EP2672493A2 - Rotation operation part and electronic device - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a rotation operation part to be attached to a turning portion in order to rotate the turning portion of a rotation type electronic part, and an electronic device provided with these parts.
- the rotation type electronic part is a part whose setting state is changed by a rotation angle of a turning portion provided in a part main body.
- a specific example thereof includes a variable resistor, a variable capacitor, and a rotary switch and the like.
- the turning portion is rotated by a method of attaching a rotation operation part to the turning portion and applying a rotation force to this rotation operation part.
- FIG. 7 illustrates a conventional configuration example of an electronic device to which these parts 200, 500 are introduced.
- the reference sign 300 denotes a case body of the electronic device, and a circuit substrate 400 is arranged inside thereof.
- the rotation type electronic part 200 is fixed at a preliminarily fixed place of the circuit substrate 400 and electrically connected to a circuit pattern of the substrate 400.
- an attachment hole 301 for supporting the rotation operation part 500 is formed at a place of the case body 300 on the upper side of the rotation type electronic part 200.
- a hole portion (not illustrated) is formed in the center of an upper surface of a main body portion 201 of the rotation type electronic part 200, and a turning portion 202 having a recessed portion 203 on an upper surface thereof is fitted into the hole portion.
- the rotation operation part 500 is formed by placing an operation portion 502 having a screw hole 501 being continuous to a shaft portion 503 in series.
- An attachment piece 504 having a shape which corresponds to the recessed portion 203 of the turning portion 202 is provided in a leading end of the shaft portion 503.
- the rotation operation part 500 is fixed to the turning portion 202 in a state where the operation portion 502 is exposed onto a surface of the case body 300.
- a downward step portion is formed in an inner circumferential edge of the attachment hole 301, and an O ring 310 is arranged in the step portion.
- a circumferential edge portion on a bottom surface of the operation portion 502 is supported by an upper surface of the case body 300, and a portion on the further inner side is supported by the O ring 310.
- Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 1993-67505 discloses a method which is similar to the method illustrated in Fig. 7 regarding attachment of a rotation operation part. Further, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 1994-85474 describes that in an electronic device in which a rotation type electronic part (volume for adjusting sensitivity) is assembled, a support of the rotation type electronic part is provided inside a lid member coupled to an opening of a main body case, a rotation operation part is attached to the rotation type electronic part supported by this support, and a circuit substrate is coupled to the support, so that the rotation type electronic part and the substrate are electrically connected.
- a rotation type electronic part volume for adjusting sensitivity
- the rotation type electronic part is positioned and fixed by the support and then electric connection to the substrate and coupling to the rotation operation part are performed via the support.
- the number of parts and man-hour are increased, so that cost becomes high.
- Fig. 8 is an example of a rotation operation part 500A improved for a purpose of solving the above problems.
- the shaft portion 503 of the rotation operation part 500A of this example is formed by a short shaft portion 505 and a spring portion 506 formed by coupling a plurality of plate springs to each other in a rectangular shape. This configuration is based on a thought that even when shaft misalignment is generated from the rotation type electronic part 200, the spring portion 506 is deformed, so that the misalignment is absorbed.
- the rectangular spring portion 506 formed by coupling the plate springs is deformed in the directions along diagonal lines of the rectangle (in the up and down direction and the left and right direction in the figure), the spring portion 506 is not really deformed in the direction which passes through the rectangle (in the thickness direction of the plate springs).
- the shaft misalignment can be generated in an arbitrary direction.
- the spring portion 506 whose deformation force is varied depending on the direction, it is difficult to absorb the shaft misalignment sufficiently.
- the present invention has been devised to solve the problems described above, and a first object thereof is to provide a rotation operation part which is capable of absorbing shaft misalignment by a sufficient deformation force even when the shaft misalignment from a rotation type electronic part is generated in any direction. Further, a second object of the present invention is to provide a small electronic device which is capable of easily performing a rotation operation for a setting change at reasonable price by introducing this rotation operation part.
- a rotation operation part is formed by coupling a base portion to be fixed to a turning portion of a rotation type electronic part and an operation portion having a screw hole via a shaft portion, wherein the shaft portion includes a spiral spring wound around a rotation shaft thereof, and the shaft portion, the operation portion, and the base portion are integrally molded from elastic resin.
- the rotation operation part provided with the above characteristics is arranged in a main body portion of an electronic device in which a substrate provided with the rotation type electronic part is accommodated in a state where the base portion is fixed to the turning portion of the electronic part, and the operation portion is exposed onto a surface of the main body portion.
- a rotation force is applied to the operation portion, the entire rotation operation part is rotated together with the turning portion of the rotation type electronic part.
- the entire rotation operation part described above is manufactured from elastic resin, and the shaft portion includes the spiral spring.
- the spiral spring is deformed in accordance with the direction of the shaft misalignment and a misalignment amount, so that the misalignment can be absorbed in the shaft portion. Therefore, while preventing an unreasonable force applied to a coupling part between the parts and the shaft portion, the operation portion can be stably supported by a surface of a casing and the base portion can be firmly fixed to the turning portion of the rotation type electronic part. Since the entire part including the spiral spring is integrally molded from elastic resin, strength of the entire part can be enhanced and manufacture can be easily performed.
- the shaft portion includes a pair of spiral springs whose winding directions are opposite to each other, and a coupling portion sandwiched by the spiral springs so as to connect both the spiral springs.
- the shaft portion includes a pair of spiral springs whose winding directions are opposite to each other, and a coupling portion sandwiched by the spiral springs so as to connect both the spiral springs.
