JP2010021118A - Switch structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a switch structure which can perform numerous operations in a simple structure and aims to improve its operability. <P>SOLUTION: The switch structure includes a mechanical switch 10 rotation-operated by being put with the palm of a hand, a first range A1 brought into contact with a thumb of the hand put to the mechanical switch 10 and a second range A2 brought into contact with the other fingers are arranged in a form of aproximately concentric circles on the mechanical switch 10, and a first electrostatic switch 20A and a second electrostatic switch 20B are arranged on these ranges A1, A2, respectively. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a switch structure for operating an electronic device mounted on a vehicle such as a navigation device.

In recent years, various electronic devices such as an air conditioner, an audio device, and a navigation device are mounted on an automobile. In general, this type of electronic apparatus is provided with individual controls.
By the way, in recent years, navigation devices that perform route guidance to a destination tend to be multifunctional. For this reason, this type of device is known in which a large number of icons for each function are displayed on the map of the display unit and a large number of switches are provided on the operation panel unit (see, for example, Patent Document 1). .
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-122876

However, the conventional system is inconvenient because it is necessary to check the positions of icons and switches each time the user executes each function. Furthermore, by providing a large number of switches on the operation panel, the number of parts increases, the switch configuration of the operation panel becomes complicated, and the operability deteriorates.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a switch structure that allows a large number of operations with a simple configuration and improves operability.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a rotary operation element that is addressed and operated by a palm, and the thumb of the hand addressed to the rotation operation element touches a substantially concentric circle of the rotation operation element. A first region and a second region touched by another finger are provided, and an electrostatic switch is provided in each region.
According to this configuration, since the rotary operator for performing the rotary operation and the electrostatic switch can be provided on the same axis, the rotary operator and the electrostatic switch can be placed with the hand placed on the rotary operator. Can be used properly, and a large number of operations can be performed with a simple configuration and operability can be improved.

  In this configuration, the electrostatic switch may have a plurality of electrodes arranged in parallel on a substantially concentric circle of the rotary operation element. According to this configuration, the operation direction of the electrostatic switch can be detected from the order of touching each electrode.

  The electrostatic switch includes a first electrostatic switch disposed in the first region and a second electrostatic switch disposed in the second region, and the second electrostatic switch When the switch is off, an operation detection unit that does not accept the operation of the first electrostatic switch and accepts the operation of the first electrostatic switch when the second electrostatic switch is on is provided. It is good also as a structure. According to this configuration, even if only the first electrostatic switch is touched and operated, the operation detection unit does not permit the operation of the first electrostatic switch. Can be prevented.

