AT16435U1 - Joint for a kitchen monitor - Google Patents

Abstract

It should be created a joint that meets the hygiene requirements in the catering sector. Joint (54), in particular for the movable mounting of a kitchen monitor, having a first hinge part (56) designed in the form of a hollow profile and a second hinge part (58) designed in the form of a hollow profile, which are pivotably connected to each other about a hinge axis (68), which extends parallel to opposite outer walls of the hinge (54), and with two hinge covers (88), each forming a between the hinge parts (56, 58) extending portion of the opposite outer walls of the joint (54).

Description

The present invention relates to a joint, in particular for the mobile storage of a kitchen monitor.

Articulated brackets for computer or TV flat screens or are basically known and facilitate the desired alignment of the held flat screen.

Due to special hygiene requirements in the catering sector, especially in catering kitchens, known articulated monitor mounts for use in the catering sector, especially in the kitchen area, prove to be unsuitable, not least because of their joints.

The object of the invention is therefore to provide a joint that meets the hygiene requirements in the catering sector.

To solve the problem, a joint with the features of claim 1 is provided.

The joint according to the invention comprises a first formed in the form of a hollow profile joint part and a second formed in the form of a hollow profile joint part, which are pivotally connected to each other about a hinge axis, which runs parallel to opposite outer walls of the joint. Furthermore, the joint has two joint covers, which each form a section of the opposing outer walls extending between the joint parts.

The invention is based on the general idea to create a cavity extending through the joint through which, for example, electrical and / or optical lines can be laid and which by the inventively provided joint covers not only in the extended state, but also in Angled state of the joint is protected from external influences, such as moisture and / or food scraps. The joint allows in this way not only a hidden installation of electrical and / or optical lines, but also an easy cleaning from the outside, whereby it meets the prevailing hygiene requirements in the catering sector and is particularly suitable for the portable storage of a monitor in a restaurant kitchen.

Advantageous embodiments of the invention are described in the dependent claims, the description and the drawings.

According to one embodiment, a first pair of bearing blocks of the first hinge part and a second pair of bearing blocks from the second hinge part, wherein the first pair of bearing blocks and the second pair of bearing blocks are pivotally connected to each other about the hinge axis. In this case, the one pair of bearing blocks outside and the other pair of bearing blocks are inside.

According to a further embodiment, the hinge covers extending in the direction of the hinge axis each between an outer pair of bearing blocks. In contrast, the inner pair of bearing blocks seen transversely to the hinge axis is preferably arranged between the joint covers.

For a higher stability, the joint parts are advantageously designed in the form of square hollow profiles. The outer bearing blocks go out of the hollow sections in such a way that the outer surfaces of these bearing blocks and the adjacent outer surfaces of the hollow sections go smoothly into each other. Ideally, the outer surfaces of the outer bearing blocks are also in one plane with the outer surfaces of the articulated part forming the inner bearing blocks. In this way, the joint forms two opposite transverse to the hinge axis oriented outer surfaces, which are essentially flat and thus easy to clean and thus contribute to the fulfillment of hygiene requirements in the catering sector.

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Patent Office For optimum protection against the ingress of moisture and / or food scraps, the joint covers and the bearing blocks can completely enclose an interior space of the joint in the circumferential direction of the joint parts.

In order to enable a pivoting of the joint parts relative to each other despite the joint covers, it is advantageous if the joint covers are each slidably mounted relative to one of the joint parts. In particular, the joint covers can each be fixed to the first joint part and guided displaceably in the second joint part. In the latter case, the second joint part preferably forms a, for example slot-shaped, guide for the joint covers.

For damping the pivotal movement of the joint parts relative to each other and to support an optionally additionally provided rotary brake extends advantageously at least one joint cover stiffening, for example, strip-shaped, rotational damping element parallel to the at least one joint cover. The rotational damping element can be displaceably mounted relative to one of the joint parts and is preferably fixed to the first joint part and displaceably guided in the second joint part.

Advantageously, the joint covers and / or the at least one rotational damping element of a, preferably elastic, sheet metal material, in particular a plastic sheet or a metal sheet, such as spring steel sheet formed. Such a sheet material contributes to an easy to clean outer surface of the joint and on the other to an optimal adaptation of the joint covers to the respective pivot angle between the joint parts and also ensures the required restoring force of the rotary damping element.

In this case, the at least one rotation damping element can be made of the same sheet material as the joint covers and thus effectively form a reinforcement of the joint covers, by which the bending of the joint covers is made more difficult. Alternatively, it is also conceivable to form the at least one rotational damping element made of a material which is less elastic than the material of the joint covers in order to further complicate the bending of the joint covers.

Another object of the invention is a monitor system with a monitor, in particular a kitchen monitor, and a monitor supporting the holder, which has a joint of the above type.

