EP0422510A1 - Screen-workstation - Google Patents

Abstract

With the invention, a screen work station is provided which has one or more horizontal support and/or guide rails (7), to which vertical side parts (8) are displaceably attached which serve for the attachment of integrated or added parts, equipment, units or the like. This screen work station allows a high degree of flexibility in the positioning and distribution of the integrated or added parts, equipment, units or the like and their arrangement in an extremely favourable manner in terms of space.

Description

The invention relates to a screen workstation which is suitable in particular for brokers, brokers, securities dealers or the like and which has a plurality of devices, such as screens, electronic units, storage racks or the like, which are arranged above and next to one another in the area of a worktop.

Such screen workstations must have considerable flexibility, and in particular in industries such as money and securities traders, commodities traders or brokers, it is necessary to arrange a large number of screens and electronic devices in a confined space. It is also necessary to arrange this electronic device and the screens in an adjustable manner both in the horizontal direction, in the vertical direction and in depth and in inclination.

This is necessary, on the one hand, to take the various device dimensions into account, and on the other hand to be able to take into account the ergonomic conditions of the workplace, such as the grip area of the employee and the mirror-free arrangement of the devices. In addition, it makes sense to be able to flexibly build the workplaces taking into account right-handed and left-handed people and the special and changing requirements of the individual work areas.

So it is not uncommon for up to six, or in extreme cases, more screens to be displaced in one workplace whose size should be arranged above and next to each other, next to keyboards, loudspeakers, storage racks etc.

In order to meet these requirements, enclosures with adjustable platforms or with adjustable shelves have been manufactured since then. Movable support arms of various designs or ball head brackets that can be moved in all directions are also used for this application. However, these or similar measures significantly impair the flexibility of the arrangement at the workplace. Furthermore, corresponding workplaces have the disadvantage that the urgently needed space at the workstation is lost due to the supporting structures, in particular the disadvantages mentioned above become apparent when it is necessary to arrange the workplaces closely together in order to meet the communicative requirements in this business area.

Furthermore, retrofitting in workplaces in the previous arrangement has entailed high cost expenditures if the use of new devices means that the dimensions deviate from the old devices and this results in high conversion costs. Another disadvantage of the previous arrangements is the limited dissipation of heat generated by the device, which is very much impeded by constructive side walls, floors, etc.

The object of the present invention is, in particular, to design a monitor work station of the type described above in such a way that a high degree of flexibility is achieved with such display work stations equipped with electronic devices with regard to the positioning of these devices and other built-in or add-on parts, devices, units o. The like. is desirable, can be easily implemented without the need for expensive conversion work or design changes. It should be possible that the retrofitting of technical office personnel, such as a caretaker or the like, can be carried out. Furthermore, an optimal retrofitting of devices should be made possible.

This object is achieved by a VDU workstation, which is characterized by a horizontal support and / or guide rail on which vertical side parts are slidably attached, on which support or holding elements for the devices mentioned and for installation units or the like can be attached and / or to which built-in or add-on parts, devices, units or the like can be attached directly.

The solution to the above problem is therefore, in particular, that the devices, such as screens and electronic components, keyboards, speakers or shelves, are hung on a horizontal rail system. The screens and other electronic devices can be installed in a workstation furniture in such a way that they can be moved in the horizontal direction via the side parts which are slidably attached to the horizontal support and / or guide rail and form a horizontally arranged hanging device.

Furthermore, the design according to the invention can be such that the vertical side parts are essentially flat, in particular plate-shaped, and through openings for fastening built-in or add-on parts, devices, units or the like on each side part or on two side parts or also on more than two side parts and / or for ventilation of heat-emitting built-in or add-on parts, devices, units or the like.

In this way, housings, such as loudspeakers, insert shelves or housings for accommodating other technical or electronic devices, can be attached or installed to the side parts or between two side parts.

The through openings can be designed as slots or holes, in particular circular holes, wherein the holes can also have other shapes, for example square, rectangular, oval or the like.

These through openings can also be provided in such a way that two or more identical and / or different built-in parts or the like can be fastened one above the other between vertical side parts.

