CN114899985A

CN114899985A - Passive stepless control device and manufacturing method and working method thereof

Info

Publication number: CN114899985A
Application number: CN202210142521.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘远芳
Original assignee: Guangdong Yibailong Intelligent Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Yibailong Intelligent Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2022-02-16
Filing date: 2022-02-16
Publication date: 2022-08-12

Abstract

The invention provides a passive stepless control device, a manufacturing method and a working method thereof, wherein the passive stepless control device comprises a fixed seat, a rotating wheel, a power generation module and a communication module, wherein the rotating wheel circularly moves in a rotated state, the rotating wheel and the fixing seat are arranged in a manner that the fixing seat is kept static in the rotated state of the rotating wheel, wherein the power generation module is fixed on the fixed seat and comprises a driving arm, the rotating wheel is provided with a force guiding wave ring, the driving arm is coupled with the force guiding wave ring in a linkage way, the fixed seat is kept static in a state that the rotating wheel is rotated to form the force guiding wave ring to link the driving arm to link the power generation module, and the communication module is arranged in a state of being powered by the power generation unit to send an instruction.

Description

Passive stepless control device and manufacturing method and working method thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of micro-electric energy self-supply wireless communication, in particular to a passive stepless control device and a manufacturing method and a working method thereof.

Background

With the development of science and technology and the progress of society, more and more electrical equipment enters people's lives, and controllers for controlling various electrical equipment are correspondingly increased, such as traditional switch controllers for controlling light switches, wherein most of the controllers are wired switches, which are inconvenient for wiring, and increase the installation cost of the corresponding electrical equipment and influence the aesthetic degree of the corresponding environment. Along with the development of science and technology, wireless control mode appears in people's life more and more generally, wireless control equipment such as remote controller, people use wireless control equipment such as remote controller to control corresponding electrical equipment and become the custom, however, wireless control equipment such as current remote controller mostly adopts the mode of battery powered to provide the electric energy, this use that just makes the user need maintain this type of equipment through the mode of changing the battery or charging, consequently when the user forgets in time to change the battery or in time charge, then can lead to the unable normal work of this type of equipment, make the convenient degree of use of this type of equipment discount greatly. Meanwhile, because the equipment needs to be powered by a battery, no matter a dry battery or a rechargeable battery is adopted, the waste of resources and the environmental pollution are inevitably caused, and the environment-friendly idea advocated at present is not met.

The passive technology has a wide development prospect because it conforms to the environmental protection concept and convenience of use, and is widely applied and gradually becomes a trend particularly in the field of wireless switches, and particularly, the passive switch satisfies power supply requirements in a manner of converting mechanical energy into electric energy and transmits a switch control signal to control an electrical device, thereby avoiding the disadvantages of complicated wiring, inconvenient use and unfavorable environmental protection caused by a wired power supply scheme adopted by the switch, and thus being popular.

Such passive switches are generally used for lamp switches, door bell switches and the like, and are linked in a pressing manner to generate electric energy and transmit control signals to control corresponding electrical devices, which is favored in applications of controlling lamp switches and door bell switches, however, in practical application scenes, under the development of intelligentization of various electrical devices, corresponding control is not limited to switching of the devices, but most of the devices need to form intelligentized adaptation to scenes by adjusting the working states of the devices, such as adjusting the brightness of lamps, the volume of sound, the opening and closing degree of curtains and the like, the existing passive switches are difficult to realize corresponding intelligentized control, and particularly in the process of adjusting the working states of various devices, people are generally used to realize sensitive adjustment in a stepless manner, such as adjusting the volume by knobs, the wind power intensity of air-conditioning outlets and the like, therefore, even if the conventional passive switch can realize the adjustment of the working state of the equipment in a frequent and multiple pressing mode, the adjustment is not suitable for the use habit of people, and the pressing strength and the pressing hand feeling of the key switch directly relate to the use feeling of a user in a multiple pressing mode, the pressing force required by the keys of the conventional passive switch technology is strong, the pressing stroke of the keys is usually long, and the use feeling of people cannot be met.

That is to say, although the existing passive technology does not need to use a battery due to its advantages, compared with the traditional wired controller and the controller powered by a battery, the existing passive technology has advantages in convenience of use and environmental protection, but is limited by the power generation mode thereof and is difficult to enrich the control instruction thereof, so that the existing passive technology cannot be applied to intelligent adjustment of the working state of the device.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a passive stepless control device, a method of manufacturing the same, and a method of operating the same, which can operate in a self-generating manner and realize stepless control of corresponding electrical equipment, and which can be adapted to intelligent adjustment of operating conditions of the corresponding electrical equipment, and thus can be widely used in daily life.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a passive stepless control device, a manufacturing method and an operating method thereof, wherein the passive stepless control device generates electric energy in a rotated manner and sends a command corresponding to a rotation direction thereof to realize intelligent adjustment of an operating state of a corresponding electrical device, so as to satisfy an operating habit of a user for adjustment and control of the corresponding electrical device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a passive stepless control device, a manufacturing method and a working method thereof, wherein the passive stepless control device can generate a plurality of pulse electric energy in a state that the passive stepless control device is rotated, wherein the generated pulses are used for supplying the capability of sending corresponding instructions to the passive stepless control device on one hand, and controlling the stepping amount of the corresponding electrical equipment according to the number of the pulses on the other hand, so as to realize stepless adjustment of the state of the corresponding electrical equipment, thereby adapting to the operation habit of a user and giving the user a good use experience.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a passive stepless control device, a manufacturing method and an operating method thereof, wherein the passive stepless control device includes a power generation module and a rotating wheel, wherein the power generation module is coupled to the rotating wheel in a linkage manner, so that the power generation module is linked to generate a plurality of pulse electric energy in a state that the rotating wheel is rotated to perform a circular motion.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a passive stepless control device, a manufacturing method and a working method thereof, wherein the passive stepless control device comprises a fixing base, wherein the power generation module is fixed to the fixing base, and the rotating wheel and the fixing base are installed in such a way that the fixing base is kept stationary in a state that the rotating wheel is rotated.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a passive stepless control device, a method for manufacturing the same, and a method for operating the same, wherein the rotating wheel has a force guiding wave ring designed with uniformly spaced convex teeth and concave teeth, wherein the power generation module comprises a driving arm coupled to the force guiding wave ring in a linkage manner, such that in a state that the rotating wheel is rotated, the fixing base remains stationary to form the force guiding wave ring, and the convex teeth and concave teeth alternately link the driving arm to link the power generation module to generate a plurality of pulse power.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a passive stepless control device, a manufacturing method and a working method thereof, wherein the rotating wheel comprises a receiving ring opened at the center thereof, wherein the fixing seat is arranged at the receiving ring, wherein the fixing seat is kept still in the receiving ring in a state that the rotating wheel is rotated to make a circular motion, thereby facilitating to reduce the volume of the passive stepless control device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a passive stepless control device, a manufacturing method and a working method thereof, wherein the force guiding wave ring is arranged at the periphery of the containing ring, so that in a state that the rotating wheel is rotated, the convex teeth and the concave teeth of the fixed seat are kept static to form the force guiding wave ring to alternately link the driving arm to link the power generation module to generate a plurality of pulse power.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a passive stepless control device and a method of manufacturing and operating the same, wherein the passive stepless control device comprises a guide arm, wherein the guide arm is provided with at least one rotating shaft, the force guide arm is pivotally fixed on the side wall of the power generation module at the rotating shaft of the force guide arm, the force guide arm is coupled with the force guide wave ring in a linkage manner, so that the force guide arm is pivoted in a linkage manner when the rotating wheel is rotated, wherein the driving arm of the power generation module is coupled to the force guide arm in a linkage manner so as to generate electric energy by linking the power generation module in a state that the force guide arm pivots on the rotating shaft of the force guide arm, therefore, the mechanical strength of the passive stepless control device is improved and the working performance of the passive stepless control device is ensured while the small volume advantage of the passive stepless control device is ensured.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a passive stepless control device, a manufacturing method and an operating method thereof, wherein the force guiding arm includes a driving end, wherein the driving end is coupled to the force guiding wave ring, so that in a state that the rotating wheel is rotated, the convex teeth and the concave teeth of the force guiding wave ring alternately link with the driving end to form a linkage pivot to the force guiding arm to link with the power generation module to generate electric energy, thereby ensuring the stability of the rotating wheel linking with the power generation module and further ensuring the power generation stability of the power generation module.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a passive stepless control device, a manufacturing method thereof, and a working method thereof, wherein the rotating wheel further includes another force guiding wave ring symmetrically disposed with respect to the force guiding wave ring to form a force guiding wave rail at the periphery of the accommodating ring, wherein the driving end of the force guiding arm slides on the force guiding wave rail when the rotating wheel is rotated, so as to guide and limit the movement direction of the driving end based on the symmetrical convex teeth and concave teeth of the force guiding wave rail, and form a state in which the driving end moves up and down, thereby forming a linkage pivot of the force guiding arm to link the power generation module to generate electric energy.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a passive stepless control device, a manufacturing method thereof and a working method thereof, wherein the passive stepless control device includes a communication module, wherein the communication module is electrically connected to the power generation module, the communication module includes a rotation recognition unit, the rotation recognition unit is configured to detect a rotation direction of the rotating wheel so as to transmit an instruction corresponding to the rotation direction of the rotating wheel in a state where the rotating wheel is rotated, and the communication module is powered by the power generation module.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a passive stepless control device, a manufacturing method thereof and a working method thereof, wherein the passive stepless control device includes a housing, wherein the housing includes a cover and a base, wherein the cover can rotate on the base, wherein the rotating wheel is accommodated between the cover and the base, wherein the rotating wheel is coupled to the cover in a linkage manner, and the fixing seat is fixed to the base in a state of being located in the accommodating ring of the rotating wheel, so that when a user rotates the cover to form a rotating state for the rotating wheel, the fixing seat remains stationary, so that the rotating wheel is coupled to the power generation module in a linkage manner.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a passive stepless control device, a method for manufacturing the same, and a method for operating the same, wherein the rotation recognition unit includes a follower portion and a switch portion, wherein the follower portion includes a lever, wherein the switch portion is disposed on a left side or a right side of the lever, such that the follower portion rotates along with the rotor when the rotor is rotated, and the rotor moves to abut against the switch portion or not to abut against the switch portion, such that a rotation direction of the rotor is recognized based on a conductive or non-conductive state of the switch portion.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a passive stepless control device, a manufacturing method thereof, and a working method thereof, wherein the communication module includes a key switch, the key switch is coupled to the face cover to switch the state of the key switch when the face cover is pressed, and the communication module sends a command corresponding to the rotation direction of the rotating wheel in the state of the key switch based on the state of the key switch, so as to enrich the command of the passive stepless control device, improve the intelligent control level of the passive stepless control device on the corresponding electrical equipment, and improve the practicability of the passive stepless control device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a passive stepless control device, a manufacturing method and an operating method thereof, wherein the housing further comprises a silicone sealing cover, wherein the silicone sealing cover is disposed between the face cover and the rotating wheel to form a seal for the accommodating ring of the rotating wheel, thereby facilitating to reduce the operating noise of the passive stepless control device, and to improve the sealing performance of the corresponding circuit structure of the passive stepless control device, and to ensure the service life of the passive stepless control device.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a passive stepless control device, wherein the passive stepless control device comprises:

a fixed seat;

the rotating wheel circularly moves in a rotated state, and the rotating wheel and the fixed seat are arranged in a mode that the fixed seat is kept static in the rotated state of the rotating wheel;

a power generation module fixed to the fixing base, wherein the power generation module comprises a driving arm, wherein the rotating wheel has a force guiding wave ring designed with uniformly spaced convex teeth and concave teeth, the driving arm is coupled to the force guiding wave ring in a linkage manner, so that in a state that the rotating wheel is rotated, the fixing base is kept still to form the convex teeth and concave teeth of the force guiding wave ring to alternately link with the driving arm to link with the power generation module to generate a plurality of pulse electric energy; and

a communication module, wherein communication module by electric connection in the power generation module, communication module includes a rotation recognition unit, rotation recognition unit is used for detecting the direction of rotation of swiveling wheel, with the swiveling wheel is by pivoted state, communication module quilt send under the state of power generation module power supply with the instruction that the direction of rotation of swiveling wheel corresponds.

In one embodiment, the rotating wheel comprises a containing ring arranged at the center of the rotating wheel, and the fixed seat is arranged on the containing ring.

In one embodiment, the force-guiding wavy ring is arranged on the periphery of the containing ring.

In one embodiment, the passive stepless control device comprises a force guiding arm, wherein the force guiding arm comprises at least one rotating shaft, the force guiding arm is pivotally disposed on a side wall of the power generation module at the rotating shaft thereof and is coupled to the driving arm of the power generation module in a linkage manner, wherein the force guiding arm comprises a driving end, the driving end is coupled to the force guiding wave ring, so that in a state that the rotating wheel is rotated, the convex teeth and the concave teeth of the force guiding wave ring alternately link with the driving end to form a linkage pivot for the force guiding arm to link with the power generation module.

In an embodiment, the rotating wheel further includes another force guiding wave ring symmetrically disposed with respect to the force guiding wave ring to form a force guiding wave rail around the receiving ring, wherein the driving end of the force guiding arm slides on the force guiding wave rail when the rotating wheel is rotated.

In an embodiment, wherein the rotating wheel is allowed to rotate more than 360 degrees.

In one embodiment, the number of the convex teeth and the concave teeth of the force-guiding wavy ring is respectively less than or equal to 24.

In an embodiment, when the rotator wheel is rotated clockwise continuously, the communication module continuously sends a corresponding instruction to make the state of the corresponding electrical device change in a decreasing or increasing manner, wherein when the rotator wheel is rotated counterclockwise continuously, the communication module continuously sends a corresponding instruction to make the state of the corresponding electrical device change in a reverse manner to that when the rotator wheel is rotated clockwise continuously.

In one embodiment, the passive stepless control device comprises a housing, wherein the housing comprises a face cover and a base, wherein the face cover can rotate on the base, and the rotating wheel is coupled to the face cover in a linkage manner and contained between the face cover and the base.

In an embodiment, the communication module further includes a key switch, wherein the key switch is coupled to the face cover to switch a state of the key switch when the face cover is pressed, and the communication module sends a command corresponding to a rotation direction of the rotary wheel in the state of the key switch based on the state of the key switch.

In an embodiment, the housing further comprises a silicone cover, wherein the silicone cover is disposed between the face cover and the rotating wheel to form a seal for the accommodating ring of the rotating wheel.

In one embodiment, the housing further comprises a silicone cover, wherein the key switch is coupled to the face cover through the silicone cover, wherein the silicone cover is configured to support the face cover such that the face cover moves in a vertical direction when pressed.

In an embodiment, the rotation recognition unit includes a follower portion and at least one switch portion, wherein the follower portion has a shift lever, the switch portion is disposed on the left side and/or the right side of the shift lever, so that in a state where the rotation wheel is rotated, the follower portion rotates along with the rotation wheel to make the shift lever abut or not abut on the switch portion.

In an embodiment, the follower portion is provided with at least one elastic arm, wherein the elastic arm is movably abutted against the rotating wheel, so that the follower portion is driven when the rotating wheel is rotated.

In an embodiment, in a state where the switch portion is disposed at one side of the shift lever, a position limiting portion is disposed at the other side of the shift lever to limit a displacement of the follower portion.

In an embodiment, when the shift lever is abutted to the position-limiting portion, the following portion is fixed in a position-limiting manner and separated from the linkage of the rotating wheel.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a passive stepless control device, wherein the passive stepless control device comprises:

a fixed seat;

the rotating wheel circularly moves in a rotated state, the rotating wheel and the fixed seat are arranged in a mode that the rotating wheel is rotated, the fixed seat is kept static, and the rotating wheel comprises a force guiding wave ring;

the force guide arm is coupled with the force guide wave ring in a linkage mode, so that the force guide arm is pivoted in a linkage mode based on the form change of the coupling position of the force guide wave ring on the rotating wheel in the state that the rotating wheel is rotated;

a power generation module fixed on the fixing base and coupled to the force guide arm in a linkage manner so as to generate a plurality of pulse electric energy in a linkage manner when the rotating wheel is rotated; and

and the communication module is electrically connected to the power generation module so as to send an instruction corresponding to the rotation direction of the rotating wheel in a state of being powered by the power generation module.

In one embodiment, the communication module includes a rotation recognition unit, and the rotation recognition unit is configured to detect a rotation direction of the rotation wheel.

In one embodiment, the rotation recognition unit includes a follower portion and at least one switch portion, wherein the follower portion is linked in a state where the rotation wheel is rotated, so that the switch portion is turned on or off.

