JP6981395B2 - Pushbutton switch - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to pushbutton switches.

Patent Document 1 discloses a push button switch including a box-shaped box made of an insulating material having an open upper surface and a button arranged in the open portion of the upper surface of the box and held in the box so as to be vertically movable. There is. In the pushbutton switch, the button has a pair of locking pieces that project in opposite directions at the ends located inside the box, and the box is provided on its side wall to lock the pair of locking pieces. Has a possible window.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-247188

In the push button switch, since the button is prevented from coming off by locking a pair of locking pieces of the button to the window of the box, the button held in the box cannot be easily removed from the box. There is.

It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a pushbutton switch capable of easily removing the operation unit from the housing.

The pushbutton switch of the example of the present disclosure is
A box-shaped housing having a first surface provided with an operation hole and a second surface arranged alongside the first surface along a first direction intersecting the first surface.
An operation unit that extends from the outside of the housing to the inside of the housing through the operation hole along the first direction, is connected to the housing, and is movable along the first direction.
The end of the operation unit, which is provided inside the housing so as to be movable in the second direction intersecting the first direction and is arranged inside the housing, is locked from the second direction. Then, a pair of connecting members connecting the housing and the operation unit, and
An urging portion provided inside the housing and urging at least one of the pair of connecting members in the second direction and in a direction in which the pair of connecting members approach each other.
Provided inside the housing, each extending from each of the pair of connecting members toward the second surface and approaching each other in the second direction by the pair of urging portions via the pair of connecting members. While being urged in the direction in which the jig is urged, the pair of connecting members each have contact surfaces that come into contact with each other in the second direction when the operation unit is locked, and the jig is placed between the contact surfaces. By inserting the pair of connecting members into the housing and moving each of the pair of connecting members in the second direction and in a direction away from each other against the urging force of the urging portion, the housing and the said by the pair of connecting members. Equipped with a pair of release members that can release the connection with the operation unit,
The second surface is provided with a release hole into which the jig can be inserted.
The release hole allows the jig to be inserted between the contact surfaces by exposing the end portion of each of the pair of release members closer to the second surface in the extending direction to the outside of the housing. Have been placed.

According to the push button switch, a pair of connecting members for connecting the housing and the operation unit by locking the end portion of the operation unit arranged inside the housing in the first direction from the second direction. An urging portion that urges one of the connecting members in a second direction and in a direction in which the pair of connecting members approach each other, and a pair of connecting members extending from each of the pair of connecting members toward the second surface. A contact surface that is urged by the urging portion via the urging portion in the second direction and in a direction approaching each other, and is in contact with each other in the second direction when the pair of connecting members are locking the operation portion. By inserting a jig between the contact surfaces and moving each of the pair of connecting members in a second direction and in a direction away from each other against the urging force of the urging portion. It is provided with a pair of release members capable of disconnecting the housing and the operation unit by the connection member. With such a configuration, the connection between the housing and the operation unit can be released simply by inserting a jig such as a flat-blade screwdriver between the contact surfaces of the pair of release members, so that the operation unit can be easily removed from the housing. It is possible to realize a push button switch that can be removed.

The perspective view which shows the push button switch of one Embodiment of this disclosure. Sectional drawing taken along line II-II of FIG. The plan view which shows the 2nd surface of the push button switch of FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a pair of connecting members and a pair of releasing members of the pushbutton switch of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing one connecting member of the pair of connecting members of the push button switch of FIG. 1 and one of the releasing members of the pair of releasing members. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the other connecting member of the pair of connecting members of the pushbutton switch of FIG. 1 and the other releasing member of the pair of releasing members. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a pair of connecting members and a pair of releasing members of the pushbutton switch of FIG. The first figure for demonstrating the operation which removes the operation part of the push button switch of FIG. 1 from a housing. FIG. 2 is a second diagram for explaining an operation of removing the operation unit of the push button switch of FIG. 1 from the housing.

Hereinafter, an example of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, terms indicating a specific direction or position (for example, terms including "top", "bottom", "right", and "left") are used as necessary, but the use of these terms is used. Is for facilitating the understanding of the present disclosure with reference to the drawings, and the meaning of those terms does not limit the technical scope of the present disclosure. Further, the following description is merely an example and is not intended to limit the present disclosure, its application, or its use. Furthermore, the drawings are schematic, and the ratios of each dimension do not always match the actual ones.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pushbutton switch 1 of the embodiment of the present disclosure includes a box-shaped housing 10 and an operation unit 20 connected to the housing 10.

