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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Takeshi Miyaoka, Fukui, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 3/16 (2006.01); H01H 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 3/161 (2013.01); H01H 1/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle switch includes a case having an opening, an operation body, a mounting plate, a cover, a switch contact, and a spacer. The operation body is accommodated in the case, has an operation portion protruding from the opening, and moves in the direction perpendicular to the opening. The mounting plate is mounted on the periphery of the opening of the case. The cover covers the operation body and the mounting plate. The switch contact is housed in the case, and performs electric contact according to movement of the operation body. The spacer is disposed on at least the periphery of the opening on a surface that faces the cover of the mounting plate.