MULTIDIRECTIONAL INPUT DEVICE HAVING SWITCH, AND, MULTIDIRECTIONAL INPUT SYSTEM HAVING SWITCH

• Main Authors: YAGINUMA SADAYUKI, HOSONO KUNIO, MURANAKA TETSUO, HAGIWARA YASUTSUGU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 21.01.2022
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; ELECTRIC SWITCHES; ELECTRICITY; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RELAYS; SELECTORS

To provide a multi direction input device having a switch that is adapted to miniaturization.SOLUTION: A multi direction input device having a switch includes: a strain-inducing body having a cylindrical portion and a flat plate portion provided below the cylindrical portion; a plurality of strain sensors provided on the flat plate portion; a wiring board mounted on the cylindrical portion of the strain-inducing body; a contact rubber which constitutes the switch together with an electrode on the wiring board; and a button mounted on the contact rubber. The contact rubber has a base portion located on a peripheral edge thereof, a movable portion located on the center thereof, and a deformable portion which connects the base portion and the movable portion. The movable portion is movable between a first position with respect to the base portion of the deformable portion in a non-deformed state and a second position with respect to the base portion of the deformable portion in a deformed state. A center of a lower surface of the button comes in contact with an upper surface of the movable portion of the contact rubber when the movable portion is located at the first position or the second position, and a protrusion provided on a peripheral edge on the lower surface of the button presses the wiring board when the movable portion comes in contact with the electrode on the wiring board by moving from the first position to the second position.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3 【課題】小型化を図ったスイッチ付き多方向入力装置を提供する。【解決手段】スイッチ付き多方向入力装置は、筒状部と筒状部の下に設けられた平板部とを有する起歪体と、平板部に設けられる複数の歪センサと、起歪体の筒状部の上に載置される配線基板と、配線基板上の電極と共にスイッチを構成する接点ラバーと、接点ラバーに載置されるボタンとを含み、接点ラバーは、周縁に位置する基部と、中央に位置する可動部と、基部と可動部とを繋ぐ変形可能部とを有し、可動部は、変形可能部の非変形状態における基部に対する第１位置と、変形可能部の変形状態における基部に対する第２位置とに移動可能であり、ボタンの下面中央は、可動部が第１位置及び第２位置にあるときに接点ラバーの可動部の上面に接触し、可動部が第１位置から第２位置に移動して可動部の下面が配線基板上の電極に接触すると、ボタンの下面周縁に設けられた凸部が、配線基板を押す。【選択図】図３