TWI729833B - Push-type switch structure - Google Patents

Abstract

The present inventio relates to a push-type switch structure, including a rocker switch and a push member. The rocker switch includes a rocker member for controlling the conduction or non-conduction of a first conductive member and a second conductive member. The push member includes a button, a drive member, a first elastic member, and a second elastic member, wherein the drive member, the first elastic member, and the second elastic member are assembled on the button. The first elastic member includes a first transverse elastic portion and a first longitudinal elastic portion which are configured for providing elastic forces in a transverse direction and a longitudinal direction, respectively. The second elastic member includes a second transverse elastic portion and a longitudinal elastic portion which are configured for providing elastic forces in the transverse direction and the longitudinal direction, respectively. The button is movably coupled to the rocker switch. By pushing the button, the drive member is displaced along the transverse direction to operate, and thereby move, the rocker member. After that, the first transverse elastic portion and the second transverse elastic portion can bring the drive member back to its initial position, and the first longitudinal elastic portion and the second longitudinal elastic portion can bring the button back to its initial position.

Description

Push switch structure

The present invention relates to a push-type switch structure, in particular to a push-type switch that drives a rocker switch through a push method.

Rocker switches are common switch structures, and rocker buttons are commonly used to drive rocker switches, such as the Republic of China Invention Patent No. I688982 "Overheating damage switches, overheating damage components and assembly methods of overheating damage components, sockets with switches" .

In addition, direct pressure keys are also used to drive rocker switches, such as the Republic of China Invention Patent Publication No. I540609 "Button Switch". The prior art in this case exemplifies the structure of a general direct pressure key driven rocker switch. . Referring to the fourth figure of the case, the direct pressing button key lever 51 is used to press down relative to the frame body 53, so that the sliding cam 54 that can move laterally drives the reversing handle 55, so that the reversing handle 55 can be moved by a rocker to control the movement. The contact 56 comes in contact with or away from the fixed contact 57 to form a path or an open circuit, wherein a first return spring 52 that provides longitudinal elastic force is used to reset the button key lever 51, and a second return spring that provides lateral elastic force is used 60 to reset the sliding cam 54. A similar structure can also be found in Japanese Patent No. H08249975 "PIANO HANDLE TYPE SWITCH".

However, in the above-mentioned conventional direct pressure key, the first return spring 52 that provides longitudinal elastic force and the second return spring 60 that provides lateral elastic force are two separate components, so both the first return spring 52 and the second return spring The return spring 60 is respectively installed on the button key lever 51, and the assembly convenience is insufficient.

In this regard, the present invention proposes a push-type switch structure, including:

A rocker switch has a case, a first conductive member, a second conductive member, and a rocker member, the first conductive member is fixed on the case, and the second conductive member is pivotally connected to the case The rocker member is pivotally connected to the shell member, and the rocker member contacts the second conductive member, and a first convex portion and a second convex portion are arranged on the rocker member along a lateral interval.

A pressing member includes a button, a driving member, a first elastic member, and a second elastic member. The button has a transverse groove extending along the transverse direction, and the driving member has a protrusion interval along the transverse direction. A first driving part and a second driving part are provided, the driving part is placed in the transverse groove and can be displaced in the transverse groove, and the first elastic part has a first transverse elasticity that provides elastic force in the transverse direction Part and a first longitudinal elastic part providing elastic force in a longitudinal direction, the second elastic member has a second transverse elastic part providing elastic force in the transverse direction and a second longitudinal elastic part providing elastic force in the longitudinal direction, The first elastic element and the second elastic element are arranged on the button, so that the first transverse elastic part of the first elastic element and the second transverse elastic part of the second elastic element respectively abut the drive in the transverse direction On opposite sides of the member, the button is movably combined with the shell member of the rocker switch and can be displaced along the longitudinal direction, so that the first longitudinal elastic portion of the first elastic member and the second longitudinal elastic member of the second elastic member The portion abuts on the shell member, and the first driving portion and the second driving portion of the driving member respectively correspond to the first convex portion and the second convex portion of the rocker member.

