JPH0628759Y2 - Slide switch - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a slide switch used in a vehicle or the like for operating an in-vehicle device such as a seat or a window.

[Prior art]

As a conventional operation switch for a power seat of a vehicle, a seat switch having a switch knob in a seat shape is known. In this operation switch, for example, as shown in the sectional view of FIG. 9 (a), an inner case 102 is attached to the back surface of a switch knob 101, and the roller 10 is attached to the inner case from below.
3a to 103c are attached. Rollers 103a-10
3c has a notch at the center of the upper portion and elastic projections projecting from both sides thereof and is fitted into the inner case. The lower surface of each of the 3c has cylindrical openings. Holds elastically. As shown in FIG. 9 (b), the bottom surface of the steel ball has three V-shaped grooves 106a to 106c,
The action plate 106 is fixed on the printed circuit board 107. The action plate 106 is the central groove 1
06b and the left and right grooves 106a and 106c are provided so that the directions of the grooves are orthogonal to each other. Then, if the switch knob is slid to the left and right, the groove 106a of the action plate 106
~ 106c through the switch knob 101 and the inner case 1
02, roller 103 and steel balls 105a-10
Since 5c moves integrally, the internal switches 108a and 108b on the printed circuit board 107 can be operated to close the switches.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

However, in such a conventional slide switch,
Since the number of parts inside the switch is large and the structure is complicated,
There was a drawback that the assembly workability was poor and the price increased.
Further, since the number of parts is large, there is a drawback that play is likely to occur and rattling due to vibration occurs unless the accuracy of parts is increased.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the conventional slide switch, and it is a technical object to simplify the structure of the switch and improve the assembly workability. In addition to this problem, it is a technical problem to reduce the thickness of the switch in the invention of claim 1 of the present application.

[Constitution and effect of device]

(Means for Solving the Problem) The invention of claim 1 of the present application is a slide switch used in a vehicle or the like for operating an in-vehicle device such as a seat or a window, which is provided on the upper surface of the switch and has a cylindrical shape inside. A switch knob having a groove, an upper case having an opening provided at a sliding position of the switch knob, and a V-shaped sloped surface provided at a position corresponding to the cylindrical groove of the switch knob and extending in four directions along the operating direction. An action groove and an operation piece projecting into a notch provided on a side surface of the action groove in a slope direction, respectively, and a lower case fixed to the lower surface of the upper case, and fixed to the lower surface of the lower case, A substrate having an internal switch at a position where it abuts on each operation piece, and is pressed via springs inserted in the tubular groove of the switch knob,
And a sphere that is inserted into each of the action grooves of the lower case.

The invention of claim 2 of the present application is a slide switch used in a vehicle or the like for operating an in-vehicle device such as a seat or a window, the switch knob being attached to the upper surface of the switch case and having a U-shaped cross section, and the switch knob. An upper case fixed inside and having a plurality of openings, a cylindrical groove penetrating through the opening provided in the upper case and elastically held by the upper case, and having an open lower surface, and an operation piece on its side. The roller and the action plate having an action groove provided at a position corresponding to the cylindrical groove of the roller and having V-shaped slopes on all four sides along the operation direction, and holding the action plate, facing the operation piece of the roller, respectively. The internal switch is placed in the position to be pressed, and the rollers are pressed by the springs inserted into the cylindrical groove of the roller, respectively, and are pressed into the action grooves of the action plate. It is characterized in that it comprises a spherical body which is input, the.

