CN2874749Y

CN2874749Y - Luminous knob structure

Info

Publication number: CN2874749Y
Application number: CN 200520146863
Authority: CN
Inventors: 胡景森; 蒋奇彦; 王嘉禾
Original assignee: Micro Star International Co Ltd
Current assignee: Micro Star International Co Ltd
Priority date: 2005-12-29
Filing date: 2005-12-29
Publication date: 2007-02-28
Anticipated expiration: 2015-12-29

Abstract

The utility model discloses a luminous knob structure, which is arranged on an electronic device, and sending outputs and controls signals through rotary operation. Meanwhile, the device has luminous effect and comprises a rotary encoder, multiple luminous sources, a light emission ring and a wheel. The multiple luminous sources are around the rotary encoder. The light emission rings are covered onto the luminous sources. With operator's controlling the wheel in rotary mode, the beams from the luminous sources will uniformly come out of the wheel through light transmitting rings. Light beams can come out at the same time of the wheel being operated, in order to provide a rotary operation mode with luminous effects.

Description

Knob structure that can be luminous

Technical field

The utility model relates to a kind of knob structure, particularly relates to a kind of knob structure with bright light indicating effect.

Background technology

Along with multimedia technology and application are popularized apace, make that the kind of portable electronic devices is more and more, such as mobile phone, personal digital assistant, digital camera, MP3 message player, MPEG4 video signal player, recording digital frame, handheld game device etc.And along with science and technology are constantly improved, these portable electronic devices are more and more littler on volume so that the user carries, on function from strength to strength, to satisfy user's demand.

With regard to regard at present quite popular MP3 message player, more representative promptly is the model ipod MP3 message player that Apple Computer (Apple computer Inc.) is released, ipodMP3 message player has adopted the touch-control knob of electronic type, the user rotates on the touch knob, can produce corresponding default order, the operation-interface of its menu formula (menu) of arranging in pairs or groups, the user such as can select, plays, advances or retreat at an easy rate at action.The model MF-FE502B MP3 message player another kind of as happy King Company (LGelectrics) is released, MF-FE502B MP3 message player then is to have adopted mechanical operation knob, the operation-interface that can cooperate menu formula (menu) equally, the user such as can select, plays, advances or retreat at an easy rate at action.

The touch-control knob of above-mentioned electronic type or mechanical operation knob do not have the function of luminous indication, when the situation at insufficient light or night is used, for the user and be not easy operation.Mostly have the design of back light at present as the button of mobile phone, when the user pushes button, can trigger back light, make that the position of button is luminous, so that user's operation.Yet with regard to the touch-control knob or mechanical operation knob of electronic type, the touch-control knob of electronic type does not have luminous design because of the obstruction of Trackpad, or mechanical operation knob does not have luminous design because of the interference of structure equally.

The utility model content

For the electronic installation of application machine formula knob structure, because the mechanical realization of knob, cause knob structure to there is no luminous design, so the prior mechanical knob structure still remains to be improved, therefore, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of knob structure, its have can luminous indication effect.

The purpose of this utility model is to realize like this, a kind of knob structure promptly is provided, be arranged on the electronic installation, it includes rotary encoder, a plurality of light emitting source, leaded light ring and runner, wherein runner is in conjunction with being fixed on the rotary encoder, a plurality of light emitting sources are surrounded on the periphery of rotary encoder, and the leaded light ring is overlying on the light emitting source corresponding to the bottom and the cover of runner, the light of light emitting source is distributed in the bottom of runner equably through the leaded light ring, runner has light transmission, the light penetration of light emitting source is crossed runner and is outwards penetrated, makes runner present bright luminance.

According to the disclosed knob structure of the utility model, it sees through the light that the leaded light ring can spread a plurality of light emitting sources, and outwards penetrate via the runner with light transmission again, with under the environment at insufficient light or night, the position of identification knob structure clearly still, and become the optimal design that application machine formula knob structure produces bright luminance.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is applied to the decomposing schematic representation of an electronic installation for the utility model;

Fig. 2 becomes decomposing schematic representation for structural group of the present utility model;

Fig. 3 is that structural group of the present utility model becomes the combination schematic diagram;

Fig. 4 A, Fig. 4 B are that structure of the present utility model is formed generalized section;

Fig. 5 is a circuit box schematic diagram of the present utility model.

The main element symbol description

11 rotary encoders

111 holders

112 rotating rings

1121 clamping slots

12 light emitting sources

13 leaded light rings

131 grooves

14 runners

141 stop rings

142 tops

1421 on-slip lines

143 bottoms

1431 fixture blocks

15 signal controllers

20 electronic installations

21 housings

211 circular holes

Embodiment

According to the disclosed knob structure of the utility model, be arranged on the electronic installation, to import default control signal, the control signal of indication is revolved pulse signal that structure produces according to rotation and is input into electronic installation and selects, play, advance, retreat, actions such as volume control, and wherein the electronic installation of indication is meant mobile phone, personal digital assistant, digital camera, MP3 message player, MPEG4 video signal player, the recording digital frame, electronic data processing equipments such as handheld game device, and in following detailed description of the present utility model, will be to be applied to MP3 message player as most preferred embodiment of the present utility model.

See also shown in Figure 1, can be applied on the electronic installation 20 by luminous knob structure for the utility model shown in the figure, electronic installation 20 wherein is a MP3 message player, wherein electronic installation 20 comprises a housing 21 at least and installs the circuit board 22 of a plurality of electronics spare parts, has a circular hole 211 on the housing 21 at least.

