Switch assembly and earphone set with the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorJin-Hong No
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Abstract
A switch assembly and an earphone set having the same. The switch assembly includes a first plate in which a board is mounted, a second plate installed opposite the first plate, a connection member provided between the first and second plates so as to resiliently connect the first and second plates, a plurality of first contacts provided on a rear face thereof in order to selectively connect a circuit of the board, and a plurality of second contacts provided on a front face thereof in correspondence to the first contacts.
Claims18
A switch assembly for an earphone set, comprising:
- a first plate in which a board is mounted;
- a second plate installed opposite the first plate so as to be slidable in radial and circumferential directions;
- a connection member provided between the first and second plates so as to connect the first and second plates;
- a plurality of first contacts installed on a rear face of the first plate;
- and
- a plurality of second contacts installed on a front face of the second plate corresponding to the first contacts.
An earphone set comprising:
- speakers provided at one end of a wire;
- a connection jack provided at the other end of the wire;
- and
- a switch assembly having a first plate with a plurality of first contacts and a second plate with a plurality of second contacts, the first plate installed between both ends of the wire, the second plate being installed opposite the first plate by means of a connection member so as to be slidable in radial and circumferential directions with respect to the connection member.
A switch assembly for an earphone set, comprising:
- a first plate in which a board is mounted;
- a second plate installed opposite the first plate so as to be slidable in radial and circumferential directions;
- a connection member provided between the first and second plates so as to resiliently connect the first and second plates;
- a plurality of first contacts installed on a rear face of the first plate, each of the first contacts comprising a first region and a second region electrically disconnected from one another;
- and
- a plurality of second contacts installed on a front face of the second plate corresponding to the first contacts,
- wherein when one of the plurality of second contacts comes into contact with one of the plurality of first contacts, the second contact electrically connects the first and second regions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.