JPH0534620U - Switch device - Google Patents
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Abstract
(57)【要約】
【目的】 本考案はスイッチ装置に関し、簡易な構成で
適用される装置の低価格化を図ることができるスイッチ
装置をを実現することを目的とする。
【構成】 互いに絶縁され同心円状に形成された複数の
導電部４、３1 〜３4 が基板６の表面に形成された構成
の第１の部材２と、第１の部材２に接触する部分が導電
性を有し第１の部材２に対して略球面形状に突出した突
出部７とされ外部から加えられた押圧Ａに応じて潰れる
ことにより接触する第１の部材２の導電部３1 〜３4 の
数量が変化する弾性体製の第２の部材５とよりなる構成
される。
(57) [Abstract] [Object] The present invention relates to a switch device, and an object of the present invention is to realize a switch device that can be applied at a low cost with a simple configuration. Portion [Configuration] plurality of conductive portions 4,3 1-3 4 formed insulated concentric to each other is in contact with the first member 2 of the configuration formed on the surface of the substrate 6, the first member 2 A conductive portion 3 1 of the first member 2 which is conductive and has a substantially spherical shape with respect to the first member 2 and is brought into contact by being crushed in response to a pressure A applied from the outside. to 3 composed of 4 quantity is more the second member 5 an elastic body made of varying.
Description
【０００１】[0001]
本考案はスイッチ装置に係り、特に加えられた押圧力に応じて異なる信号を出 力するスイッチ装置に関する。 The present invention relates to a switch device, and more particularly to a switch device that outputs different signals depending on a pressing force applied.
【０００２】[0002]
パーソナル・コンピュータ等のディスプレイ上のカーソルを移動させるための スイッチとして、押しボタンを押圧する力の加減によりカーソルの移動速度を調 整するスイッチ装置が知られている。このスイッチ装置は、一般に加えられた押 圧力に応じて抵抗値が変化する圧電抵抗素子等が適用されたものである。即ち、 押しボタンに加えられた押圧力が圧電抵抗素子に伝達される構成とされ、更にあ らかじめ圧電抵抗素子に一定の電流を流しておくことにより押しボタンに加えら れた押圧力に応じた圧電抵抗素子の抵抗値の変化により圧電抵抗素子の電圧降下 量が変化する。カーソルの移動速度の制御回路はこの電圧降下量に応じててディ スプレイ上のカーソルの移動速度が変化する構成とされている。 As a switch for moving a cursor on a display of a personal computer or the like, there is known a switch device that adjusts the moving speed of the cursor by adjusting the force of pressing a push button. This switch device is generally applied with a piezoresistive element whose resistance value changes in response to an applied pressing force. That is, the pressing force applied to the push button is transmitted to the piezoresistive element, and the pressing force applied to the push button is further reduced by applying a constant current to the piezoresistive element. The voltage drop amount of the piezoresistive element changes according to the change of the resistance value of the piezoresistive element accordingly. The cursor moving speed control circuit is configured so that the moving speed of the cursor on the display changes according to the voltage drop amount.
【０００３】[0003]
近年ＯＡ（オフィスオートメイション）機器の低価格化に対する要求が強く、 このＯＡ機器の構成部品としての上記スイッチ装置に係る構成の低価格化が望ま れている。他方、一般にＯＡ機器の内部回路はディジタル化されている。 In recent years, there has been a strong demand for lowering the cost of OA (office automation) equipment, and there has been a demand for lowering the price of the above-mentioned switch device as a component of the OA equipment. On the other hand, generally, the internal circuits of OA equipment are digitized.
【０００４】 しかるに、上記のごとくに圧電抵抗素子を適用した場合、この圧電抵抗素子の 電圧降下量はアナログ量であるため、これをディジタル量に変換するための変換 回路が必要となる。したがって圧電抵抗素子に要する費用とともに、この変換回 路に要する費用が費やされ、このスイッチ装置が適用された装置の低価格化が阻 害される。However, when the piezoresistive element as described above is applied, the voltage drop amount of the piezoresistive element is an analog quantity, and thus a conversion circuit for converting this into a digital quantity is required. Therefore, the cost required for this conversion circuit is spent together with the cost required for the piezoresistive element, which prevents the cost reduction of the device to which this switch device is applied.
