JP5403676B2 - Display dustproof device, display dustproofing method, and display dustproofing program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a display dustproof device, a display dustproofing method, and a display dustproofing program, and more particularly to a display dustproof device, a display dustproofing method, and a display dustproofing suitable for being applied to a display unit having a touch panel function for transmitting an operation command to a computer. It is about the program.

Conventionally, a display device having a touch panel function has a problem in that foreign matter such as dust attached to the screen accumulates due to static electricity charged on the screen and affects the operability of the touch panel.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-26883 discloses a technique for generating plasma ions and negative ions alternately in a display device having a touch panel function, blowing air containing the ions to the display surface of the display device, and cleaning dust adhering to the display surface. Has been proposed.

  In addition, in a display device having an exhaust fan, Patent Document 2 proposes a technique for blowing dust adhering to the display without reducing the heat dissipation efficiency of the exhaust fan.

  Further, in a display device having a touch panel function, Patent Document 3 proposes a technique for preventing dust foreign matter from being accumulated by causing air convection between the touch panel and the display unit. .

JP 2008-292287 A JP 2009-20170 A JP 2009-47987 A

However, the display devices described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 have a problem that dust cannot be prevented from accumulating on the display unit.
In addition, the display device described in Patent Document 3 causes convection of air between the touch panel and the display unit when the user uses a computer, and dust rises so that the user can display the display unit. There was a problem that it was difficult to see.

  As described above, the display device described above cannot prevent dust from accumulating on the display unit, and if it is attempted to prevent the dust from accumulating, it is difficult for the user using the computer to visually recognize the display unit. There was a problem to be solved.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to prevent dust from accumulating on the display unit, and to prevent the dust from accumulating, it is difficult for a user using a computer to see the display unit. It is an object of the present invention to provide a display dustproof device, a display dustproofing method, and a display dustproofing program that solve the above problem.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the display dustproof device, the display dustproofing method, and the display dustproofing program according to the present invention employ the following characteristic configuration .
( 1) A blower unit provided in a part around the display unit for blowing air to the display unit of the display unit having a touch panel function for transmitting an operation command to the computer;
A determination unit for determining whether or not the computer is used;
A ventilation control unit that controls the blowing unit according to the determination ,
The said ventilation control part is a display dustproof apparatus which controls to stop the ventilation of the said ventilation part, when the said judgment part judges that the computer is utilized .
( 2 ) A step of blowing air to a display part of the display unit from a part around the display unit having a touch panel function for transmitting an operation command to the computer;
Determining whether the computer is being utilized;
Depending on whether the computer is determined to have been utilized, it possesses and controlling the feed air,
A display dust prevention method for controlling to stop the blowing when it is determined that a computer is used .
( 3 ) A display dustproof program for causing a computer to execute the display dustproofing method of ( 2 ) above.

  According to the present invention, there are provided a display dustproof device, a display dustproofing method, and a display dustproofing program that prevent dust from accumulating on the display unit and that does not cause a decrease in the visibility of the display unit by a user using a computer. it can.

The functional block diagram showing the structure of the display dustproof apparatus in embodiment of this invention The image figure ventilated from the display in embodiment of this invention

Prior to description of embodiments for carrying out the present invention, the gist of the present invention will be described.
As described above, the display dustproof device of the present invention is provided in a part of the periphery of the display unit for blowing air to the display unit of the display unit having a touch panel function for transmitting an operation command to the computer. A blower, a determination unit that determines whether or not the computer is used, and a blower control unit that controls the blower in accordance with the determination.

  Here, the “air blowing control unit” is a unit that issues a command to the air blowing unit so as to control the amount of air blown from the air blowing unit. For example, when it is determined that the computer is being used, the air blowing control unit may control to stop the air blowing of the air blowing unit. Moreover, when it is determined that the computer is not used, the air blowing control unit may control the air blowing unit to perform air blowing.

  The “determination unit” determines whether or not the user is using a computer. For example, when an operation command is transmitted within a predetermined time from a touch panel, the computer is used. It may be determined that the computer is not used when the operation command is not transmitted within a predetermined time by the touch panel.

  Further, when the computer or the display dustproof device further includes a sensor for recognizing whether or not the operator exists near the computer or the display dustproof device, the determination unit determines that the operator is present by the sensor. When it is determined that the computer is used, and it is determined by the sensor that there is no operator, it may be determined that the computer is not used.

  The “air blowing unit” blows air against the display portion of the display unit. For example, the air blowing unit may also serve as an exhaust port in an air conditioning system for cooling the display dustproof device.

  The display dust-proof method of the present invention is a step in which a display dust-proof device having a display unit having a touch panel function for transmitting an operation command to a computer blows air from a part around the display unit to a display part of the display unit. And determining whether or not the computer is used, and controlling the blower unit according to whether or not it is determined that the computer is used.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a display dustproof device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  A display dustproof device 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a display unit 10 having a touch panel function for transmitting an operation command to a computer 5 and a part around the display unit for blowing air to the display part of the display unit 10. The blower 15 provided in the above, the determination unit 20 that determines whether or not the computer 5 is used, and the blower that controls the blower 15 depending on whether or not it is determined that the computer 5 is used. And a control unit 30.

As shown in FIG. 2, the air blower 15 blows air W against the display portion of the display unit 10. Thereby, by blowing the air W along the surface of the display part or the touch panel mechanism, accumulation of dust can be prevented, and no cleaning or touch panel erroneous operation can be prevented. The direction in which the air W is blown does not have to be limited to the direction of the arrow in FIG. 2 (the direction from the top to the bottom), and it is needless to say that it may be in another direction, for example, the direction from the left to the right.
The air blower 15 may also serve as an exhaust port (FAN for heat countermeasures) in an air conditioning system for cooling the display dustproof device 1, and the air W may be the air of the exhaust FAN. .

