Flat display panel stand

Abstract

In stands that hold flat display panels, there is a challenge in that allowing the mounting height of the flat display panel to be changed leads to increased structural complexity and weight. [Solution] The system comprises a stand body 1 and a mounting member 2 that is mounted on the stand body 1 so as to be reversible in the vertical direction. A flat display panel A can be attached to a mounting portion 3 provided on the mounting member 2. The system is configured such that the height position of the mounting portion 3 can be changed by reversing the mounting member 2 in the vertical direction.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a stand for a flat display panel suitably used as a display stand or the like.

Background Art

[0002] In recent offices and the like, it is not uncommon to support flat display panels such as displays and whiteboards on stands for meetings and presentations.

[0003] When used in such a manner, there is a desire to appropriately change and support the flat display panel at a height position suitable for a person standing up or a height position suitable for a person sitting down.

[0004] [[ID=第十九]] Therefore, conventionally, there has been a consideration of providing a plurality of types of attachment parts on the stand so that the display panel can be selectively attached to any of the attachment parts. For example, the stand described in Patent Document 1 is provided with a plurality of horizontal cross members at intervals in the vertical direction, and a mounting base with a display attached is hooked on two of the cross members. Therefore, in order to be able to change the height position of the display, it is necessary to provide three or more cross members on the stand, which may lead to a complication of the structure and an increase in weight.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0005]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0006] The present invention aims to solve the problem that if the mounting height position of a flat display panel such as a display can be changed, the structure of the stand becomes complicated or the weight increases. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The stand for the flat display panel according to claim 1 comprises a stand body and a mounting member that is mounted on the stand body so as to be reversible in the vertical direction, and the flat display panel can be attached to an attachment portion provided on the mounting member, and the height position of the attachment portion is changed by reversing the mounting member in the vertical direction.

[0008] The stand for the flat display panel according to claim 2 is based on the configuration described in claim 1, wherein the stand body has a horizontal frame that is installed substantially horizontally, and the mounting member has hooking parts at both the upper and lower ends, and either of these hooking parts can be selectively hooked onto the horizontal frame.

[0009] The stand for the flat display panel according to claim 3 is based on the configuration described in claim 2, wherein the mounting member mainly consists of a strip-shaped member body, the latching portions are integrally formed at both the upper and lower ends of the member body, and the attachment portion is provided in the middle portion of the member body.

[0010] The stand for the flat display panel according to claim 4 is based on the configuration described in claim 3, wherein the horizontal frame is in the shape of a circular pipe, and the fastening portion is formed by bending the end of the member body in the thickness direction to correspond to the outer circumferential surface of the horizontal frame.

[0011] The stand for the flat display panel according to claim 5 is based on the configuration described in claim 3, wherein the mounting member comprises the member body and a reinforcing frame that reinforces the upper and lower intermediate region of the member body.

[0012] The stand for the flat display panel according to claim 6 is based on the configuration described in claim 5, wherein the mounting portion is provided with a screw insertion hole in the intermediate region of the member body for screwing the flat display panel in place. [Effects of the Invention]

[0013] According to the present invention, it is possible to overcome the problem of structural complexity and increased weight that arises when the mounting height position of a flat display panel such as a display is changed. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0014] [Figure 1] An overall perspective view from the front showing one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] An overall perspective view from the rear of the same embodiment. [Figure 3] Cross-sectional view along line XX in Figure 2. [Figure 4] An exploded perspective view showing the mounting member of the same embodiment. [Figure 5] A perspective view illustrating the assembly procedure of the embodiment. [Figure 6] A perspective view illustrating the assembly procedure of the embodiment. [Figure 7] Figure 6 is an enlarged view showing a magnified view of the Y portion in the diagram. [Figure 8] A perspective view illustrating the assembly procedure of the embodiment. [Figure 9] A perspective view illustrating the assembly procedure of the embodiment. [Figure 10] An explanatory diagram showing an example of use of the embodiment. [Figure 11] This is an explanatory diagram showing the main part of the embodiment from the rear side. [Figure 12] A schematic rear view showing the display panel of the same embodiment mounted at a high position. [Figure 13] A schematic rear view showing the display panel of the same embodiment mounted in a low position. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0015] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 13.

