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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1987
Harold J Licht, Johnson City, TN (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
An operator interface console for protecting a process control equipment such as an industrial computer in a harsh factory environment has a central processing unit and a video display uit for the computer accommodated in a compartment behind a sealed door which has a sealed keyboard and a window to permit operating of the computer and viewing of the display unit while the door is closed, the window being disposed at an ergonomically desirable oblique angle facing somewhat downward to facilitate clear viewing of the display unit under changing lighting, dust and other conditions encountered in many process control situations. Both the video display unit and the central processing unit are mounted on shelf support means which are adjustable for height and through the door opening when desired for supporting the unit outside the compartment for servicing, the shelf support means for the display unit being adjustable for selectively tilting the video display unit to align the screen of the unit in closely spaced, parallel relation to the window for facilitating viewing of the screen through the window, whereby the console is adapted to receive and advantageously mount industrial computers and display units of various manufacturers with equal facility.