JPS6238494A - Input unit - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Technical field] The present invention relates to an input device.

[Prior Art] In recent years, facsimile machines have become widespread and are installed in many business establishments and offices, and networking of a large number of facsimile machines is progressing.

In this way, when it is necessary to communicate with a large number of facsimile machines, it is necessary to use one Facsimile machines are in practical use that are equipped with so-called one-touch dial keys that allow destination information to be entered with a single key operation.

FIG. 7 shows a conventional example of a facsimile machine equipped with a one-touch dial key.

In this facsimile machine, the numeric keypad TK for inputting telephone numbers or other numerical data is used as one-touch dial keys, and as shown in FIG. 8, keys are placed near each key.

An entry l1WR is provided in which the name of the destination stored in each key can be entered. 'Also, as shown in FIG. 9, there is also a device in which the destination name, etc. can be written on the overlay sheet O8 of the numeric keypad TK.

In addition to those in which the numeric keypad T is used as a one-touch dial key, there is also one that is equipped with a dedicated key as a one-touch dial key WD, as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 11, this one-touch dial key 1i1D includes dial keys DK arranged in two rows, a destination sheet DS for writing the destination name corresponding to each dial key DK, and this destination sheet. It consists of a rotating destination sheet R5 which is rotatably attached to the center of the DS and used to write destination names corresponding to the dial keys DK in the same way as the destination sheet O8. Note that switching between the destination sheet O3 and the rotated destination sheet R3 is performed by a mode changeover switch (not shown) or the like.

Further, FIG. 12 shows a facsimile machine equipped with a one-touch key dial VD' having a structure different from the one-touch dial key WD.

As shown in FIG. 13, this one-touch dial key wD' is composed of a flat panel sheet FP, and has two rows of a flat key FK and a destination entry area NM for entering the destination name corresponding to the flat key FK. It is arranged and configured.

However, the input devices conventionally used as one-touch dial keys in facsimile machines have the following problems.

In the ones shown in Figures 7 and 9, the numeric keypad TK is used as the one-touch dial key WD, but this numeric keypad TK is usually formed to have almost the same dimensions as the dial key of a smartphone, so it is difficult to enter data. The column WR is very small, and it is necessary to enter the destination name, etc. each time. Also,
In the one shown in FIG. 9, the overlay sheet O
There was also a problem that the portion where O8 was attached and the overlay sheet O8 were easily damaged.

On the other hand, facsimile machines are becoming more sophisticated and smaller, and along with this, displays with an extremely high degree of display flexibility (for example, large LCD (displays, etc.) are becoming increasingly common, and as a result, the available space for the operation section is gradually shrinking.

For this reason, when dedicated one-touch dial keys WD and wD' are provided on the same operation unit as shown in FIGS. 10 and 12, these one-touch dial keys 1
0. Since sufficient space cannot be secured in wD', and furthermore, the dial key and the entry field for the destination name are provided separately, the sizes of both the dial key and the entry field become extremely small.

As a result, it is difficult to enter the name, etc. in the address field, and the dial keys are not easy to operate.Furthermore, it is easy to accidentally press a nearby dial key and enter the wrong address. There are also risks.

In addition, in the one shown in FIG. 10, the rotated destination sheet R3
There was also the problem of damage.

[Objective] The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide an input device with good operability.

[Configuration] In order to achieve this object, the present invention configures a switch from a transparent material, provides a light emitting element adjacent to the switch to indicate that the switch is selected, and furthermore, The items to be entered are displayed directly below the switch.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, a transmission original is stacked on the upper surface of a housing of a facsimile machine 100, and the transmission original is guided by original guides 1 and 2 and carried into an original reading section 3.

On the upper surface of the cover 3a of the document reading section 3, a one-touch dial key part 4 is arranged with a predetermined inclination. It is arranged and configured.

In addition, a start key S is provided on the inclined portion 100a on the front of the housing.
An operation display section 5 is provided which includes various operation keys such as T, stop key SP, numeric keypad TK, and guidance key GK, and various displays such as a liquid crystal display LCD and a status display DST.

In this way, the one-touch dial key part 4 and the operation display part 5 are arranged separately, but the one-touch dial key part 4 is integrated with the operation display part 5.
The degree of inclination of the one-touch dial part 4 is set so that the inclined part 100a on the front surface of the housing and the surface of the one-touch dial part 4 form approximately the same plane.

Furthermore, in the operation display unit 5, the material of the cover disposed on the surface of the liquid crystal display LCD located directly below the one-touch dial part 4, and the surface material of the one-touch dial part 4, By making them the same in terms of color, degree of unevenness, transparency, etc., the sense of unity between the one-touch dial part 4 and the operation display part 5 can be further enhanced.

Now, as shown in FIG. 2, this one-touch dial part 4 is made up of a base part 4a formed of a substantially chevron-shaped protuberance provided on the cover 38 of the document reading part 3 and rising edges on the sides.
, and a one-touch dial panel 4b that is attached to cover the base part 4a from above and has touch switches made of a transparent material arranged in a matrix in the center thereof, Base part 4
FIG. 3(a) shows the state in which the one-touch dial panel 4b is attached to the panel (a).

Shown in (b).

As shown in FIG. 4(a), the touch switch T made of a transparent material of the one-touch dial panel 4b
S is set to have a substantially rectangular shape. A light emitting diode LD for indicating that each touch switch TS is selected is placed on the substrate BD in which a window wD having a shape corresponding to the touch switch TS is formed. are located adjacent to each other.

