JP6749506B2 - Operating device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an operating device.

A remote control device that switches the operating state of an air conditioning system has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP, 2015-114057, A

By the way, this type of remote control device may be required to have a different appearance depending on its installation location or user preference. For example, there is a demand for customizing the color of the casing of the remote control device from the color set at the time of shipment from the factory to a color close to the color of the wall to be installed to make it inconspicuous. Alternatively, there is also a demand for customizing the appearance of the remote control device so as to have a more aesthetic or high quality appearance than the appearance at the time of factory shipment.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an operating device that can be changed in appearance after installation according to a place of installation or a user's preference.

In order to achieve the above object, the operating device according to the present invention,
A display module,
A control board that outputs a control signal to the display module and the operation target device;
A box-shaped housing that houses the display module and the control board and has a rectangular opening in plan view;
A main piece and a side piece extending in a thickness direction of the main piece, the main piece covers a part of a bottom wall of the housing, and the side piece is one of sidewalls of the housing. Bei example a design panel which is detachably attached to the housing so as to cover the part, and
The casing has a first flexible piece in which a hole is provided in a portion of the bottom wall or the side wall to which the design panel is attached, and a projection protruding to the outside of the casing is provided at a tip end portion. ,
The design panel is provided with an engaging claw that engages with the hole at a position corresponding to the hole of the housing, and is provided at a portion facing the first flexible piece, and the design panel is the housing. When fixed to the body, it has a recess with which the projection engages .

According to the present invention, design panel is detachably attached to the housing. As a result, the design panel can be replaced with one having a different appearance, so that there is an advantage that after the operation device is installed, the appearance of the operation device can be changed to an appearance according to the installation location or the user's preference.

1 is a perspective view of an operating device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a sectional view of the operating device according to the embodiment, taken along the line AA in FIG. The perspective view which looked at the operating device which concerns on embodiment from the direction different from FIG. The figure which shows an example of the state which the operating device which concerns on embodiment is attached to the wall. 1 is a perspective view of a display module and a control board according to an embodiment. 5 is a perspective view of the display module and the control board according to the embodiment viewed from a direction different from FIG. Exploded perspective view of a housing and a design panel according to an embodiment Side view of the operating device body according to the embodiment FIG. 8A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 8A of the operating device body according to the embodiment. 8A is a sectional view of the operating device body according to the embodiment, taken along the line C-C in FIG. 8A. 1 is a perspective view of an operating device body according to an embodiment. 1 is a perspective view of a base member according to an embodiment. Schematic diagram for explaining a method of mounting the operating device according to the embodiment Schematic diagram for explaining a method of mounting the operating device according to the embodiment Schematic diagram for explaining a method of mounting the operating device according to the embodiment The schematic diagram for demonstrating the design panel exchange method of the operating device which concerns on embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective view for explaining a design panel replacement method for an operating device according to an embodiment. FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG. 15 for explaining the design panel replacement method for the operating device according to the embodiment. Exploded perspective view of the operating device body according to a modification Front view of operation device body according to modification FIG. 18A is a cross-sectional arrow view of the operating device body according to the modification, taken along the line EE of FIG. 18A. FIG. 18A is a cross-sectional arrow view of the operating device body according to the modification, taken along line FF of FIG. 18A. Side view of operating device body according to modification FIG. 19A is a sectional view of the operating device body according to the modification taken along the line GG of FIG. 19A. Exploded perspective view of the operating device body according to a modification Front view of operation device body according to modification FIG. 21A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line HH of FIG. 21A of the operating device body according to the modification. Side view of operating device body according to modification FIG. 22A is a sectional view of the operating device body according to the modification taken along the line I-I of FIG. 22A. Side view of an operating device according to a modification

Hereinafter, an operating device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The operation device according to the present embodiment is installed, for example, on a wall of a building and is connected to an air conditioner (not shown) that is an operation target device via a signal line. The operating device controls the operation target device by transmitting a control signal according to an operation by the user to the operation target device.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, the operating device 100 according to the present embodiment includes an operating device body 1 and a base member 18 for mounting the operating device body 1 on a wall (construction material). Prepare As shown in FIG. 4, operating device 100 is fixed to wall W, and in a state where signal line L for communicating with the air conditioner is connected above the side opposite to the floor (ground) F side. It is installed. Hereinafter, in the present specification, the vertical upward direction when the operating device 100 is attached to the wall W as shown in FIG. 4 will be described as a +Y direction, and the vertical downward direction will be described as a −Y direction, as appropriate. Further, the direction parallel to the wall W and orthogonal to the vertical direction will be referred to as the X direction, and the direction perpendicular to the wall W will be referred to as the Z direction.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the operating device body 1 includes a housing 10, design panels 14 and 15, a control board 8, a display module 11, and protective sheets 21 and 22. As shown in FIG. 5, the display module 11 includes a display 111 and a touch panel 112 arranged on the front surface of the display 111 in an overlapping manner. The display 111 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, and displays the temperature of the place where the operating device 100 is installed or information necessary for operating the air conditioner. The touch panel 112 is a resistive film type touch panel, a capacitance type touch panel, or the like. As shown in FIG. 6, the display module 11 is connected to the control board 8 via a flexible wiring board 13 and a connector 12 provided at the tip of the flexible wiring board 13. The flexible wiring board 13 is, for example, an FPC board. The display module 11 displays various information on the display 111 based on the image information input from the control board 8 via the connector 12 and the flexible wiring board 13. Further, the user touch-operates the touch panel 112 to transmit a control signal corresponding to the operation content to the air conditioner through the signal line L. A metal frame 113 for reinforcement is attached to the rear surface of the display 111.

