EP1299987A2 - Method for navigating among various functions of an electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Method for navigating among various functions of an electronic apparatus

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EP1299987A2
EP1299987A2 EP01949583A EP01949583A EP1299987A2 EP 1299987 A2 EP1299987 A2 EP 1299987A2 EP 01949583 A EP01949583 A EP 01949583A EP 01949583 A EP01949583 A EP 01949583A EP 1299987 A2 EP1299987 A2 EP 1299987A2
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button
electronic device
connector
navigation
rotation
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French (fr)
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Jean-François Grimaldi
Rodolphe Guillard
Guillaume Rebouillat
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DRNC Holdings Inc
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Alcatel CIT SA
Alcatel SA
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/23—Construction or mounting of dials or of equivalent devices; Means for facilitating the use thereof
    • H04M1/233—Construction or mounting of dials or of equivalent devices; Means for facilitating the use thereof including a pointing device, e.g. roller key, track ball, rocker switch or joystick
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G06F3/033—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor
    • G06F3/0338—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor with detection of limited linear or angular displacement of an operating part of the device from a neutral position, e.g. isotonic or isometric joysticks
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/72—Mobile telephones; Cordless telephones, i.e. devices for establishing wireless links to base stations without route selection
    • H04M1/724—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones

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  • the present invention relates to a navigation and selection button for electronic devices, such as radiocommunication terminals of the mobile telephone type, personal assistants, etc.
  • It also relates to an electronic device provided with such a navigation and selection button, and in particular a telecommunications terminal.
  • Electronic devices and more particularly mobile phones, increasingly include a menu displayed on a screen where the various functions of the device appear, according to a defined tree structure.
  • the terminals are provided with a navigation device in the form for example of one or more so-called "navigation" keys. These keys are used to display the functions and to select the desired one in order to modify, for example, the configuration of the terminal, to consult the messages received ...
  • navigation devices comprising a first pivot-mounted key, making it possible to scroll through the functions by means of two different positions of the key acting on a connector.
  • the present invention aims to overcome these drawbacks by proposing a device which is adaptable to existing connectors, smaller and a lower cost price than known devices, having improved ergonomics and aesthetics and easy large-scale production.
  • the subject of the invention is a button for navigation among a plurality of functions presented on a display screen of an electronic device, this device comprising a support for receiving a connector comprising a mobile element capable of moving. in at least one direction, the button being shaped so as to be able, when it is in place in the device, to be kinematically linked to the movable element, the button comprising coupling means coupling the button to guide means provided on the electronic device so as to provide the button with the degrees of freedom necessary for the operation of the mobile element, characterized in that the coupling means comprise rotation means which, in cooperation with the guide means, allow the displacement in rotation of the button, and therefore of the movable element, when they are assembled, in a direction.
  • the button comprises means for receiving the movable element to receive the latter when the button is coupled to the device.
  • These receiving means comprise a housing whose shape of the inner face is complementary to that of the movable element of the connector.
  • the coupling means are shaped so as to be able to be coupled in a complementary manner to elements of the guide means, and the coupling means comprise rotation means to allow rotation of the button relative to a face of the device having the outer face of the button, with an axis parallel to said face.
  • the rotation means comprise at least one bearing of substantially cylindrical shape.
  • the coupling means comprise means for immobilizing in translation the button in all directions parallel to the face of the device having the outside face of the button.
  • said means for immobilizing in translation the button comprise a notch capable of cooperating by locking with at least one of the elements of the guide means.
  • the external face of the button comprises a curved part comprising a raised surface intended to facilitate its manipulation.
  • the invention also relates to an electronic device, such as a telecommunications terminal, characterized in that it is provided with a button as mentioned above.
  • the invention also relates to a system for positioning a navigation button and for selecting from among various functions of an electronic device comprising a front face provided with an opening allowing access to the navigation button, the navigation button. being mounted floating on an integrated circuit card, disposed inside the device, so that it can be moved in at least one direction, characterized in that the front face comprises means for holding and positioning the button allowing its movement in the authorized directions.
  • Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of part of an electronic device comprising a navigation device according to the invention
  • FIGS. 2a and 2b are schematic views, one in perspective, the other side, of a standard connector used in the invention.
  • Figure 3 is an exploded perspective, viewed from behind, of a part of the electronic device comprising the invention
  • Figures 4a and 4b are perspective views, front and back, of an element of the invention.
  • Figure 1 shows three-quarters face, in an exploded perspective, an electronic device 1 incorporating the invention.
  • the device 1 will for example be a radiocommunication terminal more commonly called a mobile phone.
  • the terminal 1 comprises a front face 2 (also called shell) of substantially quadrangular shape, having a window 3, as well as openings 4 intended to receive the various keys 5 of a keyboard 6.
  • the front face 2 of the electronic device also has openings 7 and 8 intended respectively for the microphone and the listening amplifier of the terminal 1.
