Summary of the invention
The present invention promptly makes in view of this prior art problems, its purpose is to provide a kind of information processor that is installed in the apparatus main body front than relatively large display unit, this information processor place vertically and any situation of traverse under, all can use identical display unit, and place vertically or traverse with can not can changing demonstration control.
Other purposes of the present invention be to provide a kind of place vertically and any situation of traverse under, all can use identical display unit, can adjust the information processor at the inclination angle of display unit.
Other purposes of the present invention are to provide a kind of information processor, even when display unit side circumference possesses the extension set that has additional functions such as input, also can not change the installation site of extension set, all can use placing vertically under any situation of traverse.
Other purposes of the present invention are to provide a kind of information processor, possess user's display unit that all can improve the design freedom relevant with the installation site of user's display unit under any situation of traverse placing vertically.
The present invention, adopt following formation to solve above-mentioned problem, place vertically or any situation of traverse under, all in the front upper position of the apparatus main body of taking in host apparatus, display unit installation portion and installing component are set, described display unit installation portion possesses the circular-arc bent recess portion that cross sectional shape is a regulation curvature, and described installing component can be slidably mounted on the display unit installation portion to display unit along the circular arc of the bent recess portion of this display unit installation portion; Place vertically or any situation of traverse under, all can make can not installing up and down of display unit with reversing, and all can adjust the inclination angle in any case.
The information processor of the 1st form of the present invention, it is to possess can place vertically or the apparatus main body of traverse and be installed in the information processor of the display unit on the apparatus main body front, it is characterized in that, comprising:
The display unit installation portion, it possesses: the part of the framework of constituent apparatus main body, and from the apparatus main body face portion to circular-arc bent recess portion that depth direction is sheared sideling; With the guide rail that is provided with along the circular arc of this bent recess portion;
Installing component, it possesses: cross section and bent recess portion be the convex curved surface of same curvature and be arranged on this convex curved surface and with the moving slide rail of guide rail association; With
Display unit, its back side fixed installation parts;
Apparatus main body place vertically or any situation of traverse under, all by slide rail is inserted in the guide rail, thereby the reverse up and down ground of display unit is installed in display unit on the display unit installation portion, and by slide rail is slided along guide rail, and carry out the adjustment at the inclination angle of display unit.
According to this form, the display unit installation portion, place vertically or any situation of traverse under all be arranged on the position of front upper, therefore, can be all the time display device configurations in the apparatus main body front.In addition, in the guide rail of the bent recess portion of the slide rail of installing component insertion display unit installation portion, with the whole circular arc support display unit of bent recess portion, therefore, display unit is supported on the apparatus main body securely.In addition, display unit is slided along circular arc, therefore, inclination angle that can trickle adjustment display unit.
The information processor of other forms of the present invention, it is characterized in that: in the length of the above-below direction of display unit, when longer than the length of the string of installing component, place vertically or traverse corresponding to apparatus main body, the lower end or the upper end of installing component one end and display unit are evened up, with the installation site of change installing component.
In this form, can be corresponding to placing vertically or traverse, the position of installing component is installed by each end of display unit, thereby, even compare with the chord length of the circular arc of bent recess portion, when the length of the above-below direction of display unit is long, also can adjust ground, the inclination angle mount display of display unit.Thereby, even than relatively large display unit, also can be corresponding to placing vertically or traverse and adjust the inclination angle.
The information processor of other forms of the present invention is characterized in that: installing component can be fixed on the display unit with removing.
In this form, what is called can be fixed with removing, comprises method, snap fit that screw pawl fastening, that utilize hook etc. fixes, utilizes two-sided tape to carry out well-known fixing meanss such as bonding.Like this, by the fastening fixed installation parts that wait of screw, thereby, can reliably and exactly be fixed on installing component on the display unit with simple structure.In addition, utilize pawl, snap fit and can carry out the installation of installing component easy as can.
The information processor of other forms of the present invention, it is characterized in that: installing component, can be installed on the described display unit movably, place vertically or traverse corresponding to apparatus main body, installing component is moved on the direction of the lower end of display unit or upper end in installing component upper end or lower end and fix.
In this form, by mobile installing component, thereby, the fixed position that can change installing component more simply.
The information processor of other forms of the present invention is characterized in that: display unit possesses input unit.
In this form, so-called input unit comprises, is provided in touch panel on the display surface of display unit, is installed in direct-connected keyboard, the card reader of display unit side.Also can adopt display unit with they in some or whole structures that are connected.
The information processor of other forms of the present invention is characterized in that: apparatus main body possesses the display unit installation portion, according to apparatus main body place vertically or traverse is installed user's display unit.
