JP6931226B2 - Touch switch - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a touch-type switch, and more particularly to a touch-type switch for remotely operating an electric device using a touch panel that is easy to operate.

Since it is difficult to directly touch and operate electrical equipment such as lighting and ventilation fans that are installed at remote locations such as the ceiling and the upper side of the wall, so-called switches are installed and fixed at a position close to the wall. , It is designed to be operated remotely by the switch.

By the way, in recent years, so-called touch-type switches using a touch panel that is easy to operate have been developed as such switches.
For example, a case body fixed to a fixed frame having screw holes on both ends, a touch board arranged so as to face the screw holes on both ends, and an operation panel arranged on the surface side of the touch board. A touch board unit having a connector portion disposed on the back surface side of the touch substrate, and a remote control monitoring terminal equipped with a transmission portion are known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
In addition, a support provided with a mounting hole for mounting to the fixed portion with a fixture, and an operating portion that is large enough to cover the front side of the support including the mounting hole and is provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the front side of the support. , An air layer is provided between the control circuit unit provided on the support and the end side of the fixture and the electrode side for the touch sensor, which are provided on the rear side of the operation unit and with the operation unit closed with respect to the support. A wall switch device including an air layer partition recess for partitioning is known (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent No. 5234343 Japanese Patent No. 528294

However, the remote control monitoring terminal described in Patent Document 1 has a structure in which the touch board unit, the fixing frame, and the screw protrude from the wall surface, and the wall switch device described in Patent Document 2 has a structure in which the touch base unit, the fixing frame, and the screw protrude from the wall surface. Since the operation unit, the support, and the fixture have a structure protruding from the wall surface, when a passerby walks along the wall surface, there is a risk of contacting or colliding with these protruding portions.
This can cause passers-by to get caught in the protruding parts and injure them, while these protruding parts can be damaged.
Further, it is not always preferable from the viewpoint of design that the touch type switch has a structure in which the touch type switch protrudes from the wall surface of the wall portion toward the front side of the wall portion.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a touch-type switch in which protrusion from a wall surface is suppressed as much as possible.

As a result of diligent studies to solve the above problems, the present inventor devised a structure of a storage portion for storing the touch detection board and the control board, and the touch detection board and the control board are switched rather than the surface of the wall portion. We have found that the above problems can be solved by setting the position on the box side and setting the distance from the surface of the wall portion to the surface of the touch panel to 10 mm or less, and have completed the present invention.

The present invention comprises (1) a switch body located on the front side of the wall portion and a switch box located on the back side of the wall portion, and the switch body and the switch box are provided through a through hole provided in the wall portion. It is a touch-type switch for remotely controlling an assembled electric device, and the switch body is attached to a touch panel on which a touch operation is performed, a sensor electrode attached to the back surface of the touch panel, and the sensor electrode. A touch detection board that is electrically connected to detect touch operations, a control board that controls electrical equipment based on information from the touch detection board, and a touch detection board and control board that are attached to the back surface of the touch panel. The touch detection board and the control board are located closer to the switch box than the surface of the wall, and the distance from the surface of the wall to the surface of the touch panel is 10 mm or less. It exists in a touch-type switch.

In the present invention, (2) the storage unit stores the touch detection board, and the first storage unit attached to the touch panel and the second storage unit fitted to the first storage unit from the back side of the first storage unit. It consists of a storage unit, a third storage unit that stores the control board and is engaged with the second storage unit from the back side of the second storage unit, and the first storage unit and the second storage unit are detachable from each other. The touch-type switch according to (1) above, wherein the second storage portion and the third storage portion are detachable from each other.

In the present invention, (3) the second storage portion extends upward from the upper end portion of the second storage portion, and the front side upper support portion and the lower end portion below the second storage portion. The switch box has a front side lower support portion extending from the upper end portion of the switch box to a back side upper support portion extending downward from the upper end portion of the switch box, and a lower end portion of the switch box. It has a back side lower support part extending upward from the above, a front side upper support part and a back side upper support part sandwich an upper wall part, and a front side lower support part and a back side lower support part are lower. It exists in the touch-type switch according to (2) above, which sandwiches the wall portion on the side.

