Electronic equipment

The electronic device addresses the issue of display panel obstruction in vehicles by using a housing, slider, arm, and cam member to tilt the display panel in a way that avoids interfering with the insertion opening, enhancing usability and reducing potential impacts.

JP2025053822APending Publication Date: 2025-04-07JVC KENWOOD CORP
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JP2023162883
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JP · JP
Patent Type
Applications
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Filing Date
2023-09-26
Publication Date
2025-04-07

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Technical Problem

Electronic devices with tilting display panels installed in vehicles often face issues with the display panel obstructing the insertion and removal of objects through the insertion opening, especially when the instrument panel is inclined.

Method used

The electronic device incorporates a housing, a sub-panel with an insertion opening, a slider, an arm, and a cam member that allow the display panel to tilt while maintaining the lower end of the panel in a position that does not obstruct the insertion opening.

Benefits of technology

This configuration prevents the display panel from interfering with the insertion and removal of objects, improving usability and reducing the risk of impacts on the device.

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Abstract

To provide electronic equipment which is capable of preventing a display panel from being disturbed when inserting an insertion object in and out from an insertion port.SOLUTION: Electronic equipment comprises an enclosure 30, a sub-panel 40 on which an insert port 41A is provided, a slider 50 which is disposed so as to make it possible to slide in a cross direction, an arm 70 of which one end side is connected to the slider 50 so as to make it possible to turn, a display panel 20 of which upper side is guided along the sub-panel 40 and at the same time which is provided opposite to the sub-panel 40 and a cam member 60 which includes a guide groove 61 into which a guide protrusion 75 provided between one end side and other end side of the arm 70 enters. The guide groove 61 includes a parallel part 61a which moves a panel support shaft 74 to front side spaced apart from the sub-panel 40 when shifting from upright state of the display panel 20 to forward tilt posture and a drop inclination part 61b which moves the panel support shaft 74 to lower side of the sub-panel 40 when the display panel 20 shifts to the forward tilt posture.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
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Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to electronic devices. [Background technology]

[0002] Some electronic devices mounted on vehicles have a display panel. For example, Patent Document 1 shows an example of such an electronic device. Patent Document 1 discloses a state in which a sliding portion (18) slides to cause a display panel (16) to assume a forward tilt position. At this time, the height position of the bottom end of the display panel (16) remains substantially unchanged. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2018-149878 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Incidentally, when the electronic device shown in Patent Document 1 is mounted, for example, in an opening of a vehicle's instrument panel, if the surface of the instrument panel is inclined diagonally upward, the electronic device itself is often mounted in an inclined state to match the angle of inclination.

