JP2020095826A - Push button switch - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a push button switch which allows an operation part to be easily detached from a housing.SOLUTION: A push button switch comprises: a box-shaped housing; an operation part connected to the housing; a pair of connection members which lock an end, of the operation part, located inside the housing, thereby connecting the housing and the operation part to each other; a biasing part which biases at least one of the pair of connection members in a direction for the pair of connection members to approach each other; and a pair of disconnection members which have contact faces for coming into contact with each other when the operation part is locked by the pair of connection members, and which can disconnect the connection between the housing and the operation part via the pair of connection members by inserting a jig between the contact faces. A second surface is provided with a disconnection hole into which the jig can be inserted. The disconnection hole is arranged so that each of the disconnection members is partially exposed to the outside of the housing.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

Description

The present disclosure relates to pushbutton switches.

Patent Document 1 discloses a push-button switch including a box-shaped box made of an insulating material having an open upper surface, and a button arranged in an open upper surface of the box and held by the box so as to be vertically movable. There is. In the push button switch, the button has a pair of locking pieces projecting in mutually opposite directions at ends located inside the box, and the box is provided on a side wall of the box to lock the pair of locking pieces. Has possible windows.

JP, 2004-247188, A

In the push button switch, the pair of locking pieces of the button are locked to the window of the box to prevent the button from coming off, so that the button held in the box cannot be easily removed from the box. There is.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a push button switch that can easily remove the operation unit from the housing.

One example of the push button switch of the present disclosure is
A box-shaped housing having a first surface provided with an operation hole, and a second surface arranged side by side with the first surface along a first direction intersecting the first surface,
An operation unit that extends from the outside of the housing to the inside of the housing through the operation hole along the first direction and is connected to the housing, and that is movable along the first direction.
An end portion of the operating portion, which is provided inside the housing so as to be movable in a second direction intersecting the first direction and is arranged inside the housing, in the first direction, is locked from the second direction. Then, a pair of connection members for connecting the housing and the operation portion,
A biasing portion provided inside the housing for biasing at least one of the pair of connecting members in the second direction and in a direction in which the pair of connecting members approach each other;
Provided inside the housing, extending from each of the pair of connecting members toward the second surface, and approaching each other in the second direction by the pair of biasing portions via the pair of connecting members. And a jig between the contact surfaces, the contact surfaces contact each other in the second direction when the operation portion is locked by the pair of connecting members. And moving each of the pair of connecting members against the biasing force of the biasing portion in the second direction and in a direction away from each other. A pair of release members capable of releasing the connection with the operation unit,
The second surface is provided with a release hole into which the jig can be inserted,
The release hole has an end portion of each of the pair of release members, which is closer to the second surface in the extending direction, exposed to the outside of the housing, so that the jig can be inserted between the contact surfaces. It is arranged.

According to the push button switch, a pair of connecting members for connecting the housing and the operating portion by locking the end portion of the operating portion arranged in the housing in the first direction from the second direction, Urging portion for urging one of the connecting members in the second direction in the direction in which the pair of connecting members approach each other, and a pair of connecting members extending from each of the pair of connecting members toward the second surface. A contact surface that is urged by the urging portion in the second direction and toward each other via the urging portion and that is in contact with each other in the second direction when the pair of connecting members locks the operating portion. And a jig is inserted between the contact surfaces to move each of the pair of connecting members in the second direction and away from each other against the urging force of the urging portion. It is provided with a pair of release members capable of releasing the connection between the housing and the operation unit by the connection member. With this configuration, the connection between the housing and the operating section can be released simply by inserting a jig such as a flat-blade screwdriver between the contact surfaces of the pair of release members, so that the operating section can be easily removed from the housing. It is possible to realize a push button switch that can be detached.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a push button switch according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Sectional drawing which followed the II-II line of FIG. The top view which shows the 2nd surface of the push button switch of FIG. Sectional drawing which followed the IV-IV line of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a pair of connecting members and a pair of releasing members of the push button switch of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing one connection member of the pair of connection members and one release member of the pair of release members of the push button switch of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the other connecting member of the pair of connecting members and the other releasing member of the pair of releasing members of the push button switch of FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a pair of connecting members and a pair of releasing members of the push button switch of FIG. 1. FIG. 6 is a first diagram for explaining an operation of removing the operation unit of the push button switch of FIG. 1 from the housing. FIG. 6 is a second diagram for explaining the operation of removing the operating portion of the push button switch of FIG. 1 from the housing.

Hereinafter, an example of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, terms indicating a specific direction or position (for example, terms including “upper”, “lower”, “right”, and “left”) are used as necessary, but use of those terms Is for facilitating the understanding of the present disclosure with reference to the drawings, and the technical scope of the present disclosure is not limited by the meanings of the terms. In addition, the following description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the present disclosure, the application thereof, or the application thereof. Furthermore, the drawings are schematic, and the ratios of the respective dimensions and the like do not always match the actual ones.

