JP4908103B2 - Multidirectional operation switch structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention mainly relates to a multidirectional operation switch structure used for vehicles such as automobiles, and more particularly to a multidirectional operation switch structure with improved operational feeling.

  Conventionally, a multidirectional operation switch structure as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  First, in terms of configuration, in this conventional multidirectional operation switch structure, a pin member 3 is erected at the center of the lower case 1 via a return spring member 2 and formed on the pin member 3. The substantially spherical upper end portion is elastically brought into contact with the lower surface side of the concave portion 4 a of the sliding case 4.

The sliding case 4 is supported so as to be slidable together with a dial operation portion 6 protruding upward from the upper case 5.

  Then, the lever switches 8 and 9 fixed to the back side 7a of the wiring board 7 interposed between the dial operation unit 6 and the sliding case 4 are operated by operating the dial operation unit 6. As shown in FIG. 12, the operating levers 8a and 9a that are projected are tilted downward from the lever switches 8 and 9 by the two slide plates 10 and 11 that are arranged orthogonally. Thus, the on and off switch operations can be performed.

  The multi-directional operation switch structure is provided with a fixed contact 12 and a movable contact 13 that change the connection position by the rotation operation of the dial operation unit 6, and on and by the pressing operation of the push button 15. Push switches 14 that can be turned off are fixed to the upper surface side 7b of the wiring board 7, respectively.

  Next, the operation of this conventional multidirectional operation switch structure will be described.

  In this conventional multi-directional operation switch structure, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 12, when the dial operation unit 6 is moved in the direction of the white arrow, the lever switches 8 and 9 are connected to the wiring board 7. At the same time, it is slid and engaged with two orthogonally arranged slide plates 10 and 11, so that the operation levers 8 a and 9 a that protrude from the lever switches 8 and 9 tilt downward. Then, on and off switch operations are performed.

Depending on the tilt direction of these operation levers 8a and 9a, different types of on and off switches are switched in the eight directions.
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2003-308759 (paragraphs 0001 to 0039, FIGS. 1 and 2)

  However, in the conventional multi-directional operation switch structure configured as described above, the fixed contact 12 and the movable contact 13 that can be operated by the dial and the push switch that can be operated by the push button are provided on the upper surface side 7b of the wiring board 7. 14, and lever switches 8 and 9 capable of switching in the eight directions are provided on the back surface 7 a.

  For this reason, there is a problem that a large number of wirings are required for the wiring board 7 and the circuit becomes complicated.

  Further, the lever switches 8 and 9 on the back surface side 7a of the wiring board 7 are such that the tilting of the operation levers 8a and 9a is caused by the engagement with the slide plates 10 and 11 provided near the bottom surface of the lower case 1. Has been done.

  For this reason, the dial operating portion 6 and the portions where the operating levers 8a and 9a are engaged with the slide plates 10 and 11 are separated in the vertical direction, and a rotational moment is generated as the slide moves. However, if the dimensional accuracy is not improved, there is a possibility that rattling or the like may occur.

  Further, when the wiring board 7 is assembled, the operation of engaging the operation levers 8a and 8b of the lever switches 8 and 9 on the back surface side 7a with the slide plates 10 and 11 is a blinding operation, and the assembly workability is good. It was hard to say.

  Then, the two lever switches 8 and 9 that enable the switching in the eight directions are arranged on the outer periphery of the pin member 3 at a distance of about 90 degrees in the circumferential direction, and are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. Since this is not done, there is a problem that the operation feeling is different in each direction.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a multi-directional operation switch structure that can simplify the wiring of the circuit board, is easy to assemble, has little backlash, and has a good operation feeling.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention , a return spring member is provided on a base member fixed to the first circuit board , and a dial operating portion is slidably movable on the return spring member. The two slide plates that are slid and moved by the operation of the dial operation unit are provided so as to intersect in a direction orthogonal to each other, and the two slide plates are mounted on the dial operation unit. a second circuit board, wherein disposed between the first circuit board, by the movement of the slide plate, a plurality of push pins for pressing the plurality of pressing switches provided on the first circuit board is provided It features a multi-directional operation switch structure.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the slide plate is slidably mounted along a guide groove formed on the upper surface side of the base member fixed to the upper surface side of the first circuit board. In addition, on the upper surface side of the base member, pin holding recesses that respectively hold the push pins are formed so as to be recessed from the pin holes formed in the bottom surface of the pin holding recess. The multi-directional operation switch structure according to claim 1, wherein the pressing switch is pressed so as to be pressed by projecting a tip portion toward the first circuit board.

