KR20160037498A - Knob device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a knob device. The knob device includes a housing member combined with a substrate, an outer member which has a shape for surrounding the housing member and is rotatably combined with the housing member, and an elastic member which is combined with the housing member, protrudes to the outside of the hosing member, and is moved by the interference of the outer member according to the outer member. So, the number of clicks can be controlled.

Description

Knob device {KNOB DEVICE}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a knob apparatus, and more particularly, to a knob apparatus capable of adjusting a rotational force of a knob apparatus,

Generally, a knob device applied to electric or electronic devices such as audio, navigation, etc., can change the pressure and rotational force pressing the knob device to an electrical signal, thereby enabling various input methods with a single input device.

An input for pressing the knob device is inputted as a linear movement of the outer member, and is converted into an electrical signal by the piezoelectric element. The rotation input for rotating the knob device is input as a rotational movement of the outer member, and is measured by an optical sensor or the like inside the device and converted into an electrical signal.

Since the general knob device is fixed to the substrate and the shape and specifications of the encoder section for converting the mechanical signal into the electrical signal are fixed, it is difficult to manage the repair and replacement of the device and the range of design change is limited. There is a problem that is difficult to do.

BACKGROUND ART [0002] The background art of the present invention is disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2013-0126831 (published on November 21, 201, entitled "Hollow Type Knob").

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is conceived to solve the problems described above and provides a knob apparatus capable of adjusting a rotational force for operation of a knob apparatus and a number of clicks as a repetitive force generated in response to rotation of the knob apparatus The purpose is to do.

A knob apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a housing member coupled to a substrate; An outer member formed to surround the housing member and rotatably coupled to the housing member; And an elastic member coupled to the housing member and protruding from the outer side of the housing member to interfere with the outer member in accordance with rotation of the outer member.

In the present invention, the housing member may include: a housing portion coupled to the substrate and rotatably coupled to the outer member; And a resilient supporting portion formed concavely in the housing portion and into which the elastic member is movably inserted.

In the present invention, the outer member may include an outer upper portion inserted into the housing member, the outer upper portion being provided on the inner peripheral surface so that the elastic member is in contact with the elastic member, And an outer lower portion coupled to the upper portion of the outer case in a state where the housing member is interposed between the outer portion and the upper portion of the outer case, and the rotation amount is measured by a sensor mounted on the substrate upon rotation.

In the present invention, the outer upper part is formed in a shape to surround the housing member, a thread is formed on the inner peripheral surface, and an outer upper body is screwed with the lower part of the outer part. And an outer protrusion protruding from an inner circumferential surface of the outer upper body and contacting the elastic member, the outer protrusion being arranged in a circumferential direction about a rotational axis of the outer upper body.

According to the present invention, the outer lower part of the outer lower part includes the housing member inserted therein, threads formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof and threadedly engaged with the upper part of the outer part. And a rotation protrusion protruding from one side of the lower portion of the outer portion and measuring a rotation amount by the sensor when the outer lower body is rotated.

In the present invention, the elastic member may include a contact portion movably provided on the housing member, the contact portion contacting the inner circumferential surface of the outer member, and reciprocating according to the movement of the outer member; And an elastic portion that elastically supports the contact portion in contact with the housing member and the contact portion at both ends thereof.

In the present invention, the contact portions are arranged in the circumferential direction about the rotational axis of the outer member.

The knob apparatus according to the present invention can realize the turning force and the click number of the knob apparatus by using the repulsive force generated by the interference between the outer member and the elastic member.

In addition, since the upper portion of the outer portion is screwed to the lower portion of the outer housing and is coupled to the housing member, the rotational force and the number of clicks of the knob device can be adjusted by replacing the outer member with a simple operation.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a knob mounting apparatus including a knob apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a front view schematically showing a knob apparatus having a knob apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a state where a knob apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is coupled to a substrate.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a knob apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a side view of a side view of a knob apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section taken along the line AA 'in FIG.
FIG. 7 is a view illustrating a state in which the shape of a protrusion is changed in a knob apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a knob apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this process, the thicknesses of the lines and the sizes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation.

In addition, the terms described below are terms defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user, the operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a knob mounting apparatus including a knob apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a knob apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is inserted into a knob mounting hole portion 11 of a knob mounting apparatus 10 illustrated as an audio apparatus or the like, On / off, or to adjust the volume or the like.

2 is a front view schematically showing a knob apparatus having a knob apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2, a knob apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is mounted on a knob mounting apparatus 10 and includes a knob mounting apparatus 10 (not shown) for allowing a user to rotate or press the knob apparatus 1, As shown in Fig.

FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a state where a knob apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is coupled to a substrate. Referring to FIG. 3, the knob apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is coupled to the substrate 20 or the like, and is linearly reciprocated or rotated by a user's operation.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a knob apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, a knob apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing member 100, an outer member 200, and an elastic member 300.

