CN1497928A - Imput device and electronic equipment - Google Patents
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Provide is an input device and an electronic appliance each configured of an operation button of one component while maintaining operation functions of operation buttons on both sides, so as to enable miniaturization. The integrated operation button wherein right and left operation buttons are integrated is provided such that the integrated operation button can be tilted right and left in a seesaw state. Thereby, because input operation parts can be provided on both right and left sides though the single component, the number of components is reduced, and the miniaturization in the lateral direction is enabled.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to such as the input unit on the input operation face that is located at mobile phone for example, in more detail, relate to input unit and the electronic equipment that to subdue number of components and further realize miniaturization.
Background technology
Usually, as such as being located at one of input unit on the electronic equipments such as mobile phone or PC example, on mobile phone, be equipped with display, dialing portion, LR-button (operating knob), numerical key and various enter key, wherein, use dialing portion and LR-button, the image that will show roll display on display, or the cursor on the picture moved to any direction.
In this case, for rotation informations such as correct direction of rotation that obtains when detecting the user and rotation amounts with finger tip rotary manipulation dialing portion, the encoder that the axial region of dialing portion is located in utilization obtains the rotation information of dialing portion, this dialing portion is cylindrical, and the part rotation of its roll surface is outstanding on mobile phone freely.
In addition, when the pressing operation LR-button, its below is pressed with pushing certain sense switch of the corresponding left and right sides, detects and pushes input information (for example with reference to patent documentation 1).
Patent documentation 1: the spy opens the 2001-283685 communique.
Summary of the invention
But, because LR-button is independent and individually is equipped on two side positions of the dialing portion that clips central portion that so need the button of both sides and axle support structure separately, number of components and assembling increase man-hour, become the reason that cost increases.
In recent years, miniaturization along with electronic equipment, also require to be located at the input unit miniaturization of its input operation part, when input unit has under the situation of described dialing portion and LR-button three parts in maintenance, when advancing its miniaturization, the distance of operating member and application point will be too short, forms the device that is difficult to operate.In addition, LR-button becomes widget, the problem that exists strength of parts to die down.
The present invention is conceived to the problems referred to above and develops, and its purpose is, a kind of input unit and electronic equipment are provided, and this input unit is kept the operating function of both sides action button and is made of the single part action button, thereby can realize miniaturization.
The invention provides a kind of input unit, it carries on the pedestal of apparatus main body: remain and can be made its rotation and be pushed freely rotary body by the contact of user's finger tip, with the left and right sides action button of pushing two side positions that remain on this rotary body freely, with described rotary body and left and right sides action button push direction relative below on the pedestal of side, be oppositely arranged each pressing detection switch of described rotary body and left and right sides action button, wherein, setting makes the incorporate monolithic devices action button of described left and right sides action button, and the pars intermedia axle of described monolithic devices action button is bearing on the described pedestal, allow described monolithic devices to the left and right the direction lever fascinate.
At this, but so-called rotary body can by for example with both ends, left and right sides axle supporting rotating freely the cylindrical axis body of rotary manipulation constitute.
Described action button can relatively dispose the counter-rotating spring from below elasticity from the top pressing operation, when this action button opposing counter-rotating spring is depressed, carries out switching manipulation, detects and pushes signal.
Described pedestal can be made of the tabular substrate that carries each parts.
Described pressing detection switch can constitute the counter-rotating snap switch of opening and closing operations between the contact portion by the respective operations button.
Described input unit can be applicable to be suitable for being carried out with finger tip by the user input operation face such as for example mobile phone or PC etc. of input operation.
Described monolithic devices action button is the action button of the left and right sides to be linked be unitary whole type action button, supports its central portion by axle, can allow its to the left and right the direction lever-like fascinate, can when it fascinates, push and make a certain side in the left and right sides carry out input operation.When integrated,, can easily constitute one as long as link across being provided with about the space of rotary body of central portion.
According to structure of the present invention, be pressed when fascinating in the monolithic devices action button that allows lever-like to fascinate, the input operation of the side of can fascinating is so only can have the input operation function of both sides by setting this single monolithic devices action button.
