CN216957801U - Knob and knob switch with press, rotation and stir function - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of switches, and discloses a knob with functions of pressing, rotating and toggling and a knob switch, wherein the knob comprises: the inner mounting seat is hinged in the outer mounting seat, and a shifting part is arranged on the inner mounting seat; the rotary button assembly is arranged on the inner mounting seat and comprises a rotary button, the rotary button is rotatably arranged on the inner mounting seat and can move downwards relative to the inner mounting seat, and the inner mounting seat can be driven by the rotary button to rotate relative to the outer mounting seat. The knob has the advantages that the knob has the functions of pressing, rotating and left-right shifting, is convenient to adjust and has a compact structure.

Description

Knob and knob switch with press, rotation and stir function

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of switches, in particular to a knob with pressing, rotating and shifting functions and a knob switch.

Background

The knob switch is widely applied to electric appliances, along with the development of intellectualization, the functions of various electric appliances are more and more abundant, the more functions, the more control switches are needed, the users are easy to be confused, the more installation positions are needed, and the integral aesthetic degree of the electric appliances is influenced.

The knob switch with a rotating function can not meet the use requirement, and the knob switch which can be rotated and pressed appears on the market. For example: on the center control panel of the automobile, for the knob control switch of the music player/radio, the knob is generally pressed to control the switch of the music player/radio, the volume is controlled by rotating the knob, the knob has both pressing function and rotating function, but for the case of more control requirements, the common rotating button switch can not meet the use requirement, for example, the knob control switch of the music player/radio on the automobile center control, it can only control the switch of the music player/radio and the volume adjustment, but the switching of the song or channel has to be assisted by other switches.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to overcome the defects in the prior art, the utility model provides a knob and a knob switch which have the functions of pressing, rotating and shifting, and are compact in structure and convenient to use.

The technical scheme adopted by the utility model for solving the technical problems is to provide a knob with the functions of pressing, rotating and poking, which comprises the following components:

the inner mounting seat is hinged in the outer mounting seat, and a shifting part is arranged on the inner mounting seat;

the rotary button assembly is arranged on the inner mounting seat and comprises a rotary button, the rotary button is rotatably arranged on the inner mounting seat and can move downwards relative to the inner mounting seat, and the rotary button can drive the inner mounting seat to rotate relative to the outer mounting seat.

Furthermore, the inner mounting base is provided with two first hinge parts and two toggle parts along the circumferential direction, wherein one toggle part is positioned at one side of the two first hinge parts, and the other toggle part is positioned at the other side of the two first hinge parts;

two second hinged parts corresponding to the two first hinged parts are arranged on the outer mounting seat, and the second hinged parts are hinged with the first hinged parts.

Furthermore, the two toggle parts are perpendicular to the two first hinge parts.

Furthermore, the outer mounting seat is provided with two toggle pieces corresponding to the two toggle parts, the toggle pieces are arranged on the outer mounting seat in a liftable manner, and the two toggle parts respectively and movably abut against the two toggle pieces.

Furthermore, the outer mounting seat is provided with a through groove penetrating through the outer mounting seat, the stirring piece is arranged in the through groove in a penetrating mode, the stirring piece is provided with an upper limiting part and a lower limiting part from top to bottom respectively, and the upper limiting part and the lower limiting part can movably abut against the outer mounting seat.

Furthermore, the rotary button assembly further comprises a pressing sleeve, a guide post protrudes upwards from the middle of the inner mounting base, the pressing sleeve is sleeved on the guide post in a liftable mode, and the rotary button can drive the pressing sleeve to move up and down.

Furthermore, the rotary button assembly further comprises a pressing plate which is arranged below the inner mounting seat, and a clamping groove is formed in the pressing plate; the pressing sleeve extends downwards to form a clamping jaw, and the clamping jaw penetrates through the inner mounting seat and is clamped in the clamping groove.

Furthermore, the rotary button comprises a rotary pressing head and a button sleeve fixedly connected with the rotary pressing head; the pressing sleeve is provided with a bearing, the inner ring of the bearing is fixedly connected with the pressing sleeve, and the outer ring of the bearing is fixedly connected with the button sleeve.

