JPH06308920A - Structure of operation panel of electronic equipment - Google Patents
Structure of operation panel of electronic equipmentInfo
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- JPH06308920A JPH06308920A JP5099540A JP9954093A JPH06308920A JP H06308920 A JPH06308920 A JP H06308920A JP 5099540 A JP5099540 A JP 5099540A JP 9954093 A JP9954093 A JP 9954093A JP H06308920 A JPH06308920 A JP H06308920A
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Abstract
Description
【０００１】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、電子機器の操作パネル
構造に関するものである。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an operation panel structure for electronic equipment.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】従来、電子機器の操作パネルでは表示
（液晶等の文字表示）を行なうパネル及び方向性のある
操作キー（カーソルキー等）を有するものがあったが、
その姿勢が変わっても（縦置き横置き等）、その表示方
向、操作キー方向は全く変化しなかった。2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, some operation panels of electronic devices have a panel for displaying (character display of liquid crystal or the like) and operation keys (cursor keys, etc.) having directionality.
Even if the posture changed (vertical placement, horizontal placement, etc.), the display direction and the operation key direction did not change at all.
【０００３】[0003]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】マイクロコンピュータ
等の普及に伴い、電子機器の操作が複雑になったり、い
ろいろな設定の変更といった選択の多い操作を持つ電子
機器が増えてきたため、操作パネル部に文字の表示が出
来る液晶パネル等が使用されるようになり、また、それ
によってカーソル移動といった方向性のある操作キーも
使用されている。そのため機器本体に天地といった方向
性が載置する際に出てしまうため、使用する場合に置き
方に制限が出てしまったり、置き方を変えると見づら
く、操作しづらいものとなってしまっていた。With the widespread use of microcomputers and the like, the operation of electronic devices has become complicated, and the number of electronic devices having many selection operations such as changing various settings has increased. A liquid crystal panel or the like capable of displaying characters has come to be used, and accordingly, directional operation keys such as cursor movement are also used. Therefore, the orientation of the top and bottom of the device appears when it is placed, so there are restrictions on how to place it when using it, and changing the placement makes it difficult to see and it is difficult to operate. .
【０００４】[0004]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明によれば、電子機
器が自らの姿勢を検出するセンサーあるいは切り替えス
イッチ等と、表示及び操作キー入力を制御する制御手段
とにより、液晶表示文字等の天地、又は操作キーの入力
に対する割り当てを変更することにより、機器本体の姿
勢に関わりなく一定の操作感を得ることができるように
したものである。According to the present invention, the top and bottom of a liquid crystal display character or the like is provided by a sensor or a changeover switch for detecting the attitude of the electronic device and a control means for controlling display and operation key input. Alternatively, by changing the assignment to the input of the operation key, it is possible to obtain a constant operation feeling regardless of the posture of the device body.
【０００５】[0005]
【実施例】以下、図面を参照して、本発明の実施例を説
明する。Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
【０００６】図１は本発明の第１の実施例の構成を示
し、電子機器本体を通常使用する状態で置いたときの操
作パネル構造を表わす。本体に固定された接点リング１
ａと可動式の接点バー１ｂは本体を普通に置いた場合に
は互いに接触しておらず、ＯＦＦの状態であり、２ａに
表示される文字２ｂは標準表示で表示され、またカーソ
ル移動等の操作キー３ａ，３ｂ，３ｃ，４ｄはそれぞれ
上，右，下，左に対応して情報を入力可能となってい
る。図２は図１で示した本体を横倒しにしたときの操作
パネルの状態を表わす。図１で互いに接触していなかっ
た接点リング及びバー１ａ，１ｂは、１ｂの可動部が重
力により１ａと接触し、図２の状態になり、ＯＮ状態と
なって、制御回路４に信号が送られる。制御回路４は本
体の姿勢変化にあわせて表示パネル２ａに送る表示信号
を２ｂの文字の様に液晶本体の標準表示に対して横向き
に表示を変える。FIG. 1 shows the configuration of the first embodiment of the present invention, and shows the structure of an operation panel when the electronic equipment main body is placed in a state of normal use. Contact ring 1 fixed to the body
a and the movable contact bar 1b are not in contact with each other when the main body is normally placed and are in an OFF state, the character 2b displayed in 2a is displayed in standard display, and cursor movement etc. The operation keys 3a, 3b, 3c, and 4d can input information corresponding to up, right, down, and left, respectively. FIG. 2 shows a state of the operation panel when the main body shown in FIG. 1 is laid down sideways. The contact rings and the bars 1a and 1b, which are not in contact with each other in FIG. 1, are brought into contact with 1a due to gravity of the movable portion of 1b to be in the state of FIG. To be The control circuit 4 changes the display signal to be sent to the display panel 2a sideways with respect to the standard display of the liquid crystal main body in accordance with the change of the attitude of the main body, like the character 2b.
