Input device

Abstract

An input device comprises a shell, a metal upper shell and an insulating lower shell, and an accommodating space is formed between the metal upper shell and the insulating lower shell; an operation member which is inserted into the accommodation space through the opening part and is capable of performing a dumping operation; the first actuating element is arranged in the accommodating space, is linked with the operating part, and rotates along with the tilting of the operating part towards the first direction; a first rotary electrical component that detects along with the rotation of the first actuating element; the second actuating element is arranged in the accommodating space, and the second actuating element is positioned below the first actuating element and is orthogonal to the first actuating element; a second rotary electrical component that detects along with the rotation of the second actuating element; a restoring mechanism that restores the first actuating element and the second actuating element to an initial state by means of the operating member; protruding parts which guide the insulation lower shell to be assembled and support the lower surface of the insulation lower shell protrude from the side wall parts. Through the pre-fixation of the protruding part on the insulating lower shell, the shaking in the assembling process of the metal shell and the insulating lower shell can be effectively avoided.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The utility model relates to an input device, in particular to an input device with reliable installation. [Background technology]

[0002] Chinese invention patent No. CN101315569B discloses an input device, including a metal upper shell, an insulating lower shell, an operating component, a first actuating element, a second actuating element orthogonal to the first actuating element, a first rotary electrical component, a second rotary electrical component, a recovery mechanism and a push switch, wherein the operating component, the first actuating element, the second actuating element and the recovery mechanism are accommodated in a receiving space formed by the metal upper shell and the insulating lower shell, the first rotary electrical component and the second rotary electrical component are arranged outside the metal upper shell, and the side wall of the metal upper shell is provided with a snap-fitting piece bent inwardly and pressed against the lower surface of the insulating lower shell. However, the metal upper shell is not positioned with the insulating lower shell before being bent inwardly to form the snap-fitting piece, which makes the metal upper shell unstable when assembled with the insulating lower shell, which is not conducive to the assembly of the two.

[0003] Therefore, it is necessary to improve the existing input device to overcome the above-mentioned defects. [Contents of the utility model]

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide an input device which can be installed reliably.

[0005] The purpose of the utility model is achieved through the following technical solutions: an input device, comprising: a shell, having a metal upper shell and an insulating lower shell assembled with the metal upper shell, the metal upper shell having an upper wall portion of an opening, and four side walls formed by bending downward and extending from the four sides of the upper wall portion, the insulating lower shell is fixed to the lower end of the metal upper shell to form a bottom wall portion, and a receiving space is formed between the metal upper shell and the insulating lower shell; an operating component, which is inserted into the receiving space through the opening and can be tilted; a first actuating element, which is arranged in the receiving space, and is linked with the operating component, and the first actuating element is arranged in the receiving space. An actuator element rotates as the operating component tilts toward a first direction; a first rotary electrical component detects the rotation of the first actuator element; a second actuator element is disposed in the accommodation space, the second actuator element is located below the first actuator element and is orthogonal to the first actuator element; a second rotary electrical component detects the rotation of the second actuator element; a recovery mechanism recovers the first actuator element and the second actuator element to their initial states with the aid of the operating component; and a protrusion extends from the side wall portion to guide the assembly of the insulating lower shell and to support the lower surface of the insulating lower shell.

[0006] Furthermore, the insulating lower shell includes a base located in the accommodating space and a protrusion portion protruding from the base to one side edge of the side wall portion in the width direction, and the side edge of the side wall portion protrudes in the width direction to form the protrusion to be supported on the lower surface of the protrusion portion.

[0007] Furthermore, the lower end of the side wall portion is bent inward to form a locking piece that is supported on the lower surface of the base after the insulating lower shell is assembled.

[0008] Furthermore, the protrusion and the engaging piece are arranged on different side wall portions.

[0009] Furthermore, the side wall portion on which the protrusion is provided is adjacent to the side wall portion on which the locking piece is provided, and the protrusion and the locking piece are provided at the junction of adjacent side wall portions.

[0010] Furthermore, the side wall portion of the protrusion is extended downward to form a vertically arranged plug pin mounted on a circuit board.

