EP3958286A1 - Smart device and flash switch apparatus thereof - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to the technical field of mechanical switch, and in particular, to a flash switch apparatus, and further relates to a smart device including the flash switch apparatus.
- a switch apparatus In the technical field of mechanical switch, various switch apparatuses having different functions are developed, such as a common push switch, knob switch and the like.
- a switch apparatus is usually used in combination with a circuit configuration.
- the circuit configuration generates different control signals according to two switching states (there may also be a third switching state) of the switch apparatus to control an on/off state of a circuit, an operating state of the circuit, and the like.
- a push switch apparatus is often provided on an electronic smart device, such as a smart lamp switch and smart home appliance, for a user to control an operating state of the electronic smart device.
- an electronic smart device such as a smart lamp switch and smart home appliance
- the user wants to control an operating state, such as power-on or power-off state, of the electronic smart device, the user needs to contact the push switch to make a change in structure of the push switch.
- a control signal may be transmitted to the smart device by using a remote control device. Therefore, the electronic smart device must be in a powered-on state for a long time to be able to receive a remote control signal at any time.
- the user has to first contact the push switch in order to power on the electronic smart device, and after powering on the smart device, the user has to avoid contacting the push switch again so as to maintain the power-on state for a long-term.
- the smart device does not need to keep powered on for a long time in consideration of energy saving or situations where the smart device is not in use for a long time, and the like. Therefore, a flash switch apparatus is required for a smooth switching between the power-on state and the power-off state, and the flash switch apparatus can operates in a normal switching mode when a flash function is turned off.
- a flash switch apparatus is provided.
- the flash switch apparatus includes: a mounting base case having a mounting cavity; a front panel buckled on a surface of the mounting base case and capable of reciprocating along a pre-configured direction to switch between a power-on state and a power-off state; an elastic reset mechanism provided in the mounting cavity and configured to allow the front panel to reset to a power-on state position during movement; and a state switching mechanism having multiple operating positions, where the elastic reset mechanism maintains elastic support to the front panel when the state switching mechanism is in a first operating position state, and the elastic reset mechanism disconnects the elastic support to the front panel when the state switching mechanism is in a second operating position state.
- a lower end of the elastic reset mechanism is connected to a surface of the mounting base case.
- the state switching mechanism includes a first state mounting portion connected to the front panel and a second state mounting portion connected to the mounting base case.
- An upper end of the elastic reset mechanism is connected in the first state mounting portion when the state switching mechanism is in the first operating position state, and the upper end of the elastic reset mechanism is connected in the second state mounting portion when the state switching mechanism is in the second operating position state.
- a switch pressing plate is mounted in the mounting cavity, and a swing lever configured to be deflected reciprocally along both sides of the switch pressing plate is provided on the switch pressing plate.
- a lower surface of the front panel is connected to a surface of the swing lever.
- the first state mounting portion is provided at an end of the swing lever
- the second state mounting portion is provided on an end of the switch pressing plate
- the lower end of the elastic reset mechanism is connected to an inner wall of the mounting base case, where the elastic reset mechanism, the first state mounting portion and the second state mounting portion are arranged on a same side in the flash switch apparatus.
- a slot is provided on an inner wall of each of the first state mounting portion and the second state mounting portion.
- the elastic reset mechanism includes a spring and a cap. A lower end of the spring is connected to a lower surface of the tube cavity. The cap is arranged on an upper end of the spring and selectively forms a snap fit with the slot.
- the cap is connected to the upper end of the spring in a rotatable manner.
- the slot is a ring groove with a notch in a circumferential direction.
- a hanging ear is provided on the cap in the circumferential direction for rotating in cooperation with the ring groove to form a connection.
- a tooling groove is opened on a surface of the cap to facilitate screwing by a tool.
- a bottom of the cap is connected to a tubular column to be inserted to a center of the spring.
- a hoop is provided on an outer wall surface of the tubular column along the circumferential direction, and the upper end of the spring is sleeved on the hoop.
- a smart device is further provided in the present disclosure.
- the smart device includes a body and a flash switch apparatus arranged on the body.
- the flash switch apparatus is the flash switch apparatus as described above.
- the flash switch apparatus includes a mounting base case, a front panel, an elastic reset mechanism, and a state switching mechanism.
- the mounting base case is provided with a mounting cavity.
- the front panel is buckled on a surface of the mounting base case to be pressed by a user, and is capable of reciprocating along a pre-configured direction to switch the flash switch apparatus between a power-on state and a power-off state by moving to a pre-configured position.
- the elastic reset mechanism is provided in the mounting cavity, being capable of elastic stretching and retracting, and is configured to provide elastic support to the front panel by an elastic force, allowing the front panel to automatically reset to a power-on state position during movement.
- the state switching mechanism has multiple operating position states, and is configured to control an elastic connection state of the elastic reset mechanism to the front panel.
