JPH1065354A - Cover for operating panel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the operability of the operating panel by fitting a cover main body to the panel with a cover lock part, forming a press part to the cover main body, projecting a projection to nearly a middle part on a rear side of the press part and coating an operating panel sheet to a front side of the cover main body. SOLUTION: A cover main body 2 is fitted to the panel with cover lock parts 3a, 3b projected to a rear side of the cover main body 2, a press part 4 to be pressed in a rear side direction of the cover main body 2 is provided and a nearly rod shaped projection 5 is projected almost in the middle of the rear side of the press part 4. Moreover, an operation panel sheet 6 is adhered to a sheet adhesion part of a front side of the cover main body 2 by an adhesive or the like. Thus, the operation of the operation panel is attained without opening/closing the operation panel cover 1, superior operability is attained, and malfunction of or damage to the operating panel due to effects of the wind and rainfall or the like is surely prevented.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an operation panel cover for protecting a touch panel type operation panel which is provided in various devices or which is detachably mounted, and particularly, outdoors such as a water heater or a water heater. The present invention relates to an operation panel cover that protects a touch panel operation panel that is disposed on a device to be installed or that is detachably mounted.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An operation plate cover is attached to an operation plate disposed in various devices or detachably mounted for the purpose of protecting the operation plate and preventing erroneous operation. Especially,
For operation panels of equipment installed outdoors, such as water heaters and water heaters, an operation panel cover is necessary to prevent damage to the operation panel due to the effects of wind and rain, malfunction or malfunction. Various studies have been made on the configuration.

A conventional example of such an operation plate cover will be described below with reference to the drawings. For example, Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 4-8480 discloses an operation plate cover using an elastic rubber material as shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a conventional operation plate cover (conventional example 1) using an elastic rubber material. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 20 denotes a surface plate, 21 denotes an operation hole, 22 denotes a cover mounting hole, 23 denotes an operation plate cover,
4 is a cover body, 25 is a transparent resin plate, 26 is a claw portion, 27
Is a handle, 28 is a reading hole, 29 is a mounting projection, 30
Denotes a mounting hole, and 31 denotes an operation plate.

The operation plate cover 23 shown in FIG. 5 is composed of a cover main body 24 made of an elastic rubber material, and a transparent resin plate 25 mounted on a reading hole 28 formed substantially in the center of the cover main body 24. Have been. The cover body 24 is provided so as to face the inner surface thereof, and has a cover mounting hole 22 formed in a surface plate 20 which is a part of a device for mounting the operation plate cover.
, And a pair of grips 27 protrudingly opposed to the outer surface. The transparent resin plate 25 projects from the inner surface of the cover body 24 so as to fit into the operation hole 21 formed in the surface plate 20 corresponding to the operation plate 31 arranged inside the surface plate 20. Mounting projection 2 provided
The mounting hole 30 of the transparent resin plate 25 is engaged with 9, and is engaged with the cover main body 24.

[0005] The operation plate cover 23 is attached to the surface plate 20.
The cover body 24 is inserted into the cover mounting hole 22 while inserting the one (lower) claw portion 26 into the one (lower) cover mounting hole 22 and fitting the transparent resin plate 25 into the operation hole 21.
, And insert the other (upper) claw portion 26 into the other (upper) cover mounting hole 22 to pull the surface plate 20
And engaged with the back surface of. The operation plate 3 in the device
In order to operate the device 1, the handle 27 is pulled so as to extend the cover body 24, the engaged claw portions 26 are removed, and the operation plate cover 23 is removed from the surface plate 20. As described above, the operation plate cover of the first conventional example is made of an elastic rubber material, and has a structure in which it is attached to the device by utilizing its elasticity and flexibility and can be removed.

As described above, there is an operation plate cover provided with an openable / closable door for the operation plate cover for operating the operation plate after being removed from the apparatus. Next, a conventional operation plate cover provided with a door that can be opened and closed will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a front view of a conventional operation plate cover provided with a door that can be opened and closed (conventional example 2), and FIG. 7 is a perspective view from the back side of a conventional operation plate cover provided with a door that can be opened and closed (conventional example 2). FIG. 6 and 7, 32 is a door, 33 is a reading hole, 34 is a transparent resin plate, 35 is a door claw, 36 is a rotation bearing, 37 is a cover body, 38 is a cover opening, 39
Is a door claw engaging portion, 40 is a rotating shaft, 41 is an operation plate holding claw, and 42 is a cover body locking claw. FIG. 6 shows the second
FIG. 7 shows a state in which the door portion 32 of the conventional operation plate cover is opened, and FIG. 7 shows a state in which the door portion 32 is closed.

As shown in FIG. 6, the operation plate cover in the second conventional example is composed of a cover body 37 and a door 3 engaged with a rotation shaft 40 of the cover body 37 by a rotation bearing 36.
And 2. The door 32 is a cover body 37
When the door 32 is closed, the door 32
The door claw 35 formed on one side is engaged with a door claw engaging portion 39 formed on the cover body 37 at a position corresponding thereto, and is engaged. The door 32 has a reading hole 3.
3 has a transparent resin plate 34 attached to the reading hole 33. The cover main body 37 is provided with a cover opening 38 corresponding to the shape of an operation plate (not shown) such as a remote controller locked to the cover main body 37.

