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CN101981641B - Hinged button with snap-fit engagement - Google Patents

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CN101981641B
CN101981641B CN200880128381.4A CN200880128381A CN101981641B CN 101981641 B CN101981641 B CN 101981641B CN 200880128381 A CN200880128381 A CN 200880128381A CN 101981641 B CN101981641 B CN 101981641B
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    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H01HELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H21/00Switches operated by an operating part in the form of a pivotable member acted upon directly by a solid body, e.g. by a hand
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01HELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/50Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a single operating member
    • H01H13/52Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a single operating member the contact returning to its original state immediately upon removal of operating force, e.g. bell-push switch
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01HELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H3/00Mechanisms for operating contacts
    • H01H3/32Driving mechanisms, i.e. for transmitting driving force to the contacts
    • H01H3/46Driving mechanisms, i.e. for transmitting driving force to the contacts using rod or lever linkage, e.g. toggle

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Abstract

The invention refers to an apparatus (112) for performing at least one electrical or electromechanical function, preferably a communication function. The apparatus (112) comprises at least one housing (114) and at least one pushbutton (116). The housing (114) comprises at least one first hinge element (146), wherein the pushbutton (116) comprises at least one second hinge element (160). The firstand second hinge elements (146, 160) are adapted to interact as a hinge (164) in an assembled state of the apparatus (112). Preferably, the apparatus (112) further comprises at least one snap element(138), wherein the snap element (138) is adapted to hold the pushbutton (116) and the housing (114) together when the first and second hinge elements (146, 160) are engaged.

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The hinged button that the snap-fit formula engages
Background technology
The present invention is based on the known and known equipment for those skilled in the art of several applications from technical data, this equipment is suitable for carrying out at least one electric or dynamo-electric function.As the present invention's restricted example not like this, the present invention relates to be used in the discussion unit of common discussing system, communication system or conference system of modern meeting room or conference centre.The example of conference system and assembly thereof provides in WO 2007/028423A1.
This conference device and conference system are used for the discussion between convenient meeting or the conference participant.Conference system for good and all or non-permanently is installed in usually for private or public meeting room.These conference systems are suitable for allowing the speaker to use that loudspeaker is given a lecture, the meeting presider for example controls speech by the loudspeaker of connecting or closing the speaker usually.
Conference system must satisfy a large amount of demands usually.Thereby public meeting room and the private meeting room of the good configuration that demand is enterprise and company please oneself to " high-quality " environment.Thereby, be quite to have challenge aspect the indoor design usually for the integrated of complex electronics such as the known conference system of prior art.Thereby the outward appearance of conference system must wish that the spiritual essence that forms is complementary with furniture and decoration and meeting room holder.Thereby conference system is realized by a plurality of options about design by manufacturer usually, so that furniture and/or the decoration of coupling meeting room.
This has applied pressure to manufacturer again and has come for conference system provides a large amount of designs, thereby forms the significant quantity extra cost about manufacturing, stock and distribution aspect.Therefore, have the demand for such conference system: it has the parts that reduce quantity, and has about holding the quite simple and easy assembly operation of parts.In addition, especially in utilities building project field, the cost pressure that obviously increases has appearred.Thereby conference system must be oversimplified aspect manufacturing and assembly cost.
Summary of the invention
The present invention relates to carry out at least one equipment electric or dynamo-electric function.Usually, the present invention can be applicable to have in the equipment of a large amount of any kinds of button or button.Yet, because challenge and the demand of this equipment, preferably, will equipment according to the present invention be applied in the discussion unit as the part of above-mentioned communication system or conference system.Yet other application also is possible.
This equipment is suitable for carrying out at least one electric or dynamo-electric function.This at least one electric or dynamo-electric function for example can be communication function (for example connecting or close loudspeaker or microphone), perhaps from known any other function of prior art communication system.
This equipment comprises at least one housing, and wherein this housing can comprise one or more housing parts.Thereby for example, housing can be formed by metal and/or plastic components, for example the thermoplastic shell body component of mould injection forming.In addition, equipment comprises at least one button.This button for example can be used at least one electric and/or dynamo-electric function of starting device, for example connects or close hands free telephone.Other function also is possible.Term " button " refers to that mainly the button of any kind promotes the action that (that is, moving downward) starts by machinery, for example by using finger tip to apply power.Yet, alternatively or additionally, the actuated piece of other type and button are possible, and to be included in the terms button for example lever motion, rotational motion or similar motion.This equipment can comprise one or more described buttons.
