JP2021187336A - Electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an electronic apparatus that can improve support rigidity of a display part without increasing a plate thickness of a member that constitutes a body part.SOLUTION: An electronic apparatus includes: a support member 23 supporting a display part 20 including a display panel 21 so as to be movable in a vertical direction, and connected to a body part 10; a side plate 12 provided in the body part 10 and coming into contact with the support member 23; and a vehicle body member 40 coming into contact with the side plate 12. The support member 23, the side plate 12 and the vehicle body member 40 are co-fastened by a bolt 50.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present disclosure relates to electronic devices.

Some electronic devices include a display unit and a main body unit. A support member may be used as the support structure between the display portion and the main body portion. In this case, the display unit is supported by the main body unit via the support member. Such electronic devices are disclosed in, for example, Patent Document 1.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2019-116245

Here, in an electronic device having a display unit, the size of the display unit may be increased. In this case, the weight of the display unit increases. Further, in an electronic device adopting a structure in which the display unit is movable with respect to the main body unit, the center of gravity of the display unit is greatly moved when the display unit is movable.

The electronic device disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a support structure in which both ends in the width direction of the support member and the side wall of the main body are screwed together. In an electronic device having such a support structure, it is necessary to improve the rigidity of the main body portion and the support structure in order to cope with the increase in the weight of the display portion and the movement of the center of gravity of the display portion.

In order to improve the rigidity of the main body and the support structure, for example, it is conceivable to increase the plate thickness of each member constituting the main body and the support structure. However, an increase in the plate thickness of each member leads to an increase in the weight of the entire electronic device.

The present disclosure has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and provides an electronic device capable of improving the support rigidity of the display unit without increasing the plate thickness of the members constituting the main body unit. The purpose is to do.

The electronic device according to the present disclosure supports a display unit having a display panel movable in the vertical direction, and has a support member connected to the main body portion, a side plate provided on the main body portion and in contact with the support member, and a side plate. A vehicle body member that comes into contact with the vehicle body member is provided, and the support member, the side plate, and the vehicle body member are jointly fastened by bolts.

According to the present disclosure, the support rigidity of the display portion can be improved without increasing the plate thickness of the members constituting the main body portion.

It is a perspective view seen from the front right side which shows the structure of the electronic device which concerns on Embodiment 1. It is a perspective view seen from the back left side which shows the structure of the electronic device which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a side view which shows the structure of the electronic device which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. It is an enlarged view of the main part of FIG. It is a perspective view seen from the back left side which shows the support structure between a main body part and a support member. It is a side view which shows the structure of the support member in the electronic device which concerns on Embodiment 2. FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Embodiment 1.
The electronic device according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the electronic device according to the first embodiment as viewed from the front right side. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the electronic device according to the first embodiment as viewed from the left side of the back surface. FIG. 3 is a side view showing the configuration of the electronic device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a support structure between the main body portion 10 and the support member 23 as viewed from the left side of the back surface. Note that FIG. 3 shows a state in which the outer wall of the rear portion of the display portion 20 is removed.

The electronic device according to the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 is an in-vehicle electronic device such as a navigation device or an audio device.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, when the electronic device is used for an automobile, the electronic device is fixed by using a bolt 50 between the vehicle body members 40 provided in the vehicle interior. The bolt 50 is inserted from the outside of the vehicle body member 40 toward the electronic device arranged inside the vehicle body member 40. Although details will be described later, the vehicle body member 40 has a plurality of positioning protrusions 40a and through holes 40b for fixing electronic devices.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the electronic device includes a main body unit 10 and a display unit 20. The main body 10 is provided at the rear of the electronic device. The display unit 20 is provided at the front portion of the electronic device.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the main body 10 is fixed to the vehicle body member 40 constituting the vehicle body on both the left and right sides thereof. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and 6, the main body portion 10 has a structure in which three chassis are stacked in the vertical direction as a whole, and the outer shell thereof is the bottom plate 11, the left and right side plates 12, and the left and right side plates 12. It is composed of a top plate 13 and a back plate 14. The front surface of the main body 10 is open.

