CN101571729A - Multi-directional input apparatus - Google Patents
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The present invention provides a multi-directional input apparatus in which a sliding resistance generated when a shaft portion of an operating member is tilted does not vary in accordance with a tilting direction. A multi-directional input apparatus includes an operating member including a shaft portion which extends to the outside, a housing having an opening through which the shaft portion extends and configured to support the operating member in a tiltable manner, interlocking members moved by the operating member when the shaft portion is tilted, and detectors which detect changes in the positions of the interlocking members. A sliding member is externally fitted to the shaft portion such that the sliding member is movable in an axial direction, and a coil spring is disposed between a flange provided on the shaft portion and the sliding member. A rubbing surface of the sliding member is in elastic contact with a receiving surface on an inner wall of an annular edge portion surrounding the opening. The rubbing surface and the receiving surface are spherical surfaces centered on a tilting center of the shaft portion.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of by the axial region of operation setting on control member that fascinate, obtain the multi-directional inputting device of the electric signal corresponding with fascinate direction and the turning angle of this axial region, relate in particular to a kind of be used to suppress can to the axial region of the multi-direction control member that fascinates rock rock and prevent countermeasure.
Background technology
In this multi-directional inputting device, if apply operating physical force, the axial region of control member fascinates, and the position that then is operated the linkage component of member drives changes, and is detected the change in location of this linkage component by the testing agency of variohm or rotary encoder etc.In this multi-directional inputting device, the axial region of control member connects the opening of housing and gives prominence to laterally, and a pair of linkage component engages with control member in the inside of this housing.Control member is supported for its axial region and can fascinates to multi-direction, and a pair of linkage component is supported for mutual axis quadrature and can rotates.In addition, the axial region of control member extends to the direction at the center of fascinating away from it, and therefore the position that in most cases is applied in operating physical force exists the situation of the countermeasure of rocking of axial region in the time of need preventing to fascinate significantly away from the center line that fascinates.
Rocking of control member as such multi-directional inputting device prevents countermeasure, known in the past have a following structure, promptly, a pair of sliding contact member and compression helical spring up and down are housed outside on the axial region of control member, two sliding contact member can move on the axis direction of axial region, and the bearing plane Elastic Contact (for example, with reference to patent documentation 1) of the sliding contact surface that makes each sliding contact member and different linkage components.In this example in the past, the sliding contact surface of the sliding contact member of upside forms flexure plane protruding upward, the sliding contact surface of the sliding contact member of downside forms the flexure plane of downward protrusion, between this a pair of sliding contact member, compression helical spring is set, the application of force flexibly on the direction that two sliding contact member are separated.In addition, the lower surface that is operated a linkage component of member drives is provided with the bearing plane of sliding contact surface institute Elastic Contact of the sliding contact member of upside, and this bearing plane forms the flexure plane of concavity.Equally, the upper surface of another linkage component is provided with the bearing plane of sliding contact surface institute Elastic Contact of the sliding contact member of downside, and this bearing plane also forms the flexure plane of concavity.Thus, applying operating physical force, when the axial region of control member fascinates, can each sliding contact member slided smoothly along the bearing plane of corresponding respectively linkage component the direction of should fascinating, therefore the axial region of control member does not produce when fascinating and rocks, and has good operability.
In addition, in above-mentioned example in the past, a pair of linkage component is supported for mutual axis direction quadrature, and can rotate, the electric signal corresponding with the sense of rotation of described a pair of linkage component and the anglec of rotation exported from corresponding respectively variohm, therefore, when any direction fascinates, can detect this fascinate direction and turning angle at the axial region that makes control member based on the output valve of each variohm.
Patent documentation 1: TOHKEMY 2002-99337 communique
But, in patent documentation 1 in the disclosed above-mentioned example in the past, be contained in a pair of sliding contact member and different bearing plane Elastic Contact up and down on the axial region of control member outward, be difficult to be set at the sliding resistance between each sliding contact member and its bearing plane identical, therefore produce the different problem of difference sliding resistance because of the direction of fascinating of axial region, this situation is to bring the main cause of bad influence to the operation sense of touch.In addition, in this example in the past, between a pair of sliding contact member, compression helical spring is set, two sliding contact member are by the application of force flexibly of linkage component up and down thus, therefore be not easy to carry out these movable links assembling operation each other, also easy hinder device integral miniaturization.
