CN113196200B - Operating device - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Abstract
The operation device is provided with: an operation part capable of performing dumping operation; a 1 st engaging member provided to protrude downward from a bottom surface of the operation portion; and a 2 nd engaging member provided so as to protrude upward at a position facing the 1 st engaging member, and engaging with the 1 st engaging member protruding downward from the bottom surface in a state where the operating portion is tilted, whereby the state where the operating portion is tilted is maintained, and a 1 st state where the 1 st engaging member and the 2 nd engaging member can be engaged and a 2 nd state where the 1 st engaging member and the 2 nd engaging member cannot be engaged can be switched.
Description
Technical Field
The present invention relates to an operation device.
Background
Conventionally, as an operation device used for a game machine or the like, for example, an operation device capable of performing a tilting operation by an operation lever is known. As for such an operation device, the following techniques are proposed: even when the user separates the hand from the operation lever, the state in which the operation lever is tilted can be maintained.
For example, the following patent document 1 discloses the following technique: in the analog shift lever mechanism used in the game machine, when the shift lever is tilted at a predetermined angle, the shift pin biased in the outward direction by the spring is caught on the horizontal portion of the recess formed in the reset base, whereby the tilted state of the shift lever can be maintained.
Documents of the prior art
Patent document
Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. H8-117442
Disclosure of Invention
Problems to be solved by the invention
However, in the technique of patent document 1, when the shift lever is tilted at a predetermined angle, the tilt state of the shift lever is always maintained. Therefore, in the technique of patent document 1, when the user does not need such a function, the user may be inconvenienced. Therefore, the inventors of the present invention have found the necessity of the following technique: in an operation device having a function of maintaining a state in which an operation portion is tilted, when a user does not need such a function, the user can be prevented from being inconvenienced.
Means for solving the problems
An operation device according to an embodiment includes: an operation part capable of performing dumping operation; a 1 st engaging member provided to protrude downward from a bottom surface of the operation portion; and a 2 nd engaging member provided so as to protrude upward at a position facing the 1 st engaging member, and engaged with the 1 st engaging member protruding downward from the bottom surface in a state where the operation portion is tilted, whereby the state where the operation portion is tilted is maintained, and a 1 st state where the 1 st engaging member and the 2 nd engaging member can be engaged with each other and a 2 nd state where the 1 st engaging member and the 2 nd engaging member cannot be engaged with each other can be switched.
Effects of the invention
According to one embodiment, in an operation device having a function of maintaining a state in which an operation portion is tilted, when a user does not need such a function, the user can be prevented from having trouble in operation.
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Fig. 1 is an external perspective view of an operation device according to embodiment 1.
Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the operation device of embodiment 1.
Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of an operation unit provided in the operation device according to embodiment 1.
Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state 2 of the operation device of embodiment 1.
Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state 2 of the operation device of embodiment 1.
Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state 1 of the operation device of embodiment 1.
Fig. 7 is a sectional view showing a state 1 of the operation device of embodiment 1.
Fig. 8 is an external perspective view of the operation device of embodiment 2.
Fig. 9 is an external perspective view of the operation device of embodiment 2.
Fig. 10 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of the operation device according to embodiment 2.
Fig. 11 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of the operation device according to embodiment 2.
Fig. 12 is an exploded perspective view of an operation unit provided in the operation device according to embodiment 2.
Fig. 13 is a cross-sectional view showing a state 2 of the operation device of embodiment 2.
Fig. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing a state 2 of the operation device according to embodiment 2.
Fig. 15 is a sectional view showing a state 1 of the operation device according to embodiment 2.
Fig. 16 is a cross-sectional view showing a state 1 of the operation device of embodiment 2.
Detailed Description
[ embodiment 1 ]
First, embodiment 1 will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 7.
(outline of operation device 100)
Fig. 1 is an external perspective view of an operation device 100 according to embodiment 1. In the following description, for convenience, the Z-axis direction in the drawings is referred to as the vertical direction, the X-axis direction in the drawings is referred to as the front-rear direction, and the Y-axis direction in the drawings is referred to as the horizontal direction.
