JPS5937871Y2 - Rotating panel information input device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a rotating board type information input device, and particularly to a rotating board type information input device suitable as an auxiliary human power device.

In general, many auxiliary input devices have been used in the past to compensate for the lack of information input provided by the main input device.

Since this auxiliary input device is intended to expand the functionality of the main input device, it is always integrated into the main input device and installed on the same side of the left and right sides of the main input board provided on the main device. There is.

On the other hand, in industries such as printing and newspapers, the auxiliary input device has traditionally been used as a proofreading tablet, and a pre-printed document for proofreading is placed on the proofreading tablet to correct or delete letters, numbers, symbols, etc. , insertion, etc. are being actively carried out.

However, there are two types of proofreading manuscripts placed on such proofreading tablets: vertical writing and horizontal writing, based on the arrangement order of characters, etc.

For this reason, conventionally, two types of proofreading tablets, a proofreading tablet 1 for vertical writing and a proofreading tablet 2 for horizontal writing, must be always equipped as shown in FIG.
Not only does the input device 3 become larger and its operability deteriorate, but also the operation of one of the auxiliary input devices is always stopped. However, in order to increase work efficiency, both must be installed. There has always been an inherent flaw in having to give up.

The present invention improves the shortcomings of the prior art and provides a single information input panel that allows the operator to always input calibration information, etc., at the same location regardless of whether the writing is vertical or horizontal. An object of the present invention is to provide a rotating board type information input device.

The present invention connects an information input panel equipped with an information input section formed to be able to input predetermined information to an information processing device to a support mechanism for supporting the information input panel via a rotation stop mechanism. However, this aims to be a distant relative of the above objective.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 11 indicates a capacitively coupled main input device.

This main input device is equipped with a main tablet 12 on its top surface that controls one of the main parts of the information input section, and a keyboard 13 such as program keys is provided on the same surface on the left side of the main tablet 12.

Further, on the top surface of the main input device 11, the device main body 1
A document mount 14 and a display control keyboard 15 are installed in a horizontal row near the back of the device 1A.

The document rack 14 is further equipped with a connection cable 17 connected to a signal detection pen 16 that controls the other main part of the information input section.

This allows the signal detection pen 16 to
When a predetermined key area on the keyboard 13 is touched, the position information is inputted to the main body 11A of the device via the signal detection pen 16, and the detected signal is processed according to the program of the keyboard 13 set in advance. ing.

On the right side of the main input device 11 in FIG.
A rotating board type information input device 20 as shown in the figure is equipped.

In this embodiment, a calibration tablet as an auxiliary tablet is provided on the panel surface 20A of the input device 20.

As described above, the board rotation type information input device 20 has the following features:
A board 20A equipped with a calibration tablet 21 and this board 2
It has a box 22 as a support mechanism that supports 0A at its lower end surface portion, and a frame body 23 that supports this box 22.

As shown in FIG. 4, the board surface 20A is rotatably supported at the center of the upper surface of the box 22 via a first rotation-stopping mechanism 24, as shown in FIG.

In addition, the box 22 has second and third rotation stop mechanisms 25 and 26, which are configured in substantially the same manner as the first rotation stop mechanism 24, at the center of both sides thereof. Support frame 2323A of the frame main body 23
, 23B so as to be able to stop rotating freely.

As shown in FIG. 4, the first rotation-stopping mechanism 24 includes a disc-shaped brake member 30 made of synthetic resin, etc., and a sandwich-like arrangement on both sides of the brake member 300. This washer 31.32 and this washer 31.
32, a compression spring 33 disposed between the lower washer 32 and the upper end surface of the box 22, and the washer 31.
32, and a bossed screw 34 for integrally loosely inserting and connecting the brake member 30 and the compression spring 33.

Among these, the head of the bossed screw 34 is implanted and fixed in the center of the lower end surface of the board surface 20A, and the bossed screw 34
The threaded portion 34A is fixed to the box 22 with a nut 35 through a through hole 22A formed in the center of the upper surface of the box 22.

Furthermore, the upper end of the compression spring 33 is connected to the other washer 3.
2, and the lower end of the compression spring 33 is locked to the box 22.

For this reason, the above-described washer 31.
When a rotational force is applied from the outside against the frictional force between the brake member 32 and the brake member 30, the board surface 20A can easily and freely rotate.On the other hand, when the external force is released from the board surface 20A, This plate surface 20A is connected to the washer 31, 32 and the brake member 33 by the spring action of the compression spring 33.
The rotation is stopped at an arbitrary position by the frictional force between the two.

A rotation angle range setting mechanism 40 is attached to the first rotation stop mechanism 24 for specifying a rotation angle range.

This rotation angle range setting mechanism 40 includes a pair of locking members 41A and 41B fixedly mounted on the box 22, and a pair of locking members 41A and 41B that are implanted and fixed to the lower end surface of the board surface 20A in correspondence with each of the locking members 41A and 41B. The pair of locking members 41A and 41B are respectively disposed ahead of the locking member 41 in the rotation direction, thereby controlling the rotation angle range of the board surface 20A. are now being identified.

In this embodiment, the locking members 41A and 41B are arranged and fixed so that the board surface 20A can reciprocate within a range of 90 degrees.

The second and third rotation stop mechanisms 25 and 26 are
The bossed screws 50 and 51 are each removably attached to the frame body 23, and the screw portions 50A and 51A thereof are screwed to the box 22, and the above-mentioned first rotation stop. It has the same structure as the flexible mechanism 24.

Therefore, the entire board surface 20A can be freely rotated up and down in the direction of the arrow A in FIG.
Similarly to the rotation stop mechanism 24, it can be stopped at any rotation position.

As shown in FIG. 7, positioning pins 52 are provided at the corners of the upper surface of the board surface 20A. 53, 54° 55 are provided, which lock feed holes 56A and 57A of originals 56 and 57 (see Figures 5 and 6) printed by a printer, etc., and feed the originals 56 and 57. Positioning is now possible.

If the arrangement of characters, etc. written on the manuscript is as shown in FIG.
The document can be proofread by rotating it 90' in the direction indicated by arrow B in the figure. Therefore, the operator can very easily proofread both vertical and horizontal documents in the normal position. It can be performed.

In the above embodiments, a capacitively coupled auxiliary tablet, particularly a calibration tablet, was exemplified as an information input device with a rotating panel. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this, and may be applied to information input devices using other methods, for example. Even though
Moreover, it can be applied as is to the main input device.

Further, regarding the first rotation stop mechanism 24, although the case where the rotation is caused by applying an external force has been exemplified, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. It is also possible to use a configuration in which this is performed by

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily input information from the same location using a single information input panel without changing the operator's working position, regardless of whether the information is written vertically or horizontally. In contrast to the conventional technology, which always required two information input panels, one for vertical writing and one for horizontal writing, the present invention can handle this with a single information input panel, thus reducing the overall size of the device. Therefore, it is possible to provide an unprecedented and superior information input device with a rotary panel surface, which is capable of improving operation efficiency and operating efficiency, as well as improving operability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the prior art, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the entire information input device including an embodiment of the information input device with a rotating board according to the present invention, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the board according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 3, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are plane views showing documents placed on the board of FIG. 3, respectively. 7 are explanatory diagrams of the operation when placing the original shown in FIG. 6. 20A00000. Information input panel, 21... Information input section, 22... Box as a support mechanism,
24... Rotation stop mechanism.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An information input panel having an information input section formed to be able to input predetermined information to the information processing device, and a support mechanism that supports the information input panel, and between the support mechanism and the information input panel, A rotating board type information input device characterized by being equipped with a rotation stop mechanism.