JP2006331698A - Slide-type electronic component with push switch - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a slide-type electronic component with a push switch capable of surely performing sliding operation of a knob and pressing operation of a key top, and capable of surely performing on/off-operation of the key top only at a prescribed position. <P>SOLUTION: The slide-type electronic component is composed of a case 80, a knob 10 arranged at upper face side of the case 80, a key top 30 arranged on the knob 10 in free up and down movement, moving together with the knob 10, a sliding object 110 arranged at lower face side of the case 80, moving together with the knob 10, an electric function part (slider 130 or the like) arranged at lower face side of the case 80, changing electric output by the movement of the sliding object 110, a switch 210 arranged at lower face side of the case 80, pressed by a pressing part 35 of the key top, and a press regulating structure 190 obstructing pressing of the key top 30 when the pressing part 35 is located at a position excluding the position where the pressing part 35 presses the switch 210 by the movent of the knob 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a sliding electronic component with a press switch.

  Conventionally, there is a sliding electronic component that changes its electrical output by sliding a knob. In recent years, in order to perform various operations with a single knob, a key top for a push button switch is attached to this kind of knob so as to be movable up and down, and a predetermined electrical output is obtained by sliding the knob. A configuration in which a pressing switch can be turned on and off by the key top when the knob is positioned at a predetermined key top pressing position (for example, a neutral position of the knob), that is, a pressing switch in which a pressing switch is integrally attached to a knob of a sliding electronic component An attached sliding electronic component has been desired.

  However, in this type of structure, that is, a sliding electronic part with a pressure switch having a structure in which the slide operation of the knob and the pressing operation of the key top are performed independently, the structure is simple, and the key top is surely specified. There was no structure that could be turned on and off only at the position of.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described points, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to reliably and independently perform a slide operation of a knob and a pressing operation of a key top. It is an object of the present invention to provide a sliding electronic component with a push switch that can be turned on and off only at the position and that has a simple structure.

  The invention according to claim 1 includes an attachment member, a knob installed on the upper surface side of the attachment member so as to be movable along the attachment member, and a key top installed on the knob so as to be movable up and down and moving together with the knob. A sliding type object that is installed on the lower surface side of the mounting member and moves integrally with the knob, and an electrical function unit that is installed on the lower surface side of the mounting member and changes the electrical output by the movement of the sliding type object. A switch that is installed on the lower surface side of the mounting member and is pressed by a pressing portion provided at a lower portion of the key top, and a position other than the pressing portion of the key top pressing the switch by movement of the knob The sliding electronic component with a pressure switch is characterized by having a pressure restricting mechanism that prevents the key top from being pressed when the key top is positioned.

  The invention according to claim 2 of the present application is configured such that the pressing restricting mechanism includes a pressing restricting member installed between the switch and the pressing portion of the key top, and the key restricting member includes the key top. 2. The sliding electronic component with a pressure switch according to claim 1, further comprising a pressing portion insertion portion through which the pressing portion is inserted at a position where the pressing portion presses the switch.

  In the invention according to claim 3 of the present application, the pressing restricting mechanism further includes a switch pressing member that is vertically movable between the pressing restricting member and the switch, and the upper surface of the switch pressing member includes the switch pressing member. The pressing portion insertion portion provided in the pressing restriction member is provided with a contact portion that contacts the pressing portion of the key top, and a switch pressing portion that presses the switch is provided on the lower surface of the switch pressing member. The slidable electronic component with a press switch according to claim 2.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, even if the key top for operating the push switch is attached to the knob for operating the sliding electronic component and the functions are integrated, the sliding operation of the knob and the key top are performed. Can be reliably performed independently of each other, and the key top can be reliably turned on and off only at a predetermined position by the pressing restriction mechanism.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the key top can be reliably turned on / off only at a predetermined position by the simple structure pressing restriction mechanism.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the switch is pressed by abutting and pressing the pressing portion of the key top against the abutting portion of the switch pressing member that moves up and down between the pressing regulating member and the switch. Therefore, it is possible to reliably press the switch.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
1 and 2 are exploded perspective views showing a sliding electronic component with a pressing switch (specifically, a sliding electronic component with a pressing switch) 1-1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Shows the upper part, and FIG. 2 shows the lower part. FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the main part of the assembled sliding electronic component with a pressure switch 1-1. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the sliding electronic component 1-1 with a press switch includes a knob 10, a key top 30, and a pressing bullet on the upper surface side of an attachment member (hereinafter referred to as “case” in this embodiment) 80. A unit in which the emitting unit 50 and the holding member 60 are integrated is installed. On the other hand, the sliding type object 110, the flexible circuit board 140, and the pressure regulating plate in which the elastic unit 100 and the slider 130 are attached to the lower surface side of the case 80. 160, a switch pressing member 180, and a switch 210 are installed. In this embodiment, a pressing restricting member 170 is composed of the flexible circuit board 140 and the pressing restricting plate 160. Further, the pressing restricting member 170 and the switch pressing member 180 constitute a pressing restricting mechanism 190. At least the key top 30 and the switch 210 constitute a pressing switch. Each component will be described below.