Housing also comprises at least one first hinge components, and wherein button comprises at least one second hinge components.Under state after the assembling of equipment, it is hinge that this first and second hinge components is suitable for interacting.Thereby the hinge that comprises first and second hinge components connects the remainder of button and housing and allows by exerting pressure and action button to button, and applies moment of torsion to hinge by this.
This hinged button design according to the present invention provides the dramatic benefit that is better than from the known push-button design of prior art equipment.Thereby the result proves that hinge design greatly simplified the assembling process of equipment, and this is important for needs cost savings and the system that changes parts (for example, for purpose of design) fast as mentioned above.
Preferably, button comprises the button body, and wherein second hinge components forms at least in part from the outstanding lug boss of button body.This lug boss allows second hinge components to separate from the surface local that will be promoted by the user of equipment.In this case, housing preferably includes at least one groove, and wherein groove and lug boss are designed to allow lug boss to be inserted in the groove, thereby allows second hinge components to engage first hinge components.Groove can comprise any suitable openings, and it is suitable for allowing the insertion of the lug boss of second hinge components.
In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, at least one in first hinge components and second hinge components comprises a bearing shell element, and wherein another in these hinge components comprises corresponding bar shaft element or connection element.At this, bar shaft element or connection element are suitable for being assembled in the bearing shell element, in order to form hinge.
The container that should " bearing shell " element can comprise any suitable form that is suitable for receiving bar shaft element or connection element.Thereby, the bearing shell element can comprise one or more concave member, the element that for example has circle or fillet opening, depression or recess, it is suitable for receiving bar shaft element or connection element and allows bar shaft element or connection element at this opening, depression or recess inner rotation or pivot.
On the other hand, connection or bar shaft element can preferably include one or more fillet member, and it is suitable for receiving in the bearing shell element and rotates therein, in order to hinge action is provided.Thereby bar shaft element or connection element can comprise unthreaded hole shape element, cylindrical shape bar shaft element, sphere-like element or have the element of ball section shape or be connected to any other fillet member of button.
In further preferred embodiment, this equipment also comprises at least one fastener element.When first and second hinge components engaged, this fastener element was suitable for button and housing are secured together.Phrase " is secured together " and refers to mechanical fixation, and it allows pivotal motion, yet prevents that button and housing from taking apart under the power that takes place usually during the standard operation of equipment.
Fastener element preferably is designed to the element with the first and second hinge components physical separation.Phrase " interlock " refers to such fact: fastener element allows assembling process, so that first hinge components engages second hinge components, still prevents the disengaging of button and housing at least under rule environment and mode of operation.
Thereby fastener element can comprise the flexible latch element.This latch component allows " interlock " assembling assembling of button and housing, and when button was installed on the housing, this latch component can be suitable for deflection and open; And when first and second hinge components engaged, this latch component can be suitable for locking onto latched position, thereby prevented that these elements from taking apart under the common operation state.The flexible latch element still allows to promote this button.
This flexible latch element can comprise flexible tongue, for example by one or more layers tongue that forms of flexible plastic material and/or flexible metal.This flexible tongue also can comprise bolt lock mechanism well known by persons skilled in the art, for example hook or buckle, and it can engage housing and/or button, hanger or circular hole or like.Additionally or alternatively, latch component can be respectively with button and/or housing on other element (for example, the stop block element) collaborative, in order to allow " interlock " to engage.
Preferably, the flexible latch element is the part of housing.Thereby flexible latch element and/or flexible tongue can be arranged near above-mentioned groove, and this groove allows to hold the lug boss of button.In case lug boss has been inserted in the groove and in case second hinge components has engaged first hinge components, but the latch component button, thus prevent that lug boss from removing from the groove of housing.
The housing of equipment can be any suitable shape.Thereby for example housing can be circular shape, elliptical shape, rectangular shape or polygonal shape.Thereby for example the shape of housing for example can comprise circle, ellipse, rectangle or polygonal cross-section, for example circular segment.Button can be any suitable shape equally.Thereby button can comprise section, for example circular, ellipse, rectangle or polygon section, for example section of disk.
Button preferably also comprises at least two second hinge components, and wherein at least one hinge components is positioned at every end of section.Thereby second hinge components of these two opposition settings can engage to form at least two hinges with corresponding first hinge components, this hinge and its rotation conllinear, thereby the pivotal motion of permission button.This common axis of hinge can form secant or the diameter of the fillet section of button.
In further preferred embodiment, this equipment comprises at least one switch element.This switch element can be used for, and for example starts one or more electric, electromechanics or mechanical action, for example connects or close loudspeaker.Switch element for example can comprise the sensitive switch element.This switch element can be between housing and button, and is suitable for activateding when promoting button.Thereby by using pivotal motion as mentioned above, button can form the lever around the axis rotation of hinge, thus the actuation switch element.Button self also can comprise one or more noses, projection unit, lug boss or impression piece, and it can apply force on the switch element.