As will be described later, a destination card is inserted into the gap 4c between the base portion 4a and the one-touch dial panel 4b, and displays the name of the destination corresponding to the touch switch TS through the touch switch TS.

Now, FIG. 4 shows a specific configuration of the touch switch TS.

In the figure, one contact TSI of a touch switch TS is formed on a transparent substrate GB, and a transparent sheet PB made of a transparent flexible material is disposed at a predetermined distance from the transparent substrate GB. for.

The other contact TS2 of the touch switch TS is formed. Note that the distance between the transparent substrate GB and the transparent sheet PB is maintained by a spacer (not shown) inserted between them.

Further, the light emitting diode LD is directly attached as a chip to the substrate 8D, and this substrate BD is connected to the transparent substrate G.
The above-mentioned transparent substrate GB is provided with a light-emitting diode LD so that the light-emitting diode LD can protrude when stacked on the transparent substrate GB.
Holes HL are bored corresponding to the positions of .

These contacts TSI, TS2 and contacts TSI, TS2
The wiring for passing electrical signals to and from each other is made of a transparent conductive material. Further, the transparent sheet PB is made of, for example, acrylic or polycarbonate synthetic resin to reduce weight. Also,
The substrate BD is made of a material such as glass epoxy.

Therefore, when the touch switch TS is lightly touched from the transparent sheet PB side, the transparent sheet PB is bent.

Contact TSI and contact TS2 come into contact, and the touch switch TS is turned on. As a result, the selected item (in this case, the destination) is recognized. Further, by lighting up the light emitting diode LD corresponding to the operated touch switch TS, the operated touch switch TS can be clearly identified.

Note that the processing of these signals is performed by a control device that controls this one-touch dial key, for example, in this case, a well-known main body control section (system control section) of a facsimile machine, so a detailed explanation with reference to one diagram will be omitted. .

FIG. 5 shows an example of the destination card AC.

This destination card AC is made of synthetic resin such as vinyl chloride, and on its surface, there is a matte printed entry field RR of approximately the same size as the touch switch TS at a position corresponding to the arrangement of the touch switch TS. is formed by. Further, a knob PL is formed for convenience of insertion and removal.

The name of the destination, etc. can be easily written on the destination card AC using a pencil, ballpoint pen, or the like.

In addition, when writing with a pencil, the written content can be erased by erasing it with an eraser, so the written content can be easily corrected. In experiments conducted by the inventor, such written content can be corrected up to three times. It is. In addition, if you fill it out with a ballpoint pen.

You can correct the written content by filling it out with correction fluid.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, by inserting the destination card AC into the gap 4c between the base 4a and the one-touch dial panel 4b, the corresponding entry @RR is written directly below the touch switch TS on the one-touch dial panel 4b. Since the destination of the touch switch TS can be seen through the touch switch TS, the destination of the touch switch TS can be visually observed.

In this way, the operation keys of the one-touch dial switch, that is, the touch switch TS, and the display of the operation item (in this case, the entry field RR) can be configured at the same position on a plane, so the dimensions of the touch switch TS can be considerably increased. , Therefore, the operability of the one-touch dial key is improved. Also, the dimensions of the entry column RR for entering the destination name etc. can be made quite large for the same reason.
Fill in 4! Filling out the IRR becomes much easier.

Furthermore, since holes HL are formed in the transparent substrate GB to correspond to the light emitting diodes LD that display the operation status of the touch switch TS, there are no elements that block light around the light emitting surfaces of the five light emitting diodes LD. First, the situation of point light emitted by one light emitting diode LD can be clearly visually captured without parallax, and therefore the light appears to stand out, providing a great visual effect.

In the above description, the present invention is applied to a one-touch dial key of a facsimile machine, but the present invention is not limited to this and can be used as other input means. Furthermore, the configuration of the destination card AC is not limited to that described above.

[Effects] As described above, according to the present invention, a switch is made of a transparent material, a light emitting element is provided adjacent to the switch to indicate that the switch has been selected, and Since the items to be input are displayed directly below the switch, there is an advantage that a hexagonal device with good operability can be realized.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of a one-touch dial key, and FIG. 3(a). (b) is a front view and side view showing an example of a one-touch dial key, Fig. 4 is a sectional view showing an example of a touch switch, Fig. 5 is a front view showing an example of a destination card, and Fig. 6 is a front view showing an example of a one-touch dial key. FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a conventional example of a facsimile machine; FIG. 8 is a front view illustrating a conventional example of a one-touch dial key;
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing another conventional example of a facsimile machine, FIG. 1O is a perspective view showing still another conventional example of a facsimile machine, and FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing still another conventional example of a facsimile machine, and FIG. 13 is a front view showing still another conventional example of a one-touch dial key. PB...transparent sheet, LD...light emitting diode, T
S...Touch switch, TSI, TS2...Contact,
GB...transparent substrate, BD...substrate, HL...hole,
AC: Destination card. , Part 7 Figure 2 h Figure 3 Figure 4 S7 Figure 5 Figure 6

Claims (1)

[Claims] A switch element consisting of a flexible transparent plate, a transparent substrate facing the transparent plate at a predetermined distance, and contacts formed of transparent conductors facing the transparent plate and the transparent substrate, respectively. , a frame that frames the switch element, a light emitting element disposed in the frame, and a light emitting element arranged in the transparent substrate and the transparent frame corresponding to the position of the light emitting element when the transparent substrate and the frame are stacked. An input device comprising: a hole drilled in a substrate; and an item display board directly below the switch element that displays an item corresponding to the switch element.