JP2003005660A - Information processing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To adjust the height of the line of sight of an operator with respect to a display member, and to use the display member in an optimum state. SOLUTION: An arm support mechanism 3 for supporting a display member 2 on the front side of an apparatus main body 1 is attached to the apparatus main body 1 so as to be rotatable in a vertical direction;
Display-side support unit 1 that is mounted so that it can be rotated in the reverse direction.
6 are connected to each other so as to be slidable in the contact and separation directions. Therefore, the display member 2 can be displaced in the vertical direction and rotated in the reverse direction, so that the display member 2 can be erected almost vertically, arranged almost horizontally, or inclined at an arbitrary inclination angle. ,
By sliding the display-side support portion 16 with respect to the main-body-side support portion 15, the height of the display member 2 in the up-down direction can be changed, for example, in a state where the display member 2 stands almost vertically. The height of the line of sight of the operator with respect to the member 2 can be adjusted, and the member 2 can be used in an optimal state.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a desktop type information processing apparatus for issuing a voucher, a display member is supported on a main body of the apparatus by a supporting mechanism so that the display member is erected substantially vertically depending on the purpose of use. There is one in which the arrangement state of the display member is changed by making the display member or arranging it substantially horizontally. Conventionally, a support mechanism of this type of information processing apparatus includes a support member rotatably attached to a front surface of an apparatus main body in a vertical direction, a hinge shaft rotatably attached to a tip portion of the support member, A display member is supported on the main body of the apparatus by rotatably mounting a display member on the hinge shaft so as to be rotatable in the reverse direction. It is configured.

In such an information processing apparatus, the display member is displaced in the vertical direction of the main body of the apparatus by rotating the support member in the vertical direction on the front side of the main body of the apparatus, and the display is displayed together with the rotation support section about the hinge axis. By rotating the member in the reverse direction, the display member can be erected substantially vertically on the front surface of the apparatus main body, can be arranged substantially horizontally, or can be tilted at an arbitrary inclination angle. By rotating the display member in the direction of the display surface with respect to the rotation support portion in this state, the orientation of the display member can be changed between the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, thereby diversifying the usage form of the display member. I am trying.

[0004]

However, in such an information processing apparatus, although the arrangement state of the display member and the orientation of the display member can be changed according to the purpose of use, the arrangement state of the display member and the direction of the display member can be changed as described above. Even if the orientation is changed, only the display member is arranged at the predetermined position, and the height of the operator's line of sight with respect to the display member cannot be changed. Therefore, there is a problem that the operator cannot use the display member in an optimum state. Further, in this information processing apparatus, when the display member has a structure having a touch input function, the display member is arranged substantially horizontally in front of the apparatus main body, and the surface of the display member is touched with an input pen to perform a touch input operation. In doing so, there is also a problem that the display member cannot be arranged at a position where it is easy to perform an input operation unless the operator moves the apparatus main body in the front-rear direction according to his / her body shape.

An object of the present invention is to adjust the height of the line of sight of the operator with respect to the display member so that the operator can use it in an optimal state. Another object of the present invention is to enable a display member with a touch input function to be easily moved to a position where an operator can easily perform an input operation.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, in an information processing apparatus in which a display member is supported by a support mechanism on the front side of the apparatus main body, the support mechanism is a main body attached to the apparatus main body. A side support part and a display side support part on which the display member is rotatably attached in the display surface direction, and the display side support part slides in the vertical direction of the apparatus main body with respect to the main body side support part. It is characterized by being connected as much as possible. According to the present invention, by rotating the display member in the display surface direction with respect to the display-side support portion of the support mechanism, the display member can be changed to the horizontal orientation and the vertical orientation, and in any of the orientations. The vertical height of the display member can be changed by sliding the display-side support section with respect to the main-body-side support section in the vertical direction of the apparatus main body. Can be adjusted so that the operator can use it in an optimal state.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in an information processing apparatus in which a display member is supported on the front side of the apparatus body by a supporting mechanism, the supporting mechanism is vertically rotatable on the front side of the apparatus body. The main body side support part is attached, and the display member is provided with a display side support part rotatably attached in the front and back inversion direction thereof, and the display side support part is in the contact and separation direction with respect to the main body side support part. It is characterized in that it is slidably connected.

According to the present invention, by vertically rotating the main body side support portion of the support mechanism with respect to the apparatus main body, the display member is displaced in the vertical direction on the front side of the apparatus main body, and at the same time, the display side support portion. On the other hand, by rotating the display member also in the reverse direction, the display member can be erected almost vertically on the front side of the apparatus main body, placed substantially horizontally, or tilted at an arbitrary inclination angle. In any of these states, by sliding the display-side support part toward and away from the main-body-side support part, for example, the display member is arranged almost vertically on the front side of the device main body. In this state, the height of the display member in the vertical direction can be changed, so that the height of the operator's eyes with respect to the display member can be adjusted, and the display member is almost horizontal to the front side of the main body of the device. In the arranged state, the position of the display member can be changed in the front-back direction, so that the display member can be easily moved to a position where the operator can easily operate, and thus the operator can use the display member in an optimum state. .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in an information processing device in which a display member is supported on the front side of the device body by a support mechanism, the support mechanism is rotatable in the up and down direction on the front side of the device body. The main body side support section is attached, and the display member is provided with a display side support section rotatably attached to the front and back inversion direction and the display surface direction, the display side support section with respect to the main body side support section. It is characterized in that it is slidably connected in the contact and separation direction.

