Patent ID: 6500014
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A connector structure incorporating a cable reel and a switch system, said connector structure comprising:a connector shell having an axis, said connector shell configured to be joined with a steering shaft having an axis, so that said connector shell axis and the steering shaft axes are alignable, said connector shell comprising a cylindrical section and two end portions, said cylindrical section fitting around said steering shaft in a freely rotatable manner, said connector shell further comprising a receptacle section including a shoulder portion extending outwardly from one end portion of said cylindrical section, a peripheral sidewall portion, and first and second parting strip portions symmetrically provided with respect to said axis of said connector shell, thereby forming, inside said receptacle section, a central zone between said first and second parting strip portions, a first peripheral zone between said peripheral sidewall portion of said receptacle section and said first parting strip portion, and a second peripheral zone between said peripheral sidewall portion of said receptacle section and said second parting strip portion; said cable reel being mounted and fixed in said central zone of said receptacle section; and said switch system comprising at least a turn-indicator system and a lighting system, respectively mounted and fixed in said first peripheral zone of said receptacle portion and said second peripheral zone thereof.