CN202957801U - Touch linear adjustment switch - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a touch linear adjustment switch, in particular to a switch which can open, close or gradually adjust the power supply height of an external power supply along a linear direction by utilizing a touch mode, comprising a shell provided with a light transmission induction surface, a touch circuit board arranged in the shell, a touch circuit layer adjacent to the induction surface arranged on the touch circuit board, a plurality of first induction areas arranged along the linear direction are divided on the surface of the touch circuit layer, a plurality of first light-emitting components are arranged on the surface of the touch circuit layer at intervals, each first light-emitting component is respectively arranged at the side of or inside the first induction area, the induction surface receives the touch circuit layer which can trigger the first induction area by touch, and the first light-emitting component beside or inside the first sensing area is controlled to emit light, and a coding signal for controlling the power supply of an external power supply is output, so that the use convenience is improved, and the durable service life is prolonged.

Description

Touch linear adjustment switch

technical field

The utility model provides a touch-type linear adjustment switch, in particular to a switch which can be opened and closed along a linear direction or gradually adjust the power supply level of an external power supply by means of touch. the

Background technique

At present, whether it is 3C electronic products, communication devices or home appliances, etc., it is often equipped with an adjustment knob type switch. This type of adjustment switch is an analog control component, and is generally used in the power supply switching of the circuit, as well as the high and low power supply. In terms of adjustment, it is used to adjust the speed and strength of electrical appliances, such as the speed of electric fans, the strength of air-conditioning, the volume of stereos, the brightness of lights, and the strength of wireless signals.

It is well known that traditional adjustment switches are mostly composed of a mechanical structure, with a switch housing, and a rotating shaft pivoted on the switch housing and available for the user to rotate, and the top of the rotating shaft is provided with a knob that is convenient for the user to rotate. , the survey switch is mainly electrically connected to the circuit of the electrical appliance, and the resistance value of the knob switch is controlled by the rotating shaft, so that the high and low current and voltage can be adjusted, so as to control the high and low power supply of the external power supply to the circuit, and then control the electric appliance Speed and strength of operation.

However, after long-term and frequent use of the above-mentioned traditional mechanical adjustment switches, the mechanical components are prone to slack, poor operation, damage, etc., and are also prone to sticking or depositing external dust and dirt, which is enough to affect the adjustment of the adjustment switch to the power supply. and control ability, and affect its service life.

In view of this, the inventor developed the utility model based on his many years of experience in the production, manufacture and design of electronic switches to improve the above-mentioned problems.

Utility model content

In view of this, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a switch which can be opened, closed or gradually adjusted the power supply level of the external power supply along the linear direction by means of touch.

In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the technical solution of the present utility model is realized as follows: a touch-type linear adjustment switch, comprising: a casing, an accommodating groove is formed inside, and the outer wall of the casing has a light-transmitting Sensing surface; a touch circuit board, which is arranged in the accommodating groove, and the touch circuit board has a touch circuit layer adjacent to the sensing surface, and the surface of the touch circuit layer is divided into a plurality of layers arranged in a linear direction a sensing area; and a plurality of first light-emitting components, which are arranged at intervals on the surface of the touch circuit layer, and each first light-emitting component is respectively located on the side or inside of the first sensing area, and the electric touch circuit layer of each first sensing area Sexually connected to the first light-emitting component on the side or inside; the position of the sensing surface corresponding to the first sensing area is touched, and can trigger the touch circuit layer of the corresponding first sensing area, so that the triggered first The touch circuit layer of the sensing area controls the first light-emitting component next to or inside the triggered first sensing area to emit light, and outputs a signal for controlling external power supply according to the position of the triggered first sensing area. encoded signal.

Further, the casing includes a strip-shaped upper cover and a strip-shaped lower cover, the sensing surface is the outer wall of the strip-shaped upper cover, and the touch circuit board is arranged between the strip-shaped upper cover and the strip-shaped lower cover.

Further, a plurality of first positioning holes for accommodating the first light-emitting components are arranged at intervals on the touch circuit board.

