JP3765231B2 - Enclosure with attachment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is an apparatus for installing a device on a desktop surface or a wall surface, and in particular, an apparatus for installing a device on a desktop or a wall surface, which can be selectively changed to the desktop or the wall surface with the same member as needed, and the same. This is related to the case.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, electronic devices, information devices, and the like are sometimes used on a desktop or installed on a wall. Therefore, to install a single device on a desktop or, in some cases, attach it to a wall, two fixtures, one dedicated to the desktop and one dedicated to the wall, were required. For example, telephones, which are information devices, have a flat shape and light weight, so a single attachment is sufficient.
[0003]
However, the terminal adapter, which is a device that converts the interface so that ISDN can be used with existing communication equipment, is vertically long, so it is necessary to use a desktop and a wall separately. I needed tools. An apparatus for installing the conventional apparatus on the desktop / wall surface will be described with reference to FIG. 5. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an apparatus for installing the conventional apparatus on the desktop or wall surface. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 20 denotes an electronic device which is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped vertical shape, and four engagement holes 22, 22, 22, 22 are formed on the back surface of the device. In addition, a holding groove 21 is formed on the lower surface of the device 20 so as to accommodate a holding portion of a desktop support table described later.
Reference numeral 30 denotes a table support table for installing the device 20 on the table, and a bottom plate 31 that can be placed on the table top surface, and protrudes like a clog tooth from the ends 33 and 33 of the bottom plate 31 slightly to the center. It has a pair of clamping parts 32 and 32 provided in parallel.
[0004]
40 is a wall hanging tool for installing the device 20 on the wall surface. This wall hanging tool can be fixed to the wall surface and has a rectangular wall mounting plate 41 and both ends of the long side of the wall mounting plate 41 in the long side direction. The four hooks 42, 42, 42, 42 that can hook the device 20 provided at the four corners slightly from the center and two vertical holes at the center in the vertical direction that can fix the wall mounting plate 41 Mounting screw holes 43, 43.
When it is desired to place the device 20 on a table, the table support 30 is used. A pair of sandwiching portions 32, 32 provided on the desktop support base 30 are engaged with a sandwiching groove 21 formed in the device 20 to sandwich the device 20, and the bottom plate 31 of the desktop support base 30 is The device 20 is placed on the table.
[0005]
When the device 20 is to be installed on the wall surface, the wall hanging tool 40 is used. As for the installation method, the wall mounting plate 41 of the wall hanging tool 40 is brought into contact with a desired portion of the wall surface, and the mounting screw holes 43 formed in the wall mounting plate 41 when the wall mounting plate 41 is contacted. Insert screws into 43 and fasten wall hanging tool 40 to the wall. Four engaging holes 22, 22, 22, 22 formed in the device 20 are engaged with the four hook portions 42, 42, 42, 42 provided in the wall hanging tool 40 fixed to the wall surface. If combined, the device 20 can be installed on the wall.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Thus, in order to install the device on the desktop and the wall, it is necessary to prepare two attachments of different types and structures, which is inconvenient for the manufacturer.
Also, one of the two attachments that you don't need must be stored, so you can lose it during storage or forget it and prepare it when you need it. There is also the inconvenience that it is difficult.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the object of the present invention is to provide an installation in which a fixture is effectively used and the workability is excellent when the device is installed on a table top or a wall surface. An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for installing a device on a table top surface or a wall surface capable of performing work.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The above object of the present invention is a housing with a mounting device, wherein a device mounting tool for mounting the device on a desk top surface or a wall surface is detachably attached to the opening, and the housing with the mounting device Are provided with a plurality of slit-shaped openings across the bottom surface and the side surface and a plurality of slit-shaped openings across the top surface and the side surface in parallel with the same interval. cage, the device fixture with the tabletop surface or in contact with the wall surface bottom plate portion, be formed to protrude from both ends of the bottom plate portion, respectively coupled to the opening of a plurality of slit-shaped the fitting with the housing This is achieved by providing a fixture having a locking side piece to be provided.
