JPH0844484A - Input pen on console - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce blur on a picture display surface and to keep the clearness of a screen even when the screen is blurred by wiping off with cloth or the like and using water as a medium for an input pen for a touch panel. CONSTITUTION:The outside of a 1st input pen 20 is surrounded by a case 31 constituted of a conductor such as a metal, its rear part is closed by a cap 32 so as to be opened/closed, its inside is filled with water 35 and absorbent cotton 36 for holding the water 35, and its front part is blocked by a pen tip constituted of a hydroscopic material such as felt. The pen 20 transmits the capacity of a human body to a transparent electrode on the touch panel by the pen tip 30 through the metallic case 31 and water 35 to detect a change in the capacity. Since water 35 is used for the medium, the surface of the panel is not easily blurred, and even if the surface is blurred, the surface can easily be cleaned by wiping off the blur.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the structure of an input pen of a console.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A console for operating a large-screen display device and the like is provided with a display unit such as a monitor TV together with a writing device for inputting, and a touch panel is provided on the surface of the screen of the monitor TV. There is a device that is mounted, and a human finger is brought into direct contact with the surface of the touch panel to detect the electrostatic capacity of the human body with a transparent conductive film and input.

Documents of this type of device include the contents described in Technology-Outline on page 4 of the operation guide issued by Mike Touch Systems, Inc. Japan Branch.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned document, although there is a description of inputting with a human finger, there is no description of other input methods, and there is no description of maintenance for long-term use of the touch panel surface.

Specifically, when a human finger is repeatedly brought into contact with the touch panel, the oil on the touch panel becomes dirty and becomes dirty, and the touch panel has a problem in that it deteriorates in quality as an operation console in terms of appearance and design. There is a problem that the image becomes difficult to see due to dirt.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide an input pen in which the image display surface of the touch panel is not contaminated for long-term use.

[0007]

To achieve the above object, in the present invention, a conductor is used as a housing, and a touch panel is used for inputting with a water input medium pen.

[0008]

Since the water is used as the medium, the image display surface of the touch panel is less contaminated, and the stain can be maintained by wiping it off with a cloth or the like.

[0009]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a connection state of an operation console equipped with a display device as one embodiment and a writing device for inputting, a monitor TV, a touch panel, etc.
Shows a perspective view of the external appearance of the mechanical embodiment of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an external appearance including a partial cross section of an input pen and a touch panel, which are essential parts of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an AA line of FIG.
A schematic view of a section along the line is shown, and Figures 5, 6, 7, and 8 show application examples of the input pen.

In these drawings, reference numeral 1 indicates a video display device, reference numeral 2 indicates a touch panel, reference numeral 3 indicates a color liquid crystal monitor, 4 indicates an operating console, 5 indicates a drawing device, 6 indicates an RGB double speed conversion device, and 7 indicates. RGB superimpose device, 8 system controller, 9 signal relay panel, 10 RG
B switcher, 11 is a distributor, 12 is a personal computer, 13 is a VTR, 14 is an LD player, and 20 is a first input pen.

Reference numeral 22 is a transparent plate, 25 is a transparent conductive film,
26 is a transparent pattern, 30 is a pen tip, 31 is a case, 3
2 is a cap, 35 is water, 36 is absorbent cotton, 38 is a metal foil, 39 is a nib, 40 is a core, 41 cases, 42 cores, 4
Reference numeral 5 is a second input pen, 46 is a capillary tube, and 50 is a third input pen.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, a picture, a photograph, a document, and a created material drawn on a general paper are input by a drawing device 5 and converted into RGB by an RGB signal converting device 6 to be RG.
An input screen is generated by the B spar import device, and an image is projected on the image display device 1 through the signal relay panel 9, while the image information input by the document drawing device 5 is RG.
RGB conversion is performed by the B signal conversion device 6, and the RGB sparsity is obtained.
An input screen is generated by the import device and displayed on the color liquid crystal monitor 3, and the touch panel 2 draws with the input pen 20 , arrows, and the system controller 8 and the signal panel 9.
The image is displayed on the video display device 1 via the, and the input can be switched on the touch panel 2 with the input pen 20 .

Input information from the VTR 13LD player 14 or the like is also displayed on the video display device 1 via the controller 8 and the signal panel 9.

