CN101452784A

CN101452784A - Push-button and electronic device using the push-button

Info

Publication number: CN101452784A
Application number: CNA2007102027367A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈永健
Original assignee: Premier Image Technology China Ltd; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
Current assignee: Premier Image Technology China Ltd; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
Priority date: 2007-11-28
Filing date: 2007-11-28
Publication date: 2009-06-10

Abstract

The invention provides a keypress, which comprises a keypress body, two elastic arms and two supporting columns. The two elastic arms are alternately arranged at the periphery of the keypress body, and the two supporting columns are arranged at one end which deviates from the keypress body of each of the two elastic arms respectively. The keypress has convenient installation and high reliability. The invention also provides an electronic device using the keypress.

Description

Button and use the electronic installation of this button

Technical field

The invention relates to a kind of button, relate in particular to the button of a kind of use in electronic installation.The invention still further relates to a kind of electronic installation that uses described button.

Background technology

The operation of electronic installation adopts the mode of button input to carry out more, as mobile phone input button, mains switch button of camera or the like, above-mentioned button adopts the mode of welding to be installed on the fuselage of described electronic installation more, yet, adopt this affixed mode to make electronic installation in use produce many inconvenience, when need separating with fuselage, button is difficult to the button slave is taken off on one's body, take off by force and then be easy to damage fuselage or button, the process of assembling is also inconvenient more simultaneously; In addition, because button is installed on the fuselage, the relative position between button and the switching circuit can't accurately be controlled, thereby makes button in use have some setbacks, even can produce wrong input; And the affixed needs point glue between button and the fuselage or the mode of employing hot pressing post have not only increased man-hour but also expended material has increased cost.

Summary of the invention

In view of this, be necessary to provide a kind of button easy for installation.

The present invention also provides a kind of electronic installation that uses this button.

A kind of button, it comprises a key body, this button also comprises two elastic arms and two support columns.Described two elastic arms are arranged on described key body edge respectively symmetrically, and described two support columns are separately positioned on the end that described two elastic arms deviate from the key body.

A kind of electronic installation, it comprises a casing, a supporting bracket that is arranged in the casing, and is arranged on the described supporting bracket and the switching circuit between described casing and supporting bracket.Described casing comprises an outer surface, an inner surface and a perforate that runs through its inside and outside surface.This electronic installation also comprises a button, and it comprises a key body, two elastic arms and two support columns.Described key body comprises a key body, this key body comprises at the bottom of the key that a key pushes up and relative with this key top, side bottom along described key body is extended a key edge with the direction that parallels at the bottom of the key, on at the bottom of the described key, convex with a key post, described two elastic arms end by separately respectively are connected described key along last, and described two elastic arms are connected with described support column by the other end separately.The size of the perforate on the described casing is greater than the size of the key body of described button, and less than the size on the key edge on the side that is formed on described key body.The key top of described button is passed by described perforate, and described key is along supporting on the inner surface around the perforate of described casing.Offer the location hole corresponding to described support column on described switching circuit and supporting bracket, described support column is set in this location hole.

Compare prior art, the employing key body of described button is in conjunction with the structure of support column and elastic arm, when being fixedly arranged on it on casing of electronic installation, the mode of having avoided adopting bonding or welding is arranged on button in the casing and causes numerous inconvenience, adopt reference column to add the integrated positioning mode of key edge and elastic arm, button is installed in reliably on the casing of electronic installation, thereby makes the installation and the convenient disassembly of this button, and the reliability height.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the stereogram of the better embodiment of button of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the user mode cutaway view of button among Fig. 1.

Embodiment

See also Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, button 100 of the present invention comprises a key body 110, two elastic arms 120 and two support columns 130.Described two elastic arms 120 compartment of terrain respectively are fixed in described key body 110 edges, and described two support columns 130 are fixed in the end that described two elastic arms 120 deviate from key body 110 respectively.

