JP2516066Y2 - Switch device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

The present invention relates to a switch device,
In particular, the present invention relates to a switch device mainly composed of micro switches.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A power window switch device for an automobile,
The sunroof switch device has a manual mode switch that gives a manual mode that is turned on only while a manual operator such as a knob is operated.In addition to the manual switch, the manual operator is released. Also has an auto mode switch for providing an auto mode for maintaining the ON state, if necessary.

For example, in a vehicle power window switch device, an auto mode switch is required only for the power window switch device arranged in the driver's seat, and for the power window switch devices provided in other seats. No need for auto mode switch,
Only a switch for manual mode is provided for this.

In this case, the manual mode switch and the auto mode switch are mounted as separate assemblies on the substrate in order to make the manual mode switch of each power window switch device common.

[0005]

Due to the separate assembly of the manual mode switch and the auto mode switch, the manual mode switch is used for the driver's power window switch device and other seats. The power window switch device and the power window switch device are commonly used. However, in this case, in the driver-side power window switch device, the manual mode switch and the auto mode switch are separately provided on the board. Therefore, a large mounting space is required, and it is difficult to position the individual mounting positions of the manual mode switch and the auto mode switch, which causes a problem in assembling.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems in the conventional power window switch device and the like. In addition to the basic switch structure such as the manual mode switch, the automatic mode switch is provided. It is an object of the present invention to provide a switch device capable of selectively adding such optional switches as described above, which does not require a large installation space and is excellent in assembling.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a microswitch case having a switch contact structure built therein, the microswitch case having a movable contact carrier by a leaf spring on the outside. An external movable contact carrier mounting portion for selectively mounting, and an actuator support portion for selectively movably supporting an actuator for driving the movable contact carrier mounted on the external movable contact carrier mounting portion. It is achieved by the switch device.

[0008]

According to the above-mentioned structure, the external movable contact carrier is attached to the external movable contact carrier attachment portion of the micro switch case, and the actuator is attached to the actuator support portion, whereby the switch contact in the micro switch case is attached. In addition to the switch according to the structure, an optional switch is externally added to the micro switch case.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of a switch device according to the present invention. The switch device has a box-shaped micro switch case 3 fixed on a printed circuit board 1. Micro switch case 3
Although not shown in the figure, the switch contact structure as a general micro switch is built in inside, and this is a contact by a push button type actuator 5 provided so as to project on the upper surface of the micro switch case 3. Is switched. In this embodiment, for example, two sets of switch contact structures for raising and lowering the power window are incorporated in the micro switch case 3, and two actuators 5 are provided accordingly. .

A leaf spring member 7 is attached to the upper surface of the micro switch case 3. The leaf spring member 7 has spring piece portions 9 that are respectively engaged with the two actuators 5 in opposite directions, and the spring piece portions 9 are elastically deformed downward in the drawing. The actuator 5 is pressed by.

The spring piece portion 9 is engaged with a main operation piece portion 17 of a knob 15 which is rotatably attached to the switch housing 13 by means of a pivot 11, and is pressed by the rotation of the knob 15 to be shown in the drawing. And is elastically deformed downward.

An external movable contact carrier mounting projection 19 is formed near the lower bottom of one side wall of the micro switch case 3. A leaf spring member 21 as an external movable contact carrier is attached to the external movable contact carrier mounting convex portion 19 in a fitting manner with a mounting recess 21a formed at the center thereof.

The leaf spring member 21 has contact portions 23 and 25 at both ends thereof, and the contact portions 23 and 25 face fixed contact portions 27 and 29 formed on the printed circuit board 1, respectively, and the leaf spring is provided. The member 21 comes into contact with these fixed contact portions 27 and 29 by elastic deformation in the downward direction in the figure, and constitutes a three-position option switch.

Actuator support holes 31 and 33 are formed in the micro switch case 3 so as to vertically pass therethrough. The actuator support holes 31 and 33 are opened so as to oppose the vicinity of both ends of the leaf spring member 21 attached to the external movable contact carrier attachment convex portion 19, and the rod-shaped actuators 35 and 37 are arranged vertically. It can be inserted movably.

