EP2006868B1 - Push button switch device with lever - Google Patents

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EP2006868B1
EP2006868B1 EP20080011173 EP08011173A EP2006868B1 EP 2006868 B1 EP2006868 B1 EP 2006868B1 EP 20080011173 EP20080011173 EP 20080011173 EP 08011173 A EP08011173 A EP 08011173A EP 2006868 B1 EP2006868 B1 EP 2006868B1
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Osamu Haga
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Alps Alpine Co Ltd
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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
    • H01H13/12—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H13/14—Operating parts, e.g. push-button
    • H01H13/18—Operating parts, e.g. push-button adapted for actuation at a limit or other predetermined position in the path of a body, the relative movement of switch and body being primarily for a purpose other than the actuation of the switch, e.g. door switch, limit switch, floor-levelling switch of a lift
    • H01H13/186—Operating parts, e.g. push-button adapted for actuation at a limit or other predetermined position in the path of a body, the relative movement of switch and body being primarily for a purpose other than the actuation of the switch, e.g. door switch, limit switch, floor-levelling switch of a lift wherein the pushbutton is rectilinearly actuated by a lever pivoting on the housing of the switch
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/12—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage
    • H01H1/36—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by sliding
    • H01H1/365—Bridging contacts
    • 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
    • H01H13/12—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/12—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage
    • H01H1/36—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by sliding
    • H01H1/42—Knife-and-clip contacts
    • 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
    • H01H13/04—Cases; Covers
    • H01H13/06—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof or flameproof casings