As shown in FIG. 2, the housing 10 is aligned with the first surface 101 provided with the operation hole 11 and the first surface 101 along the first direction Z intersecting (for example, orthogonal to) the first surface 101. It has a second surface 102 that is arranged. Further, the operation unit 20 extends from the outside of the housing 10 to the inside of the housing 10 via the operation hole 11 along the first direction Z and is connected to the housing 10.

In the following description, the direction orthogonal to the first direction Z and parallel to the longitudinal direction of the first surface 101 is defined as the second direction Y, and the direction orthogonal to the first direction Z and the first surface 101. The direction parallel to the lateral direction is defined as the third direction X.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, inside the housing 10, a pair of connecting members 31 and 32 for connecting the housing 10 and the operation unit 20 and a pair of connecting members 31 and 32 are urged. A pair of release members 51 and 52 for disconnecting the portion 40, the housing 10 and the operation portion 20, and a contact mechanism portion (not shown) are provided. The contact mechanism portion is configured to be turned on and off by moving the movable portion 22 of the operation portion 20 described later along the first direction Z.

As shown in FIG. 1, the housing 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped as an example. That is, the first surface 101 and the second surface 102 have a substantially rectangular shape. The operation hole 11 is provided in a substantially central portion of the first surface 101.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, on the second surface 102, a plurality of pairs of first through holes 12 and second through holes 13 connected to the inside of the housing 10, respectively, and near the central portion of the second surface 102. An arranged release hole 14 is provided. Each first through hole 12 is configured so that a conductor portion of an electric wire (not shown) can be inserted and removed, and each second through hole 13 is adjacent to the first through hole 12 and, as an example, a long jig 100 such as a flat-blade screwdriver or the like. (See FIGS. 9 and 10) are configured to be removable. By inserting the conductor portion of the electric wire from each first through hole 12, the conductor portion of the electric wire can be connected to each of the plurality of terminal electrode portions 61 (shown in FIG. 4) provided inside the housing 10. .. Further, by inserting the jig 100 into the housing 10 through the second through hole 13, the connection between each terminal electrode portion 61 and the conductor portion of the electric wire can be disconnected.

Further, the release hole 14 is configured to allow a long jig such as a flat-blade screwdriver to be inserted as an example, like the second through hole 13. As shown in FIG. 4, a part of the pair of release members 51, 52 (that is, the end of each release member 51, 52 closer to the second surface 102 in the extending direction) through the release hole 14. Is exposed to the outside of the housing 10 so that a jig (for example, a long jig 100) can be inserted between the contact surfaces 53 and 54 of the release members 51 and 52 described later.

Further, around the operation hole 11 of the first surface 101 of the housing 10, a guide wall portion 15 provided along the first direction Z to guide the operation portion 20 in the first direction Z is provided. In this embodiment, the guide wall portion 15 is provided over the entire circumference of the operation hole 11 as an example.

As shown in FIG. 1, the operation unit 20 includes a substantially T-shaped shaft portion 21 and a movable portion 22 movably arranged inside the shaft portion 21 in the first direction Z. One end of the shaft portion 21 in its extending direction (that is, the first direction Z) has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and is located outside the housing 10. Further, a part of the movable portion 22 is exposed to the outside of the housing 10 from one end of the shaft portion in the extending direction. As an example, an LED (not shown) that turns on / off in conjunction with the on / off of the contact mechanism is arranged inside the operation unit 20, and the portion exposed from the shaft portion 21 of the movable portion 22 is illuminated by this LED. do.

As shown in FIG. 2, a pair of curved plate-shaped legs 211 and 212 arranged inside the housing 10 are provided at the other end of the shaft portion 21 in the extending direction. The leg portions 211 and 212 extend from the other end of the shaft portion 21 in the extending direction in the first direction Z and face the second direction Y. Further, a through hole 23 as an example of the locking receiving portion is provided at the tip portions of the leg portions 211 and 212 (that is, the end portion in the first direction Z and farther from the shaft portion 21). The through hole 23 penetrates the legs 211 and 212 in the second direction Y.

The operation unit 20 is in the first direction Z and in the direction in which the movable portion 22 is separated from the first surface 101 (that is, in FIG. 2) by the urging member 201 (for example, a coil spring) arranged inside the housing 10. (Upward) is being urged.

Further, one leg portion 211 of the pair of leg portions 211 and 212 is provided with a protruding portion 213 projecting from the outer surface of the leg portion 211 in the second direction Y. The protruding portion 213 is configured to be accommodated in a groove portion 316 provided in one of the connecting members 31 of the pair of connecting members 31 and 32, which will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 2, the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 engage with the housing 10 by locking the ends of the operation unit 20 arranged inside the housing 10 in the first direction Z from the second direction Y. It is configured so that it can be connected to the operation unit 20.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the connecting members 31 and 32 are provided at one end of the plate-shaped first members 311 and 321 extending in the second direction Y and the first members 311 and 321 in the extending direction. It has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped second member 312 and 322, and is movably arranged inside the housing 10 in the second direction Y intersecting the first direction Z. The first members 311 and 321 are arranged in series along the second direction Y, and the other ends in the extending direction thereof are arranged so as to face each other and come into contact with each other. That is, the second members 312 and 222 are arranged at intervals in the second direction Y. Further, at the other end of each of the first members 311 and 321 in the extending direction, the release members 51 and 52 are provided in contact with each other, respectively.

