IP Library Granted Patent US 8,013,265
Granted Patent B1
US 8,013,265 · App. 13/043,887 · Granted Sep 6, 2011

Switch device

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,013,265
App. No.
13/043,887
Granted
Sep 6, 2011
Kind
B1
Abstract

A switch device includes a box-shaped case, a harness portion, and a fixing member. The harness portion is connected to a switch contact point and includes a plurality of lead lines extending out of the case. The case includes a holding body and a guide portion. The holding body includes a fixing portion protruding from an outer face of the case and provided on a tip side, and a through-hole provided under the fixing portion. The guide portion is opposed to the through-hole and formed in a substantially concave curve shape. The guide portion is formed such that an end portion further from the through-hole is positioned to be above an end portion closer to the through-hole. The fixing member extends through the through-hole and fixes the harness portion to the holding body by winding the harness portion and the fixing portion together.

Claims (15)

1. A switch device comprising:

a box-shaped case;

an operation body that is housed in the case to expose at least a part thereof out of the case;

a switch contact point that performs electrical connection and disconnection according to an operation of the operation body;

a harness portion that is connected to the switch contact point and includes a plurality of lead lines extending out of the case; and

a fixing member that fixes the harness portion extending out of the case to the case,

wherein the case includes a substantially columnar holding body protruding from an outer face of the case having a fixing portion provided on a tip side, a through-hole provided under the fixing portion, and a substantially concave curve guide portion opposed to the through-hole,

wherein the guide portion is formed such that an end portion farther from the through-hole is positioned above an end portion closer to the through-hole, and

wherein the fixing member extends through the through-hole and fixes the harness portion to the holding body by winding the harness portion and the fixing portion together.

2. The switch device of claim 1 , wherein a lower end portion of the through-hole is positioned above the end portion closer to the through-hole of the guide portion.

3. The switch device of claim 1 , wherein the case further includes a guide body protruding from the outer face and having the guide portion on an upper face thereof, and a hole connecting a front and back of the case between the holding body and the guide body, and

wherein opposed sides of a side of the fixing portion and a side of the holding body are formed to be positioned on a same plane perpendicular to the outer face of the case.

4. The switch device of claim 1 , wherein the holding body further includes a support portion opposed to the guide portion, the support portion and the fixing portion are disposed such that they form a substantially V-shaped face, and the harness portion is supported by the support portion.

5. The switch device of claim 1 , wherein the holding body further includes a recess portion on an upper face thereof, and

wherein a part of the fixing member is fitted to the recess portion of the holding portion.

Assignments (2)
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 066644/0600 →