JPS62284551A - Terminal for telephone line - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

Detailed Description of the Invention 3. Details of the Invention 11 [1f, r Description Industrial Application Field The present invention provides a keyboard for dialing, a keyboard for operation and/or input, one or more display means, The present invention relates to a telephone line terminal equipped with a support for a handset and a receiver on its upper surface.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Such terminal devices are known in the art. For example, German Patent Application No. 3,406,881 describes an arrangement for inputting letters, numbers, and special symbols for display means attached to a telephone. In this configuration, keys for a dial keyboard and other operation keyboards are provided on the top surface. Further, on the upper side of this structure, a display means for displaying telephone number depreciation information, etc. is supported.

Problem that the invention seeks to solve Today, such telephones are provided with more functions and therefore, in some cases, more displays and keys,
For example, an input keyboard may be required. In order to add display means or -1-1, the top surface of the terminal must be enlarged or the keys must be made smaller to accommodate these display means or keys. This is already described in West German Patent Application Publication No. 3,406,881 mentioned above.

An object of the present invention is to eliminate the need to downsize the display means and keys when providing more f stages of display or more keys, and to eliminate the need to enlarge the top surface of the terminal to accommodate these display means or keys. Our goal is to provide terminals for telephone lines without telephone lines.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention achieves the above-mentioned object by forming the upper surface of the terminal carrying the keyboard or a part thereof into a carriage that slides integrally with the display means, and the gear 11 ridge is This is achieved by allowing free access to further keyboards and/or display means present underneath when in one position.

To summarize, the present invention provides a telephone line terminal comprising a keyboard for use with keyboards, a T-board for operation and/or input, one or more display means, and a support for a handset on the top surface. machine, the keyboard and possibly also the display f, r! ; To provide a terminal with a 4-tridge with a right top surface that also carries an L. In one position, this carriage allows free access to another keyboard or display means below it. This separate keyboard can be configured as a memory dial keyboard, an alphanumeric key board, etc., and an array of busy indicators can be provided at the location of these keyboards.

By sliding the working carriage, further keys or other display means can be freely accessed, and there is no need to take up extra space on the top surface of the terminal for these other keys or other display means. Ru.

This is particularly advantageous if the keys or display means, which can be activated by sliding the carriage, are not always required. Therefore, a memory dial means, an alphanumeric key board, or a busy indicator light array may be provided on the underside of the carriage.

By the way, a cordless telephone is known from German Patent Application No. 33 23 858. In this telephone, a casing carrying a receiver and a transmitter is formed of two casing pieces that are slidable relative to each other. When these housing portions are slid toward each other, the telephone does not operate because there is no necessary distance between the transmitter and receiver. To operate the phone, the two housing pieces must be separated from each other, and when the housing pieces are slid toward each other, the hidden dial keyboard becomes freely accessible. .

In a variant of the invention, contacts or optical switches can be actuated so that switching of the key function and/or the display means takes place when the carriage is in the freely accessible state.

Thereby, for example, it is possible to transfer the function of the upper key to the lower key, and in this case, it is also possible to give a new function to the vacant key. Further, the transition of this function can also be displayed on a display means provided on the top surface.

Further advantages can be obtained from the dependent claims.

EXAMPLES Hereinafter, the present invention will be described by way of examples and with reference to the drawings.

The top surface 1 of the terminal facing the user side has a dialing keyboard 11, an operation keyboard 12, a display means 13, and furthermore, transmission and reception! Acceptance for 24 and export of four parts. Here, a portion of the upper surface 1 that supports the dial keyboard 11, the operation keyboard 12, and the display means 13 is formed as a carriage 14, and is movable horizontally or vertically. PI in the vertical direction! The handle 19 is used for movement. The carriage may be formed so that part of the pattern 2 is included therein.

FIG. 2 shows the carriage 14 in a condition where the =1-1 board 15 is free to access. The carriage 14 then forms part of the top side 1 and part of the rear side 2. Keyboard 15 with free akbis due to carriage
This relates to, for example, a memory diful or a 7-digit alphanumeric key. Further, the keyboard 15 may be replaced by another display means, such as an array of busy indicator lights or a liquid crystal display device. The carriage 14 is slid through a handle 19. The key tν ridge 14 can remain stationary in either position and actuate a contact or light switch which serves, for example, to change the function of a key on the top surface 1 to a key in the keyboard 15.

In that case, the upper freely accessible key can be given another -n function while the carriage 14 is being slid, and the new function can also be displayed on the display means 13.

