CN216671425U - Adjustable panel - Google Patents

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CN216671425U
CN216671425U CN202123194982.7U CN202123194982U CN216671425U CN 216671425 U CN216671425 U CN 216671425U CN 202123194982 U CN202123194982 U CN 202123194982U CN 216671425 U CN216671425 U CN 216671425U
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黄友蕊
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The utility model discloses an adjustable panel, which comprises a display control panel and a function board, wherein the display control panel is fixedly connected to the top of the function board, a panel upper shell is arranged on an upper cover of the display control panel, the display control panel is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the panel upper shell, the utility model is convenient to install and fix the adjustable panel through the matching use of a fixed upper cover and a fixed lower cover, the fixed upper cover and the fixed lower cover are rotatably connected with a limit upper cover and a limit lower cover which are fixedly connected in the panel upper shell, the angle adjustment of the adjustable panel is convenient, and the elastic raised lines arranged on the outer walls of the upper fixed cover and the lower fixed cover are matched with the strip-shaped grooves on the inner walls of the upper limit cover and the lower limit cover, so that the upper fixed cover and the lower fixed cover are prevented from being too loosely matched with the upper limit cover and the lower limit cover, meanwhile, a limiting plate fixedly connected with the inner wall of the first semicircular hole is matched with a limiting groove formed in the outer wall of the fixed upper cover, so that the overlarge angle adjusting of the utility model is avoided.

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Adjustable panel
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of panels, in particular to an adjustable panel.
Background
The panel is used for controlling the device of connecting, including showing apron, panel lower cover, panel epitheca and circuit board usually, is equipped with display screen and control button usually on the circuit board, is connected with into the electric wire way usually on the circuit board simultaneously, and output line to can control the relation of connection of circuit through button control circuit board, the device that the simultaneous control is connected.
However, the panels on the market are generally integrated with the whole machine at present, and the panels cannot be adjusted, so that the use is inconvenient.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The present invention is directed to an adjustable panel, so as to solve the problems of the prior art.
In order to achieve the purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme:
an adjustable panel comprises a display control panel and a function board, wherein the display control panel is fixedly connected with the top of the function board, a panel upper shell is arranged on the display control panel upper cover, the display control panel is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the panel upper shell, a panel lower cover matched with the panel upper shell is fixedly connected with the bottom of the panel upper shell, one side of the panel upper shell is provided with a first semicircular hole, a second semicircular hole matched with the first semicircular hole is formed in the side wall of the panel lower cover below the first semicircular hole, one side of the panel upper shell and one side of the panel lower cover are provided with a fixed upper cover and a fixed lower cover, the fixed upper cover and the fixed lower cover are symmetrically arranged, the end parts of the fixed upper cover and the fixed lower cover are rotatably embedded in the first semicircular hole and the second semicircular hole in a penetrating manner, the end part of the fixed upper cover in the panel upper shell is connected with a limiting upper cover in a clamping manner, the end part of the fixed lower cover in the panel lower cover is connected with a limiting lower cover in a clamping manner, the upper limit cover and the lower limit cover are symmetrically arranged and sequentially penetrate through the lower limit cover and the upper limit cover to be fixedly connected with the panel upper shell through bolts.
As a further scheme of the utility model: the display control panel top fixedly connected with display screen, the panel epitheca has seted up the demonstration mounting hole at the display screen top, and the display screen is built-in showing the mounting hole.
As a still further scheme of the utility model: the display control panel comprises a display control panel and is characterized in that a plurality of buttons are fixedly connected to the top of the display control panel, buttons are arranged right above the buttons, the bottoms of the buttons are attached to the tops of the buttons, corresponding first button holes are formed in the positions, corresponding to the buttons, of the upper shell of the panel in a penetrating mode, the buttons are arranged in the first button holes in a built-in mode, and the buttons are connected with the first button holes in a sliding mode.
As a still further scheme of the utility model: the panel bottom fixedly connected with switch, communication module and treater, the switch below is provided with the switch button, switch button and switch laminating, the second button hole has been seted up at switch button department to the panel lower cover, and the switch button is built-in the second button hole, and switch button and second button hole inner wall sliding connection, the panel lower cover is opened and is equipped with the heat dissipation window that is used for the heat dissipation.
