JPH0215894B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a multi-item information input device that performs cordless input for an information processing device, and in particular, the present invention relates to a multi-item information input device that performs cordless input for an information processing device. The present invention relates to a multi-item information input device configured to sequentially unwind a large number of flexible sheet-like members.

This type of device selects a desired sheet-like member from, for example, 24 sheet-like members and unwinds it onto the underside of a transparent key mat. When it is desired to use another sheet-like member on which other information is written, it is necessary not only to replace the sheet-like member but also to have means for changing the registered contents. The need for a procedure to change the registered contents is a very serious problem for a cordless type input device that can be easily operated by anyone without special training.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is possible to perform the above-mentioned replacement work of the sheet-like member quickly and reliably, and to easily and accurately change registered contents accordingly. The purpose is to provide a device that can

Next, means for achieving the above object will be explained with reference to drawings corresponding to embodiments.

That is, in the present invention, on the bottom surface of a substantially transparent key mat on which a large number of input keys for multi-item information are arranged, items of information to be inputted by the input keys are provided at positions corresponding to the input keys. The displayed flexible sheet-like member is provided in a detachable manner, and the flexible sheet-like member is replaced with a flexible sheet-like member on which other input items are displayed, and the input items are input using the input key. In a multi-item information input device configured to convert information items displayed on another replaced flexible sheet-like member into other input items displayed on the replaced flexible sheet-like member, the input device main body 1 and the upper surface of the input device main body 1 are provided. A substantially transparent key mat 2 having a large number of input keys 2a provided on the
a sheet feeding slit 5 formed in the input device main body 1 on the lower surface of the key mat 2; and a sheet passage formed between the upper surface of the input device main body 1 continuous with the sheet feeding slit 5 and the lower surface of the key mat 2. an insertion part 3; a rotary operation shaft 10 provided below and parallel to the sheet feeding slit 5 inside the input device main body 1; and a disc-shaped holder 12 provided on both left and right sides of the rotary operation shaft 10. , 12, a base sheet 14, a transparent cover sheet 15 attached to the base edge of the base sheet 14 so as to be openable and closable, and a transparent cover sheet 15 protruding from both sides of the base edge of the cover sheet and the base sheet. The mounting rod 13 is removably sandwiched between the cover sheet 15 and the base sheet 14, and the hole 20 formed in the sheet plate surface is inserted into the claw 19 protruding from the upper surface of the base sheet 14. A plurality of sheet-like members 11 each comprising a positioned information sheet 16, and a plurality of sheet-like members 11 formed at predetermined intervals along the circumferential direction on the outer periphery of the opposing surfaces of the left and right holders 12, 12. The sheet mounting holes 12a, 12a into which the left and right ends of the mounting rod 13 of the sheet-like member 11 are fitted, and the rotary operation shaft 10 are rotated by a predetermined angle to insert a desired sheet from the slit 5 into the sheet insertion portion 3. a selection means and a driving means for separating and feeding out the sheet-like member 11 from other sheet-like members; and sheet number information preset for each sheet-like member 11 on a part of each sheet-like member 11. a sheet identification instruction section 18 that is coded and described; a detection section that detects the sheet number information provided at a location corresponding to the sheet identification instruction section 18 in the sheet insertion section 3; and the detection section When the sheet number information detected by is input, the address of the control memory in the control circuit C corresponding to this sheet number information is specified, and the information is displayed on the sheet-like member 11 having the sheet number information. a control circuit C that matches the items in the item information entry section 17 and the items activated by the input keys 2a of the corresponding key mat 2; A multi-item information input device comprising: a general-purpose item entry section 4 having an input key and the like having a page selection function for selecting a predetermined sheet-like member 11;

Next, the present invention will be described with reference to an illustrated embodiment.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a multi-item information input device according to the present invention. On the bottom,
It is constructed so that dozens of flexible sheets with items corresponding to each key written on them are sequentially fed out.
In the figure, 1 is an input device main body, and a rectangular key mat 2 is provided on the upper surface of the main body 1, and a large number of input keys 2a are arranged on the key mat 2.
Furthermore, the key mat 2 has one side that is connected to the main body 1.
The key mat 2 is pivotably mounted on the key mat 2 and can be opened and closed in the vertical direction.The lower surface of the key mat 2 has a sheet insertion part 3, a general-purpose item entry part 4 in which page selection symbols, etc. are written, and the general-purpose item entry part 4. section 4 and sheet insertion section 3
A sheet feeding slit 5 is formed between the sheet and the sheet. The space created by the lower surface of the key mat 2 and the upper surface of the seat partition plate 7 is the sheet insertion section 3.
is provided with a detection section 6 for detecting sheet number information, and in this embodiment, the detection section 6 includes a plurality of light emitting elements 6a formed on the lower surface of the key mat 2;
A plurality of light receiving elements 6b are used which are formed on the sheet partition plate 7 at positions corresponding to the light emitting elements 6a. Further, an external connection key section 8 is provided on the side of the key mat 2 on the main body 1.

