JP2003204615A - Plate component and wiring device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wide wiring device which can improve the installation thereof and facilitates selection. <P>SOLUTION: A bearing part 13 is provide on a cosmetic plate 1 and a coupling part 22, having a coupling groove 22a coupled with the bearing part 13, is provide on a switch cover 2. By coupling the bearing part 13 with the coupling groove 22a of the coupling part 22, a plate component 10 comprising the cosmetic plate 1 and the switch cover 2, which are coupled integrally with each other. With such a constitution, by merely coupling the coupling part 22 of the switch cover 2 with the bearing part 13 of the cosmetic plate 1, the cosmetic plate 1 and the switch cover 2 can be unified and can be used as the integrated plate component 10, so that the installation for attaching a wiring device 100 to a wall, etc., can be improved. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a support member and a wiring device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in general wiring equipment such as switches and outlets, the wiring equipment body integrated with the working portion is attached to a support which is a mounting frame, and wiring is embedded in a wall surface which is a commercial product. After connecting the wiring pulled out from the box to the wiring equipment main body, screw the support to the wiring box, arrange the adapter on the support if necessary, and support with the working part of the wiring equipment main body exposed It is installed on the wall by attaching a decorative plate that covers the. In addition, the "acting part" of the wiring device means a part where a person exerts an action when the wiring device is attached to a wall surface, for example, in the case of a switch, a switch operation part and an outlet. If so, the plug insertion portion corresponds to the "action portion".

Further, in recent years, a wide switch type (hereinafter referred to as "wide type") wiring device, which can easily perform a switching operation and can more easily recognize a discrimination of an operating portion, has become widespread.

This wide type wiring device is mounted by mounting the wiring device main body in a state in which no action portion is provided on a support which is a mounting frame, and wiring drawn out from a wiring box embedded in a wall which is a construction product. After connecting to the wiring equipment body, the support is screwed to the wiring box, the adapter is arranged on this support, and the decorative plate covering the support and the like is attached to the adapter. Then, a handle, which is an action portion, is directly attached to the wiring device body so as to close the window hole of the decorative plate.

[0005]

However, since the mounting of the conventional wide type wiring device is different from the mounting method of the general wiring device, the general wiring device and the wide type wiring device are connected. There is a problem that the work is very complicated because the installer has to perform two types of installation work at the site where the installation is required.

In general wiring equipment, the wiring equipment is selected by combining the wiring equipment main body, the support, the adapter if necessary, and the decorative plate. Is a wiring device body that does not have a working part, a support, and an adapter if necessary,
There is also a problem that the wiring device must be selected by combining the decorative plate and the handle, which makes the selection work of the builder and the user very complicated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a wide-type wiring device that improves workability and facilitates selection work.

A plate member according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a main body portion having a window hole, and a bearing portion provided in the main body portion and projecting into the window hole. And a handle having a fitting portion which is arranged so as to close the window hole and which is formed so as to fit with the bearing portion.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a decorative plate having a main body portion having a window hole formed therein and a bearing portion provided in the main body portion so as to project into the window hole; A handle having a fitting portion arranged to close the window hole and formed to fit with the bearing portion;
With the plate member including, the decorative plate and the handle can be integrally handled, so that workability can be improved and selection work can be facilitated.

Further, since the shaft portion of the handle serves as a fulcrum by fitting the bearing portion of the decorative plate and the fitting portion of the handle, it is possible to stabilize the reversing operation of the handle.

A plate member according to a second aspect is the plate member according to the first aspect.
In the plate member described above, the handle is composed of at least two or more handle members, and the connecting shaft member is provided between the fitting portions of the adjacent handle members.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the handle comprises at least two handle members, and the connecting shaft member is provided between the fitting portions of the adjacent handle members. Even if the handle is made of, the decorative plate and the handle can be handled integrally.

