Patent ID: 8633411

Claim:
A side button structure for an electronic device, comprising: a housing comprising at least one switch; and a button assembly moveably mounted on the housing, the button assembly comprising: at least one pressing block facing the at least one switch; and a flexible pin passing through the at least one pressing block, the flexible pin having two opposite ends thereof fixed to the housing and being capable of deforming when the button assembly is pressed, enabling each of the at least one pressing block to move towards and press against the each corresponding one of at least one switch; wherein the housing defines a receiving space for receiving the button assembly, the button assembly comprises a button cap having an installing surface and a pressing surface opposite to the installing surface, a groove is defined in the installing surface, the at least one pressing blocks are positioned above the groove, a through hole communicating with the groove is defined in each pressing block, the flexible pin passes through the through holes and receives in the groove.