Further, the shell has a sliding groove extending along the longitudinal direction, the button has a fastener, and the button is fastened in the sliding groove of the shell through the fastener, so as to move longitudinally on the shell.

Further, the first convex portion and the second convex portion of the rocker member respectively have a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface, and the first driving portion and the second driving portion of the driving member are respectively provided with an inclined first operation And a second operating surface, the first operating surface and the second operating surface correspond to the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface, respectively.

Further, two opposite sides of the transverse channel of the button are respectively provided with a first wall and a second wall, the first elastic member has a first side wall and a first upper wall, and the first elastic member is assembled on the first wall Up, the first side wall is positioned outside the first wall, and the first upper wall shields the driving member, the second elastic member has a second side wall and a second upper wall, the second elastic member Assemble on the second wall so that the second side wall is located outside the second wall, and the second upper wall shields the driving member.

Further, the first wall has a first insert extending along the longitudinal direction, the second wall has a second insert extending along the longitudinal direction, and the first upper wall of the first elastic member has a first insert hole , The second upper wall of the second elastic member has a second insertion hole; the first elastic member is inserted into the first insert through the first insertion hole to be fixed to the first wall, and the second elastic member penetrates The second embedded hole is embedded in the second embedded block and fixed to the second wall.

Further, the first lateral elastic portion of the first elastic element extends from the first side wall, the first longitudinal elastic portion extends from the first upper wall; the second lateral elastic portion of the second elastic element extends from the second The side wall extends, and the second longitudinal elastic portion extends from the second upper wall. Furthermore, the first lateral elastic portion and the first longitudinal elastic portion of the first elastic element are elastic pieces; the second lateral elastic portion and the second longitudinal elastic portion of the second elastic element are elastic pieces.

Further, the driving member has two through holes, and the two through holes are respectively located at the opposite outer sides of the first driving part and the second driving part. Furthermore, there are two notches on the button corresponding to two through holes.

Further, when the key is not pressed into the housing part along the longitudinal direction, there is a distance between the first driving part and the second driving part of the driving part and the first convex part and the second convex part of the rocker member.

According to the above technical features, the following effects can be achieved:

1. The first elastic element has both a first transverse elastic part providing elastic force in the transverse direction and a first longitudinal elastic part providing elastic force in the longitudinal direction; and the second elastic element simultaneously has a first transverse elastic part providing elastic force in the transverse direction; The second transverse elastic part providing elastic force and the second longitudinal elastic part providing elastic force in the longitudinal direction. This makes it easier to assemble.

2. The first elastic element is assembled on the first wall of the key through the first side wall and the first upper wall; the second elastic element is assembled on the second wall of the key through the second side wall and the second upper wall. It has the advantages of simple and convenient assembly method.

3. After the first elastic part and the second elastic part are assembled on the key, the first upper wall and the second upper wall are used to limit the driving part in the transverse channel of the key, so the key When inverted to assemble the rocker switch, there is no need to set an additional limit mechanism, and the driving part will not fall from the button.

1: button

11: Transverse channel

12: The first wall

121: The first block

13: The second wall

131: The second block

14: fasteners

15: missing slot

2: Driver

21: The first drive part

211: The first operation surface

22: The second drive part

221: Second Operation Surface

23: Through hole

3: The first elastic part

31: The first side wall

32: First on the wall

321: first recessed hole

33: First transverse elastic part

34: First longitudinal elastic part

4: The second elastic part

41: second side wall

42: Second on the wall

421: second recessed hole

43: second lateral elastic part

44: second longitudinal elastic part

5: Shell parts

51: Chute

6: The first conductive piece

7: The second conductive part

8: Rocker parts

81: The first convex part

811: first slope

82: second convex

821: second slope

L: horizontal

H: Vertical

d: spacing

F: Strength

[The first figure] is a three-dimensional exploded view of the pressing member of the embodiment of the present invention.

