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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 20, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keiji Yamamoto, Okazaki, JP;
Kazunori Sakai, Aichi-ken, JP;
Noriaki Nakatomi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Sadato Kita, Toyota, JP;
Yasuo Oyama, Nagoya, JP;
Noriyuki Suzuki, Aichi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 1/900 ;
Abstract
A keyhole is formed on an operating knob installed on the front surface of a rotary switch. The rotary switch can therefore be operated by inserting into the keyhole an electronic key having a long and narrow shape and then turning the operating knob. As a result, operations for an engine start using the electronic key are the same as those using a conventional key.