TWI855687B - Display - Google Patents

Abstract

A display comprises a main body, a sub-body and a connection unit. The main body comprises a first housing having a rear wall and a plurality of sliding units. Each sliding unit has a base, a lower roller and an upper roller. The sub-body comprises a second housing having a rear wall and a plurality of moving wheels. The connection unit connects the main body and the sub-body and enables the main body and the sub-body to switch between a folded state and an extended state. When the main body and the auxiliary body are in the folded state and the lower rollers and the moving wheels are against a supporting surface, the base rotates and drives the upper rollers to push against the back wall, and the lower rollers and the moving wheels move away from each other, so that the main body and the auxiliary body are switched to the expanded state and stand on the supporting surface.

Description

Display

The present invention relates to a display, in particular a display that can be supported on a support surface.

If the existing monitor needs to be set up outdoors, an additional support must be used, and the monitor must be screwed to the support. Disassembly and assembly are difficult and the procedure is cumbersome. If more than two monitors need to be used at the same time, the number of additional components required will increase, which further increases the inconvenience in carrying and disassembly. In addition, if the monitor needs to be hung on the wall, the support must be stored separately. In addition to being difficult to disassemble and assemble, it also causes inconvenience to the user in storage.

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a display that is easy to operate.

Therefore, the display of the present invention includes a main body, a sub-body and a connecting unit. The main body includes a first housing, a first display panel disposed on the first housing, and a plurality of sliding units disposed on the first housing. The first housing has a rear wall opposite to the first display panel, a first bottom wall connected to the bottom side of the rear wall, and a first top wall connected to the top side of the rear wall and opposite to the first bottom wall. The sliding units are adjacent to the first bottom wall, and each sliding unit has a base body pivotally mounted on the first housing and switchable between a folded position and a supporting position, and a lower roller and an upper roller pivotally mounted at opposite ends of the base body, respectively. The lower roller extends out of the first bottom wall, and the upper roller does not extend out of the rear wall when the base body is in the folded position, and extends out of the rear wall when the base body is in the supporting position. The auxiliary body includes a second housing that can be overlapped with the rear wall of the first housing, and a plurality of moving wheels disposed on the second housing. The second housing has a back wall adjacent to the back wall, a second bottom wall connected to the bottom side of the back wall, and a second top wall connected to the top side of the back wall and opposite to the second bottom wall. The moving wheels are adjacent to the second bottom wall and protrude downward from the second bottom wall. The connecting unit connects the main body and the auxiliary body, and enables the main body and the auxiliary body to switch between a collapsed state in which they are overlapped, and a propped state in which the first bottom wall and the second bottom wall are relatively far apart and the rear wall and the back wall form an angle. When the main body and the auxiliary body are placed on a supporting surface in the folded state, the lower rollers and the moving wheels of the sliding units abut against the supporting surface, and the sliding units are acted upon by the gravity of the main body, so that the base body rotates from the folded position to the supporting position, and the upper rollers are pushed against the back wall during the rotation of the base body, so that the bottom sides of the main body and the auxiliary body move away from each other by the lower rollers and the moving wheels, and are converted to the expanded state and supported on the supporting surface.

In some embodiments, the secondary body further includes a second display panel disposed on the second housing and located on the opposite side of the back wall.

In some embodiments, the main body further includes a plurality of first magnetic elements disposed on the rear wall, and the auxiliary body further includes a plurality of second magnetic elements disposed on the rear wall, and the positions of the first magnetic elements correspond to the positions of the second magnetic elements, so that the main body and the auxiliary body are magnetically fixed to each other when they are in the folded state.

In some embodiments, the connecting unit includes a flexible connecting piece.

In some embodiments, the rear wall is formed with a first through-slot for the connecting piece of the connecting unit to pass through, and the back wall is formed with a second through-slot for the connecting piece of the connecting unit to pass through, so that the connecting piece can pass through the first through-slot and the second through-slot respectively to connect the main body and the auxiliary body.

In some embodiments, the main body further includes a handle unit disposed on the first top wall for carrying or hanging.

