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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2002
Tsutomu Watada, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Nakazawa, Tokyo, JP;
Niles Parts Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
An inhibitor switch is used to correctly perform the detection of speed change positions. This inhibitor switch has a terminal block with fixed contacts and a moving block which is mounted and fitted onto a manual shaft of an automatic transmission, has a signaling contact and large capacity current-carrying contacts, and is rotatable relative to the terminal block. This inhibitor switch is used for electrically detecting a speed change position of the automatic transmission on the basis of a relative rotating positional relationship of the fixed contacts and the signaling contact in accordance with the rotation of the manual shaft. The moving block, which is mounted on the manual shaft, has a boss portion formed of a resin and a contact support portion whereon the signaling contact and large capacity current-carrying contacts are mounted. The contact support portion is formed of metal and the signaling contact is joined to the contact support portion by caulking.