KR100252623B1 - Operating button for switch - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A manipulation button is provided to effectively transfer click feeling of an actuator to a main manipulation body, simplify an attachment structure of the main manipulation body, and transfer the click feeling to the main manipulation body without a loss. CONSTITUTION: A main manipulation body(1a) is exposed to a surface of a control panel, and formed of a light-transmittable material which is reciprocatingly movable in a direction of push manipulation. A switch(3) switches on-off state of a contact point by inversing a spring by a linear operation of a stroke of an actuator(31). A luminous part(32) becomes luminous when the switch is turned on, and is installed in the vicinity of the actuator(31). An auxiliary manipulation body(1b) is interposed between the main manipulation body(1a) and the actuator(31) and formed of a light-transmittable material which is freely movable in the push manipulation direction. The push manipulation direction is taken to be the same as the linear operation direction by arranging the actuator(31) and the auxiliary manipulation body(1b) in series. The main manipulation body(1a) is separatively formed from the auxiliary manipulation body(1b).

Description

Operation Button

The present invention relates to an operation button, in particular a control button of the switch operating mechanism embedded in the operation panel fixed to the wall, such as a remote control operation panel of the bath apparatus.

Since this kind of remote control operation panel is often installed on a wall of a relatively dark part such as a corner of a room, it is important to make it possible to display the operation buttons for each remote control brightly in order to improve operability. For example, as shown in Fig. 1, the operation button disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Hei 5-87761 is provided with a switch 3 to be in a light emitting state in a conducting state. The auxiliary operation body 1b which faces the actuator 31 which becomes an operation part, and the main operation body 1a which exposes the operation surface on the surface of the operation panel, and is in contact with the said auxiliary operation body 1b are comprised. .

In the above example, both the main operator 1a and the auxiliary operator 1b scatter the light according to the lens function such as the function of condensing and scattering the light from the light emitting part 32 and the state of the material surface thereof. It has a function to make.

Therefore, in this conventional example, light reaching the operation surface is scattered in the whole of the main operating body 1a so that the main operating body 1a is in a light emitting state.

On the other hand, in the above example, the auxiliary operating body (1b) is made of a rubber-based material and the edge is fixed to be in close contact with the casing main body (1) that is the operating panel. As a result, the auxiliary operating body 1b is installed and fixed in a watertight state, and the raising and lowering of the casing main body 1 (moving in the direction of operation of the actuator 31) is possible. It is.

The main operating body 1a is sandwiched between the auxiliary operating body 1b and the casing main body 1. Therefore, the main operating body 1a can be moved up and down with the auxiliary operating body 1b while maintaining the watertight state. Therefore, the switch 3 can be operated by operating the main operating body 1a.

By the way, in this conventional example, the switch 3 is a type in which the ON-OFF of the contact is switched by inverting the internal spring mechanism according to the operation of the actuator 31. Therefore, when the spring mechanism directly operates the actuator 31 by performing a so-called click operation, the feel (click feeling) of the click operation is felt.

However, as in the conventional technique, when the actuator 31 is operated by the interlocking operation of the main operating body 1a and the auxiliary operating body 1b, the click feeling is insufficient. Since the auxiliary operating body 1b is made of a rubber-based elastic material, the operation amount (stroke) of the main operating body 1a does not become the operating amount of the auxiliary operating body 1b as it is, and the click operation feeling of the actuator 31 becomes the rubber based system. This is because it is absorbed by the auxiliary operating body (1b) made of an elastic material of.

The invention of claim 1 has been made in view of the above-mentioned point, and in the operation button of the switch structure of the type which becomes a light-emitting state when the switch 3 is turned on, the click operation feeling of the actuator 31 is the main operating body 1a. The task is to ensure effective communication.

The invention of Claim 2 and Claim 3 makes it a subject that each effect described in an effect column arises in addition to solving said subject.

