CN201156489Y - switch toggle mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

A switch toggle mechanism is used for toggling a switch arranged in a shell of an electronic device, the shell is provided with an opening corresponding to the switch, the switch toggle mechanism comprises a first positioning part arranged on the shell and a toggle part pivoted to the shell, the toggle part is provided with a second positioning part correspondingly positioned and pivoted to the first positioning part, a toggle part connected with the second positioning part and exposed out of the surface of the shell after penetrating through the opening, and an actuating part arranged on the second positioning part and used for triggering the switch, and the switch is rotationally toggled so as to overcome the defects of the prior art.

Description

switch toggle mechanism

technical field

The utility model relates to a switch toggle technology, more specifically, relates to a switch toggle mechanism applied to an electronic device to rotate a toggle switch.

Background technique

With the continuous development of communication technology and the continuous change of consumer demand, wireless network has become an important direction for the development of modern data communication system by virtue of its very convenient connection mode, which enables people to access network resources anytime, anywhere and at will. , and has become very popular in modern people's life and work. Correspondingly, wireless network equipment has also developed rapidly under this favorable situation. The most common electronic devices such as notebook computers and mobile phones all have wireless network functions.

At the same time, in order to activate the wireless network function or other required functions (such as locking) in the aforementioned electronic devices, most of the operating elements such as push buttons (knob) will be set on the casing of the electronic device to push or touch the casing. Internal components such as wireless module switches, latching structures, or other switches. Related patent technologies include Taiwan Patent Certificate No. 287564 Model Patent, Taiwan Patent Certificate No. 314413 Model Patent, Taiwan Patent Certificate No. 300861 Model Patent, etc.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which shows the switching technology currently applied to electronic devices such as notebook computers. As shown in the figure, the casing 10 of the notebook computer is equipped with a switch 100 and a push button 12 combined with the switch 100. The switch 100 is a switch for activating or deactivating the wireless network function, and the push button 12 is partially exposed on the laptop. The casing 10 is used for actuating the switch 100 from the outside of the casing 10 . Meanwhile, the push button 12 has a control body 120 , an operation portion 122 exposed from the casing 10 for manipulation by the user, and a pair of touch portions 124 corresponding to the switch 100 such as ribs. By linearly pushing the operation part 122 in the horizontal direction or vertical direction, and linking the touch part 124, the switch 100 is actuated accordingly, so as to enable or disable the wireless network function of the wireless adapter card, for example.

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, both the push button 12 and the switch 100 are linear displacements in the horizontal or vertical direction, especially for the push button 12, the push button 12 is directly connected to the side of the casing 10. The contact surface of the contact is quite large. In this way, during the pushing process, the control body 120 is likely to generate friction with the casing 10, and the larger the control body 10 has a larger contact area with the casing 10, and the greater the friction force generated. big. In this way, the push button 12 will not be pushed smoothly, and a greater force must be applied to the operation portion 122, which is inconvenient to operate. Moreover, when excessive force is applied to the operating portion 122 , it is easy to cause damage to the push button 12 and/or the switch 100 .

At the same time, the control body 120 may also be tilted relative to the casing 10 due to the unstable force of the operation part 122 , resulting in unstable positioning and affecting the control effect. Therefore, if this prior art is to be accurately positioned, a corresponding positioning structure or mechanism needs to be provided, which will inevitably increase the complexity of the structure and assembly.

In addition, the actuating part 124 is arranged on the periphery of the switch 100, and mainly through the sliding of the push button 12, the actuating part 124 actuates the switch 100 in the toggle direction relative to the switch 100; therefore, in order to ensure the sliding path Generally, a limiting part 101 such as a rib must be set in the casing 10 as a guide mechanism, thereby keeping the control body 120 between the limiting part 101 and the side of the casing 10 to ensure that the pushing The button 12 slides in the casing 10. However, in this way, the push button 12 will be in closer contact with the side of the casing 10, and the friction between the push button 12 and the side of the casing 10 will become larger, causing the push button 12 to move poorly. Damage may result from greater force being applied.

Because the existing technology has various defects such as unstable positioning, complex structure, poor operation, and poor controllability, and requires a large force, how to develop a technology to overcome the aforementioned problems is an urgent need. The problem to be solved.

Contents of the invention

In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the background technology, an object of the present invention is to provide a switch toggle mechanism with smooth operation.

Another object of the utility model is to provide a switch toggle mechanism with a simple structure.

Another object of the present utility model is to provide an easy-to-assemble switch toggle mechanism.

Another object of the utility model is to provide a labor-saving switch toggle mechanism.

In order to achieve the above and other related purposes, the utility model provides a switch toggle mechanism, which is used to toggle the switch provided in the casing of the electronic device. The casing has an opening corresponding to the switch, and the switch toggles The mechanism includes: a first positioning part, which is arranged on the casing and is located between the switch and the opening; Two positioning parts, a toggle part connected to the second positioning part for passing through the opening and exposed on the surface of the casing, and an actuating part arranged on the second positioning part for actuating the switch.