[The second figure] is a three-dimensional assembly diagram of the pressing member according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Third Figure] is a bottom view of the pressing member of the embodiment of the present invention.

[Fourth Figure] is a combined cross-sectional view of one side of the pressing member after being assembled to the rocker switch according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Fifth Figure] is a combined cross-sectional view of the other side of the pressing member after being assembled to the rocker switch of the embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 6A] is a schematic diagram (1) of the operation of the rocker switch from off to on in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 6B] is a schematic diagram (2) of the operation of the rocker switch from off to on in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 6C] is a schematic diagram (3) of the operation of the rocker switch from off to on in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 6D] is a schematic diagram (4) of the operation of the rocker switch from off to on in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 7A] is a schematic diagram (1) of the operation of the rocker switch from on to off in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 7B] is a schematic diagram (2) of the operation of the rocker switch from on to off in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 7C] is a schematic diagram (3) of the operation of the rocker switch from on to off in the embodiment of the present invention.

Based on the above technical features, the main effects of the push switch structure of the present invention will be clearly presented in the following embodiments.

Referring to the first to third figures, this embodiment includes a pressing member, the pressing member has a button 1, a driving member 2, a first elastic member 3 and a second elastic member 4. among them:

The button 1 has a lateral channel 11 extending along a lateral direction L. The lateral channel 11 has a first wall 12 and a second wall 13 on two opposite sides, respectively, and the first wall 12 has a longitudinal H A first insert 121 extends, the second wall 13 has a second insert 131 extending along the longitudinal direction H, and the button 1 further has a fastener 14 extending along the longitudinal direction H. The driving part 2 has a first driving part 21 and a second driving part 22 arranged at intervals along the lateral L protrusions. The driving part 2 is inserted into the transverse channel 11 so that the driving part 2 can be placed in Displacement in the transverse channel 11, the driving member 2 has two through holes 23, and the two through holes 23 are respectively located on the opposite outer sides of the first driving part 21 and the second driving part 22, and the button 1 has two holes Slot 15 corresponds to two through holes twenty three. The first elastic member 3 has a first side wall 31 and a first upper wall 32. The first upper wall 32 has a first insertion hole 321. The first elastic member 3 also has an elastic force in the transverse direction L. The first horizontal elastic portion 33 extends from the first side wall 31, and a first longitudinal elastic portion 34 that provides elastic force in the longitudinal direction H extends from the first upper wall 32; the second elastic member 4 has a second The side wall 41 and a second upper wall 42, the second upper wall 42 of the second elastic member 4 has a second insertion hole 421, and the second elastic member 4 also has a second transverse direction that provides elastic force in the transverse direction L The elastic portion 43 extends from the second side wall 41, and a second longitudinal elastic portion 44 that provides elastic force in the longitudinal direction H extends from the second upper wall 42. The first elastic element 3 and the second elastic element 4 are arranged on the button 1, specifically, the first elastic element 3 is assembled on the first wall 12 so that the first side wall 31 is positioned On the outer side of the first wall 12, the first insert hole 321 is embedded in the first insert 121, so that the first upper wall 32 shields the driving member 2; the second elastic member 4 is assembled on the second On the wall 13, the second side wall 41 is positioned outside the second wall 13, and the second insert hole 421 is embedded in the second insert block 131, so that the second upper wall 42 shields the driving member 2 . Thereby, the first transverse elastic portion 33 of the first elastic element 3 and the second transverse elastic portion 43 of the second elastic element 4 respectively abut against two opposite sides of the driving element 2 in the transverse direction L, and this embodiment Wherein, the first horizontal elastic portion 33 and the first longitudinal elastic portion 34 of the first elastic member 3 are elastic pieces, and the second horizontal elastic portion 43 and the second longitudinal elastic portion 44 of the second elastic member 4 are elastic pieces.