  • the front face 2 and the keyboard 6 are associated together in a known manner with an integrated circuit card 9 comprising a display screen 10 of known type, for example with liquid crystal.
  • a standard connector 11, described in more detail in connection with FIGS. 2a and 2b, is, in known manner, connected to and fixed on the integrated circuit card 9.
  • An opening 12 is made substantially in the center of the front face 2, below the window 3 of the display screen 10.
  • this opening 1 2 can be made at another location on the shell of the terminal.
  • This opening 12 is shaped so as to receive a button 13 capable of cooperating with the standard connector 11.
  • the button 13 will be seen in detail in connection with FIGS. 4a and 4b.
  • the key ply 6 also has an opening 6a of shape complementary to the external shape of the button 1 3, so that said button 1 3 comes to be housed there once the electronic device 1 assembled.
  • a Y axis shows diagrammatically the alignment of the opening 12, the button 1 3, and the standard connector 1 1.
  • the Y axis is perpendicular to the plane of the front face 2.
  • Figures 2a and 2b are schematic representations of the standard connector 1 1.
  • This connector 1 1 has a movable element 11a protruding with the base 1 1 b of the connector 1 1.
  • This mobile element 11a due to its connection with the base 1 1b, is able to move in at least two directions identified by the arrows f and g of Figure 2b.
  • the connector l i a gives access to three different positions, two identified by the double arrow f and one for the arrow g.
  • a displacement of the mobile element 1a in one of the directions indicated by the double arrow f allows for example to scroll through the various functions on the display screen 10, while 'pressing the movable element 1a in the direction of the arrow g makes it possible to select one of the said menu functions.
  • FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the rear of a part of the terminal 1 where the layer of keys 5 constituting the keyboard 6 is mounted on the front face 2.
  • the button 13 passes through the opening 6a disposed on the front face 2 of the terminal 1, so as to project slightly from said front face 2.
  • the button 1 3 comprises coupling means and guide means relative to the front face 2, in particular at the opening 1 2 provided in the keyboard 6, once the button in place.
  • the front face 2 has means for guiding the button 13 which will be seen in detail below.
  • the button 1 of generally quadrangular shape, has a housing 1 3a (FIG. 4b) whose shape of the inner face is complementary to that of the movable element 11a of the connector 1 1 so that said button 13 is inserted without possible play on the connector 1 1.
  • the button 1 3 also comprises, on two of its opposite lateral sides, a first and a second bearing 13b and 1 3c, having a shape substantially of cylinder portion, the concavity of which is turned, once the button 1 3 in place, to connector 1 1.
  • bearings 1 3b and 13c are thus able to cooperate respectively, via their external surface, with guide means arranged on the inside face of the front face 2 of the terminal 1, at the opening 1 2.
  • These guide means consist in particular of surfaces 2b and 2c complementary to the external surfaces of the bearings 13b and 13c (FIG. 3), namely in the form of a portion of cylinder.
  • the bearings 13b and 1 3c bear on the guide surfaces 2b and 2c and they are free to move in rotation, by simple sliding on the surfaces 2b and 2c respectively.
  • the button 1 3 has in its center a domed part 1 3d, protruding through the opening 1 2 of the front face 2, once in place.
  • Said curved portion 13d itself comprises a relief surface 1 3e (with a pattern for example) intended to facilitate the manipulation of the button 1 3 by the user of the terminal 1.
  • the button 1 3 comprises, on a third side, a notch 1 3f able to cooperate with a complementary shape 2f located inside the front face 2, at the opening 1 2.
  • the notch 1 3f is arranged on one side of the button parallel to the pivot axis X.
  • the button 13, once in place, can only move two degrees of freedom: on the one hand according to a rotation or pivot movement, of axis X in the plane of the front face 2, and on the other hand according to a translational movement perpendicular to the plane of terminal 1 (that is to say along the axis Y of FIG. 1).
  • the axis X of rotation is transverse to the longitudinal axis (not shown) of the face of the device shown diagrammatically by the front face 2.
  • a spring or other return mechanism, associated with the movable element l i a of the connector 1 1.
  • the spring then causes the movable element 1 la to return and therefore pushes the button 1 3 along the Y axis bringing it closer to the front face 2, until 'in that the bearings 1 3b and 1 3c rest again against the guide surfaces 2b and 2c.
  • the button 1 3 being inserted on the movable element 11a of the connector 1 1 via the housing 13a, the only possible displacements of the button 13 correspond to those provided for said movable element 1 l at.
  • the manipulation of the navigation button 13 thus allows, thanks to its guided rotation, of axis X, to scroll through the various functions of the menu of the terminal 1 and to select the one that the user wishes by a simple press on said button 13 ( in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the front face 2).
  • This type of navigation device simple, economical and whose production on a large scale is easy, is applicable to all kinds of electronic devices such as personal digital assistants, corded telephones, etc.

