CN108874024B - pedal control transmitter - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a pedal control transmitter. It includes transmitter module and sensor subassembly, and the sensor subassembly includes connecting rod, transmission subassembly and detection subassembly. The connecting rod is provided with a head end and a tail end, and the head end of the connecting rod is connected with the pedal; the transmission assembly comprises a shell and an elastic element, the shell is provided with a head end, a hollow part and a tail end which are communicated, the tail end of the connecting rod penetrates through the head end of the shell and is positioned in the hollow part, the elastic element is embedded in the hollow part and is provided with the head end and the tail end, and the tail end of the connecting rod is used for applying pressure to the head end of the elastic element so as to increase the compression amount of the elastic element; the tail end butt in the one end of detecting the subassembly of elastic element, detecting the other end of subassembly connect in the changer module detects the compression volume that the subassembly is used for responding to the elastic element and converts pressure signal into voltage signal and exports to the changer module. The pedal control transmitter can transfer force stably and accurately and has a better simulation effect.
Description
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a pedal control transmitter.
Background
The pedal control transmitter is applied to pedals of the simulation driving system equipment, and the transmitter outputs different signals through the force of stepping on the pedal, so that the simulation system can correspondingly analyze the driving speed and the braking urgency during driving.
The pedal-controlled transmitter includes a transmitter module and a sensor. However, the displacement sensor used in the pedal control transmitter in the prior art is usually a sliding resistance type, and the phenomenon of unstable output resistance generally occurs in the simulation use, and the sensor is easy to damage, so that the pedal control transmitter has poor simulation effect and lower service life.
Thus, the prior art pedal-controlled transmitters have the disadvantage of poor simulation.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to overcome the defect that a pedal control transmitter in the prior art has poor simulation effect.
The invention solves the technical problems by the following technical scheme:
a pedal-controlled transmitter comprising a transmitter module and a sensor assembly, the sensor assembly comprising:
the head end of the connecting rod is used for being connected with the pedal;
the transmission assembly comprises a shell and an elastic element, wherein the shell is provided with a head end, a hollow part and a tail end which are communicated, the tail end of the connecting rod penetrates through the head end of the shell and is positioned in the hollow part, the elastic element is embedded in the hollow part, the elastic element is provided with the head end and the tail end, and the tail end of the connecting rod is used for applying pressure to the head end of the elastic element so as to increase the compression amount of the elastic element;
the tail end butt of elastic element in detect the one end of subassembly, detect the other end of subassembly be used for connect in the changer module, detect the subassembly be used for the response elastic element's compression volume and turn into voltage signal with pressure signal and export to the changer module.
In this technical scheme, the pedal can make the connecting rod remove, and then makes the compression volume of elastic element increase, then through the pressure that the detection component will be applyed to the footboard converts voltage signal output to the transmitter module. The elastic element is used as a transmission element for generating acting force, so that force transmission is more stable and accurate, and the simulation effect of the pedal control transmitter is improved.
Preferably, the tail end of the connecting rod is sleeved with a screw sleeve, the screw sleeve is provided with a first screw sleeve body and a second screw sleeve body which are connected end to end, the radial cross section of the first screw sleeve body is larger than that of the second screw sleeve body, the first screw sleeve body is close to the head end of the shell, the head end of the elastic element is sleeved on the second screw sleeve body, and the head end of the elastic element is abutted to one end of the first screw sleeve body, which is far away from the head end of the shell.
In the technical scheme, on one hand, the swivel nut can prevent the tail end of the connecting rod from shaking in the shell; on the other hand, the screw sleeve can act on the elastic element more reliably to increase the compression amount of the elastic element.
Preferably, the tail end of the connecting rod is sleeved with a nut, and the nut is pressed on one end, far away from the first screw sleeve body, of the second screw sleeve body through an elastic gasket.
Preferably, the first screw sleeve body and the second screw sleeve body are of an integral structure.
Preferably, the connecting rod is further sleeved with a bearing seat, the bearing seat is pressed at the head end of the shell, and the bearing seat is embedded with a linear bearing sleeved on the connecting rod.