Referring to the fourth and fifth figures, this embodiment further has a rocker switch. The rocker switch has a housing 5, a first conductive member 6, a second conductive member 7, and a rocker 8. The shell member 5 has a sliding groove 51 extending along the longitudinal direction H, the first conductive member 6 is fixed on the shell member 5, the second conductive member 7 is pivotally connected to the shell member 5, and the rocker The member 8 is pivotally connected to the shell member 5, and the rocker member 8 is in contact with the second conductive member 7, and the rocker member 8 is provided with a first protrusion 81 and a second protrusion at intervals along the lateral direction L 82. The button 1 is movably combined with the shell 5 to be displaced along the longitudinal direction H. Specifically, the button 1 is buckled in the sliding groove 51 of the shell 5 through the fastener 14 so as to The longitudinal displacement of the shell 5, the first elastic The first longitudinal elastic portion 34 of the member 3 and the second longitudinal elastic portion 44 of the second elastic member 4 abut the shell member 5, and the first driving portion 21 and the second driving portion 22 of the driving member 2 are respectively Corresponding to the first protruding portion 81 and the second protruding portion 82 of the rocker member 8, and when the button 1 is not pressed into the housing member 5 along the longitudinal direction H, the first driving portion 21 and the first driving portion 21 of the driving member 2 There is a gap d between the two driving portions 22 and the first convex portion 81 and the second convex portion 82 of the rocker member 8, and the gap d allows the key 1 to have enough space for pressing down. In this embodiment, the first convex portion 81 and the second convex portion 82 of the rocker member 8 have a first inclined surface 811 and a second inclined surface 821, respectively, and the first driving portion 21 and the second driving portion 821 of the driving member 2 The portion 22 has a first operation surface 211 and a second operation surface 221 that are inclined respectively. The first operation surface 211 and the second operation surface 221 correspond to the first inclined surface 811 and the second inclined surface 821 respectively.

Referring to the fifth figure, the first conductive member 6 and the second conductive member 7 of the rocker switch are not in contact and are in an open closed state. Referring to Figures 6A to 6D, when the rocker switch is to be turned on so that the first conductive member 6 contacts the second conductive member 7 to form a path, press the button 1 and apply a force F. At this time, the The fastener 14 of the button 1 is guided by the sliding groove 51 of the housing 5 so that the button 1 is displaced along the longitudinal direction H on the housing 5 (for the guiding features of the fastener 14 and the sliding groove 51, please refer to the section (Three figures), and pressing the button 1 into the shell 5 will cause the driving member 2 to contact the rocker 8 and apply a torque to the rocker 8, and the rocker 8 receives the torque and moves on the The two conductive members 7 slide upward to pivot, thereby controlling the second conductive member 7 to pivot to contact the first conductive member 6, and when the button 1 is pressed, the first longitudinal elastic portion 34 of the first elastic member 3 And the second longitudinal elastic portion 44 of the second elastic member 4 will be compressed at the same time to store a longitudinal elastic potential energy, and when the rocker member 8 pivots, the first protrusion 81 will push against the driving member 2 The first driving part 21 causes the driving part 2 to be displaced along the transverse direction L in the transverse channel 11, thereby compressing the first transverse elastic part 33 of the first elastic part 3, so that the first transverse elastic part 33 stores a Lateral elastic potential energy. When the first conductive member 6 contacts the second conductive member 7 to form a path, stop pressing the button 1. At this time, the first longitudinal elastic portion 34 of the first elastic member 3 and the The second longitudinal elastic portion 44 of the second elastic member 4 releases the longitudinal elastic potential energy to reset the button 1 to the initial state, and the first lateral elastic portion 33 of the first elastic member 3 releases the lateral elastic potential energy, The driving member 2 is returned to the initial state at the center position. During the pressing process of the button 1, the through hole 23 on the driving member 2 and the notch 15 on the button 1 can be used for the second protrusion 82 of the rocker member 8 to extend in, so as to avoid interference.

