Switch apparatus having wireless function

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10157715-B2
Application number	US-201515123677-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 5, 2015
Priority date	Mar 11, 2014
Publication date	Dec 18, 2018
Grant date	Dec 18, 2018

Abstract

A switch apparatus has a wireless function and is provided with a body, a knob, which is assembled to the body and can be switch-operated, an antenna coil for communication operations, which is wound on the body, and a connecter terminal. The connecter terminal includes at least one terminal, which is provided to the body by insert molding and is bonded to the antenna coil, and at least one pin.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A switch apparatus having a wireless function, comprising
a body that includes a positioning portion;
a knob coupled to the body;
an antenna coil wound around the body;
a connector housing extending from the body adjacent the positioning portion; within the connector housing are at least one pin extending from a separate component, and at least one terminal that is insert-molded to the body and joined with the antenna coil such that ends of the at least one pin and terminal terminate proximal to each other which serve to connect the switch apparatus to an external device,
the positioning portion positions the at least one pin and terminal in the connector housing.

2. The switch apparatus having a wireless function according to claim 1 , further comprising a holding portion that holds the at least one pin.

3. The switch apparatus having a wireless function according to claim 1 , wherein
the knob includes an operation surface operable by a user, and
the body includes
a body housing that accommodates the knob so that the operation surface of the knob is exposed from the body,
a circumferential surface of the body located at a position corresponding to a circumferential surface of the knob, and
a wound portion defined by the circumferential surface of the body, wherein the antenna coil is wound around the wound portion.

4. The switch apparatus having a wireless function according to claim 3 , wherein the connector housing is formed integrally with the body.

5. The switch apparatus having a wireless function according to claim 3 , wherein the connector housing includes a cover that is coupled to the body and accommodates a first end portion and a second end portion of the at least one terminal and the at least one pin.

Assignees

• Tokai Rika Co Ltd
• Kk Tokai Tika Denki Seisakusho

Inventors

• Okuda Ryosuke
• Iwata Shuichi
• Ogawa Satoshi

Classifications

• H01H2231/026

  Car · CPC title

• H01H9/168 Primary

  making use of an electromagnetic wave communication · CPC title

• H01H13/52

  the contact returning to its original state immediately upon removal of operating force, e.g. bell-push switch · CPC title

• H01Q1/3241

  particular used in keyless entry systems · CPC title

• H01H2300/032

  using RFID technology in switching devices · CPC title