In this technical scheme, linear bearing can be for the connecting rod in the sensor module provides the effect of direction and location when the motion for the transmission of force is more accurate, thereby can further improve the simulation effect of footboard control changer.
Preferably, the detection assembly comprises an elastomer having:
the tail end of the elastic element is positioned in the accommodating cavity and is abutted to the bottom of the first elastic body;
the second elastic body is connected to the first elastic body, the second elastic body and the first elastic body are arranged back to back, the second elastic body is provided with a top opening and a second accommodating cavity communicated with the top opening, a strain gauge and a compensation plate are relatively arranged in the second accommodating cavity, and the strain gauge is covered at the bottom of the second elastic body;
the strain gauge is used for being connected to the compensation plate through an enameled wire forming an electric bridge, and the compensation plate is used for being connected to the transmitter module through a wire.
In the technical scheme, the elastic element, the elastic body and the strain gauge are combined to form a set of dynamic measuring element, so that the compression quantity of the elastic element can be reliably sensed, and the pressure signal applied to the pedal is converted into a voltage signal through the strain gauge and the compensation plate to be output.
Preferably, the detecting assembly further comprises a base, the base is provided with a head end, a tail end and a base accommodating cavity which are communicated, the second elastic body is embedded in the head end of the base through a pressing element, the head end of the base is screwed on the tail end of the shell, a third accommodating cavity is formed between the head end of the base and the tail end of the shell, and the elastic body is located in the third accommodating cavity.
Preferably, the inner wall surface of the base is provided with a limiting portion, the limiting portion is abutted to the second elastic body, and the limiting portion is used for limiting the second elastic body to move along the axial direction of the base relative to the base.
In this technical scheme, the spacing portion can be the annular spacing portion that extends from the inner wall surface of base, also can be a plurality of spacing sub-spacing portions that set up at intervals.
Preferably, an end cover is embedded at the tail end of the base, a communication hole penetrating through the end cover is formed in the end cover, the communication hole is communicated with the base accommodating cavity, and the lead penetrates through the communication hole.
In this technical scheme, the end cover with welded connection between the base, the end cover can protect the wire, thereby further improve the simulation effect of footboard control changer.
Preferably, the elastic element is a spring.
On the basis of conforming to the common knowledge in the field, the above preferred conditions can be arbitrarily combined to obtain the preferred examples of the invention.
The invention has the positive progress effects that:
the sensor component in the pedal control transmitter can transmit force stably and accurately, so that the pedal control transmitter has a better simulation effect.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a sensor assembly in a foot pedal control transmitter according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an elastomer structure in a pedal-controlled transmitter according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
Reference numerals illustrate:
1: transmitter module
2: sensor assembly
21: connecting rod
22: transfer assembly
221: shell body
222: elastic element
23: detection assembly
231: elastic body
232: first elastic body
233: second elastic body
234: strain gauge
235: compensation plate
236: enamelled wire
237: base seat
238: compression element
239: limiting part
240: end cap
24: screw sleeve
241: first screw sleeve body
242: second screw sleeve body
25: nut
26: elastic pad
27: bearing pedestal
28: linear bearing
29: conducting wire
30: compression bar
31: screw bolt
Detailed Description
The present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which preferred embodiments are shown.
In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like indicate or are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, merely to facilitate description of the present invention and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the foot pedal control transmitter includes a transmitter module 1 and a sensor assembly 2, the sensor assembly 2 including a connecting rod 21, a transmission assembly 22, and a detection assembly 23. Wherein the connecting rod 21 has a head end and a tail end, the head end of the connecting rod 21 being for connection to a pedal (not shown); the transmission assembly 22 includes a housing 221 and an elastic element 222, the housing 221 has a head end, a hollow portion and a tail end which are communicated, the tail end of the connecting rod 21 is arranged at the head end of the housing 221 in a penetrating manner and is positioned in the hollow portion, the elastic element 222 is embedded in the hollow portion, the elastic element 222 has a head end and a tail end, and the tail end of the connecting rod 21 is used for applying pressure to the head end of the elastic element 222 to increase the compression amount of the elastic element 222; the tail end of the elastic element 222 is abutted to one end of the detecting component 23, the other end of the detecting component 23 is used for being connected to the transmitter module 1, and the detecting component 23 is used for sensing the compression amount of the elastic element 222 and converting a pressure signal into a voltage signal to be output to the transmitter module 1.
