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JP2016045525A
JP2016045525A JP2014166967A JP2014166967A JP2016045525A JP 2016045525 A JP2016045525 A JP 2016045525A JP 2014166967 A JP2014166967 A JP 2014166967A JP 2014166967 A JP2014166967 A JP 2014166967A JP 2016045525 A JP2016045525 A JP 2016045525A
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a touch-panel "input device" with excellent operability.SOLUTION: In an input device, a rotary member 3 overlaps a front surface of a touch panel 2, and an operation for adjusting sound volume or air volume is allocated to an overlap area of the touch panel 2 overlapping the rotary member 3. The rotary member 3 includes a conductive grip section 6 to be rotated by a user, and a plurality of terminal sections 8a, 8b which are electrically connected by the grip section 6 and move on a surface of the touch panel 2. A part of the rotary member 3 is arranged to protrude from an outer edge of the touch panel toward an outer frame 1. At least one of the terminal sections 8a, 8b is brought into sliding contact with the surface of the touch panel 2, regardless of a rotation angle of the grip section 6.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

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本発明は、表示と入力の2つの機能を備えたタッチパネルの前面にロータリ部材を配設し、ユーザの指先等による直接入力でメニュー選択等を行うだけでなく、ユーザがロータリ部材を回転操作してオーディオの音量調整やエアコンの風量調整等を行うようにした入力装置に関するものである。   In the present invention, a rotary member is arranged on the front surface of a touch panel having two functions of display and input, and not only menu selection or the like is performed by direct input by a user's fingertip or the like, but the user rotates the rotary member. In particular, the present invention relates to an input device that adjusts audio volume and air volume of an air conditioner.

カーオーディオ装置やカーナビゲーション装置等の車載機器においては、液晶パネルのような表示装置とタッチパッドのような座標入力装置を組み合わせたタッチパネルを使用し、このタッチパネルに表示される複数のタッチボタンにユーザの指先等を接触させることにより、所望のメニュー画面等を選択するようにしたタッチパネル型の入力装置が広く採用されている。   In-vehicle devices such as car audio devices and car navigation devices use a touch panel that combines a display device such as a liquid crystal panel and a coordinate input device such as a touch pad, and the user uses multiple touch buttons displayed on the touch panel. 2. Description of the Related Art A touch panel type input device is widely used in which a desired menu screen or the like is selected by bringing a fingertip or the like into contact with each other.

この種の車載機器において、音量調整等の特定の調整操作については瞬時に手探りで実行できることが望ましく、そのような要望を実現するために、タッチパネルの前方にロータリ部材を配設し、このロータリ部材にタッチパネルの表示面上を移動可能な端子部を設けることにより、ユーザがロータリ部材を手探りでも容易に回転操作できるようにした入力装置が提案されている(例えば、特許文献1参照)。   In this type of in-vehicle device, it is desirable that a specific adjustment operation such as volume adjustment can be executed by flicking instantaneously. In order to realize such a demand, a rotary member is disposed in front of the touch panel, and this rotary member An input device has been proposed in which a terminal portion that can move on the display surface of a touch panel is provided so that a user can easily rotate a rotary member even by groping (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

特許文献1に開示された従来例では、ロータリ部材の回転に伴って端子部がタッチパネルの表面を円弧状に移動し、タッチパネル側には端子部の移動エリアに音量調整等の操作が割り当てられているため、ユーザがロータリ部材を回転操作すると、その回転操作量に応じた音量調整処理が実行されるようになっている。   In the conventional example disclosed in Patent Document 1, the terminal portion moves in a circular arc shape on the surface of the touch panel as the rotary member rotates, and an operation such as volume adjustment is assigned to the movement area of the terminal portion on the touch panel side. Therefore, when the user rotates the rotary member, a volume adjustment process corresponding to the rotation operation amount is executed.

特開2012−35782号公報JP 2012-35782 A

しかし、前述した従来の入力装置においては、端子部を含むロータリ部材の全体をタッチパネルの前方に重ね合わせて配置する必要があるため、タッチパネルの有効表示領域がロータリ部材の存在によって大きく減じられてしまうという難点がある。そこで、ロータリ部材の一部をタッチパネルの外側にはみ出して配置することが考えられるが、その場合、ロータリ部材の回転角度によっては端子部がタッチパネルの外側を移動してしまうため、ロータリ部材の操作量を検出できない非検出領域ができてしまい、ロータリ部材による調整可能範囲が限定されてしまうという新たな問題が発生する。   However, in the conventional input device described above, since the entire rotary member including the terminal portion needs to be placed in front of the touch panel, the effective display area of the touch panel is greatly reduced by the presence of the rotary member. There is a difficulty. Therefore, it is conceivable that a part of the rotary member protrudes outside the touch panel. In this case, depending on the rotation angle of the rotary member, the terminal portion moves outside the touch panel. As a result, a non-detection area in which no detection is possible is created, and a new problem arises that the adjustable range by the rotary member is limited.

本発明は、このような従来技術の実情に鑑みてなされたもので、その目的は、操作性に優れたタッチパネル型の入力装置を提供することにある。   The present invention has been made in view of the actual situation of the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide a touch panel type input device having excellent operability.

