Steering wheel device and vehicle simulator

Abstract

The invention provides a steering wheel device and a vehicle simulator, and relates to the technical field of vehicle simulators. In the steering wheel device, a main shaft is rotationally connected with a body, a steering wheel is fixedly connected with the main shaft, an inner gear ring is fixedly connected with the body, a sun gear is fixedly connected with the main shaft, a first planetary gear is meshed with the sun gear and the inner gear ring, and the first planetary gear is rotationally connected with a planetary carrier through a limiting shaft. The first limiting disc and the second limiting disc are both rotationally connected with the main shaft, the first limiting disc is provided with a first through hole and a first limiting part in the circumferential direction of the main shaft, the second limiting disc is provided with a second through hole and a second limiting part in the circumferential direction of the main shaft, and the first through hole and the second through hole are arranged in a staggered mode in the circumferential direction of the main shaft. The limiting shaft penetrates through the first through hole and the second through hole and is located between the first limiting part and the second limiting part. According to the steering wheel device provided by the invention, the requirements of different game scenes on the rotatable angle of the steering wheel can be met, and the user experience is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of vehicle simulators, and in particular to a steering wheel device and a vehicle simulator. Background Art

[0002] The information disclosed in this background technology section is only intended to deepen the understanding of the overall background technology of the present disclosure and should not be regarded as an admission or any form of suggestion that the information constitutes the prior art known to those skilled in the art.

[0003] Vehicle simulators are virtual gaming devices that provide users with an immersive driving experience, allowing them to hone their driving skills in a safe environment while enjoying the thrill and excitement of racing. Current vehicle simulator steering wheel systems typically have a fixed, non-adjustable steering angle, making it difficult to meet the demands of various gaming scenarios. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of this, the purpose of this application is to provide a steering wheel device and a vehicle simulator, aiming to solve the technical problem that the steering wheel's rotatable angle cannot be adjusted, thereby making it difficult to meet the rotatable angle requirements of different game scenarios.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solutions adopted in this application are as follows: In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a steering wheel device, comprising: a main body; a main shaft, rotatably connected to the main body; a steering wheel, fixedly connected to the main shaft; a first transmission mechanism, comprising an inner ring gear, a sun gear, a planetary carrier and a first planetary gear, the inner ring gear is fixedly connected to the main body, the sun gear is fixedly connected to the main shaft, and the first planetary gear is respectively engaged with the sun gear and the inner ring gear; a limiting mechanism, comprising a limiting shaft, a first limiting plate and a second limiting plate, the first planetary gear is rotatably connected to the planetary carrier through the limiting shaft, the first limiting plate and the second limiting plate are both rotatably connected to the main shaft, the first limiting plate is provided with a first through hole and a first limiting portion along the circumference of the main shaft, the second limiting plate is provided with a second through hole and a second limiting portion along the circumference of the main shaft, the first through hole and the second through hole are staggered along the circumference of the main shaft, the limiting shaft is respectively passed through the first through hole and the second through hole, and the limiting shaft is located between the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion.

[0006] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the steering wheel device further comprises an operating mechanism, the operating mechanism comprising an operating member, a driving gear and a driven gear, the outer periphery of the first limiting disc being provided with a first toothed portion, the outer periphery of the second limiting disc being provided with a second toothed portion, the driving gear being movably connected to the body, the driven gear being rotatably connected to the body and having a third toothed portion and a fourth toothed portion, the third toothed portion being engaged with the first toothed portion, the operating member being fixedly connected to the driving gear and used to drive the driving gear to switch between a first preset position and a second preset position. When the driving gear is located at the first preset position, the driving gear is engaged with the second toothed portion and the fourth toothed portion respectively; when the driving gear is located at the second preset position, the driving gear is engaged with the first toothed portion, the second toothed portion, the third toothed portion and the fourth toothed portion respectively.

[0007] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the operating mechanism further comprises an elastic member, the elastic member being connected to the body and the driving gear respectively.

[0008] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the body is provided with a first recess, the bottom of the first recess being provided with a second recess, the operating mechanism further comprising a first connecting shaft, the first connecting shaft being provided in the driving gear, the first recess and the second recess respectively, and the first connecting shaft being fixedly connected to the driving gear and the operating member respectively, a part of the driving gear being located in the first recess, the elastic member being located in the second recess and connected to the first connecting shaft and the bottom of the second recess respectively.