Some advantageous aspects of the monitor are listed below, which each form independent inventions and in particular are realiserbar without the monitor bracket and / or the above-described joint.

According to one embodiment, the monitor comprises a flat screen, which is housed in a housing made of an aluminum material, in particular hard anodized aluminum. This choice of material makes it possible to realize the cooling of electrical components of the monitor via the housing, so that it is possible to dispense with fans and ventilation slots. In addition, such a monitor housing is scratch and abrasion resistant and resistant to common disinfectants and cleaning agents. Furthermore, the user interface of the monitor can be paragraph-free, i. be designed without corners, edges and joints, making the monitor as a whole is easy to clean, which proves to be particularly in the kitchen area advantageous.

For example, according to one embodiment, the monitor has at least one capacitively actuable function key, in particular which is arranged in a frame surrounding a screen of the monitor. Such capacitive function keys facilitate the operation or control of the monitor, for example, by enabling the adjustment of the volume, the screen brightness, the activation / deactivation of a stand-by operation or the activation / deactivation of a signal light. In order to prevent or at least aggravate an unintentional actuation of the capacitive function keys during a cleaning process, one of the capacitive function keys can serve the others

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Deactivate function keys before cleaning and then reactivate them.

Preferably, the monitor has a signal light, which can be arranged on a rear side of the monitor and, for example, can indicate that a new order for the kitchen has been received.

It is also advantageous if the monitor has a light sensor for detecting the brightness in an environment of the monitor. The light sensor is preferably arranged on a rear side of the monitor, for example in the area of the signal light, and can ensure that the monitor switches off when the light in the kitchen goes out. Of course, the light sensor can also be used for adapting the screen brightness of the monitor to the ambient brightness.

According to a further embodiment, at least one fastening means for releasably attaching the holder is provided on a rear side of the monitor. In particular, the at least one fastening means may comprise two receiving openings, for example for receiving suspension pins, which are formed on the holder, in particular on an adapter plate of the holder.

To a tidy wiring contributes when at least one cable compartment is formed on a rear side of the monitor and in particular is embedded in a housing of the monitor. One or more electrical and / or optical connection sockets for connecting electrical and / or optical conductors to the monitor can be arranged in the cable compartment.

To protect the monitor from occurring in particular in a kitchen environment moisture contributes when a sunken into a housing of the monitor cable channel from the fastener to a cable compartment wall bounding the monitor housing extends, in which at least one sealed passage opening for an electric and / or optical cable is formed.

Advantageously, a lid for closing the at least one cable compartment and the cable channel is provided, which has an opening for introducing an electrical and / or optical cable from the outside into the cable channel.

The ease of use of the monitor and its versatility are improved in that at least one electrical connection socket, in particular at least one USB socket, is provided on a rear side of the monitor.

To protect the electrical connection socket in particular occurring in a kitchen environment moisture the connection socket is preferably covered by a magnetically held socket cover.

In this case, access to the socket can be facilitated by the fact that an undercut covered by the female cover adjacent to the at least one female connector is formed in a housing of the monitor such that it tilts the magnetically held female cover to remove the female cover from the Connection socket allows.

Thus, the detached socket cover can be safely stored, it is advantageous if - a sort of captive - a holding magnet for holding the detached socket cover in the region of the socket is inserted into the monitor housing.

Overall, not only the monitor but also the monitor system as a whole is characterized by a special robustness, high vibration and shock resistance, high reliability in temperature and humidity fluctuations and fulfillment of hygiene requirements, making the monitor system especially for use in a Gastroküchenumgebung is suitable.

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Patent Office The invention will now be described purely by way of example with reference to a possible embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings. Show it:

Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4 Fig. 5 Fig. 6 Fig. 7 Fig. 8 [0041 ] Fig. 9 [0042] Fig. 10 is a side view of a monitor system according to the invention with monitor and pillar;

a front view of the monitor system of Fig. 1;

a rear view of the monitor system of Fig. 1;

a rear view of the monitor of Fig. 1;

an open view of a portion of the back of the monitor of Fig. 1;

a perspective view of the support leg of Fig. 1;

a side view of the support leg of Fig. 6;

an exploded view of a joint of the stand of Fig. 6;

a longitudinal sectional view of the joint of Fig. 8; and a cross-sectional view of the hinge of FIG. 8.

In Fig. 1 to 3, an inventive monitor system is shown, which comprises a monitor 10 and a monitor 10 supporting bracket 12, here in the form of a leg, and which is intended for use in a kitchen environment, in particular a Gastroküchenumgebung.