上記の目的を達成するために、本発明は、ユーザの指先等の身体特定部が近接した時にその座標位置を検出可能なタッチパネルと、このタッチパネルの前面に配設されたロータリ部材とを備え、前記ロータリ部材が、ユーザによって回転操作される導電性の把持部と、この把持部に導通されて前記タッチパネルの面上を移動可能な端子部とを有する入力装置において、前記ロータリ部材が前記タッチパネルの外縁部から部分的にはみ出した状態で配設されていると共に、前記端子部が前記把持部の回転方向に沿ってずれた位置に複数設けられており、前記把持部の回転角度に関わらず少なくとも1つの前記端子部が前記タッチパネルの表面と摺接するように設定されているという構成にした。   In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a touch panel capable of detecting the coordinate position when a body identifying part such as a user's fingertip comes close, and a rotary member disposed on the front surface of the touch panel. In the input device in which the rotary member includes a conductive gripping portion that is rotated by a user and a terminal portion that is electrically connected to the gripping portion and can move on the surface of the touch panel, the rotary member of the touch panel The terminal portion is provided in a state of partially protruding from the outer edge portion, and a plurality of the terminal portions are provided at positions shifted along the rotation direction of the grip portion, and at least regardless of the rotation angle of the grip portion. One terminal portion is set to be in sliding contact with the surface of the touch panel.

このように構成された入力装置では、ロータリ部材をタッチパネルの前面に部分的にオーバーラップさせた配置となっているため、ロータリ部材がタッチパネルの外縁部からはみ出した分だけタッチパネルの有効表示領域を広げることができる。そして、このロータリ部材が、ユーザによって回転操作される導電性の把持部と、この把持部に導通されてタッチパネルの面上を移動可能な複数の端子部とを有しており、これら端子部の少なくとも1つが把持部の回転角度に関わらずタッチパネルの表面と摺接するように設定されているため、ロータリ部材の操作量を検出できない非検出領域がなくなり、操作性に優れた入力装置を実現することができる。   In the input device configured as described above, since the rotary member is partially overlapped with the front surface of the touch panel, the effective display area of the touch panel is expanded by the amount that the rotary member protrudes from the outer edge of the touch panel. be able to. And this rotary member has the electroconductive holding | grip part rotationally operated by the user, and the several terminal part which can be moved on the surface of a touch panel electrically connected to this holding | grip part, Since at least one is set so as to be in sliding contact with the surface of the touch panel regardless of the rotation angle of the gripping part, there is no non-detection area where the operation amount of the rotary member cannot be detected, and an input device with excellent operability is realized. Can do.

上記の構成において、ロータリ部材のタッチパネルに対するはみ出し比率は特に限定されないが、把持部の回転中心がタッチパネルを包囲する外枠上に設定されている場合、すなわち、ロータリ部材の平面形状の50パーセント以上がタッチパネルからはみ出している場合は、端子部を3つ以上設けることによって非検出領域をなくすことができる。   In the above configuration, the protrusion ratio of the rotary member to the touch panel is not particularly limited, but when the rotation center of the gripping part is set on the outer frame surrounding the touch panel, that is, 50% or more of the planar shape of the rotary member is When protruding from the touch panel, the non-detection region can be eliminated by providing three or more terminal portions.

この場合において、タッチパネルの検出方式が静電容量方式であると共に、3つ以上の端子部が把持部の回転方向に沿って等間隔に配列されていると、タッチパネルからのはみ出し量が増えた場合でも、少ない数の端子部によってロータリ部材の操作量を確実に検出することができる。   In this case, when the detection method of the touch panel is an electrostatic capacity method and the number of protrusions from the touch panel increases when three or more terminal parts are arranged at equal intervals along the rotation direction of the gripping part However, the operation amount of the rotary member can be reliably detected with a small number of terminal portions.

また、上記の構成において、3つ以上の端子部が異なる回転軌跡上を移動するように設定されていると、2つ以上の端子部がタッチパネルの表面上を同時に移動する場合でも、タッチパネル上における各端子部の座標を回転半径の違いによって容易に認識することができる。   In the above configuration, when three or more terminal units are set to move on different rotation trajectories, even when two or more terminal units move simultaneously on the surface of the touch panel, The coordinates of each terminal part can be easily recognized by the difference in the radius of rotation.

本発明によれば、ロータリ部材がタッチパネルの外縁部からはみ出した分だけタッチパネルの有効表示領域を広げることができるだけでなく、ロータリ部材に設けられた複数の端子部の少なくとも1つが把持部の回転角度に関わらずタッチパネルの表面と摺接するように設定されているため、ロータリ部材の操作量を検出できない非検出領域がなくなり、操作性に優れた入力装置を提供することができる。   According to the present invention, not only can the effective display area of the touch panel be expanded by the amount that the rotary member protrudes from the outer edge of the touch panel, but also at least one of the plurality of terminal portions provided on the rotary member is the rotation angle of the gripping portion. Regardless of the setting, the non-detection area in which the operation amount of the rotary member cannot be detected is eliminated, and an input device with excellent operability can be provided.

