CN101930661B

CN101930661B - Remote control device and remote control method of electronic device

Info

Publication number: CN101930661B
Application number: CN2009101486904A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 江庆谅; 王志光
Original assignee: High Tech Computer Corp
Current assignee: HTC Corp
Priority date: 2009-06-26
Filing date: 2009-06-26
Publication date: 2012-08-22
Anticipated expiration: 2029-06-26
Also published as: CN101930661A

Abstract

The invention relates to a remote control device and a remote control method of the electronic device. The remote control device is used to perform wireless control to at least one electronic device. The remote control device comprises a clasping part, a main body and a swivel plate, wherein the clasping part is fixed to a steering wheel; the main body is connected with the clasping part; the swivel plate is arranged on the main body in a rotating manner; and the swivel plate contains at least one key, and the key signals generated by the key are used to perform wireless control to the electronic device.

Description

The remote control thereof of telechiric device and electronic installation

Technical field

The invention relates to a kind of telechiric device, and particularly about a kind of telechiric device that is fixed on the bearing circle.

Background technology

The electronic installation that sells on the market, (personaldigital assistant, PDA), vehicle navigation device, automobile-used TV etc., mostly its operation and control interface is button or touch control screen, needs with finger manipulation like digital camera, communication handset, personal digital assistant.Yet, generally when driving, need be absorbed in condition of road surface, and grip bearing circle, therefore unsuitable these electronic installations of operation when driving with the control direction of traffic owing to drive.If control these electronic installations, driving will certainly be divert one's attention by button or touch control screen on the device, such safety worries that causes driving easily of controlling.The real considered user's of the manufacturer of all kinds of electronic devices operational requirements provides more convenient and safe product.

Summary of the invention

The present invention is on bearing circle, to install telechiric device additional about the remote control thereof of a kind of telechiric device and electronic installation, and both hands need not can be controlled through what point by the departure direction dish, removes to control other electronic installations.

According to an aspect of the present invention, propose a kind of telechiric device, it is in order at least one electronic installation of controlled in wireless.Telechiric device comprises a buckling parts, a main body and a rotating disk.Buckling parts is in order to be fixed to a bearing circle.Main body connects buckling parts.Rotating disk is arranged on the main body rotationally, and wherein, rotating disk has at least one button, and the push button signalling that this button produces is in order to the controlled in wireless electronic installation.

According to a further aspect in the invention, propose a kind of remote control thereof of electronic installation, its button through above-mentioned telechiric device produces push button signalling, whereby with the controlled in wireless electronic installation.

For letting the foregoing of the present invention can be more obviously understandable, hereinafter is special lifts preferred embodiment, and conjunction with figs., elaborates as follows:

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram according to a kind of telechiric device of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is installed in the synoptic diagram of diverse location on the bearing circle for Fig. 1 telechiric device.

Fig. 3 A, Fig. 3 B are the sectional view of Fig. 1 telechiric device before and after the assembling rotating disk.

Fig. 4 is not attached to the synoptic diagram on the bearing circle for Fig. 1 telechiric device.

Fig. 5 is the part synoptic diagram of Fig. 1 remote inside structure.

The main element symbol description

10: telechiric device

20: bearing circle

101: buckling parts

103: main body

105: rotating disk

106: identification marking

107,129: button

109: the trace ball module

110: trace ball

111: the connectivity port

113: thin film circuit

115: main circuit board

117: battery

119: flexible circuit board

121,135: trip

125: circular draw-in groove

127: salient point

131: banded structure

131a: first end

131b: second end

133: the collar

133a: opening

137: draw-in groove

P1 to P3: position

Embodiment

Please with reference to Fig. 1, it is the synoptic diagram according to a kind of telechiric device of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.Telechiric device 10 comprises a buckling parts 101, a main body 103 and a rotating disk 105.Buckling parts 101 is in order to be fixed to a bearing circle 20.Main body 103 connects buckling parts 101.Rotating disk 105 is arranged on the main body 103 rotationally, and wherein, rotating disk 105 has at least one button, for example is button 107, and the push button signalling that this button produces is in order to controlled in wireless one electronic installation.

