SWITCH DEVICE

The invention provides a switching device capable of preventing malfunction and improving operability. An operation element 40 is disposed in a recess 11 provided in a lower surface of a controller attached to a vehicle ceiling part, and the operation element 40 comprises an inclined portion 43 inclined at an upward gradient from a vehicle front toward a vehicle rear, a protruding portion 45 formed by the inclined portion 43, and provided on a vehicle front side of a point, on the operation element, that has an equal distance from opposite ends of the operation element in a front-back direction, and an operating rotary shaft 41 disposed on a side of the protruding portion 45. 本发明提供一种开关装置，能够防止误动作，并且能够提高操作性。操作件(40)配置于凹部(11)内，该凹部(11)设置于在车辆天花板部安装的控制装置的下表面，操作件(40)具备：倾斜部(43)，其从车辆前方朝向车辆后方以向上斜度倾斜；突出部(45)，其由倾斜部(43)形成，设置于比操作件(40)上的距操作件(40)的前后方向上的两端部的距离相等的点靠车辆前方侧的位置；以及操作用的转动轴(41)，其配置于突出部(45)侧。