JPH09274829A - Slide switch - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the operation of a slide switch in response to the use by forming a slider so as to be automatically positioned at a nearly central position in the oscillating direction by a spring member. SOLUTION: When an operator is moved to the sliding operation A through a push button 8, fitting of a positioning projection 5i and positioning recessed parts 2d1, 2d2, 2d3 is changed, and since a lower part 11a of a mask plate 11 and a projection 9 are slid inside a guide groove 4, a slider 5 can be perfectly slid. A movable contact piece 6 is slid on each second switching fixed terminals 3c, 3d, and with the switching operation, second switching operation is performed. When a hand is separated from the operator 8 after operating the slider 5, the slider 5 is automatically returned to a nearly central position in the sliding direction by the spring work of each spring member 102, 103.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slide switch, and more particularly, it performs switching between two different modes by pressing and sliding, and the overall structure is extremely thin, and an operating element is provided in the sliding direction. The present invention relates to a new improvement for automatically returning to the central position.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are various slide switches of this type that have been used in the past, but a typical one is described in JP-A-52-14887. it can.

[0003]

That is, although not shown, as disclosed in FIG. 1 of the publication, a slider sliding on a fixed terminal receives a manually operated knob in a freely pushable manner. , The slider must be reciprocally slid to the left and right through this manual operation knob, and the strength must be sufficient to withstand the operation of the manual operation knob at that time, so the thickness of the slider must be sufficient. There was a need. Therefore, since the thickness of the slider is large, it is difficult to make the slide switch itself thin and small. For example, to make the slide switch smaller and thinner with the recent miniaturization of pagers. It has been extremely difficult to meet the above-mentioned demand and to automatically return the operator to the central position in the sliding direction.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and in particular, it is different depending on pushing and sliding.
An object of the present invention is to provide a slide switch that performs switching of individual modes, has an extremely thin overall structure, and has an operator that automatically returns to a central position.

[0005]

A slide switch according to the present invention has a first structure in which a manipulator provided on a slider slidably mounted on a fixed body is pushed in a pushing direction.
In a slide switch that performs a switching operation and slides the operator and the slider in a sliding direction orthogonal to the pushing direction to perform a second switching operation, the slider is attached along the sliding direction. A spring member for urging is provided, and the spring member automatically positions the slider at a substantially central position in the sliding direction. Therefore, when performing a switching operation by reciprocally sliding the slider to the left and right using the operating element, after the operating element is operated, the operating element automatically moves to the substantially central position in the sliding direction by the spring action of the spring member. Return.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of a slide switch according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are for showing a slide switch according to the present invention, and FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the entire structure,
2 is a sectional view showing a main part of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view,
4 and 5 are configuration diagrams showing another embodiment. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a box-shaped fixed body that is entirely open-top, and the fixed body 1 is a casing 2 that is made of resin and has a rectangular frame shape. And the terminal board 3 molded into the. A guide notch 2b is formed in the front plate 2a of the casing 2, and three 2d1, 2d2, 2d3, which give a feeling of moderation, are formed in the inner surface of the rear plate 2c. In addition,
The concave part that gives a feeling of moderation is only 2d2 in the center or 2d2.
It is also possible to eliminate 1,2d2,2d3 and 5i to eliminate the feeling of moderation. In addition, the front plate 2 of this fixed body 1
A pair of holding recesses 100 and 101 are provided at both ends on the a side, and spring members 102 and 103 formed of a pair of compression springs are provided in each of the holding recesses 100 and 101.

As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal board 3 is made of a heat-resistant material such as bakelite having a pair of first switching fixed terminals 3a and 3b and a plurality of second switching fixed terminals 3c and 3d. The terminal board 3e is integrally formed, and the terminal board 3 and the casing 2 are integrally formed by resin molding.

