Switch device in steering wheel and steering wheel
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
InventorsYukio Adachi, Kazuhiko Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Otsubo
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AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
InventorsYukio Adachi, Kazuhiko Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Otsubo
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A switch device in a steering wheel includes a front switch assembly and a back switch. The front switch assembly is provided on a front side of the steering wheel that faces the driver, and rotates integrally with the steering wheel. The back switch is provided on a back side of the steering wheel. The front switch assembly includes at least one front switch. The front switch assembly also includes a circuit board. A front switch light source is provided on the circuit board. The front switch light source illuminates a switch marking provided on the front switch. On the circuit board is also provided a back switch light source for illuminating a switch marking provided on the back switch. Accordingly, a manipulation switch on the steering wheel is reliably illuminated regardless of the rotation angle of the steering wheel.
A switch device in a steering wheel of a vehicle, wherein the steering wheel has a front side facing a driver of the vehicle and a back side opposite from the front side, the switch device comprising:
A steering wheel of a vehicle, the steering wheel having a front side facing a driver of the vehicle and a back side opposite from the front side, the steering wheel comprising:
A switch device in a steering wheel of a vehicle, wherein the steering wheel has a front side facing a driver of the vehicle and a back side opposite from the front side, the switch device comprising:
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