lever switch device

Abstract

Lever switch device (10), comprising: a shaft member (30) including a peripheral portion (30C), a first end (30A) and a second end (30B), the shaft member (30) extending in an axial direction passing through the first end (30A) and the second end (30B); a rotary actuating element (22, 44, 50; 23, 46, 51) provided outside the shaft element (30) at a position between the first end (30A) and the second end (30B) of the shaft element (30), the rotary actuating element (22, 44, 50; 23, 46, 51) being capable of rotary actuation around the shaft element (30) and having a movable contact (50a, 51a); a pressure switch (60) mounted on the second end (30B) of the shaft member (30); and a flexible printed circuit board (70) containing a plurality of wirings, the plurality of wirings transmitting a signal outputted in response to a positional displacement of the rotary actuating element (22, 44, 50; 23, 46, 51) and a signal outputted by the pressure switch (60), wherein the plurality of wirings includes a first group (77A) of wirings and a second group (78A) of wirings different from the first group (77A) of wirings, and the flexible circuit board (70) contains: a first circuit board part (71) with a fixed contact (73b, 74b), wherein the movable contact (50a, 51a) comes into contact with or separates from the fixed contact (73b, 74b) upon the positional displacement of the rotary actuating element (22, 44, 50; 23, 46, 51), a first wiring part (77) containing the first group (77A) of wirings and connected to the first circuit board part (71), a second circuit board part (72) designed to receive the signal output by the pressure switch (60), a second wiring part (78) containing the second group (78A) of wirings and connected to the second circuit board part (72), and a unifying wiring part (79) arranged at a position away from the first circuit board part (71) and the second circuit board part (72), wherein a part of the first wiring part (77) and a part of the second wiring part (78) are unified in the unifying wiring part (79).

Description

Technical FieldThe present disclosure relates to a lever switch device, and more particularly, to a lever switch device including a rotary switch and a push switch.Background ArtDE 10 2006 004 216 A1 discloses a lever switch device including a lever main body having a cylindrical shaft part extending in an axial direction, a first rotating type electric switching unit including a knob provided in the vicinity of a tip part of the shaft part to rotate about the shaft part, the setting state of the knob being changed depending on a rotating operation of the knob, and a first connection terminal electrically connected to a lead wire extending through the lever main body, and a second pressing type electric switching unit including a push button provided in the vicinity of the tip part of the shaft part to be reciprocated in the axial direction, the setting state of the push button being changed depending on a pressing operation of the push button, a fixed contact, which extends in the axial direction and comprises a second connection terminal electrically connected to the fixed contact and a lead wire extending through the helmet main body, the second connection terminal being disposed in proximity to the first connection terminal. A third insulator of a wash switch of a second electrical switching unit extends longitudinally in the axial direction, the insulator being provided with fixed contacts extending in the axial direction. Further, a base portion of the insulator is provided with connection terminals disposed in the vicinity of the connection terminals of a wiper switch of a first electric switching unit. A second lead wire and a third lead wire are connected to the connection terminals, respectively.US 2004 / 0 1734 44 A1 discloses a steering column switch for motor vehicles, in particular as a rear and front wiper / washer switch, which comprises two rotary switches which are spaced apart from one another and integrated into a switching lever, the contact bridges of which, fixed in each case on a rotary switching element, with a plurality of contact arms load switching contact paths with associated connection contacts which are connected to contacts of an on-board power supply system. The connection contacts are connected to the contacts of the on-board power supply system via a flexible printed circuit board. Starting from the connection to the on-board power supply system, the printed circuit board has a line which branches into two lines each having a connection, one of which runs into a further line having a connection. The connection of the second phase is associated with one rotary switch and the connections of the third and fourth phases are associated with the other rotary switch.For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a conventional lever switch device. This lever switch device includes a rotor element, a knob element, a movable contact element, and a flexible circuit board. The rotor element and the knob element are rotatably mounted about a longitudinal shaft. The movable contact member is disposed between a cam surface of the rotor member and a cam surface of the button member. The movable contact member is disposed in a manner of being movable in a direction along which the longitudinal shaft extends by rotating the rotor member and the knob member, and has a contact terminal. The flexible circuit board has a contact part that comes into contact with or separates from the contact terminal when the movable contact member moves in the direction in which the longitudinal shaft extends. The flexible printed circuit board is arranged linearly in the direction in which the longitudinal shaft extends in a movable region of the movable contact element.Literature DirectoryPatent LiteraturePatent Document 1: JP 2016-157 616 ASUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIn the lever switch device of Patent Document 1, the movable contact member has a particular structure for moving in the direction in which the longitudinal shaft extends according to the rotation of the rotor member and the knob member. Therefore, the structure of the switch device is complicated.Generally, the movable contact member rotates together with the rotor member. Therefore, a circuit board having a contact part that comes into contact with or separates from the contact terminal of the movable contact member is arranged to face the movable contact member. Such circuit boards are provided according to the number of rotor elements. In addition to the rotor element, a pressure switch may be installed in the switch device. In this case, when a pressure switch circuit board and the rotor element circuit board are stacked in the structure, it is difficult to hold the circuit boards during work such as bending, resulting in poor workability.The present disclosure provides a lever switch device having a simple structure and good workability.The lever switch device in one aspect of the present disclosure includes a shaft member, a rotation operation member, a push switch, and a flexible circuit board. The shaft member includes a circumferential part, a first end, and a second end, and extends in the axial direction passing through the first end and the second end. The rotation operating member is provided outside the shaft member at a position between the first end and the second end of the shaft member. The rotary actuator is rotatable about the shaft member and has a movable contact. The push switch is mounted on the second end of the shaft member. The flexible circuit board includes multiple wirings. The multiple wirings transmit a signal output upon positional displacement of the rotary actuator and a signal generated by the push switch. These wirings include a first group of wirings and a second group of wirings different from the first group of wirings. The flexible circuit board includes a first circuit board part, a first wiring part, a second circuit board part, a second wiring part, and a merging wiring part. The first circuit board part has a fixed contact. The movable contact comes into contact with or separates from the fixed contact upon the positional displacement of the rotary operation member. The first wiring part includes the first group of wirings and is connected to the first circuit board part. The second circuit board part receives a signal output from the pressure switch. The second wiring part includes the second group of wirings and is connected to the second circuit board part. The merging wiring part is located at a position away from the first circuit board part and the second circuit board part, and a part of the first wiring part and a part of the second wiring part are merged in the merging wiring part.In this structure, the movable contact and the rotation operating member rotate together, and thus the structure is simplified. Further, since the first circuit board connected to the first wiring part and the second circuit board connected to the second wiring part are separately provided, these circuit boards can be bent independently. Accordingly, the structure provides good workability.The present disclosure provides the lever switch device having the above-described structure and good workability.