JP2000215656A - Electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide electronic equipment which can be used by enlarging a control panel. SOLUTION: In electronic equipment 10, a sliding groove 12 is vertically formed on the inner right and left faces of the front side of a case body 11, and a first panel 30 is set in the sliding groove 12 so as to be freely slidable. Also, a second panel 40 is set in a sliding groove 33 vertically formed on the right and left faces of the first panel 30. At the lower part of the first panel 30, a first rack 13 is pivotally supported so as to be freely rotatable, and the first rack 13 is driven by a first drive source 15 so that the first panel 30 can be rotated. Also, at the lower part of the second panel 40, a second rack 18 is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable, and the second rack 18 is driven by a second drive source 19 placed on the first rack 13 so that the second panel 40 can be rotated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle-mounted electronic device, and more particularly to a structure of an electronic device in which a wide operation panel is obtained by rotating and expanding an operation panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, with the development of high-density and miniaturization of electronic circuits, multi-functionality of electronic devices has been increasingly performed. In particular, in the case of an in-vehicle electronic device, it is necessary to provide a tuner selection button and a display device in an operation panel of a prescribed shape and to provide an insertion slot for inserting a recording medium such as an MD or a CD. As well as the improvement of the functions, there is a demand for the effective use of the operation panel and the improvement of the operability. Since the insertion opening of the recording medium becomes a dead space for various operation buttons and a display device, the operation panel of the electronic device is rotated,
There have been proposed various structures called operation flaps in which an insertion opening for a recording medium such as an MD or a CD is provided inside an opened electronic device. With this configuration, the MD is placed inside the electronic device whose display panel is released by the rotation.
It is possible to provide an insertion slot for inserting recording media such as CDs and CDs, and to operate the operation unit provided on the display surface of the display panel in a state where the display panel is inclined, enabling the effective use of the display panel. In addition, the operability can be improved.

[0003]

However, in this case,
Since only the recording medium insertion port has been removed from the operation panel, the function can be improved only in a range corresponding to the insertion port. For example, if it is possible to provide an insertion slot for MD and CD and a playback device inside the electronic device, music information of a plurality of CDs can be dubbed to the MD to create a favorite album. In this case, buttons for dubbing, such as fade-in and fade-out, and a display device for displaying a dubbing mode are required.

[0004] As electronic devices have become smaller, it has become possible to incorporate many functions into a limited space. However, the number of operation buttons for operating these devices has also increased, and the operability of the operation panel has been reduced. Getting worse. That is, there is a problem that improvement in operability is hindered even by a conventional operation flap or the like method for rotating the operation panel. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that can be used by enlarging an operation panel.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A first movable unit which is movable between an open position for opening an insertion opening provided on a front surface of the device body and a closed position for closing the insertion opening, and at least one of a display unit and an operation button is provided on the front surface;
And an electronic device having a second panel provided movably with respect to the first panel and having at least one of a display portion and operation buttons on a front surface thereof, wherein the second panel is a second panel. The first panel is movable between a covering position for covering the front surface and an exposure position for exposing the front surface.

[0006] The invention described in claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1.
In the electronic device described in the above, the first panel driving the first panel
, A second driving unit for driving the second panel, a control unit for controlling the driving of the first and second driving units, and a driving command input unit for issuing a panel driving command to the control unit. It is composed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the electronic device according to the second aspect, the first driving means includes a first guiding means for vertically guiding an upper end side of the first panel,
A first moving member that pivotally supports the lower end of the panel and is movable in the front-rear direction, and a first driving source that applies a driving force to the first moving member.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the electronic device according to the third aspect, the second driving means is provided on the first panel, and the upper end of the second panel is provided on the first panel. Guide means for guiding in the plane direction of the first panel, a second moving member pivotally supporting the lower end of the first panel and movable in the front-rear direction, and a first drive source for applying a driving force to the second moving member. And the second drive source is provided on the first moving member.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the electronic device according to the second to fourth aspects, the drive command input means includes a first drive command for driving only the first panel and a second drive panel only for the second panel. And a second drive command for driving.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the electronic device according to the second to fifth aspects, the drive command input means is provided on the second panel.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the electronic device according to the first to sixth aspects, when the first panel is in the closed position, the second panel is in any of the exposed position and the covering position. It can also be taken.