The second members 312 and 322 of the connecting members 31 and 32 are provided with a housing recess 313 (only one is shown in FIG. 5) and protrusions 314 and 324, respectively. Each accommodating recess 313 opens in the second direction Y in opposite directions to accommodate a pair of urging members 41 and 42 of the urging portion 40 described later, respectively. Further, each of the protruding portions 314 and 324 extends in the second direction Y and in a direction approaching each other, and the operating portion 20 is engaged in the first direction Z with respect to the housing 10 through the through hole 23 of the operating portion 20. Stop.

The first inclined surface 315, each of the protruding portions 314 and 324, is inclined so as to face the first surface 101 and to be separated from the first surface 101 in the first direction Z as it approaches the operation unit 20 along the second direction Y. Has 325.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, one of the connecting members 31 of the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 has a protrusion 314 toward the first surface 101 (that is, upward in FIG. 6) in the first direction Z. A groove portion 316 extending along the groove portion 316 is provided. The groove portion 316 is configured to accommodate the protrusion 213 of the operation portion 20, and for example, the position when the operation portion 20 is connected to the housing 10 and the orientation around the first direction Z can be determined.

The first members 311 and 321 of the connecting members 31 and 32 are in the second direction Y depending on the position of the operation hole 11 on the first surface 101 and the position of the release hole 14 on the second surface 102. The length is determined. In this embodiment, the first member 311 of one connecting member 31 is configured to be longer in the second direction Y than the first member 321 of the other connecting member 32. Further, the second members 312 and 322 of the connecting members 31 and 32 have substantially the same shape and size except for the presence or absence of the groove portion 316.

As shown in FIG. 2, the urging portion 40 is composed of a pair of urging members 41 and 42. In this embodiment, as an example, each urging member 41, 42 is composed of a coil spring. The urging members 41 and 42 are arranged so as to sandwich the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 between the connecting members 31 and 32 and the wall portions 103 and 104 of the housing 10 in the second direction Y, and the pair of urging members 41 and 42 are arranged. Each of the connecting members 31 and 32 is urged in the second direction Y and in the direction in which the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 approach each other.

Each of the release members 51 and 52 extends from each of the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 toward the second surface 102 (that is, downward in the first direction Z in FIG. 5), respectively, as shown in FIG. It is urged by the urging portion 40 via each of the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 in the second direction Y and in the direction of approaching each other. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, each of the release members 51 and 52 comes into contact with each other in the second direction Y when the operation unit 20 is locked by the pair of connection members 31 and 32. , 54, respectively.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, each of the release members 51 and 52 has a substantially L-shape when viewed from the first direction Z, and has a plate-shaped first plate member 511 and 521 and a plate-shaped first plate member. It has two plate members 512 and 522.

In each of the first plate members 511 and 521, a pair of plate surfaces are arranged along the third direction X, and one of the pair of plate surfaces constitutes a contact surface 53. The first members 311 and 321 of the connecting members 31 and 32 are connected to one end of the third direction X of each first plate member 511 and 521, and the third direction X of each first plate member 511 and 521 is connected. A second plate member 512, 522 is connected to the other end. Each of the second plate members 512 and 522 has a pair of plate surfaces arranged along the second direction Y. That is, when the contact surfaces 53 and 54 of the release members 51 and 52 come into contact with each other, the release members 51 and 52 have the plate surfaces of one of the release members 51 and 52, the second plate members 512 and 522. Each of the release members 51 and 52 comes into contact with the other end of the other first plate member 511 and 521 in the third direction X so as to have a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the first direction Z as shown in FIG. Is located in. As a result, the strength of the release members 51 and 52 is increased while restricting the movement of the first plate members 511 and 521 in the third direction X and in the direction in which the second plate members 512 and 522 approach each other. There is.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, one of the release members 51 of the pair of release members 51 and 52 is attached to the contact surface 53 thereof in the second direction Y and the other release member 52 of the pair of release members 51 and 52. The contact surface 54 has a first protrusion 531 extending toward the contact surface 54, and the other release member 52 of the pair of release members 51 and 52 is attached to the contact surface 54 in the second direction Y and the pair of release members 51. It has a second protrusion 541 extending toward the contact surface 53 of one of the release members 51 of 52. Further, when the other release member 52 of the pair of release members 51, 52 comes into contact with the one release member 51 of the pair of release members 51, 52, the contact surface 54 can accommodate the first protrusion 531. It has a first recess 542, and when one of the release members 51 of the pair of release members 51 and 52 comes into contact with the contact surface 53 of the contact surface 53 with the other release member 52 of the pair of release members 51 and 52, the second protrusion It has a second recess 532 that can accommodate the portion 541.

