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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2002
Norio Uchiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiaki Yokoyama, Tokyo, JP;
Niles Parts Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A lever switch for a vehicle which is easy to assemble is disclosed, which includes a control lever having switches at the end, a swing block rotatably retaining the control lever, and a casing rotatably retaining the swing block together with the control lever, for allowing the control lever to be rotatably retained in two intersecting planes, a rotating shaft is formed on the lower end face of the swing block , the rotating shaft is fitted in a shaft hole formed in a support surface A of the casing to retain the swing block rotatably, a recessed portion communicating with the control lever is formed in the outer peripheral face of the rotating shaft through the lower end face supporting the rotating shaft. Wire leads jutting from the switches are led to the lower part of the casing through the recessed portion , thus facilitating assembly as compared with a structure of wiring through a through-hole at the center of the rotating shaft.