As shown in Figure 1, rotating disk 105 also has an identification mark 106, can provide the user to differentiate the button on the rotating disk 105, like the position of button 107.For instance, please with reference to Fig. 2, it is installed in the synoptic diagram of diverse location on the bearing circle for Fig. 1 telechiric device; When telechiric device 10 moved to position P2 or P3 by position P1, button 107 orientation can change thereupon, therefore; Rotatable rotating disk 105 as clockwise or rotate counterclockwise rotating disk 105 with adjustment identification marking 106, makes directly over the location dimension of identification marking 106 is held in; Whereby, make the orientation of button 107 meet the ergonomics position that human eye vision and finger are controlled.

As shown in Figure 1, the center of rotating disk 105 also has a trace ball module 109, and a trace ball 110 of trace ball module 109 protrudes from the upper surface of rotating disk 105.In addition; Also comprise a connectivity port 111 on the main body 103 of telechiric device 10; It can be USB (universal serial bus, USB), mini USB (mini universal serial bus, mini-USB), micro universal universal serial bus (micro universal serial bus; Micro-USB) or the connectivity port of other kinds, in order to be connected with external electronic.In addition, telechiric device 10 also can be connected to external electronic by wireless mode, its detail as after.Below illustrate further the detail structure of telechiric device 10.

Please with reference to Fig. 3 A, Fig. 3 B, it is the sectional view of Fig. 1 telechiric device before and after the assembling rotating disk.Shown in Fig. 3 A, also has a thin film circuit 113 in the rotating disk 105.Have a plurality of thin film switches (not indicating) on the thin film circuit 113 and correspond to button 107, trace ball 110 etc.; When button 107 or the trace ball 110 that protrudes from rotating disk 105 upper surfaces were pushed downwards, the thin film switch that can touch the below correspondence position was to produce push button signalling.

Also be provided with a main circuit board 115 and battery 117 in the main body 103.Thin film circuit 113 in the rotating disk 105 is connected to the main circuit board 115 in the main body 103 through a flexible circuit board 119, and push button signalling can be passed on the main circuit board 115.Preferably, main body 103 also has a wireless transport module, carries out the signal contact in order to the electronic installation with the outside, and wherein, push button signalling is to be passed to outside electronic installation through wireless transport module, makes telechiric device 10 be able to wirelessly control electronic installation.This wireless transport module is Bluetooth transmission module, wireless radio frequency modules or infrared module etc. for example, and it is to be formed directly on the main circuit board 115 mostly.

Shown in Fig. 3 A, the lower surface of rotating disk 105 also has the trip 121 that a plurality of quantity do not limit, and the upper surface of main body 103 relative rotating disks 105 also has a circular draw-in groove 125.In the accompanying drawing, the distance of two trips 121 is slightly larger than the aperture area of circular card groove 125 approximately.During assembling, the elasticity of trip 121 capable of using is directly inserted trip 121 in the circular draw-in groove 125, after trip 121 resets, just can be fastened in the circular draw-in groove 125.Preferably, the lower surface of rotating disk 105 also is provided with several salient points 127, avoids rotating disk 105 to contact with main body 103 generation faces, and can reduce friction force, and is more smooth-going when rotating disk 105 is rotated.

In addition, also other buttons can be set at the lower surface of main body 103, like button 129, an end of button 129 runs through circular draw-in groove 125, and a thin film switch of corresponding thin film circuit 113.On main body 103 and rotating disk 105, be provided with button, make the manipulation function of telechiric device 10 more polynary.

Shown in Fig. 3 A, buckling parts 101 comprises a banded structure 131, and in order to around bearing circle 20 (see figure 1)s, wherein, the first end 131a of banded structure 131 connects main body 103, the second end 131b and connects main body 103 removably.For example, the second end 131b of banded structure has a collar 133, and in order to being set on the

main body

103, and 129 of buttons are in the opening 133a of the collar 133.In addition, buckling parts 101 also comprises trip 135, and it is arranged on the collar 133, and the position is at the inner ring surface of the collar 133, with so that combining of the collar 133 and main body 103 is more firm.