On the other hand, a sheet storage section 9 is formed inside the main body 1 as shown in second A and B, and a rotary operation shaft 10 is rotatably provided at a position below the general-purpose item entry section 4 in this sheet storage section 9. A sheet-like member 11, which is extended across the sheet and moved forward and backward through the feeding slit 5, is attached to the operating shaft 10 via sheet holders 12, 12. The holders 12, 12 are disc-shaped, and the holders 12, 12 are disc-shaped.
A large number of seat attachment holes 12a are formed in the outer peripheral edge of the sheet member 12, and attachment rods 13 of the sheet-like member 11 are fitted into these seat attachment holes 12a. Thus, between the holders 12, 12, one side of the sheet-like member 11 is attached parallel to the operating shaft 10 at a constant interval on the same circumference of the holders 12, 12. The mounting rod 13 is made of a material such as glass fiber.
One side of the sheet-like member 11 is wound around the rod 13, leaving both ends intact.

The sheet-like member 11 includes a flexible thin base sheet 14 and a transparent flexible thin cover sheet 15 that closely overlaps the base sheet 14.
and an information sheet 16 that is closely held between the cover sheet 15 and the base sheet 14, and the cover sheet 15 is fixed to the base sheet 14 on one side and is separated from the other side. It is possible to freely open and close up to the fixed part 14a. The base sheet 14 and the cover sheet 15 are made of polyester film, and each of the sheets 14, 15
The information sheet 16 held between them is made of polyester film, paper, or any other flexible material, and the information sheet 16 has item information entry sections 1 at positions corresponding to the key mats 2.
7 is formed, and a sheet identification instruction section 18 is formed at a position corresponding to the detection section 6. The number of the sheet identification instructing sections 18 is n in accordance with the number of light emitting/light receiving elements 6a and 6b of the detecting section 6 (n is a positive integer).
A square grid is used, and by filling in the squares as appropriate, it is possible to identify 2 ⁿ combinations. Further, the base sheet 14 has two protruding claws 19, 19 for positioning the information sheet 16, and the information sheet 16 has two corresponding positioning holes 20, 20 formed therein. There is.

The above-mentioned sheet-like members 11, 11, . are wound in the same direction in a roll shape and stored inside the main body 1 as shown in FIG. 2A, and on the sides of the seat holders 12,
As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, rollers 21a to 21d attached to the side plate 1a inside the main body 1 are provided, and a belt 22 is attached to these rollers 21a to 21d.
is being bridged. Among these, roller 21a~
21c is directly attached to the side plate 1a,
The roller 21d is connected to the side plate 1a via the spring 23.
The spring 23 applies tension to the belt 22, and the sheet-like member 11 is pressed by the portion between the rollers 21b and 21c of the belt 22, thereby changing the wrapped state of the sheet-like member 11. is retained.

On the other hand, one end of the rotary operation shaft 10 to which the seat holders 12, 12 are fixed is connected to a drive shaft of a stepping motor (not shown) to constitute a seat holder drive section M. The leading edge of the sheet partition plate 7 extends to between the rolls 21b and 21c in the vicinity of the sheet holders 12, 12, forming a sheet separating section 7a.
has a function of separating the sheet-like member 11 fed into the sheet insertion section 3 from other sheet-like members.

The electrical configuration of the above-mentioned device is, for example, as shown in FIG. That is, the key 2a of the key mat 2, the external connection key section 8, and the detection section 6 are each connected to a control circuit C having a memory section, and constitute an input section for specifying the address of the control memory of the control circuit C. The control circuit C is configured to control the power supply section E and also control the seat holder drive section M based on information from the input key 2a of the key mat 2. Further, the control circuit C has a control function of transmitting and receiving control signals and data to and from the outside, and is connected to an external device O.

Next, the operation of the device configured as described above will be explained.

