JP2000297575A - Panel lock structure for electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate maintenance work for a unit stored in a main body. SOLUTION: This panel lock structure for an electronic apparatus comprises a base panel 101 installed to a front face of a device body, a hinge 600 installed to the base panel 101 at one end and provided with a rotary shaft 611 at the other end, an openable panel 501 installed to the rotary shaft 611, and an edge stopper 102, in which one end is supported in the cantilever form inside the base panel 101 freely oscillationally while the other end is protruded toward the hinge 600 and a contact face 121 brought into contact with one end of the openable panel 501 is provided on the protruded side.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a panel lock structure for an electronic device, and more particularly, to a decorative panel (hereinafter referred to as an openable panel).
Panel lock structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The trend toward miniaturization and reduction in price of devices has made it necessary to prevent an increase in the number of parts and to satisfy functions. Therefore, the structure for holding the panel open has been deleted because it is necessary to prevent the number of parts.

[0003]

The conventional technology requires maintenance and replacement, which is found in disk array devices and the like.
In a device that requires a decorative panel for appearance, there is a risk that damage may occur due to contact between the maintenance replacement part and the panel.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention that, when the opening and closing panel is opened, it can be kept in the maximum open state without any other operation by rotating the panel until it hits the stopper.
An object of the present invention is to provide a panel lock structure of an electronic device that can release the above-mentioned holding state only by rotating the opening / closing panel in a direction opposite to that when the opening / closing panel is opened.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a panel lock structure for an electronic apparatus, comprising: a base panel (101) attached to a front surface of an apparatus main body;
A hinge (600) attached to 1) and having a rotating shaft (611) at the other end, an opening / closing panel (501) attached to the rotating shaft (611), and a base panel (101) at one end.
The other end is hinged (60
0), and includes an edge stopper (102) having a contact surface (121) on the protruding side and in contact with one end of the open / close panel (501).

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the panel lock structure for an electronic device according to the first aspect, the edge stopper (102) is provided.
Is provided at a position near the hinge (600), is a cantilever with the ridge as a fixed surface, and has a base panel (10).
When the opening and closing panel (501) rotates integrally with the opening and closing panel (501), the opening and closing panel edge (510) provided on the opening and closing panel (501) is brought into contact with the contact surface (121) provided on the edge stopper (102). The edge stopper (102) is elastically deformed by bringing the edge stopper (102) into contact therewith and further rotating the open / close panel (501).

A panel lock structure for an electronic device according to a third aspect of the present invention is the panel lock structure according to the first aspect, wherein the hinge (600) attached to the base panel (101) includes an opening / closing panel (50).
Open 1) and open and close the panel (50
A hinge stopper (610) for suppressing rotation by contacting the open / close panel edge (510) in 1) is provided.

A panel lock structure for an electronic device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the panel lock structure according to the first aspect, wherein the material of the edge stopper (102) is plastic.

A panel lock structure for an electronic device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the panel lock structure according to the first aspect, wherein the material of the edge stopper (102) is metal.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the panel lock structure for an electronic device, the open / close panel is attached to the base panel via a hinge, and the base panel rotates about a rotation axis provided on the hinge. Is in the maximum open state, the opening / closing panel edge on the opening / closing panel contacts the hinge stopper on the hinge, and at the same time, the opening / closing panel edge engages with the edge stopper.

[0011]

Next, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing one embodiment of the present invention. The panel lock structure of the electronic device shown in FIG.
A hinge 600 having one end attached to the base panel 101 and the other end having a rotating shaft 611; an opening / closing panel 501 attached to the rotating shaft 611;
01 and a hinge 60 at the other end.
And an edge stopper 102 having a contact surface 121 on the protruding side and in contact with one end of the open / close panel 501.

The edge stopper 102 is provided at a position close to the hinge 600 and is a cantilever having a ridge as a fixed surface. The edge stopper 102 is integrally formed with the base panel 101, and when the opening / closing panel 501 rotates, the opening / closing panel 501 is rotated. The opening / closing panel edge 510 provided on the 501
The edge stopper 102 is configured to be elastically deformed by being brought into contact with the contact surface 121 provided on the 02 and rotating the open / close panel 501.

The open / close panel 501 is opened from the state shown in FIG. 1 to the hinge 600 attached to the base panel 101, and when it reaches the maximum open state, the open / close panel edge 510 of the open / close panel 501 comes into contact with the hinge 600 to suppress rotation. A hinge stopper 610 is provided.

FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 are cross-sectional views for explaining the operation of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows an opening and closing panel 50.
1 and 2 show a normal state, and FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 show respective units (for example, a power supply unit, a battery unit, a disk unit, etc.) housed in the apparatus main body which are opened and closed so as to be detachable for maintenance. This shows a state where the panel 501 is being opened.

Next, the operation will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the open / close panel 501 is opened in the opening direction 901 from the state where the open / close panel 501 is closed with respect to the apparatus main body 100. The opening and closing panel 501 is the opening and closing panel 501 shown in FIG.
The opening and closing panel edge 510 in the base panel 101
Rotate without any resistance until it comes into contact with the edge stopper 102 provided on the side. At this time, the opening / closing panel edge 510 of the opening / closing panel 501 does not contact the hinge stopper 610 of the hinge 600.

Then, the opening and closing panel is further moved in the opening direction 9.
01, the edge stopper 102 provided on the base panel 101 elastically deforms with the ridge 901 as a fixed surface, and the open / close panel 501 has a contact surface where the open / close panel edge 510 is on the edge stopper 102. It rotates while abutting on 121 and rotates until the opening / closing panel edge 510 abuts on the hinge stopper 610 as shown in FIG. At this time, the opening and closing panel edge 510
Exceeds the contact surface 121 on the edge stopper 102,
In this state, the edge stopper 102 has not been elastically deformed.

FIG. 3 in which the open / close panel 501 is in the maximum open state.
In the state of (1), even if the opening / closing panel 501 tries to rotate in the closing direction 902, the edge stopper 102 is present, so that the closing direction 90
It does not rotate to 2.

Next, when closing the open / close panel 501,
In the state shown in FIG.
Is rotated, the opening and closing panel edge 510 on the opening and closing panel 501 shown in FIG.
Abuts against the contact surface 121 on the edge stopper 102,
Further, by rotating the open / close panel 501 in the closing direction 902, the edge stopper 102 is elastically deformed, and the open / close panel can be rotated.

As described above, in this panel structure, when the opening / closing panel 501 is in the maximum open state, it can be held in the maximum open state as long as no artificial force is applied. Can be easily opened and closed without the need.

[0021]

According to the panel lock structure of the electronic apparatus of the present invention, only the opening and closing operation of the open / close panel does not require a special holding structure, and the open / close panel can be held at the maximum open state. For example, it is possible to attach / detach replacement parts such as a power supply mounted inside the apparatus, and to attach / detach while holding the opening / closing panel so as not to close, or to prevent the replacement part from hitting the opening / closing panel. Eliminates the need for special work such as watch out for.
Further, the present invention does not require a complicated structure for realizing the above-described structure, and does not increase the cost of the device because the stopper structure is formed integrally with the base panel which is usually mounted on the device. effective.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view for explaining the operation of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the operation of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the operation of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 Device main body 101 Base panel 102 Edge stopper 121 Contact surface 501 Open / close panel 600 Hinge 610 Hinge stopper 611 Rotation axis

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A base panel (101) attached to a front surface of an apparatus body, a hinge (600) having one end attached to the base panel (101) and having a rotation axis (611) at the other end, and a rotation axis (611). An opening / closing panel (501) attached to the base panel (101), one end of which is swingably supported in the base panel (101) and the other end protrudes toward the hinge (600), and one end of the opening / closing panel (501) protrudes to the protruding side. Edge stopper (10) having a contact surface (121) for contacting the
2) A panel lock structure for an electronic device, comprising: The edge stopper (102) is provided at a position near the hinge (600), is a cantilever having a ridge as a fixed surface, is integrally formed with the base panel (101), and is formed integrally with the base panel (101). When the opening / closing panel (501) rotates, the opening / closing panel edge (510) provided on the opening / closing panel (501) is brought into contact with the contact surface (121) provided on the edge stopper (102).
1) By rotating the edge stopper (102)
2. A panel lock structure for an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein said panel lock structure is elastically deformed. 3. The hinge (600) attached to the base panel (101) comes into contact with an opening / closing panel edge (510) of the opening / closing panel (501) when the opening / closing panel (501) is opened to a maximum open state. The panel lock structure of an electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a hinge stopper (610) for suppressing rotation by rotation. 4. The panel lock structure according to claim 1, wherein the material of the edge stopper is plastic. 5. The panel lock structure for an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the material of the edge stopper (102) is metal. 6. An opening / closing panel is attached to a base panel via a hinge. The base panel rotates about a rotation axis provided on the hinge, and when the opening / closing panel is in a maximum open state, the opening / closing panel is attached to the base panel. A panel lock structure for an electronic device, wherein a certain opening / closing panel edge contacts a hinge stopper on the hinge, and at the same time, the opening / closing panel edge engages with the edge stopper.