WO2005038843A1 - 回転・押圧操作型電子部品およびそれを用いた電子機器 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a rotation-press operation type electronic component that can be used for a mobile phone, a personal computer, and the like, and an electronic device using the same.
- a contact mechanism of a rotating / pressing operation type electronic component used in a mobile phone for example, as shown in Patent Document 1, a conductive portion radially arranged on the surface of a radial contact plate 38 has a common contact mechanism. There is one that detects the direction and amount of rotation of the cylindrical operation knob 26 by bringing the elastic contacts 39A and the signal elastic contacts 39B and 39C into contact with each other (see FIG. 27B).
- insulating portions 54 and conductive portions 55 are alternately arranged at a predetermined angular pitch on the outer peripheral surface of a cylindrical portion 40A, and a plurality of elastic contact legs 37 contacting these are arranged. Some detect the rotation direction and amount of rotation of the cylindrical operation knob 42 (see FIG. 27C).
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-251584
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-283685
- the outer diameter of the cylindrical operation knob 42 relating to the latter electronic component is reduced to reduce the size.
- the contact mechanism of the latter electronic component which has an elastic contact leg 37 with an equal force, is structured so that the elastic contact leg 37 comes into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 40A from which the side end surface force of the cylindrical operating knob 42 also projects. Need to be placed. For this reason, when trying to reduce the width dimension of the entire electronic component, the width dimension of the cylindrical operation knob 42 becomes relatively small, and there is a problem that the operability is reduced.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a rotating and pressing operation type electronic component that can be reduced in size without deteriorating workability, contact reliability, and operability.
- a rotation-pressing-operation-type electronic component includes a frame that achieves the above object, and a cylindrical rotation operation body that is rotatably supported in the frame.
- a rotating / pressing operation type electronic component for detecting a rotation direction and a rotation amount by rotating a body, and pressing down the frame body to drive a push button switch, wherein the electronic component is formed of a tubular conductor and has an opening edge.
- Force An inner contact having a plurality of extending portions extending in parallel along the axis at a predetermined angular pitch is inserted into the rotary operating body to integrally form the inner contact, and the inner contact extends out of the inner contact.
- At least one contact piece for rotation signal is arranged to be able to contact the inner peripheral surface of the portion, and the common contact piece is arranged to be always in contact with the inner peripheral surface excluding the extending portion.
- the rotation signal contact piece and the common contact piece come into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the inner contact. For this reason, even if the outer diameter of the rotary operation body of the electronic component of the present invention is reduced and downsized, a sufficient panel length can be ensured for the rotation signal contact piece and the common contact piece. For this reason, a high contact accuracy is required for the contact piece for the rotation signal as soon as the specified contact pressure is secured. Since it is not necessary, processing becomes easy, and a decrease in contact reliability due to variation in dimensional accuracy can be avoided.
- the angular pitch of the extending portion of the inner contact can be made relatively large, so that the rotation signal contact piece does not come into contact with the extending portion due to external vibration or the like. No malfunction occurs.
- the rotation signal contact piece and the common contact piece are arranged in the inner contact, and the contact mechanism is not arranged adjacent to the side end face of the rotary operation body as in the conventional example. For this reason, even if the width dimension of the rotary operating body of the rotary / pressing operation type electronic component according to the present invention is reduced, operability is not significantly impaired.
- the common contact piece may be constituted by a plurality of elastic contact portions that are always in contact with the inner peripheral surface excluding the extending portion of the inner contact.
- the contact reliability is improved.
- a plurality of elastic contact portions provided on the common contact piece may have different lengths.
- the contact reliability and the service life are extended.
- a rotating and pressing operation type electronic component includes a frame, and a cylindrical rotating operation body rotatably supported in the frame, and rotates the rotating operation body in a rotating direction.
- a rotary / pressing type electronic component that detects the rotation amount and the amount of rotation and drives the push button switch by pressing down the frame body, which is made of a disc-shaped conductor, and is a predetermined angle from the outer peripheral edge.
