CN105227173A - Button assembly and the household electrical appliance with it - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a kind of button assembly and have its household electrical appliance, wherein button assembly comprises: sheet metal, and sheet metal is provided with at least one press section; Panel, panel is located at the below of sheet metal and is connected with the lower surface of sheet metal, and the position corresponding with each press section of panel is provided with the escape groove being suitable for dodging press section; Inductor, inductor is located at lower panels and corresponding with the position of press section, the distance between inductor induction press section and inductor; Processing module, processing module is electrically connected with inductor, the operation of the distance identification press section that processing module senses according to inductor.According to the button assembly of the embodiment of the present invention, can ensure that the press section of sheet metal can produce the original intensity ensureing panel on the basis of deformation, to greatest extent, instead of in correlation technique the structure be arranged on sheet metal of being fitted by pressure sensor, structure and the installation steps of this button assembly can be simplified, reduce cost, improve reliability.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to touch key-press technical field, more specifically, relate to a kind of button assembly and there are its household electrical appliance.
Background technology
Metal touching key in correlation technique is formed as the metal key-press bar be located on product surface, below the correspondence position of metal key-press bar, be placed with pressure sensor.When pointing when pressing metal key-press bar, by pressure sensor, the correspondence position generation deformation of metal key-press bar, detects that pressure changes, thus detects button operation.There is structure installment complexity in this button, the shortcomings such as cost is high, poor reliability.
Summary of the invention
The present invention is intended to solve one of technical problem in correlation technique at least to a certain extent.For this reason, the present invention proposes a kind of button assembly, and the structure of this button assembly is simple, and easy to assembly, reliability is high.
The present invention also proposes a kind of household electrical appliance with above-mentioned button assembly.
The button assembly of embodiment according to a first aspect of the present invention, comprising: sheet metal, and described sheet metal is provided with at least one press section; Panel, described panel is located at the below of described sheet metal and is connected with the lower surface of described sheet metal, and the position corresponding with each described press section of described panel is provided with the escape groove being suitable for dodging described press section; Inductor, described inductor is located at described lower panels and corresponding with the position of described press section, and described inductor responds to the distance between described press section and described inductor; Processing module, described processing module is electrically connected with described inductor, the operation of the distance identification press section that described processing module senses according to described inductor.
According to the button assembly of the embodiment of the present invention, by arranging escape groove on panel, can ensure that the press section of sheet metal can produce the original intensity ensureing panel on the basis of deformation, to greatest extent, and below inductor being located at panel is to respond to the distance between itself and press section, instead of in correlation technique the structure be arranged on sheet metal of being fitted by pressure sensor, structure and the installation steps of this button assembly can be simplified, greatly reduce cost, improve the reliability of this button assembly.
In addition, according to the button assembly of the embodiment of the present invention, following additional technical characteristic can also be had:
According to one embodiment of present invention, described escape groove and described inductor are located at immediately below described press section respectively.
According to one embodiment of present invention, described escape groove is formed as along the upper surface of described panel to the groove of lower recess, and the degree of depth of described escape groove is less than the thickness of described panel.
According to one embodiment of present invention, described escape groove is formed as along the through groove of the thickness direction of described panel.
According to one embodiment of present invention, described inductor is inductance type inductor.
According to one embodiment of present invention, the coil of described inductor is helical coil, cylindricality inductance or air core coil.
According to one embodiment of present invention, described inductor is distance-sensor.
According to one embodiment of present invention, the area of the sensitive surface of described inductor is equal with the aperture area of described escape groove.
According to one embodiment of present invention, described panel is insulation board.
The household electrical appliance of embodiment according to a second aspect of the present invention, comprise the button assembly according to above-described embodiment.
Additional aspect of the present invention and advantage will part provide in the following description, and part will become obvious from the following description, or be recognized by practice of the present invention.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of button assembly according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of button assembly in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
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Button assembly 100;
Sheet metal 10; Press section 11; Panel 20; Groove 21; Groove 22; Inductor 30; Processing module 40.
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Be described below in detail embodiments of the invention, the example of described embodiment is shown in the drawings.Be exemplary below by the embodiment be described with reference to the drawings, be intended to for explaining the present invention, and can not limitation of the present invention be interpreted as.
The button assembly 100 of embodiment is according to a first aspect of the present invention specifically described below in conjunction with accompanying drawing 1 and Fig. 2.
