Slide operation type electrical component

Abstract

The invention provides a slide operation type electrical compoent capable of setting cracking sounds more freely in slide operation and avoiding large-scale. A slider (2) includes protruding parts (21)(22) extending in predetermined directions, a holding case (3) that includes guide surfaces (33)(34) slidable on the protruding parts (21)(22) and holds the slider so as to allow the slider to be slidable. A notch (26) is opened at the protruding part (21) in the protruding surface side, a steel ball (7) being applied elastic force by a wound spring (6) is elastically connected to inner surface (26a) of the notch. The notch has a shape of tapered narrowing from the opening side to inner side, and the steel ball card shed generates cracking sounds in a positioning groove (27) in the deepest of the notch. The wound spring is stored in a spring storage (35) of the holding case (3), and extending to a guide rail (31) and setting the spring storage in contact with a guide surface (33).

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a slide-operated electric component suitable for use in an electric seat switch device of an automobile and the like. Background technique [0002] The automotive electric seat switch device is a slide-operated electrical component that adjusts the seat and backrest positions of the automotive seat by driving a motor, and is provided with a plurality of sliders, a holding box, and a plurality of switch elements on the main body portion provided near the seat. , the holding box keeps these sliders slidable in a designated direction respectively, and each slider individually drives the above-mentioned multiple switch elements. Each slider is selectively slidable by an operation knob attached to the main body, and a contact switching operation of the corresponding switch element is performed by the slid slider. [0003] The known structure of such a sliding operation type electrical component is that a switch element with...

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[0007] However, as described in the conventional example disclosed in Patent Document 1, for a slide-operated electrical component that generates a click feeling by a positioning mechanism built into the switch element, the click feeling during the slide operation is controlled by the switch element. It is determined by the positioning mechanism, so it is difficult to set the desired click feeling, and as a result, there is a problem that it is difficult to obtain a good operating tactility

In the face of this problem, as in the conventional example disclosed in Patent Document 2, although the sliding operation type electrical component that makes the steel ball snap into the positioning groove provided on the wall of the holding box to generate a click feeling can be The desired click feeling can be set by appropriately selecting the depth or shape of the positioning groove, but the mechanical strength of the wall part of the holding box with the positioning groove on one side must be strengthened so that the steel ball does not cause failure even if it is always in elastic contact. Therefore, due to the thickening of the wall, it is inevitable to increase the size of the holding box, or because the depth of the positioning groove is limited by the thickness of the wall, it is difficult to form deep, and it is difficult to obtain a crisp click feeling.

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