JP7108968B2 - Information gathering device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information collecting device having an interface function for storing button press information and transmitting the stored information to the outside.

A device has been proposed that has a built-in communication function built into a foldable sheet material such as paper, performs wireless communication with the outside for a limited period of time, and is premised on being discarded after that period has expired (Patent Reference 1).

The disposable, self-contained measurement device disclosed in US Pat. No. 5,900,003 has a data input/sample collection section including a sensor and a data acquisition section sealed with a printable and foldable sheet material. In this device, it is assumed that a material such as paper that is inexpensive and easy to dispose of is used as the sheet material.

Patent document 1 also describes that the sheet material may be provided with additional means such as audio elements and visual indicators.

Furthermore, US Pat. No. 6,200,003 discloses a portable device that allows a patient to record and display their own health condition.

Japanese Patent No. 5074193 Japanese Patent No. 3250810

In Patent Document 1, a plurality of buttons are arranged on a sheet material such as paper for the user to select and press. However, even if the button formed of the sheet material is pressed, it almost feels like it has been pressed. Since it cannot be obtained, there is a problem that it is uncertain whether the pressing of the button has been correctly recognized, and the user becomes uneasy.

Patent Literature 1 suggests providing a visual indicator, but does not disclose for what purpose and how this visual indicator is used.

In addition, Patent Document 2 discloses an example in which an input value can be displayed. There is no disclosure or suggestion about the above-mentioned problems and their solutions when provided.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and has a press confirming means including a light-emitting portion when a button formed on a circuit board made of a sheet material is selectively pressed, and the light-emitting portion is externally illuminated. An object of the present invention is to provide an information collecting device that can be easily confirmed.

The present invention comprises a circuit board including a board, a conductive circuit on the board, a plurality of buttons provided on the circuit board and capable of being pressed by a user, and buttons provided on the circuit board and attached to the buttons. a connected communication module, wherein the communication module has a storage unit for storing information on pressing the button pressed by the user; and an output interface unit for outputting the information stored in the storage unit to the outside. a confirmation circuit connected to the communication module on the circuit board and having a press confirmation means including a light-emitting portion for confirming the press when the button is pressed; the substrate includes the conductive circuit and the communication module and a conductive circuit board for supporting the verification circuit, and a button board for supporting the plurality of buttons and superimposed on the conductive circuit board, the conductive circuit board being continuous via a horizontal folding line. It has at least two first surfaces and a second surface, the two first surfaces and the second surfaces are bendable through the horizontal folding lines, and the button substrate is parallel to the horizontal folding lines. having at least two third and fourth surfaces separated along a lateral separation line extending into the The second surface and the fourth surface are continuous via a second vertical folding line, and the first surface has an extended side portion that is larger than the second surface by a predetermined length in the width direction or the vertical direction. The light-emitting portion is positioned on the extended side portion, and when the first surface and the third surface are folded along the first vertical folding line, the third surface corresponding to the extended side portion is formed. The information collecting device is characterized in that a window for a light-emitting portion is provided on the top thereof to expose the light-emitting portion.

The present invention is the information collecting device, wherein the first surface has an extended side portion that is larger than the second surface by a predetermined length in the width direction.

The present invention is the information collecting device, wherein the first surface has an extended side portion that is longer than the second surface by a predetermined length in the vertical direction.

The present invention is the information collecting device, wherein the pressing confirmation means includes an LED light emitting portion.

The present invention is the information collecting device, wherein a diffusion film is attached to the third surface so as to cover the window for the light emitting section.

The present invention is the information collecting device, wherein the diffusion film is attached to a surface of the third surface that is superimposed on the first surface.

According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain an information collecting device having a press confirmation means including a light emitting part that emits light when a button is selectively pressed, and the light emitting part can be easily confirmed from the outside.

1A is an external view of an information collection device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, viewed from the front side; FIG. 1B is an external view of the information gathering device shown in FIG. 1A as seen from the back side; FIG. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the information collecting device shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B; FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a communication module; FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of an internal configuration of an ASIC; FIG. 5 is a developed view of a paper substrate that is the basis of the medication record card. FIG. 6A is a plan view showing a flexible circuit connector; FIG. 6B is a side view of the flexible circuit connector; FIG. 7A is a side sectional view showing a flexible circuit connector; FIG. 7B is a side sectional view showing a flexible circuit connector; FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a connection relationship between a flexible confirmation circuit and a communication module; FIG. 9 is a side sectional view showing a diffusion film attached to a substrate; FIG. 10 is an external view of the information collecting device according to the second embodiment of the present invention, viewed from the back side. 11 is an exploded view of the information collecting device of FIG. 10; FIG. FIG. 12 is a developed view of the paper substrate. FIG. 13 is an exploded view of an information collecting device according to a third embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 14 is an external view of the information gathering device as seen from the back side.

<First embodiment of the present invention>
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below.
This embodiment is an information collecting device (also referred to as a circuit device) that records the date and time when a patient takes medicine and the condition after taking medicine. It is a diagram. The information collecting device shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B consists of a sheet-like medication record card, which is foldable, and when unfolded, an information input screen 2 as shown in FIG. 2 appears. The medication record card as the information collecting device 1 includes a paper substrate 30, which will be described later, a conductive circuit 18A provided on the paper substrate 30, and a communication module capable of wireless transmission connected to the conductive circuit 18A via a circuit connector 90. 10 (see FIGS. 3 and 5).

A circuit board 70 is composed of the paper board 30 and the conductive circuit 18A provided on the paper board 30. As shown in FIG. The circuit connector 90 is not necessarily provided, and the circuit connector 90 may be a flexible connector or a rigid connector.

The information collection device 1 comprising a medication record card will be further described. A medication record card is handed to a user, for example, a patient when the patient completes a medical examination at a hospital and completes preparation of medicine based on a prescription. With this medication record card, after the patient has taken medicine, the patient himself/herself presses the selection button so that the condition of the patient's body can be recorded.

The information input surface 2 of the medication record card shown in FIG. 2 has a three-surface configuration, with a start button 3 and a cancel button 4 provided on the upper surface 2a, and medicines (tablets) 5 to be taken by the patient on the central surface 2b. A selection button for inputting the degree of the patient's symptom is arranged on the lower surface 2c. The reverse side of the upper surface 2a is the surface labeled "medicine taking record card" in FIG.

