JP2507899Y2 - Display device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field of the Present Invention> The present invention relates to a separable display device capable of separating a display housing.

<Prior Art> (Fig. 8) For example, in a device for making payment by a prepaid card, as shown in Fig. 8, card processing for writing the remaining amount information obtained by subtracting the selling amount from the amount information of the card to the card. Device 1 and keyboard 2 for entering amounts
And a display device 3 for displaying the sales amount and the remaining amount.

In this type of device, the card processing device is arranged on the customer side or the store side so that the card can be easily operated depending on the store type, and the orientation of the keyboard and the display device can be arbitrarily set to the store side or the customer side depending on the store type. It is desirable to be able to arrange.

Therefore, for example, when the display surface 3a of the display device 3 is oriented in the direction of operating the keyboard 2, the separately formed keyboard 2 and display device 3 have an acute V-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. They are integrated by using the connecting member 4.

When the keyboard 2 is installed in the direction opposite to the display surface 3a of the display device 3, the obtuse-angled connecting member 5 is used as shown in FIG.

<Problems to be Solved> However, it is inconvenient to prepare different kinds of connecting members for changing the direction of the display device 3 as described above, and if the unused connecting members are lost, the direction cannot be changed. .

Further, when the display device 3 is used in a separated form, the connecting members 4 and 5 are not used together, which is wasteful.

An object of the present invention is to provide a display device that solves this problem.

<Means for Solving the Problems> In order to solve the above problems, a display device of the present invention is a substantially flat plate having a first housing having an operation portion on the upper surface side and a display surface on the one surface side. A display having a second housing and a long plate-shaped connecting member, which can be used in a state in which the first housing and the second housing are integrally connected to each other or separated from each other. A device for receiving the one end side of the connecting member from the back surface to the front surface side when integrally used in the first housing.
The second housing receives the other end side of the connecting member in a direction along the display surface so that the display surface faces the upper surface side of the first housing when integrally used. The second insertion groove to be opened and the other end side of the connecting member from the opposite side of the display surface are received, and the display surface is directed to the rear side of the first housing when used integrally, and installed when used separately. A third insertion groove that makes the display surface inclined with respect to the surface is provided.

<Operation> With this configuration, in the display device of the present invention, the other end of the connecting member inserted into the first insertion groove of the first housing is connected to the second insertion groove of the second housing. If you plug it into the first
Can be integrally used with the display surface facing the operation portion side of the housing of the case, and can be used integrally with the display surface facing the rear side of the first housing when inserted into the third insertion groove. In addition, when using separately, the other end of the connecting member is
It is possible to support the second flat plate-like housing with the display surface inclined with respect to the installation surface by inserting it into the insertion groove, and to integrate it with only the connecting member without preparing other members. It can be used for both use and separation use, and the use form is not limited due to loss of members.

<Embodiment of the Invention> (FIGS. 1 to 6) Hereinafter, one embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

 FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of one embodiment.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a keyboard housing, and a leg portion 11 is projectingly provided below the bottom surface near the back side so as to be slightly inclined when placed on a table or the like.

Inside the both side surfaces 10a, 10b of this keyboard housing, as shown in FIG. 2, a pair of insertion grooves 12, 13 from the rear surface 10c side.
Are formed on the side surfaces 10a and 10b.
Screw holes 14, 15 penetrating near the tips of 2, 13 are provided.

A plurality of key switches 16 including numeric keys and the like are arranged on the upper surface 10d of the keyboard housing 10.

 Reference numerals 20 and 21 are a pair of connecting plates formed in a dogleg shape.

One end side 20a, 21a of the connecting plate 20, 21 is a keyboard housing.
It has a width and a thickness that can be inserted into the insertion grooves 12 and 13 of 10 and is provided with screw holes 22 and 23 that match the screw holes 14 and 15 in the inserted state.

Screw holes 24, 25 are also provided on the other ends 20b, 21b side which are formed symmetrically with the one ends 20a, 21a side of the connecting plates 20, 21, respectively.

Reference numeral 30 is a display housing formed to have substantially the same width as the keyboard housing 10.

Inside the both side surfaces 30a, 30b of the display housing 30, a pair of insertion grooves 31, 32 are formed from the lower surface 30c as shown in FIG.