In this form, apparatus main body place vertically or any situation of traverse under, all can be installed on the apparatus main body with the user's display unit that shows carrying out client.
The information processor of other forms of the present invention is characterized in that: in described information processor, user's display unit possesses:
Separate predetermined distance, almost the 1st pillar and the 2nd pillar that extends abreast;
Keeping under the state of predetermined distance, connecting the arm of the 1st pillar upper end and the 2nd pillar lower end;
The client who is connected with the upper end of the 2nd pillar uses display part with can adjusting the inclination angle;
At least also possess: the 1st connecting portion that can be connected rotationally with the 1st pillar; With
The 2nd connecting portion that can be connected rotationally with the 2nd pillar.
In this form, client can be connected with the 2nd pillar obliquely with display part, has again, the 2nd pillar can be that rotate at the center with the 2nd pillar by the 2nd connecting portion, therefore, client with display part towards can being that rotate at the center with the 2nd pillar, and can adjust the inclination angle.In addition, the 2nd pillar is situated between and is connected with the 1st pillar by arm, and this arm can be that rotate at the center with the 1st pillar by the 1st connecting portion, therefore, client is moved in the scope that with the arm is radius with display part.The 1st connecting portion can be any one of connecting portion of installation portion, the 1st pillar and the arm of POS terminal installation main body and the 1st pillar.In addition, the 2nd connecting portion can be the connecting portion, the 2nd pillar of the 2nd pillar and arm and client with any one of the connecting portion of display part.
The information processor of other forms of the present invention is characterized in that: the shape one that arm and the 2nd pillar are the L font constitutes.
In this form, one constitutes the 2nd pillar and arm, has reduced part count.During this constitutes, do not have the connecting portion of the 2nd pillar and arm, therefore, the part that is equivalent to the 2nd pillar of L font and client become the 2nd connecting portion with the connecting portion of display part.Thereby except assembling easily, part count reduces, thereby, can suppress manufacturing cost.
The information processor of other forms of the present invention is characterized in that: the 1st connecting portion and the 2nd connecting portion possess the rotating mechanism that prevents that prevents the rotation of rotation section more than predetermined angular.
In this form, the 1st, the 2nd any one connecting portion all adopts the rotation section can not revolve the above formation of three-sixth turn.This is because if can carry out the above rotation of a circle, then by to a direction rotation repeatedly, the danger of inner cable failure is arranged.
The information processor of other forms of the present invention is characterized in that: prevent that rotating mechanism from possessing: when being arranged on that preventing on the rotation section rotated protuberance and having rotated predetermined angular in the rotation section with prevent to rotate the portion that stops that protuberance engages.
According to this form,, then prevent to rotate protuberance and the rotation section can't be rotated with the portion of stopping if predefined predetermined angular will be rotated in the rotation section.
(invention effect)
According to the present invention, employing can be placed vertically or traverse ground is provided with the structure of the apparatus main body take in host apparatus etc., be provided with simultaneously from being circular-arc display unit installation portion just towards the cross section that depth direction is sheared sideling in the position of the front upper of apparatus main body, can be slidably mounted on this display unit installation portion to display unit, thereby, place vertically or any situation of traverse under, the inclination angle that all can change display unit.
In addition, like this, placing vertically under any situation of traverse, display unit is not installed on the apparatus main body with not reversing up and down.Therefore, (for example, direct-connected keyboard, magnetic card reading device card reader and other input units such as (MSR) under) the situation, also can connect this extension set and mount display even on display unit, connecting extension set with functions such as inputs.Thereby, need not prepare various parts such as a plurality of new bindiny mechanisms and coupling, can suppress manufacturing cost.
In addition, in user's display unit, the structure of employing is 2 pillars, 2 connecting portions that pillar can rotate respectively of dependence that the tool backup arms be arranged in parallel with connecting devices spaced apart, thereby, can in wide scope, mobile client use display part.Thereby, place vertically at apparatus main body under any situation of traverse, all can move to suitable position to user's display unit.
Embodiment
Utilize description of drawings preferred forms of the present invention.In the following description, the execution mode as information processor of the present invention adopts the POS terminal installation to describe.
Fig. 1 is that Fig. 2 is a stereogram of placing state vertically the stereogram of the state of the POS terminal installation traverse of one embodiment of the present invention.Fig. 3 (a) is the apparatus main body of POS terminal installation of Fig. 1 and the exploded perspective view of display unit, and Fig. 3 (b) is the amplification stereogram that saddle is installed.Fig. 4 is the exploded perspective view of seeing from oblique below with the same state of Fig. 3 (a).