The monitor 10 has a flat screen 14, which is surrounded by a frame 16 and housed in a housing 18 made of hard anodized aluminum. In a lower portion 16 'of the frame 16 a plurality of capacitively actuated function keys 20 are arranged. A first function key 20a is for enabling / disabling standby operation of the monitor 10, a pair of second function keys 20b for adjusting the volume of speakers of the monitor 10, a pair of third function keys 20c for adjusting the brightness of the flat panel 14, a fourth function key 20d serves to activate / deactivate a signal light 22, which is arranged on a rear side of the housing 18 and can indicate, for example, that a new order for the kitchen has been received, and a fifth function key 20e serves to deactivate / activate the remaining function keys 20a-20d ,

In the area of the signal light 22, a light sensor (not shown) for detecting the brightness in an environment of the monitor 10 is further arranged, which can ensure that the monitor 10 turns off when the light in the environment of the monitor 10 goes out. Of course, the light sensor can also be used for automatic adjustment of the screen brightness of the monitor 10 to the ambient brightness.

At the rear of the monitor 10 also two USB sockets 23 are arranged, which are covered to protect against external influences by a magnetically held sleeve cover 24 (Fig. 5). Adjacent to the USB sockets 23, an undercut 25 is formed in the housing 18 of the monitor 10, which allows tilting of the magnetically-held female cover 24 to remove the female cover 24 from the USB sockets 23. For a secure storage of the removed socket cover 24, a holding magnet 27 is inserted into the housing 18 for holding the detached socket cover 24 in the area of the USB sockets.

For the connection of the monitor 10 with the pillar 12, a mounting plate 26 is attached to the back of the monitor housing 18, which forms two receiving openings 28 (Fig. 4). The receiving openings 28 serve to receive corresponding suspension pins 30, which are formed on an adapter plate 32 of the supporting leg 12 (FIGS. 6 and 7).

Below the mounting plate 26, the housing 18 forms two cable compartments 34

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Patent Office (Fig. 5), in which a plurality of electrical and / or optical interfaces 35 are arranged and which are covered by a cover 36 for protection against external influences (Fig. 4). Between the cable compartments 34 extends a vertical section 38a of a cable channel 38, the lower end of which merges into a horizontal section 38b of the cable channel 38, which extends below the cable compartments 34. An upper end of the vertical portion 38a opens into a recess 40 of the lid 36 to allow the introduction of electrical and / or optical lines from the outside into the cable channel 38.

The horizontal section 38b of the cable channel 38 is separated from the cable compartments 34 by housing walls 42. In order to allow the passage of electrical and / or optical lines from the cable channel 38 into the cable compartments 34, passage openings 44 are formed in the housing walls 42, which are sealed by means arranged on the housing walls 42 sealing members 46, which help the cable compartments 34 from the outside To protect influences.

In order to prevent, for example, moisture can penetrate through the recess 40 of the lid 36 in the cable channel 38, a cover 48 is provided on the pillar 12 which projects below the adapter plate 32 down and the recess 40 of the lid 36 of the covered by the pillar 12 held monitor 10 (Fig. 6 and 7).

The leg 12 is composed of a plurality of square hollow sections 50, which connect the adapter plate 32 with a stand 52. The square hollow profiles 50 together define an inner cavity of the stand 12 through which electrical and / or optical lines can be passed to pass through the cover 48 and the recess 40 of the lid 36 in the cable channel 38 of the monitor 10 and the monitor 10th with power and electrical and / or optical signals.

So that the held by the pillar 12 monitor 10 can be brought into a desired tilt position, the pillar 12 has a hinge 54. The joint 54 comprises a first joint part 56 and a second joint part 58, which each form one of said square hollow profiles 50. The first hinge part 56 has a first pair of male inner bearing blocks 60 and the second hinge part 58 has a second pair of male outer bearing blocks 62 (Figure 8). By means of bearing screws 64 which each extend through a bearing bore 66 of an outer bearing block 62 and are screwed into a threaded bore 67 of an adjacent inner bearing block 64, the inner bearing blocks 60 are connected to the outer bearing blocks 62 rotatable relative to each other. In other words, the bearing screws 64 define a hinge axis 68 of the hinge 54 (Figures 9 and 10).

Between the left in Fig. 8 and 10 bearing screw 64 and the corresponding outer bearing block 62 a plurality of washers 69 are arranged. Furthermore, between the said outer bearing block 62 and the associated inner bearing block 60, a brake disc 70 and a corresponding brake pad 72 are arranged to brake the rotation of the inner and outer bearing blocks 60, 62 relative to each other. The braking effect of this rotary brake can be varied by adjusting screws 74.

To protect the bearings and in particular the bearing screws 64 against external influences, the bearing screws 64 are covered by bearing covers 76, which are held by means of magnets 78.