[0012]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in an electronic device according to the present invention, a first panel provided with at least one of a display unit and an operation button on the front surface has an opening provided on the front surface of the device body. And a second panel having at least one of a display unit and an operation button on a front surface thereof is provided movably with respect to the first panel. Therefore, the second panel can be moved between a covering position covering the front surface of the first panel and an exposure position exposing the front surface.

The electronic device includes a first driving unit for driving the first panel, a second driving unit for driving the second panel, and a control unit for controlling the driving of the first and second driving units. A driving command input unit for issuing a panel driving command to the control unit, wherein the first driving unit includes a first guiding unit for vertically guiding an upper end side of the first panel, and a first guiding unit for guiding the first panel. It has a first moving member that pivotally supports the lower end and is movable in the front-rear direction, and a first driving source that applies a driving force to the first moving member.

The second driving means is provided on the first panel, and guides the upper end of the second panel in the surface direction of the first panel. A second moving member that pivotally supports the lower end of the second moving member and is movable in the front-rear direction;
A first driving source for applying a driving force to the second moving member,
The second drive source is provided on the first moving member. The driving command input means is a first driving means for driving only the first panel.
When the first panel is in the closed position, the second panel is configured to emit any of the exposed position and the covered position by configuring so as to issue a drive command and a second drive command in which only the second panel is driven. Can also be configured.

[0015]

FIG. 1 is a structural view of a main part of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 (a) is a top view of the electronic device, and FIG. 1 (b) is a side view of the electronic device. The figure is shown. The structure of the electronic device will be described with reference to FIG.

In the electronic device 10, sliding grooves 12 (12a, 12b) are vertically formed on the inner left and right side surfaces on the front side of the housing 11, and the lower ends of the sliding grooves 12 are L-shaped in the front direction. It is curved. A first panel 30 (hereinafter referred to as a first panel 3) is provided on the front surface of the electronic device 10 so as to close the front surface of the housing 11.
0), and guide pins 32 (32a, 3a, 3a) serving as first guide means formed on left and right side surfaces of the first panel 30 in sliding grooves 12 formed on left and right side surfaces inside the housing 11.
2b) is slidably carried. Also, the first panel 30
Sliding grooves 33 (33a, 33b) formed on the left and right side surfaces of
Has a second panel 40 (hereinafter referred to as a second panel 40).
Guide pins 44 (44a, 44b), which are second guide means, formed on the left and right side surfaces are slidably provided.

A first panel 30 is provided inside the electronic device 10.
A first rack 13, which is a first moving member that pivotally supports the lower end portion and moves in the front-rear direction, is slidably held by a holding portion 14. The first rack 13 is meshed with a first gear 16 that is driven to rotate by a first drive source 15. 1st rack 1
A rotation pin 17 is implanted at the front end of the front surface 3 of the camera 3 and is rotatably inserted into a rotation hole 34 formed in the first panel 30 described later.

Inside the electronic device 10, a second rack 18 which is a second moving member for pivotally supporting the lower end of the second panel 40 and moving it in the front-rear direction is slidably held by the holding portion 14. Have been. The second rack 18 includes the second drive source 1
9 meshes with the second gear 20 which is driven to rotate. At the front end of the second rack 18, an L-shaped support piece 2 is provided.
1 is formed, the support piece 21 is formed with a rotation hole 22, and a rotation pin 34 implanted in a second panel 40 described later.
Is rotatably mounted on the shaft.

The first drive source 15 includes a drive motor (not shown) and a reduction gear. The rotation of the first drive motor is reduced by the reduction gear and transmitted to the first gear 16. The rotational motion of the drive motor is converted into a linear motion of the first rack 13 when the first gear 16 and the first rack 13 mesh. The second drive source 19 includes a second drive motor and a reduction gear (not shown) as described above, and the rotation of the second drive motor is reduced by the reduction gear and transmitted to the second gear 20. The rotational motion of the second drive motor is converted into a linear motion of the second rack 18 by the engagement of the second gear 20 and the second rack 18.