In the switch toggle mechanism above, the first positioning portion is a protruding post. The second positioning portion has a slot, wherein the slot is one of C-shaped and U-shaped. Preferably, the size of the second positioning portion is larger than the opening. The toggle part can be a protrusion. The actuating part is disposed on two opposite inner sides of the bottom of the second positioning part for clamping the switch. Wherein, the actuating part may have a chamfer to protect the switch. In one embodiment, it further includes a limiting portion disposed on the casing. Wherein, the limiting portion is disposed on the opening side corresponding to the second positioning portion, so as to limit the rotation position of the second positioning portion.

Compared with the prior art, the switch toggle mechanism of the present invention adopts the design of pivotally connecting the toggle piece to the casing, and the switch is actuated by the pivoting of the toggle piece, and the operation is convenient and the movement is smooth. In addition, the utility model has a simple structure, which can omit or simplify the guiding mechanism and positioning mechanism of the prior art by using its own structure, which not only reduces the cost relatively, but also does not have the complicated assembly structure of the prior art, so it has the effect of convenient assembly. At the same time, the application of the utility model can properly adjust the length of the toggle part, so that the longer force arm can be used to adjust the toggle force, which can not only save labor, but also relatively solve various problems derived from the need to apply a large force in the prior art. question. It can be seen that the utility model has relatively overcome the defects of the background technology, and has a high industrial application value.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a structural schematic diagram showing an existing push button;

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view showing an embodiment of the switch toggle mechanism of the present invention; and

Fig. 3 is an application effect diagram showing another embodiment of the switch toggle mechanism of the present invention.

[Simplified explanation of symbols]

10 Chassis

12 push buttons

120 control body

122 Operation Department

124 touch part

100 switches

101 limit part

2 switch toggle mechanism

20 chassis

200 openings

202 First Positioning Department

204 limit part

22 Toggle

220 Second Positioning Department

222 Toggle part

224 Action department

300 switches

Detailed ways

The implementation of the present utility model is described below through specific specific examples, and those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present utility model from the contents disclosed in this specification.

Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 are drawings drawn according to different embodiments of the switch toggle mechanism of the present invention. The switch toggle mechanism is used to toggle the switch for performing corresponding operations in the electronic device. In the example, the electronic device is described using a notebook computer as an example, but as long as the electronic device is equipped with a switch and needs to be toggled, it is applicable to the present invention, not the one described in this embodiment For example, it can also be an electronic device such as a personal computer, a personal digital assistant, a mobile phone, or an audio-visual player. At the same time, although the switch in this embodiment is described as an example for activating or deactivating the wireless network function, it should be known that other switches are also applicable to the present invention. Since the structures and functions of the above-mentioned electronic devices and the switches provided in the case are existing and not the characteristics of this application, detailed related introductions are omitted here, and the accompanying drawings are simplified to make the characteristics of this application clearer and easier to understand. Instead, the relevant structures are shown by way of example only. Therefore, the components and structures shown in the drawings are for illustration purposes only, rather than limiting the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 2 , the switch toggle mechanism of this embodiment includes a first positioning portion 202 disposed on the casing 20 and a toggle member 22 pivotally connected to the casing 20 for actuating a switch 300 .

The casing 20 has at least one opening 200 corresponding to the switch 300 . In this embodiment, the size of the first positioning portion 202 is smaller than the opening 200 and is located between the opening 200 and the switch 300 . The first positioning portion 202 is, for example, a protruding post, which is a circular protruding post in this embodiment, but it is not limited thereto.

The toggle member 22 has a second positioning portion 220 that is correspondingly coupled to the first positioning portion 202, a toggle portion 222 that can pass through the opening 200 and be exposed on the surface of the casing 20, and the toggle portion 222. The actuating part 224 of the switch 300 is linked and provided for actuation.

The size of the second positioning portion 220 is larger than the opening 200 to ensure that the second positioning portion 220 is located inside the casing 20 . In this embodiment, the first positioning portion 202 is, for example, a circular boss, and the second positioning portion 220 is, for example, U-shaped and has a C-shaped slot, so that when the first positioning portion When 202 is combined with the second positioning portion 220 , the toggle member 22 can be pivoted relative to the casing 20 . Of course, the second positioning part 220 can also have a U-shaped or other shaped slot, and the second positioning part 220 itself can also be a structure other than U-shaped (such as a C-shaped structure), as long as the toggle The equivalent structure in which the member 22 pivots relative to the casing 20 is applicable to the present invention.

The toggle part 222 is connected to the second positioning part 220 for passing through the opening 200 and being exposed on the surface of the casing 20 . In this embodiment, the opening 200 is, for example, a long and narrow rectangular opening, and the shifting portion 222 is, for example, a bump, wherein the opening 200 is slightly larger than the shifting portion 222, so that the shifting member 22 is relatively When the casing 20 pivots, a travel margin (margin) is provided for the movement of the toggle portion 222 relative to the opening 200 . In addition, although the toggle portion 222 in this embodiment protrudes slightly from the surface of the casing 20 and is relatively short in length; however, in other embodiments, a longer toggle portion 222 can also be designed to form a longer The force arm can be used to adjust the force of the toggle, which can be toggled with less effort. In other words, different lengths of the toggle portion 222 can generate different pivoting force arms, thereby adjusting the force required to use the toggle member 22 .