  The knob 10 is formed by molding a synthetic resin so that its outer shape becomes a substantially rectangular shape. A convex portion 11 protruding upward is provided at the center, and an opening hole is provided at the center of the convex portion 11. A key top insertion portion 13 is provided, and a storage portion 15 having an opening larger than the key top insertion portion 13 is formed below the key top insertion portion 13 as shown in FIG. A holding member storage portion 17 having an opening hole larger than the storage portion 15 is formed below the storage portion 15. Here, the key top insertion portion 13 is a substantially rectangular through-hole, and is formed in a size and shape that allows a main body portion 31 of the key top 30 described below to be freely moved up and down. The accommodating part 15 is formed in the inner surface shape (it is substantially rectangular shape according to the external shape of the collar part 33) which accommodates the collar part 33 of the keytop 30 mentioned below movably up and down. The storage unit 15 also stores a pressing bullet means 50 described below. The holding member storage portion 17 is formed in an inner surface shape (a substantially rectangular shape corresponding to the outer shape of the holding member 60) for storing the holding member 60 described below. Further, two attachment portions 19 protrude from the lower surface of the knob 10 (the bottom surface of the holding member storage portion 17).

  The key top 30 is a synthetic resin molded product. A thin plate-like collar portion 33 is provided so as to protrude from a lower outer periphery of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped main body portion 31 provided at an upper portion thereof, and one substantially rod-like shape is provided from the lower surface of the main body portion 31. The pressing portion 35 is provided so as to protrude downward. As shown in FIG. 3, a concave bullet means storing portion 37 for storing the following pressing bullet means 50 is provided at the center of the lower surface of the main body 31, and the pressing portion 35 projects from the center. The pressing part 35 also has a function of holding the pressing bullet means 50.

  The pressing resilient means 50 is a coil spring (so-called compression coil spring), and has an inner diameter dimension so that the pressing portion 35 is inserted. The holding member 60 is formed by molding a molding resin into a substantially rectangular thin plate shape. The holding member 60 is formed in a shape and dimension so that the entire holding member 60 is inserted into the holding member storage portion 17 provided on the lower surface of the knob 10. In addition, a substantially rectangular concave collar portion accommodating portion 61 into which the collar portion 33 of the key top 30 is inserted is provided at the center of the upper surface, and the pressing portion 35 is vertically penetrated through the inner bottom surface of the collar portion accommodating portion 61. A pressing portion guide portion 63 made of a through hole having a dimension and shape to be provided, an attachment fixing portion 65 made of a through hole at a position where the two attachment portions 19 provided on the knob 10 are respectively inserted, and the center of the lower surface thereof A pair of small protrusion-like locking portions 67 (only one of them is shown in FIG. 1) are provided to protrude downward from the vicinity.

  The case 80 is formed by molding a synthetic resin into a substantially flat plate shape. The case 80 is provided with a substantially rectangular opening 81 at a predetermined position, and the sliding object 110 is moved to a position surrounding the opening 81 on the lower surface. A frame-shaped sliding object guide portion 83 for guiding (sliding movement in the sliding direction A along the linear direction) is provided, and one of both sides parallel to the sliding direction A of the sliding object guide portion 83 is provided. A pair of small protrusion-like engaging portions 87, 87 are provided in the vicinity of both ends of a notch portion 85 provided at the center of the side of the side.