Each of the protrusions 531 and 541 and the recesses 532 and 542 is substantially the same as seen from the direction orthogonal to the plate surface of the second plate members 512 and 522 of the release members 51 and 52 (that is, the second direction Y). It has a rectangular shape. Further, the protrusions 531 and 541 and the recesses 532 and 542 of the release members 51 and 52 are located in the first direction Z of the contact surfaces 53 and 54 and from the first members 311 and 321 of the connection members 31 and 32. It is provided at the end in the distant direction and is arranged side by side adjacent to the first direction Z.

That is, in a state where the contact surfaces 53 and 54 of the release members 51 and 52 are in contact with each other, as shown in FIG. 4, the first protrusion 531 of one release member 51 is in the first recess 542 of the other release member 52. The second protrusion 541 of the other release member 52 is accommodated in the second recess 532 of the pair of release members 51. As a result, the movement of the release members 51 and 52 in the first direction Z is restricted.

As shown in FIG. 4, the end portions of the first plate members 511 and 521 of the release members 51 and 52 in the direction far from the first members 311 and 321 of the connection members 31 and 32 are the second surface 102. It is exposed to the outside of the housing 10 from the release hole 14.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, each of the protrusions 531 and 541 is opposed to the second surface 102 and is separated from the second surface 102 in the first direction Z as it approaches the operation unit 20 along the second direction Y. It has second inclined surfaces 533 and 543 that are inclined to each other. With the second inclined surfaces 533 and 543, a long jig 100 (see FIGS. 9 and 10) such as a flat-blade screwdriver is inserted between the contact surfaces 53 and 54 of the release members 51 and 52 through the release holes 14. The movement stroke of the jig 100 is expanded to facilitate the movement.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, by inserting a long jig 100 such as a flat-blade screwdriver between the contact surfaces 33 and 34, each of the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 is urged by the urging portion 40. It can be moved in the second direction Y and in the direction away from each other against the above. As a result, the protrusions 314 and 324 are arranged in the locking receiving portions 23 to release the locking of the operating portion 20 with respect to the housing 10 in the first direction Z, and the housing by the pair of connecting members 31 and 32. The connection between the 10 and the operation unit 20 can be disconnected. In FIGS. 9 and 10, only the operation unit 20, the pair of connecting members 31, 32, and the pair of releasing members 51, 52 are shown, and the configuration of the other pushbutton switches 1 is omitted.

In the push button switch 1, a pair of push button switches 1 connect the housing 10 and the operation unit 20 by locking the end portion of the operation unit 20 arranged inside the housing 10 in the first direction Z from the second direction Y. A pair of connecting members 31 and 32, and an urging portion 40 that urges one of the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 in the second direction Y and in a direction in which the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 approach each other. It extends from each of 31 and 32 toward the second surface 102, and is urged by the urging portion 40 via the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 in the second direction Y and in the direction of approaching each other. The pair of connecting members 31 and 32 have contact surfaces 53 and 54 that come into contact with each other in the second direction Y when the operation unit 20 is locked, and the jig 100 is inserted between the contact surfaces 53 and 54. Then, by moving each of the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 in the second direction Y and in the direction away from each other against the urging force of the urging portion 40, the housing 10 by the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 is used. It is provided with a pair of release members 51 and 52 capable of disconnecting the connection with the operation unit 20. With such a configuration, the connection between the housing 10 and the operation unit 20 can be released simply by inserting a jig 100 such as a flat-blade screwdriver between the contact surfaces 53 and 54 of the pair of release members 51 and 52. Therefore, it is possible to realize a push button switch 1 in which the operation unit 20 can be easily removed from the housing 10.

Further, the operation unit 20 has a through hole 23 arranged inside the housing 10, and each of the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 extends in the second direction Y and in a direction approaching each other, and also has a through hole. The operating portion 20 has protrusions 314 and 324 which can be locked to the housing 10 in the first direction Z via the 23, respectively, and the protrusions 314 and 324 face the first surface 101 and are in the second direction. It has a first inclined surface 315, 325 that is inclined so as to be separated from the first surface 101 in the first direction Z as it approaches the operation unit 20 along Y. With such a configuration, when the housing 10 and the operation unit 20 are connected, the protrusions 314 and 324 can be easily arranged in the corresponding through holes 23, so that the operation unit 20 can be easily attached to the housing 10. A possible pushbutton switch 1 can be realized.

