JPH0227627A - Push button switch - Google Patents
Push button switchInfo
- Publication number
- JPH0227627A JPH0227627A JP17873088A JP17873088A JPH0227627A JP H0227627 A JPH0227627 A JP H0227627A JP 17873088 A JP17873088 A JP 17873088A JP 17873088 A JP17873088 A JP 17873088A JP H0227627 A JPH0227627 A JP H0227627A
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- contact
- contact part
- contacts
- movable
- resistance
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- 125000006850 spacer group Chemical group 0.000 abstract description 3
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- 239000004033 plastic Substances 0.000 description 1
Classifications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H2225/00—Switch site location
- H01H2225/018—Consecutive operations
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H2239/00—Miscellaneous
- H01H2239/078—Variable resistance by variable contact area or point
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Abstract
Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
〔産業上の利用分野〕
この発明は、押しボタンスイッチに関し、特に加圧力の
大小に比例して通電量の増減を図り得るようにした押し
ボタンスイッチに関するものである。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a push button switch, and more particularly to a push button switch that can increase or decrease the amount of current supplied in proportion to the magnitude of pressing force.
一般的な押しボタンスイッチは、ゴム製スイッチ用カバ
一部材が多用されており、このものは外装が優れている
こと、またキ一部が連設して一体成形されることから各
種産業用機器における入力用として広く利用されている
。このようなゴム製スイッチ用カバ一部材を用いた押し
ボタンスイッチは、予め別途に成形加工した導電性可動
接点部を金型内に載置し、この金型にゴム材料を配置し
、高温、高圧下に成形してキートップ部、ドーム部、脚
部からなるゴム製スイッチ用カバ一部材を一体成形する
と共にそのキートップ部に導電性可動接点を接着固定す
ることによって製造され、キートップ部を指で押し下げ
、この可動接点部をプリント回路基板上の固定接点と接
触させることによってオン／オフ作動するようになって
いる。Typical push button switches often use a rubber switch cover, which is used in various industrial equipment because of its excellent exterior and because it is integrally molded with the key part connected. It is widely used for input purposes. In a push button switch using such a rubber switch cover member, a separately molded conductive movable contact part is placed in a mold, a rubber material is placed in this mold, and a high temperature, Manufactured by molding under high pressure and integrally molding a rubber switch cover member consisting of a key top part, dome part, and leg part, and adhesively fixing a conductive movable contact to the key top part. It is turned on/off by pressing down with a finger and bringing this movable contact part into contact with a fixed contact on the printed circuit board.
従来の大半の押しボタンスイッチは、単にオン／オフ動
作をするだけであり、キートップ部に対する加圧力の大
小により通電量の増減を図るようにしたものは見当たら
なかった。Most conventional push button switches simply perform an on/off operation, and no one has been found that allows the amount of current to be increased or decreased by changing the pressure applied to the key top.
そこで、この発明は、加圧力の大小により通電量の増減
を図り得る押しボタンスイッチを提供することを目的と
する。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a push button switch that can increase or decrease the amount of current supplied by changing the magnitude of pressing force.
上述の目的を達成するため、この発明は、可動接点部と
固定接点部との何れか一方に抵抗レベルを変えた複数の
接点を備え、抵抗の大きい又は小さい接点から順次他方
の接点部に接触していくように構成したものである。In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a plurality of contacts having different resistance levels on either a movable contact section or a fixed contact section, and contacts the other contact section in order from the contact with the highest or lowest resistance. It is structured in such a way that
この発明で、抵抗の大きいものから順次他方の接点部に
接触していくようにすると、加圧力を増大することによ
り抵抗は段階的に減少し、通電量が増大する。In this invention, if the contact portion is brought into contact with the other contact portion in order from the one with the highest resistance, the resistance decreases in stages by increasing the pressing force, and the amount of current flowing increases.
