JP2012009649A - Electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an on-vehicle electronic apparatus which prevents various malfunctions caused by foreign objects inserted accidentally .SOLUTION: An electronic apparatus 1 has a front panel 3 and a body case 7. A reproducing part 10 reproducing data stored in a recording medium 12 is housed in the body case 7. The front panel 3 has an insertion opening 11 for inserting the recording medium 12 into the player part 10 and includes a housing part 15 having an opening on the body case 7 side of the insertion opening 11 through which a foreign object A, having a predetermined size and entered from the insertion opening 11, can pass.

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle electronic device capable of preventing a failure caused by an erroneously inserted coin or clip.

  In an electronic device attached to a vehicle and incorporating an optical disk playback device, a child or the like may mistakenly insert a foreign object such as a coin into the insertion slot of the disk. At that time, there is a problem in the market that a foreign material that has been erroneously inserted comes into contact with a conductive portion such as a circuit board inside the chassis, resulting in failure of the electronic device.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, rib-like convex portions 48a and 48b projecting inward of the chassis 45 are integrated with the side wall 45a so that a foreign matter mistakenly inserted does not come into contact with the circuit board and the conductive portion inside the chassis. It is proposed that the minimum gaps 46b and 46c between the peripheral edge portion 42a of the circuit board 42 and the convex portions 48a and 48b and the gap 46a between the side walls 45a be set narrower than the width dimension B of the foreign matter 412. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1). With this configuration, it is possible to prevent foreign matter 412 from entering the lower space 411 side, and it is possible to prevent failure of the electronic device due to contact with a conductive portion such as a circuit board inside the chassis.

JP 2007-80900 A

  However, the conventional structure can prevent the entry of the foreign matter 412 into the lower space 411, but if the foreign matter 412 enters, it affects the function of the electronic device such as a disc playback deck that causes clogging. There is a problem that it is not possible to prevent intrusion into other parts leading to a failure. In particular, in an in-vehicle electronic device, there is a possibility that a mixed foreign object may move to various places in the electronic device due to vibration or impact caused by traveling.

  The present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an in-vehicle electronic device that can prevent various failures caused by foreign matters mixed due to erroneous insertion or the like.

  The present invention relates to an electronic device having a front panel and a main body case, wherein the main body case stores a reproducing unit for reproducing data held in the recording medium, and the front panel is inserted into the reproducing unit for inserting the recording medium. A storage portion having an opening and having an opening through which a foreign substance having a predetermined size that has entered from the insertion / removal port can pass through the body case side of the insertion / removal port.

  In order to solve the conventional problem, the present invention provides a storage unit having an opening through which a foreign substance of a predetermined size erroneously inserted into an electronic device can pass, thereby causing various problems caused by the foreign substance being erroneously inserted. It is possible to provide an in-vehicle electronic device that can prevent a serious failure.

The perspective view which shows the electronic device concerning embodiment of this invention Cross-sectional view of the same electronic device The perspective view which shows the back side of the front panel of the same electronic device Partial sectional view of a conventional electronic device

  Hereinafter, an electronic apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of an electronic device 1 attached to a console box of a vehicle. The electronic device 1 has a playback unit 10 that plays back music data and the like held in a recording medium. The reproduction unit 10 is typically the optical disk device 10a shown in FIG. 2 that reproduces music data and the like held on the optical disk 12, but may be a cassette deck that reproduces a cassette tape. In addition, the electronic device 1 includes a radio 2 and the like in a main body case 7. In the embodiment of the present invention, description will be made assuming that the reproducing unit 10 is the optical disk device 10a.

  The electronic device 1 also has a front panel 3. The front panel 3 includes an insertion / removal port 11 in the optical disc apparatus 10a, a tuning knob 2a for radio, etc., in addition to a function switching button 4a and a power / volume knob 4b. Is provided. In addition, a control unit (not shown) for controlling the radio 2, the optical disc device 10a, and the like is provided inside.

  FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the front panel 3 according to the embodiment of the present invention provided in the electronic apparatus 1 at the position II-II in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the optical disk device 10 a includes a main body 13 that can store an optical disk 12 on which information is recorded, an opening 11 a into which the optical disk 12 can be inserted into and removed from the main body 13, and a main body 13. And an insertion / removal roller 14 that is a pair of rollers that can be conveyed by rotating in a state where the optical disk 12 is sandwiched.

  Inside the main body 13, there is provided a reproduction mechanism (not shown) for reproducing the optical disk 12 inserted from the insertion / removal port 11. In this case, the optical disk 12 is inserted by pressing the button 6 which is a storage start operation means provided on the front panel 3.

  FIG. 3 shows a view of the front panel 3 according to the embodiment of the present invention provided in the electronic apparatus 1 as seen from the back side.

  A printed circuit board 16 mounted with buttons 6 and knobs 4b is attached to the back side of the front panel 3. The printed circuit board 16 is used for function switching by the buttons 4a in FIG. 1, volume operation by the knobs 4b in FIG. The circuit to do is implemented.