本発明の第1実施形態例に係る入力装置の正面図である。It is a front view of the input device concerning the example of a 1st embodiment of the present invention. 図1のII−II線に沿う断面図である。It is sectional drawing which follows the II-II line of FIG. 図1の入力装置に備えられるロータリ部材の動作説明図である。It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the rotary member with which the input device of FIG. 1 is equipped. 本発明の第2実施形態例に係る入力装置の要部断面図である。It is principal part sectional drawing of the input device which concerns on the 2nd Example of this invention. 図4の入力装置に備えられるロータリ部材の動作説明図である。It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the rotary member with which the input device of FIG. 4 is equipped.

発明の実施の形態について図面を参照して説明すると、図1に示すように、本発明の第1実施形態例に係る入力装置は、矩形状の開口1aを有する外枠1と、この開口1a内に嵌め込まれたタッチパネル2と、このタッチパネル2の前面に配設されたロータリ部材3等を備えている。この入力装置は、カーオーディオ装置やカーナビゲーション装置等の車載機器として構成されており、車室内のインストルメントパネル等に設置されて使用されるようになっている。   An embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, an input device according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes an outer frame 1 having a rectangular opening 1a, and the opening 1a. A touch panel 2 fitted inside, and a rotary member 3 disposed on the front surface of the touch panel 2 are provided. This input device is configured as an in-vehicle device such as a car audio device or a car navigation device, and is used by being installed on an instrument panel or the like in a vehicle interior.

タッチパネル2はユーザの指先等の身体特定部が近接した時にその座標位置を検出可能なデバイスであり、本実施形態例の場合、ユーザの指で触れたときに発生する微弱な静電容量の変化からタッチ位置を検出する静電容量方式と呼ばれるタッチパネル2が用いられている。図2に示すように、このタッチパネル2は、液晶パネル等からなる表示装置4と、表示装置4の前方に積層配置されたタッチパッド(座標入力装置)5とからなり、開口1a内に露出するタッチパッド5の表面と外枠1の表面は略同一平面上に位置するようになっている。   The touch panel 2 is a device that can detect the coordinate position when a body specifying part such as a user's fingertip comes close, and in the case of the present embodiment, a slight change in electrostatic capacitance that occurs when touched by the user's finger. A touch panel 2 called a capacitive method for detecting a touch position from the touch panel is used. As shown in FIG. 2, the touch panel 2 includes a display device 4 made of a liquid crystal panel and the like, and a touch pad (coordinate input device) 5 arranged in front of the display device 4, and is exposed in the opening 1a. The surface of the touch pad 5 and the surface of the outer frame 1 are positioned on substantially the same plane.

ロータリ部材3は、ユーザによって回転操作される導電性の把持部6と、この把持部6を回転可能に支持する軸部7と、把持部6に導通されて一体的に回転する一対の端子部8a,8bとを備えており、軸部7の底面はタッチパネル2と外枠1の面上に跨って接着固定されている。このロータリ部材3はタッチパネル2の前面に配設されているが、その全体がタッチパネル2とオーバーラップするという配置になっておらず、ロータリ部材3の一部がタッチパネル2の外縁部(図1の下辺)から外枠1側へはみ出している。具体的には、ロータリ部材3の平面形状を100%としたとき、そのうちの約半分(50%程度)がタッチパネル2とオーバーラップし、残りの約半分がタッチパネル2の外側にはみ出して外枠1とオーバーラップしている。   The rotary member 3 includes a conductive gripping portion 6 that is rotated by a user, a shaft portion 7 that rotatably supports the gripping portion 6, and a pair of terminal portions that are connected to the gripping portion 6 and rotate integrally. 8a and 8b, and the bottom surface of the shaft portion 7 is bonded and fixed across the surface of the touch panel 2 and the outer frame 1. The rotary member 3 is disposed on the front surface of the touch panel 2, but the entire rotary member 3 does not overlap with the touch panel 2, and a part of the rotary member 3 is an outer edge portion (see FIG. 1). It protrudes from the lower side to the outer frame 1 side. Specifically, when the planar shape of the rotary member 3 is 100%, about half (about 50%) of the rotary member 3 overlaps the touch panel 2 and the remaining half protrudes outside the touch panel 2 and the outer frame 1. And overlap.

一対の端子部8a,8bは軸部7を挟んだ180度対向する位置に配置されており、これら端子部8a,8bの下端はタッチパネル2および外枠1の表面と同一面上を移動するようになっている。端子部8a,8bは把持部6に対して固定的に取り付けられていても良いが、タッチパネル2の表面と外枠1の表面との間に微小な段差があってもスムーズに移動できるようにするために、端子部8a,8bを把持部6に上下動可能に支持して図示せぬスプリング等の弾性部材によって下方へ付勢するようにしている。ここで、タッチパネル2におけるロータリ部材3とのオーバーラップ領域には特定の調整操作、例えばオーディオの音量調整やエアコンの風量調整等の操作が割り当てられており、端子部8aまたは端子部8bがタッチパネル2の表面上を移動すると、その移動量がロータリ部材3の操作量としてタッチパネル2で検出され、操作量に応じた音量調整や風量調整等の処理が実行されるようになっている。   The pair of terminal portions 8a and 8b are arranged at positions facing each other by 180 degrees across the shaft portion 7, and the lower ends of these terminal portions 8a and 8b move on the same plane as the surfaces of the touch panel 2 and the outer frame 1. It has become. The terminal portions 8 a and 8 b may be fixedly attached to the grip portion 6, but can move smoothly even if there is a minute step between the surface of the touch panel 2 and the surface of the outer frame 1. For this purpose, the terminal portions 8a and 8b are supported by the grip portion 6 so as to be movable up and down and are urged downward by an elastic member such as a spring (not shown). Here, specific adjustment operations, for example, operations such as audio volume adjustment and air conditioner air volume adjustment, are assigned to the overlap region of the touch panel 2 with the rotary member 3, and the terminal portion 8 a or the terminal portion 8 b is connected to the touch panel 2. The amount of movement is detected by the touch panel 2 as the amount of operation of the rotary member 3, and processing such as volume adjustment and air volume adjustment according to the amount of operation is executed.

