Switch device capable of maintaining stable knob operability over long term

Abstract

A switch device having an excellent external view, capable of maintaining stable operability of a finger grip portion over a long period of time by reducing a gap dimension between a panel and the finger grip portion (knob) of the switch device. The having a panel which has a concave portion provided with a pair of mutually-opposed inclined walls, the tip end sides of which are inclined so as to spread toward the outside, and a finger grip portion of the switch unit arranged within the concave portion, wherein the finger grip portion is constructed of an enclosure consisting of a top surface wall and side walls, wherein a pair of mutually-opposed side walls are inclined such that the distance therebetween becomes narrower toward the opening of the enclosure, and wherein the side walls run in parallel with the inclined wall of the panel.

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