JP2019146341A - Plate for wiring apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a good-looking plate for a wiring apparatus capable of reducing an amount of projection of the plate for the wiring apparatus from a building surface.SOLUTION: A plate mounting frame 2 is mounted on a mounting seat 6b of an embedded hole 6 of a building surface 7, which is deeper than the building surface 7. A decorative plate 3 is attached to the plate mounting frame 2. The decorative plate 3 comprises a decorative plate body 21 and engaging sections 22a, 22b projecting backward from the decorative plate body 21. The decorative plate body 21 covers a front surface of the plate mounting frame 2 and comes into contact with the building surface 7 of the edge of the embedded hole 6. The engaging sections 22a, 22b of the decorative plate 3 and engaging sections 13a, 13b of the plate mounting frame 2 are engaged with each other at a position deeper than the building surface 7.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

Description

  The present invention relates to a wiring device plate for embedding a wiring device in a construction surface such as a furniture top plate or a building wall.

  Conventionally, in order to embed wiring equipment on the construction surface of furniture top plates, building walls, etc., an embedding hole is provided on the construction surface, the wiring equipment is attached to the plate mounting frame, and the plate mounting frame is attached to the construction surface. (See Patent Document 1). In order to improve the appearance, the plate mounting frame is covered with a decorative plate.

  The plate mounting frame has an opening for exposing a functional surface of the wiring device (a surface provided with an outlet or a USB insertion port or a surface provided with a switch operating body). The decorative plate includes a decorative plate body in which an opening is formed, and an engaging portion that protrudes rearward from the decorative plate body. The decorative plate body also has an opening that exposes the functional surface of the wiring device. The decorative portion of the decorative plate engages with the engaging portion of the plate mounting frame, and the decorative plate is attached to the plate mounting frame.

JP 2001-211152 A

  However, in the conventional wiring apparatus plate, since the plate mounting frame and the decorative plate are laminated on the construction surface, there is a problem that the amount of projection of the wiring apparatus plate from the construction surface is large.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the plate for wiring apparatuses with the good appearance which can make small the protrusion amount of the plate for wiring apparatuses from a construction surface.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, one aspect of the present invention is an plate mounting frame that has an opening that exposes a functional surface of a wiring device, and that is mounted on a mounting seat in a rear surface of the embedded surface of the embedded surface of the built surface. And an opening that exposes the functional surface of the wiring device, covers the front surface of the plate mounting frame, contacts the construction surface of the edge of the embedding hole, and protrudes rearward from the decorative plate body A decorative plate including an engaging portion to be engaged, and the engaging portion of the decorative plate and the engaging portion of the plate mounting frame are engaged deeper than the construction surface, and the decorative plate is It is a wiring apparatus plate attached to a plate attachment frame.

  According to the present invention, the plate mounting frame is attached to the mounting seat behind the construction surface, the engagement portion of the decorative plate and the engagement portion of the plate mounting frame are engaged behind the construction surface, and the plate mounting frame Since the decorative plate main body covering the surface is in contact with the construction surface, the protruding amount of the wiring device plate from the construction surface can be reduced. Moreover, since the decorative plate main body also covers the construction surface of the edge of the embedding hole, it is possible to obtain a good wiring device plate.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the plate for wiring devices of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the plate attachment frame of this embodiment to the table. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the decorative plate of this embodiment to the plate attachment frame. It is a side view of the plate for wiring devices of this embodiment attached to the top plate of a table. FIG. 5A is a detailed view of a decorative plate (FIG. 5A is a front perspective view, FIG. 5B is a rear perspective view, and FIG. 5C is an enlarged side view). It is a perspective view of the plate attachment frame of this embodiment (FIG. 6 (a) is a front side perspective view, FIG.6 (b) is a rear side perspective view). FIG. 7A is a side view, FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line bb of FIG. 7A, and FIG. 7C is FIG. (a) cc line sectional view of a). It is a figure which shows the procedure which attaches a wiring tool to the plate attachment frame of this embodiment (FIG. 8 (a) is a top view, FIG.8 (b) is a bb sectional view taken on the line bb of FIG. 8 (a)). It is a figure which shows the procedure which attaches a wiring tool to the plate attachment frame of this embodiment (FIG. 9 (a) is a top view, FIG.9 (b) is the bb sectional view taken on the line bb of FIG.9 (a)). It is a figure which shows the procedure which attaches a USB outlet to the plate attachment frame of this embodiment (FIG. 10 (a) is a top view, FIG.10 (b) is a bb sectional view taken on the line bb of FIG.10 (a)). It is a figure which shows the procedure which attaches the decorative plate of this embodiment to a plate attachment frame (FIG. 11 (a) is an example with a shallow mounting seat, FIG.11 (b) is an example with a deep mounting seat).

