CN1959885A

CN1959885A - Composition type knob button

Info

Publication number: CN1959885A
Application number: CN 200510115479
Authority: CN
Inventors: 颜荣俊
Original assignee: Asia Optical Co Inc
Current assignee: Asia Optical Co Inc
Priority date: 2005-11-04
Filing date: 2005-11-04
Publication date: 2007-05-09
Anticipated expiration: 2025-11-04
Also published as: CN100538956C

Abstract

The composite type knob includes following parts: a fixed seat; a rotatable knob installed on topside of the fixed seat; being installed on topside of knob, a key hooks up the fixed seat and pushes down an elastic piece, as well as a torsion spring installed on bottom side of the fixed seat, a brushing plate fixed to the knob, a switch fixed to a circuit board. When the key is pressed, an actuation pole pushes down the switch so as to transfer message through circuit board; when being released, the key is reset automatically through elastic piece. When being rotated, the knob drives rotation of the brushing plate so as to transfer message through circuit board; when the being released, the knob is reset automatically through the torsion spring. The disclosed key and knob does not interfere each other so as to lower damage ratio.

Description

Composition type knob button

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of operating means, particularly relate to a kind of composition type knob button that is applied to digital product.

Background technology

The general common composition type knob button that is installed on digital camera, has the button that to push with the control shutter, reach one and be the rotating and coaxial knob that this button is outer and can adjust the pattern rotating disk of camera function of use or camera lens is stretched that is installed in, as shown in Figure 1, be the U.S. the 6th, 610, one assembled sectional view of No. 937 patent cases, the composition type knob button 10 of this patent case has a holder 11, one is installed in the Location resilient piece (figure does not show) in these holder 11 top sides, one is rotating group of pattern rotating disk 13 that is located on this Location resilient piece and is positioned at this holder 11, one is installed in the compression spring 14 in the storage tank 131 of this pattern rotating disk 13, one is set on this compression spring 14 and colludes with the button 15 of this pattern rotating disk 13 by two hooks 151, one is installed in these holder 11 bottom sides and can be driven and have the brush board 16 that number is brushed pin 161 by this pattern rotating disk 13, one is positioned at the circuit board 18 of these brush board 16 belows, and a switch 19 that is installed on this circuit board 18.

This button 15 also has a central shaft 152 and passes aforementioned components in regular turn and just be positioned at this switch 19 tops, when pushing this button 15, just can press and touch this switch 19 with the control shutter by this central shaft 152, and can compress spring 14 by this and automatically reset, when rotating this pattern rotating disk 13, then can drive this brush board 16 and rotate and described brush pin 161 is moved and the transmission message on this circuit board 18, and then the function of use of changeable camera, for example take pictures, record a video, play ... .. etc.

Though this composition type knob button 10 has above-mentioned function of use, but have when rotating this pattern rotating disk 13, then this button 15 can be along with rotating and this central shaft 152 being contacted with this switch 19 for a long time, cause the easy generation of this central shaft 152 and this switch 19 to wear and tear, more easily produce the false touch signal, more easily produce dust releasing, the higher shortcoming of failure rate is arranged eventually.

As shown in Figure 2, be the U.S. the 6th, 525, one assembled sectional view of No. 277 patent cases, the composition type knob button 20 of this patent case has a circuit board 21 that is provided with a S-shaped touch panel 211, establish this touch panel 211 and have a leg 221 for one group and be positioned at driving seat 22 on this circuit board 21, one is installed in the elastomer 23 on this touch panel 211, one to be sheathed on this touch panel 211 outer and be positioned at brush board 24 on this circuit board 21, one is installed in these brush board 24 bottom sides and contacts the brush pin 25 of this circuit board 21, one bearing 26 for the aforementioned components installation, one is set in a flange 261 torque spring 27 outward of this bearing 26, one is provided with a central shaft 281 installs button 28 on this elastomer 23, and knobs 29 that are set in outer and these bearings 26 of group knot of this button 28, this knob 29 be severals projections (figure does not show) of seeing through the bottom pass this bearing 26 severals deep-slotted chip breakers (scheming not show) and with these brush board 24 bindings.

When pushing this button 28, just can press and touch this elastomer 23 and make the leg 221 of this driving seat 22 contact these circuit boards 21 with the control shutter by this central shaft 281, and can this button 28 be automatically reset by this elastomer 23, when rotating this knob 29, then can drive this brush board 24 rotates, and this brush pin 25 is moved and the transmission message on this circuit board 21, and then camera lens is stretched (Zoom in or Zoom out), and can this knob 29 be automatically reset by this torque spring 27.