In the present invention, (4) the front upper support portion is provided with an upper recess having a certain depth, the bottom of the upper recess is provided with a first upper mounting hole, and the back upper support portion is provided with a first upper mounting hole. Is provided with a second upper mounting hole, and the front upper support portion and the back side upper support portion are connected by an upper fastener via the first upper mounting hole and the second upper mounting hole, and the front side lower support portion is provided. Is provided with a lower recess having a certain depth, a first lower mounting hole is provided at the bottom of the lower recess, and a second lower mounting hole is provided at the lower support portion on the back side. The front side lower support portion and the back side lower support portion are connected by a lower fastener via the first lower mounting hole and the second lower mounting hole, and both the bottom portion of the upper recess portion and the bottom portion of the lower recess portion are connected. It exists in the touch-type switch according to (3) above, which is located closer to the switch box than the surface of the wall portion.

The present invention resides in (5) the touch-type switch according to (4) above, wherein both the entire upper fastener and the entire lower fastener are located closer to the switch box than the surface of the wall portion.

In the present invention, (6) the electric device is a lighting fixture, a diffuser plate is further attached to the back surface of the touch panel so as to cover the sensor electrode, and an LED is further mounted on the touch detection substrate to form a control substrate. The touch-type switch according to any one of (1) to (5) above, which controls ON / OFF and dimming of the lighting equipment, and the method of detecting the touch operation is the capacitance method. Exists in.

Since the touch-type switch of the present invention has a configuration in which the switch body and the switch box are assembled via a through hole provided in the wall portion, the switch body can be attached to and detached from the switch box. It is possible. Therefore, it is possible to replace only the switch body as needed.

The touch-type switch of the present invention employs a so-called touch panel in which the switch body has a touch panel, a sensor electrode, and a touch detection board, so that the operation is easy and various operability is provided depending on the built-in board. It can be realized.

In the touch-type switch of the present invention, since the touch detection board and the control board are located closer to the switch box than the surface of the wall portion, it is possible to suppress the protrusion of the switch body from the wall surface as much as possible.
By setting the distance from the surface of the wall portion to the surface of the touch panel to 10 mm or less, the possibility of colliding with these protruding portions is extremely low even when a passerby walks along the wall surface. can do.
Further, since the collision of passersby can be avoided, the touch type switch can be prevented from being damaged.

As described above, the touch-type switch of the present invention is excellent in design because the protrusion of the switch body from the wall surface is suppressed.

In the touch-type switch of the present invention, the storage unit includes a first storage unit attached to the touch panel, a second storage unit fitted to the first storage unit from the back side of the first storage unit, and a second storage unit. It is composed of a third storage portion engaged with the second storage portion from the back side of the storage portion, the touch detection board is stored in the first storage portion, and the control board is stored in the third storage portion. , It is possible to prevent noise from being generated due to interference between the touch detection board and the control board.
Further, by making the first storage portion and the second storage portion removable and the second storage portion and the third storage portion removable, it is possible to easily replace parts and maintain the board.

In the touch-type switch of the present invention, the front upper support portion extended to the second storage portion and the back upper support portion extended to the switch box sandwich the upper wall portion and extend to the second storage portion. The touch-type switch can be securely fixed to the wall portion by forming the structure in which the provided front side lower support portion and the back side lower support portion extended to the switch box sandwich the lower wall portion.

In the touch-type switch of the present invention, the first upper mounting hole for connecting the front upper support portion and the back upper support portion by the upper fastener is provided at the bottom of the upper recess portion of the front upper support portion. A constant space can be formed on the touch panel side of the upper fastener by the depth of the upper recess.
Similarly, by providing a first lower mounting hole for connecting the front lower support portion and the back lower support portion with the lower fastener at the bottom of the lower recess portion of the front lower support portion, the lower fastener can be provided. A constant space can be formed on the touch panel side by the depth of the lower recess.
As a result, it is possible to prevent noise from being generated due to interference between the upper fastener and the lower fastener and the touch panel and the sensor electrode.

At this time, in the touch-type switch of the present invention, the bottom of the upper recess and the bottom of the lower recess are both located closer to the switch box than the surface of the wall, thereby causing the above-mentioned interference. The generation of noise can be further prevented.