As shown in FIG. 1, a push button switch 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a box-shaped housing 10 and an operation unit 20 connected to the housing 10.

As shown in FIG. 2, the housing 10 is arranged side by side with the first surface 101 provided with the operation hole 11 and the first surface 101 along a first direction Z intersecting (for example, orthogonal to) the first surface 101. The second surface 102 is disposed. The operation unit 20 extends from the outside of the housing 10 through the operation hole 11 to the inside of the housing 10 along the first direction Z and is connected to the housing 10.

In the following description, the direction orthogonal to the first direction Z and parallel to the longitudinal direction of the first surface 101 is referred to as the second direction Y, and the direction orthogonal to the first direction Z and the direction of the first surface 101. A direction parallel to the lateral direction is defined as a third direction X.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, inside the housing 10, a pair of connecting members 31 and 32 for connecting the housing 10 and the operating portion 20 and a biasing force for biasing the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 are provided. A portion 40, a pair of releasing members 51 and 52 for releasing the connection between the housing 10 and the operating portion 20, and a contact mechanism portion (not shown) are provided. The contact mechanism section is configured to be turned on and off by the movement of the movable section 22 of the operation section 20 described later along the first direction Z.

As shown in FIG. 1, the housing 10 has, for example, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped. That is, the first surface 101 and the second surface 102 have a substantially rectangular shape. The operation hole 11 is provided in a substantially central portion of the first surface 101.

As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of pairs of first through holes 12 and second through holes 13 respectively connected to the inside of the housing 10 are provided on the second surface 102, and in the vicinity of the central portion of the second surface 102. The release hole 14 is provided. Each first through hole 12 is configured such that a conductor portion of an electric wire (not shown) can be inserted and removed, and each second through hole 13 is adjacent to the first through hole 12 and, as an example, a long jig 100 such as a minus driver. (See FIGS. 9 and 10) is configured to be insertable and withdrawable. By inserting the conductor portion of the electric wire from each first through hole 12, the conductor portion of the electric wire can be connected to each of the plurality of terminal electrode portions 61 (shown in FIG. 4) provided inside the housing 10. .. Further, by inserting the jig 100 into the housing 10 through the second through hole 13, the connection between each terminal electrode portion 61 and the conductor portion of the electric wire can be released.

Further, the release hole 14 is configured so that a long jig, such as a flat-blade screwdriver, can be inserted, like the second through hole 13, as an example. As shown in FIG. 4, a part of the pair of release members 51, 52 through the release hole 14 (that is, the end of each release member 51, 52 near the second surface 102 in the extending direction). Is exposed to the outside of the housing 10, and a jig (for example, a long jig 100) can be inserted between contact surfaces 53 and 54 of release members 51 and 52 described later.

Further, around the operation hole 11 on the first surface 101 of the housing 10, there is provided a guide wall portion 15 provided along the first direction Z and guiding the operation portion 20 in the first direction Z. In this embodiment, the guide wall portion 15 is provided, for example, over the entire circumference around the operation hole 11.

As shown in FIG. 1, the operation unit 20 includes a substantially T-shaped shaft portion 21 and a movable portion 22 arranged inside the shaft portion 21 so as to be movable in the first direction Z. One end of the shaft portion 21 in the extending direction (that is, the first direction Z) has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and is located outside the housing 10. A part of the movable portion 22 is exposed to the outside of the housing 10 from one end portion in the extending direction of the shaft portion. As an example, inside the operation unit 20, an LED (not shown) that is turned on/off in conjunction with turning on/off of the contact mechanism unit is arranged, and the LED exposes a portion exposed from the shaft portion 21 of the movable unit 22. To do.

As shown in FIG. 2, a pair of curved plate-shaped legs 211 and 212 arranged inside the housing 10 are provided at the other end of the shaft portion 21 in the extending direction. Each of the legs 211 and 212 extends in the first direction Z from the other end of the shaft portion 21 in the extending direction and faces the second direction Y. Further, a through hole 23 as an example of a lock receiving portion is provided at a tip end portion of each of the leg portions 211 and 212 (that is, an end portion in the first direction Z and farther from the shaft portion 21). The through hole 23 penetrates the leg portions 211 and 212 in the second direction Y.

The operation portion 20 is moved in the first direction Z by the biasing member 201 (for example, a coil spring) arranged inside the housing 10 and in the direction in which the movable portion 22 separates from the first surface 101 (that is, in FIG. 2). Upwards).

