Patent ID: 7479613
Filing Date: 2009-01-20
Classification: B60Q,H01H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A control device for activating and/or deactivating functions comprising: a supporting plate contained within a housing, the supporting plate comprising a contact surface providing one or more electrical contacts; an actuating lever mounted pivotably about a pivot axis, said actuating lever having a free end that defines an axis of rotation; and wherein; said pivot axis is substantially parallel to said supporting plate and is separate from, and substantially orthogonal to, the axis of rotation; rotation of the control member and pivoting of the actuating lever are configured to facilitate selection of a function and confirmation of the selected function; the lever is displaceable between a rest position and at least one active position in which at least one electrical switching means on the supporting plate is actuated to facilitate confirming a function; and the axis of rotation is substantially orthogonal to the contact surface when the lever is in its active position.