Patent ID: 7078640

Claim:
An opening switch for an opening and closing body, the opening switch comprising: a switch base having a first substrate and a second substrate which are put together in a manner such that inner faces of the first and second substrates face each other and outer faces of the first and second substrates are outer faces of the switch base; a main switch body provided on the outer face of the first substrate; a lever portion which is provided on the inner face of the first substrate and passes the second substrate through a through hole formed in the second substrate; a flange portion for preventing an over stroke of the lever portion, wherein the flange portion protrudes from the outer face of the second substrate and is positioned away from the lever portion and on a side toward which the lever portion is inclined in an operation for the opening and closing body; and a flexible cover member for covering a combined body consisting of the lever portion and the flange portion.