CN101009170A - Multiple direction input device - Google Patents
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The invention provides a multidirectional input device with simple structure, high reliability and low cost. The supporting part (6) for moving vertically held in the casing (1) can slidely embark the operating body (10), a helical spring (5) for elastic supporting the supporting part (6) is arranged around the push-button switch (4) provided in the lower of the supporting part (6). The jut (10b) of the operating body (10) extrudes on the upper of the casing (1), when sliding operation, the operating body (10) slides on the supporting part (6) at the same time, a first and second sliding parts (14, 15) are driven, when pressing operation, the operating body (10) presses bending the helical spring (5), while falling the supporting part (6) and driving the push-button switch (4).
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Technical field
The present invention relates to be fit to be used in the multi-directional inputting device of electronic equipments such as game machine, relate in particular to the multi-directional inputting device that can on the basis of slide, carry out push.
Background technology
This multi-directional inputting device, under the situation that operating body is moved along regulation plane (XY plane) slip, from the signal of testing agency's output corresponding to this slide, and if the push body makes its decline ormal weight, then the travelling contact of push-button switch contacts with fixed contact, output switch connection signal, therefore, for example can pass through slide selective light target coordinate position, determine this coordinate position by push more afterwards.
By example in the past as can be known, example as such multi-directional inputting device, following multi-directional inputting device has been proposed (for example, with reference to patent documentation 1), that is: group is gone into push-button switch on the maintenance body that moves that can slide along the inner bottom surface of shell, this maintenance body keeps operating body and this operating body can be moved up and down, and the upward mobile a pair of slide unit of mutually orthogonal direction (directions X and Y direction) that allows in the enclosure engages with operating body, make the knob of this operating body outstanding, make it possible to carry out slide and push from the opening of the upper surface side of shell.
In described multi-directional inputting device in the past, dispose in the enclosure and a pair of slide unit opposing substrates, be arranged on conductive pattern and the slide block sliding contact that is arranged on each slide unit on this substrate, therefore, if operating body is carried out slide, then drive single or two slide units, make to change, glide direction and slippage that thus can the detecting operation body with contact position corresponding to the conductive pattern of this slide unit corresponding to glide direction.In addition, be set with at the inner bottom surface of shell a pair of wide cut connected with portion of terminal around pattern, and in the bottom surface that keeps body the outstanding a pair of self-cleaning contact of deriving from the travelling contact and the fixed contact of push-button switch respectively that is provided with.Also have, each self-cleaning contact respectively with different around the pattern sliding contact, therefore, travelling contact is contacted with fixed contact if operating body is carried out push, the then a pair of pattern that centers on is connected via a pair of self-cleaning contact each other, thus output switch connection signal.Also have, when operating body is carried out slide, keep body also to slide integratedly and move, a pair of self-cleaning contact slides on pattern pairing respectively.
[patent documentation 1] TOHKEMY 2004-21789 communique (the 3rd～5 page, Fig. 6)
In described multi-directional inputting device in the past, because push-button switch and operating body slide mobile integratedly, therefore, with this push-button switch use around pattern setting at the inner bottom surface of shell, but owing to need make described around pattern wide cut and being formed flatly, therefore, the productivity ratio variation causes cost to rise.In addition, under the situation not enough around the flatness of pattern, owing to be difficult to make the self-cleaning contact of push-button switch often to contact, therefore, when push, be easy to generate poor flow, reliability significantly reduces.In addition, also studied following method: replace centering on pattern in the inner bottom surface setting of shell, and make from the travelling contact or the fixed contact of push-button switch slide block of deriving and the slide unit sliding contact that constitutes by the conduction material, and move described slide block to portion of terminal via this slide unit, but so, need a plurality of slide blocks, it is complicated that structure becomes, and assembleability is variation also.
Summary of the invention
The present invention makes in view of the truth of such conventional art, the multi-directional inputting device that its purpose is to provide simple in structure and reliability is high, can make at an easy rate.