Described key body 110 is a flat solid slug, it comprises a key body 112, this key body 112 comprises a ganoid key top 114 and with at the bottom of this key pushes up 114 relative keys 116, a key is extended along 118 with 116 directions that parallel at the bottom of the described key in side bottom edge at described key body 112,116 middle part convexes with a key post 113 at the bottom of key, described key post 113 in order to electronic product on switching circuit 146 align mutually, operate in order to 146 pairs of electronic products of trigger switch circuit.

Described elastic arm 120 is the cantilever of a shaped form, elastic arm described in the present embodiment 120 adopts S shape, this elastic arm 120 comprises a stretch section 122 and is connected to the linkage section 124 at these stretch section 122 two ends, described two elastic arms 120 respectively a linkage section 124 compartment of terrains by separately be connected described key body 110 key along on 118, the key that is arranged on described key body 110 of 124 symmetries of linkage section described in the present embodiment is along on 118; Described two elastic arms 120 connect described support column 130 respectively by another linkage section 124 separately.This elastic arm 120 supports the key body 110 of described button 100 and provides restoring force for this key body 110.Be appreciated that the curve that this elastic arm 120 can be other shapes, as V-arrangement etc.

Described each support column 130 is a stepped column body, and it comprises a supporting section 132 and a positioning section 134.The diameter of described supporting section 132 is greater than the diameter of described positioning section 134, described positioning section 134 is connected an end of described supporting section 132, the other end of described supporting section 132 then is connected on the linkage section 124 of described elastic arm 120, wherein, the linkage section 124 of described elastic arm 120 can be connected the top of described support column 130, also can be connected the side of described support column 130, its link position can be done corresponding variation according to different demands.Be appreciated that, the supporting section 132 of described support column 130 can adopt frustum, the linkage section 124 of described elastic arm 120 is connected the vertex of a cone end of this frustum supporting section 132, the positioning section 134 of described support column is connected the awl bottom of this frustum supporting section 132, thus the stability when guaranteeing that this support column 130 is installed.

See also Fig. 2, button 100 user mode cutaway views of the present invention, this button 100 is installed on the fuselage 140 of an electronic product, this fuselage 140 comprises a casing 142, a supporting bracket 144 that is arranged in the casing 142, and be arranged on the supporting bracket 144 and the switching circuit 146 between described casing 142 and supporting bracket 144.Described casing 142 comprises an outer surface 142b and an inner surface 142a, on this casing 142, offer a perforate 148 that runs through its outer surface 142b and inner surface 142a, the shape of the key body 112 of the shape of this perforate 148 and described key body 110 is complementary, and the size of described perforate 148 is greater than the size of the key body 112 of described button 100, less than the size of the key on the side that is formed on described key body 112 along 118.Described 110 the key top 114 of being healthy and strong passes outer surface 142b one side to this casing 142 by inner surface 142a one side of described casing 142 through perforates 148, and the key of key body 112 bottoms of described key body 110 supports on the inner surface 142a around the perforate 148 of described casing 142 along 118.Be formed with two location holes 143 respectively at the corresponding support column 130 that is installed in the button 100 on the described casing 142 on described supporting bracket 144 and the switching circuit 146, the aperture of this location hole 143 is greater than the diameter of axle of the positioning section 134 of the support column 130 of described button 100, and less than the minimum diameter of axle of the supporting section 132 of described support column 130, the positioning section 134 of described support column 130 is set in the described location hole 143.Key post 113 at the bottom of the key of described button 100 on 116 faces a contact 145 on the described switching circuit 146, and and described contact 145 between predetermined at interval distance, operate in order to 146 pairs of electronic installations of trigger switch circuit.

