CN1310265C - Coordinate inputting device - Google Patents
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Provided is a coordinate input device for improving detection balance and accuracy of a detection element as well as enhancing flexibility in designing a device body side of the device for using the input device. In a coordinate input device 1, a base 3 of an operational member 2 can be mounted on an upper surface of a printed-circuit board 7, a plurality of detection elements 6c are formed on a lower surface side of the base 3 facing the board 7, and the base 3 mounted above the upper surface of the board 7 is fixed to the upper surface of the board 7 through a mounting plate 8 disposed on the lower surface side of the board 7. Therefore, the input device 1 can be modularized and the flexibility in designing the device body side of the device for using the input device 1 can be enhanced.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of coordinate entering device, relate to a kind of coordinate entering device that can control the position of cursor on the display etc.
Background technology
Coordinate entering device 51 is in the past setting the control member 52 that the moulding product by synthetic resin etc. constitute as shown in Figure 5, this control member 52 be octagonal root 53 by profile and from this root 53 upright operating portion 54 constitute.
4 53b of beam portion that form respectively in the localities of part that on 4 directions of the root 53 around the aforesaid operations portion 54, are formed with delthyrium 53a and clipped by this delthyrium 53a, 53a.
And, below root 53, form recess 53c with the predetermined degree of depth, formed the root 53 wall thickness attenuation of the part of this recess 53c.
And, below root 53, on the end face of recess 53c, be bonded with flexible base, board 55 with bonding agent etc.Above-mentioned flexible base, board 55 is formed with the detecting element (not shown) respectively in 4 places of the part relative with the 53b of beam portion of root 53.
Above-mentioned detecting element is made of the resistive element that printing on the flexible base, board 55 forms, with the flexible interlock of operating the 53b of beam portion that causes of toppling over of operating portion 54, thus resistance change.
And a side relative with root 53 is equipped with mounting panel 56, and this mounting panel 56 uprightly is formed with 4 shank 56b at the peripheral part of the 56a of support sector relative with root 53.
Be formed with the wrist 56c that extends to 3 directions from the 56a of support sector on the above-mentioned mounting panel 56 respectively, connect respectively on this wrist 56c and be formed with installing hole 56d.
And, the root 53 of control member 52 is positioned on the 56a of support sector of mounting panel 56, the front end of shank 56b is installed in riveted joint, makes control member 52 and mounting panel 56 integrated.
Used the finger-impu system of so in the past coordinate entering device 51 to be equipped with the metal framework 61 that constitutes by metallic plate as shown in Figure 6 in the bottom.The position that does not interfere with each other with the contact 62a of portion described later on the precalculated position of this metal framework 61 is given prominence to and is formed with 3 lug boss 61a.
And, on metal framework 61, be mounted with and make a plurality of contact 62a of portion have predetermined gap each other and the laminar diaphragm switch 62 of opposed formation.
And the part that 3 lug boss 61a are positioned on diaphragm switch 62 is formed with the roughly the same peristome 62b of profile of the mounting panel 56 of profile and coordinate entering device 52.And, the portion of terminal 62d that is used for drawing the wiring figure 62c that is connected with a plurality of contact 62a of portion is arranged in the derivation of the rear of diaphragm switch shown in Figure 6 62.
Therefore, when making mounting panel 56 be positioned at peristome 62b, the installing hole 56d of mounting panel 56 and 3 lug boss 61a tablings are installed this lug boss 61a by riveted joint.Coordinate entering device 51 is integrated with finger-impu system.
And, the corresponding operation keys (not shown) of quantity of quantity and the 62a of contact portion is installed on a plurality of contact 62a of portion, the operating portion 54 of coordinate entering device 51 is positioned at the position that this operation keys centers on, and can topple over operation.
Coordinate entering device in the past 51 like this is by toppling over operating operation portion 54 to predetermined direction, and the 53b of beam portion is flexible respectively.
So, the detecting element that forms on the following flexible base, board 55 of the 53b of beam portion is flexible, the resistance change of each detecting element.
