Rotary slide switches

摘要

Methods and apparatus are provided for reducing the space required by a switch assembly input component of an electronic device. The input component may include a track and a button capable of linear movement within the track. The input component may also include a disk having a slot and a plurality of labels. A pin may be coupled to the button and may extend into the slot for translating the linear movement of the button into rotational movement of the disk. The rotational movement of the disk may alter the portion the labels that are exposed to a user under an open portion of the track. The input component may also include a switch coupled to a portion of the pin extending through the slot of the disk. A switch arm may move along a switch path of the switch in response to the linear movement of the button.

主权项

1. A user input component for a device, the input component comprising:
a track, wherein the track is an opening through a wall of a housing component; a button capable of linear movement within the track; a disk comprising a slot and a plurality of labels, the disk capable of rotational movement; and a pin coupled to the button and extending into the slot, wherein the pin is operative to translate the linear movement of the button into the rotational movement of the disk, and wherein the rotational movement positions a revealed portion of the plurality of labels under an open portion of the track.