Therefore, can provide the left and right sides required input operation part, can keep the operating function of both sides and constitute, therefore can realize the miniaturization of left and right directions by parts by single part.Especially, in this case, not only can make the operating knob of both sides form one, also can subdue the axle support structure of both sides, can subdue number of components and assemble man-hour the realization low cost.
Even further miniaturization, because the monolithic devices action button can not become widget,, can obtain the high input unit of reliability so can have enough strength of parts.
In addition be the axle support structure that fulcrum fascinates because the monolithic devices action button forms with the central portion, so can guarantee the operating member of this button and application point apart from long enough, also be applicable to switch motion.
As other execution modes of the present invention, under central top below rotary body on the relative relative parts, be provided with the hole of evading that the following central top that makes described rotary body falls into.
At this, so-called parts relatively are relative for example pedestal and the flexible substrate in below when having carried rotary body.
The so-called described hole of evading is that opening is can not contact the hole of the shape of central top below it when descending in that rotary body is whole, as long as opening is the big or small corresponding shape with rotary body.
Under situation about constituting like this, the following central top of rotary body can fall into towards the hole of evading of below, installs so the height of this rotary body integral body can be descended.Its result can suppress the setting height(from bottom) of the rotary body of the big configuration space of short transverse needs, helps the miniaturization of short transverse.
As other examples of the present invention, push the weight of load for position, the left and right sides and set, left and right directions is allowed the axle support of the monolithic devices action button that lever-like fascinates to offset to one side from the center of left and right directions to carry out axle to support.
Under situation about constituting like this, can not change the pressing detection switch structure separately that is equipped on the left and right sides, set the switching manipulation power of the required weight load that is suitable for both sides.For example,, can be set light load operation usefulness for loading little in order to use the left side continually, and to use reasons such as frequency is few, importance degree height, the right side is set at the big heavy load operation of load uses.
As other examples of the present invention, can be with axial crossbearer left and right directions on apparatus main body of described rotary body, pressing detection switch that the following side of this rotary body is relative is set, is configured in than the forward side in the position on the longitudinal center line of described rotary body, and the inboard of the position on the longitudinal center line of described rotary body is set, is provided in to the left and right sides pressing detection switch that the following side of described monolithic devices action button is relative.
Under situation about constituting like this, when the user used finger tip rotary manipulation rotary body, the front side of the position on the self-rotating body longitudinal center line forwards applied operating physical force sometimes, in this case, in rotary manipulation, forwards mix the pressing force that applies towards oblique below, although be rotary manipulation, because power is excessive, the rotary body operation that is pressed, at this moment and since to the place ahead that should push tiltedly below do not have the pressing detection switch, so misoperation is eliminated.
For example, when one hand is shaken hands machine, with the finger abdomen of the thumb of the hand of the machine of shaking hands with rotary body forwards during rotary manipulation, with its push corresponding the place ahead tiltedly below do not have the pressing detection switch, owing to be equipped with the pressing detection switch in the forward side in the position on longitudinal center line, so can not be subjected to wrong pressing force during rotary manipulation, when rotary manipulation, only detect rotary manipulation power, the mistake pressing operation is eliminated.
Because the inboard of the position on the longitudinal center line of described rotary body is set, is provided in to relative with the following side of monolithic devices action button left and right sides pressing detection switch, so at the pressing detection switch about pressing detection switch that sets rotary body and monolithic devices action button under the situation of totally three pressing detection switches, fore-and-aft direction decentralized configuration relatively.Therefore, be used to set the not direction expansion to the left and right of configuring area of pressing detection switch, can make left and right directions narrow and small, realize miniaturization.
As other examples of the present invention, the input unit that can be constructed as follows, it is provided with and contacts revolution with user's finger tip and push the rotary body that keeps freely, described revolving body has permanent magnet, and described input unit has by the polarity that detects this permanent magnet and detects the direction of rotation of described rotary body input operation and the non-contact detection device of rotation amount.
At this, so-called permanent magnet can use bonding (the ボ Application De) magnet that is suitable for for example magnetic powder and mixed with resin to be made into to the high magnet of the making degree of freedom of minute sites assembling arbitrary shape.
Described checkout gear can be made of the polarity of the N utmost point that detects permanent magnet and the S utmost point and for example Hall IC that is transformed to the signal of telecommunication.
