JP5177496B2 - Remote control device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote control device, and more particularly to a device having a feature in its mounting structure.

Conventionally, for example, a remote control device as disclosed in Patent Document 1 below has been provided. In the remote control device disclosed in Patent Document 1, a standing part is provided on the back surface of the remote control body, and a fixture provided with a rising part of the same type as the standing part is attached to the wall surface and fixed. A mounting structure is employed in which the remote control body is attached to the wall surface by pushing the remote control body into the tool and causing the upright portion and the rising portion to be fitted together. Moreover, in the remote control device disclosed as the prior art in Patent Document 1 below, by sliding the grooved portion provided on the back side of the remote control body with the fixture installed in advance on the wall surface in an engaged state. A configuration for installing a remote control body is disclosed.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-160261

  In the case where the remote control main body is pushed into the fixture, as in the above-described conventional remote control device, the direction intersecting the standing portion provided on the back of the remote control main body or the rising portion of the fixture It was in a state of being firmly fixed. However, when the configuration disclosed in Patent Document 1 is adopted, there is a problem that the remote control body can slide along the standing portion and the rising portion, and the mounting position cannot be determined.

  With respect to what is disclosed in the prior art of Patent Document 1 above, when the remote control body is slid and attached to the fixture, the fitting piece provided on the remote control body is locked to the fixture provided on the fixture side. It fits into the part and cannot slide in the sliding direction, and is firmly fixed. However, in this conventional remote control device, a slight clearance is provided between the fixture and the groove provided on the back side of the remote control body in order to slide the remote control body. Therefore, this type of remote control device has a problem that rattling occurs in a direction intersecting the sliding direction of the remote control body.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a remote control device that can securely fix a remote control main body without rattling to a fixture attached to a wall surface.

The invention according to claim 1, which is provided to solve the above-described problem, includes a fixture that is fixed to a wall surface, and a remote control body that is attached to the fixture. A first outer edge portion forming an outer peripheral edge, a second outer edge portion at a position facing the first outer edge portion, and a third outer edge portion extending in a direction intersecting the first and second outer edge portions. In addition, each of the first and second outer edge portions is provided with an engaged portion A, and a plurality of engaged portions B are arranged on the third outer edge portion with a space between each other, On the back side of the remote control main body, there is provided a fixture mounting portion that opens to a size that can accommodate the fixture, and a first inner edge portion that forms an inner periphery of the fixture mounting portion, and the first inner edge portion A second inner edge at a position opposite to the first inner edge and a third inner edge extending in a direction intersecting the first and second inner edges. In addition, an engaging portion a that can be engaged with the engaged portion A is provided at the first and second inner edge portions or at positions along these, and the engaged portion B is provided at the third inner edge portion. A plurality of engaging portions b that can be engaged with each other are arranged with a space therebetween, and the first, second, and third inner edges of the fixing device mounting portion are respectively connected to the first, second, and third inner edges of the fixing device. A third inner edge portion and a third outer edge portion along the first and second inner edge portions and the first and second outer edge portions in a state where the fixing device is accommodated in the fixing device mounting portion so that each of the outer edge portions is along. The remote control main body and the fixture are moved relative to each other in a direction in which the engaged portion A and the engaging portion a are engaged, and the engaged portion B and the engaging portion b are engaged with each other. is intended to engage, the engaged portion B is a slit which is opened toward the outer peripheral side of the fastener, the engaging portion b is, the fastener mounting portion A remote control device, characterized in that the protrusion that protrudes toward the side.

  In the remote control device of the present invention, in a state where the fixture is housed in the fixture mounting portion provided on the back side of the remote control main body, the first and second inner edges of the fixture mounting portion are the first and first inner edges of the fixture. 2 When the remote control body and the fixture are moved relative to each other so that the third outer edge is close to the third inner edge, the engaged portion A provided on the fixture side and the remote control main body side It will be in the state which engaged with the engaging part a. As a result, the remote control body cannot move in the direction along the first and second inner edge portions and the first and second outer edge portions with respect to the fixture. On the other hand, when the remote control body and the fixture are moved relative to each other as described above, each engaged portion B provided on the fixture side and each engagement portion b provided on the remote control body side are engaged. It will be in the state. In addition, as described above, a plurality of engaged portions B and engaging portions b are arranged at a distance from each other on the third outer edge portion of the fixture and the third inner edge portion of the remote control body. Therefore, when each engaged part B and each engaging part b are engaged, the remote control body cannot move in the direction along the third inner edge part or the third outer edge part with respect to the fixture. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a remote control device that can firmly fix the remote control body without rattling with respect to the fixture without using a screw or the like as in a conventionally known remote control device.