Further, the first light-emitting components are arranged at intervals on both sides of the first sensing area.

Further, the sensing surface is made of a light-transmitting material, the surface of the touch circuit layer is divided into a second sensing area at a position away from the first sensing area, and a second light-emitting component is arranged inside the second sensing area, and the second sensing area The touch circuit layer of the sensing area is electrically connected to the second light-emitting component, and the position of the sensing surface corresponding to the second sensing area is touched, which can trigger the touch circuit layer of the corresponding second sensing area, so that the triggered The touch circuit layer of the second sensing area controls the second light-emitting component inside the triggered second sensing area to change the color of light, and turns on and off the touch circuit board to receive external power supply.

Further, a second positioning hole corresponding to accommodate the second light-emitting component is provided on the touch circuit board.

Further, a supporting member capable of supporting the touch circuit board adjacent to the sensing surface is provided in the accommodating groove.

Further, a vibration motor capable of being electrically connected to the touch circuit board and driven by the coded signal is provided in the accommodating groove.

The technical effect achieved by the utility model is as follows: the utility model utilizes the touch mode to open, close or gradually adjust the power supply level of the external power supply along the linear direction, and uses a touch circuit board to adjust the power supply of the external circuit in a touch mode to replace The traditional survey switch that uses mechanical adjustment of power supply avoids the problems of traditional mechanical components such as easy wear and sticking, and greatly improves the durable service life of the adjustment switch, and the operation method of adjusting the power supply of the external circuit by touch is quite simple. Fast and convenient, quite practical to use.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a touch-type linear adjustment switch of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a three-dimensional exploded view of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the front view of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is the A-A sectional view of Fig. 3;

FIG. 5 is a front view of an additional embodiment of FIG. 3 .

[Description of main component symbols]

1 Housing 10 Accommodating slot

11 Strip cover 111 Sensing surface

112 Buckle slot 12 Strip bottom cover

121 screw hole 122 first hole

123 Second Perforation 124 Support

125 Buckle 126 Positioning frame

2 Touch circuit board 20 Touch circuit layer

21, 21a, 21b First sensing area 22 Second sensing area

23 The first positioning hole 24 The second positioning hole

25 Signal line 31, 31a, 31b, 31c The first light-emitting component

32 Second light-emitting component 4 Vibration motor

41 Power cord.

Detailed ways

Please refer to Fig. 1, which reveals a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 reveals a perspective exploded view of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 reveals a front view of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 reveals a cross-sectional view of A-A of Fig. 3 , Fig. 5 reveals the front view of the additional implementation type of Fig. 3, and cooperates Fig. 1 to Fig. 5 to explain the touch-type linear adjustment switch of the present utility model, comprises a housing 1, a touch circuit board 2 and plural first A light emitting component 31; wherein:

The casing 1 can be in a long shape, and an accommodating groove 10 is formed inside the casing 1 , and the outer wall of the casing 1 has a light-transmitting sensing surface 111 for human touch.

The casing 1 includes a strip-shaped upper cover 11 and a strip-shaped lower cover 12 , and the sensing surface 111 is an outer wall of the strip-shaped upper cover 11 .

There are a plurality of screw holes 121 around the strip-shaped lower cover 12, and the casing 1 can be fixed on an external 3C electronic product, communication device or home appliance through the screw holes 121 of the strip-shaped lower cover 12, and can also be positioned indoors, On the external wall, it is used to control electrical appliances such as indoor and outdoor lighting lamps or fans.

The touch circuit board 2 is arranged in the accommodation groove 10 between the strip-shaped upper cover 11 and the strip-shaped lower cover 12, and the touch circuit board 2 has a touch circuit layer 20 adjacent to the sensing surface 111. The surface area of the touch circuit layer 20 is divided into a plurality of first sensing regions 21 arranged in a linear direction, and the first sensing regions 21 are arranged in a straight line along the extending direction of the sensing surface 111 .

