JP2529058Y2 - Installation structure of remote controller for water heater - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to an installation structure of a remote controller for remotely controlling a water heater, and more specifically, similar to a power outlet or a power switch embedded in a wall. The present invention relates to an installation structure of a remote controller for a water heater buried in a wall.

[Conventional technology]

A remote controller for a water heater (hereinafter, abbreviated as a remote controller) is usually installed on a wall of a relatively narrow room such as a washroom adjacent to a kitchen or a bathroom so as to protrude from a wall surface.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of a conventional remote controller.
A board c comprising a wall fixing plate a, a case b made of synthetic resin, a microcomputer control board c, and a cover d made of synthetic resin.
Is disposed an electronic circuit for performing the desired control with mounting the a switch section c ₁ and the light-emitting display element c ₂ corresponding to the operation unit d ₁ and the display unit d ₂ formed in the cover d in, that the substrate c The cover d is screwed to the case d, the cover d is screwed to the case b, and the case is screwed to a fixing plate a fixed to the wall surface, so that the case d can be attached to the wall surface. FIG. 6 exemplifies a remote controller for a bath kettle with a water heater.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

As described above, since the conventional remote control of the water heater has only one control board, the area of the control board cannot be reduced to a certain limit or less, and since the whole is installed so as to protrude from the wall surface, There is a problem that the shape and the protruding height are large and the appearance is unsightly as compared with a power outlet or a power switch for other housing equipment installed on the wall surface.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art,
It is intended to provide a water heater remote control installation structure that can be harmonized with an embedded electrical wiring device such as a power outlet or a power switch installed on a wall and that can be easily and easily installed. Things.

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a substrate holder having substrate holding projections formed on the inner surfaces of the left and right side plates rising from the left and right side edges of the bottom plate, and a manually operated switch element and a display element. A substrate having at least two upper and lower stages composed of an upper substrate provided and a lower substrate having an electronic control unit connected to the upper substrate, and a cover having an operation unit and a display unit; Inserting the lower substrate between the left and right side plates and holding the lower substrate by the substrate holding projections, and fixing the upper substrate and the cover having the operation unit and the display unit on the substrate holder. On the other hand, a mounting hole fixed to the recessed wall-type box or wall recess is provided with a screw hole for mounting a decorative frame and a recessed wall-mounted box or wall. It provided a mounting screw hole into the recess,
While fixing the mounting plate and the remote controller for the water heater, the mounting plate integrated with the remote controller for the water heater is fixed to the wall-embedded box or the wall recess through the screw hole, and further, The surface of the remote controller for the water heater is covered with a decorative plate in a state where the operation part and the display part of the cover are exposed, and the decorative plate is fixed to the mounting plate via the screw hole for mounting the decorative frame. And

[Action]

As described above, the present invention provides a substrate holder in which substrate holding projections are formed on the inner surfaces of the left and right side plates rising from the left and right side edges of the bottom plate, and an upper layer substrate on which a manually operated switch element and a display element are arranged. And a lower-layer substrate having an electronic control unit connected to an upper-layer substrate and a cover having an operation unit and a display unit, and a cover having an operation unit and a display unit. The lower-layer substrate is inserted and the lower-layer substrate is held by the substrate holding projections, and the upper-layer substrate and the cover having the operation unit and the display unit are fixed on the substrate holder to provide a water heater remote controller. Since the control board is configured, the control board is divided into at least two upper and lower stages to reduce an apparent surface area, and a required switch operation and a diagram accompanying the operation. Sub-assembly of a water heater remote controller that can display characters and characters etc. in an orderly manner, and easily and easily attach the sub-assembled water heater remote controller to a recessed wall box or wall recess via a mounting plate Can be installed.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

1 to 3 show an example in which the present invention is applied to a remote controller for a hot water supply device. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an installed state, and FIG. 2 is a wall-mounted remote controller shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of FIG.

In FIG. 1, A is a wall-embedded switch box (JIS C8336), and the switch box is provided with a screw hole a for mounting a switch. In the present invention, an embedded remote controller having a size that can be inserted into the box A is constructed, and the embedded remote controller is connected to the box A.
The screw 2 is screwed into the screw hole a of the box A from the hole 1a formed in the mounting plate 1 of the embedded remote controller, and fixed to the embedded remote controller box A. The screw 2 is commercially available on the embedded remote controller. The decorative frame 3 of the wall-embedded switch is applied, and a screw 4 is screwed into a screw hole 1b formed in the mounting plate 1 to fix the decorative frame 3 to the mounting plate 1. The decorative plate 5 of the switch is patch-fitted to the decorative frame 3, and the wall surface is covered with the decorative frame 3 and the decorative plate 5 in a state where the operation unit and the display unit of the embedded remote controller are exposed through the window 5a of the decorative plate 5. .

FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 show details of the embedded remote controller.

