JPH0636620Y2 - Unit connector - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a unit connector used for a continuous unit device in which a plurality of unit devices are vertically and horizontally arranged.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, in a continuous unit device, such as a home information board, a plurality of unit devices (a telephone unit, a monitor TV unit, etc.) are vertically and horizontally arranged. The structure of this unit device 2 is shown in FIG. In this unit device 2, a box-shaped storage portion 9 having an opening on one surface is formed, and a base 7 having a collar portion 10 formed on the periphery of the opening portion of the storage portion 9 and an opening portion side of the base 7. It has a casing 6 consisting of a cover 8 to be attached. The storage section 9 of the base 7 stores the internal circuit of the unit device 2 and the like. In addition, a mounting hole 11 for fixing the base 7 to the mounting surface is formed in the collar portion 10 of the base 6 at an appropriate position. A frame-shaped box (not shown), for example, is used to mount the unit device 2 as described above, and a plurality of unit devices 2 are vertically and horizontally arranged in the box. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a state in which four unit devices 2 are continuously arranged in a box. Normally, the unit devices 2 continuously arranged in the lateral direction are appropriately connected by a connecting tool, and the unit devices thus connected are connected. 2 are connected in the vertical direction and are arranged in the box. Then, by screwing the screws into the mounting holes 11 formed in the collar portions 10 on both sides of the unit devices (hereinafter, simply referred to as the connection unit device 3) connected in the lateral direction, the connection unit devices 3 are respectively boxed. Fixed to.

However, in the continuous unit device 3 fixed as described above, the part indicated by the circle X in the figure does not perform any connection, so that, for example, the unit device 2 on the side of one connection unit device 3 is used. When the unit device 2 is pushed or pulled, a step is formed at a portion indicated by X in the figure, so that the strength of the connecting portion of the connecting unit device 3 which is vertically connected is weak. There was a problem.

[Object of the Invention] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a unit connecting tool capable of increasing the strength of the connecting portion of the connecting unit equipment connected in series. Especially.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION (Structure) The present invention relates to a unit device having a box-shaped base whose one surface has a flange portion provided around the outer peripheral edge of the opening and which has an opening. In a device in which a plurality of adjacent unit flanges of the unit devices connected in the horizontal direction are connected to each other by a horizontal unit connecting tool, and the connected unit devices are connected in the vertical direction. A unit connecting tool for connecting a pair of unit devices arranged in diagonal positions to each other, and a flat plate shape bridging the flange portions of the bases of the pair of unit devices arranged in the diagonal positions on the back surface side. And a pair of screw holes for screwing through the mounting holes formed in the flange of each unit device,
Positioning surfaces for abutting the outer surface of the base of the unit device to perform positioning in a state where the unit device is screwed to the flange portion of the unit device are formed at both ends.

(Embodiment) FIGS. 1 to 10 are views showing an embodiment of the present invention.
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the unit connecting tool 1 is attached between the connecting unit devices 3 that are vertically arranged.

Details will be described below with reference to the drawings. Unit device 2 of this embodiment
Also includes the casing 6 described in the conventional example, and the unit devices 2 connected in the lateral direction are connected as shown in FIG. Horizontal unit connector 5 for this connection
2 is formed by bending a flat plate into a U-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. 2, and the width of the upper surface orthogonal to the longitudinal direction is adjacent to each other when the unit devices 3 are connected in the lateral direction. Tsubabe 10
Is formed to have a width corresponding to the width of, and the upper surface is brought into contact with the lower surface of the collar portion 10 of the unit device 2 as shown in FIG.
It is adapted to fit between the outer surfaces of the storage section 9 of the unit device 2. A screw hole 12 is provided on the upper surface of the unit connector 5.
Is formed, and the unit device 2 is connected by screwing a screw into the screw hole 12. Here, the mounting holes 11 for screwing the unit connector 5 to the unit device 2 are
The mounting hole 11 for the box 4 is provided separately. In addition,
The unit device 2 connected in this manner will be referred to as a connected unit device 3 in this embodiment as well. Also,
In some cases, the horizontal unit connecting tool 5 may be a flat plate as shown in FIG. 5, but in this case the strength is weaker than that of the horizontal unit connecting tool 5 in FIG. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the plate thickness. At the center of the upper surface of the lateral unit connecting tool 5, the unit connecting tool 1 of this embodiment is integrally formed. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the unit connecting tool 1 is formed by cutting out the upper surface of the horizontal unit connecting tool 5, and the unit connecting tool 1 is provided at a portion which does not hinder the connection of the connecting unit device 3. It is connected to the unit connector 5, and when the unit connector 1 is used, the connecting portion is cut and removed. By integrally forming the unit connector 1 with the horizontal unit connector 5 in this manner, material can be saved. In addition, the unit connector 1 is replaced with the horizontal unit connector 5
In addition to being integrally molded as described above, it may be integrally formed using a pushback manufacturing method.

The unit connector 1 has a rectangular flat plate shape, and diagonally cuts diagonal corners to form a tapered surface as a positioning surface.
1a is formed at both ends in the longitudinal direction, and two fixing screw holes 13 for screwing are formed in the central portion through mounting holes 11 formed in the collar portion 10 of the connecting unit device 3.