In addition, a pair of insertion grooves 33 and 34 are formed from the rear surface 30d so as to be substantially orthogonal to the insertion grooves 31 and 32, and both side surfaces 30a and 30b penetrate the tip portions of the intersecting insertion grooves. Screw holes 35, 36 are provided.

A display (not shown) is mounted inside the display housing 30, and a semitransparent display window 37 is provided on the front surface 30e of the display housing 30 to electrically connect with the keyboard housing 10. A display corresponding to a display signal input via a connection cord (not shown) is performed.

The keyboard housing 10 and the display housing configured as described above
If the key operator is required to confirm the display by integrating 30 with the keyboard housing 10, the keyboard housing 10 and the display housing 30 are connected via the connecting plates 20 and 21 in the same direction as shown in FIG. By connecting and screwing, they are integrated as shown in FIG. In this case, keyboard operation and display confirmation from the direction of arrow A can be performed.

Further, the display housing 30 is removed from the mounted state shown in FIG. 4, and the other ends 20b and 21b of the connecting plates 20 and 21 are attached to the display housing 30.
If it is inserted into the pair of insertion grooves 33, 34 on the back side of the and screwed, the keyboard operation is performed in the direction of arrow A and the display confirmation is performed in the direction of arrow B on the opposite side, as shown in FIG. You can

Even when the keyboard housing 10 and the display housing are separately arranged, as shown in FIG. 6, the screwing on the ends 20a, 21a of the connecting plates 20, 21 is released from the state of FIG. In this case, the connecting plate attached to the display housing 30
The reference numerals 20 and 21 serve as support members for mounting the front surface 30e (display surface) of the display housing 30 at an angle that allows easy viewing.

<Other embodiment of the present invention> (Fig. 7) In the above embodiment, the connecting plate 20 is fixed by screwing.
Although the 21 is fixed to each of the insertion grooves, the screwing may be omitted and the insertion may be fixed simply by inserting.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the pair of orthogonal insertion grooves are provided in the display casing which is the second casing, but this does not limit the present invention, and the display casing shown in FIG. Body 3
Two pairs of insertion grooves 40, 41, 4 at positions that do not intersect like 0 '
You may make it provide 2 and 43.

Also, regarding the shape of the connecting member, the connecting plate of the above-mentioned embodiment is also used.
Not only the shapes of 20 and 21, but various shapes can be applied.

Further, in the above embodiment, the first housing is the keyboard housing.
Although the case of 10 has been described, the first housing may have another function.

<Effects of the Present Invention> As described above, in the display device of the present invention, the other end of the connecting member inserted into the first insertion groove of the first housing is connected to the second housing of the second housing. It can be used together with the display surface facing the operation part side of the first housing by inserting it into the insertion groove of the first housing, and when inserted into the third insertion groove, the display surface can be located on the rear side of the first housing. It can be used integrally in a state of facing, and when used separately, by inserting the other end side of the connecting member into the third insertion groove, the flat plate-shaped second housing can be used as the display surface. It can be supported in a tilted state, and it is possible to cope with both integrated use and separated use with only the connecting member without preparing other members,
There is no possibility that the usage form will be limited due to the loss of the member.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the construction of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a rear view of the main part of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a view of the main part of FIG. 1 seen from the bottom side. is there. 4 to 6 are side views showing a mounting form of one embodiment, and FIG.
FIG. 6 is a side view for explaining another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a mounting form of a conventional device, and FIG. 9 is a side view showing another mounting form. 10 …… Keyboard housing, 12,13 …… Insert groove, 20,21…
… Connecting plate, 30 …… Display housing, 31,32 …… Insertion groove, 33,
34 ... Insert groove.

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A first housing having an operation portion on the upper surface side, and a substantially flat plate-shaped second housing having a display surface on one surface side,
A display device having a long plate-shaped connecting member, which can be used in a state in which the first casing and the second casing are integrally coupled to each other or in a state where they are separated from each other, The first housing is provided with a first insertion groove for receiving one end side of the connecting member from the back surface to the front surface side when integrally used, and the second housing is provided with the display surface when integrally used. A second insertion groove for receiving the other end side of the connecting member in a direction along and setting the display surface to face the upper surface side of the first housing; and the connecting member from the opposite side of the display surface. A third insertion groove that receives the other end side of the first housing and directs the display surface toward the rear side of the first housing when integrally used, and makes the display surface inclined with respect to the installation surface when used separately. A display device characterized by the above.