Furthermore, the rotary button assembly also comprises a hand feeling spring, and a plurality of grooves are formed in the outer wall of the pressing sleeve along the circumferential direction of the pressing sleeve;

the rotary button further comprises a coding ferrule, and the rotary pressing head, the knob sleeve and the coding ferrule are fixedly connected in sequence from top to bottom; the hand feeling spring is arranged on the coding collar, and extends at least one elastic arm towards the pressing sleeve, and the elastic arm is movably abutted in the groove; the coding ferrule is provided with a plurality of convex teeth along the circumferential direction.

The technical scheme adopted by the utility model for solving the technical problems is that the utility model also provides a knob switch, which comprises:

the knob with the functions of pressing, rotating and poking;

the circuit board is arranged below the knob, an encoder, a first key and a second key are arranged on the circuit board, the first key is located under the rotary button, and the second key is located under the shifting portion.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model has at least the following beneficial effects:

according to the utility model, the inner mounting seat is hinged on the outer mounting seat, the shifting part is arranged on the inner mounting seat, the rotary button assembly is integrally arranged on the inner mounting seat, the rotary button not only can realize lifting motion and rotation in the inner mounting seat, but also can drive the inner mounting seat to rotate relative to the outer mounting seat, and further the two shifting parts can rotate. Wherein, a function can be realized to the pressing (elevating movement) of turn button, and another function can be realized to turn button's rotation, and turn button orders about the portion of stirring and rotates and can realize a function again for the knob can realize multi-functional regulation, and the range of application is wider, and the overall structure of knob is compact, adjusts the convenience, adjusts and feels, and structural stability is high, in each item accommodation process, the condition that can not appear breaking away from between each part.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a knob according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic half-sectional view of FIG. 1 along two toggle portions;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the knob with the outer mount and toggle member removed;

FIG. 4 is an assembled view of the outer mount, the inner mount and the toggle member;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the knob with the inner and outer mounts and the toggle member removed;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view of a rotary switch according to the present invention;

FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the knob and circuit board;

fig. 9 is an exploded view of the inner mount and the outer mount (the toggle part and the toggle part are integrally provided).

In the figure:

1. an outer mount; 10. a second hinge portion; 11. a through groove;

2. an inner mounting seat; 20. a toggle part; 21. a first hinge portion; 22. a guide post;

3. a rotary button assembly; 30. a rotary button; 301. a spinning head; 302. a button sleeve; 303. a coding ferrule; 31. pressing the sleeve; 310. a claw; 311. a groove; 32. a pressing plate; 320. a card slot; 33. a bearing; 34. a hand feeling spring; 340. a resilient arm;

4. a toggle piece; 40. an upper limit part; 41. a lower limiting part;

5. a circuit board; 50. an encoder; 51. a first key; 52. and a second key.

Detailed Description

The following are specific embodiments of the present invention and are further described with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

It should be noted that all the directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, and rear … …) in the embodiment of the present invention are only used to explain the relative position relationship between the components, the movement situation, etc. in a specific posture (as shown in the drawing), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly.

Moreover, descriptions of the present invention as relating to "first," "second," "a," etc. are for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicit ly indicating a number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and for example, "secured" may be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral part; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In addition, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention may be combined with each other, but it must be based on the realization of those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, such a combination of technical solutions should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.

The first embodiment is as follows:

as shown in fig. 1 to 3, a knob having push, turn and toggle functions includes: outer mount pad 1 and interior mount pad 2, inside and outside mount pad all is used for the installation part, and interior mount pad 2 is in the inboard of outer mount pad 1. Interior mount pad 2 articulates in outer mount pad 1, just be equipped with toggle portion 20 on interior mount pad 2, in the use of reality, other parts of accessible toggle portion 20 direct stir realize this knob stir the function to need not necessarily with the help of stirring 4. The rotary button assembly 3 is arranged on the inner mounting seat 2, the rotary button assembly 3 is an assembly formed by assembling a plurality of components, the rotary button assembly 3 comprises a rotary button 30, the rotary button 30 is rotatably arranged on the inner mounting seat 2 and can move downwards relative to the inner mounting seat 2, namely the rotary button 30 is pressed downwards to realize a pressing function, and the rotary button 30 can drive the inner mounting seat 2 to rotate relative to the outer mounting seat 1, namely the rotary button realizes a shifting function.

