JP6287679B2 - Remote control device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote control device.

2. Description of the Related Art There is a remote control device in which a press button is provided on a key case portion of a start key or door lock key for an automobile, and the door is locked or the engine is started by operating the press button (see Patent Document 1).
Recently, there are also cases where locking and unlocking a door key for a house are performed by a remote control device without inserting the key into the keyhole. Many remote control devices for locking for automobiles and homes have a small number of push buttons, and the size of the remote control device is such that the entire case or most of the case can be covered when held by hand.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 08-165826

  The case portion of the remote control device described in Patent Document 1 has a shape that is substantially the left and right and up and down with respect to the key axis. For example, when the remote control device is taken out from a pocket or back to push the push button, it is not known whether the push button is in contact with the thumb at the moment when it is held so as to be covered with the hand. Therefore, after grasping the remote control device by hand, it is determined whether the remote control device is grasped in the correct position by checking whether the thumb is in contact with the push button. There was a problem that it took time to judge whether or not.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and an object of the present invention is to obtain a remote control device that can determine whether or not the user is grasping at a correct position at the moment of grasping with a hand.

  In the remote control device according to the present invention, the upper surface having the push button is in contact with the front surface of the upper surface at an obtuse angle, or the front surface is connected to the upper surface and bends in an obtuse angle direction, and is in contact with the front surface at an acute angle. And a lower surface contacting at an acute angle in the direction.

  According to the present invention, the upper surface having the push button is in contact with the front surface of the upper surface at an obtuse angle, or is connected to the upper surface and bends in an obtuse angle direction, and is in contact with the front surface at an acute angle, and in the left and right and rear directions of the upper surface. Since the lower surface touching at an acute angle is provided, it is possible to confirm whether or not the remote control device is grasped at the correct position with the sense of grasping at first when the remote control device is grasped by at least the index finger and the middle finger.

FIG. 3 shows a remote control device in Embodiment 1. The figure seen from the front side when the remote control apparatus in Embodiment 1 is grasped with a hand. The figure seen from the right side when the remote control apparatus in Embodiment 1 is grasped with a hand. The figure seen from the upper surface side when the remote control apparatus in Embodiment 1 is grasped by hand. FIG. 5 shows another shape of the remote control device in the first embodiment.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a remote control device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 1 shows the external shape of the remote control device in a hexahedral view, and the external shape is composed of an upper surface 2, a right side surface 3, a left side surface 4, a front surface 5, and a rear surface 6 parallel to the lower surface 1. Further, a push button 7 that functions as a remote control button is disposed on the upper surface. On the rear surface 6 side, a key storage portion 8 is disposed for storing a key for starting the engine or unlocking the door of the house when the remote controller does not operate.
The key storage portion 8 is not necessarily attached to the rear surface 6 side, and may be attached to the front surface 5 side. Although not shown, a mechanism for taking out the key from the key storage unit 8 is separately provided. Furthermore, although only one push button 7 is displayed, a plurality of push buttons 7 may be displayed, and the shape of the push button 7 is not limited to a circular shape.

  Further, in FIG. 1, the boundary constituting the lower surface 1 is located inside the boundary of the upper surface 2 when viewed from above except for the front surface side. Therefore, the angle formed by the lower surface 1 and the right side surface 3, the left side surface 4 and the rear surface 6 is an obtuse angle, and the lower surface 1 and the upper surface 2 are configured in parallel. The angle between the left side surface 4 and the rear surface 6 is an acute angle.

On the other hand, in FIG. 1, the boundary constituting the lower surface 1 is located outside the boundary of the upper surface 2 when viewed from above on the front side. Therefore, the angle formed between the lower surface 1 and the front surface 5 is an acute angle, and the angle formed between the upper surface 2 and the front surface 5 is an obtuse angle.
Moreover, although not shown in figure, the edge | side which touches each surface is chamfered. Since it is held by hand, it is chamfered on an arc.

Next, the operation during use will be described.
FIG. 2 is a view of the remote control device according to Embodiment 1 as seen from the front side when it is grasped with a hand.
FIG. 3 is a view seen from the right side when the remote control device according to the first embodiment is held by hand.
FIG. 4 is a view of the remote control device according to Embodiment 1 as seen from the upper surface side when it is grasped with a hand.

  As can be seen from FIGS. 2, 3, and 4, since the push button 7 is normally pushed with the thumb, the upper surface 2 with the push button 7 is the thumb side. Then, the index finger or the middle finger comes into contact with the left side surface 4, the lower surface 1, and the right side surface 3 to hold the remote control device. At that time, the index finger and middle finger hold the remote control device so as to wrap.

In order to hold the remote control device so as to wrap, the inner side of the index finger and the middle finger is wider to the left and right as the upper side and narrower as the lower side, as shown in FIG. Therefore, by holding the left and right sides of the upper surface 2 wide and narrowing the left and right sides of the lower surface 1 side, when holding the remote control device, it does not touch the acute angle portions at the left and right end portions of the upper surface 1, so Can do. If the upper and lower sides are upside down, the upper surface 2 is on the lower side, and the left and right ends of the upper surface 1 are formed with acute angles, so the acute angle portion is strongly recognized on the inner side of the index and middle fingers. Sometimes you feel uncomfortable.
Therefore, it is possible to instantaneously determine whether or not there is the push button 7 on the thumb side by configuring the left and right ends of the upper surface 2 having the push button 7 and the right side surface 3 and the left side surface 4 with acute angles.

