Patent ID: 7564001

Claim:
A switch comprising: a case having a case wall with oppositely facing upper and lower surfaces, said case wall having a hole provided therein through said upper and lower surfaces, said hole having an inner edge; an operating unit movably disposed in said hole to be movable up and down, said operating unit having a side surface facing said inner edge of said hole; a plurality of switch contacts configured to be operated upon movement of said operating unit up and down in said hole; and a guide wall protruding downward from said inner edge of said hole, said guide wall facing said side surface of said operating unit, wherein said guide wall has a cutout provided therein, said cutout reaching said lower surface of said case wall, wherein said guide wall has a base end connected to said lower surface of said case wall, and a distal end disposed below said base end, and wherein said cutout reaches from said base end to said distal end of said guide wall.