[0016] The stand B of the flat display panel in this embodiment includes a stand body 1 and a mounting member 2 that is reversibly mounted on the stand body 1 in the vertical direction. A flat display A, which is a flat display panel, can be attached to any one of the attaching parts 3, 4, or 5 provided on the mounting member 2, and the height positions of the attaching parts 3, 4, and 5 are configured to change respectively by reversing the mounting member 2 in the vertical direction.

[0017] In addition, the attaching parts 3, 4, and 5 of the stand B in this embodiment are for selectively attaching flat displays A of different sizes, large, medium, and small. In the illustrated embodiment, the case where the largest flat display A is attached to the attaching part 3 will be described.

[0018] The flat display A is a plasma display, a liquid crystal display, or the like, and has four mounting holes Aa on the back as shown in FIG. 5. Female threads into which mounting screws Ab described later can be screwed are engraved in the mounting holes Aa.

[0019] The stand B includes a stand body 1, two mounting members 2 that are reversibly mounted on the stand body 1 in the vertical direction, and attaching parts 3, 4, and 5 provided on these mounting members 2 respectively. In the illustrated embodiment, the flat display A described above is attached to the attaching part 3.

[0020] As shown in FIG. 2, the stand body 1 includes the above-mentioned one horizontal frame 11, left and right opposing columns 12 that support both ends of the horizontal frame 11, front legs 13 and rear legs 14 that support these columns 12 respectively, and a connecting frame 15 that connects the joining parts of these front legs 13 and rear legs 14 and the columns 12. It is made of a metal pipe material or the like.

[0021] An intermediate frame 16 is installed between the middle sections of the left and right support columns 12. This intermediate frame 16 is, for example, a rectangular pipe shape, and as shown in Figure 7, three types of nuts 16a, 16b, and 16c are embedded in the upper surface of the middle section in the left-right direction. The first pair of nuts 16a are used when mounting a large flat display A, the second pair of nuts 16b are used when mounting a medium-sized flat display (not shown), and the third pair of nuts 16c are used when mounting a small flat display (not shown). In the illustrated embodiment, since the case of mounting a large flat display A is shown, only the first nuts 16a are used, as will be described later, and the second and third nuts 16b and 16c are shown unused.

[0022] Furthermore, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, the front legs 13 and rear legs 14 are equipped with casters 13a and 14a, respectively, allowing the stand B to be freely moved together with the flat display A.

[0023] As shown in Figure 4, the mounting member 2 is equipped with hooking parts 21 and 22 at both its upper and lower ends, allowing either of these hooking parts 21 or 22 to be selectively hooked onto the horizontal frame 11 of the stand body 1 described above. More specifically, the mounting member 2 mainly consists of a strip-shaped member body 23, with hooking parts 21 and 22 integrally formed at both the upper and lower ends of the member body 23, and attachment parts 3, 4, and 5 provided in the middle of the member body 23. The horizontal frame 11 of the stand body 1 is a circular pipe, while the hooking parts 21 and 22 are formed by bending the ends of the member body 23 in the thickness direction to correspond to the outer circumferential surface of the horizontal frame. Figure 11(a) shows the upper hooking part 21 hooked onto the horizontal frame 11, and Figure 11(b) shows the lower hooking part 22 hooked onto the horizontal frame 11, inverted vertically.

[0024] More specifically, as shown in Figure 4, each mounting member 2 comprises a strip-shaped member body 23 and a reinforcing frame 24 that reinforces the upper and lower intermediate region of the member body 23. The reinforcing frame 14 comprises side plates 241 extending in the thickness direction from both left and right edges of the member body 23, end plates 242 installed between the ends of these side plates 241, and a cover body 243 that conceals the area enclosed by the end plates 242 and the side plates 241. The cover body 243 is channel-shaped, with its upper end 243a closed, and is ultimately mounted in a position where this upper end 243a is always facing upwards.

[0025] Furthermore, the aforementioned attachment parts 3, 4, and 5 are provided in the area concealed by the cover body 243, and a screw insertion hole 24a is formed in the end plate 242 of the reinforcing frame 24 for inserting a bolt 24b that will be screwed into one of the nuts 16a, 16b, or 16c of the intermediate frame 16.

