JPH0568190U - Remote control device and its housing case - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] Even when the housing case is installed directly under or next to a wall-mounted device that has a receiver on the front surface, the output signal is output while the remote controller is housed in the housing case. Make sure that it reaches the receiving section. A signal reflecting portion 2 for changing a propagation direction of a signal output from a remote controller 1A housed in a housing portion 52 of a case body 5 is provided in the case body 5 via a flexible joint 3.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a remote control device for wirelessly operating an air conditioner, an AV device, and the like, and a housing case of the device.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 As is well known, a remote control device (hereinafter, referred to as a remote controller) has an operation unit including a push button and a touch sensor, a transmission unit, and the like, and a signal corresponding to the operation is output from the transmission unit. Further, various devices such as air conditioners and AV devices are provided with a receiving unit so that the receiving unit receives the signal output from the transmitting unit of the remote controller. Since various signals such as ultrasonic signals and optical signals are used for the above signals, depending on the direction of signal transmission from the transmitter of the remote controller, the receiver on the device side may not receive the signal. It can happen.

Therefore, conventionally, measures have been proposed for changing the propagation direction of the signal output from the transmitter of the remote controller. For example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 60-82142 discloses that a remote control housing case can be used in both a wall-mounting type and a portable type, and the mounting angle of the housing case on a wall and the mounting of the housing case on a desk. It is described that the placement angle can be changed. In addition, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-35589 describes that a reflecting mirror is installed at an appropriate place on the wall surface of the room, and the propagation direction of the signal output from the transmitter of the remote controller is reflected by the reflecting mirror to be changed. There is.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the cases described in the above-mentioned two publications, in the former case, the range in which the propagation direction of the signal can be changed is limited to a narrow range, so that, for example, in a wall-mounted air conditioner having a receiving section on the front surface. When the housing case is installed directly below or on the side wall, the signal from the transmitter of the remote controller housed in the housing case may not reach the receiver. In the latter case, it can be said that the signal cannot be applied to the reflector with the remote control housed in the storage case depending on the situation where the reflection mirror installed on the interior wall is conspicuous and unsightly, or depending on the location of the storage case. In some cases, the signal reflected by the reflector may not reach the receiver of the air conditioner.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and an object thereof is to install a housing case on a wall surface directly below or right next to a wall-mounted air conditioner having a reception portion on the front surface. In this case, the output signal can be made to reach the receiving section without fail while the remote controller is being housed in the housing case, and the propagation direction of the signal can be kept at the housing case or the remote controller. It is to provide a remote controller and its housing case that can be easily changed.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In the remote controller according to claim 1, the remote controller body 1 including the operation unit 11 and the transmission unit 12 has the signal reflection unit 2 for changing the propagation direction of the signal output from the transmission unit 12 via the flexible joint 3. It is characterized by being provided.

According to another aspect of the remote control housing of the present invention, the signal output from the transmitter 12 of the remote controller 1 A housed in the housing 52 is propagated to the case body 5 having the housing 52 of the remote controller 1 A. The signal reflecting portion 2 for changing the direction is provided through the flexible joint 3.

[0008]

[Action]

 According to the remote controller of claim 1, the signal output from the transmitter 12 of the remote controller main body 1 is desired by the signal reflector 2 by bending the flexible joint 3 and setting the signal reflector 2 in an appropriate direction. The direction of propagation can be changed by reflecting in the direction of.

According to the remote-control housing case of claim 2, the flexible joint 3 is bent to set the signal reflecting portion 2 in an appropriate direction, so that the transmitter portion 12 of the remote controller 1A housed in the housing portion 52 receives the signal. The output signal can be reflected in a desired direction by the signal reflector 2 to change its propagation direction.

[0010]

【Example】

 FIG. 1 shows a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a remote control main body, which is provided with an operation unit 11 on the front surface and a transmission unit 12 on the end surface. Reference numeral 2 denotes a signal reflecting portion, which is attached to an end portion of the support body 4 via the flexible joint 3. The support 4 is slidable on the back surface of the remote controller body 1 between the position where the signal reflecting portion 2 is housed on the back surface of the remote controller body 1 and the position where the signal reflecting portion 2 projects from the end surface of the remote controller body 1. Installed on. Further, the rear surface of the remote controller main body 1 or the supporting body 4 is provided with position restricting means such as an engaging mechanism for restricting each of the above positions. The signal reflecting portion 2 is made of a material having a signal reflecting function, such as a reflecting mirror or a resin plate.