1 is an explanatory view of main parts of a conventional example;

2 is a front view of a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of X-X of the first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a rear view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a front view showing the relationship between the main operating body 1a and the elastic plate 13;

6 is a side view of the relationship between the main operating body 1a and the elastic plate 13;

7 is a rear view of the mounting bracket 4

8 is a side view of the mounting bracket 4

9 is a front view of the bathroom remote control of the second embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a rear view of the bathroom remote control of FIG.

11 is a cross-sectional view of the bathroom remote control of FIG.

12 is an enlarged Y-Y section of the bathroom remote control of FIG.

FIG. 13 is a front view of the bottom half body B of the bathroom remote control of FIG. 9; FIG.

FIG. 14 is an enlarged view of the locking hole 60 of the bottom half body B of FIG. 13.

15 is an enlarged side view of the locking mechanism 60 of FIG.

16 is a plan view of the pressing sheet 171.

17 is a plan view of the double-sided adhesive tape (T)

18 is an enlarged view of the spreading structure of the press sheet 171.

19 is a sectional view showing the principal parts of the cord connection state in the main operating body 1a;

Explanation of symbols for main parts in the drawings

1-casing main body 1a-main control body

1b-Subsidiary Control Unit 10-Substrates

11-display printed layer 12-liquid crystal display

13-elastic plate 14-connecting reinforcement

15-faceplate 16-flange

17-Pushsheet 18-Concave

19-Key Shaped Recess 171-Press Seat

172-Press seat 21-Cover plate

22-Auxiliary operation surface part 23-Elastic plate

24-button part 25-opening

26-Packing 3-Switch

30-concealed switch 31-actuator

32-Light emitting unit 301-Operation button

4-Mounting bracket 41-Support plate

42-screw hole 43-hole

44-Retention hook 5-Luminescent display unit

51-Panel C ₁ -Connection

A-front half body B-bottom half body

101-first lens body 102-second lens body

103-recess R-rib

6-Cylindrical section 60-Hanger

61-bushing 62-center turning

63-Spindle 64-Elastic Packing

65-Elastic Packing T-Double Sided Adhesive Tape

411-recess

In order to solve the above problems, the solving means of the invention of claim 1 includes: “a main operating body 1a made of a light-transmitting material exposed to the surface of the control panel and freely provided with a reciprocating movement in the pressing operation direction, and an actuator; A switch 3 for inverting the spring mechanism by the linear operation of the constant stroke of 31 and switching the ON-OFF state of the contact, and when the switch 3 is turned on, becomes light-emitting and is near the actuator 31. The auxiliary control unit 1b made of a light-transmissive material interposed between the light emitting unit 32 provided in the main unit 1a and the actuator 31 in a series state and freely moved in the pressing operation direction. In the operation button provided with the actuator, the actuator 31 and the auxiliary operation body 1b are connected in series so as to change the direction of the push operation direction and the linear operation of the actuator 31. The main operation body 1a and the auxiliary operation body 1b are formed separately, and the spherical shapes projecting in opposite directions are in contact with each other in point contact state, and made of a synthetic resin material which is vibration-transmitting. will be.

Here, since the main operating body 1a and the auxiliary operating body 1b are installed in series freely in the same direction, the switch 3 is connected to this by the operation of the main operating body 1a. The contact is switched by interlocking with 1b and the actuator 31.

At this time, when the switch 3 is in a conducting state, the light in the light emitting portion passes through the light transmitting transparent auxiliary control unit 1b and the main operating unit 1a and is visible from the surface side of the operation panel.

In addition, if a click operation is made in this part during the switching of the contact point of the switch 3, the feel of this operation is transferred to the auxiliary operation body 1b freely moved in the same direction as the operation direction of the main operation body 1a. Is transmitted, and through this, the main operating body 1a is reached. Since these main operating bodies 1a and the auxiliary operating bodies 1b are both made of synthetic resin with vibration transmission, the click action is transmitted to the fingers through the auxiliary operating bodies 1b and the main operating bodies 1a. In particular, since the spherical convex portion is in the point contact state between the main operating body 1a and the auxiliary operating body 1b, the click feeling at this contact portion is hardly attenuated.

In this way, the feeling of click generated when the actuator 31 of the switch 3 is operated is not attenuated and reaches the fingertip.

