Patent ID: 9484165
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: B29C,B60K,B60Q,H01H

Claim Text:
1. An illumination display switching device comprising: a board; a push button-type switch mounted on the board; a light source mounted on the board; and a switch knob that is supported to a frame member to be slidable in an operation direction of the push button-type switch, wherein the switch knob includes a display design part that is molded with a light-transmitting resin, a non-display design part except for the display design part that is molded with an opaque resin and a light guide member that is integrally molded with the light-transmitting resin of the display design part, wherein the display design part is illuminated from a backside by emission light of the light source through the light guide member, the light guide member includes a base part and an arm part, wherein the base part is integrally molded with the display design part and the arm part extends from the base part and is connected to a switch part of the push button-type switch, the arm part includes a cut surface configured to reflect the emission light from the light source toward the display design part in a converging manner, the switch part of the push button-type switch includes a recess, and the light guide member includes an engaging claw that extends into the recess.