Combination switch and vehicle with combination switch
By providing a flexible circuit board and an extended connection on the first circuit board of the combined switch, the problem of complex structure and inconvenient assembly of the circuit board in the non-planar mounting position in the prior art is solved, and a simpler structure and a more efficient assembly process are achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421308918.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-06-08
- Publication Date
- 2025-03-28
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-06-08
AI Technical Summary
The circuit board structure of existing combined switches in non-planar mounting positions is complex and inconvenient to assemble.
A flexible circuit board is used as the first circuit board, and a connecting portion extending to the second circuit board is integrally provided thereon, and electrically connected through the connecting portion, eliminating additional welding wires.
The board structure is simplified to adapt to planar and non-planar mounting positions and improves assembly ease and efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of vehicle accessories, and in particular relates to a combination switch and a vehicle with the combination switch. Background Art
[0002] Motorcycles / electric bicycles are common means of transportation and are popular among people because of their lightness and flexibility. In order to facilitate the driver to control various functions on the motorcycle while driving, a combination switch is usually installed on the handlebar. The combination switch has great flexibility in actual design. A circuit board usually needs to be installed on the inner frame inside the combination switch, a switch is set on the circuit board, and a handle is installed on the inner frame at a position opposite to the switch. When installed and used, the driver controls the switch by pressing the handle. However, in the design of some existing combination switches, the circuit board needs to adapt to the non-planar installation position on the inner frame. In this case, the hard circuit board usually needs to be divided and set, and then the circuit boards are connected by wires. This structure will make the overall structure of the circuit board complicated and bring inconvenience to assembly. Utility Model Content
[0003] In this regard, the utility model provides a combination switch and a vehicle having the same, wherein the circuit board can be better adapted to be installed on an inner frame, and the circuit board structure is relatively simplified, which is convenient for assembly.
[0004] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:
[0005] In a first aspect, the utility model provides a combination switch, comprising a housing, an inner frame, a circuit board and a handle;
[0006] The inner frame is fixed inside the outer shell, the circuit board is fixed on the inner frame, a switch is mounted on the circuit board, an opening is arranged on the outer shell at a position corresponding to the switch, and the handle is movably mounted at the opening;
[0007] The circuit board includes a first circuit board and a second circuit board. The first circuit board is a flexible circuit board mounted on the outer surface of the inner frame and is integrally provided with a connecting portion extending toward the second circuit board. The connecting portion is electrically connected to the second circuit board.
[0008] In some embodiments, a flexible circuit board connector is disposed on the second circuit board, and a gold finger is disposed at an end of the connecting portion, and the gold finger is plugged into the flexible circuit board connector.
[0009] In some embodiments, a positioning hole is provided on the first circuit board, and a positioning piece cooperating with the positioning hole is provided on the inner frame.
[0010] In some embodiments, the positioning member is a positioning column integrally formed on the inner frame;
[0011] Or / and, the positioning member is a positioning buckle fixedly connected to the inner frame, and the positioning buckle is provided with an end for pressing the first circuit board.
[0012] In some embodiments, a mounting frame is provided between the inner frame and the outer frame, the mounting frame is provided with a through hole opposite to the opening and a mounting portion arranged around the through hole, the push handle passes through the opening and is movably engaged with the mounting portion, the push handle is provided with a touch-pressing portion extending into the through hole, and the switch is triggered by the touch-pressing portion when the push handle is pressed.
[0013] In some embodiments, the inner frame includes a front inner frame and a rear inner frame mate-connected to the front inner frame, the mounting frame is arranged between the front inner frame and the outer shell, a handlebar sleeve hole is formed between the front inner frame and the rear inner frame, a locking kit is provided in the handlebar sleeve hole, the outer shell is composed of a front shell arranged on the outer side of the front inner frame and a rear shell arranged on the outer side of the rear inner frame, the first circuit board is mounted on the front inner frame, and the second circuit board is mounted on the rear inner frame.
[0014] In some embodiments, the front inner frame has a flange portion on the periphery of the first circuit board, and a plurality of first clamping positions are provided around the flange portion. The mounting frame has a surrounding edge portion surrounding the outer side of the flange portion, and a second clamping position is provided on the surrounding edge portion to be clamped with the first clamping position.
