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WO2012098716A1
WO2012098716A1 PCT/JP2011/066782 JP2011066782W WO2012098716A1 WO 2012098716 A1 WO2012098716 A1 WO 2012098716A1 JP 2011066782 W JP2011066782 W JP 2011066782W WO 2012098716 A1 WO2012098716 A1 WO 2012098716A1
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push switch
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output terminal
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晴夫 吉田
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Smk株式会社
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/02—Details
    • H01H13/26—Snap-action arrangements depending upon deformation of elastic members
    • H01H13/36—Snap-action arrangements depending upon deformation of elastic members using flexing of blade springs
    • H01H13/365—Snap-action arrangements depending upon deformation of elastic members using flexing of blade springs having a symmetrical configuration
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/12—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage
    • H01H1/14—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by abutting
    • H01H1/24—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by abutting with resilient mounting
    • H01H1/245—Spring wire contacts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/12—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage
    • H01H1/14—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by abutting
    • H01H1/24—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by abutting with resilient mounting
    • H01H1/30—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by abutting with resilient mounting within supporting guides

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  • the present invention relates to a push switch incorporated in a small electronic device such as a mobile phone having a switch operation unit on a side surface of a main body case.
  • operation switches are arranged on the front and side surfaces of the main body case. Many of these switches are arranged on the front side of the main body case, and accordingly, an electric circuit board corresponding to the switch is also arranged in the main body case in parallel with the front surface in conjunction with the recent miniaturization of electronic devices. For this reason, the operation surface of the push switch arranged on the side surface of the main body case and the electric circuit board are arranged in a direction orthogonal to each other.
  • a push switch 100 having a flat plate-like main body is arranged on the side surface of the main body case 200 in a direction orthogonal to the electric circuit board 300.
  • the push terminal 100 pushes the output terminal 120 of the push switch 100 so as to protrude in the operation direction P of the push switch 100 and contact the electric circuit board 300 from above.
  • There is a method of mounting the switch and push switch on the side of the main body case. (For example, Patent Document 1)
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a push switch that can be mounted on an edge portion of an electric circuit board without causing the output terminal to protrude in the operation direction.
  • a push switch includes a flat main body having an outer surface having an operation surface, a lower surface parallel to the upper surface, and a side surface.
  • An elastically deformable elastic piece having a fixed contact and a movable contact each including an output terminal protruding from the side surface, the output terminal being made of a thin metal plate and having a contact portion formed at a tip portion thereof. And the output terminal is formed in a space between a first virtual plane including the upper plane and a second virtual plane including the lower plane.
  • the output terminal in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, includes a first flat surface portion in which a flat surface of the thin metal plate protrudes from the side surface substantially parallel to the operation surface; A second flat surface portion that is continuous with the flat surface portion and is bent at a substantially right angle with respect to the upper surface; and a contact portion that is continuous with the second flat surface portion and bent into a substantially U shape and curved at the tip portion. And formed in a pair on the side surface.
  • the pair of output terminals are bilaterally symmetric, and a tangent line connecting the contact portions is parallel to the side surface and separated from the main body portion. It is characterized by being located.
  • the output terminal protruding from the side surface of the flat plate-shaped main body is formed in the space between the first virtual plane including the upper plane having the operation surface and the second virtual plane including the lower plane. Therefore, when installing the push switch according to the present invention on the side surface of the main body case of a mobile phone or the like, it can be installed as long as there is a space in the side width of the push switch main body along the side surface of the main body case. Mounting on the edge of the electric circuit board is also possible, so that it can be easily used for a miniaturized mobile phone or the like.
  • the output terminals having a pair of elastic pieces on the side surfaces are formed, when the output terminals are mounted in elastic contact with a flat electric circuit board, a well-balanced contact is possible and a stable conduction state is achieved. It becomes possible. Further, the pair of output terminals are symmetrical, and the tangent line connecting each contact portion is parallel to the side surface and located away from the main body portion, so that the side surface is placed on the electric circuit board. Since the pair of output terminals are elastically deformed equally and come into contact with the electric circuit board with equal contact pressure, a stable conduction state can be achieved.
  • the present invention This push switch can be easily installed in a stable contact state.
  • FIG. 1 is a front view of a push switch according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a left side view of the push switch according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a case in which a terminal incorporated in the push switch according to the present invention is integrally formed.
  • FIG. 6 shows the push switch according to the present invention mounted on an electric circuit board.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic assembling diagram when the push switch according to the present invention is incorporated in a side portion of a mobile phone or the like.