According to the present invention, by vertically rotating the main body side support portion of the support mechanism with respect to the apparatus main body, the display member is displaced in the vertical direction on the front side of the apparatus main body and the display side support portion. On the other hand, by rotating the display member also in the reverse direction, the display member can be erected almost vertically on the front side of the apparatus main body, placed substantially horizontally, or tilted at an arbitrary inclination angle. In addition to this, by rotating the display member in the display surface direction with respect to the display side support portion in these states, the direction of the display member can be changed to the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, and particularly in any of these states. Also, by sliding the display-side support portion in the contact / separation direction with respect to the main body-side support portion, for example, in the state where the display member is arranged substantially vertically to the front surface side of the apparatus main body. Since the height of the display member in the vertical direction can be changed, the height of the operator's eyes with respect to the display member can be adjusted, and the position of the display member can be adjusted when the display member is arranged substantially horizontally on the front side of the device body. Since the display member can be changed in the front-back direction, the display member can be easily moved to a position where the operator can easily operate it, and the operator can use the display member in an optimum state.

In this case, as described in claim 4, since the display member is provided with an input display panel having a transparent touch input portion on the surface of the display panel, the information displayed on the display panel can be viewed. While the data can be touch-inputted with an input pen or the like, in particular, in the invention as claimed in claim 2 or 3, the position of the display member is set back and forth while the display member is arranged substantially horizontally on the front side of the apparatus body. By changing the direction, the display member can be easily moved to a position where the operator can easily perform the input operation, so that the operator can perform the touch input operation in the optimum state. Further, as described in claim 5, the support mechanism includes a lock member that locks the display-side support portion at an arbitrary slide position with respect to the main-body-side support portion. Since the display-side support portion can be locked at any position in the sliding direction, the display member can be reliably fixed at the predetermined position.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, referring to FIGS.
An embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an example when the information processing apparatus of the present invention is used, and FIG. 2 is an external perspective view when the information processing apparatus is not used. This information processing device
As shown in FIG. 1, the display member 2 is supported by the arm support mechanism 3 on the front side of the apparatus body 1, and in this state, the apparatus body 1
Also, the keyboard 4 is arranged on a desk and electrically connected by a connection cable (not shown).

The apparatus main body 1 is formed in a substantially vertical box shape, and a pedestal portion 5 is provided at a lower portion thereof so as to project to the front side.
The pedestal portion 5 is configured to be placed on a table in an upright state. In this case, the pedestal portion 5 is formed so that the front surface thereof is curved in an arc shape so that the lower portion thereof protrudes to the front of the apparatus body 1 and the upper portion thereof is located on the front surface of the apparatus body 1. A mounting recess 6 to be described later is provided in an intermediate portion on the front surface of the pedestal portion 5. A power switch 7 is provided on the right side of the front surface of the pedestal portion 5, and operation keys 8 such as access keys and output keys are provided on the left side thereof. Further, a keyboard connector 9 is provided on the right side surface of the pedestal portion 5, and an input pen 10 is detachably attached to the right side surface of the apparatus body 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, the display member 2 has a display case 11 formed in a substantially rectangular flat plate shape, and an input display panel 12 having a display function and a touch input function is provided on the front side of the display case 11. Is provided. In this case, the display case 11 is, as shown in FIG.
Is formed in a size corresponding to the front surface of the apparatus main body 1 located above the pedestal portion 5 in a state of facing the front surface. The input display panel 12 is a liquid crystal display panel or an E display.
A sheet-like transparent touch input section is provided on the front surface of a display panel such as an L (electroluminescence) display panel,
The information displayed on the display panel can be viewed through the transparent touch input unit, and the touch input operation can be performed with the input pen 10 while viewing the displayed information.

The arm support mechanism 3, as shown in FIG.
The display member 2 is rotatably supported in the vertical direction on the front side of the device body 1, the display member 2 is rotatably supported in the front / back inversion direction and the display surface direction, and the display member 2 is vertically or longitudinally. It is configured so as to be movable in the direction. That is, the arm support mechanism 3 includes an arm member 13 that rotates in the vertical direction to displace the display member 2 in the vertical direction. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the arm member 13 has a lower end portion arranged in the mounting recess 6 of the pedestal portion 5 and is attached by a first hinge member 14 so as to be vertically rotatable. The support portion 15,
The main body side support portion 15 is slidably connected to the display side support portion 16.

