CN213338482U - Electronic equipment and rotary input mechanism thereof - Google Patents

Electronic equipment and rotary input mechanism thereof Download PDF

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CN213338482U
CN213338482U CN202022794520.8U CN202022794520U CN213338482U CN 213338482 U CN213338482 U CN 213338482U CN 202022794520 U CN202022794520 U CN 202022794520U CN 213338482 U CN213338482 U CN 213338482U
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谭树民
王平平
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The utility model discloses an electronic device and a rotary input mechanism thereof, wherein the rotary input mechanism comprises a screw rod, a knob, a detection module and a control module, and the screw rod is rotatably arranged in the shell of the electronic device; the knob is fixedly arranged on the screw rod, an opening is formed in the shell, and part of the knob is exposed to the opening; the detection module is used for detecting the motion direction of the screw rod; the control module is used for outputting a control signal according to the motion direction. Therefore, the utility model discloses the knob of the rotatory casing opening part of accessible, the knob drive the lead screw to the first direction or with the motion of the opposite second direction of first direction, realize two kinds of control signal's output according to the difference of lead screw direction of motion to reach the purpose of controlling electronic equipment through control signal. The utility model discloses the defect of screen input can effectively be solved to rotatory input mechanism to simple structure, occupation space is little, can not increase electronic equipment's volume.

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Electronic equipment and rotary input mechanism thereof
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of the electronic product, specifically speaking relates to an electronic equipment and rotary input mechanism thereof.
Background
Along with the development of electronic products, intelligent wearable equipment is more and more widely applied to daily life of people. For example, smart watches are increasingly becoming a standard for people's daily lives.
The intelligent watch has information processing capacity and meets the basic technical requirements of watches. It functions similarly to a personal digital assistant, but in addition to indicating time, it should also have one or more of reminder, navigation, calibration, monitoring, interaction, etc., such as a compass, pedometer, touch screen, global positioning system, and as mass storage device, etc. The display modes of the smart watch screen include pointers, numbers, images and the like, and the screen display contents are increasing, so that the screen display contents need to be switched.
The screen display of current smart watch switches mainly through touch-sensitive screen or dial plate rotation and realizes, but the touch-sensitive screen can have failure state in following condition, for example, under water, the great environment of humidity or touch when controlled can't use the finger touch, and then can increase the volume of wrist strap through dial plate rotation regulation.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model aims at providing an electronic equipment and rotatory input mechanism thereof has solved current electronic equipment's input mechanism and has had the technical problem of failure state for the screen input.
In order to realize the purpose of the utility model, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme to realize:
a rotary input mechanism for an electronic device, comprising:
a screw rotatably mounted in a housing of the electronic device;
the knob is fixedly arranged on the screw rod, the shell is provided with an opening, and part of the knob is exposed to the opening;
the detection module is used for detecting the motion direction of the screw rod;
and the control module is used for outputting a control signal according to the motion direction.
In the above-described rotary input mechanism of an electronic device, the lead screw is disposed coaxially with the knob, and the lead screw penetrates through the center of the knob.
The rotary input mechanism of the electronic device is characterized in that the housing is internally provided with a mounting bracket for mounting the detection module.
According to the rotary input mechanism of the electronic equipment, the shell is internally provided with the screw hole matched with one end of the screw rod, and the mounting bracket is provided with the thread matched with the screw rod.
In the above-mentioned rotary input mechanism of an electronic device, the detection module is a photoelectric element.
In the above-mentioned rotary input mechanism of the electronic device, part of the knob protrudes from the opening and is located outside the housing.
In the above-described rotary input mechanism of an electronic device, the knob has a protrusion or texture or groove formed thereon.
An electronic device comprises the rotary input mechanism.
The electronic device comprises an execution module, and the execution module is used for executing actions according to the control signals output by the control module.
