Steering module
AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorsMasataka Nishijima, Satoru Unno, Keizo Nishitani
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Abstract
A steering module is so designed that a switch module coupled to a steering wheel has switch operating sections which can be replaced when necessary. The switch module includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having a switch programmable function; a connecting circuit element which electrically connects the PCB to an electronic combination switch; connectors which are detachably connected to switching units forming switch operating sections; and a semiconductor read-only memory (ROM) which can be replaced from outside a rear casing which accommodates the connecting circuit element and the PCB.
Claims8
A steering module which is coupled through an electronic combination switch to a steering column mounted on a vehicle body, said steering module comprising:
- a switch module provided between said electronic combination switch and a steering wheel, said switch module having a switch operating section including a switch connector that removably receives a first switch that is substitutable with a second switch, said first and said second switches adapted to operate in different modes, respectively;
- wherein said switch module includes a connector opening through which said switch connector is exposed to allow said switch connector to be accessed when said switch module is mounted to said steering wheel.
A steering module comprising:
- a steering wheel;
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- a switch module provided on a backside of said steering wheel;
- wherein said switch module includes a switch operating section having a switch connector that removably receives a first switch that is substitutable with a second switch, said first and said second switches adapted to operate in different modes, respectively, and further wherein said switch module includes a connector opening through which said switch connector is exposed t allow said switch connector to be accessed when said switch module is mounted to said steering wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.