JP2000068661A - Stopper of lid - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lid stopper device for an electronic equipment, where the stopper device is capable of holding the lid at, an open position by a simple operation. SOLUTION: A lid stopper device is provided inside a lid 2 that can be freely opened or closed in a vertical direction to hold the lid 2 at an open position. The stopper device is composed of a stay 8 whose one end is releasably supported by a stay support member 7 attached to the openable lid 2 and that is capable of pivoting freely from an out-of-use position to an in-use position by its own weight, a stay receiver 15 that is provided by the side of the stay support member 7 and fastens the stay 8 at an in-use position, and a guide member 9 that is provided adjacent to the support part of the stay 8, set movable in a vertical direction, and made to fall down by its own weight to fix the stay 8 at an in-use position when the stay 8 is dismounted from the stay receiver 15 and made to pivot to an in-use position by its own weight. By this setup, the stay 8 can be fixed at an in-use position only by detaching it from the stay receiver 15, so that a complicated operation can be dispensed with.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an opening / closing lid stopper device for holding an opening / closing lid provided in an electronic device at an open position.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some conventional electronic devices are provided with an opening / closing lid that opens and closes in a part of a housing in a vertical direction.

Some of the above-mentioned open / close lids are provided with a stopper device for holding the open / close lid at an open position when opened.
A conventional stopper device is configured, for example, as shown in FIG.

That is, as shown in FIG. 14A, an opening / closing lid b which opens and closes in a vertical direction is provided in a part of the housing a, and a stopper holding metal c is attached inside the opening / closing lid b. One end of a stopper d is rotatably held by the stopper holding metal c.

A stopper locking member e is attached to the side of the stopper holding metal member c. When the stopper d is not used, the other end of the stopper d is locked by the stopper metal member e. One end of a stopper d is fixed to a stopper holding metal c by a fixing metal f so that the stopper d does not come off from the stopper locking metal e.

On the other hand, when the open / close lid b is held at the open position by using the above-mentioned conventional open / close lid stopper device, first, after the open / close lid b is opened upward, the fixing fitting f is removed and the stopper d is opened.
When the stopper d is rotated upward in this state and the other end of the stopper d is released from the stopper locking metal fitting e, the stopper d is rotated downward and shown in FIG. Then, the stopper d is fixed again by the fixing member f, and in this state, the lower end of the stopper d is brought into contact with the stopper receiving portion g provided on the housing a side, thereby opening and closing the lid b. In an open position.

[0007]

However, in the conventional opening / closing lid stopper device, the fixing bracket f is held with the opening / closing lid b opened.
After removing and rotating the stopper d, it is necessary to attach the fixing bracket f again to fix the stopper d. During this operation, the opening / closing lid b may be inadvertently closed, which involves a danger. There is a defect such as.

Further, since the operation of rotating the stopper d from the non-use position to the use position is troublesome, the operator often works without using the opening / closing lid stopper device. There was also a problem such as that b fell and was injured.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide an opening / closing lid stopper device for an electronic device which can hold the opening / closing lid at an open position by a simple operation. Things.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an opening / closing lid stopper device which is provided inside an opening / closing lid which can be opened and closed in a vertical direction, and which holds the opening / closing lid at an open position. A stay supported on a stay supporting member attached to the opening / closing lid, and a stay rotatable from a non-use position to a use position by its own weight, provided on a side of the stay supporting member, and the stay A stay receiver that locks in the non-use position and a vertically movable member that is provided near the support portion of the stay, and when the stay is removed from the stay receiver and rotated to the use position by its own weight, the stay drops by its own weight, And a guide member for fixing the member at the use position.

According to the above configuration, when the opening / closing lid is opened and the stay is removed from the stay receiving member, the stay is rotated downward by its own weight, and at the same time, the guide member is also dropped by its own weight, thereby fixing the stay to the use position. In addition, the opening / closing lid can be held in the open position without requiring any troublesome operation.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to a second aspect is characterized in that a guide member is vertically movably attached to vertically elongated guide holes provided on both sides of a support portion of a stay.

