DE102007036827A1 - Monitor with a housing and with a display, housing a monitor and computer or mobile computer - Google Patents

Abstract

In particular, to further develop mobile computers and related monitors, the invention proposes a monitor having a housing and a display for displaying information, the monitor comprising more than one display.

Description

The The invention relates to both a monitor with a housing and with a display for displaying information as well as a housing of a Monitors with a recording for a display for displaying information as well as a computer or mobile computer, like a laptop, with a monitor.

monitors, especially related to mobile computers, are from the State of the art known. Meanwhile, these monitors are very flat because they use TFT, LCD and / or plasma displays, which have a particularly low overall depth enable. This is especially important for mobile Computers, such as laptops, notebooks or other portable and mobile computers.

There Users process more and more information using such computers which also have to be recorded by a user, the trend is computer That the displays of the monitors are getting bigger and bigger. Due to the larger area designed Displays are for example several documents next to each other a display area of the display can be visualized.

Around especially mobile computer to be able to transport well the need to this possible small. It goes without saying that this inevitably also a smaller display area essential are. Displays with correspondingly small display areas are but disadvantageous when editing documents.

It is now an object of the present invention, monitors for computers, especially for mobile computer, to further develop that, despite relatively small dimensions a computer case or a monitor housing the available standing total display area preferably big too shape.

The Object of the present invention is a monitor with housing and solved with a display for displaying information, the Monitor includes more than one display.

Favorable Way, the monitor in the present case at least two displays, so that as a result the display area of the monitor increases overall. With The term "monitor" in the present case any Device detected by means of which, in particular a user of a computer, data can be visualized. To do this required visible display area to provide includes the present monitor more than one display for displaying information.

A preferred embodiment provides that in this case a first display and another display in each case an area identi cal display area have, and the common display area of both displays is larger as a single display area a display.

results the sum of both displays in terms of area one larger display area than one of the two displays, is the display area of the present monitor overall larger than in conventional monitors with comparable external dimensions.

In order to the two displays are clearly visible to each other by one user can be positioned It is advantageous if a first display and another display in or on the monitor housing are arranged relative to each other relatively displaceable.

Especially diverse settings the two displays to each other arise when a first display across from another display in or on the monitor housing with more than one degree of freedom are arranged relative to each other relatively displaceable.

A further embodiment Forces a first display over to a second display a substantially vertically arranged pivot axis and / or pivotable about a substantially horizontally disposed pivot axis the monitor housing is stored.

In order to a viewer of the monitor can easily see both displays, It is advantageous if a first display and another display laterally can be arranged side by side, so that the display area of the first Displays and the display area of the second display from a viewing direction of a user viewable are.

present The monitor is particularly compact when a first display on one Front of the monitor and another display on a back the monitor is arranged.

In This connection provides a further preferred embodiment prior to that, a first display essentially the front and another display essentially forms the back of the monitor.

In order to However, the two displays from a line of sight of a user are visible, it is advantageous if the front of the monitor and the back of the monitor are arranged displaceable to each other.

Is a first display of a first Ge Housing frame and another display includes a further housing frame, it is ensured that the existing displays are arranged very protected on the monitor.

The both displays can with their associated housing frame be moved to each other advantageous when the first housing frame and the further case frame are arranged relative to each other relatively displaceable.

Further it is advantageous if the first housing frame and the second housing frame are hinged together. By means of a suitable for this Joint can be the two housing frame lead to each other, without that extra Brackets or guide devices must be present in the area around the monitor.

Becomes a display or a housing frame with respect to a another display or opposite a further housing frame pivoted, it is advantageous if a first of the two housing frame heavier than another of the two case frames. Preferably the lighter of the two frame pivoted. Thus, the danger is reduced that the monitor when tilting tips over.

In order to the monitor especially with regard to mobile computers especially flat builds, it is advantageous if the monitor is a flat monitor is.

Especially If the monitor has a TFT, LCD and / or plasma display.

Of the more than two displays comprehensive monitor builds very compact, if the case of the Monitors includes a mobile computer.

present The object of the invention is also a housing of a Monitors with a recording for solved a display for displaying information, which is characterized by at least another shot for An additional Display distinguishes. By means of further recording is ensured that an additional Display reliable on the housing of the present monitor can be attached.

In order to the two displays are structurally easy to move to each other, It is advantageous if the recordings of the displays hinged together are.

The present monitor housing is advantageously further formed if it is one of the previously related explained with the monitor Features.

Also The object of the invention is a computer or a mobile Computer, like a laptop, solved with a monitor, taking at least two mutually pivotable displays for displaying Information is available.

In order to the displays can be aligned with each other advantageous is It's beneficial if the displays are articulated in appropriate receptacles a housing connected to each other.

Of the present computer or mobile computer is also advantageous if he has a monitor with one of the previously explained Features and / or a housing with an explanation in this respect Feature.

Further Advantages, objects and characteristics of the present invention explained with reference to the attached drawing, in which by way of example a laptop is shown, which has a Monitor having a first display and a second display.