Though this composition type knob button 20 has above-mentioned function of use, but have equally when rotating this knob 29, then this button 28 can be along with rotating and this central shaft 281 being contacted with these elastomer 23 rotations for a long time, cause this central shaft 281 and this elastomer 23 easily to produce wearing and tearing, easy false touch signal, more easily produce dust releasing, the higher disappearance of failure rate is arranged eventually; In addition, because this torque spring 27 is to be positioned at this bearing 26 tops,, cause having the bigger disappearance of these composition type knob button 20 overall volume so this knob 29 must possess suitable height to hold this torque spring 27.

In addition, the U.S. the 6th, 621, No. 016 the patent case has the turning knob of working as equally, and then button can cause the shortcoming that has failure rate higher along with rotation.

Summary of the invention

The objective of the invention is to reduce the composition type knob button of spoilage providing a kind of knob and button can not interfere with each other.

Composition type knob button of the present invention is characterized in that:

This composition type knob button comprises a holder in order to the housing that is fixedly arranged on a digital product, one is the rotating knob that is installed in this holder top side, one is and can linear moves but be installed in the knob top side un-rotatably and collude with putting the button of an elastic component in this holder and pressure, and a torque spring, that is installed in this holder bottom side in regular turn is consolidated in the brush board of this knob, the circuit board that a switch and is fixedly arranged on this digital product.

This holder comprises a perforation that runs through an end face and a bottom surface respectively, be positioned at 2 first arcuate sockets of these perforation both sides, one fixed leg that extends towards the bottom from this bottom surface, and one be provided with and be communicated with first storage tank of this perforation, this 2 first arcuate socket from this end face towards this bottom surface.

This knob comprises that one has an end face and a bottom surface and can insert the interior body of this first storage tank, one jack-post that extends from the bottom surface of this body, run through the end face and the bottom surface of this body and be positioned at 2 second arcuate sockets of these jack-post both sides, extend and can pass two pins of this 2 first arcuate socket from this bottom surface, and a drive post that grows from this bottom surface.

This button comprises the pressing body with an end face and a bottom surface, the operating bar that extends from this bottom surface and pass this elastic component and can move in this jack-post internal linear, and extend from this bottom surface and pass this 2 second arcuate socket and can collude two hooks of the bottom surface of putting this holder.

This torque spring comprises that one is sheathed on the body of this jack-post, and extends and can be by this fixed leg retaining system and two legs that can be pulled by this drive post from this body.

This brush board is to be installed with in this two pins bottom, has an axis hole that supplies this operating bar to pass, and a brush pin towards this circuit board extension.

This switch is cemented on this circuit board and is positioned under this operating bar, and this circuit board then contacts with this two brushes pin.

Whereby, when pushing this button, then can drive this operating bar pressure touches this switch and makes this circuit board conducting, and can automatically reset by the back stretch of this elastic component after unclasping, when rotating this knob, then can drive this brush board and rotate this brush pin mobile and transmission message on this circuit board simultaneously, and can automatically reset by the back stretch of this torque spring after unclasping, make the present invention have this button and can not interfere with each other the relative characteristic that reduces spoilage with this knob.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is an assembled sectional view of the 6th, 610, No. 937 patent cases of the U.S.;

Fig. 2 is an assembled sectional view of the 6th, 525, No. 277 patent cases of the U.S.;

Fig. 3 is the combination stereogram of composition type knob button one preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view of this preferred embodiment;

Fig. 5 is a upward view of a holder of this preferred embodiment;

Fig. 6 is the cutaway view of being got along the straight line 6-6 among Fig. 3;

Fig. 7 is the cutaway view of being got along the straight line 7-7 among Fig. 3;

Fig. 8 is a local combination upward view of this preferred embodiment, illustrates that a torque spring is in normal condition;

Fig. 9 one is similar to the view of Fig. 8, illustrates that this torque spring is in a state of being pulled.

Embodiment

Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and preferred embodiment the composition type knob button that foundation the present invention proposes is elaborated.

As Fig. 3, shown in 4, be respectively the combination stereogram of composition type knob button one preferred embodiment of the present invention, exploded perspective view, this preferred embodiment comprises one in order to the housing that is fixedly arranged on a digital product (digital camera for example, figure do not show) holder 30, one is the rotating knob 40 that is installed in these holder 30 top sides, one is installed in the elastic component 50 of these knob 40 top sides, one button 60 that is installed in knob 40 top sides and colludes with this holder 30 reaches a torque spring 70 that is installed in these holder 30 bottom sides in regular turn, one brush board 80, one switch 90 and one is fixedly arranged on the circuit board 100 of this digital product.

Cooperate shown in Figure 5, upward view for this holder 30, this holder 30 comprises an end face 31 and a bottom surface 32 that is reverse, run through a perforation 33 and 2 first arcuate sockets 34 that are positioned at these 33 both sides of boring a hole of this end face 31 and this bottom surface 32, one from these bottom surface 32 moulding and be positioned at the flange 35 in these 2 first arcuate sockets, 34 outsides, one grows and is positioned at the fixed leg 36 of this flange 35 from this bottom surface 32, and one is arranged with and is communicated with first storage tank 37 of this perforation 33 and this 2 first arcuate socket 34 from this end face 31 towards this bottom surface 32.

