JP2014013709A - Composite switch - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a composite switch used in an input unit of various electronic devices, and the like, which has a narrow configuration in which two switch units are operated in response to a push operation or a slide operation to an operation unit of an operating body.
SOLUTION: A first switch portion is arranged in a lateral direction on the longitudinal side so as to be sequentially arranged in a direction along the longitudinal direction in a rectangular parallelepiped housing configured by joining a metal cover 70 to a resin case 30. It is assumed that the second switch portion is disposed at the left position and the right switch position. Further, the operation body 60 is configured so as to be tiltable so that the first switch section is lowered when the operation body 60 is pushed.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a composite switch used in an input unit or the like of various electronic devices.

  In recent years, as various electronic devices have become more sophisticated, complex switches that can perform several types of complex operations on a single operation unit and obtain a predetermined output according to various operations are often used.

  Such a conventional composite switch will be described with reference to FIGS.

  13 is an external perspective view of a conventional composite switch, FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view thereof, FIG. 15 is a top view of a resin case as a main part, and FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an arrangement pattern of contacts fixed to the resin case. is there.

  In the figure, 1 is a resin case having an upper opening formed in a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from above, and as shown in FIG. 15, the resin case 1 has a push switch disposed in the front area on the short side, The rear area is a place where a slide switch is provided. In the following, as shown in FIG. 14, the long side of the resin case 1 is described as the left-right direction, and the short side is described as the front-back direction.

  A substantially circular first recess is provided at the center position in the left-right direction of the front region of the resin case 1. Push switch contacts 3A and 3B are fixed independently of each other on the inner bottom surface of the first recess (see FIGS. 15 and 16).

  The rear region of the resin case 1 is formed in a substantially rectangular second recess when viewed from above, and three contact points 10A, 10B, 10C for the slide switch are fixed to the inner bottom surface (FIG. 15). FIG. 16). The contact 10A is fixed to the left end of the second recess, the contact 10C is fixed to the right end of the second recess, and the contact 10B is fixed to a position between them in an independent state. That is, the contacts 10A, 10B, and 10C are sequentially fixed in an independent state from the left to the right.

  Reference numeral 5 denotes a movable contact made of a thin metal plate that is formed in a circular dome shape with an upward convex shape, and is arranged in a housed state in the first concave portion. When the central portion is pressed downward, the movable contact 5 is elastically inverted to a downward convex shape, and when the operating force is removed, the movable contact 5 is self-returned to the original upward convex shape. With the release, the lower contacts 3A and 3B are electrically connected and separated. The first concave portion is covered with a flexible insulating plate 7.

  Reference numeral 9 denotes a spring plate formed into a slender shape from a metal plate having a spring property, and is arranged on the insulating plate 7 in the front region with its longitudinal direction corresponding to the left-right direction of the resin case 1. . The spring plate 9 has recesses that are recessed inwardly at both end positions, and the recesses are respectively engaged and positioned with inner protrusions that protrude inwardly provided on the left and right wall portions of the resin case 1. . The spring plate 9 is provided with a lower protrusion at a location corresponding to the center position of the movable contact 5.

  A resin first member 15 is disposed above the spring plate 9. The first member 15 includes a flat plate portion and a rectangular parallelepiped operation portion 16 that protrudes upward at the center of the flat plate portion. Although the details will be described later, the first member 15 is combined with the second member 20 so as to be movable up and down.

  The second member 20 is made of resin and formed in a flat plate shape, and has a through hole 21 formed in a similar shape slightly larger than the operation portion 16 of the first member 15 at a front position thereof. Further, an uneven portion 22 is formed on the upper surface of the rear position of the second member 20, and the contact piece 12 having leg portions extending to the left and right is fixed to the lower surface of the rear side.

  The first member 15 is combined such that the operating portion 16 is inserted through the through hole 21 of the second member 20 from below to be movable up and down with respect to the second member 20, and the first member 15 is mounted on the spring plate 9. The first and second members 15 and 20 are arranged in the resin case 1 so as to be located at the center. Here, the second member 20 is arranged to be slidable in the left-right direction with respect to the resin case 1.

