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US 11,482,388 B2Granted
Switch assembly
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorsRafal Mucha, Lukasz Bohdan, Janusz Lipka
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Abstract
A switch assembly including a socket, a top cap, and an intermediate cart located in the socket. The intermediate cart is slidable with the socket. The top cap is in a spherical or pivot engagement with the intermediate cart. An activation force of the sliding movement is lower than an activation force of the spherical or pivot movement.
Claims20
A switch assembly comprising:
- a socket;
- an intermediate cart that is located in the socket, the intermediate cart configured to slidably engage the socket to define a sliding movement upon an activation force applied to a top cap;
- the top cap that is located in the socket and configured to spherically engage the intermediate cart to define a spherical movement of the top cap upon another activation force applied to the top cap, the activation force of the sliding movement being lower than the other activation force of the spherical movement;
- and
- at least one intermediate contactor, the at least one intermediate contactor configured for activation by the spherical movement of the top cap.
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A system comprising:
- a processing system;
- and
- a switch assembly, the switch assembly comprising:
- a socket;
- an intermediate cart that is located in the socket, the intermediate cart configured to slidably engage the socket to define a sliding movement upon an activation force applied to a top cap;
- the top cap that is located in the socket and configured to spherically or pivotally engage the intermediate cart to define a spherical movement of the top cap upon another activation force applied to the top cap, the
- an activation force of the sliding movement being lower than the other activation force of the spherical movement;
- and
- at least one intermediate contactor, the intermediate contactor configured for activation by the spherical movement of the top cap.
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A system comprising:
- a processing system;
- and
- a switch assembly, the switch assembly comprising:
- a socket, the socket comprising a bottom surface;
- an intermediate cart that is located in the socket, the intermediate cart configured to slidably engage the socket to define a sliding movement;
- and
- a top cap, the top cap configured to spherically or pivotally engage the intermediate cart to define a pivot movement, the top cap further comprising a first pushing surface and a second pushing surface, wherein at least one of the pushing surfaces of the top cap further comprises a touch sensor, wherein an activation force of the sliding movement is lower than an activation force of the pivot movement;
- an intermediate contactor, the intermediate contactor configured for activation by the pivot movement of the top cap, wherein the intermediate contactor is located between the top cap and the intermediate cart, wherein the intermediate contactor defines at least part of the activation force of the pivot movement;
- a bottom contactor, the bottom contactor configured to be activated by the sliding movement of the intermediate cart;
- wherein the switch assembly is configured to send:
- a rocker signal upon activation of the intermediate contactor;
- a push signal upon activation of the bottom contactor;
- and
- a touch signal upon activation of the touch sensor,
- wherein the processing system is programmed so that a predetermined action is selected by said touch signal and triggered by at least one of the push signal or the rocker signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.