Summary of the invention
The present invention makes in view of the situation of such prior art, its purpose is to provide a kind of multi-directional inputting device, the sliding resistance that is produced when the axial region of control member is fascinated is because of there is deviation in the direction of fascinating, and is easy to promote miniaturization and improves assembleability.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a kind of multi-directional inputting device, possesses: control member has the axial region that extends to foreign side; Supporting mechanism supports the aforesaid operations member above-mentioned axial region can be fascinated to multi-direction; Fascinating of above-mentioned axial region detected by testing agency; Limiting member has and makes above-mentioned axial region insert logical opening, and the periphery of this opening is the portion of bearing; Sliding contact member is contained in outward on the above-mentioned axial region, can move to axis direction; Elastic component makes this sliding contact member to the above-mentioned portion of the bearing application of force flexibly; The sliding contacting part of one side of above-mentioned sliding contact member and with at least one center of fascinating that forms with above-mentioned axial region in the above-mentioned bearing plane of this sliding contacting part butt be the dome shape of the centre of sphere, and above-mentioned elastic component keeps the aforesaid operations member.
In the multi-directional inputting device that constitutes like this, sliding contact member to the elastic component application of force makes its sliding contacting part Elastic Contact bearing in the portion at limiting member, these sliding contacting parts and bear the both sides of portion or the center of fascinating that the either party forms with the axial region of control member is the dome shape of the centre of sphere, therefore no matter axial region to which direction fascinates, sliding contact member is slided smoothly along the portion of bearing, thereby can prevent to rock, can there be deviation in sliding contacting part and the sliding resistance of bearing between the portion because of the direction of fascinating.In addition, has a sliding contact member between the portion the elastic component and the bearing of limiting member that remain on the control member, only thus just can rocking when the direction of respectively fascinating prevents that the axial region of control member from fascinating, therefore be easy to the miniaturization of implement device integral body and improve assembleability.
In said structure, use volute spring as elastic component, this volute spring is being arranged at the flange part that is provided with at axial region and when the spring that the opposite side (and the reverse face of sliding contacting part) of sliding contact member is provided with bears between the portion, the sliding contacting part that when axial region fascinates, can make sliding contact member with the stable application of force with bear portion's Elastic Contact, thereby at sliding contacting part with bear and be easy to produce required sliding resistance between the portion.In addition, volute spring can be contained on the axial region of control member outward simply, therefore is easy to improve assembleability.
In addition, to achieve the above object, the present invention is a kind of multi-directional inputting device, has: limiting member is provided with the portion of bearing around peristome; Control member has the axle that the above-mentioned peristome of perforation extends laterally; Supporting mechanism supports the aforesaid operations member above-mentioned axial region can be fascinated to multi-direction; Sliding contact member is contained in outward on the above-mentioned axial region, can move on axis direction, slides with respect to the above-mentioned portion of bearing when this axial region fascinates; Force application mechanism, to this sliding contact member to the above-mentioned portion of the bearing application of force flexibly; Fascinating of above-mentioned axial region detected by testing agency; The convex sphere that is the centre of sphere along the above center of fascinating of stating axial region on a face of above-mentioned sliding contact member forms and the above-mentioned sliding contact surface that bears portion's Elastic Contact, and, be wound as the compression helical spring of the diameter of front as above-mentioned force application mechanism use less than the taper of the diameter of base end side, this compression helical spring is disposed in the spatial accommodation that the another side side of above-mentioned sliding contact member is provided with, by being arranged on the base end part that flange part on the aforesaid operations member keeps above-mentioned compression helical spring, and, the restriction of the above-mentioned portion of bearing by the leading section of above-mentioned compression helical spring to moving away from the above-mentioned sliding contact member of the direction elastic force-applying at the above-mentioned center of fascinating.
In the multi-directional inputting device that constitutes like this, the sliding contact surface of sliding contact member is Elastic Contact bearing in the portion at limiting member under the effect of the application of force of compression helical spring, it along the center of fascinating the sliding contact surface that the convex sphere of the centre of sphere forms this sliding contact member with the axial region of control member, therefore no matter this axial region to which direction fascinates, can both sliding contact member be slided smoothly along the portion of bearing, thereby can prevent to rock, can there be deviation in sliding contacting part and the sliding resistance of bearing between the portion because of the direction of fascinating.In addition, the spatial accommodation being arranged at the another side side of sliding contact member (with an opposite side of a side that is formed with sliding contact surface) sets the compression helical spring that is wound as taper, therefore is easy to the implement device integral miniaturization.
In said structure, supporting mechanism comprises: drive member, and via first rotation axis, axle support operation member; Base station, via second rotation axis of the axis direction and the first rotation axis quadrature, axle support drive member; On this base station, limiting member is installed, can realizes simple structure thus to multi-direction fascinate operation and support operation member.In addition, adorn compression helical spring and sliding contact member outside the axial region of the control member on being assembled in base station, on this base station, limiting member is installed then, so assembleability is good.
At this moment, also possesses the housing that is used to hold base station, the upper opening of the axial region perforation that makes control member is set mutually opposed to each other with the peristome of limiting member on the upper cover part of this housing, and limiting member is by the upper cover part of housing and base station clamping, can not use mounting screw etc. simply limiting member to be fixed on the base station thus, thereby further improve assembleability.In this case,, then limiting member is positioned on the base station, can easily carries out installation exercise if a pair of locator protrusions insertion that will be arranged on the limiting member is arranged in a pair of pilot hole of base station side.