  Reference numeral 25 denotes a metal cover which is disposed on the resin case 1 and is locked to the resin case 1. The metal cover 25 has a rectangular hole 26 that is long on the left and right to allow the operation unit 16 to be inserted at the front position, and a spring portion 27 that is elastically contacted with the concave and convex portion 22 of the second member 20 is integrally provided at the rear position. .

  The conventional composite switch is configured as described above. Next, the operation will be described.

  First, when the operation unit 16 is slid in the left-right direction, the first and second members 15 and 20 are integrally slid and moved in the operated left-right direction. At that time, the concavo-convex portion 22 of the second member 20 moves relative to the spring portion 27 of the metal cover 25, thereby causing an operation feeling. Further, the contact piece 12 fixed to the second member 20 also slides and the leg portions extending to the left and right slide on the surface of the resin case 1, and the elastic contact position of each leg portion tip changes. For example, the contact piece 12 is elastically contacted with the contacts 10A and 10B from the state of elastic contact with the contacts 10B and 10C, or the state of being elastically contacted with the contacts 10B and 10C is contacted with the contacts 10A and 10B. become. That is, the sliding state of the slide switch having the configuration can be switched by the sliding operation on the operation unit 16.

  When the operating portion 16 is pushed down, only the first member 15 moves downward and pushes down the spring plate 9 regardless of the position in the left-right direction. Then, the lower protrusion provided on the spring plate 9 presses the central portion of the movable contact 5 via the insulating plate 7, and when the pressing force exceeds a predetermined magnitude, the central portion of the movable contact 5 is reversed. To do. As a result, the push switch in which the contacts 3A and 3B are conducted through the movable contact 5 is switched on. When the pressing force is removed, the movable contact 5 self-resets to the original upward convex shape and pushes up each member positioned above, so that the push switch returns to the original switch-off state.

  As prior art document information related to the invention of this application, for example, Patent Document 1 is known.

JP 2007-265938

  However, in recent years, with the miniaturization and thinning of devices, electronic components having a small projected area are also preferred, and a conventional composite switch in which the first member 15 is combined with the second member 20 so as to be movable up and down. In the configuration, it was difficult to reduce the width before and after the short side.

  The present invention solves such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a composite switch having a narrow width configuration in which two switch portions are respectively operated in response to a push operation or a slide operation to an operation portion of an operation body. To do.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following configuration.

  The present invention is a composite switch having a first switch portion that switches a switch state according to a push operation to an operating body and a second switch portion that switches a switch state according to a slide operation on the operation body. The first switch part and the second switch part are arranged side by side in the direction along the longitudinal direction of the rectangular parallelepiped housing, and the operation body is moved to the first body during a push operation to the operation body. This is a composite switch characterized by being arranged so that the switch part can be tilted down.

  If this is the case, a composite switch in which the switch states of the two switch parts are switched according to the push operation or slide operation of the operating body can be realized with a narrow width configuration, and the switch of the second switch part by the slide operation When the push operation to the operating body is performed in the switching state, the switch state of the first switch part can be realized in addition to the second switch part.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the switch state of the first switch unit is switched according to the push operation to the operation body, and the switch state of the second switch unit is switched according to the slide movement with respect to the same operation body. A composite switch having a configuration can be obtained. Furthermore, when the push operation to the operating body is performed in the state where the switch of the second switch part is switched by the slide operation, it is possible to provide a switch which can switch the switch state of the first switch part in addition to the second switch part. Effects can be obtained.

Sectional drawing of the composite switch by one embodiment of this invention Same perspective view Exploded perspective view Sectional drawing which shows the state pushed by the normal state Sectional view showing the state after the slide movement operation Sectional drawing which shows the state which pushed after slide movement operation Sectional view with the second switch part replaced with another push type Exploded perspective view Sectional view at the position of the fixed contact for the second switch Sectional view with the second switch part replaced with a slide type Exploded perspective view Sectional view at the position of the fixed contact for the second switch External perspective view of a conventional composite switch Exploded perspective view Top view of the main part of the resin case The figure which shows the arrangement pattern of the contact fixed to the resin case

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

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1 is a sectional view of a composite switch according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the same.

