Inhibitor switch

Abstract

To enable correctly performing detection of speed change positions. In an inhibitor switch having a terminal block with fixed contacts and a moving block which is mounted and fitted onto a manual shaft of an automatic transmission, has a signaling contact and large capacity current-carrying contacts, and is rotatable relative to the terminal block, and for electrically detecting a speed change position of the automatic transmission on the basis of a relative rotating positional relationship of the fixed contacts and the signaling contact in accordance with rotation of the manual shaft, the moving block having a boss portion formed of a resin and being mounted on the manual shaft and a contact support portion mounting thereon the signaling contact and large capacity current-carrying contacts, the contact support portion being formed of metal and the signaling contact being joined to the contact support portion by caulking.

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