CN2919492Y

CN2919492Y - Sliding key and switch assembly using the same

Info

Publication number: CN2919492Y
Application number: CN 200620014147
Authority: CN
Inventors: 郭石坤
Original assignee: Hongfujin Precision Industry Shenzhen Co Ltd; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hongfujin Precision Industry Shenzhen Co Ltd; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
Priority date: 2006-06-02
Filing date: 2006-06-02
Publication date: 2007-07-04
Anticipated expiration: 2016-06-02

Abstract

The utility model relates to a sliding key and a sliding key dial switch. A sliding key is used for dialing electron equipment dial switch. The sledding key is a molding key, and comprises an operation department, a touch part and a fixing position part. The operation part has the first surface; the first surface is the outside force surface of the sliding key. The touch part is touching this dial switch. The touch part is connected with the operation part and fixing position part. This fixing position part is cooperating with operation part to make the sliding key fixing position on this electron equipment. A sliding key dial switch including sliding key and dial switch. This sliding key slides to dial this sliding key. This sliding key is a molding piece, including operation part, touch part and fixing position part. This operation part includes the first surface to the second surface. This first surface and the second surface back each other. The outside force of this first surface action is at its upper. This touch part extends and is connected with this operation part and this fixing position part from the second surface. This touch part dials this dial switch.

Description

Slide key and use the switch module of this slide key

Technical field

The utility model relates to a kind of key, relates in particular to a kind of slide key and uses the switch module of this slide key.

Background technology

Slide key in electronic equipment often as mains switch, opened/closed switch or mode selector switch.Slide key is used widely in various electronic equipments owing to its simplicity, as: microcomputer, household electrical appliance, computer peripheral etc.

Usually, slide key is the two-piece type member, is made of a push button and a stator.This push button is this strong functional unit that slides, and it extends back some buckles; This stator is a thin slice that offers button hole.During installation, push button and stator fasten mutually and this slide key are fixed on the housing of electronic equipment.

Yet there is certain weak point in above-mentioned slide key, and its structure is complicated, and installation process is more loaded down with trivial details.

The utility model content

In view of this, be necessary to provide a kind of slide key simple in structure in fact.

In addition, provide a kind of switch module that uses above-mentioned slide key.

A kind of slide key, this slide key is used to stir the toggle switch of electronic equipment.This slide key key that is formed in one, it comprises operating portion, triggering portion and location division.This operating portion has first surface, and this ground surface is the external force stress surface of this slide key.This attended operation portion of triggering portion and location division, this triggering portion triggers toggle switch, and this location division and this operating portion are positioned this slide key on this electronic equipment jointly.

A kind of switch module comprises slide key and toggle switch, and this slide key is stirred this toggle switch slidably.This slide key part that is formed in one, it comprises operating portion, triggering portion and location division.This operating portion comprises first surface and second surface, and this first surface and second surface are opposing, and this first surface external force action thereon.This triggering portion extends and connects this operating portion and this location division from this second surface, and this toggle switch is stirred by this triggering portion.

Above-mentioned slide key adopts one-body molded slide key, and the switch module structure of above-mentioned slide key and above-mentioned this slide key of use is simplified greatly.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the three-dimensional view of better embodiment electronic equipment of the present utility model.

Fig. 2 is the decomposition view of electronic equipment among Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is the zoomed-in view of III part among Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is the three-dimensional view of slide key among Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is the three-dimensional view of another angle of slide key among Fig. 4.

The three-dimensional view that Fig. 6 matches with circuit board for slide key among Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is the three-dimensional view after the assembling of slide key and housing among Fig. 2.

Embodiment

Please consult Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 simultaneously, better embodiment electronic equipment 99 of the present utility model comprises top cover 10, housing 20, pedestal 30, slide key 40 and circuit board 50.This housing 20 is the main body accommodating body of electronic equipment 99 with pedestal 30, and the two is in conjunction with circuit board 50 is contained in it.Top cover 10 is articulated on the housing 20 rotationally, as the flip portion of electronic equipment 99.Slide key 40 is the mode switch operating key of electronic equipment 99, all can be by slide key 40 controls as display mode, audio mode, video mode or input locking etc.Slide key 40 is fixed on the sidewall 22 of housing 20, and touches toggle switch 52 on the circuit board 50 and the pattern of conversion electron equipment 99 by the mode of move left and right.

See also Fig. 3, be formed with the oval-shaped resettlement section 220 of class on the sidewall 22 of housing 20 to accommodate slide key 40, slide key 40 can slide along the oval-shaped long side direction of class in resettlement section 220.Resettlement section 220 caves inward and forms from the sidewall 22 of housing 20, its have peripheral 222 and by peripheral 222 around bottom 224, peripheral 222 and bottom 224 all be the class ellipse.Bottom 224 offers be placed in first otch, 226 both sides and all communicating with first otch 226 of first otch 226 and 2 second otch, 228, the second otch 228 continuously.The height of first otch 226 is than the height height of second otch 228.

