JP2002374079A - Rack for monitoring monitor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To be freely dispose various types of hardware for centralized supervising at a plurality of monitors as a center, and to facilitate change of layout of the hardware, after installation. SOLUTION: A base module 10 mounts a plurality of monitors P disposed in parallel. One stage or a plurality of stages of housing modules 20 to be stacked on the base module 10 house the monitors P mounted on the module 10. A plurality of the modules 10 and a plurality of the modules 20 are combined, a plurality of the monitors P are disposed in parallel, in a layout of a suitable number of the stages. A pair of lever-like angle materials 1 are disposed at both the right and left side faces of the interior of the module 20, and the a fixing unit 30 for fixing the housed monitors P is mounted at the angle material 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a monitor monitoring rack used in a section for centrally monitoring monitors, such as a system monitoring room in a computer center and a monitoring room in a security center.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a system monitoring room of a computer center and a monitoring room of a security center, a large number of monitors are centrally monitored. In this case, a general table is used as the various monitors, and a monitor is placed on the table and used, or a custom-made rack is manufactured and a monitor and the like are stored in the rack.

On the other hand, an ergonomic operator interface station disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-231814 has a plurality of consoles interconnected so as to form a semicircle, and a monitor wing console for displaying process monitoring by a computer. A provided monitoring device is disclosed. According to this monitoring device, it is proposed that the proper design of the device used by the operator requires that tools and devices be designed to make the device easy to use while minimizing tension and fatigue, Provides an ergonomically adjustable operator workstation.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-9044 discloses a computer system storage case capable of integrally housing a plurality of devices constituting a computer system.
No. 8 publication. The storage case is substantially closed, and a monitor display opening is provided in the front part thereof. The storage case includes a monitor storage room and a printer storage room.

[0005]

However, in a method of placing a monitor with a general table arranged side by side, the arrangement and layout of the monitor are limited on the table, so that the arrangement must be extremely limited. . In addition, when a custom-made rack is manufactured, it is difficult to change the layout after installing the rack even if efficient arrangement is enabled. Therefore, when updating or adding equipment, it is necessary to modify the entire rack.

[0006] On the other hand, the interface station allows for ergonomic adjustment, but adjustments are made to the height of the keyboard, the angle of the monitor, or the base of the operator's foot. Such as height. For this reason, even if the adjustment can be made for each device, the arrangement and the layout of each device cannot be arbitrarily changed. Therefore, even if the position of the monitor is changed, it is limited to the extent that the position of the monitor mounting table called the work table is changed.

[0007] A computer system storage case capable of integrally storing a plurality of devices collectively includes:
One computer system can be stored, but not more than one monitor. In particular,
It was not a storage case for changing the layout and arrangement of multiple monitors.

However, in places where business is performed using a large number of monitors, such as a system monitoring room in a computer center and a monitoring room in a security center, a rational arrangement suitable for the number and shape of monitors to be used is required. Is an extremely important task. Moreover, the monitor used for computer equipment is C
New and improved monitors are constantly being improved, such as RT-type monitors and liquid crystal-type monitors. Therefore, in this type of industry, it is inevitable to change the arrangement to realize a rational layout in response to an improved monitor.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and various equipments for centralized monitoring centering on a plurality of monitors can be freely arranged, and the layout after installation can be changed. An object of the present invention is to provide a monitor monitoring rack which can be extremely easily performed.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, a first means of the present invention is to provide a base module 10 on which a plurality of monitors P are arranged in parallel and a monitor P is mounted on the base module 10. The storage module 20 includes one or more storage modules 20 that store the monitor P to be mounted and are stacked on the base module 10. Then, a plurality of these base modules 10 and storage modules 20 are combined, and a plurality of monitors P are arranged in parallel and in an appropriate number of rows.

The storage module 20 of the second means includes a storage module 20 of a single-stage type 20A mounted on the base module 10 and a storage module 20 of a stack type 20B in which a plurality of storage modules 20 are stacked and arranged.
Consists of

A third means is to arrange a pair of rod-shaped angle members 1 on both left and right inner sides in the storage module 20 and mount a fixing device 30 for fixing the stored monitor P to the angle members 1. It is.

