JP6987247B2 - Ventilation fan and decorative panel mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a ventilation fan and a decorative panel.

Conventionally, there is known a ventilation fan that is attached to a ventilation port hole provided in the wall of a living room to ventilate indoor air and outdoor air. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a ventilation fan provided with a fan and an electric motor inside a square cylinder-shaped ventilation fan main body. The ventilation fan is attached to the wall by fitting the ventilation fan body into the ventilation port hole provided in the wall of the living room and then tightening the mounting bolt provided through the top surface of the ventilation fan body. ..

In a conventional ventilation fan as exemplified in Patent Document 1, a decorative panel may be attached to a surface facing the indoor space in order to improve the design. The decorative panel has, for example, a structure in which a lattice is provided on one surface. By attaching the decorative panel, the internal structure of the ventilation fan such as a fan or an electric motor is less likely to be visually recognized from the indoor side, so that the design of the ventilation fan can be improved. Conventionally, as a mounting structure of a decorative panel in a ventilation fan, there are a structure that is mounted by a screw and a structure that is fitted and killed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-304318

In recent years, the need for ventilation has increased in houses due to higher airtightness and higher heat insulation. Therefore, there are an increasing number of cases where ventilation fans are installed in places that are easily visible to residents, such as living rooms and toilets. In such a situation, there is a demand for a highly designed ventilation fan provided with a decorative panel as described above.

On the other hand, when considering the design, there is a desire to replace and use decorative panels of various designs according to the tastes of the residents. Alternatively, there is also a desire to remove the decorative panel and clean the decorative panel and orifice individually in order to keep the appearance clean. In view of this situation, the decorative panel of the ventilation fan is required to be easily removable.

Here, as described above, conventionally, as the attachment structure of the decorative panel in the ventilation fan, there are one that is attached by a screw and one that is fitted and killed. In other words, the conventional mounting structure is such that the decorative panel cannot be attached or detached without using a tool, or the decorative panel cannot be easily removed once it is attached, so it is said to be a structure that can be easily attached and detached. It was difficult.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a decorative panel mounting structure that allows the decorative panel to be easily attached and detached, and a ventilation fan having the mounting structure.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a fan, an electric motor for rotating the fan, a ventilation fan main body having a main body opening for accommodating the fan and the electric motor and allowing air to flow to the fan, and a main body opening are provided. It is provided with a decorative panel arranged so as to cover it, and an attached member that is removable from the ventilation fan body and to which the decorative panel is attached to the first side, and is attached to attach the decorative panel to the attached member. structure is provided to the decorative panel, a first boss portion protruding toward a mounting member, and a claw portion provided in the middle of the first boss portion, the first mounting portion with, the attachment member It has a through hole in which the first boss portion of the first attachment portion is inserted and the claw portion is exposed and hooked on the second side opposite to the first side of the attached member. a second mounting portion, have a, to function as a grip portion to be picked by the user the distal end portion from the claw portion of the first boss portion, ventilators are provided.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, in the ventilation fan, a decorative panel arranged so as to cover the opening of the ventilation fan body that allows air to flow to the fan is detachably attached to the ventilation fan body. a mounting structure for mounting to a first side of the mounting member, the mounting structure is provided on the decorative panel, and a boss portion protruding toward a mounting member, and a claw portion provided in the middle of the boss, the The first mounting portion to have and the boss portion of the first mounting portion provided on the mounted member are inserted, and the claw portion is exposed to the second side opposite to the first side of the mounted member. having sealed the through hole, and a second mounting portion, have a, to function as a grip portion to be picked by the user the distal end portion from the claw portion of the boss, the mounting structure of the decorative panel is provided.

According to the present invention, the user can attach the decorative panel to the attached member simply by inserting the first boss portion of the first attachment portion into the through hole of the second attachment portion. Further, the user covers the decorative panel by pulling out the first boss portion of the first mounting portion from the through hole of the second mounting portion while grasping the claw portion from the second side of the mounted member. It can be removed from the mounting member. As described above, according to the present invention, the decorative panel can be easily attached and detached as compared with the conventional structure.

It is an exploded perspective view of the ventilation fan which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a partial cross-sectional view of the ventilation fan which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention, and is the figure which shows the structure of the orifice side attachment part. It is a figure which shows the structure of the panel side attachment part in the ventilation fan which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a partial cross-sectional view which shows the attachment structure in the state which the decorative panel is attached to the orifice in the ventilation fan which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the panel side attachment part in the ventilation fan which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the state which the orifice and the decorative panel in the ventilation fan which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention are seen from the indoor side. It is a figure which shows the structure of the orifice side attachment part in the ventilation fan which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the appearance which the orifice and the decorative panel in the ventilation fan which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention are seen from the 2nd side of an orifice. It is a side view of the orifice of the ventilation fan and the decorative panel which concerns on Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a vertical sectional view of the orifice of the ventilation fan and the decorative panel which concerns on Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the appearance which the orifice and the decorative panel in the ventilation fan which concerns on Embodiment 5 of this invention are seen from the 2nd side of an orifice. It is a figure which shows the structure of the panel side attachment part of the ventilation fan which concerns on Embodiment 5 of this invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present specification and the drawings, the configurations having substantially the same functions are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description will be omitted. Further, in the drawings, the figure showing the configuration of the device is only a diagram showing the schematic configuration of the device. The relative size and relative position of each member shown in each drawing do not necessarily accurately represent the magnitude relationship and the positional relationship between the actual members.

