JP2830429B2 - Electronic device door structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to, for example, a VTR (Video Tape Recorder).
The present invention relates to a door structure of an electronic device that is most suitable for a control door.

[Summary of the Invention] The present invention provides a door structure of an electronic device in which a display unit is provided on a device main body and a door is provided to be openable and closable via a hinge, and when the door is closed, the display unit is covered by the door. In the above, the door is configured by a transparent touch panel as a transparent thin input device, and a transparent display member that causes an operation display corresponding to an operation button to appear on the transparent touch panel by irradiation of a light source when the door is opened, By covering the edge of the transparent display member other than the edge facing the light source with a reflective film, the display on the display unit of the device main body can be seen through the door when the door is closed, and when the door is opened. Transparent display member and "REC (recording)" applied to the transparent display member
An operation display corresponding to an operation button (operation key) such as is illuminated brightly by irradiation of a light source so that the operation display can be reliably projected on the transparent touch panel.

[Prior art] For example, one of recent AV devices is a VTR (electronic device).
There is. A plurality of operation buttons such as an input switch button and a recording mode switch button are provided on a front panel on the front of the VTR body of the VTR. And this operation button, VTR
Covered by a control door that is openably and closably supported on the main unit via a hinge, the overall appearance of the VTR is simplified. In this case, the operation button is provided at a position avoiding the display tube on the front panel,
Alternatively, the display tube is covered with a control door and another display tube is provided outside the control door.
Or to display multiple images.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional VTR, the position, size, and shape of the operation buttons are restricted depending on the size and position of the display tube provided on the front panel, and the operation button is large enough to be easily operated. There was a drawback that the operation buttons of the shape could not be obtained as desired. Further, if a display tube is also provided on the control door side, at least two display tubes are required in addition to the display tube on the front panel side, and there is a disadvantage that the cost is increased accordingly.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the display on the display unit of the device main body can be seen through the door even when the door is closed,
An object of the present invention is to provide a door structure of an electronic device that can easily operate by displaying an operation display corresponding to an operation button when the door is opened.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In a door structure of an electronic device in which a display unit is provided on a device main body and a door is provided so as to be openable and closable via a hinge, and the display unit is covered by the door when the door is closed. Wherein the door comprises a transparent touch panel, and a transparent display member that projects an operation display on the transparent touch panel by irradiating a light source when the door is opened, and reflects an edge of the transparent display member other than the edge facing the light source. It is covered with a membrane.

[Operation] With the door closed, the display on the display unit of the device main body can be seen through the transparent touch panel and the transparent display member constituting the door. When the door is opened, an operation display corresponding to an operation button such as “REC” provided on the transparent display member on the transparent touch panel appears by irradiation of the light source. At this time, since the edge of the transparent display member other than the edge facing the light source is covered with a reflective film, light from the light source is reflected by the reflective film without leaking from the edge of the transparent display member, and the transparent display member is entirely Are uniformly and uniformly bright. Then, the operation display provided on the transparent display member is also surely bright and easy to see as a whole,
By pressing predetermined portions of the transparent touch panel corresponding to the operation display, the device body is easily operated.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a VTR (video tape recorder) as an electronic device. The center of the front panel (front) 3 of the VTR main body (device main body) 2 of the VTR 1 is a slightly concave recess 3a. On the left side of the recess 3a, there is provided a cassette insertion slot 3b for inserting and removing a tape cassette, and on the right side, there is provided a display section 5 for displaying power on / off and the like. The cassette insertion opening 3b is opened and closed by a cassette lid 4 made of smoked acrylic resin.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the display unit 5 has a rectangular opening 3c provided on the right side of the recess 3a of the front panel 3.
And a rectangular display plate (LCD tube) 7 made of transparent acrylic resin and fitted on the rear side of the opening 3c. . The display panel 6 is made of smoked acrylic resin having a transmittance of 50%, and characters 8 such as "POWER" and "PLY MODE" are printed on its outer surface by silk printing. Then, at a predetermined position of the display plate 6, a display 9a of a predetermined figure, a number or the like projected on the display tube 7 and a tape running display 9b appear.

