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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 25, 1994
Heinz Leiber, Oberriexingen, DE;
Heinz G Burghoff, Reichenbach, DE;
Karlheinz Mangold, Waldstetten, DE;
Michael Geber, Bad Urach, DE;
Hartmut Fitz, Urbach, DE;
Mercedes-Benz AG, , DE;
Abstract
A light switching device for a motor vehicle, in which a switching component, capable of more than one switching position, for switching on and off a plurality of lamps of the operating illumination of a motor vehicle, a indicator for illuminating functions and an electrical plug-in connection device are integrated, are insertable in one piece into the dashboard or the instrument panel of the motor vehicle. The device integrates the operating illumination control, the circuit fuses appertaining to the operating illumination and the circuit monitoring, such that the fuses are easily accessible at the level of the actuating handle of the at least one switching component for the illumination control. The device has a patchboard for exchangeable fuses, and at least one integrated semiconductor circuit, monitoring current paths for current flows, for realizing at least one checking and/or warning function.