JP2010170929A - Slide switch - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a slide switch for a user to change smoothly a switch state. <P>SOLUTION: This slide switch 100 pushes down a protruded part 24b by abutting of an abutting part 13b, in response to a sliding operation along a direction toward a switch pattern 12a, to change a connection state of a switch pattern 12b, and pushes down a protruded part 24a by the abutting of an abutting part 13a, in response to a sliding operation along a direction toward the switch pattern 12b, to change a connection state of the switch pattern 12a. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a slide switch. In particular, the present invention relates to a slide switch that is waterproof.

Patent Document 1 discloses a waterproof slide switch. In Patent Document 1, a seal plate is extended on a contact pair provided on a substrate, and a conductor piece is provided on the seal plate at a position facing the contact pair. When the seal plate is elastically deformed by the movement of the slide knob, the contact pieces are brought into contact with the contact pairs to electrically connect the contact pairs.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-80608

  In the slide switch of Patent Document 1, the cam portion of the switch piece falls into the positioning recess, and the switch state is fixed. For this reason, the switch state cannot be smoothly changed when the user wants to adjust conditions relating to shooting or the like with the slide switch.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a slide switch in which a user can smoothly change a switch state. It is another object of the present invention to provide a slide switch that is compact and easy to assemble.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a slide switch according to the present invention includes a first switch and a second switch whose connection state changes when pressed, and a first protrusion that can contact the first switch. And a second protrusion that can contact the second switch, and a first switch that is opposite to the first switch side end that contacts the first switch, of both ends of the first protrusion. A first contact portion that can contact the slide-side end portion, and a second switch-side end portion opposite to the second switch-side end portion that contacts the second switch among both ends of the second protrusion. A second abutting portion capable of abutting on the slide side end portion, and a slide portion slidable along a direction connecting the first switch and the second switch. The second contact portion comes into contact with the slide operation in the direction toward the first switch. By pushing down the second protrusion and changing the connection state of the second switch, the first contact portion comes into contact with the slide operation in the direction toward the second switch. The first protrusion is pushed down to change the connection state of the first switch.

  The slide switch according to the present invention includes a first switch and a second switch whose connection state changes when pressed, a first protrusion capable of contacting the first switch, and a second switch It has a second protrusion that can contact the switch, and a contact portion that contacts the first protrusion and the second protrusion, respectively, and is slidable along the direction connecting the first switch and the second switch. And a slide part that pushes down the first protrusion or the second protrusion by being slid, and the first protrusion and the second protrusion are connected by a connecting body, and the first protrusion, the second protrusion, The protrusion and the connecting body are formed by integral molding.

  According to the preferable one aspect | mode of this invention, the substantially center part of the coupling body is supported by the housing | casing which is not movable with respect to the 1st switch and the 2nd switch.

  According to the slide switch of the present invention, it is possible to provide a slide switch in which the user can smoothly change the switch state. In addition, a slide switch that is easy to assemble can be provided with a compact configuration.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[1. Embodiment 1]
For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the present invention can be applied to a slide switch provided in a digital camera 99. A first embodiment of the present invention applied to a slide switch provided in the digital camera 99 will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[1-1. Constitution〕
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the digital camera 99 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention as viewed from above the slide switch 100. FIG. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the digital camera 99 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention as viewed from below the slide switch 100. FIG. The slide switch 100 of the digital camera 99 according to the first embodiment includes a knob member 1, an upper decoration 2, a spring member (3a, 3b) slide member 4, a seesaw member 6, a housing upper wall 7, a seal member 8, and a substrate. 9.

  The substrate 9 has a switch pattern 12a and a switch pattern 12b for switching the electrical connection state of the digital camera 99 to the electric circuit. The switch pattern 12a and the switch pattern 12b are arranged in close proximity to each other and switch the electrical connection state as a pair.

  The seal member 8 is formed of a waterproof material such as a rubber material. The sealing member 8 covers and seals the electric circuit on the substrate 9 and prevents the electric circuit from coming into contact with water. The seal member 8 includes a pressed portion 11a and a pressed portion 11b at positions corresponding to the switch pattern 12a and the switch pattern 12b, respectively. Conductor pieces are arranged on the board side of the pressed part 11a and the pressed part 11b. When the pressed part 11a and the pressed part 11b are pressed on the board, the switch pattern 12a and the switch pattern 12b are energized, and digital The electrical state of the electrical circuit of the camera 99 changes.

