JP2007022619A - Stand for indicator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stand for an indicator which functions as a shock-absorbing material in a accommodated condition in a packing box with a simple structure, and is simple in a condition taken out of the packing box. <P>SOLUTION: The stand has a contour to be accommodated in a packing box 2, and has a holding window 6f for fitting an indicator to the front side and holding it and a leg part 7 to be folded in/folded out on the back side. The stand functions as a shock-absorbing material for the indicator when the leg part 7 is folded and accommodated in the packing box, and functions as a stand for supporting the indicator by folding out the leg part 7 when taken out of the packing box 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a display stand for supporting a display such as a programmable display housed in a packing box.

  Programmable displays are equipped with a display function that displays the operation status of the control target device and an operation function that controls the operation of the control target device. It is necessary to perform various operations such as initial setting at the installation location immediately before installation. Therefore, before assembling to the installation location such as the control panel, the display unit is taken out from the storage outlet of the packaging box and the initial setting operation is performed, but the setting operation after taking out from the packaging box is difficult, The display screen is difficult to see. In addition, the display is particularly difficult to install because the display body is smaller in depth than the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the display unit.

  Therefore, it is conceivable to prepare a dedicated stand for supporting the display device. However, the initial setting for the display device is only once, and it is bothersome to prepare a dedicated stand at the installation location. is there.

  Therefore, Patent Document 1 proposes a technique for taking out the buffer material from the packing box, assembling the buffer material on the display stand, and holding the display device taken out from the packing box on the display stand. See Patent Document 1 for details.

However, with this prior art,
(1) Corrugated paper is punched and folded into a complex shape, and it is necessary to take out the cushioning material that is folded and stored in a complicated manner inside the packing box and assemble it into the shape of a display stand. Being
(2) It is necessary to take out the indicator surrounded by a cushioning material such as polystyrene foam and to fit the indicator into the holding window of the assembled indicator stand,
A lot of work is required to reach a state where the display can be actually set and operated by
(3) In addition, since it is necessary to form the cushioning material in a special shape for use in the display stand, a very expensive mold is required for the production of the cushioning material, and the packaging cost must be extremely high. There is no problem.
JP 2000-2811 A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to function as a cushioning material when housed in a packaging box, and to function as a display stand after being taken out of the packaging box. There is no need to assemble the display stand, and there is no need to assemble the display to the assembled display stand. In addition, the cushioning material has a very simple structure so that the mold cost for producing the cushioning material can be reduced. It is to be able to easily, quickly and inexpensively perform operations such as initial setting for a display immediately before being assembled at a place such as a control panel.

  The display stand according to the present invention has an outer shape that can be stored in a packing box, includes a holding window for fitting and holding the display on the front side, and includes a leg portion that can be folded and folded on the back side. The structure that can function as a stand that supports the display unit by folding the leg part when it is taken out from the packaging box. It is characterized by that.

  According to the display stand of the present invention, it functions as a cushioning material for the display when it is stored in the packaging box, and when it is taken out from the packaging box, it is displayed as a display stand by simply folding the legs. The vessel can be supported. Therefore, in the present invention, the display device can be supported by a simple operation of taking out the leg portion from the packing box, so that the user can easily remove the display device from the packing box and perform initial setting for the display device. In addition to being able to perform quickly, the display stand has a very simple structure, so that the mold cost for manufacturing can be reduced.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily, quickly and inexpensively perform operations such as initial setting for the display by taking out the display from the packaging box.

  Further, according to the present invention, it is not necessary to separately manufacture the cushioning material for packing and the cushioning material for stand, and the cost can be reduced.

  Hereinafter, a display stand according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The display in the embodiment may be anything, but a programmable display can be applied, for example. 1 to 7 relate to the embodiment, FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a packaging box in which the display stand of the embodiment is accommodated, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the buffer box shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the packaging box in a state where the display unit is packed and the lid portion is closed, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the lid portion of the packaging box is opened, and FIG. 5 is a lid flap. Is a perspective view showing a state in which the protective material is removed and the display stand is taken out from the packing box body, FIG. 6A is a perspective view of the display stand raised from the bottom side, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a side view of the display stand. FIG.

  1 to 3, 1 is a display, 2 is a packing box, 3 is a display stand, and 4 is a protective material.

  The display 1 includes a display main body 1a having a rectangular shape in plan view and a thin display portion 1b having a rectangular shape in plan view protruding in a flange shape outside the outer shape of the display main body 1a. A liquid crystal display is provided on the thin display portion 1b. A panel 1c is incorporated.

  The packaging box 2 is made of corrugated cardboard, and has an inner lid flap 2b on each of the two opposite left and right sides of the packaging box body 2a and the storage outlet (opening) 2f of the packaging box body 2a. Is provided with an outer lid flap 2c. The packaging box body 2a is composed of a bottom plate 2a1 and four side plates 2a2, 2a3, 2a4, 2a5 rising from the four sides of the bottom plate 2a1, and the top surface is opened to constitute the storage outlet 2f.

  The display stand 3 includes a buffer material 5, a case 6, a pair of leg portions 7, and a pair of leg portion support pieces 8.

