TWI859038B - Push switch with light source - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a push switch with a light source, and in particular refers to a push switch that is pushed by the surface of the push cap under the force, and the openings on at least two sides of the push cap are provided to provide at least two supporting parts of the lamp holder inside the insulating seat body to pass through without interference, so that when the push cap is pushed downward, it can pass over the lamp holder and push downward, so as to avoid the docking terminals on at least two sides of the lamp holder from moving downward and rubbing against the third contact surface of the third terminal, thereby causing the docking terminals to be worn out under long-term friction and sliding and reducing the product life.

Description

Push switch with light source

The present invention relates to a push switch with a light source, and in particular to a push switch that is pushed by a surface of a push cap under a force, and the openings on at least two sides of the push cap are provided to provide at least two supporting parts of a lamp holder inside an insulating seat body for passing through without interference, so that the push cap can pass over the lamp holder and push downward when pushed downward, so as to avoid the docking terminals on at least two sides of the lamp holder from moving downward and rubbing against the third contact surface of the third terminal, thereby causing the docking terminals to be worn out under long-term friction and sliding and reducing the product life.

With the advent of the high-tech era, a large number of electronic products are used in daily life and work, and improve the efficiency and convenience of life and work. However, in addition to being used indoors, many electronic products are also portable and not restricted by time and place, such as laptops, tablet computers, multimedia audio and video players, mobile phones, digital cameras, etc., which are all electronic products that can be carried and used. In addition, since the design of electronic products today is all designed towards the concept of light, thin, short and small, the various components used in electronic products are also miniaturized and thinner to meet the small size and convenient carrying mode of electronic products.

Among the above-mentioned electronic components and accessories, the light switch with lighting function is the most widely used in the related control devices of various electronic products or mechanical equipment to indicate when the power is turned on or off. However, the light-emitting element installed inside the switch is often displaced or shaken by the pressing action of the switch, and the terminals of the light-emitting element are often worn out by friction with the peripheral terminals, which greatly reduces the service life of the light-emitting element and requires the relevant users to repair or replace the switch. This is the key point that needs to be studied and improved by those engaged in this industry.

Therefore, in view of the above problems and deficiencies, the inventor collected relevant information, evaluated and considered various aspects, and used his many years of experience in this industry to continuously try and modify, and finally designed this push switch with light source invention patent.

The main purpose of the present invention is a push switch with a light source, which includes an insulating seat, a trigger assembly, a push button, a lamp holder and a push cap, wherein the insulating seat has a receiving groove formed inside, and a plurality of terminal grooves are recessed at the bottom of the receiving groove, and fixing grooves are formed on at least two side walls of the receiving groove, and a terminal set is provided in the insulating seat, and the terminal set has at least one first terminal, at least one second terminal and a plurality of terminals provided in the fixing grooves. The trigger assembly includes at least one conductive spring and a pressing member disposed in the receiving groove, and a central surface of the conductive spring is formed with a pressing portion in an arched shape, and a contact portion that forms electrical contact with the first terminal is extended downward around the pressing portion, and the pressing member is disposed on the top of the conductive spring, and the top surface of the base of the pressing member is provided with an elastic member having a pressing portion, and the bottom surface of the base is convexly provided with a pressing portion that abuts against the pressing portion, and the body of the push button is disposed in the receiving groove. The top side of the pressing part of the pressing member in the fixing groove is provided with hollow grooves on at least two sides of the main body corresponding to at least two fixing grooves. The main body surface of the lamp holder is provided with a light-emitting element, and at least two sides of the main body are provided with a support portion provided in the fixing groove for positioning. At least two docking terminals are provided in the main body for contacting and conducting with the light-emitting element, and each of the docking terminals has a fourth contact portion extending downward and contacting and conducting with the third terminal in the fixing groove. The bottom of the pressing cap is formed There is a storage groove for accommodating the lamp holder, and the bottom surface of the push cap is pressed against the surface of the main body of the push button, and at least two sides of the push cap are cut with openings higher than and for the support part to pass through, and the top of the push cap is convexly provided with a push cap for people to press, wherein when the push cap is pushed downward by the force, the openings of the push cap are provided for the support parts of the lamp holder to pass through without interference, so that the push cap can pass over the lamp holder and push downward when it is pushed.

The secondary purpose of the present invention is that at least two side walls of the receiving groove in the insulating seat are provided with pressure grooves, and at least two sides of the body of the push button are provided with reinforcement blocks corresponding to the at least two pressure grooves, and at least two sides of the bottom of the push cap are provided with a push portion corresponding to the reinforcement block of the push button.

Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a stop surface at the top of at least two of the fixing grooves in the insulating seat, and to provide a positioning groove around the stop surface.

Another purpose of the present invention is that at least two walls on the outer side of the insulating seat are provided with a buckling portion having at least one buckle block, and the push cap is covered with a metal cover with an upper cover member, and a through hole is drilled on the central surface of the metal cover for the push cap to pass through, and buckling portions are bent downward and extended on at least two sides of the metal cover, and at least one buckle hole is drilled inside the buckling portion for buckling on at least one of the buckles.

Another purpose of the present invention is to provide an insulating gasket between the metal cover and the insulating seat, and the insulating gasket is provided with a through hole inside for the push cap to pass through.

Another purpose of the present invention is that at least one of the first terminals of the terminal set has a flat first contact portion extending from one side and forming electrical contact with the abutting portion of the conductive spring, and a first welding portion extending from the other side and passing through the outside of the insulating seat, and a second terminal has a circular second contact portion extending from one side and forming electrical contact with the pressing portion of the conductive spring, and a second welding portion extending from the other side and passing through the outside of the insulating seat, and the third terminals have third contact portions extending from one side and being located in the fixing grooves and forming electrical contact with the docking terminals, and the third contact portions have third welding portions extending from the other side and passing through the outside of the insulating seat.

Another purpose of the present invention is to provide hollow grooves on at least two sides of the main body of the push button corresponding to at least two of the fixing grooves.

1: Insulation seat

10: Storage tank

11: Terminal slot

12: Pressure groove

13:Fixed slot

131: Stop surface

132: Positioning slot

14: Buckle section

141: buckle block

15: Terminal group

151: First terminal

1511: First welding section

1512: First contact part

152: Second terminal

1521: Second welding section

1522: Second contact part

153: Third terminal

1531: The third welding section

1532: The third contact part

2: Trigger assembly

21: Conductive Shrapnel

211: Pressing part

212: contact part

22: Pressing parts

221: Base

222: Elastic parts

2221: Pressing part

223: Pressure-bearing part

3: Push button

31: Body

311: Reinforcement block

312: hollowed out slot

4: Lamp holder

41: Subject

411: Light-emitting element

42: Support part

43: Docking terminal

431: Fourth contact part

5: Press the cap

50: Storage slot

51: Promotion Department

52: Open mouth

53: Press cap

6: Upper cover

61:Metal cover

610: Perforation

611: Buckle connection part

6110: Buttonhole

62: Insulation gasket

620:Through hole

[Figure 1] is a three-dimensional appearance diagram of the push switch with light source of the present invention.

[Figure 2] is a three-dimensional external view of the push switch with light source of the present invention from another viewing angle.

[Figure 3] is a three-dimensional exploded view of the push switch with light source of the present invention.

[Figure 4] is a three-dimensional exploded view of the push switch with light source of the present invention from another viewing angle.

[Figure 5] is a front-side cross-sectional view of the push switch with light source of the present invention.

[Figure 6] is a cross-sectional view of the push switch with light source of the present invention after being pressed.

Please refer to Figures 1 to 4, which are the three-dimensional appearance diagram, another perspective three-dimensional appearance diagram, three-dimensional exploded diagram and another perspective three-dimensional exploded diagram of the push switch with light source of the present invention. The push switch with light source of the present invention mainly includes an insulating seat body 1, a trigger assembly 2, a push button 3, a lamp holder 4, a push cap 5 and an upper cover 6, and the connection relationship of the aforementioned components is as follows:

The insulating base body 1 has a receiving groove 10 formed inside, and a plurality of terminal grooves 11 are recessed at the bottom of the receiving groove 10, and a pressing groove 12 and at least two fixing grooves 13 are longitudinally sectioned on at least two side walls of the receiving groove 10, and a stop surface 131 is provided at the top of the fixing groove 13, and a positioning groove 132 is sectioned around the stop surface 131, and at least two wall surfaces on the outer side of the insulating base body 1 are provided with a buckling portion 14 with at least one buckle block 141, and a terminal set 15 is provided in the insulating base body 1, and the terminal set 15 is composed of at least one first terminal 151, at least one second terminal 152 and a plurality of third terminals 153 that do not contact each other, and the first terminal 151 A first welding portion 1511 extending out of the insulating seat 1 is extended on one side, and a first contact portion 1512 extending from the other end of the first welding portion 1511 is located in the terminal slot 11 and is flat. A second welding portion 1521 extending out of the insulating seat 1 is extended on one side of the second terminal 152, and a second contact portion 1522 extending from the other end of the second welding portion 1521 is located in another terminal slot 11 and is circular. A third welding portion 1531 extends in the same direction toward the second welding portion 1521 on one side of the third terminals 153, and the third welding portions 1531 bend and extend from the other side to form third contact portions 1532 located in the two fixing slots 13.

