Patent ID: 7041917

Claim:
A switch for electric equipment comprising: an operation button arranged at the operation panel side of electric equipment; a plurality of switch bodies adapted to come into contact with the operation button when depressed at least at two positions located opposite relative to the center of the front press facet of the operation button, the front press facet of the operation button being inclined relative to the plane of arrangement of the plurality of switch bodies; a link member linking the operation button and the switch bodies; a hinge; and an elastic member linked to the link member by the hinge and urging the operation button in the direction opposite to the depressing direction of the operation button, wherein the operation button is formed to show a cap-shaped profile having a plate-shaped part carrying the front press facet and a cylindrical part formed around the outer periphery of the plate-shaped part and engaged with the link member along the inner periphery thereof, and the location of the hinge and the outer peripheral edge of the operation button substantially agree with each other as viewed in the direction of a normal line relative to the front press facet.