JP2711925B2 - Panel unit for dealing board operation unit - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION << Industrial Application Field >> The present invention relates to a panel unit of a dealing board operation unit having a multifunctional telephone function and used for financial terminals.

<< Conventional Technology >> Generally, financial systems use dealing systems for trading securities, stocks, foreign exchange, etc. using telephone lines, and the operating unit and multi-functionality of these dealing systems are used. Telephone equipment and the like are incorporated on a dealing board, and a plurality of desks having these dealing boards are arranged in a dealing room.

So, these dealing systems, for example,
As shown in FIG. 1, a dealing board 1, such as an operation unit,
A display unit 3 for selectively displaying various economic information,
Although not shown, it comprises an exchange for controlling and controlling the telephone line, and a desk 2 for accommodating these devices.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the dealing board 1 has a dial operation unit 5, a display unit 7 such as a liquid crystal display, and an auto dial function as a panel unit 4 for use by a user as a communication unit. An operation surface such as a key unit 6 having a key unit 6, a microphone, other key units, and a volume 8 or various switches for adjusting the density and volume of the display unit 7 is provided on a panel 9 to provide printed circuit boards 10-1 and 10
-2, and constitutes the operation surface of the dealing board 1 together with the handset. Further, the dealing board 1 has a large number of business partners in terms of its function, and has an auto-dial function capable of calling the specified business partner through a telephone line with one touch. The auto dial function has a function of displaying a business partner by a light emitting diode near the key unit 6 of the auto dial and a function of displaying an incoming call in order to display which business partner is called. I have.

The auto dial function allows the user of the dealing board 1 to register a business partner, so that the panel unit 4 composed of a number of key switches is required. Further, the operation surface of the dealing board 1 is desirably constituted by a panel unit 4 which is unitized for each function, in order to diversify its functions. In addition to the basic function units, a function unit required by a customer is selected. A desired dealing board 1 is formed by combining the two.

The above-mentioned dealing board 1 is generally installed on a desk 2, and many desks 2 on which the dealing board 1 is installed are arranged in a dealing room.

<< Problems to be Solved by the Invention >> Meanwhile, the desk 2 on which the dealing board 1 is installed is provided with a display device 3 for selectively displaying various economic information and the like, a document shelf 3a, a drawer 3b, and the like. A predetermined area is required on the upper surface of the desk 2 in terms of operability of the ring board 1 and ease of use. Therefore, it is necessary to limit the size of the desk 2 in order to arrange a large number of desks 2 in the dealing room. If the size of the desk 2 is limited, the upper surface of the desk 2 is occupied. It was necessary to reduce the depth of the dealing board 1 to reduce the size of the dealing board 1.

However, the dealing board 1 is composed of a panel unit 4 having a multi-function. In this panel unit 4, for example, a key switch 15 of a key unit 6 having an auto-dial function is operated by a movable contact as shown in FIG. The conductive contact rubber 15-2 is covered by the case 15-1, and the fixed contact 15-3 is fixed to the upper surface of the case 15-1 and is connected to the fixed contact 15-3. The terminal 15-4 has a structure fixed to the printed circuit board 10-1 by soldering. Therefore, it is difficult to mount other components on the back surface of the printed circuit board 10-1 because of the terminals 15-4 projecting from the back surface of the printed circuit board 10-1. There is a problem that high-density mounting cannot be performed. Also,
Since the conductive switch rubber 15-2 is covered with the case 15-1 to form the key switch 15, the occupied area of the key switch 15 is increased, making it difficult to reduce the size of the panel unit 4.

Further, the protection resistor 12-1 for that purpose is also provided by the key switch 15.
The panel unit 4 must be disposed on the outside of the panel unit 4, which is one of the factors that hinders downsizing of the panel unit 4.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems,
A first object of the present invention is to provide a panel unit of a dealing board operating section capable of reducing the width of each key case of a key unit, reducing the depth of a unit panel, and increasing the working space of a dealing desk. It is in.

A second object is a dealing board that enables high-density component mounting on a printed circuit board, reduces the number of printed circuit boards and the number of connectors, and achieves miniaturization and cost reduction. An object of the present invention is to provide a panel unit of an operation unit.

<< Means for Solving the Problems >> In order to achieve the first object, the present invention provides a panel of a dealing board operation unit including a plurality of key units arranged in multiple columns and multiple rows. In the unit, each of the key units includes a contact formed on a printed circuit board, a conductive contact rubber for turning the contact on and off, a button for moving the conductive contact rubber up and down, and a chip LED corresponding to the button. A lens for guiding light rays from the chip LED upward, a key case having a through hole for slidably holding the button and a lens insertion hole for housing the lens, and the key The chip resistor for protecting the chip LED is mounted on the printed circuit board located on the lower surface of the case wall.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a panel unit of an operating unit of a dealing board according to the present invention, wherein the contact is formed on the printed board. On the opposite side of the surface of the printed circuit board, a flat pack IC component having a function of integrating a large number of matrix information by a switch mechanism and a display element and mounting a surface mountable flat pack IC component to control the information is provided. The IC components are mounted on another printed circuit board.

