Switch device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9530587-B2
Application number	US-201514937589-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 10, 2015
Priority date	Nov 10, 2014
Publication date	Dec 27, 2016
Grant date	Dec 27, 2016

Abstract

A switch device may have a restriction member provided between a support portion and a fixed contact point portion of a polar board for restricting movement of a movable piece to the polar board. The restriction member may have a set height from the polar board such that the restriction member abuts on the movable where the fixed contact point reaches a predetermined height from the polar board due to wear. The movable piece may be supported by the support portion to be displaceable in the longitudinal direction such that when one side of the movable piece makes contact with the first fixed contact point, in a case where the restriction member makes contact with the movable piece, the movable piece may be displaced in the longitudinal direction on a basis of the contact position with the restriction member to be disconnected from the first fixed contact point.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A switch device comprising:
a polar board having a first fixed contact point, a second fixed contact point, a support portion, and a restriction member between the support portion and the first fixed contact point;
a band-shaped movable piece supported in a position of being separated from an opposing face of the polar board by the support portion at a midway position of the movable piece in a longitudinal direction, the movable piece being provided to be capable of swinging in a direction where one side and another side of the movable piece in the longitudinal direction are connected to or disconnected from the first fixed contact point and the second fixed contact point formed to be projected toward the movable piece from the opposing face of the polar board; and
a movable board having an urging member for urging the movable piece to the polar board, the movable board being movable forward/backward in the longitudinal direction in association with an operation of a knob;
wherein when the movable board moves forward in the longitudinal direction, the urging member causes the one side of the movable piece in the longitudinal direction to make contact with the first fixed contact point, and when the movable board moves backward in the longitudinal direction, the urging member causes the one side of the movable piece in the longitudinal direction to be disconnected from the first fixed contact point;
wherein the restriction member is provided to restrict the movement of the movable piece to the polar board, the restriction member having a set height from the polar board such that the restriction member abuts on the movable piece at a point where a height of the first fixed contact point from the polar board reaches a predetermined height due to wear; and
wherein the movable piece is supported by the support portion to be displaceable in the longitudinal direction such that when the one side of the movable piece makes contact with the first fixed contact point, in a case where the restriction member makes contact with the movable piece, the movable piece is displaced in the longitudinal direction on a basis of the contact position with the restriction member to be disconnected from the first fixed contact point.

2. The switch device according to claim 1 , wherein:
notch portions are formed on both sides of the movable piece in a width direction and in the midway position of the movable piece in the longitudinal direction, wherein engagement portions provided in the support portion are engaged to the notch portions, and
a width of the notch portion is set to be larger than the width of the engagement portion in the longitudinal direction, so that in the support portion, the movable piece is supported to be displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the movable piece.

3. The switch device according to claim 1 , wherein the first contact point includes a contact point connected to a power source.

4. The switch device according to claim 1 , wherein an abutting portion of the movable piece on the restriction member is subjected to rounding processing.

5. A switch device comprising:
a polar board having a first fixed contact point, a second fixed contact point, a support portion, and a restriction member between the support portion and the first fixed point;
a band-shaped movable piece supported in a position of being separated from an opposing face of the polar board by the support portion at a midway position of the movable piece in a longitudinal direction, the movable piece being provided to be capable of swinging in a direction where one side and another side of the movable piece in the longitudinal direction are connected to or disconnected from the first fixed contact point and the second fixed contact point formed to be projected toward the movable piece from the opposing face of the polar board; and
a movable board having an urging member for urging the movable piece to the polar board, the movable board being movable forward/backward in the longitudinal direction in association with an operation of a knob;
wherein when the movable board moves forward in the longitudinal direction, the urging member causes the one side of the movable piece in the longitudinal direction to make contact with the first fixed contact point, and when the movable board moves backward in the longitudinal direction, the urging member causes the one side of the movable piece in the longitudinal direction to be disconnected from the first fixed contact point;
wherein in a point where a height of the first fixed contact point from the polar board reaches a predetermined height due to wear, the restriction member abuts not on an abutting portion of the one side of the movable piece on the first fixed contact point but on a tip side of the movable piece to restrict the movement of the one side of the movable piece to the polar board; and
wherein the movable piece is supported by the support portion to be displaceable in the longitudinal direction such that when the one side of the movable piece makes contact with the first fixed contact point, in a case where the restriction member makes contact with the movable piece, the movable piece is displaceable in the longitudinal direction on a basis of the contact position with the restriction member to be disconnected from the first fixed contact point.

6. The switch device according to claim 2 , wherein:
notch portions are formed on both sides of the movable piece in the width direction and in the midway position of the movable piece in the longitudinal direction, wherein engagement portions provided in the support portion are engaged to the notch portions, and
a width of the notch portion is set to be larger than the width of the engagement portion in the longitudinal direction, so that in the support portion, the movable piece is supported to be displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the movable piece.

7. The switch device according to claim 2 , wherein the first contact point includes a contact point connected to a power source.

8. The switch device according claim 2 , wherein an abutting portion of the movable piece on the restriction member is subjected to rounding processing.

Assignees

• Valeo Japan Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kokubu Taito

Classifications

• H01H23/168 Primary

  using cams · CPC title

• H01H9/30 Primary

  Means for extinguishing or preventing arc between current-carrying parts · CPC title

• H01H1/18

  with subsequent sliding · CPC title

• H01H21/22 Primary

  Operating parts, e.g. handle · CPC title

• H01H2021/225

  with push-pull operation, e.g. which can be pivoted in both directions by pushing or pulling on the same extremity of the operating member · CPC title