Patent ID: 7663477

Claim:
A turn signal control device for a vehicle, comprising: a flasher unit for repeatedly performing connection and disconnection in response to input of a setting signal, and maintaining a disconnected state in response to input of a cancel signal; a left-turn indicating means and a right-turn indicating means which are activated by electricity supply thereto to indicate a left-turned state and a right-turned state, respectively; a turn signal switch means including: a switch operating element swingable between a neutral position, and a left-turn indicating position and a right-turn indicating position which are provided on opposite sides of the neutral position; a winker switch for connecting the left-turn indicating means or the right-turn indicating means to the flasher unit in response to swing of the switch operating element from the neutral position to the left-turn or right-turn indicating position; and a set switch for changing switching modes in response to the swing of the switch operating means from the neutral position to the left-turn or right-turn indicating position; and a control unit which inputs the cancel signal to the flasher unit in response to establishment of a predetermined automatic canceling condition, and which inputs the setting signal to the flasher unit in response to change of the switching modes of the set switch corresponding to the swing of the switch operating element, wherein the switch operating element is carried on a pivot shaft mounted in a fixed switch case so that the switch operating element can be returned and pushed-in between a returned position and a pushed-in position, the switch operating element being swingable at the returned position between the neutral position and the left-turn indicating position and the right-turn indicating position, the switch operating element being pushed-in to the pushed-in position by push-in operation at the returned position; wherein a resiliently urging means is mounted between the switch case and the switch operating element so as to resiliently urge the switch operating element toward the neutral position and the returned position; and wherein the winker switch is operatively connected to the switch operating element so as to break the connection of the left-turn indicating means or the right-turn indicating means to the flasher unit in response to push-in of the switch operating element to the pushed-in position.