[0009] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the body is provided with a third recess in communication with the first recess, the bottom of the third recess being provided with a fourth recess, a part of the driven gear being located in the fourth recess, the operating mechanism further comprising a second connecting shaft, the second connecting shaft being provided in the driven gear and the fourth recess respectively, and the second connecting shaft being fixedly connected to the driven gear.

[0010] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the number of teeth of the first toothed portion and the number of teeth of the second toothed portion are both Z1, the number of teeth of the driving gear, the number of teeth of the third toothed portion and the number of teeth of the fourth toothed portion are all Z2, and Z1>Z2 is satisfied.

[0011] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the steering wheel device further comprises a second transmission mechanism and a rotary potentiometer, the rotary potentiometer is arranged on the body, the second transmission mechanism comprises a first gear, a second gear and a third gear, the first gear is fixedly connected with the driven gear, the second gear is rotatably connected with the body and has a fifth gear portion and a sixth gear portion, the fifth gear portion is engaged with the first gear, the sixth gear portion is engaged with the third gear, and the third gear is fixedly connected with a rotary shaft of the rotary potentiometer.

[0012] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first gear has Z3 teeth, the fifth gear portion has Z4 teeth, the sixth gear portion has Z5 teeth, and the third gear has Z6 teeth, and Z3 < Z5 < Z4 < Z6 is satisfied.

[0013] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first transmission mechanism further comprises a plurality of second planetary gears, the first planetary gear and the plurality of second planetary gears are spaced apart along a circumferential direction of the sun gear, each of the second planetary gears is engaged with the sun gear and the inner ring gear, and each of the second planetary gears is rotatably connected with the carrier.

[0014] In a second aspect, the embodiments of the present application provide a vehicle simulator, which comprises the steering wheel device of any one of the embodiments of the first aspect.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the present application are as follows: The steering wheel device provided by the present application is provided with a first transmission mechanism and a limiting mechanism. The first transmission mechanism comprises an inner ring gear, a sun gear, a carrier and a first planetary gear. The inner ring gear is fixedly connected with the body, the sun gear is fixedly connected with the main shaft, and the first planetary gear is engaged with the sun gear and the inner ring gear. The limiting mechanism comprises a limiting shaft, a first limiting disc and a second limiting disc. The first planetary gear is rotatably connected with the carrier through the limiting shaft, and the first limiting disc and the second limiting disc are both rotatably connected with the main shaft. The first limiting disc is provided with a first through hole and a first limiting portion along a circumferential direction of the main shaft, and the second limiting disc is provided with a second through hole and a second limiting portion along the circumferential direction of the main shaft. The first through hole and the second through hole are arranged in a staggered manner along the circumferential direction of the main shaft, the limiting shaft is arranged in the first through hole and the second through hole respectively and located between the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion. In this way, when the first limiting disc and the second limiting disc rotate relative to each other, the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion can move away from each other or move close to each other, so as to increase or decrease the rotatable angle of the carrier, thereby realizing the adjustment of the rotatable angle of the steering wheel. The steering wheel device can meet the requirements of different game scenes for the rotatable angle of the steering wheel, and the user experience is improved.

[0016] In order to make the above objectives, characteristics and advantages of the present application more apparent and easy to understand, the following preferred embodiments are specifically described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of the present application, and therefore should not be regarded as a limitation. For those skilled in the art, other related drawings can also be obtained without creative labor on the basis of these drawings.

