Switch device and timepiece

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11815858-B2
Application number	US-201916699875-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 2, 2019
Priority date	Dec 3, 2018
Publication date	Nov 14, 2023
Grant date	Nov 14, 2023

Abstract

A switch device including a base member provided with a stem insertion hole, an operation member which is slidably inserted into the stem insertion hole of the base member and has an engaging groove provided in an outer circumference surface, a stopper member having an engaging section which is arranged in the engaging groove of the operation member and moved along with sliding of the operation member, and a separation regulation section which prevents the engaging section from being separated from the engaging groove, in which a leading end portion of the engaging section is positionally regulated toward axial center of the operation member by the separation regulation section when the operation member is pulled toward the outside of the base member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A switch device comprising:
a base member provided with a stem insertion hole;
an operation member which is slidably inserted into the stem insertion hole of the base member and has an engaging groove provided in an outer circumference surface;
a stopper member having an engaging section which is arranged in the engaging groove of the operation member and moved along with sliding of the operation member; and
a separation regulation section which prevents the engaging section from being separated from the engaging groove,
wherein a leading end portion of the engaging section is positionally regulated toward axial center of the operation member by the separation regulation section when the operation member is pulled toward outside of the base member, and
wherein the separation regulation section releases the leading end portion of the engaging section from being positioned under the separation regulation section when the operation member is pressed into the base member, and thereby allows the engaging section to be separated from the engaging groove.

2. The switch device according to claim 1 , wherein the separation regulation section is provided on the base member in a manner to correspond to the leading end portion of the engaging section when the operation member is pulled toward the outside of the base member.

3. The switch device according to claim 1 , wherein the separation regulation section is provided projecting such that the separation regulation section (i) corresponds to an outer surface of the operation member located on a side opposite to a surface of the engaging section which is pressed against an inner circumference surface of the engaging groove, and (ii) is located close to an outer surface of the operation member on a side where the leading end portion of the engaging section is positioned.

4. The switch device according to claim 1 , wherein the leading end portion of the engaging section has a notch section provided corresponding to the separation regulation section.

5. The switch device according to claim 1 , wherein the operation member is rotatable.

6. A timepiece comprising the switch device according to claim 1 .

7. A switch device comprising:
a base member provided with a stem insertion hole;
an operation member which is slidably inserted into the stem insertion hole of the base member and has an engaging groove provided in an outer circumference surface;
a stopper member having an engaging section which is arranged in the engaging groove of the operation member and moved along with sliding of the operation member; and
a separation regulation section which prevents the engaging section from being separated from the engaging groove,
wherein a leading end portion of the engaging section is positionally regulated toward axial center of the operation member by the separation regulation section when the operation member is pulled toward outside of the base member, and
wherein the separation regulation section is provided on the base member in a manner to correspond to the leading end portion of the engaging section when the operation member is pulled toward the outside of the base member.

8. The switch device according to claim 7 , wherein the separation regulation section releases the leading end portion of the engaging section from being positioned under the separation regulation section when the operation member is pressed into the base member, and thereby allows the engaging section to be separated from the engaging groove.

9. The switch device according to claim 7 , wherein the separation regulation section is provided projecting such that the separation regulation section (i) corresponds to an outer surface of the operation member located on a side opposite to a surface of the engaging section which is pressed against an inner circumference surface of the engaging groove, and (ii) is located close to an outer surface of the operation member on a side where the leading end portion of the engaging section is positioned.

10. The switch device according to claim 7 , wherein the leading end portion of the engaging section has a notch section provided corresponding to the separation regulation section.

11. The switch device according to claim 7 , wherein the operation member is rotatable.

12. A timepiece comprising the switch device according to claim 7 .

13. A switch device comprising:
a base member provided with a stem insertion hole;
an operation member which is slidably inserted into the stem insertion hole of the base member and has an engaging groove provided in an outer circumference surface;
a stopper member having an engaging section which is arranged in the engaging groove of the operation member and moved along with sliding of the operation member; and
a separation regulation section which prevents the engaging section from being separated from the engaging groove,
wherein a leading end portion of the engaging section is positionally regulated toward axial center of the operation member by the separation regulation section when the operation member is pulled toward outside of the base member, and
wherein the leading end portion of the engaging section has a notch section provided corresponding to the separation regulation section.

14. The switch device according to claim 13 , wherein the separation regulation section releases the leading end portion of the engaging section from being positioned under the separation regulation section when the operation member is pressed into the base member, and thereby allows the engaging section to be separated from the engaging groove.

15. The switch device according to claim 13 , wherein the separation regulation section is provided on the base member in a manner to correspond to the leading end portion of the engaging section when the operation member is pulled toward the outside of the base member.

16. The switch device according to claim 13 , wherein the separation regulation section is provided projecting such that the separation regulation section (i) corresponds to an outer surface of the operation member located on a side opposite to a surface of the engaging section which is pressed against an inner circumference surface of the engaging groove, and (ii) is located close to an outer surface of the operation member on a side where the leading end portion of the engaging section is positioned.

17. The switch device according to claim 13 , wherein the operation member is rotatable.

18. A timepiece comprising the switch device according to claim 13 .

Assignees

• Casio Computer Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hosobuchi Hiroyuki

Classifications

• G04B37/062 Primary

  Means for preventing the winding stem from being pulled out too far · CPC title

• G04B3/043 Primary

  Locking of the operating element, also by mounting in a concealed place · CPC title

• G04C3/005 Primary

  Multiple switches (G04C3/004 takes precedence) · CPC title