  FIG. 4 is a view of the slide member 4 as viewed from below. The slide member 4 has a contact portion 13a and a contact portion 13b. FIG. 5 shows the seesaw member 6 as viewed from above. The seesaw member 6 has a protrusion 24a and a protrusion 24b at both ends. One end of each of the projecting portion 24a and the projecting portion 24b has a contacted end portion 16a and a contacted end portion 16b that come into contact with the contact portion 13a and the node portion 13b of the slide member 4, respectively. Further, at the other end of the protruding portion 24a and the protruding portion 24b, there are a pressing portion 17a and a pressing portion 17b that are in contact with the pressed portion 11a and the pressed portion 11b of the seal member 8, respectively. The abutted portions 16a and 16b of the seesaw member 6 have an outwardly inclined shape. Details of operations of the slide member 4 and the seesaw member 6 will be described later.

  The seesaw portion 6 has an engaging portion 15a at the center. The engaging portion 15 a engages with the engaged portion 15 b of the housing upper wall 7 and places the center of the seesaw portion 6 on the housing upper wall 7. The housing upper wall 7 has an opening 21a and an opening 21b on both sides of the engaged portion 15b and at positions corresponding to the pressing portion 17a and the pressing portion 17b of the seesaw portion 6. The pressing portion 17a and the pressing portion 17b of the seesaw portion 6 pass through the opening 21a and the opening 21b and press the pressed portion 11a and the pressed portion 11b of the seal member 8.

  The knob member 1 is a member that receives a user's operation. The knob member 1 includes a groove portion 22 that is raised near the center of the upper surface. The groove 22 serves as a non-slip in the user's operation and improves usability. Further, the knob member 1 includes a protrusion 19a on the lower surface. The protrusion 19 a is inserted into the fitting hole 19 b of the slide member 4 through the opening 20 penetrating the upper decoration 2. Further, the retaining pin 5 a is inserted into the opening 5 b penetrating the slide member 4 and the fitting hole 5 c of the knob member 1. As a result, the knob member 1 and the slide member 4 are fixed and moved together by the user's operation.

  The slide member 4 has a recess 14a and a recess 14b. A spring member 3a and a spring member 3b are disposed in the recess 14a and the recess 14b, respectively. The back surface of the upper decoration 2 has a receiving wall 23a and a receiving wall 23b for receiving the elastic force of the spring members 3a and 3b. When the slide member 4 is slid in the direction of the receiving wall 23a by the operation of the user, the spring member 3a is received by the receiving wall 23a where it is slid together with the slide member 4, and is elastic. Store. When the user cancels the operation, the spring member 3a releases the stored elastic force and returns the slide member 4 to the initial position. The same applies when the slide member 4 slides in the direction of the receiving wall 23b.

[1-2. Operation)
Next, the operation of the slide switch 100 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a horizontal view when the switch connection state by the slide switch 100 is OFF. FIG. 7 is a horizontal view in the middle of the transition of the switch connection state by the slide switch 100 from OFF to ON or from ON to OFF. FIG. 8 is a horizontal view when the switch connection state by the slide switch 100 is ON.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the switch connection state is OFF, the center of the slide member 4 is located at the approximate center of the opening 20 of the upper decoration 2. The opening 20 is wider than the protrusion 19a of the knob 1 so that the slide member 4 can slide.

  The user slides the slide member 4 integrated with the knob member 1 with the finger or the like. In the following description, the direction of the switch pattern 12a with respect to the slide member 4 is referred to as the right direction, and the direction of the switch pattern 12b with respect to the slide member 4 is referred to as the left direction.

  When the slide switch 100 is slid to the left by the user's operation, the contact portion 13a of the slide member 4 contacts the slope of the contacted portion 16a of the seesaw member 6. Thereafter, the contact portion 13a moves along the slope of the contacted portion 16a while maintaining a contact state with the contacted portion 16a. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 7, the arm 18a of the seesaw member 6 is pushed down and elastically changes. When the contact portion 13a moves to the contacted portion 16a to some extent, the pressing portion 17a of the seesaw member 6 presses the pressed portion 11a of the seal member 8 as shown in FIG. Thereby, the conductor piece arranged on the substrate side of the pressed part 11a comes into contact with the switch pattern 12a, and the switch pattern 12a is energized.

