JPH06205334A - Television system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the television system in which inconvenience of money exchange from a paper money to coins is avoided, the space of a room is effectively utilized and the direction or position change of a television receiver is easily executed. CONSTITUTION:The system consists of a television receiver 1, a card reader 3 formed separately from the television receiver 1 and mounted on a wall face of a room, and a support arm 2 connecting the television receiver 1 and the card reader 3 and having a joint securing the entire shape maintenance against the weight of the television receiver 1. Then the image reception of the television receiver is made enable or disable by reading residual call units of a pre-paid card by the card reader 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a television system usable with a prepaid card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Inpatients often use a television in a hospital in a hospital, but most televisions in this case are borrowed from a rental company or installed in a hospital. The television is set so that it can receive an image for a certain period of time by inserting coins into the coin inserting machine, and the patient can freely enjoy the image and the like until the total image receiving time reaches the certain period of time. And
Recently, televisions that use prepaid cards to eliminate the inconvenience of exchanging bills for coins in hospitals have also appeared.

However, although the inconvenience of currency exchange can be solved by using a prepaid card, it still has problems A and B as described below. A. Since the card reader for reading the prepaid card is relatively large with respect to the television, the entire occupied space becomes large, and the floor space required for the television stand also becomes large. Therefore, in a large room accommodating a plurality of patients, it gives the patient the impression that the room is small. B. Since the weight of the card reader is relatively large, it is difficult for the patient to change the direction and position of the television.

Therefore, there is a demand for the appearance of a television system capable of solving the above problems in a television set in a hospital room or other rooms of a hospital.

[0005]

Therefore, according to the present invention, the inconvenience of exchanging bills into coins can be eliminated, the space in the room can be effectively used, and the direction and position of the television can be easily adjusted. The challenge is to provide a John system.

[0006]

A television system according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a television 1 and a card reader 3 which is formed separately from the television 1 and is attached to a wall surface of a room. The television 1 and the card reader 3 are connected to each other, and the support arm 2 has a joint part capable of ensuring the shape retention of the entire shape against the weight of the television 1, and the prepaid by the card reader 3 By reading the remaining number of the card, the television 1 can be received or not.

A television system according to a second aspect of the present invention relates to the above system, wherein the television 1 is provided on the free end side of the support arm 2 and the support arm 2 is provided on the card reader 3 in all circumferential directions. It is swingably connected and can be stopped at a desired swing position against the weight of the television 1 and the support arm 2.

[0008]

The present invention operates as follows. Since the television 1 can receive and cannot receive the image by reading the remaining number of the prepaid card by the card reader 3, the inconvenience of exchanging bills into coins can be eliminated as in the conventional case. Card reader 3 configured separately from television 1
Is attached to the wall surface of the room where it does not get in the way,
Furthermore, the television 1 can be moved to the vicinity of the wall surface which is less likely to get in the way through the support arm 2 when not in use. Further, even when the television 1 is used, if it is moved so as to be positioned above an object occupying the floor surface (for example, in the patient's room, the television 1 is above the patient bed), the television 1 has its own floor area. There is no monopoly.

Therefore, when this system is adopted, the space in the room can be effectively used. The support arm 2 for connecting the television 1 and the card reader 3 has a joint part capable of ensuring shape retention of the entire shape against the weight of the television. 2, the support arm 2 is connected to the card reader 3 so as to be swingable in the entire circumferential direction, and can be stopped at a desired swing position against the weight of the television 1 and the support arm 2. Because it is as a thing,
The direction and position of the television 1 can be easily adjusted without requiring a large force.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The structure of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings shown as embodiments. As shown in FIG. 1, the television system of this embodiment includes a television 1, a card reader 3 which is formed separately from the television 1 and is attached to a wall of a room, the television 1 and a card. The prepaid card by the card reader 3 is composed of a support arm 2 which is connected to a reader 3 and has joints 4 and 5 capable of securing the shape retention of the entire shape against the weight of the television 1. The television 1 is made to be able to receive or not to receive the image by reading the residual number. The television 1 is connected to the free end side of the support arm 2 and the support arm 2 is connected to the card reader 3 so as to be swingable in the entire circumferential direction. It is possible to stop at the desired swing position against the weight of.

The structures of the television 1, the support arm 2, the card reader 3 and the like described above will be described in detail below. [Structure of Support Arm 2] As shown in FIG. 1, the support arm 2 is rotatably inserted into two pipe-shaped arm members 2a and 2b and a bearing portion 30 provided above the card reader 3. Shaft member 2c, arm member 2b, and shaft member 2c
It is composed of a joint portion 4 which rotatably connects with and within a certain range, and a joint portion 5 which connects the arm members 2a and 2b with each other within a certain range of rotation.

