JP2004350968A - Case for information devices - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a case for information devices suited to store the information equipment for explaining exhibition contents and for guiding facilities, occupying not so much space, being easily installed, and easily used by users in places such as offices, exhibition halls, showrooms and public facilities. <P>SOLUTION: This case is provided with leg parts 1, supports 2 erected on the leg parts 1 and attached at a predetermined interval, crosspieces 3 provided between the supports 2, and a front panel 4 and a rear panel 5 mounted on the supports 2. This case is provided with a storage part in a space surrounded with the supports 2, the front panel 4 and the rear panel 5. This case is so formed that the supports 2 are approximately linearly extended from the leg parts to the adjacency to the height of the waist of the user in viewed from the side, and curvedly extended in the upper part thereof drawing an almost arc around the vicinity of the height of the breast of the user; the upper ends of the supports are located in a position higher than the head part of the user; and the curved parts B-1 to B-3 of the supports 2 are formed to store a thin type display device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The housing for information equipment according to the present invention relates to a housing for housing information equipment for explaining the contents of an exhibition or guiding the facility in offices, exhibition halls, showrooms, public facilities, etc. The present invention relates to a device which houses a processing device, and which constantly or at any time plays video and sound to provide explanations and guidance to visitors and to receive requests and operations from users.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various panels have been used to explain the contents and characteristics of products and the like displayed in offices, exhibition halls, show rooms, public facilities, and the like. In recent years, a personal computer has been installed in place of such a panel, and various explanatory images have been displayed on the display device.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
When installing multiple PCs, desks and tables were arranged by the number of PCs, and each PC was installed. Therefore, an installation place is required, and processing of cables for the installation is troublesome, and a through hole for a cable must be provided in a wall or a floor of the installation place for each desk or table.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and has as its object to provide an information device housing that can provide an easy-to-install screen that is easy to install without taking up an installation place.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The housing for information equipment according to the present invention is a housing for housing information equipment for explaining the contents of exhibition or guiding the facility in places such as offices, exhibition halls, showrooms, public facilities,
Legs and
A plurality of columns erected on the legs and attached at predetermined intervals,
One or more crossbars provided between the plurality of columns,
A front panel and a back panel attached to the support,
In the space surrounded by the support, the front panel and the back panel, a plurality of storage units for storing information devices are provided, respectively.
Seen from the side, the strut extends substantially linearly from the leg to near the waist height of the user, and extends in a curved manner so as to draw a substantially arc around the vicinity of the user's chest height above it, The upper end of the column is higher than the user's head,
An accommodating portion of the thin processing device is provided in a substantially linear portion of the support,
A plurality of storage portions of the thin display device are provided continuously in a curved portion of the column.
[0006]
Preferably, a horizontal rail is provided in a storage portion of the thin processing apparatus, and the thin processing apparatus is mounted on the horizontal rail, and the horizontal rail is provided with a through hole.
[0007]
Preferably, a first member for holding a back surface of the thin display device in a storage portion of the thin display device, a locking member provided on the support column for locking the first member, and a front surface of the thin display device are provided. A second member for holding,
The second member has an opening at a portion corresponding to a display surface of the thin display device, and an inner surface thereof has a shape adapted to a front surface of the thin display device,
The thin display device is fixed by the first member and the second member.
[0008]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view of an information device housing according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view. FIG. 3 is a top view similarly.
[0009]
As shown in these drawings, the information device housing according to the embodiment of the present invention includes two pipe-shaped legs 1 each having a C-shape in a top view, and a leg 1 serving as a base. Two pipe-shaped columns 2 provided upright on two pipes and attached at predetermined intervals, and a pipe-shaped cross bar 3 provided between the columns 2 (columns 2 in FIGS. 1 to 3). , A front panel 4 (in this example, the front panel is divided into four parts 4-1 to 4-5), and a rear panel 5.
