Patent Application
20180254154
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of electro-mechanics, and particularly relates to a panel-type control button.
Buttons, as a element commonly used for controlling electric appliances, are seen everywhere in daily use electronic products. They can be classified as plane type (such as mice and keyboards) and side type (such as control switches for electric lamps) according to the design of electronic products. However, traditional designs of electronic buttons for household appliances have disadvantages such as large action space and high cost.
In view of the above problems, the panel-type control button of the present disclosure is proposed to solve or partially solve the above problems. The panel-type control button according to the present disclosure can be simultaneously applied to the front face and the sidewalls of electronic products and synchronously realize the action of automatic resetting, and has advantages of small action space, full mechanical transmission, low cost, etc.
In order to achieve the above objects, the technical solutions of the present disclosure are as follows.
The present disclosure provides a panel-type control button, wherein the panel-type control button comprises: a press key base, a press key panel, a switch board and a springback soft key;
the press key panel is snap-fitted on top of the press key base, and one end of the press key panel is rotatably mounted at one end of the press key base;
the switch board is located below the press key base, and the switch board is provided thereon with a printed circuit board and a switch mechanism;
the springback soft key is located above the switch mechanism of the switch board; and
when the press key panel is pressed, the press key panel comes into contact with the springback soft key and triggers the switch mechanism on the switch board, and further controls the opening and closing of the switch mechanism; and the springback soft key provides a springback force for the press key panel to reset.
Optionally, the press key base comprises a rotation shaft and a bevel;
the bevel and a plane where a bottom surface of the press key base is located form a certain angle;
the rotation shaft is located on top of the bevel, and is fixed on the press key base; and the rotation shaft is above the plane where the bottom surface of the press key base is located; and
the bevel is provided thereon with a clipping hole and a boss relief hole.
Optionally, one surface of the press key panel is provided with a first buckle, a boss and a second buckle, and the second buckle is provided thereon with a rotation shaft groove;
the other surface of the press key panel is provided with a protrusion, a position of the protrusion corresponds to a position of the boss, and when the protrusion is pressed, the boss moves downwardly;
the first buckle and the clipping hole on the press key base match and have corresponding positions, and the first buckle is snap-fitted in the clipping hole and is above the clipping hole by a certain distance;
the second buckle and the rotation shaft on the press key base match and have corresponding positions, and the second buckle is rotatably mounted on the rotation shaft via the rotation shaft groove; and
the boss and the boss relief hole on the press key base match, the boss passes through the boss relief hole and is above the boss relief hole by a certain distance, and when the boss moves downwardly, the boss comes into contact with the springback soft key.
Optionally, the press key base is further provided thereon with a third buckle and a fourth buckle; the third buckle and the fourth buckle are for mounting the panel-type control button on an electronic product.
Optionally, the number of each of the rotation shaft, the first buckle, the second buckle, the third buckle and/or the fourth buckle is at least one.
Optionally, the switch board is further provided thereon with a position locking hole; and
the position locking hole is for fixing the printed circuit board on the switch board.
Optionally, the springback soft key is provided thereon with a springback soft key contact point; and
when the press key panel is pressed, the springback soft key contact point comes into contact with the switch mechanism on the switch board and triggers the switch mechanism.
Optionally, the material of the springback soft key is silicone pad.
Optionally, the springback soft key is a spring or an elastic sheet.
The advantageous effects of the present disclosure are as follows. The panel-type control button according to the present disclosure can be simultaneously applied to the front face and the sidewalls of electronic products and synchronously realize the action of automatic resetting. The bevel and the rotation shaft that are provided on the press key base of the panel-type control button bring the present disclosure the characteristics such as small action space, full mechanical transmission, low cost, being simple and easy to assemble, etc, and thus make it superior to traditional designs of electronic buttons for household appliances.
In the drawings: I is a press key base, II is a press key panel, III is a switch board, V is a springback soft key, 11 is a rotation shaft, 12 is a bevel, 21 is a clipping hole, 22 is a boss relief hole, 23 is a third buckle, 24 is a fourth buckle, 31 is a first buckle, 32 is a second buckle, 33 is a rotation shaft groove, 34 is a boss, 35 is a protrusion, 41 is a position locking hole, and 51 is a springback soft key contact point.
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present disclosure clearer, the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below in further detail in conjunction with the drawings.
The present disclosure provides a panel-type control button, which can be simultaneously applied to the front face and the sidewalls of electronic products, and has a small action space, is purely mechanically transmitted and the cost is low.
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The second buckle 32 and the rotation shaft 11 on the press key base I match and have corresponding positions, and the second buckle 32 is rotatably mounted on the rotation shaft 11 via the rotation shaft groove 33. The boss 34 and the boss relief hole 22 on the press key base I match; the boss 34 passes through the boss relief hole 22 and is above the boss relief hole 22 by a certain distance. When the boss 34 moves downwardly, the boss 34 comes into contact with the springback soft key V. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the boss 34 passes through the boss relief hole 22 and is above the boss relief hole 22 by 2 mm, so that when the press key panel II is pressed the boss 34 comes into contact with the corresponding springback soft key V.
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It can be seen from above that, the panel-type control button of the embodiment of the present disclosure is a switch mechanism transmitted and triggered purely mechanically, and its cost is relatively low.
It should be noted that, the material of the springback soft key V in the embodiment of the present disclosure is silicone pad. Optionally, the springback soft key V may also be a spring or an elastic sheet, as long as it can realize the function of automatic springback of the press key panel II.
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The press key base I is further provided thereon with a third buckle 23 and a fourth buckle 24. The third buckle 23 and the fourth buckle 24 are for mounting the panel-type control button on an electronic product. The number of each of the rotation shaft 11, the first buckle 31, the second buckle 32, the third buckle 23 and/or the fourth buckle 24 is at least one. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the number of each of the rotation shaft 11, the first buckle 31 and the second buckle 32 is two, and the two are symmetrically distributed. The number of either of the third buckle 23 and the fourth buckle 24 is one, and they are located at the center positions of the edges of the press key panel II.
In conclusion, the panel-type control button according to the present disclosure has the following advantageous effects:
(1) it has a function of automatic resetting;
(2) it has a small action space;
(3) it has a simple structure and is easy to assemble; and
(4) it is purely mechanically transmitted and its cost is low.
The above description is merely preferable embodiments of the present disclosure, and is not used to limit the protection scope of the present disclosure. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions or improvements that are made within the spirit and principle of the present disclosure are all included in the protection scope of the present disclosure.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201510554886.9 | Sep 2015 | CN | national |
This application is a National Stage entry of International Application No. PCT/CN2016/083319, filed on May 25, 2016, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201510554886.9, filed on Sep. 2, 2015. The disclosure of the priority applications are hereby incorporated in their entirety by reference.
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/CN2016/083319 | 5/25/2016 | WO | 00 |