  The buffer material 5 is not particularly limited to the material, but may be made of, for example, styrene foam or cardboard, and includes a recess 5a having a depth into which the display body 1a of the display 1 can be fitted.

  The case 6 is made of, for example, corrugated cardboard, and is stored in the packing box 2 so as to be able to be taken in and out. The case 6 includes a bottom plate 6a, four side plates 6b, 6c, 6d and 6e rising from four sides of the bottom plate 6a, and a top plate 6g with a display holding window 6f. The side plate 6e can be opened and closed, and the cushioning material 5 can be accommodated therein. At the free end of the side plate 6e, a raised portion 6e1 is formed which is fitted into the inner surface of the top plate 6g. After the buffer material 5 is inserted into the case 6, the display 1 is held in the case 6 and buffered by the buffer material 5 by fitting the main body 1 a of the display 1 into the display holding window 6 f of the top plate 6 g. It is like that. In the state in which the case 6 is stored sideways in the packaging box body 2a, the lower surface side is the bottom side and the upper surface side is the top side for convenience of explanation, but the case 6 is taken out from the packaging box body 2a and placed vertically. When viewed from the user side, the bottom side is the back side, and the top side is the front side.

  On the back surface of the bottom plate 6a of the case 6, a pair of foldable left and right leg portions 7 and a pair of left and right leg portion support pieces 8 are formed by cutting. The left and right leg portions 7 can be folded in a double-folded manner along the vertical folding line x, and the left and right leg support pieces 8 can be folded along the lateral folding line y. The leg support piece 8 is folded inside the folded leg section 7, and the notch 9 formed at the free end of the leg support piece 8 is locked to the inner edge of the leg section 7, thereby fixing the leg section 7. It can be assembled and fixed in a use posture.

  In the display stand 3 having the above-described configuration, the display box 3 is stored in a sideways posture inside the packing box body 2a of the packing box 2. In this case, the display 1 is fitted and held in the holding window 6f on the front side of the case 6. Further, the leg portion 7 is folded on the back side of the case 6. In this state, the display stand 3 functions as a buffer material for the display 1. When the display stand 3 is taken out of the packaging box 2, the leg 7 is folded and installed in the installation position in the vertical position so as to function as a stand for supporting the display 1. .

  The operation of packing the display 1 in the packing box 2 in the packing box 2 of the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7. First, the cushioning material 5 is stored in the packing box body 2a, and the display stand 3, the display body 1 a of the display 1 is fitted into the display holding window 6 a, and the display body 1 a is inserted into the recess 5 a of the buffer material 5. After the display stand 3 holding the display unit 1 is pushed into the bottom surface of the packaging box body 2a in a lateral orientation, the protective material 4 is placed on the display unit 1b of the display unit 1 and a pair of packaging boxes 2 are placed. The inner lid flap 2b is folded, and then the pair of outer lid flaps 2c are folded. Thereby, packing of the indicator 1 with respect to the packing box 2 is complete | finished.

  Next, an operation for taking out the display 1 from the packaging box 2 and performing operations such as initial setting will be described. First, the outer lid flap 2c of the packaging box 2 is folded, and then the inner lid flap 2b is folded. Thereafter, after the protective material 4 is taken out, the display stand 3 is taken out from the packing box 2. For the display stand 3 taken out from the packing box 2, the leg support piece 8 is folded, and the notch 9 formed at the free end of the leg support piece 8 is locked to the inner edge of the leg 7. As a result, the display stand 3 is assembled in the vertical posture, which is the usage posture.

  In the display stand 3 of the above-described embodiment, the packing box 2 is opened and taken out, and then the leg 7 and the leg support piece 8 provided on the bottom surface are folded and assembled for simple display work. The stand 3 can be assembled.

  In this way, in the display stand 3 according to the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the display unit 1 b can be held in an oblique posture in which the user can easily operate and the display unit 1 b can be easily viewed.

It is a perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the packaging box of embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view which looked at the buffer box shown in FIG. 1 from the bottom face side. It is sectional drawing of the packaging box of the state which packed the indicator and closed the cover part. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the cover part of the packaging box. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the cover part flap, took the protective material, and took out the buffer box from the packing box main body. (A) The perspective view which stood up the buffer box and was seen from the bottom face side, (b) The perspective view which stood up the buffer box used as a display stand and was seen from the bottom face side. It is a side view of the buffer box which hold | maintains the display stand upright as a display stand.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Display 2 Packing box 2a Packing box main body 2b Inner cover part 2c Outer cover part 3 Stand for display 5 Buffer material 6 Case 6f Holding window 7 Leg part

Claims (2)

  It has an outer shape that can be stored in a packing box, has a holding window that fits and holds the display unit on the front side, and has a leg part that can be folded and folded on the back side. It is housed in a box and functions as a cushioning material for the display, and when it is taken out from the packing box, it is configured to be able to function as a stand that supports the display by folding the legs. Stand for display. A case having an outer shape that can be stored in a packaging box, a holding window for fitting and holding an indicator on the front side of the case, a foldable leg portion, and a foldable leg portion are provided respectively. The case holds the indicator in the holding window and can be stored in the packing box with the legs folded and function as a buffer for the indicator, and the case can be taken out of the packing box. The display stand is characterized in that it can function as a stand that supports the display when the legs are folded.

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