JP2851980B2 - Remote control transmitter - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wireless remote control transmitter for remotely controlling equipment such as an air conditioner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional remote control transmitters are disclosed, for example, in JP-A-4-134997 and JP-A-2-27.
No. 9942, as disclosed.
Even if an air conditioner or a receiving unit with a built-in receiver is installed at an arbitrary position in a large room, a signal is transmitted so that the signal can be transmitted.

[0003] In the former, sliding means and knobs for changing the angle of a sub-printed board provided with an infrared light emitting element are provided on each of the upper, lower, left and right light emitting devices, and the light emitting angle of infrared rays is adjusted by the sliding means. An infrared signal can be applied to the light receiving portion at the position of.

The latter is provided with an infrared reflector for reflecting an infrared signal from the infrared light emitting element, and by adjusting the angle of the infrared reflector, an infrared signal can be applied to a light receiving portion at an arbitrary position. Has become.

[0005]

The conventional remote control transmitter as described above requires a mechanism or a component for adjusting the emission angle of the infrared signal, which not only complicates the structure but also makes the reflection plate. In such a case, the reflection plate interferes with the operation of the switch, and the design is inferior in design.

If the remote control transmitter A does not have a mechanism or a component for adjusting the emission angle of the infrared signal, the remote control transmitter A must be attached by tilting even if the appearance is impaired as shown in FIG. However, the aesthetics of the room can easily be impaired.

In general, the conventional remote control transmitter has a rectangular shape, and various operation buttons are arranged in a vertical arrangement or a horizontal arrangement. Therefore, the size of each operation button is inevitably reduced. This tends to be stronger for devices that have an address setting switch or the like on the front to prevent interference, and this problem is particularly difficult for elderly people and children to operate, and a storage device is provided on the mounting surface such as a wall. Te, but is detachably fixed, only matches in the storage device is the transmitter body backlash during operation, spicy push the operation button, also a drop inadvertent like cause of failure during attachment and detachment of the battery replacement Sometimes it was.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems. The first object of the present invention is to transmit a wide range of infrared signals with a simple configuration and to transmit a remote control signal with good design. Is to provide a machine.

A second object is to provide a remote control transmitter which is easy to operate and easy to use.

A third object of the present invention is to provide a remote control transmitter which can be easily operated in a state of being mounted on a wall and can prevent a fall accident or loss.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A plurality of light emitting elements which emit infrared light in a predetermined direction are provided therein at predetermined intervals along an outer peripheral surface thereof , and a mounting hole provided on a back surface thereof. A transmitter body having a circular shape and a wall fixing bracket having a latching mechanism that is detachably fitted to the mounting hole on the rear surface of the transmitter body, and is fixed to a mounting surface such as a wall surface .
The provided, the wall fixing bracket, be rotated in the lateral direction with respect to the center point of the transmitter body on the mounting surface
It is a configuration that can be used .

Further, the mounting hole has a convex shape hole,
The latching mechanism is formed by a pair of symmetric L-shaped projections as a pair of mounting tongues, and the formed symmetric L-shaped projection is inserted from a wide hole side of the convex-shaped hole, and the convex shape is formed. By being moved to the narrow hole side of the shaped hole, it fits into the convex shaped hole.

[0013] Further, various operation buttons are provided on the front surface thereof at predetermined intervals along the outer periphery of the circular transmitter main body and substantially parallel to the light emitting element.

[0014]

A plurality of light emitting elements which are arranged at predetermined intervals along the outer peripheral surface thereof and emit infrared rays in predetermined directions, respectively, are provided inside.
A transmitter body having a circular shape and having a mounting hole provided on the back surface thereof , and a locking mechanism detachably fitted to the mounting hole on the back surface of the transmitter body, such as a wall surface . Taking
A wall fixing bracket fixed to the attachment surface , wherein the wall fixing bracket is mounted on the mounting surface with reference to a center point of the transmitter body.
Since it is a configuration that can rotate in the left and right direction above ,
The emission angle can be easily adjusted with a small number of components.

Further, the mounting hole forms a convex hole.
The latching mechanism is formed by a pair of symmetric L-shaped projections as a pair of mounting tongues, and the formed symmetric L-shaped projection is inserted from a wide hole side of the convex-shaped hole, and the convex shape is formed. By being moved to the narrow hole side of the shaped hole, it is fitted in the convex shaped hole, so that it can be easily attached and detached with a simple configuration.