However, if the left and right ends of the top surface 2, the right side surface 3, and the left side surface 4 are configured with acute angles, it is impossible to immediately determine whether or not the right hand is gripped at the correct position. This is because it cannot be determined whether or not the front surface 5 and the rear surface 6 are in the correct positions. Therefore, the angle between the rear surface 6 and the front surface 5 is important.
As shown in FIG. 3, since the lower surface 1 and the rear surface 6 with which the middle finger contacts are at an obtuse angle, when the remote control device is held by hand, that portion is not strongly recognized. However, if the front and back are reversed, the portion where the lower surface 1 and the front surface 5 intersect at an acute angle makes contact with the middle finger or the like, so that the middle finger strongly recognizes the acute angle portion and feels uncomfortable.

When grabbing the remote control device by hand from a pocket or back, first hold the remote control device with at least your index and middle fingers, and then touch your thumb to see if there is a push button 7 .
Therefore, when the remote control device is first grasped by at least the index finger and the middle finger, it can be confirmed whether or not the remote control device is grasped at a correct position by the grasped feeling.

  As described above, the remote control device according to the first embodiment includes the upper surface 2 on which the push button 7 is disposed, the right side surface 3, the left side surface 4, the rear surface 6, and the obtuse angle with the upper surface 2. And the lower surface 1 in contact with the right side surface 3, the left side surface 4, the rear surface 6 and the front surface 5, so that the user grips the remote control device with at least the first index finger and the middle finger. It is possible to confirm whether or not the remote control device is grasped at the correct position by feeling.

  In the description of the present embodiment, the chamfering of each side forming the outer shape of the remote control device has been described only on an arc. By making the radius on the chamfered arc of the side consisting of an obtuse angle greater than an acute angle contact, there is a more natural feeling when gripping the correct position and a sense of discomfort when mispositioning The difference can be increased.

  Furthermore, although the upper surface 2 and the lower surface 1 are described as being parallel in the description of the present embodiment, for example, the distance between the upper surface 2 and the lower surface 1 on the front surface 5 side is large, and the rear surface 6 side By reducing the distance between the upper surface 2 and the lower surface 1, it is possible to give a natural feeling to the person grasping at a more correct position.

  Furthermore, in the drawings for explaining the present embodiment, each side forming the outer shape of the remote control device is described as being a straight line, but it may be configured with a curved line from the viewpoint of design and the like. In addition, although each surface is described on the premise of a flat surface, it can be a free curved surface in consideration of design and grip.

  Furthermore, although it has been described that the upper surface 2 and the right side surface 3, the left side surface 4 and the rear surface 6 are in contact with each other at an obtuse angle, for example, the free side surface or cylindrical surface where the right side surface 3, the left side surface 4 and the rear surface 6 bend in an obtuse angle direction. In the case where the upper surface 2 and the right side surface 3, the left side surface 4 and the rear surface 6 are in contact with each other, no corner is formed, and therefore it is not necessary to chamfer the circular arc.

  Furthermore, although the remote control device has been described as a three-dimensional solid composed of six surfaces, it is summarized as follows from the example described in the first embodiment. The upper surface 2 and its left and right and rear contact surfaces are in contact with each other at an acute angle, and the front side of the upper surface 2 is connected to the surface that contacts the obtuse angle or bends in the obtuse angle direction, and is the front surface that contacts the obtuse angle or bends in the obtuse angle direction. The same effect can also be achieved by contacting the left and right and back surfaces in contact with the upper surface at an acute angle at an acute angle.

An example embodying the above description is shown in FIG.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating another shape of the remote control device according to the first embodiment. The upper surface 2 and the lower surface 1 are in contact with each other at an acute angle in the left and right and rear directions. In addition, the front side of the upper surface 2 is connected to the front surface 5 that contacts the obtuse angle or bends in the obtuse angle direction, and the front surface 5 and the front side of the lower surface 1 contact each other at an acute angle. The key storage portion 8 is disposed on the lower surface 1.

  Therefore, the remote control device also has an upper surface 2 having the push button 7, an obtuse angle on the front side of the upper surface 2, or a front surface 5 that is bent in an obtuse angle direction and bends in an obtuse angle direction. 2 and the lower surface 1 that touches at an acute angle in the left, right, and rear directions, so that when the remote control device is grasped at least by the first index finger and the middle finger, the remote control device is grasped at the correct position by the grasped feeling. Can be confirmed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lower surface 2 Upper surface 3 Right side surface 4 Left side surface 5 Front surface 6 Rear surface 7 Press button 8 Key storage part

Claims (5)

A top surface having a push button;
A front surface that touches at an obtuse angle on the front side of the upper surface, or is bent in an obtuse angle direction with the upper surface;
A lower surface in contact with the front surface at an acute angle and in contact with an acute angle in the left and right and rear directions of the upper surface;
A remote control device characterized by comprising: A top surface having a push button;
A front surface that contacts the upper surface at an obtuse angle, or is connected to the upper surface and bends in an obtuse angle direction;
A lower surface in contact with an acute angle on the front side of the front surface;
A right side, a left side, and a rear side that are in contact with the upper surface at an acute angle and are in contact with the lower surface at an obtuse angle or connected to the lower surface and bend in an obtuse angle direction;
A remote control device characterized by comprising:   Both the tangent of the two surfaces that contact at the obtuse angle and the tangent of the two surfaces that contact at the acute angle are both chamfered on an arc, and the radius of the chamfered arc of the tangent of the two surfaces that contact at the acute angle is 3. The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein a radius of the chamfered arc of two tangent lines contacting at an obtuse angle is larger.   The remote control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a key storage portion for storing a key on any of the front surface, the rear surface, and the lower surface.   The remote control device according to any one of 2 to 4, wherein the upper surface and the lower surface are parallel to each other.

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