EP1143468B1 - Schalteranordnung - Google Patents
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- EP1143468B1 EP1143468B1 EP01302464A EP01302464A EP1143468B1 EP 1143468 B1 EP1143468 B1 EP 1143468B1 EP 01302464 A EP01302464 A EP 01302464A EP 01302464 A EP01302464 A EP 01302464A EP 1143468 B1 EP1143468 B1 EP 1143468B1
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
- H01H13/02—Details
- H01H13/023—Light-emitting indicators
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H1/00—Contacts
- H01H1/58—Electric connections to or between contacts; Terminals
- H01H1/5805—Connections to printed circuits
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- This invention relates to illuminated push button electrical switch assemblies.
- a known illuminated push button electrical switch assembly as commonly used in amusement and gaming machines, has a base structure with a microswitch and a lamp/LED holder, and a tubular body part which fits around the lamp holder at one end and has a push button at the opposite end. Within the body part there is a slider element which is moved by the push button to operate the micro-switch.
- a switch assembly of this kind is described in GB 2288278-B, and also in copending application GB 9922382.8.
- the preferred microswitch is a proprietary component which has switching elements within a generally rectangular housing. These elements are operated by application of pressure to an operating member which projects through a top long edge of the housing adjacent to one end of such edge. Two or three connection terminals in the form of bent metal strips also project through the housing.
- the lamp holder is fitted on the top long edge of the housing adjacent the projecting operating member with mounting leg structures of the holder straddling opposite side faces of the housing. Connection terminals of the lamp holder, also in the form of bent metal strips, project outwardly on opposite sides.
- the two or three microswitch terminals, and the two lamp holder terminals may be directed in different directions and may require separate connectors which can take up a considerable amount of space, especially since switching diodes are commonly incorporated in two of the terminal connectors. This is disadvantageous in so far as it is usually required to mount the switch assembly in close proximity to other switch assemblies or other components or structures within a confined space.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a microswitch arrangement which can combine compact space requirements with good operational 'feel' and convenient terminal connections.
- microswitch can be of the kind having a positive action feel whilst at the same time compact space requirements and convenient terminal connections can be achieved.
- microswitch housing is generally rectangular and the operating member may project through a top long edge of the housing adjacent to one end thereof.
- the microswitch housing may be formed from two generally rectangular shells each having a side face bounded by peripheral edge walls, and the shells being fixed together with their respective edge walls in contact with each other to enclose a space therebetween in which switch operating elements are enclosed, said elements being interoperable against the action of a spring by application of pressure to the operating member, and the said switch terminals being connected to said operating elements.
- the microswitch may be mounted relative to the circuit board by means of the said switch terminals which may be soldered or otherwise electrically and mechanically connected to the board.
- the microswitch may be mounted relative to the circuit board by attachment of the board relative to the microswitch housing, the switch terminals being connected via connection points on the board.
- the circuit board is bonded or otherwise attached to or substituted for, or forms part of, a side wall of the housing.
- the circuit board may be applied to one side face thereof.
- these preferably comprise a row of side by side parallel prongs for interengagement with a socket-type terminal connector, particularly a standard AMP connector.
- the prongs may extend transversely, particularly perpendicularly from the board. Where the board is applied to a side face of the housing the prongs preferably project transversely to such side face.
- terminals of the lamp holder may also be connected via connection points on the board to the board terminals.
- the board may also have thereon one or more associated components such as diodes interposed between board terminals and one or more of the other terminals.
- the board is a printed circuit board (PCB).
- PCB printed circuit board
- lamp holder and the tubular body part of the switch assembly these may be as described in GB 2288278-B and/or GB 9922382.8, as appropriate.
- the tubular body part may contain an internal slider element adapted to be moved by the push button into the operative interengagement with the operating member of the microswitch, the base structure and the inner end region of the body part having interfitting elements to effect detachable interconnection of the body part and the base structure.
- the interfitting elements may comprise at least one transverse projection engageable with a respective aperture, provided on respective ones of the base structure and the body part, the projection being a close fit in the aperture circumferentially of the tubular body part, and at least one of the projection and the inner end region of the body part being transversely resiliently deflectable.
- this may have opposed leg structures which straddle opposite side faces of the housing, the housing being held captive, preferably removably between such leg structures.
- the lamp holder may straddle the housing at the top long edge thereof, particularly at a position adjacent to the projecting operating member.
- leg structures of the lamp holder may take any suitable form.
- the leg structure at such side may be of the form of a channel to fit around the board and may be slotted to allow passage therethrough of the board terminals.