Referring to FIG. 6D, the first conductive member 6 and the second conductive member 7 of the rocker switch are in contact with each other, and the path is opened. In Figures 7A to 7C, when the rocker switch is to be turned off so that the first conductive member 6 does not contact the second conductive member 7 to form an open circuit, press the button 1 and apply a force F, the same, The fastener 14 of the button 1 is guided by the sliding groove 51 of the shell 5 so that the button 1 is displaced along the longitudinal direction H on the shell 5 (for the guiding features of the fastener 14 and the sliding groove 51, please refer to The third figure), and pressing the button 1 into the housing 5 will cause the driving member 2 to contact the rocker 8 and apply a reverse torque to the rocker 8, and the rocker 8 accepts the reverse The moment is to slide and pivot on the second conductive member 7, thereby controlling the second conductive member 7 to pivot to break contact with the first conductive member 6, and when the button 1 is pressed, the first elastic The first longitudinal elastic portion 34 of the member 3 and the second longitudinal elastic portion 44 of the second elastic member 4 are simultaneously compressed to store a longitudinal elastic potential energy, and when the rocker member 8 pivots, the second convex portion 82 will push against the second driving part 22 of the driving member 2 to cause the driving member 2 to move along the transverse direction L in the transverse channel 11, thereby compressing the second transverse elastic part 43 of the second elastic member 4, so that The second transverse elastic portion 43 stores a transverse elastic potential energy. When the first conductive element 6 contacts the second conductive element 7 to form a disconnection, stop pressing the button 1. At this time, the first longitudinal elastic portion 34 of the first elastic element 3 and the second longitudinal elastic part 4 of the second elastic element 4 are disconnected. The elastic portion 44 releases the longitudinal elastic potential energy to reset the button 1 to the initial state, and the second lateral elastic portion 43 of the second elastic member 4 releases the lateral elastic potential energy to restore the driving member 2 to the central position The initial state. And the pressing of the button 1 In the process, the through hole 23 on the driving member 2 and the notch 15 on the button 1 can be used for the first protrusion 81 of the rocker member 8 to extend in, so as to avoid interference.

With reference to the previous views, the present invention has the first elastic member 3 simultaneously having a first transverse elastic portion 33 providing elastic force in the transverse direction L and a first longitudinal elastic portion 34 providing elastic force in the longitudinal direction H; and the second elastic member 3 The elastic element 4 has a second transverse elastic portion 43 that provides elastic force in the transverse direction L and a second longitudinal elastic portion 44 that provides elastic force in the longitudinal direction H; and the first elastic element 3 and the second elastic element 4 are assembled After the button 1, the first upper wall 32 and the second upper wall 42 are used to limit the driving member 2 in the transverse channel 11 of the button 1, so that the button 1 is inverted to be assembled on the tilt When the board is switched on and off, no additional limit mechanism is required, and the driver 2 will not fall from the button 1. This achieves the advantage of ease of assembly.

Based on the description of the above embodiments, when one can fully understand the operation and use of the present invention and the effects of the present invention, but the above embodiments are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the implementation of the present invention cannot be limited by this. The scope, that is, simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the description of the invention, are all within the scope of the present invention.