  In addition, the remote control device of the present invention integrates the fixture and the remote control body in a state in which the fixture is accommodated in the fixture mounting portion. It is difficult to create a gap. Therefore, the remote control device of the present invention is superior in aesthetics when attached to the wall surface as compared with the prior art. In addition, the remote control device of the present invention is less likely to cause inconveniences such as dust and dirt entering between the remote control body and the wall surface.

  In the remote control device according to the first aspect, the engaged portion A is formed by a notch opened toward the outer peripheral side of the fixture, and the engagement portion a is engaged with the fixture. It may be formed by a possible protrusion (claim 2).

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the interval between the engaging portions a provided at the first and second inner edge portions is equal to or equal to the interval between the engaged portions A provided at the first and second outer edge portions. 3. The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein the remote controller main body has a flexibility in a direction in which an interval between the engaging portions a is increased or decreased. is there.

  In the remote control body employed in the remote control device of the present invention, the interval between the engaging portions a provided at the first and second inner edge portions is equal to or less than the interval between the engaged portions A described above. Furthermore, the above-described remote control body has flexibility in a direction in which the interval between the engaging portions a provided at the first and second inner edge portions increases or decreases. Therefore, in a state in which the fixture is accommodated in the fixture mounting portion provided on the back side of the remote control body, the engagement portion a provided on the first and second inner edges is appropriately bent and the distance between the two is increased. And the fixture can be moved relative to each other. And when the engaging part a and the to-be-engaged part A will be in the engaged state, the engaging part a will return to the original attitude | position and it will be in the state by which the fixing tool was pinched | interposed between engaging parts a. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a remote control device that can firmly fix the remote control body to the fixture.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the engaging portion b is constituted by a rib, and the engaged portion B is constituted by a slit that tapers from the outer peripheral side to the central side of the fixture. it has a remote control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in.

  In the remote control device of the present invention, when the fixture is housed in the fixture mounting portion provided on the back side of the remote control main body, when the remote control main body and the fixture are relatively moved, the engagement formed by the ribs The part b enters the engaged part B constituted by the slits and enters an engaged state. Here, in this invention, the to-be-engaged part B becomes a taper shape as it goes to the center side from the outer peripheral side of a fixing tool. For this reason, when the remote control device and the fixture are moved relative to each other when the remote control device is installed, the engaging portion b is firmly engaged with the engaged portion B. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a remote control device that can firmly fix the remote control body to the fixture.

As a related invention of the above-described invention , the engaged portion B is constituted by a hole into which the engaging portion b can be inserted, the engaging portion b has flexibility, and the engaged portion B In the state inserted in, it is preferable to closely contact the opening edge side of the engaged portion B.

  In the remote control device of the present invention, when the remote control body and the fixture are moved relative to each other in a state in which the fixture is accommodated in the fixture mounting portion of the remote control body, the remote control device is moved to the engaged portion B provided on the fixture side. The engaging portion b provided on the main body side is inserted, and the engaging portion b is in close contact with the opening edge side of the engaged portion B. Therefore, the remote control device of the present invention can keep the remote control body firmly fixed without rattling against the fixture.

  Here, as described above, the remote control device of the present invention is mounted by moving the remote control body relative to the fixture. In such a configuration, when the remote control body and the fixture are moved relative to each other, there is a possibility that the wiring taken out from the back side of the remote control body is caught or the wiring is damaged. Further, when the wiring is sandwiched between the remote control body and the fixture, there is a possibility that a problem such that the remote control body cannot be securely attached to the fixture. Further, if the configuration requires care so that the wiring is not pinched between the back surface of the remote control body and the fixture, the installation work of the remote control device may become complicated.

Accordingly, in the invention according to claim 5 provided to solve such a problem, an opening through which the wiring taken out from the back surface of the remote control body can pass is provided in the fixture, and the first of the openings is provided. The length in the direction along the outer edges 1 and 2 is such that the engagement portion B on the fixture side and the engagement portion b on the remote control body side are from the state where the fixture is fitted in the fixture mounting portion of the remote control body. remote control body until engaged state is remote controller according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that at least a length which moves relative to the fixture.