In addition, one leg 211 of the pair of legs 211 and 212 is provided with a protrusion 213 that protrudes from the outer surface of the leg 211 in the second direction Y. The projecting portion 213 is configured to be accommodated in a groove portion 316 provided in one of the pair of connecting members 31 and 32, which will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 2, the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 locks the end portion of the operating portion 20 arranged inside the housing 10 in the first direction Z from the second direction Y so that the connecting portion 31 and 32 are connected to the housing 10. The operation unit 20 is configured to be connectable.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the connection members 31 and 32 are provided at the plate-shaped first members 311 and 321 extending in the second direction Y and at one end of the first members 311 and 321 in the extending direction. The second members 312 and 322 each having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape are arranged inside the housing 10 so as to be movable in a second direction Y intersecting the first direction Z. The first members 311 and 321 are arranged in series along the second direction Y, and the other ends in the extending direction of the first members 311 and 321 are arranged to face each other and come into contact with each other. That is, the second members 312 and 322 are arranged at intervals in the second direction Y. Further, release members 51 and 52 are provided at the other ends of the respective first members 311 and 321 in the extending direction so as to be in contact with each other.

The second member 312, 322 of each connection member 31, 32 is provided with a housing recess 313 (only one is shown in FIG. 5) and a protrusion 314, 324, respectively. Each accommodation recess 313 is opened in mutually opposite directions in the second direction Y and accommodates a pair of urging members 41 and 42 of the urging portion 40 described later. In addition, each of the protrusions 314 and 324 extends in the second direction Y and in a direction in which they approach each other, and engages the operating portion 20 with respect to the housing 10 in the first direction Z via the through hole 23 of the operating portion 20. Stop.

Each of the protrusions 314 and 324 faces the first surface 101 and inclines away from the first surface 101 in the first direction Z as the operation portion 20 is approached along the second direction Y. Has 325.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, one connecting member 31 of the pair of connecting members 31, 32 is arranged in the first direction Z from the protruding portion 314 toward the first surface 101 (that is, in the upward direction of FIG. 6 ). A groove portion 316 extending along the groove is provided. The groove portion 316 is configured to be capable of accommodating the protruding portion 213 of the operating portion 20, and for example, can determine the position when the operating portion 20 is connected to the housing 10 and the direction around the first direction Z.

The first members 311 and 321 of the connecting members 31 and 32 are arranged in the second direction Y depending on the position of the operation hole 11 on the first surface 101, the position of the release hole 14 on the second surface 102, and the like. The length is determined. In this embodiment, the first member 311 of the one connecting member 31 is configured to be longer than the first member 321 of the other connecting member 32 in the second direction Y. The second members 312 and 322 of the connecting members 31 and 32 have substantially the same shape and size except for the presence or absence of the groove 316.

As shown in FIG. 2, the urging portion 40 is composed of a pair of urging members 41 and 42. In this embodiment, as an example, the biasing members 41 and 42 are coil springs. The biasing members 41 and 42 are arranged so as to sandwich the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 between the connecting members 31 and 32 and the wall portions 103 and 104 of the housing 10 in the second direction Y. Each of the connecting members 31 and 32 is biased in the second direction Y and in the direction in which the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 approach each other.

As shown in FIG. 5, each of the releasing members 51 and 52 extends from each of the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 toward the second surface 102 (that is, downward in the first direction Z in FIG. 5). The pair of connecting members 31 and 32 are urged by the urging portion 40 in the second direction Y and toward each other. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, each of the releasing members 51 and 52 has a contact surface 53 that comes into contact with each other in the second direction Y when the operating portion 20 is locked by the pair of connecting members 31 and 32. , 54 respectively.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the release members 51 and 52 are substantially L-shaped when viewed from the first direction Z, and the plate-shaped first plate members 511 and 521 and the plate-shaped first plate members 521 and 521. It has two plate members 512 and 522.

Each of the first plate members 511 and 521 has a pair of plate surfaces arranged along the third direction X, and one of the pair of plate surfaces constitutes the contact surface 53. The first members 311 and 321 of the connection members 31 and 32 are connected to one end portions of the first plate members 511 and 521 in the third direction X, and the first members 311 and 321 of the connection members 31 and 32 are connected in the third direction X of the first plate members 511 and 521. The second plate members 512 and 522 are connected to the other end. Each of the second plate members 512 and 522 has a pair of plate surfaces arranged along the second direction Y. That is, when the contact surfaces 53, 54 of the release members 51, 52 contact each other, the release members 51, 52 have the plate surfaces of the second plate members 512, 522 of one of the release members 51, 52. By contacting the other end of the other first plate member 511, 521 of each release member 51, 52 in the third direction X, as shown in FIG. It is located in. This restricts the movement of the first plate members 511, 521 in the third direction X and the direction in which the second plate members 512, 522 approach each other, while increasing the strength of the release members 51, 52. There is.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, one releasing member 51 of the pair of releasing members 51, 52 has a contact surface 53 on the contact surface 53 in the second direction Y and the other releasing member 52 of the pair of releasing members 51, 52. Of the pair of release members 51, 52 having the first protrusion 531 extending toward the contact surface 54 of the second release member 51 in the second direction Y. The second protrusion 541 extends toward the contact surface 53 of the one release member 51 of 52. Further, when the other release member 52 of the pair of release members 51, 52 comes into contact with the contact surface 54 of the release member 51 of the pair of release members 51, 52, the first protrusion 531 can be housed. The second protrusion has the first recess 542, and when one release member 51 of the pair of release members 51, 52 comes into contact with the contact surface 53 of the other release member 52 of the pair of release members 51, 52. It has a second recess 532 capable of accommodating the portion 541.

