JP4467423B2 - Multi-directional push switch - Google Patents

Description

  In the present invention, the swing knob (or push button / swing knob) is swung in multiple directions to turn on and off the switch disposed below it, and the push button knob (or push button / sway knob) installed at the center of the swing knob. The present invention relates to a multi-directional pressing type switch having a structure in which a switch disposed under the moving knob is turned on and off.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a device for operating an in-vehicle navigation system, a computer, various portable devices, various OA devices, game machines, and the like, there is a multi-directional push switch. Some multi-directional push switches have a structure in which a push button knob is provided at the center of a disk-like (pad-like) swing knob.

  FIG. 9 is a schematic sectional view showing this type of conventional multidirectional pressing switch 300 (see FIG. 4 of Patent Document 1). This multi-directional push type switch 300 has a push button knob 310 and a swing knob 330 that swings in a state where the push button knob 310 is inserted through a central through hole 333 mounted on a connecting member 350 made of a flexible film. The push button knob 310 and the swing knob 330 integrated by the connecting member 350 are installed on the switch board 390 fixed on the mounting plate 370, and at that time, the center of the switch board 390 and four surroundings (two in the figure). The pressing portion 311 of the push button knob 310 and the four pressing portions 331 (only two locations are shown in the figure) of the rocking knob 330 are placed on a reversing plate (movable contact plate) 391 attached to only one location. Further, the connecting member 350 is fixed to a predetermined portion (not shown) of the case 410 that covers the periphery of the swing knob 330.

  According to the multidirectional pressing switch 300, the push button knob 310 and the swing knob 330 are attached to the thin connecting member 350 made of a flexible film, so that the size and thickness of the switch can be reduced.

  However, conventionally, in the multi-directional pressing switch 300 having the structure in which the swing knob 330 is installed around the push button knob 310 as described above, there is no structure that can illuminate the central push button knob 310 from the lower surface side. .

  Some conventional multi-directional pressing switches have a push button and swing knob that moves up and down and swings (see FIGS. 1 and 5 of Patent Document 2). None of the multi-directional pressing type switches using the swing knob can illuminate the push button and swing knob from the lower surface side.

Recently, in order to reduce the size of electronic devices, further integration of operation switches has been required. For this reason, in addition to the multi-directional push switch, a rotary knob for a rotary electronic component has been integrated. Has been. However, there has been no multidirectional pressing switch having such a structure.
JP 2001-185004 A JP 2002-93287 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to install a multi-directional push type switch having a structure in which a swing knob is installed around the push button knob, or a push button and swing knob. An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-directional push-type switch having a structure that can easily illuminate a central push button knob or a push button / oscillating knob from its lower surface side, has a simple structure, and is easy to assemble.

  Another object of the present invention is to further rotate the multi-directional push type switch having a structure in which a swing knob is installed around the push button knob, or the multi-directional press type switch having a structure in which a push button and a swing knob are installed. An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-directional pressing switch that can also have the functions of electronic electronic components.

The invention according to claim 1 of the present application is a push button knob, a swinging knob installed so as to surround the push button knob, a central switch installed at a position pressed by the push button knob, and a periphery of the central switch. And a peripheral switch installed at a position pressed by the swing knob, and by installing a light emitting element on the push button knob, the push button knob is illuminated by light emitted from the light emitting element , A rotary electronic component whose electrical output is changed by rotating the rotary knob is installed at a position surrounding the outer periphery of the swing knob, and is rotated integrally with the rotary knob on the lower surface side of the rotary knob. A rotary object that changes the electrical output of the rotary electronic component is attached, and the rotary object and the rotary knob are rotatably supported by being inserted into a shaft support hole provided in the center of the rotary object. A fixing member having a shaft supporting portion, and a hinge integrally with the fixing member and a push button knob fixing portion held by the hinge so as to be movable up and down in an opening provided in the shaft supporting portion of the fixing member. And the light emitting element and the push button knob are installed on the push button knob fixing portion .

According to the second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a push button / oscillation knob that moves up and down and swings, and the push button / oscillation knob penetrates the push button / oscillation knob so as to be movable up and down and swings the push button / oscillation knob. A switch operating member that swings integrally, a central switch that is installed at a position pressed by the vertical movement of the push button and swing knob, and that is pressed by the swing of the switch operating member around the central switch. And a light emitting element on the push button / swing knob, so that the push button / swing knob is illuminated by the light emitted from the light emitting element , and the rotary knob is turned. A rotary electronic component that changes electrical output by moving is installed at a position surrounding the outer periphery of the push button / swing knob, and the rotary knob has an opening through which the push button / swing knob is inserted. You In addition, a rotary type is provided that projects a shaft support from the periphery of the opening on the lower surface of the rotary knob, and changes the electrical output of the rotary electronic component by rotating integrally with the rotary knob at the bottom of the rotary knob. A multi-directional pressing switch is provided, in which a fixed member is provided for attaching an object and pivotally supporting the outer periphery of the shaft support portion of the rotary knob .

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the push button knob is illuminated by the light emitted from the light emitting element by installing the light emitting element on the push button knob, the central push button knob is illuminated from the lower surface side. Will be able to.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the rotary electronic component is installed at a position surrounding the outer periphery of the swing knob, the space in the outer peripheral portion of the multidirectional pressing switch can be used as it is as the rotary electronic component. In addition, the function of the rotary electronic component can be easily integrated with the multidirectional pressing switch.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the rotary type object that rotates integrally with the rotary knob is attached, and the fixing member having the shaft support part that rotatably supports the rotary type article and the rotary knob is installed. The rotary electronic component can be easily installed on the outer periphery of the multidirectional pressing switch with a simple structure.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the hinge and the push button knob fixing portion are formed in the opening provided in the shaft support portion of the fixing member, and the light emitting element and the push button knob are installed on the push button knob fixing portion. The fixing member for pivotally supporting the rotary type member and the rotary knob can be used as an installation member for the light emitting element and the push button knob, the number of parts is small, the structure is simple, and the assembly is easy.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the light emitting element is installed in the push button / swing knob, the push button / swing knob is illuminated by the light emitted from the light emitting element. Can be illuminated from the lower surface side.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the rotary electronic component is installed at a position surrounding the outer periphery of the push button and swing knob, the space in the outer peripheral portion of the multi-directional press switch is used as it is as the rotary electronic component. In addition, the function of the rotary electronic component can be easily combined with the multidirectional pressing switch.

According to the invention described in claim 2 , since the rotary type is attached to the lower portion of the shaft support portion provided on the rotary knob, and the fixing member that rotatably supports the outer periphery of the shaft support portion of the rotary knob is installed. The rotary electronic component can be easily installed on the outer periphery of the multidirectional pressing switch with a simple structure.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[First embodiment (embodiment corresponding to claims 1 to 4)]
FIGS. 1-1 and 1-2 are exploded perspective views of a multidirectional pressing switch with a rotary electronic component (hereinafter referred to as “multidirectional pressing switch” for simplification) 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is. FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view of the multidirectional pressing switch 1 (however, for convenience of illustration, the cut surfaces are different in each part). As shown in FIGS. 1-1 and 1-2, the multidirectional pressing switch 1 includes a rotary knob 10, a lock knob 30, a swing knob 50, a connecting member 70, and a push button knob 90 from above. The fixing member 110, the click plate 140, the leaf spring 150, the rotary mold 170, the flexible substrate 190, and the mounting plate 240 are provided. Each component will be described below.

