JPH0353309Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] This invention relates to a multi-item information input device, and more specifically, to a multi-item information input device in which a plurality of input item sheets are bound in a book style. .

[Technical background of the invention] Taking a kanji input device as an example, in this type of device, an input item sheet with the necessary characters arranged is placed on a tablet, and an input pen is operated using an electromagnetic induction method. Alternatively, the code of the corresponding character is input using an electrostatic coupling method or the like.
In that case, for things used in press or printing, many characters are used due to their nature.
The number of characters is about 15,000, and if you tried to arrange all of them on one tablet, the device would become extremely large and the operability would be extremely poor.

Therefore, conventionally, as illustrated in FIG. 11, a plurality of input item sheets 1 are bound together in a hook-ring type binder 2, and the necessary sheets 1 are opened by hand. However, this has the following drawbacks. That is, since the plurality of hook rings 2a constituting the binder 2 protrude from the center of the tablet, they often get in the way when operating the input pen 3 and are also an eyesore. In addition, in order to prevent the input item sheet 1 from misaligning with respect to the tablet, it is necessary to make the binder hole smaller and to form the base of the hook ring 2a vertically. It becomes difficult to carry out. Such operational disadvantages can be solved by making the base portions of both ends of the hook ring 2a thicker, as shown in FIG.
This problem can be solved to some extent by making the intermediate curved portion thinner, but on the other hand, it causes difficulties in the workability of the hook ring 2a. On the other hand, in this book-based page identification, as shown in FIG. In addition to disposing target sensors 4a to 4d, each input item sheet 1 is provided with an identification code consisting of (n-1) through holes, that is, a combination of three through holes 5 and one light reflective tape 6. We are trying to do it digitally by attaching it. However, this method has drawbacks such as ambient light, warping of the sheet, etc., causing malfunctions, and erroneous identification if the corresponding sensor is blocked by the operator's shirt sleeve, for example. There is.

[Purpose of the invention] This invention was devised in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional technology.The purpose of this invention is to provide a page identification means that has good overall operability, including the operation of opening the input item sheet, and that is reliable in operation. An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-item information input device having the following functions.

[Examples] Hereinafter, this invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, this multi-item information input device has a housing 10 having an operation surface that is sloped so that the front side is lower, and a tablet serving as an input panel is provided on the operation surface. In this case, the tablet consists of a right tablet 11a and a left tablet 11b arranged side by side on the left and right with a gap of a predetermined width in the center. Note that these tablets 11a and 11b are electrically connected to each other via a connector 12 as shown in FIG. 9, and a binder base 27 is disposed between them. An input pen 13 as an input means is arranged at a predetermined position on the top.

A plurality of input item sheets 14 are arranged on the tablets 11a and 11b so that they can be turned over, but in this embodiment, these input item sheets 14 are stored in a dedicated sheet case 16 and one The books are bound in book style using a binder shaft 15. That is, seat case 1
6, as illustrated in FIG. 4, has a transparent film bag 16a that is large enough to accommodate the input item sheet 14 and has a sheet insertion opening 16b at the top. A bag-shaped lug 16c is protruding from one side of the index sheet 16a to hold the index sheet 17 and to be grasped as a handle when turning over the sheet. A bag portion 16d into which a reinforcing plate 18 for reinforcing the case is inserted is formed on the other side of the bag body 16a, and a pair of shaft collars 19a are provided on the outside of the bag portion 16d. , 19b are connected to each other in the form of a bag. In this case, the shaft collar holding parts 16e, 16e are provided at positions that do not overlap with the sheet cases of other pages, and the axial length thereof is
The length is selected so that when the sheet case 16 is bound, there is no gap between the adjacent shaft collar holding parts, that is, the sheet case 16 does not shift in the thrust direction. Furthermore, at both ends of the inner side of the sheet insertion opening 16b of the bag body 16a, there are triangular stopper plates 1 for pressing the oblique sides 14a, 14a formed at the shoulders of the input item sheet 14 to prevent it from coming off.
6f, 16f (see FIG. 5), and each of the stopper plates 16f has a positioning through hole 1 that fits with a positioning pin to be described later.
6g and 16g are drilled respectively. Also,
The bag portion 16d and the reinforcing plate 18 have through holes 16h, 16h for hook rings that are coaxially aligned and attached to hook rings, which will be described later.
and 18a, 18a are bored.