- the state switching mechanism When the state switching mechanism is in a first operating position state, the elastic reset mechanism maintains the elastic support to the front panel, enable the front panel, when being pressed to move along the pre-configured direction, to automatically reset to a power-on state position under the elastic force of the elastic reset mechanism.
- the switch reconnects immediately after flashing off, and the smart device quickly resumes the power-on state, that is, the flash switch apparatus is in a flash mode.
- the state switching mechanism When the state switching mechanism is in a second operating position state, the elastic reset mechanism disconnects the elastic support to the front panel, so that the front panel loses the elastic support from the elastic reset mechanism when being pressed to move along the pre-configured direction, and thus cannot automatically reset.
- the user may normally switch the on/off state of the flash switch apparatus, that is, the flash switch apparatus is in a normal mode.
- the flash switch apparatus in the present disclosure can be controlled in the "flash mode" state or the "normal mode” state by switching the state switching mechanism between the first operating position state and the second operating position state.
- the electronic smart device In the flash mode state, the electronic smart device may be remained in a power-on state for a long term conveniently and stably, avoiding accidental power failure caused by misoperation.
- Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overall structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- a flash switch apparatus mainly includes an installation base case 1, a front panel 2, an elastic reset mechanism 3, and a state switching mechanism 4.
- the mounting base case 1 is provided with a mounting cavity.
- the front panel 2 is buckled on a surface of the mounting base case 1 to be pressed by a user.
- the front panel 2 may reciprocate along a pre-configured direction, to switch the flash switch apparatus between a power-on state and a power-off state by moving to a pre-configured position.
- the elastic reset mechanism 3 is arranged in the mounting cavity of the mounting base case 1 and may be elastically stretched and retracted to provide elastic support to the front panel 2 by an elastic force, so that the front panel 2 is able to automatically reset to a position of power-on state during movement.
- the state switching mechanism 4 has multiple operating position states, and is configured to control an elastic connection state of the elastic reset mechanism 3 to the front panel 2.
- the elastic reset mechanism 3 maintains the elastic support to the front panel 2, enable the front panel 2, when being pressed to move along the pre-configured direction, to automatically reset to the power-on state position under the elastic force of the elastic reset mechanism 3.
- the switch reconnects immediately after flashing off, and the smart device quickly resumes the power-on state, that is, the flash switch apparatus is in a flash mode.
- the elastic reset mechanism 3 disconnects the elastic support to the front panel 2, so that the front panel 2 loses the elastic support from the elastic reset mechanism 3 when being pressed to move along the pre-configured direction, and thus cannot automatically reset.
- the user may normally switch the flash switch apparatus between the power-on state and the power-off state, that is, the flash switch apparatus is in a normal mode.
- Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram showing that a switching state is in a flash mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
- Figure 3 is a schematic structural diagram showing that a switching state is in a normal mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the flash switch apparatus provided in the embodiment may be controlled in the "flash mode” state or the "normal mode” state by switching the state switching mechanism 4 between the first operating position state and the second operating position state.
- the electronic smart device In the flash mode state, the electronic smart device may be remained in a power-on state for a long term conveniently and stably, avoiding accidental power failure caused by misoperation.
- the state switching mechanism 4 mainly includes a first state mounting portion 401 and a second state mounting portion 402, which are arranged at different positions in the flash switch apparatus.
- the first state mounting portion 401 is connected to the front panel 2, and the second state mounting portion 402 is connected to the mounting base case 1.
- a lower end of the elastic reset mechanism 3 may be connected to a lower surface on the mounting base case 1.
- the lower end and an upper end of the elastic reset mechanism 3 are only relative concepts, indicating two ends of the elastic reset mechanism 3 along a length dimension.
- the end that extends vertically towards the bottom in Figure 1 may be defined as the lower end, or otherwise, the end that extends vertically towards the top in Figure 1 may also be defined as the lower end.
- the upper end of the elastic reset mechanism 3 is connected in the first state mounting portion 401 when the state switching mechanism 4 is controlled and operated by the user to be in the first operating position state.
- the upper end of the elastic reset mechanism 3 is connected in the second state mounting portion 402 when the state switching mechanism 4 is controlled and operated by the user to be in the second operating position state.
- the lower end of the elastic reset mechanism 3 is connected to the lower surface of the mounting base case 1, the upper end is connected to the front panel 2 via the first state mounting portion 401, and the front panel 2 performs reciprocating motion under a support by the elastic force from the elastic reset mechanism 3, and can reset to the power-on state position by itself.
- the lower end of the elastic reset mechanism 3 When the state switching mechanism 4 is in the second operating position state, the lower end of the elastic reset mechanism 3 is connected to the lower surface of the mounting base case 1, the upper end is connected to the rest area of the mounting base case 1 via the second state mounting portion 402, that is, the upper end is disconnected from the front panel 2.
- the front panel 2 loses the elastic support from the elastic reset mechanism 3 during the reciprocating motion, and cannot reset to the power-on state position by itself. Therefore, the user may normally turn on or turn off the switch.