POS terminal installation 10 possess the device that is built-in with host apparatus and printer etc. apparatus main body 20, use the flat display 30 and the keyboard 40 of liquid crystal etc.On apparatus main body 20, be provided with the display unit installation portion 70 (with reference to Fig. 3) that constitutes by the circular-arc depressed part of shearing sideling to depth direction from front upper (bent recess portion).Display unit installation portion 70, possessing by cross sectional shape is the bent recess portion 71 that circular-arc flexure plane constitutes, and 2 saddle 72a, 72b is installed about being provided with highlightedly from the surface in the bent recess portion 71.It is same structure that saddle 72a, 72b are installed, and left and right sides rightabout is installed.Fig. 3 (b) illustration is installed saddle 72a.Shown in Fig. 3 (b), to install on the saddle 72a, devices spaced apart has 2 guide rail 73a on the ground.
2 guide rail 73a are arranged to a kind of lamellar parts with the outstanding laterally structure of Rack, the guide rail 73a slip of cooperating with the slide rail 53a (with reference to Fig. 4, Fig. 5) of installing component 50.Equally, installing on the saddle 72b, also be provided with 2 guide rail 73b (not diagram), the guide rail 73b slip of cooperating with the slide rail 53b of installing component 50.
In addition, the central authorities in bent recess portion 71 are provided with the fixed teeth 74 that possesses a plurality of serrations along the circular arc of bent recess portion 71.Fixed teeth 74 with described later fixing with pawl 56 engagements, prevents that display unit is free to slide.Also have, the hole of 2 lengthwises among Fig. 3 is for connecting socket 75a, 75b by the power supply of display unit 30 grades and the cable of data cable.
As shown in Figure 4, at the back side of display unit 30, fixing installing component 50, this installing component 50 possesses the convex curved surface 51 with bent recess portion 71 same curvature.On the curved surface 51 of installing component 50, be provided with slide rail 53a, 53b.
Be fixed in the state at display unit 30 back sides at installing component 50, slide rail 53a, 53b are installed in installation saddle 72a, the 72b (with reference to Fig. 3) of display unit installation portion 70, thereby display unit 30 becomes Fig. 1 or state shown in Figure 2.Display unit 30 can be slided along the circular arc of bent recess portion 71, and it is slided along circular arc of bent recess portion 71, thereby, can adjust the inclination angle (inclination angle) of display unit 30.That is, display unit 30 is slided upward, thereby the angle of inclination becomes big (near vertical direction), slide downwards, thereby the inclination angle diminishes (near horizontal direction).
(structure of installing component 50)
Fig. 5 is the exploded perspective view of an example of installation site at the back side of expression installing component 50 of one embodiment of the present invention and display unit 30.Be provided with 2 sliding tray 52a and 52b at installing component 50 upper edge slide rail 53a, 53b.On sliding tray 52a and 52b, possess the 3 notch part 55a of place, 55b respectively.Sliding tray 52a, 52b inside become the cavity groove with notch part 55a, 55b same widths.
In addition, in curved surface 51 central authorities of installing component 50, be provided with front end and possess the fixing of a plurality of teeth with pawl 56.If installing component 50 is installed on the display unit installation portion 70, then fixing front end and fixed teeth 74 engagements with pawl 56.Thereby display unit 30 is fixed so that it is not free to slide.
Thereby keep out of the way to the inside with pawl 56 by making to arrow A direction move angle adjusting lever 59 to fix.Figure 14 and Figure 15 are expression makes an example of fixing the mechanism that moves with pawl 56 by the operation of angle adjustment lever 59 sectional views.Figure 14 represents the not figure of the state of move angle adjusting lever 59, and Figure 15 is the figure of expression to the state of arrow A direction move angle adjusting lever 59.Figure 14 and Figure 15 only draw hatching is arranged on the necessary cross section of explanation.
Fixing with pawl 56, can be slidingly arranged in normal direction (above-below direction among Figure 14, Figure 15) with respect to the flexure plane of bent recess portion 71, at the fixing flat spring 96 that is fixed with chevron on pawl 56.In addition, in Fig. 5 and position (starting point) shown in Figure 14, fixing with pawl 56 by being arranged on lock part 95 side's pushing from the top down of keeping out of the way locking component 92 front ends, below flat spring 96 is pushed to and become the state of distortion.Flat spring 96 can be held about in flat spring holder rib 97 slidably, if pushing then becomes the state that direction is to the left and right crushed.Thereby fixing with pawl 56, based on the flat spring 96 of the state of collapsing under pressure, and by upward to (inboard) application of force.Keep out of the way locking component 92, based on the coil spring 94 that is maintained on the spring back shaft 93, and with than the strong power of flat spring to the left of Figure 14 to the application of force.Thereby, only otherwise apply power, just keep the state of Figure 14 from the outside.
