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Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010

Filed:

Jun. 01, 2004
Applicants:

Tetsuya Egawa, Aichi, JP;

Toru Maeda, Aichi, JP;

Masaki Kawashima, Aichi, JP;

Tomoyuki Funayama, Toyota, JP;

Koji Iwamoto, Aichi-ken, JP;

Inventors:

Tetsuya Egawa, Aichi, JP;

Toru Maeda, Aichi, JP;

Masaki Kawashima, Aichi, JP;

Tomoyuki Funayama, Toyota, JP;

Koji Iwamoto, Aichi-ken, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 5/22 (2006.01); G05B 19/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A switch for urging a driver to perform an operation that is required when the smart ignition function is invalid. The switch is used by a driver to start the engine of a vehicle when the vehicle communicates with a portable device to verify the portable device. The portable device has an end portion. The switch includes a push button pushed by the driver. The push button includes a guide portion engaged with the end portion of the portable device.


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