Patent ID: 8530767

Claim:
A multi-directional switch device comprising: an operation body, which moves to be inclined in multiple directions; a housing, which holds the operation body; a plurality of actuators, which are operated to be pressed by an inclination operation of the operation body so as to be moved; and a plurality of switch elements, which perform switching operations by the movements of the actuators, wherein the plurality of actuators includes a first actuator, a second actuator, a third actuator, and a fourth actuator, the plurality of switch elements includes a first switch element, a second switch element, and a third switch element, in a plan view of the operation body, a first inclination direction passing through the vicinity of an inclination center of the operation body, a second inclination direction intersecting the first inclination direction through the vicinity of the inclination center, a third inclination direction which is the opposite direction to the first inclination direction, and a fourth inclination direction which is the opposite direction to the second inclination direction are provided, in the operation body, a first position in the first inclination direction, a second position in the second inclination direction, a third position in the third inclination direction, and a fourth position in the fourth inclination direction are provided, the first actuator is disposed to oppose the first position and causes the first switching element to perform the switching operation as the operation body is inclined in the first inclination direction, the second actuator is disposed to oppose the second position and causes the second switching element to perform the switching operation as the operation body is inclined in the second inclination direction, and the third actuator is disposed to oppose the third position and causes the third switching element to perform the switching operation as the operation body is inclined in the third inclination direction, and the fourth actuator causes the first switching element to perform the switching operation as the operation body is inclined in the fourth inclination direction, such that the plurality of actuators are disposed at the positions where any of the plurality of switch elements performs the switching operation even though the operation body is operated to be inclined in any direction.