- a switch pressing plate 5 is additionally provided in the mounting cavity of the mounting base housing 1, and the switch pressing plate 5 is provided with a swing lever 6 that is able to perform reciprocating deflection along both sides of the switch pressing plate 5.
- a lower surface of the front panel 2 is connected to a surface of the swing lever 6.
- the switch pressing plate 5 may be mounted in the mounting cavity and closely adhere to the mounting cavity.
- the swing lever 6 may be connected to the switch pressing plate 5 via a revolute joint such as a shaft or a pin, and may perform a reciprocating deflection motion at a certain angle (for example, ranging in 0° to 30°) on the surface of the switch pressing plate 5 along the left side or right side as shown in Figure 2 or Figure 3 .
- the front panel 2 may be connected to a surface of the swing lever 6 via several connecting feet or hooks provided on the lower surface of the front panel 2, so that the front panel 2 may be deflected synchronously following the deflection motion of the swing lever 6.
- the reciprocating movement of the front panel 2 is not limited to the above-mentioned form of deflection along the left side and right side of the swing lever 6, and other forms such as the front panel 2 being able to perform a vertical lifting and drop movement on the switch pressing plate 5 are also possible.
- the following description is made based on the movement form of the front panel 2 deflecting left and right following the swing lever 6.
- the first state mounting portion 401 may be arranged at an end of the swing lever 6
- the second state mounting part 402 may be arranged at an end of the switch pressing plate 5
- the lower end of the elastic reset mechanism 3 may be connected to an inner wall of the mounting base case 1, where the first state mounting portion 401, the second state mounting portion 402, and the elastic reset mechanism 3 are all located on a same side in the flash switching device, for example, on the left side as illustrated in Figure 2 and Figure 3 .
- a tube cavity 101 dedicated for mounting the elastic reset mechanism 3 is opened on an inner wall of the mounting base case 1, in order to avoid occurrence of lateral vibrating or bending during the switching.
- a diameter of the tube cavity 101 is slightly greater than a diameter of the elastic reset mechanism 3. In this way, the elastic reset mechanism 3 may be stably accommodated in the tube cavity 101 and can stretch and retract freely.
- the first state mounting portion 401, the second state mounting portion 402, and the tube cavity 101 may be vertically aligned to each other.
- the switching of the elastic reset mechanism 3 between the connection to the first state mounting portion 401 and the connection to the second state mounting portion 402 may be realized conveniently by simply change a height position of axial deformation of the elastic reset mechanism 3, which eliminates need for movement or deformation in other directions (such as a lateral direction).
- a positioning hole 421 may be opened on the second state mounting portion 402, and a diameter of the positioning hole 421 may be the same as the diameter of the tube cavity 101, allowing the elastic reset mechanism 3 to pass smoothly.
- Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing a specific structure of the elastic reset mechanism shown in Figure 1 .
- the elastic reset mechanism 3 mainly includes a spring 301 and a cap 302.
- the spring 301 such as a helical spring, is a main structure that may produce elastic deformation along an axial direction.
- the cap 302 is arranged on the top of the spring 301 and is mainly used to form an assembly connection selectively with the first state mounting portion 401 or the second state mounting portion 402.
- a slot is opened on an inner wall of each of the first state mounting portion 401 and the second state mounting portion 402, and the cap 302 may be configured to form a detachable snap fit with the slot.
- Figure 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a surface of the cap shown in Figure 4 .
- the cap 302 in order to ensure the snap fit between the cap 302 and the slot to be stable, reliable and easy to detach and assemble, the cap 302 is connected to the upper end of the spring 301 in a rotatable manner, and the slot is specifically designed as a ring groove with a notch in the circumferential direction, and a hanging ear 303 is further provided on a circumferential outer wall of the cap 302.
- the snap fit between the cap 302 and the slot may be formed through a screwing of the hanging ear 303 in the ring groove. Because of the notch in the ring groove, the cap 302 may be separated from the slot only when the cap 302 is manually rotated until the hanging ear 303 thereon being exactly within the notch. The cap 302 is stably snapped in the slot in any situation other than the above.
- a tooling groove 304 is further provided on the surface of the cap 302, in order to facilitate screwing the cap 302 by a user.
- the tooling groove 304 may be fit with commonly used tools in the art, such as a screwdriver, so as to facilitate the user to screw the surface of the cap 302 using the tool. In this way, the user may easily complete a switching of the cap 302 between the connection to the first state mounting part 401 and the connection to the second state mounting portion 402.
- the spring 301 may vibrate, deviate, bend, etc. during the movement due to influence of an external force from the user (or a tool held by the user) and influence of the softness and easy deformation of the spring material.
- a tubular column 305 having a preset length is additionally provided to the bottom of the cap 302, and a hoop (not shown in the drawings) is provided on an outer wall surface of the tubular column 305 along a circumferential direction.