The control board 8 causes the display 111 to display information by outputting a control signal to the display module 11. Further, the control board 8 generates a control signal according to an operation performed by the user on the touch panel 112 and outputs the control signal to the air conditioner. As shown in FIG. 5, the control board 8 includes a board 80, a capacitor 41, a light emitting section 47, and a thermistor 91. The light emitting unit 47 is, for example, an LED (Light Emitting Diode). Further, on the front surface of the control board 8, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of electronic components 43 including a control integrated circuit are mounted. The control board 8 turns on the above-mentioned light emitting unit 47 when the operating device body 1 is powered on. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a connector 42 is mounted on the rear surface of the board 80 on the −Z direction side. The connector 42 is connected to the connector 31 connected to the tip portions of internal signal lines L21 and L22 described later. The thermistor 91 is for measuring the ambient temperature of the operating device 100. The control board 8 calculates the ambient temperature of the operating device 100 based on the output of the thermistor 91. Then, the control board 8 generates a control signal for displaying the information indicating the calculated ambient temperature on the display 111 and outputs the control signal to the display module 11. The substrate 80 is formed by forming a conductor pattern on an insulating substrate. The insulator substrate is, for example, a glass epoxy resin substrate. The substrate 80 is formed with a cutout portion 814, through holes 821 and 822 through which projections 101b described below are inserted, and three through holes 81 through which screws 95 described below are inserted. The capacitor 41 is electrically connected to the substrate 80 while being arranged inside the cutout portion 814 of the substrate 80. The control board 8 receives information corresponding to an operation performed on the touch panel 112 by the user via the flexible wiring board 13, and outputs a control signal generated based on the input information to the connector 42 and the signal line L. To the air conditioner via.

As shown in FIG. 2, the housing 10 houses the display module 11 and the control board 8 inside. As shown in FIG. 7, the housing 10 is flat and has a box shape with an open rear surface that is one surface in the thickness direction (Z-axis direction), and has a rectangular shape when viewed from the Z-axis direction. .. The material of the housing 10 is a non-conductive resin. The housing 10 includes a bottom wall 101 and side walls 131, 132, 133, and 134 extending from the peripheral portion of the bottom wall 101 in a rear direction orthogonal to the bottom wall 101, that is, in the −Z direction. An opening 101f having a rectangular shape in plan view is provided in a portion of the bottom wall 101 facing the display 111 of the display module 11. As a result, the image displayed on the display 111 of the display module 11 is visible from the front of the housing 10.

The side walls 131 and 132 extend rearward from the respective peripheral portions of the bottom wall 101 in the ±X directions. The side walls 133 and 134 extend rearward from the respective peripheral portions of the bottom wall 101 in the ±Z direction. As shown in FIG. 1, a portion of the bottom wall 101 located on the +Y direction side of the opening 101f is provided for transmitting light emitted from a light emitting portion 47 provided on a control substrate 8 described later to the outside. The window portion 101a is formed. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a light guide member 17 for guiding the light emitted from the above-mentioned light emitting portion 47 to the window portion 101a is provided in a portion of the rear surface of the bottom wall 101 corresponding to the window portion 101a. A rib 124 having a recess 124a to be fitted therein is provided. The inside of the recess 124a communicates with the window 101a. Further, linear ribs 121 and 122 are provided on the outer peripheral portions on both sides in the X-axis direction of the opening portion 101f on the rear surface side of the bottom wall 101. Further, on the rear surface side of the bottom wall 101, a rib 123 is provided that surrounds the outer peripheral portion of the region of the opening 101f on the −Y direction side in a U-shape. The display module 11 is arranged inside the ribs 121, 122, 123. Further, the rib 121 is provided integrally with a holding claw 121a for suppressing the movement of the display module 11 to the rear surface side, that is, the rear surface side when the display module 11 is pressed to the −Z direction side. There is. On the rear surface of the bottom wall 101, two projections 101b for positioning the control board 8 and a boss 101d provided with a screw hole 101c used when fixing the control board 8 to the housing 10 are provided. ing. Further, on the rear surface of the portion of the bottom wall 101 located on the −Y direction side of the opening 101f, a partition wall 101e for partitioning the space inside the housing 10 into a space S101 in which the thermistor 91 is arranged and the other space. Is erected. A step portion 125 to which the design panels 14 and 15 are attached is provided on the bottom wall 101 of the housing 10. The side wall 134 of the housing 10 is provided with two holes 134b for engaging the housing 10 with the base member 18 and a ventilation hole 134a communicating with the space S101 in the housing 10. The side wall 133 is provided on both sides in the X-axis direction of the introduction notch 133c for introducing the signal line L into the housing 10 and the introduction notch 133c of the side wall 133, and protrudes in the -Y direction. Two engaging pieces 133d that engage with 18 are provided.

At both ends in the longitudinal direction of the side wall 131, holes 131a are formed extending from the end of the side wall 131 on the +Z direction side to the end of the bottom wall 101 on the +X direction side. Further, a hole 131b is provided at the center portion in the lateral direction of each of the three locations of the side wall 131. At the end of the side wall 132 on the +Y direction side in the longitudinal direction, a hole 132a is formed extending from the end of the side wall 132 on the +Z direction side to the end of the bottom wall 101 on the −X direction side. Further, a hole 132b is provided in each of the three locations of the side wall 132 in the lateral center thereof. These holes 131a, 131b, 132a, 132b are for attaching the design panels 14, 15 to the housing 10 in a detachable manner. Furthermore, an opening 132c is formed at the end of the side wall 132 on the −Y direction side in the longitudinal direction and extends from the side wall 132 to the end of the bottom wall 101 on the −X direction side. The opening 132c is for introducing air around the operating device 100 into the space S101 in the housing 10 in order to detect the temperature of the place where the operating device 100 is installed.