Each of the protrusions 531 and 541 and each of the recesses 532 and 542 is substantially formed when viewed from a direction orthogonal to the plate surface of the second plate members 512 and 522 of the release members 51 and 52 (that is, the second direction Y). It has a rectangular shape. Further, the protrusions 531 and 541 and the recesses 532 and 542 of the release members 51 and 52 are in the first direction Z of the contact surfaces 53 and 54 and from the first members 311 and 321 of the connection members 31 and 32. It is provided at the end portion in the far direction, and is arranged side by side adjacent to the first direction Z.

That is, when the contact surfaces 53 and 54 of the release members 51 and 52 are in contact with each other, as shown in FIG. 4, the first protrusion 531 of the one release member 51 is in the first recess 542 of the other release member 52. The second protrusion 541 of the other releasing member 52 is accommodated in the second recess 532 of the pair of releasing members 51. This restricts the movement of the release members 51 and 52 in the first direction Z.

As shown in FIG. 4, the ends of the first plate members 511 and 521 of the release members 51 and 52 in the direction away from the first members 311 and 321 of the connection members 31 and 32 are the second surface 102. It is exposed to the outside of the housing 10 through the release hole 14.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, each of the protrusions 531 and 541 faces the second surface 102 and moves away from the second surface 102 in the first direction Z as the operation portion 20 approaches the second surface Y. It has the 2nd inclined surface 533 and 543 which incline respectively. By the second inclined surfaces 533 and 543, a long jig 100 such as a flat head screwdriver (see FIGS. 9 and 10) is inserted between the contact surfaces 53 and 54 of the release members 51 and 52 through the release hole 14. The movement stroke of the jig 100 is enlarged for easier operation.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, by inserting a long jig 100 such as a flat-blade screwdriver between the contact surfaces 33 and 34, each of the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 is urged by the urging portion 40. It is possible to move them in the second direction Y against each other in the direction away from each other. As a result, the locking of the operating portion 20 in the first direction Z due to the protrusions 314, 324 being arranged in the locking receiving portions 23 is released, and the housing by the pair of connecting members 31, 32 is released. The connection between 10 and the operation unit 20 can be released. 9 and 10, only the operation unit 20, the pair of connecting members 31 and 32, and the pair of releasing members 51 and 52 are shown, and other configurations of the push button switch 1 are omitted.

In the push button switch 1, a pair of a pair of connecting the housing 10 and the operating portion 20 is provided by locking the end portion of the operating portion 20 arranged inside the housing 10 in the first direction Z from the second direction Y. The connecting members 31 and 32, the biasing portion 40 that biases one of the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 in the second direction Y and in the direction in which the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 approach each other, and the pair of connecting members. While extending from each of 31 and 32 toward the second surface 102 and being urged by the urging portion 40 through the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 in the second direction Y and in a direction approaching each other, Inserting the jig 100 between the contact surfaces 53, 54 has contact surfaces 53, 54 which come into contact with each other in the second direction Y when the pair of connecting members 31, 32 are locking the operating portion 20. Then, each of the pair of connecting members 31, 32 is moved in the second direction Y and away from each other against the urging force of the urging portion 40, so that the housing 10 formed by the pair of connecting members 31, 32 is moved. And a pair of releasing members 51 and 52 capable of releasing the connection between the operating unit 20 and the operating unit 20. With such a configuration, the connection between the housing 10 and the operation unit 20 can be released by merely inserting the jig 100 such as a flat-blade screwdriver between the contact surfaces 53, 54 of the pair of release members 51, 52. Therefore, the push button switch 1 capable of easily removing the operation unit 20 from the housing 10 can be realized.

Further, the operating portion 20 has a through hole 23 arranged inside the housing 10, each of the pair of connecting members 31, 32 extends in the second direction Y and in a direction approaching each other, and the through hole is formed. 23 has projections 314 and 324 that can lock the operation unit 20 in the first direction Z with respect to the housing 10, and the projections 314 and 324 face the first surface 101 and are in the second direction. It has first inclined surfaces 315, 325 that incline away from the first surface 101 in the first direction Z as the operation portion 20 approaches the operation portion 20. With such a configuration, when the housing 10 and the operating portion 20 are connected to each other, it becomes easy to arrange the respective projecting portions 314 and 324 in the corresponding through holes 23, so that the operating portion 20 can be easily attached to the housing 10. A possible push button switch 1 can be realized.

