JP3496325B2 - Piano handle switch - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of a display section for displaying a switching state of a piano handle type switch for switching contacts of a contact section by a piano touch operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a piano handle type switch as shown in FIG. 8 has been known. When the push-button handle 32 is pushed in, the piano handle type switch causes the reversing handle 31 to rotate in reverse with the pushing operation of the push-button handle 32, and the contact portion 100 is rotated in response to the reversing rotation of the reversing handle 31. And a piano handle 43 attached to the upper portion of the push button switch 5 for pressing the push button handle 32 by a piano touch operation. Then, the contact portion 100 of the push button switch 5 is switched by operating the piano touch of the piano handle 43.

In a conventional piano handle type switch, a pair of rotating pieces 43a are vertically provided on the piano handle 43 from the lower surface at the pivotal end side, and the double cut push button switch 5 is pulled out from the lower surface at the pressing operation end side. A pair of retaining pieces 43b for stopping are vertically provided. The rotating piece 43a is the cover 5
When the retaining piece 43b is engaged with the recess 54 formed in b and the retaining piece 43b is inserted into the cavity 12 and the pressing operation end side of the retaining piece 43b is pressed, the turning piece 43a side is used as a fulcrum for piano touch-type rotation. It is designed to move. The body of this type of push button switch 5 is one of the standard embedded wiring devices.
The size of the module is one, and the mounting frame 2 mounted on the wall surface on the other hand is usually the size of three modules so that one, two, or three push button switches 5 can be mounted on the mounting frame 2. It has become. On the other hand, the piano handle 43 attached to the push button switch 5 is made wider in the vertical direction than the push button switch 5 in order to improve operability. Here, when the upper, middle and lower three push button switches 5 are attached to the mounting frame 2, the three push button switches 5 and 3 are attached.
The positional relationship with the piano handle 43 attached to each push button switch 5 is as shown in FIGS. 9, 10 and 11. FIG. 9A is a plan view in which three piano handle type switches are attached to the attachment frame 2, and FIG. 9B is a side view. Further, FIG. 10A shows a piano handle 43 located in the middle among the three upper, middle, and lower piano handles 43.
And (b) is a side view, (c) is a plan view of the piano handle 43 located in the middle, and (d) of FIG. Is a side view. Further, FIG. 11A is a plan view showing the positional relationship between the upper piano handle 43 and the push button switch 5 among the three upper, middle and lower piano handles 43, and FIG. 11B is a side view. Yes, (c) is a plan view of the piano handle 43 positioned above, and (d) is a side view. The lower piano handle 43 is vertically symmetrical with the upper piano handle 43 and is not shown. As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the pair of rotating pieces 43a of the upper and lower piano handles 43 among the three upper, middle and lower piano handles 43 are provided so as to be shifted downward and are biased, and the lower piano handle is located. The pair of turning pieces 43a of the piano 43 are provided so as to be offset upward, and the pair of turning pieces 43a of the piano handle 43 located in the middle are provided symmetrically in the vertical direction without being biased in the vertical direction. Therefore, the upper, middle, and lower three piano handles 43
There is a problem that they cannot be shared.

Further, the rotating piece 43a, which is the fulcrum side of the conventional piano handle 43, is made of synthetic resin.
Since it is formed integrally with, it is vulnerable to creep deformation, and since the rotating piece 43a is elastically deformed and engages with the recess 54 formed in the cover 5b, there is a problem that rattling is large. Further, in the above-mentioned piano handle type switch, since the piano handle 43 is rotated in a piano touch type, when the pressed state of the piano handle 43 is released, the piano handle 43 always returns to the state before being pressed. The contact switching status cannot be grasped. Therefore, in the related art, there is provided a device having a built-in display circuit which is turned on according to the contact switching state. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the push button switch 5 is provided with the light emitting means 101 for displaying the switching of the contact portion 100, and the light of the light emitting means 101 is transmitted through the prism 130 provided on the piano handle 43 to the display portion 113 of the piano handle 43. I'm trying to display from. However, since the distance between the light emitting position and the display unit 113 is long in this device, there is a problem that the amount of light is small and the visibility is deteriorated. Particularly, when three piano handle type switches are arranged in the upper, middle and lower parts, the distance between the light emitting position and the display unit 113 becomes longer in the upper and lower piano handle type switches than in the middle part.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a piano handle for switching a contact point of a switch by a piano touch operation. In the switch, the visibility can be improved by shortening the distance between the light emitting means and the display provided on the piano handle, and the rattling of the pivotal support part of the piano handle can be eliminated to improve the creep property. Three
In the case of an individual piano handle, it is to provide a piano handle type switch in which the upper, middle and lower three piano handles can be commonly used.

