Back button assembly and operation handle

Abstract

The present application relates to a back button assembly and an operation handle. The back button assembly is mounted on a housing (200) of the operation handle, and comprises a back button group (100) and a mounting base (300) for mounting the back button group (100) onto the housing (200). The mounting base (300) comprises mounting ends (310) and a support arm (320). At least two mounting ends (310) are provided on the housing (200), and the at least two mounting ends (310) are integrally connected by the support arm (320). The support arm (320) is resilient, and the symmetrical center thereof is detachably connected to the housing (200). The back button assembly utilizes the mounting base (300) in which the mounting ends (310) and the support arm (320) are integrally connected. The support arm (320) has resilient properties, and can not only cooperate with the mounting ends (310) to mount a back button in the back button group (100) onto the housing (200) of the operation handle, but also facilitate rapid rebound and reset of the back button after being pressed. The integrally connected structure simplifies the structure of the mounting base (300), ensures secure mounting of the back button group (100) on the mounting base (300) while allowing flexible movement of the back buttons, and significantly reduces the overall structural complexity of the back button group (100).

Description

Back key assembly and operation handle TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to control instrument technical field, in particular to a back key assembly and operation handle. BACKGROUND

[0002] The handle is a device for converting the action of a human hand into computer instructions, commonly used in electronic games and unmanned device control, specifically, the user can realize the electrical signal conversion of the action of a human hand by operating the rocker or the key and other parts on the handle, thereby realizing the control of a virtual character in a game or the control of the forward, backward and stop actions of a remote unmanned device. The key is a common part on the handle, and the back key assembly is usually composed of a plurality of keys and related parts.

[0003] In the prior art, the back key assembly is installed in the operation handle and includes a back key, a support and a trigger switch, the back key is clamped on the support and protrudes outward, an operator can press the back key to make the back key move relative to the support and press the trigger switch, and then an electrical signal is generated through the related circuit board and circuit structure. The back key is connected with the support through a mounting seat or a mounting frame to realize the fixation of the back key on the support and the movement or rotation of the back key within a certain range according to the requirement. The structure of the mounting seat affects the pressing feeling of the back key and determines the structural complexity of the back key assembly to some extent. How to realize the simple structure of the mounting seat and the flexible rotation of the back key on the mounting seat is a project that needs continuous improvement.

[0004] Utility model content

[0005] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a back key assembly and an operation handle aiming at at least one of the above problems.

[0006] In a first aspect, the application provides a back key assembly installed on a shell of an operation handle, and the back key assembly comprises:

[0007] a back key group protruding from one side of the shell; and

[0008] a mounting seat arranged on the other side of the shell and comprising a mounting end and a supporting arm, the mounting end is connected with the back key group, and the mounting end is arranged on the shell in at least two, and the at least two mounting ends are connected into one body through the supporting arm, and the supporting arm is detachably connected with the shell.

[0009] In some implementations of the first aspect, the supporting arm is detachably connected with the shell at the center of symmetry of the supporting arm.

[0010] In some implementations of the first aspect, the mounting end includes a first mounting end and a second mounting end, the first mounting end and the second mounting end are disposed on two sides of a geometric center of the support arm, and the back key group includes a first left back key connected to the first mounting end and a first right back key connected to the second mounting end.

[0011] In some implementations of the first aspect, the mounting end includes a third mounting end and a fourth mounting end, the third mounting end and the first mounting end are disposed on the same side of the geometric center of the support arm, and the fourth mounting end and the second mounting end are disposed on opposite sides of the geometric center of the support arm, and the back key group includes a second left back key connected to the third mounting end and a second right back key connected to the fourth mounting end.

[0012] In some implementations of the first aspect, the support arm is in a long strip shape, and the support arm connected between the first mounting end and the second mounting end is parallel to the support arm connected between the third mounting end and the fourth mounting end.