The housing member 100 is coupled to the substrate 20, is inserted into the outer member 200, and supports the elastic member 300. In this embodiment, the housing member 100 includes a housing portion 110 and an elastic support portion 130. [

The housing part 110 is coupled to the substrate 20 by bolting or the like, and the outer member 200 is rotatably coupled to the outer circumferential surface. In this embodiment, the housing part 110 includes a housing body 111 and an outer engaging part 115.

The housing body 111 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, and a housing mounting hole portion 113 into which a fastening member is inserted is integrally formed and is coupled to the board 20 by a fastening member such as a bolt.

The outer coupling part 115 protrudes from the outer peripheral surface of the housing part 110 and is coupled to the outer coupling part 115 so as to rotate along the outer coupling part 115. The lower end of the outer coupling part 115 is hooked to an outer lower step 232 protruding from the inner side of the outer lower part 230 to be described later. To the lower side.

The elastic supporting portion 130 is coupled to the housing portion 110, and the elastic member 300 is movably inserted. The elastic support part 130 is located at the upper end of the housing part 110 and is recessed in the longitudinal direction of the housing body 111 so that the elastic member 300 is inserted.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a side surface of the knob apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A 'in FIG.

5 and 6, the outer member 200 is formed in a shape surrounding the housing member 100 and is rotatably coupled to the housing member 100. As shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the outer member 200 includes an outer upper portion 210 and an outer lower portion 230.

The outer upper part 210 is inserted into the housing member 100 inwardly and has an inner circumferential surface contacting the elastic member 300 to press and move the elastic member 300 according to the rotation. In this embodiment, the outer upper portion 210 is rotatably coupled to the housing member 100 together with the lower outer portion 230, and is detachably coupled to the outer lower portion 230 in a manner such as a screw connection.

Accordingly, the outer upper portion 210 of the present embodiment is provided so as to be changed into a simple disassembling and assembling process according to the specifications of the vehicle, the regulatory performance of the sales market, the demand of the user, and the like. In this embodiment, the outer upper portion 210 includes an outer upper body 211 and an outer protruding portion 213.

The outer upper body 211 is formed so as to surround the housing member 100, and a thread is formed on the inner circumferential surface thereof and is screwed to the outer lower portion 230.

The outer protrusion 213 is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the outer upper body 211 and is in contact with the elastic member 300 and arranged in the circumferential direction around the rotational axis of the outer upper body 211.

The outer lower portion 230 is detachably coupled to the outer upper portion 210 in a state where the housing member 100 is interposed between the outer lower portion 230 and the outer upper portion 210 and is connected to an optical sensor (not shown) The rotation amount is measured. In the present embodiment, the outer lower part 230 includes an outer lower body 231 and a rotation protruding part 233.

The outer lower body 231 is inserted into the housing member 100 and screwed to the outer upper portion 210. In the present embodiment, the outer lower body 231 is formed in a ring shape in which the housing member 100 is inserted inward and includes a synthetic resin material.

The rotary protrusion 233 is provided at the lower end of the outer lower portion 230 and protrudes downward. When the rotary protrusion 233 is rotated together with the outer lower body 231 by the user's operation, the rotation amount of the outer member 200 is measured based on the number of the rotary protrusions 233 detected by the optical sensor, .

The elastic member 300 is coupled to the housing member 100 and protrudes outward from the housing member 100 to contact the inner circumferential surface of the outer member 200, specifically, the outer upper portion 210, And is pressed and moved reciprocally by the outer projection 213 according to the rotation. In this embodiment, the elastic member 300 includes the contact portion 310 and the elastic portion 330.

The contact portion 310 is inserted into the housing member 100 and is movable in the radial direction of the housing member 100. One end portion of the contact portion 310 interferes with the outer projection portion 213 in accordance with the rotation of the outer member 200, do.

Both ends of the elastic part 330 contact the housing member 100 and the other end of the contact part 310 to elastically support the contact part 310. [

The contact portions 310 are arranged in the circumferential direction about the rotational axis of the outer member 200 to prevent the outer member 200 from eccentric to one side and the load due to the outer protrusion 213 is concentrated Thereby preventing breakage of components and generation of noise.

Hereinafter, the operation principle and effects of the knob apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The elastic member 300 is mounted inside the housing member 100. The contact portion 310 of the elastic member 300 protrudes to the outside of the housing member 100 when the elastic member 300 is engaged with the elastic support portion 130 formed concavely in the housing member 100.

When the elastic member 300 is coupled to the housing member 100, after the housing member 100 having the elastic member 300 coupled thereto is coupled to the outer lower portion 230, the fastening member passes through the housing mounting hole portion 113 And the housing member 100 and the outer lower portion 230 are coupled to the substrate 20 by being coupled to the substrate 20.