  In the remote control device of the present invention, the size of the opening provided on the fixture side is adjusted in consideration of the distance that the remote control body moves relative to the fixture when the remote controller body is attached. Therefore, according to the present invention, when attaching the remote control main body to the fixture attached to the wall surface, the remote control main body with the wiring taken out from the back of the remote control main body passed through the opening provided in the fixture Even if the fixture and the fixture are moved relative to each other, it prevents damage such as the wiring being pinched between the remote control unit and the fixture and being damaged, or the remote control unit cannot be securely fixed to the fixture. be able to. In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily prevent the wiring from being caught between the back surface of the remote control body and the fixture when the remote control device is installed, so that the installation work of the remote control device can be further simplified.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a remote control device that can securely fix a remote control main body without rattling with respect to a fixture attached to a wall surface.

Next, the remote control device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the vertical / horizontal positional relationship is based on the illustrated state unless otherwise specified.
The remote control device 1 is used for remotely operating a floor heating device or the like, and is installed on a wall surface in a living room and is connected to a controller of a hot water supply heat source unit having a hot water heating function (not shown). The remote control device 1 has a fixture 2 and a remote control body 5 and is installed by mounting the remote control body 5 on the fixture 2 attached to the wall surface. The fixture 2 is formed by providing an opening or notching a metal plate. More specifically, the fixture 2 is constituted by a metal plate having a substantially rectangular outer shape as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The fixture 2 has a plate-like fixing plate portion 6. The fixed plate portion 6 has a front surface 6a facing the remote control body 5 side and a back surface 6b facing the wall surface when the remote control device 1 is installed. A substantially rectangular opening 7 is provided at substantially the center of the fixed plate portion 6. The outer peripheral edge of the fixture 2 is formed by cutting out or bending the outer peripheral portion of the fixed plate portion 6.

  The outer peripheral edge of the fixture 2 includes a left edge portion 10 (first outer edge portion), a right edge portion 11 (second outer edge portion), an upper edge portion 12 (third outer edge portion), and a lower edge portion 13. ing. The left edge portion 10 and the right edge portion 11 are substantially parallel to each other, and the upper edge portion 12 and the lower edge portion 13 are substantially parallel to each other. The left and right edge portions 10 and 11 and the upper and lower edge portions 12 and 13 are substantially orthogonal to each other. The fixture 2 is substantially bilaterally symmetric, and the configuration of the left edge portion 10 and the right edge portion 11 is substantially the same. More specifically, the left edge portion 10 and the right edge portion 11 are provided with guide pieces 15 to 20.

  The guide piece 15 is a portion formed with a step with respect to the fixed plate portion 6, and is a piece-like portion that is substantially parallel to the fixed plate portion 6 and projects outward. That is, the guide piece 15 protrudes with a step toward the surface 6 a side of the fixed plate portion 6 and protrudes in a direction away from the fixed plate portion 6. The guide piece 15 is substantially at the center of the left edge portion 10 and the right edge portion 11 and is formed to extend in the vertical direction (direction from the upper edge portion 12 toward the lower edge portion 13). The guide piece 15 is substantially rectangular in a front view, and an engaged portion 21 (engaged portion A, notch) is provided at a substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction. The engaged portion 21 is formed by a notch opened toward the outside of the fixture 2.

  The guide pieces 16 and 17 are portions formed with a step with respect to the fixed plate portion 6 in the same manner as the guide piece 15 described above. The step between the guide pieces 16 and 17 and the fixed plate portion 6 is substantially the same as the step between the guide piece 15 and the fixed plate portion 6 described above. The guide pieces 16 and 17 both project in the same direction as the guide piece 15 with respect to the fixed plate portion 6 described above. That is, each of the guide pieces 16 and 17 protrudes toward the surface 6 a side of the fixed plate portion 6 in the same manner as the guide piece 15, and protrudes in a direction away from the fixed plate portion 6. The guide piece 16 is provided at a position on the upper end side (upper edge portion 12 side) of the fixture 2, and the guide piece 17 is provided at a position on the lower end side (lower edge portion 13 side) of the fixture 2. Yes.

  Each of the guide pieces 18 to 20 is a piece-like portion that is substantially perpendicular to the fixed plate portion 6 and protrudes toward the surface 6 a side of the fixed plate portion 6. The amount of protrusion of the guide pieces 18 to 20 is approximately the same as the step between the guide pieces 15 to 17 and the fixed plate portion 6 described above. The guide piece 18 is formed at a position between the guide pieces 15 and 16, and the guide piece 19 is formed between the guide pieces 15 and 17. Further, the guide piece 20 is provided at a position on the lowermost side of the left edge portion 10 and the right edge portion 11, that is, a position adjacent to the lower edge portion 13 side with respect to the guide piece 17.

