JPH10124218A - Input back-up device for keyboard - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable input operation on a keyboard without holding both hands over the keyboard by fitting a right and a left slide moving body to a support base slidably to the right and left and fitting right and left rollers onto the top surfaces of the right and left slide moving bodies. SOLUTION: The input back-up device 1 for the keyboard 3 is constituted by installing the support base 5 on a table 4 in front of the keyboard 3 and fitting the right and left slide moving bodies 6 to the support base 5 slidably to the right and left. On the top surfaces of those right and left slide moving bodies 6, right and left rollers 7 are fitted which rotate forward and backward to support the palms of the right and left hands when the keyboard 3 is operated. Consequently, the input operation on the keyboard 3 can be done without holding both the hands over the keyboard 3 when the keyboard 3 is operated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a keyboard input assist device for a character input device such as a personal computer or a word processor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a keyboard of a character input device such as a personal computer or a word processor is operated while floating both hands on the upper portion of the keyboard and moving the finger in the front, rear, left and right directions so that the fingertip is located on a key of the keyboard. I have.

[0003]

In such a conventional keyboard input operation, since both hands are constantly kept floating above the keyboard, a constant force is constantly applied to both arms, and fatigue and fatigue of the arms and neck are caused. There is a drawback that pain or the like is likely to occur, and in particular, a worker who performs key input in a job tends to be occupational disease such as limb syndrome.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks,
A keyboard that can perform keyboard input operations with the same efficiency as before, without applying force to both arms to lift both hands on the keyboard during keyboard input operation. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an input auxiliary device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a keyboard input assisting device which can operate a mouse mechanism without moving a hand in the state of a keyboard input operation and which can be operated easily and easily. .

The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become more fully apparent when the following description is read in light of the accompanying drawings. However, the drawings are for explanation only, and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a support which can be installed on a table in front of a keyboard of a character input device such as a personal computer or a word processor. Left and right slide moving bodies mounted so as to be slidable in directions, and front and rear directions which can be performed by supporting the left and right palms when operating the keyboards respectively mounted on the upper surfaces of the left and right slide moving bodies. A plurality of left and right rotating rollers constitute an input assist device for a keyboard.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

In the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, reference numeral 1 denotes a character input device 2 such as a personal computer or a word processor, which is installed on a table 4 in front of a keyboard 3 and operates the keyboard 3. The input assisting device for a keyboard according to the present invention is capable of inputting keys while supporting the palms of both hands, and the input assisting device 1 for the keyboard can be installed on the table 4 in front of the keyboard 3. A base 5 and left and right sliding moving bodies 6, 6 attached to the support base 5 so as to be slidable in the left and right directions.
And a plurality of left and right rollers 7 rotating in the front-rear direction, which can be performed by supporting the left and right palms when operating the keyboard 3 attached to the upper surfaces of the left and right slide moving bodies 6, 6, respectively. 7.

The support base 5 has a pair of leg members 8 which can be located at positions near both sides of the keyboard 3.
And a pair of slide rails 9 having both ends fixed to portions near the front and rear portions of the pair of leg members 8.

The left and right slide moving bodies 6 and 6 have sliding grooves 9 and 10 formed on their bottom surfaces to be slidably engaged with the slide rails 9 and 9 of the support table 5, respectively. A plurality of mounting brackets 12 for preventing the slide rails 9, 9 from falling out of the engagement grooves 10, 10 fixed to the bottom surface of the slide moving body 11,
And roller support plates 13 integrally formed so as to protrude upward from both side portions of the slide movable body 11. In addition, the slide moving body main body 11
A plurality of protrusions, a plurality of rollers, etc., which reduce resistance so that the slide rails 9, 9 can be slid smoothly, are installed in the engagement grooves 10, 10 formed as necessary. .

The plurality of right and left rollers 7, 7 are provided on roller support plates 13, 1 on both sides of the slide body 11.
3 is a plurality of bearings, in this embodiment five bearings in parallel
4, 14, 14, 14, and 14 are rotatably mounted.

An input assisting device 1 for a keyboard having the above configuration.
Is installed on the table 4 in front of the keyboard 3 of the character input device 2 such as a personal computer or a word processor. When inputting a key, the flats of the left and right hands 15, 15 are supported by a plurality of left and right rollers 7, 7, and the left and right sliding moving bodies 6, 6 are moved in the left and right directions so that the fingertip is positioned at the key to be input. While sliding, the palms of the left and right rollers 7,
7 is slid and moved to a position in a contact state to perform input.

[0014]

Next, different embodiments of the present invention shown in FIGS. 7 to 17 will be described. In addition,
In the description of the different embodiments of the present invention, the same components as those of the first embodiment of the present invention are denoted by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description will be omitted.

The second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 7 to 11 is mainly different from the first embodiment of the present invention in that the character input device 2 is provided on the right sliding body 11. A mouse mechanism 16 for moving the pointer of the monitor 2a is attached.
By attaching the mouse mechanism 16 to A, it is possible to provide an input assisting device 1A for a keyboard that can perform input operations more easily.

The mouse mechanism 16 measures the amount of movement of the right slide movable body 11 attached to the right slide movable body 11 to slide the slide rail 9 of the support 5 in the left-right direction. The amount of rotation in the front-rear direction of at least one of the right and left rollers 7 attached to the right sliding moving body 11 and the generally used right and left moving amount detector 17 is measured. A rotation amount detector 18 generally used, left and right mouse buttons 19 and 20 attached to a front part of the right slide moving body 11, and attached to the right slide moving body 11; Signals from the left and right movement amount detector 17 and the rotation amount detector 18 connected to the character input device 2 by a cord 21 are input to the monitor 2a. Moving the over, and a mouse controller 22 which can be clicked by the right and left mouse buttons 19 and 20.

