Pushbutton system tuner

Claim 2

A pushbutton tuner, composed of a machine frame consisting of front wall, both side walls and rear wall, coil cases mounted on said machine frame, coils in said coil cases, terminal plates connected to said coil cases, an upper plate partly positioned on said cases, a plurality of guide means provided on said upper plate and protruding to the front side thereof, a moving plate sliderably mounted on said guide means, a rotary frame, and a series of pushbuttons, said rotary frame being positioned at the lower portion of said moving plate and being rotatably provided to said machine frame at the front side of said coil cases to engage with said moving plate, and said pushbutton being respectively equipped with a series of arms, channeling plates each detachably connected to one of said arms, plurality of connection parallel shafts positioned to said rotary frame, and elastic materials being arranged between the arms of said pushbuttons and said rear wall of the machine frame to always push said pushbuttons to the front side of the machine frame, said machine frame consisting of a member which is of a U-shape to provide both side walls and rear wall and consisting of the front wall at the front side thereof, said upper plate forming a dependent wall at tHe front side, providing a plurality of fixing means between said dependent wall and said terminal plates, and uniting with said fixing means, said coil cases to said upper plate and said upper plate to said machine frame.

Claim 3

A pushbutton toner claimed in claim 1, wherein said coil cases, each have a small projected portion, and said dependent wall has openings with said projected portions extending therein.

Claim 4

A pushbutton tuner claimed in claim 1, including extensions which are bent horizontally inwards at upper parts of the respective side plates furnished to the both sides of said rotary frame, said extensions engaging with concaves provided in both sides of said moving plate, and a tension spring positioned said extensions and said moving plate.

Claim 5

A pushbutton tuner claimed in claim 1 including punched holes provided along boundary bending line between said dependent wall and said upper plate, vertical parts corresponding to said punched holes provided on said dependent wall, and the hole to furnish guide means and insertion holes to insert the fixing means into said vertical parts.

Claim 6

A pushbutton tuner claimed in claim 1 including setting seats provided in said frame at both sides thereof, setting oblong holes which are symmetrically obique in said setting seats, and manual controlling means and volume controlling means, the positions of both means being set along said setting holes to adapt to the distance therebetween according to the distance in vehicles to be applied with the tuner.

Claim 7

A pushbutton tuner claimes in claim 1 including one end of a lever plate positioned in a setting seat at one side of said machine frame, a spring positioned between said lever plate and said machine frame, a crown gear, a manual controlling shaft operatively connected to said crown gear, rotary plate having a friction material positioned for contact with said crown gear for moving obliquely said rotary frame by rotation of said rotary plate to operate said moving plate having said core, and a pivot for fitting seat of said lever plate into opening on said fitting seat.

Claim 8

A pushbutton tuner, comprising a machine frame consisting of four side walls, coil cases mounted on said machine frame, coils in said coil cases, an upper plate on said coil cases, two guide means between said upper plate and the front wall, of said machine frame, a moving plate slidably mounted along said guide means, a rotary frame engaging with said moving plate, and a series of pushbuttons equipped with a series of arms channeling plates detachably connected to said arm, said pushbuttons being arranged at the front wall of said machine frame, elastic material between the arms of said pushbutton and the inner wall of said machine frame, thereby maintaining the condition that said pushbuttons are always pushed to the front of said machine frame, said machine frame consisting of a member which is of a U-shape to provide both side walls and rear wall and consisting of the front wall furnished at the front side thereof, said upper plate forming a dependent wall at the front side, providing a plurality of fixing means between said dependent wall and terminal plates equipped to said coil cases, and uniting, with said fixing means, said coil cases to said upper plate and said upper plate to said machine frame, and any one of said two guide means are positioned on the upper plate of said moving plate and the other guide means is at the lower position of said upper plate.

