JP4566018B2 - Rotating device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a rotating device, and more particularly, to a rotating device that rotatably holds a device such as a register.

  Conventionally, a rotating device that holds a device such as a register in a rotatable manner has been proposed. For example, Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-293055) discloses a register having a turntable at the bottom. In this register, the direction of the register can be easily changed by the turntable. Further, the turntable disclosed in this document is provided with a protrusion urged by a leaf spring, and can be rotated while generating a click feeling at a predetermined position of the rotation operation.

According to the register provided with this conventional turntable, the register can be rotated so as to face the direction in which the operator can easily operate, so that the operator can easily confirm the display.
JP-A-8-293065

  In recent years, an increasing number of registers and the like adopt a touch panel for data input. Unlike a conventional keyboard in which a certain stroke exists in the direction of pressing the switch, the touch panel has a very small stroke, so that the force of pressing the touch panel is easily transmitted directly to the register body. Therefore, when a conventional turntable is provided in a register having a touch panel, there is a problem that the register main body is rotated by a force of pressing the touch panel.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and it is possible to rotate a device such as a register as necessary, and to lock the rotation when data is input to the device. An object of the present invention is to provide a rotating device capable of performing the above.

  According to one aspect of the rotating device according to the present invention, a pedestal portion, a rotating portion that is rotatably attached to the pedestal portion and supports the apparatus main body, and provided between the pedestal portion and the rotating portion. The operation unit provided between the operation unit and the lock unit is operated, the lock unit for locking the rotation of the lock unit, the operation unit for switching the lock unit between the locked state and the unlocked state, and the operation unit. A transmission unit that transmits the operating force to the lock unit. The operation unit is provided at two or more locations, and the operation unit is arranged at an interval in the rotation direction of the rotation unit.

  According to this configuration, the lock unit that locks the rotation of the pedestal unit and the rotation unit is provided, and the operation unit that switches between the locked state and the unlocked state of the lock unit is provided. By doing so, the rotation of the pedestal portion and the rotating portion can be locked. Thereby, when operating the apparatus supported by the rotation part, for example, it can prevent that an apparatus rotates with the operation force. Moreover, since the operation part is arrange | positioned in two or more places at intervals in the rotation direction of the rotation part, operation of the operation part becomes easy even when the device is not facing the operator.

  The rotating device may be configured such that an operating force operated by any one of the operating units is not transmitted to other operating units. In this case, since it can operate without moving an unnecessary part, an operation part can be operated with small force.

  In the rotating device, the operation unit and the transmission unit are each constituted by a pair of arms each having a first end and a second end. The arm is attached so that it can tilt with its middle part as a fulcrum, the first end of the arm constitutes the operating part, and the second end of the arm has a long hole extending in the tilting direction. Provide. The lock portion includes a protrusion that drives the lock portion, and the protrusion is inserted into the elongated holes of the pair of arms. When the one arm is tilted to drive the protrusion, and the lock part is switched from the locked state to the unlocked state, the protrusion moves in the elongated hole of the other arm and moves to the other arm. You may comprise so that it may not contact.

  According to this configuration, when one arm is operated, the projecting portion that drives the lock portion moves within the long hole of the other arm, so that the operating force for operating one arm is not transmitted to the other arm. Thereby, one arm can be operated with a small operating force.

  According to another aspect of the rotating device according to the present invention, a pedestal portion and a device body that is rotatably attached to the pedestal portion and includes an input switch for an operator to input data are supported. A rotation unit; a lock unit that locks the rotation of both of the pedestal unit and the rotation unit; an operation unit that switches between a locked state and an unlocked state of the lock unit; the operation unit; And a transmission unit that is provided between the lock unit and transmits the operation force for operating the operation unit to the lock unit.

  According to this configuration, the device can be rotated by releasing the lock by the operation unit, while the device can be rotated even if the input switch is operated for data input to the device by locking the rotation by the lock unit. Can be prevented from rotating by the operating force.

  According to the rotating device according to the present invention, it is possible to rotate a device such as a register as necessary, and to lock the rotation at the time of data input work to the device.

