Abstract: Steering angle detecting apparatus of a steering is constituted to dispense with reexecution of initial setting by a simple angle sensor. CPU is connected with an MR sensor attached to a rotating member rotated in cooperation with a steering shaft for detecting a periodic angular position and CPU subjects data from the MR sensor to an operation processing by using a reference position stored to an involatile data storing portion to thereby calculate an absolute steering angle including a number of an order of turns. When an ignition is made OFF, there is constituted a low current consumption mode for carrying out calculation by intermittent operation and power source to the MR sensor is made OFF by a sensor switch. The reference position is stored to the involatile data storing portion and therefore, even after detaching and attaching a battery, initial setting is dispensed with.

Abstract: To enable to provide an inhibitor switch capable of maintaining an accurate ON/OFF state for a long period of time regardless of wear of a moving contact and having high durability.

Abstract: A lever switch for a vehicle which is easy to assemble is disclosed, which includes a control lever 50 having switches at the end, a swing block 24 rotatably retaining the control lever, and a casing 1 rotatably retaining the swing block together with the control lever, for allowing the control lever 50 to be rotatably retained in two intersecting planes, a rotating shaft 24a is formed on the lower end face 24f of the swing block 24, the rotating shaft is fitted in a shaft hole 1c formed in a support surface A of the casing to retain the swing block 24 rotatably, a recessed portion 24b communicating with the control lever is formed in the outer peripheral face of the rotating shaft 24a through the lower end face supporting the rotating shaft. Wire leads 11 jutting from the switches are led to the lower part of the casing 1 through the recessed portion 24b, thus facilitating assembly as compared with a structure of wiring through a through-hole 24c at the center of the rotating shaft.

Abstract: A socket for automotive vehicles is provided, in which the number of components and the assembling man-hour is small, and thus the cost is low. A vehicle socket is electrically connected to a power supply with a plug of an appliance for automotive vehicles. The socket is formed of a resinous molded body of near cylindrical shape comprising a flange along an outer periphery of an opening in which the plug is inserted, and terminals molded on the bottom surface by insert molding.

Abstract: To make it possible to provide a switch which can adjust ON/OFF switching positions easily and which can suppress wear to enhance the durability, there is provided an inhibitor switch for detecting the shift position of an automatic transmission. From a pole board, there are protruded insulator portions of an insulator having sliding faces on their surfaces. Sliding faces are provided with recesses for reducing facial pressures. When a moving contact slides with respect to a stationary contact to ON/OFF switching positions, the moving contact starts to ride on the insulator portions so that the moving contact goes out of contact with the stationary contact and can move from the sliding faces into the recesses. When the moving contact goes down the insulator portions, the moving contact contacts with the ON/OFF switching positions of the stationary contact.

Abstract: A seesaw type switch is provided having a light permeating indicator capable of being illuminated, and at the same time preventing ingress of dust. The switch includes a switch knob supported on left-to-right walls on both sides of a cylindrical knob fixture for oscillating operation, and a boss having a curved surface concentric with the center of the support on the side of an operation lever of the switch knob and existing over a light permeating indicator zone. Fore-to-aft facing sections facing contiguously with the curved surface on both sides before and behind the support center are provided on fore-to-aft walls of the knob fixture. Left-to-right curved surfaces facing contiguously along both sides of the curved surface of the left-to-right facing boss are provided on the left-to-right walls of the knob fixture. The light permeating indicator zone of the boss is formed by using a light permeating material.

Abstract: The invention provides a waterproof switch which can electrically open and close an door of a vehicle body by a switch, can achieve a seal between a waterproof switch and a panel and a seal against an inner portion of the waterproof switch by one seal member, and previously make a seal member hold in a side of the waterproof switch at a time of assembling.

Abstract: An automatic transmission comprising a controlling unit 5 for driving and controlling an actuator 3 until a rotation position, which is detected by a potentiometer 13 in response to the receipt of an instruction signal from an operation switch portion 17, accords with the instructed shifting position. The transmission includes a self-diagnosis unit 9 for diagnosing a trouble after driving the actuator 3 to the position over the instructed shifting position for a predetermined amount on the basis of the first instruction signal by the operation switch portion 17 at a starting time of driving an automobile and after driving the actuator 3 in reverse to the instructed shifting position, as well as driving the actuator 3 by varying high or low the duty ratio in driving and controlling the actuator 3, in accordance with the judgment whether or not an output signal of the potentiometer 13 corresponds to such driving.

Abstract: A device for disposing excrement is provided which can feed air to an interior of a diaper cup main body 2. The diaper cup main body 2 forms a space A as a passage for feeding the air from an air feed hose to air blow ports 2e, 2f, 2g of the diaper cup main body. The space A is formed by joining together an upper cup 2a and a lower cup 2b. The upper cup 2a is adapted to be placed on a pelvic region of a human body and has the air blow ports 2e, 2f, 2g. The lower cup 2b has a connecting cylinder portion 2i to be connected to a wash-water feed hose 17, a connecting cylinder portion 2h to be connected to an excrement suction hose 16, and a connecting cylindrical portion 2j to be connected to an air feed hose 18.

Abstract: A combination switch is mounted with switch bodies at recesses formed at a base and is provided with a steering sensor for detecting a steering angle of a steering wheel. The combination switch is provided with a rotor rotated along with the steering wheel. The rotor is provided with a sensor board of the steering sensor. The switch bodies are provided with a detecting portion for detecting pivotal movement of the sensor board.