In an embodiment, the force guiding wave ring is designed in the form of a continuous groove, wherein the force guiding arm comprises a driving end extending into the groove of the force guiding wave ring, such that in a state where the rotating wheel is rotated, the groove of the force guiding wave ring alternately links the driving end to form a linked pivot to the force guiding arm.

a power generation module;

a rotating wheel, wherein the rotating wheel is provided with a force guiding wave ring which is designed in a mode that convex teeth and concave teeth are evenly spaced;

the power generation module is coupled to the force guide arm in a linkage manner, so that in a state that the rotating wheel is rotated, the convex teeth and the concave teeth of the force guide wave ring are alternately linked with the transmission end, the force guide arm is linked and swung, and the power generation module is linked to generate a plurality of pulse electric energy; and

In one embodiment, the power generation modules are linked to generate one set of pulse trains in a state where the rotary wheel is rotated clockwise, and the power generation modules are linked to generate another set of pulse trains in a state where the rotary wheel is rotated counterclockwise.

In an embodiment, wherein the rotating wheel and the power generation modules are arranged in a configuration in which the force conducting wave ring surrounds the power generation modules.

In one embodiment, the rotating wheel further comprises another force guiding wave ring symmetrically arranged with the force guiding wave ring to form a force guiding wave track with the force guiding wave ring.

In one embodiment, the force guiding arm is disposed in the force guiding wave rail.

In one embodiment, the length of the force guiding arm is greater than half of the length of the power generation module.

a fixed seat;

a power generation module fixed on the fixing base and coupled to the rotating wheel in a linkage manner, wherein the fixing base is kept static in a state that the rotating wheel is rotated, and the rotating wheel is linked with the power generation module to generate a plurality of pulse electric energy; and

the communication module is electrically connected to the power generation module and comprises a key switch, wherein the key switch can be pressed to form state switching, and the communication module sends an instruction corresponding to the rotating direction of the rotating wheel in the state of the key switch based on the state of the key switch.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a passive stepless control device, wherein the method of manufacturing the passive stepless control device comprises the steps of:

(A) an accommodating ring is arranged on a rotating wheel;

(B) arranging a force-conducting wave ring on the periphery of the containing ring;

(C) fixedly arranging a power generation module in the accommodating ring, so that the power generation module can keep still in the accommodating ring when the rotating wheel is rotated;

(D) the power generation module is coupled to the force guiding wave ring in a linkage mode;

(E) an electric connection communication module in the power generation module, with the swiveling wheel is by pivoted state, the power generation module by the linkage of power conduction wave ring produces a plurality of pulse electric energy, communication module set up by power supply state send with the instruction that the direction of rotation of swiveling wheel corresponds.

In an embodiment, wherein the rotating wheel is allowed more than 360 degrees of rotation.

In one embodiment, the communication module includes a rotation recognition unit, the rotation recognition unit includes a follower portion and at least one switch portion, wherein step (E) further includes the steps of: the movable butt joint follow-up portion in the swiveling wheel to the swiveling wheel is by pivoted state, follow-up portion follow the swiveling wheel rotates and butt or do not butt in switch portion, so that switch portion switches on or breaks off.

In an embodiment, the step (B) further comprises the steps of: and arranging another force guiding wave ring at the periphery of the accommodating ring so that the two force guiding wave rings form a force guiding wave rail at the periphery of the accommodating ring.

In an embodiment, wherein the step (D) comprises the steps of:

(D1) arranging a force guide arm in the force guide wavy rail;

(D2) coupling the force guide arm with the power generation module.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of operating a passive stepless control device, wherein the method of operating the passive stepless control device comprises the steps of:

(a) a rotating wheel is rotated, wherein the rotating wheel is provided with a force guiding wave ring which is designed in a mode that convex teeth and concave teeth are evenly spaced;

(b) and the rotating wheel is linked with a power generation module, wherein the power generation module is provided with a driving arm which is linked and coupled with the force guide wave ring, and the convex teeth and the concave teeth which form the force guide wave ring are alternately linked with the driving arm by the rotation of the rotating wheel so as to link the power generation module to generate a plurality of pulse electric energy to form pulse train output.

In one embodiment, the force guiding wave ring is sleeved on the power generation module.

In an embodiment, the rotating wheel further includes another force guiding wave ring symmetrically disposed with the force guiding wave ring to form a force guiding wave rail with the force guiding wave ring, so that the force guiding wave rail is coupled to the driving arm to couple to the power generation module in a state that the rotating wheel is rotated.

In an embodiment, wherein the rotating wheel is allowed to rotate a plurality of turns.

In one embodiment, the method for operating the passive stepless control device further comprises the following steps: (c) separating the pulse generated by the power generation module into energy and step information, wherein the energy is used for driving a communication module electrically connected with the power generation module to work, and the communication module is powered to send the step information.

In one embodiment, the communication module sequentially transmits the step information in a state where the rotator is slowly rotated.

In an embodiment, in a state where the rotating wheel is rapidly rotated, the communication module transmits a plurality of the step information generated by the power generation module in association with the rapid rotation of the rotating wheel at a time.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be fully apparent from the ensuing description and drawings.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a passive stepless control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a passive stepless control device according to a modified embodiment of the above embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is an expanded schematic view of the passive stepless control device according to the above embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a partial structural schematic diagram of the passive stepless control device according to the above embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a partially expanded schematic view of the passive stepless control device according to the above embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 6 is a partially expanded schematic view of the passive stepless control device according to the above embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a rotating wheel of the passive stepless control device according to the above embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the passive stepless control device according to the above embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 9A to 9C are schematic diagrams illustrating a rotation recognition unit of the passive stepless control device according to the above embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 9D is a schematic structural diagram of the rotation recognition unit of the passive stepless control device according to the above embodiment of the invention.

Detailed Description

The following description is presented to disclose the invention so as to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the invention. The preferred embodiments in the following description are given by way of example only, and other obvious variations will occur to those skilled in the art. The basic principles of the invention, as defined in the following description, may be applied to other embodiments, variations, modifications, equivalents, and other technical solutions without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that in the present disclosure, the terms "vertical," "lateral," "up," "down," "front," "back," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like are used in an orientation or positional relationship indicated in the drawings for ease of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, the above terms should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

It is understood that the terms "a" and "an" should be interpreted as meaning that a number of one element or element is one in one embodiment, while a number of other elements is one in another embodiment, and the terms "a" and "an" should not be interpreted as limiting the number.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

The invention provides a self-generating controller capable of realizing stepless control, which can be suitable for intelligently adjusting the working state of corresponding electrical equipment, and therefore, can be widely applied to daily life.

Referring specifically to fig. 1 to 9D of the drawings accompanying the present specification, a passive stepless control device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is illustrated, wherein the passive stepless control device 100 includes a fixing base 10, a rotating wheel 20, a power generation module 30 and a communication module 40, wherein the rotating wheel 20 moves circularly in a rotated state, wherein the rotating wheel 20 and the fixing base 10 are installed in a manner that the rotating wheel 20 is rotated, the fixing base 10 is kept stationary, wherein the power generation module 30 is fixed to the fixing base 10, wherein the power generation module 30 includes a driving arm 31, wherein the rotating wheel 20 has a force guiding wave ring 22 designed in a manner that convex teeth and concave teeth are uniformly spaced, the driving arm 31 is coupled to the force guiding wave ring 22 in a linkage manner so that in the rotated state of the rotating wheel 20, the fixed seat 10 is kept still to form the convex teeth and the concave teeth of the guided wave ring 22 to alternately link the driving arm 31 to link the power generation module 30 to generate a plurality of pulse electric energy, wherein the communication module 40 is electrically connected to the power generation module 30, the communication module 40 comprises a rotation recognition unit 42, the rotation recognition unit 42 is used for detecting the rotation direction of the rotating wheel 20, so that in the state that the rotating wheel 20 is rotated, the communication module 40 sends a command corresponding to the rotation direction of the rotating wheel 20 in the state that the power generation module 30 supplies power to form state adjustment of the corresponding electric device, that is, the passive stepless control device 100 can generate electric energy in a rotated manner and send a command corresponding to the rotation direction thereof to realize intelligent adjustment of the working state of the corresponding electric device, thereby satisfy the user to corresponding electrical equipment regulation control's operation custom, and passive stepless control device 100 provides the electric energy through the mode that converts mechanical energy into the electric energy, and need not to adopt extra battery power supply, so in order to avoid adopting the inconvenience that the charging that battery power supply brought and change the battery brought, satisfies the requirement of environmental protection simultaneously, improves passive stepless control device 100's practicality.

