Push button for use within a timepiece

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10998151-B2
Application number	US-201916718539-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 18, 2019
Priority date	Dec 19, 2018
Publication date	May 4, 2021
Grant date	May 4, 2021

Abstract

Disclosed is a push button including: a module that has a fixed contact part which is able to contact and separate from a movable contact part; an elastically deformable dynamic contact member that is supported in a cantilever state with a base part fixed to the module, and that has the movable contact part electrically contactable with the fixed contact part; and an operation receiving member that makes the movable contact part contact the fixed contact part by having one end acting on an acting portion. The movable contact part is arranged out of (i) a line connecting the acting portion and the base part and (ii) an extended line thereof, the dynamic contact member has a first movable part and a second movable part, the acting portion is arranged in the first movable part, and the movable contact part is arranged in the second movable part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A push button comprising:
a module comprising a fixed contact part;
an operation receiving member comprising one end configured to be moved; and
a dynamic contact member comprising:
a base part fixed to the module;
a first movable arm having a first end connected to the base part and a second end supported by the first end of the first movable arm in a cantilever state,
wherein the first movable arm comprises an action portion arranged closer to the second end of the first movable arm than the first end of the first movable arm, and
wherein the action portion is arranged relative to the operation receiving member to receive a force from the one end of the operation receiving member to elastically deform the first movable arm that is connected to the base part in the cantilever state; and

a second movable arm having a connected end connected to the first movable arm and a free end that does not contact the first movable arm,
wherein the second movable arm comprises a movable contact part arranged closer to the free end of the second movable arm than the connected end of the second movable arm,
wherein a portion of the second movable arm having the free end and the movable contact part curves more towards the module than the first movable arm, and
wherein the second movable arm is configured to be moved by elastic deformation of the first movable arm to bring the movable contact part into electrical contact which is electrically contactable with the fixed contact part of the module.

2. A timepiece comprising the push button according to claim 1 .

3. The push button according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first movable arm is formed to have a width wider than a width of the second movable arm.

4. The push button according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first movable arm is formed to have a plate thickness thicker than a plate thickness of the second movable arm.

5. The push button according to claim 1 ,
wherein the operation receiving member comprises a shaft configured to be displaced by pressing to move the one end of the operation receiving member, and
wherein the action portion of the first movable arm is configured to receive the force from the one end of the operation receiving member moved by displacement of the shaft to elastically deform the first movable arm that is connected to the base part in the cantilever state to move the second movable arm connected to the first movable arm to bring the movable contact part into electrical contact with the fixed contact part.

6. The push button according to claim 1 ,
wherein the module comprises a side wall, and
wherein the base part of the dynamic contact member is fixed to the side wall of the module.

7. The push button according to claim 1 ,
wherein the acting portion of the first movable arm is configured to be displaced by the force from the one end of the operation receiving member in an acting direction toward the module, and
wherein the acting portion of the first movable arm is configured to not contact the module when the acting portion is displaced to a maximum in the acting direction.

8. The push button according to claim 1 ,
wherein the acting portion of the first movable arm is configured to be displaced by the force from the one end of the operation receiving member in an acting direction toward the module, and
wherein the second movable arm is configured to be moved by the first movable arm in the acting direction.

9. The push button according to claim 1 ,
wherein a slit is formed between the first movable arm and the second movable arm.

10. The push button according to claim 9 ,
wherein the slit opens from a base part side closer to the first end of the first movable arm than the second end of the first movable arm toward the second end of the first movable arm to separate the free end of the second movable arm from the first movable arm, and
wherein a curved surface is formed on the base part side.

Assignees

• Casio Computer Co Ltd

Inventors

• Inaba Tomohiro

Classifications

• G04B3/001 Primary

  by push button (crown combined with push button G04B3/046; construction of push button G04B3/048; waterproof push buttons G04B37/106) · CPC title

• G04G17/04

  Mounting of electronic components · CPC title

• H01H2300/016

  Application timepiece · CPC title

• H01H13/14 Primary

  Operating parts, e.g. push-button · CPC title

• H01H2231/028

  Watch · CPC title