EP0595114A1 - Clavier pour appareil de commande tenu dans la mains pour robot industriel - Google Patents

Clavier pour appareil de commande tenu dans la mains pour robot industriel Download PDF

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EP0595114A1
EP0595114A1 EP93116559A EP93116559A EP0595114A1 EP 0595114 A1 EP0595114 A1 EP 0595114A1 EP 93116559 A EP93116559 A EP 93116559A EP 93116559 A EP93116559 A EP 93116559A EP 0595114 A1 EP0595114 A1 EP 0595114A1
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Richard Dipl.-Ing. Bartelt
Martin Dipl.-Ing. Schmidt
Peter Dr. Rippl
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H25/00—Switches with compound movement of handle or other operating part
    • H01H25/04—Operating part movable angularly in more than one plane, e.g. joystick
    • H01H25/041—Operating part movable angularly in more than one plane, e.g. joystick having a generally flat operating member depressible at different locations to operate different controls
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/70—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard
    • H01H13/84—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard characterised by ergonomic functions, e.g. for miniature keyboards; characterised by operational sensory functions, e.g. sound feedback

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  • the invention relates to a keyboard for an industrial operating device, in particular for a handheld operating device of an industrial robot, wherein a matrix-like arrangement of electrical contacts is provided, which can be actuated by keys that can be pressed against a resetting force.
  • a handheld device can also be used as a pluggable, stationary operating device on the robot cabinet and can be connected to or disconnected from the controller at any time during operation without the operation being disturbed.
  • a handheld programming device can also be used for several control systems.
  • Such a device is shown for example in the magazine "CNC-Report" 1/91, 1st year, April 1991, page 2.
  • the handheld programming device shown there has several keypads and a display device in the manner of a liquid crystal display.
  • One of the keypads is designed in the manner of a typewriter keyboard, for example of the QWERTY type. Alphanumeric entries can be made with this keyboard.
  • the object of the invention is to design a keyboard of the type mentioned in such a way that, without too great technical intervention on the existing keyboards, they can be designed in such a way that they allow both alphanumeric input and extended function key actuation.
  • each key has a plurality of polygon-like adjacent contacts, i.e. a contact group, spanned and that the keys are resiliently mounted so that an off-center actuation of the keys triggers a laterally preferred immersion movement, which enables targeted actuation of the contact of the contact group thus controlled.
  • the keys corresponding to the contact arrangement are also approximately polygonal.
  • buttons An easy actuation of the buttons is then supported in that the corner areas of the buttons have an ergonomically shaped grip area. To support the side immersion, it is advantageous that the corner areas of each key are broken down relative to the key center.
  • the keyboard consists of four rows, each row offset by half a grid step, it proves It is also advantageous that for two lines of a keyboard, the keys each have an approximately equilateral triangular shape in order to operate three contacts of a contact group, and that the keys lying side by side are rotated by 180 ° to one another. This results in an extremely space-saving and clear arrangement.
  • a keyboard according to the invention can fulfill the function of the previous keyboards with regard to alphanumeric inputs. It is very important, however, that the buttons spanning multiple contacts can also be used as large buttons to call up complete functions. This is done in that after switching from the alphanumeric keyboard assignment to a function key mode, each time at least one of the contacts of a contact group assigned to a key is pressed, each key can be triggered for the function key mode assigned to each key. This is a very important advantage.
  • the keys designed in accordance with the invention can then be operated extremely comfortably as large-area and easily localized function keys.
  • the keyboard TR is an alphanumeric keyboard of the type QWERTY. This keyboard TR is constructed in four lines and twelve characters are provided in each line. Each character is assigned a corresponding contact inside the PHG programming device. In the known handheld programming devices, each of these 48 characters is also assigned a single key. In the invention, the 48 characters are assigned an arrangement of 48 contacts, but a single key spanning these contacts, for example the T key, is assigned for every three contacts. An essential aspect of the invention is in the design of these keys, according to the key T.
  • the keys of the keyboard TR are designed in the manner of an equilateral triangle.
  • the keys next to each other which operate the upper two rows of characters on the keyboard TR, are aligned next to one another in such a way that they are rotated by 180 ° to one another.
  • the principle of key actuation is explained in more detail with the aid of the illustration according to FIG. 2.
  • the key T is shown schematically in the illustration according to FIG. Below the actuation area for the character V there is a contact KV within the handheld programming device PHG. A contact KB lies below the grip area for the B symbol and a contact KG lies below the grip area for the G symbol.
  • the key T is now resilient, for example by a spring in the center of the key T, so that a lateral immersion is possible when one of the characters V, B or G is pressed.
  • an arrow indicates that pressing the T key in the area of the character V causes a lateral immersion in accordance with the dashed contour line, whereupon only the contact KV is activated.
  • pressing the key T in the area of the letter B would actuate the contact KB and pressing the letter G would operate a contact KG. So that the respective side of the button T can be securely inclined, it is broken down at the edges.
  • a dash-dotted line in the illustration according to FIG. 2 indicates a cutting direction, which is shown in the illustration according to FIG. 3 and which illustrates this breakdown.
  • control surface can be removed, for example by approximately 7 ° relative to the center of the T key.
  • the contacts such as the contacts KV, KB and KG, can be implemented using a switching film.
  • the keyboard TR fulfills the function of the previous alphanumeric keyboards.
  • the keys of the keyboard TR which are now of extremely large surface area, for example the T key, can now be used for another function.
  • a switchover process which can be triggered, for example, by pressing the key T1, to switch off the alphanumeric input and to assign a function, for example PTP, LIN, CIRC etc., to each key of the keyboard TR. If at least If one of the contacts assigned to a key has been actuated, then this is a criterion for the control that the function assigned to this key has been entered by the operator.
  • the keyboard concept according to the invention could also be used extremely advantageously in the case of fixed or movable keyboards of industrial controls, for example of numerical controls for machine tools.