Angle adjustment lever 59 is that the center can be mounted rotationally with rotating fulcrum 90.Thereby, if to arrow A direction rotational angle adjusting lever 59, then act on end 91 burden coil springs 94 and make and keep out of the way locking component 92 and move to arrow D direction.Thereby lock part 95 moves to arrow D direction, fixes to be moved upward with pawl 56.Thereby fixing elastic force with pawl 56 dependence flat springs 96 is lifted upward.Figure 15 represents to mention angle adjustment lever 59, fixing with pawl 56 (inboard) state of keeping out of the way upward to the A direction.At this state, if hand is left from angle adjustment lever 59, then rely on the power of coil spring 94, angle adjustment lever 59 is got back to original starting point.At that time, the lock part 95 of keeping out of the way locking component 92 to the left of Figure 15 to moving, via the inclined-plane in lock part 95 left sides, the elastic force of opposing flat spring 96 fixing push to pawl 56 below.
As mentioned above, when angle adjustment lever 59 is in lock position (position of Fig. 5), fixing with pawl 56 by lock part 95 lockings so that its can not keep out of the way to the inside.At this state, fixing therefore, guide rail 73a, 73b and slide rail 53a, 53b can not slide with pawl 56 and fixed teeth 74 engagements, and display unit maintains the angle of regulation.If apply power, then fix and keep out of the way to the inside with pawl 56 to the direction of holding angle adjustment lever 59 (A direction).Thereby guide rail 73a, 73b and slide rail 53a, 53b can slide, and can adjust the angle of display unit.And, if hand is decontroled from angle adjustment lever 59, then fixing with pawl 56 with the state outside being projected into by locking, therefore, display unit maintains the angle of having adjusted.
Installing component 50 is fixed on display unit 30 back sides by screw 57a~57d.After screw 57a~57d inserted the through hole 58a~58d of installing component 50, the screwed hole 32a~32d or the screwed hole 33a~33d that are shown device 30 back sides fixed., when traverse POS terminal installation 10, installing component 50 is fixed by screwed hole 33a~33d, is fixed by screwed hole 32a~32d when placing vertically.About corresponding to placing vertically or traverse and change the reason aftermentioned of the installation site of installing component 50.By fixed installation parts 50 on display unit 30, by installing component 50 display unit 30 is installed on the demonstration installation portion 70 of apparatus main body thereby can be situated between.Below, the display unit that installing component 50 is installed in the state on the display unit 30 calls " display unit ".
(installation method of display unit is installed toward apparatus main body)
Utilize Fig. 3 and Fig. 5~Fig. 7, describe about the installation method of display unit 30 to apparatus main body 20.As Fig. 3 and shown in Figure 5, display unit installation portion 70 is placed the position that all is arranged on apparatus main body 20 front upper under any situation of traverse vertically at apparatus main body 20.
Embed installation by inserting slide rail 53a, 53b in the gap 75 between installation saddle 72a, the 72b of display unit installation portion 70 (with reference to Fig. 3 (b)), thereby display unit is installed on the display unit installation portion 70.After inserting slide rail 53a, 53b, display unit integral body is slided upward so that slide rail 53a, 53b and guide rail 73a, 73b mesh, thereby display unit integral body is installed into and can slide along guide rail 73a, 73b.
The end view of the POS terminal installation 10 when Fig. 6 is traverse apparatus main body 20, Fig. 7 are the end views of the POS terminal installation 10 when placing vertically.Keyboard 40 omits.Display unit 30 is installed into, place vertically or any situation of traverse under all are upper ends 34 at upper and lower end 35 down.Display unit 30 is carried out in the following way toward the installation of apparatus main body 20, place vertically or any situation of traverse under all are installation saddle 72a, 72b with respect to display unit installation portion 70, near display unit installation portion 70 ends 76, slide rail 53a, the 53b that is fixed on the installing component 50 on the display unit 30 from the arrow B steering handle of Fig. 6, Fig. 7 inserts and installs saddle 72a, the 72b (during traverse from inserting down, when placing vertically from last insertion).After the insertion, it is slided to the C of Fig. 6 direction, thereby as shown in Figure 9, track is (guide rail 73a, 73b, slide rail 53a, 53b) engaging each other.Like this, be that display unit 30 is not installed up and down with reversing all the time, thereby, needn't make the displaying contents counter-rotating corresponding to placing traverse vertically, do not need complicated demonstration control.In addition, though also have on display unit 30 position that also needn't change extension set when extension set is installed corresponding to placing traverse vertically and towards advantage (about this aftermentioned).
