JP2010192452A - Trigger switch - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a switch mechanism in which vibration resistance and motor-brake performance are improved for a power tool to be used under a severe condition of strong vibrations. <P>SOLUTION: The trigger switch is provided with a switching mechanism in which a power source supply controlling section which switches ON/OFF through a pressing member moving along a surface of a see-saw type switching lever in accordance with an amount of an operation bring-in of an operation section, a motor-brake and controlling element short-circuit section which works in a state maintaining movable state of a movable contact piece with two short-circuit points pinched by two springs, and a speed controlling section for controlling rotation of a motor by controlling a power supply and the controlling element by way of making a plurality of sliding pieces arranged parallel slide on a sliding contact piece of a sliding circuit board are all integrated into one body. The motor-brake and the controlling element short circuit section is arranged so as to connect electrically two short circuit contact points provided on the movable contact piece simultaneously with a contact point of the short-circuit terminal piece in a state resisting a biasing force of the spring, and the controlling element is put into a short-circuit state at an arbitrary point where the amount of the operation bring-in of the operation section is increased. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a trigger switch, and more particularly, to a trigger switch that suppresses bouncing or the like due to vibration by using a contact structure as a confounding type in a switch mechanism inside a trigger switch used for an electric tool.

As a conventional trigger switch, for example, one disclosed in JP-A-2003-109451 is well known. As shown in FIGS. 18 to 20, the trigger switch is connected to a case 201 having a vertically long box shape, a switch mechanism 202 housed on the open surface side of the case 201, and an operation shaft 203 for operating the switch. The trigger 204, the substrate 205 on which the control components are mounted, and the cover 206 are attached to an inner space opening on one side surface of the case 201, and attached to the other side surface of the case 201 via a spring washer 207. The control element (FET) 208 and the heat radiating plate 209 are assembled and fixed to the case 201 by caulking and fixing together with a rivet 210.
The case 201 incorporates a switch mechanism 202 in an inner space that opens on one side of the box shape, and an operation shaft 203 for performing switching operation from the outside protrudes outward from the front side of the case 201. It has a structure in which a trigger 204 is attached to the outer end. Then, the trigger 204 is attacked by the inner trigger return spring 211 to advance and retreat in the axial direction, thereby moving the movable piece 212 incorporated in the switch mechanism 202 interlocked therewith, and the fixed piece 213 (not shown). Switching operation is performed by switching between the contact portions.

A board 205 mounted with a printed circuit and a control component is provided on the upper surface of the switch mechanism 202, and the entire open surface thereof is covered with a flat cover 206 to close the inner space of the case 201 in a sealed state. To do.
At this time, when the case 201 and the cover 206 are connected, the engagement protrusions provided on the outer periphery on the case 201 side are engaged with the engagement connection pieces of the cover 206 to be integrally connected.

  On the other hand, an accommodation recess 214 for attaching the control element 208 is formed on the other side surface of the case 201. The storage recess 214 accurately stores the same shape as the shape of the control element 208. The lower surface side of the control element 208 is provided in a stepped step shape, and therefore corresponds to the same shape. A stepped recess is formed, and the control element 208 is fitted into the storage recess 214 to be positioned and stored with high accuracy.

In this case, the recess formation position of the storage recess 214 is determined by selecting the position where the switch mechanism 202 is disposed and the lower position on the other side surface of the case that does not overlap in the thickness direction of the case 201. As a result, the switch mechanism 202 and the control element 208 do not overlap with each other in the thickness direction of the case 201, and the control element 208 is accommodated in the housing recess 214 so as to be completely flush with the entire storage recess 214. Since it does not partially protrude, the thickness direction can be shortened by the thickness of the control element 208.
Further, when the control element 208 is attached, a small terminal through hole 215 is provided so as to penetrate from the other side of the case to one side of the case adjacent to the storage recess 214, and the terminal of the control element 208 is penetrated therethrough. The wiring can be efficiently connected to the switch mechanism 202 mounted on one side surface of the case 201. In this case, since the terminal is a small shaft and partially penetrates into the small terminal through-hole 215 in a press-fitted state, there is almost no gap and a structure in which dust is difficult to enter is ensured.

Further, the case side wall provided as a partition wall between the case side surface and the other side surface in the storage recess 214, the control element 208, and the heat radiating plate 209 are provided through the rivet insertion holes 216a, 216b, and 216c, respectively. The control recess 208 is accommodated in the storage recess 214 with the spring washer 207 interposed, and the metal rivet 210 is covered with the heat radiating plate 209 in the rivet insertion holes 216a, 216b, 216c. Thread and fix together.
At this time, the spring washer 207 interposed between the case side wall in the storage recess 214 and the control element 208 is interposed in a compressed state, and the control element 208 is biased outward by the elastic return action of the spring washer 207. Secure with crimping. For this reason, the outer surface of the control element 208 is always in contact with the outer surface of the control element 208 so as to be pressed against the heat dissipation plate 209 corresponding to the outer surface of the control element 208. Good heat dissipation is performed, and a highly reliable cooling protection mechanism for the control element is obtained.
The heat radiating plate 209 is formed of an L-shaped metal plate having a good thermal conductivity and covers the other side surface of the case 201 and the back surface adjacent thereto in an L shape. Is fixed to the case 201 by caulking integrally with the metal rivet 210, so that it has a high strength mounting with high impact resistance, and the completed trigger switch is incorporated into the electric tool, so that the drop impact and strong vibration are assumed. Even if it receives, it is not damaged, and a reliable and stable holding performance is obtained.

