JPH08125952A - Display holding device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To effectively utilize a top plate surface by pivotally supporting a rotary supporting body to a base mounted to a wall body erected from a top plate, pivotally supporting a head part to the rotary supporting body and mounting a display in a posture in which it is floated from the top plate surface through the head part. CONSTITUTION: The rotary supporting body 3 is pivotally supported by a shaft to the base mounted to the wall body 6 erected from the top plate 5 of a desk or the like by a bent part 7 and the rotary supporting body 3 is made freely rotatable in a horizontal direction while providing slight resistance. A head 4 is similarly pivotally supported to the rotary supporting body 3, the display 17 is attached to the attachment member of the head 4 through a tilt mechanism 6 and the display 17 is attached in the posture in which it is floated from the top plate 5 freely movably, rotatably and elevatably with the required degree of freedom. Thus, the top plate surface is effectively utilized without being narrowed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display holding device which is preferably used when a liquid crystal display is placed on the top plate of a desk.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, in devices such as so-called desktop computers and word processors, attempts have been made to use thin displays such as liquid crystal displays. It is expected to spread to

As a mode in which this type of display is arranged and used on the top plate of a desk, the display is held on a base through a turning mechanism, a tilt mechanism, etc., and the base is mounted on the top plate. It is possible to place it on the arbitrary position above and use it.

[0004]

However, since such a base needs to have a function of preventing the display from tipping over, it must have a certain projected area. Therefore, although the display is made thin, it occupies a relatively large area on the top plate. Therefore, it is not possible to take full advantage of making the display thin and lightweight, and when placed on the top plate like a conventional display with a large depth, the effective use area of the top plate is narrowed. There is a problem that it will end up.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention employs the following configuration. That is, the display holding device according to the present invention is
A base attached to an edge of the top plate or a wall standing upright in the vicinity of the top plate, a rotation support body pivotally supported by the base and rotatable in a substantially horizontal direction, and the rotation support body. And a head portion pivotally supported at a rotating end portion of the display device, and the display portion can be mounted on the head portion in a posture in which the display is floated from the top plate surface.

[0007] Preferable forms of the rotary support include a rotary arm in which the base end is pivotally attached to the base and the head portion is pivotally supported at the rotary end, and a first end in which the base end is pivotally attached to the base. Of the first link member and a second link member that pivotally attaches the base end to the pivot end of the first link member and pivotally supports the head portion at the tip, or pivotally attaches the base end to the base. Examples thereof include a pair of parallel link members.

When it is desired to increase the degree of freedom in orientation of the held display, it is desirable that the head portion be provided with a tilt mechanism for supporting the display so as to be vertically tiltable.

In order to be able to stably hold the display in a desired adjustment position with a simple structure, the pivotal support portion of the pivot support member with respect to the base and the pivotal support portion of the head portion with respect to the pivot support member are provided. It is preferable to provide a resistance applying means for applying the rotation resistance. Examples of the resistance imparting means include a synthetic resin bush that imparts frictional resistance to the outer periphery of the rotating shaft, and a detent mechanism that imparts a detent resistance to the rotating portion.

[0010]

With such a structure, the display is held in a state of being levitated from the top plate surface, so that it is possible to eliminate the problem that the top plate surface is narrowed due to the presence of the display. It is possible to effectively use the board.

Moreover, since the base is attached to an existing wall such as a desktop panel, a large-scale support or other supporting member for holding the display at a position above the top plate is not required. . Since the display is supported by the base via a rotary support that is rotatable in a substantially horizontal direction and a head portion that is pivotally supported in the rotary support so as to be rotatable in a substantially horizontal direction. It is possible to perform the contacting / separating operation with respect to the wall body while changing the position and the direction in the left-right direction. Therefore, if the mounting position of the base is changed, the display can be positioned at various positions on the top plate in various postures.

When the display to be held is a thin type using a liquid crystal or the like, it is light in weight, so that the supporting and rotating body and the head portion are relatively slender, and
Since the bulk is low, the freedom of movement is high. Therefore, the present invention is particularly suitable for holding a thin display.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

The display holding device 1 of this embodiment is
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the base 2 and the base 2
It comprises a turning arm-shaped turning support 3 supported by the head and a head portion 4 pivotally supported by the turning support 3.

