An electrical junction box includes a plurality of relays, a relay carrier, and a lead frame including connecting sections. Each relay includes electrical connection pins enabling the relay to be plugged into the relay carrier, thereby enabling electrical connection to the lead frame. Each relay includes a communication bus interface that is connected to a control pin of the relay. The lead frame includes a section forming a communication bus. The control pins of the relays are electrically connected to the section forming the communication bus when the relays are plugged into the relay carrier.

The invention relates to an electrical switch, in particular for a motor vehicle, such as for an electric parking brake in the motor vehicle, comprising a movable operating member, in particular in the manner of a rocker, and comprising a contact system, wherein the operating member interacts with the contact system in a switching manner. The operating member interacts via an operating element, which is loaded with an elastic force, with a slotted link for generating a resetting force during the movement of the operating member out of an inoperative position. A further slotted switching link is provided. The operating member has a further operating element in such a manner that each of the two operating elements interacts with one slotted switching link each.

An in-vehicle power supply device includes a boost converter configured to perform a boosting operation to boost a voltage supplied from an input terminal; a connection-assist diode connected in parallel to the boost converter; and a switch element connected in parallel to the boost converter and the connection-assist diode. A controller detects a voltage output from an output terminal as a first voltage while instructing the switch element to open and instructing the boost converter to stop an operation of the boost converter. After detecting the first voltage of the output terminal, the controller detects a voltage output from the output terminal as a second voltage while instructing the switch element to continuously open and instructing the boost converter to perform the boosting operation. Based on the difference between the first and second voltages, the controller judges whether the boost converter is normal or abnormal.

A proximity switch assembly and method are provided having wrong touch feedback and adaptive learning. The method includes the steps of detecting multiple attempted activations of a proximity switch that is not allowed, and adjusting one or more settings based on the detected multiple attempted activations to provide adaptive learning. The method also includes the steps of detecting an allowed activation of the proximity switch based on the adjusted one or more settings, and performing an action in response to the detected allowed activation. The proximity switch assembly includes one or more user perceived feedback devices for generating user perceived feedback when an attempted activation that is not allowed is detected.

A switch device for a vehicle includes an emergency notification switch, an operation switch other than the emergency notification switch, and a cover that is movable between a closed position at which the emergency notification switch and the operation switch are covered and an open position at which the emergency notification switch and the operation switch are exposed. In the switch device, an operating surface of the emergency notification switch is located at a position lower than an operating surface of the operation switch, and the cover is provided with an opening through which the operating surface of the operation switch is exposed at the closed position.

A bicycle operating device comprises a base member, a user interface member, an electrical switch, and a transmitting structure. The user interface member is movably mounted to the base member to move relative to the base member in a first direction. The electrical switch is mounted to the base member. The transmitting structure is provided between the user interface member and the electrical switch to transmit a first movement of the user interface member in the first direction to the electrical switch in a second direction different from the first direction.

A bicycle operating device comprises a base member, a user interface member, an electrical switch, and a transmitting structure. The user interface member is movably mounted to the base member to move relative to the base member in a first direction. The electrical switch is mounted to the base member. The transmitting structure is provided between the user interface member and the electrical switch to transmit a first movement of the user interface member in the first direction to the electrical switch in a second direction different from the first direction.

A switching power supply device includes a first switch with a first terminal connectable to an application terminal for the input voltage and a second terminal connectable to the first terminal of an inductor; a second switch with a first terminal connectable to the first terminal of the inductor and a second terminal connectable to an application terminal for a voltage lower than the input voltage; a third switch being a GaN semiconductor element and connectable in parallel with the inductor; a detector detecting occurrence or a sign or occurrence of an overshoot in the output voltage; and a controller. The controller produces, after occurrence or a sign of occurrence of an overshoot in the output voltage is detected by the detector until settlement of the overshoot in the output voltage, a control state in which to keep the first and second switches off and the third switch on.

A decorative element comprising a faceted transparent body having a front surface and a back surface, and a coating on at least part of the back surface of the faceted transparent body. The coating comprises a reflective layer of semiconductor material and a layer of lacquer over the reflective layer, and the reflective layer of semiconductor material has a thickness of at least about 400 nm or at least about 250 nm. Methods of making a decorative element, uses of the decorative element, a switch cover comprising the decorative element, and a switch comprising a sensor for detecting actuation of the switch and a cover protecting the sensor and comprising the decorative element are also described.

A vehicle power supply system has a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, a fourth switch, a fifth switch, a sixth switch, a DC-DC converter, and a controller. In a case where power is supplied to both of a starter and an electrical component from any one of a first battery and a second battery, the controller causes power to be supplied to the electrical component via the DC-DC converter.