Rotation operation device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11599135-B2
Application number	US-202117186665-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 26, 2021
Priority date	Mar 16, 2020
Publication date	Mar 7, 2023
Grant date	Mar 7, 2023

Abstract

A rotation operation device includes: a rotation shaft including a first end portion and a second end portion spaced apart from each other in an axial direction of the rotation shaft; a knob having conductivity, the knob being provided at the first end portion of the rotation shaft and being configured to rotate the rotation shaft; a touch sensor configured to detect a contact with the knob; and an elastic body having conductivity, the elastic body including a first end connected to the knob and a second end connected to the touch sensor. The knob includes a surface facing in the axial direction of the rotation shaft towards the second end portion of the rotation shaft, the surface of the knob includes a recess portion recessed in the axial direction, and the first end of the elastic body is disposed in the recess portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rotation operation device comprising:
a rotation shaft including a first end portion and a second end portion spaced apart from each other in an axial direction of the rotation shaft;
a knob having conductivity, the knob being provided at the first end portion of the rotation shaft and being configured to rotate the rotation shaft;
a touch sensor configured to detect a contact with the knob; and
an elastic body having conductivity, the elastic body including a first end connected to the knob and a second end connected to the touch sensor,
wherein the knob includes a surface facing in the axial direction of the rotation shaft towards the second end portion of the rotation shaft, the surface of the knob includes a recess portion recessed in the axial direction, and the first end of the elastic body is disposed in the recess portion, and
wherein the knob includes:
a knob main body having conductivity, the knob main body including the recess portion and being attached to the first end portion of the rotation shaft; and
a plate member having conductivity, the plate member being fixed to the knob main body at a bottom surface of the recess portion.

2. The rotation operation device according to claim 1 ,
wherein each of the elastic body and the plate member includes a metal member, and
the knob main body includes a conductively plated resin member.

3. The rotation operation device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the elastic body has a cylindrical shape and surrounds the outer peripheral surface of the rotation shaft, and
a diameter of the first end of the elastic body is larger than a diameter of the second end of the elastic body.

4. The rotation operation device according to claim 1 , further comprising a rotation position detector configured to detect a rotation position of the rotation shaft.

5. The rotation operation device according to claim 1 , wherein the rotation shaft is non-conductive.

6. A rotation operation device comprising:
a rotation shaft including a first end portion and a second end portion spaced apart from each other in an axial direction of the rotation shaft;
a knob having conductivity, the knob being provided at the first end portion of the rotation shaft and being configured to rotate the rotation shaft;
a touch sensor configured to detect a contact with the knob;
a base portion that includes the touch sensor; and
an elastic body having conductivity, the elastic body including a first end connected to the knob and a second end connected to the touch sensor,
wherein the knob includes a surface facing in the axial direction of the rotation shaft towards the second end portion of the rotation shaft, the surface of the knob includes a recess portion recessed in the axial direction, and the first end of the elastic body is disposed in the recess portion, and
wherein the elastic body has a cylindrical shape and surrounds an outer peripheral surface of the rotation shaft, and
the second end of the elastic body is fixed to the base portion.

7. The rotation operation device according to claim 6 ,
wherein the elastic body includes a coil spring that surrounds the outer peripheral surface of the rotation shaft, and
the second end of the elastic body is soldered to the base portion.

Assignees

• Yamaha Corp

Inventors

• Izumi Ryuichi
• Suzuki Yoshihiro

Classifications

• H05K1/18

  structurally associated with non-printed electric components (H05K1/16 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/0312 Primary

  for tracking the rotation of a spherical or circular member, e.g. optical rotary encoders used in mice or trackballs using a tracking ball or in mouse scroll wheels (tracking relative movement in co-operation with a regularly or irregularly patterned surface, e.g. as in optical mice G06F3/0317; constructional details of scroll or thumb-wheels G06F3/0362; optical rotary encoders G01D5/3473) · CPC title

• H01H19/06 Primary

  Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof casings · CPC title

• H05K2201/10901

  Lead partly inserted in hole or via · CPC title

• H05K2201/10151

  Sensor · CPC title