JP2005021602A - Display device for electric appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device with a impression of high quality for electric appliance. <P>SOLUTION: In the display device for electric appliance with an operational part for triggering an operation of a control device and a display part for displaying the contents of the control and of the operation, a display sheet 55 for the operational part is placed on the surface of a transparent part 52, and a display sheet 60 for the display part is placed in the back of the transparent part 52. Consequently, the display surface of the display sheet 60 of the display part is made to be high-quality since the transparent part 52 provides clear aspect and perspective view to the displaying surface of the display sheet 60 of the display part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device for electrical equipment such as a washing machine, a dryer, and a dishwasher.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, electric devices such as a washing machine, a dryer, and a dishwasher have been provided with a display device that displays operation control content by a control device and operation content by a user. This display device has an operation unit for applying an operation to the control device and a display unit for displaying the control content and operation content, and FIG. 7 specifically shows the conventional structure.

  That is, the display device 1 of the conventional electric apparatus is configured by laminating a transparent plate 3 having an operation / display sheet 2 attached to the surface on a base panel 4. The operation / display sheet 2 has an operation portion 2a at the front (left side in the figure) and a display 2b at the rear (right side). For this reason, an operation key 5 is provided at the front portion of the base panel 4, which penetrates the transparent plate 3 so that it can be pressed and protrudes upward, and corresponds to the operation portion 2 a of the operation / display sheet 2. . Further, a translucent hole 6 is provided in the latter half of the base panel 4.

An operation / display system electronic unit 7 is disposed below the base panel 4, the operation key 5 corresponds to the switch 8 in the electronic unit 7, and the light-transmitting hole 6 corresponds to the light emitter 9. is doing. Accordingly, in this configuration, when the operation key 5 is pressed from the operation portion 2a of the operation / display sheet 2, the switch 8 is operated to give a corresponding input to a control device (not shown), and the light emitter 9 emits. Light illuminates corresponding portions in the display unit 2 b of the operation / display sheet 2 through the transparent plate 3 from the light transmitting hole 6.
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In the conventional display device 1 described above, the entire surface is simply covered with the operation / display sheet 2, and the display contents of the operation / display sheet 2 can be seen only on the surface, and the There was no sense of quality.
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and therefore an object of the present invention is to provide a display device for an electrical apparatus having a high sense of quality.

    In order to achieve the above object, a display device for an electric device according to the present invention includes an operation unit for applying an operation to a control unit that controls the operation of the electric device, and a display unit for displaying the control content and the operation content. A light emitter having a transparent part on which the display sheet of the operation part is attached, leaving a part on the surface, and located on the back side of the transparent part and further on the back side The display sheet of the said display part was provided between these (invention of Claim 1).

In this case, the display sheet of the operation unit and the display sheet of the display unit are integrated, and the transparent part is formed by inserting the display sheet of the operation unit on the front surface and the display sheet of the display unit on the back surface. Good (Invention of Claim 2).
Secondly, the display device for an electric device according to the present invention has a configuration in which the display unit includes a transparent part, a display shape applied to the surface of the transparent part, and an opaque backsheet disposed on the back side of the transparent part. (Invention of claim 3).

In this case, the back sheet preferably has a light-transmitting property, and a light emitter is preferably provided on the back side of the back sheet (invention of claim 4).
Further, it is preferable that the transparent portion is a lens (invention of claim 5).
The back sheet may have a metallic color tone (invention of claim 6).

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the display sheet of the operation unit is located on the surface of the transparent part, whereas the display sheet of the display part is located behind the transparent part. Therefore, the display surface of the display sheet of the display unit has a clear feeling and a depth feeling due to the transparent portion, and becomes high quality.
In the invention of claim 2, the above-mentioned high quality can be manufactured with good manufacturability.
According to the invention of claim 3, illumination light or natural light from above in the house projects a display figure on the back sheet, and this is the display of the surface of the transparent part in the user's line of sight (generally from obliquely forward). Appears to overlap with each other. Therefore, the display image looks double as if it is accompanied by a shadow, resulting in high quality.

