Water shut-off structure
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
InventorsSatoshi Yokoi, Kenichi Kawaguchi, Yasuo Takada, Tatsuya Nakayama, Kiyotaka Kinoshita, Atsushi Takeuchi
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Abstract
A water shut-off structure includes a member and a holder that holds the member. The holder includes an insertion hole through which the member is inserted. The member includes a flange larger in outer geometry than the insertion hole and a shaft portion connected to the flange and inserted through the insertion hole. The holder includes a flange receiving portion that receives the flange. The flange receiving portion includes an annular rib in a shape surrounding the entire circumference of the insertion hole and projecting toward the flange.
Claims4
A water shut-off structure, comprising:
- a member;
- and
- a holder that holds the member,
- the holder including an insertion hole through which the member is inserted,
- the member including
- a flange larger in outer geometry than the insertion hole, and
- a shaft portion connected to the flange and inserted through the insertion hole,
- the holder including a flange receiving portion that receives the flange, and
- the flange receiving portion including an annular rib in a shape surrounding an entire circumference of the insertion hole and projecting toward the flange,
- wherein the flange includes a pressing portion that presses the annular rib in a direction away from the insertion hole.
A water shut-off structure, comprising:
- a member;
- and
- a holder that holds the member,
- the holder including an insertion hole through which the member is inserted,
- the member including
- a flange larger in outer geometry than the insertion hole, and
- a shaft portion connected to the flange and inserted through the insertion hole,
- the holder including a flange receiving portion that receives the flange, and
- the flange receiving portion including an annular rib in a shape surrounding an entire circumference of the insertion hole and projecting toward the flange,
- wherein the member is a lens that diffuses outgoing light emitted from a light source that illuminates a license plate attached to a vehicle, and
- the holder can be fixed to the vehicle while the holder holds the member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.