- the switch assembly of the invention is particularly suited for use in an amusement or gaming machine but may be used in any other suitable context.
- the switch assembly shown in the drawings is for use for player operation in an amusement or gaming machine, such as a fruit machine, or poker machine, or other slot machine.
- the switch assembly is mounted in a mounting hole of a panel of the machine.
- the assembly has a body part 1 and a base structure 2.
- the body part 1 comprises a one-piece plastics moulding which has a cylindrical section 3 with an external thread along its length and an integral radially outwardly extending flat circular rim 4 at the outer end of the body part.
- a circular collar 5 is attached around this rim (or may be formed integrally therewith) and a transparent or translucent push button 6 of hollow disc-shaped form fits slidably within the head defined by the rim 4 and the collar 5.
- the push button 6 is provided with decoration and/or information visible at its outer surface.
- the push button 6 is formed integrally with the outer end of a slider element 7 within the cylindrical section 3.
- This slider element 7 comprises a moulded plastics cylindrical tube 8 with two axially projecting narrow strip-shaped feet 9 at diametrically opposed positions at its inner end.
- the feet 9 have radially outwardly turned ends.
- This tube 8 is located coaxially within the cylindrical section 3 of the body part 1 and is of smaller diameter so that it can slide freely along the cylindrical section 3.
- a helical coil spring (not shown) urges the push button 6 and the slider element 7 outwardly, limited by the engagement of the ends of the feet 9 with the inner end of the cylindrical section 3 of the body part 1.
- the base structure 2 comprises two separately, attached components, namely a microswitch 10 and a lamp holder 11.
- the microswitch 10 has a rectangular body 12 with an upper projecting operating member 13, as described in more detail below.
- the lamp holder 11 comprises a one-piece plastics moulding which has a lamp receiving part 14, integral lower leg structures 15, 16 which straddle and hold captive the body 12 of the switch 10, and a central collar 17 which is cut away to define two arms 18 which extend circumferentially in opposite directions at diametrically opposed positions.
- These arms 18 are configured to interlock detachably with corresponding structures at the inner ends of the body 1 as described in copending application GB 9922382.8 to which reference is made for further details.
- the cylindrical section 4 of the body part 1 is pushed through and retained within a hole in the panel of the machine in which the switch assembly is to be mounted.
- a lamp is inserted into the lamp holder 11 and the lamp and the lamp holder 11 are pushed into and retained within the inner end of the cylindrical section 3.
- the arrangement is such that the out-turned end of one of the feet 9 is closely over the operating member 13 of the microswitch 10.
- the push button 6 can now be pushed to cause the slider element 7 to move within the cylindrical section 3 against the action of its spring to cause the switch operating member 13 to be depressed. On release, the push button 6 is moved back by the spring.
- the microswitch 10 has a generally rectangular body 12 and this is made from two rigid plastics mouldings: a first relatively deep hollow rectangular shell 19 having a flat rectangular side wall 20 bounded by peripheral common height edge walls 21 and two axially bored corner posts 22 upstanding beyond the edge walls 21 at two diagonally opposed corners; and a second relatively shallow hollow rectangular shell 23 having a flat rectangular side wall 24 bounded by peripheral common height edge walls 25, this side wall 24 being of the same rectangular size and shape as the other side wall 20 except for two diagonally opposed part circular cut outs to accommodate the corner posts 22. These cut outs are optional.
- the two mouldings 19, 23 are fixed together with the edge walls 21, 25 in contact with each other and the corner posts 22 fitting within the cut outs so as to enclose a space between the side walls 20, 24.
- the operating member 13 is a short plastics rod which projects outwardly of the housing 12 through a bore in the upper peripheral edge wall 21 adjacent to one end of such wall, such rod being retained against displacement completely through the bore by means of an enlarged head at its inner end.
- the microswitch 10 so far described is of known construction. With the known switch there are two terminals 43, 44 in the form of rigid bent copper or brass strips which project through slots in peripheral edge walls 21 of the deep moulding 19, inner ends of these strips connecting respectively with the spring loaded strip 40 and the aforesaid contact 42. There may also be a third such strip which has an inner end connecting with a second contact engaged by the strip when pressure on the operating member 13 is released.
- these terminal strips 43, 44 are removed, or cut off level with the outer periphery of the housing 12 (as shown in broken lines in Figure 6) and in their place there are conductive extensions 45, 46 connected to the internal residual stumps of the terminals 43, 44 and which extend through the side wall 24 of the shallow housing shell 23.