A wiring device according to a third aspect is a wiring device body;
A frame part formed so as to be provided with an opening part into which the wiring device body is inserted from one surface to the other surface and a pair of device support parts facing each other across the opening part, and an upper part of the frame part And a support having a screw hole for adapter mounting formed in the lower part and a screw hole for wall surface mounting formed on the opening side of the adapter mounting screw hole; both ends, of the support inside the both ends. A window portion is provided so as to face the opening portion, and a screw insertion hole into which an adapter mounting screw screwed into the adapter mounting screw hole provided in the support is inserted is formed, and at least both end portions are provided. An adapter having an engaged portion formed therein; a main body portion having a window hole formed so as to face the window portion, and provided in the main body portion,
And a bearing portion provided so as to project into the window hole,
A decorative plate having an engaging portion provided on the surface side of the main body portion facing the adapter and engaging with the engaged portion; disposed so as to close the window hole, and fitted with the bearing portion And a handle having a fitting portion formed as described above.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the decorative plate of the wiring device and the handle can be handled integrally by having the same effect as the first aspect of the invention, the workability is improved. It is also possible to facilitate the selection work.

Further, since the shaft portion of the handle serves as a fulcrum by fitting the bearing portion of the decorative plate and the fitting portion of the handle, the reversing operation of the handle can be stabilized.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wiring device according to the third aspect, wherein the handle is made up of at least two handle members, and a connecting shaft member is provided between fitting portions of adjacent handle members. It is characterized by being.

According to the invention of claim 4, by having the same effect as that of claim 2, even when the handle of the wiring device is composed of a plurality of handle members, the decorative plate and the handle are integrally formed. It can be handled.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of a wiring device of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a decorative plate of the first embodiment, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a switch cover which is also a handle, and FIG. 3 is a front view showing a wiring device body.
4 is a front view showing the same support, FIG. 5 is a front view showing the same adapter, FIG. 6 is a front view showing a state in which a wiring device, a support and an adapter are attached, and FIG. 7 is a front view showing the same plate member. FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing a wiring device, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a general wiring device.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a decorative plate, which is made of synthetic resin and has a body portion 12 having a window hole 11 formed at a substantially central portion thereof as shown in FIG. 1, and upper and lower sides 11a and 11b of the window hole 11 in the longitudinal direction. Bearing portions 13, 13 are provided in a substantially central portion of the so as to project into the window hole 11.

The bearing portion 13 is formed to have a substantially circular cross section. Also, the adapter 5 described later
A projection (not shown) is provided on the back side of the main body 12 so as to fit into the decorative plate mounting holes 54, 54 ...

Reference numeral 2 denotes a switch cover, which is a handle, and is made of synthetic resin, and has a main body 21 formed in a size substantially similar to the window hole 11 as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, fitting portions 22 and 22 projecting from the back side 21 a of the main body 21 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 2 (c), the fitting portions 22 and 22 are formed with a fitting groove 22a into which the bearing 13 is fitted and which is arcuate.

On the back side 21a of the main body 21, there is formed a holding portion (not shown) which is engaged with and held by a handle receiver 35 of the wiring apparatus main body 3 which will be described later.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a wiring device main body, and as shown in FIG. 3, a case body 31 made of synthetic resin for accommodating a structure therein, and a cover 32 made of synthetic resin on the upper side of the case body 31. The case 31 and the cover 32 accommodate the terminal fittings and the like inside. Further, the case body 31 and the cover 32 are fixed by caulking a pair of front and rear stoppers 33 made of metal such as stainless steel. The stopper 33 is provided with a locking claw 36 so as to project to the side of the stopper 33.

The wiring device main body 3 is provided with a supporting portion 34 which projects from the cover 32 and is swingably supported. The supporting portion 34 has a metallic handle receiver 35.
Is installed.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a support, and as shown in FIG. 4, it is provided with a frame portion 41 made of a metal such as iron (SPCC) plated with zinc chromite, and the inside of the frame portion 41. In addition, an opening portion 42 and a pair of device support portions 43, 43 to which a maximum of three wiring device main bodies 3 can be vertically attached are formed. The instrument support portion 43 is two sides that are arranged opposite to each other with the opening portion 42 interposed therebetween. Furthermore, this frame part 4
1, elongated wall-shaped wall mounting screw holes 44 are formed above and below 1, and adapter mounting screw holes 45 are formed above and below the frame 41.

Further, the support 4 is provided on one instrument support portion 43.
a has an engagement locking portion 46, and the other tool support portion 43b has a movable locking portion 47, and the wiring tool main body 3 is locked to the engagement locking portion 46 and the movable locking portion 47. Let it be fixed.

The engagement locking portion 46 is formed at a position where the locking claws 36 of the wiring device main bodies 3 can be inserted when the wiring device main bodies 3 are arranged in parallel.

