JPH0741914U - Slide switch - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Objective] A protrusion 30 is provided below the handle 26, and a recess 15 smaller than the protrusion 30 is provided on the upper surface of the side wall of the case 12 so that the handle 26 is operated from the position of the left and right handles 26 to the center. At this time, it is an object to provide a slide switch capable of securely holding the handle 26 in the center. [Constitution] A switch mechanism 11 is formed in the switch body 11 by forming the switch body 11 with a case 12 and a case cover 34, projecting a handle 26 on the upper surface of the case cover 34, and operating the handle 26 left and right. In the switch that opens and closes the electric circuit by operating the
6, a flat surface portion 29 and a protruding portion 30 are integrally provided, and the flat surface portion 29 is disposed between the upper surface of the side wall of the case 12 and the inner surface of the case cover 34 to guide the lateral movement of the handle 26 and the case. The protrusion 3 is formed on the upper surface of the side wall 12 at a substantially central portion.
A recess 15 smaller than 0 is provided.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a slide switch, and in particular, a protrusion is provided below the handle and a recess smaller than the protrusion is provided on the upper surface of the side wall of the case so that the handle can be securely operated when it is operated from the left and right handles to the center. It relates to a slide switch that can be held in the center.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, in this type of slide switch, in the seesaw structure as shown in FIG. 6, a movable contact piece 6 formed in a substantially V shape is placed on a receiver 4 provided with a recess 7, and the upper surface thereof is placed. The sliding rod 8 slides to contact and separate from the fixed contact piece 2 provided on the inner bottom surface of the case 1 to open and close the electric path, and the shape of the movable contact piece 6 determines the holding position of the handle 10. It was Further, as another conventional technique, a V-shaped recess is provided on the inner bottom surface of the case, and a cam having an inclined surface connected to the V-shaped recess is formed, and the upper surface of the cam is grasped. The sliding rod, which is provided with a hole in it and is arranged via a coil spring, slides to hold the position of the handle. Therefore, the tip of the sliding rod is located in the V-shaped recess of the cam and the handle is held in the center. A stopper is provided to control the operating range of the handle, and when the handle is operated to the left or right from this state, the tip of the sliding rod slides over the mountain portion from the recess and slides left and right.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, the above-mentioned switch is provided with a recess for holding the handle 10 at the center position in the shape of the movable contact piece 6 or the cam, and is formed with an inclination continuous to this recess. There was a drawback that the height of the In particular, the inclination has a great influence on the operation force and the feeling of operation when operating the handle 10. If the operation force is light, the handle 10 will be difficult to hold in the center part, for example, when operating from left to right. In addition, the handle 10 is not held in the center and is switched to the right side. In particular, the mechanical parts such as switches tend to be miniaturized as the equipment becomes lighter, thinner and smaller, and it is very difficult to set the shape of the movable contact piece and cam due to the relationship between the operating force and feeling of operation and the holding power of the handle. It was. An object of the present invention is to provide a slide switch that contributes to making the switch lighter, thinner, shorter, and smaller, and can be reliably held in the center when the handle is operated from the left and right directions.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a switch main body with a case and a case cover, projects a handle on the upper surface of the case cover, and operates the handle left and right to deploy the switch inside the switch main body. In a switch that operates a contact mechanism to open and close an electric circuit, a flat portion and a protruding portion are integrally provided below the handle, and the flat portion is provided between an upper surface of a side wall of the case and an inner surface of the case cover. The guide is arranged to guide the lateral movement of the handle, and a recess smaller than the protrusion is provided at the substantially central portion of the upper surface of the side wall of the case.