(Operation) According to the invention of claim 1 of the present application having such a feature, the spherical body is elastically held by the spring provided in the cylindrical groove on the lower surface of the switch knob. By pressing the switch knob in the operating direction, the spherical body elastically held in the tubular groove of the switch knob and the four action grooves of the lower case slides on one of the slopes of the action groove. The knob moves, and the internal switch on the board is operated by the operation piece of the lower case. Therefore, the switch knob can be slid to open and close the internal switch.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the spherical body is elastically held by the spring on the lower surface of the switch knob via the roller. By pressing the switch knob in the operation direction, the sphere held in the action groove of the action plate slides along one of the four slopes, and the internal switch on the board is operated by the operation piece of the roller. It

(Effect of device) Therefore, according to the device of claim 1 of the present application, the switch knob itself is provided with a spring to press the sphere, and the action groove is also slidable in all four directions corresponding to all operation directions. The number of parts can be reduced, and the structure is extremely simplified. Also, since the switch knob and the lower case are pressed by the spring for obtaining a click feeling, the rattling of the switch knob can be prevented. Since the structure is simplified, the switch itself can be made thin.

Further, in the invention of claim 2 of the present application, since the action groove on the action plate has four-direction grooves corresponding to all operation directions, an action groove having a V-shaped slope corresponding to each operation direction is provided. Can be reduced compared to
Since the number of parts is reduced, the structure can be simplified.

[Explanation of Examples]

1 is an assembly configuration diagram of a vehicle power seat switch according to an embodiment of the invention of claim 1 of the present application, FIG. 2 (a) is a front view thereof, and FIG. 2 (b) is a side view thereof. Figure 3 shows A-
It is an A line sectional view. In these figures, the upper case 1
Switch knobs 2 and 3 having a shape corresponding to the shape of an operation target, for example, a seat are provided on the upper surface of the. As shown in FIG. 1, the switch knob 2 has a flange portion formed around the operation portion 2a which projects in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. As shown in the drawing, the operation pieces 2b, 2c are provided on the left and right in the longitudinal direction of the flange portion.
Is provided, and two pairs of operation pieces, that is, an operation piece 2d and an operation piece 2e (not shown) and an operation piece 2f and an operation piece 2g (not shown) are provided on the side wall thereof. The central portion of the switch knob 3 projects as a substantially columnar operating portion 3a, and a pair of operating pieces 3b, 3c project to the left and right of a flange portion provided around the switch knob 3. A protrusion 3d is provided at one end of the flange portion so as to project downward as illustrated. As shown in FIG. 1, the upper case 1 has openings 1a and 1b through which the operating portions 2a and 3a of the switch knobs 2 and 3 project.
Is provided.

Below the upper case 1, the lower case 4 is
Is installed. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the lower case 4 is provided with action grooves 5 and 6 on the left and right below the switch knob 2, the central part of which is cut out in a square shape and sloped on all four sides. Square-shaped notches 7, 8 and 9, 10 are provided on both sides of the action grooves 5, 6 at positions corresponding to the vertical direction of the sheet. Further, notches 11 and 12 are provided on the left and right sides of the action grooves 5 and 6, respectively, and operation pieces 7a to 12a project from the action grooves 5 and 6 side, respectively. Also, an opening 13 is provided below the switch knob 3 at a position facing below the protrusion 3d, and an action having a V-shaped cross-section with a notch in the center at a certain distance from the opening 13. Groove 1
4 are provided. Square-shaped notches 15 and 16 are formed on the left and right of the action groove 14, and operation pieces 15a and 16a are formed in the respective notches at positions facing the action groove 14. On the lower case 4, switch knobs 2 and 3
17a to prevent sliding beyond the predetermined range of
17c is configured to project in a planar shape.

