TWI694026B - Accelerator control device - Google Patents

Abstract

An accelerator control device is provided to solve the problem where the axial size of the conventional accelerator control device is too large that hinders the rider from operating the switch or switches around the accelerator control device. The accelerator control device includes a base having a sensor, a rotating member coupled with the base and rotating relative to the base, and a magnet located between the base and the rotating member. The rotating member includes a restoring element having an end connected to the base and another end connected to a force-bearing ring. The magnet is radially aligned with the restoring element.

Description

Throttle control device

The invention relates to a control device, especially a throttle control device of a locomotive.

At present, all major car manufacturers have invested resources in research and development, and launched more fuel-efficient or more powerful locomotives. The conventional throttle control device has a turn control and a handle connected to the turn control, the turn control and the turn control define an axis direction, the turn control has a magnet axially aligned with a spring ring, and the magnet axis Position a Hall element; turn the handle to drive the magnet to rotate, and use the Hall element to sense changes in the surrounding magnetic force to control the amount of fuel supplied by the throttle.

However, in the above-mentioned conventional throttle control device, since the magnet is positioned to align the elastic ring in the axial direction, the overall axial dimension of the conventional throttle control device is too large, resulting in some riders with smaller hands In the case of holding the handle, the switch around the throttle control device cannot be moved with the thumb, which causes difficulty in operation and poor convenience in use, and serious cases may cause accidents.

In view of this, the conventional throttle control device really still needs to be improved.

In order to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is to provide a throttle control device, which can reduce the overall axial dimension of the throttle control device, so that the rider can easily toggle the throttle control device Set the surrounding switches to further improve the convenience of operation.

The next object of the present invention is to provide a throttle control device, which can improve the service life.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a throttle control device that can improve the ease of assembly.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a throttle control device, which enables a rider to grasp the status of the locomotive in a short period of time, and can improve riding safety.

The directivity or its approximate terms in the entire text of the present invention, such as "front", "back", "left", "right", "upper (top)", "lower (bottom)", "inner", "outer" , "Side", etc., mainly refer to the directions of the attached drawings, and each directivity or its approximate terms are only used to help explain and understand the embodiments of the present invention, not to limit the present invention.

The use of the quantifier "a" or "one" in the elements and components described throughout the present invention is for convenience and provides the usual meaning of the scope of the present invention; in the present invention, it should be interpreted as including one or at least one, and single The concept of also includes the plural case unless it clearly means something else.

The approximate terms "combination", "combination", or "assembly" described throughout the present invention mainly include the types that can be separated without damaging the components after connection, or the components cannot be detached after connection, which is common knowledge in the art. It can be selected according to the material or assembly requirements of the components to be connected.

The throttle control device of the present invention includes: a base with a sensing element; a rotating element that can rotate relative to the base and combined with the base, the rotating element has a reset element, and one end of the reset element is connected to The base, the other end of the reset element is connected to a force ring of the rotating member, the rotating member has at least one resisting member, the resisting member has a closed end and an open end opposite, the closed end resists Supported on the base, the open end is supported on the rotating member by an elastic member; and a magnetic The member is located between the base and the rotating member, and the magnetic member is located radially opposite the reset element.

Accordingly, in the throttle control device of the present invention, the magnetic member is radially opposed to the reset element, which can indeed further reduce the overall axial dimension of the throttle control device, so that the rider can easily turn the throttle while turning with the thumb The switch around the throttle control device has the effect of improving the convenience of operation and riding safety. In addition, the throttle control device of the present invention can form a frictional resistance with a simple structure to provide a gradual resetting effect, and has the effect of improving the smoothness of resetting.

Wherein, the at least one supporting member may be located in at least one blind hole of the rotating member, the elastic member is inserted into the supporting member from the open end, and one end of the elastic member bears against the inner wall of the closed end, the elastic The other end of the piece bears against the bottom of the blind hole. In this way, the structure is simple and easy to assemble, which has the effect of improving the convenience of assembly.

Wherein, when the force ring is rotated by an external force, the force ring can drive the reset element to rotate; when the force ring loses the external force, the force ring can be reset by the torque of the reset element. In this way, the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, and has the effect of reducing manufacturing costs.

Wherein, the base may have a ring body and a central hole penetrating the ring body, a ring groove space is formed between the peripheral edge of the ring body and the outer peripheral edge of the central hole, and the rotating member may be rotatably located on the base relative to the base Ring groove space. In this way, the structure is simple and easy to assemble, which has the effect of improving the convenience of assembly.

Wherein, the rotating member may have a groove portion, the groove portion is located at the periphery of the stress ring, and the magnetic member is located at the groove portion. In this way, the magnetic member can be positioned in the groove portion, which has the effect of improving the bonding stability.

