A remote control

Abstract

The present invention provides a remote controller, comprising: a housing; buttons, which are arranged on a first surface of the housing; and a display panel, which is arranged on a second surface of the housing, wherein the second surface is not coplanar with the first surface. By arranging the buttons on the first surface of the housing and arranging the display panel on the second surface of the housing, wherein the second surface is not coplanar with the first surface, during operation, the buttons are pressed on the first surface, and the result of the pressing is displayed on the second surface, which makes the operation more interesting, and can reduce the occupied desktop area compared with the remote controller of the prior art.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of control equipment, and in particular to a remote controller. Background Art

[0002] The display panel and buttons of the prior art remote controller are all on the same surface, which makes the operation boring. In addition, the maximum area of ​​the remote controller is large, and it takes up a lot of desktop space when placed on the desktop. Summary of the invention

[0003] Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the defects of the remote control in the prior art that the operation is not interesting and occupies a desktop area, thereby providing a remote control that is interesting to operate and reduces the desktop area occupied.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a remote controller, comprising:

[0005] case;

[0006] A button, disposed on the first surface of the housing;

[0007] The display panel is disposed on a second surface of the housing, and the second surface is not coplanar with the first surface.

[0008] The first surface is adjacent to and perpendicular to the second surface.

[0009] The shell is in the shape of a cube.

[0010] A battery box is arranged in the shell, and the battery box includes a bracket and a battery slot arranged above the bracket; the remote control also includes a battery cover, and the battery cover is arranged on the battery slot and forms a third surface of the shell, and the third surface is opposite to the second surface. The buttons include a button cover and a button plate, and the buttons on the button plate are exposed through the button cover, and the button circuit board corresponding to the button plate is installed on the bracket.

[0011] The bracket comprises four legs, the edges of the battery slot extend out of the outer sides of the legs, a mounting portion is arranged between two of the legs, and the key circuit board is mounted on the mounting portion.

[0012] The mounting portion is provided with a first screw column, the key circuit board is provided with a first screw hole, and the key circuit board is connected to the mounting portion via screws.

[0013] The display panel includes a display and a transparent mirror arranged on the front side of the display. A locking portion is provided on the housing near the second side. The display is locked in the locking portion. A display circuit board corresponding to the display is pressed on the back side of the display through a conductive adhesive strip. The display circuit board is connected to the key circuit board through a wire.

[0014] Step surfaces are formed at both sides of the back of the display respectively, and the step surfaces and the side walls of the locking portion form a groove, and the conductive rubber strip is suitable for being locked in the groove.

[0015] A second screw column is provided on the second surface of the shell, and the second screw column abuts against the first surface and cooperates with the clamping portion to clamp the display. A second screw hole is provided at the edge of the display circuit board, and the display circuit board is fixedly connected to the shell by screws.

[0016] The clamping portion includes two T-shaped panels, a side of the T-shaped panel close to the inner wall of the shell forms a first area, a side of the T-shaped panel away from the inner wall of the shell forms a second area, and the display card is arranged in the second area.

[0017] The legs are adapted to be supported within the first region.

[0018] The shell is provided with third screw columns at four corners of the second surface, respectively; the battery slot is provided with third screw holes corresponding to the third screw columns; the bracket is connected to the shell by screws.

[0019] The buttons include an increase button, a decrease button and a confirmation button.

[0020] The technical solution of the present invention has the following advantages:

[0021] 1. A remote controller provided by the present invention has buttons arranged on a first surface of a shell, and a display panel arranged on a second surface of the shell, wherein the second surface is not coplanar with the first surface. During operation, buttons are pressed on the first surface, and the result of the button pressing is displayed on the second surface. The operation is more interesting, and compared with the remote controller of the prior art, the occupied desktop area can be reduced.

[0022] 2. In a remote controller provided by the present invention, the first surface is adjacent to and perpendicular to the second surface, and the result displayed on the display panel can be easily viewed after pressing a button.

[0023] 3. The remote controller provided by the present invention has a shell in the shape of a cube, which is interesting to operate and occupies a small desktop area.

