JP2003347751A - Video door phone system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a panel which can be easily replaced only by dismounting a fixing member and can be changed to user's preference. <P>SOLUTION: The system includes an upper case 11, a lower case 12, a video door phone main body unit 1, a panel 2 for covering the surface of the main body unit 1, and screws 3 for fixing the panel 2 to the main body unit. The main body unit 1 has a printed circuit board unit 13 which is provided with an image display 13a. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a television door phone apparatus having an image display unit and capable of visually confirming a visitor's visit not only by voice but also on a screen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an outdoor unit that can be installed on the outside wall such as an outer wall of a front entrance or a gate post to allow a visitor to visit and talk with a resident in the room, and an outdoor unit installed on the indoor side and communicate with the guest by voice. There have been developed various types of TV doorphones including an indoor unit capable of making a call and confirming on a screen. As an indoor unit of this TV doorphone, for example, a TV doorphone having a configuration as shown in FIG. 6 is known.

That is, the indoor unit 100 of this TV door phone
Mainly includes an upper case 101, a lower case 102, a printed circuit board unit 104 having an image display unit 103,
And a screw 105 for fixing them.
The screws 105 fix them from the lower case 102 side. When the front surface of the image display unit 103 is covered with a panel, the panel is fixed to the upper case 101 by bonding with a double-sided tape or welding by welding.

By the way, usually, in the above-mentioned indoor unit of the conventional TV door phone, the appearance of the case is mostly fixed to one type, for example, white solid color or the like, and even if options are prepared. At most, it is limited to a few types.

[0005]

However, in recent years, with the improvement of the quality of life, the form of taste of people has been diversified, and the lifestyle has been diversified accordingly. For example, the hobby of a room in which a TV door phone is installed is used. There is an increasing demand to select various individual patterns, patterns, colors, etc. for the appearance of the case according to the user's preference or according to the user's preference.

[0006] Even with a TV door phone that has been used by selecting the color of the case once and the like, the user's preference changes from the beginning over a long period of use or in accordance with the renovation in the room. There is also a demand for changing the case of a TV door phone, and there is a long-awaited desire to develop an option that enables a wide variety of options to meet these demands.

Further, in the conventional indoor unit of a TV door phone, even if various options of a panel and an upper case are prepared, for example, even if sufficient types are prepared, a screw is required to replace the panel and the like. A complicated and complicated operation such as removal and exposing the inside of the device is required, and there is a problem that the user cannot easily change various colors and designs of the main body and the panel according to his / her preference. .

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a television intercom apparatus in which a user can easily replace a panel as desired.

[0009]

According to a television intercom apparatus of the present invention, a television intercom main unit including an upper case, a lower case, a printed circuit board unit having an image display unit, and a surface of the television intercom main unit are provided. It is characterized in that it comprises a panel to be covered and a fixing member for fixing the panel to the TV door phone main unit, and the panel is replaced by removing the fixing member from the upper case surface.

[0010] Thus, the function of the TV door phone is satisfied only by the TV door phone main unit. For example, a panel printed on the entire surface excluding the image display section is arranged on the entire surface of the TV door phone main unit. By employing a structure in which this is fixed by a fixing member from the upper case side, the general user can select the color of the panel according to his preference and exchange it.

[0011] In addition, the television door phone apparatus of the present invention comprises:
A seat may be provided in a gap between the TV door phone main unit and the panel, and the seat may be replaced by removing the fixing member.

[0012] Thus, by interposing a photograph, a design picture, or the like in the gap, the TV door phone device can be designed to be the original design of the user.

[0013] Further, the television door phone apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that:
In the state where the video doorphone main unit and the panel are fixed, the seat may be replaced by removing and inserting the sheet from the upper surface of the video doorphone without removing the fixing member.

This has the effect that the seat can be replaced without disassembling the main body, and the TV door phone device can be designed to be the original design of the user.

[0015] Further, the television door phone apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that:
It is preferable that an appropriate means for preventing breakage of the panel when fixing the panel with the fixing member is provided in a fixing portion of the panel and the TV door phone main unit.

Accordingly, when various panels are frequently replaced, the panel is not damaged by repeating the fixing operation of the fixing member.

Further, the television door phone apparatus according to the present invention
An upper case, a lower case, a TV doorphone main unit including a printed circuit board unit having an image display unit, a panel covering a surface of the TV doorphone main unit, and a magnetic sheet disposed on the panel, and a fixing member. The panel may be replaceable without it.

Thus, the panel can be easily replaced without using any fixing member or tool.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. [First Embodiment] FIG. 1 shows an indoor unit of a TV door phone according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
The indoor unit of the TV door phone generally includes a main unit 1 (hereinafter, referred to as a “TV door phone main unit”) and a panel 2.

The TV intercom main unit 1 is generally composed of an upper case 11, a lower case 12, and a printed circuit board unit 13 having an image display section 13a. It is fixed from the 12 side.

