JPH1083740A - Electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To construct electronic equipment in a small size and establish precise moving direction and accurate operations of a component part which is to be rotated and moved straight in the direction perpendicular to a rotary shaft. SOLUTION: An electronic equipment concerned is equipped with a pressing rotary operation type electronic component 101 electrically connected with a printed circuit board 36 installed inside an exterior case 43, wherein the electronic component 101 is equipped with a base board 1 in the form of flat plate furnished with terminals 12 and 13 to be connected electrically with the printed circuit board 36 and a rotary encoder 2 which is rotary-operated and also moved straight in the direction perpendicular to a rotary shaft, and the signals corresponding to the rotary operation and straight moving operation of the encoder 2 are fed to the terminals 12 and 13 led out of the base board 1, and it is configured so that at least part of the encoder 2 is exposed from the case 43 to attain the rotary operation and straight moving operation with freedom.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pressing / rotating operation for supplying a signal corresponding to each pressing / rotating operation of one operating unit.
The present invention relates to an electronic device including a rotation operation type electronic component.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a remote control device or a portable electronic device for remotely controlling various electronic devices, a rotary device such as an encoder for generating a predetermined electric signal by rotating an operation portion such as an operation knob is known. An electronic component including an operation-type electronic component and a push-operation-type electronic component such as a switch operated by pressing an operation unit is used.

A rotary operation type electronic component and a pressing operation type electronic component used in this kind of electronic equipment are configured as independent parts, respectively, and are independently mounted on mounting parts such as a main body of the equipment. .

[0004]

An electronic apparatus in which the independently-operated rotary operation type electronic component and the pressing operation type electronic component are independently mounted on the mounting portion is described. It is necessary to provide an operation unit for operating each electronic component.

As described above, when the operation units are provided corresponding to the rotary operation type electronic component and the pressing operation type electronic component, a mounting space for mounting the operation unit becomes large. For this reason, it is difficult to reduce the size of an electronic device that needs to be reduced in size, such as a remote control device that is used while being held or a portable electronic device.

There is also an electronic device configured to execute related functions by sequentially operating both a rotating operation type electronic component and a pressing operation type electronic component. In an electronic device of this type, when a rotating operation type electronic component and a pressing operation type electronic component are independently mounted, two operations for operating each electronic component are performed in order to execute functions related to each other. It is necessary to operate the units independently, and the operability deteriorates.

[0007] It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic device capable of realizing further miniaturization of a portable device such as a remote control device or a portable electronic device.

Another object of the present invention is to guarantee an accurate movement direction of a component part which is rotated around a rotation axis and linearly moved in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the rotation axis. An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that realizes an accurate operation.

Still another object of the present invention is to dispose a component part which is rotated about a rotation axis and linearly moved in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the rotation axis on a substrate which moves linearly. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic device capable of protecting a wiring to be performed and enabling reliable electrical connection.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide an electronic device in which a pressing / rotating operation type electronic component can be easily mounted on a mounting substrate such as a printed wiring board disposed in an outer case. .

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a pressing / rotating operation type electronic component capable of maintaining an electrically reliable connection state even during a linear moving operation in a horizontal direction orthogonal to a rotation axis of a component portion. An electronic device provided with the electronic device.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic apparatus having a pressing / rotating operation type electronic component which can be easily attached to a printed wiring board disposed in an outer case by making electrical connection. To provide.

It is still another object of the present invention to mount a pressing / rotating operation type electronic component to a mounting member such as an outer case or a printed wiring board disposed in the outer case with accurate positioning. It is to provide an electronic device which can be used.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide an electronic device capable of operating a component part with a good operation feel and performing a stable operation of the component part.

[0015]

An electronic apparatus according to the present invention comprises an outer case, a printed wiring board disposed in the outer case, and a pressing / rotating operation electrically connected to the printed wiring board. Type electronic components,
The pressing / rotating operation type electronic component disposed in the outer case is a flat substrate having terminals electrically connected to a printed wiring board disposed in the outer case, and a flat plate of the substrate. A rotating shaft in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the substrate, the rotating shaft being rotated about the rotating axis, and being linearly movable along the flat surface of the substrate on the flat surface of the substrate. With a component part arranged, a signal corresponding to a rotation operation of the component part and a signal corresponding to a linear movement operation along a plate-shaped surface of the board are derived from the board to terminals provided. At the same time as supplying, at least a part of the component part is exposed from the outer case so that a rotating operation and a linear moving operation can be freely performed.

