JP4510206B2 - A personal computer placement device for a personal computer housing top unit - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a personal computer placement device in a personal computer accommodation type top panel unit attached to a personal computer accommodation type desk, in particular, a long desk used in an educational facility such as a school or a training center.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventional desks that contain a notebook computer and open the top board so that the notebook computer inside can be used are known.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in such a desk, when the top plate is simply opened, it is not the optimal position for operating the laptop computer housed inside, and the sitting chair is moved a little further. I have to let it.
In addition, the height of the notebook PC accommodated in the interior may be slightly too low to operate. If the height at the time of accommodation is optimal, when the top plate is closed, the top surface of the top plate becomes higher than the top plate of a normal desk, which is not good for writing work.
[0004]
In view of the above-described problems, the present invention provides a personal computer-accommodating top plate in which a personal computer mounting table can be pulled out to an appropriate position for personal computer operation and rises to an appropriate height at that time. The object is to provide a personal computer mounting device.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
(1) Between the pair of left and right side plates, the top plate is mounted so that it can be flipped up from the position facing forward, and the mounting table on which the laptop computer is placed is moved from the storage position below the top plate, Guided means mounted on the front upper side so that it can be pulled out and guided so that the mounting table can be pulled out in the front upper direction are provided on the opposing surfaces of the pair of side plates and are provided on both front and rear sides of the mounting table. And a pair of front and rear guide grooves or guide rails having an inclined portion facing the front and upper side, and a distance from the rear end of the front guide groove or guide rail to the first front upward inclined portion facing forward Is smaller than the distance from the rear end of the rear guide groove or guide rail to the first forward upward inclined portion directed forward.
[0006]
(2) In the above item (1) , a drop portion is provided at an appropriate position of the guide groove or the guide rail, and the guided portion of the mounting table falls in this falling portion, thereby resisting the movement of the mounting table in the front-rear direction. To grant.
[0007]
(3) In the above item (1) or (2) , the front and rear guide grooves or guide rails have the same side shape.
[0008]
(4) Between the pair of left and right side plates, the top plate is mounted so that it can be flipped up from the position facing forward, and the mounting table on which the notebook computer is placed is moved from the storage position below the top plate, It is attached to the front upper part so that it can be pulled out , and the rear end part of the cover covering the rear part of the mounting table below the top plate is pivotally attached to the rear part of the inner surface of the pair of side plates with a shaft facing in the left-right direction. Is placed on the mounting table.
[0009]
(5) In the above item (4) , the wiring housing portion is disposed below the cover.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a long desk (A) equipped with a personal computer-accommodating top plate unit (1) equipped with an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal side view thereof.
[0011]
As shown in these figures, the personal computer-accommodating top panel unit (1) is composed of an end side plate (3a) attached to the upper part of the legs (2) and (2) on both sides of the long desk (A). (3a) and two intermediate side plates (3b) (3b) facing in the front-rear direction disposed at equal intervals in the left-right direction between the side plates (3a) (3a). A bottom plate (4) is attached to the lower ends of (3a) and (3b).
[0012]
The rear lower portions of the side plates (3a) and (3b) extend downward, and along this, the rear portion of the bottom plate (4) has a pocket-shaped wiring housing portion (5) that is recessed downward. Is provided. The wiring housing portion (5) is formed by a front cover plate (6) inclined slightly forward, a substantially horizontal bottom plate (7), and a vertical back cover plate (8).
[0013]
Between the rear cover plate (8) forming the rear surface of the wiring housing portion (5) and the rear surface plate (9) installed at the rear end of each side plate (3a) (3b), a vertically elongated space is provided. (10) is formed, and a long groove-like guide groove (11) that is long in the vertical direction is formed on the opposing surface of the rear part of each side plate (3a) (3b) facing this space (10). .
[0014]
A pair of upper and lower guide rollers (13) (13) provided at both ends of the top plate support (12) facing in the left-right direction are fitted in the left and right guide grooves (11) facing each other so as to be movable up and down. The rear end portion of the top plate (14) is pivotally attached to the upper end portion of the top plate support (12) with a pivot (15) pointing in the left-right direction.
[0015]
The top plate (14) has a lateral L-shape that covers the upper surface and the front surface of the space between the left and right side plates (3a) and (3b) facing each other, and is always at the front end as shown in FIG. The lower end of the drooping portion (14a) is in contact with the upper surface of the front end portion of the bottom plate (4), and the upper surface is located in a forward-facing position that forms a substantially horizontal writing surface. From this state, the pivot (15) It can be lifted up to the vertical position as shown in FIG. 3 and can be slightly lowered together with the top plate support 12 to the vertical lowered position as shown in FIG. It has become.
[0016]
Rollers (16) that support both rear side portions of the top plate (14) when positioned in the forward-facing position are axially attached to the rear upper part of the opposing surfaces of the opposing side plates (3a) and (3b), The roller (16) prevents the top plate (14) from being moved forward when the top plate (14) is positioned at the vertically lowered position shown in FIG. It has the effect of smoothing the vertical movement and the movement when tilting forward from the vertical state.
