Movable contact body for switch, and switch

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11270855-B2
Application number	US-201816765435-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 20, 2018
Priority date	Nov 20, 2017
Publication date	Mar 8, 2022
Grant date	Mar 8, 2022

Abstract

The movable contact body for a switch includes at least one movable contact having an upwardly convex leaf-spring shape, a cover member disposed so as to cover an upper surface of the movable contact, and a holding member disposed so as to face a lower surface of the movable contact, the holding member having a contact through-hole through which a top portion of the movable contact can pass.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A movable contact body for a switch, the movable contact body comprising:
at least one movable contact having an upwardly convex leaf-spring shape;
a cover member disposed so as to cover an upper surface of the movable contact;
a frame-shaped adhesive sheet having a base layer and adhesive layers on both sides of the base layer, and arranged around an outside of the movable contact; and
a holding member adhered to one of the adhesive layers, and disposed so as to face a lower surface of the movable contact, the holding member having a contact through-hole through which a top portion of the movable contact passes, wherein
the frame-shaped adhesive sheet is a separate structure from that of the holding member, and
the holding member is an electrically insulating member having another through-hole into which at least part of the movable contact is inserted, the through-hole being disposed around the contact through-hole.

2. The movable contact body according to claim 1 , further comprising a second adhesive sheet bonded to a surface of the holding member opposite to a surface thereof facing the first adhesive sheet.

3. The movable contact body according to claim 2 , further comprising a separator bonded to a surface of the second adhesive sheet opposite to a surface thereof facing the holding member.

4. The movable contact body according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second adhesive sheet bonded to a surface of the holding member opposite to a surface thereof facing the cover member; and
a substrate bonded to a surface of the second adhesive sheet opposite to a surface thereof facing the holding member,
wherein the substrate comprises:
a base;
first fixed contacts formed on the base; and
second fixed contacts formed so as to surround the respective first fixed contacts,

the movable contact body being disposed so as to be pushed down to electrically connect the first fixed contacts and the second fixed contacts.

5. The movable contact body according to claim 4 , wherein the substrate is a flexible substrate.

6. The movable contact body according to claim 1 , further comprising a fixing member having a hole for housing the movable contact to fix the movable contact, the fixing member being bonded to both the cover member and the holding member.

7. The movable contact body according to claim 1 , wherein the holding member includes a first holding member and a second holding member which have the contact through-hole.

8. A movable contact body for a switch, the movable contact body comprising:
at least one movable contact having an upwardly convex leaf-spring shape;
a cover member disposed so as to cover an upper surface of the movable contact;
a frame-shaped adhesive sheet having a base layer and adhesive layers on both sides of the base layer, and arranged around an outside of the movable contact; and
a holding member adhered to one of the adhesive layers, and disposed so as to face a lower surface of the movable contact, the holding member having a contact through-hole through which a top portion of the movable contact passes, wherein
the frame-shaped adhesive sheet is a separate structure from that of the holding member, and
the holding member has an electrically conductive surface, and supports a base of the movable contact on the electrically conductive surface.

9. A switch comprising:
a substrate;
a first fixed contact formed on the substrate;
a second fixed contact formed on the substrate so as to surround the first fixed contact;
a movable contact body to be pushed down to electrically connect the first fixed contact and the second fixed contact; and
an adhesive member bonding the substrate and the movable contact body together,
wherein the movable contact body comprises:
at least one movable contact having an upwardly convex leaf-spring shape and being in contact with the second fixed contact;
a cover member disposed so as to cover an upper surface of the movable contact; and
a frame-shaped adhesive sheet having a base layer and an adhesive layers on both sides of the base layer, and arranged around an outside of the movable contact; and
a holding member adhered to one of the adhesive layers, and disposed so as to face a lower surface of the movable contact, the holding member having a contact through-hole through which a top portion of the movable contact passes, wherein
the frame-shaped adhesive sheet is a separate structure from that of the holding member,
the holding member is an electrically insulating member having another through-hole into which at least part of the movable contact is inserted, the through-hole being disposed around the contact through-hole, and
the second fixed contact includes a second contact base and a second contact projection, a difference in height between the second contact base and the second contact projection being larger than a thickness of the holding member.

10. The switch according to claim 9 , wherein the holding member is an electrically conductive member at least part of which is in contact with the movable contact to electrically connect the first fixed contact and the movable contact.

11. The switch according to claim 9 , wherein the substrate is a flexible substrate.

Assignees

• Citizen Electronics
• Citizen Watch Co Ltd

Inventors

• Isoda Hiroto
• Okuma Satoshi
• Amano Soichiro
• Ito Ken

Classifications

• H01H2205/02

  avoiding rotation · CPC title

• H01H13/10 Primary

  Bases; Stationary contacts mounted thereon · CPC title

• H01H2215/012

  Positioning of individual dome · CPC title

• H01H2205/024

  Means to facilitate positioning · CPC title

• H01H13/85 Primary

  characterised by tactile feedback features · CPC title