ALPS ELECTRIC KOREA CO., LTD. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130223042 | ILLUMINATED SWITCH ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to an illuminated switch assembly that includes a case; a circuit board disposed inside the case; a light-emitting diode mounted on the circuit board to emit light downward; a light-guiding member configured to transmit the light emitted downward by the light-emitting diode to a position above the circuit board; and an operation member disposed in an upper part of the case to be operable as a switch, the operation member being configured to be illuminated with light received from the light-guiding member. | 08-29-2013 |
20120199461 | ENGINE START/STOP SWITCH FOR A VECHICLE - An engine start/stop switch for a vehicle is provided, including a housing having one end portion exposed outwardly from a dashboard and the other end portion embedded in the dashboard; a button disposed in the housing and having one end portion exposed outwardly to be pressed to start or stop an engine; a slider disposed at the front end of the button to be slid along the inner peripheral surface of the housing; a circuit unit disposed to closely contact the front end of the slider to be electrified when pressed by the slider and to generate an engine start or stop signal; and a coil antenna interposed between the button and the slider to transmit driving waves to the transponder of a portable device carried by a driver. Further, the housing includes first and second housings detachably coupled to each other to encompass the button. slider and circuit unit. | 08-09-2012 |
20110308927 | STRUCTURE FOR OPERATING PIVOT SWITCHES OF MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH ASSEMBLY - A multi-function switch assembly configured to implement a push switch function is provided. A structure for operating pivot switches of the multi-function switch assembly includes a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) disposed between upper and lower casings coupled together to face each other, push. switches and rotary switches mounted on the PCB, pivot switches mounted on a bottom of the PCB, a pair of sliders disposed to cross each other at a bottom of the lower casing and configured to laterally ground and operate the pivot switches in eight directions while operating in conjunction with a manipulation direction of the actuation lever, and alignment means configured to elastically support at least one of bottoms of the pair of sliders so that restoring force of a neutral state is generated. | 12-22-2011 |