein the switch lever () can be activated on a first side () of the bearing element (), the switching element () is arranged on a second side () of the bearing element (), the switching element () is embodied as a reversing lever with a first and a second lever arm (), the reversing lever () is retained in the connection region () of the first and second lever arm () in a reversing bearing () rotatably on the base housing (), the signalling element () is arranged on the first lever arm (), and the second lever arm () is coupled to the switch lever (). The invention furthermore relates to a vehicle with an above switch ().

Switch with reversing lever and large switching path

The invention relates to a protective covering () for sealing a flat spiral spring housing (), to a flat spiral spring housing arrangement having a protective covering (), and to a vehicle having a flat spiral spring housing arrangement of this type. The protective covering () has a first housing part (A) and a second housing part (B) which forms a housing cover, the first housing part (A) forming, with the second housing part (B), a receiving space for a flat spiral spring (), and the two housing parts (A,B) being rotatable with respect to one another. To this end, the flat spiral spring housing () has a gap between the first housing part (A) and the second housing part (B). The protective covering () has an annular disc () which extends in the radial direction, and a wall section () which adjoins an outer edge of the annular disc () and extends in the axial direction, it being possible for the protective covering () to be connected to the flat spiral spring housing () in such a way that, in a functional state in which it is connected to the flat spiral spring housing () to form a flat spiral spring housing arrangement, the protective covering () covers the gap between the first housing part (A) and the second housing part (B) of the flat spiral spring housing () from the outside.

Protective covering for a flat spiral spring housing, flat spiral spring housing arrangement, and vehicle having a flat spiral spring housing arrangement of this type

The invention relates to a connecting device () for transmitting electrical signals to and/or from a steering wheel () of a motor vehicle, having a positionally fixed component () for positionally fixed installation in the motor vehicle, having a hub part () which is rotatably mounted on the positionally fixed component () and which serves for connection to the steering wheel (), and having a locking element () which is movably mounted on a bearing part () and which, during the connection of the hub part () to the steering wheel (), is movable counter to a spring force of a spring element () from an installation position, in which a blocking bar () of the locking element () blocks the rotation of the hub part () relative to the positionally fixed component (), into an operating position, in which the rotation of the hub part () is enabled, wherein the connecting device () has a plunger () which is mounted movably relative to the locking element () and which, during the connection of the hub part () to the steering wheel (), moves the locking element () into the operating position, in which the locking element () is held spaced apart from the steering wheel () by the plunger ().

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Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany

Daniela Pikart