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGFIG. 1A is a sectional view of a lever switch device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 1B is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 1A. FIG. 2A is an exploded perspective view of the lever switch device illustrated in FIG. 1A. FIG. 2B is a perspective view of a first contact piece of the lever switch device illustrated in FIG. 2A. FIG. 2C is a perspective view of a second contact piece of the lever switch device illustrated in FIG. 2A. FIG. 3A is a perspective view of a holder of the lever switch device shown in FIG. 1A, as viewed from a front end of the lever switch device. FIG. 3B is a perspective view of the bracket illustrated in FIG. 3A as viewed from a base end of the lever switch device. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a shaft member and a snap member attached to a tip of the shaft member of the lever switch device illustrated in FIG. 1A. FIG. 5A is a perspective view of a flexible circuit board of the lever switch device shown in FIG. 2A. FIG. 5B is a perspective view of a back side of the flexible circuit board illustrated in FIG. 5A. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second circuit board part and a support part on which the second circuit board part rests, a second wiring part, a merging wiring part, and a wiring route thereof in the lever switch device illustrated in FIG. 2A. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a first circuit board part and a fixed member for holding the first circuit board part, and the second circuit board part and a bracket for holding the second circuit board part of the lever switch device illustrated in FIG. 2A. FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating the state in which the bracket is attached to the shaft member.DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTSAn exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The same or equivalent constituent elements are provided with the same reference numerals in all figures in order to omit duplicate description.< Of Lever Switch Device>FIG. 1A is a sectional view of a lever switch device 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2A is an exploded perspective view of the lever switch device 10. the lever switch device 10 is disposed near an operation device of a vehicle such as a steering wheel, for example, and is used as an operation lever for a headlight, windshield wiper, and so forth. The lever switch device 10 includes a housing 20 and a slide member 11.The housing 20 has a bent cylindrical shape and is formed of insulating resin such as ABS and polyamide. The housing 20 includes a fixed knob 21, a first rotating knob 22, a second rotating knob 23, a tip knob 24, and a switch cover 25.The fixed knob 21 includes a main portion 21a and a slant portion 21b. The inclined part 21 bis seated on the base end side of the main part 21 aand is tilted with respect to the main part 21 a. A base end of the inclined part 21 bis connected to the slide member 11, and a front end of the inclined part 21 bis connected to a base end of the main part 21 a.The main body 21 a, the first rotary knob 22, the second rotary knob 23, and the tip knob 24 are coaxially connected to form a substantially cylindrical shape. The shaft member 30, the rotary switches 40, and the pressure switch 60 are accommodated in this substantially cylindrical inner space. The shaft member 30 extends from the base end side to the front end side. An end part of the shaft member 30 on the base end side (i.e., a base end) is a first end 30A, and an end part on the front end side (i.e., a front end) is a second end 30B. A peripheral part 30C is provided between the first end 30A and the second end 30B. In other words, the shaft member 30 includes the circumferential part 30C, the first end 30A, and the second end 30B, and extends in the axial direction passing through the first end 30A and the second end 30B.A shaft stop 26 is secured to the first end 30A of the shaft member 30. The shaft stopper 26 abuts on a locking part (not illustrated) provided on an inner surface of the main part 21 a; thereby, the shaft member 30 is coupled to the main part 21 ain the axial direction. For convenience of description, a direction parallel to the central axis of the shaft member 30 is also called an axial direction.As shown in FIG. 2A, the fixed knob 21 is divided into two in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction, and is composed of a first knob member 27 and a second knob member 28.The first rotary knob 22 is connected to a first rotary member 44 of the rotary switches 40 described later, and functions as a rotary operation member together with the first rotary member 44 and the first contact piece 50. The rotary actuator is rotated about the shaft member 30 by the user. The second rotary knob 23 is connected to a second rotary member 46 of the rotary switches 40 described later, and functions as a rotation operating member together with the second rotary member 46 and the second contact piece 51. The rotary actuator is also rotated by the user about the shaft member 30. The first rotating knob 22 and the first rotating member 44 may be integrally provided to function as the rotating operation member, and the second rotating knob 23 and the second rotating member 46 may be integrally provided to function as the rotating operation member.The switch cover 25 is a pressing operation member pressed by the user, and is movably disposed so as to be movable in the axial direction with respect to the tip knob 24. The switch cover 25 is provided in the state in contact with the push switch 60 attached to the shaft member 30 on the front end side of the rotary operation member, and moves back and forth together with a stroke part 61 aof the push switch 60.< Of Rotary Switch>As shown in FIG. 2A, in the exemplary embodiment, the rotary switches 40 include a first rotary switch 41 and a second rotary switch 42. It may be one, or three or more. Knobs corresponding to the number of rotary switches 40 are provided in the housing 20 shown in FIG. 1A.The first rotary switch 41 includes a fixed member 43, a first rotary member 44, and a first ratchet 45. the second rotary switch 42 includes a fixed member 43, a second rotary member 46, and a second ratchet 47. In the exemplary embodiment, the first rotary switch 41 and the second rotary switch 42 share a fixed member 43.The fixed member 43 has a ring shape with an insertion hole 43 athrough which the shaft member 30 passes. A blocking part (not shown) for preventing the rotation of the fixed member 43 with respect to the shaft member 30 is formed on an inner surface of the fixed member 43. The inner surface of the fixed member 43 surrounds the insertion hole 43 a. This blocking part fixes the fixed member 43 to the shaft member 30 inserted into the insertion hole 43 a.The fixed member 43 holds the first circuit board part 71 at at least one of the end surfaces (surfaces) thereof on the base end side and the front end side. In the exemplary embodiment, the first circuit board part 71 includes a first rotating circuit board part 73 for the first rotating switch 41 and a second rotating circuit board part 74 for the second rotating switch 42. However, the fixed member 43 may hold the first circuit board part 71 on at least one of its surfaces on the base end side and the front end side depending on the number of rotary switches 40 and the arrangement of the fixed member 43 and the rotary member.As shown in FIG. 5B described later, the first rotating circuit board part 73 and the second rotating circuit board part 74 have fixed contacts 73 band 74 b, respectively, and are formed of, for example, a flexible circuit board 70. The flexible circuit board 70 is described in detail below.A first circuit board cover 48 fixes the first rotating circuit board part 73 on the surface of the fixed member 43 on the base end side. A second circuit board cover 48 fixes the second rotating circuit board part 74 on the surface of the fixed member 43 on the front end side. In other words, the first circuit board cover 48 holds the first rotating circuit board part 73 between the first circuit board cover 48 and the end surface of the fixed member 43, and the second circuit board cover 49 holds the second rotating circuit board part 74 between the second circuit board cover 49 and the end surface of the fixed member 43.The annular first circuit board cover 48 is provided with an insertion hole 48 athrough which the shaft member 30 passes. The first