The second drive source 19 is mounted on the first rack 13, moves as the first rack 13 moves in the front-rear direction, and moves the second rack 18 on the first rack 13 in the front-rear direction. It is possible to move to. In addition, for example, the CD player 23 and the MD
A playback device 24 is provided.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the first panel 30. FIG. 2A is a top view of the first panel 30, FIG. 2B is a front view of the first panel 30, and FIG. ) To the first panel 30
The left side view was shown. The first panel 30 has cylindrical bases 31 (31a, 31b) formed on the left and right side surfaces on the top side, and the height of the cylindrical base 31 is formed slightly higher than the thickness of a second panel 40 described later. I have. A cylindrical guide pin 32 that slides in the sliding groove 12 of the housing 11 is formed concentrically with the cylindrical base 31. Sliding grooves 33 are formed on the left and right side surfaces of the first panel 30 in parallel with the operation surface 35. Further, the first panel 30 has a rotation hole 34 formed in the left inner surface on the bottom side, and the rotation pin 17 of the first rack 13 is rotatably mounted. The operation surface 35 of the first panel 30 includes a plurality of operation buttons 36 or a display device 3 such as a liquid crystal display.
7 or the like, or both.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the second panel 40. FIG. 3A is a top view of the second panel 40, FIG. 3B is a front view of the second panel 40, and FIG. ) To the second panel 40
The side view of was shown. The second panel 40 has a protrusion 41 formed on the left side on the bottom side to cover a part of the left side of the first panel 30, and a cylindrical rotating pin 42 inside the protrusion 41.
Has been planted. The second panel 40 has column-shaped guide pins 44 that slide in sliding grooves 33 formed in the first panel 30 on the inner left and right side surfaces on the top side. On the operation surface 45 of the second panel 40, mode buttons for setting various modes for rotating the first panel 30 and the second panel 40, that is, a display operation button 46, an insertion operation button 47, an operation enlargement button 48, and a close button Either one or both of various operation buttons 50 including the button 49 and the like and, for example, a tuner display device 51 and the like are provided.

The diameter of the guide pin 44 of the second panel 40 is
The guide pins 44 are formed to be slightly smaller than the width of the slide grooves 33 of the first panel 30 and the height of the guide pins 44 is formed slightly lower than the depth of the slide grooves 33. Is fitted into the sliding groove 33 of the first panel 30, so that the second panel 40 is pivotally mounted on the first panel 30 so as to be slidable and rotatable. Similarly, the diameter of the guide pin 32 of the first panel 30 is the same as that of the sliding groove 1 of the housing 11.
2 is slightly smaller than the width of the guide pin 3.
2 is formed slightly lower than the depth of the sliding groove 12 so that the guide pins 32 of the first panel 30 are connected to the housing 11.
The first panel 30 is pivotally attached to the housing 11 so as to be slidable and rotatable.

The outer shape of the operation surface 45 of the second panel 40 is formed wider than the outer shape of the operation surface 35 of the first panel 30, so that the guide pins 44 of the second panel 40 slide on the first panel 30. With the first panel 30 inserted into the groove 33,
Only the guide pins 32 protrude from the left and right side surfaces of the first panel 30 and the second panel 40. Second panel 4
Since the outer shape of “0” is formed slightly narrower than the opening of the front surface of the housing 11, even if the second panel 40 is arranged (hereinafter referred to as a mounted state) at a covering position covering the front surface of the first panel 30, The first panel 30 and the second panel 40 are movably inserted into the front surface of the housing 11. Rotating pin 42 of second panel 40
Is formed coaxially with the pivot hole 34 of the first panel 30,
Further, since the second rack 18 pivotally mounted on the pivot pin 42 is formed to have an L-shaped curved front surface, the first rack 30 is in the first state even when the first panel 30 and the second panel 40 are mounted. The panel 30 and the second panel 40 rotate together.

FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of the electronic device 10 of the present invention. The electronic device 10 of the present invention has a control unit C
PU 100, drive command input means 101 for detecting which mode button among operation buttons 50 arranged on operation surface 45 of second panel 40 has been pressed, and guide pin 32 of first panel 30. A first rack 13 for pivotally supporting the lower end of the first panel 30 and moving in the front-rear direction; a first drive unit 102 for driving the first rack 13; A second driving means 102 comprising a second rack 18 for pivotally supporting the lower end of the second panel 40 and the guide pin 44 and moving in the front-rear direction, and a second driving source 19 for driving the second rack 18; It comprises a first position detecting means 104 and a second position detecting means 105.

