Neutral position indicator for electrically conductive cable in steering wheel

Abstract

A neutral position indicator for an electrically conductive cable coiled in an automotive steering wheel includes a fixed storage case for storing the electrically conductive cable therein, the storage case including a rotatable member rotatable with the steering wheel, and a position indicator unit rotatably mounted in the fixed storage case and angularly movable for a first angular interval each time the rotatable member rotates through a second angular interval in response to completion of the rotation of the rotatable member through the second angular interval, the position indicator unit being indicative of a neutral position of the electrically conductive cable when the position indicator unit reaches a prescribed angular position. The storage case is covered with a cover having a window for allowing visual observation of the position indicator unit. The angular position of the rotatable member, i.e., the electrically conductive cable coiled in the storage case, can be indicated by the position indicator unit since the position indicator unit is angularly moved through the first angular extent each time the rotatable member rotates through the second angular extent. The neutral position of the cable can easily be confirmed by visually checking the angular position of the position indicator unit through the window.

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