Handlebar switch for motorcycle
US9018551B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2009/068
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A handlebar switch for a motorcycle that achieves reduction in size of a switch case, while enhancing a degree of freedom in layout of a plurality operating and other types of switches. A handlebar switch includes: a switch case that includes case half bodies, joined together across a handlebar and a plurality of operating switches, such as a horn switch, protruding from the switch case; and a substrate disposed inside the switch case in a position substantially orthogonal to a direction of an axis of the handlebar, the substrate having a plurality of contacts for generating electric signals in a manner operatively associated with an operation of the operating switch. In the handlebar switch, each of the contacts is electrically connected by pressure applied in a direction substantially identical to the direction of the axis of the handlebar.
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