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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2021
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho, Aichi, JP;
Nobuyuki Ishigure, Aichi, JP;
Yuki Sato, Aichi, JP;
Tadashi Usuya, Aichi, JP;
Akio Nishiyama, Aichi, JP;
Masahiro Kato, Aichi, JP;
Takayuki Aoki, Toyota, JP;
Shinji Matsubara, Toyota, JP;
Toshihiko Kosugi, Toyota, JP;
Ryusuke Ohta, Toyota, JP;
Shinji Hara, Aichi, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A switch device includes a switch body, which is arranged at the back side of a steering unit, and a lever unit, which is attached to the switch body to allow for switching by a pivotal operation about a first axis, which extends in the axial direction of a steering shaft. The lever unit includes a lever shaft, which extends in a direction intersecting the first axis of the pivotal operation, a lever head, which is arranged at the distal end of the lever shaft and has a larger dimension than the diameter of the lever shaft, and a push operation unit, which allows for switching by a push operation. The push operation unit is arranged so that the operation direction of the push operation is directed toward the first axis.