To achieve these goals, in multi-directional inputting device of the present invention, possess: shell, its in the above side have opening; Support component, it is maintained in this shell, and can move up and down in this shell; Operating body, it is carried on this support component sliding freely, and can carry out slide and push to the part of exposing from described opening; Testing agency, it comprises that the slide by this operating body is driven to first and second slide unit of mutually orthogonal direction, and detects the slide of described operating body via these slide units; Push-button switch, its in described shell, be configured in described support component below, when the push of described operating body, make the action of described push-button switch via described support component.
The multi-directional inputting device of Gou Chenging like this, because operating body carries on the support component in being held in shell sliding freely, therefore, when slide, operating body is slided on support component, drive first slide unit or second slide unit by this operating body simultaneously, thereby, can be according to the slide of the positional information detecting operation body of each slide unit.In addition, support component can move up and down in the enclosure, and below this support component, dispose push-button switch, therefore, when push, can make the push-button switch action via being operated the support component that body presses,, push-button switch can be fixedly installed in the enclosure so it is mobile not need that push-button switch and operating body are slided integratedly.Therefore, need be the forming the high wide cut pattern of flatness around the path or insert a plurality of slide blocks of push-button switch, can simplified structure, can improve reliability easily, and reduce cost easily.
In said structure, configuration makes support component reset to the elastomeric element of initial position around push-button switch, and when push by support component this elastomeric element that bends, then can realize support component is carried out the structure of resiliency supported simply, so preferred this structure.In this case, as long as when suitably being chosen in slide hardly deflection but when push the elastomeric element of deflection ormal weight, support component makes push-button switch carry out the anxiety of misoperation when not having slide, therefore, can guarantee reliability, and when push, also guarantee operability easily.Also have, this elastomeric element is made of helical spring, and if this helical spring is configured in the outside of slip moving area of the central portion of the operating body relative with the upper surface of support component, then no matter operating body carries out push to which position on the support component, also can make the major part (more than half) to the push power of this support component act on helical spring inboard, therefore, support component is difficult for tilting, can carry out stable pressing operation, so preferred.
In addition, in said structure, at the outstanding guiding wall that extends downwards that is provided with of the peripheral part of support component, and be provided with: guide this guiding wall and first wall that it can be moved up and down at shell, second wall with the inboard that is positioned at this first wall, between the guiding wall and second wall, dispose elastomeric elements such as helical spring, then can when push, support component be moved up and down the guiding by first wall swimmingly, therefore operability improves, and it is can under the prerequisite of the slimming of not sacrificing shell, guarantee the receiving space of elastomeric element, so preferred.In this case, if between the part of the part of guiding wall and first wall, divide recess arranged, the air that then supported parts when the push can have been compressed is emitted from this recess, therefore, the anxiety that does not exist the down maneuver of support component to be obstructed owing to compressed air, and set gap between the guiding wall and first wall, make it all narrow as far as possible except this recess, also can under the state that rocks hardly, keep support component, and it can be moved up and down.
In addition in above-mentioned structure, be provided with at operating body: with the holding section and the diameter blade of a sword portion bigger and relative of first and second slide unit engaging with the upper surface of support component than this holding section, and be formed with protuberance with the opposing party's sliding contact in the upper surface of support component and any one party in the blade of a sword portion, can operating body be carried on support component with stable posture like this, and the contact area with respect to the upper surface of support component of operating body reduces, can reduce frictional force, therefore, can carry out the slide of operating body swimmingly, so preferred this structure.In this case, form the holding section of operating body cylindric or cylindric, and be formed with upwardly extending slotted hole in mutually orthogonal side at first slide unit and second slide unit, in logical this holding section of this slotted hole interpolation, so, revolving force inadvertently acts under the situation of holding section when slide, this revolving force is difficult for being delivered to first slide unit or second slide unit, therefore, can effectively prevent the position deviation of each slide unit of causing by this revolving force, so preferred.In addition, being provided with section in the holding section is non-circular non-round portion, and possess and be formed with the 3rd slide unit that can slide and not insert the slotted hole of logical this non-round portion revolvably, this slotted hole extends on the direction identical with the slotted hole of first or second slide unit, so, even revolving force inadvertently acts on the holding section when slide, the non-round portion of holding section also is connected to the slotted hole circumference of the 3rd slide unit immediately, the restriction rotation, therefore, can prevent that operating body from undesirably rotating.
