Push switch

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9142368-B2
Application number	US-201414329941-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 12, 2014
Priority date	Feb 23, 2012
Publication date	Sep 22, 2015
Grant date	Sep 22, 2015

Abstract

Provided is a push switch that can be made thin without requiring that a notch be made into a mounting board. The push switch includes a substrate having a L-shaped cross section and wherein the substrate has a front surface, a back surface and a side face, an accommodating recess provided on the front surface, a center contact provided so as to be substantially centralized in the accommodating recess, a pair of peripheral contacts each provided at a circumferential edge of the accommodating recess, a movable contact spring constructed so as to extend across the pair of peripheral contacts and designed to be brought into contact with the center contact when pressed, a connection pad provided on the back surface and electrically connected to the mounting substrate, and an electrode provided on the side face and electrically connected to the connection pad.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A push switch provided at an edge of a mounting substrate which does not have a cutout thereof, the push switch comprising:
a substrate having a L-shaped cross section and wherein said substrate has a front surface located perpendicular to a mounting surface of said mounting substrate, a back surface for mounting on said mounting substrate and a side face for facing to said front surface;
an accommodating recess provided on said front surface;
a center contact provided so as to be substantially centralized in said accommodating recess;
a pair of peripheral contacts each provided at a circumferential edge of said accommodating recess;
a movable contact spring constructed so as to extend across said pair of peripheral contacts and designed to be brought into contact with said center contact when pressed;
a connection pad provided on said back surface and electrically connected to said mounting substrate; and
an electrode provided on said side face and electrically connected to said connection pad.

2. The push switch according to claim 1 , wherein said substrate has a second side face other than said side face, and said second side face has a channel of an arc-shaped cross section.

3. The push switch according to claim 1 , wherein said substrate includes a first substrate which is bonded to said side edge of said mounting substrate, and a second substrate which is connected perpendicular to said first substrate and has said connection pad.

4. The push switch according to claim 3 , wherein
said center contact and said pair of peripheral contacts are provided on said first substrate, and
said center contact, said pair of peripheral contacts and said connection pad are electrically connected each other by connecting said first substrate with said second substrate.

5. The push switch according to claim 1 , further comprising a protrusion provided on a crest of said movable contact spring, and wherein said protrusion is located just to the right of said side edge of said mounting substrate.

6. The push switch according to claim 1 , wherein said substrate has a corner portion provided inside of said L-shaped cross section so as to locate the push switch to said side edge of said mounting substrate.

7. The push switch according to claim 3 , further comprising a thickness adjusting plate-like spacer which is bonded to said second substrate and whose surface height is adjusted so as to achieve a surface flush with a side face of said first substrate.

Assignees

• Citizen Electronics
• Citizen Holdings Co Ltd

Inventors

• Watanabe Shinsuke

Classifications

• H01H13/04 Primary

  Cases; Covers · CPC title

• H01H13/14 Primary

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

• H01H13/48

  using buckling of disc springs · CPC title

• H01H1/26

  with spring blade support · CPC title

• H01H13/52 Primary

  the contact returning to its original state immediately upon removal of operating force, e.g. bell-push switch · CPC title