JPS6023792Y2 - Tape recorder push button device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to a push button device for a tape recorder that allows a specific push button to be easily identified by the touch of a finger.

For example, when using a tape recorder in a dark place, or when the user has poor eyesight or is blind, it is desirable to be able to easily perform predetermined operations using the touch of the fingers.

This invention was created in response to these demands, and its purpose is to provide a concave and convex portion for identification only on the ridgeline of a specific push button, so that the button can be pressed simply by the touch of the finger. To provide a push button device for a tape recorder that can be easily identified from other push buttons.

An embodiment in which this invention is applied to a so-called pocket type tape recorder will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a tape recorder main body, and this main body 1 is of a size that can be easily handled with one hand.

The main body 1 is divided into approximately two parts in the longitudinal direction, with a cassette loading section and a drive mechanism being housed in one half, and a speaker and the like being housed in the other half.

2 in the figure is hinge-connected to the top surface of the casing of main body 1;
This is the lid of the cassette loading section, and numeral 3 in the figure indicates a large number of small holes drilled in the upper surface of the casing at a portion facing the speaker.

Also, on one side of the tape recorder main body 1, recording, playback,
Various push buttons 4, 5 and 6 are provided for performing operations such as stopping.

These push buttons 4, 5, 6 are substantially rectangular and are provided adjacent to each other, and are pressed in a direction perpendicular to the side surface of the main body 1 to perform operations such as recording and playback.

Further, among these push buttons 4, 5, and 6, a specific push button, for example, the playback push button 5, has the push button 4. 5. A plurality of recesses 7 are formed only in the ridgeline portion parallel to the arrangement direction of tape recorder main body 1 and facing the lower surface of tape recorder main body 1.

With this configuration, the user can easily perform operations such as recording and playback by holding the tape recorder in one hand as shown in the drawings.

That is, when the tape recorder is placed in the palm of the hand, the user's index finger is exactly at the position of the push buttons 4, 5, and 6, so that the user can directly press the appropriate push buttons.

Moreover, since a plurality of recesses 7 are provided in the ridgeline portion of the reproduction push button 5, this push button 5 can be distinguished from other push buttons 4.6 by touching the recesses 7 with a finger.

Therefore, even if the tape recorder is used in a dark place or if the user is blind or has poor eyesight, the playback operation can be performed easily and reliably.

In the above embodiment, the recess 7 is formed in the playback push button 5, but this may be a convex part, or such an uneven part may be formed in other push buttons. .

In other words, by providing an uneven part only on the ridgeline of a specific push button,
What is necessary is to make the push button distinguishable from other push buttons by the feel of the finger.

The reason why the uneven portions are formed only on the ridgeline portions parallel to the direction in which the push buttons are arranged is as follows.

In other words, the position to press a push button is the top surface of the button, but if you are searching for the button to press when the push button is not visible,
Normally, you first lightly touch the ridgeline of each push button, and if there is an uneven surface on the top of the push button for identification, there is a risk that you may accidentally press another button while searching for the button to press. There are also.

This tendency is particularly noticeable in pocket-type tape recorders that can be operated with one hand, as shown in the above embodiment, because the push buttons are designed to be easily operated.

For these reasons, it is preferable to provide the identification unevenness only on the ridgeline of the push button rather than on the upper surface of the push button.

As detailed above, according to this invention, among a plurality of push buttons that are arranged adjacent to each other and are pressed in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the tape recorder body to perform operations such as recording and playback, It is possible to provide a push button device for a tape recorder in which the push button can be easily identified from other buttons by only the touch of the finger by providing identification unevenness only on the ridgeline portion of the push button.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawing is a perspective view showing an embodiment of this invention. 4, 5.6...Push button, 7...Recess.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Among a plurality of push buttons that are arranged adjacent to each other and are pressed in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the tape recorder body to perform operations such as recording and playback, the ridgeline portion that is parallel to the direction in which the push buttons are arranged with respect to a specific push button. A push button device for a tape recorder, characterized in that a concave and convex portion for identification is provided only on the button.