Each of the design panels 14 and 15 is a long metal member having an L-shaped cross section, and is fixed to the outside of the housing 10 while being exposed to the outside of the housing 10. The design panels 14 and 15 are formed by, for example, an extrusion molding method. The design panel 14 includes a long rectangular plate-shaped main piece 141, and a long rectangular plate-shaped side piece 142 extending from one end edge in the lateral direction of the main piece 141 in the thickness direction of the main piece 141. And. Engaging claws 141 a that engage with holes 131 a provided in the side wall 131 of the housing 10 are provided at both ends of the main piece 141 in the longitudinal direction. A hook 141b extending in a direction orthogonal to the thickness direction of the bottom wall 101 is provided at the tip of the engaging claw 141a. Further, as shown in FIG. 8A, engaging claws 142a that engage with holes 131b provided in the side wall 131 of the housing 10 are provided at three positions of the side piece 142. A hook 142b extending in a direction orthogonal to the thickness direction of the side wall 131 is provided at the tip of the engaging claw 142a. As shown in FIG. 8B, the hook 141b at the tip of the engaging claw 141a engages with the outer peripheral portion of the hole 131a on the bottom wall 101 side. Further, as shown in FIG. 8C, the hook 142b at the tip of the engaging claw 142a engages with the outer peripheral portion of the side wall 131 on the −Z direction side of the hole 131b.

Returning to FIG. 7, the design panel 15 includes a long rectangular plate-shaped main piece 151 and a long rectangular plate-shaped main piece 151 from one edge in the lateral direction of the main piece 151 to the thickness of the main piece 151. And a side piece 152 extending in the direction and provided with a vent hole 15a. The ventilation hole 15 a is provided in a portion facing the opening 132 c provided in the side wall 132 of the housing 10 when the design panel 15 is attached to the housing 10. Further, at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the main piece 151, engaging claws 151a that engage with the holes 132a provided in the side wall 132 of the housing 10 and the opening 132c are provided. A hook 151b extending in a direction orthogonal to the thickness direction of the bottom wall 101 is provided at the tip of the engaging claw 151a. In addition, engaging claws 152a that engage with holes 132b provided in the side wall 132 of the housing 10 are provided at three locations on the side piece 152. A hook 152b extending in a direction orthogonal to the thickness direction of the side wall 132 is provided at the tip of the engaging claw 152a. The engaging claws 151a and 152a engage the holes 132a and 132b and the opening 132c in the same manner as the engaging claws 141a and 142a.

As shown in FIG. 2, the protective sheet 21 is interposed between the display module 11 and the control board 8 and includes a metal frame 113 provided on the rear surface side of the display module 11 and a conductor pattern formed on the control board 8. This is to prevent a short circuit. The material of the protective sheet 21 is a flexible non-conductive material. The protective sheet 22 covers the rear surface side of the control board 8 from the open portion of the housing 10 in a state where the display module 11 and the control board 8 are housed in the housing 10. The material of the protective sheet 22 is the same as the material of the protective sheet 21. The protective sheet 22 protects the conductor pattern of the control board 8 or various electronic components 43 from static electricity, and prevents the user from coming into contact with the control board 8 when installing the operation device 100. As shown in FIG. 9, the protective sheet 22 is provided with an opening 201a through which the connector 42 of the control board 8 is inserted and a slit 201c. The provision of the slit 201c prevents the tall electronic component 43 mounted on the portion of the rear surface of the substrate 80 facing the slit 201c from being pressed by the protective sheet 22. In addition, the protective sheet 22 is provided with two through holes 201e through which the protrusions 101b of the housing 10 are inserted and three holes (not shown) through which the screws 95 are inserted. As shown in FIG. 2, the protective sheet 22 is arranged so as to cover the surface of the control substrate 8 opposite to the surface facing the protective sheet 21.

As shown in FIG. 10, the base member 18 is a flat rectangular plate whose front side, that is, the +Z direction side, is open. The base member 18 has a bottom wall 18a having a rectangular outer shape in a plan view, a side wall 18b extending from the end of the bottom wall 18a in the ±X direction to the front side, and an upper end of the bottom wall 18a, that is, the +Y direction. Has a side wall 18c extending forward from the end of the bottom wall 18a and a side wall 18d extending from the lower end of the bottom wall 18a, that is, the end in the -Y direction to the front side. Further, the base member 18 has a guide portion 18e in which an introduction space S1 for introducing the signal line L into the operation device 100 is formed inside. The side wall 18c is provided with a recess 183 with which the two engaging pieces 133d of the housing 10 engage when the housing 10 is attached to the base member 18. Further, the base member 18 has a wiring holding portion 181a for holding the signal line L and a terminal plate 32. Two branch lines L11 and L12 are led out from the tip of the signal line L, and the tip ends of the two branch lines L11 and L12 are connected to the terminal board 32. Further, each terminal plate 32 is provided with a screw hole 32a into which a terminal screw (not shown) for electrically connecting the tip ends of the branch lines L11 and L12 to the terminal plate 32 is screwed. Further, one end of each of the internal signal lines L21 and L22 arranged inside the base member 18 is connected to each terminal plate 32. The internal signal lines L21 and L22 and the terminal board 32 are electrically connected by a conductive member such as solder or silver paste. The other ends of the internal signal lines L21 and L22 are connected to the connector 31, respectively. The connector 31 can be electrically connected to the connector 42 mounted on the board 80. The base member 18 also includes a holding portion 184 that holds the internal signal lines L21 and L22 together, and a holding claw 185 that positions and fixes the connector 31 at a position facing the connector 42 mounted on the board 80. Have. In addition, the base member 18 has seven protrusions protruding toward the control board 8 in order to suppress the movement of the control module 8 toward the rear surface when the display module 11 is pressed toward the rear surface (−Z direction side). It has a section 182.

Here, operating device 100 is preferably shipped in a state where operating device main body 1 and base member 18 are not combined with each other in order to reduce the trouble of the user who installs operating device 100. In this case, the user first fixes the base member 18 to the wall W, connects the signal line L to the base member 18, and then electrically connects the connector 31 of the base member 18 and the connector 42 of the control board 8 to each other. The operation device main body 1 is combined with the base member 18 in a shape. Further, a portion of the side wall 133 of the housing 10 where the introduction notch 133c is to be formed is a thin portion having a smaller wall thickness than the other portions of the side wall 133. Thus, when the user performs the construction of introducing the signal line L into the operating device 100 from the upper side of the operating device 100, that is, the +Y direction side, the thin portion of the side wall 133 of the housing 10 has the thickness of the signal line L. The notch for introduction 133c can be formed by appropriately cutting according to the above. Further, when the operating device 100 is installed on the wall W, as shown in FIG. 2, the entire open portion 10 a of the housing 10 on the −Z direction side is covered with the base member 18.

