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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2012
Valeo Schalter and Sensoren Gmbh, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbH, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a steering-column switch unit () for a motor vehicle, having a driver part () to which an actuating lever () can be connected and which is mounted so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis () between an initial position and an actuated position, wherein the driver part () has an arm () which extends perpendicular to the pivot axis (), in particular in the direction of a steering spindle, and which projects from a main body () of the driver part (), on which arm there is arranged an electrical contact element () which, in the actuated position, can be electrically coupled to a further contact element, and having a resetting device () with a triggering element () which is designed for resetting the driver part (), and thus the actuating lever (), from the actuated position into the initial position, wherein the triggering element () is arranged on a side of the arm () situated opposite the electrical contact element ().