【０００７】また、同時に上下左右カーソルキーの３
ａ，３ｂ，３ｃ，３ｄをそれぞれ上，右，下，左（図１
の状態ではそれぞれ右，下，左，上に対応していた）に
対応して情報を入力可能となるように切り換える。At the same time, the up / down / left / right cursor keys
a, 3b, 3c and 3d are respectively upper, right, lower and left (see FIG.
In the state of (1), it corresponds to the right, the bottom, the left, and the upper) respectively, and switches so that the information can be input.
【０００８】〔他の実施例〕図３，４は本発明の他の実
施例を表わし、使用者自らが切り替えて操作パネルの操
作・表示方向を変える例である。図３は通常使用する状
態であり、９ａの端子は回転可能な円盤１０に取り付い
た端子１０ａと接続され、信号が制御回路１１に送られ
る。制御回路１１は表示パネル１０ｃに表示される信号
を１０ｂに表わすように標準表示をさせ、また方向カー
ソルキー１０ｄ，１０ｅ，１０ｆ，１０ｇをそれぞれ、
上，右，下，左に対応する様情報を入力制御する。図４
は図３に対して使用者が操作パネルである円盤１０をそ
の通常の姿勢に対して９０°横方向に回転させた時の図
である。円盤１０に取り付く端子１０ａは９ｂの端子と
接続され、１１に標準時に対して１０が９０°回転した
という信号を送る。制御回路１１は表示部１０ｃに対し
て１０ｂで表わすように横向きに表示するよう表示信号
を送る。また、操作キー１０ｄ，１０ｅ，１０ｆ，１０
ｇに対してそれぞれ上，右，下，左と対応する様操作入
力を切り換えるものである。[Other Embodiments] FIGS. 3 and 4 show another embodiment of the present invention, in which the user himself or herself changes the operation / display direction of the operation panel. FIG. 3 shows a state of normal use, in which the terminal 9a is connected to the terminal 10a attached to the rotatable disk 10 and a signal is sent to the control circuit 11. The control circuit 11 displays the signals displayed on the display panel 10c by standard display as shown by 10b, and also uses the direction cursor keys 10d, 10e, 10f, 10g, respectively.
Input control of information corresponding to top, right, bottom, left. Figure 4
FIG. 4 is a diagram when the user rotates the disk 10 which is the operation panel in the lateral direction by 90 ° with respect to the normal posture in FIG. The terminal 10a attached to the disk 10 is connected to the terminal 9b and sends a signal to 11 that 10 has rotated 90 ° relative to standard time. The control circuit 11 sends a display signal to the display section 10c so that the display section 10c displays the display sideways. In addition, the operation keys 10d, 10e, 10f, 10
The operation input is switched so as to correspond to g, up, right, down, and left, respectively.
【０００９】[0009]
【発明の効果】以上説明したように、電子機器本体の姿
勢により、操作パネルの、その機器を使用する者に対し
て見やすい様、姿勢状態を切り換えることにより、機器
を設置する状況にあわせて縦置き、横置き等で使え、使
用者の操作感を損うことなく、スペース効率、使い勝手
の良い置き方が選べるといった効果がある。As described above, by changing the posture of the operation panel so that it can be easily seen by the user of the equipment depending on the posture of the electronic equipment body, the vertical position can be adjusted according to the situation where the equipment is installed. It can be placed horizontally or horizontally, and it has the effect that space efficiency and convenient placement can be selected without impairing the user's operational feeling.
【図１】本発明の実施例に係る操作パネル構造の通常使
用状態を示す図。FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a normal use state of an operation panel structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
【図２】本発明の実施例に係る操作パネル構造の横倒し
使用状態を示す図。FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a use state in which the operation panel structure according to the embodiment of the present invention is lying down.
