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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1996
Yukiharu Sano, Shizuoka, JP;
Hidetaka Ito, Shizuoka, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A combination switch device for use in conjunction with an automobile steering column. The device has a switch body into which at least one lever switch is engage so that it may be easily detached from the body. To this end, the lever switch includes at joining-side electrical terminal for electrically connecting the lever switch to a wiring and connecting means which is fixedly incorporated into the switch body when the lever switch is engaged with the switch body. The wiring and connecting means is formed of bus bars integral to the switch body. The combination switch also includes a control unit which is electrically connected to the wiring and connecting means for receiving output signals from the lever switch. The control unit is electrically connected to the lever switch through the wiring and connecting means and joining-side connecting terminals when the lever switch is engaged in the switch body.