(about the installation site of installing component 50) toward display unit 30 installations
Next, about corresponding to placing vertically or traverse and change installing component 50 and describe with respect to the reason of the fixed position of display unit 30.As Fig. 6, shown in Figure 7, when the length of the above-below direction of display unit 30 is longer than the chord length of installing component 50 (from the end 60 to the end 61 length), the end 60,61 of installing component 50 and any one party end 34,35 of display unit 30 are evened up.If the end 34,35 of display unit is more outstanding than installing component 50, then the end 76,77 of the end 34,35 of display unit and display unit installation portion 70 or bent recess portion 71 surfaces are cushioned.Thereby, installing component 50 can not be installed in display unit installation portion 70, display unit is slided along bent recess portion 71.Thereby, be installed in display unit installation portion 70 to display unit, at least one end 34,35 that must make display unit is near the end 60,61 of installing components 50 and even up so that the end 34,35 of display unit 30 with display unit installation portion 70 bufferings.At this moment, as if any end 34 or 35 that installing component 50 is fixed on display unit 30, then corresponding to placing and traverse the installation up and down of display unit 30 vertically with being reversed.For fear of like this, in the present invention,, the fixed position of installing component 50 is changed to different end side corresponding to the situation of situation of placing vertically and traverse.
Like this, because the installation site that can change installing component 50, thereby, obtain as following effect.As shown in Figure 6, during traverse POS terminal installation 10, because the height of apparatus main body 20 is low, thereby many states near below distance use the also low display unit 30 in display unit 30 positions.On the other hand, as shown in Figure 7, when placing vertically, many states near above distance use display unit 30.According to the present invention, during traverse, installing component 50 be fixed on the upper end 34 near, thereby, can enlarge the adjusting range of display unit 30, when placing vertically to horizontal direction, installing component 50 is fixed near the lower end 35, thereby, the adjusting range of display unit 30 can be enlarged to vertical direction.
(about the sliding action of installing component)
Utilize Fig. 8~Figure 11, display unit installation portion 70 describes with the slide mechanism of installing component 50 during to the installation display unit.Fig. 8 passes through the longitudinal section of the face of slide rail 53a and guide rail 73a when being expression traverse POS terminal installation 10, Fig. 9 is its partial enlarged drawing.By fixing sectional view with 56 pawls and fixed teeth 74, Figure 11 was its partial enlarged drawing when Figure 10 was expression traverse POS terminal installation 10.As Fig. 8, shown in Figure 9, the slide rail 53a of installing component 50 inserts between guide rail 73a up and down, can slide up and down between guide rail 73a.
Figure 10 and Figure 11, expression is fixing with pawl 56 front ends and fixed teeth 74 engagements and fixing state.Angle adjustment lever 59 shown in Figure 14 can be rotated for middle mind-set arrow A direction with the rotating fulcrum 90 of inside, but, is pressed against assigned position shown in Figure 5 (starting point) by coil spring 94 usually.If angle adjustment lever 59 is furthered and moves to the A direction to display unit 30 directions, then fixing locking with pawl 56 is disengaged, and fixes and keeps out of the way to the inside by flat spring 96 with pawl 56.That is, if from state shown in Figure 11, angle adjustment lever 59 is moved to the A of Fig. 5 direction, then fix being moved upward with pawl 56, the fixing pawl 56 of using breaks away from from fixed teeth 74.Thereby, be disengaged by the fixing locking that produces with pawl 56, can adjust angle.If decontrol hand from angle adjustment lever 59, then rely on the elastic force of coil spring 94, angle adjustment lever 59 is got back to starting point (from the direction of display unit 30 disengagings), becomes fixing with the state of pawl 56 with fixed teeth 74 engagements as shown in figure 11.Thereby, become the lockup state that display unit can not slide.
As described above, as long as inoperation angle adjustment lever 59, fixing front end with pawl 56 just meshes with fixed teeth 74, and therefore, the inclination angle maintains the angle of regulation.
Figure 12 represents to place vertically the longitudinal section of rail sections when POS terminal installation 10 is set.When placing vertically, installing component 50 is fixed on the position by lower end 35 of display unit 30.If compare during with traverse, then just with respect to the installation site change at display unit 30 back sides, the structure of installing component 50 and display unit installation portion 70 does not change.Wherein, installing component 50 towards, anti-turnback, thereby, become laterally zygomorphic track structure.Like this, just become symmetry up and down, and do not change on the basic structure, therefore, same with the explanation of Figure 10 and Figure 11, can make display unit 30 slide and rely on by the operation of angle adjustment lever 59 and fix the position that display unit 30 is fixed on regulation with pawl 56 along bent recess portion 71.
