TW200418069A - Touch switch and refrigerator with touch switch - Google Patents

Abstract

A refrigerator is provided to install a touch panel of a door open/close mechanism through the front door regarding to an aperture and a base that inwardly separate away from the edge of the door panel. The signal switch is operated by pressing or stretching the touch panel that is constructed with connection hooks 17, 18 and connection shafts 19,20. The connection hooks 17, 18 install the half-circle touch panel 11 in a manner capable of moving back and forth by a pressing along the circle part of the inner surface of the circle bowl-like base 13. The connection hooks 17, 18 pivot a movable plate 21 and are separately arranged to two sides of the movable plate 21. The movable plate 21 is adjacent to a signal switch 16 which is fixed on the bottom of the bowl part of the base. The movable plate 21 separates/touches an actuator 16a of the signal switch due to the rotation of a force of a spring 23. The connection shafts 19, 20 hook on the connection hooks 17, 18 by the return force of the spring after the rotation due to pressing, such that the touch panel is prevented from rotation.

Description

200418069

[Technical field to which the invention belongs] Bamboo relates to a touch switch that operates according to a touch panel, and a touch switch that operates by an action mechanism and a refrigerator having a touch switch. [Prior art]: A: At the same time as the diversification of the temperature range of Bedding, from the ability to freely implement the quotient to the second quotient, and to close the front surface of the body in front of the door, the configuration Γ Γ Γ is controlled. A refrigerator equipped with a decorative member for operating a display panel or a touch operation panel for automatic door opening. The touch panel of the dagger type ^ decorative member can be used at will with 2's s' knowledge. Japanese knowledge suggested by the applicant about this application = special wish 2 0 0 1 -220 7 1 5 or The structure of the special wish 20 02-2 2 35 1 9 6 exists, as shown in Fig. 7, the base (53) fastened to the opening of the door surface plate and the like, so that the micro switch (micr〇switch) ( 56) The movable plate (6 1) which is actuated by the actuator is revolved freely by the shaft support. A touch panel (51) is arranged in the opening of the surface plate, and the touch panel (51) has a support portion (51b). It is connected to the hanging portion (61b) formed on the other end of the movable plate, and the connecting rod (丨 "axis" is set to be freely revolvable by the hanging portion orthogonal to the movable plate. When the panel (51) hangs its retaining groove (57) on the link shaft (59), its structure is to support the opening and move forward and backward, and at the same time, the button switch can be operated by pressing. However, it can be moved by The hanging portion (61b) of the plate (61) is a supporting shaft, and the supporting portion (51b) of the touch panel (51) is a groove opened to the side, and is slid along the opening surface A support portion (51b) to be engaged with hanging hung left portion of the support shaft (61b) of

1263lpif.ptd

200418069

V. Description of the invention (2) In the case of ′, when the touch panel is pressed in the direction of the panel box, the hanging groove (5 7) can be fitted to the link shaft (5 9) for integration. "That is, in any case, for the bottom body (53), the touch panel (51) is composed by sliding by parallel movement in the horizontal direction, and when it is arranged on the surface of a refrigerator door, it is assembled on the door. The bottom body has a structure in which the side open portions are slidably engaged with each other.

Therefore, "in the case where the touch panel is arranged at the center part away from the periphery of the door surface", as shown in Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-2125 5196, the touch panel (51) is slid and hung in advance. The bottom body (53) is integrated and can only be installed from the back of the opening of the door surface panel or assembled in the surface panel together with the operation panel, etc. There are restrictions on the position or design of the handle. In addition, when the touch panel is installed from the cut surface of the base body disposed away from the edge of the door, the sliding structure becomes the door structure due to the sliding relationship, which damages the appearance design. [Summary of the Invention] The present invention is made in consideration of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a touch switch and a refrigerator with the touch switch. The structure and structure of the refrigerator are within a distance from the peripheral edge portion of the surface plate. The openings and the bottom body arranged at the square position can be installed with a touch panel from the front. In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention of the touch switch described in item 1 of the scope of patent application includes: a circular dish-shaped substrate, a semi-circular touch panel, a letter switch, a movable plate, and a plurality of hanging hooks ( hook), and hanging shaft. ^ The middle 'round JDI-shaped base is installed at the opening through which the surface plate passes. The semi-circular touch panel is installed along the arc of the inner surface of the bottom to be pressed by

