Toggle switch for a plurality of switching positions

A toggle switch for a plurality of switching positions, comprising a housing (1), a toggle lever (2), which is supported on said housing and has a pivot axis (4), a switching cylinder (30), which is supported on said housing and has a rotary axis, and a detent mechanism (42) for catching said toggle lever in at least one switching position, wherein said pivot axis of said toggle lever is located in the region of the housing top side and differs from said rotary axis of said switching cylinder, wherein a first gear segment (37) is connected to said toggle lever and a second gear segment (34) is connected to said switching cylinder, wherein said toggle lever and said switching cylinder are in engagement with each other via said first and second gear segments, and wherein said toggle switch has fastening elements (32, 31;

• 39) for fastening said toggle switch to a control panel wherein light-emitting elements (27) are arranged inside said housing and used to emit a light signal for indicating the switching position or other information, wherein at least one element (3, 4) of said toggle switch, being visible to the operator of said toggle switch when said toggle switch is attached to said control panel, is transparent, so that said light signal is emitted outwardly through said transparent element (3, 4), wherein said transparent element is a bearing (3) in which said pivot axis (4) of said toggle lever (2) is mounted.