Claim 9

A pushbutton tuner, comprising a machine frame consisting of four side walls, coil cases mounted on said machine frame, coils in said coil cases, an upper plate on said coil cases, two guide means between said upper plate and the front wall, of said machine frame, a moving plate slidably mounted along said guide means, a rotary frame engaging with said moving plate, and a series of pushbuttons equipped with a series of arms channeling plates detachably connected to said arm, said pushbuttons being arranged at the front wall of said machine frame, elastic material between the arms of said pushbutton and the inner wall of said machine frame, thereby maintaining the condition that said pushbuttons are always pushed to the front of said machine frame, said machine frame consisting of a member which is of a U-shape to provide both side walls and rear wall and consisting of the front wall furnished at the front side thereof, said upper plate forming a dependent wall at the front side, providing a plurality of fixing means between said dependent wall and terminal plates equipped to said coil cases, and uniting, with said fixing means, said coil cases to said upper plate and said upper plate to said machine frame, and any one of said two guide means are positioned on the upper plate of said moving plate and the other guide means is at the lower position of said upper plate.

Claim 10

A pushbutton tuner claimed in claim 7 wherein said moving plate is slidably engaged with said two guide means in such a manner that one is inserted in square holes and the other is in circular holes, and said moving plate is slidably engaged with said two guide means in such a manner that one is inserted in said square holes and the other is in the only one in said circular hole.

Claim 11

A pushbutton tuner, comprising a machine frame consisting of four side walls, coil cases mounted on said machine frAme, coils in said coil cases, an upper plate on said coil cases, two guide means between said upper plate and the front wall of said machine frame, a moving plate slidably mounted along said guide means, a rotary frame engaging with said moving plate, and a series of pushbuttons equipped with a series of arms, channeling plates detachably connected to said arms, said pushbuttons being arranged at the front wall of said machine frame, an elastic material positioned between the arms of said pushbuttons and the inner wall of said machine frame, thereby maintaining the condition that said pushbuttons are always pushed to the front of said machine frame, said machine frame consisting of a member which is of a U-shape to provide both side walls and rear wall and consisting of the front wall furnished at the front side thereof, said upper plate forming a dependent wall at the front side, providing a plurality of fixing means between said dependent wall and terminal plates equipped to said coil cases, and uniting, with said fixing means, said coil cases to said upper plate and said inner plate to said machine frame and an indicator is positioned in an oblong hole of said upper plate, and a bell crank shaped indicating piece having one end pivoted in the center of said indicating piece and provided in the fitting seat on the upper part of said front wall with a pivot, a fitting shaft projecting from the upper portion of said front wall fits in a hole laterally provided in said moving plate, and a groove is formed in an axis mounting on the indicating piece for said fitting seat whose end portion has a flange fitting said pivot.

Claim 12

A pushbutton tuner, comprising a machine frame consisting of four side walls, coil cases mounted on said machine frAme, coils in said coil cases, an upper plate on said coil cases, two guide means between said upper plate and the front wall of said machine frame, a moving plate slidably mounted along said guide means, a rotary frame engaging with said moving plate, and a series of pushbuttons equipped with a series of arms, channeling plates detachably connected to said arms, said pushbuttons being arranged at the front wall of said machine frame, an elastic material positioned between the arms of said pushbuttons and the inner wall of said machine frame, thereby maintaining the condition that said pushbuttons are always pushed to the front of said machine frame, said machine frame consisting of a member which is of a U-shape to provide both side walls and rear wall and consisting of the front wall furnished at the front side thereof, said upper plate forming a dependent wall at the front side, providing a plurality of fixing means between said dependent wall and terminal plates equipped to said coil cases, and uniting, with said fixing means, said coil cases to said upper plate and said inner plate to said machine frame and an indicator is positioned in an oblong hole of said upper plate, and a bell crank shaped indicating piece having one end pivoted in the center of said indicating piece and provided in the fitting seat on the upper part of said front wall with a pivot, a fitting shaft projecting from the upper portion of said front wall fits in a hole laterally provided in said moving plate, and a groove is formed in an axis mounting on the indicating piece for said fitting seat whose end portion has a flange fitting said pivot.

