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The present invention relates to a kind of switch, comprise a button (30), one actuator (50) and a functional module (90), described button (30) drives described functional module (90) by described actuator (50), also comprise an indication component, described indication component comprises the indicator light (20) that a connection piece (40) and can be luminous, described connector (40) comprises a flexible main body (42), described indicator light (20) ground connection that can be electrically connected is fixed on described connector (40), simultaneously, described indicator light (20) also with described connector (40) at least partially to be fixed on described switch with the mode of the basic geo-stationary of described button (30).Because indicator light and button or actuator geo-stationary, so no matter which kind of operating state button or actuator are in, the lighting angle of indicator light all can remain unchanged, and can remain light-source brightness consistency in the motion of switch seesaw.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of switch, particularly relate to a kind of switch with a functional module, an actuator and a button.
Background technology
Switch is electric accessories important during everybody lives, and in order to the state in dark surrounds residing for the position of prompt switch or identification switch, in use often adopts fluorescence bar, neon bulb indicator light or LED light to indicate.
When using indicator light, often as shown in Figure 1 LED bulb 12 is fixed on circuit board 14 in prior art, then be fixed on together on installation frame 70, when switch does seesaw motion, as shown in Figure 2, the intensity of the light of LED bulb 12 can change to some extent with the distance of open-work 34 on distance button 30.
Summary of the invention
The object of this invention is to provide a kind of switch improving indicator light light source brightness uniformity.
For this reason, the invention provides a kind of switch, comprise an actuator, a functional module and a button, described button drives described functional module by described actuator, it is characterized in that, also comprise an indication component, described indication component comprises the indicator light that a connection piece and can be luminous, described connector comprises a flexible main body, the described indicator light ground connection that can be electrically connected is fixed on described connector, meanwhile, described indicator light also with described connector at least partially to be fixed on described switch with the mode of the basic geo-stationary of described button.
As one embodiment of the present of invention, described indicator light being fixed at least partially on described actuator with described connector, or described indicator light is fixed on described button towards on the side of described actuator at least partially with described connector.
As an alternative embodiment of the invention, described connector also comprises a stiff end be electrically connected with described main body one end, and the described indicator light ground connection that can be electrically connected is fixed on described stiff end.
In one embodiment of the invention, described actuator has a bayonet unit, described indicator light is fixed on described actuator by described bayonet unit with described connector.
As one embodiment of the present invention, described button has a fixture towards the side of described actuator, and described indicator light is fixed on described button by described fixture.
Preferably, described button has a transmittance section, the described indicator light be fixed on described button or described actuator is corresponding with position, described transmittance section.
As one embodiment of the present invention, described connector is flexible PCB (FPC).FPC a kind ofly has height reliability, excellent flexible printed circuit.Due to the pliability of FPC, when being fixed on actuator by FPC, because button can swing together along with actuator, and indicator light is fixed on FPC simultaneously, so indicator light also along with pressing movement, can keep the intensity of light source consistently.
As another embodiment of the invention, described actuator has an open-work, described connector and indicator light can pass described open-work and be fixed on described switch.
Preferably, described indicator light is sheet light-emitting diode (LED).Compared with neon bulb indicator light, LED light has the longer life-span, is beneficial to Long-Time Service, and LED light also has the advantage such as environmental protection and energy saving, green health.In addition, LED light is smaller and more exquisite, can be fixed on connector easily, and places use at switch internal.
In one embodiment of the invention, described indication component also comprises a circuit board, described connector also comprises a link be electrically connected with the described main body other end, described link is welded on described circuit board, described circuit board controls described indicator light by described connector, and described circuit board can be placed in a storing apparatus.
In another execution mode of the present invention, described switch also comprises an installation frame, and described functional module is removably mounted on described installation frame, and described storing apparatus can be fixed on described installation frame.
Preferably, described indication component also comprises a pair wire can powered to described indicator light, and described couple of conductor can be connected on two binding posts of described functional module respectively, or only by wherein one be connected on a binding post of described functional module.
Utilize switch provided by the invention, the connector that can bend owing to have employed main body connects, so indicator light can be fixed on button towards on the side of actuator with the mode of button geo-stationary, or, to be fixed on actuator towards on the side of button with the mode of actuator geo-stationary.Because indicator light and button or actuator geo-stationary, so no matter which kind of operating state button or actuator are in, the lighting angle of indicator light all can remain unchanged, and can remain light-source brightness consistency in the motion of switch seesaw.
