JP2000299036A - Multi-contact lever switch device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the switching work of an operation lever guide mode with a guide hole of a guide plate. SOLUTION: The multi-contact switch device is constituted in such a way that a guide hole 53 which switches a operation lever guide mode when a guide lever 51 is turned by a specified angle is installed in the guide plate 51, locking holes 61 corresponding to the specified angle are installed at equal angle intervals in the guide plate 51, locking claws 63 corresponding to the locking holes 61 are installed at equal angle intervals in a bearing body 21, each locking claw 63 of the bearing body 21 is locked in each locking hole 61 of the guide plate 51 to detachably fix the guide plate 51 to the bearing body 21.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multi-contact lever switch device for operating a video game machine or the like, and more particularly to a multi-contact lever switch device capable of selectively opening and closing a large number of switches with a single operation lever. The present invention relates to a contact lever switch device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Such a multi-contact lever switch device is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Hei 7-33328 and Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No.
No. 4 discloses this. These conventional multi-contact lever switch devices are, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, respectively,
An operation lever 3 having one end penetrated through the bearing 1 is supported on the bearing 1 so as to be tiltable, and a guide plate 5 is attached to the bearing 1 at a predetermined interval from the bearing 1. The guide plate 5 is provided with a guide hole 7 for penetrating the one end of the operation lever 3 and guiding the tilting direction of the operation bar 3. A plurality of switches are provided between the bearing body 1 and the guide plate 5. 9, the switch 9 is selectively opened and closed by tilting the operation lever 3.

However, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, for example, in the case of a multi-contact lever switch device having four switches 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, the guide plate 5
Is provided with a guide hole 7 having a substantially square shape.
a, 9b, 9c, 9d push buttons 11a, 11b, 1
The following switch opening / closing operations are performed according to the positional relationship between the guide holes 7 and 1c and 11d.

[Guidance in 8 directions] (see FIG. 4) Push buttons 11 of switches 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d
When the guide plate 5 is disposed so that the a, 11b, 11c, and 11d are located between the corners of the guide hole 7 (for example, when the push button 11a of the switch 9a is The guide plate 5 is positioned in the middle of the corner 7b.
), The operating lever 3 is tilted in any one of the eight directions A to H to selectively open and close only one of the switches or select only two adjacent switches. It can be opened and closed automatically. That is, for example, when the operating lever 3 is tilted in the direction A, only the push button 11d of the switch 9d is opened and closed, and when the operating lever 3 is tilted in the direction B, the push button 11d of the switch 9d is adjacent to the switch 9d. Switch 9a
Can be opened and closed simultaneously with the push button 11a.
Incidentally, it goes without saying that the eight directions A to H are arranged at equal angular intervals of 45 °.

[Guidance in Four Directions] (See FIG. 6) Push buttons 11 of switches 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d
When the guide plate 5 is disposed so that the a, 11b, 11c, and 11d are located at the corners 7a, 7b, 7c, and 7d of the guide hole 7, for example, the operation lever 3
Is tilted in the direction A, only the push button 11d of the switch 9d is opened and closed.
Neither switch is opened or closed when tilted to. In other words, when the operation lever 3 is tilted in four directions (A, C, E, and G) indicated by solid lines in FIG. 6, only one of the switches is opened and closed, respectively. 4 directions (B, D,
F, H), no switch is opened or closed. Incidentally, the above four directions (A, C, E, G)
Needless to say, are arranged at equal angular intervals of 90 °.

In the above-mentioned conventional multi-contact lever switch device, the switching of the guide mode of the operation lever by the guide hole, that is, the switching between the "guide in eight directions" and the "guide in four directions" is performed as follows. I do.

In the multi-contact lever switch device disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-33328, the guide plate 5 is fixed to the bearing body 1 with four screws 13 as shown in FIG. I have. Therefore, it is impossible to switch the guide mode between “guide in eight directions” and “guide in four directions” by rotating the guide plate 5 by an angle of 45 °. That is,
When switching the guide mode between "guidance in eight directions" and "guidance in four directions", the four screws 13 are removed, the guide plate 5 is removed from the bearing body 1, and this is removed. 45 ° with the guide hole 7 in the guide plate 5
It is exchanged with another guide plate 5 having a guide hole 7 shifted only by an angle.

[0008] In this multi-contact lever switch device, as shown in FIG. 8, a guide body 15 having a guide hole 7 (with a large number of small dots) as shown in FIG. Is rotatably fitted to the guide plate 5 in an angle range of 45 °, and is fitted in a central hole of the guide plate 5 in a state locked by locking means. Therefore, when switching the guide mode between "guidance in eight directions" and "guidance in four directions", the guide body 15 having the guide hole 7 is guided against the force of the locking means. It is rotated by 45 ° with respect to the plate 5.

[0009]

However, the above-mentioned conventional multi-contact lever switch device has the following problems.

