JPH05341718A - Electronic equipment and device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable free setting of an installation position by expanding the visual field angle of the electronic equipment and device having a liquid crystal display part. CONSTITUTION:Shafts 12, 13 provided in both side parts of the rectangular liquid crystal display part 11 are fitted turnably into long holes 16, 17 long in a depth direction provided in both side parts of a housing recessed part 15 of a device body 14 for housing the liquid crystal display part 11. A spherical surface member 22 having a long hole 23 to permit the vertical and lateral turning of the liquid crystal display part 11 in its central part is fixed by means of a mounting screw 28 to the rear surface of the liquid crystal display part 11. This spherical surface member 22 is fixed to the bottom part of the housing recessed part 15 via a tension spring 26 by a shaft screw 27 penetrating this long hole 23. The liquid crystal display part 11 turns laterally around the shaft screw 27 as its center when the lateral position P1 or P2 of the liquid crystal display part 11 is pushed. The liquid crystal display part turns vertically around shafts 12, 13 as its center when the vertical position P3 or P4 is pushed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic device having a liquid crystal display unit as a display device such as a terminal of a general-purpose computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 schematically shows a conventional electronic equipment device of this type. In FIG. 7, 1 is the main body of the device,
Reference numeral 2 is a liquid crystal display unit attached to the apparatus main body 1 via a shaft 3. The liquid crystal display unit 2 can be rotated in the up-down direction about the shaft 3, whereby the operator can view the liquid crystal display unit 2 by adjusting the viewing angle suitable for himself.

[0003]

However, in the above conventional electronic device, the liquid crystal display unit 2 can be adjusted only in the vertical direction with respect to the device main body 1, and the viewing angle in the horizontal direction is narrow. There is a problem that the apparatus main body needs to be installed almost in front of the operator, and the installation position cannot be freely set.

The present invention solves such a conventional problem, and provides an excellent electronic device apparatus in which a viewing angle with respect to a liquid crystal display portion can be enlarged and an installation position can be freely set. To aim.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention comprises a viewing angle adjusting means for rotating the liquid crystal display portion in the vertical and horizontal directions with respect to the apparatus main body.

[0006]

Therefore, according to the present invention, the viewing angle of the liquid crystal display section can be expanded by rotating the liquid crystal display section in the vertical and horizontal directions with respect to the apparatus body, and the installation position of the apparatus body can be increased. It can be set freely.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a viewing angle adjusting means of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
(A) is a front view, (b) is a longitudinal sectional view, and (c) is a lateral sectional view. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the viewing angle adjusting means in the device. In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, 11 is a rectangular liquid crystal display unit, and shafts 12 and 13 are fixed to both sides thereof. Reference numeral 14 denotes a main body of the apparatus, which has a rectangular accommodating concave portion 15 for accommodating the liquid crystal display portion 11, and elongated holes 16 and 17 which are long in the depth direction are formed on both side portions thereof. 18, 1
Reference numeral 9 is a coil-shaped tension spring inserted into the shafts 12 and 13, and 20 and 21 are washers. 22
Is a hemispherical spherical member, and an elongated hole 23 that is long in the vertical direction is formed in the center of the spherical member, and mounting holes 24 are provided in the three ears provided in the periphery. Reference numeral 25 is a spring seat, 26 is a coil-shaped tension spring, and 27 is a shaft screw. Reference numeral 28 denotes three mounting screws for fixing the spherical member 22 to the back surface of the liquid crystal display unit 11, and 29 denotes three working holes provided at the bottom of the storage recess 15 for mounting each mounting screw 28. is there.

Next, the assembly sequence of the above embodiment will be described. First, the shaft seat 27, which has passed through the spring seat 25 and the tension spring 26, is passed through the elongated hole 23 of the spherical member 22, and the shaft screw 27 is screwed to the central portion of the housing recess 15 of the apparatus body 14. At this time, the spherical member 2
The mounting screw 28 is passed through the mounting hole 24 of No. 2. Next, the tension springs 18 and 19 and the washers 20 and 21 are respectively passed through the shafts 12 and 13 of the liquid crystal display unit 11, and the elongated holes 16 and 1 on both sides of the storage recess 15 of the apparatus body 14 are inserted.
Fit in 7. Next, the mounting screw 28 is tightened from the work hole 29 of the storage recess 15 to fix the spherical member 22 to the liquid crystal display unit 11.
Fixed to the back of.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.
In FIG. 1, when the position P1 or P2 at the left end or the right end of the liquid crystal display unit 11 is pressed, the center of the back surface of the liquid crystal display unit 11 is fixed to the storage recess 15 by the shaft screw 27 via the spherical member 22. Therefore, a moment about the shaft screw 27 is generated, and the shafts 12 and 13 are guided by the elongated holes 16 and 17 on both sides of the storage recess 15 to rotate in the left-right direction. The rotation at this time is allowed by the clearance in the width direction of the elongated hole 23 provided in the spherical member 22, and the tension springs 18, 19 and 26 are also allowed.
The frictional force is received by and stops when the pressing is stopped. In addition, the position P of the upper end or the lower end of the liquid crystal display unit 11
When 3 or P4 is pressed, the shafts 12 and 13 on both sides of the liquid crystal display unit 11 are supported by the slots 16 and 17 on both sides of the storage recess 15, respectively. Rotate in the direction. The rotation at this time is performed by the spherical member 2
2 is allowed by the slot 23 provided in
The tension springs 18, 19 and 26 receive a frictional force, and when the pressing is stopped, they stop at that position. The device body 14 actually has a shape as shown in FIG. 3, for example, and the liquid crystal display unit 11 is attached to the front of the device body 14 in an obliquely upward direction. The liquid crystal display unit 11 is the device body 1
4 is rotatable in the up and down direction and the left and right direction, the operator 100 not only arranges the apparatus body 14 in the front as shown in FIG. 4A, but also as shown in FIG. It can be arranged at the left and right positions of the operator 100, and the viewing angle θ can be substantially expanded.

