JP2002372257A - Wired remote-control - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wired remote-control hardly developing cracks or flaws, in which disassembling work of a remote-control case is facilitated. SOLUTION: The wired remote-control 1 is provided with a lower case 3 having a back board 18 to be attached to a wall of a room surface, and peripheral edge walls 21, 22, 23, 24 formed around the back board 18, and an upper case 2 to be coupled freely removably to the case 3. Slits 26 are formed to peripheral opposing edge-walls 22, 23 in the case 3 so that the lower case 3 can be warped easily.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wired remote controller mounted on an indoor wall or a pillar.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a wired remote controller (hereinafter referred to as a remote controller) used for an air conditioner or the like is attached to a wall surface or a pillar of a room when the air conditioner is installed. 7 and 8
Shows an example of a conventional remote controller.

In FIGS. 7 and 8, a main body 5 of a remote controller 51 is shown.
1A includes an upper case 52, a lower case 53, and a door 54 that covers the upper surface of the upper case 52. The two cases 52, 53 have a plurality of locking portions that couple the cases 52, 53. 56, 56, 57 and 57 are provided.

A front panel 58 provided with operation switches for operating the air conditioner is provided on the front side of the upper case 52, and a back plate 60 is provided on the back of the lower case 53. The plate 60 is provided with mounting screw holes 59 for mounting the remote control main body 51A on the indoor wall surface.

The locking portion 56 has, for example, a locking claw 56a formed in the upper case 52 and a locking recess 56b formed in the lower case 53, and the locking claw 56a and the locking recess 56b form the two cases 52, 53. To join. Note that both cases 52, 53
Are made of a material such as a resin that can be elastically deformed with respect to slight deformation.

The remote control main body 51A is used, for example, by being mounted on an indoor wall surface.
When mounting 1A, only the lower case 53 is aligned with the mounting position on the indoor wall surface, and is fixed with a wood screw through the screw hole 59. After that, the upper case 52 is fitted into the lower case 53 and joined. Thereby, the screws for mounting the indoor wall surface are covered by the upper case 52, and the remote control main body 51A is fixed to the indoor wall surface. Since the head of the screw is not visible, the appearance of the remote controller 51 is good.

[0007]

However, the remote control main body 51A has an upper case 52 before mounting (at the time of shipment from the factory).
The lower case 53 and the lower case 53 are assembled together. When the package is opened and mounted on the wall in the room, it is necessary to disassemble the remote control main body 51A and separate the lower case 53 from the remote control main body 51A.

In the disassembling operation of the remote control main body 51A, if care is not taken, cracks K may be generated or scratched on the remote control cases 52 and 53 as shown in FIG.

In order to eliminate the crack K, the remote control body 1
If the engaging portion 56 of A is loosened and easily detached, there is a possibility that the two cases 52 and 53 may be disengaged during transportation before installation or in an assembled state during normal use. If the fitting of the portion 56 is too strong, there is a problem that a crack K is easily formed or a crack is easily made during disassembly.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and has as its object to provide a wired remote controller that facilitates disassembly of a remote controller case and is less likely to be cracked and damaged. I do.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 comprises a back plate attached to an indoor wall surface and a lower case having a peripheral wall formed on a peripheral edge of the back plate. In the wired remote control having the lower case and an upper case detachably connected to the lower case, a slit portion is provided on an opposite peripheral wall of the lower case.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the wired remote controller according to the first aspect, the slit portion can be used together with a wiring outlet.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lower case having a back plate to be attached to an indoor wall surface, a front panel and a peripheral wall formed on a peripheral edge of the front panel so as to be detachably coupled to the lower case. And a slit portion for facilitating the warping of the upper case is provided on a peripheral wall facing the upper case.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the wired remote controller according to any one of the first to third aspects, a mounting screw hole is provided in a back plate of the lower case.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the wired remote controller according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the wired remote controller controls operation of the air conditioner.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.
Explanation will be made based on the drawings of FIG.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the wired remote controller and the air conditioner in one embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 6, reference numeral 70 denotes an air conditioner, which includes an indoor unit 71, an outdoor unit 72, a pipe 73, and the like. Reference numeral 1 denotes a wired remote controller (hereinafter, simply referred to as a remote controller).
1, and in the operation of the remote controller 1,
The operation of the air conditioner 70 is controlled.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a wired remote controller of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing an upper case and a lower case of the remote controller of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a slit portion of FIG.

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the main body 1 of the remote controller 1 is shown.
A has a box shape with a small depth dimension, and includes an upper case 2, a lower case 3, and a door 4 that covers the front side of the upper case 2. In addition, the upper case 2 and the lower case 3 are made of a material such as a resin which can be elastically deformed with a slight deformation.

The upper case 2 has a front panel 5 on which operation switches connected to the remote controller 1 for setting operation of the air conditioner and a display unit for displaying an operation state of the air conditioner are arranged. On the periphery of the front panel 5, a lower case 3
An upper wall 6, left and right side walls 7, 8 and a lower wall 9 extending to the side are formed. The upper wall 6, the side walls 7, 8 near the upper wall 6, and the lower wall 9 have locking claws 13 a to be connected to the lower case 3.
14a, 15a and 16a are formed.

The lower case 3 has a back plate 18, and the back plate 18 is provided with two mounting screw holes 10 for screwing and fixing the remote control main body 1A to the indoor wall surface. An upper wall 21, left and right side walls 22, 23, and a lower wall 24 are formed on the periphery of the back plate 18 so as to extend toward the upper case 2. On the upper wall 21, and on both side walls 22, 23 near the upper wall 21, locking recesses 13b, 14b are formed at positions corresponding to the locking claws 13a, 14a, and on the lower wall 24, the upper case 2 Locking holes 15b, 16b are formed at positions corresponding to the locking claws 15a, 16a.