First, when the input key 2a corresponding to the page selection symbol written on the general-purpose item entry section 4 is pressed, the sheet holder 12 rotates in a direction to wrap around the sheet-like member 11, and corresponds to the input key 2a that was operated. and stops at a preset rotation angle position. Thus, the free end of the desired sheet-like member 11 is positioned slightly above the sheet separation section 7a, and the sheet holder 12 is rotated in the opposite direction to that described above.
A desired sheet-like member 11 is fed into the sheet insertion section 3. Further, the remaining sheet-like member 11 is fed out to the lower part of the sheet partition plate 7.

In this way, the desired sheet-like member 11 is positioned on the lower surface of the key mat 2, a predetermined switch function is displayed on the lower surface of the key mat 2, and a sheet identification instruction section 18 is located on the detection section 6, and the sheet number is displayed on the lower surface of the key mat 2. Information is input to control circuit C. Here, when the input key 2a corresponding to a desired item among the items written in the item information entry section 17 is pressed, the address of the control memory in the control circuit C is specified, and the desired item is encoded. input to the information processing device. Further, when the sheet-like member 11 is changed to another sheet-like member 11, the sheet identification instruction section 18 is changed at the same time, so the designated address for the input key 2a is automatically changed based on the sheet number information. Therefore, each input key 2a has a wide range of functions.

Next, the procedure for changing the information written on the sheet-like member 11 attached to the seat holder 12 will be explained. First, with the key mat 2 lifted, the sheet-like member 1 The cover sheet 15 is opened from the base sheet 14 of this sheet-like member 11 as shown in FIG. 5A, and the information sheet 16 is taken out from between the sheets 14 and 15. In place of the information sheet 16 taken out in this way, another information sheet 16 was inserted between the base sheet 14 and the cover sheet 15, and the positions were aligned using the holes 20 of the information sheet 16 and the claws 19 of the base sheet 14. rear,
When the cover sheet 15 is placed over the information sheet 16, the information sheet 16 is clamped between the base sheet 14 and the cover sheet 15, as shown in FIG. 5B. Since the cover sheet 15 is in the form of a thin film, it closely overlaps the upper surface of the base sheet 14, and the information sheet 16 is strongly clamped to prevent it from falling off or shifting. Since the information sheet 16 replaced in this way has a sheet identification instruction section 18 in which a code unique to the sheet is written, the designated address for the input key 2a in the control circuit C is automatically changed upon replacement. will be changed accordingly. Therefore, there is no need for a procedure to change the registered contents, and the operation is extremely easy and can be performed quickly. Furthermore, since the information sheet 16 is covered by the cover sheet 15, there is no fear that the information on the information sheet 16 will be rubbed off and erased during the feeding/rewinding operation, and the information sheet 16 is flexible. Since paper or any other material can be used if it is available, a pencil or any other material can be used as a writing instrument for writing, and a photocopy can also be used.

Note that the light emitting element 6a and the light receiving element 6 of the detection section 6
b may be arranged in parallel with either the sheet partition plate 7 or the key mat 2 to detect the reflected light from the sheet identification instruction section 18 of the sheet-like member 11. A reflective sheet may be attached based on the sheet number code, or punch holes may be formed if the information sheet 16 is made of an opaque material.

As explained above, according to the multi-item information input device of the present invention, a plurality of flexible sheet-like members 11 each displaying an item of information to be input.
can be freely stored around the outer periphery of the rotary operation shaft 10 inside the input device main body 1 while being wound in the same direction at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction, and by rotating the rotary operation shaft 10 by a predetermined angle, From the slit 5 provided in the input device main body 1, input keys 2a for multi-item information
Since the desired sheet-like member 11 is fed out separately from other sheet-like members on the lower surface of the substantially transparent key mat 2 in which the key mat 2 is arranged, the desired sheet-like member 11 can be replaced and taken out quickly. This has the effect of streamlining the input work of multi-item information.

Further, the plurality of sheet-like members 11 have mounting rods 13 protruding from both sides of their bases formed at predetermined intervals along the outer peripheral edges of the left and right disc-shaped holders 12, 12 facing each other. Seat mounting hole 1
Since it is inserted and held in 2a and 12a,
Compared to conventional rolls held on the outer periphery,
The mutual contact pressure during winding of each sheet-like member 11 is reduced, making it easier to unwind and take out the sheet-like member 11. In addition, since it is lightweight and compact,
Its rotation operation is also facilitated.