  • FIG. 8 is an assembling diagram of a conventional push switch.
  • FIG. 1 is a front view of a push switch according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a left side view of the push switch according to the present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A
  • FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of the push switch according to the present invention showing the first virtual plane and the second virtual plane
  • FIG. 5 is a terminal incorporated in the push switch according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a front view of the case where the push switch according to the present invention is placed on the electric circuit board
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram when the push switch according to the present invention is incorporated into a side portion of a mobile phone or the like.
  • the push switch 01 includes a case 10, a terminal 30, a contact 40, and a seat 50.
  • the case 10 has a flat plate shape made of a molding material, and an outer shape is formed by an upper plane 12 having an opening 11, a lower plane 13 parallel to the upper plane 12, an upper plane 12, and a side surface 14 substantially perpendicular to the lower plane 13.
  • the side surface 14 includes the right side surface 15, the left side surface 16, the upper side surface 17, the lower side surface 18, the right inclined side surface 19 that connects the right side surface 15 and the lower side surface 18, and the left side surface 16 and the lower side surface 18.
  • the case 10 is configured by six left inclined side surfaces 20, and the outer shape of the case 10 is formed symmetrically in the direction of viewing the upper plane 12. From the right side surface 15 and the left side surface 16, there are formed a right side convex portion 21 and a left side convex portion 22 that protrude from the side extending to the upper side surface 17 as one side.
  • the opening 11 is formed in a substantially circular shape, and a central contact portion 33 of a terminal 30 to be described later is disposed at the center of the bottom surface of the opening 11 so as to expose the surface. Is exposed and the outer contact portion 34 of the terminal 30 is disposed.
  • the terminal 30 is made of a conductive thin metal plate, and has a right terminal 31 and a left terminal 32 as shown in FIG.
  • the central contact portion 33 located at one end of the right terminal 31 and the outer contact portion 34 located at one end of the left terminal 32 are disposed on the bottom surface of the opening 11 as described above, and the central contact portion 33 and the outer contact portion are formed.
  • a part continuing from 34 is integrally formed inside the case 10, and the other parts appear outside the case 10, thereby constituting the output terminal 39. Since the output terminal 39 is a part of the terminal 30, the output terminal 39 is formed by bending a thin metal plate, and protrudes from the right side surface 15 and the left side surface 16 of the case 10 and is formed symmetrically. Since the embodiment is symmetrical, only the output terminal 39 of the left terminal 32 arranged on the left side will be described below.
  • the output terminal 39 protrudes from the left side surface 16 of the case 10, and the output terminal 39 made of a thin metal plate forms a first flat portion 35 in which the flat surface of the thin metal plate protrudes parallel to the upper plane 12 of the case 10.
  • the first plane part 35 is bent at a substantially right angle at a certain point to form a second plane part 36.
  • the second flat surface portion 36 has a belt-like shape and is bent at a substantially right angle from the first flat surface portion 35 to become a surface parallel to the left side surface 16, and at a fixed position in a direction away from the left side convex portion 22 provided in the case 10.
  • the second flat surface portion is bent in a direction away from the left side surface 16 to form the elastic piece portion 37.
  • the elastic piece portion 37 is bent at an angle of less than 90 degrees in the direction away from the case 10 in the plane of the strip-shaped sheet metal continuous from the second plane portion 36, and in the present embodiment, the direction of viewing the upper plane 12.
  • the elastic piece portion 37 is formed in a substantially square shape in the direction of viewing the upper plane 12 of the case 10 and ends.
  • the contact 40 is used as a contact member, and is formed by forming a thin metal plate into a dome shape. The surface is subjected to metal plating for obtaining high conductivity in order to reduce contact resistance.
  • the sheet 50 is formed by forming a film-like material made of a polymer material such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate) into a substantially similar shape smaller than the upper plane shape of the case 10, and is attached to the case 10 on one surface. Adhesive or adhesive tape is applied or affixed.
  • assembly of the push switch 01 using the above-described components will be described.
  • the contact 40 is incorporated in the case 10 in which the terminal 30 is integrally formed.
  • the case 10 is assembled so that the dome top portion of the contact 40 faces upward in the opening 11 of the case 10 so that the outer peripheral end portion of the contact 40 is placed on the outer contact portion 34 exposed on the bottom surface of the opening 11.
  • the top of the dome of the contact 40 is opposed to the central contact portion 33 exposed on the bottom surface of the opening 11.
  • the sheet 50 is attached to the upper plane of the case 10, whereby the opening 11 is closed by the tape 50 and the push switch 01 is completed.