Further, the housing 10 has a guide wall portion 15 which is provided around the operation hole 11 along the first direction Z and guides the operation portion 20 in the first direction Z. The guide wall portion 15 allows the operation portion 20 to be easily moved in the first direction Z.

Further, the biasing portion 40 biases each of the pair of connecting members 31, 32 in the second direction Y and in the direction in which the pair of connecting members 31, 32 approach each other. The pair of biasing members 41 and 42 are arranged so as to sandwich the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 in the second direction Y. With such a configuration, the operation unit 20 can be connected to the housing 10 more reliably.

Further, the release hole 14 is arranged near the center of the second surface 102. With such a configuration, the operating portion 20 can be locked substantially evenly from the second direction by the connecting members 31 and 32, so that the operating portion 20 can be connected to the housing 10 more reliably. ..

Further, each of the pair of release members 51, 52 is arranged along a third direction X in which the pair of plate surfaces intersects the first direction Z and the second direction Y, and one of the pair of plate surfaces is arranged. Plate-shaped first plate members 511 and 521 forming the contact surfaces 53 and 54, and a plate-shaped second plate provided at one end of the first plate members 511 and 521 in the third direction X and extending in the second direction Y. The members 512 and 522 are included. Then, when the contact surfaces 53, 54 of the pair of release members 51, 52 contact each other, the plate surfaces of the second plate members 512, 522 of the pair of release members 51, 52 become the pair of release members. The second plate members 512 and 522 are arranged so as to contact the other end of the other first plate member 511 or 521 of the members 51 and 52 in the third direction X, and the second plate members 512 and 522 approach each other in the third direction X. The movement of the first plate members 511 and 521 in the direction is restricted. With such a configuration, it is possible to increase the strength of each release member 51, 52 while positioning each release member 51, 52 and thus each connection member 31, 32 more reliably with respect to the housing 10.

Further, one release member 51 of the pair of release members 51, 52 extends in the contact surface 53 in the second direction Y and toward the contact surface 54 of the other release member 52 of the pair of release members 51, 52. The other release member 52 of the pair of release members 51, 52 having the first protrusion portion 531 has the contact surface 54 thereof in the second direction Y and of the release member 51 of the pair of release members 51, 52. It has a second protrusion 541 extending toward the contact surface 53. Further, when the other release member 52 of the pair of release members 51, 52 comes into contact with the contact surface 54 of the contact surface 53 of the release member 51 of the pair of release members 51, 52, the first protrusion 531. The first release member 51 of the pair of release members 51, 52 has a first recess 542 capable of accommodating the contact surface 53 and the contact surface 53 of the release member 51 of the other release member 52 of the pair of release members 51, 52. Has a second concave portion 532 capable of accommodating the second protrusion 541 when it comes into contact with. With such a configuration, the release members 51, 52 and thus the connection members 31, 32 can be more reliably positioned with respect to the housing 10.

Further, the first protrusion 531 and the second recess 532 are arranged along the first direction Z on the one contact surface 53 of the pair of release members 51, 52, and the other contact of the pair of release members 51, 52 is made. A second protrusion 541 and a first recess 542 are arranged on the surface 54 along the first direction Z, and each of the first protrusion 531 and the second protrusion 541 faces the second surface 102 and The second inclined surfaces 533 and 543 are respectively inclined so as to be separated from the second surface 102 in the first direction Z as the operation unit 20 is approached along the two directions Y. Since the second inclined surfaces 533 and 543 allow the elongated jig 100 such as a minus driver to be easily inserted between the contact surfaces 53 and 54 of the releasing members 51 and 52 through the releasing hole 14, The operating member 20 can be easily locked to the housing 10 in the first direction Z by the connecting members 31 and 32, and the operating member 20 can be locked in the first direction Z with respect to the housing 10 by the connecting members 31 and 32. The locking of can be easily released.

The urging portion 40 is not limited to the case where the urging member 41 and the urging member 41 and 42 are formed, and at least one of the connecting members 31 and 32 is in the second direction Y and the connecting members 31 and 32 are mutually connected. It may be configured by one urging member that urges in the direction of approaching.

The lock receiving portion is not limited to the through hole 23, but may be a recess that can accommodate the protruding portions 314 and 324, for example.

Only one of the first inclined surfaces 315 and 325 of the protrusions 314 and 324 may be provided, or both of them may be omitted.

