Patent ID: 8598475

Claim:
A switch assembly for a lift-and-slide roof of a vehicle, said assembly comprising: a housing having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, the housing having a pair of spaced apart longitudinal walls; an actuating element mounted to the housing, wherein the actuating element is longitudinally movable along the longitudinal axis between a first switching position and second switching position and is pivotable about the transverse axis between a third switching position and fourth switching position; a first pair of movable electrical switching contacts, wherein one of the first pair of switching contacts is moved to enable a switching function associated with the third switching position when the actuating element pivots to the third switching position and the other one of the first pair of switching contacts is moved to enable a switching function associated with the fourth switching position when the actuating element pivots to the fourth switching position; and a second pair of movable electrical switching contacts, wherein one of the second pair of switching contacts is moved to enable a switching function associated with the first switching position when the actuating element longitudinally moves to the first switching position and the other one of the second pair of switching contacts is moved to enable a switching function associated with the second switching position when the actuating element pivots to the second switching position, wherein each longitudinal wall comprises a cross-shaped groove including a cross-shaped guiding track, said cross shaped groove being dimensioned so as to receive a projecting member of the actuating element and said guiding track receiving a pressure piece carried by the actuating element and biased towards the bottom of said guiding track in order to guide the actuating element when it pivots and when it slides, and in that said cross shaped groove has end surfaces which form abutment surfaces for the corresponding surfaces of the projecting member in order to stop the actuating element in its extreme sliding and pivoting positions.