[0010]
In a space surrounded by the column 2, the front panel 4, and the rear panel 5, a plurality of storage sections for storing information devices are provided. As shown in FIG. 1, the housing includes a portion A (formed by the front panel 4-1) for accommodating a thin processing device such as a notebook personal computer and a portion B for accommodating a thin display device such as a liquid crystal display device. -1 to B-3 (formed by front panels 4-2 to 4-4, respectively) and three types of storage sections C formed by storing a human body sensor and the like (formed by front panel 4-5). Is provided. Three horizontally long ventilation holes are provided in the upper part of the front panel 4-1. The storage sections B-1 to B-3 are provided continuously along the columns 2, and can simultaneously provide three types of screens to a user on the front surface of the housing. The human body sensor in the storage section C detects that a user has come near the main body, and activates the processing device and the display device.
[0011]
As shown in FIG. 2, the housing has features such as a part thereof being curved. That is, when viewed from the side, (1) the strut 2 extends substantially linearly from the leg 1 to the vicinity of the waist height (70 cm) of the user, and (2) above the center of the vicinity of the user's chest height. (3) The upper end of the column 2 is located at a position (180 cm) higher than the head of the user.
[0012]
Specifically, the average height of the user is about 170 cm, the length of the leg 1 is 54 cm, the height of the support 2 is 181 cm, the interval is 40 cm, the diameter of the support 2 is 32 mm, the front panel 4 and the back The width of the panel 5 is 39 cm, the terminal height of the straight portion is 74 cm, the radius (R1) of the curved portion is 60 cm, and the height of the center is 129 cm. When standing, the center comes near the chest). The depth of the storage section formed by the support 2, the front panel 4, and the rear panel 5 is about 5 cm, and can store a notebook computer or a liquid crystal display device. The heights of the storage sections B-1 to B-3 are each 29 cm.
[0013]
The storage section A provided in the linear portion is a storage section of a thin processing device such as a notebook computer. The storage portions B-1 to B-3 provided in the curved portion of the column 2 are storage portions of a thin display device such as a liquid crystal display device. This housing is characterized in that a plurality of storage portions B-1 to B-3 are continuously provided.
[0014]
With the above-described configuration, a user can easily see a plurality of the thin display devices provided in an overlapping manner.
[0015]
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a storage section A for storing the thin processing apparatus. FIG. 4A shows a state in which the front panel 4-1 has been removed. As shown in the figure, a horizontal rail 3a is provided in the storage section A of the thin processing apparatus. The thin processing apparatus P is mounted on the horizontal rail 3a. As shown in FIG. 4B, which is a top view of the horizontal rail 3a, a through hole H is provided in the horizontal rail 3a, and a power cable and a signal cable are passed through the hole H so that various cables are encased. It can be stored in the body to make the appearance clear. Similar holes H may be provided in all the horizontal rails 3.
[0016]
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing one of the storage sections B-1 to B-3 for storing the thin display device, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the same. The first members 6-1 and 6-2 press the back surface of the thin display device D, and the locking member 7 is attached to the column 2 to lock the first members 6-1 and 6-2. is there. The first members 6-1 and 6-2 are L-shaped cross-section angles, and firmly press the rear corner of the thin display device D. Both ends of the angle are bent to opposite sides to form a tab. A small hole is provided in this portion, and the locking member 7 is fitted into the small hole to fix the first members 6-1 and 6-2. Various latch mechanisms, ball mounts, screws and bolts, etc. can be used as the locking mechanism. The front panel (second member) 4 is a panel of the main body and serves to press the front of the thin display device D. The front panel 4 has an opening at a portion corresponding to the display surface of the thin display device D, and the surface of the front panel 4 is curved in accordance with the support. On the other hand, the inner surface is formed into a shape (for example, a straight line as shown in FIG. 5) that fits the front surface of the thin display device D. The thin display device D is fixed to the storage portions B-1 to B-3 by the first members 6-1 and 6-2 and the front panel 4.
[0017]
The size of the opening of the front panel 4 and the shape and size of the angles of the first members 6-1 and 6-2 are appropriately selected according to the external shape of the thin display device D. The engagement position (the aforementioned small hole) is fixed. By absorbing the difference in the shape of the thin display device D into the front panel 4 and the first members 6-1 and 6-2, a thin display device having an arbitrary shape can be stored.
[0018]
Although the front panel 4 has a function of pressing the thin display device D from the front side, a second member for that purpose may be provided separately from the front panel 4.