  The outer edge portion of the upper edge portion 12 of the fixture 2 is folded back toward the surface 6 a side of the fixing plate portion 6. Two receiving portions 25 (engaged portions B, slits) are formed on the upper edge portion 12 with a space therebetween. The receiving portions 25 and 25 have a symmetrical positional relationship in the fixture 2. As shown in FIG. 2A, each of the receiving portions 25 is formed by a notch having a substantially “V” shape when viewed from the front. The receiving portion 25 is tapered, and tapers from the outer edge side of the fixture 2 toward the center side.

  The lower edge portion 13 of the fixture 2 is also formed by bending the outer edge portion of the fixing plate portion 6 to the surface 6a side, like the upper edge portion 12. The folding amount of the lower edge portion 13 is sufficiently smaller than the steps of the guide pieces 15 to 17 and the protruding amounts of the guide pieces 18 to 20.

  The remote control main body 5 has a case 30 and is configured to accommodate components such as a substrate 37 on which electrical components and electronic components are mounted. The wiring connected to the substrate 37 is taken out from the back side of the case 30. As shown in FIG. 1 and the like, the case 30 is made of resin and has a substantially rectangular front view, and is provided with operation buttons, a display device, and the like on the front side. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, on the back side of the case 30, a fixture mounting portion 40 surrounded by four sides by the inner peripheral edge of the peripheral wall 31 is provided. More specifically, the peripheral wall 31 is divided into four sides by a left edge portion 32 (first inner edge portion), a right edge portion 33 (second inner edge portion), an upper edge portion 34 (third inner edge portion), and a lower edge portion 35. And a fixture mounting portion 40 is formed inside these. The size of the opening area of the fixture mounting portion 40 is slightly larger than that of the fixture 2 described above, and the fixture 2 can be fitted therein.

  Engagement protrusions 41 and 41 are provided at positions adjacent to the inside of the left edge portion 32 and the right edge portion 33 in the peripheral wall 31 described above. The engagement protrusions 41 and 41 are piece-like portions provided at substantially the center in the longitudinal direction of the left edge portion 32 and the right edge portion 33, respectively. The engagement protrusions 41 and 41 are in a symmetrical relationship in the case 30. The engagement protrusions 41 and 41 are located between the outer edge of the substrate 37 accommodated in the case 30 and the left edge portion 32 and the right edge portion 33 of the case 30, respectively. It projects to the back side of 30.

  The engagement protrusions 41 and 41 have flexibility in the direction of approaching and separating from the left edge portion 32 and the right edge portion 33, respectively. Therefore, the engagement protrusions 41 and 41 can be bent in a direction in which the distance between the protrusions 41 and 41 increases or decreases, as indicated by arrows in FIG. The engaging protrusion 41 is provided with a protrusion 43 (engaging portion a). The protrusion 43 has a substantially arc shape in cross section. The protrusion 43 has a shape and a size that can be engaged with the engaged portion 21 provided on the guide piece 15 of the fixture 2.

  The upper edge portion 34 is provided with two protrusions 45 (engagement portions b, protrusions, ribs) spaced apart from each other. The protruding portion 45 has a rib shape and protrudes from the upper edge portion 34 toward the inside of the fixture mounting portion 40. The two protrusions 45, 45 described above have a symmetrical positional relationship in the case 30. The interval between the protrusions 45 and 45 substantially matches the interval between the receiving portions 25 and 25 provided on the upper edge portion 12 of the fixture 2.

  Then, the attachment method at the time of attaching the remote control device 1 of this embodiment to a wall surface is demonstrated in detail, referring drawings. The remote control device 1 is installed by attaching the remote control body 5 to the fixture 2 attached to the wall surface. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the fixture 2 has a posture in which the upper edge portion 12 and the lower edge portion 13 are directed upward and downward, and the back surface 6b of the fixing plate portion 6 is directed to the wall surface side by screws or the like. Fixed. At this time, a hole (not shown) provided on the wall surface for passing the wiring 38 connected to the substrate 37 of the remote control main body 5 is aligned in the opening 7 provided in the center of the fixed plate portion 6. The When the fixture 2 is fixed to the wall surface in this way, the guide pieces 15 to 20 provided on the left and right edge portions 10 and 11 of the fixture 2 are directed toward the worker side who performs the installation work of the remote control device 1. Protruding state.

  When the fixture 2 is attached to the wall surface as described above, the remote control main body 5 is in a posture in which the back side of the case 30 faces toward the fixture 2 and the upper edge portion 34 and the lower edge portion 35 face up and down. And the remote control main body 5 is put on the fixture 2 previously attached to the wall surface, maintaining this posture. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4A, the fixture 2 is fitted into the fixture mounting portion 40 provided on the back side of the case 30. At this time, the wiring 38 of the substrate 37 in the case 30 is opened in the opening region of the opening 7 through the opening 7 provided in the fixing plate portion 6 of the fixture 2 and provided on the wall surface. It is in a state of passing through a hole (not shown).

