KR20090111541A - Complex Button For Electricproduct - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A complex button for electricproduct is provided to perform various functions with one button in which push type button is integrated with touch type button. CONSTITUTION: The remote controller(100) includes the case(120), and the push-button(510) and housing. The push-button is prepared in the center of the press push button(200). The opposite side wall(130) is formed in the housing. Two housings are formed in the case. The contact points(400) are prepared in the side or the opposite side wall of the press push button. The contact point is contacted with the protrusion sensor(300). The curved hand contact unit(500) is concavely prepared on the top of the press push button. The contact point or the sensor is one among the optical sensor, the ultrasonic sensor or pressure sensor.

Description

Complex Button For Electricproduct

The present invention relates to a composite button for an electronic product including a push button or a touch sensor or a wheel key on a push button.

1 is a simplified diagram illustrating a button structure of a remote controller in a conventional electronic product.

The conventional electronic product button structure as shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to the remote controller as an example.

In the remote controller 10, a plurality of buttons 20 having various functions are arranged in the case 12.

The button 20 is operated by pressing downward, and only one signal is generated in one button 20.

However, the remote controller 10 having the structure of the push button 20 as described above has a problem in that various buttons 20 are alternately pressed when sending various signals.

In addition, the size of the button 20 should be appropriately matched to the size of the finger. When the size of the button 20 is too small than the area of the finger or when the distance between the adjacent buttons 20 is narrow, care should be taken not to press wrongly. There is an uncomfortable problem such as.

In addition, since a plurality of buttons 20 of the same type are arranged in parallel on the remote controller, a desired button cannot be recognized at a glance, and there is a problem in that the position of the button 20 must be checked and operated every time.

In particular, recently used electronic products such as mobile phones, MP3, and navigation have a strong tendency to be compact, and when a lot of buttons are attached and occupy unnecessary space, it is easy to reduce sales volume by reducing operation intention and purchasing desire. There is also a problem leading to.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a complex type button structure capable of emitting various signals with one button by integrating various button using methods such as a push type button and a touch type button as well as a push type button.

The present invention comprises a central axis (608);

A push button which is moved without rotation about the central axis 608;

An opposite side wall 130 surrounding the push button and receiving a signal from a side of the push button; And

At least one of a push button, a touch sensor, or a wheel key provided on the push button:

It provides a composite button for an electronic product, characterized in that configured to include.

A plurality of contacts or sensors may be provided on the side or opposite side walls of the push button, and the contacts or sensors may be any one of a pressure sensor, an optical sensor and an ultrasonic sensor, and the push button provided with the pressure sensor. The opposing side walls may be provided to be in contact with each other, and the push button and the opposing side wall provided with the optical sensor or the ultrasonic sensor may be provided to generate a signal when the push button approaches the opposing side wall while being spaced apart.

In addition, the push button may be provided to change the signal according to the pressure pushing the opposing side wall, the push button may be transmitted by changing the signal in accordance with the speed and the approaching distance to the opposing side wall, the push button An integrated display unit 564 may be spaced apart from each other, and a display window 554 may be provided around the contact point of the push button.

On the other hand, the push button may be provided with a restoring means, the top of the push button may be provided with a stick (700).

And the present invention and the push button 541 in the form of a cap;

An inner bar 542 provided in the push button 541; And

At least one of a push button, a touch sensor, or a wheel key provided on the push button:

Also provides a composite button for an electronic product, characterized in that configured to include.

A plurality of contacts may be provided on any one of an inner surface of the push button 541 and a side surface of the inner bar 542, and a sensor may be provided at a position opposite to the contact.

The composite button device for an electronic product of the present invention has an effect of performing many button functions with a simple configuration.

That is, the present invention has the effect of providing a complex button structure that can emit various signals with one button by integrating not only the push button but also various button methods such as a push button and a touch button.

The touch push button transmits a signal through a contact point and a touch sensor, and simply pushes the button to make a push button effect and simultaneously push back and forth the touch to generate a large amount of signals.

The display push button has an effect of enabling a variety of signal generation with one or two push buttons without the need for a plurality of push buttons.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First of all, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are used as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related well-known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

A first embodiment of the invention is a push button.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a composite button structure for an electronic product according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is an enlarged view illustrating an enlarged portion A of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a modified form of FIG. 3.

The composite button structure for an electronic product of the present invention has a push push button 200 provided with a push button 510 at the center as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and surrounds the push push button 200 around the push push button 200. A remote control 100 configured to include a housing 250 in which an opposite side wall 130 receives a signal from a side of the side) and a case 120 in which two housings 250 are formed.

