Patent ID: 7262375

Claim:
A switch control device for use in vehicle, the control device has a control unit for reading an operation state of each of switches for opening/closing each of windows of the vehicle and an operating state of each of switches for tilting each of side mirrors of the vehicle and controlling each of drives for opening/closing windows and each of drives for tilting the side mirrors in accordance with the read operation state of each of the switches, wherein the switch control device comprises a switch panel provided with a multifunction switch having a square operating surface to be pushed down as a whole and tilted toward one of multiple directions for turning ON and OFF each of switch contacts disposed one at each of four corners, a window opening/closing switch and a power side mirror selecting switch for selecting one of left and right side mirrors, wherein, when the multifunction switch is not operated for more than a specified period of time, a control mode is automatically changed to a window opening/closing control mode and the control mode is turned from the window opening/closing control mode to a side mirror drive control mode by operating the power side mirror selecting switch.