JPH02272616A - Vertical cube type document input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To contract a set area on a desk by constituting part of a keyboard of cubic structure and vertically arranging the right and left operation parts out of character keys and function keys respectively on the right and left side of such a cubic structure. CONSTITUTION:The front side part of a keyboard unit 1 is plane, but the center part of the far side forms a cubic structure part projected upward. The character keys 3 and the function keys 5 are distributed to the right and left sides of the cubic structure part similarly to the array and size of convensional keys. Namely, the parts ordinarily operated by the right hand out of the character keys 3 and the function keys 5 are arranged on the right side of the cubic structure part and the parts ordinarily operated by the left hand are arranged on the left side. Consequently, the area set on a desk can be reduced to about a half of the conventional size without dropping the operability of the keyboard.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a one-document input device, and in particular, the present invention relates to a one-document input device, and in particular, it is possible to input text by vertically placing character keys and function keys among the keys arranged on a keyboard. The present invention relates to a vertical three-dimensional document input device that reduces the installation area on a desk without reducing operability.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 3 shows a conventional standard keyboard and FIG. 4 shows a conventional small keyboard in top view.

In FIGS. 3 and 4, 1 is a keyboard unit;
3 is a character key, 4 is a numeric keypad, 5 is a function key, 6 is a cursor key, 7 is an execution key, and 9 is a shift key. The conventional small keyboard shown in Fig. 4 is a compact version of the conventional standard keyboard shown in Fig. 3 by omitting the numeric keypad 4 to reduce the number of keys, narrowing the key spacing, and reducing the size of the keys themselves. It is. However, the problem of reduced operability due to miniaturization of document input devices has not yet been resolved.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The above-mentioned conventional technology is intended to reduce the size of the document input device itself, and does not give consideration to operability, and is only concerned with reducing the size of the document input device.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a document input device whose footprint on a desk can be reduced, which is the goal of downsizing document input devices, without reducing the operability of the document input device.

[Means to solve the problem]

The above purpose is to make part of the keyboard a three-dimensional structure, and the right-hand operation part of the character keys and function keys is on the right side of the three-dimensional structure, and the left-hand operation part is on the left side, and the arrangement of each key is different. By arranging it vertically,
Furthermore, this can be achieved by arranging frequently used keys such as a numeric keypad on the flat surface on the front side of the keyboard.

[Effect]

The keyboard has a shape in which a part thereof has a three-dimensional structure. As a result, the installation area on a desk can be approximately halved.

Further, the arrangement and size of the character keys and function keys are not changed, but the right-hand operation section is installed on the right side of the three-dimensional structure, and the left-hand operation section is installed on the left side.

As a result, it can be operated simply by changing the movement of the left and right hands up and down, just like using a conventional keyboard.

Furthermore, by installing the frequently used numeric keypad and the like on the flat part on the front side of the keyboard, operability can be improved.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a top view showing its input operation state. The keyboard unit 1 is three-dimensional, and the front part remains flat, but the central part on the far side protrudes upward to form a three-dimensional structure, and both sides of this three-dimensional structure On the front side, the character keys 3 and function keys 5 are distributed to the left and right, with the same layout and size as conventional keys. That is, among the character keys 3 and function keys 5, the parts conventionally operated with the right hand are arranged on the right side of the three-dimensional structure, and the parts conventionally operated with the left hand are arranged on the left side. Therefore, when inputting characters, the user places both hands on the hand keeper 2 and performs input using conventional key operations.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 2, press the shift key 9 with your thumb. Also, the conversion key 8 is located on the left and right of the hand keeper 2.
and operate by sliding down with both hands. The frequently used numeric keypad 4, cursor key 6, and execution key 7 are installed on a flat surface on the front side of the keyboard unit 1.

According to this embodiment, the desktop installation area can be reduced to about half that of the conventional keyboard without reducing the operability of the keyboard.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the desk footprint to about 172mm compared to the conventional one without changing the size of the keys on the operation panel or the arrangement of character keys and function keys, making it possible to perform input operations in a narrow space on the desk. This can be done without reducing operability.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above-mentioned effects, frequently used keys such as a numeric keypad are arranged together on the flat part on the front side of the keyboard, so that operability is excellent. can be taken as a thing.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an external perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a top view showing its input state, Fig. 3 is a top view showing the input state of a conventional keyboard, and Fig. 4 is a conventional small keyboard. FIG. 1...Keyboard unit, 2...°Hand keeper 3
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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. At least a keyboard includes character keys for inputting characters and symbols for document creation, function keys for executing functions such as document editing, proofreading, and printing, and a numeric keypad for inputting numbers. In the document input device provided above, a part of the keyboard has a three-dimensional structure, and among the character keys and function keys, the right-hand operation part is on the right side of the three-dimensional structure, and the left-hand operation part is on the left side of the three-dimensional structure. A vertical three-dimensional document input device characterized by being arranged vertically without changing the arrangement. 2. The keyboard according to claim 1, wherein the front side thereof is a flat part, and a part of the far side thereof is provided with the three-dimensional structure part, and frequently used keys including at least a numeric keypad are placed on the keyboard on the front side. A vertical three-dimensional document input device characterized by being placed on a flat surface.