JPS5936292B2 - Multi-item information input device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an information input device for inputting multiple items of information to an information processing device through key operations, and particularly relates to an information input device for inputting multiple items of information into an information processing device by key operations, and particularly for rolling up multiple page sheets with input information into a roll. The present invention relates to an item information input device which can be miniaturized and which can be rotated in forward and reverse directions to select and switch desired page sheets.

As a conventional device of this type, there is an item information input device disclosed in ``Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First Publication No. 159126/1981,'' published on December 15, 1974.

This is composed of a page sheet storage section, a page sheet switching mechanism section, and a keyboard section for input operations. The page sheet storage section has a roll-shaped page sheet member in which a plurality of flexible page sheets with input key function indications are fixed at regular intervals on the circumference of the rotation axis, and this is replaced with the main body of the device. It has a structure in which it is housed in a detachable manner as much as possible. Then, when the operator presses a desired page selection key on the keypad section, the stepping motor of the page sheet switching mechanism section is activated, and the rotating shaft connected thereto is rotated at a predetermined angle in the opposite direction to the page sheet winding direction. After the desired page sheet is rotated and the other end surface of the desired page sheet is positioned at the page sheet output port to be in the set state, the rotating shaft is then rotated in the page sheet winding direction to input the desired page sheet into the keyboard unit. A function display is automatically displayed on the bottom surface of the key to provide a function display for the input key. In this state, when the operator looks at the function display and presses a desired input key, the key signal from the input key is transmitted together with the page sheet identification signal from the page selection key and the page sheet member identification signal generated when the page sheet storage unit is accommodated. It is encoded and input to the information processing device as input information. By the way, in this conventional device, in consideration of the replaceability of the page sheet members, the entire page sheet storage section is constructed as a cartridge, which can be attached and removed from the main body of the device. In reality, it includes four rotating shafts for spanning the endless belt that holds the page sheet in the winding direction, and a side plate that forms the storage casing, which is heavy and large, so it must be replaced. This was troublesome and required a large amount of storage space.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to form a cartridge containing only a plurality of page sheets so that it can be attached to and removed from a winding shaft, and to ensure that the winding operation can be performed reliably.

An object of the present invention is to fix a plurality of flexible page sheets of the same shape with input information attached to one side of a flexible base sheet so that one end thereof is spaced apart from each other by a certain distance, and One side has a plurality of page sheet members with different information items formed by fixing engagement pins made of a metal material with both ends protruding from the sides of the base sheet, and an electric motor is installed inside the main body of the device. at least a winding shaft provided with an engagement groove for removably attaching the page sheet member using the winding shaft as a driving source, and an endless belt for holding the page sheet member wound around the winding shaft in the wound state. The device main body further includes a keyboard section having at least an input key group consisting of a plurality of switches and a page selection key group, and a desired page sheet member among the plurality of page sheet members is supplied from outside the device main body. and the protruding portions at both ends of the engagement pin are engaged with the engagement groove, and the desired page sheet member is wound onto the winding shaft by rotation of the winding shaft, and the switch operation of the page selection key group is performed. When the winding shaft rotates in the winding direction and the reverse winding direction, the page sheet member in the wound state is unwound from the winding shaft and only the desired page sheet set at the selected position is unwound from the winding shaft. is derived to correspond to the input key group of the keyboard section to give a function display to the switch of the input key group, and page sheets other than the desired page sheet are guided to a guide path below the keyboard. This can be achieved by providing a multi-item information input device characterized by the following.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a multi-item information input device according to the present invention. It consists of a housing structure in which a metal lid 3 in which a rectangular through hole 2 is formed can be covered, and a page sheet exchange port 4 communicating with the inside of the housing is provided on the front side.

Furthermore, a thin push button switch 5 is provided below each rectangular through hole 2, and is switched by the vertical movement of the key top. 14) and a group of input keys (49 in the figure) for inputting information items. FIG. 2 is a sectional view schematically showing the inside of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1.

As shown in the figure, the base 1 on which the lid 3 is covered has a substantially U-shaped cross section, and between the opposing side walls 6 (only one side wall is shown in the figure) is a keyboard section 7 on which a push button switch 5 is mounted. Behind the keyboard section 7, a page sheet switching mechanism section 9 is disposed between support walls 8 (only one support wall is shown in the figure) that is directly installed on the bottom plate of the base 1. The keyboard section 7 has a U-shaped hardware 71 at both ends, and a printed board 72 on which the switch section 51 of the push button switch 5 is mounted and a printed board 73 on which circuit components such as a keyboard encoder (not shown) are mounted are attached to both sides. ing.

