CN1324623C - Multi-directional input device - Google Patents
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Disclosed is a multi-directional input device capable of reducing the size of the device while retaining the needed size of the rotation radius of a final operating body. The input device is installed with a slider 5 and a twisted coil spring 6 to an operating body 4 to mount the body 4 to a lower case 2, the wound portion 6a of the twisted coil spring 6 is provided between a supporting portion 4a of the operating body 4 and the final control element 4B thereof, and also movable contacts 5a3, 5b3 and fixed contacts 11, 14 are provided between the supporting portion 4a of the operating body 4 and the final control element 4B thereof. Consequently, the whole size of the multidirectional input device 1 can be reduced, while retaining the needed rotation radius R of the operating body 4.
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The present invention relates to a kind of multi-way input device that for example pocket telephone or portable audio equipment etc. are gone up, can be rotated operation and push operation that is loaded in, particularly a kind of multi-way input device that can not reduce operability and can miniaturization.
Background technology
In the past, in portable phone etc., known a kind of multi-way input device, that is: as the rotary switch of rotary manipulation type electricity parts and close mutually and configuration respectively as the tact switch of push operation type electricity parts, according to the 1st signal of telecommunication from rotary switch output, moving cursor and can be from the shown a plurality of telephone numbers of liquid crystal display part sequentially the selecting telephone number of wishing for example, according to the 2nd signal of telecommunication, for example set call model and the telephone number of above-mentioned selection is dialled automatically from rotary switch output.
In addition, in following patent documentation 1, announced a kind of multi-way input device, wobbling action by operating body and moving and converting switch device to the radial direction that intersects with its swinging track.
Patent documentation 1 described device, as shown in Figure 8, operating body 120 with circular-arc operative end 120a is a fulcrum with fulcrum shaft 150, is starting point with neutral position shown in Figure 8, reach along clockwise direction and counterclockwise rotate freely, in addition, on fulcrum shaft 150, slide by operating body 120, thereby, can be starting point with above-mentioned neutral position, move to radial direction (diagram Y2 direction).In addition, the wound portion 140a that is turned round helical spring 140 is kept by operating body 120, and the arm 140b, the 140c that are turned round helical spring 140 are supported by base portion, and aforesaid operations body 120 is all the time to the neutral position application of force.
On the operating body 120, public travelling contact 128a and travelling contact 127a mutual conduction are provided with.Base portion is provided with public fixed contact 113 and 3 switching fixed contacts 110,111,112 of above-mentioned public travelling contact 128a sliding contact all the time.
If operating body 120 is along clockwise rotating, then travelling contact 127a contacts with switching fixed contact 110, and this switches fixed contact, is situated between by travelling contact 127a and public travelling contact 128a and 113 conductings of public fixed contact.In addition, if operating body 120 is along rotating counterclockwise, then travelling contact 127a contacts with fixed contact 111, fixed contact 111 and public fixed contact 113 conductings.In addition, if operating body 120 moves to radial direction (diagram is direction down), then travelling contact 127a contacts with fixed contact 112, this fixed contact 112 and public fixed contact 113 conductings.
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In input unit shown in Figure 8 101, if the radius of gyration R of aforesaid operations end 120a is too small, the slewing area when then keeping operative end 120a to make it to swing with finger is narrow and small, and operability reduces.Thus, radius of gyration R must be set to a certain degree long.
But, above-mentioned input unit 101, around the center of rotation O (center of fulcrum shaft 150) of operating body 120, be provided with the wound portion 140a that is turned round helical spring 140 that acts on as resetting means, the above-mentioned wound portion 140a that is turned round helical spring 140, implementing with above-mentioned center of rotation O roughly is the torsional deflection at center.
Therefore, in this input unit 101, than the imaginary line P-P by center of rotation O horizontal expansion more to diagram Y2 one side (with operative end 120a the opposite side of side is set), the zone with the size H1 of the latter half location of wound portion 140a need be set.Also have, travelling contact 127a and each fixed contact 110,111,112 are configured in diagram lower end than aforesaid operations body 120 more to downside, therefore, also need to be used to dispose the zone of the size H2 of contact below the zone of above-mentioned H1.