Furthermore, the information sheet 16 can be replaced easily by opening the cover sheet 15 and replacing it with another information sheet 16, and by inserting the hole 20 into the claw 19 on the top surface of the base sheet 14. This has the effect that the information sheet 16 is positioned and held in a fixed position by the claws 19.

Furthermore, a sheet identification instruction section is formed on each sheet-like member, in which sheet number information preset for each sheet is coded and written, and a sheet identification instruction section is formed in the sheet insertion section from which the sheet-like member is fed out. A detection section for detecting sheet number information is provided at a location corresponding to the section, and when the sheet number information detected by the detection section is input, the input key is pressed to replace the written information on the sheet-like member. Since the switch function is configured to change automatically,
The input key items written on the sheet-like member 11 that was actually fed out and the input keys 2 on the key mat 2
There is no room for inconsistency with the items activated by a, and there is no risk of malfunctions due to human error that may occur during the procedure for changing registered contents.

Furthermore, in the present invention, if the sheet-like member is composed of a base sheet, a cover sheet, and an information sheet held between the two, and a sheet identification instruction section is formed on the information sheet, information written on the sheet-like member can be replaced. In addition, there is no fear that the written information will be rubbed off and erased during the feeding/rewinding operation, and paper or any other material can be used as the information sheet for writing the information. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figures 1A and B are perspective views of the multi-item information input device according to the present invention, Figures 2A and B are sectional views showing the internal structure, and Figure 3 shows how the sheet-like member is attached to the seat holder. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the same line. FIGS. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration. 3... Sheet insertion part, 6... Detection part, 11...
Sheet-like member, 12... Sheet holder, 14...
Base sheet, 15... Cover sheet, 16...
Information sheet, 18...Sheet identification instruction section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. On the bottom surface of a substantially transparent key mat on which a large number of input keys for multi-item information are arranged, items of information are inputted by the input keys at positions corresponding to the input keys. A flexible sheet-like member on which is displayed is provided in a detachable manner, and the flexible sheet-like member is replaced with a flexible sheet-like member on which other input items are displayed, and input is made using the input key. In a multi-item information input device configured to convert information items displayed on the replaced flexible sheet-like member into other input items displayed on the other replaced flexible sheet-like member, the input device main body 1; A substantially transparent key mat 2 having a large number of input keys 2a provided on the top surface of the key mat 2
a sheet feeding slit 5 formed in the input device main body 1 on the lower surface of the key mat 2; and a sheet passage formed between the upper surface of the input device main body 1 continuous with the sheet feeding slit 5 and the lower surface of the key mat 2. an insertion part 3; a rotary operation shaft 10 provided below and parallel to the sheet feeding slit 5 inside the input device main body 1; and a disc-shaped holder 12 provided on both left and right sides of the rotary operation shaft 10. , 12, a base sheet 14, a transparent cover sheet 15 attached to the base edge of the base sheet 14 so as to be openable and closable, and a transparent cover sheet 15 protruding from both sides of the base edge of the cover sheet and the base sheet. Mounting rod 1
3, is removably sandwiched between the cover sheet 15 and the base sheet 14, and the base sheet 1
a plurality of sheet-like members 11 comprising a plurality of sheet-like members 11 and an information sheet 16 positioned by a hole 20 formed on the sheet plate surface being inserted into a claw 19 protruding from the upper surface of the sheet member 4; Sheet mounting holes 12a, 12a are formed at predetermined intervals along the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral edges of the opposing surfaces of the holders 12, 12, and into which the left and right ends of the mounting rods 13 of the respective sheet-like members 11 are fitted; a selection means and a driving means for rotating the rotary operation shaft 10 by a predetermined angle to separate and feed out a desired sheet-like member 11 from the slit 5 to the sheet insertion portion 3 from other sheet-like members; and each of the sheets. a sheet identification instruction section 18 in which sheet number information preset for each sheet-like member 11 is coded and written on a part of the sheet-like member 11; and the sheet in the sheet insertion section 3. a detection section that detects the sheet number information provided at a location corresponding to the identification instruction section 18; and a control corresponding to the sheet number information when the sheet number information detected by the detection section is input. The address of the control memory in the circuit C is specified, and the item is activated by the item in the item information entry section 17 displayed on the sheet-like member 11 having the sheet number information and the corresponding input key 2a of the key mat 2. an input key provided in a portion of the key mat 2 other than the portion corresponding to the sheet insertion portion 3 and having a page selection function for selecting a predetermined sheet member 11; A multi-item information input device characterized by comprising: a general-purpose item entry section 4 having, etc.;