Push switch

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9672998-B2
Application number	US-201514820105-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 6, 2015
Priority date	Feb 23, 2012
Publication date	Jun 6, 2017
Grant date	Jun 6, 2017

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 comprising:
a substrate having a L-shaped cross section and wherein said substrate has a front surface located perpendicular to a mounting surface of a mounting substrate at a side edge of the mounting substrate which does not have a cutout thereof, a back surface for mounting on the mounting substrate and a side face;
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 protrusion provided on a front surface of said movable contact spring; and
a connection pad provided on said mounting surface and electrically connected to the mounting substrate, wherein
a part of said back surface is located at the side edge of the mounting substrate,
a portion of the mounting substrate is located on a side of said protrusion and an inner corner portion of said L-shaped cross section of said substrate is located at the side edge of the mounting substrate so that the force applied to press said protrusion is received by the mounting substrate, and
said substrate is located so that a lower end of said substrate at said front surface side is flush with a lower end of the mounting substrate.

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

3. The push switch according to claim 2 , 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.

4. The push switch according to claim 2 , 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
• Citizen Watch Co Ltd

Inventors

• Watanabe Shinsuke

Classifications

• H01H13/04 Primary

  Cases; Covers · CPC title

• H01H2227/036

  Minimise height · 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

• H01H2215/004

  Collapsible dome or bubble · CPC title

• H01H1/26

  with spring blade support · CPC title