The base 2 is a plate-like member which is attached to a desktop panel 6 which is a wall standing on the edge of the top plate 5 on the side opposite to the end of use, and the top edge of the desktop panel 6 is attached to the top edge of the desktop panel 6. The bent portion 7 to be engaged is integrally provided. A pair of support brackets 9 provided with a synthetic resin bearing bush 8 are provided at the center of the front surface of the base 2 so as to be vertically spaced from each other.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the rotary support 3 is a hollow thick plate made by bending a sheet metal material, and the shaft 11 is fixed to the base end 3a. The upper and lower ends of the shaft 11 are rotatably supported by the bearing bush 8 of the base 2. By setting the fitting degree of the shaft 11 and the bearing bush 8, it is possible to give an appropriate resistance to the rotation of the rotation support body 3 with respect to the base 2. A pair of support brackets 13 provided with a bearing bush 12 made of a synthetic resin are provided on the rotary end surface 3b of the rotary support body 3 so as to vertically protrude from each other.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the head portion 4 is a hollow thick plate-like member formed by bending a sheet metal material, and the shaft 14 is fixed to the base end portion 4a. The upper and lower ends of the shaft 14 are rotatably supported by the bearing bush 12 provided on the support bracket 13 of the rotary support 3. By setting the fitting degree of the shaft 14 and the bearing bush 12, it is possible to give an appropriate resistance to the rotation of the head portion 4 with respect to the rotation support body 3. The head portion 4 is provided with an angle-shaped mounting member 15 extending left and right at the tip thereof, and a display 17 is mounted on the mounting member 15 via a tilt mechanism 16. As shown in FIG. 3, the tilt mechanism 16 includes a support rod 21 that is detachably attached to the attachment member 15 through a bolt or the like (not shown), and has a support rod 21 provided with outer pieces 19 extending forward at both ends, and a display 17. And a tilt shaft for rotatably connecting the inner piece 22 and the outer piece 19 to each other, and the supported rods 23 each having an inner piece 22 that is fixed to the rear surface of the outer piece 19 and faces both sides of the inner piece 22 in parallel to the inner surface of the outer piece 19. 24 and the display 17 that is fitted onto the tilt shaft 24.
Bush 2 made of synthetic resin that gives resistance to tilting
5 and 26 are provided. 27 is a tilt mechanism 1
6 is a cover that covers the side of the support rod 21. Further, in FIG. 1, 28 is a keyboard arranged on the top plate 5, and 29 is a computer main body arranged in a space below the top plate 5.

With such a structure, by rotating the head portion 4 with respect to the rotation support body 3, the orientation of the display 17 can be changed to the left and right, and the rotation support body 3 is rotated. By rotating with respect to the base 2, the left and right positions of the display 17 and the distance from the desktop panel 6 can be changed. Therefore, by combining these movements, it is possible to perform work by pulling out the display 17 to a position where it is easily visible. At this time, the vertical mechanism of the display 16 can be adjusted by the action of the tilt mechanism 16, so that the display 17 can be held in a more convenient posture. Further, in this embodiment, since the base 2 is simply hooked to the desktop panel 6, the holding position of the display 17 can be easily changed to the left and right by changing the hooking position. Is. Then, when not in use, the display 17 is brought closer to the front surface of the desktop panel 6 by rotating the rotary support 3 to a position substantially parallel to the base 2 as shown by an imaginary line in FIG. Can
It can be evacuated so as not to get in the way.

Moreover, according to the display holding device 1, since the display 17 can be held in a state of being levitated from the top plate surface 5a, the problem that the top plate surface 5a is narrowed by the presence of the display 17 is eliminated. Therefore, the top plate 5 can be effectively used. Moreover, since the base 2 is attached to the desktop panel 6, the display 17 is mounted on the top plate surface 5a.
No large struts or other supporting members are required to hold the levitation position from above.

The wall body is not limited to the desktop panel standing on the edge of the top plate, but may be, for example, a low partition arranged near the top plate. The structure for mounting the base on the wall is not limited to that shown in the illustrated embodiment, and various mounting modes such as bolting and hooking of the claw in the hook hole can be adopted.

The top plate is not limited to the top plate of the desk body, but may be an auxiliary top plate mainly for mounting a keyboard.

