JP2007134856A - Remote control originator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote control originator equipped with magnifying glass which can be set in a remote control character reading posture. <P>SOLUTION: A pair of right and left arms 6 are arranged on both sides of a remote controller body 1, an integral guide shaft 6a projecting from the base end of each arm 6 is fitted slidably and rotatably in guide grooves 7 formed on both side faces of the remote controller body 1 along front and back directions a, b, and the tip of each arm 6 is coupled rotatably with magnifying glass 4. By rotating each arm 6 in the front direction c about each guide shaft 6a, the magnifying glass 4 is taken out of an accommodation recess 8 and stopped at a desired position above an operating section 3 by sliding each guide shaft 6a along each guide groove 7. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a remote control transmitter for remotely operating electronic devices such as a disk device (DVD player and DVD recorder) and a television receiver, and more particularly to a remote control character reading posture. Is.

Conventionally, there is a technique described in Patent Document 1 as a technique of a remote control transmitter. This is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, an optical transmitter 2 is provided on the front surface of the remote control main body 1, and an operation unit 3 having a large number of push buttons 3a is provided on the upper surface of the remote control main body 1. An operation signal is transmitted from the transmitter 2 to an electronic device such as a disk device (DVD player and DVD recorder) or a television receiver.

Further, a magnifying glass 4 is incorporated in the rear part of the remote control main body 1, and fine characters in the program column of the newspaper are enlarged and read through the magnifying glass 4.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-108691

In the conventional configuration, for those who need to use the magnifying glass 4, the push buttons 3a of the operation unit 3 and the remote control characters written in the vicinity thereof are too fine to read, and the magnifying glass 4 reads them. It is inconvenient.

An object of the present invention is to provide a remote control transmitter including a magnifying glass that can be in a remote control character reading posture in view of the above-described conventional drawbacks.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, an optical transmitter is provided on the front surface of the remote control body, and an operation unit is provided on the upper surface of the remote control body. In a remote control transmitter that is configured to transmit an operation signal from a transmitter and has a magnifying glass built in a rear part of the remote control body, the magnifying glass is released from the remote control body, and the magnifying glass is a pair of left and right Attached to the remote control body via the arms, the arms are arranged on both sides of the remote control body, and guide shafts integrally projecting from the base end of each arm extend along the front-rear direction on both sides of the remote control body. The guide grooves are slidably and rotatably inserted into the formed guide grooves, and the distal ends of the arms are rotatably connected to the magnifying glass. Is formed, and a battery storage portion is provided on the rear side of the storage recess of the remote control body, and a bottomed cylindrical sheath that is detachably fitted to the battery storage portion and the storage recess is provided. A see-through hole is formed through the bottom surface of the recess so that the arm can be rotated backward about the guide shaft so that the magnifying glass is housed in the housing recess and the sheath is placed in the rear part of the remote control body. The magnifying glass is covered with the sheath, the magnifying glass is covered with the sheath, the magnifying glass in the housing recess is exposed to the outside by moving the sheath backward, and the magnifying glass is viewed through the fluoroscopic hole, and the sheath is further rearward The magnifying glass is taken out from the storage recess by rotating the arms forward about the guide shafts with the battery storage portion exposed to the outside and the storage recess exposed to the outside. Slide the shaft along each guide groove. It is characterized in that by Id and be stopped at a desired position above the operation section of the magnifying glass.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, an optical transmitter is provided on the front surface of the remote control main body, and an operation unit is provided on the upper surface of the remote control main body. An operation signal is transmitted from the optical transmitter by operating the operation unit. In the remote control transmitter, a pair of left and right arms are arranged on both sides of the remote control main body, and guide shafts integrally projecting at the base end of each arm extend along the front-rear direction on both side surfaces of the remote control main body. Are inserted into the guide grooves formed to be slidable and rotatable, and the distal ends of the arms are rotatably connected to the magnifying glass, and the arms are directed rearward about the guide shafts. The magnifying glass is housed in the housing recess on the rear upper surface of the remote control body by rotating, and the magnifying glass is taken out from the housing recess by rotating each arm forward about the guide shaft. Slide the guide shaft along each guide groove to stop the magnifying glass at the desired position above the operating section, slide each guide shaft forward along the guide groove, and point each arm forward about the guide shaft It is characterized in that the magnifying glass protrudes forward from the remote control main body by rotating it to the right.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, a battery storage portion is provided on the rear side of the storage recess of the remote control body, and the battery storage portion and the storage recess are detachably fitted. A bottomed tubular sheath is provided, and the magnifying glass is fitted in the rear part of the remote control body in a state where the magnifying glass is housed in the housing recess, the magnifying glass is covered with the sheath, and the sheath is moved backward. Then, the magnifying glass in the storage recess is exposed to the outside, and the battery storage portion is exposed to the outside by moving the sheath further rearward.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the third aspect, a see-through hole is provided through the bottom surface of the storage recess, and the magnifying glass in the storage recess is moved outward by moving the sheath backward. It is characterized by being exposed and viewed through a fluoroscopic hole by the magnifying glass.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the second to fourth aspects, the magnifying glass includes a convex lens and a frame body fitted to the outer peripheral edge of the convex lens, and the frame body. A circular connecting hole and a locking groove extending outward from the outer peripheral edge of the connecting hole are formed on both sides of the connecting hole, and a connecting shaft having the same diameter as the connecting hole or slightly smaller in diameter is integrally projected at the tip of each arm. A locking piece having the same shape as the locking groove or slightly smaller than the locking groove is integrally formed at the tip of the outer peripheral surface of each connecting shaft, and the connecting holes with lock grooves of the frame and the connecting shafts with lock pieces of each arm are fitted. The frame body and each arm are relatively rotated so that the inner peripheral surface of the frame body is engaged with the lock piece.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the second to fifth aspects, an uneven brake surface is formed on each arm facing surface of the remote control body and each arm facing surface of the remote control body. The two brake surfaces are brought into contact with each other to stop each arm at a desired angle.

