JPH08321692A - Mounting device of electric equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To enable an electric equipment to be mounted on both a mounting rail and a panel. CONSTITUTION: A mounting rail 1 is provided with L-shaped overhangs 1b and 1c extending outwards from its sides respectively, an electric equipment 2 is provided with an engaging piece 22 located on its mounting surface 2a and capable of being engaged with the L-shaped overhang 1b, and a mounting member 3 is mounted on the mounting surface 2a of the electrical equipment 2 and provided with an engaging part 3a engaged with the L-shaped overhang 1c. When the electric equipment 2 is dismounted from the mounting rail 1, a housing recess 21 where the mounting member 3 is housed is provided in the projection range of the mounting surface 2a. Therefore, as the mounting member 3 does not protrude out of the projection range of the mounting surface 2a, the mounting surface 2a can be fitted into a through-hole provided on a panel, so that the electric equipment 2 can be mounted on the panel.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting device for electric equipment which can be mounted on a mounting rail.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a mounting device for this kind of electric equipment, there is one having a structure shown in FIGS. This is a mounting rail A having protruding pieces A ₁ and A ₂ protruding outward on both sides, and one locking portion B ₁ capable of locking one of the protruding pieces A ₁ on the mounting surface B ₀ . The mounting rail so that the electric device B provided and the mounting surface B ₀ of the electric device B can be mounted on the mounting rail A.
A mounting member C that has the other locking portion C ₁ that locks with the other overhanging piece A ₂ of A and is mounted on the mounting surface B ₀ of the electric device B.

More specifically, the mounting member C is such that elastic pieces C ₂ and C ₂ that can bend in the facing direction are extended so as to face each other with their triangular tops closest to each other, and are orthogonal to the mounting surface B ₀ of the electric device B. by being operated the operation unit C ₃ projecting from the side surface B ₂ to be mounted in the recess B ₃ provided on the mounting surface B ₀ slideably along the mounting surface B ₀ of the electric device B. A locking projection B ₆ having two first and second locking recesses B ₄ and B ₅ formed on both sides thereof is provided substantially in the center of the recess B ₃ .

As shown in FIG. 6 (a), the mounting member C is such that the triangular tops of the elastic pieces C ₂ , C ₂ are the first locking recesses.
B _4, when B is engaged to ₄ is a state in which the other engagement portion C ₁ is not engaged with the other projecting pieces A ₂ of the mounting rail A, wherein one projecting mounting rail A _One side A ₁ is attached to one side of mounting surface B ₀
When the operating portion C ₃ is slid toward the side surface B ₂ while being locked to B ₁ , the elastic pieces C ₂ and C ₂ are moved as shown in FIG. 6 (b).
The triangular top portion of the second bending concave portion B ₅ and B ₅ climbs over the mountain-shaped portion between the two locking concave portions B ₄ and B ₅ while bending.
And is locked, and as shown in FIG.
By locking the other locking portion C ₁ to the other overhanging piece A ₂ of the mounting rail A, the electric device B is mounted on the mounting rail A as shown in FIG. 8, and at this time, the mounting member C is operated. Department
C ₃ is still protruding from the side B ₂ of the electric device B. Also, without using the mounting rail A,
Even when the operating portion C ₃ of C is operated in the same manner, the mounting member C is restricted from contacting the back wall of the recess B ₃ provided in the mounting surface B ₀ .
Similarly, the operating portion C ₃ of the mounting member C is in a state of protruding from the side surface B ₂ .

[0005]

In the mounting apparatus of the conventional electric devices described above in which [0005] electrical apparatus B is attached member C of the operation part C ₃ projecting from the side face B ₂ is toward the side B ₂ slides By doing so, it becomes possible to mount on the mounting rail A.

