JP3036265U - Switch operation button holding structure - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) Abstract: To provide a switch operating button holding structure in which the switch operating button 3 is not displaced due to vibration or inclination. A switch 2 mounted in an inside 12 of a housing 1 for accommodating an electronic device to operate the electronic device, and a switch operation button arranged between a surface 11 of the housing and a switch for turning the switch on and off. 3 and a button holder 4 extending inward from the surface for holding the button so as to prevent the button from freely sliding. The button is located on the surface side and the pressing side touched by the user. 3A and a switch side 3B for touching the switch, the pressing side is formed wider than the switch side, and the button holder has a base portion 4A that contacts the pressing side and a leg portion 4B that follows the base portion, and the button is attached. The base portion and the distance LA between the base portions are formed to be larger than the leg portion holding the button and the distance LB between the leg portions, and the tip of the button holder is provided with the claw 5 for holding the button.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a switch actuation button holding structure, and more particularly to a switch actuation button holding structure capable of confirming an operation status of a switch actuation button for turning a switch housed inside a casing on and off.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, intercoms, telephones, and the like are provided with various switches for operating electronic devices housed inside their housings. As shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), the seesaw-type switch 2 is one of them, and the pressing portion 21 of the seesaw-type switch 2 is located on the surface of the housing 10 so that the seesaw-type switch 2 is directly switched by a human finger. As shown in FIG. 6, the pressing portion 21 of the seesaw-type switch 2 is housed in the inside 12 of the housing 10 and the housing 10 can be turned on and off when the pressing portion 21 can be turned on and off. It may be operated indirectly from the outside via the pair of switch actuating buttons 30 and 30.

The switch actuating buttons 30 and 30 have a rectangular parallelepiped shape as shown in FIG. 7B or a U-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7C, a pair of holes 19 and 19 are formed in the housing 10, and a guide case 80 extends from the outer periphery of the hole 19 to the inside 12 of the housing 10. The shape of the guide case 80 may be partially open as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 6, the pair of switch actuating buttons 30 and 30 are loosely inserted into the pair of holes 19 and 19 of the housing 10 along the guide case 80, so that the seesaw-type switch 2 and the housing are connected. It is arranged between the surfaces 11 of the body 10. In the seesaw-type switch 2 mounted on the board 7 in the housing, when one end 21X of the pressing portion 21 is pressed down by the operation of one of the pair of switch operation buttons 30, the other end 21Y is released. When the other end 21Y is pressed by operating the other switch actuating button 30, the pressing of the one end 21X is released, and the switch actuating button 30 that abuts the released pressing portion 21 (21X or 21Y) is pushed up to the housing. It is located on the surface 11 side of 10.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 By the way, the conventional switch actuating button is lowered when pushed by a person's finger from the surface 11 of the housing 10, and when the pressing portion 21 of the seesaw-type switch 2 is pushed up, the switch actuating button 30 in contact with it is pushed up. Since it is only loosely inserted in the button guide 80, the pressing part 21 of the seesaw type switch 2 cannot be pushed up when the intercom, the phone, etc. are vibrated or the intercom, the phone, etc. are tilted. Also, the switch actuating button 30 which should be lowered moves as shown by the arrow M in FIG. 6, and the pair of switch actuating buttons 30, 30 are lined up on the surface 11 of the housing 10 so that It is difficult to know which one of the pressing parts 21X and 21Y of the seesaw type switch 2 stored in the interior 12 is pressed down. It was.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a switch operation button holding structure in which the switch operation button 3 does not shift even when vibration is applied or tilted. .

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The switch actuation button holding structure according to the present invention is a switch that is mounted inside a housing that houses an electronic device and that operates the electronic device, and a switch that is disposed between the surface of the housing and the switch to turn the switch on and off. It is equipped with an actuation button and a button holder that extends inward from the surface to hold the button so as to prevent free sliding of the switch actuation button. Has a pressing side for touching the switch and a switch side for touching the switch, the pressing side is formed wider than the switch side, and the button holder has a base part in contact with the pressing side and a leg part continuing to the base part. The base to be mounted and the distance between the bases are formed to be larger than the legs that hold the button and the distance between the legs.

