Patent ID: 8541701

Claim:
A switch comprising a tilt detecting section for electrically detecting a tilting operation of a control rod supported by a casing, the switch further comprising: a depression detecting section for electrically detecting a depressing operation of the control rod in a direction along a rod axis of the control rod, and a rotation detecting section for electrically detecting a rotational operation of the control rod, wherein the casing has a structure having, layered and connected to each other, an upper case provided to an upper side and a lower case provided to a bottom side, wherein the casing accommodates therein an operative member tiltable in association with a tilting movement of the control rod and a rotor rotatable in association with a rotational movement of the control rod, wherein said rotor forms a cylindrical central portion and a flange portion projecting from the lower end of the cylindrical central portion, wherein the upper case includes an intermediate wall portion perpendicular to the rod axis of the control rod resting in a neutral position, the intermediate wall portion being formed in a position overlapped with an upper side of the flange portion of the rotor, the intermediate wall portion being provided with an aperture through which the cylindrical central portion is inserted, the tilt detecting section being provided adjacent an upper surface of the intermediate wall portion and positioned lower than an upper end of the cylindrical central portion, in a position surrounding the cylindrical central portion, the tilt detecting section being configured to detect a tilting movement of the control rod based on a tilting movement of the operative member, and wherein the lower case includes a bottom wall portion parallel to the intermediate wall portion, the depression detecting section being provided in a central position of an upper surface side of the bottom wall portion and below the cylindrical central portion of the rotor, the tilt detecting section being provided in a position surrounding the depression detecting section, the rotation detecting section being provided along the rod axis in the neutral position.