JPH0155492B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a multi-item information input device that feeds out a sheet-like member and inputs item information to an information processing device.

As this type of multi-item information input device, a desired item sheet is separated from a plurality of item sheets stored in a winding frame and placed under the keyboard surface for inputting items. A system has already been proposed in which item information is input by operating item input keys corresponding to the positions of a large number of listed items.

Each item sheet used in this multi-item information input device is composed of a single flexible film sheet on which each item is directly written. Therefore, in order to replace the item contents, it is necessary to remove the item sheet from the reel of the multi-item information input device sheet storage section and replace it with a new item sheet on the reel, which is extremely inconvenient. In addition, since the items are written on the surface of the sheet, the sheet surface is subject to friction when the sheet is wound or fed out, making it easy for the written items to be erased.On the other hand, if the items are written in a way that makes them difficult to erase, they will be erased. It was inconvenient when I wanted to change it. There was also the inconvenience that depending on the material of the sheet, items could only be written using felt-tip pens.

The present invention eliminates these drawbacks, and instead of the conventional single sheet with items written on it, two sheets with no items written on them are used, and the items are removably written between these two sheets. By holding the information sheet between each other, it is possible to easily replace the item contents by replacing the information sheet, and by making the information sheet on paper or any other material, it is possible to write with a pencil or any other material. Furthermore, by covering the information sheet with the upper sheet, the items are prevented from disappearing due to friction.Furthermore, positioning claws are provided at multiple locations at appropriate distances from the base sides of the two sheets. This multi-item information input device prevents the held information sheet from shifting even when the sheet is driven at high speed by inserting the nail into the hole at the tip of the information sheet. is intended to provide.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a sheet storage section for storing the sheets of the multi-item information input device of the present invention in a rolled state.

In the figure, 1 is a seat storage case, and this case 1
A rotating shaft 2 is rotatably attached to the.
Two winding frames 3a and 3b are fixed to the rotating shaft 2,
Between these two winding frames 3a, 3b, there are a plurality of sheet-like members 4, 4,... mounting members 5 each having a rod-like end,
5, . . . are mounted on the same circumference of the winding frames 3a, 3b parallel to the rotating shaft 2 at a constant interval.

The sheet-like member 4 is composed of a flexible, thin base sheet 6 and a transparent, flexible, thin cover sheet 7 that closely overlaps the base sheet 6. The cover sheet 7 is fixed to the base sheet 6 at one end, and the fixed part 6 is attached from the other end.
It can be opened from the base sheet 6 up to the point a.

Between the base sheet 6 and the cover sheet 7, a paper or other arbitrary flexible information sheet 8 on which a plurality of items are written is tightly sandwiched. This information sheet 8 is sandwiched as shown in FIG. 2 by opening the cover sheet 7 and inserting it, and then stacking the cover sheet 7 tightly again.

Therefore, the cover sheet 7 can be opened and removed and replaced with another information sheet 8 at will. In order to position the information sheet 8 when inserting it, the base sheet 6 has two locations on the mounting base side of the sheet-like member 4 from the input operation section in the extended state shown in FIG. , two positioning claws 9,
9 is provided in a protruding manner, and two corresponding holes 10, 10 for positioning are provided on both sides of the tip of the information sheet 8.

The sheet-like members 4, 4, . All the sheet-like members 4, 4, .

As shown in FIG. 3, rollers 11a to 11d provided on the side plate 1a of the sheet storage case 1 are installed on the sides of the winding frames 3a and 3b, and a belt 12 is stretched around these rollers 11a to 11d. ing. The rollers 11a to 11c are provided directly on the side plate 1a, while the roller 11d is attached to a rotating lever 13 connected to the roller 11a.
A biasing force in the clockwise direction (in FIG. 3) is applied to the rotary lever 13 by a spring 14 attached to the roller 11a, which applies tension to the belt 12 and causes the belt 12 to tighten. The portion between the rollers 11b and 11c is a sheet-like member 4,
4. It is pressed and held so as to surround...

One end of the rotating shaft 2 to which the winding frames 3a and 3b are fixed is connected to the side plate 1 of the sheet storage case 1 as shown in
protruding from a to the outside, seat storage case 1
When the opening/closing plate 16 is opened and fitted into a predetermined position in the housing 15 of the multi-item information input device, one end of this rotary shaft 2 is connected to the drive shaft of a step motor (not shown), and the step motor is activated. It is designed to be rotationally driven by. When the rotating shaft 2 is driven to rotate clockwise as shown in FIG. 3, the sheet-like members 4, 4, . As shown in Fig. 4, when the sheet-like members 4, 4, ... are rotated counterclockwise, they are unwound from the winding frames 3a, 3b, and the sheet-like members 4, 4, ... are turned into sheets with their free ends facing forward. It exits from the opening 1b of the storage case 1. A separating plate 17 is provided near the opening 1b to separate the desired sheet-like member 4 located on the uppermost side from the other sheet-like members 4, 4, . . . .

