JP5291562B2 - Electronics - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic device with little occurrence of lever operation trouble. <P>SOLUTION: A sliding type cellular phone is provided with a substrate 4 arranged inside of a device body 1 with a lever switch 2 mounted on the same. The lever switch 2 is equipped with a switch body 21 and a lever portion 22 capable of operating lever at least in one direction of the switch body 21, and on the surface of the device body 1, an opening 31 to expose the lever portion 22 on the surface of the same is formed. To the device body 1, a plate member 5 is fixed on the surface side of location where the lever switch 2 of the substrate 4 is loaded. While an opening 51 to hold the switch body 21 by accommodating the switch body 21 of the lever switch 2 is formed on the plate member 5, the substrate 4 is not fixed to the device body 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus including a lever switch such as a mobile phone.

  In this type of electronic device, the lever switch is composed of a switch main body and a lever portion that can operate the lever in multiple directions with respect to the switch main body. A window for exposing the lever portion is formed on the surface (see Patent Document 1). Heretofore, the switch body of the lever switch is conventionally mounted on a board arranged inside the equipment body, and the board is fixed to the equipment body.

JP 2008-277034 A

However, when the board is fixed with respect to the equipment body as in the conventional electronic equipment, if the lever switch is mounted out of a predetermined position on the board, the lever portion of the lever switch is in the cabinet window. There is a problem that the appearance is deteriorated because it is arranged to deviate from a predetermined position.
In addition, when the lever portion is arranged to be displaced from a predetermined position in the window, there is a problem that the clearance between the lever portion and the inner wall of the window is reduced, and the lever operation is hindered.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that is less likely to cause trouble in lever operation.

  In the electronic device according to the present invention, a board on which a lever switch is mounted is provided inside the device main body, and the lever switch can be operated in at least one direction with respect to the switch main body and the switch main body. A window is formed on the surface of the device main body to expose the lever portion on the surface. Here, a plate member is fixed to the device main body at a position on the surface side where the lever switch of the board is mounted. The switch member accommodates the switch main body in the plate member. While the opening to be held is formed, the substrate is not fixed to the device body.

  In the electronic device, since the substrate is not fixed to the device main body, even when the lever switch is mounted out of a predetermined position on the substrate, the lever switch is not fixed in the electronic device assembly process. By shifting the board by the amount that is shifted from the position, the switch body of the lever switch is held by the opening of the plate member, and thereby the position of the lever switch is always corrected to the position of the opening of the plate member. It will be. Therefore, the lever part of the lever switch is always arranged at a predetermined position in the window. Therefore, the above-described electronic device has a good appearance and does not easily disturb the lever operation.

  In the specific configuration of the electronic device, a key top is attached to the tip of the lever portion of the lever switch, and the lever portion of the lever switch penetrates the surface of the plate member opposite to the substrate. A rubber member in which a second opening to be inserted is formed is provided, and a raised portion surrounding the second opening is formed on the surface of the rubber member, and the tip of the raised portion contacts the back surface of the key top. doing.

According to this specific configuration, since the key top is supported from the back side by the raised portion of the rubber member, the key top is less likely to wobble. Therefore, the electronic device has high operability with respect to the lever switch.
Further, since the raised portion of the rubber member is in contact with the back surface of the key top, even when water adheres to the lever switch or its surroundings, it is difficult for water to enter the second opening of the rubber member. Therefore, the electronic device has a waterproof function.

  In another specific configuration of the electronic device, an image display unit is provided together with the lever switch in the same surface region of the device main body, and the surface of the image display unit includes at least one of the surfaces of the device main body. A part of the surface constituent member constituting the part overlaps, and a part of the plate member is interposed between the surface constituent member and the surface of the image display part.

  According to the specific configuration, even when an external force is applied to the surface constituent member due to the electronic device falling or the like, the external force is received by the plate member, so that the surface constituent member is not easily deformed. Damage to the image display unit that occurs due to contact with the surface of the display unit is prevented.

