EP1884858A1 - Eingabevorrichtung mit Neigungssteuerung - Google Patents

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EP1884858A1
EP1884858A1 EP07014610A EP07014610A EP1884858A1 EP 1884858 A1 EP1884858 A1 EP 1884858A1 EP 07014610 A EP07014610 A EP 07014610A EP 07014610 A EP07014610 A EP 07014610A EP 1884858 A1 EP1884858 A1 EP 1884858A1
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Kenichi Tokiwa
Yoshiaki Kumasaka
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Alps Alpine Co Ltd
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    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05G—CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY
    • G05G9/00—Manually-actuated control mechanisms provided with one single controlling member co-operating with two or more controlled members, e.g. selectively, simultaneously
    • G05G9/02—Manually-actuated control mechanisms provided with one single controlling member co-operating with two or more controlled members, e.g. selectively, simultaneously the controlling member being movable in different independent ways, movement in each individual way actuating one controlled member only
    • G05G9/04—Manually-actuated control mechanisms provided with one single controlling member co-operating with two or more controlled members, e.g. selectively, simultaneously the controlling member being movable in different independent ways, movement in each individual way actuating one controlled member only in which movement in two or more ways can occur simultaneously
    • G05G9/047—Manually-actuated control mechanisms provided with one single controlling member co-operating with two or more controlled members, e.g. selectively, simultaneously the controlling member being movable in different independent ways, movement in each individual way actuating one controlled member only in which movement in two or more ways can occur simultaneously the controlling member being movable by hand about orthogonal axes, e.g. joysticks

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  • the present invention relates to a tilting operation type input device that performs tilting operation of an operating body selectively in X-Y directions orthogonal to each other, thereby performing input.
  • a tilting operation type input device in which an operating body is tiltably supported on an internal bottom surface of a housing with a hollow structure, a guide mechanism that guides the operating body in X-Y directions orthogonal to each other is attached to the housing, and when a user performs tilting operation of the operating body selectively in the X-direction and Y-direction, the tilting is detected by a detecting means, such as a switch, is known (for example, refer to JP-A-2005-346645 ).
  • the guide mechanism includes a lower slider that is guided in one direction (for example, X-direction) along guide grooves formed in the top surface of the housing, and an upper slider that is guided in the other direction (Y-direction) along guide projections formed on the top surface of the lower slider.
  • the lower slider is adapted to be slidable only in the X-direction
  • the upper slider is adapted to be slidable only in the Y-direction.
  • the upper slider and the lower slider are provided with openings, respectively, and tiltable operating bodies are inserted through both the openings, respectively.
  • a top external wall surface of each of the operating bodies are formed with a plurality of engaging projections, and these engaging projections are respectively engaged with a plurality of engaging grooves formed in the internal wall surface of the opening of the upper slider such that movement of the operating body in a tilting direction is transmitted to the upper slider.
  • the tilting operation type input device when a pressing force in the direction of a plane acts on the upper slider along with tilting operation of the operating body, the lower slider slides in the X-direction along the guide grooves of the housing while being engaged with the upper slider, so that the operating body can be smoothly guided in the X-direction, and the upper slider slides in the Y-direction along the guide projections of the top surface of the lower slider, so that the operating body can be smoothly guided in the Y-direction.
  • the guide mechanism interposed between the operating body and the housing is provided with a pair of upper and lower sliders that are movable orthogonal to each other, and both the sliders are assembled to the housing using the guide grooves or guide projections, the operating body can be smoothly guided in the X-Y directions at the time of tilting operation.
  • the guide mechanism is arranged in an upper position of the housing that is apart in the vertical direction from a tilting fulcrum of the operating body, and the engaging grooves of the upper slider that is a constructional member of the guide mechanism, and the engaging projections of the operating body are engaged with each other, so that movement of the operating body in the tilting direction can be transmitted to parallel displacement of the upper slider.
  • the width of the engaging projections is not set to be smaller than the width of the engaging grooves, there is a possibility that the engaging projections may not freely move into the engaging grooves.
  • the guide mechanism is composed of the upper slider and lower slider that are combined together so as to be movable in the directions orthogonal to each other.
  • the invention has been made in consideration of such conventional circumstances. It is therefore the object of the invention to provide a tilting operation type input device that can prevent rattling of an operating body around a vertical axis with a simple configuration.
  • a tilting operation type input device includes a base; an operating body that is tiltably supported about a tilting fulcrum on the base; a guide mechanism that guides the operating body in X-Y directions orthogonal to each other; and a detecting means that detects tilting of the operating body in the X-Y directions.