A guide groove 4 is formed in the sliding direction A of the terminal board 3 on the side of the front plate 2b. The guide groove 4 is not limited to the structure integrally formed on the terminal board 3, but may be a terminal. Any of the case where it is formed by the substrate 3 and the casing 2 may be used. A slider 5 having a quadrangular shape is provided on the terminal board 3 so as to be slidable in a sliding direction A. The slider 5 is provided in a first holding groove 5a provided on the lower surface of the slider 5. The first movable contact piece 6 is slidably provided on the second switching fixed terminals 3c and 3d.

A through hole 5b provided in parallel with the holding groove 5a is formed so as to slidably engage with the first switching fixed terminals 3a, 3b. The front surface 5c of the slider 5 is formed with a notch 5d for guiding the projection 7a for attaching the button 8 of the operator 7, and a through hole 5e is formed continuously with the notch 5d. ing. A pair of protrusions 104 and 105 extending along the sliding direction are provided at both ends on the front surface 5c side of the slider 5, and the protrusions 104 and 105 are spring members 102 and 103 as shown in FIG. And is biased by a spring. Therefore, each spring member 102, 103
Is larger than the positioning force of the positioning projection 5i of the slider 5 and the positioning recesses 2d1 and 2d3 on both sides.
Is positioned in a central positioning recess 2d2, and the slider 5 is configured to automatically return to a substantially central position P in the sliding direction A.

A locking projection 5f for locking the spring member 7b of the operating element 7 is formed on the rear wall 5eA of the through hole 5e, and the rear portion of the upper surface of the slider 5 communicates with the through hole 5e. The recess 5g is provided and the slider 5
The rear wall 5h is formed with a protrusion 5i that engages with the recess 2d for giving the above-described moderation. The positioning protrusion 5i is not limited to a protrusion and may be a ball. further,
A protrusion 9 slidably inserted into the guide groove 4 is formed in the lower portion of the front surface 5c of the slider 5 in the longitudinal direction along the sliding direction A. The width is the same as the lateral width of the slider 5 and is the front plate 2a of the fixed body 1.
Is shorter than the lateral width, that is, the length in the longitudinal direction.

A second movable contact piece 10 having a U-shaped cross section is joined to an inner surface 7dA of a collar portion 7d formed between the projecting portion 7a of the operating body 7 and the longitudinal portion 7c. The second movable contact piece 10 is attached by known caulking means (not shown) through the pair of caulking holes 10a.
Therefore, when the operator 7 is mounted on the slider 5, the longitudinal portion 7c is slidably positioned on the recess 5g,
The collar portion 7d is located in the through hole 5e, and the spring member 7b is disposed on the inner surface 7 of the locking protrusion 5f and the collar portion 7d.
By being located between dA, the flange portion 7d is always urged by the spring member 7b in a state of being joined to the inner surface 5cA of the front plate 5c, and the second movable contact piece 10 and the first switching fixed terminals 3a, 3b. Are kept in non-contact with.

Further, on the front surface 5c of the slider 5,
A mask plate 11 having a generally C-shape as a whole is joined and provided, and a lower portion 11a of the mask plate 11 is located in the guide groove 4 and is shown in FIG. As described above, the mask plate 11 and the ridge 9 are slidably positioned in a two-layer state.

An upper cover member 12 having an overall C-shape is provided on an upper portion of the fixed body 1, and an engaging hole 12a of the upper cover member 12a has an engaging portion 2 of a casing 2.
engage g. Therefore, when assembling the slide switch according to the present invention, the slider 5 having the second movable contact piece 10, the mask plate 11 and the operating body 7 mounted thereon is mounted on the fixed body 1 including the casing 2 and the terminal board 3, and finally. By assembling the upper cover member 12, all the assembling can be completed. For example, not only manual assembly but also automatic assembly can be performed very easily.

The slide switch according to the present invention is configured as described above, and its operation will be described below. First, when the push button 8 is pushed in, the operating element 7 is pushed inward against the spring force of the spring member 7b, and the second movable contact piece 10 and the first switching fixed terminals 3a, 3b become conductive, The first switching operation is obtained. Also,
When the push button 8 is released, the manipulator 7 returns to its original state by the spring force of the spring member 7b, and the conduction of the first switching fixed terminals 3a and 3b is released.

