TWI802419B - Switch device - Google Patents

Abstract

A switch device includes a casing, a slide switch, a linkage element, a swing element and a switch operating element. The casing includes a shell plate and an inner space, the shell plate is provided with a sliding groove, and the slide switch includes a switch body and a shift lever. The linkage element is slidably assembled with the switch body, and the linkage element includes a long guide groove and a driving portion. The switch operating element is disposed in the sliding groove and can slide between a first position and a second position. One end of the swing element is pivoted in the long guide groove, and the other end of the swing element is pivoted to the switch operating element. When the switch operating element slides from the first position to the second position, the swing element swings relative to the slide switch and drives the linkage element to slide relative to the switch body, so that the driving portion drives the shift lever to move from a first trigger position to a second trigger position.

Description

switchgear

The present invention relates to an electronic device, in particular to a switch device.

A switch is a common device in a power system, which is used to open a circuit, break a circuit, or transfer current to electronic components of other circuits to control the opening and closing or operation of electrical equipment.

For a slide switch, the user's operating stroke is often limited by the original movement stroke of the slide switch. For example, assuming that the original movement stroke of the slide switch is 1 millimeter (mm), the user's operation stroke It is also only 1mm. Therefore, in addition to making the operation difficult for the user, if the slide switch has multiple trigger positions, it is difficult for the user to accurately move to the correct trigger position, and it is easy to make an operation error.

In view of the above, in one embodiment, there is provided a switch device including a housing, a slide switch, a linkage element, a swing element, and a switch operation element. The casing includes a shell plate and an inner space, the shell plate is provided with a sliding groove, and the sliding groove communicates with the inner space. The slide switch is arranged in the inner space, and the slide switch includes a switch body and a driving rod, and the driving rod is movably connected to the switch body. The linking piece is arranged in the inner space and is slidably assembled to the switch body. The linking piece includes a long guide groove and a driving part, and the driving part is adjacent to the driving rod. The switch operating member is disposed in the slide groove and can selectively slide between the first position and the second position. One end of the swinging member is pivotally arranged in the long guide groove, and the other end of the swinging member is pivotally arranged at the switch operating member. Wherein, when the switch operating part slides from the first position to the second position, the swinging part swings relative to the sliding switch and drives the linkage part to slide relative to the switch body, so that the driving part drives the lever to move from the first trigger position to Second trigger position.

To sum up, according to the switch device of the embodiment of the present invention, one end of the swing member is pivotally arranged in the long guide groove of the linkage member and the other end of the swing member is pivotally arranged at the switch operating member, so that the operating stroke and operating position of the switch operating member It is not limited by the original stroke and position of the slide switch, so as to improve the convenience and accuracy of the operation of the switch device, and the setting position of the switch operating part of the switch device is also easy to adjust according to actual use requirements.

Various embodiments are proposed below for detailed description. However, the embodiments are only used as examples for illustration and will not limit the scope of protection of the present invention. In addition, some components are omitted from the drawings in the embodiments to clearly show the technical characteristics of the present invention. The same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or similar elements.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a switch device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of a switch device of the present invention, Fig. 3 is a plan view of an embodiment of a switch device of the present invention, and Fig. 4 is a line segment along line 4-4 of Fig. 3 The cutaway view. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the switch device 1 includes a housing 10, a slide switch 20, a link 30, a swinging member 40, and a switch operating member 50, wherein the switch device 1 is used to control electrical equipment (such as a television set, an air conditioner, etc.) or lamps and other household appliances, or other commercial appliances) start and stop or operation.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , the housing 10 is hollow and includes a shell plate 11 and an inner space 15 . The shell plate 11 is provided with a sliding groove 12 , and the sliding groove 12 communicates with the inner space 15 . For example, in this embodiment, the sliding groove 12 is a rectangular hole and penetrates through the shell plate 11 to communicate with the inner space 15 , and the sliding groove 12 is used for the assembly of the switch operation member 50 . In some embodiments, the sliding groove 12 may also be a square, oval or other irregularly shaped hole, which depends on the actual demand of the product.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the slide switch 20 is disposed in the inner space 15. In this embodiment, the inner space 15 of the casing 10 is provided with a circuit board 13, and the slide switch 20 includes a switch body 21 and a lever 22. The switch body 21 is electrically connected to the circuit board 13 , and the lever 22 is movably connected to the switch body 21 . Here, the lever 22 is slidably connected to the switch body 21, and the lever 22 can slide relative to the switch body 21 to a plurality of different trigger positions, wherein the inside of the switch body 21 can be provided with multiple electrical contact points (this (not shown in the drawing), when the lever 22 moves to different trigger positions, the electrical contacts can be turned on or off, so as to generate different trigger signals to control the operation of electrical equipment.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 , the link 30 is disposed in the inner space 15 and is slidably assembled to the switch body 21 , that is, the link 30 can slide along the switch body 21 . In this embodiment, the sliding direction of the linkage 30 is the same as that of the lever 22. Taking FIG. 2 as an example, both the linkage 30 and the lever 22 can slide along the X-axis direction relative to the switch body 21. Moreover, the extending direction of the sliding groove 12 of the casing 10 (here, the X-axis direction) is also the same as the sliding direction of the above-mentioned driving lever 22 . In addition, in this embodiment, the linkage 30 is a block (such as a plastic block or a metal block) and has a long guide groove 31 and a driving part 35, wherein the extending direction of the long guide groove 31 (here, the Y-axis direction) is vertical In the sliding direction of the linkage 30 (in this case, the X-axis direction).