On the lower side 2c are listed a number of symptoms associated with the efficacy of the drug. In the example of FIG. 2, (1) symptom 1, (2) symptom 2, (3) symptom 3, (4) symptom 4 and (5) symptom 5, a total of five symptoms are described, and for each symptom, One can be selected from three levels (severe, moderate, and mild). The patient first presses one of the first button row 6 consisting of selection buttons 6a to 6e corresponding to five types of symptoms, selects a specific symptom, and then continues to correspond to the degree of the symptom. One of the second button row 7 consisting of selection buttons 7a to 7c is pressed. This allows the patient to enter the severity of a particular symptom after taking medication. The patient does not necessarily have to respond to all five types of symptoms, and may respond to only some of the symptoms.

The selection buttons 6a to 6e that make up the first button row 6 are arranged along the X direction in FIG. are arranged in multiple rows along the

The symptoms and their degrees described on the lower surface 2c are merely examples, and may be arbitrarily changed according to the type of medicine.

The patient presses the start button 3 when starting to use the medication record card. After that, the patient presses the case 5a of the tablet 5 arranged on the central surface 2b with a finger, takes out the medicine from the lower surface side of the central surface 2b, and takes it. Then, the selection buttons 6 and 7 corresponding to the degree of symptoms after taking the drug are pressed.

Information on the start button 3, the cancel button 4, the case of the tablet 5, and the selection buttons 6 and 7 pressed by the patient is automatically stored in the communication module 10 incorporated in the medication record card. there is

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the communication module 10 capable of wireless communication described above. The communication module 10 shown in FIG. It has a plurality of pads 16 formed along the long sides, an antenna pattern 17 a formed along the outer edge of the resin substrate 11 , and a conductive pattern 17 b formed on the resin substrate 11 .

FIG. 3 is a functionalized block diagram of the internal configuration of the communication module 10, and the arrangement, size, shape, and number of actual circuit components and patterns can be arbitrarily changed.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the ASIC 12. As shown in FIG. The ASIC 12 of FIG. 4 includes a storage unit 21 that stores information on the start button 3, the cancel button 4, each case of the tablet 5, and each selection button pressed by the patient in chronological order along with time information, and press information in the storage unit 21. It has a control unit 22 that controls storage and a wireless communication unit (output interface unit) 23 that performs wireless communication with a host computer (not shown).

Further, when the patient presses a button, the control unit 22 drives the LED light emitting unit 102 of the flexible confirmation circuit 100, which will be described later, to emit light based on the pressed information.

The storage unit 21 stores a set of information specifying the button pressed by the patient and time information when the button was pressed. The cancel button 4 is intended to cancel the information of the button pressed immediately before the cancel button 4 is pressed. The host computer cancels the information of the button pressed immediately before the cancel button 4 when the information specifying the pressing of the cancel button 4 and the time information when the button was pressed are stored in the storage unit 21. - 特許庁.

The wireless communication unit 23 performs contactless communication such as so-called NFC (Near Field Communication) or Bluetooth (registered trademark) with the host computer to transmit and receive information. The method and frequency band used by the wireless communication unit 23 for wireless communication are not particularly limited. (for example, 2.4 GHz) for wireless communication.

In NFC, since power can be transmitted and received according to the standard, it is theoretically possible to drive the communication module 10 without a battery. However, the communication module 10 of the present embodiment also includes a speaker 15 and consumes a relatively large amount of power, so the button battery 14 is mounted.

Next, a specific structure of the medication record card according to this embodiment will be described. The medication record card 1 described above has a three-layer structure in which one paper substrate is vertically divided into three and folded, and the information input surface 2 shown in FIG. 2 appears on the surface. The structure shown in FIG. 1 is obtained by dividing this into three equal parts in the lateral direction along lateral folding lines 64, which will be described later, and folding them. In the following, the conductive pattern formed on the original paper substrate will be described.

FIG. 5 is a developed view of the paper substrate 30 that is the basis of the medication record card. Divided substrates 30a obtained by dividing the paper substrate 30 of FIG. 30b and 30c are provided with different conductive patterns 18, cutouts, and the like. Incidentally, these three divided substrates 30a to 30c can be bent by a vertical folding line 61 on the left side and a first vertical folding line 111 and a second vertical folding line 112 on the right side. not to be separated.

The divided substrate 30b in the center of FIG. 5 is the lowest layer substrate 30b arranged in the lowest layer and on which the conductive pattern 18 is formed. The divided substrate 30c on the left side is an intermediate layer substrate 30c which mainly has a notch 62 and a perforation 63 and is arranged on the bottom layer substrate 30b. The divided substrate 30a on the right side of the lowermost layer substrate 30b is the uppermost layer substrate 30a which has a conductive pattern 38 for conducting/interrupting the switch contacts and is arranged on the intermediate layer substrate 30c.

As will be described later, after the intermediate layer substrate 30c is folded and thermocompressed onto the bottom layer substrate 30b divided into three equal parts, a molded sheet including a case 5a containing the tablets 5 is placed thereon, and the top layer substrate 30a is placed thereon. is folded and thermocompression bonded, the structure of FIG. 2 is obtained. Therefore, the back side of the uppermost substrate 30a shown in FIG. 5 becomes the information input surface 2 shown in FIG.

Before the middle layer substrate 30c is folded and thermocompression bonded onto the bottom layer substrate 30b, the communication module 10 is joined to the bottom layer substrate 30b, and the top layer substrate 30a is thermocompression bonded thereon. In this manner, the communication module 10 is sandwiched between the bottom layer board 30b and the top layer board 30a. As a result, the conductive pattern 18 and the communication module 10 formed on the surface of the lowermost layer substrate 30b do not appear in the finished state of the medication recording card. Similarly, the conductive pattern on the uppermost layer substrate 30a is also folded and thermocompressed onto the intermediate layer substrate 30c, so that it does not appear on the outside.

Next, the paper substrate 30 will be further described with reference to FIG. The lowermost layer board 30b of the paper board 30 is a conductive circuit board that supports the conductive circuit 18A having the conductive pattern 18 and the ground pattern 18a, the communication module 10, and the flexible confirmation circuit 100, as will be described later.

The top layer substrate 30a is a button substrate that supports the buttons 3, 4, 6, and 7. As shown in FIG.

Among them, the bottom layer substrate 30b is bent along two horizontal folding lines 64, 64, and can be freely bent into three continuous surfaces 30b1, 30b2, 30b3.

Also, the top layer substrate 30a is separated into three surfaces 30a1, 30a2, 30a3 via two lateral separation lines 115, 115. As shown in FIG.

Further, the intermediate layer substrate 30c is separated into three surfaces 30c1, 30c2, 30c3 via two lateral separation lines 115, 115. As shown in FIG.