Accompanying drawing explanation
Hereafter also come by reference to the accompanying drawings to be further described the above-mentioned characteristic of the present invention, technical characteristic, advantage and implementation thereof by description of a preferred embodiment by clearly understandable mode, wherein:
Fig. 1 is a kind of by the generalized section be arranged on switch of LED bulb in prior art;
Fig. 2 is the generalized section of Fig. 1 breaker in middle when being in another kind of state;
Fig. 3 is the three-face view of a kind of indication component embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is a kind of generalized section that make use of the Switching embodiments of indication component provided by the present invention of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the generalized section of Fig. 4 breaker in middle when being in another kind of state;
Fig. 6 to Fig. 8 shows the decomposing schematic representation of the embodiment of assembling switch provided by the present invention;
Fig. 9 shows the schematic rear view of the button of a kind of Switching embodiments provided by the present invention.
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12LED bulb
14 circuit boards
16 wires
20 indicator lights
30 buttons
32 transmittance sections
34 open-works
40 connectors
42 main bodys
44 stiff ends
46 links
50 actuators
52 bayonet units
54 open-works
60 storing apparatus
70 installation frames
72 punched out
80 bracing frames
90 functional modules
Embodiment
In order to the technical characteristic to invention, object and effect have understanding clearly, now contrast accompanying drawing and the specific embodiment of the present invention is described, label identical in the various figures represents identical part.
As shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5, the invention provides a kind of switch, comprise actuator 50, functional module 90 and button 30, button 30 can pass through actuator 50 drive functional module 90, specifically, button 30 can be fixed on actuator 50, move together with actuator 50, when push button 30 one end time, button 30 can oppress actuator 50, drive functional module 90 further, realizes the disconnection of circuit or closes.
In order to the position of prompt switch or the state (closed or disconnection) under surroundings residing for identification switch in dark surrounds; or when other need to indicate; further comprises an indication component in switch, complete aforementioned need by the work of indication component.
As shown in Figure 3, indication component comprises a connection piece 40 and an indicator light 20, and indicator light 20 can be luminous, comes correspondingly to indicate by light.Connector 40 comprises a flexible main body 42, and when main body 42 bends (bending effect refers to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5), connector 40 also just correspondingly bends.In the present invention, connector 40 preferred flexible circuit board (FPC).FPC a kind ofly has height reliability, excellent flexible printed circuit, after certain number of times is bending, still can ensure its performance.Certainly, also common wire can be adopted, but due to need by wire physical weld on circuit board 14, when wire is with button or actuator action, the oxidation of the solder joint of wire on circuit board 14 can be accelerated, there is the risk that wire lost efficacy, not easily use for a long time.
Indicator light 20 ground connection that can be electrically connected is fixed on connector 40, and specifically, connector 40 also comprises a stiff end 44 be electrically connected with one end of main body 42, is fixed on the stiff end 44 of connector 40 by indicator light 20.
Composition graphs 3 and Fig. 4 again, the indicator light 20 be fixed on stiff end 44 can be fixed on switch further, in the present invention, indicator light 20 also with (such as the stiff end 44) at least partially of connector 40 to be fixed on switch with the mode of the basic geo-stationary of button 30.Due to can on off state be changed when button 30 is pressed, so the distance between button 30 two ends and functional module 90 can be different, but indicator light 20 due to along with main body 42 flexible connector 40 opposing keys 30 static, so, in switch key 30 or actuator 50 motion process, keep substantially constant between the position of indicator light 20 and button 30, and then light-source brightness consistency can be remained, only can not can maintain static as light source in prior art, improve switch using character.
Such switch can be the One-position switch with a button, also can be the two-position switch with two buttons, or there is the switch of other number buttons, when there is two or more button in switch, the indicator light of respective number can be set, each indicator light with (such as the stiff end) at least partially of connector to be fixed on switch with the mode of the basic geo-stationary of respective keys, certainly, also an indicator light can be only set, be set to and be fixed on switch with the mode of the wherein basic geo-stationary of any one button, even, the indicator light not corresponding with number of keys can be set, as long as ensure that indicator light with one of them or more arrange the basic geo-stationary of button.
Simple and clear in order to remove, below be only described for One-position switch, as mentioned above, when there is the switch of two or more button, the present invention stands good.
Because button 30 and actuator 50 are fixed together, so indicator light 20 is fixed on actuator 50 or on button 30, or be fixed between button 30 and actuator 50, as long as make the position opposing keys 30 of indicator light 20 substantially static, just can guarantee that light remains on certain position, improves the consistency of brightness.
