Lever switch

A lever switch comprising:

• a case including:
• a first side wall;
• a second side wall adjacent to the first side wall;
• and
• a third side wall having an opening;
• a common contact provided to the first side wall;
• a first fixed contact provided to the second side wall;
• a supporting protrusion disposed around the common contact in the case;
• a lever including:
• a shaft section located at an intermediate portion thereof, the shaft section being rotatably held at the opening;
• a driving section located at a first end thereof, the driving section being housed in the case;
• and
• a handle section located at a second end thereof, the handle section protruding out of the opening outside the case;
• and
• an elastic movable contact formed in an approximate V-shape, including:
• a bent section located at an intermediate portion thereof, the bent section being bent by the driving section contacting therewith, the bent section being housed in the case;
• a first arm extending from a first side of the bent section;
• a fixed section provided at a tip of the first arm, the fixed section being mounted between the common contact and the supporting protrusion, the fixed section being formed in an approximate square U-shape;
• a second arm extending from a second side of the bent section;
• and
• a contact section elastically contacting with the first fixed contact and the second side wall, the contact section being provided at a tip of the second arm.