Push switch with light source

Abstract

The invention provides a push switch with a light source, which comprises an insulating seat body, a trigger assembly, a push button sheet, a lamp holder and a press cap. The openings in at least two sides of the pressing cap are used for penetration of at least two supporting parts of a lamp holder in the insulating seat body without interference, so that the pressing cap can cross the lamp holder to be pushed downwards when being pushed downwards; therefore, the butt joint terminals on at least two sides of the lamp holder are prevented from moving downwards and rubbing with the surface of the third contact part of the third terminal, and the at least two butt joint terminals are prevented from generating loss and shortening the service life of the product under long-term friction and sliding.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a push switch with a light source, and particularly to a push switch in which when the surface of a push cap is pushed by an acting force, openings on at least two sides of the push cap are provided for at least two support portions of a lamp socket inside an insulating base body to pass through without interference, so that when the push cap is pushed downward, it can cross over the lamp socket and be pushed downward, thereby preventing at least two docking terminals on two sides of the lamp socket from being displaced downward and rubbing against the surface of a third contact portion of a third terminal, and further preventing the at least two docking terminals from being worn out due to long-term friction and sliding and reducing the product life. This is the main purpose of the present invention. Background Art

[0002] With the advent of the high-tech era, various electronic products are widely used in daily life and workplaces, improving the efficiency and convenience of life and work. However, in addition to being used indoors, many electronic products are portable and not restricted by time and place, such as notebook computers, tablet computers, multimedia video and audio players, mobile phones, digital cameras, etc. These are all electronic products that can be carried and used. Moreover, due to the current design concept of electronic products towards being light, thin, short, and small, various components used in electronic products have also become smaller and thinner to meet the usage mode of small-sized and easily portable electronic products.

[0003] Among the above, the backlit switch with a lighting function in various electronic components and accessories is most commonly used in related control devices of various electronic products or mechanical equipment as an indication function when the power is turned on or off. However, the light-emitting element provided inside the switch is often displaced or shaken together due to the pressing action of the switch, and thus the terminals electrically connected inside the light-emitting element often rub against the surrounding terminals and are worn out. Therefore, the service life of the light-emitting element is greatly reduced, and relevant users must repair or replace the switch. This is the key point that those in this industry urgently need to research and improve. Summary of the Invention

[0004] Therefore, in view of the above problems and deficiencies, the main object of the present invention is to provide a push switch with a light source.

[0005] The present invention provides a push switch with a light source, which is characterized in that it includes an insulating base body, a trigger assembly, a push button plate, a lamp socket, and a push cap, wherein:

[0006] The insulating seat body has a receiving groove formed inside, and a plurality of terminal grooves are recessed at the bottom of the receiving groove, and fixing grooves are formed on at least two side walls of the receiving groove. A terminal group is also provided in the insulating seat body, and the terminal group has at least one first terminal provided in the plurality of terminal grooves, at least one second terminal and a plurality of third terminals provided in the plurality of fixing grooves;

[0007] The trigger assembly includes at least one conductive spring and a pressing member disposed in the accommodating groove, and a pressing portion in the form of an arch is formed on the central surface of the conductive spring, and a contact portion that forms electrical contact with the first terminal extends downward around the pressing portion, and the pressing member is disposed on the top of the conductive spring, and an elastic member having a pressing portion is disposed on the top surface of the base of the pressing member, and a pressing portion that is convexly disposed on the bottom surface of the base and abuts against the pressing portion;

[0008] The body of the push button piece is arranged on the top side of the pressing portion of the pressing member in the accommodating groove;

[0009] A light-emitting element is provided on the main body surface of the lamp holder, and a support portion arranged in the fixing groove for positioning is extended from at least two sides of the main body, and at least two docking terminals are provided in the main body to contact and conduct with the light-emitting element, and each of the at least two docking terminals has a fourth contact portion extending downward and contacting and conducting with the third terminal in the fixing groove;

[0010] The bottom of the push cap is formed with a storage groove for accommodating the lamp holder, and the bottom surface of the push cap is pressed against the surface of the main body of the push button piece, and at least two sides of the push cap are provided with openings that are higher than the support part and for the support part to pass through, and the top of the push cap is convexly provided with a push cap for people to press, wherein when the push cap is pushed downward by the force, the multiple openings of the push cap can allow the multiple support parts of the lamp holder to pass through without interference, so that the push cap can pass over the lamp holder and push downward when it is pushed.

