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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1999
James Jeffrey Simpson, Fairborn, OH (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
Advantageously, the present invention is directed to a membrane horn switch assembly designed so that a steering wheel cover can expand or contract due to extremes in temperature without the unintentional closing of a circuit used to activate a remote horn. Also the membrane horn switch is designed so that a space between concentrators on either the steering wheel cover or a reaction plate is minimized thereby requiring less exerted pressure on the steering wheel cover to actuate the switch. Additionally, the steering wheel cover is designed so that a greater deflection in the cover results when using the same amount of pressure as was previously exerted on the cover.