REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER

• US 20110187575A1
• Filed: 02/02/2011
• Published: 08/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: NAKAMURA, TAKAYA
• Application Number:
  US13/019,468
• Publication Number:
  US 20110187575A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 341/176
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/00 Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/30 User interface
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 23/04 using light waves, e.g. infrared
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 17/02 Apparatus or circuits at the transmitting end
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control

Abstract

A remote control transmitter of the present invention includes an electrostatic touch panel, a cover covering the electrostatic touch panel and having a fulcrum portion, and a wiring board having a switch contact and electrically connected to the electrostatic touch panel. Furthermore, the remote control transmitter includes a control unit for transmitting a remote control signal in response to an operation of the electrostatic touch panel or the switch contact. The cover is formed such that it is capable of carrying out rotational movement around the fulcrum portion, and the switch contact is pressed according to the rotational movement of the cover.

Claims

1. A remote control transmitter, comprising:

an electrostatic touch panel;

a cover covering the electrostatic touch panel and having a fulcrum portion;

a wiring board having a switch contact and being electrically connected to the electrostatic touch panel; and

a control unit for transmitting a remote control signal in response to an operation of the electrostatic touch panel or the switch contact;

wherein the cover is formed such that it is capable of carrying out rotational movement around the fulcrum portion, and

the switch contact is pressed according to the rotational movement of the cover.

2. The remote control transmitter of claim 1,

wherein the fulcrum portion is formed on a side of the cover.

3. The remote control transmitter of claim 1,

wherein the fulcrum portion is formed in a middle portion of a side of the cover.

4. The remote control transmitter of claim 1,

wherein when the cover is touched, the control unit detects a touched place from the electrostatic touch panel and transmits a first remote control signal,

when the cover is pressed, the cover rotationally moves around the fulcrum portion, so that the switch contact is pressed, and the control unit transmits a second remote control signal.

5. The remote control transmitter of claim 1, further comprising:

an operation body disposed between the electrostatic touch panel and the wiring board,

when the cover is pressed, the operation body presses the switch contact.

6. The remote control transmitter of claim 1,

wherein the cover includes a first cover covering a first surface of the electrostatic touch panel, and a second cover covering a second surface opposite side to the first surface of the electrostatic touch panel, and

the fulcrum portion is formed on the second cover.