Wherein, a throttle grip may be further included. The throttle grip has a grip portion and a driving member. The rotating member may have at least a first positioning portion facing the driving member; one side of the driving member is connected to the grip portion. The other side of the driving member has at least one second positioning portion, the at least one second positioning Part is combined with at least a first positioning part of the rotating member. In this way, when the rider rotates the grip, the driving member can drive the rotating member to rotate, which has the effect of improving the convenience of use.

Wherein, a housing may be further included, the housing has a positioning groove and a track, the base, the rotating member and the magnetic member are accommodated in the positioning groove, and the driving member of the throttle grip may rotate relative to the housing Set on this track. In this way, the structure is simple and easy to assemble, which has the effect of improving the convenience of assembly.

Wherein, a housing may be further included. The housing has a light-emitting element and a light-transmitting portion, and light of the light-emitting element may penetrate through the light-transmitting portion. In this way, the rider can observe the relevant information through the light-emitting element, so that the status of the locomotive can be grasped in a short time, which has the effect of improving riding safety.

〔this invention〕

1: pedestal

11: ring body

12: Center hole

13: Limit part

14: The first joint

15: sensing element

16: substrate

17: Processing element

2: Rotating parts

21: Force ring

22: Reset element

22a: the first end

22b: second end

23: Supporting piece

23a: closed end

23b: open end

24: blind hole

25: Elastic parts

26: The first positioning part

27: Groove

3: Magnetic parts

4: Cover

41: Second junction

5: throttle grip

51: Grip

52: driving parts

521: Second positioning part

6: Shell

6a: first shell

6b: Second shell

61: positioning groove

62: Orbit

63: Light emitting element

64: Light transmission part

F: Joint

H1: the first limit hole

H2: Second limit hole

P: Faucet rod

S: ring groove space

[Figure 1] A partially exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 2] An exploded perspective view of a base, a rotating member, a magnetic member and a cover plate according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 3] A combined cross-sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 4] A cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of Figure 3.

[Figure 5] A diagram of the operation shown in Figure 4.

In order to make the above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and understandable, the preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below in conjunction with the attached drawings, which are described in detail as follows: Please refer to FIG. 2, It is a preferred embodiment of the throttle control device of the present invention and includes a base 1, a rotating member 2 and a magnetic member 3, the rotating member 2 can be opposite to the base 1 Rotatingly located on the base 1, the magnetic member 3 is connected to the rotating member 2.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 and 2, the base 1 may have a ring body 11 and a central hole 12 penetrating through the ring body 11, the central hole 12 may be used for a faucet rod P to pass through, and the circumference of the ring body 11 An annular groove space S may be formed between the outer periphery of the central hole 12 and the annular groove space S facing the rotating member 2. The base 1 may further have two adjacent limiting portions 13, the two limiting portions 13 are located in the annular groove space S, and a first limiting hole H1 may be formed between the two limiting portions 13. In addition, the outer peripheral wall of the base 1 may also have several first coupling portions 14.

The base 1 has a sensing element 15. The sensing element 15 can be combined with the ring body 11 and located on a side away from the rotating member 2. In detail, the base 1 may have a substrate 16 connected to the ring body 11, the sensing element 15 and a processing element 17 are located in the substrate 16 so that the sensing element 15 can pass through the substrate 16 is coupled to the ring body 11, and the sensing element 15 is electrically connected to the processing element 17. In particular, the sensing element 15 may be a Hall element or other digital electronic chip capable of sensing a magnetic field, and the processing element 17 may be any electronic device with functions such as signal processing calculation and signal input and output. The invention No restrictions.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the rotating member 2 is rotatably located in the ring groove space S with respect to the base 1. The rotating member 2 has a force ring 21 and a reset element 22. The reset element 22 can For example, a torque ring. In detail, the reset element 22 is located in the force ring 21, and the reset element 22 can be sleeved on the outer wall of the hole edge of the center hole 12, so that the reset element 22 is located in the force ring 21 and the center hole 12 Between the outer walls of the hole edge (as shown in Figure 3). The reset element 22 may have a first end 22a and a second end 22b. The first end 22a of the reset element 22 is coupled to the first limiting hole H1 of the base 1, and the second end 22b of the reset element 22 A second limiting hole H2 coupled to the force ring 21. In this way, when the force ring 21 is rotated by an external force, since the second end 22b of the reset element 22 is coupled to the force ring 21, the force ring 21 can drive the reset element 22 to rotate; and when the force ring 21 The moment when the external force is lost, the first end 22a of the reset element 22 is combined with The base 1 can reset the force ring 21 by the torque of the reset element 22.

