SWITCH ATTACHMENT MEMBER

• US 20190139718A1
• Filed: 03/26/2018
• Published: 05/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Works Bell, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Works Bell, Inc.
• Inventors: ICHIKAWA, Yasuaki
• Granted Patent: US 10,453,625 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 1/046 Adaptations on rotatable parts of the steering wheel for accommodation of switches
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2223/018 rotatably
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2223/024 Screw
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2223/05 composed of hingedly connected sections
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2231/026 Car
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 9/0207 Adjustable mounting of casings

Abstract

According to an embodiment, a switch attachment member includes a support that is formed to be attachable between a steering wheel and a steering boss, and supports a switch. The support is formed to be capable of changing a position of the switch.

Claims

1. A switch attachment member comprising:

a support that is formed to be attachable between a steering wheel and a steering boss, and supports a switch,

wherein the support is formed to allow the switch to move.

2. The switch attachment member according to claim 1,

wherein the support includes

a first support plate that supports the switch, and

a second support plate that is formed to be attachable between the steering wheel and the steering boss, and supports the first support plate in a movable manner.

3. The switch attachment member according to claim 2,

wherein the first support plate is rotatably provided on the second support plate with a first end portion of the first support plate as a rotation center, and a second end portion on a side opposite to the first end portion is formed to be fixable to the second support plate.

4. The switch attachment member according to claim 2,

wherein the second support plate is provided with a through-hole through which wiring connected to the switch passes.

5. The switch attachment member according to claim 3,

wherein the first support plate is formed to have a triangular shape,

the first end portion is a portion of one of three vertexes of the first support plate, and

the second end portion is a portion of another one of the three vertexes.

6. The switch attachment member according to claim 4,

wherein the second support plate is provided with a through-hole in which a portion of the steering wheel is fitted, and

the through-hole through which the wiring passes is a notch portion that is connected to the through-hole in which the portion of the steering wheel is fitted.

7. The switch attachment member according to claim 1,

wherein the support is formed to allow the switch to move between the steering wheel and spokes of the steering wheel.

8. The switch attachment member according to claim 1,

wherein the support is formed to allow the switch to move from inside to outside and from outside to inside of the support.

9. The switch attachment member according to claim 1,

wherein the support is formed to allow the switch to move in a plane perpendicular to rotation axis of the steering wheel.

10. The switch attachment member according to claim 1,

wherein the support is formed to be attachable between the steering boss and a member used to attach the steering wheel to the steering boss, separately from the member.

11. The switch attachment member according to claim 1,

wherein the support supports two switches, and

the support is formed to allow the switches to move toward and away from each other.

12. The switch attachment member according to claim 11,

wherein the support includes

a first support plate that supports one of the switches,

a third support plate that supports another of the switches, and

a second support plate that is formed to be attachable between the steering wheel and the steering boss, and supports the first support plate and the third support plate in a movable manner.

13. The switch attachment member according to claim 12,

wherein the first support plate is rotatably provided on the second support plate with a first end portion of the first support plate as a rotation center, and a second end portion on a side opposite to the first end portion is formed to be fixable to the second support plate, and

the third support plate is rotatably provided on the second support plate with a first end portion of the third support plate as a rotation center, and a second end portion on a side opposite to the first end portion is formed to be fixable to the second support plate.

14. The switch attachment member according to claim 13,

wherein the first support plate is formed to have a triangular shape,

the first end portion of the first support plate is a portion of one of three vertexes of the first support plate,

the second end portion of the first support plate is a portion of another one of the three vertexes,

the second support plate is formed to have a triangular shape,

the first end portion of the second support plate is a portion of one of three vertexes of the second support plate, and

the second end portion of the second support plate is a portion of another one of the three vertexes.

15. The switch attachment member according to claim 11,

wherein the second support plate is provided with a through-hole through which wiring connected to one of the switches passes and a through-hole through which wiring connected to another of the switches passes.

16. The switch attachment member according to claim 15,

wherein the second support plate is provided with a through-hole in which a portion of the steering wheel is fitted, and

each of the two through-holes through which the wirings pass is a notch portion that is connected to the through-hole in which the portion of the steering wheel is fitted.

17. The switch attachment member according to claim 11,

wherein the support is formed to allow the two switches to move between the steering wheel and spokes of the steering wheel.

18. The switch attachment member according to claim 11,

wherein the support is formed to allow the two switches to move from inside to outside and from outside to inside of the support.

19. The switch attachment member according to claim 11,

wherein the support is formed to allow the two switches to move in a plane perpendicular to rotation axis of the steering wheel.

20. The switch attachment member according to claim 11,

wherein the support is formed to be attachable between the steering boss and a member used to attach the steering wheel to the steering boss, separately from the member.