- the upper end of the spring 301 may be sleeved over the hoop to maintain a stable connection with the hoop and ensure a rotation freedom of the cap 302 relative to the tubular column 305.
- a diameter of the tubular column 305 is slightly less than an inner diameter of the spring 301, so that the tubular column 305 may be inserted in a central through hole of the spring 301, that is, the tubular column 305 can provide a stable support for the spring 301 in the circumferential direction.
- the spring 301 performs elastic stretching and retracting movement in the positioning hole 421 of the second state mounting portion 402 under a circumferential support from the tubular column 305, so that the tubular column 305 inside the spring 301 and the positioning hole 421 outside the spring 301 together form a circumferential limitation to the spring 301, which is equivalent to providing an axial movement guide for the spring 301 to prevent the spring 301 from vibrating, deviating, bending, or the like during the elastic stretching and retracting movement.
- a smart device is further provided in an embodiment.
- the smart device mainly includes a body and a flash switch apparatus arranged on the body.
- the flash switch apparatus is substantially the same as the related content described above, and is not repeated herein.
- the smart device in the embodiment mainly refers to an electronic smart device such as a smart switch or smart home appliance.
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Chinese Patent Application No. 201910319575.2, titled "SMART DEVICE AND FLASH SWITCH APPARATUS THEREOF", filed on April 19, 2019 Chinese Patent Application No. 201920548882.3 titled "SMART DEVICE AND FLASH SWITCH APPARATUS THEREOF", filed on April 19, 2019 - The present disclosure relates to the technical field of mechanical switch, and in particular, to a flash switch apparatus, and further relates to a smart device including the flash switch apparatus.
- With development of mechanical industry in China, more mechanical devices are widely used.
- In the technical field of mechanical switch, various switch apparatuses having different functions are developed, such as a common push switch, knob switch and the like. A switch apparatus is usually used in combination with a circuit configuration. The circuit configuration generates different control signals according to two switching states (there may also be a third switching state) of the switch apparatus to control an on/off state of a circuit, an operating state of the circuit, and the like.
- Taking the most widely used push switch as an example, a push switch apparatus is often provided on an electronic smart device, such as a smart lamp switch and smart home appliance, for a user to control an operating state of the electronic smart device. In a conventional technology, if the user wants to control an operating state, such as power-on or power-off state, of the electronic smart device, the user needs to contact the push switch to make a change in structure of the push switch. In order to make it convenient for the user to operate the electronic smart device at any time, a control signal may be transmitted to the smart device by using a remote control device. Therefore, the electronic smart device must be in a powered-on state for a long time to be able to receive a remote control signal at any time. In addition, due to structural defects of the push switch in the conventional technology, the user has to first contact the push switch in order to power on the electronic smart device, and after powering on the smart device, the user has to avoid contacting the push switch again so as to maintain the power-on state for a long-term. However, it is inevitable in a daily life that the user accidentally contacts or misoperates the push switch, which may easily lead to unexpected power failure of the electronic smart device. Besides, the smart device does not need to keep powered on for a long time in consideration of energy saving or situations where the smart device is not in use for a long time, and the like. Therefore, a flash switch apparatus is required for a smooth switching between the power-on state and the power-off state, and the flash switch apparatus can operates in a normal switching mode when a flash function is turned off.
- Therefore, how to conveniently and stably maintain the electronic smart device in a power-on state for a long time, avoid accidental power failure caused by misoperation, and realize a switch between a flash mode of a switch apparatus and a normal mode of the switch apparatus is a technical problem faced by those skilled in the art.
- An objective of the present disclosure is to provide a flash switch apparatus which can conveniently and stably maintain an electronic smart device in a power-on state for a long time, avoid accidental power failure caused by misoperation, and realize a switch between a flash mode and a normal mode. Another objective of the present disclosure is to provide a smart device.
- To solve the technical problems, a flash switch apparatus is provided.
- The flash switch apparatus includes: a mounting base case having a mounting cavity; a front panel buckled on a surface of the mounting base case and capable of reciprocating along a pre-configured direction to switch between a power-on state and a power-off state; an elastic reset mechanism provided in the mounting cavity and configured to allow the front panel to reset to a power-on state position during movement; and a state switching mechanism having multiple operating positions, where the elastic reset mechanism maintains elastic support to the front panel when the state switching mechanism is in a first operating position state, and the elastic reset mechanism disconnects the elastic support to the front panel when the state switching mechanism is in a second operating position state.
- In an example, a lower end of the elastic reset mechanism is connected to a surface of the mounting base case. The state switching mechanism includes a first state mounting portion connected to the front panel and a second state mounting portion connected to the mounting base case. An upper end of the elastic reset mechanism is connected in the first state mounting portion when the state switching mechanism is in the first operating position state, and the upper end of the elastic reset mechanism is connected in the second state mounting portion when the state switching mechanism is in the second operating position state.
- In an example, a switch pressing plate is mounted in the mounting cavity, and a swing lever configured to be deflected reciprocally along both sides of the switch pressing plate is provided on the switch pressing plate. A lower surface of the front panel is connected to a surface of the swing lever.
