Adjustable rotary action switch assembly
AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorsThomas M. Frusti, Dee T. Kapur, Martin L. Bray
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Abstract
An adjustable rotary action switch assembly for a vehicle seat includes a base member operatively connected to a seat portion of a vehicle seat, a first actuator member operatively connected to a back portion of the vehicle seat, a second actuator member operatively connected to a recliner mechanism interconnecting the seat portion and back portion, contacts disposed between the base member and the first actuator member for opening and closing circuits indicative of inclination of the back portion relative to the seat portion, and adjuster structure cooperating with the second actuator member and the contacts for adjusting contact between the contacts and one of the circuits upon movement of the recliner mechanism.
Claims21
An adjustable rotary action switch assembly for a vehicle seat comprising:
- a base member operatively connected to a seat portion of a vehicle seat;
- a first actuator member operatively connected to a back portion of the vehicle seat;
- a second actuator member operatively connected to a recliner mechanism interconnecting the seat portion and back portion;
- contact means disposed between said base member and said first actuator member for opening and closing circuits indicative of inclination of the back portion relative to the seat portion;
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- adjuster means cooperating with said second actuator member and said contact means for adjusting contact between said contact means and one of the circuits upon movement of the recliner mechanism.
An adjustable rotary action switch assembly for a vehicle seat comprising:
- a base member operatively connected to a seat portion of a vehicle seat;
- a first actuator member operatively connected to a back portion of the vehicle seat;
- a second actuator member operatively connected to a recliner mechanism interconnecting the seat portion and back portion;
- contact means disposed between said base member and said first actuator member for opening and closing circuits indicative of inclination of the back portion relative to the seat portion;
- an adjuster member cooperating with said second actuator member and an adjuster shunt cooperating with said adjuster member and said contact means for adjusting contact between said contact means and one of the circuits upon movement of the recliner mechanism.
A vehicle seat comprising:
- a seat portion mounted to vehicle structure;
- an upright back portion;
- a recliner mechanism interconnecting said seat portion and back portion so that inclination of said back portion relative to said seat portion can be changed;
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- an adjustable rotary action switch assembly operatively connected to said recliner mechanism for rotationally opening and closing circuits indicative of the inclination of said back portion relative to said seat portion.
An adjustable rotary action switch assembly for a vehicle seat comprising;
- a base member operatively connected to a seat portion of a vehicle seat;
- an actuator member cooperating with said base member and operatively connected to a back portion of the vehicle seat;
- contact means disposed between said base member and said actuator member for opening and closing circuits indicative of inclination of the back portion relative to the seat portion;
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- adjuster means cooperating with said actuator member and said contact means for adjusting contact between said contact means and one of the circuits upon movement of the recliner mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.