- An inner contact having a plurality of extending portions extending in parallel along the axis at a pitch is inserted into the rotary operating body to be integrated, and
- At least one rotation signal contact piece is arranged to be able to contact the inner peripheral surface of the extending portion, and the contact portion of the common terminal is always in contact with the outward surface excluding the extending portion.
- the rotating / pressing type electronic component according to the present invention does not require a common contact piece, simplifies the structure, reduces the number of components and the number of assembly steps, and improves productivity.
- the inner peripheral surface of the extending portion of the inner contact can be contacted.
- the elastic contact portions of the plurality of rotation signal contact pieces may have different length dimensions. According to the present embodiment, two elastic contact portions are provided in the same portion of the inner contact extending portion. No contact increases contact reliability and life.
- a step portion may be provided on the inner peripheral surface of the rotary operating body so as to be flush with the extending portion of the inner contact.
- the rotary operating body since there is no step between the rotary operating body and the inner contact, the rotary operating body can be smoothly rotated, and the operability is improved.
- a push button switch may be provided on the lower surface of the frame.
- the push button switches can be arranged in the frame in advance, the wiring design of the print substrate becomes easy.
- the electronic apparatus implements the rotary / pressing-type electronic component according to claims 1 to 6, and the push-button switch so as to be located immediately below the frame of the rotary / pressing-type electronic component.
- the rotary operating body of the rotating / pressing operation type electronic component mounted on the printed circuit board detection data of the rotation direction and the rotation amount of the rotary operating body is converted into an inner shape. The detection is performed via a contact and a contact piece for rotation signal, and the push button switch is driven by pressing down the frame.
- Another electronic device includes a rotary 'press operation-type electronic component according to claim 7, and a printed circuit board capable of directly electrically connecting lead terminals of a push-button switch of the rotary' press-operation electronic component.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view when a first embodiment according to the present invention is applied to a mobile phone.
- FIG. 2A is a perspective view of a main part of FIG. 1, and FIG. 2B is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 2A.
- FIG. 3A is a front view of FIG. 2A
- FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 3A
- FIG. 3C is a left side view of FIG. 2A
- FIG. 3D is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 3C.
- FIG. 4A is a perspective view of a rotating / pressing operation type electronic component exerted by the first embodiment
- FIG. 4B is a perspective view at an angle different from that of FIG. 4A.
- FIG. 5A is a plan view of the first embodiment in which a rotary operation body is removed for convenience
- FIG. 5B is a perspective view of FIG. 5A.
- FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 4A.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view for explaining the first half of the assembly process of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view for explaining the latter half of the assembly process of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 9A is a plan cross-sectional view illustrating a contact structure according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view for explaining a contact structure according to one embodiment.
- FIGS. 10A, 10B, and 10C are a front cross-sectional view, a side cross-sectional view, and a cross-sectional perspective view of a rotary operation body according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of a rotating / pressing-type electronic component acting on a second embodiment.
- FIG. 12 is a perspective view for explaining the first half of an assembly process according to a second embodiment.
- FIG. 13 is a perspective view for explaining the latter half of the assembly process of the second embodiment.
- FIG. 14A is a plan view of a second embodiment in which a rotary operation body is removed for convenience
- FIG. 14B is a perspective view of FIG. 14A.
- FIG. 15A and FIG. 15B are a plan cross-sectional view and a perspective view of a contact structure applied to a second embodiment.
- 16A, 16B, and 16C are a front cross-sectional view, a side cross-sectional view, and a cross-sectional perspective view of a rotary operation body according to a second embodiment.
- FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a rotating / pressing-type electronic component acting on a third embodiment.
- 18A, 18B, and 18C are a plan view, a front view, and a right side cross-sectional view showing a case where the rotary-press operation type electronic component of the third embodiment is mounted on a printed board.
- FIGS. 19A and 19B show a rotary / pressing operation type electronic component according to a fourth embodiment. It is a perspective view at the time of seeing from a different angle.
- FIG. 20A is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment in which a rotary operation body is removed for convenience
- FIG. 20B is a plan view of FIG. 20A.
- FIG. 21 is a perspective view of a rotating / pressing-type electronic component acting on a fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 22A and FIG. 22B are perspective views when the rotating / pressing operation type electronic component acting on the fifth embodiment is viewed from different angles.