[0005]

[Action]

 According to the present invention, when the handle 26 is located at the center, the lower protrusion 30 of the handle 26 is guided by the upper surface of the side wall of the case 12 and can be operated in the left-right direction. When the handle 26 is operated from the left-right direction to the center, the handle 26 is operated with a slight inclination, so that one end of the protruding portion 30 of the handle 26 comes into contact with the inner side surface of the recess 15 provided on the upper surface of the side wall of the case 12. , Prevent further movement. Then, when the handle 26 is released, the handle 26 is vertically positioned by the recess 22 of the movable contact piece 20, so that the protrusion 30 of the handle 26 is positioned above the recess 15 provided in the case 12. It can be operated left and right. Further, by providing the protrusion 39 on the inner side surface of the case cover 34, when the handle 26 is provided in the left-right direction, the protrusion 39 facilitates the inclination of the handle 26, so that the holding at the time of operation in the center is ensured.

[0006]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front sectional view of an essential part of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a front sectional view of an essential part for explaining an operating state of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a front view showing a contact mechanism of the present invention. It is a sectional view.

In these figures, reference numeral 11 denotes a switch main body, which is composed of a box-shaped case 12 having an open upper surface and a case cover 34 bent in a substantially U shape, and a handle 26 is projected upward. At a substantially central portion of the inner bottom surface of the case 12, a receiver 16 is provided which is bent in a substantially U shape and has a recess 17 formed above the opposite side surface thereof, and fixed contact pieces 20 are provided on the left and right sides thereof. The common terminal 18 and the contact terminal 19 are projected through the inner bottom surface of the case 12. The front and rear side surfaces of the case 12 are formed so as to be lower than the left and right side surfaces by one step, and a recess 15 is formed in a substantially central portion of the upper surface. Further, a plurality of step portions 37 are provided on the outer surface of the case 12, and rectangular projections 14 are provided on the front and rear outer surfaces of the case 12, which are provided on the side surface of the case cover 34 described later. The rectangular hole 36 is fitted by the unevenness.

In the recess 17 of the receiver 16 arranged in the case 12, a plate-shaped movable contact piece 21 having ear pieces 22 protruding forward and backward is placed. A recess 23 is formed substantially in the center of the movable contact piece 21 in the left-right direction, and step portions are formed on the left and right sides thereof. The case cover 34, which is bent in a substantially U-shape, has a rectangular hole 35 on the upper surface and a rectangular hole 36 on the opposite side surface, and forms a step portion 37 corresponding to the step portion 13 of the case 12 on the end surface. . Reference numeral 26 denotes a handle, which has a substantially square portion 28 having an uneven portion 27 formed on the upper surface thereof, a plate-like flat portion 29, and a protruding portion 30 formed below it, and further has a hole at the substantially central portion of the lower surface of the protruding portion 30. 31 is provided, the sliding rod 24 is inserted through the coil spring 25, and the tip of the sliding rod 24 slides on the upper surface of the movable contact piece 21. A square-shaped frame-shaped dustproof cover 32 is disposed on the flat surface portion 29 of the handle 26, and the substantially square portion 28 of the handle 26 is projected from a square hole 35 provided on the upper surface of the case cover 34. The left and right movements of the handle 26 are possible. Further, the protrusion 30 provided on the handle 26 is formed larger than the recess 15 provided on the upper surface of the side surface of the case 12, so that when the handle 26 is operated from the center to the left and right, it can be smoothly operated without being caught. is there.

Further, by providing a protrusion 39 on the inner surface of the case cover 34 so as to face the recess 15 provided on the upper surface of the side surface of the case 12, when the handle 26 is located in the left-right direction, the handle 26 Is tilted, the protrusion 30 of the handle 26 is likely to be caught in the recess 15 provided in the case 12 when operated to the center, and the holding at the center is ensured. With this configuration, the operation of the present invention will be described. When the handle 26 is located in the center, the lower protrusion 30 of the handle 26 is guided by the upper surface of the side wall of the case 12 and can be operated in the left-right direction. Become. When the handle 26 is operated from the left-right direction to the center, the handle 26 is operated with a slight inclination, so that one end of the protruding portion 30 of the handle 26 is located on the inner surface of the recess 15 provided on the upper surface of the side wall of the case 12. Abutment prevents further movement. Then, when the grip 26 is released, the grip 26 is vertically positioned by the recess 23 of the movable contact piece 21, so that the protruding portion 30 of the grip 26 is positioned above the recess 15 and can be operated left and right. It will be possible.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which the movable contact piece 50 has a structure in which the fixed contact piece 45 is in sliding contact with the fixed contact piece 45. As a switching moderation mechanism, a concave shape is formed on the inner bottom surface of the switch body 41. The present invention is applied to the configuration in which the cam 43 having the location 42 is formed. Therefore, the configurations of the handle, the case, and the case cover are the same as those in FIGS. 1 to 4 described above. The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, but the handle can be automatically moved to two positions such that the handle can be moved to the center or left or right, or the handle can be automatically returned by using an inclination. Various modifications are possible based on the spirit of the present invention, and they are not excluded from the scope of the present invention.