  A heat caulking shaft 217 protrudes from the upper portion of the other side surface of the case 201. The heat caulking shaft 217 engages with a U-shaped groove 218 opened on the side facing the heat radiating plate 209 and is fixed to the heat caulking as an auxiliary. To do. In addition, the pair of engaging shafts 219 protruding to the back side of the case 201 are engaged with and engaged with the engaging holes 220 opened on the back side of the heat radiating plate 209 opposed thereto.

  While the trigger switch having such a configuration is used, the control element 208 gradually generates heat and increases in temperature. However, the control element 208 strongly presses and contacts the heat radiating plate 209 by the biasing force of the inner spring washer 207. Since the state is maintained, heat can be absorbed and radiated through the heat radiating plate 209.

  Further, a switching lever 221 that tilts with one end as a fulcrum is attached to the upper portion of the case 201. By switching between the inner contact portions based on the tilting operation of the switching lever 221 in the switching direction, the forward rotation of the motor Set reverse, neutral off state.

In the neutral off state, there are a so-called structure that prevents the sliding operation of the trigger 204 and a structure that releases the neutral off state when the trigger 204 is pulled.
As shown in FIG. 21, the structure for preventing the sliding operation of the trigger 204 is provided with a switching lever 233 that is rotatable about the lever central shaft 232 on the main body 231 side formed by the case 201. A switching knob 234 is formed to protrude from the tip of the switching lever 233. The trigger 204 is provided with a lever guide groove 235 for guiding the switching lever 233, and a trigger stopper 236 that contacts the tip of the switching lever 233 at the center of the groove 235. With such a structure, for example, when the trigger 204 is pulled by turning the switching lever 233 to the left or right, the switching lever 233 can be guided to the lever guide groove 235, and the switching lever 233 is in a neutral state. By doing so, the tip of the switching lever 233 is in a state of facing the trigger stopper 236, and even when the trigger 204 is pulled in, it is restrained and the rotation of the motor can be suppressed.
As shown in FIG. 22, the structure in which the neutral off state is released when the trigger 204 is pulled is provided with a switching lever 233 that can rotate about the lever central shaft 232 on the main body 231 side, and this switching lever 233. A switching knob 234 is formed at the tip of the. The trigger 204 is provided with a lever guide groove 235 for guiding the switching lever 233, and a trigger stopper 236 </ b> A that contacts the tip of the switching lever 233 is provided at the center of the groove 235. The tip of the trigger stopper 236A is formed in a triangular shape, and guides the switching lever into one of the grooves 235. With such a structure, for example, when the trigger 204 is pulled by turning the switching lever 233 to the left or right, the switching lever 233 can be guided to the lever guide groove 235, and the switching lever 233 is in a neutral state. Then, the tip of the switching lever 233 faces the triangular apex of the trigger stopper 236, and when the trigger 204 is retracted, it is guided to one of the lever guide grooves 235 and the switching lever 233 can be guided.

JP 2003-109451 A (page 3 to page 4 FIG. 4)

However, in the trigger switch described in the prior art, the seesaw mechanism is the mainstream contact structure of the conventional power tool switch, and the load on the contact part and the fulcrum part follows the operation of the trigger lever as a disadvantage of the seesaw mechanism. In addition, there is a drawback that bouncing always occurs when the contact is turned on, so that wear of the brake contact for stopping the motor of the electric tool is promoted.
In order to prevent this, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-109451 provides a brake contact separately from the seesaw mechanism, but has the disadvantage of increasing the number of parts.

  Therefore, since recent power tools are used under severe vibration and severe conditions, there is a problem that must be solved by a switch mechanism that improves vibration resistance and motor brake performance.

  In order to solve the above problems, the trigger switch of the present invention is configured as follows.

(1) The trigger switch has a power supply control unit that turns on / off the switch by a pressing member transmitted on the surface of the seesaw type switching bar according to the operation pull-in amount of the operation unit, and two short-circuit contacts. A motor brake and a control element short-circuit portion that are movable while the movable contact piece is sandwiched and maintained by two springs, and a plurality of sliders arranged in parallel are slid on the sliding contact of the sliding circuit board. Thus, a trigger switch including a switch mechanism formed by integrating a power supply and a speed control unit for controlling the rotation of the motor by controlling the control element, the motor brake and the control element short-circuit unit, Two short-circuit contacts provided on the movable contact piece are simultaneously entangled with the contact point of the short-circuit terminal piece against the biasing force of the spring so as to obtain an electrical connection. Operation pull-in amount Characterized by said control element short-circuited at any time that is pressurized.

  According to the present invention, the structure for short-circuiting the motor is configured such that two short-circuited contacts are electrically connected in a state in which the spring urging force is resisted at the same time, thereby suppressing the bouting at the contact ON / OFF. It is possible to share a brake contact mechanism with less bouncing together with a short contact mechanism that ensures a certain contact contact pressure by a spring load, and a stable contact state can be obtained, and the number of parts can be reduced. it can.