  In addition, when the electrostatic switch is operated, the rotation operator may not be operated. According to this configuration, even if the rotary operator is erroneously operated while operating the electrostatic switch, the operation command of the rotary operator is not sent to the operation target device. Commands are not mixed and malfunctions can be reliably prevented.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a rotary operation element for performing a rotation operation and an electrostatic switch on the same axis, so that the rotary operation element and the electrostatic switch can be placed with the hand placed on the rotary operation element. Can be used properly, and a large number of operations can be performed with a simple configuration and operability can be improved.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which the switch according to the present embodiment is attached to the dashboard. The switch 1 performs various operations on the navigation device 3 mounted on the automobile. The navigation device 3 is disposed between the driver's seat and the passenger seat of the dashboard 5, a display portion 3 </ b> A exposed from the dashboard 5 to the vehicle interior, and a main body (not shown) housed in the dashboard 5. Is provided.
A box-like console 7 extending from the dashboard 5 to the rear of the vehicle body is provided below the navigation device 3, and the switch 1 is provided on the upper surface portion 7 A of the console 7. This switch 1 is provided close to the display unit 3A of the navigation device 3, and the navigation device 3 is operated with one hand (left hand in the present embodiment) while looking at the display unit 3A while the driver is seated in the driver's seat. It can be operated.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the functional configuration of the switch 1.
This switch 1 is a mechanical switch (rotating operator) 10 that can be rotated, a pair of electrostatic switches 20A and 20B arranged around the mechanical switch 10, and that the mechanical switch 10 is operated. One of the mechanical switch operation detection unit 30 to detect, the electrostatic switch operation detection unit 40 to detect that the electrostatic switches 20A and 20B are operated, and one of the mechanical switch 10 or the electrostatic switches 20A and 20B is operated. In some cases, an operation control unit 50 that performs control so as not to accept the other signal is provided.
As will be described later, the mechanical switch 10 is configured not only to rotate (rotate) but also to slide and press, and to perform a scroll operation on a map screen displayed on the display unit 3A of the navigation device 3 and the like. Used for
As will be described later, the electrostatic switches 20A and 20B are configured to be able to detect the direction of the finger tracing on the electrostatic switches 20A and 20B, and are used for volume adjustment of voice guidance of the navigation device 3 and the like.
The mechanical switch operation detection unit 30 detects which operation has been performed and outputs the detected operation to the operation control unit 50.
The electrostatic switch operation detection unit 40 detects whether or not each of the electrostatic switches 20A and 20B is operated. When only one of the electrostatic switches is operated, an output to the operation control unit 50 is output. Without being performed, only when both electrostatic switches 20A and 20B are operated, the output is made to the operation control unit 50.
The operation control unit 50 alternatively outputs operation signals from the mechanical switch operation detection unit 30 and the electrostatic switch operation detection unit 40 to the navigation device 3. For this reason, for example, when the mechanical switch 10 is accidentally touched while operating the electrostatic switches 20A and 20B, the operation control unit 50 prohibits reception of an operation command from the mechanical switch operation detection unit 30. To do. For this reason, since the operation command when the mechanical switch 10 is accidentally touched is not actually transmitted to the navigation device 3, the operation commands of the electrostatic switches 20A and 20B and the mechanical switch 10 are not mixed, and the malfunction is surely ensured. Can be prevented.

Next, a specific configuration of the switch 1 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a top view of the switch 1, and FIG. 4 is a right side view of the switch 1.
As shown in FIG. 3, the switch 1 includes a mechanical switch 10 having a knob 15 rotatably provided at a substantially center of the base plate 11 and a pair of left and right disposed around a knob body 43 of the knob 15. Electrostatic switches 20A and 20B.
The knob main body 43 is formed to have a size that can be operated by applying a palm (in this embodiment, a diameter of about 80 mm), and the palm is placed on the knob main body 43 on the base plate 11. A first area A1 that is touched by the thumb of this hand and a second area A2 that is touched by another finger (specifically, any one of the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger) are formed.
The positional relationship between the first and second areas A1 and A2 is determined in advance according to the position of the driver's seat. In the present embodiment, the driver's seat is provided on the right side (see FIG. 1). 1 is operated with the left hand. Accordingly, the first area A1 is formed on the right side of the knob body 43, and the second area A2 is formed on the left side of the knob body 43.
The first electrostatic switch 20A is disposed along the concentric circle of the knob body 43 in the first region A1, and the second electrostatic switch 20B is disposed along the concentric circle in the second region A2. The These first and second electrostatic switches 20A and 20B are operated by operating a finger along the arrow in FIG. 3 with the palm of the knob body 43 in contact with the palm.

  Specifically, the first electrostatic switch 20 </ b> A includes a plurality of (eight in the present embodiment) electrodes 101 to 108 arranged along the concentric circle of the knob body 43, and the surfaces of these electrodes 101 to 108. Is covered with a conductive acrylic sheet 110. The second electrostatic switch 20B includes a plurality (eight in this embodiment) of electrodes 121 to 128 arranged in parallel along the concentric circles, and the surface of these electrodes 121 to 128 is a conductive acrylic sheet. 130 is formed. These electrostatic switches 20A and 20B have a pseudo-capacitance due to the influence of the human body as a conductor when the user touches the corresponding portions of the electrodes 101 to 108 and 121 to 128 with a finger or the like. It detects that it changes to.