Under situation about constituting like this, between the N utmost point when detecting the permanent magnet rotation with the rotation of rotary body one and the circumferential opposed polarity of the S utmost point alternately the power in the magnetic field of performance change or the variation of generation number isopolarity, can detect rotation informations such as the positive and reverse return veer of rotary body and rotation amount non-contactly.Therefore, contact the checkout gear ratio of obtaining rotation information, not have the part that wears away, also can not be subjected to dust etc. makes the contact performance deterioration attached to this rotation contact portion harmful effect with physical property rotation.Therefore, can seek the prolongation of high detection performance of reliability and semi-permanent life-span.
Under situation with monolithic devices action button, under these buttons, need to be used to obtain the inner space of pushing stroke of above-below direction, but since can be on the small diameter shaft of an end of the rotary body that is equivalent to this inner space efficiently ring establish and assemble permanent magnet, so the assembling permanent magnet can not make the input unit maximization yet.
Under situation about this input unit being arranged on the electronic equipment such as mobile phone or PC for example, can be used as and be suitable for carrying out small-sized input device fine input operation, that reliability is high and use expeditiously with finger tip.
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Fig. 1 is the plane graph that is applied to the input unit of mobile phone;
Fig. 2 is the stereoscopic figure of the assembled state of expression input unit;
Fig. 3 is the open cube display that launches display input device;
Fig. 4 is the stereogram of the lift-launch state of expression flexible substrate;
Fig. 5 is the stereogram of the lift-launch state of expression operation dialing unit;
Fig. 6 is the plane graph of configuration relation of three pressing detection switches of expression input unit;
Fig. 7 is the end view of expression to the input operation state of input unit;
Fig. 8 is the stereoscopic figure that decomposes the display operation dialing unit;
Fig. 9 is the stereoscopic figure that expression magnetic field produces the permanent magnet of state.
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One embodiment of the invention are described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Accompanying drawing shows the input unit of being located on the mobile phone, at first, Fig. 1 represents mobile phone 11, and this mobile phone 11 sets display 13, input unit 14 and enter key 15... in regular turn from upside on shell main body 12, upper end or rear side in shell main body 12 are set up antenna (not shown), constitute one.
Above-mentioned input unit 14 has the plyability input function, be assembled on the mobile phone 11, described plyability input function comprise the rotary manipulation when detection is imported above shell main body 12 switching function, detect this position of rotation pressing operation switching function and detect in position, the left and right sides independently that two switching functions of pressing operation amount to four kinds of switching functions.
As shown in Figures 2 and 3, this input unit 14 is overlapping in regular turn with monolithic devices action button 16, operation dialing unit 17 and flexible substrate 18 from the top, and one is equipped on the pedestal 19.Said base 19 has the long square plate shape shape of horizontal length, as shown in Figure 4, the both sides relative position is erect respectively and is provided with pair of right and left first sheet 20 that stands up longitudinally in the above, and this a pair of first sheet 20 that stands up is provided with the first support holes 20a that is used for the operation of axle supporting with freely rotating dialing unit 17.
Horizontal front and back relative position is erect and is provided with second sheet 21 that stands up on the pedestal central portion, and this second sheet 21 that stands up is provided with the second support holes 21a that is used for axle supporting monolithic devices action button 16.
These first, second sheet 20,21 that stands up not only has a supporting functions, and, the sheet card that stands up that roughly at right angles stands up ends outer edge and the stop hole 18a in the corresponding base shape setting of flexible substrate 18, effect with location, all around being positioned of flexible substrate 18 on by the pedestal 19 of sheet 20,21 supporting of respectively standing up carried in the fixed position.
Above-mentioned flexible substrate 18 has the first pressing detection switch SW 1 in the central forward position of the leading section corresponding with base shape, has the second pressing detection switch SW 2 in its left inboard, has the 3rd pressing detection switch SW 3 at Right Inboard, further, the middle position in the left side has carried the rotation information detection Hall IC 22 corresponding with permanent magnet described later.
Above-mentioned first～the 3rd pressing detection switch SW, 1～SW3 overlaps circular membrane 23 on the circular counter-rotating spring 24 and forms one, high state during the common central portion counter-rotating that constitutes circular counter-rotating spring 24 is given prominence to and is, this is oppositely arranged casting die described later above central portion, when circle counter-rotating spring 24 is subjected to pressing operation power, counter-rotating downwards makes pressing detection switch connection, output detection signal.
