JP2000028190A - Case structure of remote control device for air- conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a cost and to prevent missing of a battery cover during exchange of a battery by a method wherein the casing of a remote control device consists of two cases of the one being an upper case and the other being a lower case, and after the lower case is slid, the lower case is forcibly stopped by the rib of the lower case. SOLUTION: A casing for a remote control device consists of upper and lower cases 1 and 2 formed of a resin molded product. The upper case 1 is formed in the shape of a box the bottom part of which is released and a containing part 1a for a dry battery 12 is arranged in the rear. Further, structure is formed that groove is formed such that the lower case 2 is laterally slid, and by forming a recessed part in the proper position of the groove, the lower case 2 is not slid unless a specified force is applied in a slide direction. Further, the lower case 2 in a state to start a slide is arranged at the upper case 1 with ribs having elasticity matched with each other such that the lower case is forcibly stopped in a position where a containing opening part 1d of a dry battery 12 is wholly opened.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure for storing dry batteries in a remote controller for an air conditioner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional case structure, a casing of a remote controller is composed of an upper case, a lower case, and a slide cover, and specific examples thereof are shown in FIGS. FIG.
4 and 15 are a plan view and a side view of the remote control device, respectively. The housing is composed of an upper case 1, a lower case 2, and a slide cover 9, and a frequently used operation button 10 is provided outside the slide cover 9 and an infrequently used operation button 11 is provided.
Is disposed inside the slide cover 9, and has a case structure in which the operation button 11 can be operated by sliding the slide cover 9, and at the same time, the dry cell storage opening 1 d opens and the dry cell 12 can be attached and detached. there were.

FIG. 1 shows a specific example in which a casing of a remote control device is composed of an upper case, a lower case, and a battery cover.
6, FIG. 17 and FIG. 16, 17, and 18 are a plan view, a side view, and a rear view of the remote control device, respectively. The housing is composed of an upper case 1, a lower case 2, and a battery cover 13, and all the operation buttons 8 are arranged in one upper case,
By removing the battery cover 13, the dry battery opening 1d was opened, and the dry battery could be attached and detached.

[0004]

However, FIG.
4 to 18, the number of components of the remote control device housing is required to be at least three, which causes a cost increase. In addition, the slide cover 9 in FIG. 15 and the battery cover 13 in FIG. There was a problem of doing.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the present invention, the housing of the remote control device is divided into an upper case and a lower case, and provided so as to be formed as a remote control case by fitting. A rib is provided so that the lower case slides when a certain amount of force is applied to the case in the slidable direction and stops at the position where the battery compartment is fully opened. It is characterized in that it can be attached and detached.

[0006]

With the above means, the cost of the remote control device can be reduced by setting the casing of the remote control device to two points, an upper case and a lower case.

Further, after the lower case slides, the lower case is forcibly stopped by the ribs of the lower case, and the battery cover is lost at the time of dry battery replacement or the like as in a conventional remote control without coming off the remote control device. Never do.

[0008]

First Embodiment As a first embodiment of the present invention, a remote control device in which a sliding direction of a lower case is a direction of an emission axis of infrared rays will be described with reference to FIGS. FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are a plan view, a side view, a rear view, a cross section AA, a cross section BB, and a cross section CC of the remote control device, respectively.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 6, the casing of the remote control device is composed of an upper case 1 and a lower case 2 formed of a resin molded product.
It is composed of The upper case 1 has a box shape with an open lower part, a dry cell storage part 1a disposed behind and a groove 1b for sliding the lower case 2 on the left and right sides (FIG. 5), and a concave portion at an appropriate position of the groove 1b. By providing 1c (FIG. 6),
The lower case 2 does not start sliding unless a certain amount of force is applied in the sliding direction. In addition, the lower case 2 that has started sliding is forcibly forcibly opened at the position where the dry battery housing opening 1d is completely opened (the position indicated by the dashed line in FIG. 3).
Upper case 1 with elastic ribs 1e to stop
It is provided in.

