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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2019
Applicant:
Toyo Denso Kabushiki Kaisha, Minato-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Naohiro Sakai, Tsurugashima, JP;
Shigeharu Nezu, Tsurugashima, JP;
Assignee:
TOYO DENSO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/02 (2006.01); B60S 1/08 (2006.01); B60Q 1/40 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/0229 (2013.01); B60Q 1/40 (2013.01); B60S 1/0811 (2013.01); B60R 2011/001 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0294 (2013.01); B60R 2300/8093 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lever switch for a vehicle that enables a driver to understand a function being performed without causing driving distraction. A lever switch for a vehicle mounted on a steering column has a video display formed along a horizontal direction of the vehicle, in which the video display displays a function assigned to an operation of the lever switch for a vehicle, for example, lighting of a turn signal by moving a light spot on the video display from left to right or right to left.