Patent ID: 7629900

Claim:
A remote control transmitter comprising: a case having a surface; an operation switch provided in the case; a door arranged to open and close the surface of the case; a detection switch provided in the case, the detection switch being activated upon being pressed and configured to deform while the door closes the surface of the case and provide a self-restoring force for deactivating the detection switch; an elastic member movable together with the door, the elastic member configured for (i) pressing the detection switch to deform and activate the detection switch and (ii) elastically deforming away from the detection switch to absorb a portion of the self-restoring force for deactivating the detection switch while the door closes the surface of the case, and deactivating the detection switch while the door opens the surface of the case; a controller for generating a signal corresponding to operations of the operation switch and the detection switch; and a transmission section for transmitting the signal.