JP2006014476A - Inverter device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inverter device that can easily inspect a control part at maintenance, by making the arrangement relation between the control part and an operation part free. <P>SOLUTION: The arrangement of the operation part to the control part 3 can be free by changing the length of a harness 17 by using the harness 17 to connection between the control part 3 and the operation part, even if a positional relation between the control part 3 and the operation part is changed due to the change of the kind of the inverter device. Furthermore, inspection at maintenance is facilitated, by installing the operation part to a turnable case 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an inverter device, and more particularly, to an inverter device having an improved mounting structure so that an operation unit for performing operation, stopping, and various settings can be applied to all types (uses) and capacities (external dimensions).

  In general, an inverter device has a function of outputting necessary power from a commercial power supply. A main circuit unit that performs power conversion, a control unit that controls the main circuit unit, and various operations on the control unit. The operation part to perform and the housing | casing which accommodates these elements are provided.

The main circuit section generally includes a rectifier and a smoothing capacitor that convert alternating current to direct current, and a semiconductor switching element that converts direct current to alternating current (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
In addition, the control unit and the operation unit are provided with connectors on the respective printed boards, and are coupled to each other via these connectors. For this reason, the operation unit is mechanically fixed to the control unit via the connector and is also electrically connected (for example, see Patent Document 2).

  FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the internal configuration of a conventional inverter device, FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a state where the operation unit is attached to the control unit in the conventional inverter device, and FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the connection relation of a part and a control part.

  In the inverter device 100, as shown in FIG. 12, the main circuit unit 101 is arranged at an intermediate position in the height direction in the housing 104, and the control unit 102 is arranged in a stacked state above the figure. Has been. An operation unit 103 is arranged above the control unit 102 in the figure.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the control unit 102 has a connector 106 mounted on the printed circuit board of the control unit 102. Although not shown, a connector corresponding to the connector 106 is provided on the back surface of the operation unit 103. ing. The operation unit 103 is attached to the control unit 102 by connecting the connector of the operation unit 103 to the connector 106 of the control unit 102. To stabilize the installation state of the operation unit 103, FIG. As shown, the operation unit 103 is fixed to the control unit 102 with a support member that supports the casing of the operation unit 103 interposed between the control unit 102 and the support member. As described above, the operation unit 103 is coupled to the control unit 102 using the board-to-board connector, so that the operation unit 103 is mechanically fixed and electrically connected to the control unit 102. ing.

In the inverter device 100 having the above-described configuration, the main circuit unit 101 converts the alternating current of the commercial power source into a direct current, and further converts the direct current into alternating current power corresponding to the load, thereby converting the power. The control of the power conversion of the main circuit unit 101 is performed by the control unit 102. Instructions such as operation and stop to the control unit 102 are performed through operation of a switch arranged on the front surface of the operation unit 103 and confirmation by a display.
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-232288 (FIG. 1) Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-175559 (FIG. 1)

  However, in the inverter device having the above-described structure, since the control unit and the operation unit are connected by the board-to-board connector, the position where the operation unit is fixed to the control unit is limited, and the operation for the control unit is limited. There was a problem that there was no degree of freedom in the arrangement of the parts. Also, during maintenance, if you want to inspect the printed circuit board directly under the operation unit, you will have to remove the operation unit, so it will take time to remove the operation unit. There was a problem of poor maintainability, such as being unable to do so.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide an inverter device that can freely design the arrangement of the operation unit with respect to the control unit and can facilitate maintenance.

  In the present invention, in order to solve the above-described problem, an operation unit that performs operation, stop, various settings, and the like, a control unit that is electrically connected to the operation unit, and power conversion based on the control of the control unit In an inverter device comprising a main circuit unit that performs the operation, a housing that houses the operation unit, the control unit, and the main circuit unit, a case that can removably accommodate the operation unit; and A connector that is installed and electrically connected to the operation unit when the operation unit is mounted on the case and that can fix the operation unit to the case; and the connector and the control unit are electrically connected There is provided an inverter device comprising a harness connected to the inverter.