For multi-directional inputting device of the present invention, be contained in the axial region of control member outward and made its sliding contacting part Elastic Contact bearing in the portion at limiting member by the sliding contact member of the elastic component application of force, this sliding contacting part and bear the both sides of portion or the center of fascinating that the either party forms with the axial region of control member is the dome shape of the centre of sphere, therefore no matter axial region to which direction fascinates, can both sliding component be slided smoothly along the portion of bearing, thereby can prevent to rock, can there be deviation in sliding contacting part and the sliding resistance of bearing between the portion because of the direction of fascinating.In addition, for this multi-directional inputting device, has a sliding contact member between the portion bearing of elastic component that remains in control member and limiting member, only thus just can rocking when the direction of respectively fascinating prevents that the axial region of control member from fascinating, therefore be easy to the miniaturization of implement device integral body and improve assembleability.
In addition, for multi-directional inputting device of the present invention, remain on the flexibly application of force of sliding contact member that compression helical spring on the flange part of control member externally is contained in axial region, make sliding contact surface Elastic Contact the bearing in the portion of this sliding contact member at limiting member, and form the sliding contact surface of sliding contact member owing to the convex sphere that along the center of fascinating is the centre of sphere with axial region, therefore no matter axial region to which direction fascinates, can both sliding component be slided smoothly along the portion of bearing, thereby can prevent to rock, can there be deviation in sliding contacting part and the sliding resistance of bearing between the portion because of the direction of fascinating.In addition, at the spatial accommodation that is arranged on the sliding contact member, configuration is wound as the compression helical spring of taper, therefore is easy to the miniaturization of implement device integral body.
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Fig. 1 is the vertical view of the multi-directional inputting device of the first embodiment example of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the sectional view along the A-A line of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is the sectional view along the B-B line of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is the sectional view along the C-C line of Fig. 2.
Fig. 5 is the sectional view of the multi-directional inputting device of the second embodiment example of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is the exploded perspective view of the multi-directional inputting device of the 3rd embodiment example of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is the sectional view of this multi-directional inputting device.
Fig. 8 is the outside drawing of removing the main part behind the housing etc. of this multi-directional inputting device of expression.
Fig. 9 is the vertical view of this main part.
Figure 10 is the sectional view along the A-A line of Fig. 9.
Figure 11 is the sectional view along the B-B line of Fig. 9.
Figure 12 is the exploded perspective view that is illustrated in the major part that is provided near each member of control lever in this multi-directional inputting device.
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1 housing (limiting member)
2 control members
3 volute springs (elastic component)
4 sliding contact member
5 first linkage components
6 second linkage components
7 first testing agencies
8 second testing agencies
11 openings
12 bearing plane (bearing portion)
20 centers of fascinating
21 axial regions
22 flange parts
41 springs bear portion
42 sliding contact surfaces (slipping plane)
The B1 control lever
B1a operates axial region (axial region)
The B2 circuit substrate
The B3 base station
B4 first driving stem
B5 second driving stem (drive member)
B6,7 rotation motors
B8,9 rotary encoders
B10,11 Photo Interrupters (photointerrupter)
B12 flange member (flange part)
The B13 sliding contact member
The B13a spatial accommodation
The B13b sliding contact surface
B14 volute spring (compression helical spring)
The B15 limiting member
B15a bearing plane (bearing portion)
The B15b peristome
The B15d locator protrusions
The B16 installation component
The B16a pilot hole
B17 bar axle (first rotation axis)
B51 axial region (second rotation axis)
The B100 housing
The B101a upper cover part
The B101b upper opening
The B110 motherboard
The C center of fascinating
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With reference to description of drawings working of an invention mode, Fig. 1 is the vertical view of the multi-directional inputting device of the first embodiment example of the present invention, Fig. 2 is the sectional view along the A-A line of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is the sectional view along the B-B line of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is the sectional view along the C-C line of Fig. 2.
Mainly have at the multi-directional inputting device shown in these figure: the housing 1 of case shape, as limiting member; Control member 2 has axial region 21, is carried out the operation of fascinating; Volute spring 3 remains on the axial region 21 of control member 2; The sliding contact member 4 of dome shape is by volute spring 3 application of force flexibly; First linkage component 5 and second linkage component 6 make change in location with control member 2 interlocks; The change in location of first linkage component 5 detects in first testing agency 7; The change in location of second linkage component 6 detects in second testing agency 8.In addition, though not shown, the first and second inspection mechanism 7,8 is electrically connected with external circuit.
