Patent ID: 8796574

Claim:
A switch comprising: a movable contact piece having one end as a supporting point of turn and another end arranged with a movable contact; a turning member having a supporting point of turn on an end on a same side as the another end of the movable contact piece; a coil spring having one end locked to one end of the turning member and another end locked to an intermediate portion of the movable contact piece; and a push button supported to be slidable in an up and down direction and for pushing down the one end of the turning member with a lower end face, wherein the movable contact piece is inverted by pushing down the one end of the turning member with the push button so as to make the movable contact approach and separate from a fixed contact, wherein the turning member has a substantially central portion thereof bent to form a position regulating portion that is brought into contact with the coil spring when the movable contact piece is inverted, and wherein the position regulating portion brings the movable contact into contact with the fixed contact while maintaining a contact state with the coil spring.