JPH0526661Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] <<Industrial application field>> This invention turns on and off a micro switch placed at the bottom of the switch case by rotating a knob placed at the top of the switch case. Regarding the selector switch.

<<Prior Art>> FIG. 7 shows an example of a conventional selector switch. This selector switch has a cam 102 mounted on the top inside a cylindrical switch case 101.
Knob 103 and protrusion 1 of cam 102 with
A cylindrical cam 104 having a cam groove 104a that engages with the switch case 101 is arranged, and two micro switches 10 are arranged in the lower part of the switch case 101 in the vertical direction.
5,106 is attached. The protrusion 102a of the cam 102 is formed on the lower peripheral edge of the cam 102, and the cam groove 104a of the cylindrical cam 104 is formed on the upper wall of the cylindrical cam 104.

When the knob 103 is turned, the cam protrusion 102a slides on the cam groove 104a of the cylindrical cam 104, pushes the cylindrical cam 104 downward, and each micro switch 10
Switch operation piece 107,10 for 5,106
8 are pushed downward to reverse the movable pieces 105a, 106a of each microswitch 105, 106, and switch the contacts. When the force of turning the knob 103 is weakened, the movable pieces 105a, 106a of each micro switch 105, 106 are returned to their original states by movable springs 105b, 106b, and each operating piece 107, 108 is returned to its original state by the return spring 109,
110, the cylindrical cam 104,
The cam 102 and the knob 103 return to their original states.

Such selector switches are divided into two types, an automatic return type and a manual return type, depending on the purpose of use. The automatic return type is a type in which when the operating force on the knob 103 is weakened, the knob 103 automatically returns to its original state by return springs 109 and 110. For manual return type, knob 1
When 03 is rotated, the cam protrusion 102a is locked in the locking groove 104b of the cylindrical cam 104 and held in that state, and it is necessary to further operate the knob 103 to release this hold. do. Generally, in order to distinguish between these two types, the protrusion 103a provided on the knob 103 is engaged with the stopper groove 101a provided on the case 101, and the length of the stopper groove 101a is changed, thereby making the necessary adjustment for each type possible. A rotation angle was obtained.

<<Problems to be solved by the invention>> However, in order to distinguish between such an automatic return type and a manual return type, cases 101 with different lengths of the stopper grooves 10a must be prepared separately. , separate molds were required for production, which caused an increase in costs.

Therefore, the object of this invention is to provide an improved switch that reduces mold costs and allows a cheaper product to be obtained.

<Means for Solving the Problems> The switch according to this invention is housed in a cylindrical switch case so as to be slidable in the axial direction, and has two cam protrusions at the top and two switch operation pieces at the bottom. a knob having a cylindrical cam disposed in the upper part of the operating plunger and having a cam groove in the lower part; a switch unit incorporating a fixed fixing ring, two micro-switches arranged in parallel at the bottom of the operating plunger and directly driven by two switch operating pieces of the operating plunger, and pushing the operating plunger upward; Equipped with a biasing return spring,
A pair of vertical grooves are formed on the outer circumferential surface of the fixing ring, respectively, and open to the upper circumferential end surface of the fixing ring, and a circumferential wall of the fixing ring is formed in a radial direction so as to be continuous with the lower part of the vertical grooves. a connecting portion in which a pair of stopper pieces forming a pair of extending horizontal grooves and regulating the rotation angle of the cylindrical cam are respectively removably fitted into the vertical groove of the fixing ring; and a vertical direction of the connecting portion. and two upper and lower pieces connected to each other, and the lengths of one end face of each of the upper and lower pieces of the pair of stopper pieces from the connecting part are equal, but the length of the other end face of each upper and lower piece is equal to The lengths from the top and bottom pieces are different from each other, and one of the upper and lower pieces of both stopper pieces is removably fitted into the horizontal groove of the fixing ring, and the other piece is fitted into the upper circumferential end surface of the fixing ring. an end face is formed at the lower part of the knob, and the end face of the upper and lower pieces comes into contact with the rotation of the cylindrical cam to restrict the rotation of the cylindrical cam, and the upper and lower pieces are arranged vertically. The invention is characterized in that the rotation angle of the cylindrical cam can be changed by selecting .