The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein one or both of the upper and lower surfaces of each guide groove and the outer peripheral surface of each guide shaft opposed thereto are respectively provided. An uneven brake surface is formed, and both the brake surfaces are brought into contact with each other to stop each arm at a desired angle.

The invention described in claim 1 corresponds to the second embodiment (see FIGS. 8 to 11), and according to this, the magnifying glass is remote controlled via both arms, the guide shaft and the guide groove. Since the magnifying glass is supported by the main body so as to be movable back and forth, the sheath is fitted to the rear part of the remote control body in a state where the magnifying glass is stored in the storage recess of the remote control main body, and the magnifying glass is covered with the sheath. As a result, the appearance of the magnifying glass can be satisfactorily maintained, the magnifying glass can be protected from scratches and dust, and the sheath can be moved rearward to move the magnifying glass inside the storage recess. The magnifying glass can be brought into a newspaper character reading position through a fluoroscopic hole penetrating the bottom surface of the storage recess, and the magnifying glass in the storage recess is exposed to the outside. Rotate both arms forward from In the guide axis by sliding along the guide groove, a magnifying glass to be able to remote control character reading position, especially in its remote character reading position,
The detailed remote control characters written on the operation unit of the remote control main body can be enlarged and easily read, making it easy to use. Furthermore, by separating the sheath from the remote control body,
The battery can be easily exchanged for the battery housing provided at the rear of the remote control body.

The invention according to claim 2 corresponds to the basic form, and according to this, the magnifying glass is supported by the remote control body through the arms, the guide shaft and the guide groove so as to be movable back and forth. The magnifying glass is stored in three storage postures: a storage posture for storing the magnifier in a storage recess of the remote control body, a remote control character reading posture positioned above the operation portion of the remote control body, and a newspaper character reading posture positioned in front of the remote control body. In particular, it is possible to read the enlarged characters in the newspaper program column with the magnifying glass in the newspaper character reading position, and of course, the magnifying glass is set in the remote control character reading position and described in the operation unit. The small remote control characters can be enlarged and easily read, making it easy to use.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the appearance of the external appearance is satisfactorily maintained by fitting the sheath to the rear portion of the remote control body and covering the magnifier housed in the housing recess with the sheath. In addition, the magnifying glass can be protected from scratches and dust, and the sheath can be moved rearward to take out the magnifying glass inside the storage recess and easily replace the battery. Can do.
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the magnifying glass is inserted into the newspaper through the see-through hole penetrating the bottom surface of the housing recess only by moving the sheath backward to expose the magnifying glass in the housing recess. The character reading posture can be set.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the connecting holes with lock grooves of the magnifying glass side frame and the connecting shafts with lock pieces of the arms are fitted, and the frame and the arms are relatively rotated. By simply engaging the lock piece with the inner peripheral surface of the frame, each arm is securely connected to the magnifying glass so that the arm can be rotated, and the guide shafts are not accidentally detached from the guide grooves. be able to.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the magnifying glass in the desired newspaper character reading posture and the remote character reading posture is not moved unexpectedly by bringing the brake surface of each arm and the brake surface of the remote control body into contact with each other. So that it can be held securely.