Further, in front of the printed board 72 is a switch guide plate 74 for guiding the key top 52 to the switch portion 51, and behind the printed board 73 is a page sheet guide plate 75 for guiding the page sheet member 14, which will be described later. installed. Furthermore, the keyboard section 7 has a switch guide plate 7.
4 and the lid 3 with a space for introducing the page sheet, that is, a page sheet guide passage 76. On the other hand, the page sheet switching mechanism section 9 has a winding shaft 9 equipped with an engagement groove 98 on its circumferential surface for winding the page sheet member 14.
1, a drive shaft 92 connected to a stepping motor (not shown) for rotating the winding shaft 91, and an endless belt 93 for holding the page sheet member 14 in the winding direction of the winding shaft 91, are attached to the shafts 91, 92. It has a structure in which it has shafts 94, 95, 96 for spanning, and each of the shafts 91, 92, 94, 95, 96 is rotatably attached between the support walls 8.

Further, the shaft 96 is connected to a shaft 97 in order to keep the tension of the belt 93 constant.
It can be rotated freely. Further, a guide plate 10 is installed in an inclined manner parallel to the guide plate 75 on the base below the keyboard section 7, and a space between the winding shaft 91 and the guide plate 74 is used for guiding the selected page sheet. Guide plates 11, 12 forming a passage are provided. Further, the space between the guide plates 10 and 75 forms a page sheet member guiding passage 13 which communicates with the exchange port 4 at the front and the winding shaft 91 at the rear. In addition, in FIG. 2, the page sheet member 14 is connected to the passage 1 from the exchange port 4.
This shows the state introduced in 3. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the page sheet member 14 according to the present invention, which is formed from a plurality of page sheets 140 of the same shape made of a flexible material such as polyester film and an opaque base sheet 141. There is. On the surface of the page sheet 140, information items (not shown) giving function indications for each pushbutton switch 5 of the input key group B are provided by printing or other means. On the other hand, the base sheet 141 is somewhat thicker than the page sheet 140, and has an engaging pin 142 made of a metal material at the beginning end thereof, and page sheet members arranged in a row on one side. An identification hole 143 and a page sheet detection hole 144 are provided. As shown in FIG. 4, each page sheet 140 has one end fixed to a base sheet 141 at a constant interval. FIG. 5 shows a page sheet member 1 in which a base sheet 141 is wound into a drum shape.
4, the other end of each page sheet 140 is exposed for a certain length in the winding direction. At this time, the exposed length of the other end of each page sheet 140 is all the same except for the end page sheet 140'', but only the end page sheet 140I, which is covered by the beginning page sheet 140', has the other end. The exposed length of the base sheet 141 is set to method b.In method b, the winding diameter of the base sheet 141 is set so that b>a, preferably b-2a, compared to method a. A plurality of sheet members 14 are prepared in advance with different information items for each page sheet 140, and the identification holes 143 of each page sheet member have different numbers of holes or hole positions. There is.

Further, the number of page sheet detection holes 144 is equal to the number of page sheets 140 attached. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the page sheet member 14 attached to the page sheet switching mechanism section 9, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the page sheet member 14.
9 is a plan view showing a state in which the page sheet switching mechanism 9 is attached to a winding shaft 91. FIG.

As shown in the figure, a crescent-shaped engagement groove 98 is provided on the circumferential surface of the winding shaft 91 (partially omitted in the illustration).
When the engagement pin 142 of the page sheet member 14 engages with the page sheet member 8, the winding operation is performed.