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  • the present invention relates to a push button switch device with a lever which is turned on or turned off as a movable contact held by an operating member slides on fixed contacts according to lever operation.
  • This related-art technique includes a case composed an upper case and a lower case which form a main body, a lever rotatably supported by the case, three fixed contacts provided uprightly in the case, and a slider, i.e., an operating member held in the case so as to be vertically movable, and having a pressed projection, i.e., an operating portion to which the pressing force of the lever is to be applied.
  • the related-art technique includes a movable contact held by the operating member, having three elastic arms, and contact portions respectively formed in the elastic arms to be capable of sandwiching the above-mentioned fixed contacts, respectively, and performing switching of the contacts, i.e., switching of ON and OFF as the contact portions slide on the corresponding fixed contacts, and a coil spring, i.e., a biasing member which biases the above-mentioned operating member toward its initial position.
  • a push button switch device with a lever includes a case, a lever rotatably supported by the case, at least pair of fixed contacts erected in the case, an operating member movably held by the case and having an operating portion to which the pressing force of the lever is to be applied, a movable contact held by the operating member, having at least a pair of elastic arms, and contact portions respectively formed in the elastic arms to sandwich the fixed contacts, and performing switching of ON and OFF as the contact portions slide on the fixed contacts, and a biasing member which biases the operating member toward its initial position.
  • the switch device is turned o-ff when the lever is maintained in its initial position where the lever is not press-operated, and the switch device is turned on when the lever is press-operated to move the operating member via the operating portion, and accordingly, the contact portions of the movable come into contact with and are electrically connected to corresponding fixed contacts.
  • the contact portions of the movable contact are distributively arranged on both sides of a position corresponding to the operating portion of the operating member.
  • a supporting portion of the lever is arranged at one end of the case, and the operating member is arranged at the other end of the case.
  • At least the pair of fixed contacts are formed of metal, and has a switching contact portion arranged nearer the one end of the case and a common contact arranged farther from the one end of the case, than a position corresponding the operating portion of the operating member.
  • the switching contact portion is composed of a first contact and a second contact which are arranged so as to be separated from each other along the sliding direction of the movable contact on both sides of an insulating portion.
  • the other contact portions of the movable contact are maintained in a state where they have contacted the common contact. Thereby, the first contact and the second contact which form fixed contacts, and the common contact are cut off from one another, resulting in an OFF state.
  • the contact portions of the movable contact which have contact the insulating portion are separated from the insulating portion, and contact the second contact which forms a fixed contact.
  • the other contact portions of the movable contact are maintained in a state where they have contacted the common contact.
  • the second contact which forms a fixed contact and the common contact are electrically connected to each other via the movable contact, resulting in a second ON state.
  • the tips of a pair of mutually facing third extending portions 8a5 of the first elastic arm 8a becomes free ends, and the pair of tips are bent portions which project toward the common contact 6.
  • the pair of bent portions are composed of the two first contact portions 8a1.
  • Fig. 9 is a front view showing the arrangement relationship between the fixed contacts and the case base, which are provided in this embodiment, and Fig. 10 is an exploded view of the fixed contacts and the case base, which are shown in Fig. 9 .
  • the first contact 4, the second contact 5, and the common contact 6 which form the fixed contacts shown in Figs. 9 and 10 are formed of metal, respectively.
  • the first contact 4 and the second contact 5 which constitute a switching contact portion are arranged on the side near one end of the upper case 1 where the supporting portion 1b is provided, and the common contact 6 is arranged on the side apart from the one end of the upper case 1.
  • the first contact 4 and the second contact 5 which constitute a switching contact portion are arranged along the sliding direction of the movable contact 8 across the insulating portion 11 made of insulating resin, that is, apart from each other in the vertical direction of Fig. 2 .
  • routing regions of the terminals 4a and 5a of the first contact 4 and the second contact 5 are set in a portion within the upper case 1 located between the supporting portion 1b for the lever 3 arranged at one end of the upper case 1, and the coil spring 9 arranged on the bottom surface of the movable contact 8.
  • At least a pair of contact portions of the movable contact 8, i.e., the two first contact portions 8a1 formed in the first elastic arm 8a and the two second contact portions 8b1 formed in the second elastic arm 8b are distributively arranged on the right and left of a corresponding position of the operating portion 7a of the operating member 7. That is, the first contact portions 8a1 and the second contact portions 8b1 of the movable contact 8 are distributively arranged on the right and left of a position near the operating portion 7a of the operating member 7, that is, a position near a portion directly under the operating portion 7a.
  • the upper case 1 is provided with guide portions composed of the guide hole 1a and the recesses 1d which extend so as to run along the rotation surface of the lever 3, and the operating member 7 is provided with the operating portion 7a and the convex portions 7b4 which form guided portions which are guided by the guide portions.
  • the operating member 7 can be smoothly moved via the guide portions of the upper case 1, and the guided portions of the operating member 7 without being tilted.
  • the guide hole 1a which guides the operating portion 7a of the operating member 7 to which the pressing force of the lever 3 is to be applied is provided in the upper case 1, the tilting of the operating portion 7a of the operating member 7 is suppressed by the upper case 1.
  • the supporting portion of the lever 3 is arranged at one end of the upper case 1, and as shown in Fig. 2 , etc., the operating member 7 is arranged at the other end of the upper case 1.
  • a dead space inside the upper case 1 to be formed between the one end of the upper case 1 and the coil spring 9 can be effectively utilized as routing regions of the terminals 4a and 5a of the first contact 4 and the second contact 5 which forms fixed contacts.
  • the above-mentioned embodiment is configured such that the first contact 4 and the second contact 5 which constitute a switching contact portion, and the common contact 6 are provided uprightly from the case base 2 as a pair of fixed contacts in the upper case 1.
  • the invention is not limited thereto.
  • one fixed contact of a pair of fixed contacts may be erected from a bottom wall of the case base 2, the other fixed contact may be erected from a side wall on the side of one end of the upper case 1.
  • the positions where the fixed contacts are erected may be suitably changed.

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  • Push-Button Switches (AREA)
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JP2007162807A JP2009004175A (ja) 2007-06-20 2007-06-20 レバー付き押し釦スイッチ装置

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