In the present embodiment, the second electrostatic switch 20B arranged in the second area A2 is for on / off operation, and the first electrostatic switch 20A arranged in the first area A1 detects the operation direction. Is for. That is, the electrostatic switch operation detection unit 40 operates the first electrostatic switch 20A when the other finger of the user touches any of the electrodes 121 to 128 of the second electrostatic switch 20B. It comes to allow. For this reason, even if it touches and operates only the 1st electrostatic switch 20A, since the electrostatic switch operation detection part 40 does not permit operation of the said 1st electrostatic switch 20A, when a user touches accidentally Can be prevented from malfunctioning.
Further, the electrostatic switch operation detection unit 40, when the other finger touches the second electrostatic switch 20B, the thumb moves on the first electrostatic switch 20A in the direction of the arrow in FIG. The operation direction is detected. Specifically, for example, when the thumb touches the electrode 106 and the electrode 107 sequentially from the state of touching the electrode 105 of the first electrostatic switch 20 </ b> A, the electrostatic switch operation detecting unit 40 detects the electrode 101. The operation in the counterclockwise direction is detected from the arrangement order of ˜108, and a signal for reducing the volume is output to the navigation device 3 via the operation control unit 50.
On the other hand, when the thumb touches the electrode 104 and the electrode 103 sequentially from the state in which the electrode touches the electrode 105 of the first electrostatic switch 20A, the electrostatic switch operation detection unit 40 arranges the electrodes 101 to 108. An operation in the clockwise direction from the order is detected, and a signal to increase the volume is output to the navigation device 3 via the operation control unit 50.

As shown in FIG. 4, the mechanical switch 10 is disposed above the base plate 11 and a pair of jog switches 13 </ b> A and 13 </ b> B arranged below the base plate 11, and simultaneously operates the jog switches 13 </ b> A and 13 </ b> B. And a knob 15 for this purpose.
The base plate 11 is a support member for supporting the knob 15 of the mechanical switch 10. As shown in FIG. 3, screw holes for fastening the base plate 11 to the upper surface portion 7 A of the console 7 are provided at the four corners. 11A is provided.
The knob body 43 of the knob 15 can be freely rotated with respect to the base plate 11 in the rotation direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 3 which is the same direction as the operation direction of the electrostatic switches 20A and 20B. In addition, the base can be freely slid in eight directions indicated by arrows in FIG. 3 (forward, backward, leftward, rightward, diagonally forward right, diagonally backward right, diagonally forward left and diagonally backward left). It is supported by the plate 11. A structure for supporting the knob 15 will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 4, the jog switches 13A and 13B include switch main bodies 21A and 21B and operation shafts 22A and 22B extending upward from the upper surfaces of the switch main bodies 21A and 21B, respectively. It is held by a holding member (not shown). In the present embodiment, the jog switches 13A and 13B can tilt the operation shafts 22A and 22B in eight directions (forward, backward, leftward, rightward, diagonally forward right, diagonally backward right, diagonally forward left and diagonally backward left). In addition, the switch bodies 21A and 21B are provided with contacts (not shown) corresponding to the above directions. As a result, when the jog switches 13A and 13B are tilted in the direction in which the operation shafts 22A and 22B are tilted, the contact of the operation shafts 22A and 22B is closed by the operation of the operation shafts 22A and 22B. Can be detected.
The jog switches 13A and 13B include output terminals 23A and 23B on the side surfaces of the switch bodies 21A and 21B. These output terminals 23A and 23B are connected to the mechanical switch operation detection unit 30 (FIG. 2) via a signal cable (not shown). It is connected.
In this configuration, the knob 15 described above is bridged between the operation shafts 22A and 22B of the jog switches 13A and 13B. For this reason, since the operation shafts 22A and 22B are tilted in a predetermined direction in accordance with the operation of the knob 15, the tilt directions of the operation shafts 22A and 22B are detected, and output signals corresponding to the tilt directions are combined. Thus, the mechanical switch 10 can output a plurality of patterns of signals.

