JP5929383B2 - Module mounting device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a module mounting apparatus for connecting a large number of modules.

  The module of the electronic device is fixed to a rack or the like with screws. However, in recent years, applications for mounting a large number of modules are increasing. In such a case, the workability cannot be improved with the configuration in which the modules are screwed one by one.

  Patent documents 1-4 can be illustrated as prior art about attachment of a module. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a mechanism for suppressing a plurality of plug-in packages that are mounted from the front and mounted in parallel on a shelf attached to a housing of an electronic device. The restraining mechanism is composed of an elongated bent iron having an L-shaped cross section that constitutes the upper surface or the lower surface and the front surface, and a plurality of hinges are arranged on the front surface with the front edge as an axis. It has a fixing bracket that is installed without interfering with the plug-in package. In addition, the restraining surface is brought into contact with the front surface of the mounted plug-in package in a fixed state that is fixed to the hinge and rotated and screwed to the upper surface or the lower surface of the fixing bracket in the suspended or upright position. In addition, the notation provided on the front surface of the back surface can be clearly seen in correspondence with the mounting of the plug-in package, and is rotated and fastened and fixed to the front surface in a horizontal position. It avoids and is fixed at a position that does not interfere with attachment / detachment.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-4564 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-311907 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-99884 JP 2008-294340 A

  However, the configuration according to the related art has a problem that workability is poor when a plurality of modules are mounted, and the cost is high because many screws are used.

  Therefore, a main object of the present invention is to provide a module mounting device that can mount a plurality of modules easily and inexpensively.

  In order to solve the above problems, a module mounting apparatus for supporting a module of the present invention includes a long fixed plate, a pair of connecting plates provided on the long sides facing the fixed plate, and the connecting plate. A housing part including guide pins erected at predetermined intervals, a screw hole, a support plate fixed to the fixing plate, and a pair of doors connected to the support plate so as to be opened and closed via a hinge mechanism A suppressor including a suppressor, a suppressor provided in the suppressor, and a plurality of suppressors rotatably provided in the suppressor, wherein the module mounting hole of the module is provided in the guide pin. In the inserted state, the module is sandwiched between the suppression plate and the connection plate, and the plurality of modules are connected by screwing the suppression screw into the suppression screw hole.

  According to the present invention, the module mounting hole is inserted into the guide pin to temporarily fix the module, and then the plurality of modules are collectively suppressed by the suppressor, so that the plurality of modules can be easily and inexpensively mounted. become able to.

It is a perspective view of the module attachment apparatus with a hinge mechanism concerning the present invention. It is a figure which shows the mode at the time of supporting to a module with a module attachment apparatus. It is a side view of the module mounting apparatus which shows the main support process of a module, (a) is a side view before attaching a module, (b) is a side view at the time of connecting a module to a lower connection board, (c) is a module. It is a side view at the time of connecting with an upper connection board. It is a figure which replaces Fig.3 (a) and is a side view of the module attachment apparatus at the time of attaching a module from an upper connection board first.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a module mounting device 2 with a hinge mechanism according to the present invention. In the figure, a plurality of modules 3 are also shown. FIG. 2 is a view showing a state in which the module mounting device 2 supports the module 3.

  The module 3 has a strip shape when viewed from above, and two through holes (hereinafter referred to as module mounting holes) 31 are provided at both ends on the short side. The interval between the module mounting holes 31 is referred to as a module hole interval.

  The module mounting device 2 includes a housing unit 10 and a support unit 20. The casing 10 is a long body having a recess 11 and is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to a vertical line. The bottom of the recess 11 forms a fixing plate 12, and the connection plate 13 forms an edge of the recess 11. The connecting plate 13 includes an upper upper connecting plate 13a and a lower lower connecting plate 13b. In addition, in this specification, when it describes with up and down, right and left, it follows the display of FIG.

  The connecting plate 13 is provided with a plurality of guide pins 14 at a predetermined interval. In addition, screw holes 15 are provided at predetermined intervals. The interval between the guide pins 14 is referred to as a guide pin interval, and the interval between the screw holes 15 is referred to as a screw screw interval.

  The support unit 20 includes a support plate 22 fixed to the fixed plate 12 with screws 21 or the like, and suppression plates 23 provided at both ends of the support plate 22. The support plate 22 and the suppression plate 23 are hinge mechanisms 27. It is connected by. The suppressor 23 includes an upper upper suppressor 23a and a lower lower suppressor 23b.

  The suppressor plate 23 is provided with a plurality of through holes (hereinafter referred to as suppression holes) 24 at predetermined intervals, and the suppression holes 24 corresponding to the suppression screw holes 15 are rotatably provided with suppression screws 25. Yes.

  The screw 25 includes a boss 25a, a screw 25b, and a retaining ring 25c. The retaining ring 25c is a C-ring and is fitted to a retaining groove (not shown) formed in the screw portion 25b, thereby rotatably supporting the holding screw 25 on the support plate 22. Accordingly, since the screw 25 and the plate 23 are always integral, it is possible to prevent the removed screw 25 from being lost. The boss 25a is gripped when the screw 25 is rotated. The screw part 25 b is a screw that is screwed into the screw hole 15 of the connecting plate 13.

