JP2004039590A - Switch mechanism for controller - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a switch mechanism for controller, which can carry out the rotation detection by the rotation of a wheel, can turn on/off a tact switch by the tilt of the wheel, and can increase the operations of the wheel by rotating and tilting the wheel. <P>SOLUTION: A long shaft 6 is laid on springs 4 and 5 arranged in opening grooves 2a and 3a of holding plates 2 and 3 disposed in a controller operating portion and erected on a substrate toward a telephone main body opening part, between the opening grooves 2a and 3a. A wheel 7 having a small through hole 7a formed thereon in a circumferential direction is attached to the long shaft 6. A bifurcate arm part 8 is attached to the wheel 7 on the long shaft 6. A horizontal plate 9 of the bifurcate arm part 8 is disposed on a hilly protruding part 10 on the substrate. Tact switches 11 and 12 turned on/off by tilting the bifurcate arm part 8 and the horizontal plate 9 at a tilt of the long shaft 6 are disposed on inclined planes 10a and 10b of the hilly protruding part 10. A photodetector 13 which detects the rotational action and direction of the wheel 7 is attached to the bifurcate arm part 8. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an improvement of a switch mechanism of a controller that mainly controls movement of a cursor displayed on a display device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a switch mechanism of a conventional controller, there is, for example, a controller used in a game machine and the like described in JP-A-2000-325658. As shown in FIGS. 6A, 6B, and 6C, the tilt operation piece 116 is moved up, down, left, and right on the upper surface of the horizontal board 110 built in the main body case 109 of the controller 102 via four piece switches 120. It is provided so as to be tiltable and displaceable in four directions. A slit 118 is formed in the vertical direction at the center of the tilt operation piece 116, and a rotary dial plate 114 provided rotatably and vertically displaceable on a base 126 in the slit 118 interferes with the displacement of the tilt operation piece 116. Not accommodated. The upper end of the rotary dial plate 114 projects outward from the slit 118. When the player rotates the rotary dial plate 114 through the protruding portion, the rotation sensor detects this and transmits it to the internal microcomputer. When the player pushes the rotary dial plate 114 into the back of the slit 118, the dial switch detects this and transmits it to the microcomputer.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the rotary dial plate 114 has only the function of rotation detection, does not have both functions of rotation detection and left / right detection, and requires a tilt operation piece 116 for left / right detection. There was a problem that the structure was complicated.
[0004]
Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and can detect rotation by rotating a wheel, and can turn on / off a pair of tact switches arranged on the left and right by inclining the same wheel, thereby providing one wheel. It is an object of the present invention to provide a switch mechanism of a controller capable of increasing the number of wheel operations by rotating and tilting a.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a switch mechanism of a controller according to the present invention is arranged on a controller operation portion of a telephone main body of a mobile phone, and stands from a substrate in the telephone main body toward an opening provided on a surface of the telephone main body. An upwardly biased spring is disposed in an opening groove near the upper end of the pair of holding plate bodies provided, and a long axis body is horizontally disposed at an upper end of the spring in an opening groove of the pair of holding plate bodies. A wheel in which a plurality of small through holes are formed in the vicinity of the outer peripheral end in the vicinity of the outer peripheral end at a position substantially in the axial direction of the long shaft body and rotatably and vertically mounted. At the same time, upper ends of the forked arms are attached to both sides of the wheel in the long shaft body, and a horizontal plate integrally provided on a lower root portion of the forked arms is formed on the substrate. Mountain It is placed on the upper end of the protrusion, and the inclined surfaces on both sides of the mountain-shaped protrusion are turned on by the inclination of the horizontal plate that is interlocked with the inclination of the bifurcated arm when the long-axis body is inclined. A pair of tactile switches to be turned off are arranged, and a pair of light detections for detecting a rotation operation and a rotation direction of the wheel are provided on both sides of a portion of the forked arm portion facing the through hole of the wheel. The vessel is attached.