[0006]

In order to solve the problems of the conventional example and to achieve the object of the present invention, the piano handle type switch of the present invention has a push button handle 32 when the push button handle 32 is pushed in. The reversal handle 31 is rotated in reverse with the pushing operation of the switch 32, and the contact point 100 is switched according to the reversal rotation of the reversal handle 31, and the contact point 100 is switched. A piano handle type switch equipped with a piano handle 43 attached to the upper portion of the push button switch 5 for pressing the push button handle 32 by a piano touch operation, and a light emitting means 101 for displaying switching of the contact portion 100. , An output end for a light emitting means made of a bendable metal which is output to the light emitting means 101 by switching the contact portion 100 An engagement portion 103 provided part 102 to the output terminal portion 102 for the light emitting means while projected from the device body of the push button switch 5, the display unit 113 to the piano handle 43
The light emitting means 101 that emits light from the front side and the metal input terminal portion 104 for the light emitting means 101 are provided, the locked portion 105 is formed in the input terminal portion 104, and the locked portion 103 is covered. It is characterized in that the push button handle 32 can be pressed by the piano handle 43 with the output terminal portion 102, which can be flexibly deformed by locking the locking portion 105, as a fulcrum.

Further, it is preferable that the body of the push button switch 5 has a standardized module size of a single embedded wiring device. Further, a pair of output terminal portions 102 having locking portions 103 are provided so as to project from the body, and an input terminal portion 104 having a pair of locked portions 105 is orthogonal to the rotation direction of the piano handle 43. Are provided at the center and both sides in the direction of rotation, and one set is selected from the above-mentioned three sets of input terminal portions 104 to form a pair of locked portions 105 and a pair of locking portions 103.
It is also preferable to lock at.

The body of the push button switch 5 is constructed by combining the body 5a and the cover 5b, the contact portion 100 is provided in the body 5a, the output terminal portion 102 is provided in the cover 5b, and the contact portion 100 is provided. Electrical connection means 106a
It is also preferable to contact the electrical connection means 106b provided on the cover 5b side. Further, the push button handle 32 is provided with the engaging portion 107, and the piano handle 43 is provided with the engaged portion 10.
It is also preferable to provide 8 and engage the engaging portion 107 with the engaged portion 108.

Further, the push button handle 32 is provided with an engaging portion 107, and the engaged portion 108 is provided at each of the central portion and both sides in the direction orthogonal to the turning direction of the piano handle 43, and the engaged portions 108 are provided.
It is also preferable to selectively engage one of the engaged portions 108 with the engaged portion 107.

[0010]

According to the present invention having the above-described structure, when the piano handle 43 is pushed, the push button handle 32 of the push button switch 5 is pushed by the piano handle 43, and the reversing handle 31 is pushed by the pushing operation of the push button handle 32. Is rotated in reverse, and the opening / closing body 24 is operated by the inversion handle 31 to switch the contact portion 100. Then, the switching of the contact portion 100 is displayed by the light emitting means 101. In this case, the contact switching of the contact portion 100 of the push button switch 5 provided in the body of the push button switch 5 is performed from the light emitting means output terminal portion 102. Piano handle 4
3 is output to the input terminal section 104 of the piano handle 43
The light emitting means 101 provided on the display emits light to display contact switching. Thus, by providing the light emitting means 101 on the piano handle 43, the piano handle 101
The distance of the light to the display unit 113 provided in the display unit 113 is not shortened and the light amount in the display unit 113 is not reduced. Further, the piano handle 43 is attached by the engagement of the locking portion 103 provided on the metal output terminal portion 102 and the locked portion 105 provided on the metal input terminal portion 103, and the metal output terminal 102 is attached. The flexure of the piano handle 43 causes the piano handle 43 to rotate. Therefore, the piano handle 43 can be attached to the push button switch 5 without rattling, and the creeping property when the piano handle 43 is rotated is improved. .