Please in conjunction with referring to Fig. 4 to Fig. 5, slide key 40 key that is formed in one, it has operating portion 42, touch part 44 and location division 46.Touch part 44 goes out from operating portion 42 vertical extent, location division 46 and touch part 44 square crossings and spaced apart with operating portion 42.

Operating portion 42 is a class ellipse slice, acts on its first surface 420 so that slide key 40 moves for the operator.Operating portion 42 is accommodated in the resettlement section 220, and can be along the glide direction reciprocating motion parallel with its long side direction in resettlement section 220.Vertically extend some protrudingly 422 on the first surface 420 of operating portion 42, projection 442 can increase stiction between operator and the first surface 420 to reach anti-skidding effect.Form depression 424 on the first surface 420 simultaneously, depression 424 can align with printing on the sidewall 22 of housing 20 or the sign/literal (figure does not show) that is etched into to indicate the current state of electronic equipment 99.Operating portion 42 has in the opposing second surface 426 of first surface 420, is formed with two fins 428 on the second surface 426, and this two fin 428 is distributed in two far-ends of second surface 426 respectively.This two fin 428 can reduce the bottom 224 contacted contacts area of second surface 426 and resettlement section 220, thereby the frictional force that reduces between the two makes that the slip of slide key 40 in resettlement section 220 is more smooth and easy.

Triggering portion 44 extends from second surface 426 central vertical of operating portion 42, is used to touch the toggle switch 52 on the circuit board 50.The Breadth Maximum of triggering portion 44 is slightly less than or equals the width of first otch 226, can be by extending in first otch 226, and it comprises connecting plate 440 and two empennages 442.Connecting plate 440 and empennage 442 all go out from second surface 426 vertical extent, and the 442 opposing parallel settings of two empennages also are clamped and connected plate 440 therebetween, and this connecting plate 440 can strengthen the structural strength of the empennage 442 of this triggering portion 44.The end of each empennage 442 is formed with protruding fin 444 and fillet 446.Protruding fin 444 is formed at respectively on two adjacent angles of empennage 442 with fillet 446.Protruding fin 444 can trigger toggle switch 52, and fillet 446 can make triggering portion 44 be easier to pass first otch 226 of resettlement section 220 when mounted.

Extend with operating portion 42 intervals on touch part 44 location division 46, and its bearing of trend is parallel to the glide direction of slide key 40.The Breadth Maximum of location division 46 is slightly less than or equals Breadth Maximum between 2 second otch 228, can pass in the space that 2 second otch 228 and first otch 226 are formed.Location division 46 can with operating portion 42 together clamping resettlement section 220 bottom 224 therebetween, location division 46 comprises extension board 460 and two flanks 462, extension board 460 is vertical mutually with the connecting plate 440 of triggering portion 44, two flanks 462 extend along the bearing of trend identical with the protruding fin 444 of triggering portion 44 from two sides of extension board 460 respectively and form, the height of flank 462 is greater than the height of second otch 228, flank is stopped by the bottom 224 of resettlement section 220, thereby prevent that it from skidding off in second otch 228.The afterbody of each flank 462 has wedge 464, and the starting altitude of wedge 464 is less than or equal to the height of second otch 228, can make flank 462 be easier to pass second otch 228 when mounted.

See also Fig. 6, toggle switch 52 is welded on the circuit board 50, and toggle switch 52 has finger 520, and this finger 520 convexedly stretches in outside the circuit board 50.Toggle switch 52 can be two-period form switch or multisection type switch, makes the current state of electronic equipment 99 switching between two or more states by the mode of sliding or shake finger 520.Be triggered two protruding fins 444 of portion 44 of finger 520 limit, and slide along with the slip of slide key 40 or shake, thereby change the state of toggle switch 52.

See also Fig. 7, below will the process that slide key 40 is installed on the housing 20 be described in detail.

At first, the protruding fin 444 on the empennage 442 of slide key 40 is obliquely extended in the housing 20 in first otch 226 in resettlement section 22.Subsequently, slide key 40 is rotated around the contact point of protruding fin 444 with 220 bottoms 224, resettlement section, make the fillet 446 of empennage 442 pass through first otch 226 smoothly.Treat protruding fin 444 and fillet 446 on the empennage 442 all smoothly by behind first otch 226, the position of slide key 40 becomes sidewall 22 orthogonal directions with housing 20 by before oblique, and the tail end of whole triggering portion 44 enters in the housing 20.