Hereinafter, the connection unit device 3 by this unit connection tool 1
The attachment will be described. First, the connection unit device 3 is attached to the box 4. This mounting is performed by screwing a screw into the mounting hole 11 of the collar portion 10 of the connection unit device 3 as described in the conventional example. The mounting hole 11 formed in the collar portion 10 of the one unit device 2 of the connected unit device 3 thus mounted in the box 4 is used as the mounting hole of the unit connector 1. When fixing the unit connector 5 to the mounting hole 11 with a screw, the tapered surface 1a of the unit connector 1 is brought into contact with the outer surface of the housing portion 9 of the unit device 2. In this way, the taper surface 1a is connected to the unit connector 1
Is formed at both ends of the unit device 1, and the tapered surface 1a is brought into contact with the outer surface of the storage portion 9 of the unit device 2, so that the unit connector 1 is attached to one of the unit devices 3.
The position of the screw hole 13 on the other end side of the unit coupling tool 1 comes to the position of the mounting hole 11 of the coupling unit device 3 to be mounted later. Therefore, the unit connector 1 can be easily positioned. The other connecting unit device 3 is attached to the unit connecting tool 1, and then the box 4 and the connecting unit device 3 are fixed. By connecting the connected unit devices 3 with the unit connecting tool 1 in this way, even when one unit device 2 of the connected unit device 3 is pushed or pulled, the four unit devices are connected. Since the two move at the same time, a gap or a step does not occur in the portion where the connecting unit devices 3 are continuously provided, and the strength between the connecting unit devices 3 can be increased. Further, as the above-mentioned lateral unit connecting tool 5, there is also one in which four or six unit devices 2 can be connected as shown in FIGS. 10 (b) and (c).

Description will now be made phone unit 2 ₁ as an example of the unit apparatus 2 described above. This phone unit 2
₁ includes a casing 6 similar to that described above, and a handset 14 and a numeric keypad 15 are provided on the front side of the cover 8 of the casing 6. Note that the phone unit 2 ₁ from the lower surface of the cover 8, dial the destination ahead 16 and destination speed dial and write notes and is capable to elicit retractably. That is, telephone unit 2 ₁
A spiral spring 17, etc., is installed inside the, and this spiral spring 17 wraps the dial address book 16 in a roll shape, which is added to the dial address book 16 pulled out against the spring force. When the force is released, the dial destination copy 16 is wound up by the restoring force of the spring. Such phone unit 2 _1, as shown in FIG. 9, is arranged so as to be located on either of the lower portion of the left and right mounting is residential information panel, such as a wall.

[Advantages of the Invention] As described above, the present invention relates to a unit device having a box-shaped base having an opening on one side in which the flange is provided around the outer peripheral edge of the opening, and the unit is provided with a rectangular frame shape by screwing the flange. A device configured by vertically and horizontally connecting a plurality of units to each other in a box, and connecting adjacent flanges of horizontally connected unit devices with a horizontal unit connector to vertically connect the connected unit devices. In the unit coupling tool for connecting a pair of unit devices arranged in diagonal positions to each other, a flat plate bridging the collar portions of the bases of the pair of unit devices arranged in the diagonal positions on the back surface side. A pair of screw holes that are screwed through the mounting holes formed in the flange of each unit device, and are screwed to the flange of one unit device Abutting on the outer surface Since the positioning surfaces for positioning are formed at both ends, by connecting the unit connecting tool between the connecting unit devices, the connecting state of the connecting unit devices becomes strong, and one unit device is pushed or pulled. Even if it does, all the unit devices move at the same time, and there is an effect that a gap or a step does not occur between the connected unit devices.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a mounted state using an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 (a) is a perspective view showing a lateral unit connector integrally formed with the same, and FIG. 2 (b) is the same as above. The front view, FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a mounting state of the connecting unit device according to the above, FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a connecting state of the unit device by the horizontal unit connecting tool, and FIG. 5 is another horizontal unit connecting tool. 6 to 9 are explanatory views showing the telephone unit, FIGS. 10 (a) to 10 (c) are views showing another shape of the lateral unit connecting tool, and FIG. 11 is a unit of a conventional example. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a casing of the device, and FIG. 12 is an explanatory view showing a continuous installation state of the same. 1 is a unit connecting tool, 2 is a unit device, 3 is a connecting unit device, 1a is a tapered surface, and 13 is a mounting hole.

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A unit device having a box-shaped base whose one surface is open at the outer peripheral edge of the opening and whose one surface is open, and a plurality of units are vertically and horizontally connected to a rectangular frame-shaped box by screwing the flange. In the device in which the adjacent brims of the unit devices connected in the horizontal direction are connected by the horizontal unit connecting tool, and the connected unit devices are connected in the vertical direction, they are arranged at diagonal positions. A unit connecting tool for connecting a pair of unit devices to each other, which is formed in a flat plate shape bridging the flange portions of the bases of the pair of unit devices arranged at the diagonal positions on the back surface side. A pair of screw holes for screwing through the mounting holes formed in the flange of the device are formed, and with one unit device being screwed into the flange,
A unit connecting tool, wherein positioning surfaces for contacting with an outer surface of a base of the unit device for positioning are formed at both ends. 2. The unit connector according to claim 1, wherein the unit connector is integrally formed in the lateral unit connector.