JPH08293905A - Cabinet structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To easily assemble a cover in a case main body side by locking the other part side of the cover to the case main body side in a state in which one part side of the cover is inserted to the case main body side. CONSTITUTION: A battery cover 5 which opens/closes the opening part of the case main body 4 of electronic equipment such as a pager, etc., is assembled in the opening part freely loadably/unloadably. In other words, the case main body 4 comprises an inner case member 6 which forms a battery housing part formed with an elastic member, and an outer case member 7. An insertion projecting part 5a is provided on one part side of the battery cover 5. An insertion recessed part 6a is provided in the inner case member 6 of the case main body 4, and the insertion projecting part 5a of the battery cover 5 is inserted to the insertion recessed part 6a. Also, the locking claw 5b of the battery cover 5 is locked to a locking hole 6b. Moreover, packings 9, 10 are interposed in the mating face of the inner case member 6 of the battery cover 5 and a cancellation operating member 8, respectively.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a housing structure in which a cover body for opening and closing the opening is detachably attached to the opening of a case body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A case body of a conventional electronic device such as a pager has an upper case 1 as shown in FIG.
It is composed of a lower case 2 and a battery lid 3. Of these, when the battery storage section is cut along the AA ′ cross section, the structure thereof is as shown in FIG.
a is provided, and the battery lid 3 is assembled to the lower case 2 by sliding and fitting the convex portion 3a into the concave portion 2a provided in the lower case. Further, the battery lid 3 is provided with a locking claw 3b. By locking the locking claw 3b in the locking hole 1a provided in the upper case 1, the battery cover 3 is assembled to the upper case 1. To be

[0003]

In the conventional battery housing structure described above, since the battery lid 3 is assembled to the lower case 2 by the sliding fit, it is an object of the invention to provide the battery housing portion with a drip-proof function. As a result, it is structurally difficult to provide a seal member such as packing in the fitting portion. The object of the present invention is to solve the above conventional problems,
An object of the present invention is to provide a housing structure that allows an electronic device such as a pager to have a drip-proof function extremely easily.

[0004]

The housing structure according to claim 1 is
In a housing structure in which a lid for opening and closing the opening is detachably assembled in an opening of a case body, an insertion member for inserting one side of the lid into the case body, and the lid. A locking member for locking the other side of the body to the case body side is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the case structure according to the first aspect, wherein the insertion member includes an insertion protrusion provided on the lid side and an insertion recess provided on the case body side. To do.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a housing structure according to the first or second aspect.
In the case structure described above, the locking member includes a locking claw provided on the lid body side and a locking hole provided on the case body side.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the case structure according to any one of the first to third aspects, the case body includes an outer case member and an inner case member, and the inner case member is an elastic member. It is characterized by comprising a release operation member which is formed and elastically deforms the inner case member to release the locked state with the lid body by the locking member.

A casing structure according to a fifth aspect is the casing structure according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, in which a seal member is interposed between the mating surfaces of the case body and the lid. It is characterized by.

[0009]

In the case structure according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an insertion member for inserting one side portion of the lid body into the case body side and an engagement member for engaging the other side portion of the lid body with the case body side. A stop member,
Since it is equipped with one side part of the lid body inserted into the case body side, by locking the other side part side of the lid body to the case body side, the lid body can be attached to the case body side very easily. To be

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the insertion member includes the insertion convex portion provided on the lid side and the insertion concave portion provided on the case body side, the insertion convex portion of the lid body is formed on the case body side. It can be easily inserted into the insertion recess.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the locking member includes the locking claw provided on the lid side and the locking hole provided on the case body side, the locking claw on the lid side is the case. By locking in the locking hole on the body side, the locked state of the lid body on the case body side becomes extremely strong.

In the case structure according to the present invention, the case body is composed of the outer case member and the inner case member, and the inner case member is formed of the elastic member. By elastically deforming, the locked state of the locking member with the lid can be easily released.