Embodiment 1.
The configuration of the ventilation fan 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the ventilation fan 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of the ventilation fan 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and is a diagram showing the structure of the orifice side mounting portion 141 described later. Note that FIG. 2 shows a state in which the decorative panel 120, which will be described later, is removed from the ventilation fan 10 for the sake of explanation. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the structure of the panel-side mounting portion 151 described later in the ventilation fan 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a mounting structure 130 in a state where the decorative panel 120 is mounted on an orifice 109, which will be described later, in the ventilation fan 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the ventilation fan 10 according to the first embodiment is a member to which the ventilation fan main body 101, the electric motor 105, the fan 107, the shutter 108, the decorative panel 120, and the decorative panel 120 are attached. It mainly comprises a functioning orifice 109. The ventilation fan 10 is attached to a ventilation port hole provided in the wall of the living room to ventilate the indoor air and the outdoor air. In the following, when the configuration of the ventilation fan is described, the thickness direction of the wall to which the ventilation fan is attached is also described as the z-axis direction. Regarding the z-axis direction, the direction from the outdoor side to the indoor side is the positive direction, and the opposite direction is the negative direction. Further, the two directions orthogonal to the z-axis direction are also described as the x-axis direction and the y-axis direction, respectively. With the ventilation fan mounted on the wall, the vertical direction is the y-axis direction and the left-right direction is the x-axis direction.

The ventilation fan main body 101 is a member having a substantially square cylinder shape, in which openings (main body openings 102a and 102b) are provided on two facing surfaces. The ventilation fan main body 101 is formed of a metal material, a resin material, or the like so as to have strength to support the entire ventilation fan 10. When a metal material is used, the ventilation fan main body 101 may be formed by combining metal plates. The ventilation fan main body 101 is fitted into a ventilation port hole provided in the wall of the living room so that the main body openings 102a and 102b face the indoor space and the outdoor space, respectively. A flange 103 is formed on the edge of the main body opening 102a on the indoor side of the ventilation fan main body 101 so as to project toward the outside of the main body opening 102a along the wall. A flange-side hooked portion 104 having a stepped shape is provided in a part of the flange 103 to hook the orifice-side hooked portion 112 of the orifice 109, which will be described later. In the illustrated example, the ventilation fan main body 101 has a substantially square cylinder shape, but the first embodiment is not limited to such an example. For example, the ventilation fan main body 101 may have a substantially cylindrical shape.

Inside the ventilation fan main body 101, the motor 105 is arranged so that the rotation shaft 106 is substantially parallel to the z-axis direction and protrudes toward the indoor side. Inside the ventilation fan main body 101, the motor fixing legs 115, which are members for supporting the motor 105, are extended in a substantially H shape. The motor 105 is fixed to the center of the substantially H-shape of the motor fixing leg 115 by a screw or the like. The portion corresponding to the substantially H-shaped vertical bar is extended inside the ventilation fan main body 101 so that both ends thereof are connected to the facing inner walls of the ventilation fan main body 101. The shape of the motor fixing leg 115 is not limited to this example. The motor fixing legs 115 may have any shape as long as the motor 105 can be fixed in the ventilation fan main body 101 at a desired position and posture. For example, the motor fixing leg 115 may be substantially I-shaped or radial.

A fan 107 is detachably attached to the rotating shaft 106 of the electric motor 105. With the ventilation fan 10 mounted on the wall, the fan 107 is rotated by the electric motor 105, so that the air on the indoor side flows to the outside of the room through the main body openings 102a and 102b of the ventilation fan main body 101, and ventilation is performed. Will be.

A plurality of plate-shaped shutters 108 for opening and closing the main body opening 102b are provided in the main body opening 102b on the outdoor side of the ventilation fan main body 101. Each of the shutters 108 is configured to be rotatable with one side corresponding to the upper side of the plate shape as a rotation axis. When the fan 107 rotates, each of the shutters 108 rotates about the rotation axis due to the wind pressure of the ventilation flow generated by the fan 107, and faces sideways (that is, the plate surface thereof is substantially parallel to the z-axis direction). Will be. This opens the air passage. On the other hand, when the fan 107 is stopped, each of the shutters 108 rotates downward due to its own weight (that is, its plate surface is substantially orthogonal to the z-axis direction), and the air passage is closed.

By providing the shutter 108, it is possible to prevent the intrusion of outside air and the intrusion of rainwater due to the wind. The opening / closing method of the shutter 108 is not limited to the wind pressure method described above, and may be, for example, a mechanical method. Further, the number of shutters 108 is not limited and may be arbitrarily determined.

An orifice 109 is detachably provided on the indoor surface of the ventilation fan main body 101. The orifice 109 has an orifice main body 110 which is a plate-shaped member having a substantially square surface, an orifice side hook 112 for attaching the orifice 109 to the ventilation fan main body 101, and a decorative panel 120 attached to the orifice 109. It has an orifice side mounting portion 141 for the purpose. The structure of the orifice side mounting portion 141 will be described in detail later.