A pressing device used in the electronic device according to the present invention.
The rotary operation type electronic component is provided with guide means for restricting the position of the component part only in the linear movement direction in response to a linear movement operation along a flat surface of the substrate of the component part.

The guide means is located on the flat surface of the substrate on which the component portion is to be disposed, so as to sandwich the component portion and regulate linear movement along the flat surface of the substrate. It is provided integrally with the substrate.

Further, a signal corresponding to a rotation operation of the component part of the pressing / rotation operation type electronic component and a signal corresponding to a linear movement operation along a flat surface of the substrate are respectively transmitted to the flat plate of the substrate. Are supplied to the terminals via the electrical contacts provided on the surface of the substrate, and the wiring between the electrical contacts and the terminals is disposed on the substrate including the part formed by insert molding.

Further, the pressing / rotating operation type electronic component is disposed on a printed wiring board, and the terminals provided on the plate-shaped substrate are provided with the pressing / rotating operation type electronic component disposed on the printed wiring board. In this state, it is arranged so as to be electrically connectable to the printed wiring board.

Further, the plate-shaped substrate of the pressing / rotating operation type electronic component is provided with a projection which is engaged with a mounting hole provided in the printed wiring board.

Further, the pressing / rotating operation type electronic component is provided with a rotation moderation mechanism for realizing a modest rotation during the rotation operation.

[0022]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a push / turn operation type electronic component according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Pressing / rotating operation type electronic component 1 according to the present invention
1. As shown in FIG. 1, reference numeral 01 includes a flat substrate 1 on which connection terminals 12 are provided. On one side 1a of the substrate 1 in the form of a flat plate, a rotary encoder 2 as a rotary operation type electronic component is provided so as to be movable in parallel with one surface of the substrate 1, A push switch unit 3, which is a pressing operation type electronic component operated by a pressing operation, is fixedly provided.

In the following description, the rotary encoder 2 and the push switch 3 are omitted from the encoder 2 and the switch 3, respectively.

The substrate 1 on which the encoder unit 2 and the switch unit 3 are disposed is formed by molding a synthetic resin. As shown in FIG. 2, a first concave portion 5 in which the encoder section 2 is disposed so as to be movable along the one surface 1a is formed on one surface 1a of the substrate 1 having a flat plate shape. I have. A pair of opposing side surfaces of the first recess 5 that are parallel to the moving direction of the encoder unit 2 are provided with a moving direction regulating unit 5a that regulates the moving direction of the encoder unit 2 that moves along one surface 1a of the substrate 1. , 5b. The movement direction restricting portions 5a, 5b
As will be described later, a position regulating portion 5 which regulates the movement position of the encoder portion 2 which is moved and urged by a torsion coil spring which is an urging member is provided on one end side orthogonal to the pair of side surfaces.
c is formed. The position restricting portion 5c is formed as an arc-shaped surface corresponding to the outer shape of the cylindrical encoder portion 2.

As shown in FIG. 2, a pair of guide rails 6 and 7 having an L-shaped cross section project from one surface 1a of the substrate 1 along the movement direction restricting portions 5a and 5b. ing. The guide rails 6 and 7 guide the moving direction of the encoder 2 and prevent the encoder 2 from dropping off the substrate 1. Also, one surface 1a of the substrate 1
On the side, a second recess 8 in which the switch unit 3 is disposed is formed in parallel with the first recess 5. Second recess 8
Is formed large enough to position and attach the switch unit 3. On one side of the second recess 8, a support wall 9 that supports the back side of the switch unit 3 provided in the second recess 8 is formed to rise.

As shown in FIG. 4, the substrate 1 is mounted on a mounting member such as a printed wiring board on the other flat surface 1b opposite to the one surface 1a of the substrate 1. The projections 10 and 11 are provided. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, these projections 10 and 11 are formed so as to hang downward from both ends of the substrate 1, and locking claws 10a and 11b are formed at the distal ends.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG.
A plurality of first connection terminals 1 for supplying an electric signal from the encoder unit 2 provided in the first recess 5 to an external circuit
2 and a second connection terminal 13 for supplying an electric signal from the switch unit 3 provided in the second recess 8 to an external circuit.
Are provided.