In the casing structure of the fifth aspect, since the seal member is interposed between the mating surfaces of the case body and the lid body, the hermeticity between the lid body and the case body is extremely high. Becomes

[0014]

EXAMPLES Examples will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 show a housing structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a front view of a case body in which a battery lid is assembled, and FIG. 2 is a cross section taken along line II-II of FIG. Figure, Figure 3
4A to 4C are cross-sectional views showing a state where the battery lid is assembled to the case main body, and FIGS. 4A to 4C are cross-sectional views showing a state where the locking state between the battery lid and the case main body is released. It is a figure.

As shown in FIG. 2, a battery cover 5 for opening and closing the opening is detachably attached to the opening of the case body 4 of an electronic device such as a pager. That is, the case body 4 is composed of an inner case member 6 which is made of an elastic member and constitutes a battery housing portion, and an outer case member 7. An insertion protrusion 5 a is provided on one side of the battery lid 5. The inner case member 6 of the case body 4 has an insertion recess 6a
Is provided, and the insertion convex portion 5a of the battery lid 5 is inserted into the insertion concave portion 6a.

The battery lid 5 is provided with a locking claw 5b. The inner case member 6 is provided with a locking hole 6b,
The locking claw 5b of the battery lid 5 is locked in the locking hole 6b.

The outer case member 7 is provided with a release operation member 8 for elastically deforming the inner case member 6 to release the locking state of the locking claw 5b from the locking hole 6b. The pressing portion is installed so as to be flush with the outer case 7. That is, the release operation member 8 has the through hole 8a. The pressing portion 8b is inserted into the through hole 8a so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction. A retaining clip 11 is provided at the tip of the pressing portion 8b, and the retaining clip 11 prevents the pressing portion 8b from coming off the through hole 8a. Through hole 8 in the substantially central portion of pressing portion 8b
A packing 12 is provided around a. Pressing part 8
The tip of b is substantially in contact with the outer wall surface of the inner case member 6 formed of an elastic member when the release operation member 8 is not pushed.

The battery lid 5 is in contact with the inner case member 6 and the release operation member 8. Inner case member 6 of the battery lid 5
And packing 9, 1 on the mating surface with the release operation member 8.
0 is interposed respectively. A protrusion 13 is provided on the contact surface of the release operation member 8 with the battery lid 5, and the protrusion 13 engages with the recess 5c of the battery lid 5 to assemble the case body 4 and the battery lid 5 together. The condition becomes more solid.

The housing structure thus configured is shown in FIG.
It is assembled as shown in (A) to (C). That is, the insertion convex portion 5a of the battery lid 5 is inserted into the insertion concave portion 6a of the inner case member 6, and the locking claw 5b of the battery lid 5 is locked in the locking hole 6b of the inner case member 6. The battery lid 5 is the inner case member 6
Then, it comes into contact with the release operation member 8, and the assembling of the battery lid 5 to the case body 4 is completed.

In order to remove the battery lid 5 from the case body 4, the release operating member 8 is pushed in as shown in FIGS. The tip of the pressing portion 8b presses the outer wall surface of the inner case member 6 to elastically deform the inner case member 6.
As a result, the locking claws 5b of the battery lid 5 locked in the locking holes 6b of the inner case member 6 are released from the locked state, and the battery cover 5 is disengaged from the case body 4.

In the casing structure of this embodiment, the battery lid 5
Since the insertion convex portion 5a is provided on one side portion and the insertion concave portion 6a is provided in the inner case member 6 of the case body 4, the insertion convex portion 5a can be easily inserted into the insertion concave portion 6a. Also, by locking the other side of the battery lid 5 to the case body 4 side with the insertion convex portion 5a inserted in the insertion concave portion 6a, the battery lid 5 can be extremely easily assembled to the case body 4 side. .

Further, since the locking claw 5b is provided on the battery lid 5 side and the locking hole 6b is provided on the inner case member 6 side, the locking claw 5b on the battery lid 5 side is fixed to the inner case member. By locking in the locking hole 6b on the 6 side, the locked state of the battery lid 5 on the inner case member 6 side becomes extremely firm.