[0024] 4. The present invention provides a remote control, wherein a battery box is arranged in the shell, and the battery box includes a bracket and a battery slot arranged above the bracket; the remote control also includes a battery cover, and the battery cover is arranged on the battery slot and forms a third surface of the shell, and the third surface is opposite to the second surface; the buttons include a button cover and a button plate, and the buttons on the button plate are exposed through the button cover, and the button circuit board corresponding to the button plate is installed on the bracket. The internal arrangement of the shell is compact, which is conducive to reducing the volume of the remote control.

[0025] 5. The present invention provides a remote control, wherein the bracket includes four legs, the edges of the battery slot extend out of the legs, a mounting portion is provided between two of the legs, and the key circuit board is mounted on the mounting portion, thereby fully utilizing the space inside the shell. The bracket can both fix the key circuit board and support the battery slot, and has a simple and compact structure, which is beneficial to reducing the volume of the remote control.

[0026] 6. The present invention provides a remote controller, wherein the mounting portion is provided with a first screw column, the key circuit board is provided with a first screw hole, the key circuit board and the mounting portion are connected by screws, and the connection method between the key circuit board and the mounting portion is simple and stable.

[0027] 7. The present invention provides a remote control, wherein the display panel includes a display and a transparent mirror arranged on the front side of the display, a locking portion is provided on the shell near the second side, the display is locked in the locking portion, a display circuit board corresponding to the display is pressed on the back side of the display through a conductive adhesive strip, the display circuit board is connected to the button circuit board through a wire, so as to facilitate the installation and positioning of the display, and after pressing a button, the display panel can display in time.

[0028] 8. In a remote control provided by the present invention, step surfaces are respectively formed on both sides of the back of the display, and the step surfaces and the side walls of the locking portion form a groove, and the conductive rubber strip is suitable for being locked in the groove to facilitate fixing the conductive rubber strip.

[0029] 9. The present invention provides a remote control, wherein a second screw column is provided on the second surface of the shell, the second screw column abuts against the first surface and cooperates with the clamping portion to clamp the display, a second screw hole is provided at the edge of the display circuit board, and the display circuit board is fixedly connected to the shell by screws, so that the connection between the display circuit board and the shell is more stable.

[0030] 10. The present invention provides a remote control, wherein the locking portion includes two T-shaped panels, a first area is formed on a side of the T-shaped panel close to the inner wall of the shell, and a second area is formed on a side of the T-shaped panel away from the inner wall of the shell, and the display is clamped in the second area. The structure is simple and compact, and the fixing method of the display is simple and reliable.

[0031] 11. In a remote control provided by the present invention, the legs are suitable for being supported in the first area, and the legs being supported in the first area will not cause damage to the display and the display circuit board, and the support is also relatively stable.

[0032] 12. In a remote control provided by the present invention, third screw columns are respectively provided at the four corners of the second surface in the shell, a third screw hole corresponding to the third screw column is provided on the battery slot, and the bracket is connected to the shell by screws, so that the support of the bracket in the shell is more stable.

[0033] 13. The remote controller provided by the present invention comprises an increase button, a decrease button and a confirmation button, which is convenient for use by the elderly or children. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0034] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific implementation methods of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the specific implementation methods or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some implementation methods of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0035] Figure 1 An exploded view of a remote controller provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 2 for Figure 1 The structural schematic diagram of the key board and key circuit board being fixedly connected and assembled with the battery box;

[0037] Figure 3 for Figure 2 The schematic diagram of the structure in which the key board and the key circuit board are fixedly connected and assembled with the battery box;

[0038] Figure 4 for Figure 1 The schematic diagram of the structure of the display, display circuit board and housing assembly shown;

[0039] Figure 5 for Figure 4 The schematic diagram of the structure of the display, display circuit board and housing after assembly is shown;

[0040] Figure 6 for Figure 3 The battery box is assembled to Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the structure of the shell;

[0041] Figure 7 for Figure 3 The battery and Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the structure in which the shell assembly is completed;

[0042] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the remote control after it is assembled in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0043] Description of reference numerals:

[0044] 1-housing; 2-keypad; 21-first screw hole; 3-key cover; 4-key circuit board; 5-battery box; 51-battery slot; 52-bracket; 53-installation part; 54-first screw column; 6-battery; 7-battery cover; 8-display; 9-transparent mirror; 10-conductive adhesive strip; 11-display circuit board; 111-second screw hole; 12-wire; 13-second screw column; 14-T-type panel; 15-third screw column; 16-increase button; 17-decrease button; 18-confirm button. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] The technical solution of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0046] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc., indicating the orientation or positional relationship, are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, the terms "first", "second", and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0047] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0048] In addition, the technical features involved in the different embodiments of the present invention described below can be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

[0049] Example 1

[0050] This embodiment provides a specific implementation of a remote controller, specifically an air conditioner remote controller, such as Figures 1 to 8 As shown, it includes a housing 1, buttons, and a display panel.

[0051] The buttons are arranged on the first surface of the housing 1. Specifically, the button cover 3 is arranged on the first surface of the housing 1. The button plate 2 is arranged in the housing 1, and the buttons on the button plate 2 are exposed through the button cover 3. The display panel is arranged on the second surface of the housing 1, and the second surface is not coplanar with the first surface. In this embodiment, the buttons only include an increase button 16, a decrease button 17, and a confirmation button 18, which is convenient for the elderly or children to use. The first surface and the second surface of this embodiment both refer to the outer surface of the housing 1.

[0052] As a preferred embodiment, the first surface is adjacent to and perpendicular to the second surface. After pressing a key, the result displayed on the display panel can be easily viewed.

[0053] The housing 1 is in a cube shape, which makes the operation interesting and occupies a small desktop area.

[0054] A battery box 5 is arranged in the shell 1, and the battery box 5 includes a bracket 52 and a battery slot 51 arranged above the bracket 52; the remote control also includes a battery cover 7, and the battery cover 7 is covered on the battery slot 51 and forms the third surface of the shell 1, and the third surface is opposite to the second surface. The key circuit board 4 corresponding to the key board 2 is installed on the bracket 52. The internal arrangement of the shell 1 is compact, which is conducive to reducing the volume of the remote control.

[0055] The bracket 52 includes four legs. The edges of the battery slot 51 extend out of the legs. A mounting portion 53 is provided between two legs. The key circuit board 4 is mounted on the mounting portion 53 .

[0056] The mounting portion 53 is provided with a first screw column 54, the key circuit board 4 is provided with a first screw hole 21, and the key circuit board 4 is connected to the mounting portion 53 by screws. In other alternative embodiments, the key circuit board 4 can be connected to the mounting portion 53 by snapping.

[0057] The display panel includes a display 8 and a transparent mirror 9 disposed on the front of the display 8. A locking portion is disposed near the second surface of the housing 1. The display 8 is locked in the locking portion. A display circuit board 11 corresponding to the display 8 is pressed on the back of the display 8 through a conductive adhesive strip 10. The display circuit board 11 is connected to the key circuit board 4 through a wire 12. In this embodiment, the display 8 is a liquid crystal display.

[0058] Step surfaces are formed at both sides of the back of the display 8 , respectively. The step surfaces and the side walls of the locking portion form a groove, and the conductive rubber strip 10 is suitable for being locked in the groove.

[0059] A second screw column 13 is provided on the second surface of the shell 1, and the second screw column 13 abuts against the first surface and cooperates with the clamping portion to clamp the display 8. A second screw hole 111 is provided at the edge of the display circuit board 11, and the display circuit board 11 is fixedly connected to the shell 1 by screws.

[0060] The locking portion includes two T-shaped panels 14 , a side of the T-shaped panel 14 close to the inner wall of the shell 1 forms a first area, and a side of the T-shaped panel 14 away from the inner wall of the shell 1 forms a second area, and the display 8 is locked in the second area.

[0061] The legs are adapted to be supported within the first region.

[0062] The shell 1 is provided with third screw columns 15 at four corners of the second surface, respectively. The battery slot 51 is provided with third screw holes corresponding to the third screw columns 15 . The bracket 52 is connected to the shell 1 by screws.

