JP7021039B2 - Press type switch device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a pressing switch device used for a remote controller or the like of a flow water heater.

Conventionally, this type of device includes an operation button provided on the front cover, a switch portion provided on the board, and a movable portion that repels the pressing of the button to return the operation button to the original position. The center of the movable part, the center of the movable part, and the center of the switch part are configured to be substantially straight, and when the user pushes down the operation button from directly above and the operation button is pressed, the movable part moves in the pressing direction and is movable. A signal was output to the microcomputer by contacting the switch portion of the control board formed at a position facing the portion, and various controls were performed. (For example, Patent Document 1)

JP-A-2015-122233

However, in the case of a piano operation button in which the operation button is enlarged in order to improve operability and visibility and the operation button is provided on the edge of the remote controller, the conventional one is pressed at the end of the edge side of the operation button. The stroke is deeper in the end push than in the straight upward push, the push is not transmitted to the movable part, and the switch of the control board formed at the position facing the movable part senses the push. There was room for improvement because there were cases where the operation buttons did not respond or operation mistakes were made due to the inability to do so.

In order to solve the above problems, there are a housing, a plurality of operation buttons arranged on the edge of the surface of the housing, and a button mounting portion formed on the housing so that the operation buttons can be mounted. A movable portion that moves in the pressing direction is formed in the button mounting portion by pressing the operation button mounted on the button mounting portion, and is arranged at a position facing the button mounting portion. A control board on which a switch to which the movable portion abuts when pressed is provided, a pressing pin provided on the back side of the operation button, the movable portion, and a pressing provided with the switch in a straight line. In the type switch device, the movable portion has a fulcrum portion integrally formed with the button mounting portion, a contact portion in contact with the pressing pin, and an arm portion connecting the fulcrum portion and the contact portion. The arm portion is provided with a convex assist convex portion on the operation button side at substantially the center of the arm portion, and when the end portion of the operation button is pushed down, the operation button comes into contact with the assist convex portion. The pressure is transmitted to the movable part.

Further, there are a housing, a plurality of operation buttons arranged on the edge of the surface of the housing, and a button mounting portion formed on the housing on which the operation buttons can be mounted. Is formed into a movable portion that can move in the pressing direction by pressing the operation button mounted on the button mounting portion, and is arranged at a position facing the button mounting portion and is movable when the operation button is pressed. In a pressing switch device comprising a control board on which a switch with which a portion abuts is formed, a pressing pin provided on the back side of the operation button, the movable portion, and the switch provided in a straight line. The movable portion has a fulcrum portion integrally formed with the button mounting portion, a contact portion in contact with the pressing pin, and an arm portion connecting the fulcrum portion and the contact portion, and the back surface of the operation button has a back surface. The convex assist convex portion is provided on the movable portion side, and when the end portion of the operation button is pushed down, the arm portion abuts on the assist convex portion so that the pressure is transmitted to the movable portion. The back surface of the operation button is provided with a convex assist convex portion on the movable portion side, and when the end portion of the operation button is pushed down, the arm portion abuts on the assist convex portion to press the movable portion. I tried to tell .

Further, the arm portion formed a thin-walled portion in which the assist convex portion to the fulcrum portion was thinned, and a thick-walled portion in which the assist convex portion to the contact portion was thickened.

According to the present invention, by providing the assist convex portion, when the end portion is pressed, the back surface of the operation button comes into contact with the assist convex portion and pushes down the movable portion before the pressing pin presses the contact portion. The pressure can be transmitted to the movable part with a shallow stroke, and it is possible to prevent the operation button from not responding or making an operation error.

In addition, by thinning the arm on the fulcrum side around the assist convex part, it is possible to make it easier to bend only the arm on the fulcrum side, and the arm on the contact part side is thickened. As a result, it is possible to prevent the arm portion from being recessed.

Front view illustrating the appearance of the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1 in which the internal mechanism is omitted. The figure explaining the surface structure of the operation button of the same embodiment The figure explaining the button mounting part of the same embodiment. The figure explaining the positional relationship between the operation button and the button mounting part of the same embodiment. FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along line BB to explain the movable portion of the same embodiment. FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along line BB to explain the movable portion of the second embodiment. FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along line BB to explain the movable portion of another embodiment.

Next, the pressing type switch device according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Reference numeral 1 is a housing as a remote control body of the flow water heater, and 2 is an operation button in which three buttons are arranged adjacent to each other on the surface of the housing 1, and the operation button 2 is located in the upper stage of the flow. The upper button 2a, which automatically fills with hot water and keeps warm, and the middle button 2b, which is located in the middle and allows you to talk to the remote control side (not shown) installed in the bathroom, and the middle button 2b, which is located in the lower and installed in the bathroom. It is composed of a lower button 2c that displays the presence or absence of a bather in the bathtub.