[0026] The mounting portion 3 is provided with screw insertion holes in the intermediate region of the member body 23 for screwing the flat display panel A into place. In this embodiment, two such holes are provided on each mounting member 2. The same applies to the other mounting portions 4 and 5, which are not used in the illustrated example.

[0027] Here, as shown in Figure 3, if L1 is the distance between the average height position 31 of the attachment portion 3 and the height position of the upper locking portion 21, and L2 is the distance between the average height position 31 of the attachment portion 3 and the height position of the lower locking portion 22, the formation position of the attachment portion 3 is set such that L1 is smaller than L2. The same applies to the other attachment portions 4 and 5. In this way, by setting L1 and L2 to different values, the average height position 31 of the attachment portion 3 can be changed when the attachment member 2 is inverted in the vertical direction.

[0028] Next, the procedure for attaching the flat display A to stand B will be explained with reference to Figures 5 to 10.

[0029] First, with the flat display A placed face down on the floor, two mounting members 2 are screwed to its back. Specifically, since the back of the flat display A in the illustrated example has four mounting holes Aa, the two mounting members 2 are attached to the flat display A using the two left mounting holes Aa and the two right mounting holes Aa. In particular, the mounting screws Ab inserted through the two attachment parts 3 of the first mounting member 2 are screwed into the two left mounting holes Aa of the flat display A to attach the mounting member 2 to the flat display A, and the mounting screws Ab inserted through the two attachment parts 3 of the second mounting member 2 are screwed into the two right mounting holes Aa of the flat display A to attach the mounting member 2 to the flat display A (see Figure 5).

[0030] In this way, the flat display A with the mounting member 2 attached to its back is lifted and the locking part 21 on top of the mounting member 2 is hooked onto the horizontal frame 11 of the stand body 1 (see Figures 6 and 7).

[0031] Subsequently, when the flat display A is rotated together with the mounting member 2 in a direction that approaches the stand body 1, the screw insertion hole 24a drilled in the end plate 242 of the reinforcing frame 24 of the mounting member 2 aligns with the first nut 16a provided on the intermediate frame 16 of the stand body 1. Therefore, by screwing the bolt 24b inserted into the screw insertion hole 24a into the nut 16a of the intermediate frame 16 in this state, the forward and backward swinging of the flat display A and the mounting member 2 is restricted (see Figures 7 and 8).

[0032] Finally, the cover body 243 is attached to the reinforcing frame 24 of each mounting member 1 and secured with the fastener 24c, thereby concealing all of the mounting screws Ab attached to the aforementioned mounting parts 3, 4, and 5, as well as the bolts 24b that secure the reinforcing frame 24 to the intermediate frame 16b (see Figure 9).

[0033] In this mounting configuration, the lower end of the mounting member 2 extends below the intermediate frame 16, exposing the lower hook portion 22 as a hook. Therefore, it becomes possible to hang power cords AC, HDMI (HDMI is a registered trademark) cords AD, etc. on the lower hook portion 22 (see Figure 10). If the mounting member 2 is mounted upside down, the upper hook portion 21 extends below the intermediate frame 16, and similarly, cords and the like can be hung on it.

[0034] However, with this stand B, the height position of the mounting part 3 for attaching the flat display A, in other words, the average height position 31 of the multiple mounting parts 3, can be changed depending on whether the stand B is hung on the horizontal frame 11 with the upper mounting part 21 facing upwards (see Figure 11a) or with the lower mounting part 22 facing upwards (see Figure 11b).

[0035] Therefore, by simply inverting the mounting member 2 vertically, it is possible to selectively realize, for example, a mounting member 2(H) that can mount the flat display A at a high position corresponding to a standing worker (see Figures 11 and 12), and a mounting member 2(M) that can mount the flat display A at a low position corresponding to a seated worker (see Figures 11 and 13).

[0036] With a stand B configured in this way, the mounting height of the flat display A can be changed simply by reversing the orientation of the mounting member 2, which hangs on a single horizontal frame 11, in the vertical direction. Therefore, compared to conventional designs that use three or more horizontal members and select two of them to change the mounting position of the display, the structure can be simplified, and weight reduction can be easily achieved.

