WO2019041258A1 - Toggle key switch device and electronic apparatus thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a toggle key switch device and an electronic apparatus thereof. The toggle key switch device comprises: a housing (110) and a toggle member (120) accommodated in the housing (110), and an elastic key (130) and a conductive part (140), wherein an accommodation hole (111) is arranged on the housing (110); the conductive part (140) is used for turning on a set connection point when same comes into contact with the set connection point; the toggle member (120) comprises an operation member (121) and contact points (122, 123) that are respectively arranged at two ends of the toggle member (120), and the contact points (122, 123) are arranged corresponding to pressing regions (131, 132) of the elastic key (130); and the elastic key (130) is arranged between the contact points (122, 123) and the conductive part (140), and the pressing regions (131, 132) of the elastic key (130) are used for driving the conductive part (140) to come into contact with the set connection point of a circuit board (160) when being pressed by the contact points (122, 123), and same drives the conductive part (140) to be out of contact with the set connection point of the circuit board (160) when not being pressed by the contact points (122, 123). By means of the above-mentioned method, the space occupied by the toggle key switch can be reduced, and the service life of the toggle key switch can also be prolonged.

Description

Toggle button switch device and its electronic device

[Technical Field]

The present application relates to the field of switches, and in particular to a toggle button switch device and an electronic device thereof.

 【Background technique】

The toggle switch is used to switch the circuit by turning the switch handle to turn the circuit on or off. The commonly used varieties of toggle switches are single pole double, single pole three, bipolar double and bipolar three. It is generally used in low voltage circuits, featuring flexible slider action, stable and reliable performance, and toggle switch. Mainly used in a wide range of electronic instruments such as instruments, instrumentation, various electric toys, fax machines, audio equipment, medical equipment, and car seat adjustment.

However, most of the existing toggle switches need to install a switching component on the main board, and then control the switch through the structural component. This structure not only has a relatively high manufacturing cost, but also takes up a large space, and the toggle switch is also relatively large. The key material has a relatively high hardness, so the button feels poor.

 [Summary of the Invention]

The technical problem to be solved by the present application is to provide a toggle button switch device and an electronic device thereof, which can reduce the space occupied by the toggle button switch.

In order to solve the above technical problem, a technical solution adopted by the present application is to provide a toggle button switch device, including a housing and a button member, an elastic button and a conductive member housed inside the housing; wherein the housing is provided with a capacity The conductive member is used for setting the connection point of the corresponding circuit board, and is used for turning on the set connection point when contacting the set connection point; the dial member includes the operation member and the contact at both ends of the dial member; The point corresponds to the pressing area of the elastic button; the operating member passes through the receiving hole of the outer casing and is exposed on the outer side of the outer casing for driving the contact to press the pressing area of the elastic button when being pushed in the set direction; the elastic button is disposed at Between the contact and the conductive member, the pressing area of the elastic button is used to drive the conductive member to contact the set connection point of the circuit board when pressed by the contact, and to drive the conductive member to not contact the circuit board when the contact is not pressed. Set the connection point.

In order to solve the above technical problem, another technical solution adopted by the present application is to provide an electronic device provided with a switch, including the above-mentioned toggle button switch device.

The beneficial effects of the present application are: different from the prior art, the toggle button switch device of the present application includes a housing and a button member, an elastic button and a conductive member housed inside the housing, wherein the housing is provided with an accommodation The hole and the button member comprise an operating member and a contact at both ends of the dial member, and the elastic button is provided with a pressing area corresponding to the contact, and the conductive member is used for setting the connection point of the corresponding circuit board for the contact setting When the connection point is fixed, the connection point is set. When the pressing area of the elastic button is pressed by the contact, the conductive member can be driven to contact the set connection point of the circuit board, when the pressing area of the elastic button is not pressed by the contact. The elastic button can restore the initial state of the button member due to the elastic action, and at the same time, the conductive member does not contact the set connection point of the circuit board, which simplifies the design of the toggle button switch device and reduces the occupation of the toggle button switch. The volume of space.

 [Description of the Drawings]

1 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of a toggle button switch device of the present application;

2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a non-operating end of an embodiment of a toggle button of the present application;

3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a non-operating end of another embodiment of the toggle button of the present application;

4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a non-operating end of another embodiment of the toggle button of the present application;

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a non-operating end of another embodiment of the toggle button of the present application;

6 is a partial structural schematic view of another embodiment of the toggle button switch device of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view of still another embodiment of the toggle button switch device of the present application.

