JP2011145477A - Operation panel moving device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an operation panel moving device, having a simple structure for moving vertically, in the turning direction or in the inclination direction an operation panel or a display panel, which is provided to a machine tool or various devices, corresponding to the physique of an operator and the operation state. <P>SOLUTION: The operation panel 1 or the display panel 2 can be moved in the vertical directions by the moving of a first guide shaft 4, arranged along the axis line of a cylindrical body 3. The panel can be turned, by turning of a first cylindrical body 5 or a second cylindrical body 8. It can be moved in the inclination direction, by turning of an operation panel support shaft 6 and a display panel support shaft 9. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention is used for machine tools, various devices, and the like, and controls the position, arrangement direction, and state of operation devices that are operation control operations and display of operation states, and operation devices that are display panels. ) And a moving device such as an operation panel that can be moved to a desired position corresponding to the operation state.

  An operation panel or a display panel (hereinafter referred to as an operation panel or the like) that performs an operation control operation and displays an operation state of the machine tool or various apparatuses is disposed. The operation panel or the like (that is, the “operation panel or the like” refers to an operation device that is an operation panel or a display panel) may be arranged at a position where an operator (operator) can easily operate, or may be easily operated. desirable. However, as a worker, the physique is different for each worker and the operation state is changed. For this reason, the operation panel or the like has a desired inclination corresponding to the difference in the physique and the change in the operation state (upwardly inclined so that the surface of the operation panel or the display panel faces in a direction in which the operator can easily operate or view the panel. The state and the state of downward inclination are also included in the concept of the term “position”), but there is no known technique with a simple structure corresponding to that in the prior art. As a known technique related to the movement of the operation panel, for example, Patent Document 1 can be cited.

JP 2004-294700 A (FIG. 2)

  Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-294700 “Image forming apparatus” disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-294700 discloses an apparatus having a structure in which an operation panel is set at an arbitrary angle with respect to different operation postures and positions. As in the present invention, the present invention is greatly different from an apparatus that moves the operation panel in the vertical direction, the rotation direction, and the tilt direction. If the position of the operation panel and its direction (direction facing the operation equipment) can be freely and easily changed according to the physique of the operator (operator) and its preferred operation state, workability As a result, an operational error does not occur, and the effect of reducing operator fatigue can be improved.

  The present invention has been invented in view of the above circumstances, and can easily change the position and arrangement state of an operation panel or the like (operation device) corresponding to the physique or operation state of an operator, Another object of the present invention is to provide a moving device such as an operation panel which is simple and can be implemented at a relatively low cost.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an operation panel for manually operating the operation of equipment such as a machine or an apparatus, and the machine or the like disposed in the vicinity of the operation panel. The operation device is moved to the desired position based on the operating device arrangement requirements including the physique of the operator who operates the operation device, which is a display panel for displaying the operating state of the device such as the device, and the desired operation position. The support is possible.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the moving direction of the operation panel or the like is composed of a vertical direction, a rotating direction, and an inclined direction.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cylindrical body that is disposed on the ground and is erected substantially in line with the standing direction of the operator, a first guide shaft that is slidably supported by the cylindrical body, A first cylinder body that is restrained from moving in the axial direction above the first guide shaft and is rotatably supported, and is fixed to the upper end side of the operation panel and pivotally supported by the first cylinder body. An operation panel support shaft that is arranged orthogonal to the axial direction of the cylindrical body, a second guide shaft that is erected and fixed on the upper end of the first cylindrical body, and an upper side of the second guide shaft A second cylindrical body that is supported to be pivotable while being restrained from moving in the axial direction, and is fixed to one end of the display panel and pivotally supported by the second cylindrical body. It is characterized by comprising display panel support shafts arranged orthogonally.

  According to the moving device such as the operation panel of the first aspect of the present invention, the operation panel is formed so as to move to a desired position corresponding to the physique of the worker, and thus the above object can be achieved. it can.

  Further, according to the moving device such as the operation panel according to the second aspect, the moving direction of the operation panel can be moved in the vertical direction, the rotation direction, and the tilt direction. An operation panel or the like can be moved.

  In addition, according to the moving device such as the operation panel according to claim 3, the operation panel can be moved in the vertical direction, the rotation direction, and the tilt direction, thereby improving the reliability when the operation device is moved. Can be planned.

The axis sectional view for showing clearly the concrete structure of moving devices, such as an operation panel of the present invention. The side view of A arrow of FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a moving device such as an operation panel according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  1 and 2 show an example of a specific structure of a moving device such as an operation panel of the present invention, but the moving device such as an operation panel of the present invention is not limited to the contents of this embodiment. Of course, the same technical category applies.

  The moving device 100 such as an operation panel of the present invention moves the operation panel 1 and the display panel 2 (both the operation panel 1 and the display panel 2 are operation devices) in desired vertical directions, rotation directions, and tilt directions. It consists of a structure for supporting, and its components are roughly divided into a cylindrical body 3, a first guide shaft 4, a first cylindrical body 5, an operation panel support shaft 6, a second guide shaft 7, and a second cylindrical body. 8 and a display panel support shaft 9 and the like. In the present embodiment, the display panel 2 is disposed above the operation panel 1, but of course, these may be disposed at the opposite positions. Further, the wiring 15 is connected to the power supply side through the inside of the cylinders 5 and 8.

On the ground 10 is placed a base 12 for an operator (operator) 11 (FIG. 2) to stand up in a substantially vertical direction (vertical direction). The base table 12 may not be provided.
The cylindrical body 3 is arranged upright on the ground 10, and its direction substantially coincides with the standing direction of the worker and is arranged upright. This standing direction corresponds to the vertical direction.