A thin panel 2 is disposed on the entire surface of the TV door phone main unit 1.
The base material of the panel 2 is transparent, and the entire surface except for the window 2w corresponding to the image display unit 13a is printed on the surface that comes into contact with the TV door phone main unit 1. The panel 2 has four corners fixed to the TV door phone main unit 1 from the front side by screws 3 as fixing members.

The operation of the indoor unit of the television doorphone configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. Normally, the indoor unit of the TV door phone is used in a state where it is fixed by the TV door phone main unit 1, the panel 2, and the screw 3. On the other hand, for example, when the user
Is changed to another panel 4, the panel 2 can be removed from the TV doorphone main unit 1 simply by removing the screw 3 on the surface of the indoor unit of the TV doorphone. Thus, if the panels 4 having different colors, patterns, designs, etc. are attached using the screws 3, the panels can be exchanged.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the panel 2 can be easily replaced simply by removing the screw 3 on the surface of the indoor unit of the TV door phone, and the user can select his / her preference. The panel 4 can easily be changed to a suitable panel.

[Second Embodiment] Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In this embodiment, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description will not be repeated. FIG. 2 shows an indoor unit of the TV door phone according to the second embodiment. The TV indoor unit of the TV door phone differs from that of the first embodiment in the upper case 11 of the TV door phone main unit 1. The point is that a concave portion 11a on which the thin sheet 5 can be arranged is provided. Further, in this embodiment, unlike the window 2w of the panel 2 used in the first embodiment, the transparent window 6
w is formed larger than the window 2w, so that the sheet 5 can be seen through from the outside.

The operation of the indoor unit of the TV doorphone configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. As in the first embodiment, in the second embodiment,
Similarly, the panel 6 can be easily removed, but the user can place the sheet 5 such as a photograph or a painting on the concave portion 11a provided in the upper case 11 as desired. That is, by attaching the panel 6 having the transparent window 6w on which the printing is not performed up to the area corresponding to the concave portion 11a, the sheet 5 placed on the concave portion 11a from the outside of the surface of the indoor unit of the TV door phone can be formed. It can be displayed.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the panel 2 (see FIG. 1) can be easily removed simply by removing the screw 3 on the surface of the indoor unit of the TV door phone, and the user can use his or her own. It can be replaced with an original panel 6 on which the sheet 5 can be sandwiched as desired.

[Third Embodiment] Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In this embodiment, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description will not be repeated. FIGS. 3 (A) to 3 (C)
It shows a detailed shape of a screw fastening portion which is a fixing portion between the TV doorphone main unit 1 and the panel 2 of the indoor unit of the TV doorphone according to the third embodiment. The indoor unit of the TV door phone differs from that of the first embodiment in that the height of the boss 12a of the lower case 12 is, as shown in FIG.
The point is that it is set at a position slightly higher by Δt than a recess 2 c described later on the upper surface side of the panel 2. Further, as shown in FIG. 3C, the outer shape of the top surface portion of the boss 12a is a substantially oval shape in which only the left and right sides are cut out from the circular portion, and the hole of the panel 2 through which the boss 12 penetrates. 2
a also has a shape having a straight portion 2b correspondingly. In addition, in the upper surface of the panel 2, a hole 2a
A recess 2c is formed in the periphery of the hole 2c so as to allow the head of the screw 3 to enter therein.

The operation of the TV indoor unit having the above-described structure will be described. Similarly to the first embodiment, the panel 2 is attached to the TV door phone main unit 1 with the screw 3. At this time, the screw 3 stops at the top surface of the boss 12 a of the lower case 12, and the panel 2 has the screw 3. The head is in a non-contact state, so that no load is applied. Further, even when the panel 2 is to be pulled off from the TV door phone main unit 1, the straight portion 2b provided in the hole 2a is restrained by being hooked on the screw head, and does not come off. As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the screw can be fixed without applying a load to the panel and causing the panel to be damaged by forming the screw fastening portion into the specified shape.

[Fourth Embodiment] Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. In this embodiment, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description will not be repeated. FIG. 4 shows an indoor unit of a TV door phone according to the fourth embodiment. The difference between the indoor unit of the TV door phone and the first embodiment is that the magnetic sheet 14a is provided on the surface of the upper case 11. The point where the magnetic sheet 14b is attached is that the magnetic sheet 14b is attached to the back surface of the panel 2, and no screws are used. Therefore, no screw holes are provided in the four corners of the panel 2 of this embodiment (the same applies to the panel 4 described later), and the lower case 1
There is no boss in 2 as well.

The operation of the indoor unit of the television doorphone configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. As in the first embodiment, the panel 2 can be easily removed.
Since the panel 2 and the panel 2 are fixed only by the magnetic force of the magnetic sheets 14a and 14b, the user can remove the panel 2 only by pulling the panel 2.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the panel 2 can be easily attached to another panel 4 having a different color, pattern, design, etc. simply by pulling the panel 2 without using screws or tools. It can be replaced, and the user can make a panel that suits his or her taste.