Also, since various operation buttons are provided on the front surface of the transmitter body at predetermined intervals along the outer periphery of the transmitter body having a circular shape and substantially parallel to the light emitting element, the installation space factor is improved.

[0017]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a wireless remote control transmitter according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the same, FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of the same remote control transmitter, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the wall mounting bracket and the transmitter main body, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing the mounting state of the remote control transmitter according to the embodiment. It is.

This remote control transmitter comprises a transmitter body 1 having a circular planar shape, and a wall mounting bracket 2 for holding the transmitter body 1 in a detachable manner.

The transmitter body 1 has a remote function component in a casing comprising a front panel 3 made of a resin having a front shell structure, a rear panel 4 having a rear shell structure, and a light emitting window 5 constituting a part of the circumference. It has a built-in configuration. The remote functional components are a plurality of infrared light emitting elements 6, each of which has a light emitting direction set at a predetermined elevation angle, a plurality of tact switches 7, an address setting switch 8, an electrode 10 for a dry cell 9, and the like. It is mounted on a control board 11 which is fixed by being sandwiched between the panel 4. The infrared light emitting element 6 is mounted so as to face the light emitting window 5 of the casing.

On the front of the front panel 3 of the transmitter body 1,
A plurality of pressing portions 15 each having a hinge portion 12, a flat plate portion 13, and a projection portion 14 are radially arranged. Each pressing portion 15 is located at a position corresponding to the tact switch 7 and is arranged in the circumferential direction, and each of the hinge portions 12 is opposed to the center point 0 of the transmitter main body 1. Flat plate part 13 of pressing part 15
Are formed with large areas according to the frequency of use, and various operation buttons 16 corresponding to positions and sizes are formed on the flat plate portion 13.
Is adhered to the front surface of the front panel 3.

An opening 18 is formed in a part of the outer periphery of the back panel 4 of the transmitter body 1 so that a dry battery 9 can be mounted on the internal electrode 10. A detachable battery cover 19 with a hook is attached to the opening 18.
An operation window 20 is formed at a rising portion of the front panel 3 in the battery storage portion opened by the opening 18, and an operation knob 21 of the address setting switch 8 is operated by the operation window 20 so that operation from the opening 18 is possible. Has been presented.

The rear panel 4 has two mounting holes 22 at the top and bottom. Locking channels 23 are respectively formed on both sides of the convex portion of the mounting hole 22 on the rear surface side. A notch 24 is formed at the lower part of the mating surface between the front panel 3 and the rear panel 4, and one end provided with a stopper has a chain 25 serving as a connecting cable held in a casing.
Are drawn out of the notch 24 to the outside.

The wall mounting bracket 2 is a rectangular metal fitting for fixing the transmitter main body 1 to a wall surface of a room or the like. The wall mounting bracket 2 has a hooking structure formed at an interval corresponding to the convex mounting hole 22 at the top and bottom. On the center line, screw insertion holes 26 are formed at the center and above and below. The latch structure has a configuration in which a mounting tongue 27 that fits into a locking channel 23 is developed right and left at the tip of two opposing protrusions that protrude at an interval that fits into a narrow portion of the mounting hole 22. The central portion of the screw insertion hole 26 is formed at a position corresponding to the center point 0 of the transmitter main body 1 with the transmitter main body 1 attached.

The remote control transmitter having the above-described configuration is mounted by being held on a wall mounting bracket 2 mounted on a mounting surface such as a wall surface with screws 28. That is,
The wall mounting bracket 2 is mounted on a desired mounting surface using a screw 28 at an emission angle at which an infrared signal of the transmitter main body 1 is applied to an air conditioner or the like. Therefore, the wall mounting bracket 2 itself may be in an oblique mounting posture. The transmitter main body 1 is mounted on this using the mounting hole 22 on the rear surface, and is fixed by fitting the channel 23 and the mounting tongue 27.

One of the mounting screws 28 of the wall mounting bracket 2 is passed through a ring 29 attached to the other end of the ball chain 25 protruding from the transmitter main body 1 and fastened together, so that the transmitter main body 1 is mounted on the wall. The metal fitting 2 is connected so as to have a margin.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing two remote control transmitters A mounted in this manner, and remotely controls a ventilation device B mounted on a ceiling surface. For the receiver C built in the ventilator B, the range shown within the dashed line in the figure is the direct transmission range of the remote control transmitter A.