<<Embodiment>> FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a selector switch showing an embodiment of this invention, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof.

This selector switch has a knob 2 with a cylindrical cam 1 at the bottom, and a switch case 3 that rotatably supports the cylindrical cam 1 in the switch case 3.
The fixing ring 4 fixed to the switch case 3
It is basically composed of an operating plunger 5, a lamp socket base 6, and a switch unit 7, which are inserted into the inner lower part. Each of these parts is molded from a synthetic resin material and has common specifications except for the structure of the upper part of the switch case 3 and the operation plunger 5 so that it can be used also as an illuminated push button switch.

The cylindrical cam 1 has a cam surface consisting of a groove 1a formed by dredging the lower part of the cylindrical wall over a range of about 180 degrees, and a ridge 1c continuous to the groove 1c via a slope 1b. The small-diameter upper part of the cylindrical cam 1 is positioned and press-fitted to the back surface of the knob 2.

A rubber packing 8 is fitted around the lower part of the knob 2 into which the cylindrical cam 1 is press-fitted. A protruding edge 9 is formed at the lower part of the knob 2 by dredging the periphery within a range of about 280 degrees.

The switch case 3 is constructed by positioning and fitting a cylindrical switch unit storage part 12 from below the circular opening 10 of a substantially rectangular flange 11 having a circular opening 10. The fixing ring 4 is positioned from above and press-fitted, and the switch unit assembly is positioned and press-fitted from below. A thread groove 14 into which a mounting ring 13 is screwed is cut on the outer periphery of the switch unit housing part 12. When attaching this selector switch to a panel, the switch unit housing part 12 is inserted into a panel opening (not shown) and the mounting ring 13 is screwed into the surface. Flange 1 on the side
1, and attach the mounting ring 13 to the screw groove 1 through the rubber gasket 15 and the detent fitting 16 on the back side.
Screw in 4.

The fixing ring 4 can be fixed by pressing a stepped portion 17 formed in a 180 degree direction on the lower outer circumference of the fixing ring 4 by aligning the positioning groove 18 with a protrusion (not shown) provided on the upper part of the switch unit storage section 12 of the switch case 3. It is press-fitted to the protrusion 19 on the upper part of the unit housing part 12 with a rotation prevention function.

On the other hand, when the cylindrical cam 1 is pressed from above along the inner periphery of the fixed ring 4, the small diameter stepped portion 2 of the cylindrical cam 1 is pressed against the protrusion 20 formed on the inner circumferential surface of the fixed ring 4.
1 is locked, and the cylindrical cam 1 is rotatably held by the fixing ring 4. The rotation angle of this cylindrical cam 1 is
One end surface 9a of the protruding edge 9 at the bottom of the knob 2 abuts one end surface 22a of a stopper 22 formed on the upper periphery of the fixing ring 4, and the other end surface 9b abuts the other end surface 22b. Ru.

The fixed ring 4 is equipped with a structure that changes the rotation angle of the cylindrical cam 1. That is, a pair of vertical grooves 23 are formed on the outer circumferential surface of the fixing ring 4 in a 180 degree direction, and a horizontal groove 24 is formed below the vertical grooves 23 to continuously penetrate the cylindrical wall in the radial direction. The connecting portion 27 of the stopper piece 25 is fitted into the vertical groove 23, and the lower piece 28 of the stopper piece 25 is fitted into the horizontal groove 24.
is inserted. Upper piece 26 of stopper piece 25
is placed on the upper peripheral end surface 29 of the fixing ring 4.