In a further embodiment of the invention, the design of the side parts can be such that double-layered side parts are formed, which are composed of a first vertical part forming one layer and a second vertical part forming the other layer and fastened to one another. Here, the first vertical part and the second vertical part can be vertically and / or horizontally adjustably fastened to one another, for which purpose the two vertical parts can each have through openings, which are preferably designed as slots, the through openings of the one vertical part relative to the through openings of the other vertical part are preferably offset and / or rotated, in particular in such a way that the longitudinal extension of the through openings of one vertical part at an angle, preferably of 90 °, to the longitudinal extension of the through openings of the other vertical part is aligned.

If a monitor or other technical device is set up between two oppositely arranged, double-layered vertical side parts over a supporting floor, which is attached by inserting or screwing in, then it is through the slots or holes, preferably offset by 90 °, that are provided as through openings, possible to position the device both in height and in depth, as well as in the inclination, in that the two vertical parts, which form a double-layered side part, by loosening the screws of their through openings in a corresponding manner to one another adjusted and then screwed tight in the required position.

In a special embodiment of the VDU workstation according to the invention, two adjacent workplaces can be equipped with a common horizontal support and / or guide rail, so that devices can also be arranged in the connection area between two VDU workstations, which can be used by the operators of both VDU workstations. As a result, the invention can be used to provide an arrangement comprising a plurality of computer workstations with a comprehensive rail system.

Computer workstations of the type specified above according to the invention can be designed to be curved or curved in plan to optimize the viewing angle on the monitors, and in this case the design of the support and / or guide rails is also curved or curved.

Other developments of the invention are specified in the subclaims.

• Figur 1 eine Aufsicht von oben auf eine erste Ausführungs- eines erfindungsgemäßen Bildschirmarbeitsplatzes;
• Figur 2 eine Seitenansicht einer Ausführungsform eines er­findungsgemäßen Bildschirmarbeitsplatzes mit doppel­lagigen vertikalen Seitenteilen;
• Figur 3 eine weitere Ausführungsform eines erfindungsge­mäßen Bildschirmarbeitsplatzes, ebenfalls mit doppellagigen vertikalen Seitenteilen;
• Figur 4 die Befestigung eines Regals in einem erfindungs­gemäßen Bildschirmarbeitsplatzes;
• Figur 5 die Befestigung einer Lautsprecherbox in einem er­findungsgemäßen Bildschirmarbeitsplatz;
• Figur 6 eine horizontale Trag- und/oder Führungsschiene von C-förmigem Profil, an der ein doppellagiges vertikales Seitenteil mit Schlitzen als Durch­gangsöffnungen befestigt ist;
• Figur 7 eine horizontale Trag- und/oder Führungsschiene von C-förmigem Querschnitt, an der ein vertikales Seitenteil mit kreisförmigen Durchgangsöffnungen befestigt ist;
• Figur 8 eine horizontale Trag- und/oder Führungsschiene, die ein Stegprofil aufweist und an der ein verti­kales Seitenteil mit horizontalen Schlitzen als Durchgangsöffnungen befestigt ist;
• Figur 9 eine horizontale Trag- und/oder Führungsschiene, die ein Stegprofil aufweist und an der ein erstes vertikales Seitenteil befestigt ist, an welchem seinerseits ein weiteres vertikales Seitenteil an­gebracht ist; und
• Figur 10 eine Seitenansicht einer noch anderen Ausführungs­form eines erfindungsgemäßen Bildschirmarbeits­platzes, bei dem ein Seitenteil mehrfach zusätzlich abgestützt ist, so daß es in hohem Maße belastet werden kann.

The above and other advantages and features of the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to some particularly preferred embodiments of computer workstations according to the invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 10 of the drawing; show it:

• Figure 1 is a top view of a first embodiment of a screen workstation according to the invention;
• FIG. 2 shows a side view of an embodiment of an VDU workstation according to the invention with double-layer vertical side parts;
• Figure 3 shows a further embodiment of an VDU workstation according to the invention, also with double-layer vertical side parts;
• Figure 4 shows the attachment of a shelf in a computer workstation according to the invention;
• FIG. 5 the attachment of a loudspeaker box in a screen workstation according to the invention;
• Figure 6 is a horizontal support and / or guide rail of C-shaped profile, to which a double-layer vertical side part with slots is attached as through openings;
• Figure 7 is a horizontal support and / or guide rail of C-shaped cross section, on which a vertical Side part is fixed with circular through openings;
• FIG. 8 shows a horizontal support and / or guide rail which has a web profile and to which a vertical side part with horizontal slots is fastened as through openings;
• FIG. 9 shows a horizontal support and / or guide rail which has a web profile and to which a first vertical side part is fastened, on which in turn a further vertical side part is attached; and
• Figure 10 is a side view of yet another embodiment of a computer workstation according to the invention, in which a side part is supported several times, so that it can be heavily loaded.

The embodiments of computer workstations according to the invention shown in the figures of the drawing are now explained in more detail:

1 shows a screen workstation with several built-in devices in the floor plan, namely vertical side parts 2 are slidably attached to a horizontal support and / or guide rail 1 curved or plan-shaped, with a first monitor 3 between each two side parts 2 , a second monitor 4, and a storage shelf 5 and a speaker box 6 are attached. These devices or devices 3 to 6 have a wide variety of formats and can still be very to be arranged side by side at an angle in front of or above the worktop A of the VDU workstation. If these devices, devices or the like. 3 to 6 are to be replaced by any other devices, devices or the like that have different dimensions, it is readily possible that the new devices, devices or the like. in turn can be arranged in a space-saving and tightly packed manner.

It should be particularly pointed out that the support and / or guide rail 1, which runs in the shape of an arc in plan, ensures that the devices, devices or the like 3 to 6 are focused on the occupant in front of them.

FIG. 2 shows a screen work station with a built-in screen in vertical section. Vertical side parts 8, 9 are slidably attached to the support and / or guide rail 7, only one of these double-layer vertical side parts being shown in FIG. 2. This vertical side part 8, 9 consists of a first vertical part 8, which forms one layer, and a second vertical part 9, which forms the other layer. These two vertical parts 8 and 9 have the same rectangular format and are arranged rotated by 90 ° relative to one another and fastened to one another via circular through openings 10 through which corresponding screws are inserted (not shown). 11 with a support floor is designated, which is attached on both sides to the two double-layer side parts 8, 9, of which only one, as mentioned, can be seen, and on which a monitor 12 is arranged adjustable in height, inclination and depth. With 13 a support is designated, by means of which the upper vertical part 8 is adjustable or positionally adjustable.

FIG. 3 shows a VDU work station, which is designed similarly to the VDU work station of FIG. 2, specifically with a built-in screen 14 and a storage compartment 15 arranged above it in a vertical section. The screen 14 stands on a support base 16 which is fastened to the lower vertical part 17 of a double-layer side part 17, 18 (a corresponding double-layer side part is provided on the side facing away from the viewer). The shelf-like storage compartment 15 is attached to the upper vertical part 18.

For fastening the two vertical parts 17 and 18 to one another and for fastening the storage compartment 15 to the upper vertical part 18, corresponding through openings 10a are provided in the two vertical parts 17 and 18, through which corresponding screws are inserted.

FIG. 4 shows a screen workstation with a built-in shelf 19 in vertical section. In this VDU workstation, two spaced support and / or guide rails 20 are provided for horizontally displaceable attachment of side parts 21. By means of through holes 22, into which fastening screws are inserted, the shelf 19 is fastened to two parallel support parts 21, of which only one can be seen here.

FIG. 5 shows a vertical section through a monitor work station with a loudspeaker housing 23. This loudspeaker housing 23 is fastened by means of through openings 24, which are provided on one or two vertical side parts 25, with fastening screws which are inserted through these through openings 24.

It should be pointed out here that, in the case of the respective figures, insofar as designated parts are not explained separately, previous figures are to be used in which these parts are already shown.

FIG. 6 shows a vertical detail section through a support and / or guide rail 26, which has a C-shaped profile. A slide 27 runs in the C-shaped profile. This is locked with a threaded bolt 28 in the C-shaped profile by means of a wing nut 29.

This side part 30, 30a is fastened to the C-profiled support and / or guide rail 26 with a washer rail 30b, for example in the form of a bevel of a side part.