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the first hinge member 14 has a right hinge portion 17 which rotatably supports the right end of the lower portion of the main body side support portion 15, and a left end which is rotatable. The left side hinge 18 is supported by the left side hinge 18, and the left side hinge 18 is dampened by a damper member 19. As shown in FIG. 7, the right hinge part 17 includes a mounting plate 20 mounted inside the pedestal part 5 on the right side, and a hinge shaft 21 rotatably mounted on the mounting plate 20.
And a first coil spring 22 wound around the hinge shaft 21, and the left end portion of the hinge shaft 21 projects into the mounting recess 6 of the pedestal portion 5 from the right side and is mounted on the right end portion of the main body side support portion 15. ing. In the right hinge portion 17, when the arm member 13 rotates downward, the hinge shaft 21 rotates in accordance with the rotation, and the first coil spring 22 twists according to the rotation of the hinge shaft 21. When the arm member 13 is rotated upward, the spring force accumulated by the first coil spring 22 is applied to the hinge shaft 2 when the arm member 13 rotates upward.
1, and the arm member 13 is urged to rotate upward.

Further, the left hinge portion 18 is similar to the above.
A mounting plate 23 mounted inside the left side of the pedestal portion 5, and a hinge shaft 24 rotatably mounted on the mounting plate 23.
And a second coil spring 25 wound around the hinge shaft 24 so as to be capable of slip rotation with a substantially constant frictional force. The right end portion of the hinge shaft 24 has a mounting recess 6 for the pedestal portion 5.
It is attached to the left end portion of the main body side support portion 15 so as to project inward from the left side. The left hinge portion 18 is provided with a second coil spring 25 when the arm member 13 rotates in the vertical direction.
Is configured to always apply a substantially constant frictional force to the hinge shaft 24, cancel the weight of the display member 2, and stop the arm member 13 at an arbitrary rotation position.

The damper member 19 serves to supplementarily cancel the weight of the display member 2, and the rotation of the hinge shaft 24 of the left hinge portion 18 is transmitted to the damper shaft 28 via the gears 26 and 27. The damper shaft 28 is configured to brake the rotation thereof. That is, the damper member 19 applies a braking force to the damper shaft 28 when the arm member 13 rotates downward, that is, when the damper shaft 28 rotates in the arrow X direction in FIG. When the rotation of the shaft 24 is braked and conversely the arm member 13 is rotated upward, that is, the damper shaft 28 is moved to the arrow X in FIG.
When rotating in the opposite direction, the damper shaft 28 is configured to smoothly rotate without applying a braking force to the damper shaft 28.

On the other hand, the main body side support portion 15 of the arm member 13
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, is formed in the shape of a hollow flat plate whose upper end is open. Further, the display side support portion 16 is formed in a flat plate shape, and the slide portion 30 is provided at the lower end portion thereof. The slide portion 30 is slidably inserted into the main body side support portion 15 from its upper end portion, and the inserted slide portion 30 is locked by the lock member 31.
Is configured to be locked at an arbitrary slide position. This lock member 31 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in (c), a lock lever 33 rotatably attached to the inside of the left side of the main body side support portion 15 by a shaft 32.
Is equipped with. The lock lever 33 includes a locking portion 34 provided at a lower end portion thereof and a release portion 3 provided at an upper end portion thereof.
5, the locking portion 34 is biased by the spring member 36 to lock the slide portion 30 in a disengageable manner.

That is, as shown in FIG. 6A, the locking portion 34 has an uneven shape formed on the left side surface of the slide portion 30 by the biasing of the lock lever 33 by the spring member 36. It is locked in the locking groove 37 so as to be disengageable. Further, the releasing portion 35 protrudes from the hole portion 15 a provided on the left side surface of the main body side supporting portion 15 so as to be able to project and retract to the outside, and when this protruding portion is pressed against the spring force of the spring member 36. , The lock lever 3 as shown in FIG.
3 rotates about the shaft 32 to release the engagement of the engagement portion 34 with the engagement groove 37 having the uneven shape. Further, the tip of the locking portion 34 is formed into an inclined surface as shown in FIGS. 6 (a) to 6 (c). As a result, when the display side support portion 16 is pulled up in a state where the arm member 13 is erected substantially perpendicularly to the front surface of the apparatus body 1,
As shown in (c), the convex portion of the locking groove 37 relatively moves along the inclined surface of the locking portion 34, whereby the lock lever 33 rotates against the spring force of the spring member 36. As a result, the locking portion 34 successively rides over the convex portion of the locking groove 37, whereby the slide portion 30 is automatically slid upward.