It is worth mentioning that, the installation setting mode of the rotating wheel 20 and the fixing seat 10 is satisfied at the state that the rotating wheel 20 is rotated, the fixing seat 10 is kept still, the rotating wheel 20 and the fixing seat 10 are various, for example, the fixing seat 10 is arranged around the rotating wheel 20 in a manner of being close to the periphery of the rotating wheel 20, or the fixing seat 10 is arranged around the wheel surface of the rotating wheel 20 in a manner of being close to the side periphery of the rotating wheel 20 and is about the relationship of being arranged up and down with the rotating wheel 20, that is, the installation setting mode of the rotating wheel 20 and the fixing seat 10 is satisfied at the state that the rotating wheel 20 is rotated, the fixing seat 10 is kept still, the specific installation arrangement mode of the rotating wheel 20 and the fixing seat 10 is various, the passive stepless control device 100 can be adapted to different use places by presenting different appearance forms, and the practicability of the passive stepless control device 100 is improved.

Preferably, in this embodiment of the present invention, in order to facilitate the form design of the passive stepless control device 100, the rotating wheel 20 comprises a receiving ring 21 opened at the center thereof, wherein the fixing seat 10 is disposed at the receiving ring 21, wherein in the state that the rotating wheel 20 is rotated to make a circular motion, the fixing seat 10 is kept still in the receiving ring 21, so as to form a compact arrangement structure of the fixing seat 10 and the rotating wheel 20, thereby facilitating the reduction of the volume of the passive stepless control device 100, thereby facilitating the miniaturization design of the passive stepless control device 100, and facilitating the installation and use of the passive stepless control device 100.

It is worth mentioning that, in order to ensure the operation stability of the passive stepless control device 100, the rotating wheel 20 and the power generation module 30 are arranged in a manner that the guided wave ring 22 surrounds the power generation module 30, which facilitates the miniaturization of the passive stepless control device 100 while ensuring the operation stability of the passive stepless control device 100.

Specifically, in this embodiment of the present invention, the force guiding wave ring 22 is disposed at the periphery of the accommodating ring 21 to form a structural configuration in which the force guiding wave ring 22 is sleeved on the power generation module 30, so that in a state in which the rotating wheel 20 is rotated, the fixed seat 10 remains stationary to form the convex teeth and the concave teeth of the force guiding wave ring 22 to alternately link with the driving arm 31 to link with the power generation module 30 to generate a plurality of pulse power, thereby ensuring the linking stability of the force guiding wave ring 22 to the driving arm 31, and further ensuring the working performance and the working stability of the passive stepless control device 100.

It is worth mentioning that in some embodiments of the present invention, the fixing base 10 and the power generation module 30 are integrally designed, so as to improve the structural integrity and stability of the passive stepless control device 100.

In particular, in some embodiments of the present invention, wherein the force guiding wave ring 22 also allows to equivalently form a shape with uniformly spaced convex and concave teeth in the form of continuous grooves, it is particularly noted that in some embodiments of the present invention, the force guiding wave ring 22 may be provided in the form of a non-closed loop.

It is worth mentioning that the driving arm 31 is a coupling component between the power generation module 30 and the force guiding wave ring 22, which is adapted to enable the convex teeth and the concave teeth of the force guiding wave ring 22 to link with the power generation module 30 to generate the pulse train when the force guiding wave ring 22 is rotated, wherein the specific configuration of the driving arm 31 does not limit the present invention, wherein the driving arm 31 can be directly coupled to the force guiding wave ring 22 in a linked manner, and the driving arm 31 can also be indirectly coupled to the force guiding wave ring 22 in an linked manner, for example, a transmission component is disposed between the driving arm 31 and the force guiding wave ring 22.

Specifically, in order to further improve the mechanical strength of the passive stepless control device 100 and ensure the working performance of the passive stepless control device 100, the passive stepless control device 100 includes a guiding arm 50, wherein the guiding arm 50 has at least one rotating shaft 521, the guiding arm 50 is pivotally fixed to a side wall of the power generation module 30 at the rotating shaft 521, the guiding arm 50 is coupled to the guiding wave ring 22 in a linkage manner, so that the rotating wheel 20 is rotated, the guiding arm 50 is pivoted in a linkage manner, wherein the driving arm 31 of the power generation module 30 is coupled to the guiding arm 50 in a linkage manner, so as to generate electric energy in a linkage manner with the power generation module 30 in a pivoting manner of the guiding arm 50 at the rotating shaft 521, thereby improving the mechanical strength of the passive stepless control device 100 while ensuring the small volume advantage of the passive stepless control device 100, the working performance of the passive stepless control device 100 is ensured.

Specifically, in this embodiment of the present invention, wherein the length direction of the guiding arm 30 is taken as a longitudinal direction, the rotating shaft 521 of the guiding arm 30 is designed in a form of a shaft hole or a shaft arm and is oriented in the same direction as the longitudinal direction, preferably, in this embodiment of the present invention, wherein the guiding arm 30 has at least one supporting arm 52, wherein the supporting arm 52 extends from the guiding arm 50 in a direction perpendicular to the guiding arm 50 at a longitudinal edge of the guiding arm 30, wherein the rotating shaft 521 extends from the supporting arm 52 in a direction perpendicular to the supporting arm 52 to form a state that the rotating shaft 521 is oriented in the same direction as the longitudinal direction, so that the guiding arm 50 is adapted to pivot in a narrow space, thereby facilitating the miniaturization of the passive stepless control device 100.

It should be noted that the guiding arm 50 can be configured in various forms, such as U-shape, O-shape, C-shape, mouth-shape, etc., L-shape, tooth-shape, etc., which should not be construed as a limitation of the present invention. Furthermore, it is understood that, in some embodiments of the present invention, the guide arm 50 may be pivotally fixed to the fixing base 10 at the rotating shaft 521 thereof, and the guide arm 50 may be pivotally fixed to the corresponding housing at the rotating shaft 521 thereof, which is equivalent to the effect that the guide arm 50 is pivotally fixed to the side wall of the power generation module 30 at the rotating shaft 521 thereof.

Further, the force guiding arm 50 includes a transmission end 51, wherein the transmission end 51 is coupled to the force guiding wave ring 22, so that in a state that the rotating wheel 20 is rotated, the convex teeth and the concave teeth of the force guiding wave ring 22 are alternately linked with the transmission end 51 to form a linkage pivot to the force guiding arm 50 to link with the power generation module 30 to generate electric energy, so as to ensure the stability of the rotating wheel 20 linked with the power generation module 30, thereby ensuring the stability of the power generation module 30 to generate power, and ensuring the working performance of the passive stepless control device 100.

Specifically, the driving end 51 of the force guiding arm 50 is abutted against the force guiding wave ring 22, so that in a state where the rotating wheel 20 is rotated, the driving end 51 moves up and down due to the difference in height between the convex teeth and the concave teeth of the force guiding wave ring 22 and the abutting position of the force guiding wave ring 22 and the driving end 51, and thus the force guiding arm 50 is pivoted in a linkage manner to link the power generation module 30 for power generation.

Further, in order to ensure the stability and effectiveness of the rotating wheel 20 in linkage pivoting the force guiding arm 50, preferably, the rotating wheel 20 further includes another force guiding wave ring 22 symmetrically disposed with respect to the force guiding wave ring 22, so as to form a force guiding wave rail 23 on the periphery of the accommodating ring 21, wherein the rotation wheel 20 forms a sliding motion of the transmission end 51 of the force guiding arm 50 on the force guiding wave rail 23 in a rotated state, and further forms a guiding and limiting motion direction of the transmission end 51 based on the symmetrical convex teeth and concave teeth of the force guiding wave rail 23, and forms a state in which the transmission end 51 moves up and down, so as to form a linkage pivoting of the force guiding arm 50 and to link the power generating module 30 to generate electric energy, so that the transmission end 51 may be separated from the force guiding wave ring 22 in a state in which a single force guiding wave ring 22 forms a linkage with the transmission end 51, therefore, the stability and effectiveness of the rotating wheel 20 in linkage pivoting of the guide arm 50 are guaranteed, the stability of power generation of the power generation module 30 is guaranteed, and the working performance of the passive stepless control device 100 is guaranteed.

It should be mentioned that, in some embodiments of the present invention, the force guiding arm 50 is disposed on the force guiding wave rail 23, for example, the force guiding arm 50 is designed and integrally disposed in the force guiding wave rail 23 in a semicircular shape, a circular shape, a rectangular shape or a rectangular shape, and the length of the force guiding arm 50 is greater than or equal to one half of the length of the power generation module 30.