Fig. 5 represents to operate dialing unit 17 and is situated between and is installed in state on the pedestal 19 by flexible substrate 18, this operation dialing unit 17 serves as that revolution state freely carries on laterally long casing 26 with the operation dial 25 of tire-like with the axle supporting, the first bolster 26a is equipped with at the both ends, the left and right sides of this casing 26, the first bolster 26a that is based in left and right sides axle with freely rotating is supported on two standing up among first support holes 20a of sheet 20 of erectting in the both sides of described pedestal 19, and the central casting die 27 (with reference to Fig. 4) that is vertically set on the following central portion of casing 26 is pushed accordingly with the first pressing detection switch SW 1 on the pedestal 19 and is provided with.
In this case, under central top below operation dial 25, be provided with on relative flexible substrate 18 and the pedestal 19 make described operation dial 25 below central top fall into evade hole 18a, 19a.
By this hole 18a, the 19a of evading is set, in the time will operating dial 25 and carry on pedestal 19, the following central top of operation dial 25 can fall into towards evade hole 18a, the 19a of below.Therefore, can reduce the whole height of this operation dial 25 and install, can suppress the configuration space of setting height(from bottom) direction, realize the miniaturization of short transverse.
After this operation dialing unit 17 is installed, monolithic devices action button 16 is installed, the semi-circular shape that these monolithic devices action button 16 both sides have chevron, the both sides end face of overlapping operation dial 25 respectively.This monolithic devices action button 16 forward outstanding a pair of second bolster 28 in front and back in back respectively with freely rotating axle be supported on second standing up among second support holes 21a of sheet 21 that the front and back of pedestal 19 relative position is erect.
The left casting die 29 that is vertically set on 16 times left side of face of monolithic devices action button is pushed setting accordingly with the second pressing detection switch SW 2 on the flexible substrate 18, in addition, push setting accordingly in vertical right casting die of establishing 30 of the following right side of face of this action button 16 and the 3rd pressing detection switch SW 3 on the flexible substrate 18.
In this case, monolithic devices action button 16 is that the action button with the left and right sides partly links is one monolithic devices action button, support this central portion by axle and can allow the left and right directions lever-like to fascinate, when it fascinates, push, a certain side input operation in the left and right sides.When forming integral body, can easily constitute one as long as across about the space of central portion setting operation dial 25, link.
Like this, allow lever-like to fascinate and the monolithic devices action button 16 that is provided with is fascinated to the fore side that is pressed, can carry out the input operation of this side of fascinating.Therefore, the monolithic devices action button 16 that only sets monomer can have the input operation function of both sides.Even further miniaturization, monolithic devices action button 16 so also can have enough strength of parts, can obtain the high input structure of reliability owing to can not become widget.
In addition, this monolithic devices action button 16 is owing to be to be the axle support structure that fulcrum fascinates with the central portion, so can guarantee with the axle support be the casting die of the push action portion of button end face of benchmark and the bottom application point of pushing effect apart from long enough, even realize that miniaturization also can obtain stable switch motion.
Shown in Fig. 5 imaginary line, for the weight of pushing load of position, the left and right sides is set, a pair of second bolster 28 in the front and back of this monolithic devices action button 16 is offseted to one side from the left and right directions center, if with its axle supporting, then do not change the pressing detection switch SW 2, the SW3 structure separately that are equipped on the left and right sides, just can set the switching manipulation power of suitable desired weight load both sides.For example, on the left of frequent the use, can be set light load operation usefulness, and reasons such as frequency is little, importance degree height are set at the big heavy load operation usefulness of load to use with the right side for loading little.
Below, with regard to the detection architecture detailed description of first～the 3rd pressing detection switch SW, 1～SW3.
At first, when the operation dial 25 corresponding with the first pressing detection switch SW 1 is subjected to user's pressing operation power, then with the first bolster 26a serve as the revolution fulcrum with casing 26 to turning down, following central casting die 27 is depressed the first pressing detection switch SW 1 of its below, makes it carry out switch motion.
In this case,, the equipping position of the first pressing detection switch SW 1 is set in the forward slightly side in position on the longitudinal center line of operating dial 25, sets as Figure 6 and Figure 7.