The display side support portion 16 of the arm member 13 is also provided.
As shown in FIG. 2, a substantially semicircular cutout 38 is provided at the tip (upper end in the same figure) of FIG. 2 and a rotation support member 40 is arranged in the cutout 38. The second hinge member 41 is attached so as to be rotatable in the reverse direction. This second hinge member 41 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the rotary shaft 42, a pair of fixed plates 43 that rotatably support both ends of the rotary shaft 42, and a connecting reinforcing plate 44 fixed to the intermediate portion of the rotary shaft 42. . The rotary shaft 42 is arranged inside the upper end of the display side support portion 16 of the arm member 13, and both ends thereof are inside the display side support portion 16 in a state where the intermediate portion is located in the cutout portion 38 of the display side support portion 16. It is located at the top.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, the pair of fixing plates 43 are rotatably fastened to both ends of the rotary shaft 42 by fastening members 45 such as screws. It is attached to both sides of the upper part. In this case, the fastening member 45 is configured so as to apply a predetermined load to the relative rotational force between the fixed plate 43 and the rotary shaft 42 according to the fastening force so that the two do not rotate freely. ing. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, the connecting reinforcing plate 44 is for attaching the rotation supporting member 40, is fixed to the intermediate portion of the rotation shaft 42, and is connected to the display side supporting portion 16.
Is arranged in the notch portion 38 of this, and in this state, as shown in FIG. 11, rotates about the rotary shaft 42 together with the rotary shaft 42,
The rotation support member 40 is configured to rotate in the front / back inversion direction.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 9, the rotation support member 40 is attached to the connection reinforcing plate 44 of the second hinge member 41 and rotates about the rotation axis 42 in the front-back reversal direction. The first support plate 46 fixed to the back surface of the display case 11 of the member 2, the second support plate 47 attached to the connection reinforcing plate 44 of the second hinge member 41, and the second support plate 47.
A connecting shaft 48 that rotatably connects the first support plate 46 to the support plate 47 in the display surface direction of the display member 2, and the display member 2
Is provided with a rotation restricting plate 49 that restricts the position of the first supporting plate 47 every 90 °, and as shown in FIG. 9, the second supporting plate 47, the connecting member 48, and the rotation restricting plate 49 are the second hinges. It is covered with a semi-circular cover case 50 together with the connecting reinforcing plate 44 of the member 41, and is arranged so as to be retractable in the cutout portion 38 of the display side support portion 16.

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the first support plate 46 is made of a metal plate formed in a substantially "A" shape, and is provided on the inner surface of the display member 2 on the rear surface side of the display case 11. It is fixed. The second support plate 47 is the display-side support unit 1.
6 has a size to be arranged in the notch portion 38 and is formed in a substantially disc shape, and a bearing hole (not shown) is formed in the center portion thereof. As shown in FIG. The second hinge member 4 is fixed to the connecting reinforcing plate 44 with a screw.
It is configured so as to rotate in the front-back inversion direction with the rotation shaft 42 and the connecting reinforcing plate 44 around the rotation shaft 42.

The connecting shaft 48 is a non-circular shaft member formed by facing a flat surface to the outer peripheral surface of a round bar, one end of which is fixed to the first support plate 46, and the washer 5 in this state.
1 is rotatably inserted into the bearing hole of the second support plate 47, and the rotation restricting plate 49 is attached to the other end of the second support plate 47, so that the connecting shaft 48 has a predetermined load with respect to the second support plate 47. It is configured to rotate in the display surface direction of the display member 2. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the rotation restricting plate 49 elastically comes into contact with either one of the protrusions 52 provided at two positions of the second support plate 47 and rides on the plate spring part 4.
9a, each time the first support plate 46 and the second support plate 47 rotate relative to each other by 90 °, the plate spring portion 49a rides on one of the protrusions 52 to move the first support plate 46 and the second support plate 47 relative to the second support plate 47. 1 By increasing the rotational force of the support plate 46, the second
The rotation position of the first support plate 46 with respect to the support plate 47 is restricted.

Next, the operation of such an information processing apparatus will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, this information processing apparatus is mounted in a state in which the apparatus body 1 is erected on a table by a pedestal portion 5 provided in the lower portion of the apparatus body 1. When the information processing apparatus is not used in this state, as shown in FIG. 2, the display surface side of the display member 2 is brought into close contact with the front surface of the apparatus main body 1 located above the pedestal portion 5 so as to be in close contact with the display member 2. By directing the back surface of the display member 2 toward the front of the device main body 1, the display member 2 and the arm member 13 do not project forward from the pedestal portion 5, and the display member 2 is in the stored state. For this reason, the entire device is not obstructed, is compact, and a sufficient work space on the table can be secured. Further, in this state, since the display surface of the display member 2 faces the front surface of the apparatus body 1 and the input display panel 12 is not exposed to the outside, the input display panel 12 is not soiled or damaged. It can be well protected.