The trigger assembly 2 includes at least one conductive spring 21 and a pressing member 22 disposed in the receiving groove 10, and the conductive spring 21 is in the shape of a disk, and a convex pressing portion 211 is formed on the central surface of the conductive spring 21, and a contact portion 212 extends downward around the pressing portion 211, and the pressing member 22 is disposed on the top of the conductive spring 21, and the pressing member 22 has a base 221, and the top surface of the base 221 is provided with an elastic member 222 having a pressing portion 2221, and the bottom surface of the base 221 is convexly provided with a pressing portion 223 that abuts against the pressing portion 211 of the conductive spring 21.

At least two sides of the main body 31 of the push button 3 are convexly provided with reinforcing blocks 311 corresponding to at least two of the pressing grooves 12, and at least two sides of the main body 31 corresponding to at least two of the fixing grooves 13 are concavely provided with hollow grooves 312.

The surface of the main body 41 of the lamp holder 4 is provided with a light-emitting element 411, and at least two sides of the main body 41 corresponding to at least two of the fixing grooves 13 are extended with a supporting portion 42 located in the positioning groove 132 and abutting against the stop surface 131, and at least two docking terminals 43 are provided in the main body 41 to contact and conduct with the light-emitting element 411, and at least two of the docking terminals 43 each have a fourth contact portion 431 corresponding to the end of the supporting portion 42 and extending downward to contact and conduct with the third contact portion 1532 in the fixing groove 13.

At least two sides of the bottom of the push cap 5 are provided with a push portion 51 protruding outwardly corresponding to the reinforcing block 311 on at least two sides of the push button 3, and a storage groove 50 for accommodating the lamp holder 4 is formed at the bottom of the push cap 5, and at least two sides of the push cap 5 corresponding to at least two supporting portions 42 are provided with an opening 52 for the supporting portion 42 to pass through, and the top of the push cap 5 is provided with a push cap 53 for people to press.

The upper cover 6 includes a metal upper cover 61 and an insulating gasket 62, wherein the central surface of the metal upper cover 61 is perforated with a through hole 610, and the two sides of the metal upper cover 61 are bent downward to extend a buckle portion 611 with at least one buckle hole 6110 perforated therein, and the insulating gasket 62 is perforated with a through hole 620 corresponding to the through hole 610.

Furthermore, when the present invention is assembled, the terminal set 15 is positioned inside the insulating base body 1 by injection molding, so that at least one first terminal 151, at least one second terminal 152 and the third terminals 153 are respectively positioned in the terminal grooves 11 and at least two fixing grooves 13, and the first contact portion 1512, the second contact portion 1522 and the third contact portions 1532 are respectively exposed at the bottom surface of the receiving groove 10 and at least two fixing grooves 13, while the first welding portion 1511, the second welding portion 1521 and the third welding portions 1531 on the other side are respectively passed through the wall surface of the insulating base body 1 to the outside, and are connected to the external preset circuit board (not shown in the figure). The trigger assembly 2, the push button 3, the lamp holder 4 and the pressing cap 5 are sequentially inserted into the receiving groove 10, so that the abutting portion 212 at the periphery of at least one of the conductive springs 21 of the trigger assembly 2 contacts the first contact portion 1512 of at least one of the first terminals 151 to form electrical conduction, and the pressing cap 5 is pressed into the receiving groove 10. The pressing portion 223 protruding from the bottom surface of the member 22 contacts the surface of the pressing portion 211 of the conductive spring 21, and the bottom surface of the push button 3 is pressed on the pressing portion 2221 of the elastic member 222 of the pressing member 22, and the reinforcing block 311 protruding from at least two sides of the body 31 of the push button 3 is disposed in the pressing groove 12, and the lamp holder 4 The bottom surface of the main body 41 of the lamp holder 4 is pressed against the surface of the main body 31 of the push button 3, and the connecting terminal 43 extending downward from the ends of the supporting portions 42 on at least two sides of the lamp holder 4 passes through the hollow grooves 312 on at least two sides of the push button 3, so that the fourth contact portion 431 of the connecting terminal 43 and the third contact portion 15 in the fixing groove 13 are connected. 32 forms contact conduction, and the supporting portions 42 on at least two sides of the lamp holder 4 are positioned in the positioning grooves 132 of the insulating seat body 1 and abut against the stop surface 131, and the pressing cap 5 is covered on the lamp holder 4, and the openings 52 provided on at least two side sections of the pressing cap 5 are higher than the supporting portions 42, and the openings 52 are provided for The supporting portion 42 is penetrated without forming interference, so that the bottom surface of the pressing cap 5 can press against the surface of the push button 3 without contacting the lamp holder 4, and the pushing portion 51 on at least two sides of the pressing cap 5 presses against the surface of the reinforcing block 311 of the push button 3. Finally, the metal upper cover 61 of the upper cover member 6 and the insulating gasket 62 are assembled. Installed on the insulating base body 1, the pressing cap 5 passes through the through hole 620 of the insulating gasket 62 and the through hole 610 of the metal cover 61 in sequence, and then at least one of the buckle holes 6110 of the buckle part 611 is buckled on at least one of the buckle blocks 141 of the buckle part 14 corresponding to the outer wall surface of the insulating base body 1, and the structure of the present invention can be completed.