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Multi-directional inputting device of the present invention, because operating body can be slidably by on the support component of lift-launch in being held in shell, therefore, when slide, operating body is slided on support component, and drive first slide unit and second slide unit by this operating body, in addition, support component can move up and down in the enclosure, and below this support component, dispose push-button switch, therefore, when push, can make the push-button switch action via being operated the support component that body presses.Promptly, it is mobile not need that push-button switch and operating body are slided integratedly, push-button switch can be fixedly installed in the enclosure, thereby, need not form the high wide cut pattern of flatness or insert a plurality of slide blocks in the path that centers on of push-button switch, simplified structure can improve reliability easily easily, also reduces cost easily.
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Fig. 1 is the stereogram of the multi-directional inputting device of embodiments of the present invention example.
Fig. 2 is the state of cover is unloaded in expression from Fig. 1 a stereogram.
Fig. 3 is the exploded perspective view of this multi-directional inputting device.
Fig. 4 is the vertical view of this multi-directional inputting device.
Fig. 5 is the profile along the A-A line of Fig. 4.
Fig. 6 is the profile along the B-B line of Fig. 4.
Fig. 7 is the state of cover is unloaded in expression from Fig. 4 a vertical view.
Fig. 8 is the state of push has been carried out in expression to the operating body shown in Figure 7 profile that has cover.
Fig. 9 is that expression has been carried out the vertical view of the state of the slide of direction under the Xiang Tongtu to operating body shown in Figure 7.
Figure 10 is the state of push has been carried out in expression to the operating body shown in Figure 9 profile that has cover.
To be expression carried out to the vertical view with the state of the slide of figure right operating body shown in Figure 7 Figure 11.
The state of Figure 12 is expression push operating body shown in Figure 11 have a profile that covers.
Figure 13 is the stereogram that is provided in the operating body of this multi-directional inputting device from beneath.
Among the figure: the 1-shell; The last cover of 2-; The 2b-opening; Box under the 3-; 3a-ring-type recess (gap); 3d-annular wall (second wall); 3e-barrel surface (the-wall); The 4-push-button switch; 5-helical spring (elastomeric element); The 6-support component; 6a-plectane portion; The 6b-guiding wall; Recessed section portion of 6c-(recess); The 7-limiting part; 7c, 7d-guide rail; 8,9-detecting unit (testing agency); 8b, 9b-slider support part; 8c, 9c-substrate; The 10-operating body; 10a-blade of a sword portion; The 10b-jut; The cylindric position of 10d-(holding section); 10e-tabular position (non-round portion); The 10f-protuberance; The 11-partition component; The 12-formula packing ring (wave washer) that fluctuates; 13-ring-type liner (spacer); 14-the-slide unit; 15-second slide unit; 16-the 3rd slide unit; 14a, 15a, 16a-slotted hole.
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With reference to accompanying drawing, embodiments of the present invention are described, Fig. 1 is the stereogram of the multi-directional inputting device of embodiments of the present invention example, Fig. 2 is the state of last cover has been unloaded in expression from Fig. 1 a stereogram, Fig. 3 is the exploded perspective view of this multi-directional inputting device, Fig. 4 is the vertical view of this multi-directional inputting device, Fig. 5 is the profile along the A-A line of Fig. 4, Fig. 6 is the profile along the B-B line of Fig. 4, Fig. 7 is the state of last cover has been unloaded in expression from Fig. 4 a vertical view, Fig. 8 is the state of push has been carried out in expression to the operating body shown in Figure 7 profile that has cover, Fig. 9 is that expression has been carried out the vertical view of the state of the slide of direction under the Xiang Tongtu to operating body shown in Figure 7, Figure 10 is the state of push has been carried out in expression to the operating body shown in Figure 9 profile that has cover, to be expression carried out to the vertical view with the state of the slide of figure right operating body shown in Figure 7 Figure 11, the state of Figure 12 is expression push operating body shown in Figure 11 have a profile that covers, Figure 13 is the stereogram that is provided in the operating body of this multi-directional inputting device from beneath.
