CN102237218A - Multi-directional input device - Google Patents
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Provided is a multi-directional input device, which can reduce the wearing of a driving portion of an operation body to ensure the reliability even under the state of excessively pressing the operation body. The multi-directional input device comprises an operation body which includes an operation portion (92) with a part being exposed from the external opening of the housing, a flanged-shaped movable portion (91) at one side and a driving portion (94) protruding from the other side of the movable portion (91). The multi-directional input device also comprises a pair of sliding components (6, 7) which have a through portion inserted by the driving portion of the operation body (9) and slide in a vertical direction along with the movement of the driving portion (9), and a detecting mechanism for detecting the sliding movement of the operation body (9). Under the state that the operation body (9) is non-operated, the front ends of an opposed face (41a) and the driving portion (94) are provided with lubricants (12) and are oppositely arranged with an interval.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to multi-directional inputting device, particularly be suitable for the multi-directional inputting device of the orientation input operation of mancarried telephone device or game machine of use controller etc.
Background technology
In the past, following multi-directional inputting device (for example with reference to patent documentation 1) has been proposed: possess: operating body, have can along orthogonal direction slide a pair of slide unit that moves, have flange shape movable part and be located at movable part below go up and drive the drive division of slide unit; And substrate, be provided with the conductive pattern that the sliding part that is fixed on the slide unit slides; According to slide slide unit is slided and move, according to the sliding contact position probing operating position of the conductive pattern that is fixed on the sliding part on the slide unit operating body.In this multi-directional inputting device, operating body can constitute and be opposite to substrate at the front end that makes its drive division and accept slide under the state that disposes.
[patent documentation 1] TOHKEMY 2005-310670 communique, Fig. 2
But in multi-directional inputting device in the past as described above, if operating body is excessively being carried out slide under the state of pushing, then the front end at drive division moves the undesirable condition that has drive division to wear and tear with sliding in state of substrate butt is moving.Particularly, substrate by for example glass epoxy substrate (with fiberglass braided be the so-called glass epoxy substrate of epoxy resin-impregnated in the glass woven fabric of sheet) under the situation about constituting, have the problem that makes the wearing and tearing of drive division become violent because of the glass fibre that contains in the substrate.
Summary of the invention
The present invention makes in view of situation as described above, even purpose provides a kind of carrying out under the situation of the undesired operation of moving under the state that operating body is excessively pushed, also can reduce the wearing and tearing of the drive division of operating body, can guarantee the multi-directional inputting device of reliability.
Multi-directional inputting device of the present invention possesses: housing has outside opening; Operating body has the operating portion that exposes from the said external opening, is provided with the flange shape movable part and the outstanding drive division that is located at the another side side of this movable part of this operating portion in the one side side; Wall part is divided into the 1st space and the 2nd space in the face of the said external opening with above-mentioned housing, and has and make above-mentioned drive division insert logical inside opening, and the aforesaid operations body is slidably kept movably; A pair of slide unit is configured in above-mentioned the 2nd space, has the breakthrough part of inserting logical above-mentioned drive division, and it is mobile to slide to orthogonal direction along with moving of above-mentioned drive division; Substrate is across above-mentioned the 2nd space and above-mentioned wall part arranged opposite; Testing agency is located on the aforesaid substrate, detects the slip of aforesaid operations body and moves; It is characterized in that under the non-operating state of aforesaid operations body, dispose lubricant between the leading section of opposed faces and above-mentioned drive division, there is arranged opposite with gap in the leading section of this opposed faces and above-mentioned drive division.
According to above-mentioned multi-directional inputting device, owing between the opposed faces of the leading section of drive division and arranged opposite, dispose lubricant, even so under the state that operating body is excessively pushed, carried out under the situation of slide, lubricant is clipped between the leading section and opposed faces of drive division, so can alleviate the wearing and tearing of drive division, can guarantee reliability.
In above-mentioned multi-directional inputting device, preferably, on above-mentioned housing, be provided with the cover of mounting aforesaid substrate, and on aforesaid substrate, form the peristome that above-mentioned cover is exposed, constitute by the above-mentioned cover that exposes from above-mentioned peristome with the above-mentioned opposed faces of the leading section arranged opposite of above-mentioned drive division.In the case, owing to be provided with the cover of mounting substrate, and opposed faces is exposed by the peristome that is located on the substrate, even so in substrate, use under the situation of the bigger substrate (for example glass epoxy substrate) of friction, the situation that also can avoid the leading section of drive division to slide on substrate is so can alleviate the wearing and tearing of drive division effectively.
