Patent ID: 6917003

Claim:
A vehicle switch comprising: a substantially cylindrical housing having first and second end portions; an operating body mounted in said housing for reciprocable movement along a direction between said first and second end portions; a cap covering said operating body and said first end portion of said housing; electrical lead wires; an electrical switching-element provided in said housing and arranged to electrically connect and disconnect said electrical lead wires upon movement of said operating body along said direction; and a cover arranged to cover said electrical switching-element, connection points of said lead wires, and said second end portion of said housing; wherein said housing, said cap, and said cover together define an enclosed space; wherein said electrical lead wires extend from inside to outside of said enclosed space; and wherein said cover has a plurality of thin corrugated sections that expand outwardly to accommodate displaced air when said cap is depressed upon application of an external pressing force to said operating body to cause said operating body to move in said direction toward said second end portion and that return to an unexpanded state when said operating body moves in said direction toward said first end portion.