The rotating member 2 may further have at least one supporting member 23. The at least one supporting member 23 may be located in at least one blind hole 24 of the rotating member 2. The at least one blind hole 24 faces the base 1. In detail, the at least one resisting member 23 has a closed end 23a and an open end 23b opposite to each other, and an elastic member 25 can be inserted into the resisting member 23 from the open end 23b so that one end of the elastic member 25 Supporting the inner wall of the closed end 23a, the other end of the elastic member 25 supports the bottom of the blind hole 24 of the rotating member.

In this way, when the force receiving ring 21 is reset by the torsion force of the resetting element 22, the closed end 23a of the supporting member 23 can bear against the base 1, which can form a frictional resistance with a simple structure to provide progressive The role of reset. In particular, in this embodiment, the number of the supporting member 23 and the blind hole 24 is described as two; preferably, the two blind holes 24 can also be arranged at equal intervals, The friction resistance generated by the two supporting members 23 on the ring body 11 can be evenly dispersed.

The rotating member 2 may further have at least one first positioning portion 26 connected to the force receiving ring 21 and located on a side away from the base 1. In this embodiment, the first positioning The number of the portions 26 may be several, and each of the first positioning portions 26 preferably forms a bump. In addition, the rotating member 2 may also have a groove portion 27, the groove portion 27 is located at the periphery of the stress ring 21, and the groove portion 27 is located between the two blind holes 24.

The magnetic member 3 is connected to the groove 27 of the rotating member 2, the magnetic member 3 can be located between the base 1 and the rotating member 2, and the magnetic member 3 is located on the outer periphery of the reset element 22, so that the magnetic member 3 The reset element 22 located on the rotating member 2 can be radially opposed; in this way, the axial thickness of the base 1, the rotating member 2 and the magnetic member 3 can be reduced, and the overall throttle control device of the present invention can be reduced Axial dimension. In addition, the magnetic element 3 can axially oppose the sensing element 15 located on the base 1. When the force ring 21 is rotated by an external force, the force ring 21 can drive the magnetic element 3 to generate a magnetic field. After the sensing element 15 senses the change of the surrounding magnetic field, it can generate a corresponding signal and transmit it to the processing element 17 through the substrate 16 to control the throttle Fuel supply.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 and 2, the throttle control device of the present invention may further include a cover plate 4, and the cover plate 4 is detachably coupled to the base 1. In this embodiment, the outer periphery of the cover plate 4 may have a plurality of second coupling parts 41, the plurality of second coupling parts 41 respectively aligning the first coupling parts 14 of the base 1, and by counting The coupling elements F couple the first coupling portions 14 and the second coupling portions 41; thus, the cover plate 4 can be firmly coupled to the base 1, so that the rotating element 2 and the magnetic element 3 It can be firmly located in the annular groove space S to prevent the rotating member 2 and the magnetic member 3 from separating from the base 1.

Please refer to Figures 1 and 3, in addition, the throttle control device of the present invention may further include a throttle grip 5, the throttle grip 5 has a grip portion 51 and a driving member 52, the driving member 52 of a The grip portion 51 is connected to one side, and the other side of the driving member may have at least one second positioning portion 521. In this embodiment, the number of the second positioning portions 521 may be several, and each of the second positioning portions 521 preferably forms a groove, so that each of the second positioning portions 521 can be connected to each of the first positions of the rotating member 2 A positioning portion 26 is combined; thus, when the rider rotates the grip portion 51, the rotating member 2 can be driven to rotate by the driving member 52. In particular, in this embodiment, each of the first positioning portions 26 forms a bump, and each of the second positioning portions 521 forms a groove for description; however, each of the first positioning portion 26 and each of the second The positioning portion 521 can also be any symmetrical structure, which is not limited by the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 4, in addition, the throttle control device of the present invention may further include a housing 6 for covering the base 1, the rotating member 2, the magnetic member 3, the The cover plate 4 and the driving member 52 of the throttle grip 5; the housing 6 can be integrally formed, or can be assembled from a first housing 6a and a second housing 6b as shown in FIG. The convenience of disassembly and maintenance is not limited by the present invention. In detail, the housing 6 may have a positioning groove 61 and a rail 62. The base 1, the rotating member 2, the magnetic member 3 and the cover plate 4 are accommodated in the positioning groove 61, the positioning groove 61 It can be used to position the base 1, and the driving member 52 of the throttle grip 5 is arranged on the track 62, so that the driving member 52 can rotate relative to the housing 6.

Please refer to FIG. 1, the housing 6 may also have a light emitting element 63 and a light transmitting portion 64, the light emitting element 63 is electrically connected to the processing element 17, the light emitting element 63 may be an LED light bar or other light emitting The light-emitting element 63 can have at least two or more colored lights, so that the light-emitting element 63 can produce different light colors. In addition, the material and type of the light-transmitting portion 64 are not limited and are based on the principle of being able to transmit light; for example, the light-transmitting portion 64 may be made of plastic or glass, or the light-transmitting portion 64 may be The hollow shape enables the light of the light-emitting element 63 to directly pass through the light-transmitting portion 64.

