JP3043987B2 - control panel - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an operation panel mounted on a surface of a membrane switch, a touch switch or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional display switch, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1A, there is a type in which an LCD 72 is provided on the front surface of an operation unit 71 and a mechanical switch such as a slide switch or a micro switch is provided on a switch unit 73 on the back side. This display switch 70 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (B), it may be used as an arbitrary number of aggregates.

[0003]

However, in the conventional display switch, the size of the display surface of each of the display switches constituting the assembly is unique to the display switch to be combined, and the size of the display surface is small. Unless replaced by another display switch of a different size, the size of the display surface could not be changed. For this reason, when changing the size of each display surface according to the use condition of the switch, it is necessary to replace not only the operation unit having the display surface but also the entire display switch including the switch unit, There is a problem that the size of each display surface cannot be easily changed.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide an operation panel mounted on an operation surface such as a membrane switch or a touch switch, wherein a frame of a frame supporting a plurality of operation members is configured to be releasable or detachable so as to operate the switch. It is an object of the present invention to provide an operation panel capable of easily changing the size of an operation member according to a change in a use mode such as contents or display contents of a display.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of operating members each having a magnet fixed to a part thereof, and a plurality of operating members each provided between a lattice formed by combining a plurality of vertical bars and horizontal bars are provided. An operation panel including a frame body rotatably supported with the one side as a fulcrum, and a magnetic body magnetically attracted by a magnet fixed to the operation member and located above the frame body,
It is characterized in that the cross-sectional area in the vicinity of the intersection of the lattices in the vertical rail or the horizontal rail is small enough to be cut.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of operating members each having a magnet fixed thereto and a plurality of operating members each having a side serving as a fulcrum are provided between the plurality of operating members between a lattice formed by combining a plurality of vertical bars and horizontal bars. In an operation panel including a frame movably supported and a magnetic body positioned above the frame and magnetically attracted by a magnet fixed to an operation member, the vertical bar or the horizontal bar is intersected by a grid. In the above-mentioned, it is characterized in that it is detachable from the horizontal rail or the vertical rail.

[0007]

FIG. 1 is an external view of an operation panel showing an example of an embodiment of the present invention. The operation panel 1
A screw hole 12 formed in the decorative cover 11 is attached to an operation surface of a touch switch (not shown). The operation panel 1 of this embodiment includes 24 operation members 2 as a basic shape. The operation member 2 is made of a transparent or translucent rectangular resin thin plate. The operation members 2 are arranged in four rows and six columns in the decorative cover 11.
Between the upper and lower operation members 2, a horizontal rail 11a of the decorative cover 11 is provided.
Are located between the left and right operation members 2, and a vertical bar 31 of the frame 3 described later is located between the left and right operation members 2.

Accordingly, each operating member 2 is separated from the adjacent operating member 2 by the horizontal rail 11a of the decorative cover 11 and the vertical rail 31 of the frame 3, and the horizontal rail 11a of the decorative cover 11 and the frame are separated. It is possible to prevent the adjacent operation member 2 from being erroneously operated by the vertical rail 31 of 3 serving as a barrier.