Described button 100 is arranged on the supporting bracket 144 in the fuselage 140 by its support column 130, pass in the perforate 148 of part key body 112 by the casing 142 of described fuselage 140 of its key body 110, the key of its key body 112 bottoms supports on the inner surface 142a around the perforate 148 of described casing 142 along 118, the key that is connected key body 112 also supports on the inner surface 114a of described casing 142 along the elastic arm on 118 120, described key along 118 and elastic arm 120 can guarantee that described button 100 can be by deviating from the perforate 148 on the described casing 142.The positioning section 134 of the support column 130 of this button 100 is placed through in the location hole 143 that is opened on supporting bracket 144 and the switching circuit 146 and guarantees that this button 100 can not be subjected to displacement, make this button 100 can be arranged on reliably in the described fuselage 140, simultaneously, button 100 adopt support columns 130 and key thereof along 118 and elastic arm 120 mutual coordinated mode be installed in the described fuselage 140 convenient disassembly and using reliably.Thereby avoid adopting mode bonding or welding to be arranged in the fuselage 140 this button 100 and causing numerous inconvenience.

In addition, those skilled in the art also can do other variation in spirit of the present invention, as long as it does not depart from technique effect of the present invention, all should be included within the present invention's scope required for protection.

Claims

[claim 1] a kind of button, it comprises a key body, it is characterized in that: this button also comprises two elastic arms and two support columns, described two elastic arms are spaced apart and arranged in described key body edge respectively, and described two support columns are separately positioned on the end that described two elastic arms deviate from the key body.
[claim 2] button as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: described key body comprises a key body, this key body comprises at the bottom of the key that a key pushes up and relative with this key top, a key edge is extended with the direction that parallels at the bottom of the key in side bottom edge at described key body, on at the bottom of the described key, convex with a key post, described two elastic arms end by separately respectively are connected described key along last, and the other end that passes through separately of described two elastic arms is connected with described support column.
[claim 3] button as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: described two cantilevers that elastic arm is a shaped form.
[claim 4] button as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: described two elastic arms are S shape.
[claim 5] button as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that: described each elastic arm comprises a stretch section and the linkage section that is connected to these stretch section two ends, the key that described each elastic arm is connected described button by an one linkage section is along last, and another linkage section of described elastic arm is connected on the described support column.
[claim 6] button as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that: described two support columns are the stairstepping cylinder, described each support column comprises a supporting section and a positioning section, described positioning section is connected an end of described supporting section, the diameter of described supporting section is greater than the diameter of described positioning section, and the linkage section of described two elastic arms is connected on the supporting section of described two support columns.
[claim 7] button as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that: the linkage section of described two elastic arms be connected described support column supporting section the top or be connected the side of described support portion.
[claim 8] button as claimed in claim 6, it is characterized in that: the supporting section of described support column is a frustum, the linkage section of described elastic arm is connected the vertex of a cone end of this frustum supporting section, and the positioning section of described support column is connected the awl bottom of this frustum supporting section.
[claim 9] a kind of electronic installation, it comprises a casing, a supporting bracket that is arranged in the casing, and be arranged on the described supporting bracket and the switching circuit between described casing and supporting bracket, described casing comprises an outer surface and an inner surface, offer a perforate that runs through its inner surface and outer surface on this casing, it is characterized in that: this electronic installation also comprises a button, it comprises a key body, two elastic arms and two support columns, described key body comprises a key body, this key body comprises at the bottom of the key that a key pushes up and relative with this key top, side bottom along described key body is extended a key edge with the direction that parallels at the bottom of the key, on at the bottom of the described key, convex with a key post, described two elastic arms end by separately respectively are connected described key along last, described two elastic arms are connected with described support column by the other end separately, the size of the perforate on the described casing is greater than the size of the key body of described button, and size less than the key edge on the side that is formed on described key body, the key top of described button is passed by described perforate, described key is along supporting on the inner surface around the perforate of described casing, offer the location hole corresponding to described support column on described switching circuit and supporting bracket, described support column is set in this location hole.
[claim 10] electronic installation as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that: described switching circuit comprises a contact, key post on being formed at the bottom of the key of described button faces the contact on the described switching circuit, and and described contact between predetermined at interval distance.