US 2014/0216904 A1Published application

Falling-off structure of operational switch for vehicle

AssigneeMazda Motor Corporation

InventorsKeiichirou YAMAMOTO, Yohichi YANAGI

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Abstract

A switch body portion attached to a center console includes a dial switch. The switch body portion is held on the side of the enter console for attachment through engaging of front engagement portions and a rear engagement portion. When an external force having a specified magnitude or greater acts on the dial switch from the rear, the engaging of the front engagement portions is released, so that the switch body portion falls off downward, rotating around the rear engagement portion. Accordingly, an impact which may occur when some object hits against the dial switch projecting upward from an upper face of the center console from the rear can be properly absorbed.

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Dependent claims

A falling-off structure of an operational switch for a vehicle, comprising:

a switch body portion provided to be attachable to a center console, the switch body portion including a dial type of operation portion projecting upward from an upper face of the center console;
and
front and rear engagement portions provided to hold the switch body portion at the center console for attachment through their engaging,
wherein said front and rear engagement portions are configured such that when an external force having a specified magnitude or greater acts on the dial type of operation portion of said switch body portion from the rear, the engaging of the front engagement portion is released so as to allow the switch body portion to fall off downward, rotating around said rear engagement portion.

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Facts

Application: 14/172,759Filed 4 Feb 2014
Priority: JP 2013-0204405 Feb 2013
Published: 7 Aug 2014
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Classification16 codes

H01H 9/02
Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00: bases, casings, or covers
B60K 1/00
Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units
B60K 35/10
Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles: input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle,…
B60R 21/055
Occupant safety arrangements or fittings , e.g. crash pads: padded or energy-absorbing fittings , e.g. seat belt anchors

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