TWI688980B - Rotary push switch with touch screen - Google Patents

Abstract

A rotary push switch with a touch screen includes a base, a circuit board, an actuator and an outer cover, an inner side wall is formed on one side of the base to form an accommodating space, and the inner side wall forms a plurality of accommodating devices An elastic member is correspondingly set at one end, a sliding member is correspondingly arranged at one end of the elastic member, the circuit board is accommodated in the accommodating space and is electrically connected to at least one sensing unit and at least one key unit, the actuating member and the base The phases are arranged and correspond to one side of the circuit board. The actuator has an upper side and a lower side. The upper side forms a flange and an accommodating part. The flange forms at least one combined part. The lower side has An actuating part and at least a triggering part and an inner ring part, the actuating part is correspondingly in contact with the slider, the triggering part is provided correspondingly to the sensing unit, the inner ring part is in contact with the key unit Correspondingly, the outer cover covers the actuator and the base.

Description

Rotary push switch with touch screen

The invention relates to a rotary push switch with a touch screen, in particular to a rotary push switch with touch and rotary functions.

With the advent of the high-tech era, various electronic products are widely used in daily life and work, and improve the efficiency and convenience of life and work. However, in addition to various indoor electronic products, there are many Electronic products are portable, not subject to the constraints and restrictions of time and space, such as notebook computers, tablet computers, multimedia audio and video players, mobile phones, digital cameras, etc., are all electronic products that can be carried and used on the go, and because of today The design of electronic products is designed to be light, thin, short, and small. The various components used in electronic products are also reduced and thinned to meet the small size of electronic products and can be easily used. mode.

In addition, among the components used in various electronic products nowadays, the push switch is considered to be a quite common component. It is controlled by the method of pressing, and because of the simple overall structure, it is easy to modularize and mass produce, so it is often widely used. Are used in electronic products, such as wireless remote controls and digital walkmans currently on the market.

At present, there are many types of push switches on the market, which can be divided into touch push switches, rotary push switches, etc. However, different types of push switches have corresponding structures Of course, it is not the same, such as Taiwan Patent Announcement No. I540606, in which a shaft barrel 20 needs to be extended inside the cap 2, and then an elongated inlay strip is formed on the outer side wall of the shaft barrel 20, and the drive module 5 includes a The cover 50, a base 51, an elastic element 6, a rotating member 52 and a contacting member 54 are rotatably connected to the base 51, and a plurality of outer surfaces of the rotating member 52 are provided The groove 524 is provided corresponding to the plurality of inlay strips 201 of the shaft cylinder 20 of the cap 2 and extends from the top of the rotating member 52, whereby the rotation piece 52 is inserted into the plurality of inlay strips 201 using the plurality of grooves 524 However, the production of the groove 524 and the inlay bar 201 greatly increases the difficulty of processing, and the production cost is relatively high. That is to say, there are fewer manufacturers on the market that can have touch and rotation at the same time. The push switch with the same function and less modularization results in a relatively low versatility and cannot be popularized by most users.

Therefore, how to solve the problems and deficiencies of the above-mentioned practice is the one where the relevant manufacturers engaged in this industry are eager to study the direction of improvement.

Secondly, in order to effectively solve the above-mentioned problems, the main object of the present invention is to provide a rotary push switch with a touch screen that can have both touch and rotation functions.

The secondary objective of the present invention is to provide a rotary push switch with a modular touch screen.

The secondary objective of the present invention is to provide a rotary push switch with a touch screen that greatly reduces production costs.

The secondary objective of the present invention is to provide a rotary push switch with a touch screen that greatly simplifies the processing procedure.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a rotary press-opening with a touch screen It includes a base, a circuit board, an actuator and an outer cover. An inner side wall is formed on one side of the base to form an accommodating space, and a plurality of accommodating parts are formed on the inner side wall. An elastic member is correspondingly set at the end, a sliding member is correspondingly arranged at one end of the elastic member, the circuit board is correspondingly accommodated in the accommodating space, and the circuit board is provided with at least one sensing unit and at least one key unit. The sensing unit and the key unit are electrically connected to the circuit board, the actuator is assembled with the base and corresponding to one side of the circuit board, the actuator has an upper side and a lower side, the upper side A flange and an accommodating portion are formed, and at least one combined portion is formed on the flange. The accommodating portion is used to accommodate a display module seat body. The display module seat body correspondingly houses a display module, and the lower side has An actuating part and at least a triggering part and an inner ring part, the actuating part is correspondingly in contact with the slider, the triggering part is provided correspondingly to the sensing unit, the inner ring part is in contact with the key unit Correspondingly, the outer cover corresponds to the actuator and the base of the cover. At least one group of connecting parts is formed inside the outer cover, and the group of connecting parts is correspondingly combined with the combination part.