Please continue to refer to Figures 5 and 6, which are the front side cross-sectional views and the rear side cross-sectional views of the present invention. It can be clearly seen from the figures that in actual application, the present invention is to apply a downward force on the surface of the pressing cap 53 of the pressing cap 5 so that the bottom surface of the pressing cap 5 passes over the lamp holder 4 to press the push button 3 downward, and the pressing portion 22 of the pressing member 22 of the trigger assembly 2 The push button 21 is pressed by the bottom surface of the push button 3 and moves downward, thereby pushing the pressing portion 223 on the bottom side of the pressing member 22 to push against the pressing portion 211 formed on the surface of the conductive spring 21, which is arched and deforms downward, so that the pressing portion 211 and the second contact portion 1522 of the second terminal 152 are electrically connected, and the conductive spring 21 can make at least one of the first terminals 151 and at least one of the second terminals 152 electrically connected. The second terminal 152 and the third terminals 153 generate a conduction signal, and at least two of the connecting terminals 43 of the lamp holder 4 contact the third contact portions 1532 of the third terminals 153 to transmit the conduction signal to the light-emitting element 411 of the lamp holder 4, so that the light-emitting element 411 generates light and projects upward, thereby completing the action of pressing once to drive the light-emitting element 411 to illuminate, and when the release After releasing the force applied to the surface of the pressing cap 53, the pressing portion 211 of the conductive spring 21 will return to its original position through the elastic restoring force and be separated from the second contact portion 1522 of the second terminal 152. By applying force to the surface of the pressing cap 53 again to form an electrical switch, the switch and the light-emitting element 411 can be controlled to be closed, and the use of the present invention can be completed.

As mentioned above, the push portion 51 on at least two sides of the push cap 5 is pressed against the surface of the reinforcing block 311 of the push button 3 to further increase the thrust when pressing down to avoid the switch switching effect caused by inaccurate pressing.

Furthermore, the lamp holder 4 is formed by injection molding to position at least two of the docking terminals 43 inside the main body 41, thereby contacting and conducting with the light-emitting element 411 inside the main body 41.

In addition, the push button 3 and the insulating gasket 62 are made of insulating plastic, rubber or silicone materials to avoid short circuit.

Furthermore, the present invention is mainly aimed at the situation that when the surface of the pressing cap 5 is pushed by the force, the openings 52 on at least two sides of the pressing cap 5 are provided for at least two supporting parts 42 of the lamp holder 4 to pass through without interference, so that the pressing cap 5 can pass over the lamp holder 4 and push downward when pushed downward, so as to avoid the connecting terminals 43 on at least two sides of the lamp holder 4 from moving downward when pressed and rubbing against the surface of the third contact part 1532 of the third terminals 153, thereby causing the connecting terminals 43 to be worn out under long-term friction and sliding and reducing the product life.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. Therefore, all simple modifications and equivalent structural changes made by using the contents of the present invention's specification and drawings should be included in the patent scope of the present invention and should be stated.

In summary, the push switch with light source of this invention can achieve its effect and purpose in actual application. Therefore, this invention is a research and development with excellent practicality. In order to meet the application requirements of invention patent, we have filed an application in accordance with the law. We hope that the review committee will approve this case as soon as possible to protect the inventor's hard work and creation. If the review committee of the Jun Bureau has any doubts, please feel free to write to us for instructions. The inventor will do his best to cooperate and will be grateful for the convenience.

