JP2002341782A - Picture display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a picture display device to be carried about in a folded state and to enable the picture display device to be hung on the wall. SOLUTION: Angle controlling mechanism to fix positions at arbitrary angles are provided in respective linking parts between a liquid crystal monitor main body 1 and a supporting post 3 and a pedestal 2 and the supporting post 3. The liquid crystal monitor main body 1 and the supporting post 3 are folded toward the pedestal 2 in this order nearly in parallel with each other and the picture display device is hung on a wall surface 31.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image display device such as a television receiver, a computer, and a word processor, and more particularly, to a foldable image in which the angle of an image display main body can be arbitrarily changed according to a use mode. It relates to a display device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a monitor used in a computer or the like includes an image display main body and a pedestal for supporting the image display main body at a predetermined height position of a monitor user. The image display main body is rotatable vertically and horizontally with respect to the pedestal according to the viewing position of the monitor user. The monitor user moves the image display main body up and down and left and right to position the image display main body at a position suitable for the user and uses the monitor.

[0003]

As described above, since the conventional monitor is assumed to be used by placing it on a desk or the like, the image display main body rotates vertically and horizontally with respect to the pedestal. It only has to be movable.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide an image display device which can be folded not only on a desk but also on a wall or according to a use form such as being carried.

[0005]

An image display device according to the present invention is provided with an angle adjusting mechanism capable of fixing a position at an arbitrary angle at each connecting portion of a column connecting an image display main body and a pedestal. The angle of the main body with respect to the pedestal can be arbitrarily changed according to the usage mode, and the image display main body and the support can be freely folded.

As described above, an angle adjusting mechanism capable of fixing the position at an arbitrary angle is provided at each connecting portion of the column connecting the image display main body and the pedestal. Arbitrarily, the image display body can be arbitrarily adjusted not only in the horizontal and vertical directions with respect to the pedestal, but also in the opposing distance between the user and the image display body. The set position of the viewed image display body in the depth direction can be arbitrarily adjusted.

Further, since the image display main body and the column are freely foldable, it is possible to fold the image display section substantially in parallel with the pedestal and carry the image display device in accordance with the usage mode. Also, the folded image display device can be hung on a wall.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [Outline of this Embodiment] In this embodiment, the angle of an image display main body with respect to a pedestal can be arbitrarily changed according to a use mode, and the image display main body and a column supporting this image display main body. Is an image display device that is freely foldable and can be hung on a wall or carried according to a use mode. This embodiment is an example in which the present invention is applied to a liquid crystal monitor device.

[Configuration of Liquid Crystal Monitor] FIG. 1 is a front view of the liquid crystal monitor, FIG. 2 is a rear view of the liquid crystal monitor,
3 is a side view of the liquid crystal monitor, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the liquid crystal monitor, FIG. 5 is a rear view of the liquid crystal monitor, and FIG.
FIG. 7 is a view showing an angle adjusting mechanism provided at a connecting portion between the liquid crystal monitor main body and the support and between the pedestal and the support, FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of the liquid crystal monitor device, and FIG. FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a main part showing the angle adjustment mechanism partially cut away, FIG. 9 is a side view showing a state where the LCD monitor main body and the support are tilted at an arbitrary angle, and FIG. Side view of folded state, FIG.
FIG. 3 is a side view partially broken away showing a state in which a liquid crystal monitor device folded in three is hung on a wall.

The liquid crystal monitor device of the present embodiment includes a liquid crystal monitor main body 1, which is an image display main body, a pedestal 2, a column 3 connecting the liquid crystal monitor main body 1 and the pedestal 2, a liquid crystal monitor main body 1, the column 3 and An angle adjusting mechanism is provided at a connecting portion between the pedestal 2 and the support 3.

[LCD monitor body] LCD monitor body 1
Has a main body frame 4 and a liquid crystal display panel 5 provided on the main body frame 4 as shown in FIGS. At the upper end and the lower end of the main body frame 4, a plurality of ventilation holes 6 for releasing the heat inside the liquid crystal monitor main body 1 to the outside are provided. A power button 7, an operation button 8 for screen adjustment, and the like are provided on a side surface of the main body frame 4. Further, the liquid crystal monitor main body 1 is provided with a pair of connecting arms 14 that are connected to the support 3 described later.

[Pedestal] As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the pedestal 2 is formed as a casing large enough to stably support the liquid crystal monitor main body 1. The pedestal 2 is provided with a pair of connecting projections 9 that are connected to the support 3 described later. These connecting projections 9 project upward at predetermined intervals near the rear edge in the depth direction as viewed from the monitor user.

A bottom panel 10 is attached to the pedestal 2. The bottom panel 10 is provided with a mounting hole 11 for folding the liquid crystal monitor device and hanging it on a wall or the like. A plurality of mounting holes 11 are provided so that the liquid crystal monitor device can be securely hung on a wall. The bottom panel 10 is provided with legs 12 made of rubber or the like for placing the liquid crystal monitor device on a desk or the like. In FIG. 5, the legs 12 are not shown.

[Post] As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the post 3 is formed as a rectangular-shaped housing for connecting the liquid crystal monitor main body 1 and the pedestal 2. A rear panel 13 is attached to the back surface of the column 3.

[Angle Adjusting Mechanism] The angle adjusting mechanism includes a connecting portion between the liquid crystal monitor main body 1 and the column 3 and a pedestal 2 and the column 3.
Are respectively provided at the connection portions. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the angle adjustment mechanism provided at the connecting portion between the liquid crystal monitor main body 1 and the column 3 is fixed to the monitor side fixing plate 15 fixed to the liquid crystal monitor main body 1 and the column 3. It comprises a support-side fixed plate 16, a rotation shaft 17 fixed to one of the monitor-side fixed plate 15 and the support-side fixed plate 16, and a plurality of leaf springs 18 attached to the rotation shaft 17. .

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the monitor-side fixed plate 15 is connected to a fixed-side plate 15a fixed to the liquid crystal monitor main body 1 and a support-side fixed plate 16 via a rotating shaft 17. Connected side plate 15b. The fixed side plate 15 a is provided with a screw hole 20 for fixing the monitor side fixed plate 15 to the liquid crystal monitor main body 1 with a set screw 19. The connection-side plate 15b is provided at a front position near one end of the fixed-side plate 15a, and is bent substantially at right angles to the fixed-side plate 15a. In addition, connection side plate 1
5b is provided in the connecting arm 14 described above.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the support-side fixed plate 16 is formed as a substantially rectangular plate having one end connected to the monitor-side fixed plate 15 formed in a substantially circular arc shape. The support-side fixing plate 16 is provided with a screw hole 22 for fixing the support-side fixing plate 16 to the support 3 with a set screw 21.

The rotating shaft 17 is attached to the monitor-side fixed plate 1.
5 and a column-shaped pin fixed to one of the support-side fixing plates 16. A plurality of annular leaf springs 18 having a circular hole at the center thereof for inserting the rotating shaft 17 and curved in the thickness direction are provided around the outer periphery of the rotating shaft 17. When the liquid crystal monitor main body 1 rotates about the rotation shaft 17 with respect to the column 3, the adjacent leaf springs 18 rub against each other, and the frictional resistance of the liquid crystal monitor main body 1 causes the liquid crystal monitor main body 1. The support 3
Can be fixed at an arbitrary angle position with respect to. That is, when the liquid crystal monitor main body 1 is tilted with respect to the column 3, the tilted state can be maintained at an arbitrary angle. The main body 1 of the liquid crystal monitor is almost 1
It can be rotated 80 degrees.

The angle adjusting mechanism provided at the connecting portion between the pedestal 2 and the column 3 has substantially the same configuration, and as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a pedestal-side fixing plate 23 fixed to the pedestal 2.
, A column-side fixed plate 24 fixed to the column 3, a pedestal-side fixed plate 23, and a column-side fixed plate 24.
Rotating shaft 25 fixed to any one of
5 and a plurality of leaf springs 26 attached to the plate spring 5.

The pedestal-side fixing plate 23 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, the fixed plate 23a is fixed to the back surface 2a of the pedestal 2, and the connecting plate 23b is connected to the support fixed plate 24 via the rotating shaft 25. The fixed side plate 23a is provided with a screw hole 28 for fixing the pedestal side fixed plate 23 to the pedestal 2 by a set screw 27. The connection side plate 23b is
It is provided at a front position near one end of the fixed side plate 23a,
It is bent substantially perpendicularly to the fixed side plate 23a. The fixed side plate 23a is mounted on the pedestal 2 described above.
Are provided in the connecting protruding pieces 9.

The support plate 24 is shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.
As shown in FIG. 2, one end connected to the pedestal-side fixing plate 23 is formed as a substantially rectangular plate having a substantially circular arc shape. The support-side fixing plate 24 is provided with a screw hole 30 for fixing the support-side fixing plate 24 to the support 3 with a set screw 29.

The rotating shaft 25 is formed as a cylindrical pin fixed to one of the pedestal-side fixing plate 23 and the column-side fixing plate 24. A leaf spring 26 for holding the inclination angle of the support 3 with respect to the pedestal 2 is provided around the outer periphery of the rotation shaft 25. The leaf spring 26 is provided at a connection portion between the liquid crystal monitor main body 1 and the support 3.
8 has the same configuration. By this leaf spring 26,
The column 3 holds the inclined state at an arbitrary angle with respect to the pedestal 2. The support 3 can be rotated by approximately 180 degrees with respect to the pedestal 2.

[Explanation of the tilting mode of the liquid crystal monitor main body and the folding mechanism] As described above, the liquid crystal monitor main body 1 and the support 3 are rotatable substantially 180 degrees by the angle adjusting mechanism.
Therefore, the liquid crystal monitor main body 1 can be set at an arbitrary position according to the usage mode.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the liquid crystal monitor main body 1 and the support 3 can be made substantially perpendicular to the pedestal 2, or as shown in FIG. The liquid crystal monitor body 1 can be tilted so as to be closer to the monitor user. Of course, the liquid crystal monitor main body 1 can also be moved in the depth direction away from the monitor user. In addition, since the column 3 can also be inclined with respect to the pedestal 2, the liquid crystal monitor main body 1 can be moved in the height direction.
As described above, since the liquid crystal monitor main body 1 can be freely tilted in the front-rear, left-right, and up-down directions, a proper position according to the usage of the monitor user can be obtained.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the liquid crystal monitor device can be in a so-called three-fold state in which the liquid crystal monitor main body 1, the support 3 and the pedestal 2 are overlapped and overlapped substantially in parallel. In order to make it into the three-folded state, the liquid crystal monitor main body 1 is tilted by approximately 180 degrees with respect to the column 3 and the column 3 is approximately 90 degrees with respect to the pedestal 2 as shown in the middle form of FIG. Incline. As a result, the liquid crystal monitor device can be compactly folded and can be carried. Further, when the liquid crystal monitor device is folded, the liquid crystal monitor main body 1 can be almost tilted within the width of the pedestal 2 in the depth direction. is there.

As shown in FIG. 10, when the liquid crystal monitor is folded in three, the liquid crystal monitor can be hung on a wall to form a wall-mounted liquid crystal monitor. That is, as shown in FIG.
The three-folded liquid crystal monitor device is hung on the wall by inserting and hooking a wall hook 32 fixed to the wall surface 31 into the mounting hole 11 provided in the “0”. Of course, even when the liquid crystal monitor device is hung on a wall, the tilt of the liquid crystal monitor main body 1 can be tilted in an appropriate direction according to the user as needed. As described above, the liquid crystal monitor device of the present embodiment can be used by placing it on a desk or by hanging it on a wall, depending on the usage pattern.

[Other Embodiments] In the above embodiments, the present invention is applied to a liquid crystal monitor device. However, the present invention can be applied to an image display device such as a television receiver. Of course, even when the present invention is applied to a television receiver, the same effects as those of the above embodiment can be obtained.

[0028]

The present invention is embodied in the form described above and has the following effects.

According to the present invention, since the column has two angle adjusting mechanisms, the image display main body can be inclined at an arbitrary angle with respect to the pedestal, and the inclined angle can be maintained. In addition, the image display device can be folded into a display for hanging on a wall depending on the usage mode, and the image display device can be carried.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a liquid crystal monitor device.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the liquid crystal monitor device.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the liquid crystal monitor device.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the liquid crystal monitor device.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the liquid crystal monitor device.

FIG. 6 is a view showing an angle adjusting mechanism provided at a connection portion between the liquid crystal monitor main body and the support and between the pedestal and the support.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of the liquid crystal monitor device.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of a main part of an angle adjusting mechanism provided at a connecting portion between a liquid crystal monitor main body and a support column, partially cut away;

FIG. 9 is a side view of a state where the main body of the liquid crystal monitor and the support are tilted at an arbitrary angle.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing a state in which the liquid crystal monitor main body, the support, and the pedestal are folded in three.

FIG. 11 is a side view partially broken away showing a state in which the liquid crystal monitor device folded in three is hung on a wall.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... LCD monitor main body, 2 ... Pedestal, 3 ... Support, 15 ... Monitor side fixed plate, 16 ... Support side fixed plate, 17 ... Rotating axis, 18 ... Leaf spring, 23: pedestal-side fixed plate, 24: pillar-side fixed plate, 25: rotating shaft, 26: leaf spring

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Kenichi Nagase 7-1-1, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo Inside Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (72) Inventor Seisuke Goto 7-35 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo No. Sony Corporation F term (reference) 5G435 AA18 BB12 CC09 EE13 EE14 EE17 EE18 EE50 LL04 LL06

Claims (5)

[Claims] An image display main body, a pedestal, a support connecting the image display main body and the pedestal, a connection part between the image display main body and the support, and a connection part between the pedestal and the support. And an angle adjusting mechanism capable of fixing the position at an arbitrary angle, wherein the angle of the image display main body with respect to the pedestal can be arbitrarily changed according to a use mode, and the image display main body and the support are foldable. An image display device having a configuration. 2. The image display device according to claim 1, wherein the image display main body is foldable substantially parallel to the pedestal. 3. The image display device according to claim 1, wherein the image display main body, the support, and the pedestal are overlapped in this order substantially in parallel and can be folded. 4. The image display device according to claim 1, wherein the image display main body is substantially tiltable within a width of the pedestal in a depth direction. 5. The image display device according to claim 1, wherein a mounting hole for wall hanging is provided on a back surface of the pedestal.