Front panel having push buttons formed integrally therewith

A front panel for electrical equipment, comprising push buttons formed integrally therewith, the front panel being made of resin, and the push button having a front surface exposed from an opening formed in a face plate of the front panel with a clearance formed between the push button and the face plate,

• wherein a plurality of push buttons are arranged in a row at appropriate intervals,
• wherein each of the push buttons is linked to the face plate of the front panel through a platelike button supporting portion and a platelike button arm, the button supporting portion being formed integrally with the face plate and extending from the back of the face plate at a substantially right angle to the face plate, and the button arm being formed integrally with the button supporting portion and extending from a rear end of the button supporting portion so as to be substantially parallel to the face plate,
• wherein the button arm has a back face formed integrally with a switch operating arm extending backward at a substantially right angle to the button arm,
• wherein the button supporting portion has an opening, between the region in which the button arm is provided and the back of the face plate of the front panel, formed by removing an upper part of a slidable core sliding in a direction perpendicular to a mold opening direction in which a core part or a cavity part of a mold for forming the front panel is moved for separation from each other, and
• wherein the face plate of the front panel and the button arm are arranged, with a space formed by removing the slidable core therebetween, to overlap at only the area of the button arm when viewed from front.