In some embodiments, the handle unit has a drawstring and two resilient return members connected to the two ends of the drawstring, respectively. The drawstring can be switched between a state of being flat against the first top wall without tension and a state of being pulled away from the first top wall in the middle. When the drawstring is subjected to a tension and switched from the state of being without tension to the state of being tensioned, the resilient return members are driven to accumulate a restoring force in the resilient return members. When the tension is removed, the drawstring is restored to the state of being without tension by the restoring force.

In some embodiments, the handle unit further has two slide grooves disposed under the first top wall and respectively used to accommodate the resetting elastic members, and two sliding members disposed in the slide grooves and capable of sliding along the corresponding slide grooves and connected to the corresponding resetting elastic members.

In some embodiments, the first housing further has a plurality of mounting plates disposed on the rear wall for the sliding units to be mounted, each sliding unit further has a pivot disposed on the base and pivoted to the mounting plate, the base has a lower wing portion on which the lower roller is mounted and an upper wing portion on which the upper roller is mounted, and the pivot is disposed at the connection between the lower wing portion and the upper wing portion.

In some embodiments, the rear wall has a plurality of receiving grooves for accommodating the moving wheels, and the first bottom wall has a plurality of slots for allowing the ends of the lower wings to pass through and extend out of the first bottom wall.

The effect of the present invention is that the main body and the auxiliary body are connected by the connection unit, so that the main body and the auxiliary body can be switched between the folded state and the extended state, and the sliding units and the moving wheels make it possible for the main body and the auxiliary body to automatically switch from the folded state to the extended state to stand on the support surface when the display is placed on the support surface, thereby achieving the effect of convenient operation.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, an embodiment of the display of the present invention includes a main body 1, a sub-body 2 and three connection units 3.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4 , the main body 1 includes a first housing 11, a first display panel 12, two sliding units 13, a plurality of first magnetic members 14, and a handle unit 15 disposed on the first housing 11. The first housing 11 has a rear wall 111 opposite to the first display panel 12, a first bottom wall 112 connected to the bottom side of the rear wall 111, a first top wall 113 connected to the top side of the rear wall 111 and opposite to the first bottom wall 112, and two mounting plates 114 locked to the rear wall 111 for the sliding units 13 to be disposed on. The rear wall 111 has a plurality of receiving grooves 115, and the first bottom wall 112 has a plurality of slots 117 matched with the sliding units 13. The first housing 11 and the first display panel 12 define a storage space together, and the storage space can be used to install components such as motherboards and power boards. The first magnetic elements 14 are arranged on the rear wall 111 and distributed near the periphery.

The sliding units 13 are adjacent to the first bottom wall 112, and each sliding unit 13 has a base 131 pivoted on the first housing 11 and switchable between a folded position (as shown in FIG. 1 ) and a supporting position (as shown in FIG. 2 ), a lower roller 132 and an upper roller 133 pivoted at opposite ends of the base 131, and a pivot 134 disposed on the base 131 and pivoted on the mounting plate 114. In the present embodiment, the base 131 has a lower wing 135 on which the lower roller 132 is disposed and an upper wing 136 on which the upper roller 133 is disposed, and the pivot 134 is disposed at the connection between the lower wing 135 and the upper wing 136. The length of the lower wing 135 is shorter than that of the upper wing 136, and extends obliquely downward from the upper wing 136 and toward the first display panel 12, so that the end of the lower wing 135 extends out of the first bottom wall 112 through the corresponding slot 117. The lower roller 132 is pivoted at the end of the lower wing 135 and extends out of the first bottom wall 112. The upper roller 133 is disposed at the end of the upper wing 136, does not extend out of the rear wall 111 when the base 131 is in the folded position, and extends out of the rear wall 111 when the base 131 is in the supporting position.

