Vehicle ignition switch
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsKris Tomasson, Brian White
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Abstract
A vehicle shifter assembly is disclosed which is mounted in an interior of a vehicle in operable connection with a vehicle transmission for selecting a mode of the transmission. The shifter has a base member, an ignition button, and a cover. The base member is mounted to the vehicle interior and translatable relative to the vehicle interior. The ignition button is provided on a top surface of the base member and operably connected to an engine of the vehicle such that actuation of the ignition button starts the engine of the vehicle. The cover is pivotably connected to the top surface of the base member to generally cover the ignition button. The cover has a closed position and an opened position.
Claims20
A shifter assembly mounted in an interior of a vehicle in operable connection with a vehicle transmission for selecting a mode of the transmission, the shifter comprising:
- a base member mounted to the vehicle interior and translatable relative to the vehicle interior;
- an ignition button mounted on a top surface of the base member and operatively connected to an engine of the vehicle such that actuation of the ignition button starts the engine of the vehicle;
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- a cover pivotally connected to the top surface of the base member to generally cover the ignition button, the cover having a closed position and an opened position.
A vehicle comprising:
- a shifter mounted in an interior of the vehicle in operable connection with a vehicle transmission for selecting a mode of the transmission, the shifter being translatable relative to vehicle interior;
- an ignition button mounted on a top surface of the shifter and operatively connected to an engine of the vehicle such that actuation of the ignition button starts the engine of the vehicle;
- a cover pivotally connected to the top surface of the shifter to generally cover the ignition button, the cover having a closed position and an opened position;
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- a release button mounted in the vehicle interior a distance from the shifter, the release button in operative connection with the cover to retain the cover in the closed position and release the cover to the opened position upon activation thereof.
A vehicle comprising:
- a shifter mounted in an interior of the vehicle in operable connection with a vehicle transmission for selecting a mode of the transmission, the shifter being translatable relative to vehicle interior;
- an ignition button mounted on a top surface of the shifter and operatively connected to an engine of the vehicle such that actuation of the ignition button starts the engine of the vehicle;
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- a cover pivotally connected to the top surface of the shifter to generally cover the ignition button, the cover having a closed position and an opened position;
- wherein a predetermined force is required to actuate the cover from the closed position to the opened position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.