In the touch-type switch of the present invention, not only the above-mentioned touch detection board and control board, but also the entire upper fastener and the entire lower fastener are located closer to the switch box than the surface of the wall portion. As a result, it is possible to reliably prevent the generation of noise due to the above-mentioned interference.
Further, this makes it possible to further suppress the protrusion of the switch body from the wall surface.

The touch-type switch of the present invention can be suitably used as a touch-type switch for a lighting fixture.
At this time, if the control board controls ON / OFF and dimming of the luminaire, the luminaire can be controlled by a simple touch operation.
Further, when a diffuser plate is further attached to the back surface of the touch panel so as to cover the sensor electrodes and an LED is further mounted on the touch detection substrate, the touch panel is lit by the LED in response to the touch operation. Can be made to. It is also possible to change the lighting state.
As a method for detecting a touch operation, a capacitance method is preferably adopted.

FIG. 1A is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the touch switch according to the present invention cut along the yz plane. FIG. 1B is an exploded view of FIG. 1A. FIG. 1 (C) is a front view of FIG. 1 (A). FIG. 2 is a schematic side view showing a touch panel of the touch type switch according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3A is a front view showing a spacer of a touch type switch according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 3B is a side view thereof. FIG. 4A is a front view showing a first storage portion of the touch type switch according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA. FIG. 5A is a front view showing a second accommodating portion of the touch type switch according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB. FIG. 6 is a front view showing a third storage portion of the touch type switch according to the present embodiment.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as necessary. In the drawings, the same elements are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description will be omitted. In addition, the positional relationship such as up, down, left, and right shall be based on the positional relationship shown in the drawings unless otherwise specified. Furthermore, the dimensional ratios in the drawings are not limited to the ratios shown.

The touch-type switch according to the present invention is used by attaching it to a position close to the wall of the room in order to remotely control an electric device installed at a remote position such as the ceiling of the room or the upper side of the wall. Be done.
The electric device is not particularly limited as long as it is a conventional electric device controlled by a switch. For example, it can be used for lighting, ventilation fans, water heater operation panels, floor heating operation panels, electric curtain operation panels, intercom operation panels, home security operation panels, and other electric devices such as collective switches in houses.

FIG. 1 (A) is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the touch switch according to the present invention cut along the yz plane, and FIG. 1 (B) is an exploded view of FIG. 1 (A). C) is a front view of FIG. 1 (A).
As shown in FIG. 1A, the touch-type switch 1 according to the present embodiment includes a switch body 10 located on the front side of the wall portion W and a switch box 20 located on the back side of the wall portion W.
In this specification, the room side of the wall portion W is the front side of the wall portion W, and the inner side of the wall portion W is the back side of the wall portion W. Further, the front surface of the wall portion W is the front surface, and the back surface is the back surface.
Further, if necessary, the horizontal direction of the touch switch as seen from the surface is defined as the x-axis and orthogonal to the x-axis, and the vertical direction of the touch-type switch as viewed from the surface is defined as the y-axis and the direction orthogonal to the xy plane. Let it be the z-axis.

In the touch-type switch 1 according to the present embodiment, a touch operation is performed on the switch body 10. Then, the electric device is controlled based on the touch operation.
In the touch type switch 1, the method of detecting the touch operation is the so-called capacitance method of detecting the position by capturing the change in capacitance.

As shown in FIG. 1B, in the touch type switch 1, the switch body 10 and the switch box 20 are assembled via a through hole W1 provided in the wall portion W.
That is, the switch body 10 is in contact with the front surface of the wall portion W1, and the switch box 20 is in contact with the back surface of the wall portion W1. At this time, a part of the switch body 10 is inserted into the through hole W1, and a part of the inserted switch body 10 is housed in the switch box 20.
The switch body 10 and the switch box 20 are assembled along the z-axis direction. The assembly method will be described later.
Further, in the touch type switch 1, the switch body 10 can be attached to and detached from the switch box 20. Therefore, it is possible to replace only the switch body 10 as needed.