[0011] Furthermore, the second actuating element has a first shaft portion and a second shaft portion respectively located on both sides, the first shaft portion is connected to the second rotating electrical component and the second shaft portion is used to press and trigger a push switch, and the insulating lower shell includes an extension portion extending from the side wall portion on one side of the base to fix the push switch.

[0012] Furthermore, the side wall portion is provided with a groove opening downwards, an insulating clamp is clamped between the groove and the extension portion, the insulating clamp is recessed upward to form a receiving portion for accommodating the second shaft portion, and the second shaft portion and the receiving portion are cylindrical structures that abut against each other.

[0013] Furthermore, the extension portion is concavely formed with a recessed portion for the push switch to be embedded in, and an inner wall surface of the recessed portion is protrudingly provided with an interference protrusion for guiding the push switch to enter the recessed portion and interfere with and abut against a side surface of the push switch.

[0014] Furthermore, two sides of the four side wall portions in the width direction are not connected, and the protrusion is arranged between adjacent side wall portions.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects: the side wall portion of the metal upper shell protrudes to form a protrusion that guides the assembly of the insulating lower shell and supports the lower surface of the insulating lower shell. The protrusion can be pre-fixed when the metal upper shell and the insulating lower shell are assembled to prevent shaking during the assembly process of the metal outer shell and the insulating lower shell.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0016] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the input device of the utility model.

[0017] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Another perspective of the stereogram.

[0018] Figure 3 It is a three-dimensional exploded view of the input device of the utility model.

[0019] Figure 4 It is a partial three-dimensional exploded view of the input device of the utility model.

[0020] Figure 5 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the shell of the input device of the utility model.

[0021] Figure 6 yes Figure 5 Another perspective of the stereogram. [Specific implementation method]

[0022] See also Figures 1 to 6 As shown, the input device 100 of the utility model comprises a housing 1, an operating component 2, a first actuating element 3, a second actuating element 4 orthogonal to the first actuating element 3, a first rotary electrical component 5, a second rotary electrical component 6, a recovery mechanism 7 and a push switch 8. The housing 1 has a receiving space 101 and an opening 102 disposed at the upper end of the housing 1, the first actuating element 3, the second actuating element 4 and the recovery mechanism 7 are disposed in the receiving space 101, a part of the operating component 2 is inserted into the receiving space 101 of the housing 1 through the opening 102 to manipulate the first actuating element 3 and the second actuating element 4, and another part protrudes upward from the opening 102 to the outside of the housing 1 for manipulation by a user.

[0023] The housing 1 includes a metal upper shell 11 and an insulating lower shell 12 assembled with the metal upper shell 11. The metal upper shell 11 has an upper wall portion 111 and four side wall portions 112, 113, 114, and 115 formed by bending and extending downward from the four sides of the upper wall portion 111. The insulating lower shell 12 is fixed to the lower end of the metal upper shell 11 to form the bottom wall portion of the housing 1. The receiving space 101 is formed between the metal upper shell 11 and the insulating lower shell 12. The insulating lower shell 12 includes a base 121 located in the receiving space 101 and an extension portion 122 extending from one side of the base 121 to the side wall portion 112 for holding the push switch 8.

[0024] The first actuating element 3 is linked with the operating component 2, and the first actuating element 3 rotates as the operating component 2 tilts toward the first direction. The first actuating element 3 is provided with a first through hole 31 in an elongated shape for inserting the operating component 2, and the first actuating element 3 has a third shaft portion 32 and a fourth shaft portion 33 respectively located on both sides of the first through hole 31 in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the base 121 is provided with a support body 123 at a position corresponding to the side wall portion 113, and the base 121 is provided with a support body 124 at a position corresponding to the side wall portion 115, the third shaft portion 32 is clamped and pivoted between the side wall portion 113 and the support body 123, and the fourth shaft portion 33 is clamped and pivoted between the side wall portion 115 and the support body 124. The fourth shaft portion 33 further protrudes into the first rotary electrical component 5, and the first rotary electrical component 5 performs detection according to the rotation of the first actuating element 3.

