Trw Automotive Electronics & Components Gmbh & Co. Kg

Klaus Mueller

Hans-Joachim Frohne

Dieter Bornhorst

Juergen Girke

Josef Ferstl

A rotary switch in a motor vehicle has a stationary central part, a rotatable outer part, a control part and a contact unit (). The control part is coupled to the rotatable outer part so as to transfer a rotary movement of the outer part directly into the contact unit ().

Rotary switch in a motor vehicle

A rotary switch is disclosed which has a central handle () which is rotatable about a central axis (Z), a ring-shaped shield () surrounding the handle (), a rotary button () which is arranged on the shield () and is rotatable about an axis (V) offset from and parallel to said central axis (Z), and a potentiometer () which is adjustable by means of the rotary button (). The potentiometer () is radially spaced from the offset axis (V), and is coupled with the rotary button () by means of a gear (). The potentiometer () is offset radially inwards from the offset axis (V) towards the central axis (Z).

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Aach, Germany

Klaus Mueller