Patent ID: 6927348

Claim:
A vehicle switch apparatus comprising: a circuit board comprising a plurality of circuits, each of the plurality of circuits having a first contact and a second contact; a knob rotatably mounted relative to the circuit board, the knob having at least one cam extending therefrom; and a plurality of switches, each of the plurality of switches corresponding respectively to one of the plurality of circuits, each of the plurality of switches having a switch contact, the switch contact linearly movable to an engaged position in which the switch contact contacts the first contact and the second contact of the respective circuit, such that the first contact and the second contact are electrically connected; wherein the knob has a plurality of detents aligning the knob in a plurality of positions relative to the circuit board, such that when the knob is rotated to one of the plurality of positions the at least one cam is positioned to move one of the switch contacts of the plurality of switches into the engaged position.