JPH0356942Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a panel mounting device for electrical equipment, etc., in which a front panel made of synthetic resin or the like is attached to the main body of the device.

<Summary of the invention> The invention has a device main body having a front panel and a pair of panel attachment pieces to which the front panel is attached, and each side of the front panel has a pair of panel attachment pieces that engage with the panel attachment pieces. A pair of locking pieces, and a pair of support pieces supporting both upper and lower sides of the panel mounting piece on both upper and lower sides of these locking pieces, and at least one tip of which protrudes beyond the tip of the locking piece; The above panel mounting piece includes
A slide guide surface having approximately the same width as the locking claws provided at the ends of the pair of locking pieces is provided on the locking piece insertion side of the front panel. By attaching the front panel to the main body of the device by engaging the locking piece with the panel attachment piece,
This prevents the base end of the locking piece from whitening and the front panel from wobbling, and also allows the front panel to be easily attached to the main body of the device.

<Prior Art> Conventionally, in electrical equipment in which a front panel made of synthetic resin or the like is attached to a metal device body, the front panel is almost always attached to the device body using screws.

However, screw-fastening requires a large number of screws, which increases the number of parts.In addition, screw-fastening requires a complicated process, takes a long time, and has poor assembly efficiency. , the front panel is provided with an elastic locking piece such as a hook, and the front panel is attached to the main body of the device.

This front panel is provided with a locking piece, and the front panel is attached to the main body of the device by the biasing force of this locking piece.The panel mounting part on the device main body side is designed to position and support the front panel so that it does not easily displace. It requires considerable strength and is made of, for example, a metal panel with a considerable wall thickness. When attaching the front panel to the main body of the device by engaging the locking pieces of the front panel with this panel mounting portion, bend the locking pieces by hand to attach the front panel to the main body of the device. There is.

<Problems to be solved by the invention> However, as mentioned above, it is not easy to attach the front panel to the main body of the device while bending the locking pieces by hand because the panel attachment part has a considerable wall thickness, and it is difficult to work efficiently. cannot improve.

Also, when bending the locking piece by hand, if you bend it beyond the amount of elastic displacement of the locking piece, the base end of the locking piece will turn white and the locking piece will eventually break. Sometimes.

Furthermore, if the front panel is locked to the device main body using only the locking pieces, sufficient positioning cannot be achieved, and the front panel tends to wobble, making it impossible to correctly position and attach the front panel to the device main body.

Therefore, the present invention makes it possible to easily attach the front panel to the main body of the device, and
This was proposed with the aim of solving the above-mentioned problems.

<Means for Solving the Problems> In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a front panel and a device body having a pair of panel mounting pieces to which the front panel is attached, and the front panel on both sides thereof, a pair of locking pieces that respectively engage with the panel mounting pieces, and upper and lower sides of these locking pieces support both upper and lower sides of the panel mounting piece, and at least one tip is connected to the tip of the locking piece. The panel mounting piece is provided with a pair of support pieces that protrude from the front panel, and the panel mounting piece has locking claws that are substantially the same as the locking claws provided at the tips of the pair of locking pieces on the locking piece insertion side of the front panel. A panel mounting device is provided with a sliding guide surface of a width, and supports the pair of support pieces on a panel mounting piece of the device body, and engages the locking piece with the panel mounting piece to attach the front panel to the device body. I will provide a.

<Function> The present invention has a pair of support pieces formed on both upper and lower sides of the locking pieces on both sides of the front panel. The front panel is positioned and abutted against the panel mounting piece, and the front panel is press-fitted into the main body of the device. At this time, the locking pieces formed on both sides of the front panel are guided and slid along the slide guide surface of the panel mounting piece while the locking claws of the locking piece are slightly bent, and the locking pieces are guided and slid along the slide guide surface of the panel mounting piece. The front panel is attached to the main body of the device by engaging the locking pawl with the front panel.

