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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2004
Atsuo Takahashi, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Atsuo Takahashi, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A turn signal switch device capable of being miniaturized and of improving a degree of freedom of design is provided. First and second shaftsandare formed in a housing. A first leveris provided in the first shaftto be rotatable and to proceed to and recede from the rotation orbit of a canceling protrusion. A second leveris rotatably provided in the second shaft. The first leverand the second leverare rotatably connected to each other. Furthermore, a second elastic memberis provided in the housingtogether with a first elastic member. When an operating leveris in a neutral position, the first leveris maintained in the rotation neutral position by the first elastic memberand the second leveris maintained in the rotation neutral position by the second elastic member