Patent ID: 9050892
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: B60H,B60K,H01H

Abstract:
1. A dial operation device for a vehicle, comprising: a plurality of dial devices each having a dial knob that turns and a dial element outputting a signal corresponding to a turned position of the dial knob; a plurality of individual plate-shaped circuit boards for the respective dial devices, on which the corresponding dial devices are mounted; wiring members directly connecting the plurality of circuit boards with each other; and a board supporting body having a panel provided with a plurality of through-holes in which the corresponding dial knobs of the respective dial devices are inserted, and supporting the respective plurality of circuit boards individually in a state where the respective dial knobs protrude toward a front of the panel through the corresponding through-holes in the panel, wherein the board supporting body supports the respective circuit boards in such a manner that one of at least two circuit boards among the plurality of circuit boards is positioned out of a plane in which other ones among the plurality of circuit boards lie, the board supporting body having a rear cover including a plurality of bosses having supporting surfaces supporting the plurality of circuit boards respectively, the supporting surfaces of the bosses being disposed at different positions along a direction parallel to turning axes of the respective dial devices.