Sheet metal 10, panel 20, inductor 30 and processing module 40 is comprised according to the button assembly 100 of the embodiment of the present invention.Specifically, sheet metal 10 is provided with at least one press section 11, panel 20 is located at the below of sheet metal 10 and is connected with the lower surface of sheet metal 10, the position corresponding with each press section 11 of panel 20 is provided with the escape groove being suitable for dodging press section 11, inductor 30 to be located at below panel 20 and corresponding with the position of press section 11, inductor 30 responds to the distance between press section 11 and inductor 30, processing module 40 is electrically connected with inductor 30, the operation of the distance identification press section 11 that processing module 40 senses according to inductor 30.
In other words, this button assembly 100 forms primarily of sheet metal 10, panel 20, inductor 30 and processing module 40.Particularly, as depicted in figs. 1 and 2, sheet metal 10 is located at the top of panel 20 and the lower surface of sheet metal 10 is fitted with the upper surface of panel 20 and is connected, sheet metal 10 is provided with press section 11, alternatively, this press section 11 can for being located at the button on sheet metal 10, also can for being identified at key symbols on sheet metal 10, wherein, panel 20 is provided with escape groove, the position one_to_one corresponding of this escape groove and press section 11, when user presses the press section 11 of sheet metal 10, because there is deformation in press section 11, be positioned at this escape groove at least partially, therefore this escape groove may be used for the distortion of dodging press section 11, inductor 30 is located at the below of panel 20 and the position one_to_one corresponding of this inductor 30 and press section 11, inductor 30 may be used for responding to the distance between itself and press section 11, and processing module 40 is electrically connected with inductor 30 to collect, processes the data that inductor 30 senses.
If this button assembly 100 is used in kitchen appliance, such as, electric cooker, the panel 20 of button assembly 100 can form the housing of electric cooker or the part of housing, sheet metal 10 is located at the outer surface of housing, sheet metal 10 can be provided with multiple press section 11 to form multiple operating keys of electric cooker, such as on & off switch, select enter key etc., and inductor 30 is located in housing, and can fit with the inwall of housing and arrange or spaced apart setting, when user presses press section 11 on sheet metal 10 to enter the operating instructions, there is elastic deformation and to lower recess in the sheet metal 10 due to position, press section 11, the escape groove of this panel 20 can dodge the press section 11 of distortion, thus avoid panel 20 to deform with sheet metal 10 because of the effect of normal pressure.
Thus, according to the button assembly 100 of the embodiment of the present invention, by arranging escape groove on panel 20, can ensure that the press section 11 of sheet metal 10 can produce on the basis of deformation, ensure original intensity of panel 20 to greatest extent, and below inductor 30 being located at panel 20 is to respond to the distance between itself and press section 11, instead of in correlation technique the structure be arranged on sheet metal of being fitted by pressure sensor, structure and the installation steps of this button assembly 100 can be simplified, greatly reduce cost, improve the reliability of this button assembly 100.
Advantageously, escape groove and inductor 30 are located at immediately below press section 11 respectively.That is, press section 11 is positioned at directly over escape groove, when user presses the press section 11 of sheet metal 10, the sheet metal 10 in this region because there is elastic deformation vertically (above-below direction as shown in Figure 1) to lower recess, make press section 11 cave in in escape groove; And inductor 30 is located at immediately below press section 11, namely inductor 30 is located at immediately below escape groove, and inductor 30 directly can sense the distance of in the vertical direction between its body and press section 11.Thus, by escape groove being located at immediately below press section 11, make escape groove can dodge the distortion of press section 11, avoid panel 20 due to be subject to staff normal pressure, there is deformation along with the distortion of sheet metal 10, ensure that the original structure intensity of panel 20, and inductor 30 is located at immediately below press section 11, shorten the distance between press section 11 and inductor 30, make inductor 30 can sense the distortion of press section 11 exactly, ensure that the functional stabilization of button assembly 100.
In embodiments more of the present invention, escape groove is formed as along the upper surface of panel 20 to the groove 21 of lower recess, and the degree of depth of escape groove is less than the thickness of panel 20.