- In an example, the first state mounting portion is provided at an end of the swing lever, the second state mounting portion is provided on an end of the switch pressing plate, and the lower end of the elastic reset mechanism is connected to an inner wall of the mounting base case, where the elastic reset mechanism, the first state mounting portion and the second state mounting portion are arranged on a same side in the flash switch apparatus.
- In an example, a slot is provided on an inner wall of each of the first state mounting portion and the second state mounting portion. The elastic reset mechanism includes a spring and a cap. A lower end of the spring is connected to a lower surface of the tube cavity. The cap is arranged on an upper end of the spring and selectively forms a snap fit with the slot.
- In an example, the cap is connected to the upper end of the spring in a rotatable manner. The slot is a ring groove with a notch in a circumferential direction. A hanging ear is provided on the cap in the circumferential direction for rotating in cooperation with the ring groove to form a connection.
- In an example, a tooling groove is opened on a surface of the cap to facilitate screwing by a tool.
- In an example, a bottom of the cap is connected to a tubular column to be inserted to a center of the spring. A hoop is provided on an outer wall surface of the tubular column along the circumferential direction, and the upper end of the spring is sleeved on the hoop.
- A smart device is further provided in the present disclosure. The smart device includes a body and a flash switch apparatus arranged on the body. The flash switch apparatus is the flash switch apparatus as described above.
- The flash switch apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a mounting base case, a front panel, an elastic reset mechanism, and a state switching mechanism. The mounting base case is provided with a mounting cavity. The front panel is buckled on a surface of the mounting base case to be pressed by a user, and is capable of reciprocating along a pre-configured direction to switch the flash switch apparatus between a power-on state and a power-off state by moving to a pre-configured position. The elastic reset mechanism is provided in the mounting cavity, being capable of elastic stretching and retracting, and is configured to provide elastic support to the front panel by an elastic force, allowing the front panel to automatically reset to a power-on state position during movement. The state switching mechanism has multiple operating position states, and is configured to control an elastic connection state of the elastic reset mechanism to the front panel. When the state switching mechanism is in a first operating position state, the elastic reset mechanism maintains the elastic support to the front panel, enable the front panel, when being pressed to move along the pre-configured direction, to automatically reset to a power-on state position under the elastic force of the elastic reset mechanism. In this case, even if the user operates mistakenly, the switch reconnects immediately after flashing off, and the smart device quickly resumes the power-on state, that is, the flash switch apparatus is in a flash mode. When the state switching mechanism is in a second operating position state, the elastic reset mechanism disconnects the elastic support to the front panel, so that the front panel loses the elastic support from the elastic reset mechanism when being pressed to move along the pre-configured direction, and thus cannot automatically reset. In this case, the user may normally switch the on/off state of the flash switch apparatus, that is, the flash switch apparatus is in a normal mode. In summary, the flash switch apparatus in the present disclosure can be controlled in the "flash mode" state or the "normal mode" state by switching the state switching mechanism between the first operating position state and the second operating position state. In the flash mode state, the electronic smart device may be remained in a power-on state for a long term conveniently and stably, avoiding accidental power failure caused by misoperation.
- In order for a clearer illustration of embodiments of the present disclosure or technical solutions in the conventional technology, hereinafter is a brief introduction of drawings to be used in description of the embodiments or the conventional technology. Apparently, the drawings described below are merely embodiments of the present disclosure, and those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings based on the provided drawings without any creative effort.
