Patent ID: 7619175

Claim:
A spring structure for a press type switch of an electronic timepiece which is a spring structure for a press type switch of an electronic timepiece, the spring structure comprising: a base portion fixed to a stationary supporter of the electronic timepiece; a click feeling forming arm including one first elastic arm portion extended from one first base end portion formed integrally with the base portion and capable of being deformed to bend elastically and one first engaging projected portion formed on one side of a first front end portion of the first elastic arm portion; and a press arm including one second elastic arm portion extended to bend in an arc-like shape from one second base end portion formed integrally with the base portion and capable of being deformed to bend, a pressing projected portion projected to the first front end portion at a position of the one second elastic arm portion opposed to the first front end portion of the one first elastic arm portion of the click feeling forming arm and one second engaging projected portion engageable with and disengageable from the one first engaging projected portion at a side edge on a side of a projected end portion of the pressing projected portion opposed to the one first engaging projected portion of the click feeling forming arm; wherein when the pressing projected portion of the press arm is pressed, the one second engaging projected portion of the pressing projected portion of the press arm is engaged with the one first engaging projected portion of the click feeling forming arm to elastically bend the one first elastic arm portion by pressing the one first engaging projected portion in a lateral direction, and an engagement with the one first engaging projected portion is constituted to be released by passing a location of the one first engaging projected portion.