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US9690392B2 - Operating device including a touch sensor - Google Patents
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As shown in FIG. 3, the right edge 24 a of the face panel 24 is curved so as to surround a portion at the left side of the four operating buttons 11. Specifically, the right edge 24 a extends from a position on the left side of the four operating buttons 11 while being curved forward and rightward. A front end 24 b of the right edge 24 a (the right end of the frontmost portion of the operating member 22) is located forwardly of the operating buttons (more specifically, the operating button 11 located closest to the center in the left-right direction). The right edge 24 a is curved along the outer peripheral edge of the operation area AR, and is arcuate in shape.
As shown in FIG. 2, the light emitting part 28 has a light guide member 28 a which is located at the front surface of the central section 21 and which is elongate in the left-right direction. The length of the light guide member 28 a in the left-right direction is greater than the width of the light guide member 28 a in the vertical direction (see FIG. 5). The above-mentioned light emitting elements are disposed on the rear side of the light guide member 28 a. The light guide member 28 a transmits the lights of the light emitting elements to the front surface of the central section 21. This ensures that the whole body of the light emitting part 28 shines substantially uniformly, in the case where a single light emitting element is disposed on the rear side of the light guide member 28 a or even in the case where a plurality of light emitting elements are arranged dispersedly in the left-right direction.
As shown in FIG. 2, the light guide member 28 a projects forward from the front surface 21 a of the central section 21. Therefore, a light emitting surface of the light guide member 28 a includes not only a forwardly oriented portion but also an upwardly oriented portion and a downwardly oriented portion. This facilitates acquisition of the light of the light emitting part 28 by the camera. Since the light guide member 28 a projects from the front surface 21 a of the central section 21, the light guide member 28 a can be looked at even when the operating device 1 is seen in a plan-view manner, as shown in FIG. 3. Therefore, the user can check the light emitting condition of the light emitting part 28 (whether the light emitting part 28 is emitting light or not, or the color) while holding the operating device 1. As above-mentioned, the front edge of the plate-shaped operating member 22 (more specifically, the front edge 24 e of the face panel 24) forms the front edge of the upper surface of the central section 21 of the operating device 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the light emitting part 28 is located forwardly of the front edge 24 e of the face panel 24. Therefore, the user can visually confirm the light of the light emitting part 28 even when pressing the front edge 24 e of the face panel 24. In addition, the camera can catch the light of the light emitting part 28, without any hindrance by the user's finger or fingers. Incidentally, the light guide member 28 a may not necessarily project forward.
As shown in FIG. 2, the projection amount of the light guide member 28 a is smaller than the projection amount of the projecting parts 10 c each provided with the operating buttons 15 and 16. Therefore, external forces can be prevented from acting on the light guide member 28 a from the right side or the left side of the light guide member 28 a. In other words, the light guide member 28 a can be protected by the projecting parts 10 c. The front surface 21 a of the central section 21 is provided with protuberant parts 21 d which are located at the left and the right of the light guide member 28 a. The light guide member 28 a and the protuberant parts 21 d form a series of protruding parts extending in the left-right direction. The series of protruding parts is continuous with base portions of the left and right projecting parts 10 c each provided with the operating buttons 15 and 16. This ensures that external forces can be effectively prevented from being exerted on the light guide member 28 a. Incidentally, a configuration may be adopted wherein the central section 21 is not provided with such protuberant parts 21 d, and end portions of the light guide member 28 a are continuous with the base portions of the projecting parts 10 c.
As shown in FIG. 2, a connector 33 is provided at the front surface of the central section 21. To the connector 33 is connected, for example, a cable for interconnecting the operating device 1 and the information processing apparatus. The connector 33 is located on the lower side of the light guide member 28 a. As above-mentioned, the light guide member 28 a is shaped to extend in the left-right direction, and projects forward. Therefore, an end portion of the cable can be protected by the light guide member 28 a in the condition where the cable is connected to the connector 33.
A light guide member 128 a of the light emitting part 128 projects forward, relative to the lower portion 121 e of the front surface 121 a of the central section 121. More in detail, the upper portion 121 d of the front surface 121 a of the central section 121 projects forward more largely, as compared with the lower portion 121 e. As shown in FIG. 12, the light guide member 128 a forms a lowermost part of the upper portion 121 d. Specifically, the upper portion 121 d is formed with a recess at the lowermost portion thereof, and the light emitting part 128 is fitted in the recess. The light guide member 128 a of the light emitting part 128 includes, as its light emitting surface, a lower surface for emitting light downward and a front surface for emitting light forward. Therefore, the light emitting surface has an enlarged area, and it becomes easy for a camera to catch the light of the light emitting part 128.