  The rotary knob 10 is made of molded resin, and includes a top surface portion 11 having a substantially disc shape and a circular opening 13 at the center, and a side wall portion 12 extending downward from the outer periphery of the top surface portion 11, and an upper surface. A lock knob insertion portion 15 that opens in a substantially elliptical shape is provided at a predetermined position of the portion 11, and small protrusion-like stopper portions 17-1 and 2 are provided on both sides of the lock knob insertion portion 15 on the lower surface of the upper surface portion 11. Has been. Further, four (only two are shown in FIG. 1-1) penetrating locking holes 18 are provided at predetermined positions of the side wall portion 12.

  The lock knob 30 is made of a molded resin, and has an elliptical columnar knob main body 31 that is inserted into the lock knob insertion portion 15 of the rotary knob 10 so as to be movable up and down, and extends horizontally from the outer periphery of the lower surface of the knob main body 31. It is configured to include a protruding flange portion 33 and a lock portion 35 provided below the knob main body portion 31 and engaged and disengaged in a vertical direction on a lock engagement portion 123 of the fixing member 110 described below. Yes.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the swing knob 50 as seen from the lower surface side. As shown in FIGS. 1-1 and 3, the swing knob 50 is made of molded resin, and has a circular shape in which a knob body 91 of a pushbutton knob 90 described below is inserted in the center of a disk-like body 51 so as to be movable up and down. A knob insertion portion 53 having a plurality of openings, a flange portion 55 projecting radially outward from the outer peripheral lower surface of the main body portion 51, and four columnar shapes projecting downward from the lower surface of the main body portion 51. A pressing portion 59 is provided. On the outer periphery of the root portion of each pressing portion 59, a pair of small protrusion-shaped fixing portions 61 are provided at positions opposed to each other by 180 °. Furthermore, two small protrusions protrude from the respective pressing portions 59 on the lower surface of the main body 51 on the side of the knob insertion portion 53 so that guide grooves 63 are formed therebetween.

  The connecting member 70 is made of a flexible synthetic resin film (for example, polyethylene terephthalate film), and has a substantially quadrangular shape and is formed outwardly from the four corners of the connecting portion 71 provided with a square-shaped opening 73 at the center thereof. The four arm portions 75 protrude toward each other, a circular fixing portion 77 is provided at the tip of each arm portion 75, a fixing hole 79 including a circular small hole penetrating the inside of each fixing portion 77 is provided, and one connecting portion Four tongue-shaped fixing portions 81 project outward from the center position of each side constituting 71, and fixing holes 83 penetrating into the fixing portions 81 are provided. The fixing hole 83 is formed by providing rectangular cutouts on both sides of the circular small hole, and is formed in a dimension that allows the pressing portion 59 of the swing knob 50 and the fixing portions 61 on both sides thereof to be inserted simultaneously. Has been.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the push button knob 90 as viewed from the lower surface side. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 1-1, the pushbutton knob 90 is made of a transparent molded resin, and protrudes from the outer periphery of the bottom surface of the columnar knob main body portion 91, and further from the outer periphery of the flange portion 93. Four guide projections 95 project at intervals, and a pair of projections 97 are provided from the outer periphery of the flange portion 93 at positions opposite to each other by 180 ° to project a small projection-like fixing portion 99 from the lower surface thereof. A storage portion 101 made of a circular recess is provided at the center of the lower surface of 91.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the fixing member 110 viewed from the lower surface side. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 1-1, the fixing member 110 is made of molded resin, and a circular opening 113 is provided at the center of the substantially disk-shaped base 111, and a pair of hinges 115 straddling the opening 113, 115 is provided, and a push button knob fixing portion 117 is integrally provided between the hinges 115 and 115. Around the opening 113, there is provided a shaft support 116 that protrudes downward in a substantially cylindrical shape. Four small protrusion-shaped fixing portions 118 are provided on the lower surface of the shaft support portion 116. Further, on the upper surface of the base portion 111, there are four small protrusion-like fixing projections 119 for inserting the fixing holes 79 of the connecting member 70, and the upper surface thereof abuts against the back surface of the upper surface portion 11 of the rotating knob 10. There are six small protrusion-shaped rotary knob support portions 120 that support the two. On the other hand, a locking base portion 121 is provided on the outer periphery of the base portion 111 so as to project in a flat plate shape in a fan shape. A rectangular cutout having a dimension and shape into which the lock portion 35 of the lock knob 30 is vertically movable is provided. The lock engaging portion 123 is provided, and two small protrusion-like stopper portions 125 and 126 are provided in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the upper surface of the lock base portion 121.

  Next, flat reinforcing portions 127 and 127 are provided so as to protrude from the opposing positions on the inner peripheral surface of the opening 113, and the swing knob 50 is opposed to the center of the tip side of each of the reinforcing portions 127 and 127. Notch-shaped detents 129 and 129 are provided for inserting the two pressing portions 59 to be movable up and down to prevent the swing knob 50 from rotating.

  Next, the push button knob fixing portion 117 is formed in a shape of a flat plate rectangular shape protruding tongue-like protruding portions 131 and 131 from both sides thereof, and a holding member escape portion 133 formed of a concave portion is provided at the center of the upper surface. The protrusions 131 and 131 are provided with mounting portions 132 and 132 each having a small hole, and a small protrusion-like pressing portion 135 is provided at the center of the lower surface thereof. Both the attachment portions 132 are formed in a size and shape for inserting the both fixing portions 99 of the push button knob 90.

  Further, a pair of tongue-like support portions 137 protrudes from the inner peripheral surface of the opening 113 of the fixing member 110, and small protrusion-like fixing portions 139 protrude from the lower surface of each support portion 137.

  The click plate 140 is formed by forming a metal plate in the shape of a ring and providing an opening 147 at the center. A click engagement portion 141 having an opening is provided at a predetermined position, and a tongue is formed from the inner periphery. A pair of protrusions 143 in the form of a piece protrudes, and a locking portion 145 formed of a small hole into which the fixing portion 139 of the fixing member 110 is inserted is provided therein.

  The leaf spring 150 is formed by forming an elastic metal plate in the shape of a ring and providing an opening 165 at the center, and an arc-shaped click arm portion 151 slightly lifted upward at a predetermined position and a click. Is provided at a position between the arm portions 151 and 153 and an arc-shaped lock knob push-up arm portion 153 which is provided at a position opposite to the arm portion 151 and slightly lifted upward. An opening portion 157 formed inside the protruding surface 155 and an attachment portion 159 composed of four small holes provided at the root portions of both arm portions 151 and 153 are configured. A protruding click engaging portion 161 is provided at the center of the click arm portion 151, and a push-up portion 163 that protrudes in the form of a tongue piece on the outer periphery and upward is provided at the center of the lock knob push-up arm portion 153. Yes.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the rotary mold 170 as seen from the lower surface side. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 1-2, the rotary mold 170 is made of a molded resin, and is formed in a ring shape and a flat plate shape, so that a shaft support hole 171 is provided at the center thereof, and the plate on the upper surface thereof. A small protrusion-like fixing portion 173 is provided at a position facing each mounting portion 159 of the spring 150, and a lock portion 35 of the lock knob 30 is vertically movable in a notch shape at a position facing the lock knob 30 on the outer periphery thereof. A lock storage portion 175 is provided to be inserted into the rotary mold 170, and a slider storage recess 177 is provided on the lower surface of the rotary mold 170. A planar protrusion 179 for preventing the thickness of the rotary mold 170 from being reduced by providing the slider storage recess 177 at a position facing the slider storage recess 177 on the upper surface of the rotary mold 170. It is formed. In addition, two slider fixing projections 181 and two slider positioning projections 183 are provided in the slider housing recess 177. Further, a locking projection 184 that engages with the locking hole 18 of the rotary knob 10 is provided on the outer periphery of the rotary mold 170 at a position corresponding to the locking hole 18.