Further, the housing 10 is provided around the operation hole 11 along the first direction Z and has a guide wall portion 15 for guiding the operation portion 20 in the first direction Z. The guide wall portion 15 allows the operation portion 20 to be easily moved in the first direction Z.

Further, the urging unit 40 urges each of the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 in the second direction Y and in the direction in which the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 approach each other, respectively. The pair of urging members 41 and 42 are arranged so as to sandwich the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 in the second direction Y. With such a configuration, the operation unit 20 can be more reliably connected to the housing 10.

Further, the release hole 14 is arranged near the central portion of the second surface 102. With such a configuration, the operation unit 20 can be locked substantially evenly from the second direction by the connection members 31 and 32, so that the operation unit 20 can be more reliably connected to the housing 10. ..

Further, each of the pair of release members 51 and 52 is arranged along the third direction X in which the pair of plate surfaces intersect the first direction Z and the second direction Y, and one of the pair of plate surfaces is arranged. A plate-shaped first plate member 511 and 521 constituting the contact surfaces 53 and 54, and a plate-shaped second plate provided at one end of the first plate member 511 and 521 in the third direction X and extending in the second direction Y. It has members 512 and 522. Then, when the contact surfaces 53, 54 of the pair of release members 51, 52 come into contact with each other, the plate surfaces of one of the pair of release members 51, 52, the second plate member 512, 522, are released from the pair. The other first plate members 511 and 521 of the members 51 and 52 are arranged so as to be in contact with the other end of the third direction X, and the second plate members 512 and 522 approach each other in the third direction X. The movement of the first plate member 511 and 521 in the direction is restricted. With such a configuration, it is possible to increase the strength of the release members 51 and 52 while more reliably positioning the release members 51 and 52 and thus the connection members 31 and 32 with respect to the housing 10.

Further, one of the release members 51 of the pair of release members 51 and 52 extends to the contact surface 53 in the second direction Y toward the contact surface 54 of the other release member 52 of the pair of release members 51 and 52. The release member 52 having the first protrusion 531 and the other release member 52 of the pair of release members 51 and 52 is on the contact surface 54 of the release member 51 of one of the pair of release members 51 and 52 in the second direction Y. It has a second protrusion 541 that extends toward the contact surface 53. Further, when the other release member 52 of the pair of release members 51 and 52 comes into contact with the contact surface 54 thereof and the contact surface 53 of one of the release members 51 and 52 of the pair of release members 51 and 52, the first protrusion 531 It has a first recess 542 capable of accommodating the first recess 542, and one of the release members 51 of the pair of release members 51 and 52 has a contact surface 53 thereof and a contact surface 54 of the other release member 52 of the pair of release members 51 and 52. Has a second recess 532 capable of accommodating the second protrusion 541 when in contact with. With such a configuration, the release members 51 and 52, and thus the connection members 31 and 32, can be more reliably positioned with respect to the housing 10.

Further, on one of the contact surfaces 53 of the pair of release members 51 and 52, the first protrusion 531 and the second recess 532 are arranged along the first direction Z, and the other contact of the pair of release members 51 and 52. A second protrusion 541 and a first recess 542 are arranged on the surface 54 along the first direction Z, and each of the first protrusion 531 and the second protrusion 541 faces the second surface 102 and is second. It has second inclined surfaces 533 and 543 that are inclined so as to be separated from the second surface 102 in the first direction Z as they approach the operation unit 20 along the two directions Y, respectively. With the second inclined surfaces 533 and 543, a long jig 100 such as a flat-blade screwdriver can be easily inserted between the contact surfaces 53 and 54 of the release members 51 and 52 via the release hole 14. The operation unit 20 can be easily locked to the housing 10 in the first direction Z by the connecting members 31 and 32, and the operation unit 20 can be easily locked to the housing 10 by the connecting members 31 and 32 in the first direction Z. Can be easily released from the lock.

The urging portion 40 is not limited to the case where it is composed of a pair of urging members 41 and 42, and at least one of the connecting members 31 and 32 is in the second direction Y and the connecting members 31 and 32 are mutually connected. It may be composed of one urging member that urges in a direction approaching.

The locking receiving portion is not limited to the through hole 23, and may be configured as, for example, a recess that can accommodate the protruding portions 314 and 324.

Only one of the first inclined surfaces 315 and 325 of the protrusions 314 and 324 may be provided, or both may be omitted.

The guide wall portion 15 of the housing 10 is not limited to the case where it is provided over the entire circumference around the operation hole 11, and may be provided, for example, in a part around the operation hole 11 or may be omitted. ..