  The resilient means 100 is configured as locking portions 103, 103 by projecting both ends of a ring portion 101, which is obtained by winding an elastic metal rod approximately twice in a ring shape, outward in the radial direction. The ring portion 101 is twisted by approaching or separating the locking portions 103 and 103, thereby generating an elastic force toward the original position between the locking portions 103 and 103. That is, the elastic means 100 is a torsion coil spring.

  The sliding mold 110 is formed by molding a synthetic resin into a substantially rectangular shape, and has a concave resilient means housing portion 111 for housing the ring portion 101 of the resilient means 100 on its upper surface. A small protrusion-like mounting fixing portion (not shown) for inserting the mounting portion 137 of the slider 130 described below is provided on the lower surface. The outer periphery of the elastic means storage portion 111 is substantially rectangular, and is formed in a ring shape by providing a cylindrical protrusion 113 protruding upward in the center. A locking part insertion part 115 is provided by forming a notch at a position of the bulleting means storage part 111 that faces the locking parts 103, 103 of the bulleting means 100, and is opposed to the locking part insertion part 115. Both side surfaces to be used are abutting surfaces 116, 116. Claw-shaped drop prevention portions 117 and 117 projecting inward are provided at opposing positions on the upper surfaces of the contact surfaces 116 and 116, respectively. A groove 119 is provided in the center of the projection 113 in a straight line in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction A, and a bottom surface of the groove 119 includes small holes that respectively penetrate the pair of locking portions 67 of the holding member 60. The attaching part 121,121 which becomes is provided. Further, an insertion guide portion 123 is provided in the center of the bottom surface of the groove portion 119 so as to penetrate the pressing portion 35 of the key top 30 while being guided to move up and down. The slider 130 which is a component of the electrical functional unit is made of an elastic metal plate, and a pair of sliding booklets 133 and 133 protruding from the outer periphery of the flat base 131 are bent to the lower surface side of the base 131 and the vicinity of the tip. Are configured as sliding contacts 135, 135 (only the front side is shown). The base 131 is provided with a mounting portion 137 made of a small hole.

  The flexible circuit board 140 is a conductive pattern (hereinafter referred to as “component pattern” in this embodiment) that is a component of the electrical function portion at the position where the slider 130 is in sliding contact with the surface of the substrate 141 made of an insulating synthetic resin film having flexibility. A rectangular pressing portion insertion portion 145 having a size smaller than that of the opening portion 81 at a central position opposite to the opening portion 81 of the case 80. And a fixing portion 147 including four small holes is provided at a position surrounding the pressing portion insertion portion 145. The pressing portion insertion portion 145 is formed in a size that allows the pressing portion 35 of the key top 30 to be inserted. Moreover, the fixing | fixed part 147 is provided in the position facing each fixing | fixed part 203 of the switch body 200 mentioned below.

  The pressing restricting plate 160 is a hard plate (in this embodiment, a metal plate is used, but another material such as a hard resin plate may be used) 161 at a position facing the pressing portion inserting portion 145 of the hard plate 161. A rectangular pressing portion insertion portion 163 having a through-hole having the same size and shape as that of the fixing portion 147 is provided at a position opposite to each fixing portion 147 of the flexible circuit board 140 around the pressing portion insertion portion 163. The fixing portion 165 including four small holes having a dimensional shape is provided. The pressure regulating plate 160 constitutes a pressure regulating member 170 together with the flexible circuit board 140 by placing and supporting the flexible circuit board 140.

  The switch body 200 has a box shape and is configured by housing a two-stage switch 210 in a case 201 whose upper surface is open. In the vicinity of the four corners of the upper end side of the case 201, four small protrusion-like fixing portions 203 projecting upward are provided. A reversing plate 211 is installed on the upper surface of the two-stage switch 210 housed in the case 201. The reversing plate 211 is configured by forming an elastic plate (in this embodiment, an elastic metal plate) into a dome shape. The internal structure of the two-stage switch 210 is not shown, but when the inversion plate 211 is pressed, the inversion plate 211 is inverted to generate a click sensation, and at the same time, the first-stage switch installed on the lower side is turned on. Further, when the reversing plate 211 is pressed, the entire reversing plate 211 is lowered so that the second-stage switch installed on the lower side is turned on while generating a click feeling. On the other hand, if the pressure is released, the switches are turned off in the order of the second-stage switch and the first-stage switch. Note that the two-stage switch 210 is not limited to the configuration of the two-stage switch 210 and can be variously modified. For example, the upper switch may be turned on after the lower switch is turned on first. It is good also as a switch without a sense of clicking by omitting. The present invention does not necessarily require the two-stage switch 210, and may be a one-stage switch or a three-stage or more switch.