  An embodiment of a trigger switch according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the trigger switch according to the first embodiment of the present invention is formed in a vertically long box shape and incorporates a switch mechanism therein to transmit an operation operation from the external operation unit 11. A case 13 having a sliding operation element 12 at an upper position and having an opening on the side surface, and an opening surface on the side surface of the case 13 are closed, a sliding circuit board is mounted on the inner wall surface, and a control element (FET) is disposed on the outer side. A cover 17 having an FET placement portion 16 for placing 14, an operation portion 11 that can be operated by a finger of a hand, a switching operation portion 18 that is located on the top surface of the case 13 and switches the rotation of the motor, and a cover for the case 13 17 and a heat radiating plate 19 formed in a substantially U-shape disposed at the outer peripheral position.

  As described above, the cover 17 closes the opening of the side surface of the case 13, mounts the sliding circuit board 76 on the inner wall surface, and forms the FET placement portion 16 formed in the recess in which the control element (FET) 14 is placed on the outside. The FET arrangement portion 16 has a structure in which a cylindrical half-chip-shaped coaxial engagement hole 61b for engaging the sliding shaft 21 of the sliding operation element 12 is provided at the upper position of the FET placement portion 16. The FET placement portion 16 has a structure in which a nut 35 for engaging the FET 14 with a screw 30 is engaged and locked in the depth of the recess. Further, a lead wire guide portion 16a for guiding the lead wire 14a of the FET 14 is provided on the tip end side where the nut 35 is engaged and locked. When the FET 14 is placed on the FET placement portion 16, the surface thereof is flush with the side wall surface of the cover 17. That is, when the heat sink 19 is attached with the FET 14 placed on the FET placement portion 16, the surface of the FET 14 can be brought into direct contact with the inner wall surface of the heat sink 19.

The heat sink 19 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is formed in a substantially U-shape so as to cover the side wall surface of the cover 17 and the side wall surface of the case 13, and one surface 19b connected to the connecting portion 19a is disposed on the FET. A size that directly touches the element surface of the FET 14 housed in the portion 16 and covers the side wall surface of the cover 17, and the other surface 19 c connected to the connecting portion 19 a covers the side wall surface of the case 13. The heat from the surface 19b that directly contacts the FET 14 is diffused directly to the surface 19b that covers the cover 17, and at the same time diffuses to the surface 19c that covers the side wall surface of the case 13 via the connecting portion 19a. The heat generation from the FET 14 can be uniformly diffused.
Further, since the heat radiating plate 19 is formed by the substantially U-shaped surfaces 19b and 19c so as to cover the side wall surface of the cover 17 and the side wall surface of the case 13, a switch mechanism housed inside the case 13, for example, It also has a function of diffusing heat generated from the terminal piece 29 (see FIG. 2) through the case 13 on the other surface 19c.

The sliding operation element 12 forms a so-called switch mechanism. The operation unit 11 can be operated to supply power to the motor, and the motor speed can be controlled according to the operation state of the operation unit 11. In other words, it is possible to perform the four functions of performing a single sliding operation, that is, supplying the motor with a short-circuited power supply depending on how the operation unit 11 is operated, and short-circuiting the motor when the motor is stopped. ing.
The operation unit 11 is a so-called trigger, and is formed in an elliptical cylinder shape. The operation unit 11 forms a gripping portion 11a on a side wall, and engages the sliding shaft 21 of the sliding operation element 12 on the opposite side of the gripping portion 11a. A shaft engaging portion 11b is formed, and a rectangular parallelepiped trigger stopper portion 45 is formed at the top. This trigger stopper portion is configured to prevent the operation portion 11 from being pulled in when the switching operation portion 18 is at a neutral point. This point will be described later.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the sliding operation element 12 is formed in a rod shape and has a sliding shaft 21 to which the operating portion 11 can be attached at a free end, and a base side of the sliding shaft 21. A motor that short-circuits the motor and short-circuits the control element is provided at a lower position of the speed control unit 23 by providing two sliders 22a and 22b parallel to the side wall and controlling the rotation speed of the motor. On the side wall opposite to the brake and control element short-circuit unit 24 and the speed control unit 23, a power supply control unit 27 that controls on / off of a switching bar 26 that supplies power to the FET that controls the motor is provided. ing.
These terminal pieces formed of a conductive metal member driven by the speed control unit 23, the motor brake and control element short-circuit unit 24, and the power supply control unit 27 are, as shown in FIG. The power supply terminal piece 28, the control element connection terminal piece 31, the minus power supply terminal piece 32, and the control element connection terminal piece 33 are constituted by five contact pieces.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the positive power supply terminal piece 28 is formed of a conductive member having five functions, and is formed into a tongue shape by bending the top of the elongated plate member in a direction orthogonal to the switching operation unit 18. The first switching contact 34 is provided at the lower position of the first switching contact 34, and a convex portion 36 is formed in a protruding shape in the direction of the tongue-shaped first switching contact 34. The apex of the portion 36 is configured to engage a first contact spring 37 for contacting the first contact spring joint portion 66 (see FIG. 4) of the sliding circuit board 76. Further, a motor brake contact 38 for contacting the motor brake of the sliding operation element 12 and the short-circuit contact 81a of the control element short-circuit portion 24 is provided at a lower position of the convex portion 36. A diode connecting portion 41a for connecting one terminal of the diode 39 is provided at a lower position of the motor brake contact 38, and a connecting portion 42 for bending the diode connecting portion 41a in the orthogonal direction and connecting to an external terminal. It has a structure with. A positive power source is supplied to the connecting portion 42.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal piece 29 is formed of a conductive member having five functions, and a rectangular plate member formed in a substantially S-shape is bent in a perpendicular direction to form a tongue shape. Of the switching contacts that are formed and used in the switching operation unit 18, the second switching contact 42 is provided, and the lower position of the second switching contact 42 is a substantially U-shaped space at one end formed wide. It has a configuration including a switching bar locking portion 43 serving as a fulcrum of a seesaw of a switching bar that constitutes a power supply control unit formed in a mold shape. A short-circuit contact 44 and a motor brake contact 46 are provided at positions facing each other at a lower position of the switching bar locking portion 43. A connection portion 41b for connecting the other terminal of the diode 39 is provided at a lower position of the short-circuit contact 44 and the motor brake contact 46 which are the two contacts.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the control element connection terminal piece 31 is formed of a conductive member having two functions, and a convex portion 50 is formed by projecting a top portion in which a plate member is formed in a substantially U shape. The second contact spring 47 for contacting the contact point of the sliding circuit board 76 is engaged with the apex of the protrusion 50, and the opposite end is bent to be the gate of the control element FET. The connection portion 48 to be connected is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the negative power supply terminal piece 32 is formed of a conductive member having four functions. The upper part of the rectangular plate member is bent into a U-shape, and a contact is made on the bent free end side. 49, and a tongue intermediate connection portion 51 is provided at a base position bent in a U shape. The source of the control element FET is connected to the intermediate connection portion 51 and protruded to a bent position bent in a U shape. The convex portion 52 is formed, and the fourth contact spring 53 for contacting the contact point of the sliding circuit board 76 is engaged with the apex of the convex portion 52. The lower end is bent in the orthogonal direction to provide a connection portion 54 that is connected to an external terminal. A negative power source is connected to the connecting portion 54.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the control element connection terminal piece 33 is formed of a conductive member having three functions, bends the upper end of the rectangular plate member in the orthogonal direction, and supplies power to the bent end portion. A power contact 56 is formed, and a convex portion 57 is formed by projecting from the position bent in the orthogonal direction where the power contact 56 is provided, and the vertex of the convex portion 57 contacts the contact of the sliding circuit board 76. Therefore, the third contact spring 58 is engaged. The lower end portion is bent in the opposite direction to the power contact 56 to form a connection portion 59 connected to the drain of the control element.

