JP3177743U - Capacitive touch panel operation gloves - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a glove that does not hinder the sliding on a capacitive touch panel by a thumb and an index finger while making it possible to pick up an electronic device firmly.
A thumb bag 11, an index finger bag 12, and a middle finger bag 13 of a glove 1 each have a distal end portion 3 in which fibers including a conductor are knitted alone or together with non-conductive fibers. Non-slip patterns 2 are attached in a discrete manner to the palm-side range excluding the tip 3. The anti-slip pattern 2e is attached from the center of the abdomen of the tip portion 3 of the thumb bag 11 to the side surface on the index finger side, and fibers including conductors are exposed in the entire region from the center of the abdomen to the outside, and the index finger The anti-slip pattern 2e is attached from the center of the abdomen of the front end portion 3 of the bag 12 to the side surface on the thumb side, and the fibers including the conductor are exposed in the entire region from the center of the abdomen to the middle finger side.
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Description

The present invention relates to a glove capable of operating a capacitive touch panel while wearing a glove.

2. Description of the Related Art Gloves that can be operated while wearing a tablet PC or an electronic device using a capacitive touch panel such as a smartphone are known. Among them, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3 show an anti-slip material such as rubber attached to the palm or finger of a glove so as not to slip off the glove when the electronic device is held. . For example, among the patent documents, Patent Document 3, which is the earliest application, has a structure in which a slip stopper is provided on the palm side to allow conduction between the terminal node of the finger and the outside by using conductive fibers. ing. Other patent documents also have a configuration using anti-slip and conductive fibers as in Patent Document 3. Gloves form four torso parts following the base of the four finger bags of the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, or little finger, knitting thumb finger bags to form five torso parts, Forming. By knitting the beginning of the finger bag with conductive fibers, it is possible to impart conductivity to the range of the finger bag corresponding to the end node. In addition, as a conductive fiber, a conductive fiber to which copper nitrate is attached ("Thunderon", a registered trademark of Nippon Ashige Co., Ltd.) is known.

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The operation of picking up the electronic device is performed only by bringing the thumbs of the thumb and index finger together, so that if the part is slippery, the electronic device falls and is damaged. On the other hand, in the operation of the capacitive touch panel, an operation of sliding the terminal node on the panel is performed. Therefore, if a slip stopper is provided at the terminal node of the fingertip of the glove, the sliding on the panel is hindered.

In order to achieve the above object, a glove of the present invention is a glove for operating an electronic device using a capacitive touch panel, and includes a thumb bag, an index finger bag, a middle finger bag, a ring finger bag, a little finger bag, and a torso. A thumb bag, an index finger bag, and a middle finger bag, each having a tip portion knitted with a conductive material alone or with a non-conductive fiber, and excluding the tip portion. The index finger bag, the middle finger bag, the ring finger bag, and the little finger bag have a non-slip pattern attached to the palm side of the torso of the torso, and the index finger side from the center of the abdomen of the tip of the thumb bag A non-slip pattern is attached to the side surface of the first side, the fibers including the conductor are exposed in the entire region outside the center of the abdomen, and the side of the index finger bag from the center of the abdomen to the side of the thumb The anti-slip pattern adheres to Te, is the entire range of the middle finger side from the abdominal center, characterized in that the fibers containing the conductor is exposed.

The glove of the present invention can provide a glove that does not hinder the sliding on the capacitive touch panel by the thumb and forefinger, while allowing the electronic device to be picked up firmly.

It is a figure explaining the glove of a present Example. It is a figure which shows the use condition of a glove. It is a figure explaining the principle of the glove of a present Example.

The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

A knitted glove 1 of Example 1 is shown in FIG. 1A is the palm side, and FIG. 1B is the back side of the hand. The glove 1 is knitted using non-conductive fibers such as cotton yarn or synthetic fibers. Among these, in the thumb bag 11, the index finger bag 12, and the middle finger bag 13, the conductive fibers are knitted together with cotton yarn or non-conductive synthetic fiber or independently at the beginning of knitting of each finger bag. The conductive fiber is knitted up to the tip 3 over a range of 1/3 to 1/2 of the terminal node of the finger (range indicated by h in the figure), and thereafter the conductive fiber is not knitted. The four torso 16 is knitted from the finger crotch part of the index finger bag 12, the middle finger bag 13, the ring finger bag 14, and the little finger bag 15, and the five torso parts 17 are knitted from the finger crotch part and the four torso 16 of the thumb bag 11. The rubber knitting is knitted in a range 18 that forms a portion and corresponds to the wrist position.