[0018] Figure 1 A perspective structural schematic diagram of the steering wheel device in the embodiments of the present application is shown; Figure 2 A perspective structural schematic diagram of the steering wheel device in the embodiments of the present application is shown; Figure 1 A sectional structural schematic diagram of the steering wheel device in the embodiments of the present application is shown; Figure 3 A perspective structural schematic diagram of the steering wheel device in the embodiments of the present application is shown; Figure 1 A perspective structural schematic diagram of the steering wheel device in the embodiments of the present application is shown; Figure 4 A perspective structural schematic diagram of the steering wheel device in the embodiments of the present application is shown; Figure 3 A sectional structural schematic diagram of the steering wheel device in the embodiments of the present application is shown; Figure 5 A perspective structural schematic diagram of the steering wheel device in the embodiments of the present application is shown; Figure 3 An exploded structural schematic diagram of the steering wheel device in the embodiments of the present application is shown; Figure 1 ; Figure 6 An enlarged structural schematic diagram of the steering wheel device in the embodiments of the present application is shown; Figure 5 An enlarged structural schematic diagram of the steering wheel device in the embodiments of the present application is shown; Figure 7 An exploded structural schematic diagram of the steering wheel device in the embodiments of the present application is shown; Figure 3 ; Figure 2 Figure 8 An enlarged structural schematic diagram of the steering wheel device in the embodiments of the present application is shown; Figure 7 An enlarged structural schematic diagram of the steering wheel device in the embodiments of the present application is shown; Figure 9 A partial structural schematic diagram of the steering wheel device in the embodiments of the present application is shown when the driving gear is located at a first preset position; Figure 10 A partial structural schematic diagram of the steering wheel device in the embodiments of the present application is shown when the driving gear is located at a second preset position; Figure 11 A perspective structural schematic diagram of the limiting mechanism in the embodiments of the present application is shown; Figure 12 An exploded structural schematic diagram of the limiting mechanism in the embodiments of the present application is shown; Figure 11 ; Figure 13 A perspective structural schematic diagram of the limiting mechanism in the embodiments of the present application is shown; Figure 1 ; Figure 14 ​A perspective view of the limiting mechanism in the embodiment of the application is shown Figure 2 ; Figure 15 A perspective view of the limiting mechanism in the embodiment of the application is shown Figure 3 .

[0019] Main element symbol explanation: 100 - steering wheel device; 110 - body; 111 - first groove; 112 - second groove; 113 - third groove; 114 - fourth groove; 121 - main shaft; 122 - steering wheel; 123 - rotary potentiometer; 130 - first transmission mechanism; 131 - inner gear ring; 1311 - tooth segment; 132 - sun gear; 133 - planet carrier; 134 - first planetary gear; 135 - second planetary gear; 140 - limiting mechanism; 141 - limiting shaft; 142 - first limiting disc; 1421 - first through hole; 1422 - first limiting part; 1423 - first tooth part; 1424 - first opening; 143 - second limiting disc; 1431 - second through hole; 1432 - second limiting part; 1433 - second tooth part; 1434 - second opening; 150 - operating mechanism; 151 - operating piece; 152 - driving gear; 153 - driven gear; 1531 - third tooth part; 1532 - fourth tooth part; 154 - elastic piece; 155 - first connecting shaft; 156 - second connecting shaft; 160 - second transmission mechanism; 161 - first gear; 162 - second gear; 1621 - fifth tooth part; 1622 - sixth tooth part; 163 - third gear. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The embodiments of the present application are described in detail below, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar notations represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the accompanying drawings are exemplary only, and are only used to explain the present application, and cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.

[0021] In the description of the present application, the orientations or positional relationships indicated by the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "height", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.

[0022] In addition, unless specifically stated and limited otherwise, a first feature is "on" or "under" a second feature can mean that the first feature is directly in contact with the second feature, or the first feature is indirectly in contact with the second feature through an intermediate medium. Moreover, the first feature "above" and "over" the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature "below" and "under" the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0023] In the description of the present application, the terms "first", "second" and the like are used to distinguish different objects, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying a specific order or primary and secondary relationship, or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features.

[0024] In the description of the present application, the term "a plurality of" means two or more, unless otherwise specifically limited. The term "one-to-one correspondence between a plurality of A and a plurality of B" can be understood as: the number of A and the number of B are the same, and it is a one-to-one mapping relationship, that is, each A corresponds to only one B, and each B also corresponds to only one A.

[0025] In the description of the present application, unless otherwise specifically limited, the terms "mounting", "connecting", "attaching" and the like should be broadly understood, for example, can be non-detachable connection, or detachable connection, or integral structure; can be mechanical connection, or electrical connection; can be direct connection, or indirect connection through an intermediate medium, can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0026] In the description of the present application, the term "and / or" can be understood as three cases, for example, A and / or B can mean: A alone; A and B exist at the same time; B alone. In addition, the character " / " generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0027] In the description of the present application, the term "fixed connection" can be understood as: the relative position of two objects remains unchanged under normal use conditions, that is, it will not easily move (such as relative rotation and relative movement); exemplary, fixed connection can be threaded connection, buckle connection, welding, riveting, magnetic connection, friction contact connection, etc., which are not specifically limited here.