Specifically, as shown in Figure 6, actuator 50 has a bayonet unit 52, indicator light 20 can be fixed on actuator 50 by bayonet unit 52 with stiff end 44.Such bayonet unit 52 can be a draw-in groove, and the stiff end 44 of its shape and fixing indicator light 20 adapts, and is placed in draw-in groove by this end, and connector 40 just can be made to remain on this position, and then realizes the geo-stationary of indicator light 20 and actuator 50.Certainly, such bayonet unit can also be other structures, is such as a slit, and the connector 40 of sheet can be stuffed in this slit, realizes the geo-stationary with actuator 50.
In addition, button 30 also can have a fixture on the side of described actuator 50, like this, indicator light 20 device that just can be fixed is fixed on button 30, realize the geo-stationary of indicator light 20 and button 30, similarly, so still light-source brightness consistency can be remained in the motion of switch seesaw.Fixture herein can be the same with the fixture on aforementioned actuator 50, certainly, also can arrange other fixtures, such as adopts the forms such as adhesive tape to be fixed on button 30.
In order to make the lamplight pointing effect of indicator light 20 better, as shown in Fig. 4,5 and 9, button 30 can arrange the transmittance section 32 that light is appeared button 30 by, the indicator light 20 be fixed on button 30 or actuator 50 is corresponding with position, transmittance section 32, when indicator light 20 is bright, the light sent just can penetrate from transmittance section 32.Be better than other positions at button 30 in the face of the side partial operation (such as make this local thinning) of indicator light 20 makes it translucent effect, a transmittance section 32 can be formed like this.Certainly, transmittance section 32 can also be an open-work, or on open-work, arranges optical mirror slip or miscellaneous part further, increases lighting effects.Preferably, can this transmittance section 32 being arranged on one end of button 30, when there is multiple button, the transmittance section on each button being arranged to straight line arrangement.
As shown in Fig. 4,5 and 6, the circuit board 14 that indicator light 20 can work can also be arranged so that, and connector 40 also comprises a link 46(be electrically connected with main body 42 other end as shown in Figure 3), link 46 is welded on circuit board 14, and circuit board 14 is placed in a storing apparatus 60.When connector 40 is FPC, the link 46 of FPC on circuit board 14, is different from the physical weld of plain conductor by integral solder, not easily occurs the phenomenon that solder joint is oxidized after FPC welding.
Storing apparatus 60 can be a both ends open and have the device of certain spatial accommodation, circuit board can be placed and be fixed in this spatial accommodation, and wire and indicator light are exposed from these two openings respectively, and the structure being convenient to be fixed on miscellaneous part can be set outside storing apparatus, such as buckle structures etc., are conveniently fixed in the switch on fixing parts.
As shown in Figures 4 and 5, the corresponding position of actuator 50 can also arrange an open-work 54, connector 40 and indicator light 20 can pass open-work 54 and be fixed on switch.Indicator light 20 through open-work 54 can be fixed on actuator 50 or button 30 as previously indicated.
Switch also comprises an installation frame 70, functional module 90 is removably mounted on described installation frame 70, and storing apparatus 60 just can be fixed on installation frame 70, and be fixed at least part of main body 42 of the indicator light 20 on connector 40 stiff end 44 together with connector 40 from the punched out 72 installation frame 70.Like this, indication component just can be in a metastable position.
Indicator light on switch can in dark surrounds the position of prompt switch or the state residing for identification switch, but switch of the prior art often can only realize wherein a kind of function, can only the position of indicator cock, namely when switch disconnects, indicator light is bright, the switch on wall such as used in the family, need at night with the Position Approximate of indicator light indicating user switch on wall, so no matter what state switch was at that time, all needs comparatively significantly pilot light and guide user; Can only state residing for identification switch, namely when switch closes, indicator light is bright, the switch such as used in hotel, guests press switch key in room, instruction outdoors then can correspondingly be changed, so need the switch in room carries out corresponding prompting to guests, it is the instruction of which kind of state outdoors now that guests are known.For this reason, according to the difference of purposes, then need the couple of conductor of powering for indicator light to be all connected to realize the function of indicator cock position in functional module, or will wherein be connected in functional module by a wire, another root is connected on zero line, to realize the function of identification switch status.
And in an embodiment of the present invention, the wire 16 can powered to indicator light 20 for this pair, can all be connected in functional module 90, or only will wherein one be connected in functional module 90, user can according to the demand of oneself, utilizing and carry out different settings with a product, without the need to using many moneys switch, making the layout in room more consistent.
If do not use connector 40 provided by the present invention, and just indicator light is welded on circuit boards (as prior art) simply, then circuit board is fixed on together with indicator light on button or actuator, because button or actuator have out and close two kinds of different operating states, correspondingly, switch or the distance between actuator from installing rack also will be different along with different operating states, wire is connected to after on power line, can exist with other cables of surrounding and interfere risk, cause wire tensioning, and then make switch to realize closed action.
