TWM627856U - A rotary encoder switch - Google Patents

Abstract

The new model discloses a rotary encoder switch, comprising a positioning seat and a rotating seat arranged on the positioning seat, wherein a contact spring is arranged on the rotating seat; a PCB board is arranged on the positioning seat, and The PCB board is provided with a conductive spring piece electrically connected to the PCB board, and the contact spring is in contact with the conductive spring piece; the rotary encoder switch provided by the new model can realize the 360° rotary switch signal function, so that different function, and high sensitivity, feel good, improve user experience.

Description

A rotary encoder switch

The new model relates to the field of encoders, in particular to a rotary encoder switch.

In the existing encoder switch, there are disadvantages such as complex internal structure, prone to jam phenomenon, low sensitivity, poor hand feeling, and poor user experience.

In view of the above deficiencies, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a rotary encoder switch, which can realize a 360° rotary switch signal function, so that different functions can be defined, and has high sensitivity, good hand feeling, and improved user experience.

The technical scheme adopted by this new model to achieve the above purpose is:

A rotary encoder switch includes a positioning seat and a rotating seat arranged on the positioning seat, a contact spring is arranged on the rotating seat; a PCB board is arranged on the positioning seat, and a PCB is arranged on the PCB board There is a conductive elastic piece electrically connected to the PCB board, and the contact spring is in contact with the conductive elastic piece.

As a further improvement of the present invention, a plurality of rotating sliding teeth distributed in an annular shape are formed on the positioning seat, at least one upper movable groove is formed on the rotating seat, a spring is arranged in the upper movable groove, and a spring is arranged in the upper movable groove. A sliding pin abutting between the spring and the rotating sliding tooth is arranged in the upper movable groove.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the positioning seat is mainly composed of an upper positioning cover and a central positioning rod arranged in the middle of the lower end of the upper positioning cover. Among them, the rotating seat is arranged at the lower part of the upper positioning cover and is located at the periphery of the central positioning rod, and the PCB board is arranged on the upper positioning cover.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the rotating seat and the central positioning rod are connected by an outer bearing, and two positioning hooks arranged opposite to each other are protruded on the outer wall of the central positioning rod, and the two positioning hooks are hooked on the The lower end of the outer bearing.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the upper positioning cover is provided with a functional module electrically connected to the PCB board, and the functional module is a touch screen module, an OLED screen module or a key module.

As a further improvement of the present invention, an accommodating groove is formed on the upper positioning cover, and both the PCB board and the functional module are arranged in the accommodating groove.

As a further improvement of the present invention, a light ring is arranged on the rotating seat.

The beneficial effects of this new model are:

The beneficial effects of the new model are: through the combination of the special structure of the positioning seat and the rotating seat, the structure design is reasonable, the 360° rotating seat can be rotated, and the 360° rotating switch signal function can be realized by using the encoder principle, so that different function, and high sensitivity, feel good, improve user experience.

The above is an overview of the new technical solution, and the present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

10: PCB board

101: Conduction shrapnel

1010: Conduction terminal

1011: Monolithic sheet metal

1012: Intermittent metal sheet A

1013: Intermittent metal sheet B

10120, 10130: tooth position

10122, 10132: blank space

10111: Conduction terminal

10121: Conductive terminal

10131: Conductive terminal

2: Positioning seat

201: Touch screen module

21: Upper positioning cover

210: Rotary sliding teeth

211: accommodating slot

22: Center positioning rod

220: Positioning hook

20: Function module

202: OLED screen module or key module

9: Rotary seat

90: Outer bearing

91: Contact Reed

911: Touch Feet

93: Upper Activity Slot

95: slip tip

Figure 1 is an exploded view of the new model.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of one of the new models.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the overall external structure of one of the new models.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the positioning seat in the new model.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of the rotating seat in the new model.

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the combination of the contact spring and the conducting spring in the new model.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the exploded structure of the contact spring and the conducting spring of the new type.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of another overall external structure of the new model.