【図３】本発明の他の実施例に係る操作パネル構造の通
常使用状態を示す図。FIG. 3 is a view showing a normal use state of an operation panel structure according to another embodiment of the present invention.
【図４】本発明の他の実施例に係る操作パネル構造の横
倒し使用状態を示す図。FIG. 4 is a view showing a state in which the operation panel structure according to another embodiment of the present invention is laid down and used.
１ａ，１ｂ 姿勢感知センサ ２ａ，２ｂ 液晶表示 ３ａ，３ｂ，３ｃ，３ｄ 上下左右カーソルキー ４ 操作・表示制御回路 ５ａ，５ｂ 姿勢感知センサ ６ａ，６ｂ 液晶表示 ７ａ，７ｂ，７ｃ，７ｄ 上下左右カーソルキー ８ 制御回路 ９ａ，９ｂ 端子 １０ａ 端子 １０ｂ，ｃ 液晶表示 １０ｄ，ｅ，ｆ，ｇ 上下左右カーソルキー １１ 制御回路 1a, 1b Attitude detection sensor 2a, 2b Liquid crystal display 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d Up / down / left / right cursor key 4 Operation / display control circuit 5a, 5b Attitude detection sensor 6a, 6b Liquid crystal display 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d Up / down left / right cursor key 8 Control Circuit 9a, 9b Terminal 10a Terminal 10b, c Liquid Crystal Display 10d, e, f, g Up / Down / Left / Right Cursor Keys 11 Control Circuit
Claims (1)
手段と、該検出手段の検出結果に基づいて、操作パネル
のキー入力手段のキー入力状態と、表示手段の情報の表
示状態を切り換える制御手段とを有する電子機器の操作
パネル構造。1. A detection means for detecting an attitude state of an electronic apparatus body, and a control for switching a key input state of a key input means of an operation panel and a display state of information on a display means based on a detection result of the detection means. And an operation panel structure of an electronic device having means.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP5099540A JPH06308920A (en) | 1993-04-26 | 1993-04-26 | Structure of operation panel of electronic equipment |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP5099540A JPH06308920A (en) | 1993-04-26 | 1993-04-26 | Structure of operation panel of electronic equipment |
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| JPH06308920A true JPH06308920A (en) | 1994-11-04 |
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| JP5099540A Withdrawn JPH06308920A (en) | 1993-04-26 | 1993-04-26 | Structure of operation panel of electronic equipment |
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Cited By (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP2002328658A (en) * | 2001-04-27 | 2002-11-15 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp | Liquid crystal display |
| JP2003066934A (en) * | 2001-08-29 | 2003-03-05 | Sharp Corp | Display device |
| JP2007101825A (en) * | 2005-10-04 | 2007-04-19 | Toshiba Corp | Lcd display device for instrument |
| JP2008089318A (en) * | 2006-09-29 | 2008-04-17 | Yamatake Corp | Flowmeter |
| JP2011247969A (en) * | 2010-05-25 | 2011-12-08 | Yokogawa Electric Corp | Display module, display meter and transmitter |
| JP2022500701A (en) * | 2018-09-26 | 2022-01-04 | ローズマウント インコーポレイテッド | Software-rotatable display layout for labeled buttons |
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1993
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Cited By (8)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP2002328658A (en) * | 2001-04-27 | 2002-11-15 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp | Liquid crystal display |
| JP4646433B2 (en) * | 2001-04-27 | 2011-03-09 | 三菱電機株式会社 | Liquid crystal display device |
| JP2003066934A (en) * | 2001-08-29 | 2003-03-05 | Sharp Corp | Display device |
| JP4717287B2 (en) * | 2001-08-29 | 2011-07-06 | シャープ株式会社 | Display device |
| JP2007101825A (en) * | 2005-10-04 | 2007-04-19 | Toshiba Corp | Lcd display device for instrument |
| JP2008089318A (en) * | 2006-09-29 | 2008-04-17 | Yamatake Corp | Flowmeter |
| JP2011247969A (en) * | 2010-05-25 | 2011-12-08 | Yokogawa Electric Corp | Display module, display meter and transmitter |
| JP2022500701A (en) * | 2018-09-26 | 2022-01-04 | ローズマウント インコーポレイテッド | Software-rotatable display layout for labeled buttons |
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