JPS6134663A - Electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To manufacture easily and quickly an electronic equipment provided with a picture pattern corresponding to each demander's taste, by providing an image sheet, and forming a picture pattern applied to the surface containing a keyboard part, by a photograph. CONSTITUTION:An image sheet 14 consists of a photographic film or a photographic paper on which a photographic image has been formed, and a transparent film 15 is stuck onto said sheet, by which a cover 8A is constituted. In this case, a picture pattern 6 is formed on the upper face of the sheet 14, also an opening is formed on the part corresponding to a liquid crystal display part 4 and a solar battery photodetecting part 5, and a key symbol 3 is formed by a photograph, etc. on the part corresponding to each movable contact supporting member of the film 15. In this way, by providing the image sheet 14, and forming the picture pattern applied to the surface of the keyboard part, by a photograph, a picture pattern product of many kinds and a small lot, and a picture pattern product corresponding to each demander's taste can be manufactured easily and quickly.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field] The present invention relates to the structure of electronic equipment, and particularly to a structure suitable for application to the surface of a small electronic equipment such as a calculator, including a key portion.

[Prior art]

Various electronic devices are generally provided with a keypad on the top surface, and are configured so that desired operations such as data input and control can be performed by pressing the keys with a fingertip.

The surface of the main body of the device, including the key code section, is decorated with various symbols, marks, etc. in addition to the code for each key (key singel), as well as patterns that match the user's preferences. There is.

By the way, in conventional electronic devices, key symbols and pictures are formed by printing. That is, key symbols and patterns have been printed in color on a flexible sheet and then adhered to the surface of the device, or they have been printed directly onto a panel constituting the surface of the device body. Screen printing or offset printing was used as the printing method.

However, with this conventional method of printing, it is necessary to produce a number of printing plates according to the number of colors, and although it is suitable for mass production of uniform designs, it is There is a drawback in that producing a variety of patterns to order requires a large amount of time and money to produce the plates, which increases costs. Recently, electronic devices, especially small devices such as calculators, have become portable items or accessories, and designs that match the tastes of consumers are required, but conventional printed products lack diversity. There was a problem in that it was difficult to meet these requests for folding.

〔the purpose〕

The purpose of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art,
To provide a structure of an electronic device that can easily and quickly manufacture an electronic device with a pattern according to a consumer's preference.

[Summary]

The present invention achieves the above object by affixing a photographic film or photographic paper having a key symbol viewing means and an image formed thereon to cover at least the surface of the keyboard portion of the device.

〔Example〕

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings, taking as an example a case in which the present invention is applied to a small calculator.

FIG. 1 shows the surface of a calculator (electronic device) 1, in which a keyboard section 2 is formed with various simple keys 3 that can be easily recognized, and a calculator display section 4 consisting of a liquid crystal or the like.
In addition, a window is formed in the solar cell light receiving section 5. Further, a desired pattern (including color) 6 is applied to the surface of the calculator including the keyboard section 2.

FIG. 2 shows a cross section of the keyboard part 2 of the calculator 1, in which a spacer 9 of a constant thickness is sandwiched between the upper cover 8 and the substrate T on which a circuit is formed on the upper surface (inner surface) by printing with conductive ink, etc. It has a structure in which a movable contact support member 11 is inserted into an opening 10 formed at a position corresponding to each key simple ttle 3 of the spacer. A movable contact 12 is provided on the movable contact support member 11, and a fixed contact 13 is provided on the substrate 7 facing thereto.

The upper cover 8 and the movable contact support member 11 are made of an elastically deformable material (such as plastic), and when pressed in the direction of arrow P with a fingertip, the upper cover 8 and the movable contact support member 11 are elastically deformed to create electrical conduction between the contacts 12 and 13, thereby forming a predetermined state. The circuit is configured to close the circuit.

On the upper cover 8, the Φ- symbol 3 and the pattern 6 are formed as photographic images at positions corresponding to the movable contact members 11 on the upper surface thereof, and the liquid crystal display section 4 and the solar cell light receiving section 5 are A window (opening) is formed.

That is, the upper cover 8 is formed as a photographic film or photographic paper, and a photographic image is formed by photosensitively fixing an emulsion coated on its upper surface. Note that the photographic image can be formed either before or after attaching the cover 8 to the surface of the device 1.

