Patent ID: 6365852
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
A motor vehicle steering column switch comprising at least one wiper and washer switch disposed as an integral part of a switch lever, wherein said at least one wiper and washer switch includes a front wiper and washer switch and a rear wiper and washer switch, said at least one wiper and washer switch having a contact bridge held in position on a rotary switch member the contact bridge having plural contact arms disposed thereon to act on switch contact paths with associated connection contacts disposed on the lever, wherein the switch contact paths of the front and the rear wiper and washer switches, respectively, are configured as stamped grids, and wherein the contact bridges of the front and the rear wiper and washer switches, respectively, are configured as a stamped grid with resilient contact arms, and wherein the contact bridge and the switch contact paths interact to transfer switch function data in Grey code.