Further, according to a third aspect of the present invention, the pin member attached to the return spring member is held so as to be slidable in the vertical direction within the spring holding recess of the base member, and the pin The upper end portion of the member is substantially spherical, and the upper end portion is elastically contacted with a recess formed on the lower surface side of the central portion of the pad member that integrally supports the second circuit board from below, and the pad member the thereby slidably supported on the periphery of the recess, a peripheral wall portion of said spring holding recesses, by contacting the inner surface, the cylindrical stopper portion for stopping the sliding movement of the pad member is integrally The multi-directional operation switch structure according to claim 2 is formed.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention configured as described above, the slide plate freely moves in the intersecting direction together with the second circuit board by the operation of the dial operation unit.

  Then, the slide plate is pressed by selectively abutting against the push switch provided on the first circuit board, and the on / off switch operation of any or a plurality of combinations of the push switches is performed. Is called.

  For this reason, it is not necessary to provide the second circuit board with a push switch for performing the multi-directional operation together with other switches as in the prior art, and the wiring of the second circuit board can be simplified. .

  Further, since the pressing switch is provided on the first circuit board, it can be easily assembled by attaching a slide plate or the like from the top.

  Further, by moving the slide plate, a plurality of push pins are pressed, and a plurality of push switches are turned on and off.

  For this reason, since the slide plate can be brought close to the dial operating portion in the height direction by the height of the push pin, the occurrence of moment can be suppressed and the play can be reduced.

  Then, the slide movement directions of the two slide plates are intersected so as to be orthogonal to each other, and by moving the slide plates, a plurality of push pins are pressed, and a plurality of push switches are turned on and off. As a result, a total of four push switches can be arranged in the sliding direction.

  For this reason, if each said press switch is provided on a circumference at substantially equal intervals, operation force can be made substantially equal in all directions, and operation feeling can be made good.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the slide plate is slidably mounted along a guide groove formed on an upper surface side of a base member fixed to the upper surface side of the first circuit board. ing.

  For this reason, since the operation force of the dial operation part is transmitted to the slide plate arranged close to the dial operation part, the generation of moment can be further suppressed and the play can be reduced.

  Further, according to a third aspect of the present invention, a pin member that elastically contacts the upper end portion with a recess formed on the lower surface side of the center portion of the pad member, together with a return spring member, is a spring holding recess of the base member. It is held so as to be slidable in the vertical direction.

In addition, a cylindrical stopper portion is integrally formed around the recess formed on the lower surface side of the center portion of the pad member, and the peripheral wall portion of the spring holding recess is formed on the inner surface of the cylindrical stopper portion. By the contact, the sliding movement of the pad member is stopped.

  For this reason, the movement stroke of the dial operation part is regulated substantially evenly in the circumferential direction, and the operation feeling can be further improved.

  Next, a multidirectional operation switch structure according to the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and demonstrated about the same or equivalent part as the said prior art example.

  1 to 10 show a multidirectional operation switch structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

  First, the overall configuration will be described. The multi-directional operation switch 16 of this embodiment is arranged on the outer periphery of the center spring insertion hole 17b on the upper surface side 17a of the first circuit board 17 having a substantially square shape in plan view. In the circumferential direction, a total of four push switches 18 are fixed and provided every 90 degrees that are evenly spaced.

  Further, a bottomed cylindrical base member 19 whose upper surface side is closed is fixed to the upper surface side 17 a of the first circuit board 17 by fixing screw members 20.

As shown in FIG. 4, a spring holding recess 19a that passes through a part of the spring insertion hole 17b is formed in a substantially central portion of the base member 19 , and the spring holding recess 19a is formed in the spring holding recess 19a. The return spring member 2 is held, and the pin member 3 is mounted so as to cover the upper end of the return spring member 2.

  The pin member 3 is held in the spring holding recess 19a so as to be slidable in the vertical direction, so that the pin member 3 is erected upward from the first circuit board 17a. It is configured as follows.

