JP2002373542A - Operating panel and producing method of name plate - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an operating panel, which can respond to specification change of a name plate and the like promptly, and a producing method of the name plate, which can produce the plate at low cost. SOLUTION: After printing a reverse image on a print by a printer (step S4), copying the reverse character printed on the print thing by a copying machine on to a back surface of a transparent sheet (step S5) produces the name plate of the operating panel.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a control panel and a method for producing a nameplate. In particular, the present invention is suitable as an operation panel in which a flat-type switch is incorporated and installed in a production facility such as a factory, and a method for producing a custom nameplate in such an operation panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a flat type operation panel using a sheet key or a mechanical key having a mechanical configuration records characters or the like directly on a nameplate in order to specify the contents of the operation keys. A method of laminating the nameplate sheets is adopted.

[0003]

However, as in the above-mentioned conventional example, characters formed on the nameplate of the flat key type operation panel are often prescribed, and the number of custom-made nameplates is large. Needed.
For this reason, when producing a small number of nameplates, there has been a situation where the number of the nameplates is excessively wasted. In addition, in a new production facility, characters formed on a nameplate are often unclear at the time of start-up of production, and the nameplate has to be changed due to a specification change or the like.

[0004] Therefore, even if the components of the operation panel are reduced or the number of wiring steps is reduced, in the case of a custom nameplate, the cost occupied by the nameplate in the entire operation panel is increased, and the total operation panel is not used. Cost reduction was difficult.
In addition, the operation panel is often attached directly to the device body,
In the case of adjusting the apparatus, tools may be placed on the surface of the operation panel, and the keys of the operation panel may be operated by the tools.

An object of the present invention is to provide an operation panel capable of promptly responding to a change in specification of a nameplate and a method of manufacturing a nameplate capable of manufacturing a nameplate at low cost.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided an operation panel according to the present invention, wherein a switch operation section on a back side of the switch operation section is operated by pushing a switch operation section on a nameplate. The nameplate is characterized in that the reverse image is copied on the back surface of the transparent sheet using a copying machine.

According to a method of manufacturing a nameplate according to the present invention, in a method of manufacturing a nameplate in which a switch mechanism portion located on a back side of the switch operation portion is operated by pushing a switch operation portion, the nameplate material is used. A transparent sheet is prepared, an inverted image is printed on a printed matter by a printer, and then the inverted image printed on the printed matter is copied on the back surface of the transparent sheet by a copying machine.

According to the present invention, for example, an image to be formed on a nameplate is created using commercially available CAD software, the image is printed out using a printer (output device), and the printed out image is generally used. A nameplate is produced by copying the image onto a transparent sheet using a simple plain paper copier. The transparent sheet has a thickness of, for example, about 0.1 mm, and a transparent sheet on which an image is copied and cut into an appropriate size can be used as a nameplate. By copying an image to be formed on the nameplate as a reverse image on the back surface of the transparent sheet, the image formed on the back surface of the nameplate can be protected without providing a special protective sheet on the surface of the nameplate. In addition, by creating an image to be formed on the nameplate using CAD software, it is possible to freely set character arrangement, line drawing, and the like in the image with good operability. As a result, a nameplate comparable to a nameplate produced by conventional printing or the like can be produced at low cost. In addition, a transparent plate having a thickness of about 2 mm is provided on the nameplate, and a switch is operated by pressing the nameplate through a hole formed in the transparent plate. Inadvertent pushing operation of the nameplate can be prevented.

[0009]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a low-cost operation panel according to the present invention.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the operation panel of the present embodiment, and FIG.
Is a plan view of the operation panel, and FIG. 3 is a III-I of FIG.
It is sectional drawing which follows the II line. In these figures, reference numeral 1 denotes an outer cover of the operation panel, and a transparent safety cover plate 2 is positioned inside the upper opening. Reference numeral 3 denotes a transparent nameplate sheet (nameplate), which is formed of, for example, a polyurethane material having a thickness of 0.1 mm. Reference numeral 4 denotes a base sheet on which the nameplate sheet 3 is placed. Reference numeral 5 denotes a mask plate for fixing a keyboard switch, 6 denotes an operation key having a mechanical configuration (hereinafter, referred to as a “mechanical key”), and 7 denotes a control circuit board, and these constitute a switch mechanism. 8
Is a bottom plate, and 9 is a support for fixing the substrate. The nameplate sheet 3 placed on the base sheet 4 is
It is pressed against the inner surface of the upper safety cover plate 2 via the switch mechanism (mask plate 5, mechanical key 6, substrate 7) and support 9. In the case of this example, the bottom plate 8 is attached to the outer cover 1 by four screws. Thereby, the nameplate sheet 3 is securely fixed inside the operation panel, and can be easily replaced by removing the bottom plate 8. The safety cover plate 2 is placed directly on the nameplate sheet 3 and is positioned and guided in the outer cover 1.