Abstract

The invention concerns a button (13) for navigating among a plurality of functions provided on a display screen (10) of an electronic apparatus (1), said apparatus comprising a support (9) for receiving a connector (11) including a mobile element (11a) adapted to move along at least one direction. The button is configured so as to be kinematically linked with the mobile element (11a) when it is set in the apparatus and comprises coupling means for coupling the button with guide means of the apparatus thereby providing the button with the degrees of freedom required for operating the connector mobile element.

Description

DISPOSITIF DE NAVIGATION ET DE SELECTION PARMI DIFFERENTES FONCTIONS D'UN APPAREIL ELECTRONIQUE NAVIGATION AND SELECTION DEVICE AMONG DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
La présente invention concerne un bouton de navigation et de sélection pour appareils électroniques, tel que les terminaux de radiocommunication du type téléphones mobiles, les assistants personnels...The present invention relates to a navigation and selection button for electronic devices, such as radiocommunication terminals of the mobile telephone type, personal assistants, etc.
Elle concerne également un appareil électronique muni d'un tel bouton de navigation et de sélection, et notamment un terminal de télécommunications.It also relates to an electronic device provided with such a navigation and selection button, and in particular a telecommunications terminal.
Les appareils électroniques, et plus particulièrement les téléphones mobiles, comportent de plus en plus un menu affiché sur un écran où apparaissent les différentes fonctions de l'appareil, selon une arborescence définie.Electronic devices, and more particularly mobile phones, increasingly include a menu displayed on a screen where the various functions of the device appear, according to a defined tree structure.
Afin que l'utilisateur puisse se déplacer parmi toutes les fonctions de ce menu, les terminaux sont dotés d'un dispositif de navigation sous la forme par exemple d'une ou plusieurs touches dites "de navigation". Ces touches permettent d'afficher les fonctions et de sélectionner celle désirée afin de modifier par exemple la configuration du terminal, de consulter les messages reçus...In order for the user to be able to move among all the functions of this menu, the terminals are provided with a navigation device in the form for example of one or more so-called "navigation" keys. These keys are used to display the functions and to select the desired one in order to modify, for example, the configuration of the terminal, to consult the messages received ...
On connaît des dispositifs de navigation comportant une première touche montée en pivot, permettant de faire défiler les fonctions grâce à deux positions différentes de la touche agissant sur un connecteur.There are known navigation devices comprising a first pivot-mounted key, making it possible to scroll through the functions by means of two different positions of the key acting on a connector.
D'autres dispositifs, tels que celui décrit par le brevet US 5 703 947, comporte une mollette dont la rotation dans un sens ou dans l'autre permet d'afficher successivement les différentes fonctions.Other devices, such as that described by patent US Pat. No. 5,703,947, include a rotary wheel whose rotation in one direction or the other makes it possible to successively display the different functions.
Cependant, tous ces dispositifs connus présentent l'inconvénient majeur de nécessiter une touche supplémentaire pour sélectionner la fonction désirée. On connaît d'autres dispositifs dont la mollette, outre sa rotation, présente un autre degré de liberté afin d'assurer la sélection de la fonction affichée à l'écran. L'utilisateur tourne la mollette pour faire défiler les fonctions et, lorsque celle souhaitée est affichée, il peut appuyer sur ladite mollette pour la sélectionner.However, all of these known devices have the major drawback of requiring an additional key to select the desired function. Other devices are known whose wheel, in addition to its rotation, has another degree of freedom in order to ensure the selection of the function displayed on the screen. The user turns the scroll wheel to scroll through the functions and, when the desired one is displayed, he can press the scroll wheel to select it.
Ce type de dispositifs connus présente, du fait de leur spécificité, un certain nombre d'inconvénients.This type of known device has, because of its specificity, a number of drawbacks.
Il existe, en effet, des connecteurs standards comprenant un élément mobile selon deux directions différentes, par exemple selon une direction verticale et une autre horizontale, permettant d'obtenir au moins trois possibilités de sélection (deux pour faire défiler les fonctions du menu, une pour sélectionner).There are, in fact, standard connectors comprising a movable element in two different directions, for example in a vertical direction and another horizontal, making it possible to obtain at least three selection possibilities (two for scrolling through the menu functions, a to select).
Or, l'intégration de la touche de navigation et du connecteur dans les dispositifs connus empêche l'utilisation des connecteurs standards.However, the integration of the navigation key and the connector in known devices prevents the use of standard connectors.
Cela entraîne un coût de fabrication élevé et une taille importante du dispositif de navigation, ce qui nuit à la miniaturisation croissante des terminaux de radiocommunication.This results in a high manufacturing cost and a large size of the navigation device, which harms the increasing miniaturization of radiocommunication terminals.
Ces dispositifs connus induisent, en outre, une fabrication plus longue et plus complexe.These known devices also induce longer and more complex manufacturing.
