JP7283799B2 - movable display stand - Google Patents

Description

The present invention is a display having a base portion to be placed on a floor, a storage portion provided on the base portion, a base portion, or a post extending from the storage portion, and a bracket mechanism for attaching the display to the post. Regarding the stand.

In recent years, with the spread of remote work and telework due to the epidemic of the new coronavirus, online remote communication using web conferencing systems and the like has spread rapidly.

There are needs for such remote communication regardless of age group and generation. For example, it is conceivable to use such a remote communication tool (Web conference system) for meeting with elderly people, patients, etc. staying at nursing homes, hospitals, and the like.

However, among the elderly and patients staying in nursing homes and hospitals, it is difficult for physical reasons to control their own body and posture, and there are those who have no choice but to maintain their posture while lying on the bed. do. However, it is difficult to view the display showing the screen of the remote communication tool (Web conference system) while lying on the bed.

Therefore, it is conceivable to place the display on a stand (stand, furniture) or the like and have such an elderly person or a patient view the display.

For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a display supporting fixture. The display supporting device of Patent Document 1 has a structure in which a display is fixed to a post 3 erected on a leg 2 via a bracket 7 . With such a structure of supporting fixtures, it is difficult for the elderly and patients who are lying on the bed to view the display.

Patent Document 2 discloses a monitor stand that allows only the monitor to be moved back and forth during surgery. With such a monitor stand, it is possible to move the display back and forth. However, even with this display stand, the help of an assistant is required to allow a person lying on the bed to view the display.

JP 2016-90653 A JP-A-2021-40857

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a movable display stand that enables a comfortable online meeting even for a user lying on a bed, particularly in a nursing home or hospital.

This problem is a display having a base portion placed on the floor, a storage portion provided on the base portion, the base portion, or a post extending from the storage portion, and a bracket mechanism for attaching the display to the post. A display characterized in that the stand is provided with position adjustment means for adjusting the position of the display and angle adjustment means for adjusting the orientation of the display between the support and the bracket mounting mechanism. Resolved by stand.

Advantageously, the position adjusting means can be an arm consisting of at least two partial arms and the angle adjusting means can be a ball joint mechanism provided between said arm and the bracket mechanism.

In another embodiment, the housing is configured to enable housing within the housing the equipment necessary for the online conference and a portable power supply, and the voice input/output mechanism necessary for the online conference on the housing. can be placed.

Further advantageously, it is also possible that the base part is provided with the displacement means.

General view (side view and front view) of the movable display stand according to the present invention The rear view of the movable display stand according to the present invention and its partially enlarged view Illustration of positioning means Diagram of angle adjusting means The figure which looked at the angle adjustment means from another angle FIG. 4 is a diagram of a state in which the movable display stand according to the present invention is extended forward; FIG. 2 is a diagram of a usage state of a movable display stand according to the present invention;

The invention will be described below by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings. This description is exemplary only, and the scope of the invention is not limited to the following examples.

FIG. 1 shows a general view of a movable display stand according to the invention. A side view is shown on the left side of FIG. 1 (FIG. 1a), and a front view is shown on the right side (FIG. 1b). As can be seen from FIG. 1, the movable display stand according to the present invention comprises a base portion 1, a storage portion 2, a post 3, a position adjustment means 4, an angle adjustment means 5, and a bracket mechanism 6 in order from the bottom in this drawing. have. A display 7 is attached to the bracket mechanism 6 and can be seen in FIG. 1a.

The base portion 1 is provided with moving means 8 or casters, and is placed on the floor via these. A storage portion 2 is provided on the base portion 1 . Equipment and tools (PC, power supply, etc.) necessary for realizing remote communication are stored in the storage unit 2, which will be described later. A voice input/output device 8 is provided on the housing portion 2 . The voice entrance exam output device 8 can be connected to the PC in the storage unit 2 by wire or wirelessly.

It can be seen in FIG. In this embodiment, the post 3 is provided so as to protrude vertically upward from the upper surface of the housing 2 (FIG. 1a).

A position adjusting means 4 and an angle adjusting means 5 are provided between the post 2 and the bracket mechanism 6 . The position adjustment means 4 is for adjusting the position of the display 7 , and the angle adjustment means 5 is for adjusting the angle (orientation) of the display 7 .

In this embodiment (FIG. 1a), a position adjustment means 4 is connected to the post 3, and an angle adjustment means 5 is connected to the position adjustment means 4. As shown in FIG. Further, a bracket mechanism 6 is connected to the angle adjustment means 5, and a display 7 is attached via this bracket mechanism 6. As shown in FIG.

FIG. 2 shows a rear view (FIG. 2a) and a partially enlarged view (FIG. 2b) of a movable display stand according to the present invention. The partial enlarged view particularly shows the housing portion 2 and its interior. In this embodiment, the storage section 2 is formed in a box-like shape, and is configured so that the inside can be accessed through the rear side of which is opened. A personal computer/video recorder 10 and the like, a portable power source 11 and the like can be accommodated in the storage portion 2 .