5 to 7 , the handle unit 15 is disposed on the first top wall 113 and comprises a drawstring 151 extending along the length direction of the first top wall 113, two resetting elastic members 152 respectively connected to the two ends of the drawstring 151, two slide grooves 153 disposed under the first top wall 113 and respectively used to accommodate the resetting elastic members 152, two sliding members 154 respectively disposed on the slide grooves 153 and capable of sliding along the corresponding slide grooves 153 and connected to the corresponding resetting elastic members 152, and two fixing members 155 respectively fixing the two ends of the drawstring 151 to the sliding members 154. In this embodiment, each resetting elastic member 152 is a spring, and one end of the spring is fixed to the corresponding sliding groove 153 , and the other end of the spring is fixed to the corresponding sliding member 154 . The drawstring 151 can be switched between a non-tensioned state (as shown in FIG. 5 ) in which it is flat against the first top wall 113 and a tensioned state (as shown in FIG. 6 ) in which the middle portion is pulled away from the first top wall 113 . When the drawstring 151 is subjected to a tension and switched from the non-tensioned state to the tensioned state, it drives the sliding members 154 to move toward each other, and also drives the return elastic members 152 similarly connected to the sliding members 154 , so that the return elastic members 152 are stretched to accumulate a restoring force, and when the tension is removed, the drawstring 151 is restored to the non-tensioned state by the restoring force. The drawstring 151 of the handle unit 15 can be carried by the user or hung on a wall, and the drawstring 151 can be flat against the first top wall 113 when not under tension, which is not only more beautiful but also can prevent being caught by foreign objects.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3 , the auxiliary body 2 includes a second housing 21 that can be overlapped with the rear wall 111 of the first housing 11, and two moving wheels 22, a second display panel 23, and a plurality of second magnetic members 24 disposed on the second housing 21. The second housing 21 has a back wall 211 adjacent to the rear wall 111 and located on the opposite side of the second display panel 23, a second bottom wall 212 connected to the bottom side of the back wall 211, and a second top wall 213 connected to the top side of the back wall 211 and opposite to the second bottom wall 212. Each moving wheel 22 has a rectangular wheel seat 221 fixed to the back wall 211, and a wheel member 222 disposed on the bottom side of the wheel seat 221. The wheel seats 221 match the receiving grooves 115 of the rear wall 111 and can be accommodated in the receiving grooves 115. The wheel members 222 are adjacent to the second bottom wall 212 and protrude downward from the second bottom wall 212. The second magnetic members 24 are disposed on the back wall 211 and correspond to the positions of the first magnetic members 14 for mutual magnetic attraction.

Referring to FIG. 2 , FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 , the connection units 3 connect the main body 1 and the sub-body 2. In this embodiment, each connection unit 3 includes a flexible connection piece 31 made of plastic, and a connection plate 32 disposed in the first housing 11. The connection piece 31 has a first fixing portion 311 fixed to the connection plate 32, a second fixing portion 312 fixed to the inner side surface of the back wall 211, and a connection portion 313 connecting the first fixing portion 311 and the second fixing portion 312. The rear wall 111 is formed with three first through-slots 116 for the connecting pieces 31 of the connecting units 3 to pass through, and the back wall 211 is formed with three second through-slots 214 for the connecting pieces 31 of the connecting units 3 to pass through, so that the connecting pieces 31 can pass through the first through-slots 116 and the second through-slots 214 to connect the main body 1 and the auxiliary body 2. The flexible connecting pieces 31 enable the main body 1 and the auxiliary body 2 to open and close relative to each other, and the resistance when the main body 1 and the auxiliary body 2 are opened and closed is small. Specifically, the connecting units 3 enable the main body 1 and the auxiliary body 2 to switch between a stacked folded state (as shown in FIG. 1 ) and an extended state (as shown in FIG. 2 ) in which the first bottom wall 112 and the second bottom wall 212 are relatively far apart and the rear wall 111 and the back wall 211 form an angle. In the folded state, the main body 1 and the auxiliary body 2 are positioned relative to each other by the magnetic attraction of the first magnetic elements 14 and the second magnetic elements 24, and remain in the folded state when no external force is applied. In this embodiment, three connecting units 3 are used, but it is understandable that only one connecting unit 3 can also be implemented, and the number of connecting units 3 can be adjusted according to usage requirements.