Further, when the three piano handles 43 are arranged side by side, the three push button switches 32 are vertically arranged.
Three pushbutton switches 32 are arranged side by side and mounted on the mounting frame.
The piano handle 43 is attached to each.
In the case of the three attachments, a pair of output terminal portions 102 having locking portions 103 are projected from the body, and an input terminal portion 104 having a pair of locked portions 105 is provided on the piano handle 43. The pair of locked portions 105 are provided at the central portion and both sides in the direction orthogonal to the rotation direction, and one of the three input terminal portions 104 is selected to set the pair of locked portions 105 to the pair of locking portions 103.
The piano handle 4 located at the top, middle, and bottom by locking the
3 can be shared.

The body of the push button switch 5 is constructed by combining the body 5a and the cover 5b. The contact portion 100 is provided in the body 5a, the output terminal portion 102 is provided in the cover 5b, and the contact portion 100 is provided. Electrical connection means 106a
And the electrical connection means 106b provided on the cover 5b side are brought into contact with each other, so that when the cover 5b is attached to the body 5a, the electrical connection means 106a and the electrical connection means 106b are brought into contact with each other to output the contact portion 100 side and output. Electrical connection with the terminal portion 102 side can be made.

Further, the push button handle 32 is provided with the engaging portion 107, the piano handle 43 is provided with the engaged portion 108, and the engaging portion 107 is engaged with the engaged portion 108, whereby the piano handle 43 is pushed. When attaching to the switch 5, the locking portion 103 and the locked portion 105 are locked and the locking portion 107 is locked.
And the engaged portion 108 can be securely attached at two places.

Further, the push button handle 32 is provided with an engaging portion 107, and the engaged portion 108 is provided at each of the central portion and both sides in the direction orthogonal to the rotating direction of the piano handle 43.
By selectively engaging one of the engaged portions 108 with the engaging portion 107, the piano handle 4
Even when three upper, lower, middle and lower three are arranged side by side, the three upper, lower, middle and lower piano handles 43 can be commonly used to engage the engaging portion 107 and the engaged portion 108.

[0015]

Embodiments First, the basic structure of a piano handle type switch will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the piano handle type switch of the present embodiment is a push button switch 5 in which contact switching between two sets of contact portions is performed by pressing the push button handle 32.
And a piano handle 43, one end of which is rotatably supported on the upper surface of the push button switch 5, and the other end of which is pressed to push the push button handle 32. The body of the push button switch 5 is formed of a body 5a made of synthetic resin and a cover 5b, and is formed in a module size of a standardized ready-made embedded wiring device. The cover 5b is provided with a pair of locking claws 11a and 11b on both end surfaces thereof so as to be detachably mountable to a mounting frame used for embedding a ready-made wiring device. Locking claw 11
A space 12 is formed in the back part of b, and the locking claw 11b is elastically bent backward. Therefore, the push-button switch 5 can be detachably attached by locking the locking claws 11a and 11b to the mounting frame for the ready-made wiring device, and building a wall surface or the like in the same manner as the ready-made embedded wiring device. It can be buried in the surface.

A connection terminal housing 13 is formed at one end of the body 5a of the push button switch 5, a connection terminal housing 14 is formed at the other end, and a central housing 23 is formed at the center.
A terminal plate 15 having a lock spring 110 installed therein is housed in the connection terminal housing 13 at one end, and a terminal having the lock spring 110 housed in a connection terminal housing 14 at the other end. The plate 18 is stored. Reference numeral 111 in the figure denotes a release button for the two locking springs 110 arranged on both sides of the body 5a.
The terminal plate 15, the lock spring 110, and the release button 111 constitute a quick-connect terminal.

