Niles Parts Company, Ltd.

Valeo Japan Co., Ltd.

Toshiya Otani

Takeshi Shibata

Hideaki Akimoto

Yasuo Miyase

There is provided a vehicular lever switch including an operational lever, a tubular case forming part of the operational lever, and a switch device provided in the tubular case to be operable in an axis Y direction. In addition, the switch device comprises an operational knob provided to be inserted into an opening formed in an operational component in the case, a push switch operated by the operational knob, and a knob holder provided in the case to support the operational knob to be movable forward and backward in the axis Y direction as an operational direction of the push switch. In this structure, the knob holder is fixed and supported to a side of the case.

Vehicular lever switch and method of assembling same

To enable reduction of the number of components and weight, improvement of workability, and reduction of the costs, a switch contact structure is disclosed, which comprises a substrate, a movable blockdisposed so as to be movable along the substrate, a fixed contactmounted on the substrate, and a movable contact mounted on the movable block, wherein the movable contact is brought into and out of contact with the fixed contactby the movement of the movable blockalong the substrate, characterized in that the fixed contactis formed of conductive wire material, and in that both endsof the fixed contactare fixed on the substrate

Switch contact structure

To reduce the number of components for facilitating assembly and parts management, and to ensure prevention of rattling of the movable block, a switch contact structure is disclosed, which comprises a substrate , a movable block disposed so as to be movable along the substrate , a fixed contact mounted on the substrate , and a movable contact mounted on the movable block , the movable contact being brought into and out of contact with the fixed contact by the movement of the movable block along the substrate , wherein the movable block is provided with a resin spring portion formed integrally therewith for urging the movable block toward the substrate , and the movable contact plated or printed on the surface facing toward the substrate

A lever switch is provided having an operating first knob and a lever rod The lever rod has one end pivotally disposed in a case and the other end disposed to project from the case. The first knob and a boot are disposed side by side. The first knob has a first opening that opposes a second opening of the boot As a result of this construction, the first opening, lever rod, and wire harness of the lever switch cannot be seen from outside, and the lever switch has an operating portion of good appearance in its entirety.

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Tokyo, Japan

Toshiya Otani