Multi-directional inputting device shown in these figure is mainly by constituting as the lower part: shell 1, its combination are gone up cover 2 and box 3 and constituting down; Push-button switch 4, it is arranged on down the central portion of the inner bottom surface of box 3; Helical spring 5, it is configured in down in the ring-type recess 3a of box 3; Support component 6, it is configured in the position that covers these push-button switches 4 and helical spring 5, and can move up and down; Limiting part 7, it is positioned and is fixed on down on the box 3, the rising of restriction support component 6; First detecting unit (detection part) 8 and second detecting unit (detection part) 9, it is arranged on two places of this limiting part 7 as testing agency; Operating body 10, it has discoideus 10a of blade of a sword portion and outstanding upward jut 10b, and is carried on support component 6 sliding freely; Partition component 11, it has and runs through the dividing plate 11a that is provided with opening 11b, and is positioned and is fixed on the limiting part 7; Fluctuation formula packing ring 12, it is configured in the endless groove 10c of the 10a of blade of a sword portion of operating body 10; Ring-type liner 13, it is stacked on this fluctuation formula packing ring 12, and with the lower surface Elastic Contact of dividing plate 11a; First slide unit 14 and second slide unit 15, the cylindric position 10d that it is configured to be sticked in the jut 10b of operating body 10 can move on the direction of mutually orthogonal; And the 3rd slide unit 16, it is configured to be sticked in the tabular position 10e of the jut 10b of operating body 10, can move in the direction identical with second slide unit 15.
Push-button switch 4 is positioned in down on the inner bottom surface of box 3, and with engage pawl 3c engaging, and have: a plurality of terminal 4a, the below of its downward box 3 is outstanding; With button 4b, its bear built-in travelling contact (not shown) the elasticity bounce and by the application of force upward.The button 4b of this push-button switch 4 is if be pressed driving, and then described travelling contact contacts with fixed contact (not shown), thereby from terminal 4a output switch connection signal.
Be configured in down the helical spring 5 in the ring-type recess 3a of box 3, resiliency supported support component 6 under the state of the application of force upward.This support component 6 is the resin formed articles with the 6a of plectane portion and guiding wall 6b, the central portion of the 6a of plectane portion is carried on push-button switch 4, and guiding wall 6b extends downwards from the peripheral part of the 6a of plectane portion, and in the outside of helical spring 5 is configured in ring-type recess 3a.In addition, be formed with the recessed section 6c of portion of the recess that is divided into air flow path in the many places of guiding wall 6b.Since this guiding wall 6b be set to can with the size of the barrel surface 3e sliding contact of following box 3, therefore, support component 6 is guided by barrel surface 3e, can move up and down obliquely hardly.Also have, the outside dimension of helical spring 5 (coil diameter) is the path littler than the outside dimension of support component 6, and the sliding area of protuberance 10f described later sliding contact on support component 6 of operating body 10 is in the outside dimension scope of helical spring 5.In addition, dispose described helical spring 5 in the to slide outside of mobile moving area of the jut 10b of the central portion that is arranged at the operating body 10 that moves of on any direction above the support component 6, to slide.Also have, the jut 10b opening 11b of mobile zone by partition component 11 that can slide sets.
Limiting part 7 forms by the punch process panel beating, runs through being provided with circular opening 7a at central portion, and the many places around opening 7a are run through to be provided with and are used to make down that the alignment pin 3f of box 3 inserts logical location hole 7b.The diameter of this opening 7a is set at the diameter slightly littler than the diameter of support component 6, and the periphery by opening 7a is connected to the 6a of plectane portion, the lifting position of restriction support component 6.In addition, be formed with the upwardly extending first guide rail 7c and the second guide rail 7d at the outer edge of this limiting part 7 warpage in mutually orthogonal side, in zone first detecting unit 8 is set via opening 7a, and in zone second detecting unit 9 is set with the second guide rail 7d opposition side via opening 7a with the first guide rail 7c opposition side.