First recess 5 in which encoder unit 2 is provided
A plurality of contact plates 14 are provided on the bottom surface 5d, which are electrically connected to the encoder unit 2 and supply electrical signals from the encoder unit 2 to the first connection terminals 12. The first connection terminal 12 and the contact plate 14
Are formed at both ends. That is, the first connection terminal 12 and the contact plate 14 are electrically connected via the wiring portion 15. As shown in FIG. 2, the wiring portion 15 is insert-molded on the substrate 1 formed by molding a synthetic resin. The wiring portion 15 is reliably insulated by being insert-molded in the synthetic resin substrate 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the plurality of contact plates 14 are formed in parallel so as to extend in the direction in which the encoder 2 moves.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the encoder unit 2 movably disposed in the first recess 5 has a case 16 formed in a box shape having an open upper side. The case 16 is formed by molding a synthetic resin. A disk-shaped rotating body 19 is rotatably attached to a central portion in the case 16 via a cylindrical shaft 18 integrally attached to a bottom wall 17 of the case 16. This rotating body 19
A radial contact plate 20 is disposed on the bottom side of the case 16 facing the bottom wall 17. This radial contact plate 20
Is mounted so as to be able to rotate integrally with the rotating body 19.

An elastic contact 21 is attached to the bottom wall 17 of the case 16 by insert molding. The elastic contact body 21 has a plurality of first elastic contacts 22 that are in contact with each contact plate 14 disposed on the substrate 1 and a plurality of first elastic contacts 22 that are in sliding contact with the radial contact plate 20 attached to the rotating body 19. 2
Elastic contact 23 is formed. As shown in FIG. 4, the first elastic contact 22 elastically contacts the contact plate 14 by protruding toward the lower surface of the case 16 so as to extend in the moving direction of the encoder unit 2. The second elastic contact 23 elastically contacts the radial contact plate 20 by protruding inward of the case 16.

On the upper surface side of the rotating body 19, the rotating body 19
A rotation operation member 24 of an outer peripheral operation type for rotationally operating is mounted. The rotating operation member 24 has a cylindrical outer peripheral wall 24a serving as a rotating operation portion covering the outer periphery on the opening side of the case 16 and a central portion fixed to the rotating body 19 by fixing screws 25. I have. The rotating body 19 is rotated around the cylindrical shaft 18 by rotating the rotating operation member 24 via the outer peripheral wall 24a. That is, the rotation operation member 24 is rotated around the column shaft 18 as a rotation center.

The case 1 constituting the encoder unit 2
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, an operator 26 for operating the switch unit 3 provided in the second concave portion 8 of the substrate 1 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the substrate 6. On both sides on the bottom wall 17 side of the case 16, engagement projections 27 are provided to engage with the guide rails 6 and 7 provided on the substrate 1.

The encoder 2 configured as described above
Is disposed on one surface 1 a of the substrate 1 with the base end side of the case 16 fitted in the first concave portion 5. At this time, the encoder part 2 is provided with the engagement protrusions 27 provided on both sides of the case 16.
Are engaged with the guide rails 6 and 7, and are disposed in the first recess 5 so as to be sandwiched between the guide rails 6 and 7. The encoder 2 is disposed in the first recess 5 with both sides of the case 16 supported by the movement direction restricting portions 5a and 5b provided in the first recess 5. When the encoder unit 2 is disposed in the first concave portion 5, the plurality of first elastic contacts 22 formed on the elastic contact body 21 elastically contact the plurality of contact plates 14 provided on the substrate 1, respectively. Electrical connection is achieved.

As described above, the encoder portion 2 disposed on the one surface 1a of the substrate 1 is configured such that the engagement protruding pieces 27 are engaged with the guide rail portions 6, 7, whereby the guide rail portions 6, 7 are engaged. 7, the first elastic contact 22 is prevented from floating from the first concave portion 5, and the first elastic contact 22 is kept elastically in contact with the contact plate 14 so as to be movable along the bottom surface 5d of the first concave portion 5. Is done. Further, the encoder part 2 includes
7 is guided by the guide rails 6 and 7, and both sides of the case 16 are supported by the moving direction restricting portions 5a and 5b, so that the moving direction is controlled by the guide rails 6 and 7 and the moving direction restricting portions 5a and 5b. There are operated to move regulated FIGS. 1 and in FIG. 4 the direction of arrow X ₁ and the arrow X ₂ direction.

