FR3010288A1 - TOUCH SHELF BOARD - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a desk (1) for forming a support for a touch pad, said desk (1) comprising: - fixing means (12) to a portion of a piece of furniture (8), - a housing (30) internal for receiving the touch pad for storage, - an opening (31) opening into said housing (30), - closing means (35) of said opening (31) movable between a first position (PF1) in which the opening 31 is free, and a second position (PF2) in which the opening (31) is closed, - securing means (40) of the closing means (35) movable between a first position (PS1) in which the movement of the closure means (35) from their second position (PF2) to their first position (PF1) is prohibited so as to prevent access to the housing (30) and prevent removal of the touch pad from the housing ( 30), and a second position (PS2) in which the movement of the means of closures (35) from their second position (PF2) to their first position (PF1) is permitted to allow access to the housing (30) and depositing or removing the touch pad from the housing (30).

Description

The present invention relates to a desk for tablet computer. Touch tablets are mainly used in a private setting to browse the internet, view e-mails or play.

The modularity of these touch pads is gradually leading communities to equip their institutions with this interactive means of instruction, or to require that this material be financed by the user in the same way as any other school equipment. In particular, schools tend to equip themselves with 10 touch tablets and replace their traditional equipment. However, as in any equipment intended to be shared in community, it is appropriate to protect these tablets, especially against theft while maintaining its usability, especially its autonomy. It should also be possible to protect your personal touch pad closer to the place of use so as to avoid its transport. The present invention aims to solve all or part of the disadvantages mentioned above. For this purpose, the present invention relates to a desk for forming a support for a touch pad, said desk comprising: - fixing means to a portion of a piece of furniture, - an inner housing for receiving the touch pad for its storage, - an opening opening into said housing, 25 - means for closing said opening movable between a first position in which the opening is free, and a second position in which the opening is closed, - means for securing the movable closure means between a first position in which the movement of the closure means from their second position to their first position is prohibited so as to prevent access to the housing and prohibit removal of the touch pad from the housing and second position in which the movement of the closure means from their second position to their first position is authorized by to allow access to housing and the deposit or removal of the touchpad housing.

These features provide a support adapted to the use of the touch pad while allowing to guard against its flight when not in use. According to one aspect of the invention, the security means 5 comprise a lock. According to one aspect of the invention, the desk has a passage for a power cable opening on the opening. According to one aspect of the invention, the desk has an upper surface forming a receiving location of the touch pad. According to one aspect of the invention, the upper surface disposed above the housing is arranged to have an angle, preferably between 10 and 45 degrees with respect to the surface of the portion of furniture on which is intended to be fixed the desk. According to one aspect of the invention, the console comprises means for holding the touch pad on the desk. According to one aspect of the invention, the console comprises cable passage means opening into the housing. According to one aspect of the invention, the fastening means comprise at least a portion of the cable passage means. According to one aspect of the invention, the cable passage means comprise a recess box in the portion of the furniture. This arrangement makes it possible to provide exclusive or additional fixing means of the desk on the portion of the piece of furniture. According to one aspect of the invention, the fixing means comprise at least one clamping element of the embedding box against the portion of the furniture. According to one aspect of the invention, the recess housing comprises an abutment portion for pressing a lower wall of the housing against the portion of the furniture under the action of the at least one clamping element. According to one aspect of the invention, the clamping member comprises an actuating portion disposed within the housing. According to one aspect of the invention, an upper wall of the housing comprises an opening disposed facing the actuating portion, so as to allow access to this portion, in particular by means of a tool.