In above-mentioned multi-directional inputting device, preferably, under the non-operating state of aforesaid operations body, the leading section of above-mentioned drive division is more side-prominent to above-mentioned opposed faces than the surface of the aforesaid substrate that is provided with above-mentioned testing agency.In the case, owing to the leading section of drive division can be configured in than the more close opposed faces side in the surface of substrate, even under the situation that the wearing and tearing powder have taken place from drive division, this wearing and tearing powder also more is difficult to arrive the surface of substrate.
In above-mentioned multi-directional inputting device, preferably, at least one of above-mentioned cover, aforesaid substrate and above-mentioned drive division, be provided with and be used for above-mentioned lubricant is remained on maintaining body on the above-mentioned opposed faces.In the case, owing at least one of cover, substrate and drive division, maintaining body is set, so can suppress to be configured in the leading section and the zone outflow of the lubricant between the opposed faces beyond opposed faces of drive division, can continue for a long time lubricant to be remained on the opposed faces.
In above-mentioned multi-directional inputting device, preferably, the above-mentioned maintaining body slot part with ring-type is constituted, the slot part of this ring-type is located on mutual opposed faces some at least of above-mentioned cover and aforesaid substrate, is positioned at the outer circumferential side of the peristome of aforesaid substrate.Because the circumference at the peristome of substrate is superimposed with substrate and cover,, flow out in the opposed faces zone outward so, then be immersed in the gap of substrate and cover because of capillarity etc. if lubricant reaches these interfaces.By at least one of the opposed faces of this cover and substrate, slot part being set as described above, can restricting substrate and the gap of cover in the advancing of lubricant, so lubricant can be continued to remain on the opposed faces for a long time.
In above-mentioned multi-directional inputting device, also can be above-mentioned maintaining body to be constituted with the recess that the above-mentioned peristome that is opposite to aforesaid substrate is provided with, with the front-end configuration of above-mentioned drive division inboard at above-mentioned recess.In the case, can accommodate lubricant by enough recesses,, lubricant can be continued to remain on the opposed faces for a long time so can make lubricant be difficult to flow out in the outer zone of opposed faces.
In above-mentioned multi-directional inputting device, also above-mentioned maintaining body can be constituted with the recess on the front end that is located at the above-mentioned drive division that is column.In the case, owing to lubricant is maintained on the drive division, so can be suitably to the agent of opposed faces supplemental lubrication, so remain on the opposed faces between can continuing for a long time.
In above-mentioned multi-directional inputting device, preferably, above-mentioned testing agency is made of the resistive element pattern and the collector body pattern that are located at the sliding part on the above-mentioned slide unit and be located on the aforesaid substrate that this sliding part slides.In the case, owing to constitute testing agency by the resistive element pattern and the collector body pattern that are located at the sliding part on the slide unit and be located on the substrate, so can move by the slip of simple structure detection operating body.
According to the present invention, between the opposed faces owing to leading section that lubricant is configured in drive division and arranged opposite, even so carrying out under the situation of the undesired operation of moving under the state that operating body is excessively pushed, also can alleviate the wearing and tearing of the drive division of operating body, can guarantee reliability.
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Fig. 1 is the exploded perspective view of the multi-directional inputting device of one embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the exploded perspective view of the multi-directional inputting device of above-mentioned execution mode.
Fig. 3 is the sectional view of the multi-directional inputting device of above-mentioned execution mode.
Fig. 4 is the vertical view that is used for illustrating the state of the operating body that the multi-directional inputting device of above-mentioned execution mode has.
Fig. 5 is the vertical view that is used for illustrating the state of the slide unit that the multi-directional inputting device of above-mentioned execution mode has.
Fig. 6 is the upward view that is used for illustrating the state of the slide unit that the multi-directional inputting device of above-mentioned execution mode has.
Fig. 7 is the upward view that is used for illustrating the state of the limiting part that the multi-directional inputting device of above-mentioned execution mode has.
Fig. 8 is the sectional view of multi-directional inputting device of the variation of above-mentioned execution mode.
Fig. 9 is the sectional view of multi-directional inputting device of the variation of above-mentioned execution mode.
