Patent ID: 8410379

Claim:
An electric operating device of a vehicle seat having a seat back and a seat cushion, comprising: an operation member configured to activate a plurality of electric functions and being provided at the vehicle seat such that a seated person seated on the vehicle seat can operate the operation member, the operation member being configured to pivot about an axis and slide in diametrical directions, and the operation member being configured to allow a pushing operation in a direction of a center axis of the axis for pivoting the operation member, the operation member including: an electric function mode switching structure configured to pivot about the axis to switch between a plurality of pivoting positions, wherein when the electric function mode switching structure is pivoted to one of the plurality of pivoting positions, one of the plurality of electric functions is selected for activation; an operation control structure configured to slide in diametrical directions to switch between a plurality of slide positions, wherein when the operation control structure is slid to one of the plurality of slide positions, the selected electric function is activated; and an electric function category switching structure configured to mutually switch between a first electric function group and a second electric function group other than the first electric function group, the first electric function group including an electric function related to a position adjusting function that is configured to allow a component of the vehicle seat to move, the electric function category switching structure being provided with a return mechanism configured to return the operation member to an initial position before an actuation of the pushing operation.