Next, the internal configuration of the mechanical switch 10 will be described.
FIG. 5 is a VV cross-sectional view of FIGS. 3 and 4. As shown in FIG. 5, the base plate 11 has a two-layer structure in which an upper plate 31 and a lower plate 32 are overlapped. A circular opening 31 </ b> A is formed at a substantially central portion of the upper plate 31. On the other hand, a circular recess 32A formed larger than the opening 31A is formed in the substantially central portion of the lower plate 32, and the height of the recess 32A is between the recess 32A and the upper plate 31. A corresponding gap 11B is formed.

The knob 15 includes a slide plate 41 interposed in the gap 11 </ b> B provided in the base plate 11, a knob main body 43 provided on the top of the slide plate 41, and the knob main body 43 fixed to the slide plate 41. A pair of penetrating pillars 45A and 45B that pass through, and a connecting body 47 that connects the lower ends of the pillars 45A and 45B and extends below the lower plate 32 of the base plate 11 are provided.
The slide plate 41 is a plate member that slides in the gap 11B integrally with the knob body 43 via the support posts 45A and 45B. The slide plate 41 is larger than the opening 31A of the upper plate 31 and from the recess 32A of the lower plate 32. Is also formed in a small disk shape. The slide plate 41 is formed so that the thickness of the slide plate 41 is smaller than the height of the gap 11B, and is provided with annular protrusions 41A on the outer peripheral portions of the upper surface and the lower surface of the slide plate 41, respectively. For this reason, the contact area between the base plate 11 and the slide plate 41 can be reduced, and the resistance when the slide plate 41 slides can be reduced. The slide plate 41 is provided with a hole 41B through which the columns 45A and 45B pass, and a guide hole 41C is provided above the hole 41B to guide the columns 45A and 45B slidably.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the knob main body 43 includes a substantially cylindrical body 51 and a lid 53 that covers an upper portion of the body 51. The lid 53 is formed in a size that can be wrapped with a palm, and grip portions that function as grips when the knob main body 43 is operated with the palm at the opposite positions of the outer periphery. 53A and 53A are formed.
A plurality of holes 51A (FIG. 4) are formed at predetermined intervals on the peripheral surface of the body 51, and LED elements (not shown) are arranged in the holes 51A. This LED element is configured to change the color in accordance with the operation of the knob body 43, and allows the user to visually recognize the operation.

As shown in FIG. 5, the body 51 includes fixing portions 55 and 55 that are fixed to the upper ends of the columns 45 </ b> A and 45 </ b> B. The adhering portions 55 and 55 are a pair of fitting hole portions into which the upper end portions of the support columns 45A and 45B are inserted and fitted to the upper end portions of the support columns 45A and 45B, respectively. The support 45A and 45B and the knob main body 43 are fixed by the fixing portions 55 and 55, so that the knob main body 43 can slide up and down with respect to the slide plate 41. In the present embodiment, the knob main body 43 is provided with a push switch (not shown) that is activated by an operation of pressing the knob main body 43 in the body 51.
In addition, the body 51 includes a columnar operating portion 57 that extends to a substantially central portion in the body 51, and below the operating portion 57 is a substantially central portion on the slide plate 41, and the inside is hollow. A formed rubber spring body (biasing means) 59 is provided. The spring body 59 is disposed so as to contact the lower surface of the operating portion 57 of the knob main body 43. When the knob main body 43 is pressed, the spring body 59 is elastically deformed by the operating portion 57, and the knob The main body 43 slides downward. On the other hand, when the hand is released from the knob body 43, the knob body 43 is slid upward by the restoring force of the spring body 59. When the spring body 59 is restored, the knob body 43 is moved to the position by the biasing force of the spring body 59. Hold the stopped state.

The connecting body 47 is a horizontally long plate material, and fitting holes 61 and 61 are formed at both ends thereof to be fixed to the lower ends of the support columns 45A and 45B. Thereby, the connecting body 47 can slide up and down with respect to the slide plate 41 together with the knob body 43.
Further, the connecting body 47 has a hemispherical shaft body (rotating shaft) 63 protruding upward at a substantially central portion of the fitting hole portions 61 and 61.
On the other hand, the lower surface 32 of the lower plate 32 of the base plate 11 is formed with a bearing 32B that can be engaged with the shaft 63 and through holes 32C and 32C through which the support columns 45A and 45B pass. These through holes 32C and 32C are formed sufficiently larger than the diameters of the columns 45A and 45B. The bearing 32B has a mortar shape that opens downward. When the knob main body 43 slides upward by the biasing force of the spring body 59, the shaft body 63 of the coupling body 47 engages with the bearing 32B. As a result, the knob 15 is restricted from sliding in the horizontal direction with respect to the base plate 11, and the columns 45A and 45B move in the through holes 32C and 32C with the shaft body 63 fitted in the bearing 32B as the rotation axis. It is possible to perform a rotation operation as indicated by an arrow in FIG.
When the knob main body 43 is pressed, the spring body 59 is elastically deformed by the operating portion 57 of the knob main body 43, and the knob main body 43 and the connecting body 47 slide downward. Is detached from the bearing 32B. Thereby, the knob 15 can perform a slide operation as indicated by an arrow in FIG. 3 within a range in which the support columns 45A and 45B can move in the through holes 32C and 32C.

Next, a connection structure between the knob 15 and the jog switches 13A and 13B will be described. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. In FIG. 6, the description of the lower plate 32 of the base plate 11 and the body 51 of the knob main body 43 is omitted.
As shown in FIG. 6, the jog switches 13A and 13B include heads 24A and 24B having diameters larger than the operation shafts 22A and 22B at the upper ends of the operation shafts 22A and 22B. Are connected to a pair of cylindrical bodies 71, 71. The cylinders 71, 71 pass through a lower plate (not shown) and the slide plate 41, and are fixed to a body (not shown) of the knob main body 43. Thereby, when the knob main body 43 is operated, the cylinders 71 and 71 tilt the operation shafts 22A and 22B in a predetermined direction in accordance with this operation, so that a signal corresponding to the operation is output. Can do.
The cylinder 71 is connected to the heads 24A and 24B of the operation shafts 22A and 22B with a gap. In this configuration, by providing this gap, there is an effect that the vibration of the automobile is not picked up during driving of the automobile and the load of each mechanism of the switch 1 is not applied. Further, it is preferable to provide the gap so that the operation shafts 22A and 22B can tilt when the knob body 43 is operated.
Further, in the present embodiment, a bearing 32 </ b> B into which the shaft body 63 of the connecting body 47 is fitted is provided at the approximate center of the cylindrical bodies 71, 71. That is, the operation shafts 22A and 22B of the jog switches 13A and 13B are provided on a straight line across the bearing 32B and at a substantially equidistant position from the bearing 32B. For this reason, when the knob body 43 is rotated around the shaft body 63 fitted to the bearing 32B, the same magnitude of force acts on the operation shafts 22A and 22B, so that an error in the jog switches 13A and 13B occurs. Detection can be prevented.

Next, the operation of the mechanical switch 10 will be described.
When the knob body 43 is pressed, the spring body 59 is elastically deformed by the operating portion 57 of the knob body 43, and the knob body 43 and the connecting body 47 slide downward, so that the shaft body 63 of the connecting body 47 is a bearing. Leave 32B. As a result, the knob body 43 can be slid in the horizontal direction with respect to the base plate 11.
When this slide operation is executed, the operation shafts 22A and 22B of the jog switches 13A and 13B are tilted in the same direction by the slide operation of the knob body 43. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, when the knob body 43 is slid upward in the figure, the operation shafts 22A and 22B of the jog switches 13A and 13B tilt in the upward arrow X direction shown in FIG. .
As shown in FIG. 3, when the knob body 43 is slid to the left in the figure, the operation shafts 22A and 22B of the jog switches 13A and 13B tilt in the direction of the arrow Y to the left shown in FIG.

