Lever operated plural switch assembly

A combination switching arrangement for use in a motor vehicle and the like and comprising:

• a support frame;
• a lever support member pivotally mounted to said support frame;
• a control level member pivotally mounted to said lever support member;
• said control level member having a control shaft extending axially therethrough and said control shaft being rotatable about the longitudinal axis of said control level member;
• said control shaft carrying a first actuating member;
• said control level member carrying a second actuating member and being pivotally movable relative to said lever support member about a second axis;
• said lever support member carrying a third actuating member and being pivotally movable relative to said support frame about a first axis;
• a switching unit mounted on said support frame and having a switch base having at a first surface thereof said control lever member, said control shaft and said first, second and third actuating members and carrying on said first surface a plurality of switching elements to be selectively opened and closed by operation of said first, second and third actuating members;
• first, second and third actuating pieces mounted on said first surface of said switch base and operable by said first, second and third actuating members, respectively, to open and close respective of said switching elements;
• an additional switching element mounted on a second surface of said switch base, opposite to said first surface thereof;
• a fourth actuating piece having a bridging contact mounted thereon and disposed on said second surface of said switch base;
• and
• said fourth actuating piece and one of said first, second and third actuating pieces having portions mechanically coupled through an aperture formed in said switch base, such that motion of said one actuating piece in use is transmitted to said fourth actuating piece to selectively open or close said additional switching element.