- this shell To the outer surface of this shell there is fixed a small rectangular printed circuit board 26. There are printed conductors on the face of this board remote from the shell 23. The aforesaid extensions 45, 46 extending through the shell 23 connect with conductors at points on the printed circuit board e.g. by solder connections e.g. at 47 shown in Figure 2. In addition the two terminals 27, 28 of the bulb holder connect with conductors at points on the printed circuit board e.g. by pressure contact.
- a standard terminal connector 'plug' 29 is mounted on the board, this having a row of parallel like prongs which project perpendicularly from the PCB 26 for engagement with a standard AMP (or similar) female terminal socket connector at the end of a multi-conductor lead.
- the lamp holder 11 has on one side of the switch 10 an open leg structure 15 defined by two spaced apart prongs.
- the lamp holder On the other side of the switch the lamp holder has a leg structure 16 having a channel 30 with out-turned flanges along opposite sides, and a central slot 31 bounded along one edge by an upstanding projection 32.
- the switch 10 is straddled by the leg structures 15, 16 such that the PCB 26 fits closely between the sides of the channel 30 and the prongs of the connector plug 29 project through the slot 31 alongside the projection 32.
- the slot 31 is open ended as shown so that the leg structure 16 can slide into position over the prongs. If desired, for strength, the open end of the slot 31 may have a bridge-piece which is large enough to clear the prongs.
- the prongs and the projection 32 interfit with the interengageable socket connector in conventional manner.
- Figure 8 shows a modified version of the arrangement of Figures 1-7 and the same reference numerals are used for corresponding components.
- a conventional microswitch is used, as discussed above, but this is connected to the PCB 26 by external modification (bending) of its terminals 33 to extend and terminate adjacent to the outer face 24 of one of the housing shells 23.
- the PCB 26 may be secured to this face or may be secured solely by the attachment of the terminals 33.
- the PCB 26 has thereon the diodes and connector plug 29, and is straddled by the lamp holder leg structures 15, 16 as described above, although the structure 16 may be shaped to fit between the PCB 26 and the housing 12 rather than outside the PCB 26.
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Claims (20)
- Elektrische Schalteranordnung mit einem leuchtenden Druckknopf, die eine Basisstruktur (2), welche einen Mikroschalter (10) und eine Lampenfassung (11) aufweist, und einen röhrenförmigen Körper (1) aufweist, welcher zum Umfassen der Lampenfassung (11) an einem inneren Endbereich ausgebildet ist und einen Druckknopf (6) an seinem gegenüberliegenden äußeren Bereich aufweist, wobei der Mikroschalter (10) derart ist, dass er ein Gehäuse (12) mit einem Bedienbauelement (13) an der oberen Kante des Gehäuses aufweist und ebenso Anschlusselemente (43, 44 oder 33) hat, welche durch das Gehäuse hindurchragen, wobei der Mikroschalter (10) relativ zu einer Platine (26) angebracht ist, und die Platine (26) mit Platinenanschlusselementen (29) zum Anschluss an ein damit kooperierbares Anschlussbindeglied ausgestattet ist,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Platine (26) an der Seite des Gehäuses (12) des Mikroschalters vorgesehen ist und die Schalteranschlusselemente (43, 44 oder 33) an der Seite des Gehäuses (12) über die Platine (26) mit den Platinenanschlusselementen (29) verbunden sind. - Anordnung nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass das Gehäuse (12) des Mikroschalters im Wesentlichen rechteckig ist und das Bedienbauelement (13) durch eine obere lange Kante des Gehäuses, angrenzend zu einem Ende des Gehäuses, hervorsteht. - Anordnung nach Anspruch 2,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass das Gehäuse (12) des Mikroschalters aus zwei im Wesentlichen rechteckigen Schalen (19, 23) gebildet ist, welche jeweils eine Seitenfläche (20, 24) haben, die von randseitigen Kantenwänden (21, 25) begrenzt wird, und die Schalen miteinander verbunden sind, wobei ihre entsprechenden Kantenwände in Kontakt miteinander stehen, um dazwischen einen Raum auszubilden, in welchem Betriebselemente (40-42) des Schalters eingeschlossen sind, wobei die Elemente bei Federeinwirkung durch Anwenden von Druck auf das Bedienbauelement (13) zusammenwirken und wobei die Anschlusselemente des Schalters (43, 44) mit den Betriebselementen (40-42) verbunden sind. - Anordnung nach Anspruch 3,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Anschlusselemente (43, 44) des Schalters mit ihnen verbundene Verlängerungen (44, 45) aufweisen, welche durch eine der Seitenflächen (20, 24) der