図3はユーザがロータリ部材3を回転操作したときの両端子部8a,8bの位置関係を示す説明図であり、以下の説明では便宜上、一方の端子部8aを第1端子部、他方の端子部8bを第2端子部と称し、第1端子部8aの位置を黒塗りの丸印で示し、第2端子部8bを白抜きの丸印で示している。   FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing the positional relationship between the two terminal portions 8a and 8b when the user rotates the rotary member 3. In the following description, for convenience, one terminal portion 8a is used as the first terminal portion and the other terminal. The portion 8b is referred to as a second terminal portion, the position of the first terminal portion 8a is indicated by a black circle, and the second terminal portion 8b is indicated by a white circle.

図3(a)に示すように、第1端子部8aがタッチパネル2上にあって第2端子部8bが外枠1上にあるとき、ユーザが把持部6を掴んでこれを時計または反時計回りに回転操作すると、第1および第2端子部8a,8bは把持部6の回転に伴って軸部7を中心とする同一円P(2点鎖線)上を移動する。その際、ユーザの指が把持部6に触れたときに発生する微弱な静電容量の変化が把持部6を介して第1および第2端子部8a,8bに伝わるため、タッチパネル2はその表面に接触する第1端子部8aの座標位置を検出することができる。   As shown in FIG. 3A, when the first terminal portion 8a is on the touch panel 2 and the second terminal portion 8b is on the outer frame 1, the user grasps the grip portion 6 and watches it or watches it counterclockwise. When rotating around, the first and second terminal portions 8 a and 8 b move on the same circle P (two-dot chain line) centering on the shaft portion 7 as the grip portion 6 rotates. At this time, since a slight change in electrostatic capacitance that occurs when the user's finger touches the grip 6 is transmitted to the first and second terminal portions 8a and 8b via the grip 6, the touch panel 2 has its surface. It is possible to detect the coordinate position of the first terminal portion 8a in contact with.

図3(a)の状態から把持部6を時計回り方向へ約90度回転すると、図3(b)に示すように、第1端子部8aがタッチパネル2の表面を摺動して外枠1に近付き、それまで外枠1の表面に接触していた第2端子部8bがタッチパネル2に近付く。これとは逆に、図3(a)の状態から把持部6を反時計回り方向へ約90度回転すると、図3(d)に示すように、第1端子部8aがタッチパネル2の表面を摺動して外枠1に近付き、それに代わって第2端子部8bが外枠1の表面を摺動してタッチパネル2に近付く。この間、タッチパネル2の表面を移動するのは第1端子部8aだけであるため、第1端子部8aの移動量がロータリ部材3の操作量としてタッチパネル2で検出され、操作量に応じた音量調整や風量調整等の処理が実行される。   When the gripping part 6 is rotated about 90 degrees in the clockwise direction from the state of FIG. 3A, the first terminal part 8a slides on the surface of the touch panel 2 as shown in FIG. The second terminal portion 8b that has been in contact with the surface of the outer frame 1 approaches the touch panel 2 until then. On the contrary, when the gripping portion 6 is rotated about 90 degrees counterclockwise from the state of FIG. 3A, the first terminal portion 8a touches the surface of the touch panel 2 as shown in FIG. The second terminal portion 8b slides on the surface of the outer frame 1 and approaches the touch panel 2 instead. During this time, since only the first terminal portion 8a moves on the surface of the touch panel 2, the movement amount of the first terminal portion 8a is detected by the touch panel 2 as the operation amount of the rotary member 3, and the volume is adjusted according to the operation amount. And processing such as air volume adjustment is executed.

また、図3(b)の状態から把持部6を時計回り方向へ約180度回転すると、図3(c)〜(d)に示すように、第2端子部8bがタッチパネル2の表面を摺動して外枠1に近付き、それに代わって第1端子部8aが外枠1の表面を摺動してタッチパネル2に近付く。この間、タッチパネル2の表面を移動するのは第2端子部8bだけであるため、第2端子部8bの移動量がロータリ部材3の操作量としてタッチパネル2で検出され、操作量に応じた音量調整や風量調整等の処理が実行される。   Further, when the gripping portion 6 is rotated about 180 degrees in the clockwise direction from the state of FIG. 3B, the second terminal portion 8b slides on the surface of the touch panel 2 as shown in FIGS. The first terminal portion 8a slides on the surface of the outer frame 1 and approaches the touch panel 2 instead. During this time, only the second terminal portion 8b moves on the surface of the touch panel 2. Therefore, the movement amount of the second terminal portion 8b is detected by the touch panel 2 as the operation amount of the rotary member 3, and the volume is adjusted according to the operation amount. And processing such as air volume adjustment is executed.