3 is a display panel that displays information such as hot water supply temperature and flow temperature currently set by letters, numbers, and illustrations, and 4 is a call on the flow remote controller side (not shown) installed in the bathroom when the middle button 2b is pressed. It is a speaker hole formed at a position facing the speaker 5 from which the voice of the other party is output, and informs the user of various setting contents by the display on the display panel 3 and the sound on the speaker 5.

6 is a cross key for selecting the content displayed on the display panel 3, and 7 is a shortcut key for setting an operation such as adding hot water to the operation button 2, which is not provided in the operation button 2.

Reference numeral 8 is a button mounting portion formed on the housing 1 at a position facing each operation button 2, and the operation button 2 can be mounted by fitting the operation button 2 to a predetermined position of the button mounting portion 8. do.

Reference numeral 9 is a control board built in the housing 1 and arranged at a position facing the button mounting portion 8. When each operation button 2 is pressed, a predetermined control content is output and a microcomputer is used by a communication line (not shown). Send to.

(Structure of operation buttons)
Next, the structure of the operation buttons will be described with reference to FIG.
10 is left between the end of the upper button 2a and the end of the upper button 2a and the adjacent middle button 2b, and between the end of the lower button 2c and the end of the lower button 2c and the adjacent middle button 2b. It is a connecting piece having a hinge structure that is formed so as to protrude in the direction and connects each button to each other. Since each operation button 2 can be attached to the button mounting portion 8 in a state of being connected by the connecting piece 10, the operation button can be attached. During the work of mounting the 2 to the button mounting portion 8, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of erroneous mounting in which each operation button 2 is installed at an erroneous position.

Reference numeral 11 is a translucent portion formed in the upper button 2a and the middle button 2b, and the translucent portion 11 is located on the surface of the button and allows light to pass through the translucent case 11a and the rear side of the translucent case. An LED (not shown) is installed on the control board 9 installed behind the translucent projection 11b, and the control content is controlled by pressing each button. By switching, the LED lights up, and the light of the LED leaks through the translucent unit 3, so that it can be visually recognized that the control is switched when the user presses each button.

12 is a fixed piece formed so as to protrude to the left at an end not adjacent to the middle button 2b of the upper button 2a and an end not adjacent to the middle button 2b of the lower button 2c, and 13 is each operation button 2. The left claw is on the left side of the button and is formed so as to protrude backward from the substantially center position in the vertical direction. When each operation button 2 is attached to the button mounting portion 8, the fixing piece 12, the left claw 13, and the right claw 14 are inserted into the predetermined positions of the button mounting portion 8. , Each operation button 2 can be attached to the button attachment portion 8.

Reference numeral 15 is a pressing pin formed so as to extend backward from the back side of each operation button 2. When the operation button 2 is attached to the button mounting portion 8 and then pressed by the user, the pressing pin 15 is pressed as a button. The mounting portion 8 is in contact with a predetermined position and pressed.

(Structure of button mounting part)
Next, the structure of the button mounting portion will be described with reference to FIG.
The button mounting portion 8 is formed with a plurality of holes penetrating the button mounting portion 8 in the front-rear direction or the left-right direction, and when the operation button 2 is mounted on the button mounting portion 8, the connecting piece 10 is inserted. Connection piece connection hole 16 to be inserted, fixed piece connection hole 17 into which the fixing piece 12 is inserted, left claw connection hole 18 into which the translucent protrusion 11b and left claw 13 are inserted, and right side into which the right claw is inserted. It is a claw connection hole 19.

Next, the positional relationship between the operation button 2 and the button mounting portion 8 will be described with reference to FIG.
Reference numeral 20 denotes a connecting side boss formed so as to project forward at a position adjacent to the connecting piece connecting hole 16, and the connecting side boss 20 is a middle button 2b when the operation button 2 is mounted on the button mounting portion 8. It is composed of the connecting side bosses 20a and 20b facing the upper button 2, the connecting side boss 20c facing the upper button 2a, and the connecting side boss 20d facing the lower button 2c, and has a positional relationship adjacent to the connecting piece 10.

Reference numeral 21 is a fixed-side boss formed so as to project forward at a position adjacent to the fixed-piece connection hole 17, and the fixed-side boss 21 is the upper button 2a when the operation button 2 is mounted on the button mounting portion 8. It is composed of a fixed side boss 21a facing the fixed side boss 21a and a fixed side boss 21b facing the lower button 2c, and has a positional relationship adjacent to the fixed piece 12.

