CONSOLE FOR AN OPERATING UNIT OF TECHNICAL INSTALLATIONS

Abstract

The invention relates to a console for an operating unit of technical installations, in particular workpiece processing machines, comprising a base element (14); a stand element (16) held on the base element, the stand element having a first segment (18) and a second segment (20), the first segment being provided on the base element (14), and the second segment being angled on the first segment and having a free end; and a mounting support (22) for the operating unit, wherein an adjusting device is provided for adjusting the mounting support on the second segment relative to the free end; wherein the second segment with the first segment forms an angle greater than 180°.

Claims

1. A console for an operating unit for technical installations, in particular for workpiece processing machines, comprising a base element (13; 14; 15); a stand element (16) held on the base element, wherein the stand element comprises a first segment (18) and a second segment (20), the first segment being provided on the base element (14), and the second segment being angled on the first segment and having a free end (21); and a mounting support (22) for the operating unit, wherein an adjusting device (25) is provided for adjusting the mounting support on the second segment relative to the free end; wherein the second segment with the first segment forms an angle greater than 180°.

2. The console according to claim 1, wherein the angle is formed such that the second segment is angled in the region greater than 180° to the horizontal.

3. The console according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the mounting support is designed such that an inclination angle of the operating unit is adjustable.

4. The console according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the mounting support is adjustable with at least one drive (26), in particular at least one gas pressure spring or at least one lockable gas pressure spring.

5. The console according to one of the preceding claims, wherein a guide (27) is provided on the second segment and a slider (28) which is movable along the guide is provided for adjusting the mounting support relative to the free end by means of a first drive.

6. The console according to claim 5, wherein a joint (29) having a rocker (30) for receiving the operating unit and a counter-bearing (31) are provided on the slider, and the rocker is movable with a second drive for adjusting the inclination angle of the operating unit.

7. The console according to one of the preceding claims, comprising one or more operating elements (34) for activating the operating unit, adjusting the mounting support and/or adjusting the inclination angle.

8. The console according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the console is mobile and/or comprises on the base part at least one element selected from wheels and multi-directionally movable rollers (36).

9. The console according to claim 8, comprising a fixing unit (38) for locking the console.

10. The console according to claim 8 or claim 9, having a lever mechanism (40) for limiting the mobility of the console in the vertical direction.

11. The console according to claim 10, wherein the lever mechanism limits the movement of the wheels or rollers or locks the base part in the vertical direction by means of a brake unit (43).

12. The console according to one of claim 10 and claim 11, wherein the lever mechanism comprises a first part (41) for fixing the fixing unit and a second part (42) for releasing the fixing unit, wherein the first part and the second part are designed to be actuated from above.

13. The console according to any one of the preceding claims, having a shelf (45) or a universal mounting support.

14. An operating console for technical installations, in particular of workpiece processing machines, comprising a console (1; 3) according to one of the preceding claims and an operating unit (10).

15. A use of a console according to one of the preceding claims for the operation of workpiece processing machines, in particular of bending machines.

Description

[0025] All non-mutually exclusive features of embodiments described here can be combined with one another. The same elements of the embodiments are given the same reference signs in the following description. Elements of one embodiment can be used in the other embodiments without further mention. Embodiments of the invention are now described in more detail using the following examples with reference to figures, without intending any limitation thereby. The following is shown in perspective in each case:

[0026] FIG. 1 as a first example, shows a console 1 according to an embodiment of the invention.

[0027] FIG. 2 as a second example, shows an operating console 2 according to an embodiment of the invention.

[0028] FIG. 3 shows the mounting support 22 of the examples.

[0029] FIG. 4 as a third example, shows a console 3 according to an embodiment with a base part 15.

[0030] FIG. 5 shows the base part 15 of the console 3 in perspective view from above.

[0031] FIG. 6 shows the base part 15 of the console 3 in perspective view from below.

[0032] FIG. 7 as a fourth example, shows an operating console 4 with a shelf 45.

[0033] In the case of described value ranges, it is understood that the specification of a broad range with narrower alternative or preferred ranges also discloses ranges that can be formed by any combination of specified lower range limits and specified upper range limits.

[0034] FIG. 1 shows, as a first example, a console 1 of a technical installation. The console 1 has a schematically illustrated base part 13, on which a stand element 16 is held. The stand element 16 has a first segment 18 which is secured to the base part 13 and is oriented to be vertical or slightly inclined from the vertical. The stand element 16 further has a second segment 20 which is attached to the first segment 18, has a free end 21 and is angled. The angle between the first segment 18 and the second segment 20 is approximately 220° in this example. On the second segment 20, a mounting support 22 for an operating unit (not shown) is provided. The mounting support 22 is adjustable relative to the free end 21 of the second segment 18 by means of an adjusting device 25. Thus, a guiding adjustability of the mounting support 22 of the operating unit obliquely upwards or downwards with respect to the vertical can be achieved during operation. Furthermore, in this way the height adjustment of the mounting support 22 for the operating unit is coupled to the distance of the operating unit from the operator.