The structural components and the working principle of the transmitter module are well known to those skilled in the art, and are not described herein, but only illustrated by rectangular frames in fig. 1. In the present embodiment, the elastic member is a spring.
In this embodiment, the pedal can move the connecting rod, so that the compression amount of the elastic element is increased, and then the pressure applied to the pedal is converted into a voltage signal through the detection assembly and is output to the transmitter module. The elastic element is used as a transmission element for generating acting force, so that force transmission is more stable and accurate, and the simulation effect of the pedal control transmitter is improved.
In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the tail end of the connecting rod 21 is sleeved with the screw sleeve 24, the screw sleeve 24 has a first screw sleeve body 241 and a second screw sleeve body 242 connected end to end, the radial cross section of the first screw sleeve body 241 is larger than the radial cross section of the second screw sleeve body 242, the first screw sleeve body 241 is close to the head end of the housing 221, the head end of the elastic element 222 is sleeved on the second screw sleeve body 242, and the head end of the elastic element 222 is abutted to one end of the first screw sleeve body 241 far away from the head end of the housing 221. Wherein, the first screw sleeve body 241 and the second screw sleeve body 242 are of a unitary structure.
In the embodiment, on one hand, the swivel nut can prevent the tail end of the connecting rod from shaking in the shell; on the other hand, the screw sleeve can act on the elastic element more reliably to increase the compression amount of the elastic element.
In addition, as shown in fig. 1, the tail end of the connecting rod 21 is further sleeved with a nut 25, and the nut 25 is pressed on one end of the second screw sleeve body 242 far away from the first screw sleeve body 241 through the elastic gasket 26.
In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the connecting rod 21 is further sleeved with a bearing seat 27, the bearing seat 27 is pressed at the head end of the housing 221, and the bearing seat 27 is embedded with a linear bearing 28 sleeved on the connecting rod 21. The linear bearing can provide guiding and positioning functions for the connecting rod in the sensor assembly during movement, so that force transmission is more accurate, and the simulation effect of the pedal control transmitter can be further improved.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the detecting assembly 23 includes an elastic body 231 and a base 237, the elastic body 231 having a first elastic body 232 and a second elastic body 233. The first elastic body 232 has a top opening and a first accommodating cavity communicating with the top opening, and the tail end of the elastic element 222 is located in the accommodating cavity and abuts against the bottom of the first elastic body 232; the second elastic body 233 is connected to the first elastic body 232, and the second elastic body 233 and the first elastic body 232 are disposed opposite to each other, the second elastic body 233 has a top opening and a second accommodating cavity communicating with the top opening, the second accommodating cavity is relatively provided with a strain gauge 234 and a compensating plate 235, and the strain gauge 2354 is disposed at the bottom of the second elastic body 232; strain gage 234 is configured to be electrically coupled to compensation plate 235 by enameled wire 236, and compensation plate 235 is configured to be coupled to a transmitter module by wire 29.
In the present embodiment, the combination of the elastic element, the elastic body, and the strain gauge forms a set of dynamic measurement elements, which can reliably sense the compression amount of the elastic element, and convert the pressure signal applied to the pedal into a voltage signal output through the strain gauge and the compensation plate.
As shown in fig. 1, the base 237 has a head end, a tail end and a base accommodating cavity, the second elastic body 233 is embedded in the head end of the base 237 by the pressing element 238, the head end of the base 237 is screwed to the tail end of the housing 221, a third accommodating cavity is formed between the head end of the base 237 and the tail end of the housing 221, and the elastic body 231 is located in the third accommodating cavity. Wherein, the inner wall surface of the base 237 is provided with a limiting portion 239, the limiting portion 239 abuts against the second elastic body 233, and the limiting portion 239 is used for limiting the movement of the second elastic body 233 relative to the base 237 along the axial direction of the base 237.
In this embodiment, the stopper may be an annular stopper extending from the inner wall surface of the base, or may be a plurality of sub stoppers provided at intervals.
