JP3056186U - Free arm display - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] Until now, a video display of a personal computer has been integrated with a device main body, and only considers a working posture by partial mobility. Especially in smaller laptop and mobile types, the display is integrated with the keyboard, and the working posture is facing the screen, and has to face an increasingly cramped downward direction. [Solution] The LCD image display of electronic information equipment such as personal computers, workstations, word processors, etc. is separated from the main body of the equipment, and an arm is attached to the back of the back, like a free-arm desk lamp. . The free arm allows the LCD screen to be positioned in a hollow space on the desk, providing a more ideal working posture and an optimal distance between the eyes and the screen.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Prior art]

 In the conventional technology, the visual display of a personal computer is often integrated with the main body of the device, and only the working posture is considered due to the partial mobility. In particular, in the case of a miniaturized laptop computer, the display is integrated with the keyboard, so the working posture must face downward and face the screen. It is acknowledged that there was no idea to completely separate the display from the main body of the device and fix it to the hollow by the free arm in order to improve this working posture.

[0002]

[Issues to be solved by the invention: 1] From a laptop to a mobile type, personal computers have become smaller, and their working postures have become more downward, downward, and impossible. This cramped working posture can lead to physical and mental fatigue, and, depending on the length of concentrated work, can lead to stiff shoulders and headaches. In such an unreasonable working posture, even if the personal computer is reduced in size and the superficial convenience is improved, the productivity of the work will not increase. By maintaining a comfortable working posture in the body and skeleton, labor productivity and mental stability are increased, and it becomes possible to work vigorously without losing concentration during long hours of work. is there. By completely separating the display from the main body and fixing it in the hollow with a free arm, you can naturally obtain the optimal working posture, thereby reducing physical and mental fatigue. is there.

[0003]

[Problem to be solved by the invention: 2] For a slightly visually impaired person with myopia or astigmatism, the distance between the display and the eyes of a personal computer set based on the data of an average healthy person is extremely large. It is far away. Therefore, if you try to check the display screen often, you must be more stooped than a healthy person and take an unreasonable work posture. Perhaps the most forgotten in miniaturization of personal computers is such “consideration of usability for unhealthy persons”. If you are wearing a laptop or mobile personal computer with glasses, you will need to keep your face down for a long period of time, causing the glasses to become heavy and cling to your nose, causing you to feel dull pain. The basic design of the personal computer is biased toward the user image of a healthy person, resulting in a specification that is not easy to use. If the display is completely separated from the device itself and fixed in the air with a free arm, the optimum distance between the eyes and the display screen is naturally obtained. As a result, work efficiency is improved even for those who are slightly visually impaired with myopia or astigmatism. Not only that, severely disabled people who are bedridden in bed can use the display while lying down on their backs using the free arm.

[0004]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Attach a free arm to the rear of the back of the video display, which is as technically thin and lightweight as possible, to separate it from the information equipment itself. Then, it is not necessary to arrange the main body of the device as a desk top on the desk, and it is reasonable to hide the main body of the device under the desk, leaving only the software drive device of the CD or MD) floppy. In this way, it is possible to use a word processor while searching the Internet using multiple arm displays simultaneously on a desk. What used to work with multiple windows on one display screen now uses multiple displays at the same time, which ergonomically improves the work efficiency environment.

[0005] Persons with disabilities who cannot reach the desk or have difficulty in sitting on a wheelchair due to physical disability are required to use this "arm-type display" on pillars near the bed. The base of the “free arm” is fixed, and the disabled use the display by moving the position of the video screen in a comfortable posture suitable for each person. An "arm-type display" that is easy to use for severely disabled people will be even more convenient for the average healthy person.

[0006]

[Effect of the invention]

 Therefore, the work attitude can be improved by summarizing << Effects of the invention >> by solving the above problems. The distance between the eyes and the display can be freely selected. Multiple displays can be used simultaneously. Unhealthy persons and persons with disabilities who are lying on their backs can use the information equipment easily. Healthy people also have more freedom in choosing work styles. It can be summarized in this big five points.

[Brief description of the drawings]

[Fig. 1] Working posture of the desktop computer

Fig. 2 Working posture of a laptop computer

FIG. 3 Work posture of a mobile computer As information devices become smaller, the work posture becomes ergonomically irrational and increases physical and mental fatigue.

Fig. 4 Ideal working posture using "arm type display"

[Fig. 5] Example of use of << free arm type display >> for a disabled person sleeping on a bed

[Explanation of the code] Application devised, << Free arm type display >> Information equipment main body installed under desk, Internet computer Information equipment main body installed under desk, word processor Information equipment main body installed under desk, workstation auto Software CD drive with changer Flat keyboard with thickness of 10mm or less

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] August 20, 1998

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Claims for utility model registration

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[Utility model registration claims]

Claims (1)

[Utility model registration claims] A liquid crystal display of an electronic information device such as a personal computer, a workstation or a word processor is separated from a main body of the device, and an arm is attached to a rear surface of a rear side like a free arm type desk lamp. You. The free arm allows the LCD screen to be positioned in a hollow space on the desk, providing a more ideal working posture and an optimal distance between the eyes and the screen.