The encoder unit 2 includes a torsion coil spring 3 serving as an urging member disposed on one surface 1 a of the substrate 1.
Figure 1, is urged in a direction away from the switch unit 3 which is disposed in the second recess 8 in FIG. 4 and FIG. 6 in direction of arrow X ₂ by 1. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the torsion coil spring 31 engages the coil portion 31a with a support protrusion 32 protruding from one side of the one surface 1a of the substrate 1, and connects one arm portion 31b to the encoder portion 2. The arm portion 31c is elastically contacted with the side surface of the case 16 and the other arm portion 31c is engaged with the engaging projection 33 protruding from one side of the other surface 1a of the substrate 1 to be attached. 2 with arrow X _{2 in} FIG.
In the direction.

The encoder unit 2 urged by the torsion coil spring 31 in this manner is rotated by the rotation operating member 24,
Against the biasing force of the torsion coil spring 31 is operated to move the direction of arrow X ₁ in FIG. 4 and FIG. 6, when releasing the pressing state of the rotation operation member 24, FIGS. 4 and receives the urging force of the torsion coil spring 31 during 6 is moved back to direction of arrow X _2.

As shown in FIG. 4, the switch section 3 disposed on the one surface 1a side of the substrate 1 has the pressing operation element 35 opposed to the encoder section 2 and the back side supported by the support wall 9 as shown in FIG. The mounting position is fixed to the second concave portion 8 and disposed. At this time, the operator 26 provided on the case 16 of the encoder unit 2
Is in contact with the tip of the pressing operation element 35 of the switch section 3. Incidentally, the encoder section 2, because it is biased in Figure 4 in direction of arrow X ₂ in the direction away from the switch unit 3 by the torsion coil spring 31, the switch unit 3 is inactive.

The signal output when the switch unit 3 arranged to be fitted in the second recess 8 is operated is:
Second connection terminal 1 provided on the other surface 1b side of substrate 1
3 and is output to the outside of the pressing / rotating operation type electronic component 101.

The pressing / rotating operation type electronic component 101 configured as described above is disposed on a printed wiring board 36 on which a wiring pattern forming a predetermined electric circuit is formed, as shown in FIG. The electronic device 41 is mounted via the printed wiring board 36.

In the printed wiring board 36 on which the pressing / rotating operation type electronic component 101 is arranged, engaging holes 37 and 38 are formed for engaging the projections 10 and 11 provided on the board 1. , The first connection terminal 12 and the second connection terminal 1
3, through holes 39 and 40 for electrically connecting the first connection terminal 12 and the second connection terminal 13 to a wiring pattern formed on a printed wiring board 36 are formed. Then, the pressing / rotating operation type electronic component 10
1 inserts the projections 10 and 11 into the engagement holes 37 and 38 and engages the first and second connection terminals 12 and 13 with the insertion holes 39 and 38.
The first and second connection terminals 12 and 13 and the wiring pattern are electrically connected to each other by using the solder 42 so as to be disposed on the printed wiring board 36.

By the way, the pressing / rotating operation type electronic component 10
1 is disposed on the printed wiring board 36 by inserting the projections 10 and 11 into the engagement holes 37 and 38, thereby positioning the mounting position with respect to the printed wiring board 36. In particular, the pressing / rotating operation type electronic component 101 is inserted into the engaging holes 37 and 38 and is engaged with the locking claws 10 a and 11 b of the projections 10 and 11 locked on the lower surface side of the printed wiring board 36 and the other of the substrate 1 The printed wiring board 36 is sandwiched between the printed wiring board 36 and the surface 1b.

The pressing / rotating operation type electronic component 101
Is mounted on a printed wiring board 36 and, when placed in an outer case 43 constituting an apparatus main body of an electronic device via the printed wiring board 36, as shown in FIG. A part of the wall 24a is exposed to the outside through an opening 44 formed in the exterior case 43. That is, a part of the rotating operation member 24 on the side opposite to the side facing the switch unit 3 is exposed outside the outer case 43. At this time, the rotation operation member 24 is moved to the outer peripheral wall 24a.
To expose the outside of the outer case 43 by an amount sufficient to press the switch portion 3 against the urging force of the torsion coil spring 31.

