Rotary switch device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9972452-B2
Application number	US-201615332002-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 24, 2016
Priority date	Apr 25, 2014
Publication date	May 15, 2018
Grant date	May 15, 2018

Abstract

A rotary switch device includes a fixed contact point part and a movable contact point part. The movable contact point part is rotated on the fixed contact point part so as to connect and disconnect the fixed contact point part and the movable contact point part. The fixed contact point part and the movable contact point part have contact surfaces which are band shapes and to which corrosion-resistant conductive processing is applied. A transient contact region, in which a contact point is moved from one end portion to the other end portion in a predetermined connection-operation angle from a contact start point with respect to the other of the fixed contact point part and the movable contact point part, is provided on each of the contact surfaces.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rotary switch device comprising:
a fixed contact point part; and
a movable contact point part,
wherein the movable contact point part is rotated on the fixed contact point part so as to connect and disconnect the fixed contact point part and the movable contact point part,
wherein the fixed contact point part and the movable contact point part have contact surfaces which are band shapes and to which corrosion-resistant conductive processing is applied,
wherein a transient contact region, in which a contact point is moved from one end portion to another end portion in a predetermined connection-operation angle from a contact start point with respect to the fixed contact point part and the movable contact point part, is provided on each of the contact surfaces, and
wherein the transient contact region is disposed in an inclined shape gradually toward a rotational center of a contact point holder.

2. The rotary switch device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the transient contact region of the fixed contact point part is formed in a shape in which a moving speed of the contact point part in a vicinity of the contact start point is lower than a moving speed in another contact area when the movable contact point part is operated to be rotated at a predetermined angular speed.

3. The rotary switch device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the transient contact region of the fixed contact point part is formed in a shape in which a distance between the transient contact region and a rotational center of the movable contact point part is a maximum at the contact start point.

4. The rotary switch device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a switch case that exposes the fixed contact point part and a power supply terminal toward a predetermined contact direction and holds the fixed contact point part and the power supply terminal; and
the contact point holder that holds the movable contact point part to rotate around an axis along the contact direction and to reciprocate toward the contact direction,
wherein the movable contact point part is formed in a plate shape having a predetermined thickness, and
wherein the movable contact point part is always in contact with the power supply terminal and is in contact with the fixed contact point part during conduction with a predetermined contact pressure by a compression spring.

5. The rotary switch device according to claim 4 ,
wherein a chamfered portion is formed in a side edge of the fixed contact point part, and
wherein the power supply terminal and the fixed contact point part are disposed at different heights in the contact direction so as to hold the movable contact point part in an inclined posture and the movable contact point part is in contact with a ridge line of the chamfered portion of the fixed contact point part to be conductive.

6. The rotary switch device according to claim 4 ,
wherein a raised protrusion of the movable contact point part, of which the contact start point of the fixed contact point part is defined as an end point, and of which the end point is formed by an inclined surface, is provided in the switch case.

7. The rotary switch device according to claim 4 ,
wherein a buffering recessed portion separating the fixed contact point part and the power supply terminal is provided in the switch case.

Assignees

• Alpha Corp

Inventors

• Okada Takahiro

Classifications

• H01H1/44

  with resilient mounting · CPC title

• H01H1/365

  Bridging contacts · CPC title

• B60R16/02

  electric {constitutive elements} · CPC title

• H01H19/58

  having only axial contact pressure, e.g. disc switch, wafer switch · CPC title

• H01H1/06 Primary

  characterised by the shape or structure of the contact-making surface, e.g. grooved · CPC title