As a still further scheme of the utility model: the display panel is characterized in that a cover plate groove is formed in the position, where the display mounting hole is formed, of the top of the panel upper shell, a display cover plate is arranged in the cover plate groove, and the display cover plate is black and transparent.
As a still further scheme of the utility model: the fixing device comprises a panel upper shell and a limiting upper cover, wherein clamping plates are fixedly connected to two ends of the inner wall of the limiting upper cover, connecting holes are formed in two ends of the limiting upper cover, a plurality of strip-shaped grooves are formed in the inner wall of the limiting upper cover, the structure of the limiting upper cover is the same as that of the limiting lower cover, clamping grooves matched with the clamping plates are formed in the outer walls of the fixing upper cover and the fixing lower cover, the clamping plates are arranged in the clamping grooves and are in sliding connection with the clamping grooves, elastic protruding strips matched with the strip-shaped grooves are arranged on the outer walls of the fixing upper cover and the fixing lower cover, the elastic protruding strips are arranged in the strip-shaped grooves, the panel upper shell is fixedly connected with fixing columns on two sides of a first semicircular hole, and the limiting lower cover and the limiting upper cover sequentially penetrate through the connecting holes and the fixing columns of the limiting lower cover and the limiting upper cover through bolts.
As a still further scheme of the utility model: the top of the inner wall of the first semicircular hole is fixedly connected with a limiting plate, the fixing upper cover is provided with a limiting groove below the limiting plate, the limiting plate is arranged in the limiting groove, and the limiting plate is in sliding connection with the limiting groove.
As a still further scheme of the utility model: the panel lower cover inner wall fixedly connected with round first connecting column, panel lower cover outer wall is provided with first counter bore in first connecting column department, panel epitheca inner wall fixedly connected with and the corresponding first card post of first connecting column, the panel lower cover runs through first counter bore and first connecting column and first card post fixed connection through the bolt.
As a still further scheme of the utility model: the fixed connection of fixed upper cover inner wall symmetry has the second card post, the second spliced pole of fixed lower cover inner wall fixedly connected with and second card post looks adaptation, fixed lower cover outer wall is provided with the second counter bore in second spliced pole department, and the second counter bore runs through fixed lower cover and second spliced pole in proper order, and the fixed lower cover runs through second counter bore and second card post fixed connection through the bolt.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:
1. the upper fixing cover and the lower fixing cover are matched for use, so that the upper fixing cover and the lower fixing cover are convenient to install and fix, the upper limiting cover and the lower limiting cover which are fixedly connected in the upper panel shell are rotatably connected, the angle adjustment of the upper fixing cover and the lower fixing cover is convenient, the elastic raised lines arranged on the outer walls of the upper fixing cover and the lower fixing cover are matched with the strip-shaped grooves in the inner walls of the upper limiting cover and the lower limiting cover, the upper fixing cover and the lower fixing cover are prevented from being matched with the upper limiting cover and the lower limiting cover too loosely, and meanwhile, the limiting plate fixedly connected with the inner wall of the first semicircular hole is matched with the limiting groove formed in the outer wall of the upper fixing cover, so that the adjustment angle of the upper fixing cover and the lower fixing cover is prevented from being too large.
2. The communication module fixedly connected with the function board can realize the remote operation of the device, and is convenient to use.
3. When the display screen on the display control panel does not work, the display cover plate covers the cover plate groove of the panel upper shell, the display screen cannot be seen, and the display cover plate and the panel upper shell form a whole, so that the display panel is more attractive.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an adjustable panel.
Fig. 2 is an exploded view of an adjustable panel.
Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a top case of a panel in an adjustable panel.
Fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a limit upper cover in an adjustable panel.
Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a fixed upper cover in an adjustable panel.
Fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a fixed lower cover in an adjustable panel.
Fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a panel bottom cover in an adjustable panel.
