JPH1023566A - Remote controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote controller which can switch a machine at suppressed cost without using a jumper consisting of an electric conductor, a chip component, etc., on a circuit board. SOLUTION: This device is equipped with the circuit board 1 on which a microcomputer 2 executing a control program differring in process by machine kinds is mounted, and rubber switches 6a and 6b as components which come into contact with the circuit board 1; and the rubber switches 6a and 6b are provided with electric conduction parts 8 and a machine kind selection part 3 is provided which selects a machine kind by electrically connecting the electric conduction parts 8 to the circuit board 1. One of the electric conduction parts 8 of the rubber switches 6a and 6b is electrically connected and then the microcomputer 2 performs the process corresponding to the machine kind of the control program.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote control device, and more particularly to a remote control device that can be applied to a plurality of models by switching settings.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional remote controller has been applied to a plurality of models by switching settings in the same remote controller in order to reduce costs.

Heretofore, as a means for switching the setting, a jumper made of an electric wire, a chip component, or the like is provided on a circuit board. With the setting of this jumper, the microcomputer of the remote control device has selected the control programs corresponding to a plurality of models so as to correspond to the applicable models.

[0004]

However, setting the applicable model by using a jumper requires a step of connecting the jumper, which is troublesome. In addition, it is necessary to check whether the connection of the jumper is correct to confirm the setting of the applicable model.However, there is a possibility that oversight or mistake may occur, and it may be wrong to assemble the remote control device. There is a risk that the circuit board will be assembled to the model.

[0005] Further, when the setting of a model is switched without providing a jumper, it is necessary to input a control program dedicated to the applicable model into the microcomputer. That is,
A microcomputer having a control program applicable only to one model is to be prepared for each model, which leads to an increase in man-hours and an increase in cost.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of this point, and a main object of the present invention is to provide a remote control device capable of switching models without using a jumper and at a reduced cost. is there.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a microcomputer for executing a control program having different processing for each model, a circuit board provided with the microcomputer, and a contact with the circuit board. A remote control device having a component and a component, wherein the component is provided with a power supply unit, and the circuit board is provided with a model selection unit for selecting a model by electrically connecting to the power supply unit.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A remote control device according to the present invention comprises a circuit board 1 provided with a microcomputer 2 for executing a control program whose processing is different for each model, and rubber switches 6a and 6b, the rubber switches 6a and 6b are provided with an energizing section 8, and the circuit board 1 is provided with a model selecting section 3 for selecting a model by electrically connecting to the energizing section 8. The microcomputer 2 performs processing corresponding to the model of the control program by being electrically connected to the energizing section 8 of one of the rubber switches 6a and 6b.

A circuit board 1 having a microcomputer 2 for executing a control program whose processing is different for each model, and liquid crystal display cells 20a and 10b as parts that come into contact with the circuit board 1 are provided. Display cell 1
0a, 10b is provided with a current supply unit 13, and the circuit board 1 is provided with a model selection unit 3 for selecting a model by being electrically connected to the current supply unit 13. One of the liquid crystal display cells 10a, 10b is provided. The microcomputer 2 performs a process corresponding to the model of the control program by electrically connecting to the power supply unit 13 of FIG.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the rubber switch of the same embodiment viewed from the back, and FIG. 3 is the configuration of the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the liquid crystal display cell of the embodiment.

The remote control device according to the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 selects and uses a model having a wind direction switching function, a model having no wind direction switching function, and one of the two models. A microcomputer 2 is provided on a circuit board 1 and stores a control program having different processing depending on the model. And, on this circuit board 1,
Model selection unit 3 for selecting the model of microcomputer 2
It has.

The model selection unit 3 includes a terminal 3a connected to an input terminal of the microcomputer 2 and a ground 4 (L
The terminal 3b is connected to the power supply 5 (potential of H).

On the circuit board 1, rubber switches 6a and 6b each having a plurality of switches for operating a remote control device are provided as parts that come into contact with the circuit board 1. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the rubber switches 6a and 6b each have a wind direction switch 7 and a current switch 8 at the lower left of the rear surface of the rubber switch 6a.
The rubber switch 6b having no is provided with a current-carrying part 8 at the lower right of the back surface.

The current-carrying portion 8 is made of a conductive material such as conductive rubber. The conductive portion 9 is formed on the back surface of the operation portion of the rubber switches 6a and 6b in correspondence with a switch portion (not shown) provided on the front side. If formed at the time of formation, the conducting section 8 can be formed without increasing the number of working steps.

When one of the rubber switches 6a and 6b is selected and disposed on the circuit board 1, when the rubber switch 6a having one wind direction switch 7 is disposed on the circuit board 1, the rubber switch 6a is connected to the rubber switch 6a. The provided energizing section 8 has terminals 3a,
3c are connected to each other, and an H potential is input to the input terminal of the microcomputer 2. On the other hand, when the rubber switch 6b without the wind direction switch 7 is provided on the circuit board 1, the energizing section 8 provided on the rubber switch 6b is connected to the terminals 3a and 3b.
b and L is connected to the input terminal of the microcomputer 2
Is input. After the assembly, the energizing section 8 is always electrically connected to the model selecting section 3.

