EP2447974A1 - Structure de bouton pour équipement électronique et alarme d incendie utilisant ladite structure de bouton - Google Patents

Structure de bouton pour équipement électronique et alarme d incendie utilisant ladite structure de bouton Download PDF

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EP2447974A1
EP2447974A1 EP10799495A EP10799495A EP2447974A1 EP 2447974 A1 EP2447974 A1 EP 2447974A1 EP 10799495 A EP10799495 A EP 10799495A EP 10799495 A EP10799495 A EP 10799495A EP 2447974 A1 EP2447974 A1 EP 2447974A1
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Akihiro Nisikawa
Hirosi Yokota
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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
    • 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
    • H01H13/70—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard
    • H01H13/702—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard with contacts carried by or formed from layers in a multilayer structure, e.g. membrane switches
    • H01H13/705—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard with contacts carried by or formed from layers in a multilayer structure, e.g. membrane switches characterised by construction, mounting or arrangement of operating parts, e.g. push-buttons or keys
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2221/00—Actuators
    • H01H2221/008—Actuators other then push button
    • H01H2221/016—Lever; Rocker
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2221/00—Actuators
    • H01H2221/036—Return force
    • H01H2221/044—Elastic part on actuator or casing

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  • the present invention relates to a push button structure provided in an electronic appliance and a fire alarm device using the structure.
  • Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2008-171683 discloses a structure of a push button for operating a switch arranged within an electronic appliance.
  • the push button includes a fixing portion attached to a cover, an operating portion and an elastic bridging portion for interconnecting the fixing portion and the operating portion.
  • the bridging portion includes a first bending piece connected at one end to the fixing portion and a substantially U-shaped second bending piece connected at one end to the other end of the first bending piece and at the other end to the operating portion.
  • the sense of operation is light because the push button is supported (cantilevered) by only the bending pieces at all times.
  • the push button when pushed, is substantially rotationally moved about the midpoint of a bending axis. This poses a problem in that it is difficult to straightly press and reliably operate a switch provided in a circuit board of an electronic appliance.
  • the present invention provides a novel push button structure capable of reliably operating a switch provided in a circuit board of an electronic appliance while improving the sense of operation.
  • a push button structure for an electronic appliance including a push button including an operating piece, a pressing piece and an elastic support piece, the operating piece having an operating surface, the pressing piece and the elastic support piece being provided at a first edge of the operating piece, the push button being fitted in a button frame provided in the electronic appliance with the operating surface of the operating piece exposed to the outside, the push button being configured such that, when the operating surface is pushed, the pressing piece is moved down to activate a switch provided in the electronic appliance, characterized in that: the button frame has an operating piece support portion; and the push button is configured such that, when the operating surface is not pushed, a second edge of the operating piece which is opposite to the first edge is kept spaced apart from the operating piece support portion of the button frame by a resilient force of the elastic support piece and further that, when the operating surface is pushed, the second edge of the operating piece is brought into contact with the operating piece support portion of the button frame against the resilient force of the elastic support piece and then the pressing piece is moved
  • the elastic support pieces of the operating piece may be arranged at opposite ends of the pressing piece.
  • the pressing piece may be extending downward.
  • the elastic support piece may have a tip end fixed to a circuit board stored within the electronic appliance.
  • a fire alarm device may include the push button structure noted above.
  • the switch is not activated. If the operating piece is pushed, the second edge of the operating piece is brought into contact with the operating piece support portion of the button frame against the resilient force of the elastic support piece (the push button is supported at two points rather than one point). Thus, the operating piece is supported on the operating piece support portion. The first edge and the pressing piece are pushed down about the second edge as a fulcrum to activate the switch. Accordingly, the switch can be turned on and off with a reduced pushing force.
  • the first edge of the operating piece is further pushed down about the second edge as a fulcrum after the second edge of the operating piece is brought into contact with the operating piece support portion. This prevents the pressing piece from wobbling when pushed down and eliminates instability in the switch operation.