[0015] In FIG. 3 the touch panel 2 is a transparent capacitive touch panel, the transparent conductive film 25 for detecting the capacity glass Fe - spray - is attached to the sheet 22 at a first input pen 20 When the conductive film 25 is brought into contact with it, the capacitance of the human body is added, and the capacitance of the conductive film 25 is changed to detect the contact and grasp the input information.

In FIG. 4, the first input pen 20 is surrounded on the outside by a case 31 made of a conductor such as metal, and the cap 3
The rear part is openably and closably closed by 2, and the inside is filled with water 35 and absorbent cotton 36 holding the water 35, and the front part is formed by being covered with a pen tip made of a hygroscopic material such as felt.

In the first input pen 20 having the above structure, the capacity of the human body is transmitted to the transparent conductive film 25 of the touch panel 22 through the pen tip 30 by the metal case 31 and water 35, the capacity change can be detected, and the medium Touch panel 22 for water 35
The surface of the touch panel 22 is hard to get dirty, and even if it gets dirty, the surface of the touch panel 22 can be easily cleaned by wiping it off with the water 35.

In FIG. 5, the nib 39 is made of a water-absorbing material such as felt or a conductive rubber for the core 40, and is composed of a thin metal foil 38 at the portion in contact with the conductive film 25 in the periphery. There is also a means to prevent conduction and abrasion of the pen tip.

In FIGS. 6 and 7, a second input pen 45 is a case 41 made of a conductor, and a core 42 is formed by including water 35 in an assembly of capillaries 46, which is formed of a plant stem or the like. Also included are those that are done.

In FIG. 8, the third input pen 50 radially expands the capillaries 46, and the part and the core 42 which are grasped by the human hand.
Is made conductive with water 35 and the capacitance of the human body is input to the touch panel.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the input pen of the touch panel uses water as a medium, the image display surface is not dirty, and even if it is dirty, it can be wiped off with a cloth or the like to maintain the sharpness and to keep the screen sharp.

Further, even if the screen becomes dirty due to long-term use, since the input means uses water as a medium, the screen can be easily cleaned by wiping it with a cloth or the like, and the maintainability of the apparatus can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a connection state of an operator console equipped with a display device as one embodiment and a writing device for inputting, a monitor television, a touch panel, and the like.

2 shows an external perspective view of the mechanical embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an external appearance including a partial cross section of an input pen and a touch panel, which are essential parts of the present invention.

FIG. 4 shows a schematic view of a section along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 5 shows an application example of an input pen.

FIG. 6 shows an application example of an input pen.

FIG. 7 shows an enlarged view of a part A in FIG.

FIG. 8 shows an application example of an input pen.

[Explanation of Codes] 1 ... Image display device 2 ... Touch panel 3 ... Color liquid crystal monitor 4 ... Operation table 5 ... Document writing device 6 ... RGB double speed conversion device 7 ... RGB superimpose device 8 ... System controller 9 ... Signal relay panel 10 ... RGB switcher 11 ... Distributor 12 ... Personal computer 13 ... VTR 14 ... LD player 20 ... First input pen 22 ... Transparent plate 25 ... Transparent conductive film 39 ... input pen 40 ... lead 41 ... case 45 ... second input pen 50 ... third input pen

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Hitoshi Kobayashi 292 Yoshida-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Stock Company Hitachi Image Information Systems (72) Inventor Yukinori Kawamura 292 Yoshida-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Hitachi, Ltd. AV Equipment Division (72) Inventor Takashi Kamihara, 292 Yoshida-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Stock Company Hitachi, Ltd. AV Equipment Division (72) Ryuichi Sumizawa, 292 Yoshida-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Hitachi Ltd. AV Equipment Division (72) Inventor Yuichi Yamada 292 Yoshida-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Stock Company Hitachi Equipment AV Equipment Division

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An input device for drawing an image on a display device from a monitor connected to a touch panel, inputting an arrow display, and switching an input image by detecting a change in electrostatic capacitance, at least a conductor being a housing. An input pen of a console, characterized in that input is made on the touch panel with an input pen using water or a conductor as a medium. 2. An input pen for a console according to claim 1, wherein the pen tip is made of a conductive material or a water-absorbent material, and the periphery is covered with a thin metal foil or a thin conductor. 3. An input pen for a console according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the entire input pen is made of a conductive material or a water absorbing material.