For this reason, the overall dimensions H of the diagram Y direction of above-mentioned input unit 101, need be (H 〉=R+H1+H2) more than the latter half size H1 that adds above-mentioned wound portion 140a on the above-mentioned radius of gyration R at least and being used to is provided with the size of size H2 of said fixing contact 110～112, therefore, the problem that has the overall dimensions H miniaturization be difficult to make input unit 101.
Summary of the invention
The present invention promptly produces in order to solve above-mentioned existing problem, and its purpose is to provide a kind of can not reduce operability, can keep as the size of the radius of gyration of operations necessary end and multi-way input device that can miniaturization.
The present invention, it is characterized in that: have: base portion, have operative end and be supported in the said base portion, by thereby to operate this operative end can be starting point with the neutral position to swaying direction and with the above-mentioned neutral position operating body that to be starting point move to the radial direction that intersects with swinging track, the switching device of being turned round the two-way contact when above-mentioned swaying direction and above-mentioned radial direction move of helical spring and aforesaid operations body that has wound portion and a pair of arm, the aforesaid operations body is resetted to above-mentioned neutral position; Above-mentioned being turned round between the center of curvature and aforesaid operations end that helical spring above-mentioned wound portion is set at above-mentioned swinging track.
Among the present invention, can make the big or small miniaturization of device integral body, simultaneously, it is long will to be set at a certain degree as the radius of gyration R of operations necessary end, therefore, can not reduce the operability as multi-way input device.
In addition, can provide a kind of multi-way input device, at the aforesaid operations body at least from above-mentioned neutral position to around clockwise or around anticlockwise any direction swing the time, and, can carry out the switching of the state of above-mentioned switching device when above-mentioned radial direction moves.
The aforesaid operations physical efficiency is a starting point to around clockwise or around counterclockwise both sides' swing with above-mentioned neutral position, when both sides swing, switches the setting of above-mentioned switching device at operating body.
Said apparatus corresponding to around reaching around anticlockwise operation clockwise, can carry out the switching of switching device.
At this moment, above-mentioned switching device preferably is arranged between the center of curvature and aforesaid operations end of above-mentioned swinging track.
In the said apparatus, switching device can be configured between the center of curvature and aforesaid operations end of above-mentioned swinging track, with regard to not being configured in part this point in addition, can promote the miniaturization of the size of multi-way input device integral body.
In addition, above-mentioned switching device can be used as the device of the fixed contact that has the travelling contact that is arranged on the aforesaid operations body and be arranged on said base portion and constitutes.
Also have, the above-mentioned helical spring of being turned round is maintained on the aforesaid operations body, each arm engages with base portion.
As the concrete formation of aforesaid operations body, be situated between by the support portion that is positioned at the above-mentioned center of curvature, swing freely is supported in the said base portion, and simultaneously, above-mentioned support portion is to above-mentioned radial direction freedom of movement.
The present invention is provided with between the operative end of operating body and support portion and is turned round helical spring, simultaneously, whole switching devices is set betwixt and constitutes, therefore, can reduce the size between above-mentioned support portion and the shell rim portion, therefore, can make the multi-way input device miniaturization.
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Fig. 1 is the outward appearance oblique view of expression as the multi-way input device of embodiments of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the exploded perspective view from a direction indication multi-way input device.
Fig. 3 is the exploded perspective view from other direction indication multi-way input devices.
Fig. 4 A is the vertical view of the action of the multi-way input device of expression operating body when being positioned at neutral condition.
Fig. 4 B is the upward view that the expression operating body is positioned at neutral condition.
Fig. 5 A be the expression operating body be pressed into state the time the vertical view of action of multi-way input device.
Fig. 5 B is the upward view of the state that is pressed into of expression operating body.