Moreover, the latching side piece formed in the said fixture is achieved by fitting and latching to the said opening part.
Further, the locking side piece formed on the mounting tool is achieved by press-fitting into the opening.
Further, this is achieved by forming an elastic locking portion that can be fitted to the opening at the front end of the locking side piece formed on the attachment.
[0009]
The locking side piece which is formed on the mounting portion is achieved by being respectively inserted into any two of the slit-shaped the opening provided plurality in parallel to each other.
Moreover, the said opening part is achieved by being an air circulation hole provided in the apparatus.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an apparatus for installing a device on a table top, and particularly an explanatory diagram for installing the device vertically on a table.
In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an ISDN terminal adapter (hereinafter referred to as a terminal adapter) which is an example of a device (the housing is shown). This terminal adapter is a device that converts the interface so that ISDN can be used with existing communication equipment. It is vertically long and relatively heavy, so it is necessary to use a desktop and a wall separately.
The terminal adapter 1 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the front face 2 is equipped with an LED 7 for displaying a status. The left and right side surfaces 3 and 3 of the terminal adapter 1 have a slit-shaped opening 6a straddling the bottom surface 5 and the side surfaces 3 and 3, and a slit-shaped opening 6b straddling the top surface 4 and the side surfaces 3 and 3. Are provided at equal intervals and in parallel with each other.
[0011]
This slit-like opening can release heat generated in the terminal adapter 1 by taking in air from the lower slit-like opening 6a and exhausting it from the upper slit-like opening 6b by convection. . In addition, although the terminal adapter is employ | adopted as an apparatus installed, nothing is limited to a terminal adapter, and what is called equipment, such as information equipment and an electronic device, is included.
Reference numeral 10 denotes an attachment for installing the terminal adapter 1 on the table top. The fixture 10 has a substantially rectangular bottom plate portion 12 that comes into contact with the table top surface, and two locking side pieces 11 and 11 formed so as to protrude perpendicularly from part of both ends of the bottom plate portion 12. ing. The locking side pieces 11 and 11 have a height dimension and a width dimension that match the width dimension and height dimension of the slit-shaped opening 6 of the terminal adapter 1. It can be fitted while being pressed into the opening. The mutual spacing between the locking side pieces 11 and 11 is set to a dimension corresponding to the mutual spacing between any two of the plurality of slit-like openings 6a (or 6b). Further, the bottom plate portion 12 is provided with a mounting screw hole 13 for fixing the mounting tool 10 on a table.
[0012]
Next, a method for installing the terminal adapter 1 on the desktop will be described. First, the bottom plate portions 12 and 12 of the two attachments 10 and 10 ′ are placed in contact with and placed on a table top surface (not shown) at intervals according to the dimensions of the terminal adapter 1. When a screw is inserted into the mounting screw hole 13 formed in the bottom plate portion 12 that is in contact with the table top surface to fix the fixture 10 to the table top surface, the locking side piece formed in the bottom plate portion 12 11, 11 is exposed in a state of protruding upward. By fitting the slit-like opening 6 of the terminal adapter 1 to the exposed locking side pieces 11 and 11 from above in a state where the terminal adapter 1 is set upright, the terminal adapter 1 is attached to the fixture 10. Can be attached.
[0013]
In this case, the locking side piece 11 of the fixture 10 has a shape that is dimensionally related to press fit into the slit-like opening 6 provided in the terminal adapter 1 in both thickness and length. . As a result, the latching side piece 11 can be easily inserted into the slit-shaped opening 6 and the workability is good, and the terminal adapter 1 can be firmly fitted to the fixture 10.
The two fittings 10 and 10 'are fitted into the openings 6 provided on the left and right side surfaces 3 and 3 of the terminal adapter 1, and the presence of the two fittings 10 and 10' It can fulfill the function 1 to prevent falling. In this case, among the dimensions of the bottom plate part 12 of the fixture 10, the dimension S in the left-right direction has a great influence on the tipping angle of the terminal adapter 1 when the terminal adapter 1 is installed. It is necessary to determine the dimensions of the adapter 1 and the position of the center of gravity.
