JP2009017928A - Counter apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a counter apparatus by which a displaying apparatus does not become an obstacle for conversations between confronted persons, and also, a lower limb space being as wide as possible can be ensured under the top board while stably supporting the top board. <P>SOLUTION: This counter apparatus 1 includes right and left side plates 7, a top board 6 which is spanned between the right and left side plates 7, and a partitioning member facing the lateral direction which is arranged in a manner to partition the space under the top board 6 in the longitudinal direction. The partitioning member consists of a pair of front and rear partitioning plates 8 and 9 which are arranged to be separated from each other in the longitudinal direction. The thin-type displaying apparatus 5 is housed in a partitioned space section S1 being formed across the pair of front and rear partitioning plates 8 and 9 in such a manner that the display section 5a may tilt forward. At the same time, on the top board 6, a window section 14 which makes the display section 5a visible is installed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a counter device comprising left and right side plates, a top plate installed between the left and right side plates, and a partition member facing in the left and right direction so as to partition a lower space of the top plate back and forth. About.

  Conventionally, this type of counter device is used as a customer service counter, for example, in a store of a financial institution.

  As a normal form of use, chairs are provided in front of and behind the counter, customers are seated on the front side, and salesclerks of financial institutions are seated on the rear side, and dialogues are held between the customers and the clerk. . Further, in recent years, for example, in order to present data for product explanation to customers, a display device is installed on the top of the counter, and the data may be displayed on the display device and presented to the customer. When the display device is installed on the top plate of the counter, there is a problem in that the display device is arranged between the store clerk and the customer and interferes with the dialogue.

  On the other hand, for example, such a display device is embedded under the top plate (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-145157 (FIG. 4)

  However, in the counter device described in Patent Document 1, since the top plate is supported only by the middle leg and the lower leg that divide the lower side of the top and the back, the top plate is unstable and easily falls. Since the sense of stability is enhanced by extending the auxiliary legs extending rearward from the middle leg and the lower leg, there is a problem that the auxiliary leg protrudes to the lower limb side and becomes an obstacle.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such a problem, and the display device does not interfere with the interaction between the face-to-face persons, and stably supports the top board as much as possible below the top board. An object of the present invention is to provide a counter device that can secure a wide leg space.

In order to solve the above problem, in the counter device according to claim 1 of the present invention,
A counter device comprising left and right side plates, a top plate laid between the left and right side plates, and a partition member facing in the left-right direction arranged to partition the lower space of the top plate back and forth,
The partition member comprises a pair of front and rear partition plates that are spaced apart from each other in the front-rear direction.
A thin display device is accommodated in a partition space formed between the pair of front and rear partition plates so that the display portion is inclined forward, and the display plate is visible on the top plate. It is characterized in that a part is provided.
According to this feature, since the thin display device is accommodated in the space below the top plate without protruding the top plate, the thin display device does not interfere with the interaction between the persons facing the display. Since the apparatus is thin and is disposed so as to incline forward, the front and rear width of the partition space can be shortened, so that a wide leg space can be ensured as much as possible below the top plate.
In addition, since the top plate is supported by the left and right side plates, stability is improved, and the front and rear of the thin display device are covered with the partition plate and are not exposed to the outside, so that the appearance appearance is not impaired.

The counter device according to claim 2 of the present invention is the counter device according to claim 1,
A bulge portion that bulges forward is formed at a position corresponding to the thin display device in the front partition plate of the pair of front and rear partition plates, and the bulge portion communicates with the window portion. It is a feature.
According to this feature, since the front space of the display unit is expanded, the display unit can be visually recognized without starting from the front of the top board and looking through the window. Furthermore, since the bulging portion is partially formed on the front partition plate, it is possible to secure a lower leg space as wide as possible in front of the front partition plate below the top plate.

The counter device according to claim 3 of the present invention is the counter device according to claim 1 or 2,
The left-right width dimension of the window part is larger than the left-right width dimension of the display part.
According to this feature, the visual recognition area in the left-right direction of the window portion is expanded, and thus the display portion can be visually recognized from the left and right sides without entering the top plate and looking into the window portion.

A counter device according to claim 4 of the present invention is the counter device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A computer installation part for installing a computer connected to the thin display device and performing display control of the display unit is formed between the window and the side plate on the top plate. Yes.
According to this feature, since the computer main body that performs display control of the thin display device can be disposed on the side of the window portion, it does not interfere with the interaction between the face-to-face persons.

  The best mode for carrying out the counter device according to the present invention will be described below based on examples.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a state in which a counter device as an embodiment of the present invention is installed. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the counter device. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. Hereinafter, the lower side of FIG. 1 and the right side of FIG. 3 will be described as the front side (customer side) of the counter device, and the upper side of FIG. 1 and the left side of FIG.

  FIG. 1 shows a state in which a plurality of counter devices 1, 1 and counters 1 'as an embodiment of the present invention are arranged in parallel in the longitudinal direction, for example, in a store of a financial institution or the like. . The counter device 1 includes left and right side plates 7 and 7, a top plate 6 installed between the left and right side plates 7 and 7, and a left and right direction arranged so as to partition a lower space of the top plate 6 back and forth. The front partition plate 8 and the rear partition plate 9 which are partition members facing each other are mainly configured. The side plate 7 disposed between the adjacent top plates 6 and 6 is shared by the adjacent counter devices 1 and 1.

  The left counter 1 'in FIG. 1 is not shown in detail, but the left and right side plates 7, 7, the top plate 6 laid between the left and right side plates 7, 7, and the top plate 6 It has a partition member facing in the left-right direction that is arranged so as to partition the lower space forward and backward, and is configured in substantially the same manner as the counter device 1, but is configured as a counter in which a display device for a customer, which will be described later, is not disposed Has been.

  Two customer chairs 3 are installed on the front side of the top board 6, and one clerk chair 2 is installed on the rear side of the top board 6. The side plate 7 erected on the floor surface F and facing in the front-rear direction has its lower end grounded to the floor surface F, and its front end is provided in front of the front end of the top plate 6 so as to be adjacent to the counter device. 1, 1 customer space is partitioned. Moreover, it has the height width dimension which protrudes upwards rather than the top plate 6, and has divided the upper space of the adjacent top plates 6 and 6. FIG.

  The top plate 6 is formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape in plan view, and the left and right side end surfaces are fixed in contact with the inner surfaces of the side plates 7 and 7 as shown in FIG. That is, the top plate 6 is supported by the left and right side plates 7 and 7. In addition, a horizontally-long rectangular see-through window 14 (window) is formed at a substantially central position of the top plate 6 so that a display unit 5a of a customer-use liquid crystal display 5 as a display device to be described later can be visually recognized. Yes. The see-through window 14 is closed by a transparent acrylic plate 15, and the internal display portion 5 a can be seen through the acrylic plate 15, and the see-through window 14 is covered by the acrylic plate 15 that is flush with the top surface of the top plate 6. Documents etc. can be placed on the.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the left-right width dimension L2 of the see-through window 14 is larger than the left-right width dimension L1 of the display unit 5a (L2> L1). The display portion 5a is disposed at a substantially central position in the left-right direction. In other words, the viewing area in the left-right direction of the see-through window 14 is expanded, so that the display unit of the customer-use liquid crystal display 5 disposed below the see-through window 14 without having to go over the top plate 6 and look into the see-through window 14. 5a can be visually recognized from the left and right sides of the display unit 5a above the top plate 6.

  Further, the left-right width dimension L2 of the see-through window 14 is smaller than the left-right width dimension L3 of the top plate 6 (L3> L2), and the see-through window 14 is located at a substantially central position in the left-right direction of the top plate 6. Therefore, a computer installation part 30 for installing the computer 4 used by the store clerk is formed on the left and right sides of the see-through window 14 on the top surface of the top plate 6. In this embodiment, the computer 4 is installed only in the computer installation section 30 formed on the left side when viewed from the store clerk side (rear side).

  In this way, the computer installation unit 30 is formed on the left and right sides of the see-through window 14 formed at the center in the left-right direction, so that it is not necessary to install the computer 4 between the store clerk and the customer. And will not interfere with the dialogue between customers (see Fig. 1). The computer 4 includes a store clerk liquid crystal display 4a and an input device 4b (keyboard or the like) which will be described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the front partition plate 8 and the rear partition plate 9 disposed below the top plate 6 are in contact with the inner surface of the side plate 7 and the upper end is the top plate. 6 is connected to the side plate 7 by fixing the bent pieces 8a, 9a, which are arranged in the left and right direction so as to be connected to the lower surface of the 6 and bent inward at the left and right ends, to the side plate 7 with screws or the like. . In this embodiment, only the lower end of the rear partition plate 9 is grounded on the floor surface F.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3 in particular, the front partition plate 8 and the rear partition plate 9 are arranged in a state of being separated from each other by a predetermined distance in the front-rear direction, and the front partition plate 8 and the rear partition plate 8 below the top plate 6 are arranged. A partition space portion S <b> 1 is formed between the side partition plates 9. And in this partition space part S1, the liquid crystal display 5 for customers as a thin display apparatus is accommodated in the state by which the whole was embed | buried under the see-through window 14 in the top plate 6. FIG.

  The customer liquid crystal display 5 is connected to a computer 4 used by a store clerk, and is also a store clerk liquid crystal display 4a (FIG. 1, FIG. 1) separately from the customer liquid crystal display 5 connected to the computer 4. Information similar to that displayed in (4) is displayed. In other words, the computer 4 is connected to the customer liquid crystal display 5 and the store clerk liquid crystal display 4a, and includes display control means (CPU or the like) for performing display control of both the connected displays.

  In this embodiment, when explaining the product information to the customer facing the store clerk, by operating the input device 4b of the computer 4 to display predetermined information on the store clerk liquid crystal display 4a, Since the same information as the displayed information is displayed on the customer liquid crystal display 5, the contents of the information should be explained without turning the clerk liquid crystal display 4a to the customer side facing each time. Can do. Note that the same information does not necessarily have to be displayed on the display sections of both the customer liquid crystal display 5 and the store clerk liquid crystal display 4a.

  In this embodiment, a liquid crystal display is applied as an example of a relatively thin display device compared to a CRT monitor or the like. However, the type of display device is not limited, and a plasma display, an electro A luminescence display or the like may be applied.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the customer-use liquid crystal display 5 is arranged so that the lower end of the display unit 5a (display screen) is tilted forward from the upper end, that is, the display unit 5a is on the diagonally front upper side on the customer side. It is arranged in a state inclined by θ1 = about 45 degrees so as to face.

  Specifically, below the fluoroscopic window 14 in the partition space S1, a pair of front and rear vertical frames 10a facing in the vertical direction, a connecting frame 10b connecting the upper and lower ends of the vertical frames 10a and 10a, A horizontal frame 10c facing and a structural frame 10 formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape are disposed.

  The structural frame 10 has a left-right width dimension substantially the same as the left-right width dimension L2 of the see-through window 14, and is disposed at a substantially central position in the longitudinal direction (left-right direction) of the front partition plate 8 and the rear partition plate 9. The front partition plate 8 and the rear partition plate 9 are held (fixed) in a state where they are separated from each other by a predetermined distance, and a display installation unit for placing the customer liquid crystal display 5 on the upper portion is configured. . The structural frame 10 is fixed to the upper part of the ground member 13 grounded on the floor surface F. That is, since the front partition plate 8 and the rear partition plate 9 are fixed to the front and rear surfaces of the structural frame 10 and installed via the grounding member 13, the front partition plate 8 and the rear partition plate 9 are indirectly connected. The top plate 6 is supported.

  The grounding member 13 is disposed in the longitudinal direction of the front partition plate 8 and the rear partition plate 9, and the front end thereof is disposed in a state offset from the front partition plate 8 as shown in FIG. Then, between the lower end of the front side partition plate 8 and the floor surface F, a komi portion into which a customer's foot can be inserted is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, at the central position in the left-right direction at the upper part of the front partition plate 8, the front region of the display unit 5 a in the partition space portion S <b> 1 formed between the left and right side plates 7, 7 is expanded. The bulging portion 20 is formed so as to bulge forward. The bulging portion 20 is formed in a triangular shape in a side view from an inclined surface 20a that is inclined so that the upper end is positioned on the front side of the lower end, and a side surface 20b that is disposed on the left and right sides of the inclined surface 20a. By forming the bulging portion 20, the front space of the display portion 5 a expands to the front side as shown in FIG. 3, so that the customer's chair 3 can be obtained even if the customer does not look into the position directly above the fluoroscopic window 14. The display part 5a can be visually recognized in the state where it is seated.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, on the upper part of the structural frame body 10, trapezoidal shielding side plates 17 and 17, and a shielding front plate 16 disposed between front end portions of the shielding side plates 17 and 17, The liquid crystal display 5 is provided with a shielding inclined plate 18 disposed around the display unit 5a. The side view is constituted by the shielding side plates 17 and 17, the shielding front plate 16, and the shielding inclined plate 18. A substantially triangular viewing space S <b> 2 is formed below the see-through window 14. That is, the viewing space portion S2 is provided so as to communicate with the see-through window 14 and shield the communication between the see-through window 14 and the partition space portion S1, and thus the inside of the partition space portion S1 passes through the see-through window 14. Concealed invisible.

  The shielding inclined plate 18 is formed with a rectangular display opening 18a at a substantially central position in the left-right direction. The display unit 5a of the customer liquid crystal display 5 disposed on the rear surface side of the shielding inclined plate 18 is It is possible to face the front viewing space S2 through the display opening 18a.

  On the rear surface side of the shielding inclined plate 18 in the partition space portion S1, the front surface of the display unit 5a and the surrounding frame is disposed on the rear surface of the shielding inclined plate 18 so that the customer liquid crystal display 5 faces the display opening 5a. It is fixed in a state where it is brought into contact with. Specifically, triangular support plates 19 and 19 are erected from the upper part of the structural frame 10 on the left and right sides of the display opening 18a, and between these support plates 19 and 19, FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, a U-shaped metal plate 25 is installed, and the customer-use liquid crystal display 5 is fixedly installed while being sandwiched between the rear surface of the shielding inclined plate 18 and the front surface of the metal plate 25. Yes. That is, the customer-use liquid crystal display 5 disposed along the rear surface of the shielding inclined plate 18 is disposed in a state where the display unit 5a is inclined at a predetermined angle (θ1 = about 45 degrees) so as to face obliquely forward. The

  As described above, in the counter device 1 as an embodiment of the present invention, the liquid crystal display 5 for a customer, which is a thin display device, is formed below the top plate 6 without protruding above the top plate 6. Since the customer liquid crystal display 5 does not interfere with the interaction between the store clerk and the customer, the customer liquid crystal display 5 is thin and tilted forward. As a result, the front / rear width (front side) of the partitioning space portion S1 is larger than the case where the display portion 5a of the customer liquid crystal display 5 is disposed substantially horizontally toward the upper see-through window 14. Since the separation width between the partition plate 8 and the rear partition plate 9 can be shortened, a wide leg space is secured as much as possible in front of the front partition plate 8 and behind the rear partition plate 9 below the top plate 6. be able to.

  Further, since the top plate 6 is supported by the left and right side plates 7 and 7 wider than the front and rear width dimension of the top plate 6, the front and rear widths of the partition partition space portion S1 (the front partition plate 8 and the rear partition plate 9). Stability can be maintained even when the width of the liquid crystal display 5 for customers is short, and the front and rear of the customer liquid crystal display 5 are covered with the front partition plate 8 and the rear partition plate 9 and are not exposed to the outside. Therefore, the appearance appearance is not impaired.

  Further, although not specifically shown, not only can the power cord extended from the customer liquid crystal display 5 and the cable for connecting to the computer 4 be wired in the partition space S1, but these wirings It is not exposed to the outside. In particular, since the partition space portion S1 is continuously formed in the longitudinal direction, the computer 4 installed in the computer installation portion 30 on the side of the see-through window 14 can be wired with good appearance.

  Further, a bulging portion 20 that bulges forward so as to communicate with the see-through window 14 is formed at a location facing the customer liquid crystal display 5 on the front partition plate 8, so that FIG. As shown in the drawing, a viewing space portion S2 communicating with the see-through window 14 is formed in front of the display portion 5a. Therefore, even if the customer liquid crystal display 5 is disposed so as to be inclined forward, even if the customer does not step out from the front and look into the see-through window 14, the display unit 5 a Since the lower region can be visually recognized, the visibility of the display unit 5a is improved.

  Further, the bulging portion 20 is partially formed at the center position in the left-right direction of the front partition plate 8 and has an inclined surface 20a that is inclined forward toward the upper side. A lower leg space that is as wide as possible can be ensured in front of the front partition plate 8 below 6.

  Further, by making the left-right width dimension L2 of the see-through window 14 larger than the left-right width dimension L1 of the display unit 5a (L2> L1), the viewing range from the left and right sides of the display unit 5a can be expanded as much as possible. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, in the case where a plurality of customers look at one display unit 5a side by side, the customer does not have to embark from the left and right sides and look into the see-through window 14, so that the customer chair 3 Since the lower region of the display unit 5a can be visually recognized in the seated state, the visibility of the display unit 5a is improved.

  The left-right width dimension L2 of the see-through window 14 is smaller than the left-right width dimension L3 of the top plate 6 (L3> L2), and the see-through window 14 is formed at a substantially central position in the left-right direction of the top plate 6. Thus, the computer for installing the computer 4 used by the store clerk on the left and right sides of the see-through window 14 on the top surface of the top plate 6, that is, between the see-through window 14 and the side plate 7 on the top surface of the top plate 6. The installation part 30 can be formed. That is, since the computer installation part 30 is formed on the left and right sides of the see-through window 14 formed at the center position in the longitudinal direction of the top plate 6, it is not necessary to install the computer 4 between the store clerk and the customer. , Don't get in the way of the interaction between shop assistants and customers.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. It is.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the computer installation portions 30 are formed on both the left and right sides of the top surface of the top plate 6, but may be formed only on at least one of the left and right.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the see-through window 14 was obstruct | occluded with the transparent acrylic board, if the display part 5a arrange | positioned below can be visually recognized from the exterior, it is not necessarily a transparent acrylic board. Any material and transparency may be used as long as the translucent member has translucency. Further, the window portion does not necessarily have to be closed by the acrylic plate 15 or the like.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the front side partition plate 8 and the rear side partition plate 9 were connected with the right-and-left side plates 7 and 7, if it was arrange | positioned so that the lower space of the top plate 6 might be partitioned back and forth, it is not necessarily required. It may not be connected to the left and right plates 7, 7, for example, it may only be connected to the lower surface of the top plate 6. Further, the lower ends of both the front partition plate 8 and the rear partition plate 9 may be directly grounded on the floor surface F so that the load on the top plate 6 can be supported.

  In the above embodiment, the clerk liquid crystal display 4a and the input device 4b as output devices in the computer 4 are installed in the computer installation unit 30 formed on the top board 6. However, for example, a control device or storage You may install the main body part in which an apparatus etc. are mounted in the computer installation part 30. FIG. That is, not all the devices constituting the computer 4 may be installed in the computer installation unit 30, or only some devices such as a display device and an input device may be installed. The main body may be disposed in the partition space S1.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the space part S2 for visual recognition and the partition space part S1 were shielded (partition) via the shielding board, it does not necessarily need to be shielded.

It is a top view which shows the state in which the counter apparatus as an Example of this invention is installed. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of a counter apparatus. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is BB sectional drawing of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 Counter device 4 Computer 4a Sales assistant liquid crystal display (computer)
5 Customer-use liquid crystal display (thin display device)
5a Display unit 6 Top plate 7 Side plate 8 Front partition plate (partition member)
9 Rear partition plate (partition member)
10 Structural frame 14 Transparent window (window)
18 shielding inclination board 18a display opening 20 bulging part 20a inclined surface 30 computer installation part S1 partition space part S2 space part for visual recognition

Claims (4)

A counter device comprising left and right side plates, a top plate laid between the left and right side plates, and a partition member facing in the left-right direction arranged to partition the lower space of the top plate back and forth,
The partition member comprises a pair of front and rear partition plates that are spaced apart from each other in the front-rear direction.
A thin display device is accommodated in a partition space formed between the pair of front and rear partition plates so that the display portion is inclined forward, and the display plate is visible on the top plate. A counter device characterized in that a section is provided.   A bulge portion that bulges forward is formed at a position corresponding to the thin display device in the front partition plate of the pair of front and rear partition plates, and the bulge portion communicates with the window portion. The counter device according to claim 1, wherein   The counter device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a left-right width dimension of the window portion is larger than a left-right width dimension of the display portion.   A computer installation unit for installing a computer connected to the thin display device and performing display control of the display unit is formed between the window unit and the side plate on the upper surface of the top plate. The counter device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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