In the figure: the display cover plate comprises a display cover plate 1, a panel upper shell 2, a key 3, a display control panel 4, a function board 5, a switch key 6, a panel lower cover 7, a limiting upper cover 8, a fixing upper cover 9, a fixing lower cover 10, a limiting lower cover 11, a cover plate groove 12, a display mounting hole 13, a first key hole 14, a first clamping column 15, a fixing column 16, a first semicircular hole 17, a limiting plate 18, a connecting hole 19, a clamping plate 20, a strip-shaped groove 21, a clamping groove 22, a limiting groove 23, an elastic raised line 24, a second clamping column 25, a second counter bore 26, a second connecting column 27, a second key hole 28, a heat dissipation window 29, a first counter bore 30, a first connecting column 31 and a second semicircular hole 32.
Detailed Description
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1 to 7, in an embodiment of the present invention, an adjustable panel includes a display control panel 4 and a function panel 5, and is characterized in that: the display control panel 4 is fixedly connected to the top of the function board 5, the upper display control panel 4 is covered with the upper panel shell 2, the display control panel 4 is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the upper panel shell 2, the bottom of the upper panel shell 2 is fixedly connected with the lower panel cover 7 matched with the upper panel shell, one side of the upper panel shell 2 is provided with a first semicircular hole 17, the side wall of the lower panel cover 7 below the first semicircular hole 17 is provided with a second semicircular hole 32 matched with the first semicircular hole, one side of the upper panel shell 2 and one side of the lower panel cover 7 are provided with a fixed upper cover 9 and a fixed lower cover 10, the fixed upper cover 9 and the fixed lower cover 10 are symmetrically arranged, the ends of the fixed upper cover 9 and the fixed lower cover 10 penetrate through and rotate to be arranged in the first semicircular hole 17 and the second semicircular hole 32, the end of the fixed upper cover 9 in the upper panel shell 2 is clamped and connected with a limiting upper cover 8 in a sliding manner, the end of the fixed lower cover 10 in the lower panel cover 7 is clamped and connected with a limiting lower cover 11 in a sliding manner, spacing upper cover 8 and the setting of spacing lower cover 11 symmetry, and run through spacing lower cover 11 and spacing upper cover 8 and panel epitheca 2 fixed connection in proper order through the bolt.
The top of the display control panel 4 is fixedly connected with a display screen, the panel upper shell 2 is provided with a display mounting hole 13 at the top of the display screen, and the display screen is arranged in the display mounting hole 13.
A plurality of buttons of 4 top fixedly connected with of display control panel, be provided with button 3 directly over the button, the laminating of button 3 bottom and button top, and panel epitheca 2 runs through in button 3 department and is provided with corresponding first button hole 14, and button 3 is built-in first button hole 14, and button 3 and first button hole 14 sliding connection.
The bottom of the function board 5 is fixedly connected with a switch, a communication module and a processor, a switch key 6 is arranged below the switch, the switch key 6 is attached to the switch, a second key hole 28 is formed in the switch key 6 of the panel lower cover 7, the switch key 6 is arranged in the second key hole 28, the switch key 6 is connected with the inner wall of the second key hole 28 in a sliding mode, and a heat dissipation window 29 used for heat dissipation is formed in the panel lower cover 7.
The top of the panel upper shell 2 is provided with a cover plate groove 12 at the position of the display mounting hole 13, a display cover plate 1 is arranged in the cover plate groove 12, and the display cover plate 1 is black and transparent.
The two ends of the inner wall of the upper limit cover 8 are fixedly connected with clamping plates 20, the two ends of the upper limit cover 8 are provided with connecting holes 19, the inner wall of the upper limit cover 8 is provided with a plurality of strip-shaped grooves 21, the upper limit cover 8 and the lower limit cover 11 have the same structure, the outer walls of the upper fixed cover 9 and the lower fixed cover 10 are provided with clamping grooves 22 matched with the clamping plates 20, the clamping plates 20 are arranged in the clamping grooves 22, the clamping plates 20 are connected with the clamping grooves 22 in a sliding manner, the other clamping plate 20 is attached to the end parts of the fixed upper cover 9 and the fixed lower cover 10, the outer walls of the fixed upper cover 9 and the fixed lower cover 10 are provided with elastic raised strips 24 matched with the strip-shaped grooves 21, the elastic raised strips 24 are arranged in the strip-shaped grooves 21, panel epitheca 2 is at first semicircular hole 17 both sides fixedly connected with fixed column 16, and spacing lower cover 11 passes the connecting hole 19 and fixed column 16 fixed connection of spacing lower cover 11 and spacing upper cover 8 through the bolt in proper order with spacing upper cover 8.