Upper piece 26 and lower piece 28 of stopper piece 25
The length from the intermediate portion 27 is one end surface 26a,
The lengths on the 28a side are equal, and the other end surfaces 26b, 2
8b, the upper piece 26 has the same length as the end face 26a side, and the lower piece 28 is shorter than the end face 28a side. End faces 26 of upper piece 26 and lower piece 28
a, the length on the 28a side and the end surface 26 of the upper piece 26
The length on the b side is from the vertical groove 23 of the upper circumferential end surface 29 of the fixing ring 4 to the end surfaces 22a, 22b of the stopper 22.
approximately equal to the distance. Therefore, whether this stopper piece 25 is placed on the upper circumferential end surface 29 of the fixing ring 4 with the upper piece 26 facing upward, or with the lower piece 28 facing upward, each piece 26, 27 will be attached to the fixed ring 4, respectively. The stopper 22 is extended, and the extension distance is different in each case, and different rotation angles can be given to the cylindrical cam 1.

The operating plunger 5 is assembled on a switch unit 7, which has the same specifications as an illuminated pushbutton switch, via a lamp socket base 6, a lamp holder 30, and a return spring 31, and this switch unit assembly is attached to the switch unit of the switch case 3. The switch unit 7 is inserted from the lower part of the housing 12 and fixed to the switch case 3 by fitting the plurality of locking protrusions 32 of the switch unit 7 into respective locking holes 33 formed in the switch unit housing 12.

The operating plunger 5 is a cylinder having an outer diameter slightly smaller than the inner circumferential surface of the switch unit storage portion 12, which is divided into two parts in the axial direction. Each divided piece 34
have 180-degree rotational symmetry, that is, the same shape, and have concave-convex engaging portions 3 that fit into each other at both ends.
5 and 36, each divided piece 34 has a chevron-shaped cam protrusion 37 on its upper periphery that is pressed by the slope 1b of the cylindrical cam 1, and has a switch operation piece 38 and an engagement piece on its lower periphery. A guide piece 40 in which a matching groove 39 is formed is provided. The lamp socket base 6 and the lamp holder 30 are originally used to construct an illuminated pushbutton switch, but in the selector switch of this invention, they are used as they are in order to share parts.

The lamp socket base 6 is provided with a locking surface 42 for the lamp holder 30 on its upper part, which has an outer peripheral edge 41 having a slightly smaller diameter than the inner peripheral surface of the switch unit housing section 12. A recessed step portion 43 is formed in the center of the recessed step portion 43.
In the case of an illuminated push button switch, a lamp terminal 44 is inserted. An annular peripheral wall 45 is formed on the locking surface 42 and further projects upward, and the lamp holder 30 is engaged with the inner peripheral surface of the annular peripheral wall 45 .

Below the locking surface 42 of the lamp socket base 6 and on the extension of the recessed stepped portion 43, a shielding plate 46 for shielding electrical contact portions of different polarities of the switch unit 7 from each other is vertically disposed downward. has been done. A pair of locking pieces 47 are vertically provided on both sides of the shielding plate 46, and a locking protrusion 48 formed at the lower end of the locking piece 47 is connected to a locking protrusion 48 formed on the switch unit 7. By press-fitting into the hole 32, the lamp socket base 6 is fixed to the switch unit 7. The annular peripheral wall 45 of the lamp socket base 6 is formed to have a smaller diameter than the outer peripheral edge 41, and has a notch in a portion corresponding to the recessed stepped portion 43.
The lamp terminal 44' can be inserted from above. Engagement protrusions 50 are protruded from both sides of the outer circumferential surface of the annular peripheral wall 45 at positions orthogonal to the recessed step portion 43.
The engagement grooves 39 formed at 0 are engaged in a vertically movable manner to prevent each other from rotating.