Through the design of this structure of the present invention, when a user rotates the cover, the assembly part of the cover will drive the combination part of the actuating member to rotate the actuating member, and the sliding member corresponds to the actuating member The actuation part formed on the lower side slides back and forth, which can enable the user to generate tactile or linear tactile feedback when rotating the cover, and through the trigger part in a sensing area of the sensing unit Moving back and forth, when the sensing unit detects the sensing signal of the triggering part, and transmits this signal to the circuit board to control the increment or decrement function of the rotary push switch, and then through the structural design of the inner ring part, When the user depresses the cover, the actuator will be pushed down at the same time. At this time, the inner ring portion on the actuator will correspondingly touch the button unit to turn on or off the rotary push switch, so that it has the same touch In addition to the control and rotation function of the push switch, the rotary push switch can be greatly reduced compared to other rotary push switches The production cost can be mass-produced and has the advantages of modularization.

2‧‧‧rotary push switch

20‧‧‧Dock

201‧‧‧Outside wall

202‧‧‧Trench

203‧‧‧Inner side wall

204‧‧‧ Accommodation Department

205‧‧‧accommodation space

21‧‧‧Elastic parts

22‧‧‧sliding parts

23‧‧‧ circuit board

230‧‧‧sensing unit

2301‧‧‧sensing area

231‧‧‧ button unit

24‧‧‧Actuator

240‧‧‧Upper side

2401‧‧‧Flange

2402‧‧‧Combination Department

2403‧‧‧Accommodation Department

241‧‧‧lower side

242‧‧‧Operation Department

2420‧‧‧Convex

2421‧‧‧recess

243‧‧‧ Trigger Department

244‧‧‧Inner Ring Department

25‧‧‧Display module base

26‧‧‧Display module

27‧‧‧ Outer cover

270‧‧‧Assembly Department

271‧‧‧Card Design Department

3‧‧‧Seal ring

31‧‧‧Outer wing

4‧‧‧Nameplate

5‧‧‧Transparent board

6‧‧‧Back cover

60‧‧‧Card hook

7‧‧‧Wire

Figure 1 is a perspective exploded view of the rotary press switch with touch screen of the present invention; Figure 2 is a perspective exploded view of the rotary press switch with touch screen of the present invention from another perspective; Figure 3 is a touch view of the present invention The three-dimensional combination drawing of the rotary press switch of the control screen.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the rotary push switch with touch screen of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is another cross-sectional view of the rotary press switch with a touch screen according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is another angle cross-sectional view of the rotary push switch with touch screen of the present invention; Figure 7 is another angle cross-sectional view of the rotary push switch with touch screen of the present invention.

The above objects, structural and functional characteristics of the present invention will be described based on the preferred embodiments of the accompanying drawings.