circuit board cover 48 also has a first opening (not shown) and a first claw part (not shown). The first opening is different from the insertion hole 48 a. The first circuit board cover 48 is attached to the fixed member 43 via this first claw part such that the first rotating circuit board part 73 is interposed between the first circuit board cover 48 and the fixed member 43. In this state, fixed contacts 73 bof the first rotating circuit board part 73 are exposed from the first opening so that the fixed contacts 73 bmay be in contact with the movable contacts 50 aof the first contact piece 50 described later.The annular second circuit board cover 49 is provided with an insertion hole 49a through which the shaft member 30 passes. The second circuit board cover 49 also has a second opening (not shown) and a second claw part (not shown). The second opening is different from the insertion hole 49 a. The second circuit board cover 49 is attached to the fixed member 43 via this second claw part such that the second rotating circuit board part 74 is interposed between the second circuit board cover 49 and the fixed member 43. In this state, fixed contacts 74 bof the second rotating circuit board part 74 are exposed from the second opening so that the fixed contacts 74 bmay be in contact with the movable contacts 51 aof the second contact piece 51 described later.The annular first rotating member 44 is provided with an insertion hole 44 athrough which the shaft member 30 passes. The first rotating member 44 is externally fitted on the center of the shaft member 30 by inserting the shaft member 30 into the insertion hole 44 ain a manner to be rotatable about the shaft member 30. The first rotating member 44 is accommodated in a fixed state in the first rotating knob 22. This allows the first rotating member 44 to rotate according to the rotation of the first rotating knob 22.FIG. 2B is a perspective view of the first contact piece 50. the first contact piece 40 having movable contacts 50 ais attached to the surface of the first rotating member 44 on the front end side. The first contact piece 50 faces the first rotating circuit board part 73 via the first circuit board cover 48 interposed therebetween. therefore, when the first contact piece 50 rotates according to the rotation of the first rotating member 44, the movable contacts 50 aof the first contact piece 50 move to come into contact with or separate from fixed contacts 73 bof the first rotating circuit board part 73. A signal of the first rotary switch 41 is generated based on positions of the movable contacts 50a with respect to the fixed contacts 73b. The rotation operation member formed of the first rotating knob 22, the first rotating member 44, and the first contact piece 50 as described above is provided outside the shaft member 30 at a position between the first end 30A and the second end 30B. The rotary actuator is rotatably operable about the shaft member 30 and also includes movable contacts 50a.The annular second rotating member 46 is provided with an insertion hole 46 athrough which the shaft member 30 passes. The second rotating member 46 is externally fitted to the center of the shaft member 30 by inserting the shaft member 30 into the insertion hole 46 ain a manner to be rotatable about the shaft member 30. The second rotating member 46 is accommodated in a fixed state in the second rotating knob 23. This allows the second rotating member 46 to rotate according to the rotation of the second rotating knob 23.FIG. 2C is a perspective view of the second contact piece 51. the second contact piece 51 with movable contacts 51 ais attached to the surface of the second rotating member 46 on the base end side. The second contact piece 51 faces the second rotating circuit board part 74 via the second circuit board cover 49 interposed therebetween. therefore, when the second contact piece 51 rotates according to the rotation of the second rotating member 46, the movable contacts 51 aof the second contact piece 51 move to come into contact with or separate from fixed contacts 74 bof the second rotating circuit board part 74. A signal of the second rotary switch 42 is generated based on positions of the movable contacts 51a with respect to the fixed contacts 74b. A rotation operation member formed of the second rotating knob 23, the second rotating member 46, and the second contact piece 51 as described above is provided outside the shaft member 30 at a position between the first end 30A and the second end 30B. The rotary actuator is rotatably operable about the shaft member 30, and also has movable contacts 51a.The first ratchet 45 gives the user a click feeling upon rotation of the first rotating member 44. As shown in FIG. 2A, the first detent 45 includes a first detent surface 52, first balls 53, first springs 54, and a first receiving member 55. However, one or three can be used.The annular first receiving member 55 is provided with an insertion hole 55 athrough which the shaft member 30 passes. A blocking part (not shown) for preventing the first receiving member 55 from rotating relative to the shaft member 30 is formed on an inner surface of the first receiving member 55. The inner surface of the first receiving member 55 surrounds the insertion hole 55a. The blocking part fixes the first receiving member 55 to the shaft member 30 inserted into the insertion hole 55 a.As shown in FIG. 1B, the first receiving member 55 has receiving cavities 55 cand is attached to the shaft member 30 such that the receiving cavities 55 con the front end side are opened. In other words, the receiving cavities 55 cextend in the axial direction and are opened toward the second end 30B. The first latching surface 52 is disposed adjacent to the front end side of the first receiving member 50 where the first receiving member 50 is opened. Each set of the first ball 53 and the first spring 54 is accommodated in a corresponding one of the accommodation cavities 55 cin such a manner that the first ball 53 is in contact with the first locking surface 52 and the first spring 54 urges the first ball 53 toward the first locking surface 52 toward the front end side.The first locking surface 52 is provided on the surface of the first rotating member 44 on the base end side. The first locking surface 52 includes, for example, multiple locking protrusions 52 aprotruding toward the base end side and radially arranged with the insertion hole 44 aas a center. In other words, locking protrusions 52 aprotruding toward the first end 30A are formed on the first locking surface 52 in the axial direction. This causes the first ball 53 to come into contact with the locking protrusions 52 awhen the first locking surface 52 of the first rotating member 44 rotates, so that the locking feeling is generated.The second ratchet 47 gives the user a click feeling upon rotation of the second rotating member 46. As shown in FIG. 2A, the second detent device includes a detent 80, second balls 57, second springs 58, and a second receiving member 59. However, one or three can be used.The annular first latching member 80 is provided with an insertion hole 80 athrough which the shaft member 30 passes. A blocking part (not shown) for preventing the locking member 80 from rotating relative to the shaft member 30 is formed on an inner surface of the locking member 80. The inner surface of the latching member 80 surrounds the insertion hole 80 a. This blocking part fixes the latching member 80 to the shaft member 30 inserted into the insertion hole 80 a.The second latching surface 81 is provided on the surface of the first latching member 80 on the base end side. The second locking surface 81 includes, for example, multiple locking protrusions 81 aprotruding toward the base end side and radially arranged with the insertion hole 80 aas a center. In other words, locking protrusions 81 aprotruding toward the first end 30A are formed on the second locking surface 81 in the axial direction.A second receiving member 59 is provided on the second rotating member 46 and has receiving cavities 59c. The second receiving member 59 is attached to the shaft member 30 such that the receiving cavities 59 con the front end side are opened. In other words, the receiving cavities 59 cextend in the axial direction and are opened toward the second end 30B. The second latching surface 81 is disposed adjacent to the front end side of the second receiving member 59 where the second receiving member 59 is opened. Each set of the second ball 57 and the second spring 58 is accommodated in a corresponding one of the accommodation cavities 59 cin such a manner that the second ball 57 is in contact with the second locking surface 81, and the second spring 58 urges the second ball 57 toward the second locking surface 81 toward the front end side. With this structure, the second receiving member 59 rotates according to the rotation of the second rotating member 46, and the second ball in the second receiving member 59 comes into contact with the locking protrusion 81 a, so that the locking feeling is generated.