Next, when the manipulator 7 is slid in the sliding direction A via the push button 8, the engagement between the positioning projection 5i and the positioning recesses 2d1, 2d2, 2d3 changes, and
Since the lower part 11a of the mask plate 11 and the protrusion 9 slide in the guide groove 4, the slide 5 is completely slid, and the movable contact piece 6 slides on the second switching fixed terminals 3c and 3d. The second switching operation is performed by the well-known switching operation. When the operator releases the manipulator 8 after operating the slider 5, the spring members 102, 10
The spring action of 3 automatically returns to a substantially central position in the sliding direction A.

Since the slider 5 has the through hole 5e during the pushing operation and the sliding operation of the operator 7, the wall thickness of the slider 5 is extremely thin and the rigidity thereof is weaker than that of the conventional slider. However, the slider 5 is
The strength of the slider 5 is reinforced, and the rigidity thereof is further improved by the action of the mask plate 11. For example, even when the thickness of the slider 5 is reduced by about 40% as compared with the conventional configuration, the slider 5 is reduced. The rigidity and the function as are secured. Although the above-mentioned guide groove 4 is formed on the terminal board 3 which is the fixed body 1, the guide groove 4 is not limited to this structure, and it may be formed on the front plate 2a of the casing 2, for example. It's ridiculous. Further, FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of FIGS. 4 and 5, in which a spring member 110 composed of one compression spring is internally provided between a pair of recesses 250 and 251 formed inside the slider 5,
A pair of spring receiving projections 25 provided inside the fixed body 1.
2, 253 are provided. Each spring receiving projection 25
2, 253 penetrate through the through hole 5j of the slider 5 and contact the spring member 110. Therefore, even when the slider 5 slides in the left-right direction in FIG.
The slider 5 is configured to automatically return to the substantially central position P in the sliding direction A by the action of the spring member 110. The same parts as those in FIG.
The description is omitted. (The through hole in Fig. 4 is different from 5b in Fig. 1, so a different symbol is used.) Note that the configuration for outputting the output terminal to the outside is as shown in Fig. 1 in the vertical direction, and as shown in Fig. 4. Any of the horizontal directions is possible.

[0017]

Since the slide switch according to the present invention is constructed as described above, it is possible to obtain sufficient rigidity by the action of the ridge even if the thickness of the slider is extremely thin. The size of the push-slide type slide switch can be greatly reduced. In addition, since the slider is biased by the spring member, the slider will automatically return to the center position when you release your hand from the operator. Therefore, it is very easy to operate depending on the application.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a slide switch according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a main part of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan sectional view showing another example of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a side view of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Fixed body 5 Slider 5a 1st holding groove 7 Operator A Sliding direction P Center position 102, 103.110 Spring member 252, 253 Spring receiving protrusion

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An operating element (7) provided on a slider (5) slidably positioned on a fixed body (1) is pushed in the pushing direction to perform a first switching operation, and the operating element is provided. In a slide switch in which the second switching operation is performed by sliding the slider (5) and the slider (5) in a sliding direction orthogonal to the pushing direction, the slider (5) is moved in the sliding direction (A). ), A spring member (102, 103, 110) for biasing the slider (5) is provided by the spring member (102, 103, 110) at a substantially central position (A) in the sliding direction (A). A slide switch characterized by being configured so as to be automatically positioned in P). 2. The spring member (102, 103) has holding recesses (10) formed at both ends of the fixed body (1).
The slide switch according to claim 1, wherein the slide switch is held in (0, 101). 3. The spring member (110) is provided in the slider (5), and a pair of spring receiving projections (252, 253) provided inside the fixed body (1) are provided in the slider (5). The slide switch according to claim 1, wherein the slide switch penetrates the through hole (5j).