In the above embodiment, the spherical member 22 was first fixed to the bottom of the storage recess 15, but instead the spherical member 2 was first fixed.
2 is fixed to the back surface of the liquid crystal display unit 11, and then the spherical member 22
A nut may be fixed to the threaded portion of the tip of the shaft screw 27 protruding from the back side of the storage recess 15 with a nut. in this case,
It is necessary to prevent the shaft screw 27 from rotating.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. 5A and 5B show the structure of a viewing angle adjusting means of an electronic device apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5A is a front view, FIG. 5B is a vertical sectional view, and FIG. Is.
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the viewing angle adjusting means in the device. In FIGS. 5 and 6, reference numeral 31 is a rectangular liquid crystal display unit, and shafts 32 and 33 are fixed to both sides thereof. Reference numeral 34 denotes an intermediate frame that houses the liquid crystal display unit 31 and supports the liquid crystal display unit 31 so as to be vertically rotatable about shafts 32 and 33. Reference numeral 37 denotes an apparatus main body that accommodates the intermediate frame 34 and supports the intermediate frame 34 so as to be rotatable in the left and right directions around the shafts 35 and 36. Three
8, 39, 40, 41 are shafts 32, 33, 35,
36 is a hole for supporting the frictionally rotatable member 36.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described. In FIG. 5, when the left end or right end position P1 or P2 of the intermediate frame 34 is pressed, the intermediate frame 34 rotates in the left-right direction with respect to the apparatus main body 37 about the upper and lower shafts 35 and 36. Further, when the position P3 or P4 at the upper end or the lower end of the liquid crystal display unit 31 is pressed, the liquid crystal display unit 31 rotates in the up-down direction with respect to the intermediate frame 34 about the shafts 32 and 33 on both sides thereof. At this time, the vertical and horizontal rotation is performed by the shaft 3
2, 33 and 35, 36 and their corresponding holes 3
It is regulated by the frictional force with 8, 39, 40, 41, and when the pressing on the intermediate frame 34 or the liquid crystal display unit 31 is stopped, it stops at that position.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, the liquid crystal display unit is provided with the viewing angle adjusting means for rotating the liquid crystal display unit in the vertical and horizontal directions with respect to the device body. On the other hand, by rotating in the up-down direction and the left-right direction, the viewing angle of the liquid crystal display section can be expanded, and the installation position of the apparatus main body can be freely set.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 (a) is a front view showing the configuration of a viewing angle adjusting means of an electronic device apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention (b) a longitudinal sectional view of the same viewing angle adjusting means (c) the same viewing angle adjusting means Cross section of

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the viewing angle adjusting means.

FIG. 3 (a) is a front view of the electronic device, (b) is a plan view of the electronic device, and (c) is a side view of the electronic device.

FIG. 4 (a) is a schematic view of the electronic device arranged in front of an operator. (B) is a schematic view of the electronic device arranged in a side surface of the operator.

FIG. 5 (a) is a front view showing the configuration of a viewing angle adjusting means of an electronic device apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention (b) a longitudinal sectional view of the same viewing angle adjusting means (c) the same viewing angle adjusting means Cross section of

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the viewing angle adjusting means.

FIG. 7 (a) is a front view of an electronic equipment device provided with a conventional viewing angle adjusting means, (b) is a plan view of the electronic equipment device, and (c) is a side view of the electronic equipment device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Liquid Crystal Display Part 12, 13 Axis 14 Device Main Body 15 Storage Recessed Part 16, 17 Long Hole 18, 19 Tension Spring 20, 21 Washer 22 Spherical Member 23 Long Hole 24 Mounting Hole 25 Spring Seat 26 Tension Spring 27 Shaft Screw 28 Mounting Screw 29 Working hole 31 Liquid crystal display unit 32, 33 Shaft 34 Intermediate frame 35, 36 Shaft 37 Device body 38, 39, 40, 41 Hole

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An electronic device apparatus comprising a viewing angle adjusting means for rotating a liquid crystal display unit in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction with respect to a main body of the apparatus. 2. A long hole extending in the depth direction, in which the viewing angle adjusting means has shafts provided on both sides of a rectangular liquid crystal display unit on both sides of a storage recess of an apparatus body for storing the liquid crystal display unit. Is rotatably fitted to the liquid crystal display unit, and a spherical member having a long hole which allows the liquid crystal display unit to rotate vertically and horizontally is fixed to the back surface of the liquid crystal display unit. The electronic device device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device device is fixed to the bottom portion of the storage recess via a tension spring with a shaft screw penetrating the elongated hole. 3. The viewing angle adjusting means attaches a rectangular liquid crystal display unit to an intermediate frame that houses the liquid crystal display unit so as to be vertically rotatable, and rotates the intermediate frame horizontally with respect to the apparatus main body. The electronic device apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electronic apparatus device is attached so as to be capable.