Eaton Corporation

Thomas Reuter

Peter Leng

Paul Junker

Hans-Gunter Weiss

A steering column switch (1) comprises a carrier (2) with coordinated plug-in fastening (3), which is secured on a holder of the casing tube of the steering column of a motor vehicle, surrounded by a steering column housing, and keys (26, 30, 39) provided with switch elements. On the carrier (2) a plurality of keys (26, 30, 39) acting in different directions of activation are mounted, and these act on contact elements (13, 14) arranged in the carrier (2). The steering column switch (1) has a compact design and at the same time is capable of transmitting a plurality of switch functions, in particular, those of an electronic entertainment system present in a motor vehicle, and furthermore it is comfortable to operate and can be almost completely preassembled

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Bingen, Germany

Thomas Reuter