JPH0310588Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention relates to an interlocking switch that has two or more switches, and when one of the two or more switches is turned off, the other switch button is sunk into the case and operated. This feature is characterized in that it is made impossible and that this operation can be performed with light force.

Conventionally, for example, in a motorcycle switch, the operating knob of the lighting switch (hereinafter referred to as the lighting knob) and the operating button of the dimer switch (hereinafter referred to as the dimer button) are arranged in series on the outer surface of the switch case. Generally, the daymer button is placed on the hand side. Therefore, when trying to operate the lighting knob, the protrusion of the daymer button on the hand side gets in the way, resulting in poor operability.

This invention works when two or more switches have priority as mentioned above, that is, when operating the dimmer switch has no meaning unless the lighting knob is turned on, and when the lighting knob is turned off, This device is characterized by a daymer button that does not need to be operated, which is sunk into the case, making it inoperable.An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, 1 is a circular arc-shaped switch case, and this case has a writing knob 2 that allows a sliding body 3 inside the case to move along the inner surface of the circular arc, and a push button on the left side of this lighting knob. A daymer button 10 is provided. The sliding body 3 has a narrow nose 4 protruding from the center of the left side, and the upper tip of this nose is formed into a thin tongue 5, and the front corner of the tongue is chamfered 6 in a diagonal plane. The rear lower surface of the tongue and the lower surface of the nose 4 are continuously formed by a slope 7 downward to the right. On the other hand, the lower end of the dimmer button 10 is rotatably supported within the switch case 1 by a shaft 11, and is biased by a helical spring 12 so that the left half of the button always protrudes outside the case. On the side of the daymer button inside the switch case, there is an interlocking plate 13 of a constant width, the lower end of which is supported by the shaft 11, and is always supported by a helical spring 14 similar to that described above. The movable slider 16 of a push-pull switch is biased toward the interlocking plate by a compression spring 15 at the movable end (upper side) of the interlocking plate.
are provided so that they come into contact with each other. A groove 17 of a constant width is formed in the upper center portion of the inner surface of the daimer button 10, and a clutch pin 27 that can slide across this groove is provided, and the tip of the clutch pin 27 is connected to the interlocking plate 1.
It is adapted to fit into a hole 20 provided on the side of 3. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the daymer button 10 is provided with an oblong hole 18 on one side and a slightly larger diameter hole 19 on the other side across the central groove 17. A hole 20 with a slightly smaller diameter is also provided on the side surface of the plate 13, and an elliptical shaft 23 having a protruding cam 22 on the inner upper part is inserted into the inner part of the elliptical hole 18 via a compression coil spring 21 as shown in FIG. and a large-diameter disc 25 having a shaft 24 with a slightly smaller diameter on its outer surface, are connected together at the lower half by a thin shaft 26.The long circular shaft 23 side of the clutch pin 27 is inserted, and the small diameter of the other end of this clutch pin The shaft 24 is the hole 20 of the interlocking plate.
The daymer button and the interlocking plate are configured to work together.

The daimer button 10 and the sliding body 3 are placed in the groove 17 with the left half of the button protruding outward from the case as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3. The nose 4 of the sliding body in this state is fitted, and the clutch pin 27 is positioned on the lower surface of the tongue 5. Although the switch mechanism of the lighting switch is not shown, it is provided inside the switch case so that it can be turned on and off by operating a lighting knob.

Therefore, in the interlocking switch according to the present invention, when the light does not need to be turned on in the daytime, the clutch pin 27 is first moved by the chamfered tongue 6 at the tip of the nose, which moves the lighting knob 2 from the state shown in FIG. 2 to the left. Push the cam 22 in the axial direction to release the interlocking plate 1.
Remove the shaft end 24 fitted into the hole 20 of No. 3 from the hole,
Next, the clutch pin is pushed down by the slope 7 on the lower surface of the nose, and finally the thin shaft 26 of the clutch pin is positioned on the lower surface of the nose 4 as shown in FIG. It will be locked in a sunken state.
In the state shown in Figure 5, there is almost no protrusion of the daymer button, so after that the lighting knob is turned on.
Operation can be performed extremely smoothly. When the lighting knob 2 is turned on as shown in FIG. 2 from the state shown in FIG. Since it fits into the hole and becomes connected, if necessary, the dimmer operation can be performed by pushing this dimmer button.

The above-described configuration of the present invention is applicable not only to the lighting knob and dimer button of a two-wheeled vehicle, but also to other various switches having two or more priorities.

As mentioned above, the present invention provides an interlocking plate on the side of the daymer button, which is moved and released by the clutch pin, and this clutch pin is pulled out from the interlocking plate at the initial stage of turning off the lighting knob. Lighting knob OFF
This improves operability by reducing the force required to operate and sink the daymer button into the case. That is, when an attempt is made to push the daymer button into the case by operating the lighting knob, the force of the compression spring 15, which biases the movable slider of the daymer switch toward the button, and the puller for restoring the button are applied. If both of the forces of the coiled spring 12 are applied, it becomes very heavy. Of these, the force of the compression spring 15 for the movable slider is considerably larger, and the present invention isolates this force by providing an interlocking plate and a clutch pin, thereby reducing the force required to sink the dimmer button when the lighting knob is turned OFF. It has improved operability by significantly reducing the amount of stress, and has a simple structure and great industrial applicability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a plan view with the lighting switch in the ON state, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a view taken along arrow A in Fig. 2. Figure 4 is a partial perspective view of the clutch pin and the tip of the nose, and Figure 5 is a sectional view with the lighting switch in the OFF state. 1...Switch case, 2...Lighting knob,
3...Sliding body, 4...Nose, 5...Tongue, 6...Chamfer,
7... Slope, 10... Damer button, 13... Interlocking plate, 17... Groove, 22... Cam, 27... Clutch pin.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In an interlocking switch in which the OFF operation of one switch knob causes the other switch button to sink into the switch case and become inoperable, an interlocking plate 13 is provided on the side of the switch button 10 inside the switch case 1, and this interlocking plate A push switch is provided in contact with the movable end of the switch, and the switch button and the interlocking plate can be moved together and removed by a clutch pin 27, and the clutch pin is removed from the interlocking plate at the initial stage of turning the switch knob OFF. This is an interlocking switch that is configured so that the switch button is sunk into the switch case after the switch is pressed, rendering it inoperable.