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1 multi-directional inputting device
2 upper shells
21 top plate portions
21a peristome (outside opening)
22 side wall portions
3 lower houses
31 top plate portions (wall part)
31a peristome (inside opening)
31c, 31d floor
32 side wall portions
4 covers
Facial on 41
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42 slot parts
44 recesses
5 substrates
51 peristomes
52a, 52b resistive element pattern
53a, 53b collector body pattern
6,7 slide units
61,71 slotted holes (breakthrough part)
8 limiting parts
81 slotted holes
9 operating bodies
91 movable parts
92 operating portions
93 non-circular shape portions
94 drive divisions
The 94a recess
10 disc springs
11FPC
12 lubricants
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Below, with reference to accompanying drawing embodiments of the present invention are explained.The multi-directional inputting device of present embodiment for example is to use in the orientation input operation of mancarried telephone device and game machine of use controller etc.In addition, the purposes about the multi-directional inputting device of relevant present embodiment is not limited to these, can suitably change.
Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 are respectively the exploded perspective views of the multi-directional inputting device 1 of one embodiment of the present invention.Fig. 3 is the sectional view of the multi-directional inputting device 1 of present embodiment.Below, for convenience of explanation, the upper side of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 is called the upper side of multi-directional inputting device 1, the lower side of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 is called the lower side of multi-directional inputting device 1.In addition, in the exploded perspective view of Fig. 1, represent multi-directional inputting device 1, in the exploded perspective view of Fig. 2, represent multi-directional inputting device 1 from lower side from upper side.
As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the multi-directional inputting device 1 of present embodiment constitutes: possess upper shell 2, lower house 3 and cover 4, be formed in that their are made up and take in various component parts in the volume inside.Upper shell 2, lower house 3 and cover 4 are made the snap-latch piece 22a of the column of upper shell 2 insert under superimposed state and lead among the through hole 31e, 43 of lower house 3 and cover 4, its leading section is out of shape and integrated by hot riveting or cold riveting.In addition, in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, for convenience of explanation, expression makes the state of the snap-latch piece 22a distortion of upper shell 2 by hot riveting.
On on cover 4, mounting is provided with the resistive element pattern 52 (52a, 52b) of a part that constitutes testing agency and the substrate 5 of collector body pattern 53 (53a, 53b).Substrate 5 is to be clamped in the state configuration between lower house 3 and the cover 5.Superimposed on cover 4 substrate 5 and lower house 3 between in the space (lower space DS described later) that forms, a pair of slide unit 6,7 and limiting part 8 have been taken in, in the space (upper space US described later) that between lower house 3 and upper shell 2, forms, take in the disc spring 10 of operating body 9 and ring-type.
Near the bight of top plate portion 31, be provided with 4 through hole 31e of the snap-latch piece 22a that inserts logical upper shell 2.In addition, on an opposed across corner of top plate portion 31, be provided with a pair of installing hole 31f that is used for to the equipment installation of carrying this multi-directional inputting device 1.In addition, on one side of side wall portion 32, be provided with protection board 32a to the side extension.This protection board 32a is superimposed on a part that is connected in the flexible base, board (FPC:Flexible Printed Circuits) 11 on the substrate 5 and protect it.
Cover 4 is made of the less synthetic resin agent of comparing with substrate 5 with respect to the drive division 94 of operating body 9 described later of frictional resistance, constitute this multi-directional inputting device 1 below, roughly the plate-shaped member by octagonal shape constitutes.Facial 41 central authorities as shown in Figure 1, are provided with the slot part 42 of ring-type on cover 4.Facial 41 the part of going up by the inboard of this slot part 42 constitutes opposed faces 41a with drive division 94 arranged opposite of operating body 9 described later.In addition, near the bight of portion 41, be provided with 4 through holes 43 of the snap-latch piece 22a that inserts logical upper shell 2 in the above.In detail as described later, on opposed faces 41a, be coated with the lubricant 12 of the wearing and tearing of the drive division 94 that prevents operating body 9.Above-mentioned slot part 42 remains on the maintaining body performance function on the opposed faces 41a as preventing the outflow of lubricant 12.For example, lubricant 12 uses the lubricating oil of fluorine class or silicon class.In addition, as the material of cover 4, its surface material littler than substrate 5 with respect to the frictional resistance (coefficient of friction) of the drive division 94 of operating body 9 preferably also can be used the frictional resistance metallic plate littler than substrate 5.