Non-slip patterns 2 (2a to 2e) are discretely formed on a glove surface on the ventral side of each finger bag 11-15 or on the palm side of the torso 16, 17 using a synthetic resin material such as vinyl chloride resin material or rubber, for example. It is adhered and formed. The pattern 2 may have any shape, but in the present embodiment, a rectangular pattern 2a having a region larger than the number of joints is disposed on the belly portion of each finger bag 11-15. In addition, a half-moon-shaped anti-slip pattern 2c larger than the other rectangular patterns is attached to the terminal nodes of the ring finger 15 and the little finger 16. The rectangular patterns 2b are also discretely attached to the body portions 16 and 17.

When paying attention to the index finger bag 12, a pattern 2e smaller than the rectangular pattern 2a is attached to the finger pad portion of the distal end portion 3 into which conductive fibers are knitted, with the finger pad center c1 interposed therebetween. The anti-slip pattern 2 does not exist in the entire range on the middle finger side across the finger pad center c1, and the conductive fibers are exposed on the surface of the finger bag in the entire range. On the other hand, paying attention to the thumb bag 11, a pattern 2e smaller than the rectangular pattern 2a is attached to the finger pad portion of the distal end portion 3 into which conductive fibers are knitted, on the index finger side across the finger center c2. The anti-slip pattern 2 does not exist in the entire area outside the center of the finger, and the conductive fibers are exposed on the surface of the finger bag in the entire area.

In the case of the right hand, when pressing the belly of the index finger against a flat surface and shaking the finger, friction is applied to the pressed plane from the center of the tip 3 on the middle finger side where the anti-slip pattern 2 is not adhered to the side surface of the middle finger side. The contact location moves while moving. Similarly, when the thumb is pressed against the flat surface and the thumb is shaken, the contact point is rubbed against the pressed flat surface from the center to the outer side surface of the outer tip 3 where the anti-slip pattern 2 is not attached. Move. The opposite is true for the left hand.

FIG. 2 shows a state where a right-handed operator operates the electronic device 5. The electronic device 5 is flat and has a large capacitive touch panel 6 that occupies most of the front surface. By the anti-slip pattern 2 of the glove worn on the left hand, the back and side surfaces of the electronic device 5 are fixed in the palm and operated by the right hand of the dominant arm. When the right hand operates the electronic device 5, the right hand is placed on the right side of the electronic device 5, and the finger extends from the right side of the electronic device 5 onto the capacitive touch panel 6. The thumb and index finger do not face the capacitive touch panel 6, but are almost half-body postures. Then, when the finger pouch 12 of the index finger moves left or right or up and down, the capacitance is changed in the left and right and up and down directions by the conductive fibers of the tip 3, and a pointing operation is performed. Similarly, when the thumb is used, the thumb is in a half body posture, and the conductive fibers of the tip 3 on the outer surface of the thumb pouch are used.

In addition, even in an operation of picking up an image displayed on the capacitive touch panel 6 or vice versa, the conductive fibers on the tip 3 on the outer side of the thumb and the middle finger side of the index finger are connected to the capacitive touch panel. Move toward and away from each other while rubbing against each other. Further, even in the operation of swinging the index finger from the front to the capacitive touch panel 6, the wrist is rotated clockwise to return the palm from the back of the hand, or the wrist is rotated counterclockwise to return from the palm to the back of the hand. Therefore, the conductive fibers of the tip 3 from the finger pad center c1 to the side surface of the middle finger on the tip side of the finger bag on the middle finger side to which the anti-slip pattern is not attached are applied to the pressed capacitive touch panel 6. The contact location is moved while rubbing.

Furthermore, even when the electronic device 5 is gripped only with the right hand and is operated only with the thumb, the thumb is placed so as to extend on the capacitive touch panel 6 from the right side of the device. The conductive fiber at the tip 3 on the outer surface of the thumb bag 11 is used.

As described above, in the knitted glove 1 of this embodiment, the anti-slip pattern is not attached to one side of each of the tip portions 3 of the thumb bag 11 and the index finger bag 12, and conductive fibers are knitted. Since the portion moves while rubbing against the capacitive touch panel 6, the operation of the capacitive touch panel 6 is not hindered.

In the operation of grasping the electronic device 5, the electronic device 5 is sandwiched with the thumb and index finger facing each other. For this reason, the pattern 2e adhering to each front-end | tip part 3 of the thumb bag 11 and the index finger bag 12 is rubbed with the electronic device 5, and it prevents sliding down.

