Patent ID: 8779310

Claim:
A switching device comprising: a switching element configured to be moved from a first position into a second position; a drive unit configured to produce a rotary movement; and a flexible shaft configured to transmit the rotary movement to the switching element, wherein the flexible shaft has a first length and is mounted so as to enable rotary movement and includes a rotatable input section on an input-drive side, and a rotatable output section on an output-drive side, the input section being connected to the drive unit, wherein, during movement of the flexible shaft between the first position and the second position of the switching element, a first rotary angle is produced at the output section which is smaller than a second rotary angle at the input section at the same time, such that a first rotary angle shift is producible, wherein, during movement of the flexible shaft when the first position is reached, a third rotary angle is produced at the output section, the third rotary angle being smaller than the second rotary angle at the input section at the same time, such that a second rotary angle shift which is greater than the first rotary angle shift is producible, wherein the switching device comprises a switching position detection element and a mechanical first intermediate gear, wherein the input section is connected to the switching position detection element via the mechanical first intermediate gear, and wherein the first intermediate gear includes a control means with a first region, which corresponds to the first position of the switching element and which is coupled to the switching position detection element such that the first rotary angle shift and the second rotary angle shift in a predefinable electrical switching state of the switching device result in an identical indication of the switching position detection element.