Push switch

A push switch comprising:

• a first fixture contact;
• a second fixture contact;
• a member that holds the first fixture contact and the second fixture contact;
• a movable member positioned opposite a surface of the member in an operation direction;
• a contact member that possesses electrical conductivity, the contact member being positioned on an opposite side of the movable member to the surface of the member in the operation direction;
• and
• a holding plate positioned on an opposite side of the contact member to the surface of the member in the operation direction,
• wherein
• the movable member includes a first movable contact, a second movable contact, and a movable joint, the first movable contact moving between a location at which the first movable contact is in contact with the first fixture contact and a location at which the first movable contact is separated from the first fixture contact, the second movable contact moving between a location at which the second movable contact is in contact with the second fixture contact and a location at which the second movable contact is separated from the second fixture contact, the movable joint joining the first movable contact to the second movable contact, the movable joint being disposed between the contact member and the member, and
• when no external force acts on the movable joint, the holding plate places, with the contact member in-between, a load on the movable member in a direction in which the first movable contact and the second movable contact are pressed, respectively, against the first fixture contact and the second fixture contact, the contact member being disposed between the holding plate and the member in the operation direction.