A kind of switch actuating mechanism
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of switch actuating mechanism, more detailed it, be the switch actuating mechanism that is applied to notebook.
Background technology
Along with the continuous research and development of science and technology with progress greatly, the design of electronic product spare part is all towards high-performance, good quality, common objective development cheaply.Therefore; in electronic product; any one improvement; as long as being of value to the user uses, can improve the quality of products and performance, help producing and substantial effect such as enhance productivity is promoted; be creation, also meet the spirit that Patent Law is encouraged, protected and utilize creation with industrial utilization.
Wherein, notebook more needs to improve constantly its performance, quality as the electronic product of the frontier area of scientific and technological development, reduces cost simultaneously.Existing notebook enters the needed switch actuating mechanism shown in Fig. 1 (a) or Fig. 1 (c) of resting state, wherein, Fig. 1 (a) shows the sectional side view that existing notebook switch actuating mechanism is opened, as shown in the figure, this notebook has upper shell 10 and lower house 12, wherein, the top layer 122 that this lower house 12 has bottom 120 and has peristome 1220, this switch actuating mechanism comprises at least: switch element 30, press unit 32 and shake-up unit 34.Wherein, this switch element 30 is located at this bottom 120 edges, have after being suppressed can the activation switching function triggering part 300; This press unit 32 is located at this upper shell 10, and has the pressure section 320 that extends to form to this peristome 1220 directions; This shake-up unit 34 is located at this top layer 122 and is extended to these peristome 1220 directions, and has pressure-bearing portion 340 and touch part 342.Need to prove, above-mentioned switch element 30 electrically connects (not shown) with the internal circuit of this notebook, promptly control this notebook and whether enter resting state by this triggering part 300, because the non-emphasis of the present invention of technology in this respect, so do not explain at this.
For more clear explanation should have switch actuating mechanism now, please and consult Fig. 1 (a) and Fig. 1 (b) together, wherein Fig. 1 (b) shows that touching the unit in the existing notebook switch actuating mechanism is fixed in top layer and looks up schematic perspective view, has the gap between the triggering part 300 of this switch element 30 and the touch part 342 of this shake-up unit 34.This shake-up unit 34 also has weld portion 344, that is, this shake-up unit 34 is to be heat-fused in this top layer 122 by this weld portion 344.Above-mentioned pressure-bearing portion 340 is to these top layer 122 direction projectioies; And this touch part 340 is to these bottom 120 direction projectioies, and should touch unit 34 rubber-like shell fragments, and wherein the stainless steel shell fragment is used always the most in the industry, as: Portland and Knockhill.
See also Fig. 1 (c), for having the side schematic perspective view that the notebook switch actuating mechanism is closed now, as shown in the figure, above-mentioned press unit 32 presses down to these lower house 12 directions, promptly this pressure section 320 passes this peristome 1220 and presses down this pressure-bearing portion 340, make this shake-up unit 34 (being shell fragment) that deformation take place, and make that wherein this triggering part 300 is suppressed in this touch part 342, with the activation switching function.
So, difficulty is not only made and installed to this existing switch actuating mechanism, be difficult to control, and performance is not good.Be in particular in: because above-mentioned shake-up unit 34 needs a plurality of angles of bending to realize above-mentioned functions, so not only give and make and this shake-up unit 34 is installed is brought difficulty, the making of its mould is difficult to control more; In addition, this shake-up unit 34 is fixed in this top layer 122 with hot melting way, because deformation can take place this weld portion 344 in the reflow process, this deformation does not have systematicness, so also increased the difficulty that this shake-up unit 34 makes and installs.Again, the pressure-bearing portion 3413 of this shake-up unit 34 is subjected to this pressure section 320 and compresses, with this weld portion 344 serves as that axle rotates, this triggers part 300 these touch part 342 compactings, but because this shake-up unit 34 is not a rigidity, so its distortion is not linear, the deflection of this pressure-bearing portion 340 of the deformation ratio of this touch part 342 is little, be that the practical distortion amount does not make full use of, and along with this touches unit 34 access times increase, its deflection part can't be replied, and more a step influences the performance of this switch actuating mechanism.
Certainly, above-mentioned existing switch actuating mechanism also can adopt magnetic switch to replace, to overcome above-mentioned fraud layer; But the cost of magnetic switch material requested should exceed much by existing switch actuating mechanism.
Therefore, how to provide a kind of switch actuating mechanism, make and install difficulty and the unmanageable problem, can also take into account the performance of its switch actuating, guarantee with low cost, real simultaneously for desiring most ardently the problem of solution at present except that overcoming existing switch actuating mechanism.