Preferably, there is a significant advantage in the manner in which the length of the conductive arm 50 is equal to or greater than one-half of the length of the power generation module 30, wherein the length of the conductive arm 50 is equal to or greater than one-half of the length of the power generation module 30 both ensures that the torque of the passive stepless control device 100 is lighter and significantly reduces the mechanical noise of the passive stepless control device 100.

Specifically, when the convex tooth portion of the force-guiding wave ring 22 and the driving end 51 abut against each other during the rotation of the rotating wheel 20, the power generation module 30 is linked to generate a primary electric pulse, the force-guiding wave ring 22 travels synchronously with the rotation of the rotating wheel 20, and when the concave tooth portion of the force-guiding wave ring 22 travels to abut against the driving end 51, the height of the driving end 51 changes accordingly, so that the power generation module 30 generates an electric pulse with a polarity opposite to that of the previous pulse, and as long as the rotating wheel 20 continues to rotate, the force-guiding arm 50 is continuously linked to pivot, and the driving arm 31 of the power generation module 30 is linked to continuously swing, so that the power generation module 30 continuously generates a plurality of pulse energies.

It is worth mentioning that, as mentioned above, when the position of the contact with the driving end 51 of the force guiding wave ring 22 is switched between the male tooth portion and the female tooth portion every time the travel is performed, that is, when the rotating wheel 20 is rotated, the power generation module 30 continuously generates an electric pulse, wherein the generated pulse is used for supplying the capability of sending a corresponding instruction to the passive stepless control device, and on the one hand, the step amount of the corresponding electrical equipment is controlled according to the number of the pulse, for example, the width of 5% for opening the smart window shade is controlled, and on the other hand, the width of 5% for closing the smart window shade is controlled if the rotating wheel 20 is rotated reversely; thus, the primary pulse generated by the power generation module 30 is used as energy for the communication module 40 and as primary step data for controlling electrical products, so as to achieve stepless adjustment of the state of the corresponding electrical equipment, thereby adapting to the operation habit of the user and giving the user a good use experience, wherein in the state that the rotator 20 is rotated clockwise, the power generation module 30 is linked to generate one set of pulse trains, in the state that the rotator 20 is rotated counterclockwise, the power generation module 30 is linked to generate another set of pulse trains, specifically, in the state that the rotator 20 is rotated clockwise, the power guiding wave ring 22 starts to rotate, the concave teeth and the convex teeth of the power guiding wave ring 22 are linked to the power guiding arm 50 alternately, and the power generation module 30 is linked to generate a plurality of pulse train outputs, for example, when the convex teeth of the power guiding wave ring 22 act on the power guiding arm 50, the force-guiding arm 50 is linked with the power generation module 30 to generate a positive pulse with a width of about 1.8 ms, and when the concave teeth of the force-guiding wave ring 22 act on the force-guiding arm 50, the force-guiding arm 50 is linked with the power generation module 30 to generate a negative pulse with a width of about 1.8 ms, so that in a state that the rotating wheel 20 is clockwise selected, the power generation module 30 can generate an incoherent positive-negative-positive-negative pulse train, which is worth mentioning that, under the structural limitation of the passive stepless control device 100, a time interval exists between pulses instead of a continuous sinusoidal pulse. It can be understood that when the rotating wheel 20 is rotated counterclockwise, the power generation module 30 correspondingly generates another group of pulse trains which are not consecutive, so that when the wave ring 22 is rotated once, the power generation module 30 can be linked to generate pulses which are alternately positive and negative and are not consecutive, corresponding to the number of the convex teeth and the concave teeth of the wave ring 22, under the limitation of the number of the convex teeth and the concave teeth of the wave ring 22, and these pulses are used as the energy supply and the counting signal of the step pulse, so that when the concave teeth and the convex teeth of the wave ring 22 are alternately linked, the power generation module 30 can generate energy, and the pulse signal is used as the step data of the terminal change, thereby realizing two purposes of one pulse.

Specifically, the pulse generated by the power generation module 30 is used for both supplying power to the communication module 40 and obtaining step information, wherein when the rotating wheel 20 is rotated clockwise, the pulse generated by the power generation module 30 is used for driving the communication module 40 to operate at least once and controlling the state of the electrical device to make an incremental or incremental change by using the number of the pulses; wherein when the rotary wheel 20 is rotated counterclockwise, the pulse generated from the power generation module 30 is used to drive the communication module 40 at least once and control the state of the electric device using the number of pulses in reverse conversion from when the rotary wheel 20 is rotated clockwise; for example, when the rotary wheel 20 is rotated clockwise, the volume of the corresponding electric product is increased by 5%, and when the rotary wheel 20 is rotated counterclockwise, the volume of the corresponding electric product is decreased by 5%. These processes are instantaneously realized by fully utilizing limited minute energy and synchronously processing the number of pulses in the design process of the passive stepless control device 100, so that it is one of the technical problems solved by the present invention to generate energy which can be instantaneously and rapidly utilized by rotation and to generate correct control commands by recognizing the direction of rotation.

In particular, wherein the rotating wheel 20 is allowed to rotate more than 360 degrees, the power generation module 30 generates more than two pulse power when the rotating wheel 20 is rotated more than 360 degrees, so that the passive stepless control device 100 can more finely adjust the state of the corresponding electrical equipment, and wherein the numbers of the convex teeth and the concave teeth of the conductive wave ring 21 are respectively set to be greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to 24, wherein in the state that the rotating wheel 20 is rotated, the position of the conductive wave ring 21 abutting against the driving end 24 is shifted once, the communication module 40 sends a corresponding command once to generate a step change in the state of the corresponding electrical equipment, so that in the state that the rotating wheel 20 is continuously rotated, the communication module 40 continuously sends a corresponding command to continuously adjust the state of the corresponding electrical equipment, particularly, in this embodiment of the present invention, in a state where the rotary wheel 20 is continuously rotated clockwise, the communication module 40 continuously sends corresponding commands to make the state of the corresponding electrical device change in a decreasing or increasing manner, such as turning down or turning up the volume of the device, wherein when the rotating wheel 20 is rotated counterclockwise continuously, the communication module 40 continuously sends a corresponding command to make the state of the corresponding terminal device change inversely with the state when the rotating wheel 20 is rotated clockwise, such as controlling the intelligent curtain to open or close 5% of the width, so that the passive stepless control device 100 can realize stepless regulation of the state of the corresponding electrical equipment, therefore, the operation habit of the user for adjusting the state of the corresponding equipment is adapted, the practicability of the passive stepless control device 100 is improved, and the passive stepless control device 100 has wide market prospect.

In other words, the rotating wheel 20 is allowed to be rotated for multiple turns, so that the passive stepless control device 100 can adjust the state of the corresponding electrical equipment more finely, for example, when the brightness of the light is adjusted, the rotating wheel 20 is rotated for two turns to adjust the light from 0-100%, and then rotated for one turn to adjust from 0-50%, and the rotating wheel 20 is rotated for one turn to obtain 1/2 × 1/24 fine adjustment result, so as to achieve high precision control of the terminal equipment, and during the rotating wheel 20 is rotated for multiple turns, the passive stepless control device 100 also synchronously generates step information during the generation of the pulse train, that is, during the rotation of the rotating wheel 20, the tooth position switching of each convex tooth or concave tooth of the force-guiding wave ring 21 can generate one time of electric energy in conjunction with the power generation module 30, an increase or decrease in step information is generated in response, the step information being synchronously separated from the energy pulses.

It should be particularly emphasized that the multi-turn rotation of the rotating wheel 20 is substantially different from the multi-turn rotation of the generator in the prior art, and firstly, the generator in the prior art has a significant difference in structural configuration, the generator in the prior art obtains the required electric energy by utilizing the high-speed rotation of the rotor in the magnetic field, the magnitude of the electric energy is related to the rotating speed, and the required electric energy cannot be output in the initial stage of the starting rotation of the rotor; in the present invention, the passive stepless control device 100 is suitable for generating the required energy manually and instantly, the required pulse can be generated in the initial stage of the starting, for example, in the starting time of 2 ms, and the passive stepless control device can generate the required pulse energy no matter the rotating wheel 20 is rotated slowly or rapidly, which has extremely high practicability and creativity. In addition, the generator of the prior art cannot generate the electric energy for the normal operation of the load and cannot generate the step information output in the extremely slow state, and the present invention makes up for the defects of the prior art, and the passive stepless control device 100 can generate the corresponding operation electric energy and output the step information even in the state that the rotating wheel 20 is slowly rotated by several degrees.