[0028] The vehicle simulator is a kind of virtual game equipment, which provides a kind of immersive driving experience for users, allows users to exercise driving skills in a safe environment, and enjoys the excitement and pleasure brought by racing. At present, the steering wheel device of the vehicle simulator, the rotatable angle of the steering wheel is usually fixed, that is, the rotatable angle cannot be adjusted (for example, the steering wheel from full left to full right is 900°, which cannot be adjusted), so it is difficult to meet the needs of different game scenes for the rotatable angle.

[0029] As shown in Figure 1 To solve the above technical problems, the embodiment of the application provides a steering wheel device 100, which relates to the technical field of vehicle simulators and is mainly applied to vehicle simulators. Of course, the steering wheel device 100 can also be applied to ship simulators, and the application scenarios of the steering wheel device 100 are not specifically limited here.

[0030] As shown in Figures 1 to 3 The steering wheel device 100 provided by the embodiment includes a body 110, a main shaft 121, a steering wheel 122, a first transmission mechanism 130 and a limiting mechanism 140, the main shaft 121 is rotationally connected with the body 110, and the steering wheel 122 is fixedly connected with the main shaft 121.

[0031] As shown in Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 7 The first transmission mechanism 130 includes an inner ring gear 131, a sun gear 132, a planet carrier 133 and a first planetary gear 134, the inner ring gear 131 is fixedly connected with the body 110, the sun gear 132 is fixedly connected with the main shaft 121, and the first planetary gear 134 is meshed with the sun gear 132 and the inner ring gear 131 respectively.

[0032] As shown in Figure 11 and Figures 13 to 14 The limiting mechanism 140 includes a limiting shaft 141, a first limiting disc 142 and a second limiting disc 143, the first planetary gear 134 is rotationally connected with the planet carrier 133 through the limiting shaft 141, the first limiting disc 142 and the second limiting disc 143 are both rotationally connected with the main shaft 121, the first limiting disc 142 is provided with a first through hole 1421 and a first limiting portion 1422 along the circumference of the main shaft 121, the second limiting disc 143 is provided with a second through hole 1431 and a second limiting portion 1432 along the circumference of the main shaft 121, the first through hole 1421 and the second through hole 1431 are arranged in a staggered manner along the circumference of the main shaft 121, the limiting shaft 141 is respectively arranged in the first through hole 1421 and the second through hole 1431, and the limiting shaft 141 is located between the first limiting portion 1422 and the second limiting portion 1432.

[0033] It should be noted that "the first limiting disc 142 is provided with a first through hole 1421 and a first limiting portion 1422 along the circumference of the main shaft 121, and the second limiting disc 143 is provided with a second through hole 1431 and a second limiting portion 1432 along the circumference of the main shaft 121" can be understood as: the first through hole 1421 and the first limiting portion 1422 are distributed along the circumference of the main shaft 121, and the second through hole 1431 and the second limiting portion 1432 are distributed along the circumference of the main shaft 121.

[0034] It should be noted that since the limiting shaft 141 is respectively threaded through the first through hole 1421 and the second through hole 1431, and the limiting shaft 141 is located between the first limiting portion 1422 and the second limiting portion 1432, the first limiting portion 1422 and the second limiting portion 1432 jointly limit the angle of revolution of the first planetary gear 134 around the sun gear 132, and can also be understood as limiting the rotatable angle of the planet carrier 133.

[0035] It can be understood that the steering wheel device 100 provided by the embodiment is provided with a first transmission mechanism 130 and a limiting mechanism 140. The first transmission mechanism 130 includes an inner ring gear 131, a sun gear 132, a planet carrier 133 and a first planetary gear 134. The inner ring gear 131 is fixedly connected with the body 110, the sun gear 132 is fixedly connected with the main shaft 121, and the first planetary gear 134 is respectively engaged with the sun gear 132 and the inner ring gear 131. The limiting mechanism 140 includes a limiting shaft 141, a first limiting disc 142 and a second limiting disc 143. The first planetary gear 134 is rotatably connected with the planet carrier 133 through the limiting shaft 141, the first limiting disc 142 and the second limiting disc 143 are both rotatably connected with the main shaft 121, the first limiting disc 142 is provided with a first through hole 1421 and a first limiting portion 1422 along the circumference of the main shaft 121, the second limiting disc 143 is provided with a second through hole 1431 and a second limiting portion 1432 along the circumference of the main shaft 121, the first through hole 1421 and the second through hole 1431 are arranged in a staggered manner along the circumference of the main shaft 121, the limiting shaft 141 is respectively threaded through the first through hole 1421 and the second through hole 1431, and is located between the first limiting portion 1422 and the second limiting portion 1432. In this way, when the first limiting disc 142 and the second limiting disc 143 rotate relative to each other, the first limiting portion 1422 and the second limiting portion 1432 can be brought close to each other (for example, from Figure 15 Again to Figures 15 to 14 ) or away from each other (for example, from Figure 13 Again to Figures 5 to 8), thereby reducing or increasing the rotatable angle a of the planet carrier 133, and then achieving the adjustment of the rotatable angle of the steering wheel 122, for example, from left full to right full 720°, 900°, 1080°, 1260°, etc., which can be arbitrarily adjusted steplessly, so that the steering wheel device 100 can meet the demand of different game scenes for the rotatable angle of the steering wheel 122, and improve the user experience.