In addition, Arabic numerals of 0 to 10 and 100 are drawn around the housing 250, and the plurality of contact points 400 have unique signals, respectively, and the signals correspond to 0 to 10 and 100, respectively. do.

If necessary, the Arabic numerals may be changed to alphabets or Korean characters, and a plurality of contacts 400 or sensors may be provided on the side or opposite side walls 130 of the push-push button 200.

In addition, the sensor may be provided in the form of a protruding sensor 300 protruding toward the contact 400 at a position opposite to the contact 400 as shown in (b) of Figure 3, the protruding sensor 300 The serves to make the contact of the contact 400 more easily.

The contact point 400 may be provided as a general contact point 400 for generating a signal in such a manner that a current flows in a circuit connected to the protruding sensor 300 by being in contact with the protruding sensor 300, and receiving receiving protruding sensor ( It may be provided as one transmitting sensor for transmitting a signal through contact or approach to 300.

Therefore, the contact point 400 or the protrusion sensor 300 may be any one of a pressure sensor, an optical sensor, and an ultrasonic sensor.

On the other hand, the push button 200 is provided with a concave curved hand contact portion 500 at the top, the hand contact portion 500 puts a finger on the hand contact portion 500 to operate the push button 200 This makes it possible to operate more stably and accurately.

In addition, the push push button 200 is generally installed in a circular shape as shown in FIG. 3, but if necessary, the push push button 200 may be installed in various shapes as shown in FIG. The shape of the horizontal cross section of the push button 200 and the housing 250 may be a quadrangle as shown in FIG. 4 (a) or a polygon such as a pentagon as shown in FIG. 4 (b).

On the other hand, looking at the internal structure of the push button 200 as follows.

5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the internal structure of the button of FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 is a simplified diagram illustrating another embodiment of FIG. 5.

The push-push button 200 is provided with a restoring means 600, and when the user moves the push-push button 200 and releases it, the structure is returned to its original position.

The restoration means 600 may be provided in various forms, but in the present invention, the restoration means 600 of the first form is described in FIG. 5, and the restoration means 600 of the second form is described in FIG. 6. I would like to.

The restoration means 600 of the first form as shown in FIG. 5 is connected to the central axis 608 at a 90 degree interval with respect to the central axis 608 provided at the center of the push-push button 200 and the central axis 608. And a fixed spring 610.

In addition, the pressing member 620 is provided between the central shaft 608 and the spring 610, the spring mounting portion 625 is formed on the inner wall of the push-push button 200.

Since the spring 610 has the same elastic force, the push push button 200 is always positioned at the center of the housing 250 except that the user pushes the push push button 200 so that the contact 400 faces the opposite side wall. No contact with 130 is made.

On the other hand, the push button 510 is formed above the central axis 608, the inside of the central axis 608, such as a resilient elastic device and a signal sensor so that the push button 510 can be operated The devices used for common pushbuttons are mounted.

Therefore, the push button 200 is a combination of the push button and the push button is a composite button that can send a variety of signals.

If necessary, a plurality of push buttons 510 may be provided, and the push buttons 510 may be provided around the central axis 608.

This is because the push-push button 200 does not rotate about the central axis 608, but only pushes in all directions.

On the other hand, the second restoring means 600 of Figure 6 is in the form of an elastic member 405 connected between the housing 250 and the push button 200, the elastic member 405 is a leaf spring or restoring force Branches include synthetic resins or synthetic rubbers.

A gap cover 710 is provided between the push push button 200 and the opposite side wall 130, so that dust or foreign matter is introduced into the space between the push push button 200 and the opposite side wall 130, so that the contact 400 and To prevent the occurrence of poor contact between the protruding sensor 300, etc., the spacer cover 710 is a film of a thin elastic material so as not to prevent the push button 200 is moved.

In addition, a push button 510 is provided above the elastic member 405, and the push button 510 functions like a general push button.

Referring to the operation of the composite button structure for an electronic product of the present invention having the above structure as follows.

In the case where the user operates the remote control 100, when the user tries to press the number, the push push button 200 is moved toward the desired number among the numbers provided around the housing 250 and the push push button 200 is pressed. When moved, the contact point 400 contacts the opposite side wall 130 of the housing 250 and transmits a signal regarding the desired number.

And when you want to press another number again, the conventional push push button 200, only need to push in the direction of the required number.

