JP4693850B2 - Wall material - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a wall material in which AV equipment including a television receiver is embedded.

  Generally, a chest, a closet, and other furniture are installed in a room in which a television receiver (hereinafter referred to as a television) and AV equipment (audio visual equipment) such as a speaker are installed. In addition, since a wall and a door are provided on the wall of the room, a resident of the room cannot freely install a television and AV equipment. In addition, there are many types of AV devices such as speakers and playback devices, and the installation of many AV devices narrows the room, and there is a problem that the cable wiring connecting each device impairs the aesthetic appearance of the room.

Thus, Patent Document 1 describes a home theater system constructed by storage furniture for storing AV equipment and a ceiling having a cable wiring function. According to Patent Document 1, it is possible to construct a living space including an audio system having a three-dimensional expanse with a large screen and three-dimensional sound without impairing the beauty of the room.
JP 2004-81537 A

  However, in the storage furniture in Patent Document 1, the function of the furniture is reduced by storing the TV and AV equipment, and the size of the TV itself does not change. If you put it in, you may not be able to put other furniture. In addition, there is a high possibility that AV equipment is generally added, and there are cases where the storage space is determined by storing the TV and AV equipment in the storage furniture as in Patent Document 1, and thus cannot be added. In many cases, a connection terminal for connecting a television and an AV device is provided on the back side of the television. For this reason, when an AV device is installed outside the storage furniture and added, wiring between the TV and AV device stored in the storage furniture and the AV device installed outside the storage furniture cannot be performed.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to embed an AV device in a wall, facilitate connection between the embedded AV device and an external device to be connected, and increase the number of external devices. It is in providing the wall material which can be performed easily.

The wall material according to the present invention includes an AV device, an opening , an intake port, and an exhaust port , and includes a front plate that forms a wall surface, a back plate, and the front plate and the back plate between the front and rear. are arranged to form a space, openings, and the fixed plate for supporting in a state sandwiching the AV equipment to the opening portion, and a holding portion you have a two openings for ventilation, the holding portion An input unit that is held and receives at least one of a power supply, a control signal, an audio signal, and a video signal, and outputs at least one of the power supply, the control signal, the audio signal, and the video signal that are input to the input unit An output means ; two openings provided in the holding portion; and a cylindrical intake portion and an exhaust portion that connect the front plate and the holding portion so as to communicate with the intake port and the exhaust port, respectively. Any one of the input means and the output means is the AV Is connected to the vessel and the other, characterized in that it is held by the holding portion to be connected to the outside through the opening.

In the present invention, one of the input means and the output means is connected to the AV device embedded in the wall material, and the other can be connected to the outside. As a result, even when a new accessory device (external device) is connected to the AV device embedded in the wall material to expand the function, it is easy to connect the accessory device to the input means or the output means. Attached equipment and AV equipment can be connected.
Since the front plate is provided with an intake port and an exhaust port that allow the back side and the front side of the front plate to communicate with each other, the heat radiation by the AV device can be released to the outside.

  The wall material according to the present invention comprises a plurality of the input means and the output means.

  In the present invention, since a plurality of input means and output means are provided, the number of external devices to be connected can be increased.

  In the wall material according to the present invention, the AV device is a display device, and the display device is held so that a display surface is on the front plate side, and the front plate includes at least the display surface and the display device. A window portion is formed at a position to be overlapped.

  In the present invention, the display device is interposed between the front plate and the back plate, and the display surface of the display device can be visually recognized from the outside through the window portion of the front plate. Thereby, since the display device can be embedded inside the wall material, it is not necessary to consider the installation space of the display device.

  The wall material according to the present invention further includes a power supply device that supplies electric power supplied from the outside to the AV equipment.

  In the present invention, the wiring work for connecting the AV device and the outside can be simplified by further including a power supply device that supplies the power supplied from the outside to the AV device.

  The wall material according to the present invention further includes an interface for supplying at least one of a TV antenna signal or a CATV (cable television) signal supplied from the outside to the AV device.

  In the present invention, a TV antenna signal or a CATV signal can be input to an AV device.

  The wall material according to the present invention further includes an interface for connecting an external LAN to the AV device.

  In the present invention, an AV device can be connected to a network.

  The wall material which concerns on this invention is further equipped with the shielding member which shields the said opening part so that opening and closing is possible.

  In the present invention, the opening is shielded by the shielding member so as to be opened and closed. Thereby, it can prevent that dust etc. penetrate | invade from an opening part.

