JPH11192887A - Lever combination switch - Google Patents
Lever combination switchInfo
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- JPH11192887A JPH11192887A JP10012074A JP1207498A JPH11192887A JP H11192887 A JPH11192887 A JP H11192887A JP 10012074 A JP10012074 A JP 10012074A JP 1207498 A JP1207498 A JP 1207498A JP H11192887 A JPH11192887 A JP H11192887A
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- switch body
- column cover
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Abstract
Description
【０００１】[0001]
【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、レバーコンビネー
ションスイッチに関するものである。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lever combination switch.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】図３に示すように、従来のレバーコンビ
ネーションスイッチは、スイッチボディの中央にステア
リングシャフトを挿通し、車両の取付部とスイッチボデ
ィａに形成したブラケットｂを重ね合わせて取付ねじに
より締着して車両に固定していた。そして、スイッチボ
ディを二つ割りのコラムカバーにより取り囲んでいる。
コラムカバーは、スイッチボディに形成したコラムカバ
ー取付部ｃに、該コラムカバーに一体形成した嵌着ピン
を挿し込むことにより嵌着される。2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 3, in a conventional lever combination switch, a steering shaft is inserted into the center of a switch body, and a mounting portion of a vehicle and a bracket b formed on a switch body a are overlapped with a mounting screw. They were fastened and fixed to the vehicle. The switch body is surrounded by a split column cover.
The column cover is fitted by inserting a fitting pin integrally formed with the column cover into a column cover mounting portion c formed on the switch body.
【０００３】[0003]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】上記従来のレバーコン
ビネーションスイッチのスイッチボディには、ブラケッ
トｂとコラムカバー取付部ｃが横方向で隣り合う位置に
形成されている。このため、ブラケットｂとコラムカバ
ー取付部ｃが占有するスペースが大きくなり、スイッチ
ボディをコラムカバーで取り囲んだレバーコンビネーシ
ョンスイッチの全体構成が大型化する。本発明は上記し
た点に鑑み、小型化を図ることができるレバーコンビネ
ーションスイッチを提供することを目的とするものであ
る。In the switch body of the conventional lever combination switch, a bracket b and a column cover mounting portion c are formed at positions adjacent to each other in the lateral direction. For this reason, the space occupied by the bracket b and the column cover mounting portion c increases, and the overall configuration of the lever combination switch in which the switch body is surrounded by the column cover increases. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a lever combination switch that can be downsized.
【０００４】[0004]
【課題を解決するための手段】上記目的を達成するため
の本発明のレバーコンビネーションスイッチは、左右に
操作レバーを設け、中央にステアリングシャフトを挿通
する円筒部を設けたスイッチボディに、車両へ取付ける
ための取付ねじ挿通孔を形成したブラケットを突出させ
て形成するとともに、該ブラケットの突出端に前記取付
ねじ挿通孔の軸線と略平行な取付面を有するコラムカバ
ー取付部を形成したことを特徴とする。In order to achieve the above object, a lever combination switch according to the present invention is mounted on a vehicle with a switch body provided with operation levers on the left and right sides and a cylindrical portion through which a steering shaft is inserted in the center. And a column cover mounting portion having a mounting surface substantially parallel to the axis of the mounting screw insertion hole is formed at the protruding end of the bracket. I do.
【０００５】[0005]
【発明の作用及び効果】上記レバーコンビネーションス
イッチによれば、ブラケットの突出端に形成されるコラ
ムカバー取付部は、ブラケットの取付ねじ挿通孔の軸線
と略平行な取付面を有する。従って、ブラケットとコラ
ムカバー取付部とがスイッチボディの横方向で隣り合う
ことがなく、スイッチボディから突出する部分の占有ス
ペースを小さくできるとともに、該スイッチボディを取
り囲むコラムカバーを含む全体構成を小型化できる。According to the lever combination switch, the column cover mounting portion formed at the projecting end of the bracket has a mounting surface substantially parallel to the axis of the mounting screw insertion hole of the bracket. Therefore, the bracket and the column cover mounting portion do not adjoin each other in the lateral direction of the switch body, so that the space occupied by the portion protruding from the switch body can be reduced, and the overall configuration including the column cover surrounding the switch body is downsized. it can.