According to the invention of claim 2, in the invention of claim 1, " an arm formed of an elastic material is successively formed in the main operator 1a, and the arm is connected in a cantilever state to the component wall of the operation panel. And the direction in which the arm is bent to correspond to the pressing operation direction of the main operating body 1a '.

In this example, since the main body 1a is freely provided with elastic return on the component wall of the operation panel, the configuration can be simplified. In addition, since the structure of the main operating body 1a and the operation panel are connected via an arm made of an elastic material, the feeling of click transmitted to the main operating body 1a is not attenuated at this portion.

According to claim 1 or 2, the " contact point between the spherical portions of the main operating body 1a and the auxiliary operating body 1b and the actuator 31 and the auxiliary operating body 1b. ), The line connecting the contact point of the contact with the pressing operation direction of the main operating body (1a) ', where the movement direction by the operation of the main operating body (1a) and the spherical shape mutually Since the contact of is almost linear, the operation amount of the actuator 31 and the operation amount of the main operating body 1a coincide. Therefore, the click feeling in the invention of claim 1 or 2 is transmitted to the main operating body 1a without being attenuated.

According to the invention of claim 4, the effect of claim 3 can be further improved. The means employed for this purpose is that "the auxiliary manipulator 1b is freely provided with independent movement in the through hole formed in the wall of the control panel. "to be.

Since the click feeling of the actuator 31 is transmitted only to the auxiliary operating body 1b, the click feeling is transmitted to the auxiliary operating body 1b without further loss.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

This invention is implemented, for example in the remote control operation panel of the bath apparatus with a water heater. Usually, a remote control panel of this kind includes a bathroom remote control panel (bathroom remote control) and a main control panel (main remote control) installed in the kitchen.

1st Embodiment

In the first embodiment, as shown in Figs. 2 to 4, the present invention is implemented in the main remote control.

As shown in the cross-sectional view of Fig. 3, the main remote control includes a casing main body 1 for a flat operation panel, a cover body 2 covering the front surface of the casing main body 1, and the casing main body 1 Substrate 10 for control elements, switches 3 and 3 attached to the surface of the substrate 10, liquid crystal display unit 12, concealment switches 30 and 30, and the concealment switch And an operation unit for the switches 3 and 3.

[Cover Body 2 and Main Operation Body 1a]

On the front of the casing main body 1, each operation part is arranged starting from the liquid crystal display part 12 and the main manipulators 1a and 1a, and the main manipulators 1a and 1a are cover bodies. Covered by (2), the cover plate 21 is attached to the lower half of this cover body 2 freely.

The front surface of the cover body 2 is configured as shown in Fig. 2, and a pair of main operation bodies 1a and 1a corresponding to the switches 3 and 3 are provided on the right side of the upper half. Each of the main operation bodies 1a and 1a is a flat oval-shaped button portion attached to the tip of the elastic plate 13, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, and cantilevered to the back of the surface plate of the cover body 2. It is supported by the state, and the front part of the said main operating body 1a is exposed by the open hole formed in the said cover body 2. As shown in FIG. The elastic plate 13, as shown in Figure 6, consists of a pair of arms extending from both sides of the body portion of the outer peripheral of one main operation unit (1a), these arms are connected by a connecting reinforcement (14) Is connected, the connecting reinforcement 14 is attached to the back plate of the cover (2). The back surface of the main operating body 1a is formed in a spherical shape, and the display printing layer 11 is formed on the back surface of the spherical shape. Patterns of the display print layer 11 correspond to the driving operation and the automatic operation, respectively.

The casing main body 1 has an auxiliary operating surface 22 which is closed by a cover plate 21, and the auxiliary operating surface 22 is elastically deformed to an operation input unit of the concealed switches 30 and 30. It is the structure covered with the sheet-like operation part as much as possible, and the operation mechanism similar to the said main operation body 1a is provided corresponding to a part of the said sheet-like operation part. This operation mechanism also consists of an elastic plate 23 attached to the back of the cover plate 21 in a cantilevered state, and a button portion 24 attached to the tip of the elastic plate 23. The relationship between the elastic plate 23 and the button portion 24 is the same as the configuration of the main operating body 1a.