In addition, a control door 10 is attached to a pair of hinges 11 at the lower portions of both side walls in the concave portion 3a of the front panel 3 of the VTR body 2.
The cassette lid 4 and the display unit 5 provided on the front panel 3 are completely covered and hidden when the control door 10 is closed. The control door 10 has a resin-made rectangular cylindrical outer frame body 11 formed integrally with the pair of hinges 11a, 11a on both sides, and a resin rectangular cylindrical body fitted into the outer frame body 11. Glued to a panel holder 12 and a position facing the cassette lid 4 and the display unit 5 (excluding the portion facing the tape running display 9b) on the outer surface (surface on the side of the outer frame 11) of the panel holder 12. A pair of transparent touch panels 13, 13 in a rectangular plate shape, and a pair of transparent display panels in a rectangular plate shape fitted on the inner surface side of the panel holder 12 with the pair of transparent touch panels 13, 13 having a predetermined clearance. (Transparent display members) 14, 14 and a metal-made substantially rectangular cylinder which fixes the pair of transparent display panels 14, 14 in the panel holder 12 by being fastened and fixed to the panel holder 12 with screws 16 or the like. Frame 15 and the outer frame
The panel holder 12, the pair of transparent display panels 14, 14, and the frame 15 fixed inside 11 are fitted to the periphery of the outer frame body 11 so as to cover the frame 15, and are fastened and fixed to the frame 15 by screws 18. And a substantially rectangular-shaped smoke acrylic panel 17.

A pair of base ends 11b and 11b on both sides of the outer frame 11 and a base end 12b of the panel holder 12 are tapered and perpendicular to each other. As shown by a solid line in FIG.
When the base 10 is opened, the tapered surfaces of the base ends 11b and 12b come into contact with the upper part of the concave part 3d formed in the lower part of the front panel 3. This makes it easier for the control door 10 to fall down by 20 ° (indicated by θ in FIG. 1) from the horizontal direction to press the pair of transparent touch panels 13, 13. As shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 1, when the control door 10 is closed, the base end 12b of the panel holder 12 is closed.
2b is formed in the base 2a of the VTR body 2
The control door is brought into contact with the front protrusion 2c of
The VTR 10 stands up and is housed in the recess 3a of the front panel 3 of the VTR body 2. Further, the outer frame 11
A pair of magnets 19, 19 embedded on both sides of the plane of the front panel attracts the pair of metal plates 20, 20 embedded on both sides of the concave portion 3a of the front panel 3, whereby the control door 1
The upright state of 0, that is, the closed state of the control door 10 is maintained.

In addition, a pair of rectangular openings 11 is formed on the plane of the outer frame 11.
c, 11c and a square opening 11d are formed respectively. Further, a plurality of substantially trapezoidal claws 11f are formed integrally on the outer surface of the front wall 11e of the outer frame body 11 so as to protrude, respectively, and the base side is formed in parallel with the front wall 11e. A plurality of mounting pieces 11g,... Are integrally formed so as to stand upright. Further, a pair of screw insertion holes 11i, 11i are formed in the pair of side wall portions 11h, 11h of the outer frame 11, respectively.

The panel holder 12 includes a front wall portion 11e of the outer frame body 11,
It is fitted in the pair of side wall portions 11h, 11h. That is, a pair of openings 11c, 11 of the outer frame 11 of the panel holder 12
A pair of rectangular openings 12c, 12c and a square opening 12d are formed at positions opposing the opening c and the square opening 11d, respectively. The peripheral portions of the pair of transparent touch panels 13 and 13 are fixed to the upper surface (flat surface) of each of the peripheral portions of the pair of openings 12c and 12c of the panel holder 12 with an adhesive or the like. The periphery of the acrylic plate 21 is fixed to the outer surface of the periphery of the opening 12d with an adhesive. Further, a pair of openings 12c and 12c of the panel holder 12 are provided.
The pair of transparent display panels 14, 14 on the inner surface side of each peripheral portion of c
Are fitted. Furthermore, the pair of recesses 12a, 12a formed on the side of the rear wall portion 12f facing the pair of openings 12c, 12c of the panel holder 12 are fitted with both ends of a pair of rectangular long substrates 22, 22. I have. A plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) 23 as light sources are attached at equal intervals to the respective substrates 22 at positions facing one side (edge) 14a of each of the transparent display panels 14. Each of the light emitting diodes 23 is turned on only when the control door 10 is opened, and illuminates the edge of each of the transparent display panels 14 facing each of the light emitting diodes 23 so that each of the transparent display panels 14 is illuminated brightly. I have.
The base end portion 12b of the panel holder 12 projects slightly outward from the base side of the outer frame body 11, while the base end portion 12b faces each mounting piece 11g of the outer frame body 11 of the panel holder 12. Are formed with respective insertion holes 12g, and the respective mounting portions 11g project from the respective insertion holes 12g and are exposed to the outside. The pair of side walls 12h, 12h of the panel holder 12 are slightly recessed inward.