Reference numeral 22 is a movable portion formed to be thinner than other parts of the button mounting portion 8, and the movable portion 22 is spaced from the pressing pin 15 by a predetermined distance when the operation button 2 is mounted on the button mounting portion 8. When the operation button 2 is pressed by the user in an empty position, the pressing pin 15 comes into contact with the movable portion 22, presses the movable portion 22 backward, and the movable portion 22 is placed on the switch 23 of the control board 9. By abutting, a signal for switching the control content is transmitted to the microcomputer.

(Structure of moving parts)
Next, the movable portion 22 of the first embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
First, the movable portion 22 will be described in detail. The movable portion 22 is a fulcrum portion 24 connected to the button mounting portion 8, a contact portion 25 in contact with the pressing pin 15, and an arm between the fulcrum portion 24 and the contact portion 25. It is composed of a portion 26 and an assist convex portion 27 that is convex toward the operation button 2.

The fulcrum portion 24 is arranged outside the control board 9, and the substantially center of the contact portion 25 and the operation button 2 is arranged inside the control board 9, and the center of the contact portion 25 and the operation button 2 and the control board are arranged. The switches 23 on 9 are arranged in a substantially straight line.

As described above, even when the operation button 2 is large and the end portion of the operation button 2 is arranged outside the control board 9, the fulcrum portion 24, the arm portion 26, and the assist convex portion 27 extend to the outside of the control board 9. The range for accepting pressing operations can be expanded. Further, since it is not necessary to increase the size of the control board 9 to the end of the operation button 2, it is possible to prevent the size of the control board 9 from increasing.

The assist convex portion 27 has a convex shape having a height that does not touch the back surface of the operation button 2 when not pressed and does not disperse the pressing when the user presses it straight up.

(Pressing operation from the center of the operation button)
Next, a state when the user operates the substantially center of the operation button 2 in the pressing direction will be described.
First, when the user presses the operation button 2 from directly above the pressing pin 15, the pressing is transmitted from the operation button 2 to the pressing pin 15 and the movable portion 22, and the pressing is transmitted to the switch 23 to output a predetermined control content. It is transmitted to the microcomputer by a communication line (not shown).

(Pressing operation from the edge of the operation button)
Further, a state when the user operates the end portion of the operation button 2 on the edge side in the pressing direction will be described.
First, when the user presses from the edge side of the operation button 2, the pressing pin 15 and the contact portion 25 come into contact with each other to act as a fulcrum, and the connecting piece 10 or the fixing piece 12 of the operation button 2 is placed on the back surface of the housing 1. The contact is made, and the end side of the operation button 2 is greatly pushed down, whereby the pressing pushes down the movable portion 22 via the assist convex portion 27 on the back surface of the operation button 2, and the pressing reaches the switch 23, so that the predetermined control content is determined. Is output and transmitted to the microcomputer by a communication line (not shown).

By providing the assist convex portion 27 in this way, when the end portion is pressed, the back surface of the operation button 2 becomes the assist convex portion 27 before the pressing pin 15 presses the contact portion 24 and pushes down the switch 23. Since the movable portion 22 is pressed down in contact with the movable portion 22 and the switch 23 is pressed down, the pressure can be transmitted to the movable portion 22 with a shallow stroke, and it is possible to prevent the operation button 2 from not responding or making an operation error.

(Structure of moving parts)
Next, the movable portion 22 of the second embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 7.
First, the movable portion 22 includes a fulcrum portion 24 connected to the button mounting portion 8, a contact portion 25 in contact with the pressing pin 15, an arm portion 26 between the fulcrum portion 24 and the contact portion 25, and an operation button 2 side. The assist convex portion 27 that is convex to the center, the thin wall portion 28 that is made by thinning the arm portion 26 on the fulcrum portion 24 side with the assist convex portion 27 substantially at the center, and the arm portion on the contact portion 25 side with the assist portion 27 substantially at the center. It is composed of a thick portion 29 which is a thickened portion of 26.

When the end of the thin portion 28 is pressed by the edge of the operation button 2, the back surface of the operation button 2 comes into contact with the assist convex portion 27, and the arm portion 26 is easily bent by the pressure transmitted to the assist convex portion 27 and is shallow. The purpose is to make it easier to push down the movable portion 22 with a stroke, and it is formed to have a thickness that is easy to bend at least by pressing the operation button 2 and does not break when bent.

Further, when the end of the thick portion 29 is pressed by the edge of the operation button 2, the back surface of the operation button 2 comes into contact with the assist convex portion 27, and the arm portion 26 becomes concave due to the pressure transmitted to the assist convex portion 27. The contact portion 25 side is thickened in order to prevent it from being dented, and is formed to have a thickness that does not bend at least by pressing.