Insert the input item sheet 14 into each of the sheet cases 16 configured as described above, and insert the shaft collar 19 into the shaft collar holding parts 16e, 16e.
After attaching the binder shafts 15 to the shaft collars 19a and 19b of each page, each input item sheet 14 is bound in a book style. In this embodiment, a holder 22 having a fastener 21 for attaching and detaching the binder base 27 is attached to one end of the binder shaft 15, and the other end of the binder shaft 15 is inserted into the bearing hole 20 of the binder base 27, and Ingredients 22
By operating the attachment/detachment fastener 21, the input item sheet 14 is set between the tablets 11a and 11b in a book-like bound state. In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the detachable fastener 21 is a grommet 23 having a cylindrical portion 23a formed with a plurality of slits so as to be expandable in diameter.
and a plunger 24 that forcibly expands the diameter of the cylindrical portion 23a and is fixed in the attachment hole 25 of the binder base 27.

The page identification means is composed of an optical sensor that includes a light emitting element and a light receiving element and uses a light reflective tape or the like as a detection object. In this device, the optical sensor is disposed on the binder base 27 between the tablets 11a and 11b. One of the objects to be detected is provided on the shaft collar 19. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, one of the two shaft collars 19b of the two shaft collars attached to the shaft collar holding parts 16e, 16e of the seat case 16 has two light reflective tapes 26a, 26b are provided at different positions in the axial direction and shifted by approximately 180 degrees. That is, one light reflective tape 26
a is attached at the flange end side position of the shaft collar 19b, for example, in the range of 0 degrees to 180 degrees,
The other light reflective tape 26b is attached over a range of 180 degrees to 360 degrees at the opposite end position. According to this embodiment, the light reflective tapes 26a and 26b are attached to the shaft collar 19b side on the first page, but are attached to the shaft collar 19a side on the second to fourth pages. . In addition, each axis collar 19a, 19b
As shown in FIG. 7, each seat case 16 is inserted into the shaft collar holding portion 16e.
When placed on the right tablet 11a, for example, one light reflective tape 26a is set to be on the upper side and the other light reflective tape 26b is on the lower side.

In connection with this, the binder case 27 is provided with eight sensors, namely, four right book sensors 1R, 2R, 3R, and 4R, and four left book sensors 1L, 2L, 3L, and 4L.
FIGS. 8 1 to 6 illustrate the relationship between the number of pages turned and the on/off states of these sensors. In addition, in the same figure, white circles indicate non-detection state without light reflective tape;
The black circle indicates the detection state with a light-reflecting tape.

Since the sheet case 16 is made of a flexible transparent film, when the sheet case 16 is turned over, stress will be concentrated on both ends of the sheet case, and there is a risk that those portions will be damaged at an early stage.
In order to prevent this, in this invention, the third
As shown in the figure, hook rings 28, 28 are provided at both ends of the binder base 27 to act as guides when the sheet case 16 is turned over. As clearly shown in FIG. 9, the hook ring 28 includes a vertical shaft portion 28a that is slidably and rotatably inserted into the binder base 27, and a hook that is connected above the vertical shaft portion 28a. This hook ring 28 is attached to the vertical shaft portion 28a.
A spring 29 is attached that urges downward. On the other hand, the binder base 27 has a first end into which the end portion is fitted when the hook portion 28b acts as a guide spanning the binder shaft 15.
a second holding hole 3 into which the end is inserted when the hook portion 28b is removed from the first holding hole 30a and rotated 90 degrees to the inactive position.
0b is provided. Further, according to this embodiment, a pair of through holes 16g, 16g formed in the seat case 16 are fitted at both upper corners of each of the tablets 11a, 11b to position the tablets with respect to the tablets. Positioning pins 32, 32
are protruding from each. Therefore, for example, if you keep a single input item sheet 31 that is the same as the input item sheet bound on the binder shaft 15 and write specific marks, data, etc. on it,
Without replacing or transcribing the input item sheet 31 into the sheet case 16, as shown in FIG.
By fitting the positioning pins 32, 31a onto the positioning pins 32, 32, the information can be input simply by covering the positioning pins 32, 31a as guides.

