WO2006120828A1 - 押釦スイッチ用部材およびその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a mobile communication device, a digital camera, an electronic notebook, and in-vehicle panel switches.
- the present invention relates to a member for a push button switch used for a remote control, a keyboard and the like and a manufacturing method thereof.
- thermoplastic film used for the key top member a resin having high heat resistance, for example, biaxially stretched polyethylene terephthalate resin or polycarbonate resin is used. For this reason, it is difficult to stretch the thermoplastic film in a close arrangement of the finished product.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-253290 (Claims, Abstract, etc.)
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and is a member for a push button switch in which the distance between the key top members is close to 1.5 mm or less, which is low in cost and good in yield. And it aims at providing the manufacturing method.
- thermoplastic film covering the key top core as a completed product between the key top members on the premise that a plurality of key top member groups are not produced. It was considered that the integrally molded thermoplastic film and the key top core were integrally formed while being integrally formed in the close arrangement. As a result of various studies, we found an appropriate ratio of the stretch ratio of the thermoplastic film on the top and side of the key top core when covering the key top core with the thermoplastic film on the close key top member. The invention has been completed.
- the present invention is a push button switch member having a plurality of key top members each including a key top core made of resin and a thermoplastic film that covers the key top core except for its lower surface.
- the distance between at least one pair of adjacent key top members is 1.5 mm or less, and the adjacent key top members having the distance of 1.5 mm or less are covered with the key top core.
- the maximum thickness (tO) of the thermoplastic film is in the range of 75 microns to 350 microns, and the maximum thickness (tO) and the minimum thickness (tl) of the thermoplastic film covering the key top core are
- the pushbutton switch member has a ratio (tlZtO) in the range of 0.4 or more and 0.9 or less.
- the push button switch member has an integral key top member body made of a resin-coated key top core coated with a thermoplastic film, and at least one pair of adjacent key top members is 1.5 mm or less. It is possible to produce a push button switch member that is in close contact with each other. Therefore, the push button switch member is completed by simply cutting each key top member in the assembly process. Therefore, the push button switch member can be manufactured at low cost and with high yield.
- the thermoplastic film resins such as acrylic resin, polycarbonate resin, and amorphous polyethylene terephthalate resin can be preferably used. In particular, an acrylic resin is more preferable as the thermoplastic film.
- the acrylic resin includes a polymer alloy containing an acrylic resin.
- the ratio of (tl) to (tlZtO) is in the range of 0.4 or more and 0.9 or less. is there.
- tl / tO> 0.9 the stretch ratio of the thermoplastic film is too low, which hinders the formation of irregularities on the key top member.
- tl / tO ⁇ 0.4 This is because the stretch rate of the thermoplastic film is too high, and there is a high risk that the film will be whitened or broken and cannot be molded.
- Making the thermoplastic film thinner than 75 microns is not preferable because the film becomes soft and the mechanical strength, surface hardness and thermal properties are reduced.
- it is not preferable to make the thermoplastic film thicker than 350 microns because it becomes difficult to form the key top member in conformity with the irregularities. Therefore, the thermoplastic film should be 75 microns or more and 350 microns or less.
- Another aspect of the present invention is a push button switch member in which the key top core according to the present invention is a photo-curing resin.
- Photocuring resins are broadly classified into EB curing resins, UV curing resins and anaerobic combined UV curing resins.
- EB curable resin is a resin that is cured by electron beam irradiation.
- the UV curable resin is a resin that is cured by irradiation with ultraviolet rays.
- the anaerobic combined UV curable resin is a resin that has been made anaerobic to UV curable, and is cured by irradiating with ultraviolet rays while blocking air.
- UV curable resin is particularly preferable. It also has the advantage of being productive at low cost and high cure speed.
- These photo-curing resins have a photo-curing resin and a photoinitiator as main components.
- the photocurable resin include urethane-based, epoxy-based, polyester-based, silicone-based, and polybutadiene-based acrylate resins.