  The spring holding recess 19a is integrally formed with a small-diameter cylindrical peripheral wall portion 19f extending upward.

  Further, around the spring holding recess 19a of the base member 19, pin holding recesses 19b and 19b for holding the four push pins 21 slidably in the vertical direction are provided every 90 degrees. It is formed in a recessed manner in accordance with the position.

  Then, the pin tip portions 21a of the push pins 21 are protruded downward from the pin holes 19c formed in the bottom surfaces of the pin holding recesses 19b and 19b, respectively. It is comprised so that the surface 18a ... can be pressed.

  Further, on the upper surface side of the base member 19, as shown in FIG. 1, two slide plates 22 and 23 having a substantially rectangular shape that slide are moved in a horizontal direction in a state of intersecting at right angles. Guide grooves 19d and 19e are formed so as to be recessed.

  Central openings 22a and 23a through which the pin member 3 is inserted are formed in the slide plates 22 and 23, respectively.

  Further, the upper ends of the four push pins 21 are brought into sliding contact with the lower surfaces near the both ends in the longitudinal direction of the slide plates 22 and 23, and the slide pins are moved downwardly by the slide movement. The pressure inclined surfaces 22b, 22b and 23b, 23b to be converted into the pressing force are respectively formed.

  A pad member 24 is provided on the upper part of these two slide plates 22 and 23.

  On the lower surface side of the central portion of the pad member 24, a concave portion 24a is formed for elastically contacting the substantially spherical upper end portion 3a formed on the pin member 3.

A cylindrical stopper portion 24b that stops the sliding movement of the pad member 24 is integrally formed around the concave portion 24a by the peripheral wall portion 19f of the spring holding concave portion 19a coming into contact with the inner side surface 24c. Yes.

Then, the upper case member 25 of a bottomed cylindrical upper side is blocked, the base member 19 by fixing with a fixing screw member 26 ..., on the inside of the upper case member 25, able to slide Thus, the pad member 24 is held.

Furthermore, in the multi-directional operation switch 16 of this embodiment, the second circuit board 27 is provided above the upper case member 25 via a plurality of openings 25a formed in the upper case member 25. The pad member 24 is directly fixed to the pad member 24 using fixing screw members 28.

  On the upper surface side 27 a of the second circuit board 27, a push button switch member 30 that is guided by a button guide member 29 and is movable in the vertical direction is provided.

  The push button switch member 30 includes a pressing surface member 30a and a cylindrical member 30b.

  Then, the lower end edge 30c of the cylindrical member 30b presses the pressing surface 34a of the pressing switch 34 fixed to the upper surface side 27a of the second circuit board 27 so that the on and off switch operations can be performed. It is configured.

  A ring illumination member 31 is provided around the button guide member 29.

  A rotary switch 33 that changes an electrical signal and switches a switch position is fixed to the upper surface side 27a of the second circuit board 27 by rotating the ring-shaped dial member 32 as a dial operation portion. ing.

  Next, the function and effect of the multidirectional operation switch structure of this embodiment will be described.

  In the multidirectional operation switch 16 of the embodiment configured as described above, when the dial member 32 is rotated from the neutral position shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 as shown by the arrow in FIG. The rotary switch 33 fixed to the upper surface side 27a of the circuit board 27 changes the electrical signal and switches the switch position.

  Further, when the pressing surface member 30a of the push button switch member 30 is pressed substantially vertically as shown by an arrow in FIG. 2, the pressing switch 34 fixed to the upper surface side 27a of the second circuit board 27 is provided. The pressing surface 34a is pressed by the lower end edge 30c of the cylindrical member 30b, and the on and off switch operations are performed.

  Then, as shown in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 3, when the dial member 32 is slid forward, backward, left, right, or diagonally, as shown in FIGS. 7, 8, 9, and 10, Together with the second circuit board 27, the slide plates 22, 23 move freely in the crossing direction.

  The slide plates 22 and 23 are slid horizontally along the guide groove portions 19d and 19e, so that the pressing inclined surfaces 22b and 23b formed on the lower surfaces of the slide plates 22 and 23 are The upper end portions of the push pins 21 and 21 are pressed and move downward.

  These push pins 21, 21 selectively press the pressing switches 18 provided on the first circuit board 17 that abuts, and the on / off switch operation of any one or a plurality of pressing switches is performed. Is done.