The operation device 100 shown in fig. 1 is an operation device used for a controller or the like of a game machine or the like. As shown in fig. 1, the operation device 100 includes a columnar operation portion 120 extending upward from an opening portion 102A of the housing 102. The operation device 100 is capable of performing a tilting operation in all directions of the front-back direction (the directions of arrows D1 and D2 in the drawing) and the left-right direction (the directions of arrows D3 and D4 in the drawing) by the operation unit 120. That is, the operation unit 120 can perform the tilting operation in the front-rear direction and the tilting operation in the left-right direction at the same time. The operation device 100 can output an operation signal corresponding to the tilting operation (tilting direction and tilting angle) of the operation unit 120 to the outside via an FPC (Flexible Printed Circuits) 112.
(construction of operation device 100)
Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the operation device 100 according to embodiment 1. As shown in fig. 2, the operation device 100 includes a housing 102, an operation unit 120, an actuator 104, a slider 105, an actuator 106, a slider 107, a holder 108, a pressing member 109, a frame 110, an FPC112, a holding member 114, and a 2 nd engagement member 116.
The housing 102 has a dome shape convex upward. The housing 102 has components (the operation unit 120, the actuators 104 and 106, the sliders 105 and 107, and the holder 108) incorporated therein. The case 102 has a circular opening 102A formed at the top of a dome-shaped portion when viewed from above.
The operation unit 120 is a member to which a tilting operation is performed. The operation portion 120 includes a lever portion 120A and a base portion 120B. The rod 120A is a columnar portion extending upward from the opening 102A of the housing 102, and is a portion to which a tilting operation is performed. The base 120B supports the rod 120A inside the housing 102 and rotates in accordance with the tilting operation of the rod 120A. A plurality of restricting portions 120C protruding outward are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the base portion 120B. The detailed structure of the operation unit 120 will be described later with reference to fig. 3.
The actuator 104 has a dome shape curved convexly upward, and has an opening 104A having an elongated hole shape extending in the left-right direction (Y-axis direction in the drawing) along the curved shape. The actuator 104 has a pivot shaft protruding outward at both ends in the left-right direction, and is provided so as to be pivotable in the front-rear direction (X-axis direction in the drawing) about the pivot shaft as a rotation center.
The actuator 106 has a shape curved convexly upward, and has an opening 106A having an elongated hole shape extending in the front-rear direction (X-axis direction in the drawing) along the curved shape. The actuator 106 has a pivot shaft protruding outward at both ends in the front-rear direction, and is provided so as to be rotatable in the left-right direction (Y-axis direction in the drawing) about the pivot shaft as a rotation center.
As shown in fig. 2, the actuator 104 and the actuator 106 overlap each other so that the opening 104A and the opening 106A intersect each other. When the actuator 104 and the actuator 106 are overlapped with each other, the lever portion 120A of the operation portion 120 penetrates the opening portion 104A and the opening portion 106A, the base portion 120B of the operation portion 120 is fitted, and the actuator is disposed in the housing 102 together with the base portion 120B.
The actuator 104 has an engaging portion 104B projecting downward. The engaging portion 104B is engaged with the slider 105 at a side of the holder 108, and the slider 105 is provided slidably on the FPC112 along the front-rear direction. When the tilting operation is performed in the front-rear direction by the operation portion 120, the actuator 104 rotates in the front-rear direction together with the base portion 120B of the operation portion 120, and slides the slide body 105 in the front-rear direction. Thereby, the electrical connection state between the slider (brush) provided at the lower portion of the slider 105 and the FPC112 changes, and an operation signal corresponding to the tilting operation (tilting direction and tilting angle) of the operation portion 120 in the front-rear direction is output from the FPC 112.
The actuator 106 has an engagement portion 106B projecting downward. The engaging portion 106B engages with a slider 107 in front of the holder 108, and the slider 107 is provided slidably on the FPC112 in the left-right direction. When the tilting operation is performed in the left-right direction by the operation portion 120, the actuator 106 rotates in the left-right direction together with the base portion 120B of the operation portion 120, and slides the slider 107 in the left-right direction. Thereby, the electrical connection state between the slider (brush) provided at the lower portion of the slider 107 and the FPC112 changes, and an operation signal corresponding to the tilting operation (tilting direction and tilting angle) of the operation portion 120 in the left-right direction is output from the FPC 112.
The bracket 108 is disposed on a frame 110. The holder 108 has an opening 108A, and the opening 108A penetrates the holder 108 in the vertical direction and has a circular shape when viewed from above in a plan view. The inner peripheral surface of the opening 108A is inclined such that the opening diameter gradually decreases downward. When the operation portion 120 is tilted at a predetermined angle, the stopper 120C of the operation portion 120 abuts against the inner peripheral surface of the opening 108A, and the tilt angle of the operation portion 120 is restricted to the predetermined angle by the bracket 108.