These upper shells 2, lower house 3 and cover 4 constitute the casing of multi-directional inputting device 1 under superimposed state.The peristome 21a of upper shell 2 constitutes the outside opening of casing, and the peristome 31a of lower house 3 constitutes the inside opening of casing.The top plate portion 31 of lower house 3 constitutes the volume inside that will be formed on casing and is divided into formation towards the upper space US in the 1st space of outside opening and the wall part (with reference to Fig. 3) of the lower space DS that constitutes the 2nd space.
A pair of slide unit 6,7 can be along with the slip of operating body 9 is moved and is configured in slidingly and movingly among the lower space DS along vertical direction.Slide unit 6,7 is made of rectangular plate-shaped member, is configured to make its long limit vertical mutually.In addition, near the central authorities of slide unit 6,7, be provided with the slotted hole 61,71 that extends along its long limit as breakthrough part.Near the both ends on the long limit of slide unit 6, be provided with a pair of sheet 62 that is guided.On below an end of slide unit 6, affixed the sliding part 63 that constitutes the part of testing agency.Equally, near the both ends on the long limit of slide unit 7, be provided with a pair of sheet 72 that is guided.On below an end of slide unit 7, affixed the sliding part 73 that constitutes the part of testing agency.
Limiting part 8 is configured in the upper side of the slide unit 6 among the lower space DS.Limiting part 8 is for example implemented bending process to rectangular plate-shaped member and is formed.In the central authorities of limiting part 8, be provided with the slotted hole 81 that extends along its long limit.On limiting part 8, be provided with a pair of snap-latch piece 82 that hangs down from the both ends of length direction.The length that this a pair of snap-latch piece is 82 be made as and the floor 31d of lower house 3 between the length of same length.Limiting part 8 makes snap-latch piece 82 and floor 31d butt there being revolving force to act under the situation on the operating body 9, plays the effect of the rotation of restriction operating body 9.
Operating body 9 for example is made of the resin material of insulating properties, possesses: have disc-shape movable part 91, from the central portion of this movable part 91 upward side-prominent setting operating portion 92, from the outstanding to the lower side non-circular shape portion 93 that is provided with of the central portion of movable part 91 with from the further outstanding drive division 94 that is provided with in the bottom of this non-circular shape portion 93.Movable part 91 is set to flange shape with respect to operating portion 92 and non-circular shape portion 93, the size of its outer diameter part is made as with the size at the top of the protuberance 31b of the ring-type of the protuberance 21b of the ring-type of upper shell 2, lower house 3 roughly the same.The upper end of operating portion 92 is made as non-circular shape, constitutes not shown operating handle can be installed.Non-circular shape portion 93 is made as the shape that can engage with the slotted hole 81 of limiting part 8, constitutes the revolving force that acts on the operating body 9 to be passed to limiting part 8.Drive division 94 is made as cylindrical shape as shown in Figure 2, constitutes can insert in the slotted hole 61,71 that leads to slide unit 6,7.
The disc spring 10 of ring-type is that the two ends connection of the disc spring 10 of linearity is constituted ring-type.Disc spring 10 is accommodated among the upper space US, so that it is positioned on the top plate portion 31 of lower house 3.The internal diameter of the disc spring 10 before being assembled among the upper space US constitutes the slightly little size of size at top of protuberance 31b of the ring-type of the protuberance 21b of ring-type of profile than the movable part 91 of operating body 9, upper shell 2 and lower house 3.And in the time of in being encased in upper space US, disc spring 10 can be highlighted the 21b of portion, 31b and movable part 91 expands slightly laterally.Disc spring 10 plays the effect that makes the operating body 9 that has carried out slide revert to initial position shown in Figure 3 (neutral position).
If the multi-directional inputting device 1 that assembling has such structure, then as shown in Figure 3, under the state that the bight is overlapped with substrate 5 mountings to cover 4.In the case, peristome 51 is configured on the position corresponding to opposed faces 41a, becomes central portion and near the state that exposes from peristome 51 thereof of its opposed faces 41a.In this multi-directional inputting device 1, the method by coating etc. on part or all of the opposed faces 41a that exposes from this peristome 51 disposes lubricant 12.In addition, the slot part 42 of cover 4 becomes by the state of the following shutoff of substrate 5.
