JP3072546B2 - Display back adjustment device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a backrest adjusting device for a display unit, and more particularly, to a backrest of a display unit capable of expanding or reducing a display space in accordance with the thickness or depth of an object to be displayed. It relates to an adjusting device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a display device having a display portion for storing various kinds of game software or compact discs. The display section of the device is
The front side of the box installed on the floor surface is divided into, for example, a grid pattern to form multiple sections, and the front side of each section is provided with a transparent protection plate. Here, the depth width of each display unit is provided to be constant, and the internal space is formed to have the same volume.

[0003]

However, since the display section has a constant depth width, when the display object having a thickness or a depth width smaller than the depth width of the display section itself is stored. In addition, there is a disadvantage that the display object falls down in the display unit and cannot be displayed in a good posture. In particular, when the bottom wall of the display portion is formed as an inclined surface so that the package of the game software or the like can be displayed easily, it is extremely difficult to display the package in an upright posture without falling down. .

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the inconvenience of the prior art, and its object is to adjust the depth width of the display portion in accordance with the depth width of the display object. It is an object of the present invention to provide a back adjustment device for a display unit.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a display unit back adjustment device according to the present invention includes a display unit having a bottom wall on which a display object can be placed. with out possible providing the bottom wall along a longitudinal direction provided retractable adjusting body in the display portion, and capable of supporting the back side of the display object with the adjusting body, prior to said bottom wall
A slit hole is formed in the rear direction, and the adjusting body
Is an engaging member that engages with the forming edge of the slit hole.
Fixed to the engaging member to support the back side of the display object
And a plate member to be used.
Since the adjusting body can advance and retreat in the front-rear direction of the display unit, when displaying a display object having a thickness smaller than the depth width of the display unit itself, the adjusting body is positioned on the front side and the display object is What is necessary is just to eliminate the gap which can occur between the control body and the adjusting body. As a result, the adjusting body directly supports the back side of the display object, and the display object can be prevented from falling down and a stable display posture can be always maintained.
In addition, the engagement position of the engagement member is set along the front and rear direction of the slit hole.
By shifting the position, the front and rear of the plate member fixed to the engagement member
The depth width can be adjusted by arbitrarily adjusting the direction position.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the backrest adjusting device for a display unit, the engaging member has a pair of hinges.
The engaging pieces and the free ends of these engaging pieces are urged in the expanding direction.
To engage the free end side with the forming edge of the slit hole.
It is good to comprise with a screw member. Thereby, the spring member
As a result, the free end side of the engagement piece
It is possible to engage so that the engaging member is inadvertently
Prevents misalignment and stabilizes the position of the plate member.
Wear.

[0007]

Further, the bottom wall is provided on an inclined surface whose depth side is lower than the near side, and the slit hole has a stepwise opening width from the depth side to the near side of the display portion through the step portion. A configuration that is widely formed in the device can be adopted. In the case of such a configuration, the engagement piece can be gradually moved to the front side by pulling the plate member from the back side to the front side. Moreover, even if any external force is applied from the front side to the depth side of the display object, the engaging piece is hooked on the stepped portion, so that an artificial piece such as narrowing the free end side of the engaging piece is used. Unless the operation is performed, the backward movement of the plate member can be physically restricted. Further, the slit holes include a pair of slit holes extending substantially parallel to each other from the depth side to the front side of the display portion, and each of these slit holes has an enlarged hole portion for engaging the engagement piece. A configuration of being formed intermittently is also selectively adopted. When this configuration is adopted, the engagement position of the engagement piece can be shifted in any of the front and rear directions by applying an external force so as to narrow the free end side. The biasing force is always constant, and the plate member can be stably supported regardless of the position of the engagement piece.

[0009] It is more preferable that the plate member is provided with an open portion that allows a finger to access the engagement member from the near side of the display portion. By providing such an opening, there is no need to turn the hand behind the plate member to adjust the engagement position of the engagement member, and directly access the engagement member from the near side position of the plate member. Then, the position can be easily adjusted.

[0010]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention; In the following description, the terms "front side" and "depth side" are used with reference to a state in which the display device shown in FIG. 1 is viewed from the front,
“Front” is “Front” and “Depth” is “Back” as necessary
It will be described as.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a display device to which this embodiment is applied. In this figure, the display device 10 is configured so that a package such as game software or a compact disc can be displayed as an object. This display device 10 includes a trapezoidal box 11 installed on the floor surface,
The box 11 is provided with a door 13 on a side wall 12 thereof. In the box 11, audio equipment and the like including a tuner (not shown) are provided so as to be able to be stored. On the front side of the box 11, a display section 15 having an internal space capable of storing a display object W (see FIG. 2) formed of a game software package or the like is formed.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, each of the display portions 15 is connected to a bottom wall 20 on which a display object W can be placed, and upward from a depth-side edge of the bottom wall 20. A rear wall 21 provided, a side wall 22 continuously connected to both left and right edges in FIG. 3 of the bottom wall 20 and the rear wall 21, and a front end wall 24 formed at a front edge of the side wall 22. , And a transparent protective cover 24 mounted between the front end walls 24. The bottom wall 20 is provided on an inclined surface such that the depth side is lower than the near side, and the rear wall 21 is provided continuously in a direction substantially perpendicular to the surface of the bottom wall 20. Thus, the display object W placed on the bottom wall 20 is supported by the rear wall 21, so that the display of the front surface of the display object W can be easily viewed.
Further, stoppers 26 and 27 erected inside the box 11 are provided at positions on the rear surface side of the rear wall 21, and the rear surfaces of the rear wall 21 abut against these stoppers 26 and 27. The display unit 15 is maintained in the inclined posture as a whole.