[Multi-contact lever switch device disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Hei 7-33328] When switching the guide mode between "guide in eight directions" and "guide in four directions",
The guide plate 5 is removed from the bearing body 1 by removing the screws 13.
, And another guide plate 5 having a guide hole 7 shifted at an angle of 45 ° from the guide hole 7 in the guide plate 5 is connected to the bearing body 1 with four screws 13.
However, the replacement of the guide plate is troublesome. Another problem is that two types of guide plates having different guide holes must be manufactured.

[0011] In this multi-contact lever switch device, the guide body 15 having the guide hole 7 is rotated with respect to the guide plate 5 within an angle range of 45 °. Since it is possible and fitted in the central hole of the guide plate 5 while being locked by the locking means, the mechanism for supporting the guide body 15 on the guide plate 5 is extremely complicated, and the cost is inevitably reduced. Further, when switching the guide mode between "guidance in eight directions" and "guidance in four directions", the guide body 15 provided with the guide hole 7 is guided against the force of the locking means. The guide body 1 is rotated by an angle of 45 ° with respect to the plate 5, but against the force of the locking means.
Turning the 5 with respect to the guide plate 5 is a difficult operation requiring a large force.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems in the conventional multi-contact lever switch device.

[0013]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides the following multi-contact lever switch device.

(1) An operation lever having one end penetrated through the bearing body is supported on the bearing body so as to be tiltable, and a guide plate is attached to the bearing body at a predetermined interval from the bearing body. The guide plate is provided with a guide hole that penetrates the one end of the operation lever and guides a tilt direction of the operation bar, and a plurality of switches are disposed between the bearing body and the guide plate. In the multi-contact lever switch device in which the switch is selectively opened and closed by tilting the lever, the guide plate includes a guide hole for guiding the operation lever when the guide plate is rotated by a predetermined angle. A guide hole having a shape that is configured to be switched, an engagement hole is provided in the guide plate at an equal angular interval corresponding to the predetermined angle, and Locking claws corresponding to the locking holes are erected at equal angular intervals on the support body, and each locking claw of the bearing body is locked to each locking hole of the guide plate, so that the guide plate is attached to the bearing body. A multi-contact lever switch device which is detachably fixed (claim 1).

(2) In the multi-contact lever switch device, four switches are arranged at equal angular intervals between the bearing body and the guide plate, and the guide plate has eight locking holes. Four locking claws corresponding to the locking holes are erected on the bearing body at regular angular intervals.

[0016]

In the multi-contact lever switch device according to the first aspect of the present invention, as in the conventional multi-contact lever switch device, a plurality of operation levers are tilted in a desired direction by tilting the operation lever in a desired direction. Can be selectively opened and closed. According to the multi-contact lever switch device of the first aspect, when switching the guide mode of the operation lever by the guide hole, each locking claw of the bearing body is detached from each locking hole of the guide plate to remove the guide plate. The guide plate is fixed to the bearing body by temporarily removing it from the bearing body and locking the respective locking claws of the bearing body in the locking holes of the guide plate while rotating the guide plate by a predetermined angle. At this time, the guide hole of the guide plate also rotates by the predetermined angle, and the guide mode of the operation lever by the guide hole is switched.

[Multi-contact lever switch device of claim 2]
The multi-contact lever switch device according to claim 2 includes four switches, eight locking holes, and four locking claws at equal angular intervals. That is, the switches are arranged at equal angular intervals of 90 °, the locking holes are arranged at equal angular intervals of 45 °, and the locking claws are arranged at equal angular intervals of 90 °. Therefore,
When switching the guide mode of the operation lever by the guide hole, each locking claw of the bearing body is removed from each locking hole of the guide plate, the guide plate is once removed from the bearing body, and the guide plate is rotated by an angle of 45 °. The guide plate is fixed to the bearing body by locking each locking claw of the bearing body in the locking hole of the guide plate in the rotated state. At this time, the guide hole of the guide plate also rotates by an angle of 45 °, and the guide mode of the operation lever by the guide hole is switched.

[0018]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Reference numeral 21 denotes a bearing body. One end 23a is attached to the bearing body 21.
The operation lever 23 pierced through is supported to be tiltable.
The bearing body 21 has a through hole 25 in the center, and the bearing body 2
A curved convex portion 27 is provided around the through hole 25 on the lower surface of the device 1. The operation lever 23 includes a switch pressing portion 29, and the switch pressing portion 29 includes a curved concave portion 31 corresponding to the curved convex portion 27 of the bearing 21. By fitting the curved concave portion 31 of the switch pressing portion 29 of the operation lever 23 to the curved convex portion 27 of the bearing body 21, the operation lever 23 can be tilted with respect to the bearing body 21. The operating lever 23 always has the curved concave portion 31 of the switch pressing portion 29 in close contact with the curved convex portion 27 of the bearing body 21 and has a spring 33 for maintaining the operating lever 23 in a self-standing state between the switch pressing portion 29 and the spring receiving portion 35. Be prepared for it. Reference numeral 37 denotes a retaining ring. Reference numeral 39 denotes a grip ball, reference numeral 41 denotes a spacer, reference numeral 43 denotes a hollow cylinder, and reference numeral 45 denotes a washer.