Claim 13

A pushbutton tuner, comprising a machine frame consisting of four side walls, coil cases mounted on said machine frame, coils in said coil case an upper plate on said case, two guide means between said upper plate and the wall of said machine frame, a moving plate slideably mounted along said guide means, a rotary frame engaged with said moving plate, and a series of pushbuttons equipped with a series of arms, channeling plates detachably connected to said arms, said pushbuttons being arranged at the front wall of said machine frame, an elastic material positioned between the arms of these pushbuttons and the inner wall of said machine frame maintaining the condition that said pushbuttons are always pushed to the front of said machine frame, said machine frame consisting of a member which is of a U-shape to provide both side walls and rear wall and consisting of the front wall furnished at the front side thereof, said upper plate forming a dependent wall at the front side, providing a plurality of fixing means between said dependent wall and terminal plates equipped to said coil cases, and uniting, with said fixing means, said coil cases to said upper plates and said upper plate to said machine frame, and a convex is inserted in a hole of said indicator, a shaped hole in the end portion of said indicating pieces providing two bent projects at one side of said hole, forming a concave step at the other side, forming a basic portion covering said hole on the basic end portion of said indicator providing a projection at a lower portion to engage with said concave step on the point thereof, and forming a narrow groove to receive said projection therein, and a bent operating portion in said indicator.

Claim 14

A pushbutton tuner, comprising a machine frame consisting of four side walls, coil cases mounted on said machine frame, coils in said coil case an upper plate on said case, two guide means between said upper plate and the wall of said machine frame, a moving plate slideably mounted along said guide means, a rotary frame engaged with said moving plate, and a series of pushbuttons equipped with a series of arms, channeling plates detachably connected to said arms, said pushbuttons being arranged at the front wall of said machine frame, an elastic material positioned between the arms of these pushbuttons and the inner wall of said machine frame maintaining the condition that said pushbuttons are always pushed to the front of said machine frame, said machine frame consisting of a member which is of a U-shape to provide both side walls and rear wall and consisting of the front wall furnished at the front side thereof, said upper plate forming a dependent wall at the front side, providing a plurality of fixing means between said dependent wall and terminal plates equipped to said coil cases, and uniting, with said fixing means, said coil cases to said upper plates and said upper plate to said machine frame, and a convex is inserted in a hole of said indicator, a shaped hole in the end portion of said indicating pieces providing two bent projects at one side of said hole, forming a concave step at the other side, forming a basic portion covering said hole on the basic end portion of said indicator providing a projection at a lower portion to engage with said concave step on the point thereof, and forming a narrow groove to receive said projection therein, and a bent operating portion in said indicator.

Claim 15

A pushbutton tuner, comprising a machine frame consisting of four side walls, coil cases mounted on said frame, coils in said cases, an upper plate on said coil cases, two guide means between said upper plate and the front wall of said machine frame, a moving plate slidably mounted along said guide means, a rotary frame engaged with said moving plate, and a series of pushbuttons equipped with a series of arms, channeling plates detachably connected to said arms, said pushbuttons being arranged at the front wall of said machine frame, an elastic material positioned between the arms of said pushbuttons and the inner wall of said machine frame, tHereby maintaining the condition that said pushbuttons are always pushed to the front of said machine frame, said machine frame consisting of a member which is of a U-shape to provide both side walls and rear wall and consisting of the front wall furnished at the front side thereof, said upper plate forming a dependent wall at the front side, providing a plurality of fixing means between said dependent wall and terminal plates equipped to said coil cases, and uniting, with said fixing means, said coil cases to said upper plate and said upper plate to said machine frame, openings are formed to the front of said moving plate to the positions of said cores, L-shaped fitting pieces are positioned in said openings, and said fitting pieces are formed with screw holes corresponding to holes in the dependent wall, screw means projected along the axial direction of the core are screwed into said screw holes and on which grooves for a screw driver are formed.

Claim 16

A pushbutton tuner, comprising a machine frame consisting of four side walls, coil cases mounted on said frame, coils in said cases, an upper plate on said coil cases, two guide means between said upper plate and the front wall of said machine frame, a moving plate slidably mounted along said guide means, a rotary frame engaged with said moving plate, and a series of pushbuttons equipped with a series of arms, channeling plates detachably connected to said arms, said pushbuttons being arranged at the front wall of said machine frame, an elastic material positioned between the arms of said pushbuttons and the inner wall of said machine frame, tHereby maintaining the condition that said pushbuttons are always pushed to the front of said machine frame, said machine frame consisting of a member which is of a U-shape to provide both side walls and rear wall and consisting of the front wall furnished at the front side thereof, said upper plate forming a dependent wall at the front side, providing a plurality of fixing means between said dependent wall and terminal plates equipped to said coil cases, and uniting, with said fixing means, said coil cases to said upper plate and said upper plate to said machine frame, openings are formed to the front of said moving plate to the positions of said cores, L-shaped fitting pieces are positioned in said openings, and said fitting pieces are formed with screw holes corresponding to holes in the dependent wall, screw means projected along the axial direction of the core are screwed into said screw holes and on which grooves for a screw driver are formed.

