EP1276122B1 - Fernsteuereinheit für ein elektronisches Gerät - Google Patents

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EP1276122B1
EP1276122B1 EP02425397A EP02425397A EP1276122B1 EP 1276122 B1 EP1276122 B1 EP 1276122B1 EP 02425397 A EP02425397 A EP 02425397A EP 02425397 A EP02425397 A EP 02425397A EP 1276122 B1 EP1276122 B1 EP 1276122B1
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Loris Meliconi
Andrea Brundisini
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/02—Bases, casings, or covers
    • H01H9/0214—Hand-held casings
    • H01H9/0235—Hand-held casings specially adapted for remote control, e.g. of audio or video apparatus
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2239/00—Miscellaneous
    • H01H2239/056—Keyboard or overlay identification features

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  • the present invention relates to a remote control unit for electronic equipment.
  • Remote controls normally consist of a box-shaped enclosure containing all of the circuits necessary to generate signals to be sent to a receiver which converts the signals into commands.
  • the box-shaped enclosure has a plurality of buttons connected to the internal circuits. By pressing different buttons (sometimes in particular sequences) the user can obtain the desired operation from the target device.
  • remote control manufacturers have developed two different operating philosophies. The first is to produce "dedicated” remote controls, substantially similar to the original models, with buttons arranged in a similar pattern and with the same icons and functions. The second is to produce so-called “universal” models, that is to say, remote controls with standardised electronic circuits and buttons which, thanks to a microprocessor unit programmed with a plurality of button command sequences referring to models available on the market, can be set by the end user according to the type and brand of remote control used.
  • the aim of the present invention is, therefore, to overcome the above-mentioned disadvantages by providing a remote control unit for electronic equipment, in particular of the dedicated type, with an extremely simple and rational physical architecture and programming, making it very economical, that is to say, less expensive than original models, thanks to the sale and use of a smaller number of basic remote control models, or even a single basic remote control model.
  • the remote control unit disclosed is used for electronic equipment, such as televisions, hi-fi systems, video recorders, satellite systems, CD-ROM and DVD readers, etc.
  • This unit labelled 1 as a whole, comprises a basic enclosure 2 with a first plurality of main function control buttons 3 for the equipment, the buttons being marked with function symbols.
  • this first plurality of buttons 3 may comprise the channel selection buttons 3a, the main function (volume, previous or next channel) up and down buttons 3b, the On-Off button 3c for the equipment, etc.
  • a limited area of the basic enclosure 2 contains a second plurality of auxiliary or accessory function control buttons 4 for the equipment, with functions that vary according to the equipment model.
  • the basic enclosure 2 houses a control circuit 5 for the first and second plurality of buttons 3 and 4.
  • This circuit 5 is a known printed electronic circuit, with contact paths for the buttons 3 and 4 and a microprocessor unit 6, that is to say, an integrated circuit, with a plurality of settings referring to equipment corresponding to identification codes 7.
  • the first and second plurality of buttons 3 and 4 are made on a surface 14 with a plate structure, for example consisting of a sheet of polymeric material in a single body, on which there are projections, forming the buttons 3 and 4 projecting from seats 15 in the basic enclosure 2.
  • a plate structure for example consisting of a sheet of polymeric material in a single body, on which there are projections, forming the buttons 3 and 4 projecting from seats 15 in the basic enclosure 2.
  • the unit 1 comprises code 7 activation means 8, inside the basic enclosure 2 and means 9 for identifying the equipment model, which can be attached to the basic enclosure 2 and act upon the activation means 8 in such a way as to activate one of the settings saved, allowing the microprocessor unit 6 to correlate a button with a dedicated function.
  • the identification means 9 can be removably attached to the basic enclosure 2, or permanently attached to the basic enclosure 2.
  • buttons 3 and 4 there is a plurality of actuator elements 16 (for example, pins with a conducting portion 16a), forming the activation means 8.