Further, the rotary support is not limited to the hollow thick plate shape as described above, and may be, for example, one shown in FIG. 5 or FIG.
It may be as shown in FIG. That is, the rotary support 31 shown in FIG. 5 has a frame structure. Also,
The rotary supports 32 and 33 shown in FIG. 6 are made of pipe material or channel material, and are suitable when the load is relatively small. Further, the rotary support is not limited to the one having the simple rotary arm shape as described above, and may be, for example, one as shown in FIG. 7 or 8. That is, the rotation support 34 of FIG. 7 has a first link member 36 having a base end pivotally attached to the base 35, and a base end pivotally attached to the rotation end of the first link member 36 and a head at the tip. The second link member 37 pivotally supports the portion 38. By doing so, the position of the display 17 can be adjusted more freely than in the case of a simple rotating arm. The rotation support 39 shown in FIG. 8 is provided with a pair of parallel link members 42 whose base ends are pivotally attached to the base 41, and the tips of both the parallel link members 42 are connected to the link member 4.
It is pivoted to 3. Then, this connecting link member 43
A head portion 44 is pivotally attached to the central portion of the above, and the display 17 is attached to the head portion 44 via the tilt mechanism 16 described above. In this case, if the resistance of the pivot portion of the head portion 44 with respect to the connecting link member 43 is set to be relatively large, the horizontal direction of the display 17 is maintained constant by rotating the parallel link member 42. Until then, the display 17 can be moved toward and away from the wall 6.

Further, the resistance applying means is not limited to the above-mentioned stepless type, but may be, for example, a moderating mechanism capable of giving a modest resistance to the relative rotation of the members. As the moderation mechanism, a normal mechanism may be used in which one of the members that rotate relative to each other is provided with a recess at a predetermined pitch, and the other is provided with a protrusion or a ball that selectively elastically engages with the recess. Even when the resistance is applied steplessly, it is not limited to the one that gives friction to the outer circumference of the shaft as described above, but it can be provided between the opposed surfaces that rotate relative to each other, and resistance can be applied to the rotation. Such resistance applying means may be used.

Further, although the present invention includes a device having no tilt mechanism, if the tilt mechanism is provided, the orientation of the display can be adjusted more freely.

Further, the display to be held is not limited to the liquid crystal type, but may be a plasma type, an electroluminescent type, a cathode ray tube type or the like.

[0026]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the present invention is as described above, the display can be held in a state of being floated from the top plate without using a complicated column or the like, and the top plate surface can be effectively used. At the same time, it is possible to provide a display holding device that can improve the usability of the display.

If the rotation support is arm-shaped as in the second aspect of the present invention, the number of parts can be further reduced and the structure can be particularly simplified.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, if the rotary support has a link structure of a plurality of stages, the degree of freedom of movement of the display can be further increased, and finer position adjustment can be performed. Become.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, if the rotary support has a parallel link structure, the display can be brought into contact with or separated from the wall while maintaining the predetermined orientation. Therefore, it is possible to save the trouble of re-adjusting the orientation of the display each time it is used.

If a tilting mechanism is provided in the head portion as in the fifth aspect of the invention, the orientation of the display can be adjusted in the vertical direction as well, and the reflection on the screen can be more reliably achieved. Can be prevented.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, resistance applying means for applying rotational resistance is provided at the pivotal support portion of the rotary support body with respect to the base and the pivotal support portion of the head portion with respect to the rotary support body. If so, the display can be stably held at a desired adjustment position with a simple configuration.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing a main part of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the same embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic plan view showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Display holding device 2 ... Base 3 ... Rotation support body 4 ... Head part 5 ... Top plate 5a ... Top plate surface 6 ... Wall body (desktop panel) 16 ... Tilt mechanism 17 ... Display 31 ... Rotation support body 32 ... Rotation Support 33 ... Rotation Support 34 ... Rotation Support 35 ... Base 36 ... First Link Member 37 ... Second Link Member 38 ... Head 39 ... Rotation Support 41 ... Base 42 ... Parallel Link Member 44 ... Head

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A base attached to a wall standing upright at or near the edge of a top plate, a rotary support body pivotally supported by the base and rotatable in a substantially horizontal direction, and a rotary support. A moving support includes a head portion pivotally supported on a rotating end portion so as to be rotatable in a substantially horizontal direction, and a display can be mounted on the head portion in a posture in which the display is floated from a top plate surface. A display holding device characterized by the above. 2. The display holding device according to claim 1, wherein the turning support is a turning arm that pivotally attaches the base end to the base and pivotally supports the head portion at the turning end. . 3. A first support member having a base end pivotally mounted on a base, and a base end pivotally mounted on a rotary end of the first link member and a head portion pivotally supported at a tip end thereof. 2. The display holding device according to claim 1, wherein the display holding device comprises a second link member. 4. The display holding device according to claim 1, wherein the rotary support comprises a pair of parallel link members pivotally attached to the base end of the base. 5. The display holding device according to claim 1, wherein the head portion is provided with a tilt mechanism for supporting the display so as to be vertically tiltable. 6. A resistance imparting means for imparting a rotational resistance is provided at a pivotally attached portion of the rotary support to the base and a pivotally attached portion of the head portion to the pivot support. Item 6. A display holding device according to item 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.