Sliding contact member 4 outer being contained on the axial region 21 of control member 2, and can move along axis direction, the upper surface of sliding contact member 4 is the sliding contact surfaces that slide with respect to bearing plane 12 when axial region 21 fascinates.The convex sphere that along the center of fascinating 20 with the axial region 21 of control member 2 is the centre of sphere forms this sliding contact surface 42, and sliding contact surface 42 is identical with the radius-of-curvature of bearing plane 12.The spring that is formed with concavity in the lower face side of sliding contact member 4 bears portion 41, this spring bears the application of force that is subjected to volute spring 3 in the portion 41 all the time, therefore sliding contact member 4 is by volute spring 3 application of force flexibly upward, thereby sliding contact surface 42 is in all the time the state with the bearing plane Elastic Contact.
51 of the rotation axiss at the two ends of first linkage component 5 are supported on the side wall portion of housing 1, and can rotate, and as mentioned above, support control member 2 in the central cylindrical portion 52 of the inside of housing 1 first linkage component 5 free to rotately.With the direction of the axes intersect of rotation axis 51 on axial region 21 when fascinating, this first linkage component 5 is operated member 2 and drives.In addition, the rotation axis 61 rotatable earth's axis at the two ends of second linkage component 6 are supported on the other side wall portion of housing 1, insert the bottom that is connected with control member 2 in the slotted hole 62 of the inside of housing 1 at second linkage component 6.With the direction of the axes intersect of rotation axis 61 on axial region 21 when fascinating, this second linkage component 6 is operated member 2 and drives.These first linkage components 5 and the mutual axis direction quadrature of second linkage component 6, both axis of 5,6 intersect at the center of fascinating 20 of axial region 21.In addition, the axis of second linkage component 6 is consistent with the axis of central cylindrical portion 52.
Multi-directional inputting device for such formation, at the axial region 21 that makes control member 2 when any direction fascinates, corresponding to its direction of fascinating, first linkage component 5 of mutual axis direction quadrature and second linkage component 6 drive and are operated member 2 drivings, are rotated.The sense of rotation of each linkage component 5,6 and the anglec of rotation are detected by first testing agency 7 and second testing agency 8 respectively, therefore based on the electric signal from each testing agency's 7,8 output, can detect the fascinate direction and the turning angle of axial region 21.
In addition, in this multi-directional inputting device, be contained in sliding contact member 4 on the axial region 21 of control member 2 outward by volute spring 3 elastic force-applyings, making sliding contact surface 42 and bearing plane 12 Elastic Contact, is that the identical sphere of centre of sphere radius-of-curvature forms these sliding contact surfaces 42 and bearing plane 12 along the center of fascinating 20 with axial region 21.Therefore, no matter axial region 21 to which direction fascinates, sliding contact member 42 is slided smoothly along bearing plane 12, thereby can prevent to rock, and can there be deviation in the sliding resistance between sliding contact surface 42 and the bearing plane 12 because of the direction of fascinating yet.
And, in the present embodiment example, at the volute spring 3 on the flange part 22 that remains in axial region 21 be formed between the bearing plane 12 on the inwall of upper cover part of housing 1 and have 1 sliding contact member 4, only thus just can rocking when the direction of respectively fascinating prevents that axial region 21 from fascinating, therefore control member 2 to rock the structure that prevents countermeasure very simple, thereby this multi-directional inputting device is easy to realize miniaturization.In addition, be easy to volute spring 3 or sliding contact member 4 are assembled on control member 2 and the housing 1, so assembleability is good.
In addition, in the above-mentioned first embodiment example, used the volute spring 3 that is installed in compressive state on the flange part 22 as elastic component, but also can use the elastic component that remains on the control member 2 other to 12 pairs of sliding contact member 4 application of forces of bearing plane.But, when using volute spring 3 as elastic component, can be contained on the axial region 21 outward simply, therefore be easy to improve assembleability, and, when axial region 21 fascinates, can make the sliding contact surface 42 and bearing plane 12 Elastic Contact of sliding contact member 4 with the stable application of force, therefore can easily between sliding contact surface 42 and bearing plane 12, produce required sliding resistance.
In addition, in the above-mentioned first embodiment example, sliding contact surface 42 and bearing plane 12 all form dome shape, but as long as the either party of sliding contact surface 42 and bearing plane 12 is that forming with the center of fascinating 20 is the dome shape of the centre of sphere, even the opposing party can form the aspheric surface shape, also can avoid the deviation with sliding resistance of rocking of axial region 21 in the direction of respectively fascinating.
Fig. 5 is the sectional view of the multi-directional inputting device of the second embodiment example of the present invention, with the corresponding part of the part of Fig. 2 on mark same reference numerals.
