KR200353805Y1 - Push Zoom switch - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a pressurized zoom switch used in an electronic device such as a camcorder, a camera or a mobile phone, and more particularly, in order to be easily assembled with a simple structure with a minimum number of parts.

In the pressurized zoom switch is mounted to the mounting groove formed in the case of the electronic device, the zoom switch is pressed to one side or the other side by the pressure applied from the outside and the elastic portion to the original position before the pressing when the pressure is released An operating member restored by the; It relates to a pressurized zoom switch, characterized in that consisting of a support member formed in the case so that the elastic portion of the operating member is inserted.

Description

Push Zoom Switch

The present invention relates to a pressurized zoom switch used in an electronic device such as a camcorder, a camera or a mobile phone, and more particularly, to a pressurized zoom switch having a simple structure with a minimum number of parts and thus being easily assembled.

In general, a zoom switch used in an electronic device such as a camcorder, a camera, a mobile phone, or the like changes a focal length of a lens without bringing a change in a shooting position when a necessary image is taken, and the zoom switch is located inside the electronic device. Connected to the installed driving motor and zoom lens, when external pressure is applied to one side or the other side of the zoom switch, the wide angle of the zoom lens is activated to zoom in on the subject or telephoto of the zoom lens. This operation zooms out the subject (ZOOM-OUT) and adjusts the focal length of the subject.

The zoom switch having the above function is provided with an operating member to which external pressure is applied to the outer circumferential surface of the electronic device for the user's convenience, and is largely slid on the guide rail or the groove according to the method in which the operating member is operated. It is divided into a slide type and a pressure type which is operated so that both ends are pressed and rotated from the center.

In this type of slide or pressurized zoom switch, it must be able to move in two directions to give an electrical signal to operate in the opposite function, and to remove the pressure from the outside without bias in either direction. The key was to perform a function that should not provide an electrical signal in a neutral position.

Accordingly, the conventional slide or pressurized zoom switch is a method for restoring the operating member back to the original position from the pressure applied from the outside at the initial position in the neutral position, most of which causes the operating member to at least two coil springs. By installing in conjunction with the installation or the operation member to be connected to many other components, as well as the structure is very complicated, as the size of the zoom switch had a problem that the assembly operation is quite difficult.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems as described above, the object is to make the assembly of the pressurized zoom switch installed in the electronic device with a simple structure with a minimum number of parts can be made easily. .

Another object of the present invention is to be able to restore more smoothly by the partition member formed when the restoration to the original position after pressing.

Another object of the present invention is to have a greater resilience.

Still another object of the present invention is to enable the elastic portion to be formed in a simpler structure.

Another object of the present invention is to enable a smoother rotation during pressurization and restoration.

The present invention for achieving the above object, in the pressurized zoom switch is mounted to the mounting groove formed in the case of the electronic device, the zoom switch is applied pressure after one side or the other side by the pressure applied from the outside An actuating member that is restored by the elastic portion to its original position before being pressed upon release of; Characterized in that the support member is formed in the case so that the elastic portion of the operating member is inserted and supported.

The actuating member is characterized in that the shaft pin is formed on the support ribs formed on both sides of the pressure pad, and contact protrusions are formed at both ends of the bottom surface of the pressure pad, respectively, and the elastic part is provided between the contact protrusions.

The elastic member is characterized in that each of the support member is formed of an inclined piece formed integrally with the insertion protrusion at the end of the plate shape in a position corresponding to each other.

Insertion protrusions of the stop member is characterized in that formed to be spaced apart from each other.

The support member is characterized in that it is composed of a fixed rib formed with an insertion groove having an inclined surface of the arc shape corresponding to the elastic portion is inserted.

The elastic part is an integral elastic plate that is formed in one side is narrow and the other end is wide and the other end is widely inserted so as to be inserted into the support member to the coupling groove formed on the support rib so that one surface is squeezed on the bottom surface of the pressing pad. It features.

The central portion of one side of the elastic plate is characterized in that it comprises an arc-shaped protrusion integrally.

1 is a cross-sectional view of main parts schematically showing the configuration of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a main part showing the operating member according to FIG.

3a and 3b is a main part showing an operating state of the present invention,

Figure 3a is a main part showing a state in which the operating member is pressed.

Figure 3b is a main view showing a state in which the operating member is restored to the original position.

Figure 4 is a sectional view of the main portion showing another embodiment of the present invention elastic portion.