[0017]
In order to make the top plate (14) and the top plate support (12) rise and fall smoothly, for example, the top plate support (12) is lowered between the top plate support (12) and the rear plate (9). Well-known gas dampers, balance weight means for reducing the weight of the top plate (14) and the top plate support (12), upward biasing means such as springs, buffer means, etc. (all not shown) Is preferably provided.
[0018]
Between the top plate (14) and the bottom plate (4), there is a mounting table (18) on which a notebook type personal computer (17) is mounted as shown in FIG. A pair of rollers (19) and (20) are guided by front and rear guide grooves (21) and (22) formed inside the side plates (3a) and (3b), so that they can be pulled out forward and upward. Has been.
[0019]
The front guide groove (21) has an inclined part (21a) extending from the rear end toward the front upper side, a smooth peak shape (21b) continuous from the front end, and further from the front end. It consists of a depression (21c) that is slightly inclined downward.
[0020]
The rear guide groove (22) includes a rear horizontal portion (22a) extending substantially horizontally from the rear end toward the front, and an inclined portion (22b) extending continuously from the front end toward the front upper side. And a front horizontal portion (22c) extending from the front end to the front and extending substantially horizontally.
[0021]
In this way, the distance from the rear end of the front guide groove (21) to the first front upward inclined portion (21a) heading forward is set to the first front upward direction from the rear end of the rear guide groove (22) forward. By making it smaller than the distance to the inclined part (22b), when the mounting table (18) is pulled out, the front part is lifted ahead of the rear part, and then the rear part follows, so it is easy to pull out the mounting table (18). And it can be pulled out smoothly.
[0022]
Further, as shown in FIG. 4, when the mounting table (18) is pulled out to the front limit, the front roller (19) engages with the drop portion (21c) of the guide groove (21), so that the mounting table ( 18) is stably supported between the side plates (3a) and (3b).
[0023]
By means of the rollers (19) and (20) and the guide grooves (21) and (22), which are guided portions, guide means for guiding the mounting table (18) so as to be able to be pulled forward and upward is formed.
[0024]
This guide means, for example, fixes a guide rail bent substantially similar to the bent shape of the guide grooves (21) and (22) to the inner surface of the opposing side plates (3a) and (3b), and sandwiches the guide rail from above and below. The paired front and rear roller units may be formed by pivoting on both side surfaces of the mounting table (18).
[0025]
Because of such a configuration, the top plate (14) is opened upward from the accommodated state shown in FIG. 2 around the pivot (15) at the rear portion thereof to be in the vertical position shown in FIG. When lowered to the vertical lowering position shown in FIG. 4 together with the support body (12), the top plate (14) stops with about 1/3 hidden.
[0026]
The notebook computer (17) is mounted on the mounting table (18) in a state where its wiring is stored in the rear wiring storage portion (5), and this mounting table (18) is mounted on the top plate (14). Can be pulled forward in the open state as described above. At this time, the mounting table (18) is not pulled forward as it is, but is guided by the inclination of the guide grooves (21) and (22) to move forward and upward, and the operation surface of the notebook computer (17) is The top surface of the top plate (14) when closed can be held at almost the same height, and the operability of the notebook personal computer (17) can be improved.
[0027]
In addition, the rear and rear upper parts of the notebook computer (17) at this time are shielded from light by the upright top plate (14) and its hanging part (14a), so the notebook computer (17) There is an advantage that the display becomes easy to see.
[0028]
When the notebook computer (17) is not in use, the mounting table (18) is returned to the original accommodation position, the top plate (14) is lifted straight up, and then rotated forward to close. In this state, the upper surface of the top board (14) can be used for general learning as a writing surface.
[0029]
In the modified example of the guide groove shown in FIG. 6, the front and rear guide grooves (23) and (24) are both provided with the horizontal portions (23b) and (24b) at the front ends of the front upward inclined portions (23a) and (24a). However, since the same shape is provided with the depressions (23c) (23d) (24c) (24d) at the front and rear ends of the horizontal part (23b) (24b), the PC mounting table remains horizontal, Pulled forward while ascending. In this example, the depressions (23c), (23d), (24c), and (24d) are formed at two locations, and the mounting table can be stopped at either location.
[0030]
FIG. 7 shows an example in which a cover (25) that covers the upper part of the wiring housing part (5) is arranged at the rear part of the personal computer housing part.
In this example, the rear ends of both side pieces (26) formed by bending on both sides of a substantially horizontal thin plate-like cover (25) are opposed to each other with the shaft (16a) of the roller (16) facing each other. (3a) A pin (27) pivotally attached to the inner surface of (3b) and having a gently curved side piece (26) with lower edges (26a) projecting from the rear side of both outer side surfaces of the mounting table (18) By placing it on the top, regardless of the back and forth movement of the mounting table (18), the rear of the mounting table (18) to the back cover plate (8) of the wiring storage unit (5), particularly the wiring storage unit ( The wiring accommodated in 5) can be always concealed. Therefore, the wiring is not exposed to the outside, and the appearance is good.
Note that the lower edge (26a) of the both side pieces (26) of the cover (25) is raised from the upper edge of the both side pieces (18a) of the mounting table (18) or the rear end of the mounting table (18). It is only necessary to place it on the upper edge of (18b).
