Switch device
AssigneeToyo Denso Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasahito Kobayashi, Naoto Ootsuka
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Abstract
In a switch device, an operating knob is capable of being pushed so as to swing around a first axis from a non-operated position to a predetermined push operation position with respect to a switch case and is capable of being toggled so as to swing around a second axis that is orthogonal to the first axis from the non-operated position to a predetermined toggle operation position. A first engagement portion where the operating knob engages with a push switch is disposed on the second axis, and a second engagement portion where the operating knob engages with a toggle switch is disposed at a position closer to the first axis in a direction along the second axis than the first engagement portion where the operating knob engages with the push switch.
Claims8
A switch device comprising a switch case, an operating knob that is swingably mounted on the switch case, and urging devices that can urge and retain the operating knob at a predetermined non-operated position when the operating knob is not operated,
- the operating knob being capable of being pushed so as to swing around a first axis from the non-operated position to a predetermined push operation position with respect to the switch case and being capable of being toggled so as to swing around a second axis that is orthogonal to the first axis from the non-operated position to a predetermined toggle operation position,
- the switch case being provided with a push switch, as one of said urging devices, that engages with the operating knob and is switched ON or OFF when the operating knob attains the push operation position, and a toggle switch, as another of said urging devices, that engages with the operating knob and is switched ON or OFF when the operating knob attains the toggle operation position,
- a first engagement portion where the operating knob engages with the push switch being disposed on the second axis, and
- a second engagement portion where the operating knob engages with the toggle switch being disposed at a position closer to the first axis in a direction along the second axis than the first engagement portion where the operating knob engages with the push switch,
- wherein a main shaft part extending on the second axis is provided on one of opposite side parts of the operating knob.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.