Next, a method for assembling the operating device body 1 will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 7, the design panel 14 is brought close to the side wall 131 of the housing 10 from the +X direction side of the housing 10. Then, the tip of the engaging claw 141a of the design panel 14 is brought into contact with the hole 131a provided in the side wall 131 (see arrow AR41 in FIG. 7), and the engagement of the design panel 14 with the hole 131b provided in the side wall 131. The interlocking claw 142a is brought into contact (see arrow AR42 in FIG. 7). At this time, the main piece 141 of the design panel 14 is placed on the step 125 of the housing 10, and the hook 142b provided at the tip of the engaging claw 142a shown in FIG. The outer peripheral portion on the Z side comes into contact with the outer peripheral portion. In this state, when the design panel 14 is pushed toward the −X direction side, the tip portion of the engaging claw 142a bends toward the +Z direction side, and the hook 142b rides on the −Z direction side inner wall 131c of the hole 131b. Then, when the hook 142b is moved to the inside of the side wall 131 by further pushing the design panel 14 toward the −X direction side, the hook 142b is engaged with the outer peripheral portion of the hole 131b on the inner surface of the side wall 131 by the restoring force of the engagement claw 142a. It will be in the state of doing. At this time, the main piece 141 of the design panel 14 slides in the −X direction within the step 125, and as shown in FIG. 8B, the hook 141b of the engaging claw 141a of the design panel 14 has the hole 131a. Is engaged with the outer peripheral portion of the portion corresponding to the bottom wall 101 on the −X direction side. In this way, the design panel 14 is fixed to the housing 10.

Similarly, the design panel 15 is brought close to the side wall 132 of the housing 10 from the −X direction side of the housing 10. Then, the tip of the engaging claw 151a of the design panel 15 is brought into contact with the hole 132a and the opening 132c provided in the side wall 132 (see arrow AR51 in FIG. 7), and the hole 132b provided in the side wall 132 is designed into the design. The engaging claws 152a of the panel 15 are brought into contact with each other (see arrow AR52 in FIG. 7). At this time, the main piece 151 of the design panel 15 is placed on the stepped portion 125 of the housing 10, and the hook 152b provided at the tip of the engaging claw 152a abuts the outer peripheral portion of the hole 131b on the -Z side. It comes into contact with them. In this state, when the design panel 15 is pushed toward the +X direction side, the tip end portion of the engaging claw 152a bends toward the +Z direction side, and the hook 152b rides on the inner wall of the hole 132b on the −Z direction side. Then, when the hook 152b is moved to the inside of the side wall 132 by further pushing the design panel 15 toward the +X direction side, the hook 152b is engaged with the outer peripheral portion of the hole 132b on the inner surface of the side wall 132 by the restoring force of the engaging claw 152a. It becomes a state. At this time, the main piece 151 of the design panel 15 slides in the +X direction while being in surface contact with the step 125, and the hook 151b of the engaging claw 151a of the design panel 15 has the holes 132a and the bottom wall of the opening 132c. The outer peripheral portion on the +X direction side of the portion corresponding to 101 is engaged. In this way, the design panel 15 is fixed to the housing 10.

Next, the display module 11 is arranged inside the ribs 121, 122, 123 in the housing 10 so that the peripheral portion of the display module 11 contacts the bottom wall 101. At this time, the peripheral portion of the display module 11 is fitted between the bottom wall 101 and the holding claw 121a so that the display module 11 does not contact the holding claw 121a. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 2, the protective sheet 21 is placed on the rear surface side of the display module 11. The material of the protective sheet 21 is an insulating material like the protective sheet 22. This prevents a short circuit between the metal frame 113 provided on the rear surface side of the display module 11 and the conductor pattern formed on the control board 8. After that, the light guide member 17 is fitted into the recess 124 a of the rib 124 of the bottom wall 101 of the housing 10.

Next, the control board 8 is placed on the rear surface side of the display module 11 and the protective sheet 21. At this time, the peripheral portion of the control board 8 is fitted between the display module 11 and the holding claw 121a so as not to contact the holding claw 121a. Further, the protrusions 101b provided on the housing 10 shown in FIG. 7 are inserted into the through holes 821 and 822 provided on the substrate 80 of the control substrate 8 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, respectively. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 9, the protective sheet 22 is placed on the rear surface side of the control board 8. At this time, the protective sheet 22 is placed on the rear surface side of the control board 8 so as not to contact the holding claws 121a. Further, the projection 101b provided on the housing 10 is inserted into each of the two through holes 201e provided on the protective sheet 22. As a result, the position of each of the three through holes 81 provided in the substrate 80 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the position of each of the three through holes (not shown) provided in the protective sheet 22, and the housing 10 are shown. The positions of the substrate 80 and the protective sheet 22 are fixed in a state in which the positions of the three screw holes 101c of the above are aligned with each other. Therefore, the control board 8 and the protective sheet 22 can be easily screwed and fixed to the housing 10 by using the three screws 95.

Next, a method of attaching the operating device 100 to the wall W will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 11, the base member 18 is attached to the wall W with the screw 19. Next, as shown by an arrow AR1 in FIG. 11, the engagement piece 133d of the housing 10 is engaged with the recess 183 of the base member 18. As a result, as shown in FIG. 12, the operating device body 1 is suspended from the base member 18. Then, as shown by an arrow AR2 in FIG. 12, when the housing 10 is swung with the engaging piece 133d engaged with the recess 183 of the base member 18 as a base point, the lower side wall 134 of the housing 10 is removed. The inside contacts a part of the hook 187 of the base member 18. Then, when the housing 10 is further swung in the direction of the arrow AR2, the tip portion 187a of the hook 187 bends upward as shown by the arrow AR3 in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 13, when the tip portion 187 a of the hook 187 of the base member 18 is engaged with the hole 134 b of the housing 10, the operating device body 1 is fixed to the base member 18.