As mentioned above in one or more embodiments, equipment according to the present invention provides a kind of assembly, wherein with from the known assembly of prior art equipment compares, and can greatly reduce the quantity of parts.In addition, assembly operation the location and fixing aspect also greatly simplify.With compare from the cost of the known system of prior art, the total cost of this equipment can greatly reduce, and comprises the cost of manufacturing equipment parts and deposits and preserve and the cost of assembling.Fixing and location for button does not need optional feature.
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Be described in the drawings the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and will in following explanation, have described preferred embodiment in further detail.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the housing of disassembly status and the vertical view of button;
Fig. 2 illustrates the assembling process of button and housing with top perspective;
Fig. 3 shows the assembling process of Fig. 2 with the perspective view of opposite sides;
Fig. 4 show that fastener element engages and breech lock after according to the assembly of Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 illustrates the side view of equipment according to the present invention after assemble case and button with partial cross section; And
Fig. 6 shows button to the actuating of sensitive switch.
Embodiment
In Fig. 1, show the shell 110 of the equipment 112 that is in disassembly status according to the present invention with perspective view.Shell comprises housing 114 and button 116.In this exemplary embodiment, housing 114 can be the circular shape, but emphasizes that as above-mentioned other shape also is possible.Housing 114 comprises be used to the central opening 118 that holds loud speaker and for the container 120 that holds hands free telephone.Not shown loud speaker and hands free telephone in Fig. 1.
Housing 114 among Fig. 1 illustrates with top perspective, namely can see the position detection of housing 114 from the user of equipment 112.Housing comprises recess 122, and it is suitable for receiving the major part of button 116, and thereby the shape of the shape of recess 122 and button 116 roughly the same.When button 116 was received in the recess 122, the surface difference of shell 110 seldom was level and smooth.
Button 116 has the shape of annular section substantially, comprises circular outward flange 124 and circular inward flange 126.About center with and upper surface on, button 116 can comprise shrinkage pool 128, for example is used to user's finger actuated button 116 that optimal location is provided.
At its two ends, button 116 comprises lug boss 130.These lug bosses 130 can be placed on the downside of button 116, and thereby invisible under the assembled state of shell 110.As the mating member of lug boss 130, housing 114 comprises the groove 132 that two opposition arrange at the place, two ends of recess 122.Two flexible tongue 134 are formed in the housing 114 in the mode that is adjacent to these grooves 132 and sensing groove 132, and tongue 134 still is the parts of flexible latch element 136 and fastener element 138.
The assembling of shell 110 is described below with reference to Fig. 2-4.At this, Fig. 2 shows and the similar birds-eye perspective of the perspective view of Fig. 1, has demonstrated that lug boss 130 is inserted in the groove 132.Assembling characterizes with the insertion campaign arrow by Reference numeral 142 expressions among Fig. 2.From the bending of arrow 142 as can be seen, button 116 tilts during inserting, in order at first lug boss 130 is inserted in the groove 132, and afterwards button 116 is tilted to the position that more is parallel to housing 114.
In Fig. 3, the face upwarding view corresponding to the shell 110 of situation shown in Figure 2 has been described.At this, show the more details of shell 110 and housing 114.Thereby as can be seen from Figure 3, housing 114 comprises a plurality of stud bolts 144 that are threaded the hole, in order to allow bottom part (not shown in the accompanying drawings) and/or the electronic circuit board of shell 110 is installed on the housing 114.
It can also be seen that first hinge components 146 relatively is arranged on the downside of housing 114 about central opening 118.Each comprises two hook-shaped bearing shell elements 148 these first hinge components 146, and it has the fillet opening 150 that points to groove 132.
Mating member as these first hinge components 146, each includes connection element 152 to lug boss 130 in its outer end, connection element 152 comprises bar shaft element 154 in the embodiment shown in the figures, and bar shaft element 154 has the cylindrical shape bar axle 156 between two crossbeams 158 that are fixed on lug boss 130.These bar shaft elements 154 are sized in order to be coupled in the opening 150 of bearing shell element 148, thereby form second hinge components 160.The center of the opening 150 of bearing shell element 148 is conllinear with the axis that is inserted into the bar axle 156 behind the bearing shell element 148, thereby forms common axis of rotation line 162.