  The slider 185 is made of an elastic metal plate, and a sliding contact portion 187 is provided at the tip of the arm portion 186 that is folded downward, and the slider fixing projection 181 and the slider positioning are located at predetermined positions thereof. Two through holes 188 and 189 inserted into the protrusion 183 are provided.

  The flexible substrate 190 is provided with five switches 193A and 193B on a flexible synthetic resin film 191 having flexibility, a desired arc-shaped sliding contact pattern 194 is provided around the switches 193A, 193B, and three locking holes 197. And a light emitting element mounting portion 201 are provided. The five switches 193 are configured by arranging four outer peripheral switches 193B around the central switch 193A at equal intervals in a ring shape. Each switch 193A, 193B is configured by attaching a reversing plate (movable contact plate) 195 formed by forming an elastic metal plate in a dome shape on the switch so as to cover a contact pattern formed on a flexible substrate 190 (not shown). ing. The sliding contact pattern 194 is an arc-shaped pattern provided at a position where the sliding contact portion 187 of the slider 185 is in sliding contact, and may be a switch pattern or a resistor pattern. All the three locking holes 197 are provided at positions where the fixing portions 118 provided on the lower surface of the fixing member 110 are inserted.

  On the other hand, the light emitting element mounting portion 201 is provided at the tip of the strip-shaped connecting portion 203. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the light emitting element mounting portion 201 shown in FIG. 1-2 as viewed from the opposite surface side, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the light emitting element mounting portion 201 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the light emitting element mounting portion 201 is substantially rectangular and has the same outer dimensions as the push button knob fixing portion 117 of the fixing member 110. From the opposed pair of outer peripheries, the light emitting element mounting portion 201 has a tongue-like shape. Projecting portions 211 project, and each projecting portion 211 is provided with a mounting portion 213 formed of a through hole. An opening 215 is provided at the center of the light emitting element mounting portion 201, and one connecting portion 217 is provided at the center so as to cross the opening 215, and both sides of the element mounting portion 218 at the center of the connecting portion 217. A pair of tongue-shaped projecting portions 219 project from the portion, terminal connection patterns 221 are provided at both projecting portions 219, and the circuit pattern 223 is drawn out from the terminal connection patterns 221 toward the flexible substrate 190.

  A chip-shaped light emitting element 230 is mechanically attached to the light emitting element attaching part 201. The attaching method is to place the light emitting element 230 on the element attaching part 218 of the light emitting element attaching part 201, and The terminal portions 231 provided at both ends of the light emitting element 230 are connected to the terminal connection patterns 221 respectively, and a sandwiching member 235 made of a substantially U-shaped elastic metal plate is pressed against the lower surface of the element mounting portion 218. As shown in FIG. 8, both the projecting portions 219 are bent upward by the sandwiching member 235, and the both side portions of the light emitting element 230 are sandwiched and fixed together with the projecting portions 219. As a result, the light emitting element 230 is mechanically fixed and electrically connected to the light emitting element mounting portion 201. Note that the method for fixing the light emitting element 230 is not limited to this method, and the light emitting element 230 may be fixed by a conductive adhesive, solder, or the like.

  Returning to FIG. 1-2, the mounting plate 240 is a hard plate made of metal or molded resin, and is formed in an outer shape (circular shape) substantially the same as the outer shape of the flexible substrate 190, and is attached to the lower surface of the fixing member 110. Four locking holes 241 (only one is shown in the figure) are provided at positions facing the fixed portion 118 provided.

  Next, an example of a method for assembling the multidirectional push switch 1 will be described. First, the connecting member 70 is arranged on the lower surface side of the swing knob 50 in advance, and each pressing portion 59 of the swing knob 50 is inserted into each fixing hole 83 of the connecting member 70 and protrudes to the lower surface side of the connecting member 70. The connecting member 70 is attached to the swing knob 50 by crushing the fixing portion 61 with heat caulking.

  On the other hand, the click plate 140 is disposed on the lower surface of the fixing member 110, the fixing portions 139 protruding from the lower surface of the fixing member 110 are inserted into the respective locking portions 145 of the click plate 140, and the tips thereof are thermally caulked to fix the fixing member. A click plate 140 is attached to 110.

  Further, the plate spring 150 is placed on the upper surface of the rotary mold 170, the fixing portions 173 of the rotary mold 170 are inserted into the mounting portions 159 of the plate spring 150, and the tips thereof are attached by heat caulking. At this time, the protruding portion 179 of the rotary mold 170 is inserted into the opening 157 of the leaf spring 150. On the other hand, the slider 185 is housed in the slider housing recess 177 on the lower surface of the rotary mold 170. At this time, the slider fixing projection 181 and the slider positioning projection 183 provided on the rotary mold 170 are provided. These are inserted into the through holes 188 and 189 provided in the slider 185, respectively, and the tip of the slider fixing projection 181 is attached by heat caulking.

  Then, the light emitting element mounting portion 201 to which the light emitting element 230 of the flexible substrate 190 is attached is folded back to the upper surface side of the flexible substrate 190 from the state shown in FIG. The opening 165 of 150, the opening 147 of the click plate 140, and the clearance in the opening 113 of the fixing member 110 are led to the upper side of the fixing member 110 and placed on the push button knob fixing portion 117 of the fixing member 110. At this time, the light emitting element 230 attached to the light emitting element attaching portion 201 faces upward. At this time, the lower surface of the clamping member 235 is accommodated in the clamping member escape portion 133 provided in the push button knob fixing portion 117 (see FIG. 2). Then, the push button knob 90 is placed on the light emitting element attachment portion 201 placed on the push button knob fixing portion 117, and at this time, each fixing portion 99 of the push button knob 90 is attached to the attachment portion 213 of the light emitting element attachment portion 201. Are inserted into the mounting portion 132 of the push button knob fixing portion 117, and the tip of the fixing portion 99 protruding from the lower surface of the push button knob fixing portion 117 is attached by thermal caulking. At this time, the light emitting element 230 is located in the storage portion 101 of the push button knob 90.

  Then, the swing knob 50 attached with the connecting member 70 is disposed on the upper surface of the fixing member 110. At this time, the knob main body portion 91 of the push button knob 90 is inserted into the knob insertion portion 53 of the swing knob 50, and simultaneously connected. The fixing protrusions 119 of the fixing member 110 are inserted into the fixing holes 79 of the member 70 and the tips thereof are caulked.

  Next, the lock knob insertion portion 15 of the rotary knob 10 with the knob main body portion 31 of the lock knob 30 inserted from the lower surface side is covered from above the swing knob 50, while the lower surface of the fixing member 110 with the click plate 140 is covered. The rotary mold 170 with the leaf spring 150 is installed on the side, and the locking projections 184 provided on the outer periphery of the rotary mold 170 are engaged with the locking holes 18 provided on the outer periphery of the rotary knob 10 to rotate integrally. Install as follows. At this time, the shaft support portion 116 of the fixed member 110 is inserted into the shaft support hole 171 of the rotary mold 170, so that the rotary mold 170 and the rotary knob 10 fixed thereto can freely rotate about the shaft support section 116. It becomes. At this time, the lock portion 35 of the lock knob 30 is inserted into the lock engagement portion 123 of the fixing member 110.

  Then, the flexible substrate 190 and the mounting plate 240 are arranged on the lower surface side of the rotary mold 170, and at this time, the fixing members are fixed to the respective locking holes 197 provided in the flexible substrate 190 and the respective locking holes 241 provided in the mounting plate 240. The fixing portion 118 on the lower surface of 110 is inserted, and the tip thereof is heat caulked on the lower surface of the mounting plate 240. This completes the multidirectional pressing switch 1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the multidirectional pressing switch 1 configured as described above fixes the fixing member 110 on the flexible substrate 190 and the mounting plate 240, and rotates on the shaft support portion 116 of the fixing member 110. 170 is pivotally supported, and the swing knob 50 is swingably fixed by a connecting member 70 attached to the upper portion of the fixing member 110, and a hinge 115 is provided in the center of the opening 113 of the fixing member 110. The push button knob 90 is mounted on the supported push button knob fixing portion 117 so that the push button knob 90 can be moved up and down.