<< Operation >> As described above, the key unit in the panel unit of the dealing board operation unit according to the present invention includes a switch mechanism including a contact formed on a printed circuit board, and a conductive contact rubber for turning the contact on and off, It has a display element provided corresponding to each contact, and has a configuration in which a chip element is mounted between the lower surface of the key case and the printed circuit board. The arrangement pitch can be reduced, the depth of the dealing panel can be reduced, and the size of the dealing panel can be reduced. Effective use of the floor space of the dealing room by making the dealing desk smaller by reducing the size of the ring board can do.

In addition, on the opposite side of the surface constituting the contact of the printed circuit board, a function of aggregating a large amount of matrix information by a switch mechanism and a display element is mounted, and a flat pack IC component capable of surface mounting is mounted, and Since the IC components for controlling information are mounted on another printed circuit board, components can be mounted on the printed circuit board at high density, and unnecessary printed circuit boards and connectors are reduced to reduce the number of panel units. The size and cost can be reduced.

<< Example >> Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is an overall view of a dealing desk on which a dealing board is placed, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a panel unit, FIG. 3 is a front view thereof, FIG. 4 is a side view thereof, and FIG.
The figure is the same perspective view, and the same or corresponding parts as those described in the above-mentioned conventional example are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the panel unit according to the present invention,
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing components mounted on the printed circuit board. The panel 9 has an opening 9-1 in which a key unit 6 having an auto dial function is mounted, and a dial operating unit 5 mounted. Openings 9-2 are formed in multiple columns and multiple rows, and openings 9-
An opening 9-4 for mounting the volume 3 of the display unit 3 and the various display units 7 is formed. Here, the opening 9-4 for mounting the volume 8 may be provided on the lower side of the panel 9 or between the separately formed openings 9-1 and 9-2 as necessary.

On the lower surface of the panel 9, a plurality of fixtures 9-5 having female screws for mounting and fixing the printed circuit board 10-1 are provided at appropriate locations. And this panel 9
The upper and lower end surfaces of the panel 9 are bent in an L-shape in order to attach the panel 9 to the dealing board 1, and locking claws 9-6 each having a mounting hole 9-7 are provided at both ends thereof.

The dial operation unit 5 has a dial button 5-1 and a dial button case 5-2 slidably holding the dial button 5-1.
And is formed by.

The key case 6-1 constituting the key operation unit of the key unit 6 has a through hole 6-9 through which the key button 11 slides up and down, and has an LED (light emitting diode) lens 6-4,6. -5 lens insertion hole for mounting
2 are formed. Key button 11 is key case 6-1
The key button 11 is attached to a through hole 6-9 provided in the key button 11 and is prevented from coming off.

The display unit 7 such as a liquid crystal (LCD) has a transparent LCD cover 7-1.
And an LCD 7-2, and is fixed to an opening 9-3 provided in the panel 9 by a screw through a mounting hole 7-3.

On the other hand, a volume 8-1 that can be operated by the volume button 8-2 is placed at a predetermined position on the printed circuit board 10-1, and the key button 11 and the dial button 5-1 of the key unit 6 and the dial operation unit 5 are mounted on the key unit 6. Corresponding contacts are provided to form a circuit. The printed circuit board 10-
1, a flat pack IC 10-5 that can be surface-mounted is provided on the side opposite to the surface forming the contact, as shown in FIG.
Has been implemented. The flat pack IC 10-5 has a function of integrating a large number of switches and LED matrix information.
The information is transmitted to the printed circuit board 10-2 via -1, 13-2, and the information is transmitted and processed by an IC mounted on the printed circuit board 10-2. The printed circuit boards 10-1 and 10-2 are fixed to the panel 9 by screws via mounting holes 10-3 and 10-4 and a bush 14 formed respectively.
By fixing 10-1 and 10-2 to the panel 9, the key unit 6 and the dial operating unit 5 are mounted on the panel 9,
The panel unit 4 is constituted.

The printed circuit board 10-1 is provided with contacts 10-6 and 10-7 corresponding to the dial operation unit 5 and the key unit 6, and the contacts 10-6 and 10-7 are connected to the printed circuit board 10-. 1
It is formed by printing a conductive carbon paste thereon. The contacts 10-6 and 10-7 can be made of a metallic material, in which case they are formed by plating.

