JP2007328069A - Thin type display apparatus and mounting implement therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate changing work from table mounting to wall mounting by eliminating the need for detaching a part of a stand and a supporting base for storage in the case of wall mounting. <P>SOLUTION: a display part 1 is supported by the supporting base 2 made to abut on a table plane through the stand 3, and the stand 3 is coupled to the rear face of the display part 1. The stand 3 is coupled to the display part 1 so as to be turnable upward and downward in an angular range of 180 degrees. The stand 3 and the supporting base 2 are coupled to each other fulcrumed at the front side end part of the stand 3 for 90 degrees in the forward and backward direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention belongs to the technical field related to thin display devices such as liquid crystal televisions and liquid crystal monitors for personal computers.

  2. Description of the Related Art Recently, a thin display device has been provided that can convert a tabletop (floor) installation that is placed on a tabletop (floor surface) and a wall-mounted installation that is installed on a wall surface as needed. The installation structure of the thin display device is a structure in which a liquid crystal panel, various substrates, etc. are accommodated and a fairly heavy display unit is supported via a stand (support) on a support base that abuts the table surface (floor surface). It is common. Therefore, in order to stabilize the desktop installation, it is necessary to increase the contact area of the support table with the desktop surface. However, when the support base is increased in size, there is a problem that the support base (particularly, the display portion and a portion protruding to the rear side of the stand) gets in the way during wall mounting. For this reason, it is desired that the installation structure of the thin display device be provided with a function that can sufficiently cope with both desktop installation and wall mounting.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a thin display device having a function that can sufficiently cope with both installation on a table and installation on a wall, for example, the following devices are known.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-115403 describes a thin display device in which a part of a stand and a support base are detachable from a display unit.

  The thin display device according to Patent Document 1 removes unnecessary objects that obstruct the wall-mounted installation from the back side of the display unit by removing a part of the stand and the support base from the display unit during the wall-mounted installation. is there. Of course, if a part of the removed stand and a support stand are attached to the other part of the display unit or the stand, it can be converted back to a desktop installation.

  In the thin display device according to Patent Document 1, it is necessary to attach and remove a part of the stand and the support base every time conversion between desktop installation and wall mounting is performed, so conversion work for desktop installation and wall mounting is troublesome. In addition, there is a problem in that it is difficult to store a part of the stand having a removed special shape and the support base.

The present invention has been made in consideration of such problems, and it is not necessary to remove and store a part of the stand and the support base when installing on the wall, so that the conversion work between the desktop installation and the wall installation is facilitated. Another object of the present invention is to provide a thin display device and a fixture for a thin display device used for installing the thin display device on a wall.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the thin display device according to the present invention employs the means described in claims 1 to 3 of the claims.

That is, in the thin display device in which the display unit is supported by the support table that is in contact with the table surface via the stand, and the stand is connected to the back surface of the display unit, the stand is located above and below the display unit. The stand and the support base are connected so as to be rotatable at an angle of 90 degrees in the front-rear direction with the end on the front side of the stand as a fulcrum. To do.

In this means, by rotating the stand and the support base, the stand and the support base are folded to the back of the display section, and the protrusion of the display section of the support base and the stand rearward which interferes with the wall mounting is reduced. Therefore, it is possible to install it on the wall as it is.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the thin display device of the first aspect, the connection between the display unit and the stand can be locked at an arbitrary angle.

With this means, it is possible to adjust the vertical direction of the display unit in either case of desktop installation or wall mounting.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the thin display device according to the first or second aspect, a lock mechanism is provided between the stand and the support base for locking the connection in a desktop installation state.

  In this means, the lock mechanism prevents unexpected rotation of the stand and the support base during the desktop installation.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the thin display device fixture according to the present invention employs the means described in claims 4 and 5.

  That is, in claim 4, a mounting base that is mounted in contact with the wall surface, a storage case that can be rotatably supported on the lower end portion of the mounting base and can support a support base that supports the display unit of the thin display device, An arm connected to the mounting base and the housing case to restrict the rotation limit of the housing case is provided.

  With this means, the thin display device can be installed on the wall by housing the support base folded on the back surface of the display unit of the thin display device in the housing case.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the attachment for a thin display device according to the fourth aspect, when the housing case houses the support base of the thin display device, the passage groove through which the stand connected to the support base passes is formed from the upper end portion. A notch is formed.

  With this means, the support base can be slid and accommodated from above without causing the stand of the thin display device to collide with the accommodation case by the passage groove.

  In the thin display device according to the present invention, by rotating the stand and the support base, the stand and the support base are folded to the back of the display unit, and the display part of the support base that hinders the installation on the wall, to the rear side of the stand Since the protrusion is reduced and it is possible to install it on the wall as it is, it is not necessary to remove and store part of the stand and the support base when installing on the wall, facilitating conversion work of desktop installation and wall installation There is an effect that can.

  In addition, since the vertical direction of the display unit can be adjusted in both cases of desktop installation and wall-mounted installation, there is an effect that it is possible to prevent the visibility of the display unit from being lowered.

  In addition, since the lock mechanism prevents unexpected rotation of the stand and the support base during the desktop installation, there is an effect of improving the stability of the desktop installation.

  Furthermore, the fixture for a thin display device according to the present invention can install the thin display device on a wall by housing the support base folded on the back of the display unit of the thin display device in the housing case. There is an effect that the thin display device can be installed on the wall with a simple operation.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the support base can be slid and accommodated from above without causing the stand of the thin display device to collide with the housing case by the passage groove, the thin display device can be installed on the wall with a simpler work. There is an effect that can.

  The best mode for carrying out a thin display device and a thin display device fixture according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 3 show the best mode for carrying out a thin display device according to the present invention.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the thin display device A has an installation structure in which the display unit 1 is supported by a support base 2 and a stand 3.

  The display unit 1 contains a liquid crystal panel, various substrates, and the like in a substantially rectangular housing. The support base 2 is formed in a substantially square plane shape. The stand 3 is formed in a prismatic shape.

  The display unit 1 and the stand 3 are rotatably connected by a shaft 4 that is protruded and fixed to the back surface of the display unit 1 and a bearing 5 that is formed at the upper end of the stand 3. The shaft 4 and the bearing 5 are arranged in the horizontal direction so that the stand 3 can be rotated at an angle of 180 degrees in the vertical direction. Further, between the shaft 4 and the bearing 5, there are provided a pressure contact structure, an elastic pressure structure, a meshing structure, and the like that can lock the rotation of the stand 3 at an arbitrary angle.

  The support base 2 and the stand 3 are rotatably connected by a hinge 6 provided at an end portion on the front side of the stand 3. The hinge 6 is embedded and attached to the upper surface of the support base 2 and the bottom surface of the stand 3, the hinge shaft 6 a is positioned at the corner of the contact between the support base 2 and the stand 3, and one hinge plate 6 b is the upper surface of the support base 2. The other hinge plate 6 c is attached to the bottom surface of the stand 3. Accordingly, the stand 3 is vertically supported by the support base 2, and the support base 2 and the stand 3 are relatively rotatable at an angle of 90 degrees in the front-rear direction with the hinge 6 as a fulcrum. In addition, a lock mechanism 7 is provided at the rear end of the stand 3 to prevent unexpected relative rotation between the support base 2 and the stand 3. The lock mechanism 7 is composed of a mechanical engagement and detachment structure embedded in and attached to the upper surface of the support base 2 and the bottom surface of the stand 3.

  In the desktop installation of this form, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. At this time, the lock mechanism 7 prevents the stand 3 from tilting forward. Therefore, the stability in the desktop installation is ensured.

  When this configuration is converted from a desktop installation to a wall-mounted installation, the lock mechanism 7 is unlocked as shown in FIG. Rotate with. Then, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3C, the stand 3 is rotated 180 degrees with respect to the display unit 1, and the support base 2 and the stand 3 are relatively rotated 90 degrees, so that the final result is obtained. Further, the support base 2 and the stand 3 can be folded so as to be stacked on the back surface of the display unit 1.

  As a result, the protrusion to the rear side of the display unit 1 and the stand 3 of the support base 2 that hinders the wall-mounted installation is reduced, and the wall-mounted installation can be performed as it is. For this reason, it is not necessary to remove and store a part of the stand 3 and the support base 2 at the time of wall-mounted installation, and conversion work from desktop installation to wall-mounted installation becomes easy. It should be noted that the conversion work from the wall-mounted installation to the table-top installation is not troublesome by rotating the support base 2 and the stand 3 in the reverse direction.

  In addition, since the rotation of the stand 3 is locked at an arbitrary angle with respect to the display unit 1, the vertical direction of the display unit 1 can be adjusted in either case of desktop installation or wall installation. It is possible to prevent the visibility of the portion 1 from being lowered.

  4 to 6 show the best mode for carrying out the thin display device fixture according to the present invention.

  As shown in detail in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the thin display device fixture B includes parts of an attachment base 8, a support shaft 9, a housing case 10, an arm 11, a slide groove 12, a passage groove 13, and a flange 14. It is formed in a box shape.

  The mounting base 8 is formed in a U-shaped cross section, and a back surface, which is the reverse surface of the U-shaped opening side, is in contact with the wall surface W and is mounted by screws or the like. With respect to the size and shape of the mounting base 8, a slight margin is ensured compared to the size and shape of the support base 2 of the thin display device A.

  A pair of support shafts 9 are attached to both sides of the lower end portion of the attachment base 8 and support the lower end portion of the housing case 10 so as to be rotatable.

  The housing case 10 is formed in a U-shaped cross section, with the U-shaped open side facing the U-shaped open side of the mounting base 8, and the front from the mounting base in a posture fitted to the inside of the mounting base 8 by the support shaft 9. It is supported so that it can be rotated to a posture inclined to the position. The size and shape of the housing case 10 substantially match the size and shape of the support 2 of the thin display device A.

  The arm 11 regulates the rotation limit of the housing case 10, and includes an arm main body 11a, a fixed shaft 11b provided at one end of the arm main body 11a and fixed to the mounting base 8, and the other end of the arm main body 11a. And a slide shaft 11 c that slides along the housing case 10. The arm 11 is provided in a space provided between the U-shaped end pieces of the mounting base 8 and the housing case 10.

  The sliding groove 12 is composed of an elongated window opened in the vertical direction at both U-shaped end pieces of the housing case 10. A slide shaft 11c of the arm 11 is slidably engaged with the slide groove 12.

  The passage groove 13 is formed in an elongated shape from the upper end of the housing case 10 downward. The width of the passage groove 13 substantially matches the width of the stand 3 of the thin display device A.

  The flange 14 protrudes from the edge of the passage groove 13 to the outer side of the housing case 10.

  A locking mechanism is provided between the mounting base 8 and the housing case 10 to lock the mounting base 8 and the housing case 10 in the state shown in FIG. This locking mechanism can be easily configured by using the arm 11.

  According to this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6A, the thin display device A is installed on the wall with the housing case 10 tilted from the mounting base 6 attached to the wall surface W. Become.

  That is, the thin display device A in which the support 2 and the stand 3 are folded is positioned upward and the thin display device A is moved obliquely downward with respect to the housing case 10 in which the fixture B for the thin display device is tilted. In this way, the support base 2 is slid and accommodated in the accommodation case 10 of the thin display device fixture B (see FIG. 6B). At this time, it is not necessary to completely fold the support base 2 and the stand 3 of the thin display device A, and preferably the support base of the thin display device A at an inclination angle of the housing case 10 of the thin display device fixture B. The rotation angle of 2 is adjusted. Note that when the support 2 of the thin display device A is slid onto the housing case 10 of the thin display device fixture B, the passage groove 13 of the thin display device fixture B is formed between the housing case 10 and the thin display device A. Avoid stand 3, hinge 6.

  Thereafter, the wall-mounted installation is completed by pressing the thin display device A against the wall surface W as shown in FIG. At this time, the support case 2 of the thin display device A accommodates the support base 2 of the thin display device A in conjunction with the support 2 and the stand 3 of the thin display device A being completely folded. In this state, it is fitted to the mounting base 8 and locked.

  Therefore, the wall-hanging installation can be executed with a simple operation of moving the thin display device A obliquely downward and then pressing it against the wall surface W.

  In the wall-mounted installation, since the passage groove 13 and the flange 14 of the thin display device fixture B sandwich the stand 3 of the thin display device A from both sides, the thin display device A is prevented from wobbling.

  Further, in order to remove the thin display device A from the wall-mounted thin display device fixture B, the thin display device A may be peeled off from the wall surface W and then pulled up obliquely upward.

As described above, the shape of the thin display device fixture B can be changed in accordance with the shape of the support base 2 of the thin display device A in addition to the illustrated form.

It is a perspective view in the case of the desktop installation of the best form for implementing the thin display apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view in the case of wall-hanging installation of the best form for implementing the thin display apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a side view of the conversion of FIG. 1, FIG. 2, (A)-(C) shows the order of conversion work. It is a perspective view of the best form for implementing the fixture for thin display apparatuses which concerns on this invention. FIG. 5 is another operation state diagram of FIG. 4. It is a side view of the attachment operation | work of the thin display apparatus to FIG. 4, FIG. 5, The attachment operation | work order is shown by (A)-(C).

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Display part 2 Support stand 3 Stand 4 Shaft 5 Bearing 6 Hinge 7 Lock mechanism 8 Mounting base 9 Support shaft 10 Housing case 11 Arm 13 Passing groove A Thin display apparatus B Thin display apparatus fixture w Wall surface

Claims (5)

  In a thin display device in which the display unit is supported by a support table that is in contact with the table surface via the stand, and the stand is connected to the back surface of the display unit, the stand is at an angle of 180 degrees vertically with respect to the display unit. A thin display device characterized in that it is rotatably connected, and the stand and the support base are rotatably connected at an angle of 90 degrees in the front-rear direction with the end on the front side of the stand as a fulcrum.   2. The thin display device according to claim 1, wherein the connection between the display portion and the stand can lock the rotation at an arbitrary angle.   3. The thin display device according to claim 1, wherein a lock mechanism is provided between the stand and the support base for locking the connection in a desktop installation state.   A mounting base that comes into contact with the wall surface, a storage case that can be rotatably supported at the lower end of the mounting base and supports a display unit of the thin display device, and a mounting base and a storage case. An attachment for a thin display device, comprising: an arm that is connected and restricts a rotation limit of the housing case.   5. The thin display device fixture according to claim 4, wherein the housing case is formed with a notch formed in the upper end portion through which a stand connected to the support base is passed when the support base of the thin display device is received. A mounting tool for a thin display device.

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