- the photoinitiator include a benzophenone photopolymerization initiator, a acetophenone photopolymerization initiator, and a thixanthone photopolymerization initiator.
- an organic peroxide, an aromatic sulfimide and various amines are covered.
- the organic peroxides include ketone peroxides, dialkyl peroxides, disilver oxides, and baroxy esters.
- an electroluminescence (EL) light emitter is disposed on the surface of the key top core of the present invention that is not covered with the thermoplastic film.
- This is a push button switch member.
- EL light emitters can be made into a thin sheet, so they can be easily placed directly under the key top core.
- the EL light emitter may be disposed with the resin film sandwiched instead of the EL light emitter directly under the key top. In that case, after separating the key tops, each key top can be bonded to the EL light emitter to prevent damage to the EL light emitter.
- a specific part of the key top (for example, the top surface of the key top) can be illuminated.
- a picture is provided on the top surface of the key top, only the part of the picture can be illuminated, so that it is possible to provide a member for a push button switch that is rich in function and design.
- FIG. 1 Another aspect of the present invention is a push button switch member having a plurality of key top members each comprising a key top core made of resin and a thermoplastic film that covers the key top core except for its lower surface.
- the key top member covers at least one pair of adjacent key top members with an interval of 1.5 mm or less and the adjacent key top members with an interval of 1.5 mm or less covered with the key top core.
- a molding process in which a plastic film is stretched in accordance with the shape of the mold, and a thermoplastic film is molded to a size covering a plurality of adjacent key top cores, and a plurality of adjacent key top cores are molded.
- a key top member body that is integrated with the other thermoplastic film, a placement step in which the key top member body is disposed on the base member for pressing the switch, and a key top member body This is a method for manufacturing a member for a push button switch having a separation step of separating the key top member into units.
- thermoplastic film mold As a molding method employed in the molding process, a high pressure gas is blown from the opposite side of the thermoplastic film mold to form a thermoplastic film according to the shape of the mold. Vacuum forming to form a thermoplastic film according to the shape of the mold by reducing the pressure from the mold side along with molding, Vacuum forming to form a thermoplastic film according to the shape of the mold by reducing pressure from the mold side Etc.
- thermoplastic film covering the key top core a resin such as an acrylic resin, a polycarbonate resin, and an amorphous polyethylene terephthalate resin can be preferably used.
- acrylic resin is more preferable as the thermoplastic film.
- the acrylic resin includes not only acrylic resins but also polymer alloys containing acrylic resins.
- the thermoplastic film is assumed to have such a thickness that the maximum thickness (tO) is in the range of 75 to 350 microns in the stretched and molded state. If it is thinner than the strong thickness, it will be whitened or broken after molding, and conversely if it is thick, it will be difficult to stretch.
- the heating temperature of the thermoplastic film at the time of molding is set to 135 ° C or more and 145 ° C or less. Specifically, the mold is heated to the temperature range to form a thermoplastic film. The higher the key tops, the narrower the distance between adjacent key tops, the more difficult the molding of the thermoplastic film that covers them. As the difficulty of molding increases, the temperature at which the thermoplastic film is heated also needs to be increased. However, when a thermoplastic film is molded in accordance with the shape of the mold and a thermoplastic film with a pattern is formed on top of it, the position of the pattern will be increased if the thermoplastic film in contact with the mold is heated to 160 ° C or higher. It becomes difficult to control. Therefore, it is preferable to heat the thermoplastic film at a temperature lower than 160 ° C.
- thermoplastic film is molded by pressing a plug on the upper side of the thermoplastic film that becomes a recess of an adjacent key top member.
- another invention of the present invention is a method for producing a member for a push button switch in which, in the previous invention, a plug heated at a temperature not lower than the softening temperature of the thermoplastic film and not higher than 180 ° C is pressed into the recess. Yes.
