Electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10274905-B2
Application number	US-201715795485-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 27, 2017
Priority date	Mar 7, 2016
Publication date	Apr 30, 2019
Grant date	Apr 30, 2019

Abstract

An electronic device includes a case, a manipulation ring disposed on the case, a rotational unit, a waterproof member, and an optical tracking system (OTS) sensor. The case has a first chamber and a second chamber arranged outside the first chamber. The case has a thru-hole arranged between the first and second chambers. The rotational unit includes a shaft and a mating member arranged in the second chamber and connected to the shaft. The shaft has a first segment arranged in the first chamber and a second segment arranged in the thru-hole. The manipulation ring is spinable to rotate the mating member and the shaft. The waterproof member is configured to seal a gap between the second segment and an inner wall of the case defining the thru-hole. The OTS sensor is arranged in the first chamber and is corresponding in position to the first segment.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a case having a first chamber and a second chamber arranged outside the first chamber, wherein the case has a thru-hole arranged between the first chamber and the second chamber;
a manipulation ring disposed on the case and including a driving portion facing the case;
a rotational unit including:
a shaft passing through the thru-hole, wherein the shaft has a first segment arranged in the first chamber and a second segment arranged in the thru-hole; and
a mating member arranged in the second chamber and connected to a portion of the shaft away from the first segment, wherein the mating member and the shaft are synchronously rotatable along a central axis of the shaft, the mating member is abutted against the driving portion, and the manipulation ring is spinable to rotate the mating member by the driving portion;

a waterproof member configured to seal a gap between the second segment of the shaft and an inner wall of the case defining the thru-hole; and
an optical tracking system (OTS) sensor arranged in the first chamber, wherein the OTS sensor is corresponding in position to the first segment for detecting a rotating angle of the first segment.

2. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the driving portion includes a plurality of teeth arranged on a bottom of the manipulation ring in a circular arrangement, and the mating member includes a gear engaged with a part of the teeth of the manipulation ring.

3. The electronic device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein a diameter of the gear is larger than that of the shaft, and the shaft and the gear are integrally formed as one piece.

4. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the manipulation ring is spinable to rotate the mating member by a friction force generated between the driving portion and the mating member.

5. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the waterproof member includes an O-ring sleeved at the shaft to seal the gap.

6. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first segment of the shaft has a surrounding surface and an end surface arranged distant from the mating member, and the OTS sensor is configured to emit light onto the surrounding surface of the first segment.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first chamber has a bottom surface and a surrounding side surface, the thru-hole is recessed from the surrounding side surface of the first chamber to the second chamber, and the OTS sensor is arranged in a projecting path defined by orthogonally projecting the first segment onto the bottom surface.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the OTS sensor includes a light emitting unit and an optical navigation chip, the light emitting unit is configured to emit light onto the first segment of the shaft, and the optical navigation chip is configured to receive the light reflected by the first segment.

9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the light emitting unit includes a laser diode or a light emitting diode.

10. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second chamber is arranged around the first chamber, and the manipulation ring is spinable along a spinning axis substantially perpendicular to the central axis of the shaft.

11. An electronic device, comprising:
a case having a first chamber and a second chamber arranged outside the first chamber, wherein the case has a thru-hole arranged between the first chamber and the second chamber;
a translucent trough connected to the case and arranged in the first chamber, wherein a space surroundingly defined by the translucent trough is in air communication with the second chamber through the thru-hole, and the translucent trough is configured to separate the space and the second chamber from the first chamber;
a manipulation ring disposed on the case and including a driving portion facing the case;
a rotational unit including:
a shaft inserted into the space of the translucent trough by passing through the thru-hole, wherein the shaft has a first segment arranged in the space of the translucent trough and a second segment arranged in the thru-hole; and
a mating member arranged in the second chamber and connected to a portion of the shaft away from the first segment, wherein the mating member and the shaft are synchronously rotatable along a central axis of the shaft, the mating member is abutted against the driving portion, and the manipulation ring is spinable to rotate the mating member by the driving portion; and

an optical tracking system (OTS) sensor arranged in the first chamber, wherein the OTS sensor is corresponding in position to the first segment for detecting a rotating angle of the first segment.

12. The electronic device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the driving portion includes a plurality of teeth arranged on a bottom of the manipulation ring in a circular arrangement, and the mating member includes a gear engaged with a part of the teeth of the manipulation ring.

13. The electronic device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein a diameter of the gear is larger than that of the shaft, and the shaft and the gear are integrally formed as one piece.

14. The electronic device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the manipulation ring is spinable to rotate the mating member by a friction force generated between the driving portion and the mating member.

15. The electronic device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the translucent trough being transparent includes a tube-like portion and a covering portion, an end of the tube-like portion is connected to a periphery edge of the covering portion, and the other end of the tube-like portion is connected to the first chamber and is arranged around the thru-hole, wherein the first segment is arranged in the tube-like portion.

16. The electronic device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the first segment of the shaft has a surrounding surface and an end surface arranged distant from the mating member, and the OTS sensor is configured to emit light onto the surrounding surface of the first segment through the translucent trough.

17. The electronic device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the first chamber has a bottom surface and a surrounding side surface, the thru-hole is recessed from the surrounding side surface of the first chamber to the second chamber, the translucent trough is perpendicularly connected to the surrounding side surface, and the OTS sensor is arranged in a projecting path defined by orthogonally projecting the first segment onto the bottom surface.

18. The electronic device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the OTS sensor includes a light emitting unit and an optical navigation chip, the light emitting unit is configured to emit light onto the first segment of the shaft through the translucent trough, and the optical navigation chip is configured to receive the light reflected by the first segment and passing through the translucent trough.

19. The electronic device as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the light emitting unit includes a laser diode or a light emitting diode.

20. The electronic device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the second chamber is arranged around the first chamber, and the manipulation ring is spinable along a spinning axis substantially perpendicular to the central axis of the shaft.

21. An electronic device, comprising:
a case having a chamber and a thru-hole in air communication with an interior space and an exterio

Assignees

• Pixart Imaging Inc

Inventors

• Chung Ching-Lin

Classifications

• G04B19/223

  with rotary disc, rotary bezel, or rotary dial · CPC title

• G04F3/08

  Additional arrangements in connection with ordinary electric clocks for this purpose · CPC title

• G01D11/245

  Housings for sensors · CPC title

• G01D5/34

  the beams of light being detected by photocells · CPC title

• G01D5/28

  with deflection of beams of light, e.g. for direct optical indication (G01D5/40 takes precedence; {mechanical adjustment G01D5/264}) · CPC title