The second hinge part 58 facing end faces 80 of the inner bearing blocks 60 are circular-cylindrical curved and provided with a Teilringnut 82, in which pin-shaped angle stops 84 of the second joint part 58 engage. Due to the length of the partial ring grooves 82, the pivot angle range of the joint 54 is defined.

At the first hinge part 56 two hinge covers 88 are fixedly mounted by means of fixing plates 86 which extend on opposite sides of the hinge axis 68 between the outer bearing blocks 62 into the second hinge part 58, so that they are opposite and parallel to the hinge axis 68th extending outside wallab5 / 17

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The hinge covers 88 engage in slot-like guides 90 of the second hinge part 58 and are slidably guided in these, in order to follow a pivoting of the hinge parts 56, 58 can. For example, in FIG. 9, when the first hinge part 56 is pivoted to the left, the left hinge cover 88a slides down into the associated guide 90a, while the right hinge cover 88b is pulled out of the associated guide 90b. The hinge covers 88 are formed from a spring plate, such as a spring steel sheet, and thus have a sufficient for the deformation, which occurs during the pivoting of the joint parts 56, 58 relative to each other, sufficient elasticity and tensile or compressive rigidity.

To dampen the pivotal movement of the hinge parts 56, 58 relative to one another and to support the rotary brake formed by the brake disk 70 and the brake pad 72, two strip-shaped rotational damping elements 92 extend along the inside of each hinge cover 88. Also, the rotary damping elements 92 are on the first hinge part 56 fixed and slidably guided in the slot-like guides 90 of the second joint part 58 in order to follow together with the joint covers 88 a relative pivoting of the joint parts 56, 58 can.

The rotational damping elements 92 may be made of the same sheet material as the joint covers 88 and thus to a certain extent form a reinforcement of the joint covers 88, by which the bending of the joint covers 88 is difficult. Alternatively, it is also conceivable to form the rotational damping elements 92 from a material which is less elastic than the material of the joint covers 88 in order to further complicate the bending of the joint covers 88 and thus the relative pivoting of the joint parts 56, 58.

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LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

monitor

bracket

flat

frame

casing

function key

signal light

USB port

Connector cover

undercut

mounting plate

holding magnet

receiving opening

Einhängepin

adapter plate

cable compartment

interface

cover

Cabel Canal

38a vertical section

38b horizontal section

recess

housing wall

Through opening

sealing element

cover

Square hollow profile

stand

Joint first joint part second joint part inside bearing block outboard bearing block

bearing screw

bearing bore

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threaded hole

joint axis

washer

brake disc

brake lining

screw

bearing cover

magnet

face

partial annular groove

angle stop

fixing

hinge cover

guide

Rotation damping element

Claims (9)

1. joint, in particular for the movable mounting of a kitchen monitor, with a first formed in the form of a hollow profile joint part (56) and a second formed in the form of a hollow profile joint part (58) which are pivotally connected to each other about a hinge axis (68), the parallel to opposite outer walls of the joint, and with two hinge covers (88) each forming a portion of the opposed outer walls of the hinge extending between the hinge parts (56, 58). 2. Joint according to claim 1, characterized in that a first pair of bearing blocks (60) of the first hinge part (56) and a second pair of bearing blocks (62) of the second hinge part (58) protrude, wherein the first pair of bearing blocks (60) and the second pair of bearing blocks (62) are pivotally connected to each other about the hinge axis (68). 3. Joint according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the hinge covers (88) seen in the direction of the hinge axis (67) extend between an outer pair of bearing blocks (62). 4. Joint according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the joint covers (88) and the bearing blocks (60, 62) completely enclose an interior of the joint in the circumferential direction of the joint parts (56, 58) seen. 5. Joint according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the joint covers (88) in each case relative to one of the joint parts (56, 58) are displaceably mounted, in particular wherein the joint covers (88) respectively at the first joint part (56). are fixed and in the second hinge part (58) are guided displaceably. 6. Joint according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the second joint part (58) forms a, in particular slot-shaped, guide (90) for the joint covers (88). 7. Joint according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that a at least one joint cover (88) stiffening rotational damping element (92) extends parallel to the at least one joint cover, in particular wherein the rotational damping element (92) relative to one of the joint parts (56 , 58) is displaceably mounted, preferably wherein the rotational damping element (92) is fixed to the first hinge part (56) and in the second hinge part (58) is displaceably guided. 8. Joint according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the joint covers (88) and / or at least one rotational damping element (92) of one, preferably elastic, sheet metal, in particular a plastic sheet or a metal sheet, such as spring steel sheet, are formed or is. 9. monitor system with a monitor (10), in particular kitchen monitor, and a monitor (10) carrying the holder (12) having a hinge according to one of claims 1 to 8. For this 8 sheets of drawings