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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2021
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho, Aichi, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Masahiro Kato, Aichi, JP;
Nobuyuki Ishigure, Aichi, JP;
Yuki Sato, Aichi, JP;
Tadashi Usuya, 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;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A switch device includes a switch body, which is attached to and rotated integrally with an irregularly-shaped steering unit, and a lever unit, which is held pivotally about a switch body. The lever unit includes a lever shaft including a base, which extends in a direction intersecting the steering shaft, and an arm, which is formed integrally with the base and extends in a direction that differs from the direction in which the base extends. The lever unit also includes a lever head at the distal end of the lever shaft, and the lever head extends from the lever shaft in the width direction, which intersects an axial direction.