[0037] Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the mounting member 2 is a rod-shaped structure extending vertically, weight reduction is particularly easy. In addition, since multiple mounting members 2 are used, the attachment position to the horizontal frame 11 can be changed to the left or right, making it possible to change the arrangement of the attachment parts 3, 4, and 5 in the left-right direction.

[0038] Furthermore, since the mounting member 2 is mainly composed of a strip-shaped member body 23, with latching parts 21 and 22 integrally formed on the member body 23, and attachment parts 3, 4, and 5 provided in the middle portion of the member body 23, the distance between the flat display A and the stand body 1 becomes extremely small, corresponding to the thickness of the member body 23. As a result, the anti-tipping measures for the stand body 1 are simplified, and the front legs 13 and rear legs 14 can be made lighter and smaller.

[0039] Furthermore, since the horizontal frame 11 is a circular pipe-shaped structure installed between the support columns 12, this horizontal frame 11 also functions as a structural material for the stand body 1, which further simplifies the structure and reduces its weight. Moreover, if the horizontal frame 11 is a circular pipe-shaped structure, the fastening portions 21 and 22 of the mounting members 2 can be formed simply by deforming a strip material into a semi-circular arc shape to match the outer surface of the horizontal frame 11, thereby reducing the man-hours required for manufacturing the parts.

[0040] Furthermore, since the mounting member 2 includes not only a strip-shaped member body 23 but also a reinforcing frame 24 that reinforces the vertical intermediate region of the member body 23, overall rigidity can be easily ensured, and the back sides of the attachment portions 3, 4, and 5 provided on the member body 23 can be effectively concealed. In other words, if the attachment portions 3, 4, and 5 are provided with screw insertion holes in the intermediate region of the member body 23 for screwing the flat display A, as in the illustrated embodiment, it becomes possible to conceal the heads of the mounting screws Ab attached to the attachment portions 3, 4, and 5 from the back.

[0041] It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications are possible without departing from its spirit.

[0042] For example, the flat display panel to be mounted is not limited to flat displays; it could also be a blackboard or whiteboard, for instance.

[0043] Furthermore, the mounting members are not limited to rod-shaped ones, but can be any type that can be attached to the stand body in a way that allows them to be reversed vertically. Also, the number of mounting members is not limited to two, but can be one or three or more.

[0044] Furthermore, the mounting mechanism is not limited to a simple screw-hole design; it can be modified in various ways depending on the structure of the back surface of the flat display panel.

[0045] Furthermore, the structure of the mounting member is not limited to one mainly consisting of a strip-shaped member body. However, by using a strip-shaped member body as the main component and providing upper and lower locking parts and attachment parts on that member body, the structure can be simplified as described above, and the flat display panel can be held close to the stand body.

[0046] Furthermore, various modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0047] A... Flat display panel B... Stand 1… Stand body 11…Transverse frame 2…Mounting parts 21... Upper latch 22...Lower latch 23...Main component 24…Reinforcement slots

Claims

1. The device comprises a stand body and a mounting member that is mounted to the stand body so as to be reversible in the vertical direction, and a flat display panel can be attached to the attachment portion provided on the mounting member. A stand for a flat display panel, configured such that the height position of the mounting portion can be changed by inverting the mounting member vertically.

2. The aforementioned stand body has a horizontal frame that is erected in a substantially horizontal manner. The stand for a flat display panel according to claim 1, wherein the mounting member is provided with hooking portions at both the upper and lower ends, and either of these hooking portions can be selectively hooked onto the horizontal frame.

3. The stand for a flat display panel according to claim 2, wherein the mounting member mainly consists of a strip-shaped member body, the latching portions are integrally formed at both the upper and lower ends of the member body, and the attachment portion is provided in the middle of the member body.

4. The aforementioned horizontal frame is in the shape of a circular pipe. The stand for a flat display panel according to claim 3, wherein the latching portion is formed by bending the end of the member body in the thickness direction so that it corresponds to the outer circumferential surface of the horizontal frame.

5. The stand for a flat display panel according to claim 3, wherein the mounting member comprises the member body and a reinforcing frame that reinforces the upper and lower intermediate region of the member body.

6. The stand for a flat display panel according to claim 5, wherein the attachment portion is provided with a screw insertion hole in the intermediate region of the member body for screwing the flat display panel in place.

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