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the driving portion 35 of the linkage member 30 is adjacent to the lever 22 , and the driving portion 35 is used to drive the lever 22 to slide relative to the switch body 21 . In this embodiment, the driving part 35 of the linkage 30 includes two cylinders 351 spaced apart from each other. The cylinder 351 can push the lever 22 to slide relative to the switch body 21 to different triggering positions.

In some embodiments, the driving rod 22 and the cylinders 351 of the driving part 35 may be in contact with each other, or there may be a slight gap between the driving rod 22 and the cylinders 351 of the driving part 35 , which is not limited thereto.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 , the swinging member 40 is disposed in the inner space 15 , and one end of the swinging member 40 is pivoted in the long guide groove 31 , and the other end of the swinging member 40 is pivoted in the switch operation member 50 . In this embodiment, the swing member 40 includes a first pivot portion 41, a second pivot portion 42 and a swing arm 43, the first pivot portion 41 and the second pivot portion 42 are respectively located at opposite ends of the swing arm 43 . Here, the first pivotal portion 41 is a shaft and integrally connected to one end of the swing arm 43 , the first pivotal portion 41 is perpendicular to the swing arm 43 and pivotally arranged in the long guide groove 31 , so that the first pivotal portion In addition to being able to rotate relative to the long guide slot 31 , the first pivot portion 41 can also slide along the extending direction of the long guide slot 31 (here, the Y-axis direction).

As shown in Figures 1 to 4, the switch operating member 50 is slidably disposed in the sliding groove 12. In this embodiment, the switch operating member 50 includes a sliding plate 51 and an operating handle 52, and the operating handle 52 is connected to the sliding plate 51. surface and is located in the sliding groove 12, the inner surface 111 of the shell plate 11 has a guide groove 112, wherein the extending direction of the guiding groove 112 is the same as the extending direction of the sliding groove 12, and the sliding plate 51 is located in the inner space 15 and is slidably assembled. connected to the guide groove 112. Thereby, the user can toggle the operating handle 52 of the switch operating member 50 by hand or a tool, so that the operating handle 52 slides in the sliding groove 12 and the sliding plate 51 slides along the guide groove 112 to control the switch operation. The member 50 as a whole moves to a plurality of different positions relative to the housing 10 .

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the second pivot portion 42 of the swing member 40 is pivotally disposed on the switch operation member 50 . In this embodiment, the second pivot portion 42 is a shaft and integrally connected to the other end of the swing arm 43 opposite to the first pivot portion 41, the second pivot portion 42 is perpendicular to the swing arm 43 and pivotally arranged on the switch The bottom of the sliding plate 51 of the operating member 50 enables the second pivot portion 42 to rotate relative to the switch operating member 50 .

In this way, when the user operates the switch operating part 50 to slide to different positions relative to the sliding groove 12, the linking part 30 can be driven to slide relative to the switch body 21 via the swinging part 40, so that the linking part 30 drives the lever 22 to move relative to the switch body 21. The switch body 21 slides to different trigger positions to generate different trigger signals. The operation mode of the switch device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in Figures 5 to 10, the present embodiment is described with the switch operating member 50 being able to slide to three different positions (such as the first position, the second position and the third position) relative to the sliding groove 12, wherein the above-mentioned The first position is that the operating handle 52 of the switch operating member 50 is located at one end of the sliding groove 12 (please refer to FIG. Please compare shown in Figure 3 and Figure 7), the third position is that the operating handle 52 of the switch operation member 50 is located at the other end of the sliding groove 12 (please compare Figure 3 and shown in Figure 9), that is to say, the above-mentioned second The location is between the first location and the third location. However, the above-mentioned embodiment is only an example. Actually, the switch operating member 50 can also slide to two different positions or more than four different positions relative to the sliding groove 12 .

