Patent ID: 7605334

Claim:
A rotary switch device comprising: first and second switch mechanisms each formed from a movable contact point that pivots in response to pivoting of a pivoting shaft and a fixed contact point that comes into contact with the movable contact point at a set pivot position of the pivoting shaft, wherein the first switch mechanism is formed from the movable contact point disposed opposite one face of a single rotor coaxially connected to the pivoting shaft so that the single rotor cannot rotate relative to the pivoting shaft, the first switch mechanism being floatingly supported on the rotor by a first spring disposed directly between and contacting the first switch mechanism and the rotor, and the fixed contact point provided on an inner face, corresponding to said one face of the rotor, of one of a pair of case halves joined to each other while sandwiching the rotor from opposite sides so as to form a switch case housing the rotor, and wherein the second switch mechanism is formed from the movable contact point disposed opposite the other face of the rotor, the second switch mechanism being floatingly supported on the rotor by a second spring disposed directly between and contacting the second switch mechanism and the rotor, and the fixed contact point provided on an inner face of the other case half facing the other face of the rotor.