< Of Pressure Switch>As shown in FIG. 1A, the push switch 60 is attached to the second end 30B of the shaft member 30. The push switch 60 includes a stroke part 61 aand multiple terminals (not illustrated). These terminals are connected to the second circuit board part 72 shown in FIG. 2A. When the elevating part 61 amoves through a pressing operation, a switching contact (not illustrated) in the pressing switch 60 opens or closes. a signal generated by this opening or closing is output from the terminal to the second circuit board part 72.In the exemplary embodiment, a push button is used as the push switch 60. The push button includes a snap device that generates a snap feeling upon the press operation by the user and gives the snap feeling to the user. However, the push switch 60 is not limited to the push-button as long as it is an operation switch that opens or closes (inputs) the contact when the stroke part 61 amoves in the axial direction by being pressed typically with a finger.As shown in FIG. 1A, the push switch 60 is held by the bracket 90 and fixed to the shaft member 30. Further, the push switch 60 is connected to the second circuit board part 72 as shown in FIG. 2A. As shown in FIG. 3A, the bracket 90 includes a support part 91, a wall part 92, and a first sheet 93. FIG. 3A is a perspective view of the bracket 90 as viewed from the front end side, and FIG. 3B is a perspective view of the bracket 90 as viewed from the base end side. The first path 93 is described below.The push switch 60 and the second circuit board part 72 are set on the support part 91. The support part 91 has, for example, a flat octagonal plate shape. The wall part 92 has, for example, an octagonal cylindrical shape in cross section, so as to surround the support part 91. The wall part 92 includes a first wall part 92 aand a second wall part 92 bopposing the first wall part 92 a. The first wall part 92 ais provided with a first recess 94 on the front end side of the support part 91. A pair of protrusions 91 aare provided on a surface of the support part 91 on the front end side. The protrusions 91 aare disposed with a clearance therebetween near the first recess 94.As shown in FIG. 3B, the holder 90 is provided with a second recess 95 and a holder recess 96 on its base end side. The second recess 95 is provided on the second wall part 92 bat a part on the base end side of the support part 91. The second recess 95 is disposed on the opposite side of the first recess 94 with the support part 91 therebetween.The support recess 96 extends between the second recess 95 and the first wall part 92 a. The support recess 96 has a first end opened by the second recess 95 and closed by the first wall part 9 a. The support recess 96 is also opened on the base end side by the opening 96a and closed on the front end side by the support part 91.A pair of protruding parts 97 are provided on a pair of inner surfaces of the wall part 92, respectively. The inner surfaces surround the support recess 96. the protruding parts 97 protrude from the inner surfaces of the wall part 92 in a protruding direction intersecting with an extending direction of the support recess 96 and the axial direction. The protruding parts 97 are opposed to each other. In the exemplary embodiment, the protruding direction of the protruding parts 97 is perpendicular to the extending direction of the support recess 96 and the axial direction.The protruding parts 97 are attachment parts for attaching the bracket 90 to the shaft member 30 shown in FIG. 2A, and protrude from inner surfaces of the wall part 92 to narrow the interval therebetween. That is, the distance between the protruding parts 97 is narrower than a width of the support recess 96. the protruding parts 97 extend along the support recess 96 at an edge of the support 90 on the base end side.As shown in FIG. 4, the shaft member 30 is provided with a pair of shaft grooves 31 near a tip thereof. FIG. 4 shows only one of the shaft grooves 31, but another one of the shaft grooves 31 extends in the axial direction and is provided symmetrically with respect to a plane parallel to the aforementioned shaft groove 31. Accordingly, the shaft grooves 31 are parallel to each other and extend in a direction intersecting with the axial direction in the circumferential part 30C (see FIG. 2A ) of the shaft member 30. In the exemplary embodiment, the shaft grooves 31 extend in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction.As shown in FIG. 4, the latch member 80 has a locking part 82 on the front end side. The lock part 82 includes a pair of base parts 83 and a bridge part 84. the pair of base parts 83 protrudes from a surface of the latch member 80 on the front end side and is disposed with a space therebetween. The bridge part 84 is flat and connects edges of the base parts 83 on the front end side.The shaft member 30 passing through the insertion hole 80 aof the latch member 80 is disposed between the pair of base parts 83, and the second end 30B of the shaft member 30 is locked by the contacting bridge part 84. In this state, the shaft grooves 31 of the shaft member 30 appear on the surface of the latch member 80 on the front end side, and surfaces 31 aof the shaft member 30 on the base end side enclosing the shaft grooves 31 become flush with the surface of the latch member 80 on the front end side. Surfaces 31 b, which are the bottom surfaces of the shaft grooves 31, are parallel to the axial direction and also extend in a same direction as the extending direction of the bridge part 84.The locking part 82 of the latch member 80 as described above is fitted into the holder recess 96 of the holder 90 via a second recess 95 and the base end side opening 96 a, as shown in FIGS. 3B and 4. Accordingly, the bracket 90 is assembled to the shaft member 30 in a direction intersecting the axial direction and attached to the second end 30B of the shaft member 30.The edge 90 aof the base end side bracket 90 is disposed on the surface 31 aof the base end side shaft groove 31 that is flush with the surface of the front end side ratchet 80. The locking part 82 contacts the first wall 92 aof the bracket 90. Further, the protruding parts 97 of the bracket 90 are inserted into the shaft grooves 31 of the shaft member 30 by mounting the protruding parts 97 along side surfaces 83 aof the base parts 83 flush with surfaces 31 bof the shaft grooves 31 in a direction intersecting the axial direction.The push switch 60 thus fixed to the shaft member 30 is covered with the switch cover 25 shown in FIG. 1A. Here, the switch cover 25 is connected to the bracket 90 so that the switch cover 25 can move back and forth in the axial direction while the switch cover 25 is in contact with the elevating part 61 aof the push switch 60. The switch cover 25 may cover the push switch 60 so as to slightly urge the push switch 60 to be in contact with the push switch 60 more reliably.<Flexible Circuit Board>Next, the flexible circuit board 70 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2A, 5A, and 5B. FIG. 5A is a perspective view of the flexible circuit board 70, and FIG. 5B shows a back side of FIG. 5A. Multiple wirings through which signals that detect movement (positional displacement) of the rotary operation member and the push switch 60 pass are embedded in a single flexible circuit board 70 and extend from the base end side to the front end side. More specifically, the flexible circuit board 70 includes a terminal 75, a wiring part, a first circuit board part 71, and a second circuit board part 72. In the exemplary embodiment, the first circuit board part 71 includes a first rotating circuit board part 73 and a second rotating circuit board part 74 corresponding to the number of rotating switches 40.Annular first rotating circuit board part 73 and second rotating circuit board part 74 are provided with insertion holes 73 aand 74 a, respectively. The second printed circuit board part 72 is dimensioned such that it can be placed on the support part 91 of the holder 90. A part between the second circuit board part 72 and the second wiring part 78 is provided with a pair of notches 72 a. As shown in FIG. 5B, the first rotating circuit board part 73 has fixed contacts 73 bthereof and the second rotating circuit board part 74 has fixed contacts 74 bthereof.The wiring part includes the first wiring part 77, the second wiring part 78, and the merging wiring part 79. the first wiring part 77 and the second wiring part 78 are branched from the merging wiring part 79 and extend toward the front end side. The branching point 76 of the first wiring part 77 and the second wiring part 78 is located on the base end side of the first circuit board part 71 and between the first rotating circuit board part 73 and the terminal 75. the terminal 