JP2009200738A - Information communication device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information communication device capable of easily attaching/detaching a memory card for recording information received from other pieces of equipment. <P>SOLUTION: An intercom master has a body module A mounted onto a wall W. A handle 6, which is used for pressing a call switch 3 pressed in a call with an intercom slave from the outside, is detachably mounted onto the front of an exposed panel B. On the front of the exposed panel B, there is a card connection member to which the memory card for recording received image data is connected detachably at a part covered with the handle 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information communication apparatus that is attached to a construction surface and can communicate with other equipment.

  Conventionally, it is attached to the construction surface (wall) in the house, and connected to other equipment (door phone slave unit) installed outside the house using a signal line. There is provided an information communication device (interphone master unit) that constructs an intercom system that performs communication.

  In this type of information communication device, a camera that captures a visitor is attached to the door phone slave unit, and the information communication device includes a display that displays an image, and displays an image captured by the door phone slave unit on the display. An information communication device is provided.

  In the information communication apparatus having the display as described above, a technique for attaching a memory card such as an SD card capable of recording an image to the information communication apparatus is provided (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  In order to maintain the design, the memory card mounting location in the information communication device is formed not on the front surface of the information communication device but on the side surface (a surface substantially orthogonal to the wall surface), and a technique for inserting the memory card along the wall has been proposed. Yes.

On the other hand, in recent years, by reducing the thickness of the display or attaching the information communication device to the wall so that a part of the information communication device is embedded in the wall (for example, see Patent Document 2), the projecting dimension from the wall surface can be reduced. Suppressed information communication devices are provided.
JP 2006-157178 A JP-A-6-291818

  As described above, in the information communication device in which the projecting dimension from the wall surface is kept small, in the configuration in which the memory card is inserted along the wall from the side surface (surface substantially orthogonal to the wall surface), the wall is located near the insertion portion of the memory card. Therefore, there arises a problem that it becomes difficult to insert the memory card.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above reasons, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information communication apparatus capable of easily attaching a memory card.

  The invention of claim 1 includes a container body having a connection terminal to which a signal line for communication with other equipment is connected and attached to the construction surface, and when communicating with other equipment on the front surface of the equipment body. A cover-like handle for operating the switch to be turned on and off from the outside is detachably attached, and a memory card for recording information received from other devices is detachably attached to the part covered with the handle on the front of the body A card connection member to be connected to the card is provided.

  According to the configuration of the first aspect of the present invention, the card connection member for connecting the memory card is attached to the front surface of the container body at the part covered by the handle that is detachably attached, and the card connection member is removed by removing the handle. Since it is exposed to the front, the insertion slot for inserting the memory card is formed on the side surface substantially orthogonal to the wall surface, and there is an advantage that the work of inserting the memory card becomes easier compared to the configuration in which the memory card is inserted along the wall surface. .

  Further, since the card connecting member is attached to the part covered with the handle, there is an advantage that the appearance of the information communication apparatus does not change.

  In the following embodiments, an interphone master unit that performs communication such as a call with a door phone slave unit (not shown) as another device and constructs an interphone system will be described as an example of an information communication device.

  The doorphone slave unit is installed outside the home, and the interphone master unit is attached to a wall W in the house as a construction surface, and the doorphone slave unit and the interphone master unit are connected by a communication line (not shown). The door phone slave device includes a camera, and an image captured by the camera is transmitted as image data to the interphone master device.

  On the other hand, the interphone master unit includes a display 1 that displays an image, a call circuit unit, an image data conversion processing circuit unit, and a power supply circuit unit that supplies DC power to each circuit unit and the display unit 1, Calls and images can be displayed. In the following description, the top, bottom, left, and right when the interphone master unit is attached to the wall W will be referred to as the top, bottom, left, and right, and the front side of the wall W will be described as the front and the back side as the back.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the interphone master according to the present embodiment has a main body module A that is formed in a box shape having a front rectangular shape and a thin box shape that is disposed in front of the main body module A as shown in FIG. And an exposed panel B, and a frame-shaped decorative plate P arranged to surround the periphery of the exposed panel B.

  The decorative plate P includes a plate frame 19 and a decorative cover 20, and a plate hole 22 through which a fixing screw (not shown) for fixing to the main body module A is inserted is provided in the decorative cover 20. The decorative cover 20 and the plate frame 19 are coupled by a coupling portion (not shown).

