Abstract An automotive vehicle horn activation and steering wheel assembly is providing including a column for transmitting a driving torque input into a steering system; a horn contact plate mounted on the steering column electrically isolated therefrom; a wheel fixably mounted on the column, the wheel having a rim connected by a spoke to a hub; a steering wheel mounting plate fixably connected with respect to the column and electrically connected therewith; a module mounted to the steering wheel mounting plate biased to a first position being electrically isolated from the steering wheel mounting plate, the module having a second position electrically contacting the steering wheel mounting plate; and an electrical lead captured between the horn contact plate and the module with a first end contacting the first contact plate and a second end contacting the module, the first end being biased away from the second end by a current conducting spring captured between the first and second ends, the spring being surrounded by a tubular member.
An automotive vehicle horn activation and steering wheel assembly comprising: a column for transmitting a driving torque input into a steering system; a horn contact plate mounted on the steering column electrically isolated therefrom; a wheel fixably mounted on the column, the wheel having a rim connected by a spoke with a hub; a steering wheel mounting plate fixably connected with respect to the column and electrically connected therewith; a module mounted to the steering wheel mounting plate biased to a first position being electrically isolated from the steering wheel mounting plate, the module having a second position electrically contacting the steering wheel mounting plate; and an electrical lead captured between the horn contact plate and the module with a first end contacting the horn contact plate and a second end contacting the module, the first end being biased away from the second end by a current conducting spring captured between the first and second ends, the spring being surrounded by a tubular member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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An automotive vehicle horn activation and steering wheel assembly comprising: a column for transmitting a driving torque input into a steering system; a horn contact plate mounted on the steering column electrically isolated therefrom; a wheel fixably mounted on the column, the wheel having a rim connected by a spoke with a hub; a steering wheel mounting plate fixably connected with respect to the column and electrically connected therewith; a module mounted to the steering wheel mounting plate biased to a first position being electrically isolated from the steering wheel mounting plate, the module having a second position electrically contacting the steering wheel mounting plate; and an electrical lead captured between the horn contact plate and the module with a first end contacting the horn contact plate and a second end contacting the module, the first end being biased away from the second end by a current conducting spring captured between the first and second ends, the spring being surrounded by a tubular member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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An automotive vehicle horn activation and steering wheel assembly as described in claim 1 further including a horn tower having a void generally axially aligned with the column wherein the horn tower aligns the tubular member of the electric lead.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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An automotive vehicle horn activation and steering wheel assembly as described in claim 1 wherein the tubular member is an electrical insulator.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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An automotive vehicle horn activation and steering wheel assembly as described in claim 1 wherein the tubular member around the spring also aligns the first and second ends.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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An automotive vehicle horn activation and steering wheel assembly as described in claim 4 wherein at least one end has a projection which is aligned in a slot of the tubular member which surrounds the spring.