[Secondary Control Unit 1b]

The cover body 2 provided with the said main operating bodies 1a and 1a, the said liquid crystal display part 12, and the said cover plate 21 is fitted in the front surface of the said casing main body 1. As shown in FIG. Then, the auxiliary operation body (1b) provided in the casing main body (1) is located on the back side of the main operation body (1a). The auxiliary manipulator 1b is in contact with the actuator 31 of the switch 3 provided on the substrate 10 in the casing main body 1, and in the first embodiment, a synthetic resin molded from a material having scattering performance. The lens body is made of a light-transmitting agent made of a first light, and the projection is freely fitted into the recessed portion 18 formed in the front plate 15 of the casing main body 1. In order to prevent the auxiliary operating body 1b from being pulled out of the recess 18 in the state where the cover body 2 is removed, in the first embodiment, a plan is provided in the body portion of the auxiliary operating body 1b. The branch part 16 is formed, the whole including the flange part 16 is accommodated in the said recessed part 18, and the press seat 17 is spread | pasted on the said front plate 15, and this press seat 17 is carried out. Open holes corresponding to the diameters of the body portions of the auxiliary operating bodies 1b were formed in the grooves. Therefore, the auxiliary operation body 1b is accommodated in the recessed part 18 by the opening part of the press seat 17 and the press seat 17 engaging. By this removal prevention, when the cover body 2 is detached at the time of maintenance, the problem that the said auxiliary operation body 1b falls out in the said recessed part 18 can be prevented.

Both the outer surface and the inner surface of the auxiliary operating body 1b are formed into a spherical surface (or spherical shape), and the spherical surface of the inner surface is in contact with the actuator 31 of the switch 3. The spherical surface of the other outer surface is in contact with the spherical surface of the inner surface (rear surface) side of the main operating body 1a, and the tops of these surfaces are in contact with each other in point contact state. In addition, when the cover body 2 is attached to the casing main body 1 and the main operating body 1a is in a free state, the tops of the inner surface side of the actuator 31 and the auxiliary operating body 1b are very high. The actuator 31 is not in contact with the auxiliary operation body 1b with a small gap or in a state where the switch 3 is not operated.

Since the auxiliary operation body 1b and the main operation body 1a are in point contact with each other at the tops of the spherical surfaces projecting from each other, the click operation feeling when operating the actuator 31 remains intact with the main operation body 1a. Will be delivered.

In addition, the shape of the auxiliary operating body 1b changes in the recessed portion 18 by making the planar shape of the auxiliary operating body 1b an elliptical shape and making the recessed portion 18 a suitable planar shape. It doesn't work. In addition, the auxiliary operating body (1b) is made of an injection molded product of a synthetic resin, in this case, a small protrusion, which is a gate mark at the edge of the body portion, but notch grooves for preventing the small protrusion are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the concave portion (18). (Not shown).

Therefore, even if there is a small protrusion that is the gate mark, the small protrusion moves only in the cutout groove, thereby ensuring smooth operation of the auxiliary operating body 1b in the recess 18. Moreover, the positioning accuracy regarding the shape around a moving axis is high.

[Attached Main Remote]

The main remote control having the above configuration is attached to the wall surface using the mounting bracket 4 shown in FIG. For this reason, in the first embodiment, the attachment bracket 4 includes a pair of support plate portions 41 and 41 for screwing the casing main body 1 and screw holes 42 and 42 formed therein, A plurality of perforations 43 and 43 formed on the upper and lower sides and fastening hooks 44 and 44 protruding from the side of the mounting bracket 4 are formed to screw the mounting bracket 4 to the wall. have.

The support plate part 41 is bent in the shape of 0gL0h as a whole in the configuration of protruding upward and downward from the upper and lower sides of the mounting bracket 4 and protruding toward the front side. As shown in FIG. 4, the support plate portion 41 is sized to be accommodated in a recess 411 formed at a predetermined range inside the upper and lower sides of the back surface of the casing main body 1, and the recess 411. The hole is formed in the support plate portion 41 and the casing main body 1 for screwing.