First detecting unit 8 for example is made of variable resistance, slide block (not shown) that is installed in slider support part 8b and conductive pattern (not shown) sliding contact that constitutes by resistive element etc. that is formed on the substrate 8c, and constitute slider support part 8b and can slide along gap (slit) 8d that extends in parallel with the first guide rail 7c and move, and from the detection signal of terminal 8a output corresponding to the sliding position of this slider support part 8b.Equally, second detecting unit 9 for example is made of variable resistance, be installed in slide block (not shown) and conductive pattern (not shown) sliding contact that constitutes by resistive element etc. that is formed on the substrate 9c on the slider support part 9b, and constitute slider support part 9b and can slide along the gap 9d that extends in parallel with the second guide rail 7d and move, and from the detection signal of terminal 9a output corresponding to the sliding position of this slider support part 9b.Also have, the slider support part 8b of first detecting unit 8 is fastened on the connecting hole 14b of first slide unit 14, and the slider support part 9b of second detecting unit 9 is fastened on the connecting hole 15b of second slide unit 15.
Operating body 10 is made of resin formed article, by the 10a of its blade of a sword portion is carried on the 6a of plectane portion of the support component 6 that exposes in the opening 7a of limiting part 7, slides on thus can any direction in movable range and moves.Be provided with protuberance 10f in that the many places of the bottom surface of the 10a of blade of a sword portion are outstanding, these protuberances 10f contacts with the upper surface slide of the 6a of plectane portion.In addition, the upper surface peripheral part at the 10a of blade of a sword portion is formed with the endless groove 10c that is used to dispose fluctuation formula packing ring 12.The outstanding central portion that is arranged on the 10a of blade of a sword portion of the jut 10b of operating body 10, the base end side of this jut 10b is cylindric position 10d, front is tabular position 10e.The outer shape of the section of cylindric position 10d is circular, and this cylindric position 10d is and the slotted hole 14a described later of first and second slide unit 14,15, the holding section that 15a engages.In addition, tabular position 10e forms the section shape (substantially elliptical) of the part (both sides) of cylindric position 10d having been implemented chamfer machining, and this tabular position 10e forms the non-round portion that engages with the slotted hole 16a described later of the 3rd slide unit 16.Also has tabular position 10e pass through openings 2b and upwards to cover 2 top outstanding.
Partition component 11 is made of resin formed article, run through at the central portion of its dividing plate 11a and to be provided with opening 11b, it is logical that this opening 11b inserts the jut 10b of operating body 10, and definite operating body 10 (jut 10b) zone of slide moving, and run through to be provided with at dividing plate 11a four jiaos and be used for inserting the logical location hole 11c of the alignment pin 3f of box 3 down.This partition component 11 is positioned and is fixed on the limiting part 7, the 10a of blade of a sword portion of the spatial configuration operating body 10 of the division below dividing plate 11a.Also have, owing to be stacked in resinous ring-type liner 13 Elastic Contact on the fluctuation formula packing ring 12 in the endless groove 10c in the lower surface of dividing plate 11a, therefore, the protuberance 10f of operating body 10 under the effect of the reaction force of fluctuation formula packing ring 12 by elasticity by the 6a of plectane portion that is pressed in support component 6 on.Therefore, by the elastic force of suitable selection fluctuation formula packing ring 12 or the material of ring-type liner 13, can be adjusted in the frictional force that the 6a of plectane portion goes up the operating body 10 that slides.In addition, outstanding being provided with the second guide rail 7d extends abreast engages wall 11d in the outer rim upper end of this partition component 11, engage wall 11d sliding contact with these by the sidewall 16b that makes the 3rd slide unit 16, limit the position of the 3rd slide unit 16, it is slided in one direction move.