According to such an inverter device, the positional relationship between the control unit and the operation unit can be made free by using the harness for connecting the control unit and the operation unit.
In addition, according to the present invention, the case to which the operation unit is attached has support means that is rotatably supported with respect to the housing at one end, and the other end is freely detachable with respect to the housing. It has fixing means to be fixed. As a result, when inspecting the control unit covered by the operation unit, the operation unit can be easily retracted from the control unit by removing the fixing means that can be freely attached and detached and rotating the case around the support unit. Therefore, maintainability is improved.

  The inverter device according to the present invention is configured such that the operation unit is mechanically fixed in a case and the electrical connection with the control unit is performed by a harness, so that the control unit and the operation unit can be operated between inverter devices having different external dimensions. There is an advantage that the positional relationship with the part can be made free. In addition, it is possible to freely arrange connectors for connection with the operation unit even between inverter devices with different applications, such as when the control unit is different due to differences in specifications, etc. although the operation unit is common. become. Furthermore, by making it possible to turn one end of the case that fixes the operation unit and to be able to fit and remove the other end, the operation unit can be moved from the position covering the control unit without removing it from the case. Therefore, there is an advantage that the maintenance work becomes easy.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an internal structure of the inverter device, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where an operation unit is mounted on a case.

  An inverter device 1 according to the present invention is equipped with a main circuit unit 2 having a terminal block, a control unit 3 for controlling the main circuit unit 2, and an operation unit 4 for performing various operations on the control unit 3. The case 5 to be stacked is arranged to be stacked inside the housing 6.

  2 are fixed to both side surfaces of the housing 6, respectively. One end of the case 5 is supported by the support bracket 7, and the fixing bracket 8 includes The other end of the case 5 is fixed. Thereby, the case 5 equipped with the operation unit 4 is installed in the housing 6 in such a state as to cover the control unit 3.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the structure of the case on the operation unit mounting surface side, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the structure of the back side of the case, and FIG. 5 is an electrical view of the case and the control unit. It is a perspective view which shows the state of a connection.

  In the case 5, a storage portion 9 for storing the operation portion 4 is recessed in the front portion thereof according to the outer shape of the operation portion 4. A modular jack 10 is installed on the bottom surface of the storage unit 9 to mechanically fix and electrically connect the operation unit 4 when the operation unit 4 is mounted. Although not shown, a modular plug that is fitted to the modular jack 10 when the operation unit 4 is mounted is provided on the back surface of the operation unit 4.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the modular jack 10 is mounted on a printed board and attached from the back side of the case 5. That is, a mounting hole 11 is opened on the bottom surface of the storage portion 9, and a modular jack 10 is inserted into the mounting hole 11 from the back side, and a printed circuit board on which the modular jack 10 is mounted is placed around the mounting hole 11. It is made to fix to case 5 by hooking with the hook provided in. Therefore, the operation unit 4 is fitted into the modular jack 10 by being pushed into the storage unit 9 and fixed to the case 5.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the printed circuit board on which the modular jack 10 is mounted has one end of the harness 17 soldered, and the other end has a connector that fits into the connector 18 mounted on the control unit 3. It is connected.