The release hole 14 can be arranged at any position on the second surface 102, not limited to the vicinity of the central portion of the second surface 102 of the housing 10.

In the connecting members 31, 32 and the releasing members 51, 52, the jig 100 is inserted between the contact surfaces 53, 54 of the releasing members 51, 52, and the connecting members 31, 32 are urged members 41, 42. It suffices if the connection between the housing 10 and the operation unit 20 by the connecting members 31 and 32 can be released by moving the housing 10 in the second direction Y against the urging force of the above and in the direction away from each other. It is not limited to the configuration of.

For example, only one of the first protrusion 531 and the second recess 532 and the second protrusion 541 and the first recess 542 may be provided, or both may be omitted.

Further, only one of the second inclined surfaces 533 and 543 of the first protrusion 531 and the second protrusion 541 may be provided, or both may be omitted.

Further, each of the connecting members 31 and 32 is not limited to the case where the first member 311 and 321 and the second member 312 and 322 are configured, and any configuration is adopted according to the design of the push button switch 1 and the like. be able to. Similarly, each of the release members 51 and 52 is not limited to the case where the first plate members 511 and 521 and the second plate members 512 and 522 are configured, and any configuration can be used depending on the design of the push button switch 1 and the like. Can be adopted.

The various embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, and finally, various aspects of the present disclosure will be described. In the following description, a reference reference numeral is also described as an example.

The pushbutton switch 1 of the first aspect of the present disclosure is
A box-shaped surface having a first surface 101 provided with an operation hole 11 and a second surface 102 arranged side by side with the first surface 101 along a first direction Z intersecting the first surface 101. Housing 10 and
It extends from the outside of the housing 10 to the inside of the housing 10 through the operation hole 11 along the first direction Z, is connected to the housing 10, and is movable along the first direction Z. Operation unit 20 and
The end portion of the operation unit 20 provided inside the housing 10 so as to be movable in the second direction Y intersecting the first direction Z and arranged inside the housing 10 is the end portion of the first direction Z. A pair of connecting members 31 and 32 that are locked from the second direction Y and connect the housing 10 and the operating portion 20.
An urging portion 40 provided inside the housing 10 that urges at least one of the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 in the second direction Y and in a direction in which the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 approach each other. When,
The second, which is provided inside the housing, extends from each of the pair of connecting members 31, 32 toward the second surface 102, respectively, and is provided by the urging portion 40 via the pair of connecting members 31, 32. Contact surfaces that are urged in the direction Y and in a direction approaching each other and that come into contact with each other in the second direction Y when the operation unit 20 is locked by the pair of connecting members 31 and 32. The second one has 53 and 54, respectively, and the jig 100 is inserted between the contact surfaces 53 and 54 so that each of the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 resists the urging force of the urging portion 40. A pair of release members 51 and 52 capable of disconnecting the housing 10 and the operation unit 20 by the pair of connection members 31 and 32 by moving them in the direction Y and in directions away from each other are provided.
The second surface 102 is provided with a release hole 14 into which the jig 100 can be inserted.
In the release hole 14, the end portion of each of the pair of release members 51 and 52 closer to the second surface 102 in the extending direction is exposed to the outside of the housing 10, and the jig 100 is exposed to the jig 100. It is arranged so that it can be inserted between the contact surfaces 53 and 54.

According to the push button switch 1 of the first aspect, a jig 100 such as a flat-blade screwdriver is simply inserted between the contact surfaces 53 and 54 of the pair of release members 51 and 52, and the housing 10 and the operation unit 20 are separated from each other. Since the connection can be released, it is possible to realize a push button switch 1 in which the operation unit 20 can be easily removed from the housing 10.

The pushbutton switch 1 of the second aspect of the present disclosure is
The operation unit 20
It has a locking receiving portion 23 arranged inside the housing 10.
Each of the pair of connecting members 31, 32
A protrusion 314, which extends in the second direction Y and approaches each other, and can lock the operating portion 20 to the housing 10 in the first direction Z via the locking receiving portion 23. Each has 324 and
The protrusions 314 and 324
It has a first inclined surface 315, 325 that faces the first surface 101 and is inclined away from the first surface 101 in the first direction Z as it approaches the operation unit 20 along the second direction Y. ..

According to the push button switch 1 of the second aspect, when the housing 10 and the operation unit 20 are connected, the protrusions 314 and 324 can be easily arranged on the corresponding locking receiving unit 23, so that the operation unit 20 can be easily arranged. A pushbutton switch 1 that can be easily attached to the housing 10 can be realized.