The five contact pieces having such a shape are accommodated in the case 13. First, when viewed from the opening surface of the case 13, the terminal piece 29 is located at the center of the bottom of the space forming the switch mechanism, the second switching contact 42 is directed upward, and the switching bar locking portion 43 is directed to the bottom. The short-circuit contact 44 and the motor brake contact 46 facing each other are oriented in the vertical direction, in the horizontal direction facing each other, and with the connection portion 41b facing the opening surface at the lowest position.
The positive power supply terminal piece 28 is located on the right side of the arranged terminal piece 29, the first switching contact 34 faces the upper direction, the convex part 36 faces the opening surface direction, and the motor at the lower part of the convex part 36 is located. The brake contact 38 is disposed in a state in which the brake contact point 38 is directed leftward and the connection portion 42 connected to the external terminal is directed toward the opening surface in the lowermost position.
The control element connection terminal piece 31 is arranged at the bottom position from the leftmost side with respect to the opening surface, with the convex portion 50 facing the opening surface direction and the lowermost connection portion 48 facing the opening surface direction.
The control element connection terminal piece 33 is located at the upper position of the arranged control element connection terminal piece 31 with the power contact 56 facing upward, the convex portion 57 facing the opening surface, and the connection portion 59 facing the opening surface. Arranged face up.
The negative power supply terminal piece 32 is directed to the inner position of the arranged control element connection terminal piece 33, the contact 49 is directed inward, the convex portion 52 is directed in the opening direction, and the intermediate connection portion 51 is also directed in the opening direction. The connecting portion 54 connected to the external terminal is arranged in a state facing the opening surface direction.