[0014]
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram when the terminal adapter 1 is installed horizontally. This horizontal installation method will be described. Since the terminal adapter 1 and the fixture 10 have exactly the same structure, description of the shape is omitted. The bottom plate parts 12 and 12 of the two attachments 10 and 10 ′ are fixed to the table top surface by the same method as shown in FIG. One of the two fixtures fixed to the table top is a slit provided in the terminal adapter 1 on the locking side pieces 11 and 11 protruding upward from the bottom plate portion 12 of the fixture 10. The opening 6a is fitted from above with the terminal adapter 1 placed horizontally. Further, the slit-like opening 6b of the terminal adapter 1 is fitted from above to the locking side pieces 11, 11 protruding upward from the bottom plate part 12 of the other fixture 10 'fixed to the table top. Thus, the terminal adapter 1 is attached to the fixture 10 ′.
[0015]
In the standing position shown in FIG. 1, only the slit-shaped opening 6 a formed across the side surface 3 and the bottom surface 5 of the terminal adapter 1 is used to attach the terminal adapter 1 to the mounting tool 10. However, when the terminal adapter 1 is installed horizontally as shown in FIG. 2, the slit-shaped opening 6a formed across the side surface 3 and the bottom surface 5 of the terminal adapter 1 and the side surface 3 of the terminal adapter 1 And a slit-like opening 6b formed across the top surface 4 are used to attach the terminal adapter 1 to the fixture 10.
[0016]
What is shown in FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram when the terminal adapter 1 is installed on the wall surface W. FIG. A method of installing the terminal adapter 1 on the wall surface W will be described. In this case, since the terminal adapter 1 and the fixture 10 have exactly the same structure, description of the shape is omitted. The bottom plate portions 12 and 12 of the two attachments 10 and 10 ′ are brought into contact with desired portions of the wall surface W. Screws are inserted into the mounting screw holes 13 formed in the two bottom plate portions 12 in contact with each other, and the two mounting tools 10 and 10 ′ are fixed to the wall surface W. A slit-like opening provided in the terminal adapter 1 on the locking side pieces 11 and 11 projecting in the horizontal direction of one of the two fixed fixtures 10 and 10 ′. The part 6a is press-fitted. Furthermore, the terminal adapter 1 is installed on the wall surface by press-fitting a slit-like opening 6b provided in the terminal adapter 1 into the locking side pieces 11 and 11 of the other fixture 10 ′.
[0017]
When installing on this wall surface, it is formed across the slit-like opening 6a formed across the side surface 3 and the bottom surface 5 of the terminal adapter 1 and the side surface 3 and the top surface 4 of the terminal adapter 1. A slit-shaped opening 6b is used. At this time, the fitting direction of the fixture 10 to the slit-shaped openings 6a and 6b of the terminal adapter 1 is different from the case where the terminal adapter 1 is installed on the table top surface in a standing or horizontal position. That is, the mounting screw hole 13 formed in the bottom plate portion 12 in which the locking side piece 11 is formed is rotated 90 degrees so as to face the wall surface.
[0018]
Shown in FIG. 4 is for another embodiment of the fixture 10. The engagement side pieces 11, 11 formed so as to protrude from both ends of the bottom plate portion 12 of the mounting tool 10 are fitted to the slit-like opening 6 provided in the terminal adapter 1 from the tip to the outside. An elastic locking portion 14.14 made of synthetic resin is bulged.
In the fixture 10 that does not form the elastic locking portion described above, the fixture 10 that performs the stand function is incorporated into the terminal adapter 1 so that the terminal adapter of the locking side pieces 11 and 11 formed in the fixture 10 is used. This is realized by press-fitting into the slit-shaped opening 6 provided with 1 but when the terminal adapter 1 is attached to the fixture 10 by providing an elastic locking portion 14 on the locking side piece 11. The operation feeling is improved and a retaining function is also provided.