The case body 4 comprises an outer case member 7 and an inner case member 6, and since the inner case member 6 is formed of an elastic member, the inner case member 6 is elastically deformed and the locking claws 5b. The locked state between the battery lid 5 and the outer case member 7 can be easily released. In this embodiment, since the release operation member 8 is provided on the outer case member 7, by pushing the release operation member 8, the inner case member 6 is easily elastically deformed, and the battery lid 5 and the outer case member 7 are deformed. The locked state with can be released.

Further, since packings 9 and 10 are interposed between the mating surfaces of the battery lid 5, the inner case member 6 and the release operation member 8, the battery lid 5, the inner case member 6 and the release operation member 8 are provided. The sealing property between and becomes extremely high. Furthermore, since the release operation member 8 is installed so as to be flush with the outer case 7, it does not accidentally release the locked state of the battery lid 5, and the safety is extremely high. Become.

In the case structure of the present embodiment, the battery lid 5
The battery lid 5 is assembled to the case body 4 side by inserting the insertion convex portion 5a on the side of one side into the insertion concave portion 6a of the inner case member 6 of the case body 4.
It is also possible to provide an insertion recess on one side and provide an insertion protrusion on the inner case member 6 of the case body 4 so that the insertion recess of the battery lid 5 is inserted into the insertion protrusion of the inner case member 6.

Further, in the case structure of the present embodiment, the locking claws 5b on the battery lid 5 side are engaged with the locking holes 6b on the inner case member 6 side.
The battery lid 5 is assembled to the inner case member 6 side by locking the battery lid 5 to the inner case member 6 side.
The means for locking to is not limited to the configuration of this embodiment.

[0027]

According to the housing structure of the first aspect of the present invention, the lid body is locked by locking the other side portion of the lid body to the case body side while the one side portion of the lid body is inserted into the case body side. Can be assembled on the case body side very easily.

In the case structure of the second aspect, the insertion convex portion of the lid can be easily inserted into the insertion concave portion of the case main body side.

In the case structure according to the third aspect, the locking claws on the lid side are locked in the locking holes on the case body side.
The state in which the lid body is locked to the case body side is extremely firm.

In the case structure according to the fourth aspect, the inner case member can be elastically deformed by the releasing operation member to easily release the locked state with the lid member by the locking member.

In the case structure according to the fifth aspect, the hermeticity between the lid and the case body is extremely high.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a case main body in which a battery lid is assembled.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG.

3A is a cross-sectional view showing a first state in which the battery lid is assembled to the case body, FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the battery lid is being assembled to the case body, and FIG. 3C is a battery lid. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which is assembled to the case body.

FIG. 4A is a cross-sectional view showing a first state in which the battery lid and the case body are released from the locked state, and FIG. 4B is a sectional view showing the state in which the battery lid and the case body are released from the locked state. FIG. 6C is a sectional view showing a state, and FIG. 7C is a sectional view showing a state in which the locked state between the battery lid and the case body is released.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional case body structure and a battery housing portion of the case body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Case body 5 Battery lid 6 Inner case member 7 Outer case member 8 Release operation member 9, 10 Packing

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A housing structure in which a lid for opening and closing the opening is detachably attached to an opening of a case body, wherein one side of the lid is inserted into the case body. A casing structure comprising: a member; and a locking member that locks the other side of the lid with the case body. 2. The casing structure according to claim 1, wherein the insertion member includes an insertion protrusion provided on the lid side and an insertion recess provided on the case body side. 3. The casing structure according to claim 1, wherein the locking member includes a locking claw provided on the lid side and a locking hole provided on the case body side. The case structure. 4. The casing structure according to claim 1, wherein the case main body includes an outer case member and an inner case member, and the inner case member is formed of an elastic member.
A casing structure comprising a release operation member for elastically deforming the inner case member to release the engagement state of the engagement member with the lid body. 5. The casing structure according to claim 1, wherein a seal member is interposed between the mating surfaces of the case body and the lid. .