[0025] The second actuating element 4 is linked with the operating component 2. The second actuating element 4 is located below the first actuating element 3 and is orthogonal to the first actuating element 3. The second actuating element 4 rotates as the operating component 2 tilts in the second direction. The second actuating element 4 is provided with a second through hole 41 which is arranged in an elongated shape for inserting the operating component 2. The second actuating element 4 has a first shaft portion 42 and a second shaft portion 43 which are respectively located on both sides of the second through hole 41 in the first direction. The first shaft portion 42 is connected to the second rotary electrical component 6 and the second shaft portion 43 is used to press and trigger the push switch 8. The lower end of the operating component 2 is provided with convex portions 21 on both sides in the second direction. The second actuating element 4 forms insertion holes 44 for accommodating the convex portions 21 on both sides of the second through hole 41 in the second direction. The operating component 2 can tilt in the first direction with the convex portion 21 as the axis. The extension portion 122 is formed with a recessed portion 1221 for the push switch 8 to be embedded, and the inner wall surface of the recessed portion 1221 is provided with an interference protrusion 1222 for guiding the push switch 8 into the recessed portion 1221 and interfering with the side surface of the push switch 8. The base 121 is provided with a support body 125 corresponding to the side wall portion 114, and the first shaft portion 42 is clamped and pivoted between the side wall portion 114 and the support body 125. The first shaft portion 33 further protrudes into the second rotary electrical component 6, and the first rotary electrical component 6 performs detection according to the rotation of the second actuator 4. The side wall portion 112 is provided with a groove 1121 opening downward, and an insulating clamp 9 is clamped between the groove and the extension portion 122. The insulating clamp 9 is formed with a receiving portion 91 for accommodating the second shaft portion 43, and the second shaft portion 43 is clamped between the receiving portion 91 and the push switch 8. In the present invention, the second shaft portion 43 and the receiving portion 91 are provided with cylindrical surface structures 431 and 911 that abut against each other. The matching mode of the cylindrical surfaces between the second shaft portion 43 and the receiving portion 91 can increase the contact area of ​​the relatively rotating parts and release the stress at the friction position to a greater extent, thereby reducing the wear of the second shaft portion 43 and ultimately improving the durability of the input device 100.

[0026] The recovery mechanism 7 is arranged below the operating component 2. The recovery mechanism 7 includes a support member 71 and a coil spring 72. The support member 71 includes a base 711 that presses downward against the base 121 of the insulating lower shell 12 and a column 712 that extends upward from the middle of the base 711. The coil spring 72 is sleeved on the outer periphery of the column 712 and presses downward against the upper surface of the base 72. The column 712 of the recovery mechanism 7 and the coil spring 72 are received in a receiving hole (not shown) provided at the lower end of the operating component 2. The recovery mechanism 7 elastically supports the operating component 2 and restores the first actuating element 3 and the second actuating element 4 to their initial states with the aid of the operating component 2.

[0027] The side wall portion 113 and the side wall portion 115 of the metal upper shell 11 protrude to form a protrusion 116 for guiding the assembly of the insulating lower shell 12 and supporting the lower surface of the insulating lower shell 12. The lower ends of the side wall portion 112 and the side wall portion 114 are bent inward to form a snap-fitting piece 117 that is supported on the lower surface of the base 121 after the insulating lower shell 12 is assembled. The protrusion 116 is used for pre-fixing after the metal shell 11 and the insulating lower shell 12 are assembled but before the snap-fitting piece 117 is bent, so as to prevent shaking during the assembly process of the metal shell 11 and the insulating lower shell 12. Specifically, the insulating lower shell further includes a protrusion portion 126 protruding from the base 121 to the side edge of the side wall portion 113 and the side edge of the side wall portion 115 in the width direction, and the side edge of the side wall portion 113 and the side wall portion 115 protrudes from the side edge in the width direction to form the protrusion 116 corresponding to the protrusion portion 126, and the protrusion 116 is supported on the lower surface of the protrusion portion 126. In the present invention, the protrusion 116 and the engaging piece 117 are arranged on different sidewalls, the sidewall 113 and the sidewall 115 on which the protrusion 116 is arranged are respectively adjacent to the sidewall 112 and the sidewall 114 on which the engaging piece 117 is arranged, the two sides of the width direction of the four sidewalls 112, 113, 114, 115 are not connected, the protrusion 116 is arranged between adjacent sidewalls, and the protrusion 116 and the engaging piece 117 are arranged at the junction of adjacent sidewalls. The sidewall 113 and the sidewall 115 on which the protrusion 116 is arranged further extend downward to form a vertically arranged plug pin 118 mounted on a circuit board (not shown). In the present invention, the side wall portion 113 on which the protrusion 116 is provided is opposite to the side wall portion 115, and the side wall portion 113 and the side wall portion 115 extend downward on both sides in the width direction to form the plug pin 118, and the side wall portion 112 on which the locking piece 117 is provided is opposite to the side wall portion 114, and the side wall portion 112 and the side wall portion 114 are bent inward on both sides in the width direction to form the locking piece 117.

