阅读说明：本技术 操作输入装置 (Operation input device ) 是由 横须贺佑介 前谷典辉 藤川裕子 于 2018-01-23 设计创作，主要内容包括：具有：操作旋钮(11),由用户操作该操作旋钮(11)；引导部(12),其具有顶点,示出以顶点为基点而在不同方向上形成的操作旋钮的操作区域；第1传感器(23),其检测操作旋钮(11)位于顶点的情况；以及计算部(2),其根据从第1传感器(23)接收到的输入信息计算设定值。由此,提供如下的操作输入装置(100)：即使用户不看着操作输入装置(100),也能够一个刻度一个刻度地准确地实施输入操作。(Comprising: an operation knob (11) which is operated by a user; a guide section (12) having a vertex and showing an operation region of the operation knob formed in different directions with the vertex as a base point; a 1 st sensor (23) that detects that the operation knob (11) is positioned at the apex; and a calculation unit (2) that calculates the set value based on the input information received from the 1 st sensor (23). Thus, the following operation input device (100) is provided: even if the user does not look at the operation input device (100), the user can accurately perform input operation on a scale-by-scale basis.)

1. An operation input device, comprising:

an operation knob which is operated by a user;

a guide portion having a vertex indicating an operation region of the operation knob formed in different directions with the vertex as a base point;

a 1 st sensor that detects that the operation knob is positioned at the apex; and

and a calculation unit that calculates a set value based on input information received from the 1 st sensor.

2. The operation input device according to claim 1,

the operation input device includes a main body portion having a shape corresponding to the shape of the guide portion.

3. The operation input device according to claim 1 or 2,

the operation input device has an output unit that outputs the set value to a user.

4. The operation input device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

the operation input device has a 2 nd sensor that detects that the operation knob is positioned between the apexes,

the calculation unit calculates the movement direction of the operation knob based on the movement information received from the 2 nd sensor.

5. The operation input device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

the operation knob has a grip portion to be gripped by a user and a support portion for supporting the grip portion,

the handle portion has an identification assisting portion for assisting identification of a user.

6. The operation input apparatus according to claim 5,

the identification aid is a concave portion or a convex portion.

7. The operation input device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

the operation knob has a grip portion to be gripped by a user and a support portion for supporting the grip portion,

only the handle portion is made of a member of a different material or colored in a different color.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an operation input device for inputting a set value to an electronic apparatus.

Background

Conventional input operations for setting a set value within an input determination range, such as setting a volume of a television or setting a temperature of an air conditioner, are widely used for a Graphical User Interface (GUI) on a physical control panel or a touch panel. As their input methods, there are the following methods: a method of preparing 2 existing buttons, assigning a function of increasing a set value to one of the buttons and a function of decreasing a set value to the other button, and a method of using a wheel-shaped operation input device such as a mouse wheel or a slide-bar-shaped operation input device in which a bar of an input portion is slid as an input portion. However, the up-down button has a problem that the setting value currently set is unknown or the range of the setting values that can be set as a whole is unknown. Further, with respect to the operation input device having a wheel shape or a slide bar shape, for example, a visually impaired person or an operator who does not operate the operation input device while looking at the operation input device does not know where the input portion should be aligned when the set value is input, and therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult to perform the input operation by applying force or by increasing or decreasing force and it is difficult to perform the input operation on a scale by scale basis.

In order to solve these problems, patent document 1 proposes a slide switch having: the knob as an input unit has a serration-shaped concave and convex portion as an internal structure on the left and right sides thereof, and the knob has 2 iron balls and a spring positioned between the iron balls.

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

In the slide switch of patent document 1, the movement is linear, and when the user applies a force to perform an operation input, it is difficult to adjust the unevenness in a zigzag pattern several times ahead, and there is a problem that it is difficult to change the value of the set value on a scale-by-scale basis. Due to the above-described problem, it is difficult for a visually impaired person or an operator who operates without looking at the operation input device to operate the operation input device.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an operation input device including: even if a visually impaired person or an operator who does not operate the operation input device looks at the operation input device, the input operation of the operation input device can be accurately performed on a scale-by-scale basis.

Means for solving the problems

In order to solve the above problems and achieve the object, an operation input device according to the present invention includes: an operation knob which is operated by a user; a guide portion having a vertex and showing an operation region of the operation knob formed in different directions with the vertex as a base point; a 1 st sensor for detecting that the operation knob is positioned at the vertex; and a calculation unit that calculates a set value based on input information received from the 1 st sensor.

Effects of the invention

According to the operation input device of the present invention, since the operation input device has the above-described configuration, a visually impaired person or an operator who operates without looking at the operation input device can perform an input operation of the operation input device accurately on a scale-by-scale basis even without looking at the operation input device.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of an operation input device according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a front view showing an example of an input unit of the operation input device in embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of an input unit of the operation input device according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is an explanatory view showing an example of a guide section of the operation input device in embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of an input unit of the operation input device according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of an input unit of the operation input device in embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a method of using the operation input device in embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of a process flow of operating the input device in embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of the operation input device according to embodiment 1 of the present invention other than the saw-tooth shape of the guide portion.

Fig. 10 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of an input unit of the operation input device in embodiment 2 of the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the movement determination process of the operation input device in embodiment 2 of the present invention.

Fig. 12 is a front view showing an example of a grip portion of an operation knob in embodiment 3 of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, embodiments of the operation input device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the drawings referred to below, the same or corresponding portions are denoted by the same reference numerals. The present invention is not limited to the embodiment. In the following description, only the case where the operation input device is a single body will be described, but the operation input device is not limited to the single body, and the operation input device may be incorporated into an operation target product, for example, an electronic device such as a television or an air conditioner, or an operation device such as a remote controller for operating the operation target product.