- the plug presses the plug heated at a temperature not lower than the softening temperature of the thermoplastic film and not higher than 180 ° C, which is desirably changed depending on the type of the thermoplastic film, into the concave portion of the thermoplastic film. Is good. If a plug with a temperature lower than the softening temperature is used, there is a risk that the portion of the thermoplastic film that is pressed against the plug will be cooled and broken. On the other hand, if the temperature of the plug exceeds 180 ° C, there is a risk of holes in the pressed part. For this reason, it is preferable that the plug is set at a softening temperature of the thermoplastic film or higher and 180 ° C or lower.
- the plug when molding is performed by heating a thermoplastic film at 140 ° C, the plug is heated in the range of 90 to 180 ° C, preferably at 140 ° C, which is the same as the heating temperature of the thermoplastic film. It is good to use as a pressure member.
- Another aspect of the present invention is a method for manufacturing a member for a push button switch that performs pressure forming or vacuum pressure forming in the forming step in the previous invention.
- thermoplastic film As described above, by adopting pressure forming or vacuum pressure forming, it is possible to appropriately cope with the case where it is necessary to form the thermoplastic film with a high stretch ratio.
- pressure forming or vacuum pressure forming it is preferable to blow a gas (for example, air) onto the thermoplastic film at a pressure of 5 kgfZcm 2 or more.
- a gas for example, air
- the drawing ratio may be low, there is a pressure forming method !, or a vacuum forming method may be employed in addition to the vacuum pressure forming method.
- a molded thermoplastic film is placed in a mold in the integrated step in the previous invention, and a photocurable resin for a key top core is formed in the mold.
- This is a method for manufacturing a member for a push button switch, which is placed in a concave portion of an inserted thermoplastic film and is irradiated with light or an electron beam to cure the photocurable resin.
- a molded thermoplastic film It is possible to produce a key top core coated with a thermoplastic film that does not damage the surface.
- another invention is a push button switch member in which another thermoplastic film is interposed between a molded thermoplastic film and a key top core in the integral winding process in the previous invention.
- the manufacturing method If a pattern is formed on a thermoplastic film, and it is brought into contact with the koji resin for key top core, the pattern may be broken. If there is such a risk, it is advisable to place another thermoplastic film on the thermoplastic film and then supply the resin for the key top core there. If another thermoplastic film is placed, two or more thermoplastic films will overlap. In the case where power is applied, tlZtO is determined by considering the two or more thermoplastic films together as one thermoplastic film.
- Another invention of the present invention is a method for manufacturing a pushbutton switch member in which an electroluminescent light emitter is disposed between a key top core and a base member in the arrangement step of the previous invention.
- an electroluminescent light emitter is disposed between a key top core and a base member in the arrangement step of the previous invention.
- a specific part of the key top for example, the top surface of the key top
- only the part of the picture can be illuminated, so that a member for a push button switch having a high function and design can be provided.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view of a push button switch member that can be applied to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the push button switch member shown in FIG. 1 taken along line AA.
- FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the main flow of the manufacturing process of the push button switch member shown in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the process of step S1 shown in FIG. 3, in which (A) shows a molding method under a condition where the stretchability of a thermoplastic film is low, and (B) shows a thermal process. Stretching of plastic film Each of the molding methods under conditions with high properties is shown.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining conditions for integrally forming a thermoplastic film in the case of manufacturing a push button switch member in which the heights of a plurality of key top members are not the same.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the process of step S2 shown in FIG. 3, and is a diagram showing a state in which a thermoplastic film integrally formed in a mold is set.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the process of step S2 shown in FIG. 3. From the situation shown in FIG. 5, UV curable resin is applied to the thermoplastic film set in the mold.
- FIG. 6 is a view showing a state in which a thermoplastic film and a key top core are integrated together by irradiating ultraviolet rays after injection.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the process of step S2 shown in FIG. 3.
- the state force shown in FIG. 7 is proceeded, the mold is removed, and the thermoplastic film and the key top core are separated.
- FIG. 4 is a view showing a key top member body that is a body.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining both steps S3 and S4 shown in FIG. 3, in which the key top member is attached to the base member, and then the key top member is attached to each key top. It is a figure which shows the condition cut
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a cross-sectional structure of a conventional push button switch member that emits light from a key top member using an LED.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a cross-sectional structure of a push button switch member according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the main flow of the manufacturing process of the push button switch member shown in FIG. 11.
- FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the main flow of the manufacturing process of the member for a push button switch shown in FIG.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view of the pushbutton switch member 1.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the pushbutton switch member 1 shown in FIG. 1 taken along the line AA (however, only the key top core 21 made of resin is shown by hatching! /, )
- the push button switch member 1 is mainly composed of a plurality of key top members 2 and a base member 3 that is in contact with the key top members 2.
- the base member 3 is a constituent member for receiving the pressing of each key top member 2 and pressing a switch below the key top member 2.
- the plurality of key top members 2 are attached to the base member 3 with a resin film 4 interposed therebetween.
- the key top member 2 and the resin film 4 or the resin film 4 and the base member 3 are fixed with an adhesive or a pressure sensitive adhesive.
- a resin film 4 having a pattern formed in advance If a pattern is formed on the lower side of the resin film 4, the thermoplastic film 22 is used.
- thermoplastic film 22 is used, and if necessary, another thermoplastic film, a key top core 21 and an adhesive are provided with a pattern.
- the thermoplastic film 22 is required to be transparent so that the pattern can be recognized.
- transparency is not required for any member. That is, transparency is required for the member in the top direction rather than the portion where the pattern is formed.
- the resin film 4 may be affixed directly to the base member 3 with the key top member 2 which is not an essential component.
- the key top member 2 is mainly composed of a resin key top core 21 and a thermoplastic film 22 that covers the key top core 21 except for the lower surface thereof.
- the thermoplastic film 22 is integrally formed so as to match the final arrangement form of the key top member 2 before being integrated with the key top core 21.
- the push button switch member 1 of the present invention is intended for a member including a portion where the gap d between adjacent key top members 2 is 1.5 mm or less. Then, the key top member 2 is formed, and the thermoplastic film 22 is cut off at a later stage of the manufacturing process of the push button switch member 1. By this separation, a flange 22a is formed around the key top member 2 in most cases.
- the gap d means the narrowest gap among the distances between the top surface forces of the two adjacent key top members 2 and the root of the flange 22a. Therefore, as shown in Fig. 2, when the shape force of the key top member 2 is tapered so that its top surface force gradually spreads to the flange 22a, the gap between the roots of the flanges 22a of both key top members 2 is 1. If it is 5 millimeters or less, even if the distance between the top surfaces exceeds 1.5 millimeters, it is included in the pushbutton switch member 1 of the present invention.
- thermoplastic film 22 is preliminarily integrated with the key top core 21 as described later. Be molded.
- the thermoplastic film 22 has a ratio (tlZtO) of the maximum thickness (to) on the top surface of the key top member 2 to the minimum thickness (tl) on the side surface (tlZtO) of 0.4 or more and 0.9 or less.
- tlZtO ratio of the maximum thickness (to) on the top surface of the key top member 2 to the minimum thickness (tl) on the side surface (tlZtO) of 0.4 or more and 0.9 or less.
- tlZtO is in the range of 0.4 or more and 0.9 or less is that when tl / t0> 0.9, the stretch ratio of the thermoplastic film 22 is too low, and the unevenness of the key top member 2 is formed.
- thermoplastic film 22 If tl / t0 ⁇ 0.4, the stretch rate of the thermoplastic film 22 will be too high, and the film 22 will be whitened or broken, and there is a high risk of being unable to be molded. is there.
- tlZtO By setting tlZtO to be 0.4 or more and 0.9 or less, even if the gap d between at least one pair of adjacent key top members 2 is close to 1.5 mm or less, the key top member 2 It is possible to form an integrated thermo-plastic film 22 that does not hinder the formation of the unevenness.
- the base member 3 includes a convex portion 31 on which the key top member 2 is placed, and a boss 32 on a surface opposite to the convex portion 31.
- the boss 32 is for turning on the lower switch (not shown) by pressing the key top member 2!