Thus, when the user operates the end face of dial 25 with finger tip F rotary manipulation, even operating physical force is applied to the direction of pushing from than the oblique below in forward side direction the place ahead, the position on the longitudinal center line of this operation dial 25, because the oblique below in its place ahead does not have the first pressing detection switch SW 1, the forward side in position on longitudinal center line is equipped with the first pressing detection switch SW 1, therefore, even when rotary manipulation, mistake is applied to pressing force the oblique below in the place ahead, can not be applied on this switch SW 1 yet, during rotary manipulation, only detect rotary manipulation power, the high detection signal of reliability of the mistake pressing operation that can be eliminated.
Especially with being hold by one hand mobile phone 11 and will operate dial 25 with the thumb that grips hand and forwards turn round when operating, the thumb finger tip fiercely moves to prolonging direction from case of bending, has the tendency that applies big pressing force easily, therefore, in order to avoid evading function and can obtain significant effect through this mistake pressing operation of mistake pressing operation of operation dial 25.
The left and right sides pressing detection switch SW 2 relative with the following side of monolithic devices action button 16, SW3 set, are provided in the inboard of the position on the longitudinal center line of operating dial 25.Owing to set like this, thus setting when amounting to three pressing detection switch SW 1～SW3, but to the fore-and-aft direction decentralized configuration.Therefore, be used to set the not direction expansion to the left and right of configuring area of pressing detection switch, can make left and right directions narrow, realize the miniaturization configuration.
The left side of the monolithic devices action button 16 corresponding with the second pressing detection switch SW 2 is being subjected to user's pressing operation power, when the upside pressing operation, second bolster 28 with this button 16 serves as that the revolution fulcrum is to turning down (left-hand rotation), the second pressing detection switch SW 2 that following left casting die 29 is corresponding with its below is depressed, and carries out switching manipulation.
Equally, the right side of the monolithic devices action button 16 corresponding with the 3rd pressing detection switch SW 3 is being subjected to user's pressing operation power, when the upside pressing operation, second bolster 28 with this button 16 serves as that the revolution fulcrum is to turning down (right-hand rotation), the 3rd pressing detection switch SW 3 that following right casting die 30 is corresponding with its below is depressed, and carries out switching manipulation.
When these first～the 3rd pressing detection switch SW 1～SW3 was carried out switching manipulation, the operation that the thoughts and feelings when utilization makes the counter-rotating downwards of circular counter-rotating spring 24 obtains pushing when depressing was felt.After finger tip left pressing operation, pressing force was disengaged, and utilized the upwards counter-rotating effect of counter-rotating of circular counter-rotating spring 24, and each pressing detection switch SW 1～SW3 is lifted, and reset to the former moving position of.
The following describes the rotation detection architecture of operation dial 25.
Fig. 8 decomposes display operation dialing unit 17, on the コ molding box body 33 on the left of this operation dialing unit 17 remains on permanent magnet 31 and operation dial 25 usefulness perforation axle 32 one and the case baffle plate 34 on right side.
Aforesaid operations dial 25 is provided with following operating surface 35 on the outer peripheral face of cylinder, it has little concavo-convex, when finger tip contact applies positive and negative certain rotary manipulation power, make the outer peripheral face of cylinder have enough contact resistances and not slippage, be suitable for rotary manipulation, form big concavo-convex operation thoughts and feelings with radial slot 36 from this operating surface 35 to the end face of the minor diameter axial region 25a of a side, corresponding with thoughts and feelings spring 37 contacts described later.In addition, permanent magnet 31 has cylinder, is connected with operation dial 25, is bearing in to connect on the axle 32.
In this case, permanent magnet 31 uses the high magnet of the making degree of freedom that is suitable for to the minute sites assembling, for example magnetic powder and mixed with resin can be made as binding magnet of arbitrary shape etc., shown in Fig. 9 (A), replacing five equilibrium (for example 6 five equilibriums it is desirable to 12 five equilibriums) at the circumferential N utmost point of the outer peripheral face of cylindrical shell, permanent magnet that S utmost point polarity is different exists.At this moment, produce magnetic field μ between the circumferential opposed polarity of the outer peripheral face of permanent magnet 31, the power of this magnetic field μ changes and number takes place by detecting near the Hall IC 22 that is arranged at the below.
