JPH041988A - Display part structure of magnetic recording/recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To keep a liquid crystal screen in an easy-to-see state regardless of the installing conditions of a magnetic recording/reproducing device by providing a circular elastic member which is pressed between a pair of support members and both side walls and attached to a support shaft. CONSTITUTION:A base board 8 fixed on the main body of a magnetic recording/ reproducing device is provided together with a pair of support members 18 fixed opposite to each other on the board 8 a support shaft 19 which is provided to each member 18 and supports rotatably the both side walls 10a opposite to each other at a display part 10, and a circular elastic member 21 which is pressed between the members 18 and the walls 10a and attached to the shaft 19. Thus the frictional force is produced between the board 8 and the part 10 when the part 10 is turned to the board 8 owing to the member 21 pressed between the members 18 and the parts 10a. As a result, the part 10 is held at an optional angle to the board 8 and the part 10 is kept in an easy-to-see state in accordance with the installing conditions of the device main body.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a display section structure of a magnetic recording/reproducing device in which one side of a display section having a liquid crystal screen is rotatably attached to the main body of a magnetic disk device, for example. .

[Conventional technology]

Some magnetic recording/reproducing devices have a display section having a liquid crystal screen mounted on one side of the device body so as to be rotatable.

When viewing the liquid crystal screen of the display section using such a magnetic recording/reproducing device, one display section is rotated and tilted relative to the main body of the device, but conventionally, the angle of the screen relative to the main body of the device has been constant.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

Generally, the easy-to-view area where the contrast of a liquid crystal screen is 10=1 or more is limited to a range of ±30 degrees vertically and approximately ±45 degrees horizontally with respect to the normal direction of the screen.

However, depending on where the device body is placed, the position of the viewer's eyes may not necessarily be within the above angle range. Therefore, if the screen angle with respect to the device body is constant as in the past, the viewer's viewpoint position There was a problem in that it had to be dealt with by changing the , which was troublesome.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a display section structure for a magnetic recording/reproducing device with a simple structure that can maintain a liquid crystal screen in an easy-to-read state under any installation conditions. shall be.

[Means to solve the problem]

The display structure of the magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus of the present invention is such that the display part structure of the magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus is such that one side of the display part is rotatably attached to the upper part of the apparatus main body. a pair of support members fixed to face each other on the base; a support shaft provided on each support member to rotatably support opposite side walls of the display section; and a pair of support members and both side walls. and an annular elastic member mounted on the support shaft and pressed in between.

[Effect]

In the display section structure of the magnetic recording and reproducing device having the above configuration, 1
An elastic member is provided in pressure contact between a support member that rotatably supports the display unit via a support shaft and both side walls of the display unit, so that the display unit cannot be rotated with respect to the base. A frictional force is generated between the two. As a result, the display section can be held at any angle with respect to the base, and the display section can be easily viewed depending on the installation conditions of the main body of the apparatus.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

An embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 1 to 5.

3 and 4 are external perspective views of the magnetic disk device to which this embodiment is applied, respectively, seen from the front and rear sides.

In FIG. 3, a magnetic disk insertion slot 2, a main switch 3, a mode changeover switch 4, an eject switch 5, an LCD display section 6, etc. are provided on the front side of a recording/reproducing unit 1, which is the main body of the apparatus.

In addition, a display unit 7 is removably attached to the upper part of the recording/reproducing unit 1, and a base 8 of the display unit 7 is attached.
A speaker 9 is provided on one side of the top. Furthermore, a display section 10 is attached to the other side of the base 8 so as to be rotatable about one front side. The display section 10 is provided with a liquid crystal screen 11.

In FIG. 4, the rear surface of the recording and reproducing unit 1 is provided with connectors 12, an audio/video (AV) cord 13, a lock release button 14 for unlocking the display section 10, and the like. Further, a battery storage section 15 is provided on the side surface of the recording/reproducing unit 1.

Furthermore, the display unit 7 is detachable from the recording/reproducing unit 1 as shown in FIG.
Connected by 3. Furthermore, three recesses 16 and an operation switch 17 are provided on the upper surface of the recording/reproducing unit 1, with which a book (not shown) provided on the lower surface of the display unit 7 engages.

The display unit 7 is fixed to the recording/reproducing unit l by locking the hook into the recess 16.

1 and 2 show the mounting structure of the display unit 10 to the base 8, which is a feature of this embodiment. On the front side of the base 8 shown in FIG. and is fixed in one piece. A support shaft 19 is rotatably attached to each support member 18, and each support shaft 19 is connected to a bush 20.
It is fixed to both side walls 10a of the display section 10 via.

Further, between the support member 18 and both side walls 10a, an annular elastic member 21 made of rubber or the like is mounted concentrically with the support shaft 19.

Both surfaces of the elastic member 21 are elastically pressed against the support member 18 and both side walls 10a, and the display portion lO
When rotating the base 8 with respect to the base 8, a frictional force is generated. The display unit 10 is held at an arbitrary screen angle with respect to the base 8 by this frictional force.

According to this embodiment, the display unit 10 can be held at any screen angle on the recording/reproducing unit 1, which is the main body of the device, via the base 8. Therefore, no matter where the device is installed, the liquid crystal display The screen can be kept in an easily viewable state.

Moreover, the friction force generation surface by the elastic member 21 is wide, and the support shaft 1
Because it is located far from the center of rotation of 9.

The angle can be maintained with a small force, and the deformation of the elastic member 21 can be reduced.

Furthermore, since the frictional force generating surfaces are formed on both sides of the display section 10, they do not interfere with the center of one display section 10, and the center can be widely used for circuit systems and the like. This is also effective in downsizing this fruiting device.

In the above embodiment, the structure of a display section provided in a magnetic disk device has been described, but it can also be applied to other magnetic recording/reproducing devices 1 provided with a display section having a liquid crystal screen, such as a personal computer or a word processor. A similar effect can be obtained.

Note that the structure of each part shown in this embodiment may be changed in design without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the structure of the display section of the magnetic recording/reproducing device of the present invention, the rotation of the display section relative to the main body of the device is maintained by frictional force, so that no matter the installation conditions of the device, The LCD screen can be kept in an easy-to-read state.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. 2 showing a display mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a side view;
4 are a front perspective view and a rear perspective view, respectively, showing a magnetic disk device to which this embodiment is applied, and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Recording/reproducing unit (apparatus main body), 8... Base, 10... Display section, 10a... Side wall, 18... Support member, 19... Support shaft, 21... Elastic member. Patent applicant Asahi Optical Co., Ltd. Agent Patent attorney Yoshio Hashimoto Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] In the display structure of a magnetic recording/reproducing device in which one side of the display part is rotatably attached to the upper part of the device main body, a base fixed on the device main body, and a base fixed oppositely on the base are provided. a pair of support members; a support shaft provided on each of the support members and rotatably supported on opposing side walls of the display section; 1. A display structure for a magnetic recording/reproducing device, comprising an annular elastic member attached to a shaft.