As shown in fig. 2, 4 and 5, the inner mounting base 2 is provided with two first hinge portions 21 and two toggle portions 20 along the circumferential direction thereof, wherein one toggle portion 20 is located at one side of the two first hinge portions 21, and the other toggle portion 20 is located at the other side of the two first hinge portions 21. In other words, the two first hinge portions 21 and the two toggle portions 20 are alternately arranged, the two toggle portions 20 are perpendicular to the two first hinge portions 21, the circumferential direction of the entire inner mounting base 2 is 360 degrees, one first hinge portion 21,180 degree is arranged at the 90 degree position, another toggle portion 20 is arranged at the other first hinge portion 21,360 degree is arranged at the other toggle portion 20,270 degree, and the phase angle between every two toggle portions is 90 degrees. When the inner installation base 2 rotates relative to the outer installation base 1, the two shifting parts 20 have the same motion amplitude, one of the two shifting parts is pressed downwards, the other one of the two shifting parts is lifted upwards, the adjusting hand feeling is kept consistent, and the vertical arrangement is also beneficial to shifting the shifting parts 20 under the action of smaller force. The outer mounting base 1 is provided with two second hinge parts 10 corresponding to the two first hinge parts 21, the second hinge parts 10 are hinged to the first hinge parts 21, the first hinge parts 21 are protruding columns, the second hinge parts 10 are round holes, the protruding columns are arranged in the round holes in a penetrating mode and can rotate around the round holes, of course, the positions of the protruding columns and the round holes can be exchanged, and the implementation of the scheme is not affected.

As a more preferable option, the outer mounting base 1 is provided with two toggle pieces 4 corresponding to the two toggle portions 20, the toggle pieces 4 are arranged on the outer mounting base 1 in a lifting manner, and the two toggle portions 20 respectively and movably abut against the two toggle pieces 4. As shown in fig. 9, the dial portion 20 and the dial may be provided integrally, or may not be provided separately. In the using process, the toggle part 20 is pressed down to drive the toggle part 4 to move downwards, so that the toggle part 20 and the toggle part 4 are movably abutted. The outer mounting base 1 is provided with a through groove 11 penetrating through the outer mounting base 1, the stirring part 4 is arranged in the through groove 11 in a penetrating manner, the stirring part 4 is provided with an upper limiting part 40 and a lower limiting part 41 from top to bottom, and the upper limiting part 40 and the lower limiting part 41 can movably abut against the outer mounting base 1. It should be explained that the upper limit portion 40 controls the pressing distance of the toggle piece 4, and prevents the toggle piece from being disengaged from the through slot 11 during the pressing process; the lower limiting part 41 controls the lifting distance of the toggle element 4, so that the toggle element 4 is prevented from being separated upwards from the through groove 11, namely, the toggle element 4 can be ensured not to be separated from the through groove 11 no matter in the working or resetting state of the toggle element 4, and the structural stability of the toggle element is ensured.

In actual use, with interior mount pad 2 articulated on mount pad 1 outward, and set up toggle portion 20 on interior mount pad 2, with whole setting of rotary button subassembly 3 including on mount pad 2, rotary button 30 can not only realize including in mount pad 2 elevating movement and rotation, rotary button 30 can also order about interior mount pad 2 and rotate for outer mount pad 1, and then make two toggle portions 20 rotate. Wherein, a function can be realized to the pressing (elevating movement) of rotating button 30, and another function can be realized to the rotation of rotating button 30, and rotating button 31 orders about stirring portion 20 and rotates and can realize a function again for the knob can realize multi-functional regulation, compares in current knob of pressing, can only realize rotation regulation and press the regulation, and the range of application of this knob is wider, and the overall structure of knob is compact.

As shown in fig. 2, 3 and 6, the rotary button assembly 3 further includes a pressing sleeve 31, a guide post 22 protrudes upwards from the middle of the inner mounting base 2, the pressing sleeve 31 is sleeved on the guide post 22 in a liftable manner, a guide block is arranged on the guide post 22, a guide groove is arranged on the pressing sleeve 31, the guide block is matched with the guide groove to ensure that the pressing sleeve 31 does not deflect when moving up and down, and the rotary button 30 can drive the pressing sleeve 31 to move up and down. In actual use, the pressing function of the rotary button 30 is realized by pressing itself, preferably but not limited to, moving the pressing sleeve 31 downward. The rotary button assembly 3 further comprises a pressing plate 32 disposed below the inner mounting seat 2, and a clamping groove 320 is formed in the pressing plate 32; according to pressing cover 31 downwardly extending jack catch 310, jack catch 310 passes 2 joints of interior mount pad are in the draw-in groove 320, jack catch 310 and draw-in groove 320 joint, press the linkage of board 32 and pressure cover 31, press the realization in-process of function at the knob down, because interior mount pad 2 is not downstream, so can press down through the press board 32 of interior mount pad 2 below, realize the function of pressing down of knob, the action of the function of pressing down of knob does: the rotary button 30 is pressed down to drive the pressing sleeve 31 to be pressed down, and the pressing sleeve 31 drives the pressing plate 32 to be pressed down.

