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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH &Co., Coburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 1/40 ; H01H 1/58 ; B60R 1/602 ; H05K 1/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 1/40 ; H01H 1/58 ; B60R 1/602 ; H05K 1/16 ;
Abstract
A switch to be mounted on a design element in the passenger room of a motor vehicle includes a haptic element that functions as a mechanical operater and a visual element. Electrical and/or electronic switch elements are mounted on a flexible conductor element and optionally further electrical and electronic components. A zone of the flexible conductor element which carries the switch elements and an allocated zone of the haptic element are configured such that the corresponding zones can be positioned and fixated in relation to one another and do not establish a permanent electrical connection.