Below the opening/closing plate 16, the uppermost sheet-like member 4 separated by the separating plate 17 is connected to the other sheet-like members 4,
A guide plate 18 is provided which guides the remaining sheet members 4, 4, . ing.

The opening/closing plate 16 is provided with an input operation section 20 consisting of a transparent key switch 21, and the guide plate 18
The items on the information sheet 8 held between the base sheet 6 and the cover sheet 7 that have been rolled out are visually checked through the transparent cover sheet 7 and the transparent key switch 21, and the key switch 2 selects the desired item.
Press 1 to enter item information.

Further, the opening/closing plate 16 is provided with a seat selection key 22, and when this seat selection key 22 is pressed,
The stepping motor rotates the winding frames 3a and 3b clockwise to position the free end of the desired sheet member 4 slightly above the separation plate 17 as shown in FIG.
Next, by rotating counterclockwise, the desired sheet-like member 4 is fed out onto the upper guide plate 18, and the remaining sheet-like members 4, 4, . . . are fed out onto the lower guide plate 19. ing.

In order to use the above multi-item information input device, each sheet member 4 attached to the winding frame 3a, 3b,
4. Open the base sheet 6 to the cover sheet 7 and open the information sheet 8, such as a piece of paper with multiple items written on it.
After inserting the information sheet 8 and positioning it using the holes in the information sheet 8 and the claws 9 of the base sheet, the cover sheet 7 is placed over the information sheet 8 and clamped between them. Since the cover sheet 7 is made of a book film or the like, the cover sheet 7 closely overlaps the upper surface of the base sheet 6, and the information sheet 8 is strongly clamped so that it does not fall off or shift its position. In this way, the sheet members 4, 4, . . . holding the information sheet 8 are wound around the winding frames 3a, 3b,
When is pressed, the desired sheet-like member 4 is fed out below the item input operation section. Since the cover sheet 7 is transparent, the user looks at the items written on the held information sheet 8 and inputs the item information using the key switch 21.

As explained above, in the multi-item information input device of the present invention, the information sheet 8 on which a plurality of items are displayed is removably held between the flexible base sheet 6 and the transparent sheet 7. ) If you want to replace the contents of an item, all you have to do is open the cover sheet and replace the information sheet, making replacement extremely easy.

(2) Since the information sheet is covered with a transparent sheet, the information sheet will not disappear due to rubbing during feeding or winding operations.

(3) The information sheet can be made of paper or any other material as long as it is flexible and is held between the base sheet and the transparent sheet, so items can be written in pencil or any other material. A copy can also be used as an information sheet.

(4) In addition, since the information sheet is held with the positioning claw inserted into the hole at the tip of the information sheet, even if the sheet-like member is violently wrapped or unwound and put in and out of the input operation section, the information sheet It can be used without shifting, coming off, or falling off.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the multi-item information input device of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a sheet storage section, and FIG. 2 shows a state in which an information sheet is sandwiched between a base sheet and a cover sheet. 3 is a sectional view showing a state in which the sheet-like member is rolled into the sheet storage section, FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a state in which a desired sheet is fed out, and FIG. It is an enlarged view. 1... Seat storage case, 2... Rotating shaft, 3a, 3
b... Winding frame, 4... Sheet member, 5... Mounting member,
6... Base sheet, 7... Cover sheet, 8... Information sheet, 9... Nail, 10... Hole, 15... Housing, 16...
Opening/closing plate, 17... Separation plate, 18... Guide plate, 19... Guide plate, 20... Item input operation section, 21... Key switch, 22... Sheet selection key.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A plurality of flexible sheet-like members are stored with one end thereof attached to a winding frame and wound in the same direction, and the windings are rotated in the opposite direction to form a desired winding frame. multi-item information in which a sheet-like member is separated from other sheet-like members and fed out, and a tip end portion of the fed-out sheet-like member is located at an input operation unit from a predetermined length from the attachment base side. In the input device, the sheet-like member is composed of a base sheet and a transparent cover sheet attached to the base sheet so as to be openable and closable, and the sheet-like member is arranged such that the sheet-like member is closer to the attachment base than the tip side that is fed out to the input operation section. , positioning claws are provided on one of the base sheet and the cover sheet toward the other side at at least a plurality of locations at appropriate distances from the mounting base, and an information sheet is provided between the base sheet and the cover sheet. A multi-item information input device characterized in that the information sheet is removably held and held with the positioning claw inserted into a hole provided at the tip of the information sheet.