The contacts 10-6 and 10-7 thus configured are turned on.
The switch mechanism for turning off includes conductive contact rubber 5-3,6-
3 is used.

Further, an LED chip 12-2, which is a display element corresponding to the contact 10-6, is mounted on the printed board 10-1, and the LED chip 12-2 is mounted on the conductive contact rubber 6-3.
Opening 6-6 is formed to escape from
See figure).

Further, in the key unit 6, the key case 6-1 is provided.
The LED lens 6 in the lens insertion hole 6-2.
-5 is inserted, the LED lens 6-4 is placed on the LED lens 6-5, and the conductive contact rubber 6-3 is further attached to the key case 6-1.
And a guide hole 6-10 for guiding the conductive contact rubber 6-3 is provided in a projection (not shown) provided in the key case 6-1. By mounting, the conductive contact rubber 6-3 is positioned (see FIG. 8).

The dial operation unit 5 is arranged such that the dial button case 5-2 is installed downward similarly to the key case 6-1 of the key unit 6, and the dial button 5-1 is turned downward so that the characters are downward. And a conductive contact rubber 5-3 is mounted on the dial button case 5-2 with the contact portion facing upward, and a guide hole provided in the conductive contact rubber 5-3 like the key unit 6. 5-4 formed on dial button case 5-2 (not shown)
, The conductive contact rubber 5-3 is positioned.

The key unit 6 and the dial operation unit 5 configured as described above are connected to the respective openings 9-1 and 9- of the panel 9 facing downward.
It is attached to 2 etc. in a downward state. The display section 7 such as an LED is attached to the panel 9 in advance.

The printed circuit board 10-1 is placed on the panel 9 with the contacts 10-6 and 10-7 facing down on the key unit 6 and the dial operating unit 5 mounted on the panel 9, and the printed circuit board 10-1
The hole position of the mounting hole 10-4 of the panel 9 is aligned with the hole position of the fixture 9-5 of the panel 9, the bush 14 is aligned with the hole position of the printed circuit board 10-1, and the printed circuit board 10-2 is positioned on the bush 14. The panel unit 4 can be configured by mounting and tightening with screws.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of a key unit constituting the panel unit of the present invention. In the figure, as described above, a contact 10- on which a conductive carbon paste is printed is provided on a printed circuit board 10-1. 6 are formed. Further, an LED chip 12-2 is provided corresponding to the contact 10-6, and LED lenses 6-4 and 6-5 are mounted thereon. the above
The LED lens 6-4 has a function of transmitting the light emitted from the LED chip 12-2 upward without waste, and also has a function of increasing the area of the light.

Here, the LED lens 6-5 has a width of, for example, 1 mm, which is half of the conventional 2 mm width, and the key buttons 11
Can be close to the side. In addition, since the width of the LED lens 6-5 is set to 1 mm, the length is twice as long as that of the conventional product in order to improve visibility when the LED chip 12-2 emits light.
mm.

Furthermore, when the user of the dealing board 1 wants to talk to a business partner, for example, the LED chip 12-2 can be connected to the business partner's telephone number by one-touch operation by pressing a key button 11 specifying the business partner's name. At that time, the LED chip 12-2 emits light to indicate that a call is in progress, and has a function of displaying an incoming call from a business partner. In addition, the outgoing call and the incoming call are distinguished by changing the emission color, and the LE according to the present invention is used.
The D chip 12-2 can display up to three colors by itself.

On the other hand, the conductive contact rubber 6-3 incorporated under the key button 11 is provided with a contact 10-6 formed on the printed circuit board 10-1.
The conductive contact rubber 6-3 is mounted on the printed circuit board 10-1 by operating the key button 11 without being covered by a case unlike a conventional key switch.
It can be turned on and off with the upper contact 10-6.

In addition, the components mounted on the printed circuit board 10-1 are also connected to the holes provided in the printed circuit board 10-1 as in the prior art.
No need to solder through 15-4, printed circuit board
The use of surface-mounted components that can be surface-mounted on 10-1 enables the density of components on the printed circuit board 10-1 to be increased.
By changing from 2-1 to a chip resistor 6-7 which is a chip element, the lower surface 6-11 of the wall of the key case 6-1 and the printed circuit board are changed.
Since was wearing sink into between 10-1, it is possible to reduce the pitch X ₁ between the key button 11.

Further, the width of the ledge 9-8 between the openings 9-1 for accommodating the key unit 6 formed on the panel 9 is reduced to 2.8 mm, which is significantly reduced from the conventional 5 mm width. It is configured so that the pitch between 6 can be reduced. The depth of the key buttons 11 used in the key unit 6 is 10.7 mm, which is the same as the conventional example, so as not to impair operability.