When the operation portion 120 is pressed downward, the pressing member 109 is pressed downward by the rotation shaft of the actuator 104, and presses the metal piece 113 provided on the FPC112 downward, and the metal piece 113 is elastically deformed, whereby the switch circuit formed on the FPC112 is brought into an on state. Thereby, a switch on signal indicating that the operation portion 120 is depressed downward is output from the FPC 112.
The frame 110 is a metal and flat plate-like member that closes the opening on the bottom surface side of the case 102. For example, the frame 110 is formed by subjecting a metal plate to various processing methods (e.g., punching, bending, etc.). The frame 110 has a front edge and a rear edge, and a hook portion 110A and a hook portion 110B are provided upright on the front edge and the rear edge, respectively. The frame 110 is fixedly coupled to the housing 102 by the engagement of the claws 110A and the hooks 110B with the housing 102.
The FPC112 is a flexible film-like wiring member. The FPC112 has an extension portion 112A extending from the upper surface of the frame 110 to the side of the frame 110 (the negative direction of the Y axis in the drawing), and is connected to the outside through a connection portion 112B provided at the front end of the extension portion 112A. The FPC112 transmits an operation signal corresponding to an operation (a tilting operation and a pressing operation) of the operation portion 120 to the outside. The FPC112 is configured by covering both surfaces of a strip-shaped conductor wiring (for example, a copper foil) with a film-shaped material (for example, polyimide resin, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), or the like) having flexibility and insulation properties.
The holding member 114 is a metal and flat plate-like member that is provided to overlap the bottom surface of the case 102. The holding member 114 includes a tongue piece portion 114A that is elastically deformable in the vertical direction. A circular through hole 114B is formed in the free end side of the tongue piece portion 114A. The through hole 114B overlaps with a through hole 110C formed in the bottom surface of the frame 110.
The 2 nd engaging member 116 is held by the tongue piece portion 114A by an engaging portion 116B (see fig. 4) formed on the bottom surface of the 2 nd engaging member 116 being fitted into a through hole 114B formed in the tongue piece portion 114A from the upper surface side of the tongue piece portion 114A of the holding member 114. The 2 nd engaging member 116 can move in the vertical direction along with the elastic deformation of the tongue piece portion 114A. The 2 nd engaging member 116 has a convex portion 116A protruding upward. The convex portion 116A penetrates through a through hole 110C formed in the bottom surface of the frame 110 and is exposed on the front surface side of the frame 110 (i.e., inside the case 102).
(construction of operation part 120)
Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the operation unit 120 provided in the operation device 100 according to embodiment 1. As shown in fig. 3, the operation portion 120 includes a housing portion 121, a slider 122, a cam member 123, a 1 st engaging member 124, a spring 125, and an actuator 126. The housing portion 121, the slider 122, and the cam member 123 constitute a "knock pin mechanism".
The housing portion 121 is a member forming the outer shape of the operation portion 120. The housing portion 121 has an inner cylindrical portion 121A penetrating the housing portion 121 in the vertical direction, and the components (the slider 122, the cam member 123, the 1 st engaging member 124, the spring 125, and the actuator 126) are incorporated in the inner cylindrical portion 121A.
The slider 122 is a substantially columnar member disposed slidably in the vertical direction in the inner cylindrical portion 121A of the housing portion 121. The upper end surface of the slider 122 is exposed from the upper opening of the housing portion 121. Thereby, the slider 122 can perform a knock operation (an operation of pushing down and then pushing back upward) from above the housing part 121. A plurality of cams 122A having a mountain shape protruding downward are formed along the circumferential direction of the lower edge portion of the slider 122.
The cam member 123 is a substantially columnar member disposed slidably in the vertical direction between the slider 122 and the 1 st engaging member 124 in the inner cylindrical portion 121A of the housing portion 121. A plurality of cams 123A having a mountain shape projecting upward are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the cam member 123 along the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface. The cam member 123 rotates in a predetermined angle in a predetermined direction by the action of the cam 122A and the cam 123A engaged with each other every time the slider 122 is subjected to the knock operation. Further, every time the cam member 123 rotates by a predetermined angle, the state in which it moves upward without depressing the 1 st engaging member 124 and the state in which it moves downward with depressing the 1 st engaging member 124 are alternately switched.
