Illuminated switch unit

摘要

All of a transparent electrode layer (2), a light-emitting layer (3), a dielectric layer (4), a back-surface electrode (5), collecting electrodes (5a, 5b), and an insulating coat layer (6) are laminated with predetermined patterns by screen printing on a insulating transparent film (1). Conductive paste used for forming transparent electrode layer (2) comprises conductive powder of indium oxide which contains needle-like powder (A) and fine-grain powder (B) at a blending ratio of (A):(B)=100:0 to 20:80. A binder resin (D), being a photo-hardening or thermal-hardening resin, is mixed with the conductive powder (C) at a blending ratio of (C):(D)=45:55 to 95:5, thereby obtaining an excellent EL lighting element. In an illuminated switch unit, a switch operating projection (14) is provided on the reverse surface of an EL lighting element (15) and this EL lighting element (15) is fixed above a membrane switch (13) via a spacer (16), thereby removing any obstacles interrupting or intercepting illumination light emitted from EL lighting element (15).