75 is connected to the merging wiring part 79 on the base end side.The first wiring part 77 includes the wiring part 77 aand the wiring part 77 b. One end of the base end side wiring part 77 ais the branching point 76, and the first rotating circuit board part 73 is connected to the front end side wiring part 77 a. The first rotating circuit board part 73 is connected to the base end side of the wiring part 77 b, and the second rotating circuit board part 74 is connected to the front end side of the wiring part 77 b. For example, the merging wiring part 79, the wiring part 77 a, and the wiring part 77 bextend linearly so that the terminal 75, the branching point 76, and the second rotating circuit board part 74 are linearly aligned.The end of the second wiring part 78 on the base end side is the branching point 76, and the second circuit board part 72 is connected to the second wiring part 78 on the front end side. For example, the second wiring part 78 extends from the branching point 76 in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the first wiring part 77, and is then bent to extend toward the front end side in a direction parallel to the extending direction of the first wiring part 77 at a distance from the first wiring part 77. According to the configuration, by bending the second wiring part 78 near the branching point 76, the second wiring part 78 is disposed to confront the first wiring part 77.As described above, the flexible circuit board 70 has multiple wirings, and these wirings include a first group of wirings 77A and a second group of wirings 78A different from the first group of wirings 77A. The flexible circuit board 70 includes the first circuit board part 71, the second circuit board part 72, the first wiring part 77, the second wiring part 78, and the joining wiring part 79. As described above, the first circuit board part 71 has fixed contacts 73 band 74 bwhich movable contacts 50 acan come into contact with or separate from each other upon positional displacement of the rotary operation member. The second circuit board part 72 receives the signal output from the pressure switch 60. The first wiring part 77 includes the first group of wirings 77A and is connected to the first circuit board part 71. The second wiring part 78 includes the second group of wirings 78A and is connected to the second circuit board part 72. In the merging wiring part 79, the first wiring part 77 and the second wiring part 78 are merged, and the merging wiring part 79 is located at a position away from the first circuit board part 71 and the second circuit board part 72.As shown in FIG. 6, a wiring sheet holding the above-described second wiring part 78 is provided on the lever switch device 10. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the second circuit board part 72 shown in FIG. 2A, the support part 91 shown in FIG. 3A, the second wiring part 2A shown in FIG. 2A, and its wiring route. For example, this wiring trace includes a first trace 93, a second trace 80b, a third trace 49b, a fourth trace 48b, and a fifth trace 55b.The first track 93 is a groove provided on the first wall part 92 aof the bracket 90, and continues to the surface of the support part 91 on the front end side via the first recess 94. The second track 80 bis formed on the side surface of the latch member 80 and protrudes from the side surface of the latch member 80 toward the base end side. The third track 49b is formed on the side surface of the second circuit board cover 49, and protrudes from the side surface of the second circuit board cover 49 toward the front end side. The fourth track 48 bis formed on the side surface of the first circuit board cover 48 and protrudes from the side surface of the first circuit board cover 48 toward the base end side. The fifth track 55b is formed on the side surface of the first receiving member 55. Accordingly, a part of the wiring sheet holding the second wiring part 78 is provided on the first circuit board cover 48 and the second circuit board cover 49.The bracket 90, the latch member 80, the second circuit board cover 49, the first circuit board cover 48, and the first receiving member 55 are attached to the shaft member 30 shown in FIG. 1A in this order. Accordingly, the first track 93, the second track 80 b, the third track 49 b, the fourth track 48 b, and the fifth track 55 bare arranged in this order and linearly extend in parallel with the shaft member 30.A part of the first wiring part 77 overlapping with the second wiring part 78 is also disposed in the fourth lane 48 band the fifth lane 55 b. Since the wiring route holds the first wiring part 77 in addition to the second wiring part 78, the lever switch device 10 can be downsized.Further, as shown in FIG. 2A, the lever switch device 10 includes a wiring cover 110 and a bracket cover 100. The wiring cover 110 has a substantially rectangular long flat shape. The wiring cover 110 covers and fixes a part of the second wiring part 78 set in the second track 80 b, the third track 49 b, the fourth track 48 band the fifth track 55 band the part of the first wiring part 77 set in the fourth track 48 band the fifth track 55 b.As shown in FIG. 7, the bracket cover 100 includes a wiring cover part 101 and a circuit board cover part 102. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the first circuit board part 71, the fixed member 43, the second circuit board part 72, and the bracket 90 illustrated in FIG. 2A. The wiring cover part 101 has a substantially rectangular flat shape and extends from the circuit board cover part 102 to the base end side to cover and fix a part of the second wiring part 78 set in the second sheet 93.The circuit board cover part 102 fixes the second circuit board part 72 set in the support part 91 of the bracket 90 For example, the circuit board cover part 102 has an octagonal flat plate shape corresponding to the shape of the support part 91. The circuit board cover part 102 is provided with an opening 103 at a position facing the push switch 60. Accordingly, the lift portion 61 aof the push switch 60 protrudes from the circuit board cover portion 102 via the opening 103 to come into contact with the switch cover 25 shown in FIG. 1A.<Mounting Method of Lever Switch Device>First, as shown in FIG. 7, the first rotating circuit board part 73 of the flexible circuit board 70 is bent so as to be perpendicular to the wiring part 77 a. Then, the first rotating circuit board part 73 is disposed on the surface of the fixed member 43 on the base end side and attached to the fixed member 43 through the first circuit board cover 48. Next, the wiring part 77 bis bent so as to be perpendicular to the first rotating circuit board part 73. The wiring part 77 bis then routed along the side surface of the fixed member 43 from the surface on the base end side to the surface on the front end side. Thereafter, the second rotating circuit board part 74 is bent so as to be perpendicular to the wiring part 77 b. The second rotating circuit board part 74 is then placed on the surface of the fixed member 43 on the front end side and attached to the fixed member 43 through the second circuit board cover 49.As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the push switch 60 is soldered to the second circuit board part 72 of the flexible circuit board 70. The second circuit board part 72 is then placed on the support part 91 of the holder 90. At this time, the pair of notches 72 aof the second circuit board part 72 are fitted on the pair of protrusions 91 aof the support part 91, whereby the second circuit board part 72 is positioned with respect to the support part 91. In order to facilitate understanding, the bracket cover 100 is not illustrated in FIG. 6.Next, the second wiring part 78 is bent at the first recess 94 of the bracket 90. The second wiring part 78 is then laid on the first track 94 continuing the first recess 94.Next, the circuit board covering part 102 of the bracket cover 100 is attached to the support part 91 to cover the second circuit board part 72. This fixes the second circuit board part 72 to the bracket 90, and thereby the wiring cover part 101 of the bracket cover 100 is placed along the first recess 94 of the support part 91. Thus, the second wiring part 78 is covered with the wiring covering part 101 and fixed to the first sheet 93.Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the base end of the shaft member 30 is set lower than its front end, for example. FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating the state of mounting the bracket 90 to the shaft member 30. The first receiving member 55 is disposed such that the openings of the first receiving member 55 shown in FIG. 2A face upward, and first balls 53 and first springs 54 are accommodated in these openings, respectively. The shaft member 30 is then inserted through the insertion hole 55 aof the first receiving member 55, and the first receiving member 55 is attached to the shaft member 30. Then, the shaft member 30 is inserted through the insertion hole 44 aof the first rotating member 44 such that the first locking surface 52 of the first rotating member 44 faces the first receiving member 55, and the first rotating member 44 is attached to the shaft member 30. Thus, the first springs 54 respectively urge the first balls 53 toward the first detent surface 52 and thereby form the first detent 45.The shaft member 30 is inserted through the insertion hole of each of the members such that the first rotating circuit board part 73, the first circuit board cover 48, the fixed member 43, the second rotating circuit board part 74, and the second circuit board cover 49 are aligned in this order from the base end side to the front end side. Thus, the first rotating circuit board part 73, the first circuit board cover 48, the fixed member 43, the second rotating circuit board part 74, and the second circuit board cover 49 are attached to the shaft member 30. Here, the first rotary circuit board part 73 is disposed to face the first contact piece 50 on the first rotary member 44, thereby forming the first rotary switch 41.Further, the surface of the second rotating member 46 on the base end side to which the second contact piece 51 is attached faces downward, and the shaft member 30 is inserted through the insertion hole 46 a, and the second rotating member 46 is attached to the shaft member 30. Thereby, the second rotary circuit board part 74 is arranged to face the second contact piece 51, and the second rotary switch 42 is formed.By directing the surface of the second rotating member 46 downward on the base end side, the openings of the second receiving member 59 of the second rotating member 46 face upward. Therefore, the second rotating member 46 can be attached to the shaft member 30 in the state where the second balls 57 and the second springs 58 are accommodated in the second accommodating member 59 when the shaft member 30 is inserted through the insertion hole 46 a.Then, the shaft member 30 is inserted through the insertion hole 80 asuch that the second latching surface 81 of the latching member 80 faces the second rotating member 46, and the latching member 80 is attached to the shaft member 30. Thus, the second springs 58 respectively urge the second balls 57 toward the second detent surface 81, thereby forming the second detent 47.Attaching the latch 80 to the shaft member 30 as described above allows the second end 30B of the shaft member 30 to come into contact with the bridge part 84 of the locking part 82 of the latch 80 as shown in FIG. 4. And the shaft groove 31 of the shaft member 30 becomes visible at the latching member 80. Then, as shown in FIG. 3A, the holder 90 is disposed such that the holder recess 96 shown in FIG. 3B faces downward, the second recess 95 faces the locking part 82 shown in FIG. 4, and the holder 90 is slidably moved. This fits the locking part 82 into the support recess 96 via the second recess 95, and the support 90 is disposed at the second end 30B of the shaft member 30.At this time, the locking part 82 comes into contact with the second wall part 92 bof the bracket 90, and the protruding parts 97 of the bracket 90 are respectively fitted into the shaft grooves 31 of the shaft member 30. This fixes the bracket 90 to the latch member 80 in the axial direction and a direction perpendicular to the axial direction. Furthermore, the holder 90 is fastened to the shaft element 30 connected to the latching element 80.Then, the second wiring part 78 attached to the bracket 90 is set on the second lane 80 bto the fifth lane 55 bas shown in FIG. 6. At this time, the second wiring part 78 is bent and laid over the first wiring part 77. The wiring cover 110 shown in FIG. 2A is then attached so as to cover the first wiring part 77 and the second wiring part 78.Next, an assembled workpiece in which the first rotary switch 41, the second rotary switch 42 and the push switch 60 are mounted on the shaft member 30 as described above is set in the first knob member 27 of the fixed knob 21 shown in FIG. 2A. As shown in FIG. 1A, a shaft stopper 26 is fixed to the first end 30A of the shaft member 30, and the shaft stopper 26 is brought into contact with the locking part in the main part 21 aof the first knob member 27 shown in FIG. 2A to stop movement of the shaft member 30 toward the base end side. Then, the opening of the first knob member 27 is covered with the second knob member 28 to form the fixed knob 21. Further, as shown in FIG. 1A, the first rotating knob 22 and the second rotating knob 23 are attached to the fixed knob 21.The switch cover 25 is then brought into contact with the push switch 60 and fixed to the tip knob 24. At this time, the switch cover 25 is in contact with the push switch 60.Finally, the fixed knob 21 is attached to the slider 11. The lever switch device 10 is completed according to the above assembling processes.<Vorgänge and Effects>As shown in FIG. 6, the holder 90 is mounted in a direction intersecting the axial direction of the shaft member 30. Therefore, the bracket 90 is fixed to the shaft member 30. As shown in FIG. 1A, the push switch 60 is fixed to the shaft member 30 in the pushing direction parallel to the axial direction, and is in contact with the switch cover 25 which is the push operation part. Therefore, when the user presses the switch cover 25 and the switch cover 25 moves, the moving stroke of the switch cover 25 corresponds to a moving distance (a position shift length) of the stroke part 61 aof the push switch 60 pushed and shifted by the switch cover 25. In other words, a relative positional relationship between the switch cover 25 and the push switch 60 in the pushing direction parallel to the axial direction is constant with respect to the shaft member 30. Accordingly, even when a movement (a positional displacement) of the stroke part 61 aon the pressing operation is extremely small, such as about 0.5 mm, the user can press the press switch 60 to input by a constant movement stroke of the switch cover 25. The user can thus operate the push switch 60 without any discomfort.Further, when the holder 90 is fixed to the shaft member 30 by, for example, an adhesive, an adhesive curing time is required. On the other hand, when the lever switch device 10 is assembled, it is sufficient to fit the protruding parts 97 into the shaft groove 31. Accordingly, the time required for fixing the bracket 90 to the shaft member 30 is reduced, thereby achieving good workability.Further, by disposing the push switch 60 on the bracket 90, the lever switch device 10 can use a push switch 60 with the snap device. This can bring an input timing of the push switch 60 close to a timing at which a snap feeling upon a pushing operation is given by the snap device. No or little time delay allows the user to actuate the push switch 60 without any discomfort.Further, a push switch used in a device other than the lever switch device 10 in a vehicle may be used as the push switch 60 in the lever switch device 10. The user can thus operate multiple push switches in the vehicle with the same operation feeling. This eliminates any discomfort due to a difference in operation feeling among the devices, thereby achieving good operability.Further, each member is provided with an insertion hole for passing the shaft member 30. The bracket 90 and the push switch 60 are disposed at the second end 30B of the shaft member 30. According to the configuration, the lever switch device 10 can be assembled by stacking the components with respect to the shaft member 30. Therefore, working machines such as robots can be used to enable the assembly of the lever switch device 10. Further, there is no need to change the directions of components. This can avoid damage to the components and achieve good processing properties.Further, the first wiring part 77 and the second wiring part 78 are branched. This makes it possible to provide a second circuit board part 72 connected to the second wiring part 78 separately from the first circuit board part 71 connected to the first wiring part 77. Accordingly, the first circuit board part 71 and the first wiring part 77 can be easily bent to be attached to the fixed member 43. Thus, working machines such as robots can be used for this work to improve assembly accuracy and prevent contamination by human hands or the like.Further, the first circuit board part 71 and the second circuit board part 72 are formed by the flexible circuit board 70. This can reduce the size of the lever switch device 10 and increase the arrangement flexibility.Further, the lever switch device 10 can be downsized by superimposing the first wiring part 77 and the second wiring part 78 on each other. The lever switch device 10 can thus be miniaturized, and also an increase in cost can be avoided. The lever switch device 10 can also be downsized, and cost increase can be avoided by providing the third lane 49 band the fourth lane 48 bfor disposing the second wiring part 78 in the second circuit board cover 49 and the first circuit board cover 48, respectively.