Specifically, the rotary button 30 includes a rotary head 301 and a knob sleeve 302 fixedly connected to the rotary head 301, and the rotary head 31 and the knob sleeve 302 are formed separately, but are fixedly connected, for example, by a snap connection, to realize communication linkage. The pressing sleeve 31 is provided with a bearing 33, the inner ring of the bearing 33 is fixedly connected with the pressing sleeve 31, and the outer ring of the bearing 33 is fixedly connected with the button sleeve 302. In the process of pressing down the rotary button 30, the rotary button 30 presses down the bearing 33 and then drives the pressing sleeve 31 to press down; when the rotary button 30 rotates, because the rotary button 30 is fixedly connected with the outer ring of the bearing 33, the pressing sleeve 31 is fixedly connected with the inner ring of the bearing 33, both the two fixed connections at the position can be in interference fit, the rotary button 30 can rotate relative to the pressing sleeve 31, the pressing sleeve 31 cannot rotate, the bearing 33 can reduce friction, and the rotary button 30 can be conveniently and rotatably adjusted. The rotary button assembly 3 further comprises a hand feeling spring 34, and a plurality of grooves 311 are formed in the outer wall of the pressing sleeve 31 along the circumferential direction; the rotary button 30 further comprises an encoding ferrule 303, which is called as the encoding ferrule 303, because the encoding ferrule 303 is provided with a plurality of convex teeth along the circumferential direction thereof, and is used in cooperation with the encoder 50 on the circuit board 5 in the using process, when the rotary button 30 is rotationally adjusted, the encoder 50 detects the change of the number of convex teeth on the encoding ferrule 303, and converts the change of the convex teeth into corresponding electric signals, so as to realize the rotation function output of the knob. The rotary press head 301, the knob sleeve 302 and the coding ferrule 303 are fixedly connected in sequence from top to bottom, the rotary press head 301, the knob sleeve 302 and the coding ferrule 303 are arranged in a split mode, and are fixedly connected into a whole to achieve linkage, and the rotary press button 30 is formed by being divided into three parts, on one hand, the forming is convenient, and on the other hand, the assembling is convenient. The hand spring 34 is mounted on the coding ferrule 303, specifically on the inner ring of the coding ferrule 303. And the hand feeling spring 34 extends at least one elastic arm 340 towards the pressing sleeve 31, the elastic arm 340 is movably abutted in the groove 311, when the rotary button 30 is rotated, the elastic arm 340 is switched in different grooves 311, so that an operator has obvious feeling, and the hand feeling spring 34 can ensure that the operator has good hand feeling when the operator rotates and adjusts the rotary button 30. The knob of this scheme, it is convenient to adjust, adjusts and feels good, and structural stability is high, at each item accommodation process, the condition that can not appear breaking away from between each part.

Example two:

as shown in fig. 7 and 8, a rotary switch includes:

the knob with the functions of pressing, rotating and dialing in the first embodiment;

the circuit board 5 is arranged below the knob, an encoder 50, a first key 51 and a second key 52 are arranged on the circuit board 5, the first key 51 is positioned right below the rotary button 30, and the second key 52 is positioned right below the toggle part 20. The two second keys 52 correspond to the two toggle parts 20, one first key 51 corresponds to the pressing plate 32, and both the first key 51 and the second key 52 can be rubber keys, so that the reset after adjustment is facilitated.

The working principle of the knob switch is as follows:

when the pressing function is needed to be realized, the rotary button 30 is pressed down, the rotary button 30 drives the bearing 33 to move downwards, the bearing 33 drives the pressing sleeve 31 to move downwards, the pressing sleeve 31 drives the pressing plate 32 to move downwards, and the pressing plate 32 directly presses the first key 51 and converts the first key into a corresponding electric signal to be output.