[0036] In addition, in the transmission process from the steering wheel 122 to the planet carrier 133, the first transmission mechanism 130 plays a role of speed reduction and torque increase in it; on the contrary, in the transmission process from the planet carrier 133 to the steering wheel 122, the first transmission mechanism 130 plays a role of speed increase and torque reduction in it, which can be understood as that the smaller rotatable angle of the planet carrier 133 can bring the larger rotatable angle of the steering wheel 122, that is, the effect of amplifying the rotatable angle is realized, so that the user can more conveniently adjust the rotatable angle of the steering wheel 122.

[0037] Exemplarily, a can be any value in 0°, 5°, 10°, 11°, 12°, 15°, 20°, 23°, 25°, 30°, 32°, 33°, 35°, 40°, 43°, 45°, 50°, 60°, 63°, 65°, 70°, 80°, 90°, 95°, 100°, 120°, 143°, 150°, 180°, 200°, 210°, 215°, 230°, 260°, 300°, 341°, 360° or any value in a range composed of two of them, which is not specifically limited here.

[0038] As shown in Figure 9 In some embodiments, the steering wheel device 100 further includes an operating mechanism 150, the operating mechanism 150 including an operating piece 151, a driving gear 152 and a driven gear 153, the outer circumferential side of the first limiting disc 142 being provided with a first tooth portion 1423, the outer circumferential side of the second limiting disc 143 being provided with a second tooth portion 1433, the driving gear 152 being movably connected with the body 110 (which can be understood as that the driving gear 152 can perform a combined motion of sliding and rotating relative to the body 110), the driven gear 153 being rotatably connected with the body 110 and having a third tooth portion 1531 and a fourth tooth portion 1532, the third tooth portion 1531 being engaged with the first tooth portion 1423, the operating piece 151 being fixedly connected with the driving gear 152 and being used to drive the driving gear 152 to switch between the first preset position and the second preset position.

[0039] As shown in Figure 10As shown, when the driving gear 152 is located at the first preset position, the driving gear 152 is engaged with the second tooth portion 1433 and the fourth tooth portion 1532 respectively, at this time, the user rotates the operating member 151 to drive the driving gear 152 to rotate, thereby driving the first limiting disc 142 and the second limiting disc 143 to rotate relatively, so as to realize the adjustment of the rotatable angle of the steering wheel 122.

[0040] As shown in Figure 3 , when the driving gear 152 is located at the second preset position, the driving gear 152 is engaged with the first tooth portion 1423, the second tooth portion 1433, the third tooth portion 1531 and the fourth tooth portion 1532 respectively, so as to limit the relative rotation of the first limiting disc 142 and the second limiting disc 143 by the interference between the teeth, thereby realizing the locking effect.

[0041] Exemplarily, in a certain game scene, the steering wheel 122 needs to have a rotatable angle of 1080° (from full left to full right), but the current rotatable angle of the steering wheel 122 is 1260°, which cannot meet the demand, at this time, the user can rotate the operating member 151 to drive the driving gear 152 to rotate, thereby driving the first limiting disc 142 and the second limiting disc 143 to rotate relatively, so as to realize the adjustment of the rotatable angle of the steering wheel 122 from 1260° to 1080° by making the first limiting portion 1422 and the second limiting portion 1432 close to each other.

[0042] Conversely, if the rotatable angle of the steering wheel 122 needs to be adjusted from 1080° to 1260°, the user can rotate the operating member 151 to drive the driving gear 152 to rotate, thereby driving the first limiting disc 142 and the second limiting disc 143 to rotate relatively, so as to realize it by making the first limiting portion 1422 and the second limiting portion 1432 far away from each other.