The touch circuit board 2 has a row of signal wires 25 that can be connected to external electrical circuits, and the inner wall of the strip-shaped lower cover 12 is provided with a first through hole 122 through which the signal wires 25 can pass and extend to the outside.

The first light-emitting components 31 can be light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and the first light-emitting components 31 are arranged on the surface of the touch circuit layer 20 at intervals, and each first light-emitting component 31 is located beside or inside the first sensing area 21 The touch circuit layer 20 corresponding to each first sensing area 21 is electrically connected to the first light-emitting component 31 beside or inside the sensing area 21 .

The position of the sensing surface 111 corresponding to the first sensing area 21 is touched, and can trigger the touch circuit layer 20 of the corresponding first sensing area 21, so that the touch circuit layer 20 of the first sensing area 21 that is triggered can control The first light-emitting component 31 next to or inside the triggered first sensing area 21 emits light, and outputs a coded signal for controlling the power supply of the external electrical circuit according to the position of the triggered first sensing area 21 .

The coded signal can turn on or/and gradually increase the power supply of the external power supply to the electrical appliance, or the coded signal can gradually decrease or/and turn off the power supply of the external power supply to the electrical appliance.

In a more specific implementation, the utility model also includes:

During implementation, a plurality of first positioning holes 23 corresponding to the first light-emitting components 31 are arranged at intervals on the touch circuit board 2 , so that the first light-emitting components 31 are positioned in the first positioning holes 23 .

In practice, the first light-emitting components 31 can be arranged in two rows at intervals on both sides of the first sensing area 21; in this way, when a row of first light-emitting components 31 is covered during operation, it can also be seen to the light-emitting state of another row of first light-emitting components 31 .

During implementation, the encoded signal can be in Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) format, which is mainly a technique for converting an analog signal into a pulse wave. Generally, the period of the pulse wave after conversion is fixed, but the duty cycle of the pulse wave will vary. Varies according to the magnitude of the analog signal.

In practice, the sensing surface 111 can be made of a light-transmitting material, and the surface of the touch circuit layer 20 is divided into a second sensing area 22 at a position away from the first sensing area 21, and a second sensing area 22 is provided inside the second sensing area 22. The light emitting component 32 , the touch circuit layer 20 of the second sensing area 22 is electrically connected to the second light emitting component 32 .

Actually, the first sensing area 21 may be distributed at a position corresponding to the middle section of the sensing surface 111 to one end, and the second sensing area 22 may be distributed at a position corresponding to the other end of the sensing surface 111 .

The position of the sensing surface 111 corresponding to the second sensing area 22 is touched, and can trigger the touch circuit layer 20 of the corresponding second sensing area 22, so that the touch circuit layer 20 of the second sensing area 22 that is triggered can control The second light-emitting component 32 inside the triggered second sensing area 22 changes the light-emitting color to remind the user to adjust the use state of the switch, and to open and close the touch circuit board 2 to receive external power supply.

In practice, the touch circuit board 2 is provided with a second positioning hole 24 corresponding to accommodate the second light emitting component 32 .

During implementation, a support member 124 capable of holding the touch circuit board 2 adjacent to the sensing surface 111 is provided on a position ring around the strip-shaped lower cover 12 located in the accommodating groove 10 .

During implementation, two protruding buckles 125 are respectively provided on both sides of the support member 124, and two buckle grooves 112 that can be buckled and assembled on the buckles 125 are respectively arranged on both sides of the strip-shaped upper cover 11, so that the strip-shaped The upper cover 11 and the strip-shaped lower cover 12 are interlocked into one body.

During implementation, a vibration motor 4 that can be electrically connected to the touch circuit board 2 and can be driven by a coded signal is provided in the accommodating groove 10, and the vibration motor 4 has a circuit of an external electrical device and a power line of the touch circuit board 2 41 , the inner wall of the strip-shaped lower cover 12 is provided with a second through hole 123 through which the power cord 41 can pass and extend to the outside, and a positioning frame 126 capable of holding and positioning the vibrating motor 4 .