1: Insulation seat

10: Storage tank

11: Terminal slot

12: Pressure groove

13:Fixed slot

131: Stop surface

132: Positioning slot

14: Buckle section

141: buckle block

15: Terminal group

151: First terminal

1511: First welding section

1512: First contact part

152: Second terminal

1521: Second welding section

1522: Second contact part

153: Third terminal

1531: The third welding section

1532: The third contact part

2: Trigger assembly

21: Conductive Shrapnel

211: Pressing part

212: contact part

22: Pressing parts

221: Base

222: Elastic parts

2221: Pressing part

3: Push button

31: Body

311: Reinforcement block

312: hollowed out slot

4: Lamp holder

41: Subject

411: Light-emitting element

42: Support part

43: Docking terminal

431: Fourth contact part

5: Press the cap

51: Promotion Department

52: Open mouth

53: Press cap

6: Upper cover

61:Metal cover

610: Perforation

611: Buckle connection part

6110: Buttonhole

62: Insulation gasket

620:Through hole

Claims (7)

A push switch with a light source includes an insulating seat, a trigger assembly, a push button, a lamp holder and a push cap, wherein: The insulating seat body has a receiving groove formed inside, and a plurality of terminal grooves are recessed at the bottom of the receiving groove, and fixing grooves are formed on at least two side walls of the receiving groove. A terminal set is provided inside the insulating seat body, and the terminal set has at least one first terminal provided in the terminal grooves, at least one second terminal, and a plurality of third terminals provided in the fixing grooves; The trigger assembly includes at least one conductive spring and a pressing member disposed in the receiving groove, and a convex pressing portion is formed on the central surface of the conductive spring, and a contact portion that forms electrical contact with the first terminal extends downward around the pressing portion, and the pressing member is disposed on the top of the conductive spring, and the top surface of the base of the pressing member is provided with an elastic member having a pressing portion, and the bottom surface of the base is provided with a pressing portion that is convexly supported on the pressing portion; The main body of the push button is the top side of the pressing portion of the pressing member disposed in the accommodating groove; The main body surface of the lamp holder is provided with a light-emitting element, and a support portion is extended on at least two sides of the main body and is arranged in the fixing groove for positioning. At least two docking terminals are arranged in the main body and are in contact with and conduct with the light-emitting element, and each of the docking terminals has a fourth contact portion extending downward and in contact with and conduct with the third terminal in the fixing groove; The bottom of the push cap is formed with a storage groove for accommodating the lamp holder, and the bottom surface of the push cap is pressed against the surface of the main body of the push button, and at least two sides of the push cap are cut with openings higher than and for the support part to pass through, and the top of the push cap is convexly provided with a push cap for people to press, wherein when the push cap is pushed downward by the force, the openings of the push cap are provided for the support parts of the lamp holder to pass through without interference, so that the push cap can pass over the lamp holder and push downward when it is pushed. A push switch with a light source as described in claim 1, wherein at least two side walls of the receiving groove in the insulating seat are provided with press grooves, and at least two sides of the body of the push button are provided with reinforcement blocks corresponding to the at least two press grooves, and at least two sides of the bottom of the push cap are provided with a push portion corresponding to the reinforcement blocks of the push button. A push switch with a light source as described in claim 1, wherein at least two of the fixing grooves in the insulating seat are each provided with a stop surface at the top, and a positioning groove is provided around the stop surface. A push switch with a light source as described in claim 1, wherein at least two walls on the outer side of the insulating base are provided with a buckling portion having at least one buckle block, and the push cap is covered with a metal cover with an upper cover member, and a through hole is drilled in the central surface of the metal cover for the push cap to pass through, and buckling portions are bent downward and extended on at least two sides of the metal cover, and at least one buckle hole is drilled inside the buckling portion for buckling on at least one of the buckles. A push switch with a light source as described in claim 4, wherein an insulating gasket is provided between the metal cover and the insulating base, and a through hole is provided inside the insulating gasket for the push cap to pass through. A push switch with a light source as described in claim 1, wherein at least one of the first terminals of the terminal set has a flat first contact portion extending from one side thereof and forming electrical contact with the abutting portion of the conductive spring, and a first welding portion extending from the other side thereof and passing through the outside of the insulating seat, and a second contact portion extending from one side thereof and forming electrical contact with the pressing portion of the conductive spring, and a second welding portion extending from the other side thereof and passing through the outside of the insulating seat, and third contacts located in the fixing grooves and forming electrical contact with the docking terminals are extending from one side thereof, and third contacts extending from the other side thereof and passing through the outside of the insulating seat. A push switch with a light source as described in claim 1, wherein the body of the push button has hollow grooves on at least two sides corresponding to at least two fixing grooves.

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