During the lug boss 130 with button 116 is inserted in the groove 132, flexible tongue 134 outside deflections.After inserting and after first and second hinge components 146,160 engage, these flexible tongue 134 are engaged in the button 116, thereby prevent that button 116 from dropping.This will illustrate with reference to figure 5 hereinafter.
In Fig. 4, the assembly of Fig. 3 is shown in first and second hinge components 146,160 and engages assembling after-stage afterwards.First and second hinge components 146,160 cooperations at this zygophase become hinge 164.
Further describe the masticatory movement of fastener element 138 with reference to Figure 4 and 5.At this, Fig. 5 illustrates the side view of the shell 110 of equipment 112 with partial cross section.Be similar to Fig. 4, first and second hinge components 146,160 are depicted as and are in bonding station, form hinge 164.
Form stop block element 166 between the crossbeam 158 of lug boss 130, this stop block element can be found out in Fig. 3,4 and 5.This stop block element almost vertically extends from the lower surface of button 116, and this stop block element forms the mating member of flexible tongue 134.In case second hinge components 160 is inserted in first hinge components 146, flexible tongue 134 just be released and under present circumstances just by stop block element 166 Bending Deviation, and flexible tongue 134 is snapped to stop block element 166 back by himself elasticity tension, as in the Figure 4 and 5 with shown in the arrow 168.Therefore, after engaging button 116, fastener element 138 is fixed button 116 and is prevented that it from dropping.Adopt this masticatory movement 168, can finish the assembling of button 116 and housing 114.
After finishing this assembling process, equipment 112 can also be assembled by usual manner.Thereby for example one or more circuit board (for example, printed circuit board (PCB)) is attachable to shell 110.As example, Fig. 6 shows the side cross-sectional view of the shell 110 of the equipment 112 that is in assembling back state.At this, button 116 is attached to housing 114, as mentioned above.In addition, bottom part 172 is attachable to housing 114.
For example by using one or more stud bolts 144, one or more circuit board 170 can be contained in the shell 110.Therefore, as shown in Figure 6, can be contained on the circuit board 170 such as the switch element 174 of sensitive switch element, switch element 174 points to buttons 116.Correspondingly, button 116 comprises the impression element 176 that is positioned at switch element 174 tops.Promote 116 actuation switch elements 174 of button.

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1. equipment (112) of carrying out at least a electric or dynamo-electric function, wherein, equipment (112) comprises at least one housing (114) and at least one button (116), its middle shell (114) comprises at least one first hinge components (146), wherein button (116) comprises at least one second hinge components (160), state after the assembling of equipment (112) wherein, first and second hinge components (146,160) are suitable for interacting and are hinge (164); It is characterized in that equipment (112) also comprises at least one fastener element (138), wherein when first and second hinge components (146,160) engaged, fastener element (138) was suitable for button (116) and housing (114) are secured together.
2. equipment according to claim 1 (112) is characterized in that, described equipment (112) executive communication function.
3. equipment according to claim 1 (112) is characterized in that, button (116) comprises the button body, and wherein second hinge components (160) forms at least in part from the outstanding lug boss (130) of button body.
4. equipment according to claim 1 (112), it is characterized in that, housing (114) comprises at least one groove (132), wherein groove (132) and lug boss (130) are designed to allow lug boss (130) to be inserted in the groove (132), thereby allow second hinge components (160) to engage first hinge components (146).
5. equipment according to claim 1 (112), it is characterized in that, in first hinge components (146) and second hinge components (160) at least one comprises at least one bearing shell element (148), and wherein, in first hinge components (146) and second hinge components (160) another comprises at least one bar shaft element (154) or at least one connection element (152), wherein, bar shaft element (154) or connection element (152) are suitable for being assembled in the bearing shell element (148).
6. equipment according to claim 1 (112) is characterized in that, fastener element (138) comprises at least one flexible latch element (136), and wherein when button (116) was installed on the housing (114), latch component (136) was suitable for deflection and opens; And wherein when first and second hinge components (146,160) engaged, latch component (136) was suitable for locking onto latched position.
7. equipment according to claim 6 (112) is characterized in that, latch component (136) comprises at least one flexible tongue (134).
8. according to each described equipment (112) among the claim 1-7, it is characterized in that, button (116) comprises section, wherein button (116) comprises two second hinge components (160), and every end place of wherein said section is arranging in described two second hinge components (160).
9. according to each described equipment (112) among the claim 1-7, it is characterized in that, equipment (112) comprises at least one switch element (174), wherein switch element (174) is arranged between housing (114) and the button (116), and wherein when promoting button (116), switch element (174) is suitable for activateding.
10. equipment according to claim 9 (112) is characterized in that, described switch element (174) is the sensitive switch element.
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