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Title:
SWITCH AND WELDING METHOD THEREOF
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2010203609
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To automatically perform alignment at assembling.

A switch comprises: a switch housing 3 in which a terminal block 11 and a cover 13 are welded and which has a fixed connecting point 15 therein; a moving block 5 which is movable with respect to the switch housing 3 and has a boss 29 for fitting a manual shaft of an automatic change gear therewith and a movable connecting point 35 which corresponds to the fixed connecting point 15; and elastic seal rings 7, 9 which are interposed between internal and external peripheral faces of the terminal block 11, the cover 13 and the boss 29. The switch is also characterized in that: the cover 13 is formed of a laser-permeable material, the terminal block 11 is formed of a laser-unpermeable material, and thermal welding parts 17 which are formed by a laser beam at the external peripheral side are circularly formed at the terminal block 11 and the cover 13 which are automatically aligned with respect to the moving block 5 by elastic forces of the seal rings 7, 9, thus connecting the terminal block and the cover, and fixing the alignment.


Inventors:
MATSUHASHI HISASHI
HILDEBRAND ATSUKO
BORMES ANTHONY
AMIMOTO KENJI
Application Number:
JP2009293461A
Publication Date:
September 16, 2010
Filing Date:
December 24, 2009
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
NILES AMERICA WINTECH INC
NILES CO LTD
International Classes:
F16H59/08; B23K26/00; F16B11/00; H01H11/00; H01H21/04; B23K26/32
Domestic Patent References:
JPH09306292A1997-11-28
JPH08115640A1996-05-07
JPH09510930A1997-11-04
JP2000323307A2000-11-24
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yuichi Sudo