JPH0314769Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to an improvement of a timer mounting device used in washing machines and the like.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, this type of timer mounting device is known, for example, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 51-23882. 4 to 7 show the timer mounting device disclosed in the above-mentioned publication. As shown in the figures, the timer 1 is provided with a pair of mounting arms 2 and 3 facing each other. 4 is a timer shaft, and 5 is a panel made of resin or the like, on which a rear rising wall 6 and a front rising wall 7 are provided in parallel thereto, and a horizontal wall provided at the tip of the rear rising wall 6. An engagement hole 9 is defined between the front rising wall 7 and the front rising wall 7 . Furthermore, panel 5 has a tap hole 1.
As shown in FIG.
Fixed to 1. On both sides of the pair of rising walls 6, 7, there are side rising walls 13 connected to the horizontal wall 8, as seen in FIG. The timer shaft 4 passes through a hole 14 in the panel 5, and a knob 15 is attached thereto.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) Since the conventional timer mounting device is configured as described above, it has the advantage of being able to mount the timer with one screw, but the mounting arm 2 on the insertion side and the engagement hole 9 may not be able to be inserted, or there may be some looseness after insertion, and as shown in FIG.
If the thickness is smaller than H, the panel surface and timer 1 will not be parallel, and as shown in FIG.
occurs. If the engagement hole 9 or the insertion side mounting arm 2 is tightened and fixed so as to eliminate the gap, the engagement hole 9 or the insertion side mounting arm 2 may be damaged by the action of leverage. Therefore, careful attention must be paid to dimensional control to prevent rattling and breakage, resulting in problems of poor yield and high cost.

The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems.Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to provide a timer mounting device that can be properly mounted without being damaged by tightening during mounting, without having to particularly strictly manage the dimensions. It is to provide.

(Means for solving the problem) In the timer mounting device according to the present invention, one side 2 of the timer mounting arm is inserted into an engagement hole between the horizontal wall of the rear rising wall and the front rising wall provided in the panel. The other side 3 is fixed to the pedestal 11 of the panel with screws, and the tip of the side wall 8 is provided with a protrusion 20 that protrudes toward the panel side and forms one side of the engagement hole, and the middle part of the side wall 8 is provided with a protrusion 20 that protrudes toward the panel side and forms one side of the engagement hole. A partition portion 21 is provided that protrudes further toward the panel than the protrusion. The side wall 8 is separated from the side rising walls 13 on both sides between the rear and front rising walls by a slit 22 or the like.

(Operation of means for solving the problem) When fixing the mounting arms 2 and 3, insert the mounting arm 2 into the engagement hole 9 until it hits the partition part 21, and then tighten the end of the mounting arm 3 with a screw, etc. It is only necessary to attach it to the pedestal by touching it to the partition part 21, and it is automatically positioned. If you fix the mounting arm in this way,
The mounting arm 2 has a protrusion 20 and a front rising wall 7.
touches the tip of the In that case, since the horizontal wall 8 is separated from the side wall 13, the horizontal wall 8 is easily deformed elastically, and therefore even if there is some difficulty in mounting due to dimensional variations, the horizontal wall 8 can be easily deformed by the elastic deformation of the horizontal wall 8. Properly installed. Therefore, a relatively large dimensional tolerance can be achieved.

(Embodiment) Figures 1 to 3 show preferred embodiments of the present invention, in which the same parts as those of the prior art described above with respect to Figures 4 to 7 are designated by the same reference numerals. . 1 and 2 show a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and as shown, this timer mounting device also includes a panel 5 and parallel recesses on one side thereof. It includes a side rising wall 6, a front rising wall 7, and a pedestal 11 with a tap hole 10 provided on the other side of the panel 5. These rising walls 6, 7 and pedestal 11 are preferably constructed integrally with the panel 5, and a decorative board 16 is attached to the outer surface of the panel 5. The timer shaft 4 passes through a hole 14 in the panel, and a knob 15 is attached to the tip. A horizontal wall 8 substantially parallel to the panel 5 is provided at the tip of the rear rising wall 6, and side rising walls 13 are provided on both sides between the rising walls 6 and 7.

The feature of the timer mounting device according to the present invention is that the side wall 8
A protrusion 2 that protrudes toward the panel 5 at the tip of the
0, and the intermediate part of the horizontal wall 8, that is, the horizontal wall 8 between this protrusion 20 and the rear rising wall 6.
A partition part 21 is provided at the position of , which protrudes further toward the panel side than the protrusion part 20, and slits 22 or notches are formed on both sides of the horizontal wall 8, so that the horizontal wall 8 and the side rising walls on both sides thereof are separated. 13 is that it is separated. The slit 22 extends beyond the partition 21 over most of the length of the transverse wall 8.

An engagement hole 9 is defined between the protrusion 20 and the edge of the front rising wall 7. One of the mounting arms 2 of the timer 1 is inserted into this engagement hole 9, and its tip is positioned by hitting the partition 21. After inserting the mounting arm 2, the other mounting arm 3 is fixed to the base 11 with screws 12 or the like. Therefore, the mounting arm 2 inserted into the engagement hole 9
The distal end of the arm 2 can contact the partition portion 21, and the insertion portion of the arm 2 contacts the protruding portion 20 and the distal end of the front rising wall 7. Therefore, a space 17 is defined between the timer side surface of the mounting arm 2 and the horizontal wall 8.

The partition part 21 is connected to the protruding part 2 as seen in FIG.
Although it is preferable that the portion be a flat plate-shaped portion that protrudes in parallel with 0, it does not necessarily have to be a flat plate-shaped portion, and may be a cylindrical or rod-shaped portion as shown in FIG. 3 if desired.

(Effects of the invention) As described above, according to the invention, the installation of the timer is facilitated because the mounting arm is positioned using the partition located on the horizontal wall at the end of the rear rising wall, and the timer is easily installed. This results in a relatively large length of the lateral walls, which improves their flexibility. Therefore, even if mounting is difficult due to dimensional variations, it can be properly mounted by deforming the side wall. Therefore, there is no damage to members such as the mounting arm, and relatively large dimensional tolerances can be achieved, so dimensional control is easy, yield and productivity can be improved, and costs can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a timer mounting device according to an example of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a panel thereof.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of the panel portion of another embodiment;
5 is a perspective view of a conventional panel portion, FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a conventional engagement hole portion, and FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view showing drawbacks of the conventional example. . In the figure, 1...Timer, 2, 3...Mounting arm, 5...Panel, 6...Back rising wall, 7...
Front rising wall, 8... Side wall, 9... Engagement hole, 11
... Pedestal, 13 ... Side rising wall, 20 ... Projection, 21 ... Partition, 22 ... Slit.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) One of the pair of mounting arms provided facing each other on the timer is inserted into an engagement hole provided in the panel, and the other mounting arm is inserted into the pedestal of the panel. In the timer mounting device, the engagement hole is formed between a horizontal wall at the tip of the rear rising wall and a front rising wall in the vicinity thereof, and the engagement hole is provided at the tip of the horizontal wall so as to protrude toward the panel side. A protruding portion constituting one side of the engagement hole is provided, and a partition portion protruding further toward the panel than the protruding portion is provided in an intermediate portion of the horizontal wall, and the pair of rising portions on the horizontal wall and both sides thereof are provided. A timer mounting device characterized in that it is separated from a side rising wall between walls. (2) Utility model registration claim 1, wherein the partition part is a flat plate-shaped part that projects in parallel with the protrusion part.
Timer mounting device as described in section. (3) The timer mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the partition portion is a bar-shaped portion that projects in parallel with the protrusion portion.