JP2750060B2 - Development system for realizing optimal operation feeling - Google Patents

Development system for realizing optimal operation feeling

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JP2750060B2
JP2750060B2 JP31529392A JP31529392A JP2750060B2 JP 2750060 B2 JP2750060 B2 JP 2750060B2 JP 31529392 A JP31529392 A JP 31529392A JP 31529392 A JP31529392 A JP 31529392A JP 2750060 B2 JP2750060 B2 JP 2750060B2
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force
operation feeling
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茂喜 藤原
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Panasonic Electric Works Co Ltd
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  • Force Measurement Appropriate To Specific Purposes (AREA)
  • Testing Of Devices, Machine Parts, Or Other Structures Thereof (AREA)
  • Push-Button Switches (AREA)
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Description

【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】本発明は押し釦スイッチのような
操作感触が重要な部材を開発製作するにあたっての最適
操作感触の実現用開発システムに関するものである。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a development system for realizing an optimal operation feeling when developing and manufacturing a member whose operation feeling is important, such as a push button switch.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】従来、押し釦スイッチのような操作部材
を製作するにあたり、良好な操作感触を要求仕様とする
時、図4に示すように、良好と思われる操作感触となる
特性を予想して設計を行い、この設計に基づいて試作品
を製作する。そして試作品が要求仕様を満足しているか
どうかの感触テストを行って、これが良くなければ、再
度設計試作を行うという手法で開発していた。
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in manufacturing an operating member such as a push button switch, when a required operating feel is required, as shown in FIG. Design, and make a prototype based on this design. Then, a touch test was performed to determine whether the prototype satisfies the required specifications. If the test was not good, the design prototype was developed again.

【0003】[0003]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】この場合、設計はあく
まで予想値に基づくものであるために、設計試作を繰り
返す試行錯誤がどうしても生じており、開発に要する時
間と手間が多大であった。本発明はこのような点に鑑み
為されたものであり、その目的とするところは最適な操
作感触が得られるものの開発に要する手間と時間を大幅
に削減することができる最適操作感触の実現用開発シス
テムを提供するにある。
In this case, since the design is based solely on the expected values, trial and error for repeating the design prototype is inevitably generated, and the time and labor required for the development are enormous. The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and an object of the present invention is to realize an optimal operation feeling that can greatly reduce the labor and time required for development although an optimal operation feeling can be obtained. In providing a development system.

【0004】[0004]

【課題を解決するための手段】しかして本発明は、操作
部材の操作部の移動ストロークと力の関係を電磁駆動部
材によって駆動される可動部の位置と力制御でシミュレ
ートするシミュレータと、該シミュレータによるシミュ
レートで得られた最適パターンに基づいて設計製作され
た試作品の特性確認用の検査手段とからなり、上記検査
手段は試作品の操作部に電磁駆動部材の可動部を当接さ
せて、操作部材の操作部の位置と力との関係電磁駆動
部材の可動部の位置と力の関係から求めるものである
とに特徴を有している。
According to the present invention, there is provided a simulator for simulating a relationship between a moving stroke of an operating member of an operating member and a force by controlling a position and a force of a movable portion driven by an electromagnetic driving member. Designed and manufactured based on the optimal pattern obtained by simulation with a simulator.
Inspection means for confirming the characteristics of the prototype
Means is brought into contact with the movable part of the electromagnetic drive member to the operation of the prototype, the relationship between the position and force of the operating portion of the operating member in shall determined from the relationship between the position and the force of the movable portion of the electromagnetically driven member There are some features.

【0005】[0005]

【作用】本発明によれば、設計試作を繰り返さなくても
電磁駆動部材の可動部を実際の操作部材の操作部とみな
したシミュレータで、求めている操作感触が得られるか
どうかをテストすることができ、そして試作品について
は、電磁駆動部材の可動部の位置と電磁駆動部材の駆動
電流とから、操作部の位置と力との相関特性を知ること
ができるために、その試作品が設計時に要求したものと
一致するかどうかの確認を簡便に行うことができる。
According to the present invention, it is possible to test whether or not a desired operation feeling can be obtained with a simulator in which the movable portion of the electromagnetic drive member is regarded as the operation portion of the actual operation member without repeating design trial production. The prototype was designed so that the correlation between the position of the operating part and the force could be known from the position of the movable part of the electromagnetic drive member and the drive current of the electromagnetic drive member. It is possible to easily confirm whether or not it matches the request at times.

