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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8083525 | Steering column module with a transport securing element An electrical device such as a steering column module for a vehicle includes a connector, a movable element, and a transport securing element movable to a position in which the transport securing element blocks the movable element from moving. When the transport sec... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7934931 | Rotating connector attachment structure An attachment structure is provided for attaching a stator member of a rotating connector to a bracket fitted into a steering column while being positioned. The bracket is provided with engaging recess grooves having first and second reference surfaces each orthogon... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7878813 | Connection apparatus for transmitting electric current, in particular for a steering wheel heater of a vehicle The invention relates to a connection device for transmitting electric current, in particular for a steering wheel heater of a motor vehicle, between a stationary housing part and a rotor which can rotate with respect to the housing part, comprising a flat ribbon ca... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7798816 | Rotary connector device A rotary connector device is provided for restraining an error of rotational transmission between a steering wheel and a steering-angle sensor and restricting an increase of a steering-wheel detection error, making it possible to perform timely vehicle control. The ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7775800 | Device for electronically interconnecting two relatively rotating members A device for electrically interconnecting two relatively rotating members, such as a vehicle steering wheel and steering column assembly, has a stationary housing portion carried with the steering column assembly and a moving housing portion carried with the steerin... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7748985 | Connecting device arranged between a steering wheel and a pitman module of a motor vehicle A connecting device arranged between a steering wheel and a pitman module of a motor vehicle encompasses a stator part and a rotor part accommodated therein for enclosing a flexible line comprising several individual electrical conductors, is taken up with its two w... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7488178 | Rotary connector device with arcuately overlapping first and second cutter portions A cover slide wall has a first cutter portion and a second cutter portion integrally formed therewith. The first and the second cutter portions have an overlap area and oppositely directed cutter edges on the circumference via a first insertion gap for communicating... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7445451 | Rotary connector device equipped with built-in steering angle sensor A rotary connector device equipped with a rotary connector and a steering angle sensor for detecting rotational angles of a steering wheel, includes one circuit board, in which the circuit board is used for the rotary connector and the steering angle sensor simultan... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7425143 | Rotary connector device A rotary connector device includes one cover having an outer peripheral wall, the other cover having an inner peripheral wall, and a plurality of flat harnesses which are received in a generally annular shape within a space formed by the two covers, and are rotated ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7393222 | Rotatable connector A rotatable connector includes a stator having an outer cylindrical portion; a rotor having an inner cylindrical portion and rotatably supported by the stator; three or more flat cables received in an annular space defined between the outer cylindrical portion and t... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7350617 | Method for mounting a steering angle and steering torque sensor and steering gear including a steering angle and steering torque sensor A method for mounting a steering angle and steering torque sensor to a steering has the following steps: At first, there is provided a steering angle and steering torque sensor which includes a housing and a rotor. Then, the rotor and the housing are rotated through... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7329135 | Device for transmitting signals or current between end points A device for transmitting signals or current between end points which can be moved relative to one another is specified between which at least two flat ribbon lines (4-7) extending in turns and accommodated in an essentially circular cassette are arran... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7311536 | Transmission device for transmitting electrical signals between a rotor and a stator The invention concerns a transmission device for transmitting electrical signals between a rotor and a stator, having an annular space formed by the rotor and the stator, wherein the space receives at least one flat strip cable which extends between the rotor and th... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7284998 | Robot control device and robot system A robot control device is connected to an industrial robot through a connection cable. The robot control device has a casing that accommodates an actuator controller. A side surface of the casing has a stepped portion. The stepped portion includes a connecting porti... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7262378 | Combination switch for vehicle and assembly method of same A combination switch comprising a body 1 mounted in a bracket of a vehicle body side, the body 1 including lever switches on a right side and a left side of the body 1, a bottom cover 3 detachably mounted to the body 1, the bottom ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7254992 | Rotation-sensored rotary connector A rotation-sensored rotary connector includes: a rotary connector for electrically connecting an electrical component installed on a steering to a vehicle-body side; and a rotation sensor for detecting a rotational angle of the steering; wherein the rotation sensor ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7223104 | Rotary connector device A rotary connector device includes a stator, a rotor rotatably fitted to the stator, a cable chamber surrounded by the stator and the rotor and also formed around a rotating center of the rotor circumferentially, a flexible flat cable accommodated in the cable chamb... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214067 | Hinge connector for electronic devices A hinge for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant, a cellular telephone, a portable compact disc player and the like, includes a body member and at least one contact provided on the body member. Structure is provided for ele... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7188414 | Method of assembling a flat electrical cable A flat electrical cable and a modular rotary anvil for assembling a flat electrical cable wherein the flat cable includes an upper and lower layer. The upper layer has ribs protruding along its length that are substantially parallel to one another, and continuous su... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7175453 | Rotating connector In the rotating connector wherein the rotor having the inner tube is rotatably coupled with the stator having the outer tube, and the flat cable is contained in the annular space defined between the outer tube and the inner tube, the cable winding direction is rever... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175454 | Rotary connector A rotary connector includes a stator housing including a bottom cover having a central hole and an outer cylindrical portion provided along the outer edge of the bottom cover; an upper rotor including an inner cylindrical portion and a top plate protruding outward f... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168955 | Connection structure of connector A rock arm having repulsion is provided in a protruding condition in a rotary case in a spiral cable unit, and an engagement portion with which a hook of the rock arm engages is formed in a male connector. The male connector engages with the spiral cable unit by the... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168967 | Hub structure It is the primary object of the invention to provide an improved structure of a hub, said hub having two cables that are drawn out and recoiled independently thereof; whereby the cable lengths are adjusted in a multitude of stages to the desired length, and means mo... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7147496 | Electrical connection device Electrical connection device, for arrangement between a steering wheel and a steering column module of a vehicle, which includes a rotor part (2) and a stator part (3) for enclosure of at least one electrical conductor connected to it at the end, in wh... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7125037 | Inflatable cushion retention system The cushion retention system includes a cushion, at least one tab attached to the cushion, and a supporting member having an intermediary region and at least one aperture. The cushion is positioned in a folded condition. The supporting member is disposed along an ou... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122925 | Automotive dynamoelectric machine An accommodating space is formed on an end surface at a first axial end of a rear bracket so as to envelop an end portion region of a shaft, and a brush holder and a sensor unit are disposed in the accommodating space. A brush connector unit and a sensor connector u... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117761 | Arrangement for a steering column A steering shaft arrangement comprises a first housing (9), which accommodates a contact roller (10), the first housing (9) being divided up into a first and second section (13, 14), of which the first section (13) is connected to ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7119293 | Wrap around terminal for turn signal switch assembly Apparatus, methods and devices for electrically coupling wires in a turn signal switch assembly that prevents the entangling of wires with the different components of the turn signal switch assembly. ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7097479 | FPCB connection mechanism A flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) connection mechanism of the present invention includes a first connector which is connected to one end of a first FPCB and a second connector which rotatably coupled with the first connector and is connected to one end of a se... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083471 | Connecting structure of connector, shield connector and lever type connector A connecting structure of a connector includes: a first connector having a housing for containing a plurality of terminal metal pieces connected to a plurality of wires, a shield shell including a hood portion projected to a front side and surrounding the housing, a... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7041906 | Flat flex cable The invention pertains to a flat flex cable (1) or a so-called FFC, in particular for use in vehicles, wherein said cable contains at least two electric conductors (2) that are surrounded by an insulating layer (3) of a plastic material. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7029284 | Floating contact assembly for a steering wheel The present invention is directed towards an electrical contact assembly in a steering wheel that allows the contacts of a primary circuit board to move relative to the corresponding contacts of a secondary circuit board without disengaging the electrical connection... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021161 | Gear bearing for a steering wheel position sensor An improved conventional steering wheel position sensor including a housing, a main gear, an auxiliary gear enmeshed with the main gear and a ring shield at the auxiliary gear. A ring shield wall of the ring shield has a low rise portion adjacent the main gear and a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018223 | Connecting device A connecting device includes first and second housing parts which are rotatable relative to one another and are coupled together to define a space therebetween. At least one flexible cable is provided in the space defined by the housing parts. Each cable includes fi... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7000949 | Steering column module A steering column connected to a vehicle electronic system having an electronic jack and a vehicle steering mechanism for a motor vehicle. The steering column includes a clock spring in electronic communication with a steering wheel. The clock spring includes a firs... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998551 | Switch apparatus A switch apparatus, including: a substantially box-like case; a cylinder section; a lever; a substantially cylindrical columnar support; an engagement convex section; an engagement concave section; and a press-in section. The cylinder section is provided at a substa... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994557 | Electrical connector between two end points An electrical connector between relatively movable end points, comprises a cassette having a stator which is stationary in the mounted position and a rotor which is rotatable relative to the stator about a common axis, the stator and rotor each bearing one of the en... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6979200 | Apparatus for making electrical connection to a steering wheel carried portion of an electrical circuit An apparatus for maintaining electrical contact to one or more circuits carried by a steering wheel and portions of the circuits separated from the steering wheel comprises first and second housing sections. At least one annulus is carried by one of the housing sect... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6962497 | Rotary connector having an identifiable neutral position A rotary connector includes a first part, a second part configured to rotate relative to the first part, and an electrical cable housed within the rotary connector. A viewing window is configured to reveal a feature of the electrical cable when the rotary connector ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6956177 | Signal transmitting device for steering column assembly An upper case (32) is rotatably provided in a body portion (31) to be fixed to an end face on the column side, and a spiral cable (29) capable of transmitting electrical signals is spirally accommodated in an annular space between the body porti... | 10/18/2005 |