200418069 V. Description of the invention (3) It can move back and forth, and its shape is almost semicircular. The signal switch is installed on the bottom surface of the bottom portion of the bottom body corresponding to the roughly central portion of the touch panel. The movable plate 'is adjacent to the signal switch, and is supported on either the touch panel or the base by a shaft. The action of the signal switch can be changed by the spring force. The plurality of sets of hanging hooks are separated from both sides of the above-mentioned movable panel by being separated from the touch panel and the base. The hanging shaft is arranged on the other side of the touch panel and the base body. After being pushed back into the base body side and returned to the front by a spring force, the hanging shaft is engaged with the hanging hook to prevent the touch panel from returning. The special feature is that the signal switch can be operated by pressing the touch panel or pulling the edge. According to the above configuration, the touch panel does not need to be manually engaged with the base from the opening P on the side of the surface plate, and a ϋ opening is provided at a position away from the peripheral edge portion of the door surface plate, and can be from the front side of the door. It can be installed simply to simplify the structure or assembly and reduce the cost. At the same time, a novel touch switch with a round shape can be obtained. The invention described in the second item of the patent scope of the invention is characterized in that the hanging hook or the hanging part of the upper and lower beans hanging near the chord part of the semi-circular touch panel is set on the hanging hook or the hanging part At the same time as the bottom body, make the other hanging or hanging hook close to the touch, the side of the circular arc part, intermingle with Di; 箐 You heart on the opposite side of the eccentric string presses into the bottom and deviates from the set angle The state is ballistic-resistant, so that the installation after returning to a predetermined angle by spring force is simple. At the same time, regardless of the contact action of the touch panel switch, the quality can be improved. u position ’

200418069 V. Description of the invention (4) The invention described in item 3 of the scope of patent application, characterized in that the hanging shaft is arranged near the chord portion of the semi-circular touch panel in parallel with the chord portion, and the opposite direction is hung. The hook is set on the base, and a retaining rib is provided on the arc portion on the side opposite to the above-mentioned chord portion of the touch panel, so that the opposite retaining rib is provided on the base while the retaining hook is provided on the base. The spring force of the movable plate near the coupling shaft to make the signal switch act, and the attached force of the elastic member arranged near the arc portion on the opposite side of the chord portion to prevent the touch panel from revolving to often isolate from the base body. Keep the bottom part pressed up. The circular touch panel ^ can be stably arranged on the base body to move back and forth. The invention described in item 4 of the scope of the patent application is characterized in that the chord portion of the control panel and the lower portion of the gap in the front and back direction of the control panel are closed by the panel brake pads being fixed and closed and held in place by turning back. Resistance = Board rotation. It can be more surely prevented from falling off the substrate by pressing back with $ = while maintaining the fixed state. The invention of item No. 5 of the patent application range of the touch panel is characterized in that at least the upper part of the "" switch, from the bottom of the bottom part of the base body =: =: 〇 and the ribs are held in the touch panel that is held together The “σ” on the side of the surface of the rib that overlaps with the height of the ribs on the “surface side standing switch part” can eliminate the effects of leakage current, etc. The invention described in item 6 of the patent application scope for preventing inflow signals is tightened from the inside of the door. Relying on wearing <, the special convergence is to make the end edge of the base body speed opening loosened, install = decorative frame to make the upper thermal insulation material travel, △ a _ ^-the interior of the door 200418069 five, Description of the invention (5) The pressing operation of the touch panel or the pulling operation of the edge causes the door opening mechanism of the refrigerator to act and bite your total Erguang #close action, so that the moon dagger can be performed efficiently and simply. "关 之 组" In order to make the above-mentioned principle and other objects of the present invention obvious and easy to understand, a preferred embodiment is given below, and it can be described in more detail with a 4 ° edge point as follows: 】

One embodiment. The first figure shows the front view of the ice-cultivating and controlling surface. The south part is equipped with a refrigerating compartment (2) for storing refrigerated food at the uppermost part, and a vegetable compartment (3) or a freezing compartment (4) in head 2 (1). ), Etc. are stored in accordance with the order, and the door is opened at each front, and at the same time, the refrigerator compartment (?) &Amp; is opened, and a hinge is used to make one side of the door handle = 3 Door (5) on the side of the refrigerator body. ° Holder side Φ Refrigerator compartment door (5) 'is made of thin steel plate. The front panel (6) is bent in a U-shape to form the outer surface of the left and right sides, and ° 1J panel (6) The upper and lower ends are provided with door covers (to close the openings at each end surface), (8), and at the same time as the inside of the refrigerating compartment of the door (5), door inner panels that form a pocket portion for storing goods are arranged on the inner side (9), the space formed between these components is made of polyurethane foam (urethane f0am), the thermal insulation material (1 0) is made of foam filling. On the door front panel (6) the opposite is Below the surface on the hinge side, as shown in the exploded perspective view of Figure 2 and Figure 3 along the a-A section of Figure 1, a circular opening (1 2) is provided for the installation of the door (5). Open handle

