Patent ID: 8079282

Claim:
A switch device for a transmission, comprising: a main inhibitor switch which is connected to a shift cable moving in accordance with a select position of a shift lever operated by a driver, and which detects the select position of the shift lever in accordance with a movement of the shift cable; and a sub-inhibitor switch which is connected to the shift cable via a main lever and a rod, and which detects the select position of the shift lever in accordance with the movement of the shift cable, wherein the main inhibitor switch comprises the main lever having a first rotating shaft fixed to a site near a center in a longitudinal direction of the main lever, and a main switch portion connected to the first rotating shaft, and detecting the select position of the shift lever based on a rotating position of the first rotating shaft rotating according to a rotation of the main lever, and the sub-inhibitor switch comprises, a sub-lever fixed to a second rotating shaft provided at one end of the sub-lever, and a sub-switch portion connected to the second rotating shaft, and detecting the select position of the shift lever based on a rotating position of the second rotating shaft rotating according to a rotation of the sub-lever, the shift cable is connected to one end of the main lever, one end of a rod is connected to an opposite end of the main lever, with the first rotating shaft being interposed between the one end and the opposite end of the main lever, and an opposite end of the sub-lever is connected to an opposite end of the rod, the main lever rotates together with the first rotating shaft as the shift cable moves, and the select position is detected by the main switch portion in accordance with the rotating position of the first rotating shaft, the sub-lever rotates in an interlocked relationship with the rod moved by the rotation of the main lever, the second rotating shaft rotates in a direction identical with a direction of the first rotating shaft according to the rotation of the sub-lever, and the select position is detected by the sub-switch portion in accordance with the rotating position of the second rotating shaft.