  When the fixing device 2 is fitted into the fixing device mounting portion 40, the guide pieces 18 to 20 provided on the left edge portion 10 and the right edge portion 11 of the fixing device 2 form the left edge portion 32 that forms the peripheral wall 31 of the case 30. It enters a gap formed between the right edge 33 and the outer edge of the substrate 37. Further, in the engaging protrusions 41, 41 provided on the case 30, the protrusions 43, 43 are in contact with the positions on the upper side (upper edge part 12 side) of the engaged part 21 of the guide piece 15. . Therefore, as indicated by an arrow A in FIG. 4A, the engagement protrusions 41 and 41 are in a direction approaching the left edge 32 and the right edge 33, that is, the interval between the engagement protrusions 41 and 41 is, respectively. It will be in the state bent in the opening direction. As a result, the engaging protrusions 41 and 41 are biased toward the guide pieces 15 and 15 of the fixture 2, so that the engagement protrusions 41 and 41 are in close contact with the guide pieces 15 and 15. In other words, the fixture 2 is sandwiched at positions corresponding to the guide pieces 15 and 15 by the engagement protrusions 41 and 41 provided on the left and right sides of the case 30.

  In the state where the remote control body 5 is put on the fixture 2 as described above, the left edge portion 32 and the right edge portion 33 of the remote control body 5 and the left edge portion 10 and the right edge portion 11 of the fixture 2 are aligned. Direction in which the upper edge 34 on the remote control body 5 side is close to the upper edge on the fixture 2 side, that is, as shown by the arrow B in FIG. It can be slid (relatively moved) with respect to the fixture 2. As a result, the protrusions 43, 43 provided on the engagement protrusions 41, 41 move along the guide pieces 15, 15, and are eventually formed by notches as shown in FIG. 4 (b) and FIG. 5 (b). It will be in the state where it fitted in the engaged parts 21 and 21 which were made. As a result, the remote controller body 5 is firmly fixed so that it cannot slide in the vertical direction with respect to the fixture 2.

  Further, when the remote controller body 5 is slid with respect to the fixture 2 as described above, as shown in FIG. 5A, rib-like protrusions 45 provided on the upper edge 34 of the remote controller body 5, 45 (engagement part b) fits in the receiving parts 25 and 25 provided in the upper edge part 12 of the fixture 2, respectively. Then, when the remote controller body 5 is slid until the protrusions 43 and 43 are fitted into the engaged portions 21 and 21, the protrusions 45 and 45 are firmly attached to the back of the receiving portions 25 and 25 that are open in a “V” shape. It will be in the state of being fitted. As a result, the remote control body 5 does not rattle in the width direction (left-right direction) with respect to the fixture 2 and is firmly fixed.

  As described above, in the remote control device 1, when the remote control body 5 is slid with respect to the fixture 2 in a state where the fixture 2 is arranged in the fixture mounting portion 40 provided on the back side of the remote control body 5. The engaged portion 21 provided on the fixing tool 2 side engages with the projection 43 of the engaging protrusion 41 provided on the remote control body 5 side, and a slit-like shape provided on the fixing tool 2 side. A rib-like protruding portion 45 provided on the remote control main body 5 side is fitted into the receiving portion 25. Therefore, the remote control device 1 is in a state in which the remote control body 5 is firmly fixed without shaking in the vertical direction and the width direction only by sliding the remote control body 5 with respect to the fixture 2 at the time of installation. Therefore, the remote control device 1 can be firmly fixed so that there is no backlash in the sliding direction of the remote control main body 5 and the direction intersecting the remote control main body 5 without performing particularly difficult work. .

  Further, as described above, in the remote control device 1, the engagement protrusions 41, 41 provided along the left and right edge portions 32, 33 in the case 30 of the remote control body 5 approach and separate from the left and right edge portions 32, 33, respectively. It has flexibility in the direction. Then, when the remote control device 1 is installed, the engaging protrusions 41 and 41 are pushed and spread by the guide pieces 15 and 15 and are bent in the direction approaching the left and right edge portions 32 and 33, while the protrusions 43 and 43 are the guide pieces 15 and 15. When the engagement parts 21 and 21 are engaged and engaged, the guide pieces 15 and 15 are sandwiched by the engagement protrusions 41 and 41. Therefore, the projections 43 and 43 are in a state of being firmly engaged with the engaged portions 21 and 21. Thereby, the remote control main body 5 is in a state of being firmly fixed to the fixture 2 without rattling in the vertical direction.

