JPH10217866A - Floating lock member - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a floating lock member which can easily perform the removing works for locking means and can prevent it from being left unremoved undeliberately. SOLUTION: A lock member 1 consists of a plate in rectangular shape and is equipped with a projection 1a on one of the surfaces. To pack a disc player, a box-shaped package 2 formed split into the left and right segments is equipped at the inner side face with a retention part 2a where that surface of the lock member 1 opposite the projection 1a is fitted. Insert holes 3a to admit insertion of this projection 1a are formed in the two side faces of the casing 3 of disc player. In this casing 3, a floating part 5 supported by a resilient member 4 is installed, and a lock hole 5a to admit insertion of the tip of the projection 1a is formed in the position mating with the insert hole 3a.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to, for example, an electronic device mounted on a vehicle, which is detachably mounted on the electronic device. The present invention relates to a floating lock member having locking means for fixing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in-vehicle electronic devices have become very popular.
In particular, not only CD players and MD players for sound but also disc players using a disc as a medium for reproduction or recording, such as a CD-ROM device for navigation, are widely used. Since the discs used in these disc players are of the optical reading type, a high precision is required for a reproducing / recording unit therein. However, when used as an in-vehicle device, vibrations accompanying traveling are always received, and it is important how to prevent the vibrations from being transmitted to the reproducing / recording unit.

For this reason, an ordinary in-vehicle disk player has a floating portion supported by an elastic member for absorbing vibration in a housing thereof, and a reproduction / recording unit is mounted on the floating portion so that it can be externally provided. Is prevented from being transmitted to the reproducing / recording unit.

[0004] Such a floating portion has a structure in which it is in a floating state only during reproduction of a disk, and a structure in which it is always in a floating state. Of these, those with a structure that is always in a floating state do not need to be in a floating state at the stage of transport work. Rather, in order to protect the reproducing / recording unit from impact during transportation, a lock member or the like is required. It is necessary to lock the floating part.

A lock member used for such a floating lock is usually in the form of a plate having a rod-shaped projection, and the projection is inserted through a hole formed in a housing, and the tip of the projection is used to insert the projection. This holds and fixes the floating portion. And since many of these lock members have a structure attached to the housing and fixed by screwing or clip-shaped fitting,
When the user unpacks the purchased disk player and installs it on a panel or the like in the car, the user must remove the lock member together with the screw or clip-like fitting.

[0006]

However, the floating lock using the above-described lock member has the following points to be improved. That is, since the mounting of the lock member is performed by screwing or clip-shaped fitting, extra work of removing the screw or clip-shaped fitting after unpacking is required, which is troublesome.

[0007] Further, since such a lock member is used only for packing and transportation, it cannot be made so large in consideration of its material cost and weight. For this reason, the screwed locking member is easily overlooked and may be forgotten to be removed. However, if the locking member is forgotten in such a manner, it becomes impossible to install the product in the vehicle or installation failure occurs. Furthermore, if the lock member is installed in a state where it is forgotten, the floating lock is maintained, so that vibrations during traveling are transmitted to the reproducing / recording unit, which causes sound skipping and malfunction.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art.
An object of the present invention is to provide a floating lock member capable of easily removing a lock means and preventing forgetting to remove the lock means.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is provided detachably on a housing having a floating portion supported by a vibration absorbing member, In a floating lock member having a lock means capable of fixing the floating portion to the housing by being mounted on the housing, the floating lock member is detachably provided on all or a part of the housing and mounted on the housing. In this case, there is provided a detachable member which presses the locking means in the mounting direction to the housing and holds the floating portion in a fixed state.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the locking means is mounted on the housing by being pressed by the detachable member, the locking means can be removed by removing the detachable member. Removal is easier than in the case of screwing.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the floating lock member according to the first aspect, the detachable member is a packing material for the housing.

In the second aspect of the present invention, since the detachable member is a packing material, the locking means can be easily removed by unpacking the housing.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the floating lock member according to the first or second aspect, the lock means is attached to the detachable member or formed integrally with the detachable member. And

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the lock means is attached to or integrally formed with the detachable member, the lock means can be removed simultaneously with the detachment of the detachable member. It will be easier. In particular, when the attaching / detaching member is a packing material, the locking means can be removed simultaneously with unpacking, so that the forgetting of the locking means can be prevented.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the floating portion is fixed to the housing by being detachably provided on a housing having a floating portion supported by a vibration absorbing member and being mounted on the housing. In a floating lock member having a possible lock means, the lock means is provided so as to be mountable at a position which covers a mounting screw hole for installation and fixation formed on the housing.

According to the above-described fourth aspect of the present invention, when the locking means is mounted on the housing, the mounting screw holes for installation and fixing of the housing are covered and hidden, so that the housing is not removed unless the locking means is removed. Cannot be fixed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the locking means from being forgotten before the housing is fixed.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment corresponding to the first to third aspects of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. The locking means described in the claims is a locking member. Although the lock member and the chassis in the packed state are present inside the packing material, most of them are shown by solid lines in FIGS.

(1) Configuration of Embodiment First, the configuration of this embodiment will be described. That is, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, the lock member 1 is a rectangular plate, and has two rod-shaped protrusions 1a vertically raised from one surface. On the other hand, in order to pack the casing 3 of the disc player, a box-shaped packing material 2 formed so as to be divided into right and left is fitted on its inner surface with a surface opposite to the projection 1a of the lock member 1. The combined holding portion 2a is formed.

Next, the housing 3 of the disc player to which the present embodiment is applied will be described. That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, insertion holes 3a into which the protrusions 1a can be inserted are formed on both side surfaces (left and right side surfaces in FIG. 1) of the housing 3 of the disc player. A floating portion 5 is provided in the housing 3 and supported on all sides by an elastic member 4 for absorbing vibration. On the floating portion 5, a disk reproducing unit or the like is mounted and fixed. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the protrusion 1 is provided at a position corresponding to the insertion hole 3 a in the floating portion 5.
A lock hole 5a is formed through which the tip of "a" is inserted to perform floating lock.

