AU2020254139B2

AU2020254139B2 - Operating device

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Publication number: AU2020254139B2
Application number: AU2020254139A
Authority: AU
Inventors: Moon Bae Park
Original assignee: Kortek Corp
Current assignee: Kortek Corp
Priority date: 2019-04-04
Filing date: 2020-03-10
Publication date: 2023-01-05
Anticipated expiration: 2040-03-10
Also published as: AU2020254139A1; KR102170901B1; KR20200117820A

Abstract

An operating device according to the present invention comprises: an operation part which is inserted into an insertion hole portion of a glass part and has a locking protrusion portion having a protruding shape on the side surface thereof; and a locking rotation part which is disposed in a position opposite to the side surface of the operation part so as to allow or lock the movement of the locking protrusion portion, the locking rotation part comprising: a frame part having an inner hole portion into which the operation part is inserted; and a hollow hole part rotatably disposed in the frame part and communicating with the inner hole portion.

Description

OPERATING DEVICE TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to an operating device, and more particularly, to

an operating device that allows an operation part to be quickly and easily installed

and disassembled.

BACKGROUND

In general, display units are installed in game devices, and operation parts are

fixed to the display units. Push operation parts are connected to circuit boards by

electrical wires, and as signals of the push operation parts are input to the circuit

boards, specific functions are selected. Such push operation parts may fail due to

impacts or the like.

However, in the related art, since the push operation part is fixed to the

display unit, when repair is required due to a failure of the push operation part,

operations of separating the entire display unit from the game device and then

transporting the display unit to a repair company are required.

At the repair company, the operation part is repaired or replaced and then is

sent to a client, and the display unit is reinstalled in the game device. Thus,

maintenance costs and working time increase. Therefore, it is thought that it may

be desirable to reduce this problem.

The background technology of the present invention is disclosed in Korean

Utility Model No. 20-0434973 (registered on December 26, 2006, name of invention:

Unmanned operating device of operation button of game console).

It is to be clearly understood that mere reference anywhere in this

specification to any previous or existing systems, devices, apparatus, products,

methods, practices, publications, patents, or indeed to any other information, or to any problems or issues, does not constitute an acknowledgement or admission that any of those things, whether individually or in any combination, formed part of the common general knowledge of those skilled in the field or is admissible prior art.

The present invention is directed to providing an operating device that may

allow an operation part to be quickly and easily installed and disassembled, which

may assist in reducing maintenance costs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

One aspect of the present invention provides an operating device including an

operation part which is inserted into an insertion hole part of a glass part and has a

protrusion-shaped restraint protrusion, a frame part having an inner hole part into

which the operation part is inserted, and a locking rotation part which is rotatably

installed in the frame part, has a hollow hole part communicating with the inner hole

part, is installed at a position facing a side surface of the operation part, and allows or

restricts movement of the restraint protrusion.

The frame part may include a first frame part installed in contact with the

glass part, and a second frame part coupled to the first frame part with the locking

rotation part interposed therebetween.

The locking rotation part may include a rotation body part that has the hollow

hole part formed therein and is rotatably installed between the first frame part and the

second frame part, an unlocking groove part that forms a concave groove portion

inside the rotation body part facing the hollow hole part, and a knob member that

extends outward from the rotation body part and is rotated by receiving an external

force.

The rotation body part may be a plate material extending outward from the

operation part in a band shape.

The operating device may further include a guide part which is installed in

the rotation body part and the frame part to guide rotation of the rotation body part.

The guide part may include a guide groove part that forms an arc-shaped

groove along an edge of the rotation body part, and a guide protrusion that protrudes

from the frame part and is caught by an inner side of the guide groove part.

In an operating device according to the present invention, an unlocking

groove part is moved due to rotation of a locking rotation part to restrain movement

of an operation part or easily release the restraint of the operation part, and it is

thought that this may help to reduce maintenance costs, and it is also thought that

work time may also be shortened.

Further, according to the present invention, since only the operation part can

be separated from a glass part and repaired or replaced, an operation of moving the

glass part together with the operation part is omitted, and thus maintenance costs and

work time for the operation part may be reduced.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which an operation part is

separated from an operating device according to one embodiment of the present

invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the operating device according to

one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view illustrating a locking rotation part according to one

embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a view illustrating a state in which the locking rotation part restricts

movement of an operation part according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view illustrating a state in which the operation part is unlocked by rotation of the locking rotation part according to one embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Hereinafter, an operating device according to one embodiment of the present

invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this

process, the thickness of lines or the size of components illustrated in the drawings

may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of description.

