Abstract: A steering column assembly for arranging in the area of a steering column in a motor vehicle, comprises a locating device, a centrally arranged support board, and at least one steering column switch. The locating device comprises a receptacle for the support board and at least one laterally-aligned receptacle for the steering column switch. The support board establishes electrical connection between the connections of the steering column switch and the vehicle's control devices allocated to the steering column switch. The control devices allocated to the steering column switch are at least in part arranged on the support board. The ease of servicing such a known steering column assembly is decisively improved in that the receptacle for the support board is radially aligned and the support board can be connected to the locating device from a radial direction.

Abstract: A steering column assembly for arranging in an area of a steering column in a motor vehicle comprises a locating device, a centrally arranged support board, and at least one steering column switch. The locating device comprises a receptacle for the support board and at least one laterally-aligned receptacle for the steering column switch. The support board establishes electrical connection between the connections of the steering column switch and the vehicle's control devices allocated to the steering column switch. The control devices allocated to the steering column switch are at least in part arranged on the support board. The ease of servicing such a known steering column assembly is decisively improved in that the receptacle for the support board is radially aligned and the support board can be connected to the locating device from a radial direction.

Abstract: An electrical distribution system in which power distribution and signal distribution functions for a motor vehicle are combined within a single casing, which can be assembled before installation in the vehicle. The casing houses a power distribution board, a signal distribution board, and at least two cards (a switch card and a control card) electrically coupled between the power and signal distribution boards. The power distribution board includes a pair of connectors aligned with suitable openings in the casing for electrically coupling to the battery and electrical loads, and the signal distribution board includes a connector aligned with a suitable opening in the casing for electrically coupling to remote circuits which send and receive electrical signals. The control card carries control circuitry, and the switch card carries switches that are electrically activated by the control circuitry of the control card to the battery to selected electrical loads.