When this information processing apparatus is used, first, as shown in FIG. 12, the display member 2 is moved diagonally downward on the front side of the apparatus main body 1, and the display member 2 is turned upside down. Input display panel 1
Point 2 diagonally forward of the device body. At this time,
As shown in FIG. 3, the arm member 13 rotates downward about the left and right hinge shafts 21 and 24 of the first hinge member 14, and the left and right hinge shafts 21 and 24 rotate accordingly. The first coil spring 22 is twisted according to the rotation of the hinge shaft 21 of the hinge portion 17, and the second coil spring 25 is rotated according to the rotation of the hinge shaft 24 of the left hinge portion 18.
Relatively rotates in rotation, and the damper shaft 28 of the damper member 19 also rotates as the hinge shaft 24 rotates.

Therefore, spring force is accumulated in the first coil spring 22 of the right hinge portion 17 according to the amount of rotation of the hinge shaft 21, and the second coil spring 25 of the left hinge portion 18 is moved relative to the hinge shaft 24. Since a substantially constant frictional force is applied to brake the rotation of the hinge shaft 24, the rotation of the arm member 13 is braked via the hinge shaft 24. This allows
The operation force for rotating the arm member 13 downward becomes heavy, the arm member 13 does not suddenly rotate downward, and the arm member 13 can be stopped at an arbitrary rotation position. become. At this time, the damper member 1
Since 9 damps the damper shaft 28, the rotation of the hinge shaft 24 of the left hinge portion 18 interlocking with the damper shaft 28 is further braked, so that the pivoting operation of the arm member 13 can be stabilized. Therefore, even if the total weight of the arm member 13 side including the display member 2 is heavy, the arm member 13 can be reliably stopped at an arbitrary rotation position.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12, when the input display panel 12 of the display member 2 is directed obliquely forward, the second
Rotation support member 40 centering around the rotation axis 42 of the hinge member 41
Is rotated together with the display member 2 in the reverse direction and is pulled out from the notch 38 of the display-side support portion 16. At this time, the rotary shaft 42 of the second hinge member 41 is fixed to the pair of fixing plates 4
3 is rotatably fastened by a fastening member 45 with a predetermined load, so that even if the display member 2 is rotated about the rotation shaft 42 in the display surface direction, it can be stopped at an arbitrary rotation position. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 12, the display member 2 can be tilted on the front surface of the apparatus main body 1 at an arbitrary tilt angle.

After that, the display member 2 is again moved diagonally upward so that the back surface of the display member 2 faces the front surface of the apparatus body 1 as shown in FIG. Turn forward. At this time, since the arm member 13 rotates upward about the first hinge member 14, the damper member 19 of the first hinge member 14 does not apply the braking force to the damper shaft 28, and the second hinge portion of the left hinge portion 18 does not. Although the arm member 13 rotates upwards against the frictional force of the coil spring member 25, the first coil spring 2 of the right hinge part 17 is rotated.
Since the spring force accumulated in 2 urges the arm member 13 to rotate upward, a light force is applied to the arm member 13
The display member 2 can be displaced upward by rotating the display member 2 upward. Also at this time, the arm member 13 can be stopped at an arbitrary rotation position.

At this time, the display member 2 is rotated together with the rotation support member 40 in the front-back reversal direction about the rotation shaft 42 of the second hinge member 41, so that the rotation support member 40 is notched in the display side support portion 16. When arranged above 38, the input display panel 12 faces the front of the apparatus main body 1. Also at this time, since the rotary shaft 42 of the second hinge member 41 is rotatably fastened to the pair of fixing plates 43 by the fastening member 45 with a predetermined load, the rotary shaft 42 is the center of the display member 2.
It can be stopped at an arbitrary rotation position even if is rotated in the reverse direction. As a result, as shown in FIG.
The display member 2 is arranged on the front surface of the apparatus main body 1 so as to face forward and stand substantially vertically. In this state, by arranging the keyboard 4 on the front side of the apparatus body 1, it is possible to input information by operating the keyboard 4 while watching the information displayed on the input display panel 12, and Touch input can also be performed by removing the input pen 10 from the side surface and touching the surface of the input display panel 12 with the input pen 10.

In this state, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the display side support portion 16 of the arm member 13 is slid upward to adjust the height of the display member 2 as shown in FIG. can do. That is, when the display member 2 is pulled up, the slide portion 30 of the display side support portion 16 slides upward from the inside of the main body side support portion 15 of the arm member 13 accordingly. At this time, as shown in FIG. 6C, the convex portion of the locking groove 37 relatively moves along the inclined surface of the locking portion 34 of the lock lever 33, and the lock lever 33 causes the spring of the spring member 36 to move. Since it rotates about the shaft 32 against the force, the locking portion 34 successively rides over the unevenness of the locking groove 37. As a result, the slide portion 30 slides upward while automatically unlocking, so that the display member 2 can be moved upward.

