JP2001034402A - Electronic equipment provided with housing part for operating means - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make an operating means available without trouble as necessary and to improve convenience by providing a housing part housing the operating means with a holding means temporarily holding the operating means when the operating means is temporarily not used. SOLUTION: A displaying part 4 having a touch panel is provided on the front of a housing 3, a housing recessed part 8 is formed at the right side part of the housing 3, and an operating pen 9 that is brought into contact with the touch panel to perform various operations such as editing is housed in the part 8. When the tapered part 9a of the pen 9 is inserted up to the deep bottom part 8a of the part 8, the lower end part of the part 9a is inserted into a pen supporting part to be supported. When the pen 9 is taken out, the upper end side part of the pen 9 is projected from the part 8 and the lower end part is brought into contact with the slope 12a of an inner face 12 and a connecting part 17 to be in an inclined state by pressing the lower end part of the part 9a toward the part 8a side. Then, the pen 9 is taken out of the part 8 so as to be pulled up in this state.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus provided with a storage section for operating means. More specifically, the present invention relates to a technical field of an electronic device including a storage section of an operation unit capable of performing various operations such as an editing operation by bringing an operation unit such as an operation pen into contact with a touch panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are electronic devices which can perform various operations such as editing operations by bringing an operation means such as an operation pen into contact with a touch panel.

[0003] Some of such electronic devices have a storage recess for accommodating the operation pen. In conventional electronic devices, the operation pen is stored and stored in the storage recess when the operation pen is not used. The operation pen stored at the time of using the pen is taken out from the storage recess and used.

[0004]

However, in the above-described conventional electronic device, even if the operation pen is not used temporarily during editing work, the operation pen is prevented from being lost. It was necessary to temporarily store the operation pen in the storage recess. Therefore, when the operation pen is used again during the editing operation, the operation pen stored in the storage recess must be taken out again, and there is a problem that it takes a lot of trouble to take out the operation pen, which is inconvenient.

On the other hand, when the operation pen is not used temporarily during the editing operation, in order to avoid the trouble of taking out from the storage recess, for example, the operation is performed on a desk or a table. When the pen is placed, there is a case where an inconvenience such as a lost or misplaced operation pen occurs.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device provided with a storage portion for operating means, which overcomes the above-mentioned problems and improves the usability of the electronic device.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided an electronic apparatus having a storage section for operating means.
A display unit having a touch panel and displaying input information, and a storage unit for storing operation means for performing various operations such as editing by contacting the touch panel are provided. A holding means for temporarily holding the operating means when used is provided.

[0008] Therefore, in the electronic device provided with the accommodating portion of the operating means of the present invention, the operating means can be temporarily held when the operating means is not used temporarily.

[0009]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic apparatus having a storage section for operating means according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the embodiments described below, an electronic apparatus provided with a storage section for operating means of the present invention is applied to a reading device for reading the contents of a document or the like.

The main body 2 of the reading apparatus 1 has a flat rectangular housing 3 provided with required components (FIGS. 1 and 2).
reference).

A display unit 4 having a touch panel is provided on the front surface of the housing 3. The display unit 4 displays the contents of the read document and input keys for performing various operations such as an editing operation. Is displayed. Shutters 5 and 6 are provided at the upper end of the housing 3 adjacent to the left and right sides so as to be openable and closable. The disk-shaped recording medium accommodated in the disk cartridge can be inserted and removed.

A slide knob 7 is provided at a position on the left end of the front surface of the lower end of the housing 3, and the slide knob 7 is slidable in the left-right direction with respect to the housing 3.

A housing recess 8 is formed in the right side surface portion 3a of the housing 3, and an operation pen 9 as an operating means is provided in the housing recess 8.
Is stored (see FIGS. 3 to 6). And the display unit 4
The input keys are displayed on the screen, and various operations such as an editing operation can be performed by touching the input keys with the operation pen 9.