The 1 st engaging member 124 is a substantially columnar member disposed below the cam member 123 in the inner cylindrical portion 121A of the housing portion 121. A portion of the 1 st engaging member 124 on the lower side is inserted into the inner cylindrical portion 126A of the actuator 126 from the upper opening of the actuator 126, and is slidable in the inner cylindrical portion 126A of the actuator 126. The 1 st engaging member 124 alternately switches between a state in which it is depressed downward by the cam member 123 and a state in which it is not depressed downward by the cam member 123 in accordance with the knock operation of the slider 122. When the operation unit 120 is in a tilted state in a state where the 1 st engaging member 124 is pressed downward, a lower end portion of the 1 st engaging member 124 can protrude from a lower opening of the actuator 126 (i.e., a bottom surface of the operation unit 120).
The spring 125 is a so-called coil spring, and is incorporated between the 1 st engaging member 124 and the actuator 126 so as to be elastically deformable in the vertical direction. The spring 125 biases the 1 st engaging member 124 upward and the actuator 126 downward by an elastic restoring force generated by being compressed between the 1 st engaging member 124 and the actuator 126.
The actuator 126 is a substantially cylindrical member provided at the lowermost portion of the operation unit 120 and slidably disposed in the vertical direction in the inner cylindrical portion 121A of the housing unit 121. The actuator 126 has a double barrel configuration. A spring 125 is disposed between the outer cylinder 126B and the inner cylinder 126A of the actuator 126. The 1 st engaging member 124 is inserted into the inner cylindrical portion 126A of the actuator 126 from above, and the 1 st engaging member 124 is disposed slidably in the vertical direction.
(operation of the operation device 100)
The operation of the operation device 100 according to embodiment 1 will be described with reference to fig. 4 to 7. The operating device 100 can switch between a 1 st state in which the 1 st engaging member 124 and the 2 nd engaging member 116 can be engaged and a 2 nd state in which the 1 st engaging member 124 and the 2 nd engaging member 116 cannot be engaged by a knock pin operation using the slider 122. In the 1 st state of the operation device 100, the 1 st engagement member 124 is engaged with the 2 nd engagement member 116, and the state in which the operation portion 120 is tilted can be maintained. On the other hand, in the 2 nd state of the operation device 100, the 1 st engagement member 124 is not engaged with the 2 nd engagement member 116, and the state in which the operation portion 120 is tilted cannot be maintained.
< state 2 >
Fig. 4 and 5 are sectional views (sectional views based on the XZ plane) showing the 2 nd state of the operation device 100 according to embodiment 1. As shown in fig. 4 and 5, in the 2 nd state of the operation device 100, the cam member 123 is moved upward, and therefore, the 1 st engagement member 124 is not pressed down by the cam member 123. In this state, as shown in fig. 5, when the operation unit 120 is tilted, the actuator 126 is moved upward from the frame 110 by pressing the lower edge portion (annular portion protruding downward and outward), thereby compressing the spring 125. The compressed spring 125 applies a restoring force to restore the tilted state of the operation unit 120 to the neutral state shown in fig. 4 via the actuator 126. At this time, in the present 2 nd state, the lower end portion of the 1 st engaging member 124 is in a state of not protruding downward from the bottom surface of the actuator 126, and as shown in fig. 5, the operating device 100 cannot maintain the state in which the operating portion 120 falls down because the 1 st engaging member 124 is not engaged with the 2 nd engaging member 116, and if the force for causing the operating portion 120 to fall down is released, the operating portion 120 returns to the neutral state shown in fig. 4.
< state 1 >
Fig. 6 and 7 are sectional views (sectional views based on the XZ plane) showing the 1 st state of the operation device 100 according to embodiment 1. As shown in fig. 6 and 7, in the 1 st state of the operation device 100, the cam member 123 is moved downward, and therefore, the 1 st engagement member 124 is pressed down by the cam member 123. In this state, as shown in fig. 7, when the operation unit 120 is tilted, the actuator 126 is moved upward from the frame 110 by pressing the lower edge portion (annular portion protruding downward and outward), thereby compressing the spring 125. The compressed spring 125 applies a restoring force to restore the tilted state of the operation unit 120 to the neutral state shown in fig. 6 via the actuator 126. At this time, in the present state 1, the lower end portion of the 1 st engaging member 124 protrudes downward from the bottom surface of the actuator 126, and the operating device 100 can maintain the state in which the operating portion 120 is tilted because the 1 st engaging member 124 is engaged with the 2 nd engaging member 116 (that is, the rotation of the 1 st engaging member 124 in the direction of returning from the tilted state is locked by the 2 nd engaging member 116) as shown in fig. 7, as the tip end portion of the convex portion 116A of the 2 nd engaging member 116 enters the inner side of the rotation locus of the lower end portion of the 1 st engaging member 124. In the present invention, the return mechanism for returning the operation unit 120 from the tilted state to the neutral state is not limited to the mechanism constituted by the actuator 126 and the spring 125 described here, and any return mechanism may be employed.