Further, key shaped recesses 19 and 19 as shown in Fig. 8 are formed in the lower side of the casing main body 1 corresponding to the engaging hook 44.

In order to mount the main remote control on the wall using the attachment bracket 4, first, the attachment bracket 4 is fixed to the wall using the perforations 43 and 43. At this time, since the attachment bracket 4 has an open hole 400 in the center, the connection part C ₁ on the rear surface of the casing main body 1 receives power and signal codes drawn out from the wall through the open hole 400. To. The engaging hooks 44 and 44 are inserted into the key-shaped recesses 19 and 19 on the back side of the casing main body 1 while the cover body 2 is removed from the casing main body 1. By pulling out a certain distance, it is engaged with the fall prevention state. Thereafter, the casing main body 1 is screwed into the screw holes 42 and 42 of the mounting bracket 4 using holes formed in the upper and lower sides of the casing main body 1 near the center.

As a result, the upper and lower center portions and the left and right side lower portions of the casing main body 1 are attached to the attachment bracket 4 by engaging with the screw fixing, whereby the attachment state of the casing main body 1 is stabilized. When the cover body 2 is fitted in the casing main body 1 with the outside fitted, the attachment of the main remote control is completed.

[Actual operation]

In the attached state, the switches 3 and 3 can be turned ON and OFF by the operation of the main operating bodies 1a and 1a.

The switch 3 has a configuration in which the contact springs thereof are inverted from one arc shape corresponding to OFF to another arc shape corresponding to ON, thereby changing the contact from a non-contact state to a contact state. Click operation during operation. Therefore, when this switch 3 directly presses the actuator 31, the operation feeling is generated at the moment when the leaf spring is reversed.

The auxiliary operating body 1b in contact with the actuator 31 and the main operating body 1a in contact with the auxiliary operating body 1b include the point contact and the flat portion of each of the contact points of the spherical tops. It is point contact of the spherical top part, and the said auxiliary operating body 1b is fixed in the recessed part 18 of the front plate 15 of the casing main body 1 in the free state. In addition, since the main operating body (1a) and the auxiliary operating body (1b) are all synthetic resins having vibration-transmitting properties such as styrol resins, acrylic resins, nylon resins, that is, synthetic resins that do not damp vibrations, The feeling of operation when the operating body 1a is operated is almost the same as when operating the actuator 31 directly.

Therefore, the click operation feeling is transmitted as it is to the main operating body 1a as it is to the touch during operation, and the operation feeling is generated when the main operating body 1a is operated.

By the above operation, when the switch 3 is turned on, the light emitting part 32 is in a light emitting state, and this light is displayed and printed on the back surface of the main operating body 1a through the auxiliary operating body 1b having the light converging property and the scattering property. The layer 11 is reached and the entire display printed layer 11 is scattered and emitted almost uniformly.

The scattered light emission can be seen from the outside through the transparent synthetic resin constituting the main operating body (1a). Therefore, the light emitting display portion has a sense of transparency (clear feeling), and displays of sufficient brightness. In addition, even if the whole of the auxiliary operating body 1b is made transparent, the transparency and brightness of the display are the same.

Moreover, in the attachment state of the casing main body 1 by the said mounting bracket 4, the casing main body 1 which mounts the cover body 2 is supported by two points of upper and lower sides, and the key-shaped recess of right and left is carried out. (19, 19) is also secured in the state of being prevented from slipping out, so that the attachment state of the casing main body 1 is stabilized. In addition, since the head of the screw for attaching the casing main body 1 is covered by the cover body 2, the appearance of the front surface is also good.

2nd Embodiment

In the second embodiment shown below in Fig. 9, the present invention is implemented in a bathroom remote control.

Although watertightness is required in the bathroom remote control, as shown in the front view of FIG. 9 and the cross-sectional view of FIG. 11, a casing main body which accommodates the substrate 10 and incorporates a switch 3, an auxiliary operating body 1b, or the like. The structure which consists of (1) and the cover body 2 which covers the front surface of this casing main body 1 is the same as that of the said 1st Embodiment.

