JP3392065B2 - Outlet box holding device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for holding an outlet box, and more particularly, it keeps the outlet box in a fixed position corresponding to each size even if the size of the outlet box is different. The present invention relates to a general-purpose holding device that can be used.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, miniaturization of information processing devices has been dramatically advanced, and a form of connecting the information processing device to an outlet at a position different from time and place and using it is being unequally expanded. Therefore, recently, while the outlet box is embedded in the top plate area of the desk or table so that the lid can be closed,
At the time of connection, a structure has emerged in which the lid is opened at the time of connection so that the plug of the information processing device can be inserted into the jack of the outlet box.

When the outlet box is arranged in a top plate area of a desk or the like, conventionally, a storage case is arranged on the rear end side of the top plate and is supported by a holding device mounted in the storage case. It has been known. In this holding device, it is necessary to keep the outlet box immobile when plugging and unplugging, so conventionally, means such as providing a piece member that engages with the outer edge of the outlet box on the surface holding the outlet box is taken. Has been.

[0004]

However, the conventional holding device is a type that holds one type of outlet box so as not to be displaced, and in the case of applying outlet boxes of different sizes, Since it causes positional interference with one member, it is necessary to use a separate one with a different shape of the holding device itself,
In this respect, there is an inconvenience of lacking versatility.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been devised by paying attention to such an inconvenience, and an object of the present invention is that it can be applied even if the shape of an outlet box is different, and the plug of an information processing apparatus is plugged. An object of the present invention is to provide a general-purpose holding device that can always keep the outlet box in a fixed position when inserting and pulling it out.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a holding surface on which outlet boxes of different sizes can be installed, and the holding surface corresponds to the size of the outlet box. position regulating portion is provided for restricting the movement of the three orthogonal axial power distribution box, said
The position restricting portions are provided above and below the holding surface.
Lower position regulation part and left and right provided on each side of the holding surface
The position regulating part and the holding surface cooperate with each other from the front and rear.
And the front-rear position control part that allows the box to be pinched.
It is composed of With such a configuration, in the present invention, even when a single holding device is used, various outlet boxes can be targeted, and versatility that can be used as a common part of a desk or a table is provided. It becomes possible to do.

[0007]

Top and bottom position regulating portion that put the present invention DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION, a stopper which engages the upper end of the provided with outlet box at the top of the holding surface, in the vertical direction together provided in the lower part of the holding surface It may be configured by a slide member that is provided so that its position can be adjusted and that engages with the lower end of the outlet box. The left and right position restricting portion is provided on the left side of the holding surface and engages with the left end of the outlet box, and on the right side of the holding surface with the right end of the outlet box or the holding surface side surface or predetermined And a leaf spring member that applies the pressing force of. Furthermore, longitudinal position regulating portion, said holding surface, is composed of a front holding face provided at a position spaced the holding surface by a predetermined distance, this front holding surface, the longitudinal width of the outlet box A spacer is provided so as to be removable so as to fill a gap that may occur accordingly. With such a configuration, it is possible to reliably restrict the movement of the outlet box in the directions of the three orthogonal axes while holding the outlet box.

It is preferable that the spacer is provided so as to be supported in the holding surface by engaging in the area of the holding surface.
As a result, when the spacer is not used, it is possible to effectively prevent the spacer from being lost, and it is possible to keep the spacer always in the standby position during use.

Further, the spacer and the slide member are provided so that they can be combined with each other, and the spacer and the slide member are provided so as to be supported by the front holding surface by engaging with each other in the region of the front holding surface in an integrated state. The configuration is also adopted. In such a configuration, when the outlet box is held in a state where the outlet box is not located between the holding surface and the front holding surface, the spacer and the slide member should be integrally supported by the front holding surface. Can prevent loss.

Unless otherwise specified, the directional terms in this specification are used with reference to the case where the holding device is viewed in the direction of arrow A in FIG.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of an outlet box according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a desk to which an outlet box according to the embodiment is applied, and FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a holding device that holds the outlet box. In these figures, the desk 10 accommodates a pair of left and right side plates 11, a top plate 12 arranged between the upper ends of the side plates 11, 11 and a cable formed on the depth side of the top plate 12. It is configured to include a portion 13 and a storage case 15 arranged in the area of the storage portion 13. The storage case 15 includes a lid member 16 located on the upper surface side, and by opening the lid member 16, the storage case 1
The outlet box 20 (see FIG. 2) held by the holding device 19 in the vehicle 5 is accessible. Here, the holding device 19 is provided so as to be able to hold a plurality of types of outlet boxes 20 having different vertical and horizontal widths and front and rear widths.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the holding device 19 has a holding surface 22 on which the outlet box 20 can be placed. This holding surface 22
Is formed by a combination of members that can be divided into upper and lower parts, and a first holding surface 22A located at the bottom,
It is constituted by the second holding surface 22B located at the upper part.