[0013] In some implementations of the first aspect, the support arm is in a U shape, and the support arm connected between the first mounting end and the third mounting end has an opening facing away from the support arm connected between the second mounting end and the fourth mounting end.

[0014] In some implementations of the first aspect, the support arm connected between the first mounting end and the fourth mounting end is cross-stacked with the support arm connected between the second mounting end and the third mounting end, and the cross of the support arms is connected to the housing.

[0015] In some implementations of the first aspect, the connecting arm connected between the first mounting end, the second mounting end, the third mounting end, and the fourth mounting end is in an integral structure.

[0016] In some implementations of the first aspect, the mounting end includes a bracket, a clamping pin, and a flexible body, the bracket and the clamping pin are respectively connected to the flexible body and form a clamping slot for clamping the back key group with the flexible body, the back key group is detachably connected to the mounting end, the mounting end is movably connected to the housing, and the back key group abuts against the circuit board through the flexible body.

[0017] In a second aspect, the application provides an operating handle comprising a housing and the back key assembly according to any one of the first aspect of the application.

[0018] The back key assembly provided by the utility model has the mounting seat and the supporting arm integrally connected, the supporting arm has the resilience characteristic, the back key in the back key assembly can be mounted on the housing of the operating handle in cooperation with the mounting end, and the back key can be quickly rebounded and reset after being pressed, the structure of the integrally connected mounting seat is simplified, the mounting end can ensure good mounting of the back key assembly on the back key, the back key is flexibly moved, and the overall structural complexity of the back key assembly is greatly reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Fig. 1 is a back key perspective view structural schematic diagram of the back key assembly in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0020] Fig. 2 is a mounting seat perspective view structural schematic diagram of the back key assembly in the first embodiment of the utility model;

[0021] Fig. 3 is a mounting seat perspective view structural schematic diagram of the back key assembly in the second embodiment of the utility model;

[0022] Fig. 4 is a mounting seat perspective view structural schematic diagram of the back key assembly in the third embodiment of the utility model;

[0023] Fig. 5 is a mounting seat perspective view structural schematic diagram of the back key assembly in the fourth embodiment of the utility model;

[0024] Fig. 6 is an explosion view of the back key assembly in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0025] Fig. 7 is an explosion view of part of the structure of the back key assembly in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0026] Fig. 8 is an explosion view of the mounting seat in an embodiment of the utility model.

[0027] Mark explanation: 100-back key group, 110-first left back key, 120-second left back key, 130-first right back key, 140-second right back key; 200-housing; 300-mounting seat, 310-mounting end, 320-supporting arm; 311-first mounting end, 312-second mounting end, 313-third mounting end, 314-fourth mounting end; 310a-bracket, 310b-engaging pin, 310c-flexible body; 400-trigger switch. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The technical solutions of the present application will be described clearly and completely below in connection with the drawings of the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some implementation manners of the present application, rather than all implementation manners. Based on the embodiments of the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0029] It should be understood that the schematic drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. The flowcharts used are exemplary representations of the implementation processes of some embodiments of the present application, and it should be understood that the operations of the flowcharts can not be implemented in sequence, and the steps without logical context relationship can be reversed in sequence or implemented simultaneously. In addition, one or more other operations can be added to the flowcharts or one or more operations can be removed from the flowcharts under the guidance of the content of the present application.

[0030] In this document, "embodiment" means that the described specific features, structures or characteristics can be contained in at least one implementation of the present application. The appearance of this phrase at various places in the specification does not necessarily mean the same embodiment, nor does it necessarily mean an independent or alternative embodiment to other embodiments. Those skilled in the art explicitly and implicitly understand that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.