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1 1 is a schematic view of a laptop with an unfolded monitor and two displays arranged side by side;

2 schematically a top view of the laptop from the 1 , wherein the second display is displaced from the first display about a horizontal axis, and

3 schematically a view of the laptop from the two 1 and 2 with a nearly folded monitor.

The in the 1 to 3 shown laptop 1 has a basic housing 2 with a computer unit (not shown here) and a keyboard 3 as input unit.

The basic housing 2 is a monitor housing 4 assigned, the basic housing 2 and the monitor case 4 by means of a docking station 5 can be connected to each other.

The monitor housing 4 includes a first case frame 6 and a second case frame 7 by means of a hinge connection 8th are mounted displaceable to each other. By means of the hinge connection 8th is the second case frame 7 on the one hand around a vertical axis 9 and on the other to a horizontal axis 10 opposite the first case frame 6 movable.

Is the monitor case 4 completely up works (see 1 ), are a user of the laptop 1 that is in front of the keyboard 3 located, a first display 11 and a second display 12 facing, giving the user with the first display 11 and the second display 12 a display area is twice as large as that of the first display 11 ,

Will the second case frame 7 around the horizontal axis 10 turned, leaving the second display 12 a person behind the monitor housing 4 facing, behind the monitor housing 4 placed person also face a display area.

Should the laptop 1 be transported, the second frame is 7 according to the arrow direction 13 around the vertical axis 9 panned until the second frame 7 on the first rack 6 rests.

Here, the display area of the second display shows 12 in the opposite direction of the display area of the first display 11 , the second case frame 7 and the second display 12 together a backside 14 of the monitor housing 4 whereas the first enclosure frame 6 and the first display 11 a front side 15 of the monitor housing 4 form.

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Claims (22)

A monitor comprising a housing and a display for displaying information, characterized in that the monitor comprises more than one display. Monitor according to claim 1, characterized in that a first display ( 11 ) and another display ( 12 ) have in each case an identical display area in terms of area, and the common display area of both displays ( 11 . 12 ) is larger than a single display area of a single display ( 11 . 12 ). Monitor according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a first display ( 11 ) and another display ( 12 ) in or on the monitor housing ( 4 ) are arranged relative to each other relatively displaceable. Monitor according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that a first display ( 11 ) and another display ( 12 ) in or on the monitor housing ( 4 ) are arranged relative to each other with more than one degree of freedom relatively displaceable. Monitor according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that a first display ( 11 . 12 ) compared to another display ( 11 . 12 ) about a substantially vertically arranged pivot axis ( 9 ) and / or about a substantially horizontally arranged to pivot axis ( 10 ) pivotable on the monitor housing ( 4 ) is stored. Monitor according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that a first of the display ( 11 ) and another display ( 12 ) can be arranged side by side laterally, so that the display surface of the first display ( 11 ) and the display area of the second display ( 12 ) are visible from a line of sight of a user. Monitor according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that a first display ( 11 ) on a front side ( 15 ) of the monitor and another display ( 12 ) on a back side ( 14 ) of the monitor is arranged. Monitor according to claim 7, characterized in that a first display ( 11 ) essentially the front ( 15 ) and another display ( 12 ) essentially the back ( 14 ) of the monitor. Monitor according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the front side ( 15 ) of the monitor and the back ( 14 ) of the monitor are arranged displaceable to each other. Monitor according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that a first display ( 11 ) from a first housing frame ( 6 ) and another display ( 12 ) from another housing frame ( 7 ) are included. Monitor according to claim 10, characterized in that the first housing frame ( 6 ) and the further housing frame ( 7 ) are arranged relative to each other relatively displaceable. Monitor according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that the first housing frame ( 6 ) and the second case frame ( 7 ) are hinged together. Monitor according to one of claims 10 to 12, characterized in that a first of the two housing frames ( 6 . 7 ) is heavier than another of the two housing frames ( 6 . 7 ). Monitor according to one of claims 1 to 13, characterized that the monitor is a flat monitor. Monitor according to one of claims 1 to 14, characterized the monitor comprises a TFT, an LCD and / or a plasma display. Monitor according to one of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that the housing ( 4 ) of the monitor a mobile computer ( 1 ). casing a monitor with a recording for a display to display of information characterized by at least one more Recording for an additional Display. Housing according to claim 17, characterized in that the recordings of the displays ( 11 . 12 ) are hinged together. casing according to claim 17 or 18, characterized by features of the claims 2 to 16. Computer or mobile computer, like a laptop, with a monitor, characterized by at least two to each other swiveling displays for displaying information. Computer or mobile computer according to claim 20, characterized in that the displays ( 11 . 12 ) hinged in suitable receptacles of a housing ( 4 ) are interconnected. Computer or mobile computer according to claim 20 or 21, characterized by a monitor according to one of claims 1 to 16 and / or a housing ( 4 ) according to any one of claims 17 to 19.