TW201515041A - Slidable pushbutton switch and electronic device having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A slidable pushbutton switch includes a slider, a tact switch, and a slide switch. The slider includes a button portion, a contact portion, and a connection arm extending from the button portion to connect the contact portion. The tact switch is disposed corresponding to the button portion. The slide switch has an actuation part and is disposed corresponding to the contact portion and located next to the tact switch in the extension direction of the connection arm. The button portion can be slid along a direction parallel to the extension direction of the connection arm by a first force to drive the actuation part to be in a first switch position and a second switch position through the contact portion and can be pressed to activate the tact switch by a second force vertical to the first force.

Description

Slide type push switch and electronic device having the same

The present invention generally relates to a push switch, and more particularly to a slide type push switch and an electronic device having the same.

At present, the electronics industry is booming. In order to cater to consumers' tastes and attract consumers' attention, electronic products such as mobile phones, cameras, personal digital assistants, e-books, and tablet computers are not only increasingly enhanced in function, but also tend to be simple and light in design. At the same time, the operation is also more emphasis on simple intuitive operation. In particular, with the popularity of touch technology, the development of virtual buttons has been promoted, and the physical button configuration on electronic products has become more and more streamlined. However, although the virtual button improves the simplicity of the product's appearance, the user must find the position of the button and memorize the gesture or operation characteristics, making the overall operation more complicated, resulting in a long learning curve without immediate operation and easier. Mistakes and power consumption.

Moreover, most of the physical buttons on the touch products today only provide a single function operation, for example, the volume button can only perform volume adjustment, and the power button only has the function of switching power supply. Even though some products allow users to define the functions of physical buttons themselves, they can only perform single function operations in the same environment. In addition, if you want to add a feature with instant operation features, you must add the corresponding physical button, which will make the overall appearance more complicated.

Therefore, providing a physical button with multiple operational functions is one that is currently developed. Big topic.

An object of the present invention is to provide a slide type push switch which is easy to handle and easy to handle.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a sliding type push switch which provides a plurality of operation functions by using a single button, which can improve the simplicity of the overall appearance and facilitate the operation of the user, thereby avoiding the trouble of searching for too many keys.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a sliding push switch, which has a multi-functional design that allows the developer to have more design space, thereby giving the user more immediate operation functions under a limited button configuration.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a sliding push switch that can be used by a user to define functions in conjunction with a soft body to be closer to the user's habit.

In one embodiment, the present invention provides a sliding push switch including a slider, a push switch, and a slide switch, wherein the slider has a button portion, a contact portion, and a connecting arm, and the connecting arm extends from the button portion to connect the contact portion The sliding relationship is arranged along the extending direction of the connecting arm and the pressing switch, and the sliding switch has an actuating portion, and the button portion can be slid by the first force in the extending direction of the parallel connecting arm to drive the contact portion to drive The moving portion is in the first switch position or the second switch position; the pressing open relationship corresponds to the position setting of the button portion, and the button portion can be pressed by the second force perpendicular to the first force to actuate the push switch.

Furthermore, when the second force is released, the connecting arm provides an elastic restoring force to return the button portion to a position before the pressing of the push switch. In one embodiment, the connecting arm has a convex portion to serve as a fulcrum for providing a resilient restoring force to the connecting arm.

In an embodiment, the button portion includes a pressing end and a touch end, wherein when the sliding button is pressed When the pressure switch is applied to an electronic device having a button chute, the touch end faces the push switch, and the pressing end is exposed to the button chute for receiving the first force and the second force.

In an embodiment, the contact portion has a concave portion, and the actuating portion is a convex portion, so that the contact portion The recess and the actuating portion are fitted to each other. In another embodiment, the slider further includes an extension extending from the contact portion away from the connecting arm.

In addition, in another embodiment, the present invention also provides an electronic device, including The housing and the sliding push switch described above, wherein the housing has a button chute, and the sliding pressing relationship is disposed in the housing to expose the button portion to the button chute for operation by a user.