Returning to FIG. 2, the sliding shaft 21 is engaged with coaxial engagement holes 61 a and 61 b formed by the case 13 and the cover 17, and the two packings 62 a and 61 b are connected to the coaxial engagement holes 61 a and 61 b. It has a structure provided with packing storage portions 63a and 63b in which 62b can be arranged at a certain interval.
A lever locking projection 40 formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape is integrally formed outside the coaxial engagement hole 61a. The lever locking projection 40 is configured to prevent the operation unit 11 from being pulled in when the switching operation unit 18 described later is at a neutral point.
The tip of the slide shaft 21 is exposed to the outside and is configured to have the operation unit 11 attached thereto.
When dust enters from the sliding shaft 21 beyond one packing 62a, the conventional switch causes dust to fall inside, causing contact failure, but the second packing 62b is Since it is in the back, dust that has entered beyond the first is blocked by the second packing 62b. A large amount of dust adheres from the exposed portion of the sliding shaft 21 to the first packing 62a, enters the inside through the shaft, and the intrusion of dust is reduced by the first packing 62a. This reduced dust will enter the dust storage area, but the amount of dust has been reduced by the first packing 62a, and in the dust storage area with a slight gap, it will be more difficult for the dust to enter. The vicinity of the second packing 62b has an extremely small amount of dust compared to the outside of the switch, and the second packing 62b can completely prevent the dust from entering the inside.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 6 to 8, the power supply control unit 27 turns on / off a power switch that supplies power to the motor depending on how the sliding shaft 21 of the sliding operation element 12 is pushed. The switching bar 26 is formed of a long conductive plate member and is provided with a contact 77 for supplying power to one end thereof, and the other end is bent and protrudes in the short direction. A pair of guide pieces 78a and 78b is provided.
In such a switching bar 26, the plate member between the guide pieces 78a and 78a is engaged with the switching bar engaging portion 43 formed by cutting and raising provided in the terminal piece 29, and the rear guide piece 78b is engaged. Attached in a state of being held between leaf springs 79.
When the contact point 77 of the switching bar 26 is OFF, the contact point 77 faces the power contact point 56 of the control element connection terminal piece 33 arranged in the case 13.
Thus, the switching bar 26 is arranged, and the sliding knob 25 (see FIG. 3) of the sliding operator is placed on the upper surface of the arranged switching bar 26. The sliding knob 25 has a spring incorporated therein and can be maintained in a constantly energized state. That is, when arranged on the upper surface of the switching bar 26, the sliding knob 25 is in a state of biasing the upper surface of the switching bar 26. When the sliding operation element 12 is not operated, it is pulled in by a spring, so that the position of the sliding knob 25 is in the vicinity of the guide piece 78b of the switching bar 26, and the contact 77 is directed upward. In other words, the power supply contact 56 is separated.

  When the sliding operation element 12 is pulled in this state, the sliding shaft 21 moves. As shown in FIG. 7, the sliding knob 25, which is a pressing member that moves in conjunction with the sliding shaft 21, moves on the upper surface of the switching bar 26. It moves in the direction of the contact 77 while sliding. Then, when the sliding knob 25 passes through the bent portion, it is returned to the horizontal direction by being placed on the upper surface inclined by the bent portion, and the contact 77 contacts the power contact 56. Thus, a system for supplying power to the motor (not shown) can be established, and the rotational speed of the motor is controlled by the control of the speed control unit 23.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 4, and 5, the speed control unit 23 includes two sliders 22 a and 22 b that are connected to the slide operator 12 and interlock with the slide operator 12. A positive power supply terminal piece 28 having a slider portion 64, a convex portion 36 that is housed in the case 13 and engages and locks the first contact spring 37, and a convex portion 50 that engages and locks the second contact spring 47. A control element connection terminal piece 31 having a protrusion, a control element connection terminal piece 33 having a protrusion 57 engaging and locking the third contact spring 58, and a negative power source having a protrusion 52 engaging and locking the fourth contact spring 53 First to fourth contact spring joints 66, 67, 68, 69 for electrically connecting to the first to fourth contact springs 37, 47, 58, 53 of the supply terminal piece 32, respectively, and sliding Elastic contact is made with the sliders 22a and 22b of the slider part 64 interlocked with the moving operator 12. A sliding circuit board 76 in which a sliding contact 71, 72, 73, 74 for being largely constituted from.
Here, since the positive power supply terminal piece 28, the control element connection terminal piece 31, the negative power supply terminal piece 32, and the control element connection terminal piece 33 have been described above, the structural elements thereof are omitted, and the inside of the case Since the arrangement relationship is also described, the description thereof is also omitted.

The sliding circuit board 76 has circuit elements mounted on the front surface, and sliding contacts 71, 72 that slide on the back surface with the first to fourth contact spring joint portions 66, 67, 68, 69 and the slider portion 64. , 73, and 74, and the substrate 76 is engaged and locked to the inner side wall surface of the cover, which is a lid, and the first on the case 13 side when the cover 17 is attached to the case 13. The first to fourth contact spring joints 66, 67, 68, 69 are brought into contact with the fourth contact springs 37, 47, 58, 53, and the sliding contacts 71, 72, 73, 74 are brought into contact. Comes into contact with the sliders 22a and 22b with an elastic force applied thereto.
In this way, all electrical connections are made in contact with each other, so that the assembly can be simplified and a spring is interposed to maintain a stable contact state resistant to vibration and the like. Is possible.

  The slider portion 64 is formed by arranging two sliders 22a and 22b in parallel. The sliders 22a and 22b are conductive members and are formed of elongated plate-like members. The two side ends that are formed in a bifurcated shape are formed in a bifurcated shape, the tip portion formed in the bifurcated shape is bent upward and further downward to form a contact point, and a hole is made in the center position from the base The structure is engaged with the protruding boss. Furthermore, it has a structure in which both side end portions of the hole provided at the center position are bent at a right angle to prevent sag.