Similarly, when another display means is provided in place of the freely accessible keyboard 15, the display function of the display means 13 is transferred to the display means located on the lower side of the carriage 14.
It can be done depending on the location.

Figures 3 and 4 show the xyridge in the first position (Figure 3)
and the state in the second position 19 (Fig. 4) is not shown. A horizontal bar 36 is formed on the underside of the handle 19 of the 1-p carriage 14, and this horizontal bar 36 is connected to the horizontal bar 35 of the keyboard 15 when the carriage 14 is in a position that allows free access. Align against.

A chamfered portion 37 is formed on the front surface of the portion between the handle 19 of the carriage 14 and the horizontal bar 36, and this portion conforms to the shape of the casing forming the slope 38 between the top surface 1 of the terminal and the keyboard 15. do.

, equipment on the carriage (keyboard and display means) □
"Electrical connections with other terminal device parts are made using a flexible body plate.
Alternatively, it can be done via ribbon cable 33.

When the keyboard of the Xyridge 14 is formed of a film-like board (1-board), the flexible conductor plate 33 can form a part of the film-like part, thereby forming a predetermined conduction path. Ru. The blade 14 is held in the free access position by holding means (not shown).

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the terminal of the present invention, and shows the carriage 14.
It is clearly shown that this includes part of the rear of the two bodies. A badge reader 16 and a printing machine 17 can be incorporated into this key 1ν ridge 14, and these input slots are shown in the figure.
A slit 41 and an output thrift 18 extend parallel to the upper surface 1.

The present invention is not only applicable to terminal lines as shown in Figure 2, but also applicable to general remote communication terminals, and can be used to construct easy-to-use telephones, multifunction terminals, exchanges, and the like.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an external view of the terminal of the present invention with the carriage in the closed position, Fig. 2 is an external view of the terminal of the present invention with the carriage in the released position, and Fig. 3 is an external view of the terminal of the present invention with the carriage in the closed position. 4 is a sectional view of the terminal device with the carriage in the release position, and FIG. 5 is an external view of the terminal device viewed from the rear with the carriage in the p1 stop position. 1...Top surface of the terminal, 2...Rear wall of the terminal, 11.12
゜15...Keyboard, 13...Display means, 14.
... Carriage, 16... Badge reader, 17...
Printing machine, 18.41... Surin]~, 19... Handle, 24... Transmitter, 33... Cable, 35.3
6... Horizontal crosspiece, 37... Chamfered portion, 38... Slope. Engraving of the drawing (no changes to the content) Fig, 1

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] (1) A telephone line terminal equipped with a dial keyboard, an operation and/or input keyboard, one or more display means, and a support stand for a handset and receiver on the top surface. The upper surface (1) of the terminal carrying the keyboard (11, 12) or a part thereof is formed on a carriage (14) that slides integrally with the one display means (13), and the carriage (14) slides integrally with the display means (13). Terminal, characterized in that, when in one position, a further keyboard (15) and/or display means present below it are freely accessible. (2) The lower keyboard (15) is formed as a memory dial keyboard or an alphanumeric input keyboard, or the lower display means is a busy status indicator array or a multi-column alphanumeric display configuration. The terminal device according to claim 1, characterized in that the terminal device is formed as a. (3) The terminal according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the carriage (14) is locked in a position where access is free. (4) The carriage (14) operates a contact or a light switch in the freely accessible position, so that the key function and/or the display means are changed as a result. The terminal device described in any one of paragraphs 3. (5) Keyboard (11, 12) on carriage (14)
) and/or the display means (13) are connected to the rest of the terminal via a flexible conductor plate or ribbon cable (33) carrying corresponding conductor tracks. A terminal device according to any one of paragraphs 1 to 4, (6) a keyboard on a carriage (1
1, 12) is formed as a film keyboard, the film of which itself acts as a flexible connection (33) for the device on the carriage (14) connected to the rest of the terminal; The terminal device according to claim 5, characterized in that: (7) The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the carriage (14) is movable in the vertical direction. (8) At the top of the rear wall (2) of the terminal is a carriage (14
8. The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the terminal device is formed as a part of the terminal device. (9) Badge reader (16) inside the carriage (14)
and/or a printing machine (17), the input slot (41) or output slot (18) of which is provided on the upper part of the rear wall (2) of the terminal parallel to the top surface of the terminal. 9. A terminal according to claim 8, characterized in that: (10) The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the carriage (14) is movable laterally.