JP3143541U - Pushbutton structure with multi-mode display function - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a pushbutton structure with a multi-mode display function capable of displaying different button images at the same button position and improving the operability of the pushbutton entity.
A push button layer having a plurality of button positions and a plurality of indication units arranged in a multilayer form below the push button layer. Each indication unit includes a light emitting element and a light emitting element. A light guide element 202 combined with the light emitting element 201, and a pattern layer 203 is provided on one surface of the light guide element 202, and the pattern layer 203 includes a plurality of patterns corresponding to the button positions 101. Have
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Description

  The present invention relates to a pushbutton structure with a multi-mode display function, and more particularly to a pushbutton structure that displays different button images at the same button position.

In modern society, with the advancement of science and technology, the development of electronic information products is accelerating every day. However, the only change is that if the user does not input a predetermined related command, the electronic product performs various operations such as operation, comparison and the like according to the input command, and various messages and The information cannot be output.
Currently, in the age of information distribution, wireless communication has brought a very convenient lifestyle to people. For example, devices such as mobile phones, PDAs, notebooks, and MP3 players are all used in daily life. It is most common for users to use a keyboard as an input tool in these devices to control electronic devices and obtain various up-to-date information.

  However, in recent years, as the volume of electronic devices has become smaller, products with light and thin outlines are configured, but the size and quantity of pushbuttons are gradually limited. Taking the MP3 player as an example, the basic MP3 functions are simple, and the push buttons basically cite the design of the conventional Walkman (registered trademark). Specifically, buttons for playback / pause, fast forward, rewind, and volume control are provided independently.

However, with the development of the multimedia industry for individual consumers, many additional functions such as FM radio, recording, electronic book, and picture browsing are brought into the player design. For this reason, the problem of “insufficient” pushbuttons has started to appear, and many techniques for providing two functions (long press / short press) for each button have been applied.
Furthermore, although there is a fifth direction key, the purpose of reducing the number of buttons can be achieved, but the overall convenience is not greatly improved.

  Therefore, in light of the shortcomings of the conventional keyboard structure as described above, the present inventor has made extensive observations and research based on the experience accumulated in this area for many years, and further applied academic theory. In addition, a keyboard structure capable of multi-mode display has been proposed which has a rational design and can effectively improve the above problems.

  A main object of the present invention is to provide a pushbutton structure with a multi-mode display function capable of displaying different button images at the same button position and improving the operability of the pushbutton entity.

  The next object of the present invention is to adjust the pattern direction displayed on the push button according to the angle at which the push button is placed, and to improve the degree of identification for the user to identify the button function. To provide a structure.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a push button layer having a plurality of button positions, and a plurality of instruction units arranged in a multilayer form below the push button layer, wherein each of the instruction units emits light. An element and a light guide element combined with the light emitting element, a pattern layer is provided on one surface of the light guide element, and the pattern layer has a plurality of patterns corresponding to the button positions. A pushbutton structure with multi-mode display function is provided.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a push button layer having a plurality of button positions respectively divided into a first area button position and a second area button position, a light emitting element, and a light emitting element combined with the light emitting element. An optical element is provided, a pattern layer is provided on one surface of the light guide element, the pattern layer has a plurality of patterns corresponding to these button positions, and is disposed below the push button layer A first indicator unit; a first light-emitting element; and a first light-guiding element combined with the first light-emitting element, wherein a first pattern layer is provided on one surface of the first light-guiding element, The one pattern layer includes a first indicator module having a plurality of patterns corresponding to the first region button positions, a second light emitting element, and a second light guide element combined with the second light emitting element. 2 A second pattern layer is provided on one surface of the light guide element. And the second pattern layer includes a second instruction module having a plurality of patterns corresponding to the second region button positions, and a second instruction unit disposed below the first instruction unit. A pushbutton structure with a multi-mode display function is provided.

  The above-described pushbutton structure with a multi-mode display function achieves the purpose of increasing the pushbutton function that can control a limited number of pushbuttons by displaying different pushbutton images at the same button position in a multi-layer pointing structure. be able to.

  In order to understand the features and technical contents of the present invention in more detail, the following detailed description and accompanying drawings relating to the present invention are considered to be deeply and concretely understood. It is needless to say that is used only for reference and explanation and does not narrowly limit the scope of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention is a pushbutton structure 1 with a multimode display function that displays different images at the same button position and gives a different pushbutton function to the user. The push button layer 10 having 101 and a plurality of instruction units 20 arranged in a multilayer form below the push button layer 10 are included.

