SWITCH POWER GENERATING MECHANISM AND SWITCH POWER GENERATING METHOD

[Problem] To provide a switch power generating mechanism and a switch power generating method that can secure a constant amount of power generation and that can perform a reliable switching operation regardless of how slow the speed of the force causing the mechanism to operate is. [Solution] Provided is a switch power generating mechanism that is formed of at least a first movable component, a second movable component, a first deforming component that is connected to the first movable component, and a power generator, wherein: a pressing force is transmitted to the second movable component from the outside of the switch power generating mechanism to cause at least part of the first movable component and at least part of the second movable component to move in a connected manner and cause the first movable component to rotate by a fixed amount so as to deform the first deforming component by a fixed amount; and the deformation of the first deforming component is released once the first movable component has been caused to rotate by the fixed amount, and power generation is performed with power being generated in the power generator due to the first movable component being rotated by a fixed amount as a result of the release from the deformation.