JP6249876B2 - Lever switch device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a lever switch device that is disposed near a steering wheel or the like of a driver's seat and is used for operation of a direction indicator, a light, a wiper, and the like. The present invention relates to a support structure for a flexible printed circuit board that transmits to the network.

  This type of stalk switch device is usually a pair of switches arranged on both the left and right sides of a housing fixed to a steering column or the like, and the operation lever of each stalk switch device is swung in an appropriate direction. By doing so, it is possible to perform beam switching of the headlamps and switching operations such as turn signals and wipers. For example, in the case of a stalk switch device that performs a turn signal operation by swinging the operation lever substantially vertically, the beam switching of the headlamp (low beam and high beam switching) can be performed by swinging the operation lever substantially forward and backward. Switching) operation and passing operation can be performed.

  The general configuration of such a stalk switch device will be described. A base portion of an operation lever is rotatably connected to a lever support (holder), and the operation lever has a predetermined operation surface with respect to the lever support. It can swing within the (first operation surface). The lever support is rotatably connected to the housing (first and second cases), which is a stator member, in another operation surface (second operation surface) substantially orthogonal to the first operation surface. The operation lever and the lever support body can swing integrally. That is, the rotation axis of the operation lever with respect to the lever support and the rotation axis of the operation lever and lever support with respect to the housing are substantially orthogonal, and the operation lever can be operated to swing in two directions substantially orthogonal. Yes. A circuit board extending substantially parallel to the second operation surface is fixed to the housing, and two sets of contact patterns are formed on the circuit board.

  The operation lever includes a rotation knob that can rotate around a rotation axis extending in the longitudinal direction, and a flexible printed circuit board that transmits an operation signal indicating the rotation position of the rotation knob to a substrate in the housing. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

US Pat. No. 6,756,550

By the way, an external force is applied to the flexible printed circuit board in the operation lever according to the tilting operation of the operation lever.
However, the flexible printed circuit board has low resistance to external force due to bending or the like, and is damaged when it is repeatedly bent by the tilting operation of the operation lever, and the conductive pattern in the flexible printed circuit board is disconnected.
Therefore, in order to satisfy the required resistance, an expensive flexible printed board having high resistance to bending must be used, and there is a problem that the price is increased.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and in a lever switch device in which an operation lever is supported in a swingable manner, it is disposed between an operation input means provided on the operation lever and a housing. Provided is a lever switch device capable of extending the life of a flexible printed circuit board with operation and reducing the cost.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and achieve the above-described object, a lever switch device according to the present invention includes an operation lever provided with an operation input means, and the operation lever centered on a first swing shaft. A lever support that is slidably supported, a housing that supports the lever support, and the operation input means that is disposed between the housing and transmits an operation signal from the operation input means into the housing. A flexible printed circuit board, a first support means for supporting the flexible printed circuit board at a position that swings integrally with the operating lever, and a position that does not swing integrally with the operating lever in the housing. A second supporting means for supporting the flexible printed circuit board; and a position supported by the first supporting means and a position supported by the second supporting means. Serial has a movable space where a movable portion of the flexible printed circuit board is moved in response to the swing of the operating lever, and a guide portion having a curved guide surface for guiding the movable portion in the movable space.

According to this configuration, by providing a movable space in which the movable portion of the flexible printed circuit board can move, the movable portion can be gently bent when the operation lever is swung, and the movable portion can have a large frictional force with other members. Can be avoided, and the life of the flexible printed circuit board can be extended.
Further, since the guide portion plays a role of regulating the bending posture of the movable portion, the movable portion can behave so as not to apply a large load.

Preferably, the operation lever of the lever switch device of the present invention forms an operation lever main body swingably supported by the lever support, and an accommodation space for accommodating the flexible printed circuit board together with the operation lever main body. And an operation lever cover that swings integrally with the operation lever body, and the flexible printed circuit board is sandwiched between the operation lever body and the operation lever cover to realize the first support means. .
According to this configuration, the flexible printed circuit board is supported at a position that swings integrally with the operation lever body and the operation lever cover. Therefore, it is possible to easily grasp the swing regulation of the flexible printed circuit board at the design stage.

Preferably, the guide curved surface of the lever switch device of the present invention is formed integrally with the operation lever cover.
According to this configuration, since the guide curved surface is integrally formed with the operation lever cover, the number of parts can be reduced and the assembly efficiency can be increased.

Preferably, the lever switch device according to the present invention includes a route cover provided with a substrate supported by the housing and to which the flexible printed circuit board is electrically connected, and the second support means includes the route cover. The flexible printed circuit board is supported, and the guide curved surface is formed integrally with the route cover.
According to this configuration, since the guide curved surface is integrally formed with the root cover, the number of parts can be reduced and the assembly efficiency can be increased.

  Preferably, the guide curved surface of the lever switch device according to the present invention is configured such that the flexible printed circuit board is located on the movable space side of the position where the flexible printed circuit board is supported by at least one of the first support means and the second support means. It has a radius of curvature equal to or greater than a predetermined minimum bending radius required for the substrate.

  According to this configuration, by providing a guide curved surface having a radius of curvature greater than or equal to the minimum curvature radius of the flexible printed circuit board, the bending of the movable part of the flexible printed circuit board can be greater than or equal to the minimum curvature radius and durability against repeated bending. Can be increased.

Preferably, the housing of the lever switch device according to the present invention is configured such that the operating lever is moved via the lever support around the second swing shaft perpendicular to the plane parallel to the first swing shaft. Supports swingable.
According to this configuration, the operation lever can be swung around the two axes of the first swing shaft and the second swing shaft.

  According to the present invention, in a lever switch device in which an operation lever is swingably supported, the life of a flexible printed circuit board which is disposed between an operation input means provided in the operation lever and the housing and is bent is extended. Therefore, it is possible to provide a lever switch device that can reduce the price.

It is a perspective view showing an example of the appearance of the lever switch device for vehicles concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the lever switch apparatus for vehicles shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged exploded perspective view for explaining the components that realize the rotation function among the components shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of the vehicle lever switch device with the operation lever body, lever support, cover, first case body, and second case body removed. FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of the vehicular lever switch device with the operation lever cover, the front cover, the first case body, and the second case body removed. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line DD of the vehicle lever switch device shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line EE of the vehicle lever switch device in a state where the operating lever is moved downward in the direction of arrow A shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line EE of the vehicle lever switch device in a state in which the operation lever 1 is moved upward in the arrow A shown in the drawing. FIG. 9 is an external perspective view of the vehicle lever switch device with the operation lever cover, the cover, the first case body, and the second case body removed.

Hereinafter, a vehicle lever switch device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of a vehicle lever switch device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the main components of the vehicle lever switch device shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged exploded perspective view for explaining components that realize the rotation function among the components shown in FIG. 2.

As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle lever switch device according to the present embodiment includes an operation lever 1, a lever support 2 that supports the operation lever 1 in a swingable manner, and the operation lever 1 via the lever support 2. And a housing 3 for swingably supporting. The housing 3 includes a first case body 31 and a second case body 32.
The vehicle lever switch device is used for an operation input for blinking the left and right blinkers by rotating the operation lever 1 in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 1 around a predetermined rotation axis provided in the housing 3. By rotating in the direction of arrow B in 1, it is used for high beam and passing operation input.

  Further, the vehicle lever switch device rotates the front light on / off by rotating the rotary knob 51 of the operation lever 1 in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 1 about the first rotation axis VA extending in the longitudinal direction. Used for input.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the operation lever 1 includes an operation lever body 1 </ b> A provided with an operation member 11 inserted into the accommodation chamber 21 of the lever support 2, and a length protruding to the outside of the lever support 2. An operation lever cover 1B that surrounds a part of the outer surface of the operation lever main body 1A in the scale portion is provided.
As shown in FIG. 2, electrical parts such as a rotary switch 49 for detecting the on / off operation of the front light are mounted on the long portion of the operation lever main body 1A surrounded by the operation lever cover 1B. These electrical components are connected to a substrate 6 in the housing 3 through a flexible printed circuit board 61 as will be described later.
When the rotary knob 51 is operated, the shaft of the rotary switch 49 rotates, and an operation signal is transmitted from the rotary switch 49 to the board 6 through the flexible printed board 61. Thus, by using the flexible printed circuit board 61, assembly efficiency and durability can be improved as compared with the case where cables such as lead wires are used.

  FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of the vehicle lever switch device in a state where the operation lever main body 1A, the lever support body 2, the front cover 29, the first case body 31, and the second case body 32 are removed. FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of the vehicle lever switch device with the operation lever cover 1B, the front cover 29, the first case body 31, and the second case body 32 removed. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line DD of the vehicle lever switch device shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a flexible printed circuit board 61 is disposed in a region sandwiched between the operation lever main body 1A and the operation lever cover 1B.
The operation lever main body 1A and the operation lever cover 1B are integrally swingable about the first swing shaft AX1 and the second swing shaft AX2 shown in FIGS.
On the other hand, the route cover 71 is fixed and does not move even when the operation lever 1 is swung.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the lever support 2 is provided with a storage chamber 21 for storing the distal end portion of the operating member 11, and inside the storage chamber 21, FIGS. 3 and 6 are provided. As shown in FIG. 2, bearing portions 2C and 2D that rotatably support the rotation shafts 11C and 11D of the operating member 11 are provided. The rotating shafts 11C and 11D are, for example, columnar protrusions formed on the outer surface of the operating member 11, and the bearing portions 2C and 2D have columnar inner walls that support the protrusions. When the distal end portion of the actuating member 11 is accommodated in the accommodating chamber 21 of the lever support 2, the rotation shafts 11 </ b> C and 11 </ b> D of the actuating member 11 are rotatably supported by the bearing portions 2 </ b> C and 2 </ b> D in the accommodating chamber 21. The When the rotation shafts 11C and 11D are supported by the bearing portions 2C and 2D, the operation lever 1 is swingable about the first swing shaft AX1. The first swing axis AX1 is a line passing through the centers of the bearing portions 2C and 2D and the rotation shafts 11C and 11D.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, a pair of rotating shafts 2 </ b> A and 2 </ b> B arranged on the same axis is provided on the upper and lower outer surfaces of the lever support 2. The rotating shaft 2A is supported by a bearing portion 32A provided in the second case body 32 of the housing 3, and the rotating shaft 2B is supported by a bearing portion 31B provided in the first case body 31 of the housing 3. . The rotating shafts 2A and 2B are, for example, columnar protrusions formed on the outer surface of the lever support 2, and the bearing portions 32A and 31B are holes having columnar inner walls that support the protrusions. When the pivot shafts 2A, 2B of the lever support 2 are supported by the bearing portions 32A, 31B of the housing 3, the lever support 2 is pivotable about the second swing axis AX2. The operation lever 1 is swingable about the second swing axis AX2 via the lever support 2. The second swing axis AX2 is a line passing through the centers of the bearing portions 32A and 31B and the rotation shafts 2A and 2B.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the housing 3 is a case that accommodates the lever support 2, and supports the pivot shafts 2 </ b> A and 2 </ b> B of the lever support 2 by the bearing portions 32 </ b> A and 31 </ b> B described above, thereby causing the second swing. The lever support 2 is rotatably supported around the axis AX2. In the present embodiment, the housing 3 is divided into two parts, a first case body 31 and a second case body 32. The first case body 31 and the second case body 32 are integrated using, for example, a snap fit. The housing 3 is attached to a housing holding member provided in a steering column of an automobile, for example.

  FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line EE of the vehicle lever switch device in a state where the operation lever 1 is moved downward (clockwise) in the direction of arrow A shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line EE of the vehicle lever switch device in a state where the operation lever 1 is moved upward (counterclockwise) in the arrow A shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a movable space 103 having a predetermined shape is formed between a route portion 89 provided at an end portion of the operation lever cover 1 </ b> B on the route cover 71 side and the route cover 71. By providing the movable space 103 in this way, even if the operation lever 1 swings about the first swing axis AX1 and the second swing axis AX2, the operation lever body 1A and the cover 1B can be used as the lever support 2. In addition, it is possible to prevent contact with the route cover 71.
The route portion 11X of the operating member 11 of the operation lever body 1A and the route portion 89 of the operation lever cover 1B constitute the first support means of the flexible printed circuit board 61, and the flexible printed circuit board 61 is sandwiched at the first support position 81, It is positioned.