Here, an extension piece 18a to which a fixed contact 25 is fixed is formed on the terminal plate 18, and the extension piece 18a is formed.
Is extended to the side of the central storage portion 23 adjacent to the partition wall 60a, and the fixed contact 25 is provided on the extending piece 18a. Here, the extending piece 18a is located in the central storage portion 23. In addition, a support piece 15a extends from the terminal plate 15 to the central storage portion 23, and the opening / closing bodies 24 are inserted into the central storage portion 23 so that the lower ends of the respective opening / closing bodies 24 made of a conductor rotate on the supporting pieces 15a. It is set up freely. Here, the protrusions provided at the lower ends of both ends of the opening / closing body 24 are formed on the inner side wall of the central storage portion 23.
It fits into the V-shaped recess 27 and is rotatable around the lower portion of the V-shaped recess 27. The opening / closing body 24 is provided with a movable contact 29. Then, according to the rotation of the opening / closing body 24, the movable contact 29 is brought into contact with and separated from the fixed contact 25 to connect and disconnect the terminal plate 15 and the terminal plate 18.

In the embodiment, as described above, the fixed contact 2
5 and the movable contact 29 constitute a contact portion 100. The opening / closing body 24 for opening and closing the contact portion 100 is configured to be operated by reversing and rotating the reversing handle 31. That is, the lower portion of the reversing handle 31 is provided with a cylindrical portion 31a that opens downward, and the upper portion of the coil spring 99 is housed in the lower cylindrical portion 31a of the reversing handle 31 and the lower portion of each coil spring 99 is disposed. The opening / closing body 2
The upper and lower edges of the opening / closing body 24 are locked to the upper edge of the opening / closing member 4 and the opening / closing body 24 is driven to be inverted according to the rotation of the inversion handle 31.

The reversing handle 31 is rotatably mounted by pivotally supporting the inverted triangular shafts 31b provided on both sides on the bearing 98 formed on the inner wall of the cover 5b, and is engaged with the slide cams 33 at both ends of the upper portion. The engaging projection 34 is provided so as to project. The push button handle 32 is attached to the cover 5b so as to be vertically movable, and is constantly urged upward by a return spring 37 arranged below. Engaging cam bodies 38 that slidably engage with the engaging protrusions 34 of the reversing handle 31 are formed on the lower surfaces of both ends of the slide cam 33, and are slidably attached on the lower surface side of the push button handle 32, and are formed inside. A protrusion 32a formed on the lower surface of the push button handle 32 is inserted between the pair of spring pieces 33a, and the spring piece 33a gives a restoring force. On the surface of the push button handle 32, a box-shaped engaging portion 107 that is surrounded by both side walls 115 and an upper surface plate 116 and is opened to the side is provided in a protruding manner.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, an output terminal portion 102 for light emitting means which is made of metal and can be flexibly deformed is projecting from the surface portion of the cover 5b of the body of the push button switch 5. The protruding tip portion of the output terminal portion 102 is bent to form a locking portion 103. Here, in the embodiment,
A part of the terminal part 15 and a part of the terminal plate 18 are exposed near the opening in the body 5a provided with the contact part 100, and a part of the terminal part 15 and a part of the terminal plate 18 are exposed. The portion serves as the electrical connecting means 106a on the contact portion 100 side. Further, a pair of metal contact plates electrically connected to the pair of output terminal portions 102 is provided on the rear opening side of the cover 5b, and the contact plates are the electrical connecting means 106b on the output terminal portion 102 side. Has become. 1 in FIG.
10 is a chip resistor. The electric connecting means 106a and the electric connecting means 106b are brought into contact with and in contact with each other simply by combining the cover 5b with the body 5a.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the piano handle 43 has an input terminal portion 104 having a pair of engaged portions 105 at one end portion of the lower surface portion, and the piano handle 43 is pivoted. They are provided at the central portion and both sides in the direction orthogonal to the direction. The three sets of the locked portions 105 and the pair of circuit configuration band plate portions 111, which are one set of the three pairs, are formed by punching and bending a single metal plate, and the piano handle 43 is combined. Insert molding is performed when molding with resin. The locked portion 105 has a U-shaped cross section that opens downward. Further, both ends of the light emitting means 101 are bridged and connected to the pair of circuit configuration strips 111. The light emitting means 101 is arranged at the center of the piano handle 43 in the direction orthogonal to the rotating direction, and the window forming the display portion 113 is formed at the center of one end of the surface of the piano handle 43 facing the light emitting means 101. Is formed. A light-transmitting cover may be attached to this window. Also,
At the central portion of the rear surface of the piano handle 43, substantially L-shaped engaged portions 108 are provided at three locations, respectively at the central portion and both sides in the direction orthogonal to the rotating direction of the piano handle 43.