For example, in one direction in FIG. 3 a direction, wherein the dial member 32 is moved, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, of the cylindrical stopper portion 24b formed integrally with the periphery of the recess 2 4a The pad member 24 moves together with the second circuit board 27 until the peripheral wall portion 19f of the spring holding recess 19a contacts the side surface 24c, and the sliding movement of the pad member 24 stops.

  Then, as shown at the left side position in FIG. 8, the upper end portion 21a of one push pin 21 rides on the stepped portion while being in sliding contact with the pressing inclined surface 23b formed on the lower surface side of the slide plate 23. When the push pin 21 is moved downward and the push switch 18 is pushed, a switch operation to turn on or off is performed.

Further, for example, in an oblique direction b direction in FIG. 3, the the dial member 32 is moved, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the recess 2 4a cylindrical stopper portion 24b formed integrally with the periphery of the The peripheral wall portion 19f of the spring holding recess 19a comes into contact with the inner side surface 24c, and the sliding movement of the pad member 24 stops.

  Then, at the position on the left side in FIG. 10, the upper end portion of one of the push pins 21 is moved downward while being in sliding contact with the pressing inclined surface 23b formed on the lower surface side of the slide plate 23, and FIG. In the middle, the pressing switch 18A is pressed and the pressing switch 18B arranged 90 degrees apart is also pressed, and the switch operation to turn on or off is simultaneously performed by the two pressing switches 18A and 18B.

  Therefore, in the multi-directional operation switch 16 of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, in addition to the front, rear, left, and right slide movement operations, when further slid in any one of the four diagonal directions, The two push switches 18, 18 are simultaneously turned on or off.

  Therefore, eight kinds of switch operations can be performed with the four push switches 18.

  Further, in this multi-directional operation switch 16, it is not necessary to provide the second circuit board 27 with the other pressure switches 34 or the rotation switch 33, and the pressure switches 18 for performing the multi-directional operation. The wiring of the circuit board 27 can be simplified.

  Moreover, in the multi-directional operation switch 16 of this embodiment, the pressing switch 34 and the rotation switch 33 provided on the second circuit board 27 are mounted only on the upper surface side 27a, further simplifying the board configuration. Can be easily manufactured.

  Further, since the pressing switch 18 is provided on the upper surface side 17a of the first circuit board 17, it is easy to attach the base member 19 and the slide plates 22 and 23 from the upper part. Can be assembled.

  Further, when the slide plates 22 and 23 are slid, any one of the push switches 18 is pressed via any one of the push pins 21.

  For this reason, since the slide plates 22 and 23 can be brought close to the dial operating portion 32 in the height direction by the height of the push pins 21..., Moment generation is suppressed and rattling is reduced. Can do.

  The slide movement directions of the two slide plates 22 and 23 are crossed so as to be orthogonal to each other, and at least one of the plurality of push pins 21 is moved by the movement of the slide plates 22 and 23. Since the plurality of push switches are selectively turned on and off by being pressed by any one of the pressure inclined surfaces 22b and 23b formed on the lower surfaces of both end portions of the slide plates 22 and 23, the total in the slide direction. Four push switches 18 can be arranged.

  For this reason, if each said press switch 18 ... is provided on a circumference at substantially equal intervals, operation force can be made substantially equal in all directions, and an operation feeling can be made favorable. .

  The slide plates 22 and 23 are mounted so as to be slidable in the horizontal direction along guide groove portions 19d and 19e formed on the upper surface side of the base member 19 fixed to the upper surface side of the first circuit board 17. Has been.

  For this reason, since the operating force of the dial member 32 is transmitted to the slide plates 22 and 23 disposed close to the dial member 32, the generation of moment is further suppressed and the play is reduced. Can do.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the pin member 3 that elastically contacts the upper end portion 3a with the concave portion 24a formed on the lower surface side of the center portion of the pad member 24, together with the return spring member 2, holds the spring of the base member 19 It is held in the recess 19a so as to be slidable in the vertical direction.

Further, a cylindrical stopper portion 24b is integrally formed around the recess 24a formed on the lower surface side of the center portion of the pad member 24, and the peripheral wall portion 19f of the spring holding recess 19a is formed in the cylindrical stopper. The sliding movement of the pad member 24 is stopped by contacting the inner surface 24c of the portion 24b.