[0015] In some embodiments, the housing is provided with a threading hole, and an external wire passes through the threading hole to be electrically connected to the second circuit board.
[0016] In some embodiments, an embedding groove is provided on the outer surface of the shell, and a decorative strip is fixed in the embedding groove.
[0017] In a second aspect, the utility model provides a vehicle, wherein the combination switch described in any of the above embodiments is installed on the handlebar of the vehicle.
[0018] The utility model has positive effects: in the utility model, the combination switch structure is designed and the first circuit board is set as a flexible circuit board, which can not only adapt to installation in a planar installation position on the inner frame, but also adapt to installation in a non-planar installation position on the inner frame, and the connecting part is directly extended and arranged on the first circuit board as an integral whole, and is electrically connected to the second circuit board through the connecting part, thereby eliminating the need for additional welding wires for connection, which is more conducive to assembly, can well meet customer usage requirements, and has good practicality and popularization. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.
[0020] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the combination switch in the utility model;
[0021] Figure 2 for Figure 1 An exploded view of the combination switch shown in;
[0022] Figure 3 for Figure 1 The schematic diagram of the structure of the combination switch after some components are omitted;
[0023] Figure 4 for Figure 3 an exploded view of the assembly shown;
[0024] Figure 5 It is a partial cross-sectional view of the installation part of the flexible circuit board in the utility model;
[0025] Figure 6 It is an exploded view of the combined switch in the utility model.
[0026] Reference numerals shown in the figure: 1-housing; 10-opening; 11-front housing; 12-rear housing; 13-threading hole; 2-inner frame; 21-positioning column; 22-positioning buckle; 221-terminal; 23-front inner frame; 231-flange; 232-first clamping position; 24-rear inner frame; 3-handle; 4-switch; 5-first circuit board; 51-connecting portion; 52-positioning hole; 6-second circuit board; 61-flexible circuit board connector; 7-mounting frame; 71-perforation; 72-mounting portion; 73-edge portion; 74-second clamping position; 8-locking kit; 81-arc-shaped clip; 9-decorative strip. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0027] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.
[0028] It should be noted that all directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in the embodiments of the present utility model are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the components under a certain specific posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly. In the present utility model, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "connection", "fixed", etc. should be understood in a broad sense. For example, "fixed" can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral whole; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood according to specific circumstances.
[0029] In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the fact that ordinary technicians in the field can implement it. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the present utility model.
[0030] This embodiment provides a combination switch, the structure of which is as follows Figures 1 to 6 As shown, it includes a shell 1, an inner frame 2, a circuit board and a handle 3; the inner frame 2 is fixed inside the shell 1, the circuit board is fixed on the inner frame 2, a switch 4 is mounted on the circuit board, an opening 10 is provided on the shell 1 at a position corresponding to the switch 4, and the handle 3 is movably mounted at the opening 10; the circuit board includes a first circuit board 5 and a second circuit board 6, the first circuit board 5 is a flexible circuit board mounted on the outer surface of the inner frame 2, and a connecting portion 51 extending toward the second circuit board 6 is integrally provided on the first circuit board 5, and the connecting portion 51 is electrically connected to the second circuit board 6. In this embodiment, by designing the combined switch structure, the first circuit board 5 is set as a flexible circuit board, so that it can not only be installed in a planar mounting position on the inner frame 2, but also can be installed in a non-planar mounting position on the inner frame 2, and the connecting portion 51 is directly extended and integrally provided on the first circuit board 5, and is electrically connected to the second circuit board 6 through the connecting portion 51, thereby eliminating the need for additional welding wires for connection, which is more convenient for assembly. The switch 4 can be a push switch such as a micro switch or a touch switch. The second circuit board 6 can be a flexible circuit board or a hard circuit board.
[0031] Furthermore, in order to facilitate the connection between the connecting portion 51 and the second circuit board 6 and improve the assembly efficiency, a flexible circuit board connector 61 is provided on the second circuit board 6, and a gold finger is provided at the end of the connecting portion 51, and the gold finger is inserted into the flexible circuit board connector 61. The flexible circuit board connector 61 is a prior art and can be purchased on the market. Its structure is not described in detail in this embodiment.