【０００５】 本考案は上記の課題に鑑みてなされたものであり、適用された装置の低価格化 を図ることができるスイッチ装置を提供することを目的とする。The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a switch device that can reduce the cost of an applied device.
【０００６】[0006]
本考案は、互いに絶縁された複数の導電部を有する第１の部材と、 上記第１の部材と接触し外部から加えられた押圧力に応じて変形し接触する上 記第１の部材の導電部の数量が変化する導電性を有する第２の部材とよりなる構 成である。 The present invention provides a first member having a plurality of electrically conductive portions insulated from each other, and a conductive member of the first member which comes into contact with the first member and is deformed and brought into contact with the pressing force applied from the outside. It is composed of a second member having conductivity in which the number of parts changes.
【０００７】[0007]
本考案では、第２の部材が接触する第１の部材の導電部の数量が変化するよう にしたため、第１の部材に加えられた押圧力に応じたディジタル信号を取り出す ことができる。 In the present invention, since the number of the conductive parts of the first member which the second member contacts is changed, a digital signal corresponding to the pressing force applied to the first member can be taken out.
【０００８】[0008]
図１は、本考案の一実施例のスイッチ装置の縦断面図を示す。同図のスイッチ 装置１は、導電部３1 、３2 、３3 、3 4 、４が絶縁体性の基板６の表面に配設 された第１の部材２と、第２の部材５とよりなる。FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a switch device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The switch device 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a first member 2 and a second member 5 in which conductive parts 3 1 , 3 2 , 3 3 , 3 4 , and 4 are arranged on the surface of an insulating substrate 6. Consists of.
【０００９】 第１の部材２はスイッチ装置１が適用される装置の他の回路が構成されたプリ ント基板の一部により構成され、導電部３1 〜３4 、４は上記プリント基板の導 体パターンのエッチング時に同時にエッチングされる。The first member 2 is formed of a part of a printed circuit board on which other circuits of the device to which the switch device 1 is applied are formed, and the conductive parts 3 1 to 3 4 and 4 are conductive parts of the printed circuit board. It is simultaneously etched when the body pattern is etched.
【００１０】 図２は図１の導電部３1 〜３4 、４が配設された第１の部材２の平面図を示す 。同図に示すごとく導電部３1 〜３4 は絶縁体の合成樹脂製の基板６上にそれぞ れ導電部４を中心とした同心円状に互いに離間して形成されている。また、導電 部４はその中心部が図１に示すごとく基板６の裏面に貫通された構成である。同 様に導電部３1 〜３4 は図２の３ａ1 〜３ａ4 に示す部分が基板６の裏面に貫通 された構成である。このように導電部３1 〜３4 、４は基板６の裏面に貫通され 更に基板６の裏面上の配線パターンによりスイッチ装置１が適用される装置の所 定の回路に接続される。FIG. 2 shows a plan view of the first member 2 in which the conductive portions 3 1 to 3 4 and 4 of FIG. 1 are arranged. As shown in the figure, the conductive portions 3 1 to 3 4 are formed on a substrate 6 made of an insulating synthetic resin and separated from each other in concentric circles centering on the conductive portion 4. Further, the conductive portion 4 has a structure in which the central portion thereof penetrates the back surface of the substrate 6 as shown in FIG. Conductive portion 3 1 to 3 4 Likewise the portion indicated in 3a 1 to 3 A 4 in FIG. 2 is a configuration that has been through the rear surface of the substrate 6. In this way, the conductive parts 3 1 to 3 4 are penetrated through the back surface of the substrate 6 and are further connected to the predetermined circuit of the device to which the switch device 1 is applied by the wiring pattern on the back surface of the substrate 6.
【００１１】 具体的には、導電部４が共通接点とされ、導電部４とその外側に配設された導 電部３4 〜３1 とが徐々に外側に向かって短絡されることにより例えばパーソナ ル・コンピュータのディスプレイ状のカーソルの移動速度が本実施例の場合４段 階で調整されるような回路構成とされている。Specifically, the conductive portion 4 serves as a common contact, and the conductive portion 4 and the conductive portions 3 4 to 3 1 arranged outside thereof are gradually short-circuited toward the outside, for example, The circuit configuration is such that the moving speed of the display-like cursor of the personal computer is adjusted in four steps in this embodiment.
