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US 7,180,020 B2Granted
Steering column module
AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorsYoshimichi Onoda, Masami Sakamoto, Masaharu Hayashi, Masahiro Takamatsu, Humio Inoue, Masahide Nagata, Kouichi Takao, Shigeki Mori, Kenichirou Komizo
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Abstract
A steering column cover body accommodates therein at least one of an electric junction block, a meter and at least one switch which are directly connected with each other. The switch includes at least one of a turn switch, a wiper switch, a hazard switch and an ignition switch. The meter includes a circuit board on which a first circuit for driving the meter and a second circuit for driving the at least one switch is mounted.
Claims6
A steering column module for a vehicle, comprising:
- a cover body;
- an electric junction block having a first connector and second connector, accommodated in the cover body;
- a meter having a third connector directly detachably connected to the first connector, and accommodated in the cover body;
- and
- at least one switch having a fourth connector directly detachably connected to the second connector,
- wherein the electric junction block, the at least one switch and the meter form a module that is removable from the cover body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.