[0005] With such an electronic device installed, when the display panel (16) slides to assume the forward tilt position, the bottom end of the display panel (16) slides upward. This causes a problem that when inserting or removing an object, such as a media such as an SD card, through an insertion port provided in the electronic device, the display panel in the forward tilt position gets in the way of the insertion or removal of the object. In particular, as the screen size of the display panel (16) has increased in recent years, the difficulty of inserting or removing the object has become more pronounced.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has an object to provide an electronic device that can prevent a display panel from getting in the way when inserting or removing an object to be inserted through an insertion opening. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to solve the above problem, according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic device comprising: a housing; a sub-panel attached to one side of the housing and provided with an insertion port for inserting an insertion object; a slide member provided inside the housing and arranged to be slidable in the front-to-rear direction; an arm having one end rotatably connected to the slide member; a display panel having a lower side rotatably connected via a panel support shaft on the other end of the arm and an upper side guided along the sub-panel and provided opposite the sub-panel; and a cam member having a guide groove into which a guide protrusion provided between one end and the other end of the arm fits, the guide groove having a parallel portion that moves the panel support shaft forward away from the sub-panel when the display panel transitions from an upright state to a forward tilt position, and a downward inclined portion that is continuous with the parallel portion and moves the panel support shaft downward of the sub-panel when the display panel transitions to the forward tilt position. Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an electronic device that can prevent the display panel from getting in the way when inserting or removing an insertion object through the insertion opening. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a display panel of the electronic device shown in FIG. 1 is in a forward tilt position. [Diagram 3] 3 is a perspective view showing the electronic device shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the opposite side to that in FIG. 2, and showing the configuration of a slide member, a cam member and an arm with the housing omitted. [Figure 4] 2A and 2B are oblique views showing the electronic device shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the front, in which (A) shows a state in which the display panel begins to tilt toward a forward tilt position from the state shown in FIG. 1, (B) shows a state in which the display panel is more tilted than (A), (C) shows a state in which the display panel is more tilted than (B), and (D) shows a state in which the display panel has reached the forward tilt position. [Diagram 5] 5 is an oblique view showing the state in which the housing is omitted from the state shown in FIG. 4, where (A) shows a state in which the display panel has begun to tilt toward a forward tilt position from the state shown in FIG. 2, (B) shows a state in which the display panel is more tilted than (A), (C) shows a state in which the display panel is more tilted than (B), and (D) shows a state in which the display panel has reached the forward tilt position. [Figure 6] 5A and 5B are perspective views showing the state when viewed from the opposite side to the state shown in FIG. 4 with the housing omitted, in which (A) shows the state in which the display panel begins to tilt toward a forward tilt position from the state shown in FIG. 2, (B) shows the state in which the display panel is more tilted than (A), (C) shows the state in which the display panel is more tilted than (B), and (D) shows the state in which the display panel has reached the forward tilt position. [Figure 7] 1 is a side view showing a state in which an existing electronic device according to a comparative example is attached to an instrument panel of a vehicle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] Hereinafter, an electronic device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the electronic device 10 corresponds to, for example, a car navigation device or a car audio device, but is not limited to these.

[0011] Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of an electronic device 10 according to the present embodiment. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the display panel of the electronic device 10 shown in Fig. 1 is in a forward tilt position. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the electronic device 10 is viewed from the opposite side to that in Fig. 2, and showing the configurations of a slider 50, a cam member 60, and an arm 70 with the housing 30 omitted.

[0012] In the following description, the front-rear direction of electronic device 10 refers to the direction connecting the inside of housing 30 and display panel 20, and is also referred to as the X direction as appropriate. The side facing the display panel 20 from the inside of housing 30 is referred to as the front side, and is also referred to as the X1 side as appropriate. The side facing from the display panel 20 to the inside of housing 30, which is opposite to the front side, is referred to as the rear side, and is also referred to as the X2 side as appropriate.

[0013] In addition, in a state in which one faces the display panel 20 and views it, the longitudinal direction of the display panel 20 is defined as the left-right direction, and this left-right direction is also referred to as the Y direction as appropriate. In the following, the left side and the right side refer to the left side and the right side, respectively, when the state in which one faces the display panel 20 and views it is used as a reference. The left side is also referred to as the Y1 side as appropriate, and the right side is also referred to as the Y2 side as appropriate. In addition, the direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction and the left-right direction is defined as the up-down direction, and this up-down direction is also referred to as the Z direction as appropriate.

[0014] The side of the housing 30 opposite to the side where the slider 50 described later is arranged is referred to as the upper side, and the upper side is also referred to as the Z1 side as appropriate. The side of the housing 30 opposite to the upper side, where the slider 50 is arranged, is referred to as the lower side, and the lower side is also referred to as the Z2 side as appropriate.

[0015] <Configuration of electronic device 10> As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the electronic device 10 includes a display panel 20, a housing 30, a sub-panel 40, a slider 50, a cam member 60, and an arm 70 as main components.

[0016] The display panel 20 has a display for displaying various images and text information, and is visually recognizable by the user. The display panel 20 may include not only a display but also a touch panel.