  An elastic member 26 such as rubber is provided on the surface of the suppression plate 23 on the module 3 side, and the elastic member 26 is elastically deformed so that the suppression force by the suppression plate 23 is applied to the plurality of modules 3 substantially uniformly. It has become.

  A support procedure for supporting the module 3 with such a configuration will be described. FIG. 3 is a side view of the module mounting device 2 in the main support process of the module 3. 3A is a side view of the module mounting device 2 before the module 3 is attached, FIG. 3B is a side view when the module 3 is connected to the lower connecting plate 13b, and FIG. It is a side view at the time of connecting with upper connection board 13a.

  FIG. 4 shows a case where the module 3 is first attached from the upper connecting plate 13a. In the present invention, the module 3 may be attached from any of the upper and lower connecting plates. Hereinafter, the case where the module 3 is first attached from the lower connecting plate 13b will be described as an example.

  First, the support plate 22 of the module mounting device 2 is raised from the connecting plate 13 to the state shown in FIG. At this time, it is assumed that the casing 10 is inclined clockwise by an inclination angle θ (θ> 0). The inclination angle θ is an acute angle formed by a line formed by the upper and lower connecting plates 13 and a vertical line.

  Hereinafter, the state where the support plate 22 is raised from the connecting plate 13 is referred to as a module removal state, and the state where the support plate 22 is closed is referred to as a module support state. Then, the through hole of the module 3 is inserted into the guide pin 14.

  At this time, as described above, the screw 25 includes the boss portion 25a and the screw portion 25b, is rotatably supported by the support plate 22 by the retaining ring 25c, and the boss portion 25a is formed to be heavier than the screw portion 25b. ing. Accordingly, when the suppressor 23 is attached to and detached from the module and is in the state of FIG. 3A, the casing 10 is inclined by the inclination angle θ. The state of a) is maintained. That is, even if the hand is released in the state of FIG. 3A, the suppressor plate 23 does not return to the connecting plate 13 side.

  Therefore, when the module mounting hole 31 is inserted into the guide pin 14, the suppressor plate 23 is positioned in the module detaching state, so that the module 3 can be easily mounted on the connecting plate 13 (FIG. 3 ( a) and FIG. 3B).

  A permanent magnet may be provided in the boss portion 25a, and the support plate 22 may be formed of a ferromagnetic material such as iron. By adopting such a configuration, for example, even when the module 3 comes into contact with the connecting plate 13 and vibration is applied, the suppressor plate 23 can maintain the module support state.

  After the plurality of modules 3 are attached to the connecting plate 13, the suppressor plate 23 is brought into a module supporting state, and the screw 3 is screwed into the suppressing screw hole 15 of the connecting plate 13 to support the module 3 (FIG. 3 (c). )). At this time, since the elastic member 26 is provided on the suppression plate 23, a state in which no force is applied to some of the modules 3 can be prevented. That is, all the modules 3 can be suppressed with a substantially uniform force.

  As described above, the module attachment device with a hinge mechanism according to the present invention makes it possible to easily connect and attach a plurality of modules, thereby improving workability.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 Module mounting apparatus 3 Module 10 Housing | casing part 11 Recess 12 Fixing plate 13 Connecting plate 13a Upper connecting plate 13b Lower connecting plate 14 Guide pin 15 Screw hole 20 Supporting part 21 Screw 22 Support plate 23 Suppressing plate 23a Upper suppressing plate 23b Lower Suppression plate 24 Suppression hole 25 Suppression screw 25a Boss part 25b Screw part 25c Stop ring 26 Elastic member 27 Hinge mechanism

Claims (5)

A module mounting device for supporting a module,
A casing including a fixed plate for a long object, a pair of connecting plates provided on the long sides facing the fixing plate, guide pins erected on the connecting plate at a predetermined interval, and screw holes And
A support plate fixed to the fixed plate, a pair of suppressors connected to the support plate via a hinge mechanism so as to be opened and closed, a suppression hole provided in the suppression plate, and a rotatable to the suppression plate A suppressor including a plurality of restraints provided, and
With the module mounting hole of the module inserted into the guide pin,
A module mounting apparatus comprising: a plurality of modules coupled to each other by sandwiching the module between the restraining plate and the connecting plate and screwing the restraining screw into the retaining screw hole. The module mounting device according to claim 1,
The screw is a boss to be gripped;
A screw portion provided integrally with the boss portion,
At least the boss portion is formed to be heavier than the screw portion, and when the suppressor is separated from the connecting plate, the suppressor is separated from the connecting plate due to the weight of the boss portion. A module mounting device characterized by holding. The module mounting device according to claim 2 ,
A module mounting device comprising: a retaining ring that fits into the threaded portion, restricts the disengagement of the restraining screw inserted into the restraining plate, and rotatably supports the retaining screw. The module mounting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A module mounting device comprising an elastic member on a surface of the restraining plate in contact with the module. The module mounting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A module mounting device, wherein the pair of connecting plates are inclined by a predetermined amount with respect to a vertical line.

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