In this way, the rider can observe relevant information through the light-emitting element 63. For example: when the electric door of the locomotive is opened, the light-emitting element 63 can be in a light-emitting state; or the light-emitting element 63 can gradually lengthen the length of the light as the fuel supply of the locomotive increases, and with the fuel supply of the locomotive Reduce, and gradually shorten the length of lighting; preferably, the light-emitting element 63 flashes different times to know whether the locomotive has leakage or other failures, so that the rider can grasp in a short time The condition of the locomotive.

Please refer to Figures 3, 4, and 5, according to the foregoing structure, when the rider turns the throttle grip 5 (as shown by the arrow direction in Figure 5), the driving member 52 drives the force of the rotating member 2 The ring 21 rotates, so that the force ring 21 can drive the reset element 22 and the magnetic member 3 to rotate, so that the second end 22b of the reset element 22 and the magnetic member 3 can move from the position of FIG. 4 to the fifth The position of the figure; the sensing element 15 senses the change of the surrounding magnetic field, and generates a corresponding signal to be transmitted to the processing element 17, so that the fuel supply of the throttle can be controlled. And the radial thickness of the magnetic element 3 on the outer periphery of the reset element 22 can reduce the axial thickness of the base 1, the rotating element 2 and the magnetic element 3, so that the throttle control device of the present invention as a whole The axial dimension can be reduced.

To sum up, in the throttle control device of the present invention, the magnetic member is radially opposed to the reset element, and indeed the overall axial dimension of the throttle control device can be further reduced, making it easier for the rider Turning the throttle while using the thumb to toggle the switch around the throttle control device has the effect of improving the convenience of operation and riding safety.

Although the present invention has been disclosed using the above-mentioned preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone who is familiar with this art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention still makes various changes and modifications to the above-mentioned embodiments. The technical scope of the invention is protected, so the scope of protection of the present invention shall be subject to the scope defined in the appended patent application.

1: pedestal

11: ring body

12: Center hole

13: Limit part

14: The first joint

15: sensing element

16: substrate

17: Processing element

2: Rotating parts

21: Force ring

22: Reset element

22a: the first end

22b: second end

23: Supporting piece

23a: closed end

23b: open end

24: blind hole

25: Elastic parts

26: The first positioning part

27: Groove

3: Magnetic parts

4: Cover

41: Second junction

F: Joint

H1: the first limit hole

H2: Second limit hole

S: ring groove space

Claims (8)

A throttle control device includes: a base with a sensing element; a rotating member rotatably combined with the base relative to the base, the rotating member has a reset element, and one end of the reset element is connected to the base Seat, the other end of the resetting element is connected to a force ring of the rotating member, the rotating member has at least one resisting member, the bracing member has a closed end and an open end opposite, the closed end resists to The base, the open end is supported against the rotating member by an elastic member; and a magnetic member is located between the base and the rotating member, and the magnetic member is located radially opposite the reset element. The throttle control device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one resisting member is located in at least one blind hole of the rotating member, the elastic member is inserted into the resisting member from the open end, and one end of the elastic member resists In the inner wall of the closed end, the other end of the elastic member bears against the bottom of the blind hole. The throttle control device according to claim 1, wherein when the force ring is rotated by an external force, the force ring drives the reset element to rotate; when the force ring loses external force, the torque of the reset element causes the The force ring is reset. The throttle control device according to claim 1, wherein the base has a ring body and a central hole penetrating the ring body, a ring groove space is formed between the periphery of the ring body and the outer periphery of the center hole, and the rotating member can Rotating relative to the base is located in the ring groove space. The throttle control device according to claim 1, wherein the rotating member has a groove portion, the groove portion is located at the periphery of the force ring, and the magnetic member is located at the groove portion. The throttle control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a throttle grip, the throttle grip has a grip portion and a driving member, and the rotating member has at least a first positioning portion facing the driving member; One side of the driving member is connected to the grip portion, and the other side of the driving member has at least one second positioning portion. The at least one second positioning portion is combined with at least one first positioning portion of the rotating member. If the throttle control device of claim 6, further includes a housing, the housing has A positioning slot and a track, the base, the rotating member and the magnetic member are accommodated in the positioning slot, and the driving member of the throttle grip is rotatably disposed on the track relative to the housing. The throttle control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further includes a housing having a light-emitting element and a light-transmitting portion, and light of the light-emitting element penetrates through the light-transmitting portion.

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