  • a tangent line connecting the outer peripheries of the contact portions 38 of the left and right output terminals 39 is parallel to the lower side surface 18 of the case 10, and the tangent line extends outward from the outer shape of the case 10. Are located at a certain distance (a).
  • the second one includes a first virtual plane (A) that includes the surface of the sheet 50 that serves as an operation surface of the push switch 01 and that is not limited in scope, and a second virtual plane that includes the lower plane 13 of the case 10 and is not limited in scope.
  • the output terminal 39 is formed and arranged in a shape that fits in the space between (B). Then, the push switch 01 completed in this way is attached to and operated in an electric device such as a mobile phone as follows. Normally, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, an electric circuit board 70 is incorporated in a mobile phone or the like, and a connection pattern 71 corresponding to the output terminal 39 of the push switch 01 is provided.
  • the push switch 01 is positioned so that the contact portions 38 of the left terminal 31 and the right terminal 32 are placed on the connection pattern 71, and the lower side surface 18 of the push switch 01 is further moved from the placed state.
  • the elastic piece portion 37 is elastically deformed until it comes into contact with the electric circuit board, and a contact pressure is generated between the contact portion 38 and the connection pattern 71, whereby the push switch 01 and the electric circuit board 70 are connected and conducted.
  • the Rukoto At this time, since the tangent line connecting the outer circumferences of the contact portions 38 of the left and right output terminals 39 and the lower side surface 18 of the case 10 are parallel and located at a predetermined distance, the lower side surface 18 is located on the electric circuit board 70.
  • the amount of elastic deformation of the left and right elastic piece portions 37 becomes equal and constant, so that the contact pressure at the left and right contact portions 38 becomes equal and constant. That is, the electrical connection between the left and right output terminals 39 and the electric circuit board 70 can be facilitated simply by providing a member for positioning the lower surface 18 of the push switch 01 in contact with the electric circuit board 70 in an electric device such as a cellular phone. It becomes possible. Further, the output terminal 39 is formed in a space between the first virtual plane (A) including the operation surface of the push switch 01 and the second virtual plane (B) including the lower plane 13 of the case 10.
  • the push switch 01 can be easily provided only by providing a slit-like member 80 that abuts a part of the operation surface and a part or all of the lower plane to regulate the position of the push switch 01 in the operation direction. Can be installed.
  • the push switch 01 can be attached simply by providing a member for positioning the right and left convex portions 21 and 22 on the side surface of a cellular phone or the like. It becomes possible.
  • the operation of the push switch it is possible to more easily position the operation member that operates the push switch 01 by providing a convex shape at a position where the dome-shaped top of the contact 40 contacts on the operation surface of the seat 50. Is possible.
  • the push switch 01 is entirely formed in the space between the first virtual plane (A) and the second virtual plane (B), including the output terminal 39.
  • the shape of the output terminal is not limited to that according to the present embodiment, but may be any shape that fits in the space between the first virtual plane (A) and the second virtual plane (B) described above. It is possible to form a shape.

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L'invention concerne un commutateur à bouton poussoir capable de supporter la compacité accrue d'une borne d'exploitation portable compacte et qui, sans que la borne de sortie fasse saillie dans la direction de l'exploitation, peut permettre le montage sur le bord d'un panneau à circuit électrique. Le commutateur à bouton poussoir comprend : une section corps principal plat en forme de plaque (60) présentant une surface plate supérieure (12), une surface plate inférieure (13), et une surface latérale (14) ; et une borne de sortie (39) qui a une section pièce élastique déformable élastiquement et qui est formée avec une section tactile à la pointe qui fait saillie à partir de la surface latérale (14). La borne de sortie (39) est formée à l'intérieur de l'espace entre un premier plan imaginaire (A) qui contient la surface plate supérieure (12) et un second plan imaginaire contenant la surface plate inférieure (13).
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JPS63202020U (fr) * 1987-06-16 1988-12-27
JP2003109453A (ja) * 2001-09-27 2003-04-11 Alps Electric Co Ltd 押釦スイッチ
JP2009016208A (ja) * 2007-07-05 2009-01-22 Smk Corp 押釦スイッチ

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JPS63202020U (fr) * 1987-06-16 1988-12-27
JP2003109453A (ja) * 2001-09-27 2003-04-11 Alps Electric Co Ltd 押釦スイッチ
JP2009016208A (ja) * 2007-07-05 2009-01-22 Smk Corp 押釦スイッチ

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