- the other spiral spring coupled to the spring via the coupling portion is left-winding.
- the coupling portion is a columnar body whose longitudinal direction is the axial direction of the shaft portion, and the pair of spiral springs is formed so as to have equivalent length across the coupling portion, a configuration of the shaft portion including the spiral springs and the columnar body is simplified.
- the rotation operation part is easily molded. Since a deformation force of the coupling portion is enhanced, responsiveness to the shaft misalignment is improved.
- the shaft misalignment from the rotation type electronic part is generated in any direction, the shaft misalignment can be absorbed in the shaft portion by deformation of the spiral spring. Therefore, torque to the rotation operation is weakened, so that the turning portion of the rotation type electronic part can be easily rotated. Thus, breakage of the parts can be prevented.
- an electronic device in which a substrate provided with a rotation type electronic part is accommodated inside a main body portion, and a rotation operation part formed by coupling an operation portion having a screw hole and a base portion via a shaft portion is arranged in a state where the base portion is fixed to a turning portion of the electronic part and the operation portion is exposed at a surface of the main body portion, wherein in the rotation operation part, the shaft portion includes a spiral spring wound around a rotation axis thereof, and the shaft portion, the operation portion, and the base portion are integrally molded with elastic resin.
- Fig. 1 illustrates an internal configuration of a photoelectric sensor serving as one example of an electronic device to which the present invention is applied.
- the photoelectric sensor of the present embodiment is a reflecting type sensor in which a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit are integrated, and a holder 6 which supports an optical system and a substrate is assembled inside a longitudinal case body 2 whose front and rear parts are opened.
- the open part in a front end of the case body 2 is closed by a translucent cover lens (not illustrated), and the open part in a rear end is closed by a lid body (not illustrated) having a connector.
- the holder 6 is a resin-molded item in which a substrate support 62 is integrated on the rear side of a lens holder 60.
- a space inside the lens holder 60 is divided into two parts by a wall portion 61.
- One of the parts serves as a light guide path for light projection and the other part serves as a light guide path for light reception.
- a light projecting or light receiving lens 7 is installed in a front end portion of each of the light guide paths.
- a light shielding plate (not illustrated) having a light projecting window and a light receiving window is provided in a rear end portion of the lens holder 60, and behind the light shielding plate, a substrate 4 which supports a light projecting element and a light receiving element is installed.
- the light projecting element and the light projecting window correspond to the light guide path for light projection
- the light receiving element and the light receiving window correspond to the light guide path for light reception.
- the substrate support 62 extends along a bottom surface of the case body 2, and a circuit substrate 5 is installed on the substrate support.
- a circuit substrate 5 is installed on the substrate support.
- a circuit pattern relating to light projecting processing and light receiving processing is formed and a variable resistor 3 is provided as a rotation type electronic part.
- parts which are other than the variable resistor 3 are provided in the circuit substrate 5, the parts are omitted in Fig. 1 .
- the variable resistor 3 of the present embodiment is a part in which a turning portion 31 is fitted into a hole portion of a cubic main body portion 30 having the hole portion (not illustrated) in the center.
- a groove shape recessed portion 32 is formed on an upper surface of the turning portion 31.
- the variable resistor 3 is electrically connected to a light projecting or light receiving processing circuit, so that a light projecting amount or gain of a light receiving signal can be manually adjusted. For this adjustment operation, a rotation operation part 1 to be described later is fixed to the turning portion 31.
- the rotation operation part 1 used in the present embodiment is a molded item with elastic resin as a material.
- Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a state where this rotation operation part 1 is seen from the obliquely lower side.
- Fig. 3A illustrates a state where the rotation operation part 1 attached to the variable resistor 3 is seen from one side in a front view, and
- Fig. 3B illustrates a state where a view point is changed to the left oblique front side of Fig. 3A and the rotation operation part 1 is seen. It should be noted that in Figs.
- the direction along one side of the main body portion 30 of the variable resistor 3 is the width direction
- an axis along the width direction is a X axis
- an axis along the depth direction is a Y axis
- an axis along the height direction is a Z axis.
- the rotation operation part 1 of the present embodiment is a resin-molded item in which a disc shape base portion 11 and a disc shape operation portion 12 which is larger than the base portion 11 are coupled via a shaft portion 10.
- a projected thread 110 which is engageable with the recessed portion 32 of the turning portion 31 is provided on a bottom surface of the base portion 11.
- a screw hole 120 is formed on an upper surface of the operation portion 12, and a projection 121 which is bifurcated via a substantially semi-circular cutout portion 123 is provided at one point of an edge.
- a downward hook 122 is formed in a leading end portion of this projection 121.
- the screw hole 120 is formed in a plus shape and has depth of reaching an upper end position of the shaft portion 10.
- the shaft portion 10 is formed by coupling a support shaft 101 which is continuous to the operation portion 12 and a short shaft 102 which is continuous to the base portion 11 in series across a spiral spring 100.
- the support shaft 101 is formed in such a shape that a cylindrical body having a slightly larger diameter than the base portion 11 is dented at two points in a facing relationship on a circumferential surface from an intermediate position to a bottom portion and protruding pieces 104, 104 which protrude obliquely upward are provided on the lower side of dents 103, 103.
- the short shaft 102 is a substantially cylindrical body whose upper end surface is obliquely inclined and a lower end surface thereof is bonded to a center portion of the base portion 11.
- the spiral spring 100 is integrally molded from elastic resin together with other parts and wound around a rotation shaft of the shaft portion 10 for substantially two spires at a wider pitch. Width of the spring is set to be wide in such a manner that the inside of the winding surrounds the rotation shaft in the vicinity thereof and the outside of the winding substantially corresponds to the support shaft 101 and an outer edge portion of the base portion 11.
