JP2009081748A - Remote control apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable remote control apparatus with which stable operation in table installation and excellent operability during holding with one hand can be obtained. <P>SOLUTION: The present invention relates to a remote control apparatus in which one widest face of a longitudinally long main body case 10 with a lateral width dimension W larger than a height dimension H and a depth dimension D larger than the lateral width dimension W is used as a control arrangement face 12 of a control panel 11 and case faces at both sides and a rear side thereof are used as a grip part 13. The main body case 10 is constituted of a first case 10a in a thin plate shape incorporating the control substrate and a second case 10b formed by being projected with a level difference portion 16 on the rear side of the first case 10a. The main body case 10 comprises first projecting portions 21 formed in both end portions in a length direction thereof or an end portion including a transmission window 20 and a second projecting portion 22 which is formed, between the pair of first projecting portions 21, in a rod shape with a lateral width W2 smaller than a lateral width W1 of the first projecting portions 21. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote control device that performs remote control of a television receiver, an image playback device, and the like, and in particular, is a portable remote control device that can be operated by holding a casing with one hand.

  Information devices such as television receivers and recording / recording / playback apparatuses that are widely used in homes are mainly operated by remote control devices connected cordlessly via infrared signals. These remote control devices hold a rod-shaped main body housing having a transmission window for transmitting an infrared signal on one end in the longitudinal direction with one hand, and remotely operate a plurality of operation keys provided on the operation panel of the main body housing. The information apparatus main body can be operated by operating with the thumb or other fingers of the hand holding the operating device.

  In addition, these remote operation devices are provided with an operation board for the operation keys, a battery, and an infrared transmission unit. And this remote control device is easy to hold with one hand and has a grip part with anti-slip molding such as patterns and recesses on the housing surface other than the operation panel placement surface so that it can be installed stably even on the table surface Is forming.

Design Registration No. 1203771 Design Registration No. 1297590 Design Registration No. 1299970

  In recent years, there have been a large number of information devices and composite information devices that are widely used in homes, and inevitably a large number of remote control devices for operating these devices are also required. Therefore, in the television receiver and the recording / reproducing apparatus, integration of these many remote control devices is achieved. For this reason, since a large number of functions to be operated with one remote operation device are required, a large operation panel surface on which many operation switches can be inevitably provided is provided. Moreover, in the conventional remote control apparatus, what generally arrange | positioned AA batteries and AAA batteries in parallel with the main body housing | casing provided with the said wide operation panel surface is common. However, the conventional remote control device has a problem that the body casing becomes large by arranging the batteries in parallel, and the operability when held with one hand is not good.

  In view of this, there has been proposed a remote operation device including a thin bar-shaped main body housing in which operation switches are classified by function and are arranged efficiently in the longitudinal direction of the main body housing. In these bar-shaped remote control devices, the grip portion is formed with a rounded shape so that it can be easily grasped with one hand, and a slip prevention pattern or recess is formed. However, although the slip prevention measure is taken, there exists a subject that it is still slippery from the rod-shaped form. In addition, because of the round shape, there is a problem that the sense of stability when installed on the table surface is not good.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a portable remote control device that can be stably operated when installed on a table surface and can obtain good operability when held with one hand. is there.

  In order to achieve the above object, the remote control device according to the present invention includes an operation board, a battery, and a communication unit in the remote control device. The horizontal width is larger than the height and the depth is longer than the width. One of the widest surfaces of the main body housing is used as an operation arrangement surface of the operation panel, and the case surfaces on both sides and the back side thereof are used as grip portions, and the main body housing is a thin plate-shaped first having the operation arrangement surface. A housing and a second housing formed with a stepped portion on the back side of the first housing. The first housing is located at the center of the back side of the first housing. A first bulge portion formed along a longitudinal direction; and a first bulge portion formed on one end side of the second bulge portion and having a width wider than a lateral width of the second bulge portion. Is provided with leg portions and communication windows formed on both sides thereof, and the second raised portion is configured to house a battery arranged in series. So as to prepare for the.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, while installing on a table surface, while being able to operate stably, the portable remote control apparatus from which favorable operativity is obtained when hold | maintaining with one hand can be provided.

