JPS6365279B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention allows a remote control transmitter for remotely controlling a television receiver, etc. to be easily attached, detached, and stored. This invention relates to a storage device for a remote control transmitter that improves operability when it is attached. [Technical background of the invention and its problems] A remote control transmitter (hereinafter simply referred to as a remote control) used in television receivers, etc. is a device that can be remotely operated in place of the conventional control device fixed to the receiver body. It has the advantage of being able to Figure 1 is an external view showing an example of a television receiver equipped with a conventional remote control attachment/detachment mechanism;
The figure is a sectional view of the attachment/detachment mechanism. The remote control 1 is connected to the front part 2 of the television receiver 2.
A remote control case 5 having a damper mechanism 4 in the inner part shown in FIG. 2 is attached to the opening 3 of the front part 2a by screws 6 or the like. Further, the opening 3 is provided with a door 7 which can be opened and closed by a spring shaft 8. When the remote control 1 is not stored, the door 7
The opening 3 is closed by. On the other hand, when the remote control 1 is inserted in the direction of arrow A, the door 7 swings in the direction of arrow B and is located at the bottom of the remote control 1.
The remote control 1 will be stored. At this time,
The channel selection operation is performed using the control section 9 of the receiver body. Further, when the remote control 1 is removed, the door 7 returns to its original state and the opening 3 is closed, and the remote control 1 is operated by facing the light receiving section 10 of the television receiver 2. However, this type of remote control attachment/detachment device simply attaches and detaches the remote control to and stores it in the front opening of the television receiver, and does not allow the remote control to be used for channel selection while being stored. For this reason, a remote control has been proposed in which the remote control also functions as a control section when attached to a television receiver. FIG. 3 shows a sectional view thereof, and elements having the same functions as those in FIG. 2 are given the same reference numerals. FIG. 3 shows a door 7 provided in a recess 12 of a television receiver housing 11, a magnet 13 attached to the door 7, an iron piece 14 attached to the remote control 1, a spring mechanism 15 and a damper mechanism 4 (solid line There is an attachment/detachment device that uses both a damper mechanism 4 and a magnet 13 to press the remote control 1 against the door 7 and store it so that it is substantially flush with the casing surface. However, in this type of device, a large space is required for the remote control section in order to accommodate the large operation surface of the remote control so that it is flush with the receiver housing surface, and the remote control is placed on the upper side of the housing recess. There were problems, such as the fact that it was pressed flat against the bottom side and stored, so there was a risk that it would fall when attached or detached. [Object of the invention] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and
The remote control can be easily stored and stored, is very easy to operate when attached to the television receiver, and has an excellent appearance when removed or stored.
An object of the present invention is to provide a storage device for a control transmitter. [Summary of the Invention] In the remote control transmitter storage device of the present invention, the case housing the remote control transmitter protrudes from a part of the television receiver by a pressing operation, and when the protrusion is completed, the front end of the case lowers. The remote control transmitter housed in the case is held in a tilted slide-like position, making it easy to see the entire remote control transmitter, making it easier to attach and detach the remote control transmitter, and improve operability. This design is designed to ensure safety by preventing part of the case from coming off and causing the entire television receiver to topple over when extra external force is applied to the case while it is protruding from the receiver. [Embodiments of the Invention] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. FIGS. 4a, 4b, and 4c are perspective views showing the external appearance of a storage device for a remote control transmitter according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the remote control transmitter storage device has an opening 21 in the front face 20a of the television receiver 20, and
From 1, the upper case, lower case, and
It is used by attaching a device consisting of a remote control case (drawer part). By pressing the remote control case 22 from the outside, the remote control case changes from the state shown in FIG. 4a to the fourth position.
In this state, the remote control 23 inside the case can be operated, or the remote control 23 can be operated from inside the case as shown in FIG. 4c.
It is configured so that it can be taken out and controlled remotely. Reference numeral 24 denotes a light receiving section for receiving an operating signal from the remote controller 23 during remote control, and this light receiving section is designed to receive the operating signal even if the remote controller 23 is operated in the state shown in FIG. 4b. - A reflective surface 25 as shown in FIG. 4c is formed at the innermost part of the case 22 to reflect the operation signal so that the light can be received by the light receiving section 24. In this configuration, when the remote control case 22 is pushed out of the receiver housing through the opening 21, the case 22 is pushed out at right angles to the front surface of the housing, but ultimately the case 22 is pushed out as shown in FIG. 4b or c. The front end of the case lowers and stops moving at a predetermined angle. Therefore, the remote control 23 can be operated in this forward tilted state, and when used in this state, the operation section of the remote control is easier to see and the operability is improved compared to when it is vertically extended. Furthermore, when the remote control case is tilted, there is an advantage that the remote control can be easily taken out and stored. Also, if you take out the remote control 23 and store the case 22 into the housing from the opening 21,
The remote control 23 can be held and operated, and can be used without damaging the appearance of the television receiver. Figures 5a, b, and c are exploded perspective views showing the storage device according to the present invention, Figures 6a and b are perspective views showing the remote control case shown in Figure 5b in an exploded state, and Figure 7a. , b are perspective views showing a state in which the parts shown in FIG. 5 are assembled, a shows an upright state, and b
is a view of the back side of figure a. As shown in FIG. 5, the storage device includes a remote control case 22, an upper case 26 and a lower case 27 for fitting and storing the case 22 from above and below.
