JPH0316181Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) This invention relates to an improvement of a multi-contact lever switch device for operating a video game machine or the like.

(Prior art) Conventionally, this type of multi-contact lever switch device includes an operating lever, a bearing body that freely supports the operating lever, a guide chip that regulates the swinging direction of the operating lever, and a switch that faces around the operating lever. There are known devices equipped with
103335, Utility Model Publication No. 59-175236).

(Problem to be solved by the invention) In the conventional multi-contact lever switch device described above, the guide plate is formed of a thin plate material, and the operating lever comes into contact with the edge of the guide hole of the idle plate. wear out. In particular, since the control levers of video game machines are handled roughly, they are subject to significant wear and have to be replaced frequently, which is cumbersome.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and provide a robust multi-contact lever switch device that can withstand long-term use.

(Means for solving the problem) In order to solve the above problem, in the present invention,
A bearing body 1 integrally molded from synthetic resin is provided with a shaft hole 3 in the center through which the operating lever 2 passes, and a bearing portion 4 on one side of the shaft hole 3 for freely bearing the intermediate portion of the operating lever 2. A guide recess 5 is formed on the other side with a limiting wall 5a surrounding the control lever 2 in order to limit the swinging of the operating lever 2 within a predetermined range, and a base plate 6 extending around the guide recess 5 is provided. 6 guide tip 14
A guide chip made of synthetic resin has a guide chip of a predetermined shape that allows the operation lever 2 to be inserted through the center and regulates the swinging direction of the control lever 2 so as to correspond to the switch 18. A hole 15 is provided, and a flange 17 extending around the guide hole 15 is attached to the base plate 6.
The flange fitting recess 7 of the bearing body 1 is flush with the
In this fitted state, the guide hole 15 is surrounded so as to limit the swinging of the operating lever 2 to a predetermined range together with the limiting wall 5a of the guide recess 5. The switch 18 has a fitting body 16 protruding from the periphery of the guide tip 15, and the switch 18 has each hinge lever 19 facing around the operating lever 2, and a part of the main body 20 is placed on the collar 17 of the guide chip 14 to form a bearing body. A multi-contact lever switch device was constructed by fixing a plurality of screws to the base plate 6 of 1.

(Function) In the multi-contact lever switch device of the present invention, the limiting wall 5a of the guide recess 5 and the guide tip 14
The swinging direction of the operating lever 2 is guided by the inner surface of the fitting body 16 facing the guide hole 15, and the hinge lever 19 of one of the switches 18 is selectively pressed to operate it. At this time, operation lever 2
Since it contacts the inner surface of the fitting body 16 or the limiting wall 5a, these will not be locally worn.

(Example) The bearing body 1 is integrally molded from synthetic resin. The bearing body 1 has a shaft hole 3 in the center for passing the operating lever 2 through, and on one side in the axial direction of the shaft hole 3,
A bearing part 4 that freely supports the middle part of the operating lever 2
On the other side, there is a guide recess 5 provided with a limiting wall 5a that limits the swinging of the operating lever 2 within a predetermined range. A rectangular base plate 6 is provided around the guide recess 5.
is expanding. A relatively shallow recess 7 for fitting a flange of a guide chip 14, which will be described later, is formed in the base plate portion 6 around the guide recess 5. Also, bearing body 1
has legs 8 at the four corners for screwing to the mounting plate 9.
It is fixed to a frame of a game machine (not shown) via a mounting plate 9.

The operating lever 2 has a hemispherical sliding body 10 in the middle part.
is fitted into the spherical recess 4a of the bearing body bearing portion 4 so as to be slidable, and is inserted into the shaft hole 3. A spring receiver 11 slidably inserted into the operating lever 2 has a flange 11 a that slides into contact with the bottom of the guide recess 5 . The push spring 12 is inserted into the operating lever 2 , and is also slidably inserted into the tip side of the operating lever 2 , and is attached to a sliding tube 13 that is prevented from coming out by a ring 21 and a flange 11 a of the spring receiving tube 11 . Both ends are locked. Therefore, the operating lever 2
is slidably supported by the bearing body 1 while being constantly biased toward the distal end by a spring 12.

The guide chip 14 is made of synthetic resin and is attached to the bearing body 1.
The guide recess 5 is selectively attached to the bearing body 1 as desired in order to change the shape of the guide recess 5 and limit the swinging direction of the operating lever 2. In the illustrated embodiment, the guide recess 5 prevents the swinging of the operating lever 2 by 4
Although the guide tip 14 guides in a total of eight directions including the front and four corners, the guide tip 14 limits the guide to four directions through its guide hole 15. The guide hole 15 has an octagonal shape, and a fitting body 1 having a substantially triangular prism shape fills the four corners of the guide recess 5 and limits the swing range of the operating lever 2.
6 on the four corners. The guide chip 14 is the tsuba 17
By fitting and attaching it to the recess 7 of the bearing body base plate part 6, it is embedded so as to form the same plane as the base base part 6. Note that the guide hole 15 of the guide chip 14
The shape of can be varied depending on the direction in which the operating lever 2 is guided, and various shapes are prepared in advance and selected and used.