A guide plate 51 is attached to the bearing body 21 at a predetermined interval from the bearing body 21.
The guide plate 51 includes the one end 23 of the operation lever 23.
a, and a guide hole 53 for guiding the tilting direction of the operation bar 23 is provided.

A plurality of switches 55 are provided between the bearing body 21 and the guide plate 51, and the switches 55 are selectively opened and closed by tilting the operation lever 21. Reference numeral 57 denotes a printed circuit board.

According to the present invention, the guide plate 51 has a shape in which the guide mode of the operation lever 23 by the guide hole 53 is switched when the guide plate 51 is rotated by a predetermined angle. 53 is provided. The guide plate 51 is provided with locking holes 61 at equal angular intervals corresponding to the predetermined angle.
The locking pawls 63 corresponding to the locking holes 61 are erected at equal angular intervals, and each locking claw 63 of the bearing body 21 is locked in each locking hole 61 of the guide plate 51 to thereby guide the guide plate. 51 is detachably fixed to the bearing body 21.

In the illustrated case, four switches 55 (55) are provided between the bearing 21 and the guide plate 51.
a, 55b, 55c, 55d) are arranged at equal angular intervals (90 ° intervals). Symbols 56a, 56b, 56c, 5
6d are switches 55a, 55b, 55c, 55, respectively.
d push button. The guide plate 51 is provided with eight locking holes 61 at equal angular intervals (45 ° intervals).
On the bearing body 21, four locking claws 63 corresponding to the locking holes 61 are provided upright at equal angular intervals (90 ° intervals). The guide hole 53 has a substantially square shape.

Further, in the illustrated case, the bearing 2
In FIG. 1, four positioning projections 65 are erected at equal angular intervals (90 ° intervals). Eight receiving holes 67 corresponding to the positioning projections 65 are formed in the guide plate 51 at equal angular intervals (45 °).
At intervals). The positioning protrusion 65 is provided in the receiving hole 67.
Is inserted into. FIGS. 5 and 6 show a state where the guide plate 51 is rotated by 45 ° from the state shown in FIGS. In addition,
The relationship between the operation lever 23 and the respective portions 53a to 53d of the guide hole 53 and the push buttons 56a to 56d of the switches 55a to 55d shown in FIGS. 4 and 6 is the same as that in the conventional multi-contact lever switch device. Therefore, the description is omitted.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Remove each locking claw of the bearing body from each locking hole of the guide plate, remove the guide plate from the bearing body once, and guide each locking claw of the bearing body with the guide plate rotated by a predetermined angle. The guide mode of the operation lever by the guide hole can be switched by an easy and simple operation of locking the guide plate to the bearing by locking the guide plate to the lock hole of the plate. Further, the structure of the guide plate itself is simple, and the guide mode of the operation lever can be switched by rotating the same guide plate as described above, so that the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a multi-contact lever switch device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the multi-contact lever switch device.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the multi-contact lever switch device.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing an operation lever, a guide hole, and a switch push button in the multi-contact lever switch device and the conventional multi-contact lever switch device.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view showing a state where the guide plate is rotated by 45 ° from the state of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a state where the guide plate is rotated by 45 ° from the state of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view showing a conventional multi-contact lever switch device.

FIG. 8 is a bottom view showing another conventional multi-contact lever switch device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bearing body 3 Operation lever 5 Guide plate 7 Guide hole 9 Switch 13 Screw 15 Guide body 21 Bearing body 23 Operation lever 25 Through hole 27 Curved convex part 29 Switch pressing part 31 Curved concave part 33 Spring 35 Spring receiving part 37 Retaining ring 39 Handle Ball 41 Spacer 43 Hollow Tube 45 Washer 51 Guide Plate 53 Guide Hole 55 Switch 57 Printed Circuit Board 61 Lock Hole 63 Lock Claw 65 Positioning Protrusion 67 Receiving Hole

Claims (2)

[Claims] An operation lever having one end penetrated through the bearing body is supported on the bearing body so as to be tiltable, and a guide plate is attached to the bearing body at a predetermined distance from the bearing body. The guide plate is provided with a guide hole that penetrates the one end of the operation lever and guides the tilting direction of the operation bar, and a plurality of switches are disposed between the bearing body and the guide plate. And a switch for selectively opening and closing the switch by tilting the guide plate, wherein the guide plate includes a guide hole for guiding the operation lever by a guide hole when the guide plate is rotated by a predetermined angle. The guide plate is provided with a guide hole having a shape that can be switched, and the guide plate is provided with locking holes at equal angular intervals corresponding to the predetermined angle. The locking plate corresponding to the locking hole is provided upright at equal angular intervals, and each locking claw of the bearing body is locked to each locking hole of the guide plate, so that the guide plate can be removed from the bearing body. A multi-contact lever switch device characterized by being fixed to the switch. 2. The system according to claim 2, wherein four switches are arranged at equal angular intervals between said bearing body and said guide plate, and eight locking holes are provided at equal angular intervals in said guide plate. The multi-contact lever switch device according to claim 1, wherein four locking claws corresponding to the locking holes are provided upright at equal angular intervals.