JPS5937872Y2 - Sliding auxiliary input device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a sliding type auxiliary input device, and more particularly to a sliding type auxiliary input device connected to a main body of an information input device to expand the information input capability of the main body.

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

For this reason, the operator must move his body up, down, left and right to perform operations, and especially when the auxiliary tablet is a calibration tablet, the operator must repeatedly perform input operations and calibration operations, which requires intense upper body movement. This has caused an inconvenience in that the operator feels more fatigued and the work efficiency is significantly reduced over time.

The originals that are placed on the proofreading tablet to be proofread are either vertically written or horizontally written, and for this reason, conventionally, two proofreading auxiliary tablets, one for vertical writing and one for horizontal writing, have been required.

However, equipping two types of calibration tablets for the same task not only increases the size of the entire input device and impairs operability, but also causes one of the auxiliary input devices to always stop working. Despite being
There is always the inherent drawback that both must be equipped in order to increase work efficiency.

In view of the above-mentioned prior art, an object of the present invention is to easily handle both vertical and horizontal writing documents using a single auxiliary input panel, and to accurately input predetermined information. An object of the present invention is to provide a sliding type auxiliary input device with good operability.

The present invention is equipped with an auxiliary input device main body directly to the side of the main input device, and a movable case equipped with an auxiliary input board on the top surface of the auxiliary input device main body, and a movable case that can be slid approximately horizontally. and a case support supporting the main input device body, and an engagement support on the operator side of the main input device body that engages and supports one end of the auxiliary input device body when the auxiliary input device body is pulled out. A mechanism is set up and implemented.

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

In FIG. 1, 1 indicates a capacitively coupled main input device,
Reference numeral 2 indicates an auxiliary input device attached to the left end of the main input device 1.

On the top surface of the main input device 1, there is a main tablet 3 in the center.
However, a display section 4 is disposed and equipped at a position close to the back surface of each of them.

Further, the right side of the main tablet 3 is equipped with a connection cable 6 to which the signal detection pen 5 is connected, so that when the signal detection pen 5 touches a predetermined key area on the main tablet 3, the information is displayed. The signal is detected via the signal detection pen 5 and input to an information processing device (not shown).

The auxiliary input device 2 includes an auxiliary meplet case 12 as a moving case equipped with a rectangular auxiliary tablet 11 as an auxiliary input board facing upward;
A case support body 13 that supports 2 is provided.

The case support 13 is formed in the shape of a flat rectangular parallelepiped,
As shown in FIG. 3, a guide groove 14 is formed in the center of the upper surface along the longitudinal direction of the case support 13, and the right end of the guide groove 14 in FIG. A branch groove 15 is formed in the auxiliary meblet case 12 for removing it as necessary.

And, on the lower end surface of the auxiliary tablet case 12 described above corresponding to the guide groove 14.

As shown in FIG. 6, a guided member 16 having a flange 16A for preventing detachment is fixedly mounted, so that the case main body 12 including the auxiliary tablet 11 is moved along the case support 13 to the first position. In addition to reciprocating in the front-rear direction A in the figure, it can be bent 90 degrees toward the operator side as required, as shown by the second arrow B.

The operator side end of the case support 13 that is buttoned in FIG.
0 is cut into the housing, and a locking mechanism 21 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is equipped in this cut groove 20 portion.

The locking mechanism 21 includes a pair of rollers 30, 31, a pair of arms 32, 33 that individually rotatably support the rollers 30, 31, and a pair of arms 32, 33 that individually rotatably support the rollers 30, 31. The arm 32.33 in the vicinity
and a stopper 35.3 that defines the range of rotation of the arm 32°33.
6.

Here, 37 and 38 indicate the pivot points of each of the arms 32 and 33, respectively.

On the other hand, corresponding to the locking mechanism 21 formed in this way,
On the lower surface of the right end of the auxiliary meplet case 12 in FIG. 6, a cylindrical locked member 12A is protruded from the center thereof.

As a result, when the locked member 12A is inserted in the C direction along the cutout groove 20 of the case support 13, the arms 32 and 33 of the locking mechanism 21 move toward the roller 30.
With ゜31, it is spread in the direction of arrow E in Figure 4,
Next, the deepest part 20 of the cutting groove 20 of the case support 13
The locked member 12 of the auxiliary tablet case 12 is shown at A.
When A is pushed forward, the arms 32 and 33 return together with the rollers 30 and 31 in the direction of the arrow F by the action of the tension spring 34, and the stopper 35.
36 so that its movement is stopped at the current position.

As a result, the auxiliary tablet case 12 is locked in the state shown in FIG.

On the other hand, even when the auxiliary tablet case 12 is pulled out in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 4, the locking mechanism 21 operates in the same manner, so that the auxiliary tablet case 12 can be pulled out relatively easily. .

At the center of the operator side end of the main input device 1 equipped with the main tablet 3, a support mechanism 40 for supporting the auxiliary meplet case 12 is provided, as shown in FIG.

This support mechanism 40 is required when the auxiliary tablet 11 is placed horizontally as shown in FIG. 3, and is normally placed as shown in FIG. It is adapted to be locked to the piece 40A.

Further, a handle 43 is attached to the end in the direction in which the auxiliary meplet case 12 is pulled out, so that the auxiliary meplet case 12 can be easily changed from the state shown in FIG. 1 to the state shown in FIG. 2. It is now possible to do so.

Therefore, in the state shown in Figure 1, it is possible to input information based on a vertically written manuscript, while for a horizontally written manuscript such as the same word, the horizontally written manuscript is arranged as shown in Figure 2. It is convenient because the information can be easily inputted, and therefore work efficiency can be significantly improved.

In addition, although the above-mentioned embodiment specifically illustrated a capacitively coupled information input device, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this.

Further, the locking mechanism 21 and the support mechanism 40 may have other structures as long as they function equally well.

For example, the support mechanism 40 may have a pull-out structure (not shown) configured to be pulled out from the main input device 1 toward the operator.

Further, the auxiliary tablet case 12 equipped with the auxiliary tablet 11 and its case support 13 may be arranged on the right side of the main input device in FIG.

As described above, according to the present invention, a single auxiliary input device is provided alongside the main input device, and the auxiliary input plate portion of the auxiliary input device is moved approximately at right angles along the edge of the main input device. Because of this configuration, even though there is only one auxiliary input board integrated into the main input device, it can handle documents written vertically and horizontally in the same way as a conventional system with two auxiliary input boards. However, it is possible to easily perform predetermined input operations in response to these, and therefore, it is possible to provide a sliding type auxiliary input device that is unprecedented and excellent in that it is possible to miniaturize the entire input device and has good operability. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire input device equipped with an embodiment of the sliding type auxiliary input device according to the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway enlarged perspective view of an embodiment of the sliding auxiliary input device shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is the same as that shown in FIG. A plan view showing the locking mechanism installed on the case support body shown in FIGS. 3 to 3, FIG. FIG. 4 is a side view showing a case for an auxiliary input board showing a part of FIG. 3; 1...Main input device, 2...Auxiliary input device, 11...Auxiliary input board, 12...Auxiliary input board case as a moving case, 13...
- Case support, 40... engagement support mechanism.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An auxiliary input device main body is disposed on one side of the main input device main body, and the auxiliary input device main body can be slid approximately horizontally between a moving case equipped with an auxiliary input board on its top surface. and a case support supporting the main input device body, and an engagement support on the operator side of the main input device body that engages and supports one end of the auxiliary input device body when the auxiliary input device body is pulled out. Sliding percentage type % with a built-in mechanism.