< Exemplary Embodiment>In the above exemplary embodiment, the pair of protruding parts 97 in the bracket recess 96 of the bracket 90 are respectively fitted into the shaft grooves 31 of the shaft member 30 so that the bracket 90 is attached to the shaft member 30. However, the attachment method is not limited thereto as long as the bracket 90 is assembled to the shaft member 30 in a direction intersecting the axial direction and attached to the second end 30B of the shaft member 30.For example, insertion holes may be provided in both the shaft member 30 and the bracket 90 in a direction intersecting (e.g., perpendicular to) the axial direction. In this case, the holder 90 is placed on the second end 30B of the shaft member 30, the insertion hole in the holder 90 is laid over the insertion hole in the shaft member 30, and a rod-like attachment member is inserted through the insertion holes. In this configuration, the attachment member extends in a direction intersecting the axial direction of the shaft member 30, and the bracket 90 is attached to the shaft member second end 30B by the attachment member. In this case, the operability for operating the push switch 60 via the switch cover 25 is also improved.In the above exemplary embodiment, the switch cover 25 is used as the pressing operation part of the pressing switch 60. However, the pressing operation part is not limited to the switch cover 25. For example, the push operation member may be a button in contact with the push switch 60.The above exemplary embodiments may be combined as long as they do not conflict with each other. It is obvious that many other modifications or exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will occur to those skilled in the art based on the above description. Accordingly, the above description is simply illustrative with the intention of offering those skilled in the art the best mode of carrying out the present disclosure. Details of the construction and / or functions may be substantially changed without departing from the concept of the present disclosure.As described above, the lever switch device 10 includes the shaft member 30, the rotation operation member, the pressure switch 60, and the flexible circuit board 70. the shaft member 30 includes the circumferential part 30C, the first end 30A, and the second end 30B, and extends in the axial direction passing through the first end 30A and the second end 30B. The rotation operation member is provided outside the shaft member 30 at a position between the first end 30A and the second end 30B of the shaft member 30. The rotary actuator is rotatable about the shaft member 30 and has the movable contact. The rotary operation member includes, for example, the first rotary knob 22, the first rotary member 44, and the first contact piece 50. Alternatively, the rotary operation member includes the second rotary knob 23, the second rotary member 46, and the second contact piece 51. The flexible circuit board 70 has multiple wirings that transmit the signal generated upon movement (positional displacement) of the rotary operation member and the signal output from the push switch 60. These wirings include the first group of wirings 77A and the second group of wirings 78A different from the first group of wirings 77A. The flexible circuit board 70 includes the first circuit board part 71, the first wiring part 77, the second circuit board part 72, the second wiring part 78, and the joining wiring part 79. The first circuit board part 71 has the fixed contacts 73 band 74 b. The movable contact comes into contact with or separates from the fixed contacts 73 band 74 bin response to the positional displacement of the rotary operation member. The first wiring part 77 includes the first group of wirings 77A and is connected to the first circuit board part 71. The second circuit board part 72 receives the signal output from the pressure switch 60. The second wiring part 78 includes the second group of wirings 78A and is connected to the second circuit board part 72. In the merging wiring part 79, a part of the first wiring part 77 and a part of the second wiring part 78 are merged. The merging wiring part 79 is located at a position away from the first circuit board part 71 and the second circuit board part 72.In this structure, the movable contact rotates together with the rotation operation member, and thus the structure is simplified. Further, since the first circuit board part 71 connected to the first wiring part 77 and the second circuit board part 72 connected to the second wiring part 78 are separately provided, these circuit board parts can be bent independently, and thus good workability is achieved.The second wiring part 78 may face the first wiring part 77 by partially bending the second wiring part 78. With this configuration, a part of the first wiring part 77 and a part of the second wiring part 78 may be overlaid to miniaturize the lever switch device 10.The lever switch device 10 may further include the fixed member 43, the first circuit board cover 48, and the second circuit board cover 49. The fixed member 43 is fixed to the shaft member 30 and has end surfaces that hold the first circuit board part 71. The first circuit board cover 48 and the second circuit board cover 49 hold the first circuit board part 71 between the end surfaces of the fixed member 43 and move. The third track 49 band the fourth track 48 b, which are a part of the wiring track holding the second wiring part 78, may be provided on the first circuit board cover 48 and the second circuit board cover 49, respectively. This structure can miniaturize the lever switch device 10 because the first circuit board cover 48 and the second circuit board cover 49 have the wiring route for holding the second wiring part 78 in addition to holding the first circuit board part 71.As described above, the number of rotary switches 40 may be one. In this case, only one of the first circuit board cover 48 and the second circuit board cover 49 is required.The lever switch device 10 may further include the wiring cover 110 for covering the first wiring part 77 and the second wiring part 78. The lever switch device 10 can be downsized by covering both the first wiring part 77 and the second wiring part 78 with the wiring cover 110.The lever switch device 10 may further include the bracket 90 and the push operation part, typically the switch cover 25. The bracket 90 is assembled to the shaft member 30 in a direction intersecting the axial direction, and is attached to the second end 30B of the shaft member 30. The push operation member is in contact with the push switch 60, and the push switch 60 is supported by the bracket 90.In this configuration, the bracket 90 is fixed to the shaft member 30 in the axial direction by mounting the bracket 90 in the direction intersecting the axial direction of the shaft member 30 (the lateral direction). The pressure operating member is also in contact with the pressure switch 60 held by the holder 90 This provides a constant relative positional relationship between the pressure operating member and the pressure switch 60 in the pressure direction parallel to the axial direction. Accordingly, the stroke of the pressing operation part for pressing the pressing switch 60 is unlikely to change every time the pressing operation part presses the pressing switch 60. The user can thus operate the push switch 60 via the push operation member without any discomfort.The push switch 60 may be a push button switch that produces a snap feeling upon a push operation. This configuration can bring an input timing of the push switch 60 close to a timing at which the snap feeling is given by the snap device. Accordingly, the user can use the push switch 60 without any discomfort.The shaft member 30 may be provided with the shaft groove 31 extending in the lateral direction in the circumferential part 30C, and the bracket 90 may include the protruding part 97 fitted into the shaft groove 31 by mounting the bracket 90 in the lateral direction. When the bracket 90 is fixed to the shaft member 30 with, for example, an adhesive, a time is required for drying the adhesive. On the other hand, by fitting the protruding part 97 into the shaft groove 31, the holder 90 can be immediately fixed to the shaft member 30. This achieves good processability.The lever switch device 10 may further include the first latch device 45 and the second latch device for generating a latch feeling upon a rotational operation of the rotational operation member. The first locking device 45 includes the first locking surface 52, the first ball 53, the first spring 54, and the first receiving member 55. On the first locking surface 52, a locking