[Fifth Embodiment] Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described. In this embodiment, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description will not be repeated. FIG. 5 shows an indoor unit of a video door phone according to the fifth embodiment. The difference between the indoor unit of this video door phone and the first embodiment is that the upper surface of the upper case 11 is opened and the panel is opened. 2 in that a storage section 11b having a substantially concave space in a vertical cross section is provided between the storage section 11b and the inner surface of the storage section 11b. Although the panel 2 is formed of a transparent base as described in the first embodiment,
A portion corresponding to a region R (see FIG. 5B) to be described later of the upper case storage portion 11a is printed and does not break, so that the inside of the case can be seen through from the outside.

The storage section 11b is formed so as to cover a larger area R including an area corresponding to the image display section 13a (that is, the window section 2w) in the upper case 11. It has a color, a pattern, a design, and the like according to the user's preference, and is configured so that the sheet 7 having a size corresponding to the region R can be freely inserted and removed and stored.

The operation of the indoor unit of the TV doorphone configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. According to the indoor unit of the TV door phone of this embodiment, FIG.
As in the second embodiment, the seat 7 can be easily replaced. Moreover, in this embodiment, especially, the storage portion 11b of the upper case 11 extends to the upper surface of the TV door phone main body unit 1 and is opened at the top, so that the seat 7 can be mounted on the TV door phone main body even if the panel 2 is not removed. The unit 1 and the panel 2 can be directly removed from the outside in a fixed state.

As described above, according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention, the seat 7 can be easily exchanged without removing the screw 3 on the surface of the indoor unit of the TV door phone, and the user can select his / her preference. It can be made into an original panel according to.

[0036]

As described above, according to the present invention, the panel can be easily removed from the surface of the case of the indoor unit of the TV doorphone easily by the user himself / herself at any time according to his / her preference. The effect is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of an indoor unit of a TV door phone according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of an indoor unit of a TV door phone according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

3A and 3B show a configuration of an indoor unit of a TV door phone according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3A is an enlarged front view of a main part showing a screw fastening portion of the indoor unit of the TV door phone;
(B) is a sectional view taken along line BB in (A), and (C) is an enlarged front view of a main part showing a state in which a screw is removed in (A).

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of an indoor unit of a TV door phone according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 5A and 5B show a configuration of an indoor unit of a television doorphone according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 5A is a plan view and FIG.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of an indoor unit of a conventional TV door phone.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 TV door phone main unit 11 Upper case 11a Concave portion 11b (of upper case) Storage section 12 (of upper case) Lower case 12a Boss (of lower case) 13 Printed circuit board unit 13a Image display area 14a (of printed circuit board unit) Magnetic sheet 14b (of upper case) Magnetic sheet 2 (of panel) 2 Panel 2a (of panel) Hole 2b (of panel hole) Straight portion 2w Window 3 Screw (fixing member) 4 Panel (different in color and design) 5 Sheet 6 (panel with enlarged color and different design) Panel 6w Window 7 (removable from upper surface) Sheet R Storage area formation area Δt (difference between lower case boss and panel recess)

   ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page    (72) Inventor Hirofumi Sugiyama             Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama City Kohoku Ward Tsunashima Higashi 4-3-1             No. Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Eri Nonaka             Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama City Kohoku Ward Tsunashima Higashi 4-3-1             No. Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 4E360 AA02 AB05 AB06 AB12 BA02                       CA02 EA14 EA18 EB02 EC12                       ED02 FA02 FA20 GA50 GA53                       GB28                 5K038 AA09 CC01

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A video doorphone main unit including an upper case, a lower case, and a printed circuit board unit having an image display unit; a panel covering a surface of the video doorphone main unit; And a fixing member fixed to the upper case, wherein the panel is replaced by removing the fixing member from the surface of the upper case. 2. The television according to claim 1, wherein a sheet is provided in a gap between the television doorphone main unit and the panel, and the sheet is replaced by removing the fixing member. Door phone equipment. 3. In the state where the TV door phone main unit and the panel are fixed, the seat is replaced by removing and inserting the sheet from the upper surface of the TV door phone without removing the fixing member. The television intercom apparatus according to claim 2, wherein: 4. A fixing device according to claim 1, wherein said panel and said fixing unit of said TV door phone main unit are provided with appropriate means for preventing said panel from being damaged when said panel is fixed by said fixing member. Television doorphone device as described. 5. A video doorphone main unit including an upper case, a lower case, and a printed circuit board unit having an image display unit, a panel covering a surface of the video doorphone main unit, and a magnetic sheet disposed on the panel. A television intercom apparatus comprising: a panel having a structure in which the panel is replaceable without a fixing member.