De plus, cette intégration de la touche de navigation au connecteur entraîne des contraintes qui limitent ses possibilités d'évolution esthétique et surtout, étant donnée la spécificité du dispositif, limite son adaptabilité à d'autres appareils électroniques.In addition, this integration of the navigation key into the connector entails constraints which limit its possibilities of aesthetic evolution and above all, given the specificity of the device, limits its adaptability to other electronic devices.
Dans ce contexte, la présente invention a pour but de pallier ces inconvénients en proposant un dispositif qui soit adaptable aux connecteurs existants, plus petit et d'un prix de revient moins élevé que les dispositifs connus, présentant une ergonomie et une esthétique améliorées et de production à grande échelle aisée.In this context, the present invention aims to overcome these drawbacks by proposing a device which is adaptable to existing connectors, smaller and a lower cost price than known devices, having improved ergonomics and aesthetics and easy large-scale production.
A cette fin, l'invention a pour objet un bouton pour la navigation parmi une pluralité de fonctions présentées sur un écran d'affichage d'un appareil électronique, cet appareil comprenant un support pour recevoir un connecteur comprenant un élément mobile apte à se déplacer selon au moins une direction, le bouton étant conformé de manière à pouvoir, lorsqu'il est en place dans l'appareil, être cinématiquement lié à l'élément mobile, le bouton comportant des moyens de couplage couplant le bouton à des moyens de guidage prévus sur l'appareil électronique de manière à assurer au bouton les degrés de liberté nécessaires au fonctionnement de l'élément mobile, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de couplage comportent des moyens de rotation qui, en coopération avec les moyens de guidage, autorisent le déplacement en rotation du bouton, et donc de l'élément mobile, lorsqu'ils sont assemblés, selon une direction.To this end, the subject of the invention is a button for navigation among a plurality of functions presented on a display screen of an electronic device, this device comprising a support for receiving a connector comprising a mobile element capable of moving. in at least one direction, the button being shaped so as to be able, when it is in place in the device, to be kinematically linked to the movable element, the button comprising coupling means coupling the button to guide means provided on the electronic device so as to provide the button with the degrees of freedom necessary for the operation of the mobile element, characterized in that the coupling means comprise rotation means which, in cooperation with the guide means, allow the displacement in rotation of the button, and therefore of the movable element, when they are assembled, in a direction.
Avantageusement, le bouton comprend des moyens de réception de l'élément mobile pour recevoir celui-ci lorsque le bouton est couplé à l'appareil. Ces moyens de réception comportent un logement dont la forme de la face intérieure est complémentaire de celle de l'élément mobile du connecteur.Advantageously, the button comprises means for receiving the movable element to receive the latter when the button is coupled to the device. These receiving means comprise a housing whose shape of the inner face is complementary to that of the movable element of the connector.
Plus particulièrement, les moyens de couplage sont conformés de manière à pouvoir être couplés de façon complémentaire à des éléments des moyens de guidage, et les moyens de couplage comportent des moyens de rotation pour autoriser une rotation du bouton par rapport à une face de l'appareil présentant la face extérieure du bouton, d'axe parallèle à ladite face.More particularly, the coupling means are shaped so as to be able to be coupled in a complementary manner to elements of the guide means, and the coupling means comprise rotation means to allow rotation of the button relative to a face of the device having the outer face of the button, with an axis parallel to said face.
Par exemple, les moyens de rotation comprennent au moins un palier de forme sensiblement cylindrique. Selon un mode de réalisation, les moyens de couplage comprennent des moyens pour immobiliser en translation le bouton dans toutes les directions parallèles à la face de l'appareil présentant la face extérieure du bouton.For example, the rotation means comprise at least one bearing of substantially cylindrical shape. According to one embodiment, the coupling means comprise means for immobilizing in translation the button in all directions parallel to the face of the device having the outside face of the button.
Par exemple, lesdits moyens pour immobiliser en translation le bouton comprennent une échancrure pouvant coopérer par verrouillage avec l'un au moins des éléments des moyens de guidage.For example, said means for immobilizing in translation the button comprise a notch capable of cooperating by locking with at least one of the elements of the guide means.
Selon un mode de réalisation, la face extérieure du bouton comporte une partie bombée comportant une surface en relief destinée à faciliter sa manipulation.According to one embodiment, the external face of the button comprises a curved part comprising a raised surface intended to facilitate its manipulation.
L'invention concerne aussi un appareil électronique, tel qu'un terminal de télécommunications, caractérisé en ce qu'il est muni d'un bouton tel que mentionné ci-dessus.The invention also relates to an electronic device, such as a telecommunications terminal, characterized in that it is provided with a button as mentioned above.