A hanging front wall 28 having a substantially L-shaped side end surface is formed at a front edge of the bottom wall 20. Support brackets 29 are provided on both left and right ends of the hanging front wall 28, respectively. Have been. These support brackets 29
Is supported by a shaft pin 30 extending between the side walls 12 of the box 11, whereby the upper side of the display unit 15 is rotatable.

A slit 35 extending in the front-rear direction is formed substantially at the center of the bottom wall 20.
The adjusting body 36 is attached to the movable member 5 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 5, the slit hole 35 is provided with step portions 35A extending in the lateral direction at predetermined intervals, and the opening width is stepwise from the depth side to the near side through these step portions 35A. The width of the edge 35B is increased intermittently.

The adjusting body 36 includes a clip 40 as an engaging member engageable with the formed edge 35B of the slit hole 35, and a plate fixed to the clip 40 and supporting the back side of the display object W. And a member 42.
The clip 40 has a pair of engaging pieces 44 extending in an inverted V-shape with one end side, that is, the upper end side in FIG. 2 as a hinge portion 43, and an inverted U fixed so as to bridge between the inner surfaces of these engaging pieces 44. And a spring member 45 formed of a U-shaped leaf spring. The spring member 45 urges the engagement pieces 44 in a direction away from each other. Further, a lower end side, which is a free end side of the engaging piece 44, is formed as an engaging claw 46 which is bent substantially horizontally outward, and this engaging claw 46 is formed by the urging force of the spring member 45. It can be engaged with the formed edge 35B.

The plate member 42 has folded portions 42A formed on both left and right ends thereof, and is provided such that the lower end edge of the folded portion 42A contacts the upper surface of the bottom wall 20 to stabilize the standing posture. ing. An open portion 48 is formed in a substantially central portion on the lower end side of the plate member 42 so that the left and right sides are largely curved. A finger is made accessible to the engaging piece 44 through the opening 48, so that the engaging piece 44 can be picked up or a finger can be hung thereon.

A hanging front wall 28 formed on the front end face of the bottom wall 20 has a storage box 50 such as an ID card for specifying the contents of the product, and a price holder for displaying the price and name of the product. 51 and the box 1
On the upper surface of the display case 1, a display case 5
3, 53 are arranged. The display cases 53 can also store predetermined display objects.

In the above configuration, when the display object W is stored in the display unit 15 and is displayed, the position of the adjusting body 36 is adjusted according to the thickness or the depth width of the display object W. . In this position adjustment, the forming edge 35
In order to move the engagement position of the engagement claw 46 to the front side with respect to B, it is sufficient to put a finger behind the engagement piece 44 and slowly pull it toward the front side. At this time, the engagement claws 46
Are in a state of being biased by springs in a direction of separating from each other, so that the separation width is enlarged at the moment of passing the position of the stepped portion 35A, and is engaged with the formed edge 35B of the slit hole 35. This engagement can be confirmed by a clicking sound. Then, by performing the work stepwise, the position of the adjustment body 36 can be sequentially adjusted in the direction of decreasing the depth width.

On the other hand, when it is desired to increase the depth width, each engaging piece 44 is pinched by a finger so as to sandwich it from the outside, and the mutual separation width of the engaging claws 46 is reduced. Will be released. Then, by releasing the finger in accordance with the desired position while pushing the engagement piece 44 to the depth side, the engagement claw 46 can be engaged with the formation edge 35B again.

Therefore, according to such an embodiment, by providing the adjusting body 36, when the display object W composed of an empty package of game software or the like is leaned against the display object W, the display object W Does not fall backward in the display section 15 and can be displayed in a state of being easily viewed with a fixed inclined posture.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, instead of the slit hole 35, a pair of left and right slit holes 55 extending substantially parallel to each other is provided, and the slit holes 55 are enlarged at predetermined intervals along the extending direction of the slit holes 55. A hole 55A may be provided, and the engaging piece 44 may be engaged with the enlarged hole 55A. Here, the opening widths connecting the pair of left and right enlarged holes 55A are set to be substantially equal to each other. According to such a configuration, the biasing force of the spring member 45 does not fluctuate even when the engagement piece 44 is engaged with any of the enlarged holes 55A, so that the position of the adjustment body 36 is further stabilized. Can be held.