The side part 30, 30a is a double-layered side part which is fastened from an upper vertical part 30 and a vertical part 30a which is attached to it somewhat lower and is shown in broken lines. Slotted through openings 31 and 31a are provided in both vertical parts 30 and 30a, the longitudinal extension of the slotted through openings 31 being approximately at right angles to the slotted through openings 31a of the vertical part 30a.

• (a) einerseits dienen die Durchgangsöffnungen 30a und 31a zum verstellbaren Aneinanderbefestigen der bei­den vertikalen Teile 30 und 30a, indem entsprechen­de Schrauben durch die Durchgangsöffnungen 31 und 31a hindurchgesteckt werden;
• (b) andererseits können mittels der Durchgangsöffnungen 31 und/oder 31a Einbauteile, Geräte o. dgl. direkt an dem doppellagigen Seitenteil 30, 30a befestigt werden;
• (c) schließlich dienen die Durchgangsöffnungen 31 und 31a zur Belüftung wärmeabstrahlender Geräte, wie beispielsweise zur Belüftung von Monitoren, deren Neigung, Höhe und Tiefe dadurch verstellbar ist, daß die Relativposition der beiden vertikalen Tei­le 30 und 30a über deren Aneinanderbefestigung mittels der Durchgangsöffnungen 31 und 31a verän­dert wird.

The through openings 31 and 31a, which in particular can be punched-outs, can have a triple function:

• (a) on the one hand, the through openings 30a and 31a serve to adjustably fasten the two vertical parts 30 and 30a to one another by inserting corresponding screws through the through openings 31 and 31a;
• (b) on the other hand, by means of the through openings 31 and / or 31a, installation parts, devices or the like can be fastened directly to the double-layer side part 30, 30a;
• (c) finally, the through openings 31 and 31a serve to ventilate heat-emitting devices, such as for example to ventilate monitors, the inclination, height and depth of which can be adjusted in such a way that the relative position of the two vertical parts 30 and 30a via their attachment to one another by means of the through openings 31 and 31a is changed.

It should be pointed out here that such a double-layered vertical side part 30, 30a can be assembled from two completely identical vertical parts, each of which has a bevel on one side, as is the bevel 30b in FIG. 6, by these two vertical parts by 90 ° arranged rotated against each other and placed on top of one another and fastened to each other. The fold of the vertical part 30a, which is not visible in FIG. 6, which corresponds to the fold 30b of the vertical part 30 and is located at the lower end of the vertical part 30a in relation to FIG. 6, can serve to accommodate a supporting floor, similar to that in FIG 2 is shown.

FIG. 7 shows a vertical detail section, which corresponds to FIG. 6, but here the through openings 32 of the single-ply side part 33, which are designed as punched-outs, are designed as circular holes through which screws for direct fastening and positioning of a monitor indicated by dashed lines can be inserted.

FIG. 8 shows a vertical detail section through a support and / or guide rail 34, which is designed as a web profile. A slide 35 with an internal thread runs on this web profile. With a wing screw 36, a vertical side part 37 is attached to the web profile via a 90 ° bend 37a provided thereon. The vertical side part 37 has horizontal slot-shaped through openings 31.

FIG. 9 shows a horizontal detail section through a support and / or guide rail 38, which is also designed as a web profile. A slide 39 with an internal thread is used to fasten a vertical side part 40 over its upper fold 40a. Staggered or rotated with respect to the side part 40, a lower-lying side part 41 is fastened to the side part 40 with a connecting screw 42 via a bend 41a, for which purpose corresponding through openings are provided in the bend 41a and the side part 40.

Finally, FIG. 10 shows a vertical section through a computer workstation with a support and / or guide rail 43, to which a vertical side part 44 is fastened in a horizontally displaceable manner. The side part 44 is additionally supported vertically and horizontally, namely by means of a vertical support 45 which engages in guide strips 46 with its end facing away from the side part 44, and by means of a horizontal support 47 which rests in a support recess 48 with its end facing away from the side part 44 , which is provided on the inner edge of the work table A.

