JPS62530B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention allows inputting various data by changing the definition of each key in a data key group by arbitrarily replacing each subtitle that displays the names of various items of data to be input. The present invention relates to a multi-item input device, and particularly relates to an improvement of Japanese Patent Application No. 52-89552 ``Multi-item Input Device'' previously filed by the applicant.

A multi-item input device allows an operator to input various types of data into a processing device efficiently without having to worry about coding or other complicated operations. Underneath the switch board, which had touch switches arranged in a matrix, there was a rolled paper-style subtitle that displayed the definition of each switch. The ends of this subtitle are wound up by two rollers, so when changing the definition of each switch, that is, changing a page, both rollers are rotated by a motor or the like to pull out a different page. . Therefore, in order to change pages randomly, it not only takes a long time but also requires complicated switching of the rotation of the motor, which has the disadvantage of making the control of the motor complicated.

Therefore, the applicant filed the earlier patent application No. 52-89552.
(Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 54-23430) In a "multi-item input device", as shown in FIGS. Attach one end of the subtitles 3, 3... with a stopper 4 or the like, separated by a predetermined rotation angle, select the subtitle 3 of any item according to the rotation angle of the drum 2, as shown in FIG. 3a, We have proposed a multi-item input device that can randomly select pages by reversing the drum 2 and inserting subtitles at the bottom 6 of the switch board 5, as shown in FIG.

However, in the multi-item input device proposed above, one end of each subtitle 3 is attached to the peripheral wall of the rotating drum 2 with a stopper 4, such as a screw. For this reason, even when the subtitles 3 need to be replaced, it is not possible to do so easily or quickly, and there is a problem in that it is not possible to immediately respond to changes in the user's business content.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a multi-item input device that can easily and quickly exchange subtitles without impairing any of the advantages of the proposed device.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 4 shows an external view of the multi-item input device according to the present invention, where 7 is the main body of the device, and on the top surface of the main body 7 there is a page selection key switch section 8 for selecting the page of each subtitle, and a page selection key switch section 8 for selecting the page of each subtitle. An item selection key switch section 9 is provided for selecting a desired item from among the displayed items. The item selection key switch section 9 is formed of transparent electrodes in a matrix on a transparent board. Further, the page selection key switch section 8 is mechanically constructed independently of the item selection key switch section 9, and in other words, the page selection key switch section 8 is detachably attached to the main body 7 of the apparatus, as will be described later.

The switch configuration of the page selection key switch section 8 is similar to the switch configuration of the item selection key switch section 9. Reference numerals 7A and 7B are handle portions formed in the apparatus main body 7 for attaching and detaching the page selection key switch portion 8.

FIG. 5 shows a specific configuration of the page selection key switch section 8, and the switch section 8 has mounting legs 10A and 10B extending downward from both sides thereof.
The legs 10A and 10B are rotatably supported on rotating shafts on both sides of a rotary drum 2 equipped with multiple sheets (multiple pages) of subtitles 3 similar to those shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 above. has been done. Therefore, the page selection key switch section 8 and the rotating drum 2 are connected to the legs 10A,
10B, and have a unitized configuration.

In other words, in this multi-item input device, subtitles are exchanged by replacing the unit consisting of the page selection key switch section 8 and the rotating drum 2. If the page selection key switch is defined for each item of subtitles installed on Drum 2, the subtitles and page selection key switch installed on Drum 2 become fixed, which means that the subtitles cannot be selected. If you try to replace it, you will eventually need to change the definition of this page selection key switch.

Therefore, the page selection key switch section 8 and the drum 2 are made into a unit in advance, so that subtitles can be easily changed by replacing this unit.

FIG. 6A shows the unitized rotating drum 2.
and page selection key switch section 8 are shown in FIG. The pulleys 12A to 12D rotate around the pulleys 12A to 12D in conjunction with the rotation of the rotating drum 2.

The rotary drum 2 is set as shown in FIG. 6a, and its rotating shaft is connected to a drive source such as a motor through a clutch means or the like, and is operated under the same operation control as shown in FIG. 3 above. Define subtitle page selection and item selection key switch section 9.

FIG. 6b shows the configuration around the rotating drum when subtitles are exchanged. The rotating drum 2 is disconnected from the motor and the page selection key switch is pressed at the handholds 7A and 7B shown in FIG. Hold part 8 and pull it upward. Then, the rotating drum 2 integrated with the key switch part 8 is also pulled up in the direction shown by the arrow, and as the drum 2 rises, the side of the guide belt 11 located above the drum 2 is blocked, and the pulley 12C is pulled up around the spindle of the pulley 12C. 12
The D side rotates upward, and the pulley 12D side comes out from between the drum 2 and the key switch section 8. Furthermore, by lifting the key switch section 8, the unitized page selection key switch section 8 and rotating drum 2 can be taken out of the main body 7 of the apparatus, and by replacing this unit, subtitles can be replaced. can. Incidentally, when installing the unit into the main body of the apparatus, the operation opposite to that when removing the unit is performed.

In the multi-item input device of the present invention, the page selection key switch section for specifying the page of the subtitles of a rotating drum having subtitles for a plurality of pages and the drum are integrated into a unit, and subtitles can be exchanged by this unit. This is done by replacing the subtitles themselves, thereby making it possible to easily and quickly change the subtitles of this type of device. Therefore, it is possible to provide a multi-item input device that can immediately respond to changes in the user's business content.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 3 a and b are explanatory diagrams of a multi-item input device according to the prior art, FIG. 4 is an external view of a multi-item input device according to the present invention, and FIG. 6
Figures A and B are explanatory views of the operation and operation of the device of the present invention. 2: Rotating drum, 3: Subtitles, 7: Device body,
8: Page selection key switch section, 9: Item selection key switch section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A plurality of subtitles divided by item are arranged on the peripheral wall of a rotating drum, and an arbitrary subtitle is selected according to the rotation angle of the drum, and the rotating drum is reversed and switched. In a multi-item input device that inserts selected subtitles below the board, the rotary drum having the plurality of subtitles (multiple pages) and the page selection switch section for specifying the page of the subtitles are connected and integrated. A multi-item input device characterized in that the rotary drum and the page selection switch are provided as a unit in a device main body so as to be freely insertable and removable, and subtitles can be replaced by replacing the unit.