  In addition, the multi-directional pressing switch 1 is arranged such that the tip of the pressing portion 135 provided on the lower surface of the push button knob fixing portion 117 is in contact with or close to the reversing plate 195 of the central switch 193A. The tip of the portion 59 is arranged in contact with or close to the reversing plate 195 of each outer peripheral switch 193B. Further, the sliding contact portion 187 of the slider 185 attached to the rotary mold 170 is in elastic contact with the sliding contact pattern 194 (see FIG. 1B) on the flexible substrate 190. Further, the click engaging portion 161 of the leaf spring 150 is in elastic contact with the click plate 140, and at the same time, the push-up portion 163 of the leaf spring 150 pushes up and pushes the lower surface of the lock portion 35 of the lock knob 30 upward.

  At this time, the guide protrusions 95 (see FIG. 4) of the push button knob 90 are inserted into the guide grooves 63 on the lower surface of the swing knob 50 to guide the push button knob 90 to move up and down with respect to the swing knob 50. ing.

  Next, the operation of the multidirectional pressing switch 1 will be described. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the lock knob 30 is pushed up by the push-up portion 163 of the leaf spring 150 and the lock portion 35 is engaged with the lock engagement portion 123 of the fixing member 110 and the rotary knob 10 is locked. ing. At this time, one stopper portion 17-1 (see FIG. 1-1) of the rotary knob 10 is in contact with a stopper portion 125 (see FIG. 1-1) on the side close to the lock engaging portion 123 of the fixing member 110. Thus, it cannot be rotated in the direction of arrow A1 shown in FIG. If the knob main body 31 of the lock knob 30 is pressed downward from this state, the lock knob 30 is lowered against the elastic force of the push-up part 163 and the lock part 35 is below the lock engaging part 123. When the rotary knob 10 is rotated in the direction of arrow A2 shown in FIG. 1-1 in this state, the lock portion 35 of the lock knob 30 becomes the lock base 121 of the fixing member 110. In the portion where the lock base 121 disappears after passing through the lower surface side (the portion of the side surface 121a shown in FIG. 1-1), it is pushed upward by the elastic force of the push-up portion 163, and further rotated in that state. If it continues, the stopper part 17-2 of the rotary knob 10 will contact | abut the other stopper part 126 (refer FIG. 1-1) of the fixing member 110, and its rotation will become impossible. To do. When the rotary knob 10 is rotated in the opposite direction (arrow A1 direction) again from this position, the rotary knob 10 continues to rotate, and the position where the side surface of the lock portion 35 of the lock knob 30 contacts the side surface 121a of the lock base 121. Stop at once. When the knob main body 31 of the lock knob 30 is pressed downward, the lock knob 30 is lowered against the elastic force of the push-up portion 163 and the lock portion 35 moves to the lower surface side of the lock base 121. In this state, the rotary knob 10 can be rotated in the direction of the arrow A1, and when the rotary knob 10 is further rotated, the stopper portion 17-1 contacts the stopper portion 125 and at the same time the lock portion 35 is fixed to the fixing member 110. The rotary knob 10 cannot be rotated in the direction of the arrow A1. When the rotary knob 10 rotates, the sliding contact portion 187 of the slider 185 attached to the rotary mold 170 that rotates integrally with the rotary knob slides on the sliding contact pattern 194, so that its electrical output changes. .

  On the other hand, when the knob main body portion 91 of the central push button knob 90 is pressed, the hinge 115 is bent to lower the push button knob fixing portion 117, and the pressing portion 135 presses the central inversion plate 195 to reverse it, The central switch 193A is turned on. When the push on the push button knob 90 is released, the push button knob 90 is automatically returned to the original position by the elastic return force of the reversing plate 195 and the hinge 115, and the central switch 193A is turned off.

  Further, when the predetermined position of the swing knob 50 is pressed, the connecting member 70 is bent, so that the pressed portion is lowered (swings), so that the pressing portion 59 of the swing knob 50 on the lowered side faces this. The reverse plate 195 to be pressed is pressed to reverse it, and the outer peripheral switch 193B is turned on. When the pressing to the swing knob 50 is released, the swing knob 50 is automatically returned to the original position by the elastic return force of the reversing plate 195 and the connecting member 70, and the outer peripheral switch 193B is turned off.

  When the light emitting element 230 emits light, the push button knob 90 formed of a transparent material is illuminated from the lower surface side toward the front surface side, and is brightly illuminated. If a desired decoration is formed on the upper surface of the push button knob 90 by printing or the like, the surface can be illuminated more effectively. Further, if the swing knob 50 and the rotary knob 10 are made of a transparent material, the knobs 50 and 10 can be illuminated by the light emitting element 230. Conversely, when the knobs 50 and 10 are made of an opaque material or the surface thereof is covered with an opaque paint, only the push button knob 10 can be effectively illuminated.

  As described above, the rotary electronic component installed at a position surrounding the outer periphery of the swing knob 50 rotates together with the rotary knob 10 and the rotary knob 10 to change the electrical output of the rotary electronic component. A mold 170, a slider 185, a sliding contact pattern 194 of the flexible substrate 190, and the like are included.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the push button knob 90, the swing knob 50 installed so as to surround the push button knob 90, the central switch 193A installed at a position pressed by the push button knob 90, and the center An outer peripheral switch 193B installed at a position around the switch 193A and pressed by the swing knob 50, and an electrical output by rotating the rotary knob 10 installed at a position surrounding the outer periphery of the swing knob 50 In the multidirectional pressing switch 1 including a rotating electronic component that changes the light emitting element 230, the push button knob 90 is illuminated by the light emitted from the light emitting element 230. With this configuration, the push button knob 90 of the multidirectional push switch 1 having this type of structure can be illuminated. At the same time, the space in the outer peripheral portion of the multidirectional pressing switch 1 can be used as a rotary electronic component as it is, and the multidirectional pressing switch 1 can easily have the function of the rotary electronic component together. Can do.

  A fixing member having a shaft support portion 116 that is inserted into a shaft support hole 171 provided at the center of the rotary mold 170 that rotates integrally with the rotary knob 10 and rotatably supports the rotary mold 170 and the rotary knob 10. Since 110 is installed, it is possible to easily install the rotary electronic component on the outer periphery of the multidirectional pressing switch 1 with a simple structure.

  Further, in this embodiment, in the opening 113 provided in the shaft support portion 116 of the fixing member 110, the hinge 115 and the push button knob fixing portion that is held up and down by the hinge 115 are integrated with the fixing member 110. 117, and the light emitting element 230 and the push button knob 90 are mounted on the push button knob fixing portion 117. Therefore, the fixing member 110 that rotatably supports the rotary mold 170 and the rotary knob 10 emits light. It can be used as an attachment member for the element 230 and the push button knob 90.

  Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the push button knob 310 is not attached to the connecting member 350 that holds the swing knob 330 so as to be swingable, but instead, a push button knob fixed separately provided on the fixing member 110 is fixed. Since the push button knob 90 is attached on the portion 117, the light emitting element 230 can be easily installed on the push button knob 90. This is because the light emitting element 230 can be placed on the pushbutton knob fixing portion 117 provided on the lower surface of the pressing portion 135 for turning on and off the switch 193, so that the light emitting element 230 is not obstructed by the pressing portion 135. This is because it can be easily installed at an arbitrary position such as directly below 90.