According to one aspect of the invention, the cable passage means comprise a protective housing comprising a housing for accommodating a portion of the recess housing. According to one aspect of the invention, the closure means 5 comprise a mobile hatch and a magnet. In any case, the invention will be better understood from the description which follows, with reference to the appended schematic drawing showing, by way of non-limiting example, a desk according to the invention. Figure 1 shows an exploded view of a desk according to the invention. Figure 2 shows a perspective view of a desk according to the invention in a first position. Figure 3 shows a perspective view of a desk according to the invention in a second position. Figure 4 is a bottom view in transparency of a desk 15 according to the invention. Figure 5 illustrates a first part of a desk according to the invention according to a particular embodiment. FIG. 6 illustrates a second part of a desk according to the invention according to this particular embodiment in a first application. Figure 7 illustrates the same second piece as in Figure 6 in a second application. Figure 8 illustrates the mounting of the first part of Figure 5 on a piece of furniture for supporting the desk according to the invention. Figure 9 illustrates the mounting of the second part of Figures 6 or 7 on a portion of a piece of furniture for supporting the desk according to the invention. As illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3, a console 1 according to the invention intended to form a support for a touch pad is in the form of a hollow prism forming a housing 30 comprising an upper wall 2 intended to receive the touch pad a bottom wall 3 intended to bear on a furniture portion 8, a rear wall 4, a side wall 5 and a second side wall 6. As illustrated in Figure 1, this desk 1 results from the assembly 35 a first part 10 comprising the bottom wall 3 and the two side walls 5, 6 with a second part 20 comprising the upper wall 2 and the rear wall 4. The bottom wall 3 of the first part 10 is formed by a rectangular plate and comprises two crossed reinforcing ribs 11.

In addition, the lower wall 3 comprises fastening means 12 of the desk 1 to a portion of a piece of furniture 8. These fastening means 12 comprise orifices 12a formed in the bottom wall 3 and screws 12b intended to be screwed onto the portion of the furniture 8 through the orifices 12a.

To ensure the security of the fastener, the screws 12b preferably comprise a safety head with a particular shape requiring a particular tool to be screwed and unscrewed. Alternatively or addition, the fastening means 12 comprise cable passage means 50.

As illustrated more particularly in FIGS. 1 and 4, these cable passage means 50 comprise an opening 51 formed in the bottom wall 3 of the first part 10. Thus, this opening 51 allows a supply cable 80 intended to supply the The arrangement and function of this opening 51 is described more precisely later in the text with reference to a particular embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 5 to 9. The bottom wall 3 of the first part 10 comprises on its front edge a transverse portion 13 oriented towards the inside of the housing 30. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the base of this transverse portion 13 comprises mortises 15 regularly spaced over the entire length of this transverse portion 13. The function of these mortises 15 is described later in the text. The first side wall 5 of the first part 10 is a plate fixed on the left edge of the bottom wall 3, extending in a plane substantially transverse to that of the bottom wall 3 and having a shape of a right triangle whose hypotenuse is adjacent to the top wall 2.

The second side wall 6 of the first portion 10 has a shape of a right-angled triangle of dimensions substantially similar to those of the first side wall 5 of the first portion 10. The second side wall 6 of the first portion 10 is connected to the wall 5 lower part 3 by a pivot connection formed by a hinge 14. The hinge 14 is formed in part on the bottom wall 3 and the second side wall 6 and comprises an axis 19 held by a circlip 16. Thus, the second side wall 6 is movable in rotation about this axis 19. The upper wall 2 of the second portion 20 is formed by a substantially rectangular plate. The upper surface 7 of this plate has a receiving location 7a of the touch pad. In addition, this upper surface 7 is arranged to have an angle of 20 ° with respect to the surface of the portion of furniture 8 on which is intended to be fixed the desk 1. Openings 21 are formed in the upper wall 2 in line with the screws 12b maintaining the bottom wall 3 to the portion of the furniture 8. The size of these openings 21 is such that it allows the passage of a tool used for screwing or unscrewing the screws 12b. In addition, the upper wall 2 comprises on its front edge holding means 22 comprising a flange that can serve as a support on the touch pad when it is disposed on its receiving location 7a. This flange 22 is formed by folding and forms a rounded portion 23 having a free end 24 disposed below the upper wall 2 and facing the inside of the housing 30. This free end 24 comprises tenons 25 arranged to penetrate the mortises. 15 at the bottom of the transverse portion 13 of the bottom wall 3. The rear wall 4 of the second portion 20 is connected to the rear edge of the upper wall 2. This connection is derived from a folding of a single plate forming the upper wall 2 and the rear wall 4.

This folding forms a rounding 26 between the upper wall 2 and the rear wall 4. The rear wall 4 forms a substantially 70 ° angle with the upper wall 2.