[0011] The push switch with a light source, wherein: at least two side walls of the accommodating groove in the insulating seat body are provided with pressing grooves, and at least two sides of the body of the push button piece are provided with reinforcing blocks corresponding to the at least two pressing grooves, and at least two sides of the bottom of the push cap cover are provided with a pushing portion corresponding to the reinforcing block of the push button piece.

[0012] The push switch with light source, wherein: a stop surface is respectively arranged at the top of at least two fixing grooves in the insulating seat body, and a positioning groove is cut around the stop surface.

[0013] The described push switch with a light source, wherein: at least two outer wall surfaces of the insulating base body are provided with fastening portions having at least one fastening block, and a metal upper cover is covered on the push cap. A perforation for the push cap to pass through is provided on the central surface of the metal upper cover, and fastening portions are bent and extended downward on at least two sides of the metal upper cover respectively. At least one fastening hole for fastening to at least one of the fastening blocks is provided inside the fastening portion.

[0014] The described push switch with a light source, wherein: an insulating gasket is provided between the metal upper cover and the insulating base body, and a through hole for the push cap to pass through is provided inside the insulating gasket.

[0015] The described push switch with a light source, wherein: on one side of at least one of the first terminals of the terminal group, a first contact portion that is flat and forms electrical contact with the abutting portion of the conductive elastic sheet extends, and on the other side of the first terminal, a first welding portion that bends and extends out of the insulating base body extends. On one side of the second terminal, a second contact portion that is circular and for forming electrical contact with the pressing portion of the conductive elastic sheet extends, and on the other side of the second terminal, a second welding portion that extends out of the insulating base body extends. On one side of the plurality of third terminals, third contact portions that are located in the plurality of fixing grooves and form electrical contact with the at least two docking terminals extend relatively, and on the other side of the plurality of third contact portions, third welding portions that extend out of the insulating base body extend.

[0016] The described push switch with a light source, wherein: the body of the push button sheet is recessed with hollowing grooves corresponding to at least two sides of at least two of the fixing grooves.

[0017] When the surface of the push cap of the present invention is pushed by a force, the openings on at least two sides of the push cap are provided for the at least two supporting portions of the lamp holder inside the insulating base body to pass through without interference, so that when the push cap is pushed downward, it can cross over the lamp holder and be pushed downward, so as to prevent the docking terminals on at least two sides of the lamp holder from being displaced downward and rubbing against the surface of the third contact portion of the third terminal, thereby preventing the at least two docking terminals from being worn due to long-term friction and sliding and reducing the product life as the main purpose. Description of the Drawings

[0018] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional external view of the push switch with a light source of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 2 It is another three-dimensional external view of the push switch with a light source of the present invention from a different perspective.

[0020] Figure 3 It is a three-dimensional exploded view of the push switch with a light source of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 4This is another perspective three-dimensional exploded view of the push switch with a light source according to the present invention.

[0022] Figure 5 This is a front cross-sectional view of the push switch with a light source according to the present invention before pressing.

[0023] Figure 6 This is a rear cross-sectional view of the push switch with a light source according to the present invention after pressing.

