a slide switch assembly comprises a housing and a slider having traveling contacts which define exposed contact faces . an accommodation section is formed in the housing to receive the slider and allow the slider to be moved slideably therein . a printed circuit board having fixed contact plates is attached to the printed circuit board . the printed circuit board is assembled with the housing such that the fixed contact plates are in opposition to the traveling contacts and adapted to make electrical contact with the traveling contacts in response to sliding movement of the slider . preferably , the printed circuit board includes a printed conduction pattern , and the fixed contact plates include fixation bases adapted to be soldered to the conduction pattern and a bent contact portion extending therefrom . the accommodation section is most preferably defined by a partition wall having openings such that the contact portions of the fixed contact plates are positioned to be exposed through the openings .