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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2003
Applicant:
Markus Altmann, Moos, DE;
Inventor:
Markus Altmann, Moos, DE;
Assignee:
TRW Automotive Electronics & Components GmbH & Co. KG, Radolfzell, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H009/00 ; H01H011/00 ; H01H013/705 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A multifunctional pushbutton switch for a vehicle steering wheel has a plurality of pushbutton switching units with pushbutton surfaces that are close to each other in a common operating surface. The switch has a common switch housing in which actuation tappets of the pushbutton switching units are movably guided. A cap is mounted onto the switch housing. The cap is made by means of a two-component injection-molding technique of a relatively rigid plastic frame with a cutout window whose shape and size correspond to the circumference of a pushbutton surface and of a silicone membrane stretched over the window.