【Detailed ways】

The present application will be described in detail below in conjunction with the specific embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a toggle button switch device of the present application. As shown in FIG. 1 , the toggle button switch device of the present embodiment includes a housing 110 , a button member 120 , an elastic button 130 , and a conductive member 140 . The housing 110 is provided with a receiving hole 111. The dial member 120 includes an operating member end A and a non-operating member end B. The operating member end A of the dial member 120 is provided with an operating member 121, and the dial member 120 is disposed. The non-operating member end B is provided with a contact 122 and a contact 123; the elastic button 130 is disposed between the dial member 120 and the conductive member 140. The elastic button 130 is provided with a pressing portion 131, a pressing portion 132 and a non-pressing region 133. The pressing area 131 and the pressing area 132 are respectively disposed corresponding to the contact 122 and the contact 123; the connecting part 141 and the connecting point 142 are disposed on the conductive member 140, and the connecting point 141 and the connecting point 142 respectively correspond to the set connection point of the circuit board. It is provided, and is also provided corresponding to the pressing area 131 and the pressing area 132.

specifically:

The operating member 121 of the dial member 120 is used to pass through the receiving hole 111 of the outer casing 110 to be exposed on the outer side of the outer casing 110 for driving the contact 122 when the dialing is moved in the set direction, and the contact 123 presses the elastic button 130. The pressing area 131 and the pressing area 132 are provided so that the user can turn on the corresponding function of the switching device by dialing the operating member 121. Wherein, the setting direction may specifically be an upward and/or downward direction in the vertical direction. In other embodiments, it may also be a leftward and/or rightward direction in the horizontal direction.

The pressing area 131 and the pressing area 132 of the elastic button 130 are used to bring the conductive member 140 into contact with the set connection point of the circuit board when pressed by the contact 122 and the contact 123, and are not pressed by the contact 122 and the contact 123. The conductive member 140 is driven to not contact the set connection point of the circuit board.

The conductive member 140 is configured to turn on the set connection point when contacting the set connection point of the circuit board to enable the switching device to turn on the corresponding function.

The material of the outer casing 110 is plastic. In other embodiments, the material of the outer casing 110 may be other materials such as glass or plastic.

The material of the button member 120 can be made of silica gel. In other embodiments, the dial member 120 can also be fabricated from other resilient materials. In addition, the dial member 120 is integrally formed.

The elastic button 130 can be a silicone button. In other embodiments, the elastic button 130 can also be made of other materials having elasticity. In addition, the elastic button 130 is integrally formed.

The conductive member 140 can be a button of the pot. When the pressing portion 131 and the pressing portion 132 of the elastic button 130 are pressed by the contact 122 and the contact 123, the elastic button 130 presses the button of the pot, and the button of the pot is pressed further. The connection point of the board is set. On the contrary, the button of the pot does not touch the set connection point of the board.

Alternatively, the conductive member 140 may also be a conductive sheet. The conductive sheet is disposed on the pressing portion 131 of the elastic button 130, the bottom of the pressing portion 132 or directly serves as the pressing portion 131 of the elastic button 130 and the bottom of the pressing portion 132 for connecting. Set the connection point of the board.

It should be noted that the number of contacts of the dial member 120 in the present embodiment is two, and there are two pressing regions of the corresponding elastic button 130.

In addition, in other embodiments, the conductive member 140 can also be directly attached to the elastic button 130. When the pressing portion 131 and the pressing portion 132 of the elastic button 130 are pressed by the contact 122 and the contact 123, and the elastic button The conductive member 140 attached to the 130 contacts the set connection point of the circuit board, thereby turning on the set connection point.

In the push button switch device of the embodiment, when the pressing portion of the elastic button is pressed by the contact, the conductive member is brought into contact with the set connection point of the circuit board, thereby turning on the set connection point, so that the switch device is turned on. Corresponding function, when the pressing area of the elastic button is not pressed by the contact, the elastic button can restore the initial state of the button member due to the elastic action, and at the same time, the conductive member does not contact the set connection point of the circuit board, compared with the conventional The complex spring structure and the hard feel of the toggle shrapnel simplify the design structure of the switch device, reduce the space occupied by the toggle button switch, and use the silicone material as the dial member to soften the hand feeling during operation. At the same time, since the button member is in contact with the conductive member through the elastic button, the service life of the toggle button switch is prolonged.

