Patent ID: 8232493
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. An operating device comprising: a supporting member that has an opening which passes through a thickness direction of said supporting member; a button that has a shaft and an engaging portion, said shaft being arranged such that an axial direction of the shaft is parallel to the thickness direction of said supporting member, said engaging portion projecting parallel to the axial direction of the shaft; an elastic member that is set onto said supporting member so as to cover the opening, and has a projecting portion which engages an end of the shaft; and a bearing member that is provided between said supporting member and said elastic member, which is provided around the opening and is located nearer to the shaft than the engaging portion in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the shaft, wherein the shaft is configured to press said elastic member so that said elastic member is deformed so as to move along the thickness direction of said supporting member in the opening.