L'invention a également pour objet un système de positionnement d'un bouton de navigation et de sélection parmi différentes fonctions d'un appareil électronique comportant une face avant pourvue d'une ouverture permettant l'accès au bouton de navigation, le bouton de navigation étant monté flottant sur une carte de circuit intégré, disposée à l'intérieur de l'appareil, de sorte qu'il puisse être mû suivant au moins une direction, caractérisé en ce que la face avant comprend des moyens de maintien et de positionnement du bouton permettant son mouvement dans les sens autorisés.The invention also relates to a system for positioning a navigation button and for selecting from among various functions of an electronic device comprising a front face provided with an opening allowing access to the navigation button, the navigation button. being mounted floating on an integrated circuit card, disposed inside the device, so that it can be moved in at least one direction, characterized in that the front face comprises means for holding and positioning the button allowing its movement in the authorized directions.
L'invention sera mieux comprise à la lumière de la description qui suit se rapportant à un exemple de réalisation illustratif mais en aucun cas limitatif, en référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels : la figure 1 est une perspective éclatée d'une partie d'un dispositif électronique comportant un dispositif de navigation selon l'invention ;The invention will be better understood in the light of the following description relating to an illustrative embodiment, but in no way limiting, with reference to the appended drawings in which: Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of part of an electronic device comprising a navigation device according to the invention;
- les figures 2a et 2b sont des vues schématiques, l'une en perspective, l'autre de côté, d'un connecteur standard employé dans l'invention.- Figures 2a and 2b are schematic views, one in perspective, the other side, of a standard connector used in the invention.
la figure 3 est une perspective éclatée, vue de derrière, d'une partie du dispositif électronique comportant l'invention ;Figure 3 is an exploded perspective, viewed from behind, of a part of the electronic device comprising the invention;
les figures 4a et 4b sont des vues en perspective, de face et de dos, d'un élément de l'invention.Figures 4a and 4b are perspective views, front and back, of an element of the invention.
La figure 1 représente de trois-quarts face, selon une perspective éclatée, un dispositif électronique 1 intégrant l'invention.Figure 1 shows three-quarters face, in an exploded perspective, an electronic device 1 incorporating the invention.
Tout au long de la description qui suit, le dispositif 1 sera par exemple un terminal de radiocommunication plus communément appelé téléphone mobile.Throughout the following description, the device 1 will for example be a radiocommunication terminal more commonly called a mobile phone.
Le terminal 1 comporte une face avant 2 (appelée également coque) de forme sensiblement quadrangulaire, présentant une fenêtre 3, ainsi que des ouvertures 4 destinées à recevoir les différentes touches 5 d'un clavier 6.The terminal 1 comprises a front face 2 (also called shell) of substantially quadrangular shape, having a window 3, as well as openings 4 intended to receive the various keys 5 of a keyboard 6.
On remarque que les différentes touches 5 du clavier 6 sont réunies entre elles, de façon connue, de manière à former une nappe de touches.It is noted that the various keys 5 of the keyboard 6 are joined together, in a known manner, so as to form a sheet of keys.
La face avant 2 du dispositif électronique 1 , connue en elle-même, présente également des ouvertures 7 et 8 destinées respectivement au microphone et à l'amplificateur d'écoute du terminal 1 . La face avant 2 et le clavier 6 sont associés ensemble de façon connue avec une carte de circuit intégrée 9 comportant un écran d'affichage 10 de type connu, par exemple à cristaux liquides.The front face 2 of the electronic device 1, known in itself, also has openings 7 and 8 intended respectively for the microphone and the listening amplifier of the terminal 1. The front face 2 and the keyboard 6 are associated together in a known manner with an integrated circuit card 9 comprising a display screen 10 of known type, for example with liquid crystal.
Un connecteur standard 1 1 , décrit plus en détail en liaison avec les figures 2a et 2b, est, de façon connue, connecté à et fixé sur la carte de circuit intégrée 9.A standard connector 11, described in more detail in connection with FIGS. 2a and 2b, is, in known manner, connected to and fixed on the integrated circuit card 9.
Une ouverture 12 est pratiquée sensiblement au centre de la face avant 2, en dessous de la fenêtre 3 de l'écran d'affichage 10. Bien entendu, cette ouverture 1 2 peut être ménagée à un autre endroit sur la coque du terminal.An opening 12 is made substantially in the center of the front face 2, below the window 3 of the display screen 10. Of course, this opening 1 2 can be made at another location on the shell of the terminal.
Cette ouverture 12 est conformée de façon à recevoir un bouton 13 apte à coopérer avec le connecteur standard 1 1 . Le bouton 13 sera vu en détail en liaison avec les figures 4a et 4b.This opening 12 is shaped so as to receive a button 13 capable of cooperating with the standard connector 11. The button 13 will be seen in detail in connection with FIGS. 4a and 4b.
La nappe de touche 6 présente également une ouverture 6a de forme complémentaire à la forme extérieure du bouton 1 3, afin que ledit bouton 1 3 vienne s'y loger une fois le dispositif électronique 1 assemblé.The key ply 6 also has an opening 6a of shape complementary to the external shape of the button 1 3, so that said button 1 3 comes to be housed there once the electronic device 1 assembled.