Summary of the invention
Shortcoming in view of above-mentioned prior art, main purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of switch actuating mechanism, make and install difficulty and the unmanageable problem except that overcoming existing switch actuating mechanism, can also take into account the performance of its switch actuating, guarantee with low cost simultaneously.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose, the invention provides a kind of switch actuating mechanism.Switch actuating mechanism of the present invention is applied to have in the electronic installation of upper and lower casing, and wherein, this lower house has the top layer that bottom and edge have peristome, and this switch actuating mechanism comprises at least:
Switch element is located at the edge of this bottom, and has a triggering part; Press unit is located at this upper shell, and has a pressure section to this peristome direction extension; Touch the unit, be arranged at this peristome below near this switch element part, and has an adaptor, this adaptor has the rotating shaft that the pressure-bearing portion, that is positioned at this peristome below is positioned at this triggering part top and is connected this pressure-bearing portion and this touch part with the touch part and that this pressure-bearing portion is crisscross arranged with a predetermined angular, wherein, when this pressure section presses down this pressure-bearing portion, this shake-up unit is rotated, and drive this touch part and suppress this triggering part, with the activation switching function.
In addition, this press unit also has the holding division that is extended to form to a side by this pressure section, and after in this pressure section presses to this peristome, this holding division and this top layer fix.This shake-up unit also has is located at these rotating shaft two ends with the fixture of fixing this rotating shaft and the elastic component of fixing with this adaptor.Wherein, this pressure-bearing portion is the plane of an area greater than this peristome, and when this pressure section did not press down this pressure-bearing portion, the restoring force that this pressure-bearing portion relies on this elastic component to give this adaptor was resisted against the peristome of this top layer.This top layer also has the recess of being located at this top, touch part, and wherein, this touch part is the plane of an area less than this recess, and when this pressure section did not press down this pressure-bearing portion, this touch part was contained in this recess.This predetermined angular is positioned at this touch part and this pressure-bearing portion homonymy and is an acute angle.
In the preferred embodiment, this holding division is a grab; This elastic component is a spring; This electronic installation is a notebook.
Than prior art, switch actuating mechanism of the present invention is by the improvement of above-mentioned shake-up unit, and touch switch element and the press unit that unit matching is provided with this, even the improvement of upper and lower casing, not only, make its installation and making be more prone to because this touches the fine management and control of size of unit; And owing to the existing switch actuating mechanism of the function mode of this shake-up unit progresses greatly more, make switch actuating mechanism performance of the present invention be protected, avoid shell fragment in the existing switch actuating mechanism because the drawback that the too much easy appearance of excessive deformation or access times can't be replied; At last, because this shake-ups unit forms by each combination of components, wherein certain assembly goes wrong (situation that can't reply as elastic component appearance wherein), just also only need the removable parts assembly can.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 (a) shows the sectional side view that existing notebook switch actuating mechanism is opened;
Fig. 1 (b) touches the schematic perspective view of looking up that the unit is heat-fused in top layer for showing in the existing notebook switch actuating mechanism;
Fig. 1 (c) shows the sectional side view that existing notebook switch actuating mechanism is closed;
Fig. 2 (a) shows the schematic perspective view when switch actuating mechanism of the present invention is opened;
Touch the schematic perspective view that the unit is fixed in top layer in Fig. 2 (b) demonstration switch actuating mechanism of the present invention; And
Fig. 2 (c) is an analysis schematic diagram, and it shows the schematic perspective view when switch actuating mechanism of the present invention is closed.
Description of reference numerals
10 upper shells
12 lower houses
120 bottoms
122 top layers
1220 peristomes
1222 recesses
30 switch elements
300 trigger part
32 press units
320 pressure sections
322 holding divisions
34 touch the unit
341 adaptors
3411 rotating shafts
3413 pressure-bearing portions
3415 touch parts
343 fixtures
345 elastic components
344 weld portion
Embodiment
Below by specific instantiation explanation embodiments of the present invention, the personage who is familiar with this skill can understand other advantage of the present invention and effect easily by the content that this specification disclosed.The present invention also can be implemented or be used by other different instantiation, and the every details in this specification also can be based on different viewpoints and application, carries out various modifications and change under the spirit of the present invention not deviating from.
Moreover, be the schematic diagram of simplification with figure below, and basic conception of the present invention only is described in a schematic way, so only show the assembly relevant among the figure but not component count, size drafting when implementing according to reality with the present invention, kenel, quantity and the ratio of each assembly can be a kind of random change during its actual enforcement, and its assembly layout kenel may be more complicated.
See also Fig. 2 (a), it shows the front analysis schematic diagram that switch actuating mechanism of the present invention is opened.As shown in the figure, switch actuating mechanism of the present invention is applied to have in the electronic installation of upper shell 10 and lower house 12, and wherein, this lower house 12 has bottom 120 and top layer 122, and the edge of this top layer 122 has peristome 1220.For switch actuating mechanism of the present invention more specifically is described, in present embodiment, this electronic installation is a notebook, accordingly, wherein this upper shell 10 is corresponding to the housing of the display screen of notebook, and this lower house 12 is corresponding to the housing of the keyboard of notebook, and need to prove that switch actuating mechanism of the present invention does not exceed with this notebook.Switch actuating mechanism of the present invention comprises switch element 30, press unit 32 at least and touches unit 34.