  Since the operation unit 4 and the control unit 3 are connected by the harness 17 in this way, the position of the operation unit 4 attached to the case 5 and the position of the control unit 3 are changed by changing the internal structure depending on the model and type of the inverter device. Even if the connection position is changed, the positional relationship between the operation unit 4 and the control unit 3 can be freely changed only by changing the length of the harness 17.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the case 5 also has a coupling portion for attaching to the support fitting 7 fixed to the housing 6 on the end surface on the side that rotatably supports the case 5. This coupling portion has base portions 13 and 14 projecting at positions close to both ends in the longitudinal direction of the end surface of the case 5, and these base portions 13 and 14 extend in the same direction parallel to the end surface. The rotary shafts 15 and 16 are arranged on the same axis line.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an attachment structure between the case and the support fitting, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the case and the support fitting are attached.
The support bracket 7 includes a support piece 19 formed by bending the tip of the horizontal portion of the angle member at a right angle, and a support piece 20 formed by cutting and raising the middle of the horizontal portion, and the case 5 is rotated. The bearing part which supports is comprised. These support pieces 19 and 20 are separated by the same distance as the installation interval of the base portions 13 and 14 provided in the case 5. Holes 21 and 22 are formed in the vicinity of the upper portions of the support pieces 19 and 20, respectively, and constitute shaft holes of bearing portions in the rotating shafts 15 and 16 provided in the base portions 13 and 14.

  By moving the case 5 in the direction in which the rotary shafts 15 and 16 are projected by aligning the rotary shafts 15 and 16 with the holes 21 and 22 of the support pieces 19 and 20, as shown in FIG. 15 and 16 are fitted into the corresponding holes 21 and 22, respectively, whereby the case 5 is attached to the support fitting 7 so as to be rotatable about the rotation shafts 15 and 16.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a stopper mechanism for restricting the rotation range of the case and a case dropping prevention mechanism, and FIG. 9 is an enlarged view showing the details of the A part of FIG.
The case 5 is formed with the base portions 13 and 14 of the rotary shafts 15 and 16 inside the longitudinal ends on the end surface on the support side, and rotates counterclockwise around the rotary shafts 15 and 16 of the case 5. Sometimes, the end surface on the support side of the case 5 is in contact with the contact portion 23 at the top of the support pieces 19 and 20. As a result, the case 5 cannot rotate any further, and the range until the end surface on the support side of the case 5 comes into contact with the contact portion 23 of the support pieces 19 and 20 is within the rotatable range. In addition, when the rotatable range of the case 5 is 90 ° or more, the case 5 can be stopped in the state shown in FIG. 8 without supporting the case 5 when accessing the control unit 3 or the like during maintenance. Further, the harness 17 is adjusted to a length that is not pulled in the state of FIG.

  Further, since the rotary shafts 15 and 16 are loosely fitted in the holes 21 and 22 of the support pieces 19 and 20, the case 5 rotates so that the end surface on the support side is brought into contact with the contact portion 23 of the support pieces 19 and 20. When abutting, the case 5 tries to rotate in the counterclockwise direction around the abutting portion 23, so that a load is applied to the rotating shafts 15, 16. The 20 holes 21 and 22 may fall off.

  Therefore, the rotation shaft 15 is provided with a protrusion 24 for preventing the drop. In the example shown in FIG. 9, the rotating shaft 15 is formed in a cross shape, and the case 5 comes into contact with the contact portion 23 among the four slide contact portions that are in contact with the hole 22 of the support piece 20. Accordingly, a drop-off preventing projection 24 is provided at the tip of the sliding contact portion of the rotating shaft 15 to which a load is applied. Thus, when a load is applied to the rotary shaft 15 due to the case 5 coming into contact with the contact portion 23, the protrusion 24 is hooked in the hole 22 of the support piece 20. 16 does not come out of the support pieces 19 and 20. It should be noted that the drop-off preventing projection 24 may be provided on one of the rotating shafts 15 and 16, but may be provided on both.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an attachment structure between the case and the fixing bracket, and FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a state in which the case and the fixing bracket are attached.
The case 5 has a mechanism for removably fixing it to the housing 6 on the side opposite to the end face that supports the case 5. This mechanism has a snap-fit structure including a fixture 8 fixed to the housing 6 and a latch lever 25 provided on the case 5.

  The case 5 is formed in a shape in which an operation projection 26 provided with an operation handle used when fitting and removing the case 5 is fitted to the fixing bracket 8. The operating protrusion 26 is integrally formed with a latching lever 25 having springiness on both end surfaces in the vertical direction in the drawing near the tip.