- An upper end of the spiral spring 100 is coupled to the center of the support shaft 101 via a short coupling shaft 105.
- a lower end of the spiral spring 100 and an upper end surface of the short shaft 102 are continuous in series so as to form one surface.
- Fig. 4A serving as a top view which illustrates the upper surface of the operation portion 12 of the rotation operation part 1 together with a peripheral case member (part of the case body), and Fig. 4B serving as a vertically sectional view of a range including the operation portion 12, the support shaft 101, and the peripheral case member are illustrated correspondingly on the upper and lower sides.
- An attachment hole 20 which passes through a thickness part is formed in a point of the case body 2 of the present embodiment on the upper side of the variable resistor 3.
- a downward step portion 21 is formed on an inner circumferential edge of the attachment hole 20, and a guide groove 22 is formed on the further outer side of the step portion.
- Depth of the step portion 21 is matched with thickness of a circumferential edge of the operation portion 12, a distance from a center portion of the attachment hole 20 to the guide groove 22 is matched with a distance from a center portion of the operation portion 12 to the projection 121, and depth of the guide groove 22 is matched with length of the hook 122.
- an inward step portion 23 is also provided in an inner bottom portion of the attachment hole 20.
- step portions 21, 23 are provided along the entire circumference of the attachment hole 20, a formation range of the guide groove 22 is limited in accordance with a turnable range of the turning portion 31 of the variable resistor 3.
- a mark 25 of "+” is put in the vicinity of one end portion of the guide groove 22 and a mark 26 of "-" is put in the vicinity of the other end portion.
- These marks 25, 26 indicate the directions of adjustment.
- Linear step marks 24 along the radical direction of the attachment hole 20 are put at five points in the guide groove 22.
- the cutout portion 123 of the bifurcated projection 121 of the operation portion 12 functions as a display window for the step mark 24 in the case where a position of the projection 121 is matched with the step mark 24.
- the base portion 11 and the shaft portion 10 are inserted into the case body 2 via the attachment hole 20 and pressed until the projected thread 110 of the base portion 11 is fitted into the recessed portion 32 of the turning portion 31 of the variable resistor 3.
- an O ring 8 is installed in an upper end portion on a circumferential surface of the support shaft 101.
- the protruding pieces 104, 104 in the bottom portion of the support shaft 101 are deformed at the time of insertion and pass through the attachment hole 20. However, after attachment, the protruding pieces are positioned on the lower side of the step portion 23 so as to function as retainers.
- the rotation operation part 1 after attachment is supported on the case body 2 in a state where a circumferential edge portion of a bottom surface of the operation portion 12 is abutted with the step portion 21, a part on the further inner side is brought into contact with the O ring 8, and the hook 122 of the projection 121 is engaged with the guide groove 22 as illustrated in Fig. 4B .
- the hook 122 is guided along the guide groove 22.
- the rotation operation part 1 can be rotated together with the turning portion 31.
- Length of the shaft portion 10 of the above rotation operation part 1 is set to be slightly shorter than a distance from the bottom portion of the attachment hole 20 to the turning portion 31 of the variable resistor 3. Therefore, when the attachment of the rotation operation part 1 is completed, the spiral spring 100 is in a slightly contracted state. By a bias force of this spiral spring 100 and the O ring 8 and engagement of the hook 122 of the projection 121 with the guide groove 22, a posture of the operation portion 12 with respect to the case body 2 can be stabilized.
- the spiral spring 100 wound around for almost two spires while matching an outer edge with the support shaft 101 and the base portion 11 has a sufficient deformation force in any direction in a XY plane.
- the spiral spring 100 can be deformed in accordance with the direction of the shaft misalignment and a misalignment amount.
- the support shaft 101 and the short shaft 102 on the upper and lower sides of the spiral spring 100 also have elasticity. Thus, even when the shafts are slightly pulled or pressed by deformation of the spiral spring 100, the shafts can be deformed to endure in accordance with the force.
- the shaft misalignment of the variable resistor 3 can be absorbed in the shaft portion 10, so that an unreasonable pulling force or pressing force following the shaft misalignment can be prevented from being applied to a coupling part between the turning portion 31 of the variable resistor 3 and the base portion 11 of the rotation operation part 1, and the shaft portion 10. Since the winding pitch of the spiral spring 100 is set to be wide, a deformation force in the height direction (Z axis direction) is ensured, so as to respond to variation of the distance from the variable resistor 3.
- FIGS. 5A to 6B illustrate rotation operation parts 1P, 1Q according to modified examples.
- a side view (A) and a perspective view (B) of the rotation operation parts 1P, 1Q are illustrated in line on the left and right sides, and the same reference signs as those illustrated in Figs. 2 to 4B are given to the same or corresponding configurations as or to the basic form.
- a shaft portion 10 of the rotation operation part 1P includes a spring member in which a pair of spiral springs 100a, 100b whose winding directions are opposite to each other is connected in series via a coupling portion 100c.
- the upper spiral spring 100a is set to be right-winding
- the lower spiral spring 100b is set to be left-winding.
- Any of the spiral springs 100a, 100b has length of substantially one spire, the inside of the winding surrounds a rotation shaft of the shaft portion 10 in the vicinity thereof, and the outside of the winding corresponds to a support shaft 101 and an outer edge portion of a base portion 11.
- the spiral springs 100a and 100b are formed in a shape which is close to line symmetry via the coupling portion 100c.