The 2 nd engaging member 116 is held by the elastically deformable tongue piece portion 114A of the holding member 114, and therefore can be moved in the vertical direction by the elastic deformation of the tongue piece portion 114A. Therefore, as shown in fig. 7, the operation device 100 according to embodiment 1 can return the operation unit 120 to the neutral state shown in fig. 6 by moving the 2 nd engaging member 116 downward and releasing the engagement between the 1 st engaging member 124 and the 2 nd engaging member 116 by applying an appropriate force to the operation unit 120 in a direction to return the tilted state from the state in which the tilted state of the operation unit 120 is maintained without releasing the 1 st state. At this time, since the engaging surface of the lower end portion of the 1 st engaging member 124 and the engaging surface of the distal end portion of the 2 nd engaging member 116 are both curved surfaces, the curved surfaces can be slid with a relatively small force, and the operating portion 120 can be returned to the neutral state by a smooth operation. In this case, since operation device 100 is in the neutral state while maintaining state 1, operation unit 120 can be again maintained in the tilted state by tilting operation unit 120 again.
As described above, the operation device 100 according to embodiment 1 includes: an operation unit 120 capable of performing a tilting operation; a 1 st engaging member 124 provided to protrude downward from the bottom surface of the operation portion 120; and a 2 nd engaging member 116 provided so as to protrude upward at a position facing the 1 st engaging member 124, and engaging with the 1 st engaging member 124 protruding downward from the bottom surface of the operating portion 120 in a state where the operating portion 120 is tilted, so that the state where the operating portion 120 is tilted is maintained, and the 1 st state where the 1 st engaging member 124 and the 2 nd engaging member 116 can be engaged and the 2 nd state where the 1 st engaging member 124 and the 2 nd engaging member 116 cannot be engaged can be switched.
Accordingly, operation device 100 according to embodiment 1 can switch between a state in which operation unit 120 can be held in a tilted state and a state in which operation unit 120 cannot be held in a tilted state. Therefore, according to the operation device 100 of embodiment 1, in the operation device 100 having a function of maintaining the state in which the operation unit 120 is tilted, when the user does not need such a function, the user can be prevented from having trouble in operating.
Further, the operating device 100 according to embodiment 1 can switch between the 1 st state and the 2 nd state by switching between the state in which the 1 st engaging member 124 moves downward and the state in which the 1 st engaging member 124 moves upward by the knock pin operation of the operating portion 120. Accordingly, operation device 100 according to embodiment 1 can relatively easily switch between a state in which the tilting of operation unit 120 can be maintained and a state in which the tilting of operation unit 120 cannot be maintained, without the user having to separate his or her hand from operation unit 120.
Further, the operation device 100 according to embodiment 1 further includes a holding member 114 that holds the 2 nd engaging member 116, and when a biasing force in a direction to return the tilted state is applied to the operation portion 120 from the tilted state of the holding operation portion 120, the 2 nd engaging member 116 is pressed by the 1 st engaging member 124, and moves downward while elastically deforming the holding member 114, thereby releasing the engagement with the 1 st engaging member 124. Accordingly, the operation device 100 according to embodiment 1 can relatively easily release the tilted state of the holding operation unit 120.
[ 2 nd embodiment ]
Next, embodiment 2 will be described with reference to fig. 8 to 16.
