JPS63210485A - Click device for gas controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make the click feeling smooth and obtain the multi-stage click feeling by combining grooves provided in the peripheral direction of a click plate and multiple semi-spherical lugs provided on a metallic receiving plate. CONSTITUTION:A click plate 5 made of synthetic resin is provided with V-shaped grooves a1-a9 in the peripheral direction, has a D-shaped hole 5a with the same shape as a shaft 4, and is rotated concurrently with the shaft 4. A metallic receiving plate 6 has semi-spherical lugs b1, b2 and is fixed to a panel 2. When the shaft 4 is rotated, the click plate 5 is rotated, and the click feeling can be obtained when the grooves a1-a9 of the click plate 5 coincide with the lugs b1, b2 of the metallic receiving plate 6. Accordingly, the multi-stage click feeling is obtained, and the smooth click feeling can be obtained by the combination of the metallic lugs and the grooves of the click plate 5 made of synthetic resin.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a click device that allows switching of supply amount, etc., to be tactually detected in a gas controller used in general household gas appliances.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventionally, a click device for a gas controller consists of a click plate made of a metal plate with a protrusion that moves in conjunction with the shaft of the gas controller, which is fixed to the gas controller with a spring, and a hole is provided. There are configurations such as pressing it against a metal receiving plate. That is, when the shaft is rotated, the click plate also rotates at the same time, and a click feeling is obtained when the protrusion of the click plate matches the hole of the receiving plate.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, since both the click plate and the receiving plate are metal plates, the click feeling is not smooth and can feel stuck, and at the same time, due to the limitations of drilling holes in metal plates, This has the disadvantage that the number of clicks is limited and the number of click steps is limited, making it unsuitable for multi-step clicks.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, the present invention has an object to provide a smooth click feel where metal plates do not have a smooth and soft feel, but sometimes catch or the like, and to obtain a multi-step click.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a gas controller having a plurality of V-shaped grooves circumferentially, having the same axis as the shaft of the gas controller, and rotating in conjunction with the gas controller shaft. A click plate made of synthetic resin, a metal plate provided with a plurality of protrusions and fixed to the panel of the gas controller, and the click plate pressed against the metal plate between the panel of the gas controller and the click plate. It consists of a spring.

Effect: By rotating the shaft,
When the click plate rotates and the groove of the click plate matches the protrusion of the metal plate, a click feeling is obtained. Note that by rotating the shaft, the click plate also rotates, and when the rotation angle between the groove of the click plate and the next groove is shifted by 1A, the grooves are symmetrical with respect to the center of the click plate. These grooves and the protrusions provided on the metal plate at points symmetrical positions coincide with each other to provide a click feeling.

Further, when the shaft is rotated twice by the angle formed by the grooves of the click plate, the grooves of the original click plate and the protrusions of the original metal plate match, and a click is obtained.

By repeating this process by rotating the shaft, multiple clicks can be obtained, and at the same time, a soft and smooth lick feeling due to the contact between the synthetic resin and the metal can be obtained.

Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the accompanying drawings. In Figures 1 to 3, numeral 1 is the main body of the gas controller that has a built-in closure for opening and closing the gas, 2 is its front panel, and 4 is a shaft with a D-shaped cross section that rotates the closure. be. 3 is a stopper for regulating the rotation of the shaft 4, and 5 is a stopper having a V-shaped groove a1 to a proboscis in the circumferential direction, and a D-shaped hole 5a having the same shape as the shaft 4, and rotates at the same time as the shaft 4. Resin click plate,
6 is a hemispherical protrusion b1. b2 is a metal receiving plate fixed to the panel 2, and 7 is a spring provided between the stopper 3 and the click plate 5 to always press the click plate 5 against the receiving plate 6.

To explain the operation in the above configuration, when the shaft 4 is rotated, the click plate 5 rotates, and the groove a1 first aligns with the protrusion b1 of the receiving plate 6, giving a click feeling. Further, when the shaft 4 is rotated by half θ/2 of the angle θ formed by the groove of the click plate 5, a protrusion b2 provided at a point symmetrical position with the protrusion b1 and a groove deviated by θ/2 from the groove a1 and a point symmetrical groove are formed. It matches a2 and gives a click feeling. Furthermore, shaft 4
When rotated by θ/2, the protrusion b1 and the groove &3 are aligned, and a click feeling is obtained. By repeating this, a click feeling can be obtained at every angle θ/2, and a multi-stage click feeling can be obtained within a predetermined angle.

At this time, the depth hl of the first grooves a1 and a9 is set larger than the depth h2 of the other grooves, and the click feeling is strengthened to make it easier to understand the usable angle range of the gas controller. Further, by changing the shape of the grooves a1 to a9 and the strength of the spring 7, a desired smooth, soft, and licky feeling can be obtained.

Note that in the above embodiment, the protrusion b1. b2 was set to 2 and the number of grooves was set to 9 including those shifted by an angle of θ/2, but by increasing the number of protrusions and the number of grooves, a more multi-stage click feeling can be obtained.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the click device of the gas controller of the present invention uses a combination of a plurality of protrusions and a large number of grooves to provide a more multi-step click feeling than ever before, and also uses a combination of metal protrusions and a click plate made of synthetic resin. The combination of grooves allows you to get a smooth, soft and licky feel.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side view of a main part of a gas controller employing a click device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view of a click plate, and Fig. 3 is a line C10 and D in Fig. 2. 4 is a view in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is a view in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 2, FIG. 6 is a plan view of the receiving plate, and FIG. , O
, F@ is a cross-sectional view. 1... Body of gas controller, 2... Front panel, 4... Shaft, 5... Click plate, 6... Receiving plate, 7... ····spring,
bl, b2...Protrusion, &1-a9...Groove. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and 1 other person No. 1
Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6z Figure 7

Claims (1)

[Claims] A click plate made of synthetic resin that has many grooves in the circumferential direction, has the same axis as the shaft of the gas controller body, and rotates with the shaft, and positions equally divided at the same angle in the circumferential direction. a metal receiving plate provided with a plurality of hemispherical protrusions and fixed to a panel of the gas controller main body; and a spring provided between the panel and the click plate to press the click plate against the receiving plate. Gas controller click device with.