[0043] As shown in Figure 5 , Figure 6 and Figure 3 , further, the operating mechanism 150 further comprises an elastic member 154, and the elastic member 154 is connected with the body 110 and the driving gear 152 respectively.

[0044] Exemplarily, the elastic member 154 can be a spring, a spring sheet or other elements capable of storing elastic potential energy, which is not limited here.

[0045] It can be understood that when the user presses the operating member 151 to drive the driving gear 152 to move from the second preset position to the first preset position, the elastic member 154 stores elastic potential energy, and at this time, the rotatable angle of the steering wheel 122 can be adjusted by rotating the operating member 151; when the user releases the operating member 151, the elastic member 154 releases the elastic potential energy to drive the driving gear 152 to move from the first preset position to the second preset position, thereby achieving the effect of elastic reset, so that the relative rotation of the first limiting disc 142 and the second limiting disc 143 can be quickly locked.

[0046] As shown in Figure 5 and Figure 3 Further, the body 110 is provided with a first groove 111, the groove bottom of the first groove 111 is provided with a second groove 112, the operating mechanism 150 further includes a first connecting shaft 155, the first connecting shaft 155 is respectively provided in the driving gear 152, the first groove 111 and the second groove 112, and the first connecting shaft 155 is fixedly connected with the driving gear 152 and the operating member 151, a part of the driving gear 152 is located in the first groove 111, the elastic member 154 is located in the second groove 112, and the elastic member 154 is connected with the first connecting shaft 155 and the groove bottom of the second groove 112 respectively. In this way, the driving gear 152 can slide relative to the body 110 and also can rotate relative to the body 110, that is, the driving gear 152 is movably connected with the body 110.

[0047] As shown in Figure 5 and Figures 5 to 8 Further, the body 110 is provided with a third groove 113 communicating with the first groove 111, the groove bottom of the third groove 113 is provided with a fourth groove 114, a part of the driven gear 153 is located in the fourth groove 114, and the operating mechanism 150 further includes a second connecting shaft 156, the second connecting shaft 156 is respectively provided in the driven gear 153 and the fourth groove 114, and the second connecting shaft 156 is fixedly connected with the driven gear 153. In this way, the driven gear 153 can rotate relative to the body 110, that is, the driven gear 153 is rotatably connected with the body 110.

[0048] As shown in Figure 1 Further, the number of teeth of the first tooth portion 1423 and the number of teeth of the second tooth portion 1433 are both Z1, the number of teeth of the driving gear 152, the number of teeth of the third tooth portion 1531 and the number of teeth of the fourth tooth portion 1532 are all Z2, and Z1>Z2 is satisfied. In this way, in the transmission process from the driving gear 152 to the first limiting disc 142 and the second limiting disc 143, the effect of speed reduction is achieved, which helps the user to more accurately adjust the rotatable angle of the steering wheel 122.

[0049] As shown in Figure 7 ,Figure 8 and Figure 7 As shown, further, the steering wheel device 100 also includes a second transmission mechanism 160 and a rotary potentiometer 123. The rotary potentiometer 123 is arranged on the main body 110. The second transmission mechanism 160 includes a first gear 161, a second gear 162 and a third gear 163. The first gear 161 is fixedly connected to the driven gear 153, the second gear 162 is rotatably connected to the main body 110, and has a fifth tooth portion 1621 and a sixth tooth portion 1622. The fifth tooth portion 1621 is engaged with the first gear 161, the sixth tooth portion 1622 is engaged with the third gear 163, and the third gear 163 is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft of the rotary potentiometer 123.

[0050] It can be understood that the rotary potentiometer 123 is a variable resistor that changes the output voltage by rotation. When the driving gear 152 is located in the first preset position, the driving gear 152 is engaged with the second tooth portion 1433 and the fourth tooth portion 1532 respectively. At this time, the user rotates the operating member 151 to drive the driving gear 152 to rotate, thereby driving the first limit plate 142 and the second limit plate 143 to rotate relative to each other, thereby adjusting the rotatable angle of the steering wheel 122; at the same time, the driven gear 153 drives the rotating shaft of the rotary potentiometer 123 to rotate through the second transmission mechanism 160, thereby changing the output voltage of the rotary potentiometer 123, which helps to detect how much the steering wheel 122 has been adjusted to a rotatable angle by the user.

