Patent ID: 8143820

Claim:
A motor control device operable to rotate a motor based on an actuated direction of an operation knob of an operation switch in a direction corresponding to the actuated direction, the motor control device comprising: a plurality of direction selector switches provided so as to correspond to respective actuated directions of the operation knob; and a plurality of open/close elements provided between the plurality of direction selector switches and a power supply, wherein each of the open/close elements is turned on when a control current is supplied thereto, wherein when the operation knob is actuated, the direction selector switch corresponding to the actuated direction is turned on, a control current is supplied from the power supply to a predetermined one of the open/close elements connected to the relevant switch, and the predetermined open/close element is turned on, wherein a drive current that flows from the power supply into the motor through a current carrying path of the open/close element is controlled according to a ON/OFF status of each of the open/close elements, and wherein when the operation knob is actuated in a plurality of directions, if not all of the directions are actuated, the direction selector switches corresponding to the respective actuated directions are turned on, and a drive current is supplied to the motor in a predetermined direction, or the supply of the drive current is stopped.