(outline of operation device 200)
Fig. 8 and 9 are external perspective views of the operation device 200 according to embodiment 2. Fig. 8 shows an external appearance of the operation device 200 on the upper surface side. Fig. 9 shows the appearance of the bottom surface side of the operation device 200. The operation device 200 shown in fig. 8 and 9 is an operation device used as a controller or the like of a game machine. As shown in fig. 8 and 9, the operation device 200 includes a housing 230, an operation unit 220, and a dial 240. As shown in fig. 8, an opening 230A having a circular shape in plan view is formed in the upper surface of the frame 230. The operation unit 220 protrudes upward from the opening 230A, and is provided so as to be capable of performing a tilting operation not only in the front-rear direction (the directions of arrows D1 and D2 in the figure) and the left-right direction (the directions of arrows D3 and D4 in the figure), but also in all directions therebetween. As shown in fig. 9, a rectangular opening 230B that is horizontally long in a plan view is formed in the bottom surface of the housing 230. The dial 240 is a disk-shaped member and is rotatably supported by the housing 230. A part of the outer peripheral surface of the dial 240 protrudes downward from the opening 230B, and is provided to be rotatable in the left-right direction (the direction of arrows D5 and D6 in the drawing). The dial 240 is provided to switch the operation device 200 between a 1 st state in which the operation unit 220 can be held in a tilted state and a 2 nd state in which the operation unit 220 cannot be held in a tilted state.
(internal constitution of operation device 200)
Fig. 10 and 11 are diagrams showing an internal configuration of the operation device 200 according to embodiment 2. As shown in fig. 10 and 11, in the operation device 200 according to embodiment 2, a dial 240 is provided on a side (Y-axis negative side in the drawing) of the frame 210 and the operation unit 220. The dial 240 has a rotation shaft 240X extending in the front-rear direction (X-axis direction in the figure), and is rotatable in the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction with respect to the rotation shaft 240X. The dial 240 includes an operation portion 240A that is rotationally operated, and a shaft portion 240C that extends from the operation portion 240A in the axial direction of the rotary shaft 240X (in the negative direction of the X axis in the drawing). The shaft portion 240C intersects with the lever portion 214A of the holding member 214 extending laterally (on the Y-axis negative side in the figure) from the bottom of the frame 210, and the lever portion 214A can be depressed by the cam portion 242 provided at the intersection.
The operation device 200 according to embodiment 2 is different from the operation device 100 according to embodiment 1 in that an operation unit 220 and a holding member 214 are provided instead of the operation unit 120 and the holding member 114. The other components (the housing 102, the actuator 104, the slider 105, the actuator 106, the slider 107, the holder 108, the pressing member 109, the frame 110, the FPC112, and the 2 nd engaging member 116) are the same as those of the operation device 100 according to embodiment 1.
The operation unit 220 is a member to which a tilting operation is performed. The shape of the outer case of the operation unit 220 is the same as that of the operation unit 120 according to embodiment 1, but the internal configuration thereof is the same as that of the operation unit 120 according to embodiment 1. In embodiment 2, an operation knob 227 is attached to the operation unit 220. The detailed structure of the operation unit 220 will be described later with reference to fig. 12.
The holding member 214 is a metal and flat plate-like member that is provided to overlap the bottom surface of the case 102. The holding member 214 has a rod portion 214A that is elastically deformable in the vertical direction. A circular through hole 214B is formed in the middle of the rod portion 214A. The through-hole 214B overlaps the through-hole 110C formed in the bottom surface of the frame 110. The engaging portion 116B of the 2 nd engaging member 116 is fitted into the through hole 214B from the upper surface side of the rod portion 214A. Thus, the 2 nd engaging member 116 is held by the lever portion 214A and can move in the vertical direction along with the elastic deformation of the lever portion 214A.
(construction of operation part 220)
Fig. 12 is an exploded perspective view of operation unit 220 included in operation device 200 according to embodiment 2. As shown in fig. 12, the operation unit 220 includes a housing 221, a 1 st engaging member 224, a spring 225, an actuator 226, and an operation knob 227.
The housing portion 221 is a member forming the outer shape of the operation portion 220. The housing 221 includes an inner cylinder 221A having an opening at a bottom of the housing 221, and the components (the 1 st engaging member 224, the spring 225, and the actuator 226) are incorporated into the inner cylinder 221A through the opening. An operation knob 227 is attached to an upper portion of the housing portion 221.
The 1 st engaging member 224 is a substantially columnar member disposed in the inner cylindrical portion 221A of the housing portion 221. The actuator 226 is supported slidably in the vertical direction by inserting a portion of the lower side of the 1 st engaging member 224 into the inner cylindrical portion 226A of the actuator 226 through the upper opening of the actuator 226. When the operation unit 220 is in the tilted state, the 1 st engaging member 224 moves the actuator 226 upward, whereby the lower end portion of the 1 st engaging member 224 can protrude from the lower opening of the actuator 226 (i.e., the bottom surface of the operation unit 220).