5 is a main view showing an operating state according to FIG. 4.

Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

1: Pressurized Zoom Switch

10: working member

12: pressure pad 14: support live

15: shaft pin 16: contact projection

20: elastic part

22: insertion protrusion 24: inclined piece

25: carbon member 200: elastic plate

200a: protrusion 202: coupling groove

30 support member

32: insertion groove 35: fixed live

100: case

110: mounting groove

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings by applying a preferred embodiment of the present invention to the mobile phone in more detail as follows.

1 is a cross-sectional view of the main part schematically showing the configuration of the present invention, Figure 2 is a main view showing the operation member according to FIG.

In the pressurized zoom switch 1 mounted with the mounting groove 110 formed in the case 100 of the mobile phone as an electronic device, as shown,

The present invention is an operation in which the one side or the other side is pressed by the pressure applied from the outside by the user to the zoom switch 1 is restored by the elastic portion 20 to the position before the pressing upon release of the applied pressure Member 10;

It shows that the support member 30 is formed in the case so that the elastic portion of the operating member is inserted and supported.

In the above, the operation member 10 is formed on the support ribs 14 formed on both sides of the pressure pad 12 to which the user's hand is in direct contact with the external pressure is formed to be coupled to the case can be rotated Shaft pins 15 and contact protrusions 16 contacting the contact terminals installed by the PCB inside the case when pressed on both ends of the bottom surface of the pressure pad, respectively, and the elastic portion 20 inward between the contact protrusions It is desirable to have a.

The elastic portion 20 is formed in each of the support member 25 consisting of the inclined piece 24 is formed integrally with the insertion protrusion 22 is formed at the end corresponding to each other in the plate-like position, to the support member during pressing The inclined pieces are pressed against each other to be pressed and then smoothly restored by the compressed elastic force.

The insertion protrusions 22 of the finger member 25 are formed to be spaced apart from each other, so that each of the finger members secures fluidity by the distance at the time of pressurization so that the slide can be made at a smaller external pressure. Do.

The support member 30 is preferably composed of a fixed rib 35 is formed with an insertion groove 32 having an arc-shaped inclined surface corresponding to the end of the elastic portion is inserted, the support member is a case It may be formed integrally at the time of molding or separately molded as needed to be fixed by a conventional attachment or bonding method.

3a and 3b is a main part showing an operating state of the present invention, Figure 3a is a main view showing a state in which the operating member is pressed.

As shown in the figure, as the user presses one side of the pressure pad 12 of the operation member 10 which is the pressure zoom switch 1 mounted on the mounting groove 110 of the mobile phone case 100. The operating member 10 is rotated to a portion that is pressed from the shaft pin 15 as a starting point.

In this way, the inclined surface 24 of the support member 30, the elastic member 20 formed at the bottom of the pressing pad 12 at the same time as the operating member is rotated, the insertion groove on the fixed rib 35, which is the support member 30. While being pressed while being pressed against the inclined surface of (32), the insertion protrusion 22 and the insertion protrusion 22 of the other finger member are supported against the inner surface of the insertion groove in the opposite direction to be pressed.

Accordingly, each insertion protrusion 22 supported by the inner surface of the insertion groove serves as an action point that can be restored by its elastic force when the pressure applied from the outside is released.

In addition, when the operating member 10 is pressed, the contact protrusion 16 formed on the bottom surface of the pressing pad 12 is pressurized while being applied with a conventional text switch or pressure applied to the PCB in the case. The above-mentioned zoom function is performed while being in contact with a known connection terminal including all general switches.

3B is a principal view showing a state in which the operating member is restored to the original position.

As shown in FIG. 3A, when the pressure applied to the operating member 10 is removed, the repulsive force of the finger member 25, which is pressed against the inclined surface of the insertion groove 32 of the fixed rib 35, is compressed. Position before the pressed portion of the actuating member 10 is pressed from the shaft pin 15 by the support force of the insertion protrusion 22 of the support member 25 which is supported in contact with the inner surface of the insertion groove. Will be restored.

In other words, the action point of the restoring force generated in the finger member is that the restoring force is generated starting from the insertion protrusion 22 of each of the finger member supported by the inner surface of the insertion groove.

Therefore, it does not have a complicated structure and is made of a simple structure and a minimum number of parts, and is easy to assemble, and is inserted into the insertion groove of the fixed rib when the pressing force is released after the user presses the pressure pad of the operating member. By the support member of the elastic portion that has been made can be smoothly restored to the position before the first pressing the operating member.

