Direction indication mechanism

A direction indication mechanism to be mounted on a vehicle, the direction indication mechanism comprising:

• a rotating member which is rotatable between a neutral position and a direction indication position in response to an operation by a user;
• a ratchet which is slidable between an entry position where the ratchet enters a rotating trajectory of a cancel cam mounted on a steering shaft of the vehicle and a retreat position where the ratchet retracts from the rotating trajectory interlocking with rotation of the rotating member;
• a first cam member which is provided on the rotating member and which includes a first cam surface including a portion that holds the ratchet at the retract position when the rotating member is at the neutral position;
• and
• a second cam member which is fixed so as not to be interlocked with the rotation of the rotating member and which includes a second cam surface including a portion that allows the ratchet to move to the entry position when the rotating member is rotated to the direction indication position,
• wherein an end portion of the first cam surface is adjacent to a part of the second cam surface regardless of a rotation position of the rotating member.