The invention relates to a steering-column switch unit (1) for operating at least one electrical consumer, which is operated by an electric load current, in a motor vehicle, with a printed circuit board (5) on which strip conductors (9, 11) are arranged, said strip conductors being connected to electrically conductive contact surfaces (8, 10, 13) for contact elements (15, 15) which are movable with a steering-column lever (16), wherein the strip conductors (9, 11) are configured for the load current.

A control system for a vehicle, such as an off-road recreational vehicle, that includes a powertrain and an accessory. The control system includes an actuator, such as a paddle shifter, configured to operate in a powertrain mode to control an aspect of the powertrain, and to operate in an accessory mode to control an aspect of the accessory. The control system also includes a selector configured to switch the actuator between the powertrain mode and the accessory mode.

A switch device includes a cylindrical movable lever-portion that is operable in multiple directions, a unit case that supports the movable lever-portion, and a flexible printed circuit board routed from an inside of the movable lever-portion to an inside of the unit case. A routed portion of the flexible printed circuit board to be routed inside the unit case includes a stress absorber configured to absorb a stress applied to the flexible printed circuit board. The stress absorber includes a plurality of curved portions curved in opposite directions to each other.

A lever device may include a movable component including a pair of support arm portions and an operable knob including a base end portion arranged between the pair of support arm portions, the base end portion supported by the pair of support arm portions such that the base end portion is rotatable about a first axis line. The lever device may also include a fixed component including a polar board and a cover arranged in a direction of a second axis line perpendicular to the first axis line, the movable component supported by the fixed component such that the movable component is rotatable about the second axis line within the fixed component. The lever device may further include arc-shaped guide grooves. The pair of support arm portions may respectively include projections that engage the guide grooves.

A lever device may include a movable component including a pair of support arm portions. The lever device may also include an operable knob provided with a base end portion inserted between the pair of support arm portions, the base end portion being supported by the pair of support arm portions to be rotatable around a first axis line. The lever device may further include a fixed component configured to assemble a polar board and a cover in a direction of a second axis line perpendicular to the first axis line, the movable component being supported to be rotatable around the second axis line in the fixed component. Arc-shaped guide grooves to surround the second axis line by a predetermined interval as viewed in the direction of the second axis line may be provided respectively on opposing faces of each other of the polar board and the cover. Projections engaging to the guide groove in a polar board side and the guide groove in a cover side may be provided in the support arm portion.

Method, apparatus, and computer storage media are disclosed for headlight setting activation via a stalk switch. An example vehicle includes a stalk switch and a headlamp controller. The example headlamp controller is to monitor the stalk switch and detect, in response to identifying the stalk switch is transitioning to a high-beam position, a number of occurrences the stalk switch is set at the high-beam position in a predetermined time period. Also, the example headlamp controller is to activate, in response to determining the number of occurrences is two, a first headlight setting of headlamps.

A multi-function assembly for a vehicle includes a body that is disposed on a steering column and rotatably supports a steering wheel; a first cover coupled to one side of the body; a first substrate mounted on one side of the first cover, and through which a steering shaft passes; a shaft gear coupled to the steering shaft such that the shaft gear is rotated together with the steering wheel as the steering wheel rotates, the shaft gear being disposed on one side of the first substrate; a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate with the shaft gear as a center and configured to receive electrical power wirelessly from the first substrate and to transmit and receive control signals to and from the first substrate; and a first steering angle gear and a second steering angle gear disposed between the first cover and the first substrate to mesh with the shaft gear.

A vehicle-mounted equipment operation support system include: a vehicle-mounted equipment operating device including a contact operating surface allowing an operator to perform a contact operation with a finger when operating or stopping a vehicle-mounted equipment, and an operation mode detector detecting an operation mode of the operator with respect to an operation unit, and in which the contact operating surface is arranged at a position closer to a vehicle front side than a steering wheel and enables an operation of the operator without taking off a hand from the steering wheel and a plurality of contact operation modes are assigned to the contact operating surface; a display device capable of displaying operation-related information relating to the operation of the operator; and a controller capable of performing display control of the operation-related information on the display device based on an output signal of the operation mode detector.

A steering column assembly includes a steering column having a longitudinal axis; and a lever. The lever includes a first end and a second end. The second end of the lever is attached to the steering column. A hinge is disposed between the first end and the second end of the lever. The first end of the lever is biased away from the steering column in a first condition and folded at the hinge towards the steering column in a second condition.

Embodiments relate to apparatus (200) and methods for distinguishing data of a plurality of multidimensional magnetic field sensors (120). A first sensor arrangement (100-1) comprises a first magnetic field source (110-1) and a first multidimensional magnetic field sensor (120-1), wherein the first magnetic field source and the first magnetic field sensor are arranged relative to one another in a first manner characteristic for the first sensor arrangement. At least one second sensor arrangement (100-2) comprises a second magnetic field source (110-2) and a second multidimensional magnetic field sensor (120-2), wherein the second magnetic field source and the second magnetic field sensor are arranged relative to one another in a second manner characteristic for the second sensor arrangement.