[0019]
An information device housing according to an embodiment of the present invention is a housing for housing information devices for explaining the contents of an exhibition or guiding the facility in an office, an exhibition hall, a showroom, a public facility, or the like. The stored information equipment constantly provides images and sounds to provide explanations and guidance to visitors, and the stored human body sensor activates the processing device and display device when a user comes nearby to provide explanations and guidance. Is provided.
[0020]
In this case, since the device storage unit is formed as a unit, each device can be easily attached and detached, and the case itself can be made tall, and the units can be multi-layered so that a plurality of display devices can be easily arranged. Compared to a conventional case where a plurality of tables are arranged and a personal computer and a display device are arranged in each of the tables, this housing is compact, does not take up an installation space, and is excellent in design.
[0021]
In addition, the housing is partially curved as shown in FIG. 2 and the display device is disposed on the curved portion so as to be very easy for a user to see.
[0022]
As shown in FIG. 4, a horizontal rail 3a is provided in the storage section A of the thin processing apparatus, and the thin processing apparatus P is mounted on the horizontal rail 3a. The horizontal rail 3a is provided with a through hole H, through which a power cable and a signal cable can be passed, and the cables can be concealed by being led outside under the leg 1 or guided under the floor. it can. By providing a ventilation hole in the upper part of the storage section A, heat generated in the processing device can be released to the outside.
[0023]
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the first members 6-1 and 6-2 firmly press the back corners of the thin display device D and have a front surface having an inner surface shaped to fit the front surface of the thin display device D. The front of the thin display device D is firmly pressed by the panel. The first members 6-1 and 6-2 are securely locked to the support pillar 2 by the locking members 7. The difference in shape of the thin display device D can be absorbed by the front panel 4 and the first members 6-1 and 6-2, so that a thin display device of any shape can be stored.
[0024]
FIG. 7 is a side view showing another example of the housing. In FIG. 7, the length of the curved portion is shorter than that of FIG. 2, but the other points are the same. As long as the length of the linear portion and the starting point of the arc are the same, the same operation and effect can be obtained.
[0025]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention described in the claims, which are also included in the scope of the present invention. Needless to say,
[0026]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily install a plurality of display devices and to provide a screen that is easy for a user to see. According to the present invention, a plurality of display devices can be stacked and installed, so that a user can view the plurality of display devices simultaneously.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of an information device housing according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view of the information device housing according to the embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 3 is a top view of the information device housing according to the embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a storage unit that stores the thin processing device of the information device housing according to the embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a storage unit that stores the thin display device of the information device housing according to the embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a storage unit that stores the thin display device of the information device housing according to the embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 7 is a side view of another information device housing according to the embodiment of the invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Leg part 2 Prop 3 Side rail 4 Front panel 5 Back panel 6 First member 7 for holding back of thin display device 7 Locking member

Claims (3)

An enclosure for storing information devices for explaining exhibition contents and guiding facilities in places such as offices, exhibition halls, showrooms, public facilities,
Legs and
A plurality of columns erected on the legs and attached at predetermined intervals,
One or more crossbars provided between the plurality of columns,
A front panel and a back panel attached to the support,
In the space surrounded by the support, the front panel and the back panel, a plurality of storage units for storing information devices are provided, respectively.
Seen from the side, the strut extends substantially linearly from the leg to near the waist height of the user, and extends in a curved manner so as to draw a substantially arc around the vicinity of the user's chest height above it, The upper end of the column is higher than the user's head,
An accommodating portion of the thin processing device is provided in a substantially linear portion of the support,
A housing for an information device, wherein a plurality of storage sections for a thin display device are provided continuously in a curved portion of the support. 2. The information according to claim 1, wherein a horizontal rail is provided in a storage section of the thin processing apparatus, the thin processing apparatus is mounted on the horizontal rail, and the horizontal rail is provided with a through hole. Equipment housing. A first member for holding a rear surface of the thin display device in a storage portion of the thin display device, a locking member provided on the support for locking the first member, and a second member for pressing a front surface of the thin display device. And a member,
The second member has an opening at a portion corresponding to a display surface of the thin display device, and an inner surface thereof has a shape adapted to a front surface of the thin display device,
The information device housing according to claim 1, wherein the thin display device is fixed by the first member and the second member.

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