In order to further illustrate the technical means and effects adopted by the present invention to achieve the predetermined purpose, the specific implementations of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 5 , a new embodiment of the present invention provides a rotary encoder switch, including a positioning base 2 and a rotating base 9 disposed on the positioning base 2 , wherein a contact spring is disposed on the rotating base 9 Sheet 91 ; a PCB board 10 is provided on the positioning seat 2 , and a conductive spring piece 101 electrically connected to the PCB board 10 is provided on the PCB board 10 , and the contact spring piece 91 is in contact with the conductive spring piece 101 . When the rotating base 9 is rotated, the contact spring 91 is driven to slide in contact with the conductive elastic sheet 101 , so as to form an encoder that can rotate 360° and output switch signals.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , the conductive elastic piece 101 has three conductive terminals 1010 electrically connected to the PCB board 10 ; The integral metal sheet 1011, one third of the discontinuous metal sheet A 1012 and one third of the discontinuous metal sheet B 1013 are composed, and the three conducting terminals 1010 are respectively the conducting terminals 10111 connected to the integral metal sheet 1011 , The conducting terminal 10121 connected to the discontinuous metal sheet A 1012 and the conducting terminal 10131 connected to the discontinuous metal sheet B 1013 . The discontinuous metal sheet A 1012 and the discontinuous metal sheet B 1013 are both discontinuous toothed metal sheets, that is, in the Several tooth positions ( 10120 , 10130 ) are respectively formed on the discontinuous metal sheet A 1012 and the discontinuous metal sheet B 1013 , and there is a space ( 10122 , 10132 ) between two adjacent tooth positions.

Meanwhile, the contact spring 91 is an annular spring as a whole, and the contact spring 91 has three contact pins 911 slidingly contacting the conduction spring 101 .

When the contact spring 91 rotates with the rotating base 9 , the three contact pins 911 on the contact spring 91 are respectively connected to the integral metal plate 1011 , the discontinuous metal plate A 1012 and the discontinuous metal plate B 1013 slides up, so as to realize intermittent conduction and disconnection, forming a pulse signal, so as to sense the clockwise and counterclockwise rotation of the encoder.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6 , when rotating clockwise, one of the contact pins 911 of the contact spring 91 slides into contact with the integral metal sheet 1011 , and the other contact pin 911 is in contact with the discontinuous metal sheet A 1012 . The teeth are in contact with each other, and the remaining one contact pin 911 is in contact with the empty space on the discontinuous metal sheet B 1013. Therefore, in the process of continuous rotation, when rotating each tooth position, the conducting terminal 10111 on the conducting elastic sheet 101 is connected to the conducting terminal 10121, or the conducting terminal 10111 and the conducting terminal 10131 are connected. Each time a tooth is rotated, the conduction terminal 10111 and the conduction terminal 10121 are connected, or the conduction terminal 10111 and the conduction terminal 10131 are switched, and the pulse signal A is formed.

When rotating counterclockwise, in the same way, each time a tooth is rotated, the conduction terminal 10111 and the conduction terminal 10121 will be connected, or the conduction terminal 10111 and the conduction terminal 10131 will be switched to form a pulse signal B. .

From the phase before and after the pulse signal A and the pulse signal B', it can be determined whether the rotation is clockwise or counterclockwise. When doing some value increment with When reducing the volume, such as volume adjustment and audio adjustment, the volume or audio can be increased/decremented by rotating clockwise and counterclockwise.

At the same time, in order to increase the feel, as shown in FIGS. 2 , 4 and 5 , a plurality of rotating sliding teeth 210 distributed in an annular shape are formed on the positioning base 2 , and at least one upper movable tooth is formed on the rotating base 9 . In the slot 93 , a spring is arranged in the upper movable slot 93 , and a sliding pin 95 abutting between the spring and the rotating sliding tooth 210 is arranged in the upper movable slot 93 . When the rotating base 9 is rotated 360°, the positioning base 2 is stationary, then under the action of the spring, the sliding pin 95 slides between the rotating sliding teeth 210 , and when the rotating base 9 is rotated, the Signal at the same time, but also increased the feel.