In this regard, this multi-item information input device
It has a function that allows even cut sheets that are not bound to the binder shaft 15 to be input. That is, in this embodiment, the right tablet 1
A cut sensor 33 is provided at the top of 1a (see FIGS. 2 and 3). This single sensor 33
is in a position hidden by the input item sheets 14 bound on the binder shaft 15, and when all the input item sheets 14 are turned over to the left side of the tablet 11b as shown in FIG. It becomes a non-detection state, and the first screen appears on the right tablet 11a.
When a cut sheet 31 as shown in FIG. 0 is placed, it is detected and a detection state is entered as shown in FIG. 6. That is, according to this embodiment, when all of the left book sensors 1L to 4L are in the detection state and the cut sheet sensor 33 is in the detection state,
The state becomes such that the cut sheet can be input. In addition,
Of course, this ticket sensor 33 may be provided on the left tablet 11b side. In addition, although the input item sheets 14 are placed in the sheet case 16 and bound, a shaft collar may be attached directly to the input item sheets and bound using the binder shaft 15.

[Effects] As is clear from the above description of the embodiment, according to this invention, a plurality of input item sheets are bound together with a binder shaft, and a protrusion like a hook ring in the center of the spread part of the page is eliminated. This greatly improves the operability of the input pen. Furthermore, the page turning performance is better than in the case of a hook ring, and there is almost no problem of misalignment with respect to the tablet. Furthermore, since the page identification means is provided between the shaft collar of each page and the binder base, misidentification due to external light, sheet warping, etc. does not occur. In addition, hook rings are provided at both ends of the binder base to act as a guide when opening the sheet case containing the input item sheets, so there is a risk of early damage to the pivoting base end of the sheet case. In addition, even if the seat case is made of flexible film, it can be opened quickly.
Note that, as described above, these hook rings are located at both ends of the binder base, so there is no risk of interfering with the operation of the input pen.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the multi-item information input device according to this invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the device, FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view showing the right tablet side of the device, and FIG. Figure 4 is a perspective view of a seat case applied to the same device, Figure 5 is a top view showing a part of the insertion port side of the seat case, and Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of a detachable fastener applied to the same device. Figure 7 is a plan view of a state in which multiple input item sheets are bound on a binder shaft, Figures 8 1 to 6 are explanatory diagrams showing the operating status of each sensor related to page turning, and Figure 9 is a 3 is a sectional view taken along the - line, FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state in which a cut sheet is placed on the same device, FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a conventional device, and FIG. FIG. 13 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a page identification means of a conventional device. In the figure, 10 is a housing, 11 is a tablet,
12 is a connector, 13 is an input pen, 14 is an input item sheet, 15 is a binder shaft, 16 is a sheet case, 17 is an index sheet, 18 is a reinforcing plate, 19 is a shaft collar, 20 is a bearing hole, 21 is a detachable fastener , 22 is a holder, 25 is a mounting hole, 26 is a light reflective tape, 27 is a binder base, 28 is a hook ring, 29 is a spring, 30 is a holding hole, 31 is a cut sheet, 32 is a positioning pin, 3
3 is a single sheet sensor.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) Multiple input item sheets bound in book style are placed on a tablet, and the desired input item sheet is opened and inputted using an input pen. In the information input device, the above-mentioned tablet consists of a left tablet and a right tablet arranged side by side at a predetermined interval, and a binder base is arranged between them, and the above-mentioned input item sheet is held in a book type manner by a binder shaft. The sheet is detachably attached to the binder base in a bound state, and hook rings are provided only at both ends of the binder base to act as a guide when opening the input item sheet. Multi-item information input device. (2) In claim (1) for utility model registration, the hook ring includes a vertical shaft portion slidably and rotatably inserted into the binder base, and a circle connected above the vertical shaft portion. 1. A multi-item information input device comprising an arcuate hook portion, and a spring is provided on the vertical shaft portion to bias the hook portion downward toward the binder base. (3) In claim (1) or (2) of the utility model registration, the binder base has a first holding hole that guides the hook ring and holds it in the working position, and a first holding hole that holds the hook ring in the non-working position. A multi-item information input device characterized in that a second holding hole is bored. (4) In claim (1) for utility model registration, the input item sheet includes a sheet case made of a transparent resin film that houses it, and the binder shaft is inserted into one side of the sheet case. A multi-item information input device characterized in that a shaft collar and a reinforcing plate having a through hole that fits into the hook ring are attached.