In addition, the rear wall 4 comprises a groove 27 opening on the right edge of the rear wall 4 facing the second side wall 6. The function of this groove 27 is described later in the text. Finally, the rear wall 4 has on its free end a transverse portion 28 extending inwardly of the housing 30.

This transverse portion 28 comprises orifices 29 coinciding with some of the orifices 12a formed in the bottom wall 3. The first part 10 is assembled on the second part 20 by the insertion of the tenons 25 in the mortises 15. The final assembly is carried out by brazing at different points of contact between the first portion 10 and the second portion 20, in particular between the free end 24 of the rounded portion 23 of the upper wall 2 and the transverse portion 13 of the bottom wall 3, between the transverse portion 28 of the rear wall 4 and the bottom wall 3, and between the first side wall 5 and the upper walls 2 and rear 4.

After assembling the first portion 10 with the second portion 20, the second side wall 6 becomes a door movable between a first position PF1 in which the housing 30 has an opening 31 allowing access to the housing 30 so as to allow the deposit or the removal of the touch pad from the housing 30, and a second position PF2 in which the opening 31 is closed so as to prevent the removal of the touch pad from the housing 30. In its second position PF2, the second side wall 6 is oriented substantially parallel to the first side wall 5 and substantially transversely to the bottom wall 3.

Thus, the desk 1 comprises closing means 35 of said opening 31. In order to maintain the movable door 6 in its second position PF2, the movable door 6 comprises a magnet 17 disposed on its inner side near the angle which is adjacent to the upper wall 2 and the rear wall 4 when the movable door 6 is in its second position.

On the same angle of the movable door 6 but outside, is disposed a gripping means 18 of the ball type so as to facilitate the handling of the movable door 6. In the example shown, the closing means 35 5 comprise therefore the movable door 6 but also the magnet 17 and the gripping means 18. In addition, the console comprises securing means 40 allowing access to the housing 30 only to authorized persons. In the example presented, these securing means 40 comprise a key lock 41 operable by means of a personal key 42. The key lock 42 is disposed near the upper right corner of the upper wall 2 of the housing 30 through an orifice 43 formed on the upper wall 2. The key lock 42 also comprises a stiffener 44 placed around it the orifice 43 against the inner face of the upper wall 2. This stiffener 44 also comprises a zone 45 forming a stop for the movable door 6 when it is moved to its second position PF2. In addition, the movable hatch 6 comprises a groove 46 allowing the passage of a hook lock 47 of the key lock 42. This hook lock 47 is movable between a first position PS1 in which the movement of the closure means 35 from their second position PF2 to their first position PF1 is prohibited so as to prevent access to the housing 30 and prohibit removal of the touch pad from the housing 30, and a second position PS2 in which the movement of the closure means 35 from their second position PF2 to their first position PF1 is allowed so as to allow access to the housing 30 and the deposit or removal of the touch pad from the housing 30. The first position PS1 of the hook lock 47 is reached when the hook crosses the groove 46. Thus, a console 1 according to the invention is installed on a portion of a piece of furniture 8 by screwing screws 12b through the orifices 12a of the bottom wall 3 by using a suitable tool passing through the apertures 21 of the upper wall 2 of the housing 30.

The desk 1 can also be installed using the cable passage means 50 which contribute to fix the desk 1 on a portion of a piece of furniture 8. A supply cable 80 then opens directly inside the housing 5 30. Once installed, the user unlocks the lock 41 by bringing the hook lock 47 from its first position PS1 to its second position PS2. Then, the user releases the opening 31 by bringing the movable door 106 from its second position PF2 to its first position PF1. A touch pad can thus be introduced into the housing 30 through the opening 31. This touch pad can be fed by the power cable opening through the cable passage means through the opening 51. The groove 27 formed on the rear wall 4 forms a passage allowing the power supply wire to remain connected to the touch pad so as to charge energy the touch pad when it is placed in its receiving location. The user can then close the opening 31 by actuating the movable door 6 from its first position PF1 to its second position PF2 as far as the stop on the zone 45 forming the stop of the stiffener 44 of the key lock 41. The magnet 17 then holds the movable door 6 in its second position PF2. The user can then lock the closure of the housing 31 by actuating the key lock 41 with his personal key 42 to bring the hook lock 47 from its second position PS2 to its first position PS1. In a particular embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 5 to 9, the cable passage means 50 comprise a mounting box 60 intended to be embedded in a portion of the furniture 8 through the opening 51 as well as a housing of protection 70 intended to be connected to this portion of the furniture 8 and to contain a portion of the power cable 80. A power supply cable 80 for a touch-sensitive tablet generally comprises a voltage transformer 82, a first portion 81 connecting the transformer 82 to a power outlet and a second portion 83 connecting the transformer 82 to the touch pad. The first part 81 may be in the form of a cable 81a or an electrical socket 81b.