Guide piece guide grooves 51 are formed by cutting out the lower portions of the engagement protrusions 50 on the outer peripheral edge 41 of the locking surface 42 of the lamp socket base 6, and furthermore, in the vicinity of the recessed step portion 43, an operating plunger 5 is formed. A switch operation piece guide groove 52 is formed by cutting out a portion corresponding to the switch operation piece 38, and guides the guide piece 40 and the switch operation piece 38 so as to be vertically movable, and prevents rotation of the operation plunger 5.

The lamp holder 30 has a pair of partition walls 53 projecting upward on its upper surface, and a pair of lamp holder holes 54 are formed inside the partition walls 53. In addition, at opposite positions of this holder hole 54,
A pair of fixing pieces 55 for fixing a lamp unit in the case of an illuminated pushbutton switch are provided to protrude upward.

Furthermore, a pair of terminal holding parts 56 which are pushed into the recessed step part 43 of the lamp socket base 6 are provided protruding in the radial direction on the peripheral edge of the fixed piece 55 side.

On the other hand, the switch unit 7 has its base portion 5
7 into which a known micro switch is incorporated. That is, the proximal end is placed between the pair of lower fixed contacts 58 and the pair of upper fixed contacts 59 by the locking piece 60.
The movable contact 61a of the movable piece 61 is locked to the base of the movable piece 61.
are faced to each other, and the tip of the movable piece 61 is locked to the base end of the receiving plate 62, so that the tip of the receiving plate 62 and the locking piece 6
A movable spring 63 is provided in tension between the tip of the 0 and the tip of the 0. Two sets of such microswitches are horizontally arranged side by side, and the shielding plate 46 of the lamp socket base 6 incorporated in the switch unit 7 shields between them. Each lower fixed contact 58 and upper fixed contact 59 are connected to external connection terminals 64 and 6 vertically provided below the base portion 57, respectively.
5 in a row.

The base portion 57 of the switch unit 7 also has
At a position corresponding to the recessed stepped portion 43 of the lamp socket base 6, a switch operation piece guide portion 66, which also serves as a lamp terminal storage portion in the case of an illuminated pushbutton switch, is provided to protrude upward. L-shaped recesses 66a are formed along both sides of the inner wall of the switch operation piece guide portion 66, while
Correspondingly, one side wall of the switch operation piece 38 of the operation plunger 5 has a protrusion 38 along this side wall.
a is formed, and as shown in FIG. 3, the two engage with each other to reliably guide the vertical movement of the switch operating piece 38 and prevent the switch operating piece 38 from opening outward. The microswitch in the unit 7 is opened and closed reliably. This switch operation piece 38 and the guide part 6
6 may be engaged by forming a concave portion in the switch operation piece 38 and a convex portion in the guide portion 66.

The switch unit 7, lamp socket base 6, lamp holder 30, return spring 31, and operating plunger 5 are assembled as follows. First, the locking piece 47 of the lamp socket base 6 is inserted into the groove inside the guide portion 66 of the switch unit 7, and the locking protrusion 48 at the lower end thereof is locked into the locking hole 49 of the guide portion 66. Next, the lamp holder 30 is inserted into the recessed stepped portion 43 of the lamp socket base 6.
Push in the terminal holding part 56 of the lamp holder 3.
0 is held against the locking surface 42 of the lamp socket base 6. Next, the lower end of the return spring 31 is inserted into the space between the annular peripheral wall 45 of the lamp socket base 6 and the partition wall 53 of the lamp holder 30, and the operating plunger 5, which is a combination of the divided pieces 34, is placed over it. , insert the switch operation piece 38 from the switch operation piece guide groove 52 of the lamp socket base 6 into the recess 66a of the switch operation piece guide part 66 of the switch unit 7, and insert the guide piece 40 of the operation plunger 5 into the lamp socket. The guide piece is inserted into the guide groove 51 of the butt base 6, and its engagement groove 39 is fitted into the engagement protrusion 50. The switch unit assembly assembled in this way is
Switch unit storage section 12 of switch case 3
The switch case 3 is assembled by inserting the locking protrusion 32 formed on the periphery of the switch unit 7 into the locking hole 33 of the switch unit accommodating portion 12 by press fitting. At this time, in the case of an illuminated pushbutton switch, the lamp terminal 44 is exposed from the hole 67 formed in the lower part of the switch unit housing section 12. Further, the operation plunger 5, which is pressed upward by the return spring 31, is prevented from moving upward by the partition wall 68 (see FIG. 2) at the upper part of the switch unit storage section 12. Also, the cam protrusion 3 of the operating plunger 5
7 protrudes upward from an escape hole 69 formed in this partition wall 68.