  The printed circuit board 16 is provided with a hole for fitting with the insertion / removal opening 11 so that the optical disk 12 inserted into the insertion / removal opening 11 can be conveyed to the optical disk device 10a. A storage portion 15 having an opening through which a foreign substance A having a predetermined size that has entered from the insertion / removal port 11 can pass between the front panel 3 and the main body case 7 is installed on the main body case 7 side of the insertion / removal port 11. .

The storage unit 15 is installed between the main body 7 and the front panel 3. When the foreign object A is erroneously inserted, the foreign object A does not enter the optical disc device 10a, and the storage unit 15 can temporarily store the foreign object A. Falls into the lower pocket 15a. The pocket 15 a is connected to a slit 17 provided on the side surface 19 of the front panel 3. Note that the slit 17 may be an opening that can take out the foreign material A that has been erroneously inserted to the outside of the front panel 3 and the main body case 7, and the shape is not limited to a vertically long rectangle. Further, the slit 17 may be provided at another location such as the main body case 7.

  Further, if the storage portion 15 is provided with an inclination so that erroneously inserted foreign matter is collected in the pocket 15a, the foreign matter A can be discharged more easily.

  Further, if the electronic device 1 in a service factory or the like is removed from the vehicle and the main body case 7 is tilted by approximately 90 degrees from the state in which the main body case 7 is attached to the vehicle, the slit 19 faces downward. It is possible to easily take out the contaminated foreign matter A without removing and disassembling the front panel 3 or the like.

  The storage unit 15 is connected to a slit 17 provided in front of the front panel 3 and does not temporarily store the foreign matter A. If the foreign matter A is erroneously inserted, the foreign matter A is discharged to the outside through the slit 17 as it is. It may be a structure. In this case, if the slit 17 is provided with a lid, the storage unit 15 can be temporarily stored without a special structure for temporarily storing the foreign matter A.

  On the other hand, if the diameter is larger than R shown in FIG. 2 as in the optical disk 12, the optical disk 12 is guided into the optical disk device 10a by the disk guide 18. In this way, when a foreign object A such as a coin having a diameter of R or less is erroneously inserted, it does not enter the optical disk device 10a.

  Here, the electronic device 1 attached to the vehicle may be removed at a vehicle service factory or the like, but the housing such as the main body case 7 and the front panel 3 may not be disassembled due to a product warranty problem. Many. In this case, a great deal of time and effort is required, such as repairs that cannot be made unless the removed electronic device is sent to the manufacturer.

  However, as in the embodiment of the present invention, by introducing the foreign matter that has been mixed into a location that does not affect the function of the electronic device 1 and that can be easily taken out by the slit 19, the foreign matter can be obtained even at a vehicle service factory or the like. A can be easily taken out.

  As described above, in the electronic device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the storage unit 15 for guiding the small foreign matter A erroneously inserted from the insertion / removal port 11 is installed between the front panel 3 and the main body case 7. Yes. By doing so, it is possible not only to prevent foreign matter A from entering the inside of the optical disc playback apparatus 10a or the vicinity of the printed circuit board 16, but also to prevent various problems such as clogging of the optical disc playback apparatus 10a by the foreign matter A. it can. In particular, in a service factory or the like, there are many cases where the electronic device 1 can be removed but cannot be disassembled due to a product warranty problem. Even in such a case, if the slit 19 is provided as in the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to save the trouble of sending and repairing to the manufacturer that manufactured the removed electronic device 1.

  As described above, the electronic device according to the present invention is capable of discharging a foreign object without disassembling the electronic device in addition to preventing a failure caused by erroneous insertion of the foreign material, and is an acoustic device mounted on a vehicle. It is useful as such.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electronic device 2 Radio 3 Front panel 4a Button 4b Power supply / volume knob 6 Button 7 Main body case 10 Playback part 10a Optical disk apparatus 11 Insertion / extraction port 11a Opening 12 Optical disk 14 Insertion / removal roller 15 Storage part 15a Pocket 16 Printed circuit board 17 Slit 18 Disc guide 19 Side A Foreign object

Claims (6)

An electronic device having a front panel and a body case,
In the main body case, a reproducing unit that reproduces data held in a recording medium is stored,
The front panel has an insertion / removal port for inserting the recording medium into the reproduction unit,
An electronic apparatus comprising a storage unit having an opening through which a foreign substance having a predetermined size that has entered from the insertion / removal port can pass through the main body case side of the insertion / removal port.   The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit is connected to a slit that allows the foreign matter to be taken out of the front panel and the main body case.   The electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the slit is provided in the front panel or the main body case.   The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein a lid is provided on the slit.   The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the storage unit has a pocket for temporarily storing the foreign matter in front of the slit.   The electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the slit is directed downward by tilting the main body case approximately 90 degrees from a state where the main body case is attached to the vehicle.