Hitachi, Ltd.

Tatsuya Nakazawa

Yutaka Yamada

Toshihiko Matsuzawa

Masanori Takaji

Satoshi Ishizuka

Minoru Ikeda

Takashi Yamamoto

Masahiro Yamamoto

Machiko Shimizu

A display apparatus includes a base, a display screen part supported on the base turnably, a driving part for turning the display screen part in accordance with an inputted control signal, a turning prevention mechanism for preventing turning of the display screen part, a judgment part for judging on the basis of the inputted control signal whether the display apparatus is operated or not, and a controller for producing a signal for operating the turning prevention mechanism to prevent turning of the display screen part when it is judged that there is no operation to the display screen part and producing a signal for releasing operation of the turning prevention mechanism when it is judged that there is operation to the display screen part.

Display apparatus having turntable display

A self-supporting stand for a thin display device is to be controlled so that the display device faces in a preset screen direction in a one-touch manner. A function of constantly recognizing the screen direction of the display device and detecting its own direction by detecting a resistance value of a resistance volume such as a variable resistor installed in an electric screen direction changing mechanism, and a control unit which reproduces a preset screen direction no matter in which direction the screen faces currently, are combined with each other.

Image display device and stand for image display device

Television receiver

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Kamakura, Japan

Tatsuya Nakazawa