さらに、図3(d)の状態から把持部6を時計回り方向へ約180度回転すると、図3(a)〜(b)に示すように、第1端子部8aがタッチパネル2の表面を摺動して外枠1に近付き、第2端子部8bが外枠1の表面を摺動してタッチパネル2に近付く。この間、タッチパネル2の表面を移動するのは第1端子部8aだけであるため、再び第1端子部8aの移動量がロータリ部材3の操作量としてタッチパネル2で検出され、操作量に応じた音量調整や風量調整等の処理が実行される。   Further, when the gripping portion 6 is rotated about 180 degrees clockwise from the state of FIG. 3D, the first terminal portion 8a slides on the surface of the touch panel 2 as shown in FIGS. 3A to 3B. The second terminal portion 8 b slides on the surface of the outer frame 1 and approaches the touch panel 2. During this time, since only the first terminal portion 8a moves on the surface of the touch panel 2, the movement amount of the first terminal portion 8a is detected again by the touch panel 2 as the operation amount of the rotary member 3, and the volume corresponding to the operation amount Processing such as adjustment and air volume adjustment is executed.

以上説明したように、第1実施形態例に係る入力装置では、タッチパネル2の前面に第1および第2端子部8a,8bを有するロータリ部材2が配設されており、タッチパネル2には各端子部8a,8bの移動エリアに音量調整等の特定の調整操作が割り当てられているため、ユーザはタッチパネル2の表示面を目視しなくても手探りで調整操作を実行することができる。しかも、このロータリ部材3をタッチパネル2の前面に部分的にオーバーラップさせて配置してあるため、ロータリ部材3がタッチパネル2の外縁部からはみ出した分だけタッチパネル2の有効表示領域を広げることができる。また、このロータリ部材3は、ユーザによって回転操作される導電性の把持部6と、把持部6に導通されてタッチパネル2の表面を移動可能な2つの端子部8a,8bを有しており、これら端子部8a,8bのいずれか一方が把持部6の回転角度に関わらずタッチパネル2の表面と摺接するように設定されているため、ロータリ部材2の操作量を検出できない非検出領域がなくなり、操作性に優れた入力装置を実現することができる。   As described above, in the input device according to the first embodiment, the rotary member 2 having the first and second terminal portions 8a and 8b is disposed on the front surface of the touch panel 2, and each terminal is provided on the touch panel 2. Since a specific adjustment operation such as volume adjustment is assigned to the moving areas of the units 8a and 8b, the user can execute the adjustment operation by groping without looking at the display surface of the touch panel 2. In addition, since the rotary member 3 is disposed so as to partially overlap the front surface of the touch panel 2, the effective display area of the touch panel 2 can be expanded by the amount that the rotary member 3 protrudes from the outer edge of the touch panel 2. . The rotary member 3 has a conductive grip 6 that is rotated by a user, and two terminal portions 8a and 8b that are connected to the grip 6 and can move on the surface of the touch panel 2. Since any one of these terminal portions 8a and 8b is set so as to be in sliding contact with the surface of the touch panel 2 regardless of the rotation angle of the grip portion 6, there is no non-detection region where the operation amount of the rotary member 2 cannot be detected, An input device with excellent operability can be realized.

次に、図4を参照して第2実施形態例に係る入力装置について説明すると、この入力装置は、ロータリ部材3の平面形状の半分以上がタッチパネル2の外縁部から外枠1側へはみ出していると共に、ロータリ部材3が3つの端子部8a,8b,8cを有しており、それ以外の構成は第1実施形態例と基本的に同じである。   Next, the input device according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 4. In this input device, more than half of the planar shape of the rotary member 3 protrudes from the outer edge of the touch panel 2 to the outer frame 1 side. In addition, the rotary member 3 has three terminal portions 8a, 8b, and 8c, and the other configuration is basically the same as that of the first embodiment.

すなわち、ロータリ部材3の軸部7はタッチパネル2を包囲する外枠1に固定されており、ロータリ部材3の平面形状を100%としたとき、そのうちの約35%程度がタッチパネル2とオーバーラップし、残りの約65%程度がタッチパネル2の外側へはみ出して外枠1とオーバーラップしている。また、ロータリ部材3の把持部6にタッチパネル2と外枠1の表面を摺動可能な3つの端子部8a,8b,8cが保持されており、これら端子部8a,8b,8cは軸部7を中心とする円周方向に沿って互いに120度の等間隔を保って配列されている。   That is, the shaft portion 7 of the rotary member 3 is fixed to the outer frame 1 surrounding the touch panel 2, and about 35% of the rotary member 3 overlaps the touch panel 2 when the planar shape of the rotary member 3 is 100%. The remaining approximately 65% protrudes outside the touch panel 2 and overlaps the outer frame 1. Further, three terminal portions 8 a, 8 b, 8 c that can slide on the surface of the touch panel 2 and the outer frame 1 are held by the grip portion 6 of the rotary member 3, and these terminal portions 8 a, 8 b, 8 c are shaft portions 7. Are arranged at equal intervals of 120 degrees along the circumferential direction centered at.

