JPS6238495A - 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. 9 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 a one-touch dial key.

As shown in FIG. 10, an entry field vR is provided near each key in which the name of the destination stored in each key can be entered.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 11, there is also a device in which a destination name, etc. can be written on an overlay sheet O8 of the numeric keypad TK.

In addition to the one-touch dial key that uses the numeric keypad TK as described above, there is also one that has a dedicated key as the one-touch dial key WD, as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 13, this one-touch dial key WD 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 DS. Note that switching between the destination sheet DS and the rotated destination sheet R3 is performed by a mode changeover switch (not shown) or the like.

FIG. 14 shows a facsimile machine equipped with a one-touch key dial VD' which is different from the one-touch dial key υD.

As shown in FIG. 15, 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 writing a 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 9 and 11, 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. 1iWR is very small and it is difficult to write the destination name etc. Further, in the case shown in FIG. 11, there is a further problem that the portion to which the overlay sheet O8 is attached and the overlay sheet O8 are 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 purpose, when dedicated one-touch dial keys wo and wo' are provided on the same operation unit as shown in FIGS. 12 and 14, these one-touch dial keys 110. Unable to secure enough space on VD'.

Furthermore, since 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 are extremely small.

As a result, it is difficult to enter the name, etc. in the entry field for the destination, and the dial keys have poor operability.

Furthermore, there is a risk of erroneous operation such as pressing a nearby dial key by mistake and entering the wrong destination.

In addition, in the one shown in FIG. 12, one rotation destination sheet RS
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 comprises a switch made of a transparent material, and also provides a light emitting element adjacent to the switch to indicate that the switch is selected. 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 loaded on the top surface of the housing of a facsimile machine 100.

The document is guided by document guides 1 and 2 and carried into the document reading section 3.

On the upper surface of the cover 38 of the document reading section 3, a one-touch dial part 4 is arranged with a predetermined inclination.

This one-touch dial key portion 4 is constructed by arranging a plurality of one-touch dial keys in a matrix.

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 consists of a base part 4a, which is made up of a substantially chevron-shaped ridge provided on the cover 3a of the document reading section 3 and a raised edge on the side; A one-touch dial panel 4b is attached to cover the base part 4a from above, and in the center thereof, touch switches made of a transparent material are arranged in a matrix.
FIG. 3(a) shows a state in which the one-touch dial panel 4b is attached to the base portion 4a.

Shown in (b).

As shown in FIG. 5A, the touch switches TS of the one-touch dial panel 4b are set to have a substantially rectangular shape, and the light emitting diodes LD for indicating that each touch switch TS is selected are They are located adjacent to each other. In addition, LN is this touch switch T
This is a frame line drawn from the back side so that S can be easily recognized.

Further, 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.

Therefore, in order to ensure sufficient gap 4C, the fourth
As shown in the figure, ribs RB are formed on the one-touch dial panel 4b at intervals slightly wider than the width of the destination card.

Now, FIG. 5 shows a specific configuration of the touch switch TS.

In the figure, one contact TSI of a touch switch TS is formed on the glass substrate GB, and a light emitting diode LD is directly bonded as a chip.

Further, the other contact point TS2 of the touch switch TS is formed on a transparent sheet PB made of a flexible material and arranged at a predetermined distance from the glass substrate GB.

These contacts TSI, TS2. Wiring for passing electrical signals to contacts TSI and TS2, and light emitting diode L
The wiring for lighting D is formed of a transparent conductive material. Further, the transparent sheet PB is made of, for example, acrylic or polycarbonate synthetic resin in order to reduce the weight.

Therefore, when the touch switch TS is lightly touched from the transparent sheet PB side, the transparent sheet PB bends and the contact point TS
I 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.

Note that the distance between the glass substrate GB and the transparent sheet PB is determined by a spacer (not shown) inserted between them.
Retained. Moreover, the frame line LN mentioned above is formed on the back surface of the glass substrate GB.

FIG. 6 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 written 411RR, which is approximately the same size as the touch switch TS, in a matte print at a position corresponding to the arrangement of the touch switch TS. It is formed. 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, when writing with a ballpoint pen, the written contents can be corrected by filling out the written contents with correction fluid.

Therefore, by inserting the destination card AC into the gap 4c between the one-touch dial panel 4b and the one-touch dial panel 4b as shown in FIG. Therefore, the destination of the touch switch TS can be visually seen through the touch switch TS.

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.
Filling in the entry column RR becomes considerably easier.

Furthermore, since there are no elements that obstruct light around the light emitting diode LD that displays the operating status of the touch switch TS, it is possible to clearly visually capture the point light emitted by one light emitting diode LD. The light appears to be floating and has a great visual effect.

By the way, the configuration of the destination card AC is not limited to the one described above, and another example is shown in FIG. 8.

In the figure, a sticker SR with adhesive material attached to the back side
has a horizontal line of entry fields, and this sticker S
R is pasted on the destination card AC column by column.

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.

[Effects] As explained 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 is selected, and Since the items to be input are displayed directly below the switch, there is an advantage that an input 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 illustrating the gap between the one-touch dial panel and the base, and Fig. 5 is a partial sectional view showing an example of a touch switch. 6 is a front view showing an example of the destination card, FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of the destination card installed, FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another example of the destination card, and FIG. 9 is a front view showing an example of the destination card. 10 is a front view showing a conventional example of a one-touch dial key, FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing another conventional example of a facsimile device, and FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a conventional example of a facsimile device. 13 is a perspective view showing still another conventional example of a facsimile machine, FIG. 13 is a front view showing still another conventional example of a one-touch dial key, and FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing still another conventional example of a facsimile machine. 15 are front views 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...Glass board, AC, AC'...Destination card. Figure 7'$2 Figure b Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6

Claims (1)

[Claims] A flexible transparent plate, a transparent substrate disposed facing the transparent plate at a predetermined distance, a light emitting element disposed on the transparent substrate, and a light emitting element disposed opposite the transparent plate and the transparent substrate, respectively. a switch element made of a contact made of a transparent conductor; and a first made of a transparent conductor for lighting the light emitting element.
an operation display means constituted by a transparent wiring and a second transparent wiring made of a transparent conductor for detecting the ON state of the switch element, and an operation display means disposed facing the operation display means at a predetermined interval An input device comprising: a base material; and an item entry board inserted into a gap between the operation display means and the base material, on which operation targets are written in correspondence with the switch elements.