[Second embodiment (embodiment corresponding to claims 1 to 4)]
In the above embodiment, the push button knob 90 is installed as a separate part on the push button knob fixing portion 117. However, the multi-directional push type switch with a rotating electronic component shown in FIG. The push button knob fixing portion 117 and the push button knob 90 are integrally molded (insert molding) with the light emitting element 230 and the light emitting element mounting portion 201 built in as in 1-2. The light emitting element 230 and the push button knob 90 may be installed on the 117. In this embodiment, the light-emitting element 230 is electrically and mechanically fixed to the light-emitting element mounting portion 201 with a conductive adhesive, solder, or the like. Accordingly, the light-emitting element mounting portion 201 has an opening other than the mounting portion 213. Is not provided (may be provided). Further, the push button knob fixing portion 117 and the push button knob 90 are integrally connected through an attachment portion 213 provided in the light emitting element attachment portion 201. At this time, the push button knob fixing portion 117 is configured by connecting a central pressing portion 135 and a ring-shaped portion on the lower surface side of the surrounding mounting portion 213 by a radial connecting portion 117a. That is, in the case of this embodiment, the push button knob 90, the push button knob fixing portion 117, the light emitting element 230, and the light emitting element mounting portion 201 are integrated by insert molding, so that complicated assembly in which these members are assembled one by one. The process becomes unnecessary, and the manufacturing process can be simplified.

[Third embodiment (embodiment corresponding to claims 5 to 7)]
FIGS. 11 to 14 are views showing a multidirectional pressing switch with a rotary electronic component according to a third embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as “multidirectional pressing switch”) 1-3. 11 and 12 are exploded perspective views of a central portion (a portion only of the multidirectional pressing type switch main body 500) of the multidirectional pressing type switch 1-3 excluding the rotary electronic component, and FIG. 13 is a multidirectional pressing type. FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of the entire switch 1-3, and FIG. 14 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the multi-directional push switch 1-3 (however, for convenience of illustration, the cut surfaces are different in each part). Note that the flexible substrate 520 and the light emitting element mounting portion 531 shown in FIG. 12 are connected by a connecting portion 530, but for convenience of illustration, both are shown separated at the connecting portion 530.

  First, the multi-directional push-type switch main body 500 will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12. The multi-directional push-type switch main body 500 has a flexible substrate 520 and a flexible substrate 520 on a mounting plate 510 that is a stationary member. The light emitting element attached to the operation part forming part 561, the pressing part forming part (also a light emitting element mounting member) 571, and the light emitting element attaching part 531 installed between the operation part forming part 561 and the pressing part forming part 571. 590, a switch actuating member 620, a case 640 that is a stationary member, a case mounting member 660 that is a stationary member, a cover portion 680, and an operation knob 710. Note that the operation portion forming portion 561, the pressing portion forming portion 571, and the operation knob 710 are combined into a push button and swing knob 560. Each component will be described below.

  The mounting plate 510 is a rigid metal plate, but may be made of synthetic resin. The surface is a flat mounting surface 511 on which the flexible substrate 520 is mounted. And the attachment part 513 which consists of a plurality (four in this embodiment) through-hole is provided in the predetermined position. Of these attachment portions 513, the end portions of two attachment portions 513 are formed in an arc shape to form a positioning portion 515.

  The flexible substrate 520 is formed of a single flexible synthetic resin film (eg, polyethylene terephthalate film, polyimide film, etc.), a central switch 521A, and a plurality of locations (four locations in the present embodiment) around the central switch 521A. The outer peripheral switch 521B to be installed, the fixed portion 532 having the same shape as each of the mounting portions 513 installed at a position facing three mounting portions 513 of the four mounting portions 513 of the mounting plate 510, and another mounting A notch portion 534 formed at a position facing the portion 513, a plurality of (in this embodiment, two) arcuate sliding contact patterns 605 formed on the outer side of the outer peripheral switch 521B, and the flexible substrate 520 A lead-out portion 607 drawn from the outer periphery to an external circuit, and a strip-like connecting portion 53 from the notch 534 portion A light emitting element mounting portion 531 which is connected via a is configured by including an attachment portion 541 that protrudes in a strip shape from 180 ° opposite to the connecting portion 530 of the light emitting element mounting portion 531. The central switch 521A and the outer peripheral switch 521B are configured by attaching an inversion plate 537 made of an elastic metal plate on a switch pattern provided on a part of a circuit pattern formed on the upper surface of the flexible substrate 520. The sliding contact pattern 605 is formed by printing (screen printing or the like), for example, a pattern for a rotary variable resistor or a pattern for a rotary code switch. The light emitting element attachment portion 531 has a substantially rectangular shape, rectangular penetration portions 532 are provided at two left and right sides, and a sandwiched member 535 made of an elastic metal plate is provided at the center of a belt-like element attachment portion 533 provided therebetween. The light emitting element 590 is mechanically fixed. The mounting structure of the light emitting element 590 is the same as the fixing structure by the clamping member 235 of the light emitting element 230 shown in FIGS. The light emitting element 590 is electrically connected to a circuit pattern formed by being drawn out from the circuit pattern formed on the flexible substrate 520 through the connecting portion 530 onto the light emitting element attachment portion 531. Note that the structure for fixing the light emitting element 590 to the light emitting element mounting portion 531 is not limited to the above structure, and may be other various mechanical fixing structures, fixing structures using an adhesive or solder, and the like. The mounting portion 541 protruding from the outer periphery of the light emitting element mounting portion 531 has a substantially band shape, and a fixing portion 536 formed of a rectangular through hole is provided near the tip.

  The operation part forming part 561 and the pressing part forming part 571 are both molded products of synthetic resin. The operation portion forming portion 561 includes a base upper portion 563 having an upper surface formed in a substantially hemispherical shape, and a cylindrical operation portion 565 that protrudes directly from the center of the upper surface of the base upper portion 563. . A concave light emitting element storage portion 567 (see FIG. 14) is provided at the center of the lower surface of the base upper portion 563, and column-shaped fixing portions 568 (two in FIG. 12) from a plurality of locations (four locations in this embodiment) on the lower surface. (Only the book is shown). In the center of the operation portion 565, an insertion attachment portion 569 which is a substantially circular through hole penetrating vertically is provided. On the other hand, the pressing portion forming portion 571 has a substantially flat plate shape, and an insertion fixing portion 573 including a through hole into which the fixing portion 568 is inserted is provided at a position corresponding to the fixing portion 568. A concave portion 575 which is recessed by the thickness of the member 535 is provided, and a columnar pressing portion 577 (see FIG. 14) is provided at a position facing the center of the central switch 521A on the lower surface thereof. A base portion 579 is configured by combining the base portion upper portion 563 and the pressing portion forming portion 571 of the operation portion forming portion 561 that are integrated by sandwiching the light emitting element attachment portion 531 in the assembly process described below.

  The switch actuating member 620 is formed by molding a synthetic resin into a substantially disk shape, and its upper surface is convex in a substantially dome shape so that its upper surface becomes a slidable contact surface 621, A space is defined as a base storage portion 622, and an opening 623 that projects the operation portion 565 is provided at the center portion of the sliding contact surface 621. The pressing portions 625 projecting downward are provided at four locations), and positioning portions 627 projecting outward in the radial direction are provided at the root portions of the pressing portions 625.