Under the state that slide unit 6,7 and limiting part 8 is positioned on the substrate 5 that lower house 3 is superimposed on substrate 5.In the case, slide unit 6,7 is configured among the lower space DS, contacts respectively on the outside of floor 31c, 31d so that be guided the inner face of sheet 62,72.By making the inner face contact that is guided sheet 62,72 like this on the outside of floor 31c, 31d, can stably slide mobile to A shown in Figure 1, B direction slide unit 6,7 respectively.In addition, slide unit 6,7 is configured to, makes sliding part 63,73 cross over resistive element pattern 52a on the substrate 5 and collector body pattern 53a, resistive element pattern 52b and collector body pattern 53b respectively and contact.Thus, can export output signal corresponding to the sliding position of slide unit 6,7.Limiting part 8 is configured among the lower space DS, so that its superimposed upper side at these slide units 6,7.Limiting part 8 is configured to, makes a pair of snap-latch piece 82 be opposite to the inner face of floor 31d.
Under the state that operating body 9 and disc spring 10 is positioned on the lower house 3 that upper shell 2 is superimposed on lower house 3.In the case, upper shell 2 is configured to, its snap-latch piece 22a is inserted lead among the through hole 31e, 56,43 of lower house 3, substrate 5 and cover 4.Operating body 9 is exposed via the peristome 21a of upper shell 2 with the upper end of operating portion 92 and non-circular shape portion 93 and drive division 94 enter into the state configuration of lower space DS to upper space US at the peristome 31a via lower house 3.The movable part 91 of operating body 9 is positioned in the state configuration on the protuberance 31b of lower house 3 with its peripheral end.Protuberance 31b arranged opposite with the protuberance 21b and the lower house 3 of upper shell 2 slidably disposes movable part 91 movably between them.Disc spring 10 is configured among the upper space US, to surround the peripheral part of the movable part 91 of operating body 9 by perimembranous in it.In addition, disc spring 10 is highlighted the state configuration that the 21b of portion and protuberance 31b card end with perimembranous in it.If operating body 9 moves, then disc spring 10 is under the state that the protuberance 21b and the 31b card of the opposition side of quilt slip moving direction ends, and the part of slip moving direction side is extended (strain), applies the power that makes operating body 9 get back to initial position.
The non-circular shape portion 93 of operating body 9 inserts logical and is fastened in the slotted hole 81 of the limiting part 8 that is made of metallic plate.In addition, 94 slotting leading in the slotted hole 61,71 of slide unit 6,7 of drive division, can move and slide unit 6,7 is slided to A shown in Figure 1, B direction corresponding to the slip of operating body 9 and move.The leading section of drive division 94 (bottom) extends to the position than the opposed faces 41a side of the more close cover 4 in surface (top) of the substrate 5 that is provided with resistive element pattern 52 grades.Between the leading section and opposed faces 41a of drive division 94, have the gap at the non-operating state of operating body 9.
Below, the action of the operating body 9 of the multi-directional inputting device 1 by present embodiment being carried out under the situation of slide describes with reference to Fig. 4～Fig. 7.Fig. 4 is the vertical view that is used for illustrating the state of the operating body 9 that the multi-directional inputting device 1 of present embodiment has.Fig. 5 is the vertical view that is used for illustrating the state of the slide unit 6,7 that the multi-directional inputting device 1 of present embodiment has.Fig. 6 is the upward view that is used for illustrating the state of the slide unit 6,7 that the multi-directional inputting device 1 of present embodiment has.Fig. 7 is the upward view that is used for illustrating the state of the limiting part 8 that the multi-directional inputting device 1 of present embodiment has.
In addition, in Fig. 4～Fig. 7, all represent the initial condition (to the non-operating state of operating body 9) of the multi-directional inputting device of present embodiment, omitted the FPC11 that is connected on the substrate 5.In addition, in Fig. 4, for convenience of explanation, omitted upper shell 2 and lower house 3, in Fig. 5, also omitted operating body 9 and disc spring 10 from this multi-directional inputting device 1.And then, in Fig. 6, for convenience of explanation, cover 4 and substrate 5 are omitted, in Fig. 7, also omitted slide unit 6,7.
Operating body 9 is configured in the upper side of the slide unit 6,7 of mutual arranged perpendicular as shown in Figure 4. Slide unit 6,7 is configured in the central portion of substrate 5 as shown in Figure 5, so that slotted hole 61,71 separately is vertical.In addition, limiting part 8 limiting part 8 along be configured under the state that extends with slide unit 7 equidirectionals slide unit 6 above.The slotted hole 81 of limiting part 8 is opposite to the peristome C that the slotted hole 61,71 of slide unit 6,7 intersects to form, and becomes the state of facing from the opposed faces 41a of this peristome C and cover 4.