Figure 13 is a stereogram of seeing the POS terminal installation 80 of other embodiment of the present invention from the bottom surface direction.POS terminal installation 80 possesses the display operation portion 85 that is fixed with operating portion 84 on display unit 81, and this operating portion 84 possesses the input unit (extension set) of direct-connected keyboard 82 and card reader 83.Be fixed with installing component 50 of the present invention (not diagram) at the back side of display unit 81.Installing component 50 of the present invention and display unit installation portion 70 are being placed vertically under any situation of traverse, all can fix operating portion 84 on display unit 81 right sides, and display operation device 85 can not be installed on the apparatus main body 20 up and down with reversing.Thereby,,, all can use identical display operation portion 85 placing vertically under any situation of traverse by adopting installing component 50 of the present invention and display unit installation portion 70.As the input unit that is connected with display unit, also can be provided with touch panel.
Like this,, then, all can be installed in display unit on the apparatus main body, thereby change is placed vertically and traverse easily at the state that is connected with extension set placing vertically under any situation of traverse according to the present invention.In addition, needn't prepare corresponding to the multiple extension set and the display unit of placing traverse vertically, thereby, can suppress owing to replacing the manufacturing cost that extension set brings.Have, display unit needn't possess to meet and place vertically or the syndeton of traverse and coupling joint portion etc., can make equipment miniaturization again.
In the above execution mode, illustration the length of display unit above-below direction than the long situation of the string of installing component.As other examples, under the identical situation of the chord length of the length of the above-below direction of display unit and installing component, the end of installing component is identical with the position of the end of display unit, also can not cushion during slip, therefore, needn't change the installation site of installing component corresponding to placing traverse vertically.
In addition, above-mentioned execution mode, the method of having represented to utilize screw is fixed on example on the display unit to installing component, but, also can adopt method, the snap fit of utilizing hook and pawl etc. fixing, carry out well-known fixing meanss such as bonding by two-sided tape.Like this, owing to utilize the method etc. of screw to fix, thereby, can reliably and exactly be fixed on installing component on the display unit with simple structure.In addition, utilize pawl, snap fit, can carry out the installation of installing component easy as can.
Have again, just installing component is not fixed on the display unit with screw, pawl etc., and, also can adopt following structure, promptly can be installed in the display unit back side to installing component movably along the vertical direction in advance, corresponding to placing vertically or traverse and make installing component in installing component upper end or the direction of lower end towards display unit lower end or upper end moves and fixing.
(about user's display unit)
Figure 16 is the stereogram of user's display unit 110 of expression one embodiment of the invention, and Figure 17 is a stereogram of seeing the user's display unit 110 shown in Figure 16 from oblique below.As Figure 16, shown in Figure 17, user's display unit 110 by be fastened on the anchor post 120 on the POS terminal installation, the L font pillar 130 (L t shore 130) that can be connected with anchor post rotationally, and client constitute with display part 111 (following is called " display part ").Anchor post 120 possesses installation portion 121, and it is fastening and fixing by screwed hole 127a, 127b, 127c and the POS terminal installation screw of installation portion 121 to be situated between.
The other end of anchor post 120 is connected with L t shore 130 via the 1st connecting portion 140, can rotate to E-E ' direction.The 1st connecting portion 140 is covered by the connecting portion lid 131 of L t shore 130.Be fixed with the bottom of the column sections 133 of almost extending abreast with anchor post 120 at the other end of the arm 132 of L t shore 130, be provided with rotating junction 150 in the upper end of column sections 133, this rotating junction 150 has constituted the 2nd connecting portion 147 that can connect display part to F-F ' direction rotationally.An end of 150 is connected with display part 111 in the rotating junction.
In the front of display part 111, be provided with display floater 112, possess the inclination connecting portion 113 at the inclination angle that can adjust display part 111 overleaf.The front end of the 2nd connecting portion 147 is connected with inclination connecting portion 113, and display part 111 is installed into, and can rotate to F-F ' with respect to L t shore 130, and can adjust the inclination angle to G-G '.
Thereby, by rotating junction lid 131, thereby, display part 111 is moved in the radius of turn scope that with anchor post 120 is center, arm 132 length.In addition, by the portion of being rotatably connected 150, display part 111 can be that rotate at the center with column sections 133, has again, also can adjust the inclination angle, therefore, display part 111 towards can freely changing.In addition, the height of display part 111 can be according to the length adjustment of anchor post 120 and column sections 133.That is, by the length of change anchor post 120, arm 132 and column sections 133, thereby, can determine the moving range of display part 111.