In an embodiment, the connecting arm has a convex portion, and the housing has a guiding portion and a convex portion. The part contacts, wherein when the button portion slides, the button portion drives the protrusion to move along the guiding portion. In another embodiment, the housing has a support to support the connecting arm. Furthermore, in an embodiment, the housing further has a guide groove, and when the button portion slides, the button portion drives the extension portion to move in the guide groove.

1‧‧‧Electronic device

10‧‧‧Sliding push switch

20‧‧‧shell

22‧‧‧Key chute

24‧‧‧Guide

26‧‧‧ Guidance Department

28‧‧‧Support

100‧‧‧Sliding parts

110‧‧‧Keys

112‧‧‧ Press end

114‧‧‧Touch end

120‧‧‧Contacts

120a‧‧‧ recess

122‧‧‧First contact surface

124‧‧‧second contact surface

130‧‧‧Connecting arm

132‧‧‧ convex

140‧‧‧Extension

200‧‧‧Press switch

300‧‧‧Slide switch

310‧‧‧Acoustic Department

A‧‧‧ first position

B‧‧‧second position

C‧‧‧Swing direction

D‧‧‧ Press direction

1A and 1B are external views showing the sliding type push switch of the present invention in a first position and a second position when applied to an electronic device.

2A and 2B are schematic views respectively showing a first embodiment of a slide type push switch applied to the electronic device of FIGS. 1A and 1B.

3A and 3B are schematic views respectively showing a second embodiment of a slide type push switch applied to the electronic device of FIGS. 1A and 1B.

4A and 4B are schematic views respectively showing a third embodiment of a slide type push switch applied to the electronic device of FIGS. 1A and 1B.

5A and 5B are schematic views respectively showing a fourth embodiment of a slide type push switch applied to the electronic device of FIGS. 1A and 1B.

The present invention provides a sliding push switch and an electronic device having the same. In the embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device is preferably a high-end 3C product such as a mobile phone, a camera, a personal digital assistant, a tablet computer, etc., to provide the convenience of a single button multi-function operation and the simplicity of the product appearance, but not limited thereto. . The structure and operation embodiment of the sliding push switch applied to the electronic device will be described in detail later with reference to the drawings.

1A and FIG. 1B are respectively an external view showing a sliding push switch of the present invention applied to an electronic device in a first position and a second position, and FIGS. 2A and 2B respectively show an electronic application applied to FIGS. 1A and 1B. A schematic view of a first embodiment of a sliding push switch of the device. As shown in FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B , the electronic device 1 includes a sliding push switch 10 and a housing 20 , wherein the housing 20 has a button chute 22 , and the sliding push switch 10 is disposed in the housing 20 and partially Exposed to the button chute 22 for the user to move the sliding push switch 10 in the button chute 22 to selectively locate the first position A and the second position B.

As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the slide type push switch 10 includes a slider 100, a push switch 200, and a slide switch 300. In this embodiment, the slider 100 has a button portion 110, a contact portion 120, and a connecting arm 130. The connecting arm 130 extends from the button portion 110 to connect the contact portion 130, that is, the button portion 110 and the contact portion 130 are disposed on the connecting arm. Both ends of 130. Specifically, the slider 100, the push switch 200, and the slide switch 300 are disposed in the housing 20 of the electronic device 1, and the button portion 110 preferably protrudes from the button slot 22 such that the push switch 200 corresponds to the button portion 110. Position setting, and the slide switch 300 has the actuation portion 310 and extends along the connecting arm 130 The contact portion 120 is disposed in parallel with the push switch 200. That is, the button chute 22 can be a slot formed in the side wall or surface of the housing 20, and the slider 100 is preferably disposed along the side wall or surface of the button chute 22 so that the button portion 110 protrudes from the button chute 22. .

