Automatic rewinding apparatus including abrasion-resistant rotation axis

Abstract

An automatic rewinding apparatus with an abrasion-resistant rotation axis includes: a main base lower housing including a cylindrical fixing axis at a center; a PCB substrate penetrated by the fixing axis and combined with the main base lower housing; a contact terminal coupling plate; a middle base coil housing including: a sub-base lower housing, a cylindrical winding bobbin, a sub-base upper housing, and an abrasion-resistance improving insert disposed on internal circumferential surfaces of punctured centers of the sub-base lower housing, the winding bobbin and the sub-base upper housing; a rolling elastic member with elasticity; grease cover plates on both sides of the rolling elastic member; a cap for covering the opening of the sub-base upper housing and combination with the sub-base upper housing; a stopper ball; and a main base upper housing combined with the main base lower housing and covering a second side where the track of the cap.

Claims

1. An automatic rewinding apparatus with an abrasion-resistant rotation axis, comprising: a main base lower housing that includes a cylindrical fixing axis formed at a center of a first side of the main base lower housing perpendicularly to the first side; a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) substrate that has a central portion punctured so that the PCB substrate is penetrated by the cylindrical fixing axis at a center of the PCB substrate and combined with the first side of the main base lower housing, and includes a 4-pin PCB pattern formed on a second side which is another side of the PCB substrate which is different from a first side contacting the main base lower housing; a contact terminal coupling plate that includes a 4-pin contact terminal combined on a first side and has a central portion punctured so that the contact terminal coupling plate is penetrated by the cylindrical fixing axis at a center of the contact terminal coupling plate and, when the contact terminal coupling plate is combined with the cylindrical fixing axis, the 4-pin contact terminal contacts the 4-pin PCB pattern of the PCB substrate; a middle base coil housing which includes: a sub-base lower housing that is formed in a shape of a cylindrical cover having a first side open, a cylindrical winding bobbin that is formed at a center of a second side of the sub-base lower housing and has a wire wound up on an external circumferential surface of the winding bobbin, a sub-base upper housing that is formed on a second side of the winding bobbin and has a second side of the sub-base upper housing open, where the open side of the sub-base upper housing is in opposite to the open side of the sub-base lower housing, and an abrasion-resistance improving insert that is disposed on internal circumferential surfaces of punctured centers of the sub-base lower housing, the winding bobbin and the sub-base upper housing, and penetrated by and combined with the cylindrical fixing axis; a rolling elastic member that is formed to have elasticity in a rolled form and housed inside the sub-base upper housing so as to provide the middle base coil housing with a rotation force; a pair of the grease cover plates that are formed in a disk shape, have a central portion punctured so that the pair of the grease cover plates are penetrated by and combined with the cylindrical fixing axis, are combined with the cylindrical fixing axis by being respectively disposed on both sides of the rolling elastic member, and prevent a grease applied to the rolling elastic member from leaking by being housed inside the sub-base upper housing; a cap that has a first side which is formed in a cover shape to cover the opening of the sub-base upper housing and to be combined with the sub-base upper housing, and a second side where a track for moving a stopper ball is formed; a stopper ball that is positioned on the track and moves along the track; and a main base upper housing that is formed to be combined with the main base lower housing and to entirely cover a second side where the track of the cap is formed when the main base upper housing is combined with the main base lower housing, wherein when the wire is unwound from the cylindrical winding bobbin to a length selected by an user, the rolling elastic member is rolled up so that the rotation force is increased, and the stopper ball moves along the track to a stopped position, and wherein when the wire is wound onto the cylindrical winding bobbin from the length selected by the user, the rolling elastic member is unrolled due to the release of the rotation force, and the stopper ball moves along the track to an unstopped position.

2. The automatic rewinding apparatus of claim 1, wherein the main base lower housing includes a plurality of combining grooves that are disposed in a radial shape on an outskirt of the first side.

3. The automatic rewinding apparatus of claim 1, wherein the main base upper housing includes a plurality of combining protrusions that are disposed in a radial shape on an outskirt of a first side.

4. The automatic rewinding apparatus of claim 1, wherein the abrasion-resistance improving insert is formed of a metal.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate a usage example of a Bluetooth neck band-type ear phone to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

(2) FIG. 3 is a disassembled perspective view of an automatic rewinding apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

(3) FIG. 4 is an assembled perspective view of a part of the automatic rewinding apparatus in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention.

(4) FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the automatic rewinding apparatus in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention.

(5) FIGS. 6 to 8 illustrate a main base lower housing 100 and a main base upper housing 900 of the automatic rewinding apparatus in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(6) Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described below in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the present invention to those skilled in the art. Throughout the disclosure, like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the various figures and embodiments of the present invention.

