JPH08305466A - Holder for keyboard - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To reduce a space while including preservation at the time of no use by improving convenience at the time of use for the holding of a keyboard for OA equipment. CONSTITUTION: A clip body 2 is provided with a spring member 6, whose side view is formed to U-shaped, and a pair of U-shaped lever frames 7 supporting their base end parts at the top end of the spring member 6 so as to be freely turned to rise and fall. By turning levers 7a of both the lever frames 7, the top end of the spring member 6 is opened/closed. The holder for keyboard is composed of the clip body 2 and a fitting plate 3 which is fitted on the rear side surface of a keyboard 1 and forms a recessed part 3a for freely attachably and detachably insert the lever frames 7. An engage pawl 8 for permitting the loop end insertion of the lever frames by elastic deformation and for regulating the ejection of the loop end by recovering its original form after the insertion of the loop end is provided at the recessed part 3a of the fitting plate 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a keyboard holder for holding a keyboard for operating word processors and computers in various states depending on the situation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a keyboard as described above is used, it is simply placed on a table surface or the like, and it is held in a similar state when it is not used or the keyboard itself is placed on the side of the OA device or the like. It was held upright or placed vertically on this machine.

[0003]

However, conventionally, the holding state when the keyboard is used or not used is mainly limited to the above-mentioned form, and when the keyboard is not used, the keyboard may fall down or drop from the unit. There was a problem, and when it was held in the same way as when it was in use, there was a drawback that the table surface was occupied by the keyboard space.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is directed to a spring member 6 having a U-shape in a side view, the tips of which are opposed to each other and are always close to each other and are biased in a closing direction. The lever frame 7 is provided with a lever frame 7 composed of two levers 7a, each of which has a base end portion rotatably and rotatably supported by a bearing portion 6a at the tip of the spring member 6 and which has an integral loop 7c. The lever body 7 of 7 is rotated along the outer surface side of the spring member 6 to open and close the tip of the spring member 6, and the lever frame 7 attached to the back surface of the keyboard 1 is inserted. The first feature is that it is composed of a mounting plate 3 having a recess 3a that is detachably inserted.

The second feature is that the recess 3 of the mounting plate 3
The point a is provided with an engaging claw 8 that elastically deforms and permits the loop end insertion of the lever frame 7, and restores the original shape after the loop end insertion and regulates the withdrawal of the loop end.

[0006]

The spring member elastically opens the U-shaped open end side by pressing the opposite rotary ends of the lever frame 7 toward each other, and the open end is opened, for example, the end of a table plate or partition panel. It is possible to grip the protruding portion 9 of the.

On the other hand, at least one of the pair of lever frames 7 is inserted and fixed in the concave portion 3a of the attachment plate 3 attached to the back surface of the keyboard 1, whereby the keyboard 1 is attached to the clip body 2 and the tip of the spring member. If the pair of lever frames 7 when released in the closing direction are V-shaped and the lever frame 7 that can freely rotate with respect to the keyboard 1 is placed along the table surface, the keyboard 1 is large. It can be tilted and held at an angle, and there is an empty space on its back and bottom.

When one of the lever frames 7 is inserted and fixed to the keyboard 1 side and the keyboard 1 is placed on the table surface, and the other lever frame 7 is tilted and raised along the upper surface side of the spring member 6, the lever is raised. The frame 7 can be used by an operator as a book stand for placing materials such as manuscripts and memos.

Further, one lever frame 7 is attached to the keyboard 1 side, and the other lever frame 7 is turned so that the turning ends come close to each other, and the tip of the spring member 6 is elastically opened, and the clip body 2 is opened. When the projections 9 such as the table end and the partition are elastically gripped, the keyboard 1 can be held on the projections 9 side.

[0010]

1 is a perspective view showing the overall construction of a keyboard holder according to an embodiment of the present invention. The holder for holding the keyboard 1 comprises one clip body 2 and two mounting plates 3 and 3. In this example, the clip body 2 has the same shape as a well-known leaf spring type document clip for clipping documents having a certain thickness or more. In the free state, the clip body 2 has an isosceles triangle shape in a side view and has elasticity. A spring member 6 made of a leaf spring having a channel-shaped (or U-shaped) cross section when the tip side is opened is provided. A cushion member 5 is fixed to the inner surface of the spring member 6 for preventing damage when gripping a protrusion such as a table end or a partition panel end, which will be described later.

The opening (closing) of the spring member 6 is provided with a bearing portion 6a formed by curling a leaf spring end.
A shaft portion 7b, which is bent and protruded in the lateral direction, is rotatably inserted at the tip ends of two parallel lever portions 7a, and the rotation end sides of the pair of lever portions 7a form a U-shaped integral loop. None, the entire lever frame 7 is composed of a linear spring member.