In other embodiments, on the non-operating member end B of the dial member 120, in addition to the contact, a rotating shaft may be disposed, and the rotating shaft has a convex shape. Specifically, the position of the elastic button 130 corresponding to the rotating shaft is a platform 134, and the pressing portion 131 and the pressing portion 134 are formed along the two sides of the platform 134 in a direction away from the conductive member 140. The rotating shaft is used to support the non-pressing area 133 of the elastic button 130 when the operating member 121 is not operated. When the operating member 121 is toggled in the setting direction, the rotating shaft 124 is used as a fulcrum to drive the contact 122. Or the contact 123 performs a pressing motion.

As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the non-operating end of the embodiment of the toggle button of the present application. The toggle button of FIG. 2 includes a contact 21, a contact 22, and a rotating shaft 23. Wherein, the non-operating end 120B may be arranged in a rectangular cross section, and the contact 21 and the contact 22 are disposed on two sides of the rectangle 120B in the horizontal direction, and the rotating shaft 23 spans two sides of the rectangle 120B in the vertical direction. In one specific application, the contacts 21 and the contacts 22 may be disposed at a midpoint of the two sides of the rectangle 120B in the horizontal direction, and the rotating shaft 23 may be disposed at the line connecting the contacts 21 and the contacts 22. Central location. In other application scenarios, the contacts 21 and the contacts 22 may not be disposed at a midpoint position of the two sides of the rectangle 120B in the horizontal direction, and the rotating shaft 23 may be disposed at the line connecting the contacts 21 and the contacts 22. Central location. In other embodiments, the non-operating end 120B may also be square in cross section.

As shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a non-operating end of another embodiment of the toggle button of the present application. The toggle button of FIG. 3 includes a contact 31, a contact 32, a rotating shaft 33, and a rotating shaft 33. Wherein, the non-operating end 120B may have a rectangular cross section, the contact 31 and the contact 32 are disposed on two sides of the rectangle 120B in the horizontal direction, and the rotating shaft 33 and the rotating shaft 34 are disposed on the two sides of the rectangle 120B. On the side of the direction, the toggle button in Figure 3 is more material-saving than the toggle button in Figure 2. In one particular application, the contacts 31 and the contacts 32 can be disposed at the center of the two horizontally-oriented sides of the rectangle 120B, and the rotating shaft 33 and the rotating shaft 34 can be disposed on the two sides of the rectangle 120B. The center of the side of the direction. In other application scenarios, the contacts 31 and the contacts 32 may not be disposed at the midpoint positions of the two sides of the rectangle 120B in the horizontal direction. In other embodiments, the non-operating end 120B may also be square in cross section.

Alternatively, in FIGS. 2 and/or 3, the contacts 21/31 and the contacts 22/32 may also be disposed on two sides of the rectangle 120B in the vertical direction, the rotation axis 23/33 and the rotation axis 34 is disposed on the two horizontal sides of 120B.

The toggle buttons of Figures 2 and 3 have two contacts. When the user wishes to toggle the button switch device to perform multiple functions, the number of contacts of the button member 120 can be set to four. When the number of contacts provided by the button member 120 is four, correspondingly, the elastic button 130 is also provided with a pressing area corresponding to the four contacts, and the conductive member 140 is correspondingly disposed corresponding to the four pressing areas. Set the connection point of the connected circuit board. In addition, the operating member 121 provided at the operating end A of the dial member 120 is changed correspondingly. For example, the operating member 121 provided at the operating end A of the dial member 120 has a cross shape.

As shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a non-operating end of another embodiment of the toggle button of the present application. The toggle button of FIG. 4 includes a contact 41, a contact 42, a contact 43, a contact 44, and a rotary shaft 45. The non-operating end 120B may have a rectangular cross section, and the contact 41, the contact 42, the contact 43, and the contact 44 are respectively disposed on four sides of the rectangle 120B, and the rotating shaft 45 is disposed inside the rectangle 120B. Raised settings. In one particular application, the contacts 41, contacts 42, contacts 43, contacts 44 may be disposed at a center of the four sides of the rectangle 120B, and the axis of rotation 45 is disposed at a center point of the rectangle 120B. In other application scenarios, the contact 41, the contact 42, the contact 43, and the contact 44 may not be disposed at a midpoint of the four sides of the rectangle 120B, and the rotating shaft 45 may not be disposed at a center point of the rectangle 120B. In other embodiments, the non-operating end 120B may also be square in cross section.

