CN103187192A - button device with waterproof function - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a button device with a waterproof function, which comprises a button shell, a button body and at least one elastic element. A hollow chamber is formed in the button shell; the button body is arranged in the hollow chamber in a mode of moving in a first direction, at least one groove is formed on the button body, and a gap is formed between an outer edge of the button body and an inner wall of the button shell; the at least one elastic element is arranged in the at least one groove and closes the gap, and when the button body is pressed in the first direction to move relative to the button shell, the at least one elastic element is elastically pressed by the button body to provide elastic restoring force to the button body so as to drive the button body to move relative to the button shell in a direction opposite to the first direction.
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Technical field
The invention provides a kind of pushbutton unit with water-proof function, refer to that especially flexible member that a kind of utilization is installed on groove on the button body provides actuating force that the button body replys and the pushbutton unit of water-proof function.
Background technology
The push-button design mode has many types on the market at present, often button and the groups of springs that is installed on the button below are loaded on the panel for instance, and the actuating force that the elastic force of utilizing spring is back and forth reversed as button, yet this kind design has following shortcoming: assembly is many and assembling is longer man-hour, may have the situation of ejection and no-fix in the assembling process medi-spring, thereby man-hour is assembled in prolongation, because assembly is many, so need a plurality of item number keyholed back plates and material cost higher, and consistency can't be kept in the crack between button and the adjacent panels, and big and gap, one side problem of smaller in gap on one side may be arranged, so influence aesthetic property and the water-proof function of pushbutton unit.Therefore, how designing a kind of tool assembling convenience and preferable water-proof function and have the pushbutton unit of hanging down assembly cost, just is one of important topic on the electronic product mechanism design now.
Summary of the invention
The flexible member that the objective of the invention is to be to provide a kind of pushbutton unit with water-proof function, its utilization to be installed on groove on the button body provides the actuating force of button body answer and the pushbutton unit of water-proof function, to solve prior art problems.
For this reason, the invention provides a kind of pushbutton unit with water-proof function, it includes a button housing, a button body and at least one flexible member.Be formed with a medium altitude chamber in this button housing; This button body is formed with at least one groove can be installed in the mode that a first direction moves in this medium altitude chamber of this button housing on this button body, is formed with a gap between an outer rim of this button body and an inwall of this button housing; This at least one flexible member be installed in this at least one groove of this button body and seal this outer rim of this button body and this inwall of this button housing between this gap, when this button body in this first direction pressurized when moving with respect to this button housing, this at least one flexible member is subjected to this this body elasticity of button to push to provide elastic-restoring force to this button body, moves with respect to this button housing in the direction in contrast to this first direction so as to driving this button body.
It is a ramp structure that the present invention in addition discloses this at least one groove, when this button body when this first direction moves with respect to this button housing, this at least one flexible member moves with respect to this ramp structure, uses pushed by this this body elasticity of button.
The width that the present invention discloses this at least one groove in addition is cumulative on this first direction.
It is an annular elastic element that the present invention discloses this at least one flexible member in addition, and this at least one groove is an annular recess, and it is around on this outer rim that is arranged at this button body, and this annular elastic element is sheathed in this annular recess.
The present invention discloses in addition on this button body and is formed with two grooves, and this pushbutton unit includes two elastic elements, and it is installed on respectively in this two groove of this button body, and the relative distance of this two elastic elements is kept constant.
The present invention discloses pressure between this two elastic elements in addition greater than external atmospheric pressure.
Actuating force and water-proof function that the flexible member that pushbutton unit utilization of the present invention is installed on groove on the button body provides the button body to reply, and the utilization of replacement prior art is installed on the actuating force that the elastic force of button below spring is back and forth reversed as button, so it is many and assembling is longer man-hour to improve the prior art assembly, may have the situation of ejection and no-fix in the assembling process medi-spring, thereby man-hour is assembled in prolongation, because assembly is many, so need a plurality of item number keyholed back plates and material cost higher, and the gap of button and adjacent panels can't keep consistency, and the big and gap problem of smaller on one side in gap may be arranged on one side.So the invention provides a kind of pushbutton unit that has property aesthetic in appearance, assembling convenience and preferable water-proof function and have low assembly cost concurrently.
