JPH0743835Y2 - Audio equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial application] The present invention relates to audio equipment such as car stereos and car CD (compact disc) players, and particularly to a dustproof and waterproof structure for protecting the audio equipment body from dust or water. Regarding

[Conventional technology]

BACKGROUND ART Audio equipment such as car stereos and car CD players is normally mounted in a bare state in a place where a user can easily operate the equipment, such as a dashboard or console of an automobile. In addition, even in motorboats and yachts that are often used for marine sports, audio equipment is exposed near the driver's seat so that users can enjoy music recorded on cassette tapes and CDs while operating the motorboat. It is installed in the state.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

If the audio device is placed near the driver's seat while it is exposed, the operation of the device will be extremely convenient and will not cause inconvenience to the user.

However, on the other hand, since the audio equipment is mounted so as to be exposed, dust inside the vehicle adheres to the operation part of the audio equipment and spoils the aesthetic appearance. There was an inconvenience such as an intruding malfunction.

In addition, when using an audio device on a boat such as a motor boat, there are many inconveniences such as the operation keys and the mechanism section corroding due to water containing salt spattering on the operation section, and an appropriate solution is provided. It was wanted.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the conventional technology, and an object thereof is to provide an audio device capable of preventing adhesion of dust and water, maintaining aesthetics and preventing corrosion of operation keys. And

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an audio equipment in which an audio equipment main body is attached to a mounting plate of an automobile, etc. And a decorative plate having an opening for exposing the front surface of the audio equipment body and having a protective cover for opening and closing the opening. The casing is inserted into the opening of the plate, the protruding portion of the casing is locked to the peripheral edge of the opening of the decorative plate, and the decorative plate is sandwiched and fixed between the protruding portion and the mounting plate.

[Action]

According to the above means, the front surface of the audio equipment main body is exposed from the opening of the decorative plate. Since the protective cover for opening and closing the opening is provided, the front surface of the audio equipment main body is closed by closing the protective cover. It is possible to prevent dust and water from adhering to the.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 each show an audio device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view, FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a mounted state, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a used state. Is.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a metal housing, and this housing 1
A plurality of claws 2, 2 each having a bent tip are provided on the upper surface and the lower surface, respectively. Further, the entire front end surface of the housing 1 is released to form an inlet portion (open end portion) 3,
Protrusions 4, 4 and 5, 5 are formed around the entrance 3 so as to be bent outward. Further, V-shaped grooves 6, 6 used at the time of detaching the audio device main body 7, which will be described later, are provided on both left and right sides of the entrance portion 3.

Reference numeral 7 is a main body of the audio equipment, and in this embodiment, a cassette tape player is shown. On the front of this audio equipment body, there is a power switch 8, operation keys 9, and a volume switch.
10 and a cassette insertion port 11 are provided.

Reference numeral 12 is a decorative frame, which is composed of a synthetic resin frame body 14 having an opening 13 for exposing the front surface of the audio equipment main body 7 and a substantially semicylindrical protective cover 15 made of acrylic resin. . The ridges 16 and 16 are formed on the frame body 14 in a protruding manner, and the protective cover 15 is provided with ridge pieces 17 and 17. These ridges 16, 16 and ridges 17, 17 are studs 1
The protective cover 15 is rotatably supported with respect to the frame body 14, and the entire opening 13 of the frame body 14 is covered with the protective cover 15.
Further, a spring 18 is stretched between the ridge bodies 16 and 16 and the ridge pieces 17 and 17, and the protective cover 15 is urged to rotate in either direction of opening and closing. The protective cover 15 is preferably a transparent material such as transparent acrylic, but it may be semitransparent or opaque.

As shown in FIG. 3, an engaging protrusion 20 is provided on the lower end side of the frame body 14, while a lower end of the protective cover 15 is provided with a hook portion 21 which can be fitted with the engaging protrusion 20. There is. And protective cover
When the cover 15 is closed, the engaging projection 20 and the hook 21 are fitted to each other, and the protective cover 15 is locked.

Further, a waterproof member 22 made of an elastic body such as rubber is mounted on the frame body 14 at a position corresponding to the peripheral edge portion of the protective cover 15, and water drops and the like are transmitted along the peripheral edge portion of the protective cover 15 to the frame body. It does not flow into the openings 13 of the fourteen.

Reference numeral 23 is a mounting panel for a motor boat, a dashboard of a car, or the like.
Is attached.

Next, a method for mounting the audio equipment body 7 will be described.

First, the housing 1 is inserted into the opening 13 of the frame body 14 of the decorative frame 12 from the rear side opposite to the entrance portion 3, and the projecting portions 4, 4 and 5, 5 of the housing 1 are inserted.
And are brought into contact with the periphery of the opening 13 to assemble.

