Signal detecting circuit and signal detecting method of micro switch

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11567133-B2
Application number	US-201916687695-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 19, 2019
Priority date	Apr 8, 2019
Publication date	Jan 31, 2023
Grant date	Jan 31, 2023

Abstract

A signal detecting circuit of a micro switch includes a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal and a micro controller. The first terminal has two ends that are respectively connected to a normally closed terminal of the micro switch and a resistor. The second terminal has two ends that are respectively connected to a normally opened terminal of the micro switch and a ground. The third terminal is connected to a common terminal of the micro switch. The micro controller has two ends that are respectively connected to the first terminal and the third terminal. When an elastic plate of the micro switch is pressed down, the common terminal is connected to the normally opened terminal. When the elastic plate of the micro switch is released, the common terminal is connected to the normally closed terminal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A signal detecting circuit of a micro switch, comprising:
a first terminal having two ends that are respectively connected to a normally closed terminal of the micro switch and a resistor;
a second terminal having two ends that are respectively connected to a normally opened terminal of the micro switch and a ground;
a third terminal connected to a common terminal of the micro switch; and
a micro controller having two ends that are respectively connected to the first terminal and the third terminal,
wherein when an elastic plate of the micro switch is pressed down, the common terminal is connected to the normally opened terminal; and when the elastic plate of the micro switch is released, the common terminal is connected to the normally closed terminal;
wherein the micro controller determines that the elastic plate does not perform any action or that the elastic plate performs an erroneous action when one of the following situations occurs: the micro controller detects a high potential signal and a low potential signal at the first terminal and the third terminal, respectively; and the micro controller detects the low potential signal and the high potential signal at the first terminal and the third terminal, respectively.

2. The signal detecting circuit of the micro switch according to claim 1 , wherein when the common terminal is connected to the normally closed terminal, the micro controller detects the high potential signal at both the first terminal and the third terminal; and
when the common terminal is connected to the normally opened terminal, the micro controller detects the low potential signal at both the first terminal and the third terminal.

3. A signal detecting method of a micro switch, comprising:
connecting a first terminal of a signal detecting circuit to a normally closed terminal of the micro switch;
connecting a second terminal of the signal detecting circuit to a normally opened terminal of the micro switch; and
connecting a third terminal of the signal detecting circuit to a common terminal of the micro switch;
wherein when the common terminal of the micro switch is connected to the normally closed terminal, a micro controller of the signal detecting circuit detects a high potential signal at both the first terminal and the third terminal;
wherein when the common terminal of the micro switch is connected to the normally opened terminal, the micro controller of the signal detecting circuit detects a low potential signal at both the first terminal and the third terminal;
wherein the micro controller determines that an elastic plate does not perform any action when one of the following situations occurs: the micro controller detects the high potential signal and the low potential signal at the first terminal and the third terminal, respectively; and the micro controller detects the low potential signal and the high potential signal at the first terminal and the third terminal, respectively.

4. The signal detecting method of the micro switch according to claim 3 , wherein when the micro controller detects the low potential signal at both the first terminal and the third terminal, the elastic plate of the micro switch is pressed down; and when the micro controller detects the high potential signal at both the first terminal and the third terminal, the elastic plate of the micro switch is released.

5. The signal detecting method of the micro switch according to claim 3 , wherein the micro controller determines that the elastic plate has an erroneous action when one of the following situations happens: the micro controller detects the high potential signal and the low potential signal at the first terminal and the third terminal, respectively; and the micro controller detects the low potential signal and the high potential signal at the first terminal and the third terminal, respectively.

Assignees

• Dexin Electronic Ltd
• Dexin Corp

Inventors

• Lu Ho-Lung
• Chen Shu-Sheng

Classifications

• G01R31/50

  Testing of electric apparatus, lines, cables or components for short-circuits, continuity, leakage current or incorrect line connections (testing of sparking plugs H01T13/58) · CPC title

• G01R31/327 Primary

  Testing of circuit interrupters, switches or circuit-breakers · CPC title

• B81B2201/01

  Switches · CPC title

• B81B7/008

  MEMS characterised by an electronic circuit specially adapted for controlling or driving the same (B81B7/0087 takes precedence; arrangements for starting, regulating, braking, or otherwise controlling an actuator H02N; control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators G09G3/00) · CPC title

• H01H1/58

  Electric connections to or between contacts; Terminals {(for high tension switches H01H33/025; for electromagnetic relays H01H50/14; for circuit breakers H01H71/08)} · CPC title