It is composed of. The upper case 26 is shown in Figure 5a.
As shown in the figure, there are a gutter portion 26b with both ends opened on the case plate 26a, a fitting piece 26c that fits into the lower case, a holding piece 26d for fixing to the receiver housing, a support rod 26e for attaching a pulley, and a coil. Holding piece 26f for spring attachment, support rod 26g for lock spring attachment, and through hole 26h for passing operation signals from the remote control.
It is formed by forming. The gutter portion 26b has a wide opening height on the remote control case insertion side, and the opening height gradually decreases from this opening end to a predetermined position (approximately 1/3 of the gutter length). The rear side (approximately 2/3 of the gutter length) is formed to have a predetermined opening height. A pulley 28 is attached to the support rod 26e, and a wide-brimmed screw 29 is attached to the support rod 26e.
The pulley 28 is configured to prevent the pulley 28 from coming off, and the pulley 28 is rotatable about the support rod 26e. A coil spring 30, one end of which is supported by the holding piece 26f, is installed on the pulley 28, and the other end of the coil spring 30 is connected to the neck 33b of the slider 33 at the rear of the remote control case 22 through the open end of the gutter 26b. Ru. A lock spring 31 is inserted into the support rod 26g so that the lock spring 31 can be supported on the back surface of the upper case 26 . The lower end 31a of the lock spring 31 has a substantially L-shape with a part of the spring protruding linearly, and a cam 34 at the lower center of the slider 33 of the remote control case 22 (see FIG. 6a).
configured to engage. The remote control case 22 consists of a case portion 32 and a slider 33, as shown in FIG. 5b. The case portion 32 includes a decorative plate 32a attached to the front as a separate piece,
Notches 32b are provided on both sides so that the remote control can be easily taken out when stored, and an inclined surface 32c is provided at the innermost part to guide light emitted from the remote control to the light receiving section. The reflective surface 25 is formed on this inclined surface 32c. The lower case 27 is located on the back side of the bottom part of the case part 32.
A rack 32d that engages with the pinion 35 is formed approximately at the center from the front to the rear, and a sliding surface 32e is formed at the portion of the lower case 27 that contacts the rail 27f. The case portion 32 is configured to be separable from the slider 33 as shown in FIGS. 6a and 6b. At least two protrusions 33a protruding in a conical shape are formed on the slider 33, and a fitting hole 32f, which is open on one side, is formed in the case portion 32 in correspondence with the protrusions 33a.
Therefore, the two parts, ie, the case part 32 and the slider 33, are pressed against each other so that the protrusion 33
A and the fitting hole 32f are configured so that they can be easily fitted and installed. In addition, since the case portion 32 and the slider 33 are separable, even if a large force such as an impact is applied to the case portion 32 from above while the remote control case 22 is brought forward and becomes operable, the case portion 32 will remain intact. Separated from the slider 33, the structure is such that an unreasonable load is not applied to the receiver and the inside of the storage device, and the receiver does not fall forward. The slider 33 is connected to the gutter portion 2 of the upper case 26 by the coil spring 30 as shown in FIG.
6b, a lock portion 33c equipped with a substantially heart-shaped cam 34 that engages with the L-shaped portion 31a of the lock spring 31, and a lock portion 33c that is connected to the rack 32d of the case portion 32 and is provided on the back surface of the bottom portion. The neck portion 33b has a predetermined height so that the slider 33 can be pulled forward by the coil spring 30 and at the same time be tilted downward when the case portion 32 has finished forwarding. The lock portion 33c is formed in the L-shaped portion 31 of the lock spring when the slider 33 is pushed completely backward.
a is engaged with the cam 34 and locked, and when the slider 33 is pushed in again, the L-shaped portion 31a traces the groove around the cam 34 and the lock is released. The middle part of the lock spring 31 is wound into a coil, and this coil part is connected to the upper case 2.
It is engaged with the support rod 26g of No. 6 and can freely move up, down, left and right, and can smoothly trace the groove portion of the cam 34. In addition, coil spring 30
As shown in FIG .
