Patent ID: 6403899
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
A steering column stalk switch comprises:a housing mountable on a steering column; a lever mounted on the housing; a first contactor mounted in the housing for movement between contact positions and carrying contacts selectively connectable in the contact positions to first conductive elements electrically connected to a first set of vehicle operating circuits; a first actuator rotatably mounted on the lever for movement independent of the lever; a second contactor mounted in the housing, the second contactor selectively movable into contact with second conductive elements carried in the housing for controlling the operation of a second vehicle operating circuit; a first cam carried on the lever defining the positions of the first actuator in which the first actuator is movable from a first actuator position to a second actuator position; a second cam formed to allow the axial translation of the first actuator from a first axial position to a second axial position with respect to the lever when the first actuator is in a predetermined actuator position; and a cam follower carried with the first actuator, the cam follower movable along the first and second cams.