The difference of multi-directional inputting device shown in Figure 5 and the above-mentioned first embodiment example is the shape of sliding contact member 4 and bearing plane 12, and structure in addition is basic identical.Promptly, in the multi-directional inputting device of this second embodiment example, bearing plane 12 covers tabular sliding contact member 4, corresponding to the fascinate direction and the turning angle of axial region 21, in sliding contact surface 42 Elastic Contact that the outer peripheral face of sliding contact member 4 is made of banded flexure plane on the zones of different of the bearing plane 12 that constitutes by circle curved in bowl face.Wherein, in the present embodiment example also be, it is the identical dome shape of radius-of-curvature of the centre of sphere that sliding contact surface 42 forms with the center of fascinating 20 of axial region 21 with bearing plane 12, therefore no matter axial region 21 to which direction fascinates, sliding contact member 42 is slided smoothly along bearing plane 12, thereby can prevent to rock, and can there be deviation in the sliding resistance between sliding contact surface 42 and the bearing plane 12 because of the direction of fascinating yet.
With reference to description of drawings the 3rd embodiment, Fig. 6 is the exploded perspective view of the multi-directional inputting device of the 3rd embodiment example of the present invention, Fig. 7 is the sectional view of this multi-directional inputting device, Fig. 8 is the outside drawing of removing housing main part afterwards of this multi-directional inputting device of expression, Fig. 9 is the vertical view of this main part, Figure 10 is the sectional view along the A-A line of Fig. 9, Figure 11 is the sectional view along the B-B line of Fig. 9, and Figure 12 is illustrated in the major part exploded perspective view that is provided near each member of control lever in this multi-directional inputting device.Wherein, in Fig. 9, omit rotation motor.
Be arranged at the multi-directional inputting device shown in these figure on the central control board (centerconsole) etc. of automobile, this multi-directional inputting device is give to the such vehicle mounted force-feedback input device of control lever 1 being felt by the power of electrical control, topples over by the operation axial region B1a that makes control lever B1 and carries out input operation.This force-feedback input device is the input media with force feedback (force feedback) function, it is with the function adjustment of vehicle mounted opertaing devices such as air-conditioning, sound equipment or guider, concentrate on 1 control lever B1, when the selection of carrying out equipment by this control lever of manual operation B1 and function adjustment, by giving operational ton and the external force such as corresponding resistance sense of direction of operating or thrust with control lever B1, make operation feeling good, carry out required operation reliably.
Multi-directional inputting device for present embodiment, its main part is in the inside of the housing B100 that is combined by upper shell B101 and lower house B 102, be installed on the motherboard B110, the operation axial region B1a of control lever B1 connects the upper opening that is provided with on the upper cover part B101a of upper shell B101, outstanding upward.Roughly having of the main part of this multi-directional inputting device: base station B3, upright being located on the circuit substrate 2; First and the second driving stem B4, B5, the rotatable earth's axis is supported on the base station B3, mutual axis direction quadrature; Control lever B1 can be supported on the base station B3 via the second driving stem B5 with fascinating; First and the second rotation motor B6, B7 carry on circuit substrate B2, and mutual rotation axis B6a, B7a quadrature; Rotary encoder B8, B9 and Photo Interrupter B10, B11 are installed on the circuit substrate B2; And not shown control part.And, when fascinating operating operation bar B1 to any direction, driving stem B4 and driving stem B5 are driven in rotation by giving to operating physical force at this control lever B1.
Control lever B1 has: operation axial region B1a, extend upward from the center C of fascinating (with reference to Figure 10) of control lever B1; Driving shaft B1b, center C is extended downwards from fascinating.Upper end at operation axial region B1a outstanding above housing B100 is connected with not shown operating knob.Embedding has the flange member B12 of conical surface B12a outside on this operation axial region B1a, is wound as along the volute spring B14 of the taper of conical surface B12a to carry on flange member B12.This volute spring B14 is arranged on compressive state between the inwall upper surface of sliding contact member B13 of the ring-type inner bottom surface of flange member B12 and dome shape, is formed with the spatial accommodation B13a of the truncated conical shape that has disposed volute spring B14 in the lower face side of sliding contact member B13.In addition, the upper surface side of sliding contact member B13 is sliding contact surface B13b, with the bearing plane B15a Elastic Contact that is fixed on the limiting member B15 on the base station B3 via installation component B16, attended operation bar B1 fascinates, and sliding contact member B13 slides with respect to bearing plane B15a.At this, be the sliding contact surface B13b of the convex sphere formation sliding contact member B13 of the centre of sphere along the center C of fascinating with control lever B1, the concavity sphere identical with sliding contact surface B13b along radius-of-curvature forms bearing plane B15a.In addition, on sliding contact member B13, be formed with the medium pore B13c that operation axial region B1a is connected.These flange members B12, volute spring B14 and sliding contact member B13 are assembled on the operation axial region B1a from the top extrapolation.In addition, volute spring B14 is that the large diameter part of downside remains on the base end part on the flange member B12.In addition, leading section for the upside of volute spring B14, along operation axial region B1a to away from the direction of the center C of fascinating all the time to the sliding contact member B13 application of force flexibly, but sliding contact member 13 is to the mobile restriction that is subjected to being fixed on the limiting member B15 on the base station B3 of this direction.
