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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2001
Makoto Yamanaka, Ichikawa, JP;
Yutaka Sekino, Hadano, JP;
Other;
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. The waterproof switch comprises: a base ( ) having a seal surface ( ); a push rod ( ) moving against an urging force so as to open or close a contact point; a seal member ( ) having a head cover portion ( ), a panel seal portion ( ) and a base seal portion ( ); and a case ( ) provided with a mounting and engaging portion ( ), and a seal assist portion ( ) pressing the base seal portion ( ) to the seal surface ( ) of the base ( ) in a mounting state of the mounting and engaging portion ( ) and closely attaching the panel seal portion ( ) to a panel (OP) at a time of supporting the panel seal portion ( ) so as to mount the base ( ) to a side of the panel (OP).