In the invention of claim 4, the back sheet is illuminated with the light emitted from the light emitter, so that the projection of the display figure on the back sheet is eliminated. Can bring about changes.
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the position of the projected display figure appears to be further deviated from the display figure on the surface of the transparent portion by the action of the lens, so that the display mode can be changed.
In the invention of claim 6, the sharpness of the projection of the display figure is increased by the metallic tone of the back sheet.

Hereinafter, a first example (first embodiment) in which the present invention is applied to a washing machine with a drying function will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.
First, FIG. 3 shows the overall configuration of a washing machine with a drying function, in which a tub 12 is arranged inside an outer box 11. The tank 12 is composed of a double tank of an outer tank 12a and an inner tank 12b, both of which have a bottomed cylindrical shape. On the other hand, the outer box 11 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the outer tank 12a is extended by the support mechanism 13 mainly composed of a plurality of hanging rods 13a suspended from the upper portion of the outer box 11. The whole is supported in a vertical axis and swingable.

The inner tank 12b is rotatably arranged inside the outer tank 12a, and the stirring body 14 is also rotatably arranged in the lower part of the inner tank 12b. The stirring body 14 and the inner tank 12b are connected to each other. A drive unit 15 (not shown in detail), which is selectively rotationally driven and is mainly composed of a motor, is disposed on the outer lower portion of the outer tub 12a.
On the other hand, a rotary balancer 16 is attached to the upper edge of the inner tank 12b, and a ring-shaped tank cover 17 is attached to the upper edge of the outer tank 12a. Is pivotally mounted on the rear side (left side in the figure) by a hinge 19 so as to be opened and closed up and down. The inner lid 18 is formed with a vent hole 20 made of, for example, a plurality of horizontally long slits, and a filter 21 is attached to the back side thereof.

A top cover 22 is mounted on the outer box 11, and the top cover 22 is formed with a laundry entrance / exit 23 facing the inner lid 18 and thus the inner tub 12b. In this case, a lid 24 having a two-fold structure is pivotally attached. The lid 24 has an exhaust port 25 similar to the vent hole 20 of the inner lid 18.
A hot air supply device 26 for drying is disposed at the rear portion of the top cover 22. Specifically, the hot air supply device 26 is connected to a blower 27 including a blower blade 27a, a casing 27b surrounding the blower blade 27a, and a motor 27c that rotationally drives the blower blade 27a, and a casing 27b of the blower 27. A heater case 28 disposed in front of the blower 27, a heater 29 disposed in the heater case 28, and a bellows-like connection in which a hot air inlet 30 formed at the rear of the tank cover 17 is connected from the heater case 28. It consists of a hose 31.

Further, a control device 32 is provided in front of the top cover 22. This control device 32 is mainly composed of a microcomputer, for example, and functions as a control means for controlling the operation of the dryer with a washing function.
Next, FIG. 4 shows the display device 33 provided on the upper surface of the front portion of the top cover 22. The display device 33 includes an operation unit 34 for applying an operation to the control device 32, and a display unit 35 for displaying the control content and operation content of the control device 32. Details are shown in FIG. In addition, there are operation indication units 36 to 49 with various operation characters attached to the operation unit 34, and the display unit 35 mainly includes various course character displays 50 that are display shapes and, for example, a plurality of 7-segment LED sets. There are various numeric displays 51 as the center.

  FIG. 1 shows the display device 33 in cross section. That is, the display device 33 includes a transparent plate made of a transparent synthetic resin such as AS (acrylonitrile styrene) as the transparent portion 52, and a sheet 53 is attached to the surface thereof. The sheet 53 is transparent and has a transparent central portion 54 (the display portion 35 in FIG. 5) at the rear (right side in the figure), which is a part of the sheet 53, and the other portion is the transparent sheet 54. The display sheet 55 is provided with the operation indicator units 36 to 49 of the operation unit 34.

