JP2558693Y2 - Multi-contact lever switch device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an improvement of a multi-contact lever switch device for operating a video game machine or the like.

(Prior art and its drawbacks) Conventional multi-contact lever switch devices are provided with mounting screw holes in the switches, fixing a plurality of switches to the switch mounting plate by screwing, or providing projections on the support member and the bearing member. Then, the projection is fitted into the mounting screw hole, and is fixed between the supporting member and the bearing member. (For example, actual opening 60-87438 or actual opening 62-168526) However, screwing has the drawbacks of many parts and troublesome mounting, and the fitting by the projection breaks the projection due to the impact during operation. There were drawbacks that were missing or missing.

(Purpose of the Invention) The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned point, and an object of the invention is to omit screwing in a multi-contact lever switch device, particularly in mounting a plurality of switches, and to achieve a simple operation. It is intended to provide an assembling and firmly mounted one.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, in the multi-contact lever switch device of the present invention, an operating lever body having a rod-shaped intermediate portion in a rod-shaped intermediate portion; A plurality of switch bodies that swing and operate around the center, and the shaft support portion is supported, and the plurality of switch bodies are fixed to a surface orthogonal to a neutral state of the operation lever body near a periphery of the operation lever body. For this purpose, a fitting recess is provided along substantially the outer wall surface of each of the switch bodies parallel to the longitudinal direction of the operation lever body, and the inner wall surface corresponding to the outer wall surface of the fitting recess is provided at each of the switch bodies. A base, which is a bearing member having a wall surface that abuts at least one end of the outer wall surface for each outer wall surface, the plurality of switch bodies being held by the base so as not to come off from the fitting recess; Said fitting recess of the switch body And a support member having a guide portion for holding the switch body in the fitting recess and restricting the swing of the operation lever body.

In the above description, the switch body is a limit switch, and the depth of the fitting recess provided in the base as the bearing member is a distance at which the detection piece of the switch body does not contact the base surface. Further, in the above, the support member is formed of a flat surface that maintains a distance from the fitting concave portion by the thickness of the switch body.

(Operation) When the operation lever is gripped and swung, the swinging direction of the tip is guided by the guide portion, the hinge lever of one of the switches is pressed, and the switch is selectively turned on and off. The switch is mounted in a gap between the fitting recess of the bearing member and the support member, and the switch is pressed by the fitting recess by the support member. The hinge lever of the switch in the direction in which the operation lever is tilted presses without falling off. Thus, the switch is closely fitted to the inner wall surface of the fitting concave portion of the bearing member, and is fixed instead of the mounting screw. Thus, when assembling the switch device, the switch is simply fitted into the fitting recess, the support member is sandwiched between the bearing member and the support member, and the plurality of switches themselves are easily screwed without being screwed. Can be fixed.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 4, an operation lever 1 is freely supported by a bearing member 2 at an intermediate portion, and a distal end portion thereof is connected to a guide portion 4 of a support member 3 provided below the bearing member 2 at an interval. The box-shaped switch 5 is swingably received, and is disposed between the bearing member 2 and the support member 3. The switch 5 is a limit switch having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing.

The bearing member 2 is integrally formed of a synthetic resin, and has a bearing hole 6 and a spherical bearing recess 7 at the center, and spacers 8 vertically provided on both sides to the support member 3 side. In addition, a fitting recess 9 corresponding to the outer shape of the switch 5 is provided on a surface facing the support member 3.

The fitting recess 9 is on a plane orthogonal to the operation lever 1,
The depth of the fitting concave portion 9 is a distance where the hinge lever and the detecting portion of the switch do not come into contact with the mounting surface of the bearing member when the side surface of the switch 5 is fitted, and has a stepped wall surface. The wall is cut out concentrically with the bearing hole 6,
There is a concentric depression. Further, the spacer 8 is used for the bearing member 2.
However, they may not be formed integrally with each other, may be provided separately, or may be provided on the support member 3.

A spherical ring 11 is fitted into an intermediate portion of the operating lever 1, and the spherical ring 11 is slidably fitted in the bearing recess 7 so that the operating lever 1 penetrates the bearing member 2. A cover cylinder 15 provided with a spring receiving lid 12, a spring 13, and a spring receiving body 14 is sequentially fitted into the operation lever 1 at a position below the bearing member 2, and a stopper 16 is fixed to the distal end.

Since the spring 13 presses the spring receiving lid 12 and the spring receiving body 14 together, the operating lever 1 is maintained in a neutral state when no external force is applied to the operating lever. That is, the operating lever always maintains the upright position by the pressing force of the spring 13 against the bearing member 2.

The operation lever is connected to the stopper 17 of the spring receiving lid 12.
As a result, the bearing member 2 is prevented from coming off.

The support member 3 is fixed to the spacer 8 of the bearing member by a screw 18, and a space between the bearing member 2 and the support member 3 is provided.
A gap S is formed. The axial distance of the operation lever of the gap S is the distance from the bottom surface of the fitting recess 9 to the support member 3 and corresponds to the thickness of the switch 5 attached to the fitting recess 9. The support member 3 has a guide portion 4 having a substantially rectangular opening for swingably receiving a distal end portion of the operation lever 1 at a central portion.

