Touch knob integrated with display function

By integrating a touch knob with display function, the physical knob is combined with the touch screen, the trigger part on the knob shell is used to trigger the annular area of ​​the touch screen, and a display screen is integrated in the middle of the touch screen, which solves the problem of insufficient display function in the existing technology and realizes the combination of adjustment and display without occupying the large central control screen.

CN223462146UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-21TRULY OPTO ELECTRONICS
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422566749.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-23
Publication Date
2025-10-21
Estimated Expiration
2034-10-23

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing touch knobs lack display functions, which means that when adjusting the temperature or volume, the visual touch area of ​​the central control screen needs to be occupied, affecting the display of other functions.

Method used

A touch knob with integrated display function is designed, which combines a physical knob and a touch screen. The trigger member on the knob shell triggers the circular touch area on the touch screen when it is rotated, and a display screen is integrated in the middle of the touch screen to achieve the combination of adjustment and display.

Benefits of technology

This allows users to adjust the temperature or volume without occupying the visible touch area of ​​the central control screen, improving user interaction experience and display efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a touch control knob integrated with a display function, which comprises a physical knob, the physical knob comprises a knob base and a knob shell, the knob shell is rotatably sleeved outside the knob base, the knob shell comprises a knob top, the knob top is provided with a visual area window and a window periphery surrounding the visual area window, and the visual area window and the window periphery are arranged on the knob base. A trigger piece is arranged on one side, facing the knob base, of the periphery of the window; the touch screen is arranged between the knob base and the knob top of the knob shell and comprises an annular touch area, and the annular touch area corresponds to the periphery of the window and makes contact with a trigger piece on the periphery of the window; and the display screen is arranged on one side, facing the knob base, of the touch screen and corresponds to the visual area window. The touch knob is integrated with a display function.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to touch technology especially, a kind of touch knob of integrated display function. BACKGROUND

[0002] Air conditioner and sound box are configured on car, and most have air-conditioning knob and volume knob.

[0003] With the continuous development of technology, at present, the automobile industry has launched the touch knob of physical knob and touch screen, based on the rotation of physical knob in touch principle induction, to realize functions such as temperature adjustment, volume adjustment.

[0004] However, the existing touch knob does not have display function, when adjusting temperature or volume, temperature size or volume size needs to be displayed on central control large screen, which occupies part of the visual touch area of central control large screen, and also affects the display of functions such as navigation. INVENTION CONTENTS

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides a touch knob, which is integrated with display function.

[0006] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is solved by the following technical scheme:

[0007] A touch knob integrated with display function, comprising:

[0008] Physical knob, including knob base and knob shell, the knob shell is rotatably sleeved outside the knob base, the knob shell includes knob top, the knob top is provided with view area window and view window periphery around the view area window, the view window periphery is provided with trigger on the side towards the knob base;

[0009] Touch screen, arranged between the knob base and the knob top of the knob shell, including annular touch area, the annular touch area corresponds to the view window periphery and is in contact with the trigger on the view window periphery;

[0010] Display screen, arranged on the side of the touch screen towards the knob base, and corresponding to the view area window.

[0011] Further, the touch screen further includes visual touch area, the visual touch area corresponds to the display screen, and the annular touch area surrounds the periphery of the visual touch area.

[0012] Further, the touch screen further includes shading area, and the shading area is located between the visual touch area and the annular touch area.

[0013] Further, the knob base comprises a knob bottom and an inner side wall arranged on the knob bottom, the inner side wall is located on the periphery of the knob bottom and surrounds to form a base space for accommodating the display screen.

[0014] Further, the touch screen is fixedly connected to the top surface of the inner side wall by double-sided adhesive tape.

[0015] Further, the knob shell further comprises an outer side wall arranged on the knob top, the outer side wall is located on the periphery of the knob top and surrounds to form a shell space for accommodating the knob base.

[0016] Further, a base peripheral ring groove is formed between the knob bottom and the inner side wall of the knob base, and the outer side wall of the knob shell is embedded into the base peripheral ring groove of the knob base.

[0017] Further, a touch peripheral ring groove is arranged on the top surface of the touch screen, and the window periphery of the knob shell is embedded into the touch peripheral ring groove of the touch screen.

[0018] Further, the annular touch control area is located in the touch peripheral ring groove.