protrusion 52 aprotruding toward the first end 30A of the shaft member 30 in the axial direction is provided. The first ball 53 is disposed in contact with the first latching surface 52. The first spring 54 urges the first ball 53 toward the first detent surface 52. The first receiving member 55 has the receiving cavity 55 cthat receives the first ball 53 and the first spring 54, extends in the axial direction, and opens toward the second end 30B. On the other hand, the second locking device 47 includes the second locking surface 81, the second ball 57, the second spring 58, and the second receiving member 59. a locking protrusion 81 athat protrudes toward the first end 30A in the axial direction is provided on the second locking surface 81. The second ball 57 is disposed in contact with the second locking surface 81. The second spring 58 urges the second ball 57 toward the second locking surface 81. The second receiving member 59 has the receiving cavity 59 cthat receives the second ball 57 and the second spring 58, extends in the axial direction, and opens toward the second end 30B. Each of the rotation operation member, the first locking surface 52, the second locking surface 81, the first receiving member 55, and the second receiving member 59 is provided with an insertion hole through which the shaft member 30 passes.This construction facilitates the attachment of each component to the shaft member 30 by passing the shaft member 30 through the insertion holes in the rotary actuator, the latching surfaces, and the receiving members. Further, the openings of each receiving member open toward the second end 30B can be arranged facing upward by setting the second end of the shaft member 30 upward. Accordingly, the receiving members can be attached to the shaft member 30 in the state where the balls and springs are respectively received in the receiving cavities. Further, the bracket 90 can be easily mounted to the second end 30B of the upward-facing shaft member 30.As described above, the number of rotary switches 40 may be one. In this case, only one of the first locking device 45 and the second locking device 47 is required.Reference Numerals in the Drawing10 Lever switch device 11 Slide member 20 Housing 21 Fixed knob 21 a Hauptteil part 21 b Schräg part 22 First rotary knob 23 Second rotary knob 24 Tip knob 25 Switch cover 26 Shaft stopper 27 First knob member 28 Second knob member 30 Shaft member 30A First end 30B Second end 30C Peripheral part 31 Shaft groove 31 a Surface on the base end side 31 bSurface 40 Rotary switch 41 First rotary switch 42 Second rotary switch 43 Fixed member 43 a Hole 44 First rotary member 44 a Hole 45 First ratchet 46 Second rotary member 46 a Hole 47 Second ratchet 48 First circuit board cover 48 a Hole 48 b Fourth track 49 Second circuit board cover 49 a Hole 49 b Dritte track 50 First contact piece 50 a Movable contact 51 Second contact piece 51 a Movable contact 52 First ratchet surface 52a latching protrusion 53 first ball 54 first spring 55 first receiving member 55a insertion hole 55b fifth track 55c receiving cavity 57 second ball 58 second spring 59 second receiving member 59c receiving cavity 60 push switch 61a elevating part 70 flexible circuit board 71 first circuit board part 72 second circuit board part 72a recess 73 first rotating circuit board part 73a insertion hole 73b fixed contact 74 second rotating circuit board part 74a insertion hole 74b fixed contact 75 terminal 76 branch point 77 first wiring part 77A first group of wirings 77a, 77 b Part 78 Second Verdrahtungs part 78A Second Group of Wirings 79 Merging Verdrahtungs part 80 Latching member 80 a Einführungs hole 80 bSecond Track 81 Second Latching surface 81 a Protrusion 82 Locking part 83 Base part 83 aSide surface 84 Bridge part 90 Bracket 90 aBase-end-side edge 91 Support part 91 a Vorsprung 92 Wall part 92 aFirst Wall part 92 bSecond Wall part 93 First Track 94 First Recess 95 Second Recess 96 Bracket recess 96 aOpening 97 Protruding part 100 Bracket cover 101 Wiring cover part 102 Circuit board cover part 103Opening 110 Wiring cover

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A lever switch device (10) comprising: a shaft member (30) including a peripheral part (30C), a first end (30A) and a second end (30B), the shaft member (30) extending in an axial direction passing through the first end (30A) and the second end (30B); a rotational operation member (22, 44, 50; 23, 46, 51) provided outside the shaft member (30) at a position between the first end (30A) and the second end (30B) of the shaft member (30), the rotational operation member (22, 44, 50; 23, 46, 51) being capable of rotational operation about the shaft member (30) and having a movable contact (50a, 51a); a push switch (60) mounted on the second end (30B) of the shaft member (30); and a flexible circuit board (70) including a plurality of wirings, the plurality of wirings transmitting a signal output upon positional displacement of the rotary operation member (22, 44, 50; 23, 46, 51) and a signal output from the push switch (60), the plurality of wirings including a first group (77A) of wirings and a second group (78A) of wirings different from the first group (77A) of wirings, and the flexible circuit board (70) including: a first circuit board part (71) having a fixed contact (73b, 74b), the movable contact (50a, 51a) being responsive to the positional displacement of the rotary operation member (22, 44, 50; 23, 46, 51) comes into contact with or separates from the fixed contact (73b, 74b), a first wiring part (77) including the first group (77A) of wirings and connected to the first circuit board part (71), a second circuit board part (72) configured to receive the signal outputted from the pressure switch (60), a second wiring part (78) including the second group (78A) of wirings and connected to the second circuit board part (72), and a merging wiring part (79) disposed at a position away from the first circuit board part (71) and the second circuit board part (72), wherein a part of the first wiring part (77) and a part of the second wiring part (78) are merged in the merging wiring part (79).The lever switch device (10) according to claim 1, wherein the second wiring part (78) is partially bent to face the first wiring part (77).The lever switch device (10) according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: a fixed member (43) fixed to the shaft member (30) and having an end surface that holds the first circuit board part (71); and a circuit board cover (48, 49) that holds the first circuit board part (71) disposed between the circuit board cover (48, 49) and the end surface of the fixed member, wherein the circuit board cover (48, 49) includes a part of a wiring route that holds the second wiring part (78).The lever switch device (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a wiring cover (110) covering the first wiring part (77) and the second wiring part (78).The lever switch device (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: a bracket (90) assembled in a transverse direction intersecting the axial direction with respect to the shaft member and attached to the second end (30B) of the shaft member (30); and a pressing operation part (25) provided in a state in contact with the pressing switch (60), wherein the pressing switch (60) is held by the bracket (90).The lever switch device (10) according to claim 5, wherein the push switch (60) is a push-point switch configured to generate a snap feeling upon a push operation.The lever switch device (10) according to claim 5, wherein the shaft member (30) is provided with a groove (31) on the peripheral part (30C), the groove (31) extending in the transverse direction, and the bracket (90) has a protruding part (97) fitted into the groove (31) by mounting the bracket (90) in the transverse direction.The lever switch device (10) according to any one of claims 5 to 7, further comprising a latch device (45, 47) configured to latch feeling upon a rotational operation of the rotational operation member (22, 44, 50; 23, 46, 51), the latching device (45, 47) including: a latching surface (52, 81) on which a latching protrusion (52a, 81a) is provided, the latching protrusion (52, 81) protruding toward the first end (30A) in the axial direction; a ball (53, 57) disposed in contact with the latching surface (52, 81); a spring (54, 58) urging the ball (53, 57) toward the latching surface (52, 81); and a receiving part (55, 59) having a receiving cavity (55c, 59c), the receiving cavity (55c, 59c) receiving the ball (53, 57) and the spring (54, 58), extending in the axial direction and opening toward the second end (30B); and each of the rotation operating member (22, 44, 50; 23, 46, 51), the latching surface (52, 81) and the receiving part (55, 59) are provided with an insertion hole through which the shaft member (30) passes.

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