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the main flow of the manufacturing process of the push button switch member 1.
- FIGS. 4-9 is a figure for demonstrating the condition of each process.
- the manufacturing process of the pushbutton switch member 1 includes a step of integrally forming the thermoplastic film 22 (step S1), and a step of integrally combining the key top core 21 and the thermoplastic film 22 (step). S2), a step of adhering and arranging the key top member body 23 and the base member 3 with the key top member 2 held in place (step S3), and each key top member 2 from the key top member body 23.
- step S4 shows the process of step S1
- FIGS. 6 to 8 show the process of step S2
- FIG. 9 shows the process of step S3 and step S4.
- step S3 and step S4 may be reversed, and the key top member 23 may be separated into each key top member 2 and attached to the force base member 3.
- step S 1 the thermoplastic film 22 is molded using the mold 40.
- a mold 40 having irregularities that matches the shape of the keytop member 2 is used.
- any one of pressure forming, vacuum forming, and pressure vacuum forming may be adopted. Yes.
- the pressure forming is a method in which the thermoplastic film 22 is heated and softened once, and is brought into close contact with the mold 40 with compressed air and stretched into a predetermined shape.
- Vacuum molding is a method in which the thermoplastic film 22 is heated and softened once, and is brought into close contact with the mold 40 by a pressure difference due to vacuum suction from the mold 40 side, and stretched into a predetermined shape. is there.
- the pneumatic vacuum forming is a method in which the thermoplastic film 22 is stretched along the mold 40 and molded by using the above-described vacuum and compressed air together.
- the stretch ratio during molding of the thermoplastic film 22 is relatively low (specifically, when tl / tO is greater than 0.7 and less than 0.9), it is shown in FIG. 4 (A). Thus, it can be molded by any one of the molding methods described above using only the mold 40.
- the stretch ratio during molding of the thermoplastic film 22 is relatively high (specifically, when tlZtO is 0.4 or more and 0.7 or less), as shown in FIG.
- the convex portion 42 of the plug 41 provided on the side facing the mold 40 is pushed into the concave portion of the thermoplastic film 22 extending along the mold 40, and molding by any of the molding methods described above is performed. It is preferable to assist.
- the plug 41 may be used when the stretch ratio at the time of molding the thermoplastic film 22 is relatively low (specifically, when tlZtO is larger than 0.7 and equal to or smaller than 0.9).
- the plug 41 is preferably heated at a temperature not lower than the softening temperature of the thermoplastic film 22 and not higher than 180 ° C. Yes.
- the temperature of the plug 41 is not lowered.
- the risk of the 22 breaking from the contact portion of the plug 41 can be reduced.
- the temperature of the plug 41 is set to 180 ° C. or less, it is possible to reduce a risk that a contact portion with the plug 41 extends too much to make a hole.
- the plug 41 is heated in the range of 90 to 180 ° C, preferably 140 ° C, which is the same as the heating temperature of the thermoplastic film 22. It is more preferable to use them.
- thermoplastic film 22 When the plug 41 is used, position control of the mold 40 and the plug 41 is important. If the positional relationship between the plug 41 and the mold 40 is not accurately controlled, there is a risk that the plug 41 will push the place where the recessing force between the thermoplastic films 22 is shifted, and the thermoplastic film 22 will be perforated. Power. Further, the cooling speed of the thermoplastic film 22 is set to 12 ° C. Zsec or more. This is also the reason why the dimensional stability after molding of the thermoplastic film 22 is achieved.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining conditions for integrally forming the thermoplastic film 22 in the case of manufacturing the push button switch member 1 in which the heights of the plurality of key top members 2 are not the same. .
- FIG. 5A the gaps between the twelve key top members 2 arranged below the push button switch member 1 according to this embodiment are not the same.
- the gap between the three key top members 2 arranged in the horizontal direction (the gap in the area surrounded by the dotted frame indicated by X in Fig. 5 (A)) is the narrowest.
- FIG. 5 (B) is a diagram in which the height of the key top member 2 having the narrowest gap to be applied is indicated by a number in millimeters.