As shown in FIG. 1C, both the touch type switch 1 and the through hole W1 have a rectangular shape when viewed from the surface of the wall portion W.
Further, since the front and back surfaces of the through hole W1 are completely covered by the touch panel of the switch body 10 and the switch box 20, the through hole W1 is not visible from the front surface or the back surface of the wall portion W.

Returning to FIG. 1A, as described above, in the touch type switch 1, a part of the switch body 10 projects from the surface of the wall portion W toward the room side, and the switch box 20 protrudes from the back surface of the wall portion W to the wall portion W. It has a structure that protrudes to the inside of the.
Here, in the touch type switch 1, as will be described later, since the touch detection board and the control board are located on the switch box side (inside side of the wall portion W) with respect to the surface of the wall portion W, the wall portion. The distance at which the switch body 10 protrudes from the surface of W can be minimized. The details of these will be described later.

At this time, the shortest distance H1 from the surface of the wall portion W to the surface of the touch panel 11 described later is 10 mm or less.
As a result, even when a passerby walks along the wall surface (the surface of the wall portion W), the possibility of colliding with these protruding portions can be extremely reduced.
Further, since the collision of passersby can be avoided, the touch type switch 1 can be prevented from being damaged.
Furthermore, since the switch body is suppressed from protruding from the wall surface, it is also excellent in design.
The distance H1 is preferably 9 mm or less, and more preferably 1 mm to 8 mm.

On the other hand, the shortest distance H2 from the back surface of the wall portion W to the back surface of the switch box 20 is not particularly limited. For example, it is appropriately set based on known standards such as so-called shallow type and deep type.
The shortest distance H3 from the back surface of the wall portion W to the back surface of the accommodating portion (third accommodating portion) of the switch body 10 described later is preferably 40 mm or less. In this case, since the switch body 1 becomes compact, it can be easily installed.
The distance H3 is more preferably 36 mm or less from the viewpoint of workability.

The switch body 10 fixes the positions of the touch panel 11 on which the touch operation is performed, the sensor electrodes (not shown) attached to the back surface of the touch panel 11, the touch detection board 12 for detecting the touch operation, and the touch detection board 12. Spacer 14, a control board 13 that controls electrical equipment based on information from the touch detection board 12, and a storage unit that is attached to the back surface of the touch panel 11 and houses the touch detection board 12 and the control board 13. It has 15.

The touch panel 11 has a flat plate shape, and a touch operation is performed on the surface thereof.
FIG. 2 is a schematic side view showing a touch panel of the touch type switch according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 2, the sensor electrode 11a is attached to the back surface of the touch panel 11, and the diffusion plate 11b is further attached so as to cover the sensor electrode 11a. In FIG. 2, a step is drawn between the back surface of the touch panel 11 and the sensor electrode 11a and the diffuser plate 11b for convenience, but the sensor electrode 11a and the diffuser plate 11b are extremely thin. , Actually, it is almost flush.
The method of such attachment is not particularly limited, and an adhesive, double-sided tape, or the like can be appropriately adopted.
In the touch type switch 1, since the sensor electrode 11a is attached to the back surface of the touch panel 11, the capacitance is changed by performing the touch operation on the front surface of the touch panel 11.

Here, in the touch type switch 1, paint may be applied to the touch panel in order to improve the design.
In order to prevent malfunction of the sensor electrode 11a, an electrically insulating paint is preferably used as the paint.

The touch detection board 12 is a board for detecting a touch operation.
The touch detection substrate 12 is electrically connected to the sensor electrode 11a via a flexible substrate (not shown). Therefore, when the capacitance changes due to the touch operation, the sensor electrode 11a detects it.
Further, the touch detection board 12 has a connector 12a and is connected to the control board 13 via the connector 12a (see FIG. 1A). Therefore, when the touch detection board 12 detects a touch operation, the touch detection board 12 transmits the detection signal to the control board 13.

In the touch type switch 1, an LED (not shown) is further mounted on the touch detection board 12.
Here, since the diffuser plate 11b is attached to the back surface of the touch type switch as described above, when the LED is turned on, the entire touch panel 11 can be illuminated via the diffuser plate 11b.
Further, for example, the lighting state of the LED can be changed according to the touch operation.
From these things, it is possible to inform the operator performing the touch operation of the detection status for the touch operation by illuminating the touch panel 11.

