CN2555537Y

CN2555537Y - Coder combined with roller

Info

Publication number: CN2555537Y
Application number: CN02240986U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王唯川
Original assignee: KYE Systems Corp
Current assignee: KYE Systems Corp
Priority date: 2002-07-09
Filing date: 2002-07-09
Publication date: 2003-06-11
Anticipated expiration: 2012-07-09

Abstract

The utility model provides a coder which is integrated with an idler wheel as a whole and especially indicates a coder which achieves the purpose of outputting the intermittent electronic signals by the motion change of a mechanical component. The coder includes an idler wheel, a displacement transforming device, a supporting device of the idler wheel and an electricity conducting device, wherein one side of the idler wheel and the supporting device of the idler wheel form a containing space together for containing the displacement transforming device; the idler wheel and the displacement transforming device are synchronously supported by the supporting device of the idler wheel; the idler wheel can rotate freely at the supporting device of the idler wheel; when the idler wheel is rotated, the displacement transforming device is driven to do reciprocating movement, so as to turn on the electricity conducting device which is in electric connection with a circuit board and produce an electronic signal.

Description

A kind of code device of unifying with roller

Technical field

The utility model relates to a kind of computer input unit such as mouse, particularly a kind of code device of unifying with roller.

Background technology

Have on the market at present roller output, go into can say so popularizing very of device because many this structures can make things convenient for the picture on user's scrolling computer screen, carry out the work that content scans; Perhaps, the user also can push this roller, to activate more set-up function, and for example online, reception EMAIL, activation specific program ... .. etc.; Because use is very convenient, and then cause many manufacturers to fall over each other research, the right means of utilizing are many differences.

Such as US5912661, US6157369, cases such as US6326949, wherein the both sides branch of the grating of roller has a light projector and light-receiving device, by the cutting of grating, make the acceptance of light-receiving device that the different variation of light and shade be arranged, and then produce to continue and be intermittent signal with a plurality of otch; This mode except that needs expend more electric power, must be considered the key that is provided with of light projector, light-receiving device and grating otch in assembling fashion, so the comparatively inconvenience that seems on making.

Shown in US6198057 a case, rotary encoder wherein only needs combine with an outrigger shaft of roller and get final product, utilizes between a plurality of brushes and metallic contact and rotates the mode that contacts, and promptly exportable one is continuous and be intermittent signal.Though it is rather convenient that this mode is exported, gone on the device in assembling, because the structure of this scrambler is little and precision is high, so production cost is high always.

Again with regard to the mode of pressing switch formula, such as shown in US5657051 a case, wherein do not have the aspect of roller, make that whole structure is simple completely; But the user must utilize forefinger or middle finger to do forward and backward action of pushing, and not only causes the fatigue of hand easily, the inconvenience that more seems suitable than the mode of rotation roller in the operation.

Summary of the invention

The code device that the purpose of this utility model provides the unification of a kind of and roller utilizes a mechanical component, converts rotatablely moving of roller a kind of to-and-fro movement of similar piston to, to export an electric signal; Especially the utility model can be saved the needed electric power of optical profile type in the prior art, needed production time of scrambler and manufacturing cost, overcome the inconvenient structure that the pressing switch formula is had; Therefore, the utlity model has saving electric power, production time, production cost and feature simple in structure.

The utility model is achieved in that a kind of code device, it is characterized in that comprising: a roller; One displacement converter device; One roller supporting device; And, an electric installation; Wherein, a side of this roller and this roller supporting device are common to form an accommodation space that is used for settling displacement converter device, and roller and this displacement converter device support by this roller supporting device jointly, and roller is freely rotated on this roller supporting device; Wherein electric installation is electrically connected mutually with a circuit board; And when rotating this roller, this roller drives this displacement converter device simultaneously and does a motion toward renaturation, with this electric installation of conducting, and produces an electric signal.

For the ease of further understanding above-mentioned purpose of the present utility model, characteristics are effects, below in conjunction with accompanying drawing the utility model are elaborated.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a combination synoptic diagram of the present utility model;

Fig. 2 shows the rightabout combination synoptic diagram with Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an assembly exploded view of the present utility model;

Fig. 4 shows and the rightabout assembly exploded view of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 A is of the present utility model one section of structure that turns clockwise;

Fig. 5 B is that of the present utility model one location resolution that turns clockwise shows synoptic diagram;

Fig. 6 A of the present utility model one is rotated counterclockwise section of structure;

Fig. 6 B of the present utility model one is rotated counterclockwise the position display synoptic diagram.