In the electronic device, the execution module is a display screen, and the display screen is used for switching display contents according to the control signal output by the control module.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model discloses an advantage is with positive effect: the utility model discloses a rotary input mechanism of electronic equipment comprises a screw rod, a knob, a detection module and a control module, wherein the screw rod is rotatably arranged in a shell of the electronic equipment; the knob is fixedly arranged on the screw rod, an opening is formed in the shell, and part of the knob is exposed to the opening; the detection module is used for detecting the motion direction of the screw rod; the control module is used for outputting a control signal according to the motion direction. Therefore, the utility model discloses the knob of the rotatory casing opening part of accessible, the knob drive the lead screw to the first direction or with the motion of the opposite second direction of first direction, realize two kinds of control signal's output according to the difference of lead screw direction of motion to reach the purpose of controlling electronic equipment through control signal. The utility model discloses the defect of screen input can effectively be solved to rotatory input mechanism to simple structure, occupation space is little, can not increase electronic equipment's volume.
The utility model discloses an electronic device comprises a rotary input mechanism, the rotary input mechanism comprises a screw rod, a knob, a detection module and a control module, and the screw rod is rotatably arranged in a shell of the electronic device; the knob is fixedly arranged on the screw rod, an opening is formed in the shell, and part of the knob is exposed to the opening; the detection module is used for detecting the motion direction of the screw rod; the control module is used for outputting a control signal according to the motion direction. Therefore, the utility model discloses the knob of the rotatory casing opening part of accessible, the knob drive the lead screw to the first direction or with the motion of the opposite second direction of first direction, realize two kinds of control signal's output according to the difference of lead screw direction of motion to reach the purpose of controlling electronic equipment through control signal. The utility model discloses the defect of screen input can effectively be solved to rotatory input mechanism to simple structure, occupation space is little, can not increase electronic equipment's volume.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the invention when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a rotary input mechanism of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the mounting bracket of the detection module according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In the figure, the position of the upper end of the main shaft,
1. a housing;
11. an opening;
2. a knob;
21. a protrusion or texture or groove;
3. a cross beam;
4. erecting a beam;
5. a screw rod;
6. a display screen;
7. screw thread
8. A photoelectric element;
9. a dust cap.
Detailed Description
The technical solution of the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and the detailed description.
First, the rotation input mechanism of the electronic device will be described in detail with reference to fig. 1 and 2:
the embodiment provides a rotary input mechanism of electronic equipment, which comprises a screw rod 5, a knob 2, a detection module and a control module, wherein the screw rod 5 is rotatably arranged in a shell 1 of the electronic equipment; the knob 2 is fixedly arranged on the screw rod 5, an opening 11 is formed in the shell 1, and part of the knob 2 is exposed to the opening 11; the detection module and the control module are positioned in the shell 1, the detection module is used for detecting the movement direction of the screw rod, and the control module is used for outputting a control signal according to the movement direction. Therefore, in this embodiment, the knob 2 at the opening 11 is rotated, the knob 2 drives the screw rod 5 to move in a first direction or a second direction, the first direction and the second direction are opposite directions, the detection module detects the movement direction of the screw rod 5, and the control module outputs a control signal according to the movement direction, so as to realize signal input of the electronic device and control the electronic device.
Specifically, the rotation input mechanism includes:
the screw rod 5 is rotatably arranged in a shell of the electronic equipment, and the screw rod 5 is provided with threads.
And the knob 2 is fixedly arranged on the screw rod 5. Wherein, the knob 2 is a cylindrical body, preferably a cylinder.
There is an opening 11 on the housing 1, and part of the knob 2 is exposed to the opening 11, that is, part of the side (arc face) of the cylindrical body is exposed to the opening 11.
Preferably, a portion of the knob 2 protrudes from the opening and is located outside the housing 1 to facilitate the operation of the knob 2 by the user. That is, part of the side face (arc face) of the cylindrical body protrudes from the opening and is located outside the housing 1.