Next, the operation of this selector switch will be explained. When the knob 2 is rotated clockwise, for example, the lower cylindrical cam 1 is also rotated in the same direction, and one of the slopes 1b pushes down the cam protrusion 37 of one of the divided pieces 34 of the operating plunger 5. As a result, the switch operation piece 38 of one of the divided pieces 34
The lower end of the micro switch is the holder 62 of one side.
, the movable piece 61 is reversed and its movable contact 61a moves from the upper fixed contact 59 to the lower fixed contact 58 and comes into contact with it, thereby switching the switch. The rotation angle of the knob 2 at this time is, as described above,
One end surface 9a of the fixing ring 4 is regulated by coming into contact with the end surface 26a of one stopper piece 25 of the fixing ring 4.

When the knob 2 is rotated counterclockwise in the opposite direction, the cam slope 1b on the opposite side pushes down the cam protrusion 37 of the other divided piece 34 of the operation plunger 5, and the other micro switch is operated. At this time, one of the cam protrusions 37 moves in the cam groove 1a of the cylindrical cam 1, so that it is not interfered with the rotation of the cylindrical cam 1.

FIG. 4 schematically shows the relationship between the cylindrical cam 1 and the cam protrusion 37. As shown in FIG. The cylindrical cam 1 is illustrated with a 360 degree cam surface expanded,
The starting points P of each slope 1b have an interval of 180 degrees, and cam protrusions 37 are located there at intervals of 180 degrees. Each slope 1b is formed so that the rotation angle from the starting point P to the ending point Q is 30 degrees, and a locking recess 1d is formed at a position R at 45 degrees from the starting point P. Then, when the stopper piece 25 of the fixing ring 4 is selected and set so that a rotation angle of 30 degrees is obtained, the switch operation is performed at a rotation angle of 30 degrees of the knob 2, and when the knob 2 is released, the switch inside returns. The spring 31 causes the knob 2 to return automatically. Also, if the stopper piece 25 is selected and set so that a rotation angle of 45 degrees is obtained, the switch operation is performed at 35 degrees of the knob 2,
Further, when the cam projection 37 is turned in the same direction by 15 degrees, the cam protrusion 37 enters the locking recess 1d at the 45 degree position, and this state is maintained. To release this state, turn the knob 2 in the opposite direction to move the cam protrusion 37 into the locking recess 1.
By removing the knob 2 from the position d and moving it to the slope 1b, the knob 2 is rotated back by the return spring 31.

In Fig. 5, the cam surface of the cylindrical cam 1 is changed,
Cylindrical cam 11 when two micro switches operate at the same time regardless of whether knob 2 is turned to the left or right
The relationship between the cam surface of No. 1 and the cam protrusion 37 is shown. In this case, the cam surface is formed in a chevron shape so that the rotation angle from the starting point P to the ending point Q of the cam slope 111b is 70 degrees, and the locking recess 111d is formed at a position R of 90 degrees from the starting point P. There is. Therefore, when the stopper piece 25 is selected and set so that a rotation angle of 70 degrees is obtained, both micro switches operate simultaneously when the rotation angle of knob 2 is 70 degrees, and when the knob 2 is released, the inside of the switch is activated. The knob 2 is rotated back by the return spring 31. In addition, the stopper piece 25 can be rotated to
If you select and set it so that 90 degrees can be obtained, the knob 2
Both microswitches operate at 70 degrees, and when the cam projection 37 is turned 20 degrees in the same direction to the 90 degree position, the cam protrusion 37 enters the locking recess 111d, and this state is maintained. In this manner, by variously selecting the cam surface of the cylindrical cam and the stopper piece 25, different operations of the microswitch can be obtained.