First, as shown in Fig. 3, Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, when the switch operation member 50 is in the first position, the operating handle 52 of the switch operation member 50 is located at one end of the slide groove 12, and the first pivot joint of the swing member 40 41 is located at the end of the long guide groove 31 close to the switch operating member 50, and the lever 22 of the slide switch 20 is located at the first trigger position (as shown in FIG. 6 ) to generate the first trigger signal.

As shown in Fig. 3, Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, when the operating handle 52 of the switch operating part 50 is stressed (as shown by the arrow F1) and slides toward the center of the slide groove 12, the switch operating part 50 is moved by the first In the process of sliding from one position (the position shown in FIG. 5 ) to the second position (the position shown in FIG. 7 ), the switch operating member 50 can drive the swinging member 40 to swing around the first pivot joint 41 , and the force (shown by the arrow F1) will be transmitted to the first pivotal part 41 through the swing arm 43, so that the first pivotal part 41 generates the component force S1 in the Y-axis direction and the component force S2 in the X-axis direction. The component force S1 can make the first pivotal part 41 slide along the long guide groove 31 in a direction away from the switch operating member 50 , and the above-mentioned component force S2 can push the linkage 30 to slide relative to the switch body 21 , so that the linkage 30 The driving part 35 drives the lever 22 to slide relative to the switch body 21, so that the lever 22 moves from the above-mentioned first trigger position (the position shown in Figure 6) to the second trigger position (the position shown in Figure 8 ) to generate the second trigger signal.

Next, as shown in Figures 7 and 8, when the operating handle 52 of the switch operating member 50 is stressed (as shown by the arrow F2) and slides toward the other end of the slide groove 12, the switch operating member 50 is operated by the second position (as shown in FIG. 7 ) to the third position (as shown in FIG. 9 ), the switch operating member 50 will also drive the swinging member 40 to swing around the first pivotal portion 41 , and the force (shown by the arrow F2) will be transmitted to the first pivotal part 41 through the swing arm 43, so that the first pivotal part 41 generates the component force S3 in the Y-axis direction and the component force S4 in the X-axis direction. The component force S3 can make the first pivotal part 41 slide along the long guide groove 31 toward the direction of the switch operation part 50, and the above-mentioned component force S4 can drive the linkage part 30 to slide relative to the switch body 21, so that the linkage part 30 The driving part 35 drives the lever 22 to slide relative to the switch body 21, so that the lever 22 can move from the second trigger position (as shown in Figure 8) to the third trigger position (as shown in Figure 10 ) to generate the third trigger signal.

In some embodiments, the operation mode and principle of the switch operating member 50 sliding from the third position to the second position or from the second position to the first position are the same as those described above, and will not be repeated here.

To sum up, the switch device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is pivotally arranged in the long guide groove 31 of the linkage member 30 through the first pivot joint 41 at one end of the swing member 40 and the second pivot joint 42 at the other end of the swing member 40 . In the switch operation part 50, the switch operation part 50 can drive the lever 22 of the slide switch 20 to move indirectly through the swing part 40 and the linkage part 30, that is to say, the switch operation part 50 does not directly drive the lever 22 of the slide switch 20 to move . Therefore, the operating stroke and operating position of the switch operating member 50 will not be limited by the original stroke and position of the lever 22 of the slide switch 20, so as to improve the convenience and accuracy of the operation of the switch device 1, and the operation of the switch device 1 The setting position of the switch operation member 50 is also easy to adjust according to actual usage requirements.

For example, please refer to Fig. 2, Fig. 5 to Fig. 10, when the swing arm 43 of the swing member 40 is longer, the setting position of the switch operation member 50 can be farther away from the slide switch 20, so that The installation position of the switch operation member 50 can be freely determined by adjusting the length of the swing arm 43 . In addition, when the swing arm 43 of the swing member 40 is longer, the movable stroke of the switch operation member 50 is also larger, that is, the movement stroke of the switch operation member 50 from the first position to the second position (for example, 1 cm ( centimeter, cm)) is greater than the original movement stroke (eg 0.1cm) of the lever 22 moving from the first trigger position to the second trigger position, and the movement stroke (eg 1cm) of the switch operating member 50 moving from the second position to the third position It will also be greater than the original movement stroke (for example, 0.1 cm) of the shift lever 22 moving from the second trigger position to the third trigger position, so that the user can easily and accurately manipulate the switch operation member 50 to move to the correct position, so that the shift lever 22 can be correctly activated. The ground slides to the corresponding trigger position relative to the switch body 21, so as to avoid the occurrence of wrong operation.