[0006]
Further, the switch mechanism of the controller according to the present invention is disposed on a controller operation portion of the controller main body of the electronic device, and a pair of holding members which stand from the substrate in the controller main body toward the opening provided on the surface of the controller main body. An elastic body which is urged upward is disposed in an opening groove near the upper end of the plate body, and a long axis body is stretched horizontally at an upper end of the elastic body between the opening grooves of the pair of holding plate bodies. A wheel provided with a plurality of small through-holes in the circumferential direction is rotatably and vertically attached to a substantially central portion in the axial direction of the long-axis body, and the wheel in the long-axis body is The upper ends of the forked arms are attached to both sides of the wheel, and a horizontal plate integrally provided on the lower root portion of the forked arms is mounted on the upper end of a mountain-shaped protrusion formed on the substrate. This is A pair of tact switches which are turned on and off by the inclination of the horizontal plate interlocking with the inclination of the bifurcated arm when the long axis body is inclined are arranged on the inclined surfaces on both sides of the protruding portion, A pair of photodetectors for detecting a rotation operation and a rotation direction of the wheel are attached to both sides of a portion of the bifurcated arm portion facing the through hole of the wheel.
[0007]
Further, the mounting interval between the pair of photodetectors is not equal to the interval between the through holes of the wheel and is not half the interval between the through holes of the wheel in order to detect the rotation direction of the wheel. Is preferred.
[0008]
Further, the bifurcated arm portion is provided with a plate-like portion extending integrally to the vicinity of the wheel, and a small through hole of the wheel is detected on both sides of the vicinity of the wheel in the plate-like portion. Is preferably mounted.
[0009]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a switch mechanism of a controller according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1A and 1B show a switch mechanism of a controller according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1A is a schematic perspective view, and FIG. 1B is a schematic side view showing a holding state of the wheel. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a mobile phone provided with the switch mechanism. FIG. 3 shows a detection state of a through hole around a wheel by a photodetector in the switch mechanism. Explanatory diagram showing the detection interval of the through hole by the photodetector, (b) is an explanatory diagram showing the detection state of the through hole by the photodetector when the wheel is rotated to one side, (c) FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a detection state of a small through hole by a photodetector when the wheel is rotated to the other side. FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view of a main part showing the arrangement of the through holes of the wheel and the photodetector in the switch mechanism, and FIG. 5 is a schematic front view showing a switch mechanism of another example of the controller.
[0010]
As shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b) and FIG. 2, the switch mechanism of the controller according to the present embodiment includes an openable / closable type including an upper telephone body 1A having a display surface 1a and a lower telephone body 1B having an operation surface 1b. Is disposed on the controller operation portion 1c of the lower telephone main body 1B of the mobile telephone 1. An opening near the upper end of a pair of holding plate bodies 2 and 3 erected from a substrate (not shown) in the lower telephone body 1B toward an opening 1d provided on the surface of the lower telephone body 1B. Springs 4, 5 urged upward are disposed in the grooves 2 a, 3 a, and a long axis body 6 is horizontally mounted on the upper ends of the springs 4, 5 in a pair of holding grooves 2, 3. , 3a. Further, a wheel 7 having a plurality of small through holes 7a formed in the vicinity of the outer peripheral end in a circumferential direction at a substantially central portion in the axial direction of the long shaft body 6 is rotatably and vertically mounted.
[0011]
Also, the upper end of the bifurcated arm 8 having a substantially rectangular shape with both pieces 8a and 8b attached to both sides of the wheel 7 in the long shaft body 6, and provided integrally on the lower root portion of the bifurcated arm 8. The horizontal plate 9 is placed on the upper end of a mountain-shaped protrusion 10 formed on the substrate. Further, the inclined surfaces 10a and 10b on both sides of the mountain-shaped projection are turned on by the inclination of the horizontal plate 9 which is linked to the inclination of the forked arm 8 when the long shaft body 6 is inclined by tilting the wheel. -A pair of tact switches 11 and 12 to be turned off are arranged. Further, a pair of photodetectors 13, 13 for detecting the rotation operation and the rotation direction of the wheel 7 are attached to both sides of a portion of the bifurcated arm portion 8 facing the through hole 7a of the wheel 7, respectively. I have. Each photodetector 13 is a sensor such as an encoder generally used, and includes a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit.
