Patent ID: 6914203
Filing Date: 2005-07-05
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. An operating button structure, comprising: a button operating member which is tiltably disposed in a housing; a plurality of switch contact portions which are provided on a substrate disposed to oppose the button operating member; and an intermediate member which is disposed between the button operating member and the switch contact portions movably in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the substrate, and moves and presses at least one of the switch contact portions on the substrate in association with a pressing operation of the button operating member, wherein: the intermediate member comprises: the plurality of pressing portions, the attaching portion, and the connecting portion being integrally molded with resin; and the connecting portion acts as an elastic member which returns each pressing portion to a position where the pressing portion retracts from the switch contact portion when the pressing portion is not pressed by the button operating member.