Patent ID: 7971445
Filing Date: 2011-07-05
Classification: H01C

Abstract:
1. A cableless control system for an automobile air conditioner, said automobile air conditioner having a dashboard mounted control panel assembly including one or more manual controls accessible to an occupant of the automobile and one or more actuator arms originally designed for the movement of cables, said actuator arms being responsive to the movement of the one or more manual controls, said cableless control system comprising: a housing constructed and arranged to be mountable to the dashboard mounted control panel assembly where one or more cable sheathes were originally attached; a variable electrical control contained within said housing and mechanically connected to the one or more actuator arms where the cables where originally attached; said variable electrical control constructed and arranged to produce a signal usable to govern the operation of the automobile air conditioner upon the movement thereof; means for electrically marking the operational parameters for the manual controls on the control panel assembly based on said signal.