JP2002222027A - Information processor with liquid-crystal touch panel and its operating method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processor with a touch panel type liquid- crystal display which is easily adjusted to a proper angle corresponding to a user's gaze and is small in the occupation volume of the whole device. SOLUTION: The information processor is provided integrally with the touch panel type liquid-crystal display which is held in a display case and a control part which is stored in a main body and the main body has a flank in a nearly right-angled triangle column shape and has a cover corresponding to the oblique side of the nearly right-angled triangle; and the cover has a concave semicylindrical surface part corresponding to a convex semicylindrical surface part at its upper part and the display case is arranged at the oblique surface part of the main body and has a convex semicylindrical surface part at its rear upper part. The convex semicylindrical surface part of the display case is supported by the concave semicylindrical surface part of the cover and the angle of the display case is adjusted by rotating a fulcrum by a display case angle adjusting means provided to a box body.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus with a liquid crystal touch panel and a method of operating the information processing apparatus. More particularly, the present invention relates to an information processing apparatus with a touch panel type liquid crystal display suitable for a terminal used by a plurality of persons for a specific job such as a window job. The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and an operation method thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, many proposals have been made regarding operability and space saving of a display device. For example,
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-287623 discloses a display device in which the space of the device is reduced and the operability is improved. Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-250575 discloses a document editing apparatus in which an ineffective portion of a mounting space is reduced and an installation area is reduced. Also, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open
Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 221896 discloses an electronic apparatus capable of changing a viewing angle of a liquid crystal display. Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-42853 discloses a screen instruction device provided with a rotary liquid crystal display screen.

On the other hand, computer terminal devices having a touch panel type display having a screen angle adjusting mechanism are also often used.

FIG. 16 shows an example of a conventional computer terminal device provided with a touch panel type display having a screen angle adjusting mechanism. In the example of FIG. 16A, the operation screen of the pen touch panel becomes parallel to the vertically placed control unit when stored,
When used, it is deployed in an inclined state. FIG.
In the example of (b), when stored, the operation screen is parallel to the horizontally arranged control unit, and when used, the operation screen is developed in an inclined state.

[0005]

In the example shown in FIG.
If the touch panel display and the control unit are integrated, the screen will be in the “stowed” state when the screen angle is set to a screen angle that is not set when using the terminal device under the concept of “cluttering the screen”. The volume occupied by the device in the space was also the smallest, but if the screen angle was set to an angle appropriate for the use of the device at this time, dead space occurred on the back side of the screen and the screen height increased, etc. There was a problem.

When a computer is used as a window service, a public terminal, or the like, it is important that the angle at which the computer is used corresponds to the viewpoint of the user and the volume occupied by the entire apparatus is small. In particular, in the case of a touch panel display in which the display unit and the operation unit are integrated, regardless of the use environment such as individual differences between users and the relative positional relationship with the lighting equipment, it is easy to always achieve the desired positional relationship. It is desirable to be able to adjust to.

An object of the present invention is to provide a compact information device with a touch panel type liquid crystal display which can be easily set to an angle corresponding to various user's viewpoints at the time of use and occupies a small area of the whole device. is there.

[0008]

A feature of the present invention is an information processing apparatus in which a touch panel type liquid crystal display held by a display case and a control unit housed in a main body are integrally provided. The side surface has a triangular prism shape having a substantially right triangle, and has a cover corresponding to the hypotenuse of the substantially right triangle.The cover has a concave semi-cylindrical surface portion corresponding to the convex semi-cylindrical surface portion at an upper portion, The display case is disposed on the slope portion of the main body, has a convex semi-cylindrical surface portion at the upper rear, and supports the convex semi-cylindrical surface portion of the display case with the concave semi-cylindrical surface portion of the cover. And a display case angle adjusting means provided on the box body to rotate a fulcrum to adjust the angle of the display case.

Another feature of the present invention is that in an information processing apparatus in which a liquid crystal display having a touch panel type operation screen held by a display case and a control unit housed in the main body are integrally provided, the main body is formed on a side surface. Has a triangular prism shape in the shape of a substantially right triangle, the right triangle body is disposed on the back side of the operation screen, and the angle adjustment means for the operation screen is provided above the right triangle.