  Hereinafter, the remote control device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 show the first embodiment, and FIG. 4 shows the second embodiment. In addition, the same site | part, an arrow, etc. are shown with the same code | symbol, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

(First embodiment)
The remote control device according to the first embodiment will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. Here, FIG. 1 is an external view of the remote control device, FIG. 1 (a) is an external perspective view in a state seen from the back side, and FIG. 1 (b) is an external perspective view in a state seen from the front. 2A and 2B are external views of the remote control device. FIG. 2A is a front view, FIG. 2B is a rear view, FIG. 2C is a right side view, and FIG. 2D is a bottom view. 2 (e) shows a top view. FIG. 3 is a view showing the state of use of the remote control device. FIG. 3A is a side view showing a state of being held with one hand, FIG. 3B is a rear view showing a state of being held with one hand, and FIG. Fig. 2 shows a side view of a state where it is installed on a table.

  First, a schematic structure of a remote control device according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, a remote operation device generally indicated by reference numeral 1 is a remote operation device capable of transmitting operation signals for a television broadcast operation system and a recording / reproduction system. Of course, the remote control device 1 according to this embodiment is not limited to the operation of the television broadcast system and the recording / playback system, and can be applied to various other remote control devices. In addition, the remote operation device 1 can transmit an operation instruction to an electronic device to be controlled via an infrared signal. However, the operation signal to be transmitted is not limited to the infrared signal, and can be applied by wireless communication. Furthermore, the present invention can also be applied to a remote control device that can transmit and receive not only transmission.

  The remote control device 1 includes a vertically long main body casing 10 having a width dimension W larger than a height dimension H and a depth dimension D longer than the width dimension W. The main body housing 10 has one of the widest surfaces of the main body housing 10 as the operation arrangement surface 12 of the operation panel 11 and the housing surfaces on both sides and the back surface thereof as the grip portions 13. The main body housing 10 is configured by connecting a thin upper cover 14 provided with the operation arrangement surface 12 and a thick lower cover 15 constituting the grip portion 13 with screws (not shown).

  In terms of appearance, the main body housing 10 is raised with a thin plate-like first housing 10a having the operation arrangement surface 12 and a step 16 on the back side of the first housing 10a. The second housing 10b is formed. The first housing 10a incorporates an operation switch board 17 (see FIG. 2) having a communication function and an operation function, and the second housing 10b has a plurality of batteries arranged in series along the longitudinal direction. 18 is built in. Then, the upper cover 14 and the lower cover 15 form an outer appearance of the main body casing 10 so that a coupling groove 19 for coupling the upper cover 14 and the lower cover 15 is formed around the first casing 10a. ing.

  The operation arrangement surface 12 is formed in a flat shape so that an operation panel 11 composed of many switches can be arranged. On the contrary, the grip part 13 is formed in a shape with unevenness so that it can be easily supported with one hand and can be stably installed on the table surface. Further, a transmission window 20 for transmitting an infrared signal is disposed on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the main body casing 10, and an operation switch is held while holding the transmission window 20 with one hand so as to face the electronic device to be controlled. 11 can be operated.

  One of the major features of the remote control device according to this embodiment is that the second casing 10b formed along the longitudinal direction of the main casing 10 is formed at the center on the back side of the first casing 10a. The second casing 10b is smaller than the width W1 of the first raised portion 21 between the first raised portion 21 formed at both ends in the longitudinal direction and the pair of first raised portions 21. It comprises a second raised portion 22 formed in a bar shape with a width W2, and has leg portions 23 at both ends of the first raised portion 21. The second raised portion 22 accommodates batteries 18 arranged in series. In the point.

  According to this embodiment, the leg portions 23 provided at both ends of the first raised portion 21 can ensure a stable operation posture when the remote control device 1 is installed on the table surface. In addition, a battery storage space 24 for storing the batteries 18 arranged in series in the second raised portion 22 can be secured, and the second raised portion 22 is provided at the center of the back surface of the first housing 21, Since the stepped portion 16 can be formed between the back surface of the first housing 10a and the second raised portion 22, it is possible to take a stable one-hand holding posture with the stepped portion 16 as a finger hook portion. Moreover, since the second raised portion 22 is between the pair of first raised portions 21 and has a bar-like shape formed with a uniform lateral width, the same is true regardless of the position in the longitudinal direction of the main body housing 10. It can be supported in a simple posture. Furthermore, since the first raised portions 21 wider than the lateral width W2 of the second raised portions 22 are formed at both ends of the second raised portions 22 extending to the back surface side of the main body housing 10, the raised portions are formed. The portion to be used becomes a clue, and the remote operation device 1 can be reduced from slipping and falling when held with one hand.