Thereby, corresponding to as the design of the POS terminal installation of mounting object with environment etc. is set, and be these length settings suitable size, thereby can keep the functional of user's display unit and improve the degree of freedom of installation site.
(the installation example of user's display unit)
Figure 18 and Figure 19 be illustrated in place vertically or the POS terminal installation of traverse on the POS terminal installation of Figure 16 and user's display unit 110 shown in Figure 17 has been installed an example.Figure 18 is illustrated on the POS terminal installation of placing vertically the state that user's display unit 110 is installed, and Figure 19 is illustrated in the state that user's display unit 110 is installed on the POS terminal installation of traverse.Among Figure 18, the anchor post 120 of user's display unit 110 inserts in the display installation portion 172 that is fixed on right side, POS terminal installation upper end.Be arranged on the installation portion 121 of anchor post 120 bottoms, in lid 171 inside, with the framework screw of POS terminal installation fastening and fixing (not diagram).In the front upper of POS terminal installation 10, be provided with display unit 30, rise part configure printer 180 in the front.In printer 180 left sides, the display installation portion 175 when being provided with traverse POS terminal installation 10.
Figure 19 is the stereogram of the traverse POS terminal installation identical with Figure 18.When placing vertically (Figure 18), wall 176 is the back side.During traverse (Figure 19), wall 176 is the bottom surface, and printer 180 and display installation portion 175 are configured in top.Thereby the installation portion 121 of user's display unit 110 is fixed on display installation portion 175.
User's display unit 110 of the present invention can make display part 111 move in the rotating range that with anchor post 120 is center, arm 132.Thereby, when for example wall being arranged, L t shore 130 is rotated to the direction of arrow on the right side that the place is set of POS terminal installation 10, thereby, can make left that display part 111 sees easily to client to moving.In addition, the position that also can freely change user's display unit 110 according to other devices in the place and spatial design etc. are set.
Have again, under the bigger situation of, display unit littler 30, be shown device 30 above the POS terminal installation and cover in POS terminal installation main body.Such a situation, existing erect type user display unit can not be installed.User's display unit of the present invention 110 has been owing to shortened anchor post 120, extended arm 132, thereby, can not interfere ground that user's display unit 110 are installed with display unit 30.
(structure of connecting portion)
Utilize Figure 20~Figure 23, the structure of each connecting portion is described.
Figure 20 is an expression anchor post 20 and the exploded perspective view of the structure of the connecting portion of L t shore 130.Anchor post 120 possesses the inboard cylinder 122 that is fixed with installation portion 121, the outer side neck 123 that insertion is fixed on inboard cylinder 122.Outer side neck 123 upper ends possess the outstanding annulus 124 that has E annular groove 125.L t shore 130 possesses connecting portion lid 131, arm 132, column sections 133, bottom surface lid 134 and connects E ring 136.
After making outstanding annulus 124 connect the open pore 135 of bottom surface lid 134, E ring 136 is contained in E annular groove 125, bottom surface lid 134 can be installed on the outer side neck 123 rotationally thus.At this state, bottom surface lid 134 is situated between and is fixed on arm 132 by screwed hole 145,146.Arm 132 constitutes with connecting portion lid 131, column sections 133 one, and therefore, L t shore 130 is that the center can be rotated with pillar 120.Thereby, connecting portion lid 131, outstanding annulus 124 and E ring 136, becoming with pillar 120 is the connecting portion (the 1st connecting portion 140) that L t shore 130 is rotated at the center.The connecting portion lid 131 of L t shore 130 constitutes the rotation section, rotates around fixing outstanding annulus 124.
Figure 21 is the exploded perspective view of structure that expression can connect the connecting portion (the 2nd connecting portion 147) of L t shore 130 and display part 111 rotationally.The pillar 133 of L t shore 130 is a cavity, inserts the ring-type sliding part 151 of rotating junction 150 and the ring-type protrusion tab 152 that is made of elastomeric element in peristome 144.At least 1 of ring-type protrusion tab 152, its front end is provided with pawl 153.On the other hand, the inner face in the column sections 133 of L t shore 130 is provided with cyclic rib 143.
When the ring-type sliding part 151 of rotating junction 150 and ring-type protrusion tab 152 inserted the peristome 144 of column sections 133, ring-type protrusion tab 152 relied on elastic force generation deflections, and the pawl 153 of front end is absorbed in the downside of cyclic rib 143.Thereby pawl 153 hangs on the cyclic rib 143, and rotating junction 150 is installed on the column sections 133.At this state, can slide with column sections 133 inner faces and 150 the ring-type sliding part 151 that is rotationally connected in rotating junction 150.Pawl 153 also slides along cyclic rib 143, and therefore, rotating junction 150 is that central shaft can rotate with column sections 133.They constitute the 2nd connecting portion 147.