In the case of this example, characters of "fully automatic", "automatic", "manual", "start", "stop", and "cancel" are formed on the nameplate sheet 3, and the forming portions of these characters are formed. Is a switch operation unit. Then, when the switch operating portion of the nameplate sheet 3 is pressed downward, the mechanical key 6 located below the portion operates as a switch. A hole 2A large enough to allow a fingertip of an operator to be formed is formed in a portion of the safety cover plate 2 located above the switch operating portion of the nameplate sheet 3. Therefore, the operator can switch the corresponding mechanical key 6 by pressing the switch operating portion of the nameplate sheet 3 downward through the hole 2A. If the tools are merely placed on the safety cover plate 2, the switch operating portion of the nameplate sheet 3 located in the hole 2A is not pushed downward. Therefore, unnecessary switch operations other than such switch operations by the operator are avoided.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a seat portion constituted by the safety cover 2, the nameplate sheet 3, and the base sheet 4. These members 2, 3, and 4 are used in combination in the order shown in FIG. These members 2,
3 and 4 may be bonded to each other. FIG. 5 is a plan view of the nameplate sheet 3, and FIG. 6 is a side view of the nameplate sheet 3. The lower surface 3B of the nameplate sheet 3 has "fully automatic", "automatic", "manual", and "start". , “Stop”, and “cancel” are formed. Therefore, when the nameplate sheet 3 is viewed from the upper surface 3A, images such as those characters can be recognized as shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the procedure for producing such a nameplate sheet 3.

First, when the nameplate sheet 3 to be produced is a new one, a formed image of the nameplate sheet 3 including characters and the like is created using the CAD computer 15 as shown in FIG. 8 (step S1). , S2). The created data is
It is stored on a floppy (registered trademark) disk 16 or the like.
If the nameplate sheet to be produced is not new, use the production data stored on the floppy disk 16 or the like,
By correcting this, a formed image of the nameplate sheet 3 including characters and the like is created (step S3).

Thereafter, the formed image of the nameplate sheet 3 including the created characters and the like is printed on plain paper or the like using the printer 17 as shown in FIG. 8 (step S4). Thereafter, the printed matter W1 that has been printed out is set on the platen of the copying machine 18 as shown in FIG. 9, and the image of the printed matter W1 is copied onto the transparent sheet material W2 of the nameplate sheet 3 (step S5). The copying machine 18 is, for example, a dry copy machine. By setting the transparent sheet material W2 on a manual feeder, the image of the printed matter W1 can be copied onto the transparent sheet material W2. After that, the printed matter W1
The nameplate sheet 3 is produced by cutting the transparent sheet material W2 on which the image has been copied into a predetermined size (step S6). Then, as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, and FIG. 3, the nameplate sheet 3 is incorporated into the operation panel (Step S).
7).

By the way, as described above, the nameplate sheet 3
Nameplate sheet 3 to form a reverse image on the lower surface 3B of the
Is recorded in reverse on the printed matter W1, that is, recorded as a reversed image (characters are reversed characters), and then the image is copied to the transparent sheet material W2. Alternatively, the image of the printed matter W1 may be inverted and copied to the transparent sheet material W2 in the copying machine 18 without reversely recording the image on the printed matter W1, that is, without making the image a reversed image. It is desirable that the scale of the image of the nameplate sheet 3 created using the CAD computer 15 as shown in FIG. 8 is 1/1.

As described above, the nameplate sheet 3 can be manufactured simply and at low cost. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the cost of the entire operation panel incorporating such a nameplate sheet 3.

Specifically, when the nameplate sheet of this example was produced, the cost was as low as 4 yen / 1 sheet, which was very economical. Further, since a drawing created by using CAD can be directly formed on a nameplate sheet, characters can be freely arranged from the standpoint of an operator such as a graphic.

It is to be noted that the base sheet 4 can be used as the nameplate sheet 3 by directly copying the image onto the base sheet 4. Further, the safety cover plate 2 does not always need to be provided, and the nameplate sheet 3 may be used as a protection sheet mounted on the base sheet 4.

[0020]

As described above, the present invention can promptly respond to a change in the specification of the operation panel including the nameplate and a change in the function improvement at the time of starting up the production of the operation panel, and the like. The nameplate can be produced at low cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an operation panel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the operation panel of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a nameplate sheet in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the nameplate sheet in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a side view of the nameplate sheet of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for producing the nameplate sheet of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a front view of a computer and a printer used for producing the nameplate sheet of FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a front view of a copying machine used for producing the nameplate sheet of FIG. 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 outer cover 2 safety cover plate 2A hole 3 nameplate sheet (nameplate) 3A front surface 3B back surface 4 base sheet 5 keyboard switch fixing mask plate 6 mechanical key 7 control circuit board 8 bottom plate 9 substrate fixing support 15 computer 16 floppy disk 17 printer 18 Plain paper copier

Claims (7)

[Claims] An operation panel in which a switch mechanism located on the back side of the switch operating section is operated by pushing a switch operating section of the name plate, wherein the name plate is provided with a copier on the back side of a transparent sheet. An operation panel characterized in that a reversed image is copied by using the operation panel. 2. The operation panel according to claim 1, wherein the inverted image is printed on a printed matter by a printer and then copied on the back surface of the transparent sheet by the copying machine. 3. The operation panel according to claim 1, wherein the reverse image includes a reverse character representing an operation of a switch in the switch mechanism. 4. The operation panel according to claim 1, wherein the switch mechanism comprises a sheet type switch or a mechanical type flat type switch. 5. The operation panel according to claim 1, further comprising a transparent plate having a hole formed in a portion facing the switch operation unit on a surface of the nameplate. 6. A nameplate producing method for operating a switch mechanism located on the back side of the switch operation unit by pushing a switch operation unit, wherein a transparent sheet is prepared as a material of the nameplate. A method for producing a nameplate, comprising: printing a reverse image on a printed material by using a copying machine; and copying the reverse image printed on the printed material onto the back surface of the transparent sheet by a copying machine. 7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the reverse image includes a reverse character indicating a type of a switch in the switch mechanism.