The vertical view of the action of the multi-way input device when Fig. 6 A is expression swinging operation operating body.
Fig. 6 B is that expression makes the operating operation body clockwise direction upward view in when swing.
Fig. 6 C is that expression makes the operating body counter-clockwise swing upward view in when operation.
Fig. 7 is the a-a line cutaway view of Fig. 1.
Fig. 8 is the vertical view of the summary of the input unit shown in the expression patent documentation 1.
Among the figure: the 1-multi-way input device; The 2-lower case; The 2a-gathering sill; 2b-bearing portion; 2e-engages protuberance; The 3-upper body; The 3a-protuberance; The 4-operating body; The 4A-base portion; The 4B-operative end; 4a-support portion (center of curvature of swinging track); The 4b-depressed part; The 4g-through slot; The 4h-clamping part; The 5-slide; 5a3,5b3-travelling contact; 6-is turned round helical spring; The 6a-wound portion; 6b, 6c-arm; 11, the 12-rotation detects the fixed contact of usefulness; 13-moves the fixed contact that detects usefulness; The public fixed contact of 14-; The radius of R-operating body (length between support portion and the operative end).
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Fig. 1 is the outward appearance oblique view of expression as the multi-way input device of embodiments of the present invention, Fig. 2 is the exploded perspective view from a direction indication of multi-way input device, Fig. 3 is the exploded perspective view from other direction indications of multi-way input device, Fig. 4～Fig. 6 represents the action of multi-way input device, Fig. 4 A is the vertical view that the expression operating body is positioned at neutral condition, Fig. 4 B is the upward view of Fig. 4 A, Fig. 5 A is the vertical view of the state that is pressed into of expression operating body, Fig. 5 B is the upward view of the state that is pressed into of expression operating body, Fig. 6 A is the vertical view of the swinging operation state of expression operating body, upward view when Fig. 6 B is expression clockwise direction swinging operation body, upward view when Fig. 6 C is expression counter-clockwise swing operating body, Fig. 7 is the a-a line cutaway view of Fig. 1.Have, the state of upper body is removed in expression among Fig. 4 A, Fig. 5 A and Fig. 6 A again.
Multi-way input device of the present invention for example is set on camera-type such as pocket telephone, digital camera or video camera or portable audio equipment such as MD phonograph and MP3 phonograph etc.
As Fig. 1～shown in Figure 3, multi-way input device 1 of the present invention has lower case 2 and upper body 3.Above-mentioned lower case 2 is the insulating material by shapings such as synthetic resin, is provided with base portion (bottom) 2A in diagram Z2 side.Be provided with wall 2B around the 2A of said base portion, especially, the front 2C that diagram Y1 side forms is than the low one deck of above-mentioned wall 2B and form circular shape.Pars intermedia at the diagram directions X of above-mentioned front 2C is formed with the gathering sill 2a that connects along diagram Y direction.In addition, be formed with the 2b of bearing portion that is the outstanding formation of reverse U shape shape from the 2A of said base portion in the end of diagram Y2 direction.In addition, be provided with recess 2D, the 2D that links with the 2A of said base portion, form in the upper end of above-mentioned recess 2D, 2D aftermentioned is turned round two arm 6b of helical spring 6, engaging protuberance 2e, the 2e that 6c engages at the wall 2B of diagram X1 and X2 side.
Shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 4 A, Fig. 4 B etc., on the surface of the 2A of said base portion, be provided with fixed contact 11,12 that rotation that metal materials such as adopting copper forms detects usefulness, to the fixed contact 13 and the public fixed contact 14 of the mobile detection usefulness of diagram Y2 direction.