Claim 17

A pushbutton tuner, comprising a machine frame consisting of four side walls, coil cases mounted on said machine frame, coil in said coil cases, an upper plate limitedly positioned on said cases plate guide means between said coil case and said machine frame, a moving plate slidably mounted along said guide means, a rotary frame engaged with said plate, and a series of arms, channeling plates detachably connected to said arms and said rotary frame, a series of pushbuttons on said arms positioned on the front of said machine frame, and said coil cases consisting of plural united coil case blocks which are furnished with terminal plates respectively said terminal plates are machine frame being combineded exchangeably, attachably and detachably with combining means which is placed at the same position therewith, said machine frame consisting of a member which is of a U-shape to provide both side walls and rear wall and consisting of the front wall furnished at the front side, thereof providing a plurality of fixing means between dependent wall and terminal plates equipped to said coil cases, and uniting, with said fixing means, said coil cases to said upper plate and said upper plate to said machine frame.

Claim 18

A pushbutton tuner, comprising a machine frame consisting of four side walls, coil cases mounted on said machine frame, coil in said coil cases, an upper plate limitedly positioned on said cases plate guide means between said coil case and said machine frame, a moving plate slidably mounted along said guide means, a rotary frame engaged with said plate, and a series of arms, channeling plates detachably connected to said arms and said rotary frame, a series of pushbuttons on said arms positioned on the front of said machine frame, and said coil cases consisting of plural united coil case blocks which are furnished with terminal plates respectively said terminal plates are machine frame being combineded exchangeably, attachably and detachably with combining means which is placed at the same position therewith, said machine frame consisting of a member which is of a U-shape to provide both side walls and rear wall and consisting of the front wall furnished at the front side, thereof providing a plurality of fixing means between dependent wall and terminal plates equipped to said coil cases, and uniting, with said fixing means, said coil cases to said upper plate and said upper plate to said machine frame.

Claim 19

A pushbutton tuner, comprising a machine frame consisting of four side walls, coil cases mounted on said machine frame, coils in said cases, an upper plate on said coil cases, two guide means positioned between said upper plate and the front wall of said machine frame, a moving plate slidably mounted along said guide means, a rotary frame engaged with said moving plate, and a series of pushbuttons equipped with a series of arms, channeling plates detachably connected to said arms and said rotary frame, said pushbuttons being arranged at the front wall of said machine frame, an elastic material positioned between the arms of said pushbuttons and the rear wall of said machine frame, thereby maintaining the conditioned that said pushbuttons are always pushed to the front of said machine frame, said machine frame consisting of a member which is of a U-shape to provide both side walls and rear wall and consisting of the front wall furnished at the front side thereof, said upper plate forming a dependent wall at the front side, providing a plurality of fixing means between said dependent wall and terminal plates equipped to said coil cases, and uniting with said fixing means, said coil cases to said upper plate and said upper plate to said machine frame, forming holes along the bent boundry line relative to turned part formed at the bottom of said front wall, fitting pieces having convexes detachably mounted in said holes on said turned part, and forming projections for fitting pieces on said arms so that said arms are always pushed to said front plate by the recovering force acting thereof, and said arms being so long so that the end portion of each arm is inserted in only an insertion hole of the rear wall of said machine frame by elasticity of said spring between said arm and said rear wall.