In addition, by pressing the push button 510 to perform other functions it is possible to perform more button functions.

Therefore, there is no hassle of pressing and pressing several conventional push buttons, and only two composite button structures for electronic products of the present invention can perform several conventional button functions.

That is, the present invention has the effect of providing a composite button structure for an electronic product having a structure capable of exporting a plurality of signals by using one button with a plurality of contacts 400.

In addition, when the push-push button 200 is operated and then released, the push-push button 200 is restored to its original position by the restoring force of the restoring means 600.

On the other hand, the present invention has the following advantages when compared to the button structure of the method of pressing the button to the bottom by placing a plurality of contacts on the bottom of the button.

That is, the present invention has a contact 400 around the side of the push-push button 200 to ensure the maximum space for the location of the contact 400 can be installed a lot of contacts 400, but compared to the lower button The method of locating several contacts has a problem in that many contacts cannot be placed due to the narrow space between the contacts.

In the present invention, since the opposite side wall 130 to which the contact point 400 contacts is larger than the circumference of the push button 200 where the contact point 400 is located, the contact point 400 is accurately positioned on the opposite side wall 130. It has the advantage of being easily in contact with the point.

Therefore, even when the protruding sensor 300 is provided on the opposing side wall 130 as shown in FIG. 3 (b), the distance between the adjacent protruding sensors 300 is sufficiently spaced so that the contact point 400 is accurately contacted.

On the other hand, the present invention is attached to the push-push button 200 as shown below to be used more conveniently as the operation key of the game machine, or may be used together with other types of buttons.

Figure 7 is a simplified view showing that the stick is attached to the button of the present invention, Figure 8 is a simplified view that the button of the present invention is used like other buttons.

The composite button structure for an electronic product of the present invention as shown in FIG. 7 may be used even when a more agile and quick button operation is required such as providing a stick 700 at the top of the push-push button 200 to play a game. The stick 700 also performs the function of a push button.

As shown in FIG. 8, the push push button 200 and the conventional push button 800 may be arranged together in the housing 250.

 A second embodiment of the composite button for an electronic product of the present invention is a touch pushing button.

The touch push button is to change the push button 510 from the push push button 200 of Figures 2 to 8 in the touch method attached to the touch sensor.

The touch push button attaches a touch sensor to an upper surface of the push button while generating the side contact signal 400, so that the user touches the touch sensor instead of pressing the push button 510, such as a push button 510. Function is available.

The touch push button transmits a signal through the contact point 400 and the touch sensor. When the touch button is simply touched, the touch push button produces a push button effect and simultaneously pushes before and after the touch to generate a large amount of signals.

 The push button 510 generates a signal only when pressure is pushed downward by pressing a button, but a touch button using a touch sensor generates the same signal as a pressing method even when only a finger is placed on the upper surface of the button, thereby operating the button more conveniently. In addition, the push button 510 is generally a protruding structure, but the touch button may be provided at the same height as the hand contact part 500, and thus, the overall thickness of the product may be reduced.

Referring to the operation method of the touch push button, when the touch push button is mounted on the volume control unit of the TV remote control, when the touch button is touched, the volume display is graphically displayed on the TV display.

At this time, pushing the touched button in one direction increases the volume, and pushing in the opposite direction decreases the volume.

  In addition, the touch push button can be applied to the keypad method of a mobile phone, etc., to make a touch keypad with an individual touch push button arranged. This touch keypad is capable of inputting various additional signals by combining up, down, left and right push methods for each key in addition to the primary signal generation through the touch of individual buttons.

On the other hand, when the touch push button is pushed to the side while touching the touch sensor, the finger may be pushed to touch the button next to the malfunction may occur. To prevent this, a jaw may be provided around the hand contact part 500 so that the finger does not leave the upper surface of the button even when the button is pushed.

A third embodiment of the composite button device for an electronic product of the present invention is a wheel key push button.

9 is a front view showing a wheel key pushing button.

The wheel key push button 210 removes the push button 510 from the push push button 200 of FIGS. 2 to 8, and the center part 529 and the wheel key part 530 based on a predetermined radius of the upper surface of the button as shown in FIG. 9. The wheel key 530 is rotated to the left and right as shown by the arrow 532 around the center portion 529.

Accordingly, the wheel push button 210 generates the contact signal 400 around the wheel key 530 of the upper surface of the wheel push button 210 as shown by an arrow 532 around the center 529. It is rotated structure.