The 3rd slide unit 16 also forms by the punch process panel beating, runs through the slotted hole 16a and the first guide rail 7c that are located at its central portion and extends abreast, and the tabular position 10e of the jut 10b of operating body 10 inserts to lead in this slotted hole 16a and engages with it, and can slide.Therefore, slotted hole 16a forms in a narrow margin narrower than slotted hole 14a, the 15a of first and second slide unit 14,15.Both ends warpage at the length direction of the 3rd slide unit 16 is formed with sidewall 16b, since these sidewalls 16b and partition component 11 engage wall 11d sliding contact, so drive if be operated the jut 10b of body 10, then the 3rd slide unit 16 and second slide unit 15 slide to same direction integratedly and move.
The multi-directional inputting device of Gou Chenging is by giving manual operation power via not shown operation knob to the jut 10b of operating body 10 like this, can carry out slide and push, this slide slides operating body 10 on support component 6, and driving first slide unit 14 or second slide unit 15, this push is pressed support component 6 by operating body 10 and is come drive button switch 4.
Promptly, as shown in Figure 4 to 7, when the jut 10b of operating body 10 is positioned at the central portion of opening 2b, if this jut 10b is carried out push, then the 10a of blade of a sword portion of operating body 10 presses support component 6, therefore, and as shown in Figure 8, the button 4b of push-button switch 4 driving that is pressed is from terminal 4a output switch connection signal.At this moment, because support component 6 descends in press-bending helical spring 5, therefore, as if the push power of removing jut 10b, then support component 6 and operating body 10 are pushed up original height and position under the effect of the recuperability of helical spring 5.
In addition, if under the state of Fig. 4～shown in Figure 7, the jut 10b of operating body 10 is carried out the slide of following direction (right of Fig. 5) to Fig. 7, then operating physical force does not act on first slide unit 14, but second slide unit 15 is driven by jut 10b (cylindric position 10d), therefore, in by second guide rail 7d guiding, it is mobile to slide to direction of operating, for example moves to state shown in Figure 9.In this case, the change in location of slider support part 8b does not take place in first detecting unit 8, but the slider support part 9b of second detecting unit 9 is driven by second slide unit 15 and slides and move, therefore, and from the detection signal of terminal 9a output corresponding to the sliding position of slider support part 9b.Also have, when 15 slips of second slide unit were mobile, the 3rd slide unit 16 also slided to same direction integratedly and moves.And then, jut 10b as if the operating body 10 that such slip is moved carries out push, then this jut 10b descends with respect to each slide unit 14～16, and the 10a of blade of a sword portion of operating body 10 presses support component 6, therefore, as shown in figure 10, the button 4b of push-button switch 4 driving that is pressed is from terminal 4a output switch connection signal, therefore, if remove push power, then support component 6 and operating body 10 are pushed up original height and position.
Equally, if under the state of Fig. 4～shown in Figure 7, the jut 10b of operating body 10 is carried out slide to Fig. 6,7 right, then operating physical force does not act on second slide unit 15, but first slide unit 14 is driven by jut 10b (cylindric position 10d), therefore, by first guide rail 7c guiding, slide to direction of operating simultaneously and move, for example, move to state shown in Figure 11.In this case, the slider support part 9b of second detecting unit 9 not occurrence positions changes, but the slider support part 8b of first detecting unit 8 is driven by first slide unit 14 and slides and move, therefore, and from the detection signal of terminal 8a output corresponding to the sliding position of slider support part 8b.And then, jut 10b as if the operating body 10 that such slip is moved carries out push, then this jut 10b descends with respect to each slide unit 14～16, the 10a of blade of a sword portion of operating body 10 presses support component 6, therefore, and as shown in figure 12, the button 4b of push-button switch 4 driving that is pressed, from terminal 4a output switch connection signal, if remove push power, then support component 6 and operating body 10 are pushed up original height and position.
In addition, though it is not shown, but carry out under the situation of the direction slide that tilts with respect to first and second guide rail 7c, 7d at jut 10b to operating body 10, first and second slide unit 14,15 is corresponding to this direction of operating and slippage, to the mutually orthogonal direction mobile ormal weight that only slides respectively, therefore, control part by utilizing external circuit carries out calculation process to the detection signal from terminal 8a, the 9a output of each detecting unit 8,9, thus glide direction and slippage that can detecting operation body 10.
