JP2006227077A - Rack mount - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rack mount capable of housing an electronic device such as a liquid crystal monitor in a standardized system rack and provided with a tilt mechanism. <P>SOLUTION: The rack mount 13 for fixing the liquid crystal monitor 11 to the system rack is provided with a frame body 15 for installing the liquid crystal monitor 11 larger than a frontage of the system rack and the tilt mechanism for setting a tilt angle of the liquid crystal monitor 11 by the frame body 15. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a rack mount for mounting a wide horizontal electronic device such as a liquid crystal monitor in a standardized system rack.

  The liquid crystal monitor has become a screen with a wide viewing angle in accordance with the broadcast standardization of high image quality and wide screen, and cannot be stored in the standardized system rack. First, a rack mount for housing a conventional small liquid crystal monitor will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, a rack mount 1 is provided with a liquid crystal panel 3 provided with a liquid crystal monitor 2, a tilt mechanism 4 is provided, and tilt angles Qa and Qb of the screen of the liquid crystal panel 3 are adjusted by the tilt mechanism 4. The rack mount 6 is fastened and fixed to the mounting portion 5 of the system rack 1 to which the liquid crystal panel 3 is fixed with screws. The width of the liquid crystal panel 3 is intended to be narrower than the width of the opening of the system rack 1 (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-250910 (paragraphs [0011] to [0017], drawing FIG. 1)

  In recent years, high-performance liquid crystal monitors have become widespread, and this type of liquid crystal monitor has a narrow depth and a large screen, and cannot be stored in a standardized system rack. A LCD monitor with a screen size exceeding 20 inches cannot be mounted in a standardized 19-inch system rack, and a large-screen LCD monitor can be installed in a system rack used for existing equipment. There was a need to incorporate it, and it was necessary to meet these requirements. In addition, even if a liquid crystal monitor is mounted on a system rack manufactured to fit a 20-inch screen liquid crystal monitor, the width of the other operation or control panel housed in the system rack must be increased. Therefore, it is difficult to change the shape of these electronic devices, and there is a problem in terms of manufacturing cost. In addition to LCD monitors, control panels, etc., have become smaller in size and have a smaller depth due to the high integration of electronic circuits. It is also assumed that the system is built by incorporating the above into a standardized system rack.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a rack mount in which electronic devices such as a liquid crystal monitor can be stored in a standardized system rack and further provided with a tilt mechanism. Is.

  The present invention achieves the above-mentioned problems, and the invention according to claim 1 is a rack mount for fixing an electronic device to a system rack, wherein the rack mount is larger than an opening of the system rack. A rack mount comprising: a frame body for installation; and a tilt mechanism for setting an inclination angle of the electronic device on the frame body.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the rack mount includes a rack fixing bracket for fixing the rack mount to the system rack, and the slide mechanism can move the frame body in the front-rear direction with respect to the rack fixing bracket. The rack mount according to claim 1, further comprising:

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the slide mechanism is provided with a flat plate between the side wall plate of the frame body and the rack fixing bracket, and an arbitrary position is adjusted on the flat plate for position adjustment in the depth direction of the electronic device. A depth adjusting hole group provided at a pitch is provided, and an arbitrary through hole of the depth adjusting hole group and a depth fixing hole provided in the rack fixing bracket are fastened with screws, and the electronic device The rack mount according to claim 2, wherein positioning in the depth direction is performed. The side wall plate of the frame body has a curved rear end, and when the inclination angle of the frame body is adjusted, the rear end portions of the left and right side wall plates of the frame body are screws for fixing the slide mechanism. By preventing contact with the frame, a relatively large inclination angle is given to the frame.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the rack mount includes an electronic device fixing bracket for fixing the electronic device on a front surface portion of the frame body, and the tilt mechanism is provided on left and right side wall plates of the frame body. A tilt angle adjusting hole group is provided on the upper and lower sides of the arc, and the tilt angle adjusting hole is selected from the upper and lower tilt angle adjusting hole groups so that the electronic device has a desired tilt angle, and the tilt angle adjusting hole is selected. The rack mount according to claim 3, wherein an inclination angle fixing hole provided in the flat plate is fastened with a screw to position the inclination angle of the electronic device with respect to the system rack. The rack fixing bracket is provided with a recess or a notch in order to prevent contact with a screw for fastening the inclination angle adjusting through hole and the inclination angle fixing hole.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the rack mount according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the electronic device is a liquid crystal monitor having a width wider than the opening of the system rack. Further, even when a small liquid crystal monitor is installed side by side, the present invention can be applied to a case where the width is larger than the width of the system rack.