  Further, when the switch pattern 12a is energized, the slide member 4 is received by the receiving wall 23b and the spring member 3b disposed in the recess 14b stores the elastic force. When the user cancels the operation in this state, the spring member 3a releases the stored elastic force and returns the slide member 4 to the state shown in FIG. Further, the protrusions 24 a and 24 b of the seesaw member 6 are integrally formed, and the engaging portion 15 a at the center is placed on the engaged portion 15 b of the housing upper wall 7. Therefore, as described above, the seesaw member 6 changes elastically with the engaging portion 15a as a fulcrum according to the contact state between the contact portion 13a and the contacted portion 16a. Therefore, when the switch pattern 12a is energized, the seesaw member 6 also stores the elastic force. When the user releases the operation, the elastic force stored in the seesaw portion 6 is also released, and the slide member 4 is moved to the position shown in FIG. Contributes to the action of returning to the state.

  On the other hand, although not shown, the same applies when the slide switch 100 is slid to the right by the user's operation. At this time, the contact portion 13b of the slide member 4 contacts the slope of the contacted portion 16b of the seesaw member 6. Thereafter, the contact portion 13b moves along the slope of the contacted portion 16b while maintaining a contact state with the contacted portion 16b. In response to this, the arm 18b of the seesaw member 6 is pushed down and elastically changes. When the contact portion 13b moves to the contacted portion 16b to some extent, the pressing portion 17b of the seesaw member 6 presses the pressed portion 11b of the seal member 8 as shown in FIG. Thereby, the conductor piece arranged on the substrate side of the pressed part 11b comes into contact with the switch pattern 12b, and the switch pattern 12b is energized.

  When the switch pattern 12b is energized, the slide member 4 is received by the receiving wall 23a and the spring member 3a disposed in the recess 14a stores the elastic force. When the user cancels the operation in this state, the spring member 3b releases the stored elastic force and returns the slide member 4 to the state shown in FIG. The change in elasticity of the seesaw member 6 is the same as that at the time of sliding in the left direction.

[1-3. Summary of Embodiment 1]
A slide switch 100 according to the first embodiment includes a knob member 1, an upper decoration 2, a spring member (3a, 3b) slide member 4, a seesaw member 6, a housing upper wall 7, a seal member 8, and a substrate 9. Is done. The slide member 4 includes contact portions 13a and 13b. The seesaw member 6 includes a contacted part 16a, a contacted part 16b, a pressing part 17a, and a pressing part 17b. The seal member 8 includes a pressed part 11a and a pressed part 11b. The substrate 9 includes a switch pattern 12a and a switch pattern 12b.

  When the slide switch 100 according to the first embodiment is slid in the direction toward the switch pattern 12a, the abutment portion 13b abuts to push down the protrusion 24b, thereby changing the connection state of the switch pattern 12b. On the other hand, as the slide operation is performed in the direction toward the switch pattern 12b, the abutment portion 13a abuts to push down the protrusion 24a, thereby changing the connection state of the switch pattern 12a. As a result, the slide switch 100 according to the first embodiment presses down the switch in the direction opposite to the slide direction. Therefore, when the slide switch is slid, the operating point of the operator pushes down the protrusion. Compared to the above, it is positioned forward in the sliding direction. For this reason, the pressing force on the switch is generated not by the pressing force but by the pulling force, so that the force by the user can be smoothly transmitted to the switch while reducing the catching.

  Further, in the slide switch 100 according to the first embodiment, the contacted portion 16a and the contacted portion 16b of the seesaw member 6 are formed in a slope shape. Thereby, the contact part 13a and the contact part 13b of the slide switch 100 concerning this Embodiment 1 can reduce the hooking to the projection part 24a and the projection part 24b by the sliding operation of the slide member 4. FIG. Therefore, the slide member 4 of the slide switch 100 according to the first embodiment can smoothly transmit the pressing force to the protrusion 24a and the protrusion 24b.

  Although the case where the contacted part 16a and the contacted part 16b are formed in a slope shape has been described above, the slide switch 100 according to the present invention is not limited to this. The contact portion 13a and the contact portion 13b of the slide member 4 may be formed in a slope shape. In that case, as shown in FIG. 9, the contact part 13a and the contact part 13b of the slide member 4 are formed in a slanted shape inward. Thereby, the protrusion 24a and the protrusion 24b of the slide switch 100 according to the first embodiment can reduce the catch on the contact portion 13a and the contact portion 13b due to the slide operation of the slide member 4. Therefore, the slide member 4 of the slide switch 100 according to the first embodiment can smoothly transmit the pressing force to the protrusion 24a and the protrusion 24b.

  Further, the slide switch 100 according to the first embodiment is formed by integral molding in which the protrusion 24a and the protrusion 24b are connected by a connecting body. Thereby, the slide switch 100 according to the first embodiment can easily place the protrusion 24a and the protrusion 24b on the switch pattern 12a and the switch pattern 12b in the manufacturing process of the slide switch. Therefore, manufacture of a slide switch can be facilitated.