That is, in this remote control transmitter, the emission angle of the infrared signal of the transmitter main body 1 can be changed in the left-right direction by adjusting the mounting angle of the wall mounting bracket 2. Is its center point 0
, The transmitter body 1 does not appear to be mounted obliquely because of the circular shape, and the mounting posture is always the same in appearance.

Further, since the various operation buttons 16 are arranged radially and a sufficient interval is provided, the operation buttons 16
Can be easily operated, and can be easily operated by elderly people and children. In particular, the ones that are frequently used are larger than those that are less frequently used, so that they are easy to use. Since the address setting switch 8 for preventing interference can be operated in the battery storage section, the address setting switch 8 does not have to occupy the front surface, resulting in a simple and excellent design.

Further, since the wall mounting bracket 2 and the transmitter main body 1 are connected to each other with the ball chain 25 with an appropriate margin, accidents and transmissions in which the transmitter main body 1 is accidentally dropped due to a detachment operation or the like. Loss of the machine body 1 can also be prevented.

[0030]

In ventilator of the present invention exhibits an outer
A circular transmitter body having a plurality of light emitting elements disposed therein at predetermined intervals along a peripheral surface and emitting infrared rays in a predetermined direction , and having a mounting hole provided on the back surface thereof; has a latching mechanism that fits detachably this transmitter body rear surface of the mounting hole includes a wall fixing bracket which is fixed to the mounting surface such as a wall, and the wall fixing bracket, the transmission
The remote control transmitter is economical and easy to use because the light emitting angle can be easily adjusted with a small number of components because it can be rotated left and right on the mounting surface with respect to the center point of the main body of the machine. Is obtained.

Further, the mounting hole forms a convex-shaped hole,
The latching mechanism is formed by a pair of symmetric L-shaped projections as a pair of mounting tongues, and the formed symmetric L-shaped projection is inserted from a wide hole side of the convex-shaped hole, and the convex shape is formed. By moving to the narrow hole side of the shape hole, it fits into the above-mentioned convex shape hole, so it can be easily attached and detached with a simple configuration, so an economical and easy-to-use remote control transmitter is provided. can get.

Further, since the various operation buttons are provided on the front surface thereof at predetermined intervals along the outer periphery of the circular transmitter main body and substantially in parallel with the light emitting element, the installation space factor is improved, so that mounting is free. An easy-to-use remote control transmitter with an improved degree is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a wireless remote control transmitter showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the wireless remote control transmitter according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of the remote control transmitter of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the back side of the remote control transmitter of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a relationship between a wall mounting bracket and a transmitter body in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a mounting state of the remote control transmitter of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing an attached state of a conventional wireless remote control transmitter.

[Explanation of symbols]

 0 Center point 1 Transmitter body 6 Infrared light emitting element 8 Address setting switch 11 Control board 16 Operation button 18 Opening part 21 Operation knob 25 Ball chain 26 Screw insertion hole

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A circular shape having a plurality of light emitting elements disposed therein at predetermined intervals along an outer peripheral surface thereof and emitting respective infrared rays in a predetermined direction , and having a mounting hole provided on a back surface thereof. A transmitter main body having a shape, and a wall fixing bracket having a locking mechanism detachably fitted to the mounting hole on the rear surface of the transmitter main body and fixed to a mounting surface such as a wall surface. fittings, the reference to the center point of the transmitter body
A remote control transmitter characterized in that it can be rotated left and right on a mounting surface . 2. The mounting hole forms a convex-shaped hole, and the latch mechanism is formed by a pair of symmetric L-shaped projections as a pair of mounting tongues, and the formed symmetric L-shaped projection is formed. is inserted from a wide hole side of the convex shape hole, according to claim 1, characterized in that fitted to the convex shape hole portion by being moved to the narrow hole side of the convex shape hole portion the remote <br/> over preparative control transmitter. Wherein various operation buttons, claim 1, characterized in that provided substantially in parallel with the light emitting device at predetermined intervals along the circumference of the transmitter body of the circular shape on the front surface
A remote control transmitter as described in .