  The main body module A is fixed in a form in which a rear portion is accommodated in an instrument wiring switch box SB that is fixed to the rear of the construction hole 10 formed in the wall W and having a box shape with an open front end. The switch box SB has a pair of upper and lower appliance fixing protrusions 11 formed with screw holes 12 into which a mounting screw (not shown) for mounting the main body module A is screwed at the front end. A pair is projected.

  A terminal window (not shown) is established on the rear wall of the main module A, and a signal line connection terminal (not shown) to which a signal line and a power supply line for supplying commercial power are connected from the terminal window. In addition, the power line connection terminal (not shown) is exposed. A module side contact terminal window 14 is opened on the front wall of the main body module A, and the module side contact terminals 13 for electrically connecting the main body module A and the exposed panel B are exposed to the front surface.

  From the upper and lower ends of the front end of the main body module A, two mounting plates 4 extend in the direction away from each other across the left and right ends, and each mounting plate 4 has a plurality of box holes through which mounting screws are inserted. 41 and a plurality of plate screw holes 42 into which fixing screws are screwed are respectively penetrated.

  The exposed panel B is mounted on the main body module A by mounting means. The mounting means includes a plurality of flanges 43 formed in the lower portion of the lower mounting plate 4 and a plurality of hooking holes (not shown) formed in the rear wall of the exposed panel B and into which the flanges 43 are inserted. ) And a plurality of locking protrusions (not shown) that protrude from the rear wall of the exposed panel B and engage with the upper mounting plate 4.

  On the rear wall of the exposed panel B, a panel side contact terminal window (not shown) for exposing a panel side contact terminal (not shown) connected to the module side contact terminal 13 to the outside is opened.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the front wall of the exposed panel B has a large number of small through holes for transmitting the sound of the panel opening 15 for exposing the screen of the display 1 and the speaker (not shown) to the outside. A hole 16 is formed. A plurality of operation buttons 18 for operating a plurality of operation switches (not shown) for performing an input operation are disposed on the front wall of the exposed panel B.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a handle recess 5 is formed in the front surface of the exposed panel B. A mounting recess 51 is further provided in the center of the handle recess 5. In the mounting recess 51, a switch groove 56 having a switch window 56a penetrating the inner bottom surface is formed at the bottom. From the switch window 56a, the push operation portion 3a (see FIG. 5A) of the call switch 3 for performing input such as the start of the call is exposed in the switch groove 56.

  Further, the card connection member 2 is fixed to the upper portion of the mounting recess 51 by soldering or the like (the card connection member 2 will be described later).

  A call handle 6 for pushing the call switch 3 is detachably attached to the handle recess 5. Hereinafter, the call handle 6 and the handle recess 5 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. A plurality of insertion claws 63 having an insertion convex portion 63a extending upward (upward in the drawing) at the tip portion are provided on the back surface of the call handle 6 (the front surface in the drawing which is not exposed to the outside). A plurality of fitting projections 67 projecting from the upper part and having a semi-cylindrical tip that is long in the left-right direction project from the upper part, and a pair of left and right handle side walls 61 project from both the left and right ends. .

  A pair of left and right cutouts 64 reaching the back surface of the call handle 6 is formed at the lower part of the handle side wall 61, and an engagement convex portion 62 a that protrudes away from the back surface of the call handle 6 at the cutout 64 is formed at the tip portion. A pair of left and right engaging claws 62 provided in the projection are provided. Further, a switch rib 65 for pushing the call switch 3 and a return rib 66 project from the back surface of the call handle 6.

  On the other hand, the handle recess 5 has a plurality of insertion holes 54 through which the insertion protrusions 63a are inserted, and a pair of left and right engagement holes 55 through which the engagement claws 62 are inserted. A fitting groove 57 that fits into the fitting protrusion 67 is recessed in the upper portion, and a pair of spring openings 52 in which the spring protrusion 53 extends downward from the upper wall is formed in the mounting recess 51. Opened on both sides.