The storage recess 8 is long in the vertical direction, and is formed by a front surface 10, a rear surface 11, a back surface 12, an upper surface 13, and a lower surface 14. The front surface 10 and the rear surface 11 extend vertically and are opposed to each other, and a surface connecting the front surface 10 and the rear surface 11 is a back surface 12.

An arrangement recess 15 is formed at a substantially central portion in the vertical direction of the front surface 10, and an elastic displacement portion 16 protruding rightward from the back surface 12 is arranged in the arrangement recess 15.
The elastic displacement portion 16 is formed in a U-shape that opens leftward, and has a projection 16a that protrudes rearward at the right end.

At the lower ends of the front surface 10 and the rear surface 11, pen support portions 10a, 1
1a is formed. The tip of the pen support 10a and the tip of the pen support 11a are separated by a predetermined distance.

The elastic displacement part 16 and the pen support parts 10a, 11
A connecting portion 17 that connects the front opening edge and the rear opening edge of the storage recess 8 is integrally provided at a position between the two.

A portion of the back surface 12 facing the connecting portion 17 is an inclined surface 12a displaced leftward as it goes downward.
The lower end of the storage recess 8 is made deeper than other portions by forming the inclined surface 12a, and this portion is formed as a deep bottom portion 8a.

The operation pen 9 is formed as a tapered portion 9a such that a portion on the pen tip side becomes smaller in diameter as approaching the pen tip, and a portion other than the tapered portion 9a is formed as a large diameter portion 9b.

A stand 18 is provided on the rear side of the main body 2 so as to be rotatably supported (see FIGS. 1 and 2). The stand 18 is rotatably supported at the upper end on the rear surface of the housing 3, and serves to hold the main body 2 in an upright state by rotating the lower end so as to separate from the housing 3. Fulfill.

The reading device 1 includes a document reading unit 1 in addition to the main unit 2.
9 (see FIGS. 1 and 2), and the original reading section 19 is detachable from the main body 2. Document reading unit 19
Is long in one direction, and has an insertion slot 20 for inserting a document. Then, the original reading section 19 and the main body section 2
Is connected by a connection code 21 to the original reading unit 19.
When a document is inserted from the insertion opening 20 of the
The content of the document is read by a sensor (not shown) provided in the printer, and the content of the document is sent to the main unit 2 as a signal, recorded on a recording medium, and displayed on the display unit 4.

In the reading apparatus 1, the original reading section 19 can be used by being attached to either the left side or the lower end of the main body 2 (see FIGS. 1 and 2). In a state where the original reading section 19 is attached to the left side surface of the main body 2, by operating the slide knob 7, the original reading section 19 can be detached from the main body 2. I have.

Hereinafter, a method of storing the operation pen 9 in the storage recess 8 will be described.

First, the operation pen 9 is set in a state where the tapered portion 9a is inclined downward, and the tapered portion 9a is inserted from above into the space between the connecting portion 17 and the back surface 12, and the tapered portion 9a is inserted.
To the deep bottom portion 8a of the storage recess 8 (see FIG. 7).
When the tapered portion 9a is inserted to the deep bottom portion 8a, the tapered portion 9a is inserted.
The lower end of a is inserted between and supported by the pen supports 10a and 11a. Then, in this state, the operation pen 9
The portion near the lower end of the large diameter portion 9b is the inclined surface 12 of the back surface 12.
The operating pen 9 is tilted and held in a state in which the upper end portion protrudes from the storage recess 8 (see FIG. 7).

Next, when the upper end portion of the operation pen 9 is pressed toward the storage recess 8, a part of the large-diameter portion 9 b of the operation pen 9 comes into contact with the protrusion 16 a of the elastic displacement portion 16, and furthermore, When the operation pen 9 is pressed toward the storage recess 8, the elastic displacement portion 16 is elastically displaced in a direction away from the rear surface 11, and the operation pen 9 gets over the protrusion preventing projection 16 a. Then, the operation pen 9 attempts to return to the original state by the elastic force when the operation pen 9 is displaced when the operation pen 9 climbs over the projection preventing projection 16a. Are stored in the storage recess 8 while being sandwiched from both sides (see FIG. 5).

