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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Armin Wagner, Karlsfeld, DE;
Frank Bilz, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Munich, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
315 77 ; 315 82 ; 307 108 ;
Abstract
A switching device for the lighting system of motor vehicles includes a rotary switch which can be adjusted in different rotating positions, and devices for wiring the connected electric light devices corresponding to the settings of the rotary switch. The rotary switch furnishes control signals in its rotating position which can be differentiated from one another. The control signals are guided to a decision logic. The lighting devices can be switched by load switches which can be controlled by the decision logic.