The actuators 35 and 37 inserted in the actuator support holes 31 and 33 so as to be movable up and down are placed on the vicinity of both ends of the leaf spring member 21 mounted on the external movable contact carrier mounting projection 19. The leaf spring member 21 is engaged with the micro switch case 3
The upper end portion projecting upward from the upper surface faces the auxiliary operation piece portions 39, 41 hanging from the knob 15, and is pushed down by the auxiliary operation piece portions 39, 41 by the rotation of the knob 15.

According to the above-mentioned structure, when the knob 15 is rotated in the clockwise direction in the drawing about the pivot 11, the main operation piece portion 17 causes the plate spring member 7 to move to the back side of the plate. The spring member 7 is pushed downward in the figure and is elastically deformed, and accordingly the actuator 5 on the back side in the figure is pushed, whereby, for example, a manual mode on the rising side of the power window is obtained.

When the leaf spring member 21 is attached to the external movable contact carrier mounting projection 19 and the actuators 35 and 37 are attached to the actuator support holes 31 and 33, respectively, the knob 15 is further provided with the pivot shaft 11. When rotated in the clockwise direction in the figure around the center, the auxiliary operation piece portion 39 comes into contact with the upper end portion of the actuator 35 and pushes it down. As a result, the left side portion of the leaf spring member 21 in the figure is pushed down, and the contact portion 23 comes into contact with the fixed contact portion 27 of the printed circuit board 1. Thereby, for example, an auto mode on the rising side of the power window can be obtained.

On the other hand, when the knob 15 is rotated counterclockwise in the figure about the pivot 11, the main operating piece 1
The leaf spring member 7 on the front side in the figure is pushed downward by 7 and elastically deforms, and accordingly the actuator 5 on the back side in the figure is pushed. , Manual mode on the descent side of the power window is obtained.

Further, the leaf spring member 21 is attached to the convex portion 19 for mounting the external movable contact carrier, and the actuator support holes 31 and 3 are provided.
If the actuators 35 and 37 are attached to 3 respectively, when the knob 15 is further rotated counterclockwise in the figure around the pivot 11, the auxiliary operation piece 41
Comes into contact with the upper end of the actuator 37 and pushes it down. As a result, the right side portion of the leaf spring member 21 in the figure is pushed down, and the contact portion 25 comes into contact with the fixed contact portion 29 of the printed circuit board 1. Thereby, for example, an auto mode on the descent side of the power window is obtained.

When the automatic mode is not required, the leaf spring member 21 is provided on the external movable contact carrier mounting projection 19.
However, if the actuators 35 and 37 are not attached to the actuator support holes 31 and 33, respectively, this means that the auto mode is required, in other words, the option switch is required and the case where it is not. The micro switch case 3 forming the main part of this switch device is shared.

[0021]

As can be understood from the above description, according to the switch device of the present invention, the external movable contact carrier is attached to the external movable contact carrier attachment portion of the micro switch case, and the actuator is attached to the actuator support portion. By being attached, an optional switch is added to the micro switch case in an external manner in addition to the switch formed by the switch contact structure in the micro switch case. Therefore, the micro switch is a main part of the switch device regardless of the presence of the optional switch. In addition to the common switch case, in addition to the basic switch structure such as the manual mode switch, the optional switch such as the auto mode switch is easy to assemble and does not require a large mounting space, and can be selectively Will be added.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an elevational view showing an embodiment of a switch device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a switch device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Printed circuit board 3 Micro switch case 5 Actuator 7 Leaf spring member 15 Knob 17 Main operation piece 19 External movable contact carrier mounting projection 21 Leaf spring member 23 Contact part 25 Contact part 27 Fixed contact part 29 Fixed contact part 31 Actuator Support hole 33 Actuator support hole 35 Actuator 37 Actuator 39 Auxiliary operation piece 41 Auxiliary operation piece

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A micro switch case having a built-in switch contact structure, the micro switch case comprising:
An external movable contact carrier mounting portion for selectively mounting a movable contact carrier by a leaf spring to the outside, and an actuator for driving the movable contact carrier mounted on the external movable contact carrier mounting portion are selectively movable. A switch device comprising: an actuator support portion for supporting the actuator device.