Above-mentioned rotation detects a 11a of square end portion, 12a and the 13a of the fixed contact 13 of the fixed contact 11,12 of usefulness and above-mentioned mobile detection usefulness, from three parts's folder set little space 2A1 and opposed in the 2A of said base portion.In addition, the opposing party end 11b, 12b and the 13b of the fixed contact 11,12 of above-mentioned rotation detection usefulness and the fixed contact 13 of above-mentioned mobile detection usefulness extend to the outside that is positioned at the above-mentioned wall 2B that illustrates the Y2 side, are exposed to the bottom surface of above-mentioned lower case 2.In addition, public fixed contact 14 is arranged between the fixed contact 13 of fixed contact 12 that above-mentioned rotation detects usefulness and above-mentioned mobile detection usefulness, and its end 14b also extends to the outside that is positioned at the above-mentioned wall 2B that illustrates the Y2 side, is exposed to the bottom surface of above-mentioned lower case 2.
Above-mentioned upper body 3 is formed by metallic plate.As Fig. 1～Fig. 3 and shown in Figure 7, above-mentioned upper body 3 to the position of diagram Y2 direction, form the outstanding protuberance 3a of direction (Z2 direction) by punch process to above-mentioned lower case 2.Have again, around above-mentioned upper body 3, form a plurality of the be stuck groove 2d corresponding a plurality of snap-latch piece 3bs set with above-mentioned lower case 2.Each snap-latch piece 3b by above-mentioned upper body 3 be stuck groove 2d and engage, thereby upper body 3 is fixed on the upper end of above-mentioned lower case 2.
Have again,, form to the outstanding projection 4B1 of diagram Y2 direction at the pars intermedia of interior all sides of aforesaid operations end 4B.In addition, on the surface of operative end 4B, form in order to prevent that the operator from pointing and support portion 4a between skid concavo-convex, portion forms the protuberance 4B2 in expression centre position therebetween.
As shown in Figures 2 and 3, on the face of the Z2 side of the base portion 4A of aforesaid operations body 4, be fixed with the slide 5 that forms travelling contact.Above-mentioned slide 5 is formed by conductive metal plates such as copper, has in the X1 of base portion 5A and above-mentioned base portion 5A and X2 side to be travelling arm 5a, the 5b that L word shape roughly forms.Above-mentioned travelling arm 5a has upper arm parts 5a1 that extends to the Y1 direction and the alar part 5a2 that extends to the X1 direction, and above-mentioned alar part 5a2 is to direction (Z2) bending of the base portion 2A of approaching above-mentioned lower case 2.Similarly, above-mentioned travelling arm 5b has upper arm parts 5b1 that extends to the Y1 direction and the alar part 5b2 that extends to the X2 direction, and above-mentioned alar part 5b2 is to direction (Z2) bending of the base portion 2A of approaching above-mentioned lower case 2.Above-mentioned alar part 5a2,5b2 have elasticity, form to outstanding travelling contact 5a3, the 5b3 of diagram Z2 direction at their front end.Have, the length of the upper arm parts 5b1 of above-mentioned travelling arm 5b forms longly than the length of the upper arm parts 5a1 of above-mentioned travelling arm 5a again, and above-mentioned alar part 5b2 is arranged on the position of leaving base portion 5A, and above-mentioned alar part 5a2 is configured between above-mentioned base portion 5A and the above-mentioned alar part 5b2.
Shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 4 A etc., the center of the face of the Z1 side of the base portion 4A of aforesaid operations body 4 forms than the depressed part 4b of above-mentioned base portion 4A to Z2 direction decline one deck, is provided with at the center of above-mentioned depressed part 4b to be the protuberance 4c that tubular forms.In the diagram X1 of above-mentioned depressed part 4b and the both sides of X2 direction, form the 1st 4d of frame portion, the 4d that are roughly circular shape extension from base portion 4A respectively.And,, be provided with to above-mentioned protuberance 4c and be the outstanding clamping part 4e of convex at the center of the 1st 4d of frame portion, 4d.In addition, in the diagram Y2 of above-mentioned depressed part 4b side, form the 2nd 4f of frame portion that constitutes by the wall that extends to the diagram directions X.The end of the X1 of above-mentioned the 2nd 4f of frame portion and the both sides of X2 side and above-mentioned the 1st 4d of frame portion, 4d is provided with through slot 4g, 4g.In addition, go up in the both sides of X1 that states the 2nd 4f of frame portion and X2 side, form constitute by section L word shape, to above-mentioned through slot 4g, clamping part 4h, 4h that the 4g direction is outstanding.Also have, on the surface of above-mentioned the 1st 4d of frame portion, 4d, formation is hemispherical outstanding abutting part 4i, 4i to diagram Z1 direction.