Further, between the surface 30b1 of the bottom layer substrate 30b and the surface 30c1 of the intermediate layer substrate 30c, between the surface 30b2 of the bottom layer substrate 30b and the surface 30c2 of the intermediate layer substrate 30c, and between the surface 30b3 of the bottom layer substrate 30b. 5 are formed between the surface 30c3 of the intermediate layer substrate 30c and the surface 30c3 of the intermediate layer substrate 30c. It is continuous and bendable, the surfaces 30b2 and 30c2 are continuous and bendable, and the surfaces 30b3 and 30c3 are continuous and bendable.

In this embodiment, "vertical direction", "horizontal direction", "left side", and "right side" refer to "vertical direction", "horizontal direction", and "horizontal direction" when the paper substrate 30 is arranged in the direction shown in FIG. Means "left side", "right side".

In FIG. 5, the surface 30a1 of the uppermost layer substrate 30a is continuous with the surface 30b1 of the lowermost layer substrate 30b and is bendable via the first vertical folding line 111, so that the surface 30a2 of the uppermost layer substrate 30a and The surface 30a3 is continuous with the surfaces 30b2 and 30b3 of the lowermost layer substrate 30b and is bendable via the second vertical folding line 112. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, the first vertical folding line 111 between the surface 30b1 of the lowermost substrate 30b and the surface 30a1 of the uppermost substrate 30a is the surface 30b2 of the lowermost substrate 30b and the surface 30a2 of the uppermost substrate 30a. It is displaced laterally to the right and outward with respect to the second longitudinal fold line 112 between. As a result, the surface 30b1 (the first surface 30b1 described later) of the lowermost layer substrate 30b is an extended side portion extending a predetermined length to the right in the width direction (horizontal direction in FIG. 5) from 30b2 (the second surface 30b2 described later). 30A. As the surface 30b1 of the lowermost layer substrate 30b expands in the width direction, the surface 30a1 of the uppermost layer substrate 30a also becomes longer in the width direction than the surface 30a2. The length of the width direction of the surface 30b1 is the same, and the length of the width direction of the surface 30a1 and the surface 30b1 is longer than the length of the surface 30c1.

Next, the conductive pattern 18 formed on the surface of the lowermost substrate 30b will be described with reference to FIG. The conductive pattern 18 in FIG. 5 is divided into three areas corresponding to the information input surface 2 consisting of the upper and lower surfaces 2a to 2c divided into three equal parts.

The area above the conductive pattern 18 has a switch contact 31 corresponding to the start button 3 and a switch contact 32 corresponding to the cancel button 4 . The central area of the conductive pattern 18 has a total of six switch contacts 33 corresponding to each case of tablet 5 . The lower region of conductive pattern 18 has a total of fifteen switch contacts 34-37 corresponding to respective selection buttons for selecting patient symptoms and severity of symptoms.

Of these switch contacts 31 to 37, a total of six switch contacts 33 corresponding to each case 5a of the tablet 5 are conductive in the initial state, and all other switch contacts 31, 32, 34 to 37 are in the initial state. is blocked by

The switch contact 33 corresponding to each case 5a of the tablet 5 is physically broken when the case 5a is pressed and the tablet 5 is taken out, thereby interrupting electrical continuity. For the other switch contacts 31, 32, 34 to 37, when the corresponding button is pressed, the circular conductive pattern 38 provided on the back side of the information input screen 2 comes into contact with the corresponding switch contact and is pressed. Temporarily conducts only while

Thus, among the switch contacts 31 to 37, there are those that are electrically conducting in the initial state and those that are electrically disconnected. The states of the switch contacts can be switched by physically breaking each switch contact or by contacting each switch contact with another conductive pattern.

One end of each switch contact 31-37 shown in FIG. It is The terminal portion 39 is provided with terminals corresponding to the total number of switch contacts, and in addition, ground terminals are provided on both end sides of the terminal portion 39 . A conductive pattern extending from the ground terminal (hereinafter referred to as a ground pattern 18a) is formed along the outer edges of the surfaces 30b1 to 30b3 so as to surround other conductive patterns and switch contacts.

The ground pattern 18a is formed thicker than other conductive patterns in order to reduce noise.

A conductive circuit 18A is formed by the conductive pattern 18 and the ground pattern 18a described above. A terminal portion 39 is connected to the conductive circuit 18A. The paper board 30 and the conductive circuit 18A formed on the paper board 30 constitute the circuit board 70 before the communication module 10 is joined.

Thus, all switch contacts are connected between their corresponding terminals and the ground trace 18a. Therefore, when the state of any switch contact changes, the changed information is transmitted to the communication module 10 via the dedicated terminal. The storage unit 21 in the communication module 10 stores information specifying the switch contact whose state has changed, that is, information specifying the pressed selection button or breaking position, and time information when the state of the contact changed. do.

Each switch contact on the lower region of the conductive pattern 18 is arranged along the Y direction substantially parallel to the first row of switch contacts 34 corresponding to the first row of buttons arranged along the X direction. are grouped into a plurality of second switch contact rows 35 to 37 corresponding to a plurality of second button rows to be connected.

Each of the five switch contacts in each of the second switch contact rows 35 to 37 has one end connected to a common terminal and the other end connected to a ground terminal. are connected in parallel. In the example of FIG. 5, a total of three second switch contact rows 35 to 37 are provided in which a total of five switch contacts are connected in parallel.

Even if the state of any switch contact in each of the switch contact rows 35 to 37 connected in parallel changes, the state change information is transmitted to the communication module 10 via the same terminal. It is not possible to specify whether the point of contact has changed only by the information. Therefore, in this embodiment, before changing the states of the switch contacts in the second switch contact rows 35 to 37, a rule is made to change the state of the switch contacts in the first switch contact row 34. It specifies which switch contact in the second switch contact row 35 to 37 has changed state.

More specifically, the state of any one of the switch contacts in the first switch contact row 34 is first changed to detect the X-direction position of this switch contact. Then, a total of three switch contacts in the second switch contact rows 35 to 37 located at the same X-direction position are determined as selection candidates. Next, if any of these three switch contacts has changed in state, the information of that switch contact is transmitted to the communication module 10 .

Thus, by combining the state change information of the switch contacts in the first switch contact row 34 and the state change information of the switch contacts in the second switch contact rows 35 to 37, the second switch contact rows 35 to 37 The state of a particular switch contact within can be correctly communicated to the communication module 10 .

