Rotary Encoder D-Pad

An assembly that takes a standard rotary encoder and adds the ability to sense when the encoder is pushed in 4 directions. It also supports a center button if it is built in to the rotary encoder without activating any of the other directions.

It does this by having a disc that holds the rotary encoder balance on a cone in the bottom holder. This will allow it to rotate along the X and Y axis enough to push buttons on the top of the assembly.

This is the first part I designed to be printed and is for a small raspberry pi and xbmc based kitchen radio/viewer so most functions could be performed with one knob.

Other Parts:
Rotary Encoder: PEC11-4220F-S0024, Newark #02J2850

I'm not sure what the part number is for the push buttons used, but they have a base of 6.5mm squared and the full height with the button not pressed is 5.0mm. The lower limit of the switch makes the height 4.75mm