JP2007266731A - Remote controller - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote controller of television or the like in which connection of the terminal of an inspection device, or the like, can be facilitated and risk such as leakage or a short circuit can be reduced. <P>SOLUTION: The remote controller 1 is constituted of a remote controller body 2 and a lid 3. A battery containing section 5 is provided on the back side at the lower end of the remote controller body 2 and the lid 3 is fixed to the battery containing section 5. A recess 6 for fixing the lid is formed in the remote controller body 2 as shown on Fig. 2 and the lid 3 has a profile matching that of the recess 6. Two inspection terminals 16 and 17 are provided on the surface 15 of the recess. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a home electric appliance such as a television, a video deck, a radio cassette device, a fan, a cooler, and other remote controls.

  In recent years, many household appliances are capable of remote control operation. For example, those that can be remotely controlled by a remote controller for changing TV channels, playing videos, adjusting the temperature of a cooler, and the like are widely used. Since the remote control operates the main body of the television or the like by radio waves, infrared rays or other wireless communication means, a power source is required, and in many cases, a battery is built in. That is, the remote control has a battery housing part in the main body part, and a battery contact terminal is provided in the battery housing part.

The remote control of the prior art does not have a terminal that is electrically connected to the inside other than the battery contact terminal. The remote control is produced at a factory, but a predetermined inspection is performed before shipping. This test includes, for example, a function test such as whether or not the remote control exhibits a predetermined function by energizing the remote control, and an electrical test such as measuring the resistance between the battery contact terminals. Patent Document 1 discloses a remote control inspection device. The remote control inspection device disclosed in Patent Document 1 supplies power from a battery contact terminal of a remote control and performs a desired inspection.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-87882

  The prior art remote control does not have any terminals other than the battery contact terminals as terminals that are electrically connected to the inside. Therefore, in order to inspect the conventional remote controller, power must be supplied from the battery contact terminal as described in Patent Document 1.

  However, since the battery supply terminal is provided at a deep position, there is a problem that it is difficult to contact the terminal on the inspection side. In particular, in the remote controller 100 of the type in which the battery 101 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is linearly arranged, one terminal 102 may be provided at a position where it cannot be directly seen from the outside. I have a hard time. Here, a method of providing a test terminal separately can be considered, but if the test terminal is exposed to the outside of the remote control, there is a risk of leakage or short circuit.

  Therefore, the present invention focuses on the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to develop a remote controller that can easily connect terminals of an inspection apparatus and the like and has a low risk of leakage or short circuit. .

  The invention according to claim 1 for solving the above-described problem has a remote control main body, a battery storage portion provided in the remote control main body, and a lid that covers the battery storage portion, and the battery storage portion includes a battery. In the remote controller provided with a battery contact terminal that contacts the terminal of the battery, an inspection terminal different from the battery contact terminal is provided in a portion covered with the lid, and the inspection terminal is electrically connected to the inside of the remote control. This is a remote control.

  In the remote controller of the present invention, an inspection terminal is provided separately from the battery contact terminal. Therefore, it is easy to connect terminals such as inspection devices. In the present invention, since the inspection terminal is provided in a portion covered with the lid, the inspection terminal is not exposed during normal use. Therefore, there are no problems such as leakage or short circuit.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the remote control according to claim 1, wherein the inspection terminal is provided outside the battery housing portion.

  In the remote control according to the present invention, since the inspection terminal is provided outside the battery housing portion, the terminal of the inspection device or the like can be more easily connected.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the remote control body is provided with a recess for mounting the lid, and the lid constitutes an integrated design with the remote control body in the state where the lid is mounted in the recess. The remote control according to claim 2, wherein the inspection terminal is provided on a surface of the recess.

  In the remote control according to the present invention, the lid is attached to the recess of the remote control body. And a cover body comprises an integrated design with a remote control main body. In the remote control according to the present invention, since the inspection terminal is provided on the surface of the recess, the inspection terminal is more completely sealed with the lid when the lid is attached, and dust or the like is less likely to enter.

  The remote controller of the present invention can be easily connected to a power supply terminal, a tester, or the like at the time of inspection. Further, the remote control of the present invention does not have a problem such as a short circuit because the inspection terminal is not exposed during normal use.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be further described below. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the remote controller 1 of the present invention observed from the back. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a cover of a battery housing part of the remote controller shown in FIG. 1 is removed. The remote controller 1 of this embodiment is a remote controller of a television or a cooler, for example, and a switch corresponding to each application is provided on the surface side (not shown).

  For example, in the case of a remote controller used for a television, switches such as channel change and volume change are provided in addition to power on / off. In the case of a video deck, switches such as playback, fast forward, rewind, and recording reservation are provided, and in the case of a cooler, switches such as temperature increase / decrease, louver operation, and reservation are provided. Since these switches are the same as known switches, their description is omitted.

