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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2008
Przemyslaw Chamuczynski, Toronto, CA;
Allan Chun, Brooklin, CA;
Przemyslaw Chamuczynski, Toronto, CA;
Allan Chun, Brooklin, CA;
Flextronics Automotive, Inc., Scarborough, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A weatherproof switch for use with an information/instrument cluster including a button having a body located adjacent to the information/instrument cluster, the body having a first end and a second end; a magnet substantially disposed within the second end of the body; a sensor located a distance from the magnet to produce a magnetic field of a first strength; and a circuit connecting the sensor to a function of the information/instrument cluster for controlling the function when the first end of the button is operated to increase and decrease the distance between the magnet and the sensor such as to produce magnetic field of a second strength.