The top of the inner wall of the first semicircular hole 17 is fixedly connected with a limiting plate 18, a limiting groove 23 is formed below the limiting plate 18 by the fixing upper cover 9, the limiting plate 18 is arranged in the limiting groove 23, and the limiting plate 18 is connected with the limiting groove 23 in a sliding mode.
7 inner wall fixedly connected with round first spliced pole 31 of panel lower cover, 7 outer walls of panel lower cover are provided with first counter bore 30 in first spliced pole 31 department, 2 inner wall fixedly connected with of panel epitheca and the corresponding first card post 15 of first spliced pole 31, panel lower cover 7 runs through first counter bore 30 and first spliced pole 31 and first card post 15 fixed connection through the bolt.
The fixed connection that the 9 inner walls of fixed upper covers are symmetrical has the second to block post 25, and fixed lower cover 10 inner wall fixedly connected with blocks the second spliced pole 27 of post 25 looks adaptation with the second, and fixed lower cover 10 outer wall is provided with second counter bore 26 in second spliced pole 27 department, and second counter bore 26 runs through fixed lower cover 10 and second spliced pole 27 in proper order, and fixed lower cover 10 runs through second counter bore 26 through the bolt and blocks post 25 fixed connection with the second.
The working principle of the utility model is as follows:
when in use, the upper fixed cover 9 and the lower fixed cover 10 are clamped at corresponding positions and fixedly connected with the second clamping column 25 through bolts penetrating through the second counter bore 26 and the second connecting column 27, which is convenient for the fixed installation of the utility model, the upper panel shell 2 and the lower panel cover 7 are rotated, the upper limit cover 8 and the lower limit cover 11 fixedly connected in the upper panel shell 2 are rotated with the upper fixed cover 9 and the lower fixed cover 10, the angle of the device is adjusted, the elastic raised lines 24 arranged on the outer walls of the upper fixed cover 9 and the lower fixed cover 10 are matched with the strip-shaped grooves 21 on the inner walls of the upper limit cover 8 and the lower limit cover 11, the upper fixed cover 9 and the lower fixed cover 10 are prevented from being too loose matched with the upper limit cover 8 and the lower limit cover 11, and the limit plate 18 fixedly connected with the inner wall of the first semicircular hole 17 is matched with the limit groove 23 on the outer wall of the upper fixed cover 9, so as to prevent the adjusting angle of the utility model from being too large, and the communication module on the function board 5 is passed through, realize the remote control to the complete machine, when the display screen on the display control panel 4 does not work, show that apron 1 covers in the apron groove 12 of panel epitheca 2, can not see the display screen, and show that apron 1 and panel epitheca 2 form wholly, and are more pleasing to the eye.
Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes in the embodiments and/or modifications of the utility model can be made, and equivalents and modifications of some features of the utility model can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model.

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1. An adjustable panel, comprising a display control panel (4) and a function board (5), characterized in that: the display control panel (4) is fixedly connected to the top of the function board (5), the upper cover of the display control panel (4) is provided with a panel upper shell (2), the display control panel (4) is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the panel upper shell (2), the bottom of the panel upper shell (2) is fixedly connected with a panel lower cover (7) matched with the panel upper shell, one side of the panel upper shell (2) is provided with a first semicircular hole (17), the side wall of the panel lower cover (7) below the first semicircular hole (17) is provided with a second semicircular hole (32) matched with the first semicircular hole, one side of the panel upper shell (2) and the panel lower cover (7) is provided with a fixed upper cover (9) and a fixed lower cover (10), the fixed upper cover (9) and the fixed lower cover (10) are symmetrically arranged, and the end parts of the fixed upper cover (9) and the fixed lower cover (10) are rotatably arranged in the first semicircular hole (17) and the second semicircular hole (32) in a penetrating way, the end portion clamping and sliding connection of the fixed upper cover (9) in the panel upper shell (2) are provided with a limiting upper cover (8), the end portion clamping and sliding connection of the fixed lower cover (10) in the panel lower cover (7) are provided with a limiting lower cover (11), the limiting upper cover (8) and the limiting lower cover (11) are symmetrically arranged, and the limiting lower cover (11) and the limiting upper cover (8) are sequentially connected with the panel upper shell (2) through bolts in a penetrating mode.