FIG. 2 is an assembly view of the operation panel.
The operation panel 1 includes an operation member 2, a frame 3, a magnetic plate 4, a rubber sheet 5, and a decorative cover 11. 24 windows 34 are formed in the frame 3 by the vertical bar 31 and the horizontal bar 32. The operation member 2 is held in each of the windows 34. The magnetic plate 4 covers the upper surface of the frame 3. The magnetic plate 4 has four windows 4b formed by horizontal rails 4a. The decorative cover 11 covers the upper surface of the magnetic plate 4. The horizontal rail 32 of the frame 3, the horizontal rail 4 a of the magnetic plate 4, and the horizontal rail 11 a of the decorative cover 11 are formed at positions facing each other, and the vertical rail 31 of the frame 3 is
Is exposed to the window 11a of the decorative cover 11 through the window 4a. A rubber sheet 5 as a buffer is attached to a lower surface of the frame 3. A window 5b is formed in the rubber sheet 5 by a horizontal rail 5a. At least on the lower surface of the horizontal rail 11a of the decorative cover 11, a projection 14 protrudes. The protrusion 14 is formed in the hole 4 formed in the horizontal rail 4 a of the magnetic plate 4.
c, a hole 33 formed at the intersection of the vertical bar 31 and the horizontal bar 32 of the frame 3 and a hole 5c formed in the horizontal bar 5a of the rubber sheet 5 in this order. The protrusion 14 is the hole 4
c, 33 and 5c, the decorative cover 1
1, the magnetic plate 4, the frame 3, and the rubber sheet 5 are positioned.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing a configuration of a main part of the operation panel. In the frame 3, each of the vertical rails 31 forms a lattice with the horizontal rails 32 in a state where both ends 31 a are joined to the side surfaces of the two horizontal rails 32. Note that the outer peripheral portion of the frame 3 is also included in the vertical and horizontal rails forming the lattice. The vicinity of both ends 31a of the vertical bar 31 is formed in a cross-sectional shape having a size of about 1 mm square. Therefore, both ends of the vertical rail 31 can be easily cut off from the side surfaces of the horizontal rail 32 by a tool such as a nipper. By cutting off any vertical bar 31 from the horizontal bar 32, the lateral length of the operation member 2 supported on the operation panel 1 can be changed. For example, in the example shown in FIG.
By cutting off four, four and three vertical bars 31, four types of window portions 34a having different lateral lengths on the operation panel 1 are provided.
To 34d, and four types of operating members 2a having different lateral lengths in each of the window portions 34a to 34d.
~ 2d can be supported. The operation members 2a to 2
As for the horizontal length of each of d, the length of the operating member 2a in the horizontal direction is L, the operating member 2b is L / 2, and the operating member 2 is
c is L / 3, and the operation member 2d is L / 6.

As described above, by cutting off any of the vertical bars 31, the operating member 2 provided on the operating panel 1 in accordance with the operation of each of the plurality of operating members 2 (2a to 2d).
Can be varied in various ways. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 4, the size of the operation member 2 can be changed in accordance with the operation content hierarchically changed in four stages. When the operation panel 1 in which the operation member 2 is formed of a transparent or translucent body is mounted on a touch switch provided on a display surface of a display such as a CRT or an LCD, the operation member is adjusted in accordance with the display contents of the display. The lateral length of 2 can be varied.

The operation panel 1 'shown in FIG. 5 (A) has the vertical rails 31 arranged so that the horizontal length of the minimum window 34g is L / 4. By cutting off three and two vertical bars 31 from the first and second stages on the operation panel 1 ', the frame 3' has a horizontal length as shown in FIG. Three different types of window portions 34e to 34g can be configured to support three types of operation members 2e to 2g having lateral lengths of L, L / 2, and L / 4, respectively. Each of the operation members 2e and 2f shown in FIG. 5 is common to each of the operation members 2a and 2b shown in FIG.
Therefore, two types of frame members having different arrangement intervals of the vertical rails 31 and five types of operation members 2a having different horizontal lengths.
By preparing ~ 2d and 2g, both configurations shown in Figs. 4 and 5 can be realized.

In the above embodiment, the case has been described in which only the vertical bar 31 can be cut off from the frame 3. However, the vertical bar 31 and the horizontal bar 31 are provided near the intersection of the vertical bar 31 and the horizontal bar 32. By reducing the cross-sectional area of the horizontal rail 32, it is also possible to configure so that any vertical rail 31 and horizontal rail 32 can be cut off from the frame 3. In this case, the magnetic plate 4
By changing the length of the operating member 2 not only in the horizontal direction but also in the vertical direction by preparing a configuration in which the horizontal rail 4a can be cut off or preparing a plurality of types of magnetic plates 4 having different numbers of horizontal rails 4a. be able to.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of a main part of an operation panel showing an example of the embodiment of the invention described in claim 2. In the frame 40 constituting the operation panel, the vertical rail 41
Are formed at both ends, and a recess 42a is formed in the horizontal rail 42 so that the protrusion 41a is fitted from above. With such a configuration, the vertical rail 41 can be detachably attached to the horizontal rail 42, and even after the operation panel is installed, the operation mode of the switch and the display content of the display change with the usage pattern. The length of the operation member on the operation panel in the horizontal direction can be expanded or contracted.

The projection 41a and the recess 42a are tapered so as to expand downward, so that the projection 41a is pressed into the recess 42a so that the vertical bar 41 is not easily separated from the horizontal bar 42. it can. Also in this case, the vertical bar 41 is removably press-fitted into the horizontal bar 42, and the horizontal bar 42 is removably press-fitted into the vertical bar 41, so that any vertical bar 41 and horizontal bar 42 can be inserted. The length of the operation member 2 in the horizontal and vertical directions can be changed by attaching and detaching. However, since the magnetic plate 4 is located on the upper surface of the horizontal rail 42, the vertical rail 41 does not drop off from the horizontal rail 42 after the operation panel 4 is assembled even if the projection 41a is not configured to be pressed into the recess 42a. .

