Remote control device with stowable key, in particular for an automobile

A prefabricated module for producing a remote control device with retractable key, the remote control device comprising:

• a remote control unit comprising a lower shell and an upper shell;
• an insert forming a key bit mounted so that the insert pivots between a deployed position of use and a retracted position stowed inside the unit;
• an elastic return mechanism for returning the insert towards the deployed position comprising a push-button situated on the upper shell,
• wherein said insert turns directly about said push-button which is secured in terms of rotation to the upper shell;
• means of indexing rotation with said insert that is disengaged by pressing said push-button,
• wherein said elastic return mechanism comprises a helical spring working in torsion and in compression, and
• wherein the module comprises a clevis of said insert, said button and said spring.