In another specific application scenario, the four contacts of the dial member 120 can also be disposed at four vertices of the cross section of the non-operating end 120B, as shown in FIG. 5, which is another implementation of the toggle button of the present application. A schematic cross-sectional view of the non-operating end of the mode. The toggle button of FIG. 5 includes a contact 51, a contact 52, a contact 53, a contact 54, and a rotary shaft 55. The non-operating end 120B has a rhombic cross section, because the diagonal of the rhombus is vertical, and the user can conveniently move the operating member 121 of the dial member 120. The contact 51, the contact 52, the contact 53, the contact 54 are disposed at the four vertices of the diamond 120B, and the rotating shaft 55 is disposed at the center of the diamond 120B. Of course, in other application scenarios, the non-operating end 120B cross section may also be square.

Of course, in other embodiments, the number of contacts of the dial member 120 may also be three or more than four.

In the above embodiment, the dial member further includes a rotating shaft disposed at the same end as the contact, the rotating shaft is disposed at a center position closer to the end than the contact, and is disposed in a convex shape, and is rotated when the operating member of the dial member is not operated. The shaft is supported on the non-pressing area of the elastic button, and when the operating member is toggled in the set direction, the contact is driven by the rotating shaft as a fulcrum.

When the dial member 120 is pressed vertically, the contact of the dial member 120 may simultaneously contact the pressing portion of the elastic button 130, which may cause damage to the switching device or the circuit board. In order to avoid this, a support member may be disposed between the rotating shaft of the dial member 120 and the non-pressing portion of the elastic button 130, as shown in FIG. 6, which is another toggle button device of the present application. A partial structural diagram of an embodiment. In the present embodiment, the support member 150 is disposed between the rotating shaft 124 of the dial member 120 and the non-pressing portion of the elastic button 130. Specifically, the support member 150 is disposed between the rotating shaft 124 of the dial member 120 and the platform 134 where the elastic button 130 corresponds to the position of the rotating shaft 124.

In one particular application scenario, the platform 134 is disposed in a recess relative to the other non-pressing regions 133, the shape of the recess corresponding to the shape of the support member 150. In addition, after the support member 150 is placed in the recess, the support member 150 is convexly disposed compared to the other non-pressing regions 133, so that when the dial member 120 is assembled with the elastic button 130, the rotating shaft of the dial member 120 The 124 can be in a compressed state with the support 150. Specifically, the pre-pressure is set between the rotating shaft 124 and the support member 150 by a compression distance ranging from 0.05 mm to 0.15 mm, so that when the dial member 120 vertically presses the elastic button 130, the contact of the button member 120 does not trigger elasticity. When the button 130 is released and the elastic button 130 is released, the button member 120 can automatically bounce back. In one particular application, the compression distance between the rotating shaft 124 and the support 150 can be 0.1 mm.

The material of the support member 150 may be silica gel. Alternatively, the support member 150 may be a spring, and the support member 150 may also be other elastic members.

In this embodiment, a support member is disposed between the rotating shaft of the dial member and the non-pressing portion of the elastic button, and the rotating shaft and the supporting member are compressed to prevent the button member from being pressed vertically. All the contacts of the piece simultaneously contact the pressing area of the elastic button, and the button member can automatically bounce back when the button member releases the elastic button.

Please refer to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of still another embodiment of the toggle button switch device of the present application. In the present embodiment, the toggle button switch device includes a circuit board 160 in addition to the components in the above embodiment. The circuit board 160 is disposed on a side of the conductive member 140 away from the elastic button 130. In addition, a set connection point is also provided on the circuit board 160.

In one specific application, the circuit board 160 can be a PCB (Printed Circuit) Board, printed circuit board) board, PCB board is fixed on the plastic case by screws, and the PCB board 160 can realize different functions such as controlling the volume addition and subtraction, adjusting the brightness of the light source and switching channels.