Abstract: In the invention, it is possible to hear a voice and music of a portable audio device such as a portable telephone, an MD player, etc. in a hand free state without mounting an additional amplifier kind. Therefore, a plug transmitter is plugged into a cigar lighter socket arranged in a console portion or an arm of a side door. An external output terminal of a portable audio device such as an MD player is connected to the plug transmitter by an audio cable. A transmitting circuit is built in the plug transmitter, and receives electric power from the cigar lighter socket, and transmits an audio output from the portable audio device as a radio wave in a receiving frequency band of an AM radio mounted to an automobile. Thus, it is possible to enjoy music from a speaker within the automobile. If a portable telephone is connected to the plug transmitter, a talk can be carried out in a hand free state.

Abstract: An inhibitor switch is disclosed, including a permanent magnet and a magnetic sensor which detects a magnetic force of the permanent magnet in a non-contacting state and outputs a linear change in a voltage value in response to a change in a relative position between the permanent magnet and the magnetic sensor. One of the permanent magnet and the magnetic sensor is mounted on a manual valve shaft side for changing over change gear range positions of an automatic transmission by operating a manual valve of the automatic transmission in an interlocking manner with the manual valve shaft. The other one of the permanent magnet and the magnetic sensor is mounted on a transmission case side of the automatic transmission. The change gear range position of the automatic transmission is detectable in response to an output of the voltage value corresponding to the change gear range position.

Abstract: An automatic transmission including an electric actuator, a shift operating unit, rotation position detecting means, a locating unit for locating a manual shaft, and a controlling unit for driving and controlling the actuator is constructed of an electric current detecting unit for detecting a driving current of the actuator, a shifting position calculating unit for calculating a shifting position of the manual shaft on the basis of detection by the electric current detecting unit of a change in the driving current of the actuator at the time when a detent pin gets over a convex to be fitted in a predetermined concave in shifting, and a rotation position detection learning unit for learning a relation between the shifting position calculated by the shifting position calculating unit and an output value of the rotation position detecting unit.

Abstract: A rotary connector includes a stator housing 3a installed at a chassis side of a vehicle; a case 4 arranged at the stator housings 3a; a rotor 5 rotatably mounted at the stator housing 3a and connected to a steering wheel; a floating member 6 rotatably engaged with an, outer circumferential part of the rotor 5 and rotatably arranged above bottom surface 3k of the stator housing 3a; and a wound flat cable 7 of which one end is fixed to the rotor 5, the other end of which is fixed to the case 4 and intermediate part of which is passed through reversing segments 6b, 6c formed in the floating member 6 and reversed.

Abstract: A door camera unit with a video memory is provided. The camera unit is set so that its imaging direction is directed to a neighborhood of an entrance of a building. The camera unit is configured so that only necessary video images are recorded. When a visitor operates a chime switch, video images are recorded in memory. Video images are also recorded in memory when a human body is detected but the chime switch is not operated within a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: An on-vehicle combination switch has a base that is attached to a steering column and formed with first and second recesses on left and right sides thereof, first and second switch units attached into the first and second recesses, respectively, and a rotary connector that connects between a steering wheel and a vehicle body through a flat cable wound in a space defined by a stator housing and a rotor housing rotatably assembled to the stator housing. The first and second switch units have first and second connectors oriented toward the first and second recesses, respectively. A conductor is provided to make electrical connection between the first and second switch units. The conductor has first and second relay connectors connected to both ends thereof. The first and second relay connectors fit to the first and second connectors, respectively. The conductor is provided in the stator housing.

Abstract: A switch device is provided, which has a function of preventing reverse flow of current and a reduced the number of switch terminals or harnesses. The switch device has a plurality of fixed contacts and a plurality of movable contacts 1 to contact the fixed contacts. The movable contact 1 provides an electronic element between contact members.

Abstract: The invention provides a waterproof switch which can electrically open and close an door of a vehicle body by a switch, can achieve a seal between a waterproof switch and a panel and a seal against an inner portion of the waterproof switch by one seal member, and previously make a seal member hold in a side of the waterproof switch at a time of assembling.

Abstract: An automatic transmission comprising controlling unit 5 for driving and controlling an actuator 3 until a rotation position, which is detected by a potentiometer 13 in response to the receipt of an instruction signal from a operation switch portion 17, accords with the instructed shifting position, characterized by comprising self-diagnosis unit 9 for diagnosing a trouble after driving the actuator 3 to the position over the instructed shifting position for a predetermined amount on the basis of the first instruction signal by the operation switch portion 17 at a starting time of driving an automobile and after driving the actuator 3 in reverse to the instructed shifting position, as well as driving the actuator 3 by varying high or low the duty ratio in driving and controlling the actuator 3, in accordance with the judgment whether or not an output signal of the potentiometer 13 corresponds to driving mentioned above.

Abstract: An automatic transmission including an electric actuator, a shift operating unit, rotation position detecting means, a locating unit for locating a manual shaft, and a controlling unit for driving and controlling the actuator is constructed of an electric current detecting unit for detecting a driving current of the actuator, a shifting position calculating unit for calculating a shifting position of the manual shaft on the basis of detection by the electric current detecting unit of a change in the driving current of the actuator at the time when a detent pin gets over a convex to be fitted in a predetermined concave in shifting, and a rotation position detection learning unit for learning a relation between the shifting position calculated by the shifting position calculating unit and an output value of the rotation position detecting unit.