In addition, the switch actuation button holding structure according to the present invention includes a claw for holding the button at the tip of the button holder. Since the switch actuating button is held by the button holder, even if vibration is applied or tilted, the depressed switch actuating button will not return to its original state, and the internal switch may be operated. it is obvious. Also, the switch actuating button can be more reliably clamped by the claws at the tips of the legs.

[0009]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, an embodiment of a switch actuating button holding structure according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Interphones, telephones, etc. are provided with various switches for operating the electronic devices housed in the housing.

As shown in FIG. 2, one of the seesaw-type switches 2 has a pressing portion 21 of the seesaw-type switch 2 housed in a casing 1 due to a space limitation. There is a case where it is indirectly operated from the outside via a pair of switch actuating buttons 3 and 3. As shown in FIGS. 1 (a) to 1 (d), a switch actuation button holding structure according to the present invention includes a switch 2 mounted in a housing 1 for housing an electronic device to operate the electronic device, and a switch 2 turned on. The switch actuation button 3 is arranged between the surface 11 of the housing 1 and the switch 2 for turning off, and the surface actuation of the housing 1 from the surface 11 for holding the button 3 so as to prevent the switch actuation button 3 from freely sliding. A button holder 4 extending toward the inside 12 is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b), the switch operation button 3 has a substantially Y-shaped cross section, and a portion corresponding to a protrusion in the Y-shaped shape. Has a pressing side 3A which is located on the surface 11 side and is touched by the user, and a switch side 3B which touches the switch 2. As shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (c), the pressing side 3A is the switch side. It is wider than 3B.

As shown in FIG. 4 (c), a pair of holes 19 and 19 are formed in the housing 1, and the guide case 8 is provided from the outer periphery of the holes 19 to the inside 12 (FIG. 1) of the housing 1. The button holder 4 is extended from the surface 11 of the housing 1 toward the inside 12 in order to hold the button 3 as a part of the guide case 8 so as to prevent the switch actuating button 3 from freely sliding. Has been extended.

The button holder 4 is composed of a base portion 4A that contacts the pressing side 3A of the button 3 and a leg portion 4B that follows the base portion 4A, and is shown in FIGS. 1 (a), 1 (c) and 3 (a). As described above, the distance LA between the base 4A on which the button 3 is mounted and the base 4A is larger than the distance LB between the leg 4B holding the button 3 and the leg 4B, that is, the distance LA is narrowed on the inner 12 side. There is. As shown in FIG. 1C, when the leg portions 4B and 4B are parallel to each other, the distance LB between the claws 5 and the claws 5 is reduced by the claws 5 provided at the tips of the leg parts 4 described later. , Smaller than the distance LA between the bases 4 A (FIG. 1 (c)).

Further, the tip of the button holder 4 is provided with a claw 5 in a direction for holding the button 3. The operation of the switch actuation button holding structure according to the present invention will be described below. As shown in FIG. 2, the pair of switch actuating buttons 3 and 3 are attached to the pair of holes 19 and 19 of the casing 1 along the guide case 8, and the seesaw type switch 2 and the casing surface 11 are attached. It is arranged between. When the push side 3A of the switch actuating button 3 in the state shown in FIG. 1 (a) is pushed with a finger, the switch side 3B of the button 3 pushes down the push portion 21 of the seesaw type switch 2 (FIG. 1 (b)). At this time, the other of the pair of switch actuating buttons 3 and 3 is pushed up like the button 3 shown on the right in FIG. 2 and is positioned on the front surface 11 side of the housing 1. Normally, the above operation of the pair of switch actuating buttons 3, 3 pushes one button 3 into the housing and the other on the housing surface 11.