After above-mentioned steps is finished, the location division 46 and first otch 226, second otch 228 over against.The wedge 464 of location division 46 progresses in second otch 228, makes flank 442 can be pressed through second otch 228, and is stopped by the bottom 224 of resettlement section 220 and can not deviate from second otch 228.After flank 442 was clamp-oned second otch 228, operating portion 42 was contained in the resettlement section 220 slidably, and the bottom 224 of resettlement section 220 is held between location division 44 and the operating portion 42.

Please consult Fig. 2 and Fig. 6 once more, after slide key 40 was installed on the housing 20, housing 20 can match with the pedestal 30 that contains circuit board 50.Housing 20 is covered on the pedestal 30 with the circuit board 50 in the closed base 30.At this moment, the slide key 40 on the housing 20 is just in time relative with toggle switch 52 on the circuit board 50, and the finger 520 of toggle switch 52 is constrained between two empennages 442.

When electronic equipment 99 when in use desire changes its current mode of operation, move slide key 40 along glide direction, slide key 40 moves in resettlement section 220.The finger 520 of toggle switch 52 under the constraint of empennage 442 along with slide key 40 together moves, thereby the mode of operation of electronic equipment 99 is via toggle switch 52 conversions.

As optional execution mode, under the situation that structure allows, the empennage 442 of triggering portion 44 can omit, and triggers the task of toggle switch 52 and can be carried out by the flank 462 of location division 46.In addition, slide key 42 also can adopt the structure of single empennage 442 to replace the structure of above-mentioned two empennages 442 and connecting plate 444, and in the case, the finger 520 of trigger switch 52 promotes switching state by empennage 442.

Obviously, above-mentioned slide key 40 adopts one-body molded, simplifies its structure.As mentioned above, sliding part 40 is easy to be installed on the housing 20 of electronic equipment 99, and simultaneously, sliding part 40 is owing to the keep out effect of flank 462 with 220 bottoms 224, resettlement section, and sliding part 40 is difficult for breaking away from housing 20, uses more firm.

Above-mentioned sliding part 40 can be widely used in various electronic installations, as: mobile computer, game machine, portable optic disk player etc.

Claims

1. slide key, this slide key is used to stir the toggle switch of electronic equipment, it is characterized in that: this slide key key that is formed in one, it comprises operating portion, triggering portion and location division, this operating portion has first surface, and this first surface is the external force stress surface of this slide key, and this triggering portion triggers this toggle switch, this attended operation portion of triggering portion and location division, this location division and this operating portion are positioned this slide key on this electronic equipment jointly.

2. slide key as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this operating portion comprises the second surface opposing with first surface, this triggering portion vertical extent and going out on the second surface of this operating portion, and this triggering portion comprises that two are used to trigger the empennage of toggle switch.

3. slide key as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that: this empennage comprises protruding fin and fillet, and this protruding fin and fillet form on the terminal adjacent angular of this flank respectively, and this protruding fin is used to promote the finger of toggle switch, the installation of auxiliary this protruding fin of this fillet.

4. slide key as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that: this location division is relative and spaced apart with the second surface of this operating portion, this location division comprises two flanks, this flank and operating portion are positioned this slide key on this electronic equipment with method of clamping, the terminal wedge that forms of this flank, auxiliary this flank of this wedge is installed on the electronic equipment.

5. slide key as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that: this second surface forms two fins, and this fin contacts with this electronic equipment to reduce the contact area between this this operating portion and this electronic equipment.

6. slide key as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this first surface has some projectioies, and this projection can increase the frictional force of this operating portion.

7. slide key as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that: this first surface forms depression, this depression optionally with electronic equipment on identify or text alignment to indicate this slide key pairing state of this electronic equipment when the current location.

8. a switch module comprises slide key and toggle switch, and this slide key is stirred this toggle switch slidably; It is characterized in that: this slide key part that is formed in one, it comprises operating portion, triggering portion and location division, this operating portion comprises first surface and second surface, this first surface and second surface are opposing, this first surface external force action thereon, this triggering portion extends from this second surface, and this triggering portion connects this operating portion and this location division and stirs this toggle switch.

9. switch module as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that: this triggering portion has two parallel empennage and connecting plates, and this connecting plate vertically connects this empennage to strengthen the intensity of this empennage.

10. switch module as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that: this toggle switch has finger, this finger extends and this toggle switch swing or slip relatively from this toggle switch, each empennage comprises the protruding fin on the terminal angular that is formed at this empennage, and this two protruding fin is held on the finger of this toggle switch therebetween to promote this group finger.

11. switch module as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that: this round be formed on this empennage with this protruding fin adjacent angular on.

12. switch module as claimed in claim 8, it is characterized in that: this location division comprises two flanks and extension board, this extension board is relative with the second surface of this operating portion, this two flank extends from two ends of this extension board respectively, each flank comprises wedge, and this wedge is formed at the tail end of this flank.