The four sides of the orifice main body 110 are bent in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plate surface. As shown in FIG. 2, the bent portion of the orifice main body 110 is provided with an orifice-side hook 112 that projects inward. The orifice main body 110 is arranged so as to cover the main body opening 102a of the ventilation fan main body 101 together with the flange 103, and the orifice side hooking portion 112 is hooked to the flange side hooking portion 104 of the flange 103. Thereby (specifically, the orifice-side hooking portion 112 formed of the convex portion is hooked on the step of the flange-side hooked portion 104), the orifice 109 is attached to the ventilation fan main body 101.

The orifice main body 110 is provided with an orifice opening 111 at a portion facing the fan 107 when the orifice 109 is attached to the ventilation fan main body 101. When the orifice 109 is attached to the ventilation fan main body 101, the gap between the ventilation fan main body 101 and the fan 107 is closed by the plate surface of the orifice main body 110, and only the portion of the ventilation fan main body 101 facing the fan 107 has an orifice opening. It will be opened by the portion 111. With such a configuration, the orifice opening 111 functions as a wind tunnel that efficiently circulates air to the fan 107. In the present specification, regarding the orifice 109, the indoor side thereof may be described as the first side, and the opposite side of the first side may be described as the second side.

The configuration of the ventilation fan 10 described above may be the same as that of a general ventilation fan. In other words, as the configuration of the ventilation fan 10 described above, various known configurations used in a general ventilation fan may be applied.

A decorative panel 120 is attached to the first side of the orifice 109 so as to cover the main body opening 102a of the ventilation fan main body 101 and the orifice opening 111 of the orifice 109. The decorative panel 120 has a panel main body portion 121 which is a plate-shaped member having a substantially square surface, and a panel side mounting portion 151 for attaching the decorative panel 120 to the orifice 109. The structure of the panel-side mounting portion 151 will be described in detail later.

The panel main body 121 is provided with a striped grid (striped in the y-axis direction in the illustrated example) extending in one direction on one surface. Air circulates through the gaps in the grid to provide ventilation. Since the decorative panel 120 makes it difficult for the members inside the ventilation fan main body 101 (for example, the electric motor 105 and the fan 107) to be visually recognized from the indoor side through the orifice opening 111 and the main body opening 102a, the ventilation fan 10 It becomes possible to improve the design of the.

The ventilation fan 10 includes a mounting structure 130 for attaching the decorative panel 120 to the orifice 109. Hereinafter, the mounting structure 130 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

The mounting structure 130 includes a panel-side mounting portion 151 provided on the decorative panel 120 (corresponding to the first mounting portion of the present invention) and an orifice-side mounting portion 141 provided on the orifice 109 (second mounting portion of the present invention). Corresponds to), and has.

The orifice side mounting portions 141 are provided at positions corresponding to the four corners of the surface of the orifice main body portion 110, which is substantially square, facing the decorative panel 120. FIG. 2 shows a partial cross-sectional view of the ventilation fan 10 including one of the four orifice-side mounting portions 141. As shown in FIG. 2, the orifice side mounting portion 141 projects from the first side surface of the orifice main body portion 110 toward the first side (that is, from the surface facing the decorative panel 120). It has a boss portion 142 provided so as to project toward the decorative panel 120, and a through hole 143 provided so as to penetrate the orifice 109 while penetrating the inside of the boss portion 142 in the projecting direction. The boss portion 142 has a substantially cylindrical shape having a substantially circular through hole 143 inside and having a substantially constant thickness from the root to the tip.

The orifice 109 can be formed by injection molding using a resin material. In this case, the orifice side mounting portion 141 may be integrally formed with the orifice main body portion 110 when forming the orifice 109. By forming them integrally, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost.

The panel-side mounting portion 151 is provided at positions corresponding to the orifice-side mounting portion 141 and corresponding to the four corners of the surface of the substantially square panel main body portion 121 facing the orifice 109. That is, in the first embodiment, it corresponds to the four corners of the substantially square panel main body 121 facing the orifice main body 110 and the substantially square orifice main body 110 facing the panel main body 121. The mounting structure 130 is provided at each of the mounting positions.

FIG. 3 shows a view of one of the four panel-side mounting portions 151 from the side facing the orifice 109. As shown in FIG. 3, the panel-side mounting portion 151 has a boss portion 152 and a pair of claw portions 153 provided at the tip of the boss portion 152. In order to distinguish it from the boss portion 142 of the orifice side mounting portion 141, in this specification, the boss portion 152 of the panel side mounting portion 151 is described as the first boss portion, and the boss of the orifice side mounting portion 141 is described. The portion 142 may be referred to as a second boss portion.

The boss portion 152 has a substantially constant thickness from the root to the tip. A space is provided inside the boss portion 152, and the boss portion 152 has a substantially cylindrical shape with a bottom on the root side (that is, the plate surface side of the panel main body portion 121). The outer diameter of the boss portion 152 is adjusted to be slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the through hole 143 of the orifice side mounting portion 141.