The movable locking portions 47 are respectively provided at three positions on the equipment supporting portion 43b facing the engagement locking portion 46, and the wiring equipment main body 3 is held in contact with and supported by the back surface of the equipment supporting portion 43b. The claw 36 is sandwiched between the back surface of the device support portion 43b and the movable locking portion 47, and is elastically deformed to be sandwiched.

Reference numeral 5 is an adapter, and as shown in FIG.
A window portion 52 made of synthetic resin is formed inside both end portions 51, 51 so as to face the opening portion 42 of the support 4. A screw insertion hole 53 into which an adapter mounting screw to be screwed into the adapter mounting screw hole 45 is inserted is provided, and mounting holes 54, 54 ... For fitting and mounting the decorative plate 1 are provided. It is provided.

In the mounting of this embodiment, first, the support 4
One of the locking claws 36 of the wiring device main body 3 is locked to the engagement locking part 46 of the device support part 43a from the back side which is one surface side. Then, the locking claw 36 locked by the engagement locking portion 46 is used as a fulcrum to rotate to the front side, which is the other surface side of the support 4, so as to lock the movable locking portion 47 of the other instrument support portion 43b. The other locking claw 36 is moved to move the movable locking portion 4
7, and the wiring device body 3 is attached to the support 4. Next, the support 4 to which the wiring device body 3 is attached is attached to, for example, a wiring box (not shown) embedded in a wall surface or the like by a support attaching screw.

Then, the adapter 5 is attached to the support 4 attached to the wall surface with the adapter attaching screw (see FIG. 6).

On the other hand, the decorative plate 1 and the switch cover 2
Means that the bearing portion 13 of the decorative plate 1 and the fitting groove 22a of the fitting portion 22 are opposed to and fitted to each other to form the plate member 10 in which the decorative plate 1 and the switch cover 2 are integrated (FIG. 7). reference).

The mounting holes 54 of the adapter 5 mounted on the support 4 and the projections (not shown) of the decorative plate 1 of the plate member 10 are fitted together, and the handle receiver 35 of the wiring apparatus body 3 is covered with the switch cover. The wiring member 1 having a wide shape in which the plate member 10 is attached to the wall surface by engaging a holding portion (not shown)
00 (see FIG. 8).

According to this embodiment, the main body portion 12 having the window hole 11 formed therein, and the main body portion 12 provided with the window hole 1
1. A decorative plate 1 having a bearing portion 13 provided so as to project into the inside 1, and a main body 21 sized to close the window hole 11 and formed so as to fit with the bearing portion 13. The handle 2 having the fitting portion 22 can be handled as the plate member 10 in which the decorative plate 1 and the switch cover 2 are integrated by simply fitting the bearing portion 13 and the fitting portion 22 together. Instrument 100
It is possible to improve the workability when attaching the to the wall surface or the like. Moreover, since the construction procedure can be the same as that of the general wiring equipment 90 as shown in FIG. 10 other than the wide-type wiring equipment 100, the construction procedure can be the same.
The work efficiency of the installer on the site where a plurality of wiring devices 100 and 90 are provided is dramatically improved. Furthermore,
Since it is the plate member 10 in which the decorative plate 1 and the switch cover 2 are integrated, the work of selecting the builder or the user can be facilitated even with a wide-type wiring device.

Further, since the bearing portion 13 of the decorative plate 1 is provided at substantially the center of the upper and lower sides 11a and 11b,
When the fulcrum plate member 10 is attached to a wall surface or the like, the fitting portion 22 of the switch cover 2 serves as a fulcrum, and the switch cover 2
The inversion operation of can be stabilized.

The bearing 13 has a substantially circular cross section,
Since the fitting groove 22a of the fitting portion 22 is formed in an arc shape, it is possible to perform a more stable reversing operation of the switch cover 2.

Next, a second embodiment will be described.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a switch cover which is a handle of the second embodiment.

The switch cover 20 is formed by connecting two switch cover members 20a, each of which has a size of about one half of the window hole 11 of the decorative plate 1.

As shown in FIG. 9B, the switch cover member 20a is provided with fitting portions 22 and 22 projecting from the back side 20b of the main body 20a, and the switch cover member member 20a1 and the switch cover member 20a1 provided adjacent to each other. 20a2 is provided with a connecting shaft member 22c (having a substantially circular cross section) between the fitting portions 22, 22.