The spacer 14 is arranged between the sensor electrode 11a of the touch panel 11 and the touch detection substrate 12.
FIG. 3A is a front view showing a spacer of a touch type switch according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 3B is a side view thereof.
As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the spacer 14 is arranged in the xy plane and has a ladder-shaped base 14a composed of a support column and a step residue, and a vertical direction (z-axis direction) from the four corners of the support column. It is composed of four long ribs 14b extending in the vertical direction (z-axis direction) extending from the middle of the step ladder.

In the spacer 14, the base portion 14a is in contact with the back surface of the sensor electrode 11a, more specifically, the back surface of the diffusion plate 11b, and the tip of the long rib 14b is in contact with the touch detection substrate 12. The short rib 14c is not in contact with the touch detection substrate 12 (see FIG. 1A).
Therefore, the touch detection board 12 is constrained in the xy plane direction by being fitted into the first storage portion described later, and the four corners of the touch detection board 12 are pressed toward the first storage portion by the spacers 14 to z. The axial direction will be constrained.
In this way, since the touch detection substrate 12 is fixed in position, it is possible to prevent malfunction due to movement.
Further, since the long rib 14b of the spacer 14 ensures a sufficient distance between the sensor electrode 11a and the touch detection substrate 12, noise due to interference between the sensor electrode 11a and the touch detection substrate 12 is generated. It can be prevented from occurring.

In addition to this, since the spacer 14 has the short rib 14c, even if the long rib 14b is broken due to an impact or the like, the sensor electrode 11a and the touch detection substrate 12 are prevented from interfering with each other. can do.
Further, by arranging the short rib 14c at a position on the touch detection board 12 that does not interfere with electronic components, circuits, etc., even if the long rib 14b is broken due to an impact or the like, the touch detection board 12 can be moved. It can be prevented from being damaged.

Returning to FIG. 1A, the control board 13 is a board for controlling electrical equipment based on the information from the touch detection board 12.
For example, when the electric device is a lighting fixture, the control board 13 can control ON / OFF of the lighting fixture and so-called dimming that adjusts the brightness of the lighting.
As described above, the control board 13 is electrically connected to the touch detection board 12 via the connector 12a, so that the electric device is controlled based on the detection signal from the touch detection board 12.

The storage unit 15 is attached to the back surface of the touch panel 11 and stores the touch detection board 12 and the control board 13.
Specifically, the storage unit 15 includes a first storage unit 15a attached to the touch panel 11, a second storage unit 15b fitted to the first storage unit 15a from the back side of the first storage unit 15a, and the like. It is composed of a third storage portion 15c engaged with the second storage portion 15b from the back side of the second storage portion 15b.
The touch detection board 12 is housed in the first storage part 15a, and the control board 13 is housed in the third storage part 15c.
As described above, in the touch type switch 1, the second storage portion 15b is intentionally placed between the first storage portion 15a in which the touch detection board 12 is housed and the third storage portion 15c in which the control board 13 is housed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent noise from being generated due to interference between the touch detection board 12 and the control board 13.

FIG. 4A is a front view showing a first storage portion of the touch type switch according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA.
As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the first storage portion 15a has a sticking portion 15a1 extending in the xy plane direction from the peripheral edge of the first storage portion 15a. In other words, a first storage portion 15a recessed on the switch box 20 side in the z-axis direction is provided at the center of the sticking portion 15a1 located in the xy plane direction.

In the touch type switch 1, the sticking portion 15a1 is stuck on the back surface of the touch panel 11. As a result, the first storage portion 15a is attached to the touch panel 11.
The method of such attachment is not particularly limited, and an adhesive, double-sided tape, or the like can be appropriately adopted.
Further, as described above, the touch detection substrate 12 is fitted and stored in the first storage portion 15a. A spacer 14 is arranged in the first storage portion 15a between the touch panel 11 and the touch detection substrate 12.
At this time, since the first storage portion 15a has a structure recessed toward the switch box 20 in the z-axis direction from the attachment portion 15a1, the touch detection substrate 12 fitted therein is the surface of the wall portion W. It will be located closer to the switch box 20 (see FIG. 1 (A)). This makes it possible to suppress the protrusion of the switch body 10 from the surface of the wall portion W.