When the display member 2 moves to a desired height, the lock lever 33 is urged by the spring force of the spring member 36 and the locking portion 34 engages with the recess of the locking groove 37. The display member 2 can be fixed at a desired height. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 16, the height of the display member 2 can be easily adjusted according to the operator's desire, and therefore the height of the line of sight of the operator with respect to the display member 2 is set to the visual field range A shown in FIG. And the field of view B can be adjusted freely, which allows optimal use.

In this state, the display member 2 is arranged laterally long in the left-right direction, but by rotating the display member 2 by 90 ° in the display surface direction, as shown in FIG.
The display member 2 can be arranged in a vertical direction that is long in the vertical direction. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the display member 2 is centered on the connecting shaft 48 of the rotation supporting member 40.
The first support plate 46 attached to the second hinge member 41
Since it rotates with respect to the second support plate 47 attached to the connection reinforcing plate 44, the display member 2 rotates in the display surface direction. Then, when the display member 2 is rotated by 90 °, the leaf spring portion 49a of the rotation restricting plate 49 separates from the one protrusion 52 of the second support plate 47 and rides on the other protrusion 52, so that the first support plate The rotation of 46 is restricted. As a result, the display member 2 is rotated 90 ° in the direction of the display surface and held in the vertically oriented state. Even in this state, similarly to the above, the display side support portion 16 of the arm member 13 can be slid vertically to adjust the height of the display member 2, so that the height of the line of sight of the operator with respect to the display member 2 can be adjusted. It can be used in optimum condition.

Next, as shown in FIG. 15, a case will be described in which the display member 2 is used in a substantially horizontal position in front of the main body of the apparatus. In this case, the display member 2 is attached to the device main body 1
And the display member 2 is rotated in the front-back inversion direction. At this time, by rotating the arm member 13 downward with the first hinge member 14 as the center, the arm member 13 is arranged substantially horizontally, and the display member 2 is turned upside down with the second hinge member 41 as the center. The display member 2 on the arm member 13 by rotating the display member 2
Are placed almost horizontally. In this state, since the input display panel 12 of the display member 2 faces upward, it is possible to easily perform an input operation with the input pen 10 while watching the information displayed on the input display panel 12.

In this state, the display side support portion 16 of the arm member 13 can be slid in the front-back direction to adjust the operation position of the display member 2 as shown in FIG. That is, when the display member 2 is pulled out to the front side, the slide portion 30 of the display side support portion 16 slides toward the front side from inside the main body side support portion 15 of the arm member 13 while releasing the lock by the lock member 31. Therefore, the display member 2 can be moved to a desired position. When the display member 2 moves to a desired position, the lock lever 33 is urged by the spring force of the spring member 36 and the locking portion 34 engages with the recess of the locking groove 37. Can be securely fixed in the position.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 17, the display member 2 can be slid in the front-rear direction according to the operator, so that the operator does not have to move the apparatus body 1 as in the conventional example, but the operator can use the input pen 10. Thus, the display member 2 can be easily moved to a position where the touch input operation is easy. As a result, the operating position of the display member 2 can be adjusted in the front-rear direction according to the operator. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 17, the display member is changed from the operating range C, which is difficult for the operator to operate, to the operating range D, which is easy to operate. 2 can be arranged, which allows the device to be used in an optimal state where the input operation is easy. Even in this state, by rotating the display member 2 by 90 ° in the display surface direction, the display member 2 can be used by switching the display member 2 between a long horizontal direction in the left-right direction and a long vertical direction in the front-rear direction.

By the way, in this information processing apparatus, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the arm member 13 is vertically rotated about the first hinge member 14 by a predetermined angle, and
By rotating the display member 2 about the hinge member 41 in the front-back inversion direction by a predetermined angle, the display member 2 can be used in a state in which the display member 2 is disposed in front of the apparatus main body 1 while being inclined. At this time, it suffices for the operator to tilt the input display panel 12 at a tilt angle that is easy to see, and if the lower end of the display member 2 is brought into contact with the tabletop, the display member 2 and the apparatus main body 1 can be stably arranged. You can Even in this state, the display side support portion 16 of the arm member 13 is
Can be slid in the front-back direction to adjust the installation position of the display member 2 in the front-back direction, and by rotating the display member 2 by 90 ° in the display surface direction, the direction of the display member 2 is switched between the horizontal direction and the vertical direction. It can also be used.

Thus, according to this information processing apparatus,
By displacing the display member 2 in the vertical direction on the front surface side of the device body 1 and rotating the display member 2 in the front-back inversion direction, the display member 2 is made substantially vertical to the front surface of the device body 1 as shown in FIG. Standing up, arranging the display member 2 substantially horizontally on the lower front side of the device body 1 as shown in FIG. 15, or inclining the display member 2 diagonally forward of the device body 1 as shown in FIG. In any of these states, the display member 2 can be rotated in the display surface direction to switch the orientation of the display member 2 between the horizontal orientation and the vertical orientation.