- the highest key top member 2 is the key top member 2 (2b) labeled “1.0”.
- the key top member 2 adjacent to the key top member 2 (2b) with the narrowest gap therebetween is the key top member 2 (2a) and the key top member arranged on the left and right in the drawing of the key top member 2 (2b). 2 (2c).
- the key top member 2 (2a) and the key top member 2 (2b), or the key top member 2 (2b) and the key top member 2 (2c) force are difficult to form (i.e., the thermoplastic film 22 This is a place where the stretching ratio is high). Therefore, when the thermoplastic film 22 is integrally molded, it is necessary to select molding conditions suitable for such a place. This is because the molding becomes more difficult as the key top member 2 is higher and the gap d between the adjacent key top members 2 is narrower.
- the difficulty of molding is evaluated based on the value obtained by dividing the average height of adjacent keytop members 2 by the gap d between both keytop members 2 when the heights of adjacent keytop members 2 are different. it can.
- step S1 When the integral molding of the thermoplastic film 22 is completed in step S1, the process proceeds to step S2.
- step S2 the key top core 21 and the thermoplastic film 22 are combined. In this embodiment, this step is performed by injection of UV curable resin and its curing.
- thermoplastic film 22 is set in a mold 51 having a recess 51 a that matches the protrusion 22 b of the thermoplastic film 22.
- an ultraviolet curable resin is injected into the recess formed on the thermoplastic film 22 (opposite the convex portion 22b), and the ultraviolet curable resin 52 is used to inject the ultraviolet curable resin. Irradiate fat with ultraviolet light. As a result, Pucore 21 is formed.
- UV curable resin EB curable resin or anaerobic combined UV curable resin may be used.
- thermoplastic resin instead of the above-mentioned photocuring type resin, a molten thermoplastic resin is injected into the concave part formed on the opposite side of the convex part 22b of the thermoplastic film 22, and after injection by cooling. You may make it harden a thermoplastic resin.
- the stretched thermoplastic film 22 is very thin and easily ruptured, it is desirable to employ injection and curing of a photocurable resin that is advantageous in terms of a smaller pressure load than intensive injection molding.
- the key top member body 23 in which the thermoplastic film 22 and the key top core 21 are integrated is removed from the mold 40 as shown in FIG. In this state, the key top members 2 are connected to each other.
- thermoplastic film 22 and the key top core 21 there is also a risk that the pattern previously formed on the thermoplastic film 22 is broken.
- tlZtO is determined by considering the thermoplastic film 22 and another thermoplastic film as one combined thermoplastic film.
- Step S3 the process proceeds to Step S3 and Step S4.
- the key top member body 23 is bonded in a state where it is placed on the convex portion 31 of the base member 3 with the resin film 4 interposed therebetween.
- the key top member body 23 is cut into units of each key top member 2.
- the cutting method include a method using a blade mold, a leuter (NC machine), an ultrasonic cutter or a laser beam.
- NC machine a leuter
- FIGS. 10 and 11 show the structure of a conventional push button switch member, which is a cross-sectional structure of a push button switch member that causes the key top member 2 to emit light using the LED 60 and the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a view showing a cross-sectional structure of the pushbutton switch member 1.
- the LED 60 is disposed between the adjacent key top members 2 and behind the base member 3. Is arranged. This is because there is a switch directly under the boss 32, and there is not enough space to place the force LED 60 in the gap between the bosses 32. For this reason, for example, in order to prevent light from leaking through the gap between the adjacent key top members 2, the light shielding member 61 is disposed between the flange 22a and the flange 22a of the adjacent key top members 2. I have to.
- the light from the LED 60 is obtained by overlapping the flange 22a of the adjacent key top member 2 with a step in the vertical direction without providing the light shielding member 61.
- the LED 60 is not disposed directly under the key top member 2, so that the luminance is low and uniform illumination is difficult. Further, even if the light shielding member 61 is provided or the adjacent flanges 22a are overlapped, light is likely to leak from between the adjacent key top members 2.