Particularly, as shown in Figure 1, in the present embodiment, escape groove is formed as the groove 21 of upper end open, namely this escape groove is along the upper surface of panel 20 to lower recess, when user presses the press section 11 of sheet metal 10, the sheet metal 10 in this region because there is elastic deformation vertically (above-below direction as shown in Figure 1) to lower recess, now press section 11 be positioned at this groove 21 at least partially, and the diapire of the lower surface of press section 11 and groove 21 is fitted or arranged spaced apart.Thus, the groove 21 of this panel 20 can dodge the press section 11 of distortion, thus avoids panel 20 to deform with sheet metal 10 because of the effect of normal pressure, ensure that original structural strength of panel 20, extends the useful life of this button assembly 100.
In other embodiments of the present invention, escape groove is formed as along the through groove 22 of the thickness direction (above-below direction as shown in Figure 2) of panel 20.Alternatively, in the present embodiment, panel 20 can be metallic plate, and owing to there is gap between inductor 30 and press section 11, therefore, metallic plate does not affect inductor 30 and responds to distance between press section 11 and inductor 30.
Particularly, as shown in Figure 2, in the present embodiment, the position be positioned at immediately below press section 11 of panel 20 is provided with vertically the groove 22 of (above-below direction as shown in Figure 2) through panel 20, when user presses the press section 11 of sheet metal 10, the sheet metal 10 in this region because there is elastic deformation vertically to lower recess, now, press section 11 be positioned at this groove 22 at least partially, panel 20 can be avoided like this to deform due to the normal pressure of press section 11, ensure that original intensity of panel 20, improve the reliability of this button assembly 100.
Alternatively, according to one embodiment of present invention, inductor 30 is inductance type inductor.Wherein, the coil of inductor 30 is helical coil, cylindricality inductance or air core coil.
Particularly, during press section 11 on the finger presses sheet metal 10 of user, the sheet metal 10 of press section 11 correspondence position can produce elastic deformation, in the process, press section 11 and inductance type inductor position relationship change, therefore, inductance type inductor resonant parameter changes, then, inductance type inductor in real time by detect transfer of data in processing module 40, processing module 40 after data processing, identify the operation of press section 11, and corresponding feedback is made to user.
Because the inductor 30 of the button assembly 100 of the embodiment of the present invention is inductance type inductor, therefore inductor 30 and sheet metal 10, panel 20 grade is without direct annexation, namely inductor 30 be located at panel 20 below and can be arranged spaced apart with panel 20, if this button assembly 100 is used in kitchen appliance, such as, electric cooker, the panel 20 of button assembly 100 can form the housing of electric cooker or the part of housing, sheet metal 10 is located at the outer surface of housing, sheet metal 10 can be provided with multiple press section 11 to form multiple operating keys of electric cooker, and inductor 30 can fixedly be located on the mounting bracket (not shown) in housing, instead of pressure sensor in correlation technique and be directly fixed on structure on panel 20 and sheet metal 10, so both can simplify the structure of button assembly 100, reduce cost, the assembly process of button assembly 100 can be simplified again.
Alternatively, inductor 30 is distance-sensor.Inductor 30 realizes the operation of press section 11 by the distance change detected before and after the distortion of press section 11, between press section 11 and inductor 30.The distance-sensor structure that can simplify button assembly 100 same with the position relationship of panel 20, sheet metal 10, reduces cost, can simplify again the assembly process of button assembly 100.
Advantageously, according to one embodiment of present invention, the area of the sensitive surface of inductor 30 is equal with the aperture area of escape groove.The induction area of inductor 30 and press section 11 can be increased so as much as possible, make inductor 30 can respond to distance between press section 11 and inductor 30 exactly, ensure the induction accuracy of this button assembly 100, also can improve the induction sensitivity of button assembly 100.
Wherein, according to one embodiment of present invention, panel 20 is insulation board.That is, be provided with insulation board between sheet metal 10 and inductor 30, alternatively, the manufactured materials of this insulation board can be plastics or glass etc.If when insulation board is glass plate, by escape groove being located at immediately below press section 11, make escape groove can dodge the distortion of press section 11, avoid glass plate due to be subject to staff normal pressure, be damaged along with the distortion of sheet metal 10, ensure that the original structure intensity of glass plate, and, by arranging escape groove immediately below press section 11, glass plate can be made not affect the normal deformation of sheet metal 10, ensure the identification sensitivity of this button assembly 100.
The household electrical appliance of embodiment according to a second aspect of the present invention, comprise the button assembly 100 according to above-described embodiment.Because the button assembly 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention has above-mentioned technique effect, therefore, the household electrical appliance according to the embodiment of the present application also have above-mentioned technique effect, namely the structure of these household electrical appliance is simple, and structural strength is high, and cost is low, assembly process is simple, and reliability is high.