以下に、この発明の好適な実施例を図面を参照にして説
明する。Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
第１図に示す第１実施例では、ゴム製スイッチ用カバ一
部材１の内部に可動接点部２及び固定接点部３を備え、
固定接点部３にはリード線４を接続しである。可動接点
部２と固定接点部３との間にはスペーサ５を設けである
。可動接点部２として渦状平バネを用いた。また、固定
接点部３の可動接点部２に接触する上面は、抵抗レベル
を変えた複数の接点３Ａ〜３Ｃを備えている。接点３Ａ
はここで１００Ωに設定し、接点３Ｂは１０Ω、接点３
ＣはｌΩに設定した。この固定接点部３は第２図に示す
ように２つに分割され、それぞれ接点３Ａ〜３Ｃを備え
ている。ゴム製スイッチ用カバ一部材１のキートップ部
ＩＡを加圧していくと、渦状平バネからなる可動接点部
２は最大径をもつ部分が最初に接点３Ａに接触し、さら
にキートップ部ＩＡを加圧すると次に大きな径を有する
渦状平バネの部分が接点３Ｂに接触し、さらにキートッ
プ部ＩＡを加圧すると小さな径の渦状平バネの部分が接
点３Ｃに接触することとなる。即ち、固定接点部３の抵
抗の大きい接点から順次可動接点２に接触していくこと
により、抵抗は段階的に減少することとなる。In the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a movable contact part 2 and a fixed contact part 3 are provided inside a rubber switch cover member 1,
A lead wire 4 is connected to the fixed contact portion 3. A spacer 5 is provided between the movable contact portion 2 and the fixed contact portion 3. A spiral flat spring was used as the movable contact portion 2. Further, the upper surface of the fixed contact section 3 that contacts the movable contact section 2 is provided with a plurality of contacts 3A to 3C having different resistance levels. Contact 3A
is set to 100Ω here, contact 3B is 10Ω, contact 3
C was set to lΩ. The fixed contact portion 3 is divided into two parts as shown in FIG. 2, each having contacts 3A to 3C. When the key top part IA of the rubber switch cover member 1 is pressurized, the largest diameter part of the movable contact part 2 made of a spiral flat spring contacts the contact point 3A first, and then the key top part IA is pressed. When pressurized, the portion of the spiral flat spring with the next largest diameter comes into contact with the contact point 3B, and when the key top portion IA is further pressurized, the portion of the spiral flat spring with the smaller diameter comes into contact with the contact point 3C. That is, by contacting the movable contact 2 in order from the contact of the fixed contact portion 3 with the highest resistance, the resistance decreases step by step.
第３図に示す第２実施例では、ゴム製スイッチ用カバ一
部材１内に可動接点部２と固定接点部３とを所定の間隔
を開けて設け、それぞれの接点部２．３にリード線４を
接続しである。この第２実施例では、可動接点部２の側
に抵抗レベルを変えた複数の接点２Ａ〜２Ｄを備えてい
る。この実施例において、キートップ部ＩＡを加圧する
と最初に接点２Ａが固定接点部３に接触し、順次加圧力
を加えていくと接点２Ｂ、接点２Ｃ１接点２Ｄの順で可
動接点部３に接触していく。In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 3, a movable contact part 2 and a fixed contact part 3 are provided at a predetermined distance in a rubber switch cover member 1, and a lead wire is connected to each contact part 2.3. 4 is connected. In this second embodiment, a plurality of contacts 2A to 2D with different resistance levels are provided on the movable contact portion 2 side. In this embodiment, when pressure is applied to the key top part IA, the contact 2A contacts the fixed contact part 3 first, and as pressure is applied sequentially, the contact 2B, the contact 2C1, and the contact 2D contact the movable contact part 3 in that order. I will do it.
第４図に示す第３実施例は、′第２実施例と同様に可動
接点部２の側に抵抗レベルの異なる接点を複数備えたも
のを示すが、可動接点部２と固定接点部３との間に第１
実施例と同様のスペーサ５を設けである。第３実施例に
おいて、可動接点部２に設けた複数の抵抗レベルが異な
る接点は第５図に示す通りである。The third embodiment shown in FIG. 4 has a plurality of contacts with different resistance levels on the side of the movable contact section 2 as in the second embodiment, but the movable contact section 2 and the fixed contact section 3 are connected to each other. between the 1st
A spacer 5 similar to that in the embodiment is provided. In the third embodiment, a plurality of contacts having different resistance levels provided in the movable contact portion 2 are as shown in FIG.