The guide wall portion 15 of the housing 10 is not limited to being provided over the entire circumference around the operation hole 11, and may be provided, for example, at a part around the operation hole 11 or may be omitted. ..

The release hole 14 can be arranged not only in the vicinity of the central portion of the second surface 102 of the housing 10 but also at any position on the second surface 102.

The connecting members 31, 32 and the releasing members 51, 52 are configured such that the jig 100 is inserted between the contact surfaces 53, 54 of the releasing members 51, 52 to force the connecting members 31, 32 into the biasing members 41, 42. It is sufficient if the connection between the housing 10 and the operating portion 20 by the respective connecting members 31, 32 can be released by moving in the second direction Y and away from each other against the urging force of the above-mentioned embodiment. The configuration is not limited to.

For example, only one of the first protrusion 531 and the second recess 532 and the second protrusion 541 and the first recess 542 may be provided, or both may be omitted.

Further, the first inclined portion 531 and the second inclined surfaces 533 and 543 of the second extended portion 541 may be provided on only one of them, or both of them may be omitted.

Further, the connection members 31 and 32 are not limited to the case where the connection members 31 and 32 are composed of the first members 311, 321 and the second members 312, 322, and an arbitrary structure is adopted according to the design of the push button switch 1 and the like. be able to. Similarly, the release members 51 and 52 are not limited to the case where the release members 51 and 52 are composed of the first plate members 511 and 521 and the second plate members 512 and 522, respectively. Can be adopted.

Although various embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above in detail with reference to the drawings, finally, various aspects of the present disclosure will be described. Note that, in the following description, reference numerals are also attached as an example.

The push button switch 1 according to the first aspect of the present disclosure is
A box-like shape having a first surface 101 provided with an operation hole 11 and a second surface 102 arranged side by side with the first surface 101 along a first direction Z intersecting with the first surface 101. A housing 10,
The housing 10 extends from the outside of the housing 10 to the inside of the housing 10 through the operation hole 11 along the first direction Z, is connected to the housing 10, and is movable along the first direction Z. An operation unit 20,
An end portion of the operating portion 20 provided inside the housing 10 so as to be movable in a second direction Y intersecting the first direction Z and arranged in the housing 10 in the first direction Z is A pair of connection members 31 and 32 which are locked in the second direction Y and connect the housing 10 and the operation unit 20;
A biasing portion 40 that is provided inside the housing 10 and biases at least one of the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 in the second direction Y and in the direction in which the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 approach each other. When,
The second portion is provided inside the housing, extends from each of the pair of connecting members 31, 32 toward the second surface 102, and is urged by the urging portion 40 via the pair of connecting members 31, 32. Contact surfaces that are urged in the direction Y and toward each other, and contact each other in the second direction Y when the operating portion 20 is locked by the pair of connecting members 31 and 32. 53, 54, respectively, and the jig 100 is inserted between the contact surfaces 53, 54 so that each of the pair of connecting members 31, 32 resists the urging force of the urging portion 40. A pair of release members 51 and 52 capable of releasing the connection between the housing 10 and the operation portion 20 by the pair of connection members 31 and 32 by moving in the direction Y and away from each other,
The second surface 102 is provided with a release hole 14 into which the jig 100 can be inserted,
The release hole 14 is exposed at the end of each of the pair of release members 51, 52 closer to the second surface 102 in the extending direction thereof to the outside of the housing 10, so that the jig 100 is removed. It is arranged so that it can be inserted between the contact surfaces 53 and 54.

According to the push-button switch 1 of the first aspect, the jig 100 such as a flat-blade screwdriver is simply inserted between the contact surfaces 53 and 54 of the pair of release members 51 and 52 so that the housing 10 and the operating portion 20 can be separated from each other. Since the connection can be released, it is possible to realize the push button switch 1 in which the operation unit 20 can be easily removed from the housing 10.

The push button switch 1 according to the second aspect of the present disclosure is
The operation unit 20
A lock receiving portion 23 disposed inside the housing 10,
Each of the pair of connecting members 31, 32 is
A protrusion 314 extending in the second direction Y and in a direction approaching each other and capable of locking the operation unit 20 in the first direction Z with respect to the housing 10 via the lock receiving portion 23, 324 respectively,
The protrusions 314 and 324 are
First inclined surfaces 315 and 325 are provided which face the first surface 101 and incline away from the first surface 101 in the first direction Z as the operation portion 20 is approached along the second direction Y. ..

According to the push button switch 1 of the second aspect, when the housing 10 and the operating portion 20 are connected, it becomes easy to arrange the respective protruding portions 314, 324 in the corresponding lock receiving portions 23, so that the operating portion 20 is It is possible to realize the push button switch 1 that can be easily attached to the housing 10.

