Dial wheel mechanism and control device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10672571-B2
Application number	US-201816102880-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 14, 2018
Priority date	Sep 26, 2016
Publication date	Jun 2, 2020
Grant date	Jun 2, 2020

Abstract

A remote controller includes a main body of control device, a dial wheel mechanism arranged at the main body of control device, and a controller configured to obtain rotation angle information of the dial wheel mechanism and control movement of an external device according to the rotation angle information. The dial wheel mechanism includes a support, a positioning member disposed at the support, and a rotating member rotatably disposed at the support. The positioning member includes a positioning element and at least one elastic arm disposed at the positioning element. The rotating member is configured to rotate relative to the support, causing the at least one elastic arm to abut against the support and to be elastically deformed. The rotating member includes multiple positioning slots to engage with the positioning element, which is configured to selectively engage with one of the positioning slots.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A remote controller comprising:
a main body of a control device;
a dial wheel mechanism arranged at the main body of the control device and including:
a support;
a positioning member disposed at the support and including:
a positioning element; and
at least one elastic arm disposed at the positioning element; and

a rotating member rotatably disposed at the support and configured to rotate relative to the support, causing the at least one elastic arm to abut against the support and to be elastically deformed, the rotating member including multiple positioning slots to engage with the positioning element; and the positioning element being configured to selectively engage with one of the positioning slots; and

a controller configured to obtain rotation angle information of the dial wheel mechanism and control movement of an external device according to the rotation angle information.

2. The remote controller according to claim 1 , wherein:
the at least one elastic arm includes two elastic arms respectively disposed at two opposite sides of the positioning element symmetrically.

3. The remote controller according to claim 2 , wherein the two elastic arms abut against the support.

4. The remote controller according to claim 2 , wherein each of the two elastic arms includes a curved elastic sheet.

5. The remote controller according to claim 4 , wherein each of the two elastic arms includes:
an abutment section connected to the positioning element and bending relative to the positioning element; and
a deformation section bending and extending from the abutment section.

6. The remote controller according to claim 5 , wherein a connecting point between the abutment section and the positioning element abuts against the support.

7. The remote controller according to claim 5 , wherein:
the deformation section is bent at 180 degrees with respect to the abutment section; and
an end of the deformation section is parallel to the abutment section.

8. The remote controller of claim 5 , wherein:
the abutment section extends in a direction facing away from the positioning element; and
the deformation section is connected to an end of the abutment section distal to the positioning element, and bends with respect to and extends from the abutment section toward the positioning element.

9. The remote controller of claim 8 , wherein the ends of the deformation sections of the two elastic arms are separated from each other.

10. The remote controller of claim 8 , wherein the ends of the deformation sections of the two elastic arms are connected to each other.

11. The remote controller of claim 5 , wherein the deformation section slidably abuts a guide surface of the support, and slides with respect to the guide surface in response to the positioning member being elastically deformed.

12. The remote controller of claim 2 , wherein each of the two elastic arms includes an integral structure formed by bending a metal sheet.

13. The remote controller according to claim 1 , wherein:
the support includes an accommodating groove; and
the elastic arm of the positioning member is movably disposed at the accommodating groove and configured to slide in an extending direction of the accommodating groove in response to the positioning member being deformed.

14. The remote controller according to claim 13 , wherein:
the support includes a stopper and a mounting element disposed around an outer periphery of the stopper without direct contact; and
a space between the mounting element and the stopper forms the accommodating groove.

15. The remote controller of claim 14 , wherein:
the stopper includes a guide surface; and
the elastic arm is slidably abutted against the guide surface of the support and configured to slide relative to the guide surface in response to the positioning member being deformed elastically.

16. The remote controller according to claim 14 , wherein:
the mounting element includes an opening; and
the positioning element protrudes from the opening and engages with one of the positioning slots.

17. The remote controller according to claim 16 , wherein:
the mounting element comprises abutments at two sides of the opening; and
a connecting point between one of the at least one elastic arm and one of the positioning elements abut against one of the abutments.

18. The remote controller of claim 1 , wherein:
the rotating member further includes:
a connecting element rotatably connected to the support; and
a perimeter wall circumferentially disposed on an outer periphery of the connecting element; and

the positioning slots are disposed at the perimeter wall.

19. The remote controller of claim 18 , wherein the dial wheel mechanism further includes:
an operation member sleeved outside the perimeter wall and configured to be dialed to rotate the rotating member.

20. The remote controller of claim 1 , wherein the dial wheel mechanism further includes:
a sensor; and
an output shaft disposed on the rotating member and connected to the sensor;
wherein the sensor is configured to obtain a rotation angle of the rotating member.

Assignees

• Sz Dji Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Deng Lei
• Wu Zhenkai
• Yuan Bo
• Tang Yin

Classifications

• H01H19/62

  Contacts actuated by radial cams · CPC title

• G05G1/10

  Details, e.g. of discs, knobs, wheels or handles {(G05G1/085 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• G05G5/06 Primary

  for holding members in one or a limited number of definite positions only ({G05G5/005}, G05G5/03, G05G5/05, G05G5/28 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01H19/14 Primary

  Operating parts, e.g. turn knob · CPC title

• H01H19/11

  with indexing means · CPC title