  As shown in FIGS. 5, 7, and 8, the flexible printed circuit board 61 is positioned on the route cover 71 by a bolt 85 at the second support position 83 of the route cover 71.

The movable portion 61A located between the first support position 81 and the second support position 83 of the flexible printed circuit board 61 moves the operating lever 1 shown in FIG. The state shown in FIG. 7 and the state shown in FIG. 8 moved in the counterclockwise direction have different shapes. Thus, by providing the movable space 103 in which the movable portion 61A is movable, the operation lever 1 is provided. The movable portion 61A can be gently bent at the time of swinging, and the movable portion 61A can be prevented from rubbing against other members with a large frictional force, thereby extending the life of the flexible printed circuit board 61.

The route portion 89 of the operation lever cover 1B is provided with a guide curved surface 89A for guiding the flexible printed circuit board 61 so that the bending diameter in the movable space 103 is equal to or larger than a predetermined diameter.
A guide curved surface 71 </ b> A that guides the flexible printed circuit board 61 is provided on the movable space 103 side of the route cover 71 so that the bending diameter in the movable space 103 is not less than a predetermined diameter.

  As described above, the guide curved surface 89A and the guide curved surface 71A play a role of regulating the bending posture of the movable portion 61A, so that the movable portion 61A can behave so that a large load is not applied. Compared to the case where the substrate bends irregularly at an irregular position, the lifetime due to repeated bending can be greatly prolonged.

The guide curved surface 89 </ b> A and the guide curved surface 71 </ b> A have a radius of curvature equal to or greater than the minimum bending radius allowed for the flexible printed circuit board 61.
The minimum bending radius is determined based on information indicating the relationship between the bending radius of the flexible printed circuit board 61 provided by the manufacturer of the flexible printed circuit board 61 and the number of possible bending. Specifically, the information indicates the number of times that the flexible printed circuit board 61 can be bent when it is bent repeatedly at the bending radius of the flexible printed circuit board 61. The greater the bend radius, the greater the number of possible bends. In the present embodiment, a bending radius at which the number of possible bendings is 10 million times is used as the minimum bending radius. The minimum bending radius is, for example, 2 mm or more.

  As described above, by providing the guide curved surface 89A and the guide curved surface 71A having the curvature radius larger than the minimum curvature radius of the flexible printed circuit board 61, the bending of the movable portion 61A of the flexible printed circuit board 61 can be made larger than the minimum curvature radius. The durability against repeated bending can be increased.

The front cover 29 is formed with a guide curved surface 29A for guiding the movable portion 61A in the vicinity of the second support position 83 toward the guide curved surface 89A.
By providing such a guide curved surface 29A, the behavior of the movable portion 61A can be controlled more reliably.

  Further, since the guide curved surface 89A is integrally formed with the operation lever cover 1B and the guide curved surface 71A is integrally formed with the route cover 71 as in the present embodiment, the number of parts can be reduced and the assembly efficiency can be increased.

FIG. 9 is an external perspective view of the vehicle lever switch device with the operation lever cover 1B, the front cover 29, the first case body 31, and the second case body 32 removed.
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a hole 11 </ b> A is formed in the distal end portion of the operating member 11, and the presser 12 and the spring 13 are accommodated in the hole 11 </ b> A. The spring 13 biases the pressing element 12 so as to protrude to the outside of the hole 11A. In the present embodiment, the presser 12 is a pin-shaped member, and one end protrudes outside the hole 11A. The other end of the presser 12 penetrates the coiled spring 13. A hole 11B having a diameter smaller than that of the spring 13 is formed on the inner side of the hole 11A, and an end portion of the presser 12 penetrating the spring 13 is inserted into the hole 11B. The spring 13 is compressed by being sandwiched between a step formed at the boundary between the hole 11 </ b> A and the hole 11 </ b> B and a large diameter portion formed at an intermediate portion of the presser 12. As shown in FIG. 9, the tip of the pressing element 12 protruding from the hole 11 </ b> A of the operating member 11 is in elastic contact with a cam surface 31 </ b> C formed on the inner wall of the first case body 31 of the housing 3.