  According to invention of Claim 1, it is a rack mount for fixing an electronic device to a system rack, Comprising: The said rack mount is provided with the frame for installing an electronic device larger than the opening of the said system rack, Since it is a rack mount characterized by having a tilt mechanism for setting the tilt angle of the electronic device on the frame, it is possible to mount an electronic device having a width larger than the standard system rack opening, There is an advantage that the tilt angle of the surface of the electronic device can be arbitrarily set with respect to the front portion of the system rack by the tilt mechanism, and there is an advantage that the angle can be set at a favorable visibility and usability.

  According to the invention of claim 2, the rack mount includes a rack fixing bracket for fixing to the system rack, and the frame body is movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the rack fixing bracket. The rack mount according to claim 1, further comprising a slide mechanism, wherein the electronic device supported by the frame body is moved in the front-rear direction by the slide mechanism to move the surface of the electronic device. There is an advantage that the visibility of the part is good, and the position can be set at a convenient position.

  According to the invention of claim 3, the slide mechanism is provided with a flat plate between the side wall plate of the frame body and the rack fixing bracket, and the flat plate is used for position adjustment in the depth direction of the electronic device. A depth adjustment hole group provided at an arbitrary pitch is provided, and an arbitrary through hole of the depth adjustment hole group and a depth adjustment fixing hole provided in the rack fixing bracket are fastened with screws, 3. The rack mount according to claim 2, wherein the electronic device is positioned in a depth direction, and the slide mechanism has a flat plate, a depth adjusting hole group provided on the flat plate, and a rack fixing device. With the depth fixing hole provided in the bracket, the position of the surface of the electronic device can be set to a desired position, and there is an advantage that it can be positioned at a position with good visibility or operability.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the rack mount includes an electronic device fixing bracket for fixing the electronic device on a front surface portion of the frame, and the tilt mechanism includes left and right side walls of the frame. An inclination angle adjusting hole group is provided on the upper and lower sides of the plate along an arc, and an inclination angle adjusting hole for selecting the electronic device as a desired inclination angle is selected from the inclination angle adjusting hole group, and the inclination angle adjusting hole is selected. And a tilt angle fixing hole provided on the flat plate with a screw, and positioning the tilt angle of the electronic device with respect to the system rack. It is possible to set a large value, and there is an advantage that the tilt angle does not change due to vibration.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, since the electronic device is a liquid crystal monitor having a width wider than an opening of the system rack, the rack mount according to any one of the first to fourth aspects is provided. The LCD monitor on the screen can be installed in an existing standardized system rack, and a system for various uses is constructed using a control panel, operation panel or console that can be installed in an existing system rack. It has an effect that can be.

  Embodiments of a rack mount according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view in which a large-screen liquid crystal monitor is mounted on the system rack of the present invention, and the rack mount of the present invention is provided behind the liquid crystal monitor 11. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a rack mount according to the present invention, and a system rack is not shown. FIG. 3A is a side view of the rack mount showing that the liquid crystal monitor can be moved in the front-rear direction by the rack mount of the present embodiment, and FIG. 3B is a front view thereof. FIG. 4 is a side view showing the tilt mechanism. FIGS. 5A and 5B are schematic views of mounting a rack mount with a liquid crystal monitor attached to a system rack.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the rack mount of this embodiment can be equipped with a liquid crystal monitor 11 having a width larger than the frontage in a standardized system rack 10. In FIG. 1, the rack mount of the present embodiment is behind the liquid crystal monitor 11 and is not shown. Further, the system rack 10 is a rack in which a mount mounting opening size and the like are determined by the standard, and an operation console, an operation or control panel 12 is mounted according to the standard size, and an arbitrary system can be constructed.

  The rack mount of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The rack mount 13 fixes the electronic device fixing bracket 14 fixed to the back surface of the liquid crystal monitor 11 and the electronic device fixing bracket 14. Frame rack 15 and rack fixing bracket 16 for fixing frame 15 to system rack 10, and rack mount 13 on which electronic device 11 is mounted is inserted through the opening of system rack 10 and mounted. . The frame 15 is provided with an electronic device fixing bracket 14 for mounting the liquid crystal monitor 11 on the front surface thereof, and includes a chilled mechanism for setting the screen of the liquid crystal monitor 11 to a desired inclination angle.

