Global Patent Index - EP 1423297 A1

EP 1423297 A1 20040602 - CONTROL UNIT WHICH IS DISPOSED UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL

Title (en)

CONTROL UNIT WHICH IS DISPOSED UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL

Title (de)

UNTER DEM LENKRAD ANGEORDNETE STEUEREINHEIT

Title (fr)

MODULE DE COMMANDES SOUS LE VOLANT

Publication

EP 1423297 A1 20040602 (FR)

Application

EP 02779626 A 20020809

Priority

  • FR 0202839 W 20020809
  • FR 0111408 A 20010904

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03020552A1] The invention relates to a control unit (10) which is disposed under the steering wheel and which is used to control different motor vehicle functions such as window wiping and/or lighting. The inventive unit is of the type that comprises at least one control device (16, 18), which is controlled by the front end (20, 22) of a lever (24, 26) while the free rear end (42, 44) thereof can be actuated by the user. Said control device is at least partially disposed in the side part (28, 30) of a case which is essentially oriented in a transverse manner. The central part (34) of said case is inserted axially between the dashboard (12) and a central projecting part (40) of the steering wheel (14) which extends forward axially from the transverse plane of the rim (36) of the steering wheel (14). The inventive unit is characterised in that said side part (28, 30) is oriented along a backward inclined direction (d1, d2) in relation to the essentially transverse orientation of the case (32).

IPC 1-7

B60Q 1/14

IPC 8 full level

B60R 16/027 (2006.01); B60Q 1/14 (2006.01); B60R 16/02 (2006.01); B60S 1/08 (2006.01); B62D 1/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B60Q 1/1461 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 03020552A1

Citation (examination)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03020552 A1 20030313; EP 1423297 A1 20040602; FR 2829071 A1 20030307; FR 2829071 B1 20050805; JP 2005501772 A 20050120; JP 4393868 B2 20100106

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 0202839 W 20020809; EP 02779626 A 20020809; FR 0111408 A 20010904; JP 2003524832 A 20020809