Patent ID: 11937772
Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 15:
16. An operation switch comprising:
a holding base;
a switch main body disposed inside the holding base, the switch main body comprising a tubular protrusion extending in a longitudinal direction, the tubular protrusion forming a hole inside;
a pressing body disposed in the hole and configured to move along the longitudinal direction to press an electric switch; and
an elastic cover configured to cover the switch main body and the pressing body, the elastic cover comprising:
a dome portion provided to a first side of the elastic cover; and
a flange provided to a second side of the elastic cover,
wherein the dome portion comprises a first inclined surface pressed inward of the holding base to be deformed with a tension,

a ring comprising a first ring portion provided on the switch main body, and a second ring portion provided on the holding base,
wherein a second inclined surface of the elastic cover is pressed by the second ring portion to deform with a tension.