Patent ID: 6576854
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: E05B,H01H

Abstract:
A waterproof switch comprising:a base mounted to a panel constituting a door of a vehicle body and provided with a seal surface and an inner surface having at least one terminal; a push rod having a head portion and at least one contact portion, said head portion being movable between a first position where there is contact between the at least one contact portion and the at least one terminal and a second position where there is no contact between the at least one contact portion and the at least one terminal; a seal member provided with a head cover portion covering said head portion of said push rod, a panel seal portion opposing to said panel around the hole of said panel, and a base seal portion disposed in said panel seal portion with an interval and opposing to a seal surface of said base around said push rod; a case provided with a mounting and engaging portion mounted to said base in such a manner as to freely engage with and disengage from said base, and a seal assist portion interposed between said panel seal portion and said base seal portion in said seal member, pressing said base seal portion to said seal surface of said base in a mounting state of said mounting and engaging portion and closely attaching said panel seal portion to said panel at a time of supporting said panel seal portion so as to mount said base to a side of the panel; and means for biasing the push rod.