The outer surface of the side plate 12 and the inner surface of the vehicle body member 40 are in contact with each other. The side plate 12 has a plurality of positioning holes 12a, through holes 12b, and caulking holes 12c, respectively.

The positioning hole 12a is a hole used when positioning the side plate 12 with respect to the vehicle body member 40. The positioning hole 12a fits with the positioning protrusion 40a. That is, the main body 10 is positioned with respect to the vehicle body member 40 by fitting the positioning hole 12a of the side plate 12 with the positioning projection 40a.

The through hole 12b faces the through hole 40b of the vehicle body member 40. The through hole 12b is a hole through which the bolt 50 penetrates together with the through hole 40b. This bolt 50 is used when fixing the side plate 12 and the bracket portion 32 described later to the vehicle body member 40.

The caulking hole 12c is a hole used when caulking is performed between the side plate 12 and the bracket portion 32.

The display unit 20 is supported by the front portion of the main body portion 10. The display unit 20 has a display panel 21, an elevating unit 22, and a support member 23.

The display panel 21 is provided on the front surface of the display unit 20. The elevating part 22 supports the back surface of the display panel 21. The elevating portion 22 moves the display panel 21 in the vertical direction with respect to the support member 23.

The support member 23 supports the entire display unit 20 including the display panel 21 and the elevating unit 22. Further, the support member 23 is connected to the main body portion 10. Such a support member 23 is formed in an L shape when viewed from the side of the support member 23.

The support member 23 has a base portion 31 and a bracket portion 32. The base portion 31 constitutes an L-shaped vertical line portion in the support member 23. The bracket portion 32 constitutes an L-shaped horizontal line portion in the support member 23. The base portion 31 and the bracket portion 32 are fastened with, for example, bolts. The base portion 31 and the bracket portion 32 may be integrally formed.

The base portion 31 is provided at the center portion in the width direction of the support member 23. The base portion 31 supports the elevating portion 22.

Bracket portions 32 are provided on both sides of the support member 23 in the width direction. That is, the bracket portion 32 is fixed to both side portions in the width direction of the base portion 31. The bracket portion 32 is fixed to the vehicle body member 40 by using a bolt 50 together with the side plate 12 of the main body portion 10.

The outer surface of the bracket portion 32 and the inner surface of the side plate 12 are in contact with each other. The bracket portion 32 has a screw hole 32a and a caulking hole 32b.

The screw hole 32a is a hole into which a bolt 50 that penetrates the through hole 12b of the side plate 12 and the through hole 40b of the vehicle body member 40 is inserted. That is, the display unit 20 is fixed to the vehicle body member 40 together with the side plate 12 by inserting the bolts 50 that penetrate the through holes 12b and 40b into the screw holes 32a.

The caulking hole 32b is fitted with the caulking hole 12c of the side plate 12, and is caulked in a state of being fitted with the caulking hole 12c. That is, the side plate 12 and the bracket portion 32 are joined by the fitted caulking holes 12c and 32b being crimped to each other.

The joint between the side plate 12 and the bracket portion 32 may be joined by welding, bolts, double-sided tape, an adhesive or the like. Further, the joint may be omitted.

Therefore, in the electronic device, the side plate 12 of the main body portion 10, the bracket portion 32 of the support member 23, and the vehicle body member 40 can be fastened together by using the bolts 50. Therefore, in the electronic device, the bracket portion 32 can be fixed to the vehicle body member 40 having high rigidity, so that the support rigidity of the display portion 20 is increased and the plate thickness of the bottom plate 11 and the side plate 12 of the main body portion 10 is increased. It can be improved without doing it. Therefore, the electronic device can obtain the support rigidity of the display unit 20 corresponding to the increase in size of the display panel 21 and the movement of the center of gravity of the display unit 20 according to the vertical movement of the display panel 21. That is, the electronic device can suppress the vibration of the display unit 20 even if the display panel 21 moves in the vertical direction in the display unit 20.