[0024] Description of reference numerals: 1 - insulating base; 10 - accommodating groove; 11 - terminal groove; 12 - pressing groove; 13 - fixing groove; 131 - stopping surface; 132 - positioning groove; 14 - fastening portion; 141 - fastening block; 15 - terminal group; 151 - first terminal; 1511 - first welding portion; 1512 - first contact portion; 152 - second terminal; 1521 - second welding portion; 1522 - second contact portion; 153 - third terminal; 1531 - third welding portion; 1532 - third contact portion; 2 - trigger assembly; 21 - conductive elastic sheet; 211 - pressing portion; 212 - abutting portion; 22 - pressing member; 221 - base portion; 222 - elastic member; 2221 - pressing portion; 223 - pressing portion; 3 - push button piece; 31 - body; 311 - reinforcing block; 312 - hollowed-out groove; 4 - lamp holder; 41 - main body; 411 - light-emitting element; 42 - supporting portion; 43 - docking terminal; 431 - fourth contact portion; 5 - pressing cap; 50 - receiving groove; 51 - pushing portion; 52 - opening; 53 - pressing cap; 6 - upper cover member; 61 - metal upper cover; 610 - through hole; 611 - fastening portion; 6110 - fastening hole; 62 - insulating gasket; 620 - through hole. Detailed Description of the Invention

[0025] Please refer to Figures 1 to 4 as shown, which are respectively the three-dimensional external view, another perspective three-dimensional external view, three-dimensional exploded view and another perspective three-dimensional exploded view of the push switch with a light source according to the present invention. The push switch with a light source according to the present invention mainly includes an insulating base 1, a trigger assembly 2, a push button piece 3, a lamp holder 4, a pressing cap 5 and an upper cover member 6. The connection relationships of the foregoing components are as follows:

[0026] An accommodating groove 10 is formed inside the insulating base 1, and a plurality of terminal grooves 11 are recessed at the bottom of the accommodating groove 10. At least two side walls of the accommodating groove 10 are longitudinally provided with pressing grooves 12 and at least two fixing grooves 13. A stopping surface 131 is provided at the top of the fixing groove 13, and a positioning groove 132 is provided around the stopping surface 131. At least two side walls of the outer side of the insulating base 1 are provided with a fastening portion 14 having at least one fastening block 141. An end group 15 is arranged inside the insulating base 1 as described above. The end group 15 has at least one first terminal 151, at least one second terminal 152 and a plurality of third terminals 153 that do not contact each other. One side of the first terminal 151 extends to form a first welding portion 1511 that penetrates out of the insulating base 1, and the other end of the first welding portion 1511 extends to form a first contact portion 1512 that is flat in the terminal groove 11. One side of the second terminal 152 extends to form a second welding portion 1521 that penetrates out of the insulating base 1, and the other end of the second welding portion 1521 extends to form a second contact portion 1522 that is circular in another terminal groove 11. On one side of the plurality of third terminals 153, third welding portions 1531 extend in the same direction towards the second welding portion 1521, and on the other side of the plurality of third welding portions 1531, third contact portions 1532 that are respectively located in the two fixing grooves 13 are bent and extended.

[0027] The trigger assembly 2 includes at least one conductive elastic sheet 21 and a pressing member 22 arranged in the accommodating groove 10. The conductive elastic sheet 21 is in a disc shape, and a pressing portion 211 that is arched is formed on the central surface of the conductive elastic sheet 21. An abutting portion 212 extends downward around the pressing portion 211. The pressing member 22 is arranged on the top of the conductive elastic sheet 21, and the pressing member 22 has a base portion 221. An elastic member 222 having a pressing portion 2221 is provided on the top surface of the base portion 221, and a pressing portion 223 that abuts against the pressing portion 211 of the conductive elastic sheet 21 protrudes from the bottom surface of the base portion 221.

[0028] At least two sides of the body 31 of the push button piece 3 protrude with reinforcing blocks 311 that are correspondingly accommodated in at least two of the pressing grooves 12. At least two sides of the body 31 corresponding to at least two of the fixing grooves 13 are recessed with hollow grooves 312.

