Patent ID: 6392175
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A control element for control functions within a passenger area of a vehicle, having several turning knobs whose positions are indicated by an illumination display, an LED (Light Emitting Device), a light-guide coupled directly with the LED and having a light-exit surface that is coupled with a light-entry surface leading to at least one of the several turning knobs, a light-conducting plate (7) adjacent said light-guide, and a housing, wherein the light guide (4) is connected with at least one of the several turning knobs, and has, on first and second axial surfaces (8,9) at an outer rim (10), indexing bumps and indexing indentations (11,12), respectively, that cooperate with at least one retaining catch (13) of a retaining spring (14) that is pushed onto said light-conducting plate (7) within retaining ribs (15) and is locked between an edge of the light-conducting plate and a housing rib (17) in a pushed-on direction.