図5はユーザがロータリ部材3を回転操作したときの各端子部8a,8b,8cの位置関係を示す説明図であり、各端子部8a,8b,8cは軸部7からの距離を異ならせた位置に配列されている。以下の説明では便宜上、軸部7から最も離れた外側の端子部8aを第1端子部、中央の端子部8bを第2端子部、最も内側の端子部8cを第3端子部と称し、第1端子部8aの位置を黒塗りの丸印、第2端子部8bを白抜きの丸印、第3端子部8cを黒塗りの三角印で示している。   FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the positional relationship between the terminal portions 8a, 8b, and 8c when the user rotates the rotary member 3, and the terminal portions 8a, 8b, and 8c have different distances from the shaft portion 7. Arranged at different positions. In the following description, for convenience, the outer terminal portion 8a farthest from the shaft portion 7 is referred to as a first terminal portion, the central terminal portion 8b is referred to as a second terminal portion, and the innermost terminal portion 8c is referred to as a third terminal portion. The position of the 1 terminal portion 8a is indicated by a black circle, the second terminal portion 8b is indicated by a white circle, and the third terminal portion 8c is indicated by a black triangle.

ユーザがロータリ部材3の把持部6を掴んでこれを回転操作すると、第1ないし第3端子部8a,8b,8cはそれぞれ軸部7を中心とする3つの同心円P1,P2,P3上を移動する。ここで、図5(a)に示すように、第1端子部8aだけがタッチパネル2上にあり、第2端子部8bと第3端子部8cが外枠1上にあるとき、ユーザが把持部6を時計回り方向へ約60度回転すると、図5(b)に示すように、第1端子部8aがタッチパネル2の表面を摺動して外枠1に近付き、それに代わって第3端子部8cが外枠1の表面を摺動してタッチパネル2に近付く。これとは逆に、図5(a)の状態から把持部6を反時計回り方向へ約60度回転すると、図5(e)に示すように、第1端子部8aがタッチパネル2の表面を摺動して外枠1に近付き、それに代わって第2端子部8bが外枠1の表面を摺動してタッチパネル2に近付く。この間、第2端子部8bと第3端子部8cは外枠1の表面を摺動し、タッチパネル2の表面を移動するのは第1端子部8aだけであるため、第1端子部8aの移動量がロータリ部材3の操作量としてタッチパネル2で検出され、その操作量に応じた音量調整や風量調整等の処理が実行される。   When the user grasps the grip portion 6 of the rotary member 3 and rotates it, the first to third terminal portions 8a, 8b, and 8c move on three concentric circles P1, P2, and P3 with the shaft portion 7 as the center. To do. Here, as shown in FIG. 5A, when only the first terminal portion 8 a is on the touch panel 2 and the second terminal portion 8 b and the third terminal portion 8 c are on the outer frame 1, the user holds the gripping portion. When the 6 is rotated about 60 degrees in the clockwise direction, as shown in FIG. 5B, the first terminal portion 8a slides on the surface of the touch panel 2 and approaches the outer frame 1, and instead, the third terminal portion 8 c slides on the surface of the outer frame 1 and approaches the touch panel 2. On the contrary, when the gripping portion 6 is rotated about 60 degrees counterclockwise from the state of FIG. 5A, the first terminal portion 8a touches the surface of the touch panel 2 as shown in FIG. The second terminal portion 8b slides on the surface of the outer frame 1 and approaches the touch panel 2 instead. During this time, the second terminal portion 8b and the third terminal portion 8c slide on the surface of the outer frame 1, and only the first terminal portion 8a moves on the surface of the touch panel 2. Therefore, the movement of the first terminal portion 8a. The amount is detected by the touch panel 2 as the operation amount of the rotary member 3, and processing such as volume adjustment and air volume adjustment according to the operation amount is executed.

また、図5(b)の状態から把持部6を時計回り方向へ回転すると、図5(c)に示すように、それまでタッチパネル2の表面を摺動していた第1端子部8aが外枠1側へ移動し、それに代わって第3端子部8cがタッチパネル2の表面を摺動する。この間、第1端子部8aと第2端子部8bは外枠1の表面を摺動し、タッチパネル2の表面を移動するのは第3端子部8cだけであるため、第3端子部8cの移動量がロータリ部材3の操作量としてタッチパネル2で検出され、その操作量に応じた音量調整や風量調整等の処理が実行される。   Further, when the gripping portion 6 is rotated clockwise from the state of FIG. 5B, the first terminal portion 8a that has been sliding on the surface of the touch panel 2 until then is removed as shown in FIG. 5C. The third terminal portion 8c slides on the surface of the touch panel 2 instead of moving to the frame 1 side. During this time, since the first terminal portion 8a and the second terminal portion 8b slide on the surface of the outer frame 1 and only the third terminal portion 8c moves on the surface of the touch panel 2, the movement of the third terminal portion 8c. The amount is detected by the touch panel 2 as the operation amount of the rotary member 3, and processing such as volume adjustment and air volume adjustment according to the operation amount is executed.