The pair of claw portions 153 are formed so as to project outward in the radial direction of a substantially cylindrical shape at the tip of the boss portion 152. The tip of the boss portion 152 is provided with a notch other than the portion where the pair of claw portions 153 is provided. Due to the notch, the pair of claw portions 153 can be elastically deformed so that the pair of claw portions 153 can move in the radial direction of the substantially cylindrical shape of the boss portion 152 so as to approach each other.

The decorative panel 120 can be formed by injection molding using a resin material. In this case, the panel-side mounting portion 151 may be integrally formed with the panel main body portion 121 when forming the decorative panel 120. By forming them integrally, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost.

When mounting the decorative panel 120 to the orifice 109, the boss portion 152 of the panel side mounting portion 151 is inserted into the through hole 143 of the orifice side mounting portion 141 from the first side. The outer diameter of the portion of the boss portion 152 where the pair of claw portions 153 exists is larger than the inner diameter of the through hole 143 of the orifice side mounting portion 141, but as described above, the pair of claw portions 153 has the pair of claw portions 153. Since they can be elastically deformed so that they can move in the direction of approaching each other, the pair of claw portions 153 slides on the inner wall of the through hole 143 while the elastic deformation occurs, and the boss portion 152 is formed through the through hole. It is inserted in 143.

The length of the boss portion 142 of the orifice side mounting portion 141 and the boss portion 152 of the panel side mounting portion 151 is a state in which the boss portion 152 of the panel side mounting portion 151 is inserted all the way into the through hole 143 of the orifice side mounting portion 141. The pair of claws 153 is adjusted so that it can be exposed to the second side of the orifice 109. As shown in FIG. 4, when the pair of claw portions 153 is exposed to the second side of the orifice 109, the elastically deformed state returns to the original state, and the pair of claw portions 153 returns to the original state on the plate surface on the second side of the orifice main body portion 110. Hang on. That is, the opening edge portion on the second side of the through hole 143 of the orifice side mounting portion 141 functions as a hooked portion on which the pair of claw portions 153 of the panel side mounting portion 151 are hooked. In this way, the decorative panel 120 is attached to the orifice 109 by hooking the pair of claw portions 153 of the panel side mounting portion 151 to the hooked portion of the orifice side mounting portion 141.

When removing the decorative panel 120 from the orifice 109, first, the orifice 109 is removed from the ventilation fan main body 101 with the decorative panel 120 attached. Since the orifice 109 is only attached by hooking the orifice side hooking portion 112 to the flange side hooking portion 104 of the flange 103 of the ventilation fan main body 101, it can be easily removed.

A pair of claws 153 of the panel-side mounting portion 151 of the decorative panel 120 is exposed on the second side of the orifice 109 and is hooked on the plate surface of the orifice main body 110 on the second side. The user picks the pair of claws 153 and elastically deforms the pair of claws 153 so as to approach each other in the radial direction of the boss 152, while attaching the boss 152 of the panel side mounting 151 to the orifice side mounting portion. The decorative panel 120 is moved relative to the orifice 109 so as to be pulled out of the through hole 143 of 141. As a result, the decorative panel 120 is removed from the orifice 109.

As described above, in the ventilation fan 10 according to the first embodiment, the mounting structure 130 for mounting the decorative panel 120 to the orifice 109 has a panel side mounting portion 151 (first mounting portion) provided on the decorative panel 120 and an orifice. It has an orifice side mounting portion 141 (second mounting portion) provided in 109. The panel-side mounting portion 151 has a boss portion 152 (first boss portion) protruding toward the orifice 109, and a claw portion 153 provided on the boss portion 152. The orifice side mounting portion 141 has a through hole 143 that communicates the first side and the second side of the orifice 109. When the decorative panel 120 is attached to the orifice 109, the boss portion 152 of the panel side mounting portion 151 is inserted into the through hole 143 of the orifice side mounting portion 141 from the first side, and the second of the orifice 109 is inserted. The claw portion 153 of the panel side mounting portion 151 is exposed and hooked on the side of the panel. By having such a mounting structure 130, the user can mount the decorative panel 120 on the orifice 109 by simply inserting the boss portion 152 of the panel side mounting portion 151 into the through hole 143 of the orifice side mounting portion 141. Further, as described above, the user pulls out the boss portion 152 of the panel side mounting portion 151 from the through hole 143 of the orifice side mounting portion 141 while picking the pair of claw portions 153 from the second side of the orifice 109. , The decorative panel 120 can be removed from the orifice 109.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, as compared with the mounting structure of the decorative panel (for example, the one mounted by a screw and the one which is fitted and killed) in a conventional general ventilation fan without using a tool. The decorative panel 120 can be easily attached and detached. Since the decorative panel 120 can be easily attached and detached, for example, a decorative panel 120 having various designs can be prepared, and the user can replace them as appropriate according to the interior of the living room. The method becomes possible. Since the decorative panel 120 can be replaced according to the user's preference, a ventilation fan 10 having a more excellent design can be realized. Further, since the decorative panel 120 can be easily removed from the orifice 109 and both of them can be cleaned individually, it is possible to keep the portion of the ventilation fan 10 located on the indoor side and visible to the user in a clean state. can. Therefore, a more aesthetically pleasing ventilation fan 10 can be realized.