The first position detecting means 104 includes a first panel 3
In order to detect the position of the zero guide pin 32 in the sliding groove 12 of the housing 11, a first position detector (not shown) is provided at the upper end and the lower end of the sliding groove 12 of the housing 11, respectively. Is provided. Further, the second position detecting means 105 determines that the guide pin 44 of the second panel 40 is
In order to detect which position of the third panel 3 is located, second position detectors (not shown) are provided at the upper end and the lower end of the sliding groove 33 of the first panel 30, respectively. For example, the first panel 3
When the zero guide pin 32 is located at the upper end of the sliding groove 12 of the housing 11, the first panel 30 is in a closed state, and the first panel 30 is closed or in the closed position ( (Closed position).

When the guide pin 32 of the first panel 30 is located at the lower end of the sliding groove 12 of the housing 11, the first panel 30 is in an open state. 30 will be referred to as the open state or open position. Similarly, the guide pins 44 of the second panel 40 are
Is located at the upper end of the sliding groove 33, the second panel 40 covers the front surface of the first panel 30, and is closed or closed (covered position). When the second panel 40 is located at the lower end, the front surface of the first panel 30 is exposed, and this is referred to as an open state or an open position (exposed position) of the second panel 40. The output of the first position detecting means 104 and the second position detecting means 105 is C
It is supplied to PU100. The CPU 100 drives and stops the first drive source 15 and the second drive source 19 based on a signal supplied from the drive command input unit 101 and a signal supplied from the first position detection unit 104 and the second position detection unit 105. Control.

Next, when explaining the operation of the embodiment of the present invention, since the electronic device 10 of the present invention has two panels as described above, there are a plurality of modes for rotating the panels. . Therefore, a mode in which only the first panel 30 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 is rotated is referred to as a display operation mode, and a mode in which the first panel 30 and the second panel 40 shown in FIG. A mode in which the first panel 30 and the second panel 40 shown in FIG. 8 are rotated together is referred to as an operation enlarging mode, and the opening and closing operations in these modes will be described individually below.

Description of Opening Operation and Closing Operation in Display Operation Mode FIGS. 5 and 6 are main part structural diagrams of the electronic device 10 showing an open state in the display operation mode. FIG. 5 is a side view of the electronic device 10 showing a state where the second panel 40 is slightly rotated, and FIG.
2 shows a side view when the second panel 40 is completely opened. First, the first panel 30 and the second panel 40 are both in an initial closed state, and the display operation button 46 arranged on the operation surface 45 of the second panel 40 is pressed by the operator.
The CPU 100 detects the signal indicating the closed state from the first position detecting means 104 and the second position detecting means 105, and starts the opening operation of the second panel 40 when detecting that the display operation button 46 is pressed. . That is, the CPU 100
Sends a control signal to the second drive source 19,
9 is driven to rotate in the forward direction. The rotation of the drive motor is reduced by the reduction gear, and the second gear 20
Is transmitted to The rotational movement of the second gear 20 is converted into a linear movement of the second rack 18 and moves the second rack 18 held by the holder 14 in the direction of arrow A in the figure.

The tip of the second rack 18 is connected to the second panel 40
Is rotatably supported by the rotation pin 42 of the
The lower end of the second panel 40 is pressed in the direction of arrow A in cooperation with the movement of the rack 18. Since the top of the second panel 40 is slidably fitted into the slide groove 33 of the first panel 30 by the guide pin 44, the lower end of the second panel 40 is pressed forward by the second rack 18. As a result, the top of the second panel 40 slides in the direction of arrow B. The second rack 18 moves linearly, and pivots around the pivot pin 42 at the lower end of the second panel 40.

When the guide pin 44 of the second panel 40 is slid to the lower end of the slide groove 33 as shown in FIG.
A detection signal indicating that the closed state has been reached from the position detector is C
It is sent to PU100. When receiving the detection signal from the second position detector, the CPU 100 stops the drive motor of the second drive source 19. When the close button 49 disposed on the operation surface 45 is pressed by the operator, the CPU 100
The signal from the first position detector and the second detector recognizes that the current mode is the display operation mode, detects that the close button 49 has been pressed, and performs the closing operation of the second panel 40. . The CPU 100 sends a control signal to the second drive source 19 and drives the drive motor of the second drive source 19 to rotate in the reverse direction.