Each of the above transparent touch panels 13 is a substrate in which a glass plate is provided with a plurality of thin film transparent electrodes extending horizontally or vertically,
A well-known XY matrix switch (transparent thin type input) is provided on one side with thin glass on which a plurality of thin film transparent electrodes extending in the vertical or horizontal direction are formed, and opposed with an insulating spacer (none of which is shown) interposed therebetween. The VTR 1 can be operated in various modes such as recording, playback, rewinding, and stopping by lightly pressing a predetermined portion of the transparent touch panel 13 with a finger.

The edges 14b and 14c of each of the transparent display panels 14 other than the edge 14a facing each light emitting diode 23 are covered with a reflective film 24 formed by applying a white paint as shown in FIG. Thus, the irradiation light of each light emitting diode 23, which is turned on when the control door 10 is opened, is reflected inside each transparent display panel 14, so that the entire transparent display panel 14 becomes uniformly bright. A plurality of operation key patterns (operation display) 25 such as “POWER (power)” and “REC (recording)” corresponding to operation buttons are provided on a surface of each transparent display panel 14 facing each transparent touch panel 13. Are printed with a transparent medium ink or the like. The operation key pattern 25 is transmitted to each of the transparent touch panels 13 through each of the transparent display panels 14 illuminated by irradiation of each of the light emitting diodes 23.
Each is projected above.

A pair of openings 11c, 11 of the outer frame 11 of the frame 15
A pair of rectangular openings 15c, 15c and a square opening 15d are formed at positions facing the c and the square opening 11d, respectively. The front piece 15e of the frame 15 is placed between the front wall 11e of the outer frame 11 and the front wall 12e of the panel holder 12, and the pair of side pieces 15h, 15h are attached to the side wall of the outer frame 11. Part 11h and the side wall part 12h of the panel holder 12, and then one piece 1
5f is inserted between each mounting piece 11g of the outer frame 11 and the rear wall 12f of the panel holder 12 and between the pair of substrates 22, 22, respectively, while each of the side walls 11h of the outer frame 11 is inserted. Screw insertion hole 11i
One side of frame 15 with screws (not shown) inserted
15h and fix the center of the frame 15 with a screw 1.
The panel holder 12 is fixed to the outer frame body 11 and the pair of transparent display panels 14 and 14 are fixed to the panel holder 12 by fastening and fixing with 6.

A concave engaging portion 17f is formed on the inner surface of the front wall portion 17e of the smoked acrylic panel 17 at a position facing each claw portion 11f of the outer frame body 11. Then, each engaging portion 17f of the front wall portion 17e of the smoked acrylic panel 17 is engaged with each claw portion 11f of the outer frame body 11, and the pair of side wall portions 17h, 1
7h covers the pair of side walls 11h, 11h of the outer frame 11, and the rear wall 17g covers the rear end 12f of the panel holder 12, and screws each mounting piece 11g of the outer frame 11. The control door 10 is configured by being fastened and fixed by 18.

The smoke acrylic panel 17 is made of acrylic resin having a degree of smoke of, for example, 20% of transparency, and when the control door 10 is closed due to a difference in contrast between each of the transparent touch panels 13 and each of the transparent display panels 14. , Provided on the front panel 3 of the VTR body 2,
The characters 8, the display 9a, and the tape running display 9b of the display unit 5 constituting the display can be directly viewed, and when the control door 10 is opened, the transparent display panels are displayed on the transparent touch panels 13 respectively. Each operation key pattern 25 printed on 14 can be projected by the edge light of each light emitting diode 23.

In FIG. 4, 26 is a flexible substrate for a touch panel, and 27 is a connection cord for an LED.