As shown in the figure, the arm member 2a is provided with a mounting member 20 at its television 1 side end, and a ball member 11 to be described later can be screwed onto the mounting member 20. There is. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the joint part 4 sandwiches the spring accommodating cylinder 22 provided on the shaft member 2c by the pair of holding plates 21 provided at the end of the arm member 2b, and the core tube 42 is removed from the outside. The nut member 44 is tightened at both ends of the inserted bolt member 43, and the brake pad 41 (composed of synthetic paper) interposed between the holding plate 21 and the spring housing cylinder 22 is pressed. Further, a kick spring 40 is provided on the core tube 42 in such a manner that a coiled portion of the kick spring 40 is externally inserted, and one end side of the kick spring 40 is provided on an inner wall surface of the spring housing cylinder 22.
, The other end is engaged with the arm member 2b side,
The television 1 is driven by the spring restoring force of the kick spring 40.
Also, a lifting force (a force for urging upward) is applied to the support arm 2.

The joint portion 5 is basically the joint portion 4 described above.
The kick spring 40 is spring-biased and has one end as the arm member 2a and the other end as the arm member 2a.
It is made to engage with each other in a manner to be inserted into b. The joints 4 and 5 have the weights of the television 1 and the arm members 2a and 2b, the spring restoring force of the kick spring 40 (corresponding to the lifting force described above), the holding plate 21, and the spring accommodating cylinder 22. The frictional resistance between the brake pad 41 and the brake pad 41 allows the television 1 to be moved with a small force, and the overall shape of the support arm 2 after the movement can be maintained (the position of the television 1 is careless). It does not change). [Structure of Television 1] The television 1 is a well-known liquid crystal television, and as shown in FIGS.
A mounting member 10 for mounting the mounting member 20 on the mounting member 20, the mounting member 10 including a ball member 11 having a male screw portion 12, and a sandwiching plate 13 for sandwiching the ball member 11.
14 and an adjusting bolt 15 for adjusting the holding force of the ball member 11 by moving the holding plates 13 and 14 close to and away from each other.
It consists of and.

As shown in the figure, the holding plate 13 is provided with an opening 16 for allowing the male screw portion 12 and the upper surface of the ball member 11 to project upward, and the television with respect to the axis of the ball member 11. The configuration is such that John 1 can swing in all directions at a constant angle. The ball member 11 in the holding plate 13
The contact surface with the peripheral surface 1 has the same radius of curvature as the spherical member 11.
7 is formed.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the holding plate 14 is provided with a concave surface 18 having the same radius of curvature as the spherical member 11, and the lower surface of the spherical member 11 is the concave surface 18.
It is configured to be inserted into. Therefore, the ball member 11
5, is supported by the peripheral surface 17 and the concave surface 18 so as to be able to rotate without difficulty, and the television 1 can swing in the entire circumferential direction with respect to the free end of the support arm 2. . [Structure of Card Reader 3] As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the card reader 3 includes a base mounting plate 3 mounted on a wall surface H.
a, a device mounting plate 3b to which the card reader device 31 and the bearing portion 30 are mounted and bolted to the base mounting plate 3a, the base mounting plate 3a, and the device mounting plate 3
It is composed of a decorative cover 3c which covers b and the like.

In this embodiment, the foundation mounting plate 3a is used.
8 is provided with a keyhole-shaped hole 39 consisting of a round hole 39a and a narrow vertical hole 39b, while the back surface of the device mounting plate 3b is provided with a narrow vertical hole 39b as shown in FIG. Two headed engagement shafts 38 with a diameter slightly smaller than the width of
If the device mounting plate 3b is lowered after the head portion of the engaging shaft 38 is inserted through the round hole 39a, the small width vertical hole 39b and the head portion of the engaging shaft 38 are engaged with each other. ,
The device mounting plate 3b, to which the card reader device 31 and the bearing 30 are mounted, can be easily mounted on the base mounting plate 3b.

Since the television system of this embodiment has the above-mentioned configuration, it has the functions described in the section of action, the space in the room can be effectively used, and the direction and position of the television can be adjusted. It can be done easily.

[0018]

The present invention having the above-mentioned structure has the following effects. From the contents described in the action column,
We were able to provide a television system that eliminates the inconvenience of exchanging bills into coins, makes effective use of room space, and makes it easy to position and position the television.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an entire television system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a joint portion of a support arm in the television system.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the joint portion of the support arm in the other direction.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing constituent members of the joint portion.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the television and a fixture provided on the television.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the fixture.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a card reader of the television system.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the card reader.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Television 2 Support Arm 3 Card Reader 4 Joint 5 Joint

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A television (1), a card reader (3) constructed separately from the television (1) and attached to a wall surface of a room, the television (1) and a card reader (3). ) And television (1)
And a supporting arm (2) having a joint part capable of ensuring shape retention of the entire shape against the weight of the television (1) by reading the remaining number of the prepaid card by the card reader (3). ) Is capable of receiving or not receiving the image, a television system characterized by the above. 2. The television (1) is connected to the free end side of the support arm (2) and the support arm (2) is connected to the card reader (3) so as to be swingable in the entire circumferential direction. A television (1) and a support arm (2)
The television system according to claim 1, wherein the television system can be stopped at a desired swing position against the weight of the.