Patent ID: 7554047

Claim:
A lighted pushbutton-type switch assembly comprising: a base body adapted to be secured to a panel; a support board incorporating a circuit and a switch connected to said circuit, said support board being adapted to be positioned with respect to said base body and fixed thereto; an actuating assembly mounted in a linearly movable manner on said base body and adapted to be pushed to operate said switch; and a light source mounted on an auxiliary board, said light source being connected to the circuit of said support board and arranged to emit light through a translucent or transparent cover provided on said actuating assembly, wherein: said auxiliary board is adapted to be positioned with respect to the base body and fixed thereto, said auxiliary board having conductors connected to said light source and terminated in contacts arranged in a region adjacent to an edge of said auxiliary board; and the support board has a connector comprising terminals connected to said circuit, said region of the auxiliary board where said contacts are located being adapted to be coupled to said connector by introducing said edge and said adjacent region of said auxiliary board into said connector in order to connect said contacts to said terminals when the auxiliary board is fixed to the base body and the support board is positioned with respect to the base body.