  • a regulating groove that extends in at least one direction of the X-Y directions from the tilting fulcrum is formed in any one of a bottom surface of the operating body and a top surface of the base that faces the bottom surface, and a projection that is sandwiched between internal wall surfaces of the regulating groove that face each other is formed in the other of the bottom surface and the top surface.
  • the projection rotates within the regulating groove about the tilting fulcrum, and when tilting operation of the operating body in the other direction of the X-Y direction is performed, the projection rotates within the regulating groove with a straight line connecting the tilting fulcrum with the regulating groove as a rotational axis.
  • the projection freely rotates within the regulating groove about the tilting fulcrum, and when tilting operation of the operating body in the other direction of the X-Y directions is performed, the projection rotates with a straight line connecting the tilting fulcrum with the regulating groove as a rotational axis. Therefore, while tilting operation of the operating body is permitted, chattering around the vertical axis can be prevented.
  • the projection it is also possible to use as the projection what a plurality of spherical bodies are arranged in one row.
  • the projection is composed of a cylindrical projection that extends in at least one direction of the X-Y directions from the tilting fulcrum, and both the internal wall surfaces of the regulating groove face each other at a distance approximately equal to the diameter of the cylindrical projection. This is because the projection can be formed in a simple shape, which is preferable.
  • the cylindrical projection may be formed on the top surface of the base and the regulating groove may be formed in the bottom surface of the operating body, it is preferable that the cylindrical projection is formed so as to project from the bottom surface of the operating body, and the regulating groove is composed of a pair of rising walls formed so as to project from the top surface of the base.
  • the configuration of the guide mechanism that guides the operating body in the X-Y directions is not particularly limited.
  • the guide mechanism are composed of a plurality of guide grooves formed in an internal wall surface of a case extending upward from the base so as to surround the operating body, and a plurality of guide projections formed so as to project from a top external wall surface of the operating body, and the guide projections move within the corresponding guide grooves at the time of tilting operation of the operating body. This is because the operating body can be guided in the X-Y directions using the guide mechanism with a simple configuration.
  • the projection provided formed in one of the bottom surface of the operating body and the top surface of the base is sandwiched between mutually facing internal wall surfaces of the regulating groove formed in the other. Also, when tilting operation of the operating body in any one direction of the X-Y directions is performed, the projection freely rotates within the regulating groove about the tilting fulcrum, and when tilting operation of the operating body in the other direction of the X-Y directions is performed, the projection rotates with a straight line connecting the tilting fulcrum with the regulating groove as a rotational axis. Therefore, while tilting operation of the operating body is permitted, chattering around the vertical axis can be prevented.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a tilting operation type input device according to the embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 2 is a plan view of the tilting operation type input device
  • Fig. 3 is a front view of the tilting operation type input device
  • Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of Fig. 2
  • Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along line V-V of Fig. 2
  • Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI of Fig. 3
  • Fig. 7 is a perspective view of an operating body and a base that are provided in the tilting operation type input device.
  • the tilting operation type input device is used as a control unit that intensively controls vehicle-mounted electrical apparatuses, such as an air-conditioner, a sound apparatus, and a navigation system, using one unit, and includes a housing 1 attached to a center console, etc. in a vehicle, and an operating knob 2 that projects from the housing 1.
  • the housing 1 is composed of a case 3 having a hollow structure with upper and lower openings, a cover 4 that closes an upper open end of the case 3, and a base 5 that closes a lower open end of the case 3, all of which are formed of synthetic resin.
  • a cylindrical holder 6 whose top surface is blocked is arranged inside the case 3, and an upper end of the holder 6 is integrally formed with a flange 7 having a quadrangular shape in plan view.
  • a driver 8 is arranged inside the holder 6, and the holder 6 and the driver 8 are integrated by means of a plurality of concavo-convex engaging parts (refer to Fig. 6).
  • the driver 8 projects upward through a through-hole 4a of the cover 4, and the driver 8 and the operating knob 2 arranged on the cover 4 are connected together. That is, the operating knob 2, the driver 7, and the holder 6 constitute an operating body that is tiltably operated by an operator (user).
  • the operating knob 2 is adapted to be able to perform a rotational operation and make a push operation as well as a tilting operation, and a detection mechanism that detects the rotational operation or push operation of the operating knob 2 is housed inside the driver 8.
  • a tilting projection 6a is integrally formed in the center of the lower surface of the holder 6, and a supporting protrusion 5b having a mortar-like recess 5a is integrally formed in the center of the top surface of the base 5.
  • a plurality of guide grooves 3a are formed in four internal wall surfaces of the case 3, and if the X-Y orthogonal coordinates with the center of the holder 6 as an origin are set, each of the guide grooves 3a has extends in the X-direction or Y-direction. Meanwhile, a plurality of guide projections 7a are formed in four external wall surfaces of the flange 7 integrated with the upper end of the holder 6, and each of the guide projections 7a projects in the X-direction or Y-direction so that it can move within each corresponding guide groove 3a.
  • the guide grooves 3a and the guide projections 7a constitute a guide mechanism, and the operating body (the operating knob 2, the driver 7, and the holder 6) that is tiltably supported on the base 5 is guided in the X-Y directions, which are orthogonal to each other, by the guide mechanism.
  • a pair of driving rods 9 are held by the flange 7 of the holder 6, and the driving rods 9 are brought into pressure contact with a cam member (not shown) of an internal bottom surface of the cover 4 by the resilient force of a spring (not shown) so that the holder 6 may automatically return to its neutral position in a non-operating state of the operating body.
  • a tilting detecting means 10 composed of a pair of sliders, photosensors (both of them are not shown), etc. is arranged between the flange 7 of the holder 6, and the cover 4, and the tilting operation of the operating body in the X-direction and Y-direction is detected by the tilting detecting means 10.
  • a pair of regulating grooves 5c is formed in the top surface of the base 5 in positions that face each other by 180 degrees with the supporting protrusion 5b therebetween, and the regulating grooves 5c are arranged on a straight line L that extends in the Y-direction through the tilting fulcrum P.
  • One regulating groove 5c is composed of a pair of rising walls 5d that is formed so as to project from the top surface of the base 5, and the other regulating groove 5c is also composed of a pair of rising walls 5d that is formed so as to project from top surface of the base 5.
  • a pair of cylindrical projections 6b is formed so as to project from the bottom surface of the holder 6 in positions that face each other 180 degrees apart with the tilting projection 6a therebetween, and the cylindrical projections 6b are inserted into the corresponding regulating grooves 5c, respectively.
  • the diameter of each of the cylindrical projections 6b, and the width (distance between both the rising walls 5d) of each of the regulating grooves 5c are set to be approximately equal to each other, and as shown in Fig. 5, an outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical projection 6b is sandwiched between both the rising walls 5d of the regulating groove 5c.
  • an escape space S is secured between the bottom of the regulating groove 5c, and the cylindrical projection 6b, and this escape space S permits movement of the cylindrical projection 6b within the regulating groove 5c.
  • FIGs. 1 to 5 show a non-operating state where any external force is not applied to the operating knob 2 at all.
  • the operating knob 2, the driver 7, and the holder 6 that are components of the operating body are directed to the vertical direction.
  • the outer peripheral surface of each of the cylindrical projections 6b formed so as to project from the bottom surface of the holder 6 is sandwiched between both the rising walls 5d of the each of the regulating grooves 5c formed in the top surface of the base 5, movement of the holder 6 around the vertical axis is regulated by the cylindrical projections 6b and the regulating grooves 5c, and rattling around the vertical axis is not generated in the operating body including the holder 6.
  • the holder 6 tilts in the same direction with the tilting fulcrum P on the base 5 as a fulcrum, and with the tilting of the holder, the guide projections 7a of the flange 7 move within the corresponding guide grooves 3a of the case 3, and thereby the operating body is guided in the X-direction or Y-direction. Further, as the driver 8 moves in the same direction in conjunction with the tilting operation of the operating knob 2 in this way, the tilting operation of the operating body in the X-direction and Y-direction is detected by the tilting detecting means 10.
  • the regulating grooves 5c that extend in the Y-direction through the tilting fulcrum P are formed in the top surface of the base 5, and the cylindrical projections 6b sandwiched between both the rising walls 5d of the regulating grooves 5c are formed so as to project from bottom surface of the holder 6.
  • the cylindrical projections 6b rotate within the corresponding regulating grooves 5c, with the straight line L connecting the tilting fulcrum P with the regulating grooves 5c as a rotational axis, and when tilting operation of the operating knob 2 in the Y-direction is performed, the cylindrical projections 6b rotate within the regulating grooves 5c about the tilting fulcrum P. Accordingly, while the tilting operation of the operating body in the X-direction and Y-direction is permitted, rattling of the operating body around the vertical axis can be prevented.
  • the configuration of the guide mechanism can be simplified.
  • the two pairs of regulating grooves 5c and cylindrical projections 6b may be formed in the X-direction, and may be formed in the X-direction and Y-direction, respectively.
  • the regulating grooves 5c are formed in the top surface of the base 5, and the cylindrical projections 6b are formed in the bottom surface of the holder 6
  • the relationship between the regulating grooves and the cylindrical projections may be reversed such that the cylindrical projections are formed in the top surface of the base 5, and the regulating grooves are formed in the bottom surface of the holder 6.

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