Switch apparatus
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
InventorTakeshi Fujimoto
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Abstract
A door mirror retraction switch apparatus is configured to include a switch case, an insulator in which an actuator is disposed movably which is provided in an interior of the switch case in such a manner as to be surrounded by the switch case, and a lock mechanism, and a guide portion of the lock mechanism is formed in the insulator in such a manner as to have an opening which is made to open to an external surface of the insulator at one end thereof and to extend inwards of the insulator in a groove-like fashion from the opening, a lock member is movably inserted into the guide portion, and the opening of the guide portion is made to be closed by the switch case.
Claims2
A switch apparatus comprising:
- a switch case;
- a controller disposed in the switch case so that the controller can be operated;
- an insulator provided in an interior of the switch case and surrounded by the switch case;
- an actuator movably disposed in the insulator;
- and
- a lock mechanism that locks the actuator in a switch actuating position based on push-operation of the controller, and allows the actuator to return from the switch actuating position to an original position based on subsequent push-operation of the controller,
- wherein the lock mechanism includes:
- a guide portion formed in the insulator, the guide portion including an opening opened to an external surface and extending inwards of the insulator in a groove-like fashion from the opening;
- a lock member movably inserted into the guide portion;
- and
- an engagement portion which is formed on the actuator and is adapted to cause the lock member to perform a locking operation and a lock releasing operation based on the movement of the actuator, and
- wherein the opening of the guide portion is made to be closed by the switch case.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.