Next, in the operating device 100 according to the present embodiment, a method of removing the existing design panels 14 and 15 from the housing 10 and then attaching the new design panel to the housing 10 via the double-sided tape will be described. First, with the operating device 100 installed on the wall W, the design panels 14 and 15 are rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow AR71 in FIG. At this time, the engaging claws 142a and 152a of the design panels 14 and 15 are bent in the direction shown by the arrow AR72 in FIG. 14 to separate the design panels 14 and 15 from the housing 10. Next, new design panels 2014 and 2015 are prepared. Here, the design panel 2014 has a long main piece 141 and a long side piece 142, like the design panel 14. Further, the design panel 2015 has a long main piece 151 and a long side piece 152, similarly to the design panel 15. Next, as shown in FIG. 15, the design panel 2014 and the tape-shaped adhesive member 2041 are brought close to the side wall 131 of the case 10 from the +X direction side of the case 10 and brought into contact with the side wall 131 of the case 10. Similarly, the design panel 2015 and the adhesive member 2041 are brought close to the side wall 132 of the housing 10 from the −X direction side of the housing 10 to be brought into contact with the side wall 132 of the housing 10. At this time, by pressing the design panels 2014 and 2015 toward the housing 10 with a sufficient force, it becomes difficult for the design panels 2014 and 2015 to fall off the housing 10. As a result, the design panel 2015 is adhesively fixed to the side wall 132 of the housing 10 via the adhesive member 2041 as shown in FIG. Similarly, the design panel 2014 is also adhesively fixed to the side wall 131 of the housing 10 via the adhesive member 2041. As described above, the operating device 100 can be replaced with the operating device 200 having a different appearance by replacing the design panels 14 and 15 with the design panels 2014 and 2015 after once installed on the wall W.

As described above, according to the operating device 100 of the present embodiment, the design panels 14 and 15 are detachably attached to the outer wall of the housing 10. As a result, the design panels 14 and 15 can be replaced with those having different appearances, so that after the operation equipment 100 is installed, the appearance of the operation equipment 100 can be changed to the appearance according to the installation location or the user's preference. There is an advantage that.

For example, by adopting a metallic design panel or a resin design panel having a metal thin film transferred or welded to the surface as the design panels 14 and 15, the appearance of the operating device 100 can be made high-grade. Alternatively, by adopting a design panel having a color close to the color of the wall W on which the operation device 100 is installed as the design panels 14 and 15, the appearance of the operation device 100 with the operation device 100 installed on the wall W. Can be inconspicuous. Furthermore, by adopting a design panel having a color that is significantly different from the color of the wall W on which the operation device 100 is installed as the design panels 14 and 15, the operation device 100 is made to stand out and has an appearance that is easily noticeable to the user. You can also

Further, the housing 10 according to the present embodiment has holes 131a, 131b, 132a, 132b and openings 132c provided in the side walls 131, 132. Further, the design panels 14 and 15 have engaging claws 141a, 142a, 151a, and 152a protruding from the holes 131a, 131b, 132a, and 132b provided in the housing 10 and the opening 132c. The engaging claws 141a, 142a, 151a, 152a are provided at their tips with hooks 141b, 142b, 151b, 152b extending in a direction orthogonal to the thickness direction of the side walls 131, 132. Then, by fitting the engaging claws 141a, 142a, 151a, 152a into the holes 131a, 131b, 132a, 132b and the opening 132c, and sliding the design panels 14, 15 along the outer surfaces of the side walls 131, 132, The hooks 141b, 142b, 151b, 152b engage with the holes 131a, 131b, 132a, 132b in the side walls 131, 132 and the outer periphery of the opening 132c. Accordingly, the user can attach and detach the design panels 14, 15 simply by sliding the design panels 14, 15 along the side walls 131, 132, so that the design panels 14, 15 can be easily replaced. You can

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. For example, like the operation device main body 3001 shown in FIG. 17, the engaging claws 3141a of the main piece 3141 of the design panel 3014 engage with the holes 3102a of the bottom wall 3101 of the housing 3010, and the main piece 3151 of the design panel 3015. The engaging claw 3151a may engage with the hole 3102a of the bottom wall 3101 of the housing 3010. In FIG. 17, the same components as those in the embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals as those in FIG.

The housing 3010 is provided with holes 3102a at both ends in the Y-axis direction at the end on the −X direction side of the bottom wall 3101 and at both ends in the Y-axis direction at the end on the +X direction side in the bottom wall 3101. Is provided with a hole 3102a. In addition, an elongated flexible piece 3102b, which is a first flexible piece having a protrusion 3102c at its tip, is provided at the center in the Y-axis direction of each end of the bottom wall 3101 of the housing 3010 in the X-axis direction. It is provided. The side wall 3131 of the housing 3010 is provided with a hole 3131b. Further, the side wall 3132 of the housing 3010 is also provided with a hole 3132b.

The design panel 3015 includes a long rectangular plate-shaped main piece 3151 and a long rectangular plate-shaped side piece 3152 that extends from one end edge of the main piece 3151 in the lateral direction to the thickness direction of the main piece 3151. And. As shown in FIG. 18A, engaging claws 3151a that engage with the holes 3102a of the bottom wall 3101 of the housing 10 are provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the main piece 3151. In addition, a concave portion 3151c into which the protrusion 3102c provided at the tip end portion of the flexible piece 3102b of the housing 3010 is fitted is provided in the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the main piece 3151. As shown in FIG. 18B, the hook 3151b at the tip of the engagement claw 3151a engages with the thin portion 3102e of the outer peripheral portion of the bottom wall 3101 on the +Z direction side of the hole 3102a. The projection 3102c at the tip of the flexible piece 3102b is fitted into the recess 3151c provided in the main piece 3151 of the design panel 3015, as shown in FIG. 18C. Returning to FIG. 17, the design panel 3014 also has a long rectangular plate-shaped main piece 3141 and a long rectangular plate-shaped main piece 3141 from one end edge in the lateral direction of the main piece 3141 in the thickness direction. And an extending side piece 3142. As shown in FIG. 18A, engaging claws 3141a that engage with holes 3102a provided in the bottom wall 3101 of the housing 3010 are provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the main piece 3141. In addition, a concave portion 3141c into which the protrusion 3102c provided at the tip end portion of the flexible piece 3102b of the housing 3010 is fitted is provided in the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the main piece 3141.