On the other hand, the switch knob 2 has cylindrical grooves 21 and 22 at positions corresponding to the action grooves 5 and 6 as shown in the sectional view of FIG.
Are formed. Notches 23 and 24 are formed on the left side of the groove 21 and the right side of the groove 22 so as not to directly contact the operation pieces 11a and 12a. Further, similar notches are formed at positions corresponding to the operation pieces 7a, 8a and 9a, 10a of the grooves 21, 22 in the front-rear direction. Similarly, the switch knob 3 is similarly formed with a cylindrical groove in the center, and cutouts having the same structure as the cutouts 23, 24 are formed on the left and right sides thereof. Now, when these switch knobs 2 and 3 are mounted on the inner case 4, as shown in FIG. 3, the grooves 21 and 22 and the groove of the switch knob 3 and the action groove 5,
6 and 14 are opposed to each other, and a spring 25 to
27 and spheres 28 to 30 are inserted, and the upper case 1 is covered from above. Below the lower case 4, as shown in FIG. 5, operation pieces 7a to 12a and operation pieces 15a and 16a are provided.
The internal switches 31a to 31
A rectangular printed circuit board 32 on which f, 31g, and 31h are mounted is arranged, and the lower surface thereof is covered with a cover 33 to form a switch.

Next, in the slide switch configured as described above, when the switch knob 2 is rotated in the direction of arrow B, the steel ball 28 moves out of the central portion of the action groove 5 and moves to the tapered portion, at which time the operation piece 2d is operated. The piece 7a is pressed and the internal switch 31a is turned on. If the switch knob is turned in the opposite direction, the operation piece 2c similarly presses the operation piece 8a to turn on the internal switch 31b. When the switch knob 2 is rotated in the direction of arrow C, the steel ball 28 is removed from the central portion of the action groove 6 and the operation piece 2f presses the operation piece 9a to turn on the internal switch 31c. If operated in the opposite direction, the operation piece 2g,
The internal switch 31d is turned on by 10a. When the switch knob 2 is slid in the direction of arrow D, the steel balls 28 and 29 slide rightward in the action grooves 5 and 6, and the internal switch 31e is turned on by the operation piece 2b of the switch knob 2. It will be. Similarly, if the operator operates in the direction of arrow E, the steel balls 28, 2
9 moves in the direction opposite to the action groove 7 and the internal switch 31
f will be closed. Further, if the switch knob 2 is operated in parallel in the upward direction of FIG.
a and 31c are simultaneously turned on. If the switches are operated in parallel in the opposite direction, the internal switches 31b and 31d are turned on at the same time. Therefore, the power seat device can be controlled through a control circuit (not shown) by an operation corresponding to the operating direction of the seat. When the switch knob 3 is rotated in the directions of arrows F and G, the internal switches 31g and 31 are moved by the operation pieces 14a and 15a via the operation pieces 3b and 3c, respectively.
The h is closed, and the reclining is driven in the operation direction.

As described above, in the invention of claim 1 of the present application, the switch knob itself is provided with a cylindrical opening to directly hold the steel ball through the spring, and by pressing the steel ball into the groove of the inner case, there is no rattling of the steel ball. The operation switch has a relatively simple structure. Therefore, the structure of the switch can be simplified and the switch itself can be made thin.