[0031] The embodiments of the first aspect of the present application provide a back key assembly, as shown in FIGS. 1-5, mounted on a shell 200 of an operating handle, the back key assembly comprising: a back key group 100 protruding from one side of the shell 200; and a mounting seat 300 provided on the other side opposite to the one side of the shell 200 and comprising mounting ends 310 and support arms 320, the mounting ends 310 being connected with the back key group 100, and at least two mounting ends 310 being provided on the shell 200, the at least two mounting ends 310 being connected into one body through the support arms 320, and the support arms 320 being detachably connected with the shell 200. The mounting seat 300 is used to mount the back key group 100 on the shell 200, so as to facilitate the pressing operation of the back keys on the back key group 100. The mounting ends 310 on the mounting seat 300 correspond to the back keys on the back key group 100. Specifically, the mounting seat 300 comprises the support arms 320 and the mounting ends 310 connected into one body, the mounting ends 310 being connected into one body on the support arms 320, and the support arms 320 being detachably connected with the shell 200. Generally, one mounting end 310 corresponds to one back key on the back key group 100, so as to realize the independent operation of the back keys. Optionally, in some specific implementation manners, the center of symmetry of the support arms 320 is detachably connected with the shell 200. The center of symmetry comprises the center position of the axial symmetry, and also comprises the center position of the central symmetry.

[0032] The mounting seat 300 adopts the mounting end 310 and the supporting arm 320 which are integrally connected, simple structure, convenient for assembly production, the supporting arm 320 has the resilient characteristics, so that the mounting end 310 at both ends of the supporting arm 320 can have better resilient characteristics to a certain extent, help the resilient reset of the back key on the mounting end 310.

[0033] The back key assembly provided by the utility model adopts the mounting seat 300 that the mounting end 310 and the supporting arm 320 are integrally connected, the supporting arm 320 has the resilient characteristics, can install the back key in the back key assembly to the shell 200 of the operating handle in cooperation with the mounting end 310, and back key can be reset after being pressed more quickly, the structure of integrated connection can make the structure of the mounting seat 300 simple, can guarantee that the mounting seat 300 is installed to the back key group 100, so that the back key is moved flexibly, and the overall structural complexity of the back key assembly can be greatly reduced.

[0034] Optionally, in some implementation manners of the first aspect of the present application, as shown in Figures 2-5, the mounting end 310 includes the first mounting end 311 and the second mounting end 312, the first mounting end 311 and the second mounting end 312 are arranged on both sides of the symmetry center of the supporting arm 320, the back key group 100 includes the first left back key 110 connected with the first mounting end 311 and the first right back key 130 connected with the second mounting end 312.

[0035] In combination with the above implementation manners, in further implementation manners of the first aspect, the mounting end 310 includes the third mounting end 313 and the fourth mounting end 314, the third mounting end 313 and the first mounting end 311 are arranged on the same side of the symmetry center of the supporting arm 320, and the fourth mounting end 314 and the second mounting end 312 are arranged on the opposite side of the symmetry center of the supporting arm 320; the back key group 100 includes the second left back key 120 connected with the third mounting end 313 and the second right back key 140 connected with the fourth mounting end 314.

[0036] The mounting seat 300 can be one or multiple, two mounting seats 300 are distributed on the shell 200 in a symmetrical posture, which includes mirror symmetry and central symmetry, and the two mounting seats 300 can be completely separated, partially overlapped, or partially shared, or combined into one, combined at the center of the support arm 320, and more specific implementations will be introduced later. One of the features of the back key assembly provided in the present implementation is that the mounting seat 300 generally presents two parts, one mounting seat 300 can fix the left back key group, and the other mounting seat 300 can fix the right back key group, that is, the first mounting end 311 and the third mounting end 313 cooperate with the left back key group to connect the left back key group to the shell 200, and the second mounting end 312 and the fourth mounting end 314 cooperate with the right back key group to connect the right back key group to the shell 200.

