Patent ID: 8692633

Claim:
A switch with a reset function, comprising: a press-in member which performs opening and closing operations of a circuit by a press-in operation in a first direction; a lock pin including one end connected to the press-in member and an operation end that is on an opposite end of the lock pin from the press-in member; a cam portion including a cam groove that guides the operation end when the press-in member moves; a retention portion that retains the operation end biased in a second direction opposite to the first direction so as to hold the operation end in a locked position; and a release mechanism that releases a retention between the retention portion and the operation end by inputting an external signal, wherein the cam portion further includes a lock release cam groove that extends from the locked position to a side to which the operation end is biased, and is blocked off by the retention portion during the retention, and wherein the release mechanism moves the retention portion in the second direction to open the lock release cam groove, thereby releasing the retention.