Further, a protrusion or texture or groove 21 is formed on the knob 2 to increase a friction force when the user operates the knob 2, thereby facilitating the operation of the knob 2 by the user.
Preferably, the screw rod 5 is arranged coaxially with the knob 2, and the screw rod 5 penetrates through the center of the knob 2.
The shell 1 is provided with a screw hole matched with the screw rod 5, and the screw rod 5 is driven to rotate in the screw hole when the knob 2 rotates, so that the screw rod 5 moves along the axial direction.
And the detection module is used for detecting the movement direction of the screw rod 5.
In this embodiment, the detection module is a photoelectric element 8, and in the process of rotating the lead screw 5, the movement direction of the lead screw 5 is obtained by detecting the movement direction of the thread through the photoelectric element 8. Of course, the detection module may also be a camera module or the like.
In this embodiment, take electronic device as the intelligent watch as an example, knob 2 is located the side of intelligent watch, and lead screw 5 is perpendicular with the dial plate, and the direction towards the dial plate is the first direction, and the direction of keeping away from the dial plate is the second direction, and photoelectric element 8 detects the moving direction of the screw thread of lead screw 5 and obtains whether the moving direction of lead screw 5 is the first direction or the second direction.
Preferably, a mounting bracket for mounting the detection module is arranged in the housing 1. In this embodiment, the mounting bracket includes a vertical beam 4 and a cross beam 3, the vertical beam 4 is mounted at the bottom of the housing 1, and the cross beam 3 is mounted at the top end of the vertical beam 4.
In order to ensure the stable movement of the screw rod 5, a groove for accommodating the screw rod 5 is arranged at the free end of the cross beam 3, a thread 7 is arranged in the groove, and the screw rod 5 is matched with the thread 7. And mounting holes are formed in the groove walls of the cross beam 3, and photoelectric elements 8 are mounted in the mounting holes. A dust cap 9 is arranged above the groove of the cross beam 3.
And the control module is used for outputting a control signal according to the movement direction, outputting a first control signal when the movement direction is a first direction, and outputting a second control signal when the movement direction is a second direction.
When the knob 2 rotates clockwise, the screw rod 5 moves towards a first direction, the detection module detects that the movement direction of the screw rod 5 is the first direction, and the control module outputs a first control signal; when the knob 2 rotates anticlockwise, the screw rod 5 moves towards the second direction, the detection module detects that the movement direction of the screw rod 5 is the second direction, and the control module outputs a second control signal.
As shown in fig. 1, 2, and 3, the present embodiment further provides an electronic device, including:
the device comprises a shell 1, a rotary input mechanism and an execution module.
And the execution module is used for executing actions according to the control signals output by the control module.
The execution module of this embodiment is preferably a display screen 6, and the display screen 6 is used for switching display contents according to the control signal output by the control module.
The rotary input mechanism includes:
the screw rod 5 is rotatably arranged in a shell of the electronic equipment, and the screw rod 5 is provided with threads.
And the knob 2 is fixedly arranged on the screw rod 5. Wherein, the knob 2 is a cylindrical body, preferably a cylinder.
There is an opening 11 on the housing 1, and part of the knob 2 is exposed to the opening 11, that is, part of the side (arc face) of the cylindrical body is exposed to the opening 11.
Preferably, a portion of the knob 2 protrudes from the opening and is located outside the housing 1 to facilitate the operation of the knob 2 by the user. That is, part of the side face (arc face) of the cylindrical body protrudes from the opening and is located outside the housing 1.
Further, a protrusion or texture or groove 21 is formed on the knob 2 to increase a friction force when the user operates the knob 2, thereby facilitating the operation of the knob 2 by the user.
Preferably, the screw rod 5 is arranged coaxially with the knob 2, and the screw rod 5 penetrates through the center of the knob 2.
The shell 1 is provided with a screw hole matched with the screw rod 5, and the screw rod 5 is driven to rotate in the screw hole when the knob 2 rotates, so that the screw rod 5 moves along the axial direction.
