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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 07, 1997
Hironori Kato, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Kimihiro Furuichi, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Katsuya Mitsuzuka, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Yukari Sano, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Katsutoshi Uchida, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To easily set a rotary connector to a steering system when providing various types of switches for the steering system. A fixed-side housing and a movable-side housing are rotatably connected each other to wind a flat cable in a storage space partitioned between the both housings. The fixed-side housing has an outer cylindrical portion for partitioning a part of the storage space and a support wall is integrally formed outside of the outer cylindrical portion through a gap. Moreover, a switch is set inside of the support wall, the switch is connected to a joint bar through a flexible substrate at the inside of the support wall and conductors of the flat cable extended from the outer cylindrical portion are also connected to the joint bar.