  Hereinafter, the structure of a rotating device in each embodiment based on the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In each embodiment, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will not be repeated.

(Embodiment 1)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is a perspective view showing a register provided with the rotating device of the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the rotating device, and FIG. 3 shows the structure of the main part of the rotating device. 4 is a plan view showing a modification of the operation unit, FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view showing the lock unit in the locked state, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow VI, FIG. 7 is an enlarged plan view showing a lock portion in an unlocked state, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow VIII-VIII in FIG.

  The rotating device of the present embodiment is equipped with a register 1 as shown in FIG. 1, for example, and makes this register freely rotatable. In the present embodiment and the description of the embodiments described later, the case where the device mounted on the rotating device is a register will be described, but the device mounted on the rotating device is not limited to this.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the register 1 has a register main body 2 having a keyboard 3 and a display screen 4 provided to be inclined with respect to the register main body 2. The keyboard 3 is an input switch for inputting information to the register. The keyboard 3 may be a switch having a certain stroke or a touch panel having almost no stroke. Further, a switch may be displayed on the display screen 4 and information may be input by touching the switch.

  The register body 2 is rotatably attached to the pedestal portion 11. When the register 1 is rotated, the register 1 is rotated while releasing the lock by pressing the operation button 41 provided on the front surface of the register body 2. Two operation buttons 41 are provided on the front surface of the register body 2.

  Next, the structure of the rotating device provided in the register 1 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 2, the rotating device includes a pedestal portion 11 placed at an installation place where the device is installed and a rotating portion 31 that serves as a lower cabinet of the register body 2 and is rotatably attached to the pedestal portion 11. And have.

  The pedestal portion 11 has a rotating shaft 12 protruding upward at the center thereof, and the rotating shaft 12 penetrates to the rotating portion 31. Further, a lock gear 13 is provided near the upper front of the pedestal 11. The lock gear 13 constitutes a part of a lock portion that locks the rotation of the base portion 11 and the rotation portion 31. The lock gear 13 has a plurality of outward teeth, and is aligned while being curved in the rotation direction of the rotation unit 31.

  A lower plate 16 formed by molding a metal plate is disposed on the upper surface of the pedestal portion 11. In the vicinity of the outer peripheral portion of the lower plate 16, there is provided a long hole 17 that extends while curving in the rotating direction of the rotating portion 31, and its side edge is shaped to bulge upward. A screw 18 is inserted into the long hole 17 from below, and the screw head is accommodated inside the bulging portion.

  On the upper surface of the lower plate 16, a resin-made rotating sheet 20 is disposed for improving slippage during rotation. The rotary sheet 20 is also provided with a long hole 21 at a position corresponding to the long hole 17 of the lower plate 16.

  A metal upper plate 25 is provided on the upper surface of the rotating sheet 20. Screws 18 passing through the long holes 17 and 21 are screwed into the screw holes 26 provided in the upper plate 25. The lower plate 16, the rotating sheet 20, and the upper plate 25 are provided with a through hole at the center thereof, and the rotary shaft 12 passes through the through hole.

  A left operation lever 32 a and a right operation lever 32 b made of metal or the like as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 are provided on the lower surface of the rotating portion 31. The left operating lever 32a and the right operating lever 32b are attached so as to be tiltable with their intermediate portions as fulcrums 33. An operation button 41 is attached to the outer ends of the left operation lever 32a and the right operation lever 32b. The operation button 41 is exposed from the opening on the front surface of the register body 2. As shown in FIG. 4, the operation button 41 may be exposed through an opening provided on the side surface of the register body 2.

  Long holes 34a and 34b extending in the tilting direction of the operation lever 32 are provided at the inner ends of the left operation lever 32a and the right operation lever 32b, respectively. A shaft-like protruding portion 52 that protrudes from above the locking tool 51 that constitutes the locking portion is inserted into the long hole 34. Further, the locking tool 51 is fixed to the lower surface of the rotating portion 31 by a fixing tool 42 and a screw 43. The locking tool 51 is urged in the direction of the center of rotation by the spring 44, and the operation lever 32 is urged by the spring 46 so that the operation button 41 is positioned in the forward direction.

