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US 6,587,045 B2Granted
Winker lever canceling apparatus
AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorYukiharu Sano
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Abstract
The position of an operated winker lever (104) is held by a moderation pin (108) and a moderation ridge portion (151). Further, a position detection means detects a position at which the winker lever (104) is held. Moreover, a projection portion (121) and a guide portion, which respectively interlock with an operating plate (131) of a solenoid (103) and a winker lever (104), are engaged with each other. Thus, as the magnetized operating plate (131) moves, the winker lever (104) is returned to a neutral position.
Claims4
A winker lever canceling apparatus comprising:
- an outer casing having an upper cover and an under cover;
- a winker lever turnably held in the outer casing;
- a solenoid for returning the winker lever to a neutral portion, which is excited according to a rotation angle signal outputted from an angle sensor and representing a steering angle of a steering and includes an operating plate;
- a moderation pin elastically provided on the winker lever through a moderation spring;
- a moderation ridge portion integrally formed in the outer casing and engaged with the moderation pin for holding the winker lever in one of neutral, left and right positions;
- a position detection portion formed in the outer casing for detecting the position where the winker lever is held;
- a projection portion which interlocks with the operating plate;
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- a guide portion engaged with the projection portion and provided so as to interlock with the winker lever to return the winker lever to the neutral position according to movement of the operating plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.