  In the figure, reference numeral 30 denotes a resin case formed in a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from above, and a metal cover 70 is joined from above the resin case 30 to form a rectangular parallelepiped casing. In the housing, a first switch portion is disposed at the left side in the left-right direction on the long side, and a second switch portion is disposed at the right side. That is, in the component, the first switch portion and the second switch portion are arranged in order in the direction along the longitudinal direction of the housing, thereby realizing a narrow configuration.

  First, the first switch unit will be described. The first switch section has a so-called push switch configuration. A substantially circular first recess is formed in the left portion of the bottom of the resin case 30 with an upper surface opening, and two electrically independent contacts (first contact 32 and the first contact 32) are formed on the inner bottom surface of the first recess. The second contact 33) is fixed. The first contact 32 is disposed at the center of the first recess, and the second contact 33 is disposed at the periphery of the first recess.

  In the first recess, a first movable contact 35 made of a thin metal plate formed in an upward convex circular dome shape is disposed on the second contact 33 with the lower end on the outer periphery. The lower surface of the central portion of the first movable contact 35 faces the first contact 32 with a predetermined interval. As the first movable contact 35, one that generates a moderation and reverses during operation is used.

  The first concave portion is covered with a flexible first insulating sheet 37 made of polyimide or the like. The first insulating sheet 37 is affixed on the bottom of the resin case 30 corresponding to the peripheral position of the first recess. A cylindrical protruding member 38 is fixed to the upper surface position of the first insulating sheet 37 corresponding to the center position of the first movable contact 35.

  Reference numeral 50 denotes a fixing member with a drive portion 55 formed of a metal plate having spring properties, and the bottom portion of the resin case 30 so that the central flat portion 51 is along the short side (that is, the front-rear direction) of the resin case 30. The caulking fixing portions that are arranged on top of each other and are provided at the end positions of the resin case 30 are fixed to the bottom portion of the resin case 30 by being squeezed from the side surface on the short side of the resin case 30 to the bottom surface. .

  The fixing member 50 is integrally formed at the two arm portions 52 that are inclined upward as it moves away from the central flat portion 51 and the left end position of the arm portions 52. The plate-like portion 53 is placed on the protruding member 38 of the first switch portion in a state where the central flat portion 51 is fixed. In the arrangement state, the upper surface of the plate-like portion 53 is in a substantially horizontal state.

  Further, the fixing member 50 includes two linear extending portions 54 extending horizontally from the central flat portion 51 to the right (see FIG. 3). Each linearly extending portion 54 is arranged on the bottom portion of the resin case 30 at each of the front and rear peripheral edges of the resin case 30 and extends in the right direction. The two linearly extending portions 54 have the same height at the upper surface, and the details of the upper surfaces will be described later, but their upper surfaces serve as sliding surfaces with the operating body 60 described later.

  Further, from the central flat portion 51 to the right side of the fixing member 50, in addition to the two linearly extending portions 54, a flat plate cantilever spring is integrally formed at a position between them. A drive unit 55 is provided. In other words, the drive unit 55 has an elastic arm that has a central flat portion 51 side in the fixed state and extends obliquely upward in a side view as it goes to the right, and is downward in a side view from the right in the elastic arm. It has a dowel portion 56 that is bent in a U-shape toward the top. Further, the inclined surface on the right side of the dowel portion 56 extends upward at an oblique angle as it is, and is connected to a tip portion 58 extending in a substantially horizontal direction via a bending portion 57. The drive part 55 is comprised including the elastic arm to the front-end | tip part 58. As shown in FIG. The dowel portion 56 is provided for operating the second switch portion, and the configuration of the second switch portion will be described subsequently.

