JPS622839Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an electronic device such as a transceiver that is equipped with a rotary rod antenna on the outer surface of a cabinet.

In a transceiver, particularly a portable transceiver, the rod antenna that is housed in the rod antenna storage section is usually moved from the storage section by rotating or pulling out the rod antenna before use. On the other hand, the power switch of a conventional transceiver was provided on the outer surface of the cabinet, independent of such a rod antenna. For this reason, people may unintentionally touch the power switch, or they may want to turn off the power switch after use, which wastes the battery, etc., and the battery becomes unusable when it is time to use it. I often noticed that I was getting older.

The present invention was devised in view of these problems, and in the electronic device mentioned at the beginning, a rotary power switch is provided on the outer surface of the cabinet, and the rod antenna is provided with a rotary power switch that is different from the center of rotation. A pair of protrusions are provided at a distance between the two, and when the rod antenna is rotated from its storage position to its use position, one of the pair of protrusions engages with the operator of the power switch to turn off the power switch. On the other hand, when the rod antenna is rotated from its use position to the storage position, the other protrusion engages with the operator of the power switch, turning the power switch from the on state to the off state. It is configured so that it can be rotated to any position.

With this configuration, the power switch is always in a non-operating state when the electronic device is not in use, thus preventing the power switch from being inadvertently activated or forgetting to turn it off. This can be prevented.

Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a portable transceiver will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

As shown in FIG. 1, a rod antenna 2 is provided on the outer side of the cabinet of the transceiver body 1. As shown in FIG. As is conventionally known, the rod antenna 2 is configured to be extendable and retractable, and is rotatably supported on the transceiver body 1 via a rotation shaft 3. When the transceiver is not in use, the rod antenna 2 is housed in the rod antenna storage section, that is, in the side surface of the transceiver body, as shown by the phantom line. For this reason, an elastic locking portion 9 is provided on the outer side surface of the cabinet of the main body of the transceiver 1, and the outermost tube of the rod antenna 2 is fitted into this elastic locking portion 9 to be held. There is. When the transceiver is used, the elastic locking portion 9 is disengaged and the rod antenna 2 is rotated from the rod antenna storage portion to an appropriate receiving position as shown by the solid line.

On the outer side of the cabinet of the transceiver body 1, there is also an operation knob 4 for operating the power switch located at a position corresponding to the rod antenna storage section.
is provided. This operating knob 4 is fixed to a rotating operating shaft of a power switch (not shown) disposed inside the transceiver body 1, and by rotating the operating knob 4, the internal power It is designed so that the switch can be changed.
For this pivoting operation, the operating knob 4 is provided with an operating end 5 extending approximately at right angles to its pivot axis.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the rod antenna 2 is provided with an operating member 6 at a position corresponding to the operating knob 4. As shown in FIGS. This operating member 6 is molded from synthetic resin or the like into a substantially cylindrical shape, and is fitted into the outermost tube of the rod antenna 2 and adhesively fixed at a predetermined position. The operating member 6 is integrally provided with two operating claws 7 and 8 on the side facing the operating knob 4, respectively. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, these operating claws 7 and 8 are located at mutually opposite positions (that is, at different distances from the rotation center of the rod antenna 2).
between which the operating end 5 of the operating knob 4 can extend.

Next, the switching operation of the power switch will be explained with reference to FIG.

As shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 2, when the rod antenna 2 is stored in the rod antenna housing, the operating end 5 of the operating knob 4 is connected to the operating member 6.
It extends between the two operating claws 7 and 8 of the rod antenna 2, and extends in the direction of the rotation axis 3 of the rod antenna 2 in a state substantially parallel to the rod antenna 2. That is, the operating end 5 of the operating knob 4 and the rod antenna 2 extend in opposite directions, and one operating claw 7 of the operating member 6 fixed to the rod antenna 2 is connected to the tip of the operating end 5. On the lower side of the side, and the other operating claw 8
are located above the root side of the operating end portion 5, respectively. In this state, the transceiver is not in use, and the power switch in the transceiver body 1 connected to the operating knob 4 is in a non-operating state, that is, in an off state.