The actuating portion 224 is disposed on the second positioning portion 220 for actuating the switch 300 . In this embodiment, the actuating part 224 is arranged on two opposite inner sides of the bottom of the second positioning part 220, so that the switch 300 can be clamped, and the switch 300 can be actuated by turning the toggle part 222 . At the same time, the actuating part 224 can optionally have a chamfer, so that the actuating part 224 has a smooth edge, so as to protect the switch 300 from being damaged when the actuating part 224 is actuated. In addition, the chamfer may be an arc chamfer or other equivalent shape chamfers that can protect the switch 300 , and is not limited to that described in this embodiment.

As shown in Figure 2, when the toggle piece 22 is assembled on the casing 20, since the contact surface of the toggle piece 22 as a whole directly contacts with the side of the casing 20 is very small, avoiding the close contact in the prior art. And produce considerable friction problem.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3 , a limiting portion 204 may also be provided on the casing 20 . Wherein, the limiting portion 204 is disposed on the side of the opening 200 corresponding to the second positioning portion 220 .

In this embodiment, the limiting portion 204 is, for example, a symmetrically arranged arc-shaped rib, and is located beside the first positioning portion 202 . In this way, when the toggle member 22 is assembled on the casing 20 , the limiting portion 204 limits the rotational position of the second positioning portion 220 to prevent the second positioning portion 220 from slipping or deflecting. Of course, in order to ensure the rotational position of the second positioning portion 220, the limiting portion 204 can also be omitted in other embodiments; or, the structure of the limiting portion 204 can also be changed, for example, the The limiting portion 204 can also be a bump, a post or other equivalent structures protruding from the casing 20 , and the height of the limiting portion 204 is less than or equal to the casing 20 .

When the toggling member 22 is assembled on the casing 20 and used to control the switch 300, actuating the toggling part 222 can make the toggling member 22 pivot relative to the casing 20 as a whole (for example, as shown in FIG. 3 ). The counterclockwise direction shown by the arrow, but not limited to this counterclockwise direction), at the same time link the actuating part 224 and then actuate the switch 300 along the trend, so that after the switch 300 moves to the corresponding position, it can trigger, for example, a wireless Internet function. Correspondingly, if the wireless network function needs to be turned off, it is only necessary to make the switch 300 repeat the aforementioned action in a direction opposite to the aforementioned action direction (for example, clockwise), so that the switch 300 can return to its original position and be turned off. The whole operation process is simple and convenient, and the operation is smooth.

To sum up, it can be seen that the switch toggle mechanism of the present invention adopts a rotatable design, which greatly reduces the contact surface between the components and the casing, so that it can avoid the friction in the actuation process caused by the close contact in the prior art, resulting in The problem of poor operation. At the same time, the utility model actuates the switch along the trend through the pivoting of the toggle member, which can also avoid the problems of difficulty in applying force and poor effect of force bearing in the prior art, which lead to inconvenient operation. In addition, the application of the utility model can adopt a simple structure to provide positioning and guiding effects, not only has the effect of convenient assembly, but also has more cost-effectiveness than the prior art. It can be seen that the utility model has relatively overcome the defects of the background technology, and has a high industrial application value.

The above-mentioned embodiments only illustrate the principles and effects of the present utility model, but are not intended to limit the present utility model. Any person skilled in the art can modify and change the above-mentioned embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the utility model should be as listed in the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A switch toggle mechanism, which is used to toggle the switch provided in the casing of the electronic device. The casing has an opening corresponding to the switch. It is characterized in that the switch toggle mechanism includes: the first positioning part is arranged on the casing and is located between the switch and the opening; and The toggle member is pivotally connected to the casing, has a second positioning portion that is pivotally connected to the first positioning portion for corresponding positioning, and is connected to the second positioning portion so as to pass through the opening and be exposed to the surface of the casing. part, and an actuating part provided on the second positioning part for actuating the switch. 2. The switch toggle mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the first positioning portion is a protrusion. 3. The toggle mechanism of claim 1, wherein the second positioning portion has a slot. 4. The switch toggle mechanism according to claim 3, wherein the slot is one of a C-shape and a U-shape. 5. The toggle mechanism of claim 1, wherein the second positioning portion has a size larger than the opening. 6. The switch toggle mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the toggle portion is a protrusion. 7. The switch toggle mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the actuating part is disposed on two opposite inner sides of the bottom of the second positioning part for clamping the switch. 8. The switch toggle mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the actuating portion has chamfered corners. 9. The switch toggle mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising a limiting portion provided on the casing. 10 . The switch toggle mechanism according to claim 9 , wherein the limiting portion is disposed on the opening side corresponding to the second positioning portion.

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