  The second switch portion in the component has a so-called push switch configuration similar to the first switch portion. As its configuration, a substantially rectangular second recess is formed at the right side of the bottom of the resin case 30 with an upper surface opening, and two fixed contacts (electrically independent from each other) are formed on the inner bottom surface of the second recess. The third contact 42 and the fourth contact 43) are fixed. The third contact 42 is disposed at the center of the second recess, and the fourth contact 43 is disposed at the periphery of the second recess.

  In the second recess, a second movable contact 45 made of a thin metal plate that is formed in a strip-like upward convex arch shape is disposed on the fourth contact 43 with the lower end of the side edge placed thereon. The lower surface of the central portion of the second movable contact 45 faces the third contact 42 with a predetermined interval. As the second movable contact 45, one that reverses without causing moderation during operation is used. In addition, when the second concave portion is formed in a shape that is long in the left-right direction, and the long side of the second movable contact 45 is arranged so as to correspond to the left-right direction, the second movable contact 45 having a large long dimension can be used. This is preferable.

  The second concave portion is covered with a flexible second insulating sheet 47 made of polyimide or the like. The second insulating sheet 47 is affixed on the bottom of the resin case 30 corresponding to the peripheral position of the second recess. Note that the second insulating sheet 47 is a rectangular shape in a top view that fits within the range between the front and rear of the two linear extension portions 54 so as not to interfere with the two linear extension portions 54 of the fixing member 50. preferable. This is because, if the outer shape is set, each linear extending portion 54 can be directly mounted on the bottom portion of the resin case 30, and the height positions of the upper surfaces of the respective linear extending portions 54 are easily aligned. In addition, you may comprise so that the peripheral part of the 2nd insulating sheet 47 may interpose between each linear extension part 54 and the bottom upper surface of the resin case 30. FIG.

  And with respect to the 2nd switch part comprised as mentioned above, as for the drive part 55 of the fixing member 50 mentioned above, the front-end | tip part 58 elastically contacts the lower surface of the top | upper surface part in the metal cover 70, and the dowel part 56 is 2nd. The insulating sheet 47 is in elastic contact with the upper surface position. The elastic contact position of the dowel portion 56 corresponds to the vertex position of the second movable contact 45.

  The first switch portion and the second switch portion described above are actuated by a predetermined operation on the operation body 60. Next, the operation tool 60 will be described.

  The operation body 60 has a main body portion 61 having a substantially rectangular upper surface, and an operation portion 62 that protrudes in a bar shape upward is integrally formed on the left upper surface position of the main body portion 61. The operation unit 62 is provided at the center position in the front-rear direction, and the lower surface of the left position where the operation unit 62 is disposed is formed flat. The lower surface of the left position is placed on the plate-like portion 53 of the fixing member 50.

  The main body 61 is formed such that each of the edge portions 63 serving as end positions on the front-rear direction side is formed slightly thicker vertically than the center position, and is inclined downward toward the right end in a side view. It has a shape that spreads out. Further, the upper and lower surface portions in the vicinity of the right end portion thereof are formed in an arc shape in a side view. The lowermost positions of the respective arc-shaped portions in the vicinity of the right end portion of the two edge portions 63 are placed on the two linear extending portions 54 of the fixing member 50.

  In the operating body 60, a touch generation unit 64 is formed on the right side of the main body 61. In the said structure, the touch production | generation part 64 shall be provided with the window-shaped hole part penetrated up and down. As the window-shaped hole portion, the ends protruding to the right of the respective edge portions 63 provided at the front and rear end portions of the main body portion 61 are connected by a straight bar-like connecting portion 65, and the connecting portion. The space formed at the left position of 65 is substantially rectangular in a top view and becomes a window-shaped hole. In addition, as the connection part 65, it is a thing of the shape which chamfered each corner | angular part in a cross-sectional thing of rectangular shape. In addition, as the touch production | generation part 64, you may form with the uneven | corrugated shape etc. which are not penetrated.

  And the main-body part 61 is comprised by the top view substantially rectangular shape including the edge part 63 and the connection part 65. As shown in FIG.

