JP3508885B2 - Extension equipment mounting device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an extension device attachment device, and more particularly to an extension device attachment device suitable for use as an attachment device when an electronic device used for communication, communication, etc. is added.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when mounting an electronic device for mounting a wall surface, as shown in FIG. 4, the electronic device 1 is fixed to the wall surface. When adding the electronic device 2, the electronic device 2 is fixed to the wall, and the electronic device 1 and the electronic device 2 are connected via the cable 3. When the electronic device 1 and the electronic device 2 are connected by the cable 3, a system having an extension function can be constructed.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional system, when the electronic device 2 is installed as an extension device, the electronic device 2 must be installed on a wall surface different from that of the electronic device 1. There is a problem in that a wall area for installing the device 2 is required, and when the wall area is not available, the electronic device 2 cannot be installed.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an extension device mounting apparatus capable of installing extension devices only with the wall area of the main device.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a lower case for supporting a main device and being fixed to a wall surface, an upper case for covering an operation surface side of the main device, and an additional device. A lower case, a first fitting portion that can be fitted to the additional case is formed, and an upper case has a second fitting portion that can be fitted to the additional case. , A third fitting portion that can be fitted to the first fitting portion of the lower case and a fourth fitting portion that can be fitted to the second fitting portion of the upper case in the additional case.
It is obtained by constituting the additional equipment mounting apparatus fitted portion is formed.

In constructing the above-mentioned additional equipment mounting device, the following elements can be provided.

(1) The third fitting part of the additional case is formed in the same shape as the second fitting part of the upper case, and the fourth fitting part of the additional case is the first fitting part of the lower case. They are formed in the same shape.

(2) The expansion device mounted in the expansion case has a mounting portion to which the power switch panel of the main device is removably mounted.

[0009] (3) The extension case for panel is mounted to be freely opened and closed.

(4) Fitting bosses that can be fitted to each other are formed in the lower case and the additional case, and fitting bosses that can be fitted to each other are formed in the upper case and the additional case.

(5) A guide for positioning is formed on the fitting boss of the additional case.

[0012]

Therefore, according to the present invention, the expansion case can be fitted to the lower case with the lower case fixed to the wall surface, and the upper case can be fitted to the expansion case. It is possible to install additional equipment only by the area.
Therefore, even if there is no wall area for the additional device, the additional device can be installed. Further, in this case, the appearance of the extension device is improved by housing the cable of the expansion device in the case.

Further, since the fitting portion of the additional case is formed in the same shape as the fitting portion of the upper case and the lower case, the depth of the case when the additional device is installed can be reduced.

Furthermore, since the power switch panel of the main device can be attached to the additional device, the existing power switch panel attached to the main device can be used even when the additional device is added.

Further, since the panel is attached to the expansion case so as to be openable and closable, the main device can be maintained without removing the expansion device. Further, since the fitting boss is formed in the lower case, the upper case and the additional case, the additional device can be securely fixed to the main device.
In this case, since the positioning boss is formed in the fitting boss, it is possible to easily fit the additional device and improve the workability of the mounting work.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the upper case is taken, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the entire structure. 1 to 3, the lower case 1
0 is adapted to support an electronic device 11 as a main device and to be fixed to a wall surface.
The fitting portion 12 is formed, and fitting bosses 13 and 14 are formed to bulge between the first fitting portion 12 and the electronic device 11. A mounting portion 16 for detachably mounting the power switch panel 15 is formed on the operation surface side of the electronic device 11.

A second fitting portion 18 capable of fitting with the first fitting portion 12 is formed on the upper case 17 which covers the operation surface side of the switch of the electronic device 11. Further, a fitting boss 19 capable of fitting with the fitting boss 14 is formed on the upper case 17 so as to bulge, and the power switch panel 1 is provided between the fitting bosses 19.
5 the opening 20 for operating the a is formed. That is, the upper case 17 is formed so that it can be fitted with the lower case 10.

On the other hand, an extension case 21 is disposed between the lower case 10 and the upper case 17 so as to be insertable therein, and the extension case 21 is provided with a third fitting portion 12 which can be fitted with the third fitting portion 12. The fitting portion 22 is formed, and the fourth fitting portion 23 capable of fitting with the second fitting portion of the upper case 17 is formed. Further, a fitting boss 24 capable of fitting with the fitting boss 13 is bulged between the third fitting portions 22, and a fitting boss 19 capable of fitting with the fourth fitting portion 23 is fitted therein. Combined boss 2
5 is bulged. Power switch panel 15
An opening 26 for operating the is formed. Furthermore the extension case for 21 and hinge 2 7a is provided with a rotating mechanism, the panel 27 is fixed openably This hinge 2 7a. And at the center of the add-on casing 21 are adapted to the extension device 28 is supported, on the operation surface side of the expansion device 28 attachment portion 29 for detachably mounting the power switch panel 15 a formed Has been done. The mounting portion 29 is the pawl 3 of the power switch panel 15 a
Power switch panel By fitting the 0 15 a
Is configured to be fixed to the extension device 28.

The additional device mounting apparatus configured as described above can be mounted on the wall by fixing the electronic device 11 to the wall surface of the lower case 10 supporting the electronic device 11. By fitting the upper case 17 to the lower case 10, the operation surface side of the electronic device 11 can be covered. Further, the electronic device 11 can be operated by operating the power switch panel 15 mounted on the electronic device 11.

Next, when installing the extension device 28, the upper case 17 is removed from the lower case 10 and the extension case 21 to which the extension device 28 is fixed is fitted to the lower case 10. After this, the upper case 17 is fitted into the additional case 21. That is, the additional device 28 can be fixed to the wall surface together with the electronic device 11 by sandwiching the additional case 21 between the lower case 10 and the upper case 17 with the additional case 21 interposed therebetween. Therefore, the additional device 28 can be installed only by the wall area of the electronic device 11, and the wall area associated with the additional device can be reduced. Further, the fitting structure between the additional case 21 and the lower case 10 and the fitting structure between the additional case 21 and the upper case 17 are the same as the fitting structure between the lower case 10 and the upper case 17. The depth when the additional device 28 is installed can be reduced.

Furthermore, since it is possible to mount the power switch panel 15 a to the mounting portion 29, at the time of expansion, it is possible to move the power switch panel 15 of the electronic device 11 to an expansion device 28.

Further, since the panel 27 is openably and closably provided on the expansion case 21, the electronic device 1 can be opened by opening the panel 27 without removing the expansion device 28.
It is possible to perform maintenance on the first side. Further, when fitting between the cases, the fitting bosses 13, 14, 19, 24, 25 for fixing the cases can be used to fix the cases by screwing. Furthermore, the fitting shape of these fitting bosses facilitates fitting between the cases.

[0024]

As is apparent from the above-described embodiment, the present invention fixes the lower case supporting the main equipment to the wall surface and fits the additional case supporting the additional equipment to the lower case. Since the upper case is fitted to the above, the expansion device can be installed only by the wall area of the main device, and the occupied area due to the expansion can be eliminated.

By making the fitting structures of the cases the same, it is possible to reduce the depth when adding equipment.

Since a mounting portion for mounting the power switch panel of the main device is provided in the extension device, it is necessary to newly install the power switch panel by moving the power switch panel of the main device to the extension device side at the time of extension. Disappears.

Since the panel is openably and closably attached to the expansion case, the main device side can be maintained by opening the panel without removing the expansion device.

Since the upper case, the lower case and the additional case are provided with fitting bosses for fixing the cases to each other, the cases can be easily fixed to each other. Further, since the fitting boss has a guiding shape, fitting between the cases becomes easy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of an extension device attachment device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state when the upper case is removed.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Lower Case 11 Electronic Device 12 First Fitting Part 13, 14 Fitting Boss 15 , 15a Power Switch Panel 17 Upper Case 18 Second Fitting Part 19 Fitting Boss 21 Expansion Case 22 Third Fitting Part 23 Fourth Mating parts 24, 25 Mating boss 28 Additional equipment

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Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A lower case that supports the main device and is fixed to the wall surface, an upper case that covers the operation surface side of the main device, and an expansion case that supports the additional device, and the lower case is an expansion case. A first fitting portion that can be fitted to each other, a second fitting portion that can fit to the extension case and a second fitting portion that can fit to each other are formed on the upper case, and the first fitting portion of the lower case is formed on the addition case. fittable third fitting portion and the upper second fitting portion to be fitted to the fourth fitting portion is expanded equipment mounting device is formed of the case. 2. The third fitting part of the expansion case is formed in the same shape as the second fitting part of the upper case, and the fourth fitting part of the expansion case is formed.
The extension device mounting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the fitting portion is formed in the same shape as the first fitting portion of the lower case. 3. The add-on device mounting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the add-on device mounted in the add-on case has a mounting portion to which the power switch panel of the main device is detachably mounted. 4. Expansion device mounting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the panel is the extension for the case is mounted to be freely opened and closed. 5. The lower case and the additional case are formed with fitting bosses that can be fitted to each other, and the upper case and the additional case are formed with fitting bosses that can be fitted to each other. Extension device mounting device according to 1, 2, 3 or 4. 6. The extension device mounting apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the fitting boss of the extension case is formed with a guide for positioning.