The fixing device 30 of the fourth means comprises a fixing bar 31 provided on the left and right angle members 1 and a crimping body 32 which projects from the fixing bar 31 in the direction of the monitor P and presses against the side surface of the monitor P.

The fifth means is a storage module 20 of a single-sided opening type 20C in which a transparent cover 21 for covering the display screen of the monitor P is provided in the storage module 20 so as to be openable and closable. The storage module 20 of the double-sided opening type 20D in which the rear plate 22 located on the rear end side of P is provided so as to be freely opened and closed.

A sixth means is to dispose a pair of rod-shaped angle members 1 on both left and right inner sides of the base module 10, and fix the shelf 3 to the angle members 1.

A seventh means is that, in the base module 10, a fixed type 10A base module 10 in which the table 11 is fixed on the upper surface on which the storage module 20 is mounted, and the table 11 is vertically movable. And a base module 10 of a lift type 10B provided with a lift device 40 to be supported on the base unit.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The basic configuration of the rack of the present invention is to combine a plurality of base modules 10 and storage modules 20 and arrange a plurality of monitors P in parallel and in an appropriate number of layouts (see FIG. 1).

In the base module 10, a plurality of base modules 10 are arranged in parallel, and an appropriate number of storage modules 20 are placed on the base modules 10 (see FIG. 2). Base module 10 and storage module 20
3 can be arranged in a substantially arc shape, as shown in FIG. 3, or can be arranged in a straight line or a U-shape, and the layout is free. In the base module 10, a pair or a plurality of pairs of rod-shaped angle members 1 are disposed on both left and right inner surfaces, and a shelf 3 and other members are arbitrarily fixed to the angle members 1 (see FIG. 4).

The angle member 1 has a rod shape, and is fixed in a standing state in pairs on the left and right side surfaces of each module.
The angle member 1 is similarly disposed not only in the base module 10 but also in the storage module 20. When the storage modules 20 are stacked and connected to the base module 10, all the angle members 1 are connected along the vertical direction, so that an extremely strong connection force is generated (see FIGS. 4 to 6). . Also, by disposing a large number of fixing holes 2 on the surface of the angle material 1 at equal intervals, the angle material 1
In addition, mounting of the shelf 3 and the fixing device 30 (see FIG. 6) is facilitated.

In the base module 10 shown in FIG. 5, the shelf plate 3 on which the monitor P stored in the storage module 20 is placed
Is fixed to the angle member 1 of the base module 10. A fixing device 30 for fixing the monitor P is mounted on the angle member 1 of the storage module 20 shown in FIG.

The fixing device 30 includes a storage module 20
A device for fixing the stored monitor P inside the monitor, such as a CRT type monitor P, a liquid crystal type monitor P, or a large monitor P such as a 42-inch PDP.
And fix it.

The storage module 20 shown in FIG. 6 is of a type that stores a liquid crystal type monitor P. The storage module 20 is provided with a fixing device 30 for fixing the liquid crystal type monitor P.

A fixing device 30 shown in FIG. 7 is of a type for fixing a monitor P of a CRT type, and includes a fixing bar 31 provided on the left and right angle members 1 and a monitor P projecting from the fixing bar 31 in the direction of the monitor P. And a plurality of crimped bodies 32 to be crimped to the side surface. The crimped body 32 is formed in a bolt shape to be screwed to the fixing bar 31, and the monitor P can be easily fixed by rotating the head 32A to be crimped to the side surface of the monitor P with a finger.

The fixing device 30 shown in FIG.
It is attached to the angle member 1 of the storage module 20 that stores a large monitor P such as a DP, and a pair of upper and lower fixed bars 31 is further connected to a pair of left and right connection bars 33,
The large monitor P is fixed by fixing fittings 34 provided at the upper and lower ends of each connecting bar 33.

As shown in FIG. 2, the base module 10 is a fixed type 1 in which the table 11 is fixed on the upper surface on which the storage module 20 is mounted, in line with the storage module 20.
It is a base module 10 of 0A. This fixed type 1
In the case of 0A, the height of the table 11 is constant.
1 constitute the same plane (see FIG. 1). Therefore, there is an advantage that the basic structure of the layout can be easily selected.

