Patent ID: 7057121

Claim:
A low-current starter switch ( 1 ) for a steering column lock of a vehicle, said starter switch comprising: a rotor ( 3 ; 3 ′) coaxially drivingly coupled to a cylinder of an anti-theft device with regard to rotation thereof, and an electrical circuit having a low current variable resistance depending on the angular position of said rotor ( 3 ; 3 ′), and delivering an output voltage (V x ) which varies as a function of said resistance, said rotor rotatable by said cylinder of said anti-theft device; said switch ( 1 ) being electrically connectable to a starter of said vehicle for controlling said starter; wherein said electrical circuit consists of at least two rotary potentiometers ( 5 , 6 ), both associated with the rotary movement of said rotor ( 3 ; 3 ′) and delivering independent output voltages.