  The case 640 is a molded product of synthetic resin, and the shape thereof is a substantially cylindrical shape with the lower surface opened. A circular opening 643 is provided in the center of the upper plate portion 641 covering the upper surface, and the inner peripheral lower end side of the opening 643 is provided. The ring-shaped portion is a contact portion 645 that contacts the sliding contact surface 621 of the switch operating member 620. In addition, a plurality of (four in this embodiment) guide grooves 647 extending in the vertical direction are provided on the outer peripheral portion of the side wall surface of the case 640. Further, a portion of the side wall of the case 640 where the guide groove 647 is not provided is a concave portion 648, and a lower portion of the portion where the guide groove 647 is provided (four in this embodiment) is a pressing portion 649. Further, two positioning projections 651 to be inserted into the positioning plate 515 (two locations in this embodiment) of the mounting plate 510 at the lower end of the side wall of the case 640 are provided. Although not shown, a guide groove that guides the positioning portion 627 of the switch operating member 620 in the vertical direction is provided in the inner peripheral surface portion of the side wall of the case 640 in the vertical direction. The case mounting member 660 is made of a metal plate, has a substantially ring-shaped cover portion 661 that is substantially the same shape as the upper surface shape of the case 640, and a shape that is substantially the same as the opening 643 of the case 640 provided at the center of the cover portion 661. And an arm portion 665 that protrudes from the outer periphery of the cover portion 661, is bent downward, and is inserted into each guide groove 647 of the case 640. The cover portion 680 is a synthetic resin molded product, and has a substantially dome shape and is provided with a locking opening 681 at the center thereof. The locking opening 681 is configured by providing a plurality of (four in this embodiment) cutouts 683 radially around a circular opening through which the light guide member 702 described below passes, and a portion between the cutouts 683. Is provided with a circular through hole 685. The operation knob 710 includes a non-translucent operation knob main body 701 and a translucent light guide member 702 that vertically penetrates the operation knob main body 701 at the center of the operation knob main body 701. . In this embodiment, the operation knob 710 is configured by integrally forming the operation knob main body 701 and the light guide member 702 by a two-material molding method. However, the light guide member 702 is formed inside the operation knob main body 701. You may comprise by incorporating in later. A plate-like projecting portion 707 for inserting each notch 683 protrudes and is provided at a position facing the notch 683 around the portion where the light guide member 702 on the lower surface of the operation knob main body 701 projects. In addition, insertion protrusions 709 that are inserted into the through holes 685 are provided so as to protrude at positions on the lower surface thereof that face the through holes 685.

  An example of a method for assembling the multi-directional pressing switch body 500 will be described. First, the operation knob 710 is inserted into the locking opening 681 from the upper side of the cover 680 in advance, so that each notch 683 of the cover 680 is formed. The projections 707 of the operation knob 710 are inserted, and at the same time, the insertion protrusions 709 of the operation knob 710 are inserted into the through holes 685 of the cover 680, and the tips of the insertion protrusions 709 are caulked. And the cover 780 are integrated. On the other hand, the upper and lower sides of the light emitting element attachment portion 531 to which the light emitting element 590 is attached are sandwiched between the operation portion forming portion 561 and the pressing portion forming portion 571, and each fixing portion 568 of the operation portion forming portion 561 is passed through the light emitting element attachment portion 531. The operation portion forming portion 561 is inserted into each insertion fixing portion 573 of the pressing portion forming portion 571 through the portion 532, and the tip thereof is thermally crimped by the lower surface of the pressing portion forming portion 571, thereby sandwiching the light emitting element mounting portion 531. And the pressing portion forming portion 571 are integrated. At this time, the light emitting element 590 is located in the light emitting element storage portion 567. Then, the operation portion forming portion 561 and the pressing portion forming portion 571 are integrated, and the portion of the connecting portion 530 is bent so that the flexible portion is arranged on the flexible substrate 520 via the connecting portion 530 as shown in FIG. The substrate 520 is placed on the mounting plate 510, and the switch operating member 620, the case 640, and the case mounting member 660 are covered on the operation portion forming portion 561. At this time, the arm portions 665 of the case mounting member 660 are covered with the case 640. The leading ends of the arm portions 665 are inserted into the mounting portions 513 of the mounting plate 510 via the fixing portions 532 and the notches 534 of the flexible substrate 520, and the tips of the arm portions 665 are inserted into the guide grooves 647. As shown in FIG. 14, it is bent and fixed in the outward direction (the direction away from the multi-directional pressing type switch main body 500). At this time, since the fixing portion 536 of the attachment portion 541 is overlaid on the one fixing portion 532 of the flexible substrate 520, the arm portion 665 is inserted into the fixing portion 536 simultaneously with the fixing portion 532, and attached. The portion 541 is firmly pressed against the mounting plate 510 by the pressing portion 649 of the case 640 in the same manner as the other fixing portion 532, whereby the mounting portion 541 and the connecting portion 530 near the flexible substrate 520 (not necessarily the connecting portion). 530 may not be the root portion and may be a peripheral portion thereof. When the light guide member 702 protruding from the lower surface of the operation knob 710 integrated with the cover portion 680 is inserted into the insertion mounting portion 569, the multidirectional pressing switch main body portion 500 is completed.

  In order to assemble the multidirectional pressing switch 1-3 by installing the rotary electronic component 800 on the outer periphery of the multidirectional pressing switch main body 500 assembled as described above, as shown in FIG. A fixing member (hereinafter referred to as this member) that is attached with a rotary knob 720, a rotary mold 760, and the like, which are parts constituting the rotary electronic component 800, so as to surround the outer periphery of the multi-directional pressing type switch main body 500 from above the switch main body 500. In the embodiment, a “750” is provided. A click plate 740 is placed on the upper surface of the outer case 750, a plate spring 730 is attached to the lower surface of the rotary knob 720, and a slider 770 is attached to the lower surface of the rotary mold 760. The rotary electronic component 800 includes a rotary knob 720, a leaf spring 730, a click plate 740, an outer case 750, a rotary mold 760, a slider 770, and a sliding pattern 605 formed on the flexible substrate 520.

  Each of these components will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14. First, the rotary knob 720 is formed by molding a synthetic resin into a disk shape, and the push button and swing knob 560 is inserted in the center thereof. A circular opening 721 is provided, and a cylindrical shaft support 723 projects from the periphery of the opening 721 on the lower surface of the rotary knob 720. A small protrusion-like mounting portion 725 is provided so as to protrude from a predetermined position on the lower end side of the shaft support portion 723 (two locations facing each other by 180 °, only one location shown in FIG. 13). Further, a small protrusion-shaped fixing portion 727 is provided so as to protrude from a predetermined position (two locations, only one location is shown in FIG. 14) on the outer lower surface of the shaft support portion 723 of the rotary knob 720. The leaf spring 730 is formed by forming an elastic metal plate into a ring shape. The leaf spring 730 is provided with a locking hole 731 at two positions facing the fixing portion 727, and is used for connecting between the locking holes 731. A click ball contact portion 735 that is curved so as to protrude downward is provided at each central portion of the arm portion 733. The click plate 740 is formed by forming a metal plate into a ring shape, and a click engagement portion 741 penetrating a predetermined number of rectangular shapes is provided on the surface thereof, and a small-diameter mounting hole is provided at a predetermined position facing the 180 °. 743 is provided. The outer case 750 is formed by molding a synthetic resin into a substantially circular cylindrical shape. A ring-shaped mounting surface 751 for mounting the click plate 740 is provided on the upper surface of the outer case 750. A small protrusion-like attachment fixing portion 753 is provided at a position facing each attachment hole 743 of the click plate 740. The circular opening at the center of the outer case 750 is a shaft support opening 755 that rotatably supports the outer periphery of the shaft support 723 of the rotary knob 720. Further, as shown in FIG. 14, the space below the shaft support opening 755 inside the outer case 750 includes a rotary object storage portion 757 whose inner diameter is larger than the inner diameter of the shaft support opening 755. It has become. The rotary mold 760 is formed by molding resin in a ring shape, and the rotary knob 720 is inserted to insert the mounting portions 725 at positions facing the mounting portions 725 (two positions facing each other by 180 °). A hole 761 is provided, and a slider mounting surface 763 is provided at a predetermined position on the lower surface side. A small projection 765 is provided on the slider mounting surface 763. The slider 770 is made of an elastic metal plate, and includes a substantially rectangular base portion 771 and two sliding booklets 773 that protrude from one side of the base portion 771 and are bent to the lower surface side. The base 771 is provided with a mounting hole 775 formed of a small hole.

