Patent ID: 7572992

Claim:
A lever switch comprising: a hollow non-rotary lever a base end side of which is supported by a switch body mounted to a steering column side, a first rotary lever arranged in an outer periphery of the non-rotary lever; a second rotary lever arranged along an inner periphery of the non-rotary lever; a base mounted in a tip end side of the non-rotary lever; and a rotary knob supported by a tip end side of the second rotary lever and rotating integrally with the second rotary lever, wherein a through bore is formed in the base for penetrating in a lever rotational axis direction between the rotary knob and the first rotary lever, further comprising: a pair of contact bodies provided in the through bore to be respectively arranged exposed to both ends of the through bore; a resilient element sandwiched between the pair of the contact bodies; an detent configuration section provided in a rotational direction in the rotary knob to be exposed to one end of the through bore and resiliently contact one of the pair of the contact bodies; and a contact edge section provided along a rotational direction in the first rotary lever to be exposed to the other end of the through bore and resiliently contact the other of the pair of the contact bodies.