2. The adjustable panel according to claim 1, wherein: the display panel is characterized in that the top of the display control panel (4) is fixedly connected with a display screen, the panel upper shell (2) is provided with a display mounting hole (13) in the top of the display screen, and the display screen is arranged in the display mounting hole (13).
3. The adjustable panel according to claim 1, wherein: the display control panel is characterized in that a plurality of buttons are fixedly connected to the top of the display control panel (4), the buttons (3) are arranged right above the buttons, the bottoms of the buttons (3) are attached to the tops of the buttons, corresponding first button holes (14) are arranged in the positions of the buttons (3) in a penetrating mode through the panel upper shell (2), the buttons (3) are arranged in the first button holes (14), and the buttons (3) are connected with the first button holes (14) in a sliding mode.
4. The adjustable panel according to claim 1, wherein: function board (5) bottom fixedly connected with switch, communication module and treater, the switch below is provided with switch button (6), switch button (6) and switch laminating, second button hole (28) have been seted up in switch button (6) department in panel lower cover (7), and switch button (6) are built-in second button hole (28), and switch button (6) and second button hole (28) inner wall sliding connection, be used for radiating heat dissipation window (29) have been seted up in panel lower cover (7).
5. The adjustable panel according to claim 1, wherein: the display panel is characterized in that a cover plate groove (12) is formed in the position, where the display mounting hole (13) is formed, of the top of the panel upper shell (2), a display cover plate (1) is arranged in the cover plate groove (12), and the display cover plate (1) is black and transparent.
6. The adjustable panel according to claim 1, wherein: the limiting upper cover (8) is characterized in that clamping plates (20) are fixedly connected to two ends of the inner wall of the limiting upper cover (8), connecting holes (19) are formed in two ends of the limiting upper cover (8), a plurality of strip-shaped grooves (21) are formed in the inner wall of the limiting upper cover (8), the limiting upper cover (8) is identical to the limiting lower cover (11) in structure, clamping grooves (22) matched with the clamping plates (20) are formed in the outer walls of the fixing upper cover (9) and the fixing lower cover (10), the clamping plates (20) are arranged in the clamping grooves (22), the clamping plates (20) are connected with the clamping grooves (22) in a sliding mode, elastic protruding strips (24) matched with the strip-shaped grooves (21) are arranged on the outer walls of the fixing upper cover (9) and the fixing lower cover (10), the elastic protruding strips (24) are arranged in the strip-shaped grooves (21), fixing columns (16) are fixedly connected to two sides of a first semicircular hole (17) of the panel upper shell (2), and the limiting lower cover (11) and the limiting upper cover (8) sequentially penetrate through bolts ) The connecting hole (19) is fixedly connected with the fixing column (16).
7. The adjustable panel according to claim 1, wherein: the top of the inner wall of the first semicircular hole (17) is fixedly connected with a limiting plate (18), a limiting groove (23) is formed in the lower portion of the limiting plate (18) of the fixed upper cover (9), the limiting plate (18) is arranged in the limiting groove (23), and the limiting plate (18) is connected with the limiting groove (23) in a sliding mode.
8. The adjustable panel according to claim 1, wherein: the panel lower cover (7) inner wall fixedly connected with round first connecting column (31), panel lower cover (7) outer wall is provided with first counter bore (30) in first connecting column (31) department, panel epitheca (2) inner wall fixedly connected with and first connecting column (31) corresponding first card post (15), panel lower cover (7) run through first counter bore (30) and first connecting column (31) and first card post (15) fixed connection through the bolt.
9. The adjustable panel according to claim 1, wherein: the fixed upper cover (9) inner wall symmetrical fixedly connected with second card post (25), fixed lower cover (10) inner wall fixedly connected with and second card post (25) second spliced pole (27) of looks adaptation, fixed lower cover (10) outer wall is provided with second counter bore (26) in second spliced pole (27) department, and second counter bore (26) run through fixed lower cover (10) and second spliced pole (27) in proper order, and fixed lower cover (10) run through second counter bore (26) and second card post (25) fixed connection through the bolt.
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