The second part 83 is generally in the form of a cable compatible with the USB standard. As illustrated in FIG. 5, the embedding box 60 comprises a body 61 in the form of a hollow cylinder open at its ends and in which is formed a passage 62 for the second portion 83 of the feed cable 80. The body 61 also comprises an abutment portion 63 in the form of a collar disposed around one of its ends. In the example shown, the recess housing 60 comprises two clamping brackets 64 each connected to an actuating portion 65 in the form of a screw whose head is disposed abutting against the collar 63. clamp 62 is guided in translation in a longitudinal direction of the body 61 during the rotation of the actuating screw 65 to which it is connected. Guiding in translation is provided by a sliding guide device 66 formed by complementary shape between side portions 67 of the stirrups 64 and longitudinal portions 68 of the body 61. The body 61 also comprises a shoulder 69 disposed at the end. of the slide guiding device 66 and for the passage of a bracket 64 from the outside of the body 61 towards the inside of the body 61. As illustrated in FIG. 8, the embedding box 60 is embedded in a portion of the furniture 8 through the opening 51 formed in the bottom wall 3 of the first part 10 but also through an opening 9 formed in the portion of the furniture 8 in alignment with the opening 51. For this purpose, the dimensions the contour of the straight section of the body 61 are slightly smaller than the dimensions of the contours of the opening 51 and the opening 9 so as to allow the passage of the body 61 through these two or vertices 51, 9.

Similarly, to allow this insertion, the clamps 64 are moved within the body 61 by the presence of the shoulders 69. The body 61 of the embedding box 60 is inserted from the housing 30 through both openings 51, 9 until the collar 63 abuts against the bottom wall 3 of the first portion 10. Once the body 61 inserted into the openings 51, 9 and the collar 63 abuts against the bottom wall 3 of the first part 10, the clamps 64 are brought outwardly of the body 61 and their lateral parts 67 are engaged in the longitudinal parts 68 of the body 61 so as to form the slide guiding device 66. For this purpose , the recess box 60 must be deep enough to pass through the two openings 51, 9 and allow the clamps 64 to open under the portion of the furniture 8 and not in the opening 9 15 of the portion of the furniture 8. The actuating screws 65 are then screwed so as to move the clamps 64 towards the flange 63 as far as the stop against the lower surface of the portion of the furniture 8. The bottom wall 3 of the housing 30 is then pressed against the portion of the furniture 8 so as to secure the desk 1 with this portion of the furniture 8. Thus, in this particular embodiment the fastening means 12 exclusively or additionally comprise a clamping element 64, 65, 66 of the recess box 60 against the furniture portion 8. The clamping element comprises the clamping brackets 64, the actuating screws 65 and the slide guiding device 66. These actuating screws 65 are accessible through the openings 21 formed opposite the screw heads in the upper wall 2 of the second part 20 of the desk 1. Unscrewing these actuating screws 65 has the effect of moving the clamps 64 in the direction opposite to the collar 63 and thus to separate the console 1 from the portion of the furniture 8. Of course, the recess housing 60 could comprise a single clamping bracket 64.