In the present specification, "the claw portion 153 is exposed to the second side of the orifice 109" means that the claw portion 153 is exposed from the second side to the extent that the user can pick it up by hand. Means. In the first embodiment, the claw portion 153 is hooked on the second side of the orifice 109 in a state of being exposed to the second side, so that the user can use the tool without using a tool as described above. The decorative panel 120 can be easily removed.

Here, in the first embodiment, in the ventilation fan 10, the substantially square facing surface of the panel main body 121 with the orifice main body 110 and the substantially square facing surface of the orifice main body 110 with the panel main body 121. Mounting structures 130 are provided at positions corresponding to the four corners. Therefore, even when the decorative panel 120 is rotated 90 degrees around the z-axis, the decorative panel 120 can be attached to the orifice 109 in the same manner as in the original state. As a result, when the design of the decorative panel 120 has directionality in the xy plane (that is, when the design of the decorative panel 120 changes when rotated about the z-axis), the user himself / herself. It is possible to appropriately select the orientation of the decorative panel 120 according to the preference and functionality of the decorative panel 120.

For example, in the case of a decorative panel 120 having a striped lattice that extends in one direction as in the above-mentioned configuration example, the stretching direction of the lattice changes by rotating the decorative panel 120 by 90 degrees around the z-axis. Can be. For example, when the ventilation fan 10 is installed relatively upward and the user looks up at the decorative panel 120, the decorative panel 120 is attached so that the stretching direction of the lattice is substantially parallel to the x-axis direction. Since the user's line of sight is easily blocked by the grid, the effect of making the internal members difficult to see is further achieved. That is, the designability can be further improved. On the other hand, when the decorative panel 120 is attached so that the stretching direction of the lattice is substantially parallel to the x-axis direction, the stretching direction of the lattice is substantially orthogonal to the vertical direction, so that the stretching direction of the lattice is the y-axis. Compared with the case where the decorative panel 120 is attached so as to be substantially parallel to the direction, dust and the like are more likely to adhere to the lattice. That is, the decorative panel 120 is easily soiled. As described above, in the above-mentioned configuration example, the designability and the susceptibility to stain can be changed depending on the orientation of the decorative panel 120 in the xy plane. Therefore, as in the first embodiment, the orientation of the decorative panel 120 in the xy plane can be changed by 90 degrees, so that the user can change the orientation of the decorative panel 120 by 90 degrees according to his / her preference, the environment of the living room, and the like. The orientation can be changed as appropriate, and a ventilation fan 10 that is more convenient for the user can be realized.

Hereinafter, other embodiments of the present invention will be described. In the following description of each embodiment, the description of the matters overlapping with the above-described first embodiment will be omitted, and the matters different from the first embodiment will be mainly described.

Embodiment 2.
The configuration of the ventilation fan according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the structure of the panel-side mounting portion 151a in the ventilation fan according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 shows a state in which the panel-side mounting portion 151a of the decorative panel 120a according to the second embodiment is viewed from the side facing the orifice.

As described above, in the first embodiment, the claw portion 153 of the panel side mounting portion 151 is provided at the tip of the boss portion 152. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, in the second embodiment, the claw portion 153a of the panel side mounting portion 151a is provided in the middle of the boss portion 152a. The configuration of the ventilation fan according to the second embodiment is the same as that of the ventilation fan 10 according to the first embodiment, except that the shape of the panel-side mounting portion 151a of the decorative panel 120a in the mounting structure is different. The explanation is omitted.

As in the second embodiment, the claw portion 153a is provided in the middle of the boss portion 152a, so that the decorative panel 120a is attached to the orifice, and the claw portion 153a is hooked on the second side surface of the orifice main body portion. In the state, the portion of the boss portion 152a on the tip end side of the claw portion 153a protrudes to the second side. In the second embodiment, the site functions as a picking portion 154a picked by the user. That is, when the decorative panel 120a is removed from the orifice, the user can pick the grip portion 154a at the tip of the boss portion 152a. By providing the grip portion 154a, the user can more easily perform the operation of picking the tip of the boss portion 152a as compared with the case where the grip portion 154a is not provided as in the first embodiment, for example. .. That is, according to the second embodiment, the decorative panel 120a can be removed more easily.

Embodiment 3.
The configuration of the ventilation fan according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state in which the orifice 109b and the decorative panel 120 in the ventilation fan according to the third embodiment of the present invention are viewed from the indoor side. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the structure of the orifice-side mounting portion 141b in the ventilation fan according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 shows a view of the orifice 109b in the ventilation fan according to the third embodiment as viewed from the side facing the decorative panel 120. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which the orifice 109b and the decorative panel 120 in the ventilation fan according to the third embodiment of the present invention are viewed from the second side of the orifice 109b.

As described above, in the first embodiment, the boss portion 142 of the orifice side mounting portion 141 has a substantially cylindrical shape. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, in the third embodiment, the through hole 143b of the orifice side mounting portion 141b has a substantially quadrangular shape, and the boss portion 142b has a substantially quadrangular tubular shape. The configuration of the ventilation fan according to the third embodiment is the same as that of the ventilation fan 10 according to the first embodiment, except that the shape of the orifice side mounting portion 141b of the orifice 109b in the mounting structure 130b is different. The explanation is omitted.