  The electronic device fixing bracket 14 is attached to the back surface of the liquid crystal monitor 11 and is a support member for connecting the liquid crystal monitor 11 and the frame 15. A positioning opening 14a is provided in the upper part of the electronic device fixing bracket 14, and a through hole 14b is provided in the lower part. The electronic device fixing bracket 14 is inserted into the through hole 15 f at the lower part of the front surface of the frame 15 through the screw 18 through the through hole 14 b and fastened. The electronic device fixing bracket 14 is attached to the front surface of the frame 15. Fixed. The electronic device fixing bracket 14 is provided with an opening 14c into which a socket having a power source and a control wiring is inserted.

  The frame body 15 is provided with side wall plates 15a integrated with the front surface portion on both the left and right sides of the front surface portion, and is provided with a tilt mechanism by tilt angle adjusting hole groups 15b and 15c provided with a large number of through holes. The inclination angle adjusting hole groups 15b and 15c are a large number of through holes provided above and below the side wall plate 15a of the frame body 15. These through holes are for setting the frame body 15 at an arbitrary inclination angle. It is provided at a position along the arc when the frame 15 is rotated. The liquid crystal monitor 11 can be adjusted to an arbitrary inclination angle by giving an arbitrary inclination angle to the frame body 15 by the inclination angle adjusting hole groups 15b and 15c provided on the both side wall plates 15a of the frame body 15. . An electronic device fixing bracket 14 to which the liquid crystal monitor 11 is fixed is engaged with the front surface portion of the frame 15, and a projection 15 d for positioning the liquid crystal monitor 11 is provided. The frame 15 has a curved rear end portion of the left and right side wall plates 15a. When the inclination angle of the frame body 15 is adjusted, the rear end portion of the side wall plate 15a of the frame body 15 is the slide mechanism. It has a shape that prevents contact with the screw and can be set to a relatively large inclination angle with respect to the surface of the system rack 10. In addition, the power supply and control wiring of the liquid crystal monitor 11 are inserted into the opening 15 e on the front surface of the frame 15.

  When the frame body 15 is fixed to the rack fixing bracket 16, an arbitrary through hole of the inclination angle adjusting hole group 15b and the inclination angle adjusting hole group 15c provided in the side wall plate 15a of the frame body 15 is selected. Then, this through hole and the through hole for fixing the inclination angle of the rack fixing bracket 16 are combined and fastened with screws 19, and the inclination angle of the front surface portion of the frame body 15 is arbitrarily set and attached to the frame body 15. The screen of the liquid crystal monitor 11 is set to a desired tilt angle. It should be noted that a large number of through holes provided at positions along the arcs of the inclination angle adjusting hole groups 15b and 15c and the inclination angle fixing through holes have a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the screw to be inserted, and vibrations are generated. This prevents the slack of the tilt mechanism from occurring.

  After the frame body 15 has its tilt mechanism set the inclination angle of the front surface of the frame body 15, the rack fixing bracket 16 is inserted into the mount mounting opening of the system rack 10, and both ears of the rack fixing bracket 16 are inserted. The rack fixing bracket 16 is fixed to the system rack 10 by fastening with screws to a through hole 16b provided in 16a.

  The rack mount 13 is provided with a slide mechanism so that the liquid crystal monitor 11 does not protrude from the front surface of the system rack 10 more than necessary when it is inserted into the mount mounting opening of the system rack 10 and fixed. . The slide mechanism of the rack mount 13 can move the frame 15 in the front-rear direction so that the front surface of the liquid crystal monitor 11 is aligned at the best position. In this slide mechanism, a flat plate 17 is provided between the rack fixing bracket 16 and the side wall plate 15a of the frame 15 so that the frame 15 can be moved in the front-rear direction. The flat plate 17 is provided with depth adjusting hole groups 17a and 17b at a predetermined pitch above and below the flat plate 17. The frame body 15 is fixed at a desired position by selecting desired through holes of the depth adjusting hole groups 17a and 17b, aligning with the positioning fixing holes of the rack fixing bracket 16 and fastening with the screws 20. Can do. That is, as shown in FIG. 3A, this slide mechanism can move the liquid crystal monitor 11 fixed to the frame 15 in the front-rear direction of the opening of the system rack 10. The flat plate 17 is provided with a guide groove hole 17c so that the flat plate 17 can smoothly move in the front-rear direction, and the guide groove hole 17c is slidably incorporated in the protrusion 21 protruding from the rack fixing bracket 16. It is.

