Patent ID: 6943305

Claim:
A switch device, comprising: a base member having a bottom wall; an operation member, which is provided on the base member, and which conducts a rotating operation in a first direction and a second direction opposed to the first direction, a pushing operation in a third direction, and a tilting operation in forward and backward directions; an urging member, which urges the operation member constantly so that the operation member is restored to a reference position; a first and a second switches, which are operated by the rotating operation of the operation member in the first and second directions; a third switch, which is operated by the pushing operation of the operation member; and a fourth and a fifth switches, which are operated by the tilting operation in the forward and backward direction of the operation member, wherein the first, second and third directions are parallel to the bottom wall surface of the base member; and wherein the forward and backward directions are substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall surface of the base member.