Operator control unit for a steering wheel, and steering wheel having the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11584424
APP PUB NO 20210163056A1
SERIAL NO

17265770

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An operator control unit for a steering wheel and a steering wheel having such an operator control unit. The operating control unit having a housing which is insertable into a steering wheel spoke of the steering wheel and which has at least one housing side wall and a housing base, having an electrical contact element provided in the housing, and having at least one actuating element which is mounted movably on the housing and which acts with an electrical switching action on the contact element. In order to extend the functionality of the operator control unit but maintain the compact structural form, it is proposed that the operator control unit have a fan for a steering wheel temperature control arrangement and a flow channel which is acted on by the fan, which flow channel is formed by the housing base and has an inlet and outlet opening on the housing.

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AUDIO MOBIL ELEKTRONIK GMBH5282 BRAUNAU AM INN - RANSHOFEN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Frei, Richard Braunau am Inn, AT 2 1
Hatheier, Thomas St. Peter am Hart, AT 2 1
Landgraf, Gerhard Braunau am Inn, AT 1 0
Stottan, Thomas Braunau am Inn, AT 3 31

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