Next, the state of operating the pressing / rotating operation type electronic component 101 attached to the electronic apparatus as described above will be described.

First, in order to operate the encoder 2 of the pressing / rotating operation type electronic component 101, the outer peripheral wall 24 a of the turning operation member 24 which faces outward through the opening 44 of the outer case 43. When a force is applied in the tangential direction, the rotating operation member 2
4 around the cylindrical shaft 18 that is integrally attached to the bottom wall 17 of the case 16 in FIG. 6 the arrow R ₁ direction or arrow R ₂
Pivoted in the direction. When the rotation operation member 24 is rotated, the rotating body 19 is rotated integrally with the rotation operation member 24, and the radial contact plate 2 disposed on the bottom side of the rotation body 19 is rotated.
The second elastic contact 23 of the elastic contact body 21 slides on the zero, and the radial contact plate 20 and the second elastic contact 23 are disconnected and connected. By connecting and disconnecting the radial contact plate 20 and the second elastic contact 23, a pulse signal corresponding to the turning operation of the turning operation member 24 is output. This pulse signal is supplied to the contact plate 14 of the substrate 1 on which the first elastic contact 22 is elastically contacted via the first elastic contact 22 of the elastic contact body 21, To the first connection terminal 12. The pulse signal supplied to the first connection terminal 12 is supplied to an electric circuit formed on the printed circuit board 36 to which the first connection terminal 12 is connected.

Further, the rotation operation member 24 is provided via an outer peripheral wall 24a facing outward from an opening 44 of the outer case 43.
Is pressed in the direction indicated by an arrow P in FIG. 7 in a direction parallel to one surface 1a of the substrate 1 perpendicular to the axial direction of the cylindrical shaft 18 which is the center of rotation. 7 against the biasing force of the torsion coil spring 31 in FIG.
It is moved in _one direction. At this time, the engagement protrusions 27 provided on both sides of the case 16 are engaged with the guide rails 6 and 7 to prevent the encoder portion 2 from floating from the substrate 1, and both sides of the case 16 are moved in the movement direction regulating portions. 5a, since the moving direction is disposed in the first recess 5 in a state of being restricted by 5b, are moved in parallel in FIG arrow X ₁ direction along the bottom surface 5d of the first recess 5.

In particular, since the case 16 is supported by the guide rails 6 and 7 and disposed in the first recess 5, the encoder 2 is prevented from floating from the bottom surface 5 d of the first recess 5. The plurality of first elastic contacts 22 are resiliently contacted with the plurality of contact plates 14 provided on the substrate 1 side to realize reliable electric contact between the first elastic contacts 22 and the contact plates 14. ing. Further, since the contact plate 14 extends in the moving direction of the encoder unit 2, the first elastic contact 22 is moved over a range in which the encoder unit 2 moves along one surface 1 a of the substrate 1. It can be kept in contact with the contact plate 14.

[0049] Then, the rotating operation member 24 is pressed, the whole of the encoder portion 2 is moved in the direction of arrow X ₁ in FIG. 7, the operating element 26 is pressed operator 3 which projects from the case 16
5 operates the switching unit 3 by pushing in Figure 7 the direction of arrow X _1. The signal output when the switch unit 3 is operated is connected to the second connection terminal 1 provided on the substrate 1.
3 via a second connection terminal 13
Are supplied to the electric circuit formed on the printed wiring board 36 to which the connection terminals 13 are connected.

When the pressing operation of the rotary operation member 24 is released, the entire encoder ₂ is moved in the direction of arrow X2 in FIG. 7 under the urging force of the torsion coil spring 31 disposed on the substrate 1. Is returned to the initial position shown in FIG. In this case, the encoder unit 2 is moved in parallel in FIG direction of arrow X ₂ along the bottom surface 5d of the first recess 5.

In the above example, the means for supplying the electric signal output from the encoder section 2 to the first connection terminal 12 provided on the substrate 1 is provided by the elastic contact member 21 insert-molded on the bottom wall 17 of the case 16. The first elastic contact 22 formed so as to protrude toward the lower surface of the case 16 is elastically contacted with the contact plate 14 provided on the substrate 1,
Although the encoder unit 2 is electrically connected to the substrate 1, an elastic contact that can be elastically displaced is provided on the substrate 1 side, and a contact plate is provided on the encoder unit 2 side so as to achieve electrical connection. Good.