The pushbutton switch 1 of the third aspect of the present disclosure is
The housing 10 is provided around the operation hole 11 along the first direction Z, and has a guide wall portion 15 that guides the operation portion 20 in the first direction Z.

According to the push button switch 1 of the third aspect, the operation unit 20 can be easily moved in the first direction Z by the guide wall unit 15.

The pushbutton switch 1 of the fourth aspect of the present disclosure is
The urging unit 40 urges each of the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 in the second direction Y and in the direction in which the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 approach each other, respectively. , 42,
The pair of urging members 41 and 42 are arranged so as to sandwich the pair of connecting members 31 and 32 in the second direction Y.

According to the push button switch 1 of the fourth aspect, the operation unit 20 can be more reliably connected to the housing 10.

The pushbutton switch 1 of the fifth aspect of the present disclosure is
The release hole 14 is arranged near the central portion of the second surface 102.

According to the push button switch 1 of the fifth aspect, the operation unit 20 can be locked substantially evenly from the second direction by the connecting members 31 and 32, so that the operation unit 20 is more reliable with respect to the housing 10. Can be connected to.

The pushbutton switch 1 of the sixth aspect of the present disclosure is
Each of the pair of release members 51 and 52
A pair of plate surfaces are arranged along a third direction X intersecting the first direction Z and the second direction Y, and one of the pair of plate surfaces constitutes the contact surfaces 53 and 54. First plate member 511, 521 and
It has a plate-shaped second plate member 512 and 522 provided at one end of the third direction X of the first plate member 511 and 521 and extending in the second direction Y.
When the contact surfaces 53 and 54 of the pair of release members 51 and 52 come into contact with each other, the plate surface of one of the pair of release members 51 and 52 of the second plate member 512 and 522 becomes the plate surface. The pair of release members 51 and 52 are arranged so as to be in contact with the other end of the first plate member 511 and 521 in the third direction X, and are arranged in the third direction X and the second plate member 512. The movement of the first plate member 511 and 521 in the direction in which the 522 approaches each other is restricted.

According to the push button switch 1 of the sixth aspect, it is possible to increase the strength of the release members 51 and 52 while more reliably positioning the release members 51 and 52 and thus the connection members 31 and 32 with respect to the housing 10. can.

The pushbutton switch 1 of the seventh aspect of the present disclosure is
One of the pair of release members 51, 52 has a first protrusion 531 extending on the contact surface 53 in the second direction Y and toward the other contact surface 54 of the pair of release members 51, 52. Have and
The other of the pair of release members 51, 52 has a first recess 542 on the contact surface 54 capable of accommodating the first protrusion 531 when it comes into contact with one of the pair of release members 51, 52. ing.

According to the push button switch 1 of the seventh aspect, the release members 51 and 52, and thus the connection members 31 and 32, can be more reliably positioned with respect to the housing 10.

The pushbutton switch 1 of the eighth aspect of the present disclosure is
The other of the pair of release members 51, 52 is provided on the contact surface 54, and a second protrusion extending in the second direction Y and toward the contact surface 53 of one of the pair of release members 51, 52. Has 541 and
A second recess 532 that is provided on the contact surface 53 and can accommodate the second protrusion 541 when one of the pair of release members 51, 52 comes into contact with the other of the pair of release members 51, 52. Have.

According to the push button switch 1 of the eighth aspect, each release member 51, 52 and thus each connection member 31, 32 can be more reliably positioned with respect to the housing 10.

The pushbutton switch 1 of the ninth aspect of the present disclosure is
The first protrusion 531 and the second recess 532 are arranged along the first direction Z on the contact surface 53 of one of the pair of release members 51 and 52.
The second protrusion 541 and the first recess 542 are arranged along the first direction Z on the other contact surface 54 of the pair of release members 51 and 52.
As each of the first protrusion 531 and the second protrusion 541 faces the second surface 102 and approaches the operation unit 20 along the second direction Y, the second in the first direction Z. It has second inclined surfaces 533 and 543 that are inclined so as to be separated from the surface 102, respectively.

According to the push button switch 1 of the ninth aspect, the second inclined surface 533, 543 allows a long jig 100 such as a flat-blade screwdriver to be inserted through the release hole 14 to the contact surfaces 53, 54 of the release members 51, 52. Since it can be easily inserted between them, the operation unit 20 can be easily locked to the housing 10 in the first direction Z by the connecting members 31 and 32, and the connecting members 31 and 32 can be used. The locking of the operation unit 20 to the housing 10 in the first direction Z can be easily released.

By appropriately combining any of the various embodiments or modifications thereof, the effects of each can be achieved. Further, a combination of embodiments, a combination of examples, or a combination of an embodiment and an embodiment is possible, and a combination of features in different embodiments or examples is also possible.