FIG. 5A is a front view showing a second accommodating portion of the touch type switch according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB.
As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the second storage portion 15b includes a front side upper support portion 15b1 extending upward from the upper end portion of the second storage portion 15b, and a second storage portion 15b1. It has a front side lower support portion 15b2 extending downward from the lower end portion of the portion 15b. In other words, a second storage portion 15b recessed on the switch box 20 side in the z-axis direction is provided between the front side upper support portion 15b1 and the front side lower support portion 15b2 located in the xy plane direction.

In the touch type switch 1, the second accommodating portion 15b is fitted into the first accommodating portion 15a from the back side of the first accommodating portion 15a. As a result, the second storage portion 15b is attached to the first storage portion 15a. Since the first storage portion 15a and the second storage portion 15b are detachable from each other, it is possible to easily replace parts and perform maintenance.

In the touch type switch 1, the front side upper support portion 15b1 is provided with an upper recess portion 31 having a certain depth recessed toward the switch box 20 side in the z-axis direction, and the front side lower support portion 15b2 is provided with a z-axis direction. A lower recess 32 having a constant depth is provided on the switch box 20 side.
The bottom portion 31a of the upper recessed portion 31 is provided with a first upper mounting hole 31a1, and the bottom portion 32a of the lower recessed portion 32 is provided with a first lower mounting hole 32a1.

Both the bottom portion 31a of the upper recessed portion 31 and the bottom portion 32a of the lower recessed portion 32 have a tapered shape that is inclined in a direction that becomes deeper toward the center.
As a result, as will be described later, when the upper fastener is attached to the first upper mounting hole 31a1, the bottom portion 31a guides the upper fastener to the first upper mounting hole 31a1, so that the upper fastener can be easily attached. Similarly, when attaching the lower fastener to the first lower mounting hole 32a1, the bottom 32a guides the lower fastener to the first lower mounting hole 32a1, so that the lower fastener can be easily attached.

In the touch type switch 1, the bottom portion 31a of the upper recessed portion 31 to which the upper fastener is fastened and the bottom portion 32a of the lower recessed portion 32 to which the lower fastener is fastened are both switch boxes rather than the surface of the wall portion W. It is located on the 20 side (see FIG. 1 (A)).
Further, both the entire upper fastener and the entire lower fastener are located on the switch box 20 side of the surface of the wall portion W.
As a result, a certain distance is provided between the fastener and the touch panel 11 and the sensor electrode 11a, so that it is possible to sufficiently suppress the generation of noise due to their interference with each other.

Specifically, in the touch type switch 1, a space is created between the upper fastener attached to the first upper mounting hole 31a1 and the touch panel 11 by the depth H4 of the upper recessed portion 31. It is possible to further suppress the generation of noise due to the interference between the upper fastener and the touch panel 11 and the sensor electrode 11a.
Similarly, since a space is created between the lower fastener attached to the first lower mounting hole 32a1 and the touch panel 11 by the depth H4 of the lower recess 32, the lower fastener and the touch panel 11 And the generation of noise due to interference with the sensor electrode 11a can be further suppressed.

Here, the depth H4 from the surface of the front side upper support portion 15b1 to the bottom portion 31a of the upper recess portion 31 is 5 mm or more, and the depth H4 from the surface of the front side lower support portion 15b2 to the bottom portion 32a of the lower recess portion 32 is. It is preferably 5 mm or more.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a third storage portion of the touch type switch according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 6, the third storage portion 15c has a box shape, and a plurality of channels 15c1, 15c2, 15c3, and 15c4 are provided at the bottom thereof.
These channels are used for communication with power supplies, other switches, and the like.

In the touch type switch 1, the third accommodating portion 15c is sandwiched by a pair of ribs 35 (see FIG. 5B) extending toward the switch box 20 in the z-axis direction on the back side of the second accommodating portion 15b. Is engaged from the back side of the second storage portion 15b. As a result, the third storage portion 15c is attached to the second storage portion 15b. Since the second storage portion 15b and the third storage portion 15c are detachable from each other, it is possible to easily replace parts and maintain the substrate.

