Zippy Technology Corporation

Shin Jiuh Corporation

Tsui-Jung Su

Chin-Wen Chou

Yun-Chen Chen

King-Long Lee

Hong-Yi Lee

Chia-Hsin Hsu

Chien-Hao Su

The preset invention includes a circuit board wired to connect at least one common terminal and a plurality of signal terminals to form multiple instruction switches and an annular click member. Each of the instruction switches has an elastic contact element built with a return force. The circuit board has a plurality of displacement portions. The annular click member has actuating portions corresponding to and engageable with the displacement portions such that the annular click member is movable up and down relative to the circuit board to form a normal position and an instruction generating position. When the annular click member receives a force and is moved to the instruction generating position, a contact depresses the elastic contact element to store the return force When the force is released from the annular click member it is pushed by the return force of the elastic contact element to the normal position.

Annular multi-instruction switch

A luminous micro-switch mainly includes a case which holds a depressing member and at least a first pin and a second pin inside that are spaced from each other. There is a bridging member interposed between the two pins and the depressing member to form electric connection with the first pin in regular conditions and output a signal when the bridging member is connected to the second pin due to depressing of the depressing member. The depressing member has a depressing end which has a holding trough to hold a lighting element which has two conductive terminals to receive electric power to generate light. By holding the lighting element in the holding trough the size of the micro-switch can be made smaller to be used on smaller electronic devices to overcome the bulky problem of conventional micro-switches caused by disposing the lighting element beneath the depressing member.

Luminous micro-switch

A light directing structure for instruction switches includes an instruction switch, a control element coupled on the perimeter of the instruction switch that is made from a light directing material and has an installation opening to hold the instruction switch, and a circuit board which is electrically connected to the instruction switch and has at least one lighting element to emit light to the control element to enable the control element to generate uniform illumination.

Light directing structure for instruction switches

An architecture effectively connecting a rotary switch and a casing comprises: a rotary switch and a casing that is engaged with the rotary switch via a rotary disc of the rotary switch. The casing has multiple snap-fit parts corresponding to snap-fit slots of the rotary disc to form a snap-fit interconnection therebetween. When the casing is rotated, the casing will drive the rotary switch to rotate via the interconnection between the snap-fit parts and the snap-fit slots, and a signal module will output instructions corresponding to the rotation track of the rotary disc. The interconnection between the casing and the rotary disc is implemented with a snap-fit method, and the rotated casing drives the rotary disc to rotate synchronically and create signals. As the casing is engaged with the rotary disc via a snap-fit method, the casing is hard to deviate or loosen. Thus, correct instructions will be exactly output.

Architecture effectively connecting a rotary switch and a casing

A switch pin for SMD manufacturing processes to be mounted onto a circuit board includes a connection end located in a switch housing and a coupling end extended from the connection end and exposed outside the switch housing. The coupling end has a horizontal portion and a bend portion bending from the horizontal end towards the switch housing. Hence the signal pin and the circuit board can form a greater electric connection area to enhance electric effect. The bend portion also can prevent interference of other electronic elements installed on the circuit board.

Switch pin for SMD manufacturing processes

The present invention discloses a fastener with lateral fastening mechanism, including an outer case, a slide block, a claw-shaped head, and a flexible member. The outer case is a hollow tubular member. A swing lever is pivotally connected inside the outer case. The slide block can move freely to a first position where the slide block is hidden inside the outer case, and to a second position where the slide block sticks out of the outer case. One end of the slide block is pivotally connected to the claw-shaped head, and the flexible member can constantly provide force for pushing the claw-shaped head and the slide block. A guide area of the slide block can interact with the swing end of the swing lever, and in the state of interaction, the position of the slide block can be decided to be either at the first position or the second position.

Fastener with lateral fastening mechanism

A multi-instruction switch includes a control disk, an anchor member and a depressing element. The control disk can drive a first conductive element to rotate relative to the anchor member. The anchor member has a terminal connector which includes a common terminal, a first terminal, at least one second terminal and a third terminal. A second conductive element located beneath the depressing element can move up and down relative to the depressing element to connect a circuit. The first conductive element has a plurality of contact arms mating the terminal connector. One of the contact arms is connected to the common terminal in normal conditions. Other contact arms are connected alternately to contact zones and non-contact zones of the first and second terminals to generate a plurality of signals. By pressing the depressing element to connect the common terminal and the third terminal, the signals can be output.

Multi-instruction switch

An axle dock for generating clicking sense for a mouse roller is coupled with a roller axle. The axle dock has an elastic element corresponding to concave surfaces and convex surfaces formed on an inner wall of the roller. The axle dock has a seat which has a mounting section facing the concave surfaces and the convex surfaces. The elastic element is mounted on the mounting section. The mounting section has retain zones for anchoring the ends of the elastic element and a passing zone to allow a force receiving section of the elastic element to pass through and expose and press the concave surfaces and the convex surfaces. When the roller rotates, the concave surfaces and the convex surfaces slide and press alternately the force receiving section to generate a clicking sense to user's hand. The elastic element makes assembly easier.

Axle dock for generating clicking sense for mouse roller

A switch comprises a seat, a key body, a first elastomer, a second elastomer, and a cover with an elastic portion thereon. When the key body is pushed by an applied force, an electric signal is generated for being outputted for controlling switching and various of selection functions. A neck portion of the key body has a concave portion, a plurality of convex portions are formed on the concave portion. When the key body is pushed by an applied force, the selection of icons or switching of the window can be executed. The convex point slides on the convex portions so as to generate voices; thereby, the use feeling that the switch is pressed.

Switch capable of generating voices in response to a pressing action

A modular rolling axis apparatus for installing in a computer peripheral device such as a keyboard, a mouse device, a joystick, a remote controller, a mobile phone, a notebook computer, or a handheld computer or the like consists of a circuit board, two support elements mounting to the circuit board and a rotary rolling axis located between the two support elements. When the rolling axis is driven and depressed, a signal for processing execution or opening of a selected function is output, and processes for execution or opening of the selected function are performed for switching or scrolling viewing pages on the window.

Modular rolling axis apparatus

An improved switch consists of a seat, a button key, a first elastic element, a second elastic element, and a cap. The switch offers users pushing or depressing operations to control switching or selection of various function and may give users more touching sense during operations.

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Hsin-Tien, Taiwan

Tsui-Jung Su