Further, terms described below are defined in consideration of functions in

the present invention and may change according to the intention or custom of a user

or an operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the

contents throughout the present specification.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which an operation part is

separated from an operating device according to one embodiment of the present

invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the operating device according

to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a plan view illustrating a

locking rotation part according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, FIG. 4

is a view illustrating a state in which the locking rotation part restricts movement of

an operation part according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5

is a view illustrating a state in which the operation part is unlocked by rotation of the

locking rotation part according to one embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 5, an operating device 1 according to one

embodiment of the present invention includes an operation part 20 which is inserted

into an insertion hole part 12 of a glass part 10 and has a protrusion-shaped restraint

protrusion 22 on the side surface thereof, a frame part 30 having an inner hole part 32

into which the operation part 20 is inserted, a locking rotation part 40 which is rotatably installed in the frame part 30, has a hollow hole part 44 communicating with the inner hole part 32, is installed at a position facing the side surface of the operation part 20, and allows or restricts movement of the restraint protrusion 22, and a guide part 50 which is installed in a rotation body part 42 and the frame part 30 to guide rotation of the rotation body part 42.

A display unit 15 includes a display panel 16 that outputs an image and a

mounting housing part 17 that forms a space, in which the frame part 30 is installed,

on one side of the display panel 16. The plate-shaped glass part 10 is disposed in

front of the display unit 15 and the mounting housing part 17.

The glass part 10 is installed to be spaced apart from the display unit 15 to

secure visibility. Further, the insertion hole part 12 is formed in the glass part 10 so

that the operation part 20 is insertable thereinto. Since the insertion hole part 12 is

formed in the same shape as the circumference of the operation part 20, rotation of

the insertion hole part 12 is restricted while a body of the operation part 20 is

inserted into the insertion hole part 12.

The operation part 20 is installed in the insertion hole part 12 of the glass part

10 installed in front of the display unit 15. Further, a stepped portion may be

additionally formed at the circumference of the operation part 20 to limit the depth of

insertion into the insertion hole part 12.

The operation part 20 is connected to a controller by electric wires and

transmits an operation signal to the controller. The cross section of the operation

part 20 and the insertion hole part 12 are formed in a circular shape, but the present

invention is not limited thereto, and the cross section of the operation part 20 and the

insertion hole part 12 may be formed in a polygonal shape including a quadrangle or

a triangle. The operation part 20 according to one embodiment is formed in a cylindrical shape.

The operation part 20 may be a button that has a circular cross section and

extends vertically and may have a cross section having a polygonal shape including a

quadrangle or the shape of the operation part 20 may be changed to one of various

shapes such as an ellipse and a triangle.

Further, the restraint protrusion 22, with which the locking rotation part 40 is

to be engaged, is formed around the operation part 20. The restraint protrusion 22

according to one embodiment is formed on the side surface of the operation part 20

facing the locking rotation part 40.

Therefore, when the locking rotation part 40 is engaged with the restraint

protrusion 22, the operation part 20 does not escape from the insertion hole part 12 of

the glass part 10.

The frame part 30 may be modified into any shape without departing from the

technical spirit of having the inner hole part 32 into which the operation part 20 is

inserted. The frame part 30 according to one embodiment includes a first frame

part 34 which is installed in contact with the glass part 10 and a second frame part 36

which is coupled to the first frame part 34 with the locking rotation part 40

interposed therebetween.

The first frame part 34 is located below the glass part 10, and the locking

rotation part 40 and the second frame part 36 are sequentially installed below the first

frame part 34. The second frame part 36 is coupled to the first frame part 34, and a

space in which the locking rotation part 40 is to be moved is formed between the first

frame part 34 and the second frame part 36.

The inner hole part 32, in which the operation part 20 is to be installed, is

provided inside the first frame part 34 and the second frame part 36.

The locking rotation part 40 is rotatably installed in the frame part 30, has the

hollow hole part 44 communicating with the inner hole part 32, and may be modified

in any shape without departing from the technical spirit of being installed at a

position facing the side surface of the operation part 20. The locking rotation part

40 according to one embodiment includes the rotation body part 42, the hollow hole

part 44, an unlocking groove part 46, and a knob member 48.

The rotation body part 42 has the hollow hole part 44 formed therein into

which the operation part 20 is to be inserted and is rotatably installed between the

first frame part 34 and the second frame part 36. The rotation body part 42

according to one embodiment is a plate material extending outward from the

operation part 20 in a band shape, and is rotated outside the operation part 20.

The inner diameter of the rotation body part 42 having the hollow hole part

44 is slightly greater than or equal to the outer diameter of the operation part 20.

The rotation body part 42 is located above the restraint protrusion 22, and when the

operation part 20 attempts to move upward, the restraint protrusion 22 is caught by

the rotation body part 42 located above, and thus the operation part 20 can be

prevented from escaping to the upper side.

In the restraint protrusion 22 according to one embodiment, a plurality of

protrusions protrude in a circumferential direction along the side surface of the

operation part 20.

The unlocking groove part 46 forms a concave groove portion inside the

rotation body part 42 facing the hollow hole part 44. Further, a guide protrusion

(not illustrated) may be vertically and additionally provided on the side surface of the

operation part 20, and a guide groove into which the guide protrusion is to be

inserted is formed inside the frame part 30. Thus, the rotation of the operation part

20 including the guide protrusion can be restrained.

The unlocking groove part 46 according to one embodiment is formed at a

position facing the restraint protrusion 22, and the size and shape of the groove may

be modified so that the restraint protrusion 22 can move up and down through the

unlocking groove part 46.

