Patent ID: 8585082

Claim:
A horn switch device installed in a steering wheel, comprising: an ornament including a biasing projection provided to project on a back surface side thereof; a covering in which a recessed portion and a through hole are formed, said recessed portion being configured such that said ornament is mounted so as to move to be pushed thereinto and return therefrom, said through hole being configured in a bottom of said recessed portion such that said biasing projection is arranged to pass therethrough; a switch mechanism turned on and off in response to press and return movements of said ornament into and from said covering; and a biasing member provided on a back surface side of said covering, and receiving a pressing force of said ornament and biasing said ornament in a return direction upon abutment against a back-surface-side projection of said biasing projection, said back-surface-side projection passing through said through hole to project toward the back surface side of said covering, wherein a plurality of said biasing projections are provided along an outer periphery of said ornament, wherein said biasing member includes an annular part obtained by bending a linear body into an annular shape along the outer periphery of said ornament, and wherein said back-surface-side projecting parts of said plurality of biasing projections abut against said annular part.