The push button switch 1 according to the third aspect of the present disclosure is
The housing 10 has a guide wall portion 15 that is provided around the operation hole 11 along the first direction Z and guides the operation portion 20 in the first direction Z.

According to the push button switch 1 of the third aspect, the operation portion 20 can be easily moved in the first direction Z by the guide wall portion 15.

The push button switch 1 according to the fourth aspect of the present disclosure is
The biasing portion 40 biases each of the pair of connecting members 31, 32 in the second direction Y and in the direction in which the pair of connecting members 31, 32 approach each other. , 42,
The pair of biasing members 41, 42 are arranged so as to sandwich the pair of connecting members 31, 32 in the second direction Y.

According to the push button switch 1 of the fourth aspect, the operating portion 20 can be connected to the housing 10 more reliably.

The push button switch 1 according to the fifth aspect of the present disclosure is
The release hole 14 is arranged near the center of the second surface 102.

According to the push button switch 1 of the fifth aspect, the operating portion 20 can be locked substantially evenly from the second direction by the connecting members 31 and 32, so that the operating portion 20 can be more reliably fixed to the housing 10. Can be connected to.

The push button switch 1 according to the sixth aspect of the present disclosure is
Each of the pair of release members 51, 52 is
A pair of plate surfaces are arranged along a third direction X intersecting the first direction Z and the second direction Y, and one of the pair of plate surfaces constitutes the contact surfaces 53, 54. -Shaped first plate members 511 and 521,
And a plate-shaped second plate member 512, 522 provided at one end of the first plate member 511, 521 in the third direction X and extending in the second direction Y.
When the contact surfaces 53, 54 of the pair of release members 51, 52 come into contact with each other, the plate surface of one of the second plate members 512, 522 of the pair of release members 51, 52 is The second plate member 512 is arranged so as to come into contact with the other end portion of the other first plate member 511, 521 of the pair of release members 51, 52 in the third direction X and in the third direction X. , 522 restrict the movement of the first plate members 511, 521 in the direction in which the two approach each other.

According to the push-button switch 1 of the sixth aspect, it is possible to increase the strength of each release member 51, 52 while positioning each release member 51, 52 and thus each connection member 31, 32 more reliably with respect to the housing 10. it can.

The push button switch 1 according to the seventh aspect of the present disclosure is
One of the pair of release members 51, 52 has a first protrusion 531 on the contact surface 53 that extends in the second direction Y and toward the other contact surface 54 of the pair of release members 51, 52. Have,
The other of the pair of release members 51, 52 has a first recess 542 in the contact surface 54 that can accommodate the first protrusion 531 when contacting one of the pair of release members 51, 52. ing.

According to the push-button switch 1 of the seventh aspect, it is possible to more reliably position the release members 51, 52 and thus the connection members 31, 32 with respect to the housing 10.

The push button switch 1 according to the eighth aspect of the present disclosure is
The other of the pair of releasing members 51, 52 is provided on the contact surface 54 and extends in the second direction Y toward the one contact surface 53 of the pair of releasing members 51, 52. 541,
One of the pair of release members 51, 52 is provided on the contact surface 53, and has a second recess 532 capable of accommodating the second protrusion 541 when contacting the other of the pair of release members 51, 52. Have.

According to the push button switch 1 of the eighth aspect, it is possible to more reliably position the release members 51, 52 and the connection members 31, 32 with respect to the housing 10.

The push button switch 1 according to the ninth aspect of the present disclosure is
On the contact surface 53 of one of the pair of release members 51, 52, the first protrusion 531 and the second recess 532 are arranged along the first direction Z,
The second protrusion 541 and the first recess 542 are arranged on the other contact surface 54 of the pair of release members 51, 52 along the first direction Z,
Each of the first protruding portion 531 and the second protruding portion 541 faces the second surface 102 and approaches the operating portion 20 along the second direction Y as the second portion moves in the first direction Z. It has second inclined surfaces 533 and 543 which incline away from the surface 102, respectively.

According to the push button switch 1 of the ninth aspect, the second inclined surfaces 533 and 543 allow the long jig 100 such as a flat-blade screwdriver to contact the contact surfaces 53 and 54 of the release members 51 and 52 through the release holes 14. Since it can be easily inserted into the space, the operating portion 20 can be easily locked in the first direction Z with respect to the housing 10 by the respective connecting members 31, 32, and by the respective connecting members 31, 32. The locking of the operating portion 20 with respect to the housing 10 in the first direction Z can be easily released.

By properly combining the arbitrary embodiments or modifications of the various embodiments or modifications, the effects possessed by them can be produced. Further, a combination of the embodiments or a combination of the examples or a combination of the embodiment and the example is possible, and a combination of features in different embodiments or examples is also possible.

