Patent ID: 6344621
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A switch mounting structure in which a plurality of switches are mounted, the switch mounting structure is used on a two-wheeled motor vehicle having a handlebar and a steering shaft, comprising:a handlebar cover covering said handlebar and having a plurality of notches and an opening defined within the handlebar cover, the handlebar and steering shaft passing through the notches; a connection device is provided on said handlebar cover and connected to said switches via bus bars embedded in said handlebar cover to provide connection of said switches to an external power source; at least one of said switches having a switch housing, a stationary contact provided on the switch housing, and a movable contact which is provided on the switch housing and can be placed in contact with said stationary contact, wherein a terminal of the one switch is connected to said stationary contact and is electrically connectable to a terminal of one of said bus bars rigidly mounted on the handlebar cover, wherein the terminal of the bus bar has an end exposed to the opening in the handlebar cover; and said switch housing has at least one locking claw extending from a side of the switch housing, and wherein when the switch housing is inserted into the opening defined in said handlebar cover, the switch housing is locked therein by the at least one locking claw and the terminal of said switch resiliently abuts the terminal of said bus bar, thereby completing the electrical connection of the switch to the bus bar.