Patent ID: 11878731
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A lever-type switch device including multiple switching functionalities for operating multiple vehicle on-board devices, the switch device comprising:
a switch body arranged on an irregularly-shaped steering unit, wherein the irregularly-shaped steering unit is rotated to steer a vehicle, and the switch body is attached to and rotated integrally with the irregularly-shaped steering unit; and
a lever unit held pivotally about the switch body, wherein
the lever unit includes
a lever shaft including a base that extends in a direction intersecting a rotary shaft of the irregularly-shaped steering unit and an arm that is formed integrally with the base and extends in a direction differing from the direction in which the base extends, and
a lever head arranged on a distal end of the lever shaft, wherein the lever head has a dimension that is larger than a diameter of the arm.