Connecting a plurality of switch contacts in parallel and connecting one end side to a common terminal can reduce the total number of terminals in the terminal section 39 and the number of conductive patterns 18, especially when the pattern area is limited. effective for Even if a plurality of switch contacts in the second switch contact rows 35-37 are connected in parallel, the states of the switch contacts in the first switch contact row 34 arranged in parallel with the second switch contact rows 35-37 can be combined. , the state of a specific switch contact in the second switch contact row 35-37 can be accurately identified, so that no practical problem arises.
As described above, the medication record card 1 according to the present embodiment includes the cancel button 4 for canceling the previous button operation in addition to the start button 3 and various selection buttons. is transmitted to the communication module 10 without revocation information, and the reliability of the information transmitted to the communication module 10 and the host computer is improved.

By the way, as described above, the lower substrate 30b is folded into three equal parts via each of the horizontal folding lines 64 extending in the horizontal direction.

In the vicinity of the horizontal bending line 64 of the lowermost layer substrate 30b, the conductive circuit 18A is prevented from breaking or being damaged even when the lowermost layer substrate 30b is repeatedly bent through the horizontal bending line 64. Flexible circuit connectors 80A, 80B are provided.

Specifically, the bottom layer substrate 30b is folded into three equal parts via two horizontal folding lines 64 extending in the horizontal direction. , a surface 30b1, a surface b2, and a surface b3, and a flexible circuit connector 80A is provided across the lateral fold line 64 between the surfaces 30b2 and 30b3, and a lateral fold is provided between the surfaces 30b1 and 30b2. Across the curve 64 is a flexible circuit connector 80B.

Since flexible circuit connectors 80A and 80B have substantially the same structure, flexible circuit connector 80A will be described here with reference to FIGS. 6A and 6B.

As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, of the conductive circuit 18A, the conductive circuit on the surface 30b3 is the conductive circuit 93, and the conductive circuit on the surface 30b2 is the conductive circuit 94. FIG.

The flexible circuit connector 80A is provided across the horizontal folding line 64 between the surfaces 30b2 and 30b3 of the bottom layer substrate 30b, which are connected via the horizontal folding line 64, and the conductive circuit 93 on the surface 30b3 side. and the conductive circuit 94 on the side of the surface 30b2. In this case, the conductive circuit 93 on the surface 30b3 and the conductive circuit 94 on the surface 30b2 are separated from each other, and are electrically connected only by providing the flexible circuit connector 80A. However, even if there is no flexible circuit connector 80A, the conductive circuit 93 on the surface 30b3 and the conductive circuit 94 on the surface 30b2 may be connected. In this case, the flexible circuit connector 80A functions as a backup circuit when the conductive circuit 93 and the conductive circuit 94 are disconnected.

The flexible circuit connector 80A will now be further described.

As shown in FIGS. 5, 6A and 6B, the flexible circuit connector 80A includes an insulating substrate 81, a one-side terminal portion 83 provided on one side of the insulating substrate 81, and an insulating substrate 81. and a plurality of conductive portions (conductive ink) 82 connecting the one-side terminal portion 83 and the other-side terminal portion 84 .

In this case, the conductive portion 82 extends linearly from the one-side terminal portion 83 to the other-side terminal portion 84 .

An anisotropic conductive adhesive 87 is provided on the one-side terminal portion 83 and the other-side terminal portion 84 to exhibit anisotropic conductive performance during heat sealing.

Incidentally, the one-side terminal portion 83 is a terminal portion connected to the conductive circuit 93 on the first substrate 91, and the other-side terminal portion 84 is a terminal portion connected to the conductive circuit 94 on the surface 30b2.

On the insulating substrate 81, the one-side terminal portion 83 and the anisotropic conductive adhesive 87 on the one-side terminal portion 83, the other-side terminal portion 84 and the anisotropic conductive adhesive on the other-side terminal portion 84 are applied. An insulating layer 88 made of acrylic is provided to expose the conductive portion 82 and cover the conductive portion 82 .

The material of the insulating layer 88 is not particularly limited, and vinyl-based, rubber-based materials, and the like can be used. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 7A, the insulating layer 88 of the flexible circuit connector 80 may be made of an anisotropic conductive adhesive.

In FIG. 7A, by printing the same anisotropic conductive adhesive on the conductive portion 82, an anisotropically conductive performance expected portion 87a that is scheduled to exhibit an anisotropic conductive performance and is made of an anisotropic conductive adhesive. , and the insulating layer 88 made of an anisotropically conductive adhesive that does not exhibit an anisotropically conductive performance can be formed at the same time, thereby improving manufacturing efficiency.

As shown in FIG. 7B, when the flexible circuit connector 80A is heat-sealed to the conductive circuit 93 or the conductive circuit 94, the anisotropic conductive performance expected portion 87a made of an anisotropic conductive adhesive is heat-sealed to provide an anisotropic conductive property. It changes to an anisotropically conductive performance exhibiting portion 87b that exhibits performance. In FIG. 7B, the insulating layer 88 is made of an anisotropic conductive adhesive, but does not exhibit anisotropic conductive performance.

The insulating base material 81 of the flexible circuit connector 80 is made of a flexible base material such as polyethylene terephthalate or polybutylene terephthalate. The flexible circuit connector 80 connects the one terminal portion 83 and the conductive circuit 93 on the surface 30b3 with the one terminal portion 83 and the other terminal portion 84 facing downward, and connects the other terminal portion 84 and the conductive circuit on the surface 30b2. 94 to connect conductive circuit 93 and conductive circuit 94 (see FIGS. 6A and 6B).

By connecting the conductive circuits 93 and 94 between the surfaces 30b3 and 30b2 of the lowermost substrate 30b and connecting the conductive circuits 93 and 94 across the horizontal folding line 64 in this manner, the flexible circuit connector 80A can be provided. Even if the flexible circuit connector 80A is repeatedly folded and unfolded through the lateral fold line 64, the flexible circuit connector 80A will not break. As a result, the conductive circuit 93 on the surface 30b3 and the conductive circuit 94 on the surface 30b2 are not broken or damaged, and the conduction between the conductive circuit 93 and the conductive circuit 94 can always be stably established. can.

Further, as described above, the communication module 10 is arranged on the divided board 30b of the paper board 30, and the flexible confirmation circuit 100 is interposed between the divided board 30b and the communication module 10 (see FIG. 5). . The flexible confirmation circuit 100 confirms the pressing of any button, for example, the start button 3, the cancel button 4, the case 5a of the tablet 5, the selection button 6, or the selection button 7. It includes a pressing confirmation means such as the LED light emitting part 102 . In FIG. 5, the LED light emitting portion 102 is exposed from the right end of the communication module 10 to the front side.

Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, the flexible confirmation circuit 100 includes an insulating flexible base material 101 made of a vinyl or rubber material, and an LED light emitting diode mounted on the flexible base material 101. and a conductive portion 103 which is provided on the flexible base material 101, connects the LED light emitting portion 102 and the communication module 10, and is formed in a linear shape.