When the rotation function needs to be realized, the knob button 30 (the rotary head 301, the knob sleeve 302 and the coding ring 303) is rotated, the knob button 30 drives the outer ring of the bearing 33 to rotate around the inner ring, the encoder 50 is arranged on the circuit board 5 and is immobile, the coding ring 303 rotates, and the encoder 50 detects the tooth number change of the convex teeth on the coding ring 303, converts the tooth number change into an electric signal change and outputs the electric signal change.

When the function of stirring needs to be realized, the rotary button 30 is pulled to drive the inner mounting base 2 to rotate relative to the outer mounting base 1, and the whole rotary button assembly 3 is arranged on the inner mounting base 2, so that the whole rotary button assembly 3 is linked with the inner mounting base 2, the inner mounting base 2 rotates to enable the stirring part 20 to press down the stirring part 4, and the stirring part 4 presses down the second key 52 and converts the second key into corresponding electric signal output.

For example: the knob switch can realize the switching of a music player (pressing function), volume adjustment (rotating function) and the switching of a previous song and a next song (shifting function) on an automobile center console through one switch, and is convenient to use.

In this scheme, this knob possesses the function of pressing, rotatory and controlling the stirring, adjusts convenient and compact structure.

The specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the spirit of the utility model. Various modifications or additions may be made to the described embodiments or alternatives may be employed by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit or ambit of the utility model as defined in the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A knob having push, turn and toggle functionality, comprising:

the inner mounting seat is hinged in the outer mounting seat, and a shifting part is arranged on the inner mounting seat;

the rotary button assembly is arranged on the inner mounting seat and comprises a rotary button, the rotary button is rotatably arranged on the inner mounting seat and can move downwards relative to the inner mounting seat, and the rotary button can drive the inner mounting seat to rotate relative to the outer mounting seat.

2. The knob according to claim 1, wherein the inner housing has two first hinge portions and two toggle portions along the circumference, one of the toggle portions is located at one side of the two first hinge portions, and the other toggle portion is located at the other side of the two first hinge portions;

two second hinge parts corresponding to the two first hinge parts are arranged on the outer mounting seat, and the second hinge parts are hinged with the first hinge parts.

3. The rotary knob of claim 2 wherein said two toggle portions are perpendicular to said two first hinge portions.

4. A rotary knob according to claim 2 or 3 having pressing, rotating and toggling functions, wherein the outer mounting base is provided with two toggling parts corresponding to the two toggling parts, the toggling parts are liftable on the outer mounting base, and the two toggling parts respectively movably abut against the two toggling parts.

5. The knob according to claim 4, wherein the outer mounting seat has a through slot passing through the outer mounting seat, the toggle member is inserted into the through slot, the toggle member has an upper limit portion and a lower limit portion from top to bottom, and both the upper limit portion and the lower limit portion can movably abut against the outer mounting seat.

6. The knob according to claim 1, wherein the rotary button assembly further comprises a pressing sleeve, a guiding post protrudes upward from the middle of the inner mounting base, the pressing sleeve is sleeved on the guiding post in a liftable manner, and the rotary button can drive the pressing sleeve to move up and down.

7. The knob of claim 6, wherein the rotary button assembly further comprises a pressing plate disposed below the inner mounting seat, the pressing plate having a slot; the pressing sleeve extends downwards to form a clamping jaw, and the clamping jaw penetrates through the inner mounting seat and is clamped in the clamping groove.

8. The knob of claim 6, wherein said rotary button comprises a knob head and a knob sleeve fixedly connected to said knob head; the pressing sleeve is provided with a bearing, the inner ring of the bearing is fixedly connected with the pressing sleeve, and the outer ring of the bearing is fixedly connected with the button sleeve.

9. The knob of claim 8, wherein the rotary button assembly further comprises a tactile spring, and the outer wall of the pressing sleeve is provided with a plurality of grooves along the circumference thereof;

the rotary button further comprises a coding ferrule, and the rotary pressing head, the knob sleeve and the coding ferrule are fixedly connected in sequence from top to bottom; the hand feeling spring is arranged on the coding collar, and extends at least one elastic arm towards the pressing sleeve, and the elastic arm is movably abutted in the groove; the coding ferrule is provided with a plurality of convex teeth along the circumferential direction.

10. A rotary switch, comprising:

a knob with push, turn and dial functions as claimed in any one of claims 1-9;

the circuit board is arranged below the knob, an encoder, a first key and a second key are arranged on the circuit board, the first key is located under the rotary button, and the second key is located under the shifting portion.

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