In addition, as shown in fig. 1, an end cover 240 is embedded at the tail end of the base 237, and the end cover 240 is provided with a communication hole penetrating through the end cover 240, the communication hole is communicated with the base accommodating cavity, and the wire 29 is penetrated through the communication hole. The lead 29 is fixed on the end cover 240 through the compression bar 30 and the screw 31, the end cover 240 is welded with the base 237, and the end cover 240 can protect the lead, so that the simulation effect of the pedal control transmitter is further improved.
While specific embodiments of the invention have been described above, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that this is by way of example only, and the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims. Various changes and modifications to these embodiments may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, but such changes and modifications fall within the scope of the invention.
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1. A pedal-controlled transmitter comprising a transmitter module and a sensor assembly, wherein the sensor assembly comprises:
the head end of the connecting rod is used for being connected with the pedal;
the transmission assembly comprises a shell and an elastic element, wherein the shell is provided with a head end, a hollow part and a tail end which are communicated, the tail end of the connecting rod penetrates through the head end of the shell and is positioned in the hollow part, the elastic element is embedded in the hollow part, the elastic element is provided with the head end and the tail end, and the tail end of the connecting rod is used for applying pressure to the head end of the elastic element so as to increase the compression amount of the elastic element;
the tail end of the elastic element is abutted to one end of the detection assembly, the other end of the detection assembly is connected with the transmitter module, and the detection assembly is used for sensing the compression amount of the elastic element and converting a pressure signal into a voltage signal to be output to the transmitter module;
the tail end of the connecting rod is sleeved with a screw sleeve, the screw sleeve is provided with a first screw sleeve body and a second screw sleeve body which are connected end to end, the radial cross section of the first screw sleeve body is larger than that of the second screw sleeve body, the first screw sleeve body is close to the head end of the shell, the head end of the elastic element is sleeved on the second screw sleeve body, and the head end of the elastic element is propped against one end of the first screw sleeve body far away from the head end of the shell;
the detection assembly includes an elastomer having:
the tail end of the elastic element is positioned in the first accommodating cavity and is abutted to the bottom of the first elastic body;
the second elastic body is connected to the first elastic body, the second elastic body and the first elastic body are arranged back to back, the second elastic body is provided with a top opening and a second accommodating cavity communicated with the top opening, a strain gauge and a compensation plate are relatively arranged in the second accommodating cavity, and the strain gauge is covered at the bottom of the second elastic body;
the strain gauge is used for being connected to the compensation plate through an enameled wire forming an electric bridge, and the compensation plate is used for being connected to the transmitter module through a wire.
2. The pedal control transmitter of claim 1 wherein the tail end of the connecting rod is further sleeved with a nut which is pressed on the end of the second screw sleeve body away from the first screw sleeve body through an elastic gasket.
3. The foot pedal control transmitter of claim 1 wherein the first sleeve body and the second sleeve body are of unitary construction.
4. The pedal control transmitter of claim 1 wherein the connecting rod is further sleeved with a bearing seat, the bearing seat is pressed at the head end of the shell, and the bearing seat is embedded with a linear bearing sleeved on the connecting rod.
5. The foot pedal control transmitter of claim 1 wherein the sensing assembly further comprises a base having a head end, a tail end and a base receiving cavity in communication, the second resilient body is embedded in the head end of the base by a compression element, the head end of the base is rotatably connected to the tail end of the housing, a third receiving cavity is formed between the head end of the base and the tail end of the housing, and the resilient body is located in the third receiving cavity.
6. The pedal-controlled transmitter of claim 5, wherein the inner wall surface of the base is provided with a limiting portion, the limiting portion abuts against the second elastic body, and the limiting portion is used for limiting movement of the second elastic body relative to the base in an axial direction of the base.
7. The pedal-controlled transmitter of claim 5 wherein the base has an end cap embedded in a rear end thereof, the end cap having a communication hole therethrough, the communication hole communicating with the base receiving chamber, the wire passing through the communication hole.
8. The foot-operated control transmitter of any one of claims 1-7, wherein said resilient member is a spring.
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