Patent ID: 6158802
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: B60Q,B60R

Abstract:
A switch mounting structure in a vehicle, comprising a switch mounting bracket, a roof lining extending along a lower surface of a roof panel of the vehicle, said mounting bracket being fixed to said roof lining such that said switch mounting bracket is accommodated in a space defined between said roof panel and said roof lining, and a switch inserted through an opening defined in said roof lining and supported on said switch mounting bracket;said switch mounting bracket comprising a bottom plate, a pair of legs extending in the same direction from opposite ends of said bottom plate, and a pair of flanges which are formed by folding tip ends of said pair of legs substantially parallel to said bottom plate, and which are fixed to an upper surface of said roof lining;said legs being resiliently deformable toward and away from each other; andsaid switch being fixed to said pair of flanges.