  An example of an assembly method in which the rotary electronic component 800 is installed around the multidirectional pressing switch main body 500 will be described. First, a plate spring 730 is disposed on the lower surface of the rotary knob 720 in advance, and the fixing portion 727 of the rotary knob 720 is arranged. (Refer to FIG. 14) The locking hole 731 of the leaf spring 730 is inserted, and the tip thereof is caulked and fixed. On the other hand, the click plate 740 is placed on the placement surface 751 of the outer case 750, the attachment fixing portions 753 of the outer case 750 are inserted into the respective attachment holes 743 of the click plate 740, and the tips thereof are fixed by heat caulking. Also, the base 771 of the slider 770 is installed on the slider mounting surface 763 on the lower surface of the rotary mold 760, and a small protrusion 765 provided on the slider mounting surface 763 is inserted into the mounting hole 775 of the slider 770. Then fix the tip by caulking it.

  Then, the rotary knob 720 is installed on the outer case 750, and at this time, the shaft support portion 723 of the rotary knob 720 is rotatably inserted into the shaft support opening 755 of the outer case 750. Next, the rotary mold 760 is inserted into the rotary mold storage section 757 on the lower surface of the outer case 750. At this time, each mounting portion 725 of the rotary knob 720 is inserted into the insertion hole 761 of the rotary mold 760, and the tip thereof is inserted. Heat caulking is performed on the lower surface of the rotary mold 760, whereby the rotary knob 720 and the rotary mold 760 are integrated with the outer case 750 so as to be rotatable. Then, the outer case 750 is placed on the multidirectional pressing type switch main body 500, the multidirectional pressing type switch main body 500 is installed inside the shaft support 723 of the rotary knob 720, and the outer case 750 and the mounting plate 510 are disposed. Is fixed at a position not shown, the assembly of the multidirectional pressing switch 1-3 is completed. At this time, the sliding booklet 773 of the slider 770 attached to the rotary mold 760 is in elastic contact with the sliding contact pattern 605 provided on the flexible substrate 520.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 14, the multi-directional push switch 1-3 has a push button and swing knob 560 that moves up and down and swings, and a push button and swing knob 560 that passes through the push button and swing knob 560 so as to move up and down. A switch actuating member 620 that swings integrally with the swinging knob 560, a central switch 521A installed at a position pressed by the vertical movement of the push button / swinging knob 560, and the central switch 521A And an outer peripheral switch 521B installed at a position pressed by the swing of the switch actuating member 620. By installing the light emitting element 590 on the push button and swing knob 560, the light emitting element 590 is emitted. The push button / swinging knob 560 is illuminated by the light. The multi-directional push switch 1-3 is configured by installing a rotary electronic component 800 that changes an electrical output by rotating the rotary knob 720 at a position surrounding the outer periphery of the push button and swing knob 590. Has been. The multi-directional push switch 1-3 has an opening 721 through which the push button / swinging knob 560 is inserted at the center of the rotary knob 720 and a shaft support 723 that protrudes from the periphery of the opening 721 on the lower surface of the rotary knob 720. A rotary mold 760 that rotates integrally with the rotary knob 720 and changes the electrical output of the rotary electronic component 800 is attached to the lower part of the pivot support 723 of the rotary knob 720 and the outer periphery of the pivot support 723 of the rotary knob 720. An outer case (fixing member) 750 that pivotally supports the shaft is installed.

  In the multi-directional pressing switch 1-3 configured as described above, when the rotary knob 720 is rotated, the rotary mold 760 and the slider 770 are rotated integrally therewith, and the sliding of the slider 770 is performed. The booklet 773 slides on the sliding contact pattern 605 of the flexible substrate 520 to change its electrical output. On the other hand, when the operation knob 710 of the push button / swinging knob 560 is pressed right below, only the push button / swinging knob 560 is lowered while the switch operating member 620 remains in its original position, and the pressing part 577 reverses the reversing plate 537. Then, the central switch 521A is turned on. When the pressure on the operation knob 710 is released, the reversing plate 537 automatically returns to the original shape and the central switch 521A is turned off. At the same time, the push button / swinging knob 560 also automatically returns to the original position. On the other hand, when the operation knob 710 is swung, the switch actuating member 620 is also swung together with the push button / swiveling knob 560 (at this time, the sliding contact surface 621 of the switch actuating type object 620 slides on the contact portion 645 of the case 640). The reversing plate 537 that is opposed thereto is reversed by the pressing portion 625 of the switch actuating member 620 on the lowered side, and the outer peripheral switch 521B is turned on. When the swing of the operation knob 710 is released, the reverse plate 537 automatically returns to the original shape and the outer peripheral switch 521B is turned off. At the same time, the push button / swing knob 560 and the switch operating member 620 are also automatically returned to their original positions. .

  When the light emitting element 590 emits light, the portion of the transparent light guide member 702 at the center of the push button / swing knob 560 is illuminated from the lower surface side toward the front surface side, and is brightly illuminated. If a desired decoration is formed on the surface of the light guide member 702 and / or the surface of the operation knob main body 701 made of a light-impermeable member by printing a paint (including a light-impermeable one) or the like, Only a desired portion of the surface of the push button / swinging knob 560 can be illuminated or an effective decoration can be performed. Note that the operation knob main body 701 may be made of a light-transmitting material. That is, also in this embodiment, the push button and swing knob 560 of the multi-directional push switch 1-3 can be illuminated, and the space in the outer peripheral portion of the multi-directional push switch 1-3 is used as it is as the rotary electronic component 800. The multi-directional push switch 1-3 can be easily provided with the function of the rotary electronic component.

[ Reference example ]
15 is a schematic cross-sectional view (same as the cross-section of FIG. 2) of a multi-directional push switch with a rotating electronic component according to a reference example of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as “multi-directional push switch” for simplification) 1-4. Cutting part). Since this multi-directional push switch 1-4 has many parts of the same shape and structure as the multi-directional push switch 1 according to the first embodiment, the same reference numerals as those of the first embodiment are used for the same or corresponding parts. Is attached. Note that matters other than those described below are the same as those in the first embodiment. The outline of the multidirectional push switch 1-4 shown in the figure, which is different from the multidirectional push switch 1, is that the swing knob 50 and the push button knob 90 of the multidirectional push switch 1 are integrated into one transparent. The push button / swing knob 50-4 made of a simple molded product and the hinges 115, 115 that are unnecessary because the entire push button / swing knob 50-4 is held by the connecting member 70 are thereby omitted. The point of the push button knob fixing portion 117 which became an independent member by omitting the hinges 115 and 115 is referred to as a pressing portion forming portion 117-4, and when the push button and swing knob 50-4 is not operated, This is that a gap is provided between the tip of each pressing portion 59 provided on the swing knob 50-4 and the reversing plate 195 facing the pressing portion 59.