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Figure 1 is an exploded view showing an overall structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. -
Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram showing that a switching state is in a flash mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. -
Figure 3 is a schematic structural diagram showing that a switching state is in a normal mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. -
Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing a specific structure of an elastic reset mechanism shown inFigure 1 . -
Figure 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a surface of a cap shown inFigure 4 . -
1- mounting base case 101- tube cavity 2- front panel 3- elastic reset mechanism 301- spring 302- cap 303- hanging ear 304- tooling groove 305- tubular column 4- state switching mechanism 401- first state mounting portion 402- second state mounting portion 421- positioning hole 5- switch pressing plate 6- swing lever - The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Apparently, the embodiments described herein are merely a part rather than all of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Any other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments in the present disclosure without any creative effort shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
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Figure 1 , which is a schematic diagram showing an overall structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. - In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a flash switch apparatus mainly includes an
installation base case 1, afront panel 2, anelastic reset mechanism 3, and astate switching mechanism 4. - The mounting
base case 1 is provided with a mounting cavity. Thefront panel 2 is buckled on a surface of the mountingbase case 1 to be pressed by a user. Thefront panel 2 may reciprocate along a pre-configured direction, to switch the flash switch apparatus between a power-on state and a power-off state by moving to a pre-configured position. Theelastic reset mechanism 3 is arranged in the mounting cavity of the mountingbase case 1 and may be elastically stretched and retracted to provide elastic support to thefront panel 2 by an elastic force, so that thefront panel 2 is able to automatically reset to a position of power-on state during movement. - The
state switching mechanism 4 has multiple operating position states, and is configured to control an elastic connection state of theelastic reset mechanism 3 to thefront panel 2. When thestate switching mechanism 4 is in a first operating position state, theelastic reset mechanism 3 maintains the elastic support to thefront panel 2, enable thefront panel 2, when being pressed to move along the pre-configured direction, to automatically reset to the power-on state position under the elastic force of theelastic reset mechanism 3. In this case, even if the user operates mistakenly, the switch reconnects immediately after flashing off, and the smart device quickly resumes the power-on state, that is, the flash switch apparatus is in a flash mode. When thestate switching mechanism 4 is in a second operating position state, theelastic reset mechanism 3 disconnects the elastic support to thefront panel 2, so that thefront panel 2 loses the elastic support from theelastic reset mechanism 3 when being pressed to move along the pre-configured direction, and thus cannot automatically reset. In this case, the user may normally switch the flash switch apparatus between the power-on state and the power-off state, that is, the flash switch apparatus is in a normal mode. - Reference is made to
Figure 2 andFigure 3 , whereFigure 2 is a schematic structural diagram showing that a switching state is in a flash mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, andFigure 3 is a schematic structural diagram showing that a switching state is in a normal mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. - As mentioned above, the flash switch apparatus provided in the embodiment may be controlled in the "flash mode" state or the "normal mode" state by switching the
state switching mechanism 4 between the first operating position state and the second operating position state. In the flash mode state, the electronic smart device may be remained in a power-on state for a long term conveniently and stably, avoiding accidental power failure caused by misoperation. - In another embodiment, the
state switching mechanism 4 mainly includes a firststate mounting portion 401 and a secondstate mounting portion 402, which are arranged at different positions in the flash switch apparatus. The firststate mounting portion 401 is connected to thefront panel 2, and the secondstate mounting portion 402 is connected to the mountingbase case 1. Correspondingly, a lower end of theelastic reset mechanism 3 may be connected to a lower surface on the mountingbase case 1. It should be noted here that the lower end and an upper end of theelastic reset mechanism 3 are only relative concepts, indicating two ends of theelastic reset mechanism 3 along a length dimension. For example, the end that extends vertically towards the bottom inFigure 1 may be defined as the lower end, or otherwise, the end that extends vertically towards the top inFigure 1 may also be defined as the lower end. The upper end of theelastic reset mechanism 3 is connected in the firststate mounting portion 401 when thestate switching mechanism 4 is controlled and operated by the user to be in the first operating position state. The upper end of theelastic reset mechanism 3 is connected in the secondstate mounting portion 402 when thestate switching mechanism 4 is controlled and operated by the user to be in the second operating position state. Under such arrangement, when thestate switching mechanism 4 is in the first operating position state, the lower end of theelastic reset mechanism 3 is connected to the lower surface of the mountingbase case 1, the upper end is connected to thefront panel 2 via the firststate mounting portion 401, and thefront panel 2 performs reciprocating motion under a support by the elastic force from theelastic reset mechanism 3, and can reset to the power-on state position by itself. When thestate switching mechanism 4 is in the second operating position state, the lower end of theelastic reset mechanism 3 is connected to the lower surface of the mountingbase case 1, the upper end is connected to the rest area of the mountingbase case 1 via the secondstate mounting portion 402, that is, the upper end is disconnected from thefront panel 2. In this case, thefront panel 2 loses the elastic support from theelastic reset mechanism 3 during the reciprocating motion, and cannot reset to the power-on state position by itself. Therefore, the user may normally turn on or turn off the switch. - In this embodiment, in order to facilitate the user to operate the
front panel 2 and ensure a smooth reciprocating motion of thefront panel 2, aswitch pressing plate 5 is additionally provided in the mounting cavity of the mountingbase housing 1, and theswitch pressing plate 5 is provided with aswing lever 6 that is able to perform reciprocating deflection along both sides of theswitch pressing plate 5. A lower surface of thefront panel 2 is connected to a surface of theswing lever 6. Specifically, theswitch pressing plate 5 may be mounted in the mounting cavity and closely adhere to the mounting cavity. Theswing lever 6 may be connected to theswitch pressing plate 5 via a revolute joint such as a shaft or a pin, and may perform a reciprocating deflection motion at a certain angle (for example, ranging in 0° to 30°) on the surface of theswitch pressing plate 5 along the left side or right side as shown inFigure 2 orFigure 3 . Thefront panel 2 may be connected to a surface of theswing lever 6 via several connecting feet or hooks provided on the lower surface of thefront panel 2, so that thefront panel 2 may be deflected synchronously following the deflection motion of theswing lever 6. - Apparently, the reciprocating movement of the