【００１２】 第２の部材５は、第１の部材２に接触する表面に導電性を有する弾性体製とさ れ、その表面は下方に突出され略球面形状の突出部７を形成している。この突出 部７の頂点は導電部４の中心に当接する構成とされている。この突出部７の表面 は上記のごとく導電性を有するため、導電部３1 〜3 4 、４のうちの少なくとも 二つに同時に接触することによりそれらを短絡する。The second member 5 is made of a conductive elastic body on the surface that contacts the first member 2, and the surface thereof is projected downward to form a substantially spherical projection 7. .. The apex of the protruding portion 7 is configured to abut the center of the conductive portion 4. Since the surface of the projecting portion 7 is conductive as described above, it is short-circuited by simultaneously contacting at least two of the conductive portions 3 1 to 3 4 and 4.
【００１３】 図３は図１の構成を有するスイッチ装置１の第２の部材５の突出部７の中央部 の裏面が図３の下方向、即ちＡの方向に押圧された状態を示す（以下上記押圧を 「押圧Ａ」と称す）。このように第２の部材５は弾性体製であるため上記の押圧 Ａによって突出部７が潰され第１の部材２に接触する突出部７の面積が拡がる。 この場合、導電部３1 〜３4 、４のうち３3 、３4 、４に第２の部材５の突出部 ７が接触している。これより押圧Ａの押圧力が弱い場合は突出部７の潰れかたが 小さく、したがって突出部７が接触する第１の部材２の面積が小さい。よって外 側の導電部３4 〜３1 のうちのより内側の導電部のみが中央の導電部４と短絡さ れる。また、押圧Ａの押圧力が強い場合は突出部７の潰れかたが大きく、したが って突出部７が接触する第１の部材２の面積が大きい。よって外側の導電部３4 〜３1 のうちのより外側の導電部までが中央の導電部４との間が短絡される。FIG. 3 shows a state in which the back surface of the central portion of the projecting portion 7 of the second member 5 of the switch device 1 having the configuration of FIG. 1 is pressed downward in FIG. The above-mentioned pressing is referred to as "pressing A"). As described above, since the second member 5 is made of an elastic material, the projecting portion 7 is crushed by the pressing A and the area of the projecting portion 7 in contact with the first member 2 is expanded. In this case, the protruding portion 7 of the second member 5 is in contact with 3 3 , 3 4 , and 4 of the conductive portions 3 1 to 3 4 , 4. When the pressing force of the pressing A is weaker than this, the protrusion 7 is less crushed, and therefore the area of the first member 2 with which the protrusion 7 contacts is small. Therefore, only the inner conductive portion of the outer conductive portions 3 4 to 3 1 is short-circuited with the central conductive portion 4. Further, when the pressing force of the pressing force A is strong, the crushing of the protrusion 7 is large, and therefore the area of the first member 2 with which the protrusion 7 contacts is large. Therefore, among the outer conductive portions 3 4 to 3 1 , the outer conductive portions are short-circuited with the central conductive portion 4.
【００１４】 このように第２の部材５に加えられる押圧Ａにより突出部７の潰れ方が変化し 外側の導電部３4 〜３1 のうち中央の導電部４が短絡する範囲が変化する。それ により例えば上述のごとくパーソナル・コンピュータのカーソルの速度を４段階 に制御することが可能となる。また、この場合スイッチ装置１からの信号はディ ジタル信号となり、スイッチ装置１が適用される装置のマイクロコンピュータの データ処理にそのまま使用することが可能である。したがって圧電素子を使用し た場合のようにアナログ．ディジタル変換器を設ける必要がない。また、上述の ごとく適用される装置の他の回路が構成されたプリント基板の一部を利用して配 線パターンのエッチングの際に同時に導電部３1 〜３4 、４をエッチングにより 形成することが可能である。よってスイッチ装置１が適用された装置の低価格化 を図ることができる。As described above, the pressing A applied to the second member 5 changes the manner in which the protruding portion 7 is crushed and changes the range in which the central conductive portion 4 is short-circuited among the outer conductive portions 3 4 to 3 1 . As a result, the speed of the cursor of the personal computer can be controlled in four steps as described above. Further, in this case, the signal from the switch device 1 becomes a digital signal and can be used as it is for the data processing of the microcomputer of the device to which the switch device 1 is applied. Therefore, analog, as when using a piezoelectric element. There is no need to provide a digital converter. Further, the conductive parts 3 1 to 3 4 and 4 are simultaneously formed by etching at the time of etching the wiring pattern by utilizing a part of the printed circuit board on which the other circuit of the device applied as described above is configured. Is possible. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the cost of the device to which the switch device 1 is applied.
