Thomas Patrick Proctor

US Patent:

57447691, Apr 28, 1998

Filed:

May 1, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/431899

Inventors:

Thomas H. Proctor - Sterling Heights MI
James B. Wright - Warren MI
LeRoy A. Poleschuk - White Lake MI
Ernest Peter Valade - Woodhaven MI

Assignee:

United Technologies Automotive, Inc. - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

H01H 900

US Classification:

200 6154

Abstract:

An electrical switch for use in an automotive vehicle includes an actuator and a carrier movable to electrically actuate a steering column tilting device and a steering column telescoping device. A post and a receptacle assist to align the carrier during its linear switching movement. An actuator assembly is provided which includes a shaft, a partially spherical ball, a first set of crossed arms and a second set of crossed arms while a centering spring biases an actuator toward a centralized neutral position. A modularized electrical switch is also mechanically and electrically connected to a second circuit and housing in a single assembly motion.