[0012]
Further, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 4, the mounting interval d of the pair of photodetectors 13, 13 mounted on both pieces 8 a, 8 b of the forked arm 8 is smaller than the penetration distance of the wheel 7. It is mounted so as not to be equal to the distance D between the holes 7a, 7a and to half the distance D / 2 of the through holes 7a, 7a of the wheel 7.
[0013]
When the wheel 7 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 4 by the above-described configuration, the left side light of the pair of photodetectors 13 and 13 attached to the two pieces 8a and 8b of the forked arm portion 8 is determined. The detector 13 first detects the small through-hole 7a of the wheel 7 and outputs a convex detection signal first as shown on the line of the graph a in FIG. Detects the through hole 7a of the wheel 7 and immediately outputs a convex detection signal as shown on the line b in FIG. 3 (c), and the wheel 7 is rotating clockwise. Is detected.
[0014]
When the wheel 7 is rotated counterclockwise, the right photodetector 13 of the pair of photodetectors 13 attached to the two pieces 8a, 8b of the bifurcated arm 8 penetrates the wheel 7. The small hole 7a is detected first, and a convex detection signal is first outputted as shown on the line of the graph b in FIG. 3 (c), and then the right photodetector 13 is connected to the small through hole 7a of the wheel 7. Is detected and a convex detection signal is immediately output as shown on the line of the graph a in FIG. 3C, and it is detected that the wheel 7 is rotating in the counterclockwise direction. Here, if the interval d between the pair of photodetectors 13, 13 is equal to the interval between the small through holes D of the wheel 7, or the interval D / 2, the graphs shown in FIGS. The distance between the convex detection signals on the lines a and b is the same as that of a and b, and it cannot be determined whether the wheel 7 is rotating clockwise or counterclockwise. Therefore, as described above, the mounting interval d between the pair of photodetectors 13, 13 is not equal to the interval D between the small through holes 7a, 7a of the wheel 7, and is half of the small through holes 7a, 7a of the wheel 7. That is, they are mounted so as not to be equal to the interval D / 2.
[0015]
Therefore, according to the switch mechanism of the controller of the present embodiment, the rotation can be detected by rotating the wheel 7, and by tilting the same wheel 7, the pair of tact switches 11 and 12 disposed on the left and right are turned ON / OFF. The operation by the wheel 7 can be increased by rotating and tilting one wheel 7.
[0016]
In the switch mechanism shown in FIG. 5, the forked arm 8 is provided with plate-like portions 14, 14 extending integrally to the vicinity of the wheel 7, and both sides of the plate-like portions 14, 14 near the wheel 7. , A pair of photodetectors 13 and 13 for detecting the small through holes 7a of the wheel 7 are attached. In this way, by reducing the distance between the wheel 7 and the photodetectors 13, 13, the photodetectors 13, 13 can accurately detect the small through-hole 7a of the wheel 7.
[0017]
In the above-described embodiment, the switch mechanism of the tact switch in the mobile phone has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the switch mechanism of the tact switch of another electronic device such as a game machine or a mouse of a personal computer may be used. Of course, it can be applied. In addition, instead of the tact switches 11 and 12, contact is provided on each of the inclined surfaces 10a and 10b of the mountain-shaped protruding portion 10, and even if conductive rubber is provided on the horizontal plate 9 facing these contacts, the tilt is detected. Switch mechanism can be obtained.
