Patent ID: 7476822

Claim:
A rotary clicking electronic component comprising: an insulating case having a fixed conductor disposed at an inner bottom of an opening which is upwardly opening, and a terminal connected to the fixed conductor and led out; a rotary body disposed in the opening of the case, having a movable conductor at the bottom thereof, which engages the fixed conductor; a bearing fitted on an upper surface at the opening of the case; an operation shaft for rotationally operating the rotary body; and a clicking mechanism disposed between the bearing and the rotary body, wherein the clicking mechanism includes: a click plate having a waved convex-concave surface, which is disposed under the bearing in a direction of circumference concentrically with a rotational center of the rotary body at the bottom thereof, and an upwardly opening storing hole disposed at an upper part of the rotary body, in which a steel ball, a retainer for retaining the steel ball, and an elastic member for forcing the steel ball to act on the waved convex-concave surface of the click plate via the retainer are stored from the opening side in order.