The drive division 94 of operating body 9 is inserted via the slotted hole 81 of limiting part 8 and to be led in peristome C as shown in Figure 6.Drive division 94 is side-prominent to the opposed faces 41a of cover 4 via peristome C, becomes near the state (with reference to Fig. 3) that its leading section (bottom) is configured in opposed faces 41a.In addition, the non-circular shape portion 93 of operating body 9 is inserting in the slotted hole 81 that leads at limiting part 8 under the state that non-circular shape partly is stuck as shown in Figure 7.The a pair of snap-latch piece that is located at its both ends 82 of limiting part 8 is opposed and dispose with the inner face of the floor 31d of lower house 3, and its rotation is limited.In addition, on the side edge part of the length direction of the slotted hole 81 of limiting part 8, be provided with reflex part 81a, can alleviate the wearing and tearing of the non-circular shape part of non-circular shape portion 93.
On the sliding part 63,73 on the end below being fixed in slide unit 6,7, as shown in Figure 6, be respectively equipped with a pair of brush 63a of portion, 73a.The a pair of brush 63a of portion of sliding part 63 crosses over and to be located at resistive element pattern 52a, the collector body pattern 53a on the substrate 5 and to contact as shown in Figure 5.On the other hand, a pair of brush 73a of portion of sliding part 73 crosses over and to be located at resistive element pattern 52b, the collector body pattern 53b on the substrate 5 and to contact as shown in Figure 5.
Around the movable part 91 of operating body 9, as shown in Figure 4, in the interior perimembranous of its peripheral part with the state configuration disc spring 10 that connects airtight.In addition, on the boundary portion of the interior perimembranous of the peripheral part of movable part 91 and disc spring 10, side disposes the protuberance 21b of upper shell 2 up, and disposes the protuberance 31b (with reference to Fig. 3) of lower house 3 in lower side.That is, disc spring 10 is highlighted the state that the 21b of portion and protuberance 31b card end for perimembranous in it.
If operating body 9 is carried out slide to directions X shown in Figure 4, then slide unit 7 slides to the B1-B2 direction by drive division 94 and moves.At this moment, drive division 94 moves along slotted hole 61 slips of slide unit 6, so slide unit 6 can not move.On the other hand, if operating body 9 is carried out slide to Y direction shown in Figure 4, then slide unit 6 slides to the A1-A2 direction by drive division 94 and moves.At this moment, because drive division 94 is mobile along slotted hole 71 slips of slide unit 7, so slide unit 7 can not move.In addition, if operating body 9 is carried out slide to Z direction shown in Figure 4 (C1-C2 direction), then slide unit 6,7 slides to A1-A2 direction, B1-B2 direction respectively by drive division 94 and moves.
Being fixed in sliding part 63,73 on slide unit 6,7 following moves corresponding to the slip of such slide unit 6,7 and slides on resistive element pattern 52a and collector body pattern 53a, resistive element pattern 52b and collector body pattern 53b.Slip corresponding to the sliding contact position probing operating body 9 of these sliding parts 63,73 is moved, and will export to the outside via FPC11 corresponding to the signal of sliding position.
In this multi-directional inputting device 1 of like this action, between the opposed faces 41a of the drive division 94 of operating body 9 and cover 4, dispose lubricant 12.This lubricant 12 disposes while the situation that the leading section (bottom) that is in direct contact with the mobile drive division 94 that slides on the opposed faces 41a weares and teares for the drive division 94 that reduces because of operating body 9.Like this, in the multi-directional inputting device 1 of present embodiment, owing between the opposed faces 41a of the drive division 94 of operating body 9 and cover 4, dispose lubricant 12, even so under the state that operating body 9 is excessively pushed, carry out under the situation of slide, also can avoid drive division 94 directly to be connected to situation on the opposed faces 41a, that is, owing between drive division 94 and opposed faces 41a, clip lubricant 12, so can alleviate the wearing and tearing of drive division 94, can guarantee reliability.