【０００６】[0006]
【発明の実施の形態】本発明の実施形態を添付図面を参
照して説明する。図１はレバーコンビネーションスイッ
チ１の平面図、図２は図１におけるＡ−Ａ線断面図であ
る。スイッチボディ２の正面中央には、ステアリングシ
ャフトを挿通する円筒部３が形成されている。スイッチ
ボディ２内には、図示しないキャンセル機構、ターンシ
グナルスイッチ及びワイパースイッチ等が組み込まれて
いる。スイッチボディ２の右側部には、ターンシグナル
スイッチを操作するターンシグナル操作レバー４が突出
している。また、左側部にはワイパースイッチを操作す
るワイパー操作レバー５が突出している。Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of the lever combination switch 1, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. A cylindrical portion 3 through which a steering shaft is inserted is formed at the center of the front of the switch body 2. A cancel mechanism, a turn signal switch, a wiper switch, and the like (not shown) are incorporated in the switch body 2. On the right side of the switch body 2, a turn signal operation lever 4 for operating a turn signal switch protrudes. A wiper operation lever 5 for operating a wiper switch protrudes from the left side.
【０００７】スイッチボディ２の上面２ａには、左右一
対のブラケット６が突出状に形成されている。該ブラケ
ット６には、車両へ取付けるための取付ねじ挿通孔７が
形成されている。そして、該ブラケット６の突出端６ａ
には、取付ねじ挿通孔７の軸線Ｓと略平行な取付面８を
有するコラムカバー取付部９が一体状に形成されてい
る。取付面８には、後述する上部コラムカバー２１ａの
嵌着ピン２２を挿し込む嵌着孔１０が形成されている。
また、スイッチボディ２の正面下方に、コラムカバー２
１を締着するための雌ねじ１１を形成したボス部１２が
平行に形成されている。A pair of left and right brackets 6 are formed on the upper surface 2a of the switch body 2 so as to protrude. The bracket 6 has a mounting screw insertion hole 7 for mounting to a vehicle. Then, the protruding end 6a of the bracket 6
, A column cover mounting portion 9 having a mounting surface 8 substantially parallel to the axis S of the mounting screw insertion hole 7 is integrally formed. The mounting surface 8 is formed with a fitting hole 10 into which a fitting pin 22 of an upper column cover 21a described later is inserted.
A column cover 2 is provided below the front of the switch body 2.
A boss 12 formed with a female screw 11 for fastening the screw 1 is formed in parallel.
【０００８】上記構成のレバーコンビネーションスイッ
チ１は、スイッチボディ２の正面中央の円筒部３にステ
アリングシャフト２３を挿通し、車両側の固定部材２４
にブラケット６を重ね合わせて位置決めする。そして、
図２に示すようにブラケット６の取付ねじ孔７に挿通し
たタッピングねじ２５を、固定部材２４のねじ孔２４ａ
にねじ込んで、スイッチボディ２を車両側に締着する。
スイッチボディ２を取り囲むコラムカバー２１は、上部
コラムカバー２１ａと下部コラムカバー２１ｂとから構
成されている。上部コラムカバー２１ａは、一体形成し
た嵌着ピン２２を嵌着孔１０に挿し込んでコラムカバー
取付部９に嵌着する。下部コラムカバー２１ｂは、ねじ
孔２６をスイッチボディ２の正面下方のボス部１２に合
わせて、雌ねじ１１にねじ込む締着ねじ２７により締着
する。上部コラムカバー２１ａと下部コラムカバー２１
ｂとは、図示しない係合部を係合させて一体状にスイッ
チボディ２を取り囲んでいる。In the lever combination switch 1 having the above-described structure, the steering shaft 23 is inserted into the cylindrical portion 3 at the center of the front of the switch body 2 and the fixing member 24 on the vehicle side is provided.
The bracket 6 is superimposed and positioned. And
As shown in FIG. 2, the tapping screw 25 inserted into the mounting screw hole 7 of the bracket 6 is
And the switch body 2 is fastened to the vehicle side.
