摘要:
Keyboard for choice of symbols having keys (15) for the highly frequently used symbols divided in two groups, which has a position for placing the fingers except for the thumb for the left hand of the keys to the one group, and for the right hand on the keys of the other group. The groups are arranged at each side of the middle plane for an operator in such a way that the common plane of the key surfaces slope against the horizontal plane by their upwardly turned edges in against each other, and form an angle to the horizontal plane for each of the key planes, preferably about 30° and at an angle to each other by their edges turned away from the operator. The keys in each group are divided in a number of vertically extending rows, having four keys in each row. At the upper side of the key plane, longitudinal supports (18) have been arranged for the thumb of each hand along which support the thumb can slide. The keys and the support for the thumbs are mutually so arranged that at support with the thumb in a displacement position of the hand, a position for said fingers are obtained each opposite one of the four keys in a first row, and a second displacement position opposite the keys in a second row etc.
摘要:
A keyboard (10) having a conventional set of alphanumeric keys (26, 27, 28, 30, 31) and special function keys (12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 32, 34, 36) which are actuable by an operator using a finger and a stylus (40). The stylus-actuable keys (26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 34, 36) have keypad areas which are less than a prescribed range of areas. Other keys (12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24) which have keypads greater in area than a value in the prescribed range are designed for keystroke operation by the operator's finger. Alternatively, the stylus-actuable keys (26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 34, 36) have center line spacings which are less than a value from a predetermined range of linea dimensions, while the finger-actuable keys (12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24) have center line spacings which are greater in value than a value in the predetermined range. Being suitable for use with a graphical tablet (86), another embodiment of the invention is made with keys mounted to a surface which is angled between 30 degrees and 90 degrees from the horizontal plane of a desktop.
摘要:
By providing seven keys in a keyboard so that a pair of keys (3, 4 and 1, 6) is placed at each side of the centre key (7), and one key (2) is placed above and one key (5) below the centre key (7), it is possible, by actuating either one key (Fig. 3), two keys (Fig. 4) or more, to produce up to 127 different symbols. The symbol is produced by pressing that or those keys (1-7) that do not form part of the symbol; this makes the keying operation considerably easier since the entered symbol is seen from the remaining non-actuated keys. This keyboard is thus very compact and will not require such large finger movements as does a usual keyboard with up to 50 keys. If a luminous line (8) is inserted in the keys (1-7), the keyed symbol will appear as a luminous symbol on the non-actuated keys which makes it easier to control and supervise the operation.
摘要:
A contact pen is grasped in the more skillful hand of an operator, a plurality of character inputting switches are arranged in such a range that the tip end of the contact pen can be freely moved with the lower part of the hand fist placed on a fixed flat sheet-like position, and character information can be inputted by selectively touching the character inputting switches or pushing down the character inputting switches with the tip end of the contact pen, thereby causing the arm not to need to be moved largely and causing the inputting operation to be effected just like writing with a pencil grasped. Therefore, it is possible to input characters at a high speed, and the inputting speed which is for instance about twice a typewriter can be accomplished.
摘要:
A keyboard that subdivides its keys into a plurality of fields. The concurrent actuation of two single-field keys from the same field identifies a particular character. Characters are also identified by the actuation of a single key independently of any other key. Keys may be shared by more than one field. A color coding arrangement makes the two-key combination unambiguously suggested by the keyboard itself. These features make possible a reduction of the number of keys such that a full set of alphanumeric characters may be identified with a one-handed keyboard.
摘要:
The inclination adjusting arrangement (11) is applied to a keyboard having a base structure (13) in which a plurality of keys is mounted. The keybard is provided in its lower portion with fixed front support feet and rear support feet (18). The rear feet (18) can project by varying amounts from the bottom (16) of the base structure (13) in such a way that the angle of inclination of the plane of the keys is variable with respect to the desk top. For the purposes of adjusting the degree of projection, the rear feet (18) are pivoted and movable along their own axis by means of a slot (31) which co-operates with a fixed pivot pin (21) on the base structure (13). Each rear foot (18) comprises a positioning tooth (23) which is disposed opposite a support surface (22) and which is capable of selectively engaging with a seat of a series of seats (24, 26,27) of the base structure (13). Resilient means (28) which co-operate with the pin (21) hold the positioning tooth (23) engaged with one of the seats. The seats (24, 26 and 27) are disposed on a circular arc substantially coaxial with the fixed pin (21), in different angular positions for varying the distance of the support surfaces (22) from the plane of the keys. The resilient means comprises a resilient blade (28) which is bent and curved in such a way that its free end (33) engages the fixed pin (21).
摘要:
A Minimum Proximal finger key pad for the transfer of information to a machine by a human operator, includes: a plurality of keys to be struck by the fingers of one hand. The position of the keys are arrayed roughly in rows and columns, any of which may be curved or straight. Four keys (10) are assigned to consecutive positions of one row and are designated to be the home positions of the fingers of the one hand. Each position immediately adjacentto a home position key in either a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal direction is assigned a key. The only positions assigned to keys are the four assigned to the home keys and positions immediately adjacent to them. The array consequently comprises three rows and six columns of keys.