Then, one of the three sets of input terminal portions 104 is selected to lock the pair of engaged portions 105 to the pair of engaging portions 103, and the three engaged portions. The piano handle 43 is attached to the push button switch 5 by selectively engaging one of the engaged parts 108 with the engaging part 107. Here, the pair of locked portions 105 are locked to the pair of locking portions 103 without any rattling, and
The engaged portion 108 is engaged with the engaging portion 107 without any rattling, and both side walls 115 of the engaging portion 108 are engaged.
This prevents the piano handle 43 from shifting in the direction orthogonal to the rotating direction.

The piano handle 43 is attached to the push button switch 5 as described above.
When 3 is pressed, the metal output terminal portion 102, the tip of which serves as the locking portion 103, bends, and this portion pivots in a piano touch manner with this portion as a fulcrum. Then, by rotating the piano handle 43, the push button handle 32 of the push button switch 5 is pressed.

Next, the operation of the push button switch 5 will be briefly described. In the state of FIG. 3, the movable contact 29 is in contact with the fixed contact 25 and is in an ON state. If the piano handle 43 is operated in the state shown in FIG. 3, the push button handle 32 is pushed down against the return spring 37 in accordance with the operation of the piano handle 43, and the slide cam 33 is lowered by pushing down the push button handle 32. To do. Then, the engagement cam body 38 on the left side of the slide cam 33 in the figure is provided with the reversing handle 31.
The reversing handle 31 is rotated by hitting the engaging protrusion 34 on the left side of the. At this time, the slide cam 33 slides to the left side in the drawing as the reversing handle 31 rotates. When the reversing handle 31 is revolved in this manner, the coil spring is reversed and the opening / closing body 24 is reversed, so that the movable contact 29 is separated from the fixed contact 25 and is turned off. After this inversion, when the pushing down force of the piano handle 43 is released, the push button handle 32 is pushed up by the return spring 37, and the piano handle 43 returns to the original state at this time. At the same time, the slide cam 33 also moves the spring piece 3
The spring force of 3a causes the central portion to slide back. When the piano handle 43 is pushed down again from this state off state,
Contrary to the above, the reversing handle 31 is rotated to move the movable contact 29.
Is separated from the fixed contact 25 and turned on.

The above is the description of the piano handle type switch which is the basis of the present embodiment, but the display of the contact switching state, which is the feature of the present embodiment, will be described below. Light emitting means 10
There are one that emits light when the contact portion 100 is on and one that emits light when the contact portion 100 is off. In the embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings, an example in which the light emitting means 101 is a pilot lamp for displaying a firefly is shown, but in the case of this embodiment, the movable contact 29 is separated from the fixed contact 25 and turned off. It emits light when The light emitted by the light emitting means 101 can be visually recognized on the display unit 113 provided on the piano handle 43. Although not shown, in the case where the light emitting means 101 emits light when the contact portion 100 is on, a load that is “turned on” and “turned off” when the contact portion 100 is turned on and off (for example, an air conditioner). The “entered” state such as
It is visible by the light emission of.

In the case of the present invention, since the light emitting means 101 is provided on the piano handle 43, the light emitting means 101 and the display portion 113 provided on the piano handle 43 are provided in comparison with the conventional case where the light emitting means is provided on the push button switch. The distance can be shortened and the reduction in the amount of light when the light emission of the light emitting means 101 is visually recognized through the display unit 113 can be reduced.

By the way, in the present invention, when the three piano handles 43 are arranged side by side, the three push button switches 32 are arranged vertically and are attached to the mounting frame. Piano handle 43
It is designed to be attached. If these three are installed,
A pair of output terminal portions 102 having locking portions 103 project from the body, and an input terminal portion 104 having a pair of locked portions 105 is formed in a direction orthogonal to the rotating direction of the piano handle 43. Since the upper piano handle 43 is provided at both the center and both sides, the locked portion 105 of the lower set of the input terminal portions 104 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.
A pair of output terminals 10 of the push button switch 32 located above
4 and 6 in the piano handle 43 located in the middle part.
As shown in FIG. 3, the locked portion 105 of the pair of intermediate input terminal portions 104 is locked to the locking portions 103 of the pair of output terminals 102 of the push button switch 32 located in the middle. The piano handle 43 located in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, the locked portion 1 of the upper pair of input terminal portions 104
05 is locked to the locking portions 103 of the pair of output terminals 102 of the push button switch 32 located below. In this way, in the present invention, in the case where three piano handles 43 are arranged side by side, the piano handles 43 located at the top, middle and bottom can be shared.

In this case, the push button handle 32 is attached to the engaging portion 10
7, the engaged portions 108 are provided at the center and both sides in the direction orthogonal to the rotation direction of the piano handle 43, and one of the three engaged portions 108 is engaged.
Is selectively engaged with the engaging portion 107, the three upper, lower, middle and lower piano handles 43 are shared and the engaging portion 107 is arranged even when the three upper, lower, middle and lower piano handles 43 are arranged side by side. And the engaged portion 108 can be engaged with each other, so that the piano handles 43 located at the upper, middle, and lower positions do not interfere with common use.

[0029]

According to the present invention, as described above, the output terminal portion for the light emitting means, which is made of a metal that can be flexibly deformed and which is output to the light emitting means by switching the contact portion, is the body of the push button switch. And a locking portion is provided on the output terminal portion for the light emitting means, and the piano handle is provided with a light emitting means for emitting light from the display portion to the front side and a metal input terminal portion for the light emitting means. Also, since the locked portion is formed in the input terminal portion and the locked portion is locked in the locking portion, the push button handle can be pressed by the piano handle with the flexibly deformable output terminal portion as a fulcrum. The distance from the light emitting means to the display unit is shorter than that in the conventional example in which the button is provided on the push button switch side, and the light amount in the display unit does not decrease, and the visibility is improved. Further, the piano handle is attached by the engagement of the locking portion provided on the metal output terminal portion and the locked portion provided on the metal input terminal portion, and the piano handle is attached by the bending of the metal output terminal. Therefore, the piano handle can be attached to the push button switch without rattling, and the creeping property when the piano handle is rotated is improved, and the piano handle can be attached to the push button switch and the piano. The member that serves as the center of rotation of the handle also serves as a power supply member for the light emitting means, and the configuration can be simplified.

Further, a pair of output terminal portions having locking portions are provided so as to project from the body, and the input terminal portions having a pair of locked portions are arranged in a direction orthogonal to the rotating direction of the piano handle. The piano handle is provided on the center and both sides of the piano, and by selecting one of the above-mentioned three sets of input terminal portions to lock the pair of locked portions to the pair of locking portions, the piano handle can be moved up, down, middle, and down. In the case of arranging three pieces side by side, the piano handles located in the upper, middle and lower parts can be made common, the assemblability and the workability are improved, the cost of the molding die is also low, and the cost can be reduced.

Further, the body and the cover are combined to form the body of the push button switch, and the contact portion is provided in the body.
By providing an output terminal portion on the cover and bringing the electrical connecting means provided on the contact side into contact with the electrical connecting means provided on the cover side, the electrical connecting means and the electrical connecting means are attached when the cover is mounted on the body. The contact portion side and the output terminal portion side can be electrically connected by a simple structure of bringing the means into contact with each other.