  Hereinafter, a wiring device plate according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the wiring device plate of the present invention can be embodied in various forms, and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. This embodiment is provided with the intention of enabling those skilled in the art to fully understand the scope of the invention by fully disclosing the specification.

  FIG. 1 shows an example in which the wiring device plate 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is attached to a table top plate 5. 2 is a plate mounting frame, 3 is a decorative plate, and 4 is a wiring device such as an outlet. In the following, for convenience of explanation, the configuration of the wiring instrument plate 1 will be described using directions when the wiring instrument plate 1 is viewed in plan, that is, the front, rear, left, and right directions shown in FIG. Of course, the arrangement of the wiring device plate 1 is not limited to such an arrangement.

  An embedding hole 6 is provided in the table top plate 5. The embedding hole 6 includes a substantially rectangular embedding hole body 6a in a plan view in which the wiring device 4 is embedded, and a mounting seat 6b provided around the front surface of the embedding hole body 6a. The mounting seat 6b has a substantially rectangular shape larger than the embedded hole body 6a in plan view, and is located behind the construction surface 7. The plate attachment frame 2 is attached to the attachment seat 6b.

  A wiring device 4 is detachably attached to the plate attachment frame 2. Openings 2 a and 2 b that expose the functional surface of the wiring device 4 are formed on the front surface of the plate mounting frame 2. Through holes 2c for attaching the plate mounting frame 2 to the mounting seat 6b are formed at both ends in the left-right direction of the plate mounting frame 2. Reference numeral 9 denotes a screw for attaching the plate attachment frame 2 to the attachment seat.

  The wiring device 4 is obtained by connecting a resin body 4a and a resin cover 4b by a pair of metal assembly frames 4c. A pair of engaging claws 4d protrude from the left and right side surfaces of the wiring device 4, that is, from the side end surfaces of the assembly frame 4c. The engaging claws 4d of the wiring device 4 are engaged with the flexible pieces 8a to 8d of the plate mounting frame 2, and the wiring device 4 is mounted on the plate mounting frame 2.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the plate attachment frame 2 to which the wiring device 4 is attached is attached to the attachment seat 6 b (see FIG. 1) of the embedded hole 6. The depth of the mounting seat 6b is deeper than the height of the front panel 11 (see FIG. 1) of the plate mounting frame 2, and the plate mounting frame 2 is embedded deeper than the construction surface 7.

  A decorative plate 3 is attached to the plate mounting frame 2. The decorative plate 3 has openings 3a and 3b through which the wiring device 4 is exposed. The decorative plate 3 includes a decorative plate body 21 having openings 3a and 3b, and engaging portions 22a and 22b (see FIG. 5B) protruding rearward from the decorative plate body 21. The decorative plate body 21 has a substantially rectangular shape larger than the mounting seat 6b in plan view. The decorative plate body 21 covers the plate mounting frame 2 and contacts the construction surface 7 at the edge of the embedding hole 6 (see FIG. 3). The decorative plates 3 are attached to the plate mounting frame 2 by engaging the engaging portions 22 a and 22 b of the decorative plate 3 with the engaging portions 13 a and 13 b of the plate mounting frame 2.