According to the invention described in claim 7, by bringing the brake surface of each guide groove and the brake surface of each guide shaft into contact with each other, the newspaper character reading posture and the remote control character reading posture of the magnifying glass via each arm Can be held more reliably.

1 to 5 show a remote control transmitter according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a storing posture of the magnifying glass 4, and FIG. 2 shows a newspaper reading posture of the magnifying glass 4. 3 shows a magnifier 4
A pair of left and right arms 6 are arranged on both sides of the remote control main body 1, and guide shafts 6 a integrally projecting perpendicularly from the base end of each arm 6 are provided on both sides of the remote control main body 1. Each guide shaft 6a is inserted into a guide groove 7 formed on the surface along the front-rear directions a and b.
Is slidable in the front-rear directions a and b along the guide groove 7 and is formed to be rotatable in the front-rear directions c and d around the guide shaft 6 a, and the distal end portion of each arm 6 can be rotated to the magnifying mirror 4. The storage recess 8 is formed on the rear upper surface of the remote control main body 1, and the battery storage 9 for storing the battery E is provided behind the storage recess 8 of the remote control main body 1. In the configuration other than the above, the same parts as those shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the magnifying glass 4 includes a convex lens L and a one-piece frame 10 having a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view and a substantially U-shaped cross section, and a cut 10 a of the frame 10. Spread the frame 10
Are fitted to the outer peripheral edge of the convex lens L, and one or two or more circular connecting holes 11 extending outward from the outer peripheral edge of the connecting hole 11 on both sides of the frame 10 (this embodiment) And two) locking grooves 11a are formed, and a connecting shaft 6b having the same diameter as the connecting hole 11 or slightly smaller in diameter is integrally protruded from the tip of each arm 6 in a direction perpendicular thereto. A lock piece 12 having the same shape as or slightly smaller than the lock groove 11a is integrally protruded at the outer peripheral end, and each lock of the frame 10 is raised in a state where the frame 10 is erected as indicated by a virtual line in FIG. Connecting hole 1 with groove 11a
1 and the connecting shaft 6b with the lock piece 12 of each arm 6 are fitted to each other, and the frame body 10 and each arm 6 are relatively rotated so that the lock piece 12 has an inner peripheral surface of the frame body 10. [See FIG. 4 (a)], thereby securely connecting each arm 6 to the magnifying mirror 4 so as to be rotatable, and preventing each guide shaft 6a from being unexpectedly detached from each guide groove 7. Can be.

When the magnifying glass 4 is in the retracted position, as shown in FIG. 1, each guide shaft 6a is slid rearward b to the rear end of each guide groove 7, and each arm 6 is moved around each guide shaft 6a. The magnifying glass 4 may be housed in the housing recess 8 by rotating backward d.

When the magnifying glass 4 is in the newspaper reading posture, as shown in FIG. 2, each guide shaft 6a is slid forward a to the front end of each guide groove 7, and each arm 6 is centered on each guide shaft 6a. The magnifying glass 4 may be positioned in front of the remote control body 1 by rotating forward c.

When the magnifying glass 4 is set to the remote control character reading posture, as shown in FIG. 3, each guide as shown in FIG. 3 is changed from the state in which the magnifying glass 4 is housed in the housing recess 8 (see FIG. 1). Each arm 6 is rotated forward c around the shaft 6a, and each guide shaft 6a is moved along the guide groove 7 in the front-rear direction a.
, B to stop the magnifier 4 at a desired position above the operation unit 3.

According to the above configuration, the magnifying glass 4 is supported by the remote control main body 1 through the arms 6, the guide shaft 6 a and the guide groove 7 so as to be able to move back and forth a to d. Storage recess (see FIG. 1), remote control character reading posture (see FIG. 3) positioned above the operation unit 3 of the remote control body 1, and newspaper characters positioned in front of the remote control body 1 The reading posture (see FIG. 2) can be set to three postures, and in particular, the magnifier 4 can be read in the newspaper character reading posture (see FIG. 2) and fine characters in the newspaper program column can be enlarged and read. Needless to say, the magnifying glass 4 is in the remote control character reading posture (see FIG. 3), and the operation unit 3
The remote control characters described in the above can be enlarged and easily read, making it easy to use.

As shown in FIG. 6, it is preferable that concave and convex brake surfaces 13 and 14 are formed by embossing on the remote control body facing surface of each arm 6 and each arm facing surface of the remote control body 1. As a result, both the brake surfaces 13 and 14 are brought into contact with each other, and each arm 6 is stopped at a desired angle, so that the magnifying glass has a newspaper character reading posture (see FIG. 2) and a remote control character reading posture (see FIG. 3). 4 can be securely held so as not to move unexpectedly.

