JPS5937870Y2 - flexible tablet device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a flexible tablet device, and more particularly to a flexible tablet device equipped with an auxiliary tablet connected to the main body of an information input device.

Conventional auxiliary tablets are usually arranged and fixed around the main input board of an information input device, or fixed and arranged on another table attached to the main body of the input device.

For this reason, the operator has to move his body up, down, left and right to perform operations, and especially when the auxiliary tablet is a calibration tablet, the input operation and calibration operation are repeated, which reduces the movement of the upper body. As a result, operator fatigue increases and work efficiency significantly decreases over time.

Further, when the information input device is of the Bent-touch type, there is a problem in that the signal transmission cable installed in the signal detection Bent becomes long, resulting in poor operability.

In view of the above, the purpose of this invention is to reduce the operator's movements, especially when inputting information from the auxiliary tablet, and to allow simultaneous use of the main tablet and the auxiliary tablet by placing the main tablet upright on the opposite side of the main tablet when the tablet is in use. It is an object of the present invention to provide a flexible tablet device that can be used and has good operability.

The present invention provides a support mechanism for moving the auxiliary tablet in the front-rear direction on the input device main body, and this support mechanism is composed of at least two parallel rotating arms, and one of the rotating arms On the rotating arm on the operator side,
The above object is achieved by providing an engagement support and a guide mechanism that can be pivoted toward the operator side of the auxiliary tablet along the pivot arm.

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

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a Bentouch type capacitively coupled information input device equipped with a flexible tablet device according to the present invention.

In this figure, 1 indicates the main body of the input device.

On the upper surface of this input device main body 1, a main tablet 2 as a main input board is located in the center, a keyboard 3 such as program keys is connected to the left of the main tablet 2, and a signal detection pen 4 is connected to the right of the main tablet 2. Further, a display section 5 is provided on the forward side of the upstream bullet 2, respectively.

As a result, when the signal detection pen 4 touches a predetermined key area on the main tablet 2, the position information is detected via the signal detection pen 4, and the detection signal is output according to the preset program of the keyboard 3. It is now processed.

On the left side portion of the input device main body 1 in FIG. 1,
As will be described later, the calibration tablet 20 is equipped with a rotary double-arm machine i10 as a support mechanism for reciprocating the calibration tablet 20 by making a half turn.

This rotating double arm mechanism 10, as shown in FIG.
The input device main body 1 has support shafts 11 and 12 that protrude from the side surface and are provided at a predetermined interval, and parallel rotation arms 13 and 14 that are rotatably attached to each of the support shafts 11 and 12. Rotation shafts 20A and 20B, which serve as engagement support parts for the side end (left end in FIG. 1) of the calibration tablet 20, are rotatably attached to the tip of each of the rotation arms 13 and 14. and is supported.

In the state shown in FIG. 2, the intervals between the pivot shafts 20A, 20B of the calibration tab shoe 1200 and the pivot shafts 11, 12 of the pivot arms 13, 14 are set to be the same length.

Of the rotating arms 13 and 14, the right rotating arm 14 in FIG. 2 has a calibration tab 1200 and a rotating shaft 2.
A long hole 15 is provided as a guide mechanism for moving 0B along the rotating arm 14.

Furthermore, each rotation arm 13° 140 and each support shaft 11.1
The two portions are formed to protrude somewhat toward the right as shown in FIG. 2, and each of the protrusions 13A, 14A is equipped with a tension spring 16, 17 as described later.

Stoppers 31 and 32 fixed to the input device main body 1 are provided on the left side of each of the support shafts 11 and 12 of the rotating arms 13 and 14 in FIG. 2, respectively.

These respective stoppers 31.32 and each said rotating arm 13.1
A tension spring 16°1 is installed between the protrusions 13A and 14A of 4.
T is attached.

Each device position of the stoppers 31, 32 will now be explained in more detail.

The stopper 31 for the rotating arm 13 is mounted so that when the rotating arm 13 rotates in the second fixed rotation direction, it stops at a substantially upright position as shown in FIG.

The stopper 32 for the other rotating arm 14 clearly defines the rotation range of the other rotating arm 14, and in the state shown in FIG. The position is specified so as to stop the rotating arm 14 and stop the rotation of the rotating arm 14 in the counterclockwise direction in the state shown in FIG.

The rotation angle range of each of the rotation arms 13 and 140 in this embodiment is such that one rotation arm 13 rotates approximately 60 degrees in the counterclockwise rotation direction from the state shown in FIG. The arm 14 can rotate approximately 1100 times and stop at the position shown in FIG. 3 as described above.

On the other hand, by specifying the position of the stopper 31, 32 in this way, the operation of each of the tension springs 16, 17 is inevitably determined.

That is, one tension spring 16 is connected to one rotation arm 1
3 remains in its current position as shown in FIG.
A spring action acts in a direction to keep 4 in each position shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.

A buffer mechanism 40 is further provided on the left side surface of the input device main body 1 in FIG. 1 in correspondence with the other rotating arm 14.

This buffer mechanism 40 includes a compression spring 41 and a compression spring 4
1 and a guide member 42 that supports the compressor 1 and guides the compression direction thereof.

On the other hand, corresponding to the protruding end of the compression spring 41 of the buffer mechanism 40, the lower end of the other rotating arm 14 extends downward as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the mounting position of the buffer mechanism 40 is determined so that it can gently receive the drag of the buffer mechanism 40.

As shown in FIG. 1, the calibration tablet 20 is equipped with a handle 21 at the upper left end in FIG. 1, and the calibration tablet 20 can be placed in either of the states shown in FIG. It is now possible to do so.

At the left end of this calibration tablet 20 in FIG.
As mentioned above, the rotation support shafts 20A and 20B are placed at the three locations.
is provided, and its fulcrum position is set so that the other rotating arm 14 is located on the outside.

This structure prevents the rotating arms 13, 14 from colliding even in the state shown in FIG. 3.

Further, the pivot shafts 20A and 20B extend toward the back surface of the calibration tablet 20, thereby supporting the calibration tablet 20 as supporting members 20C and 20D.

The entire structure is supported by 20E and 20F.

Furthermore, a guide plate 50 is provided on the outside of the rotating arms 13, 14, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG.

Next, the overall operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

First, in the states shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the calibration tablet 20 is placed on the top surface of the input device main body 1, while in the state shown by the solid line in FIG. This shows the case where it is pushed and placed.

In either case, both the main tablet 2 and the proofreading tablet 20 are configured so that information can be input manually.

To shift from the state shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 to the state shown in FIG. 3, it is sufficient to pull up the handle 21 of the calibration tablet 20 and push it backward.

In this case, the other rotation support shaft 20B on the calibration tablet 20 side moves downward along the elongated hole 15 formed in the other rotation arm 14, and the one rotation support shaft 20B moves downward.
0A rotates, and at the same time the entire rotating arms 13 and 14 move to the second position.
Rotate counterclockwise from the state shown in the figure.

For this reason, the calibration tablet 20 is inevitably moved to the state shown in FIG. 3, and is stopped in that position by the action of the aforementioned tension springs 16, 17.

In order to return the calibration tablet 20 from the state shown in FIG. 3 to the state shown in FIG. 2, the operation in the opposite direction to that described above may be performed.

Since this embodiment is calibrated and functions as described above, it can be operated in either state, whether the calibration tablet 20 is pulled toward you or pushed forward. Therefore, the operator can always operate the calibration tab/nod 20 in the optimal operating position, and when pushed forward, the entire area of the main tablet 2 and the calibration tablet 20 can be operated at the same time. Therefore, there are advantages in that the operator's actions can be reduced when inputting various information, and operability is good and work efficiency can be improved.

In addition, although the case where the auxiliary|assistant tablet was used as the proofreading tablet 20 was illustrated in this Example, this invention is not necessarily limited to this.

Further, the present invention can be applied as is to information input devices other than capacitively coupled type.

As described above, according to the present invention, the auxiliary tablet can be pulled toward the front when inputting information from the auxiliary tablet, which reduces the operator's movements. It is possible to use both the main input board and the auxiliary tablet at the same time by placing it approximately upright on the opposite side of the main input board, and the auxiliary tablet can also be used within approximately the same area as the main input board. Therefore, the signal transmission cable can be set to be relatively short, and it is therefore possible to provide an unprecedented and excellent flexible tablet device with good operability.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a capacitively coupled information input device equipped with an embodiment of a flexible tablet device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a left side view with a portion of FIG. 1 omitted, and FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of FIG. 2; 1...Input device main body, 2...Main input board, 10...Rotating double arm mechanism as a support mechanism, 13° 14...Parallel Rotating arm, 15...
... Elongated hole as a guide mechanism, 20 ... Calibration tablet as an auxiliary tablet.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An input device main body equipped with a main input board in the center of the top surface, an auxiliary tablet used by being placed on this input device main body,
A support mechanism rotatably supports one side end of the auxiliary tablet. and an engaging support portion for the auxiliary tablet provided at the tip of the parallel rotating arm, and when the parallel rotating arm located on the operator side of the supporting mechanism is caused to perform a standing operation. A flexible tablet device characterized in that a guide mechanism for an engagement support portion is provided for arranging the input plate surface of the auxiliary tablet toward the operator side.