Patent ID: 7449654

Claim:
A lateral pushing type push switch in which an operating portion of a push button protrudes from a side portion, an elastic dome-like metal plate is used as a movable contact, and an operating force in a moving direction of said push button due to a pressing operation on said operating portion is converted to a force in an operation direction of said dome-like metal plate perpendicular to the moving direction of said push button, wherein said switch comprises a presser having: an inclined portion which converts the operating force in the moving direction of said push button, to a force in the operation direction of said dome-like metal plate; and a pressing portion which presses down said dome-like metal plate, said presser being formed into a T-like shape which has two fixed ends and one free end, and which is flexible, said inclined portion being formed in said free end of said presser, and said dome-like metal plate being pressed down by said free end of said presser while a portion of said presser between said two fixed ends is twistingly deformed by pressing of said push button.