Furthermore, the contact portion 120 has a recess 120a and the actuation portion of the slide switch 300 310 is a corresponding convex portion such that the concave portion 120a of the contact portion 120 and the actuating portion 310 are fitted to each other. In this embodiment, the contact portion 120 is an "n"-shaped double-column structure, wherein the actuating portion 310 of the slide switch 300 is located in the recessed space between the double-column structures, that is, received in the recess 120a. But not limited to this. In other embodiments, the contact portion 120 can be other structural shapes having the recess 120a. Specifically, the opposite side of the recess 120a preferably has a first contact surface 122 and a second contact surface 124. When the button portion 110 is moved by force, the first contact surface 122 and the second contact surface correspond to the force direction. 124 respectively contacting the opposite sides of the actuating portion 310, such that opposite sides of the actuating portion 310 respectively contact one of the contact faces (for example, surfaces facing each other) to form an active surface, thereby making the actuating portion 310 Driven by the contact portion 120 is in a first switch position (as shown in Figure 2A) or a second switch position (as shown in Figure 2B).

The button portion 110 includes a pressing end 112 and a touch end 114, wherein the touch end 114 is a surface The switch 200 is pressed, and the pressing end 112 is exposed to the button chute 22 for the user to operate, thereby generating a sliding parallel to the extending direction of the connecting arm 130 (for example, the sliding direction C) or perpendicular to the extending direction of the connecting arm 130. Displacement. Specifically, the button portion 110 can be slid in the extending direction (for example, the direction C) of the parallel connecting arm 130 by the first force to drive the contact portion 120 to drive the actuating portion 310 to be in the first switch position or the second switch position, and The push switch 200 can be actuated by a second force that is perpendicular to the first force (eg, a force in the direction D). In other words, when the user applies a first direction parallel to the extending direction of the connecting arm 130 to the pressing end 112 of the button portion 110, the pressing The end 112 receives the first direction force and slides in the button chute 22, for example, moves from the first position A of FIG. 1A to the second position B of FIG. 1B, and simultaneously drives the connecting arm 130 and the contact portion 120 to move in the same direction. . At this time, by the contact mechanism of the contact portion 120 and the actuating portion 310, the contact portion 120 also drives the actuating portion 310 to move in the same direction and switch from the first switch position (as shown in FIG. 2A) to the second switch position (eg, Figure 2B)).

Furthermore, the button portion 110 can also be pressed by the second force to actuate the push switch 200. Specifically, when the sliding push switch 10 is located at the first position A of FIG. 1A or the second position B of FIG. 1B, the user can apply a second direction force perpendicular to the extending direction of the connecting arm 130 (eg, along the The force of the direction D is pressed against the pressing end 112 of the button portion 110, that is, the pressing end 112 is pressed toward the pressing switch 200, so that the pressing end 112 drives the touch end 114 to be displaced toward the pressing switch 200, thereby actuating the pressing switch 200.

In a preferred embodiment, the slider 100 is preferably made of an elastic material, for example. Such as rubber, plastic, etc., so that the connecting arm 130 can provide a suitable elastic restoring force. That is, the button portion 110, the contact portion 120, and the connecting portion 130 of the slider 100 are preferably formed in an integrally formed manner. Specifically, when the second force is released, the link arm 130 provides an elastic restoring force to return the button portion 110 to a position before the push switch 200 is actuated. In other words, when the user depresses the pressing end 112 to cause the actuation end 114 to actuate the push switch 200, the connecting arm 130 also undergoes a bending deformation. Therefore, when the user releases the force of pressing the pressing end 112, the connecting arm 130 is displaced in a direction away from the pressing switch 200 with the position where the contact portion 120 contacts the actuating portion 310 as a fulcrum, thereby providing an elastic restoring force to make the button The portion 110 returns to the position before the push switch 200 is actuated.

It should be noted here that the push switch 200 and the slide switch 300 can be any conventional opening. The component is described in this embodiment as a two-stage slide switch 300, but the response is different. For design requirements, the slide switch 300 can be a more segmented slide switch to achieve more function-changing sliding button switches. Furthermore, an additional keycap component (not shown) can be sleeved over the pressing end 112 of the button portion 110 to increase the apparent attractiveness of the sliding push switch 10.