The third embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 12 to 15 is different from the second embodiment of the present invention mainly in that the right slide moving body of the right slide moving body 6B is provided. Turn on the mouse mechanism 16 on the side of the main body 11, OF
With the provision of the F mouse switch 23, the keyboard input assisting device 1B configured as described above can provide the same operational effects as those of the second embodiment of the present invention.

The fourth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 is mainly different from the first embodiment of the present invention in that screws 2 are provided on both front sides of the keyboard 3.
With the use of the support base 5A that can be installed by the use of the keyboard 4 or 24, even with the keyboard input assisting device 1C configured as described above, the same operation and effect as those of the first embodiment of the present invention can be obtained. . In this embodiment, a similar effect can be obtained even if the case body of the keyboard 3 and the support base 5A are integrally formed.

Although the second, third, and fourth embodiments of the present invention have been described with respect to the case where the mouse mechanism 16 is provided on the right slide moving bodies 6A and 6B, the present invention is not limited to this. , May be attached to the left slide movable body 6 or to both slide movable bodies.

In each of the embodiments of the present invention, the support base 5 using the two slide rails 9 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the left and right sides provided with rollers at the lower part are provided. A slide moving body formed in a shallow dish shape that can slide in the left-right direction may be used.

[0021]

As apparent from the above description, the following effects can be obtained in the present invention.

(1) A support table which can be set on a table in front of a keyboard of a character input device such as a personal computer or a word processor, and a left and right slide movable body which is slidably mounted on the support table in a left and right direction. And a plurality of left and right rollers rotating in the front-rear direction, which can be performed by supporting the left and right palms when operating the keyboard respectively attached to the upper surfaces of the left and right slide moving bodies. Therefore, when inputting by operating the keys of the keyboard, the palms of both hands are supported by a plurality of rollers on the left and right, and in this state, the palms of the hands are moved on the plurality of rollers in the front, back, left and right directions, Can be operated with a fingertip to move the keys. Therefore, as compared with the conventional operation in which both hands are floated on the upper portion of the keyboard for input operation, the force for lifting both hands is not required, and the input operation can be performed easily.

(2) According to the above (1), the input operation can be performed easily, so that fatigue and pain are hardly generated in the arms and necks as in the related art, and occupational diseases can be efficiently reduced.

(3) According to the above (1), the input operation can be performed easily, so that the character input operation can be performed efficiently.

(4) According to the above item (1), it is only necessary to set it on the table in front of the keyboard, so that it can be used very easily.

(5) Claims 2, 3, and 4 relate to (1) to (4).
The same effect as in (4) can be obtained, and the mouse mechanism can be operated with both palms supported by the left and right rollers, so that the mouse operation can be performed very easily and easily. Therefore, hand movement during mouse operation is small, fatigue can be reduced, and fun use can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a use state according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the use state of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line 6-6 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the use state of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a rear view of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a schematic circuit diagram of a mouse mechanism according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a plan view of a use state according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a plan view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a rear view of the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a schematic circuit diagram of a mouse mechanism according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a plan view of the use state of the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a plan view of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 1A, 1B, 1C: Keyboard input auxiliary device, 2: Character input device, 3: Keyboard, 4: Table, 5, 5A: Supporting stand, 6, 6A, 6B: Sliding moving body, 7: Multiple 8: leg member, 9: slide rail, 10: engagement groove, 11: slide moving body, 12: mounting bracket, 13: roller support plate, 14: bearing, 15: hand, 16: mouse mechanism, 17: left and right movement amount detector, 18: rotation amount detector, 19: left mouse button, 20: right mouse button, 21: code, 22: mouse control circuit, 23: mouse switch, 24: screw.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A support table which can be set on a table in front of a keyboard of a character input device such as a personal computer or a word processor, and a left and right slide movable body slidably mounted on the support table in a left and right direction. When operating the keyboard attached to the upper surface of the left and right slide moving bodies, the keyboard includes a plurality of left and right rollers that can be supported and supported by the left and right palms and rotate in the front and rear direction. Keyboard input assist device. 2. A support base which can be set on a table in front of a keyboard of a character input device such as a personal computer or a word processor, and a left and right slide movable body attached to the support base so as to be slidable in the left and right direction. A plurality of left and right rollers rotating in the front-rear direction, which can be supported and supported by the left and right palms when operating the keyboards respectively mounted on the upper surfaces of the left and right slide moving bodies, and the left and right slide movements A mouse button is provided on at least one of the bodies, and a monitor is provided for detecting the amount of horizontal movement of the slide moving body and the amount of forward and backward rotation of at least one of a plurality of rollers attached to the slide moving body. A mouse input mechanism for moving a pointer of the keyboard. 3. A support base which can be installed on a table in front of a keyboard of a character input device such as a personal computer or a word processor, and a left and right slide movable body attached to the support base so as to be slidable in the left and right direction. A plurality of left and right rollers rotating in the front-rear direction, which can be supported and supported by the left and right palms when operating the keyboards respectively mounted on the upper surfaces of the left and right slide moving bodies, and the left and right slide movements It has two mouse buttons and an ON / OFF switch installed on at least one of the body, and has a lateral movement amount of the slide moving body and at least one of a plurality of rollers attached to the slide moving body. A mouse input mechanism that detects the amount of roller rotation and moves the monitor pointer Auxiliary equipment.