200418069

(handle) touch panel u: On the ^ material (10) side, is it made of a synthetic resin material? The bottom body (13) is shaped like a dish-shaped storage space which is caused by the opening recessed to the opening edge. "Ba", He τ, Shiwo, "Mi peripheral edge forming flange ⑴ange) part (i3a) and several convex = two 3a) 'is the moon surface contacting the opening (12) of the front panel of the door, raised ribs (13b) It is used as the determining position, so that these are equal to the notches (12a) formed on the periphery of the opening to keep the substrate (1 3) at the predetermined position.

A decorative frame (14) is disposed on the front side of the opening (12). The decorative frame (14) is provided with a circumferential rib (14a) and a flange portion (14b). In the middle, the circumferential rib (14a) It is formed in the same state as the inner peripheral surface of the section formed on the inner surface of the opening of the base body (13), and is formed into a standing shape. It is protruded in several places around the peripheral rib (14a). When the claw piece (l4c) is engaged with the recessed hole (13c) on the side of the bottom body (13), the periphery of the opening (12) of the front panel of the door can be clamped between the decorative frame (1 at the flange portion U4b) (13a) 'The three parts can be fixed into one.

At this time, the relationship of each part including the opening (1 2) is circular, so that one of the concave-convex joints in several places can be enlarged or lengthened so that the position of each part is determined by the circular solitary shape of the low body (13). The storage space is distinguished from the left and right by the ribs (13d) protruding from the bottom surface-while the side is the handle (15), the central portion of the low-side space (13e) on the other side is kept convex The chip enables the push button micro switch (16) to be detachably attached and fixed.

12631pif.ptd Page 12 200418069

In the vicinity of the partition rib (1 3 d), the opening (17a) is left to be fixed in the reverse direction. The front view of the bottom body (13) seen from the side of the hook (17) with the screw and the w side while leaving the top and bottom is shown in the r: t 3 13 /) The arc part on the opposite side and the micro switch (16) are back, two: "= part is separated by a little, so that the hanging piece 18 which is opened downwards is projected to be integrated with the bottom body. : (13d) other side setting button switch

While the shape of the storage space (i 3e), the substantially semicircular contact panel (11) of which the chord portion) a) is less of a hoof-shaped space. handle

On the back of the contact panel (11), a coupling shaft (19) coupled to the above-mentioned suspension (17) and a retention portion (20; 2) coupled to the coupling hook (18) are provided to be adjacent to the above-mentioned micro-switch. The movable plate (21) of the pressing piece (21a) provided with the actuation of the push switch = 〇6a) is supported by the support shaft (22) to become freely movable, and is part of the movable plate (21). The force of the installed ammunition (H) is to press the actuator (16a) of the switch constantly, and the rear wall (2lb) of the movable plate (21) is arranged to the bottom surface of the base body (13) with the above spring force. The side protrudes by turning back. ^ The above back wall (2ib) of the T-moving plate is a movable plate receiving rib (2 5) protruding from the bottom surface of the dish portion of the base body (1 3) in an opposite arrangement. 'Between the arc portion on the opposite side of the chord portion (11 a) of the touch panel described above and between the two hook pieces (1 §)', a compression spring (26) is provided before and after the opening. The contact panel facing this compression spring (26)

12631pif.ptd Page 13 200418069 V. Description of the invention (8) (11) The ribs (llb) protruding from the back, together with the force of the spring (23) installed on the movable plate (21) above, make the installation state normal. The contact panel (11) is pressed against the base body (1 3) to the front side, that is, to the opening (丨 2) side. Coincidentally, on the back of the opening (12) of the front panel 加以 of the door, close to the bottom body (1 3), and from the front, the decorative frame (丨 4) is hung to integrate, and the upper and lower door covers (7) ( 8) The original liquid in which the heat insulating material is injected into the space surrounded by the door inner panel (9) is formed by foaming filling to form the insulation door. When installing the contact panel ⑴), as shown in Figure 5, make the contact panel plus ^ at a predetermined angle more to the left than the normal installation position, using the plate (2υ spring force and two hook pieces ( 18) (2r, the state of turning back to the right by a predetermined angle ;: # 机 & $ in other parties, so that each of the above-mentioned hanging parts are linked with the hanging part, that is, (20) is linked ;; Resistance: The hook piece (18) and the hanging part are installed and installed. Stop the contact panel (11) from turning back to the bottom body ⑴) if the second series is the panel stopper. It is embedded between the contact panel (the chord part ⑴a) of ⑴ and the bottom body sealing gap from the top = the force; = to hold it from the outer = iron groove (29) to stop the contact panel (direction:. This panel brake pad (28), keeps the spring force in a fixed shape and can return in the direction. It is composed of the engagement and pressure to return from the base plate (⑴ '), which can prevent the panel from being pressed by (⑻) at the same time, making the panel contact. ⑴) in the substrate

