Patent ID: 6521848
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: B60K,H01H

Abstract:
An operation switch unit for a vehicle comprising:an operation knob rotatable around a first rotation shaft center; a first cam which rotates around the first rotation shaft center, and rotates in accordance with a rotation amount of the operation knob to operate an operated member; a pinion which rotates around the first rotation shaft center and rotates in accordance with the rotation amount of the operation knob; a cable operation member which reciprocally swings around a second rotation shaft center which is disposed at a position different from the first rotation shaft center; and a sector gear which is provided at the cable operation member and meshes with the pinion, wherein when the cable operation member is rotated around the second rotation shaft center, a circle drawn by a portion of the cable operation member most away from the second shaft center is supposed to be a virtual circle, and the first cam is disposed within the virtual circle.