[0017] The housing 30 houses a drive unit for driving the electronic device 10 and the like, and is inserted, for example, into the interior of the vehicle's instrument panel through an opening in the instrument panel and fixed to a predetermined position on the vehicle via mounting brackets or the like.

[0018] A sub-panel 40 is disposed on the front side, i.e., the X1 side, of the housing 30. The sub-panel 40 has a front panel 41 and a frame 42. The front panel 41 is provided with an insertion opening 41A for an object to be inserted, such as one or more media or an IC card for receiving terrestrial digital broadcasting. The front panel 41 is also provided with an insertion groove 41B through which an arm 70, which will be described later, is inserted.

[0019] Frame body 42 is a frame-shaped part that protrudes forward, i.e., toward the X1 side, from front panel 41. Frame body 42 has upper and lower grooves (not shown) formed along the vertical direction, and protrusions of metal fittings fixed to display panel 20 fit into the upper and lower grooves. This allows display panel 20 to change its posture between the upright posture shown in FIG 1 and the forward tilt posture shown in FIG 2.

[0020] The upright position refers to a position in which the width direction of the display panel 20 is aligned along the vertical direction, as shown in FIG. 1, and the forward tilt position refers to a position in which the upper side of the display panel 20 does not move much and the lower side protrudes forward and downward, as shown in FIG. 2.

[0021] The slider 50 is a slidable member disposed on the lower side (Z2 side) inside the housing 30, and is disposed parallel or approximately parallel to the bottom surface of the housing 30. The slider 50 corresponds to a sliding member. As shown in FIG. 3, the slider 50 has a bottom surface portion 51 and a side support portion 52. The bottom surface portion 51 is a plate-shaped portion, and is disposed on the bottom surface side of the housing 30.

[0022] The side support parts 52 are parts that protrude upward, i.e., toward the Z1 side, from both ends in the left-right direction, i.e., in the Y direction, of the bottom part 51. In this embodiment, the side support parts 52 are provided in the shape of a long, thin piece. However, the side support parts 52 may have any shape as long as they can support the rotation of the arm 70, which will be described later.

[0023] A shaft support hole 52a is provided on the rear end side (X2 side) of this side support part 52. The shaft support hole 52a is a hole portion into which a rotation shaft 73 which serves as a rotation fulcrum of an arm 70 described later is inserted.

[0024] A pair of cam members 60 are disposed so as to face the pair of side support parts 52, respectively. The cam members 60 are plate-shaped members, and are attached to, for example, the side surfaces of the housing 30. A guide groove 61 is formed in the cam member 60. The guide groove 61 is a groove into which a guide protrusion 75, which is provided on an arm 70 described later, fits.

[0025] The guide groove 61 is provided with a parallel portion 61a and a downwardly inclined portion 61b. Therefore, the guide groove 61 is provided in a shape having an upper base and one oblique side of a trapezoid. The parallel portion 61a is a groove portion formed parallel or approximately parallel to the bottom surface of the housing 30. The downwardly inclined portion 61b is a groove portion that is continuous with one end (i.e., the end on the X1 side) of the parallel portion 61a and gradually approaches the lower side (Z2 side) as it moves away from the one end. In this embodiment, the downwardly inclined portion 61b is provided in a straight line, but the downwardly inclined portion 61b may be provided in a curved line or a combination of a curved line and a straight line.

[0026] 3, an arm 70 is also disposed inside the housing 30. The arm 70 includes a first arm piece 71 and a second arm piece 72 located forward (X1 side) of the first arm piece 71. The first arm piece 71 and the second arm piece 72 are each a straight arm portion. The arm 70 is provided such that the rear side (X2 side; one end side) of the second arm piece 72 is continuous with the front side (X1 side; other end side) of the first arm piece 71. Here, the second arm piece 72 is provided so as to be able to protrude forward (X1 side) of the front panel 41 through an insertion groove 41B provided in the front panel 41.

[0027] The appearance of arm 70 is similar to the above-mentioned guide groove 61 by having a first arm piece 71 and a second arm piece 72. That is, arm 70 is provided in a shape having an upper base and one oblique side of a trapezoid.