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The following drawings only is intended to the present invention done and schematically illustrates and explain, not delimit the scope of the invention.Wherein:
Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 are respectively schematic appearance and the element exploded perspective view of embodiment of the invention pushbutton unit.
Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 are respectively embodiment of the invention pushbutton unit in the generalized section of different conditions.
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50 pushbutton unit, 52 button housings
521 medium altitude chambers, 523 inwalls
54 button bodies, 541 grooves
543 outer rims, 56 flexible members
G clearance D 1, D2 distance
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Understand for technical characterictic of the present invention, purpose and effect being had more clearly, now contrast description of drawings the specific embodiment of the present invention.
About aforementioned and other technology contents, characteristics and effect of the present invention, in the detailed description of following cooperation preferred embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings, can clearly present.The direction term of mentioning in following examples, for example: upper and lower, left and right, front or rear etc. only are the directions with reference to attached drawings.Therefore, the direction term of use is to illustrate not to be to limit the present invention.
See also Fig. 1 to Fig. 4, Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 are respectively schematic appearance and the element exploded perspective view that the embodiment of the invention has a pushbutton unit 50 of water-proof function, and Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 are respectively embodiment of the invention pushbutton unit 50 in the generalized section of different conditions.Pushbutton unit 50 can be used to the input switch signal, and pushbutton unit 50 can be a power switch button device for instance.Pushbutton unit 50 includes a button housing 52, a button body 54 and at least one flexible member 56.The inside of button housing 52 is formed with a medium altitude chamber 521; Button body 54 is installed in the medium altitude chamber 521 of button housing 52 in a movable manner, and is formed with at least one groove 541 on the button body 54, and an outer rim 543 of button body 54 and 523 of inwalls of button housing 52 are formed with a clearance G; Each flexible member 56 is installed in the corresponding groove 541 of button body 54 respectively and is used for sealing the outer rim 543 of button body 54 and the clearance G of 523 of the inwalls of button housing 52, wherein flexible member 56 can be an annular elastic element, as can silica gel or soft materials such as rubber form, and groove 541 can be an annular recess, it is around on the outer rim 543 that is arranged at button body 54, and this annular elastic element is sheathed in this annular recess, so as to closely flexible member 56 being embedded in the groove 541.In this embodiment, be formed with two grooves 541 on the button body 54, and pushbutton unit 50 includes two elastic elements 56, it is installed on respectively in two grooves 541 of button body 54, and the combination of groove 541 and flexible member 56, position and quantity are set, and can be not limited to this embodiment described, decides on the actual design demand.
When the button body 54 of user in a first direction (+directions X) push button device 50, so that pushbutton unit 50 is when switching to the state of Fig. 4 by the state of Fig. 3, each flexible member 56 can move with respect to button housing 52.It should be noted that, each groove 541 can be a ramp structure, and the width of each groove 541 is gone up to cumulative in this first direction (+directions X), so when button body 54 when this first direction (+directions X) moves with respect to button housing 52, each flexible member 56 can move with respect to this ramp structure, pushes so as to being subjected to button body 54 elasticity.Because each flexible member 56 can seal the clearance G of 52 of button body 54 and button housings, in addition can design the pressure of 56 of two elastic elements greater than external atmospheric pressure, and the relative distance of two elastic elements 56 is kept constant, the meaning namely as shown in Figure 3 a distance B 1 of two elastic elements 56 equal a distance B 2 of two elastic elements 56 as shown in Figure 4 in fact, just can avoid the foreign matter of pushbutton unit 50 outsides or liquid to pass the clearance G of 52 of button body 54 and button housings thus and enter the inside of pushbutton unit 50, and since flexible member 56 can strain mode closely be installed between button body 54 and the button housing 52, so preferable water resistance can be provided.