Moreover, the ventilation part 15 should just be provided with the at least 1 or more of the upper part of the display part of the display part 10, the lower part, the right, and the left, one or more. The blower unit 15 is optimally configured according to mounting conditions such as the size, mounting orientation, and surrounding shape of the touch panel operation unit.
Further, the display dustproof device 1 may be configured such that the inside of the device 1 is made positive pressure by the intake air FAN, and the exhaust port is disposed around the display portion or the touch panel operation unit.
The air blowing unit 15 is controlled by the air blowing control unit 30. Therefore, the air blowing control unit 30 transmits a command for controlling the air blowing ON / OFF or the air blowing amount to the air blowing unit 15.

  The determination unit 20 determines whether or not the user is using the computer 5, and transmits the determined result to the air blow control unit 30. For example, when the operation command is transmitted from the touch panel within a predetermined time (for example, the predetermined time may be several tens of seconds / several minutes or zero seconds), the determination unit 20 may be a computer. 5 is used. Further, when the operation command is not transmitted from the touch panel within a predetermined time (the predetermined time may be several tens of seconds / several minutes or may be zero seconds), the determination unit 20 5 is not used.

Further, when the determination unit 20 determines that the touch panel operation has ended, the determination unit 20 may determine that the computer 5 is not being used. On the other hand, the determination unit 20 may determine that the computer 5 is being used when determining that the touch panel operation has started.
Then, the air blowing control unit 30 may issue a command to the air blowing unit 15 so as to control the amount of air W blown from the air blowing unit 15 based on the determination result of the determination unit 20.
Further, when the determination unit 20 computer 5 or the display dustproof device 1 further includes a sensor 35 for recognizing whether or not the operator exists near the computer 5 or the display dustproof device 1, the determination unit 20 includes the sensor 35. When it is determined that the operator exists, it is determined that the computer 5 is used, and when the sensor 35 determines that the operator does not exist, it may be determined that the computer 5 is not used. .

The determination unit 20 determines that the display dustproof device 1 or the computer 5 is being used at the same time that the user presses the touch panel or inserts a card such as a magnetic recording medium into the computer 5.
The air blowing control unit 30 issues a command to the air blowing unit 15 so as to control the amount of air W blown from the air blowing unit 15 based on the determination result of the determination unit 20. The blower control unit 30 controls to stop the blowing (air W) of the blower unit 15 when it is determined that the display dustproof device 1 or the computer 5 is used based on the determination result of the determination unit 20. is there. Moreover, when it is determined that the display dustproof device 1 or the computer 5 is not used based on the determination result of the determination unit 20, the blower control unit 30 performs control so that the blower 15 blows air (air W). Is.

  According to the display dustproof device 1 as in the above embodiment, whether or not the computer 5 is used as the display dustproof device 1 having the display unit 10 having a touch panel function for transmitting an operation command to the computer 5. In order to prevent dust from accumulating on the display unit 10 of the display device 1 having a touch panel function, the blower unit 15 is controlled according to whether or not the computer 5 is determined to be used. In addition to preventing this, it is possible to blow air to the display unit when the user is not using the computer. Thereby, the accumulation of dust is prevented by the air W blown from the blower unit 15, and the burden of the user on the cleaning operation of the display unit 10 is reduced.

  Further, according to the display dustproof device 1 as in the above embodiment, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation of the touch panel function due to dust accumulation or an erroneous operation of the touch panel due to cleaning work.

The configuration of the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, it should be noted that such examples are merely illustrative of the invention and do not limit the invention in any way. Those skilled in the art will readily understand that various modifications and changes can be made according to a specific application without departing from the gist of the present invention .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Display dustproof device 5 Computer 10 Display part 15 Air blower 20 Judgment part 30 Air blow control part 35 Sensor

Claims (7)

An air blower provided in a part of the periphery of the display unit for blowing air to the display part of the display unit having a touch panel function for transmitting an operation command to the computer;
A determination unit for determining whether or not the computer is used;
A ventilation control unit that controls the blowing unit according to the determination ,
The display air- proofing device according to claim 1, wherein the air-blowing control unit controls the air-blowing unit to stop air-blowing when the determining unit determines that a computer is used .   2. The display dustproof device according to claim 1, wherein the air blow control unit controls the air blow unit to blow air when the judgment unit determines that a computer is not used. The determination unit
When the operation command by the touch panel is transmitted within a predetermined time, it is determined that the computer is used. When the operation command by the touch panel is not transmitted within the predetermined time, the computer is used. 3. The display dustproof device according to claim 1, wherein the display dustproof device is determined not to have been. An operator sensor for recognizing whether an operator exists in the vicinity of the computer or the display unit;
The determination unit
When the operator sensor recognizes that the operator is present in the vicinity of the computer or the display unit, it is determined that the computer is being used, and the operator is not present in the vicinity of the computer or the display unit. 4. The display dustproof device according to claim 1, wherein when the operator sensor recognizes, the computer determines that the computer is not used. 5. The display dustproof device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the blower unit also serves as an exhaust port in an air conditioning system for cooling the display dustproof device. From the part around the display unit having a touch panel function for transmitting an operation command to the computer, blowing air to the display part of the display unit;
Determining whether the computer is being utilized;
Depending on whether the computer is determined to have been utilized, it possesses and controlling the feed air,
A display dust prevention method , wherein when the computer is determined to be used, control is performed to stop the blowing . A display dustproof program for causing a computer to execute the display dustproofing method according to claim 6 .

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