A redundant and dissimilar system for monitoring the status of contactors of an aircraft control stick. This monitoring system comprises at least one electrical power source, at least one processor and several circuits for monitoring the status of the switches of the contactors. Each monitoring circuit comprises and electrical power source, a switch for each contactor, the switches of a contactor being connected to each other, and an electronic assembly provided with receivers arranged in series with each other. Each switch is arranged in parallel with at least one receiver so as to short-circuit the at least one receiver when the switch is in the closed state. Each processor measures and analyses an electrical feature of the electronic assembly, such as a mains voltage VE as the terminals of the electronics assembly, in order to determine the status of each switch.

A system includes any number of solid-state circuit breakers that couple between a power supply and an electrical load. The system also includes a housing and the solid-state circuit breakers are disposed within the housing. The housing includes a door sensor that generates a first signal indicative of a position of a door of the housing. The housing also includes an indicator that generates a second signal indicative of a position of a handle of the housing. The system also includes a secondary device communicatively coupled to the solid-state circuit breakers, the door sensor, and the indicator. The secondary device receives the first signal and the second signal and generates an instruction to adjust an operating state of the solid-state circuit breakers based on the first signal and the second signal.

A preassembled gear shift module is adapted to be connected to a substructure. The preassembled gear shift module includes a cover assembly, a circuit board, and a function button. The circuit board is attached to the cover assembly, and includes a switch. The function button is exposed through the cover assembly, and is operably connected to the switch.

A switch control device includes a casing, a motor, a control unit, and a push arm. The casing includes a mounting wall adapted to be mounted on a mounting surface, and a surrounding wall extending transversely from the mounting wall. The motor is disposed in the casing and has a rotary shaft extending through the surrounding wall. The control unit is connected to the motor. The push arm is disposed outside of the surrounding wall and is coupled to the rotary shaft so as to be driven to rotate relative to the casing without touching the casing, between a pushing state and a release state, thereby controlling the switch.

A knob with internal switches can be installed on a gear shift to provide a driver with handy access to the switches while keeping a hand on the shifter. This can be very handy during four wheeling. A particular switch can be selected by rotating the lower section of the knob to the switch position for that switch. The selected switch can be activated or closed by pulling a spring loaded sliding piece up into the knob. A lockout position prevents the lower section from rotating while detents provide tactile guidance as to when the knob is in a switch position or the lockout position.

A knob with internal switches can be installed on a gear shift to provide a driver with handy access to the switches while keeping a hand on the shifter. This can be very handy during four wheeling. A particular switch can be selected by rotating the lower section of the knob to the switch position for that switch. The selected switch can be activated or closed by pulling a spring loaded sliding piece up into the knob. A lockout position prevents the lower section from rotating while detents provide tactile guidance as to when the knob is in a switch position or the lockout position.

An input system for a vehicle having a steering wheel includes an input unit with a plurality of buttons that are disposed in the steering wheel of the vehicle, and a processor configured to detect an event and to assign a function to at least one of the buttons that corresponds to the detected event. At least one of the plurality of buttons includes a display portion configured to display an image corresponding to the assigned function, and an operation portion disposed under the display portion, the operation portion including one or more protruding members that are activatable. The one or more protruding members are configured, based on the image displayed on the display portion being divided into a plurality of areas, to be activated so as to correspondingly constrain a movement of the display portion relative to the operation portion.

The bar-end electric actuation device of a bicycle gearshift, comprising a body suitable for being mounted at an end of handlebars facing forwards in the direction of travel (X) of the bicycle and a first and a second electric actuation member acting on respective electrical contacts which are mounted in the body and are suitable for controlling gearshifting, upwards and downwards respectively. The first and the second electric actuation member are faced by said body according to a respective facing direction, angularly spaced apart by an angle () that is between 60 and 130. Moreover, the body is suitable for being positioned externally around the end of the handlebars, leaving free access to the inside of the end itself.

A trigger switch includes a trigger that receives a push-in operation of an operator, and a shaft member that supports the trigger. The trigger moves in an operation direction in which the trigger is pushed in by the push-in operation. The trigger includes a trigger cap including a finger hooking part onto which a finger of the operator is hooked, and a holding member that holds the trigger cap and is supported by the shaft member. The trigger cap is attachable and removable to and from the holding member. An electric device includes the trigger switch, and a body device that is driven in response to a push-in operation on the trigger switch. The body device includes a visual check part that allows visual checking of an attachment state of the trigger cap in the trigger switch.

A transmission shift lever mounted controller for a snow plow or winch for a motor vehicle. The controller may be made of a flexible housing that slips over the top of the transmission shift lever as a cover. The controller carries switches to control the plow or winch on the transmission shift lever. This allows the operator to control both the snow plow or winch and the transmission shift lever at without having to move his/her hand back and forth between the two. The controller also allows control of the snow plow or winch and the transmission shift lever simultaneously.