Moreover, when the user discharges the strength of button body 54 of push button device 50, because previous each flexible member 56 is subjected to the extruding of button body 54 elasticity and the storage elasticity potential energy, so but its resilience is to provide elastic-restoring force to button body 54, move with respect to button housing 52 in the direction (directions X) in contrast to this first direction (+directions X) so as to drive button body 54, this moment, each flexible member 56 also moved with respect to this ramp structure, and made pushbutton unit 50 return back to reset condition shown in Figure 3 by pressured state shown in Figure 4.In sum, the elasticity potential energy that the flexible member 56 that pushbutton unit 50 of the present invention utilizes compression ring to be located at button body 54 produces, with the actuating force that provides button body 54 to reply, and the utilization of replacement prior art is installed on the actuating force that the elastic force of button below spring is back and forth reversed as button, so it is many and assembling is longer man-hour to improve the prior art assembly, may have the situation of ejection and no-fix in the assembling process medi-spring, thereby man-hour is assembled in prolongation, because assembly is many, so need a plurality of item number keyholed back plates and material cost higher, and consistency can't be kept in the crack between button and the adjacent panels, and big and gap, one side problem of smaller in gap on one side may be arranged.
Compared to prior art, actuating force and water-proof function that the flexible member that pushbutton unit utilization of the present invention is installed on groove on the button body provides the button body to reply, and the utilization of replacement prior art is installed on the actuating force that the elastic force of button below spring is back and forth reversed as button, so it is many and assembling is longer man-hour to improve the prior art assembly, may have the situation of ejection and no-fix in the assembling process medi-spring, thereby man-hour is assembled in prolongation, because assembly is many, so need a plurality of item number keyholed back plates and material cost higher, and consistency can't be kept in the crack between button and the adjacent panels, and big and gap, one side problem of smaller in gap on one side may be arranged.So the invention provides a kind of pushbutton unit that has property aesthetic in appearance, assembling convenience and preferable water-proof function and have low assembly cost concurrently.
The above only is the schematic embodiment of the present invention, is not in order to limit scope of the present invention.Any those skilled in the art, the equivalent variations of doing under the prerequisite that does not break away from design of the present invention and principle and modification all should belong to the scope of protection of the invention.
Claims (9)
1. the pushbutton unit with water-proof function is characterized in that, this pushbutton unit includes:
One button housing is formed with a medium altitude chamber in it;
One button body, it is formed with at least one groove can be installed in the mode that a first direction moves in this medium altitude chamber of this button housing on this button body, is formed with a gap between an outer rim of this button body and an inwall of this button housing; And
At least one flexible member, its be installed in this at least one groove of this button body and seal this outer rim of this button body and this inwall of this button housing between this gap, when this button body in this first direction pressurized when moving with respect to this button housing, this at least one flexible member is subjected to this this body elasticity of button to push to provide elastic-restoring force to this button body, moves with respect to this button housing in the direction in contrast to this first direction so as to driving this button body.
2. pushbutton unit as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that this at least one groove is a ramp structure, when this button body when this first direction moves with respect to this button housing, this at least one flexible member moves with respect to this ramp structure, pushes so as to being subjected to this this body elasticity of button.
3. pushbutton unit as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, the width of this at least one groove is cumulative on this first direction.
4. as claim 1,2 or 3 described pushbutton unit, it is characterized in that this at least one flexible member is an annular elastic element, this at least one groove is an annular recess, it is around on this outer rim that is arranged at this button body, and this annular elastic element is sheathed in this annular recess.
5. pushbutton unit as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that be formed with two grooves on this button body, this pushbutton unit includes two elastic elements, it is installed on respectively in this two groove of this button body, and the relative distance of this two elastic elements is kept constant.
6. pushbutton unit as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, the pressure between this two elastic elements is greater than external atmospheric pressure.
7. pushbutton unit as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that, this two groove is respectively a ramp structure, when this button body when this first direction moves with respect to this button housing, each flexible member moves with respect to this corresponding ramp structure respectively, pushes so as to being subjected to this this body elasticity of button.
8. pushbutton unit as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, the width of each groove is cumulative on this first direction.
9. as claim 5,6,7 or 8 described pushbutton unit, it is characterized in that, each described flexible member is respectively an annular elastic element, each described groove is respectively an annular recess, it is respectively around on this outer rim that is arranged at this button body, and each described annular elastic element is sheathed in this corresponding annular recess.
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