Next, another example of the pressing / rotating operation type electronic component according to the present invention will be described. The push / turn operation type electronic component 201 is configured to turn the turn operation member 24 with a sense of moderation, and presses the turn operation member 24 to operate the switch unit 3. In this case, the rotation operation member 24 is configured to be prevented from being accidentally rotated.

The pressing / rotating operation type electronic component 201 is
As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, an uneven portion 52 provided radially is formed on the upper surface of the rotating body 51 of the encoder unit 2 which is rotated by the rotating operation member 24. This rotating body 5
A ring-shaped elastic plate 53 is disposed on the case 16 side, which is the fixed side of the encoder unit 2, so as to face the upper surface of the encoder 1. As shown in FIG. 9, an arc-shaped cut 54 is provided in a part of the elastic plate 53, an elastic displacement portion 55 is formed on the inner peripheral side, and an engagement protrusion 56 is formed substantially in the center of the elastic displacement portion 55.
Is provided. Then, the elastic plate 53 is attached to the case 16 such that the engagement protrusion 56 elastically contacts the uneven portion 52 of the rotating body 51. By attaching the elastic plate 53 in this manner, when the rotating operation member 24 is operated to rotate, the engaging protrusion 56 of the elastic plate 53 is disengaged from the concave and convex portion 52 of the rotating body 51, so that the rotating operation is performed. The member 24 is rotated to generate a sense of moderation.

The pressing / operation type electronic component 201 of this embodiment
Since the other configuration is the same as that of the above-described example, the detailed description is omitted.

Although the above-described pressing / rotating operation type electronic component has been described by using an example in which a turning operation type encoder is used as the electronic component to be turned, a turning operation type variable resistor or the like has been described. Other electronic components may be used.

[0056]

As described above, the electronic device according to the present invention is formed on a flat board disposed on a printed wiring board while rotating about a rotation axis and forming the flat board. A component portion is provided so as to be linearly movable along the surface, and a signal corresponding to the rotation operation of the component portion and a signal corresponding to the linear movement operation along the flat surface of the substrate are derived from the substrate. Since there is a pressing / rotating operation type electronic component to be supplied to the terminal, a plurality of signals corresponding to the operation can be output by operating one component of the electronic component. It is possible to easily implement the multi-function of the device with the components, reduce the installation space for the electronic components, and realize the miniaturization of the device.

Also, in the electronic apparatus according to the present invention, the component part constituting the pressing / rotating operation type electronic component is sandwiched by guide means provided integrally with the substrate, so that one of the substrates has a flat shape. Since linear movement along the plane to be made is regulated,
The floating of the component part from the substrate is prevented, and accurate linear movement in the moving direction is guaranteed. Therefore, it is possible to reliably output a signal corresponding to the rotation operation of the component part and a signal corresponding to the linear movement operation along the flat surface of the board.

Further, the pressing / rotating operation type electronic component constituting the electronic apparatus according to the present invention can perform a signal corresponding to the rotating operation of the component part and a linear moving operation along the flat surface of the substrate. The corresponding signals are supplied to the terminals via the electrical contacts provided on the flat surface of the substrate, and the wiring between the electrical contacts and the terminals provided on the substrate is provided including the part formed by insert molding. Therefore, when the component part that is rotated around the rotation axis and is linearly moved in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the rotation axis is linearly moved on the board, the electrical contact and It is possible to prevent direct contact between the wiring connecting to the terminal and the component part that moves linearly on the board, and to ensure the protection of the wiring,
Assured electrical connection can be ensured without disconnection between the electrical contact and the terminal. Therefore, an electronic device capable of reliably outputting a signal corresponding to the operation of the component unit can be configured.

Furthermore, the electronic device according to the present invention is electrically connected to the printed wiring board when the electronic component is placed on the printed wiring board provided in the outer case in the pressing / rotating operation type electronic component. Since the electronic component is provided with a terminal, the electronic component can be easily attached to a printed wiring board.