Shown in Fig. 4 A etc., the face of the Z1 side of the base portion 4A of aforesaid operations body 4 be provided with act on as neutral resetting means turned round helical spring 6.The above-mentioned helical spring 6 of being turned round has wound portion 6a that is located at central side and a pair of arm 6b, the 6c that extends mutually from above-mentioned wound portion 6a two ends in the other direction.Above-mentioned when being turned round helical spring 6 for nature, a pair of arm 6b that extends in the other direction from the position much at one of above-mentioned wound portion 6a, its setting of 6c are to be parallel to each other and almost to form straight line (angle theta between arm 6b and the arm 6c is almost 180 degree).If make side's arm 6b around counterclockwise rotating, make the opposing party's arm 6c to rotate respectively around clockwise direction from this state, then above-mentioned angle theta is set at the following V-shape of 180 degree, can be to the direction distortion that above-mentioned wound portion 6a diameter is shunk, in addition, if make above-mentioned a pair of arm 6b, 6c respectively to above-mentioned counter-rotation, above-mentioned angle theta is set at more than 180 degree, then can be to the direction distortion that makes above-mentioned wound portion 6a diameter expansion.
The above-mentioned helical spring 6 of being turned round is arranged in the above-mentioned depressed part 4b.At this, turned round the installation of helical spring 6, the state that is set at below 180 degree in the angle theta between above-mentioned a pair of arm 6b and the arm 6c carries out.This state, be the state of the diameter of above-mentioned wound portion 6a to the center position contraction distortion, can be easily the part with above-mentioned a pair of arm 6b and arm 6c stretch out the opposite side of side among the above-mentioned wound portion 6a be buckled between above-mentioned depressed part 4b and the clamping part 4e, above-mentioned a pair of arm 6b and arm 6c can also be installed in above-mentioned through slot 4g, the 4g.And, make above-mentioned angle theta revert to 180 degree after the installation, then the diameter of above-mentioned wound portion 6a expands to peripheral direction, and above-mentioned a pair of arm 6b and arm 6c are buckled in respectively among above-mentioned clamping part 4h, the 4h.At this state, the front end of above-mentioned a pair of arm 6b and arm 6c is situated between and is almost extended to the outside of base portion 4A by above-mentioned through slot 4g, 4g linearly, and the above-mentioned helical spring 6 of being turned round is for the state of nature or the state of contraction is a little arranged.
On the other hand, through slot 4g, the 4g by aforesaid operations body 4 of being situated between inserts among recess 2D, the 2D of above-mentioned lower case 2 to the outside outstanding above-mentioned a pair of arm 6b of base portion 4A, the front end of arm 6c, engaged by above-mentioned engaging protuberance 2e, 2e.And under the aforesaid operations body 4 shown in Fig. 4 A was installed on state in the lower case 2, a pair of arm 6b, the 6c that are turned round helical spring 6 almost linearly extended to directions X (angle theta 180 degree).Therefore, the above-mentioned helical spring 6 of being turned round, the state in that this state also is in the state of nature or shrinks a little is in the state that can not rock in above-mentioned depressed part 4b.
Below, the action of multi-way input device 1 is described.
(neutral condition)
Fig. 4 A, Fig. 4 B represent that aforesaid operations body 4 is in the state of neutral position.Upright hereinto state, the projection 4B1 that is located at interior all side pars intermedias of aforesaid operations end 4B, opposed to position and this gathering sill 2a that peripheral direction is left from being formed on the middle gathering sill 2a of front 2C, aforesaid operations end 4B is in the state that can not be partial to the equilibrium of left and right sides either direction.