(7) The drawings are not necessarily to scale and in some instances, proportions may have been exaggerated in order to clearly illustrate features of the embodiments. When a first layer is referred to as being on a second layer or on a substrate, it not only refers to a case where the first layer is formed directly on the second layer or the substrate but also a case where a third layer exists between the first layer and the second layer or the substrate.

(8) Such terms as a first and a second may be used to describe diverse constituent elements, but the scope of the constituent elements may not be limited by those terms. The terms may be used only to distinguish one constituent element from other constituent elements.

(9) The terms used in this patent specification may be used to describe only a particular embodiment of the present invention, and should not be construed to limit the scope of the present invention. Also, a singular expression may include plural unless it is described otherwise in the context.

(10) In this specification, the terms include and have may be understood to describe the presence of a feature, number, step, operation, constituent element, part, or a combination thereof and they may not exclude the possibility of addition.

(11) Hereafter, the embodiments of the present invention may be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(12) FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate a usage example of a Bluetooth neck band-type ear phone to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied. FIG. 3 is a disassembled perspective view of an automatic rewinding apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an assembled perspective view of a part of the automatic rewinding apparatus in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the automatic rewinding apparatus in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention.

(13) Referring to FIGS. 3 to 5, the automatic rewinding apparatus in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention may largely include a main base lower housing 100, a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) substrate 200, a contact terminal coupling plate 300, a middle base coil housing 400, a rolling elastic member 500, a pair of grease cover plates 600, a cap 700, a stopper ball 800, and a main base upper housing 900.

(14) The automatic rewinding apparatus may include the main base lower housing 100 that includes a cylindrical fixing axis 110 formed at the center of a first side of the main base lower housing 100 perpendicularly to the first side; the PCB substrate 200 that has a central portion punctured so that the PCB substrate 200 is penetrated by the cylindrical fixing axis 110 at the center of the PCB substrate 200 and combined with the first side of the main base lower housing 100, and includes a 4-pin PCB pattern 210 formed on a second side which is the other side of the PCB substrate 200 which is different from a first side contacting the main base lower housing 100; the contact terminal coupling plate 300 that includes a 4-pin contact terminal 310 combined on a first side and has a central portion punctured so that the contact terminal coupling plate 300 is penetrated by the cylindrical fixing axis 110 at the center of the contact terminal coupling plate 300 and, when the contact terminal coupling plate 300 is combined with the cylindrical fixing axis 110, the 4-pin contact terminal 310 contacts the 4-pin PCB pattern 210 of the PCB substrate 200; the middle base coil housing 400 which includes: a sub-base lower housing 410 that is formed in a shape of a cylindrical cover having a first side open, a cylindrical winding bobbin 420 that is formed at the center of a second side of the sub-base lower housing 410 and has a wire wound up on the external circumferential surface of the winding bobbin 420, a sub-base upper housing 430 that is formed on a second side of the winding bobbin 420 and has a second side of the sub-base upper housing 430 open, where the open side of the sub-base upper housing 430 is in opposite to the open side of the sub-base lower housing 410, and an abrasion-resistance improving insert 440 that is disposed in the internal circumferential surfaces of the punctured centers of the sub-base lower housing 410, the winding bobbin 420, the sub-base upper housing 430, and penetrated by and combined with the cylindrical fixing axis 110; the rolling elastic member 500 that is formed to have elasticity in a rolled form and housed in the inside of the sub-base upper housing 430 so as to provide the middle base coil housing 400 with a rotation force; a pair of the grease cover plates 600 that are formed in a disk shape, have a central portion punctured so that the pair of the grease cover plates 600 are penetrated by and combined with the cylindrical fixing axis 110, are combined with the cylindrical fixing axis 110 by being respectively disposed on both sides of the rolling elastic member 500, and prevent a grease applied to the rolling elastic member 500 from leaking by being housed in the inside of the sub-base upper housing 430; the cap 700 that has a first side which is formed in a cover shape to cover the opening of the sub-base upper housing 430 and to be combined with the sub-base upper housing 430, and a second side where a track 720 for moving a stopper ball is formed; the stopper ball 800 that is positioned on the track 720 and moves along the track 720 and; and the main base upper housing 900 that is formed to be combined with the main base lower housing 100 and to entirely cover the second side where the track 720 of the cap 700 is formed, when the main base upper housing 900 is combined with the main base lower housing 100.

(15) The main base lower housing 100 may be formed in a plate shape, and include the cylindrical fixing axis 110 that is formed in a direction perpendicular to the first side.