The switches 18 are screwed to the four corners of the bearing base plate 6. The hinge levers 19 of the switch 18 are respectively faced on four sides around which the operating lever 2 slides, and are selectively pushed by the swinging of the operating lever 2 to turn the electrical contacts on and off. A part of the main body 20 of the switch 18 rests on the flange 17 of the guide chip 14, and
I'm holding down 4.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained. When the operating lever 2 is swung in four directions along the guide hole 15 of the guide chip 14, the hinge lever 19 of the switch 18 is alternatively pressed and operated to give a predetermined command to a television game machine or the like. At this time, the operating lever 2
Since it contacts the inner surface of the fitting body 16 or the limiting wall 5a, these will not be locally worn. When the operating lever 2 is swung, the spring receiver 11 moves in the axial direction while sliding the flange 11a onto the bottom of the guide recess 5, causing the spring 12 to expand and contract. When the operating lever 2 is released, the spring 12 restores it to the neutral position.

When assembling this device, the guide chip 14 is
Since it is pressed by the main body 20 of the switch 18 and held within the collar fitting recess 7 of the bearing body 1, no separate fixing means is required.

(Effects of the invention) As described above, in the invention, the bearing body 1 integrally molded from synthetic resin is provided with a shaft hole 3 in the center through which the operating lever 2 passes, and one side of the shaft hole 3 is provided with a shaft hole 3 through which the operating lever 2 passes. A bearing part 4 that freely supports the middle part of the operating lever 2
and a guide recess 5 provided with a limiting wall 5a surrounding the operating lever 2 on the other side to limit the swinging of the operating lever 2 to a predetermined range.
A base plate part 6 is provided that extends around the guide recess 5, and a flange fitting recess 7 into which the guide chip 14 is fitted is formed in the base plate part 6. A guide hole 15 of a predetermined shape is provided through which the lever 2 is inserted and its swinging direction is regulated to correspond to the switch 18. It is fitted into the flange fitting recess 7 of the bearing body 1 and selectively attached to the base plate 6, and in this fitted state, the swing of the operating lever 2 is controlled within a predetermined range together with the restriction wall 5a of the guide recess 5. A fitting body 16 is protruded from the peripheral edge of the guide hole 15 so as to surround the guide hole 15 so as to limit the guide hole 15,
The switch 18 has a multi-contact structure in which each hinge lever 19 faces the operating lever 2, a part of the main body 20 is placed on the collar 17 of the guide chip 14, and a plurality of screws are fixed to the base plate 6 of the bearing body 1. Since the lever switch device is configured, the operating lever 8 comes into contact with the limiting wall 5a of the collar fitting recess 7 or the inner peripheral side of the fitting body 16, which is unique in that it is robust without local wear and can withstand long-term use. It has the effect of

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view, Figure 2 is a longitudinal front view, Figure 3 is a bottom view, Figure 4 is a bottom view of the bearing body, Figure 5 is a front view of the guide tip, and Figure 6 is a plan view of the same. be. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Bearing body, 2... Operation lever, 3... Shaft hole, 4... Bearing part, 5... Guide recess, 5a... Limiting wall, 6... Base plate part, 7... Flange fitting recess Place, 14...
...Guide chip, 15...Guide hole, 17...Tsuba,
18...Switch, 19...Hinge lever, 20
...Body.

Claims (1)

[Claim for Utility Model Registration] A multi-contact lever switch device comprising an operating lever, a bearing body that freely supports the operating lever, a guide chip that regulates the swinging direction of the operating lever, and a switch that faces around the operating lever. In, the bearing body is integrally molded from synthetic resin,
A shaft hole is provided in the center to allow the operating lever to pass through.
A guide recess is formed on one side of the shaft hole to have a bearing portion for freely bearing the intermediate portion of the operating lever, and on the other side a guide recess having a limiting wall surrounding the bearing portion to limit the swinging of the operating lever to a predetermined range. A base plate part expands around this guide recess, and a flange fitting recess is formed in the base plate part into which a guide chip is fitted. A guide hole of a predetermined shape is provided to regulate the direction to correspond to the switch, and a flange expands around the guide hole and fits into the flange fitting recess of the bearing body so as to form the same plane as the base plate. and is selectively attached to the base plate part, and in this fitted state, a body is fitted around the periphery of the guide hole so as to limit the swinging of the operating lever to a predetermined range together with the limiting wall of the guide recess. is provided protrudingly, and the switch is characterized in that each hinge lever faces the periphery of the operating lever, and a part of the main body is disposed on the collar of the guide chip and is fixed to the base plate of the bearing body with a plurality of screws. Multi-contact lever switch device.