  That is, the multidirectional pressing switch 1-4 fixes the fixing member 110 on the flexible substrate 190 and the mounting plate 240 and rotates the rotary object 170 on the shaft support portion 116 of the fixing member 110 as shown in FIG. The push button / swinging knob 50-4 is pivotally supported by the connecting member 70 attached to the upper part of the fixing member 110 so as to be swingable and vertically movable, and the lower center surface of the push button / swinging knob 50-4 is fixed. The pressing portion forming portion (which is also a light emitting element mounting member) 117-4 on which the light emitting element mounting portion 201 having the light emitting element 230 mounted on the upper surface thereof is mounted is attached to the lower side of the housing portion 101. . The multi-directional push switch 1-4 is installed at a position where the push button and swing knob 50-4 swings up and down and is pressed by the vertical movement of the push button and swing knob 50-4. A central switch 193A and an outer peripheral switch 193B installed around the central switch 193A and pressed by the swing of the push button / swing knob 50-4 are provided. 4 is configured to illuminate the push button and swing knob 50-4 with light emitted from the light emitting element 230.

  In the multidirectional pressing switch 1-4 configured as described above, when the rotary knob 10 is rotated, the sliding contact portion 187 of the slider 185 attached to the rotary mold 170 integrally with the rotary knob 170 is placed on the sliding contact pattern 194. To change its electrical output. On the other hand, when the central portion of the push button / swing knob 50-4 is pressed downward, the connecting member 70 is bent, so that the pressing portion forming portion 117-4 is lowered, and the pressing portion 135 turns on the central switch 193A. To do. When the pressing of the push button / swing knob 50-4 is released, the push button / swing knob 50-4 automatically returns to the original position, and the central switch 193A is turned off. On the other hand, when a predetermined position around the push button / swing knob 50-4 is pressed, the connecting member 70 is bent and the pressed portion is lowered (swings), and the pressing portion 59 on the lowered side is opposed to the outer peripheral switch. Turn on 193B. When the pressing of the push button / swing knob 50-4 is released, the push button / swing knob 50-4 automatically returns to the original position, and the outer peripheral switch 193B is turned off.

When the light emitting element 230 emits light, the central portion of the transparent push button and swing knob 50-4 is illuminated from the lower surface side toward the front surface side, and is illuminated brightly. If a desired decoration is formed on the surface of the push button / swing knob 50-4 by printing a paint (including a non-translucent material), the desired one on the surface of the push button / swing knob 50-4 is formed. It is possible to illuminate only this part or to perform effective decoration. That is, also in this reference example , the push button and swing knob 50-4 of the multi-directional push switch 1-4 can be illuminated, and the space around the outer periphery of the multi-directional push switch 1-4 can be used as a rotary electronic component. It can be used, and the multi-directional push switch 1-4 can easily have the function of the rotary electronic component together.

Also in this reference example , as in the second embodiment (example of FIG. 10), the pressing portion forming portion 117-4 and the push button / swing knob 50-4 are incorporated, and the light emitting element 230 and the light emitting element mounting portion 201 are incorporated. In this state, integral molding (insert molding) may be performed.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims and the specification and drawings. Is possible. It should be noted that any shape, structure, and material not directly described in the specification and drawings are within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention as long as the effects and advantages of the present invention are exhibited .

1 is an exploded perspective view (upper part) of a multidirectional pressing switch 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view (lower side part) of the multidirectional press type switch 1 concerning 1st embodiment of this invention. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a multidirectional pressing switch 1. It is the perspective view which looked at the swing knob 50 from the lower surface side. It is the perspective view which looked at the pushbutton knob 90 from the lower surface side. It is the perspective view which looked at the fixing member 110 from the lower surface side. It is the perspective view which looked at the rotary type | mold thing 170 from the lower surface side. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the light emitting element attachment part 201 shown to FIGS. 1-2 from the other side. It is the perspective view which looked at the light emitting element attachment part 201 shown to FIGS. 1-2 from the back surface side. It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the conventional multidirectional pressing type switch 300. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the multidirectional press type switch 1-2 concerning 2nd embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view (upper part) of the multidirectional press type switch main-body part 500 used for the multidirectional press type switch 1-3 concerning 3rd embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view (lower side part) of the multidirectional pressing type switch main-body part 500. FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the multidirectional pressing type switch 1-3. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the multidirectional press type switch 1-3. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the multidirectional pressing type switch 1-4 concerning a reference example .

Explanation of symbols

1 Multidirectional push switch with rotating electronic components (multidirectional push switch)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Rotation knob 13 Opening part 30 Locking knob 50 Swing knob 70 Connecting member 90 Push button knob 110 Fixing member 111 Base part 113 Opening part 115 Hinge 116 Shaft support part 117 Push button knob fixing part 135 Press part 140 Click plate 150 Plate spring 151 Click arm Portion 153 Lock knob push-up arm portion 161 Click engagement portion 163 Push-up portion 170 Rotating mold 171 Shaft support hole 185 Slider 190 Flexible substrate 193 Switch contact pattern 195 Reversing plate 201 Light emitting element mounting portion 203 Linking portion 230 Light emission Element 240 Mounting plate 1-2 Multidirectional pressing switch with rotating electronic components (multidirectional pressing switch)
1-3 Multidirectional push switch with rotating electronic components (Multidirectional push switch)
500 Multi-directional push-type switch body 510 Mounting plate 520 Flexible substrate 521A Central switch 521B Peripheral switch 560 Push button / swing knob 561 Operation part forming part (push button / swing knob)
571 Press part forming part (push button and swing knob)
590 Light Emitting Element 605 Sliding Contact Pattern 620 Switch Actuating Member 640 Case 660 Case Mounting Member 680 Cover 710 Operation Knob (Push Button / Swing Knob)
720 Rotating knob 750 Outer case (fixing member)
760 Rotating type 770 Slider 800 Rotating electronic component 1-4 Multidirectional pressing switch with rotating electronic component (Multidirectional pressing switch)
50-4 Push button and swing knob 117-4 Press part forming part

Claims (2)

A push button knob, a swing knob installed so as to surround the push button knob, a central switch installed at a position pressed by the push button knob, and around the central switch and pressed by the swing knob. A peripheral switch installed at a position where
By installing a light emitting element on the push button knob, the push button knob is illuminated by light emitted from the light emitting element ,
On the other hand, a rotary electronic component that changes electrical output by rotating the rotary knob is installed at a position surrounding the outer periphery of the swing knob,
A rotating object that rotates integrally with the rotating knob to change the electrical output of the rotary electronic component is attached to the lower surface side of the rotating knob, and is inserted into a shaft support hole provided in the center of the rotating knob. Installing a fixed member having a pivotal support for pivotally supporting the rotary mold and the rotary knob;
Further, in the opening provided in the shaft support portion of the fixing member, a hinge and a push button knob fixing portion which is held up and down by the hinge are formed integrally with the fixing member, and the push button knob fixing portion is formed. A multi-directional pressing switch characterized in that the light emitting element and the push button knob are installed on the top . A push button and swing knob that moves up and down and swings, and a switch operating member that penetrates the push button and swing knob so as to move up and down and swings integrally with the push button and swing knob. A central switch installed at a position pressed by the vertical movement of the push button and swing knob, and an outer peripheral switch installed around the central switch and pressed by the swing of the switch actuating member Comprising
By installing a light emitting element in the push button and swing knob, the push button and swing knob is illuminated by light emitted from the light emitting element,
On the other hand, the rotary electronic component that changes the electrical output by rotating the rotary knob is installed at a position surrounding the outer periphery of the push button and swing knob,
The rotary knob has an opening through which the push button and swing knob are inserted at the center thereof, and a shaft support portion is provided so as to protrude from the periphery of the opening on the lower surface of the rotary knob.
At the bottom of the shaft support portion of the rotary knob, a rotating type object that rotates integrally with the rotary knob and changes the electrical output of the rotary electronic component is attached,
A multi-directional pressing switch characterized in that a fixing member for pivotally supporting the outer periphery of the shaft support portion of the rotary knob is installed .

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