(16) The main base lower housing 100 may further include a plurality of combining grooves 120 that are disposed in a radial shape on the outskirt of the first side.

(17) The PCB substrate 200 may be formed to be combined with the first side of the main base lower housing 100.

(18) The central portion of the PCB substrate 200 may be punctured so that the central portion of the PCB substrate 200 is penetrated by and combined with the cylindrical fixing axis 110.

(19) The PCB substrate 200 may be formed to include the 4-pin PCB pattern 210 on the second side which is a different from the first side that contacts the main base lower housing 100.

(20) The contact terminal coupling plate 300 may include the 4-pin contact terminal 310 on the first side.

(21) The central portion of the contact terminal coupling plate 300 may be punctured so that the central portion of the contact terminal coupling plate 300 may be penetrated by and combined with the cylindrical fixing axis 110.

(22) The contact terminal coupling plate 300 may be formed to rotate based on the cylindrical fixing axis 110.

(23) The contact terminal coupling plate 300 may be formed to have the 4-pin contact terminal 310 contact the 4-pin PCB pattern 210 of the PCB substrate 200, when the contact terminal coupling plate 300 is combined with the cylindrical fixing axis 110.

(24) The middle base coil housing 400 may include the sub-base lower housing 410, the winding bobbin 420, and the sub-base upper housing 430.

(25) The central portions of the constituent elements of the middle base coil housing 400 may be punctured individually so that the central portions of the constituent elements of the middle base coil housing 400 may be sequentially penetrated by and combined with the cylindrical fixing axis 110.

(26) The middle base coil housing 400 may be formed to rotate based on the cylindrical fixing axis 110.

(27) The middle base coil housing 400 may include the abrasion-resistance improving insert 440 on the internal circumferential surface of the punctured central portion.

(28) The abrasion-resistance improving insert 440 may be formed of a metal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

(29) The sub-base lower housing 410 may be formed in a shape of a cylindrical cover one side of which is open.

(30) The central portion of the sub-base lower housing 410 may be punctured so that the central portion of the sub-base lower housing 410 may be penetrated by and combined with the cylindrical fixing axis 110.

(31) The sub-base lower housing 410 may be formed to house the PCB substrate 200 and the contact terminal coupling plate 300 inside, when the sub-base lower housing 410 is combined with the cylindrical fixing axis 110.

(32) The winding bobbin 420 may be formed in a cylindrical shape, and the winding bobbin 420 may be disposed at the center of the first side of the sub-base lower housing 410 to wind up a wire on its external circumferential surface.

(33) The central portion of the winding bobbin 420 may be punctured so that the central portion of the winding bobbin 420 may be penetrated by and combined with the cylindrical fixing axis 110, when the cylindrical fixing axis 110 penetrates through the central portion of the sub-base lower housing 410.

(34) The sub-base upper housing 430 may be formed on the second side of the winding bobbin 420, and the sub-base upper housing 430 may be formed in a cylindrical shape the second side of which is open. The second side of the sub-base upper housing 430 may be in opposite to the direction that the sub-base lower housing 410 is open based on the winding bobbin 420.

(35) The central portion of the sub-base upper housing 430 may be punctured so that the central portion of the sub-base upper housing 430 may be sequentially penetrated by and combined with the cylindrical fixing axis 110 along with the sub-base lower housing 410 and the winding bobbin 420.

(36) The sub-base upper housing 430 may be formed to have a housing space inside to house the rolling elastic member 500 and the grease cover plates 600.

(37) In other words, the middle base coil housing 400 may have the sub-base lower housing 410 on the first side and the sub-base upper housing 430 on the second side with the winding bobbin 420 between the sub-base lower housing 410 and the sub-base upper housing 430. The first side of the middle base coil housing 400 may be combined with the sub-base lower housing 410 to be open toward the outside, and the second side of the middle base coil housing 400 may be combined with the sub-base upper housing 430 to be open toward the outside.

(38) The rolling elastic member 500 may be formed to have elasticity in a rolled form.

(39) The rolling elastic member 500 may be formed to be inserted into and connected to catching and coupling grooves 111 of the cylindrical fixing axis 110, after the cylindrical fixing axis 110 penetrates through and is combined with the middle base coil housing 400.

(40) In other words, a first end of the rolling elastic member 500 disposed at the center may be combined with the cylindrical fixing axis 110 when the rolling elastic member 500 is rolled up, and a second end of the rolling elastic member 500 disposed on the outskirt may be combined with the sub-base upper housing 430. In this way, when the middle base coil housing 400 rotates based on the cylindrical fixing axis 110, the rolling elastic member 500 may provide the middle base coil housing 400 with elasticity and make the middle base coil housing 400 rewound in the opposite direction.

(41) The rolling elastic member 500 may be formed to be housed in the inside of the sub-base upper housing 430 and to provide the middle base coil housing 400 with a rotation force.

(42) The grease cover plates 600 may be formed in a shape of a disk.

(43) The central portion of the grease cover plates 600 may be punctured so that the central portions of the grease cover plates 600 may be penetrated by and combined with the cylindrical fixing axis 110.

(44) The grease cover plates 600 may be formed to rotate based on the cylindrical fixing axis 110.

(45) The grease cover plates 600 may be formed in a pair, and when a pair of the grease cover plates 600 is combined with the cylindrical fixing axis 110, the grease cover plates 600 may be combined with the cylindrical fixing axis 110 while being respectively disposed on both sides of the rolling elastic member 500.

(46) The grease cover plates 600 may be formed to prevent a grease applied to the rolling elastic member 500 from leaking out by being housed in the inside of the sub-base upper housing 430.

(47) The first side of the cap 700 may be formed in a shape of a cover to cover the opening of the sub-base upper housing 430 and to be combined with the sub-base upper housing 430.

(48) The cap 700 may include an inserting connection groove 711 at the center of the first side of the cap 700. The inserting connection groove 711 may be formed in the form of a concave groove, and one end of the catching and coupling grooves 111 may be inserted into the inserting connection groove 711.

(49) The track 720 for moving a stopper ball may be formed on the second side of the cap 700.

(50) The cap 700 may also include a rotation axis inserting protrusion 730 at the center of the second side.

(51) The stopper ball 800 may be positioned on the track 720 so that the stopper ball 800 may roll over and move along the track 720.

(52) The main base upper housing 900 may be formed to be combined with the main base lower housing 100.

(53) When the main base upper housing 900 is combined with the main base lower housing 100, the main base upper housing 900 may be formed to cover the entire first side of the cap 700 where the track 720 is formed.

(54) The main base upper housing 900 may include a rotation axis inserting groove 930 at the center of the first side of the main base upper housing 900. The rotation axis inserting groove 930 may be formed to be punctured or in the form of a concave groove. The rotation axis inserting protrusion 730 may be inserted into the rotation axis inserting groove 930.

(55) The main base upper housing 900 may include a plurality of combining protrusions 920 on the outskirt of the first side. The combining protrusions 920 may be formed to be disposed in a radial shape to correspond to the positions where the combining grooves 120 of the main base lower housing 100 are disposed.

(56) Referring to FIGS. 6 to 8, the main base lower housing 100 and the main base upper housing 900 may further include a rotation axis reinforcing clip 1000.

(57) The rotation axis enhancing clip 1000 may further include a rotation axis enhancing protrusion 1010 that is formed to be protruded inward at an end.

(58) The rotation axis enhancing protrusion 1010 may be inserted into and combined with the first side of the main base lower housing 100, or the rotation axis enhancing protrusion 1010 may be inserted into and combined with the rotation axis inserting groove 930 of the main base upper housing 900.

(59) According to an embodiment of the present invention, as illustrated in FIG. 7, a rotation axis enhancing groove 130 may be formed in the form of a concave groove on the first side of the main base lower housing 100 that contacts the rotation axis enhancing protrusion 1010, and the rotation axis enhancing protrusion 1010 of the rotation axis enhancing clip 1000 may be inserted into and combined with the rotation axis enhancing groove 130, while the rotation axis enhancing protrusion 1010 of the rotation axis enhancing clip 1000 may be inserted into and combined with the rotation axis inserting groove 930 of the main base upper housing 900.

(60) According to the embodiments of the present invention, an automatic rewinding apparatus may be able to maintain a rotation axis firmly without distortion even though the automatic rewinding apparatus is used for a long time so that the automatic rewinding apparatus may prevent disconnection between a terminal end and a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) pattern and prevent a short-circuit form occurring.

(61) Also, according to the embodiments of the present invention, an automatic rewinding apparatus may be able to maintain a rotation axis firmly without distortion even though the automatic rewinding apparatus is used for a long time so that automatic rewinding function of the automatic rewinding apparatus may be prevented from malfunctioning due to a ball stuck in a track.

(62) Also, according to the embodiments of the present invention, an automatic rewinding apparatus may be able to maintain a rotation axis firmly without distortion even though the automatic rewinding apparatus is used for a long time so that a 4-pin terminal and a PCB pattern for a 4-pin terminal, which require a rotation to be performed delicately and firmly, may be used stably without a short-circuit.

(63) While the present invention has been described with respect to the specific embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the following claims.