Un axe Y schématise l'alignement de l'ouverture 12, le bouton 1 3, et le connecteur standard 1 1 . L'axe Y est perpendiculaire au plan de la face avant 2.A Y axis shows diagrammatically the alignment of the opening 12, the button 1 3, and the standard connector 1 1. The Y axis is perpendicular to the plane of the front face 2.
Les figures 2a et 2b sont des représentations schématiques du connecteur standard 1 1 .Figures 2a and 2b are schematic representations of the standard connector 1 1.
Ce connecteur 1 1 présente un élément mobile l i a faisant saillie avec le socle 1 1 b du connecteur 1 1 . Cet élément mobile l i a, du fait de sa liaison avec le socle 1 1 b, est apte à se déplacer selon au moins deux directions identifiées par les flèches f et g de la figure 2b.This connector 1 1 has a movable element 11a protruding with the base 1 1 b of the connector 1 1. This mobile element 11a, due to its connection with the base 1 1b, is able to move in at least two directions identified by the arrows f and g of Figure 2b.
Le connecteur l i a permet d'accéder à trois positions différentes, deux identifiées par la double flèche f et une pour la flèche g.The connector l i a gives access to three different positions, two identified by the double arrow f and one for the arrow g.
Ainsi, selon la programmation du terminal 1 , un déplacement de l'élément mobile 1 l a dans l'un des sens indiqués par la double flèche f permet par exemple de faire défiler les différentes fonctions sur l'écran d'affichage 10, tandis qu'une pression sur l'élément mobile 1 l a dans le sens de la flèche g permet de sélectionner l'une desdites fonctions du menu.Thus, according to the programming of the terminal 1, a displacement of the mobile element 1a in one of the directions indicated by the double arrow f allows for example to scroll through the various functions on the display screen 10, while 'pressing the movable element 1a in the direction of the arrow g makes it possible to select one of the said menu functions.
La figure 3 est une vue en perspective éclatée de l'arrière d'une partie du terminal 1 où la nappe de touches 5 constituant le clavier 6 est montée sur la face avant 2.FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the rear of a part of the terminal 1 where the layer of keys 5 constituting the keyboard 6 is mounted on the front face 2.
Le bouton 13 traverse l'ouverture 6a disposée sur la face avant 2 du terminal 1 , afin de faire légèrement saillie par rapport à ladite face avant 2.The button 13 passes through the opening 6a disposed on the front face 2 of the terminal 1, so as to project slightly from said front face 2.
Le bouton 1 3 comprend des moyens de couplage et des moyens de guidage par rapport à la face avant 2, notamment au niveau de l'ouverture 1 2 prévue dans le clavier 6, une fois le bouton en place.The button 1 3 comprises coupling means and guide means relative to the front face 2, in particular at the opening 1 2 provided in the keyboard 6, once the button in place.
La face avant 2 présente des moyens de guidage du bouton 13 qui seront vus en détails ci-après.The front face 2 has means for guiding the button 13 which will be seen in detail below.
On se réfère maintenant aux figures 4a et 4b illustrant le bouton 1 3.We now refer to Figures 4a and 4b illustrating the button 1 3.
Le bouton 1 3, de forme générale quadrangulaire, présente un logement 1 3a (figure 4b) dont la forme de la face intérieure est complémentaire à celle de l'élément mobile l i a du connecteur 1 1 afin que ledit bouton 13 soit inséré sans jeu possible sur le connecteur 1 1 .The button 1 3, of generally quadrangular shape, has a housing 1 3a (FIG. 4b) whose shape of the inner face is complementary to that of the movable element 11a of the connector 1 1 so that said button 13 is inserted without possible play on the connector 1 1.
Le bouton 1 3 comporte également, sur deux de ses côtés latéraux opposés, un premier et un second paliers 13b et 1 3c, présentant une forme sensiblement de portion de cylindre, dont la concavité est tournée, une fois le bouton 1 3 en place, vers le connecteur 1 1 .The button 1 3 also comprises, on two of its opposite lateral sides, a first and a second bearing 13b and 1 3c, having a shape substantially of cylinder portion, the concavity of which is turned, once the button 1 3 in place, to connector 1 1.
Ces paliers 1 3b et 13c sont ainsi aptes à coopérer respectivement, par l'intermédiaire de leur surface externe, avec des moyens de guidage disposés sur la face de l'intérieur de la face avant 2 du terminal 1 , au niveau de l'ouverture 1 2.These bearings 1 3b and 13c are thus able to cooperate respectively, via their external surface, with guide means arranged on the inside face of the front face 2 of the terminal 1, at the opening 1 2.