200418069 V. Description of the invention (9) With this device: the contact panel (1 1) is restrained from floating forward because of the above-mentioned movable movable plate (m force 'and compression spring (26)), and is arranged at the bottom and the bottom. The surface of the door surface panel ⑷ of the inner arc portion of the body (13) is almost the same as the surface, and the bottom body surface can be moved back and forth while being held...., And because the receiving rib (25) and the back of the movable plate The relationship between the wall (2ib) in the contact state, the pressure of the contact panel (any part of ⑴, with = meal) and the force of M shrink 篑 (26) according to the third section of the longitudinal profile of the person in the bottom body Figure, as shown in Figure 6, 'movable plate (21), system 3: the fulcrum is rotated' by pressing the tab (2ia) away from the button, Khan 1 off the mover (16a) to energize the control circuit In order to improve the appearance of the contact panel (11) of the base body (13), the quality of movement can be improved. The micro-switch (16) of the contact panel (1 υ) is pressed to move, and 2 linkage Cylindrical coil on the door opening device (30) provided on the upper part of the opposite side of the hinge of the refrigerator body (丨) (SGlen〇id), which explains in detail that the button switch energizes the k number as an actuator to excite the cylindrical coil, and the plunger is used as a plunger core (electromagnet). The protruding pins (pins) protrude forward and open at the end faces. ^ ^ Shan Guang again ~ As shown in Figures 2 and 3, 'the side of the contact panel (11) is separated by a rib in the bottom body ( 13d) Form the handle part (15), and when the finger is pushed into the handle part (15), the contact panel (1 丨) is tilted with the engaging shaft (19) attached to the hanging hook g (i7) as a fulcrum , By pressing the movable plate back, the pressing piece (21a) is separated from the actuator (16a) to make the micro switch

200418069 V. Description of the invention (10) (16) Action is taken. In case of failure of the open device (30), the door can be opened by finger without touching the operation. However, on the bottom surface of the solitary part of the base body (13), a guide rib (gu 丨 derib) is protruded around at least the upper part of the installed microswitch (16), and the touch panel (丨丨), a peripheral rib (11c) superposed on the height direction of the outer periphery of the above-mentioned guide rib (31) is provided. With this configuration, 'when water invades between the periphery of the touch panel (丨 丨) and the decorative frame (丨 4)', the relationship between the invasion of the water system and the flow down the guide rib (3 丨) can prevent the economy The switch (1 6) can eliminate the occurrence of leakage. Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the touch switch device is used as an example. Although the device for opening the door of the refrigerator is described, the present invention is not limited to this, and it can be applied to buildings or vehicles other than kitchen storage rooms, For devices with a relatively large operating area, the control object also touches the switch that is included in the hand of the medical device = the switch for the control object by others. In the above, the explanation is based on the example of the 44 switch. It is not limited to this, and can also be applied to signal-operated switches such as ugly switches. Moreover, the movement of each support shaft and the bearing portion is not limited to the embodiment, and it is needless to say that the inverse relationship is also possible. The relationship is as described above. When the touch switch according to the present invention: the side open part of the braided board is slidably engaged with the base, and the two or two board system Z is installed and fixed on the peripheral part of the surface board early. From the front side, a touch switch is obtained, which makes the touch panel part circular. can

200418069 V. Description of the invention (11) In addition, a refrigerator door opening device can be obtained, which can efficiently and easily trigger the operation of the switch assembly. Although the present invention has been disclosed as above with a preferred embodiment, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can make some modifications and decorations without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the attached patent application. (