[0063] During assembly, the key board 2 and the key circuit board 4 are first fixed together and then assembled to the battery box 5. The assembly method is to screw the screws into the first screw holes 21 and the first screw columns 54; the display 8 is inserted into the clamping part of the shell 1, the display circuit board 11 is pressed against the back of the display 8 by the conductive adhesive strip 10, and the display circuit board 11 is fixed by screwing the screws into the second screw holes 111 and the second screw columns 13; then the battery box 5, the key board 2, and the key circuit board 4 are assembled into the shell 1 as a whole, and the battery box 5 is fixed in the shell 1 by screwing the screws into the third screw holes and the third screw columns 15, and the key circuit board 4 and the display circuit board 11 are electrically connected through the wires 12, and finally the battery 6 is installed in the battery slot 51, and the key cover 3, the transparent mirror 9, and the battery cover 7 are fixed on the first surface, the second surface, and the third surface of the shell 1.

[0064] As a first alternative embodiment of the above embodiment, the housing 1 may be in other shapes, such as a sphere or other polyhedron.

[0065] As a second alternative embodiment of the above embodiment, the first surface and the second surface are two opposite surfaces.

[0066] Obviously, the above embodiments are merely examples for the purpose of clear explanation, and are not intended to limit the implementation methods. For those skilled in the art, other different forms of changes or modifications can be made based on the above description. It is not necessary and impossible to list all the implementation methods here. The obvious changes or modifications derived therefrom are still within the scope of protection of the invention.

Claims

1. A remote controller, characterized in that: include: Housing (1); A button, arranged on the first surface of the housing (1); The display panel is arranged on the second surface of the shell (1), the second surface is not coplanar with the first surface, a battery box (5) is arranged in the shell (1), the battery box (5) comprises a bracket (52) and a battery slot (51) arranged above the bracket (52); the remote control also comprises a battery cover (7), the battery cover (7) is arranged on the battery slot (51) and forms a third surface of the shell (1), the third surface is opposite to the second surface, the key comprises a key cover (3) and a key board (2), the buttons on the key board (2) are exposed through the key cover (3), a key circuit board (4) corresponding to the key board (2) is mounted on the bracket (52), the bracket (52) comprises four legs, the edges of the battery slot (51) extend outwards of the legs, a mounting portion (53) is arranged between two of the legs, and the key circuit board (4) is mounted on the mounting portion (53).

2. A remote controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first surface is adjacent to and perpendicular to the second surface.

3. A remote controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shell (1) is in the shape of a cube.

4. A remote controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting portion (53) is provided with a first screw column (54), the key circuit board (4) is provided with a first screw hole (21), and the key circuit board (4) is connected to the mounting portion (53) via screws.

5. A remote controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: The display panel comprises a display (8) and a transparent mirror (9) arranged on the front side of the display (8); a locking portion is provided on the housing (1) near the second side; the display (8) is locked in the locking portion; a display circuit board (11) corresponding to the display (8) is pressed on the back side of the display (8) via a conductive adhesive strip (10); and the display circuit board (11) is connected to the key circuit board (4) via a wire (12).

6. A remote controller according to claim 5, characterized in that: Step surfaces are formed on both sides of the back of the display (8), respectively, and the step surfaces and the side walls of the locking portion form a groove, and the conductive rubber strip (10) is suitable for being locked in the groove.

7. A remote controller according to claim 5, characterized in that: A second screw column (13) is provided on the second surface of the shell (1), and the second screw column (13) abuts against the first surface and cooperates with the clamping portion to clamp the display (8). A second screw hole (111) is provided at the edge of the display circuit board (11), and the display circuit board (11) is fixedly connected to the shell (1) by screws.

8. A remote controller according to claim 5, characterized in that: The locking portion comprises two T-shaped panels (14), a side of the T-shaped panel (14) close to the inner wall of the shell (1) forms a first area, and a side of the T-shaped panel (14) away from the inner wall of the shell (1) forms a second area, and the display (8) is locked in the second area.

9. A remote controller according to claim 8, characterized in that: The legs are adapted to be supported within the first region.

10. A remote controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: Third screw columns (15) are respectively provided at the four corners of the second surface in the shell (1), and third screw holes corresponding to the third screw columns (15) are provided on the battery slot (51), and the bracket (52) is connected to the shell (1) by screws.

11. A remote controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: The buttons include an increase button (16), a decrease button (17) and a confirmation button (18).

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