[0031]
The above-mentioned personal computer-accommodating top panel unit is not limited to being mounted on a long desk, but can be installed freely on the wall, panel, etc. according to the user's ease of use. It is possible.
[0032]
【The invention's effect】
Even by the one of the invention described in claim 1 or 4, when changing the computer work from writing the work, there is no need to install a laptop computer on a desk each time, can always use the notebook computer state Since it can be stored in the interior of the desk, there is no trouble of installation work, and work efficiency can be improved. Further, since the mounting table for the personal computer can be pulled out from the storage position, it can be operated as it is without moving the chair forward for the personal computer operation. Furthermore, when it is pulled out, the personal computer mounting table rises to an optimal height position for personal computer operation.
In addition, since the personal computer mounting table moves obliquely upward in the front direction, it is not necessary to provide a special space for the key portion for locking the top plate, and the design is smart.
[0033]
Further, according to the first aspect of the invention, a simple structure, it is possible to perform the extraction and increase of the mounting table for PC.
[0034]
Furthermore , it is easy to pull out the mounting table for the personal computer and it can be pulled out smoothly.
[0035]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the personal computer mounting table does not move unexpectedly during the operation of the personal computer, and the personal computer can be used stably.
[0036]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the notebook personal computer placed on the placing table can be stably put in and out at all times while maintaining a substantially horizontal state, the influence of the built-in parts on the movement is small.
[0037]
According to invention of Claim 4 , even if the mounting base for personal computers moves forward, the back is always concealed by the cover, and wirings etc. are not particularly exposed to the outside. Visual smartness is maintained.
[0038]
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, all the wires accommodated in the wire accommodating portion are concealed by the cover, so that the appearance is good.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a long desk equipped with a personal computer storage type top panel unit including an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is also a longitudinal side view of the state in which the top plate is closed.
FIG. 3 is also a longitudinal side view of a state where the top plate is lifted up to a vertical position.
FIG. 4 is also a longitudinal side view of the state where the top plate is lowered to the vertical lowering position.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a mounting table for a personal computer.
FIG. 6 is also a side view of a side plate showing a modified example of the guide groove.
FIG. 7 is also an enlarged vertical side view of the main part showing an example in which a cover is provided above the wiring housing part.
[Explanation of symbols]
(A) Long desk
(1) Personal computer accommodation top unit
(2) Leg
(3a) (3b) Side plate
(4) Bottom plate
(5) Wiring housing part
(6) Front cover plate
(7) Bottom plate
(8) Back cover
(9) Rear plate
(10) Space
(11) Guide groove
(12) Top plate support
(13) Guide roller
(14) Top plate
(14a) hanging part
(15) Axis
(16) Roller
(16a) axis
(17) Notebook PC
(18) Mounting table
(18a) side piece
(18b) Rear piece
(19) (20) Roller
(21) (22) Guide groove
(21a) Inclined part
(21b) Top
(21c) Depression
(22a) Rear horizontal part
(22b) Inclined part
(22c) Front horizontal part
(23) (24) Guide groove
(23a) (24a) Inclined part
(23b) (24b) Horizontal part
(23c) (23d) (24c) (24d)
(25) Cover
(26) Side piece
(26a) Lower edge
(27) Pin

Claims (5)

A top plate is mounted between a pair of left and right side plates so that the top plate can be flipped up from the front-facing position, and the mounting table on which the laptop computer is placed is moved from the storage position below the top plate to the front upper side. Guiding means that is mounted so that it can be pulled out and that guides the mounting table so that it can be pulled out forward and upward is provided on the opposing surfaces of the pair of side plates and guides provided on both front and rear sides of the mounting table are guided. In addition, a pair of front and rear guide grooves or guide rails having inclined portions facing forward and upward are provided, and the distance from the rear end of the front guide groove or guide rail to the first forward upward inclined portion directed forward is determined by the rear PC in the PC housed top plate unit to the rear end of the guide groove or the guide rail, characterized in that there was a small Shun than the distance to the first front upwardly inclined portion towards the front Location apparatus. A drop part is provided in place of the guide groove or guide rail, by which the guide portion of the mounting table in the drop unit falls, the mounting of claim 1, wherein that supplies a resistance force to the movement in the longitudinal direction of the table A personal computer placement device for a personal computer housing top unit. The personal computer placement device in the personal computer accommodation type top board unit according to claim 1 or 2 which made the front and back guide grooves or the side shape of a guide rail the same. A top plate is mounted between a pair of left and right side plates so that the top plate can be flipped up from the front-facing position, and the mounting table on which the laptop computer is placed is moved from the storage position below the top plate to the front upper side. The rear end of the cover that covers the rear part of the mounting plate below the top plate is pivotally attached to the rear inner surface of the pair of side plates with a shaft that faces in the left-right direction, and the front portion of the cover. Is mounted on a mounting table . A personal computer mounting device in a personal computer accommodation type top board unit. The personal computer mounting apparatus in the personal computer accommodation type top plate unit of Claim 4 which has arrange | positioned the wiring accommodating part under the cover.

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