Next, the housing 1 incorporating the decorative frame 12 is inserted from the rear side into a mounting hole formed in advance in a mounting panel 23 of a vehicle dashboard, a motor boat or the like, and the claw portions 2, 2, of the housing 1 are inserted.
... is pushed outward, and the frame body 14 of the decorative frame 12 and the mounting panel 23 are sandwiched between the protrusions 4, 4 and 5, 5 and the claw portions 2, 2 ,. The frame 12 is fixed to the mounting panel 23. Although the housing 1 is fixed by the claw portions 2, 2, ... In this embodiment, the housing 1 may be fixed to the mounting panel 23 by screwing. The protrusions of the housing 1 are the protrusions 5 and 5 on the upper and lower sides of the inlet part 3 or the protrusions 4 and 4 on the left and right sides.
Only one of them may be used.

Then, the audio equipment main body 7 is inserted from the rear side into the entrance portion 3 of the housing 1 fixed to the mounting panel 23, and the audio equipment main body 7 and the housing 1 are locked by the locking means (not shown), Installation is complete.

As described above, the decorative frame 12 includes the protruding portions 4, 4 and 5, 5 of the housing 1.
Since it is sandwiched and fixed between the mounting panel 23 and the mounting panel 23, a separate means for fixing the decorative frame 12 to the mounting panel 23 is not required, the cost of the product can be reduced, and the mounting work can be simplified. . In addition, when attaching the decorative frame 12 and the protective cover 15 to the front surface of the audio device main body 7, it is not necessary to perform any processing on the audio device main body 7 itself. It is possible to easily attach the frame 12 and the protective cover 15 newly.

Next, a method of using the above-described audio equipment will be described.

When reproducing a cassette tape (not shown), as shown in FIG. 3, the engaging projection 20 of the frame 14 and the hook of the protective cover 15 are provided.
Release the mating with 21 and push the protective cover 15 upward to open it,
Insert the cassette tape into the cassette insertion slot 11.

Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the protective cover 15 is rotated again to be closed, and the engaging projection 20 and the hook portion 21 are fitted to each other. At this time, the peripheral edge of the protective cover 15 comes into close contact with the waterproof member 22, so that the audio equipment body 7 does not come into contact with the outside air. Therefore, when used on a boat such as a motor boat, even if seawater splashes on the acoustic device as the boat moves,
Water droplets are blocked by the protective cover 15, and the audio device main body 7
There is no fear of invading. Further, since the housing 1 is inserted into the opening 13 of the decorative frame 12, even if water droplets or the like enter between the frame 14 and the mounting plate 23 and flow into the opening 13, the water droplets will still be present on the outer periphery of the housing 1. Blocked by surface, audio device body 7
Never come into contact with.

[Effect of device]

As described above, according to the present invention, a decorative plate having an opening for exposing the front surface of the audio equipment main body and having a protective cover for opening and closing the opening is fixed to a mounting plate of an automobile or the like. Therefore, when the audio device is not in use, the main body of the audio device can be shielded from the outside air by closing the protective cover. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of troubles such as the operation keys and mechanism parts entering the device body and corroding.

Further, the projecting portion provided around the opening end of the housing for housing the audio equipment main body is locked to the peripheral edge of the opening of the decorative plate, and the decorative plate is sandwiched and fixed between the projecting part and the mounting plate. Therefore, the fixing means for fixing the decorative plate to the mounting plate is not particularly required, which not only reduces the product cost but also improves the mounting workability. Moreover, since it is not necessary to newly process the audio device body to attach the decorative plate, it is easy to add the dustproof and waterproof structure as in the present invention to the audio device body which has been used conventionally. it can.

Furthermore, since the housing is inserted in the opening of the decorative plate,
Even if water drops or the like enter between the decorative plate and the mounting plate and flow into the opening, the water drops are blocked by the outer peripheral surface of the housing and do not come into contact with the audio equipment body, further improving dust resistance and waterproofness. It is a thing.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 3 each show an audio device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing how the audio device is attached, and FIG. FIG. 1 ... Housing, 3 ... Inlet (opening end), 4,5 ... Projection, 7 ... Audio equipment body, 12 ... Cosmetic frame, 13 ... Opening, 14 ... Frame, 15 …… Protective cover, 23 …… Mounting panel.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An audio device in which an audio device main body is attached to a mounting plate of an automobile or the like, the audio device main body having an opening end portion for accommodating the audio device main body, and protruding outwardly around the opening end portion. The housing includes a housing provided with a projecting portion, and a decorative plate having an opening for exposing the front surface of the audio equipment body and having a protective cover for opening and closing the opening. An acoustic device characterized in that the casing is inserted into the housing, the projection is locked to the peripheral edge of the opening, and the decorative plate is sandwiched and fixed between the projection and the mounting plate.