Buttons for electronics
Buttons for electronics
(OP)
Hi,
I'm designing a housing for a circuit board with push buttons on it. I have looked everywhere on the internet for button caps. They are nowhere to be found. Can someone help me understand how they are to be designed? Is there a website I can look at for design examples? I've never had to do anything like this before.
Thanks
I'm designing a housing for a circuit board with push buttons on it. I have looked everywhere on the internet for button caps. They are nowhere to be found. Can someone help me understand how they are to be designed? Is there a website I can look at for design examples? I've never had to do anything like this before.
Thanks





RE: Buttons for electronics
Dan - Owner
http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com
RE: Buttons for electronics
I understand that I can look at CAD drawings and get measurements for the switches. What I'm asking is for design ideas. How does the cap make contact with the switch? What holds it in place? What material should be used? What are my options?
RE: Buttons for electronics
If you're 3D printing, you're limited to the materials your printer can handle, typically ABS (suggested) and PLA.
Dan - Owner
http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com
RE: Buttons for electronics
I suggest you pick a switch that meets your other requirements, print your buttons as overlays, and install them with glue.
The other option that occurs is to print your buttons with integral hinges that flex, and attach the fixed ends of the hinges to the back of your fascia panel (somehow) with the buttons extending through punched holes, and mount the actual pushbuttons on a second panel behind the fascia. This is a _much_ more difficult test of your design skills than using glue.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: Buttons for electronics
Dan - Owner
http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com