The support member 3 holds the switch 5 in the axial direction in the longitudinal direction of the operation lever so that each outer wall surface of the switch 5 does not come off from the inner wall surface of the fitting recess 9 of the bearing member 2 and moves the operation lever 1 by the guide portion 4. Is restricted.

The guide part 4 slides the coating cylinder 15 at the tip of the operation lever 1 on the inner periphery, and presses the hinge lever of one switch or two adjacent switches to move the operation lever.

A plurality of switches 5 are located in a gap S between the bearing member 2 and the support member 3 and are fixed so as to surround the operation lever 1. In other words, the switch 5 is fitted into the fitting recess 9 of the bearing member 2 corresponding to its outer shape, and the lower surface of the switch is pressed by the opposite side surface of the support member 3.

The hinge levers 19 of the switch 5 are arranged around the operation lever 1 so that when the operation lever 1 swings, the hinge levers 19 can be pushed to close the contacts.

When the hinge lever 19 is pressed, the pressing force is transmitted to the switch housing, but the switch 5 cannot be moved in the axial direction by the support member, and each outer wall surface of the switch 5 is fitted to the inner wall surface of the fitting recess 9. The switch 5 is fixed on the inner wall surface by receiving the pressing force on the inner wall surface of the fitting recess in the direction opposite to the pressing direction of the hinge lever 19, and only the hinge lever 19 swings to detect the switch. Is pressed to detect. The distance from the side surface of the switch to the hinge lever is greater than the depth of the fitting recess, and the hinge lever does not come into contact with the bearing member and can move freely.

In the multi-contact lever switch device having the above-described configuration, the operation lever 1 swings around the spherical ring 11 by manual operation, and the swing direction is regulated by the guide portion 4, and according to each swing direction. Then, the hinge lever 19 of one or two switches is pushed to open and close the contact. When the operating lever 1 swings, the spring receiving body 14
Slides slightly in the axial direction with respect to the operation lever 1, and the spring 13 expands and contracts. Release the operating lever 1 and the spring 13
As a result, the operation lever 1 returns to the neutral position. The coating cylinder 15 attached to the operation lever 1 slides on the inner periphery of the guide portion 4 when the operation lever 1 swings.
Since it rotates with respect to the operation lever 1, friction with the inner periphery of the guide portion 4 is small, and therefore, wear is small.

When assembling the device, the switch 5 can be easily fixed without using screws simply by fitting the switch 5 into the fitting recess 9 of the bearing member 2 and sandwiching the switch 5 between the bearing member 2 and the support member 3. Can be.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, in the present invention, the bearing member for freely bearing the intermediate portion of the rod-shaped operation lever and the bearing member via the spacer so as to form a gap between the bearing member and the bearing member. A support member fixed to a lower surface portion and having a guide portion for receiving a distal end portion of the operation lever at a central portion and guiding the swinging direction thereof, and fixed in a gap between the support member and the bearing member. And a plurality of switches arranged so that the hinge lever is selectively pressed by the operation lever at the time of swing, a multi-contact lever switch device, wherein the bearing member is made of synthetic resin, and the spacer is It is formed integrally with the support member, and has a fitting recess corresponding to the outer shape of each switch on the surface facing the support member. Pinch Therefore, there is no useless gap between the bearing member and the support member in the conventional device, and a plurality of switches can be firmly fixed without using screws.
This produces an effect that the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a vertical front view of the same, FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a bearing member. 1 ... operating lever, 2 ... bearing member, 3 ... support member,
4 Guide part, 5 Switch, 6 Bearing hole, 7
... bearing recess, 8 ... spacer, 9 ... fitting recess, 11 ...
Spherical ring, 12 ... Spring receiving lid, 13 ... Spring, 14 ... Spring receiving body, 15 ... Coating cylinder, 16 ... Clamp, 17 ... Stopper, 18 ... Screw, 19 ... Hinge lever.

Claims (3)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] An operating lever body having a shaft support portion at a rod-shaped intermediate portion; a plurality of switches which are operated by swinging around the shaft support portion of the operation lever body; In order to fix the plurality of switch bodies near the periphery of the operation lever body on a surface orthogonal to the neutral state of the operation lever body, a substantially outer wall surface of each of the switch bodies parallel to the longitudinal direction of the operation lever body is provided. A base having a fitting recess along the inner wall corresponding to the outer wall surface of the fitting recess, the base having a wall contacting at least one end of the outer wall for each outer wall of each switch body, The plurality of switch bodies are held by the base so as not to come off from the fitting recess, and the surfaces of the plurality of switch bodies facing the fitting recess are pressed, and the switch bodies are fixed to the fitting recess. And restricts the swing of the operation lever body. Multi-contact lever switch device comprising a support member having an id portion, in that it consists of. 2. The switch according to claim 1, wherein the switch body is a limit switch, and the depth of the fitting recess provided in the base is a distance at which the detection piece of the switch body does not contact the base surface. Multi-contact lever switch device. 3. The multi-contact lever switch device according to claim 1, wherein the support member is a flat surface which maintains a distance corresponding to a thickness of the switch body from the fitting recess.