[0028] The above description is only part of the implementation methods of the utility model, not all of the implementation methods. Any equivalent changes made to the technical solution of the utility model by ordinary technicians in this field after reading the specification of the utility model are covered by the claims of the utility model.

Claims

1. An input device, comprising: The housing comprises a metal upper shell and an insulating lower shell assembled with the metal upper shell, wherein the metal upper shell comprises an upper wall portion of an opening, and four side walls formed by bending downward and extending from the four sides of the upper wall portion, the insulating lower shell is fixed to the lower end of the metal upper shell to form a bottom wall portion, and a receiving space is formed between the metal upper shell and the insulating lower shell; An operating component, which is inserted into the receiving space through the opening and can perform a dumping operation; A first actuating element, disposed in the receiving space and linked with the operating component, wherein the first actuating element rotates as the operating component tilts toward a first direction; a first rotary electrical component that detects the rotational motion of the first actuating element; A second actuating element, disposed in the receiving space, the second actuating element being located below the first actuating element and being orthogonal to the first actuating element; a second rotary electrical component that detects the rotational motion of the second actuating element; A restoring mechanism, which restores the first actuating element and the second actuating element to an initial state by means of the operating component; The invention is characterized in that: the side wall portion protrudes with a protrusion which guides the assembly of the insulating lower shell and supports the lower surface of the insulating lower shell.

2. The input device according to claim 1, wherein: The insulating lower shell includes a base located in the accommodating space and a protrusion protruding from the base to one side edge of the side wall in the width direction. The side edge of the side wall in the width direction protrudes to form the protrusion to be supported on the lower surface of the protrusion.

3. The input device according to claim 2, wherein: The lower end of the side wall portion is bent inward to form a locking piece that is supported on the lower surface of the base after the lower insulating shell is assembled.

4. The input device according to claim 3, wherein: The protrusion and the engaging piece are arranged on different side wall portions.

5. The input device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The side wall portion where the protrusion is provided is adjacent to the side wall portion where the locking piece is provided, and the protrusion and the locking piece are provided at the boundary of the adjacent side wall portions.

6. The input device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The side wall portion of the protrusion is extended downward to form a vertically arranged plug pin mounted on a circuit board.

7. The input device according to claim 2, wherein: The second actuating element has a first shaft portion and a second shaft portion respectively located on both sides, the first shaft portion is connected to the second rotating electrical component and the second shaft portion is used to press and trigger a push switch, and the insulating lower shell includes an extension portion extending from the side wall portion on one side of the base to fix the push switch.

8. The input device according to claim 7, wherein: The side wall portion is provided with a groove opening downwards, an insulating clamp is clamped between the groove and the extension portion, the insulating clamp is recessed upwards to form a receiving portion for accommodating the second shaft portion, and the second shaft portion and the receiving portion are cylindrical structures that abut against each other.

9. The input device according to claim 7, wherein: The extension portion is formed with a recessed portion for the push switch to be embedded, and an interference protrusion is protruded from the inner wall surface of the recessed portion to guide the push switch to enter the recessed portion and interfere with and abut against the side surface of the push switch.

10. The input device according to claim 1, wherein: Both sides of the four side wall portions in the width direction are not connected, and the protrusion is arranged between adjacent side wall portions.

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