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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1996
Toshiaki Yokoyama, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Shibata, Tokyo, JP;
Niles Parts Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
An automotive lever switch 1 includes a tubular bearing 1a. A switch plate 2 is inserted within an opening 1i of the lever 1 and includes a fixed contact plate 15. An intermediate knob 5 includes a movable contact plate 3 placed in contact with the fixed contact plate 15. A fixed knob 8 is fixedly mounted to the tubular bearing 1a of the lever 1. A shaft 13 is inserted into the tubular bearing 1a. An arm 14 is secured to one end of the shaft 13, and a rotating knob 9 is secured to the other end of the shaft 13. The rotating knob 9 includes a resilient arm 9b engaged with a locking recess 13a of the shaft 13. This arrangement allows for mounting of the rotating knob to the shaft in a single fabrication step.
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