Preferably, this holder 30 also comprises two stopper slots 38 that are provided with towards this 2 first arcuate socket 34 from this perforation 33.

Cooperate Fig. 6, shown in 7, be the cutaway view of being got along the straight line 6-6 among Fig. 3 and straight line 7-7, this knob 40 comprises by an end face 411 and a bottom surface 412 and a binding anchor ring 413 formed bodies 41, one jack-post 42 that extends from this bottom surface 412, one axis hole 43 that runs through towards this jack-post 42 from this end face 411, run through this end face 411 and this bottom surface 412 and be positioned at 2 second arcuate sockets 44 of these axis hole 43 both sides and this perforation 33 of aliging, grow from this bottom surface 412 and two pins 45 of this 2 first arcuate socket 34 that aligns, one grows from this bottom surface 412 and the drive post 46 of contiguous this jack-post 42, one from this binding anchor ring 413 along one radially extend pull piece 47, and one is arranged with and is communicated with second storage tank 48 of this axis hole 43 and this 2 second arcuate socket 44 from this end face 411 towards this bottom surface 412.

This binding anchor ring 413 is stepped and have a large-diameter portion 414 and a minor diameter part 415, and this large-diameter portion 414 is to sit to put on this

end face

411, and 415 of this minor diameter parts can be inserted in this first storage tank 37.

Each pin 45 respectively has a column 451 that extends and dwindle the footpath degree towards the bottom.

This elastic component 50 is a compression spring in this preferred embodiment, is to be positioned at this second storage tank 48 and this axis hole 43 that aligns.

This button 60 comprises that linking anchor ring 613 by an end face 611 and a bottom surface 612 and is formed the pressing body 61 that also can insert in this second storage tank 48, and respectively from an operating bar 62 of these bottom surface 612 extensions and two hooks 63 of space.

This operating bar 62 is to be movably to insert in this axis hole 43.

This two hook 63 is to be provided with respect to this 2 second arcuate socket 44, each hook 63 respectively has a pole 631 of extending and can pass this second arcuate socket 44 and be positioned at this stopper slot 38 from this bottom surface 612, and one is arranged at an open end of this pole 631 and can colludes the overhead kick piece 632 of the bottom surface 32 of putting this holder 30.

When the operating bar 62 of this button 60 passes this elastic component 50, this axis hole 43, and the pole 631 of this two hook 63 is passed this second arcuate socket 44, this stopper slot 38, then this elastic component 50 is butted these buttons 60 and this holder 30, and can bestow the biasing force of these button 60 1 perseverances away from this holder 30, at this moment, collude by the overhead kick piece 632 of this two hook 63 and to place this bottom surface 32, just can make this button 60 obtain the location.

Shown in Fig. 4,7,8, Fig. 8 is a local combination upward view of this preferred embodiment, this torque spring 70 comprises that one is sheathed on jack-post 42 body 71 outward of this knob 40, reach two legs 72,73 that extend from this body 71, this two leg the 72, the 73rd, position are in the both sides of this fixed leg 36 and be subjected to its retaining system, and this two leg 72,73 is to be positioned at the both sides of this drive post 46 and can be driven by it simultaneously.

Shown in Fig. 4,5,7, this brush board 80 is two pins, 45 bottoms that are fixedly arranged in this knob 40, has an axis hole 81 that can supply this operating bar 62 to pass, the perforation 82 that can supply this two column 451 to pass, and a brush pin 83 that extends towards the bottom side.

Cooperate shown in Figure 6ly, after this two column 451 passes this perforation 82, can lock knot mode or hot melt hole enlargement rivet clasp mode by screw this two column 451 is mutually combined with this brush board 80.

This switch 90 is to be installed in this circuit board 100 top sides, and this circuit board 100 is to be fixedly arranged in this digital product and to be positioned at this brush pin 83 bottom sides, and this switch 90 is to be positioned under this operating bar 62 simultaneously.

As Fig. 3,6, shown in 7, when the pressing body 61 of pushing this button 60, then can press and put this elastic component 50 and make it be confined state, this two pole 631 is moved towards the bottom linearity and is made this two overhead kicks piece 632 break away from these bottom surfaces 32 simultaneously, and this two operating bar 62 also moves towards the bottom and presses and touch this switch 90 and be communicated with this circuit board 100 transmission messages, and then can make this digital product produce the effect of deliberate action (for example shutter), when unclasping this pressing body 61, then this button 60 can automatically reset by the back stretch of this elastic component 50, and can collude the return stroke that places this bottom surface 32 and then this button 60 of may command once again by this two overhead kicks piece 632.