以上説明した各実施例において、抵抗レベルを変えた複
数の接点の形成は、ゴム或いは導電性塗料、さらには導
電性プラスチック、金属類等により形成することができ
る。また、図示した各実施例では抵抗の大きい接点から
順次他方の接点部に接触していく構造にしたが、反対に
抵抗の小さい接点から順次他方の接点部に接触していく
ようにすることもできる。In each of the embodiments described above, the plurality of contacts having different resistance levels can be formed of rubber, conductive paint, conductive plastic, metal, or the like. Furthermore, in each of the illustrated embodiments, the structure is such that the contact with the highest resistance contacts the other contact part in order, but it is also possible to conversely contact the other contact part in the order of the contact with the lowest resistance. can.
第６図に示すグラフは、加圧力と抵抗値との関係を示す
ものであり、図示した各実施例の特性を示すものである
。The graph shown in FIG. 6 shows the relationship between pressing force and resistance value, and shows the characteristics of each of the illustrated examples.
以上説明したように、この発明は、可動接点部と固定接
点部との何れか一方に抵抗レベルを変えた複数の接点を
備え、抵抗の大きい又は小さい接点から順次他方の接点
部に接触していくように構成したので、加圧力の大小に
より抵抗値が増減し、通電量を変化させることができる
。As explained above, the present invention includes a plurality of contacts having different resistance levels on either the movable contact section or the fixed contact section, and contacts the other contact section in order from the contact with the highest or lowest resistance. Since the structure is configured such that the resistance value increases or decreases depending on the magnitude of the pressurizing force, it is possible to change the amount of current applied.
第１図はこの発明の第１実施例を示す断面図、第２図は
抵抗レベルを変えた複数の接点を有する固定接点部の平
断面図、第３図は第２実施例を示す断面図、第４図は第
３実施例を示す断面図、第５図は抵抗レベルを変えた複
数の接点を備えた可動接点部の断面図、第６図は可動接
点に加える加圧力と抵抗値との関係を示すグラフである
。
２ ・・・可動接点部、
３ ・・・固定接点部、
３Ａ〜３Ｃ。
２Ａ〜２Ｄ・・・抵抗レベルを
変えた接点。FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan sectional view of a fixed contact portion having a plurality of contacts with different resistance levels, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a second embodiment. , Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the third embodiment, Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a movable contact section equipped with a plurality of contacts with different resistance levels, and Fig. 6 shows the pressure applied to the movable contact and the resistance value. It is a graph showing the relationship between. 2...Movable contact portion, 3...Fixed contact portion, 3A to 3C. 2A to 2D: Contacts with different resistance levels.
Claims (1)
ルを変えた複数の接点を備え、 抵抗の大きい又は小さい接点から順次他方の接点部に接
触していくように構成したことを特徴とする押しボタン
スイッチ。[Claims] 1. Either the movable contact portion or the fixed contact portion is provided with a plurality of contacts with different resistance levels, and the contact portion having a higher or lower resistance is sequentially brought into contact with the other contact portion. A push button switch characterized by comprising:
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP17873088A JPH0227627A (en) | 1988-07-18 | 1988-07-18 | Push button switch |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP17873088A JPH0227627A (en) | 1988-07-18 | 1988-07-18 | Push button switch |
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| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| JPH0227627A true JPH0227627A (en) | 1990-01-30 |
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| JP17873088A Pending JPH0227627A (en) | 1988-07-18 | 1988-07-18 | Push button switch |
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| WO2008037762A1 (en) * | 2006-09-28 | 2008-04-03 | Continental Automotive Gmbh | Sensor and sensor arrangement |
| WO2012132224A1 (en) * | 2011-03-25 | 2012-10-04 | パナソニック株式会社 | Pressure-sensitive switch |
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| WO2002097838A1 (en) * | 2001-05-28 | 2002-12-05 | Iee International Electronics & Engineering S.A. | Foil-type switching element |
| LU90783B1 (en) * | 2001-05-28 | 2003-05-09 | Ie Internat Electronics & Engi | Foil-type switching element |
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| WO2008037762A1 (en) * | 2006-09-28 | 2008-04-03 | Continental Automotive Gmbh | Sensor and sensor arrangement |
| WO2012132224A1 (en) * | 2011-03-25 | 2012-10-04 | パナソニック株式会社 | Pressure-sensitive switch |
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