[0032] In order to better install the first circuit board 5 , a positioning hole 52 is provided on the first circuit board 5 , and a positioning piece matching with the positioning hole 52 is provided on the inner frame 2 . The first circuit board 5 can be positioned and installed by matching the positioning piece with the positioning hole 52 .
[0033] In some embodiments, Figures 3 to 5 As shown, the positioning member is a positioning column 21 integrally formed on the inner frame 2, and the first circuit board 5 is positioned by interlacing the positioning column 21 and the positioning hole 52; as a further extension or alternative, the positioning member is set as a positioning buckle 22 fixedly connected to the inner frame 2, and the positioning buckle 22 is provided with an end 221 for pressing the first circuit board 5. When the first circuit board 5 is fixed to the inner frame 2, the positioning buckle 22 is fixedly connected to the inner frame 2, and the first circuit board 5 is pressed against the inner frame 2 by the end 221 on the positioning buckle 22, so as to effectively fix the first circuit board 5. A plurality of positioning buckles 22 can be provided, and the positioning buckle 22 can be buckled with the inner frame 2, or the positioning buckle 22 can be screwed to the inner frame 2.
[0034] In some embodiments, in order to better adapt to the installation of the push handle 3, a mounting frame 7 is provided between the inner frame 2 and the outer shell 1, and the mounting frame 7 is provided with a through hole 71 opposite to the opening 10 and a mounting portion 72 arranged around the through hole 71. The push handle 3 passes through the opening 10 and is movably connected with the mounting portion 72. The push handle 3 is provided with a touch-pressing portion extending into the through hole 71. When the push handle 3 is pressed, the switch 4 is triggered by the touch-pressing portion.
[0035] In some embodiments, Figure 2 and Figure 6 As shown, the inner frame 2 includes a front inner frame 23 and a rear inner frame 24 matched with the front inner frame 23, the mounting frame 7 is arranged between the front inner frame 23 and the outer shell 1, a handlebar sleeve hole is formed between the front inner frame 23 and the rear inner frame 24, a locking kit 8 is arranged in the handlebar sleeve hole, the outer shell 1 is composed of a front shell 11 arranged on the outer side of the front inner frame 23 and a rear shell 12 arranged on the outer side of the rear inner frame 24, the first circuit board 5 is installed on the front inner frame 23, and the second circuit board 6 is installed on the rear inner frame 24; when the combination switch is installed on the handlebar tube, it is sleeved on the handlebar tube, and the locking kit 8 is also sleeved on the handlebar tube, and the locking installation on the handlebar tube is achieved by locking the locking kit 8.
[0036] Exemplarily, the locking kit 8 is limitedly installed in the handlebar tube sleeve hole, and includes two arc-shaped clips 81 arranged opposite to each other, and a space for the handlebar tube to pass through is formed between the two arc-shaped clips 81. One end of the two arc-shaped clips are interlocked, and the other end is locked by a screw. During installation, the locking kit 8 is sleeved on the outside of the handlebar tube, and the two arc-shaped clips 81 are brought close to and clamped on the handlebar tube by tightening the screws.
[0037] In some embodiments, the front inner frame 23 is provided with a flange portion 231 on the periphery of the first circuit board 5, and a plurality of first clamping positions 232 are provided around the flange portion 231. The mounting frame 7 has a peripheral edge portion 73 surrounding the outer side of the flange portion 231, and the peripheral edge portion 73 is provided with a second clamping position 74 clamped with the first clamping position 232, so that the mounting frame 7 can be reliably fixed on the front inner frame 23; one of the first clamping position 232 and the second clamping position 74 is set as a clamping hole, and the other is set as a clamping block, and fixation is achieved by clamping the clamping block with the clamping hole.
[0038] In some embodiments, Figure 1 As shown, in order to adapt the circuit board to the connection with the external circuit, a threading hole 13 is provided on the housing 1, and the external wire passes through the threading hole 13 to be electrically connected to the second circuit board 6.