  According to the present invention, one of the input means and the output means is connected to the AV device embedded in the wall material, and the other can be connected to the outside. As a result, even when a new accessory device (external device) is connected to the AV device embedded in the wall material to expand the function, it is easy to connect the accessory device to the input means or the output means. Attached equipment and AV equipment can be connected.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings illustrating embodiments thereof. The wall material of the present invention may form a part of a wall of a house, or may be used as a partition that divides a space.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a wall material according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a view showing a wall material when the front plate of FIG. 1 is removed. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

  The wall material includes a pair of column members 10, 10, a front plate 11 and a back plate 12, and an intermediate plate (holding portion) 13 having the same shape and the same size. Each member is appropriately selected and formed from materials such as wood, plaster, and iron according to the installation location and strength of the wall material.

  The column members 10 and 10 are rectangular columns and are arranged in parallel. Between the pair of parallel column members 10, 10, the intermediate plate 13 is provided so that the longitudinal direction of the rectangular intermediate plate 13 coincides with the longitudinal direction of the column members 10, 10. As will be described later, the intermediate plate 13 holds a television 30, speakers 31R and 31L, a relay box 32, and a power supply box 33.

  The front plate 11 and the back plate 12 have the same shape and the same size. The back plate 12 is attached to the column members 10 and 10 so that a pair of parallel column members 10 and 10 are located on both side edges along the longitudinal direction. The column members 10, 10 and the back plate 12 and the middle plate 13 may be fixed by a fastener and welding, or may be fixed by a fastener so as to be separable.

  The front plate 11 is provided on the opposite side of the back plate 12 of the column members 10 and 10. At this time, the column members 10 and 10 are located at both side edges along the longitudinal direction of the front plate 11. In other words, the front plate 11 and the back plate 12 are arranged opposite to each other in parallel so as to sandwich the column members 10 and 10 and the middle plate 13 with the back plate 12. As shown in FIG. 3, a space 17 and a space 18 are formed between the front plate 11 and the middle plate 13 and between the back plate 12 and the middle plate 13, respectively.

  The front plate 11 is bonded to the column members 10 and 10 by magnets, for example, and can be attached to and detached from the column members 10 and 10. Thereby, at the time of wiring work of the television 30 and the speakers 31R and 31L, the work can be easily performed by removing the front plate 11.

  The middle plate 13 is formed with a rectangular opening (not shown) above the center, and fixed plates 14 a and 14 b are provided at the upper and lower portions of the opening so as to be orthogonal to the middle plate 13. . The fixing plates 14a and 14b are provided so as to protrude into both the space 17 and the space 18. And the fixing plates 14a and 14b hold and fix the television 30 from above and below. At this time, the television 30 is fixed so that the display surface 30a is on the front plate 11 side. You may make it provide the hole for releasing the heat | fever of the television 30 in the fixing plates 14a and 14b.

  Further, the middle plate 13 holds speakers 31R and 31L symmetrically below the television 30. The speakers 31R and 31L may be fixed to openings formed in the middle plate 13 similarly to the television 30. When the weights of the speakers 31R and 31L are light, the middle plate 13 is fastened with a fastener. You may make it hook.

  On the surface of the middle plate 13 on the front plate 11 side, a placement plate 15 for placing the relay box 32 and the power supply box 33 is vertically provided below the speaker 31L. The relay box 32 has a plurality of input terminals 32a to which signals are input, and a plurality of output terminals 32b that output signals input to the input terminals 32a. The input terminal 32a and the output terminal 32b are an audio signal and video signal terminal, a TV antenna terminal, a terminal for inputting / outputting a data communication signal, an HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) terminal, and the like. The relay box 32 connects the television 30 and speakers 31R and 31L provided on the intermediate plate 13 to the external device 40. The external device 40 is a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) playback device, a personal computer, or the like.

  For example, the audio signal output terminal of the DVD playback apparatus is connected to the audio signal input terminal 32a. Further, the speakers 31R and 31L are connected to an output terminal 32b for audio signals. Also, the video signal output terminal of the DVD player is connected to the video signal input terminal 32a. Further, the television 30 is connected to the video signal output terminal 32b. Accordingly, the external device 40 can be connected to the TV 30 and the speakers 31R and 31L provided on the wall material, and the video signal and the audio signal output from the DVD playback device are output to the TV 30 and the speakers 31R and 31L. can do.

