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US 6,388,221 B1Granted
Window winder switch
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorsGerd Rudolph, Josef Khoury
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AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorsGerd Rudolph, Josef Khoury
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A toggle switch (1), notably a window regulator switch in a motor vehicle, comprises a switch housing (2) in which a spring-biased toggle lever (12) is arranged in at least one switching limit position and a dead-center position. The toggle lever (12) comprises at least one switch-operating lever portion (25) that actuates at least one switching assembly (20), the toggle lever (12) featuring a center projection in which a spring-loaded catch unit (18) is fitted which interacts with a cam curve (9) contingent on the position of the toggle lever (12). To reduce the overall volume of the switch housing (2) and compensate for construction-related tolerances, the switch housing comprises a receiving part (5) that is integral with it, in which the toggle lever (12) is fitted, and in which at the same time the cam curve (9) is integrated, with the receiving part (5) enclosing the at least one switching assembly (20) and the at least one switch-operating lever portion (25).
A toggle switch comprising a switch housing having a toggle lever thereon spring biased in at least one switching limit position and a dead-center position, said toggle lever actuating at least one switching assembly, said toggle lever featuring a center projection having a spring-loaded catch unit slidable thereon which, depending on the toggle lever position, interacts with a cam track, characterized in that the switch housing comprises a receiving part that is integral with the switch housing, in which the toggle lever is fitted and in which the cam curve track is integrated, the receiving part enclosing the at least one switching assembly and the at least one switch-operating lever.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.