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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2009
Applicant:
Alex W. Baker, Ostrander, OH (US);
Inventor:
Alex W. Baker, Ostrander, OH (US);
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A multi-position switch assembly for controlling a vehicle display screen includes a rocker configured to spherically rotate. The rocker defines an interior space. A pushbutton extends through the interior space of the rocker. The pushbutton is fixed with respect to rotation and is movable linearly relative to the rocker. An encoder detects a rotation angle of the rocker. A first input device is actuated by the spherical movement of the rocker. A second input device is actuated by the linear movement of the pushbutton.