front panel 2 is not limited to the above-mentioned form of deflection along the left side and right side of theswing lever 6, and other forms such as thefront panel 2 being able to perform a vertical lifting and drop movement on theswitch pressing plate 5 are also possible. For the convenience of discussion, the following description is made based on the movement form of thefront panel 2 deflecting left and right following theswing lever 6. - Further, on the basis that the
front panel 2 deflects following theswing lever 6, in the embodiment, in order to facilitate switching of a connection for theelastic reset mechanism 3 between a connection to the firststate mounting portion 401 and a connection to the secondstate mounting portion 402, the firststate mounting portion 401 may be arranged at an end of theswing lever 6, the secondstate mounting part 402 may be arranged at an end of theswitch pressing plate 5, and the lower end of theelastic reset mechanism 3 may be connected to an inner wall of the mountingbase case 1, where the firststate mounting portion 401, the secondstate mounting portion 402, and theelastic reset mechanism 3 are all located on a same side in the flash switching device, for example, on the left side as illustrated inFigure 2 andFigure 3 . - Furthermore, in the embodiment, considering that the
elastic reset mechanism 3 needs to perform elastic stretching and retracting and deformation in an axial direction during the switching between the connection to the firststate mounting portion 401 and the connection to the secondstate mounting portion 402, atube cavity 101 dedicated for mounting theelastic reset mechanism 3 is opened on an inner wall of the mountingbase case 1, in order to avoid occurrence of lateral vibrating or bending during the switching. A diameter of thetube cavity 101 is slightly greater than a diameter of theelastic reset mechanism 3. In this way, theelastic reset mechanism 3 may be stably accommodated in thetube cavity 101 and can stretch and retract freely. - Besides, in the embodiment, the first
state mounting portion 401, the secondstate mounting portion 402, and thetube cavity 101 may be vertically aligned to each other. In this way, the switching of theelastic reset mechanism 3 between the connection to the firststate mounting portion 401 and the connection to the secondstate mounting portion 402 may be realized conveniently by simply change a height position of axial deformation of theelastic reset mechanism 3, which eliminates need for movement or deformation in other directions (such as a lateral direction). Correspondingly, in order to prevent that the existence of the secondstate mounting portion 402 affects the normal stretching and retracting movement of theelastic reset mechanism 3, apositioning hole 421 may be opened on the secondstate mounting portion 402, and a diameter of thepositioning hole 421 may be the same as the diameter of thetube cavity 101, allowing theelastic reset mechanism 3 to pass smoothly. - Reference is made to
Figure 4 , which is a schematic diagram showing a specific structure of the elastic reset mechanism shown inFigure 1 . - In another embodiment, the
elastic reset mechanism 3 mainly includes aspring 301 and acap 302. Thespring 301, such as a helical spring, is a main structure that may produce elastic deformation along an axial direction. Thecap 302 is arranged on the top of thespring 301 and is mainly used to form an assembly connection selectively with the firststate mounting portion 401 or the secondstate mounting portion 402. In another embodiment, in order to facilitate forming the assembly connection between thecap 302 and the firststate mounting portion 401 or the secondstate mounting portion 402, a slot is opened on an inner wall of each of the firststate mounting portion 401 and the secondstate mounting portion 402, and thecap 302 may be configured to form a detachable snap fit with the slot. - Reference is made to
Figure 5 , which is a schematic structural diagram of a surface of the cap shown inFigure 4 . - In the embodiment, in order to ensure the snap fit between the
cap 302 and the slot to be stable, reliable and easy to detach and assemble, thecap 302 is connected to the upper end of thespring 301 in a rotatable manner, and the slot is specifically designed as a ring groove with a notch in the circumferential direction, and a hangingear 303 is further provided on a circumferential outer wall of thecap 302. The snap fit between thecap 302 and the slot may be formed through a screwing of the hangingear 303 in the ring groove. Because of the notch in the ring groove, thecap 302 may be separated from the slot only when thecap 302 is manually rotated until the hangingear 303 thereon being exactly within the notch. Thecap 302 is stably snapped in the slot in any situation other than the above. - In the embodiment, a
tooling groove 304 is further provided on the surface of thecap 302, in order to facilitate screwing thecap 302 by a user. Thetooling groove 304 may be fit with commonly used tools in the art, such as a screwdriver, so as to facilitate the user to screw the surface of thecap 302 using the tool. In this way, the user may easily complete a switching of thecap 302 between the connection to the firststate mounting part 401 and the connection to the secondstate mounting portion 402. - In addition, when the user operates the
elastic reset mechanism 3 to move thecap 302 from the firststate mounting portion 401 to the second state mounting portion 402 (or from the secondstate mounting portion 402 to the first state mounting portion 401), thespring 301 may vibrate, deviate, bend, etc. during the movement due to influence of an external force from the user (or a tool held by the user) and influence of the softness and easy deformation of the spring material. In view of this, in this embodiment, atubular column 305 having a preset length is additionally provided to the bottom of thecap 302, and a hoop (not shown in the drawings) is provided on an outer wall surface of thetubular column 305 along a circumferential direction. Specifically, the upper end of thespring 301 may be sleeved over the hoop to maintain a stable connection with the hoop and ensure a rotation freedom of thecap 302 relative to thetubular column 305. A diameter of thetubular column 305 is slightly less than an inner diameter of thespring 301, so that thetubular column 305 may be inserted in a central through hole of thespring 301, that is, thetubular column 305 can provide a stable support for thespring 301 in the circumferential direction. In this way, when thecap 302 is switched from being connected to the firststate mounting portion 401 to being connected to the secondstate mounting portion 402, thespring 301 performs elastic stretching and retracting movement in thepositioning hole 421 of the secondstate mounting portion 402 under a circumferential support from thetubular column 305, so that thetubular column 305 inside thespring 301 and thepositioning hole 421 outside thespring 301 together form a circumferential limitation to thespring 301, which is equivalent to providing an axial movement guide for thespring 301 to prevent thespring 301 from vibrating, deviating, bending, or the like during the elastic stretching and retracting movement. - A smart device is further provided in an embodiment. The smart device mainly includes a body and a flash switch apparatus arranged on the body. The flash switch apparatus is substantially the same as the related content described above, and is not repeated herein. In addition, the smart device in the embodiment mainly refers to an electronic smart device such as a smart switch or smart home appliance.
