Patent ID: 6515240
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
A vehicle switch arrangement for controlling delivery of electrical power to a plurality of vehicle lighting systems, the vehicle switch arrangement comprising:a first circuit contact system having a plurality of selectable control states for controlling delivery of electrical energy to corresponding ones of predetermined combinations of first and second vehicle lighting systems; a second circuit contact system having first and second selectable control states for controlling delivery of electrical energy to a specialized vehicle lighting system; a manipulable switch control arrangement coupled to said first and second circuit contact systems for selecting the control states of said first and second circuit contact systems, said first circuit contact system being urged in a rotational direction of travel into the selectable control states, and said second circuit contact system being urged in an axial direction of travel into the corresponding first and second selectable control states; a control state limiter arrangement for limiting said second circuit contact system to the first control state when said first circuit contact system is in a predetermined one of the plurality of corresponding selectable control states; and an illuminated indicator system for providing visual indication of the selectable control states of said first circuit contact system.