[0037] Optionally, in combination with the first aspect embodiment and the above implementation, in the first specific implementation of the first aspect embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the support arm 320 is in a long strip shape, and the support arm 320 connected between the first mounting end 311 and the second mounting end 312 is parallel to the support arm 320 connected between the third mounting end 313 and the fourth mounting end 314. As can be seen, the two mounting seats 300 are similar in structure, and both are long strip-shaped as a whole, more specifically, each presents a dumbbell shape. In the middle position of the support arm 320, a through hole is provided to fix the support arm 320 by bolts or screws, thereby fixing the mounting seat 300 to the mounting shell. When the back key is pressed, the mounting end 310 protrudes relative to the shell 200, and the integrally connected support arm 320 will elastically bend, the middle of the support arm 320 remains in place, the two ends are raised, and the entire support arm 320 will bend. When the back key is released, the two ends of the mounting end 310 will be reset under the action of the elastically bent support arm 320.

[0038] Optionally, in combination with the first aspect embodiment and the above implementation, in the second specific implementation of the first aspect embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the support arm 320 is in a U shape, and the support arm 320 connected between the first mounting end 311 and the third mounting end 313 has an opening facing away from the support arm 320 connected between the second mounting end 312 and the fourth mounting end 314. In the present implementation, the mounting seats 300 corresponding to the left back key group 100 and the right back key group 100 are independent of each other, the first mounting end 311 and the third mounting end 313 correspond to the left back key group 100, and the second mounting end 312 and the fourth mounting end 314 correspond to the right back key group 100, and the two do not interfere with each other. Two back keys are provided on each back key group 100, and each back key corresponds to a mounting end 310.

[0039] Optionally, in combination with the first aspect and the above implementation manners, in a third implementation manner of the first aspect, as shown in FIG. 4, the support arms 320 connected to the first mounting end 311 and the fourth mounting end 314 are cross-stacked with the support arms 320 connected to the second mounting end 312 and the third mounting end 313, and the cross of the support arms 320 is connected to the shell 200. The two support arms 320 are in an X-shaped distribution, or in a scissor-shaped distribution, the first mounting end 311 and the fourth mounting end 314 are in a central symmetric distribution, and the second mounting end 312 and the third mounting end 313 are also in a central symmetric distribution. This structure can simplify the connecting piece of the support arms 320 to the shell 200, and only one bolt or screw is needed, and the structure of the single mounting seat 300 is also very simple.

[0040] Optionally, in combination with the first aspect and the above implementation manners, in a fourth implementation manner of the first aspect, as shown in FIG. 5, the connecting arms connected to the first mounting end 311, the second mounting end 312, the third mounting end 313 and the fourth mounting end 314 are an integral structure. In this implementation manner, the mounting seat 300 is an integral structure, that is, only one mounting seat 300 is used, and the cross structure similar to the third implementation manner is used, but the support arms 320 in this implementation manner are made of one piece of material, rather than two separable pieces of material. The structure of the mounting seat 300 is more simple, and only a through hole needs to be formed in the middle of the mounting seat 300, and the whole mounting seat 300 is directly and quickly installed on the shell 200 through a bolt or a screw.

[0041] Optionally, in combination with the first aspect and the above implementation manners, in some specific embodiments of the first aspect, as shown in FIGS. 6-8, the back key assembly further includes a circuit board; the mounting end 310 includes a bracket 310a, a clamping pin 310b and a flexible body 310c, the bracket 310a and the clamping pin 310b are respectively connected to the flexible body 310c and form a clamping slot for clamping the back key group 100, and the back key group 100 is detachably connected to the mounting end 310, and the mounting end 310 is movably connected to the shell 200; the back key group 100 abuts against the circuit board through the flexible body 310c. The mounting end 310 mainly includes the clamping pin 310b and the flexible body 310c, and the bracket 310a integrally connected to one end of the support arm 320, etc., the support arm 320 can be regarded as a part of the mounting end 310, and the support arm 320 mainly plays a role of connecting the whole mounting seat 300 to the shell 200 and limiting the back key.

