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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2006
Michael L. Lanser, Holland, MI (US);
David J. Hooker, Zeeland, MI (US);
Paul T. Vander Kuyl, Holland, MI (US);
David L. Hiemstra, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Michael L. Lanser, Holland, MI (US);
David J. Hooker, Zeeland, MI (US);
Paul T. Vander Kuyl, Holland, MI (US);
David L. Hiemstra, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Innotec Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
Abstract
A light assembly for interiors of motor vehicles and the like includes a three-way sliding switch having a switch member that is movable to at least three positions corresponding to operating states of the switch. The switch includes an electrically conductive movable contact member that selectively engages conductive members to provide the different electrical states of the switch. The movable contact member also engages a detent structure and forms a three-position detent tending to retain the switch member in the selected position. Thus, the electrically conductive material of the movable contact member provides an electrical function and a mechanical detent function to thereby reduce the complexity and associated cost of the switch.