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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Klaus Müller, Aach, DE;
Jürgen Girke, Gaienhofen, DE;
Assignee:
TRW Automotive Electronics & Components GmbH & Co. KG, Radolfzell, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 2/506 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 2/506 ;
Abstract
The electrical turn/pull switch for vehicle lighting has an operating part ( ) that is mounted in a switch housing ( ) so as to be rotatable as well as axially movable. The movable contact elements ( ) of a contact carrier ( ) interact with fixed contact elements ( ). The contact elements for the turn switch function ( ) and for the axial switch function ( ) are integrated on the contact carrier ( ). An actuation part ( ) entrained by the operating part ( ) has cams and/or ramps ( ) that engage the movable contact elements ( ) and actuate them.