Interpretation ID: aiam0754
Engineering Representative
Liaison Office in U.S.A.
Nissan Motor Company
Ltd.
560 Sylvan Avenue
Englewood Cliffs
NJ 07632;
Dear Mr. Nishibori:#This is in reply to your letter of June 13 to Mr Schneider asking interpretations of Standard No. 101 with reference to Nissan's planned heating control system.#You have asked the following questions:#'1) May we use the word 'pull'?'#Paragraph S4.2 of Standard No. 101 requires each position of a heating and air conditioning system control to be identified. We believe that your proposed 'Pull-Fan' is sufficient to indicate that the control must be pushed to deactivate it. Therefore, use of the word 'Pull' as indicated will meet the intent of Standard No. 101.#'2) Is it permissible for the fan lever not to be in juxta-position with the words 'Pull-Fan'?'#Since there is only one control in the vicinity of the word 'Fan,' we believe that the control is adequately identified at any point in the range between the words 'Cold' and Hot.'#'3) Is it necessary for the knob with a symbol mark . . . to be illuminated?'#The notice published on April 15, 1972, would require use of the word 'FAN,' allow the use of a fan symbol, and require illumination of the control identification. Under the proposal, only the words 'PULL-FAN' in your diagram would have to be illuminated.#Yours truly, Richard B. Dyson, Assistant Chief Counsel;