- Upper and lower end surfaces of the coupling portion 100c are formed to be inclined surfaces which are respectively continuous to the spiral springs 100a, 100b in series. Length of the coupling portion 100c and coupling positions to the springs 100a, 100b are adjusted in such a manner that a slight gap is generated between the springs 100a, 100b so as not to bring the springs 100a, 100b into contact with each other.
- dents 103 and protruding pieces 104 of the support shaft 101 are provided at positions displaced from the basic form by about 90 degrees.
- the inclination direction of an upper surface of a short shaft 102 is changed in such a manner that the upper surface is continuous to the winding of the left-winding spiral spring 100b.
- a coupling body in which a pair of spiral springs 100a, 100b whose winding directions are opposite to each other is coupled in series via a coupling portion 100d is introduced to a shaft portion 10.
- the coupling portion 100d of the present embodiment is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, the longitudinal direction thereof is matched with the axial direction of the shaft portion 10, and upper and lower end surfaces are inclined so as to be respectively continuous to the spiral springs 100a, 100b in series.
- the spiral springs 100a, 100b have length of substantially one spire and are set in a shape which is close to line symmetry via the coupling portion 100d.
- a support shaft 101 is the same as the basic form, the spiral spring 100a and the support shaft 101 are coupled via a coupling shaft 106 which is slightly thicker than the coupling shaft 105 of Figs. 3A and 3B .
- the spiral spring 100b and a base portion 11 are also coupled via a coupling shaft 107 which has the substantially same shape as the coupling shaft 106.
- rotation forces generated at the time of contracting the spiral springs 100a, 100b can also be offset in the coupling portion 100d.
- the turning portion 31 of the variable resistor 3 is prevented from being rotated, so that the adjustable range can be fully utilized.
- a sufficient gap is ensured between the spiral springs 100a, 100b and a shape of the coupling portion 100d is simplified.
- molding is easily performed.
- the coupling portion 100d is a columnar body, a deformation force of the coupling portion 100d is enhanced.
- the coupling portion 100d can be deformed together with the spiral springs 100a, 100b, so that responsiveness to the shaft misalignment can be enhanced.
- the rotation operation part 1 of the basic form and the rotation operation parts 1P, 1Q of the modified examples illustrated above are not limited to the variable resistor 3 but can also be applied to other rotation type electronic parts such as a variable capacitor and a rotary switch.
- the electronic device to which these parts are introduced is not limited to the photoelectric sensor but the same configurations can be introduced to other types of sensors or electronic devices other than the sensors.
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- The present invention relates to a rotation operation part to be attached to a turning portion in order to rotate the turning portion of a rotation type electronic part, and an electronic device provided with these parts.
- The rotation type electronic part is a part whose setting state is changed by a rotation angle of a turning portion provided in a part main body. A specific example thereof includes a variable resistor, a variable capacitor, and a rotary switch and the like. In an electronic device inside which this type of parts are assembled, the turning portion is rotated by a method of attaching a rotation operation part to the turning portion and applying a rotation force to this rotation operation part.
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reference sign 200 denoting a rotation type electronic part and thereference sign 500 denoting a rotation operation part,Fig. 7 illustrates a conventional configuration example of an electronic device to which theseparts
In the figure, thereference sign 300 denotes a case body of the electronic device, and acircuit substrate 400 is arranged inside thereof. The rotation typeelectronic part 200 is fixed at a preliminarily fixed place of thecircuit substrate 400 and electrically connected to a circuit pattern of thesubstrate 400. At a place of thecase body 300 on the upper side of the rotation typeelectronic part 200, anattachment hole 301 for supporting therotation operation part 500 is formed. - A hole portion (not illustrated) is formed in the center of an upper surface of a
main body portion 201 of the rotation typeelectronic part 200, and a turningportion 202 having a recessedportion 203 on an upper surface thereof is fitted into the hole portion.
Therotation operation part 500 is formed by placing anoperation portion 502 having ascrew hole 501 being continuous to ashaft portion 503 in series. Anattachment piece 504 having a shape which corresponds to the recessedportion 203 of the turningportion 202 is provided in a leading end of theshaft portion 503. - By inserting the
attachment piece 504 and theshaft portion 503 into thecase body 300 via theattachment hole 301 and fitting theattachment piece 504 into the recessedportion 203 of the turningportion 202, therotation operation part 500 is fixed to the turningportion 202 in a state where theoperation portion 502 is exposed onto a surface of thecase body 300. It should be noted that a downward step portion is formed in an inner circumferential edge of theattachment hole 301, and anO ring 310 is arranged in the step portion. A circumferential edge portion on a bottom surface of theoperation portion 502 is supported by an upper surface of thecase body 300, and a portion on the further inner side is supported by theO ring 310. - When a screw driver (not illustrated) is inserted into the
screw hole 501 of theoperation portion 502 of therotation operation part 500 attached by the above method and the screw driver is rotated, a rotation force thereof is transmitted to the turningportion 202 of the rotation typeelectronic part 200 from theoperation portion 502 via theshaft portion 503 and theattachment piece 504, so that the turningportion 202 and therotation operation part 500 are integrally rotated. In such a way, setting of the rotation typeelectronic part 200 inside thecase body 300 can be performed by a rotation operation outside thecase body 300. - Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No.
1993-67505 Fig. 7 regarding attachment of a rotation operation part.
Further, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No.1994-85474 - According to the description of Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No.