The front surface of the light emitting part 128 is flush with the front surface of the upper portion 121 d of the central section 121. Therefore, exertion of forces on the light guide member 128 a from the upper side can be prevented. In addition, since the above-mentioned projecting parts 10 c are located on the right side and the left side of the light guide member 128 a, forces in the left-right direction can be prevented from acting on the light guide member 128 a.
As above-mentioned, the hold sections 10R and 10L have the projecting parts 10 c at the front surfaces thereof. As shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, the operating device 201 has a light emitting part 228 at the front surface 21 a of the central section 21. The light emitting part 228 is located between the left and right projecting parts 10 c. The light emitting part 228 is shaped to be elongate in the left-right direction, in front view. Left and right edges of the light emitting part 228 are spaced more from the projecting parts 10 c, as compared with the above-described light emitting part 28. Therefore, during when the user is operating the operating buttons 15 and 16 provided at the projecting parts 10 c, interception of the light of the light emitting part 228 by a user's finger or fingers can be restrained more effectively.
As shown in FIG. 20, the light emitting part 228 has a width W2 in the vertical direction which is greater than that of the light emitting part 28. The width W2 of the light emitting part 228 in this example corresponds to the vertical width of the front surface 21 a of the central section 21. To be more specific, the width W2 of the light emitting part 228 corresponds to the spacing between a lower edge of the front surface 21 a of the central section 21 (namely, a front edge 221L of a lower surface 221 g described later) and the front edge of the operating member 22 (in this example, a lower edge of the front surface portion 224 f of the face panel 224). In other words, the light emitting part 28 makes the most of the vertical width of the front surface 21 a. In this example, the protruding parts 221 e have a vertical width corresponding to the vertical width of the front surface 21 a of the central section 21; more specifically, the protruding parts 221 e have a vertical width substantially equal to the vertical width of the front surface 21 a. The light emitting part 228 is provided over the range from an upper edge (base portion 221 f) to a lower edge of the protruding parts 221 e. Since the light emitting part 228 thus has a comparatively large vertical width, the accuracy of recognition of the light of the light emitting part 228 by the camera provided for the information processing apparatus can be further enhanced. For instance, even in the case where the operating device 1 is held by the user in an inclined state, visibility of the light of the light emitting part 228 to the camera can be secured. The light emitting part 228 has at a front surface thereof a light guide member having the same function as that of the light guide member 28 a of the light emitting part 28. Therefore, the whole part of the front surface of the light emitting part 228 emits light.
left and right hold sections to be held by a user, the left and right hold sections each having an upper surface provided with a first operating member, the left and right hold sections located to be spaced from each other in a left-right direction;
a central section interconnecting the left and right hold sections;
a plate-shaped second operating member including a first surface portion forming an upper surface of the central section, the second operating member including a touch sensor located between the first operating members of the left and right hold sections, the second operating member so supported as to be capable of vertical movement in response to a user's pressing-down operation, the second operating member including a second surface portion extending downward from a front side of the first surface portion to form a front surface of the central section, the second surface portion being movable together with the first surface portion in a vertical direction in response to the user's pressing-down operation; and
a housing having an opening inside which the second operating member is disposed, and including a front edge of the opening,
the front edge of the opening is spaced downward from a lower edge of the second surface portion to allow the vertical movement of the second operating member and includes a projection projecting upward.
wherein the position of the projection is deviated in a front-rear direction from the lower edge of the second surface portion.
wherein the second operating member includes a to-be-stopped portion that abuts a stopper portion to restrain a movement of the second operating member in a forward direction from the opening and allows the vertical movement of the second operating member.
a plate-shaped second operating member forming an upper surface of the central section, the second operating member including a portion which forms the upper surface of the central section and a portion which forms a front surface of the central section, the second operating member including a touch sensor located between the first operating members of the left and right hold sections, the second operating member so supported as to be capable of vertical movement in response to a user's pressing-down operation; and
a housing having an opening inside which the second operating member is disposed,
wherein the stopper portion is located on a left side or a right side of the operating member and located on a front side of the to-be-stopped portion.
wherein the second operating member includes a face panel forming the outer surface of the operating device,
the to-be-stopped portion is formed as a part of the face panel, and
the stopper portion is formed as a part of the housing that forms an outer surface of the operating device.
13. The operating device according to claim 10,
wherein the second operating member is supported so as to be capable of vertical movement irrespective of which position is pressed on a surface of the second operating member.
14. The operating device according to claim 10,
wherein the central section is provided at the front surface of the central section with a light emitting part.
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