This switch element 30 is located at the edge of this bottom 120, and have one can the activation switching function after being suppressed triggering part 300.Concrete, this switch element 30 is arranged at the bottom 120 of these lower house 12 inside, and near outer end (end that is connected with keyboard away from the notebook display screen) edge, in present embodiment, this switch element 30 is a mechanical toggle switch, and wherein this triggering part 300 is stirred position and protruding the leakage in the shell of this machinery toggle switch for this machinery toggle switch.Need to prove, this switch element 30 electrically connects (not shown) with the internal circuit of this notebook, promptly control this notebook and enter resting state by this triggering part 300, because the non-emphasis of the present invention of technology in this respect, so do not elaborate at this.
This press unit 32 is located at this upper shell 10, and corresponding to peristome 1220 places of these lower house 12 outer ends.And this press unit 32 has the pressure section 320 that extends to form to these peristome 1220 directions at least, and the holding division 322 that is extended to form to a side by this pressure section 320.Preferable, this press unit 32 is a cylinder, and is corresponding, this cylinder front end forms the pressure section 320 in order to press down; This holding division 322 is the grab that this cylinder front end forms.
This touches unit 34, please and consult Fig. 2 (a) and Fig. 2 (b) together, wherein, touches the schematic perspective view of looking up that the unit is fixed in top layer in Fig. 2 (b) demonstration switch actuating mechanism of the present invention.Of particular note, touching unit 34 in the switch actuating mechanism of the present invention is to be fixed in this lower house 12 inside, is not limited to top layer 122 or bottom 120, promptly non-technology emphasis of the present invention.This peristome 1220 belows are located near this switch element 30 in this shake-up unit 34, and have adaptor 341, fixture 343 and elastic component 345.In present embodiment, this elastic component 345 is a spring, and socket is also fixing with this adaptor 341, and this both ends of the spring be resisted against this top layer 122 and bottom 120 respectively; This adaptor 341 is fixed in this lower house 12 by this fixture 343.
This adaptor 341 comprises rotating shaft 3411, pressure-bearing portion 3413 and touch part 3415 at least.Wherein, this pressure-bearing portion 3413 is positioned at this peristome 1220 belows, in present embodiment, this pressure-bearing portion 3413 is the plane of an area greater than this peristome 1220, and when this pressure section 320 did not press down this pressure-bearing portion 3413, the restoring force that this pressure-bearing portion 3413 relies on this elastic component 345 to give this adaptor 341 was resisted against the peristome 1220 of this top layer 122; This touch part 3415 is positioned at these triggering part 300 tops and is crisscross arranged with a predetermined angular with this pressure-bearing portion 3413, is an acute angle and this predetermined angular is this touch part 3415 with respect to these pressure-bearing portion 3413 homonymies, in present embodiment, this top layer 122 also has the recess 1222 of being located at these 3415 tops, touch part, and this touch part 3415 is the plane of an area less than this recess 1222, and when this pressure section 320 did not press down this pressure-bearing portion 3413, this touch part 3415 was contained in this recess 1222; This rotating shaft 3411 is in order to connecting this pressure-bearing portion 3413 and this touch part 3415, and drives this elastic component 345 deformation take place.
See also Fig. 2 (c), it shows the front analysis schematic diagram that switch actuating mechanism of the present invention is closed.As shown in the figure, wherein, this pressure section 320 presses down this pressure-bearing portion 3413, and this shake-up unit 34 is rotated, and drives this touch part 3415 these triggering parts 300 of compacting, with the activation switching function, triggers this notebook and enters resting state.And after in this pressure section 320 presses to this peristome 1220, fix by this holding division 322 and this top layer 122, be about to this upper shell 10 and be fastened in this lower house 12, in present embodiment, because this holding division 322 is a grab, corresponding, this lower house 12 also has the structure (not shown) that suitable this grab fixes this lower house 12, this non-technology emphasis of the present invention is not also in detailed description.At this moment, deformation takes place in this elastic component 345, can give this restoring force that holding division 322 1 makes progress, and makes that fixing is more stable, when this press unit 32 is opened, also in order to this pressure-bearing portion 3413 is resisted against this peristome 1220.
In sum, switch actuating mechanism of the present invention is by the improvement of above-mentioned shake-up unit 34, and the switch element 30 and the press unit 32 that are equipped with this shake-up unit 34, even the improvement of upper and lower casing, not only because this touches unit 34 by each assembly be combined into, the fine management and control of its size makes its installation and making be more prone to; And owing to the existing switch actuating mechanism of the function mode of this shake-up unit 34 progresses greatly more, make the performance of switch actuating mechanism of the present invention be protected, avoid shell fragment in the existing switch actuating mechanism because the drawback that the too much easy appearance of excessive deformation or access times can't be replied; At last, because this shake-ups unit 34 forms by each combination of components, wherein certain assembly goes wrong, and the situation that can't reply as the similar prior art of elastic component 345 appearance wherein is just also only need the removable parts assembly can.
The foregoing description is illustrative principle of the present invention and effect thereof only, but not is used to limit the present invention.Any those skilled in the art all can be under spirit of the present invention and category, and the foregoing description is modified and changed.Therefore, the scope of the present invention, claims are listed as the aforementioned.