In the above embodiment, when the pressing area of the elastic button is pressed by the contact, the toggle button switch device drives the conductive member to contact the set connection point of the circuit board, thereby turning on the set connection point, so that the switch device is turned on accordingly. The function, when the pressing area of the elastic button is not pressed by the contact, the elastic button can restore the initial state of the button member due to the elastic action, and simultaneously drive the conductive member without contacting the set connection point of the circuit board, compared with the conventional The complex spring structure and the hard feel of the toggle shrapnel simplify the design structure of the switching device, reduce the space occupied by the toggle button switch, and use the silicone material as the dial member to soften the hand feeling during operation. Also, since the dial member is in contact with the conductive member through the elastic button, the service life of the toggle button switch is extended.

In addition, the present application also includes an electronic device provided with a switch, wherein the switch is the toggle button switch device in the above embodiment.

In particular, the electronic arrangement may comprise an in-vehicle device, for example as a mobile communication device, mounted near the console of the car.

The above description is only the embodiment of the present application, and thus does not limit the scope of the patent application, and the equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made by using the specification and the drawings of the present application, or directly or indirectly applied to other related technologies. The fields are all included in the scope of patent protection of this application.

Claims (10)

1. A toggle button switch device, comprising: a housing and a button member, an elastic button and a conductive member housed inside the housing; wherein

   The housing is provided with a receiving hole;

   The conductive component is configured to correspond to a set connection point of the circuit board, and is configured to turn on the set connection point when contacting the set connection point;

   The dial member includes an operating member and a contact at two ends of the dial member, the contact portion is disposed corresponding to a pressing area of the elastic button; and the operating member passes through the receiving hole of the outer casing Exposed to the outside of the outer casing for driving the contact to press the pressing area of the elastic button when being pushed in the set direction;

   The elastic button is disposed between the contact and the conductive member, and the pressing portion of the elastic button is configured to bring the conductive member into contact with a set connection point of the circuit board when pressed by the contact, The conductive member is driven to not contact the set connection point of the circuit board when not pressed by the contact.
2. The toggle button switch device according to claim 1, wherein the elastic button is a silicone button.
3. The toggle button switch device according to claim 1, wherein the conductive member is a pot button, and the pressing portion of the elastic button presses the pot button when pressed by the contact, When the contact is pressed, the pot button is not pressed, and the pot button is used to contact the set connection point of the circuit board when pressed, and does not contact the circuit board when not pressed. Set the connection point.
4. The toggle button switch device according to claim 1, wherein the conductive member is a conductive sheet, and the conductive sheet is disposed at a bottom of a pressing portion of the elastic button or directly as a pressing portion of the elastic button. bottom of.
5. A toggle button switch device according to claim 1, wherein said dial member further includes a rotary shaft disposed at the same end as said contact, said rotary shaft being closer to a center of said end than said contact And being provided in a convex shape; supported by the rotating shaft on the non-pressing area of the elastic button when the operating member is not operated, and rotating when the operating member is toggled in the setting direction The shaft is a fulcrum to drive the contact to perform a pressing motion.
6. The switch structure according to claim 5, characterized in that

   The number of contacts of the dial member is two, the rotating shaft is a ridge, located at the center of the two contact lines, and perpendicular to the line connecting the two contacts; the elasticity The pressing area of the button is two, and the position of the elastic button corresponding to the rotating shaft is a platform, and two pressing areas are extended along the two sides of the platform away from the conductive member; or

   The number of contacts of the button member is four, the four contacts are respectively located at four corners of a diamond, and the rotation axis is a bump at the intersection of two diagonal lines of the quadrilateral; The pressing area of the elastic button is four, and the position of the elastic button corresponding to the rotating shaft is a platform, and four pressing regions are formed to extend away from the conductive member along the position of the platform corresponding to the four contacts. .
7. The toggle button switch device according to claim 5, further comprising a support member disposed between the rotating shaft of the dial member and the non-pressing region of the elastic button; and / or,

   The rotating shaft of the dial member is in a compressed state with the support member.
8. The switch structure according to claim 7, wherein

   The support member is made of silica gel, or the support member is a spring; and/or,

   The pre-pressure is set between the rotating shaft and the support by a compression distance ranging from 0.05 mm to 0.15 mm, so that when the dial member vertically presses the elastic button, the touch of the button member The point does not trigger the elastic button, and when the button member releases the elastic button, the button member can automatically bounce back.
9. The toggle button switch device according to claim 1, further comprising: said circuit board housed inside said casing, and said circuit board being disposed on said conductive member away from said elastic button Side; and/or,

   The outer casing is a plastic outer casing.
10. An electronic device provided with a switch, comprising the toggle button switch device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.