Ces moyens de guidage sont constitués notamment de surfaces 2b et 2c complémentaires aux surfaces externes des paliers 1 3b et 13c (figure 3), à savoir en forme de portion de cylindre. Les paliers 13b et 1 3c portent sur les surfaces de guidage 2b et 2c et ils sont libres de se déplacer en rotation, par simple glissement sur les surfaces respectivement 2b et 2c.These guide means consist in particular of surfaces 2b and 2c complementary to the external surfaces of the bearings 13b and 13c (FIG. 3), namely in the form of a portion of cylinder. The bearings 13b and 1 3c bear on the guide surfaces 2b and 2c and they are free to move in rotation, by simple sliding on the surfaces 2b and 2c respectively.
Ainsi, la coopération des surfaces 2b, 2c avec les surfaces complémentaires des paliers 1 3b et 1 3c conduit à une liaison de type en rotation ou à pivot entre la face avant 2 fixe (tenu par l'utilisateur) et le bouton 13. Le pivotement est d'axe X.Thus, the cooperation of the surfaces 2b, 2c with the complementary surfaces of the bearings 1 3b and 1 3c leads to a connection of the rotating or pivot type between the fixed front face 2 (held by the user) and the button 13. The pivoting is of axis X.
Le bouton 1 3 présente en son centre une partie bombée 1 3d, faisant saillie à travers l'ouverture 1 2 de la face avant 2, une fois en place. Ladite partie bombée 13d comporte elle-même une surface en relief 1 3e (avec un motif par exemple) destinée à faciliter la manipulation du bouton 1 3 par l'utilisateur du terminal 1 .The button 1 3 has in its center a domed part 1 3d, protruding through the opening 1 2 of the front face 2, once in place. Said curved portion 13d itself comprises a relief surface 1 3e (with a pattern for example) intended to facilitate the manipulation of the button 1 3 by the user of the terminal 1.
En outre, le bouton 1 3 comporte, sur un troisième côté, une échancrure 1 3f apte à coopérer avec une forme complémentaire 2f située à l'intérieur de la face avant 2, au niveau de l'ouverture 1 2. L' échancrure 1 3f est disposée sur un des côtés du bouton parallèle à l'axe X de pivotement.In addition, the button 1 3 comprises, on a third side, a notch 1 3f able to cooperate with a complementary shape 2f located inside the front face 2, at the opening 1 2. The notch 1 3f is arranged on one side of the button parallel to the pivot axis X.
Cette échancrure 1 3f, ainsi que les paliers 1 3b et 1 3c et les côtés latéraux 1 3g et 13h sur lesquels se trouvent lesdits paliers, permettent donc, par leur contact avec respectivement les surfaces 2f, 2b, 2c, 2g et 2h de la face avant 2, d'immobiliser en translation le bouton 13 suivant toutes les directions dans un plan parallèle à la face avant 2.This notch 1 3f, as well as the bearings 1 3b and 1 3c and the lateral sides 1 3g and 13h on which the said bearings are located, therefore allow, by their contact with the surfaces 2f, 2b, 2c, 2g and 2h respectively front face 2, to immobilize in translation the button 13 in all directions in a plane parallel to the front face 2.
Le bouton 13, une fois en place, ne peut se déplacer que deux degrés de liberté : d'une part selon un mouvement de rotation ou pivot, d'axe X dans le plan de la face avant 2, et d'autre part selon un mouvement de translation perpendiculaire au plan du terminal 1 (c'est-à-dire suivant l'axe Y de la figure 1 ). L'axe X de rotation est transversal à l'axe longitudinal (non représenté) de la face de l'appareil schématisé par la face avant 2.The button 13, once in place, can only move two degrees of freedom: on the one hand according to a rotation or pivot movement, of axis X in the plane of the front face 2, and on the other hand according to a translational movement perpendicular to the plane of terminal 1 (that is to say along the axis Y of FIG. 1). The axis X of rotation is transverse to the longitudinal axis (not shown) of the face of the device shown diagrammatically by the front face 2.
Le mouvement en translation du bouton 1 3, dans un sens l'éloignant de la face avant 2, va à l'encontre d'un ressort, ou autre mécanisme de rappel, associé à l'élément mobile l i a du connecteur 1 1 . Lorsque la pression du doigt de l'utilisateur sur le bouton 1 3 disparaît, le ressort provoque alors le retour de l'élément mobile 1 l a et donc repousse le bouton 1 3 suivant l'axe Y le rapprochant de la face avant 2, jusqu'à ce que les paliers 1 3b et 1 3c reposent à nouveau contre les surfaces de guidage 2b et 2c.The translational movement of the button 1 3, in a direction away from the front face 2, goes against a spring, or other return mechanism, associated with the movable element l i a of the connector 1 1. When the pressure of the user's finger on the button 1 3 disappears, the spring then causes the movable element 1 la to return and therefore pushes the button 1 3 along the Y axis bringing it closer to the front face 2, until 'in that the bearings 1 3b and 1 3c rest again against the guide surfaces 2b and 2c.