On the other hand, the driving axial region B1b of control lever B1 inserts the slotted hole B4a of the logical first driving stem B4.Inserting to be connected with on the wide slightly central portion of control lever B1 becomes the bar of turning axle axle B17, is supported on the second driving stem B5 by the rotatable earth's axis via this bar axle B17 control lever B1.
Base station B3 makes 2 back up pad B31, B32 integrated by web joint B33 or dividing plate B34.A back up pad B31 is the sheet metal of overlooking to " L " font, and another back up pad B32 is the sheet metal of overlooking to " W " font.These two back up pad B31, B32 dispose opposed to each other, at two ends riveted and fixed web joint B33, thus firm linking together.In addition, the opposed interval by utilizing the fixing dividing plate B34 of screw member B35 to stipulate two back up pad B31, B32 accurately.Bight, opposed 2 place at this base station B3 embeds the installation component B16 with pilot hole B16a respectively.
On limiting member B15, be provided with the peristome B15b of the circle of the top that makes sliding contact member B13 exposing, the inwall of the circumference of peristome B15b is bearing plane B15a.This peristome B15b exposes in the upper opening B101b of upper shell B101, the operation axial region B1a pass through openings B15b of portion, medium pore B 13c and upper opening B101b.In addition, on limiting member B15, clip peristome B15b and be provided with a pair of extension B 15c that protrudes towards reverse landscape, and the setting position projection B15d that on each extension B 15c, hangs down.As shown in Figure 7, this a pair of locator protrusions B15d inserts and is embedded among the pilot hole B16a of a pair of installation component B16 on the base station 3.In addition, each extension B15c is by the upper cover part B101a clamping of each installation component B16 and upper shell B101.
In the first driving stem B4, be provided with: a pair of axial region B41, configuration opposed to each other mutually; The frame shape B42 of portion has slotted hole B4a; Gear part B43, outstanding being arranged on the sidewall of holding up from the frame shape B42 of portion has the B4b of tooth portion (with reference to Figure 12) at front end.In addition, on another sidewall that the frame shape B42 of portion holds up, be connected with the check-out console B44 of " L " word shape.Each axial region B41 is installed in rotation on the upper end of base station B3 via bearing components B45, and the axis of these axial regions B41 is set at parallel with the long axis direction of the axis of bar axle B17 or slotted hole B4a.When court fascinated operating operation axial region B1a with the direction of the axes intersect of axial region B41, this first driving stem B4 was driven axial region B1b driving and rotation is moved.In addition, follow the first driving stem B4 to be rotated driving, check-out console B44 passes through in the recess B10a of Photo Interrupter B10.
In addition, on the frame shape B42 of portion of the first driving stem B4, the leaf spring B18 with tongue-like part B18a has been installed.When being installed in this leaf spring B18 on the frame shape B42 of portion, just set tongue-like part B18a Elastic Contact on the driving axial region B1b of control lever B1, become by lightly by the state on the side of the inwall that is pressed in slotted hole B4a thereby drive axial region B1b.This leaf spring B18 is used to prevent to drive rocking between the inwall of axial region B1b and slotted hole B4a.
The second driving stem B5 is provided with: a pair of axial region B51, configuration opposed to each other mutually; Maintaining part B52 is via the rotatable earth's axis support operation bar B1 of bar axle B17; Gear part B53, an outstanding sidepiece that is arranged on maintaining part B52 has the B5a of tooth portion (with reference to Figure 12) at front end.In addition, on the other side of maintaining part B52, be connected with the check-out console B54 of " L " font.Each axial region B51 is installed in rotation on the upper end of base station B3 via bearing components B55, and the axis of these axial regions B51 is set on the direction with the axis quadrature of the axis of the first driving stem B4 or bar axle B17.When court fascinated operating operation axial region B1a with the direction of the axes intersect of axial region B51, this second driving stem B5 was operated bar B1 driving and rotation is moved.That is, the first and second driving stem B4, B5 are supported on the base station B3 with the configuration axle of mutual axis direction quadrature, and via the second driving stem B5, control lever B1 is being supported by base station B3 to multi-direction mode of fascinating.In addition, follow the second driving stem B5 to be driven in rotation, check-out console B54 passes through in the recess B11a of Photo Interrupter B11.