  Further, in the slide switch 100 according to the first embodiment, the substantially central portion of the coupling body is supported by a casing that is not movable with respect to the switch pattern 12a and the switch pattern 12b. Thereby, in the slide switch 100 according to the first embodiment, the seesaw member 6 is stably arranged. Therefore, the user can stably and repeatedly operate the slide switch 100.

  In the slide switch 100 according to the first embodiment, the slide member 4 is self-returned to the initial position. Thereby, the slide switch 100 according to the first embodiment automatically releases the electrical connection between the switch pattern 12a and the switch pattern 12b when the operation by the user is released. For example, this is effective when the shooting conditions are adjusted by the slide switch 100. At this time, if the user cancels the operation at the timing adjusted to the desired shooting condition, the user can return the slide switch 100 to the initial position while maintaining the shooting condition.

Furthermore, in the slide switch 100 according to the first embodiment, the switch pattern 12a and the switch pattern 12b are covered with the seal member 8. As a result, the slide switch 100 according to the first embodiment allows the user to normally perform a shooting operation even in an environment where the digital camera 99 is in contact with water or can be in contact with water, such as in water or on a waterside. it can. Note that the slide switch 100 according to the first embodiment can press the switch pattern (12a, 12b) in the vertical direction. Therefore, even in the state covered with the seal member 8, the electrical connection state of the switch patterns (12a, 12b) can be switched.
[2. Embodiment 2)
A second embodiment of the present invention applied to a slide switch provided in the digital camera 99 will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[2-1. Constitution〕
As shown in FIG. 10, in the slide switch 100 according to the second embodiment, the abutted portions 16a and 16b of the seesaw member 6 have a slope shape facing inward. Since the other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

[2-2. Operation)
In the following description, the direction of the switch pattern 12a with respect to the slide member 4 is referred to as the right direction, and the direction of the switch pattern 12b with respect to the slide member 4 is referred to as the left direction.

  When the slide switch 100 is slid to the left by the user's operation, the contact portion 13b of the slide member 4 contacts the slope of the contacted portion 16b of the seesaw member 6. Thereafter, the abutting portion 13b pushes down the slope of the abutted portion 16b while maintaining the abutting state with the abutted portion 16b. When the contact portion 13b pushes down the contacted portion 16b to some extent, the pressing portion 17b of the seesaw member 6 presses the pressed portion 11b of the seal member 8. Thereby, the conductor piece arranged on the substrate side of the pressed part 11b comes into contact with the switch pattern 12b, and the switch pattern 12b is energized.

  On the other hand, the same applies when the slide switch 100 is slid to the right by the user's operation. At this time, the contact portion 13a of the slide member 4 contacts the slope of the contacted portion 16a of the seesaw member 6. Thereafter, the abutting portion 13a pushes down the slope of the abutted portion 16a while maintaining the abutting state with the abutted portion 16a. When the contact portion 13a pushes down the contacted portion 16a to some extent, the pressing portion 17a of the seesaw member 6 presses the pressed portion 11a of the seal member 8. Thereby, the conductor piece arranged on the substrate side of the pressed part 11a comes into contact with the switch pattern 12a, and the switch pattern 12a is energized.

[2-3. Summary of Embodiment 2]
As the slide switch 100 according to the second embodiment is slid in the direction toward the switch pattern 12a, the abutment portion 13a abuts to push down the protrusion 24a, thereby changing the connection state of the switch pattern 12a. On the other hand, as the slide operation is performed in the direction toward the switch pattern 12b, the abutment portion 13b abuts to push down the protrusion 24b, thereby changing the connection state of the switch pattern 12a. Thereby, the slide switch 100 according to the second embodiment can press the switch pattern (12a, 12b) in the vertical direction in the sliding operation of the user. Further, the slide switch 100 according to the second embodiment can reduce the width of the slide member 4 in the slide direction. That is, it can be configured compactly.

In the above description, the case where the contacted portion 16a and the contacted portion 16b of the seesaw member 6 are formed in a slope shape has been described, but the slide switch 100 according to the second embodiment is not limited to this. The contact portion 13a and the contact portion 13b of the slide member 4 may be formed in a slope shape. In that case, as shown in FIG. 11, the abutting portion 13a and the abutting portion 13b of the slide member 4 are formed in an inclined shape outwardly.
[3. Other Embodiments]
Although the case where the switch connection state is one of ON and OFF has been described above, the slide switch 100 according to the present invention is not limited to this. Depending on the contact state of the contact portion 13a and the contact portion 13b of the slide member 4 with the contacted portion 16a and the contacted portion 16b of the seesaw member 6, the switch connection state may change continuously.