  The switch pressing member 180 is formed by molding a synthetic resin into a substantially rectangular flat plate shape, and has a pressing portion insertion portion 163 of the pressing restriction plate 160 and a pressing portion insertion portion 145 of the flexible circuit board 140 at the center of the upper surface thereof. An insertion portion 181 that protrudes in a rectangular shape is provided, and an upper surface thereof serves as a contact portion 183. The height of the insertion portion 181, that is, the height of the surface of the contact portion 183 from the surrounding surface is substantially the same as the thickness dimension of the pressure regulating member 170 configured by the flexible circuit board 140 and the pressure regulating plate 160. Is formed. The outer shape of the switch pressing member 180 is formed in a dimension that is guided by the inner peripheral surface of the case 201 of the switch body 200 so as to be movable up and down. Further, a cylindrical switch pressing portion 185 that protrudes downward is provided at the center of the lower surface of the switch pressing member 180, that is, at a position directly below the contact portion 183.

  Next, in order to assemble the slide-type electronic component 1-1 with a pressure switch, first, the main body 31 and the collar 33 of the key top 30 are respectively inserted into the key top insertion part 13 and the storage part 15 from the lower surface side of the knob 10 in advance. And insert. Next, the pressing bullet means 50 is inserted into the bullet means housing portion 37 of the key top 30, and the holding member 60 is disposed on the lower surface of the knob 10. At this time, the pressing portion 35 of the key top 30 is held by the holding member 60. The mounting portions 19 of the knob 10 are simultaneously inserted into the mounting fixing portions 65 of the holding member 60, and the tips of the mounting portions 19 protruding to the lower surface side of the holding member 60 are heat caulked. Fixed by. As a result, the knob 10, the key top 30, the pressing bullet means 50, and the holding member 60 are integrated, and at the same time, the key top 30 has its main body portion 31 facing the upper side of the knob 10 by the pressing bullet means 50. Be fired. On the other hand, the slider 130 is disposed on the lower surface of the sliding mold 110, and an attachment fixing portion (not shown) provided on the lower surface of the sliding mold 110 is inserted into the mounting portion 137 of the slider 130 and the tip of the slider 130 is inserted. Secure with heat caulking. Further, the ring portion 101 of the resilient means 100 is accommodated in the resilient means accommodating portion 111 on the upper surface of the sliding mold 110, and at this time, both the locking portions 103, 103 pass through the locking portion insertion portion 115 and are slidable. 110, the both locking portions 103 and 103 are elastically contacted with both contact surfaces 116 and 116. Both the locking portions 103 and 103 are not detached from the locking portion insertion portion 115 by the drop prevention portions 117 and 117. Further, the switch body 200 in which the flexible circuit board 140 and the pressure restricting plate 160 are overlapped and the switch pressing member 180 is accommodated in the lower side is installed, and at this time, each fixing portion 203 provided on the switch body 200 is connected to the pressure restricting plate 160. Are inserted into the fixing portions 165 provided on the flexible circuit board 140 and the fixing portions 147 provided on the flexible circuit board 140, and the tips of the fixing parts 203 are fixed on the upper surface of the flexible circuit board 140 by thermal caulking to integrate these members. deep.

  Then, the knob 10 to which the holding member 60 or the like is attached is installed on the opening 81 of the case 80, and the sliding object 110 to which the elastic means 100 or the like is attached is installed on the lower surface side of the case 80. At this time, the pair of locking portions 67 protruding from the lower surface of the holding member 60 are inserted into the opening 81 of the case 80 and further inserted into the pair of mounting portions 121 of the sliding mold 110, and the locking portions are formed on the lower surface side. 67 Crimp the tip. As a result, the knob 10 and the sliding mold 110 are integrated. At this time, the sliding mold 110 is housed in the sliding mold guide 83 on the lower surface of the case 80. Each member is movable only in the direction in which the sliding object 110 moves while being guided in the sliding object guide portion 83, that is, in the sliding direction A. Then, the flexible circuit board 140 with the switch body 200 and the like fixed thereto is installed on the lower surface side of the sliding object 110, and the flexible circuit board 140 and the pressure regulating plate 160 are attached to the case 80 at positions not shown in the figure. The circuit boards 140 are positioned with a predetermined separation distance. This completes the assembly of the sliding electronic component 1-1 with a pressure switch.

  In the sliding electronic component with a pressure switch 1-1 assembled as described above, the sliding contact 135 of the slider 130 abuts on the switch pattern 143, and the slider 130 and the switch pattern 143 electrically The functional part is composed. Further, both the locking portions 103, 103 of the impacting means 100 are in elastic contact with both the contact surfaces 116, 116 of the sliding object 110 as described above, but at the same time penetrate the notch 85 on the lower surface of the case 80. Then, they are in contact with the inner portions of the engaging portions 87 and 87. In other words, the state in which the both locking portions 103, 103 of the impacting means 100 are simultaneously in contact with both the contact surfaces 116, 116 of the sliding mold 110 and the both engagement portions 87, 87 of the case 80 is shown in FIG. Etc. are in a neutral position. In this neutral position, the tip of the pressing portion 35 of the key top 30 is located close to the center of the contact portion 183 of the switch pressing member 180. Note that the surface of the contact portion 183 is located substantially on the same surface as the surface of the pressing restricting member 170, that is, the surface of the flexible circuit board 140.

  That is, in this sliding electronic component 1-1 with a push switch, a case 80, a knob 10 that is movably installed along the case 80 on the upper surface side of the case 80, and a knob 10 that is movable up and down are installed. In addition, the key top 30 that moves with the knob 10, the sliding object 110 that is installed on the lower surface side of the case 80 and moves integrally with the knob 10, and the movement of the sliding object 110 that is installed on the lower surface side of the case 80 is electrically operated. An electrical function section (consisting of a slider 130 and a switch pattern 143) that changes the target output, a switch 210 that is installed on the lower surface side of the case 80 and pressed by the pressing section 35 provided at the lower portion of the key top 30, Furthermore, when the pressing portion 35 of the key top 30 is located at a position other than the position where the switch 210 is pressed by the movement of the knob 10, the key top 30 is pressed. Configuration having a pressing regulating mechanism 190 to stop is disclosed. Further, in the sliding electronic component with a pressure switch 1-1, the pressure regulation mechanism 190 includes a pressure regulation member (a flexible circuit board 140 and a pressure regulation) installed between the switch 210 and the pressure part 35 of the key top 30. The pressing restricting member 170 is provided with pressing portion insertion portions 145 and 163 through which the pressing portion 35 is inserted at a position where the pressing portion 35 of the key top 30 presses the switch 210. The provided configuration is disclosed. In addition, the sliding electronic component 1-1 with a press switch further includes a switch pressing member 180 that is installed between the pressing control member 170 and the switch 210 so as to be movable up and down. An abutting portion 183 that abuts against the pressing portion 35 of the key top 30 is provided in the pressing portion insertion portions 145 and 163 provided in the pressing restricting member 170 on the upper surface of the pressing member 180, and the switch 210 is pressed on the lower surface of the switch pressing member 180. The structure which provides the switch press part 185 to perform is disclosed.

  When the main body portion 31 of the key top 30 is pressed at the neutral position of the knob 10, the pressing portion 35 presses the contact portion 183, so that the switch pressing member 180 is lowered, and the switch pressing portion of the switch pressing member 180. 185 pushes the two-stage switch 210 located immediately below it to turn on / off the two-stage switch. Here, even if the knob 10 is slid and moved while the key top 30 is pressed, the pressing portion 35 is inserted into the pressing portion insertion portions 145 and 163 of the flexible circuit board 140 and the pressing restricting plate 160, respectively. , Slide movement of the knob 10 is not possible.

  On the other hand, when the knob 10 is moved from its neutral position to one of the sliding directions A by a finger or the like with the key top 30 released, the sliding object 110 moves with the knob 10 as shown in FIG. The sliding contact 135 of the slider 130 slides on the switch pattern 143 (see FIG. 2) and changes its electrical output. When the knob 10 is moved, the surface of the abutting portion 183 and the surface of the flexible circuit board 140 are located on substantially the same plane as described above, so that the lower surface of the pressing portion 35 of the key top 30 is the flexible circuit board. 140 can be reliably prevented from being caught by a portion around the pressing portion insertion portion 145 provided in 140, and the smooth movement thereof can be surely performed.

  When the knob 10 is moved from the neutral position, the pressing portion 35 of the key top 30 is located at a position outside the pressing portion insertion portions 145 and 163, that is, the lower surface of the pressing portion 35 is on the surface of the flexible circuit board 140. Therefore, the key top 30 cannot be pressed, and the two-stage switch 210 cannot be operated. In other words, the pressing portion insertion portions 145 and 163 are formed in dimensions that are not inserted when the pressing portion 35 of the key top 30 is displaced from the position where the pressing portion 35 is pressed. At this time, one locking portion 103 (see FIG. 1) of the elastic means 100 is pressed by one contact surface 116 of the sliding object 110 with which the locking portion 103 is in contact. The inner diameter is reduced in the direction that the inner diameter is reduced (at this time, the engaging portion 103 is separated from the engaging portion 87 of the case 80 with which the abutting portion is abutted), and the automatic return force to the neutral position works by the elastic return force, When the force in the sliding direction A of the knob 10 is released, the knob 10 automatically returns to the original neutral position, and its electrical output also returns to the electrical output at the neutral position.

  As described above, according to the sliding electronic component with a press switch 1-1, the key top 30 for operating the press switch is attached to the knob 10 for operating the sliding electronic component so as to be movable up and down. The sliding operation of the knob 10 and the pressing operation of the key top 30 can be performed in a concentrated manner. Moreover, since the pressing operation by the key top 30 is enabled only when the knob 10 is positioned at a predetermined key top pressing position (in this embodiment, the neutral position), erroneous operation of the switch body 200 can be reliably prevented.

  In this embodiment, the elastic means 100 having the ring portion 101 is used for the following reason. That is, in the present invention, the pressing portion 35 of the key top 30 protruding from the lower surface of the knob 10 penetrates the sliding mold 110 and protrudes to the lower side. Therefore, the elastic means 100 having the structure having the ring portion 101 is used, and the ring portion 101 is installed on the upper surface of the sliding mold 110 so that the elastic means 100 hardly protrudes outside the sliding mold 110 and at the same time. This is because the pressing portion 35 is penetrated into the ring portion 101, thereby effectively preventing the sliding-type electronic component 1-1 with a pressing switch from being enlarged by the elastic means 100. This is because the elastic means 100 can be installed at the center of the sliding mold 110, so that the balance during movement of the sliding mold 110 can be improved. However, it is of course possible to use a resilient means 100 having another structure. In short, the resilient means for resiliently returning the sliding object 110 to a predetermined position (for example, a normal compression coil spring, a tension coil spring, As long as it is a leaf spring or the like, any configuration of the resilient means may be used.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a sliding electronic component with a pressure switch (specifically, a rotating electronic component with a pressure switch) 1-2 according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. It is a schematic sectional drawing on the BB line of FIG. In the sliding electronic component with pressure switch 1-2 shown in the same drawing, the same reference numerals are given to the same or corresponding parts as the sliding electronic component with pressure switch 1-1. Note that matters other than those described below are the same as those of the sliding electronic component with pressure switch 1-1. As shown in FIG. 5, the sliding electronic component 1-2 with a press switch includes a knob 10, a key top 30, and a pressing resilient means on the upper surface side of an attachment member (hereinafter referred to as “case” in this embodiment) 80. 50 and the holding member 60 are integrated, and a sliding mold 110, a flexible circuit board 140, a pressing restriction plate 160, and a switch pressing member 180, each having a slider 130 attached to the lower surface side of the case 80, The switch body 200 is installed and configured. Also in this embodiment, the flexible circuit board 140 and the pressure restricting plate 160 constitute a pressure restricting member 170, and the pressure restricting member 170 and the switch pressing member 180 constitute a press restricting mechanism 190.

  This embodiment differs from the previous embodiment in that a rotary knob formed by molding resin in a substantially disc shape is used as the knob 10 and a flexible circuit board 140 is not shown in accordance with this. The conductive pattern (hereinafter referred to as “switch pattern” in this embodiment) formed in an arc shape, and the point where the impacting means 100 is omitted. The turning angle of the knob 10 is limited to a predetermined range by a stopper mechanism (not shown), and the automatic return operation to the neutral position of the knob 10 is performed by another bulleting means (not shown).

  When the knob 10 is located at a predetermined position (in this embodiment, a neutral position) shown in the figure, if the main body portion 31 of the key top 30 is pressed from the upper surface side of the knob 10, the pressing portion 35 causes the contact portion 183 to move. When the switch is pressed, the switch pressing member 180 is lowered, and the switch pressing portion 185 of the switch pressing member 180 presses the two-stage switch 210 located immediately below the switch pressing member 180 to turn on / off the two-stage switch. Here, even if the knob 10 is rotated and moved while the key top 30 is pressed, the pressing portion 35 is inserted into the pressing portion insertion portions 145 and 163 of the flexible circuit board 140 and the pressing restricting plate 160, respectively. The knob 10 cannot be rotated. On the other hand, when the knob 10 is moved from its neutral position to one direction of the rotation direction C by a finger or the like with the key top 30 being released, the sliding object 110 moves together with the knob 10, and the slider 130 and the switch The electrical output of the electrical function unit composed of the pattern changes. When the knob 10 is moved from the neutral position, the pressing portion 35 of the key top 30 is located at a position away from the inside of the pressing portion insertion portions 145 and 163 of the flexible circuit board 140 and the pressing restricting plate 160, so that the key top 30 is pressed. The two-stage switch 210 cannot be operated.

  As described above, according to the sliding electronic component with a pressure switch 1-2, the key top 30 for operating the pressing switch is attached to the knob 10 for operating the sliding electronic component so as to be movable up and down. The sliding operation (rotating operation) of the knob 10 and the pressing operation of the key top 30 can be performed in a concentrated manner. In addition, since the pressing operation by the key top 30 is enabled only when the knob 10 is positioned at a predetermined key top pressing position (in this embodiment, the neutral position), erroneous operation of the switch 210 can be reliably prevented.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims and the specification and drawings. Is possible. It should be noted that any shape, structure, and material not directly described in the specification and drawings are within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention as long as the effects and advantages of the present invention are exhibited. For example, in the above embodiment, when the knob 10 is in the neutral position, the pressing portion insertion portions 145 and 163 are positioned at positions facing the pressing portion 35 of the key top 30 so that the key top 30 can be pressed. The position at which the key top 30 can be pressed is not necessarily the neutral position of the knob 10 but may be a position in the middle of moving the knob 10. In this case, the pressing portion insertion portions 145 and 163 may be installed at positions facing the pressing portion 35 of the key top 30 when the knob 10 is positioned at a midway position. Further, in the above embodiment, the electrical function unit is configured by the slider and the switch pattern. However, the present invention may be an electrical function unit having other various configurations, and the movement of the sliding type object is essential. Any structure may be used as long as the electrical function unit changes the electrical output. The shape of the key top can be variously modified. In short, any configuration may be used as long as the key top is installed on the knob so as to be movable up and down and moves together with the knob.

  In the above embodiment, the pressure restricting member 170 is configured by combining the flexible circuit board 140 and the pressure restricting plate 160. However, for example, when a hard circuit board is used instead of the flexible circuit board 140, the pressure restricting plate 160 is unnecessary. In this case, the pressing restricting member can be configured only by the circuit board. Further, in the above embodiment, the pressing restricting member 170 and the switch pressing member 180 constitute the pressing restricting mechanism 190. However, the switch pressing member 180 may be omitted and the pressing portion 35 of the key top 30 may directly press the switch 210. good. Of course, if the switch pressing member 180 is installed, the surface of the contact portion 183 easily becomes substantially flush with the surface of the pressing restricting member 170 (that is, the surface of the flexible circuit board 140). It is preferable that the lower surface of the pressing portion 35 can be reliably prevented from being caught by a portion around the pressing portion insertion portion 145 and the smooth movement thereof can be reliably performed. In short, the pressing restricting mechanism may have any configuration as long as the pressing portion of the key top prevents the pressing of the key top when the pressing portion of the key top is positioned at a position other than pressing the switch by the movement of the knob. In addition, the shape of the pressing restricting member 170 can be variously modified. In short, the pressing restricting member 170 is installed between the switch and the key top pressing portion, and the key top pressing portion is inserted through the pressing portion at a position where the switch is pressed. Any configuration may be used as long as the pressing portion insertion portion is provided. The switch pressing member 180 can also be variously changed. In short, the switch pressing member 180 is installed between the pressing restricting member and the switch so as to be movable up and down, and the key top pressing portion is provided on the upper surface of the pressing portion insertion portion provided in the pressing restricting member. Any configuration may be used as long as it is configured to provide a contact portion that contacts the switch and a switch pressing portion that presses the switch on its lower surface.

  In the above embodiment, the pressing bullet means 50 for pushing the key top 30 upward in the knob 10 is installed, but the pressing bullet means 50 is not necessarily installed and may be omitted. In this case, if the surface of the contact portion 183 of the switch pressing member 180 is substantially flush with the surface of the pressing restricting member 170 (that is, the surface of the flexible circuit board 140), the pressing portion 35 of the key top 30 as described above. It is preferable that the lower surface can be reliably prevented from being caught around the pressing portion insertion portion 145, and even if the pressing bullet means 50 is omitted, the smooth movement can be reliably performed. Note that the number of pressing portions 35 is not necessarily one, and a plurality of pressing portions 35 may protrude from the lower surface of the main body portion 31.

It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the upper part of the sliding electronic component 1-1 with a press switch. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the lower part of the sliding electronic component 1-1 with a press switch. It is a principal part schematic sectional drawing of the sliding electronic component 1-1 with a press switch. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the sliding electronic component 1-1 with a press switch. It is a perspective view of sliding electronic component 1-2 with a press switch. It is a principal part schematic sectional drawing of the sliding electronic component 1-2 with a press switch.

Explanation of symbols

1-1 Sliding Electronic Component with Press Switch 10 Knob 30 Key Top 31 Main Body 35 Pressing Part 50 Pressing Ejecting Means 60 Holding Member 80 Case (Mounting Member)
81 Opening portion 100 Bounce means 110 Sliding mold 111 Bounce means storage portion 130 Slider (electrical function portion)
140 Flexible circuit board 143 Switch pattern (conductive pattern, electrical functional part)
145 Press part insertion part 160 Press restriction plate 163 Press part insertion part 170 Press restriction member 180 Switch pressing member 183 Contact part 185 Switch pressing part 190 Press restriction mechanism 200 Switch body 201 Case 210 Two-stage switch 1-2 Slide with a press switch Dynamic electronic components

Claims (3)

An attachment member, a knob installed on the upper surface side of the attachment member so as to be movable along the attachment member, a key top installed on the knob so as to be movable up and down, and moved together with the knob, and installed on the lower surface side of the attachment member. A sliding type object that moves integrally with the knob, an electrical function unit that is installed on the lower surface side of the mounting member and changes electrical output by the movement of the sliding type product, and is installed on the lower surface side of the mounting member A switch that is pressed by a pressing portion provided at the bottom of the key top,
A slide with a pressure switch, characterized by having a pressure regulating mechanism that prevents the keytop from being pressed when the pressing portion of the keytop is located at a position other than the position where the switch is pressed by the movement of the knob. Electronic components. The pressing restricting mechanism is configured to include a pressing restricting member installed between the switch and the pressing portion of the key top,
2. The slide with a press switch according to claim 1, wherein the pressing restricting member is provided with a pressing portion insertion portion for inserting the pressing portion at a position where the pressing portion of the key top presses the switch. Dynamic electronic components. The pressing restriction mechanism further includes a switch pressing member that is installed between the pressing restriction member and the switch so as to be movable up and down.
On the upper surface of the switch pressing member, a contact portion that contacts the pressing portion of the key top is provided at a pressing portion insertion portion provided on the pressing restricting member, and a switch that presses the switch is provided on the lower surface of the switch pressing member. The sliding electronic component with a pressure switch according to claim 2, further comprising a pressing portion.

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