  As described above, in the remote control device 1, the protrusions 43, 43 provided on the engagement protrusions 41, 41 are fitted and engaged with the engaged portions 21, 21 of the guide pieces 15, 15 during installation work. Therefore, an operator who performs the installation work of the remote control device 1 feels moderation when the remote control device 1 is attached. Therefore, according to the above-described configuration, it is possible to make the operator feel that the remote control device 1 is firmly fixed.

  In the remote control device 1 described above, the entire fixture 2 is accommodated in the fixture mounting portion 40 provided on the back side of the case 30 constituting the remote control body 5 when attached to the wall surface. The main body 5 is integrated. Therefore, the remote control device 1 has almost no gap between the wall surface and the remote control main body 5. Therefore, the remote control device 1 is excellent in aesthetics because the fixture 2 is not exposed in the state of being attached to the wall surface. Further, the remote control device 1 is less likely to cause inconveniences such as dust and dirt entering between the remote control main body 5 and the wall surface. In the above embodiment, the entire fixture 2 is accommodated in the fixture mounting portion 40 provided on the back surface of the case 30, but the present invention is not limited to this and is fixed. The structure in which only a part of the tool 2 is accommodated may be used.

  As described above, the remote control device 1 can firmly fix the remote control main body 5 without looseness without fixing the remote control main body 5 to the fixture 2 with screws or the like. Therefore, the remote control device 1 can be easily installed and the number of parts required for the installation can be minimized. Further, the remote control device 1 does not expose screws or the like as in the case of screwing or the like, and is excellent in aesthetics when attached.

  In the above-described embodiment, the remote control device 1 is exemplified as one for remote operation of a floor heating device (not shown), for example, but the present invention is not limited to this and is used for operation of other load terminals. It may be a thing.

  In the above-described embodiment, both the engagement protrusions 41 and 41 are flexible, but only one of them may be flexible. Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the protrusion 43 was provided in the remote control main body 5 side and the to-be-engaged part 21 which can be engaged with this was provided in the fixing tool 2 side, this invention was limited to this. Any device may be used as long as the remote controller body 5 and the fixture 2 can be engaged with each other. Specifically, for example, an engagement protrusion or the like may be provided on the fixing tool 2 side, and a recess, hole, groove, or the like that can be engaged with the protrusion is provided on the remote control body 5 side.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the example which provided the engagement protrusions 41 and 41 in the position along the right-and-left edge parts 32 and 33 of case 30 was illustrated, this invention is not limited to this, The portions 32 and 33 themselves may serve as the engagement protrusions 41 and 41. That is, the left and right edge portions 32 and 33 can be bent toward the outside of the fixture mounting portion 40, or the inner peripheral surfaces of the left and right edge portions 32 and 33 correspond to the protrusions 43 and 43. It may be provided.

  The engaged portion 21 illustrated in the above embodiment is formed by cutting out the guide piece 15 into a substantially “U” shape, but the present invention is not limited to this, for example, an elliptical shape. The cutout may be any shape such as a shape, a circle, or a triangle.

  In the remote control device 1 described above, the case 30 of the remote control main body 5 is provided with the rib-like protruding portion 45 and the receiving portion 25 made of a tapered slit that tapers from the outer edge toward the center side on the fixture 2 side. It has been configured. Then, when the remote controller body 5 is slid downward with respect to the fixture 2, the projecting portion 45 is engaged with the receiving portion 25. Further, the projecting portion 45 and the receiving portion 25 are provided at two locations with a space between each other in the width direction of the remote control device 1. For this reason, when the remote control device 1 is installed, the remote control body 5 and the fixture 2 are relatively moved, and the protrusion 45 and the receiving portion 25 are engaged, so that the movement of the remote control device 5 is restricted in the width direction of the remote control device 1. It will be in the state. Therefore, the remote control device 1 can be installed so as not to rattle in the width direction, that is, the direction intersecting the sliding direction of the remote control main body 5.

  In the above-described embodiment, the protruding portion 45 made of a rib is fitted into the receiving portion 25 that opens in a tapered shape on the fixing device 2 side, and a wedge is formed, and the remote control main body 5 is attached to the fixing device 2. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Specifically, the fixing device 2 may be provided with ribs, protrusions, or the like instead of the receiving portion 25, and a slit, a groove, or the like that can be engaged with the ribs or the like may be provided on the remote control body 5 side. Also in the case of such a configuration, similarly to the case where the above-described configuration is adopted, the remote control body 5 can be firmly fixed so as not to rattle in the width direction.

