Cover member for illuminated push button switch and method for manufacturing same

A cover member for an illuminated push button switch, comprising:

• a substrate made of a light-permeable elastomeric rubber material having a fixed portion and including a plurality of movable sections, said plurality of movable sections are movable relative to said fixed portion of said substrate;
• and
• key tops arranged on said movable sections of said substrate;
• respectively;
• said key tops each including a rubber section made of a light-permeable elastomeric rubber material and a resin section on said rubber section made of a light-permeable hard resin material;
• said rubber section having a flat surface through which said rubber section is fixed on a surface of each of said movable sections of said substrate and provided on said flat surface thereof fixed onto said movable section with a display section;
• said resin section being fixed on a surface of said rubber section opposite to said flat surface thereof on which said display section is formed;
• said substrate, rubber section and resin section being made so as to have Shore A hardness of 30 to 65, Shore A hardness to 60 to 80 and Shore D hardness of 50 to 80 respectively.