[0029] A light-emitting element 411 is provided on the surface of the main body 41 of the lamp base 4. At least two sides of the main body 41 corresponding to at least two of the fixing grooves 13 extend with a supporting portion 42 that is located in the positioning groove 132 and abuts against the stopping surface 131. At least two docking terminals 43 that are in contact conduction with the light-emitting element 411 are arranged in the main body 41. Each of the at least two docking terminals 43 has a fourth contact portion 431 that corresponds to the end of the supporting portion 42 and extends downward to be in contact conduction with the third contact portion 1532 in the fixing groove 13.

[0030] At least two sides of the bottom of the pressing cap 5 are convexly provided with a pushing portion 51 corresponding to at least two sides of the reinforcing block 311 of the push button piece 3. A receiving groove 50 for receiving the lamp holder 4 is formed at the bottom of the pressing cap 5. Further, openings 52 for the support portions 42 to pass through are provided by cutting at least two sides of the pressing cap 5 corresponding to at least two of the support portions 42. And a pressing cap 53 for a person to press is convexly provided at the top of the pressing cap 5.

[0031] The upper cover member 6 includes a metal upper cover 61 and an insulating gasket 62. A through hole 610 is provided through the central surface of the metal upper cover 61. And fastening portions 611 with at least one fastening hole 6110 provided therein are respectively bent downwardly and extended at two sides of the metal upper cover 61. And a through hole 620 corresponding to the through hole 610 is provided through the insulating gasket 62.

[0032] Furthermore, during the assembly of the present invention, the terminal group 15 is positioned inside the insulating base 1 through injection overmolding, so that at least one of the first terminals 151, at least one of the second terminals 152, and the plurality of third terminals 153 are respectively positioned into the plurality of terminal slots 11 and at least two of the fixing slots 13. Moreover, the first contact portions 1512, the second contact portions 1522, and the plurality of third contact portions 1532 are respectively exposed at the bottom surface of the accommodating slot 10 and within at least two of the fixing slots 13. On the other side, the first welding portions 1511, the second welding portions 1521, and the plurality of third welding portions 1531 respectively penetrate through the wall surface of the insulating base 1 to the outside and are in an electrically connected state with a preset circuit board (not shown in the figure) outside. Subsequently, the trigger assembly 2, the push button piece 3, the lamp socket 4, and the pressing cap 5 are sequentially inserted into the accommodating slot 10. Thus, the abutting portion 212 at the periphery of at least one of the conductive elastic pieces 21 of the trigger assembly 2 contacts the first contact portion 1512 of at least one of the first terminals 151 to form electrical conduction. Also, the pressing portion 223 protruding from the bottom surface of the pressing member 22 contacts the surface of the pressing portion 211 of the conductive elastic piece 21. And the bottom surface of the push button piece 3 presses against the pressing portion 2221 of the elastic member 222 of the pressing member 22. Moreover, the reinforcing blocks 311 protruding from at least two sides of the main body 31 of the push button piece 3 are disposed within the pressing slots 12. The bottom surface of the main body 41 of the lamp socket 4 presses against the surface of the main body 31 of the push button piece 3. And the docking terminals 43 extending downward at the ends of the supporting portions 42 on at least two sides of the lamp socket 4 pass through the hollow slots 312 on at least two sides of the push button piece 3, so that the fourth contact portion 431 of the docking terminal 43 contacts the third contact portion 1532 within the fixing slot 13 to form contact conduction. The supporting portions 42 on at least two sides of the lamp socket 4 are positioned within the positioning slots 132 of the insulating base 1 and abut against the stopping surface 131. The pressing cap 5 covers the lamp socket 4. And the openings 52 provided by cutting at least two sides of the pressing cap 5 are higher than the supporting portions 42, and the openings 52 allow the supporting portions 42 to pass through without interference. Furthermore, the bottom surface of the pressing cap 5 can press against the surface of the push button piece 3 without contacting the lamp socket 4. And the pushing portions 51 on at least two sides of the pressing cap 5 press against the surface of the reinforcing blocks 311 of the push button piece 3. Finally, the metal upper cover 61 and the insulating gasket 62 of the upper cover member 6 are assembled onto the insulating base 1. After the pressing cap 5 sequentially passes through the through hole 620 of the insulating gasket 62 and the through hole 610 of the metal upper cover 61, at least one of the buckle holes 6110 of the buckling portion 611 is buckled onto at least one of the buckling blocks 141 of the corresponding buckling portion 14 on the outer side wall of the insulating base 1, and thus the assembly of the present invention is completed.