Specifically, the step information is an instruction for the passive stepless control device 100 to control the electrical parameter of the corresponding terminal device to generate the gradient change, and particularly, the data included in each step information may be the same or different. In detail, the step information is separated from the pulse generated by the power generation module 30, when the rotating wheel 20 is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise, the convex teeth and the concave teeth of the guided wave ring 22 alternately link with the power generation module 30 to generate a plurality of pulse electric energy, for example, when the convex teeth of the guided wave ring 22 drive the power generation module 30, the power generation module 30 generates a positive pulse, and when the concave teeth of the guided wave ring 22 drive the power generation module 30, the power generation module 30 generates a negative pulse; so that the power generation module 30 sequentially outputs positive-negative-positive-negative pulses according to the cyclic variation of the convex and concave teeth of the guided wave ring 22 under the action of the rotating wheel 20. The pulse electric energy includes energy and step information, that is, if the rotating wheel 20 is rotated to link the power generation module 30 to generate n times of pulses, the energy is used to drive the communication module 40 to operate, and the step information is the number n of pulses, so that the communication module 40 sequentially sends each step command to the terminal device, or sends a command including controlling the terminal device to perform n steps; for example, when a control command for increasing the light brightness by 20% needs to be sent, the rotating wheel 20 is slowly rotated to make the force guiding wave ring 22 generate twenty tooth position switches, each tooth position switch corresponds to one step information and corresponds to a 1% change gradient, so twenty tooth position switches can generate twenty step information; for another example, there may be a difference in rapidly rotating the rotator 20, for example, when the rotator 20 is rotated at a very fast speed to rapidly generate five tooth position switches in the wave guide ring 22, for example, five tooth position switches are generated in 0.5 second, the energy generated by the power generation module 30 is used for the communication module 40 to operate, and the step information generated by the five pulses is sent to the terminal device at one time instead of five times, so that the terminal device generates a rapid state change matching the rotation speed, so as to avoid processing errors of the communication module 40 if a method of sending step information one by one is also adopted when the rotator 20 is rapidly rotated. In brief, the mechanism of the passive stepless control device 100 for sending step information when the rotating wheel 20 is slowly rotated and rapidly rotated may be different, and it is understood that the corresponding mechanism for sending step information may be set according to specific applications and needs, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Preferably, the number of the convex teeth and the concave teeth of the force guiding wave ring 21 is set to be less than or equal to 24 respectively, so as to avoid that the torque required by the user when rotating the rotating wheel 20 is too large due to the excessive number of the convex teeth and the concave teeth of the force guiding wave ring 21, and the operation of the passive stepless control device 100 is laborious, while the passive stepless control device 100 can be finely adjusted for the state of the corresponding electrical equipment.

To further understand the present invention, the present invention further provides a method of operating a passive stepless control device, wherein the method of operating the passive stepless control device comprises the steps of:

(a) a rotating wheel 20 is rotated, wherein the rotating wheel 20 has a guided wave ring 22 designed in a pattern in which convex teeth and concave teeth are evenly spaced;

(b) the rotating wheel 20 is linked with a power generation module 30, wherein the power generation module 30 has a driving arm 31 linked and coupled to the force guiding wave ring 22, and the rotation of the rotating wheel 20 forms the convex teeth and concave teeth of the force guiding wave ring 22 to link the driving arm 31 alternately to link the power generation module 30 to generate a plurality of pulse electric energy to form pulse train output.

Further, the working method of the passive stepless control device further includes a step of sending a step message, specifically including: (c) separating the pulse generated by the power generation module 30 into energy and step information, wherein the energy is used for driving a communication module 40 electrically connected to the power generation module 30 to work, the communication module 40 is powered to transmit the step information, wherein the communication module 40 is arranged in a state that the rotating wheel 20 is slowly rotated, and sequentially transmits the step information; wherein the communication module 40 is configured to transmit a plurality of the step information generated by the power generation module 30 in association with the rapid rotation of the rotation wheel 20 at a time in a state where the rotation wheel 20 is rapidly rotated.

It is worth mentioning that the rotation recognition unit 42 may be implemented as a position sensor or an angle sensor or the like to recognize the rotation direction of the rotary wheel 20, such as a semiconductor sensor, a hall sensor, a mechanical sensor or the like.

In particular, in an embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 9A of the drawings of the specification of the present invention, wherein the rotation recognition unit 42 includes a follower portion 421 and two switch portions 422, wherein the follower portion 421 has a toggle lever 4211, and the two switch portions 422 are respectively disposed at the left side (corresponding to L in fig. 9A) and the right side (corresponding to R in fig. 9A) of the toggle lever 4211, wherein in a state that the rotator 20 is rotated, the follower portion 421 rotates along with the rotator 20, and in particular, wherein the follower portion 421 has at least one elastic arm, wherein the elastic arm is movably abutted against the rotator 20, so that the toggle lever 4211 moves to abut against the switch portion 422 at the left side or the switch portion 422 at the right side, so as to conduct one of the switch portions 422, thereby recognizing the rotation direction of the rotator 20, specifically, in the example shown in fig. 9A, it is determined that the rotor 20 is rotated counterclockwise in a state where the shift lever 4211 is in contact with the left switch 422, and it is determined that the rotor 20 is rotated clockwise in a state where the shift lever 4211 is in contact with the right switch 422.

Specifically, it is illustrated that the rotating wheel 20 is rotated clockwise by a clockwise rotating force, the follower portion 421 rotates along with the rotating wheel 20 to make the shift lever 4211 abut against the switch portion 422 on the right side to make the switch portion 422 on the right side conductive, and the communication module 40 determines that the rotating wheel 20 rotates clockwise to generate a corresponding signal, for example, a volume adjusting signal for a corresponding electrical device, wherein the follower portion 421 is limited due to the state that the shift lever 4211 is abutted against the switch portion 422 on the right side and does not continue to rotate along with the rotating wheel 20, and in the state that the rotating force applied to the rotating wheel 20 is cancelled, the rotating wheel 20 does not interlock with the power generation module 30 to generate power, so the communication module 40 does not continuously send a corresponding signal, that is, in the state that the rotating wheel 20 is continuously rotated, the shift lever 4211 abuts against the switch portion 422, the rotating wheel 20 is linked with the power generation module 30 to generate power, so that the communication module 40 continuously sends a corresponding command, and the communication module 40 loses power supply when the rotating force applied to the rotating wheel 20 is removed.

The elastic arms of the follower 421 are movably abutted against the rotating wheel 20 to enable the follower 421 to move synchronously with the rotating wheel 20, so that the rotation recognition unit 42 can correctly recognize the rotation direction of the rotating wheel 20, and thus the recognition of the rotation direction of the rotating wheel 20 can be easily and easily implemented, compared with the sensor in the prior art, the mechanical structure has the advantages of simplicity, easy implementation, and more economy and reliability, preferably, the elastic arms can adjust the elastic tension between the rotating wheel 20 and the follower 421, preferably, the number of the elastic arms is 2 to 6, so as to ensure the balance of the follower 421 and reduce the wear, and meanwhile, the follower 421 and the rotating wheel 20 have better follow-up effect.

In detail, referring to fig. 3 and 9D of the drawings of the specification of the present invention, in this embodiment of the present invention, the number of the elastic arms of the follower 421 is 3, the follower 421 has a circular wheel, the circular wheel and the rotating wheel 20 are located at the same center, the elastic arms integrally extend from the circular wheel in a direction away from the center of the circular wheel at the periphery of the circular wheel, the shift lever 4211 extends from the circular wheel at the side periphery of the circular wheel, the elastic arms are bent and extended to enable the follower 421 to move synchronously with the rotating wheel 20 based on the elastic tension of the elastic arms when the elastic arms are abutted against the rotating wheel 20, and the follower 421 is limited when the shift lever 4211 is abutted against the switch 422, and the follower 421 can be separated from the linkage of the rotating wheel 20 based on the elastic tension of the elastic arms without continuing with the rotating wheel 20 And (4) rotating.