Figure 4 is a sectional view of the main part showing another embodiment of the present invention elastic portion, Figure 5 is a main view showing an operating state according to FIG.

In the above configuration as shown, in order to be able to have a greater restoring force as a unitary, rather than the elastic portion divided into both sides,

The elastic portion 20 has a narrow center at one side and corresponding ends at both ends thereof so as to be inserted into the support member by a coupling groove 202 formed on the support rib 14 so that one surface thereof is squeezed to the bottom surface of the pressure pad 12. This is shown to be a one-piece elastic plate 200 is formed wide and inserted coupling.

In the center of one side of the elastic plate 200 by integrally forming the arc-shaped protrusion (200a) to correspond to the insertion groove of the support member, even when the pressure is less smoothly by the protrusion of the elastic plate in the insertion groove Not only can it be rotated, it is preferable to be able to easily rotate with a greater elastic force even during restoration.

Accordingly, as the pressure pad 12 is pressed, the protrusion 200a of the elastic plate 200 inserted into and coupled to the coupling groove 202 is the insertion groove of the fixed rib 35 that is the support member 30. 32) It is rotated while being in contact with the inclined surface is pressed by the pressing line as a solid line in Fig. 5 by the pressing force.

Then, when the pressing force is released, the protrusion 200a is first compressed in the insertion groove 32 of the fixed rib by the restoring force of the compressed elastic plate 200 starting from the shaft pin 15 of the pressing pad 12. Restoring to the previous state is to restore the operating member 10 before the first press.

Therefore, the elastic portion is also formed in the form of an integrated leaf spring, rather than a separate form, not only can have a greater elastic force, but also smoothly performs the function of the zoom switch in the structure does not have a complex structure You have the conditions to do it.

As described above, the present invention is configured to have a structure of the pressurized zoom switch mounted on the case of the electronic device to have the simplest structure with the minimum number of parts. Of course, the workability according to the assembly is to have a fairly excellent effect.

In addition, by configuring the elastic portion in the form of a divided leaf spring has an effect that can be restored more smoothly by the elastic force when restoring to the initial position after pressing.

In addition, by being configured to be spaced apart from the end of the divided elastic portion, it has the fluidity of the finger member according to the pressurization has the effect that the pressurization can be made smoothly even with a minimum small pressing force.

In addition, by forming the elastic portion in the form of an integral plate spring, not only has a simpler structure, but also has the effect of generating a greater restoring force.

In addition, by forming an arc-shaped protrusion on the elastic plate which is an integral elastic part, there is also an effect that the rotation of the operating member can be made more easily at the time of pressing or restoring.

Claims (7)

In the pressurized zoom switch mounted to the mounting groove formed in the case of the electronic device, The zoom switch (1) is an operating member (10) is restored by the elastic portion 20 to the original position before being pressed when one side or the other side is pressed by the pressure applied from the outside and the release of the applied pressure; Pressurized zoom switch, characterized in that consisting of a support member 30 formed in the case so that the elastic portion of the operating member is inserted. The method of claim 1, wherein the operation member 10 is a shaft pin 15 formed on the support ribs 14 formed on both sides of the pressure pad 12 and the contact projections 16 on both ends of the bottom surface of the pressure pad. Each of the pressurized zoom switch, characterized in that provided with the elastic portion 20 inwardly between the contact projections. According to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the elastic portion 20 is a stop member 25 consisting of a slant piece 24 is formed integrally with the insertion protrusion 22 at the end of the plate shape in a position corresponding to each other Pressurized zoom switch, characterized in that each formed. The pressurized zoom switch of claim 3, wherein the insertion protrusions (22) of the stop member (25) are formed to be spaced apart from each other. The pressurized zoom according to claim 1, wherein the support member (30) is composed of a fixed rib (35) having an insertion groove (32) having an arc-shaped inclined surface corresponding thereto to insert the elastic portion. switch. The support member of claim 1 or 2, wherein the elastic portion 20 is connected to the support member by a coupling groove 202 formed on the support rib 14 so that one surface thereof is pressed against the bottom surface of the pressure pad 12. Pressurized zoom switch, characterized in that the one side is narrow in the center and the other end is formed wide so that the other end is inserted integrally coupled to the insertion. The pressurized zoom switch of claim 6, wherein an arc-shaped protrusion (200a) is integrally formed at one center of the elastic plate (200).