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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
May. 25, 2011
Applicant:
Ryo Kunitachi, Kariya, JP;
Inventor:
Ryo Kunitachi, Kariya, JP;
Assignee:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 3/20 (2006.01); H01H 13/70 (2006.01); B60K 37/02 (2006.01); H01H 3/12 (2006.01); B60K 37/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 37/02 (2013.01); H01H 3/12 (2013.01); B60K 37/06 (2013.01); B60K 2350/102 (2013.01);
Abstract
A manipulation knob is molded from a resin material and is manually depressible by a user. A switch is depressible through the manipulation knob to execute a corresponding switching operation when the manipulation knob is depressed by the user. The manipulation knob includes a resin spring portion, which is molded integrally with the manipulation knob and projects in an axial direction of the manipulation knob. The resin spring portion is resilient and is adapted to exert a resilient reaction force against the switch when the manipulation knob is depressed by the user to depress the switch.