【0006】[0006]

【実施例】以下本発明を図示の実施例に基づいて詳述す
ると、本発明においては、図1に示すように、要求仕様
に基づいて設計を行い、この設計に基づくものがどのよ
うな操作感触を呈するかどうかをシミュレータでシミュ
レートする。この設計と感触シミュレーションとを繰り
返すことで、要求仕様を満足するものを得られたなら
ば、その時点の設計に基づいて試作品を製作し、次にこ
の試作品が設計段階で求めたものを満足しているかどう
かのテストを行う。この時、試作品はシミュレート時に
おいて良好な操作感触となることが予め約束されている
ことから、このテストは実際上、設計通りのものができ
ているかどうかの確認であり、このテスト結果がOKと
なれば、試作は1度行うだけで量産に移ることができ
る。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiment. In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, a design is performed based on required specifications, and what kind of operation is based on this design is shown. Simulate whether or not to give a feel with a simulator. By repeating this design and touch simulation, if a product that satisfies the required specifications is obtained, a prototype is manufactured based on the design at that time, and then the prototype that was obtained at the design stage Test for satisfaction. At this time, since the prototype has been promised in advance that it will have a good operation feeling during simulation, this test is actually a check to see if it is as designed, and this test result is If OK, the prototype can be mass-produced only once.

【0007】図2は上記シミュレートのためのシミュレ
ータ1の一例を示している。このシミュレータ1は、押
し釦スイッチの押し釦をシミュレートするもので、永久
磁石21とコイル20及び鉄心22からなるボイスコイ
ルモータ型の電磁駆動部材2におけるコイル枠が、ベー
ス10に設けた空気軸受11によって浮上支持されてい
る可動部12に連結されており、可動部12の一端には
位置センサー3が対向配置され、可動部12の他端には
作用部13が設けられている。ここにおける電磁駆動部
材2は、予め設定した図に示すようなストローク−力特
性が得られるように電流駆動されるもので、位置センサ
ー3による可動部12の位置情報は、この電磁駆動部材
2の制御部にフィードバックされる。
FIG. 2 shows an example of the simulator 1 for the above simulation. This simulator 1 simulates a push button of a push button switch. A coil frame of a voice coil motor type electromagnetic drive member 2 including a permanent magnet 21, a coil 20 and an iron core 22 is provided on an air bearing provided on a base 10. The position sensor 3 is disposed at one end of the movable part 12 so as to face the movable part 12, and the action part 13 is provided at the other end of the movable part 12. The electromagnetic driving member 2 here is driven by current so as to obtain a stroke-force characteristic as shown in a previously set diagram, and the position information of the movable portion 12 by the position sensor 3 is This is fed back to the control unit.

【0008】シミュレートにあたっては、まず押し釦ス
イッチの押し釦の押し込みストロークとその反力との相
関が、最適な操作感触が得られると思われる状態となる
ように、コンピュータを用いて設定値を入力する。この
入力操作は、図2に示すストローク−力曲線をマウス等
の入力手段を用いてグラフを描くようにして入力できる
ようにしておくと、簡便で且つわかりやすいものとな
る。
[0008] In the simulation, first, the set value is set using a computer so that the correlation between the pressing stroke of the push button of the push button switch and the reaction force is in a state in which an optimum operation feeling is considered to be obtained. input. This input operation is simple and easy to understand if the stroke-force curve shown in FIG. 2 can be input by drawing a graph using input means such as a mouse.

【0009】上記シミュレータ1における電磁駆動部材
2は、位置センサー3による可動部12の位置情報がフ
ィードバックされる状態で電流駆動されて、作用部13
を指で押し込む時の反力を上記設計値通りのものとす
る。従って、押し釦スイッチを試作しなくとも、その操
作感触を探ることができるものであり、これが良くなけ
れば、上記押し込みストロークと反力との設定を変更し
て、再度試すことを繰り返せばよい。
The electromagnetic drive member 2 in the simulator 1 is driven by a current in a state where the position information of the movable section 12 by the position sensor 3 is fed back, and the action section 13 is driven.
The reaction force when the finger is pressed with the finger is the same as the design value. Therefore, it is possible to find the operation feeling of the push button switch without producing the push button switch. If the operation feeling is not good, the setting of the pushing stroke and the reaction force may be changed, and the trial may be repeated again.