In this way, by thinning the arm portion 26 on the fulcrum portion 24 side with the assist convex portion 27 as the substantially center, the user pushes the end portion of the operation button 2 to the assist convex portion 27 from the back surface of the operation button 2. Even when pressure is applied, only the thinned arm portion 6 is likely to bend, and the difference in stroke between the straight-up push and the end push can be alleviated.

Further, by thickening the arm portion 26 on the contact portion 25 side with the assist convex portion 27 substantially in the center, the user presses the end portion of the operation button 2 and presses the assist convex portion 27 from the back surface of the operation button 2. When is added, both ends of the arm portion 26 are thinned, so that the arm portion 26 is recessed in a concave shape, and it is possible to prevent the pressure from being transmitted to the movable portion 22.

That is, the assist convex portion 27 is provided, the arm portion 26 on the fulcrum portion 24 side is thinned around the assist convex portion 27, and the arm portion 26 on the contact portion 25 side is thickened, so that the user can use it. Even when the end of the operation button 2 is pressed, the assist convex portion 27 can transmit the pressure to the movable portion 22 with a shallow stroke, and it is possible to prevent the operation button 2 from not responding or making an operation error even if the operation button 2 is pressed. At the same time, by thinning the arm portion 26 on the fulcrum portion 24 side around the assist convex portion 27, only the arm portion 26 on the fulcrum portion 24 side can be easily bent, and the contact portion 25 side can be easily bent. By making the arm portion 26 thicker, it is possible to prevent the arm portion 26 from being recessed.

Further, the other configurations used in the present embodiment are presented as an example, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and can be implemented in various other embodiments. Various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of. These embodiments and variations thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the assist convex portion 27 can be provided on the back surface of the operation button 2 to be convex on the movable portion 22 side, and the assist convex portion 27 is provided as in the first embodiment. When the end is pushed, the assist convex portion 27 on the back surface of the operation button 2 comes into contact with the movable portion 22 and pushes down the movable portion 22 before the pressing pin 15 presses the contact portion 24 to push down the switch 23. Is pressed down, so that the pressure can be transmitted to the movable portion 22 with a shallow stroke, and it is possible to prevent the operation button 2 from not responding or making an operation error even if the operation button 2 is pressed.

1 Housing 2 Operation button 8 Button mounting part 9 Control board 15 Pressing pin 22 Movable part 23 Switch 24 Abutment part 25 Contact part 26 Arm part 27 Assist convex part 28 Thin part part 29 Thick part

Claims (3)

There is a housing, a plurality of operation buttons arranged on the edge of the surface of the housing, and a button mounting portion formed on the housing to which the operation buttons can be mounted.
A movable portion that moves in the pressing direction is formed in the button mounting portion by pressing the operation button mounted on the button mounting portion.
A control board, which is arranged at a position facing the button mounting portion and has a switch formed with which the movable portion abuts when the operation button is pressed, is provided.
In a pressing type switch device in which a pressing pin provided on the back side of the operation button, the movable portion, and the switch are provided in a straight line.
The movable portion has a fulcrum portion integrally formed with the button mounting portion, a contact portion in contact with the pressing pin, and an arm portion connecting the fulcrum portion and the contact portion.
The arm portion is provided with a convex assist convex portion on the operation button side at substantially the center of the arm portion, and when the end portion of the operation button is pushed down, the operation button abuts on the assist convex portion. A pressing type switch device characterized in that the pressing is transmitted to the movable portion. There is a housing, a plurality of operation buttons arranged on the edge of the surface of the housing, and a button mounting portion formed on the housing to which the operation buttons can be mounted.
A movable portion that moves in the pressing direction is formed in the button mounting portion by pressing the operation button mounted on the button mounting portion.
A control board, which is arranged at a position facing the button mounting portion and has a switch formed with which the movable portion abuts when the operation button is pressed, is provided.
In a pressing type switch device in which a pressing pin provided on the back side of the operation button, the movable portion, and the switch are provided in a straight line.
The movable portion has a fulcrum portion integrally formed with the button mounting portion, a contact portion in contact with the pressing pin, and an arm portion connecting the fulcrum portion and the contact portion.
The back surface of the operation button is provided with a convex assist convex portion on the movable portion side, and when the end portion of the operation button is pushed down, the arm portion abuts on the assist convex portion to press the movable portion. A press -type switch device that is characterized by being transmitted to the unit. The first aspect of the present invention, wherein the arm portion is formed by forming a thin-walled portion in which the assist convex portion to the fulcrum portion is thinned and a thick-walled portion in which the assist convex portion to the contact portion is thickened. Press-type switch device.

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