[0051] like Figure 8 and Figure 3 As shown, the first gear 161 has a number of teeth of Z3, the fifth tooth portion 1621 has a number of teeth of Z4, the sixth tooth portion 1622 has a number of teeth of Z5, and the third gear 163 has a number of teeth of Z6, satisfying the following relationship: Z3 < Z5 < Z4 < Z6. This achieves a deceleration effect by reducing the rotational speed, helping to compensate for the limited rotation angle of the rotary potentiometer 123, thereby facilitating better detection of the adjusted rotation angle of the steering wheel 122.

[0052] like Figure 5 、 Figure 7 and Figure 3 As shown, in some embodiments, the first transmission mechanism 130 further includes a plurality of second planetary gears 135. The first planetary gears 134 and the plurality of second planetary gears 135 are spaced apart along the circumference of the sun gear 132. Each second planetary gear 135 is respectively meshed with the sun gear 132 and the inner ring gear 131, and each second planetary gear 135 is rotatably connected to the planet carrier 133. Thus, when the steering wheel 122 is rotated, the first planetary gears 134 and the plurality of second planetary gears 135 can revolve around the sun gear 132 together, thereby improving the operational stability of the first transmission mechanism 130.

[0053] Exemplarily, the first transmission mechanism 130 further comprises a plurality of rotating shafts, the plurality of rotating shafts corresponding to the plurality of second planetary gears 135 one by one, and the second planetary gears 135 are rotatably connected with the planet carrier 133 through the rotating shafts.

[0054] As shown in Figure 5 and Figure 12 in some embodiments, the inner ring gear 131 comprises a plurality of tooth segments 1311, and the plurality of tooth segments 1311 are annularly spliced to constitute the inner ring gear 131.

[0055] It can be understood that the currently integrally formed inner ring gear will generate a lot of waste materials in the manufacturing process, thereby increasing the manufacturing cost of the steering wheel device 100. By splitting the inner ring gear 131 into a plurality of tooth segments 1311 for manufacturing, the generation of waste materials can be reduced, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost of the steering wheel device 100.

[0056] As shown in ​ in some embodiments, the first limiting disc 142 is provided with a first opening 1424 penetrating through the first limiting disc 142; and / or, the second limiting disc 143 is provided with a second opening 1434 penetrating through the second limiting disc 143. In this way, it is helpful to reduce the weight of the first limiting disc 142 and the second limiting disc 143, so that the adjustment of the rotatable angle of the steering wheel 122 is more convenient.

[0057] Exemplarily, in the steering wheel device 100 provided in the embodiment, the number of teeth of the first planetary gear 134 and each second planetary gear 135 is 24, the number of teeth of the sun gear 132 is 12, the number of teeth of the inner ring gear 131 is 60, the number of teeth of the first tooth part 1423 and the second tooth part 1433 is Z1, the number of teeth of the driving gear 152, the third tooth part 1531 and the fourth tooth part 1532 is Z2, the number of teeth of the first gear 161 is Z3, the number of teeth of the fifth tooth part 1621 is Z4, the number of teeth of the sixth tooth part 1622 is Z5, and the number of teeth of the third gear 163 is Z6. Of course, the number of teeth of each toothed part is not limited to the above, and is not specifically limited here.

[0058] In order to solve the above technical problems, the embodiment of the present application also provides a vehicle simulator, comprising a display device, a foot pedal device, a seat device and the steering wheel device 100 in any of the above embodiments.

[0059] It can be understood that, since the vehicle simulator provided in the embodiment has the steering wheel device 100 in any of the above embodiments, it has all the beneficial effects of the steering wheel device 100, which will not be described here.

[0060] In the description of the application, the description of the terms "some embodiments", "one embodiment", "an example", "a specific example", "some examples" and the like means that the particular feature, structure, material or characteristic being described is included in at least one embodiment or example of the application. The illustrative appearances of the above-mentioned terms in the description of the application are not necessarily referred to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics can be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, in non-contradictory cases, those skilled in the art can combine and combine the different embodiments or examples described in the specification and the features of the different embodiments or examples.

[0061] Although the embodiments of the application have been shown and described above, it is to be understood that the above-mentioned embodiments are exemplary and are not to be construed as limiting the application, and those skilled in the art can make changes, modifications, replacements and variations to the above-mentioned embodiments within the scope of the application.