[0042] The circuit board is provided with trigger switches 400 corresponding to each back key in the back key assembly, and the flexible body 310c in the mounting end 310 is arranged near the trigger switches 400, so that when the back key is pressed by a finger, the rotating shaft mounted in the bracket 310a on the back key rotates, drives the pressing clamping pin 310b, the clamping pin 310b, the bracket 310a and the flexible body 310c are connected as a whole, thereby driving the bracket 310a and the flexible body 310c to move as a whole, protrude into the inside of the shell 200, so that the flexible body 310c presses the trigger switch 400 on the circuit board to generate a trigger signal. The bracket 310a can be made of hard plastic, for example, a hard plastic with a hardness higher than Shore hardness 90A, and the flexible body 310c can be made of soft rubber, such as silicone rubber, rubber, etc., with a hardness less than Shore hardness 90A. The clamping pin 310b can be a metal piece in the form of a cylinder, which is arranged in the special hole groove of the flexible body 310c, and the back key is provided with a pressing part abutting against the clamping pin 310b. It should be noted that the support arm 320 can be made of metal material, for example, a metal sheet made of spring steel material, and the bracket 310a can be inlaid and fixed with the metal sheet.

[0043] In a second aspect, the application provides an operating handle, comprising a shell and a back key assembly according to any one of the first aspect of the application. The shell is used to contain various parts of the operating handle, including the back key assembly and the mounting seat described above.

[0044] By using the back key assembly described in the first aspect of the application, the operating handle of the application has the characteristics of simple structure, easy production and reliable stability. At the same time, since the mounting seat adopts the structure of the mounting end and the support arm being integrally connected, the support arm has the characteristics of rebounding, which can ensure that the back key in the back key assembly rebounds quickly and has a good damping feeling when pressed.

[0045] The above is only a preferred specific embodiment of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or replacements within the technical range disclosed by the present application, which should be covered within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A back key assembly, mounted on the housing of an operating handle, characterized in that, The back key assembly includes: A back key assembly, protruding from one side of the housing; and A mounting base is provided on the opposite side of the housing and includes a mounting end and a support arm. The mounting end is connected to the back key assembly, and at least two mounting ends are provided on the housing. The at least two mounting ends are connected as one unit through the support arm, and the spring-loaded support arm is detachably connected to the housing.

2. The back key assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, The support arm is detachably connected to the housing at its center of symmetry.

3. The back key assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that, The mounting end includes a first mounting end and a second mounting end, which are spaced apart on both sides of the symmetrical center of the support arm. The back key group includes a first left back key connected to the first mounting end and a first right back key connected to the second mounting end.

4. The back key assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that, The mounting end includes a third mounting end and a fourth mounting end. The third mounting end and the first mounting end are located on the same side of the center of symmetry of the support arm, and the fourth mounting end and the second mounting end are located on the opposite side of the center of symmetry of the support arm. The back key group includes a second left back key connected to the third mounting end and a second right back key connected to the fourth mounting end.

5. The back key assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that, The support arm is elongated and is connected between the first mounting end and the second mounting end. It is parallel to the support arm connected between the third mounting end and the fourth mounting end.

6. The back key assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that, The support arm is U-shaped and the opening of the support arm connected to the first mounting end and the third mounting end faces away from that of the support arm connected to the second mounting end and the fourth mounting end.

7. The back key assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that, The support arm connected to the first mounting end and the fourth mounting end is stacked crosswise with the support arm connected to the second mounting end and the third mounting end, and the intersection of the support arms is connected to the housing.

8. The back key assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that, The connecting arm connecting the first mounting end, the second mounting end, the third mounting end, and the fourth mounting end is an integral structure.

9. The back key assembly according to any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that, It also includes a circuit board; the mounting end includes a bracket, a locking pin and a flexible body, the bracket and the locking pin are respectively connected to the flexible body and form a slot with the flexible body for locking the back key assembly, and the back key assembly is detachably connected to the mounting end, the mounting end is movably connected to the housing; the back key assembly abuts against the circuit board through the flexible body.

10. An operating handle, characterized in that, Includes a housing and a back key assembly as described in any one of claims 1-9.

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