Dial wheel mechanism and control device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11056294-B2
Application number	US-202016888364-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 29, 2020
Priority date	Sep 26, 2016
Publication date	Jul 6, 2021
Grant date	Jul 6, 2021

Abstract

A remote controller includes a main body, a dial wheel mechanism arranged at the main body, 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 an elastic arm. The rotating member is configured to rotate relative to the support, causing the elastic arm to abut against the support and to be elastically deformed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A remote controller comprising:
a main body;
a dial wheel mechanism arranged at the main body and including:
a support;
a positioning member disposed at the support and including an elastic arm; and
a rotating member rotatably disposed at the support and configured to rotate relative to the support, causing the elastic arm to abut against the support and to be elastically deformed; and

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

2. The remote controller according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic arm includes a curved elastic sheet.

3. The remote controller according to claim 1 , wherein the positioning member further includes a positioning element, the elastic arm being disposed at the positioning element.

4. The remote controller according to claim 3 , wherein the elastic arm 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.

5. The remote controller according to claim 4 , wherein a connecting point between the abutment section and the positioning element abuts against the support.

6. The remote controller according to claim 4 , 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.

7. The remote controller of claim 4 , 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.

8. The remote controller of claim 4 , 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.

9. The remote controller according to claim 3 , 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.

10. The remote controller according to claim 9 , 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.

11. The remote controller of claim 10 , wherein:
the stopper includes a guide surface; and
the elastic arm is slidably abutted against the guide surface and configured to slide relative to the guide surface in response to the positioning member being deformed elastically.

12. The remote controller according to claim 10 , wherein:
the mounting element includes an opening; and
the positioning element protrudes from the opening.

13. The remote controller according to claim 12 , wherein:
the mounting element includes an abutment at a side of the opening; and
a connecting point between the elastic arm and the positioning element abuts against the abutment.

14. The remote controller of claim 3 , wherein the elastic arm is one of two elastic arms of the positioning member, the two elastic arms being symmetrically disposed at two opposite sides of the positioning element, respectively.

15. The remote controller of claim 14 , 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; and

ends of the deformation sections of the two elastic arms are separated from each other.

16. The remote controller of claim 3 , wherein the rotating member includes a plurality of positioning slots, and the positioning element is configured to selectively engage with one of the positioning slots.

17. The remote controller of claim 16 , 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.

18. The remote controller of claim 17 , 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.

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

20. The remote controller of claim 1 , wherein:
the support includes:
a stopper;
a mounting element surrounding an outer periphery of the stopper without direct contact; and
an accommodating groove formed by a space between the mounting element and the stopper; and

at least a portion of the positioning member is disposed at the accommodating groove.

Assignees

• Sz Dji Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

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

Classifications

• F16H35/18

  Turning devices for rotatable members, e.g. shafts · CPC title

• H01H19/11

  with indexing means · 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

• H01H19/62

  Contacts actuated by radial cams · CPC title

• H01H19/14 Primary

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