  Operations of the operation lever 32 and the locking tool 51 will be described with reference to FIGS. When the operation button 41 is not operated, the operation lever 32 is biased by the spring 46 (see FIG. 3), and the operation lever 32 is in the state shown in FIG. At this time, the locking member 51 is biased toward the center of rotation by the spring 44. One end of the spring 44 abuts on a rising piece 53 provided at the distal end of the locking member 51, and the other end abuts on an abutting piece 35 hanging from the lower surface of the rotating portion 31. The spring 44 is disposed in a space sandwiched between a pair of side walls 54 provided on the upper surface of the locking tool 51, and is configured not to drop off from the locking tool 51.

  An engagement gear 57 that engages with the lock gear 13 is provided on the lower surface of the locking tool 51. FIG. 5 shows a locked state. In this state, the lock gear 13 and the engagement gear 57 are engaged by the urging force of the spring 44, and the rotation of the base portion 11 and the rotation portion 31 is locked. Yes.

  When the operation button 41 is pressed and the operation lever 32 is tilted, the protrusion 52 is driven in a direction away from the center of rotation. As a result, the engaged lock gear 13 and the engagement gear 57 are separated from each other and switched from the locked state to the unlocked state. The direction of the register 1 can be changed by rotating the register 1 while keeping pressing the operation button 41 and maintaining the unlocked state. When the pressing of the operation button 41 is stopped, the locking tool 51 is biased by the spring 44 and moves in the direction of the rotation center, and the lock portion is again locked.

  In the present embodiment, the non-lock state is maintained only while the operation button 41 is kept pressed. This may be configured to switch to the unlocked state when the operation button 41 is pressed, maintain the unlocked state even when the operation button 41 is released, and switch to the locked state when the operation button 41 is pressed again. .

  Even if the right operation lever 32a is operated to drive the protrusion 52, the protrusion 52 only moves in the elongated hole 34b of the left operation lever 32b and does not contact the left operation lever 32b. Thereby, the operating force for operating the right operating lever 32a is not transmitted to the left operating lever 32b. On the other hand, the operating force for operating the left operating lever 32b is not transmitted to the right operating lever 32a. As a result, since the operating force operated by the operating lever 32 is transmitted only to the locking tool 51, the lock state can be switched with a small operating force.

  In the rotation device of the present embodiment, the lock unit that locks the rotation of the pedestal unit 11 and the rotation unit 31 is provided, and the operation button 41 that switches between the locked state and the unlocked state of the lock unit is provided. The rotation of the pedestal 11 and the rotating part 31 can be locked by operating the 41 to lock the locking part. Thereby, for example, even when the keyboard 3 is pressed to input information to the register 1 supported by the rotating unit 31, the register 1 can be prevented from rotating due to the operating force. In particular, when the keyboard is constituted by a touch panel, the operating force is easily transmitted directly to the register 1, but even in that case, the rotation of the register 1 can be prevented. In addition, since the operation buttons 41 are arranged at two positions with an interval in the rotation direction of the rotating unit 31, the operation buttons 41 can be easily operated even when the device is not facing the operator.

  Further, in this embodiment, even if one operation button 41 is operated, the operation force is not transmitted to the other operation button 41, so that the operation button 41 can be operated with a small force.

(Embodiment 2)
Next, the rotating device according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the rotating device in the locked state, and FIG. 10 is a plan view showing the rotating device in the unlocked state.

  A disk 61 connected to a pedestal portion (not shown) is located on the upper surface side of the rotating portion 31. A belt 62 is wound around the outer circumferential surface of the disk 61 over a half circumference. Both ends of the belt 62 are connected to operation buttons 41 provided on both sides of the front surface of the rotating unit 31, respectively. The operation button 41 is given tension by a spring 63. In a state where the operation button 41 is not pressed, the belt 62 comes into close contact with the disk 61 due to the tension of the spring 63, and the rotation of the disk 61 and the rotating unit 31 is locked. Thereby, rotation of the base part 11 and the rotation part 31 is also locked.