  As described above, the operating body 60 is supported from below via the plate-like portion 53 and the first switch portion with the left position of the main body portion 61 placed on the plate-like portion 53 of the fixing member 50. On the right side, the lowest position, which is an arc-shaped portion in the vicinity of the right end portion of the edge portion 63, is placed on the linear extension portion 54 and supported from below. That is, the main body 61 is arranged in the housing in a stable support state. The operation unit 62 protrudes upward from a rectangular through hole 71 that is horizontally long in the left-right direction provided at the left position of the top surface portion of the metal cover 70.

  The operation body 60 is slidable in the left-right direction while being guided by the inner wall of the metal cover 70 or the like. Note that the shape of the through hole 71 of the metal cover 70 is set so that no trouble occurs when the operation unit 62 moves in response to the slide movement of the operation body 60.

  A spring portion 72 is provided on the right side of the top surface portion of the metal cover 70. The spring portion 72 will be described. The metal cover 70 has the above-described through-hole 71 at the left side position on the top surface portion, and includes an intermediate portion connected in the front-rear direction at a substantially central portion in the left-right direction. . And the said intermediate part becomes a root, The spring part 72 from which the elastic arm extended to the right from there is integrally formed. That is, the spring portion 72 is integrally formed with the metal cover 70 so as to extend from the intermediate portion in a cantilevered manner, and the tip position of the elastic arm of the spring portion 72 is a dogleg shape facing downward in a side view. A dowel portion 73 formed by bending is provided.

  The dowel section 73 at the tip is configured to engage and disengage from the touch generating section 64 of the operating body 60 when the operating body 60 moves in the left and right longitudinal directions. In the component, it is assumed that a predetermined operation feeling when the operating body 60 is slid is obtained. In addition to the spring part 72 being integrally formed with the metal cover 70, a structure in which a spring member of another component is coupled to the metal cover may be employed.

  And the spring part 72 with this dowel part 73 is located above the drive part 55, without interfering with the drive part 55 etc. of the fixing member 50. FIG. In other words, the spring portion 72 and its dowel portion 73 are further arranged at a predetermined distance above the drive portion 55 that is arranged in elastic contact with the central position of the second switch portion. In addition, the arrangement position of the second switch part, the length of the drive part 55, the formation position of the dowel part 56, the length of the spring part 72, the formation position of the dowel part 73, and the like are set.

  When the operating body 60 is located on the left side, the connecting portion 65 on the right side of the main body 61 has an elastic arm position in the spring portion 72 near the left side of the dowel portion 73 and a left side in the drive portion 55 near the left side of the dowel portion 56. The upper and lower sides are sandwiched between the elastic arm positions (see FIG. 1). At this time, the spring portion 72 is bent slightly upward to slightly bias the connecting portion 65 obliquely to the lower left.

  Note that the operating body 60 is provided with a projection 66 having a flat upper end at the upper surface position in the vicinity of the left end of each edge 63 (see FIG. 3). The protrusion 66 is provided to reduce the influence of friction when the operating body 60 is slid, and may be provided as necessary.

  As described above, the composite switch is configured, and the operation will be described next. As the normal state, as shown in FIG. 1 and the like, a state where the operating body 60 is positioned on the left side will be described as a normal state.

  In the normal state, the operating body 60 is in a stable stopped state at the left end position (start end position) within the range in which sliding movement is possible. In this stop state, the main body 61 of the operating body 60 is maintained and kept substantially horizontal.

  From this normal state, when a downward pressing force is applied to the operation portion 62 of the operating body 60 to perform a downward operation, the main body portion 61 is in a state where the right side portion is supported by the edge portion 63, and therefore the left side portion Tilt down to lower. That is, the plate-like portion 53 of the fixing member 50 is pushed down by the lower surface of the left portion of the main body portion 61. As a result, the arm portion 52 of the fixing member 50 bends without causing moderation, and a pressing force is applied to the protruding member 38 via the plate-like portion 53, and the force is further passed through the first insulating sheet 37. One movable contact 35 is added to the central portion. When the force applied to the central portion of the first movable contact 35 exceeds a predetermined magnitude, the central portion of the first movable contact 35 reverses while generating moderation, and as shown in FIG. The lower surface is in contact with the first contact 32, and the first switch portion in which the first contact 32 and the second contact 33 are electrically connected is switched on.