In the state of being stored in the storage recess 8,
As described above, the operation pen 9 is connected to the elastic displacement portion 16 and the rear surface 11.
, And is located on the back surface 12 side of the projection preventing projection 16a (see FIG. 6). Therefore, the operation pen 9 is prevented from jumping out of the storage recess 8 by the protrusion preventing projection 16a.

Next, removal of the operation pen 9 from the storage recess 8 will be described.

When the operation pen 9 is stored in the storage recess 8, the operation pen 9 is in an upright state, and a part of the operation pen 9 is
(See FIG. 5). Therefore, the operation pen 9
By pressing the lower end of the operating pen 9 toward the deep bottom portion 8a, the upper end portion of the operation pen 9 is projected from the storage recess 8 and the portion near the lower end abuts the inclined surface 12a of the back surface 12 and the connecting portion 17. And is inclined (see FIG. 7). And
In this state, the operation pen 9 is taken out from the storage recess 8 so as to be pulled out upward.

As described above, the operation pen 9 can be stored in the storage recess 8 simply by inserting the operation pen 9 into the storage recess 8 with the operating pen 9 inclined and pressing the upper end portion.
Further, the operation pen 9 can be removed from the storage recess 8 simply by pressing the lower end portion of the operation pen 9 to be inclined and pulling the operation pen 9 upward. Therefore, the operation pen 9 can be stored in the storage recess 8 and taken out of the storage recess 8 very easily.

In the reading device 1, when the editing pen or the like is not used and the operation pen 9 is not used temporarily, the operation pen 9 is temporarily held in the storage recess 8. Can be.

In the same manner as described above, the operation pen 9 is temporarily held by inserting the operation pen 9 from above into the space between the connecting portion 17 and the back surface 12, and setting the portion near the lower end of the operation pen 9 to the back surface. 12
Abutting against the inclined surface 12a and the connecting portion 17 to be supported,
This is performed by making the upper end portion protrude from the storage recess 8 (see FIG. 7).

Therefore, since the operation pen 9 can be temporarily held only by inserting it into the storage recess 8 from above, it can be performed extremely easily.

The operating pen 9 is held in a state where the lower end portion thereof is simply brought into contact with and supported by the inclined surface 12 a and the connecting portion 17 so that the upper end portion protrudes from the storage recess 8. Therefore, when using the operation pen 9 again, it is sufficient to simply pull out the operation pen 9 upward,
The operation pen 9 can be taken out extremely easily.

Further, in the reading device 1, since the operation pen 9 can be temporarily held as described above, when the operation pen 9 is not used temporarily, for example,
It is not necessary to place the operation pen 9 on a desk or a table, and it is possible to prevent the operation pen 9 from being lost or left behind.

The operation pen 9 is temporarily held by the connecting portion 1 which connects the opposing opening edges of the storage recess 8 with the operation pen 9.
The connecting portion 17 and the inclined surface 12a serve as holding means for temporarily holding the operation pen 9 by making contact with the inclined surface 7 and the inclined surface 12a.

As described above, since the holding means has a very simple structure of the connecting portion 17 and the inclined surface 12a, the reading device 1 is used to temporarily hold the operation pen 9.
The structure does not become complicated and the manufacturing cost does not increase.

Normally, the operator performs editing work or the like in a state facing the display unit 4, and the operator views the touch panel from the front. Therefore, as described above, in a state where the operation pen 9 is temporarily held, the part of the operation pen 9 protrudes from the storage recess 8 formed in the right side surface portion 3 a of the housing 3. It is possible to confirm the presence of the operation pen 9 temporarily held without being moved,
Since the operation pen 9 can be used immediately when the user wants to use the operation pen 9, work efficiency of editing work and the like is remarkably improved.