  When the sliding operation element 12 is operated by the operation section 11 against the return spring, the sliders 22a and 22b are configured to be sliding contacts of the sliding circuit board 76. 71, 72, 73, 74, and this contact state is controlled from 0% to 100% with respect to the motor in relation to the ON state of the power switch of the power supply control unit 27, etc. At a rate of 100%, the motor brake and control element short-circuit unit 24 operates and is controlled to be in a short-circuit state, whereby 100% power is supplied to the motor.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 4, and 9 to 11, the motor brake and control element short-circuit portion 24 is a sliding frame that is also formed in a rectangular shape on a movable frame 78 that has been pulled out in a substantially rectangular shape. 79 is attached, and a movable contact piece 82 provided with two short-circuit contacts 81a and 81b is held by a contact support spring 83, and the movable frame 78 slides from the opposite direction of the contact support spring 83. A sliding frame spring 84 is attached to the inner wall surface of the frame 79.
The sliding frame 79 is provided with a locking claw 87 that moves by engaging with a sliding frame guide groove 86 provided on a part of the inner peripheral wall surface of the movable frame 78, and is contacted in one direction by a contact support spring 83. The movable contact piece 82 is provided with a movable contact guide groove 88 that can move against the pressure applied to the short-circuit contacts 81a and 81b.

  In the motor brake and control element short-circuit portion 24 having such a structure, first, in the state shown in FIG. 9, when the sliding operation element 12 is pushed, the movable frame of the connected motor brake and control element short-circuit portion 24 is used. 78 also moves in the same direction, and the short-circuit contacts 81a and 81b of the movable contact piece 82 move in the direction of the negative power supply terminal piece 32. Then, as shown in FIG. 10, when the sliding operation element 12 is further pressed, the short-circuit contact 81a of the movable contact piece 82, the contact 49 of the negative power supply terminal piece 32, the short-circuit contact 81b and the short-circuit contact 44 of the terminal piece 29 Touch. When the sliding operation element 12 is further pressed in this state, the movable contact piece 82 remains in its position against the urging force of the contact support spring 83 in the slide frame 79, and the slide frame 79 remains in that position. It moves in the direction in which the sliding operation element 12 is pushed, and the positional relationship shown in FIG. 10 is obtained. That is, since the contact between the contacts (81a and 49, 81b and 44) is kept in contact with the urging force applied by the contact support spring 83, the contact state is extremely good. .

Next, when the sliding operation element 12 is pulled to the initial position by the return spring 15, the movable frame 78 moves in conjunction with the short circuit contact 81a of the movable contact piece 82 of the sliding frame 79 as shown in FIG. , 81b move in the direction of the positive power supply terminal piece 28, the contact 81a of the movable contact piece 82 comes into contact with the motor brake contact 38 of the positive power supply terminal piece 28, and moves to the motor brake contact 46 of the terminal piece 29. The contact 81b of the contact piece 82 comes into contact. When the movable frame 78 further moves while the contacts (38 and 81a, 46 and 81b) are in contact with each other, the sliding frame 79 is engaged with the sliding frame guide groove 86 by pushing the sliding frame spring 84. The movement is guided by the mating locking claws 87, and the contact between the contacts is held in a state where the urging force of the sliding frame spring 84 is applied.
As can be understood from these operations, the contacts 81a and 81b provided on the movable contact piece 82 have a function of short-circuiting the control element to rotate the motor 100% and a brake function of short-circuiting the motors to brake the motor. It has a function of having a short contact and a brake contact while having a co-entanglement mechanism with a small amount of bouncing of the contact, so that the structure can be reduced.

The switch mechanism described above will be described with reference to the equivalent circuit shown in FIG. 12. The movable contact piece 82 provided with the motor brake contacts 46 and 38 for the motor brake and the short-circuit contacts 81a and 81b is attached to the movable frame 78. A short circuit that is housed so as to move together with the springs 83 and 84 and is attached to the movable contact 82 by the load of the return spring 15 attached to the sliding operation element 12 attached to the operation portion 11 and the sliding frame spring 84. The contacts 81a and 81b are brought into contact with the motor brake contacts 46 and 38 together.
When the operation unit 11 is pushed in, the sliding operation element 12 connected to the operation unit 11 is also moved. When a certain amount of operation is reached, the short-circuit contacts 81a and 81b attached to the movable contact piece 82 are connected to the control element (FET) 14. The short-circuit contact 44 of the terminal piece 29 and the contact 49 of the negative power supply terminal piece 32 for short-circuiting the drain and source of the power source can be contacted together, and the power supply voltage can be applied to the motor 100%. At this time, the contact contact pressure can be maintained at a certain level or higher by the load of the contact support spring 83 in the movable frame 78.

  As described above, even when the sliding operation element 12 is pushed or pulled, the pair of contacts 81a and 81a maintain the contact state with the biasing force of the spring applied, so that vibration is applied. The contact state is maintained even if it is pressed.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 13, 14, and 15, the switching operation unit 18 has a knob 89 that protrudes from the tip of a lever 98 that is formed in a fan shape, and is separated from the knob 89. Are provided with a switching terminal portion 91 formed in a substantially semi-cylindrical shape, shifted by one step continuously, and a lever central shaft 85 formed so as to protrude downward from the joint point of the lever 98 and the switching terminal portion 91. .
A lever protrusion 80 having a rounded tip at the tip end side of the lever 98 and in a direction opposite to the knob 89 is provided.
The switching terminal portion 91 changes the connection of the contacts by engaging and rotating the two connection pieces 97a and 97b in a C shape, and is provided at the top of the plus power supply terminal piece 28. 1 switching contact 34, second switching contact 42 provided at the top of the terminal piece 29, third switching contact 93 provided at the base of the arm of the second switching terminal piece 92, and arm of the second switching terminal piece 92 By switching the two connection pieces 97a, 97b to the five contact points of the fourth switching contact 94 provided at the free end and the fifth switching contact 96 provided at the top of the third switching terminal piece 90, the motor is forward / reverse. Control the rotation.
A lever central shaft 85 provided at a joint point between the lever 98 and the switching terminal portion 91 is engaged with the center hole 20 of the case 13 and becomes the center of rotation of the switching terminal portion 91. The switching terminal portion 91 includes holes 95a, 95b, 95c, and 95d for engaging connection pieces 97a and 97b formed in a C-shape, and a center that connects the holes (95a and 95b, 95c and 95d). By engaging the spring 100 in the hole provided at the position, the center positions of the connection pieces 97a and 97b are always urged.