  In the above-described embodiment, the both side wall plates 15a of the frame body 15 are fitted into the screws 20 and the guide groove holes 17c inserted into arbitrary through holes of the depth adjusting hole groups 17a and 17b provided on the flat plate 17. A notch is provided so as not to contact the protrusion, and it is configured not to contact when sliding by the tilt mechanism and the slide mechanism. Further, when the frame body 15 and the flat plate 17 are set to an arbitrary inclination angle and fixed with screws 19, the rack fixing bracket 16 has a notch 16 d so that the screws 19 do not contact the rack fixing bracket 16. Or the groove-shaped recessed part is formed.

  Next, FIG. 3A is a side view showing the movement of the liquid crystal monitor 11 in the front-rear direction by the slide mechanism in the present embodiment. The slide mechanism moves the flat plate 17 in the front-rear direction with respect to the rack fixing bracket 16. It is possible. In the figure, the liquid crystal monitor 11 can move in the front-rear direction within the range indicated by the distance L. In the slide mechanism, through holes are provided at predetermined pitches in the depth adjustment hole groups 17 a and 17 b on the upper and lower sides of the flat plate 17, and an arbitrary through hole and a positioning fixing hole provided in the rack fixing bracket 16 are connected with screws 20. Depth can be set by fastening. As shown in FIG. 2, the flat plate 17 slides with the rack fixing bracket 16 by fitting a projection 21 projecting from the side surface of the rack fixing bracket 16 into a slide groove hole 17c provided in the flat plate 17, and By sliding 17, it can be easily slid in the front-rear direction. The liquid crystal monitor 11 can adjust the degree of protrusion of the portion protruding from the system rack 10 by such a slide mechanism, and can set the depth to an optimum position. The longitudinal movement is performed at intervals of the pitches of the through holes of the depth adjusting hole groups 17a and 17b. However, the movement is not limited to the above-described slide mechanism, and the flat plate 17 is fitted with the protruding ribs. And a mechanism for sliding the rack fixing bracket 16 may be used.

  4A and 4B are side views for explaining the tilt mechanism in the present embodiment. FIG. 4A shows the liquid crystal monitor 11 facing upward, and FIG. 4B facing downward. It has been adjusted. First, the case where the liquid crystal monitor 11 is most upward will be described. The screw 19 is inserted into the through hole in front of the tilt angle adjusting hole group 15 b on the upper side of the side wall plate 15 a of the frame 15 and the tilt angle fixing hole of the flat plate 17. And tightening the screw 19 through the deepest through hole of the lower inclination angle adjusting hole group 15c and the inclination angle fixing hole of the flat plate 17 so that the front portion of the frame 15 is the most. An upward tilt angle can be set. Further, the case where the liquid crystal monitor 11 is most downward will be described. Screws 19 are inserted into the deepest through hole of the tilt angle adjusting hole group 15b on the upper side of the side wall plate 15a of the frame 15 and the tilt angle fixing hole of the flat plate 17. The frame body 15 is tilted downward most by inserting and fastening the screw 19 through the through hole at the foremost side of the lower tilt angle adjusting hole group 15 c and the tilt angle fixing hole of the flat plate 17. Can be set to corners. Note that the inclination angle fixing holes of the flat plate 17 are provided at a predetermined position in front, and several inclination angle fixing holes may be provided in close proximity.

  Next, a mounting method of the rack mount 13 of the present embodiment will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. As a mounting method, the slide mechanism and tilt mechanism of the rack mount 13 are adjusted, and the liquid crystal monitor 11 is mounted after being mounted on the system rack 10. First, the flat plate 17 is slid with respect to the rack fixing bracket 16 to adjust the depth, and fixed with screws 20, the inclination angle of the frame 16 is set with respect to the flat plate 17, and the flat plate 17 and the frame are set with screws 19. 16 is fastened. The rack mount 13 is inserted into the opening of the system rack 10, and screws are inserted into the through holes 16 b of the ear portions 16 a of the rack fixing bracket 16 and the through holes 10 c of the system rack 10 and fastened to attach the rack mount 13. Subsequently, the electronic device fixing bracket 14 fixed to the back surface of the liquid crystal monitor 11 is attached to the front surface portion of the frame body 16. Note that the slide mechanism and tilt mechanism are adjusted in advance so that the liquid crystal monitor 11 does not contact the front member 10b of the system rack 10.