The specific shapes and structures of the respective parts shown in the above-described embodiments are merely examples of the embodiment for carrying out the present invention. The scope should not be construed as limiting.

[0040]

As is apparent from the above description, the electronic apparatus provided with the storage section of the operation means of the present invention has a display section having a touch panel and displaying inputted information,
A storage unit for storing operation means for performing various operations such as editing by touching the touch panel; and a storage unit for temporarily holding the operation means when the operation means is temporarily not used. It is characterized by the following.

Therefore, for example, when performing various works such as editing work, the operation means can be used without any trouble as required, and the usability of the electronic device can be improved.

Further, since the operating means can be temporarily held, when the operating means is not used temporarily, for example, there is no need to place the operating means on a desk or a table. Loss or misplacement of the means can be prevented.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the storage portion is formed as a storage recess having a concave shape, a contact surface is formed in the storage recess, and the connecting portion connects the opposite opening edges of the storage recess. The holding means is constituted by a contact surface and a connecting portion, and the operating means is supported by partially contacting the contact surface and supporting another by contacting the other portion with the connecting portion. In this case, since the holding means is temporarily held, the holding means has a very simple configuration, so that the structure of the electronic device is complicated in order to temporarily hold the operation means. There is no problem and the manufacturing cost does not increase.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the touch panel and the storage recess are provided in one housing, the touch panel is provided on the front surface of the housing, and the storage recess is provided on the side surface of the housing. Since the contact surface of the concave portion is formed as an inclined surface, and a part of the operation means is temporarily held by the holding means in a state of protruding outward from the side surface of the housing, for example, for editing work, etc. During various operations, the operator can confirm the presence of the temporarily held operation means without almost moving his / her gaze, and can immediately use the operation means when he / she wants to use the operation means. Work efficiency such as work is greatly improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an electronic apparatus provided with a storage section for operating means according to the present invention, together with FIG. 2 to FIG. 7; FIG. FIG.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a document reading unit is attached to a lower end of a main body.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing a storage recess.

FIG. 4 is a right side view showing a main body.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a state in which the operation pen is stored in the storage recess, with a part cut away.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway front view showing a state in which the operation pen is temporarily held.

[Explanation of symbols]

1. Reading device (electronic device provided with a storage section for operation means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 ... Housing | casing, 3a ... Right side part (side part), 4 ... Display part, 8
... storage recess (storage), 9 ... operation pen (operation means), 1
2a: inclined surface (contact surface), 17: connecting portion

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Michinori Matsuda 6-7-35 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Inside Sony Corporation (72) Inventor Makoto Saito 6-35, Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo No. Sony Corporation F term (reference) 5B019 BA04 BA10 DA06 5B068 AA05 AA22 AA32 AA36 AA38 BD02 5B087 AA09 AB05 BC03 CC11

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A display unit having a touch panel for displaying input information, and a storage unit for storing operation means for performing various operations such as editing by touching the touch panel, wherein the storage unit includes an operation means. An electronic apparatus comprising a storage section for operating means, characterized in that a holding means for temporarily holding the operating means when the apparatus is temporarily not used is provided. 2. The storage section is formed as a storage recess having a concave shape, a contact surface is formed in the storage recess, and a connecting portion is provided for connecting opposite opening edges of the storage recess. The operating means is constituted by a contact surface and a connecting portion, and the operating means is partially supported by the contacting surface and the other part is temporarily supported by the supporting means by being supported by the connecting portion. An electronic device comprising a storage section for operating means according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is held by the electronic device. 3. The touch panel and the storage recess are provided in one housing, the touch panel is provided on a front surface of the housing, the storage recess is provided on a side surface of the housing, and a contact surface of the storage recess is inclined. 3. The operating means according to claim 2, wherein the operating means is formed as a surface, and the operating means is temporarily held by the holding means in a state where a part of the operating means protrudes outward from a side surface of the housing. Electronic equipment with a storage section.