As described above, even if the boss portion 142b of the orifice side mounting portion 141b has a substantially quadrangular tubular shape, the boss portion 152 of the panel side mounting portion 151 having a substantially cylindrical shape is provided with the outer wall of the boss portion 152 having a through hole 143b. In the mounting structure 130b, the mounting structure 130 according to the first embodiment is formed so as to be in contact with the inner wall (that is, the substantially cylindrical outer wall of the boss portion 152 is inscribed in the rectangular inner wall of the through hole 143b). It is possible to realize the same function as. The shape of the boss portion 142b of the orifice side mounting portion 141b is not limited to the above-mentioned substantially square tubular shape configuration example, and may be another tubular shape such as a hexagon or an octagon.

Embodiment 4.
The configuration of the ventilation fan according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. FIG. 9 is a side view of the orifice 109c and the decorative panel 120c of the ventilation fan according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. Further, FIG. 10 is a vertical sectional view of the orifice 109c and the decorative panel 120c of the ventilation fan according to the fourth embodiment. As described above, in the first embodiment, the boss portion 142 of the orifice side mounting portion 141 has a substantially constant thickness from the root to the tip. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, in the fourth embodiment, the boss portion 142c of the orifice side mounting portion 141c has a step in the middle thereof, and has a shape in which the root side is thick and the tip side is thin. The through hole 143c provided inside the hole also has a stepped portion 144c whose diameter changes in the middle so that the root side is large and the tip side is small, following the shape of the boss portion 142c.

Further, in the fourth embodiment, the length of the boss portion 152c of the panel side mounting portion 151c is formed shorter than that of the boss portion 152 of the first embodiment. Then, as shown in FIG. 10, when the decorative panel 120c is attached to the orifice 109c, the claw portion 153c of the panel side attachment portion 151c is not on the plate surface on the second side of the orifice main body portion 110, but on the orifice side. It is hooked on the stepped portion 144c of the through hole 143c of the mounting portion 141c (that is, the stepped portion 144c functions as a hooked portion on which the claw portion 153c is hooked). In other words, when the decorative panel 120c is attached to the orifice 109c, the panel so that the claw portion 153c of the panel side mounting portion 151c is hooked on the stepped portion 144c of the through hole 143c of the orifice side mounting portion 141c. The length of the boss portion 152c of the side mounting portion 151c is adjusted. In order to ensure the ease of removing the decorative panel 120c, the inner diameter of the portion having a larger inner diameter on the root side of the through hole 143c can be easily inserted by at least the user's finger, and the pair of claw portions 153c. It is configured to be large enough to pick up. That is, the portion of the through hole 143c having a larger inner diameter on the root side is configured so that the pair of claw portions 153c can be exposed to the second side of the orifice 109c at the step portion 144c.

The configuration of the ventilation fan according to the fourth embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment except that the shape of the orifice side mounting portion 141c of the orifice 109c and the panel side mounting portion 151c of the decorative panel 120c in the mounting structure 130c are different. Since it is the same as the ventilation fan 10, the description thereof will be omitted.

Here, as in the first embodiment, the panel side mounting portion 151c can be integrally formed with the panel main body portion 121 by injection molding using, for example, a resin material. In this case, if the length of the boss portion 152c of the panel side mounting portion 151c is long, the surface of the panel main body portion 121 opposite to the side on which the boss portion 152c protrudes (that is, facing the indoor space of the panel main body portion 121). There is a risk of dents (so-called sink marks) on the surface). The occurrence of such sink marks may spoil the aesthetic appearance and may lead to deterioration of the design. On the other hand, according to the fourth embodiment, the boss portion 142c and the through hole 143c of the orifice side mounting portion 141c have a step, and the claw portion 153c of the panel side mounting portion 151c is hooked on the step portion 144c. By adopting such a structure, the length of the boss portion 152c of the panel side mounting portion 151c can be shortened as compared with the case where such a step is not provided. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of sink marks as described above and provide a higher quality ventilation fan.

In the above-mentioned configuration example, the boss portion 142c and the through hole 143c of the orifice side mounting portion 141c both have a step in the middle, but the fourth embodiment is not limited to such an example. If the stepped portion 144c is present in the through hole 143c, the stepped portion 144c functions as a hooked portion, and the same effect as that of the above configuration example can be obtained. Therefore, for example, the boss portion 142c is not provided with a step portion (that is, the thickness of the boss portion 142c is substantially constant), and the step portion 144c is provided in the middle only in the through hole 143c provided inside. You may.

Embodiment 5.
The configuration of the ventilation fan according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a state in which the orifice 109 and the decorative panel 120d in the ventilation fan according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention are viewed from the second side of the orifice 109. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the structure of the panel-side mounting portion 151d of the ventilation fan according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. In addition, in FIG. 12, one of the panel side mounting portions 151d of the decorative panel 120d shown in FIG. 11 is extracted and shown.