  In FIG. 2, the television 30 and the speakers 31 </ b> R and 31 </ b> L and the relay box 32 are wired on the front plate 11 side of the intermediate plate 13, but may be wired on the back plate 12 side.

  The power supply box 33 is connected to a household outlet, and supplies power to the television 30, the relay box 32, the external device 40, and the like connected to the power supply box 33. By providing the power supply box 33 in the wall material, the television 30 can be wired only in the wall material. Further, even when AV equipment other than the television 30 is added in the wall material, it is not necessary to perform power supply wiring.

  Further, the power box 33 is connected to an external TV antenna, and can supply a TV antenna signal to the relay box 32 and the external device 40 connected to the power box 33. Further, the power supply box 33 is connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) connected to the external Internet, and can be connected to the relay box 32 and the external device 40 connected to the power supply box 33.

  Further, on the surface of the middle plate 13 on the front plate 11 side, a rectangular cylindrical intake portion 16 a is provided below the mounting plate 15. The intake portion 16 a provided vertically to the middle plate 13 has a height that makes contact with the front plate 11. An opening 13a is formed at a position where the intake portion 16a of the intermediate plate 13 is provided. An intake port 23a, which will be described later, is formed at a position where the intake portion 16a of the front plate 11 contacts. The space 18 communicates with the outside through the air inlet 23a, the air intake portion 16a, and the opening 13a.

  Further, on the surface of the middle plate 13 on the front plate 11 side, an exhaust unit 16b having the same configuration as the intake unit 16a is provided above the television 30. An opening (not shown) is formed at a position where the exhaust portion 16b of the intermediate plate 13 is provided. Further, an exhaust port 23b described later is formed at a position where the exhaust part 16b of the front plate 11 contacts. The outside and the space 18 communicate with each other through the exhaust port 23 b, the exhaust unit 16 b, and the opening of the intermediate plate 13.

  On the front plate 11, a display window (window portion) 20 in which the display surface is visible from the front is formed at a position where it overlaps with the display surface 30 a of the television 30. The display window 20 may have the same shape and size as the display surface, or may be larger than the display surface 30a. A glass plate may be fitted into the display window 20 in order to prevent dust from entering. In addition, acoustic windows 21R and 21L are formed on the front plate 11 at positions where the speakers 31R and 31L overlap. The sound output from the speakers 31R and 31L is output to the outside from the acoustic windows 21R and 21L so that the sound does not enter the wall material.

  Further, a connection window (opening) 22 is formed on the front plate 11 at a position where it overlaps with the relay box 32 and the power supply box 33. When connecting the external device 40 to the relay box 32 and the power supply box 33, the connection work can be performed from the connection window 22 without removing the front plate 11.

  The acoustic windows 21R and 21L and the connection window 22 can be shielded by a cover 25. In FIG. 2, only the cover of the acoustic window 21R is shown. By shielding each window with the cover 25, it is possible to prevent dust from entering from the window when not in use.

  Further, an intake port 23a and an exhaust port 23b are formed at positions where the intake unit 16a and the exhaust unit 16b of the front plate 11 are in contact with each other. The intake port 23a and the exhaust port 23b are provided with louvers for improving ventilation. When the wall material is used for the wall of the house, the wall material is installed between the ceiling and the floor of the house, and the space 17 and the space 18 are sealed with the ceiling and the floor. For this reason, it is necessary to release the heat generated from the television 30 from the wall material. Therefore, by providing the intake portion 16a, the exhaust portion 16b, the intake port 23a, and the exhaust port 23b and forming a passage for the air, the heat in the wall material can be discharged to the outside.

  FIG. 4 is a view for explaining the circulation of air in the wall material. As shown in FIG. 4, air flows into the space 18 from the outside through the air inlet 23a, the air intake portion 16a, and the opening 13a. Since the temperature in the space 18 is increased by the heat from the television 30, the air in the space 18 passes through the opening 13b, the exhaust portion 16b, and the exhaust port 23b formed at the position of the exhaust portion 16b of the intermediate plate 13. It flows out of the wall material. Thereby, the heat radiation of the wall material can be performed.

  In addition, you may make it exhaust the air which flowed in the space 18 from the outside from others. For example, when a wall material is used as a partition, the upper portion of the wall material may be opened, and the air flowing into the space 18 may be dissipated from the upper open portion.