Rotation motor B6, B7 carry on circuit substrate B2 with the configuration of mutual rotation axis B6a, B7a quadrature.The turning axle B6a of the first rotation motor B6 is connected with the center of code (code) the plate B81 of rotary encoder B8, turning axle B6a and the rotation of code plate B81 one.In addition, when applying the operating physical force that makes first driving stem B4 rotation, via gear part B43, rotation axis B6a is driven in rotation.Equally, the turning axle B7a of the second rotation motor B7 is connected with the central part of the code plate B91 of rotary encoder B9, these turning axles B7a and the rotation of code plate B91 one, and when applying the operating physical force that makes second driving stem B5 rotation, via gear part B53, turning axle B7a is driven in rotation.
Rotary encoder B8 is made of above-mentioned code plate B81 and the Photo Interrupter B82 that is installed on the circuit substrate B2, and the part of code plate B81 is configured in the recess B82a of Photo Interrupter B82.On Photo Interrupter B82, possess across opposed not shown LED of recess B82a (light-emitting component) and phototransistor (photo detector), and can detect the rotation information of code plate B81.In the same manner, rotary encoder B9 is made of above-mentioned code plate B91 and the Photo Interrupter B92 that is installed on the circuit substrate B2, the part of code plate B91 is configured in the recess B92a of Photo Interrupter B92, therefore can detect the rotation information of code plate B91 by this Photo Interrupter B92.
On Photo Interrupter B10, possess across opposed not shown LED of recess B10a and phototransistor.When the check-out console B44 of the first driving stem B4 is positioned on the position of departing from recess B10a, (on) signal is opened in this Photo Interrupter B10 output, but when the rotation check-out console B44 that follows the first driving stem B4 enters in the recess B10a, so because (off) signal is closed in the light crested of LED output.Equally, when the check-out console B54 of the second driving stem B5 was positioned on the position of departing from recess B11a, (on) signal was opened in this Photo Interrupter B11 output, and in the time of in check-out console B54 enters recess B11a, (off) signal is closed in output.Be taken into not shown control part from the signal of each Photo Interrupter B10, B11 output, thus the reference position of computing driving stem B4, B5.And this control part is taken into the detected signal of Photo Interrupter B82, B92 of rotary encoder B8, B9, thereby computing is the sense of rotation and the rotation amount of benchmark with the reference position of driving stem B4, B5.
Above-mentioned control part will export rotation motor B6, B7 to based on the control signal that is stored in data in the storer and program and determines.This control signal is and gives to the corresponding signal of the operation sense of control lever B 1 that signal kind has the change of generation of vibration or action force (resistance or thrust) etc.In addition, the circuit structure part of this control part is installed on the bottom surface or motherboard B110 of circuit substrate B2.
The action of the multi-directional inputting device that constitutes so then, is described.At first, when starting system's (energized) of this multi-directional inputting device, above-mentioned control part is taken into the detection signal of Photo Interrupter B10, B11, export control signal to rotation motor, these rotation motors B6, B7 rotation drives driving stem B4, B5, makes control lever B1 return to the neutral position automatically.In this case, rotation motor B6, B7 make the output of Photo Interrupter B10, B11 switch to out from the pass as long as rotation drives driving stem B4, B5, in the moment that the output of two Photo Interrupter B10, B11 all switches to out from the pass, control lever B1 becomes the neutral position.
Under the state that like this control lever B1 is returned to automatically on the centre position, if the operator is to any direction operating operation bar B1 that fascinates, then corresponding to its direction of fascinating, the first driving stem B4 or the second driving stem B5 are operated that bar B1 drives and rotation is moved.And, with the first driving stem B4 interlock that with axial region B41 is the center rotation, code plate B81 is rotated, with the second driving stem B5 interlock that with axial region B51 is the center rotation, code plate B91 is rotated, therefore detect the rotation information of code plate B81, B91 by Photo Interrupter B82, the B92 of rotary encoder B8, B9, and its signal is taken into to above-mentioned control part.
This control part is based on the detection signal of Photo Interrupter B10, B11 or the detection signal of Photo Interrupter B82, B92, sense of rotation and the rotation amount of computing driving stem B4, B5, and to the control signal of rotation motor B6, B7 output regulation.Give one example, with control lever B1 when prescribed direction is fascinated the operating provision amount, rotary driving force based on above-mentioned control signal is passed to driving stem B4, B5 from rotation motor B6, B7, give the action force that operation is fascinated in opposing via these driving stems B4, B5 to control lever, the operator that this moment, this action force was manually actuated control lever B1 is identified as clicks (click) and feels.