【0010】このようにして、最適操作感触を得られる
と目されるストローク−力曲線を得たならば、これを元
に設計して押し釦スイッチを試作する。試作した押し釦
スイッチSWは図3に示すテスト装置1’を用いてその
特性をテストする。このテスト装置1’は、上記シミュ
レータ1と同じ構造であり、異なるのは、可動部12の
作用部13を押し釦スイッチSWの押し釦4に当接させ
ることと、位置センサー3による位置検出値を基に電磁
駆動部材2に流す電流を制御するPD制御回路Cを設け
ていることである。位置センサー3の出力からストロー
クZを、電磁駆動部材2に流す電流から操作部4の押し
込みに必要な力Fを得ることができ、図に示すような力
−ストローク曲線をグラフ化表示することができる。設
計時に設定した力−ストローク曲線と、試作品のテスト
で得た力−ストローク曲線とから、試作品をより客観的
にとらえたテストを行うことができる。
In this way, if a stroke-force curve is obtained, which is expected to provide an optimum operation feeling, a push button switch is designed based on this curve and a trial production of a push button switch is made. The characteristics of the prototyped push button switch SW are tested using a test apparatus 1 'shown in FIG. The test apparatus 1 'has the same structure as the simulator 1 except that the action section 13 of the movable section 12 is brought into contact with the push button 4 of the push button switch SW, and the position detection value of the position sensor 3 is used. And a PD control circuit C for controlling a current flowing through the electromagnetic driving member 2 based on the above. The stroke Z can be obtained from the output of the position sensor 3, and the force F required for pushing the operation unit 4 can be obtained from the current flowing through the electromagnetic drive member 2. it can. From the force-stroke curve set at the time of design and the force-stroke curve obtained in the test of the prototype, a test that more objectively captures the prototype can be performed.

【0011】[0011]

【発明の効果】以上のように本発明においては、設計試
作を繰り返さなくても電磁駆動部材の可動部を実際の操
作部材の操作部とみなしたシミュレータで、求めている
操作感触が得られるかどうかをテストすることができ、
そして試作品については、電磁駆動部材の可動部の位置
と電磁駆動部材の駆動電流とから、操作部の位置と力と
の相関特性を知ることができるために、その試作品が設
計時に要求したものかどうかの確認を簡便に行うことが
できるものであり、このために最適操作感触を持つもの
の開発に要する手間と時間を大幅に削減することができ
るものである。
As described above, according to the present invention, a desired operation feeling can be obtained by a simulator in which the movable portion of the electromagnetic drive member is regarded as the operation portion of the actual operation member without repeating design trial production. Can test whether
For the prototype, the correlation between the position of the operating part and the force can be known from the position of the movable part of the electromagnetic drive member and the drive current of the electromagnetic drive member. This makes it possible to easily confirm whether or not the device has the appropriate operation feeling. Therefore, it is possible to greatly reduce the labor and time required for developing a device having an optimal operation feeling.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

【図1】本発明にかかる開発工程のフローチャートであ
る。
FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a development process according to the present invention.

【図2】同上に用いるシミュレータの説明図である。FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a simulator used in the embodiment.

【図3】同上に用いるテスト装置の説明図である。FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a test device used in the above.

【図4】従来の開発工程のフローチャートである。FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a conventional development process.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1 シミュレータ 1’テスト装置 2 電磁駆動部材 12 可動部 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Simulator 1 'Test device 2 Electromagnetic drive member 12 Moving part

Claims (1)

(57)【特許請求の範囲】(57) [Claims] 【請求項1】 操作部材の操作部の移動ストロークと力
の関係を電磁駆動部材によって駆動される可動部の位置
と力制御でシミュレートするシミュレータと、該シミュ
レータによるシミュレートで得られた最適パターンに基
づいて設計製作された試作品の特性確認用の検査手段と
からなり、上記検査手段は試作品の操作部に電磁駆動部
材の可動部を当接させて、操作部材の操作部の位置と力
との関係電磁駆動部材の可動部の位置と力の関係から
求めるものであることを特徴とする最適操作感触の実現
用開発システム。
1. A simulator for simulating a relationship between a movement stroke and a force of an operation portion of an operation member by controlling a position and a force of a movable portion driven by an electromagnetic drive member.
Inspection means for checking the characteristics of prototypes designed and manufactured based on the optimal pattern obtained by simulation
From it, the said inspection means is brought into contact with the movable part of the electromagnetic drive member to the operation of the prototype, the relationship between the position and the force of the movable part of the electromagnetic drive member the relationship between the position and force of the operating portion of the operating member optimal operation feeling development system for implementation of, characterized in that <br/> is shall determined from.
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