The first rotation detection switch 4 shown in FIG. 4 is a member that detects the rotation of the operation lever 1 with respect to the lever support 2 as a change in resistance value. For example, the first rotation detection switch 4 has a contact according to a sliding rotary encoder or rotational drive. This switch turns on and off.
When the shaft 7B of the first rotating member 7 rotates about the first swing axis AX1 in conjunction with the operation lever 1, the drive gear 7A rotates, and the driven gear 4F rotates in conjunction therewith, thereby detecting the first rotation. The switching operation of the switch 4 is performed.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 9, the second rotation detection switch 5 is a member that detects the rotation of the lever support 2 with respect to the housing 3 as a change in resistance value, and is the same as the first rotation detection switch 4. It has a configuration.
When the shaft 8B of the second rotating member 8 rotates about the second swing axis AX2 in conjunction with the operation lever 1, the driving gear 8A rotates, and the driven gear 5F rotates in conjunction with the rotation, thereby detecting the second rotation. The switching operation of the switch 5 is performed.

Hereinafter, an operation example of the vehicle lever switch device according to the present embodiment will be described.
When the operating lever 1 is moved in the clockwise direction of the arrow A shown in FIG. 1, the pressing element 12 comes into elastic contact with the upper curved surface of the cam surface 31C in FIG. 7, as shown in FIG.
At this time, as shown in FIG. 7, the movable member 61 </ b> A of the flexible printed circuit board 61 is bent (curved) and the second support position 83 is in contact with the guide curved surface 71 </ b> A. Here, since the guide curved surface 71A has a radius of curvature that is equal to or greater than the minimum radius of curvature of the flexible printed circuit board 61, the bending curvature of the movable portion 61A can be equal to or greater than the minimum radius of curvature.

Further, when the operation lever 1 is moved in the counterclockwise direction of the arrow A shown in FIG. 1, the pressing element 12 comes into elastic contact with the curved surface on the lower side in FIG.
At this time, as shown in FIG. 8, the first support position 81 side of the movable portion 61A of the flexible printed circuit board 61 comes into contact with the guide curved surface 89A. Here, since the guide curved surface 89A has a radius of curvature greater than or equal to the minimum radius of curvature of the releasable printed circuit board 61, the curvature of bending of the movable portion 61A can be greater than or equal to the minimum radius of curvature.

  According to the vehicle lever switch device having the above-described configuration, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the movable portion 61 </ b> A is provided by providing the movable space 103 in which the movable portion 61 </ b> A is movable like the flexible printed circuit board 61. The bending can be moderated, and the movable portion 61A can be prevented from rubbing against other members with a large frictional force, and the life of the flexible printed circuit board 61 can be extended.

  Further, according to the vehicle lever switch device of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the guide curved surface 89A and the guide curved surface 71A play a role in regulating the bending posture of the movable portion 61A. The movable part 61A can behave so that no load is applied, and the life by repeated bending is greatly prolonged compared to the case where the flexible printed circuit board performs an irregular bending operation at an irregular position as in the past. Can do.

  Further, according to the lever switch device for a vehicle, by providing the guide curved surface 89A and the guide curved surface 71A having a curvature radius equal to or larger than the minimum curvature radius of the flexible printed circuit board 61, the bending of the movable portion 61A of the flexible printed circuit board 61 is minimized. The radius can be set to be larger than the radius, and durability against repeated bending can be enhanced.

  Further, according to the vehicle lever switch device of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the behavior of the movable portion 61A can be controlled more reliably by providing the guide curved surface 29A.

Further, according to the vehicle lever switch device of the present embodiment, the guide curved surface 89A is integrally formed with the operation lever cover 1B, and the guide curved surface 71A is integrally formed with the route cover 71, thereby reducing the number of parts. Assembly efficiency can be increased.
That is, according to the lever switch device for a vehicle, the life of the flexible printed circuit board 61 can be extended, so that it is not necessary to use an expensive flexible printed circuit board 61 and the cost can be reduced.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited only to embodiment mentioned above, Various modifications are included.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the flexible printed circuit board 61 is sandwiched and fixed by the route portion 11X of the operating member 11 and the route portion 89 of the cover 1B is exemplified, but either the operation lever main body 1A or the cover 1B is used. It may be fixed by other means.