[0018]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, a pair of holding members arranged on the controller operation portion of the telephone body of the mobile phone and standing upright from the substrate in the telephone body toward the opening provided on the surface of the telephone body. A spring urged upward is disposed in an opening groove near the upper end of the plate body, and a long shaft body is horizontally stretched over the upper end of the spring between the opening grooves of the pair of holding plate bodies. A wheel having a plurality of small through holes formed in the vicinity of the outer peripheral end in a circumferential direction at a substantially central portion in the axial direction of the long shaft body is rotatably and vertically mounted. Upper ends of the forked arms are attached to both sides of the wheel in the body, and a horizontal plate integrally provided on a lower root portion of the forked arms is formed of a mountain-shaped protrusion formed on the substrate. It is placed on the upper end and this A pair of tact switches which are turned on and off by the inclination of the horizontal plate interlocking with the inclination of the bifurcated arm when the long axis body is inclined are arranged on the inclined surfaces on both sides of the protruding portion, Since a pair of photodetectors for detecting the rotation operation and the rotation direction of the wheel are attached to both sides of the bifurcated arm portion opposite to the through hole of the wheel, the following effects are obtained. .
[0019]
In other words, rotation can be detected by rotating a wheel provided on the telephone body of the mobile phone, and a pair of tact switches arranged on the left and right can be turned ON / OFF by tilting the same wheel, thereby turning one wheel. By performing the rotation operation and the tilt operation, the number of operations by the wheels can be increased.
[0020]
Further, according to the present invention, a pair of holding plate members arranged on the controller operation portion of the controller main body of the electronic device and standing upright from the substrate in the controller main body toward the opening provided on the surface of the controller main body are provided. An elastic body urged upward is disposed in an opening groove near the upper end, and a long axis body is horizontally stretched over the upper end of the elastic body between the opening grooves of the pair of holding plate bodies. A wheel provided with a plurality of small perforations in the circumferential direction is rotatably and vertically attached to a substantially central portion in the axial direction of the long shaft body, and both sides of the wheel in the long shaft body The upper end of the bifurcated arm is attached to the base, and a horizontal plate integrally provided on the lower root portion of the bifurcated arm is placed on the upper end of the mountain-shaped protrusion formed on the substrate. On the slopes on both sides of this ridge A pair of tact switches that are turned on and off by the inclination of the horizontal plate in conjunction with the inclination of the bifurcated arm when the long axis body is inclined, and a small penetrating force of the wheel in the bifurcated arm is provided. Since a pair of photodetectors for detecting the rotation operation and the rotation direction of the wheel are mounted on both sides of the portion facing the hole, the following effects are obtained.
[0021]
That is, rotation can be detected by rotating a wheel arranged on a controller operation portion of a controller main body of an electronic device, and a pair of tact switches arranged on the left and right can be turned ON / OFF by tilting the same wheel, thereby reducing By rotating and tilting the two wheels, the number of wheel operations can be increased.
[0022]
Further, the mounting interval of the pair of photodetectors is not equal to the interval between the through holes of the wheel and is not half the interval between the through holes of the wheel in order to detect the rotation direction of the wheel. , The direction of rotation of the wheel can be accurately detected.
[0023]
Further, the bifurcated arm portion is provided with a plate-like portion extending integrally to the vicinity of the wheel, and a small through hole of the wheel is detected on both sides of the vicinity of the wheel in the plate-like portion. When the photodetector is mounted on the wheel, the distance between the wheel and the photodetector can be reduced, so that the through hole of the wheel can be accurately detected by the photodetector.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIGS. 1A and 1B show a switch mechanism of a controller according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1A is a schematic perspective view, and FIG. 1B is a schematic side view showing a holding state of the wheel.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a mobile phone provided with the switch mechanism.
3A and 3B show a detection state of a through hole around a wheel detected by a photodetector in the switch mechanism, and FIG. 3A shows a detection interval of the through hole detected by the photodetector by expanding the through hole portion of the wheel. (B) is an explanatory diagram showing a detection state of a small through hole by the photodetector when the wheel is rotated to one side, and (c) is an explanatory diagram showing the detection state of the through hole when the wheel is rotated to the other side. It is explanatory drawing which shows the detection state of a penetration small hole.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view of a main part showing an arrangement state of through holes of a wheel and a photodetector in the switch mechanism.