(2) Operation of the Embodiment The operation of the embodiment having the above configuration will be described below. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the housing 3 is covered by mounting the packing material 2 from the left and right sides of the housing 3.
Since the lock member 1 is fitted to the holding portion 2a of the packing material 2, as shown in FIGS.
a penetrates through the insertion hole 3 a of the housing 3, and its tip is inserted into the lock hole 5 a of the floating part 5, and the floating part 5 is locked. While the housing 3 is packed by the packing material 2 in this manner, the holding member 2a presses the lock member 1 in a direction in which the lock member 1 is mounted on the housing 3, and the protrusion 1
Since the lock of the floating portion 5 due to “a” is maintained, shaking due to vibration during transportation is prevented.

Next, when unpacking, as shown in FIG. 4, the packing material 2 is divided right and left and removed from the housing 3. Then, the lock member 1 fitted to the holding portion 2a of the packing material 2 is detached from the housing 3 together with the packing material 2, and the protrusion 1a comes off from the lock hole 5a and the insertion hole 3a. It is released. Thereafter, the user inserts the housing 3 into a panel or the like in the vehicle and performs installation and fixing.

(3) Effects of the Embodiment The effects of the present embodiment as described above are as follows.
That is, at the same time that the housing 3 is packed with the packing material 2, the floating portion 5 can be locked by the lock member 1, and the lock of the floating portion 5 can be released at the same time as the packing is released. Therefore, as compared with a case where the locking member 1 is screwed or clipped separately from the packing, the number of steps of the removing operation can be reduced, the operation becomes easy, and the cost can be reduced by omitting the screws and the like.

The lock member 1 is provided with a holding portion 2 for the packing material 2.
a, the lock member 1 is removed simultaneously with unpacking. Therefore, the lock member 1
It is possible to prevent the case 3 from being unable to be installed or from being improperly installed. Then, after installation, the floating state of the floating portion 5 is always ensured, so that skipping of sound and malfunction can be prevented. Further, since the lock member 1 is merely fitted to the holding portion 2a of the packing material 2, it can be removed and used repeatedly when the packing material 2 is discarded.

(4) Other Embodiments The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and the shape, arrangement, number, etc. of each member can be appropriately changed. For example, as one embodiment corresponding to the invention described in claim 4, the mounting position of the lock member 1 in the above embodiment is a position on a side surface of the housing 3 for covering a screw hole for installation into a vehicle. It is also possible. With this configuration, as long as the lock member 1 is mounted, the installation screw hole is covered and cannot be used. Therefore, the installation in the vehicle cannot be performed unless the lock member 1 is removed. . Therefore, forgetting to remove the lock member 1 can be more reliably prevented.

The lock member 1 does not need to be fitted to the packing material 2 and may be detached separately. However, it is easier to remove the lock member 1 together with the packing material 2. The effect of preventing forgetting to remove is high. As other embodiments in which such an effect can be obtained, a lock member 1 and a packing material 2 may be integrally formed, or a lock member 1 may be bonded to the packing material 2 with an adhesive.

The packing material 2 in the above embodiment is generally made of styrene foam, cardboard, wood, or the like, but may be made of other materials. Further, the material of the lock member 1 is generally resin, metal, wood, or the like, but may be formed of other materials. When the packing material 2 is integrated with the lock member 1, the same material as the packing material 2 can be used.

Further, the number and mode of division of the packing material 2 are not limited to the above-described embodiment, but may be any as long as the lock member 1 can be urged. Lock member 1
Is not limited to two, and may be one or three or more. Projection 1 formed on each lock member 1
The number of “a” may be one or three or more.
The shape of the protruding portion 1a may be any shape as long as the shape can lock the floating portion 5.

Further, the detachable member according to the first aspect does not necessarily need to be a packing material, and may be any member that can press the locking means against the housing by being mounted on the housing.

Further, the device to which the present invention is applied can be applied to any device having a floating portion inside a housing, and is limited to a disk recording / reproducing device. is not. In addition, the floating mode is not limited to the above embodiment, and the material and number of the elastic members can be freely designed. It is possible to apply the present invention in order to ensure the protection from noise.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a floating lock member capable of easily removing the locking means and preventing forgetting to remove it.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective plan cross-sectional view showing one embodiment of a floating lock member of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front perspective sectional view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective plan sectional view showing a state in which the packing material according to the embodiment of FIG. 1 is being mounted and removed;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Lock member 1a ... Projection part 2 ... Packing material 2a ... Holding part 3 ... Case 3a ... Insertion hole 4 ... Elastic member 5 ... Floating part 5a ... Lock hole

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A locking means which is detachably provided on a housing having a floating portion supported by a vibration absorbing member and which is mounted on the housing so that the floating portion can be fixed to the housing. In the floating lock member, the lock unit is detachably provided on all or a part of the housing, and is mounted on the housing, thereby pressing the locking unit in the mounting direction to the housing, and fixing the floating unit. A floating lock member, comprising: a detachable member for holding the floating lock member. 2. The floating lock member according to claim 1, wherein the detachable member is a packing material for the housing. 3. The floating lock member according to claim 1, wherein the lock means is attached to the detachable member or is formed integrally with the detachable member. 4. A locking means which is detachably provided on a housing having a floating portion supported by a vibration absorbing member and which is mounted on the housing to fix the floating portion to the housing. In the floating lock member, the lock means is provided so as to be mountable at a position that covers a mounting screw hole for installation and fixing formed in the housing.