[0010] Another feature of the present invention is that the display case angle adjusting means rotates the fulcrum, which moves from the top to the bottom on the cover of the main body, around the display case rotation axis Ox to thereby adjust the display case. The feature is that the tilt angle (tilt angle) can be adjusted.

Another feature of the present invention is that the angle of the operation screen can be registered for each user in the operation screen.

Another feature of the present invention is that in an information processing apparatus in which a display case including a thin display having a touch panel is movable with respect to a main body, the main body has an inclined surface for holding the display case on a front surface thereof. The display case includes a display screen of the thin display on a front surface thereof, and the display case includes a convex sliding surface protruding in an arc shape as viewed from a side at an upper position of the rear surface thereof, The surface has a concave sliding receiving surface corresponding to the convex sliding surface, and the convex sliding surface is slidably attached to the concave sliding receiving surface in an arc direction via holding means. It is in.

According to the present invention, a right-angled triangular body is provided on the back side of the operation screen, and an angle adjusting means is provided on the upper side of the right-angled triangle. An information processing device with a display can be provided.

Further, it is possible to provide an information processing apparatus with a touch panel type liquid crystal display which can be easily adjusted to an appropriate angle corresponding to a user's viewpoint at the time of use, and occupies a small volume in the entire apparatus.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. First, FIG. 1 is a right side view of a part of a vertical section of an information processing apparatus with a touch panel type liquid crystal display according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the information processing apparatus of FIG.

The information processing apparatus 100 includes a triangular prism-shaped main body 10 having a substantially right-angled side surface and a constant width in the longitudinal direction;
It comprises a rectangular display case 30 arranged on the slope portion of the substantially right triangle. The main body 10 includes a main body case 11 having a bottom portion corresponding to the base of a substantially right triangle and a back portion corresponding to a vertical side, a box body including a cover 19 corresponding to a hypotenuse of the substantially right triangle, and It consists of each device constituting the stored control unit.

That is, as components of the control unit of the computer, the CD-ROM / FD drive 1
3, first hard disk drive 14, second hard disk drive 15, display case angle adjusting means 1
2. The cooling fan 16 is mounted. In parallel with these devices, as shown in FIG. 2, a cable connector 18, an FDD
20, touch panel controller 21, riser board 2
2, a control board 23 composed of a motherboard and a PCI board provided in two upper and lower stages, a display case angle adjusting means 12, and a power supply box 24 are mounted. Body 1
0 has a small foot (not shown). The information processing apparatus is provided with software for tilt angle adjustment in addition to various OSs such as programs and data, and software for arithmetic processing similar to those of a normal computer. In FIG. 2, in order to avoid complication of the drawing, the display case angle adjusting means 12 shows only one of the constituent elements, a motor.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

On the other hand, the display case 30 includes a liquid crystal display 32 and a touch panel 33 sandwiched between a front surface 31 of the display case and a rear surface 34 of the display case, and a signal line and a power supply for connecting the display portion and each device of the main body case 11. It has a flat cable (not shown) including a line.

The upper portion of the display case rear surface 34 is a convex semi-cylindrical surface portion 34A along an arc centered on the display case rotation axis Ox. Further, the upper part of the cover 19 is also connected to the display case rotation axis Ox.
Is a concave semi-cylindrical surface portion 19A along an arc centered at. The display case 30 has a convex semi-cylindrical surface portion 34A supported by the concave semi-cylindrical surface portion 19A of the cover 19. And display case angle adjusting means 1
According to 2, the angle of the display case 30 can be adjusted by rotating the fulcrum moving on the concave semi-cylindrical surface portion around the display case rotation axis Ox.

In the information processing apparatus with a touch panel type liquid crystal display of the present invention, the operation screens of the display case 30, in other words, the liquid crystal display 32 and the touch panel 33 always face the outside, and the operation screen is located inside the box. It is not stored. When using the information processing device, it is desirable that the user's line of sight is orthogonal to the screen,
It is desirable that the center of rotation of the screen is closer to the user's viewpoint.
In this embodiment, the display case 30, that is, the operation screen, can be set to a desired angle corresponding to the viewpoint position of the information processing device user by the display case angle adjusting means 12.