Further, as shown in FIG. 19A, engaging claws 3142a that engage with holes 3131b formed in the side wall 3131 of the housing 3010 are provided at two locations on the side piece 3142. As shown in FIG. 19B, the hook 3142b at the tip of the engaging claw 3142a engages with the outer peripheral portion of the side wall 3131 of the housing 3010 on the +Y direction side of the hole 3131b. Returning to FIG. 17, engaging claws 3152a that engage with holes 3132b formed in the side wall 3132 of the housing 3010 are also provided at two locations on the side piece 3152. Then, the hook 3152b at the tip of the engaging claw 3152a engages with the outer peripheral portion of the side wall 3132 of the housing 3010 on the +Y direction side of the hole 3132b.

Next, a method for assembling the operating device body 3001 according to the present modification will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 17, the engaging claws 3151a of the design panel 3015 are fitted into the holes 3102a provided in the bottom wall 3101 and the engaging claws 3152a of the design panel 3015 are fitted into the holes 3132b provided in the side wall 3132. Insert it. Then, the main piece 3151 of the design panel 3015 is in surface contact with the bottom wall 3101 and the side piece 3152 is in surface contact with the side wall 3132. At this time, as shown by an arrow AR8 in FIG. 18C, the flexible piece 3102b is in a state where the tip end portion of the protrusion 3102c of the flexible piece 3102b is in contact with a portion other than the recessed portion 3151c of the main piece 3151 of the design panel 3015. It is bent to the Z direction side. Next, when the design panel 3015 is slid in the +Y direction in surface contact with the bottom wall 3101 and the side wall 3132, the hook 3151b at the tip of the engaging claw 3151a is located on the +Z direction side of the hole 3102a in the bottom wall 3101. The outer peripheral portion is engaged, and the hook 3152b at the tip end portion of the engaging claw 3152a is engaged with the outer peripheral portion of the side wall 3132 of the housing 3010 on the +Y direction side of the hole 3132b. At the same time, the projection 3102c at the tip of the flexible piece 3102b is fitted into the recess 3151c provided in the main piece 3151. As a result, the design panel 3015 is fixed to the housing 3010.

Then, the engaging claws 3141a of the design panel 3014 are fitted into the holes 3102a provided in the bottom wall 3101 and the engaging claws 3142a of the design panel 3014 are fitted into the holes 3131b provided in the side wall 3131. Then, the main piece 3141 of the design panel 3014 is in surface contact with the bottom wall 3101 and the side piece 3142 is in surface contact with the side wall 3131. At this time, the tip of the protrusion 3102c of the flexible piece 3102b is in contact with a portion other than the recess 3141c of the main piece 3141 of the design panel 3014, and the flexible piece 3102b is bent in the −Z direction. ing. After that, when the design panel 3014 is slid in the +Y direction with the bottom wall 3101 and the side wall 3131 in surface contact with each other, the hook 3141b at the tip of the engaging claw 3141a causes the outer periphery of the hole 3102a in the bottom wall 3101 on the +Z direction side. The hook 3142b at the tip of the engaging claw 3142a engages with the outer peripheral portion of the side wall 3131 of the housing 3010 on the +Y direction side of the hole 3131b. At the same time, the projection 3102c at the tip of the flexible piece 3102b is fitted into the recess 3141c provided in the main piece 3141. As a result, the design panel 3014 is fixed to the housing 3010.

According to this configuration, the design panels 3014 and 3015 are fixed to the bottom wall 3101 and the side walls 3131 and 3132 of the housing 3010, respectively, so that the design panels 3014 and 3015 are firmly fixed to the housing 3010. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the design panels 3014 and 3015 from coming off the housing 3010.

In the embodiment, the side walls 131 and 132 of the housing 10 are provided with holes 131a, 131b, 132a, 132b and openings 132c with which the engaging claws 141a, 142a, 151a, 152a of the design panels 14, 15 engage. The example of the operating device body 1 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and, for example, the housing has a second flexible piece that extends from the outer peripheral portion of the hole, which is engaged with the engaging claw of the design panel on the bottom wall or side wall, to the inside of the hole. May be.

For example, as shown in FIG. 20, in the operation device body 4001 according to the present modification, holes 4102a are provided at both ends in the Y axis direction of both ends in the X axis direction of the bottom wall 4101 of the housing 4010. .. The housing 4010 has an elongated flexible piece 4102b that is a second flexible piece extending from the outer peripheral portion of the bottom wall 4101 on the −Y direction side of the hole 4102a to the inside of the hole 4102a. Further, an elongated flexible piece 4131a, which is a first flexible piece having a protrusion 4131b at its tip, is provided at the center of the side wall 4131 of the housing 4010 in the Y-axis direction. Further, an elongated flexible piece 4132a, which is a first flexible piece having a protrusion 4132b at its tip, is also provided at the center of the side wall 4132 of the housing 4010 in the Y-axis direction.