In particular, in this information processing apparatus, the display member 2 can be moved by sliding the slide portion 30 of the display side support portion 16 with respect to the main body side support portion 15 of the arm member 13 in any of the states described above. Therefore, by moving the display member 2 in the vertical direction with the display member 2 standing upright on the front surface of the apparatus body 1, as shown in FIG. 16, the height of the line of sight of the display member 2 can be increased. Can be adjusted according to the operator, and by moving the display member 2 in the front-back direction while the display member 2 is arranged substantially horizontally on the lower front side of the device main body 1, the device main body 1 can be moved as in the conventional example. It is not necessary to move the display member 2 as shown in FIG. 17, and the display member 2 can be easily moved to a position where the operator can easily perform touch input operation. Can.

In the above embodiment, the display member 2 is supported by the arm support mechanism 3 so as to be vertically displaceable in front of the apparatus main body 1 and rotatable in the front-back reversal direction and the display surface direction of the display member 2. The case of supporting is described, but not limited to this, for example, the main body side support portion 15 of the arm member 13 of the arm support mechanism 3 is fixed to the apparatus main body 1, and the display side support portion 16 is vertically moved to the main body side support portion 15. The display member 2 may be attached so as to be slidable in any direction, and the display member 2 may be attached to the display side support portion 16 so as to be rotatable only in the display surface direction. With this configuration, by rotating the display member 2 in the direction of the display surface, the orientation of the display member 2 can be changed to the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, and in any of the states, the main body side support portion 15 can be changed. On the other hand, the height of the display member 2 in the vertical direction can be changed by sliding the display side support portion 16 in the vertical direction, so that the height of the line of sight of the operator with respect to the display member 2 can be adjusted.

Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the information processing apparatus is applied to a desktop type information processing apparatus for issuing a voucher is described, but the invention is not limited to this. For example, a desktop such as a personal computer or a word processor. Type or laptop type information processing apparatus.

[0043]

As described above, according to the invention described in claim 1, in the information processing apparatus in which the display member is supported on the front side of the apparatus body by the supporting mechanism, the supporting mechanism is attached to the apparatus body. The main body side support portion and the display side support portion for mounting the display member rotatably in the display surface direction thereof are connected to the main body side support portion so as to be slidable in the vertical direction of the apparatus main body. Because of the configuration, by rotating the display member in the display surface direction with respect to the display side support portion of the support mechanism, the display member can be changed to the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, and in any of the states. The vertical height of the display member can be changed by sliding the display-side support portion with respect to the main body-side support portion in the vertical direction of the device main body. Can adjust the height of the data of eyes, the operator can use optimally.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus in which the display member is supported on the front side of the apparatus body by the supporting mechanism, the supporting mechanism is rotated in the up and down direction on the front side of the apparatus body. It is equipped with a main body side support portion that is movably attached and a display side support portion that rotatably attaches the display member to the front and back inversion direction, and the display side support portion can slide in the contact and separation direction with respect to the main body side support portion. Since the structure is connected, the display member is displaced in the vertical direction on the front side of the device main body by rotating the main body side support part of the support mechanism in the vertical direction with respect to the device main body, and By rotating the display member in the reverse direction, the display member can be erected almost vertically on the front side of the main body of the device, placed almost horizontally, or tilted at any inclination angle. In any of these states, by sliding the display-side support part toward and away from the body-side support part, for example, the display member is almost perpendicular to the front side of the device body. In this state, the height of the display member in the vertical direction can be changed, so the height of the operator's line of sight with respect to the display member can be adjusted, and the display member can be placed almost horizontally on the front side of the device body. Since the position of the display member can be changed in the front-rear direction, the display member can be easily moved to a position where the operator can easily operate, and thus the operator can use the display member in an optimum state.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus in which the display member is supported on the front surface side of the apparatus body by the supporting mechanism, the supporting mechanism is vertically rotatable on the front side of the apparatus body. Equipped with the attached main body side support portion and the display side support portion that rotatably attaches the display member to the front and back inversion direction and the display surface direction, and slides the display side support portion toward and away from the main body side support portion. Since the structure is connected as much as possible, by vertically rotating the main body side support portion of the support mechanism with respect to the apparatus main body, the display member is displaced in the vertical direction on the front side of the apparatus main body and the display side support portion is also provided. On the other hand, by rotating the display member also in the reverse direction, the display member can be erected almost vertically on the front side of the apparatus main body, placed almost horizontally, or at any tilt. In addition to being able to incline at an angle, by rotating the display member in the display surface direction with respect to the display side support portion in these states, the orientation of the display member can be changed to the horizontal direction and the vertical direction. Especially in any of these states, by sliding the display-side support portion toward and away from the main body-side support portion,
For example, when the display member is arranged almost vertically on the front side of the apparatus main body, the height of the display member in the vertical direction can be changed, so that the height of the operator's eyes with respect to the display member can be adjusted, and the display member can be adjusted. Since the position of the display member can be changed in the front-rear direction when the display member is arranged substantially horizontally on the front side of the apparatus main body, the display member can be easily moved to a position that is easy for the operator to operate. It can be used in optimum condition.

