Push-button switch device for vehicle
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Jan 9, 2018
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Feb 25, 2014
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Abstract
In a push-button switch device for a vehicle including a first case member fixed to a vehicle body or a lid openably and closably mounted on the vehicle body, a second case member mounted on the first case member forming a case together with the first case member, a push-button supported on the case configured for a pushing operation, and a switch housed in and fixed to the case in a state in which waterproofness is ensured while a switching mode thereof is changed in response to a pushing operation of the push-button, the entrance of water into the case is suppressed as far as possible. A labyrinth passage bent up and down is formed between the first and second case members further inside than an abutment part formed by mutual abutment of at least upper edges among peripheral edges of the first and second case members.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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MINEBEA ACCESSSOLUTIONS INC | 3700 SHIMONAKA AZA WADAYAMA SADOWARA-CHO MIYAZAKI-CITY MIYAZAKI 880-0293 |
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- 2014 Application Filing Year
- E05B Class
- 824 Applications Filed
- 697 Patents Issued To-Date
- 84.59 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Hazawa, Hiroyuki | Wako, JP | 7 | 12 |
# of filed Patents : 7 Total Citations : 12 | |||
Kishida, Tsukasa | Wako, JP | 5 | 5 |
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 5 | |||
Kuroda, Kunihiro | Miyazaki, JP | 3 | 11 |
# of filed Patents : 3 Total Citations : 11 | |||
Satou, Yuuichi | Miyazaki, JP | 16 | 219 |
# of filed Patents : 16 Total Citations : 219 | |||
Tsuboi, Tsuyoshi | Miyazaki, JP | 3 | 13 |
# of filed Patents : 3 Total Citations : 13 | |||
Yamaki, Eita | Wako, JP | 5 | 19 |
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 19 |
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- 2 Citation Count
- E05B Class
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