【００１５】 なお、上記構成のスイッチ装置１は、例えばパーソナル・コンピュータのキー ボードスイッチのうちの一つとして設ける構成としてもよいし、更にカーソル操 作用のスイッチボードとして、独立させた構成としてもよい。The switch device 1 having the above configuration may be provided as, for example, one of the keyboard switches of a personal computer, or may be an independent configuration as a switch board for cursor operation. ..
【００１６】 また、本考案は簡易な構成にて加える押圧力の加減により容易に供給する信号 のパターンを変化させることができることから、パーソナル・コンピュータのカ ーソルの操作用のスイッチ装置に限らず、他の用途にも適用することができるこ とはいうまでもない。Further, since the present invention can easily change the pattern of the signal to be supplied by adjusting the pressing force applied with a simple structure, the present invention is not limited to the switch device for operating the cursor of the personal computer, It goes without saying that it can be applied to other uses.
【００１７】 また、第１の部材２上の導電部３1 〜３4 、４の形成は、エッチングによる方 法に限らず印刷による方法でもよい。Further, the formation of the conductive portions 3 1 to 3 4 , 4 on the first member 2 is not limited to the etching method, but may be a printing method.
【００１８】 また、導電部３1 〜３4 、４の形状は同心円に限らず、例えば単に直線の帯状 の導体を平行に配列した構成等、前述した構成によるものと略同等の効果を得る ことができる構成であればよい。更に第２の部材５の突出部７の第１の部材２に 接触する部分の形状も略球面状に限らず、導電部３1 〜３4 、４の形状に応じて 例えば角錐形状等適宜選択すればよい。Further, the shapes of the conductive portions 3 1 to 3 4 are not limited to the concentric circles, and it is possible to obtain substantially the same effect as that of the above-described configuration, for example, a configuration in which linear belt-shaped conductors are simply arranged in parallel. It is only necessary that the configuration be such that Further, the shape of the portion of the protruding portion 7 of the second member 5 that comes into contact with the first member 2 is not limited to the substantially spherical shape, and may be appropriately selected depending on the shape of the conductive portions 3 1 to 3 4 such as a pyramid shape. do it.
【００１９】[0019]
上述の如く本考案によれば、特に圧力センサが必要なく構成が簡易であり、直 接ディジタル信号を取り出すことができ、第１の部材として適用される装置の他 の回路を構成するプリント基板を利用しプリント基板の配線パターンのエッチン グの際に同時のエッチングまたは印刷により導電部を形成することが可能である ことから製作工程上効率がよく、適用される装置の低価格化を図ることができる スイッチ装置を提供することができる。 As described above, according to the present invention, a printed circuit board that does not require a pressure sensor, has a simple structure, can directly output a digital signal, and constitutes another circuit of the device applied as the first member is provided. Since the conductive part can be formed by etching or printing simultaneously when the wiring pattern of the printed circuit board is etched, the manufacturing process is efficient and the cost of the applied device can be reduced. It is possible to provide a switch device capable of doing so.
【図１】本考案の一実施例の縦断面図である。FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention.
【図２】図１の第１の部材の導電部の形状を示す平面図
である。FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the shape of a conductive portion of the first member shown in FIG.
【図３】図１の第２の部材が押圧された状態を示す図で
ある。FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which a second member of FIG. 1 is pressed.
１ スイッチ装置 ２ 第１の部材 ３1 〜３4 、４ 導電部 ５ 第２の部材 ６ 基板 ７ 突出部1 switch device 2 first member 3 1 to 3 4, 4 conductive portion 5 and the second member 6 substrate 7 projecting portion
Claims (1)
第１の部材と、 該第１の部材と接触し外部から加えられた押圧力に応じ
て変形し接触する該第１の部材の導電部の数量が変化す
る導電性を有する第２の部材とよりなるスイッチ装置。1. A first member having a plurality of electrically conductive portions insulated from each other, and an electrical conductivity of the first member which comes into contact with the first member and is deformed and brought into contact in response to a pressing force applied from the outside. A switch device comprising a conductive second member in which the number of parts changes.
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