US6469802B1
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Tilt adjusting mechanism for display
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1999-01-20
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Granted: 2002-10-22
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Expires: 2019-01-20
Abstract
Abstract A display tilt adjusting apparatus which may be employed in an electronic terminal device such as an electronic cash register is provided. The apparatus includes a pivotal support member, a stay, and a stay holding mechanism. The pivotal support member supports a display unit pivotably. The stay is connected to the display unit. The stay holding mechanism holds the stay to keep a display surface of the display unit at a set angular position. The stay holding mechanism is designed to produce a given degree of resistance to movement of the stay in a direction in which the display surface tilts rearward and keeps the stay free from the resistance in response to movement of the stay in an opposite direction in which the display surface tilts frontward.
Inventors
- 👤 Masahiro Yamaguchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:59
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07G; G07G1/00; G07G1/0018; F; F16; F16M; F16M11/00; F16M11/02; F16M11/04; F16M11/06; F16M11/10; G07G1/01; F16M2200/00; F16M2200/04; F16M2200/041
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A display tilt adjusting apparatus comprising: a pivotal support member supporting a display unit pivotably within a given angular range; a stay connected to the display unit; and a stay holding mechanism holding said stay to keep a display surface of the display unit at a set angular position, said stay holding mechanism producing a given degree of resistance to movement of the stay in a first direction in which the display surface tilts rearward and keeping the stay free from said resistance in response to movement of the stay in a second direction opposite the first direction in which the display surface tilts frontward.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A display tilt adjusting apparatus comprising: a pivotal support member supporting a display unit pivotably within a given angular range; a stay connected to the display unit; and a stay holding mechanism holding said stay to keep a display surface of the display unit at a set angular position, said stay holding mechanism producing a given degree of resistance to movement of the stay in a first direction in which the display surface tilts rearward and keeping the stay free from said resistance in response to movement of the stay in a second direction opposite the first direction in which the display surface tilts frontward.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
137 words
A display tilt adjusting apparatus as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said stay is made of a strip member, and wherein said stay holding mechanism includes a holder, a sliding member, a roller, and an elastic member, the holder retaining the sliding member, the roller, and the elastic member, the sliding member guiding sliding movement of said stay in the first and second directions, the elastic member elastically pressing the roller against the sliding member to form a nip therebetween through which said stay passes, the roller being supported by the holder to be movable in a third direction oriented at a given angle to the first and second directions in which the roller is responsive to the movement of said stay in the second direction to move to release said stay from the nip.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
110 words
A display tilt adjusting apparatus as set forth in claim 2 , wherein the holder of said stay holding mechanism includes a plate member having a major wall and side walls extending from the major wall substantially perpendicular to the major wall, the sliding member being attached to the major wall, the side walls having formed therein elongated holes through which the roller is inserted and which extend in said third direction, the elastic member being made of a spring connected to an end of the roller and a portion of the holder to urge the roller against the sliding member to form the nip through which said stay passes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
122 words
An information terminal device comprising: a housing; a display unit mounted on said housing pivotably within a given angular range; and a display tilt adjusting mechanism including, a stay having a given length, said stay being connected at one end to the display unit; and a stay holding mechanism holding said stay to keep a display surface of said display unit at a set angular position, said stay holding mechanism producing a given degree of resistance to movement of the stay in a first direction in which the display surface tilts rearward and keeping the stay free from said resistance in response to movement of the stay in a second direction opposite the first direction in which the display surface tilts frontward.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
122 words
An information terminal device comprising: a housing; a display unit mounted on said housing pivotably within a given angular range; and a display tilt adjusting mechanism including, a stay having a given length, said stay being connected at one end to the display unit; and a stay holding mechanism holding said stay to keep a display surface of said display unit at a set angular position, said stay holding mechanism producing a given degree of resistance to movement of the stay in a first direction in which the display surface tilts rearward and keeping the stay free from said resistance in response to movement of the stay in a second direction opposite the first direction in which the display surface tilts frontward.
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