FI110459B - Switch - Google Patents

Description

110459

SWITCH

Technology background

The invention relates to an electrical switch, in particular a switch to be placed on a garment. The Kek-5 actuator can be used, for example, in a control system for wearable electronics.

Particularly in clothing electronics, the problem is the poor usability of the switches. A particular problem is that the fastening base, i.e. the garment, is generally a flexible and flexible material. Conventional couplings, on the other hand, generally require 10 to function well or require both hands to operate.

General description of the invention

A switch and a garment have now been invented in accordance with the independent claims. The dependent claims disclose some preferred embodiments of the invention.

The switch according to the invention has a base, a cover and a groove between them. The deck and bottom each have a leading area. The groove has a movable band with a contact area. The other end of the tape comes out of the groove. To close the circuit, the strip is moved so that the contact region enters between the conductive regions, interconnecting them.

:. 20 The switch is especially suitable for clothing where the switch does not need to operate: a sturdy base. It is easy to use and works as well as right-handed or left-handed.

; '"The switch can be made small and as little as possible disruptive to the wearer. Simple and reliable The switch can be made small enough so it doesn't interfere with the use of the garment The switch can be made from a variety of materials, for example to provide the required strength, weather resistance or washability The attachment can be secured to the garment it is possible to design-30 Telia very freely, or even as a decoration, to the appearance of the garment.

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The other end of the tape is best secured. In this case, the rear end may be resilient so that, in normal mode, the tape is retracted to the rear position where no contact is made. The structure may be implemented, for example, with an elastic band, one end of which is secured to the band between its ends and the other end to the bottom or cover. The distance between the contact area of the strip 5 and the attachment point is preferably such that, when the strip is fully extended, the contact area is exactly between the conductive areas of the cover and the bottom.

In particular, the base and the lid may be made of a suitably flexible film or fabric. For example, the tape may be fabric. The contact area can be made by sewing, for example, conductive yarn to the tape ίο.

Detailed description of some embodiments of the invention

Some embodiments of the invention will now be described in detail. The accompanying drawings are part of the description.

Fig. 1 shows a switch according to the invention in an open position.

Figure 2 shows a cross-sectional view of the coupling parts of Figure 1.

The main parts of the switch according to the figures are the base plate 1, the cover plate 2 and their colors. Tape 3. The bottom plate is flat. The cover plate has a longitudinal transverse groove on the inside for 4 strips. The sheets are made of a suitable material, such as plastic or textile, for attachment to clothing. The plates are, * Λ 20, stiff enough to move the tape in the groove when the plates are pressed or bent as required by the application. The plates and tape are electrical,,, | insulating. The cover plate is fastened to the base plate, for example, by sewing.

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The band 3 is made of a flexible material such as a suitable fabric. The front end of the ribbon “·” is outside the groove 4. The front end of the ribbon has a puller 5. The rear end of the ribbon 6 is: \ · 25 secured to the rear end of the base plate 1. The middle of the ribbon has an electrically conductive contact region 7. (eg Aracon ™) bottling strip.

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The cover plate 2 has a cover pin 8 electrically conducting through the plate at the end of the groove 4 to which is a conductor 9 covered by an insulator 9. The base plate 1 has a corresponding position on the base pin 10 to which the conductor 11 is connected. the thickness of the conductive strip is so dimensioned that, when the contact area is at the pins, the electrical • • »I '» »(tt · 3 110459 rope can pass from one conductor to another. This closes the circuit of the conductors.

At the center of the strip 3, behind the contact area 7, a rubber band 12 is attached to each side of the strip at its front end, the back end of which is attached to the rear end 5 of the base plate 1. The elastic bands are shorter than the back of the ribbon, which remains behind the attachment point at the front ends of the elastic bands. Thus, in the normal state, when the elastic bands are untensioned, the contact area in the groove 4 is at the rear of the pins 8, 10 and no contact occurs. When the tape is pulled straight out, the contact area is precisely between the pins to form a contact.

10 The backside between the rubber bands 12 of the band 3 is narrower than the front.

The switch of Figures 1 and 2 is particularly suitable for performing a one-off operation. If continuous coupling is required, the front end of the ribbon can be suitably secured in the retracted position.

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Claims (4)

110459 1. Strömbrytare, rotary cuffs av att den har en isolerande botten (1), power belt to isolerande lock (2), mellan bottnen och Locket ett spär (4), end lockets innertta ledande lockomräde (8), end bottnens inneryta et ledande bottenomräde (10) och i späret et rörligt isolerande band (3), som har en främre ände (5) och en bakre ände (6) och mellan dessa et contact spring (7) och vars främre ände ne: ··· 20 ur speet. «· • · 1 '2. Strömbrytare enligt patentkrav 1, tongue-groove av att den är fast i et plagg. »· A coupling, characterized in that it has an insulating base (1), an insulating cover (2) on top thereof, a groove (4) between the base and the cover, a cover area (8) conducting on the inner surface of the cover; and a groove-insulating strip 5 (3) having a front end (5) and a rear end (6) and a contact area (7) therebetween, the front end of which extends out of the groove. Switch according to Claim 1, characterized in that it is attached to a garment. Switch according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the rear end (6) of the strip (3) is fixed in the groove (4). Switch according to Claim 3, characterized in that at the rear end of the strip there is a resilient part (12) which pulls the strip back so that the contact area (7) comes out between the conductive cover area (8) and the conductive bottom area (10). 3. Strömbrytare enligt patentkrav 1 eller 2, strainers (3) bakre gang (6) business sprays (4). '' '4. Strömbrytare enligt patentkrav 3, a rotating beaker (12) som drar bandet bag, att contact sprays (7) commercial j' ·,. bort frän rummet mellan det ledande lockomrädet (8) och det ledande bottenomrä-. ·· 1. det (10). > t 1 • t · »1 · · • · f ·»