<Embodiments> Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In this embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the front panel of a disk drive device will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 1, a disk drive device D to which the panel mounting device according to the present invention is applied has a front panel 2 made of synthetic resin or the like, and a front panel of a metal device main body 1 constituting the disk drive device D. It consists of a pair of panel mounting pieces 3, 3 provided on the mounting side corresponding to both sides of the front panel 2.

First, the front panel 2 has a substantially rectangular shape as shown in FIG.
An eject button hole 17 from which the button protrudes is formed. In the disk drive device D to which this front panel 2 is attached, when the disk is inserted from the disk insertion opening 16 while pressing the opening/closing lid 15, the disk is chucked into the disk drive device.
Further, when the eject button 18 is pressed, the disk drive device D releases the disk chuck and ejects the disk.

A pair of locking pieces 4, 4 are planted on both sides of the inner surface of the front panel 2 formed as described above, that is, on both sides of the front panel 2 on the side facing the panel mounting pieces 3, 3 of the device main body 1. has been done. These locking pieces 4, 4 include panel mounting pieces 3,
3, and has approximately the same width w ₂ as the slide guide surface 5 and the locking pawl engaging portion 6 provided on each of the slide guide surfaces 5 and the locking claw engaging portion 6, and has a tapered surface 10 with its tip side facing in opposite directions, that is, outward. A retaining pawl 11 is provided. This locking claw 11 is connected to the support portion 12.
is supported with elastic displacement force. These locking pieces 4, 4 engage with locking claw engaging portions 6 provided on each of the panel mounting pieces 3, 3 of the apparatus main body 1, and the front panel 2 is connected to the panel mounting pieces 3, 3 of the apparatus main body 1. , 3. In addition,
The support portion 12 has a perforated center portion and is formed to be easily elastically displaced.

Next, the locking pieces 4, 4 on both sides of the front panel 2
A pair of support pieces 7, 8 are provided on both upper and lower sides of each of the support pieces 7, 8. The pair of support pieces 7 and 8 are erected so that the upper support piece 7 has a substantially T-shaped cross section, and the lower support piece 8 has a substantially L-shaped cross section, and has a strength that prevents elastic displacement. There is. Further, the long side of the upper support piece 7, which has a substantially T-shaped cross section, supports the upper end surface 3a of the panel mounting piece 3 of the apparatus main body 1, and the short side of the lower support piece 8, which has a substantially L-shaped cross section, supports the upper end surface 3a of the panel mounting piece 3 of the apparatus main body 1. Supports the lower end surface 3b of the panel mounting piece 3 of the device main body 1, and has a width w ₁ to sandwich the panel mounting piece 3;
The panel attachment piece 3 is provided so as to be guided by one short side of the upper support piece 7 and the long side of the lower support piece 8.

Note that tapered surfaces 7a and 8a are formed at the tips of one short side of the upper support piece 7 and the long side of the lower support piece 8 on the side that guides the panel attachment piece 3, and the panel attachment pieces 3 are connected to each other as a pair. Upper and lower support pieces 7, 8
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Further, the upper support piece 7 is formed to protrude slightly from the locking piece 4 and the lower support piece 8, and has a protrusion 9 at its tip to facilitate positioning when attaching the front panel 2 to the panel attachment piece 3. That's what I'm saying.

Next, a pair of panel mounting pieces 3, 3 provided on the front panel mounting side of the device main body 1 corresponding to both sides of the front panel 2 are connected between a pair of support pieces 7, 8 provided on both sides of the front panel 2. It is formed with a width w ₁ extending over .

As shown in FIG. 3, the panel mounting piece 3 has a slide guide surface 5 that guides the locking piece 4 of the front panel 2 to the insertion side of the front panel 2, so that the pair of panel mounting pieces 3, 3 face each other. A locking pawl engaging portion 6 is formed on the opposite side of the slide guide surface 5 and has the same width _w2 as the slide guide surface 5.

