Switch device and timepiece

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9336967-B2
Application number	US-201514848336-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 9, 2015
Priority date	Sep 29, 2014
Publication date	May 10, 2016
Grant date	May 10, 2016

Abstract

A switch device including a case having a through hole, a cylindrical member including a first cylindrical section having a small diameter arranged in the through hole of the case and a second cylindrical section having a large diameter arranged on an outer portion of the case, an operation member including a shaft section slidably inserted into the first cylindrical section and a head section slidably arranged in the second cylindrical section, a waterproof member provided between an inner peripheral surface of the second cylindrical section and an outer peripheral surface of the head section, and a vent passage that allows air inside the second cylindrical section and air outside the case to pass through a vent hole provided in the cylindrical member and a gap between an outer surface of the cylindrical member and an outer surface of the case for ventilation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A timepiece comprising:
a switch device,
wherein the switch device includes:
a case having a through hole;
a cylindrical member including a first cylindrical section having a small diameter arranged in the through hole of the case and a second cylindrical section having a large diameter arranged on an outer portion of the case;
an operation member including a shaft section slidably inserted into the first cylindrical section and ahead section slidably arranged in the second cylindrical section;
a waterproof member provided between an inner peripheral surface of the second cylindrical section and an outer peripheral surface of the head section; and
a vent passage that allows air inside the second cylindrical section and air outside the case to pass through a vent hole provided in the cylindrical member and a gap between an outer surface of the cylindrical member and an outer surface of the case for ventilation.

2. A switch device comprising:
a case having a through hole;
a cylindrical member including a first cylindrical section having a small diameter arranged in the through hole of the case and a second cylindrical section having a large diameter arranged on an outer portion of the case;
an operation member including a shaft section slidably inserted into the first cylindrical section and a head section slidably arranged in the second cylindrical section;
a waterproof member provided between an inner peripheral surface of the second cylindrical section and an outer peripheral surface of the head section; and
a vent passage that allows air inside the second cylindrical section and air outside the case to pass through a vent hole provided in the cylindrical member and a gap between an outer surface of the cylindrical member and an outer surface of the case for ventilation.

3. The switch device according to claim 2 , wherein the outer surface of the cylindrical member and the outer surface of the case in areas where air flows are provided with fine irregularities formed by surface processing.

4. The switch device according to claim 3 , wherein the first cylindrical section of the cylindrical member is press-fitted into the through hole and fixed, with a waterproof packing being interposed between an outer peripheral surface of the first cylindrical section and an inner peripheral surface of the through hole of the case.

5. The switch device according to claim 3 , wherein a vent filter where air passes through is provided between the outer surface of the cylindrical member and the outer surface of the case in areas where air flows.

6. The switch device according to claim 5 , wherein the first cylindrical section of the cylindrical member has an inner end located on an inner side of the case and protruding into the case, and the projecting inner end is attached with a stopper.

7. The switch device according to claim 6 , wherein a waterproof packing is provided between an outer peripheral surface of the first cylindrical section of the cylindrical member and an inner peripheral surface of the through hole of the case.

8. The switch device according to claim 5 , wherein a waterproof packing is provided between an outer peripheral surface of the first cylindrical section of the cylindrical member and an inner peripheral surface of the through hole of the case.

9. The switch device according to claim 3 , wherein the first cylindrical section of the cylindrical member has an inner end located on an inner side of the case and protruding into the case, and the projecting inner end is attached with a stopper.

10. The switch device according to claim 9 , wherein a waterproof packing is provided between an outer peripheral surface of the first cylindrical section of the cylindrical member and an inner peripheral surface of the through hole of the case.

11. The switch device according to claim 3 , wherein a waterproof packing is provided between an outer peripheral surface of the first cylindrical section of the cylindrical member and an inner peripheral surface of the through hole of the case.

12. The switch device according to claim 2 , wherein a vent filter where air passes through is provided between the outer surface of the cylindrical member and the outer surface of the case in areas where air flows.

13. The switch device according to claim 12 , wherein the first cylindrical section of the cylindrical member is press-fitted into the through hole and fixed, with a waterproof packing being interposed between an outer peripheral surface of the first cylindrical section and an inner peripheral surface of the through hole of the case.

14. The switch device according to claim 12 , wherein the first cylindrical section of the cylindrical member has an inner end located on an inner side of the case and protruding into the case, and the projecting inner end is attached with a stopper.

15. The switch device according to claim 14 , wherein a waterproof packing is provided between an outer peripheral surface of the first cylindrical section of the cylindrical member and an inner peripheral surface of the through hole of the case.

16. The switch device according to claim 12 , wherein a waterproof packing is provided between an outer peripheral surface of the first cylindrical section of the cylindrical member and an inner peripheral surface of the through hole of the case.

17. The switch device according to claim 2 , wherein the first cylindrical section of the cylindrical member has an inner end located on an inner side of the case and protruding into the case, and the projecting inner end is attached with a stopper.

18. The switch device according to claim 17 , wherein a waterproof packing is provided between an outer peripheral surface of the first cylindrical section of the cylindrical member and an inner peripheral surface of the through hole of the case.

19. The switch device according to claim 2 , wherein a waterproof packing is provided between an outer peripheral surface of the first cylindrical section of the cylindrical member and an inner peripheral surface of the through hole of the case.

20. The switch device according to claim 2 , wherein the first cylindrical section of the cylindrical member is press-fitted into the through hole and fixed, with a waterproof packing being interposed between an outer peripheral surface of the first cylindrical section and an inner peripheral surface of the through hole of the case.

Assignees

• Casio Computer Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sakurazawa Naohiko
• Iguchi Hajime
• Funabara Yukio

Classifications

• H01H13/14

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

• G04B37/106 Primary

  of push buttons (winding up by push button G04B3/001; crown in the form of push button G04B3/046; construction of push buttons G04B3/048) · CPC title

• H01H2300/016

  Application timepiece · CPC title

• H01H13/063 Primary

  Casings hermetically closed by a diaphragm through which passes an actuating member (vacuum switches H01H33/66) · CPC title

• H01H2221/08

  composed of different parts · CPC title