Even when vibration is applied to the intercom, the telephone, etc., or the intercom, the telephone, etc. are tilted, the button holder 4 extending from the housing surface 11 toward the inside 12 is The distance LA between the base 4A and the base 4A in contact with the pressing side 3A is larger than the distance LB between the leg 4B holding the button 3 and the leg 4B, that is, the distance LA is narrowed on the inside 12 side, so that the switch operation is performed. The button 3 is held (arrow P 1 in FIG. 1B, arrow Q in FIG. 1D, arrow R in FIG. 3B) to prevent the button 3 from freely sliding (returning). Therefore, the switch actuating button 3 which should be lowered is returned, and the pair of switch actuating buttons 3 and 3 are lined up on the surface 11 of the housing 1 and the seesaw type switch 2 housed in the inside 12 of the housing 1 is replaced. There is no need to know which of the pressing parts 21X and 21Y is being pressed down.

In the above embodiments, the seesaw type switch is used as the built-in switch. However, the switch operating button holding structure according to the present invention is also suitable for an alternate type push switch that is turned on by pressing once and turned off by pressing twice. is there.

[0017]

[Effect of the invention]

 As is clear from the above embodiments, the switch actuation button holding structure according to the present invention is a switch that is mounted inside the housing that houses the electronic device and that operates the electronic device, and a housing that turns the switch on and off. A switch actuation button disposed between the body surface and the switch; and a button retainer extending inwardly from the surface to hold the button so as to prevent free sliding of the switch actuation button, The switch actuating button has a pressing side that is located on the surface side and that is touched by the user and a switch side that touches the switch.The pressing side is formed wider than the switch side, and the button holder has a base part that contacts the pressing side. A leg portion continuing to the base portion, and a distance between the base portion to which the button is attached and the base portion is larger than a distance between the leg portion holding the button and the leg portion.

Further, the switch actuation button holding structure according to the present invention includes a claw for holding the button at the tip of the button holder. Since the leg part of the button holder is in the state of sandwiching the switch operating button, even if vibration is applied or tilted, the pressed switch operating button will not return to the original state and the internal switch is operating. Is clear. In addition, the switch actuation button can be more reliably clamped by the claws at the ends of the legs.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1A to 1D are views illustrating a switch operation button holding structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a switch actuation button holding structure according to the present invention and its operation.

FIG. 3 is a view showing another embodiment of the switch actuation button holding structure according to the present invention.

4A and 4B are views showing an example of a switch actuation button of a switch actuation button holding structure according to the present invention,
(C) is a figure explaining a button holder.

5A and 5B are diagrams showing an example of mounting a seesaw type switch to a housing.

FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory view of a conventional switch actuation button.

7A and 7B are diagrams showing a conventional switch actuation button, and FIGS. 7C and 7D are diagrams illustrating a conventional button guide.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ・ ・ ・ Case 11 ・ ・ ・ Case surface 12 ・ ・ ・ Case interior 2 ・ ・ ・ Switch (Seesaw type switch) 3 ・ ・ ・ Switch operation button 3A ・ ・ ・ Button pressing side 3B ・ ・ ・ Button switch side 4 ・ ・ ・ Button holder 4A ・ ・ ・ Button holding Base of the tool 4B ・ ・ ・ Leg of the button holder LA ・ ・ ・ Distance between the bases of the button holder LB ・ ・ ・ Distance between the legs of the button holder 5 ・ ・ ・ Nail

Claims (2)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. An inside (1) of a housing (1) for housing an electronic device.
A switch (2) that is mounted on 2) for operating the electronic device, and a surface (1) of the housing for turning the switch on and off.
1) a switch actuation button (3) disposed between the switch and the switch, and a button extending inwardly from the surface to hold the button so as to prevent free sliding of the switch actuation button. A holder (4) is provided, and the switch actuation button has a pressing side (3A) located on the surface side and touched by the user and a switch side (3B) touching the switch, and the pressing side is The button holder is formed wider than the switch side, and the button holder is in contact with the pressing side (4A).
And a leg portion (4B) following the base portion, and a distance (LA) between the base portion to which the button is attached and the base portion is equal to a distance (LB) between the leg portion holding the button and the leg portion. ) A switch actuating button holding structure characterized by being formed larger. 2. The switch actuating button holding structure according to claim 1, wherein a claw (5) for holding the button is provided at a tip of the button holder.