In place A related aspect of the present invention, for fixing the remote controller main body 5 by combination of the rib-like protrusions 45, such as a slit-shaped receiving portion 25 (slit) to the fixture 2, for example, As shown in FIG. 6 (a), a projecting projection 50 (engaging portion b) is provided instead of the projection 45, and a hole through which this can be inserted into the fixture 2 side as shown in FIG. 6 (b). 55 (engaged part B) may be provided. More specifically, in the example shown in FIG. 6, the upper edge 34 of the case 30 that forms the remote control body 5 is provided with a protruding portion 50 that is substantially perpendicular to the protruding portion 50 and protrudes toward the fixture mounting portion 40. Provided. On the other hand, on the fixing tool 2 side, a surface 56 that is substantially perpendicular to the fixing plate portion 6 is provided by folding back the upper edge portion 12, and a hole 55 into which the protruding portion 50 can be inserted without rattling is formed. Has been.

  When the configuration shown in FIG. 6 is adopted, the remote control body 5 is arranged so as to cover the fixture 2 fixed in advance on the wall surface, and is fitted into the fixture mounting portion 40 provided on the back side of the case 30. When the remote controller body 5 is slid downward in the inserted state, the protruding portion 50 is fitted in the hole 55 as shown in FIG. 7B, FIG. 8A, and FIG. Thereby, the fixture 2 and the remote control main body 5 are integrated.

  Here, in the example shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the protruding portion 50 is a tip-shaped shaft body having a plurality of protruding portion constituting pieces 51 (two in the examples shown in FIGS. 6 to 9), and the protruding portion configuration is used. The piece 51 is configured to have flexibility in the radial direction of the circumscribed circle of the protruding portion 50. Therefore, when the remote control body 5 is fixed to the fixture 2, the protruding portion 50 is reduced in diameter and inserted into the hole 55. Thereafter, each protruding portion constituting piece 51 is pressed against the opening edge side of the hole 55 by the elastic force, and comes into close contact. Therefore, the remote control main body 5 is in a state of being mounted without rattling in the width direction.

  In addition, although the example which employ | adopted what the protrusion part 50 became a crack shape as mentioned above was illustrated in the example shown in FIGS. 6-9, this invention is not limited to this, It is only mere It may be a shaft. In such a configuration, by appropriately adjusting the cross-sectional area and cross-sectional shape of the protrusion 50, the opening shape of the hole 55, and the like, the protrusion 50 is inserted into the hole 55 so that the gap between the protrusion 50 and the hole 55 can be reduced. It is desirable to avoid rattling.

  The fixture 2 employed in the present embodiment has a large opening 7 in the fixing plate portion 6. The opening 7 has a length in the direction in which the remote control main body 5 is slid when the remote control main body 5 is mounted on the fixture 2 (in the above embodiment, the vertical direction) longer than the length by which the remote control main body 5 slides during mounting. Long enough. Therefore, even if the remote control body 5 is slid to be attached to the fixture 2, the wiring 38 taken out from the back surface of the remote control body 5 can be caught between the remote control body 5 and the fixture 2, There will be no problems such as disconnection. Further, the remote control device 1 is easy to install because it is not necessary to consider the routing of the wiring 38 so that the wiring 38 is not sandwiched between the fixture 2 and the remote control main body 5 at the time of installation.

In the above embodiment, the remote control device 1 can be installed by sliding the remote control body 5 downward with respect to the fixture 2, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the remote control device 5 is not limited to this. It may be installed by sliding upward or left and right.
Specifically, instead of providing the receiving portion 25 on the upper edge portion 12 of the fixture 2, the lower edge portion 13 corresponds to the receiving portion 25 and corresponds to the protruding portion 45 on the remote control body 5 side. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the is provided on the lower edge portion 35 of the case 30. According to this configuration, it is possible to provide the remote control device 1 that can be fixed to the wall surface by sliding the remote control body 5 upward.
Similarly, instead of forming the engaged portion 21 on the guide pieces 15, 15 provided on the left and right edge portions 10, 11 of the fixture 2 and forming the receiving portion 25 on the upper edge portion 12, It is possible to provide the upper and lower edge portions 12 and 13 corresponding to the engaged portion 21 and to provide the left and right edge portions 10 and 11 corresponding to the receiving portion 25. Then, on the remote control body 5 side, the one corresponding to the engaging protrusion 41 is provided along the upper and lower edge portions 34 and 35 of the case 30, and the one corresponding to the protruding portion 45 is provided on either the left or right edge portion 32 or 33. It is also possible to provide it. With this configuration, it is possible to provide the remote control device 1 that can be fixed to the wall surface by sliding the remote control body 5 in the left-right direction with respect to the fixture 2.

