Operating module for a motor vehicle
AssigneeZF Friedrichshafen AG
InventorJoachim KORHERR
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Abstract
An operating assembly unit for a motor vehicle may include a switch for shifting speed levels of an automatic motor vehicle transmission. The switch may include a first lever that is manually operable, a second lever mechanically coupled to the first lever, and a switching element. The first lever may be movable to actuate the electrical switching element by causing contact between the electrical switching element and the second lever. The second lever may include a leaf spring with a clamped end and a free end. The actuation of the first lever may deform the leaf spring such that at least a portion of the leaf spring is displaced towards the switching element.
Claims20
An operating assembly unit for a motor vehicle, the operating assembly unit comprising a switch for shifting speed levels of an automatic motor vehicle transmission, wherein the switch comprises:
- a first lever that is manually operable lever;
- a second lever mechanically coupled to the first lever;
- and
- a switching element,
- wherein the first lever is movable to actuate the electrical switching element by causing contact between the electrical switching element and the second lever,
- wherein the second lever includes a leaf spring with a clamped end and a free end, and
- wherein the actuation of the first lever deforms the leaf spring such that at least a portion of the leaf spring is displaced towards the switching element.
A switch for changing a setting of a motor vehicle transmission, the switch comprising:
- a first lever that is manually operable;
- a second lever mechanically coupled to the first lever;
- and
- an electrical switching element,
- wherein the first lever is movable to actuate the electrical switching element by causing contact between the electrical switching element and the second lever,
- wherein the second lever includes a leaf spring with a clamped end and a free end, and
- wherein the actuation of the first lever deforms the leaf spring such that at least a portion of the leaf spring is displaced towards the switching element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.