On the other hand, the base module 10 of FIG. 9 shows a lift type 10B equipped with a lift device 40 for supporting the table 11 so as to be vertically movable. The illustrated lift device 40 is provided with a slide rod 42 below a substrate 41 to which the table 11 is fixed, and adjusts the height of the table 11 by tightening a lock screw 43 provided on the front surface of the base module 10 to the slide rod 42 side. (See FIG. 10). In the lift type 10B, the storage module 20 mainly placed on the base module 10
By moving the table 11 up and down when it is positioned below 1, the work of storing the monitor P in the storage module 20 can be facilitated (see FIG. 11 or FIG. 14).

The storage module 20 stores the monitor P mounted on the base module 10 and is configured as one or more storage modules 20 stacked on the base module 10 (see FIG. 1). The storage module 20 is formed in accordance with the shape and size of the monitor P, such as a CRT type monitor P, a liquid crystal type monitor P, or a large monitor P such as a 42-inch PDP. A plurality of monitors P may be stored side by side.

The storage module 20 is a storage module 20 of a single-stage type 20A mounted on the base module 10 (see FIGS. 11 and 12), and a storage type 20B of a stack type in which a plurality of storage modules 20 are stacked. And a module 20 (see FIG. 4).

The storage module 20 shown in FIG. 4 shows a single-sided opening type 20C in which a transparent cover 21 for covering the display screen of the monitor P is provided so as to be freely opened and closed. Therefore, the storage module 20 of FIG. 4 is a stacking type 20B and a single-sided opening type 20C. in this way,
The single-sided opening type 20C is mainly used for the stacking type 20B storage module 20 (see FIGS. 4 to 6).

The storage module 20 shown in FIG.
Indicates a double-sided opening type 20D. In this double-sided opening type 20D, a back plate 22 located on the rear end side of the monitor P is provided in addition to a cover body 21 so as to be freely opened and closed. The double-sided opening type 20D is mainly used for the storage module 20 of the single-stage type 20A (see FIG. 11). In order to facilitate opening and closing of the cover body 21 and the back plate 22, a gas spring 23 is particularly used, but the opening and closing means can be arbitrarily changed.

FIGS. 13 to 15 show an embodiment in which the storage modules 20 of the single-stage type 20A are combined. In this embodiment, the base module 10 of the lift type 10B equipped with the lift device 40 for supporting the table 11 so as to be vertically movable and the storage module 20 of the single-stage type 20A are combined. Can be freely changed, for example, by changing the storage module 20 to the fixed type 10A, or changing a part of the storage module 20 of the single-stage type 20A to the stacking type 20B.

According to the rack of the present invention, the base module 10 and the storage module 20 are combined to form a layout corresponding to the monitor P and various equipment, such as the layout shown in FIG. 1 and the layout shown in FIG. Can be arranged. In addition, each monitor P and each device are connected to the base module 10 or the storage module 20.
Of the base module 10 as well as the replacement of the stored monitor P.
Also, the entire storage module 20 can be replaced.

[0033]

According to the present invention, the above-mentioned configuration achieves the original object. That is, base module 1
0 and a plurality of storage modules 20 are combined, and a plurality of monitors P are arranged in parallel and in an appropriate number of rows, so that various equipment for centralized monitoring centering on the plurality of monitors P can be freely arranged. Can be. In addition, the layout can be easily changed after installation.

As the storage modules 20, a storage module 20 of a single-stage type 20A mounted on the base module 10 and a storage module 20 of a stacked type 20B in which a plurality of storage modules 20 are stacked are arranged. In addition, the monitors P can be arbitrarily stacked upward as well as being arranged in parallel on the base module 10, and the layout options can be expanded.

In the storage module 20, a pair of rod-shaped angle members 1 are disposed on both left and right inner sides, and a fixing device 30 for fixing the stored monitor P is attached to the angle member 1, so that the storage module 20 is provided. It becomes possible to integrate the monitor P stored in the storage module 20 with the storage module 20. The monitor P stored in the storage module 20 of the stack type 20B as well as the monitor P stored in the storage module 20 of the single-stage type 20A can be used. Since it can be integrated with the storage module 20, it is possible to safely change various layouts and arrangements.