According to the above configuration, the guide member can be easily attached to the stay holding member, and when the stay is rotated from the non-use position to the use position, the guide member drops along the guide hole. The stay can be securely fixed.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG.
This will be described in detail with reference to the drawings shown in FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic apparatus provided with an opening / closing lid stopper device, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a state where the opening / closing lid is opened, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the opening / closing lid stopper device in an unused state,
4 is a perspective view of the same use state, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the same, FIG.
Is a perspective view of a stopper mounting member, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a stay support member, FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a stay, FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a split pin, FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a guide member, and FIG. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a member, FIG.
3 (a) to 3 (d) are operation explanatory diagrams.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a housing of an electronic device, which has an opening 1a at an upper portion of a front surface thereof.
An opening / closing lid 2 that opens and closes vertically is hinged by a hinge 3.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a main body of an opening / closing lid stopper device mounted inside the opening / closing lid 2 and has a stopper mounting member 5 fixed to the inner surface of the opening / closing lid 2 by welding or the like.

As shown in FIG. 6, the stopper mounting member 5 is formed by bending both ends of a metal plate into a substantially crank shape to form a mounting portion 5a. Screws 5b are formed in the screw holes 5b formed in the mounting portion 5a. The stay support member 7 is fixed to the stopper mounting member 5 by screwing in a fixing tool 6 such as a screw.

As shown in FIG. 7, the stay supporting member 7 is formed in substantially the same shape as the stopper mounting member 5, and has mounting portions 7a bent at both ends.
Is fixed to the mounting portion 5a of the stopper mounting member 5, and a stay mounting hole 7b is provided substantially at the center of the front surface.
Elongated guide holes 7c are vertically formed on both sides thereof, and one end of a stay 8 is rotatably fitted into the stay mounting hole 7b, and a guide member 9 is fitted into the guide hole 7c with a fixing member 12. It is mounted so that it can move up and down freely.

As shown in FIG. 8, the stay 8 is formed by bending one end of a round bar substantially at a right angle. A pin hole 8b is formed in a bent portion 8a, and the bent portion 8a is connected to the stay supporting member. 7, and is inserted into the stay mounting hole 7b.
The stay 8 is rotatably attached to the stay holding member 7 by inserting the split pin 11 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 10, the guide member 9 has a shape in which a mounting portion 9b is bent at both ends of a U-shaped stay receiving portion 9a, and is formed in the mounting portion 9b. The fastener 12 inserted through the mounting hole 9c is inserted into the guide hole 7c, and the stay supporting member 7 is inserted.
By screwing a double nut 12a into the fixing member 12 on the back side of the fixing member 12, the double nut 12a is vertically movably attached to the stay supporting member 7.

On the other hand, a stay receiving fixing member 13 shown in FIG.
The fixing portion 13a formed on one end side is fixed to one mounting portion 5a of the stopper mounting member 5 by a fixing tool 6.

The other end of the stay receiving fixing member 13 is formed in a substantially U-shape, and has a screw hole 13 formed in the front surface.
A stay receiver 15 is fixed to b by a fixing tool 14.

The stay receiver 15 is for holding the stay 9 in the non-use position, and as shown in FIG. 13 and a locking portion 15 which is bent in a substantially U-shape at the upper end side.
The stay 8 is locked by the locking portion 15b so that the stay 8 does not come out upward. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1b denotes a stay receiving portion.

Next, the operation of the above-configured opening / closing lid stopper device will be described with reference to the drawings shown in FIGS. 13A to 13D. When the stay 8 is not used, it is shown in FIG. As described above, the stay 8 is substantially in the horizontal position, and the rotating end side is fitted into the stay receiver 15 from above, and is locked by the locking portion 15b of the stay receiver 15 so as not to be pulled out upward. It is located near the upper end of the guide hole 7c.

Next, when the opening / closing lid 2 is opened and held at the open position, first, the turning end side of the stay 8 is turned upward as shown in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 13C, the guide member 9 attached to the stay support member 7 so as to be able to move up and down also falls under its own weight while being rotated downward by its own weight as shown in FIG. When the stay 8 reaches the substantially vertical position shown in FIG. 13D, the guide member 7 reaches near the lower end of the guide hole 7c.