The lower case 2 has a box shape with an open top, and has left and right banks 2a in alignment with the grooves 1b of the upper case so as to slide the grooves 1b of the upper case 1 (FIG. 5).
a and the convex part 2b is aligned with the concave part 1c of the upper case.
Is provided (FIG. 6), so that sliding is not started unless a certain amount of force is applied to the slidable direction. When the slide is started, the ribs 2c are arranged on the left and right sides of the left and right ribs 1e of the upper case so as to forcibly stop at the position where the dry cell housing opening 1d is fully opened.

The upper case 1 and the lower case 2 are used as housings, and necessary components (infrared light emitting diode 3, operation panel 4, liquid crystal 5, connector 6, board assembly 7, operation button 8, etc.) necessary for a remote controller are provided. Incorporated in the proper location.

In the remote control device, after the above-mentioned components are assembled in the upper case 1, the lower case 2 is slid into the upper case 1 and assembled.
The wedge-shaped ribs 2c provided on the left and right sides of the upper case are deformed and incorporated into the ribs 1e provided on the left and right sides of the upper case (FIG. 3), and are further slid, as shown in FIG. It is locked by the upper case concave portion 1c and the lower case convex portion 2c.

In the remote control device, when a dry battery is to be attached or detached, a fixed amount of force is applied to the lower case 2 locked as described above, whereby the lower case 2 starts sliding along the groove 1b, and the dry battery storage portion is completely removed. The opening makes it possible to attach and detach the dry battery. Further, the lower case 2 is forcibly stopped by the above-mentioned ribs hitting each other at the fully opened position, so that the upper case 1 and the lower case 2 do not come off.

As a second embodiment of the present invention, a remote control device in which the sliding direction of the lower case is perpendicular to the emission axis of the infrared ray will be described with reference to FIGS. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 are a plan view, a cross section BB, and a cross section C-
C, section AA, rear view, section DD, bottom view.

Referring to FIGS. 7 to 13, the case structure of the remote controller is basically the same as that of the first embodiment except that the sliding direction of lower case 2 is perpendicular to the infrared light emitting axis. Same as 1.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, the casing of the remote control device is formed into two parts, the upper case 1 and the lower case 2, so that the lower case 2 is slidable, and the dry cell storage part 1a is formed.
By opening the opening, the battery can be attached and detached,
The case of the remote control device can be formed by the upper case 1 and the lower case 2, and the cost can be reduced.

Further, since the lower case 2 does not come off from the upper case 1 by forcibly stopping after sliding, it can be prevented from being lost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a remote control device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the remote controller of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the remote controller of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view (AA) of the remote control device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view (BB) of the remote controller of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view (CC) of the remote controller of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the remote control device of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view (BB) of the remote controller of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view (CC) of the remote controller of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view (AA) of the remote controller of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a rear view of the remote controller of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the remote controller of the present invention (DD).

FIG. 13 is a bottom view of the remote controller of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a plan view of a conventional remote control device.

FIG. 15 is a side view of a conventional remote control device.

FIG. 16 is a plan view of a conventional remote control device.

FIG. 17 is a side view of a conventional remote control device.

FIG. 18 is a rear view of a conventional remote control device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Upper case 1a Dry cell storage part 1b Groove 1c Depression 1d Dry cell storage opening 1e Rib 2 Lower case 2a Bank 2b Convex part 2c Rib 3 Infrared light emitting diode 4 Operation panel 5 Liquid crystal 6 Connector 7 Board assembly 8 Operation button 9 Slide cover DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Operation button 11 Operation button 12 Dry battery 13 Battery cover

Claims (3)

[Claims] A housing is made of resin, and a liquid crystal is provided inside the housing.
In a remote control device that stores electronic components and a dry battery and uses a dry battery as a power source, the housing is mounted on an upper case and a lower case.
The upper and lower cases are formed as a case at the fitting part, and when a certain amount of force is applied to the lower case in the slidable direction, the fitting claw part is opened and the lower case slides, and the dry battery storage The case structure of the air conditioner remote control device where the slide stops at the position where all the parts are open and the battery can be removed. 2. The case structure of a remote control device for an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the sliding direction of the lower case is the direction of the infrared light emitting axis of the remote control device. 3. The case structure of a remote control device for an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the sliding direction of the lower case is perpendicular to the infrared light emitting axis of the remote control device.