Auto cancel mechanism for turn signal switch device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020282900-A1
Application number	US-201916717088-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 17, 2019
Priority date	Mar 7, 2019
Publication date	Sep 10, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

In an auto cancel mechanism for a turn signal switch device, a click stop mechanism includes a click feeling-generating body formed from an elastic material and supported on a switch case, and a click pin supported on a switch actuator and resiliently pressed against the click feeling-generating body. Since the click feeling-generating body is formed integrally with an elastic stopper part disposed between a guide pin and a front end of a guide groove, the guide pin collides with the elastic stopper part without colliding with the front end of the guide groove, and noise generated by the collision is reduced. Moreover, since the elastic stopper part is formed integrally by utilizing the click feeling-generating body, it is possible to suppress an increase in the number of components and the number of assembly steps.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An auto cancel mechanism for a turn signal switch device, comprising
a switch case, a switch actuator that is pivotally supported on the switch case and is swung by operation of an operating lever, a click stop mechanism that makes the switch actuator stop with click feeling at any of a neutral position, a left turn position, and a right turn position, and a cancel member that moves forward and backward while a guide pin is guided by a guide groove formed in the switch case, the cancel member moving forward to a position close to a steering shaft when the switch actuator is at the left turn position or the right turn position and moving backward to a position away from the steering shaft when the switch actuator is at the neutral position, the click stop mechanism having
a click feeling-generating body that is formed from an elastic material and is supported on the switch case, and
a click pin that is supported on the switch actuator and is resiliently pressed against a clicking surface of the click feeling-generating body, and
the click feeling-generating body being integrated with an elastic stopper part disposed between the guide pin and the steering shaft side of the guide groove.

2 . The auto cancel mechanism for a turn signal switch device according to claim 1 , wherein the click feeling-generating body is integrated with an elastic wall part disposed between the cancel member and an inner face of the switch case.

3 . The auto cancel mechanism for a turn signal switch device according to claim 1 , wherein with regard to a groove that is formed in the click feeling-generating body and through which the guide pin is inserted, a length of the groove in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the cancel member moves forward and backward is a same as or larger than a length of the guide groove in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the cancel member moves forward and backward.

Assignees

• Toyo Denso Kk
• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Takayama Fuminori
• Kaneda Ryohei
• Kobayashi Michitaka
• HIROHATA Yudai
• Shimada Masahiko

Classifications

• B60Q1/42

  having mechanical automatic return to inoperative position} due to steering-wheel position {, e.g. with roller wheel control · CPC title

• H01H25/04 Primary

  Operating part movable angularly in more than one plane, e.g. joystick · CPC title

• B60Q1/425 Primary

  using a latching element for resetting a switching element · CPC title

• H01H21/34

  adapted for actuation at a limit or other predetermined position in the path of a body, the relative movement of switch and body being primarily for a purpose other than the actuation of the switch, e.g. door switch, limit switch, floor-levelling switch of a lift · CPC title

• H01H21/04

  Cases; Covers · CPC title