Like this, when rotary manipulation operation dial 25, change and number takes place by power, and it is transformed to the signal of telecommunication, can correctly obtain rotation informations such as the direction of rotation of operation dial 25 and rotation amount by the magnetic field μ of the permanent magnet 31 of Hall IC 22 non-contact detecting and its one rotation.
The configuration shape of the polarity part of permanent magnet 31 can use binding magnet to be set to the arbitrary shape that is suitable for making.For example, shown in Fig. 9 (B), also pair of right and left circular comb denticle 31a, 31b can be plugged together mutually and be assembled into one.
In addition, shown in Fig. 9 (C), replace five equilibrium at the end face ring-type direction N utmost point of cylindrical shell and the S utmost point and set, change and number takes place, can realize the miniaturization of the shaft length direction of permanent magnet 31c in the power that produces magnetic field μ between opposed polarity on the end face.
Above-mentioned コ molding box body 33 and case baffle plate 34 are made as one from the both sides intersection, an end that connects axle 32 is inserted on the axle support holes 33a that connects on the コ molding box body 33 that is arranged at the left side, form the axle supporting, and will connect axle 32 the other end and be inserted on the case baffle plate 34 on right side and connect on the axle support holes 34a that is provided with, form axle and support.
At this moment, between the circumferential opposite face of the radial slot 36 of the end face of the case baffle plate 34 on right side and operation dial 25, thoughts and feelings spring 37 is set, is used to provide the sense of rotation of operation dial 25 to trigger the resistance (card sense of touch) of giving birth to usefulness.
Above-mentioned thoughts and feelings spring 37 is that leaf spring is set to inverted v-shaped, and be loaded on axial spring under the rubber-like state between literal making it fall V, make the radial slot 36 of operation dial 25 relative with the not shown thoughts and feelings tab contact that protrudes in these thoughts and feelings spring 37 central portions, in the time should operating dial 25 to a certain sideway swivel of both forward and reverse directions, make the male and fomale(M﹠F) of radial slot 36 intermittent corresponding, can obtain the operation sense of touch of direction of rotation with the contact of thoughts and feelings tab.
The operation thoughts and feelings of this operation dial 25 is not limited thereto, for example, also can be at the circumferential N utmost point and the S utmost point of outer peripheral face of the permanent magnet 31 shown in Fig. 9 (A) and Fig. 9 (B), be oppositely arranged operation thoughts and feelings permanent magnet with the S utmost point and N utmost point, when rotary manipulation, alternately produce attached effect of magnetic and magnetic repulsion effect between relative two permanent magnets, utilize magnetic action to obtain the operation thoughts and feelings of direction of rotation.
Like this, operation dial 25 quilt axles are bearing on コ molding box body 33 and the case baffle plate 34, and rotating freely is provided with (with reference to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4).Below the center side of the コ molding box body 34 in the left side of axon supporting operation dial 25, hang down and establish central casting die 27.
But, under situation with monolithic devices action button 16, under these button 16 both sides, need to be used to obtain the inner space of pushing stroke of above-below direction, but establish on the small diameter shaft that is assembled in operation dial one end that is equivalent to this inner space owing to permanent magnet 31 can be encircled efficiently, so even assembling permanent magnet 31 can not cause input unit 14 to maximize yet.
When the input unit 14 that constitutes like this carries out input operation by the user, for example, when moving for display image above-below direction with display 13, the user is when turning round under the state of the end face of operating of contacts dial 25 gently with finger tip, synchronously, coaxial permanent magnet 31 is just to rotation in the same way, variation of the power of the magnetic field μ of Alternation Display and generation number are detected by the Hall IC 22 of below correspondence between the N utmost point of the permanent magnet 31 of this moment and the S utmost point opposed polarity, be transformed to the signal of telecommunication, thereby, positive and negative certain direction of rotation and the rotation amount that are rotated the operation dial 25 of operation are sent to not shown central processing unit, and the control display image moves to last direction that is rotated operation or following direction.
Thus, for example make display menu, post a letter and collect mail display items display such as record, telephone expenses record or game image etc. in display 13 roll display.Outside rolling operation, also can make the cursor in the display frame move demonstration.