  As another mounting method, a tilt mechanism and a slide mechanism by the rack fixing bracket 16, the flat plate 17, and the frame body 15 are adjusted. Subsequently, after the electronic device fixing bracket 14 is attached to the back surface of the liquid crystal monitor 11, the electronic device fixing bracket 14 is attached to the front surface of the frame body 15. These may be mounted on the system rack 10.

  In the present embodiment, the rack mount provided with both the tilt mechanism and the slide mechanism has been described. However, it is obvious that the rack mount may include any one of the tilt mechanism and the slide mechanism. When the slide mechanism is not provided, the flat plate can be removed from the rack mount. When the tilt mechanism is not provided, the flat plate is removed from the rack mount, and the tilt angle adjusting hole group may be provided in the rack fixing bracket.

  Furthermore, in addition to the tilt mechanism in the present embodiment, a tilt mechanism capable of fine adjustment of the tilt angle may be added to the electronic device fixing bracket. As such a fine adjustment tilt mechanism, for example, a liquid crystal monitor is rotatably supported on the upper part of an electronic device fixing bracket, and the movement of a manually rotating gear (pinion) is converted into a longitudinal movement by a rack. Then, fine adjustment of the tilt angle may be performed.

  As an application example of the present invention, an example in which the liquid crystal panel is mounted in a standardized system rack in the above embodiment has been described, but the present invention can also be used for an electronic device such as an operation or control panel. The rack mount of the present invention is effective for installation of electronic devices such as liquid crystal panels and operation panels with a long width even for standardized system racks. This is effective for building diverse systems.

It is the perspective view which mounted the liquid crystal monitor of a big screen in the system rack using the rack mount which concerns on this invention. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a rack mount according to the present invention. (A) is a side view which shows that a liquid crystal monitor can move to the front direction, (b) is the front view. It is a side view for demonstrating the tilt mechanism of this embodiment. (A), (b) is the schematic which mounts the rack mount which attached the liquid crystal monitor to a system rack. It is a perspective view of a rack mount provided with the conventional tilt mechanism to which the liquid crystal panel was attached.

Explanation of symbols

10 System rack 11 LCD monitor (electronic equipment)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 Control panel 13 Rack mount 14 Electronic equipment fixing bracket 14a Opening part 14b Through-hole 15 Frame 15a Side wall plate 15b, 15c Inclination angle adjusting hole group 15d Projection part 15e Opening part 15f Fixed hole 16 Rack fixing bracket 16a Ear 16b Through hole 16d Notch 17 Flat plate 17a, 17b Depth adjustment hole group 17c Guide groove hole 18, 19, 20 Screw 21 Projection

Claims (5)

A rack mount for fixing electronic devices to the system rack,
The rack mount includes a frame body for installing an electronic device larger than the opening of the system rack, and a tilt mechanism for setting an inclination angle of the electronic device on the frame body.   The rack mount includes a rack fixing bracket for fixing to the system rack, and a slide mechanism capable of moving the frame body in the front-rear direction with respect to the rack fixing bracket. The rack mount according to 1.   The slide mechanism is provided with a flat plate between the side wall plate of the frame and the rack fixing bracket, and a depth adjusting hole provided at an arbitrary pitch for adjusting the position of the electronic device in the depth direction on the flat plate. A group is provided, and an arbitrary through hole of the depth adjustment hole group and a depth fixing hole provided in the rack fixing bracket are fastened with screws to position the electronic apparatus in the depth direction. The rack mount according to claim 2.   The rack mount includes an electronic device fixing bracket for fixing the electronic device on a front surface portion of the frame body, and the tilt mechanism is used for adjusting an inclination angle along an arc above and below the left and right side wall plates of the frame body. A hole group is provided, and an inclination angle adjusting hole that makes the electronic device a desired inclination angle is selected from the inclination angle adjusting hole group, and the inclination angle adjusting hole and the inclination angle fixing hole provided in the flat plate are selected. The rack mount according to claim 3, wherein an inclination angle of the electronic device with respect to the system rack is positioned with screws.   The rack mount according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the electronic device is a liquid crystal monitor having a width wider than an opening of the system rack.

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