The pushbutton switch of the present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an illuminated pushbutton switch incorporated in a keyboard, an industrial operation panel, or the like.

1 Push button switch 10 Housing 101 First surface 102 Second surface 103, 104 Wall part 11 Operation hole 12 First through hole 13 Second through hole 14 Release hole 15 Guide wall part 20 Operation part 201 Bouncer 21 Shaft part 211 , 212 Leg 213 Protruding part 22 Movable part 23 Through hole 31, 32 Connecting member 311, 321 First member 312, 322 Second member 313 Containment recess 314, 324 Protruding part 315, 325 First inclined surface 316 Groove 40 Part 41, 42 Bounce member 51, 52 Release member 511, 521 First plate member 512, 522 Second plate member 53, 54 Contact surface 531 First protrusion 532 Second recess 541 Second protrusion 542 First recess 533 , 543 2nd inclined surface 61 Terminal electrode part 100 Jig Z 1st direction Y 2nd direction X 3rd direction

Claims (9)

A box-shaped housing having a first surface provided with an operation hole and a second surface arranged alongside the first surface along a first direction intersecting the first surface.
An operation unit having a movable portion that extends from the outside of the housing to the inside of the housing through the operation hole along the first direction and is connected to the housing and is movable along the first direction. When,
The end of the operation unit, which is provided inside the housing so as to be movable in the second direction intersecting the first direction and is arranged inside the housing, is locked from the second direction. Then, a pair of connecting members connecting the housing and the operation unit, and
An urging portion provided inside the housing and urging at least one of the pair of connecting members in the second direction and in a direction in which the pair of connecting members approach each other.
A direction provided inside the housing, extending from each of the pair of connecting members toward the second surface, and approaching each other in the second direction by the urging portion via the pair of connecting members. Each has contact surfaces that come into contact with each other in the second direction when the operation unit is locked by the pair of connecting members, and a jig is inserted between the contact surfaces. Then, by moving each of the pair of connecting members in the second direction and in the direction away from each other against the urging force of the urging portion, the housing and the operating portion by the pair of connecting members are used. Equipped with a pair of release members that can release the connection with
The second surface is provided with a release hole into which the jig can be inserted.
The release hole allows the jig to be inserted between the contact surfaces by exposing the end portion of each of the pair of release members closer to the second surface in the extending direction to the outside of the housing. A pushbutton switch that is located. The operation unit
It has a locking receiver located inside the housing and has a locking receiver.
Each of the pair of connecting members
Each of the operating portions extends in the second direction and approaches each other, and has a protrusion capable of locking the operating portion to the housing in the first direction via the locking receiving portion.
The protrusion
The pushbutton switch according to claim 1, further comprising a first inclined surface that faces the first surface and is inclined so as to be separated from the first surface in the first direction as it approaches the operation unit along the second direction. .. The pushbutton switch according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the housing is provided around the operation hole along the first direction and has a guide wall portion for guiding the operation portion in the first direction. The urging portion is composed of a pair of urging members that urge each of the pair of connecting members in the second direction and in a direction in which the pair of connecting members approach each other.
The pushbutton switch according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the pair of urging members are arranged so as to sandwich the pair of connecting members in the second direction. The pushbutton switch according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the release hole is arranged in the vicinity of the central portion of the second surface. Each of the pair of release members
A pair of plate surfaces are arranged along a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction, and one of the pair of plate surfaces constitutes the contact surface. When,
It has a plate-shaped second plate member provided at one end of the first plate member in the third direction and extending in the second direction.
When the contact surfaces of the pair of release members are in contact with each other, the plate surface of one of the pair of release members is the plate surface of the other of the pair of release members. 1. The first plate member is arranged so as to be in contact with the other end of the third direction, and regulates the movement of the first plate member in the third direction and in the direction in which the second plate member approaches each other. One of the pushbutton switches from to 5. One of the pair of release members has a first protrusion on the contact surface that extends in the second direction and toward the other contact surface of the pair of release members.
13. Any one pushbutton switch. The other of the pair of release members is provided on the contact surface and has a second protrusion extending in the second direction and toward the contact surface of one of the pair of release members.
The pushbutton switch according to claim 7, wherein one of the pair of release members is provided on the contact surface and has a second recess capable of accommodating the second protrusion when the pair of release members comes into contact with the other. .. The first protrusion and the second recess are arranged along the first direction on the contact surface of one of the pair of release members.
The second protrusion and the first recess are arranged along the first direction on the other contact surface of the pair of release members.
Each of the first protrusion and the second protrusion is inclined so as to face the second surface and move away from the second surface in the first direction as it approaches the operation unit along the second direction. The pushbutton switch according to claim 8, each having a second inclined surface.

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