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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2011
Takeyoshi Fujimoto, Utsunomiya, JP;
Yasuo Motohashi, New Delhi, IN;
Koji Hashimoto, Utsunomiya, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A switch unit includes an upper case that has an operation portion attached therein; a circuit board that has a switch attached thereto that is able to switch contact points by operation of the operation portion; and a lower case that fits into the upper case such that the lower case is surrounded by the upper case, and that accommodates the circuit board between the upper case and the lower case. A draining portion is provided at a side surface of the upper case, and the draining portion is integrally formed with a sidewall forming the side surface and protrudes downward, and has a width that gradually narrows from the top to the bottom thereof.