Patent ID: 7544904

Claim:
An electronic apparatus comprising: a housing which includes an opening; a left button which is inserted into the opening; a right button which is inserted into the opening; a left switch which is arranged in the housing and configured to be operated by the left button; and a right switch which is arranged in the housing and configured to be operated by the right button, wherein the left button comprises a button body, a first arm which has elasticity, which extends leftward from a left part of the button body of the left button and which is supported by the housing at a left side of the opening, a second arm which has elasticity, which extends forward from a front part of the button body of the left button and which is supported by the housing at a front side of the opening, and a pushing projection which is provided at the button body of the left button to be opposite to the left switch; the right button comprises a button body, a first arm which has elasticity, which extends rightward from a right part of the button body of the right button and which is supported by the housing at a right side of the opening, a second arm which has elasticity, which extends forward from a front part of the button body of the right button and which is supported by the housing at a front side of the opening, and a pushing projection which is provided at the button body of the right button to be opposite to the right switch; the first arm of the left button supports the button body of the left button from a left side, and the second arm of the left button supports the button body of the left button from a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the first arm of the left button supports the button body of the left button; the first arm of the right button supports the button body of the right button from a right side, and the second arm of the right button supports the button body of the right button from a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the first arm of the right button supports the button body of the right button; and the left switch and the pushing projection of the left button are provided eccentrically in a direction of being remote from the first and second arms of the left button about a center of the button body of the left button, and the right switch and the pushing projection of the right button are provided eccentrically in a direction of being remote from the first and second arms of the right button about a center of the button body of the right button.