When the control part (not shown) detects the variation of resistance value of above-mentioned each detecting element, can make the cursor on the display of personal computer etc. for example and the variable quantity of resistance value move to desirable position accordingly.
But, if in the past coordinate entering device contact 62a of portion and the interval between the 62a of contact portion as described above is too narrow, the wrist 56c of mounting panel 56 can not be installed then, so the interval between 62a of contact portion and the 62a of contact portion must be to a certain degree wide.Therefore, there is the installation site that defines coordinate entering device 51, the problem that the design freedom of the finger-impu system of use coordinate entering device 51 in the past narrows down.
And, not interfere in order to make wrist 56c with the 62a of contact portion, mounting panel 56 is installed to 3 places that are installed as on the metal framework 61, therefore has the possibility of balance variation of the detection sensitivity of detecting element.
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Summary of the invention
The present invention is exactly in order to address the above problem, its objective is provides a kind of design freedom that can enlarge the device side that uses coordinate entering device of the present invention, can improve the coordinate entering device of the detection sensitivity balance (detecting sensitivity バ ラ Application ス) of detecting element simultaneously.
In order to address the above problem, the 1st scheme of coordinate entering device of the present invention comprises: control member and detecting element, described control member comprises the root of predetermined thickness and the operating portion that uprightly forms from this root, described detecting element can detect the amount of toppling over and the toppling direction of aforesaid operations portion, it is characterized in that, the above-mentioned root of aforesaid operations member can be placed in pre-sizing printed base plate above; Above-mentioned detecting element side below the above-mentioned root relative with above-mentioned printed base plate has been formed a plurality of; The aforesaid operations member is being fixed above-mentioned root by the following mounting panel that is provided in above-mentioned printed base plate.
And, in order to address the above problem, being characterized as of the 2nd kind of scheme, above-mentioned mounting panel has a plurality of shanks that above-mentioned root can be fixed on the above-mentioned printed base plate, is formed with a plurality of holes that above-mentioned shank can break-through on the above-mentioned printed base plate.
Being characterized as of the 3rd kind of scheme that addresses the above problem, above-mentioned mounting panel is made of metallic plate, break-through the above-mentioned shank in above-mentioned hole can utilize riveted joint that above-mentioned root is fixed on the above-mentioned printed base plate.
Being characterized as of the 4th kind of scheme that addresses the above problem, be formed with the gap of preliminary dimension between above the following and above-mentioned printed base plate of above-mentioned root above-mentioned, above-mentioned detecting element has been formed a plurality of on flexible base, board, and above-mentioned flexible base, board is fixed on below the above-mentioned root that formed above-mentioned gap portion above-mentioned.
The invention effect
The detecting element of coordinate entering device of the present invention side below the root relative with printed base plate has been formed a plurality of, and control member therefore can the modularization coordinate entering device by being provided in the fixing root of mounting panel below the printed base plate.By modularization, also can install even the gap between the contact is narrow.
And, can also be installed on game machine or the mobile phone etc., can use widely.
And mounting panel has a plurality of shanks that root can be fixed on the printed base plate, is formed with the hole that a plurality of shanks can break-through on printed base plate, and shank that therefore can enough mounting panels is fixed to control member on the printed base plate at an easy rate, and assembleability is good.
And, because mounting panel is made of metallic plate, break-through the shank in hole can root be fixed on the printed base plate by riveted joint, so assembleability is better.
And different with the base that mounting panel is only arranged in the past, base of the present invention is made of mounting panel and printed base plate, so good rigidly, and the power that is applied on the operating portion can accurately detect by enough detecting elements, therefore also can improve the detection sensitivity balance.
And, owing on flexible base, board, be formed with a plurality of detecting elements, flexible base, board be fixed on the root that is formed with gap portion below, therefore on control member, form detecting element easily.
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Fig. 1 is the perspective view of coordinate entering device of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the decomposition diagram of coordinate entering device of the present invention.
Fig. 3 has been to use the vertical view of the finger-impu system of coordinate entering device of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the perspective view of flexible base, board of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the perspective view of coordinate entering device in the past.