[0039] In some embodiments, in order to enhance the aesthetics of the switch appearance, a decorative strip 9 is fixed on the outer surface of the shell 1; specifically, in order to enhance the integrity and aesthetics of the structure, an embedding groove may be provided on the outer surface of the shell 1, and the decorative strip 9 may be embedded and fixed in the embedding groove; the decorative strip 9 may be bonded to the shell 1 by glue, or by providing elastic buckle feet on the decorative strip 9, and corresponding buckle holes for buckling with the elastic buckle feet are provided on the shell 1, and the decorative strip 9 is fixed by the cooperation of the elastic buckle feet and the buckle holes.
[0040] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a vehicle, on which a combination switch in any of the above embodiments is mounted on a handlebar. The vehicle has all the advantages of the combination switch in the above embodiments; the vehicle can be an electric bicycle or a motorcycle.
[0041] The above is only a specific implementation of the utility model, but the protection scope of the utility model is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed by the utility model, which should be included in the protection scope of the utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of the utility model should be based on the protection scope of the claims.
Claims
1. A combination switch, comprising a housing (1), an inner frame (2), a circuit board and a handle (3); The inner frame (2) is fixed inside the outer shell (1), the circuit board is fixed on the inner frame (2), a switch (4) is mounted on the circuit board, an opening (10) is provided on the outer shell (1) at a position corresponding to the switch (4), and the handle (3) is movably mounted at the opening (10); It is characterized in that The circuit board comprises a first circuit board (5) and a second circuit board (6); the first circuit board (5) is a flexible circuit board mounted on the outer surface of the inner frame (2), and is integrally provided with a connecting portion (51) extending toward the second circuit board (6); the connecting portion (51) is electrically connected to the second circuit board (6).
2. The combination switch according to claim 1, characterized in that: A flexible circuit board connector (61) is provided on the second circuit board (6), and a gold finger is provided at the end of the connecting portion (51), and the gold finger is plugged into the flexible circuit board connector (61).
3. The combination switch according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first circuit board (5) is provided with a positioning hole (52), and the inner frame (2) is provided with a positioning piece that matches the positioning hole (52).
4. The combination switch according to claim 3, characterized in that: The positioning member is a positioning column (21) integrally formed on the inner frame (2); Or / and, the positioning member is a positioning buckle (22) fixedly connected to the inner frame (2), and the positioning buckle (22) is provided with an end (221) for pressing the first circuit board (5).
5. The combination switch according to claim 1, characterized in that: A mounting frame (7) is provided between the inner frame (2) and the outer shell (1); the mounting frame (7) is provided with a through hole (71) opposite to the opening (10) and a mounting portion (72) arranged around the through hole (71); the push handle (3) passes through the opening (10) and is movably engaged with the mounting portion (72); the push handle (3) is provided with a touch-pressing portion extending into the through hole (71); when the push handle (3) is pressed, the switch (4) is triggered through the touch-pressing portion.
6. The combination switch according to claim 5, characterized in that: The inner frame (2) comprises a front inner frame (23) and a rear inner frame (24) coupled to the front inner frame (23); the mounting frame (7) is arranged between the front inner frame (23) and the outer shell (1); a handlebar sleeve hole is formed between the front inner frame (23) and the rear inner frame (24); a locking kit (8) is arranged in the handlebar sleeve hole; the outer shell (1) is composed of a front shell (11) arranged on the outer side of the front inner frame (23) and a rear shell (12) arranged on the outer side of the rear inner frame (24); the first circuit board (5) is mounted on the front inner frame (23), and the second circuit board (6) is mounted on the rear inner frame (24).
7. The combination switch according to claim 6, characterized in that: The front inner frame (23) is provided with a flange portion (231) on the periphery of the first circuit board (5), and a plurality of first clamping positions (232) are provided around the flange portion (231). The mounting frame (7) is provided with a peripheral edge portion (73) surrounding the outer side of the flange portion (231), and a second clamping position (74) is provided on the peripheral edge portion (73) to be clamped with the first clamping position (232).
8. The combination switch according to claim 1, characterized in that: The housing (1) is provided with a wire threading hole (13), and an external wire passes through the wire threading hole (13) to be electrically connected to the second circuit board (6).
9. The combination switch according to claim 1, characterized in that: An embedding groove is provided on the outer surface of the shell (1), and a decorative strip (9) is fixed in the embedding groove.
10. A vehicle, characterized in that: The handlebar tube is provided with a combination switch as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9.