IP Library Granted Patent US 7,166,811
Granted Patent B2
US 7,166,811 · App. 11/066,578 · Granted Jan 23, 2007

Lever switch assembly for a vehicle

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,166,811
App. No.
11/066,578
Granted
Jan 23, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lever switch for vehicle, which can be produced thin and which operation is easy and ensured is provided. A lever is formed in substantially a linear shape, having at an end thereof an operating part sticking out of a case and at an other end thereof a driving part of which a middle part is movably held in the case, and a resilient push force mechanism composed of a coil spring, a pin and a saving cam is disposed between an end of a driving part of lever and an inside wall of the case, constituting the vehicle lever switch.

Claims (13)

1. A lever switch assembly for a vehicle, comprising:

an enclosed case having an opening;

a lever pivotally mounted inside the enclosed case and having an operating part thereof extending out of the case through the opening;

an electrical switch disposed inside the enclosed case and actuable with a rocking motion of the lever; and

a resilient push force mechanism disposed between the lever and an inside wall of the enclosed case,

wherein the lever has a substantially linear shape, and

wherein the resilient push force mechanism is disposed at an end of the lever opposite to the operating part.

2. The lever switch assembly for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein an irregular portion is formed on at least one of a front side and a rear side of the operating part.

3. The lever switch assembly for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of electrical switches are disposed parallel with the lever and spaced from pivot axis of the lever at a predetermined distance.

4. The lever switch assembly for a vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein each of the electrical switches is a push switch having a push button, the lever includes a plurality of depressing parts, and the push buttons of the push switches are disposed opposing to the depressing parts of the lever.

5. The lever switch assembly for a vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the push buttons of the push switches are contactable with the depressing parts of the lever.

6. The lever switch assembly for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the electrical switch is a push switch having a push button, the lever includes a depressing part, and the push button of the push switch is disposed opposing to the depressing part of the lever.

7. The lever switch assembly for a vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the push button of the push switch is contactable with the depressing part of the lever.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2024
From: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066957/0984 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 21, 2024
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066644/0558 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 2, 2024
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066488/0922 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2005
From: KONTANI, MASAKI; FUJII, TAKESHI
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 016341/0216 →