[0028] A rotation shaft 73 is provided at the rear end (the end on the X2 side; corresponding to one end) of the first arm piece 71. The rotation shaft 73 is inserted into the shaft support hole 52a of the side support part 52 and is a shaft portion that is rotatable relative to the shaft support hole 52a. The rotation shaft 73 may be provided integrally with the first arm piece 71 or may be provided separately. The arm 70 is rotatably attached to the slider 50 via the rotation shaft 73 and the shaft support hole 52a.

[0029] A panel support shaft 74 is provided at the front end (the end on the X1 side; corresponding to the other end) of second arm piece 72. This panel support shaft 74 is a shaft portion that supports the lower end side of display panel 20. Note that a metal fitting (not shown) is attached to display panel 20, and panel support shaft 74 is provided rotatably relative to the metal fitting.

[0030] Further, a guide protrusion 75 is provided at a midway portion in the extension direction of first arm piece 71. Guide protrusion 75 is a protrusion-, pin-, or shaft-shaped portion that fits into guide groove 61. This guide protrusion 75 slides within guide groove 61 when slider 50 slides. Therefore, particularly when guide protrusion 75 slides within downward inclined portion 61b, panel support shaft 74 moves up and down, thereby moving display panel 20 up and down.

[0031] The first arm piece 71 is provided with a raised portion 71a that protrudes upward (toward the Z1 side) from the first arm piece 71, and the above-mentioned guide protrusion 75 is provided on the raised portion 71a.

[0032] <About operation> In electronic device 10 having the above-mentioned configuration, the operation of display panel 20 when it is changed from the upright position to the forward tilt position will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0033] Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the electronic device 10 according to the present embodiment as viewed from the front, where (A) shows a state in which the display panel 20 starts to tilt toward a forward tilt position from the state shown in Fig. 1, (B) shows a state in which the display panel 20 is more tilted than (A), (C) shows a state in which the display panel 20 is more tilted than (B), and (D) shows a state in which the forward tilt position has been reached. Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the housing 30 has been omitted from the state shown in Fig. 4, where (A) shows a state in which the display panel 20 starts to tilt toward a forward tilt position from the state shown in Fig. 2, (B) shows a state in which the display panel 20 is more tilted than (A), (C) shows a state in which the display panel 20 is more tilted than (B), and (D) shows a state in which the forward tilt position has been reached.

[0034] Figure 6 is an oblique view showing the state shown in Figure 4 with the housing 30 omitted and viewed from the opposite side to Figure 5, where (A) shows the state in which the display panel 20 has begun to tilt toward a forward tilt position from the state shown in Figure 2, (B) shows the state in which the display panel 20 is more tilted than (A), (C) shows the state in which the display panel 20 is more tilted than (B), and (D) shows the state in which the forward tilt position has been achieved.

[0035] When a control circuit of electronic device 10 (not shown) receives a signal to change display panel 20 from the upright position shown in Fig. 1 to a forward tilt position, the control circuit drives a drive motor (not shown). Then, the slider 50 starts to slide due to the drive of the drive motor.

[0036] Then, when the display panel 20 starts to tilt toward the forward tilt position, the inclined position of the display panel 20 is realized as shown in Fig. 4(A), Fig. 5(A), and Fig. 6(A). At this time, the bottom end side of the display panel 20 starts to slide forward (towards X1), but the display panel 20 hardly moves in the up-down direction (Z direction).

[0037] 6(B) shows a state in which the slider 50 slides further from the state shown in FIG. 6(A) and the guide protrusion 75 advances along the parallel portion 61a of the guide groove 61. At this time, since the guide protrusion 75 slides within the parallel portion 61a, the guide protrusion 75 does not move very much in the vertical direction (Z direction). Therefore, in the display panel 20 shown in FIG. 4(B) and FIG. 5(B), the lower end side of the display panel 20 has slid further toward the front side (X1 side) compared to the display panel 20 shown in FIG. 4(A) and FIG. 5(A), but the display panel 20 has hardly moved in the vertical direction (Z direction).