2 and 3, reference numeral 1 denotes the above-mentioned mounting plate, which is a bottom bottom 11, upper and lower end plates 12, 12 raised from both upper and lower ends of the bottom plate, and an upper end of the end plate turned outward. The mounting plate portion 13 is composed of
A hole 1a for fixing to the box A, a screw hole 1b for attaching a decorative frame, and a screw hole 1c for fixing to a wall recess component when the box is not used are formed.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a substrate holder, which comprises a bottom plate 61 and side plates 62, 62 standing upright from both side edges of the bottom plate.
The protrusions 62a and 62b, 62b facing inward are formed on the
And a mounting tongue piece 62c having a screw hole formed on the upper surface of the substrate holder, facing inward.

The substrates 7 and 8 are divided into two substrates.
Is provided with at least a switch element 7a and a display element 7b such as a light emitting diode, and a screw hole 7c is formed at a position corresponding to the mounting tongue piece 62c of the substrate holder 6. The upper board 7 and the lower board 8 are connected by a lead wire or a connector, and an electronic section controlled by a microcomputer is provided on the lower board.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a cover, which has a raised portion 9a at the center thereof, an operation portion 9b formed at a position of the raised portion corresponding to the switch element 7a, and a display window 9c at a position corresponding to the display element 7b. Formed, and the mounting tongue pieces 62c on both side edges
A screw hole 9d is formed at a position corresponding to. 10 is the operation unit
An operation sheet 20 is bonded to the display window 9b, and a display plate 20 is bonded to the display window 9c.

In the embedded remote controller constructed as described above, the lower substrate 8 is inserted between the projections 6a and 6b of the substrate holder 6 and clamped between the projections 6a and 6b as shown in FIG. The upper substrate 7 and the cover 9 are overlapped on the holder 6, and the screw 21 is screwed into the screw hole of the mounting tongue piece 62 c through the screw holes 9 d and 7 c, and the upper substrate 7 and the cover 9 are fastened together. The mounting plate 1 is fixed to the holder, and the mounting plate 1 is applied from below the substrate holder 6, and the upper and lower openings of the substrate holder are covered with the upstanding pieces 12 of the mounting plate, and the substrate holder 6 and the mounting plate are fixed by screws 22. .

In the illustrated example, an example is shown in which two upper and lower substrates are used. However, if necessary, the lower substrate can be further multilayered. 2 and 3 show an embodiment in which a three-layer substrate can be mounted.

The embedded remote controller assembled as described above is as shown in FIG. 1, which is inserted into a switch box A, screwed to a mounting plate 1 with screws 2 and fixed to the switch box A. Next, the decorative frame 3 and the decorative plate 5
And the raised portion 9a of the cover 9 is attached to the window hole 5a of the decorative plate.
The cover 4 is covered with a decorative frame 3 and a decorative plate 5 in a state of being exposed, and the screws 4 are screwed into the screw holes 1b of the mounting plate 1 and fixed.

The usage state buried in the wall in this manner is the fourth.
According to the function of the appliance, as shown in FIG. 4C, for example, in the case of a bath kettle with a water heater, as shown in FIG. It can be developed as shown in FIG. further,
As shown in FIG. 5, a remote control for a water heater and a switch for an indoor light can be used in combination.

[Effect of the invention]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily and easily install a remote controller for a water heater while adopting a configuration in which harmony with a wall-mounted power outlet or a power switch can be achieved. There is.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a structure of an embedded remote control, FIG. 3 is a sectional view in an assembled state, and FIGS. (C) is a front view showing the development of the installation situation, and FIG. 5 is a front view showing an example of installation in combination with a switch. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional remote controller. A: switch box, 1: mounting plate, 2, 4, screw, 3: decorative frame, 5: decorative plate, 6: substrate holder, 7, 8: substrate, 9: cover, 10 ... operation sheet, 20 ... display sheet, 21, 22 ... screw.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-63-35141 (JP, A) JP-A-64-54996 (JP, A) JP-A-58-66397 (JP, A) Jpn. 971 (JP, U) Fully open sho 63-49888 (JP, U) Really open sho 59-4131 (JP, U) Fully open sho 60-153499 (JP, U)

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] A substrate holder having substrate holding projections formed on inner surfaces of left and right side plates rising from left and right side edges of a bottom plate;
An at least upper and lower two-stage substrate composed of an upper substrate provided with a manually operated switch element and a display element and a lower substrate having an electronic control unit connected to the upper substrate; an operation unit and a display The lower substrate is inserted between the left and right side plates of the substrate holder to hold the lower substrate by the substrate holding projections, and the upper substrate and the operating unit are placed on the substrate holder. And a cover having a display unit to form a remote controller for the water heater. On the other hand, a mounting hole fixed to the recessed box or the recessed wall has a screw hole for mounting a decorative frame and a recessed wall. A screw hole for mounting to a box or a wall recess is provided, and the mounting plate and the remote controller for water heater are fixed, and the remote controller for water heater is provided. The integrated mounting plate is fixed to the wall-embedded box or the wall recess through the screw hole, and the surface of the remote controller for the water heater is exposed with the operation unit and the display unit of the cover exposed. An installation structure of a remote controller for a water heater, wherein the remote controller for a water heater is covered with a plate and the decorative plate is fixed to the mounting plate via a screw hole for mounting the decorative frame.