The direction is changed by 180 degrees and the other end is fixed to the holding piece 26f, so that the case part 32 of the remote control case 22 can be completely extended forward with a compact structure. This is because moving the remote control case 22 forward requires a large amount of movement, and if the coil springs 30 are arranged in a straight line, the storage device becomes large and requires extra space. Further, the pulley 28 is rotatable so that the stress of the coil spring 30 is evenly distributed so that the coil spring 30 moves smoothly. Lower case 27
As shown in FIG. 5c, the racks 32d and 33 on the back of the remote control case 22 are attached to the case plate 27a
d (see Fig. 6), a mounting hole 27c connected to the recess 27b for mounting the pinion of the oil damper, and a fitting in which the fitting piece 26c of the upper case 26 fits. A recess 27g into which the support rod 26g of the upper case 26 fits into the hole 27d and the holding piece 27e for fixing to the receiver housing.
and the sliding surface 32e on the back side of the remote control case 22 .
An oil damper 36 equipped with a pinion 35 is attached to the back surface of the lower case 27 using a screw 37, as shown in FIG. 7b. The pinion 35 located at the outermost periphery of the oil damper 36 meshes with racks 32d and 33d formed on the case portion 32 of the remote control case 22 and the lower surface of the slider 33, and presses the remote control case 22 from the front. When the lock is released, the slider 33 is pulled by the coil spring 30 and tries to jump out suddenly, but is suppressed by the action of the damper 36 and the remote control case 22 slowly moves forward. ing. The teeth of the rack 33d formed on the lower surface of the slider 33 become larger toward the rear, and the front end of the case plate 27a of the lower case 27 is curved downward. The remote control case 22 is designed to be tilted at a predetermined angle when the remote control case 22 finishes moving forward. The upper case 26 and the remote control case 2 are constructed as shown in FIGS. 5a, b, and c.
2. The lower case 27 is assembled and shown in Fig. 7a,
The storage device will be as shown in b. That is, one end of the coil spring 30 is fixed to the holding piece 26f of the upper case 26, and the other end is fixed to the upper end of the neck 33b of the slider 33 of the remote control case 22 via the pulley 28. is constantly urged toward the front of the storage device by the urging force of the coil spring 30. Then, a lock spring 31 is inserted into the support rod 26g of the upper case 26 , and the tip of its L-shaped portion 31a is engaged with the lock portion 33c of the slider 33.
In this state, insert the remote control case 22 into the lower case 2.
7 and fit the fitting piece 26c of the upper case 26 into the fitting hole 27d of the lower case 27 .
The lower cases 26 and 27 are fitted together as shown in Fig. 7a,
Complete the storage device as shown in b. Next, the operation of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIG. FIG. 8a is a cross-sectional view showing the state of the storage device of the present invention at the time when the remote control case 22 is completely advanced.
A dowel 38 is provided on the back surface of 0a, and the upper case holding piece 26d and the lower case holding piece 27e are fixed using screws 39. . Decorative panel of remote control case 3
2a toward the receiver, the L-shaped portion 31a of the lock spring 31 comes off the cam 34 inside the slider, and the remote control case 22 is pushed forward by the action of the coil spring 30, causing the lock 33 on the lower surface of the slider to be pushed forward.
d meshes with the pinion 35, the remote control case 22 tilts at a predetermined angle, and at the same time, the tip of the slider neck portion 33b abuts the inner surface of the upper case gutter portion 26b to complete forward movement. If you operate the remote control 23 inside the case in this state, the operation signal from the remote control will be emitted from the light emitting section 23a and
It is reflected by the reflective surface 25 of c and is guided to the light receiving section through the through hole 26h. In this way, the remote control 23
Since the case portion 32 housing the 100 is tilted and stopped with the entire front end thereof lowered, the entire operation portion is easy to see and the channel selection operation is facilitated. Further, since notches 32b are formed on both sides of the case portion 32, it is easy to take out the remote control 23 from these portions and use it for remote control. Furthermore, even if a strong force is applied from the direction of arrow F to the case part 32 exposed in this tilted state, there is no possibility that the case part 32 will come off the slider 33 and cause the receiver to fall. Figure 8b shows the remote control case 22.
8 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the remote controller is housed in the device. When the decorative plate 32a of the remote control case 22 is pressed from the tilted state shown in FIG. 8a, the rack 33d on the lower surface of the slider moves along the pinion 35 and
The case 22 is in the state shown by the dashed-dotted line in FIG.