Claim 20

A pushbutton tuner, comprising a machine frame consisting of four side walls, coil cases mounted on said machine frame, coils in said cases, an upper plate on said coil cases, two guide means positioned between said upper plate and the front wall of said machine frame, a moving plate slidably mounted along said guide means, a rotary frame engaged with said moving plate, and a series of pushbuttons equipped with a series of arms, channeling plates detachably connected to said arms and said rotary frame, said pushbuttons being arranged at the front wall of said machine frame, an elastic material positioned between the arms of said pushbuttons and the rear wall of said machine frame, thereby maintaining the conditioned that said pushbuttons are always pushed to the front of said machine frame, said machine frame consisting of a member which is of a U-shape to provide both side walls and rear wall and consisting of the front wall furnished at the front side thereof, said upper plate forming a dependent wall at the front side, providing a plurality of fixing means between said dependent wall and terminal plates equipped to said coil cases, and uniting with said fixing means, said coil cases to said upper plate and said upper plate to said machine frame, forming holes along the bent boundry line relative to turned part formed at the bottom of said front wall, fitting pieces having convexes detachably mounted in said holes on said turned part, and forming projections for fitting pieces on said arms so that said arms are always pushed to said front plate by the recovering force acting thereof, and said arms being so long so that the end portion of each arm is inserted in only an insertion hole of the rear wall of said machine frame by elasticity of said spring between said arm and said rear wall.

Claim 21

A pushButton tuner claimed in claim 13 a concave adjacent said fitting projection in the wide part of said arm whereby front wall can be dropped into said concave by removing said fitting piece and taking out said arm, thereby releasing said arm from engaging condition with the fitting portion of said arm.

Claim 22

A pushbutton tuner, comprising a machine frame consisting of four side walls, coil cases mounted on said machine frame, coils in said coil cases, a plurality of guide means for said coil cases, a moving plate slideably mounted on said guide means for being moved back and forth to said coil cases, a series of cores on said moving plate, extending into and out of said coil cases, a rotary frame engaging with said moving plate to move and control said moving plate, and a series of pushbuttons with arms capable of rotating said rotary frame, eleastic material positioned between the arms of said pushbuttons and the rear wall of said machine frame to maintain such a condition that said pushbutton arms are always pushed to the front of said machine frame, a sliding member on said arms, a pivoting channeling plate engaging with said rotary frame on said arms, and relatively strong elastic material and relatively weak elastic material on said channeling plate, said relatively strong elastic material being acted by a pressing shaft provided on said sliding member and a hole in the center of said relatively weak elastic material and forming a check portion which is turned at the checked portion and checks the pivot portion of said channeling plate at one side.

Claim 23

A pushbutton tuner, comprising a machine frame consisting of four side walls, coil cases mounted on said machine frame, coils in said coil cases, a plurality of guide means for said coil cases, a moving plate slideably mounted on said guide means for being moved back and forth to said coil cases, a series of cores on said moving plate, extending into and out of said coil cases, a rotary frame engaging with said moving plate to move and control said moving plate, and a series of pushbuttons with arms capable of rotating said rotary frame, eleastic material positioned between the arms of said pushbuttons and the rear wall of said machine frame to maintain such a condition that said pushbutton arms are always pushed to the front of said machine frame, a sliding member on said arms, a pivoting channeling plate engaging with said rotary frame on said arms, and relatively strong elastic material and relatively weak elastic material on said channeling plate, said relatively strong elastic material being acted by a pressing shaft provided on said sliding member and a hole in the center of said relatively weak elastic material and forming a check portion which is turned at the checked portion and checks the pivot portion of said channeling plate at one side.

Claim 24

A pushbutton tuner claimed in claim 15, including insertion holes in said arms, sliding member, weak elastic material and strong elastic material, a stepped stopper in said holes for combination, holding the center of said arms between upper and lower fitting portions at the end portions of said sliding member, and a pressed shaft rotatatably mounted between said portions, so that a pressure portion formed at the end portion of said strong elastic material is engaged and pressed with said pressing shaft.

Claim 25

A pushbutton tuner claimed in claim 15, including a pressing projection near the inserting hole for said stepped stopper which is formed in said weak elastic material, and a tongue having a portion at the front near said pressing projection which presses said channeling plate and which projects from the side of said elastic material.

Claim 26

A pushbutton tuner claimed in claim 15 wherein the weak elastic material at the center punched hole, a U-shape part corresponding to said punched hole to provide a fitting projection, a fitting portion at the end of said fitting projection, and an opening in said arms and said sliding member holding said fitting projection so that said fitting projection can be mounted and dismounted in said opening.