  • actuator elements 16 can be attached to a first, coding portion 10 of the identification means 9, comprising at least one hole 17 for connection to one of the actuator elements 16, closing a contact corresponding to a code 7 of a setting for relative equipment.
  • each actuator element 16 that is to say, the conducting portion 16a, is in contact with a conducting surface 22 on the above-mentioned control circuit 5, which is in turn connected to the microprocessor unit 6.
  • the identification means 9 comprise a first coding portion 10 which can be attached to the activation means 8, that is to say, the actuator elements 16, and a second portion 11, forming a template with seats 12, which can be attached to a button 4, and function icon for at least the second plurality of auxiliary or accessory control buttons 4 for particular equipment corresponding to the code on the first portion 10.
  • the first coding portion 10 has a plurality of holes 17 which can be connected to the actuator elements 16 and, by closing the contact, define the code 7 of a setting for equipment which can be activated by the microprocessor unit 6.
  • the identification means 9 may be made from a flexible plate which can be, at least partially, inserted in a slit 18 in the basic enclosure 2, so as to connect the perforated code 7 on the first portion 10 and the actuator elements 16 on the surface 14 which form the buttons 3 and 4.
  • the second portion 11 forms a cover which can be attached to the outer surface of the basic enclosure 2 at the second plurality of accessory or auxiliary function buttons 4.
  • locking means 19 may be of the reversible type and, as illustrated in Figures 3, 4 and 5, may consist, by way of example and without limiting the scope of the inventive concept, of a panel 20 hinged to the basic enclosure 2.
  • This panel 20 may have a portion which partially protects the second plurality of accessory or auxiliary function buttons 4, and a lower projection 21 designed to press the actuator elements 16 into contact with the perforated code 7 when the panel 20 is in a lowered position (see Figure 5).
  • a remote control model may be used, with the application on each occasion of the identification means 9 correlated with the equipment. This procedure is extremely simple since, when purchasing the control unit, the buyer can simply check which code corresponds to the equipment to be controlled and select the identification means which will be inserted in the basic enclosure of the new control unit.
  • the second portion of the identification means is marked with icons correlated with the accessory and auxiliary functions for that type of equipment and which will be activated by the microprocessor unit in the basic enclosure after activation of the perforated code.
  • the perforated code 7 allows the microprocessor unit 6 to check the type of equipment model and to correlate the individual button 4 activated by the user with the function (whose icon usually appears on the plate) to be sent to the equipment.
  • the remote control unit for electronic equipment fulfils the preset aims, thanks to an extremely simple structure, that is to say, using a single model as the basic enclosure, to which a code and identification cover are applied, designed to dedicate the remote control to the equipment to be controlled.

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  1. Fernsteuereinheit für ein elektronisches Gerät, wobei die Einheit (1) ein Basisgehäuse (2) mit einer ersten Anzahl von Hauptfunktionstasten (3) enthält, geeignet zum Steuern des Gerätes und markiert mit einem Funktionssymbol, sowie eine zweite Anzahl von Hilfs- oder Zusatzfunktionstasten (4), geeignet zum Steuern des Gerätes; wobei die Einheit ebenfalls eine Oberfläche (14) mit Vorsprüngen enthält, welche die erste und die zweite Anzahl von Tasten (3, 4) beschreiben und aus den Sitzen (15) in dem Basisgehäuse (2) hervorstehen, wobei das Basisgehäuse (2) wenigstens einen Steuerkreis (5) der ersten und zweiten Anzahl von Tasten (3, 4) aufnimmt, sowie eine Mikroprozessoreinheit (6) mit einer Anzahl von Einstellungen, die sich auf das den Identifikationscodes (7) entsprechende Gerät beziehen, wobei die Fernsteuereinheit ebenfalls wie folgt enthält:
    - Aktiviermittel (8) des Codes (7) im Inneren des Basisgehäuses (2) und eine Anzahl von Betätigungselementen (16), welche die Aktiviermittel (8) bilden, angeordnet an einem Abschnitt der Oberfläche (14);
    wobei die Einheit dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass sie ausserdem Identifikationsmittel (9) enthält, geeignet zur Identifizierung des Gerätemodells, welche in der Lage sind, an dem Basisgehäuse (2) angebracht zu werden und auf die Aktiviermittel (8) auf solche Weise zu wirken, dass sie eine der Einstellungen aktivieren und es der Mikroprozessoreinheit (6) erlauben, eine Taste mit einer bestimmten Funktion in Zusammenhang zu bringen, wobei die Identifikationsmittel (9) einen ersten Codierabschnitt (10) enthalten, geeignet zum Verbinden mit den Aktiviermitteln (8), und einen zweiten Abschnitt (11), der eine Abdeckung mit Sitzen (12) bildet, geeignet, an jeweils eine Taste der zweiten Anzahl von Tasten (4) und ein Funktionssymbol von wenigstens der zweiten Anzahl von Tasten (4) angeschlossen zu werden; wobei der erste Codierabschnitt (10) wenigstens eine Bohrung (17) enthält, vorgesehen zum Anbringen an einem der Betätigungselemente (16), wobei ein Kontakt entsprechend einem Code (7) einer Einstellung für einen jeweiligen Typ von Gerät geschlossen wird.
  2. Einheit nach Patentanspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Identifikationsmittel (9) geeignet sind, lösbar an dem Basisgehäuse (2) angebracht zu werden.
  3. Einheit nach Patentanspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Identifikationsmittel (9) geeignet sind, dauerhaft an dem Basisgehäuse (2) angebracht zu werden.
  4. Einheit nach Patentanspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste Codierabschnitt (10) eine Anzahl von Bohrungen (17) aufweist, welche geeignet sind, an den Auslösungselemente (16) angebracht zu werden, um durch das Schliessen eines Kontaktes einen Code (7) einer Einstellung für einen Typ von Gerät zu beschreiben, geeignet zur Aktivierung durch die Mikroprozessoreinheit (6).
  5. Einheit nach Patentanspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Identifikationsmittel (9) aus einer flexiblen Platte bestehen, welche geeignet ist, wenigstens teilweise in einen Schlitz (18) in dem Basisgehäuse (2) eingesetzt zu werden, wobei der perforierte Code (7) mit den Betätigungselementen (16) an der die Tasten (3, 4) bildenden Oberfläche (14) verbunden wird; wobei der die Abdeckung bildende zweite Abschnitt (11) geeignet ist, an der äusseren Oberfläche des Basisgehäuses (2) angebracht zu werden, und zwar entsprechend einer zweiten Anzahl von Zusatz- oder Hilfsfunktionstasten (4).
  6. Einheit nach Patentanspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie Mittel (19) enthält, geeignet zum Verriegeln der Verbindung zwischen dem ersten Codierabschnitt (10) und den Betätigungselementen (16), die zwischen diesen wirken und an dem Basisgehäuse (2) angeordnet sind.
  7. Einheit nach Patentanspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verriegelungsmittel (19) umkehrbar sind.
  8. Einheit nach Patentanspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verriegelungsmittel (19) aus einer Platte (20) bestehen, angelenkt an das Basisgehäuse (2) und versehen mit einem Abschnitt, welcher eine zweite Anzahl von Zubehör- und Hilfsfunktionstasten (4) schützt, sowie mit einem unteren Vorsprung (21), welcher die Betätigungselemente (16) in Kontakt mit dem perforierten Code (7) drückt, wenn sich die Platte (20) in einer gesenkten Position befindet.
  9. Einheit nach Patentanspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jedes Betätigungselement (16) an eine Leitfläche (22) eines Steuerkreises (5) angeschlossen ist, welcher wiederum angeschlossen ist an eine Mikroprozessoreinheit (6).
  10. Einheit nach Patentanspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jedes Betätigungselement (16) aus einem Zapfen mit einem Leitabschnitt (16a) besteht, zugewandt der Leitfläche (22) und im Kontakt mit dieser.
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