Waterproof construction of rotary dial

Abstract

Provided is a waterproof construction of a rotary dial, which makes it possible to improve a waterproof property with a simple construction and is suited to a marine acoustic equipment. The waterproof construction of the rotary dial comprises a dial body, a knob member provided at the back of the dial body and comprising a portion provided centrally thereof to be connected to a rotating shaft of an electric part and a portion provided in a rear region thereof to be mounted to a back side of a hole of an escutcheon, and a seal ring held between the knob member and the dial body and having an outer edge thereof brought into contact with an opened edge of the hole of the escutcheon, a ring-shaped waterproof film is interposed between the seal ring and the dial body to have an outer end thereof extending radially beyond a position, in which the seal ring and the opened edge of the hole of the escutcheon contact with each other, and a free end of the waterproof film is deformed by water pressure to seal a position, in which the seal ring and the opened edge of the hole of the escutcheon contact with each other, to prevent invasion of water.

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