  In the above-described embodiment, the flexible printed circuit board 61 is fixed to the route cover 71 with the bolt 85 at the second support position 83 of the route cover 71. However, the support position in the housing 3 by other methods is exemplified. Alternatively, the flexible printed circuit board 61 may be fixed.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the vehicle lever switch device having the function of operating the left and right winkers and the front light is exemplified, but in addition, for example, the vehicle having the function of operating a wiper or the like It may be applied to a lever switch device.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Operation lever, 1A ... Lever main body, 1B ... Cover, 11 ... Actuating member, 11C, 11D ... Rotating shaft, 12 ... Pressing element, 13 ... Spring, 2 ... Lever support, 21 ... Storage chamber, 2A, 2B Rotating shaft, 2C, 2D ... bearing portion, 3 ... housing, 29 ... front cover, 31 ... first case body, 31A ... substrate mounting base, 31B ... bearing portion, 31C ... cam surface, 32 ... second case body , 32A ... bearing portion, 4 ... first rotation detection switch, 5F ... driven gear, 6 ... flexible printed circuit board, 7 ... first rotating member, 7A ... driving gear, 7B ... shaft, 8 ... second rotating member, 8A DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS ... Drive gear, 8B ... Shaft, AX1 ... 1st swing axis, AX2 ... 2nd swing axis, 61 ... Flexible printed circuit board, 61A ... Movable part, 81 ... 1st support position, 83 ... 2nd support position, 71 ... Route cover, 71A ... Id curved surface 89 ... root portion, 89A ... guiding curved surface, 103 ... movable space

Claims (5)

An operation lever with operation input means;
A lever support that pivotably supports the operation lever around the first swing axis;
A housing for supporting the lever support;
A flexible printed circuit board disposed between the operation input means and the housing and transmitting an operation signal from the operation input means into the housing;
First support means for supporting the flexible printed circuit board at a position that swings integrally with the operation lever;
Second support means for supporting the flexible printed circuit board at a position that does not swing together with the operation lever in the housing;
A movable space in which a movable portion of the flexible printed circuit board located between a position supported by the first support means and a position supported by the second support means moves according to the swinging of the operation lever; ,
Have a guide portion having a curved guide surface for guiding the movable portion in the movable space,
The operation lever is
An operation lever main body swingably supported by the lever support;
An operation lever cover that forms an accommodation space for accommodating the flexible printed circuit board together with the operation lever body, and swings integrally with the operation lever body;
Have
The first support means is realized by sandwiching the flexible printed circuit board by the operation lever body and the operation lever cover,
The guide curved surface is formed integrally with the operation lever cover.
Lever switch device. An operation lever with operation input means;
A lever support that pivotably supports the operation lever around the first swing axis;
A housing for supporting the lever support;
A flexible printed circuit board disposed between the operation input means and the housing and transmitting an operation signal from the operation input means into the housing;
First support means for supporting the flexible printed circuit board at a position that swings integrally with the operation lever;
Second support means for supporting the flexible printed circuit board at a position that does not swing together with the operation lever in the housing;
A movable space in which a movable portion of the flexible printed circuit board located between a position supported by the first support means and a position supported by the second support means moves according to the swinging of the operation lever; ,
A guide portion having a guide curved surface for guiding the movable portion in the movable space ;
The supported on the housing, the flexible printed circuit board possess a root cover board electrically connected is provided,
The second support means positions the flexible printed circuit board on the route cover,
The guide curved surface is formed integrally with the route cover.
Lever switch device. The operation lever is
An operation lever main body swingably supported by the lever support;
An operation lever cover that forms an accommodation space for accommodating the flexible printed circuit board together with the operation lever body, and swings integrally with the operation lever body;
The lever switch device according to claim 2, wherein the first support means is realized by sandwiching the flexible printed board between the operation lever main body and the operation lever cover. The guide curved surface is not less than a predetermined minimum bending radius required for the flexible printed circuit board on the movable space side of the position where the flexible printed circuit board is supported by at least one of the first support means and the second support means. Has a radius of curvature of
The lever switch apparatus in any one of Claims 1-3 . The housing pivotally supports the operation lever via the lever support body about a second rocking shaft perpendicular to a plane parallel to the first rocking shaft.
The lever switch apparatus in any one of Claims 1-4 .

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