  • the elastic support pieces are not laterally distorted but are vertically flexed like a bow when the operating piece is pushed. Accordingly, there is provided an effect that the pressing piece is pressed downward in a reliable manner. In addition, it is possible to obtain a good sense of operation even when the operating piece has an increased size.
  • the circuit board is used as a member for fixing the elastic support pieces. It is therefore possible to reduce the number of parts.
  • the push button structure of the present invention it is possible to improve the sense of operation of the push button for receiving an alarm stopping operation and to reliably activate the switch provided within the electronic appliance. This makes it possible to provide a fire alarm device having an increased quality.
  • Figs. 1A through 1C are partial vertical section views showing an electronic appliance employing the present invention, e.g., a wall-fixed heat-type fire alarm device 1, which views are taken along the center of a push button.
  • Fig. 2 is an overall perspective view of the fire alarm device 1, in which view a push button is provided in the front lower portion of the fire alarm device 1.
  • the fire alarm device 1 is of a wall-fixed type fixed to a wall surface through a bracket 15.
  • the fire alarm device 1 includes a base panel 11, a main board 12, a body panel 13, a cover panel 14 and the like.
  • the bracket 15, the base panel 11 and the body panel 13 are resin-molded products.
  • the cover panel 14 is a resin-molded product provided with a sound-passing metal net.
  • the main board 12 is, e.g., a printed circuit board made of glass fibers, epoxy resin, paper or other suitable materials.
  • An airflow introducing hole 11a for introducing an heat-carrying airflow therethrough, a power supply battery storing portion 11b and a main board storing portion 11c are formed in the base panel 11.
  • a heat sensing element 12a such as a thermistor or the like, a microcomputer, a sound output circuit, a switch 12b and various kinds of electronic parts such as a light emitting diode and the like are mounted on the main board 12.
  • a metal component 12c for holding one or more (e.g., four) power supply batteries is fixedly secured to the main board 12.
  • the heat sensing element 12a is mounted to protrude from the main board 12 so that the heat sensing element 12a can be positioned just below the airflow introducing hole 11a when the fire alarm device 1 is fixed to a wall surface.
  • a speaker 18 connected to the sound output circuit is attached to the body panel 13.
  • screw holes 15b through which screws are inserted to fix the base panel 11 to the wall surface, are formed in the bracket 15.
  • the fire alarm device 1 is installed on the wall surface by fixing the bracket 15 to the wall surface and then bringing the engagement portions of the base panel 11 into engagement with the engagement claws 15a of the bracket 15.
  • a push button 16 serves as an operation unit for receiving an alarm stopping operation or other operations.
  • the push button 16 includes an operating piece 16a having an operating surface 16g to be pressed by a finger.
  • the push button 16 is fitted to a button frame 19 of the body panel 13 so that the operating surface 16g can be exposed to the outside.
  • the push button 16 is a molded product made of, e.g., a fiber-reinforced plastic.
  • the push button 16 further includes a pressing piece 16b and a pair of elastic support pieces 16c, both of which are protrudingly formed in an upper edge 16e of the operating piece 16a.
  • Each of the elastic support pieces 16c is formed into a substantially U-like shape and is configured to generate an elastic restoring force for returning the operating surface 16g back to the initial position after a finger pressing force is removed from the operating surface 16g.
  • the respective portions of the push button 16 may be one-piece molded or may be independently formed and then assembled together.
  • the pressing piece 16b is arranged in alignment with the switch 12b mounted on the main board 12. If the operating piece 16a is pushed, the pressing piece 16b presses the switch 12b.
  • the elastic support pieces 16c are provided at the opposite ends of the upper edge 16e of the operating piece 16a.
  • the pressing piece 16b is arranged between the elastic support pieces 16c to extend toward the main board 12. This ensures that, when the operating piece 16a is pushed, the elastic support pieces 16c are not laterally distorted but are flexed like a bow (downward in Fig. 1 ). Accordingly, there is provided an effect that the pressing piece 16b is pressed downward in a reliable manner. In addition, it is possible to obtain a good sense of operation even when the operating piece 16a has an increased size.
  • the fire alarm device 1 further includes a light guide 17 made of a transparent resin.
  • the light guide 17 serves to guide the light of the light emitting diode mounted on the main board 12 to an illuminating hole 16d formed in the push button 16.
  • the light emitting diode is turned on or repeatedly turned on and off depending on the operating condition of the fire alarm device 1. The light emitted from the light emitting diode can be visually perceived and confirmed through the illuminating hole 16d.
