JPH08108384A - Operation box having joy stick - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To make a joy stick operation lever hard to be wrongly operated, and make the joy stick operation lever non-bulky at packing and transport time. CONSTITUTION: A joy stick device 19 is movably installed between a working position where a joy stick operation lever 25 stands up and a housing position where the joy stick operation lever 25 overturns in a side part of an operation box body 11 by a foldable mechanism.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an operation box with a joystick used as a teaching operation box of a robot.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an operation box with a joystick used as a teaching operation box of a robot,
As shown in FIG. 6, a joystick device is incorporated in an operation box body 5 having a keyboard section 1 and a display section 3, and a joystick operation lever 7 is tiltably provided on the upper surface of the operation box body 5. Things are known.

[0003]

In the conventional operation box with a joystick as shown in FIG. 6, since the joystick operation lever 7 is projected upright on the upper surface of the operation box body 5, the joystick operation is inadvertently performed. An erroneous operation of touching and tilting the lever 7 is likely to occur.

Further, the operation box with a joystick of this structure is bulky and has a large packing volume due to the fact that the joystick operation lever 7 stands up and projects above the upper surface of the operation box main body 5 during packing and transportation, and the packing shape is complicated. Become.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the above-mentioned problems, and makes it difficult for the joystick operating lever to be erroneously operated, and prevents the joystick operating lever from becoming bulky during packaging and transportation. It is an object of the present invention to provide an operation box with a joystick that is improved so as not to malfunction even if the operation lever is operated incorrectly.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, an operation box with a joystick according to the present invention is provided with a joystick device on a side portion of a main body of the operation box. It is characterized in that it is movably mounted between and the storage position where the joystick operation lever falls.

The operation box with a joystick according to the present invention detects whether the joystick device is in the use position or the storage position, and only when the joystick device is in the use position. It is characterized in that a switching device is provided for validating the output signal of the device.

[0008]

According to the above-described structure, the joystick device is moved to the use position where the joystick operation lever is erected when in use, and is stored in the storage position where the joystick operation lever is tumbled when not in use. The joystick control lever does not project above the top of the operation box body.

Further, the output signal of the joystick device becomes effective only when the joystick device is in the use position by the switch device, and if the joystick device is moved to the retracted position, no matter what the joystick operating lever is operated. Also does not work.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 5 show an embodiment of an operation box with a joystick according to the present invention.

The operation box with a joystick has a rectangular parallelepiped operation box body 11, and a keyboard section 15 and a display section 17 made of liquid crystal or the like are provided on an upper surface section 13 of the operation box body 11.

A joystick device 19 is provided on one side wall of the operation box body 11 between a use position in which it is erected as shown in FIG. 1 and a storage position in which it is laid down as shown in FIG. It is rotatably mounted by the folding mechanism 21 (see FIG. 3). Joystick device 1
A box-shaped main body 23 has a joystick operation lever 25 tiltable.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the folding mechanism portion 21 has a mounting plate 29 mounted on the outer wall of the main body 23 of the joystick device 19 via a spacer plate 27. 29 is rotatably engaged with the hollow shaft 33 through a shaft hole 31 formed in the center thereof. The hollow shaft 33 is rotatably engaged with a shaft hole 35 formed in the side wall portion of the operation box body 11, and rotatably supports the body 23 of the joystick device 19 on the operation box body 11.

A signal transmission cord 37 for transmitting an output signal of the joystick device 19 to a signal output control unit (not shown) in the operation box body 11 is passed through the hollow portion of the hollow shaft 33.

A spring case 39 is attached to the side wall of the operation box body 11, and a click stop ball 43 urged toward the attachment plate 29 by a spring 41 is provided in the spring case 39. When the joystick device 19 is located at the above-mentioned use position or storage position on the mounting plate 29, the click stop recess 4 for receiving the click stop ball 43 is formed.
5 is formed.

An arcuate slit 47 centering on the hollow shaft 33 is formed in the side wall of the operation box body 11 with an arc angle of approximately 90 degrees, and the mounting plate 29 is movable to the arcuate slit 47. A stopper pin 49 that engages is attached.

The arcuate slit 47 and the stopper pin 4
Due to the engagement with 9, the rotation of the joystick device 19 with respect to the operation box body 11 is limited to a rotation angle range of approximately 90 degrees between the above-described use position and the storage position, and the joystick device 19 stops at the stopper pin 49. Is in the use position by abutting on one stroke end portion of the arcuate slit 47, and is in the storage position by abutting the stopper pin 49 on the other stroke end portion of the arcuate slit 47.