Also, since both the LED chip 12-2 and the LED lenses 6-5 and 6-6 are installed close to the key button 11,
There is a possibility that the light emission of the LED may be difficult to see because it is hidden by the front surface of the key button 11, but the front surface of the key button 11 and the LED lens 6-5
A step Y ₁ of the upper surface of the smaller than the step Y ₂ in the conventional example, and,
The problem is solved by forming the inclined surface 11-2 around the top surface of the key button 11 more gradually than the conventional inclined surface.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the pitch dimension of the key button 11 is set, for example, from X ₂ = 28 mm of the conventional example.
X ₁ can be reduced to 18 mm.

Thus, as shown in FIG. 10, it is possible to reduce the space (depth) L ₃ occupied by dealing board 1, workspace depth L ₁ and CRT
It is possible to reduce the depth L of the entire dealing desk without changing the depth L ₂ of the installation space, such as.

Further, although the panel 9 is made of sheet metal, it may be molded. Similarly, the key case 6-1 of the key unit 6, the key button 11, and the dial button 5-1 of the dial operation unit 5 are all formed by molding.

Further, the key unit 6 may be provided with two sliding portions for the key buttons, and may be configured to accommodate a long button having a size approximately twice as long as the key button 11. This long button is a frequently used telephone function, for example, used for holding, transferring or disconnecting a line,
Since the length of the key button is long, the operability is extremely easy.

The present invention can be applied to panel units of other electronic devices.

<< Effects of the Invention >> As described above, the present invention is a panel unit of a dealing board operation unit including a plurality of key units arranged in multiple columns and multiple rows, each of the key units being: A contact formed on a printed circuit board, a conductive contact rubber that turns this contact on and off, a button that moves this conductive contact rubber up and down, and a chip LED that corresponds to this button
And a lens that guides light rays from this chip LED upward,
A key case having a through-hole for storing the button slidably up and down and a lens insertion hole for storing the lens, and on the printed circuit board located on the lower surface of the wall of the key case, since the is a chip resistor chip LED protecting those to the configuration mounted, to reduce the depth width of the panel unit by reducing the key case distance X ₁ key unit, and wide workspace dealing desk size A real dealing board.

Further, the present invention mounts a flat pack IC component having a function of integrating a large number of matrix information by a switch mechanism and a display element on a side opposite to a surface constituting a contact of a printed circuit board, and capable of surface mounting. However, since IC components for controlling the above information are mounted on another printed circuit board, high-density component mounting on the printed circuit board becomes possible.
By reducing the number of printed circuit boards and the number of connectors, it is possible to reduce the size and cost of the panel unit.

Furthermore, by reducing the size of the dealing board, the size of the dealing desk can be reduced and the limited floor space of the dealing room can be effectively used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view of a dealing desk on which a dealing board is placed, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a panel unit, FIG.
The figure is the same front view, FIG. 4 is the same side view, FIG. 5 is the same perspective view,
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a panel unit of the dealing board operation unit according to the present invention, FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing components mounted on the printed circuit board, and FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of the key unit, FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the back surface of a printed circuit board constituting the key unit, FIG.
FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing a main part of a conventional key unit. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Dealing board, 4 ... Panel unit, 5 ... Dial operation part, 6 ... Key unit, 6-3 ... Conductive contact rubber, 6-7 ... Chip resistance (chip element), 7 ... Display, 9 Panel, 10-1, 10-2 Printed circuit board, 10-6, 10-7 Contacts, 11 Key buttons, 12-2 LED chip (display element).

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Tomonobu Watanabe 94, Kojiyama-shi, Fukushima-ken, Funabura, Hitachi Telecom Technology Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-2-40819 (JP, A) 181522 (JP, U)

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] In a panel unit of a dealing board operation unit having a plurality of key units arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of rows, each of said key units includes a contact formed on a printed circuit board and a contact formed on a printed circuit board. A conductive contact rubber for turning on and off, a button for moving the conductive contact rubber up and down,
A chip LED corresponding to the button, a lens for guiding light rays from the chip LED upward, a key case having a through hole for slidably holding the button up and down, and a lens insertion hole for storing the lens. A panel unit for a dealing board operation unit, wherein a chip resistor for protecting the chip LED is mounted on the printed circuit board located on a lower surface of a wall of the key case. 2. A surface having a function of integrating a large amount of matrix information by a switch mechanism and a display element on a side opposite to a surface of the printed circuit board which constitutes the contact formed on the printed circuit board. The panel of the operating unit of the dealing board according to claim 1, wherein a mountable flat pack IC component is mounted, and an IC component for controlling the information is mounted on another printed circuit board. unit.