  The first guide shaft 4 is slidably supported on the cylindrical body 3 along the axial direction thereof. In addition, the diameter-reduced portion 4a and a screw portion 4b are screwed on the upper end of the first guide shaft 4 and a nut 13 is screwed on the screw portion 4b. The structure around the reduced diameter portion 4a is for supporting the first cylinder 5 to the first guide shaft 4 so that the movement in the axial direction is constrained so as to be rotatable about the axis. The structure is not limited to this.

  The 1st cylinder 5 consists of a hollow cylinder, and the lower part is connected with the 1st guide shaft 4 as shown in FIG. With this structure, the first cylindrical body 5 is supported by the first guide shaft 4 so that the movement in the axial direction is constrained to be rotatable as described above.

  An operation panel support shaft 6 is pivotally supported on the upper side of the first cylinder 5 along a direction orthogonal to the vertical direction. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the operation panel 1 is cantilevered at the front end side of the operation panel support shaft 6. A second guide shaft 7 is erected and fixed to the upper end of the first cylinder 5.

Similar to the first guide shaft 4, a reduced diameter portion 7a and a screw portion 7b are formed on the upper end side of the second guide shaft 7, and a nut 14 is screwed onto the screw portion 4b.
As shown in FIG. 1, the second cylindrical body 8 is supported by the second guide shaft 7 so as to be rotatable about the axis line, with the movement in the axial direction being restricted.

  A display panel support shaft 9 is pivotally supported on the upper end side of the second cylinder 8, and the display panel support shaft 9 is disposed orthogonal to the axial direction (vertical direction) of the first guide shaft 4 and the like. The Further, the display panel 2 is cantilevered at the tip side of the display panel support shaft 9 as shown in FIGS.

Next, the moving structure of the operation panel 1 and the display panel 2 in the moving device 100 such as the operation panel having the above structure will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, in order to move the operation panel 1 and the display panel 2 in the vertical direction, for example, the operator 11 holds the operation panel 1 or the display panel 2 or the first cylinder 5 or the second cylinder 8. When the first guide shaft 4 is moved along the axial direction of the cylindrical body 3, the vertical movement can be easily performed. In addition, although the lock mechanism in a movement position is not specified in the figure, a well-known lock mechanism is applied and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  Next, in order to rotate the operation panel 1, when the operation panel 1 is gripped and moved in the rotation direction, the first cylinder 5 is rotated via the operation panel support shaft 6. The turning operation is easily performed. Further, the turning operation of the display panel 2 is also easily performed by turning the second cylinder 8 via the display panel support shaft 9.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the operation panel 1 and the display panel 2 are easily moved in the tilt direction through the operation panel support shaft 6 and the display panel support shaft 9 as shown in FIGS. . FIG. 2 shows two states in which the operation panel 1 is rotated with the axial center position of the operation panel support shaft 6 as the rotation center, and the surface of the operation panel 1 is oriented slightly upward so that the operator 11 can easily operate it. A state in which the display panel 2 is rotated about the axis center position of the display panel support shaft 9 as a rotation center and the surface of the display panel 2 is oriented slightly downward so that the operator 11 can easily see is indicated by a broken virtual line. This is indicated by a dotted virtual line.
As described above, the operation panel 1 and the display panel 2 can be easily moved in the vertical direction, the rotation direction, and the tilt direction, and the operation panel 1 and the display panel 2 can be moved to a position and a state desired by the operator 11. it can.

  The moving device such as the operation panel of the present invention has the above structure, but the contents are not limited to the first embodiment as described above, and those of the same technical category are of course applied. It is.

  The present invention is applied to operation panels and display panels in machines such as machine tools and various devices. The target machines and devices can be applied to almost all devices, and the range of use is extremely wide.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Operation panel 2 ... Display panel 3 ... Cylindrical body 4 ... 1st guide shaft 4a ... Reduced diameter part 4b ... Screw part 5 ... 1st cylinder 6 ... Operation panel support shaft 7 ... 2nd guide shaft 7a ... Reduced diameter portion 7b ... Screw portion 8 ... Second cylinder 9 ... Display panel support shaft 10 ... Ground 11 ... Operator (operator)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 ... Base stand 13 ... Nut 14 ... Nut 15 ... Wiring 100 ... Moving devices, such as an operation panel

Claims (3)

  An operation panel for manually operating the operation of equipment such as a machine or device, and an operation device that is a display panel that is disposed in the vicinity of the operation panel and displays the operating state of the equipment such as the machine or device. A moving device such as an operation panel, which supports the operation device movably to a desired position on the basis of an operating device arrangement requirement including a physique of an operator who performs the operation and a desired operation position.   The moving device of the operation panel or the like according to claim 1, wherein the moving direction of the operation panel or the like is composed of a vertical direction, a rotation direction, and an inclination direction.   A cylindrical body that is arranged on the ground and stands substantially in line with the standing direction of the operator, a first guide shaft that is slidably supported by the cylindrical body, and an upper side of the first guide shaft A first cylindrical body that is supported to be rotatable while being restricted in movement in the axial direction, and fixed to the upper end side of the operation panel and pivotally supported by the first cylindrical body, and orthogonal to the axial direction of the cylindrical body. The operation panel support shaft arranged in a vertical direction, the second guide shaft standing and fixed on the upper end of the first cylindrical body, and the movement in the axial direction are restrained above the second guide shaft. And a second cylindrical body that is rotatably supported, and a display panel support that is fixed to one end of the display panel and pivotally supported by the second cylindrical body and arranged orthogonal to the axial direction of the cylindrical body The moving device such as an operation panel according to claim 1, comprising a shaft.

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