JPH0612583Y2 - Slide button mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial application] The present invention relates to a slide button mounting structure for turning on / off a power switch in a video camera, for example.

[Summary of the Invention] In this invention, in a mounting structure of a slide button, a slide button having an operation part for turning a switch on and off and a base member for reciprocally sliding the slide button are respectively molded by resin, and For example, a long hole is formed on one end side of the base member, an elastic portion having an elastic force is integrally molded between the long hole and one end surface of the base member, and a claw portion is formed on one end surface of the elastic portion. On the other hand, when the slide button is reciprocally slid, the operating portion is arranged so that it can be pressed into and out of contact with the claw part, so that the slide button can be reciprocally slid with a simple structure without using a separate member such as a spring. It is designed to give a click feeling of time.

[Prior Art] For example, a video camera for shooting a moving image is provided with a slide type slide button for turning on / off a power switch. This slide button is reciprocally slidably attached to the base member via another elastic member such as a leaf spring in order to improve a feeling of operation at the time of sliding movement and absorb backlash. Many.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, since the slide button is provided with another elastic member such as a leaf spring between the base member and the slide button body as described above, the number of parts and The number of mounting steps is large, the structure is complicated, and the cost is high.

Therefore, the present invention provides a slide button mounting structure having a simple structure and capable of providing a click feeling during sliding movement without using a separate component such as a spring.

[Means for Solving Problems] In the structure of the mounting structure of the slide button of the present invention, a knob portion for pressing operation is integrally formed on the front side, and an operation portion for turning on / off the switch is integrally formed on the outside so as to project. A slide button and a base member for reciprocally sliding the slide button are respectively molded by resin, and an elastic portion elastically deformed by a predetermined pressing force is integrally formed on one end side of the base member, and the elastic portion is formed. A claw portion is integrally formed on one end surface of the slide button, and an operating portion of the slide button is disposed on the claw portion so as to be pressed into and away from the slide button when the slide button is reciprocally slid. A pair of operating elements for turning on / off the switch are integrally formed so as to be integrally formed, and a substantially dog-legged engaging portion that presses and separates from the claw portion is integrally formed inside the operating portion. Has been formed.

[Operation] The slide button reciprocally slides the base member when the switch is turned on / off via the operation portion. At this time, the operating portion of the slide button presses and separates from the claw portion of the elastic portion integrally formed with the base member to elastically deform the elastic portion, so that there is a click feeling.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 14, reference numeral 1 is a video camera for recording a moving image. At the position where the thumb of the grip portion 2 of the video camera 1 hits, a recording button unit 3 that surely prevents unnecessary image capturing is attached. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the recording button unit 3 has a vertically elongated opening 11 at the center thereof, and the recording button unit 3 is fitted into the opening 4 of the grip 2 of the video camera 1 to be gripped. 2 and the opening 11 of the retainer 10.
The base member 20 is welded to the back side of the retainer 10 and has a circular hole 21 in the central portion, and is guided by the opening 11 of the retainer 10 to reciprocally slide on the base member 20 so that the operating portion 31 is moved. A slide button 30 for turning on / off the power switch 5 and a start / stop switch (not shown) which is arranged so as to be movable back and forth through the circular hole 21 of the base member 20 is turned on / off, and the start / stop switch It is composed of a start / stop button 40 which can be seen and hidden by the slide button 30 for preventing malfunction.

The retainer 10 is, as shown in FIGS.
The resin is molded into a substantially L-shaped cross section. A V-shaped fitting portion 12 and an L-shaped fitting portion 13 which are fitted into the opening 4 of the grip portion 2 are formed on both sides of the retainer 10. In addition, convex portions 14 and 15 are formed inwardly in the center of the opening portion 11 which is vertically elongated and opposed to each other, and the convex portions 14 and 15 are formed.
Notches 16 and 17 are formed in the lower part of the. These convex portions 14 and 15 are inclined at a predetermined angle as shown in FIG.

The base member 20, as shown in FIGS.
It is molded by S resin into a substantially rectangular plate shape, and is obliquely welded to the lower surface of the recess of the opening 11 of the retainer 10. The circular hole 21 is formed in the center of the base member 20. Further, a vertically long slot 22 is formed on one end side of the base member 20, and an elastic portion 23 having an elastic force is integrally formed between the slot 22 and one end surface of the base member 20. . At the center of the outer end surface 23a of the elastic portion 23, a claw portion (engaging portion) 24 for providing the slide button 30 with a click feeling is provided in a protruding manner. A pair of pin portions 25 and 26 for welding the start / stop button 40 are formed on the upper rear surface of the base member 20 by integral molding.

