Vehicle door switch and method for attaching vehicle door switch
AssigneeNabtesco Corporation
InventorsKazuo Tanabe, Ikuo Makihira
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Abstract
The present invention is to provide a vehicle door switch that is capable of adjusting the amount of movement made by a rod with ease and a method for attaching a vehicle door switch. A vehicle door switch includes a rod configured to move as a door is closed, a detecting unit configured to output a detection signal when one of ends of the rod has moved by a predetermined distance or more, and a limiting unit configured to limit the amount of movement made by the rod within a range where the detecting unit outputs the detection signal.
Claims5
A vehicle door switch comprising:
- a rod configured to move as a door is closed;
- a detecting unit configured to output a detection signal when one of ends of the rod has moved by a predetermined distance or more;
- and
- a limiting unit configured to limit an amount of movement made by the rod and corresponding to a range where the detecting unit outputs the detection signal to a limited value that is shorter than a prescribed initial value.
A method for attaching a vehicle door switch, comprising:
- attaching a vehicle door switch to a vehicle, the vehicle door switch including a rod configured to move as a door is closed, a detecting unit configured to output a detection signal when one of ends of the rod has moved by a predetermined distance or more, and a limiting unit configured to limit an amount of movement made by the rod and corresponding to a range where the detecting unit outputs the detection signal, to a limited value that is shorter than a prescribed initial value;
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- adjusting a position of a pressing unit provided on the door, the pressing unit being configured to press the rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.