Referring to the operation of the wheel push button 210, for example, if the user mounted the wheel key push button 210 to the TV remote control, the user rotates the wheel key unit 530 on the display of the TV CRT channel-volume- Certain unique signal displays, such as the aspect ratio, may appear continuously.

Thus, when the desired signal is displayed, the wheel key unit 530 stops rotating and the next step signal is pushed to the wheel push button 210 to generate the contact signal 400.

A fourth embodiment of the composite button device for an electronic product of the present invention is a bar push button.

10 is a cross-sectional view showing a bar push button.

The bar push button 540 includes a push button 541 in the form of a cap, and an inner bar 542 provided in the push button 541, and a circumferential contact 546 of the inner bar 542. The push button 541 is in contact with the sensor 547 on the inner surface.

In addition, a restoring member 544 is provided between the push button 541 and the inner bar 542.

The action of the bar push button 540 is only different in shape, and works like the push button of the present invention.

That is, when the user pushes the push button 541, the contact 546 of the inner bar 542 is in contact with the inner surface sensor 547 of the push button 541 to send a signal. In addition, if necessary, the sensor 547 may be attached to the inner bar 542 instead of the contact 546, and the contact 546 may be attached to the inner side of the push button 541 instead of the sensor 547.

And the bar push button 540 is attached to any one or more of the push button 510, the touch sensor or the wheel key portion 530 around the upper surface or the outer side wall, while maintaining the push button function, to add various signals Can be generated.

A fifth embodiment of the composite button device for an electronic product of the present invention is a display push button provided with a code display window for each contact around a button portion.

11 is a simplified view showing a display push button of the composite button device for an electronic product of the present invention.

The display push button 550 is provided with a display window 554 around the contact 400 of the push button 552.

For example, the display push button 550 has a contact point 400 around the TV remote control push button 552 in FIG. 11, and the 'volume', 'channel', and 'screen size' are adjacent to the contact point 400. ',' Voice Multiple 'appears.

In this state, when the display push button 550 touches the 'screen size', the menu changes, and the contact 400 of the corresponding display push button 550 is 4: 3 screen according to the screen size. It is switched to a 16: 9 screen, a wide screen, a 2x zoom screen, and the like, and is displayed on the display window 554. If the desired signal is 16: 9, the push button 552 is executed to the contact point 400 where 16: 9 is displayed. .

  When the contact 400 contacts the contact 400, the color of the corresponding display window 554 may be confirmed that the signal generation is generated, and at the same time, the corresponding menu display may appear on the TV display.

When the display push button 550 is configured well, the display push button 550 has one or two push buttons without the need for a plurality of push buttons.

12 is a front view when an integrated display unit is provided separately from the push button.

In the case of a circular push button 200 with a lot of contacts 400, as shown in Figure 2, if you put your finger on the button, you can see the sign displayed for each contact 400 around the top of the button, the sign displayed around the bottom of the button Covering your fingers can cause inconvenient discomfort.

 Accordingly, a plurality of push buttons 566 on the bottom of the display push button 550 by providing a remote control 562 in the form of having an integrated display unit 564 so as to be spaced apart from the push button 566, as shown in Figure 12 Pressing or touching a specific button of the same) may be graphically displayed on the integrated display unit 564.

  In this case, the push button 566 at the bottom of the remote control 562 does not need to display an individual signal around the contact 400 one by one simply pushing in a specific direction, so each push button 566 size to a minimum There is an advantage to this.

  In addition, it is possible to confirm that the signal generation is generated by changing the color of the display window when a specific contact is made, and to display the menu on the TV display.

A sixth embodiment of the composite button device for an electronic product of the present invention is a pressure push button capable of speed control by a pressure sensor.

The pressure pushing button 570 is a case where a contact or sensor used in the first to fifth embodiments is provided as a pressure sensor that is generally used.

It is a front view which shows a non-contact pushing button and an air contact pressure pushing button.

If necessary, the contact 301 of the pressure pushing button 570 and the contact 401 of the opposing side wall are brought into contact with each other from the beginning, such as the air contact pressure pushing button provided in the lower part of FIG. ), The contact 301 of the pressure pushing button 570 may be provided in such a manner as to transmit pressure to the contact 401 of the opposite side wall.

The pressure sensor is a signal that is transmitted to the user according to the pressure pushing the opposite side wall using the pressure push button 570, for example, in the case of a TV channel or volume to move the pressure sensor at high speed Adjust push pressure to switch channel or volume switch quickly or slowly.