1993-67505
Hereinafter, this misalignment of the rotation shafts between the parts will be referred to as the "shaft misalignment". - When the rotation type electronic part and the rotation operation part are coupled to each other while ignoring this shaft misalignment, a coupling part and the shaft portion are unreasonably pulled or pressed, so that torque is increased. Therefore, even when the rotation operation is performed, the turning portion is sometimes not easily rotated. When the unreasonable rotation operation is continued in that state, there is a fear that the rotation type electronic part or the rotation operation part is broken.
- In the invention described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No.
1994-85474 -
Fig. 8 is an example of arotation operation part 500A improved for a purpose of solving the above problems.
Regarding the example ofFig. 8 , the same configurations as the example ofFig. 7 will be denoted by the same reference signs asFig. 7 , so that the description will be omitted and only changed points will be described. Theshaft portion 503 of therotation operation part 500A of this example is formed by ashort shaft portion 505 and aspring portion 506 formed by coupling a plurality of plate springs to each other in a rectangular shape.
This configuration is based on a thought that even when shaft misalignment is generated from the rotation typeelectronic part 200, thespring portion 506 is deformed, so that the misalignment is absorbed. However, by examination of the inventors, it became clear that although therectangular spring portion 506 formed by coupling the plate springs is deformed in the directions along diagonal lines of the rectangle (in the up and down direction and the left and right direction in the figure), thespring portion 506 is not really deformed in the direction which passes through the rectangle (in the thickness direction of the plate springs). The shaft misalignment can be generated in an arbitrary direction. Thus, with thespring portion 506 whose deformation force is varied depending on the direction, it is difficult to absorb the shaft misalignment sufficiently. - The present invention has been devised to solve the problems described above, and a first object thereof is to provide a rotation operation part which is capable of absorbing shaft misalignment by a sufficient deformation force even when the shaft misalignment from a rotation type electronic part is generated in any direction.
Further, a second object of the present invention is to provide a small electronic device which is capable of easily performing a rotation operation for a setting change at reasonable price by introducing this rotation operation part. - In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a rotation operation part is formed by coupling a base portion to be fixed to a turning portion of a rotation type electronic part and an operation portion having a screw hole via a shaft portion, wherein the shaft portion includes a spiral spring wound around a rotation shaft thereof, and the shaft portion, the operation portion, and the base portion are integrally molded from elastic resin.
- The rotation operation part provided with the above characteristics is arranged in a main body portion of an electronic device in which a substrate provided with the rotation type electronic part is accommodated in a state where the base portion is fixed to the turning portion of the electronic part, and the operation portion is exposed onto a surface of the main body portion. When a rotation force is applied to the operation portion, the entire rotation operation part is rotated together with the turning portion of the rotation type electronic part.
- The entire rotation operation part described above is manufactured from elastic resin, and the shaft portion includes the spiral spring. Thus, even when shaft misalignment from the rotation type electronic part is generated in any direction, the spiral spring is deformed in accordance with the direction of the shaft misalignment and a misalignment amount, so that the misalignment can be absorbed in the shaft portion. Therefore, while preventing an unreasonable force applied to a coupling part between the parts and the shaft portion, the operation portion can be stably supported by a surface of a casing and the base portion can be firmly fixed to the turning portion of the rotation type electronic part.
Since the entire part including the spiral spring is integrally molded from elastic resin, strength of the entire part can be enhanced and manufacture can be easily performed. - In one mode of the above rotation operation part, the shaft portion includes a pair of spiral springs whose winding directions are opposite to each other, and a coupling portion sandwiched by the spiral springs so as to connect both the spiral springs. For example, in a case where the right-winding spiral spring is arranged on the operation portion side, the other spiral spring coupled to the spring via the coupling portion is left-winding.
- With the above configuration, when the base portion of the rotation operation part is fixed to the turning portion of the rotation type electronic part and even when the spiral springs of the shaft portion are slightly contracted and rotation forces are generated along the winding directions thereof, the rotation forces in the springs are offset in the coupling portion, so that the rotation forces can be prevented from propagating to the turning portion of the rotation type electronic part. Therefore, a situation that the turning portion is rotated from an initial state and an adjustable range by the rotation operation is decreased can be prevented.
- In the above mode, when the coupling portion is a columnar body whose longitudinal direction is the axial direction of the shaft portion, and the pair of spiral springs is formed so as to have equivalent length across the coupling portion, a configuration of the shaft portion including the spiral springs and the columnar body is simplified. Thus, the rotation operation part is easily molded. Since a deformation force of the coupling portion is enhanced, responsiveness to the shaft misalignment is improved.
- With the rotation operation part according to the present invention, even when the shaft misalignment from the rotation type electronic part is generated in any direction, the shaft misalignment can be absorbed in the shaft portion by deformation of the spiral spring.
Therefore, torque to the rotation operation is weakened, so that the turning portion of the rotation type electronic part can be easily rotated. Thus, breakage of the parts can be prevented. - In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, an electronic device in which a substrate provided with a rotation type electronic part is accommodated inside a main body portion, and a rotation operation part formed by coupling an operation portion having a screw hole and a base portion via a shaft portion is arranged in a state where the base portion is fixed to a turning portion of the electronic part and the operation portion is exposed at a surface of the main body portion, wherein in the rotation operation part, the shaft portion includes a spiral spring wound around a rotation axis thereof, and the shaft portion, the operation portion, and the base portion are integrally molded with elastic resin. With an electronic device to which the above rotation operation part is introduced, the number of parts and man-hour can be reduced and a device main body can be downsized. Therefore, a small electronic device which is capable of easily performing an operation for a setting change can be provided at reasonable price.