  FIG. 4 shows a side view of the table top 5. In the wiring device plate 1 of the present embodiment, only the decorative plate body 21 of the decorative plate 3 protrudes from the construction surface 7. For this reason, the protrusion amount of the decorative plate main body 21 from the construction surface 7 is small and looks good.

  FIG. 5A is a front perspective view of the decorative plate 3, FIG. 5B is a rear perspective view of the decorative plate 3, and FIG. 5C is an enlarged side view of the decorative plate 3. Reference numeral 21 denotes a decorative plate body, and 22a and 22b are engaging portions. The decorative plate 3 is a resin molded product, and the decorative plate body 21 and the engaging portions 22a and 22b are integrated.

  The decorative plate body 21 has a rectangular plate shape that is long in the left-right direction. Two openings 3 a and 3 b are formed in the decorative plate main body 21 so that the wiring device 4 is arranged in the left-right direction, that is, in the long-width direction of the wiring device 4. The number of openings 3a and 3b can be one, two, or three or more according to the number of wiring devices 4. A groove 21 a extending in the left-right direction is formed on the bottom surface of the decorative plate body 21 to facilitate the removal of the decorative plate 3 from the plate mounting frame 2. The groove 21 a opens on the side surface of the decorative plate body 21.

  On the bottom surface of the decorative plate main body 21, a pair of engaging portions 22a and 22b are provided opposite to each other with the openings 3a and 3b interposed therebetween. As shown in FIG.5 (b), engaging part 22a, 22b is plate shape extended in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 5C, the engaging portions 22 a and 22 b are substantially parallel to each other and orthogonal to the decorative plate body 21. A claw 23 having a triangular cross-section projecting inward is integrally formed at the distal ends of the engaging portions 22a and 22b.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the decorative plate 3 is attached to the plate mounting frame 2, the pair of engaging portions 22 a and 22 b of the decorative plate 3 correspond to the pair of wall surfaces 6 b 1 of the mounting seat 6 b and the pair of side surfaces of the plate mounting frame 2. Between. Then, the engaging portions 22 a and 22 b of the decorative plate 3 engage with the engaging portions 13 a and 13 b of the plate mounting frame 2.

  FIG. 6A shows a front perspective view of the plate mounting frame 2, and FIG. 6B shows a rear perspective view of the plate mounting frame 2. The plate mounting frame 2 includes a front panel 11 in which openings 2a and 2b are formed, and a rib 12 protruding rearward from the front panel 11. The rib 12 is formed in a frame shape on the periphery of the openings 2a and 2b. The plate mounting frame 2 is made of resin. The front panel 11 and the rib 12 are integrally formed.

  As shown to Fig.6 (a), the front panel 11 is a rectangular shape long in the left-right direction. Two openings 2 a and 2 b are formed in the front panel 11 so that the wiring devices 4 are arranged in the left-right direction, that is, in the long width direction of the wiring devices 4. The number of openings 2a, 2b can be one, two, or three or more according to the number of wiring devices 4.

  On the side surface of the front panel 11, a pair of first engaging portions 13a that are opposed to each other with the openings 2a and 2b interposed therebetween are provided. A pair of second engaging portions 13 b facing each other are provided on the side surfaces of both end portions in the left-right direction of the front panel 11. As shown in the sectional view of FIG. 7B, the first engaging portion 13a has a substantially I-shaped cross section, and the base portion 13a1 (the lower end portion of FIG. 7B) is formed integrally with the plate mounting frame 2. Is done. The base portion 13a1 of the cantilever-like first engaging portion 13a is a fixed end, and the tip portion 13a2 of the first engaging portion 13a is a free end. A plurality of claws 14 are provided on the outer surface of the first engaging portion 13a in the depth direction (the vertical direction in FIG. 7B). The claws 23 (see FIG. 5C) of the engaging portions 22a and 22b of the decorative plate 3 are engaged with the plurality of recesses between the plurality of claws 14.