When the operation plate is attached to the cover body 37, the operation plate holding claws 41 formed on both sides of the back surface of the cover body 37 shown in FIG.
Is engaged by engaging the side surface of the operation plate.
The cover body 37 with the operation plate is attached to the device by engaging the cover body locking claws 42 formed on both sides of the back surface of the cover body 37 with the device.
Since the operation plate cover of the second conventional example having the above-described configuration has the door portion 32 that can be opened and closed, when operating the operation plate, a handle (see FIG. The user can open the door part 32 by pulling the button. Further, after the operation, the door 32 is closed to protect the operation plate, and the operating state of the device displayed on the operation plate through the transparent resin plate 34 can be directly viewed.

[0009]

However, the conventional operation plate cover has the following problems. 1) Every time the operation plate is operated, it is necessary to remove the operation plate cover of the first conventional example from the surface plate of the apparatus by pulling the operation plate cover, and also to the operation plate cover of the second conventional example. Since the door must be opened and closed, the operability of the operation plate is lacking. 2) When the operation of the operation plate is repeatedly performed, in the first conventional example, the claw portion made of the elastic rubber material is worn, and the operation plate cover cannot be securely engaged with the surface plate of the apparatus.
In the second conventional example, the engagement between the door claw and the door claw engaging portion is loosened, so that the door cannot be reliably closed, and thus the operation plate cannot be protected. 3) When the device is a water heater or a water heater installed outdoors, in the operation plate cover of the second conventional example, the door portion is opened by strong wind and the operation plate is exposed, and a malfunction may occur due to wind and rain,
The operation plate is damaged and cannot be operated.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems. The operation plate can be operated without opening and closing the operation plate cover, the operability is good, and the operation plate is erroneously operated or damaged due to the influence of wind and rain. An object of the present invention is to provide an operation panel cover that can be reliably prevented and has excellent durability.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, an operation panel cover of the present invention is an operation panel cover for protecting a touch panel type operation panel. The operation panel cover includes a cover body and a cover body attached to the apparatus. A cover engaging portion formed by projecting from the back surface of the cover body, a pressing portion formed by the cover body, a projecting portion formed by projecting substantially at the center of the back surface of the pressing portion, and a cover. And an operation panel sheet attached to the front surface of the main body.

According to this configuration, the operation plate can be operated without opening and closing the operation plate cover, so that operability is good, malfunction and damage of the operation plate due to the influence of wind and rain can be reliably prevented, and durability is excellent. Operating plate cover can be provided.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is an operation panel cover for protecting a touch panel type operation panel, comprising a cover body and a back surface of the cover body for attaching the cover body to an apparatus. A cover engaging portion formed on the cover body, a pressing portion formed on the cover body, a projecting portion formed on a substantially central portion of the back surface of the pressing portion, and a cover formed on the front surface of the cover body. And a worn operation panel sheet.

With this configuration, by pressing a part of the operation panel sheet corresponding to the pressing portion while the operation plate cover is attached to the apparatus and covering the operation plate, the projection formed on the back surface of the pressing portion is formed. By touching the touch panel of the operation plate, the operation plate can be operated without opening and closing the operation plate cover, and the operation plate cover is always engaged with the device by the cover locking portion and the operation plate is always opened. Since it is in a protected state, it has an effect that it is possible to reliably prevent malfunction and damage of the operation plate due to the influence of wind and rain.

As a material for forming the cover body, the cover locking portion, the pressing portion, and the projection, an ABS resin, a weather-resistant PP resin, a weather-resistant AS resin, or the like having excellent weather resistance and oxidation resistance are used. As the material of the operation panel sheet, a resin film such as polyester is used, and the operation panel sheet is adhered to the cover body by an adhesive or the like. The operation panel sheet may be a single resin film or a laminated resin film.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the cover body has an operation plate engaging portion formed to project from the back surface of the cover body. Become. With this configuration, when the operation plate is detachable from a device to which the operation plate cover is attached, such as a remote controller, and when the device does not have a structure for holding the operation plate, the operation plate can be engaged with the cover body. It has the effect that it becomes possible.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first and second aspects, the cover locking portion locks the operation plate inside the tip thereof. The cover body is provided with an engaging portion outside the plate locking portion and / or the cover locking portion for engaging the cover body with the opening of the apparatus. With this configuration, the shape of the cover main body can be simplified, and the operation plate cover is engaged with the device by the cover locking portion and attached, and then the operation plate is locked to the operation plate locking portion. Then, the cover locking portion is slightly pressed to the device side, so that both the strength of the operation plate cover to the device and the strength of the operation plate to the cover body can be increased. Having.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in accordance with the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a reading hole having a cover body formed therein, and the operation panel sheet is read. It is configured to have a transparent or translucent window at a portion corresponding to the hole. With this configuration, the operation state and the like of the device displayed on the operation plate from the reading hole portion through the window portion can be viewed directly without removing the operation plate cover from the device.

