JP3229910U - External monitor for laptop - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an external monitor for a notebook personal computer in which a notebook computer can be installed more easily. An external monitor 1 for displaying a screen of a notebook computer 2, and a display unit 10 including a display surface 11 for displaying the screen of the notebook computer 2 and a back surface 12 on the opposite side of the display surface 11. , A base portion 20 on which the notebook computer 2 is placed, a support portion 30 that supports the display portion 10 with respect to the base portion 20, and one end portion 30A and a back surface 12 connected to the base portion 20. A support portion 30 including a connected other end portion 30B is provided. Between the back surface 12 and the support portion 30, there is a space S1 having a size capable of accommodating the display unit 2B of the notebook computer 2, and the display unit 2B of the notebook computer 2 can be inserted along the display surface 11. The open space S1 is formed as described above. [Selection diagram] Fig. 4

Description

The present invention relates to an external monitor for a laptop computer.

Conventionally, as described in Patent Document 1, various types of displays for personal computers are known.

Patent Document 1 describes a display device used by connecting to a notebook computer. This display device includes a display panel such as a liquid crystal display device, a housing that holds the display panel, and a first stand and a second stand that pivotally support the housing. In this display device, a space is formed under the bottom surface of the housing, and the tip of the notebook computer can be inserted from the space toward the back surface side of the display panel. Further, Patent Document 2 describes an arm stand for a liquid crystal display configured so that the angle can be changed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 11-219123 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-267581

In the display device described in Patent Document 1, first, the notebook computer is opened (the angle between the display unit and the keyboard unit is approximately 180 degrees), and the tip of the notebook computer is externally monitored in this state. It is necessary to insert it from the space underneath, and then fold the display part of the laptop computer back to the keyboard part. As described above, the conventional external monitor for a notebook computer has a problem that the installation work of the notebook computer tends to be complicated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an external monitor for a notebook personal computer in which a notebook computer can be installed more easily.

The external monitor for a notebook computer according to one aspect of the present invention is an external monitor that displays the screen of the notebook computer, and has a display surface for displaying the screen of the notebook computer and a back surface opposite to the display surface. A display unit including, a base portion on which the notebook computer is placed, a support portion that supports the display portion with respect to the base portion, and one end portion connected to the base portion. It includes the support portion including the other end portion connected to the back surface. Between the back surface and the support portion, there is a space having a size capable of accommodating the display portion of the notebook computer so that the display portion of the notebook computer can be inserted along the display surface. The open space is formed.

According to this configuration, the display unit of the notebook computer can be accommodated in the space on the back surface side of the display unit of the external monitor. Therefore, the space on the desk can be saved as compared with the case where the notebook computer is installed in front of the external monitor, and the display unit of the notebook computer does not block the display unit of the external monitor. Moreover, since the notebook computer can be inserted into the space from the side along the display surface of the external monitor, unlike the conventional external monitor, there is no need to fold the notebook computer after opening it once. Therefore, according to the present invention, the notebook computer can be installed more easily.

In the external monitor for a notebook personal computer, the base portion may include a mounting surface on which the keyboard portion of the notebook personal computer is placed. The above-mentioned mounting surface may be inclined upward so as to become higher as it approaches the display surface.

According to this configuration, typing becomes easier as compared with the case where the mounting surface is flat.

The external monitor for a notebook computer may further include anti-slip means for preventing the notebook computer from slipping down along the inclination of the above-mentioned mounting surface.

According to this configuration, the notebook computer can be installed more stably.

In the external monitor for a notebook computer, the other end of the support may be connected to a portion of the back surface above the center in the vertical direction.

According to this configuration, the display unit can be supported more stably, and the storage space of the display unit of the notebook computer can be secured more widely.

The external monitor for a notebook personal computer may further include a connector portion for communicating with the notebook computer.

The external monitor for a notebook computer may further include a camera attached to the display unit.

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an external monitor for a notebook computer in which a notebook computer can be installed more easily.