The two connection pieces 97a and 97b are formed by engaging and projecting the engagement projection 101 formed by bending both elongated end portions substantially perpendicularly in the same direction, and the opposite surface of the engagement projection 101 being a contact (third The switching contact 93 and the second switching contact 42, the fifth switching contact 96 and the first switching contact 34, or the second switching contact 42 and the fifth switching contact 96, the fourth switching contact 94 and the first switching contact 34). A contact surface is formed, and the center position on the engagement convex portion 101 side provided at both ends obtains the urging force of the spring 100 to constantly press the contact surface in the contact direction.
In the switching operation unit 18 having such a configuration, the connection piece 97a is connected to the third switching contact 93 and the second switching contact 42 by moving the knob 89 of the lever 98 in a certain direction by hand, and the connection piece 97b is The fifth switching contact 96 and the first switching contact 34 are connected. By moving the knob 89 in the other direction, the connection piece 97a is connected to the second switching contact 42 and the fifth switching contact 96, and the connection piece 97b is connected to the fourth switching contact 94 and the first switching contact 34.

  14 and 15, when the lever 98 is at the neutral point, the lever projection 80 of the lever 98 is sandwiched between the trigger stopper portion 45 of the operation unit 11 and the lever locking projection 40 on the main body side. It will be in the state. In this state, when the operating portion (trigger) 11 is moved in the direction of arrow A (the pulling direction), the lever protrusion 80 is pushed by the tip of the trigger stopper 45, but the lever engagement on the main body side is opposite to the lever protrusion being pushed. The movement of the lever 98 is stopped by contacting the stop protrusion 40. Accordingly, when the lever 98 is at the neutral point and a force is applied to the operation unit 11 in the direction of the arrow, the force is not directly applied to the lever central shaft 85, and a failure such as breakage of the lever central shaft 85 can be avoided. it can.

  Next, the trigger switch of the second embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In the trigger switch of the second embodiment according to the present invention, the switch mechanism and the switching operation mechanism of the trigger switch of the first embodiment described above are the same, and the only difference is that the structure of the heat sink is a single plate member. Therefore, that point will be described, and description of other points will be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the trigger switch of the second embodiment is formed in a vertically long box shape and incorporates a switch mechanism inside, and has a sliding operation element 12 that transmits an operation operation from an external operation unit 11 as an upper part. A case 13 having a position and an opening on the side surface, and an FET placement portion for closing the opening surface on the side surface of the case 13, mounting a sliding circuit board on the inner wall surface, and arranging a control element (FET) 14 on the outer side A cover 17 provided with 16, an operation unit 11 that can be operated with a finger of a hand, a switching operation unit 18 that is positioned on the top surface of the case 13 and switches the rotation of the motor, and an outer peripheral position of the cover 13 on the case 13. It is the structure provided with 19 A of heat sinks formed with the arrange | positioned single plate member.

The heat radiating plate 19 </ b> A is formed of a single plate member so as to cover the side wall surface of the cover 17, and has a structure that is locked together with the control element (FET) 14 with a screw 30. The inner surface of the heat radiating plate 19A is in direct contact with the element surface of the FET 14 housed in the FET placement portion 16 so that heat generated from the FET 14 can be evenly dissipated.
Thus, by forming the heat radiating plate 19A with a single plate member, the bulk of the heat radiating plate can be eliminated, and the size of the switch itself can be reduced.

  Next, the trigger switch of the third embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In the trigger switch of the third embodiment according to the present invention, the switch mechanism and the switching operation mechanism of the trigger switch of the first embodiment described above are the same, the only difference being the control element (FET) external structure Therefore, this point will be described, and description of other points will be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the trigger switch of the third embodiment is formed in a vertically long box shape and incorporates a switch mechanism inside, and has a sliding operation element 12 that transmits an operation operation from an external operation unit 11 as an upper part. A case 13 having a position and an opening on the side surface, and an FET placement portion for closing the opening surface on the side surface of the case 13, mounting a sliding circuit board on the inner wall surface, and arranging a control element (FET) 14 on the outer side A cover 17 provided with 16, an operation unit 11 that can be operated with fingers of a hand, a switching operation unit 18 that is located on the top surface of the case 13 and switches the rotation of a motor, and a control element (FET) via a lead wire 103. And an element portion 102 with 14 attached thereto.

The element unit 102 includes a lead wire 103 connected to a terminal provided on the cover 17, a control element (FET) 14 connected to the lead wire 103, and a heat dissipation plate 19 </ b> B that radiates heat from the FET 14.
By allowing the FET 14 to be externally attached in this manner, the degree of freedom in design is increased, and even a trigger switch having the same switch mechanism and switching mechanism can flexibly respond to user requests. .