In this embodiment, first, the switch cover 20 in which the switch cover members 20a1 and 20a2 are integrated by using the connecting shaft member 22c is formed. Then, the switch cover 20 is attached to the bearing portion 13 of the decorative plate 1 and the switch cover member 20a1 or the switch cover member 20.
The fitting groove 22a of the fitting portion 22 of a2 is opposed and fitted to form the plate member 10A in which the decorative plate 1 and the switch cover 20 are integrated. Since the other points are the same as those in the first embodiment, description thereof will be omitted.

According to this embodiment, the switch cover 20
Is composed of two switch cover members 20a, and a fitting portion 2 between the adjacent switch cover members 20a1 and 20a2.
Since the connecting shaft member 22c is provided between the Nos. 2 and 22, the decorative plate 1 and the switch cover 20 can be integrally handled even with the switch cover 20 including the plurality of switch cover members 20a.

According to the invention as set forth in claim 1, a makeup having a main body portion having a window hole formed therein and a bearing portion provided in the main body portion so as to project into the window hole. A plate member; and a handle having a fitting portion that is arranged so as to close the window hole and that is formed so as to fit with the bearing portion; Since they can be handled as a unit, workability can be improved and selection work can be facilitated.

Further, by fitting the bearing portion of the decorative plate and the fitting portion of the handle, the shaft portion of the handle serves as a fulcrum, so that the reversing operation of the handle can be stabilized.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the handle is composed of at least two or more handle members, and the connecting shaft member is provided between the fitting portions of the adjacent handle members. Even if the handle is made of, the decorative plate and the handle can be handled integrally.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the decorative plate of the wiring device and the handle can be handled integrally by having the same effect as the first aspect of the invention, the workability is improved. It is also possible to facilitate the selection work.

Further, by fitting the bearing portion of the decorative plate and the fitting portion of the handle, the shaft portion of the handle serves as a fulcrum, so that the reversing operation of the handle can be stabilized.

According to the invention of claim 4, by having the same effect as in claim 2, even when the handle of the wiring device is composed of a plurality of handle members, the decorative plate and the handle are integrally formed. It can be handled.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a decorative plate according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a switch cover which is also a handle.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing the wiring device body.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing the support as well.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the same adapter.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a state in which a wiring device, a support and an adapter are also attached.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the same plate member.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing the wiring device of the same.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a switch cover which is a handle of the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a general wiring device.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Decorative plate, 2, 20 ... Switch cover which is a handle, 3 ... Wiring device main body, 4 ... Plate, 5 ... Adapter, 10, 10A ... Plate member, 100 ... Wiring device (wide type)

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A decorative plate having a main body portion having a window hole formed therein and a bearing portion provided in the main body portion so as to project into the window hole; And a handle having a fitting portion formed so as to fit with the bearing portion. 2. The plate member according to claim 1, wherein the handle comprises at least two handle members, and a connecting shaft member is provided between the fitting portions of the adjacent handle members. 3. A wiring instrument body; a wiring instrument body formed so as to be provided with an opening into which the wiring instrument body is inserted from one surface to the other surface, and a pair of instrument support portions facing each other with the opening portion interposed therebetween. And a support having a frame portion, an adapter mounting screw hole formed in the upper and lower portions of the frame portion, and a wall surface mounting screw hole formed closer to the opening than the adapter mounting screw hole; And a window portion is provided inside the both end portions so as to face the opening portion of the support, and a screw insertion hole into which an adapter mounting screw screwed into the adapter mounting screw hole provided in the support is inserted. Formed,
And an adapter having at least engaging portions provided at both end portions; a main body portion having a window hole formed so as to face the window portion, and a main body portion provided in the main body portion and protruding into the window hole A decorative plate having a bearing portion provided in the main body portion and a locked portion that engages with an engaging portion provided on a surface side of the main body portion that faces the adapter; and a decorative plate disposed so as to close the window hole, And a handle having a fitting portion that is formed so as to fit with the bearing portion. 4. The wiring device according to claim 3, wherein the handle comprises at least two handle members, and a connecting shaft member is provided between the fitting portions of the adjacent handle members.