As shown in FIG. 7, one or both of the upper and lower surfaces of each guide groove 7 (upper surface only in this embodiment) and the outer peripheral surface of each guide shaft 6a opposite to each other are embossed to form an uneven brake. It is preferable that the surfaces 15 and 16 are formed. As a result, both the brake surfaces 15 and 16 are brought into contact with each other, and the arms 6 are stopped at a desired angle, so that they are in a newspaper character reading posture (see FIG. 2) and a remote control character reading posture (see FIG. 3). 4 can be held more securely so as not to move unexpectedly.

8 to 11 show a remote control transmitter according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
8 shows the storage posture of the magnifying glass 4, FIG. 9 shows the newspaper reading posture of the magnifying glass 4, and FIG. 11 shows the remote control character reading posture of the magnifying glass 4. A bottomed cylindrical sheath 18 that is externally fitted so as to be detachable is provided, and a ridge portion 19 is integrally provided at the lower part of both side surfaces of the remote control main body 1. t2 is set to be substantially the same, and the height h1 of the remote control body 1 and the height h2 of the sheath 18 are set to be substantially the same so that the outer peripheral surface of the remote control body 1 and the outer peripheral surface of the sheath 18 are substantially flat. As shown in FIG. 10, a see-through hole 20 that is slightly smaller than the magnifier 4 is provided in the bottom surface of the storage recess 8 so that the top surface of the battery storage unit 9 is open. Since the configuration other than the above is substantially the same as the configuration shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.

When the magnifying glass 4 is in the storage position, as shown in FIG. 8, the magnifying glass 4 is stored in the storage recess 8 by rotating each arm 6 backward d about each guide shaft 6 a. Sheath 18
And the magnifying glass 4 may be covered with the sheath 18.

When the magnifying glass 4 is in the newspaper reading posture, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the sheath 18 is moved to the rear b to expose the magnifying glass 4 in the housing recess 8 to the outside. Through hole 20
Just look through. Further, when the battery E is replaced, as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 10, the battery housing portion 9 may be exposed to the outside by moving the sheath 18 further backward b.

When the magnifying glass 4 is in the remote control character reading posture, as indicated by a virtual line in FIG. 10, the arms 6 are rotated forward c around the guide shafts 6a with the storage recesses 8 exposed to the outside. By moving the magnifying glass 4 from the housing recess 8, the guide shafts 6a are slid forwardly along the guide grooves 7 as shown in FIG. What is necessary is just to stop at the desired position.

According to the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 8, the sheath 18 is fitted to the rear portion of the remote control body 1,
By covering the magnifying glass 4 housed in the housing recess 8 with the sheath 18, it is possible to maintain a good appearance in appearance and to protect the magnifying glass 4 from scratches and dust. Can
Moreover, by moving the sheath 18 rearward, the magnifying glass 4 in the housing recess 8 can be taken out or the battery E can be easily replaced.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the fluoroscopic hole 20 penetrating the bottom surface of the storage recess 8 can be obtained simply by moving the sheath 18 rearward b to expose the magnifier 4 in the storage recess 8 to the outside. Through this, the magnifier 4 can be in a newspaper character reading posture.

(A) is the perspective view of the magnifier storing attitude | position in the remote control transmitter which is the 1st Embodiment of this invention, (b) is the top view, (c) The side view, (d) is the front view is there. (A) is the perspective view of the newspaper character reading posture, (b) is the top view. (A) is the perspective view of the remote control character reading posture, (b) is the side view. (A) is an AA arrow view of FIG. 3, (b) is a BB arrow view. It is a disassembled perspective view of the vicinity of the magnifier. (A) is an expanded horizontal sectional view which shows an example of a deformation | transformation of the principal part, (b) is CC arrow directional view. (A) is an expanded longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the other example of a deformation | transformation of the principal part. (A) is the perspective view of the magnifier storing attitude | position in the remote control transmitter which is the 2nd Embodiment of this invention, (b) is the top view, (c) The side view, (d) is the front view is there. (A) is the perspective view of the newspaper character reading posture, (b) is the top view. (A) is a partially cutaway side view in the newspaper character reading posture, and (b) is a DD arrow view. (A) is a perspective view of the remote controller character reading posture, (b) is a side view with the same part cut away. It is a perspective view which shows a prior art example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Remote control body 2 Optical transmitter 3 Operation part 4 Magnifier 6 Arm 6a Guide shaft 6b Connection shaft 7 Guide groove 8 Storage recessed part 9 Battery storage part 10 Frame body 11 Connection hole 11a Lock groove 12 Lock piece 13, 14 Brake surface 14, 15 Brake surface 18 Sheath 20 Perspective holes a, b Front-back direction

