Vehicle gear shift module
AssigneeFicosa International (Taicang) Co. Ltd.
InventorsJavier Moreno, Zhongxi Sun
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Abstract
A preassembled gear shift module is adapted to be connected to a substructure. The preassembled gear shift module includes a cover assembly, a circuit board, and a function button. The circuit board is attached to the cover assembly, and includes a switch. The function button is exposed through the cover assembly, and is operably connected to the switch.
Claims10
A preassembled gear shift module adapted to connect to a substructure, the preassembled gear shift module comprising:
- a cover assembly;
- a circuit board attached to the cover assembly, and including a switch directly attached to and on the circuit board;
- a function button exposed through the cover assembly, the function button being operably connected to the switch;
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- a linkage pivotally connected to the cover assembly, and extending between and in contact with the function button and the switch.
A preassembled gear shift module adapted to connect to a substructure, the preassembled gear shift module comprising:
- a cover assembly;
- a circuit board attached to the cover assembly, and including a switch directly attached to and on the circuit board;
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- a function button exposed through the cover assembly, the function button being operably connected to the switch;
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- a light guide supported by an undercover of the cover assembly and adapted to channel light from a first light source of the circuit board and through the function button, the light guide including an inlet face adapted to receive light rays from at least one of the plurality of light sources and an outlet face opposing a pad of the button and adapted to expel the light rays, and wherein at least a portion of the pad is translucent and the light guide is constructed to internally transmit the light rays between the inlet and outlet faces.
A preassembled gear shift module adapted to connect to a substructure, the preassembled gear shift module comprising:
- a cover assembly;
- a circuit board attached to the cover assembly, and including a switch;
- a function button exposed through the cover assembly, the function button being operably connected to the switch;
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- a light guide supported by an undercover of the cover assembly and adapted to channel light from a first light source of the circuit board and through the function button, wherein the circuit board includes a second light source adapted to project light through the cover assembly to illuminate an external visual feature on the cover assembly, and wherein the circuit board includes a first face and an opposite second face, the first light source and the switch being mounted on the first face, and the second light source being mounted on the second face.
A preassembled gear shift module adapted to connect to a substructure, the preassembled gear shift module comprising:
- a cover assembly;
- a circuit board attached to the cover assembly, and including a switch;
- a function button exposed through the cover assembly, the function button being operably connected to the switch;
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- a linkage including a first end portion, an opposite second end portion, and a mid-portion disposed between the first and second end portions, the first end portion being in contact with the function button, the second end portion being in contact with the switch, and the mid portion being pivotally connected to the cover assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.