Composed of the above-mentioned components, it can be used to implement the utility model. The housing 1 can be installed on walls indoors or outdoors that can be easily touched by human hands, or on the surface of electrical appliances, and the signal line 25 of the touch circuit board 2 can be connected. External power supply and electric circuit.

In general use, when the touch circuit board 2 is connected to the external power supply and the electric circuit, the second light-emitting component 32 of the second sensing area 22 can emit light of one color through the sensing surface 111. At this time, the first The sensing area 21 does not respond when it is touched. The user can first touch the top of the sensing surface 111 to trigger the second sensing area 22 to turn on the touch circuit board 2 to receive external power supply and drive the second light-emitting component 32 to emit another color. In this way, the electric appliance can be operated by touching the first sensing area 21 .

The periphery of the sensing surface 111 can mark the starting mark of the first sensing area 21 to be touched. When in use, the sensing surface 111 can be touched from the starting mark from top to bottom or from bottom to top, or directly touched the sensing surface 111. Any position corresponding to the first sensing area 21 on the top.

In a specific implementation, when the user's finger touches in a linear direction from top to bottom along the extension direction of the surface of the sensing surface 111, the first sensing area 21 can be touched first, and then slide down to the second, second, and second sensing areas. Three first sensing areas 21a, 21b, when the user's finger stops on the third first sensing area 21b, the first and second first sensing areas 21, 21a that have been touched correspond to the first The light-emitting components 31, 31a can continue to emit light, and the first light-emitting component 31c in the sensing surface 111 that is not touched does not emit light, so that the first light-emitting components 31, 31a, 31b emit light together on the sensing surface 111 in a straight line. state of light.

At the same time, the touch circuit layer 20 of the first sensing area 21, 21a, 21b corresponding to the touch-accepting sensing surface 111 can generate a coded signal, and the coded signal can be output to the circuit of the external electrical appliance through the signal line 25, so as to control The power supply of the power supply to the circuit of the external electrical appliance is high and low.

Therefore, the opening amount of the adjustment switch of the present utility model can be determined according to the number of triggers received by the first sensing areas 21, 21a, 21b, and 21c in the sensing surface 111; The larger the value, the higher the power supply of the external power supply, and the shorter the linear light is, the smaller the opening amount is, and the lower the power supply of the external power supply is.

In other words, when the user wants to turn off the adjustment switch of the present invention, it can be designed so that it cannot be touched from any one of the first sensing areas 21, 21a, 21b, and it needs to be sequentially touched from the third first sensing area 21b that was last touched last time. Touch in the opposite direction; in other words, you can touch the sensing surface 111 corresponding to the third first sensing area 21b again, and slide over the second and first first sensing areas 21a, 21 sequentially from bottom to top, enabling the third 3. The first light-emitting components 31b, 31a, and 31 corresponding to the second and first first sensing areas 21b, 21a, and 21 stop emitting light in sequence, and at the same time, the touch circuit layer 20 generates a corresponding output code signal.

In another specific implementation, after touching the sensing surface 111 corresponding to the first first sensing region 21 to make the first light-emitting component 31 emit light, if directly touching the sensing surface 111 corresponding to the third first sensing region 21b, The first light-emitting element 31 of the first first sensing area 21 can also be extinguished, and the first light-emitting element 31b of the third first sensing area 21b can emit light instead; that is, only a single first sensing area 21, 21a at the same time , 21b's first light-emitting components 31, 31a, 31b emit light; therefore, when in use, you can also touch the sensing surface 111 from any first sensing area 21, 21a, 21b other than the initial mark, to control the power supply to the external electrical equipment. The circuit is powered high and low.

It is worth mentioning that since the utility model has no traditional rotating mechanical components, the casing 1 can be designed to be watertight, which can effectively prevent liquid from seeping into the switch, further improve its durable service life, and is beneficial to be installed in The environment with high water vapor content can even be installed in liquid, which is quite versatile.

