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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2007
Masaru Shimizu, Kyoto, JP;
Kiyotaka Sasanouchi, Osaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Kosaka, Fukui, JP;
Tsutomu Maeda, Osaka, JP;
Masaru Shimizu, Kyoto, JP;
Kiyotaka Sasanouchi, Osaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Kosaka, Fukui, JP;
Tsutomu Maeda, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle switch includes a magnet mounted to an operating unit accommodated in an external packaging such that the operating unit can move linearly. A magnetic detector is placed so as to receive different strength of the magnetism from the magnet in the two cases that the operating unit is at the upper limit position and at the lower limit position. A control circuit coupled to the magnetic detector opens and closes a switching device in response to strength of the detected magnetism.