  The pushbutton structure 1 with a multi-mode display function shown in FIG. 1 includes two instruction units 20, but this is an example, and the number of instruction units 20 is not intended to limit the present invention. In the present embodiment, the two instruction units 20 have a similar structure. For example, the two instruction units 20 each include a light emitting element 201 and a light guide element 202 combined with the light emitting element 201. A pattern layer 203 is provided on one surface of the light guide element 202. Further, a plurality of instruction patterns corresponding to these button positions 101 are formed on the pattern layer 203. The difference between the two instruction units 20 is that the patterns formed on them are different as shown in FIGS. 3 (A) and 3 (B).

  The push button layer 10 is a substantial push button, and has a plurality of button positions 101 on it, and provides a push button function for the user to input. In addition, the instruction unit 20 provided below displays an instruction image of a corresponding push button function for each button position 101. A light emitting element 201 (for example, a white light LED) provided for each instruction unit 20 is installed on the side of the light guide element 202, and the light guide element 202 emits light emitted from the light emitting element 201 to the push button layer. Fire in 10 directions.

  The light guide element 202 improves the luminance and uniformity, increases the diffusivity, and improves the overall luminance and viewing angle quality of the pushbutton structure 1 with a multimode display function. In addition, a pattern layer 203 is provided on one surface of the light guide element 202, and light emitted from the light emitting element 201 is further transmitted through the pattern layer 203 by the light guide and light scattering functions of the light guide element 202. An image, code or letter corresponding to the push button function is formed.

Therefore, at the time of use, the user selects the instruction unit 20 to be turned on by the switch design, and displays the function buttons on the push button layer 10.
Furthermore, in addition to FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, it demonstrates using FIG. When the user selects the dial function with the switch, at this time, the light emitting element 201 of the indication unit 20 located in the upper layer is turned on to emit light, and the light is optically guided by the light guide element 202 such as light guide, refraction, reflection, etc. Through the action, the function for each push button is further displayed via the pattern layer 203.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, a numerical pattern 2031 is provided on the pattern layer 203 of the upper instruction unit 20, and each numerical pattern 2031 corresponds to each button position 101 of the pushbutton layer 10. And the function in which a user dials by the instruction | indication of those numerical patterns 2031 is implement | achieved.

  Similarly, when the user turns on the music function, the light emitting element 201 of the pointing unit 20 positioned in the lower layer is turned on to emit light, and the light acts on the light guide element 202 such as light guide, refraction, and reflection. Then, the function for each push button is displayed via the pattern layer 203.

As shown in FIG. 3B, a music reproduction pattern 2031 ′ is provided on the pattern layer 203 of the lower instruction unit 20, and each music reproduction pattern 2031 ′ corresponds to each button position 101 of the pushbutton layer 10. Then, the user controls the electronic device according to the instruction of the music reproduction pattern 2031 ′ to realize the music reproduction function.
The pattern layers 203 of the different instruction units 20 are preferably formed with different color inks, so that button functions with different attributes can be used with different color patterns.

  On the other hand, a polarizing unit 401 is further provided between the push button layer 10 and the instruction unit 20. The polarizing unit 401 may be a polarizing plate, a quarter wavelength sheet, or a combination of a polarizing plate and a quarter wavelength sheet. The role of the polarizing unit 401 is to filter the light in front of the push button layer 10, for example, sunlight, and provide a function to prevent glare and improve the contrast of these patterns.

Further, a raster unit 501 is further provided between two adjacent instruction units 20. The raster unit 501 is a raster sheet or a polarizing plate, and its role is to cut off the upper and lower images, and to avoid affecting the structure of the upper layer indicating unit 20 or the color of the pattern layer 203 when the lower layer pattern is displayed. To do.
When the light source is turned on, the raster unit 501 blocks the light beam so that the internal pattern cannot be seen from the outside. The upper pattern layer 203 preferably has translucency so as not to affect the display of the lower instruction pattern.

FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the difference from the first embodiment is that the light-emitting element 201 ′ of the lower instruction unit 20 ′ is an EL element (electroluminescence) which is a self-light-emitting unit. Is a point provided directly below the pattern layer 203.
When the light emitting element 201 ′ is turned on and emits light, a different push button function can be displayed for each button position 101 directly through the pattern layer 203. It should be noted here that the number of the instruction units 20 is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be adjusted according to the function actually applied.

  On the other hand, the present invention proposes a pushbutton structure 1 with a multi-mode display function according to another embodiment, which corresponds to button positions in different areas in a plurality of instruction modules, and has different buttons in the pushbutton layer 10. A different instruction pattern is displayed at the position 101.

A third embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the structure shown in FIG. 4, a push button layer 10 having a plurality of button positions 101 divided into a first area button position 101 </ b> A and a second area button position 101 </ b> B shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, a light emitting element 201, A light guide element 202 combined with the light emitting element 201 is included. A pattern layer 203 is provided on one surface of the light guide element 202, and the pattern layer 203 has a plurality of patterns corresponding to each button position.
In addition, although the 1st instruction | indication unit 20A is included under the pushbutton layer 10, since this 1st instruction | indication unit 20A is the same as the characteristic of the instruction | indication unit 20 demonstrated in 1st Embodiment, Description is omitted.

The difference between the present embodiment and the first embodiment is that the second instruction unit 30 disposed below the first instruction unit 20A includes a first instruction module 30A and a second instruction module 30B. .
Hereinafter, both the modules will be described. The first instruction module 30A includes a first light emitting element 301A and a first light guide element 302A combined with the first light emitting element 301A. A first pattern layer 303A is provided on one surface of the first light guide element 302A, and the first pattern layer 303A has a plurality of patterns corresponding to the first region button positions 101A.

  The second instruction module 30B includes a second light emitting element 301B and a second light guide element 302B combined with the second light emitting element 301B. A second pattern layer 303B is provided on one surface of the second light guide element 302B, and the second pattern layer 303B has a plurality of patterns corresponding to the second region button positions 101B.

When the user turns on the first instruction unit 20A, the pushbutton structure 1 with a multi-mode display function displays the numeric pattern 2031 shown in FIG. 3A, and each numeric pattern 2031 represents each of the pushbutton layers 10. Corresponding to the button position 101, it is possible to realize a function in which the user dials according to an instruction of these numerical patterns 2031.
When the user turns on the first instruction module 30A of the second instruction unit 30, the first instruction module 30A displays the multimedia control pattern 3031A at the first area button position 101A (upper two lines) shown in FIG. 5A. Display, and no pattern is displayed at the second region button position 101B (bottom two rows) shown in FIG.

Similarly, when the user turns on the second instruction module 30B of the second instruction unit 30, the second instruction module 30B displays the photographic control pattern 3031B at the corresponding second area button position 101B, and the user In accordance with the photo control pattern 3031B, it is possible to realize a function of controlling and photographing the electronic device.
Therefore, the push button layer 10 can arrange the push buttons more efficiently so that the keyboard device has more button functions.
In the present embodiment, the other members, for example, the raster unit 501 and the like are all the same as those in the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

In addition, the pushbutton structure 1 with a multimode display function according to the present invention can be set with multiple functions by further mounting a device such as a liquid switch, for example.
A cellular phone 2 shown in FIG. 6 has a display device 21 and a pushbutton structure 1 with a multimode display function of the present invention. The pushbutton structure 1 with a multi-mode display function includes an upright pushbutton pattern (that is, the upper instruction unit 20 in the first embodiment) and a horizontal pushbutton pattern (that is, the lower instruction unit in the first embodiment). 20).

When the mobile phone is set upright, the switch displayed in liquid turns on the instruction unit 20 on the upper part and displays an upright pushbutton pattern at these button positions 101. On the other hand, when the mobile phone 2 is set to the horizontal type, the switch that displays liquid turns on the lower instruction unit 20 and displays a horizontal type push button pattern at these button positions 101.
As a result, the user can more clearly identify the significance of the function at each button position 101.

  The application example described above is merely one form of the pushbutton with a multimode display mechanism according to the present invention, and the application of the present invention is not limited thereto. Further, the present invention is not limited to a device such as a mobile phone, and can be widely applied to electronic devices using other substance buttons.