The spring 225 is a so-called coil spring, and is incorporated between the 1 st engaging member 224 and the actuator 226 so as to be elastically deformable in the vertical direction. The spring 225 is compressed between the 1 st engaging member 224 and the actuator 226 as the actuator 226 moves upward, and the actuator 226 is biased downward by an elastic restoring force generated thereby.
The actuator 226 is a substantially cylindrical member provided at the lowermost portion of the operation unit 220 and slidably disposed in the vertical direction in the inner cylinder 221A of the housing 221. The actuator 226 has a double barrel configuration. A spring 225 is disposed between the outer cylinder 126B and the inner cylinder 226A of the actuator 226. The 1 st engaging member 224 is inserted into the inner cylindrical portion 226A of the actuator 226 from above. Thereby, the actuator 226 can slide in the vertical direction along the 1 st engaging member 224.
(operation of operation device 200)
The operation of the operation device 200 according to embodiment 2 will be described with reference to fig. 13 to 16. The operation device 200 can switch between a 1 st state in which the 1 st engagement member 224 and the 2 nd engagement member 116 can be engaged and a 2 nd state in which the 1 st engagement member 224 and the 2 nd engagement member 116 cannot be engaged by performing a rotational operation using the dial 240. In the operation device 200, in the 1 st state, the 1 st engaging member 224 engages with the 2 nd engaging member 116, and thus the state in which the operation portion 220 is tilted can be maintained. On the other hand, in the 2 nd state of the operation device 200, the 1 st engaging member 224 is not engaged with the 2 nd engaging member 116, and thus the state in which the operation portion 220 is tilted cannot be maintained.
< state 2 >
Fig. 13 and 14 are cross-sectional views (cross-sectional views based on the YZ plane) showing the 2 nd state of the operation device 200 according to embodiment 2. As shown in fig. 13 and 14, in the 2 nd state of the operation device 200, the lever portion 214A and the 2 nd engagement member 116 are depressed downward by the cam portion 242 of the dial 240. Thus, the convex portion 116A of the 2 nd engaging member 116 does not penetrate the through hole 210C formed in the bottom surface of the frame 210 and does not protrude toward the front surface side of the frame 210 (i.e., the inside of the housing 202). As a result, in the 2 nd state of the operation device 200, as shown in fig. 14, when the operation portion 220 is in the tilted state, the 1 st engaging member 224 and the 2 nd engaging member 116 are not engaged with each other, and therefore the tilted state of the operation portion 220 cannot be maintained.
< state 1 >
Fig. 15 and 16 are sectional views (sectional views based on YZ plane) showing a 1 st state of operation device 200 according to embodiment 2. As shown in fig. 15 and 16, in the 1 st state of the operation device 200, the lever portion 214A is not depressed by the cam portion 242 of the dial 240, and therefore, the 2 nd engaging member 116 is pushed upward by the elastic restoring force of the lever portion 214A. Thus, the convex portion 116A of the 2 nd engaging member 116 penetrates the through hole 210C formed in the bottom surface of the frame 210 and projects toward the front surface side of the frame 210 (i.e., the inside of the housing 202). As a result, in the operating device 200 in the 1 st state, as shown in fig. 16, when the operating portion 220 is in the tilted state, the tip end portion of the convex portion 116A of the 2 nd engaging member 116 enters the inside of the locus (rotatable region) of rotation of the lower end portion of the 1 st engaging member 224, whereby the 1 st engaging member 224 is engaged with the 2 nd engaging member 116 (that is, the rotation of the 1 st engaging member 224 in the direction of returning from the tilted state is locked by the 2 nd engaging member 116), and therefore, the tilted state of the operating portion 220 can be maintained.
Further, the 2 nd engaging member 116 is held by the elastically deformable rod portion 214A, and therefore can be moved in the vertical direction by the elastic deformation of the rod portion 214A. Therefore, as shown in fig. 16, in the operation device 200 according to embodiment 2, from the state in which the operation portion 220 is kept in the tilted state, the 1 st state (i.e., the state in which the cam portion 242 does not depress the lever portion 214A) is not released, and an appropriate force in the direction of returning the tilted state is applied to the operation portion 220, whereby the 2 nd engaging member 116 is moved downward, the engagement between the 1 st engaging member 224 and the 2 nd engaging member 116 is released, and the operation portion 220 can be returned to the neutral state shown in fig. 15. At this time, since the engaging surface of the lower end portion of the 1 st engaging member 224 and the engaging surface of the distal end portion of the 2 nd engaging member 116 are both curved surfaces, the operating portion 220 can be returned to the neutral state by a smooth operation while sliding the curved surfaces with a relatively small force. In this case, since operation device 200 is in the neutral state while maintaining state 1, operation unit 220 can be again maintained in the tilted state by tilting operation unit 220 again.
