JPH0950338A - Keyboard holding device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely hold a keyboard on a display device for the handwriting operations, etc., that are carried out while looking at a display screen in a non-use time of the keyboard by holding the keyboard between the upper face of a casing of the display device and the folded part of a holding member. SOLUTION: When a keyboard 4 is detached from the casing of a display device, a holding member 6 is pushed down by the force of a spring 8 to touch the upper face of the casing. At the same time, the upper part of the member 6 protrudes to the outside by a prescribed extent through a hole 3a. When the member 6 is pulled up under such conditions, the member 6 moves up against the force of the spring 8 to form a bent part 6a in it, and the keyboard 4 is put into the gap formed between the part 6a and the upper part of a back cover 3. Like this, the keyboard 4 is held in the casing of the display device and never comes off from the display device even against the front-back and right-left vibrations, etc.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a keyboard holding device for computers, word processors and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a keyboard is not used, the keyboard does not get in the way, for example, when writing while watching the display, drawing a dictionary, or copying the display data of the display to a notebook. As shown in FIG. 7, as a keyboard holding device for operating the keyboard 5, the keyboard 5 is mounted on the upper surfaces of the front cover 2 and the back cover 3 of the display device 20 mounted on the personal computer body 1 on the mounting surface A. While being placed, the keyboard 5 is provided at the upper part of the front surface of the back cover 3 and is brought into contact with a convex portion 15a serving as a holding member projecting upward so that the keyboard 5 does not fall from the rear of the display device 20. Was there. However, the above-described conventional keyboard holding device has a structure in which the keyboard 4 is simply held so as not to fall from the rear of the display device 20, and therefore the display device 20
There is no effect to prevent the keyboard from falling from the lateral direction or the front direction, and therefore, there is a problem that the keyboard falls off from the display device 20 due to vibration or the like.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and a keyboard is provided on a display device so that a handwriting operation can be performed while watching the display when the keyboard is not used. It is an object of the present invention to provide a keyboard holding device capable of reliably holding a keyboard.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides an information equipment device including a display device connected to a main body and placed on the upper surface of the main body, and a keyboard connected to the main body. There is an insertion hole provided in the upper rear part of the casing of the display device, a slit is formed in the center of the lower end, and retaining means with locking claws are provided on both sides of the insertion hole, and the upper end is directed forward. An inverted L-shaped bent portion is provided, and is interposed between the holding member that is attached to the insertion hole of the housing so as to be able to move up and down; The holding member is constituted by a spring for constantly urging the holding member downward, and the keyboard is held between the upper surface of the casing of the display device and the bent portion of the holding member. Further, a buffer member is provided on the lower surface of the bent portion. Further, an information equipment device including a display device connected to the main body and mounted on the upper surface of the main body, and a keyboard connected to the main body, and an attachment hole provided at a rear upper portion of a casing of the display device. , A slit is formed at the center of the lower end, and retaining means provided with locking claws are provided on both sides of the slit, and an inverted L-shaped bent portion bent forward is provided at the upper end. A crocodile part is formed on both sides of the upper part of the curved part, a rear part thereof is provided with a shaft hole, and a lower holding member mounted in the mounting hole of the casing,
A support shaft inserted into the shaft hole, and a crocodile part that is relatively opposed to the crocodile part of the bent portion is formed on both sides, and a shaft hole into which the support shaft is inserted is formed in the rear side of the shaft hole, and behind the coaxial hole. An upper holding member provided with a pressing piece that can open and close the crocodile part,
It is configured by a spring wound around the support shaft, and the keyboard is held between the upper holding member and the lower holding member. Furthermore, connected to the main body,
A display device placed on the upper surface of the main body, and an information equipment device including a keyboard connected to the main body,
In the upper rear part of the casing of the display device, a push latch is provided on the front surface, a convex portion projecting upward is provided, and a mounting tool provided with a hook fitted to the push latch is provided on the back surface of the keyboard, It is characterized in that the keyboard is held by inserting a hook into the push latch. An information equipment device comprising a display device connected to the main body and mounted on the upper surface of the main body, and a keyboard connected to the main body, wherein a suction plate is provided on the front side of the upper rear part of the casing of the display device. Is provided with a protrusion protruding upward, and a flat plate that faces the suction plate is provided at the rear of the keyboard, and the suction plate absorbs the flat plate to hold the keyboard in the casing of the display device. Characterized by the fact that Further, there is provided an information equipment device comprising a display device connected to the main body and placed on the upper surface of the main body, and a keyboard connected to the main body, and a velcro on the upper surface of the casing of the display device and the lower surface of the keyboard. It is characterized by a fastener attached. Furthermore, a display device connected to the main body and placed on the upper surface of the main body,
An information equipment device comprising a keyboard connected to the main body, wherein a magnet is provided on an upper surface of a casing of the display device, and an iron plate facing the magnet is attached to a lower surface of the keyboard. To do.