In order to attach the front panel 2 configured as described above to the panel attachment pieces 3, 3 of the apparatus main body 1, first attach the locking pieces on both sides of the front panel 2, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B. Among the pair of support pieces 7 and 8 provided on both the upper and lower sides of 4 and 4, the protrusion 9 formed at the tip of the upper support piece 7 is placed on the upper end 3a of the panel attachment piece 3, and the front panel 2 is attached to the main body of the apparatus. Butt it against the panel mounting pieces 3, 3 of 1.
Then, the upper support piece 7 is attached to the upper end 3a of the panel attachment piece 3, and the lower support piece 8 is attached to the upper end 3a of the panel attachment piece 3.
Place the front panel 2 along the bottom edge 3b of the device body 1.
Press into the side.

At this time, the tip of the locking piece 4 formed between the pair of support pieces 7 and 8 comes into contact with the slide guide surface 5 of the device main body 1, and the locking piece 4 formed at the tip side of the locking piece 4 comes into contact with the slide guide surface 5 of the device main body 1. The tapered surface 10 of the locking pawl 11 is guided along the slope of the opposing slide guide surface 5 to connect the pair of locking pieces 4, 4 to the panel mounting piece 3,
Call to the inner side of 3. That is, the locking piece 4
The support portion 12 slides the locking claw 11 along the slide guide surface 5 while slightly bending toward the inner surface of the panel mounting piece 3, and the locking claw 11 engages with the locking claw engaging portion of the panel mounting piece 3. 6, the locking pawl 11 is elastically displaced by the resilient force of the support portion 12, and engages the locking pawl 11 with the locking pawl engaging portion 6. Then, the locking pieces 4, 4 of the front panel 2 are fixed to the pair of panel attachment pieces 3, 3 of the apparatus main body 1, and the front panel 2 is attached to the apparatus main body 1.

<Effects of the invention> According to the invention, a protrusion that is slightly more protruding than the tip of the locking piece is formed at the tip of at least one of the pair of support pieces formed on the upper and lower sides of both side edges of the front panel. Since the front panel can be positioned by engaging with one side of the panel mounting piece formed on the front panel and press-fitting the panel, the front panel can be easily attached to the panel mounting piece.

In addition, the locking piece formed on the front panel is
Since this slide guide surface is inclined so as to guide the locking piece by contacting the slide guide surface of the panel mounting piece, the locking piece is slightly bent and slides along this slope, The front panel can be attached to the main body of the apparatus by engaging the locking claw with the locking claw engaging portion of the panel attachment piece. Therefore, the proximal end of the locking piece will not turn white or the locking piece will not break.

Further, since the front panel is positioned and supported by the pair of supporting pieces and the locking pieces and attached to the apparatus main body, the front panel can be correctly positioned and attached to the apparatus main body without shaking the front panel.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an outline of a panel mounting device when the present invention is applied to a disk drive device. Fig. 2A is an enlarged side view of the main part showing the state in which the front panel is attached to the panel mounting piece of the main body of the device, and Fig. 2B is an enlarged side view of the main part showing the state in which the front panel is attached to the panel mounting piece of the main body of the device. It is an enlarged side view. FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of essential parts showing the relationship between the slide guide surface of the panel mounting piece and the front panel. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Device body, 2... Front panel, 3... Panel mounting piece, 4... Locking piece, 5... Slide guide surface, 7... Upper support piece, 8... Lower support piece,
9...Protrusion.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] The device has a front panel and a pair of panel mounting pieces to which the front panel is attached, and on both sides of the front panel there are a pair of panel mounting pieces that respectively engage with the panel mounting pieces. A pair of support pieces are provided on both upper and lower sides of these locking pieces to support both upper and lower sides of the panel mounting piece, with at least one tip protruding beyond the tip of the locking piece, and the above-mentioned The panel mounting piece is provided with a slide guide surface having approximately the same width as the locking claws provided at the tips of the pair of locking pieces on the locking piece insertion side of the front panel, and the slide guide surface has a width that is approximately the same as that of the locking claws provided at the tips of the pair of locking pieces. A panel mounting device characterized in that the front panel is supported by a panel mounting piece of the device main body and the locking piece is engaged with the panel mounting piece to attach the front panel to the device main body.