  Accordingly, in this case, the transparent portion 52 is provided with the display sheet 55 of the operation portion 34 on the other surface except for the central portion of the rear portion which is a part of the surface. It occupies almost the whole area except the central part of the rear part of the entire 33 surface. Further, the sheet 53 is attached to the transparent portion 52 by inserting the sheet 53 when the transparent portion 52 is formed. That is, the transparent portion 52 is formed by inserting the sheet 53 on the surface.

  On the other hand, the transparent sheet 54 is provided with various course character displays 50 of the display unit 35 on the front or back surface of the right half shown in FIG. Various course character displays 50 are provided. Further, the portion of the transparent portion 52 to which the transparent sheet 54 is attached is formed into a lens (convex lens) 56 by forming the thickness larger from the peripheral portion to the central portion as shown in FIG.

  In contrast, reference numeral 57 denotes a base panel, which is attached to the front portion of the top cover 22, and the transparent portion 52 is laminated on the upper surface thereof. Further, an opening 58 is provided at the center of the rear portion of the base panel 57, that is, at the back side of the portion where the transparent sheet 54 of the transparent portion 52 is attached, and a concave step portion 59 is provided on the outer periphery. The display sheet 60 having various numerical displays 51 of the display unit 35 is placed on the recessed step portion 59 to close the opening 58.

As shown in FIG. 5, the display sheet 60 has the various numeric displays 51 only on the left half, and the remaining right half is an opaque backsheet 61. More specifically, the portion of the display sheet 60 that becomes the back sheet 61 has a metallic tone, for example, a silver color tone, and has a light-transmitting property.
In addition, a plurality of operation keys 62 (only one is shown in FIG. 1) are formed on the base panel 57, and each of these penetrates the transparent portion 52 so that it can be pressed and protrudes above the operation portion 34. Correspond to each of the operation indicator portions 36 to 49 from the back side thereof.

  An operation / display system electronic unit 63 is disposed below the base panel 57, and each of the plurality of switches 64 in the electronic unit 63 (also only one in FIG. 1). Each of the operation keys 62 corresponds to each other, and a plurality of light emitters (for example, LEDs) 65 (only one is shown in FIG. 1) has an opening 58 of the base panel 57, and consequently a back sheet of the display sheet 60. 61 portions correspond to each other, and various character displays 50 of the display unit 35 correspond to each other.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, various character displays 66 indicating the display contents of the various numerical displays 51 exist around the various numerical displays 51 of the display sheet 60. Each of the various character displays 66 (with translucency) illuminates from the back side, along with the one corresponding to each of the various character displays 50 described above.
Thus, the display sheet 60 of the display unit 35, in particular, various numeric display 51 portions are provided between the rear surface of the central portion of the rear portion which is a part of the transparent portion 52 and the light emitter 65 positioned further on the back side. Yes. Corresponding to the light emitter 65, as shown in FIG. 1, an enclosure 68 for preventing light diffusion is formed on the substrate 67 of the electronic unit 63 so as to also serve as a support for supporting the light emitter 65. ing.

  Accordingly, in this configuration, when the operation key 62 is pressed from above the operation indication units 36 to 49 of the operation unit 34, the switch 64 is operated to give a corresponding input to a control device (not shown), and the light emitter 65 is emitted. The light that has passed through the back sheet 61 of the display sheet 60 illuminates the various character displays 50 of the display unit 35 and also illuminates the various character displays 66.

  As described above, in this configuration, the operation unit 34 for applying an operation to the control device 32 that controls the operation of the washing machine with a drying function, which is an electric device, and the display unit 35 for displaying the control content and the operation content. First, the display device 33 has a transparent portion 52 to which the display sheet 55 of the operation portion 34 is attached, leaving a part on the front surface. A display sheet 60 of the display unit 35, in particular, various numeric display 51 portions are provided between the light emitters 65 located on the back side.

  According to this configuration, the display sheet 55 of the operation unit 34 is positioned on the surface of the transparent portion 52, whereas the display sheet 60 (particularly, various numeric display 51 portions) of the display unit 35 is positioned behind the transparent portion 52. . Therefore, a clear feeling and a depth feeling due to the transparent portion 52 appear on the display surface (particularly, various numeric display 51 portions) of the display sheet 60 of the display portion 35, and the quality can be improved.