- FIG. 23A is a perspective view of a fifth embodiment in which a rotary operation body is removed for convenience
- FIG. 23B is a plan view of FIG. 23A.
- FIG. 24 is an exploded perspective view of a rotating / pressing-type electronic component acting on a fifth embodiment.
- FIG. 25A is a perspective view of a rotating / pressing-type electronic component acting on the sixth embodiment
- FIG. 25B describes a method of mounting the rotating / pressing-type electronic component of the sixth embodiment on a printed circuit board.
- FIG. 26A is a perspective view showing the mounting state of the sixth embodiment
- FIG. 26B is a front view of FIG. 26A
- FIG. 26C is a right side view of FIG. 26A
- FIG. 26D is a right side sectional view of FIG. 26A. .
- FIG. 27A is a schematic sectional view showing a contact mechanism according to the present invention
- FIGS. 27B and 27C are schematic sectional views showing a contact mechanism working in a conventional example.
- the first embodiment is a case where the present invention is applied to a rotating / pressing-type electronic component 10 of a mobile phone 100, as shown in FIGS.
- the mobile phone 100 fits the cover 103 into the opening 102 of the housing 101 so that the rotating and pressing operation-type electronic component 10 is mounted on the surface of the printed circuit board 110 housed in the housing 101. It has been pressed to keep it from falling out.
- the cover 103 has a rectangular opening 104 into which the rotating operation body 60 of the rotating / pressing operation type electronic component 10 is fitted, and the rotating / pressing operation type electronic component is opened from the lower edge of the opening 104.
- Each pair of partition walls 105 and 106 protrude so that the position of the partition 10 can be regulated.
- the partition wall 105 pushes down the terminal portions 33, 38 of the contact pieces 30, 35 and the terminal portions 57, 59 of the common contact piece 54, which will be described later, so that they are connected to the connection pads 112a, 112b and 112b of the printed circuit board 110. And press-connect to 113a and 113b respectively to make electrical connection.
- a scroll bar (not shown) is moved to desired information data among the information data displayed in the monitor 107. Then, desired information data can be selected by pressing down the rotating / pressing operation type electronic component 10.
- the rotating / pressing operation type electronic component 10 generally includes first and second contact pieces 30 and 35 for a rotation signal, a retaining cover 40, a panel 45 for operation feeling, and It comprises a first base 20 to which a rotation signal common contact piece 50 is assembled, a rotation operation body 60 into which a cylindrical inner contact 70 is press-fitted, and a second base 80 to which a rotation signal common terminal 54 is assembled.
- the first base 20 has a push-down pin 21 (FIG. 4B) projecting from the lower surface thereof, and arm receiving portions 23 and 24 projecting in parallel on both sides of a shaft portion 22 projecting sideways.
- the shaft portion 22 has a guide groove 25 for press-fitting and fixing an operation feel panel 45 at an upper end of an outer peripheral surface thereof, and first and second rotation signal first and second side surfaces on both side surfaces of the outer peripheral surface.
- Guide grooves 26a, 26b (guide grooves 26a are not shown) for guiding the elastic contact portions 31, 36 of the two contact pieces 30, 35 are formed respectively.
- a press-fitting groove 27 is formed on the tip end surface of the shaft portion 22 so as to press-fit the common contact piece for rotation signal.
- the first and second contact pieces 30 and 35 for the rotation signal have mutually symmetrical shapes, and have elastic contact portions 31 and 36 slidingly contacting an inner peripheral surface of an inner contact 70 described later; It comprises connecting portions 32 and 37 for obtaining a desired squeeze, and terminal portions 33 and 38 which are in active contact with the connection pads 112a and 112b of the printed circuit board 110.
- the free ends of the terminal portions 33 and 38 are bent into a substantially V shape, and are divided into two. This is to ensure the desired panel force and the contact reliability.
- the elastic contact portions 31, 36 have different lengths so as not to contact the same portion of the inner peripheral surface of the extending portion 71 of the inner contact 70. Further, the distal ends of the elastic contact portions 31, 36 are curved to ensure smooth operability. Further, in order to enhance the contact reliability, the leading end portions of the elastic contact portions 31, 36 may be divided into a plurality of pieces.