As is clear from FIG. 7, the engagement groove 98 has a groove shape extending concavely in the winding direction (g direction) of the winding shaft 91 and along the circumferential direction, and the engagement pin 142 is inserted into the groove. Depth 98 in the winding direction
Insert into a. In addition, a pulley 99 for spanning the belt 93 is provided on each shaft 92, 94 (partially omitted in the figure), 95 (not shown), and 96 (not shown in the figure), and the end of the drive shaft 92 A gear 102 connected to a gear 101 of a stepping motor 100 is provided in the section. Furthermore, the shaft 96 is the twelfth
A spring 104 spanned between fixing pins 103 as shown in the figure.
is pulled outward by. On the other hand, a sheet detecting section 15 is provided at the end of the winding shaft 91 and arranged in parallel thereto.
It has a structure in which a light receiving element 154 attached to a light receiving element 53 is opposed to each other and the ends thereof are connected by a fixing pin 155. and,
The light-emitting element 152 and the light-receiving element 154 whose optical axes coincide form an optical sensor, and the identification hole 143 and the detection hole at the end of the base sheet inserted between the supports 151 and 153 when the base sheet 141 is rolled up. 144 are detected separately. Next, the page selection operation of the above-mentioned Honda item information input device will be explained with reference to FIGS. 8 to 15.

In this figure, the same reference numerals as those mentioned above represent the same contents. First, regarding the winding operation of the page sheet member 14, first, the desired page sheet member 14 is rolled up into the second page sheet member 14.
As shown in the figure, insert it into the guide passage 13 from the exchange port 4,
The engaging pin 142 of the base sheet 141 is brought into contact with the winding shaft 91 to set it in a windable state as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.

Next, when the predetermined push button switch 5 of the page selection key group A corresponding to the selected page sheet 140 is pressed and switched, the stepping motor 100 is automatically driven as shown in FIG. 8, and the gear 101 is rotated in the direction of the arrow c. Then, the drive shaft 92 is rotated by a predetermined angle in the direction of arrow d via the gear 102.

Furthermore, when the drive shaft 92 rotates, the belt 93 rotates in the directions of arrows E and f, and the winding shaft 91 rotates by a predetermined angle in the direction of arrow g.
Furthermore, as the winding shaft 91 rotates, the page sheet member shown in FIG. 6 is rotated around the winding shaft 91 as shown in FIG. It is wound up. When the rotation of the winding shaft 91 by a predetermined angle in the g direction is completed, the desired page sheet 140 is set in a state in which only the other end thereof is latched to the guide plate 11, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 12. . Next, from this state, the stepping motor 100 is automatically driven in reverse rotation, and as shown in FIG. 9, the gear 101, drive shaft 92, and belt 93
, the winding shaft 91 rotates in the direction opposite to that of FIG. 8 as indicated by arrows H, i, j, k, and l.

The winding shaft 91 is in the winding direction of the page sheet member 14 (g direction)
When rotated in one direction, which is the opposite direction, Figures 9 and 1
As shown in FIG. 3, the desired page sheet 140 is led out in the direction of arrow m, and the other page sheet 140'7 is led out in the direction of arrow n. When the rotation of the winding shaft 91 by a predetermined angle in one direction is completed, the desired page sheet 140 is rotated as shown in FIG.
is a guide plate 75 covering each push button switch 5 of input key group B.
The page sheet 1402'' is led out to the upper guide passage 76 and gives a function display to each push button switch, and the other page sheet 1402'' is accommodated in the guide passage 13, completing the page selection operation. 10th
Other push button switch 5 of page selection key group A from the state shown in the figure
When is pressed, the winding shaft 91 automatically rotates by a predetermined angle as shown in FIG. 8 in the same way as above, and after winding up the desired page sheet 140 on the guide plate 75 (state in FIG. 11), the specified The current desired page sheet 140 is set in the state shown in FIGS. 8 and 12.

Thereafter, the winding shaft 91 is driven to rotate in the reverse direction as shown in FIGS. 9 and 13, and when the rotation by a predetermined angle is completed, the page of the desired page sheet 140 is selected as shown in FIG. 10. Next, the operation of exchanging the page sheet member 14 wound around the winding shaft 91 will be explained.

When replacing the page sheet member 14 in the state shown in FIG. 10, first the push button switch 5 dedicated to page sheet member replacement in the page selection key group A is switched.

Then, in the same manner as described above, the winding shaft 91 is automatically rotated by a predetermined angle as shown in FIG. 8, and after passing through the winding state (the state in FIG. 11), it is set to the state in FIG. 14. In FIG. 14, the other end of the first page sheet 140' passes through the guide plate 11 and is located in the guide passage 13, and the end page sheet 1401'
The other end is locked to the shaft 94, which is the fifth
As explained in the figure, in this page sheet member 14, when winding, the first page sheet 140' and the last page sheet opening 4 are
0'' is obtained from the state in which one page sheet has been removed. Then, from the state shown in FIG. 14, the winding shaft 91 is driven to rotate in the reverse direction as shown in FIG. The engagement pin 142 and the engagement groove 98 are disengaged, and the page sheet member 14 is ejected into the guide passage 13 and returns to the winding operation state shown in FIG. 2. In this state, the page sheet member 14 is held at one end The section can be led out from the exchange port 4 and the operator can be extracted.Next, the electrical control of the Honda item information input device will be schematically explained.

First, the control 1 drive of the stepping motor 100 is performed by a motor control circuit (not shown) mounted on the printed board 73.

That is, when the push button switch 5 of the page selection key group A is switched, the motor control circuit correspondingly generates a preset positive pulse (pulse for rotating the winding shaft 91 in the winding direction g) and a negative pulse. (pulses for rotating the winding shaft 91 in the reverse winding direction 1) are continuously transmitted to the stepping motor 1.
Apply to 00. In conjunction with this, the stepping motor 100 rotates a predetermined number of steps in the forward and reverse directions to select a page or discharge a page sheet member. On the other hand, output of multi-item information to an external device is performed by a keyboard encoder circuit mounted on the printed board 73.

That is, when the page sheet member 14 is rolled up, the end of the base sheet 141 is introduced between the support stands 151 and 153 of the sheet detection section 15, but at this time, one set of light emitting elements 152
The identification hole 143 is detected by the light receiving element 154, and a predetermined page sheet member identification signal is thereby generated. or,
The other set of light emitting elements 152 and light receiving elements 154 detect the detection holes 144 within the range in which the winding shaft 91 rotates by a predetermined angle when the push button switch of the page selection key group A is pressed, and thereby a predetermined page sheet identification signal is generated. Occur. This page sheet member identification signal and page sheet identification signal are input key group B.
The code signal is input to the keyboard encoder circuit together with the input key signal generated when the push button switch is pressed, thereby specifying a corresponding code registered in the memory within the encoder circuit, and outputting the code signal to an external device. ing. The multi-item information input device according to the present invention has a cartridge configuration in which the page sheet member is detachably attached to the page selection reel and replaced, so that the cartridge is small and lightweight, and easy to handle, and can be stored easily. The space is also small. Moreover, in the multi-item information input device of the present invention, an engagement pin made of a metal material is provided at the beginning end of the page sheet member, and the protruding portions at both ends of the engagement pin are engaged with engagement grooves provided on the winding shaft. Since the winding end of the page sheet member is mechanically strengthened by the engaging pin, there is less risk of deformation of the winding end of the page sheet member, and the winding operation is more reliable. Its practical effects are remarkable.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a multi-item information input device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of FIG. 1, and FIGS. 3 to 5 are for explaining the page sheet member according to the present invention. , FIGS. 6 and 7 are perspective views for explaining the attached state of the page sheet member according to the present invention, and FIGS. 8 to 15 are for explaining the operation of the multi-item information input device according to the present invention. This is a diagram for

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of flexible page sheets of the same shape with input information attached are each fixed to one surface of a flexible base sheet with one end thereof spaced apart from each other by a certain distance, and One side has a plurality of page sheet members with different information items formed by fixing engagement pins made of a metal material with both ends protruding from the sides of the base sheet, and an electric motor is installed inside the main body of the device. at least a winding shaft provided with an engagement groove for removably attaching the page sheet member using the winding shaft as a driving source, and an endless belt for holding the page sheet member wound around the winding shaft in the wound state. The device main body further includes a keyboard section having at least an input key group consisting of a plurality of switches and a page selection key group, and a desired page sheet member among the plurality of page sheet members is supplied from outside the device main body. and the protruding portions at both ends of the engagement pin are engaged with the engagement grooves, and the desired page sheet member is wound onto the winding shaft by rotation of the winding shaft, and the switch operation of the page selection key group is performed. When the winding shaft rotates in the winding direction and the reverse winding direction, the page sheet member in the wound state is unwound from the winding shaft and only the desired page sheet set at the selected position is unwound from the winding shaft. is derived to correspond to the input key group of the keyboard section to give a function indication to the switch of the input key group, and page sheets other than the desired page sheet are guided to a guide path below the keyboard. Each item information input device is characterized by: 2. The engagement groove has a groove shape extending concavely in the winding direction of the winding shaft and along the circumferential direction, and the engagement pin fits deep into the groove in the circumferential direction. Each item information input device according to claim 1.