12631pif.ptd Page 17 200418069 Brief Description of Drawings [Simplified Description of Drawings] FIG. 1 is a front view showing the appearance of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 0, FIG. 2, an exploded perspective view, FIG. 4 and FIG. 0 are cross-sectional views showing the touch panel portion of the refrigerator compartment door shown in FIG. 1 along line AA in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a front view of the touch panel section in FIG. 3 as seen from other sides. FIG. 5 is a front view of the touch panel in FIG. 4. Figure 6 at the time of installation is a cross-sectional view showing the pressed state of the touch panel. Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing a conventional touch panel. [Indication of the drawing] 5 Refrigerator compartment door 6 Front panel The oblique view of the same installation part as in Fig. 3

7, 8 door cover 1 〇 thermal insulation material 1 1 touch panel 11 a chord 1 1 b rib 11 c peripheral rib 12 opening 12a notch 13 base 13d partition rib 1 3 e bottom space 1 4 decorative frame 1 5 handle 1 6 micro switch 17 hanging hook 18 hanging hook piece 19 hanging shaft 20 hanging part

12631pif.ptd Page 18 200418069 Brief description of the diagram 21 movable plate 21a pressing piece 2 1 b back wall 2 2 shaft 2 3 spring 2 5 receiving rib 2 6 compression spring 2 8 panel brake pad 29 hanging groove 30 door open Device 3 1 Guide rib 12631pif.ptd Page 19 III ...

Claims (1)

200418069 6. Scope of patent application1. A touch control switch, including a base body that is mounted on an opening of a surface plate and is circular orbit; a touch panel along the base body The inner surface = arc is installed to move back and forth by pressing, and the shape is approximately semi-circular. A h switch is installed on the bottom surface of one of the bases corresponding to the roughly central portion of the touch panel; * τ moving plate is adjacent to the signal switch and is supported on either the touch panel or the substrate by a shaft. The movement of the signal switch can be changed by a spring force. To move away from both sides of the movable plate provided on either of the touch panel and the substrate; and a coupling shaft provided on the other side of the touch panel and the substrate to the substrate side After being pushed in and turned back, a spring force returns to the front and hangs on the hanging hooks to prevent the touch panel from returning; it is characterized by: /, mainly by pressing or touching the touch panel Pull operation makes the switch actuate . Mouth 2 · The touch switch as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, which is characterized in that a hanging part or a hanging hook is arranged near and above the chord part of the semi-circular contact pestle, so as to face each other. One of the hanging hooks or one is set on the base body, while making the other hanging part or a circle on the opposite side of the chord part of the touch panel 1 W mouth 5 close to the side, so that the touch 200418069 VI. Patent application scope Control panel = deviation-the state of the predetermined angle resists the elastic force and presses back into the bottom body to set the angle, and then returns to the front by the spring force, so that each of the hanging parts and the The hanging hook is linked. 3. The touch switch according to item 1 or 2 of the declared patent scope, characterized in that: /, the coupling shaft is provided near the chord portion of the semi-circular touch panel to communicate with the chord portion Flat ^, so that the hanging hook opposite to the hanging rib is provided on the base, and the hanging rib is provided on the arc portion opposite to the chord portion of the touch panel, so that the hanging rib is opposite to the hanging rib The hanging hook is arranged on the base body, and the spring force of the movable plate arranged near the coupling shaft to actuate the signal switch participates in the vicinity of the arc portion opposite to the chord portion. The attached force of the spring member is used to prevent the touch panel from returning and to be maintained in a state that it is often pressed upward from the bottom surface of the remote plate portion of the base body. 4 · The touch switch according to item 3 of the scope of patent application, characterized in that: the chord portion and the base of the touch panel are blocked by the fixing of a panel brake pad so that the touch panel is held in place by revolving. It is in the lower part of a gap in the front-back direction to prevent the touch panel from rotating. 5. The touch switch according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, characterized in that it comprises: a rib that surrounds at least the upper portion of the signal switch mounted on the base body from the bottom surface of the dish portion of the base body A rib with a predetermined height is protruded; and a reinforcing rib is attached to a back surface of the touch panel which is hung and held 12631pif.ptd Page 21 200418069 6. On the side of the scope of patent application, a reinforcing rib is placed on the side of the rib to overlap it in the height direction. 6. A refrigerator comprising the touch and control switch described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, characterized in that the bottom body is abutted against the opening passing through the door surface plate from the inner side of the door, and A decorative frame makes one end edge of the opening be clamped and fastened 'After a thermal insulation material is foam-filled in an internal space of the door where the base body is installed, the touch panel can be installed at the same time by Pressing the touch panel or pulling operation on one edge causes the signal switch to operate, so that the door opening mechanism operates. ❿ 12631pif.ptd Page 22