  When the depressing force to the operation unit 62 is removed, the first movable contact 35 self-resets to the original upward convex shape, the first movable contact 35 is separated from the first contact 32, and the first switch unit is switched off. Return to. Then, in addition to the restoring force of the first movable contact 35, the restoring force of the first insulating sheet 37 and the arm portion 52 is also applied, and the plate-like portion 53 is pushed back to the position before the push operation via the protruding member 38. As a result, the main body 61 of the operating body 60 returns to the normal state where it is positioned in a substantially horizontal state.

  Next, when a slide movement operation to the right is performed horizontally with respect to the operation unit 62 of the operation body 60 from the normal state, the operation body 60 slides to the right while maintaining the horizontal state. At this time, the connecting portion 65 moves rightward between the spring portion 72 and the drive portion 55 sandwiching the upper and lower sides.

  That is, the connecting portion 65 advances rightward while bending the spring portion 72 upward on the upper surface side, and the dowel portion 73 gets over the upper surface side of the connecting portion 65 and enters the feel generating portion 64 with vigor. This is felt as an operation feeling at the time of the slide operation, and the operation body 60 is configured to stop as shown in FIG. 5 at a position where the dowel part 73 enters the touch generation part 64. During the sliding movement, the spring force from the spring portion 72 acts downward on the connecting portion 65. As in the configuration, the metal plate is used as the configuration of the sliding portion corresponding to the lower position. When the portion formed in an arc shape in a side view on the right side of each edge 63 in the main body 61 is placed and slid on two linearly extending portions 54 made of a smooth flat surface made of spring, the spring portion 72 is formed. It is preferable that the degree of change in the slide operation force due to the influence of the spring force is suppressed.

  Further, during the movement of the operating body 60 to the right, the connecting portion 65 abuts on the inclined surface on the right side of the dowel portion 56 of the driving portion 55 and pushes the inclined surface with the connecting portion 65 while pressing the inclined surface of the operating body 60. The movement to the right will continue. In other words, the arm portion of the drive unit 55 is bent downward while the position of the dowel portion 56 is lowered, and the pressing force by the dowel portion 56 applied via the second insulating sheet 47 is applied to the second movable contact 45. When the operating force is greater than the operating force, the central portion of the second movable contact 45 is reversed without causing moderation, and the lower surface of the central portion is switched on with the second switch portion in contact with the third contact 42.

  Here, as described above, when the dowel unit 73 enters the feel generating unit 64, the operating body 60 is in a so-called fast moving state, and at this time, an operation feeling during a slide operation is obtained. It is preferable that the second switch unit be switched on immediately before that.

  And in the stop state after the sliding movement of the operating body 60 in which the dowel part 73 has entered the touch generating part 64, the connecting part 65 is located on the bending part 57 as shown in FIG. The switch-on state of the switch unit is maintained in a state that is reliably maintained. It should be noted that the main body 61 of the operation body 60 after the slide movement is kept in the horizontal state as before the slide movement. That is, the left position of the main body 61 is slightly shifted on the plate-like portion 53 but is still on the plate-like portion 53.

  When a slide movement operation is performed horizontally to the left with respect to the operation unit 62 of the operation body 60 from the state after the slide movement, the operation state is reversed and the normal state is restored. Since the operation state is duplicated, it will be briefly described below.