In the bathroom remote control, four main operation units 1a and 1a are arranged side by side in the front center, and a window panel 51 covering the front side of the fluorescent display tube-type light emitting display unit 5 is exposed on the left side thereof. have. The window plate 51 is made of a transparent synthetic resin. On the right side, the cover plate 21 of the type which opens to the left-right direction outer side is formed.

The casing main body 1 is a bottom half body B that closes the front half body A and its rear side opening. The substrate 10 is attached to the front half body A. On the front side of the substrate 10, switches 3, concealed switches 30 and 30, and the light emitting display unit 5 which are operated by the respective main operating bodies 1a are attached. The control element is attached.

In the front side plane of the front half body A, an auxiliary operation surface portion 22 serving as an operation portion of the concealed switches 30 and 30 is formed in a portion covered by the cover plate 21, and the main operation body The suboperating bodies 1b and 1b are provided in the part corresponding to the back side of (1a, 1a).

As shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 11, the surface of the auxiliary operation surface portion 22 has the entire surface of the placement portion of the operation buttons 301 and 301 for the concealed switches 30 and 30 as one push sheet 172. It is a covering structure, and the operation interval of the said operation button 301 and the front half body A is sealed by the said press seat 172, and the watertightness of this operation part is ensured. Moreover, the part which opposes the said operation button 301 in the said press seat 172 is a partial movable part which closes the button hole formed in the front half body A, and this becomes an operation part.

[Secondary Control Unit 1b]

As shown in the cross-sectional views of Figs. 11 and 12, the auxiliary operating body 1b is composed of the first lens body 101 and the second lens body 102, which are made of two synthetic resins, and the second lens. The flange part is formed in the edge part of the sieve 102, and the said 1st lens body 101 is accommodated in the recessed part 103 formed in the inner peripheral range of this flange part. Then, these two first lens bodies 101 and the second lens bodies 102 are polymerized so that the light from the light emitting section 32 of the switch 3 can be efficiently applied to the entire range of the main operating body 1a. It has a lens structure that can condense light.

The auxiliary operating body 1b is accommodated in a recess 18 formed in the front half body A, and is configured to be reciprocated in the front-back direction in the recess 18. In addition, the four auxiliary operating bodies (1b, 1b) mounting portion in the front side plane of the front half (A), as shown in Figure 12, is covered by a pressing sheet 171 made of an elastic synthetic resin sheet or a flexible synthetic resin sheet . Therefore, the auxiliary operation bodies 1b and 1b accommodated in the recesses 18 and 18 are freely moved, and the front side of the spacing part for freeing the movement is covered by the pressing sheet 171, Watertightness of this part is ensured.

The surface of the first lens body 1010 on the front side of the auxiliary operating body 1b also has a spherical surface, which is in contact with the spherical surface of the main operating body 1a in point contact state. Therefore, also in the second embodiment, the feeling of click of the actuator 31 is transmitted to the auxiliary operating body 1b as it is, and through this, it is efficiently transmitted to the main operating body 1a. The auxiliary manipulator 1b and the main manipulator 1a of this example are all made of a synthetic resin having vibration-transmitting properties such as styrol resin, acrylic resin and nylon resin, that is, synthetic resin having a characteristic that does not damp vibration.

Therefore, as in the first embodiment, the click feeling is transmitted efficiently when the main operating body 1a is operated.

[Characteristics of Window 51]

Although the said window board 51 is comprised integrally with the front half body A, in this Example, it is integrated by what is called two-color shaping | molding. The light emitting display unit 5 is a flat rectangular parallelepiped, the range of which is slightly smaller than the front surface thereof is the effective display range, and the opening hole 25 which is slightly smaller than the effective display range is formed in the front half body A. After the first injection molding is performed, as shown in Fig. 11, the part of the window panel 51 is made of light-transmitting so-called smoke-type synthetic resin in the rectangular range covering the open hole 25, and the second injection molding is performed. Thereby, the external appearance in the front of the said window board 51 exposed to the front of the cover body 2 is an external appearance in which the band shape was enclosed between the edge of the said window board 51 and the edge of the said opening hole 25. As shown in FIG. do. In the present embodiment, the window plate 51 is made of reddish gray, and the front half body A is made of light gray. As a result, the edges appear dark gray.