According to the embodiment described above in FIGS. 1 and 2,
Since the pattern to be applied to the surface of the calculator 1 is formed from a photographic image, there is no need to perform color separation for shicolor printing, which involves creating printing plates for each color, as in conventional printing.
It is possible to easily and quickly perform multi-item, extremely small-lot production or processing according to the preferences of individual users.

FIGS. 3 to 5 each show an example of a modified structure of the upper cover 8 in FIG. 2.

The eight upper covers in FIG. 3 are made by pasting a transparent film 15 on an image sheet 14 made of photographic film or photographic paper on which a photographic image is formed. In this case, a pattern 3 is formed on the upper surface of the image sheet 14, and openings are formed in portions of the image sheet corresponding to the liquid crystal display section 4 and the solar cell light receiving section 5, and the transparent film 15 supports each of the movable contacts. Seal mark 3 on the part corresponding to member 11
It is preferable to form it by a print or a photograph.

According to this embodiment, in addition to obtaining the same effects as in the case of FIG. 2, it is also possible to obtain the effect that the friend pattern formed by a photographic image can be protected by the transparent film 15.

The upper cover 8B in Fig. WJ4 has a structure in which an image plate 17 is pasted on a single-color panel 16 such as white.

The key symbol 3 and the pattern are formed as photographic images at positions corresponding to each movable contact support member 11.

A glass sheet or the like of an appropriate thickness is used as the above-mentioned No. 9 panel 16, and by mass-producing the panel 11* up to the joining of the panel 18, it is possible to protect the internal structure of the device or prevent the movable contact support member 11 from falling off. be able to. on the other hand,
The image sheet 1T can be additionally bonded by a simple method at a store or the like, and small-lot production according to orders can be easily carried out in a factory.

Note that windows for the liquid crystal display section 4 and the solar cell light receiving section 5 are formed in the panel 16 and the image display panel 17.

According to this embodiment, in addition to the same effect as in the case of FIG. 1 and FIG. As a result, it is possible to easily and inexpensively provide products with a wide variety of products and small lots of designs or products with designs that match the preferences of individual consumers.

Furthermore, if the surface of the label 16 is finished in white, for example, the hiding power of the top sheet can be strengthened, and even when pasting a light-transmitting image sheet 17 such as thin film photographic paper, a clear pattern can be maintained. Obtainable.

The upper cover 8C in FIG. 5 is made by further bonding a transparent film 18 to the upper surface of the upper cover 8B consisting of the glossy panel 16 and the image sheet 17 shown in FIG. In which case, only a picture may be formed on the image sheet 17 using a photograph, and the key simple 3 may be formed on the transparent film 18 by printing or using a photograph.

According to this embodiment, in addition to obtaining the same effects as in the case of FIG. 4, it is also possible to obtain the effect that the photographic surface can be protected by the film 1B.

In the structure shown in FIG. 5, the transparent film 1B has a liquid crystal display section 4.
Also, it is not necessary to provide a window (opening) for the solar cell light-receiving section 5, and a structure in which it is protected by the film 18 can be used.

In addition, the upper cover QB in FIGS. 4 and 5.

In 8C, only the key symbol 3 can be formed on the glossy panel 16 by full printing, etc., and holes for key simple transparency can be formed on the image sheet 17. In other words, the key symbol visual recognition means can be formed not only by symbols formed on the same surface as the pattern 6 and symbols formed on a transparent film, but also by such transparent means.
Image g#) It is also possible to make it visible through the sheet.

〔effect〕

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, the pattern to be applied to the surface of the key of an electronic device, including the - key part, is formed using a photograph, so compared to conventional printing methods, a wide variety of patterns can be printed on a smaller scale. Even if the product is produced in lots or a pattern chosen by each consumer is applied, the product can be provided easily and inexpensively.

Furthermore, it is possible to provide products with clear and accurate designs without any processing problems such as color shift. In addition, design modifications can be easily made at the store.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a plan view of an electronic device (calculator) according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Figs. It is a partial sectional view when p is attached. 1...Electronic device, 2...Key is - code part, 3...Key symbol, 6...Picture, 8, 8A, 8B, 8C...
・Upper cut-18, 14, 17... Image sheet (photographic film or photographic paper).

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) An electronic device characterized in that a photographic film or photographic paper having a key symbol viewing means and on which an image is formed is pasted to cover at least the surface of the keyboard portion of the device.