According to the household electrical appliance of the embodiment of the present invention, other are formed and operation is all known for those of ordinary skills, are not described in detail here.
In describing the invention, it will be appreciated that, term " " center ", " longitudinal direction ", " transverse direction ", " length ", " width ", " thickness ", " on ", D score, " front ", " afterwards ", " left side ", " right side ", " vertically ", " level ", " top ", " end " " interior ", " outward ", " clockwise ", " counterclockwise ", " axis ", " radial direction ", orientation or the position relationship of the instruction such as " circumference " are based on orientation shown in the drawings or position relationship, only the present invention for convenience of description and simplified characterization, instead of indicate or imply that the device of indication or element must have specific orientation, with specific azimuth configuration and operation, therefore limitation of the present invention can not be interpreted as.
In addition, term " first ", " second " only for describing object, and can not be interpreted as instruction or hint relative importance or imply the quantity indicating indicated technical characteristic.Thus, be limited with " first ", the feature of " second " can express or impliedly comprise at least one this feature.In describing the invention, the implication of " multiple " is at least two, such as two, three etc., unless otherwise expressly limited specifically.
In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, the term such as term " installation ", " being connected ", " connection ", " fixing " should be interpreted broadly, and such as, can be fixedly connected with, also can be removably connect, or integral; Can be mechanical connection, also can be electrical connection or each other can communication; Can be directly be connected, also indirectly can be connected by intermediary, can be the connection of two element internals or the interaction relationship of two elements, unless otherwise clear and definite restriction.For the ordinary skill in the art, above-mentioned term concrete meaning in the present invention can be understood as the case may be.
In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, fisrt feature second feature " on " or D score can be that the first and second features directly contact, or the first and second features are by intermediary indirect contact.And, fisrt feature second feature " on ", " top " and " above " but fisrt feature directly over second feature or oblique upper, or only represent that fisrt feature level height is higher than second feature.Fisrt feature second feature " under ", " below " and " below " can be fisrt feature immediately below second feature or tiltedly below, or only represent that fisrt feature level height is less than second feature.
In the description of this specification, specific features, structure, material or feature that the description of reference term " embodiment ", " some embodiments ", " example ", " concrete example " or " some examples " etc. means to describe in conjunction with this embodiment or example are contained at least one embodiment of the present invention or example.In this manual, to the schematic representation of above-mentioned term not must for be identical embodiment or example.And the specific features of description, structure, material or feature can combine in one or more embodiment in office or example in an appropriate manner.In addition, when not conflicting, the feature of the different embodiment described in this specification or example and different embodiment or example can carry out combining and combining by those skilled in the art.
Although illustrate and describe embodiments of the invention above, be understandable that, above-described embodiment is exemplary, can not be interpreted as limitation of the present invention, and those of ordinary skill in the art can change above-described embodiment within the scope of the invention, revises, replace and modification.
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1. a button assembly, is characterized in that, comprising:
Sheet metal, described sheet metal is provided with at least one press section;
Panel, described panel is located at the below of described sheet metal and is connected with the lower surface of described sheet metal, and the position corresponding with each described press section of described panel is provided with the escape groove being suitable for dodging described press section;
Inductor, described inductor is located at described lower panels and corresponding with the position of described press section, and described inductor responds to the distance between described press section and described inductor;
Processing module, described processing module is electrically connected with described inductor, the operation of the distance identification press section that described processing module senses according to described inductor.
2. button assembly according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described escape groove and described inductor are located at immediately below described press section respectively.
3. button assembly according to claim 1 and 2, is characterized in that, described escape groove is formed as along the upper surface of described panel to the groove of lower recess, and the degree of depth of described escape groove is less than the thickness of described panel.
4. button assembly according to claim 1 and 2, is characterized in that, described escape groove is formed as along the through groove of the thickness direction of described panel.
5. button assembly according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described inductor is inductance type inductor.
6. button assembly according to claim 5, is characterized in that, the coil of described inductor is helical coil, cylindricality inductance or air core coil.
7. button assembly according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described inductor is distance-sensor.
8. button assembly according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the area of the sensitive surface of described inductor is equal with the aperture area of described escape groove.
9. button assembly according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described panel is insulation board.
10. household electrical appliance, is characterized in that, comprise the button assembly according to any one of claim 1-9.
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