Patent ID: 7294795

Claim:
A slide switch comprising: a control member slidable in a direction along an imaginary plane and pressable in a direction perpendicular to the imaginary plane; a plurality of transverse contacts arranged to surround the control member; a vertical contact having a plurality of electrode portions associated with the plurality of transverse contacts to be conductive with any one of the transverse contacts when the control member is slid; a support member for contacting a sliding surface formed on a surface facing away from a control surface of the control member, to allow sliding movement of the control member; a casing for accommodating the support member and the control member to be movable in unison in the pressing direction; and a posture maintaining mechanism for maintaining a relative position between the control member and the casing when the control member and the casing are moved in the pressing direction, the posture maintaining mechanism being provided between the control member and the casing.