Please refer to the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth figures, which are a three-dimensional exploded view and a three-dimensional assembly diagram and a cross-sectional view of the rotary press switch with a touch screen of the present invention. The switch 2 includes a base 20, a circuit board 23, an actuator 24 and an outer cover 27. The base 20 has an outer side wall 201 and an inner side wall 203. The outer side wall 201 forms at least one groove 202 and The groove 202 is correspondingly embedded with a sealing ring 3, the inner side wall 203 is annularly formed to form an accommodating space 205, and a plurality of accommodating parts 204 are formed on the inner side wall 203, and the accommodating parts 204 are in the form of hollow columns for An elastic member 21 is correspondingly accommodated, and a sliding member 22 is correspondingly provided at one end of the elastic member 21. In this embodiment, the elastic member 21 is a spring. It should be noted that the spring may be selected to have a larger (The spring is harder) or smaller (the spring is softer). The value of the spring coefficient k is different. Different k values can produce different hand feelings. Therefore, the elastic member 21 of the present invention can be adjusted depending on the user's tactile sensation of its hand feeling The elastic member 21, the sliding member 22 is a steel ball, but it is not limited to, the elastic member 21 that can be accommodated in the accommodating portion 204 and has an elastic function, and the appearance of the sliding member 22 is spherical The structures are all included in the scope of the present invention and will be described first; the circuit board 23 is correspondingly accommodated in the accommodating space 205, and the circuit board 23 is provided with a plurality of electronic components and at least one sensing unit 230 and At least one button unit 231, the circuit board 23 is electrically connected to the operation interface through a wire 7 and the sensing unit 230 is a photo interrupter, the photo interrupter has a light receiving part and a light emitting part and is connected to the light A sensing area 2301 is formed in the center of the interrupter, and its operating principle is to use the light-emitting part to convert the electrical input signal into light, and then convert the light into an electrical signal at the light-receiving part receiving this light; the actuator 24 and the The base 20 is assembled and corresponds to one side of the circuit board 23. The actuator 24 has an upper side 240 and a lower side 241. The upper side 240 forms a receiving portion 2403 and the outer peripheral side protrudes upward to form a flange 2401, the accommodating portion 2403 is used to accommodate a display module base 25, the display module base 25 correspondingly accommodates a display module 26, the display module 26 can be selected according to the actual use of touch-operable display Or a general display, the display module 26 transmits the signal to the circuit board 23 through at least one cable (not shown) to control its touch operation, and a name plate 4 is correspondingly attached to the display module 26 At least one combination part 2402 is formed by protruding upward at the flange 2401. The combination part 2402 may be a convex post or a convex body or a convex point, and the lower side 241 is formed by sequentially forming a ring from the outside to the inside The actuating portion 242 and at least one triggering portion 243 and an inner ring portion 244 are formed by a ring extending downward from the lower side 241 of the actuating member 24, and the actuating portion 242 is formed by a plurality of convex portions 2420 and The plural concave portions 2421 are arranged in a staggered interval, when the When the actuating member 24 is assembled with the base 20, the elastic member 21 provided on the base 20 will contact the convex portion 2420 and the concave portion 2421 of the actuating portion 242, so that the sliding member 22 corresponds to the convexities The portion 2420 and the recess 2421 slide back and forth in contact with each other, so that when the actuator 24 is rotated, a tactile sensation can be given back to the user; the trigger portion 243 corresponds to the sensing area 2301 of the sensing unit 230 And the triggering part 243 moves back and forth in the sensing area 2301 to block the light in the sensing area 2301. It should be noted that the triggering part 243 may be in one or more continuous or discontinuous states The shape of the ring is arranged on the inner side of the lower side 241 relative to the actuating portion 242, the number of which is adjusted and arranged according to user needs, and will be described first; the inner ring portion 244 is disposed opposite the lower side 241 of the seat The inner side of the trigger part 243, in other words, the inner ring part 244 is the innermost structure of the lower side 241, the inner ring part 244 is in a convex strip state corresponding to the key unit 231 on the circuit board 23 , So that when the actuator 24 is pressed down, the inner ring portion 244 correspondingly contacts the key unit 231; the outer cover 27 corresponds to cover the actuator 24 and the base 20, and an outer corresponding group of the outer cover 27 is provided with a In the transparent plate 5, at least one set of connecting portions 270 is formed inside the cover 27, and the set of connecting portions 270 is selected as a groove or a hole or a concave hole so that the set of connecting portions 270 corresponds to the combining portion 2402 Assembly, so when the user rotates the cover 27, the assembly part 270 of course also rotates, and the combination part 2402 on the actuator 24 in contact with the assembly part 270 is also rotated, in order to make use When the cover 27 is turned, the actuator portion 242 is driven to rotate together. It is particularly worth mentioning that the combination portion 2402 provided above the actuator 24 is combined with the assembly portion 270 provided below the inside of the cover 27. In order to achieve the design of the rotating action, the component processing is simpler than the conventional rotary switch. Compared with the present invention, the present invention can effectively improve the disadvantages of the conventional; in addition, a back cover is further provided on the other side of the base 20 6. At least one hook 60 is formed on the outer peripheral side of the back cover 6, and at least one hooking portion 271 is formed on the inner peripheral wall of the outer cover 27, and the hooking portion 271 is in the form of a groove, and the hook 60 is Corresponding card is installed in the card mounting part 271, so that the rotary push switch 2 has a waterproof effect; and wherein, the sealing ring 3 can be a v-shaped design, and an outer wing 31 extends outside the sealing ring 3, the outer wing The thickness of 31 is thinner than the sealing ring 3, so that when the outer cover 27 is assembled and attached to the outer wing 31, the outer cover can be tightly waterproofed through the sealing ring 3 and the outer wing 31 while having elasticity. When the switch is turned, The outer cover 27 is attached with the thinner thickness than the outer wing 31 of the sealing ring 3, so that when the outer cover 27 is rotated, its pressing effect can be reduced and it is difficult to rotate.

Through the design of the structure of the present invention, when the user rotates the outer cover 27, the assembly portion 270 of the outer cover 27 drives the assembly portion 2402 of the flange 2401 on the actuator 24 to rotate the actuator 24, and because of the The plurality of convex portions 2420 and concave portions 2421 formed by the actuating portion 242 of the actuating member 24 are staggered at intervals, so that when the sliding member 22 slides back and forth on the actuating portion 242, the user will have a tactile or linear sense Tactile feedback, in addition, while the actuator 24 rotates, the trigger portion 243 on the actuator 24 will move back and forth in the sensing area 2301 of the sensing unit 230 on the circuit board 23 when the sensing unit 230 Detects the sensing signal of the trigger part 243, and transmits this signal to the circuit board 23 to control the increment or decrement function of the rotary push switch 2, in addition, the inner ring formed by the lower side 241 of the actuator 24 The structure design of the part 244, when the user presses the outer cover 27, it will simultaneously drive the actuator 24 to press down, at this time the inner ring portion 244 on the actuator 24 will correspondingly touch the button unit 231 to open or close The rotary push switch 2 enables the present invention to achieve a rotary push switch 2 that has both touch and rotation functions. In addition, the rotary push switch 2 can greatly reduce production costs compared to traditional push switches It can be mass produced and has the advantages of modularization.