It is a front view which shows typically the structure of the external monitor for a notebook personal computer which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a side view which shows typically the structure of the external monitor for a notebook computer. It is a front view which shows typically the state which the notebook computer is installed on the external monitor for the notebook computer. It is a side view which shows typically the state which the notebook computer is installed in the external monitor for the notebook computer. It is a side view which shows typically the structure of the external monitor for a notebook personal computer which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a side view which shows typically the structure of the external monitor for a notebook personal computer which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the external monitor for a notebook computer according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
First, the configuration of the external monitor 1 for a notebook computer (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “external monitor 1”) according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. The external monitor 1 is a monitor for displaying the screen of the notebook computer 2 on a larger screen, and is used in a state of being placed on the desk surface 3. As shown in FIG. 1, the external monitor 1 mainly includes a display unit 10, a base unit 20, and a support unit 30.

The display unit 10 includes, for example, a panel unit 13 made of a liquid crystal display panel or the like, and a frame 14 surrounding the outer periphery of the panel unit 13. As shown in FIG. 1, the panel unit 13 has a substantially rectangular shape that is horizontally long in front view, and includes a display surface 11 that displays a screen of a notebook computer. The panel unit 13 is not limited to the one made of a liquid crystal display panel, and may be made of, for example, an organic EL panel.

The frame 14 is, for example, a resin frame and has a shape along the outer circumference of the panel portion 13. As shown in FIG. 2, the frame 14 includes a back surface 12 opposite to the display surface 11 in the front-rear direction.

The base portion 20 is a portion on which the notebook computer 2 is placed, and has a predetermined width in each of the front-rear and left-right directions. The base portion 20 is installed on the desk surface 3. As shown in FIG. 4, the notebook computer 2 includes a keyboard unit 2A and a display unit 2B, and the display unit 2B is configured to open with the rear end portion 2C of the keyboard unit 2A as a fulcrum. The base portion 20 includes a mounting surface 21 on which the keyboard portion 2A of the notebook computer 2 is mounted.

As shown in FIG. 4, the mounting surface 21 in the present embodiment is inclined upward at a constant angle so as to become higher (toward the rear) as it approaches the display surface 11. This makes it easier for the user to type the keyboard unit 2A. However, the mounting surface of the base portion is not limited to the inclined surface as in the present embodiment, and may be, for example, a flat surface.

The support portion 30 is a portion that supports the display portion 10 with respect to the base portion 20. As shown in FIG. 2, the support portion 30 includes one end portion 30A connected to the rear end portion of the base portion 20 and the other end portion 30B connected to the back surface 12 of the display unit 10. More specifically, the support portion 30 extends forward from the vertical arm portion 31 extending upward from the rear end portion of the base portion 20 and the upper end portion of the vertical arm portion 31 toward the back surface 12 of the display portion 10. Includes a horizontal arm portion 32.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the present embodiment, the other end portion 30B of the support portion 30 is connected to a portion of the back surface 12 of the display portion 10 above the center in the vertical direction. As a result, the display unit 10 can be supported more stably by the support unit 30. However, the connection position of the other end portion 30B is not limited to this, and for example, the other end portion 30B may be connected to the central portion in the vertical direction of the back surface 12.

As shown in FIG. 4, a portion of the back surface 12 below the connection position of the other end 30B and the vertical arm portion 31 have a size capable of accommodating the display portion 2B of the notebook computer 2. Space S1 is formed. The space S1 is provided behind the display unit 10 and is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped space long in the left-right direction. That is, the space S1 has a predetermined width in each of the vertical, front-back, and left-right directions.

By providing the space S1, the notebook computer 2 can be installed on the mounting surface 21 so that the display unit 2B of the notebook computer 2 overlaps the display unit 10 of the external monitor 1 at the rear. At this time, the distance D in the front-rear direction between the display surface 2BB of the notebook computer 2 and the back surface 12 of the external monitor 1 is, for example, 1 cm or less.

The space S1 is open in the left-right direction so that the display unit 2B of the notebook computer 2 can be inserted along the display surface 11. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the space S1 is provided with a rectangular open portion O1 having a vertically long side view, and the space S1 is in a state where the notebook computer 2 is folded back at approximately 90 degrees from the open portion O1. Can be inserted into. Although FIG. 4 is a left side view of the external monitor 1, the space S1 is similarly provided with an open portion on the right side, and the notebook computer 2 is inserted into the space S1 from the open portion on the right side. Is also possible.