The middle finger is often used exclusively for tapping the capacitive touch panel, and does not contribute as much as the index finger in the operation of grasping the electronic device 5. The stop pattern 2 is not attached.

In the said Example, the electroconductive fiber has acquired electroconductivity because a metal covers the fiber surface. For this reason, electrical conduction is established between the terminal node of the finger and the outside. Since the conductive fibers fall off without being able to follow the expansion and contraction of the resin fibers as the base material, the conductive fibers have a problem of improving wear resistance. When conductive fibers are used for the operation of the capacitive touch panel, they are constantly rubbed against the panel and repeatedly deformed by twisting, so that they are used in a state where they are more likely to drop off than usual. The dropped metal becomes conductive dust and is difficult to use for work that dislikes dust. In addition, when the metal falls off, the capacitive touch panel cannot be operated.

In the second embodiment, the tip portion of each finger bag is knitted using the silver deposited slit yarn 20 shown in FIG. 3 instead of the conductive fiber. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment. The silver vapor-deposited slit yarn is a finely cut yarn obtained by sandwiching a thin silver film 22 having a thickness of about 0.1 micrometers formed by vapor deposition between a thin polyester film 21 and a polyester film 23 of about 9 micrometers. Specifically, silver is vacuum-deposited on the surface of the polyester film, and the coating surfaces of the two polyester films thus deposited are bonded together, and then cut into a width of 230 micrometers or 150 micrometers. Although silver having a thickness of about 0.1 micrometers is exposed on the cut surface 24, the area of the exposed surface is overwhelmingly smaller than the area of the surface of the yarn, and the yarn exhibits a non-conductive character. On the other hand, since silver having high conductivity among metals can be used, electric resistance can flow through the yarn, so even a very thin film does not have high electric resistance. Moreover, since silver is exposed, antibacterial action can be expected. As such a thread, for example, “Mufan” (“Mufan” is a registered trademark of Reiko Co., Ltd., Mufan Co., Ltd., Toshima Co., Ltd., and ITOCHU Corporation) can be used.

Since the surface of the silver deposited slit yarn 20 is covered with a polyester film, the inner silver is not in a conductive state with the finger and is in a non-conductive state with the outside. According to this structure, the metal does not rub against the touch panel and repeatedly receives deformation due to torsion, and the metal does not fall off, so that conductive dust is not scattered. Moreover, the polyester film on the surface is a normal material for clothing, and there is no discomfort in the touch. Further, the surface film of the touch panel is not fogged due to wear. Furthermore, the silver vapor-deposited slit thread 20 can be dyed, and silver is used as a metal, so that it is difficult to cause metal allergy.
The touch panel and the silver deposited slit thread, and the silver deposited slit thread and the finger are electrostatically coupled. Since the polyester film on the surface is very thin, it can sufficiently affect the change in capacitance between the touch panel and the finger. This principle is shown in Japanese Patent Application No. 2012-47949 by the present applicant.

Since the surface of the silver vapor deposition slit yarn 20 used in Example 2 is an insulator, it does not exhibit conductivity unlike the conductive fiber of Example 1. However, on the other hand, it contains silver as a conductor. Therefore, in this specification, it will be called the fiber containing a conductor as a concept including both silver vapor deposition slit yarn and conductive fiber.

1 Gloves 2 Non-slip Pattern 3 Tip 5 Electronic Device 6 Capacitive Touch Panel 11 Thumb Bag 12 Index Finger Bag 13 Middle Finger Bag 20 Silver-deposited Slit Yarn

Claims (2)

Knitted gloves consisting of thumb bag, index finger bag, middle finger bag, ring finger bag, little finger bag, and torso, thumb bag, index finger bag, middle finger bag, the tip of which includes a conductor alone or non-conductive Non-slip pattern having a tip knitted with fibers and discretely attached to the palm-side range of the thumb, index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger pouches except the tip And a non-slip pattern is attached from the center of the abdomen of the tip of the thumb bag to the side of the index finger, and the fibers including the conductor are exposed in the entire region from the center of the abdomen to the outside. And an anti-slip pattern is attached from the center of the abdomen of the tip of the index finger bag to the side of the thumb, and the fibers including the conductor are exposed in the entire region from the center of the abdomen to the middle finger. Capacitance type touch Panel operation gloves.
2. The capacitive touch panel operation glove according to claim 1, wherein the fiber containing the conductor is a silver vapor deposition slit thread obtained by finely cutting a silver thin film formed by vapor deposition with a polyester film.