[0033] Please continue to refer to Figure 5 、 Figure 6As shown, they are respectively the front side view sectional drawing before pressing and the rear side view sectional drawing after pressing of the present invention. It can be clearly seen from the figure that when the present invention is actually applied, a downward force is applied to the surface of the pressing cap 53 of the pressing cap 5, so that the bottom surface of the pressing cap 5 crosses the lamp holder 4 to press the push button piece 3 downward. The pressing part 2221 of the pressing member 22 of the trigger assembly 2 is displaced downward due to the oppression of the bottom surface of the push button piece 3, and then the pressing part 223 on the bottom side of the pressing member 22 is pushed to press against the surface of the conductive elastic sheet 21 to form an arched pressing part 211 that deforms downward, so that the pressing part 211 can be electrically conducted with the second contact part 1522 of the second terminal 152, and at least one first terminal 151, at least one second terminal 152 and the plurality of third terminals 153 can generate a conduction signal through the conductive elastic sheet 21. At least two docking terminals 43 of the lamp holder 4 transmit the conduction signal to the light emitting element 411 of the lamp holder 4 after contacting the third contact part 1532 of the plurality of third terminals 153, so that the light emitting element 411 generates light and projects upward, so as to complete the action of driving the light emitting element 411 to emit light by pressing once. And when the force applied to the surface of the pressing cap 53 is released, the pressing part 211 of the conductive elastic sheet 21 will return to its original position through the elastic restoring force and be separated from the second contact part 1522 of the second terminal 152. Therefore, by applying force to the surface of the pressing cap 53 again to form an electrical switch, the switch and the light emitting element 411 can be controlled to be turned off, and the use of the present invention can be completed.

[0034] As described above, the pushing parts 51 on at least two sides of the pressing cap 5 press against the surface of the reinforcing block 311 of the push button piece 3, so as to further increase the pushing force when pressing downward, so as to avoid the ineffective switch switching due to inaccurate pressing.

[0035] Furthermore, the lamp holder 4 positions at least two docking terminals 43 inside the main body 41 through injection overmolding, and then contacts and conducts with the light emitting element 411 inside the main body 41.

[0036] In addition, the push button piece 3 and the insulating gasket 62 are made of insulating plastic, rubber or silica gel materials to avoid short circuit.

[0037] Furthermore, when a force acts on the surface of the pressing cap 5 and causes it to move, the openings 52 on at least two sides of the pressing cap 5 are provided for the at least two support portions 42 of the lamp base 4 to pass through without interference, so that when the pressing cap 5 is pushed downward, it can move downward over the lamp base 4 to prevent the at least two docking terminals 43 on at least two sides of the lamp base 4 from moving downward during pressing and rubbing against the surface of the third contact portion 1532 of the plurality of third terminals 153. Furthermore, the main feature is to prevent the at least two docking terminals 43 from being worn out and the product life being reduced due to long-term friction and sliding.