[0005]

Since the keyboard holding device according to the present invention is configured as described above, the keyboard is held by the display device when the keyboard is not used.
The keyboard does not get in the way, enabling effective use of the space in front of the display device.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a keyboard holding device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Incidentally, in the figure, the same reference numerals as those in the conventional example are designated by the same reference numerals.

In FIG. 1A, reference numeral 2 is a front cover and 3 is a back cover.
The back cover 3 is attached to the casing of the display device. A keyboard 4 is placed on the upper portion of the front cover 2 and the upper portion of the back cover 3, and a key 4a is attached to the upper portion of the keyboard 4.
To make it easier to use the keyboard 4 at the bottom rear,
A support portion 5 for tilting the keyboard 4 forward is provided. The back cover 3 is provided with a holding member 6, and the central portion and the lower portion of the holding member 6 are the back cover 3
The insertion hole 3a is inserted into the insertion hole 3a formed in the upper part.
It is mounted so that it can be raised and lowered. The upper portion of the holding member 6 projects outward from the insertion hole 3a of the back cover 3, and the front portion thereof is provided with a bent portion 6a bent in an inverted L shape so as to be parallel to the upper surface of the back cover 3. A cushioning member 9 made of cloth such as velvet is attached to the lower surface of the bent portion 6a so as not to damage the surface of the keyboard 4 when the keyboard 4 is held. A retaining means for preventing the retaining member 6 from being removed from the back cover 3 is provided at a lower portion of the holding member 6, and the retaining means prevents the lower portion of the retaining member 6 from being removed.
When inserting into the hole 3a from above, the slit 6d that can be expanded and contracted in the left-right direction, and the holding member 6 is inserted into the hole 3a on both sides of the slit 6d, and then the stopper 7 is inserted from the lower end of the holding member 6. After doing, spread to the left and right, and the stopper 7
A laterally projecting locking claw 6c for locking is formed. The reference numeral 8 is sandwiched between the back cover 3 and the stopper 7, and by constantly urging the holding member 6 downward, the holding member 6 is stored so as to contact the upper surface of the back cover 3 when not in use. A spring for biasing and holding the keyboard 4 from above when the keyboard 4 is clamped by the keyboard holding member 6 during use.

Next, the operation of the above configuration when holding the keyboard 4 on the display device using the keyboard holding device of this embodiment will be described. First, FIG. 1B shows a state in which the keyboard 4 is removed from the casing of the display device. In this state, the holding member 6 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the casing of the display device by the biasing force of the spring 8. Has been pushed down to. Then, the upper portion of the holding member 6 projects outward from the hole 3a by a predetermined amount. In order to hold the keyboard 4 in the housing of the display device from this state, the holding member 6 is pulled upward as shown in FIG.
Then, since the holding member 6 rises against the biasing force of the spring 8, the keyboard 4 is inserted into the gap between the bent portion 6a of the holding member 6 and the upper portion of the back cover 3 formed by this. In this way, the keyboard 4 is held by the holding member 6 in the casing of the display device, and will not fall out of the display device even if vibration in any of the front, rear, left, and right directions is applied. . When the keyboard 4 is removed from the casing of the display device, the holding member 6 is pushed down by the urging force of the spring 8, and the central portion and the lower portion of the holding member 6 are housed in the casing of the display device. Return to the state of A).

FIG. 2 shows a first alternative embodiment of the keyboard holding device according to the present invention. In the figure, common or corresponding parts to those of the first embodiment are designated by common reference numerals, and description of common parts will be omitted.