The first holding surface 22A is located in a substantially vertical plane with the holding device 19 supported by the storage case 15. On the first holding surface 22A, a piece-shaped stopper 28 that is connected to the left end edge of the holding surface 22A and acts as a left and right position restricting portion, and a piece-shaped portion 29 that is connected to the right end and the lower end edge. 30, a mounting portion 33 of a slide member 32 as an up-and-down position regulating portion that engages with the lower end of the outlet box 20 and regulates the downward movement of the outlet box 20, and according to the front-back width of the outlet box 20. Spacer storage slit 35 which will be a storage area when a spacer 34, which will be described later, is not used
And a square hole 39 that is provided on the second holding surface 22B side and receives the curved leaf spring member 37 that acts as a left and right position regulating portion together with the stopper 28, and is connected to the upper end of the first holding surface 22A. Two bending claw pieces 40, a fixing piece 42 provided on the upper left end of the first holding surface 22A, and fixed to the storage case 15 side through a screw (not shown), and a fixing piece 42 provided on the second holding surface 22B side. An engaging hole 44 is provided for receiving the engaged protruding member 43 and engaging with the protruding member 43.

The mounting portion 33 of the slide member 32 has a central guide slit 45 extending vertically and an engaging slit 4 extending substantially parallel to the guide slit 45 and formed on both left and right sides of the guide slit 45.
6, 46. Guide slit 45
A wide opening width is formed on the lower end side of the slide slit 32 to form an enlarged slit width portion 45A. The enlarged slit width portion 45A receives a part of the slide member 32 to support the slide member 32, and the slide member 32. The guide slit 4
It can be moved up and down along 5. Further, a serrated portion 46A is formed in the engagement slit 46, and the slide member 32 can be engaged at an arbitrary height position of the serrated upper portion 46A.

The spacer accommodating slit 35 has narrow slits 3 at inner edge portions on both left and right sides with inclined inner edges 35A.
5B, and the recess 35C is provided in the upper inner edge portion of the narrow slit 35B.

The second holding surface 22B is provided so as to be located in substantially the same vertical plane while being connected to the first holding surface 22A. On the second holding surface 22B,
An insertion hole 50 for inserting the bent claw piece 40 provided at the upper end of the first holding surface 22A is formed. Side walls 52 and 53 are continuously provided on both left and right sides of the second holding surface 22B, and the holding surface 2 is provided on the front end side of the side walls 52.
A front holding surface 55 that forms a front-rear position restricting portion in cooperation with 2A and 22B is fixed via a screw 56. In addition,
Notches 57 are formed on the right end sides of the second holding surface 22B and the front holding surface 55, and projections 58 are formed on the left end side. The notch 57 receives a pair of front and rear pins (not shown) formed on the inner surface side of the storage case 15 to allow the entire holding device 19 to rotate, and the projection 58 formed on the storage case 15 side is not shown front and rear. The holding device 19 is supported by the storage case 15 by engaging with the pair of recesses.

A piece-shaped stopper 60 is formed at the upper end of the second holding surface 22B, and the stopper 60 holds the outlet box 20 together with the slide member 32 from above and below and the upper and lower positions of the outlet box 20. It works as a regulation part. Further, a slit hole 55A extending in the left-right direction is formed in the front holding surface 55. The spacer 34 can be appropriately attached to the slit hole 55A so as to appropriately adjust the front and rear widths of the holding surface 22 and the front holding surface 55. As shown in FIGS. The narrow width portion 55B and the engagement groove 55C formed in the narrow width portion 55B support the spacer 34 so as not to fall off.

As shown in FIG. 2, the outlet box 20 is normally held by the holding device 19 with the open portion of the jack 20A facing upward. A magnet (not shown) is embedded in the back side of the outlet box 20, and the holding surface 22 is inserted through the magnet.
Is magnetically adhered to.