- Those skilled in the art can implement or practice the present disclosure based on the above description of the disclosed embodiments. Various modifications to these embodiments are obvious to those skilled in the art. The general principles defined in the present disclosure may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the present disclosure should not be limited to the embodiments disclosed herein, but conforms to the widest scope consistent with the principle and novel features disclosed in the specification.
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- A flash switch apparatus, characterized by, comprising:a mounting base case having a mounting cavity;a front panel buckled on a surface of the mounting base case and capable of reciprocating along a pre-configured direction to switch between a power-on state and a power-off state;an elastic reset mechanism provided in the mounting cavity and configured to allow the front panel to reset to a power-on state position during movement; anda state switching mechanism having a plurality of operating positions;wherein the elastic reset mechanism maintains an elastic support to the front panel when the state switching mechanism is in a first operating position state, and the elastic reset mechanism disconnects the elastic support to the front panel when the state switching mechanism is in a second operating position state.
- The flash switch apparatus according to claim 1, whereina lower end of the elastic reset mechanism is connected to the surface of the mounting base case; andthe state switching mechanism comprises a first state mounting portion connected to the front panel and a second state mounting portion connected to the mounting base case, wherein an upper end of the elastic reset mechanism is connected in the first state mounting portion when the state switching mechanism is in the first operating position state, and the upper end of the elastic reset mechanism is connected in the second state mounting portion when the state switching mechanism is in the second operating position state.
- The flash switch apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a switch pressing plate is mounted in the mounting cavity, and a swing lever configured to be deflected reciprocally along both sides of the switch pressing plate is provided on the switch pressing plate, wherein a lower surface of the front panel is connected to a surface of the swing lever.
- The flash switch apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the first state mounting portion is provided at an end of the swing lever, the second state mounting portion is provided on an end of the switch pressing plate, and the lower end of the elastic reset mechanism is connected to an inner wall of the mounting base case, wherein the elastic reset mechanism, the first state mounting portion and the second state mounting portion are arranged on a same side in the flash switch apparatus.
- The flash switch apparatus according to claim 4, whereina tube cavity for mounting the elastic reset mechanism is opened on an inner wall of the mounting base case,the first state mounting portion, the second state mounting portion, and the tube cavity are vertically aligned, anda positioning hole is opened on the second state mounting portion to allow the elastic reset mechanism to stretch and retract through the position hole.
- The flash switch apparatus according to claim 5, whereina slot is provided on an inner wall of each of the first state mounting portion and the second state mounting portion, andthe elastic reset mechanism comprises a spring and a cap, whereinan lower end of the spring is connected to a lower surface of the tube cavity, andthe cap is arranged on an upper end of the spring and forms a snap fit selectively with the slot on the inner wall of the first state mounting portion or the slot on the inner wall of the second state mounting portion.
- The flash switch apparatus according to claim 6, whereinthe cap is connected to the upper end of the spring in a rotatable manner,the slot is a ring groove with a notch in a circumferential direction, anda hanging ear is provided on the cap in the circumferential direction to be screwed in cooperation with the ring groove to form a connection.
- The flash switch apparatus according to claim 7, wherein a tooling groove is opened on a surface of the cap to facilitate screwing by a tool.
- The flash switch apparatus according to claim 8, whereina bottom of the cap is connected to a tubular column to be inserted to a center of the spring,a hoop is provided on an outer wall surface of the tubular column along the circumferential direction, andthe upper end of the spring is sleeved over the hoop.
- A smart device, characterized by, comprising a body and a flash switch apparatus arranged on the body, wherein the flash switch apparatus is the flash switch apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
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