Here, FIG. 8 shows the rear surface of the communication module arranged on the divided substrate 30b and the flexible confirmation circuit 100 attached on the rear surface of the communication module 10. FIG.

The LED light-emitting portion 102 of the flexible confirmation circuit 100 is exposed to the outside through a light-emitting portion window 105 formed in the divided substrate 30 a of the paper substrate 30 . When any one of the buttons 3, 4, 5a, 6 and 7 is pressed by the patient, the LED light emitting section 102 emits light from the control section 22 of the communication module 10, and the light emitting section window 105 emits light. to the outside. A notch 66 for exposing the LED light emitting portion 102 is provided in the divided substrate 30 c of the paper substrate 30 .

By the way, for example, a chip-shaped LED element can be used as the LED light emitting unit 102 , and power for the LED light emitting unit 102 is supplied from a button battery in the communication module 10 .

Next, a method for installing the flexible confirmation circuit 100 on the paper substrate 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 8. FIG.

First, a linear conductive portion 103 is formed on the flexible base material 101 by printing or the like, and an LED light emitting portion 102 made of a chip-shaped LED element is attached to one side end of the conductive portion 103 (the left end in FIG. 8). is mounted with a conductive adhesive or the like. In this manner, the flexible confirmation circuit 100 having the flexible base material 101, the conductive portion 103, and the LED light emitting portion 102 is constructed.

Next, the flexible confirmation circuit 100 configured in this manner is attached to the back surface of the communication module 10 with the conductive portion 103 and the LED light emitting portion 102 facing the communication module 10 side. In this embodiment, the flexible confirmation circuit 100 is connected to the speaker terminal section of the communication module 10 . In this case, by setting a buzzer sound from the speaker when any one of the start button 3, the cancel button 4, the case 5a of the tablet 5, the selection button 6, and the selection button 7 is pressed, The LED light emitting part 102 emits light in conjunction with the buzzer sound. Also, if the buzzer sound is changed for each button, the light emission of the LED also changes, so it is possible to visually confirm which button has been pressed in the light emission state.

At this time, the communication module 10 is connected to the other end (the right end in FIG. 8) of the conductive portion 103 of the flexible confirmation circuit 100 using a conductive adhesive.

The flexible confirmation circuit 100 and the communication module 10 are thus connected in advance, and the mutually connected communication module 10 and flexible confirmation circuit are then placed on the divided substrate 30 b of the paper substrate 30 .

At this time, the communication module 10 is connected via the circuit connector 90 to the conductive circuit 18A provided on the divided substrate 30b.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a diffusion film 120 is attached to the uppermost substrate 30a of the paper substrate 30 so as to cover the light-emitting window 105 formed in the uppermost substrate 30a. In FIG. 9, the diffusion film 120 is attached to the surface of the top layer substrate 30a on the side of the bottom layer substrate 30b that is to be folded.

As shown in FIG. 9, such a diffusion film 120 includes a transparent base material 121 made of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and light diffusion particles 123 such as silica particles provided on the transparent base material 121 for diffusing light. , and a binder 122 holding the light diffusion particles 123. The diffusion film 120 is attached to the top layer substrate 30a with an adhesive 124 with the transparent substrate 121 facing the top layer substrate 30a.

This diffusion film 120 is obtained by coating an ink having light diffusion particles 123 and a binder 122 on a substrate 121 and drying it.

Next, with reference to FIG. 5, the arrangement positions of the LED light emitting portion 102 and the window 105 for the light emitting portion will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the LED light emitting portion 102 is arranged near the first vertical folding line 111 on the surface 30b1 (first surface 30b1) of the lowermost substrate 30b, and the window 105 for the light emitting portion is located on the uppermost substrate 30a. It is arranged in the vicinity of the first vertical folding line 111 of the surface 30a1 (third surface 30a1). Specifically, the LED light-emitting portion 102 is arranged on the extension side portion 30A of the surface 30b1 of the lowermost substrate 30b, and the surface 30b1 of the lowermost substrate 30b and the surface 30a1 of the uppermost substrate 30a are aligned in the first vertical direction. When folded along the folding line 111, the light-emitting portion window 105 is arranged on the surface 30a1 (third surface 30a1) corresponding to the extended side portion 30A.

Further, as described above, the second vertical folding line 112 is formed between the surface 30b2 of the lowermost substrate 30b and the surface 30a2 of the uppermost substrate 30a.

In this embodiment, as described above, the surface 30b1 of the lowermost layer substrate 30b is called the first surface, the surface 30b2 is called the second surface, the surface 30a1 of the uppermost substrate 30a is called the third surface, and the surface 30a2 is called the third surface. is the fourth surface.

In FIG. 5, the surface 30c1 of the intermediate layer substrate 30c is interposed on the surface 30b1 (first surface 30b1), and the surface 30a1 (third surface 30a1) is folded along the first vertical fold line 111, and the surface 30b2 ( The surface 30a2 (fourth surface 30a2) of the intermediate layer substrate 30c is folded on the second surface 30b2) via the second vertical folding line 112, and the surface 30c3 of the intermediate layer substrate 30c is folded onto the surface 30b3. is interposed to fold the surface 30a3 via the second vertical folding line 112. As shown in FIG.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, the first vertical folding line 111 is positioned laterally to the right and outward of the second vertical folding line 112 . Further, the LED light emitting portion 102 and the light emitting portion window 105 are positioned laterally outward from the extension line L of the second vertical folding line 112 .

For this reason, after folding the uppermost layer substrate 30a onto the lowermost layer substrate 30b of the paper substrate 30 via the intermediate layer substrate 30c, the further folded paper substrate 30 is folded into three along the two horizontal folding lines 64, 64. When equally divided and folded, the light-emitting window 105 is not covered with a part of the paper substrate 30, and the light-emitting window 105 can be reliably exposed laterally outward (see FIG. 1B). .

In use, when the patient (user) presses any button such as the start button 3, the cancel button 4, the case 5a of the tablet 5, the selection button 6 and the selection button 7 (see FIG. 2). ), the control unit 22 of the communication module 10 causes the LED light emitting unit 102 of the flexible confirmation circuit 100 to emit light. At this time, the light emission state of the LED light emitting portion 102 appears outward through the light emitting portion window 105 and the diffusion film 120 . This allows the patient to immediately confirm that he or she has pressed any button.

In general, when the buttons 3, 4, 6, 7 provided on the paper board 30 or the case 5a are pressed, the feeling of pressing cannot be obtained from the buttons. For this reason, even if the buttons 3, 4, 6, 7 or the case 5a are pressed, it is conceivable that they may be unsure whether they have been pressed. When the button 5a is pressed, the patient can immediately confirm the light emitting state of the LED light emitting section 102 through the window 105 for the light emitting section, so that the pressing of the button can be immediately confirmed.