2d meshes with the pinion 35 and moves to a position where the rear end of the slider neck portion 33b exceeds the rear opening end of the upper case gutter portion 26b, the L-shaped portion 31a of the lock spring 31 engages the lock portion 33 in the slider 33.
c and further engages with the cam 34 to be locked. At this time, the decorative plate 32 on the front of the remote control case
Since the portion a is flush with the receiver housing 20a, the appearance of the television image is not spoiled. slider 3
3 is in a locked state, the coil spring 30 is in a state of maximum extension, and from this state the decorative plate 3
If 2a is pressed again toward the receiver, the lock spring 3
The L-shaped portion 31a of 1 is the cam 34 inside the slider 33.
The remote control case 22 is pushed out and returns to the state shown in FIG. 8a. In the above embodiment, a rail 27f is formed on the inner surface of the lower case 27, and a sliding surface 32e is formed on the lower surface of the case portion 32 of the remote control case 22, so that the remote control case 22 can be moved smoothly. However, if the case itself is made of a hard material, the rail 27f and the sliding surface 3
2e is not necessarily required. [Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention includes a storage case that stores a remote control, and an outer case that further stores the remote controller and allows the storage case to be taken in and out at the opening end, and the outer case is moved by the biasing means. The storage case, which is biased toward the open end, is housed in the outer case using the locking means, and when the locking state is released, it is slowly moved forward using the braking means, and finally the case is tilted. Since the stop means is configured to fix the remote control at a certain angle with respect to the direction of movement so that it can be easily operated, it is easy to attach and detach the remote control.
It is easy to store the television receiver, the operability is very good when the remote control is attached to the television receiver, and the appearance of the receiver when the storage case is stored is also improved. Furthermore, the storage case is composed of a case part that stores the remote control and a slider part that moves the case, and the two are joined by a removable fitting means, so in the unlikely event that the case part is moved forward. Since the case part comes off and separates even if a strong force such as an impact is applied, the television receiver does not fall forward and has the advantage of being excellent in safety.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing an example of a television receiver equipped with a conventional remote control attaching/detaching mechanism, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing another conventional example. FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a storage device for a remote control transmitter according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the storage device according to the present invention, and FIG. 6 is an exploded state of the remote control case. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the parts shown in FIG. 5 are assembled, and FIG. 8 is a partially longitudinal side view illustrating the operation of the storage device. 22... Remote control case, 23... Remote control transmitter, 25... Reflective surface, 26
... Upper case, 26c... Fitting piece, 27... Lower case, 27d... Fitting hole, 28... Pulley, 30
... Coil spring, 31 ... Rotsu spring, 31a ...
L-shaped part, 32... Case part, 32d... Rack, 32f... Fitting hole, 33... Slider, 33
a...Protrusion, 33b...Neck (protrusion), 33d
...Rack, 34...Cam, 35...Pinion,
36...Oil damper.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A storage case with an open top surface in which a remote control transmitter can be stored, an outer case that has an open end on one side and allows the storage case to be taken in and taken out at the open end, and the storage case. a biasing means for biasing the storage case toward the open end of the outer case, and pushing the storage case against the biasing force of the biasing means to place the storage case at a predetermined position within the outer case. a locking means for locking or releasing the lock; a braking means for brakingly moving the storage case based on the urging force of the urging means; 1. A storage device for a remote control transmitter, comprising a tilt stop means that tilts the storage case at a predetermined angle and stops the storage case when the storage case is moved forward a distance. 2. The storage case includes a case part that houses the remote control transmitter and is equipped with a reflective surface that sends an operation signal to the light receiving part, and a case part that is connected to the rear of this case part by a fitting means and has the urging means. 2. A storage device for a remote control transmitter according to claim 1, further comprising a slider portion connected to said outer case to move said storage case into said outer case. 3. The biasing means comprises a coil spring having one end fixed to the upper case and the other end being connected to the slider section by changing its direction via a pulley. remote control transmitter storage device. 4. Claim 1, wherein the braking means comprises an oil damper equipped with a pinion and attached to the lower case, and a rack attached to the lower surface of the storage case and meshing with the pinion. Storage device for the remote control transmitter described. 5. The inclination stop means includes an inclined surface formed on the inner surface of the open end of the lower case, a rack portion formed on the lower surface of the slider that engages with the pinion when the storage case is inclined, and an upper portion of the slider portion. 2. The remote control transmitter storage device according to claim 1, further comprising a protrusion that comes into contact with a portion of the upper case when the storage case is tilted. 6 The fitting means for connecting the case portion and the slider portion of the storage case include a fitting hole formed in the rear end surface of the case portion with its lower side open, and a fitting hole formed in the slider portion and connected to the fitting hole. 3. The remote control transmitter storage device according to claim 2, further comprising a protrusion that fits into the remote control transmitter.