Fig. 6 illustrates that coordinate entering device in the past is installed to the perspective view that finger-impu system gets on.
Embodiment
Example of the present invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.At first, Fig. 1 is the perspective view of coordinate entering device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is the decomposition diagram of coordinate entering device of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is the vertical view that has used the finger-impu system of coordinate entering device of the present invention, and Fig. 4 is the perspective view of flexible base, board of the present invention.
At first, coordinate entering device 1 of the present invention is equipped with processing and forming synthetic resin etc. and the control member 2 that forms as shown in Figure 1, 2 like that.Aforesaid operations member 2 forms profile with preset thickness and is approximate octagonal root 3, and the central portion of this root 3 uprightly is formed with flat column or columned operating portion 4.
Above-mentioned root 3 is positioned at equally spaced 4 subtriangular fabrication hole 3a of local formation around operating portion 4, be formed with the 3b of beam portion respectively at the position that clips this fabrication hole 3a.The above-mentioned beam 3b of portion is formed and can topples over the operation interlock and the thickness of deflection with the direction to arrow A, B of operating portion 4.
And, below root 3, be formed with recess 3c with the predetermined degree of depth, formed the wall thickness attenuation of the 3b of beam portion of the part of this recess 3c, becoming can deflection.
And,, between adjacent 3b of beam portion and the 3b of beam portion, form (Zhan portion of edge strip portion in the outside of the fabrication hole 3a of root 3) and 3d, thus the profile of root 3 is approximate octagon.
The lid of being made by rubber etc. 5 is pressed into and is installed on square column type or the columniform operating portion 4.
And, below root 3, be adhesively fixed with the flexible base, board of making by polyimide resin (hereinafter referred to as " FPC ") 6 with bonding agent etc. on the top board face of recess 3c.
Above-mentioned FPC6 is formed with on the top board face of the recess 3c that can be installed to root 3 as shown in Figure 4, profile is for approximate octagonal installation portion 6a with from the extended portion of terminal 6b of an end of this installation portion 6a.
Below above-mentioned installation portion 6a a side or above a side, on 4 equally spaced positions of the part relative of time in the recess 3c that FPC6 is fixed to root 3, wait by printing to be formed with the detecting element 6c that constitutes by the crooked detecting element that detects resistive element etc. with the 3b of beam portion.
Be connected to form the wiring figure (not shown) on above-mentioned each detecting element 6c, this wire structures draws from installation portion 6a gets back to the formation of portion of terminal 6b ground.
So detecting element 6c and the deflection interlock of toppling over a plurality of beam 3b of portion that operating operation portion 4 causes stretch by FPC6.Because this detecting element 6c's is flexible, resistance change.
And, the root 3 of control member 2 can place the printed base plate 7 that is installed in pre-sizing above.On the mutual equally spaced position of above-mentioned printed base plate 7, connect the hole 7a that is formed with 4 slit-shaped.
And a side is equipped with the mounting panel of being made by metallic plate 8 below printed base plate 7.Above-mentioned mounting panel 8 is formed with the following par 8a that can be close to printed base plate 7 and 4 places of the peripheral part of this par 8a is bent upwards and 4 upright shank 8b forming, and 4 shank 8b can be punctured among the hole 7a of printed base plate 7.And, though being front end, the shank 8b of mounting panel 8 shown in Figure 2 bends to the コ word shape of approximate right angle to the inside, and this is the shank after the expression assembling, and the portion of terminal 6b before the assembling is the vertical configuration that the top is not bent.
When the coordinate entering device 1 of assembling said structure, at first will be fixed at the FPC6 that 4 local printings have formed detecting element 6c on the top board face of the recess 3c below the root 3 of control member 2 with bonding agent etc.
Then, each 3d of edge strip portion of root 3 is positioned on the position of the hole 7a that aims at printed base plate 7, control member 2 is fixed on the printed base plate 7 with anchor clamps (not expressing among the figure) etc.Make mounting panel 8 be positioned at the following side of the printed base plate 7 of this state, shank 8b is interted hand-hole 7a.