[0019] Further, the trigger is a metal spring.

[0020] The touch knob combines the physical knob and the touch screen, triggers the annular touch control area on the touch screen by the trigger on the knob shell when rotating relative to the knob base, so that the temperature, volume and the like can be adjusted, the display screen is integrated in the middle of the touch screen, the temperature, volume and the like can be displayed in the adjusting process by the display screen, and the central control large screen is not occupied. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 It is a sectional structure schematic view of the touch knob.

[0022] Figure 2 It is an exploded structure schematic view of the touch knob.

[0023] Figure 3 It is a front structure schematic view of the touch screen in the touch knob.

[0024] Figure 4 It is a stacking structure schematic view of the touch screen in the touch knob.

[0025] Figure 5 It is an electrode distribution schematic view of the touch screen in the touch knob. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The utility model will be described in detail below in combination with the drawings and examples, the examples of which are shown in the drawings, wherein the same or similar reference signs represent the same or similar elements or elements with the same or similar functions throughout. The examples described below by reference to the drawings are exemplary and are intended to explain the utility model and cannot be understood as limiting the utility model.

[0027] In the description of the utility model, it is understood that the terms "length", "width", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, which is only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the indicated device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the utility model.

[0028] In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third" are only for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second", "third" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more features. In the description of the utility model, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0029] In the utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connection", "connection", "fixing", "setting" and the like should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixed connection, or detachable connection, or integral; it can be mechanical connection, or electrical connection; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship of two elements. For ordinary skilled persons in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the utility model can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0030] Example one

[0031] As shown in Figures 1-3 A touch knob with integrated display function, comprising:

[0032] A physical knob 10, comprising a knob base 11 and a knob shell 12, the knob shell 12 is rotatably sleeved outside the knob base 11, the knob shell 12 comprises a knob top 111, the knob top 111 is provided with a viewing area window 11a and a viewing window periphery 11b surrounding the viewing area window 11a, the viewing window periphery 11b is provided with a trigger piece 13 towards one side of the knob base 11;

[0033] A touch screen 20 is arranged between the knob base 11 and the knob top 111 of the knob shell 12, and comprises an annular touch area 21 corresponding to the window periphery 11b and in contact with the trigger 13 on the window periphery 11b.

[0034] A display screen 30 is arranged on the side of the touch screen 20 facing the knob base 11 and corresponding to the viewing window 11a.

[0035] The touch knob combines the physical knob 10 and the touch screen 20, and triggers the annular touch area 21 on the touch screen 20 when the trigger 13 on the knob shell 12 rotates relative to the knob base 11, so as to realize adjustment of temperature, volume, etc.

[0036] In this embodiment, the trigger 13 is a metal spring piece, the touch screen 20 realizes touch sensing function based on the principle of capacitive sensing, and the metal spring piece can change the capacitance value of the local area when contacting the local area of the annular touch area 21, thereby realizing touch sensing.

[0037] Preferably, the touch screen 20 further comprises a visual touch area 23 corresponding to the display screen 30, and the annular touch area 21 surrounds the periphery of the visual touch area 23.

[0038] The visual touch area 23 is used for touch operation on the display content of the display screen 30, so as to realize interaction between the operator and the display screen 30.

[0039] In this embodiment, the display screen 30 is a circular screen, and the visual touch area 23 corresponding thereto is a circular touch area.

[0040] Preferably, the touch screen 20 further comprises a light shielding area 22 between the visual touch area 23 and the annular touch area 21.

[0041] The light shielding area 22 is used for separating the visual touch area 23 and the annular touch area 21, and avoiding light emitted by the display screen 30 from leaking out of the visual touch area 23.

[0042] The knob base 11 comprises a knob bottom 121 and an inner side wall 122 arranged on the knob bottom 121, which is located on the periphery of the knob bottom 121 and surrounds a base space 123 for accommodating the display screen 30.

[0043] In the embodiment, the knob bottom 121 is a circular bottom, and the inner side wall 122 is an annular side wall.

[0044] The touch screen 20 is fixed to the top surface of the inner side wall 122 by double-sided tape, so as to accommodate the display screen 30 in the base space 123 of the knob base 11.

[0045] The knob shell 12 further comprises an outer side wall 112 arranged on the knob top 111, which is located on the periphery of the knob top 111 and surrounds a shell space 113 for accommodating the knob base 11.