An annular packing 26 is interposed between the edge end face of the front half body A and the edge end face of the bottom half body B of the above-described structure to secure watertightness, and the front half body A and the bottom half body are screwed into place. By (B), the flat box-shaped casing main body 1 is comprised. In this aspect, the watertightness of the sub operation part 22, the sub operation part 1b, 1b installation part, and each part of the window plate 51 mounting part is ensured as mentioned above.

In addition, in the present Example, like the casing main body 1 of the said embodiment, the front surface of the said front half body A is covered by the cover body 2, The said in this cover body 2 The opening corresponding to the window plate 51 is formed with an opening 52 for fitting the front side of the window plate 51. In addition, on the front side of the auxiliary operating bodies 1b and 1b, as in the first embodiment, the main operating bodies 1a and 1a provided at the distal end of the elastic plate 13 are joined to the main operating bodies 1a and 1b. The front side of 1a) is exposed to the surface of the cover 2. The structure of the cross section of this main operating body 1a and the connection reinforcing body 14 attached to the back of the cover body 2 are also the same as those of the first embodiment.

Here, the light from the light emitting part 32 of the switch 3 is transmitted to the display print layer 11 on the rear surface of the main operator body 1a via the first lens body 101 and the second lens body 102. Since the light is condensed, the display of the corresponding portion is scattered by the scattering of the display printing layer 11 so that the display of the corresponding part is easily seen from the front of the bathroom remote control through the transparent main operating body 1a.

The power cord and the signal cord to the casing main body 1 are introduced into the casing main body 1 through the bushing 61 fitted in the watertight state to the central cylindrical portion 6 of the bottom half body B. have. The casing main body 1 is wired to the switch 3, the concealed switch 30, the control element and the like.

[Fixed wiring]

On the inner surface of the bottom half body B, a locking mechanism 60 as shown in Figs. 14 and 15 is formed. The locking hole 60 is composed of a flat central projection 62 integrally formed with the bottom half body B and flat clamping projections 63 and 63 facing each other, and the central projection 62 and the clamping edge. The flat sections of the projections 63 are parallel to each other so that the projections are arranged side by side.

The interval between the center protrusion 62 and the pinching protrusion 63 is gradually widened toward the protrusion tip at portions except for both ends. The ribs R protrude from opposite ends of the cross sections of the protrusions, and the intervals between the top portions of the ribs R and R are substantially constant from the leading end side of the protrusions to the base end.

Therefore, the looseness of the cords introduced into the casing main body 1 in the above form is sandwiched by the ribs R and R by being sandwiched between the central protrusion 62 and the clamping protrusion 63. Therefore, the cord and the like are stably maintained on the inner surface of the bottom half body B.

Moreover, in this embodiment, in order to set so that the back surface of the said bottom half body B and the edge part of the back surface of the said cylindrical part 6 may be located in the same plane like FIG. 11, it has an annular shape in the edge range of the said cylindrical part 6. The elastic packing 64 is fixedly attached. The same annular elastic packing 65 is fixedly attached to the edge of the bottom surface of the bottom half body B. Therefore, when this casing main body 1 is fixed to the wall surface by means of screw fixing etc. by the attachment screw N which penetrates the screw hole M, it will seal with the said bushing 61 and the said annular elastic packing By 64 and 65, the watertightness in the cylinder part 6 is ensured.

In addition, since the cylinder part 6 does not protrude from the rear surface of the bottom half body B, the wall surface only needs to have a hole through which the power cord or signal cord can be inserted, and it is not necessary to make a large hole for the bathroom remote control installation.