In FIGS. 1A and 1B, the holding member 10 of the keyboard is composed of an upper holding member 10a and a lower holding member 10c, and a lower holding member 10c is attached to the back cover 3 and the lower part thereof is attached. The central part and the lower part of the holding member 10c are mounting holes 3b formed in the upper part of the back cover 3.
Is inserted and fixed. This holding member holding member 10
The upper part of c is projected to the outside from the mounting hole 3b of the back cover 3, the front part thereof is bent in an inverted L shape so as to be parallel to the upper surface of the back cover 3, and the central part of the lower part is A retaining means is provided to prevent the lower holding member 10c from being removed from the back cover 3. The retaining means is provided in the left-right direction when the lower portion of the holding member 6 is inserted into the mounting hole 3b from above the back cover 3. Slit that can be expanded and contracted freely
2 is formed, and on both sides of the slit 12, there are locking claws 10d that are laterally projected to lock the lower holding member 10c after the lower holding member 10c is inserted into the mounting hole 3b and then spread laterally. It is provided. Further, crocodile portions 10b are provided on both sides of the upper portion of the lower member holding member 10c, and a shaft hole 11a is formed in the rear thereof. Upper holding member 10a
The crocodile portion 10b of the lower holding member 10c is provided on both lower sides of the
Is formed with a crocodile portion 10d, and a shaft hole 11b into which the support shaft 12 is inserted is formed behind the crocodile hole portion 10d.
A pressing piece 10e for opening and closing the crocodile portion 10d is integrally provided at the rear of b. Further, the shaft hole 11
A support shaft 12 is inserted into a and 11b, and a spring 13 for constantly urging the crocodile portion 10d toward the crocodile portion 10b is inserted into the support shaft 12.
Is wound.

A holding member 1 for a keyboard having the above structure
In order to hold the keyboard 4 on the display device using 0, the keyboard 4 is placed on the front cover 2 and the back cover 3 of the display device, and the pressing piece 10e is pressed to move the crocodile portion 10d around the spindle 11. And the crocodile part 10b are opened, the keyboard 4 is inserted into the opened crocodile part, and then the pressing of the pressing piece 10e is released to close the crocodile part 10d and the crocodile part 10b, between the crocodile part 10d and the crocodile part 10b. Hold the keyboard 4 between. By doing so, the keyboard 4 is clamped by the keyboard holding device 10 by the force of the spring 13 and does not fall off from the display device even if vibrations in any of front, rear, left and right directions are applied.

FIG. 3 shows a second alternative embodiment of the keyboard holding device according to the present invention. In the figure, common or corresponding parts to those of the first embodiment are designated by common reference numerals, and description of common parts will be omitted. As shown in the figure, on the upper surface of the back cover 3, there is a convex portion 15 projecting upward.
A is formed, and a push latch 16 is attached to the front surface of the convex portion 15a. An L-shaped attachment 18 made of metal is attached to the rear portion of the keyboard 4, and the attachment 18
The hook 19 facing the push latch 16 at the upper part of the
Is provided.

In order to hold the keyboard 4 on the display device using the keyboard holding device having the above structure,
The keyboard 4 to which the hook 19 is attached is moved in the direction of the arrow, and the hook 19 is fitted into the push latch 16 of the back cover 3.

FIG. 4 shows a third alternative embodiment of the keyboard holding device according to the present invention. In the figure, common or corresponding parts to those of the first embodiment are designated by common reference numerals, and description of common parts will be omitted. As shown in the figure, on the upper surface of the back cover 3, there is a convex portion 15 projecting upward.
A is formed, and the suction cup 20 is attached to the front surface of the convex portion 15a. Further, an L-shaped attachment 18 made of metal is provided on the rear portion of the keyboard 4 with magic tapes 17a, 17a.
It is attached by b.

In order to hold the keyboard 4 on the display device using the keyboard holding device having the above structure,
The keyboard 4 to which the attachment 18 is attached is moved in the direction of the arrow, and the hook 19 is attracted to the suction cup 20 of the back cover 3.

FIG. 5 shows a fourth alternative embodiment of the keyboard holding device according to the present invention. In the figure, common or corresponding parts to those of the first embodiment are designated by common reference numerals, and description of common parts will be omitted. As shown in the figure, a velcro tape 14b is attached to the upper surface of the back cover 3, and a velcro tape 14a is attached to the bottom surface of the support portion 5 of the keyboard holding device 4.

In order to hold the keyboard 4 on the display device using the keyboard holding device having the above structure,
The keyboard 4 is placed on the front cover 2 and the back cover 3 of the display device, and the velcro tape 14a on the bottom surface of the support portion 5 of the keyboard holding device 4 is brought into close contact with the velcro tape 14b on the upper surface of the back cover 3.

FIG. 6 shows a fifth embodiment of the keyboard holding device according to the present invention. In the figure, common or corresponding parts to those of the first embodiment are designated by common reference numerals, and description of common parts will be omitted. As shown in the figure, a magnet 22 is attached to the upper surface of the rear part of the back cover 3 by a double-sided tape 22a.
The iron plate 21 is attached to the bottom surface of the attachment portion 5 of the keyboard 4 by the double-faced tape 21a so as to face the.