The design panel 4015 includes a long rectangular plate-shaped main piece 4151 and a long rectangular plate-shaped side piece 4152 extending from one end edge in the lateral direction of the main piece 4151 in the thickness direction of the main piece 4151. And. As shown in FIG. 21A, engaging claws 4151a that engage with holes 4102a of the bottom wall 4101 of the housing 4010 are provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the main piece 4151. As shown in FIG. 21B, the hook 4151b at the tip of the engaging claw 4151a engages with the outer peripheral portion of the hole 4102a in the bottom wall 4101 on the +Z direction side. The tip of the flexible piece 4102b is in contact with the hook 4151b from the −Z direction side. Returning to FIG. 20, the design panel 4014 is also a long rectangular plate-shaped main piece 4141, and a long rectangular plate-shaped main piece 4141 from one end edge in the lateral direction of the main piece 4141 in the thickness direction. And an extending side piece 4142. As shown in FIG. 21A, engaging claws 4141a that engage with holes 4102a formed in the bottom wall 4101 of the housing 4010 are provided at both ends of the main piece 4141 in the longitudinal direction. Here, the hook 4141b at the tip of the engaging claw 4141a engages with the outer peripheral portion of the hole 4102a in the bottom wall 4101 on the +Z direction side. The tip of the flexible piece 4102b is in contact with the hook 4141b from the −Z direction side.

Further, as shown in FIG. 22A, a recess 4142a is provided at the center of the side piece 4142. Then, as shown in FIG. 22B, the projection 4131b provided at the tip of the flexible piece 4131a of the side wall 4131 of the housing 4010 is fitted into the recess 4142a. Returning to FIG. 20, the side piece 4152 is provided with a recess 4152a into which the protrusion 4132b of the flexible piece 4132a provided on the side wall 4132 of the housing 4010 is fitted.

Next, a method of assembling the operation device body 4001 according to the present modification will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 20, the engaging claws 4141a of the design panel 4014 are formed in the bottom wall 4101 so that the flexible pieces 4102b provided on the bottom wall 4101 of the housing 4010 are pushed in the −Z direction side. It is inserted into 4102a. Then, the main piece 4141 of the design panel 4014 is brought into surface contact with the bottom wall 4101 of the housing 4010, and the side piece 4142 is brought into surface contact with the side wall 4131. At this time, the tip of the protrusion 4131b of the flexible piece 4131a is in contact with a portion of the side piece 4142 of the design panel 4014 other than the recess 4142a, and the flexible piece 4131a is bent in the −X direction. ing. Next, when the design panel 4014 is slid in the +Y direction while the design panel 4014 is in surface contact with the bottom wall 4101 and the side wall 4131 of the housing 4010, the hook 4141b at the tip of the engaging claw 4141a (see FIG. 21A). ) Engages with the outer peripheral portion of the hole 4102a in the bottom wall 4101 on the +Y direction side. At this time, the tip end of the flexible piece 4102b is fitted into the base end of the engaging claw 4141a, and the projection 4131b at the tip of the flexible piece 4131a is recessed 4142a provided in the side piece 4142 of the design panel 4014. Is inserted into. As a result, the design panel 4014 is fixed to the housing 4010.

Subsequently, the engaging claws 4151a of the design panel 4015 are fitted into the holes 4102a provided in the bottom wall 4101 so that the flexible piece 4102b provided on the bottom wall 4101 of the housing 4010 is pushed in the −Z direction side. Then, the main piece 4151 of the design panel 4015 is brought into surface contact with the bottom wall 4101 of the housing 4010, and the side piece 4152 is brought into surface contact with the side wall 4132. At this time, the tip of the protrusion 4132b of the flexible piece 4132a is in contact with a portion of the side piece 4152 of the design panel 4015 other than the recess 4152a, and the flexible piece 4132a is bent in the +X direction. There is. Next, when the design panel 4015 is slid in the +Y direction in a state where the design panel 4015 is in surface contact with the bottom wall 4101 and the side wall 4132 of the housing 4010, the hook 4151b at the tip of the engaging claw 4151a is moved to the bottom wall. The outer peripheral portion of the hole 4102a in 4101 on the +Y direction side is engaged. At this time, the tip end of the flexible piece 4102b is fitted into the base end of the engaging claw 4151a, and the projection 4132b at the tip of the flexible piece 4132a is recessed 4152a provided in the side piece 4152 of the design panel 4015. Is inserted into. As a result, the design panel 4015 is fixed to the housing 4010.

According to this configuration, when the hook 4141b at the tip of the engaging claw 4141a of the design panel 4014 engages with the outer peripheral portion of the hole 4102a in the bottom wall 4101, the tip of the flexible piece 4102b becomes the engaging claw 4141a. Is fitted to the base end of the. Further, when the hook 4151b at the tip of the engaging claw 4151a of the design panel 4015 engages with the outer peripheral portion of the hole 4102a in the bottom wall 4101, the tip of the flexible piece 4102b becomes the base end of the engaging claw 4151a. Is inserted into. As a result, the main pieces 4141 and 4151 of the design panels 4014 and 4015 are firmly fixed to the bottom wall 4101 of the housing 4010, so that the design panels 4014 and 4015 are prevented from coming off the housing 4010.

In the embodiment, notches 5142a may be provided at two locations on the −Z direction side end of the design panel 5014, for example, as in the operating device 500 shown in FIG. Note that, in FIG. 23, the same components as those in the embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 13. In this case, since the user can hook his/her finger on the notch 5142a when removing the design panel 5014 from the housing 10, there is an advantage that the design panel 5014 can be easily removed.

In the embodiment, the operating device 100 including the display module 11 including the touch panel 112 has been described, but the operating device 100 is not limited to the one including the display module 11 including the touch panel 112. For example, the display module may have a display and a physical key.

In the embodiment, the example in which the engaging claws 141a, 142a, 151a, 152a of the design panels 14, 15 engage with the holes 131a, 131b, 132a, 132b and the opening 132c provided in the housing 10 has been described. .. However, the part where the engaging claw of the design panel engages is not limited to the hole, and may be a recess, for example. Further, in the above-described modified example, a leaf spring may be adopted instead of the flexible pieces 3102b and 4131a having the protrusions 3102c and 4131b at the tip ends.