As described above, in the touch type switch 1, the control board 13 is fitted and stored in the third storage portion 15c. The control board 13 is arranged on the surface side of the channels 15c1, 15c2, 15c3, 15c4.
At this time, the control board 13 fitted to the third storage portion 15c is located closer to the switch box 20 than the surface of the wall portion W (see FIG. 1A). This makes it possible to suppress the protrusion of the switch body 10 from the surface of the wall portion W.

Returning to FIG. 1A, the switch box 20 has a large box shape and stores a part of the storage unit 15.
The switch box 20 has a back side upper support portion 21 extending downward from the upper end portion of the switch box 20, and a back side lower support portion 22 extending upward from the lower end portion of the switch box 20. doing. That is, the switch box 20 has a C-shaped cross section when viewed from the side.
Further, the back side upper support portion 21 is provided with a second upper mounting hole 21a, and the back side lower support portion 22 is provided with a second lower mounting hole 22a.

In the touch type switch 1, the upper support portion 15b1 on the front side of the second storage portion 15b and the upper support portion 21 on the back side of the switch box 20 sandwich the upper wall portion W, and the lower front side of the second storage portion 15b. The support portion 15b2 and the back side lower support portion 22 of the switch box 20 sandwich the lower wall portion W.

In addition to this, the first upper mounting hole 31a1 of the front side upper support portion 15b1 and the second upper mounting hole 21a of the back side upper support portion 21 are connected by the upper fastener 41, and the first of the front side lower support portion 15b2. 1 The lower mounting hole 32a1 and the second lower mounting hole 22a of the back side lower support portion 22 are connected by a lower fastener 42. The upper fastener 41 or the lower fastener 42 is not particularly limited, but for example, screws, pins, or the like can be adopted.
As a result, the touch-type switch 1 can be easily attached to the wall portion W and can be securely fixed to the wall portion W.
Further, in the touch type switch 1, not only the touch detection board 12 and the control board 13 described above, but also the upper fastener 41 and the lower fastener 42 are located closer to the switch box 20 than the surface of the wall portion W. .. This makes it possible to further suppress the protrusion of the switch body 10 from the surface of the wall portion W.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

In the touch type switch 1 according to the present embodiment, the method of detecting the touch operation is the capacitance method, but the method is not limited to this. For example, a resistance film method, a surface acoustic wave method, an infrared method, an electromagnetic induction method, or the like may be used.

In the touch-type switch 1 according to the present embodiment, the switch body 10 includes a spacer 14 for fixing the position of the touch detection substrate 12, but the spacer 14 is not necessarily an indispensable configuration.

In the touch type switch 1 according to the present embodiment, the diffuser plate 11b is attached to the back surface of the touch panel 11, and the LED is mounted on the touch detection substrate 12, but these are not necessarily essential configurations.

In the touch-type switch 1 according to the present embodiment, the storage unit 15 has a structure divided into a first storage unit 15a, a second storage unit 15b, and a third storage unit 15c, but is stored. The structure is not limited to this as long as the touch detection board 12 and the control board 13 have a structure located closer to the switch box 20 than the surface of the wall portion W.
For example, the storage unit 15 may have a single box shape attached to the touch panel 11, or may be further divided into a plurality of storage units.
Further, the structure of each storage unit is not particularly limited.

A plurality of touch-type switches 1 according to the present embodiment may be installed for one lighting fixture.
For example, a touch-type switch as a master unit and a touch-type switch as a slave unit are installed for one lighting fixture, and ON / OFF and dimming can be controlled from either the master unit or the slave unit. It may be possible to do so.

The touch-type switch of the present invention is used as a device for remotely operating an electric device.
According to the touch type switch of the present invention, protrusion from the wall surface can be suppressed as much as possible.