Description of reference numerals: 1 button pressing plate; 111 outrigger shafts; 112 press sections; 113 bayonet locks; 2 rollers, 21 roller tooths, 22 holes; 3 slide blocks; 31 slide block teeth; 32 projections; 33 shoulders; 34 holding parts; 35 through holes; 4 slide block retracing springs; 5 metal clips; 51,52 lugs; 53 annulus; 6 roller holders, 61 elastic constructions; 611,612,613 guide grooves; 62 slotted eyes; 63 cylindrical wall; 64 breach; 65 axle center; 7 metallic contacts; 8 metallic contacts; 9 metallic contacts; 10 microswitches; 20 circuit boards.

Embodiment

The utility model is the code device of a kind of and roller unification, when user's rotation roller, the spinning movement of roller can be transferred to the change of reciprocal sexual act, and control computer screen scrolling is needed to be continued and be intermittent signal to produce.

The utility model comprises a press device, a roller, a displacement converter device, a roller supporting device, and the common composition of electric installation institute.See also shown in Figure 1, wherein roller 2 is except that carrying out the forward and backward rolling, the press section 112 of one button pressing plate 1 that can also press down and drive this press device is downward, and then touch a microswitch 10 that is positioned on the circuit board 20, to activate extra preset function, for example online, transmitting-receiving email ... .. etc.

See also shown in Figure 2, be show with the rightabout combination of Fig. 1 graphic.This roller 2 combines with the roller holder 6 of a roller supporting device as can be seen herein, and this roller holder 6 has the elastic construction 61 that extends; Wherein this elastic construction 61 has a plurality of bendings, and the one end is electrically connected mutually with circuit board 20, the other end then with roller holder 6 Joints.Please cooperate simultaneously shown in Figure 1, when roller 2 presses down, with and drive this elastic construction 61 and produce downward deformation, and then the press section 112 that drives button pressing plate 1 is touched microswitches 10 downwards.

See also shown in Figure 3ly, it is graphic to be that an assembly of the present utility model decomposes, and figure can fully understand the mutual relationship of each inter-module thus; Shown in Figure 4 is to show and the rightabout assembly exploded view of Fig. 3, in order to further understanding structure of the present utility model.The utility model includes a press device, wherein more includes a button pressing plate 1, and its bottom side has a press section 112, to touch microswitch 20; And its right side has an outrigger shaft 111.The inner peripheral surface of this roller 2 is provided with a plurality of roller tooths of dividing equally 21, and a side of this roller 2 is to be a sealing surface, should and have a through hole 22 in the place, axle center of this roller 2, so that this outrigger shaft 111 can be by placing therebetween; The opposite side of this roller 2 then is a standard-sized sheet face, with the common accommodation space that forms of this roller supporting device, so that ccontaining this displacement converter device of while, and this electric installation is therebetween.

This displacement converter device includes a slide block 3 and a slide block retracing spring 4, and the top side of this slide block 3 has a plurality of slide block teeth 31 that can be meshed with this roller tooth 21; The bottom side of slide block 3 has a projection 32; The axle center of this slide block 3 offers the through hole 35 that without exception is oval; And this slide block 3 inboard and by these slide block tooth 31 places offers a holding part 34, so that a ccontaining slide block retracing spring 4 therebetween.

Please consult Fig. 3-Fig. 5 A simultaneously, this roller supporting device comprises a roller holder 6, and a side of this roller holder 6 has an elastic construction 61, and is fixedly arranged on circuit board 20, or on arbitrary ccontaining housing of the present utility model; And the opposite side of this roller holder 6 then is provided with a cylindrical wall 63 also can be placed among this roller 2; The top of this cylindrical wall 63 offers a breach 64, makes the slide block tooth 31 of slide block 3 can be convexly set among this breach 64; When roller does not rotate, because slide block 3, be subjected to pushing of retracing spring 4, make to be resisted against two shoulders 33 of this slide block 3 to normality the inboard of this cylindrical wall 63, and to protrude from this breach 64 with must making these slide block tooth 31 energy normalities.