That is, since the unlocking groove part 46, which is a concave groove, is

formed in the rotation body part 42 facing the restraint protrusion 22 of the operation

part 20, when the restraint protrusion 22 of the operation part 20 coincides with the

unlocking groove part 46, the operation part 20 may move to the outside of the

locking rotation part 40.

Since the protrusion-shaped restraint protrusion 22 is installed on the outer

surface of the operation part 20 in a protruding shape, the locking rotation part 40

may be caught by the restraint protrusion 22 or spaced apart from the restraint

protrusion 22.

The knob member 48 extends outward from the rotation body part 42 and is

rotated by receiving an external force. The knob member 48 according to one

embodiment extends from the rotation body part 42 in a horizontal direction and

extends outward from the mounting housing part 17.

The guide part 50 is installed in the frame part 30 together with the rotation

body part 42 and may be formed in any shape without departing from the technical

spirit of guiding the rotation of the rotation body part 42. The guide part 50

according to one embodiment includes a guide groove part 52 that forms an arc

shaped groove along an edge of the rotation body part 42 and a guide protrusion 54

that protrudes from the frame part 30 and is caught by the inner side of the guide

groove part 52.

A plurality of guide groove parts 52 are provided along the rotation body part

42, and the guide protrusion 54 protruding upward from the second frame part 36 is

inserted into the guide groove parts 52 to guide the stable rotation of the rotation

body part 42.

Hereinafter, an operation state of the operating device 1 according to one

embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the

accompanying drawings.

When the operation part 20 is unlocked, the knob member 48 protruding

outward from the mounting housing part 17 is rotated. With the rotation of the

knob member 48, the rotation body part 42 is also rotated, and the unlocking groove

part 46 coincides with the restraint protrusion 22 of the operation part 20.

That is, in a state in which the restraint protrusion 22 of the operation part 20

is caught by the rotation body part 42 and thus the upward movement of the

operation part 20 is restricted, the rotation body part 42 is rotated together with the

knob member 48.

Since the unlocking groove part 46 of the locking rotation part 40 is located

in a portion facing the restraint protrusion 22 of the operation part 20, when the

operation part 20 is pulled out in an upward direction, the rotation body part 42 does

not interfere with the operation part 20. Since the operation part 20 is unlocked, the

operator may pull the operation part 20 out of the glass part 10 to perform

maintenance work.

When the movement of the operation part 20 is restrained, the knob member

48 protruding outward from the mounting housing part 17 is rotated in an opposite

direction. With the rotation of the knob member 48, the rotation body part 42 is

also rotated, and since the rotation body part 42 is installed at a position facing the restraint protrusion 22 of the operation part 20, the upward movement of the restraint protrusion 22 is restrained, and accordingly the movement of the operation part 20 is also restrained.

As described above, according to the present invention, the unlocking groove

part 46 is moved by the rotation of the locking rotation part 40 to restrain the

movement of the operation part 20 or easily release the restraint of the operation part

20, and thus maintenance costs can be reduced and working time can be shortened.

Further, since only the operation part 20 may be separated from the glass part 10 and

repaired or may be replaced, an operation of moving the glass part 10 together with

the operation part 20 is omitted, and thus maintenance costs and work time of the

operation part 20 can be reduced.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the

embodiments illustrated in the drawings, the description is merely illustrative, and

those skilled in the art to which the technology belongs should understand that

various modifications and other equivalent embodiments may be made. Thus, the

true technical scope of the present invention should be determined by the appended

claims.

In the present specification and claims, the word 'comprising' and its

derivatives including 'comprises' and 'comprise' are intended to denote the inclusion

of a stated integer or integers, but not necessarily the exclusion of any other integer,

depending on the context in which the term is used.

Claims

Claim 1

An operating device comprising:

an operation part which is inserted into an insertion hole part of a glass part

and has a protrusion-shaped restraint protrusion;

a frame part having an inner hole part into which the operation part is

inserted; and

a locking rotation part which is rotatably installed in the frame part, has a

hollow hole part communicating with the inner hole part, is installed at a position

facing a side surface of the operation part, and allows or restricts movement of the

restraint protrusion,

wherein the frame part includes:

a first frame part installed in contact with the glass part; and

a second frame part coupled to the first frame part with the locking rotation

part interposed therebetween,

wherein the locking rotation part includes a rotation body part that has the

hollow hole part formed therein and is rotatably installed between the first frame part

and the second frame part,

wherein the operating device further comprises a guide part which is installed

in the rotation body part and the frame part to guide rotation of the rotation body part,

wherein the guide part includes:

a plurality of guide groove parts that forms an arc-shaped groove along an

edge of the rotation body part, and provided on the rotation body part; and a guide protrusion that protrudes upward from the second frame part and is inserted into the guide groove part, and is caught by an inner side of the guide groove part.
Claim 2

The operating device of claim 1, wherein the locking rotation part further

includes:

an unlocking groove part that forms a concave groove portion inside the

rotation body part facing the hollow hole part; and

a knob member that extends outward from the rotation body part and is

rotated by receiving an external force.
Claim 3

The operating device of claim 2, wherein the rotation body part is a plate

material extending outward from the operation part in a band shape.