  According to the electronic device of the present invention, it is difficult for the lever operation to be hindered.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which two cabinets are set at a closed position in a slide type mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which two cabinets are set in the open position with respect to the slide type mobile phone. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the slide type mobile phone. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the surface of the plate member exposed in the slide type mobile phone. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an exposed surface of the rubber member in the sliding mobile phone. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, the embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a slide-type mobile phone will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a sliding mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention is a device main body configured by slidably connecting a first cabinet (11) and a second cabinet (12). (1), the first cabinet (11) is provided with a first operation section (13) constituted by a sheet key on the surface, while the second cabinet (12) is provided with a lever switch ( A second operation section (14) including 2) and a liquid crystal display section (15) are provided.

The second operation unit (14) further includes a plurality of push switches (61) to (61). The second cabinet (12) is provided with a cover member (3) that covers the second operation section (14), and a part of the cover member (3) is a liquid crystal display section (15) as shown in FIG. It overlaps the surface.
The cover member (3) covers a first window (31) for exposing the lever switch (2) to the surface of the cover member (3) and a plurality of push switches (61) to (61). A plurality of second windows (32) to (32) are formed to be exposed on the surface of the member (3).

  Thus, the surface of the device body (1) is formed by the exposed surfaces of the first and second cabinets (11) and (12) and the surface of the cover member (3).

As the first and second cabinets (11) and (12) slide relative to each other, the device body (1) closes both cabinets (11) and (12) as shown in FIG. Relative movement between the closed position covered by the second cabinet (12) and the open position where both cabinets (11) and (12) are open and the first operating section (13) is exposed as shown in FIG. Is possible.
The second operation unit (14) can be operated at the closed position, and both the first operation unit (13) and the second operation unit (14) can be operated at the open position.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a board (4) is disposed inside the second cabinet (12), and a lever switch (2) is mounted on the surface of the board (4). Here, as shown in FIG. 6, the substrate (4) is placed on the installation surface (16) existing in the second cabinet (12) and is not fixed to the second cabinet (12).

The lever switch (2) includes a rectangular parallelepiped switch body (21) fixed to the surface of the substrate (4) and a lever part (22) attached to the switch body (21). ) Can be operated in four directions, up, down, left and right, with respect to the switch body (21), and can be pushed toward the switch body (21).
A key top (23) is attached to the tip of the lever portion (22). As shown in FIG. 1, the key top (23) is accommodated in the first window (31), and is exposed to the surface of the cover member (3) through the first window (31).

As shown in FIG. 3, a plate member (5) made of a magnesium alloy is further provided in the second cabinet (12), and the plate member (5) includes a lever switch (2) of the substrate (4). It is fixed to the second cabinet (12) by a plurality of screw members (52) to (52) at the position on the surface side where it is mounted. The plate member (5) is formed with a rectangular opening (51) for accommodating the switch body (21) of the lever switch (2) and holding the switch body (21) as shown in FIG. ing.
Here, the opening (51) of the plate member (5) has the lever portion (22) at the center position in the first window (31) when the switch body (21) is accommodated in the opening (51). It is provided at a position where it will be placed.

  Further, a part (53) of the plate member (5) covers the surface of the liquid crystal display part (15) as shown in FIG. 4, and as a result, as shown in FIG. ) And a part (53) of the plate member (5) is interposed between the surface of the liquid crystal display unit (15).

  As shown in FIG. 3, a rubber member (6) is disposed on the surface of the plate member (5) opposite to the substrate (4). The plurality of push switches (61) to (61) It is formed on the surface of the rubber member (6). Further, the rubber member (6) is further formed with an opening (62) into which the lever portion (22) of the lever switch (2) is to be inserted. As shown in FIG. The rubber member (6) is attached to the front end of the lever portion (22) at a position on the surface side.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, a bulge portion (63) surrounding the opening (62) is formed on the surface of the rubber member (6), and the tip of the bulge portion (63) is the key top (23 ) Is touching the back.