  • the fire alarm device 1 further includes an emblem 20, a decorating part, on which a type number and a manufacturer logo are printed.
  • Fig. 1A illustrates a state that the push button 16 is not pushed.
  • the lower edge 16f opposite to the upper edge 16e of the operating piece 16a having the elastic support pieces 16c is kept spaced apart, by the elastic support pieces 16c, from the operating piece support portion 19a formed in the button frame 19.
  • the lower edge 16f of the operating piece 16a is supported on the operating piece support portion 19a.
  • the upper edge 16e of the operating piece 16a is pushed downward using the operating piece support portion 19a as a fulcrum.
  • the pressing piece 16b is moved downward, thereby pressing and activating the switch 12b. If the pushing force of a finger is removed from the operating piece 16a after activating the switch 12b, the upper edge 16e and the lower edge 16f of the operating piece 16a are moved upward by the resilient forces of the elastic support pieces 16c.
  • the push button structure of the present embodiment is configured to push down the pressing piece 16b under the principle stated above. Therefore, the switch 12b can be turned on and off with a reduced pushing force.
  • the upper edge 16e of the operating piece 16a is pushed down in a state that the lower edge 16f of the operating piece 16a is brought into contact with the operating piece support portion 19a and fixed in that position. This prevents the pressing piece 16b from wobbling when pushed down and eliminates instability in the switch operation.
  • Figs. 4A and 4B are exploded perspective views illustrating how to attach the push button 16 to the electronic appliance.
  • the tip ends of the elastic support pieces 16c are formed into cylindrical portions which have fixing holes defined at the central areas thereof. Positioning protrusions are formed on the rear surface of the body panel 13 in alignment with the fixing holes.
  • the cylindrical portions of the elastic support pieces 16c are inserted between the main board 12 and the body panel 13 in a state that the positioning protrusions of the body panel 13 are fitted to the fixing holes of the elastic support pieces 16c.
  • the push button 16 is attached to the electronic appliance. If the main board 12 is used as a member for fixing the elastic support pieces 16c as set forth above, it becomes possible to reduce the number of parts.
  • the fire alarm device 1 has a function of repeatedly performing, at a specified time interval, a standby mode in which the operation of the heat sensing element 12a is stopped to reduce power consumption and a monitoring mode in which the heat sensing element 12a is operated to monitor occurrence of fire.
  • the standby mode may be performed for thirty seconds and the monitoring mode for one second, which time period can be arbitrarily changed if needed.
  • the heat sensing element 12a is operated a specified number of times to measure an ambient temperature. The heat sensing element 12a determines occurrence of fire depending on how many times the measured temperature has exceeded a predetermined value. If it is determined that fire has occurred, the fire alarm device 1 begins to output a fire alarming sound and turns on the light emitting diode.
  • the fire alarming sound continues to be outputted until an alarm stopping operation is made by the push button 16.
  • the output voltage of the power supply batteries is monitored at a specified time interval. If the output voltage is lower than a predetermined value, the light emitting diode is repeatedly turned on and off to urge a user to replace the batteries.
  • the description made above is directed to an example in which the present invention is applied to the fire alarm device 1.
  • the push button 16 having a large size is employed to make it easy to perform the alarm stopping operation.
  • the sense of operation remains superior even if the push button 16 is formed into a large size.
  • the switch 12b provided within the electronic appliance can be reliably activated by pressing the push button 16.
  • the push button structure of the present invention may be applied to different kinds of electronic appliances other than the fire alarm device 1.
  • the push button structure of the present invention may be used as an alarm stopping button of an alarm clock.

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DE2331065A1 (de) * 1973-06-19 1975-05-22 Karl Reeber Flaechenschalter
US5664668A (en) * 1994-09-14 1997-09-09 Motorola, Inc. Tactile button with snapped on pivot and deflecting mechanism
EP1647639A2 (fr) * 2004-10-13 2006-04-19 Inax Corporation Télécommande
EP1677325A2 (fr) * 2004-12-28 2006-07-05 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Commutateur à bouton poussoir
JP2008171683A (ja) * 2007-01-11 2008-07-24 Matsushita Electric Works Ltd スイッチ構造

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US5664668A (en) * 1994-09-14 1997-09-09 Motorola, Inc. Tactile button with snapped on pivot and deflecting mechanism
EP1647639A2 (fr) * 2004-10-13 2006-04-19 Inax Corporation Télécommande
EP1677325A2 (fr) * 2004-12-28 2006-07-05 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Commutateur à bouton poussoir
JP2008171683A (ja) * 2007-01-11 2008-07-24 Matsushita Electric Works Ltd スイッチ構造

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