It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the remote control device concerning one Embodiment of this invention. (A) is a front view which shows a fixing tool, (b) is a perspective view which shows a fixing tool. (A) is a rear view which shows the case of a remote control main body, (b) is a perspective view of the said case. (A) is a rear view which shows the state which put the remote control main body on the fixing tool, (b) is a rear view which shows the state which fixed the remote control main body with respect to the fixing tool. (A) is a perspective view which shows the engagement state of a receiving part and a protrusion part, (b) is a perspective view which shows the engagement state of an engagement part and an engagement protrusion. (A), (b) is a perspective view which respectively shows the reference example of the remote control apparatus shown in FIG. (A) is a perspective view which shows the state which integrated the remote control main body and the fixing tool, (b) is AA sectional drawing of (a). (A) is a perspective view which shows the state which the protrusion part by the side of a remote control body fits in the hole by the side of a fixture in the remote control apparatus shown in FIG. 6, (b) is the part in which the said protrusion part was provided in the remote control body. FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional perspective view showing a state in which a protrusion on the remote control body side is fitted in a hole on the fixture side in the remote control device shown in FIG. 6.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Remote control device 2 Fixing tool 5 Remote control main body 10 Left edge part (1st outer edge part)
11 Right edge (second outer edge)
12 Upper edge (third outer edge)
21 engaged portion (engaged portion A, notch)
25 Receiving part (engaged part B, slit)
32 Left edge (first inner edge)
33 Right edge (second inner edge)
34 Upper edge (third inner edge)
38 Wiring 40 Fixing mounting part 41 Engaging protrusion 43 Protrusion (engaging part a)
45 Protruding part (engaging part b, protrusion, rib)
50 Protruding part (engaging part b)
55 hole (engaged part B)

Claims (5)

A fixture fixed to the wall;
A remote control body mounted on the fixture,
A first outer edge portion forming an outer peripheral edge; a second outer edge portion located at a position facing the first outer edge portion; and a third outer edge extending in a direction intersecting the first and second outer edge portions. And
An engaged portion A is provided on each of the first and second outer edge portions,
A plurality of engaged portions B are arranged on the third outer edge portion with a space between each other,
On the back side of the remote control body, there is provided a fixture mounting portion that opens to a size that can accommodate the fixture,
A first inner edge that forms the inner periphery of the fixture mounting portion, a second inner edge at a position facing the first inner edge, and a third that extends in a direction intersecting the first and second inner edges. An inner edge,
In the first and second inner edge portions or positions along these, an engagement portion a that can be engaged with the engaged portion A is provided,
A plurality of engaging portions b that can be engaged with the engaged portion B are arranged at intervals on the third inner edge portion,
In the state in which the fixture is housed in the fixture mounting portion so that the first, first, second, and third outer edge portions of the fixture follow the first, second, and third inner edge portions of the fixture mounting portion, respectively. The engaged portion is moved by moving the remote control body and the fixture relative to each other along the first and second inner edge portions and the first and second outer edge portions in a direction in which the third inner edge portion and the third outer edge portion are close to each other. A and the engaging portion a are engaged, and the engaged portion B and the engaging portion b are engaged .
The engaged portion B is a slit opened toward the outer peripheral side of the fixture,
The remote control device , wherein the engaging portion b is a protrusion protruding toward the inside of the fixture mounting portion . The engaged portion A is a notch opened toward the outer peripheral side of the fixture,
The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein the engaging portion a is formed by a protrusion that can be engaged with the fixture. The interval between the engaging portions a provided at the first and second inner edge portions is equal to or less than the interval between the engaged portions A provided at the first and second outer edge portions. Yes,
3. The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein the remote control body has flexibility in a direction in which an interval between the engagement portions a increases and decreases. The engaging part b is constituted by a rib,
Engaged portion B is, remote controller according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it is constituted by a slit tapered brought from the outer peripheral side of the fixture toward the center side. The fixture is provided with an opening that allows the wiring taken out from the back of the remote control body to pass through.
The length of the opening in the direction along the first and second outer edge portions is such that the engagement portion B on the fixture side is engaged with the remote control body side from the state where the fixture is fitted in the fixture mounting portion of the remote control body. remote control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, and part b remote control body until engagement is equal to or against the fixture is not less than the length of the relative movement.

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