That is, by selectively electrically connecting the energizing section 8 to the model selection section 3, the potential input to the input terminal of the microcomputer 2 is different, and the microcomputer 2 is compatible with the model of the remote control device. The selected control program is selected and executed.

As described above, the rubber switch 6a, 6b, which is a component that comes into contact with the circuit board 1, is provided with the energizing portion 8, so that the model of the remote control device can be selected without providing a jumper.

When the number of the switch units differs according to the model as in this embodiment, the number of holes into which the switch units are inserted also differs in the case (not shown) of the remote control device, similarly to the number of the switch units. Therefore, the rubber switch 6a,
At the time when 6b is assembled to the case, it is impossible to assemble, or since there is no switch portion that fits in the hole, it is possible to determine whether or not the assembly is incorrect at the time of assembling.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, the same reference numerals are given to the same and corresponding parts as those in the embodiment, and the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In this embodiment, liquid crystal display cells 10a and 10b for displaying the setting status of a remote control device on a circuit board 1 are shown.
Are electrically connected. It should be noted that the remote control device of this embodiment differs in the type of the display unit 11 depending on the presence or absence of a display unit 11 such as a dry display.
a and the liquid crystal display cell 10b without the dry display 11 is selected and disposed.

Liquid crystal display cell 10a having dry display 11
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, three terminals 12a, 12a
The power supply unit 13 includes two terminals 12a and 12b on the left side of the terminals b and 12c. On the other hand, the liquid crystal display cell 10b without the dry display 11 has three terminals 12a, 12a.
The power supply unit 13 includes two terminals 12b and 12c on the right side of the terminals b and 12c. The conductive portion 13 is formed of a transparent electrode. If the conductive pattern (not shown) of the liquid crystal display cells 10a and 10b is formed simultaneously with the formation of the transparent electrode, the conductive portion 13 can be formed without increasing the number of working steps. Can be.

The liquid crystal display cells 10a and 10b are
When the liquid crystal display cell 10a having one of the dry displays 11 is disposed on the circuit board 1, the current supply unit 13 provided on the liquid crystal display cell 10a is connected between the terminals 3a and 3b via the terminals 12a and 12b. Connected to the microcomputer 2
Is input to the input terminal of the switch. When the other liquid crystal display cell 10b without the dry display 11 is disposed on the circuit board 1, the conducting part 13 provided on the liquid crystal display cell 10b connects the terminals 3a and 3b via the terminals 12b and 12c.
An H potential is input to the input terminal of the microcomputer 2.

That is, similarly to the above-described embodiment, the energizing section 1
3 is selectively electrically connected to the model selection unit 3 so that the potential input to the input terminal of the microcomputer 2 is different, and the microcomputer 2 selects the processing of the control program corresponding to the model of the remote control device. And execute it.

As described above, by providing the current-carrying part 13 in the liquid crystal display cells 10a and 10b, which are components that come into contact with the circuit board 1, the type of the remote control device can be selected without providing a jumper.

[0025]

As described in detail above, the remote control device of the present invention includes a circuit board including a microcomputer for selecting and executing a plurality of types of control programs and a type selection unit for selecting the control programs. A remote control device comprising a part that comes into contact with the circuit board, wherein a conductive part is provided on the part, and the control program of the microcomputer is selected by contacting the conductive part with the model selection part. This makes it possible to switch models without using a jumper and at a reduced cost.

By setting the applicable model without using a jumper, the step of connecting the jumper becomes unnecessary, and the manufacturing process can be simplified. In addition, the setting of the applicable model can be performed by a rubber switch or a liquid crystal display. I can check it,
Inspection is easy and reliable.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the rubber switch of the embodiment as viewed from the back.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the liquid crystal display cell of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Circuit board 2 Microcomputer 3 Model selection part 3a, 3b, 3c Terminal 4 Ground 5 Power supply 6a, 6b Rubber switch 7 Wind direction switch 8, 13 Current supply part 9 Conductive part 10a, 10b Liquid crystal display cell 11 Display part (dry display) 12a , 12b, 11c terminals

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A remote control device comprising: a microcomputer for executing a control program whose processing is different for each model; a circuit board including the microcomputer; and a component that comes into contact with the circuit board. A remote control device comprising: an energization unit; and a model selection unit for selecting a model by electrically connecting the circuit board to the energization unit. 2. The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein the component is a rubber switch, and the current-carrying part is formed of a conductive member. 3. The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein said component is a liquid crystal display cell, and said current-carrying part is formed of a transparent electrode.