[0035] In a modification, the console 1 has an operator side 17 which during operation is oriented towards the operator of the installation. The operator side is in particular defined by the fact that an operating surface of the operating unit to be attached or mounted on the console 1 will be or is oriented towards the operator. For the present modification of the first example, the operator side is on the front right in FIG. 1. In the present case, the first segment 18 attached to the base part 13 is oriented vertically or slightly inclined from the vertical with respect to the operator side. The second segment 20, which is attached to the first segment 18, is angled away from the operator side. The mounting support 22 for an operating unit is provided on the second segment on the operator side. Further, the operator-side angle between the first segment 18 and the second segment 20 in this modification is approximately 220°.

[0036] FIG. 2 illustrates an operating console 2 according to one embodiment as a second example. The operating console 2 is constructed from the console 1 with a base part 14, wherein an operating unit 10 is mounted on the second segment 20 of the console 1, i.e. on the mounting support 22. Since the user interface of the operating unit 10 is oriented toward the operator in the example shown in perspective view in FIG. 2, the operator side 17 is on the front left.

[0037] FIG. 3 shows the mounting support 22 and the adjusting device 25 of the above examples. The adjusting device 25 includes a guide provided on the second segment and a slider 28 which is movable along the guide by means of a first drive for adjusting the mounting support 22 relative to the free end. On the slider, a joint 29 comprising a rocker 30 for receiving the operating unit and a counter-bearing 31 are provided, and the rocker 30 is movable with a second drive for adjusting the inclination angle of the operating unit.

[0038] The adjusting device 25 has a lockable gas pressure spring 26 as the first drive for adjusting the mounting support 22 relative to the free end 21 of the console 1. The guide 27 is provided on the second segment 20 in the console 1. Furthermore, a slider 28 that is movable along the guide 27 by means of the gas pressure spring 26 is provided for adjusting the mounting support relative to the free end 21. Thus, in the case of the operating console 2, the height adjustment of the mounting support 22 on the console 1 and thus of the operating unit 10 is reliably achieved in operation.

[0039] In a modification of the above examples, the mounting support 22 is further configured such that an inclination angle of the operating unit is adjustable. As a result, it is possible not only for the operating unit to be adjusted in height, but also inclined to avoid glare effects from exposure to light and to enable reading from a further distance. For this purpose, a joint 29 comprising a rocker 30 for receiving the operating unit 10, in particular on the operator side, and a counter-bearing 31 are provided on the slider 28. The rocker 30 is movable with a second lockable gas pressure spring as the second drive, which is arranged, for example, on the counter-bearing 31 for adjusting the inclination angle of the operating unit. In this way, the inclination of the operating unit is reliably adjusted during operation.

[0040] As illustrated in FIG. 4, a console 3 of a further modification of the first example is provided with one or more operating elements 34 for activating the operating unit, adjusting the mounting support and/or adjusting the inclination angle.

[0041] FIG. 4 also shows that the console 3 is mobile because of a modified base part 15. In the present case, all-round movable rollers 36 are attached to the underside of the base part 15. During operation, this makes it possible to move the console 3 to different locations.

[0042] The console 3 is, as shown in FIG. 5, further provided with a fixing unit 38 for locking the console 3. For this purpose, in the present case, the console 3 has a lever mechanism 40 for restricting the mobility of the console in the vertical direction. During operation, the lever mechanism 40 locks the base part 15 in the vertical direction by means of a brake unit 43. The brake unit can be seen in FIG. 6 in a perspective view of the base part 15 from below. In addition, the lever mechanism 40 has a first part 41 for fixing the fixing unit and a second part 42 for releasing the fixing unit 38, wherein the first and the second part can be actuated from above by the operator.

[0043] FIG. 7 illustrates an operating console 4 as a further modification of the operating console 2, in which a shelf 45 is provided on the console 3. This is used to hold optional elements, such as a keyboard mount or scanner mount.

[0044] Finally, it should be noted that the description of the invention and the exemplary embodiments are not to be understood as limiting in terms of a particular physical implementation of the invention. All of the features explained and shown in connection with individual embodiments of the invention can be provided in different combinations in the subject matter according to the invention to simultaneously realise their advantageous effects.

[0045] The scope of the present invention is given by the claims and is not limited by the features explained in the description or shown in the figures.

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

[0046] 1 Console [0047] 2 Operating console [0048] 3 Console [0049] 4 Operating console [0050] 10 Operating unit [0051] 13 Base element [0052] 14 Base element [0053] 15 Base element [0054] 16 Stand element [0055] 17 Operator side [0056] 18 First segment [0057] 20 Second segment [0058] 21 Free end [0059] 22 Mounting support [0060] 25 Adjusting device [0061] 26 Drive [0062] 27 Guide [0063] 28 Slider [0064] 29 Joint [0065] 30 Rocker [0066] 31 Counter-bearing [0067] 34 Operating element [0068] 36 Rollers [0069] 38 Fixing unit [0070] 40 Lever mechanism [0071] 41 First part [0072] 42 Second part [0073] 43 Brake unit [0074] 45 Shelf