- the retaining cover 40 is for preventing the first and second contact pieces 30, 35 inserted into the first base 20 from lifting up and for retaining the first and second contact pieces 30, 35. For this reason, the cover 40 locks a pair of locking claws 41, 42 provided at the lower end of the cover 40 to the lower surface edge of the first base 20, thereby forming the first and second contact pieces 30. Keep 35 out.
- the operation feeling panel 45 is for giving a click feeling to the operator by abutting on a ridge 64 provided on an inner peripheral surface opening edge of the rotary operation body 60 described later.
- the panel 45 is attached by laterally pressing a wide portion 46 provided at one end thereof into a slit 25a (FIG. 6) communicating with the guide groove 25.
- the rotation signal common contact piece 50 can be press-fitted into a pair of elastic contact portions 51 and 52 that are always in contact with an inner peripheral surface of an inner contact 70 to be described later, and a slit 27 provided on a tip end surface of the shaft portion 22. And a press-fit tongue piece 53.
- the elastic contact portions 51 and 52 have different lengths so as not to contact the same portion of the inner peripheral surface of the inner contact 70.
- the distal ends of the elastic contact portions 31 and 36 are curved to ensure smooth operability. Further, in order to enhance the contact reliability, the distal ends of the elastic contact portions 31 and 36 may be divided into a plurality of pieces.
- the rotary operating body 60 is a cylindrical body that can be inserted into the shaft portion 22 of the first base 20, and as shown in FIG. 10, a rotary operating section 61 having an uneven surface at the center of its outer peripheral surface.
- pressing operation portions 62 and 63 are formed on both sides of the rotary operation body 61, respectively.
- the rotary operating body 60 has a ridge 64 for obtaining a click feeling at one side edge of the inner peripheral surface thereof, and a stepped portion at a predetermined pitch at an intermediate portion of the inner peripheral surface. 65 is formed (Fig. 10).
- the inner contact 70 also has a cylindrical conductor force, and has an extended portion 71 protruding from one side edge thereof at a predetermined pitch in parallel with the axis.
- the step portion 65 is located between the extending portions 71, and the inner peripheral surface of the extending portion 71 is flush with the step portion 65. There is no step (Fig. 10B).
- the second base 80 has a push-down pin 81 (FIG. 4B) projecting from the lower surface thereof, and has a bearing 82 formed integrally with the shaft 22 to correspond to the shaft 22.
- a pair of arm portions 83, 84 protrude laterally so as to correspond to the 20 arm receiving portions 23, 24, respectively.
- the arms 83, 84 have projections 83a, 84a formed at the base of the upper surface, and projections 83b, 84b for fitting formed at the distal end surfaces thereof.
- a guide pin 85 with a pedestal protrudes from the lower surface of the arm portion 83
- a guide pin 86 protrudes from the lower surface of the arm portion 84.
- a slit 87a (FIG.
- the rotation signal common terminal 54 is connected to the rotation signal common contact piece 50 by pressing and electrically connecting thereto, and a pair of connections extending from the base of the connection tongue piece 55.
- the connecting portions 56 and 58 have terminal portions 57 and 59 whose free ends are bent in a substantially V-shape, and whose distal ends are divided into two portions.
- the elastic contact portions 31, 36 of the first and second contact pieces 30, 35 for rotation signals are inserted into guide grooves 26a, 26b provided on both sides of the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 22 of the first base 20, respectively.
- the connecting portions 32 and 37 are engaged with the positioning projections 23a and 24a of the portions 23 and 24, respectively, and positioned.
- the wide portion 46 of the operation feeling panel 45 is press-fitted into the slit 25a of the guide groove 25 of the shaft portion 22, and the rotation signal common contact piece 5 is inserted into the slit 27 of the shaft portion 22 (FIG. 3B). Press-fit the tongue piece 53 with 0.
- the rotation signal common contact pieces 30 and 35 are prevented from coming off by engaging and attaching the locking claws 41 of the stopper cover 40 to the lower surface edge of the first base 20.