また、図5(c)の状態から把持部6を時計回り方向へ回転すると、図5(d)に示すように、それまでタッチパネル2の表面を摺動していた第3端子部8cが外枠1側へ移動し、それに代わって第2端子部8bがタッチパネル2の表面を摺動する。この間、第1端子部8aと第3端子部8cは外枠1の表面を摺動し、タッチパネル2の表面を移動するのは第2端子部8bだけであるため、第2端子部8bの移動量がロータリ部材3の操作量としてタッチパネル2で検出され、その操作量に応じた音量調整や風量調整等の処理が実行される。   Further, when the gripping portion 6 is rotated clockwise from the state of FIG. 5C, the third terminal portion 8c that has been sliding on the surface of the touch panel 2 until then is removed as shown in FIG. 5D. The second terminal portion 8b slides on the surface of the touch panel 2 instead of moving to the frame 1 side. During this time, the first terminal portion 8a and the third terminal portion 8c slide on the surface of the outer frame 1, and only the second terminal portion 8b moves on the surface of the touch panel 2. Therefore, the second terminal portion 8b moves. The amount is detected by the touch panel 2 as the operation amount of the rotary member 3, and processing such as volume adjustment and air volume adjustment according to the operation amount is executed.

さらに、図5(d)の状態から把持部6を時計回り方向へ回転すると、図5(e)を経て図5(a)〜(b)に示すように、それまでタッチパネル2の表面を摺動していた第2端子部8bが外枠1側へ移動し、それに代わって第1端子部8aがタッチパネル2の表面を摺動する。この間、第2端子部8bと第3端子部8cは外枠1の表面を摺動し、タッチパネル2の表面を移動するのは第1端子部8aだけであるため、再び第1端子部8aの移動量がロータリ部材3の操作量としてタッチパネル2で検出され、その操作量に応じた音量調整や風量調整等の処理が実行される。   Further, when the gripping portion 6 is rotated clockwise from the state of FIG. 5D, the surface of the touch panel 2 is slid until then, as shown in FIGS. 5A to 5B through FIG. 5E. The moved second terminal portion 8b moves to the outer frame 1 side, and the first terminal portion 8a slides on the surface of the touch panel 2 instead. During this time, the second terminal portion 8b and the third terminal portion 8c slide on the surface of the outer frame 1, and only the first terminal portion 8a moves on the surface of the touch panel 2, so that the first terminal portion 8a again The movement amount is detected by the touch panel 2 as the operation amount of the rotary member 3, and processing such as volume adjustment and air volume adjustment according to the operation amount is executed.

なお、把持部6の回転角度によっては第1ないし第3端子部8a,8b,8cのうち2つが同時にタッチパネル2の表面を摺動する場合、例えば、図5(b)の状態から把持部6を時計回り方向へ回転して第1端子部8aがタッチパネル2の外縁部まで移動する間、それまで外枠1上にあった第3端子部8cもタッチパネル2の表面を同時に摺動することになる。この場合、第1端子部8aがタッチパネル2の表面から外れない限り、第3端子部8cが後からタッチパネル2の表面に接触したとしても、第3端子部8cの座標検出を無効とする処理を行えば、第1端子部8aの移動量をロータリ部材3の操作量としてタッチパネル2で検出することができる。そして、第1端子部8aがタッチパネル2の表面から外れた時点で第3端子部8cの座標検出を有効とする処理を行えば、この第3端子部8cがタッチパネル2の表面から外れない限り、第1端子部8aや第2端子部8bが後からタッチパネル2の表面に同時に接触したとしても、第3端子部8cの移動量をロータリ部材3の操作量としてタッチパネル2で検出することができる。   When two of the first to third terminal portions 8a, 8b, and 8c slide on the surface of the touch panel 2 at the same time depending on the rotation angle of the grip portion 6, for example, the grip portion 6 from the state of FIG. The third terminal portion 8c that has been on the outer frame 1 also slides on the surface of the touch panel 2 at the same time while the first terminal portion 8a moves to the outer edge portion of the touch panel 2 by rotating clockwise. Become. In this case, as long as the first terminal portion 8a does not come off the surface of the touch panel 2, even if the third terminal portion 8c comes into contact with the surface of the touch panel 2 later, the process of invalidating the coordinate detection of the third terminal portion 8c is performed. If it carries out, the movement amount of the 1st terminal part 8a can be detected with the touch panel 2 as the operation amount of the rotary member 3. FIG. And if the process which validates the coordinate detection of the 3rd terminal part 8c when the 1st terminal part 8a remove | deviates from the surface of the touch panel 2, unless this 3rd terminal part 8c remove | deviates from the surface of the touch panel 2, Even if the first terminal portion 8 a and the second terminal portion 8 b come into contact with the surface of the touch panel 2 at a later time, the movement amount of the third terminal portion 8 c can be detected by the touch panel 2 as the operation amount of the rotary member 3.

以上説明したように、第2実施形態例に係る入力装置では、ロータリ部材3の平面形状の50パーセント以上(例えば約65%)をタッチパネル2から外枠1側へはみ出した配置となっているが、把持部6に3つの端子部8a,8b,8cが等間隔で配列されているため、これら端子部8a,8b,8cの少なくとも1つを把持部6の回転角度に関わらずタッチパネル2の表面に接触させることにより、ロータリ部材3の操作量を検出できない非検出領域をなくすことができる。   As described above, in the input device according to the second embodiment, 50% or more (for example, about 65%) of the planar shape of the rotary member 3 is arranged to protrude from the touch panel 2 to the outer frame 1 side. Since the three terminal portions 8a, 8b, and 8c are arranged at equal intervals on the grip portion 6, at least one of the terminal portions 8a, 8b, and 8c is placed on the surface of the touch panel 2 regardless of the rotation angle of the grip portion 6. The non-detection area in which the operation amount of the rotary member 3 cannot be detected can be eliminated by contacting with the.