The external monitor 1 further includes a connector portion 40 for communicating with the notebook computer 2 (FIG. 2). The connector portion 40 is, for example, a VGA or HDMI (registered trademark) connector, and is provided on a rear portion of the left side surface of the base portion 20 as shown in FIG. Further, the base portion 20 is provided with a connector portion 41 for connecting an external camera such as a USB connector adjacent to the connector portion 40. These connector portions are connected to the notebook computer 2 by cables 42 and 43. The positions of these connector portions are not particularly limited.

The external monitor 1 further includes a camera 50 used for, for example, a web conference. As shown in FIG. 1, in the present embodiment, the camera 50 is attached to a substantially central portion of the display portion 10 in the upper frame portion of the frame 14 in the left-right direction. However, the camera 50 is not limited to the case where it is mounted at the position shown in FIG. Further, the camera 50 may be installed on the upper surface of the display unit 10.

As described above, according to the external monitor 1 according to the present embodiment, the display unit 2B of the notebook computer 2 can be accommodated in the space S1 on the back surface 12 side of the display unit 10 of the external monitor 1. Therefore, the space on the desk surface 3 can be saved as compared with the case where the notebook computer 2 is installed in front of the external monitor 1. Further, in this case, the display unit 2B of the notebook computer 2 does not block the display unit 10 of the external monitor 1. Further, since the notebook computer 2 can be inserted into the space S1 from the lateral direction along the display surface 11 of the external monitor 1, the notebook computer 2 can be installed on the base portion 20 in the open state. ..

(Embodiment 2)
Next, the configuration of the external monitor 1A for a notebook personal computer according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The second embodiment is basically the same as the first embodiment, but is different in that the anti-slip means 60 is further provided. Hereinafter, only the points different from the first embodiment will be described.

The external monitor 1A includes a non-slip means 60 for preventing the notebook computer 2 from slipping down along the inclination of the mounting surface 21. The anti-slip means 60 in this embodiment is an anti-slip sheet. As shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of anti-slip tapes are attached to the mounting surface 21 as anti-slip means 60. As a result, when the notebook computer 2 is installed on the mounting surface 21, the position shift of the notebook computer 2 can be prevented more reliably.

(Embodiment 3)
Next, the configuration of the external monitor 1B for a notebook personal computer according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The third embodiment is basically the same as the second embodiment, except that the anti-slip means 61 is configured by a protrusion. Hereinafter, only the points different from the second embodiment will be described.

The non-slip means 61 in the present embodiment is configured by a protrusion erected from the mounting surface 21 at a portion of the mounting surface 21 in front of the center in the front-rear direction. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the front end portion of the keyboard portion 2A of the notebook personal computer 2 comes into contact with the anti-slip means 61, and the misalignment of the notebook personal computer 2 can be prevented. In this case, no trace of the non-slip tape remains on the mounting surface 21. Further, the position of the anti-slip means 61 in the front-rear direction may be variable.

It should be understood that the embodiments disclosed this time are exemplary in all respects and are not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the scope of the utility model registration claims rather than the above description, and is intended to include all changes within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of the utility model registration claims.

1 External monitor for laptop computer 2 Laptop computer 2A Keyboard part 2B, 10 Display part 11 Display surface 12 Back side 20 Base part 21 Mounting surface 30 Support part 30A One end part 30B Other end part 40 Connector part 50 Camera 60, 61 Stopping means S1 space

Claims (6)

An external monitor that displays the screen of a laptop computer
A display unit including a display surface for displaying the screen of the notebook computer and a back surface opposite to the display surface.
The base on which the notebook computer is placed and
A support portion that supports the display portion with respect to the base portion, and includes the support portion including one end portion connected to the base portion and the other end portion connected to the back surface portion.
Between the back surface and the support portion, there is a space having a size capable of accommodating the display portion of the notebook computer so that the display portion of the notebook computer can be inserted along the display surface. An external monitor for a laptop computer in which the open space is formed. The base portion includes a mounting surface on which the keyboard portion of the notebook computer is mounted.
The external monitor for a notebook personal computer according to claim 1, wherein the above-mentioned mounting surface is inclined upward so as to become higher as it approaches the display surface. The external monitor for a notebook computer according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a non-slip means for preventing the notebook computer from sliding down along the inclination of the mounting surface. The external monitor for a notebook personal computer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the other end of the support is connected to a portion of the back surface above the center in the vertical direction. The external monitor for a notebook personal computer according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further provided with a connector portion for communicating with the notebook computer. The external monitor for a notebook personal computer according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a camera attached to the display unit.

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