WO2006001201A1 - Dispositif électronique - Google Patents

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WO2006001201A1
WO2006001201A1 PCT/JP2005/010920 JP2005010920W WO2006001201A1 WO 2006001201 A1 WO2006001201 A1 WO 2006001201A1 JP 2005010920 W JP2005010920 W JP 2005010920W WO 2006001201 A1 WO2006001201 A1 WO 2006001201A1
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operation member
electronic device
switch
rotation
rotation operation
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Tomoya Okuzumi
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Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
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Priority to EP05751518A priority Critical patent/EP1760741A4/fr
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H21/00—Switches operated by an operating part in the form of a pivotable member acted upon directly by a solid body, e.g. by a hand
    • H01H21/02—Details
    • H01H21/18—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H21/22—Operating parts, e.g. handle
    • H01H21/24—Operating parts, e.g. handle biased to return to normal position upon removal of operating force
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H23/00—Tumbler or rocker switches, i.e. switches characterised by being operated by rocking an operating member in the form of a rocker button
    • H01H23/02—Details
    • H01H23/12—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H23/14—Tumblers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/58—Electric connections to or between contacts; Terminals
    • H01H2001/5888—Terminals of surface mounted devices [SMD]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H21/00—Switches operated by an operating part in the form of a pivotable member acted upon directly by a solid body, e.g. by a hand
    • H01H21/02—Details
    • H01H21/18—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H21/36—Driving mechanisms