Within this cylindrical wall 63, be provided with the axle center 65 of a hollow, and place in the through hole 35 by slide block 3; And when button pressing plate 1, roller 2, slide block 3 and roller holder 6 in conjunction with the time, top, the end of this retracing spring 4 just is resisted against on the axle center 65 of hollow of this roller holder 6.This axle center 65 also with the outrigger shaft 111 mutual clips of this button pressing plate 1.During actual the manufacturing, can make this axle center 65 and the friction tight design of outrigger shaft 111 intercropping, with in conjunction with this roller 2, slide block 3, roller holder 6 devices such as grade, and prevent rotating of button pressing plate 1 along with the rotation of roller 2; Or as shown in Figure 4, a draw-in groove 66 is set in axle center 65, and on this outrigger shaft 111, then be provided with a bayonet lock 113, by cooperating of draw-in groove 66 and bayonet lock 113, removing can be in conjunction with this roller 2, slide block 3 outside roller holder 6 devices such as grade, can also prevent the rotation of press device.

Again, this elastic construction 61 is provided with a plurality of guide grooves 611,612,613, and these a plurality of guide grooves and this roller holder 6 junctions are arranged with the slotted eye corresponding with guide groove 621,622,623.

Please consult shown in Fig. 3 to Fig. 5 A simultaneously; This electric installation includes three

metallic contacts

7,8,9; And a metal clips 5, wherein this metal clips 5 has the lower annulus in a position 53, and extends two

lugs

51,52 that have the position higher; This metal clips 5 is the inboards that are placed in this cylindrical wall 63; When button pressing plate 1, roller 2, slide block 3, slide block retracing spring 4, metal clips 5, roller holder 6,

metallic contact

7,8,9 common in conjunction with after, will make these three

metallic contacts

7,8,9, can be arranged in respectively among guide groove 611,612 and 613, and respectively by the slotted eye 621 of correspondence, the direction of way roller 2 passes in 622 and 623, makes

contact

7,8 just lay respectively at

lug

51,52 below, contact 9 then join with annulus 53, are the conducting state of normality.

See also Fig. 5 A, when user's swing roller 2 deasil, via roller tooth 21, drive slide block tooth 31, during turn slide block 3 to one angles, an outermost tooth of this slide block tooth 31 can touch the rotation that stops slide block 3 to this cylindrical wall 63; See also Fig. 5 B, and when roller 2 continues rotation, slide block 3 is because of being subjected to stopping of cylindrical wall 63, make 21 pairs of these slide block teeth 31 of this roller tooth, impose the push effect power to axle center 65 directions, make the tooth peak of slide block tooth 31 and the tooth peak of roller tooth 21 little by little join, and then cause the projection 10 on slide block 3 bottoms directly to push the lug 51 of metal clips 5, and make lug 51 contact with contact 7; That is this moment,

contact

7 and 9 was the states that are conducting, therefore had a signal and produced.

If roller 2 still continues rotation, then the restoring force that is produced by slide block retracing spring 4 extruding axle center 65 forces the guiding of slide block tooth 31 via roller tooth 21, and makes slide block tooth 31 and roller tooth 21 be meshing with each other again; And then cause the projection 10 on slide block 3 bottoms no longer to compress the lug 51 of metal clips 5, and make lug 51 and contact 7 be separated, that is this moment,

contact

7 and 9 was to be the state that opens circuit, so no any signal produces.

And as user constantly deasil during swing roller 2, slide block 3 will be done the action toward renaturation constantly, continue and will be intermittent signal output so input medias such as computer mouse just can produce one.

Seeing also shown in Fig. 6 A and Fig. 6 B, is of the present utility model one to be rotated counterclockwise section of structure and of the present utility model to be rotated counterclockwise position display graphic.This two graphic shown situation, being in harmony with Fig. 5 is that the situation of row is opposite, but the principle of being utilized is identical.When user's swing roller 2, via roller tooth 21, drive slide block tooth 31, during turn slide block 3 to one angles, an outermost tooth of this slide block tooth 31 can touch the rotation that stops slide block 3 to this cylindrical wall 63; See also Fig. 6 B, and when roller 2 continues rotation, slide block 3 is because of being subjected to stopping of cylindrical wall 63, make 21 pairs of these slide block teeth 31 of this roller tooth, impose the push effect power to axle center 65 directions, make the tooth peak of slide block tooth 31 and the tooth peak of roller tooth 21 little by little join, and then cause the projection 10 on slide block 3 bottoms directly to push the lug 52 of metal clips 5, and make lug 52 contact with contact 8; That is this moment,

contact

8 and 9 was the states that are conducting, therefore had a signal to produce.