Produce in the linearly moving process at this button 60, can in this two stopper slot 38, move, reach the effect (see figure 4) that prevents off normal in moving process by this two pole 631.

Shown in Fig. 4,8,9, pull piece 47 when this knob 40 of switching, can outside this two hook 63, rotate by this 2 second arcuate socket 44, can not disturb this button 60 relatively, can in this 2 first arcuate socket 34, rotate as for 45 of this two pins, drive these brush board 80 rotations simultaneously and this brush pin 83 is rotated and conducting particular conductivity pin on this circuit board 100, see through the effect that these circuit board 100 transmission messages just can produce this digital product controls lens of modulation flexible (Zoomin or Zoom out).When this knob 40 rotates, this drive post 46 can be pulled a wherein leg (Fig. 9 be example to pull this leg 73) of aforementioned leg 72,73, and make this torque spring 70 possess a back stretch, so, pull piece 47 when unclasping this, this knob 40 just can automatically reset by the back stretch of this torque spring 70.

What deserves to be explained is, but this holder 30 also direct forming on a camera casing.

Conclude above-mentionedly, combined type knob button of the present invention has following described effect and advantage, so really can reach the object of the invention:

One, because the present invention colludes the joining of 2 second arcuate sockets 44 that pin 63 passes this knob 40 by two of this button 60 Close setting, make this knob 40 in rotation process, can collude pin at two of this button 60 by this 2 second arcuate socket 44 63 outer rotations can not disturbed this button 60 fully, and this knob 40 is automatically to reset by this torsion spring 70, should Button 60 is automatically to reset by this elastic component 50, thus this knob 40 and this button 60 be two independences, can not be mutual The operation assembly that disturbs mutually has the present invention and can avoid this operating bar 62 and this switch 90 to produce unnecessary mill Decrease, avoid producing the false touch signal, can prevent dust releasing, the effect that can reduce fault rate and advantage.

Two, because this torsion spring 70 of the present invention is that to be set in the fulcrum 42 of this knob 40 outer and be lower than this first accommodating groove 37, so height space that need be not extra holds this torsion spring 70, relatively have can reduce of the present invention Whole height, the effect that can dwindle whole volume and advantage.

Claims

1. composition type knob button is characterized in that:

This composition type knob button comprises

One holder comprises the perforation and 2 first arcuate sockets that are positioned at these perforation both sides that run through an end face and a bottom surface respectively;

One knob, comprise a body with an end face and a bottom surface, one extends from the bottom surface of this body and passes the jack-post of this perforation, and run through end face and the bottom surface of this body and be positioned at 2 second arcuate sockets of these jack-post both sides, and from this bottom surface extension and pass two pins of this 2 first arcuate socket;

One elastic component is to be positioned on this jack-post;

One button, comprise pressing body with an end face and a bottom surface, extend from this bottom surface and pass this elastic component and move but the operating bar that do not rotate, and extend from this bottom surface and pass this 2 second arcuate socket and collude two hooks of the bottom surface of putting this holder in this jack-post internal linear;

One torque spring is to be sheathed on outside this jack-post and by this knob to pull;

One brush board is to be installed with in this two pins bottom, comprises an axis hole that supplies this operating bar to pass, and the brush pin that extends down one day; And

One switch, be arranged on the circuit board and be positioned at this operating bar under, this circuit board then contacts with this brush pin.

2. composition type knob button as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:

This holder also comprises two stopper slots that are provided with towards this 2 first arcuate socket from this perforation, each hook respectively has a pole of extending and passing this second arcuate socket and be positioned at this stopper slot from this bottom surface, and one is arranged at an open end of this pole and colludes the overhead kick piece of the bottom surface of putting this holder.

3. composition type knob button as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:

This elastic component is a compression spring.

4. composition type knob button as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:

This holder comprises that also one is arranged with towards this bottom surface and is communicated with first storage tank that this perforation, this 2 first arcuate socket are inserted for the body of this knob from this end face.

5. composition type knob button as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:

This holder also comprises a fixed leg that extends from this bottom surface, this knob also comprises a drive post that grows from this bottom surface, this torque spring comprises that one is sheathed on the outer body of this jack-post, and two legs that extend from this body, this two leg is the position in the both sides of this fixed leg and is subjected to its retaining system and is positioned at the both sides of this drive post simultaneously and pulled by it.

6. composition type knob button as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:

This knob comprises that also one is provided with towards this bottom surface and is communicated with this 2 second arcuate socket and for second storage tank of ccontaining this button from this end face.

7. composition type knob button as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:

Each pin has a column that extends and dwindle footpath degree towards the bottom, and this brush board also comprises two perforation for this two columns plant.