JP3042260U - Control console for telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide an improved control console for a telephone system which is convenient for data entry and typing and is less tiring. [Configuration] A control console (10) for a telephone system, comprising a keypad (12) having a slanted front surface (14),
This front surface is tapered downward toward the front end (16) of the keypad, and further the front surface of the keypad (12) above.
It has a plurality of keys (18) located on (14), which are pressed to enter data into the system, these keys being on the outer surface (sloping from its front to its rear ( 22) which has an outer surface (22) which is inclined with respect to the front surface of the keypad.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a control console for a telephone system.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Traditionally, control consoles for telephone systems have used key presses to enter and control the system. However, such consoles were constructed such that the outer surface of the key was aligned with the outer surface of the console and both the outer surface of the console and the key were inclined at the same angle from the horizontal.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 It has been found that such a key structure makes the user tired and inconvenient for data input and typing.

[0004]

[Outline of the invention]

 A feature of the present invention is to provide an improved control console for telephone systems.

The console of the present invention is a keypad having a slanted front surface, the front surface of which is tapered downward toward the front end of the keypad, and the front surface of the keypad. A plurality of keys arranged to enter data into the system or be pressed to control the system.

A feature of the present invention is that the key has an outer surface inclined from its front portion to its rear portion, and this outer surface is inclined with respect to the front surface of the keypad.

Another feature of the present invention is that this configuration of the key provides the user with some comfort while pressing the key and over an extended period of time.

Yet another object of the present invention is that the outer surface of the key is slightly curved inward to give the user additional comfort.

Yet another feature of the present invention is that the outer surface of the key is tapered about 5 ° from the front to the rear of the key.

Yet another feature of the present invention is that the front surface of the keypad tapers approximately 20 ° from the bottom surface of the keypad.

Further features will be more fully apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments of the invention and the claims of utility model registration.

[0012]

【Example】

 1 and 2, a control console for a telephone system is indicated generally by the reference numeral 10. The console 10 includes a keypad or housing 12 having a beveled front surface 14, said front surface 14 being at an angle of about 20 ° from a lower surface 15 of the keypad 12 and downwardly toward a front end 16 of the keypad 12. Is tapered to. The system comprises a suitable computer or CPU having random access memory (RAM) and read only memory (ROM), and a display 28 of console 10 for providing a display to the user.

The keypad 12 has a plurality of keys 18 located on its front face 14 through associated openings 20 in the console 10 for entering data into the telephone system or It can be pressed to control the telephone system and so on.

As shown in FIGS. 2-4, the key 18 has an outer surface 22 that is inclined at about 5 ° from the front end 24 to the rear end 26 of the key, which is the outer surface 22 of the key 18. The front surface 14 of the pad 12 is inclined. Thus, the front surface 14 of the keypad 12 defines an angle φ with the bottom surface 15 of the keypad 12, and the outer surface 22 of the key 18 defines an angle θ with the front surface 14 of the keypad 12. To do. As shown in FIG. 4, the outer surface 22 of the key 18 curves slightly inward from the line extending between the front end 24 of the key 18 and the rear end 26 of the key 18 to provide the user with a comfortable feel.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the outer surface 22 of the key 18 is tilted from the front surface 14 of the keypad 12 so that even if the front surface 14 of the keypad 12 is tilted with respect to the horizontal, the key To be comfortable and easy to use.

It should be understood that the above description merely describes the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, as various modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a control console for a telephone system according to the present invention.

2 is a side view of the console of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view of a console and a key.

FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view taken along line 4-4 in FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 control console 12 keypad 14 tilted front of keypad 16 front end of keypad 18 keys 20 opening 22 tilted outer surface of key 24 front end of key 26 rear end of key 28 display

Front Page Continuation (72) Inventor John Peelnihan Illinois, USA 60187 Wheaton Wheatman Lane 1605

Claims (4)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A control console for a telephone system, wherein the keypad has a sloping front surface, the front surface tapering downward toward a front end of the keypad, and the keys. A plurality of keys located on the front surface of the pad, the keys being pressed to enter data into the system, all of these keys having an outer surface sloping from their front to their rear. The console is characterized in that the outer surface is inclined with respect to the front surface of the keypad. 2. The console according to claim 1, wherein an outer surface of the key is slightly curved inward from a line connecting a front portion and a rear portion of the key. 3. The console of claim 1, wherein the outer surface of the key tapers from the front of the key to the rear by about 5 °. 4. The console of claim 3, wherein the front surface of the keypad tapers from the bottom surface of the keypad by approximately 20 °.