As shown in FIG. 5 , in this embodiment, the long guide groove 31 has a centerline L, and the centerline L is perpendicular to the sliding direction of the linkage member 30 (in this case, the X-axis direction), and the switch operation member 50 is positioned at the first position, there is an included angle A1 between the swing arm 43 of the swinging member 40 and the center line L, and the included angle A1 is an acute angle less than 45°, so that the operating handle 52 of the switch operating member 50 is stressed (as shown by the arrow F1) When moving toward the second position, the resistance generated when the swinging member 40 pushes the linking member 30 can be reduced. As shown in Figure 9 again, when the switch operating member 50 is in the third position, there is another included angle A2 between the swing arm 43 of the swing member 40 and the center line L, and the included angle A2 can also be an acute angle less than 45°, so that the switch When the operating handle 52 of the operating member 50 is forced to move toward the second position, the resistance generated when the swinging member 40 pushes the linking member 30 can be reduced.

As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3, in this embodiment, at least one marking piece (here three marking pieces 113a, 113b, 113c) is further provided on the surface of the shell plate 11, and the three marking pieces 113a, 113b, 113c The positions respectively correspond to the first position, the second position and the third position of the above-mentioned switch operating member 50, so as to achieve the function of marking and further improve the accuracy of the user's operation.

In some embodiments, the above-mentioned marking elements 113a, 113b, 113c can be marking lines, punctuation points, marking symbols, marking patterns or marking characters. In addition, each marking piece 113a, 113b, 113c and the shell plate 11 can be integrally formed, or each marking piece 113a, 113b, 113c can also be assembled to the shell plate 11 by printing, sticking or welding.

As shown in Figure 2, Figure 5 and Figure 9, the housing 10 can be further provided with a first limiting portion 16 and a second limiting portion 17, in this embodiment, the first limiting portion 16 and the second limiting portion The portion 17 is two opposite side walls of the casing 10 , the first limiting portion 16 and the second limiting portion 17 are perpendicular to the shell 11 and connected to two opposite sides of the shell 11 respectively. When the switch operating member 50 is in the first position (as shown in FIG. 5 ), the switch operating member 50 abuts against the first limit portion 16 to obtain a stop limit. When the switch operating member 50 is in the third position (as shown in FIG. 9 ), the switch operating member 50 abuts against the second limiting portion 17 to obtain a stop limit, so as to prevent the user from making a wrong operation.

In some embodiments, the switch operating member 50 can only slide to two different positions, for example, the switch operating member 50 can slide between a first position and a second position, wherein the first position can be the aforementioned FIG. 5 The first position shown, and the second position can be the third position shown in Figure 9 above. When the switch operating member 50 is in the first position, the switch operating member 50 abuts against the first limiting portion 16 to obtain a stop limit; when the switch operating member 50 is in the second position, the switch operating member 50 abuts against the second The limit portion 17 is used to obtain a stop limit.

Fig. 11 is a plan view of another embodiment of the switch device of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 11 , the difference between this embodiment and the above-mentioned embodiment in FIG. 2 is that the first limiting portion 16 ′ and the second limiting portion 17 ′ of this embodiment are arranged in the inner space 15 of the housing 10 , For example, the first limiting portion 16 ′ and the second limiting portion 17 ′ can be protrusions or baffles, so as to match the switch operation member 50 with different strokes.

To sum up, according to the switch device of the embodiment of the present invention, the first pivotal joint at one end of the swinging member is pivotally arranged in the long guide groove of the linkage member and the second pivotal joint at the other end of the swinging member is pivotally arranged at the switch operating member. The operating stroke and operating position of the switch operating part will not be limited by the original stroke and position of the slide switch, so as to improve the convenience and accuracy of the switch device operation, and the setting position of the switch operating part of the switch device is also easy to adjust according to the actual situation. Use to adjust.

Although the technical content of the present invention has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modification and modification made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention should be covered by the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be defined by the scope of the appended patent application.

1: switch device 10: Housing 11: shell plate 111: inner surface 112: guide groove 113a, 113b, 113c: markers 12: Sliding groove 13: Circuit board 15: Internal space 16,16': the first limit part 17,17': The second limit part 20: Slide switch 21: Switch body 22: Lever 30: Linkage 31: Long guide groove 35: Drive Department 351: Cylinder 40: Swing 41: The first pivot joint 42: Second pivot joint 43: arm swing 50: switch operation part 51: sliding board 52: Operating handle L: Centerline F1, F2: Arrows S1, S2, S3, S4: component force A1, A2: included angle