Fig. 14 is a state diagram in which there is no gap at the boundary between the push button and the opposing side wall.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 14, the pressure is removed at the boundary point 573 between the pressure push button 570 and the opposing side wall 571, and the pressure push button 570 and the opposing side wall 571 are in contact with each other from the beginning. When the push button 570 pushes the opposing side wall 571, a push button 570 using a method in which pressure is sensed in the pushed portion of the opposing side wall 571 may also be provided.

The seventh embodiment of the composite button device for an electronic product of the present invention is an optical push button or an ultrasonic push button, in which the pressure sensor is replaced with an optical sensor or an ultrasonic sensor which is a non-contact sensor in the sixth embodiment.

That is, when the contact and the sensor used in the first to fifth embodiments are provided with an optical sensor or an ultrasonic sensor generally used, any one of the contact or the sensor is a transmission sensor or a reception sensor, The other becomes the opposite sensor.

In this case, the push button and the opposing side wall provided with the optical sensor or the ultrasonic sensor are spaced apart from each other, and the changed signal is transmitted according to the speed and the approaching distance of the push button approaching the opposing side wall.

On the other hand, if necessary, a composite button device capable of generating various composite signals with one button may be manufactured by combining various method buttons of the first to seventh embodiments on one remote controller.

The composite button device for an electronic product of the present invention as described above has an effect that can perform many button functions with a simple configuration.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications and changes without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

1 is a simplified diagram showing a button structure of a remote controller of a conventional electronic product.

Figure 2 is a simplified diagram showing a composite button structure for an electronic product of the present invention.

3 is an enlarged view illustrating an enlarged portion A of FIG. 2;

4 is a simplified diagram showing a modified form of FIG.

5 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the button of FIG.

6 is a simplified diagram showing another embodiment of FIG.

Figure 7 is a simplified view showing that the stick is attached to the button of the present invention.

8 is a simplified diagram in which a button of the present invention is used like another button.

9 is a front view showing a wheel push button.

10 is a cross-sectional view showing a bar push button.

Figure 11 is a simplified view showing a display push button of the present invention composite button device.

12 is a front view when an integrated display unit is provided separately from the push button.

Figure 13 is a front view showing a pressure push button in contact with.

14 is a state diagram without a gap at the boundary between the push button and the opposing side wall.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: remote control 200: push button

300: protrusion sensor 400: contact

500: hand contact 600: restoring means

608: central axis 610: spring

620: pressure member 625: spring seat

Claims (13)

A central axis 608; A push button which is moved without rotation about the central axis 608; An opposite side wall 130 surrounding the push button and receiving a signal from a side of the push button; And At least one of a push button, a touch sensor, or a wheel key provided on the push button: Composite button for an electronic product, characterized in that comprises a. The method according to claim 1, Composite button for an electronic product, characterized in that a plurality of contacts or sensors are provided on the side or opposite side wall of the push button. The method according to claim 2, The contact or sensor is a composite button for an electronic product, characterized in that any one of a pressure sensor, optical sensor or ultrasonic sensor. The method according to claim 3, The push button and the opposing side wall provided with the pressure sensor are in contact with each other composite button for an electronic product. The method according to claim 3, The push button and the opposing side wall provided with the optical sensor or the ultrasonic sensor are separated when the push button approaches the opposing side wall in a state in which a signal is generated. The method according to claim 4, Composite button for an electronic product, characterized in that the push button is provided so that the signal is changed according to the pressure pushing the opposite side wall. The method according to claim 5, Composite button for an electronic product, characterized in that the push button is provided so that the signal is changed according to the speed and the approaching distance approaching the opposite side wall. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, The composite button for an electronic product, characterized in that an integrated display unit 564 is spaced apart from the push button. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, Composite button for an electronic product, characterized in that the display window 554 is provided around the contact of the push button. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, Composite button for an electronic product, characterized in that the push button is provided with a recovery means. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, The button structure for an electronic product, characterized in that the stick 700 is provided on the upper end of the push button. A push button 541 in the form of a cap; An inner bar 542 provided in the push button 541; And At least one of a push button, a touch sensor, or a wheel key provided on the push button: Composite button for an electronic product, characterized in that comprises a. The method according to claim 12, A composite button for an electronic product, characterized in that a plurality of contacts are provided on one of the inner surface of the push button 541 and the side of the inner bar 542, and a sensor is provided at a position opposite to the contact. .

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