As described above, in the first embodiment, the panel side mounting portion 151 is provided with a pair of claw portions 153 for one boss portion 152. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, in the fifth embodiment, one claw portion 153d is provided for one boss portion 152d in the panel side mounting portion 151d. The configuration of the ventilation fan according to the fifth embodiment is the same as that of the ventilation fan 10 according to the first embodiment except that the shape of the panel side mounting portion 151d in the mounting structure 130d is different, and thus the description thereof will be omitted. ..

Even when one claw portion 153d is provided for one boss portion 152d as in the mounting structure 130d according to the fifth embodiment, the claw portion 153d is an orifice main body via the orifice side mounting portion 141. By being hooked on the second side surface of the portion 110, the same function as the mounting structure 130 according to the first embodiment can be realized.

The panel side mounting portion 151d is provided at positions corresponding to the four corners of the substantially square plate surface of the panel main body portion 121, but the direction in which the claw portion 153d is provided in each panel side mounting portion 151d is shown in FIG. As shown in, it is preferable that each of the four panel-side mounting portions 151d is different. For example, when the claw portions 153d of the four panel-side mounting portions 151d are all provided in the same direction (for example, the negative direction of the y-axis in FIG. 11), the direction in which the claw portions 153d are hooked. By moving the decorative panel 120d in the opposite direction (for example, the positive direction of the y-axis in FIG. 11) so as to shift it, all of the four claw portions 153d move in the direction away from the suspended portion. Therefore, the decorative panel 120d will be removed. That is, if the four claw portions 153d are all provided in the same direction, the risk that the decorative panel 120d is unintentionally removed may increase. On the other hand, as in the fifth embodiment, the four panel-side mounting portions 151d are provided with the claw portions 153d in different directions, so that the four panel-side mounting portions 151d are made up in a direction parallel to the xy plane. Even if the panel 120d is about to be moved, the decorative panel 120d is removed because a force is applied to any of the four claw portions 153d in the direction in which the claw portion 153d is hooked. Never get rid of. As described above, according to the fifth embodiment, the risk that the decorative panel 120d is unintentionally removed can be further reduced, and it becomes possible to provide a ventilation fan that is more convenient for the user.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to these examples. It is clear that a person having ordinary knowledge in the field of technology to which the present invention belongs can come up with various modifications within the scope of the technical ideas described in the claims. Of course, it is understood that it belongs to the technical scope of the present invention. For example, the present invention may take the following embodiments in addition to the embodiments described above.

For example, in each of the above-described embodiments, the attached member to which the decorative panel is attached is an orifice, but the present invention is not limited to such an example. Even a member other than the orifice can function as an attached member to which the decorative panel is attached by providing the same configuration as the above-mentioned orifice side attachment portion. The attached member to which the decorative panel is attached may be any member provided in the ventilation fan.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the shapes of the plate surfaces of the decorative panel and the orifice are substantially square, but the present invention is not limited to such an example. The shape of these plate surfaces may be other shapes such as a circle and a rectangle. However, when the above-mentioned method of using the decorative panel by rotating it around the z-axis is adopted, the decorative panel and the orifice are provided in consideration of the rotational symmetry around the z-axis so that the method of use can be realized. It is preferable that the shape of the plate surface is determined.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the mounting structure of the decorative panel is provided at four locations of the ventilation fan, but the present invention is not limited to this example. The number of mounting structures in the ventilator may be arbitrarily determined to the extent that the decorative panel can be reliably mounted. For example, the mounting structure may be provided at two or three locations. In this case, for example, the mounting structure may be provided at positions corresponding to two or three of the four corners of the facing surface of the substantially square decorative panel and the orifice. The position where the mounting structure is provided in the ventilation fan is not limited to the position corresponding to the four corners of the facing surface between the decorative panel and the orifice, and may be arbitrarily determined as long as the decorative panel can be reliably mounted.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the orifice side mounting portion has a boss portion, but the present invention is not limited to such an example. If the orifice-side mounting portion has a through hole, the boss portion of the panel-side mounting portion is inserted through the through hole, and if the claw portion is hooked on the second side of the orifice, each of the above-described embodiments is performed. A function similar to that of the mounting structure in the above can be realized. That is, the orifice side mounting portion may not have a boss portion but may have only a through hole.

Alternatively, the orifice-side mounting portion may not have a through hole. In this case, the orifice side mounting portion has a cylindrical boss portion with a bottom (that is, no through hole) at the root side (plate surface side of the orifice), and a hole is formed in a part of the side wall of the boss portion. Is provided, and a mounting structure may be provided in which the boss portion of the panel-side mounting portion is inserted from the opening side of the boss portion and the claw portion is hooked to the hole. In such a mounting structure, a part of the claw portion is exposed from the hole of the boss portion, so that the user presses the claw portion so as to push it into the hole to push the decorative panel from the orifice. Can be removed. That is, even in the mounting structure, the effect of facilitating the attachment / detachment of the decorative panel can be obtained as in the mounting structure in each of the above-described embodiments.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the boss portion of the panel-side mounting portion has a substantially cylindrical shape with a bottom on one side, but the present invention is not limited to this example. The boss portion may be elastically deformable at least at its tip so that the claw portion can move in the radial direction at the time of attachment and removal. Therefore, the boss portion may be hollow only in the portion where the claw portion is provided, and the other portions may be solid.