In addition, in the case of the present configuration, the display unit 35 is arranged on the transparent portion 52 in the various character display 50 portions, the various character displays 50 which are display shapes applied to the surface thereof, and on the back side of the transparent portion 52. The opaque backsheet 61 is arranged.
According to this configuration, as shown in FIG. 2, illumination light or natural light L from above in the house projects various character displays 50 (display shapes) on the back sheet 61 (projected shapes 50 '), which is the user. The line of sight E (generally obliquely forward) appears to be shifted from the various character displays 50 on the surface of the transparent portion 52. Therefore, the various character displays 50 appear to be doubled with shadows, and the quality can be improved.

  Further, the back sheet 61 has a light-transmitting property, and the light-emitting body 65 is provided on the back side of the back sheet 61. According to this configuration, the back sheet 61 is illuminated with the light emitted from the light emitter 65, so that the projection of the various character displays 50 on the back sheet 61 is eliminated, so that the various character displays 50 can be seen in a single layer. It is possible to change the display mode.

Further, the transparent portion 52 is a lens 56, and the position of the projected various character display 50 (projected shape 50 ′) appears to be further deviated from the various character displays 50 on the surface of the transparent portion 52 by the action of the lens 56. As a result, the display mode can be further changed.
The back sheet 61 has a metallic color tone, whereby the sharpness of projection of various character displays 50 can be increased by the metallic color tone of the back sheet 61.

In contrast to this, FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment (second embodiment) of the present invention, in which the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. Only the part is described.
In this case, the display sheet 55 of the operation unit 34 and the display sheet 60 of the display unit 35 are thin and integrated, the transparent unit 52 inserts the display sheet 55 of the operation unit 34 on the front surface, and the display unit 35 on the back surface. The display sheet 60 is inserted and molded.
With this configuration, the above-described high quality can be manufactured with good manufacturability.

  In addition, the present invention is not limited only to the embodiment described above and shown in the drawings, and the electrical equipment exemplified in the washing machine with a drying function is other laundry equipment or other electrical equipment such as a dishwasher. However, the present invention can be implemented with appropriate modifications within a range not departing from the gist.

1 is a vertical side view of a display device portion showing a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 partial enlarged view for explaining the operation Longitudinal side view of washing machine with drying function Top view of washing machine with drying function Enlarged plan view of display device FIG. 1 equivalent view showing a second embodiment of the present invention. 1 equivalent diagram showing a conventional example

Explanation of symbols

In the drawings, 32 is a control device (control means), 33 is a display device, 34 is an operation unit, 35 is a display unit, 52 is a transparent unit, 55 is a display sheet of the operation unit, 50 is a display of various characters (display image), Reference numeral 56 denotes a lens, 60 denotes a display sheet of the display unit, 61 denotes a back sheet, and 65 denotes a light emitter.

Claims (6)

In what has the operation part for adding operation to the control means which controls operation of electric equipment, and the display part which displays the control contents and operation contents,
A transparent portion on which the display sheet of the operation portion is attached with a part left on the surface, and the display portion of the display portion is disposed between the back surface of the partial portion of the transparent portion and a light emitter located further on the back side. A display device for electrical equipment, comprising a display sheet.   The display sheet of the operation unit and the display sheet of the display unit are integrated, and the transparent part is formed by inserting the display sheet of the operation unit on the front side and the display sheet of the display unit on the back side. The display device for an electric device according to claim 1. In what has the operation part for adding operation to the control means which controls operation of electric equipment, and the display part which displays the control contents and operation contents,
A display device for an electric device, characterized in that the display section includes a transparent section, a display shape applied to the surface of the transparent section, and an opaque backsheet disposed on the back side of the transparent section.   4. The display device for an electric device according to claim 3, wherein the back sheet has translucency and has a light emitter on the back side of the back sheet.   4. The display device for an electric device according to claim 3, wherein the transparent portion is a lens. 4. The display device for an electric device according to claim 3, wherein the back sheet has a metallic color tone.

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