As described above, the electronic device according to the first embodiment supports the display unit 20 having the display panel 21 movable in the vertical direction, and is provided and supported on the support member 23 connected to the main body portion 10 and the main body portion 10. A side plate 12 in contact with the member 23 and a vehicle body member 40 in contact with the side plate 12 are provided, and the support member 23, the side plate 12, and the vehicle body member 40 are jointly fastened by bolts 50. Therefore, the electronic device can improve the support rigidity of the display unit 20 without increasing the plate thickness of the members constituting the main body unit 10.

In electronic devices, the support member 23 and the side plate 12 are caulked. Therefore, the electronic device can further improve the support rigidity of the display unit 20. Further, the electronic device can be fixed to the vehicle body member 40 in a state where the support member 23 and the side plate 12 are positioned with high accuracy.

The electronic device includes a positioning hole 12a provided in the side plate 12 and a positioning protrusion 40a provided in the vehicle body member 40 and fitted with the positioning hole 12a. Therefore, the electronic device can fix the side plate 12 to the vehicle body member 40 with high accuracy.

In the electronic device, the support member 23 has a base portion 31 that supports the display panel 21 so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and bracket portions 32 that are provided on both sides of the base portion 31 in the width direction and come into contact with the side plate 12. .. Therefore, the electronic device can directly fix the support member 23 that supports the display panel 21 that moves in the vertical direction to the vehicle body member 40. As a result, the electronic device can efficiently suppress the vibration caused by the vertical movement of the display panel 21.

Embodiment 2.
The electronic device according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a side view showing the configuration of the support member 23A in the electronic device according to the second embodiment. Note that FIG. 7 shows a state in which the bolt 50 is inserted into the support member 23A.

The support member 23A in the electronic device according to the second embodiment has a bracket portion 32A instead of the bracket portion 32 of the support member 23 according to the first embodiment. The bracket portion 32 is a member extending in the front-rear direction of the electronic device, whereas the bracket portion 32A is a member extending in the vertical direction of the electronic device. Therefore, a plurality of screw holes (not shown) included in the bracket portion 32A are arranged in the vertical direction, and the bolt 50 is inserted into each screw hole. That is, in the bracket portion 32A, the joint tightening points of the side plate 12 and the vehicle body member 40 are arranged in the vertical direction.

As described above, since the support member 23 has the bracket portion 32A, the electronic device can effectively cope with the movement of the center of gravity of the display unit 20 according to the vertical movement of the display panel 21.

As described above, the electronic device according to the second embodiment includes a bracket portion 32A. In the bracket portion 32A, the joint tightening points of the side plate 12 and the vehicle body member 40 are arranged in the vertical direction. Therefore, in the electronic device, even if the display panel 21 moves in the vertical direction in the display unit 20, the vibration of the display unit 20 can be efficiently suppressed.

It should be noted that, within the scope of the disclosure, the present disclosure may be free combination of each embodiment, modification of any component in each embodiment, or omission of any component in each embodiment. It is possible.

10 Main body, 11 bottom plate, 12 side plate, 12a positioning hole, 12b through hole, 12c caulking hole, 13 top plate, 14 back plate, 20 display part, 21 display panel, 22 elevating part, 23, 23A support member, 31 base Parts, 32, 32A bracket parts, 32a screw holes, 32b caulking holes, 40 vehicle body members, 40a positioning protrusions, 40b through holes, 50 bolts.

Claims (5)

A support member that supports the display unit that has the display panel movable in the vertical direction and is connected to the main body unit.
A side plate provided on the main body and in contact with the support member,
A vehicle body member that comes into contact with the side plate is provided.
An electronic device in which the support member, the side plate, and the vehicle body member are jointly fastened by bolts. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the support member and the side plate are caulked. The positioning hole provided in the side plate and
The electronic device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the electronic device is provided on the vehicle body member and includes a positioning protrusion that fits with the positioning hole. The support member is
A base portion that supports the display panel so as to be movable in the vertical direction,
The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the base portion is provided on both sides in the width direction and has bracket portions that come into contact with the side plates. The bracket portion is
The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the joint tightening points of the side plate and the vehicle body member are arranged in the vertical direction.

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