In this case, the light from the LED light emitting portion 102 passes through the diffusion film 120 and is emitted outward from the window 105 for the light emitting portion. At this time, the light from the LED light emitting portion 102 is diffused by the diffusion film 120 and emitted to the outside. Therefore, even when the user looks at the window 105 for the light emitting part from an oblique direction or moves the window 105 for the light emitting part away from the window, the user can surely confirm the light from the LED light emitting part 102 with good visibility.

Further, as described above, the top layer substrate 30a is folded over the bottom layer substrate 30b of the paper substrate 30 with the intermediate layer substrate 30c interposed therebetween, and then the paper substrate 30 is further folded along the two horizontal folding lines 64, 64 into three folds. Even when it is divided into equal parts and folded, the light emitting part window 105 can be exposed to the outside.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the light from the LED light emitting section 102 can always be confirmed through the light emitting section window 105 regardless of whether the paper substrate 30 is expanded or folded.

<Second embodiment of the present invention>
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 10 to 12. FIG. In the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the same parts as those in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1A to 9 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.
This embodiment is an information collecting device (also referred to as a circuit device) that records the date and time when a patient takes medicine and the condition after taking medicine. The information collecting device shown in FIG. 10 is composed of a sheet-like medication record card, which is foldable, and when unfolded, an information input screen 2 as shown in FIG. The medication record card as the information collecting device 1 includes a paper substrate 30, which will be described later, a conductive circuit 18A provided on the paper substrate 30, and a communication module capable of wireless transmission connected to the conductive circuit 18A via a circuit connector 90. 10 (see FIG. 12).

A circuit board 70 is composed of the paper board 30 and the conductive circuit 18A provided on the paper board 30. As shown in FIG. The circuit connector 90 is not necessarily provided, and the circuit connector 90 may be a flexible connector or a rigid connector.

The information collection device 1 comprising a medication record card will be further described. A medication record card is handed to a user, for example, a patient when the patient completes a medical examination at a hospital and completes preparation of medicine based on a prescription. With this medication record card, after the patient has taken medicine, the patient himself/herself presses the selection button so that the condition of the patient's body can be recorded.

The information input surface 2 of the medication recording card shown in FIG. 11 has a three-surface configuration, with a start button 3 and a cancel button 4 provided on the upper surface 2a, and medicines (tablets) 5 to be taken by the patient on the central surface 2b. A selection button for inputting the degree of the patient's symptom is arranged on the lower surface 2c.

The patient first presses one of the first button rows 6 to select a specific symptom, and then presses one of the second button rows 7 corresponding to the degree of the symptom.

FIG. 12 is a developed view of the paper substrate 30 that is the basis of the medication record card. Each divided substrate 30a is divided into three equal parts by a vertical folding line 61 on the left side extending in the vertical direction and a first vertical folding line 111 and a second vertical folding line 112 on the right side of the paper substrate 30 of FIG. 30b and 30c are provided with different conductive patterns 18, cutouts, and the like. Incidentally, these three divided substrates 30a to 30c can be bent by a vertical folding line 61 on the left side and a first vertical folding line 111 and a second vertical folding line 112 on the right side. not to be separated.

The divided substrate 30b in the center of FIG. 12 is the bottom layer substrate 30b arranged in the bottom layer and on which the conductive pattern 18 is formed. The divided substrate 30c on the left side is an intermediate layer substrate 30c which mainly has a notch 62 and a perforation 63 and is arranged on the bottom layer substrate 30b. The divided substrate 30a on the right side of the lowermost layer substrate 30b is the uppermost layer substrate 30a which has a conductive pattern 38 for conducting/interrupting the switch contacts and is arranged on the intermediate layer substrate 30c.

As will be described later, after the intermediate layer substrate 30c is folded and thermocompressed onto the bottom layer substrate 30b divided into three equal parts, a molded sheet including a case 5a containing the tablets 5 is placed thereon, and the top layer substrate 30a is placed thereon. is folded and thermocompression bonded, the structure of FIG. 11 is obtained. Therefore, the back side of the uppermost substrate 30a shown in FIG. 12 becomes the information input surface 2 shown in FIG.

Before the middle layer substrate 30c is folded and thermocompression bonded onto the bottom layer substrate 30b, the communication module 10 is joined to the bottom layer substrate 30b, and the top layer substrate 30a is thermocompression bonded thereon. In this manner, the communication module 10 is sandwiched between the bottom layer board 30b and the top layer board 30a. As a result, the conductive pattern 18 and the communication module 10 formed on the surface of the lowermost layer substrate 30b do not appear in the finished state of the medication recording card. Similarly, the conductive pattern on the uppermost layer substrate 30a is also folded and thermocompressed onto the intermediate layer substrate 30c, so that it does not appear on the outside.

Next, the paper substrate 30 will be further described with reference to FIG. The lowermost layer board 30b of the paper board 30 is a conductive circuit board that supports the conductive circuit 18A having the conductive pattern 18 and the ground pattern 18a, the communication module 10, and the flexible confirmation circuit 100, as will be described later.

The top layer substrate 30a is a button substrate that supports the buttons 3, 4, 6, and 7. As shown in FIG.

Among them, the bottom layer substrate 30b is bent along two horizontal folding lines 64, 64, and can be freely bent into three surfaces 30b1, 30b2, 30b3.

Further, the top layer substrate 30a is separated into three surfaces 30a1, 30a2, 30a3 via two lateral separation lines 115, 115 which are wider than those of the first embodiment (see FIG. 5). .

Further, the intermediate layer substrate 30c is separated into three surfaces 30c1, 30c2, 30c3 via two wide lateral separation lines 115, 115. As shown in FIG.

Between the surface 30b1 of the lowermost layer substrate 30b and the surface 30c1 of the intermediate layer substrate 30c, between the surface 30b2 of the lowermost layer substrate 30b and the surface 30c2 of the intermediate layer substrate 30c, and between the surface 30b3 of the lowermost layer substrate 30b. , and the surface 30c3 of the intermediate layer substrate 30c are formed with left vertical bending lines 61 extending vertically in a straight line in FIG. It is continuous and bendable, the surfaces 30b2 and 30c2 are continuous and bendable, and the surfaces 30b3 and 30c3 are continuous and bendable.

In this embodiment, "vertical direction", "horizontal direction", "left side", and "right side" refer to "vertical direction", "horizontal direction", and "horizontal direction" when the paper substrate 30 is arranged in the direction shown in FIG. Means "left side", "right side".