And the detection module is used for detecting the movement direction of the screw rod 5.
In this embodiment, the detection module is a photoelectric element 8, and in the process of rotating the lead screw 5, the movement direction of the lead screw 5 is obtained by detecting the movement direction of the thread through the photoelectric element 8. Of course, the detection module may also be a camera module or the like.
In this embodiment, take electronic device as the intelligent watch as an example, knob 2 is located the side of intelligent watch, and lead screw 5 is perpendicular with the dial plate, and the direction towards the dial plate is the first direction, and the direction of keeping away from the dial plate is the second direction, and photoelectric element 8 detects the moving direction of the screw thread of lead screw 5 and obtains whether the moving direction of lead screw 5 is the first direction or the second direction.
Preferably, a mounting bracket for mounting the detection module is arranged in the housing 1. In this embodiment, the mounting bracket includes a vertical beam 4 and a cross beam 3, the vertical beam 4 is mounted at the bottom of the housing 1, and the cross beam 3 is mounted at the top end of the vertical beam 4.
In order to ensure the stable movement of the screw rod 5, a groove for accommodating the screw rod 5 is arranged at the free end of the cross beam 3, a thread 7 is arranged in the groove, and the screw rod 5 is matched with the thread 7. And mounting holes are formed in the groove walls of the cross beam 3, and photoelectric elements 8 are mounted in the mounting holes. A dust cap 9 is arranged above the groove of the cross beam 3.
And the control module is used for outputting a control signal according to the movement direction, outputting a first control signal when the movement direction is a first direction, and outputting a second control signal when the movement direction is a second direction.
When the knob 2 rotates clockwise, the screw rod 5 moves towards a first direction, the detection module detects that the movement direction of the screw rod 5 is the first direction, the control module outputs a first control signal, and the display screen switches display contents in a first sequence; when the knob 2 rotates anticlockwise, the screw rod 5 moves towards the second direction, the detection module detects that the moving direction of the screw rod 5 is the second direction, the control module outputs a second control signal, and the display screen switches display contents in a second sequence.
This embodiment can easily realize the switching to display screen display content through rotary input mechanism, avoids the touch-sensitive screen in the uncontrollable problem of failure state, and simultaneously, this embodiment rotary input mechanism simple structure, occupation space is little, can not increase electronic equipment's volume, and the specially adapted intelligence wearing equipment, for example intelligent wrist-watch, intelligent bracelet etc..
The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the embodiments described in the foregoing embodiments, or that equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention, which is claimed.

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1. A rotary input mechanism for an electronic device, comprising:
a screw rotatably mounted in a housing of the electronic device;
the knob is fixedly arranged on the screw rod, the shell is provided with an opening, and part of the knob is exposed to the opening;
the detection module is used for detecting the motion direction of the screw rod;
and the control module is used for outputting a control signal according to the motion direction.
2. The rotary input mechanism of an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the lead screw is provided coaxially with the knob, and the lead screw penetrates through a center of the knob.
3. The rotary input mechanism of an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a mounting bracket for mounting the detection module is provided in the housing.
4. The rotary input mechanism of an electronic device according to claim 3, wherein a screw hole is provided in the housing to engage with one end of the screw rod, and a screw thread is provided on the mounting bracket to engage with the screw rod.
5. A rotary input mechanism for an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the detection module is an optoelectronic element.
6. The rotary input mechanism of an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a portion of the knob protrudes from the opening and is located outside the housing.
7. The rotary input mechanism of an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the knob has a protrusion or texture or groove formed thereon.
8. An electronic device, characterized in that the electronic device comprises a rotary input mechanism according to any one of claims 1-7.
9. The electronic device of claim 8, comprising an execution module configured to execute an action according to a control signal output by the control module.
10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the execution module is a display screen, and the display screen is configured to switch display contents according to the control signal output by the control module.
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