Patent ID: 9694789
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B60Q,B60R,B60S,H01H

Claim:
1. A switching device comprising: an operation lever capable of being turned in a first direction and in a second direction opposite to the first direction with respect to a neutral position; a first switch to detect that the operation lever is moved to a first operation position disposed in the first direction with respect to the neutral position; a second switch to detect that the operation lever is moved to a second operation position symmetric to the first operation position with respect to the neutral position; a control unit to control a multistage function having a plurality of operating states and provided in a vehicle such that the operating states are switched in a stepwise manner, a switch unit in which the first switch and the second switch are mounted; and a connection unit connecting the switch unit and the operation lever in a detachable manner, wherein the control unit switches up an operating state of the multistage function in a stepwise manner based on a condition detected by the first switch and switches down the operating state of the multistage function in a stepwise manner based on a condition detected by the second switch.