According to the VTR 1 of the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, when the control door 10 is closed, the characters 8 and the display on the display plate 6 of the display unit 5 provided on the front panel 3 of the VTR main body 2 are displayed. The display 9a of the pipe 7 and the tape running display 9b can be seen through the control door 10. At this time, since the control door 10 is housed in the recess 3a of the front panel 3, the appearance of the front of the VTR main body 2 can be simplified, and the design of the entire VTR 1 can be further improved. it can.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, when the control door 10 is opened, the control door 10 is in a state of being slightly inclined from a horizontal state. While the control door 10 is being opened, a switch (not shown) is turned on, and each light emitting diode 23 provided in the panel holder 12 is turned on. The lighting of each light emitting diode 23 and the contrast of the transparent touch panel 13, each transparent display panel 14, and the smoked acrylic panel 17 constituting the control door 10 make the entire control door 10 slightly opaque, and Each operation key pattern 25 printed on each transparent display panel 14 floats on the transparent touch panel 13. The transparent touch panel 13 corresponding to each operation key pattern 25
By pressing, VTR1 can be easily operated. At this time, the edges 14b and 14c of the transparent display panel 14 other than the edge 14a facing each light emitting diode 23 are formed of a reflective film.
Since it is covered by 24, the irradiation light of each light emitting diode 23 is reflected inside each transparent display panel 14 without leaking from the edges 14b and 14c, and the entire transparent display panel 14 is uniformly and brightly illuminated. And each transparent touch panel
Each operation key pattern 25 projected on 13 is easy to see.

Thus, when the control door 10 is closed, the characters 8, the indications 9a, 9b on the display section 5 of the front panel 3 of the VTR main body 2 are displayed.
Can be viewed through the control door 10, and when the control door 10 is opened, each transparent touch panel 13 can be pressed to operate the VTR 1, so that the front panel 3 of the VTR main body 2 can be operated. The layout can be freely laid out using almost the entire surface of the control door 10 so that the operation key pattern 17 of a size, shape, and the like that is easy to use is not affected by the position and size of the display unit 5. A good low-cost VTR1 can be provided.

According to the embodiment, the door structure of the electronic device is VT.
I explained about the control door of R, but the electronic equipment is VTR
The present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to a door structure of another electronic device such as an AV device. Further, a transparent liquid crystal panel (LCD) may be used instead of the transparent display panel or the like. Further, the light source is not limited to the light emitting diode, but may be other electroluminescence, miniature bulb, or the like. Furthermore, the reflective film was formed by applying a white paint to the edge of the transparent display panel other than the edge facing the light source. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an adhesive tape type reflective film or the like may be applied to the edge of the transparent display panel. The reflection film may be formed by bonding.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the door structure of the electronic device of the present invention, the door of the electronic device is transparent and the operation display is projected on the transparent touch panel by irradiation of the light source when the door is opened. Since the transparent display member is composed of a display member and edges other than the edge facing the light source of the transparent display member are covered with a reflective film,
When the door is closed, the display on the display unit provided on the device main body can be seen through the door, and when the door is opened, the operation corresponding to the transparent display member and the operation buttons provided on the transparent display member The display can be illuminated uniformly and brightly over the entire transparent display member by the irradiation of the light source and projected. This allows the transparent touch panel to be easily operated, and is not affected by the position or size of the display unit provided on the device main body. It can be laid out freely using almost the entire surface of the door.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a VTR showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line I, FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state where the door of the VTR is closed, FIG. 3 is a front view showing a state where the door of the VTR is opened, and FIG. 4 is used for the VTR. FIG. 5 is a plan view of the door, and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the door. 1 VTR (electronic device), 2 VTR body (device body),
5 ... display part, 10 ... door, 11a ... hinge, 13 ... transparent touch panel, 14 ... transparent display panel (transparent display member), 14b, 14c ... edge, 23 ... light emitting diode (light source), 24: Reflective film, 25: Operation key pattern (operation display).

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A door structure for an electronic device, wherein a display portion is provided on a device main body and a door is provided to be openable and closable via a hinge, and the display portion is covered by the door when the door is closed. , A transparent touch panel, and a transparent display member that projects an operation display on the transparent touch panel by irradiating a light source when the door is opened, and covers the edges of the transparent display member other than the edge facing the light source with a reflective film. A door structure of an electronic device, characterized in that: