JP2506834Y2 - Display device of personal computer - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device for a personal computer, which has improved handling operability and saves installation space.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a desk type personal computer is used, the equipment used is composed of a personal computer main body, an external magnetic storage device, a display device driven by a video signal such as a CRT monitor, and a keyboard device. It is common. Each of these separated devices must be separately connected to the personal computer main body with an interface cable, and the wiring is complicated and difficult to simplify. Even when the user moves the place of use of the personal computer, the wiring of the interface cable of each device has to be changed separately, and complicated work must be performed. Further, when the user uses the personal computer and each device having such a configuration, the display device is placed on a desk or the like, but when the CRT monitor is used, a relatively large space is occupied. Become. Further, the external magnetic storage device also needs to be installed in a close place where it is easily operated by the user, but this also occupies a space separately. Therefore, in offices and factories where space is limited, the user has difficulty setting the installation location of the device, which may result in pressure on the space for the personal computer user's daily work due to unreasonable installation. . In this way, the desk-type personal computer having the device configuration in which the conventional video signal driven display device and the external magnetic storage device are separated from each other is easy to use and easy to move to the installation place and the installation space. There is a big problem in saving.

[0003]

The problem to be solved by the present invention is that a conventional external magnetic storage device connected to a desk type personal computer main body and a display device driven by a video signal are separate and separate. Since it is a device of each type, it is necessary to secure a place to install each device, which is inconvenient in terms of space.In addition, these devices and the keyboard device must be connected to the personal computer main body with an interface cable via separate routes. This is a complicated wiring.

The present inventor, as a result of various studies in view of the above problems, has integrated an external magnetic storage device as a display device with a display device driven by a video signal output from a personal computer main body, and has a keyboard. The above problems are solved by providing an interface connector and adopting a liquid crystal, plasma, or electroluminescence thin flat display panel as a display device.

[0005]

According to the present invention, a display device is constructed separately from a personal computer body,
This display device includes a housing, a thin flat display panel made of liquid crystal, plasma or electroluminescence driven by a video signal output from a personal computer main body on the front of the housing, and a magnetic storage device using a floppy disk or a hard disk. And a keyboard interface connector for connecting the keyboard device of the personal computer main body through the display device, a display panel, a magnetic storage device, and a keyboard interface connector. Also, a circuit board for controlling each of these parts and connecting to a personal computer and a power source are housed in a single housing, and from this display device, a power cable and a personal computer main body. The interface cable for connection is led out, a recess is provided on the back of the housing, and a leg that can be stored via the support shaft and freely pivotable is attached to this recess. A guide groove for accommodating each of the cables is provided.

[0006]

[Operation] A display device is placed at a desired place such as on a desk, and the display device is connected to a desk type personal computer body placed under the desk or the like apart from the display device through an interface cable having an appropriate length. In addition, the keyboard device is connected to the display device through the connector for the keyboard interface. All the interface cables necessary for connecting the personal computer body are connected to the display device, so there is only one wiring route, which can be simplified.
Rewiring is also easy when moving the display device. Since the display device integrates the display device and the external magnetic storage device, it can be installed in only one place, and the thin flat display panel occupies a small space, and the legs can be housed when not in use. By storing it in the recess on the back side, the thickness can be further reduced, and it can be stored on a desk or the like without taking up space.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front perspective view showing a use state of a display device 1 which is configured separately from a personal computer main body,
FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the same. In the display device 1, a thin flat display panel 3 made of liquid crystal, plasma, electroluminescence, or the like is provided on the front surface of the housing 2. Further, inside the housing 2 of the display device 1, substrates for the magnetic storage devices 4 and 5, a control circuit, and a power source are provided. Further, on both sides of the housing 2, there are openings 6 and 7 for inserting a hard disk, which is the magnetic storage device 4, 5, or a floppy disk. LEDs 8 and 9 for instructing the drive of the external magnetic storage devices 4 and 5 are provided on the lower part of one side of the housing 2. In addition, a keyboard
An interface connector 10 is provided.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a leg 12 is rotatably supported by a support shaft 11 on the rear surface of the housing 2. On the back surface of the housing 2, there is a recess 13 into which the leg 12 can fit without protruding.
Is formed, and the support shaft 11 is supported on the upper portion of the recess 13. Therefore, the leg 12 can be arbitrarily rotated about the support shaft 11 as a fulcrum, and the display device 1 can be held at an arbitrary angle so that the user can easily see the display panel 3. Further, a plurality of guide grooves 14 are formed on the back surface of the leg 12, and the power supply cable 15 and the interface cable 16 necessary for the operation of the display device 1 led out from the back surface of the housing 2 are provided.
17 and 18 are housed in the guide groove 14 and pulled out to the outside.

Therefore, when the legs 12 are housed in the recesses 13, there is no unevenness on the back surface of the housing 2, and the display device 1 can be stably hung on a wall or the like.

[0010]

The display device according to the present invention integrates an external magnetic storage device of a personal computer and a display device with a thin flat display panel driven by a video signal, and through a keyboard interface connector. Since the keyboard devices can be connected to each other, the interface cables for the personal computer main body of these devices need only be connected to the display device. Therefore, the wiring work of the interface cable is simplified, all the normal input / output operations of the personal computer can be performed at the display device, and there is no inconvenience in operation even if it is far away from the main body of the personal computer. Work efficiency is dramatically improved.

Furthermore, by integrating the video signal drive display device employing the thin flat display panel and the external magnetic storage device, the installation occupied space can be greatly reduced.

Moreover, the legs of the display device allow the user to hold the data displayed on the display device at an angle that is easy to see. Also, by storing the legs in the recesses, the back surface of the display device has a flat surface without unevenness, and the display device can be stably hung on a wall or the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view showing a usage state of a display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the display device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Display Device 2 Housing 3 Display Panel 4, 5 Magnetic Storage Device 6, 7 Disk Insertion Port of Magnetic Storage Device 8, 9 LED 10 Keyboard Interface Connector 11 Support Shaft 12 Leg 13 Recess 14 Guide Groove 15 Power Supply Cable 16 , 17,18 Interface Cable

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A display device is configured separately from a personal computer main body, and the display device is composed of a housing and liquid crystal, plasma or electroluminescence driven by a video signal output from the personal computer main body on the front surface of the housing. And a magnetic storage device using a floppy disk or a hard disk, and a keyboard interface connector for connecting the keyboard device of the personal computer main body via the display device. The display panel, the magnetic storage device, the keyboard interface connector, and the circuit board and power supply for controlling these parts and connecting to the personal computer are housed in a single housing. A power cable and an interface cable for connection to the main body of the personal computer are led out from this display device, and a recess is provided on the rear surface of the housing, and the recess can be stored via a support shaft at any angle. A display device for a personal computer, characterized in that a leg that adjustably supports is attached to the leg, and a guide groove for accommodating each of the cables is provided in the leg.