When the housing member 100 and the outer lower portion 230 are coupled to the substrate 20, the housing member 100 is advanced to the inside of the outer upper portion 210 and the outer upper portion 210 and the outer lower portion 230 are screwed .

Thus, the coupling of the knob apparatus 1 in this embodiment is completed. When a user presses the upper end of the outer upper portion 210 to turn on / off the knob mounting device 10, a piezoelectric element (not shown) or the like provided on the substrate 20 converts the force into an electrical signal, The power of the knob mounting apparatus 10 is turned on / off by analyzing the corresponding signal in the processing unit (not shown) of the control unit 20.

When the user rotates the knob apparatus 1 to adjust the volume, frequency, etc. of the knob mounting apparatus 10, the outer lower portion 230 is rotated together with the outer upper portion 210, The rotation of the rotation protrusion 233 is detected by the optical sensor, and the rotation amount is calculated in the processing device of the substrate 20 to adjust the volume and frequency of the knob mounting device 10. [

FIG. 7 is a view illustrating a state in which the shape of a protrusion is changed in a knob apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

6 and 7, when the housing member 100 is fixed to the substrate 20, the outer member 200 is relatively rotated with respect to the housing member 100 so that the outer protrusion 213 and The contact portion 310 is interfered.

When the contact portion 310 interferes with the rotation of the outer upper portion 210, the elastic portion 330 elastically supporting the contact portion 310 is compressed. The magnitude of the elastic force due to the interference with the contact portion 310, 213, and the like.

As the number of outer protrusions 213 increases, the number of clicks, which is the number of movements of the contact portion 310, increases for one rotation of the outer member 200. Further, when the shape of the outer protrusion 213, particularly the amount of protrusion, is changed, the degree to which the contact portion 310 is compressed or the like is changed. The force exerted on the outer member 200 by the shape of the outer protrusion 213 or the like affects the operation feeling when the user uses the knob apparatus 1. [

The outer upper portion 210 having the outer protruding portion 213 is detachably coupled with the outer lower portion 230 in a screwed manner so that the outer upper portion 210 is replaced with another outer upper portion 210 by a simple operation, , Clicks can be implemented.

The knob apparatus 1 can realize the rotational force and the click number of the knob apparatus 1 by using the repulsive force generated in accordance with the interference between the outer member 200 and the elastic member 300. In this case,

Since the knob apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment has the structure in which the outer upper portion 210 is screwed to the outer lower portion 230 and is coupled to the housing member 100, The rotational force and the number of clicks of the knob apparatus 1 can be adjusted.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. .

Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the following claims.

1: Knob device 10: Knob mounting device
11: knob mounting hole part 20:
100: housing member 110: housing part
130: elastic support part 200: outer member
210: outer upper part 211: outer upper body
213: outer protrusion 230: outer bottom
231: outer lower body 232: outer lower jaw
233: rotation protrusion 300: elastic member
310: contact portion 330: elastic portion

Claims (7)

A housing member coupled to the substrate;
An outer member formed to surround the housing member and rotatably coupled to the housing member; And
An elastic member coupled to the housing member and protruding from the outer side of the housing member and interfering with the outer member according to rotation of the outer member;
The knob apparatus comprising:
The connector according to claim 1,
A housing part coupled to the substrate and rotatably coupled to the outer member; And
An elastic support portion formed concavely in the housing portion, the elastic support portion being movably inserted into the elastic member;
The knob apparatus comprising:
The image forming apparatus according to claim 2,
An outer upper portion inserted into the housing member and provided on the inner peripheral surface so that the elastic member is in contact with the elastic member and interfering with the elastic member upon rotation; And
An outer lower part coupled to the upper part of the outer case with the housing member interposed therebetween, the rotation amount of which is measured by a sensor mounted on the substrate when the outer part is rotated;
The knob apparatus comprising:
[5] The apparatus of claim 3,
An outer upper body formed in a shape surrounding the housing member and having threads formed on an inner peripheral surface thereof and screwed to the lower portion of the outer body; And
An outer protrusion protruding from an inner circumferential surface of the outer upper body and contacting the elastic member, the outer protrusion being arranged in a circumferential direction about a rotational axis of the outer upper body;
The knob apparatus comprising:
4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 3,
An outer lower body into which the housing member is inserted, a thread is formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof, and is screwed to the upper portion of the outer body; And
A rotation protrusion protruding from one side of the lower portion of the outer portion and measuring a rotation amount by the sensor when the outer lower body is rotated;
The knob apparatus comprising:
The elastic member according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A contact portion movably provided on the housing member and reciprocating in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the outer member in accordance with movement of the outer member; And
An elastic part having both ends abutting the housing member and the abutting part to elastically support the abutting part;
The knob apparatus comprising:
7. The apparatus according to claim 6,
Wherein the knob unit is arranged in a circumferential direction about a rotational axis of the outer member.

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