Claims

1. A steering wheel device, characterized in that: include: ontology; a main shaft, rotatably connected to the body; a steering wheel, fixedly connected to the main shaft; a first transmission mechanism comprising an inner ring gear, a sun gear, a planet carrier, and a first planetary gear, wherein the inner ring gear is fixedly connected to the body, the sun gear is fixedly connected to the main shaft, and the first planetary gear is meshed with the sun gear and the inner ring gear respectively; The limiting mechanism includes a limiting shaft, a first limiting plate and a second limiting plate. The first planetary gear is rotatably connected to the planetary carrier through the limiting shaft. The first limiting plate and the second limiting plate are both rotatably connected to the main shaft. The first limiting plate is provided with a first through hole and a first limiting portion along the circumference of the main shaft. The second limiting plate is provided with a second through hole and a second limiting portion along the circumference of the main shaft. The first through hole and the second through hole are staggered along the circumference of the main shaft. The limiting shaft is respectively passed through the first through hole and the second through hole, and the limiting shaft is located between the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion.

2. The steering wheel device according to claim 1, characterized in that The steering wheel device further includes an operating mechanism, the operating mechanism including an operating member, a driving gear, and a driven gear, the outer circumference of the first limiting plate is provided with a first tooth portion, the outer circumference of the second limiting plate is provided with a second tooth portion, the driving gear is movably connected to the body, the driven gear is rotatably connected to the body and has a third tooth portion and a fourth tooth portion, the third tooth portion meshing with the first tooth portion, the operating member is fixedly connected to the driving gear and is used to drive the driving gear to switch between a first preset position and a second preset position; When the driving gear is located at the first preset position, the driving gear is engaged with the second tooth portion and the fourth tooth portion respectively; when the driving gear is located at the second preset position, the driving gear is engaged with the first tooth portion, the second tooth portion, the third tooth portion and the fourth tooth portion respectively.

3. The steering wheel device according to claim 2, characterized in that The operating mechanism further includes an elastic member, which is respectively connected to the body and the driving gear.

4. The steering wheel device according to claim 3, characterized in that The body is provided with a first groove, and the bottom of the first groove is provided with a second groove. The operating mechanism also includes a first connecting shaft, which is respectively provided through the driving gear, the first groove and the second groove, and the first connecting shaft is respectively fixedly connected to the driving gear and the operating member, a portion of the driving gear is located in the first groove, and the elastic member is located in the second groove, and is respectively connected to the first connecting shaft and the bottom of the second groove.

5. The steering wheel device according to claim 4, characterized in that The main body is provided with a third groove connected to the first groove, and the bottom of the third groove is provided with a fourth groove. A portion of the driven gear is located in the fourth groove. The operating mechanism also includes a second connecting shaft, which is respectively provided through the driven gear and the fourth groove, and the second connecting shaft is fixedly connected to the driven gear.

6. The steering wheel device according to claim 2, characterized in that The number of teeth of the first tooth portion and the number of teeth of the second tooth portion are both Z1, the number of teeth of the driving gear, the number of teeth of the third tooth portion and the number of teeth of the fourth tooth portion are all Z2, satisfying: Z1>Z2.

7. The steering wheel device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The steering wheel device also includes a second transmission mechanism and a rotary potentiometer. The rotary potentiometer is arranged on the main body. The second transmission mechanism includes a first gear, a second gear and a third gear. The first gear is fixedly connected to the driven gear. The second gear is rotatably connected to the main body and has a fifth tooth portion and a sixth tooth portion. The fifth tooth portion is engaged with the first gear, and the sixth tooth portion is engaged with the third gear. The third gear is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft of the rotary potentiometer.

8. The steering wheel device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The number of teeth of the first gear is Z3, the number of teeth of the fifth gear portion is Z4, the number of teeth of the sixth gear portion is Z5, and the number of teeth of the third gear is Z6, satisfying: Z3<Z5<Z4<Z6.

9. The steering wheel device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The first transmission mechanism also includes a plurality of second planetary gears, the first planetary gears and the plurality of second planetary gears are distributed at intervals along the circumference of the sun gear, each of the second planetary gears is respectively engaged with the sun gear and the inner ring gear, and each of the second planetary gears is rotationally connected to the planet carrier.

10. A vehicle simulator, characterized in that A steering wheel device comprising the device described in any one of claims 1 to 9.

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