  Also when the operating body 60 moves to the left side, the spring portion 72 is bent upward, while the dowel portion 73 is detached from the touch generating portion 64 and gets over the upper surface side of the connecting portion 65. At that time, an operation feeling during a slide operation can be obtained. Further, when the connecting portion 65 moves leftward from above the bending portion 57, the pressing state of the driving portion 55 with respect to the second switch portion at the dowel portion 56 is released, and accordingly, the second movable contact 45 is moved. While returning to the original upward convex arch shape, the second switch portion returns to the switch-off state, and the operating body 60 returns to the normal state shown in FIG. 1 located on the left side.

  As described above, the component is configured such that the switch states of the two switch portions are switched according to the push operation or the slide operation of the operation body 60, respectively.

  Furthermore, even in the operation state after the slide movement to the right, the component can be operated by depressing the operation portion 62 of the operation body 60, and the operation will be described.

  After the sliding movement to the right, the main body 61 is positioned horizontally with the operating body 60 moved to the right.

  When the push-down force is applied to the operation unit 62 after the slide movement and the push-down operation is performed, the main body 61 is supported by the edge 63 as in the case of the push operation from the normal state. The left side part is tilted down with respect to the right side part. As a result, the plate-like portion 53 is pushed down on the lower surface of the left side portion of the main body portion 61 in the same manner as described above, and a push-down force is applied to the protruding member 38 via the plate-like portion 53, and the force To the central position of the first movable contact 35. When the force applied to the first movable contact 35 exceeds a predetermined magnitude, the first movable contact 35 reverses with moderation, and as shown in FIG. 6, the first switch unit is switched on. Become. At this time, the second switch unit maintains the switch-on state.

  Here, in the component, since the dowel portion 73 of the spring portion 72 has entered the feel generating portion 64 after the rightward sliding movement, the operating body 60 is moved during the push operation after the rightward sliding movement. Inadvertent movement in the left-right direction is reduced, and there is an advantage that the switch-on state of the second switch part is easily maintained when the first switch part is operated. The dowel portion 73 and the feel generating portion 64 are preferably set to have a shape such as a rounded shape so that the operation of tilting the main body portion 61 during the push operation is difficult to regulate. It is preferable to set the shape so as to be surely positioned on the bent portion 57.

  When the pressing force to the operation unit 62 is removed, only the first movable contact 35 is self-returned to the original upward convex shape while the second switch unit is maintained in the switch-on state, and the plate-like unit 53 and the like are the original ones. Pushed back to the position, only the first switch part returns to the switch-off state, and the operating body 60 placed on the plate-like part 53 returns to the original horizontal state.

  Thus, in the normal state, the component can switch the first switch part by a push operation, can perform a slide operation to switch the second switch part, and can also switch the first switch part by a push operation after the slide operation. It can be realized to be switchable. Since the first switch part and the second switch part are arranged in order on the left and right, they are provided in a narrow width configuration in which the width dimension in the front-rear direction is reduced as compared with the conventional product. Can do.

  And since the contact part of the 1st switch part of the said component and the 2nd switch part is arrange | positioned in the covered area | region, it can be set as the structure excellent in dustproof property and drip-proof property, and also in a normal state Even in the state after the slide movement to the right, the pressing position of the first switch portion to the first movable contact 35 is limited to the position of the protruding member 38, and is in any state before or after the slide operation. Also, the moderation from the first movable contact 35 can be obtained satisfactorily.

  Then, the spring part 72 is integrated with the metal cover 70, and the dowel part 73 is engaged with and disengaged from the touch generating part 64 of the operating body 60 to obtain an operation feeling during the slide operation, so that the number of parts is also reduced. It is done.

  The detailed configuration of the first switch unit is not limited to the configuration described above as long as it is a push operation type. For example, the arrangement positions of the two fixed contacts may be different, and the two fixed contacts may be electrically connected by the movable contacts, or the movable contacts may have different shapes. However, it is preferable that the first switch unit can obtain moderation at least during operation. In addition, since the push operation position to the first switch unit is different between the normal state of the operation body 60 and the slide movement operation, the same moderation can be obtained from the movable contact in any case. It is good to configure.