Schalen (19, 23) hindurch ragen, um die Anschlusselemente (43, 44) des Schalters mit den Anschlusselementen (29) der Platine zu verbinden. - Anordnung nach Anspruch 4,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Anschlusselemente (43, 44) leitende Streifen aufweisen, welche sich von innerhalb des Gehäuses (12) durch dessen Kantenwände (21, 25) erstrecken und an diesen Wänden abgeschnitten sind. - Anordnung nach Anspruch 3,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Anschlusselemente (33) leitende Streifen aufweisen, welche sich von innerhalb des Gehäuses (12) durch dessen Kantenwände (21, 25) erstrecken und gebogen sind, um transversal extern von dem Gehäuse (12) herauszuragen. - Anordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass der Mikroschalter (10) relativ an der Platine (26) durch Mittel der Anschlusselemente (43, 44 oder 33) des Schalters angebracht ist. - Anordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass der Mikroschalter (10) relativ an der Platine durch Anbringen der Platine (26) relativ an dem Gehäuse (12) des Mikroschalters angebracht ist, wobei die Anschlusselemente (43, 44) des Schalters über Verbindungspunkte (47) auf der Platine (26) angebunden sind. - Anordnung nach Anspruch 8,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Anschlusselemente (29) der Platine eine Reihe von Seite an Seite parallel angeordneten Spitzen zum Einbinden eines Anschlussverbinders des Socket-Typs aufweisen. - Anordnung nach Anspruch 9,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Spitzen sich transversal von der Platine erstrecken. - Anordnung nach Anspruch 10,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Platine (26) an einer Seitenwand (23) des Gehäuses (12) angebracht ist, und dass die Spitzen transversal zu dieser Seitenwand hervorstehen. - Anordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 11,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Anschlusselemente (27, 28) der Lampenfassung (11) über Verbindungspunkte auf der Platine mit den Anschlusselementen der Platine verbunden sind. - Anordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 12,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Platine (26) eine oder mehrere Dioden zwischen den Anschlusselementen der Platine und einem oder mehreren der anderen Anschlusselemente aufweist. - Anordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 13,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Platine (26) eine Leiterplatte ist. - Anordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 14,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass der röhrenförmige Körper (1) ein internes Schieberelement (7) aufweist, welches ausgelegt ist, um von dem Druckknopf (6) in einen operativen Eingriff mit dem Bedienbauelement (13) des Mikroschalters (10) bewegt zu werden, wobei die Basisstruktur (2) und der innere Endbereich des Körpers (1) ineinander passende Elemente aufweisen, um eine lösbare Verbindung des Körpers mit der Basisstruktur zu bewirken. - Anordnung nach Anspruch 15,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die ineinander passenden Elemente mindestens einen transversalen Vorsprung aufweisen, der in eine entsprechende Öffnung eingreifen kann, die an den entsprechenden, der Basisstruktur (2) und dem Körper (1), vorgesehen sind, wobei der Vorsprung in einer engen Passung mit der Öffnung im Umfang des röhrenförmigen Körpers ist und mindestens einer der Vorsprünge und der innere Endbereich des Körpers transversal federnd ablenkbar sind. - Anordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 16,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Lampenfassung (11) gegenüberliegende Beinstrukturen (15, 16) aufweist, welche sich auf den entgegengesetzten Seitenflächen des Gehäuses (12) erstrecken. - Anordnung nach Anspruch 17 sofern abhängig von Anspruch 2,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass sich die Lampenfassung (11) entlang der oberen langen Kante des Gehäuses (12) erstreckt. - Anordnung nach Anspruch 17 oder 18 sofern abhängig von Anspruch 8,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Beinstrukturen (15, 16) an der Seite die Form eines Kanals (30) haben, um um die Platine (26) herum zu reichen. - Anordnung nach Anspruch 19,
dadurch ggekennzeichnet,
dass die Beinstrukturen (15, 16) geschlitzt sind, um einen Durchgang der Anschlusselemente der Platine durch sie zu ermöglichen.
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GBGB0008057.2A GB0008057D0 (en) | 2000-04-03 | 2000-04-03 | Switch assemblies |
GB0008057 | 2000-04-03 |
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EP1143468A2 EP1143468A2 (de) | 2001-10-10 |
EP1143468A3 EP1143468A3 (de) | 2003-04-16 |
EP1143468B1 true EP1143468B1 (de) | 2006-02-08 |
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