<<Effects of the invention>> As described above, the switch according to this invention is equipped with a removable and replaceable stopper piece that regulates the rotation angle of the knob, so it is possible to prepare and replace various stopper pieces with different lengths. For example, various rotation angles can be obtained and various switch operations can be performed. Therefore, it is only necessary to prepare a small mold for the stopper piece, so that the cost of the mold and the product can be reduced.

Further, the stopper piece of this invention is composed of a connecting part that is removably fitted into the vertical groove of the fixing ring, and two upper and lower pieces that are connected to each other in the vertical direction of the connecting part, and the stopper piece of the pair of stopper pieces Although the lengths of one end surface of each of the upper and lower pieces from the connecting portion are made equal, the lengths of the other end surfaces from the connecting portion are different from each other, resulting in the vertical arrangement of the upper and lower pieces. By selecting , two types of knob rotation angles can be obtained even with one type of stopper piece, and only one type of mold needs to be prepared.
The cost of molds and products can be further reduced.

Note that the overall configuration of the switch is not limited to the above embodiment, and this invention can be applied to switches of various configurations that include a knob and a cylindrical cam.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a selector switch showing an embodiment of this invention, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the switch, and Fig. 3 shows the switch operating piece of the operating plunger in the switch and the switch in the switch unit. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the engagement relationship with the operation piece guide portion, FIG. 4 is a developed schematic view showing the relationship between the cam surface of the cylindrical cam and the cam protrusion of the operation plunger in an embodiment of this invention, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a schematic exploded view similar to FIG. 4 of another embodiment of this invention, and FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a main part showing another example of attachment of the stopper piece in this invention. 1...Cylindrical cam, 1a...Cam groove, 2...Knob, 3...Switch case, 4...Fixing ring,
5... Operation plunger, 6... Lamp socket base, 7... Switch unit, 25... Stopper piece, 37... Cam protrusion, 38... Switch operation piece.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An operating plunger is housed in a cylindrical switch case so as to be slidable in the axial direction and has two cam protrusions at the top and two switch operating pieces at the bottom; A knob equipped with a cylindrical cam having a cam groove at the bottom, a fixing ring fixed to the switch case so as to rotatably support the cylindrical cam inside the switch case, and arranged in parallel at the bottom of the operating plunger. A switch unit incorporating two micro-switches that are directly driven by the two switch operation pieces of the operation plunger, and a return spring that presses and biases the operation plunger upward, To,
A pair of vertical grooves are formed that are opposite to each other and open at the upper circumferential end surface of the fixing ring, and a pair of horizontal grooves are formed continuously below the vertical grooves and extend in the radial direction on the circumferential wall of the fixing ring. and a connecting part in which a pair of stopper pieces for regulating the rotation angle of the cylindrical cam are removably fitted into the vertical grooves of the fixing ring, and two upper and lower parts connected to each other in the vertical direction of the connecting part. Although the lengths of one end face of each of the upper and lower pieces of the pair of stopper pieces from the connecting part are equal, the lengths of the other end faces from the connecting part are different from each other. One of the upper and lower pieces of both stopper pieces is removably fitted into the horizontal groove of the fixing ring, the other piece is placed on the upper circumferential end surface of the fixing ring, and the cylindrical cam is By forming an end surface at the lower part of the knob, the tip surfaces of the upper and lower pieces abut against each other to restrict the rotation of the cylindrical cam when the upper and lower pieces rotate, and by selecting the vertical arrangement of the upper and lower pieces, A switch characterized by being able to change the rotation angle of the cylindrical cam.