  In the above-described slide-type mobile phone, since the board (4) is not fixed to the second cabinet (12), the lever switch (2) is attached with a deviation from a predetermined position on the board (4). Even when the slide switch is assembled, the switch body (21) of the lever switch (2) can be removed by shifting the board (4) by the amount that the lever switch (2) is displaced from the predetermined position in the assembly process of the slide type mobile phone. The position of the lever switch (2) is always corrected to the position of the opening (51) of the plate member (5) by being held by the opening (51) of the member (5).

  Here, the opening (51) of the plate member (5) is located at the center position in the first window (31) when the switch body (21) is accommodated in the opening (51). Since the lever portion (22) is provided at a position where the lever portion (22) is to be disposed, the lever portion (22) is necessarily disposed at the center position in the first window (31). Therefore, the above-described slide type mobile phone has a good appearance and hardly causes trouble in lever operation.

  In the above slide type mobile phone, since the raised portion (63) of the rubber member (6) is in contact with the back surface of the key top (23), the key top (23) is backed by the raised portion (63). It will be supported from the side. Therefore, the key top (23) does not easily wobble, and as a result, the slide type mobile phone has high operability with respect to the lever switch (2).

  In addition, when the raised portion (63) of the rubber member (6) comes into contact with the back surface of the key top (23), even if the water adheres to the lever switch (2) or its surroundings, the opening of the rubber member (6) Water does not easily enter (62), and as a result, the above-mentioned slide type mobile phone has a waterproof function.

  Furthermore, in the above slide type electronic device, since a part (53) of the plate member (5) is interposed between the cover member (3) and the surface of the liquid crystal display part (15) that overlap each other, Even when an external force is applied to the cover member (3) due to the slide type mobile phone falling or the like, the external force is received by the plate member (5). Therefore, the cover member (3) is not easily deformed, and therefore, damage to the liquid crystal display unit (15) that occurs when the cover member (3) contacts the surface of the liquid crystal display unit (15) is prevented. become.

  In addition, each part structure of this invention is not restricted to the said embodiment, A various deformation | transformation is possible within the technical scope as described in a claim. For example, the lever switch (2) is not limited to one capable of four-way lever operation, and various lever switches capable of one-way or multi-way lever operation can be used.

  In addition, various configurations adopted in the above-described slide type mobile phone can be applied to various electronic devices having a lever switch.

(1) Device body
(11) First cabinet
(12) Second cabinet
(15) Liquid crystal display (image display)
(2) Lever switch
(21) Switch body
(22) Lever part
(23) Key top
(3) Cover member (surface component)
(31) First window
(4) Board
(5) Plate member
(51) Opening
(6) Rubber member
(62) Opening (second opening)
(63) Raised part

Claims (3)

  A board on which a lever switch is mounted is provided inside the apparatus body, and the lever switch includes a switch body and a lever portion that can operate a lever in at least one direction with respect to the switch body. In the electronic device in which a window for exposing the lever portion is formed on the surface, a plate member is fixed to the surface of the device body where the lever switch of the substrate is mounted. The board member is formed with an opening for accommodating the switch body of the lever switch and holding the switch body, while the substrate is not fixed to the apparatus body. .   A key top is attached to the tip of the lever portion of the lever switch, and a second opening into which the lever portion of the lever switch is to be inserted is formed on the surface of the plate member opposite to the substrate. 2. The rubber member according to claim 1, further comprising a raised portion that surrounds the second opening, and a tip of the raised portion is in contact with a back surface of the key top. Electronics.   An image display unit is provided together with the lever switch in the same surface area of the device main body, and on the surface of the image display unit, a part of a surface constituting member constituting at least a part of the surface of the device main body is provided. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a part of the plate member that overlaps and is interposed between the surface constituent member and the surface of the image display unit that overlap each other.

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