- the elastic contact portions of the rotation signal first and second contact pieces 30, 35 are inserted. 31 and 36 can contact the inner peripheral surface of the extending portion 71 of the inner contact 70, respectively. Further, the elastic contact portions 51, 52 of the common contact piece 50 always contact the continuous inner peripheral surface of the inner contact 70 (FIGS. 9B and 27A). Further, the operation feeling panel 45 can be brought into contact with the protrusion 64 of the rotary operation body 60.
- the connecting tongue 55 of the rotation signal common terminal 54 is press-fitted into the bearing 82 of the second base 80, and the connecting portions 56, 58 are engaged with the positioning projections 83 a, 84 a of the arms 83, 84. Stop and assemble. Then, the bearing portion 82 is inserted from an opening on one side of the rotary operating body 60, and the shaft portion 22 of the first base 20 is fitted into the fitting hole 87b. Further, the fitting projections 83b, 84b of the arms 83, 84 are inserted into fitting holes (not shown) of the arm receivers 23, 24 of the first base 20 to be integrated. Therefore, the tongue piece 55 of the common terminal 54 is pressed against the common contact piece 50 to be electrically connected (FIG. 3B), and the rotary operation body 60 is rotatably supported.
- positioning holes 114 a and 114 b of printed circuit board 110 mounted in mobile phone 100 are inserted and positioned by positioning pins 85 and 86 of second base 80, respectively.
- the push-down pins 21, 81 of the second base 80 abut against the push-button switches 111a, 11lb, respectively.
- the cover 103 is fitted into the opening 102 provided in the housing 101 of the mobile phone 100, the rotating / pressing operation type electronic component 10 is prevented from falling off.
- the elastic contact portions 51 and 52 of the common contact piece 50 are always in contact with the inner contact 70.
- the elastic contact portions 31, 36 of the first and second contact pieces 30, 35 for the rotation signal come into contact with the extending portion 71 of the inner contact 70, and come into non-contact.
- the states are repeated alternately. For this reason, a pulse signal
- the rotation direction and the amount of rotation of the rotary operation body 60 can be detected by outputting the respective values.
- the detected data is converted via a control circuit (not shown), and the detection result is displayed on the monitor 107 of the mobile phone 100 as a movement of a scroll bar.
- the rotation operation unit 61 or the pressing operation units 62 and 63 of the rotation operation body 60 is pressed down, so that the print board 110
- the desired information data displayed on the monitor 107 is selected.
- the user can move the scroll bar displayed on the monitor 107 to select and determine desired information data.
- connection portions 112 a and 112 b and the connection portions 113 a and 113 b of the printed circuit board 110 have the terminal portions 33 and 38 of the first and second contact pieces for rotation signal and the terminal portions 57 and 57 of the common terminal 54. 59 are in direct contact with each other. For this reason, the number of parts and the number of assembling steps are small, and the rotating / pressing operation type electronic component 10 having a small height is obtained. In particular, since the base portion and the mounting plate as in the conventional example are not required, the rotating and pressing operation type electronic component 10 having a small floor area can be obtained. As a result, there is an advantage that the integration density of other electronic components on the printed circuit board 110 can be increased.
- the common terminal 54 is brought into direct contact with the inner contact 70.
- the inner contact 70 protrudes from the outer peripheral edge of the disc-shaped contact portion 72 at a predetermined pitch in parallel with the axis.
- elastic contact portions 55a, 55a are formed at eccentric positions on the distal end edge of the tongue piece 55 of the common terminal 54.
- the shaft portion 22 of the first base 20 is inserted into the rotary operation body 60 (FIG. 16) into which the inner contact 70 is press-fitted.
- the elastic contact portions 31 and 36 of the first and second rotation signal contact pieces 30 and 35 can come into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the extending portion 71 of the inner contact 70, respectively.
- connection tongue 55 of the rotation signal common terminal 54 is press-fitted into the press-fit hole 87 c of the bearing 82 of the second base 80, and the positioning protrusions of the arms 83, 84 are provided. Attach the connecting parts 56 and 58 to 83a and 84a. Then, the bearing 82 is rotated. It is inserted through the opening on one side of the operating body 60, and the fitting projections 83b and 84b of the arms 83 and 84 are inserted into fitting holes (not shown) of the arms 23 and 24 of the first base 20. And the rotation operation body 60 is rotatably supported.