Claims (7)

A light transmitter is provided on the front surface of the remote control body, and an operation unit is provided on the top surface of the remote control body. The operation unit is operated to transmit an operation signal from the light transmitter.
In a remote control transmitter in which a magnifying glass is incorporated at the rear of the remote control body, the magnifying glass is released from the remote control body, and the magnifying glass is attached to the remote control body via a pair of left and right arms, Both arms are arranged on both sides of the remote control body, and guide shafts that are integrally projected at the base end of each arm are slidable and turnable in guide grooves formed on both sides of the remote control body along the front-rear direction. In addition to being inserted, the tip of each arm is rotatably connected to a magnifying glass, and a storage recess is formed on the rear upper surface of the remote control body, and the battery is stored behind the storage recess of the remote control body. Provided with a bottomed cylindrical sheath that is detachably fitted to the battery storage portion and the storage recess, and a transparent hole is provided through the bottom surface of the storage recess. By rotating each arm backward about each guide shaft, the sheath is fitted to the rear part of the remote control body in a state where the magnifier is housed in the housing recess, and the sheath is covered with the magnifier. It is moved rearward to expose the magnifying glass in the storage recess to the outside, and the magnifying mirror is used for visual observation through the viewing hole, and the sheath is further moved rearward to expose the battery storage portion to the outside, thereby By rotating each arm forward about each guide shaft in the state of being exposed to the outside, the magnifying glass is taken out from the storage recess, and each guide shaft is slid along each guide groove to move the magnifying glass to the operating portion. A remote control transmitter characterized by being stopped at a desired position above. An optical transmitter is provided on the front surface of the remote control main body, and an operation unit is provided on the upper surface of the remote control main body, and an operation signal is transmitted from the optical transmitter by operating the operation unit. , A pair of left and right arms are arranged on both sides of the remote control body, and guide shafts integrally projecting from the base end of each arm can be slid in guide grooves formed on both sides of the remote control body along the front-rear direction. And the tip of each arm is rotatably connected to the magnifying glass, and the magnifying glass is rotated by turning each arm backward about the guide shaft. The remote control body is housed in a housing recess on the rear upper surface, and each arm is pivoted forward about each guide shaft to remove the magnifying glass from the housing recess, and each guide shaft is placed in each guide groove. The magnifying glass is stopped at a desired position above the operation unit, the guide shafts are slid forward along the guide grooves, and the arms are rotated forward about the guide shafts. A remote control transmitter characterized in that the magnifying glass protrudes forward from the remote control body. A battery housing part is provided on the rear side of the housing recess of the remote control body, a bottomed cylindrical sheath that is detachably fitted to the battery housing part and the housing recess is provided, and the magnifier is installed in the housing recess. The sheath is fitted to the rear part of the remote control body in the state of being housed in the cover, the magnifier is covered with the sheath, the sheath is moved backward to expose the magnifier in the housing recess, and the sheath is further rearward The remote control transmitter according to claim 2, wherein the battery housing part is exposed to the outside by being moved to the position. A see-through hole is provided in the bottom surface of the storage recess, and the sheath is moved rearward to expose the magnifying glass in the storage recess to the outside so that the magnifying glass can be viewed through the see-through hole. The remote control transmitter according to claim 3. The magnifying glass has a convex lens and a frame fitted to the outer peripheral edge of the convex lens, a circular connecting hole on both sides of the frame, and a lock groove extending outward from the outer peripheral edge of the connecting hole; A connecting shaft having the same diameter or slightly smaller diameter as the connecting hole is integrally projected at the tip of each arm, and a lock piece having the same shape as the lock groove or a slightly smaller lock piece is integrally formed at the tip of the outer peripheral surface of each connecting shaft. It is provided in a protruding manner, and the connecting holes with the locking grooves of the frame and the connecting shafts with the locking pieces of the arms are fitted together, and the frame and the arms are rotated relative to each other, whereby the frame is attached to the locking pieces. The remote control transmitter according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the inner peripheral surface of the body is engaged. An uneven brake surface is formed on the remote control body facing surface of each arm and each arm facing surface of the remote control body, and the both brake surfaces are in contact with each other to stop each arm at a desired angle. The remote control transmitter according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein An uneven brake surface is formed on one or both of the upper and lower surfaces of each guide groove and the outer peripheral surface of each guide shaft facing the guide groove. The remote control transmitter according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the remote control transmitter is stopped at a desired angle.

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