It should be noted that, in some embodiments of the present invention, specifically referring to fig. 9B and 9C of the drawings of the specification of the present invention, the number of the switch portion 422 is one, wherein the switch portion 422 is disposed on the left side (corresponding to fig. 9B) or the right side (corresponding to fig. 9C) of the shift lever 4211, the other side of the shift lever 4211 is disposed with a position-limiting portion 423, that is, the position-limiting portion 43 is disposed on the side of the shift lever 4211 not disposed with the switch portion 422, so as to limit the displacement of the follower portion 421, and specifically, in a state where the shift lever 4211 is abutted against the position-limiting portion 422, the follower portion 421 is position-limited and fixed to be disengaged from the linkage of the rotation wheel 20 and not to rotate with the rotation wheel 20.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 9D, for example, the rotation recognition unit 42 of the passive stepless control device 100 is configured such that the switch portion 422 is disposed at the right side of the shift lever 4211, wherein the rotating wheel 20 rotates clockwise due to the clockwise rotation, the follower portion 421 rotates with the rotating wheel 20 to make the shift lever 4211 abut against the switch portion 422 at the right side to make the switch portion 422 at the right side conduct, the communication module 40 determines that the rotating wheel 20 rotates clockwise to generate a corresponding signal, and rotates counterclockwise due to the counterclockwise rotation of the rotating wheel 20, the follower portion 421 rotates with the rotating wheel 20 to make the shift lever 4211 abut against the position-limiting portion 423, wherein the follower portion 421 is limited due to the state that the shift lever 4211 abuts against the position-limiting portion 423 without continuing to rotate with the rotating wheel 20, that is, in a state where the communication module 40 is powered and the switch 422 is not turned on, the communication module 40 determines that the rotating wheel 20 rotates counterclockwise and generates a corresponding signal.

Further, the passive stepless control device 100 comprises a housing 60, wherein the housing 60 comprises a face cover 61 and a base 62, wherein the face cover 61 can rotate on the base 62, wherein the rotating wheel 20 is accommodated between the face cover 61 and the base 62, wherein the rotating wheel 20 is coupled to the face cover 61 in a linkage manner, so that a user can rotate the face cover 61 to rotate the rotating wheel 20 to adjust the state of the corresponding electrical device.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment of the present invention, the fixing base 10 is fixed to the base 62 in a state of being located in the receiving ring 21 of the rotation wheel 20, so that the fixing base 10 is kept in a stationary state in the receiving ring 21 of the rotation wheel 20 in a state of being rotated by the face cover 61 to be interlocked with the rotation of the rotation wheel 20.

In particular, the specific shape of the housing 60 is not limited to the present invention, and in this embodiment of the present invention, the face cover 61 and the base 62 of the housing 60 are designed in a circular shape to adapt to the operation habit of the user for adjusting the state of the corresponding device, and in order to adapt to some use scenarios, referring to fig. 2 in particular, in an embodiment of the present invention, the housing 60 further includes a bottom case 64, wherein the base 62 is mounted to the bottom case 64 to facilitate the corresponding mounting of the passive stepless control device 100 by the user, which is not limited by the present invention.

Further, in order to increase the instruction richness of the passive stepless control device 100, the communication module 40 further includes a key switch 41, wherein the key switch 41 is coupled to the face cover 61, so as to switch the state that the face cover 61 is pressed to form the key switch 41, the communication module 40 sends an instruction corresponding to the rotation direction of the rotating wheel 20 in the state of the key switch 41 based on the state of the key switch 41, specifically, in the state that the face cover 61 is not pressed, the user rotates the face cover 61 to form a temperature adjustment for an air conditioner, in the state that the face cover 61 is pressed, the user rotates the face cover 61 to form an adjustment for the air outlet air speed of the air conditioner, so as to enrich the instruction of the passive stepless control device 100, and increase the intelligent control level of the passive stepless control device 100 for corresponding electrical equipment, the utility of the passive stepless control device 100 is improved.

For another example, in some application scenarios, the user starts a lamp by lightly pressing the surface cover 61 vertically and then rotating the surface cover 61 in a clockwise direction; conversely, the user can close the lamp by slightly pressing the surface cover 61 vertically and then rotating the surface cover 61 in the counterclockwise direction, so as to realize the switching function of the lamp, and if the surface cover 61 is not pressed, the brightness of the lamp can be increased by directly rotating the surface cover 61 clockwise, and the brightness of the lamp can be decreased by rotating the surface cover 61 counterclockwise, so as to realize the dimming function, and it is worth mentioning that the passive stepless control device also allows the user to store the current brightness state information by pressing the surface cover 61 and slightly twisting the surface cover 61 when the brightness of the lamp is adjusted to a proper state, so as to be used for the lamp, so as to improve the instruction richness of the passive stepless control device 100 through different gesture operations, the level of intelligence of the passive stepless control device 100 is improved.

In other words, the passive stepless control device 100 has significant advantages in that it can transmit corresponding commands based on the state of the key switch 41 and the rotation direction of the rotary wheel 20, for example, it can implement different control tasks, perform wireless operations on a plurality of electric devices, and have significant practicability.

That is, the passive stepless control device 100 can generate different control commands in multiple dimensions, such as clockwise, counterclockwise, vertical, and the like, for example, when the device is rotated, the brightness of the lamp can be controlled, and when the panel cover 61 is pressed and rotated, the color of the lamp can be wirelessly adjusted, and different control tasks can be completed through different control actions, thereby achieving the beneficial effect of multiple purposes.

Specifically, in some embodiments of the present invention, the rotation of the rotating wheel 20 is used only as the linkage of the power generation module 30 to generate electric energy, and the communication module 40 sends a corresponding command based on the state switching of the key switch 41.

It is worth mentioning that wherein the housing 60 further comprises a silicone closing cap 63, wherein the silicone closing cap 63 is disposed between the face cover 61 and the rotating wheel 20 to form a seal for the containing ring 21 of the rotating wheel 20, thereby facilitating reduction of the working noise of the passive stepless control device 100 and improvement of the sealing performance of the corresponding circuit structure of the passive stepless control device 100, ensuring the service life of the passive stepless control device 100.

In particular, the silicone closing cover 63 may also form a support for the face cover 61, and in particular, the push switch 41 is coupled to the face cover 61 via the silicone closing cover 63, and when the face cover 61 is pressed, the silicone closing cover 63 can form a support for the face cover 61 and thus can move the face cover 61 in a vertical direction.

It should be noted that, in the present invention, the power generation module 40 is not limited by the rotation speed of the rotating wheel 20 and can generate a stable voltage, while the rotating generator in the prior art must operate at a set rotation speed to output a rated voltage, if the rotation speed is not reached or the rotation speed is low, a suitable voltage is not generated or the generated voltage is unstable, particularly when the rotating generator in the prior art is applied to the passive stepless control device 100 of the present invention, it is obvious that a user cannot operate normally, and the rotating generator in the prior art cannot generate corresponding electric energy immediately at the beginning and needs to rotate for a period of time or a distance to generate corresponding electric energy, in the present invention, the power generation stability of the power generation module 40 is not affected by the rotation speed of the rotating wheel 20, and the rotating wheel 20 can rotate faster or slower, even slowly rotate for one cycle, to generate a stable required voltage, so that the operation of the user becomes very random, the comfort of the user is improved, and the practicability of the passive stepless control device 100 is improved.

In particular, in order to further realize the volume miniaturization of the passive stepless control device 100, the specific structure of the power generation module 30 described in the present invention is limited to one of a micro power generation device with push type magnetic pole switching, a piezoelectric ceramic energy conversion sheet, and a power generation sheet which is converted from mechanical pressure into electric energy. Also, it is understood that the specific form of the power generation module 30 does not limit the present invention, as the specific form of the power generation module 30 is allowed to be designed in a circular shape.

To further understand the present invention, the present invention also provides a method of manufacturing a passive stepless control device, wherein the method of manufacturing the passive stepless control device comprises the steps of:

(A) an accommodating ring 21 is arranged on a rotating wheel 20;

(B) arranging a force-guiding wave ring 22 at the periphery of the accommodating ring 21;

(C) fixedly arranging a power generation module 30 in the accommodating ring 21, so that the power generation module 30 can be kept still in the accommodating ring 21 in a state that the rotating wheel 20 is rotated;

(D) the power generation module 30 is coupled to the guided wave ring 22 in an interlocking manner;

(E) the power generation module 30 is electrically connected to a communication module 40, so that when the rotating wheel 20 is rotated, the power generation module 30 is linked by the force guiding wave ring 22 to generate a plurality of pulse electric energy, and the communication module 40 is set in a power supply state to send an instruction corresponding to the rotation direction of the rotating wheel 20.

It is further emphasized that the present invention has been described in clear detail, and although the present invention is disclosed in the embodiment as a passive stepless control device, this is for illustrative purposes only and does not represent a limitation of the present invention, and the principles and structures of the present invention can be used for implementation of remote control devices as well, which still fall within the scope of the present invention, i.e. wireless communication can be implemented to control corresponding electrical devices by using the technical principles of the present invention.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments of the present invention described above and shown in the accompanying drawings are by way of example only and are not limiting of the invention. The objects of the invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. The functional and structural principles of the present invention have been shown and described in the examples, and any variations or modifications of the embodiments of the present invention may be made without departing from the principles.

