Valeo Schalter Und Sensoren Gmbh

Roland Gruener

Karl Simonis

Rainer Lipfert

Martin Hasch

Bernd Binder

Juergen Suchanek

Sascha Staude

Laurent Raddaz

Viktoria Schwarz

Enrico Raimondo

Jürgen Suchanek

The invention relates to a steering-column switch unit () for operating at least one electrical consumer, which is operated by an electric load current, in a motor vehicle, with a printed circuit board () on which strip conductors () are arranged, said strip conductors being connected to electrically conductive contact surfaces () for contact elements () which are movable with a steering-column lever (), wherein the strip conductors () are configured for the load current.

Steering-column switch unit for operating at least one electrical consumer, which is operated by an electric load current, motor vehicle and method for producing a steering-column switch unit

The invention relates to an apparatus () for transmitting electrical signals to and/or from a rotatable component of a motor vehicle, having a positionally fixed stator () which is intended to be installed in a positionally fixed manner in the motor vehicle, and having a rotor () which is rotatably mounted on the stator () and which is intended to be coupled in a rotationally fixed manner to the rotatable component of the motor vehicle, wherein the stator () has a housing () in which a flat cable () for transmitting the electrical signals is arranged, wherein a connecting piece () which is electrically coupled to the flat cable () and is designed to be connected to a corresponding mating piece () of the rotatable component is arranged on the rotor (), and wherein the rotor () has a viewing window () through which it is possible for a viewer looking from outside the housing () to identify a reference element () of the flat cable () in a neutral position of the rotor () with respect to the stator (), wherein the viewing window () is arranged in the region of the connecting piece (), so that the viewing window () is covered by the mating piece () in a state in which the connecting piece () is connected to the mating piece ().

Apparatus for transmitting electrical signals to and/or from a rotatable component of a motor vehicle, steering column module, and motor vehicle

The invention concerns a bearing assembly () of a steering column lever on a steering column part () of a motor vehicle, wherein the steering column lever is mounted on the steering column part () pivotably at least indirectly via a bearing () having a main bearing point () which is formed by a main bearing journal () and a corresponding main bearing sleeve (). The bearing () has an additional bearing journal () which is arranged concentrically in relation to the main bearing journal () and in particular has a smaller diameter than the main bearing journal (), wherein the additional bearing journal () and a corresponding additional bearing sleeve () form an additional bearing point () of the bearing (), and wherein the main bearing point () is formed with play and the additional bearing point () without play.

Bearing assembly of a steering column lever on a steering column part, and motor vehicle with such a bearing assembly

The invention relates to a connection device for transmitting electric current, in particular for a steering wheel heater of a motor vehicle, between a stationary housing part and a rotor which can rotate with respect to the housing part, comprising a flat ribbon cable and end plug connectors which are provided in the region of the free ends of the flat ribbon cable. The invention is characterized in that the flat ribbon cable has a central plug connector which is placed between the end plug connectors and is intended to be arranged on the rotor side or housing side, from which central plug connector at least one line runs to one end plug connector and one line to the other end plug connector, wherein the two end plug connectors are intended to be arranged on the housing side or rotor side. The invention also relates to a steering column/steering wheel transmission unit with a connection apparatus of this type.

Connection apparatus for transmitting electric current, in particular for a steering wheel heater of a vehicle

The invention relates to a switch module comprising a selector lever that is pivotally mounted in a bearing housing. The selector lever comprises two opposing, projecting trunnions and the bearing housing has receiving openings, at least sections of the latter being configured in polygonal form. A force is exerted on the selector lever, together with its trunnions, in the direction of one vertex.

Switch module

The invention relates to a steering column module for a vehicle, especially for a motor vehicle. The steering column comprises a base housing, at least one switch unit which is arranged in or on the base housing and comprises a mechanism which is coupled to an actuating element, at least one printed circuit board arranged in or on the base housing, and at least one switch which can be displaced on the printed circuit board, the switch being coupled in a displaceable manner to the mechanism of the switch unit. The printed circuit board and the switch are associated with a common pre-mounted unit which is constructed in such a manner that the switch is movingly coupled to the mechanism of the switch unit during mounting of the switch unit to said pre-mounted unit.

Steering column module for a vehicle

The invention concerns a transmission device for transmitting electrical signals between a rotor and a stator, having an annular space formed by the rotor and the stator, wherein the space receives at least one flat strip cable which extends between the rotor and the stator and can be wound and unwound in the space, and wherein at least one elastically resilient annular band is provided to support the flat strip cable in the space. The invention is characterized in that the annular band can be driven by the rotor and/or the stator via engagement sections provided on the side of the annular band.

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Tamm, Germany

Roland Gruener