This temperature switch is switched in accordance with the temperature of a heater. The temperature switch is equipped with a bimetal that deforms when the temperature of the heater has reached a preset temperature, a switching mechanism that performs a switching action in accordance with deformation of the bimetal, and a housing member that houses the bimetal and the switching mechanism and is capable of conducting heat to the bimetal. The heater has a pair of adjoining heat-generating sections. The housing member has a contact section that is protrudingly formed and inserted between the pair of heat-generating sections.