In addition, turned round above-mentioned a pair of arm 6b, the 6c formation straight line and parallel of helical spring 6 with respect to X-axis.And, be located at the above-mentioned support portion 4a on the operating body 4, be and the circular arc portion inner face state of contact that relies on diagram Y1 side that is arranged on the 2b of bearing portion that is above-mentioned reverse U shape shape formation on the lower case 2.
In above-mentioned neutral condition, the travelling contact 5b3 that is arranged on the opposing party's travelling arm 5b side of above-mentioned slide 5 contacts with public fixed contact 14, and the travelling contact 5a3 that is arranged on side's travelling arm 5a side is arranged in above-mentioned little space 2A1.Therefore, between the fixed contact 12 and public fixed contact 14 that above-mentioned rotation detects between the fixed contact 11 and public fixed contact 14 of usefulness, above-mentioned rotation detects usefulness, and move that any one all is set at OFF state (high impedance status) between the fixed contact 13 that detects usefulness and the public fixed contact 14.
Have, as shown in Figure 7, the travelling contact 5a3 elasticity of above-mentioned slide 5 is crimped on 2A1 place, little space again, the public fixed contact 14 of travelling contact 5b3 elasticity crimping (not illustrating among Fig. 7).Therefore, aforesaid operations body 4 pushes illustrate the Z1 direction to, is formed on the 1st 4d of frame portion of operating body 4, abutting part 4i, the 4i on 4d surface above-mentioned upper body 3 inner faces (face of Z2 side) are exerted pressure.And shown in the solid line of Fig. 7, in above-mentioned neutral condition, the topmost 6a1 of diagram Z1 side of the wound portion 6a of helical spring 6 is turned round in above-mentioned formation, and is opposed in the position of diagram Y1 side with respect to the protuberance 3a that above-mentioned upper body 3 is set.
(push operation)
Shown in Fig. 5 A, Fig. 5 B, if the operator imposes and is pressed into power F1, aforesaid operations end 4B is pressed into to diagram Y2 direction, then above-mentioned support portion 4a moves to the end of diagram Y2 direction in the 2b of bearing portion, and above-mentioned projection 4B1 carries out in the above-mentioned gathering sill 2a, and aforesaid operations body 4 slides to diagram Y2 direction and moves.
At this moment, shown in Fig. 5 B, the travelling contact 5b3 of the opposing party's travelling arm 5b of above-mentioned slide 5 slides on public fixed contact 14, and the travelling contact 5a3 of side's travelling arm 5a moves on the fixed contact 13 that detects usefulness from the base portion 2A that forms above-mentioned little space 2A1.Thus, can be situated between and to switch to ON state (low impedance state) between the fixed contact 13 of above-mentioned mobile detection usefulness and the public fixed contact 14 by slide 5.
In addition, at this moment, shown in Fig. 5 A, being turned round helical spring 6 also moves to diagram Y2 direction together with aforesaid operations body 4, and the front end of above-mentioned a pair of arm 6b, 6c is by above-mentioned engaging protuberance 2e, 2e engaging, and therefore, a pair of arm 6b, 6c strain are V-shape roughly.That is to say, at the state shown in Fig. 5 A, on aforesaid operations body 4 to diagram Y1 directive effect by being turned round the elastic reset power f1 that helical spring 6 produces.Thus, if remove the above-mentioned power of being pressed into F1, then aforesaid operations body 4 utilizes the above-mentioned elastic reset power f1 that is turned round helical spring 6 to reset to the neutral position shown in Fig. 4 A, therefore, can will switch to the OFF state again between the fixed contact 13 of above-mentioned mobile detection usefulness and the public fixed contact 14.That is to say, between the fixed contact 13 of travelling contact 5a3 and above-mentioned mobile detection usefulness, form the ON state of diverter switch and above-mentioned the 2nd switching device of OFF state.
In addition, as shown in Figure 7, if aforesaid operations body 4 moves to diagram Y2 direction, the topmost 6a1 that then forms the diagram Z1 side of the above-mentioned above-mentioned wound portion 6a that is turned round helical spring 6 arrives the position shown in the dotted line from the position shown in the solid line.At this moment, above-mentioned topmost 6a1 crosses the protuberance 3a that is arranged on the above-mentioned upper body 3 to diagram Y2 side, therefore, can impose card to the operator and take sense.
Also have, when removing the above-mentioned power of being pressed into F1, aforesaid operations body 4 moves to diagram Y1 direction, and this moment, above-mentioned topmost 6a1 crosses raised part 3a to illustrating the Y1 side, therefore, also can impose card to the operator and take sense.
(around clockwise swinging operation)
Below, shown in the solid line and Fig. 6 B of Fig. 6 A, as if the operating physical force F2 that the 4B of aforesaid operations portion is imposed around clockwise direction (CW direction), then can make aforesaid operations body 4 is that swing from above-mentioned neutral position to the CW direction at the center with above-mentioned support portion 4a.
At this moment, shown in Fig. 6 B, the travelling contact 5b3 of the opposing party's travelling arm 5b of above-mentioned slide 5 slides on public fixed contact 14, and the travelling contact 5a3 of side's travelling arm 5a moves on the fixed contact 11 of rotation detection usefulness from the base portion 2A that forms above-mentioned little space 2A1.Thus, can be situated between and to switch to ON state (low impedance state) between the fixed contact 11 of above-mentioned mobile detection usefulness and the public fixed contact 14 by slide 5.
In addition, at this moment, as shown in Figure 6A, side in diagram X1 side, the above-mentioned arm 6b that is turned round helical spring 6 keeps the state that is fastened on the above-mentioned engaging protuberance 2e, and the opposing party who illustrates the X2 side, above-mentioned arm 6c is left from above-mentioned engaging protuberance 2e by the clamping part 4h jack-up of aforesaid operations body 4, therefore, strain takes place to make above-mentioned angle theta is below 180 degree in above-mentioned a pair of arm 6b, 6c.
That is to say, under the state shown in Fig. 6 A, above-mentioned two arm 6b, the 6c that is turned round helical spring 6 is deformed into roughly V-shape and shrinks, and turned round the elastic reset power f2 that helical spring 6 produces to diagram CCW directive effect by above-mentioned on the clamping part 4h of the above-mentioned X2 side of aforesaid operations body 4.Thus, if releasing is above-mentioned around clockwise operating physical force F2, then aforesaid operations body 4 utilizes the above-mentioned elastic reset power f2 that is turned round helical spring 6 generations to reset to the neutral position shown in Fig. 4 A.Meanwhile, the travelling contact 5b3 of slide 5 turns back among the little space 2A1, therefore, above-mentioned rotation can be detected between the fixed contact 11 of usefulness and the common junction 14 and switch to the OFF state again.That is to say that travelling contact 5a3 and above-mentioned rotation detect between the fixed contact 11 of usefulness, form and make the ON state of switch and above-mentioned the 1st switching device that the OFF state switches.
(around anticlockwise swinging operation)
Equally, as if the operating physical force F3 that the 4B of aforesaid operations portion is imposed around counter clockwise direction (CCW direction), then can make aforesaid operations body 4 is that (with reference to dotted line, Fig. 6 C of Fig. 6 A) swung from above-mentioned neutral position to the CCW direction in the center with above-mentioned support portion 4a.
At this moment, shown in Fig. 6 C, the travelling contact 5b3 of the opposing party's travelling arm 5b of above-mentioned slide 5 slides on public fixed contact 14, and the travelling contact 5a3 of side's travelling arm 5a moves on the fixed contact 12 of rotation detection usefulness from the base portion 2A that forms above-mentioned little space 2A1.Thus, can be situated between above-mentioned rotation to be detected between the fixed contact 12 of usefulness and the public fixed contact 14 and switch to ON state (low impedance state) by slide 5.
And, at this moment,, turned round the elastic reset power f3 (not diagram) that helical spring 6 produces by above-mentioned to diagram CW directive effect at the clamping part 4h of the above-mentioned X1 side of aforesaid operations body 4.Thus, if releasing is above-mentioned around anticlockwise operating physical force F3, then can make aforesaid operations body 4 utilize the above-mentioned above-mentioned elastic reset power f3 that is turned round helical spring 6 to reset to the neutral position shown in Fig. 4 A.Simultaneously, the travelling contact 5b3 of slide 5 turns back among the little space 2A1, therefore, above-mentioned rotation can be detected between the fixed contact 12 of usefulness and the common junction 14 and switch to the OFF state again.That is to say that travelling contact 5a3 and above-mentioned rotation detect between the fixed contact 12 of usefulness, form the ON state of diverter switch and above-mentioned the 1st contact portion of OFF state.
In addition, in above-mentioned multi-way input device 1, shown in Fig. 4 B, the radius between support portion 4a and the operative end 4B guarantees can not reduce the given size R of the operability of operating body 4.And, turned round helical spring 6 and above-mentioned switching device, be all to be located at than the above-mentioned 4a of support sector more to the formation of the side with operating body 4 (diagram Y1 side).Thus, need not with than above-mentioned support portion 4a more to any parts of area configurations of the opposite side of the side with operating body 4, and can just can be enough with the irreducible minimum necessary sized h1 that is used to form lower case 2 grades.
Thus, therefore all size h of above-mentioned multi-way input device can, can make multi-way input device 1 whole size (particularly illustrating the size of Y direction) miniaturization for add the size (h=R+h1) of the size h1 of necessary irreducible minimum on above-mentioned radius R.
Have, in the above-mentioned execution mode, helical spring is turned round in employing be illustrated as an example of neutral resetting means, but, the present invention is not limited to this, also can adopt the leaf spring that is V word shape roughly under nature etc.
In addition, show the formation that has the slide 5 of travelling contact 5a3,5b3, fixed contact 11～14 is set at the base portion 2A of lower case 2 is being set on the operating body 4, but, the present invention is not limited to this, also can adopt the formation that slide is set in said base portion, fixed contact is set on operating body.
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1. multi-way input device is characterized in that:
Have:
Base portion,
Have operative end and be supported in the said base portion, can be spot wobble and with the neutral position by operating this operative end with the above-mentioned neutral position operating body that to be starting point move to the radial direction that intersects with swinging track,
Have wound portion and a pair of arm, make the aforesaid operations body to above-mentioned neutral position reset turned round helical spring and
The aforesaid operations body when above-mentioned swaying direction and above-mentioned radial direction move, the switching device of two-way contact;
Above-mentioned being turned round between the center of curvature and aforesaid operations end that helical spring above-mentioned wound portion is arranged on above-mentioned swinging track.
2. multi-way input device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: the aforesaid operations body, can be with above-mentioned neutral position as starting point to around clockwise or around counterclockwise both sides' swing, operating body when both sides swing, the setting of switching above-mentioned switching device.
3. multi-way input device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: above-mentioned switching device is arranged between the center of curvature and aforesaid operations end of above-mentioned swinging track.
4. according to any described multi-way input device in the claim 1～3, it is characterized in that: above-mentioned switching device has travelling contact that is arranged on the aforesaid operations body and the fixed contact that is arranged in the said base portion.
5. according to any described multi-way input device in the claim 1～3, it is characterized in that: the above-mentioned helical spring of being turned round remains on the aforesaid operations body, and each arm and base portion fasten.
6. according to any described multi-way input device in the claim 1～3, it is characterized in that: the aforesaid operations body, Jie freely is supported in the said base portion by the support portion swing that is positioned at the above-mentioned center of curvature, and simultaneously, above-mentioned support portion is to above-mentioned radial direction freedom of movement.
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