In the case of this embodiment, since the elastic locking part 14 is inserted on the outermost side of the slit-like opening 6, and projects toward the outside, it engages with a high-strength part around the slit-like opening 6. The attachment strength to the housing can be ensured.
[0019]
It should be noted that the shape of the fixture is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is needless to say that the fixture may be appropriately changed according to the shape of the housing and the situation of the wall surface to be attached. Further, the area may be either a shape covering the entire opening of the housing or a shape covering a part. That is, the necessary shape may be selected from the relationship between the amount of heat generated by the device accommodated in the housing and the necessary mounting strength. Further, the number of the locking side pieces 11 is not limited to the above embodiment, and a larger number of the locking side pieces 11 may be provided in order to distribute the load according to the strength of the casing around the opening.
[0020]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, when a device is installed on a table top surface or a wall surface, the device can be installed on both the table top surface and the wall surface by using only one type of fixture having the same structure. As a result, the price competitiveness of the product is improved, and there is an effect that the used material can be saved and energy can be saved.
In addition, when installing the equipment on the desk top or on the wall, only one type of fixture with the same structure is required, so it is not necessary to store unused parts. There is an effect that the selective change can be quickly made to the wall surface and from the wall surface to the table top as needed.
In addition, the locking side piece formed on the fixture can be press-fitted into the opening provided in the device, so the locking side piece formed on the fixture can be easily inserted into the opening. As a result, workability is improved, and there is an effect that the device can be firmly fitted to the fixture.
In addition, since an elastic locking part that can be fitted to the opening provided in the device is provided at the tip of the locking side piece outwardly, the operability at the time of attachment to the device is further improved and the engagement is improved. There is an effect that the stop-side piece can be prevented from coming off from the opening.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of an apparatus for installing a device according to the present invention on a desktop surface or a wall surface, wherein the device is installed standing on the desktop surface.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of an apparatus for installing a device according to the present invention on a table top or wall surface, wherein the device is installed horizontally on the table top.
FIG. 3 is an illustration of an apparatus for installing a device according to the present invention on a desk top surface or a wall surface, wherein the device is installed on a wall surface.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing another embodiment of a locking side piece as an embodiment of an apparatus for installing a device according to the present invention on a table top surface or a wall surface.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an apparatus for installing a conventional device on a desktop surface or a wall surface.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Device (terminal adapter) housing 2 Device front surface 3 Device side surface 4 Device top surface 5 Device bottom surface 6 Slit-shaped opening 10 Attaching tool 11 Locking side piece 12 Bottom plate portion 13 Mounting screw hole 14 Elastic locking portion

Claims (6)

A device-equipped housing for attaching a device to a table top or a wall surface is detachably attached to an opening,
In the case with the attachment, parallel to each other at the same interval, a plurality of slit-shaped openings spanning the bottom surface and the side surface, and a plurality of slit-shaped openings straddling the top surface and the side surface An opening is provided,
The equipment fixture is
A bottom plate that abuts against the table top or wall surface;
The bottom plate portion at both ends have been protruded from the, mounting, characterized in that it comprises a fixture having a locking side piece which are connected respectively to the openings of a plurality of slit-shaped the fitting with the housing Case with equipment . 2. The housing with an attachment according to claim 1, wherein the engagement side piece formed on the attachment is engaged and engaged with the opening. 2. The housing with an attachment according to claim 1, wherein the locking side piece formed on the attachment is press-fitted into the opening. 4. The elastic locking portion that can be fitted to the opening is formed outwardly at the tip of the locking side piece formed in the mounting tool, according to claim 2 or 3, Enclosure with fittings . Locking side piece which is formed on the mounting portion, any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that respectively inserted in the one or two slit-shaped the opening provided plurality in parallel to each other A housing with an attachment described in 1. 6. The housing with an attachment according to claim 2, wherein the opening is an air circulation hole provided in the device.

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