However, the presence of two clamps 64 arranged opposite to each other improves the fixing function of the desk 1 on the portion of the furniture 8. As illustrated by way of example in Figures 6 and 7, the protective housing 70 has a body 71 of hollow frustoconical shape inside which is formed a housing 72. Of course, the protective housing 70 may have any other form adapted to perform its protective function described herein. -after. The widest end of the body 71 is open on the housing 72 while the narrower end of the body is partially closed and has an opening 74 of particular shape opening into the housing 72. In addition, the body 71 comprises around its widest end a flange 73. As illustrated in FIG. 9, the dimensions of the protective box 15 make it possible to insert the part of the flush-mounting box 60 projecting from the portion of the furniture 8 in the housing 72 and fix the flange 73 on the underside of the portion of the furniture 8 with fixing screws 75. The protective housing 70 and the recess housing 60 are aligned coaxially. Furthermore, as illustrated in this same FIG. 9, the housing 72 comprises dimensions that are sufficient to accommodate both the part of the recess box 60 projecting from the portion of the cabinet 8 and the transformer 82 of the supply cable 80. of the touch pad. As illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7, the opening 74 has a particular shape adapted both to the passage of a first portion 81 of the power cable 80 in the form of a cable 81a or a plug Electric 81b. For this purpose, the aperture 74 has a T shape whose head is disposed on the bottom wall closing the narrower end of the body 71 and the foot is disposed on the side wall of the body 71, the shape of the foot of the T being adapted to the passage of a cable 81a and the shape of the head of the T being adapted to the passage of an electrical outlet 81b. Thus, such a console 1 can protect both the touch pad but also its power supply.

In addition, such a console 1 makes it possible to maintain the connection of the power supply of the touch pad when the touch pad is disposed in the housing 30 or removed from the same housing 30. It is evident that the various detailed embodiments above are only examples of implementations of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Variations of these different embodiments can be envisaged and the different embodiments described can be easily combined by those skilled in the art.

Claims (15)

REVENDICATIONS1. Lectern (1) intended to form a support for a touch pad, said desk (1) comprising: - fixing means (12) to a portion of a piece of furniture (8), - an internal housing (30) intended to receive the touch pad for its storage, - an opening (31) opening into said housing (30), - closing means (35) of said opening (31) movable between a first position (PF1) in which the opening (31) ) is free, and a second position (PF2) in which the opening (31) is closed, - securing means (40) closing means (35) movable between a first position (PS1) in which the movement closure means (35) from their second position (PF2) to their first position (PF1) is prohibited so as to prevent access to the housing (30) and prevent removal of the touch pad from the housing (30), and a second position (PS2) in which the movement of the closure means (35) from their uxth position (PF2) to their first position (PF1) is allowed to allow access to the housing (30) and depositing or removing the touch pad from the housing (30). 20 2. Lectern (1) according to claim 1, wherein the securing means (40) comprise a lock (41). 3. Lectern (1) according to one of the preceding claims, comprising a passage (27) for a power cable opening on the opening (31). 25 4. Lectern according to one of the preceding claims, comprising an upper surface (7) forming a receiving location (7a) of the touch pad. 5. A desk according to claim 4, wherein the upper surface (7) disposed above the housing (30) is arranged to have an angle, preferably between 10 and 45 degrees relative to the surface of the portion. furniture (8) on which is intended to be fixed the desk (1). 6. Lectern (1) according to one of the preceding claims, comprising holding means (22) of the touch pad on the desk (1). 35 7. Lectern (1) according to one of the preceding claims comprising cable passage means (50). 8. Lectern (1) according to claim 7, wherein the fastening means (12) comprise at least a portion of the cable passage means (50). The desk (1) according to claim 8, wherein the cable passage means (50) comprises a nest box (60) in the furniture portion (8). 10. Lectern (1) according to claim 9, wherein the fastening means (12) comprise at least one clamping element (64, 65, 66) of the embedding box (60) against the portion of the furniture (8). . 10 11. Lectern (1) according to claim 10, wherein the recess housing (60) comprises an abutment portion (63) for pressing a bottom wall (3) of the housing (30) against the portion of the furniture (8). ) under the action of the at least one clamping element (64, 65, 66). The console (1) according to one of claims 10 to 11, wherein the clamping member (64, 65, 66) comprises an actuating portion (65) disposed within the housing (30). ). 13. Lectern (1) according to claim 12, wherein an upper wall (2) of the housing (30) comprises an opening (21) disposed opposite the actuating portion (65), so as to allow access at this portion, particularly using a tool. 14. Lectern (1) according to one of claims 9 to 13, wherein the cable passage means (50) comprises a protective housing (70) comprising a housing (72) for receiving a portion of the housing of recessing (60). 25 15. Lectern (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the closing means (35) comprise a movable door (6) and a magnet (17).