Claims (17)

1. workstation, characterized by a horizontal support and / or guide rail (1, 7, 20, 26, 34, 38, 43) on which vertical side parts (2; 7, 8; 17, 18; 21; 25; 30 , 30a; 33; 37; 40, 41) are slidably attached. 2. VDU workstation according to claim 1, characterized in that the vertical side parts (2; 7, 8; 17, 18; 21; 25; 30, 30a; 33; 37; 40, 41) are substantially flat, in particular plate-shaped, and Through openings (10, 10a, 22, 24, 31, 31a, 32) for attaching built-in or add-on parts, devices, units or the like (3 to 6, 12, 14, 19, 23) to one each Side part (2; 7, 8; 17, 18; 21; 25; 30, 30a; 33; 37; 40, 41) or two side parts each or also on more than two side parts and / or for ventilation of heat-emitting built-in or add-on parts , devices, units or the like (3, 4, 12, 14). 3. VDU workstation according to claim 2, characterized in that the through openings (10, 10a, 22, 24, 31, 31a, 32) are designed as slots or holes, in particular circular holes. 4. VDU workstation according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized by double-layer side parts (8, 9; 17, 18; 30, 30a; 40, 41), which from a layer forming the first vertical part (8, 18, 30, 40) and a second vertical part (9, 17, 30a, 41) are assembled, which are attached to each other. 5. VDU workstation according to claim 4, characterized in that the first vertical part (8, 18, 30, 40) and the second vertical part (9, 17, 30a, 41) are vertically and / or horizontally adjustable against each other. 6. VDU workstation according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the two vertical parts (30, 30a) each have through openings (31, 31a) through which these vertical parts (30, 30a) are attached to each other. 7. VDU workstation according to claim 6, characterized in that through openings (31) of a vertical part (30) opposite, preferably of identical or similar design, through openings (31 a) of the other vertical part (30 a) are offset and / or rotated. 8. VDU workstation according to claim 7, characterized in that through openings (31, 31a) are elongated, in particular as slots, and the longitudinal extent of these through openings (31) of a vertical part (30) at an angle, preferably of 90 °, for Longitudinal extension of the through openings (31a) of the other vertical part 30a) is aligned. 9. VDU workstation according to one of claims 2 to 8, characterized in that the vertical side parts (2; 8, 9; 17, 18; 21, 25; 30, 30a; 33; 37; 40, 41) consist of sheet metal or plastic and / or the Through openings (10, 10a, 22, 24, 31, 31a, 32) are punched out. 10. VDU workstation according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that one or more further support and / or guide rails (20) for holding and / or supporting the horizontal support and / or guide rail on the former (1, 7, 20, 26, 34, 38, 43) slidably fastened side parts (2; 8, 9; 17, 18; 21; 25; 30, 30a; 33; 37; 40, 41) are provided. 11. VDU workstation according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized by additional support elements (13; 45, 46; 47, 48) for vertical side parts (8, 9; 17, 18; 25; 44), such as adjusting screws, support struts or the like . 12. VDU workstation according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the support and / or guide rail (26) has a C-profile, in the sliding blocks (27), in particular for the fastening of the vertical side parts (30, 30a; 33) are slidably arranged. 13. VDU workstation according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the support and / or guide rail (34, 38) is designed as a web with clampable sliding rings (35, 39). 14. VDU workstation according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the support and / or guide rail (1, 7, 20, 26, 34, 38, 43) runs over several workstations, so that installation or attachment Parts, devices, units or the like can also be arranged between adjacent workstations and can be used by the two workstation users. 15. VDU workstation according to one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that the support and / or guide rail (1) is curved or curved in plan. 16. VDU workstation according to one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that vertical side parts (2; 7, 8; 17, 18; 21; 25; 30, 30a; 33; 37; 40, 41) at least one 90 ° bend (30b, 33a, 37a, 40a, 41a), in particular for their attachment to one or more support and / or guide rails (1, 7, 20, 26, 34, 38, 43). 17. Computer workstation according to one of claims 3 to 8, characterized in that the two vertical parts (8, 17, 30, 40; 9) forming a double-layer side part (8, 9; 17, 18; 30, 30a; 40, 41) , 18, 30a, 41), which preferably have the same format, each have at least one 90 ° bevel (30b; 40a; 41a) on one side.

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