In the embodiment, an example in which the design panels 14 and 15 are made of metal has been described, but not limited to this, for example, the design panels 14 and 15 may be made of resin, or the design panels 14 and 15 are A metal book film or the like may be transferred and welded onto the surface of a resin base material. In this case, the appearance of operating device 100 can be given a high-class appearance. Further, by making the colors of the design panels 14 and 15 close to the color of the wall W, the operating device 100 can be made inconspicuous. Alternatively, by making the colors of the design panels 14 and 15 different from the color of the wall W, the operating device 100 can be easily noticed by the user.

In the embodiment, the example of the operation device of the air conditioner has been described, but the operation target device of the operation device is not limited to the air conditioner, and may be another housing equipment device.

The present invention allows various embodiments and modifications without departing from the broad spirit and scope of the present invention. Further, the above-described embodiment is for explaining the present invention and does not limit the scope of the present invention. That is, the scope of the invention is indicated by the claims, not the embodiments. Various modifications made within the scope of the claims and within the scope of the meaning of the invention equivalent thereto are regarded as within the scope of the present invention.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is suitable as a structure for replacing an operating device with a design having a high quality appearance.

1, 2001, 3001, 4001 Operation device main body, 8 control board, 10, 3010, 4010 housing, 10a open part, 11 display module, 12, 31, 42 connector, 13 flexible wiring board, 14, 15, 2014, 2015 , 3014, 3015, 4014, 4015, 5014 Design panel, 15a, 134a Vent hole, 17 Light guide member, 18 Base member, 18a, 101, 3101, 4101 Bottom wall, 18b, 18c, 18d, 131, 132, 133, 134, 3131, 3122, 4131, 4132 Side wall, 18e Guide part, 19,95 Screw, 21,22 Protective sheet, 32 Terminal plate, 32a, 101c Screw hole, 41 Capacitor, 43 Electronic component, 47 Light emitting part, 80 Substrate, 81, 201e, 821, 822 Through hole, 91 Thermistor, 100,500 Operating device, 101a Window, 101b, 3102c, 4131b, 4132b Protrusion, 101d Boss, 101e Partition, 101f, 132c, 201a Opening, 111 Display, 112 Touch panel, 113 metal frame, 121, 122, 123, 124 rib, 121a, 185 holding claw, 124a, 3141c, 3151c, 4142a, 4152a recess, 125 step, 131a, 131b, 132a, 132b, 134b, 3102a, 3131b, 3132b, 4102a hole, 131c inner wall, 133c introducing notch, 133d engaging piece, 141, 151, 3141, 3151, 4141, 4151 main piece, 141a, 142a, 151a, 152a, 3141a, 3142a, 3151a, 3152a, 4141a , 4151a Engaging claws, 141b, 142b, 151b, 152b, 187, 3141b, 3142b, 3151b, 3152b, 4141b, 4151b Hooks, 142, 152, 3142, 3152, 4142, 4152 Side pieces, 181a Wiring holding part, 182 Projection Part, 183 recessed part, 184 holding part, 187a tip part, 201c slit, 814, 5142a cutout part, 2041 adhesive member, 3102b, 4102b, 4131a, 4132a flexible piece, 3102e thin part, F floor surface, L signal line, L11, L12 branch line , L21, L22 internal signal line, S1 introduction space, S101 space, W wall

Claims (8)

A display module,
A control board that outputs a control signal to the display module and the operation target device;
A box-shaped housing that accommodates the display module and the control board, and has a rectangular opening in plan view;
A main piece and a side piece extending in a thickness direction of the main piece, the main piece covers a part of a bottom wall of the housing, and the side piece is one of side walls of the housing. Bei example a design panel which is detachably attached to the housing so as to cover the part, and
The housing has a first flexible piece in which a hole is provided in a portion of the bottom wall or the side wall to which the design panel is attached, and a projection protruding to the outside of the housing is provided at a tip end portion. ,
The design panel is provided with an engaging claw that engages with the hole at a position corresponding to the hole of the housing, and is provided at a portion facing the first flexible piece, and the design panel is provided with the housing. In a state where it is fixed to the body, it has a concave portion with which the projection is engaged,
Operating equipment. The engaging claw has a hook at the tip that extends in a direction orthogonal to the thickness direction of the bottom wall or the side wall,
When the design panel is slid along the outer surface of the bottom wall or the side wall after the engaging claw is fitted in the hole, the hook is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the hole in the bottom wall or the side wall. Engage,
The operating device according to claim 1 . Wherein the housing includes a second flexible piece extending into the interior of said at least two holes from the outer peripheral portion of the two holes even without least that put on the bottom wall or the side walls,
A tip end portion of the second flexible piece engages with a base end portion of the engagement claw in a state where the hook is engaged with an outer peripheral portion of the at least two holes in the bottom wall or the side wall,
The operating device according to claim 2 . A display module,
A control board that outputs a control signal to the display module and the operation target device;
A box-shaped housing that houses the display module and the control board and has a rectangular opening in plan view;
A main piece and a side piece extending in a thickness direction of the main piece, the main piece covers a part of a bottom wall of the housing, and the side piece is one of sidewalls of the housing. A design panel detachably attached to the casing so as to cover the portion,
The design panel has a cutout portion on the end portion of the side piece that allows a finger to be hung on it.
Operation equipment. A display module,
A control board that outputs a control signal to the display module and the operation target device;
A box-shaped housing that accommodates the display module and the control board, and has a rectangular opening in plan view;
A main piece and a side piece extending in a thickness direction of the main piece, the main piece covers a part of a bottom wall of the housing, and the side piece is one of side walls of the housing. A design panel detachably attached to the casing so as to cover the portion,
An end of the side wall of the housing opposite to the bottom wall is exposed without being covered by the side piece of the design panel when the design panel is mounted on the housing.
Operation equipment. The bottom wall of the housing is provided with a step portion on which the main piece of the design panel is placed,
The operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 . The design panel is a long metal member having an L-shaped cross section,
The operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 . The design panel is a resin member having a metal thin film transferred or welded on its surface,
The operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 .

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