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Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an internal configuration of a photoelectric sensor to which the present invention is applied; -
Fig. 2 is a perspective view in which a rotation operation part of a basic form is seen from the obliquely lower side; -
Figs. 3A and 3B are a side view and a perspective view of the rotation operation part of the basic form; -
Figs.4A and 4B are a top view illustrating an operation portion of the rotation operation part of the basic form together with a peripheral case member, and a vertically sectional view of the operation portion, a support shaft, and the peripheral case member; -
Figs. 5A and 5B are a side view and a perspective view of a rotation operation part according to a second embodiment; -
Figs. 6A and 6B are a side view and a perspective view of a rotation operation part according to a third embodiment; -
Fig. 7 is a schematic sectional view illustrating a conventional example of an electronic device to which a rotation type electronic part and a rotation operation part are introduced; and -
Fig. 8 is a schematic sectional view illustrating another conventional example of an electronic device to which a rotation type electronic part and a rotation operation part are introduced. -
Fig. 1 illustrates an internal configuration of a photoelectric sensor serving as one example of an electronic device to which the present invention is applied.
The photoelectric sensor of the present embodiment is a reflecting type sensor in which a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit are integrated, and aholder 6 which supports an optical system and a substrate is assembled inside alongitudinal case body 2 whose front and rear parts are opened. The open part in a front end of thecase body 2 is closed by a translucent cover lens (not illustrated), and the open part in a rear end is closed by a lid body (not illustrated) having a connector. - The
holder 6 is a resin-molded item in which asubstrate support 62 is integrated on the rear side of alens holder 60. A space inside thelens holder 60 is divided into two parts by awall portion 61. One of the parts serves as a light guide path for light projection and the other part serves as a light guide path for light reception. A light projecting orlight receiving lens 7 is installed in a front end portion of each of the light guide paths. - A light shielding plate (not illustrated) having a light projecting window and a light receiving window is provided in a rear end portion of the
lens holder 60, and behind the light shielding plate, asubstrate 4 which supports a light projecting element and a light receiving element is installed. The light projecting element and the light projecting window correspond to the light guide path for light projection, and the light receiving element and the light receiving window correspond to the light guide path for light reception. - The
substrate support 62 extends along a bottom surface of thecase body 2, and a circuit substrate 5 is installed on the substrate support. In the circuit substrate 5, a circuit pattern relating to light projecting processing and light receiving processing is formed and avariable resistor 3 is provided as a rotation type electronic part. Although parts which are other than thevariable resistor 3 are provided in the circuit substrate 5, the parts are omitted inFig. 1 . - The
variable resistor 3 of the present embodiment is a part in which a turningportion 31 is fitted into a hole portion of a cubicmain body portion 30 having the hole portion (not illustrated) in the center. A groove shape recessedportion 32 is formed on an upper surface of the turningportion 31.
In the present embodiment, by utilizing a mechanism that resistance is changed by a rotation angle of the turningportion 31, thevariable resistor 3 is electrically connected to a light projecting or light receiving processing circuit, so that a light projecting amount or gain of a light receiving signal can be manually adjusted. For this adjustment operation, arotation operation part 1 to be described later is fixed to the turningportion 31. - The
rotation operation part 1 used in the present embodiment is a molded item with elastic resin as a material.Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a state where thisrotation operation part 1 is seen from the obliquely lower side.Fig. 3A illustrates a state where therotation operation part 1 attached to thevariable resistor 3 is seen from one side in a front view, andFig. 3B illustrates a state where a view point is changed to the left oblique front side ofFig. 3A and therotation operation part 1 is seen.
It should be noted that inFigs. 3A and 3B , the direction along one side of themain body portion 30 of thevariable resistor 3 is the width direction, an axis along the width direction is a X axis, an axis along the depth direction is a Y axis, and an axis along the height direction is a Z axis. The same is applied to examples ofFigs. 5A to 6B to be described later. - The
rotation operation part 1 of the present embodiment is a resin-molded item in which a discshape base portion 11 and a discshape operation portion 12 which is larger than thebase portion 11 are coupled via ashaft portion 10.