The push button switch of the present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a keyboard or an illuminated push button switch incorporated in an industrial operation panel or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Push button switch 10 Housing 101 1st surface 102 2nd surface 103, 104 Wall part 11 Operation hole 12 1st through hole 13 2nd through hole 14 Release hole 15 Guide wall part 20 Operation part 201 Biasing member 21 Shaft part 211 , 212 Legs 213 Projection 22 Movable part 23 Through holes 31, 32 Connection members 311, 321 First member 312, 322 Second member 313 Housing recess 314, 324 Projection 315, 325 First inclined surface 316 Groove 40 Energizing Parts 41, 42 Biasing members 51, 52 Release members 511, 521 First plate members 512, 522 Second plate members 53, 54 Contact surface 531 First protrusion 532 Second recess 541 Second protrusion 542 First recess 533 , 543 2nd inclined surface 61 Terminal electrode part 100 Jig Z 1st direction Y 2nd direction X 3rd direction

Claims (9)

A box-shaped housing having a first surface provided with an operation hole, and a second surface arranged side by side with the first surface along a first direction intersecting the first surface,
An operating unit that extends from the outside of the housing to the inside of the housing through the operating hole along the first direction and is connected to the housing, and has a movable portion that is movable along the first direction. When,
An end portion of the operating portion, which is provided inside the housing so as to be movable in a second direction intersecting the first direction and is arranged inside the housing, in the first direction, is locked from the second direction. Then, a pair of connection members for connecting the housing and the operation portion,
A biasing portion provided inside the housing for biasing at least one of the pair of connecting members in the second direction and in a direction in which the pair of connecting members approach each other;
A direction provided inside the housing, extending from each of the pair of connecting members toward the second surface, and approaching each other in the second direction by the urging portion via the pair of connecting members. And has a contact surface that contacts each other in the second direction when the operating portion is locked by the pair of connecting members, and a jig is inserted between the contact surfaces. Then, by moving each of the pair of connecting members against the urging force of the urging portion in the second direction and in a direction away from each other, the housing and the operating portion by the pair of connecting members are moved. A pair of releasing members capable of releasing the connection with
The second surface is provided with a release hole into which the jig can be inserted,
The release hole has an end portion of each of the pair of release members, which is closer to the second surface in the extending direction, exposed to the outside of the housing, so that the jig can be inserted between the contact surfaces. Pushbutton switch that is arranged. The operation unit is
Having a lock receiving portion arranged inside the housing,
Each of the pair of connecting members,
The projecting portions extend in the second direction and in directions approaching each other, and have projecting portions capable of locking the operation portion with respect to the housing in the first direction via the locking receiving portion,
The protrusion is
The pushbutton switch according to claim 1, further comprising a first inclined surface facing the first surface and inclined so as to separate from the first surface in the first direction as the operation portion is approached along the second direction. .. 3. The push button switch according to claim 1, wherein the housing has a guide wall portion that is provided around the operation hole along the first direction and that guides the operation portion in the first direction. The urging portion includes a pair of urging members that urge each of the pair of connecting members in the second direction and in a direction in which the pair of connecting members approach each other.
4. The push button switch according to claim 1, wherein the pair of biasing members are arranged so as to sandwich the pair of connecting members in the second direction. 5. The push button switch according to claim 1, wherein the release hole is arranged near the center of the second surface. Each of the pair of release members,
A pair of plate surfaces are arranged along a third direction that intersects the first direction and the second direction, and one of the pair of plate surfaces forms the contact surface. When,
A plate-shaped second plate member that is provided at one end of the first plate member in the third direction and extends in the second direction,
When the contact surfaces of the pair of release members contact each other, the plate surface of the second plate member of one of the pair of release members is the first plate member of the other of the pair of release members. The first plate member is arranged so as to contact the other end of the first plate member in the third direction, and restricts movement of the first plate member in the third direction and in the direction in which the second plate member approaches each other. 1 to 5 pushbutton switches. One of the pair of release members has, on the contact surface, a first protrusion that extends in the second direction toward the other contact surface of the pair of release members,
7. The other of the pair of release members has a first recess on the contact surface that can accommodate the first protrusion when contacting one of the pair of release members. Any one push button switch. The other of the pair of release members has a second protrusion provided on the contact surface and extending in the second direction toward the contact surface of one of the pair of release members,
8. The pushbutton switch according to claim 7, wherein one of the pair of release members has a second recess provided on the contact surface and capable of accommodating the second protrusion when contacting the other of the pair of release members. .. The first protrusion and the second recess are arranged along the first direction on the contact surface of one of the pair of release members,
On the other contact surface of the pair of release members, the second protrusion and the first recess are arranged along the first direction,
Each of the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion is inclined so as to face the second surface and move away from the second surface in the first direction as it approaches the operating portion along the second direction. 9. The push button switch according to claim 8, wherein each of the push button switches has a second inclined surface.

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