Patent ID: 8826772

Claim:
An operational rod coupling arrangement comprising: a motion member constituting a portion of a motion mechanism; an operational rod having a coupling hole at an end thereof to be pivotally coupled with the motion member for transmitting an operational force thereto; and a connecting member configured to clamp the end of the operational rod in cooperation with a portion of the motion member; wherein one of the motion member and the connecting member includes a shaft portion and the other one of the motion member and the connecting member includes a bearing portion in which the shaft portion can be inserted; the shaft portion being configured to extend through the coupling hole of the operational rod by being inserted into the bearing portion in an inserting direction in which the shaft portion extends through the coupling hole; an engaging portion and an engaged portion for preventing withdrawal of the shaft portion from the bearing portion are provided at different positions than the shaft portion and the bearing portion in the connecting member and the motion member, respectively; and the engaging portion being configured to engage the engaged portion in an engaging direction, the engaging direction being the same direction as the inserting direction.