[Fig. 1] is a perspective view of an embodiment of the switch device of the present invention. [Fig. 2] is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the switch device of the present invention. [Fig. 3] is a plan view of an embodiment of the switchgear of the present invention. [Fig. 4] is a cross-sectional view of Fig. 3 along line 4-4. [Fig. 5] is a plan view of the switch operating member in the first position of the present invention. [FIG. 6] It is a sectional view of the switch operating member in the first position of the present invention. [FIG. 7] It is the plan view of the switch operating part of the present invention in the second position. [FIG. 8] It is a cross-sectional view of the switch operating member in the second position of the present invention. [FIG. 9] It is the plane view of the switch operation part of the present invention in the third position. [Fig. 10] is a cross-sectional view of the switch operating member in the third position of the present invention. [Fig. 11] is a plan view of another embodiment of the switchgear of the present invention.

1: switch device

10: Shell

11: shell plate

113a, 113b, 113c: markers

12: Sliding groove

13: Circuit board

15: Internal space

16: The first limit part

17: The second limit part

20: Slide switch

21: Switch body

22: Lever

30: Linkage

31: Long guide groove

35: Drive Department

351: Cylinder

40: Swing

41: The first pivot joint

42: Second pivot joint

43: arm swing

50: switch operation part

51: sliding board

52: Operating handle

Claims (13)

A switch device, comprising: a shell, including a shell plate and an internal space, the shell plate is provided with a sliding groove, and the sliding groove communicates with the internal space; a sliding switch is arranged in the internal space, the sliding switch It includes a switch body and a lever, the lever is movably connected to the switch body; a linking piece is arranged in the inner space and slidably connected to the switch body, and the linking piece includes a long guide a slot and a driving part, the driving part is adjacent to the lever; a switch operating part is arranged in the sliding slot and can selectively slide between a first position and a second position; and a swinging part, Set in the internal space, one end of the swinging member is pivotally arranged in the long guide groove, and the other end of the swinging member is pivotally arranged at the switch operating member; wherein, when the switch operating member slides from the first position to In the second position, the swinging member swings relative to the sliding switch and drives the linking member to slide relative to the switch body, so that the driving part drives the driving lever to move from a first triggering position to a second triggering position . The switch device as described in claim 1, wherein the swinging member includes a first pivotal portion, a second pivotal portion and a swing arm, the first pivotal portion and the second pivotal portion are respectively located on the swinging At two opposite ends of the arm, the first pivotal part is pivotally arranged in the long guide slot, and the second pivotal part is pivotally arranged in the switch operation member. The switch device as described in claim 2, wherein when the switch operating member is at the first position, the first pivot portion is located at one end of the long guide groove, and when the switch operating member is at the second position, the first A pivot joint is located at the other end of the long guide slot. The switch device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first position to the second position has a first movement distance, the first trigger position to the second trigger position has a second movement distance, the first movement distance greater than the second travel distance. The switch device as claimed in claim 1, wherein an extending direction of the long guide groove is perpendicular to a sliding direction of the linking member. The switch device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the driving part of the linkage includes two cylinders spaced apart from each other, and the lever is sandwiched between the two cylinders. The switch device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the switch operating member includes a sliding plate and an operating handle, the operating handle is connected to the sliding plate and is located in the sliding groove, and an inner surface of the shell plate has a guide groove , the sliding plate is located in the inner space and is slidably combined with the guide groove. The switch device as claimed in item 1, wherein the long guide groove has a center line, the center line is perpendicular to a sliding direction of the linkage member, the swing member includes a swing arm, and the switch operation member is positioned on the first When in position, there is an included angle between the swing arm of the oscillating member and the center line, and the included angle is an acute angle less than 45°. The switch device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing is provided with a first limiting portion and a second limiting portion, when the switch operating member is in the first position, the switch operating member abuts against the first A limiting portion, when the switch operating member is in the second position, the switch operating member abuts against the second limiting portion. The switch device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the switch operating member can selectively slide to a third position, and when the switch operating member slides from the second position to the third position, the swinging member Swing relative to the slide switch and drive the linkage relative to the The switch body slides, so that the driving part drives the driving lever to move from the second trigger position to a third trigger position. The switch device according to claim 10, wherein the second position is between the first position and the third position, and a marker is provided on the surface of the shell, and the position of the marker corresponds to the second position. The switch device as described in claim 10, wherein the casing is provided with a first limiting portion and a second limiting portion, when the switch operating member is in the first position, the switch operating member is against the first The limiting part, when the switch operating part is in the third position, the switch operating part abuts against the second limiting part. The switch device according to claim 9 or 12, wherein the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion are two opposite side walls of the casing, and the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion are respectively connected to opposite sides of the shell.

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