[0046] The inner side wall 122 of the knob base 11 and the outer side wall 112 of the knob shell 12 are arranged oppositely, and are connected by a rotating structure, so that the knob shell 12 can rotate relative to the knob base 11.

[0047] The rotating structure in the physical knob 10 can adopt a microswitch structure, a positioning rotating structure, a continuous rotating structure, etc. The rotating structure is a conventional structure in the art and is not limited specifically.

[0048] A base peripheral annular groove 124 is formed between the knob bottom 121 and the inner side wall 122 of the knob base 11, and the outer side wall 112 of the knob shell 12 is embedded in the base peripheral annular groove 124 of the knob base 11, so as to reduce the overall diameter of the physical knob 10.

[0049] Preferably, the periphery of the knob bottom 121 is flush with the periphery of the inner side wall 122.

[0050] The top surface of the touch screen 20 is provided with a touch peripheral annular groove 24, and the window periphery 11b of the knob shell 12 is embedded in the touch peripheral annular groove 24 of the touch screen 20, so as to reduce the overall thickness of the physical knob 10.

[0051] Preferably, the annular touch area 21 is located in the touch peripheral annular groove 24, so as to hide the annular touch area 21 of the touch screen 20 under the window periphery 11b of the knob shell 12.

[0052] As Figure 4 and5 As shown, the touch screen 20 comprises a glass cover plate 25 and a touch glass 26 which are attached oppositely, the touch glass 26 is provided with a plurality of first touch electrodes 261 and a plurality of second touch electrodes 262 on a side surface thereof facing the glass cover plate 25, the plurality of first touch electrodes 261 are distributed in a circumferential manner in the annular touch area 21, and the plurality of second touch electrodes 262 are distributed in a dot matrix manner in the visual touch area 23; the glass cover plate 25 is provided with a light shielding ink 251 on a side surface thereof facing the touch glass 26, so as to form the light shielding area 22; and the touch peripheral ring groove 24 is arranged on the periphery of the glass cover plate 25.

[0053] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application and not to limit them, although the preferred embodiments of the present application have been described in detail, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions of the present application can still be modified or replaced by equivalents, and these modifications or equivalent replacements should not make the modified technical solutions deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the present application.

Claims

1. An integrated display function touch knob, characterized by, The application relates to a physical knob, a touch screen and a display screen. The physical knob comprises a knob base and a knob shell, the knob shell is rotatably sleeved outside the knob base, the knob shell comprises a knob top, the knob top is provided with a visual area window and a visual window periphery surrounding the visual area window, and the visual window periphery is provided with a trigger on the side facing the knob base. The touch screen is arranged between the knob base and the knob top of the knob shell and comprises an annular touch area corresponding to the visual window periphery and in contact with the trigger on the visual window periphery. The display screen is arranged on the side of the touch screen facing the knob base and corresponds to the visual area window.

2. The touch knob of claim 1, wherein, The touch screen further comprises a visible touch area corresponding to the display screen, and the annular touch area is arranged on the periphery of the visible touch area.

3. The touch knob of claim 2, wherein, The touch screen further comprises a light-shielding area between the visible touch area and the annular touch area.

4. The touch knob of claim 1, wherein, The knob base comprises a knob bottom and an inner side wall arranged on the knob bottom, the inner side wall is arranged on the periphery of the knob bottom and surrounds a base space for accommodating the display screen.

5. The touch knob of claim 4, wherein, The touch screen is fixed to the top surface of the inner side wall by double-sided adhesive tape.

6. The touch knob of claim 4, wherein, The knob shell further comprises an outer side wall arranged on the knob top, the outer side wall is arranged on the periphery of the knob top and surrounds a shell space for accommodating the knob base.

7. The touch knob of claim 6, wherein, A base periphery ring groove is formed between the knob bottom and the inner side wall of the knob base, and the outer side wall of the knob shell is embedded into the base periphery ring groove of the knob base.

8. The touch knob of claim 1, wherein, The top surface of the touch screen is provided with a touch periphery ring groove, and the visual window periphery of the knob shell is embedded into the touch periphery ring groove of the touch screen.

9. The touch knob of claim 8, wherein, The annular touch area is arranged in the touch periphery ring groove.

10. The touch knob of claim 1, wherein, The trigger is a metal elastic sheet.