| 摘要 |
<p>A switch assembly for a vehicle having a steering column. The switch assembly is capable of producing rotary and lineal movement of a switch member and includes a post mounted on the steering column for pivotal movement about an axis substantially parallel to the axis of the steering column. The post has an arcuate passage extending through it. A shank, having a passage extending through it, is attached to the post with one end of the shank passage in alignment with one end of the arcuate passage in the post. A rod is located within the shank and a handle assembly is attached to the shank and coupled to the rod to permit rotation and longitudinal movement of the rod relative to the shank passage. A switch has a housing attached to the steering column at a location spaced from the post and a conduit interconnects the switch housing and the post. A cable is connected at one of its ends to the rod in the shank and extends through the arcuate passage in the post, through the conduit, and to a movable member within the switch housing. Rotary and longitudinal movement of the rod in the shank produces corresponding movement of the movable switch member. In the preferred form, the post, shank and handle assembly are part of the vehicle turn signal mechanism and the switch controlled by longitudinal and rotational movement of the rod is used to control the vehicle windshield wiper and washer system.</p> |
