Kelsey-hayes Company

Trw Automotive U.S. LLC

John Cranick

Mike Blossfeld

Vivek V Mohile

Vinod Pramadrao Taware

Vinod Pramodrao Taware

A steering column control module comprises a housing having at least two receptacles. A printed circuit board is mounted in the housing, the printed circuit board carrying first and second electrical connectors. A third electrical connector is mounted in the housing remote from the printed circuit board. A ribbon cable is connected between the second and third electrical connectors. The receptacles are adapted to receive respective switch modules. The first and third electrical connectors are positioned and configures so that, when plugged into respective receptacles, the switch modules connect to respective ones of the first and third electrical connectors.

Steering column control module

An apparatus () includes a switch assembly (). The switch assembly () includes a housing () and a set of contacts () supported by the housing. The set of contacts () includes a first contact () and a second contact (). The first contact () includes a first pad portion () supported in the housing () and a first connector portion () protruding from the housing. The first connector portion () includes a compliant connector (). The second contact () includes a second pad portion () supported in the housing () and a second connector portion () protruding from the housing. The second pad portion () is movable relative to and is engageable with the first pad portion (). The second connector portion () includes a compliant connector ().

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Hartland, MI, United States of America

John Cranick