Patent ID: 8367949

Claim:
An electric operating device of a vehicle seat having a seat back and a seat cushion, comprising: an operation member configured to activate a plurality of electric functions and being provided at the vehicle seat such that a seated person seated on the vehicle seat can operate the operation member, the operation member being configured to pivot about an axis and slide in diametrical directions, the operation member including: an electric function mode switching structure configured to pivot about the axis to switch between a plurality of pivoting positions; and an activation control structure configured to slide in diametrical directions to switch between a plurality of slide positions, wherein the electric function mode switching structure includes a rotating member having a base seat portion and a fitting portion projecting from an upper surface of the base seat portion in a direction toward a fitting groove of the operation member n groove such that the electric function mode switching structure is pivotable about the axis to switch between the plurality of pivoting positions, wherein when the electric function mode switching structure is pivoted to one of the plurality of pivoting positions, one of the plurality of electric functions is selected for activation, and wherein when the activation control structure is slid to one of the plurality of slide positions, the selected electric function is activated.