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a main part showing a use state of the operation panel. The operating member 2 is rotatable about the side 2a in the frame 3 and the side 2a
The magnet 6 is fixed to the other side 2b parallel to. FIG.
As shown in (A), when no operation force is applied to the operation member 2, the magnet 6 is magnetically attracted to the magnetic plate 4 located above the frame 3. Magnet 6
The rubber sheet 5 is located below the portion where the is fixed with a gap. The lower surface of the rubber sheet 5 is in close contact with the upper surface of the membrane switch 13. The membrane switch 13 includes an upper sheet 13a and a lower sheet 13
b, a spacer 13c is interposed therebetween, and an upper contact 13e attached to the upper sheet 13a and a lower contact 13d provided on the lower sheet 13b constitute a contact portion.

As shown in FIG. 7B, when a downward operation force is applied to the operation member 2, the other side 24 to which the magnet 6 is fixed rotates around one side 23 as a fulcrum, and By pressing the membrane switch 13 through the sheet 5, the upper contact 13e comes into contact with the lower contact 13d.
Instead of the membrane switch 13, the photoelectric switch 3
Without contacting the upper surface of the membrane switch 13
No damage to the top surface of the device or mechanical damage to the contact portion. A part of the rubber sheet 5 attached to the lower surface of the frame 3 supporting the operation member 2 is
Is positioned below the portion where the operating member 1 is fixed, and it is possible to prevent the operating member 2 from dropping from the frame 3 during assembly work or transportation of the operating panel 1.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a main part showing an example of another embodiment of the present invention. The switch 21 is, for example, L
The operation panel 1 according to the above-described configuration is integrally formed with the display including the CD 17 and the backlight 18 and the resistive touch switch 22 that does not provide sufficient stroke feeling and click feeling during operation and requires protection of the operation surface. It was done. Instead of the resistive touch switch 22, a transparent or translucent touch switch such as a photoelectric touch switch, an ultrasonic touch switch, or a capacitive touch switch can be used. In this case, the operation panel 2 is made of a transparent or translucent material, and the rubber sheet 5 is made of a transparent or translucent material.
By forming b, the display content of the display can be visually recognized from the front of the switch 21. Note that another display such as a CRT can be used instead of the LCD 17 and the backlight 18.

[0019]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, by cutting off the crosspiece of the frame supporting a plurality of operating members,
The size of the operation member can be easily changed in accordance with the usage of the switch, the display content of the display, and the like.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, by attaching and detaching the crosspiece of the frame that supports the plurality of operation members, it is possible to cope with a change in the use state of the switch operation contents and the display contents of the display. The size of the operation member can be repeatedly expanded and contracted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of an operation panel showing an example of an embodiment of the invention described in claim 1;

FIG. 2 is an assembly view of the operation panel.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing a configuration of a main part of the operation panel.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a use state of the operation panel.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another use state of the operation panel.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view showing a configuration of a main part of an operation panel showing an example of the embodiment of the invention described in claim 2;

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of a main part showing a use state of the operation panel of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of a main part showing another state of use of the operation panel of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a conventional display switch.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1-operation panel 2-operation member 3-frame 4-magnetic plate 5-rubber sheet 6-magnet 11-decorative cover 31-vertical bar 32-horizontal bar 31a-end

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of operation members having magnets fixed to a part thereof;
A frame body that rotatably supports each of the plurality of operation members between the lattice combining the plurality of vertical bars and the horizontal bars with one side thereof as a fulcrum, and a magnet positioned above the frame body and fixed to the operation member. An operation panel comprising: a magnetic body that magnetically attracts; and a cross-sectional area near an intersection of lattices in the vertical rail or the horizontal rail is reduced to an extent that it can be cut. 2. A plurality of operating members partially fixed with magnets,
A frame body that rotatably supports each of the plurality of operation members between the lattice combining the plurality of vertical bars and the horizontal bars with one side thereof as a fulcrum, and a magnet positioned above the frame body and fixed to the operation member. An operation panel comprising: a magnetic body that is magnetically attracted; and wherein the vertical rail or the horizontal rail is detachable from the horizontal rail or the vertical rail at an intersection of a lattice.