As the fixing device 30, the left and right angle members 1
In particular, the fixing device 30 including the fixing bar 31 erected on the monitor P and the crimping body 32 protruding from the fixing bar 31 in the direction of the monitor P and crimping the side surface of the monitor P is provided. Even when a large number of monitors P are installed, the installation work can be streamlined.
In addition, since the periphery of the monitor P can be freely fixed by using the angle member 1 and the fixing bar 31, a high seismic effect can be exhibited regardless of the type and size of the monitor P.

In the storage module 20, the display surface of the monitor P is protected by a transparent cover 21 which covers the display screen of the monitor P of the single-sided opening type 20C.
It is also possible to open the cover 21 and replace the monitor P. Further, according to the double-sided opening type 20D, since the monitor P can be accessed by opening and closing the rear plate 22 of the storage module 20, operations such as adjustment and replacement of the monitor P are facilitated.

In the base module 10, a pair of rod-shaped angle members 1 are disposed on both left and right inner sides, and the shelf plate 3 is fixed to the angle members 1 so that the base module 10 can be adapted to various use modes. be able to. For example, the shelf 3 of the storage module 20 placed on the base module 10 is
It can be used freely, for example, it can be fixed to

The table 11 is arranged side by side with the storage module 20.
In the base module 10 of the fixed type 10A in which is fixed, a work space 0 for the operator is secured regardless of the arrangement position of the monitor P. Further, according to the base module 10 of the lift type 10B equipped with the lift device 40 for supporting the table 11 so as to be vertically movable, the table 1
Since the height can be adjusted, the height can be adjusted to the optimum height according to the physique and the like of the operator. Further, even if the storage module 20 is arranged slightly lower than the table 11, the table 11 does not hinder the opening and closing of the cover 21 by moving the table 11 up and down.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to freely arrange various kinds of equipment for centralized monitoring centering on a plurality of monitors, and it is possible to change the layout after installation very easily. It works.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the rack of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the rack of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing an embodiment of the rack of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the rack of the present invention in use.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an example of mounting a shelf board of the rack of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another embodiment of the rack of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an embodiment in which a lift type base module and a double-sided opening type storage module of the present invention are combined.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing an open state of a double-sided opening type of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing a lift-type base module of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing a lift-type base module of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the fixing device of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the fixing device of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing another use state of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a plan view showing another use state of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a side view showing another use state of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 P monitor 1 Angle material 2 Fixing hole 3 Shelf 10 Base module 10A Fixed type 10B Lift type 11 Table 12 Door 20 Storage module 20A Single-stage type 20B Stacking type 20C Single-sided opening type 20D Double-sided opening type 21 Cover body 22 Back plate 23 Gas Spring 30 Fixing device 31 Fixing bar 32 Crimping body 33 Connecting bar 34 Fixing bracket 40 Lifting device 41 Substrate 42 Slide rod 43 Lock screw

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A base module for arranging a plurality of units in parallel and mounting a monitor thereon, and a storage module of one or more stages for storing the monitors mounted on the base module and stacking them on the base module A monitor monitoring rack, comprising a plurality of base modules and storage modules, and a plurality of monitors arranged in parallel and in an appropriate number of layouts. 2. The monitor monitor according to claim 1, wherein said storage module comprises a single-stage storage module mounted on a base module, and a stacked storage module in which a plurality of storage modules are stacked. Rack. 3. The storage module according to claim 1, wherein a pair of rod-shaped angle members are disposed on both left and right inner surfaces, and a fixing device for fixing the stored monitor is attached to the angle member. Monitor monitoring rack. 4. The monitor monitoring rack according to claim 3, wherein the fixing device includes a fixing bar provided on the left and right angle members, and a crimping body protruding from the fixing bar in a monitor direction and crimping the side surface of the monitor. 5. A storage module of a single-sided opening type, wherein a transparent cover body covering the display screen is provided on the display screen side of the monitor so as to be freely opened and closed,
The monitor monitoring rack according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a storage module of a double-sided opening type provided with a back plate openably and closably provided on a rear end side of the monitor in addition to the cover body. 6. The monitor monitoring rack according to claim 1, wherein in the base module, a pair of rod-shaped angle members is disposed on both left and right inner sides, and a shelf board is fixed to the angle members. 7. A fixed-type base module in which a table is fixed on an upper surface on which a storage module is mounted, and a lift device for supporting the table in a vertically movable manner. 7. The monitor monitoring rack according to claim 1, further comprising a base module.