Next, FIG. 6 is a front view showing a slide switch according to an embodiment of the invention of claim 2 of the present application, and FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view taken along line HH. In this embodiment, the switch knob holds the steel ball by the roller. In this figure, a switch knob 42 having a U-shaped cross section is slidably attached to the upper surface of a case 41. As shown in FIG. 7, inner cases 43a and 43b having a cylindrical opening are provided in the switch knob 42, and rollers 44 and 45 are attached to the inside of the opening from below. The rollers 44 and 45 are notched at the center of the upper part and elastic projections are projected on both sides of the rollers to be fitted into the inner case, and cylindrical openings are respectively provided on the lower surfaces of the rollers 44 and 45, as in the above-described conventional example. . Springs 46a and 46b are mounted in the cylindrical openings to elastically hold the steel balls 47a and 47b. The steel balls are pressed into the action grooves 48a and 48b of the action plate 48. As shown in FIG. 8 (a), the action grooves 48a and 48b are notched in a square shape at the center as in the first embodiment described above, and have V-shaped grooves on the four sides thereof so that the switch knob can be slid on the four sides. It holds it freely. The action plate 48 is fixed on a printed circuit board 49. And roller 4
As shown in the perspective view of the roller and the internal switch in FIG. 8 (b) on the sides of 4, 4 and 45, two operation pieces 44a and 44 are provided respectively.
b and 45a and 45b are projected. Operation pieces 44a, 4
5a is arranged so as to be located between the internal switches 50a and 50b and between the internal switches 50c and 50d which face each other. The internal switches 50e and 50f have their rear surfaces facing each other and are arranged at positions facing the operation pieces 44b and 45b, respectively. Here, the interval between the operation pieces 44a and 45a and the operation knobs of the internal switches is configured to be narrower than between the operation pieces 44b and 45b and the internal switches 50e and 50f. When the switch knob 41 is pressed in the direction of arrow I in FIG.
The internal switch 50f is closed by b. When operated in the opposite direction, the internal switch 50e is closed by the operation piece 44b of the roller 44. Similarly, if the switch knob 42 is pushed upward in FIG. 6,
The rollers 44 and 45 slide in the action grooves 48a and 48b, respectively, to close the internal switches 50a and 50c, and when operated in the opposite direction, the internal switches 50b and 50d are closed. Further, if the other roller 45 or 44 of the switch knob 42 is rotated about the roller 44 or 45, the internal switches 50c, 50d or 50a, 50 are turned in accordance with the direction.
b will be closed. Switch knob 4 like this
By operating 2, the power seat device can be controlled via a control circuit (not shown). Also in this case, since the action groove of the action plate is formed in four directions, the number of rollers, springs and steel balls can be reduced as compared with the conventional power seat switch, and the structure can be simplified. To be

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is an assembly configuration diagram of a slide switch according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 (a) is a front view thereof, FIG. 2 (b) is a side view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 4 and 5 are a top view of an inner case, a top view of a printed circuit board, and a front view of a slide switch according to a second embodiment of the present application.
FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view taken along line HH, FIG. 8 (a) is a front view showing the structure of the action groove, FIG. 8 (b) is a perspective view showing a roller and an internal switch, and FIG. 9 (a). ) Is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a conventional power seat switch, and FIG. 9 (b) is a front view of an action plate. 1 ... Upper case, 2, 3, 42 ... Switch knob, 4
...... Lower case, 5,6,14,48a, 48b ... Action groove, 7-10,14,15 ... Notch, 7a-
10a, 15a, 16a ... Operation piece 21, 22 ... Cylindrical groove, 23, 24 ... Notch, 25-27 ... Spring, 2
8-30, 47a, 47b ... Steel ball, 31a
~ 31h, 50a ~ 50f ... Internal switch, 32, 4
9 ... Printed circuit board, 48 ... Action plate

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A switch knob provided on an upper surface of a switch and having a cylindrical groove therein, an upper case having an opening provided at a sliding position of the switch knob, and a cylindrical groove of the switch knob. The action groove which has a V-shaped slope on all four sides along the direction of operation and which has operation pieces projecting into notches provided on the sides of the action groove in the direction of the slope. A lower case fixed to the lower surface of the case, a substrate fixed to the lower surface of the lower case and having internal switches at positions contacting the operation pieces, and springs respectively inserted in the tubular grooves of the switch knob. And a sphere that is pressed through the action groove of the lower case and is inserted into the action groove of the lower case. 2. A switch knob attached to an upper surface of the switch case and having a U-shaped cross section, an upper case fixed in the switch knob and having a plurality of openings, and an opening provided in the upper case. A roller having a cylindrical groove penetrating therethrough and elastically held in the upper case and having an open lower surface and an operation piece on the side thereof; and a roller provided at a position corresponding to the cylindrical groove of the roller along the operation direction. And an action plate having an action groove having V-shaped slopes on all sides, a substrate having the action plate and an internal switch at a position facing the operation piece of the roller, and a cylindrical groove of the roller. A slide switch, comprising: a sphere that is pressed by an inserted spring and is inserted into each of the action grooves of the action plate.