When using a transceiver, first move the rod antenna 2 to its receiving position.
It is rotated clockwise in the figure from the storage position shown by the imaginary line in FIG. At this time, the operating claw 7 of the operating member 6 fixed to the rod antenna 2 is connected to the operating knob 4.
Press the operating end 5 of the operating knob 4 upward.
Rotate counterclockwise from the virtual line state to the solid line state. Therefore, the rotary operating shaft of the power switch connected to the operating knob 4 rotates, and the power switch is switched to the operating state, that is, to the on state. As is well known in the art, the rotary operating shaft of the power switch is provided with a click mechanism, which allows the operating knob 4 to be positioned in its OFF state (indicated by the imaginary line) and the ON state position (indicated by the solid line). The click stops are applied at the positions shown).

On the other hand, after using the transceiver, the rod antenna 2 is retracted, rotated counterclockwise in the figure from its receiving position, and stored in the rod antenna storage section. At this time, the operating knob 4 is in the on-state position shown by the solid line. When the rod antenna 2 is rotated counterclockwise toward its storage position, the operating claw 8 of the operating member 6 first comes into contact with the operating end 5 of the operating knob 4 from above, and this operating end 5 to rotate the operating knob 4 clockwise in the figure. As the rod antenna 2 and the operating knob 4 interlocked therewith rotate, the operating end 5 extends between the two operating claws 7 and 8, and the operating knob 4 is imaginary shown in FIG. It is in the off state shown by the line.

In this embodiment, the rod antenna 2 and the operating knob 4 of the power switch are related to each other, so that when the rod antenna 2 is moved from its storage position to the reception position, the power switch is automatically turned on, and When the rod antenna 2 is stored in the storage section, it is automatically turned off. Therefore, in order to use the transceiver, the rod antenna 2 must be moved to its receiving position, and after using the transceiver, the rod antenna 2 must be stored in the storage section, which saves the trouble of switching the power switch each time. At the same time, it is no longer necessary to forget to turn off the power switch as in the conventional case. Furthermore, when the transceiver is not in use, the operating knob 4 of the power switch is protected by the rod antenna 2, which prevents the operator from accidentally turning on the power switch by touching the operating knob 4, for example. Furthermore, since the power switch is provided separately from the rod antenna 2, the power switch can be turned on and off freely while the rod antenna 2 is being moved from the storage section.

Note that the operating claws 7 and 8 of the rod antenna 2 may be provided, for example, as claws directly cut and raised on the outermost tube of the rod antenna 2. Further, it is preferable that these operating claws 7 and 8 have a spring effect in the direction of pressing the operating end 5 of the operating knob 4, thereby improving their usability.

As explained above, in the present invention, the switching operation of the power switch is performed by the rod antenna, which must be operated during and after use. This prevents the power switch from being turned on inadvertently when not in use, or from forgetting to turn it off after use, thus preventing wasteful consumption of batteries, etc. be able to. Moreover, the structure is extremely simple and the manufacturing cost is low.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a transceiver according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic side view showing the switching operation of the above power switch, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of essential parts of the above rod antenna. In addition, in the symbols used in the drawings, 2...rod antenna, 4...operation knob, 7, 8...operation claw.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In an electronic device having a rotary rod antenna on the outer surface of the cabinet, a rotary power switch is provided on the outer surface, and a pair of protrusions are provided on the rod antenna at different distances from the center of rotation, When the rod antenna is rotated from its storage position to its use position, one of the pair of projections engages with the operator of the power switch to rotate the power switch from the OFF state to the ON state; When the rod antenna is rotated from its use position to its storage position, the other protrusion engages with the operator of the power switch to rotate the power switch from the on state to the off state. and electronic equipment.