[Auxiliary Workpiece Fixture]

In order to obtain watertightness on the front side of the sub-operations 1b and 1b, as shown in Figs. 16 to 18, the front side of these sub-operations 1b and 1b is covered by the pressing sheet 171. However, the press sheet 171 is attached to the front side surface of the front half body (A) using a double-sided adhesive tape (T). In this example, the four auxiliary manipulators 1b and 1b are disposed at positions corresponding to the respective corners of the rectangle, and the concave portions 18 and 18 which receive these auxiliary manipulators 1b and 1b become flat portions. have. In this plane, the area surrounding the concave portions 18 and 18 is attached in a band shape by the double-sided adhesive tape T, and in addition, an intermediate edge parallel to one side is also attached in a band shape. have. Therefore, between these double-sided adhesive tapes T, the front side surface of the auxiliary operating body 1b and the back surface of the press sheet 171 are free.

From this, when the switch 3 is operated by pressing the pressing sheet 171 covering the surface of the auxiliary operating body 1b into the main operating body 1a, the back surface of the pressing sheet 171 and the auxiliary operating body are pressed. Since there is a certain degree of freedom of relative movement between the surfaces of (1b), a feeling of operation is favorable. That is, the click operation feeling of the switch 3 is utilized as it is, and it becomes a feeling of operation.

[Actual connection of electric connection]

Moreover, in order to connect the said power supply cord and the signal cord in the casing main body 1, in the said 2nd Embodiment, as shown in FIG. 19, the magnitude | size of the space of the back surface side of the board | substrate 10 in the casing main body 1 is shown. The casing main body 1 of the power cord and the signal cord which allow the connector 67 on one side to fit into the tube part 6 is sized to accommodate the connectors 66 and 67 for connecting the cord. It is provided in the edge part of the side.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the power cord which is inserted into the cylindrical portion 6 in a state where the edge joining screw is removed and the casing main body 1 is separated into the front half body A and the bottom half body B, and Attaching the connector 67 to an end portion inside the signal cord, and connecting it with the connector 66 on the other side of the front half body (A) can be electrically connected. At this time, the respective cords are easy to be entangled in the casing main body 1, but the locking codes 60 and 60 on the side of the lower half body B can be used to fix the respective cords during the connection operation. Workability is good.

In the invention of claim 1, since the click feeling generated when operating the actuator 31 of the switch 3 reaches the fingertip without significantly attenuating, the touch operation feels when the main operating body 1a is operated. .

In the invention of claim 2, in addition to the above effects, the attachment structure of the main operating body 1a can be simplified.

In the invention of claim 3, since it is transmitted to the main operating body 1a without losing the feeling of click, the effect of the invention of claim 1 is further improved.

In the invention of claim 4, the effect of claim 3 is further improved.

Claims (4)

A main operating body 1a made of a light-transmitting material exposed to the surface of the operation panel and freely provided with a reciprocating movement in the pushing operation direction; A switch 3 for switching the ON-OFF state of the contact by inverting the spring mechanism by the linear operation of the stroke of the actuator 31; A light emitting part 32 provided in the light emitting state when the switch 3 is turned on, and provided near the actuator 31; In the operation button provided with the auxiliary operating body (1b) made of a light-transmissive material interposed between the main operating body (1a) and the actuator (31) in series and freely moved in the pressing operation direction, The actuator 31 and the auxiliary operation body 1b are connected in series so that the pushing operation direction coincides with the direction of the linear operation of the actuator 31, and the main operation body 1a and the auxiliary operation body 1b. ) Is formed separately, the spherical shape projecting in the opposite direction is in contact with each other in a point contact state, the operation button, characterized in that made of synthetic resin made of vibration transmission. An arm of elastic material is formed successively in the main operator 1a, and the arm is connected to the constituent wall of the operation panel in a cantilevered state, and the bending direction of the arm is changed in the main operator 1a. Operation button, characterized in that according to the pressing operation direction of. The line connecting the contact points of the spherical portions of the main operating body 1a and the auxiliary operating body 1b and the contact of the actuator 31 and the auxiliary operating body 1b according to claim 1 or 2 And an operation button substantially coinciding with the pressing operation direction of the main operating body (1a). The operation button according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the auxiliary operating body (1b) is freely installed in a through hole formed in the constituent wall of the operation panel.

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