In order to hold the keyboard 4 on the display device using the keyboard holding device having the above structure,
The keyboard 4 is placed on the magnet 21 of the back cover 3 so that the iron plate 21 of the mounting portion 5 faces the magnet 21.

[0020]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the display device is provided with the keyboard holding device, and the keyboard holding device can hold the keyboard on the display device. When the keyboard is not used, the keyboard holding device can hold the keyboard easily and quickly on the display device without wobbling, and there is an advantage that the space in front of the display device can be effectively used.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 shows a keyboard holding device according to the invention,
(A) is a cross-sectional view of a main part in the horizontal direction, (B) is a cross-sectional view of the main part in the vertical direction before holding the keyboard, and (C) is a cross-sectional view in the vertical direction after holding the keyboard. FIG.

FIG. 2 shows a keyboard holding device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, in which (A) is a cross-sectional view of a main part in a lateral direction,
(B) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a main part.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts of a second embodiment of a keyboard holding device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts of a third embodiment of the keyboard holding device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts of a fourth embodiment of the keyboard holding device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts of a fifth embodiment of the keyboard holding device according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional keyboard holding device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 front cover 3 back cover 4 keyboard 4a key 5 support part 6 detention means 6a bent part 6c locking claw 7 stopper 8 spring 9 cushioning member

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An information equipment device comprising a display device connected to the main body and mounted on the upper surface of the main body, and a keyboard connected to the main body, the information device device being provided in the upper rear part of the casing of the display device. A through hole, a slit is formed at the center of the lower end, and retaining means provided with locking claws are provided on both sides thereof, and an inverted L-shaped bent portion bent forward is provided at the upper end. A holding member that is attached to the insertion hole of the housing so as to be able to move up and down, and a spring that is interposed between the housing and the locking claw and that always urges the holding member downward. A keyboard holding device, wherein the keyboard is held between an upper surface of a casing of the display device and a bent portion of the holding member. 2. The keyboard holding device according to claim 1, wherein a cushioning member is provided on a lower surface of the bent portion. 3. An information equipment device comprising a display device connected to the main body and placed on the upper surface of the main body, and a keyboard connected to the main body, the information device device being provided in the upper rear part of the casing of the display device. A mounting hole and a slit are formed at the center of the lower end, retaining means provided with locking claws are provided on both sides thereof, and an inverted L-shaped bent portion bent forward is provided at the upper end. , A crocodile part is formed on both sides of the upper part of the bent part, and a shaft hole is provided in the rear of the crocodile part, and a lower holding member mounted in a mounting hole of the casing, a spindle inserted into the shaft hole, and both sides In the crocodile part of the bent portion, a crocodile part that is relatively opposed is formed, a shaft hole for inserting the support shaft is formed behind it, and a pressing piece that opens and closes the crocodile part is provided behind the coaxial hole. The upper holding member and a spring wound around the support shaft. A keyboard holding device characterized in that the keyboard is held between a part holding member and a lower holding member. 4. An information equipment device comprising a display device connected to a main body and mounted on the upper surface of the main body, and a keyboard connected to the main body, the front surface of the casing of the display device being at the upper rear side. Is provided with a push latch, and a convex portion projecting upward is provided.On the back surface of the keyboard, a fixture having a hook fitted into the push latch is provided, and the keyboard is fitted by fitting the hook into the push latch. A keyboard holding device characterized by being held. 5. An information equipment device comprising a display device connected to the main body and mounted on the upper surface of the main body, and a keyboard connected to the main body, wherein the front surface is provided at the upper rear of the casing of the display device. A suction plate provided with a convex portion protruding upward, a flat plate facing the suction plate is provided at the rear portion of the keyboard, and the suction plate sucks the flat plate to attach the flat plate to the casing of the display device. A keyboard holding device characterized by holding a keyboard. 6. An information equipment device comprising a display device connected to a main body and mounted on the top surface of the main body, and a keyboard connected to the main body, wherein the display device has an upper surface of a casing of the display device and the keyboard. A keyboard holding device having a velcro fastener attached to the lower surface. 7. An information equipment device comprising a display device connected to the main body and mounted on the upper surface of the main body, and a keyboard connected to the main body, wherein a magnet is provided on an upper surface of a casing of the display device. A keyboard holding device, wherein an iron plate facing the magnet is attached to a lower surface of the keyboard.