A projectedthread 110 which is engageable with the recessedportion 32 of the turningportion 31 is provided on a bottom surface of thebase portion 11. Ascrew hole 120 is formed on an upper surface of theoperation portion 12, and aprojection 121 which is bifurcated via a substantiallysemi-circular cutout portion 123 is provided at one point of an edge. Adownward hook 122 is formed in a leading end portion of thisprojection 121. Thescrew hole 120 is formed in a plus shape and has depth of reaching an upper end position of theshaft portion 10. - The
shaft portion 10 is formed by coupling asupport shaft 101 which is continuous to theoperation portion 12 and ashort shaft 102 which is continuous to thebase portion 11 in series across aspiral spring 100. Thesupport shaft 101 is formed in such a shape that a cylindrical body having a slightly larger diameter than thebase portion 11 is dented at two points in a facing relationship on a circumferential surface from an intermediate position to a bottom portion and protrudingpieces dents short shaft 102 is a substantially cylindrical body whose upper end surface is obliquely inclined and a lower end surface thereof is bonded to a center portion of thebase portion 11. - The
spiral spring 100 is integrally molded from elastic resin together with other parts and wound around a rotation shaft of theshaft portion 10 for substantially two spires at a wider pitch. Width of the spring is set to be wide in such a manner that the inside of the winding surrounds the rotation shaft in the vicinity thereof and the outside of the winding substantially corresponds to thesupport shaft 101 and an outer edge portion of thebase portion 11. An upper end of thespiral spring 100 is coupled to the center of thesupport shaft 101 via ashort coupling shaft 105. Although not clear inFigs. 2 to 3B , a lower end of thespiral spring 100 and an upper end surface of theshort shaft 102 are continuous in series so as to form one surface. -
Fig. 4A serving as a top view which illustrates the upper surface of theoperation portion 12 of therotation operation part 1 together with a peripheral case member (part of the case body), andFig. 4B serving as a vertically sectional view of a range including theoperation portion 12, thesupport shaft 101, and the peripheral case member are illustrated correspondingly on the upper and lower sides. - An
attachment hole 20 which passes through a thickness part is formed in a point of thecase body 2 of the present embodiment on the upper side of thevariable resistor 3. Adownward step portion 21 is formed on an inner circumferential edge of theattachment hole 20, and aguide groove 22 is formed on the further outer side of the step portion. Depth of thestep portion 21 is matched with thickness of a circumferential edge of theoperation portion 12, a distance from a center portion of theattachment hole 20 to theguide groove 22 is matched with a distance from a center portion of theoperation portion 12 to theprojection 121, and depth of theguide groove 22 is matched with length of thehook 122. Further, aninward step portion 23 is also provided in an inner bottom portion of theattachment hole 20. - It should be noted that although the
step portions attachment hole 20, a formation range of theguide groove 22 is limited in accordance with a turnable range of the turningportion 31 of thevariable resistor 3. On an upper surface of thecase body 2, amark 25 of "+" is put in the vicinity of one end portion of theguide groove 22 and amark 26 of "-" is put in the vicinity of the other end portion. Thesemarks attachment hole 20 are put at five points in theguide groove 22. Thecutout portion 123 of thebifurcated projection 121 of theoperation portion 12 functions as a display window for thestep mark 24 in the case where a position of theprojection 121 is matched with thestep mark 24. - For attaching the
rotation operation part 1 illustrated inFigs. 2 to 4B , thebase portion 11 and theshaft portion 10 are inserted into thecase body 2 via theattachment hole 20 and pressed until the projectedthread 110 of thebase portion 11 is fitted into the recessedportion 32 of the turningportion 31 of thevariable resistor 3. At the time of this attachment, an O ring 8 is installed in an upper end portion on a circumferential surface of thesupport shaft 101. The protrudingpieces support shaft 101 are deformed at the time of insertion and pass through theattachment hole 20. However, after attachment, the protruding pieces are positioned on the lower side of thestep portion 23 so as to function as retainers. - The
rotation operation part 1 after attachment is supported on thecase body 2 in a state where a circumferential edge portion of a bottom surface of theoperation portion 12 is abutted with thestep portion 21, a part on the further inner side is brought into contact with the O ring 8, and thehook 122 of theprojection 121 is engaged with theguide groove 22 as illustrated inFig. 4B . When a rotation force is applied to theoperation portion 12, thehook 122 is guided along theguide groove 22. Thus, in a range that thehook 122 can be moved by thisguide groove 22, therotation operation part 1 can be rotated together with the turningportion 31. - Length of the
shaft portion 10 of the aboverotation operation part 1 is set to be slightly shorter than a distance from the bottom portion of theattachment hole 20 to the turningportion 31 of thevariable resistor 3. Therefore, when the attachment of therotation operation part 1 is completed, thespiral spring 100 is in a slightly contracted state. By a bias force of thisspiral spring 100 and the O ring 8 and engagement of thehook 122 of theprojection 121 with theguide groove 22, a posture of theoperation portion 12 with respect to thecase body 2 can be stabilized. - The
spiral spring 100 wound around for almost two spires while matching an outer edge with thesupport shaft 101 and thebase portion 11 has a sufficient deformation force in any direction in a XY plane. Thus, even when the shaft misalignment from thevariable resistor 3 on the lower side is generated in any direction, thespiral spring 100 can be deformed in accordance with the direction of the shaft misalignment and a misalignment amount. In addition, thesupport shaft 101 and theshort shaft 102 on the upper and lower sides of thespiral spring 100 also have elasticity. Thus, even when the shafts are slightly pulled or pressed by deformation of thespiral spring 100, the shafts can be deformed to endure in accordance with the force. Therefore, the shaft misalignment of thevariable resistor 3 can be absorbed in theshaft portion 10, so that an unreasonable pulling force or pressing force following the shaft misalignment can be prevented from being applied to a coupling part between the turningportion 31 of thevariable resistor 3 and thebase portion 11 of therotation operation part 1, and theshaft portion 10. Since the winding pitch of thespiral spring 100 is set to be wide, a deformation force in the height direction (Z axis direction) is ensured, so as to respond to variation of the distance from thevariable resistor 3. - Therefore, when a screw driver (not illustrated) is inserted into the
screw hole 120 of theoperation portion 12 of therotation operation part 1 after attachment and a rotation force is applied, the rotation force is transmitted to thebase portion 11 and the turningportion 31 from theoperation portion 12 via theshaft portion 10, so that the turningportion 31 can be smoothly rotated.
Thereby, an adjustment task can be easily performed and breakage of theparts - Hereinafter, while taking the
rotation operation part 1 illustrated above inFigs. 2 to 4B as a basic form,Figs. 5A to 6B illustraterotation operation parts 1P, 1Q according to modified examples.