Figure 22 (a) is the exploded perspective view of the structure of the expression inclination connecting portion that connects display part 111 and rotating junction 150, (b) is the partial perspective view that model utility is represented the syndeton of connecting portion.On rotating junction 150, be provided with display connecting portion 155.On display connecting portion 155, be provided with inclination angle connecting hole 154a, 154b, be inserted with 2 column protuberance 116a, 116b being arranged on the display part 111 among inclination angle connecting hole 154a, the 154b.At display part, be provided with inclination connecting portion 113, in the mitered portion 113 of company that inclines, be provided with support portion 115a, the 115b of support drum protuberance 116a, 116b.Column protuberance 116a, the 116b of display part 111 insert among inclination connecting hole 154a, the 154b of display connecting portion 155, thereby, can adjust the inclination angle of display part 111.
(restriction of rotational angle)
According to the above description, L t shore 130 and rotating junction 150 can be that rotation axis rotates with anchor post 120 and column sections 133 respectively.But, for the fixed demonstration of display floater 112 enterprising professional etiquettes, and on display part 111, connect feed cable and data cable at display part 111.Thereby,, then have stubborn strength of cable or internal part and twine and danger such as generation cut-out and breakage if to same direction several times rotation L t shore 130 or rotating junction 150.For this reason, in one embodiment of this invention, rotational angle has been limited in each rotation section.
Utilize Figure 20, Figure 21 and Figure 23 to describe.Figure 23 is the face upwarding stereogram of state of the dismounting bottom surface lid 134 of expression L t shore 130.By Figure 20 and Figure 23 as can be known, E annular groove 125 front ends of side neck 123 are provided with and stop with projection (stopping portion) 126 outside, in the connection cover inside of L t shore 130, be provided with when rotating L t shore 130 and stop the 1st preventing to rotate protuberance 137 and the 2nd and prevent to rotate protuberance 138 with what projection 126 engaged.Thereby,, then stop to prevent to rotate protuberance 137 or the 2nd and prevent to rotate protuberance 138 and engage, so can stop the rotation of L t shore 130 with projection 126 and the 1st if L t shore 130 is rotated more than the predetermined angulars.The slewing area of L t shore 130 is restricted to the 1st and prevents to rotate protuberance 137 to the 2nd and prevent to rotate the angle shown in the dotted line that protuberance 138 engages.This rotational angle prevents to rotate the position of protuberance 137,138 and can freely change by variation.In addition, also can be provided with 1 and prevent to rotate protuberance, make it can turn to 360 degree.
Cable via the internal cavities (with reference to Figure 20) of the inboard cylinder 122 of anchor post 120, is directed to the inner space 157 of connecting portion lid 131, the inside 156 of arm 132, the cavity (cable is diagram not) of pillar 133 from POS terminal installation inside.To therefore, neither can make cable twist strength by cable by with opening 139 owing to lead the inside 156 of arm 132 from the inner space 157 of connecting portion lid 131 owing to L t shore 130 rotates, can be because of not stopping to clamp cable with projection 126 grades yet.
Utilize Figure 21, the rotating mechanism that prevents of rotating junction is described.Near the upper end of the ring-type sliding part 151 of rotating junction, be provided with that rotation is with rib (preventing to rotate protuberance) 158 than outstanding a little the preventing of sliding surface.In addition, the inside, column sections 133 upper end of L t shore 130 is provided with and the corresponding annular recess portion 141 of overhang that prevents to rotate with rib 158, in annular recess portion 141, is provided with to outstanding a little the stopping with projection 142 of center position.Thereby, if revolve three-sixth turn, then prevent rotation with rib 158 with stop to engage with projection 142, therefore, rotating junction 150 can not be revolved more than the three-sixth turn.
Also have, in the above description, the embodiment that is supported display part by anchor post 120 and L t shore 130 has been described, but, also can be with the arm that is equivalent to arm 132 being equivalent to the 1st pillar of anchor post 120 and the 2nd pillar of the column sections 133 that is equivalent to L t shore 130 is connected, to implement user's display unit of the present invention.
In addition, the rotating junction also is not limited to the position of the foregoing description, can make the 1st pillar is rotated toward the installation portion that apparatus main body connects, and the connecting portion of the 2nd pillar bottom and arm is rotated.Have, the length of the 1st pillar, the 2nd pillar can freely design again, and the rotating junction also can freely be suitable for the well-known technology in order to connecting rotationally.