In addition, in the multi-directional inputting device 1 of present embodiment, made the cover 4 that possesses mounting substrate 5, and make opposed 41 structure of exposing via the peristome 51 that is located on the substrate 5, even so in substrate 5, use under the situation of the bigger substrate (for example glass epoxy substrate) of frictional resistance, the situation that also can avoid the leading section of drive division 94 to slide on substrate 5 is so can alleviate the wearing and tearing of drive division 94 effectively.In addition, because the selection of the constituent material of substrate 5 without limits, so can select the substrate 5 of constituent material arbitrarily according to device size and durability.
And then, owing to opposed faces 41a is exposed via the peristome 51 that is located on the substrate 5, so can between the surface of cover 4 and substrate 5 (surface of resistive element pattern 52, collector body pattern 53 is set), difference of height (with reference to Fig. 3) be set.Thus, even taking place under the situation of wearing and tearing powder from drive division 94, this wearing and tearing powder also is difficult to arrive the surface of substrate 5.Its result even under the situation of the testing agency that uses contact as present embodiment as sliding mobile testing agency, also can suppress to take place because of the wearing and tearing powder situation of the loose contact of testing agency.
Particularly, in the multi-directional inputting device 1 of relevant present embodiment, under the non-operating state of operating body 9, the leading section (bottom) of drive division 94 is configured in surface than substrate 5 near opposed faces 41a side (with reference to Fig. 3).Thus, the leading section of drive division 94 can be configured in the position of leaning on lower side than the surface of substrate 5, so, also make the surface of the more difficult arrival substrate 5 of this wearing and tearing powder even under the situation that the wearing and tearing powder have taken place from drive division 94.
And then, in the multi-directional inputting device 1 of present embodiment, owing to around the opposed faces 41a of cover 4, be provided with the slot part 42 of ring-type, so flow out in the zone of lubricant 12 beyond opposed faces 41a that can suppress to be configured between drive division 94 and the opposed faces 41a, can continue for a long time lubricant 12 to be remained on the opposed faces 41a.Promptly, in multi-directional inputting device 1, because the circumference at the peristome 51 of substrate 5 is superimposed with substrate 5 and cover 4, so if lubricant 12 arrives their interface, then penetrate in the gap of substrate 5 and cover 4, flow out in the outer zone of opposed faces 41a by capillarity etc.But, by slot part 42 is set on cover 4 as this multi-directional inputting device 1, can restricting substrate 5 with the gap of cover 4 in the advancing of lubricant 12, so lubricant 12 can be continued to remain on for a long time on the opposed faces 41a.
In addition, the present invention is not limited to above-mentioned execution mode, can carry out various changes and implements.In the above-described embodiment, be not limited thereto, in the scope of performance effect of the present invention, can suitably change about illustrated size and shape etc. in the accompanying drawing.In addition, only otherwise break away from the scope of purpose of the present invention, just can suitably change and implement.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, maintaining body as lubricant 12, to with the part of substrate 5 opposed covers 4 on slot part 42 is set situation be illustrated, but the component parts that is provided with the slot part with same function is not limited to cover 4, also can be located on the part with cover 4 opposed substrates 5.In the case, for example slot part is located on the position of opposition side with the interface that the form of opening to the lower side clips cover 4 and substrate.Being provided with on the substrate 5 under the situation of slot part like this, also same with present embodiment, lubricant 12 can be continued to remain on for a long time on the opposed faces 41a.In addition, slot part also can be located on following both of top and substrate 5 of cover 4.In addition, it is circular that slot part needs not be, so long as ring-type also can be polygon-shaped or other shapes.
In addition, in the above-described embodiment, as the maintaining body of lubricant 12, to the part of substrate 5 opposed covers 4 on slot part 42 is set situation be illustrated, but, be not limited to slot part as the structure of maintaining body, can suitably change.For example, as shown in Figure 8, also can constitute, lubricant 12 is accommodated in the recess 44 by the recess 44 that on the position of the cover 4 of the peristome 51 that is opposite to substrate 5, is provided with.In the case, opposed faces 41a is made of the bottom surface sections of recess 44.In addition, preferably the leading section (bottom) of drive division 94 is configured in this recess 44.In the case, because lubricant 12 is housed in from the recess 44 that the substrate 5 and the interface of cover 4 are left,, can continue to remain on the opposed faces 41a between long-term so can prevent to flow out to the outside of recess 44.In addition, even taking place under the situation of wearing and tearing powder, also because the leading section of drive division 94 extends to recess 44, so can make this wearing and tearing powder more be difficult to reach the surface of substrate 5 from drive division 94.