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  • the present invention relates to an electronic device having an erroneous operation prevention function.
  • an in-vehicle device such as a navigation system
  • In-vehicle devices such as the hideaway navigation system are unspecified.
  • an in-vehicle device has been installed in a trunk room. In such on-vehicle equipment, it is necessary to prevent erroneous operation due to inadvertent contact of small objects in the vehicle.
  • the outer surface member 100 is provided with a lid 102.
  • a button 104 is covered with a lid 102.
  • the lid 102 is opened. This prevents erroneous operation of the button 104 due to contact with small items.
  • Such a configuration is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9265698 (page 2, FIG. 1).
  • the conventional electronic device has a lid for preventing erroneous operation and an opening / closing mechanism thereof, and thus the number of parts is increased. This leads to an increase in material costs. Furthermore, depending on the structure of the lid, the configuration becomes complicated.
  • the present invention has been made under the above background.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that can prevent erroneous operation and that can reduce material costs with a small number of parts. Means for solving the problem
  • An electronic device of the present invention includes a rotation operation member, a rotation shaft for supporting the rotation operation member, and
  • a switch disposed at a position where the rotation operation member can be pressed, and the switch is pressed by the rotation operation member when the rotation operation member rotates.
  • FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded sectional view of the electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the operating state of the electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a sectional view of an electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an electronic device in a conventional example.
  • the electronic device includes a rotation operation member, a rotation shaft for supporting the rotation operation member, and a switch arranged at a position where the rotation operation member can be pressed, and the rotation operation member rotates.
  • the switch is pressed by the rotary operation member.
  • the rotary operation member is typically a rotary knob (rotary knob) or a rotary dial.
  • the movement force of the operation member for the switch operation is a rotational movement along the circular orbit, and therefore it is possible to prevent erroneous operation of the switch due to an external force applied inadvertently.
  • the rotation support structure of the working member prevents erroneous operation. Therefore, it is possible to prevent erroneous operation with a small number of parts, and the material cost can be reduced.
  • this electronic device has an outer surface member that constitutes the outer surface of the device, and the rotation operation member is provided so that a step where the operation surface of the rotation operation member falls to the inside of the device is formed more than the outer surface of the device. May be arranged.
  • the rotation operation member force may have a leg portion extending toward the switch at a position where the rotation axial force is also eccentric, and the tip of the leg portion may press the switch.
  • a navigation apparatus power may be provided. Thereby, even when an electronic device is installed in an unspecified place such as a trunk, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation due to contact with an object such as a small object.
  • the handle device may include the electronic device described above.
  • the electronic device described above.
  • the electronic device is a device including a switch device or a switch device.
  • this electronic apparatus has a configuration including a rotation operation member, a rotation shaft that supports the rotation operation member, and a switch that is operated by being pressed by the rotation operation member, thereby realizing an erroneous operation prevention function. . Thereby, the number of parts for preventing erroneous operation can be reduced, and the material cost can be suppressed.
  • FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded cross-sectional view of the electronic device.
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the operating state of the electronic device.
  • Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the electronic device as seen from the back.
  • an electronic device 1 includes a front panel 3, a rotation operation member 5, a switch 7, and a substrate 9 on which the switch 7 is mounted.
  • the electronic device 1 includes a housing that covers the entire device together with the front panel 3.
  • the electronic device 1 has various configurations such as a power source.
  • the front side of the front panel 3 is the front or front
  • the rear side of the front panel 3 is the rear or rear.
  • the front panel 3 is made of resin and corresponds to the outer member of the electronic device 1. As shown in the figure, a rectangular parallelepiped operation member mounting portion 31 protrudes from the back surface of the front panel 3.
  • the operation member mounting portion 31 is provided with an operation member accommodation portion 32 that accommodates the rotation operation member 5.
  • the rotation operation member 5 is a rotation knob (knob).
  • the rotary knob is arranged so that the front panel 3 (outer surface member) force does not protrude.
  • the operation surface of the rotary knob is a cylindrical surface, and this operation surface is in a position where no front force protrudes.
  • This rotation operation member 5 can also be called a rotation dial.
  • the rotation operation member 5 is a cylindrical member made of resin.
  • the rotary operation member 5 generally has a shape obtained by cutting a cylinder into halves.
  • an operation surface 51 is an outer peripheral surface of a cylinder and is operated by a finger with an operator.
  • the operation member housing portion 32 has a shape corresponding to the operation surface 51. As a result, the rotation operation member 5 is accommodated in the operation member accommodation portion 32.
  • the rotary operation member 5 has side walls 52 on both sides of the operation surface 51. Then, the rotating shaft 53 protrudes from each of the two side walls 52. Each rotary shaft 53 is positioned at the substantially center of the cylindrical shape of the operation surface 51.
  • the front panel 3 has projecting portions 33 on both sides of the operation member housing portion 32. A bearing 34 is provided on the protrusion 33. The rotation shaft 53 of the rotation operation member 5 is fitted to the bearing 34. Accordingly, the rotation operation member 5 is rotatably supported by the rotation shaft 53. In this support structure, the rotating shaft 53 is parallel to the outer surface of the front panel 3.
  • the projection 33 of the front panel 3 has a notch 35 extending rearward from the bearing 34.
  • the notch 35 is used during assembly. That is, at the time of assembly, the rotary operation member 5 is inserted into the operation member accommodating portion 32 from the rear side cover of the front panel 3. At this time, the rotation shaft 53 of the rotation operation member 5 is pressed against the notch 35.
  • the front panel 3 is made of resin and can be elastically deformed to some extent. Therefore, the notch 35 is expanded by being pushed by the rotating shaft 53. As a result, the rotating shaft 53 can reach the bearing 34 through the notch 35.