And please with reference to Fig. 4, it is not attached to the synoptic diagram on the bearing circle for Fig. 1 telechiric device.The outer ring surface of main body 103 also has a draw-in groove 137, in order to combine with trip 135.Preferably, banded structure 131 is a flexible material with the material of the collar 133, and the material of trip 135 then is a hard material.In the time of will being attached to telechiric device 10 on bearing circle 20 (see figure 1)s; Be earlier banded structure 131 to be overlapped on bearing circle 20; Main body 103 lower ends and button 129 are inserted among the opening 133a of the collar 133; Simultaneously, by the elasticity of the collar 133, trip 135 is embedded in the draw-in groove 137 with 135 body structures of trip.In the present embodiment, banded structure 131 can be an elastoplast, and the collar 133 can be a soft rubber (or plastics) ring, and trip 135 then can be a rubberite (or plastics) trip.

And please with reference to Fig. 5, it is the part synoptic diagram of Fig. 1 remote inside structure.As shown in Figure 5, the shape of main circuit board 115 for example can be consistent with the partial shape of main body 103 (see figure 1)s, and connectivity port 111 is set directly on the main circuit board 115.Trip 121 quantity of present embodiment can be three, and it preferably equally spaced is arranged on rotating disk 105 lower surfaces, and is positioned on the same circle.Flexible circuit board 119 is that the information between rotating disk 105 and main body 103 (see figure 1)s is transmitted the interface, and it is preferably around rotating disk 105 and is provided with, and has enough winding length, when the rotation amplitude of rotating disk 105 is excessive, is pullled avoiding.Or, between main body 103 and rotating disk 105, a limiting mechanism (not shown) can be set, in order to the rotational angle of restriction rotating disk 105, so also can avoid pullling flexible circuit board 119.

The remote control thereof of disclosed telechiric device of the above embodiment of the present invention and electronic installation; Be that telechiric device is installed on the bearing circle; Let the user when driving, both hands need not the departure direction dish, can control other electronic installations through controlling of finger; For example be communication handset, personal digital assistant (personaldigital assistant, PDA), vehicle navigation device, automobile-used TV etc.Especially its control button design of the disclosed telechiric device of the above embodiment of the present invention is on rotating disk; User thereby can be according to the ornaments position of its operating habit or telechiric device; Go to adjust the orientation of button, make it more meet the user and visually reach the ergonomics that finger is controlled.

In sum, though the present invention with preferred embodiment openly as above, so it is not in order to limit the present invention.Have common knowledge the knowledgeable in the technical field under the present invention, do not breaking away from the spirit and scope of the present invention, when doing various changes and retouching.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking claims person of defining.

Claims

1. telechiric device in order at least one electronic installation of controlled in wireless, comprising:

One buckling parts is in order to be fixed to a bearing circle;

One main body connects this buckling parts; And

One rotating disk is arranged on this main body, wherein rotationally; This rotating disk has at least one first button; The push button signalling that this at least one first button produces is in order to this at least one electronic installation of controlled in wireless, and this rotating disk also has relative a upper surface and a lower surface, and this main body has relative a upper surface and a lower surface; The lower surface of this rotating disk is the upper surface of this main body relatively, and this at least one first button is arranged on the upper surface of this rotating disk.

2. telechiric device according to claim 1, wherein, the lower surface of this rotating disk also has a plurality of trips, and those trips are fastened in the circular draw-in groove of upper surface of this main body.

3. telechiric device according to claim 1, wherein, this rotating disk also has at least one thin film switch, to should at least one first button setting.

4. telechiric device according to claim 1, wherein, this upper surface of this rotating disk has an identification mark, in order to differentiate the position of this at least one first button.

5. telechiric device according to claim 1, wherein, this rotating disk comprises a trace ball module, the upper surface of this rotating disk of trace ball protrusion of this trace ball module.

6. telechiric device according to claim 1, wherein, the lower surface of this main body has at least one second button, and this rotating disk also has at least one thin film switch, to should at least one second button setting.

7. telechiric device according to claim 1; Wherein, this buckling parts comprises a banded structure, in order to around this bearing circle; One first end of this banded structure connects this main body; One second end of this banded structure connects this main body removably, and wherein this second end of this banded structure has a collar, in order to be set on this main body.

8. telechiric device according to claim 7, wherein, this buckling parts also comprises a trip, is arranged on this second end, an outer ring surface of this main body also has a draw-in groove, in order to combine with this trip.

9. telechiric device according to claim 1, wherein, this main body comprises a wireless transport module, in order to carry out the signal contact with this at least one electronic installation.