Further, the mounting structure in each of the above-described embodiments is a mounting structure for mounting a decorative panel on an orifice in a ventilation fan, but the present invention is not limited to this example. The mounting structure in each of the above embodiments may be applied to the mounting of other members in the ventilator. Further, the type and structure of the ventilation fan are not limited, and the mounting structure may be applied to various known ventilation fans. Furthermore, the mounting structure may be applied to the mounting of members in equipment other than ventilation fans. That is, the members and devices to which the mounting structure according to the present invention is applied are not limited and may be arbitrary. By applying the mounting structure according to the present invention, the effect that the corresponding member can be easily removed can be obtained, so that the convenience of the user can be improved.

The items described in the above-described embodiments may be combined with each other to the extent possible. For example, the panel-side mounting portion in the third, fourth, and fifth embodiments may be provided with a knob portion as in the case of the panel-side mounting portion according to the second embodiment. Further, for example, in the mounting structure according to the fourth and fifth embodiments, the shape of the orifice side mounting portion may be a substantially square tubular shape (or another polygonal tubular shape) as in the third embodiment. Further, for example, in the mounting structure according to the fifth embodiment, as in the fourth embodiment, the orifice side mounting portion is provided with a stepped portion that functions as a hooked portion on which the claw portion of the panel side mounting portion is hooked. May be done.

10 Ventilation fan, 101 Ventilation fan body, 102a, 102b body opening, 103 flange, 104 flange side hook, 105 motor, 106 rotation shaft, 107 fan, 108 shutter, 109, 109b, 109c orifice, 110 orifice body, 111 Orifice opening, 112 Orifice side hook, 120, 120a, 120c, 120d Decorative panel, 121 Panel body, 130, 130b to 130d
Mounting structure, 141, 141b, 141c Orifice side mounting part, 142, 142b, 142c Boss part (second boss part), 143, 143b, 143c Through hole, 144c Step part, 151, 151a, 151c, 151d Panel side mounting Part, 152, 152a, 152c, 152d Boss part (first boss part), 153, 153a, 153c, 153d Claw part, 154a Picking part.

Claims (10)

With fans
The motor that rotates the fan and
A ventilation fan main body having a main body opening for accommodating the fan and the electric motor and allowing air to flow to the fan.
A decorative panel arranged so as to cover the opening of the main body,
An attached member that is removable from the ventilation fan main body and to which the decorative panel is attached to the first side.
Equipped with
The mounting structure for mounting the decorative panel to the mounted member is
Wherein provided on the decorative panel, wherein the first boss portion protruding toward a mounting member, wherein the first middle claw portion provided in the boss portion, a first mounting portion having,
The first boss portion of the first mounting portion provided on the mounted member is inserted, and the claw portion is exposed on the second side opposite to the first side of the mounted member. A second mounting part with a through hole to be hooked, and
Have a,
A ventilation fan that functions as a picking portion in which a portion of the first boss portion on the tip side of the claw portion is picked by a user. The attached member is an orifice that is arranged so as to cover the main body opening with respect to the ventilation fan main body and has an orifice opening at a portion facing the fan.
The ventilation fan according to claim 1. In the first mounting portion, the claw portions are provided in pairs with respect to one of the first boss portions.
The ventilation fan according to claim 1 or 2. In the first mounting portion, one claw portion is provided for one said first boss portion.
The ventilation fan according to claim 1 or 2. The second mounting portion further comprises a second boss portion that projects toward the decorative panel.
The through hole is formed so as to penetrate the second boss portion in the protruding direction.
The ventilation fan according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The second boss portion of the second mounting portion has a substantially cylindrical shape.
The ventilation fan according to claim 5. The second boss portion of the second mounting portion has a substantially square tubular shape.
The ventilation fan according to claim 5. The shape of the surface of the decorative panel facing the attached member and the shape of the surface of the attached member facing the decorative panel are substantially quadrangular, respectively.
The mounting structure is provided at positions corresponding to the four corners of the two substantially quadrangular facing surfaces.
The ventilation fan according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The shape of the surface of the decorative panel facing the attached member and the shape of the surface of the attached member facing the decorative panel are substantially quadrangular, respectively.
The mounting structure is provided at positions corresponding to the four corners of the two substantially quadrangular facing surfaces.
In the four mounting structures provided at positions corresponding to the four corners of the two substantially quadrangular facing surfaces, the directions in which the claws are provided are different.
The ventilation fan according to claim 4. In the ventilation fan, a decorative panel arranged so as to cover the opening of the ventilation fan main body that allows air to flow to the fan is attached to the first side of the attached member that is detachable from the ventilation fan main body. hand,
The mounting structure is
Wherein provided on the decorative panel, wherein a boss portion protruding toward a mounting member, a first attachment portion having a claw portion provided in the middle of the boss portion,
The boss portion of the first mounting portion provided on the mounted member is inserted, and the claw portion is exposed and hooked on the second side opposite to the first side of the mounted member. A second mounting part with a through hole and
Have a,
A decorative panel mounting structure that allows the portion of the boss portion on the tip side of the claw portion to function as a knob portion to be picked by the user.

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