When the second panel 40 receives a force in the direction of arrow C by the second rack 18, the guide pins 44 of the second panel 40 move along the sliding grooves 33. Since the lower end of the slide groove 33 is curved in an L shape, a stress in the direction of arrow D is generated, and the top of the second panel 40 is easily slid upward.
When the second panel 40 is returned to the closed state, the second position detector sends a signal indicating that the second panel 40 is closed. C
The PU 100 stops driving the second drive source 19 according to a signal from the second position detector.

The state shown in FIG. 6 is a mode in which the display device and the operation surface of the electronic device 10 can be maximized. That is, on the operation surface 45 of the second panel 40, a plurality of operation buttons 50 and a display device 5 for selecting a channel such as a tuner are provided.
1 is arranged in an inclined state, so that a tuning operation of the tuner or the like is easy. Further, since the operation buttons 36 of the first panel 30 and the display device 37 such as a liquid crystal are disposed on the front surface, if the display device 37 is used as a level meter or a spectrum display, for example, the display surface and the operation surface can be enlarged. I can do it.

Description of Opening Operation and Closing Operation in Insertion Operation Mode FIG. 7 is a structural diagram of a main part of the electronic device 10 showing an open state in the insertion operation mode. As described above, when the operator presses the insertion operation button 47 disposed on the operation surface 45 of the second panel 40, the CPU 100 outputs a signal indicating the closed state from the first position detection unit 104 and the second position detection unit 105. Is detected, and when it is detected that the insertion operation button 47 is pressed, the first drive source 15 is driven, and the opening operation of the first panel 30 by the first rack 13 is started. Since the first drive source 15 of the second rack 18 that drives the second panel 40 is placed on the first rack 13, when the first panel 30 is opened, the second panel 40 The opening operation is performed while being placed on one panel 30.

The CPU 100 sends a control signal to the first drive source 15 and drives the drive motor incorporated in the first drive source 15 to rotate in the forward direction. The rotation of the first gear 16 causes the first
The rack 13 moves in the direction of arrow A. The second panel 40 is rotated while being placed on the first panel 30. CPU
When 100 receives the detection signal from the first position detector when the first panel 30 has completed the opening operation, it stops the first drive reduction 15. In the state shown in FIG. 7, a recording medium can be inserted into the electronic device 10 and the operation surface 45 of the second panel 40 is arranged in an inclined state, so that operability and functions can be improved.

The CPU 100 operates the close button 4 of the second panel 40.
When it is detected that the button 9 is pressed, the electronic device 10 is determined to be in the insertion operation mode from the signals of the first position detector and the second position detector, and the drive motor of the first drive reducer 15 is rotated in reverse. Control. When the first panel 30 receives a force in the direction of arrow C by the first rack 13, the first panel 3
The zero guide pin 32 moves along the sliding groove 12 of the housing 11. Since the lower end of the sliding groove 33 of the housing 11 is curved in an L shape, a stress in the direction of arrow D is generated, and the first panel 30 is pressed.
Is easily slid upward. When the first panel 30 is returned to the closed position, the first position detector turns on the first panel 30.
A signal indicating the closed state of is transmitted. The CPU 100
The driving of the first driving source 15 is stopped by a signal from the position detector.

Description of Opening Operation and Closing Operation in Operation Enlarged Mode FIG. 8 is a main part structural diagram of the electronic device 10 showing an opening operation in the operation enlarged mode. As described above, when the insertion operation button 47 arranged on the operation surface 45 of the second panel 40 is pressed by the operator, the CPU 100 outputs a signal indicating the closed state from the first position detection unit 104 and the second position detection unit 105. Is detected, and when it is detected that the insertion operation button 47 is pressed, the first drive source 15 is driven, and the opening operation of the first panel 30 by the first rack 13 is started. The operation enlarging mode is configured such that after the opening operation of the insertion operation mode shown in FIG. 7 is once performed, the opening operation of the second panel 40 is performed.