Further, in the electronic device according to the present invention, the board of the pressing / rotating operation type electronic component is provided with a projection which is engaged with a mounting hole provided in the printed wiring board arranged in the outer case. As a result, the pressing / rotating operation type electronic component can be accurately positioned and mounted on the printed wiring board, and a predetermined amount on the outer peripheral side of the component portion can be reliably exposed from the outer case. A reliable operation of the unit is realized.

Further, in the electronic apparatus according to the present invention, since the detent mechanism is provided in the pressing / rotating operation type electronic component, a good operation feeling with a detent feeling can be obtained when the component part is rotated. Further, it is possible to prevent the component part from rotating during a pressing operation or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a pressing / rotating operation type electronic component used in an electronic apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a substrate constituting the pressing / rotating operation type electronic component.

FIG. 3 is a front sectional view of the pressing / rotating operation type electronic component.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of the pressing / rotating operation type electronic component.

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing a state where the pressing / rotating operation type electronic component is mounted on an electronic device.

FIG. 6 is a partially broken plan view illustrating a rotary encoder constituting the pressing / rotating operation type electronic component.

FIG. 7 is a plan view illustrating an operation state of a push switch of the pressing / rotating operation type electronic component.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view showing another example of the pressing / rotating operation type electronic component used in the electronic apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view showing a rotating body and an elastic plate, which are main parts of the other example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 substrate, 1a one surface of the substrate, 1b the other surface of the substrate, 2 a rotary encoder unit which is a rotary operation type electronic component, 3 a push switch unit which is a pressing operation type electronic component, 5 first Recesses, 5a, 5
b Moving direction restricting part, 6, 7 guide rail part,
10, 11 protrusion, 12 first connection terminal,
13 second connection terminal, 14 contact plate, 15
Wiring part, 18 cylindrical shaft, 21 elastic contact body, 24 rotating operation member, 31 torsion coil spring,
36 printed wiring board, 43 outer case, 44 opening

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Tamotsu Yamamoto 1006 Kazuma Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kazuhiro Enoki 6-7-35 Kita Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Sony Stock Inside the company (72) Inventor Yutaka Yamagishi 6-7-35 Kita Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Inside Sony Corporation

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An electronic apparatus comprising: an outer case; a printed wiring board disposed in the outer case; and a pressing / rotating operation type electronic component electrically connected to the printed wiring board. The pressing / rotating operation type electronic component includes a flat board having terminals electrically connected to the printed wiring board, and a rotating shaft in a direction substantially perpendicular to the flat surface of the board. A component part disposed on the plate-shaped surface of the substrate so as to be rotatable about the rotation axis and linearly movable along the plate-shaped surface of the substrate; A signal corresponding to the rotation operation of the component part and a signal corresponding to the linear movement operation along the flat surface of the board of the component part are supplied to the terminals derived from the board, and at least the component part Some are exposed from the outer case Electronic apparatus, characterized in that the turning operation and linear movement operation is carried out freely by. 2. The pressing / rotating operation type electronic component according to claim 1, wherein said component portion is moved only in said linear movement direction in response to a linear movement operation of said component portion along a flat surface of said substrate. 2. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a guide unit for controlling a position. 3. The guide means is located on the flat surface of the substrate on which the component is disposed, and holds a straight line along the flat surface of the substrate by sandwiching the component. 3. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the electronic device is provided integrally with the substrate so as to restrict movement. 4. A signal corresponding to a rotating operation of a component part of the pressing / rotating operation type electronic component and a signal corresponding to a linear moving operation along a flat surface of the substrate of the component part. The wiring is supplied to the terminal through an electric contact provided on a flat surface of the substrate and the wiring between the electric contact and the terminal is disposed on the substrate including a portion formed by insert molding. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1, 2, and 3, wherein 5. The pressing / turning operation type electronic component is disposed on the printed wiring board, and the terminal provided on the flat board of the pressing / turning type electronic component is connected to the pressing / turning type electronic component. 4. The electronic component as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic component is arranged so as to be electrically connectable to the printed circuit board while being arranged on the printed circuit board. An electronic device according to claim 4. 6. A flat board of the pressing / rotating operation type electronic component is provided with a projection which is engaged with a mounting hole provided in the printed wiring board. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. 7. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein said pressing / rotating operation type electronic component includes a rotation moderation mechanism. Electronic equipment according to any one of the above.