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DE9214452U DE9214452U1 (de) 1992-10-26 1992-10-26 Tastatur für ein Handbediengerät eines Industrieroboters

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ES2119637A1 (es) * 1995-05-29 1998-10-01 Ahmed Gumaa Bushara Teciv (teclado para ciegos y videntes).
US7048456B2 (en) 1999-12-30 2006-05-23 Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd. Keyboard arrangement
US7322759B2 (en) * 2004-07-22 2008-01-29 Research In Motion Limited Keyboard apparatus

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FR2820543B1 (fr) * 2001-02-02 2003-03-21 Itt Mfg Enterprises Inc Connecteur electrique multiple a trois voies principales de commutation et a actionneur monobloc
DE102004013130B4 (de) * 2004-03-17 2009-02-26 Siemens Ag Eingabevorrichtung zur Bedienung einer Werkzeug- oder Produktionsmaschine

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DE2108912A1 (de) * 1971-02-25 1972-10-12 Olympia Werke Ag Schalter fur mehrere Schaltstellungen
US3965315A (en) * 1975-01-08 1976-06-22 Wuenn Guenter J Universally mounted, pivoted key actuctor and associated switch assembly
DE3328612A1 (de) * 1983-08-05 1985-02-28 Nintendo Co Ltd Mehrrichtungsschalter
US5086313A (en) * 1988-01-28 1992-02-04 Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Operation switch unit for a camera

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DE1992090U (de) * 1967-07-14 1968-08-22 Stotz Kontakt Gmbh Installationsschalter mit grossflaechigem betaetigungselement.
DE2108912A1 (de) * 1971-02-25 1972-10-12 Olympia Werke Ag Schalter fur mehrere Schaltstellungen
US3965315A (en) * 1975-01-08 1976-06-22 Wuenn Guenter J Universally mounted, pivoted key actuctor and associated switch assembly
DE3328612A1 (de) * 1983-08-05 1985-02-28 Nintendo Co Ltd Mehrrichtungsschalter
US5086313A (en) * 1988-01-28 1992-02-04 Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Operation switch unit for a camera

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ES2119637A1 (es) * 1995-05-29 1998-10-01 Ahmed Gumaa Bushara Teciv (teclado para ciegos y videntes).
US7048456B2 (en) 1999-12-30 2006-05-23 Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd. Keyboard arrangement
US7322759B2 (en) * 2004-07-22 2008-01-29 Research In Motion Limited Keyboard apparatus

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