The column cover 21 surrounding the switch body 2 includes an upper column cover 21a and a lower column cover 21b. The upper column cover 21a is fitted into the column cover attaching portion 9 by inserting the integrally formed fitting pin 22 into the fitting hole 10. The lower column cover 21b is fastened by a fastening screw 27 screwed into the female screw 11 with the screw hole 26 aligned with the boss 12 below the front of the switch body 2. Upper column cover 21a and lower column cover 21
“b” integrally surrounds the switch body 2 by engaging an engaging portion (not shown).
【０００９】上記したように本発明のレバーコンビネー
ションスイッチ１は、ブラケット６の突出端６ａに形成
されるコラムカバー取付部９は、ブラケット６の取付ね
じ孔７の軸線Ｓと略平行な取付面８を有するから、従来
のもののようにブラケット６とコラムカバー取付部９と
がスイッチボディ２の横方向で隣り合うことがなく、ス
イッチボディ２から突出する部分の占有スペースを小さ
くできる。また、スイッチボディ２を取り囲むコラムカ
バー２１の隅角部分を、曲面形状にすることができると
ともに、該コラムカバー２１を含むレバーコンビネーシ
ョンスイッチ１の全体構成を小型化できる。As described above, in the lever combination switch 1 of the present invention, the column cover mounting portion 9 formed on the protruding end 6a of the bracket 6 has the mounting surface 8 substantially parallel to the axis S of the mounting screw hole 7 of the bracket 6. Therefore, unlike the prior art, the bracket 6 and the column cover mounting portion 9 are not adjacent to each other in the lateral direction of the switch body 2, and the space occupied by the portion protruding from the switch body 2 can be reduced. Further, the corner portion of the column cover 21 surrounding the switch body 2 can be formed into a curved shape, and the overall configuration of the lever combination switch 1 including the column cover 21 can be reduced in size.
【図１】レバーコンビネーションスイッチ１の正面図で
ある。FIG. 1 is a front view of a lever combination switch 1. FIG.
【図２】図１に於けるＡ−Ａ線断面図である。FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
【図３】従来例を示した説明図である。FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a conventional example.
１...レバーコンビネーションスイッチ ２...スイッチボディ ３...円筒部 ６...ブラケット ６ａ...突出端 ７...取付ねじ挿通孔 ８...取付面 ９...コラムカバー取付部 Ｓ...軸線 1. Lever combination switch 2. Switch body 3. Cylindrical part 6. Bracket 6a ... Protruding end 7. Mounting screw insertion hole 8. Mounting surface 9. Column cover Mounting part S ... axis
Claims (1)
リングシャフトを挿通する円筒部を設けたスイッチボデ
ィに、車両へ取付けるための取付ねじ挿通孔を形成した
ブラケットを突出させて形成するとともに、該ブラケッ
トの突出端に前記取付ねじ挿通孔の軸線と略平行な取付
面を有するコラムカバー取付部を形成したことを特徴と
するレバーコンビネーションスイッチ。A bracket having a mounting screw insertion hole for mounting to a vehicle is formed in a switch body provided with operation levers on left and right sides and a cylindrical portion for inserting a steering shaft in the center. A lever combination switch, wherein a column cover mounting portion having a mounting surface substantially parallel to an axis of the mounting screw insertion hole is formed at a protruding end of the bracket.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP01207498A JP3670129B2 (en) | 1998-01-05 | 1998-01-05 | Lever combination switch |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP01207498A JP3670129B2 (en) | 1998-01-05 | 1998-01-05 | Lever combination switch |
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| JPH11192887A true JPH11192887A (en) | 1999-07-21 |
| JP3670129B2 JP3670129B2 (en) | 2005-07-13 |
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| WO2010030491A1 (en) * | 2008-09-11 | 2010-03-18 | Kelsey-Hayes Company | Apparatus and method for connecting a control module to a steering column |
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| WO2010030491A1 (en) * | 2008-09-11 | 2010-03-18 | Kelsey-Hayes Company | Apparatus and method for connecting a control module to a steering column |
| CN102186715A (en) * | 2008-09-11 | 2011-09-14 | 凯尔西-海耶斯公司 | Apparatus and method for connecting a control module to a steering column |
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