  When the operation button 41 is pressed to contract the spring 63 and the tension of the belt 62 is released, a gap is formed between the disk 61 and the belt 62 as shown in FIG. Thereby, the belt 62 can slide on the outer periphery of the disk 61, and the rotating part 31 can rotate with respect to the pedestal part. When the pressing of the operation button 41 is stopped, the locked state is again caused by the biasing force of the spring 63.

  In the present embodiment, it is possible to configure a rotating device that can be switched between a locked state and an unlocked state with a relatively simple configuration. Also in the rotating device according to the present embodiment, since the operation buttons 41 are provided at two positions with a space in the rotation direction, the operation is easy even when the rotating unit 31 is not facing the operator.

(Embodiment 3)
Next, a rotating device according to Embodiment 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 11 is a plan view of the locking device of the present embodiment, FIG. 12 is an enlarged view showing the lock portion in the locked state, and FIG. 13 is an enlarged view showing the lock portion in the unlocked state.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the rotating device according to the present embodiment has a fan-shaped braking plate 71 connected to a pedestal (not shown). A clamping tool 72 that constitutes a lock unit is fixed to the rotation unit 31, and the rotation of the rotation unit 31 is locked by clamping the brake plate 71.

  The holding tool 72 has a pair of bent pieces 74 a and 74 b connected by a connecting piece 80, and the bent pieces 74 a and 74 b are urged in a closing direction by a spring 73. Wires 75a and 75b inserted through a tube 76 having high rigidity are connected to the bent pieces 74a and 74b, respectively. The wire 75a and the wire 75b pass through one bent piece and are connected to the other bent piece. As a result, when tension is applied to the wire 75a or the wire 75b, the pair of bent pieces 74a and 74b biased by the spring 73 are driven to open as shown in FIG.

  The rotating unit 31 is provided with two operation buttons 41 at intervals. One end of a lever 78 that can be tilted with the fulcrum 77 as a fulcrum is connected to the operation button 41. The other end of the lever 78 is connected to the end of the wire 75. The operation button 41 is always urged toward the front side by a leaf spring 79.

  When the operation button 41 is pushed in against the urging force of the leaf spring 79, the lever 78 tilts and tension is applied to the wire 75 connected to the other end. FIG. 13 shows a state in which a tension is applied to the wire 75a, but the clamping tool 72 is opened by this tension, and the braking plate 71 is released. As a result, the lock portion is unlocked, and the rotating portion 31 can rotate. When the hand is released from the operation button 41, the lock portion is again locked by the biasing force of the spring 73.

  Also in the present embodiment, since the operation buttons 41 are provided at the two corners on the front of the device, the operation is easy even when the rotating unit 31 is not facing the operator. In the present embodiment, the operation buttons 41 can be easily added by adding a wire 75 connected to the holding tool 72. When the operation buttons 41 are provided at three or more places, the operation of the operation buttons 41 is further facilitated.

(Embodiment 4)
Next, a fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a register provided with the rotating device of the present embodiment, FIG. 15 is a plan view showing the rotating device, and FIG. 16 is a plan view showing the structure of the lock portion.

  In the present embodiment, unlike the above-described embodiment, the operation button 41 is provided only at one location in the front central portion of the register 1. The operation button 41 is connected to the end of the locking tool 51, and the operating force applied to the operation button 41 is transmitted to the engagement gear 57 via the vicinity of the end of the locking tool 51.

  An outward engagement gear 57 is provided on the lower surface of the locking member 51. The pedestal 11 is provided with an inward lock gear 13 corresponding to the engagement gear 57. The locking tool 51 is attached to the lower surface of the rotating portion 31 by a fixing tool 42 and a screw (not shown).