Usually, beyond rotary manipulation, be in the depressible holding state of pushing at operation dial 25, in the time of will operating dial 25 and push downwards, operation dial 25 is depressed downwards, move down, thereupon, central casting die 27 with the below with push the first corresponding pressing detection switch SW 1 and depress and carry out switch motion.Thus, can be shown in display 13 display items display selection and determine.
Under the left side of monolithic devices action button 16 was pressed the situation of operating, the left side of this monolithic devices action button 16 was moving downwards, makes 2 switching manipulations of the second pressing detection switch SW, detects the input signal in left side.Equally, under the right side of monolithic devices action button 16 was pressed the situation of operating, the right side of this monolithic devices action button 16 was moving downwards, makes 3 switching manipulations of the 3rd pressing detection switch SW, detects the input signal on right side.
Like this, but the rotation information of non-contact detecting operation dial 25, so can eliminate physical property rotation contact and obtain the mechanicalness contact portion of detection signal, detect performance, raising reliability and life-saving so can improve.Outside this non-contact detecting function, capable of being combined should operation dial 25 self the pressing detection function and the pressing detection function of monolithic devices action button 16, constitute the input part of multifunctional examining geodesic structure.
As mentioned above, by the action button that allows the monolithic devices that lever-like fascinates is set, the input operation part that can single part provides the left and right sides to need can be constituted and be kept the pressing operation function of both sides by parts, can realize the miniaturization of left and right directions.
In the correspondence of the structure of structure of the present invention and above-mentioned example, rotary body of the present invention is corresponding with the operation dial 25 of example, below same, the corresponding shell main body 12 of apparatus main body, corresponding flexible substrate 18 of relative parts and pedestal 19, the corresponding Hall IC 22 of checkout gear, the corresponding mobile phone 11 of electronic equipment.The present invention can use according to the technological thought shown in claims, not only is defined in the structure of above-mentioned example.
For example checkout gear has been used Hall IC in the above-described embodiments, but is not limited thereto, also can constituting by Hall element and IC.
In above-mentioned input unit 14, narrated flexible substrate 18 has been carried the situation of carrying out the distribution connection on pedestal 19, but be not limited thereto, also can be provided with directly will be respectively each terminal corresponding with described first～the 3rd pressing detection switch SW 1～SW3 and Hall IC 22 be installed in the following input unit of pedestal 19.
According to the present invention, not only the action button of both sides can be formed one, and, the axle support structure of both sides can be subdued, can subdue number of components and assembling man-hour, reduce cost.
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1, a kind of input unit, it carries on the pedestal of apparatus main body: remain and can be made its rotation and be pushed freely rotary body by the contact of user's finger tip, with the left and right sides action button of pushing two side positions that remain on this rotary body freely, with described rotary body and left and right sides action button push direction relative below on the pedestal of side, be oppositely arranged each pressing detection switch of described rotary body and left and right sides action button, wherein, setting makes the monolithic devices action button of the integrated formation of described left and right sides action button, and the pars intermedia axle of described monolithic devices action button is bearing on the described pedestal, allows to the left and right the direction lever-like to fascinate.
2, input unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein, under central top below described rotary body on the relative relative parts, is provided with the hole of evading that the following central top that makes described rotary body falls into.
3, input unit as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein, the weight that described monolithic devices action button is pushed load for position, the left and right sides is set, and the axle support that allows the left and right directions lever-like to fascinate is offseted to one side from the center of left and right directions carry out the axle supporting.
4, as claim 1,2 or 3 described input units, wherein, axial crossbearer left and right directions on apparatus main body of described rotary body, the pressing detection switch relative with the following side of this rotary body set, is configured in than the forward side in the position on the longitudinal center line of described rotary body, and the left and right sides pressing detection switch relative with the following side of described monolithic devices action button set, is provided in than the position on the longitudinal center line of described rotary body in the inner part.
5, as each described input unit of claim 1～4, wherein, described revolving body has permanent magnet, and described input unit has by the polarity that detects this permanent magnet and detects the direction of rotation of described rotary body input operation and the non-contact detection device of rotation amount.
6, a kind of electronic equipment, wherein, described electronic equipment has as each described input unit of claim 1～5.
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