[0038] Moreover, when the slider 50 slides further from the state shown in FIG. 6(B), the guide protrusion 75 advances in the downward inclined portion 61b of the guide groove 61. This state is shown in FIG. 6(C). At this time, since the guide protrusion 75 slides in the downward inclined portion 61b, the guide protrusion 75 moves not only in the front-rear direction (X direction) but also in the up-down direction (Z direction). Therefore, in the display panel 20 shown in FIG. 4(C) and FIG. 5(C), the lower end side of the display panel 20 slides further forward (X1 side) and the display panel 20 also moves downward (Z2 side) compared to the display panel 20 shown in FIG. 4(B) and FIG. 5(B).

[0039] Moreover, when the slider 50 slides further from the state shown in FIG. 6(B), the guide protrusion 75 advances in the downward inclined portion 61b of the guide groove 61. This state is shown in FIG. 6(C). At this time, since the guide protrusion 75 slides in the downward inclined portion 61b, the guide protrusion 75 moves not only in the front-rear direction (X direction) but also in the up-down direction (Z direction). Therefore, in the display panel 20 shown in FIG. 4(C) and FIG. 5(C), the lower end side of the display panel 20 slides further forward (X1 side) and the display panel 20 also moves downward (Z2 side) compared to the display panel 20 shown in FIG. 4(B) and FIG. 5(B).

[0040] Then, when the slider 50 slides further from the state shown in FIG. 6(C), the guide protrusion 75 reaches the end portion in the downward inclination portion 61b, and the display panel 20 assumes the forward tilt posture. This state is shown in FIG. 6(D). At this time, the guide protrusion 75 slides in the downward inclination portion 61b, and therefore not only moves further forward (to the X1 side), but also moves downward (to the Z2 side). That is, in the display panel 20 in the forward tilt posture as shown in FIG. 4(D) and FIG. 5(D), the lower end side of the display panel 20 slides further forward (to the X1 side), and the display panel 20 also moves downward (to the Z2 side), compared to the display panel 20 shown in FIG. 4(C) and FIG. 5(C).

[0041] When the display panel 20 is in the forward tilt position as shown in Fig. 4(D), Fig. 5(D), and Fig. 5(D), the display panel 20 is out of contact with the second arm piece 72, preventing the rear (X2 side) surface of the display panel 20 from being scratched. However, if a separate cushioning material for absorbing shock is attached to the portion of the second arm piece 72 that comes into contact with the display panel 20, the display panel 20 may be in contact with the second arm piece 72. In this case, it can also contribute to preventing the generation of rattle noise.

[0042] The forward tilt posture of the current electronic device 10A is shown in Fig. 7. Fig. 7 is a side view showing a state in which the current electronic device 10A according to the comparative example is attached to the instrument panel of a vehicle. Therefore, the housing 30A is inclined in the front-rear direction (X direction) and the up-down direction (Z direction).

[0043] 7, the lower end side (Z2 side) of the display panel 20A hardly moves downward (Z2 side). For this reason, when the hand is relatively low, for example, near the seat or on the shift lever, and the hand grasps the insertion object and further rotates the arm around the shoulder joint as a fulcrum to move the insertion object toward the insertion opening 41A as shown by arrow B, the insertion object interferes with the display panel 20A. This interference also causes an impact to be applied to the electronic device 10.

[0044] Therefore, in order to avoid the display panel 20A, the insertion object needs to be inserted in a detour from the direction indicated by the arrow A through the insertion opening.

[0045] However, in electronic device 10 of the present embodiment, when display panel 20 is in the forward tilt position, display panel 20 is located at a position as indicated by the two-dot chain line in Fig. 7. That is, compared to display panel 20 in the forward tilt position as indicated by the solid line in Fig. 7, display panel 20 is in the forward tilt position with the front side (X1 side) of display panel 20 located on the lower side (Z2 side).