  The locking tool 51 is urged outward by a spring 44, and when the operation button 41 is not operated, the outward engagement gear 57 and the inward lock gear 13 are engaged to rotate. The rotation of the part 31 is locked. As shown in FIG. 16, when the operation button 41 is pushed in, the engagement between the engagement gear 57 and the lock gear 13 is released, and the rotation unit 31 is in a non-lock state in which the rotation unit 31 can rotate.

  According to the rotating device of the present embodiment, it is possible to realize a rotating device that can switch between a locked state and an unlocked state with a small number of components.

  In addition, the said embodiment disclosed this time is an illustration in all the points, Comprising: It does not become the basis of limited interpretation. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention is not interpreted only by the above-described embodiments, but is defined based on the description of the claims. Further, all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of the claims are included.

It is a perspective view which shows the register | resistor provided with the rotating apparatus in Embodiment 1 based on this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the rotating apparatus in Embodiment 1 based on this invention. It is a top view which shows the structure of the principal part of the rotating apparatus in Embodiment 1 based on this invention. It is a top view which shows the modification of the operation part in Embodiment 1 based on this invention. It is a top view which expands and shows the lock part of the locked state in Embodiment 1 based on this invention. It is the VI-VI arrow sectional view in FIG. 5 of the locking part in Embodiment 1 based on this invention. It is a top view which expands and shows the lock part of the non-locking state in Embodiment 1 based on this invention. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow VIII-VIII in FIG. 7, of the lock portion according to the first embodiment based on the present invention. It is a top view which shows the rotating apparatus of the locked state in Embodiment 2 based on this invention. It is a top view which shows the rotating apparatus in the non-locking state in Embodiment 2 based on this invention. It is a top view of the locking device in Embodiment 3 based on this invention. It is an enlarged view which shows the lock part of the locked state in Embodiment 3 based on this invention. It is an enlarged view which shows the lock part of the non-locking state in Embodiment 3 based on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the register | resistor provided with the rotating apparatus in Embodiment 4 based on this invention. It is a top view which shows the rotating apparatus in Embodiment 4 based on this invention. It is an enlarged view which shows the structure of the lock part in Embodiment 4 based on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  1 register, 3 keyboard, 11 pedestal, 13 lock gear, 31 rotating part, 32 operation lever, 33 fulcrum, 34 long hole, 41 operation button, 51 locking tool, 52 protrusion, 57 engagement gear.

Claims (3)

A pedestal portion, a rotation portion that is rotatably attached to the pedestal portion and supports the device main body, a lock portion that is provided between the pedestal portion and the rotation portion and locks the rotation of the both, and the lock An operation unit that switches between a locked state and a non-locked state of the unit, and a transmission unit that is provided between the operation unit and the lock unit and transmits an operation force for operating the operation unit to the lock unit. ,
The operation unit is provided at two or more locations, the operation unit is arranged at intervals in the rotation direction of the rotation unit, and the transmission unit has a common operation force of the operation units provided at two or more locations. A rotating device that transmits to the lock unit .   The rotating device according to claim 1, wherein an operating force for operating any one of the operation units is configured not to be transmitted to another operation unit. A pedestal portion, a rotation portion that is rotatably attached to the pedestal portion and supports the device main body, a lock portion that is provided between the pedestal portion and the rotation portion and locks the rotation of the both, and the lock An operation unit that switches between a locked state and a non-locked state of the unit, and a transmission unit that is provided between the operation unit and the lock unit and transmits an operation force for operating the operation unit to the lock unit. ,
The operation unit is provided at two or more places, and the operation unit is arranged at intervals in the rotation direction of the rotation unit,
The operation unit and the transmission unit are each configured by a pair of arms having a first end and a second end,
The arm is attached so as to be able to tilt with an intermediate portion as a fulcrum, the first end of the arm constitutes the operating portion, and the second end of the arm has a long hole extending in the tilting direction. Have
The lock portion has a protrusion that drives the lock portion, and the protrusion is inserted into the elongated hole of the pair of arms,
When the one arm is tilted to drive the protrusion, and the lock part is switched from the locked state to the unlocked state, the protrusion moves in the elongated hole of the other arm, and the other arm not in contact with, the rotating apparatus.

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