  As the second switch unit, various push type devices may be applied. For example, as with the first switch unit, the arrangement positions of the two fixed contacts with respect to the movable contact may be different, or the movable unit may be movable. The shape of the contact may be different. In addition, when it is set as the structure which can obtain the touch at the time of a slide movement like the said component by the relative movement of the operation body 60 with respect to the metal cover 70, the 2nd switch part does not have moderation, but slides the operation body 60. It is preferable to have a function of switching the switch state with movement.

  For example, instead of the push-type second switch portion described above, the pair of second switch portion fixed contacts 81 are arranged on the bottom of the resin case 80 independently of each other as shown in FIGS. The spring body 83 is fixed to the resin case 80 so that the elastic arm of the spring body 83 is vertically opposed to the second switch portion fixed contact 81, and the operating body 60 is slid to the right. The elastic arm may be pushed down without moderation, and the independent fixed contacts 81 may be electrically connected. The other components shown in the figure are substantially the same as those described above with reference to FIG. 1, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Alternatively, for example, the second switch portion may be a simple slide type, and examples of its configuration include those shown in FIGS. In the component, the brush 90 is fixed to the lower surface of the operation body 60A, and a pair of second switch unit fixed contacts 92 that come in contact with and separate from the brush 90 by the sliding movement of the operation body 60A are arranged on the bottom of the resin case 94. It has been established. Thus, it is good also as what has a 2nd switch part which switches a state by a slide type. The other components shown in the figure are also substantially the same as those described above with reference to FIG. 1, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

  On the other hand, the second switch unit may have a mode in which moderation is obtained when the movable contact is operated, and the moderation may be used as an operation feeling during the slide movement operation. In this case, it is not necessary to provide the spring part 72 and the touch generating part 64 of the operating bodies 60 and 60A, and the shape of each part can be simplified.

  As described above, the present invention is not particularly limited to the detailed configuration of the first switch unit and the second switch unit, and the two switch units are arranged in order along the longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction. This is because the width is reduced. Furthermore, when one of the operating bodies 60 and 60A is pushed in the normal state, the state of one switch unit is switched, and when the slide operation is performed, the state of the other switch unit is switched. One of the switch parts is configured to be switched while maintaining the state of the other switched switch part.

  In other words, one operating body 60 or 60A slides horizontally when a slide operation is performed so that each of the switch portions is switched, and when the push operation is performed, the position before the slide movement and One operating body 60 or 60A is tilted regardless of the position after the slide movement. If this is the case, an increase in the number of parts can be suppressed, and the switch can be switched to the above-described switch switching state by a predetermined operation on the same operation unit 62. The detailed configuration and means for tilting the operating bodies 60 and 60A during the push operation are not limited to those described above.

  The composite switch according to the present invention has a narrow configuration in which the switch state of the first switch unit is switched according to a push operation to the operation body, and the switch state of the second switch unit is switched according to a slide movement with respect to the same operation body. This is advantageous in that it can be realized, and is useful when configuring the input section of various electronic devices.

30, 80, 94 Resin case 32 First contact 33 Second contact 35 First movable contact 37 First insulation sheet 38 Projection member 42 Third contact 43 Fourth contact 45 Second movable contact 47 Second insulation sheet 50 Fixed member 51 Central flat portion 52 Arm portion 53 Plate-like portion 54 Linear extension portion 55 Drive portion 56 Dowel portion of drive portion 57 Bending portion 58 Tip portion 60, 60A Operation body 61 Main body portion 62 Operation portion 63 Edge portion 64 Feeling generation portion 65 Connection Part 66 Projection 70 Metal cover 71 Through hole 72 Spring part 73 Dowel part of spring part 81, 92 Fixed contact for second switch part 83 Spring body

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A composite switch having a first switch part that switches a switch state in response to a push operation to an operating body, and a second switch part that switches a switch state in response to a slide operation on the operating body. The switch unit and the second switch unit are arranged side by side in the direction along the longitudinal direction of the rectangular parallelepiped casing, and the operation unit is lowered on the first switch unit side when the operation unit is pushed. A composite switch characterized in that it can be tilted.

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