  As shown in FIG. 7C, the second engaging portion 13 b has a substantially U-shaped cross section, and the one end portion 13 b 1 is formed integrally with the plate mounting frame 2. One end 13b1 of the cantilever-like second engaging portion 13b is a fixed end, and the other end 13b2 of the second engaging portion 13b is a free end. A plurality of claws 15 are provided on the outer surface of the second engaging portion 13b in the depth direction (the vertical direction in FIG. 7C). The claws 23 (see FIG. 5C) of the engaging portions 22a and 22b of the decorative plate 3 engage with the plurality of recesses between the plurality of claws 15.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, a stopper 16 that abuts against the tips of the engaging portions 22 a and 22 b of the decorative plate 3 is formed at the lower part of the side surface of the front panel 11. The stopper 16 prevents the engaging portions 22a and 22b from moving too far and the engaging portions 22a and 22b from being disengaged from the first engaging portion 13a and the second engaging portion 13b.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, flexible pieces 8 a to 8 d having flexibility are integrally formed on the rib 12. The pair of flexible pieces 8a and 8b are opposed to each other with the opening 2a interposed therebetween, and the pair of flexible pieces 8c and 8d are opposed to each other with the opening 2b interposed therebetween. As shown in FIG. 6B, the base portions 17 of the flexible pieces 8 a to 8 d are formed integrally with the rib 12. The base portion 17 (see FIG. 6B) of the cantilever-like flexible pieces 8a to 8d is a fixed end, and the distal end portion 18 (see FIG. 6A) of the flexible pieces 8a to 8d is a free end. is there.

  As shown in FIG.6 (b), the flexible pieces 8a-8d are substantially convex shape by the left-right direction view. The engaging claws 4d of the wiring device 4 are engaged with the shoulder portions 19 of the flexible pieces 8a to 8d. A step 20 a that engages with the front surface of the assembly frame 4 c (see FIG. 1) of the wiring device 4 is formed on the head 20 of the flexible pieces 8 a to 8 d. An inclined surface 25 is formed on the side surfaces of the flexible pieces 8a to 8d and facing the engaging claws 4d of the wiring device 4. When the engaging claws 4d of the wiring device 4 come into contact with the inclined surface 25, the flexible pieces 8a to 8d bend to the outside of the openings 2a and 2b.

  As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, receiving portions 26 protruding rearward from the front panel 11 are formed at both edges of the openings 1 a and 1 b of the front panel 11. When the wiring device 4 is attached to the plate attachment frame 2, the assembly frame 4c (see FIG. 1) of the wiring device 4 comes into contact with the receiving portion 26, and the forward movement of the wiring device 4 is restricted. And the engagement nail | claw 4d of the wiring device 4 engages with the shoulder part 19 of flexible piece 8a-8d, and the movement to the back of the wiring device 4 is restrict | limited. Moreover, the wiring device 4 fits into the openings 2a and 2b of the plate mounting frame 2, and the movement of the wiring device 4 in the left-right direction and the up-down direction is restricted.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, the front panel 11 is formed with operation openings 26a to 26c for exposing the tip portions 18 of the flexible pieces 8a to 8d. The operation opening 26a is disposed on the left side of the opening 2a, the operation opening 26b is disposed between the opening 2a and the opening 2b, and the operation opening 26c is disposed on the right side of the opening 2b.

  The procedure for attaching and detaching the wiring device 4 to and from the plate mounting frame 2 will be described below with reference to FIGS. First, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, one engaging claw 4d of the wiring device 4 is engaged with the shoulder 19 of one flexible piece 8d, and the other of the wiring device 4 is engaged. The engaging claw 4d is moved forward (upward in FIG. 8B) along the inclined surface 25 of the other flexible piece 8c. By moving the engaging claw 4d along the inclined surface 25, the flexible piece 8c moves to the outside of the opening 2b (left side in FIG. 8B) and bends. When the engaging claw 4d of the wiring device 4 gets over the inclined surface 25 of the flexible piece 8c, the flexible piece 8c is restored, and the engaging claw 4d rides on the shoulder 19 of the flexible piece 8c. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the wiring device 4 is attached to the plate attachment frame 2.