  In the switch mechanism of the trigger switch, the structure that short-circuits the motor is designed to obtain electrical connection with the two short-circuit contacts simultaneously resisting the biasing force of the spring, thereby suppressing bouncing at ON / OFF. In addition, a trigger switch is provided in which a contact state can be secured by a certain load or more by a load of a spring to obtain a contact state, and a brake mechanism is shared to reduce the number of parts.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the trigger switch of 1st Example which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the positional relationship of the components which comprise a trigger switch. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a sliding operation element among components. FIG. 5A shows the arrangement of the switch mechanism with the cover removed, and FIG. 5B is a plan view showing the sliding circuit board. FIG. 5A is a plan view showing a state in which a sliding circuit board is arranged in a switch mechanism with a cover removed, and FIG. 5B is an explanatory view showing a state of a spring arranged in a convex portion. . (A) is an explanatory view showing the operation of the switching bar in principle, (B) is a plan view centering on the switching bar as the switch mechanism, and (C) is a part of the switching bar. It is a perspective view. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the state of the switch mechanism when the switching bar is closed. It is explanatory drawing which extracted and showed the relationship between the switching bar and the sliding knob of a sliding shaft. In the same, the state of the motor brake short-circuit portion of the switch mechanism is shown, (A) is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the negative power supply terminal piece, the positive power supply terminal piece and the motor brake short-circuit portion, (B) is explanatory drawing which showed the relationship between a negative power supply terminal piece and a terminal piece, and a motor brake short circuit part. It is explanatory drawing which showed the mode of the motor brake short circuit part which contacted the contact of the negative power supply terminal piece. It is explanatory drawing which showed the relationship with the contact of a motor brake short circuit part which contacts the contact of a positive power supply terminal piece and a terminal piece. FIG. 3 is an equivalent circuit diagram showing a relationship between the motor and a switch including a switching element. It is the perspective view which decomposed | disassembled and showed the switching operation part similarly. It is the top view which looked at the switching operation part of the trigger switch from the upper part similarly. It is the side view which showed the switching operation part of the trigger switch partially in the same section. It is a front view which shows the external appearance of the trigger switch of 2nd Example which concerns on this invention. It is a front view which shows the external appearance of the trigger switch of 3rd Example which concerns on this invention. It is the perspective view which showed the whole trigger switch in a prior art. It is explanatory drawing which showed the switch mechanism of the trigger switch in FIG. It is the perspective view which showed the heat sink of the trigger switch in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of the switching lever in a prior art. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other example of the switching lever in a prior art.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11; Operation part, 12; Sliding operation element, 13; Case, 14; Control element (FET), 16: FET arrangement | positioning part, 17; Cover, 18; Switching operation part, 19: Heat sink, 20: Center hole, 21; Slide shaft, 22a; Slider, 22b; Slider, 23; Speed control unit, 24; Motor brake and control element short-circuit unit, 25; Slide knob, 26; Switching bar, 27; , 28; plus power supply terminal piece, 29; terminal piece, 31; control element connection terminal piece, 32; minus power supply terminal piece, 33; control element connection terminal piece, 34; first switching contact, 36; 37; first contact spring, 38; motor brake contact, 39; diode, 41a; diode connection, 41b; diode connection, 42; second switching contact, 43; 46: Contact for motor brake 47; second contact spring, 48; connection portion, 49; contact point, 50; convex portion, 51; intermediate connection portion, 52; convex portion, 53; fourth contact spring, 54; connection portion, 56; 57; convex part, 58; third contact spring, 59; connection part, 61a; coaxial engagement hole, 61b; coaxial engagement hole, 62a; packing, 62b; packing, 63a; packing storage part, 63b; 64; Slider portion, 66; First contact spring joint portion, 67; Second contact spring joint portion, 68; Third contact spring joint portion, 69; Fourth contact spring joint portion, 71; 72; sliding contact 73; sliding contact 74; sliding contact 76; sliding circuit board 77; contact 78; movable frame 79; sliding frame 81a; short circuit contact 81b Short-circuit contact, 82; movable contact piece, 83; contact support spring, 84; sliding frame spring, 85; lever Mandrel, 86; sliding frame guide groove, 87; locking claw, 88; movable contact guide groove, 89; knob, 91; switching terminal, 92; second switching terminal piece, 93; Hole, 95b; hole, 95c; hole, 95d; hole, 96; fifth switching contact, 97a; connection piece, 97b; connection piece, 98; guide projection, 100; spring, 101; ; Engaging protrusion

Claims (1)

A power supply control unit that turns on / off the switch by a pressing member transmitted on the surface of the seesaw type switching bar according to the operation pull-in amount of the operation unit,
A motor brake and a control element short-circuit portion that move in a state where a movable contact piece having two short-circuit contacts is sandwiched and maintained by two springs;
A speed control unit for controlling the rotation of the motor by controlling the power supply and the control element by sliding a plurality of sliders arranged in parallel on the sliding contact of the sliding circuit board;
A trigger switch having a switch mechanism formed by integrating
The motor brake and the control element short-circuit portion are electrically connected by co-tangling two short-circuit contacts provided on the movable contact piece at the same time with the biasing force of the spring against the contact of the short-circuit terminal piece. A trigger switch characterized in that the control element is short-circuited at an arbitrary time when the operation pull-in amount of the operation unit is increased.

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