Indicator light 20 preferably adopts sheet light-emitting diode, such as bonded LED lamp, because its size is less, be easy to be arranged on comparatively in narrow space, certainly, the common LED lamp that preferred dimension is larger or neon lamp also can realize the object of the invention, only need to do a little compromise in switch bulk, there to be sufficient space to place the larger indicator light of aforementioned dimensions.
Fig. 6 to 8 also show the process of assembling a kind of Switching embodiments provided by the present invention.
First circuit board is placed in storing apparatus 60, and indicator light 20 and wire 16 are exposed from its two ends respectively.
Storing apparatus 60 through the punched out 72 on installation frame 70 and the open-work 54 on actuator 50, and is fixed on installation frame 70 by indicator light.
Be buckled on bracing frame 80 by installation frame 70 cover, flex connector 40 is fixed in the bayonet unit 52 on actuator 50 to make indicator light 20 together with the stiff end 44 of connector 40, and so far, indicator light 20 just can keep the geo-stationary to actuator 50.
Button 30 is fastened on actuator 50, completes the assembling of switch, and need to carry out corresponding wire 16 wiring work according to user.
The connector that can bend owing to have employed main body connects, so indicator light can be fixed on button towards on the side of actuator with the mode of button geo-stationary, or, to be fixed on actuator towards on the side of button with the mode of actuator geo-stationary.Because indicator light and button or actuator geo-stationary, so no matter which kind of operating state button or actuator are in, the lighting angle of indicator light all can remain unchanged, and can remain light-source brightness consistency in the motion of switch seesaw.
" switch " in the present invention can be the switch only with switch module, also can comprise the combined socket and switch possessing switch module and jack module, or other possess the electric accessories of switch module.
In this article, " schematically " expression " serves as example, example or explanation ", not should by being described to any diagram of " schematically " in this article, execution mode is interpreted as a kind of preferred or have more the technical scheme of advantage.
A series of detailed description listed is above only illustrating for possible embodiments of the present invention; they are also not used to limit the scope of the invention, all do not depart from the skill of the present invention Equivalent embodiments done of spirit or change all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.
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1. a switch, comprise a button (30), one actuator (50) and a functional module (90), described button (30) drives described functional module (90) by described actuator (50), it is characterized in that, also comprise an indication component, described indication component comprises the indicator light (20) that a connection piece (40) and can be luminous, described connector (40) comprises a flexible main body (42), described indicator light (20) ground connection that can be electrically connected is fixed on described connector (40), simultaneously, described indicator light (20) also with described connector (40) at least partially to be fixed on described switch with the mode of the basic geo-stationary of described button (30), wherein,
Described indicator light (20) is fixed on described actuator (50) with described connector (40) at least partially, or, described indicator light (20) is fixed on described button (30) towards on the side of described actuator (50) at least partially with described connector (40)
And described connector (40) also comprises a stiff end (44) be electrically connected with described main body (42) one end, described indicator light (20) ground connection that can be electrically connected is fixed on described stiff end (44).
2. switch as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described actuator (50) has a bayonet unit (52), described indicator light (20) is fixed on described actuator (50) by described bayonet unit (52) with described connector (40).
3. switch as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described button (30) has a fixture towards the side of described actuator (50), and described indicator light (20) is fixed on described button (30) by described fixture.
4. switch as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described button (30) has a transmittance section (32), the described indicator light (20) be fixed on described button (30) or described actuator (50) is corresponding with described transmittance section (32) position.
5. switch as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described connector (40) is flexible PCB.
6. switch as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described actuator (50) has an open-work (54), described connector (40) and indicator light (20) can pass described open-work (54) and be fixed on described switch.
7. switch as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described indicator light (20) is sheet light-emitting diode.
8. switch as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described indication component also comprises a circuit board (14), described connector (40) also comprises a link (46) be electrically connected with described main body (42) other end, described link (46) is welded on described circuit board (14), and described circuit board (14) can be placed in a storing apparatus (60).
9. switch as claimed in claim 8, it is characterized in that, described switch also comprises an installation frame (70), described functional module (90) is removably mounted on described installation frame (70), and described storing apparatus (60) can be fixed on described installation frame (70).
10. switch as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described indication component also comprises a pair wire (16) can powered to described indicator light (20), described couple of conductor (16) can be connected on two binding posts of described functional module (90) respectively, or only will wherein one be connected on a binding post of described functional module (90).
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