Leopold Kostal Gmbh & Co. Kg

Volker Heite

Klaus Hirschfeld

Benno Wessendorf

Thomas Ketzer

A steering column module includes a lever, first and second printed circuit boards, and an electronics unit. The lever has a base next to a steering column and a head away from the column. The lever base includes a primary control which actuates upon the lever being pivoted. The lever head includes a secondary control which actuates upon being manipulated. The first PCB is situated in the lever base and includes a primary switch which cooperates with the primary control to activate a switching function in response to the primary control being actuated. The second PCB is situated in the lever head and includes a secondary switch which cooperates with the secondary control to activate a switching function in response to the secondary control being actuated. The electronics unit is electrically connected to the switches by a wiring harness having plug-in connectors for respectively electrically contacting the switches.

Steering column module

A steering column module includes functional modules arranged adjacent to one another in respective parallel planes along an axial direction relative to the longitudinal axis of a steering column. Each of the functional modules is associated with a respective plug-and-socket connector. The connectors extend radially from the longitudinal axis of the steering column. The connectors each have first and second parts. The first part of each connector being connected to the respective one of the functional modules. The second part of each connector extending radially out from the respective one of the functional modules. An electronic module extends transversely to the respective parallel planes of the functional modules and are arranged against the functional modules such that the electronic module engages the second part of each of the connectors to connect the functional modules to the electronic module and a vehicle electrical system connected to the electronic module.

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