Patent ID: 7518071
Filing Date: 2009-04-14
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
1. A motor vehicle turn signal device operated by a turn signal cancelling member depending from the steering wheel of the motor vehicle comprising: a frame structure mounted to the vehicle steering column adjacent the steering wheel; a mounting member attached to the frame structure; a fixture having a central portion positioned between oppositely extending first and second arms, wherein the fixture is pivotally mounted to the mounting member at the central portion midway between the first and second arms to allow for pivotal movement in both clockwise and counter-clockwise directions to move the distal end of the second arm toward the path of movement of the cancelling member as the cancelling member moves with the steering wheel when the fixture is pivoted counter-clockwise, and to move the distal end of the first arm toward the path of movement of the cancelling member as the cancelling member moves with the steering wheel when the fixture is pivoted clockwise; a turn signal activating lever positioned generally transversely of the first and second arms of the fixture, wherein the turn signal activating lever is pivotally mounted between its ends to the frame structure for pivotal movement about a pivot axis parallel to and spaced from the pivot axis of the fixture in both clockwise and counter-clockwise directions; a cancellation arm pivotally mounted to the mounting member at the proximal end of the cancellation arm to allow for pivotal movement in both clockwise and counter-clockwise directions about a pivot axis coincidental with the pivotal axis of the fixture, wherein the proximal end of the cancellation arm overlaps the fixture midway between the first and second arms of the fixture, wherein the cancellation arm extends outwardly from the fixture generally transverse of the first and second arms of the fixture toward the proximal end of the turn signal activating lever, wherein the cancellation arm defines a slot near its distal end; and an engagement post associated with the proximal end of the turn signal activating lever, wherein the engagement post is received in the slot defined in the cancellation arm and is configured to travel in the slot, wherein the engagement post and the slot are positioned between the pivotal axis of the turn signal activating lever and the pivotal axis of the cancellation arm such that when the turn signal activating lever is pivoted in a counter-clockwise direction, the cancellation arm and fixture are caused to pivot in a clockwise direction, and when the turn signal activating lever is pivoted in a clockwise direction, the cancellation arm and fixture are caused to pivot in a counter-clockwise direction.