In the above description, the case where the sealing member 8 seals the electric circuit such as the switch pattern 12a and the switch pattern 12b on the substrate 9 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the present invention can be applied to a slide switch in which the seal member 8 does not exist. In that case, the switch pattern 12a and the switch pattern 12b are configured to be able to switch the energization, for example, by arranging a conductor piece in the pressing portions 17a and 17b of the seesaw member 6.

  Although the case where the slide switch 100 is disposed on the upper surface of the digital camera 99 has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the slide switch 100 according to the present invention may be on the side surface or the bottom surface of the digital camera 99 and is not limited to the place where it is disposed.

  The slide switch 100 according to the present invention adjusts photographing conditions such as focus position adjustment, zoom magnification adjustment, shutter speed adjustment, aperture value adjustment, exposure correction value adjustment, and ISO sensitivity adjustment of the digital camera 99, for example. It can be applied as a switch.

The slide switch according to the present invention is not limited to application to a digital camera, and can be applied to any electronic device provided with a switch mechanism.

1 is a perspective view of a digital camera according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a digital camera according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a digital camera according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The figure of the slide member which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention The figure of the seesaw member concerning Embodiment 1 of the present invention State diagram when the slide switch is OFF according to the first embodiment of the present invention State transition diagram from slide switch OFF to ON according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention State diagram when slide switch is ON according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention FIG. 1 is an image diagram of a slide switch according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Image of slide switch according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention Image of slide switch according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Picking member 2 Top decoration 4 Slide member 6 Seesaw member 7 Case upper wall 8 Seal member 9 Substrate
11a, 11b Pressed part
12a, 12b switch pattern
13a, 13b Contact part
16a, 16b Contacted part
17a, 17b Press part 99 Digital camera 100 Slide switch

Claims (8)

A first switch and a second switch whose connection state is changed by being pressed;
A first protrusion capable of contacting the first switch;
A second protrusion capable of contacting the second switch;
A first abutting portion capable of abutting with a first slide side end which is an end opposite to the first switch side end abutting with the first switch among both ends of the first protrusion. And a second contact that can be brought into contact with a second slide side end that is opposite to a second switch side end that comes into contact with the second switch, at both ends of the second protrusion. And a slide part that is slidable along a direction connecting the first switch and the second switch,
The slide part is
In response to the sliding operation in the direction toward the first switch, the second abutment portion abuts to push down the second protrusion and change the connection state of the second switch. on the other hand,
As the slide operation is performed in a direction toward the second switch, the first contact portion comes into contact with the first switch to push down the first protrusion and change the connection state of the first switch. ,
Slide switch. A first switch and a second switch whose connection state is changed by being pressed;
A first protrusion capable of contacting the first switch;
A second protrusion capable of contacting the second switch;
A first abutting portion capable of abutting with a first slide side end portion which is an end portion opposite to the first switch side end portion abutting with the first switch among both ends of the first protrusion. And a second contact that can be brought into contact with a second slide side end that is opposite to a second switch side end that comes into contact with the second switch, at both ends of the second protrusion. A slide part that is slidable along a direction connecting the first switch and the second switch,
The slide part is
As the slide operation is performed in the direction toward the first switch, the first projecting portion is pressed down by the first abutting portion, and the connection state of the first switch is changed. on the other hand,
In response to the sliding operation in the direction toward the second switch, the second abutment portion abuts to push down the second protrusion and change the connection state of the second switch. ,
Slide switch. The first slide side end and the second slide side end are formed in a slope shape,
The slide switch according to claim 1 or 2. The first contact portion and the second contact portion are formed in a slope shape,
The slide switch according to claim 1 or 2. A first switch and a second switch whose connection state is changed by being pressed;
A first protrusion capable of contacting the first switch;
A second protrusion capable of contacting the second switch;
The first protrusion and the second protrusion have contact portions that respectively contact the first protrusion and the second protrusion, and are slidable along a direction connecting the first switch and the second switch. A slide portion that pushes down the first protrusion or the second protrusion,
The first protrusion and the second protrusion are connected by a connecting body,
The first protrusion, the second protrusion, and the coupling body are formed by integral molding.
Slide switch. With respect to the first switch and the second switch, a substantially central portion of the coupling body is supported by a housing that is not movable.
The slide switch according to claim 5. The slide part self-returns to the initial position,
The slide switch according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The first switch and the second switch are covered with a waterproof material;
The slide switch according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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