  Hereinafter, the remote control device 1 according to this embodiment will be further described with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3.

  In FIG. 2, in this embodiment, the main body housing 10 has a horizontal dimension W of 51 mm, a height dimension H of 23 mm, and a depth dimension D of 230 mm. It has a body shape. Further, the first casing 10a is formed with a uniform thickness with a height (thickness) H1 of 8 mm, and the main body 10a protrudes outward from the outer periphery of the second casing 10b. The shape of the casing 10a is emphasized.

  On the other hand, the second housing 10b is formed such that the height dimension (thickness) H2 on one end side in the longitudinal direction including the transmission window 20 is higher than the height dimension (thickness) H3 on the other end side in the longitudinal direction. As shown, the side surface is formed in a wedge shape. Thereby, when the remote operation device 1 is installed on a table surface or the like, the operation arrangement surface 12 including the operation panel 11 can be an inclined surface, so that the operability of the operation panel 11 can be improved. Moreover, since the main body housing | casing 10 can be made into the external appearance shape which becomes narrow toward one end side, the holdability at the time of holding the remote control device 1 with one hand can be improved. Above all, the whole can be made compact while securing the battery storage space 24 for storing the battery 18 in the portion having the height (thickness) while maintaining the above-described effects.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, in order to secure the retainability when holding the remote control device 1 with one hand, the width W3 of the stepped portion 16 is made smaller than the width W4 of the second raised portion 22. In order to realize this, this embodiment solves this problem by arranging the batteries 18 in series. That is, in this embodiment, the stepped portion 16 having a wide width W3 on both sides of the second raised portion 22 by making the width W2 of the second raised portion 22 into a width that can accommodate the diameter of the battery 18. Can be formed.

  In this embodiment, the horizontal width W3 of the second raised portion 22 is ensured up to the vicinity of both end portions in the longitudinal direction of the main body housing 10, so that the same holding is possible regardless of the position of the long main body housing 10. Appearance shape that can be obtained.

  On the other hand, at both ends of the second raised portion 22, a first raised portion 21 having a width W1 wider than the width W2 of the second raised portion 22 is formed. The functions of the first raised portion 21 include a function that opposes the pressing force applied to the operation panel 11 when the remote control device 1 is installed on the table surface, and an anti-slip function that serves as a clue to a finger as described above ( This is a function to prevent falling. In this embodiment, the first raised portion 21 has a protruding leg portion 23 that is a contact portion between the remote control device 1 and the table surface so as to be in the vicinity of the center P of the switch 11 a on both sides of the operation panel 11. The width dimension W1 and the leg part 23 are set. In addition, since it is sufficient to ensure the function, it is not necessary to increase the depth dimension D1 of the first raised portion 21, and it is sufficient to ensure a dimension considering strength. And since the transmission window 20 can be arrange | positioned at one side of the 1st protruding part 21, the space which incorporates this can be ensured. For example, the present invention can be used in a space for arranging a reception window and a transmission window 20 (not shown) for transmission and reception, or a space in which a wireless device is built.

  Here, the operation panel 11 is provided with a television system operation switch on one end side of the transmission window 20 side and a recording / playback operation switch on the other end side, and around the operation switch board 17 and the switch. In consideration of the arrangement, an edge 25 that is tapered is formed. For this reason, the switches 11 a on both sides of the operation panel 11 are also arranged inside the operation panel 11. Thereby, since the leg part 23 formed in the both ends of the 1st protruding part 21 formed in the opposing surface of the operation panel 11 can also be formed inside, the width dimension W1 of the 1st protruding part 21 is obtained as a result. Can also be made smaller than the width dimension W, and in the state of use, the first raised portion 21 can be hidden behind the first housing 10a to make it difficult to see, so that the thinness of the remote control device 1 can be improved. it can.

  Further, the second raised portion 22 is provided with an opening / closing lid 27 that covers the outside of the battery storage space 24 along the longitudinal direction thereof, whereby the battery 18 can be easily mounted. Furthermore, the 2nd protruding part 22 has improved the retainability more by forming the several recessed part 26 which puts a finger along the longitudinal direction.