The locking claws 13a, 14a of the upper case 2 and the locking recesses 13b, 14b of the lower case 3 (the locking portions 13,
14), the side portion of the remote control main body 1A is locked, and the locking claws 15a, 16b of the upper case 2 and the locking holes 15b, 16b (locking portions 15, 16) of the lower case 3 are locked.
The lower portion of A is locked, and the upper case 2 is detachably connected to the lower case 3. The locking portions 13 and 14 can be removed from the outside of the remote control main body 1A, and the locking portions 15 and 16 can be removed.
Is detached from the inside of the remote control main body 1A.
The locking portions 13 and 14 on the side portions prevent the fitting of the upper case 2 and the lower case 3 from being loosened with the opening and closing operation of the door 4.

Wiring take-out portions 25, 25 each having a predetermined length and a reduced wall thickness are formed at opposing positions substantially at the center of both side walls 22, 23 of the lower case 3. These wiring take-out portions 25, 25 can be used as a take-out opening of the remote control code 74 by cutting out a thin wall portion with a tool such as a nipper.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a slit portion 26 having a V-shaped slit is formed at the center of the wiring extracting portion 25, and the side walls 22, 23 are divided in the vertical direction. I have.

The door 4 covers the upper side of the operation switches and is pivotally attached to the right edge of the upper case 2 so as to be freely rotatable. As shown in FIG. It is designed to rotate 180 degrees around the center. When the door 4 is closed, the left edge of the upper case 2 and the left edge of the door 4 are locked.

Remote control main unit 1A constructed as described above
When disassembling the upper case 2 and the lower case 3, a driver or the like is inserted into the locking holes 15 b and 16 b of the lower case 3 from outside the remote control main body 1 </ b> A, and
a, 16a are pushed inward to release the engagement of the locking portions 15, 16. Next, the lower edge of the lower case 3 is deflected toward the upper case side to form a gap between the lower wall 9 and the lower wall 24. Since the locking portions 13 and 14 are locked, the lower wall 9 and the lower wall 24 are locked.
Then, a tool is inserted through the gap to release the connection between the locking portions 13 and 14, and the connection between the upper case 2 and the lower case 3 is released. Thereby, the coupling of the locking portions 13 and 14 is released, and the upper case 2 and the lower case 3 can be separated.

In this disassembling operation, the lower case 3 is bent by bending only the back plate 18 by providing the slit portions 26, 26 in the side walls 22, 23, so that the lower case 3 is easily warped. Lower case 3 (particularly side wall 2
2, 23) are less likely to crack or break.

Further, the lower case 3 is easily warped and easily disassembled, so that the locking portions 13, 14, 15, 1
6 does not need to be loosened, and the remote control body 1A
Assembled condition (when transporting the air conditioner or during normal use)
, The two cases 2 and 3 are securely connected.

Further, the slit portion 26 is connected to the wiring take-out portion 2.
5 is also used, so that when cutting out the wiring take-out section 25, the processing can be facilitated.

Although the present invention has been described based on one embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this.

In the present embodiment, the slits 26 are provided on both side walls 22 and 23 of the lower case 3, but are provided on both side walls 7 and 8 of the upper case 2 so that the upper case 2 and the lower case 3 At the time of disassembly, the upper case 2 may be distorted by being warped.

[0032]

As described above, the upper case, the lower case, and the locking portion for connecting these two cases are provided. When the upper case and the lower case are disassembled, the lower case is bent. In the wired remote control that is removed, the slits that make the lower case easier to warp are provided on the opposite side walls of the lower case, making it difficult for the remote control to be cracked and scratched during disassembly work A remote control can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a wired remote controller of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an upper case and a lower case of the remote controller of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where a gap is opened between remote control cases in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a slit part of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a relationship between the remote controller of FIG. 1 and the air conditioner.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a conventional remote control main body.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing a conventional remote control case during disassembly.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Wired remote control 2 Upper case 3 Lower case 5 Front panel 6 Upper wall (peripheral wall) 7, 8 Side wall (peripheral wall) 9 Lower wall (peripheral wall) 10 Mounting screw hole 18 Back plate 21 Upper wall (peripheral wall) 22, 23 Side wall (peripheral wall) 24 Lower wall (peripheral wall) 25 Wiring outlet (wiring outlet) 26 Slit

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Kazuyoshi Suwa 1 Otsukicho, Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture Sanyo Electric Air Conditioning Co., Ltd. (72) Keiji Nishida 1 Otsukicho, Ashikaga City, Tochigi Sanyo Electric Air Conditioning Co., Ltd. In-house F term (reference) 3L051 BG05 BH02 5G052 AA11 HA01 HB05 HC08

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A wired remote control comprising a back plate attached to an indoor wall surface, a lower case having a peripheral wall formed on a periphery of the back plate, and an upper case detachably connected to the lower case. A wired remote control, wherein slits are provided in peripheral walls of the lower case facing each other to make the lower case easier to warp. 2. The wired remote controller according to claim 1, wherein the slit portion can be used together with a wiring outlet. 3. A lower case having a back plate to be attached to an indoor wall surface, and detachably coupled to the lower case,
In a wired remote controller including a front panel and an upper case having a peripheral wall formed on a peripheral edge of the front panel, a slit portion for facilitating warpage of the upper case is provided on an opposing peripheral wall of the upper case. A wired remote control. 4. The wired remote controller according to claim 1, wherein a mounting screw hole is provided in a back plate of the lower case. 5. The wireless remote controller according to claim 1, wherein the wired remote controller controls an operation of the air conditioner.
5. The wired remote controller according to any one of items 1 to 4.