1 ... Touch type switch 10 ... Switch body 11 ... Touch panel 11a ... Sensor electrode 11b ... Diffusing plate 12 ... Touch detection board 12a ... Connector 13 ... Control board 14 ...・ ・ Spacer 14a ・ ・ ・ Base 14b ・ ・ ・ Long rib 14c ・ ・ ・ Short rib 15 ・ ・ ・ Storage part 15a ・ ・ ・ First storage part 15a1 ・ ・ ・ Adhesive part 15b ・ ・ ・ Second storage part 15b1 ... Front side upper support part 15b2 ... Front side lower support part 15c ... Third storage part 15c1, 15c2, 15c3, 15c4 ... Channel 20 ... Switch box 21 ... Back side upper support part 21a ...・ ・ Second upper mounting hole 22 ・ ・ ・ Back side lower support part 22a ・ ・ ・ Second lower mounting hole 31 ・ ・ ・ Upper recessed part 31a ・ ・ ・ Bottom of upper recessed part 31a1 ・ ・ ・ First upper mounting hole 32・ ・ ・ Lower recess 32a ・ ・ ・ Bottom 32a1 of the lower recess 32a1 ・ ・ ・ First lower mounting hole 35 ・ ・ ・ Rib 41 ・ ・ ・ Upper fastener 42 ・ ・ ・ Lower fastener H1, H2, H3 ・・ ・ Distance H4 ・ ・ ・ Depth W ・ ・ ・ Wall part W1 ・ ・ ・ Through hole

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The switch body located on the front side of the wall and
A switch box located on the back side of the wall and
Consists of
The switch body and the switch box are touch-type switches for remotely controlling an electric device assembled through a through hole provided in the wall portion.
The switch body
A touch panel for touch operation and
The sensor electrode attached to the back surface of the touch panel and
A touch detection board electrically connected to the sensor electrode for detecting the touch operation,
A control board that controls the electrical equipment based on information from the touch detection board,
It is attached to the back surface of the touch panel and has a storage portion for storing the touch detection board and the control board.
The touch detection board and the control board are located closer to the switch box than the surface of the wall portion.
A touch-type switch in which the distance from the surface of the wall portion to the surface of the touch panel is 10 mm or less. The storage unit
In addition to accommodating the touch detection board, the first accommodating portion attached to the touch panel and
From the back side of the first storage portion to the second storage portion fitted to the first storage portion,
In addition to accommodating the control board, it is composed of a third accommodating portion engaged with the second accommodating portion from the back side of the second accommodating portion.
The touch-type switch according to claim 1, wherein the first storage portion and the second storage portion are detachable from each other, and the second storage portion and the third storage portion are detachable from each other. The second storage portion extends upward from the upper end of the second storage portion, and the front side extends downward from the lower end of the second storage portion. It has a lower support and
The switch box has a back side upper support portion extending downward from the upper end portion of the switch box and a back side lower support portion extending upward from the lower end portion of the switch box. And
The front side upper support portion and the back side upper support portion sandwich the upper wall portion.
The touch-type switch according to claim 2, wherein the front lower support portion and the back lower support portion sandwich the lower wall portion. The front side upper support portion is provided with an upper recess portion having a certain depth, and the bottom portion of the upper recess portion is provided with a first upper mounting hole.
A second upper mounting hole is provided in the back side upper support portion.
The front side upper support portion and the back side upper support portion are connected by an upper fastener through the first upper mounting hole and the second upper mounting hole.
The front lower support portion is provided with a lower recess having a certain depth, and the bottom of the lower recess is provided with a first lower mounting hole.
A second lower mounting hole is provided in the back side lower support portion.
Through the first lower mounting hole and the second lower mounting hole, the front side lower support portion and the back side lower support portion are connected by a lower fastener.
The touch-type switch according to claim 3, wherein both the bottom of the upper recess and the bottom of the lower recess are located closer to the switch box than the surface of the wall. The touch-type switch according to claim 4, wherein both the entire upper fastener and the entire lower fastener are located closer to the switch box than the surface of the wall portion. The electric device is a lighting fixture,
A diffusion plate is further attached to the back surface of the touch panel so as to cover the sensor electrode.
An LED is further mounted on the touch detection board, and the LED is further mounted.
The control board controls ON / OFF and dimming of the lighting fixture.
The touch-type switch according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the method for detecting the touch operation is a capacitance method.

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