Ainsi, lorsque le terminal 1 est assemblé, le bouton 1 3 étant inséré sur l'élément mobile l i a du connecteur 1 1 par l'intermédiaire du logement 13a, les seuls déplacements possibles du bouton 13 correspondent à ceux prévus pour ledit élément mobile 1 l a. La manipulation du bouton de navigation 13 permet ainsi, grâce à sa rotation guidée, d'axe X, de faire défiler les différentes fonctions du menu du terminal 1 et de sélectionner celle que l'utilisateur désire par une simple pression sur ledit bouton 13 (suivant une direction perpendiculaire au plan de la face avant 2).Thus, when the terminal 1 is assembled, the button 1 3 being inserted on the movable element 11a of the connector 1 1 via the housing 13a, the only possible displacements of the button 13 correspond to those provided for said movable element 1 l at. The manipulation of the navigation button 13 thus allows, thanks to its guided rotation, of axis X, to scroll through the various functions of the menu of the terminal 1 and to select the one that the user wishes by a simple press on said button 13 ( in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the front face 2).
Ce type de dispositif de navigation, simple, économique et dont la production à grande échelle est aisée, est applicable à toutes sortes de dispositifs électroniques tels que les assistants personnels numériques, les téléphones filaires, etc. This type of navigation device, simple, economical and whose production on a large scale is easy, is applicable to all kinds of electronic devices such as personal digital assistants, corded telephones, etc.

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1 . Bouton ( 1 3) pour la navigation parmi une pluralité de fonctions présentées sur un écran d'affichage ( 1 0) d'un appareil électronique ( 1 ), cet appareil comprenant un support (9) pour recevoir un connecteur ( 1 1 ) comprenant un élément mobile (l i a) apte à se déplacer selon au moins une direction, le bouton étant conformé de manière à pouvoir, lorsqu'il est en place dans l'appareil, être cinématiquement lié à l'élément mobile ( l i a), le bouton comportant des moyens de couplage couplant le bouton à des moyens de guidage prévus sur l'appareil électronique de manière à assurer au bouton les degrés de liberté nécessaires au fonctionnement de l'élément mobile, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de couplage comportent des moyens de rotation qui, en coopération avec les moyens de guidage, autorisent le déplacement en rotation du bouton selon une direction. 1. Button (1 3) for navigation among a plurality of functions presented on a display screen (1 0) of an electronic device (1), this device comprising a support (9) for receiving a connector (1 1) comprising a mobile element (lia) able to move in at least one direction, the button being shaped so that when it is in place in the device, it can be kinematically linked to the mobile element (lia), the button comprising coupling means coupling the button to guide means provided on the electronic device so as to provide the button with the degrees of freedom necessary for the operation of the mobile element, characterized in that the coupling means comprise means of rotation which, in cooperation with the guide means, allow the button to move in rotation in one direction.
2. Bouton selon la revendication 1 , caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un logement (1 3a) dont la forme de la face intérieure est complémentaire de celle de l'élément mobile (1 l a) du connecteur (1 1 ), pour recevoir l'élément mobile lorsque le bouton est couplé à l'appareil électronique.2. Button according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a housing (1 3a) whose shape of the inner face is complementary to that of the movable element (1 la) of the connector (1 1), to receive the movable member when the button is coupled to the electronic device.
3. Bouton selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de rotation comprennent au moins un palier ( 1 3b, 1 3c) présentant une forme sensiblement de portion de cylindre.3. Button according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the rotation means comprise at least one bearing (1 3b, 1 3c) having a shape substantially of cylinder portion.
4. Bouton selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de couplage comprennent en outre des moyens pour immobiliser en translation le bouton dans toutes les directions parallèles à la face de l'appareil présentant la face extérieure du bouton.4. Button according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the coupling means further comprises means for immobilizing in translation the button in all directions parallel to the face of the device having the outer face of the button.
5. Bouton selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens pour immobiliser en translation le bouton comprennent une échancrure (1 3f) pouvant coopérer par verrouillage avec l'un au moins des éléments (2b, 2c, 2f, , 2g, 2h) des moyens de guidage. 5. Button according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said means for immobilizing in translation the button comprise a notch (1 3f) which can cooperate by locking with at least one of the elements (2b, 2c, 2f,, 2g, 2h ) guide means.
6. Bouton selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que la face extérieure du bouton comporte une partie bombée (1 3d) comportant une surface en relief (1 3e) destinée à faciliter sa manipulation.6. Button according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the outer face of the button has a curved portion (1 3d) having a raised surface (1 3e) intended to facilitate its handling.
7. Appareil électronique muni d'un bouton pour la navigation parmi une pluralité de fonctions présentées sur un écran d'affichage (10) de l'appareil électronique, caractérisé en ce que le bouton est un bouton selon l'une des revendications précédentes.7. Electronic device provided with a button for navigation among a plurality of functions presented on a display screen (10) of the electronic device, characterized in that the button is a button according to one of the preceding claims.
8 . Application de l'appareil électronique de la revendication précédente à un terminal de télécommunications. 8. Application of the electronic device of the preceding claim to a telecommunications terminal.
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