As described above, the present invention has the following advantages.
1. The pushbutton structure with multi-mode display function 1 of the present invention allows the pushbutton of the electronic device to have more function selections and display different pushbutton functions according to the user's usage needs. Each function can be clearly identified.
2. According to the present invention, the pushbutton structure 1 with a multi-mode display function can display the instruction codes of different functions at the same button position by the installation of the multi-layer instruction unit 20, and the pushbutton becomes clearer and simpler.
3. The present invention achieves the effect of adjusting the direction of the push button pattern by installing the multi-layer instruction unit 20, and makes the viewing angle of the electronic device more human and easy to operate.

  The embodiments described above are merely preferred specific examples of the present invention, and do not limit the scope of the claims for utility model registration of the present invention. In addition, any expert who has ordinary knowledge in the field can make appropriate changes and modifications within the field of the present invention, but such implementation should be delivered within the scope of the present invention. It goes without saying.

FIG. 1 is an exploded view showing a pushbutton structure with a multimode display function of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded view showing a second embodiment of the pushbutton structure with a multimode display function of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display pattern of the pushbutton structure with a multimode display function of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an exploded view showing a third embodiment of the pushbutton structure with a multimode display function of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display pattern of push button areas having different push button structures with a multi-mode display function of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing display pattern conversion of the pushbutton structure with a multimode display function of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pushbutton structure with a multi-mode display function 10 Pushbutton layer 101 Button position 101A 1st area | region button position 101B 1st area | region button position 20, 20 'Instruction unit 20A 1st instruction | indication unit 201 Light emitting element 201' Light emitting element 202 Light guide Element 203 Pattern layer 2031 Number pattern 2031 'Music reproduction pattern 30 Second instruction unit 30A First instruction module 30B Second instruction module 301A First light emitting element 302A First light guide element 303A First pattern layer 301B Second light emitting element 302B Second light guide element 303B Second pattern layer 3031A Multimedia control pattern 3031B Photo control pattern 401 Polarization unit 501 Raster unit

Claims (10)

A pushbutton layer having a plurality of button positions;
A plurality of indicating units arranged in a multilayer shape below the push button layer,
Each indicating unit has a light emitting element and a light guide element combined with the light emitting element, and a pattern layer is provided on one surface of the light guide element,
The said pattern layer has a some pattern corresponding to the said button position, The pushbutton structure with a multi-mode display function characterized by the above-mentioned.   The multi-mode display according to claim 1, further comprising a polarizing plate, a quarter wavelength sheet, or a combination of a polarizing plate and a quarter wavelength sheet between the push button layer and the instruction unit. Pushbutton structure with function.   2. The pushbutton structure with a multi-mode display function according to claim 1, wherein a raster unit is further provided between the adjacent instruction units.   The pushbutton structure with a multimode display function according to claim 1, wherein the pattern layer is made of translucent ink.   The pushbutton structure with a multimode display function according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting element is a light emitting diode or an EL element. A push button layer having a plurality of button positions each partitioned into a first area button position and a second area button position;
A light-emitting element and a light-guiding element combined with the light-emitting element, a pattern layer is provided on one surface of the light-guiding element, the pattern layer has a plurality of patterns corresponding to these button positions, A first indicating unit disposed below the pushbutton layer;
A first light-emitting element and a first light-guiding element to be combined with the first light-emitting element, wherein a first pattern layer is provided on one surface of the first light-guiding element; A first indicator module having a plurality of patterns corresponding to one region button position, a second light emitting element and a second light guide element combined with the second light emitting element, and one of the second light guide elements A second pattern layer is provided on the surface, and the second pattern layer includes a second instruction module having a plurality of patterns corresponding to the second region button positions, and is disposed below the first instruction unit. A push button structure with a multi-mode display function, comprising a second instruction unit.   The multi-mode display according to claim 6, further comprising a polarizing plate, a quarter-wave sheet, or a combination of a polarizing plate and a quarter-wave sheet between the push button layer and the instruction unit. Pushbutton structure with function.   The pushbutton structure with a multi-mode display function according to claim 6, further comprising a raster unit between the first instruction unit and the second instruction unit.   The push button with a multimode display function according to claim 6, wherein each of the pattern layer, the first pattern layer, and the second pattern layer is a light-transmitting ink or a light guide structure. Construction.   The pushbutton structure with a multimode display function according to claim 6, wherein each of the light emitting element, the first light emitting element, and the second light emitting element is a light emitting diode or an EL element.

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