That is, the CPU 100 first sets the first panel 3
0, the opening operation of the mounted state of the second panel 40 is performed, and when the first position detector detects that the opening operation of the first panel 30 is completed, the driving of the first driving source 15 is stopped, and Thus, the drive motor of the second drive source 19 is controlled to rotate in the forward direction. The second drive source 19 is the first rack 13
The second rack 18 is moved in the direction of arrow A from the open position in the insertion operation mode while being placed on the rack. The CPU 100 performs the opening operation of the second panel 40 in the same operation as the display operation mode. In the state of the electronic device 10 illustrated in FIG. 8, the operation surface and the display device are enlarged and a recording medium can be inserted, so that operability and functions can be improved.

The CPU 100 operates the close button 4 of the second panel 40.
When it is detected that the button 9 is pressed, the electronic device 10 is determined to be in the operation enlarging mode from the signals of the first position detector and the second position detector, and the drive motor of the second drive reducer 19 is rotated in reverse. . The CPU 100 performs the closing operation of the second panel 40 once until the state of the insertion operation mode. Then, after the closing operation of the second panel 40 is completed, the CPU 100 performs the closing operation of the first panel 30. That is, the CPU 100 performs the closing operation in a state where the first panel 30 and the second panel 40 are mounted, detects the closed position of the first panel 30 by the first position detector, and then drives the first drive source 15. Is stopped, and the closing operation in the operation enlarging mode is ended.

The operation enlargement mode can temporarily shift to the display insertion mode. That is, when the first panel 30 is closed in the operation expansion mode, the first panel 30 and the second panel 40 cooperate to perform the closing operation. Then, if the closing operation of the second panel 40 is performed after the closing operation of the first panel 30 is completed, the closing operation in the operation enlargement mode is completed. Therefore, in the closing operation of the operation expansion mode,
If the closing operation of the second panel 40 is performed first, the operation of shifting to the insertion operation mode can be performed. If the closing operation of the first panel 30 is performed first, the operation of shifting to the display operation mode can be performed.

Next, the operation of the entire system of the electronic device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. In FIG. 9, the CPU 100
Monitors the pressing of various operation buttons on the operation surface 45 of the second panel 40 (step S1), and makes the following determination according to the type of button pressed in step S2. In step S2, when the display operation button 46 is pressed,
The process proceeds to step S3 to determine whether the first panel 30 and the second panel 40 are open or closed. In the closed state,
The process proceeds to step S4 to perform an opening operation of the second panel 40. In step S5, the position of the second panel 40 in the opening operation is detected. When a signal indicating that the second panel 40 is open is detected from the second position detector, the second drive source 1 is detected in step S6.
9 is stopped, and the opening operation of the display operation mode is ended.

On the other hand, if the panel is in the open state in step S3, the process proceeds to step S7 to determine whether or not the panel of the electronic device 10 is in the insertion operation mode (FIG. 7). In the case of the insertion operation mode, the following operation for shifting from the insertion operation mode to the display operation mode is performed. That is,
Proceeding to step S8, the first panel 30 is added to the second panel 4
The first panel 30 is once closed in a state where 0 is placed. In step S9, the position of the first panel 30 is detected, and a first signal indicating that the first panel 30 is in the closed state is displayed.
When the signal of the position detector is detected, the first drive source 15 is stopped in step S10. Then, step S
In 11, the opening operation of the second panel 40 is performed,
When the position is detected that the panel 40 has reached the open state (step 12), the process proceeds to step S12 and the second drive source 1
9 is stopped, and the operation of shifting from the insertion operation mode to the display operation mode ends.

On the other hand, in step S7, the electronic device 1
If 0 is not in the insertion operation mode, the flow shifts to step S14 to determine whether or not the operation is in the operation enlargement mode. If it is determined in step S14 that the mode is not the operation enlargement mode,
Since the electronic device 10 is not in a form that can be taken, an error is displayed on the display device 51 and the operation is terminated. If it is determined in step S14 that the mode is the operation enlargement mode, the operation of shifting from the operation enlargement mode to the display operation mode is performed below. That is, the process proceeds to step S15, in which the first panel 30 and the second panel 40 cooperate to perform the closing operation. In step S16, the closed state of the first panel 30 is monitored,
When detecting that the panel 30 has reached the closed state, the driving of the first drive source 15 is stopped in step S17, and the operation of shifting from the operation enlarging mode to the display operation mode is ended.

In step S2, the display operation button 4
6 is not pressed, the process proceeds to step S shown in FIG.
Move to 18. In step S18, insert operation button 4
If it is determined that 7 has been pressed, the open / close state of the first panel 30 and the second panel 40 is determined in step S19,
In the case of the closed state, the following processing is performed. In step S20, the opening operation is performed with the first panel 30 on which the second panel 40 is placed. In step S21, the position of the first panel 30 is detected, and if the opening operation has been completed, the process proceeds to step S22.
Then, the driving of the first driving source 15 is stopped. If the electronic device 10 is not in the insertion operation mode in step S19,
Move to step S23. If the electronic device 10 is in the display operation mode in step S23, an operation of shifting from the display operation mode to the insertion operation mode is performed. That is, step S2
In step S25, the first panel 30 is opened. In step S25, the position of the first panel 30 is detected. When the opening operation is completed, the driving of the first drive source 15 is stopped in step S26. To the insertion operation mode is terminated.

In step S23, the electronic device 1
If 0 is not in the display operation mode, the process proceeds to step S27. When the electronic device 10 is not in the operation enlargement mode,
An error is displayed on the display device 51. If the electronic device 10 is in the operation enlargement mode in step S27, the process proceeds to step S28, and the operation of shifting from the operation enlargement mode to the insertion operation mode is performed. That is, in step S28, the second
The closing operation of the panel 40 is performed. Next, the position of the second panel 40 is detected in step S29, and when the opening operation is completed, the driving of the second drive source 19 is stopped in step S30, and the operation of shifting from the operation enlargement mode to the insertion operation mode is completed. I do.

In step S18, the insertion operation button 47
If has not been pressed, the process moves to step S31 in FIG. If the operation enlargement button 48 has been pressed in step S31, the process proceeds to step S32, and it is determined whether the electronic device 10 is in the closed state. Electronic equipment 10
When the is in the closed state, the opening operation to the operation enlarging mode is performed below. That is, in step S33, the opening operation of the mounted state of the first panel 30 and the second panel 40 is performed. Next, the position of the first panel 30 is detected in step S34, and when the opening operation is completed, the first drive source 15 is detected in step S35.
To stop. Next, in step S36, the opening operation of the second panel 40 is performed. In step S37, the position of the second panel 40 is detected. When the opening operation is completed, the driving of the second drive source 19 is stopped in step S38. Then, the operation in the operation enlargement mode ends.

If the electronic device 10 is not in the closed state in step S32, the process proceeds to step S39. If the electronic device 10 is in the display operation mode in step S39,
A transition operation from the display operation mode to the operation enlargement mode is performed. In step S40, the first panel 30 and the second panel 40 perform a cooperative opening operation. Next, step S41
To detect the position of the first panel 30, and when the opening operation of the first panel 30 is completed, the driving of the first driving source 15 and the second driving source 19 is stopped in step S42, and the operation is expanded from the display operation mode. The operation for shifting to the mode ends.

If the electronic device 10 is not in the display operation mode in step S39, the process proceeds to step S43. When the electronic device 10 is not in the insertion operation mode, an error display is performed. When the electronic device 10 is in the insertion operation mode, a transition operation from the insertion operation mode to the operation enlargement mode is performed. In step S44, the second panel 40
Is performed, and the position of the second panel 40 is detected in step S45. When the opening operation of the second panel 40 is completed, the driving of the second driving source 19 is stopped in step S46,
The operation of shifting from the insertion operation mode to the operation enlargement mode ends.

If it is determined in step S31 that the operation enlargement button 48 has not been pressed, it is determined that the close button 49 has been pressed, and in step S47 in FIG. 12, the closing operation from each mode is performed. In step S47, if the electronic device 10 is in the display operation mode, steps S48 to S48
In S50, the second step after step S28 shown in FIG.
The same steps as the closing operation of the panel 40 are executed, and the closing operation in the display operation mode is ended.

If it is determined in step S47 that the electronic device 10 is not in the display operation mode, the process proceeds to step S5.
Move to 1. If the electronic device 10 is in the insertion operation mode in step S51, the process proceeds to step S52, where the first
The closing operation with the panel 30 and the second panel 40 placed thereon is performed. In step S53, the position of the first panel 30 is detected. When the opening operation of the first panel 30 is completed, the process proceeds to step S54, in which the driving of the first drive source 15 is stopped, and the closing operation in the insertion operation mode is performed. finish.

If it is determined in step S51 that the electronic device 10 is not in the insertion operation mode, the process proceeds to step S55. If the electronic device 10 is not in the operation enlargement mode in step S55, an error display is performed. Further, when the electronic device 10 is in the insertion operation mode, step S2 in FIG.
After performing the same operation as the closing operation of the second panel 40 from step 8 to step S30 from step S56 to step S58, the processing from step S52 to step S54 is performed.
The closing operation in the operation enlargement mode ends.

In the operation enlarging mode, the opening operation of the insertion operation mode shown in FIG. 7 is first performed, and then the opening operation of the second panel 40 is performed. However, the first driving source 15 and the second driving The sources 19 may be configured to be driven simultaneously. That is, the first panel 30 performs the opening operation by the first rack 13 driven by the first driving source 15 and moves the first panel 30.
Since the second panel 40 is opened by the second rack 18 driven by the second drive source 19 while being placed on the rack 13, the operation of shifting from the closed state to the operation enlargement mode is performed more quickly. . Further, in the closing operation in the operation enlarging mode, it has been described that the closing operation is performed in a state where the first panel 30 is placed on the second panel 40 after the insertion operation mode is set. Second panel 40
May be simultaneously closed.

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As described above, the electronic device 10 according to the present invention is used.
Is composed of two panels, the display operation mode,
Three modes, an insertion operation mode and an operation enlargement mode, can be selected. In each case, operability and functions can be improved. In particular, in the operation enlargement mode, the operation surface and the display area are enlarged, and a recording medium can be inserted.
It is possible to easily perform a complicated operation of editing dubbing from a DVD to an MD, display an editing mode, and the like, and improve operability and enlarge an operation surface.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a structural view of a main part of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a first panel 30 of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a second panel 40 of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an essential part structural diagram showing an initial open state of a display operation mode of the electronic apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an essential part structural diagram showing an open state of the display operation mode of the electronic apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an essential part structural diagram showing an open state of the insertion operation mode of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is an essential part structural diagram showing an open state of the operation expansion mode of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a continuation of the flowchart in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a continuation of the flowchart in FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a continuation of the flowchart in FIG. 9;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Electronic device 11 ... Housing | casing 12, 33 ... Sliding groove 13 ... 1st rack 14 ... Holding part 15 ... 1st drive source 16 ... 1st gear 17 ... Rotating pin 18 ... Second rack 19 ... Second drive source 20 ... Second gear 23 ... CD reproducing device 24 ... MD remanufacturing device 30 ... First panel 40 ... Second panel

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a movable unit configured to be movable between an open position for opening an insertion opening provided on a front surface of the main body of the device and a closed position for closing the insertion opening. An electronic apparatus, comprising: a first panel; and a second panel movably provided with respect to the first panel, the front panel including at least one of the display unit and the operation button. 2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second panel is movable between a covering position covering the front surface of the first panel and an exposure position exposing the front surface. 2. A first driving unit for driving the first panel, a second driving unit for driving the second panel, and a control unit for controlling the driving of the first and second driving units. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit includes a drive command input unit that issues a panel drive command. 3. The first driving means includes first guiding means for vertically guiding an upper end side of the first panel, and moving in a front-rear direction by pivotally supporting a lower end of the first panel. The electronic device according to claim 2, further comprising: a first movable member that can be provided; and a first drive source that applies a driving force to the first movable member. 4. The second driving means is provided on the first panel, and an upper end side of the second panel is provided on the first panel.
A second guide member for guiding the panel in a plane direction, a second movable member pivotally supporting a lower end of the first panel and movable in the front-rear direction, and applying a driving force to the second movable member. The electronic device according to claim 3, further comprising a first driving source, wherein the second driving source is provided on the first moving member. 5. The driving command input means issues a first driving command for driving only the first panel and a second driving command for driving only the second panel. 5. The method according to claim 2, wherein
An electronic device according to claim 1. 6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the drive command input unit is provided on the second panel. 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the first panel is in the closed position, the second panel can take any of the exposed position and the covering position. Electronic device as described.