In FIG. 12, the surface 30a1 of the uppermost substrate 30a is continuous with the surface 30b1 of the lowermost substrate 30b and is bendable via the first vertical folding line 111, so that the surfaces 30a2 and 30a2 of the uppermost substrate 30a The surface 30a3 is continuous with the surfaces 30b2 and 30b3 of the lowermost layer substrate 30b and is bendable via the second vertical folding line 112. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 12, the first vertical folding line 111 between the surface 30b1 of the lowermost substrate 30b and the surface 30a1 of the uppermost substrate 30a is formed by the surface 30b2 of the lowermost substrate 30b and the surface 30a2 of the uppermost substrate 30a. It is displaced laterally to the right and outward with respect to the second longitudinal fold line 112 between. As a result, the surface 30b1 (first surface 30b1) of the lowermost layer substrate 30b has an extended side portion 30A that is expanded by a predetermined length to the right in the width direction (horizontal direction in FIG. 5) from the surface 30b2 (second surface 30b2). will have. As the surface 30b1 of the bottom layer substrate 30b expands in the width direction, the surface 30a1 of the top layer substrate 30a also becomes longer in the width direction than the surface 30a2, and the width of the intermediate layer substrate 30c increases. The widthwise length of the surface 30c1 is also longer than that of the surface 30c2. In this case, the widthwise lengths of the surface 30a1, the surface 30b1, and the surface 30c1 are substantially the same.

Next, the conductive pattern 18 formed on the surface of the lowermost substrate 30b will be described with reference to FIG. The conductive pattern 18 in FIG. 12 is divided into three areas corresponding to the information input surface 2 consisting of the upper and lower surfaces 2a to 2c divided into three equal parts.

The area above the conductive pattern 18 has a switch contact 31 corresponding to the start button 3 and a switch contact 32 corresponding to the cancel button 4 . The central area of the conductive pattern 18 has a total of six switch contacts 33 corresponding to each case of tablet 5 . The lower region of conductive pattern 18 has switch contacts 34 corresponding to respective selection buttons for selecting patient symptoms and severity of symptoms.

Further, as described above, the communication module 10 is arranged on the divided board 30b of the paper board 30, and the flexible confirmation circuit 100 is interposed between the divided board 30b and the communication module 10 (see FIG. 12). . The flexible confirmation circuit 100 confirms the pressing of any button, for example, the start button 3, the cancel button 4, the case 5a of the tablet 5, the selection button 6, or the selection button 7. A pressing confirmation means such as the LED light emitting part 102 is included. In FIG. 12, the LED light emitting portion 102 is exposed from the right end of the communication module 10 toward the near side.

The LED light-emitting portion 102 of the flexible confirmation circuit 100 is exposed to the outside through a light-emitting portion window 105 formed in the divided substrate 30 a of the paper substrate 30 . When the patient presses any one of the buttons 3, 4, 6 and 7 or the case 5a, the LED light emitting unit 102 emits light from the control unit 22 of the communication module 10 and emits light from the light emitting unit window 105. The light emission state is shown outward.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12, a diffusion film 120 is attached to the uppermost substrate 30a of the paper substrate 30 so as to cover the light-emitting window 105 formed in the uppermost substrate 30a. In FIG. 12, the diffusion film 120 is attached to the surface of the top layer substrate 30a on the side of the bottom layer substrate 30b that is to be folded.

Next, with reference to FIG. 12, the arrangement positions of the LED light emitting portion 102 and the window 105 for the light emitting portion will be described. As shown in FIG. 12, the LED light-emitting portion 102 is arranged near the first vertical folding line 111 on the surface 30b1 (first surface 30b1) of the lowermost substrate 30b, and the light-emitting portion window 105 is located on the uppermost substrate 30a. It is arranged in the vicinity of the first vertical folding line 111 on the surface 30a1 (third surface 30a1) of . Specifically, the LED light-emitting portion 102 is arranged on the extension side portion 30A of the surface 30b1 of the lowermost substrate 30b, and the surface 30b1 of the lowermost substrate 30b and the surface 30a1 of the uppermost substrate 30a are aligned in the first vertical direction. When folded along the folding line 11, the window 105 for the light emitting portion is arranged on the surface 30a1 (third surface 30a1) corresponding to the extended side portion 30A.

Further, as described above, the second vertical folding line 112 is formed between the surface 30b2 of the lowermost substrate 30b and the surface 30a2 of the uppermost substrate 30a.

In this embodiment, as described above, the surface 30b1 of the lowermost layer substrate 30b is called the first surface, the surface 30b2 is called the second surface, the surface 30a1 of the uppermost substrate 30a is called the third surface, and the surface 30a2 is called the third surface. is the fourth surface.

In FIG. 12, the surface 30c1 of the intermediate layer substrate 30c is interposed on the surface 30b1 (first surface 30b1), and the surface 30a1 (third surface 30a1) is folded along the first vertical fold line 111, and the surface 30b2 ( The surface 30a2 (fourth surface 30a2) of the intermediate layer substrate 30c is folded on the second surface 30b2) via the second vertical folding line 112, and the surface 30c3 of the intermediate layer substrate 30c is folded onto the surface 30b3. is interposed to fold the surface 30a3 via the second vertical folding line 112. As shown in FIG.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 12, the first vertical folding line 111 is positioned laterally to the right and outward of the second vertical folding line 112 . Further, the LED light emitting portion 102 and the light emitting portion window 105 are positioned laterally outward from the extension line L of the second vertical folding line 112 . Further, the notch 62 of the intermediate layer substrate 30c is large enough to expose the window 105 for the light emitting section.

For this reason, after folding the uppermost layer substrate 30a onto the lowermost layer substrate 30b of the paper substrate 30 via the intermediate layer substrate 30c, the further folded paper substrate 30 is folded into three along the two horizontal folding lines 64, 64. When equally divided and folded, the light-emitting window 105 is not covered with a part of the paper substrate 30, and the light-emitting window 105 can be reliably exposed laterally outward (see FIG. 10). . Further, since the horizontal separation line 115 between the intermediate layer substrate 30b and the uppermost layer substrate 30a has a certain width, the paper substrate 30 can be easily folded along the two horizontal folding lines 64, 64. The paper substrate 30 can stably maintain its folded state. This prevents the paper substrate 30 from being easily unfolded after being folded.

In use, when the patient (user) presses any button such as the start button 3, the cancel button 4, the case 5a of the tablet 5, the selection button 6 and the selection button 7 (see FIG. 2). ), the control unit 22 of the communication module 10 causes the LED light emitting unit 102 of the flexible confirmation circuit 100 to emit light. At this time, the light emission state of the LED light emitting portion 102 appears outward through the light emitting portion window 105 and the diffusion film 120 . This allows the patient to immediately confirm that he or she has pressed any button.