As described above, the operation device 200 according to embodiment 2 includes: an operation unit 220 capable of performing a tilting operation; a 1 st engaging member 224 provided to protrude downward from the bottom surface of the operation portion 220; and a 2 nd engaging member 116 provided so as to protrude upward at a position facing the 1 st engaging member 224, and engaging with the 1 st engaging member 224 protruding downward from the bottom surface of the operating portion 220 in a state where the operating portion 220 is tilted down, whereby the state where the operating portion 220 is tilted down is maintained, and the 1 st state where the 1 st engaging member 224 and the 2 nd engaging member 116 can be engaged and the 2 nd state where the 1 st engaging member 224 and the 2 nd engaging member 116 cannot be engaged can be switched.
Accordingly, operation device 200 according to embodiment 2 can switch between a state in which operation unit 220 can be held in a tilted state and a state in which operation unit 220 cannot be held in a tilted state. Therefore, according to the operation device 200 of embodiment 2, in the operation device 200 having a function of maintaining the state in which the operation unit 220 is tilted, when the user does not need such a function, the user can be prevented from having trouble in operation.
Further, in the operation device 200 according to embodiment 2, the 2 nd engagement member 116 can be switched between the state of moving upward and the state of moving downward by the rotational operation of the dial 240, thereby switching between the 1 st state and the 2 nd state. Accordingly, the operation device 200 according to embodiment 2 can switch between a state in which the operation unit 220 can be held in the tilted state and a state in which the operation unit 220 cannot be held in the tilted state by a relatively simple operation.
Further, the operation device 200 according to embodiment 2 further includes a holding member 214 that holds the 2 nd engaging member 116, and when a biasing force in a direction to return the tilted state is applied to the operation portion 220 from the tilted state of the holding operation portion 220, the 2 nd engaging member 116 is pressed from the 1 st engaging member 224, and moves downward while elastically deforming the holding member 214, thereby releasing the engagement with the 1 st engaging member 224. Accordingly, the operation device 200 according to embodiment 2 can relatively easily release the state in which the holding operation portion 220 is tilted.
While one embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment, and various modifications and changes can be made within the scope of the present invention described in the claims.
The present international application claims priority based on japanese patent application No. 2018-240145, filed on 21/12/2018, and the entire contents of the application are incorporated into the present international application.
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100: an operating device; 102: a housing; 104: an actuator; 105: a sliding body; 106: an actuator; 107: a sliding body; 108: a support; 109: a pressing member; 110: a frame; 112: FPC;114: a holding member; 116: a 2 nd engaging member; 120: an operation section; 121: a housing portion; 122: a slider; 123: a cam member; 124: the 1 st clamping component; 125: a spring; 126: an actuator.
Claims (4)
1. An operation device is characterized by comprising:
an operation part capable of performing dumping operation;
a 1 st engaging member provided to protrude downward from a bottom surface of the operation portion; and
a 2 nd engaging member provided so as to protrude upward at a position facing the 1 st engaging member, and engaged with the 1 st engaging member protruding downward from the bottom surface in a state where the operation portion is tilted, thereby maintaining a state where the operation portion is tilted from a neutral state,
the 1 st state in which the 1 st engaging member and the 2 nd engaging member can be engaged and the 2 nd state in which the 1 st engaging member and the 2 nd engaging member cannot be engaged can be switched.
2. Operating device according to claim 1,
the 1 st state in which the 1 st engaging member is movable downward to engage the 1 st engaging member with the 2 nd engaging member and the 2 nd state in which the 1 st engaging member is movable upward to disengage the 1 st engaging member with the 2 nd engaging member can be switched by a predetermined switching operation.
3. Operating device according to claim 2,
the predetermined switching operation is a knock operation of a knock mechanism provided in the operation unit.
4. Operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
the operating device further includes a holding member for holding the 2 nd engaging member,
when a force is applied to the operation portion in a direction to restore the tilted state from the state in which the tilt of the operation portion is maintained, the 2 nd engaging member is pressed by the 1 st engaging member, and moves downward while elastically deforming the holding member, thereby releasing the engagement with the 1 st engaging member.
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