[0011]

[Effect of device]

 As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. (1) A flat portion and a protruding portion are integrally provided below the handle and are arranged between the upper surface of the side wall of the case and the inner surface of the case cover to guide the lateral movement of the handle and substantially the center of the upper surface of the side wall of the case. Since a recess smaller than the above-mentioned protrusion is provided in the part, it can be operated smoothly when moving the handle from the center to the left and right, but when operating the handle from the left and right position to the center, the handle is slightly inclined. Since it is hooked on the protrusion provided below and the recess provided on the upper surface of the side surface of the case, it will surely stop once at the center and will not operate on the opposite side by inertia. This has the effect of preventing accidents due to erroneous operation. (2) A flat portion and a protruding portion are integrally provided below the handle to be disposed between the upper surface of the side wall of the case and the inner surface of the case cover to guide the lateral movement of the handle and substantially the center of the upper surface of the side wall of the case. Since a recess smaller than the above-mentioned protrusion is provided in the part, it can be reliably held in the center when operating the handle from the left and right direction to the center, so the shape of the cam and the movable contact piece is formed to be steep. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a slide switch that contributes to the reduction in size, weight, and size. In particular, there is an effect that the height direction can be lowered. (3) A flat portion and a protruding portion are integrally provided below the handle to be disposed between the upper surface of the side wall of the case and the inner surface of the case cover to guide the lateral movement of the handle and substantially the center of the upper surface of the side wall of the case. Since a recess smaller than the above-mentioned protruding part is provided in the part, it is possible to securely hold it in the center when operating the handle from the left-right direction to the center, so there is no need to install a particularly complicated switching moderation mechanism. Therefore, it is possible to provide a small slide switch with an extremely simple structure. (4) In order to ensure the grip when operating the handle toward the center, it is possible to use conventional components without increasing the number of parts, so a slide switch that does not increase the cost of parts and is easy to assemble Can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a slide switch of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front sectional view of a main part of the slide switch of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front sectional view of an essential part for explaining an operating state of the slide switch of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front sectional view showing a contact mechanism of the slide switch of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front sectional view showing another embodiment of the slide switch of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a main part of a conventional slide switch.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11, 41 Switch body 12 Case 13 Stepped portion 14 Projection 15 Recess 16 Receptor 20, 45 Fixed contact piece 21, 50 Movable contact piece 24, 44 Sliding rod 25 Coil spring 26, 48 Handle 28 Square portion 29 Plane portion 30 Projection portion 31 hole 32 dustproof cover 34, 49 case cover 35 square hole 36 rectangular hole 39 raised

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A switch main body is formed of a case and a case cover, a handle is projected on an upper surface of the case cover, and a contact mechanism portion provided in the switch main body is operated by operating the handle to the left and right. In the switch for opening and closing, the flat portion and the protruding portion are integrally provided below the handle, and the flat portion is arranged between the upper surface of the side wall of the case and the inner surface of the case cover to move the handle horizontally. And a recess smaller than the protrusion is provided at a substantially central portion of the upper surface of the side wall of the case. 2. The slide switch according to claim 1, wherein a protrusion is provided on a substantially central portion of an inner surface of the case cover corresponding to a recess provided on the upper surface of the side wall of the case.