  When removing the wiring device 4 from the plate mounting frame 2, the flexible pieces 8a to 8d are bent outward from the openings 2a and 2b through the operation openings 26a to 26c from the front side of the plate mounting frame 2 with a finger or a tool. Thereby, the engagement between the flexible pieces 8 a to 8 d and the engagement claw 4 d of the wiring device 4 can be released.

  FIGS. 10A and 10B show an example in which a USB outlet is attached to the plate mounting frame 2 as a wiring device. Even if the wiring device 41 is a USB outlet, the mounting procedure is the same.

  The procedure for attaching the decorative plate 3 to the plate attachment frame 2 will be described below with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 11A, the pair of engaging portions 22 a and 22 b of the decorative plate 3 are inserted between the pair of wall surfaces 6 b 1 of the mounting seat 6 b and the pair of side surfaces of the plate mounting frame 2. The claws 23 of the engaging portions 22a and 22b of the decorative plate 3 get over the first claws 14 and 15 of the first engaging portion 13a and the second engaging portion 13b of the plate mounting frame 2, and the engaging portions 22a and 22b The first engaging portion 13a and the second engaging portion 13b are bent. A gap 42 is formed outside the engaging portions 22a and 22b so that the engaging portions 22a and 22b bend outward.

  When the decorative plate 3 is pushed in until the decorative plate body 21 contacts the construction surface 7, the claws 23 of the engaging portions 22a and 22b are recessed between the claws 14 of the first engaging portion 13a and the claws of the second engaging portion 13b. The engagement portions 22a and 22b, the first engagement portion 13a, and the second engagement portion 13b are restored by engaging with the recesses 15. At this time, the claws 23 of the engagement portions 22a and 22b engage with the recesses between the claws 14 of the first engagement portion 13a and the recesses between the claws 15 of the second engagement portion 13b behind the construction surface 7. . Thereby, the decorative plate 3 can be attached to the plate attachment frame 2.

  When removing the decorative plate 3 from the plate mounting frame 2, the end of the decorative plate 3 is grasped with a finger, or a tool such as a flat-blade screwdriver is inserted into the groove 21 a (see FIG. 5) of the decorative plate body 21. Lift from construction surface 7. Thereby, the engaging portions 22a and 22b, the first engaging portion 13a and the second engaging portion 13b are bent, and the engaging portions 22a and 22b are detached from the first engaging portion 13a and the second engaging portion 13b.

  FIG. 11B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XI-XI in FIG. 4, and shows an example in which the mounting seat 6b is deeper than the mounting seat 6b in FIG. The embedded hole 6 may be processed on site, and the depth of the mounting seat 6b may vary depending on the site. Since the position of the decorative plate 3 with respect to the plate mounting frame 2 can be adjusted in the depth direction, the decorative plate body 21 can be brought into contact with the construction surface 7 even if the depth of the mounting seat 6b changes.

  The configuration of the wiring instrument plate 1 of the present embodiment has been described above. According to the wiring instrument plate 1 of the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

  The plate mounting frame 2 is attached to the mounting seat 6b behind the construction surface 7, and the engagement portions 22a, 22b of the decorative plate 3 and the first engagement portions 13a and 2 of the plate attachment frame 2 are located behind the construction surface 7. Since the decorative plate body 21 covering the plate mounting frame 2 is brought into contact with the construction surface 7 by engaging with the engagement portion 13b, the amount of projection of the wiring device plate 1 from the construction surface 7 can be reduced. . Further, since the decorative plate body 21 also covers the construction surface 7 at the edge of the embedding hole 6, it is possible to make the wiring device plate 1 that looks good.

  Since the position of the decorative plate 3 in the depth direction with respect to the plate mounting frame 2 can be adjusted, the decorative plate body 21 can be brought into contact with the construction surface 7 even if the depth of the mounting seat 6b changes.