In addition, as shown in Figure 9, also can on the leading section (bottom) of the drive division 94 of operating body 9, recess 94a be set, lubricant 12 is remained among this recess 94a.In the case, because lubricant 12 is remained in the drive division 94, so can be suitably to opposed faces 41a supplemental lubrication agent 12, so remain on the opposed faces 41a between can continuing for a long time.In addition, in the case, as shown in Figure 9, if with slot part 42 combination that is located on the cover 4, then can make with lubricant 12 remain on the opposed faces 41a during long-term.
And then, in the above-described embodiment, the situation that opposed faces 41a is set on cover 4 is illustrated, but the structure member of the drive division 94 opposed opposed faces of setting and operating body 9 is not limited to cover 4, can suitably change.For example, also can on substrate 5, opposed faces be set.In addition, in the case, the peristome 51 of the substrate 5 by above-mentioned execution mode is not set is realized.
And then, in the above-described embodiment, the situation that the testing agency that moves as the slip of detecting operation body 9 is possessed by resistive element pattern 52 and collector body pattern 53 and be fixed in the testing agency of the contact that the sliding part 63,73 on the slide unit 6,7 constitutes is illustrated.But, about the structure of testing agency, being not limited to the structure of contact, can suitably change.For example also can adopt the testing agency of magnetic-type.Under the situation of the testing agency that adopts like this magnetic-type, can avoid the situation of the wearing and tearing etc. of resistive element pattern 52 and collector body pattern 52, sliding part 63,73, so can continue to carry out the detection that the higher slip of reliability is moved between long-term.
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1. multi-directional inputting device is characterized in that possessing:
Housing has outside opening;
Operating body has the operating portion that exposes from the said external opening, is provided with the flange shape movable part and the outstanding drive division that is located at the another side side of this movable part of this operating portion in the one side side;
Wall part is divided into the 1st space and the 2nd space in the face of the said external opening with above-mentioned housing, and has and make above-mentioned drive division insert logical inside opening, and the aforesaid operations body is slidably kept movably;
A pair of slide unit is configured in above-mentioned the 2nd space, has above-mentioned drive division and inserts logical breakthrough part, and it is mobile to slide to orthogonal direction along with moving of above-mentioned drive division;
Substrate is across above-mentioned the 2nd space and above-mentioned wall part arranged opposite; And
Testing agency is located on the aforesaid substrate, detects the slip of aforesaid operations body and moves;
Under the non-operating state of aforesaid operations body, between the leading section of opposed faces and above-mentioned drive division, dispose lubricant, there is arranged opposite with gap in the leading section of this opposed faces and above-mentioned drive division.
2. multi-directional inputting device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,
On above-mentioned housing, be provided with the cover of mounting aforesaid substrate, and on aforesaid substrate, form the peristome that above-mentioned cover is exposed, constitute by the above-mentioned cover that exposes from above-mentioned peristome with the above-mentioned opposed faces of the leading section arranged opposite of above-mentioned drive division.
3. multi-directional inputting device as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that,
Under the non-operating state of aforesaid operations body, the leading section of above-mentioned drive division is more side-prominent to above-mentioned opposed faces than the surface of the aforesaid substrate that is provided with above-mentioned testing agency.
4. as claim 2 or 3 described multi-directional inputting devices, it is characterized in that,
On at least one of above-mentioned cover, aforesaid substrate and above-mentioned drive division, be provided with and be used for above-mentioned lubricant is remained on maintaining body on the above-mentioned opposed faces.
5. multi-directional inputting device as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that,
The above-mentioned maintaining body slot part with ring-type is constituted, and the slot part of this ring-type is located on mutual opposed faces some at least of above-mentioned cover and aforesaid substrate, is positioned at the outer circumferential side of the peristome of aforesaid substrate.
6. multi-directional inputting device as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that,
Above-mentioned maintaining body is constituted with the recess that the above-mentioned peristome that is opposite to aforesaid substrate is provided with, with the front-end configuration of above-mentioned drive division inboard at above-mentioned recess.
7. multi-directional inputting device as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that,
Above-mentioned maintaining body is constituted with the recess on the front end that is located at the above-mentioned drive division that is column.
8. as each described multi-directional inputting device in the claim 1～3, it is characterized in that,
Above-mentioned testing agency is made of the resistive element pattern and the collector body pattern that are located at the sliding part on the above-mentioned slide unit and be located on the aforesaid substrate that this sliding part slides.
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