1: button

2: Driver

21: The first drive unit

211: The first operation surface

22: The second drive part

221: Second Operation Surface

3: The first elastic part

34: First longitudinal elastic part

4: The second elastic part

44: second longitudinal elastic part

5: Shell parts

6: The first conductive piece

7: The second conductive part

8: Rocker parts

81: The first convex part

811: first slope

82: second convex

821: second slope

L: horizontal

H: Vertical

d: spacing

Claims (10)

A push-type switch structure includes: a rocker switch, a shell member, a first conductive member, a second conductive member, and a rocker member. The first conductive member is fixed on the shell member, and the first conductive member is fixed on the shell member. Two conductive members are pivotally connected to the shell member, the rocker member is pivotally connected to the shell member, and the rocker member contacts the second conductive member, and a first convex portion is provided on the rocker member along a lateral interval And a second protrusion; a pressing member, including a button, a driving member, a first elastic member and a second elastic member, the button has a transverse channel extending along the transverse direction, the driving member has A first driving part and a second driving part are arranged at intervals along the transverse protrusion, the driving part is placed in the transverse groove and can be displaced in the transverse groove, and the first elastic part provides elasticity in the transverse direction. A first horizontal elastic portion for providing elastic force in a longitudinal direction and a first longitudinal elastic portion for providing elastic force in a longitudinal direction. The second elastic member has a second transverse elastic portion for providing elastic force in the transverse direction and a longitudinal elastic portion for providing elastic force in the longitudinal direction. A second longitudinal elastic part, the first elastic part and the second elastic part are arranged on the key, so that the first horizontal elastic part of the first elastic part and the second horizontal elastic part of the second elastic part are in the Abutting against two opposite sides of the driving member in the lateral direction, the button is movably combined with the shell member of the rocker switch and can be displaced along the longitudinal direction, so that the first longitudinal elastic portion of the first elastic member and the second The second longitudinal elastic portion of the elastic member abuts on the shell member, and the first driving portion and the second driving portion of the driving member respectively correspond to the first convex portion and the second convex portion of the rocker member. For example, the push-type switch structure of claim 1, further, the shell has a sliding groove extending along the longitudinal direction, the button has a fastener, and the button is fastened in the sliding groove of the shell through the fastener, This allows longitudinal displacement on the shell. For example, the push switch structure of claim 1, further, the first convex portion and the second convex portion of the rocker member have a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface, respectively, and the first driving portion and the second driving portion of the driving member The driving part is respectively provided with a first operation surface and a second operation surface which are inclined, and the first operation surface and the second operation surface respectively correspond to the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface. For example, the push-type switch structure of claim 1, further, the key has a first wall and a second wall on two opposite sides of the transverse channel, the first elastic member has a first side wall and a first upper wall, and The first elastic member is assembled on the first wall so that the first side wall is located outside the first wall, and the first upper wall shields the driving member. The second elastic member has a second side wall and a second side wall. The second upper wall, the second elastic member is assembled on the second wall, so that the second side wall is located outside the second wall, and the second upper wall shields the driving member. For example, the push switch structure of claim 4, further, the first wall has a first insert extending along the longitudinal direction, the second wall has a second insert extending along the longitudinal direction, and the first elastic member The first upper wall has a first insertion hole, and the second upper wall of the second elastic member has a second insertion hole; the first elastic member is inserted into the first insert through the first insertion hole and fixed to the The first wall, the second elastic member is embedded in the second insert through the second insert hole to be fixed to the second wall. Such as the push-type switch structure of claim 4, further, the first lateral elastic portion of the first elastic member extends from the first side wall, the first longitudinal elastic portion extends from the first upper wall; the second elastic member The second horizontal elastic portion extends from the second side wall, and the second longitudinal elastic portion extends from the second upper wall. For example, the push switch structure of claim 6, further, the first horizontal elastic part and the first longitudinal elastic part of the first elastic element are elastic pieces; the second horizontal elastic part and the second longitudinal elastic part of the second elastic element are shrapnel. For example, the push-type switch structure of claim 1, further, the driving member has two through holes, and the two through holes are respectively located at the relatively outer sides of the first driving part and the second driving part. For example, the push switch structure of claim 8, further, the button has two notches corresponding to two through holes. Such as the push switch structure of claim 1, further, when the key is not pressed into the housing along the longitudinal direction, the first driving part and the second driving part of the driving part and the first convex part of the rocker part There is a gap between and the second convex part.

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