When the main body 1 and the auxiliary body 2 are placed on a supporting surface 4 in the folded state, the lower rollers 132 and the wheel members 222 of the sliding units 13 abut against the supporting surface 4, and the sliding units 13 are acted upon by the gravity of the main body 1, so that the base 131 rotates from the folded position to the supporting position, and during the rotation of the base 131, the upper rollers 133 are pushed against the back wall 211, so that the main body 1 and the auxiliary body 2 move away from each other after being separated from the receiving groove 115, and are converted to the expanded state and supported on the supporting surface 4. In this way, the user can make the display stand on the support surface 4 by itself without any additional actions, and no other supporting components such as a support frame, a support seat, etc. are needed.

When the main body 1 and the auxiliary body 2 are in the extended state, if the user wants to move the display to a different place, the user can lift the display by holding the drawstring 151 to make the display leave the support surface 4. When the display leaves the support surface 4, the main body 1 and the auxiliary body 2 can automatically close together due to gravity, and the main body 1 and the auxiliary body 2 are magnetically attracted by the first magnetic elements 14 and the second magnetic elements 24 to position the main body 1 and the auxiliary body 2 relative to each other and maintain them in the folded state.

When the main body 1 and the auxiliary body 2 are in the folded state, the drawstring 151 can be hung on a wall, so that the first display panel 12 or the second display panel 23 can be displayed on the wall.

In summary, the display is connected to the main body 1 and the auxiliary body 2 through the connection units 3, so that the main body 1 and the auxiliary body 2 can be switched between the folded state and the extended state, and through the sliding units 13 and the moving wheels 22, when the display is placed on the support surface 4, the main body 1 and the auxiliary body 2 can automatically switch from the folded state to the extended state to stand on the support surface 4, which can achieve the effect of convenient operation, so the purpose of the present invention can be achieved.

However, the above is only an example of the implementation of the present invention, and it cannot be used to limit the scope of the implementation of the present invention. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the patent specification are still within the scope of the patent of the present invention.

1: Main body

11: First chassis

111: Back wall

112: First bottom wall

113: The first top wall

114: Mounting plate

115: Storage tank

116: First slot

117: Slotting

12: First display panel

13: Sliding unit

131: Seat

132: Lower roller

133: Upper roller

134: Axis

135: Lower wing

136: Upper wing

14: First magnetic attraction part

15: Handle unit

151: Drawstring

152: Reset elastic part

153: Chute

154: Sliding part

155:Fixer

2: Sub-unit

21: Second case

211: Back wall

212: Second bottom wall

213: Second top wall

214: Second slot

22: Moving wheel

221: Wheel seat

222: Wheel parts

23: Second display panel

24: Second magnetic attraction part

3: Connection unit

31: Connector

311: First fixed part

312: Second fixing part

313:Connection part

32: Connecting plate

4: Support surface

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, wherein: FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the display of the present invention in a folded state; FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment in a propped-up state and propped on a supporting surface; FIG. 3 is a three-dimensional bottom view of the embodiment; FIG. 4 is a three-dimensional exploded view of a sliding unit and a mounting plate of a first housing of the embodiment; FIG. 5 is a three-dimensional view of a drawstring of a handle unit of the embodiment in a state without tension, wherein some components of the embodiment are not shown; FIG. 6 is a view similar to FIG. 5, wherein the drawstring of the handle unit is in a state of tension; FIG. 7 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the embodiment; and FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view of the embodiment.

1: Main body

11: First chassis

111: Back wall

112: First bottom wall

113: The first top wall

114: Mounting plate

116: First slot

117: Slotting

12: First display panel

13: Sliding unit

131: Seat

132: Lower roller

133: Upper roller

134: Axis

135: Lower wing

136: Upper wing

14: First magnetic attraction part

15: Handle unit

151: Drawstring

153: Chute

154: Sliding part

155:Fixer

2: Sub-unit

21: Second case

211: Back wall

212: Second bottom wall

213: Second top wall

214: Second slot

22: Moving wheel

221: Wheel seat

222: Wheel parts

23: Second display panel

24: Second magnetic attraction part

3: Connection unit

31: Connector

311: First fixed part

312: Second fixing part

313:Connection part

32: Connecting plate

4: Support surface

Claims (10)