FIG. 5 is a schematic front view showing a switch mechanism of another example of a controller.
6A and 6B show a controller used in a conventional game machine or the like, wherein FIG. 6A is a plan view of the controller, and FIG. 6B is a view showing an internal structure of a tilting operation unit and its peripheral portion when the controller is viewed from a vertical side surface. FIG. 3C is a partially broken sectional view showing the internal structure of the tilting operation unit and its peripheral portion when the controller is viewed from a lateral side surface.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ink cartridge 1 Mobile telephone 1B Lower telephone main body 1c Controller operation part 1d Opening 2,3 Holding plate 2a, 3a Opening groove 4,5 Spring 6 Long shaft 7 Wheel 7a Small through hole 8 Bifurcated arm 9 Horizontal Plate 10 Mountain-shaped protrusions 10a, 10b Inclined surfaces 11, 12 Tact switch 13 Photodetector 14 Plate-shaped d Mounting interval D of photodetector Distance between small through holes

Claims (4)

In the opening groove near the upper end of a pair of holding plate members arranged on the controller operation portion of the telephone body of the mobile phone and erected from the substrate in the telephone body toward the opening provided on the surface of the telephone body. An upwardly biased spring is provided, and a long axis body is horizontally stretched between the open grooves of the pair of holding plate bodies at the upper end of the spring, and substantially in the axial direction of the long axis body. A wheel having a plurality of small through-holes formed in the center thereof at a position near the outer peripheral end in the circumferential direction is rotatably and vertically mounted, and a bifurcated arm is provided on both sides of the wheel in the long axis body. An upper end of the portion is attached, and a horizontal plate integrally provided at a lower root portion of the forked arm is mounted on an upper end of a mountain-shaped protrusion formed on the substrate. On the slopes on both sides of the A pair of tact switches that are turned ON / OFF by the inclination of the horizontal plate in conjunction with the inclination of the bifurcated arm when the long-axis body is inclined are arranged, and are provided in small through holes of the wheel in the bifurcated arm. A switch mechanism for a controller, wherein a pair of photodetectors for detecting a rotation operation and a rotation direction of the wheel are mounted on both sides of the opposing portion. It is arranged in the controller operation part of the controller main body of the electronic device, and is located in the opening groove near the upper end of a pair of holding plate bodies erected from the substrate in the controller main body toward the opening provided on the surface of the controller main body. An elastic body urged upward is provided, and a long axis body is horizontally stretched between the open grooves of the pair of holding plate bodies at an upper end of the elastic body. A wheel provided with a plurality of small through holes in the circumferential direction is rotatably and vertically mounted substantially at the center in the direction, and the upper end of a bifurcated arm portion is provided on both sides of the wheel in the long axis body. A horizontal plate integrally provided at a lower root portion of the forked arm is mounted on an upper end of a mountain-shaped protrusion formed on the substrate, and the mountain-shaped protrusion is The long axis body is inclined on the inclined surfaces on both sides of A pair of tact switches that are turned ON / OFF by the inclination of the horizontal plate interlocking with the inclination of the bifurcated arm are sometimes arranged on both sides of a portion of the bifurcated arm that opposes the through hole of the wheel. And a pair of photodetectors for detecting a rotation operation and a rotation direction of the wheel, and a switch mechanism of the controller. The interval between the pair of photodetectors is not equal to the interval between the through holes of the wheel and is not half the interval between the through holes of the wheel in order to detect the rotation direction of the wheel. The switch mechanism of the controller according to claim 2, wherein The bifurcated arm portion is provided with a plate-like portion extending integrally to the vicinity of the wheel. On both sides of the vicinity of the wheel in the plate-like portion, a through hole for detecting the through hole of the wheel is provided. 4. The switch mechanism of the controller according to claim 2, wherein a photodetector is mounted.

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