Like this, in the multi-directional inputting device of present embodiment, the sliding contact surface B13b of sliding contact member B13 under the effect of the application of force of volute spring B14 with the bearing plane B15a Elastic Contact of limiting member B15, the sliding contact surface B13b of this sliding contact member B13 is the convex sphere formation of the centre of sphere along the center C of fascinating with control lever B1, bearing plane B15a also forms along the radius-of-curvature concavity sphere identical with sliding contact surface B13b, therefore unattended operation axial region B1a to which direction fascinates, and sliding contact member B13 is slided smoothly along bearing plane B15a.Therefore, can not produce on operation axial region B1a when fascinating operation and rock, can there be deviation in the sliding resistance that sliding contact is exempted between B13b and the bearing plane B15a because of the direction of fascinating yet.In addition, configuration is wound as the volute spring B14 of taper in the spatial accommodation B13a of the lower face side that is arranged at sliding contact member B13, therefore is easy to the miniaturization of implement device integral body.
In addition, in the multi-directional inputting device of present embodiment example, control lever B 1 is supported on the second driving stem B5 via the rotatable earth's axis of bar axle B17, axial region B51 via axis direction and this bar axle B17 quadrature, the rotatable earth's axis of the second drive plate B5 is supported on the base station B3, and therefore can realize can be to the simple structure of multi-direction fascinate operation and support operation bar B1.In addition, for this multi-directional inputting device, when assembling, after outside with volute spring B14 and sliding contact member B13, being contained on the operation axial region B1a of the control lever B1 that is assemblied on the base station B3, locator protrusions B15d is inserted among the pilot hole B16a of installation component B16, limiting member B15 can be installed on the base station B3 simply thus.And this limiting member B15 is by the upper cover part B101a of upper shell B101 and be embedded in installation component B16 clamping on the base station B3, does not therefore use mounting screw etc. just can simply limiting member B15 to be fixed on the base station B3, thereby assembles functional.
In addition, in the above-described embodiment, keep being installed on the operation axial region B1a after the flange member 12 of volute spring B14, but also can keep volute spring B14 by the flange part that forms as one with control lever B1a.In addition, in the above-described embodiment, face contacts between bearing plane B15a and the sliding contact surface B13b, but sliding contact surface B13b is contacted or the some contact with line between the bearing plane of being arranged to suitable shape on the inwall of limiting member B15.And the present invention can be applicable to that also same the rocking in the force-feedback input device multi-directional inputting device in addition prevents countermeasure.
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1. multi-directional inputting device possesses: control member has the axial region that extends to foreign side; Supporting mechanism supports the aforesaid operations member, and above-mentioned axial region can be fascinated to multi-direction; Fascinating of above-mentioned axial region detected by testing agency; Limiting member has and makes above-mentioned axial region insert logical opening, and the periphery of this opening is the portion of bearing; Sliding contact member is contained in outward on the above-mentioned axle, and can moves to axis direction; And elastic component, this sliding contact member to the above-mentioned portion of the bearing application of force flexibly, be is characterized in that,
The sliding contacting part of the one side side of above-mentioned sliding contact member and with at least one center of fascinating that forms with above-mentioned axial region in the above-mentioned bearing plane of this sliding contacting part butt be the dome shape of the centre of sphere, and above-mentioned elastic component remains on the aforesaid operations member.
2. multi-directional inputting device according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Above-mentioned elastic component is a volute spring, and this volute spring is located in the spring that is provided with and bears between the portion on flange part that is provided with on the above-mentioned axial region and the another side side in above-mentioned sliding contact member.
3. multi-directional inputting device according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
On a face of above-mentioned sliding contact member, along the center of fascinating with above-mentioned axial region is the formation of convex sphere and the above-mentioned sliding contact surface that bears portion's Elastic Contact of the centre of sphere, and, be wound into the compression helical spring of the diameter of front as above-mentioned force application mechanism use less than the taper of the diameter of base end side, this compression helical spring is configured in the spatial accommodation of the another side side that is arranged at above-mentioned sliding contact member, by being arranged on the base end part that flange part on the aforesaid operations member keeps above-mentioned compression helical spring, and, the above-mentioned portion of bearing limits moving of above-mentioned sliding contact member, above-mentioned sliding contact member by the leading section of above-mentioned compression helical spring to direction elastic force-applying away from the above-mentioned center of fascinating.
4. multi-directional inputting device according to claim 3 is characterized in that,
Above-mentioned supporting mechanism comprises: drive member, support the aforesaid operations member via the first rotation axis axle; And base station, via second rotation axis of axis direction and the above-mentioned first rotation axis quadrature, axle supports above-mentioned drive member; Above-mentioned limiting member is installed on this base station.
5. multi-directional inputting device according to claim 4 is characterized in that,
Have the housing that holds above-mentioned base station, on the upper cover part of this housing, the upper opening that above-mentioned axial region is connected is set mutually opposed to each other, and above-mentioned limiting member is by above-mentioned upper cover part and above-mentioned base station clamping with above-mentioned peristome.
6. multi-directional inputting device according to claim 5 is characterized in that, a pair of locator protrusions that is provided with on above-mentioned limiting member is inserted in a pair of pilot hole of above-mentioned base station side setting.
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