- the elastic contact portions 55a and 55a provided on the tongue piece 55 of the common terminal 54 come into contact with the contact portion 72 of the inner contact 70 (FIG. 15A). According to the present embodiment, there is an advantage that the common contact piece 50 becomes unnecessary, the number of parts and the number of assembly steps are reduced, and the productivity is further improved.
- push-down pins 21 and 81 project from the lower surfaces of the arm receiving portion 23 of the first base 20 and the arm portion 83 of the second base 80, respectively. This is the case.
- the push-down pins 21 and 81 are arranged on the side opposite to the operator's hand, the operator can easily turn on and off the push-button switches 11 la and 111 b with one thumb. Therefore, there is an advantage that operability is improved.
- Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment described above, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- the first base 20 has arm receiving portions 23 and 24 projecting in parallel on both sides of a shaft portion 22 projecting sideways.
- the shaft portion 22 has a guide groove 25 formed at the upper end of the outer peripheral surface thereof for press-fitting and fixing an operation feeler panel 45, and first and second rotation signal first and second positions on both sides of the guide groove.
- Guide grooves 26a and 26b guide grooves 26a are not shown) for guiding the contact portions 31 and 36 of the contact pieces 30 and 35 are formed, respectively.
- a press-fit groove 27 for press-fitting the rotation signal common contact piece 50 is formed on the tip end surface of the shaft portion 22, and elastic contact portions 51, 52 of the common contact piece 50 are formed on both outer peripheral surfaces thereof.
- Guide grooves 28a and 28b for guiding are provided.
- positioning protrusions are not provided on the upper surface edges of the arm receiving portions 23 and 24, fitting protrusions 23b and 24b (fitting protrusions 23b are not shown) protrude from the distal end surfaces. I have.
- the first and second contact pieces 30, 35 for the rotation signal have mutually symmetrical shapes
- the elastic contact portions 31 and 36 that slide on the inner peripheral surface of the inner contact 70, which will be described later, and the terminal portions 33 and 38 for soldering to the connection pads 112a and 112b of the printed circuit board 110 also serve as a force.
- the elastic contact portions 31 and 36 have different lengths so that they do not contact the same portion of the inner peripheral surface of the extending portion of the inner contact 70.
- the retaining cover 40 is inserted and fixed by inserting the side end face force of the first base 20 to prevent the first and second contact pieces 30 and 35 from floating and to prevent the first and second contact pieces 30 and 35 from coming off.
- the rotation signal common contact piece 50 has a pair of elastic contact portions 51 and 52 that are always in contact with an inner peripheral surface of an inner contact 70 described later.
- the elastic contact portions 51 and 52 do not contact the same portion of the inner peripheral surface of the inner contact 70! /
- the rotary operation body 60 is a cylindrical body that can be inserted into the shaft portion 22 of the first base 20, and has a rotary operation portion 61 formed at the center of the outer peripheral surface thereof.
- pressing operation portions 62 and 63 each having an uneven surface are formed on both sides of the rotary operation body 61, respectively.
- the rotary operation body 60 has a ridge 64 for obtaining a click feeling at one side edge of the inner peripheral surface thereof, and a stepped portion (a predetermined pitch) at an intermediate portion of the inner peripheral surface. (Not shown).
- the inner contact 70 also has a cylindrical conductor force, and protrudes from the one side edge of the inner contact 70 at a predetermined pitch in parallel with the axis.
- the step portion 65 is positioned between the extending portions 71, and the inner peripheral surface of the extending portion 71 is the same as in the first embodiment. There is no step because it is flush with the step 65.
- the second base 80 has a push-down pin 81 (Fig. 19B) protruding from the lower surface thereof, a bearing 82 formed integrally with the shaft 22 so as to correspond to the shaft 22, and the second base 80 has A pair of arm portions 83, 84 protrude laterally so as to correspond to the arm receiving portions 23, 24, respectively.