The slide button 30, as shown in FIGS.
It is molded from polyoxymethylene (POM) resin into a substantially 0-shaped cylinder. A knob portion 3 provided with an anti-slip means for pressing the slide button 30 on the upper front side.
2 is integrally molded, and the lower side thereof has an opening 33.
Then, the start / stop button 40 is exposed. In addition, on both sides of the slide button 30, a guide portion 34 and a manipulation portion 31 which are inserted so as to be sandwiched between the pair of convex portions 14 and 15 of the retainer 10 and the base member 20 are horizontally arranged outside. It is integrally molded so as to project. On the back side of the operation unit 31, the seventh
As shown in the drawing, a pair of operators 35 and 36 for vertically turning on and off the power switch 5 are integrally formed, and the base member 20 is provided on the inner wall of the main body. The outer end surface 23a of the elastic portion 23 is slid to form a substantially dog-legged engaging portion 37 that presses and separates from the claw portion 24. When the upper portion 37a of the engaging portion 37 is engaged and locked with the claw portion 24 of the elastic portion 23 (the slide button 30 moves forward to the lower side of the opening 11 of the retainer 10 and stops). (In the state), the power switch 5 is in the off state, and when the lower portion 37b thereof is engaged and locked with the claw portion 24 (the slide button 30 is returned to the upper side of the opening 11 of the retainer 10). Then, the power switch 5 is in the ON state.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the start / stop button 40 is molded in a substantially columnar shape with ABS resin, and the back side comes into contact with and separates from the start / stop switch to record on the video camera 1. A pressing columnar button portion 41 for issuing an instruction to start and stop recording, and a substantially square-shaped frame portion 42 for supporting the button portion 41 by elastic force.
And have. This button portion 41 is the base member 2
It is inserted in the circular hole 21 of 0. Further, the pin portions 25 and 26 of the base member 20 are fitted into and welded to the pair of small holes 43 and 44 formed on the upper portion of the frame portion 42 of the start / stop button 40, respectively. 40 is attached to the back side of the base member 20.

According to the slide button mounting structure of the above-described embodiment, the slide button 30 has the opening 11 of the retainer 10 when the power switch 5 is turned on / off via the operation portion 31.
The inner base member 20 is slid back and forth. At this time, the engaging portion 37 of the operating portion 31 presses and separates from the claw portion 24 of the elastic portion 23 integrally formed with the base member 20, and elastically deforms the elastic portion 23 as shown in FIG. There is a feeling of clicking.

As described above, the slide button 30 can be provided with a click feeling without using a separate member such as a spring, unlike the conventional structure, with a simple structure for mounting the slide button 30.
The power switch 5 can be reliably turned on / off.
As a result, it is possible to further reduce the number of parts and the number of mounting steps, so that it is possible to provide the recording button unit 3 having a high operation feeling at a low cost.

Although the elastic portion 23 is integrally formed by forming the elongated hole 22 on one end side of the base member 20 according to the above-described embodiment, the elastic portion 23 is formed by forming a long notch along the one end side of the base member 20. The parts may be integrally formed. Further, it goes without saying that the slide button is not limited to the power switch in the video camera.

[Advantage of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, the knob portion for pressing operation is integrally formed on the front side and the switch is turned on / off on the outside.
A resin slide button having an integrally protruding operation section for turning off is provided on a resin base member so as to be reciprocally slidable, and at the time of this reciprocating slide movement, the operation section of the slide button is integrally formed on one end side of the base member. A pair of manipulators for turning on / off the switch are integrally formed on the back side of the operation part so as to be pressed against and separated from the claw part of the elastic part, and the claw part is pressed against the inside of the operation part. Since the substantially U-shaped engaging part that separates is integrally formed, it is possible to give a click feeling to the slide button with a simple structure and without using a separate member such as a spring as in the past, and to secure the switch. Can be turned on / off. Therefore, the number of parts and the number of mounting steps can be reduced, and it is possible to provide a slide button that is low in cost and has a high operational feeling.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a recording button unit showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a rear view of the same, and FIG. 3 is a II-II in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a front view of the retainer, FIG. 5 is a side view of the same, FIG. 6 is a front view of a slide button, FIG. 7 is a rear view of the same, and FIG. 8 is a rear view of a base member. Fig. 9 is a side view of the same, Fig. 10 is a rear view of the start / stop button, Fig. 11 is a sectional view taken along the line XI-XI in Fig. 10, and Fig. 12 is a start / stop button with the power switch turned on. 13 is a perspective view of the recording button unit showing a state in which is pressed.
FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the recording button unit showing a state where the power switch is turned off, and FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a video camera to which the recording button unit of this embodiment is attached. 5 ... switch, 20 ... base member, 23 ... elastic part, 23a ... one end face, 24 ... claw part, 30 ... slide button, 31 ... operating part, 32 ... knob part, 35, 36 ...... A pair of operators, 37 …… Engagement part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A slide button integrally formed with a knob portion for pressing on the front side, and an outwardly protruding operation portion for turning on / off a switch, and a base member for reciprocally sliding the slide button. And an elastic part that is elastically deformed by a predetermined pressing force are integrally formed on one end side of the base member, and a claw part is integrally formed on one end face of the elastic part while the claw part is formed on the claw part. When the slide button is reciprocally slid, the operation portion of the slide button is disposed so as to be pressed into and out of contact with each other, and a pair of operators for turning on / off the switch are integrally formed on the rear surface side of the operation portion. A slide button mounting structure, characterized in that a substantially dogleg-shaped engaging portion that presses against and separates from the claw portion is integrally formed inside the operation portion.