また、第2実施形態例に係る入力装置では、第1ないし第3端子部8a,8b,8cが互いに異なる回転軌跡(同心円P1,P2,P3)上を移動するように設定されているため、タッチパネル2上における各端子部8a,8b,8cの有無を回転軌跡の違いによって判定することができる。したがって、第1ないし第3端子部8a,8b,8cのうち2つが同時にタッチパネル2の表面を摺動する場合でも、いずれの端子部8a,8b,8cの座標検出を有効にするかという処理を簡単に行うことができる。ただし、第1ないし第3端子部8a,8b,8cが同じ回転軌跡上を移動するようになっていても良く、また、端子部の数は3つに限定されるものではなく、4つ以上の端子部を把持部6に等間隔で配列するようにしても良い。   In the input device according to the second embodiment, the first to third terminal portions 8a, 8b, and 8c are set to move on mutually different rotation trajectories (concentric circles P1, P2, and P3). The presence / absence of each terminal portion 8a, 8b, 8c on the touch panel 2 can be determined by the difference in the rotation trajectory. Accordingly, even when two of the first to third terminal portions 8a, 8b, and 8c slide on the surface of the touch panel 2 at the same time, a process of determining which terminal portions 8a, 8b, and 8c coordinate detection is to be effective is performed. It can be done easily. However, the first to third terminal portions 8a, 8b, and 8c may move on the same rotation locus, and the number of terminal portions is not limited to three, but four or more. The terminal portions may be arranged on the grip portion 6 at equal intervals.

なお、第1実施形態例に係る入力装置では、2つの端子部がタッチパネルの表面を同時に摺動することがないため、静電容量方式に代えて抵抗膜方式のタッチパネルを用いることも可能である。ただし、第2実施形態例に係る入力装置のように、2つ以上の端子部が同時にタッチパネルの表面を摺動することがある場合、抵抗膜方式のタッチパネルでは2つの端子部の中点を座標位置と誤検出してしまうため、この場合は静電容量方式のタッチパネルを用いることが好ましい。   In the input device according to the first embodiment, since the two terminal portions do not slide simultaneously on the surface of the touch panel, a resistive film type touch panel can be used instead of the capacitive type. . However, when two or more terminal parts may slide on the surface of the touch panel at the same time as in the input device according to the second embodiment, the middle point of the two terminal parts is coordinated on the resistive touch panel. In this case, it is preferable to use a capacitive touch panel because the position is erroneously detected.

1 外枠
1a 開口
2 タッチパネル
3 ロータリ部材
4 表示装置
5 タッチパッド
6 把持部
7 軸部
8a 第1端子部
8b 第2端子部
8c 第3端子部
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Outer frame 1a Opening 2 Touch panel 3 Rotary member 4 Display apparatus 5 Touchpad 6 Gripping part 7 Shaft part 8a 1st terminal part 8b 2nd terminal part 8c 3rd terminal part

Claims (4)

ユーザの指先等の身体特定部が近接した時にその座標位置を検出可能なタッチパネルと、このタッチパネルの前面に配設されたロータリ部材とを備え、前記ロータリ部材が、ユーザによって回転操作される導電性の把持部と、この把持部に導通されて前記タッチパネルの面上を移動可能な端子部とを有する入力装置において、
前記ロータリ部材が前記タッチパネルの外縁部から部分的にはみ出した状態で配設されていると共に、前記端子部が前記把持部の回転方向に沿ってずれた位置に複数設けられており、前記把持部の回転角度に関わらず少なくとも1つの前記端子部が前記タッチパネルの表面と摺接するように設定されていることを特徴とする入力装置。
A touch panel capable of detecting a coordinate position when a body specifying part such as a user's fingertip approaches, and a rotary member disposed on the front surface of the touch panel, and the rotary member is rotated by the user. In an input device having a grip portion and a terminal portion that is connected to the grip portion and is movable on the surface of the touch panel.
The rotary member is disposed in a state of partially protruding from the outer edge portion of the touch panel, and a plurality of the terminal portions are provided at positions shifted along the rotation direction of the grip portion. An input device characterized in that at least one of the terminal portions is set in sliding contact with the surface of the touch panel regardless of the rotation angle.
請求項1の記載において、前記把持部の回転中心が前記タッチパネルを包囲する外枠上に設定されていると共に、前記端子部が3つ以上設けられていることを特徴とする入力装置。   The input device according to claim 1, wherein the rotation center of the grip portion is set on an outer frame surrounding the touch panel, and three or more terminal portions are provided. 請求項2の記載において、前記タッチパネルの検出方式が静電容量方式であると共に、3つ以上の前記端子部が前記把持部の回転方向に沿って等間隔に配列されていることを特徴とする入力装置。   The detection method of the touch panel according to claim 2, wherein the detection method of the touch panel is a capacitance method, and three or more of the terminal portions are arranged at equal intervals along a rotation direction of the gripping portion. Input device. 請求項2または3の記載において、3つ以上の前記端子部が異なる回転軌跡上を移動するように設定されていることを特徴とする入力装置。   4. The input device according to claim 2, wherein three or more terminal portions are set so as to move on different rotation trajectories.
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