Patent ID: 6635831
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: B60R,G05G,H01H

Abstract:
An operating device comprising:a switch portion having a rotation shaft; a rotating operation portion comprising an engagement portion with which the rotation shaft is engaged; and a stage difference portion formed on at least one of the rotation shaft and the engagement portion for regulating a movement of the engagement portion with respect to the rotation shaft in an axial direction of the rotation shaft so as to form a space within the engagement portion at a tip side of the rotation shaft when the rotation shaft is engaged with the engagement portion, wherein the stage difference portion is formed on an outer surface of the rotation shaft, has a predetermined width in the axial direction and projects outwardly from the outer surface by a predetermined amount in a radial direction of the rotation shaft, and wherein the engagement portion is scraped by a tip of the stage difference portion when the rotation shaft having the stage difference portion is forced to be inserted deeper into the engagement portion by an impulsive force of a predetermined load, which is added onto the rotating operation portion in a direction toward the switch portion along the rotation shaft.