Continue to see also Fig. 2, shown in Figure 3, according to the utility model disclose can be luminous knob structure, it includes a rotary encoder 11, a plurality of light emitting source 12, a leaded light ring 13 and a runner 14; Wherein rotary encoder 11 includes a holder 111 and a rotating ring 112 at least, rotating ring 112 can rotatablely move on holder 111, and (concrete structure of rotary encoder 11 consists of known technology to produce pulse signal, this no longer giving unnecessary details more), on rotating ring 112, be provided with a plurality of clamping slots 1121.

Runner 14 is a ring bodies, it has a stop ring 141 greater than housing 21 circular holes 211 internal diameters, be divided into top 142 and bottom 143 with stop ring 141, its bottom 143 inner edges are provided with a plurality of extend internally and corresponding to the fixture block 1431 of clamping slot 1121, and the external diameter at top 142 is slightly less than the circular hole 211 of housing 21, make top 142 can slightly protrude from outside the circular hole 211, and supply the user to control its rotation, and on the end face at top 142, also be provided with on-slip lines 1421, control rotating wheel 14 with finger like a cork so that the user to be provided.Runner 14 can be embedded in clamping slot 1121 by fixture block 1431, makes runner 14 in conjunction with being fixed on the rotating ring 112, rotates on holder 111 with driven rotary ring 112.

A plurality of light emitting sources 12 are that (Light emitting diodes, LED) or other similar light-emitting component, it is arranged on the circuit board 22 light-emitting diode, and around the periphery that is arranged in rotary encoder 11, by producing light behind the electric current.

Leaded light ring 13 in the form of a ring, its rough bottom 143 more than or equal to runner 14, its internal diameter and greater than the external diameter of rotary encoder 11, leaded light ring 13 bottoms have a plurality of grooves 131 corresponding to 12 ends of light emitting source, and the outer rim and the cover that make leaded light ring 13 just can be arranged at rotary encoder 11 overlay on the light emitting source 12; And its materials of leaded light ring 13 adopt the material of the light transmission that can spread light, will be by diffusion after entering leaded light ring 13 by the concentrated light that light emitting source 12 sent and homogenizing.

See also shown in Fig. 4 A, Fig. 4 B, outer rim and cover that leaded light ring 13 is arranged at rotary encoder 11 earlier are overlying on the light emitting source 12, and continue runner 14 corresponding to rotary encoder 11, be embedded in the clamping slot 1121 of rotating ring 112 with fixture block 1431, make runner 14 in conjunction with being fixed on the rotary encoder 11, the housing 21 of electronic installation 20 with circular hole 211 corresponding to runner 14, and in conjunction with fixing, runner 14 slightly is exposed to outside the housing of electronic installation 20, for user's control operation, and stop ring 141 is resisted against circular hole 211 and unlikely dropping out.When light emitting source 12 is lighted, the light of light emitting source 12 will enter leaded light ring 13 and be spread, runner 14 is corresponding to the top of leaded light ring 13 and have light transmission, light will outwards penetrate via runner 14 again, make the bottom 141 of runner 14 present luminous state, will help user's identification or use in insufficient light and in night.

As shown in Figure 5, it shown in the figure circuit box schematic diagram of the present utility model, wherein rotary encoder 11 is connected with a signal controller 15, signal controller 15 is electrically connected with each light emitting source 12 again, and each light emitting source 12 adopts the light-emitting diode of different colours (as redness, yellow and green), the control signal of rotary encoder 11 can input to signal controller 15 simultaneously, signal controller 15 can come driven for emitting lights source 12 whether to become clear according to different control signals, so can produce the effect of light according to user's action, as select the action cooperation to be yellow light, cooperating as playback action is green, as stop action and cooperate and to be red light, each light also can glimmer or irregular flicker in regular turn again, produce dynamic lighting effects to cooperate as actions such as volume adjustment, the light that light emitting source 12 is produced is not only illumination, also can be used as the light indication of color-identifying action.

Claims

1. a knob structure is applied to an electronic installation, so that this electronic installation is imported more than one control signal, it is characterized in that, this knob structure includes: can be rotated and produce the rotary encoder of this control signal; A plurality of light emitting sources, this light emitting source is surrounded on the periphery of this rotary encoder; The leaded light ring has light transmission, and this leaded light ring cover is overlying on these a plurality of light emitting sources; Runner has light transmission, and this rotary encoder is fixed in this runner combination, and corresponding on this leaded light ring, this runner can be rotated and drive this rotary encoder rotation, and the light of these a plurality of light emitting sources penetrates from this runner equably via this leaded light ring.

2. knob structure as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this rotary encoder has holder and rotating ring.

3. knob structure as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that this rotating ring is provided with a plurality of draw-in grooves, and this runner is provided with a plurality of to fixture block that should draw-in groove.

4. knob structure as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, has the on-slip lines on this runner.

5. knob structure as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this light emitting source is a light-emitting diode.

6. knob structure as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this light-guiding shade bottom surface has a plurality of to groove that should light emitting source.

7. knob structure as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, also includes signal controller, and this signal controller is electrically connected this rotary encoder and this a plurality of light emitting sources, with the flicker that flickers of these these a plurality of light emitting sources of control signal driving according to this rotary encoder.