- an EL light emitter 70 is arranged immediately below the key top member 2.
- a pushbutton switch member 1 shown in FIGS. 11 (A) and (B) has an EL light emitter 70 arranged across a plurality of key top members 2, and is used for the pushbutton switch shown in FIG. 11 (C).
- the member 1 is one in which the EL light emitter 70 is arranged for each key top member 2. In this way, by arranging the EL light emitter 70 directly below the key top member 2, the key top member 2 can be illuminated more uniformly than when illuminated on the side of the key top member 2. Further, there is no need to provide a member such as the light shielding member 61.
- the EL light emitter 70 may be disposed on the base member 3 which is not an essential component, and the key top member 2 may be disposed thereon.
- FIG. 12 and FIG. 13 show the manufacturing of the pushbutton switch member 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the main flows of a manufacturing process.
- step Sl l, step S12, step S14 and step S15 are the same as step Sl, step S2, step S3 and step S4 shown in FIG. Therefore, a duplicate description of these steps is omitted.
- step S14 and step S15 are reversed, and the key top member body 23 is separated into the key top members 2 and then the key top members 2 are bonded to the base member 3 and arranged. good. Further, step S15 may be performed before step S13, and step S14 may be performed after step S13.
- a process different from the first embodiment is the process of step S13.
- the EL light emitter 70 is disposed between the key top member 2 and the base member 3.
- the EL light emitter 70 is disposed immediately below the key top member 2.
- the EL illuminator 70 has a thin sheet shape and can therefore be placed directly under the key top member 2.
- thermoplastic film 22 is molded (step S21), the key top core 21 and the thermoplastic film 22 are integrated (step S22), and the key top members 2 are separated (steps).
- the push button switch member 1 can be manufactured by the flow of bonding (step S24) between the separated key top members 2 and the EL light emitter 70 (S23).
- the resin film 4 may be bonded or may be bonded without being interposed.
- the EL phosphor 70 deposits an inorganic substance such as zinc oxide zinc on a glass substrate and emits light by applying a voltage, and also deposits a diamine organic substance on the glass substrate to generate a voltage. It may be an organic EL phosphor that emits light. More preferable EL phosphors 70 include inorganic EL phosphors in the form of inorganic materials printed on a resin film (PET, PEN, urethane, PCZPBT alloy, etc.).
- an inorganic EL light emitting layer, an inorganic light emitting layer, a dielectric layer, a back surface conductive layer, and an insulating layer are sequentially printed.
- the inorganic phosphor layer, dielectric layer, backside conductive layer, and insulating layer were printed in sequence.
- Inorganic EL phosphor, backside conductive layer, dielectric layer on the grease film Inorganic EL phosphors in which an inorganic phosphor layer, a conductive polymer, and a transparent insulating layer are printed in sequence.
- the resin film may be peeled off to adopt an inorganic EL phosphor having a form of only the printed material.
- the conductive polymer, the inorganic phosphor layer, the dielectric layer, the back conductive layer, and the insulating layer are sequentially printed, and the carrier film is peeled off to obtain only the printed matter.
- Inorganic EL emitters can be listed.
- the EL light emitter 70 an EL light emitter having a form in which an organic substance is printed can be employed.
- the EL illuminant 70 provides high brightness at a low voltage, and is excellent in terms of visibility, response speed, life, and power consumption. Therefore, the EL light emitter 70 is suitable as a light emitting member of the key top member 2 in the push button switch member 1.
- the force key top member 2 described in the example in which all the key top members 2 have a tapered shape that spreads in the direction of the base member 3 has the same area in the vertical direction. It may have a shape.
- the gap d between the key top members 2 may be the distance between the top surfaces of the two key top members 2 or the distance between the bases of both adjacent flanges 22a.
- the portion having the maximum thickness (tO) in the thermoplastic film 22 is the top surface of the keytop member 2, and the portion having the minimum thickness (tl) is the keytop member.
- the location of the maximum thickness (t 0) and the minimum thickness (tl) can vary depending on the shape of the key top member 2. Power!
