Patent ID: 8237072

Claim:
A pushbutton switch comprising a pushbutton for changing a switching mode of a tact switch provided on a switch holder fixedly disposed within a casing, the pushbutton switch including a push operation portion disposed in a through hole provided in the casing and a collar that protrudes outwardly from the push operation portion and faces an inner face of the casing at a peripheral edge of the through hole, the pushbutton switch being provided so as to be connected to the switch holder and being resiliently urged toward the side on which the collar gets closer to the inner face of the casing, wherein projections projecting toward the inner face of the casing are projectingly provided integrally at a plurality of positions spaced in a peripheral direction on an face of the collar of the pushbutton switch that is opposed to the inner face of the casing; and wherein the push operation portion and the switch holder are connected via a resilient tubular portion.