Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Switch mechanism for a vehicle interior component
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Application No.: US16131288Application Date: 2018-09-14
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Publication No.: US10559440B2Publication Date: 2020-02-11
- Inventor: Thomas Scott Hodgson , Rick Alan Anderson , Randy Len Arendsen
- Applicant: Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co. Ltd.
- Applicant Address: US MI Novi
- Assignee: Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co. Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co. Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Novi
- Main IPC: H01H1/36
- IPC: H01H1/36 ; H01H25/00 ; B60R16/00 ; H01H15/10 ; H01H3/50

Abstract:
A switch mechanism for a vehicle interior is disclosed. The switch mechanism may comprise a slide within a carrier, at least one pin movable within the slide to center the slide in the carrier and a spring to move the pin within the slide. The pin may comprise a protrusion movable against the slide to guide pin movement. The slide may comprise a rib; the protrusion may slide against the rib to guide pin movement. The rib may comprise two ribs; the protrusion may move between the two ribs. The spring may be contained within an opening in the slide; the rib may extend beyond the opening. The pin may comprise first and second guides to slide along first and second slide walls to guide pin movement. The vehicle interior component may be at least one of a console, an overhead console, a vehicle system actuator, a sunroof actuator.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190013165A1 SWITCH MECHANISM FOR A VEHICLE INTERIOR COMPONENT Public/Granted day:2019-01-10
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