Switch mechanism for a turn signal

Claim 1

A switch mechanism for a turn signal comprising: an operating knob (80) extending in a first direction, a housing divided into an upper space (90) and a lower space (100) by a partition extending at least partially thereacross, said upper and lower spaces extending one after the other at an angle relative to said first direction, a first assembly in one of said spaces of said housing, said first assembly including: a set of fixed contacts (11), at least one movable contact piece (3), said operating knob (80) being coupled to said movable contact piece (3) for moving said movable contact piece (3) and stopper means (2) for holding said movable contact piece (3) at a position moved by said operating knob (80), bias means (12) for applying a biasing force to said operating knob (80) to cause said operating knob (80) to return to a desired position, release means (4) for generating a releasing force for releasing the holding force of said stopper means (2), said release means including a solenoid (4) having a movable plunger (6), and said release means being located in the other of said spaces of said housing and in side-by-side relationship with said first assembly, and transmitting means (1) coupled between said stopper means (2) and said release means (4) for transmitting said releasing force to said stopper means (2), said transmitting means (1) including a lever arm (1), one end of which is mechanically coupled to a said stopper means (2) and the other end of which is mechanically coupled to said plunger (6) of said release means (4).