In the above embodiment, the engagement piece 44 engages with the bottom wall 20 of the display portion 15. However, for example, the engagement piece 44 can move back and forth with respect to the side wall 22. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which engagement is performed so that In short, the present invention provides the plate member 42 according to the thickness of the display object W.
The design can be changed as appropriate as long as the front / rear position can be adjusted. For example, a rail-shaped portion may be provided on the inner surface side of the side wall 22, and a notch or a groove or the like fitted to the rail-shaped portion so as to be relatively movable may be provided on the plate-shaped portion.

Further, in the above embodiment, the pair of engaging pieces 44
Although the case where the spring member 45 is provided is illustrated and described,
The spring member 45 can be omitted as long as the engagement piece 44 itself acts as a leaf spring so that the free end side expands.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the adjusting body is provided so as to be able to advance and retreat along the front-rear direction of the display unit, when displaying a display object having a thickness or a depth width smaller than the depth width of the display unit itself, the adjusting body is moved toward the front side. , It is possible to eliminate a useless gap, thereby obtaining an effect that the back side of the display object can be supported without a gap to prevent the display object from falling down.

Further, according to the present invention, since the engaging member is provided so as to be able to advance and retreat in the front-rear direction of the slit hole, the plate member fixed to the engaging member can also be moved at the same time, and the engaging member can be moved with respect to the edge of the slit hole. Only by shifting the position of the engaging member in the front-rear direction, the depth width of the display unit can be easily adjusted.

Further, the engaging member is provided with a spring member for urging the free end sides of the pair of engaging pieces having the hinge portion in the expanding direction. The end side can be engaged so as to bite into the formed edge of the slit hole, and the position of the plate member can be stabilized by preventing inadvertent displacement of the engaging member.

Further, since the slit hole with which the engaging member engages is formed stepwise wide, the depth width can be adjusted stepwise by pulling the engaging member forward.
Moreover, even if some external force is applied from the near side to the depth side of the display object, the engaging member is hooked on the stepped portion, so that the artificial member such as narrowing the free end side of the engaging member is used. Unless the operation is performed, the backward movement of the plate member can be physically restricted. Further, according to the configuration in which the slit hole is constituted by a pair of slit holes extending substantially in parallel and the enlarged hole portion is formed intermittently in the slit hole,
It is possible to always apply a constant urging force to the engaging member, and the position of the plate member can be further stabilized.

In addition, since the plate member is provided with an opening through which the hand can be accessed from the near side of the display portion, the finger can be directly accessed to the engagement member through the opening, so that the finger of the plate member can be accessed. The position can be changed very easily, and it is possible to easily and quickly cope with re-displaying on display objects having different thicknesses.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing the entire configuration of a display device according to an embodiment to which a back-stop adjusting device for a display unit is applied.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a display unit.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a display unit.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which an engaging member is engaged with a slit hole.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which an engaging member is engaged with a slit hole.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an engagement state when a slit hole other than the above is used.

[Explanation of symbols]

 15 Display part 20 Bottom wall 35 Slit hole 35A Step 35B Forming edge 36 Adjusting body 40 Clip as an engaging member 42 Plate member 43 Hinge part 44 Engaging piece 45 Spring member 48 Opening part 55 Slit hole 55A Enlarged hole W Display object

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] An adjusting body capable of moving in and out along the front and rear direction of the bottom wall is provided in a display unit having a bottom wall on which the display object can be placed. provided, the back side of the display object with the adjustment member to enable the support, the slit holes in the longitudinal direction of the bottom wall is formed together
The adjusting body is engaged with a forming edge of the slit hole.
An engagement member, and the display object fixed to the engagement member.
And a plate member supporting the rear side of the display unit. 2. The engagement member includes a pair of engagement pieces each having a hinge portion, and a free end side of the engagement pieces is urged in an expanding direction to form a slit hole in the free end side. back per adjustment device of the display unit according to claim 1, characterized in that it is constituted by a spring member engaged with the edge. 3. The bottom wall is provided on an inclined surface where the depth side is lower than the near side, and the slit hole has a stepwise opening width from the depth side to the near side of the display portion via a step portion. 3. The device according to claim 2, wherein the device is formed wide. 4. The bottom wall is provided on an inclined surface where the depth side is lower than the near side, and the slit holes are a pair of slit holes extending substantially parallel to each other from the depth side to the near side of the display unit. 3. An adjusting device according to claim 2, wherein an enlarged hole for engaging the free end side of the engaging member is formed intermittently in each of the slit holes. . The method according to claim 5 wherein said plate member, according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein the accessible opening fingers are formed on the engaging member from the front side of the display unit Display back adjustment device.