A display comprising: A main body, including a first housing, a first display panel disposed on the first housing, and a plurality of sliding units disposed on the first housing, the first housing having a rear wall opposite to the first display panel, a first bottom wall connected to the bottom side of the rear wall, and a first top wall connected to the top side of the rear wall and opposite to the first bottom wall, the sliding units are adjacent to the first bottom wall, and each sliding unit has a seat pivoted on the first housing and switchable between a folded position and a supporting position, and a lower roller and an upper roller pivoted on opposite ends of the seat, respectively, the lower roller extending out of the first bottom wall, the upper roller not extending out of the rear wall when the seat is in the folded position, and extending out of the rear wall when the seat is in the supporting position; A secondary body, comprising a second housing that can be overlapped with the rear wall of the first housing, and a plurality of moving wheels disposed on the second housing, the second housing having a back wall adjacent to the back wall, a second bottom wall connected to the bottom side of the back wall, and a second top wall connected to the top side of the back wall and opposite to the second bottom wall, the moving wheels adjacent to the second bottom wall and protruding downward from the second bottom wall; and A connecting unit, connecting the main body and the secondary body, and enabling the main body and the secondary body to switch between a collapsed state in which they are overlapped, and a propped state in which the first bottom wall and the second bottom wall are relatively far apart and the rear wall and the back wall form an angle; When the main body and the auxiliary body are placed on a supporting surface in the folded state, the lower rollers and the moving wheels of the sliding units abut against the supporting surface, and the sliding units are acted upon by the gravity of the main body, so that the base body rotates from the folded position to the supporting position, and the upper rollers are pushed against the back wall during the rotation of the base body, so that the bottom sides of the main body and the auxiliary body move away from each other by the lower rollers and the moving wheels, and are converted to the expanded state and supported on the supporting surface. A display as described in claim 1, wherein the sub-body further includes a second display panel disposed in the second housing and located on the opposite side of the back wall. A display as described in claim 1, wherein the main body further includes a plurality of first magnetic components arranged on the rear wall, and the sub-body further includes a plurality of second magnetic components arranged on the back wall, and the positions of the first magnetic components correspond to those of the second magnetic components so that the main body and the sub-body are magnetically fixed to each other when they are in the folded state. A display as described in claim 1, wherein the connecting unit includes a flexible connecting piece. A display as described in claim 4, wherein the rear wall is formed with a first through-slot for the connecting piece of the connecting unit to pass through, and the back wall is formed with a second through-slot for the connecting piece of the connecting unit to pass through, so that the connecting piece can pass through the first through-slot and the second through-slot respectively to connect to the main body and the sub-body. A display as described in claim 1, wherein the main body further includes a handle unit arranged on the first top wall for carrying or hanging. A display as described in claim 6, wherein the handle unit has a drawstring and two elastic return parts respectively connected to the two ends of the drawstring, and the drawstring can be switched between a non-tensioned state flat against the first top wall and a tensioned state in which the middle portion is pulled away from the first top wall, and when the drawstring is subjected to a tension and switched from the non-tensioned state to the tensioned state, the elastic return parts are driven so that the elastic return parts accumulate a restoring force, and when the tension is removed, the drawstring is restored to the non-tensioned state by the restoring force. A display as described in claim 7, wherein the handle unit further has two slide grooves arranged under the first top wall and respectively used to accommodate the reset elastic members, and two sliding members respectively arranged in the slide grooves and capable of sliding along the corresponding slide grooves and connected to the corresponding reset elastic members. A display as described in claim 1, wherein the first housing also has a plurality of mounting plates arranged on the rear wall for the sliding units to be installed, each sliding unit also has a pivot arranged on the base and pivoted on the mounting plate, the base has a lower wing portion on which the lower roller is installed and an upper wing portion on which the upper roller is installed, and the pivot is arranged at the connection between the lower wing portion and the upper wing portion. A display as described in claim 1, wherein the rear wall has a plurality of receiving grooves that can accommodate the movable wheels, and the first bottom wall has a plurality of slots that allow the ends of the lower wings to pass through and extend out of the first bottom wall.

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