Patent ID: 7939772

Claim:
An electrical switch system for use with motor vehicle transmissions having an internal mode switch comprising: a first housing member extending along a length having a plurality of tracks extending generally parallel to and along said length, the tracks formed with a base wall having exposed electrically conductive material along selected portions of the tracks, the tracks being separated from one another by respective longitudinally extending ribs formed on the base wall, a second housing member having a plurality of tracks extending along said length generally matching the tracks of the first housing member, the tracks of the second housing member formed with a base wall having exposed electrically conductive material along selected portions of the tracks, the tracks of the second housing member being separated from one another by respective longitudinally extending ribs formed on the base wall, an elongated actuator having a transversely extending paddle and having coupling portion for coupling to motor vehicle transmissions, the paddle extending across the several tracks, the elongated actuator being slidably received between the housing members, the paddle mounting an electrical spring contact aligned with each track and engageable therewith, the second housing member disposed over the first housing member with the ribs of the first and second housing members spaced apart from the ribs of the second housing member to form a selected gap, the actuator being received between the ribs of the first and second housing members and being slidable in opposite directions parallel to the direction in which the tracks extend, the first and second housing members each formed with a sight camber so that there is a larger gap intermediate to the extremities of the length than at the extremities of the length.