  Next, a description will be given of wiring of each device in the wall material configured as described above. When the television 30 and the speakers 31R and 31L are mounted in advance on the middle plate 13 of the wall material, it is possible to open the front plate 11 when performing wiring work for the television 30 and the speakers 31R and 31L. A household power supply is connected to the power supply box 33, and an antenna line is connected to the relay box 32. At this time, each wiring may be connected from the back plate 12 side of the wall material, or may be connected through the connection window 22 of the front plate 11 and is appropriately changed depending on the installation location of the wall material. Is possible. Then, the relay box 32 is connected to the power supply box 33, and the antenna line and power supply of the television 30 are connected to the relay box 32.

  Further, by connecting the audio output terminal of the television 30 to the relay box 32 and connecting the speakers 31R and 31L to the relay box 32, it becomes possible to output the television audio from the speakers 31R and 31L.

  By closing the front plate 11 after the wiring work is completed, the television 30 and the speakers 31R and 31L can be installed inside the wall, and the television 30 can be viewed from the display window 20. This eliminates the need to secure a space for installing the television 30 or the like in the room. Moreover, since each wiring is accommodated inside the front plate 11, it is possible to prevent the cables from being scattered in the room and the indoor aesthetics from being damaged by the cables.

  When connecting an external device 40 such as a DVD playback device, the external device 40 and the relay box 32 are connected via the connection window 22. Accordingly, the external device 40 can be connected to the television 30 and the speakers 31R and 31L via the relay box 32 without removing the front plate 11.

  In the present embodiment, the television 30 and the speakers 31R and 31L have been described as being provided in advance on the intermediate plate 13, but the television 30 or the like may be mounted after the wall material is installed. .

  Further, the front plate 11 is fixed to one column member 10 via a hinge, and fixed to the other column member 10 via a magnet, so that the column members 10 and 10 can be attached to the column members 10 and 10 like opening and closing of the door. It may be configured to be detachable.

  The structure for holding the television 30, the speakers 31R and 31L, the intermediate box 13 holding the relay box 32 and the power supply box 33, the inside of the front plate 11, and the like can be appropriately changed. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a modification of a wall material provided with a plurality of AV devices. As shown in the figure, the display screen of the television 30 and the position of the front plate 11 may be configured to match. As shown in FIG. 5, an AV device other than the television 30 and the speakers 31R and 31L, for example, a video recorder 41 and an amplifier 42 may be provided integrally.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been specifically described above. However, the configuration and the movement of the wall material can be appropriately changed and are not limited to the above-described embodiment.

It is an external appearance perspective view of the wall material which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the wall material at the time of removing the front plate of FIG. It is sectional drawing in the III-III line of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the distribution | circulation of the air in a wall material. It is a figure which shows the modification of the wall material provided with the some AV apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Column member 11 Front plate 12 Back plate 13 Middle plate 14 Fixed plate 15 Mounting plate 17, 18 Space 30 Television

Claims (7)

AV equipment,
A front plate having an opening , an air inlet, and an air outlet, and forming a wall;
A back plate,
Between the front plate and the back plate, it is arranged so as to form a space in the front and rear, an opening, a fixing plate that supports the AV apparatus in a state of sandwiching the AV device , and two for ventilation a holding portion have a opening,
An input unit that is held in the holding unit and receives at least one of a power supply, a control signal, an audio signal, and a video signal;
Output means for outputting at least one of a power supply, a control signal, an audio signal, and a video signal input to the input means ;
Two openings provided in the holding portion, and a cylindrical intake portion and an exhaust portion that connect the front plate and the holding portion so as to communicate with the intake port and the exhaust port, respectively .
Either one of the input means and the output means is
Connected to the AV device,
The other is
The wall material characterized by being held by the holding portion so as to be connectable to the outside through the opening.   The wall material according to claim 1, comprising a plurality of the input means and the output means. The AV device is a display device,
The display device
The display surface is held so as to be on the front plate side,
In the front plate,
The wall member according to claim 2, wherein a window portion is formed at least at a position overlapping with the display surface. The wall material according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising a power supply device that supplies electric power supplied from outside to the AV equipment. The wall according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , further comprising an interface for supplying at least one of a TV antenna signal or a CATV (cable television) signal supplied from the outside to the AV device. Wood. Wall material according to any one of further comprising an interface connected to an external LAN the AV device from claim 1, wherein 5. Wall material according to any one of the six claims 1, characterized by further comprising a shielding member for openably blocking the opening.

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