In this remote controller, the signal output from the transmission unit 12 hits the signal reflector 2 protruding from the end face of the remote controller main body 1 and is reflected to change the propagation direction. Therefore, it is possible to change the signal propagation direction to a desired direction by bending the flexible joint 3 and changing the direction of the signal reflecting portion 2 in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction. When the signal reflector 2 is not used, the support 4 may be slid to house the signal reflector 2 on the back surface of the remote controller body 1.

FIG. 2 shows a housing case of a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this housing case, the case main body 5 has a back plate 51 and a box-shaped housing portion 52 provided on the lower end side of the back plate 51 and having an open top, and the remote controller 1A is housed in the housing portion 52. It can be inserted and stored. The signal reflector 2 is attached to the upper end of the back plate 51 via a flexible joint 3.

In this housing case, the signal output from the transmitter section 12 of the remote controller 1 A housed in the housing section 52 of the case body 5 is reflected by the signal reflecting section 2 to change its propagation direction. Therefore, it is possible to change the signal propagation direction to a desired direction by bending the flexible joint 3 and changing the direction of the signal reflecting portion 2 in the vertical direction (arrow X) or the horizontal direction (arrow Y). Is. Therefore, for example, even when the housing case is installed directly below or directly on the wall surface of a wall-mounted air conditioner having a receiving portion on the front surface, the output is performed with the remote controller 1A housed in the housing case. It is possible to ensure that the signal reaches the receiver.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment in which the signal reflector 2 can be attached to and detached from the case body 5. In this embodiment, the signal reflector 2 is attached to a rod-shaped support 6 via a flexible joint 3. The back plate 51 of the case body 5 is provided with a hole 53 into which the support 6 can be inserted and removed. According to this, the signal reflecting portion 2 can be attached to the case body 5 by fitting the support body 6 into the hole portion 53 as necessary, or the support body 6 can be pulled out from the hole portion 53 and removed from the case body 5. It is also possible to remove the signal reflector 2. The operation of the signal reflector 2 with the signal reflector 2 attached to the case body 5 is the same as that described with reference to FIG.

The point that the signal reflecting portion 2 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is made of a material having a signal reflecting function such as a reflecting mirror or a resin plate is the same as that described in FIG.

[0016]

[Effect of the device]

 According to the remote controller of claim 1, no matter which direction the transmitter of the remote controller is facing, by setting the signal reflector to an appropriate direction, the propagation direction of the signal output from the transmitter is wide in a desired direction. You can change it with. There is also an advantage that the direction of signal propagation can be easily changed by the hand of the remote controller.

According to the remote controller housing of the second aspect, by setting the signal reflecting portion in an appropriate direction regardless of the installation location of the housing case, the remote controller can be installed in the housing case while the remote controller is housed. It is possible to change the propagation direction of the signal output from the transmission unit to a desired direction in a wide range. Even when the housing case is installed directly below or right next to the device that has the receiver on the front side, ensure that the output signal reaches the receiver with the remote control in the housing case. The advantage is that There is also an advantage that the propagation direction of the signal can be easily changed at the hand of the housing case.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a housing case of a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a housing case of a remote controller according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1A remote control (remote control device) 1 remote control body (remote control device body) 2 signal reflection part 3 flexible joint 5 case body 11 operation part 12 transmission part 52 accommodating part

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A remote control device body (1) comprising an operating section (11) and a transmitting section (12), and a signal reflecting section for changing the propagation direction of a signal output from the transmitting section (12). (2) is provided via a flexible joint (3), The remote control device characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. A remote control device (1) housed in the housing part (52) in a case body (5) having a housing part (52) for the remote control device (1A).
A signal reflecting section (2) for changing the propagation direction of the signal output from the transmitting section (12) of (A) is provided via a flexible joint (3). Housing case.