The storage portion 2 is placed and fixed on the base portion 1 . In this embodiment, a column 3 is attached to the base portion via a plurality of fixing brackets, and the column 3 is erected from the base portion 1. As shown in FIG. The strut 3 penetrates the inside of the storage portion 2 and extends to the outside of the storage portion 2 through a through hole 12 provided in the upper portion of the storage portion 2 .

A position adjusting means 4 is connected via a fixing means 13 to the post 3 protruding from the housing portion 2 (FIG. 3). The fixing means 13 can be bolts or the like. In this embodiment, the positioning means 4 are constructed as an arm section consisting of three partial arms 4a, 4b, 4c. Each partial arm is joint-connected and configured to be bendable (rotatable) in multiple directions at the joint portion 14 . In this embodiment, the first joint portion 14a is bendable only in the horizontal direction, the second joint portion 14b is bendable (rotatable) in the horizontal and vertical directions, and the third joint portion 14c is bendable in the horizontal direction. It is configured to be foldable (rotatable).

An angle adjusting means 5 is connected to the third partial arm 4c connected to the third joint portion 14c (FIG. 4). In this embodiment the angle adjustment means 5 are constructed as ball joints. As can be seen in FIG. 5, it can be seen that the ball portion 5a of the ball joint as the angle adjusting means is accommodated in the third arm portion 4c. A bracket mechanism 6 is connected to the other end (the end opposite to the ball portion) of the angle adjustment means 5 (FIGS. 4 and 5). A display 7 is attached via this bracket mechanism 6 .

The bracket mechanism 6 can be of a general-purpose standard. This allows any display 7 having a universal mounting portion to be attached to this bracket mechanism 6 .

The weight of the personal computer/video recorder 10, the portable power source 11, etc. stored in the storage part 2 is balanced with the weight of the position adjustment means 4, the angle adjustment means 5, the bracket mechanism 6, and the display 7 extending horizontally from the post 3. (Fig. 6). As a result, the movable display device according to the present invention can be kept upright even when the position adjusting means 4 is horizontally extended to the maximum (FIG. 6).

Even when the position of the display 7 attached to the display stand is changed to the front, back, left and right, the support 3 is attached to the moving means or casters 8 provided on the base part 1 so that the balance of the display stand as a whole can be maintained. are also located inside (e.g., Fig. 2b). Furthermore, heavy objects (personal computers, video recorders, portable power supplies, etc.) to be stored in the storage section 2 are stored as close to the base section 1 as possible. This lowers the center of gravity and improves overall balance.

This balanced design of the movable display stand according to the invention allows the use of larger displays 7 . This greatly improves the usage environment, especially for users with visual difficulties, such as the elderly.

As can be seen in FIG. 6, the base portion 1 is provided with a plurality of moving means 8 . In this embodiment the moving means are constructed as casters. The caster makes it possible to easily move the base and thus the entire display stand provided thereon by rotating the wheels.

In addition, since the portable power supply 11 is stored in the storage part 2, there is no need to acquire power for the personal computer, display, etc. necessary for the online conference from an external power supply (outlet power supply), and the entire display stand can be used freely. It is possible to move. On the other hand, depending on the required method of use, it is conceivable to simply store a heavy object in the storage portion without storing such a portable power source 11 .

Since any device can be stored in the storage unit 2, the display stand according to the present invention can be used for various purposes such as online work, online meetings/meetings, watching TV and videos, digital signage, and online medical care from nursing homes. Can be used universally.

Finally, FIG. 7 shows a diagram of the use state of the movable display stand according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the movable display stand according to the present invention can arbitrarily and variously change the position of the display 7 by means of the position adjusting means 4 . Since the angle of the display 7 can be changed by the angle adjustment means 5, various angles can be set for the user lying on the bed (or the bed itself) as shown in FIG. . This makes it possible to adjust the display to the position of the face even while lying on the bed. Since the moving means 8 is provided, it can be freely moved to the bedside as described above.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 base part 2 storage part 3 post 4 position adjusting means 5 angle adjusting means 6 bracket mechanism 7 display 8 moving means 9 audio input/output device 10 personal computer, video recorder, etc. 11 portable power supply 12 through hole 13 fixing means 14 joint part

Claims (4)

A large-screen display having a base portion placed on a floor, a storage portion provided on the base portion, a base portion, or a support extending from the storage portion, and a bracket mechanism for attaching the display to the support. being a stand
Position adjusting means for adjusting the position of the display and angle adjusting means for adjusting the orientation of the display are provided between the support and the bracket mounting mechanism;
The position adjustment means is an arm part consisting of at least two partial arms, the joint provided between these partial arms is a joint that can be bent mainly in the horizontal direction only, and the storage part is necessary for an online conference in the storage part. A display stand configured to accommodate a portable power source and a portable power source . 2. The display stand according to claim 1, wherein the angle adjustment means is a ball joint mechanism provided between the arm portion and the bracket mechanism. 3. The display stand according to claim 1, wherein a voice input/output mechanism necessary for an online conference can be placed on the storage part. 4. A display stand according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the base is provided with moving means.

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