- the arms 83 and 84 have fitting holes 83c and 84c formed on the distal end surfaces thereof.
- a slit (not shown) for press-fitting the connecting tongue piece 55 of the rotation signal common terminal 54 is provided on the outward surface of the bearing portion 82, while the inward surface communicates with the slit, and A fitting hole 87b for fitting the shaft portion 22 is provided.
- the rotation signal common terminal 54 is pressed against the rotation signal common contact piece 50 to The connecting tongue piece 55 to be connected and a pair of terminal portions 57 and 59 extending from the base of the connecting tongue piece 55 are provided.
- the elastic contact portions 31 and 36 of the first and second contact pieces 30 and 35 for rotation signals are inserted and positioned in guide grooves 26a and 26b provided on both sides of the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 22 of the first base 20, respectively. Further, the wide portion 46 of the operation feel panel 45 is press-fitted into the guide groove 25 of the shaft portion 22, and the rotation signal common contact piece 50 is press-fitted into the slit 27 of the shaft portion 22. Attach the elastic contact parts 51 and 52 to 28a and 28b. Then, by attaching the retaining cover 40 to the side end surface of the first base 20 with a lateral force, the rotation signal common contact pieces 30, 35 are retained.
- the elastic contact portions of the first and second rotation signal contact pieces 30 and 35 are inserted. 31 and 36 can contact the inner peripheral surface of the extending portion 71 of the inner contact 70, respectively. Further, the elastic contact portions 51 and 52 of the common contact piece 50 always contact the continuous inner peripheral surface of the inner contact 70, respectively. Further, the operation feeling panel 45 can be brought into contact with the ridge 64 of the rotary operating body 60.
- the connecting tongue 55 of the rotation signal common terminal 54 is pressed into the bearing 82 of the second base 80 and assembled. Then, the bearing portion 82 is inserted from the opening on one side of the rotary operating body 60, and the shaft portion 22 of the first base 20 is fitted into the fitting hole 87b. Then, the fitting projections 23b and 24b of the arm receiving portions 23 and 24 of the first base 20 are inserted into the fitting holes 83c and 84c of the arms 83 and 84, and are integrally formed. For this reason, the tongue piece 55 of the common terminal 54 is pressed against and electrically connected to the common contact piece 50, and the rotatable operation body 60 is rotatably supported.
- the terminal portions 33, 38 and 57, 59 are respectively attached to the connection pads 112a, 112b and 113a, 113b of the printed circuit board shown in the first embodiment;
- the push-down pins 21, 81 of the first base 20 and the second base 80 come into contact with the push button switches 111a, 111b, respectively.
- the rest is almost the same as the above-described first embodiment, and thus the description is omitted.
- the rotation operation unit 61 of the rotation operation body 60 is also independent of the pressing operation units 40 and 88.
- the pressing operation section 40 functions as a cover for retaining the first and second contact pieces 30 and 35.
- the fourth embodiment is almost the same as the above-described fourth embodiment, and thus the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.
- the push button switches 11 la and 11 lb are integrated on the lower surfaces of the first base 20 and the second base 80.
- Lead terminals 111c and 11Id extend from the push button switches 111a and 111b, respectively, and can be connected to connection pads 112d and 113d of the printed circuit board 110, respectively.
- the push button switches 111a and 111b are pressed, respectively, and the substantially J-shaped elastic operation pieces 29 and 89 functioning as lead terminals are integrally formed on the first base 20 and the second base 80, respectively. Tip portions 29a and 89a of the elastic operation pieces 29 and 89 are respectively attached to connection pads 112c and 113c provided on the printed circuit board 110.
- the first base 20 and the second base 80 are lowered, and the elastic operation pieces 29 and 89 drive the push button switches 111a and 11 lb, respectively, so that the distal ends 29a and 89a6 of the elastic operation pieces 29 and 89 and the lead terminals 111c and 11 Id. And outputs a selection decision signal via the.
- the wiring design of the printed board 110 becomes easy and the integration density can be increased.
- the rotating / pressing operation type electronic component according to the present invention can be applied not only to a mobile phone but also to a personal computer / mopile device.
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