  3 (a) and 3 (b), as described above, according to this embodiment, wide steps on both sides of the second raised portion 22 formed along the longitudinal direction of the main body housing 10. Since the portion 16 is formed, the step portion 16 can be supported with one hand by placing a finger on the step portion 16. In addition, since the stepped portion 16 is uniformly formed along the longitudinal direction, a certain holding property can be obtained at any position in the longitudinal direction. For this reason, the upper part of the grip part 13 is held in the operation of the television system arranged at the front part in the longitudinal direction, or the lower part of the grip part 13 is held in the operation of the recording / reproducing system, and the operation is performed with a good holding posture. Can do. Moreover, it is possible to reduce the remote operation device 1 from being dropped by the first raised portion 21 projecting outward from the second raised portion 22.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3C, in the state where the remote control device 1 is installed on the table surface, even if the switch 11a on one side of the operation panel 11 is pressed with a finger, the force extends to both sides. Since it can be supported by the leg portion 23 provided on the one raised portion 21, it is possible to reduce the deformation of the remote control device 1 due to the pressing force.

(Second Embodiment)
A remote control device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 4 is an external view of the remote control device according to the second embodiment, FIG. 4 (a) is an external perspective view in a state viewed from the back, and FIG. 4 (b) is a side view. Yes. In addition, the same site | part, a dimension, etc. are shown with the same code | symbol, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In FIG. 4, the remote control device 2 according to this embodiment includes a first raised portion 21 having a transmission window 20 out of a pair of first raised portions 21 provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the second raised portion 22. It is characterized by a structure in which the other first raised portions 21 are eliminated while leaving That is, in this embodiment, the pointed tip of the second raised portion 22 formed in a wedge shape is converged to the back surface side of the second housing 10b and becomes a familiar shape. And a pair of leg part 23a is arrange | positioned at the both sides of the back surface of the 2nd housing | casing 10b of this converged vicinity. According to this embodiment, there are the same functions and effects as those of the first embodiment.

1 is an external view of a remote control device of a remote control device according to a first embodiment. FIG. 1 is an external view of a remote control device of a remote control device according to a first embodiment. FIG. FIG. 3 is a usage state diagram of the remote control device of the remote control device according to the first embodiment. It is an external view of the remote control apparatus of the remote control apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Remote operation apparatus, 10 ... Main body housing | casing, 10a ... 1st housing | casing, 10b ... 2nd housing | casing, 11 ... Operation panel, 12 ... Operation arrangement surface, 13 ... Grip part, 14 ... Top cover, 15 ... Bottom Cover, 16 ... Stepped portion, 17 ... Operation switch board, 18 ... Battery, 19 ... Coupling groove, 20 ... Transmission window, 21 ... First raised portion, 22 ... Second raised portion, 23 ... Leg portion, 24 ... Battery storage Space, 25 ... Border part, 26 ... Recess, 27 ... Opening / closing lid, H ... Height dimension, W ... Horizontal width dimension, W1 ... Horizontal width of the first raised part, W2 ... Horizontal width of the second raised part, W3 ... Depth dimension, D: Depth dimension, D1: Depth dimension, H1: Height of first housing, H2: Height dimension (thickness) on one end side, H3: Height dimension (thickness) on the other end side.

Claims (2)

Inside it is an operation board, battery, and communication unit, and one of the widest surfaces of the vertically long main body casing that has a width dimension larger than the height dimension and a depth dimension larger than the width dimension is defined as the operation placement surface of the operation panel. In the remote control device having the grips on the housing surfaces on both sides and the back side,
The main body case is composed of a thin plate-like first case having the operation arrangement surface, and a second case formed with a stepped portion on the back side of the first case.
The first casing is formed at the center of the back surface side of the first casing along the longitudinal direction thereof, and is formed on one end side of the second protruding section. The second protruding section A first ridge that is wider than the width of the
The first raised portion includes leg portions and communication windows formed on both sides thereof,
The said 2nd protruding part is equipped with the battery storage part of series arrangement | positioning. The remote control apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. Inside it is an operation board, battery, and communication unit, and one of the widest surfaces of the vertically long main body casing that has a width dimension larger than the height dimension and a depth dimension larger than the width dimension is defined as the operation placement surface of the operation panel. In the remote control device having the grips on the housing surfaces on both sides and the back side,
The main body case is composed of a thin plate-like first case containing the operation board, and a second case formed with a stepped portion on the back side of the first case.
The main body casing is formed in a rod shape with a first ridge formed at both ends in the longitudinal direction and a width between the pair of first ridges that is smaller than the width of the first ridge. Composed of ridges,
A remote control device comprising a leg portion at both ends of the first raised portion, and a battery housing portion arranged in series on the second raised portion.

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