Claim 27

A pushbutton tuner, comprising a machine consisting of four side walls in coil cases mounted on said machine frame, coils in said coil cases, a plurality of guide means for said coil cases, a moving plate slideably mounted on said guide means for being moved back and forth relative to said coil cases, a series of cores on said moving plate positioned for moving into and out of said coil cases, a rotary frame engaged with said moving plate for moving and controlling said plates and a series of pushbuttons with arms capable of rotating said rotary frame, elastic material positioned between the arm on said pushbuttons and the rear wall of said machine frame for maintaining such a condition that said pushbutton arms are always pushed to the front of said machine frame, a sliding member on said arms, and an L-shaped mouth in the side of said sliding member at the tail end thereof.

Claim 28

A pushbutton tuner, comprising a machine consisting of four side walls in coil cases mounted on said machine frame, coils in said coil cases, a plurality of guide means for said coil cases, a moving plate slideably mounted on said guide means for being moved back and forth relative to said coil cases, a series of cores on said moving plate positioned for moving into and out of said coil cases, a rotary frame engaged with said moving plate for moving and controlling said plates and a series of pushbuttons with arms capable of rotating said rotary frame, elastic material positioned between the arm on said pushbuttons and the rear wall of said machine frame for maintaining such a condition that said pushbutton arms are always pushed to the front of said machine frame, a sliding member on said arms, and an L-shaped mouth in the side of said sliding member at the tail end thereof.

Claim 29

A pushbutton tuner claimed in claim 19 including contacting portion with a narrow extension having an L-shaped mouth, said contacting portion extending obliquely to appropriately protude from the side of said sliding member, providing an oblique portion to the basic side in the end Portion of said contacting portion, and said oblique portion extending in said mouth when the end portion of said sliding member is inserted in the hole of the said pushbuttons.

Claim 30

A pushbutton turner claimed in claim 20 including a receiving portion for said sliding member adjacent a guide groove for the arms in said pushbuttons, and projection having a fitting step at the inner part continuous to a contacting portion of said sliding member and the oblique face contacting to the oblique portion.

Claim 31

A pushbutton tuner claimed in claim 21 wherein the distance between the end of the inserting hole of said pushbutton and the fitting portion is at least equal to the width of said L-shaped mouth.

Claim 32

A pushbutton tuner, comprising a machine frame consisting of four side walls, coil cases mounted on said machine frame, coils in said coil cases, a plurality of guide means for said coil cases, a moving plate slideably mounted on said guide means for moving back and forth relative to said coil cases, a series of cores on said moving plate for extending into and out of said coil cases, a rotary frame engaged with said moving plate to move and control this plate, and a series of pushbuttons with arms capable of rotating said frame, and upper plate on said coil case, and a stroke controlling piece on one side of said upper plate, which controls strokes of said cores moving into and out of said coil cases, and a rectangular hole in said stroke controlling piece, a projection to be mounted in said hole, and a stopper which is inserted in said hole adjacent to said projection and which presses said strokes controlling piece with its head portion to effect fixture.

Claim 33

A pushbutton tuner, comprising a machine frame consisting of four side walls, coil cases mounted on said machine frame, coils in said coil cases, a plurality of guide means for said coil cases, a moving plate slideably mounted on said guide means for moving back and forth relative to said coil cases, a series of cores on said moving plate for extending into and out of said coil cases, a rotary frame engaged with said moving plate to move and control this plate, and a series of pushbuttons with arms capable of rotating said frame, and upper plate on said coil case, and a stroke controlling piece on one side of said upper plate, which controls strokes of said cores moving into and out of said coil cases, and a rectangular hole in said stroke controlling piece, a projection to be mounted in said hole, and a stopper which is inserted in said hole adjacent to said projection and which presses said strokes controlling piece with its head portion to effect fixture.

Claim 34

A pushbutton tuner claimed in claim 23, including a bent part in one side of said stroke controlling piece, and a spring positioned between a projection of said bent part and the rear wall of said machine frame so that said stroke controlling piece always takes a projecting action to the front side of said machine frame.