Since the stay receiving portion 9a fixes the rotation of the stay 8 at this position, the stay 8 can be fixed at the use position without requiring the operation of attaching and detaching the stopper fixing bracket as in the related art.

When the stay 8 is fixed as described above, the tip of the stay 8 comes into contact with the stay holding portion 1b provided in the opening 1a of the housing 1 from above, and the opening / closing lid 2 is opened. In this state, the housing 1 of the electronic device is held.
By performing work such as inspection of the inside, it is possible to prevent the opening / closing lid 2 from accidentally dropping during the work.

When the opening / closing lid 2 is closed after the operation is completed, the stay 8 is turned upward while pushing up the guide member 9 by hand, and the turning end of the stay 8 is held by the stay receiver 15. Then, the opening / closing lid 2 can be closed.

[0030]

According to the present invention, as described in detail above, when the opening / closing lid provided on the housing of the electronic device is opened and closed, the stay is locked at the non-use position by the stay receiver. When the bracket is removed, the stay pivots downward due to its own weight, and at the same time, the guide member also falls under its own weight, fixing the stay in the use position, requiring cumbersome work such as attaching and detaching the stopper fixing bracket as before. The opening / closing lid can be held in the open position without the need to take any action.

By doing so, since the work was performed without fixing the stay at the use position, it is possible to eliminate the troubles such as the inadvertent dropping of the opening / closing lid during the work, and to ensure that the stay is moved to the use position by the guide member by its own weight. Because it is fixed to, there is no worry that the stay will come off during the work.

When the lid is closed after the work is completed, the lid can be closed simply by engaging the stay with the stay holder while pushing up the guide member with a hand or the like, so that the lid can be easily opened and closed. And can be done safely.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a housing of an electronic apparatus provided with an opening / closing lid stopper device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where an opening / closing lid of a housing is opened.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a non-use state of the open / close lid stopper device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a use state of the open / close lid stopper device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the open / close lid stopper device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a stopper mounting member of the open / close lid stopper device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a stay supporting member of the opening / closing lid stopper device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a stay of the opening / closing lid stopper device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a split pin of the opening / closing lid stopper device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a guide member of the opening / closing lid stopper device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a stay receiving fixing member of the opening / closing lid stopper device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a stay receiver of the opening / closing lid stopper device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 13A to 13D are explanatory views of the operation of the opening / closing lid stopper device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

14A and 14B are explanatory views of a conventional open / close lid stopper device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Housing 1a Opening 1b Stay holding part 2 Opening / closing lid 3 Hinge 5 Stopper mounting member 5a Mounting part 5b Screw hole 6 Fixing tool 7 Stay supporting member 7a Mounting part 7b Stay mounting hole 7c Guide hole 8 Stay 8a Bending part 8b Pin hole 9 Guide member 9a Stay receiving portion 9b Mounting portion 9c Mounting hole 10 Fixing device 11 Split pin 12 Fixing device 13 Stay receiving fixing member 13a Mounting portion 13b Screw hole 14 Fixing device 15 Stay receiving 15a Mounting portion 15b Locking portion

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Tatsuo Yamauchi 94-Fujiba, Koriyama-shi, Fukushima Prefecture F-term within Hitachi Telecom Technology Co., Ltd. 4E360 BA08 BB02 BB22 BB28 BB30 BC02

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An opening / closing lid stopper device provided inside an opening / closing lid that can be opened / closed in a vertical direction and holding the opening / closing lid at an open position, one end of which is supported by a stay support member attached to the opening / closing lid. And a stay rotatable from the non-use position to the use position by its own weight, a stay receiver provided on the side of the stay support member, and locking the stay in the non-use position, and near a support portion of the stay. It is provided to be able to move up and down, and when the stay is removed from the stay receiver and turned to the use position by its own weight, it falls by its own weight,
An opening / closing lid stopper device comprising: a guide member for fixing a stay to a use position. 2. The open / close lid stopper device according to claim 1, wherein the guide member is vertically movably attached to vertically elongated guide holes provided on both sides of the support portion of the stay.