  On the other hand, the fixture 8 to which the operation protrusion 26 is fitted is bent at both ends in the vertical direction in the figure to form grip pieces 29 and 30 for holding the operation protrusion 26 from the vertical direction in the figure. In order to facilitate the reception of the operation projection 26, the gripping pieces 29 and 30 are inclined outward to widen the frontage. The gripping pieces 29 and 30 are provided with fitting holes 27 and 28 to which the latching lever 25 of the operation projection 26 is fitted and latched.

  Therefore, when the operating projection 26 is pushed into the fixing metal 8, the latch lever 25 is fitted into the fitting holes 27, 28, and is further latched into the fitting holes 27, 28, whereby the case 5 Is fixed to the fixing bracket 8. When removing the case 5 from the fixing bracket 8, the latching lever 25 is pushed inward so that the latched state with the fitting holes 27 and 28 can be released. Is pulled forward, the case 5 is detached from the fixture 8 and can be rotated.

  From the above structure, as shown in FIG. 11, the case 5 equipped with the operation unit 4 can be rotated by being supported by the support fitting 7, and can be fitted / removed by snap-fitting to the fixing fitting 8. Become. Therefore, since the control unit 3 can be inspected by rotating the case 5 in which the operation unit 4 is stored during maintenance, the maintainability is improved.

It is the perspective view which showed the internal structure of the inverter apparatus. It is the perspective view which showed the state which mounted | wore the operation part to the case. It is the perspective view which showed the structure by the side of the operation part attachment surface of a case. It is the perspective view which showed the structure of the back surface side of a case. It is a perspective view which shows the state of the electrical connection of a case and a control part. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment structure of a case and a support metal fitting. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the case and the support metal fitting. It is a perspective view which shows the stopper mechanism which controls the rotation range of a case, and the fall-off prevention mechanism of a case. It is an enlarged view showing the A section detail of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment structure of a case and a fixing bracket. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the case and the fixing metal fitting. It is the perspective view which showed the internal structure of the conventional inverter apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment state to the control part of the operation part in the conventional inverter apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the connection relation of an operation part and a control part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Inverter apparatus 2 Main circuit part 3 Control part 4 Operation part 5 Case 6 Case 7 Support metal fitting 8 Fixing metal fitting 9 Storage part 10 Modular jack 11 Mounting hole 13,14 Base part 15,16 Rotary shaft 17 Harness 18 Connector 19,20 Support Pieces 21 and 22 Holes 23 Abutting portions 24 Protrusions 25 Latching levers 26 Operation protrusions 27 and 28 Fitting holes 29 and 30 Holding pieces

Claims (6)

An operation unit that performs operation, stop, various settings, and the like, a control unit that is electrically connected to the operation unit, a main circuit unit that converts power based on control of the control unit, and the operation unit, In an inverter device comprising a housing for accommodating the control unit and the main circuit unit,
A case capable of detachably storing the operation unit;
A connector that is installed in the case and is electrically connected to the operation unit when the operation unit is mounted on the case and can fix the operation unit to the case;
A harness for electrically connecting the connector and the control unit;
An inverter device comprising:   The case has a supporting means that is rotatably supported with respect to the casing at one end, and a fixing means that is fixed to the casing so as to be detachable at the other end. The inverter device according to claim 1.   The support means has a rotation shaft extending in parallel with the side surface of the housing on an end surface of the case facing the side surface of the housing, and the rotation shaft is formed in a shaft hole of a bearing portion fixed to the housing. The inverter device according to claim 2, wherein the inverter device is supported by being inserted.   The inverter device according to claim 3, wherein a rotation range of the case is regulated so as to be in contact with the bearing portion fixed to the housing during rotation in the opening direction.   The inverter device according to claim 3, wherein the rotating shaft has a drop-off preventing projection that is hooked in the shaft hole at a tip. The inverter device according to claim 2, wherein the fixing means has a snap-fit structure that is detachably hooked to a hook portion fixed to the housing.

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