On the other hand, each of the mounting plates 3 and 3 is a plate made of a synthetic resin material or the like having a horizontally long rectangular shape and having a constant thickness, and the center of one side of the mounting plate 3 and 3 is wider than the lever width of the lever frame 7 in the orthogonal direction. A concave portion 3a for inserting the lever frame is formed of a wide groove having a width, and a double-sided adhesive tape or other non-drying adhesive agent is adhered to the plate mounting surface on both left and right sides of the concave portion 3a.
Is formed, and the adhesive surface 3b is used for attaching and fixing the mounting plate 3 to the back surface of the keyboard 1.

At the center of the bottom of the recess 3a of the one mounting plate 3, an engaging claw 8 whose tip is elastically oscillated up and down is formed in a notched shape, and the engaging claw 8 is shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 3, a concave groove 8a is formed in the connecting portion with the mounting plate 3 at the base end, and the engaging claw 8 is configured to be elastically rotatable up and down.

Further, a grip portion 8b for swinging the engaging claw 8 is provided at the swinging end of the engaging claw 8 and the tip side of the engaging claw 8 is provided on the concave portion 3a side. A claw portion 8c for engaging and disengaging the loop portion 7c of the lever frame 7 is provided so as to prevent the loop portion 7c from being pulled out.

In the keyboard holder constructed as described above, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the two mounting plates 3 and 3 are arranged in parallel in the left-right direction at intervals according to the length of the lever frame 7. They are attached side by side and attached, and one lever frame 7 is inserted toward the attachment plate side with the claws as shown in each of the above figures for use. This lever frame 7
The loop portion 7c of the lever frame 7 elastically pushes and spreads the claw portion 8c of the engaging claw 8 at the time of insertion, but when it is slid in the pull-out direction as it is, the claw portion 8c is engaged with the loop portion 7c. It has a structure that prevents it from being pulled out,
When the loop portion 7c is disengaged from the claw portion 8c, the engagement claw 8 may be elastically swung in the standing direction to disengage.

2, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the lever frame 7 is inserted from the front side of the keyboard 1 and the clip body 2 is attached to the keyboard 1 to hold the keyboard 1 upright in a space-saving state, or at the table end or partition panel. The state where it is held by the protruding portion 9 such as an end is shown. FIG. 3 shows a usage state when one lever frame 7 is used as a book stand for an operator who operates a keyboard.

Although a leaf spring is used as the spring member of the clip body 2 in the above embodiment, for example, this may be a clip integrated with a lever formed by bending a steel wire rod, and the entire circumference of the steel wire rod clip body may be used. It is also possible to apply a soft synthetic resin coating to the surface to prevent damage to the top surface of the desk.

[0018]

According to the holder of the present invention configured as described above, the keyboard occupying a large space on the desk surface can be held on the table surface while realizing the space saving, and the book reading standing upright behind the keyboard can be achieved. It can be used as a stand.

Also, the keyboard can be used by holding it on the table edge of a desk or the like, and when not in use, the keyboard can be stored by holding the holder on the edge of the partition panel or the like, which is also effective in saving space in the office. There is.

Further, the mounting plate and the engaging claws provided on the mounting plate allow the holder to be freely attached to and detached from the keyboard depending on the necessity of using the holder, and prevent the holder from coming off after attachment.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing components of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the holder in a used state.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a holder in a used state.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the holder in a used state.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the holder in use.

6A and 6B are a sectional view and a rear perspective view showing a structure of an engaging claw of a mounting plate.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 keyboard 2 clip body 3 mounting plate 3a recessed portion 6 spring member 6a bearing portion 7 lever frame 7a lever 7c loop 8 engagement claw

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A spring member (6) formed in a U-shape in a side view and having a bearing portion (6a) at the tip thereof, the tips being opposed to each other and being always close to each other and biased in a closing direction.
Is provided with a lever frame (7) composed of two levers (7a) whose base ends are rotatably and rotatably pivotally supported and whose rotary ends form an integral loop (7c). By rotating the lever (7a) along the outer surface side of the spring member (6), the clip body (2) having a structure in which the tip of the spring member (6) is opened and closed, and the back surface of the keyboard (1) A keyboard holder comprising a mounting plate (3) formed with a recess (3a) into which the lever frame (7) is removably inserted. 2. The loop end insertion of the lever frame (7) is elastically deformed and allowed in the recess (3a) of the mounting plate (3), and after insertion of the loop end, the loop frame is restored to its original shape to restrict the extraction of the loop end. 2. The keyboard holder according to claim 1, further comprising an engaging claw (8) for performing the operation.