However, when it is necessary to mount the electric device B on the panel provided with the through hole into which the mounting surface B ₀ can be inserted without mounting on the mounting rail A, the operating portion C _{3 of the} mounting member C is required. Even if is slid toward the side surface B ₂ , the operation portion C ₃ is in a state of protruding from the side surface B ₂ , so that the operation portion C ₃ interferes and cannot be inserted into the through hole of the panel.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mounting device for an electric device that can be mounted on both a mounting rail and a panel.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the first aspect of the present invention, one of the mounting rails having the protruding pieces projecting outward on both sides is locked. Is provided with one locking portion on the mounting surface, and the other locking portion that locks on the other overhanging piece of the mounting rail so that the mounting surface of the electrical device can be mounted on the mounting rail. A mounting device for an electric device, comprising: a mounting member mounted on a mounting surface of the device, wherein the electric device is within the projection range of the mounting surface when the electric device is in a state of being removed from the mounting rail. Is configured to have a storage portion capable of storing the.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the mounting member is slidable along a mounting surface of the electric device, and the other locking portion is of the mounting rail. On the other hand, there is provided a locking means for locking the mounting member at a slide position where it is locked to the overhanging piece and a sliding position where the mounting member is stored in the storage portion.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the electric device, the one locking portion provided on the mounting surface locks the one protruding piece of the mounting rail, and the other locking portion of the mounting member is mounted. By locking to the other protruding piece of the rail, it is attached to the mounting rail, and the mounting member is stored in the projection range of the mounting surface by the storage section without using the mounting rail. If attached, it can be attached to the panel by inserting the attachment surface into the through hole provided in the panel.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the mounting member is slid along the mounting surface of the electric device, the other locking portion is the other projecting piece of the mounting rail by the locking means. The mounting member is mounted on the mounting rail by being locked at the sliding position where the mounting member is locked, and is mounted on the panel by locking the mounting member at the sliding position stored in the storage portion without using the mounting rail.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a mounting rail, which is a U-shaped central bent portion 1a.
And the overhanging pieces 1b, 1c protruding outward on both sides of the central bent portion 1a
It is a so-called DIN rail, which has a cross section with and is formed in a rail shape from a metal material such as aluminum.

Reference numeral 2 denotes an electric device, the main body of which is contained in a rectangular parallelepiped housing made of a plastic material,
The bottom of the housing is a mounting surface 2a that is mounted on the mounting rail 1, and the opposite front surface 2b is provided with an operating section 2c for operating the main body and a display section 2d, and the front surface 2b.
Around the four sides is a collar 2e.

On the rectangular mounting surface 2a, a storage portion 21 for storing a mounting member 3 described later is formed as a recess having an opening on the side surface 2f side orthogonal to the mounting surface 2a at a central position in the longitudinal direction thereof. And the one locking portion 22 that can lock the one overhanging piece 1b of the mounting rail 1 at a position along the other longitudinal direction.
Individually formed.

The accommodating portion 21 is a rectangular recess, and the first, second, and third lock recesses 21b, 21c, 21d at three locations formed by two mountain-shaped portions are formed in the approximate center thereof. Locking protrusions formed on both sides in the longitudinal direction
21a is provided, and a recess 21f having an opening is provided on the back wall 21e side of the storage section 21 at the center of the locking projection 21a. Further, guide grooves 21g are provided on both sides along the longitudinal direction of the storage portion 21, respectively.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a mounting member, which is formed of a plastic material into a rectangular flat plate shape, and the other locking portion which locks to the other overhanging piece 1c of the mounting rail 1 along the lateral direction at the substantially center thereof. 3a is erected, and a square hole formed on one side of the other locking portion 3a has elastic pieces 3b, 3b that can bend in the opposite direction.
So that the triangular tops are closest to each other and face each other
The elastic pieces 3b, 3b extending toward the 3a side are provided with the first, second and third lock recesses 21b, 21c, 21c, It constitutes a locking means together with 21d. In addition, a stopper piece 3c is extended in the center between the elastic pieces 3b, 3b so as to be inclined in the plate thickness direction, and an operating portion 3d having a substantially T-shaped hole is provided on the other side of the other locking portion 3a. It is provided. Also, guide portions 3e, 3e formed by thinning the plate thickness by one step are provided on both sides along the longitudinal direction. Here, the longitudinal dimension of the mounting member 3 including the operation portion 3d is set smaller than the longitudinal dimension of the rectangular storage portion 21 provided in the housing of the electric device 2.

When the mounting member 3 is fitted into the storage portion 21 so that the guide portions 3e, 3e are guided by the guide grooves 21g, 21g from the direction of the opening provided on the side surface 2f of the electric device 2, the mounting member 3 is As shown in 2 (a), the stopper piece 3c has a groove 21f.
It can be slid along the mounting surface 2a without slipping out from the storage part 21 by fitting into the housing 21 and the triangular tops of the elastic pieces 3b, 3b engage with the first lock recesses 21b, 21b to be locked. Become. It becomes slidable along the mounting surface 2a.

Here, when the electric device 2 is mounted on the mounting rail 1, one protruding piece 1b of the mounting rail 1 is mounted on the mounting surface.
The operation part 3d is on the side surface while being locked to the one locking part 22 of 2a.
When the mounting member 3 is slid toward 2f, the triangular tops of the elastic pieces 3b and 3b move over the mountain-shaped portions while bending over the second locking recesses 21c and 21c as shown in FIG. 2 (b). 3, the other locking portion 3a is locked to the other overhanging piece 1c of the mounting rail 1 as shown in FIG. 3, so that the electric device 2 is locked as shown in FIG. It is attached to the mounting rail 1, and at this time, the operating portion 3d is in a state of protruding from the side surface 2f.