3A and 3B are respectively applied to the electronic device of FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B. A schematic view of a second embodiment of a sliding push switch. As shown in FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, the same components as those in FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B have the same component symbols, and the structure and operation manner thereof can be referred to the related descriptions of FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B. In this embodiment, the sliding member 100 further includes an extending portion 140 , wherein the extending portion 140 extends from the contact portion 120 away from the connecting arm 130 , and the extending portion 140 preferably extends in line with the connecting arm 130 . Corresponding to the design of the extension portion 140, the housing 20 further has a guide groove 24 for receiving the extension portion 140. When the button portion 110 slides, the extension portion 140 is moved in the guide groove 24 to improve the sliding stability of the slider 100.

4A and 4B are respectively applied to the electronic device of FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B. A schematic view of a third embodiment of a sliding push switch. As shown in FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B, the same components as those in FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B have the same component symbols in the embodiment, and the structure and operation manner thereof can be referred to the related descriptions of FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B, and details are not described herein again. In this embodiment, the connecting arm 130 of the slider 100 has a convex portion 132, and the housing 20 has a guiding portion 26 that is in contact with the convex portion 132. When the button portion 110 slides, the button portion 110 drives the convex portion 132 to move along the guiding portion 26. Specifically, the convex portion 132 protrudes perpendicularly from the extending direction of the connecting arm 130, for example, in the direction in which the slide switch 300 is disposed, but is not limited thereto. In another embodiment, the protrusion 132 can protrude toward the side wall or surface of the button chute 22 (not shown). The guiding portion 26 preferably includes a plane such that the convex portion 132 can move along the plane of the guiding portion 26 when the button portion 110 is slid by force, so as to serve as a guiding mechanism when the sliding member 100 slides, thereby increasing the movement stability. Furthermore, the end portion of the convex portion 132 in contact with the guiding portion 26 is preferably a circle The arc shape reduces the frictional force when the convex portion 132 moves along the guiding portion 26, increasing the sensitivity of the operation. In addition, the position of the convex portion 132 at the connecting arm 130 is preferably close to the slide switch 300 as a fulcrum for providing the elastic restoring force of the connecting arm 130.

5A and 5B are respectively applied to the electronic device of FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B. A schematic view of a fourth embodiment of a sliding push switch. As shown in FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B, the same components as those in FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B have the same component symbols. The structure and operation of the components in FIG. 2A and FIG. In this embodiment, the housing 20 has a support portion 28 to support the connecting arm 130. Specifically, the support portion 28 is supported by a portion of the connecting arm 130 close to the slide switch 300 to serve as an auxiliary fulcrum for the elastic returning force of the connecting arm 130 and to increase stability when the sliding member 100 slides. Furthermore, the support portion 28 is preferably in the shape of a circular arc bump to reduce the frictional friction between the support portion 28 and the connecting arm 130, thereby increasing the sensitivity of the operation.

It should be noted here that the extension portion 140 and the guide groove 24 described in the above embodiments are The components such as the convex portion 132 and the guiding portion 26 and the supporting portion 28 can be combined and applied to other embodiments according to design requirements, and details are not described herein again.

Furthermore, the sliding button switch 10 of the present invention can also be used in the software of the electronic device 1. With the combination, the user can define a selective combination of functions to meet the user's operational needs. Specifically, the sliding key switch of the present invention can be applied to dual-function operation or advanced multi-function operation, so as to achieve a single physical button to perform various functional operations, as shown in Table 1 and Table 2.

In the dual-function operation shown in Table 1, in the example 1, the on/off of the silent mode can be controlled under the sliding operation, and the pressing operation can control the switch of the vibration mode; in the example 2, the screen rotation can be controlled under the sliding operation. The mode is on/off, and the pressing operation can control the switch of the silent mode; in the example 3, the on/off of the WIFI mode can be controlled under the sliding operation, and the pressing operation can control the switch of the Bluetooth mode, but not limited thereto .

In the advanced multi-function operation shown in Table 2, in Example 4, the on/off of the screen lock function can be controlled under the sliding operation, and the pressing operation at different positions (for example, position A or position B) can separately control the photographing. And the direction in which the screen is locked; in Example 5, the sliding operation at different positions (for example, position A or position B) can respectively control the photographing and recording functions, and the pressing operations at different positions (for example, position A or position B) can be separately controlled. The shutter and video functions are turned off, but not limited to this.