And the shank 8b of interspersed via hole 7a is positioned at the outside of the 3d of edge strip portion of root 3.The front end of shank 8b that will be positioned at the outside of the 3d of this edge strip portion is riveted to operating portion 4 one sides, and thus, control member 2 and printed base plate 7 are by integrated.
Then, by welding etc. the portion of terminal 6b of FPC6 is connected with the wiring figure (not shown) of printed base plate 7.And with the upper end that lid 5 is pressed into operating portion 4, thus, coordinate entering device 1 of the present invention is assembled and is finished by modularization.
When the coordinate entering device of the present invention 1 that is assembled into so for example was used for as shown in Figure 3 finger-impu system 10, a plurality of operation keyss 11 were situated between and are provided on the metal frame 12 by diaphragm switch (not illustrating among the figure).
So, when with screw (not expressing among the figure) etc. printed base plate 7 is installed to metal frame 12 below the precalculated position on the time, operating portion 4 passes the hole (not expressing among the figure) that forms on metal frame 12 and the diaphragm switch, thereby is pressed into lid 5 on the operating portion 4 between each keycap of for example 3 operation keys G, H, B.The lid 5 of this moment is in the some states of end face of outstanding operation keys 11.
The finger-impu system 10 of such coordinate entering device of the present invention 1 has been installed, on one side the operator can operate desired procedure key 11, Yi Bian topple over the operating portion 4 of operation coordinate entering device 1 simultaneously at an easy rate with the forefinger of the left hand or the right hand.
And when operating portion 4 was toppled over, the 3b of beam portion deflection was flexible.The flexible interlock of detecting element 6c and the 3b of this beam portion stretches by FPC6.Resistance value increased when above-mentioned detecting element 6c extended, and resistance value reduces during shortening, change in voltage.Control part (not expressing among the figure) detects the voltage difference between this detecting element 6c, cursor on the display of for example personal computer etc. etc. can be moved on the desirable position.
Because coordinate entering device 1 of the present invention need not be installed to the top also passable of metal frame 12 by the mounting panel 56 that area is big as in the past, therefore the restriction of installation site is little, has enlarged the degree of freedom of the design of the finger-impu system that uses coordinate entering device 1 of the present invention etc.Therefore, the purposes of coordinate entering device 1 of the present invention can enlarge, and also can be used for game machine or mobile phone etc.
And, though the present invention just will be formed on the FPC6 by the detecting element 6c that resistive element constitutes, this FPC6 be close to situation about being installed on root 3 following be illustrated, also detecting element 6c can be formed directly into root 3 below.
That is, detecting element 6c is as long as a side forms a plurality of just passable below the root 3 relative with printed base plate 7.
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1. coordinate entering device, comprise: control member and detecting element, described control member comprises the root of predetermined thickness and the operating portion that uprightly forms from this root, described detecting element can detect the amount of toppling over and the toppling direction of aforesaid operations portion, it is characterized in that, the above-mentioned root of aforesaid operations member can be placed in pre-sizing printed base plate above; Above-mentioned detecting element side below the above-mentioned root relative with above-mentioned printed base plate has been formed a plurality of; The aforesaid operations member is being fixed above-mentioned root by the following mounting panel that is provided in above-mentioned printed base plate.
2. coordinate entering device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, above-mentioned mounting panel has a plurality of shanks that above-mentioned root can be fixed on the above-mentioned printed base plate, is formed with a plurality of holes that above-mentioned shank can break-through on the above-mentioned printed base plate.
3. coordinate entering device as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that above-mentioned mounting panel is made of metallic plate, break-through the above-mentioned shank in above-mentioned hole can utilize riveted joint that above-mentioned root is fixed on the above-mentioned printed base plate.
4. coordinate entering device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, be formed with the gap of preliminary dimension between above the following and above-mentioned printed base plate of above-mentioned root above-mentioned, above-mentioned detecting element has been formed a plurality of on flexible base, board, and above-mentioned flexible base, board is fixed on below the above-mentioned root that formed above-mentioned gap portion above-mentioned.
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