When the electric device 2 is mounted on the panel 4, the operating portion 3d is used without using the mounting rail 1.
When is slid toward the side face 2f, as shown in FIG. 2 (c), the mounting member 3 has the triangular top portions of the elastic pieces 3b, 3b that are 2 or more.
Third lock recess by bending over each mountain
21d, 21d are engaged and locked by contacting the inner wall 21e of the storage part 21 and at this time, the mounting member 3 set to be smaller than the longitudinal dimension of the storage part 21 is within the projection range of the mounting surface 2a. And the operating portion 3d is not projected from the side surface 2f. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, in the electric device 2, the mounting surface 2a can be fitted and inserted into the square hole 4a provided in the panel 4 in accordance with the mounting surface 2a, and the flange portion 2e of the housing has the square hole 4a. It is attached to the panel 4 in a state in which the front surface 2b on which the operation portion 2c and the display portion 2d are arranged is in contact with the peripheral portions on all sides and faces the front side.

In such a device for mounting an electric device, the elastic members 3b, 3b of the mounting member 3 and the electric device 2 are simply moved by sliding the mounting member 3 along the mounting surface 2a of the electric device 2.
The first, second and third lock recesses 21b provided in the storage part 21 of
With the locking means consisting of 21c and 21d, the electric device 2
While the one locking portion 22 provided on the mounting surface 2a locks the one overhanging piece 1b of the mounting rail 1, the other locking portion 3a of the mounting member 3 locks on the other overhanging piece 1c of the mounting rail 1. It can be mounted on the mounting rail 1 by being locked at the sliding position, and the mounting member 3 can be stored in the storage part 21 within the projection range of the mounting surface 2a without using the mounting rail 1. Panel by being locked in position
Can also be attached to 4.

In this embodiment, the mounting member 3 slides along the mounting surface 2a of the electric device 2 and is locked by the locking means so that the mounting member 3 can be mounted on the mounting rail 1 or the storage portion 21. Although it is stored, an urging spring that constantly urges in the sliding direction may be used.In that case, when removing the mounting rail 1, a force sufficient to resist the urging spring force is required. Becomes

[0023]

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the electric device, the one locking portion provided on the mounting surface locks one protruding piece of the mounting rail, and the other locking portion of the mounting member is mounted. By locking to the other protruding piece of the rail, it can be attached to the mounting rail, and without using the mounting rail,
If the mounting member is stored in the projection range of the mounting surface by the storage portion, the mounting surface can be fitted into the through hole provided in the panel and mounted on the panel.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the mounting member is simply slid along the mounting surface of the electric device, and the other locking portion is provided on the other projecting piece of the mounting rail by the locking means. It can be mounted on the mounting rail by being locked at the sliding position where it is locked, and can also be mounted on the panel by locking at the sliding position where the mounting member is stored in the storage part without using the mounting rail. be able to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial plan view showing an operating state of the mounting member of the above.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state of being attached to the above-mentioned attachment rail.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state of being attached to the above-mentioned attachment rail.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the panel is attached to the above panel.

FIG. 6 is a partial plan view showing an operating state of a mounting member of a conventional example.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state of being attached to the above-mentioned attachment rail.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state of being attached to the above-mentioned attachment rail.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Mounting rail 1b One overhanging piece 1c Other overhanging piece 2 Electrical equipment 2a Mounting surface 21 Storage part 21b, 21c, 21d Locking means (more specifically, lock recess) 22 One locking part 3 Mounting member 3a Other locking part 3b Lock Means (more specifically, elastic pieces)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An electric device having a mounting rail provided with a one-sided locking portion capable of locking one of the protruding pieces of a mounting rail having protruding pieces protruding outward on both sides, and mounting of the electric device. A mounting device for an electric device, comprising: a mounting member that is mounted on a mounting surface of an electric device, the mounting member having another locking portion that locks on the other projecting piece of the mounting rail so that the surface can be mounted on the mounting rail. The apparatus for mounting electrical equipment is characterized in that, when the electrical equipment is in a state of being removed from the mounting rail, a storage portion for housing the mounting member is provided within a projection range of a mounting surface of the electrical equipment. 2. The mounting member is slidable along a mounting surface of the electric device, and the sliding position at which the other locking portion is locked to the other projecting piece of the mounting rail and the mounting member are The mounting device for an electric device according to claim 1, further comprising a locking unit that locks the mounting member at a slide position where the mounting member is stored in the storage unit.