  Since the first engaging portion 13a of the plate mounting frame 2 has a substantially I-shaped cross section that is difficult to bend and the second engaging portion 13b is substantially U-shaped that is easily bent, the engaging portions 22a and 22b of the decorative plate 3 Engagement of the plate attachment frame 2 with the first engagement portion 13a and the second engagement portion 13b can be ensured, and rattling of the decorative plate 3 attached to the plate attachment frame 2 can be suppressed. .

  Since the pair of engaging portions 22a and 22b of the decorative plate 3 are inserted between the pair of wall surfaces 6b1 of the mounting seat 6b and the pair of side surfaces of the plate mounting frame 2, as a guide when inserting the decorative plate 3 into the embedding hole 6 A pair of wall surfaces 6b1 can be used.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and can be embodied in various embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the plate mounting frame is mounted on the top plate of the table has been described. However, the plate mounting frame can be mounted on the wall surface, floor surface, or ceiling of the building. In this case, the plate attachment frame can be attached to an embedded box embedded in the wall surface of the building.

  In the above-described embodiment, the plurality of wiring devices are arranged in the plate mounting frame in the long width direction of the wiring device. However, the plurality of wiring devices can be arranged in the plate mounting frame in the short width direction of the wiring device.

  As the wiring apparatus, an outlet, a switch, a USB outlet, an information outlet (communication system modular outlet, TV outlet) or the like can be used.

  In the said embodiment, although the some nail | claw is provided in the engaging part of the plate attachment frame, a some nail | claw can also be provided in the engaging part of a decorative plate.

  The shape of the engaging part of the decorative plate and the engaging part of the plate mounting frame in the above embodiment is an example. For example, the engaging part of the decorative plate is hook-shaped, and the engaging part of the plate mounting frame is hook-shaped engaged. It can also be in the shape of a hole that engages the part.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Wiring device plate 2 ... Plate mounting frame 2a, 2b ... Plate mounting frame opening 4 ... Wiring device 7 ... Construction surface 6 ... Embedded hole 6b ... Mounting seat 3 ... Cosmetic plate 3a, 3b ... Cosmetic plate opening 4, 41 ... Wiring device 6b1 ... Wall surface 21 of mounting seat ... Cosmetic plate body 22a, 22b ... Cosmetic plate engaging portion 13a ... First engaging portion (plate mounting frame engaging portion)
13b ... 2nd engagement part (engagement part of a plate attachment frame)
14, 15 ... Plural nails

Claims (4)

A plate mounting frame that has an opening that exposes a functional surface of the wiring device, and that is attached to a mounting seat at the back of the embedded surface of the embedded surface of the built surface;
A decorative plate body that has an opening that exposes a functional surface of the wiring device, covers the front surface of the plate mounting frame, contacts the construction surface of the edge of the embedding hole, and a protrusion that projects rearward from the decorative plate body A decorative plate including a joint,
The wiring device plate in which the engaging portion of the decorative plate and the engaging portion of the plate mounting frame are engaged deeper than the construction surface, and the decorative plate is attached to the plate mounting frame.   A plurality of claws are provided on at least one of the engaging portion of the plate mounting frame and the engaging portion of the decorative plate so that the position of the decorative plate in the depth direction with respect to the plate mounting frame can be adjusted. The wiring instrument plate according to claim 1.   The engaging portion of the plate mounting frame has a substantially I-shaped cross section, a first engaging portion having the plurality of claws on a side surface, and a substantially U-shaped cross section, and the plurality of claws on a side surface. The wiring device plate according to claim 2, further comprising: a second engagement portion having a second engagement portion. The decorative plate has a pair of engaging portions across the opening of the decorative plate body,
The pair of engaging portions of the decorative plate are inserted between a pair of wall surfaces of the mounting seat and a pair of side surfaces of the plate mounting frame. Wiring equipment plate.

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