Patent ID: 6648092
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: B60K,B60N,H03K

Abstract:
A hall effect switch comprising:a) a switch frame; b) a magnet mounted in said switch frame, said magnet having an associated magnetic field; c) a hall effect sensor mounted in said switch frame spaced apart from said magnet; and d) a vane movably connected to said switch frame, said vane being movable from a first position that inhibits said magnetic field from being sensed by said hall effect sensor between said magnet and said hall effect sensor to a second position that allows said magnetic field to be sensed by said hall effect sensor at least partially removed from between said magnet and said hall sensor wherein at least one of said first and second positions of said vane causes said hall effect sensor to provide a signal that is indicative of the position of the vane.