Valeo Schalter Und Sensoren Gmbh

Itt Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.

Itt Automotive Europe Gmbh

Reiner Mozer

Walter Neubauer

Rudolf Klein

Conny Hein

Joerg Weber

Daniel Horst

Margit Karger

Steering column switch () for a vehicle, in particular for a utility vehicle, wherein the steering column switch () has a housing (), an actuating device which can be coupled to an operating element and has at least one actuating element (), a magnet () and a magnetic sensor (), wherein an actuating movement of an actuating element () in a first actuating direction (R, R, R) can bring about a relative movement between the magnet () and the magnetic sensor () in a first direction of movement and an actuating movement of an actuating element () of the actuating device in a second actuating direction (R, R, R) can bring about a relative movement between the magnet () and the magnetic sensor () in a second direction of movement different from the first direction of movement, wherein the magnetic sensor () is set up to detect the relative movement between the magnet () and the magnetic sensor () in each case in the first direction of movement (R, R, R) and in the second direction of movement (R, R, R) and, depending on the detected relative movement in the first direction of movement, to generate a first switching signal and, depending on the detected relative movement in the second direction of movement, a second switching signal.

Steering column switch for a vehicle

The invention relates to a switch, in particular a vehicle switch, comprising a switching part which can be coupled to an actuation element, is rotationally mounted about a rotational axis and can adopt defined switch positions. The switching part comprises at least one permanent magnet comprising several south pole and/or north pole sections, and at least two magnetic field sensors which are arranged in a fixed manner in relation to the switching part. The output signals of said sensors, according to the switch position of the contact piece, is dependent upon whether a south or north pole section of the at least one permanent magnet is in the detection range of the respective magnetic field sensor and said output signals form an easy to determine binary switch code in the respective switch position. The invention also relates to an evaluation device for said type of switch, a switch unit comprising said type of switch and an evaluation unit.

Switch, in particular vehicle switch, evaluation unit therefor and associated switch unit

Switch lever for an automotive vehicle

A compact snap switch that can be assembled mechanically and is equipped as a microswitch. The switch includes a housing for the microswitch and consists of two asymmetrically divided halves whose cut site runs along the edge of one of the large side surfaces. Thus a comparatively large assembly window and a favorable assembly direction are obtained due to the few undercuts of the components. In addition, due to the minor modifications of the machine-instrumented components, the switch can be easily modified for the different application formats. A movable contact lever with a moving contact is mounted so as to pivot in a knife-edge bearing. The free end of the contact lever has a wedge profile which with one of its two sides is exposed to a switching roller reloaded by a switching spring. Switching roller and switching spring are seated in a switching member which is movable along a straight path and abutted by a restoring towards an idle position. Upon forcing the switching member to move against the restoring spring, the switching roller passes the apex point of the wedge profile and acts on the other side of the wedge profile. Thus, the switching lever makes a pivoting movement, whereby the moving contact comes to rest with a fixed contact. Upon release of the moving force, the switching member is urged back to its idle position by the restoring spring. Thus, the switching lever returns to its original position.

Snap switch

Rotary switch with an intermediate blocking device between the rotation

Electric switch with microswitches fitted in the region of the manually

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Reiner Mozer