  Then, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, when the insertion convex portion 63a and the engaging convex portion 62a are engaged with the bottom wall of the handle recess 5, the call handle 6 is fitted into the fitting protrusion. 67 and the fitting groove 57 are fitted in the handle recess 5. Here, the protrusion dimension of the handle side wall 61 is formed to be smaller than the depth dimension of the handle recess 5, and when the conversation handle 6 is pushed with a finger, the tip of the handle side wall 61 comes into contact with the inner bottom surface of the handle recess 5. The call handle 6 moves rearward with the fitting protrusion 67 as a fulcrum, and the switch rib 65 pushes the push operation portion 3a. Further, when the push operation is performed, the return rib 66 pushes down the spring protrusion 53, so that the call handle 6 returns to the original position when the finger is released from the call handle 6.

  On the other hand, when the call handle 6 is pulled forward by applying a tool to the lower end of the call handle 6, the insertion claw 62 and the engagement claw 63 are bent, and the insertion projection 62 a and the engagement projection 63 a are formed in the handle recess 5. The call handle 6 is removed from the bottom wall.

  By the way, an interphone master unit having a function of displaying an image may require a function of recording and reproducing a visitor's image. For example, when recording an image of a visitor who visited when he was absent. In the present embodiment, a recording function for recording and reproducing images is provided.

  Specifically, the intercom base unit of the present embodiment includes a built-in memory for recording received information (image data) and a card connection member 2 to which a memory card C for recording image data is connected. Image data is recorded on the memory card C connected to the connection member 2. In this embodiment, a built-in memory is provided, and the memory card C functions as an expansion memory for the built-in memory. However, the recording can be performed only when the memory card is connected to the card connecting member 2 without the built-in memory. It is good.

  In the following, a configuration in which a micro SD card is used as the memory card C will be exemplified, but other recording media such as an SD card or a mini SD card may be used. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a micro SD card conversion adapter having an ejector mechanism is used as the card connection member 2. The card connection member 2 is formed at the upper end of the mounting recess 51 and is connected to a connection connector (not shown) that is electrically connected to the image data conversion processing circuit unit. It is fixed to.

  Here, a method of connecting the memory card C to the card connecting member 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the call handle 6 is removed from the handle recess 5 to expose the card connection member 2. Next, the memory card C is inserted into the insertion slot 2a from below the connecting member 2 as shown by the arrow in the figure. Finally, the call handle 6 is attached to the handle recess 5, and the connection of the memory card C is completed.

  By the way, in the configuration in which the memory card C is inserted along the wall surface with the insertion portion of the memory card C provided on the side other than the front surface of the exposed panel B (the surface that is substantially perpendicular to the wall and exposed). Since there is a wall in the vicinity of the insertion site of C, there may be a problem in inserting the memory card. In particular, when the projecting dimension from the wall surface is small, it is difficult to insert the memory card C.

  In the present embodiment, the card connection member 2 to which the memory card C is connected as described above is exposed to the front by removing the call handle 6, so even when the projecting dimension from the wall surface is small. The memory card C can be inserted easily.

  In addition, since the card connection member 2 is attached to a part that is covered with the call handle 6, the appearance of the interphone master unit does not change.

  Furthermore, since the micro SD conversion adapter can be used for the card connection member 2 as described above, it is not necessary to develop a dedicated member, and the design cost can be reduced.

  In the present embodiment, the intercom master unit configured to separate the main body module A and the exposed panel B and embed the rear portion of the main body module in the wall W is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the main body module A and the exposed panel are exposed. The structure which forms the panel B integrally and the structure which attaches the main body module A directly to a wall surface may be sufficient.

  In the present embodiment, an interphone master unit that communicates with a door phone slave unit connected by a signal line is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the state which removed the telephone call handle. It is a disassembled perspective view of embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of an exposure panel. It is a perspective view which shows a part of call handle. (A) is the EE cross section in FIG. 1, (b) is the DD cross section in FIG. It is a perspective view of a card connection member. It is a top view of a card connection member.

Explanation of symbols

A Body module (container)
B Exposed panel (container)
C Memory card W Wall (construction surface)
1 Display 2 Card connection member
3 Call switch (switch)

Claims (1)

  It has a connector that has a connection terminal to which a signal line for communication with other equipment is connected and is attached to the construction surface. On the front of the instrument is a switch that is turned on and off when communicating with other equipment. A card-like connecting member to which a memory card for recording information received from other devices is detachably connected to a portion covered by the handle on the front surface of the container body. An information communication device characterized in that is provided.

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