In general, when the buttons 3, 4, 6, 7 provided on the paper board 30 or the case 5a are pressed, the feeling of pressing cannot be obtained from the buttons. For this reason, even if the buttons 3, 4, 6, 7 or the case 5a are pressed, it is conceivable that they may be unsure whether they have been pressed. When the button 5a is pressed, the patient can immediately confirm the light emitting state of the LED light emitting section 102 through the window 105 for the light emitting section, so that the pressing of the button can be immediately confirmed.

In this case, the light from the LED light emitting portion 102 passes through the diffusion film 120 and is emitted outward from the window 105 for the light emitting portion. At this time, the light from the LED light emitting portion 102 is diffused by the diffusion film 120 and emitted to the outside. Therefore, even when the user looks at the window 105 for the light emitting part from an oblique direction or moves the window 105 for the light emitting part away from the window, the user can surely confirm the light from the LED light emitting part 102 with good visibility.

Further, as described above, the uppermost layer substrate 30a is folded over the lowermost layer substrate 30b of the paper substrate 30 with the intermediate layer substrate 30c interposed therebetween, and then the substrate 30 is further folded along the two horizontal folding lines 64, 64 to form third-order folds. Even when divided and folded, the window 105 for the light emitting portion can be exposed to the outside, so that the light from the LED light emitting portion 102 can be reliably confirmed through the window 105 for the light emitting portion.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the light from the LED light emitting section 102 can always be confirmed through the light emitting section window 105 regardless of whether the paper substrate 30 is expanded or folded.

<Third Embodiment>
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14. FIG.
In the first and second embodiments, after the uppermost layer substrate 30a is folded over the lowermost layer substrate 30b of the paper substrate 30 via the intermediate layer substrate 30c, the further folded paper substrate 30 is placed in two. An example is shown in which the window 105 for the light emitting section is exposed laterally outward by folding the book along the lateral folding lines 64, 64 into three equal parts (see FIGS. 1B and 10). However, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the first surface 30b1 of the lowermost substrate 30b of the paper substrate 30 has an extended portion 30A larger than the second surface 30b2 by a predetermined length in the vertical direction. When the light emitting portion 102 is provided on the extended side portion 30A and the third surface 30a1 of the uppermost layer substrate 30a is bent with respect to the first surface 30b1 of the lowermost layer substrate 30b, a third surface corresponding to the extended side portion 30A is formed. A window 105 for the light emitting portion may be provided on the surface 30a1. After folding the uppermost layer substrate 30a onto the lowermost layer substrate 30b via the intermediate layer substrate 30c, the folded paper substrate 30 is divided into three equal parts along the two horizontal folding lines 64, 64 and folded. . In this case, the light-emitting portion 102 and the window 105 for the light-emitting portion are positioned vertically above the surfaces 30b2 and 30b3 of the lowermost substrate 30b, the surfaces 30c2 and 30c3 of the intermediate substrate 30c, and the surfaces 30a2 and 30a3 of the uppermost substrate 30a. , the light-emitting portion 102 and the light-emitting portion window 105 may be reliably exposed vertically outward without covering the light-emitting portion window 105 with a portion of the paper substrate 30 .

1 Medication record card 2 Information input screen 3 Start button 4 Cancel button 5 Medicine (tablet)
5a Case 6 (6a to 6e) Selection button 7 (7a to 7c) Selection button 10 Communication module 11 Resin board 12 ASIC
13 Crystal oscillator 14 Button battery 15 Speaker 16 Pad 17 Antenna pattern 18 Conductive pattern 18A Conductive circuit 18a Ground pattern 30 Paper substrate 30A Extended side portions 30a, 30b, 30c Divided substrates 30a1, 30a2, 30a3 Surfaces 30b1, 30b2, 30b3 Surface 30c1 , 30c2, 30c3 Surfaces 31 to 37 Switch contact 39 Terminal portion 61 Vertical folding line 62 Hole (notch)
63 Perforations 64 Horizontal bending line 70 Circuit board 80 Flexible circuit connector 90 Circuit connector 100 Flexible confirmation circuit 101 Flexible base material 102 LED light emitting part 103 Conductive part 105 Window for light emitting part 111 First vertical bending line 112 Second vertical direction Folding line 115 Horizontal separation line 120 Diffusion film 121 Transparent substrate 122 Binder 123 Light diffusion particles

Claims (6)

a circuit board including a substrate and a conductive circuit on the substrate;
a plurality of buttons provided on the circuit board and capable of being pressed by a user;
a communication module provided on the circuit board and connected to the button;
The communication module has a storage unit for storing information about pressing the button pressed by the user, and an output interface unit for outputting the information stored in the storage unit to the outside,
A press comprising a light emitting unit connected to the communication module on the circuit board and configured to confirm that the pressed button is pressed when any one of the plurality of buttons is pressed. providing a verification circuit having verification means;
the substrate is divided into a conductive circuit board supporting the conductive circuit, the communication module and the verification circuit, and a button board supporting the plurality of buttons and superimposed on the conductive circuit board;
The conductive circuit board has at least two first and second surfaces that are continuous via lateral fold lines, and the two first and second surfaces are folded via the lateral fold lines. be free,
the button substrate has at least two third and fourth surfaces separated along a lateral separation line extending parallel to the lateral fold line;
The first surface and the third surface are continuous via a first vertical folding line,
The second surface and the fourth surface are continuous via a second vertical folding line,
The first surface has an extended side portion that is longer than the second surface by a predetermined length in the width direction or the vertical direction. When the surface is folded along the first vertical folding line, a window for the light emitting portion is provided on the third surface corresponding to the extended side portion to expose the light emitting portion . When the surface and the third surface are folded along the first vertical folding line, the light emitting portion on the first surface and the window for the light emitting portion on the third surface are formed by the second surface and the third surface. The information collecting device is positioned outside in the width direction of the second vertical folding line when four sides are folded along the second vertical folding line . 2. The information collecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first surface has an extended side portion which is larger than said second surface by a predetermined length in the width direction. 2. The information collecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first surface has an extended side portion that is longer than said second surface by a predetermined vertical length. 4. The information collecting device according to claim 1, wherein said pressing confirming means includes an LED light emitting portion. 5. The information collecting device according to claim 1, wherein a diffusion film is attached to said third surface so as to cover said window for said light emitting portion. 6. The information gathering device according to claim 5, wherein said diffusion film is attached to a surface of said third surface which is superimposed on said first surface.

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