  • the front panel 3 has an operation window 36 at the bottom of the operation member housing portion 32.
  • the operation window 36 is an opening that penetrates the front panel 3.
  • the operation surface 52 of the rotary operation member 51 is exposed from the operation window 36.
  • the operation surface 52 has a recess 54 at a location corresponding to the operation window 36.
  • the recess 54 is provided to make it easier for the operator's finger or the like to be pulled.
  • the rotation operation member 5 includes a leg portion 55 that extends by force toward the inside of the apparatus.
  • the leg portion 55 is provided so that one end force of the operation surface 51 extends. Therefore, the leg portion 55 is in a position eccentric from the rotation shaft 53.
  • the tip of the leg 55 reaches the switch 7 mounted on the substrate 9.
  • a printed wiring related to the switch 7 is provided on the substrate 9.
  • the substrate 9 is further provided with wiring necessary for the electronic device 1.
  • Various electronic components are mounted on the substrate 9.
  • the substrate 9 is attached to and supported by a casing of the electronic device 1 (not shown).
  • the rotation operation member 5 includes stoppers 56 and 57 at both ends of the operation surface 51.
  • the stoppers 56 and 57 are protrusions provided on the operation surface 51.
  • the staggers 56 and 57 restrict the rotation range of the rotary operation member 5 by abutting against the operation member mounting portion 31.
  • One stopper 56 is provided at the base portion of the leg portion 54.
  • the stopper 56 restricts the rotation range in the direction in which the leg portion 55 moves away from the switch 7 (clockwise in the figure).
  • the rotary operation member 5 is not operated, the rotary operation member 5 is urged clockwise by a spring (not shown), and thus the stopper 56 functions.
  • the other stock 57 is provided on the opposite side of the stopper 56.
  • the stopper 57 restricts the rotation range in the direction in which the leg portion 55 presses the switch 7 (counterclockwise direction in the figure).
  • the stagger is shown at a position slightly away from the operation member mounting portion in order to make the drawing easier to see.
  • the electronic device 1 of the present embodiment is applied to, for example, a navigation device.
  • Hideaway type navigation devices are installed in unspecified places such as under trunk rooms and seats. Then, there is a possibility that an object such as an accessory rolls and contacts the electronic device 1. In such a case, the external force due to the contact of the object is applied to the outer surface of the front panel 3 in the vertical direction.
  • the rotary operation member 5 since the rotary operation member 5 does not rotate with such an external force, an erroneous operation can be effectively prevented.
  • the electronic device 1 of the present embodiment is applied to a handle device, for example.
  • the driver may inadvertently press the switch part of the steering wheel.
  • the rotation operation member 5 does not rotate even if it is simply pushed by the driver, so that an erroneous operation can be effectively prevented.
  • the switch operation is performed on the circular orbit by providing the configuration in which the switch is pushed by the rotary operation member 5. It becomes a rotational movement along. Therefore, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation of the switch due to an inadvertently applied external force.
  • the rotation support structure of the operation member realizes prevention of erroneous operation. Therefore, the number of parts for preventing erroneous operation can be reduced, and the material cost can be suppressed.
  • rotation operation member 5 has leg portion 55 at a position eccentric from rotation shaft 53. Thereby, even if the switch 7 is separated from the external force of the apparatus, the switch operation can be suitably performed.
  • the electronic device 1 of the present embodiment is provided in a navigation device. As a result, even if it is installed in an unspecified place such as a trunk, it is possible to prevent erroneous operation due to contact with objects such as small items.
  • the electronic device 1 of the present embodiment is provided in a handle device.
  • a handle device thus, it is possible to effectively prevent an erroneous operation caused by the driver apologizing and pressing a button on the steering wheel.
  • the operation surface 51 of the rotation operation member 5 force 51 is positioned rearward of the outer surface (surface) 37 of the front panel 3 which is an outer surface member.
  • a rotation operation member 5 is arranged.
  • a step X where the operation surface 51 falls with respect to the outer surface 37 is formed.
  • the second embodiment in FIG. 5 differs from the first embodiment in FIG. 1 in the following points.
  • the protruding amount of the operation member accommodating portion 31 from the front panel 3 is increased. Therefore, the operation member accommodating portion 32 and the bearing 34 are moved to the back side. This increases the distance from the outer surface of the front panel 5 to the bearing 34. Then, the rotation operation member 5 moves to the back side, and the step X is generated.
  • the provision of the step X described above makes it difficult for an external force to act on the rotary operation member 5.
  • the external force in the direction along the outer surface 37 of the front panel 3 that is applied only by the external force in the direction perpendicular to the front panel 3 is also difficult to act.
  • An external force in the direction of rotating the rotary operation member 5 is less likely to act, and an erroneous operation due to such an external force can be prevented.
  • the step X is provided on the front panel 3 and the rotation operation member 5, so that an external force is directly applied to the rotation operation member 5. Will act. Therefore, erroneous operation of the switch can be prevented more reliably.
  • a step structure is combined with the rotating structure of the operation member. The rotating structure of the operating member prevents erroneous operation against external force in the switch pressing direction. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent erroneous operation against external force in the step structure force switch rotation direction. In this way, the ability to prevent erroneous operations can be improved.
  • the electronic device according to the present invention has an erroneous operation prevention function using a rotary operation member, has the effect of reducing the number of parts and the material cost, and is effective in in-vehicle devices and the like. It is.

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Abstract

Le dispositif électronique (1) de l’invention est fourni avec un élément d’opération rotatif (5), et l’élément d’opération rotatif (5) est porté par un axe rotatif (53). L’élément d’opération rotatif (5) appuie sur un commutateur (7) lors de sa rotation. Aucune erreur d’opération du commutateur n’est générée, même lorsqu'une force externe est appliquée dans la direction pour appuyer sur l’élément d’opération rotatif (5). Il peut être fourni une étape entre un plan externe d'une face avant (3), qui est un élément du plan externe, et un plan d’opération (51) de l’élément d’opération rotatif (5). Le dispositif électronique (1) est, par exemple, un système de navigation ou un volant de direction. Le nombre de pièces requis pour une erreur d'opération empêchant le fonctionnement peut être réduit.
PCT/JP2005/010920 2004-06-24 2005-06-15 Dispositif électronique WO2006001201A1 (fr)

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