The multi-directional inputting device of aforesaid present embodiment example, carry operating body 10 on the support component 6 in being held in shell 1, and operating body 10 can be slided, therefore, operating body 10 is slided on support component 6, drive first slide unit 14 or second slide units 15 by this operating body 10 simultaneously, so can be according to the glide direction and the slippage of the positional information detecting operation body 10 of each slide unit 14,15.In addition, support component 6 can move up and down in shell 1, and below this support component 6, dispose push-button switch 4, therefore, when push, can not move so do not need to make push-button switch 4 and operating body 10 to slide integratedly by being operated the support component 6 drive button switches 4 that body 10 is pressed, push-button switch 4 can be fixedly installed in the shell 1.Therefore, need push-button switch form the high wide cut pattern of flatness around the path, or insert a plurality of slide blocks, can simplified structure, and improve reliability, also reduce cost easily.
In addition, in this multi-directional inputting device, carry support component 6 on the helical spring 5 under being assembled in the box 3, but the size of the spring force that this helical spring 5 produces is set to when slide, deflection hardly, but when push, the deflection ormal weight, therefore, not only resiliency supported support component 6 is simple in structure, and when slide, the anxiety that does not exist 6 pairs of push-button switches of support component 4 to carry out misoperation, thereby, the operability when also guaranteeing push easily.Also have, be configured in push-button switch 4 around the coil diameter of helical spring 5 to be set at the slide zone of moving of central portion (jut 10b) than operating body 10 big, and then in the present embodiment example, be set at the sliding area that slides on the support component 6 of the protuberance 10f that is included in operating body 10, therefore, no matter which position on support component 6 is carried out push to operating body 10, the application point of the push power of the 6a of plectane portion also is limited at the inboard of helical spring 5, thereby, when support component 6 is carried out push, there is not the anxiety of inclination.In addition, because helical spring 5 is configured in down in the ring-type recess 3a of box 3, therefore, do not exist receiving space owing to helical spring 5 to make the impaired situation of slimming of shell 1 yet.
In addition, this multi-directional inputting device be set to support component 6 guiding wall 6b can with the size of the barrel surface 3e sliding contact of following box 3, therefore, when push, can support component 6 be moved up and down swimmingly by barrel surface 3e guiding.And, be formed with the recessed section 6c of portion that becomes air flow path in the many places of guiding wall 6b, therefore, the air of supported parts 6 compressions is emitted from the recessed section 6c of portion in the time of can be with push, so the anxiety that does not exist the down maneuver of support component 6 to be obstructed owing to compressed air.In addition,, make it all narrow as far as possible except the recessed section 6c of portion, also can keep support component 6, and it can be moved up and down with the state that does not rock by setting the gap between guiding wall 6b and the barrel surface 3e.Also have, replace the recessed section 6c of portion being set, also can as air flow path and recess suitably is set at the barrel surface 3e of following box 3 at the guiding wall 6b of support component 6.And then, at guiding wall 6b and barrel surface 3e recess is set and also can.
In addition, in this multi-directional inputting device, outstandingly in the bottom surface of the 10a of blade of a sword portion of operating body 10 be provided with a plurality of protuberance 10f, the 6a of the plectane portion sliding contact of these protuberances 10f and support component 6, therefore, operating body 10 reduces with the area that the upper surface of the 6a of plectane portion contacts, thereby, can reduce frictional force, thus can be on support component 6 slide operating body 10 swimmingly.Also have, replace protuberance 10f being set, and at the upper surface of support component 6 protuberance is set suitably, the frictional force in the time of also can reducing slide at the 10a of blade of a sword portion of operating body 10.
