Patent ID: 7279648
Filing Date: 2007-10-09
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
1. An automotive combination switch comprising: a housing having an opening through which a steering shaft passes, the housing being fixed to a stator of a car body; a switch box configured to be received within the housing; a stork switch having a manipulating rod extending from the switch box; a plurality of snaps protruding from an exterior portion of the switch box, each snap having a claw portion-configured to snap-fit into locking holes formed in walls of the housing; an elastic plate disposed in the housing; and wherein when the switch box is snap-fitted into the housing, a front portion of the switch box contacts the elastic plate and is urged against the elastic plate to provide a biasing force against the switch box in a direction opposite to a direction of insertion so that each claw portion is urged against a periphery of each locking hole to releasably retain the switch box in the housing.