Patent ID: 7687730
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A switch unit for operating devices mounted on an automotive vehicle, comprising: an ornamental member having a base portion and an extending portion standing up from the base portion, a front surface of the extending portion being exposed to a front surface of the switch unit; and a neighboring member positioned close to the extending portion, forming a gap therebetween, a front surface of the neighboring member being substantially flush with the front surface of the extending portion, wherein: a front surface of the base portion and the front surface of the extending portion are covered with an ornamental light-reflecting layer; and the front surface of the base portion is sloped with respect to a surface perpendicular to an extending direction of the extending portion, so that light reaches the front surface of the base portion through the gap between the extending portion and the neighboring member and is reflected on the front surface of the base portion toward an inclined direction with respect to the extending direction of the extending portion.