The slide member 32 is shown in FIGS.
As also shown in FIG. 1, a main body surface 62 that is substantially in close contact with the first holding surface 22A and has a rectangular punching hole 62A in the lower portion in FIG. 6, and a main body surface that extends in the vertical direction of the punching hole 62A. A rib 63 that projects slightly from the surface of 62A and is received in the guide slit 45 of the mounting portion 32, and a guide slit 45 that is provided continuously with the rib 63.
The contact surface portion in which the contact area between the wing piece portion 64 that can be engaged with the rear side forming edge of the main body surface 62 and the lower end surface of the outlet box 20 that is laterally projected from the upper left and right sides of the main body surface 62 is set large. 65 and a pair of knob pieces 67 that are connected to the contact surface portion 65 and are located on both the left and right sides of the main body surface 62. On the outer surface side of each of the knob pieces 67, a finger hooking surface portion 67A formed by forming a plurality of grooves extending in the front-rear direction, and a chevron protrusion 67B adjacent to the finger hooking surface portion 67A and engageable with the serrated portion 46A. Are formed.

The spacer 34 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 7, a spacer body 70 is provided on the back surface side of the front holding surface 55 and has a substantially rectangular through hole 69, and the spacer body 70 is formed on both sides of the through hole 69 on the surface thereof. Sliding groove 71 and this sliding groove 71
And an engaging flange 73 that is continuously provided via the. The engagement brim 73 has a narrow width portion 55 on the front holding surface 55.
B can be engaged with the surface of the spacer body 70 so as to be sandwiched therebetween, and in this state, the spacer 34 can move in the left-right direction. Further, as shown by the dotted line in FIG. 12, a convex portion 74 is formed in the middle of the sliding groove 71, and this convex portion 74 can be engaged with the engaging groove 55C of the narrow portion 55B. Has become. A recess 75 is formed on the left side of the spacer body 70 in FIG. 12, and a notch 78 is formed on the bottom surface 77 of the recess 75.

Next, the operation of the holding device 19 in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, the outlet box 20 shown in FIGS. 20 and 21 is of a type having a larger left-right width and front-back width than the outlet box 20 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.

When the outlet box 20 having the size shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is held by the holding device 19, the outlet box 20 is held in a state of being located on the upper left side of the holding surface 22. . In this state, the left end of the outlet box 20 is engaged with the stopper 28, while the right end thereof is engaged with the leaf spring member 37 so that the outlet box 20 cannot be moved in either the left or right direction. at the same time,
The upper end of the outlet box 20 is engaged with the stopper 60, while the lower end is engaged with the abutting surface portion 65 of the slide member 32, so that the outlet box 20 cannot move in any direction. In addition, the front and rear of the upper portion of the outlet box 20 have a holding surface 22.
And the front holding surface 55. At this time, since the front-rear width of the outlet box 20 is slightly smaller than the inner surface separation width between the holding surface 22 and the front holding surface 55,
The gap generated thereby can be eliminated by mounting the spacer 34 in the slit hole 55A of the front holding surface 55 (see FIG. 5). Therefore, in this state, the jack 20 of the outlet box 20 from above in FIG.
Even if the plug of the information processing device (not shown) is inserted / removed, the outlet box 20 is always kept in a fixed position.

Here, when the outlet box 20 having the size shown in FIGS. 20 and 21 is held by the holding device 19, the spacer 34 is held by the front holding surface 55.
It may be removed from the side and mounted in the above-mentioned spacer accommodating slit 35, whereby the outlet box 20 is maintained in the front-rear position restricted state between the holding surface 22 and the front holding surface 55 without using the spacer 34. Becomes At this time, the outlet box 20 is placed on the leaf spring member 37, and the elastic restoring force of the leaf spring member 37 which is forcibly elastically deformed by the leaf spring member 37 is applied to the back surface side of the outlet box 20 as a pressing force. As a result, the pressing force can restrict the movement of the outlet box 20 to the right.

If the vertical width of the outlet box 20 becomes larger than the illustrated example, the slide member 32 is used.
May be moved downward and the chevron protrusion 67B may be engaged with the serrated portion 46A at an appropriate position.

The holding device 19 in this embodiment is
The normal mode is to hold the jack 20A of the outlet box 20 in a state in which the jack 20A is positioned above, but in some cases, the lower half portion of the first holding surface 22A in a state in which the jack 20A is in the lateral direction. The case of holding in the area is also considered. In this case, the slide member 3 described above
2 and the spacer 34 cannot be supported by the mounting portion 32 and the spacer accommodating slit 35, but FIG.
2 and 23, the rib 6 of the slide member 32
3 are integrated so that the spacer 3 fits inside the notch 78 of the spacer 34, and in that state, the spacer 3
4 can be supported in the slit hole 55A region of the front holding surface 55.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, even if the size of the outlet box 20 can be accommodated, the outlet box 20 can be maintained at a predetermined position. In addition, the slide member 32 and the spacer 34
Can be used as needed, and when not in use, it can be stored by waiting at a position where the risk of loss is prevented.

