Knob assembly and shuttle structure having knob assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10854402-B2
Application number	US-201916697343-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 27, 2019
Priority date	Jan 30, 2019
Publication date	Dec 1, 2020
Grant date	Dec 1, 2020

Abstract

A knob assembly includes a lower housing, a pushing member, an upper housing, and a screw member. The lower housing includes a tank and hook structures. A through via is formed at the center of the lower housing. The upper housing is rotatably stacked on the lower housing. A lower surface of the upper housing includes an annular hook groove. The pushing member is disposed between the upper and the lower housing, and includes a body and pushing structures. A screw hole is formed at the center of the body. When the screw member is screwed into the screw hole through the through via, the pushing member moves toward and locks the lower housing, and the pushing structures push the hook structures to cause the hook structures to expand outward and be hooked to the annular hook groove, so that the upper housing is limited by the lower housing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A knob assembly, comprising:
a lower housing, comprising a tank and a plurality of hook structures disposed in the tank, wherein a first through via is formed at a center of the lower housing;
an upper housing, rotatably stacked on the lower housing along an axis, wherein a lower surface of the upper housing comprises an annular hook groove;
a pushing member, disposed between the upper housing and the lower housing, and comprising a body and a plurality of pushing structures disposed around the body, wherein a screw hole is formed at a center of the body; and
a screw member, wherein when the screw member is screwed into the screw hole through the first through via, the pushing member moves toward and is fixed to the lower housing, and the pushing structures push the hook structures to cause the hook structures to expand outward and be hooked to the annular hook groove of the upper housing, so that the upper housing is limited on the axis by the lower housing.

2. The knob assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the number of the pushing structures is the same as the number of the hook structures of the lower housing.

3. The knob assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the upper housing is integrally formed.

4. The knob assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the annular hook groove comprises a plurality of hook grooves evenly arranged around the center of the lower surface.

5. The knob assembly according to claim 1 , wherein each of the hook structures comprises a limiting portion and a clamping portion, the limiting portion is connected to a bottom of the tank and extends toward an outer edge of the tank, an inclination angle exists between the limiting portion and the bottom of the tank, and the clamping portion is connected to the limiting portion and hooked to the annular hook groove.

6. The knob assembly according to claim 5 , wherein when the pushing structures push the hook structures to cause the hook structures to expand outward and be hooked to the annular hook groove of the upper housing, a change in the inclination angle ranges from 1 to 10 degrees.

7. The knob assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising a stopper plate, disposed on one side of each of the hook structures of the lower housing, wherein the stopper plate is configured to prevent the pushing member from rotating along the axis during screwing the screw member into the screw hole.

8. A shuttle structure, comprising:
a lower housing, comprising a tank and a plurality of hook structures disposed in the tank, wherein a first through via is formed at a center of the lower housing;
an upper housing, rotatably stacked on the lower housing along an axis, wherein a lower surface of the upper housing comprises an annular hook groove;
a pushing member, disposed between the upper housing and the lower housing, and comprising a body and a plurality of pushing structures disposed around the body, wherein a screw hole is formed at a center of the body; and
an upper cover, made of a metal material and fixedly disposed on one side of the upper housing opposite to the pushing member;
a lower cover, made of a metal material and disposed on one side of the lower housing opposite to the pushing member, the lower cover comprising a second through via;
a screw member, wherein when the screw member is screwed into the screw hole through the second through via and the first through via, the pushing member moves toward and is fixed to the lower housing, and the pushing structures push the hook structures to cause the hook structures to expand outward and be hooked to the annular hook groove of the upper housing, so that the upper housing is limited on the axis by the lower housing; and
at least one metal sheet, disposed on an inner wall of the lower cover and configured to connect the upper cover and the lower cover.

9. The shuttle structure according to claim 8 , further comprising a circuit board, disposed between the pushing member and the upper housing.

10. The shuttle structure according to claim 9 , further comprising a sensor, disposed on the circuit board, and configured to sense a rotation state of the upper housing.

11. The shuttle structure according to claim 10 , wherein the sensor is an optical sensor.

Assignees

• Pegatron Corp

Inventors

• Ye Long-Sing
• Tang Tao-Hsiang

Classifications

• G05G1/10 Primary

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

• H01H19/10 Primary

  Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon · CPC title

• H01H19/14

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

• H01H19/04 Primary

  Cases; Covers · CPC title

• H01H25/065

  using separate operating parts, e.g. a push button surrounded by a rotating knob · CPC title