As mentioned above, the present invention has the following advantages compared to conventional ones: 1. Can have the effects of touch and rotation at the same time; 2. Has a modular effect; 3. Significantly reduces production costs.

The present invention has been described in detail above, but the above is only one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention. When the scope of the present invention cannot be limited, that is, all changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the application of the present invention Etc., should still be covered by the patent of the present invention.

2‧‧‧rotary push switch

20‧‧‧Dock

201‧‧‧Outside wall

202‧‧‧Trench

203‧‧‧Inner side wall

204‧‧‧ Accommodation Department

205‧‧‧accommodation space

21‧‧‧Elastic parts

22‧‧‧sliding parts

23‧‧‧ circuit board

230‧‧‧sensing unit

2301‧‧‧sensing area

231‧‧‧ button unit

24‧‧‧Actuator

240‧‧‧Upper side

2401‧‧‧Flange

2402‧‧‧Combination Department

2403‧‧‧Accommodation Department

241‧‧‧lower side

242‧‧‧Operation Department

25‧‧‧Display module base

26‧‧‧Display module

27‧‧‧ Outer cover

3‧‧‧Seal ring

4‧‧‧Nameplate

5‧‧‧Transparent board

6‧‧‧Back cover

60‧‧‧Card hook

7‧‧‧Wire

Claims (10)

A rotary push switch with a touch screen includes: a base, an inner side wall is formed on one side to form an accommodating space, and a plurality of accommodating parts are formed on the inner side wall, and the accommodating parts are correspondingly arranged An elastic part, a sliding part corresponding to one end of the elastic part, and the base further has an outer side wall, the outer side wall forms at least one groove and the groove corresponds to embed a sealing ring; a circuit board corresponds to the volume Located in the accommodating space, the circuit board is provided with at least one sensing unit and at least one button unit, the sensing unit and the button unit are electrically connected to the circuit board; an actuator is connected to the base The phases are arranged and correspond to one side of the circuit board. The actuator has an upper side and a lower side. The upper side forms a flange and an accommodating part. At least one combination part is formed on the flange. The accommodating part is used To accommodate a display module base, the display module base correspondingly houses a display module, and the lower side has an actuating part and at least a triggering part and an inner ring part, the actuating part corresponds to the sliding The trigger part corresponds to the sensing unit, the inner ring part corresponds to the key unit; and an outer cover corresponds to the cover and the actuator and the base, the outer cover is formed inside At least one set of connecting parts, which is combined corresponding to the combining part. The rotary push switch with a touch screen according to claim 1, wherein the actuating part is formed by projecting downward from the lower side, and the actuating part is composed of a plurality of convex parts and a plurality of concave parts arranged in a staggered interval. The sliding member corresponds to the convex portions and concave portions sliding back and forth so that a tactile feedback can be generated when the cover is rotated. The rotary push switch with a touch screen according to claim 1, wherein the trigger part is disposed on the inner side of the lower side relative to the actuation part, and the trigger part is arranged continuously or discontinuously in a ring shape. The rotary push switch with a touch screen according to claim 1, wherein the sensing unit is a photo interrupter, the sensing unit further forms a sensing area, and the triggering part corresponds to the sensing Move back and forth within the measurement area. The rotary push switch with a touch screen according to claim 1, wherein the inner ring portion is disposed on the inner side of the lower side relative to the trigger portion, and the inner ring portion is in a convex strip shape to make the When the actuator is pressed down, the inner ring portion correspondingly contacts the key unit. The rotary push switch with a touch screen according to claim 1, wherein the combination part is selected as a convex column or a convex body or a convex point, and the combination part is selected as a groove or a concave A hole or a concave hole to make the assembly part correspond to the assembly part. The rotary push switch with a touch screen according to claim 1, wherein an outer wing is formed on the outer side of the sealing ring, and the sealing ring and the outer wing are integrally formed and present a v-shape. The rotary push switch with a touch screen as described in claim 1 further includes a name plate, which is correspondingly attached to the display module. The rotary push switch with a touch screen according to claim 1, further comprising a transparent plate, which is correspondingly arranged outside the outer cover. The rotary push switch with a touch screen according to claim 1, further comprising a back cover, the back cover is provided on the other side of the base corresponding to the cover, and at least one hook is formed on the outer peripheral side of the back cover, At least one locking portion is formed on the inner peripheral wall of the outer cover, and the hook is correspondingly installed in the locking portion.

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