Claims

1. A passive, stepless control device, characterized by comprising:

a fixed seat;

2. The passive, continuously variable control device of claim 1, wherein said rotating wheel includes a receiving ring opened at a center thereof, wherein said holder is disposed at the receiving ring.

3. The passive, stepless control device of claim 2, wherein said force inducing wave ring is arranged at the periphery of said containing ring.

4. The passive stepless control device according to claim 3, wherein said passive stepless control device comprises a conductive arm, wherein said conductive arm comprises at least a rotating shaft, said conductive arm is pivotally disposed on a side wall of said power generation module at the rotating shaft thereof and is coupled to said driving arm of said power generation module in linkage, wherein said conductive arm comprises a driving end, said driving end is coupled to said conductive wave ring, so that in a state that said rotating wheel is rotated, the convex teeth and concave teeth of said conductive wave ring alternately link with said driving end to form linkage pivot to said conductive arm to link with said power generation module.

5. The passive stepless control device of claim 4, wherein said rotating wheel further comprises another force guiding wave ring symmetrically disposed with said force guiding wave ring to form a force guiding wave rail at the periphery of said containing ring, wherein the sliding of said driving end of said force guiding arm on said force guiding wave rail is formed in a state that said rotating wheel is rotated.

6. The passive, stepless control device of claim 1, wherein said rotating wheel is allowed to rotate more than 360 degrees.

7. The passive, stepless control device of claim 6, wherein the number of convex teeth and concave teeth of said force guiding wave ring is less than or equal to 24 respectively.

8. The passive stepless control device of claim 1, wherein when the rotating wheel is continuously rotated clockwise, the communication module continuously sends corresponding commands to make the state of the corresponding electrical equipment change in a decreasing or increasing manner, wherein when the rotating wheel is continuously rotated counterclockwise, the communication module continuously sends corresponding commands to make the state of the corresponding electrical equipment change in a reverse manner to when the rotating wheel is rotated clockwise.

9. The passive, stepless control device of any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein said passive, stepless control device comprises a housing, wherein said housing comprises a face cover and a base, wherein said face cover is rotatable with said base, wherein said rotation wheel is coupled in linkage with said face cover and is accommodated between said face cover and said base.

10. The passive stepless control device of claim 9, wherein said communication module further comprises a key switch, wherein said key switch is coupled to said face cover to form a state switch of said key switch when said face cover is pressed, said communication module sends a command corresponding to a rotation direction of said rotary wheel in the state of said key switch based on the state of said key switch.

11. The passive, stepless control device of claim 9, wherein said housing further comprises a silicone closure, wherein said silicone closure is disposed between said face cover and said rotating wheel to form a closure of said containing ring of said rotating wheel.

12. The passive, stepless control device of claim 10, wherein said housing further comprises a silicone cover, wherein said push button switch is coupled to said face cover through said silicone cover, wherein said silicone cover is configured to support said face cover so that said face cover can move in a vertical direction when pressed.

13. The passive stepless control device according to claim 1, wherein said rotation recognition unit comprises a follower portion and at least a switch portion, wherein said follower portion has a shift lever, said switch portion is disposed on the left and/or right side of said shift lever, so that in the state where said rotation wheel is rotated, said follower portion follows said rotation wheel to rotate said shift lever to abut or not abut on said switch portion.

14. The passive stepless control device of claim 13, wherein said follower portion is provided with at least one elastic arm, wherein said elastic arm is movably abutted against said rotating wheel, so that said follower portion is driven in a state that said rotating wheel is rotated.

15. The passive stepless control device according to claim 14, wherein in a state where said switch portion is disposed on one side of said shift lever, the other side of said shift lever is provided with a stopper portion to limit the displacement of said follower portion.

16. The passive stepless control device according to claim 15, wherein when said shift lever is abutted against said stopper portion, said follower portion is fixed by being stopped so as to be disengaged from the interlocking of said rotation wheel.

17. A passive, stepless control device, characterized by comprising:

a fixed seat;

18. The passive, stepless control device of claim 17, wherein said communication module includes a rotation recognition unit for detecting a rotation direction of said rotating wheel.

19. The passive stepless control device according to claim 18, wherein said rotation recognizing unit comprises a follower portion and at least a switch portion, wherein said follower portion is interlocked in a state that said rotation wheel is rotated, so that said switch portion is turned on or off.

20. The passive, continuously variable control device of claim 19, wherein the force directing wave ring is designed in the form of a continuous groove, wherein the force directing arm includes a drive end that extends into the groove of the force directing wave ring such that, in a state where the rotating wheel is rotated, the groove of the force directing wave ring alternately links the drive end to form a linked pivot to the force directing arm.

21. A passive, stepless control device, comprising:

a power generation module;

22. The passive, stepless control device of claim 21, wherein said power generation module is linked to generate one set of pulse train in a state where said rotator wheel is rotated clockwise, and another set of pulse train in a state where said rotator wheel is rotated counterclockwise.

23. The passive, stepless control device of claim 21, wherein said rotating wheel and said power generation module are arranged in a configuration that said guided wave ring surrounds said power generation module.

24. The passive, continuously variable control device of claim 23, wherein said rotating wheel further comprises another force guiding wave ring symmetrically disposed with said force guiding wave ring to form a force guiding wave track with said force guiding wave ring.

25. The passive, stepless control device of claim 24, wherein said force conducting arm is disposed within said force conducting wave rail.

26. The passive, stepless control device of claim 25, wherein the length of said conductive arm is greater than half of the length of said power generation module.

27. A passive, stepless control device, characterized by comprising:

a fixed seat;

the communication module is electrically connected to the power generation module and comprises a key switch, wherein the key switch can be pressed to form state switching, and the communication module sends an instruction corresponding to the rotation direction of the rotating wheel in the state of the key switch based on the state of the key switch.

28. A method of manufacturing a passive, stepless control device, comprising the steps of:

(A) an accommodating ring is arranged on a rotating wheel;

(C) a power generation module is fixedly arranged in the accommodating ring, so that the power generation module can keep still in the accommodating ring when the rotating wheel is rotated;

29. The method of manufacturing a passive, continuously variable control device of claim 28, wherein said rotating wheel is allowed to rotate more than 360 degrees.

30. The method of claim 28, wherein the communication module comprises a rotation recognition unit, the rotation recognition unit comprising a follower portion and at least one switch portion, wherein step (E) further comprises the steps of: the movable butt joint follow-up portion in the swiveling wheel to the swiveling wheel is by pivoted state, follow-up portion follow the swiveling wheel rotates and butt or do not butt in switch portion, so that switch portion switches on or breaks off.

31. The method of manufacturing a passive, continuously variable control device of claim 28, wherein in said step (B) further comprising the step of: and arranging another force guiding wave ring at the periphery of the accommodating ring so that the two force guiding wave rings form a force guiding wave rail at the periphery of the accommodating ring.

32. The method of manufacturing a passive, continuously variable control device of claim 31 wherein said step (D) comprises the steps of:

(D1) arranging a force guide arm in the force guide wavy rail;

(D2) coupling the force guide arm with the power generation module.

33. A method of operating a passive, stepless control device, comprising the steps of:

(a) a rotating wheel is rotated, wherein the rotating wheel is provided with a force guiding wave ring which is designed in a mode of alternating convex teeth and concave teeth;

34. The method of claim 33, wherein the guided wave loop is nested within the power generation module.

35. The method of claim 33, wherein the rotating wheel further comprises another force guiding wave ring symmetrically disposed with the force guiding wave ring to form a force guiding wave track with the force guiding wave ring, such that the force guiding wave track links the driving arm to link the power generation module in a state that the rotating wheel is rotated.

36. The method of operation of a passive, continuously variable control device of claim 33 wherein said rotating wheel is allowed to rotate through a plurality of revolutions.

37. The method of claim 33, wherein the number of the convex teeth and the concave teeth of the guided wave ring is less than or equal to 24.

38. The method of operation of a passive, continuously variable control device of claim 33 wherein the method of operation of the passive, continuously variable control device further comprises the steps of: (c) separating the pulse generated by the power generation module into energy and step information, wherein the energy is used for driving a communication module electrically connected with the power generation module to work, and the communication module is powered to send the step information.

39. The method of claim 38, wherein the communication module sequentially transmits the step information in a state where the rotator wheel is slowly rotated.

40. The method of claim 38, wherein the communication module transmits a plurality of the step information generated by the power generation module in association with the rapid rotation of the rotation wheel at a time in a state where the rotation wheel is rapidly rotated.