[0038] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and thus do not limit the patent scope of the present invention. Therefore, all simple modifications and equivalent structural changes made by using the content of the specification and drawings of the present invention should be equally included in the patent scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A push switch with a light source, characterized in that, It includes an insulating base, a trigger assembly, a push button, a lamp holder and a push cap, wherein: The insulating seat body has a receiving groove formed inside, and a plurality of terminal grooves are recessed at the bottom of the receiving groove, and fixing grooves are formed on at least two side walls of the receiving groove. A terminal group is also provided in the insulating seat body, and the terminal group has at least one first terminal provided in the plurality of terminal grooves, at least one second terminal and a plurality of third terminals provided in the plurality of fixing grooves; The trigger assembly includes at least one conductive spring and a pressing member disposed in the accommodating groove, and a pressing portion in the form of an arch is formed on the central surface of the conductive spring, and a contact portion that forms electrical contact with the first terminal extends downward around the pressing portion, and the pressing member is disposed on the top of the conductive spring, and an elastic member having a pressing portion is disposed on the top surface of the base of the pressing member, and a pressing portion that is convexly disposed on the bottom surface of the base and abuts against the pressing portion; The body of the push button piece is arranged on the top side of the pressing portion of the pressing member in the accommodating groove; A light-emitting element is provided on the main body surface of the lamp holder, and a support portion arranged in the fixing groove for positioning is extended from at least two sides of the main body, and at least two docking terminals are provided in the main body to contact and conduct with the light-emitting element, and each of the at least two docking terminals has a fourth contact portion extending downward and contacting and conducting with the third terminal in the fixing groove; The bottom of the push cap is formed with a storage groove for accommodating the lamp holder, and the bottom surface of the push cap is pressed against the surface of the main body of the push button piece, and at least two sides of the push cap are provided with openings that are higher than the support part and for the support part to pass through, and the top of the push cap is convexly provided with a push cap for people to press, wherein when the push cap is pushed downward by the force, the multiple openings of the push cap can allow the multiple support parts of the lamp holder to pass through without interference, so that the push cap can pass over the lamp holder and push downward when it is pushed.

2. The push switch with a light source according to claim 1, characterized in that: At least two side walls of the accommodating groove in the insulating seat are provided with pressing grooves, and at least two sides of the main body of the push button piece are provided with reinforcing blocks corresponding to the at least two pressing grooves, and a pushing portion corresponding to the reinforcing block of the push button piece is provided outwardly on at least two sides of the bottom of the pressing cap.

3. The push switch with a light source according to claim 1, characterized in that: A stop surface is respectively arranged at the top of at least two of the fixing grooves in the insulating seat body, and a positioning groove is cut around the stop surface.

4. The push switch with a light source according to claim 1, characterized in that: At least two outer wall surfaces of the insulating seat body are provided with a buckling portion having at least one buckle block, and a metal cover is covered on the pressing cap cover, and a through hole is penetrated on the central surface of the metal cover for the pressing cap cover to pass through, and buckling portions are bent downward and extended on at least two sides of the metal cover, and at least one buckle hole is penetrated inside the buckling portion for buckling on at least one of the buckle blocks.

5. The push switch with a light source according to claim 4, wherein: An insulating gasket is arranged between the metal upper cover and the insulating seat body, and a through hole is penetrated inside the insulating gasket for the pressing cap to pass through.

6. The push switch with a light source according to claim 1, wherein: On at least one side of the first terminal of the terminal group, a first contact portion that is flat and forms electrical contact with the abutting portion of the conductive elastic sheet extends, and on the other side of the first terminal, a first welding portion that penetrates outside the insulating housing body extends by bending. On one side of the second terminal, a second contact portion that is circular and is used to form electrical contact with the pressing portion of the conductive elastic sheet extends, and on the other side of the second terminal, a second welding portion that penetrates outside the insulating housing body extends. On one side of the plurality of third terminals, third contact portions that are located in the plurality of fixing grooves and form electrical contact with the at least two docking terminals extend relatively, and on the other side of the plurality of third contact portions, third welding portions that penetrate outside the insulating housing body extend.

7. The push switch with a light source according to claim 1, characterized in that: On at least two sides of the body of the push button sheet corresponding to at least two of the fixing grooves, hollow grooves are recessed.

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