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US 2010/0031718 A1Published application
Ignition module with multi-beam spring
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorStefan Heil
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Abstract
An ignition module assembly having a housing member connectable to an ignition system the housing having an undulating surface. A slider member is connected to the housing member and moved between a plurality of discrete positions. The slider member controls the ignition system based on its discrete position. The slider member is configured to receive a key fob. A spring member is compressed between the slider member and the undulating surface and is configured to slide along the undulating surface as the slider member moves between the plurality of discrete positions. The undulations correspond to the discrete positions and a user inserting the key fob into the ignition module assembly and moving the slider member receives haptic feedback to discern the position of the slider member.
Claims20
An ignition module assembly comprising:
- a housing member configured to be connected to an ignition system of a vehicle;
- a slider member slidably connected to the housing member and configured to move between a plurality of discrete positions with respect to the housing member, the slider member being further configured to control the ignition system based on the discrete position of the slider member with respect to the housing member, and the slider member being further configured to receive a key fob;
- a spring member compressed between the slider member and the housing member,
- wherein the ignition system is configured to facilitate the insertion of the key fob into the slider member and movement of the slider member with the key fob between the plurality of discrete positions, wherein one of the slider member and the housing member includes an undulating surface, wherein the spring member is further configured to slide along the undulating surface as the slider member moves between the plurality of discrete positions, wherein undulations in the undulating surface correspond to the discreet positions, and wherein the spring member, the slider member and the housing member cooperate with each other to provide haptic feedback for a user to discern when the slider member has moved to one of the plurality of discrete positions.
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An ignition module assembly comprising:
- a housing member configured to be connected to an ignition system of a vehicle, the housing member having a first wall having a first undulating surface and a second wall having a second undulating surface;
- a slider member slidably connected to the housing member and configured to move between a plurality of discrete positions with respect to the housing member, the slider member being further configured to control the ignition system based on the discrete position of the slider member with respect to the housing member, and the slider member being further configured to receive a key fob;
- a first spring member connected to the housing member proximate the first wall and further connected to the slider member, the first spring member being compressed between the slider member and the first undulating surface and being further configured to slide along the first undulating surface as the slider member moves between the plurality of discrete positions,
- a second spring member connected to the housing member proximate the second wall and further connected to the slider member, the second spring member being compressed between the slider member and the second undulating surface and being further configured to slide along the second undulating surface as the slider member moves between the plurality of discrete positions,
- wherein undulations in the first and the second undulating surfaces correspond to the discrete positions, wherein a user may operate the ignition system by inserting the key fob into the slider member and moving the slider member with the key fob between the plurality of discrete positions, and wherein the first spring member, the second spring member, the slider member and the housing member cooperate to provide haptic feedback to the user that enables the user to discern when the slider member has moved to one of the plurality of discrete positions.
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An ignition module assembly comprising:
- a housing member adapted to be connected to an ignition system of a vehicle, the housing member having a first wall having a first undulating surface and a second wall having a second undulating surface;
- a slider member slidably connected to the housing member and configured to move between a plurality of discrete positions with respect to the housing member, the slider member being further configured to control the ignition system based on the discrete position of the slider member with respect to the housing member, and the slider member being further configured to receive a key fob;
- a first spring member connected to the housing member proximate the first wall and further connected to the slider member, the first spring member having a first key fob engaging arm, a first pair of forward extending legs and a first pair of rearward extending legs, the first pair of forward extending legs and the first pair of rearward extending legs urging the slider member away from the first undulating surface, and the first pair of forward extending legs and the first pair of rearward extending legs being configured to slide along the first undulating surface as the slider member moves between the plurality of discrete positions,
- a second spring member connected to the housing member proximate the second wall and further connected to the slider member, the second spring member having a second key fob engaging arm, a second pair of forward extending legs and a second pair of rearward extending legs, the second pair of forward extending legs and the second pair of rearward extending legs urging the slider member away from the second undulating surface, and the second pair of forward extending legs and the second pair of rearward extending legs being configured to slide along the second undulating surface as the slider member moves between the plurality of discrete positions,
- wherein undulations in the first and the second undulating surfaces correspond to the discrete positions, wherein a user may operate the ignition system by inserting the key fob into the slider member and moving the slider member with the key fob between the plurality of discrete positions, and wherein the first spring member, the second spring member, the slider member and the housing member cooperate to provide haptic feedback to the user that enables the user to discern when the slider member has moved to one of the plurality of discrete positions.
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