During the above operation, the vibration motor 4 can be driven by the coded signal to generate vibrations, and the vibration amplitude can be changed according to the coded signal, which can further prompt the user to adjust the use status of the switch.

Accordingly, the above-mentioned purpose of turning on, off or gradually adjusting the power supply level of the external power supply along the linear direction by using the touch method can be achieved, and the power supply of the external circuit can be adjusted by using the touch circuit board 2 in a touch manner along the linear direction of the sensing surface 111 State, to replace the traditional investigation switch that uses mechanical adjustment power supply, avoiding the problems of easy wear and sticking of traditional mechanical components, and greatly improving the durable service life of the adjustment switch, and the first sensing area corresponding to the sensing surface 111 that accepts touch The first light-emitting components 31, 31a, and 31b on the near side of 21, 21a, and 21b can also emit light or stop emitting light according to the touch action, so as to remind the user to adjust the use status of the switch at present; Close the power supply of the external circuit, and control the high and low power supply of the external circuit. Since the encoded signal can be a digital signal in a pulse width modulation format, its control accuracy is more accurate than that of traditional mechanical adjustment switches. Moreover, the operation method of adjusting the power supply of the external circuit by touch is quite simple, fast and convenient, and is quite convenient and practical in use.

The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present utility model, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims (8)

1. A touch-type linear adjustment switch, comprising: A casing, an accommodating groove is formed inside, and the outer wall of the casing has a light-transmitting sensing surface for human touch; A touch circuit board is arranged in the accommodating groove, and the touch circuit board has a touch circuit layer adjacent to the sensing surface, and the surface of the touch circuit layer is divided into a plurality of first sensing areas arranged in a linear direction ;and A plurality of first light-emitting components are arranged at intervals on the surface of the touch circuit layer, and each first light-emitting component is located on the side or inside of the first sensing area, and the touch circuit layer of each first sensing area is electrically connected to the side side or inner first light-emitting component; When the position of the sensing surface corresponding to the first sensing area is touched, it can trigger the touch circuit layer of the corresponding first sensing area, so that the touch circuit layer of the first sensing area that receives the trigger controls the touch circuit layer of the first sensing area that receives the trigger. The first light-emitting component beside or inside the first sensing area emits light, and outputs a coded signal for controlling external power supply according to the position of the triggered first sensing area. 2. The touch-type linear adjustment switch according to claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a strip-shaped upper cover and a strip-shaped lower cover, the sensing surface is the outer wall of the strip-shaped upper cover, and the touch circuit board is arranged on between the strip-shaped upper cover and the strip-shaped lower cover. 3 . The touch-type linear adjustment switch according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of first positioning holes for accommodating the first light-emitting components are arranged at intervals on the touch-control circuit board. 4 . 4 . The touch-type linear adjustment switch according to claim 1 , wherein the first light-emitting components are arranged at intervals on both sides of the first sensing area. 5. The touch-type linear adjustment switch according to claim 1, wherein the sensing surface is made of light-transmitting material, and the position of the surface of the touch circuit layer away from the first sensing area is divided into a second sensing area, And a second light-emitting component is arranged inside the second sensing area, the touch circuit layer of the second sensing area is electrically connected to the second light-emitting component, and the position of the sensing surface corresponding to the second sensing area is touched, which can trigger the corresponding The touch circuit layer of the second sensing area enables the touch circuit layer of the second sensing area that is triggered to control the second light-emitting component inside the second sensing area that is triggered to change the luminescent color, and turn on and off The touch circuit board receives external power supply. 6 . The touch-type linear adjustment switch according to claim 5 , wherein a second positioning hole corresponding to accommodate the second light-emitting component is provided on the touch-control circuit board. 7 . 7 . The touch-type linear adjustment switch according to claim 1 , wherein a supporting member capable of holding the touch circuit board adjacent to the sensing surface is provided in the accommodating groove. 8 . 8 . The touch-type linear adjustment switch according to claim 1 , wherein a vibration motor capable of being electrically connected to the touch circuit board and driven by the coded signal is disposed in the accommodating groove.

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