InFigs. 5A to 6B , as well asFigs. 3A and 3B , a side view (A) and a perspective view (B) of therotation operation parts 1P, 1Q are illustrated in line on the left and right sides, and the same reference signs as those illustrated inFigs. 2 to 4B are given to the same or corresponding configurations as or to the basic form. - In the
rotation operation part 1 of the basic form, in order to stabilize the posture of theoperation portion 12, attachment is performed while adding a pressing force so as to slightly contract thespiral spring 100. At that time, there is a possibility that rotation along the winding direction of thespiral spring 100 is generated and the rotation propagates to the turningportion 31 of thevariable resistor 3, so that the turningportion 31 is rotated. Then, the turningportion 31 of thevariable resistor 3 is slightly rotated from an initial stage. Thus, an adjustable range by the rotation operation is decreased. - In consideration with the above problem, a
shaft portion 10 of the rotation operation part 1P according to a second embodiment ofFigs. 5A and 5B includes a spring member in which a pair ofspiral springs 100a, 100b whose winding directions are opposite to each other is connected in series via a coupling portion 100c. In the figures, the upper spiral spring 100a is set to be right-winding, and thelower spiral spring 100b is set to be left-winding. Any of the spiral springs 100a, 100b has length of substantially one spire, the inside of the winding surrounds a rotation shaft of theshaft portion 10 in the vicinity thereof, and the outside of the winding corresponds to asupport shaft 101 and an outer edge portion of abase portion 11. The spiral springs 100a and 100b are formed in a shape which is close to line symmetry via the coupling portion 100c. - Upper and lower end surfaces of the coupling portion 100c are formed to be inclined surfaces which are respectively continuous to the spiral springs 100a, 100b in series. Length of the coupling portion 100c and coupling positions to the
springs 100a, 100b are adjusted in such a manner that a slight gap is generated between thesprings 100a, 100b so as not to bring thesprings 100a, 100b into contact with each other. - It should be noted that in the rotation operation part 1P of this second embodiment, dents 103 and protruding
pieces 104 of thesupport shaft 101 are provided at positions displaced from the basic form by about 90 degrees. The inclination direction of an upper surface of ashort shaft 102 is changed in such a manner that the upper surface is continuous to the winding of the left-windingspiral spring 100b. - With the above configuration, when the spiral springs 100a, 100b are contracted by a pressing force at the time of attachment, a rightward rotation force is generated in the upper spiral spring 100a whereas a leftward rotation force is generated in the
lower spiral spring 100b. Length of thesprings 100a, 100b is the substantially same. Thus, both the rotation forces can be offset in the coupling portion 100c between both the springs. Thereby, the turningportion 31 of thevariable resistor 3 is prevented from being rotated, so that the adjustable range can be fully utilized. - In the
rotation operation part 1Q of a third embodiment illustrated inFigs. 6A and 6B , as well as the rotation operation part 1P, a coupling body in which a pair ofspiral springs 100a, 100b whose winding directions are opposite to each other is coupled in series via a coupling portion 100d is introduced to ashaft portion 10. The coupling portion 100d of the present embodiment is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, the longitudinal direction thereof is matched with the axial direction of theshaft portion 10, and upper and lower end surfaces are inclined so as to be respectively continuous to the spiral springs 100a, 100b in series. - As well as the second embodiment, the spiral springs 100a, 100b have length of substantially one spire and are set in a shape which is close to line symmetry via the coupling portion 100d. Although a
support shaft 101 is the same as the basic form, the spiral spring 100a and thesupport shaft 101 are coupled via acoupling shaft 106 which is slightly thicker than thecoupling shaft 105 ofFigs. 3A and 3B . Thespiral spring 100b and abase portion 11 are also coupled via acoupling shaft 107 which has the substantially same shape as thecoupling shaft 106. - In the
rotation operation part 1Q of the third embodiment, rotation forces generated at the time of contracting the spiral springs 100a, 100b can also be offset in the coupling portion 100d. Thus, the turningportion 31 of thevariable resistor 3 is prevented from being rotated, so that the adjustable range can be fully utilized.
Further, in thisrotation operation part 1Q, a sufficient gap is ensured between the spiral springs 100a, 100b and a shape of the coupling portion 100d is simplified. Thus, molding is easily performed. Since the coupling portion 100d is a columnar body, a deformation force of the coupling portion 100d is enhanced. Thus, regarding shaft misalignment, the coupling portion 100d can be deformed together with the spiral springs 100a, 100b, so that responsiveness to the shaft misalignment can be enhanced. - The
rotation operation part 1 of the basic form and therotation operation parts 1P, 1Q of the modified examples illustrated above are not limited to thevariable resistor 3 but can also be applied to other rotation type electronic parts such as a variable capacitor and a rotary switch. The electronic device to which these parts are introduced is not limited to the photoelectric sensor but the same configurations can be introduced to other types of sensors or electronic devices other than the sensors.
Claims (4)
- A rotation operation part formed by coupling a base portion to be fixed to a turning portion of a rotation type electronic part and an operation portion having a screw hole via a shaft portion, wherein
the shaft portion includes a spiral spring wound around a rotation axis thereof, and
the shaft portion, the operation portion, and the base portion are integrally molded with elastic resin. - The rotation operation part according to claim 1, wherein the shaft portion includes a pair of spiral springs whose winding directions are opposite to each other, and a coupling portion sandwiched by the spiral springs so as to connect both the spiral springs.
- The rotation operation part according to claim 2, wherein the coupling portion is a columnar body whose longitudinal direction is the axial direction of the shaft portion, and the pair of spiral springs is formed so as to have equivalent length across the columnar body.
- An electronic device comprising a rotation operation part according to any one of claims 1 - 3, wherein
a substrate is provided with the rotation type electronic part, the substrate being accommodated inside a main body portion, and
the rotation operation part is formed by coupling an operation portion having the screw hole and the base portion via the shaft portion, the rotation operation part being arranged in a state where the base portion is fixed to a turning portion of the electronic part and the operation portion is exposed at a surface of the main body portion.
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