SLIDING ELECTRIC COMPONENT

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sliding electric component capable of improving click feeling at the time of sliding movement of a slider. SOLUTION: The sliding electric component is provided with a case 2 and a cover 3 to form a housing part 19, a click spring 5 which is arranged in the housing part and has a pair of leaf spring portions 56 with an engaging projection, and a slider 4 which is supported capable of sliding movement in the housing part and has a pair of engagement parts to be engaged with the engaging projection 57 of the pair of leaf spring portions 56, and generates a click by engagement and disengagement of the engaging projection 57 and the engagement parts at the sliding movement of the slider 4. An auxiliary spring 6 which has a pair of auxiliary leaf spring portions 53 to give an elastic force to the pair of leaf spring portions 56 is provided at the rear side of the engaging projection 57 of the pair of leaf spring portions 56. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT