JP2008189034A - Switching device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a switching device capable of reducing the manufacturing cost by reducing assembling work and the number of part items, and reducing the size. <P>SOLUTION: The switching device is equipped with an engine starting switch 4 for starting the engine of a riding means of a compact type marine or the like, an engine stopping switch 5 for forcibly stopping the engine when a driver drops out from the riding means, and a neural switch 6 for detecting the neutral position of an operating lever 2 capable of oscillatingly operating to arbitrarily perform the control of a driving force of the engine. The switching device disposed in an operating device 1 having the operating lever 2 is characterized in that the engine starting switch 4, the engine stopping switch 5 and the neutral switch 6 are integrated to constitute a unit 3 and disposed in the operating device 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a switch device that is disposed on boarding means such as a small boat and includes an engine start switch, an engine stop switch, and a neutral switch.

  A small vessel or the like is provided with an operation device having an operation lever. By swinging the operation lever, the driving force of the engine is arbitrarily controlled, and the speed or forward and backward of the small vessel or the like is controlled. Was configured to perform the operation. Such an operating device usually includes an engine start switch for starting the engine, an engine stop switch for forcibly stopping the engine when the driver drops off from a small vessel or the like, and a neutral of the operation lever. A switch device comprising a neutral switch for detecting the position has been provided.

  Conventionally, the engine start switch, engine stop switch and neutral switch that constitute this switch device are configured separately and independently, and each switch is turned on by a small vessel (an ECU for controlling the engine, an operation panel, etc. Wiring for transmitting as an electrical signal to each other was extended from each. In addition, since this prior art does not relate to the literature known invention, there is no prior art document information to be described.

  However, in the above conventional switch device, the engine start switch, the engine stop switch, and the neutral switch are separately configured, so that the manufacturing cost is reduced due to the deterioration of workability in assembling the operation device and the increase in the number of parts. However, there is a problem in that the size of the switch is increased because wiring is separately extended from each switch.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a switch device that can reduce the assembly cost and the number of parts to reduce the manufacturing cost and can be downsized. .

  The invention according to claim 1 is an engine start switch for starting an engine of a boarding means such as a small boat, an engine stop switch for forcibly stopping the engine when a driver falls off the boarding means, and the engine And a neutral switch for detecting a neutral position of an operation lever that can be swung so as to arbitrarily control the driving force of the engine. In the switch device provided in the operation device having the operation lever, the engine start The switch for engine, the switch for stopping the engine, and the neutral switch are integrated to form a unit, which is arranged in the operating device.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the switch device according to the first aspect, the unit has a common substrate on which a fixed contact of each switch and a predetermined electric circuit are formed, the engine start switch, the engine stop The movable contacts of the switch for use and the neutral switch slide on the substrate to turn on / off each switch.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the switch device according to the second aspect, a terminal is formed so as to protrude from the substrate, and a direct coupler for transmitting an electrical signal of each switch to the boarding means side is provided.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the switch device according to any one of the first to third aspects, the engine start switch is capable of starting the engine by a pressing operation, and performs the pressing operation. Rotating from the restricting position to the operating position while being rotatable between the permissible operating position and the restricting position for restricting the pressing operation is provided, and the lock means capable of releasing the lock is provided. It is characterized by that.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the switch device according to the fourth aspect, the lock means is a magnet lock that can be unlocked by using a magnetic force of a magnet.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the engine start switch, the engine stop switch, and the neutral switch are integrated to form a unit and disposed in the operation device. In comparison, the assembling workability and the number of parts can be reduced, the manufacturing cost can be reduced, and the size can be reduced.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the unit has a common substrate on which a fixed contact of each switch and a predetermined electric circuit are formed, and the movable contact of the engine start switch, the engine stop switch, and the neutral switch is provided. Since the switches are slid on and off on the board, the boards can be integrated, and the number of components can be reduced to further reduce the manufacturing cost.

  According to the invention of claim 3, since the terminal is formed so as to protrude from the board and the direct coupler for transmitting the electrical signal of each switch to the boarding means side, the wiring in the switch device can be eliminated, and the operating device Assembling workability can be further improved.

  According to the invention of claim 4, since the rotation from the restriction position to the operation position of the engine start switch is locked and the lock means capable of releasing the lock is provided, an unauthorized engine start by a third party is provided. Or an inadvertent engine start can be prevented.

  According to the invention of claim 5, since the lock means is a magnetic lock that can be unlocked using the magnetic force of the magnet, it is possible to achieve crime prevention with a simple configuration and also in a sealed state. Since the lock can be released from the outside by the action of the magnetic force of the magnet, waterproofness can be maintained.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
The switch device according to the present embodiment is applied to a small vessel such as a motor boat. As shown in FIG. 1, the engine start switch 4 for starting the engine of the small vessel and the driver dropped out of the small vessel. An engine stop switch 5 for forcibly stopping the engine, and a neutral switch 6 for detecting a neutral position of the operation lever 2 that can be swung to arbitrarily control the driving force of the engine. It is arrange | positioned in the operating device 1 which comprised these.

  The engine start switch 4, the engine stop switch 5, and the neutral switch 6 are integrated to form a unit 3 and can be assembled in the operation device 1. In the state in which the unit 3 is assembled in the operating device 1, the operation button 11 of the engine start switch 4 and the actuator 16 of the engine stop switch 5 face the outside, and the operator 20 of the neutral switch 6 operates. The lever 2 is in a state of facing the base end portion 2a.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the unit 3 is configured such that the upper cover body 7, the side cover body 8, and the lower cover body 9 are fitted and locked to the main body 10 to form a casing. Specifically, the locking claws 10a, 10b, and 10c in the main body 10 are locked in the locking holes 7a, 8a, and 9a of the upper cover body 7, the side cover body 8, and the lower cover body 9, respectively. A casing is formed, and fastening means such as screws are not required for assembly.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an operation button 11 of the engine start switch 4 and an actuator 16 of the engine stop switch 5 are formed on the upper cover body 7 so as to protrude, and the lower cover body 9 has a neutral position. An operator 20 of the switch 6 is formed to protrude. As shown in FIG. 5, the side cover body 8 is attached to the main body 10 via a connector portion 27 described later and a boot 28 serving as a seal member, so that a direct coupler described later is formed.

  The engine start switch 4 can start the engine by pressing the operation button 11, and the operation position of the operation button 11 that allows the pressing operation ("OPEN" position in FIG. 2) and the pressing operation As a lock means that can be rotated between the restriction position ("LOCK" position in the figure) and the operation position from the restriction position is locked while the rotation is locked. The magnetic lock MK is provided.

  More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the operation button 11 of the engine start switch 4 is urged in the protruding direction by the spring S <b> 2 and its back surface (surface opposite to the pressing operation surface). ) Side extending part 11c is provided, and at the restricting position, the extending part 11c interferes with the fixing member 12 to restrict the pressing operation. The fixing member 12 is a member that is locked and fixed to the upper cover body 7, and a part of the fixing member 12 is allowed to move when the operation button 11 is pressed. A recess 12a is formed.

  In addition, as shown in the figure, the operation button 11 has a plurality of concave grooves 11b formed substantially concentrically on the back surface (the surface opposite to the pressing operation surface). Magnets Ma urged by the spring S1 from the fixing member 12 side are respectively fitted. By the insertion of the magnet Ma, the operation button 11 is locked and the rotation from the restriction position to the operation position is locked.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a plurality of magnets Mb corresponding to the magnet Ma are formed in the magnet lock MK. As shown in FIG. 12, when the magnet lock MK is attached so as to cover the operation button 11, the surfaces of the magnets Mb facing the magnet Ma are set to have the same polarity. The spring S1 is separated from the concave groove 11b against the urging force of the spring S1, and the lock of the rotating operation is released. The arrangement of the magnets Ma and Mb is unique to a small vessel, and is configured not to be unlocked by other magnet locks MK for small vessels.

  Thereby, the operation button 11 is allowed to rotate from the restriction position to the operation position. In this state, as shown in FIG. 12, the extending portion 11c extending below the operation button 11 is fixed. It is set to interfere with the member 12, and the restriction of the pressing operation is maintained. However, projections a and b (see FIGS. 8 and 9) are formed at the portion of the magnetic lock MK that is to be combined with the operation button 11, and can be fitted into a recess (not shown) of the operation button 11. Therefore, if the magnet lock MK is rotated, the operation button 11 is also rotated.

  Thus, when the operation button 11 is rotated from the restriction position to the operation position in accordance with the rotation operation of the magnet lock MK, as shown in FIG. 13, the extending portion 11c becomes the position of the recess 12a. As shown, when the magnetic lock MK is removed, the operation button 11 can be pressed (unlocked). An operation bar 11a extending in the pressing operation direction is formed on the operation button 11, and the operation bar 11a is the same as the operation button 11 moves against the urging force of the spring S2 by the pressing operation. Configured to move in the direction.

  By the way, as shown in FIG. 4, an operated bar 13 is disposed on an extension line coaxial with the operating bar 11 a in the main body 10, and a roller 14 having a movable contact 15 formed on the operated bar 13. It is attached. The roller 14 is biased toward the operation bar 11a by a spring S3, and the movable contact 15 can slide on a substrate (sliding substrate 24) (see FIG. 3) described later. Therefore, when the operation button 11 is pressed, the roller 14 moves against the urging force of the spring S3 via the operation bar 11a and the operated bar 13, and the movable contact 15 moves on the substrate (sliding substrate 24). It can be slid.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the engine stop switch 5 is in a state in which the operating element 16 protrudes by fitting the plate P, and the operating element 16 is immersed by a spring S <b> 4. It is biased in the direction. Further, a roller 18 having a movable contact 19 is attached to an extending portion 17 extending from the actuator 16, and the movable contact 19 is a sliding substrate 24 (similar to the engine start switch 4). It can slide on the top. Therefore, when the plate P is removed from the actuator 16 and moved to the immersive side, the roller 18 moves through the extended portion 17, and the movable contact 19 can slide on the sliding substrate 24 accordingly. Has been.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the plate P has a groove shape Pa that can be fitted to the actuator 16, and is attached to a wire 30 having a clip 30a formed at the tip. As a result, if the plate P is fitted to the actuator 16 while the clip 30a is attached to the driver, the clip 30a is pulled together with the wire 30 when the driver accidentally drops off the small vessel, and the operator 16 Since it comes off, the engine of a small ship can be forcibly stopped.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the neutral switch 6 is configured such that the operating element 20 protrudes from the lower cover body 9, and the operating element 20 is urged in a protruding direction by a spring S 5. ing. A roller 22 having a movable contact 23 is attached to an extended portion 21 extending from the actuator 20, and the movable contact 23 is connected to a sliding substrate 24 (the engine start switch 4 and the engine stop). It can be slid on the same as the switch 5 for use.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, an operation cam 2 b is formed at the base end portion 2 a of the operation lever 2, and the operation cam 2 b presses the actuator 20 when the operation lever 2 is in the neutral position. It is set as follows. Therefore, when the operation lever 2 swings to the neutral position, the operating element 20 is pressed and immersed by the operation cam 2b, so that the roller 22 moves and the movable contact 23 slides on the sliding substrate 24 accordingly. It is configured to be able to.

  Here, the unit 3 in the present embodiment has a common substrate on which fixed contacts 29 of each switch (engine start switch 4, engine stop switch 5 and neutral switch 6) and a predetermined electric circuit (not shown) are formed. (24, 25), and the movable contacts (15, 19, 23) of the engine start switch 4, the engine stop switch 5 and the neutral switch 6 slide linearly on the sliding substrate 24, and each switch. Is configured to be turned on and off.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the common substrate includes a printed circuit board 25 having a predetermined electric circuit printed on the front surface or the back surface, and a fixed contact 29 to form a movable contact (15, 19, 23). Is formed by combining the front surface of the printed circuit board 25 and the back surface of the sliding circuit board 24. The surface of the sliding substrate 24 forms a sliding surface 24b of the movable contact (15, 19, 23), and wear powder generated during sliding can be accommodated on the periphery of the fixed contact 29 on the sliding surface 24b. A concave shape 24a is formed. The fixed contact 29 is made of, for example, a rivet, and its base end is fixed by caulking to the printed circuit board 25 side.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the terminal 26 is formed so as to protrude from the printed circuit board 25, and the terminal 26 is configured to face the outside of the housing via the connector portion 27 (see FIG. 5). The terminal 26 and the connector portion 27 constitute a direct coupler for transmitting an electrical signal (ON signal) of each switch (engine start switch 4, engine stop switch 5 and neutral switch 6) to the small vessel side. is there.

  Accordingly, the movable contact (15, 19, 23) slides on the sliding surface 24b of the sliding substrate 24 by the operation of each switch (engine start switch 4, engine stop switch 5 and neutral switch 6). Thus, the switch contacts or is separated from the fixed contact 29, and a predetermined electric circuit is formed so that each switch is turned on and off. Thus, if the operation button 11 of the engine start switch 4 is pressed, the engine is started, and if the plate P is removed and the actuator 16 of the engine stop switch 5 is operated, the engine is forcibly stopped, or a neutral switch. While the six actuators 20 are being pressed, a neutral lamp (not shown) can be turned on.

  According to the switch device of the present embodiment, the engine start switch 4, the engine stop switch 5 and the neutral switch 6 are integrated to form the unit 3, which is disposed in the operation device 1. Compared to a case where the components are independently formed, the assembly workability and the number of parts can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced, and the size can be reduced.

  The unit 3 includes a common board (printed board 25 and sliding board 24) on which a fixed contact 29 of each switch (engine start switch 4, engine stop switch 5 and neutral switch 6) and a predetermined electric circuit are formed. ) And the movable contacts (15, 19, 23) of the engine start switch 4, the engine stop switch 5 and the neutral switch 6 slide on the board (sliding board 24) to turn on / off each switch. Since the turn-off is performed, the boards can be integrated, and the number of parts can be reduced to further reduce the manufacturing cost.

  Further, since the terminal 26 is formed so as to protrude from the board (printed board 25) and is used as a direct coupler for transmitting the electrical signal of each switch to the small ship side, the wiring in the switch device can be abolished. Assembling workability can be further improved. Furthermore, since the rotation of the engine start switch 4 from the restricted position to the operating position is locked and the magnet lock MK (locking means) capable of releasing the lock is provided, an unauthorized engine start by a third party is provided. Or an inadvertent engine start can be prevented. In addition, since the rotation lock can be released by the magnet lock MK, it is possible to prevent crime with a simple configuration, and even in a sealed state, the lock can be released from the outside by the action of the magnetic force of the magnet. Therefore, waterproofness can be maintained.

  Although the present embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the engine start switch 4 may be in another form (using a conventional ignition key or unlocking the operation button in another form. It is also possible to use In addition, for example, a transponder that can transmit a unique ID code is provided in the magnetic lock MK, and an antenna that can receive the ID code is provided on the upper cover body 7 to provide an immobilizer function (the received ID code is properly registered). It may be configured to add an engine that allows the engine to be started only when the engine is the engine. In addition, in this embodiment, although applied to small ships, such as a motor boat, you may apply to other boarding means (for example, PWC (Personal Water Craft), a snow vehicle, etc.).

  As long as the switch device is configured by integrating the engine start switch, engine stop switch, and neutral switch to form a unit and disposed in the operation device, the switch has a different external shape or has other functions added. Can also be applied.

The schematic diagram which shows the state which has arrange | positioned the switch apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention in the operating device. Top view and front view showing the switch device Sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. Sectional view along line IV-IV in FIG. Sectional drawing which shows the state which decomposed | disassembled the switch apparatus The schematic diagram which shows the back surface and front surface of a common board | substrate in the same switch apparatus VII-VII line sectional view in FIG. The side view of the magnetic lock in the switch device IX-IX sectional view in FIG. Schematic diagram showing the vicinity of the operation button of the engine start switch in the switch device (a state where the pressing operation and rotation of the operation button are restricted) XI-XI sectional view taken on the line in FIG. Schematic diagram showing the vicinity of the operation button of the engine start switch in the same switch device (with a magnetic lock attached) Schematic diagram showing the vicinity of the operation button of the engine start switch in the same switch device (when the operation button is rotated together with the magnet lock) Schematic diagram showing the vicinity of the operation button of the engine start switch in the same switch device (a state where pressing operation of the operation button is permitted) Schematic showing the plate and the wires connected to it in the switch device

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Operation apparatus 2 Operation lever 3 Unit 4 Engine start switch 5 Engine stop switch 6 Neutral switch 7 Upper cover body 8 Side cover body 9 Lower cover body 10 Main body 11 Operation button 12 Fixed member 13 Operated bar 14 Roller 15 Movable contact DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 16 Actuator 17 Extension part 18 Roller 19 Movable contact 20 Actuator 21 Extension part 22 Roller 23 Movable contact 24 Sliding substrate (common substrate)
25 Printed circuit board (common board)
26 terminal 27 connector 28 boot 29 fixed contact 30 wire MK magnet lock (locking means)

Claims (5)

An engine start switch for starting an engine of a boarding means such as a small ship;
An engine stop switch for forcibly stopping the engine when the driver falls off the boarding means;
A neutral switch for detecting a neutral position of an operation lever that can be swung to arbitrarily control the driving force of the engine;
In the switch device disposed in the operation device having the operation lever,
A switch device characterized in that the engine start switch, engine stop switch and neutral switch are integrated to form a unit and disposed in the operating device.   The unit has a common substrate on which a fixed contact of each switch and a predetermined electric circuit are formed, and movable contacts of the engine start switch, the engine stop switch and the neutral switch slide on the substrate. The switch device according to claim 1, wherein each switch is turned on and off.   3. The switch device according to claim 2, wherein a terminal is formed so as to protrude from the board, and a direct coupler for transmitting an electric signal of each switch to the boarding means side.   The engine start switch can start the engine by a pressing operation, and can be rotated between an operation position that allows the pressing operation and a restriction position that restricts the pressing operation. The switch device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a lock unit that locks rotation to the operation position and that can release the lock.   5. The switch device according to claim 4, wherein the lock means is a magnet lock that can be unlocked by using a magnetic force of a magnet.

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