- the thermoplastic film 22 covering the top and side surfaces of the key top member 2 may not have a uniform thickness.
- the portion of the top surface of the keytop member 2 where the thermoplastic film 22 is the thickest is the maximum thickness (tO)
- the thermoplastic film 22 is the thinnest of the side surfaces. This is the minimum thickness (tl).
- the top surface of the key top member 22 has local unevenness, the location where the force is applied is not included in the height reference of the key top member 2.
- thermoplastic film 22 is not limited to one molded body integrally molded so as to match the final arrangement of all the push buttons of the push button switch member 1.
- a plurality of thermoplastic films 22 covering a region including a plurality of adjacent key top members 2 may be formed and used for the push button switch member 1.
- thermoplastic resin polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, acrylonitrile butane are used. Diene styrene copolymer resin, acrylonitrile styrene copolymer resin, methallyl resin, polybutyl alcohol, polyvinylidene chloride, polyethylene terephthalate, polyamide, polyacetal, polycarbonate, modified polyphenylene ether, polybutylene terephthalate GF reinforced polyethylene terephthalate, ultra high molecular weight polyethylene, polysulfone, polyethersulfone, polyphenylene sulfide, polyarylate, polyamideimide, polyetherimide, polyetheretherketone, polyimide, fluorine resin, liquid crystalline polymer, Polyamino bismaleimide, polybisamide triazole and the like can be used.
- thermoplastic film 22 As the film for integrally forming the thermoplastic film 22, three types of acrylo resin of 100, 200 and 300 microns were used. Moreover, the top surface force also becomes a taper shape that spreads over the flange 22a, and the average (hl + h2) Z2 of the heights of both key top members 2 (respectively hi and h2) is the distance between the top surfaces ( Gap)
- a plurality of molds 40 were prepared for molding the thermoplastic film 22 covering the key top member 2 such that the value divided by d was 0.2 to 2.2.
- the forming method was pressure forming, and the air pressure was 5 kgfZcm 2 .
- the heating temperature of the mold 40 was 140 ° C., and the plug 41 was assisted during the pressure forming.
- the top surface force also has a tapered shape extending over the flange 22a, and the average height of both key top members 2 (hl + h2) Z2 divided by the distance between the top surfaces (gap) d is 0.1. 2.
- Three molds 40 were prepared for molding the thermoplastic film 22 covering the key top member 2 to be 4 and 2.6. The other conditions were the same as those in the above embodiment.
- Thermoplastic film thickness ( ⁇ m)
- Table 1 shows the manufacturing conditions in the above-described Examples and Comparative Examples and the characteristics evaluation of the thermoplastic film 22 manufactured according to the manufacturing conditions.
- “maru” indicates that the mold 40 was accurately formed along the concave and convex shape.
- “Batsu” indicates that the mold 40 was not able to be accurately molded along the concavo-convex shape.
- “whitening” indicates a state in which the thermoplastic film 22 is excessively stretched and turns white
- break indicates a state in which the thermoplastic film 22 is torn.
- the key top member 2 when producing the key top member 2 with (hl + h2) / 2d of 2.4, it is whitened when using the thermoplastic film 22 having a thickness of 100 microns and 200 microns, and a thickness of 300 When micron thermoplastic film 22 is used, it breaks. It was. At this time, tl / tO was 0.35. On the other hand, when the key top member 2 having (hl + h2) Z2d force ⁇ ). 2 to 2.2 was produced, the three types of thermoplastic films 22 could be accurately formed. At this time, tl / tO was in the range of 0.4 to 0.9.
- the plug 41 was not used, but only the points were changed. As a result, accurate molding was possible, but when tl / tO is 0.7 or less (that is, (hl + h2) Z2d is 1.0 or more), it is better to use plug 41. It was found that accurate molding was possible.
- the present invention can be used as a push button switch member used in mobile communication devices, digital cameras, electronic notebooks, in-vehicle panel switches, remote controllers, keyboards, and the like.
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