In addition, in this multi-directional inputting device, in the jut 10b of operating body 10, that engage with first and second slide unit 14,15 is cylindric position 10d, therefore, even revolving force inadvertently acts on jut 10b when operation, cylindric position 10d also can rotate in slotted hole 14a, 15a, therefore, do not exist described revolving force to pass to the situation of first slide unit 14 or second slide unit 15, so can effectively prevent the offset of each slide unit 14,15 of causing by this revolving force.And, in the present embodiment, in the slotted hole 16a of the 3rd slide unit 16, do not insert the tabular position 10e of logical and the 10b of engaging protrusion portion revolvably, if revolving force inadvertently acts on jut 10b when operation, then this tabular position 10e is connected to the slotted hole 16a periphery of the 3rd slide unit 16 immediately, the rotation of restriction operating body 10, therefore, can prevent that operating body 10 from undesirably rotating, and the possibility that this revolving force is delivered to first slide unit 14 or second slide unit 15 reduces further.Also have, with the cylindric position 10d that first and second slide unit 14,15 engages can be for cylindric, in addition, the tabular position 10e that engages with the 3rd slide unit 16 is non-round portion, also can be can slide in slotted hole 16a and the shape (section is non-circular) that can not rotate and have the shape of parallel a pair of tabular surface.
In addition, the laminated layer sequence of each slide unit 14～16 is not limited to above-mentioned execution mode example, and for example, the downside that the 3rd slide unit 16 is arranged on first and second slide unit 14,15 also can.In this case, also the front (upside) of the jut 10b of operating body 10 can be formed cylinder or position cylindraceous, the 10a of blade of a sword portion side (downside) is formed the position that section is a non-circular shape.
In addition, in the multi-directional inputting device of above-mentioned execution mode example, to being illustrated under the situation of having used electric component as push-button switch with button 4b, but the present invention is not limited to this, for example, configuration can contact it and separates to constitute push-button switch by the travelling contact that dome-type leaf spring constitutes on the fixed contact of box 3 under being arranged at, below support component 6, projection is set, by this projection travelling contact is carried out pressing operation and also can.
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1. a multi-directional inputting device is characterized in that,
Possess:
Shell, its in the above side have opening;
Support component, it is maintained in this shell, and can move up and down in this shell;
Operating body, it is carried on this support component sliding freely, and can carry out slide and push to the part of exposing from described opening;
Testing agency, it comprises that the slide by this operating body is driven to first and second slide unit of mutually orthogonal direction, and detects the slide of described operating body via these slide units; With
Push-button switch, its in described shell, be configured in described support component below,
When the push of described operating body, make described push-button switch action via described support component.
2. multi-directional inputting device according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Around described push-button switch, dispose the elastomeric element that makes described support component reset to initial position.
3. multi-directional inputting device according to claim 2 is characterized in that,
Described elastomeric element is made of helical spring, and this helical spring is configured in the outside of slip moving area of the central portion of the described operating body relative with the upper surface of described support component.
4. multi-directional inputting device according to claim 2 is characterized in that,
The guiding wall that extends is set in that the peripheral part of described support component is outstanding downwards, and is provided with at described shell: guide described guiding wall and make first wall that it can knee-action and be positioned at second wall of the inboard of this first wall,
The described elastomeric element of configuration between described guiding wall and described second wall.
5. multi-directional inputting device according to claim 4 is characterized in that,
Between the part of the part of described guiding wall and described first wall, divide recess is arranged.
6. multi-directional inputting device according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Be provided with at described operating body: the holding section that engages with described first and second slide unit; The blade of a sword portion bigger and relative than this holding section with the upper surface of described support component with diameter,
And any one party in the upper surface of described support component and described blade of a sword portion is formed with the protuberance with the opposing party's sliding contact.
7. multi-directional inputting device according to claim 6 is characterized in that,
The described holding section of described operating body forms cylindric or cylindric, and is formed with the upwardly extending slotted hole in mutually orthogonal side at described first slide unit and second slide unit, in the logical described holding section of this slotted hole interpolation.
8. multi-directional inputting device according to claim 7 is characterized in that,
Being provided with section in described holding section is non-circular non-round portion, and possess to be formed with and can slide and not slotting revolvably the 3rd slide unit that leads to the slotted hole of this non-round portion, this slotted hole extends on the direction identical with the described slotted hole of described first or second slide unit.
9. according to each described multi-directional inputting device in the claim 1～8, it is characterized in that,
Described testing agency comprises: conductive pattern and with the slide block of this conductive pattern sliding contact.
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