As for the specific structure of the positioning seat 2, as shown in FIG. 4, the positioning seat 2 is mainly composed of an upper positioning cover 21 and a central positioning rod 22 arranged in the middle of the lower end of the upper positioning cover 21. The seat 9 is disposed at the lower part of the upper positioning cover 21 and is located at the periphery of the central positioning rod 22 . The PCB board 10 is disposed on the upper positioning cover 21 , as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 .

For the combination of the rotating base 9 and the positioning base 2, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the rotating base 9 and the central positioning rod 22 in this embodiment are connected by an outer bearing 90, and the central positioning rod is connected by an outer bearing 90. 22 The outer wall is protruded with two positioning hooks 220 arranged oppositely, and the two positioning hooks 220 are hooked on the lower end of the outer bearing 90; by using the outer bearing 90 to connect the rotating seat 9 and the positioning seat 2, it is convenient for the The rotating base 9 rotates 360° relative to the positioning base 2 .

In this embodiment, a functional module 20 electrically connected to the PCB board 10 is disposed on the upper end of the upper positioning cover 21 of the positioning base 2 , and the functional module 20 may be a touch screen module 201 or an OLED screen module Or the key module 202, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 8 . The touch screen module, the OLED screen module and the key module in this embodiment are all of the present embodiment For example, a conventional module, its specific working principle and structure are the same as those of conventional modules in the field. The touch screen module can realize the touch screen operation function, the OLED screen module can realize a better and more colorful display function, and the button module can realize the screen manual pressing function.

For the installation of the PCB board 10 and the functional module 20 , as shown in FIG. 2 , in this embodiment, an accommodating groove 211 is formed on the upper positioning cover 21 , and both the PCB board 10 and the functional module 20 are arranged in the accommodating groove 211 .

In this embodiment, a light ring is arranged on the rotating seat 9, so that the lighting effect can be realized.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the technical scope of the present invention. Therefore, the same or similar technical features as the above-mentioned embodiments of the present invention are adopted, and other structures obtained are all within the scope of the present invention. within the scope of protection.

2: Positioning seat

21: Upper positioning cover

22: Center positioning rod

20: Function module

9: Rotary seat

90: Outer bearing

91: Contact Reed

Claims (7)

A rotary encoder switch includes a positioning seat and a rotating seat arranged on the positioning seat, a contact spring is arranged on the rotating seat; a PCB board is arranged on the positioning seat, and a PCB is arranged on the PCB board There is a conductive elastic piece electrically connected to the PCB board, and the contact spring is in contact with the conductive elastic piece. The rotary encoder switch according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of rotary sliding teeth distributed in an annular shape are formed on the positioning seat, at least one upper movable groove is formed on the rotary seat, and an upper movable groove is arranged in the upper movable groove There is a spring, and a sliding pin abutting between the spring and the rotating sliding tooth is arranged in the upper movable groove. According to the rotary encoder switch as claimed in claim 1 or 2, the positioning seat is mainly composed of an upper positioning cover and a central positioning rod arranged in the middle of the lower end of the upper positioning cover, wherein the rotating seat is arranged on the upper positioning cover. The lower part of the positioning cover is located on the periphery of the central positioning rod, and the PCB board is arranged on the upper positioning cover. According to the rotary encoder switch of claim 3, the rotating seat and the central positioning rod are connected by an outer bearing, and two positioning hooks disposed opposite to each other are protruded on the outer wall of the central positioning rod. The positioning hook is hooked on the lower end of the outer bearing. The rotary encoder switch according to claim 3, wherein a functional module electrically connected to the PCB board is provided on the upper positioning cover, and the functional module is a touch screen module, an OLED screen module or a key module . According to the rotary encoder switch of claim 5, an accommodating groove is formed on the upper positioning cover, and both the PCB board and the functional module are arranged in the accommodating groove. The rotary encoder switch according to claim 1, wherein a light ring is arranged on the rotary base.

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