A switch device 51 such as a limit switch that is turned on when the joystick device 19 is located at the use position and is brought into contact with the stopper pin 49 is attached to the operation box body 11.
The switch device 51 releases an interlock of the output signal of the joystick device 19 by outputting an ON signal to a signal output control unit (not shown) in the operation box body 11, and validates the output signal of the joystick device 19. To do. On the other hand, when the switch device 51 is in the off state, the interlock of the output signal of the joystick device 19 is set, and the output signal of the joystick device 19 becomes invalid.

In the operation box with a joystick having the above-mentioned structure, when the joystick device 19 is used, the joystick device 19 is rotated to the use position shown in FIG. When the joystick device 19 is rotated to the use position, the click stop ball 43
Fits into the click stop recess 45, the joystick device 19 is stably held in the use position, and the main body 23
The joystick operating lever 25 stands up at the upper part of.

At this time, the stopper pin 49 is brought into contact with the switch device 51 to turn on the switch device 51, and the on-operation causes the joystick device 1 to operate.
The interlock of the output signal of 9 is released, and the output signal of the joystick device 19 becomes effective.

When the main body 23 of the joystick device 19 is rotated 90 degrees toward the front side around the hollow shaft 33 after use, the joystick device 19 rolls over to the retracted position as shown in FIG. Will be located in. When the joystick device 19 is located at the retracted position, the click stop ball 43 fits into the click stop recess 45, whereby the joystick device 19 is stably held at the retracted position, and the joystick operating lever 2
5 is located on one side of the operation box body 11 in the overturned state, and does not project vertically in the operation box body 11.

As a result, the joystick operating lever 2
5 Carelessly touch the joystick device 19
Is less likely to be erroneously operated.

At this time, the stopper pin 49 is separated by the switch device 51 so that the switch device 5
1 turns off, and by this off operation, the interlock of the output signal of the joystick device 19 is set, and the output signal of the joystick device 19 becomes invalid. As a result, when the joystick device 19 is in the retracted position, even if the joystick operating lever 25 is operated, no operation is performed, and malfunction due to erroneous operation of the joystick operating lever 25 is reliably avoided.

In the above, the present invention has been described in detail with respect to a specific embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various embodiments are possible within the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

[0026]

As can be understood from the above description, according to the operation box with a joystick according to the present invention, the joystick device is moved to a use position where the joystick operation lever stands up when in use, and the joystick operation lever is moved when not in use. The joystick control lever is stored in the storage position where it falls, and when it is stored, the joystick control lever does not project to the top of the operation box body due to a fall, so it is difficult for the joystick control lever to be operated by mistake, and the joystick operation is not necessary during packaging and transportation. The lever does not become bulky. This reduces the packing volume, simplifies the packing shape, and improves transportation efficiency.

Also, the output signal of the joystick device becomes valid only when the joystick device is in the use position by the switch device, and the output signal of the joystick device becomes invalid if the joystick device is moved to the storage position. , Nothing works even if the joystick operating lever is operated, so even if the joystick operating lever is operated incorrectly, it does not malfunction.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an operation box with a joystick according to the present invention when a joystick device is in use.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an operation box with a joystick according to the present invention when the joystick device is in a stored state.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an essential part of an embodiment of an operation box with a joystick according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing an essential part of an embodiment of an operation box with a joystick according to the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a conventional operation box with a joystick.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Operation Box Main Body 15 Keyboard Part 17 Display Part 19 Joystick Device 21 Retractable Mechanism Part 23 Main Body 25 Joystick Operation Lever 29 Mounting Plate 33 Hollow Shaft 37 Signal Transmission Code 43 Click Stop Ball 45 Click Stop Recess 47 Arc-Shaped Slit 49 Stopper Pin 51 switch device

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A joystick device is movably mounted on a side portion of an operation box body by a retractable mechanism between a use position where the joystick operation lever stands up and a retracted position where the joystick operation lever falls. An operation box with a joystick. 2. The output signal of the joystick device is validated only when the joystick device is in the use position or the storage position and only when the joystick device is in the use position. The operation box with a joystick according to claim 1, further comprising a switch device for controlling the operation box.