  The remote controller 1 of this embodiment is composed of a remote controller body 2 and a lid body 3. A battery housing 5 is provided on the back side of the lower end of the remote control body 2, and a lid 3 is attached to the battery housing 5. The state in which the lid 3 is attached to the battery housing 5 is as shown in FIG. 1, and the lid 3 and the remote control body 2 constitute a harmonious and integrated design. That is, the remote controller main body 2 is formed with a concave portion 6 for attaching a lid body as shown in FIG. For this reason, when the lid 3 is inserted into the remote controller main body 2, the irregular shape on the appearance disappears and an integrated design is obtained.

  The lid 3 employed in this embodiment is provided with a locking claw 9 similar to a known lid, and the locking claw 9 is engaged with an engagement hole 10 provided in the remote control main body 2. Thus, the lid 3 is attached to the remote control main body 2.

  The battery housing portion 5 is in the above-described concave portion 6 for attaching the lid, and is a portion in which a part of the concave portion 6 is further formed into a concave shape, and the batteries are arranged in a parallel posture as shown in FIG. It is. The battery storage unit 5 can store, for example, AA or AAA dry batteries. Battery connection terminals 10 and 11 are provided in the battery storage unit 5.

  As described above, the battery housing 5 is in the recess 6 for attaching the lid. The opening area of the battery housing portion 5 is a part of the lid-mounting recess 6 and smaller than the lid-mounting recess 6. Specifically, the battery storage 5 is provided at a position close to the left side of the drawing as shown in FIG. Accordingly, a concave surface 15 having a considerable area exists on the right side of the battery housing 5 in the drawing.

  In the present embodiment, two inspection terminals 16 and 17 are provided on the concave surface 15. The inspection terminals 16 and 17 are electrically connected to a substrate (not shown) in the remote control main body 2. For example, a lead wire may be routed from a plus side input terminal and a minus side input terminal of an internal board (not shown) to connect to the inspection terminals 16 and 17. Alternatively, terminals may be provided directly on a substrate (not shown), and the terminals may be exposed on the concave surface 15 to serve as inspection terminals 16 and 17.

  When inspecting the remote controller 1 of the present embodiment, for example, by providing terminals that contact the inspection terminals 16 and 17 on a jig, and inserting the remote controller 1 with the lid 3 removed from the jig. Do. In a state where the lid 3 is removed, the inspection terminals 16 and 17 are exposed to the outside, so that the insertion into the jig is extremely easy. In addition, a simple jig is sufficient. On the other hand, when the lid 3 is attached, the inspection terminals 16 and 17 are covered with the lid 3 so that the inspection terminals 16 and 17 are not soiled or short-circuited.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, the inspection terminals 16 and 17 are provided on the concave surface 15 that is attached to the lid. Therefore, when the lid 3 is attached, the contact area between the lid 3 and the remote control main body 2 is large, and the distance from the outside to the inspection terminals 16 and 17 is long. Therefore, when the lid 3 is attached, dust or the like hardly enters the portions of the inspection terminals 16 and 17, and there is little risk of a short circuit or the like.

  In the embodiment described above, the remote controller using a dry battery has been described as an example, but the present invention can of course be applied to a remote controller using a battery of another shape such as a button battery. In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the two inspection terminals 16 and 17 are provided as the positive inspection terminal and the negative inspection terminal is shown. However, only one inspection terminal is provided and the other inspection terminal is provided. Can be shared with either one of the battery connection terminals 10 and 11.

It is the perspective view which observed the remote control of the present invention from the back. It is a perspective view of the state which removed the cover of the battery storage part of the remote control of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the battery accommodating part of the remote control of a prior art. It is a perspective view of the state which removed the cover of the battery storage part of the remote control of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Remote control 2 Remote control main body 3 Cover body 5 Battery storage part 6 Recess 10 for attaching a cover body, 11 Battery connection terminal 16, 17 Inspection terminal

Claims (3)

  In the remote control having a remote control body, a battery storage portion provided in the remote control body, and a lid that covers the battery storage portion, wherein the battery storage portion is provided with a battery contact terminal that contacts a battery terminal. A remote control characterized in that an inspection terminal different from the battery contact terminal is provided at a portion covered with a lid, and the inspection terminal is electrically connected to the inside of the remote control.   The remote control according to claim 1, wherein the inspection terminal is provided outside the battery housing portion.   The remote control body is provided with a recess to which the lid is mounted, and the lid is configured integrally with the remote control body in a state where the lid is mounted in the recess of the remote control body. The remote controller according to claim 2, wherein the remote controller is provided on a surface of the remote controller.

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