[0046] Therefore, even if the insertion object is moved toward the insertion opening 41A as shown by the arrow B, it is possible to prevent the insertion object or the user's hand from interfering with the display panel 20. In addition, by preventing interference, it is also possible to prevent the electronic device 10 from receiving an impact.

[0047] <About the effects> The electronic device 10 configured as described above includes a housing 30, a sub-panel 40 attached to one side of the housing 30 and provided with an insertion opening 41A for inserting an object to be inserted, a slider 50 (slide member) provided inside the housing 30 and arranged to be slidable in the front-rear direction, an arm 70 having one end rotatably connected to the slider 50 (slide member), and an arm 70 having a lower side rotatably connected via a panel support shaft 74 on the other end of the arm 70, with an upper side (Z1 side) guided along the sub-panel 40 and facing the sub-panel 40. The arm 70 has a display panel 20 facing the display panel 20, and a cam member 60 having a guide groove 61 into which a guide protrusion 75 provided between one end side and the other end side of the arm 70 fits, and the guide groove 61 has a parallel portion 61a that moves the panel support shaft 74 forward away from the sub-panel 40 when the display panel 20 transitions from an upright state to a forward tilt position, and a downwardly inclined portion 61b that is continuous with the parallel portion 61a and moves the panel support shaft 74 below the sub-panel 40 (Z2 side) when the display panel 20 transitions to the forward tilt position.

[0048] In this configuration, when the display panel 20 is in the forward tilt position, the guide protrusion 75 moves in the downward inclined portion 61b with the sliding of the slider 50 (slide member), and the panel support shaft 74 of the arm 70 moves downward (Z2 side) with the movement. Therefore, when the display panel 20 is in the forward tilt position, the front side (X1 side) of the display panel 20 is located on the lower side (Z2 side) as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 7. Therefore, even if the insertion object is moved toward the insertion opening 41A as shown by the arrow B, it is possible to prevent the insertion object or the user's hand from interfering with the display panel 20. Furthermore, by preventing interference, it is possible to prevent the electronic device 10 from receiving an impact.

[0049] Furthermore, when the display panel 20 is in the forward tilt position, the front side (X1 side) of the display panel 20 is located on the lower side (Z2 side) as indicated by the two-dot chain line in Fig. 7. Therefore, even when the display panel 20 is in the forward tilt position, it is possible to improve the visibility of the display panel 20.

[0050] 7, the amount of protrusion of the front side (X1 side) of the display panel 20 is reduced. Therefore, the display panel 20 is less likely to interfere with, for example, a shift lever or an air conditioner outlet, which are arranged on the front side (X1 side) of the electronic device 10.

[0051] Moreover, in this embodiment, arm 70 has a first arm piece 71 having one end connected to slider 50 (slide member), and a second arm piece 72 that is continuous with first arm piece 71 at one end and has a panel support shaft 74 at the other end for rotatably supporting the lower side (Z2 side) of display panel 20. Since the extension direction of second arm piece 72 is inclined with respect to the extension direction of first arm piece 71, when guide projection 75 moves within descending inclined portion 61b, the other end of second arm piece 72 moves gradually downward (Z2 side) further than one end of first arm piece 71.

[0052] In this configuration, when guide projection 75 moves within downward inclined portion 61b as slider 50 (slide member) slides, the other end of second arm piece 72 moves downward relative to one end of first arm piece 71. Therefore, the front side (X1 side) of display panel 20 gradually moves downward (Z2 side). Therefore, when display panel 20 is in the forward tilt position, even if an insertion object is moved toward insertion opening 41A as shown by arrow B in FIG. 7, it is possible to prevent the insertion object or the user's hand from interfering with display panel 20. Furthermore, by preventing interference, it is possible to prevent electronic device 10 from receiving an impact.