In this case, since the display member is provided with the input display panel in which the transparent touch input section is provided on the surface of the display panel, the data can be touch-input by the input pen or the like while observing the information displayed on the display panel. In addition to the above, in the invention according to claim 2 or 3,
Since the display member can be easily moved to a position where the operator can easily perform an input operation by changing the position of the display member in the front-back direction while the display member is arranged substantially horizontally on the front side of the apparatus main body, Can perform touch input operation in an optimal state. In addition, since the support mechanism includes the lock member that locks the display-side support portion with respect to the main body-side support portion at an arbitrary slide position, the display-side support portion with respect to the main body-side support portion can be moved in any sliding direction. Since it can be locked in the position, the display member can be securely fixed in the predetermined position.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an example of use of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the information processing apparatus of FIG. 1 when not in use.

3 is a front view showing a state in which a display member of the information processing apparatus of FIG. 1 is slid upward.

FIG. 4 is a right side view of FIG.

5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the arm member taken along the line AA of FIG.

6 shows a lock member of the arm member of FIG. 3, (a)
Is an enlarged view of an essential part showing a state in which the locking portion of the lock lever is engaged and locked with the unevenness of the locking groove of the display side support portion,
(B) is an enlarged view of an essential part showing a state in which the release part of the lock lever is pressed to release the engagement of the engagement part with the engagement groove of the display side support part, and (c) is the display side support part. FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a main part showing a state in which the slide part slides upward while automatically unlocking.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a first hinge member that rotatably attaches the main body side support portion of the arm member to the apparatus main body in FIGS. 2 and 3.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a second hinge member that rotatably attaches a rotation support member to the display-side support portion in FIG.

9 is an enlarged side view showing a state in which a rotation support member is attached to the second hinge member attached to the display-side support portion in FIG. 2 and the display member is rotatably attached to the rotation support member.

FIG. 10 is a front view of FIG.

11 is a front view showing a state in which the display member is rotated by about 45 ° in the display surface direction in the state of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a state in which the arm member is rotated downward in the state of FIG. 2 and then the display member is rotated in the front-back inversion direction to incline the display member diagonally forward.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a state in which the arm member is rotated upward from the state of FIG. 12 to raise the display member substantially vertically, and in this state, the display member is slid vertically.

14 is a perspective view showing a state in which the display member is rotated in the display surface direction in the state of FIG. 13 to change the direction of the display member from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction, and in this state, the display member is slid in the vertical direction.

15 is a perspective view showing a state where the arm member is rotated further downward from the state of FIG. 12 to arrange the display member substantially horizontally and the display member is slid in the front-back direction in this state.

FIG. 16 is a view showing an adjustment range of the height of the line of sight of the operator with respect to the display member in the states of FIGS. 13 and 14;

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a range in which the operator moves the display member to a position where a touch input operation can be easily performed and adjusts it in the state of FIG. 15;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 device body 2 Display member 3 Arm support mechanism 11 display cases 12 Input display panel 13 Arm member 14 First hinge member 15 Main unit side support 16 Display side support 30 slide part 31 Lock member 33 Lock lever 34 Locking part 35 Release unit 36 Spring member 37 Concavo-convex locking groove 38 Notch 40 Rotation support member 41 Second Hinge Member 46 First support plate 47 Second support plate 48 connecting shaft

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An information processing apparatus in which a display member is supported on a front side of an apparatus body by a support mechanism, wherein the support mechanism includes a body-side support portion attached to the apparatus body, and the display member has a display surface direction. And a display-side support portion rotatably attached to the display-side support portion, and the display-side support portion is slidably connected to the main-body-side support portion in a vertical direction of the apparatus main body. apparatus. 2. An information processing apparatus in which a display member is supported by a supporting mechanism on the front side of the apparatus body, wherein the supporting mechanism is attached to the apparatus body at a front side of the apparatus body so as to be vertically rotatable. And a display-side support portion on which the display member is rotatably attached in the front-back inverting direction, and the display-side support portion is slidably connected to the main body-side support portion in the contact and separation directions. An information processing device characterized by the above. 3. An information processing apparatus in which a display member is supported by a supporting mechanism on the front side of the apparatus main body, wherein the supporting mechanism is a main body side support portion attached to the apparatus main body so as to be vertically rotatable on the front side thereof. And a display-side support portion on which the display member is rotatably mounted in the front-back reversal direction and the display surface direction, and the display-side support portion is slidable in the contact and separation directions with respect to the main body-side support portion. An information processing device characterized by being connected. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display member includes an input display panel in which a transparent touch input section is provided on a surface of the display panel. 5. The support mechanism includes a lock member for locking the display-side support portion with respect to the main body-side support portion at an arbitrary slide position.
The information processing device according to any one of 1.