  For this reason, the movement stroke of the dial member 32 is not only left, right (in the directions of arrows g and c in FIG. 3), front and rear (in the directions of arrows e and a in FIG. 3), Even in the direction (arrow b, d, f, h direction in FIG. 3), the dial member 32 can be operated with a uniform operating force by being regulated almost uniformly in the circumferential direction, and the operation feeling is good. It can be.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and design changes that do not depart from the gist of the present invention are not limited to this embodiment. Included in the invention.

  That is, in the above-described embodiment, the push switch 34 and the rotation switch 33 are provided on the second circuit board 27 of the multidirectional operation switch 16, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The rotary switch 33 may be mounted only on the upper surface 27a in combination with at least one of the rotary switches 33 or other switches, and the shape, structure, quantity, and material of the switch are not particularly limited. .

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the entire structure of the multidirectional operation switch structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view explaining the whole structure by the multidirectional operation switch structure of an embodiment. It is a top view explaining the whole structure by the multidirectional operation switch structure of an embodiment. It is sectional drawing in the position along the AA line in FIG. 2, explaining the structure of the multidirectional operation switch structure of embodiment. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view at a position along the line BB in FIG. 2 for explaining a neutral position in the multidirectional operation switch structure of the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view at a position along the line CC in FIG. 2 for explaining a neutral position in the multidirectional operation switch structure of the embodiment. 3 is a cross-sectional view at a position corresponding to a position along the line BB in FIG. 2 in a state where the dial member is slid in the direction of arrow a in FIG. 3 in the multidirectional operation switch structure of the embodiment. . FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view at a position corresponding to a position along the line CC in FIG. 2 in a state where the dial member is slid in the direction of arrow a in FIG. 3 in the multidirectional operation switch structure of the embodiment. . FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view at a position corresponding to a position along the line BB in FIG. 2 in a state where the dial member is slid in the oblique arrow b direction in FIG. 3 in the multidirectional operation switch structure of the embodiment. is there. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view at a position corresponding to a position along the line CC in FIG. 2 in a state where the dial member is slid in the oblique arrow b direction in FIG. 3 in the multidirectional operation switch structure of the embodiment. is there. It is a disassembled perspective view explaining the whole structure by the multidirectional operation switch structure of a prior art example. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view explaining the structure of the multidirectional operation switch structure of a prior art example.

Explanation of symbols

2 Return spring member 3 Pin member 17 First circuit board 17a Upper surface side 18 Press switch 19 Base member 19a Spring holding recess 19b Pin holding recess 19d, 19e Guide groove 19f Peripheral wall 21 ... Push pins 22, 23 Slide plates 22b, 23b Pressing inclined surface 24 Pad member 27 Second circuit board 32 Dial member (dial operation part)

Claims (3)

A return spring member is provided on the base member fixed to the first circuit board , and the dial operation portion is slidably supported on the return spring member,
By operating the dial operation unit, two slide plates that are slid and moved are provided so as to intersect in directions orthogonal to each other,
The two slide plates are installed between the second circuit board mounted on the dial operation unit and the first circuit board ,
Multidirectional switch structure, characterized in that the by the movement of the slide plate, a plurality of push pins for pressing the plurality of pressing switches provided on the first circuit board is provided.   The slide plate is slidably mounted along a guide groove formed on the upper surface side of the base member fixed to the upper surface side of the first circuit board, and on the upper surface side of the base member, A pin holding recess for holding each of the push pins is formed in a recessed manner, and a pin tip portion of the push pin is directed toward the first circuit board from a pin hole formed in a bottom surface portion of the pin holding recess. The multi-directional operation switch structure according to claim 1, wherein the pressing switch is brought into contact so as to be pressed by being protruded. The pin member attached to the return spring member is held in the spring holding recess of the base member so as to be slidable in the vertical direction, and the upper end portion of the pin member has a substantially spherical shape. The upper end of the pad member that supports the two circuit boards integrally from below is brought into elastic contact with the concave portion formed on the lower surface side of the central portion of the pad member so that the pad member is slidably supported. The cylindrical stopper part which stops the sliding movement of the said pad member is integrally formed in the circumference | surroundings by the peripheral wall part of the said spring holding | maintenance recessed part contacting an inner surface. The multi-directional operation switch structure described.

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