[0053] In this embodiment, the slider 50 (slide member) has a plate-shaped bottom surface portion 51 and side support portions 52 protruding upward (to the Z1 side) from both ends of the bottom surface portion 51. A pair of arms 70 and a pair of cam members 60 are provided corresponding to the pair of side support portions 52.

[0054] When configured in this manner, a pair of arms 70 and a pair of cam members 60 are also provided corresponding to a pair of side support portions 52, so that the operation of transitioning the display panel 20 from an upright position to a forward tilt position can be performed stably.

[0055] In addition, in this embodiment, when the display panel 20 is in the forward tilt position, the display panel 20 is out of contact with the second arm piece 72.

[0056] In this configuration, when the display panel 20 is in the forward tilt position, it is possible to prevent the rear surface (X2 side) of the display panel 20 from colliding with the second arm piece 72. This makes it possible to prevent scratches and the like from occurring on the rear surface (X2 side) of the display panel 20.

[0057] <Modification> Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention can be modified in various ways, which will be described below.

[0058] In the above embodiment, the slider 50 having the bottom surface portion 51 has been described as the sliding member. However, the sliding member is not limited to having the bottom surface portion 51. For example, the sliding member may have one or more shafts instead of the bottom surface portion 51, and the shafts may be configured to straddle between a pair of side support portions 52.

[0059] In the above embodiment, a pair of side support parts 52, cam members 60, and arms 70 are provided. However, for example, only one side support part 52, cam member 60, and arm 70 may be disposed in the center of housing 30. Also, a configuration having three or more side support parts 52, cam members 60, and arms 70 may be used. [Explanation of symbols]

[0060] 10...electronic device, 20...display panel, 30...housing, 40...sub-panel, 41...front panel, 41A...insertion opening, 41B...insertion groove, 42...frame, 50...slider (corresponding to slide member), 51...bottom surface, 52...side support portion, 52a...shaft support hole, 60...cam member, 61...guide groove, 61a...parallel portion, 61b...downward inclined portion, 70...arm, 71...first arm piece, 71a...raised portion, 72...second arm piece, 73...rotating shaft, 74...panel support shaft, 75...guide protrusion

Claims

1. A housing and a sub-panel attached to one side of the housing and provided with an insertion opening for inserting an insertion object; A slide member provided inside the housing and arranged to be slidable in a front-rear direction; an arm having one end rotatably connected to the slide member; a display panel, the lower side of which is rotatably connected via a panel support shaft at the other end of the arm, the upper side of which is guided along the sub-panel, and the display panel is provided opposite the sub-panel; a cam member having a guide groove provided between one end side and the other end side of the arm and into which a guide protrusion is inserted; Equipped with The guide groove is a parallel portion that moves the panel support shaft forward so as to be away from the sub-panel when the display panel transitions from an upright state to a forward tilted state; a downward inclined portion that is continuous with the parallel portion and that moves the panel support shaft downward of the sub-panel when the display panel transitions to a forward tilt posture; 1. An electronic device comprising:

2. 2. The electronic device according to claim 1, The arm is A first arm piece having one end connected to the slide member; a second arm piece that is continuous with the first arm piece at one end side and has the panel support shaft at the other end to rotatably support a lower side of the display panel; having an extension direction of the second arm piece being inclined with respect to an extension direction of the first arm piece, so that when the guide protrusion moves within the descending inclined portion, the other end of the second arm piece gradually moves downward relative to the one end of the first arm piece.

1. An electronic device comprising:

3. 2. The electronic device according to claim 1, The slide member is A plate-shaped bottom surface portion; A pair of side support parts protruding upward from both ends of the bottom part, having The arm and the cam member are provided in pairs corresponding to the pair of side support parts, 1. An electronic device comprising:

4. 3. The electronic device according to claim 2, When the display panel is in the forward tilt position, the display panel is in a non-contact state with the second arm piece.

1. An electronic device comprising:

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