When the knob body 43 is stopped being pressed, the knob body 43 slides upward by the biasing force of the spring body 59, and the shaft body 63 of the connecting body 47 engages with the bearing 32B. As a result, the knob body 43 can be rotated with respect to the base plate 11 with the shaft body 63 fitted in the bearing 32B as a rotation axis.
When this rotation operation is executed, the operation shafts 22A and 22B of the jog switches 13A and 13B are tilted in different directions by the rotation operation of the knob body 43. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, when the knob main body 43 is rotated to the right, the operation shaft 22A of the jog switch 13A tilts in the right arrow Z direction shown in FIG. 7, and the jog switch 13B. The operation shaft 22B is tilted in the direction of the arrow Y to the left in the drawing. As shown in FIG. 3, when the knob body 43 is turned to the left, the operation shaft 22A of the jog switch 13A tilts in the direction of the arrow Y to the left shown in FIG. 7, and the operation shaft of the jog switch 13B. 22B tilts in the direction of arrow Y to the right in the figure.

As described above, the mechanical switch 10 according to the present embodiment has a slide operation that tilts the operation shafts 22A and 22B of the pair of jog switches 13A and 13B in the same direction and a rotation that tilts the operation shafts 22A and 22B in different directions. Since the dynamic operation can be executed, the mechanical switch 10 detects a tilt direction of each operation shaft 22A, 22B and combines the output signals corresponding to the tilt direction so that the mechanical switch 10 has a plurality of patterns of signals corresponding to various operations. Can be output.
In the navigation device 3 that receives these various signals, it is possible to simplify the switch configuration of the operation panel of the navigation device 3 by designating commands for the various signals.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, when a slide operation is performed during the display of the map screen, scroll display is performed in the direction in which the slide operation is performed, and a rotation operation is performed during the display of the map screen. In the case of the map, the map is rotated and displayed in the direction in which the rotation operation is performed. In addition, when a turning operation is performed while the menu screen is displayed, an operation for changing the selection item may be performed at any time.
In particular, in this configuration, the operation shafts 22A and 22B of the jog switches 13A and 13B are configured to be tiltable in eight directions, so the combination of the tilt directions of these operation shafts 22A and 22B is (8 × 8 =) 64. If a state in which one operating axis does not tilt (8 × 2 = 16) is included, a total of 80 combinations can be realized theoretically. For this reason, by assigning an operation command to each of these combinations, it is possible to realize output of a large number of operation commands with one switch.

  According to this embodiment, the mechanical switch 10 which is addressed with a palm and is rotated and operated is provided, and the first region where the thumb of the hand addressed to the mechanical switch 10 touches the substantially concentric circle of the mechanical switch 10. A1 and a second region A2 that is touched by another finger are provided, and the first electrostatic switch 20A and the second electrostatic switch 20B are provided in each of these regions A1 and A2, respectively. Since the switch 10 and the first and second electrostatic switches 20 </ b> A and 20 </ b> B can be provided on the same axis, the mechanical switch 10 and the electrostatic switch with the hand placed on the knob body 43 of the mechanical switch 10. 20A and 20B can be properly used, and a large number of operations can be performed with a simple configuration and operability can be improved.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the electrostatic switches 20A and 20B have the plurality of electrodes 101 to 108 and 121 to 128 arranged in parallel on a substantially concentric circle, and thus touch the electrodes 101 to 108 and 121 to 128. The operation direction of the electrostatic switches 20A and 20B can be detected from the order.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, when the second electrostatic switch 20B is off, the operation of the first electrostatic switch 20A is not accepted, and when the second electrostatic switch 20B is on, Since the electrostatic switch operation detection unit 40 that receives the operation of the first electrostatic switch 20A is provided, even if the operation is performed by touching only the first electrostatic switch 20A, the electrostatic switch operation detection unit 40 Since the operation of the electrostatic switch 20A is not permitted, it is possible to prevent a malfunction when the user touches it by mistake.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, when the electrostatic switches 20A and 20B are operated, the operation of the mechanical switch 10 is not accepted, and thus the electrostatic switches 20A and 20B are erroneously changed to the mechanical switch 10 during the operation. Even if touched, the operation command of the mechanical switch 10 is not sent to the navigation device 3, so that the operation commands of the electrostatic switches 20A and 20B and the mechanical switch 10 are not mixed, and the malfunction is surely prevented. Can do.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the pair of jog switches 13A and 13B having the operation shafts 22A and 22B that are arranged in parallel on the base plate 11 and can be tilted in multiple directions, and the operation shafts 22A and 13B of the jog switches 13A and 13B. 22B and a knob 15 having a shaft body 63 for rotating with respect to the base plate 11, and the shaft body 63 of the knob 15 is configured to be detachable from the bearing 32B of the base plate 11. Then, the shaft body 63 is detached from the bearing 32B of the base plate 11 and the knob 15 is slid with respect to the base plate 11 to tilt the operation shafts 22A and 22B in the same direction, and the shaft body 63 is The base plate 11 is engaged with the bearing 32B, and the knob 15 is rotated with respect to the base plate 11 so that the operation shafts 22A and 22B are tilted in different directions. Since the, by disengaging the shaft 63 to the bearing 32B of the base plate 11, it is possible to easily perform the sliding operation and rotating operation of the knob 15. Therefore, by assigning operation commands to combinations of tilt directions of the operation shafts 22A and 22B corresponding to the slide operation and the rotation operation, it is possible to realize output of a large number of operation commands with one switch.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this. In the present embodiment, since the driver's seat is on the right side of the vehicle, the first area A1 is formed on the right side of the knob body 43, and the second area A2 is formed on the left side of the knob body 43. However, in the case where the driver's seat is on the left side of the vehicle, the arrangement positions of the first area A1 and the second area A2 may be opposite to those of the above-described configuration.
In the present embodiment, the knob 15 is configured to be able to perform a slide operation and a rotation operation with respect to the base plate 11. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the operation shafts 22A and 22B of the jog switches 13A and 13B are moved in different directions. If it can be configured so that it can be tilted, a pressing operation can be adopted. According to this, it is possible to increase the combination pattern of the tilt directions of the operation shafts 22A and 22B based on the operation of the switch, and it is possible to realize output of more operation commands with one switch.

It is a perspective view which shows the attachment state to the dashboard of the switch concerning this embodiment. It is a block diagram explaining the functional structure of a switch. It is a top view of a switch. It is a right view of a switch. It is VV sectional drawing of FIG.3 and FIG.4. It is VI-VI sectional drawing of FIG. It is a schematic diagram of a switch. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of a switch.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Switch 3 Navigation apparatus 3A Display part 5 Dashboard 10 Mechanical switch 11 Base board 15 Knob 20A 1st electrostatic switch 20B 2nd electrostatic switch 30 Mechanical switch operation detection part 32B Bearing 40 Electrostatic switch operation detection part 43 Knob Main body 50 Operation control unit 63 Shaft body 101 to 108 Electrode 121 to 128 Electrode A1 First region A2 Second region

Claims (4)

  There is provided a rotary operator that is addressed and operated by the palm of the hand, and a first area where the thumb of the hand addressed to the rotary operator touches a substantially concentric circle of the rotary operator, and a first area touched by another finger. A switch structure characterized in that an electrostatic switch is provided in each of these areas.   The switch structure according to claim 1, wherein the electrostatic switch has a plurality of electrodes arranged in parallel on the substantially concentric circles.   The electrostatic switch includes a first electrostatic switch disposed in the first region and a second electrostatic switch disposed in the second region, and the second electrostatic switch includes: An operation detecting unit that does not accept the operation of the first electrostatic switch when it is off, and that accepts the operation of the first electrostatic switch when the second electrostatic switch is on; The switch structure according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that:   The switch structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the electrostatic switch is operated, an operation of the rotary operator is not accepted.

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