JP2008113784A - Mounting table for notebook-sized personal computer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to easily perform a keyboard operation without hitting the head against a notebook-sized computer and to perform an operation even in a sit state while changing his/her attitude, in a mounting table for the notebook-sized personal computer which can be operated in a state the user lies on his/her back. <P>SOLUTION: The mounting table for the notebook-sized personal computer is provided with: a mounting plate for mounting the notebook-sized personal computer on the upper surface; a front edge supporting body for supporting the front edge of a lower part of the notebook-sized personal computer so that it does not move forward; an upper surface rear part fixing body for fixing the lower part upper surface rear part of the notebook-sized personal computer to the mounting plate; a supporting leg for turnably holding the mounting plate at a prescribed height; a first angle regulation means for regulating turning of the mounting plate at a first angle where the upper surface is included in a range from almost 0 degrees to 45 degrees; and a second angle regulation means for regulating the turning of the mounting plate at a second angle where the upper surface is included in a range from almost 90 degrees to 180 degrees. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a table on which a notebook computer is placed, and more particularly to a table that can be used in a posture in which a user is sitting or supine.

Conventionally, various holding devices for notebook computers have been proposed for use in a state in which a personal computer is laid down. Patent Document 1 below discloses an invention in which a notebook computer is placed on a transparent table so that the screen faces downward, and Patent Documents 2 and 3 open the notebook computer. An invention is shown in which the entire device is held downward in a closed state. These have the advantage that the keyboard surface is easy to see because the keyboard surface faces obliquely downward. Patent Document 4 discloses an invention in which a front edge support body that supports a lower front edge of a notebook computer so as not to move forward is provided on a front edge of a mounting table inclined obliquely rearward. Shows placing a block on the table that engages the lower part of the laptop and holds it diagonally backwards. Since the position of the notebook computer is lower than the chest from the position of the keyboard, these are highly safe without hitting the head when getting up.
JP 2003-29875 A JP 2005-137490 A JP 2004-097767 A Utility Model Registration No. 3107457 Utility Model Registration No. 3086366

By the way, the inventions described in the above-mentioned patent documents 1 to 3 have a possibility of hitting the head when getting up because the position of the screen is always above the chest from the position of the keyboard surface. It is necessary to operate the keyboard with arms extended, and fatigue during operation is great. On the other hand, with the inventions described in Patent Documents 4 and 5, such a problem does not occur, but it is difficult to confirm the keyboard surface because the keyboard surface faces obliquely upward and is nearly parallel to the operator's line of sight. There is a problem.
In addition, any of the above-described inventions are used exclusively in the supine state and have the problem that they are easily fatigued because they are forced to use the same posture.
From this point of view, the present invention is such that a notebook PC mounting table that can be operated in a supine state is easy to operate with a keyboard and does not hit the head, and can be operated while sitting in a different posture. The task is to do.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following configuration.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a placing plate for placing the notebook computer on the upper surface, a front edge support for supporting the lower front edge of the notebook computer so as not to move forward, and an upper surface of the lower portion of the notebook computer. Upper surface rear fixed body for fixing the rear part to the mounting plate, a support leg for rotatably holding the mounting plate at a predetermined height, and rotation of the mounting plate from an almost horizontal to 45 degrees. First angle restricting means for restricting at a first angle included in the range, and second angle restriction for restricting the rotation of the mounting plate at a second angle included in the range from approximately vertical to 180 degrees on the upper surface. A mounting table for a notebook computer.
Here, the notebook computer may be folded in two, with the upper part of the flat rectangular shape having a screen part and the lower part of the flat rectangular shape having a keyboard pivotably connected at one edge of the rear part. A computer that can be used. The reference for the angles of “45 degrees” and “180 degrees” is that the mounting plate is in the horizontal state of 0 degrees, and the direction in which the upper surface rotates forward from this state is the positive direction of the angle. That is, the state where the upper surface stands vertically is 90 degrees.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the laptop personal computer mounting table, the second angle is substantially vertical, and the predetermined height is a state in which the mounting plate is rotated to the second angle. The height to the lower front edge of the notebook computer supported by the front edge support body is a height that is substantially equal to the length of the user's forearm.
In addition, as an assumed user, an adult man, an adult woman, a child, etc. are illustrated, and it is preferable to adopt the average length of the forearm of these persons as the length of the forearm.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the laptop personal computer mounting table, the support legs hold the mounting plate rotatably on both sides of the mounting plate.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the notebook computer is placed on the placement board, and the lower part of the notebook computer is held by the front edge support body and the upper surface rear fixed body. By restricting to the second angle, the keyboard surface faces the second angle included in any direction from approximately vertical to 180 degrees, so it is easy to operate by looking at the keyboard and when getting up If the mounting plate is easily rotated backward, the head is not hit. Further, when the mounting plate is regulated at the first angle by the first angle regulating means, the keyboard surface faces from 45 degrees to the horizontal, so that the notebook computer can be operated while sitting, and further, the user sits from the supine state. Since the transition between the states can be performed smoothly, it is possible to operate the notebook computer while appropriately changing the posture.
In the invention according to claim 2, the placing plate is substantially vertical in the supine state, and in this state, the height to the lower front edge of the notebook computer is substantially equal to the length of the assumed user's forearm, If you raise your forearm with your elbows on the floor, the wrist will be at the front edge of the keyboard, and you can support your hand with the humerus without using much muscles, so it is easy to use the keyboard for a long time. Can be operated.
In the third aspect of the invention, the supporting plate is supported on both sides of the mounting plate, so that the mounting plate is stabilized and the safety can be increased.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the notebook computer mounting table X according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. The notebook computer mounting table X is mainly composed of a mounting plate 10 and support legs 20.
The mounting plate 10 is a rectangular plate on which a notebook computer is mounted, and an ear plate 11 that is a semicircular plate having through holes provided on both sides of the front end rear surface with respect to the horizontal state. It is fixed in the state. A demon nut is driven into the through hole of the ear plate 11. In addition, a front edge support portion 41 made of an elongated rectangular plate for supporting the lower front edge of the notebook computer is fixed to the front surface front end portion of the placement plate 10, and on the rear side of the top surface of the placement plate 10. In the vicinity of both sides, there is provided an upper surface rear fixed body 42 composed of belt bodies 42a and 42b for fixing the upper surface rear portion of the lower part of the notebook computer. An engaged portion of a hook-and-loop fastener is affixed to the front end side of the band 42a, and an engaging portion of a hook-and-loop fastener is affixed to the back end of the band 42b. The notebook computer is fixed by engaging on the upper rear part of the lower part of the computer.

  The support leg 20 is composed of two plates that are provided upright on both sides of the mounting plate 10, and each plate is provided with a portion that extends long in the front-rear direction at the lower end of a rectangular plate. A through hole is provided on the upper front side of the support leg 20, and a bolt shaft having a head formed in a cylindrical shape by overlapping the through hole and a demon nut provided in the ear plate 11 of the mounting plate 10 is provided. By engaging 21 with the demon nut of the ear plate 11 from the outside, the mounting plate 10 is fixed to the support leg 20 so as to be rotatable at a predetermined height. Here, the height to the inner side surface of the front edge support portion 41 of the mounting plate 10 is set to match the average forearm length of an adult male. Further, the support legs 20 are reinforced by being connected to the rectangular pier 22 at the upper part of the back surface and being connected by a first angle regulating member 52 made of a rectangular plate at the rear part of the upper surface. The first angle restricting member 52 also functions as an angle restricting unit that supports the mounting plate 10 so that the mounting plate 10 stops rotating at a constant rear angle, in addition to the role of reinforcement. Here, the first angle regulating member 52 is set so as to contact the back surface of the mounting plate 10 at a position where the mounting plate 10 has an inclination of about 30 degrees. A second angle restricting member 51 composed of a block body on a rectangular parallelepiped is provided slightly above and in front of the through hole inside the support leg 20. The second angle restricting member 51 restricts the mounting plate 10 so as to stop at a certain forward angle. Here, the second angle restricting member 51 is positioned at a position where the mounting plate 10 is inclined slightly forward from the vertical. The rear part is set so as to contact the upper surface of the mounting plate 10.

Next, a method for using the notebook personal computer mounting table X having the above-described configuration will be described. First, the user places the notebook personal computer on the placement board 10 in an open state, and brings the lower front edge into contact with the front edge support portion 41. Next, by engaging the engaging portions and engaged portions of the hook and loop fasteners of the belt bodies 42a and 42b constituting the upper surface rear fixed body 42 on the upper surface rear portion of the lower portion of the notebook computer, the notebook computer is placed on the mounting plate 10. Secure on top. This completes the installation of the laptop.
When the user uses the notebook personal computer in the supine state, the mounting plate 10 is set in a substantially vertical state as shown in FIG. In this state, the mounting plate 10 is restricted from turning forward by the second angle restricting member 51. The user H adjusts the angle of the upper part of the notebook personal computer P as necessary to make it easy to see, so that the position of the elbow substantially coincides with the position of the keyboard of the personal computer P as shown in FIG. By doing so, the arm is almost vertical and the hand is supported by the floor surface via the humerus, so that the fatigue of the arm by the keyboard operation is alleviated.
When the notebook computer is used while the user is sitting, as shown in FIG. In this state, the mounting plate 10 is restricted from pivoting backward by the first angle regulating member 52. User H adjusts the angle of the upper part of the notebook PC P as necessary to make it easy to see, and sits at a position where the keyboard can be easily operated.
As described above, the notebook personal computer mounting base X according to the present embodiment can easily install the notebook personal computer, and can smoothly transition to either the supine state or the seated state in use. . In the supine state, the keyboard can be easily seen, the user can get up without hitting his head, and the fatigue of the operating arm can be relatively reduced.
In this embodiment, the front edge support and the upper surface rear fixed body are provided separately, but by fixing the upper edge rear fixed body firmly, the front edge support body becomes the upper surface rear fixed body. It can also be combined.

It is a perspective view which shows the mounting base for notebook computers which concerns on embodiment. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the use condition in a supine posture. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the use condition in a seating attitude | position.

Explanation of symbols

X Notebook PC Place P Notebook PC 10 Placement Board 20 Support Leg 41 Front Edge Support 42 Upper Rear Fixed Body 51 Second Angle Restricting Member 52 First Angle Restricting Member

Claims (3)

A mounting plate for mounting the laptop computer on the top surface;
A front edge support that supports the front edge of the lower part of the laptop so as not to move forward;
An upper surface rear fixed body for fixing the upper surface rear portion of the lower part of the notebook computer to the mounting plate,
A support leg for rotatably holding the mounting plate at a predetermined height;
The first angle restricting means for restricting the rotation of the mounting plate at a first angle whose upper surface is included in a range from approximately horizontal to 45 degrees, and the rotation of the mounting plate from approximately vertical to 180 degrees. A laptop mounting table having second angle regulating means for regulating at a second angle included in the range. The second angle is substantially vertical;
In the state where the mounting plate is rotated at the second angle, the predetermined height is the height of the front edge of the notebook computer supported by the front edge support body of the assumed user's forearm. The mounting table for a notebook computer according to claim 1, which has a height substantially equal to the length.   The notebook personal computer mounting table according to claim 1, wherein the support leg holds the mounting plate rotatably on both sides of the mounting plate.

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