If roller 2 still continues rotation, then push the back stretch that axle center 65 are produced by slide block retracing spring 4, force the guiding of slide block tooth 31 via roller tooth 21, make slide block tooth 31 and roller tooth 21 be meshing with each other again, and then cause projection 10 on slide block 3 bottoms no longer to compress the lug 52 of metal clips 5, and make lug 52 and contact 8 be separated from each other, that is this moment,

contact

8 and 9 was to be the state that opens circuit, so no any signal produces.

And when the user rotates in the counterclockwise roller 2 constantly, slide block 3 will be made the knee-action toward renaturation constantly, continue and be intermittent signal to export so input medias such as computer mouse just can produce one.

Moreover, see also Fig. 5 A; Because being the roller tooths 21 with roller 2, roller 2 cylindrical wall 63 lean, thus when pressing pressing roller 2, can directly oppress roller holder 6 and move down, and force this elastic construction 61 generation deformation, thus can touch microswitch 10, to activate an extra preset function.

By the up time of above-mentioned rollers 2 or the motion of inverse time rotation, can make the picture of computer screen make upper and lower scrolling, and by also activating extra preset function behind the pressing roller 2.And structure of the present utility model, applicable to any IA (intellience appliances) device, on any output, the input media, as trace ball, rocking bar, keyboard, game control device, phone ... .. etc.

The above only is preferred embodiment of the present utility model, can not be used for limiting the scope that the utility model is implemented.All equalizations of being done according to the utility model claim change and modify, and all should still belong in the scope that the utility model patent contains.

Claims

1, a kind of code device is characterized in that comprising:

One roller;

One displacement converter device; And,

One roller supporting device; And, an electric installation;

Wherein, a side of this roller and this roller supporting device are common to form an accommodation space that is used for settling displacement converter device, and roller and this displacement converter device support by this roller supporting device jointly, and roller is freely rotated on this roller supporting device;

Wherein electric installation is electrically connected mutually with a circuit board; And when rotating this roller, this roller drives this displacement converter device simultaneously and does a motion toward renaturation, with this electric installation of conducting, and produces an electric signal.

2, code device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that another side of roller, and clip has a press device, will force this roller supporting device to produce distortion when pushing this roller, makes this press device touch a microswitch.

3, code device as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that the opposite side of roller has a through hole, and this press device has an outrigger shaft, and this outrigger shaft is placed by this through hole, and is fastened in the axle center of this roller supporting device.

4, code device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that roller supporting device has a roller holder, itself and be equipped with one can be for the elastic component of fixing.

5, code device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that displacement converter device includes a slide block and a retracing spring; And the inner edge of this roller is provided with plurality of pins, and is meshed with a slide block tooth of this slide block.

6, code device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that electric installation has the metal clips of being located at this displacement converter device one side, and to a plurality of contacts that are electrically connected mutually with circuit board should be arranged; When this displacement converter device moves back and forth, incite somebody to action wherein two point of intermittently conducting.

7, code device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this roller supporting device has a roller holder, and joins with an elastic component;

Wherein, this displacement converter device includes a slide block and a retracing spring; And this slide block of the inner edge and this of this roller is meshed; This roller and this slide block are placed by an axle center of this roller holder and fixing in addition simultaneously;

When rotating this roller, this slide block is subject to the kenel of this roller holder, force this slide block along this axis direction to lower slider, subsequently again by the restoring force of this retracing spring, this slide block upwards lifted and again with the inner edge engagement of this roller, make this slide block do a reciprocal motion;

Wherein electric installation includes a metal clips of being located at this slide block below, and it has a plurality of lugs, and respectively to a plurality of contacts that are electrically connected mutually with circuit board should be arranged; When this slide block moves back and forth, incite somebody to action wherein two point of intermittently conducting.

8, code device as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that another side of roller being equipped with a press device, will force this roller supporting device to produce distortion when pushing this roller, makes this press device touch a microswitch.

9, code device as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that the opposite side of roller has a through hole, and this press device has an outrigger shaft, and this outrigger shaft is to be placed by this through hole, and fixes mutually with the axle center of this roller holder.