In this embodiment, as an initial state, the operation screen is set at the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, that is, at an angle of 50 ° from the mounting surface of the information processing apparatus. When the user operates from this state, the display case angle adjusting means 12 reduces the tilt angle (tilt angle) of the operation screen, and can finally adjust the operation screen to the position indicated by the broken line, that is, the angle of 20 °. .

A master board 20, a power supply box 24, a CD-ROM / FD drive 13,
Devices such as the hard disk drives 14, 15 and the cooling fan 16 are mounted in such a manner that the rear surface of the main body and the end surfaces of the respective devices are arranged in the order of the depth, and are stacked in a substantially triangular shape as a whole.

As described above, the right triangle body 10 is provided on the back side of the display case 30, that is, the operation screen, and the angle adjusting means is provided above the right triangle, so that there is no dead space and a low height in use. An information processing device can be configured.

That is, the present inventor has noticed that various devices arranged in the main body 10 are boxes or plates having a plurality of different sizes (thicknesses and lengths). By devising the arrangement of the liquid crystal display 32,
It was conceived that the main body 10 can be compacted while obtaining an angle with good operability and visibility. The basic shape of the main body 10 is a right-angled triangular shape in a horizontal arrangement, and the internal arrangement of the internal devices in the main body 10 is such that the internal devices arranged in the lower part are stacked and arranged in a horizontal posture (horizontal when viewed from the side). Then, the internal devices arranged at the top are arranged so as to be in a vertical posture (vertical view when viewed from the side), and the internal devices in the horizontal posture are arranged such that the rear end of the small internal projection device coincides with the rear surface of the main body 10. , And the device in the vertical position was arranged such that the back surface portion was aligned with the back surface of the main body 10. The display case angle adjusting means 12 is arranged in a space formed in a substantially triangular shape when viewed from the side at the front of the internal device in the vertical posture. This makes it possible to hold the liquid crystal display 32 in an inclined position while arranging the internal device in the main body 10 with high mounting efficiency. In addition, by stacking the internal devices in the horizontal posture, the display case angle adjusting means 1 is provided.
2 can be held at a high position, so that the display case 30 can be compactly moved without increasing the size of the device, as described later.

In the present invention, in order to mount the screen adjusting mechanism on the display case 30 including the liquid crystal display 32 and the touch panel 33 which are thin and hard to have the screen adjusting mechanism, and to make no dead space in the main body 10. The display case angle adjusting means 12
The configuration as shown in FIG. 3 was employed. FIG. 3 shows a display case 30 provided with a pair of left and right angle adjusting means 12.
And (a) is a partially internal perspective side view, (b) is a schematic horizontal cross-sectional view of the display case angle adjusting means 12, and (c) is a view of the display case. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view of the angle adjusting means 12.

That is, a pair of pillars 35 having convex portions provided near both ends of the curved surface portion of the display case 30.
And a pair of plates 36 having a concave portion for fixing the tip of the column 35 and located closer to the main body than the cover 19 is provided. Pillar 35
Are a pair of bearings 38 provided in the long groove 37 of the cover 19.
Is held in. A long groove 37 provided in the concave semi-cylindrical surface portion 19A and a bearing portion 38 provided inside the long groove 37
Have a certain length along the display case rotation direction. The weight of the display case 30 is mainly added to the pair of bearings 38 via the pillars 35 and is supported by the cover 19. The pillar 35, the plate 36 and the bearing 38 are made of a lubricating material, for example, Duracon or nylon. Part of the plate 36 is provided with a ring-shaped gear 39 along a curved surface along an arc centered on the display case rotation axis Ox. This ring gear 39
Has a pinion 1 fixed to the output shaft of the motor 121.
22 are engaged. 70 is a flat cable including a signal line and a power supply line, and has a concave semi-cylindrical surface portion 19.
A and the notch provided in the convex semi-cylindrical surface portion 34A connect the display portion and each device of the main body case 11 to each other.

The display case angle adjusting means 12 comprises:
By driving a pair of motors 121 held by the main body 10 via holding means (not shown), the ring gear 39 is rotated, and thus the angle of the display case 30 is adjusted. The display case 30 is initially at the position indicated by the solid line. When the motor 121 is rotated in the direction of the arrow, the ring gear 39 rotates downward, and the display case rear surface 34 connected to the ring gear 39 also rotates downward. Accordingly, the display case 30 is rotated by the rotation axis Ox.
Rotate along an arc centered at. Therefore, the point supporting the weight of the display case 30 in the concave semi-cylindrical surface portion 19A, that is, the fulcrum, moves from top to bottom on the concave semi-cylindrical surface portion.

Next, the display case rotation axis Ox will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows the main body 10 and the display case 30, and the display case rotation axis Ox.
The relationship is shown. A point at the front of the base of the triangle of the main body 10 is A, a point at the rear is C, and an upper point is B. A straight line passing through the center of the display case and perpendicular to the display case is 11, and a straight line passing through B in parallel to 11 is shown. l2, the center of the sector having the same central angle as the angle adjustment width of the display case and having A as one vertex is E, and the remaining point is D. The trajectory of E when the ADE is similarly deformed so that D or arc AD comes into contact with the floor g is k, the intersection of l1 and k is F, the intersection of l1 and the display case surface is G, and the intersection of l2 and k is k Is E ′ and the intersection of the display case surface is H.

The center of rotation of the display case is Ox, the radius of rotation is r, the circle of radius r around Ox is R, and the closest point on R is a. The main body 10 has small feet, and its height is h.

In the display case of the present invention, the fulcrum moving from the top to the bottom on the concave semi-cylindrical surface portion rotates about the display case rotation axis Ox, so that the tilt angle (tilt angle) can be adjusted. I have. The center of rotation Ox of the display case is located on the outer front surface of the main body 10. It is above the center of the display case. That is, the setting is made so as to be in an area shown by oblique lines in FIG. Hereinafter, this point will be described.

First, when it is necessary to set a tilt angle having a width such as 20 ° to 50 °, the display case is not moved and rotated in both the upper and lower directions of the concave semi-cylindrical surface, that is, both sides from the center of the angular width. If the concave semi-cylindrical surface portion is moved and rotated from one end to one side, it can be efficiently used as a mounting space for a device incorporating the inside of the main body 10.

From 20 ° to 50 °, the area of the right-angled triangle which is the longitudinal section of the main body 10 is large in the case of 50 °. Therefore, it is preferable to rotate the display case from 50 ° to 20 °, that is, from above the concave semi-cylindrical surface to below. At this time, R is AB at one point as shown in FIG.
Or crosses AB at one point and passes through B. However, the case where a is on the right side of the BC in FIG. 4 is not included because it is significantly different from the ideal trajectory of the rotation of the display case around the user's viewpoint. Also, the trajectory of the movement within the display case adjustment angle width of A around Ox must not intersect g with the foot of height h attached.

From the above, the range of Ox is the area shown by hatching in FIG. 4, that is, E'FGH, and the radius of rotation is O.
xB ≦ r ≦ OxA.

When the angle of the operation screen is controlled using the display case angle adjusting means 12, a hardware button for that purpose is provided on the main body 10 or the display case 30, or the operation is controlled by software in the operation screen. Alternatively, a hardware button for calling screen angle control software is provided on the main body or the display case, and control is performed in the screen by software activated by pressing the hardware button.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 5 shows an example in which control is performed by software in the operation screen of the information processing apparatus.

This embodiment uses a display screen 5 such as an initial screen.
By clicking on the “angle adjustment” start icon displayed on the display screen 501, or by operating the hard button 530 other than the screen set to a predetermined key such as a keyboard, the “angle adjustment” is displayed on the display screen 501. The program is set to display the "Adjustment" adjustment icon. The adjustment icon includes a pair of up / down instruction buttons (triangular buttons) and an OK button for determining the angle. The user moves the cursor to an upper instruction button or a lower instruction button of the adjustment icon displayed on the display screen 501 via a mouse to give an operation instruction, or through a predetermined key set on a keyboard. By instructing the operation, the angle of the display case 30 can be moved by driving the motor 121. After the user sets the display 30 at a predetermined angle by operating the adjustment icon, the user can operate the OK button in the same manner to fix the set angle. When the OK button is operated, it is changed to a start icon on the display screen 500, so that the angle is fixed at the position without erroneous operation.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the relationship between the user and the operation screen of the information processing apparatus. In the case of a touch-panel display that integrates the display unit and the operation unit, the screen angle is adjusted from the horizontal plane (mounting surface) in consideration of differences in the use environment such as individual differences between users and relative positional relationships with lighting equipment. 30 ° or 4
It is desirable to be able to adjust with a width of 0 ° and a width of 20 ° about the raised state (perpendicular line). Also, it is desirable that the screen is orthogonal to the user's line of sight, and that the center of rotation of the screen be closer to the user's viewpoint. The numerical values in the figure show specific examples such as height, distance, and angle.

According to the present invention, the display case 30
That is, the operation screen can be set to a desired angle corresponding to the viewpoint position of the information processing device user. In addition, there are no problems such as dead space behind the screen or the height of the screen becoming high, and multiple users can use it at a predetermined position, such as a terminal for window service or a service terminal of a public institution. Thus, it is possible to provide a compact information processing device terminal suitable for performing.

Next, another embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In this embodiment, a right triangle body 10 is made in the same manner as in the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2, but the layout of the devices mounted in the main body 10 is changed to a plurality or a single unit mounted on the lower side of the main body 10. By making the longitudinal direction of the device horizontal and the longitudinal direction of one or more devices mounted on the upper side of the main body 10 to the vertical direction, an L-shaped device arrangement is created and the angle adjustment of the display case is performed. Means 12 are provided in the gap formed between the right triangular slope of body 10 and the L-shaped device arrangement.

Also in this embodiment, the display case 30
That is, the operation screen can be set to a desired angle corresponding to the viewpoint position of the information processing device user. In addition, there are no problems such as dead space behind the screen or the height of the screen becoming high, and multiple users can use it at a predetermined position, such as a terminal for window service or a service terminal of a public institution. It is possible to provide a compact computer terminal that is suitable for performing such operations.

Next, an embodiment in which the keypad is provided separately will be described. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, in this embodiment, the display case 30 and the keypad 42 are separated from each other, and the keypad receiver 40 having the mounting portion 43 is provided.
The keypad 42 is fixed to the display case 30 with the screws 41 via the. This makes it easy to generalize the main body. Further, it is easy to specialize the keypad.

In this embodiment, the mounting portion 43
Are formed in the keypad receiver 40 in a convex shape.
3a and a pair of holes 43b formed on the back surface of the keypad 42. The convex portion 43a is formed with an edge protruding in a wavy shape, the hole portion 43b is a slightly larger hole so as to fit with the convex portion 43a, and the edge is hooked up and down in a wavy shape. Formed. The keypad receiver 40 is provided with a pair of mounting holes in the longitudinal direction, and screw holes are provided on both side surfaces of the display case 30 at the same positions as the mounting holes. Thus, the keypad receiver 40 can be mounted on both sides of the display case 30 by being turned upside down. Therefore, one vertical keypad can be used for both right-handed (FIG. 9) and left-handed (FIG. 10). In addition, it is possible to reduce the overall width of the device by mounting it over the screen frame (saving space).

Further, by mounting the display unit on the screen frame, the burden on the user due to a decrease in the amount of movement of the hand during operation can be reduced.

Next, another embodiment having a separate keypad will be described. As shown in FIG. 11, in this embodiment, through holes 35 are provided at left and right positions of the display case 30.
38, holes 47 and 46 which do not penetrate are provided at the positions of the back surfaces 44 and 45 of the keypad 42 in the figure, and the display case 30 and the keypad 42 are fastened with one screw 41. Since the keypad 42 rotates left and right around the screw 41, the relationship of the unevenness is reversed on the back of the keypad 42 and the left and right of the display case 30 so that reliefs that can be fitted exactly at the time of mounting are provided. To prevent left and right rotation. At this time, the back side of the keypad is formed in a convex shape. This is to remove the keypad from the main body and place the keypad at a point when the keypad is placed on the desk top, not on the surface.

As described above, in this embodiment, the through holes are formed in the corners on both sides of the display case 30 and the key is formed.
By providing screw holes that do not penetrate on both sides of the back surface of the pad 42, the keypad 42 can be easily attached to the left and right of the display case 30 without using the keypad receiver 40. And display case 3
0 and the mounting surface 30 of the keypad 42 are fitted at the time of mounting, so that one screw can be stably mounted. Furthermore, the fitting concave and convex pattern can be a relief for improving the design effect.

Next, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 12, the right and left portions of the display frame of the display case 30 (the mounting surface 30).
Have an angle θ inclined inward. Thus, as shown in FIG. 13, the hard key input can be performed without displacing the wrist to the flexing side or the flexion side. This reduces user fatigue.

FIG. 14 shows another example of the display case angle adjusting means 12. FIG. 14A is a partially transparent side view showing another embodiment including a lock mechanism. 14 (b) and 14 (c) show an embodiment having a different drive structure. FIG. 14 (b) is a partially transparent side view.
(C) is a conceptual diagram showing a horizontal section of the drive mechanism.

First, the embodiment shown in FIG.
The display case 30 is attached to the main body 10 so as to be adjustable in angle as in the first embodiment. In this embodiment, the angle adjustment can be manually operated, and a lock mechanism for fixing the operation position is provided. The lock mechanism is the display case 30
Lock holes formed at equal intervals on a convex arc-shaped sliding surface provided on the main body, a movable pin 60 provided on the main body 10 side, and a slide knob 61 provided on a side surface of the main body for operating the movable pin. Is done. The movable pin 60 is set so that the lock hole and the movable pin are always fitted together by releasing a spring (not shown). When the fitting is released by operating the slide knob 61, the movable pin 60 is stably supported. However, a simple and inexpensive angle adjusting mechanism can be obtained.

14 (b) and 14 (c), in this embodiment, a pair of pinions 66 meshing with ring gears 67 attached to both sides of the convex arc-shaped sliding surface of the display case 30 are connected to a connecting rod 65. Connect through. The connecting rod 65 is provided with a worm gear 64 that meshes with a pinion attached to the rotating shaft of the motor 63. According to this structure, the number of the motors 63 to be driven can be reduced to one, so that the structure is simple, inexpensive, and the installation space for the motors can be reduced. The motor is not shown in FIG.

FIG. 15 shows another embodiment in which the angle can be automatically adjusted by software in the operation screen of the computer. FIG. 15 shows the lower part of the display screen on which the “screen adjustment” icon is displayed in accordance with the operation procedure, and arrows indicate changes when each operation switch of the icon is operated. Now, this embodiment also has a display screen 5 such as an initial screen similar to the example of FIG.
The program is set so that a menu icon of “angle adjustment” as shown on the display screen 504 is displayed by clicking a start icon of “angle adjustment” displayed on 02. The menu icon includes a pair of up / down instruction buttons (triangular buttons), a completion button for determining an angle, a registration button for registering a set angle, and a call button for calling an already set angle. .

After the menu icon is displayed, the user can drive the motor to set the display case to an arbitrary angle via the up / down instruction button as in the case of FIG. After setting an arbitrary angle, the user operates the completion button if the user does not want to register this angle. Accordingly, the menu icon is changed to the original start icon of the display screen 502, and the set angle is maintained.

On the other hand, when registering the arbitrarily set angle, the registration button is operated instead of the completion button.
As a result, a display requesting the presence or absence of registration is displayed on the display screen 516. If NO is selected, the display returns to the original display screen 502 in the same manner as when the completion button is operated. On the other hand,
If YES is selected, an area for inputting a registered name is displayed on display screen 518. In this embodiment, an input character keyboard is displayed together with the input area in order to support a touch panel. However, only the input area may be displayed and characters may be input via a separate keyboard. . By inputting a registration name and operating a registration button, an angle setting registration completion display is displayed as shown on a display screen 520, and the arbitrary angle is recorded in a memory (not shown) with the input registration name. Then, the display returns to the original display screen 502 by operating the OK button.

When the angle of the registered name recorded in the memory is called, the call button of the menu icon is operated before setting the angle. By this operation, the display screen 506 is displayed.
The registration name selection display is displayed as shown below. In this example, A
, B, and C have registered. When, for example, A is selected from these three registered names and the execute button is operated, the angle registered with the A name is called from the memory, and the control unit drives the motor to set the angle to the predetermined angle. While operating the display case, guidance indicating that the operation is in progress is displayed as shown on the display screen 508. If cancel is selected here, the screen returns to the original selection screen. When the operation at the predetermined angle is completed, guidance for guiding the operation (the completion of the angle setting by Mr. A) is displayed as shown on the display screen 512. Then, the display returns to the original display screen 502 by operating the OK button.

As described above, in this embodiment, the same angle can be obtained any number of times once the user registers in the memory. In order to obtain an accurate angle, the home position angle of the display case, for example, the uppermost position is set, and when the power is turned off, the display case is moved to the home position and terminated, or the call button is operated. At this time, it is preferable to move to the home position once and then set it to a predetermined angle.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the display case 30, that is, the operation screen is displayed by a plurality of users.
It can be easily set to a desired angle corresponding to the viewpoint position of each user. In addition, by performing the registration processing of the operation screen, at the time of the second or subsequent use, the angle is already registered in the memory automatically by simply inputting the name or ID by each user. Therefore, it is possible to provide an easy-to-use compact computer terminal suitable for a plurality of users to use at a predetermined position, such as a terminal for a window service or a service terminal of a public institution.

[0056]

According to the present invention, a right-angled triangular body is provided on the back side of the operation screen and an angle adjusting means is provided on the upper side of the right-angled triangle, so that there is no dead space and a low height touch panel in use. An information processing device with a liquid crystal display can be provided.

Further, it is possible to provide an information processing apparatus with a touch panel type liquid crystal display which can be easily adjusted to an appropriate angle corresponding to the user's viewpoint at the time of use and occupies a small volume in the entire apparatus.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a right side view of a part of a longitudinal section of an information processing apparatus with a touch panel type liquid crystal display according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the information processing apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of an angle adjusting unit in the information processing apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a relationship between a main body and a display case, and a display case rotation axis Ox.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example in which the angle of the operation screen is controlled using the display case angle adjusting means.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a user and an operation screen of the information processing apparatus.

FIG. 7 is a right side view of a part of a longitudinal section of an information processing apparatus with a touch panel type liquid crystal display according to another embodiment of the present invention.

8 is an exploded perspective view of the information processing device of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an information processing apparatus with a touch panel type liquid crystal display according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an information processing apparatus with a touch panel type liquid crystal display according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an information processing apparatus with a touch panel type liquid crystal display according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an information processing apparatus with a touch panel type liquid crystal display according to another embodiment of the present invention.

13 is an operation explanatory diagram of the embodiment in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a view showing another example of the display case angle adjusting means of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of controlling the display case angle adjusting means of the present invention by software in an operation screen of a computer.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of a conventional computer terminal device provided with a touch panel display having a screen angle adjusting mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Body, 11 ... Body case, 12 ... Display case angle adjustment means, 19 ... Cover, 19A ... Concave semi-cylindrical surface part, 30 ... Display case, 31 ... Display case front surface, 32 ... Liquid crystal display display, 33 ... Touch panel, 34 .., Rear surface of the display case, 34A convex semi-cylindrical surface portion, 39 ring gear, 42 keypad, 100 information processing device, 121 motor, 122
… Pinion, Ox… Display case rotation axis.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Toru Higashihara 1-280 Higashi Koigakubo, Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo Inside the Hitachi, Ltd.Design Research Institute Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Akira Kawamura 120-1 Yukicho, Inazawa-shi, Aichi F-term in Hitachi AI System Co., Ltd. (Reference) 5B087 AA09 AB02 CC12 CC24 DE03 5G435 BB12 EE02 EE13 EE17 EE50 GG41

Claims (14)

[Claims] An information processing apparatus in which a touch panel type liquid crystal display held by a display case and a control unit housed in a main body are integrally provided, wherein the main body has a triangular prism shape having a substantially right-angled triangular side surface. None,
A cover corresponding to the hypotenuse of the substantially right triangle, the cover having a concave semi-cylindrical surface portion corresponding to the convex semi-cylindrical surface portion at an upper portion, and the display case being disposed on a slope portion of the main body. A convex semi-cylindrical surface portion at the rear upper portion, the convex semi-cylindrical surface portion of the display case being supported by the concave semi-cylindrical surface portion of the cover, and a display case angle adjustment provided on the box body. By means,
An information processing apparatus, wherein an angle of the display case is adjusted by rotating a fulcrum. 2. An information processing apparatus in which a liquid crystal display having a touch panel type operation screen held by a display case and a control unit housed in a main body are integrally provided, wherein the main body has a substantially right-angled triangular side surface. Triangular prism shape,
Placing the main body of a right triangle on the back side of the operation screen,
An information processing apparatus, wherein an angle adjusting means for the operation screen is provided above the right triangle. 3. An information processing apparatus in which a touch panel type liquid crystal display and a control unit are integrated, wherein said information processing apparatus comprises a triangular prism-shaped main body having a substantially right-angled triangular side, and a rectangle arranged on an inclined portion of said main body. A main body case having a bottom part corresponding to the base of a substantially right triangle and a back part corresponding to a vertical side, and a cover corresponding to the hypotenuse of the substantially right triangle. And each device constituting the control unit housed inside the box body, wherein the display case holds the touch panel type liquid crystal display inside, and has a convex semi-cylindrical surface portion at an upper rear portion. The cover has a concave semi-cylindrical surface portion corresponding to the convex semi-cylindrical surface portion at an upper part, and the convex semi-cylindrical surface portion of the display case is formed by the concave half of the cover. While supporting at column surface, the display case angle adjusting means provided in said box body,
An information processing apparatus, wherein an angle of the display case is adjusted by rotating a fulcrum. 4. The display case angle adjusting means according to claim 1, wherein the fulcrum moving from above to below on the cover of the main body is rotated about a display case rotation axis Ox. An information processing apparatus, wherein an inclination angle (tilt angle) of the display case is adjustable. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a center of rotation Ox of the display case is located on an outer front surface of the main body and above a center of the display case. 6. An information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a button for controlling an angle of an operation screen using said display case angle adjusting means is provided on said main body or said display case. 7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the display screen angle adjusting means is controlled by software in the operation screen to control the angle of the operation screen. 8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein an angle of the operation screen can be registered for each user in the operation screen. 9. An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display case and said keypad are separated from each other. 10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein left and right portions of a display frame of the display case have angles. 11. An information processing apparatus in which a display case including a thin display having a touch panel is movable with respect to a main body, wherein the main body includes an inclined surface for holding the display case on a front surface thereof, The display case includes a display screen of the thin display on a front surface thereof, the display case includes a convex sliding surface protruding in an arc shape when viewed from a side, and an upper surface of the display case, and the inclined surface includes the convex sliding surface. A concave sliding receiving surface corresponding to a moving surface, wherein the convex sliding surface is attached slidably in an arc direction of the concave sliding receiving surface via holding means. Processing equipment. 12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the main body includes a vertical back plate and a horizontal bottom plate, and an internal device disposed in the main body is disposed at a lower portion of the main body. A first arrangement group, a second arrangement group arranged at an upper part of the main body, and a drive unit for operating the display case, wherein the first arrangement group includes a plurality of internal devices stacked in a vertical direction. The second arrangement group has an internal device arranged in a longitudinal direction parallel to the back plate, and the second arrangement group is arranged at the upper rear of the first arrangement group, An information processing apparatus, wherein the driving unit is provided in front of a second arrangement group and above the first arrangement group. 13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the concave sliding receiving surface and the convex sliding surface are concentric about a rotation axis of sliding of the display case. An information processing apparatus, comprising: an arc surface, wherein the rotation axis is set at a position in front of the inclined surface and above a perpendicular set at a center position of the inclined surface. 14. The method for operating an information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said display case angle adjusting means is selected by selecting a menu icon and an up / down instruction button displayed on a display screen. Controlling the angle of the display case, recording the adjusted angle of the display case in a memory together with a registered name and registering the same, and operating a call button of the menu icon to register the registered name. An operation method for an information processing apparatus, comprising: calling an angle; and adjusting the tilt angle of the display case to the registered angle by the display case angle adjusting means.