Compared with the conventional physical button, only a single operation function can be provided. The sliding button switch application of the present invention has a sliding member of the connecting arm, and the pressing portion and the contact portion respectively actuate the pressing switch and the sliding switch to achieve multifunctional operation, and Reduce costs, simplify physical button configuration, and thus enhance the appearance of electronic devices, and give users more immediate operational features.

The present invention has been described by the above embodiments, but the above embodiments are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be limiting. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the embodiments specifically described herein may have other modifications of the embodiments. Accordingly, the scope of the invention is intended to cover such modifications and are only limited by the scope of the appended claims.

20‧‧‧shell

22‧‧‧Key chute

100‧‧‧Sliding parts

110‧‧‧Keys

112‧‧‧ Press end

114‧‧‧Touch end

120‧‧‧Contacts

120a‧‧‧ recess

122‧‧‧First contact surface

124‧‧‧second contact surface

130‧‧‧Connecting arm

200‧‧‧Press switch

300‧‧‧Slide switch

310‧‧‧Acoustic Department

A‧‧‧ first position

B‧‧‧second position

C‧‧‧Swing direction

D‧‧‧ Press direction

Claims (13)

A sliding type push switch comprises: a sliding member having a button portion, a contact portion and a connecting arm, the connecting arm extending from the button portion to connect the contact portion; and a sliding switch extending along the connecting arm The direction is juxtaposed with the pressing switch and corresponds to the contact portion, the sliding switch has an engaging portion, and the button portion is slidable in a direction parallel to the extending direction of the connecting arm by a first force to drive the contact portion to drive the The moving portion is in a first switch position or a second switch position; and a push switch is disposed corresponding to the position of the button portion, and the button portion can be pressed by a second force perpendicular to the first force to actuate The push switch. The sliding push switch of claim 1, wherein when the second force is released, the connecting arm provides an elastic restoring force to return the button portion to a position before the pressing switch is actuated. A sliding push switch according to claim 2, wherein the connecting arm has a convex portion as a fulcrum of the elastic restoring force provided by the connecting arm. The sliding push switch of claim 1, wherein the button portion comprises a pressing end and a touch end, and when the sliding push switch is applied to an electronic device having a button chute, the touch end faces The pressing switch is pressed, and the pressing end is exposed to the button chute for receiving the first force and the second force. The sliding push switch according to claim 1, wherein the contact portion has a concave portion, and the actuating portion is a convex portion, and the concave portion of the contact portion and the actuating portion are fitted to each other. The sliding push switch of claim 1, wherein the sliding member further comprises an extension extending from the contact portion away from the connecting arm. An electronic device comprising: a casing having a button chute; and a sliding push switch disposed in the casing, the sliding push switch comprising: a sliding member having a button portion, a contact portion and a connecting arm, the connection An arm system extends from the button portion to connect the contact portion, wherein the button portion is exposed to the button chute for operation by a user; a slide switch is disposed side by side with the push switch along the extending direction of the connecting arm and a sliding portion having an actuating portion, the button portion being slidable in a direction parallel to the extending direction of the connecting arm by a first force to drive the contact portion to drive the actuating portion in a first switch position or a second switch position; and a push switch disposed corresponding to a position of the button portion, the button portion being pressurizable by a second force perpendicular to the first force to actuate the push switch. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the connecting arm provides an elastic restoring force to return the button portion to a position before actuating the pressing switch when the second force is released. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the connecting arm has a convex portion, and the housing has a guiding portion, the guiding portion is in contact with the convex portion, and when the button portion slides, the system is driven The convex portion moves along the guiding portion. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the housing has a support portion to support the connecting arm. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the button portion comprises a pressing end and a touch end, the touch end is facing the push switch, and the pressing end is exposed to the button chute for accepting the first Force and the second force. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the contact portion has a concave portion, and the actuating portion is a convex portion, and the concave portion of the contact portion and the actuating portion are fitted to each other. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the sliding member further comprises an extension extending from the contact portion away from the connecting arm, and the housing further has a guiding slot, when the button portion slides, The button portion drives the extension portion to move in the guide groove.