The holding device 19 according to the present invention can be modified in various ways as long as it can control the position according to the size of the outlet box 20. Therefore, the structure and the like for mounting the holding device 19 in the storage case 15 is an example, and the required design can be changed according to the shape of the storage case 15. Further, in the above embodiment, the holding surface 22 is the first holding surface 22A.
Although the second holding surface 22B and the second holding surface 22B are used, they may be integrally formed.

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Even for outlet boxes of different sizes, it is possible to hold the outlet box in a state where movement in the orthogonal three-axis directions is reliably restricted using a single holding device,
It is possible to provide a versatile holding device that can be commonly used as a part to be placed under a top plate of a desk or a table.

Further, since the spacer can be supported in the holding surface area when the spacer is not used, the risk of losing the spacer can be effectively prevented, but the spacer is always kept in a standby state during use. It becomes possible.

Further, since the spacer and the slide member are combined and integrated with each other in the area of the front holding surface, even when the holding direction of the outlet box is changed, the both are integrated. It becomes possible to save.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a desk when a holding device according to an embodiment is applied to the desk.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a holding device.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the holding device showing a state in which the outlet box is held.

5 is a schematic side sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the slide member.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a slide member.

8 is a right side view of FIG. 7.

9 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of FIG.

11 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a front view of a spacer.

13 is a rear view of FIG.

14 is a right side view of FIG.

15 is a right side view of FIG.

16 is a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.

FIG. 17 is a plan view of FIG.

18 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line EE of FIG.

19 is a sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG.

FIG. 20 is a front view showing a state in which outlet boxes of different sizes are held.

21 is a schematic cross-sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 22 is a front view showing a state in which a slide member and a spacer are integrally combined.

FIG. 23 is a left side view of FIG. 22.

[Explanation of symbols]

19 Holding device 20 outlet boxes 22 Holding surface 28 Stopper (left and right position regulating part) 32 Slide member (vertical position restricting part) 34 Spacer (front and rear position restricting part) 37 Leaf Spring Member (Left / Right Position Limiter) 55 Front holding surface (front and rear position restricting part) 60 Stopper (vertical position regulating part)

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Toshikazu Tozuma, 184-1, Maioka-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture Nifco Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-4-344115 (JP, A) JP-A-5 -198332 (JP, A) JP-A-9-172721 (JP, A) JP-A-8-251759 (JP, A) Actual development Sho 63-200012 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl) . ^7, DB name) H01R 13/74 A47B 13/00 H01R 13/46 304 H02G 3/08 H02G 3/38

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. An outlet box having a different size is provided.
Mountable holding surface.
Orthogonal to the outlet box according to the size of the box
A position control unit that restricts movement in the three axes is provided., The position restricting portions are provided above and below the holding surface.
The vertical position control part and the left and right positions of the holding surface
The left and right position restricting part and the holding surface work together to control
With the front and rear position restriction part that can sandwich the cent box
Is composed by Outlet box characterized by
Cous holding device. 2. The upper and lower position regulating portion is on the holding surface.
Part of the outlet box that engages with the upper end of the outlet box.
It is provided under the topper and the holding surface and it is in the vertical direction.
The bottom of the outlet box is provided so that the position can be adjusted.
The holding device for the outlet box according to claim 1, wherein the holding device is configured by a slide member that engages with the . 3. The left and right position restricting portion is provided on the left side of the holding surface.
A stopper that is provided to engage with the left end of the outlet box.
And the outlet box on the right side of the holding surface
Engages with the right end or the surface on the holding surface side or a predetermined pressing force
And a leaf spring member that imparts
The holding device for an outlet box according to claim 1 or 2, which is a characteristic . 4. The front and rear position restricting portion includes the holding surface,
A front part support provided at a position separated from the holding surface by a predetermined distance.
And a holding surface.
Space to fill gaps that may occur depending on the front and rear width of the box.
Claim that the user is provided detachably
Item 6. A holding device for an outlet box according to item 1, 2, or 3 . 5. The spacer is within the area of the holding surface.
That it is provided so that it can be engaged and supported on the holding surface.
The device for holding an outlet box according to claim 4, characterized in that 6. The spacer and the slide member are mutually
It is provided so that it can be combined, and the front part is held in a state where both are integrated
Provided so that it can be supported in the front holding surface by engaging in the area of the surface
The holding device for the outlet box according to claim 5, wherein