Further, since the push button handle is provided with the engaging portion, the piano handle is provided with the engaged portion, and the engaging portion is engaged with the engaged portion, when the piano handle is attached to the push button switch, It is possible to surely attach at the two locations of the engagement between the stopper and the engaged portion and the engagement between the engaging portion and the engaged portion. Further, the push button handle is provided with an engaging portion, and the engaged portion is provided at each of the central portion and both sides in the direction orthogonal to the rotating direction of the piano handle, and one of the three engaged portions is engaged. By selectively engaging the mating portion with the engaging portion, the upper, lower, middle and lower three piano handles are shared to form the engaging portion and the engaged portion even when the upper and lower three piano handles are arranged side by side. Can be engaged.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view in which a piano handle type switch of the present invention is partially broken.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the piano handle of the above.

FIG. 4 is a view showing the piano handle type switch of the present invention, which is moved up and down.
It is the side view which arranged in parallel.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the above piano handle type switch.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the intermediate piano handle type switch of the above.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the lower piano handle type switch of the above.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a conventional example.

FIG. 9A is a plan view in which three piano handle type switches are attached to a conventional mounting frame, and FIG. 9B is a side view.

FIG. 10A is a plan view showing a positional relationship between a piano handle located in the middle among three upper, middle, and lower piano handles of a conventional example and a push button switch; and FIG. 10B is a side view. (C) is a plan view of the piano handle located in the middle, and (d) is a side view.

FIG. 11A is a plan view showing a positional relationship between a piano handle located above and a push button switch among three upper, middle, and lower piano handles of a conventional example, and FIG. 11B is a side view. (C) is a top view of the piano handle located above, (d) is a side view.

[Explanation of symbols]

5 push button switch 5a body 5b cover 31 inverted handle 32 push button handle 43 piano handle 100 contacts 101 light emitting means 103 Locking part 104 Input terminal part 105 Locked part 106a Electrical connection means 106b Electrical connection means 107 engaging part 108 Engagement part 113 display

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Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. When the push button handle is pushed in, the reversing handle is rotated in reverse with the pushing operation of the push button handle, and the contact portion is switched according to the reversing rotation of the reversing handle. Push button switch,
A piano handle type switch equipped with a piano handle attached to an upper portion of a push button switch adapted to switch the contact portion and pressing the push button handle by a piano touch operation, and a light emitting means for displaying switching of the contact portion. There is provided an output terminal portion for the light emitting means, which is made of a flexible metal, and which is output to the light emitting means by switching the contact portion. A stop portion is provided, a light emitting means for emitting light from the display portion to the surface side of the piano handle, and a metal input terminal portion for the light emitting means are provided, and a locked portion is formed at the input terminal portion. A piano handle type switch characterized in that a push button handle can be pressed by a piano handle with an output terminal portion that can be flexibly deformed by engaging a locked portion with a stopper portion. . 2. The piano handle type switch according to claim 1, wherein the body of the push button switch is one module size of a standardized embedded wiring device. 3. A pair of output terminal portions having locking portions projecting from the body, and an input terminal portion having a pair of locked portions is formed in a direction orthogonal to the rotating direction of the piano handle. 7. A pair of locked portions are locked to the pair of locking portions by selecting one of the three sets of input terminal portions provided on the central portion and both sides thereof, respectively. Piano handle type switch described in 2. 4. A body of a push button switch is constructed by combining a body and a cover, a contact portion is provided in the body, an output terminal portion is provided in the cover, and an electrical connection means provided on the contact portion side and the cover side. The piano handle type switch according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the switch is brought into contact with an electrical connection means provided in the switch. 5. The piano handle according to claim 1, wherein the push button handle is provided with an engaging portion, the piano handle is provided with an engaged portion, and the engaging portion is engaged with the engaged portion. Type switch. 6. The push button handle is provided with an engaging portion, and the engaged portion is provided at each of a central portion and both sides in a direction orthogonal to a rotating direction of the piano handle, and one of three engaged portions is provided. The piano handle type switch according to claim 3, wherein one engaged portion is selectively engaged with the engaging portion.