Display unit with cord clamper

• US 20050141180A1
• Filed: 12/22/2004
• Published: 06/30/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/25/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Orion Electric (Orion Denki KK)
• Original Assignee: Orion Electric (Orion Denki KK)
• Inventors: Shimizu, Daisuke, Umeda, Kouji
• Application Number:
  US11/017,887
• Publication Number:
  US 20050141180A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.270
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/22 with approximately constant height, e.g. with constant length of column or of legs F16M11/42 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/044 for balancing rotational movement of the undercarriage
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/065 with a special structure, e.g. reinforced or adapted for space reduction
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 11/00 Arrangements of electric cables or lines between relatively-movable parts

Abstract

To provide a display unit which is capable of damping cables and cords as necessary without spoiling the appearance of the display unit, it includes a display and a support for supporting the display, wherein the support comprises at least a column having a cut groove where a cord damper for damping cords and cables to be led to the display is removably fitted, the cord damper being biased inwardly.

Claims

1. A display unit comprising a display and a support for supporting the display, wherein the support at least comprises a column having a cut groove where a cord damper for damping cords and cables to be led to the display is removably fitted, the cord damper being biased inwardly.

2. The display unit according to claim 1, wherein the cord damper has a pivot at one end and can turn around the pivot, and a spring for biasing the cord damper in fitted around the pivot.

3. The display unit according to claim 2, wherein the column comprises a solid, substantially semicylindrical base portion and a substantially semicylindrical half-tube supplementary portion;

the cut groove is formed by cutting the supplementary portion horizontally, and the cord damper is curved in the same shape as the supplementary portion and has an externally protruding tab at one end.

4. The display unit according to claim 2, wherein the column comprises a base portion, the lower part of which is cylindrical and the upper part of which is semicylindrical, and a supplementary portion, the lower part of which is semicylindrical corresponding to the upper half of the base portion;

the cut groove is formed by cutting the supplementary portion horizontally, and the cord damper is curved in the same shape as the supplementary portion and has an externally protruding tab at one end.

5. The display unit according to claim 1, wherein the column comprises guide means, and the cord damper is mounted slidably along the guide means.

6. The display unit according to claim 5, wherein the column comprises a base portion and a semicylindrical supplementary portion, each of the lower parts is a semicylindrical solid and each of the upper parts is half of a cylindrical tube, and;

the cut groove is formed by cutting the supplementary portion horizontally;

the cord damper comprises a clamp portion in the same arc shape as the supplementary portion and a slide arm extending straight inwardly so that the whole cord damper forms an L-shape; and

the guide means comprises a guide groove and a guide piece parallel with the guide groove formed integratedly on the top faces in the lower parts of the base portion and supplementary portion so that the slide arm slides smoothly.

7. The display unit according to claim 2, wherein the column is cylindrical, the cut groove extends vertically, and the pivot is provided at the lower end of the cord clamper