JPH0136384Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a remote controller used to operate a video player or the like.

Remote controllers that allow the operation of video players, etc., to be performed at the operator's hand have dramatically increased the number of operation buttons, reflecting the multifunctionality of video players, etc. equipped with microcomputers, and this has also made operations complicated. At the same time, the scope for erroneous operations is increasing. Furthermore, since there are limits to space efficiency such as the spacing between operation buttons, an increase in the number of operation buttons inevitably leads to an increase in the size of the remote controller itself, which should originally be easily portable.

In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, the present invention aims to provide a remote controller that is compact in size and has little room for erroneous operation, and has a sub-operation panel slidably attached to the back of the main operation panel. The wiring board and the wiring board of the sub-operation panel are connected by a flexible board.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on illustrated embodiments.

The remote controller shown is the main operation panel 1.
A sub-operation panel 4 having an infrared light emitting section 3 installed at its tip is slidably attached to the back side of the screen.

The main operation panel 1 has operation buttons 2 for normal operations (for video players, operations such as playback, fast-forwarding, scanning, recording, etc.) on its front surface, and operation buttons 2 on the outside of both sides on the back half of the main operation panel 1. It has a guide frame 6 in which rail grooves 61, 61 are formed.

The sub-operation panel 4 has operation buttons 5 for special operations (for video players, memory input operations, etc.) arranged on its front surface, and has a slide frame 7 extending rearward on its back surface. There is. Ribs 71, 71 are protruded on the inside of both sides of the extending portion of the slide frame 7, and by fitting into the rail grooves 61, 61 formed in the guide frame 6 of the main operation panel 1, the sub-operation panel 4 is slidably attached to the back surface of the main operation panel 1. The sliding range of the sub-operation panel 4 is regulated by a protrusion 7a formed at the rear end of the slide frame 7 and a recess 6a formed at the lower surface of the guide frame 6.

Normal operation button 2 fixed to main operation panel 1...
The main board 8, which is in charge of the wiring of It is constructed to absorb distance differences during sliding.

In a remote controller configured in this way, the sub-operation panel 4 is normally used with the sub-operation panel 4 housed on the back side of the main operation panel 1 (Fig. 1), and the sub-operation panel 4 is slid only when special operations are required. (Figure 2). Therefore, during normal use, the number of operation buttons on the panel is relatively small, eliminating operational difficulties caused by an increase in the number of operation buttons, reducing the room for erroneous operation, and increasing the number of functions due to the presence of the sub-operation panel 4. It can fully meet the demands of Furthermore, since the panel is configured in two layers, upper and lower, the space for arranging operation buttons can be increased without sacrificing the inherent ease of use of a remote controller.

As described above, according to the remote controller according to the present invention, it is possible to support multi-functionalization while maintaining a compact size, and furthermore, it is possible to reduce the possibility of erroneous operation.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the remote controller according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the sub-operation panel when it is slid, Fig. 3 is a schematic side sectional view of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the remote controller according to the present invention. 2 is a schematic side sectional view, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line V-V in FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line -- in FIG. 4. 1... Main operation panel, 2, 5... Operation buttons,
3...Infrared light emitting section, 4...Sub operation panel, 8,
9...Wiring board, 10...Flexible board.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A remote controller characterized in that a sub-operation panel is slidably attached to the back side of a main operation panel, and the wiring board of the main operation panel and the wiring board of the sub-operation panel are connected by a flexible board.