IP Library Granted Patent US 7,595,711
Granted Patent B2
US 7,595,711 · App. 12/176,523 · Granted Sep 29, 2009

Switch for vehicles

View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,595,711
App. No.
12/176,523
Granted
Sep 29, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a switch for vehicles, which includes an intermittent driving device connected to a control device which opens and closes a switching device based on the magnitude of the magnetism of a magnet mounted on an operating body. Therefore, the supply of power from a battery to a detection device and the control device is intermittently performed at a predetermined period by the intermittent driving device.

Claims (7)

1. A switch for vehicles that is usable with an operating body, said switch comprising:

a detection device that detects movement of the operating body;

a switching device that performs electrical connection/disconnection between a battery and a stop lamp;

a control device that causes the switching device to open and close responsive to detected movement of the operating body by the detection device; and

an intermittent driving device,

wherein the intermittent driving device is connected to the control device such that supply of power from the battery to the detection device and the control device is intermittently performed at a predetermined period.

2. A switch according to claim 1 , wherein a magnet is mounted on the operating body, the detection device detects magnetism of the magnet, and the control device opens and closes the switching device based on magnitude of the magnetism of the magnet.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 6, 2009
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022363/0306 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2008
From: SHIMIZU, MASARU; SASANOUCHI, KIYOTAKA
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021542/0593 →