Patent ID: 8003903

Claim:
A side stand switch which is configured to detect a rotational position of a side stand which is rotatably mounted on a lower portion of a vehicle, comprising: a base which is fixed to the vehicle, a rotary which is engaged with the side stand, a movable contact and a fixed contact that are housed between the base and the rotary, wherein the movable contact has three contacts which are arranged circularly on a single circle, wherein the fixed contact is formed of a plurality of contacts which are arranged on a plurality of rows of concentric circles about a center of rotation of the movable contact, wherein the fixed contact includes a circular inner contact and arc-shaped outer contacts which are arranged concentrically with respect to the inner contact, wherein one of the three contacts of the movable contact maintains contact with the outer contacts of the fixed contact, and the remaining two contacts of the movable contact maintain contact with the inner contact of the fixed contact, and wherein a center of the arrangement of the plurality of contacts of the movable contact is offset from the center of rotation of the movable contact.