Hereinafter, specific examples of the embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. (Embodiment) FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an operation plate cover according to one embodiment of the present invention from the front side, FIG. 2 is a rear view of the operation plate cover according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a cover locking portion of the operation plate cover according to the embodiment of the present invention. 1 to 3, 1 is an operation plate cover, 2 is a cover body, 3a and 3b are cover locking portions, 4 is a pressing portion, 4a is a pressing spring portion, 5 is a projection portion, 6 is an operation panel sheet, 7a , 7b are operating plate engaging portions, 8 is a reading hole portion, 9a and 9b are hollow portions, 10 is a sheet attaching portion, 11 is an operating plate guide, 12a and 12b are engaging portions,
Reference numeral 13 denotes a window.

As shown in FIG. 1, the operation panel cover 1 according to the present embodiment has a cover body 2 and an operation panel sheet 6 attached to a sheet attachment portion 10 on the front surface of the cover body 2 with an adhesive or the like. And In the cover body 2,
The cover body 2 has a pressing portion 4 that can be pressed in the back surface direction by two pressing spring portions 4a formed at substantially symmetric positions adjacent to the hollow portion 9a, and is formed in the cover main body 2. The reading hole 8 is provided.
The window 13 of the operation panel sheet 6 corresponding to the reading hole 8 is transparent or translucent.

Also, as shown in FIG.
Are cover engaging portions 3a and 3b projecting from the back surface of the cover body 2 to attach the cover body 2 to the apparatus.
And a substantially bar-shaped projection 5 projecting from a substantially central portion of the back surface of the pressing portion 4. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the cover locking portions 3a and 3b are provided with operation plate locking portions 7a and 7b for locking the operation plate inside the front ends thereof, and the cover main body 2 on the outside thereof. Engagement portions 12a,
12b, and a hollow portion 9b formed. The operation plate guide 11 is formed to protrude in a substantially annular shape around the back surface of the cover main body 2 for positioning when the operation plate is mounted on the cover main body 2.

A method of using the operation plate cover according to the present embodiment having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a state in which the operation plate cover according to the embodiment of the present invention is attached to the device. FIG.
, 14 is an operation plate, 15 is a surface plate, and 16 is an opening. In FIG. 4, the touch panel-type operation plate 14 is detachable from the device like a remote controller or the like.
In addition, a case where the device does not have a structure for holding the operation plate 14 is shown.

First, the operation plate cover 1 is inserted into the opening 16 of the surface plate 15 from the front side of the surface plate 15 which is a part of the device for mounting the operation plate cover 1, and the cover locking portions 3a, By engaging the engaging portions 12a and 12b of 3b, the operation plate cover 1 is engaged with the opening 16 formed in the surface plate 15 in substantially the same shape as the outer shape of the operation plate cover 1.

Next, the operation plate 14 is engaged with the inside of the operation plate guide 11 of the cover body 2 by engaging the operation plate 14 with the operation plate locking portions 7a and 7b from the back side of the surface plate 15.
As a result, both the cover locking portions 3a and 3b receive a slight pressure toward the surface plate 15 (outward), so that the attachment strength of the operation plate cover 1 to the device can be increased. Also, the engagement strength of the operation plate 14 to the cover main body 2 can be increased.

After being attached to the apparatus in this way,
The operation of the touch panel on the surface of the operation plate 14 attached to the operation plate cover 1 is performed by pressing the pressing portion 4 corresponding to the operation position of the touch panel from above the operation panel sheet 6. Further, the operation status of the device displayed on the operation plate 14 can be always directly viewed from the reading hole 8 through the operation panel sheet 6.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, a portion of the operation panel sheet corresponding to the pressing portion is pressed in a state where the operation plate cover is attached to the device and the operation plate is covered, so that the pressing portion is The projection formed on the back surface contacts the touch panel on the front surface of the operation plate, so that the operation plate can be operated without opening and closing the operation plate cover, and the operation plate cover is always operated by the cover locking portion. And the operation plate is always protected, so that malfunction and damage of the operation plate due to the influence of wind and rain can be reliably prevented.

Further, even when the operation plate is detachable from the apparatus such as a remote controller or the like and the device does not have a structure for holding the operation plate, the operation plate is locked by the operation plate locking portion. Thus, it is possible to engage with the cover body. Also,
An operation plate locking portion for locking the operation plate is provided inside the distal end of the cover locking portion, and an engagement portion for engaging the cover body with the opening of the device is provided outside the cover locking portion. Thus, the shape of the cover main body can be simplified, and the strength of the operation plate cover to the apparatus and the strength of the operation plate to the cover main body can be both increased. Further, a reading hole is formed in the cover body, and the operation panel sheet of a portion corresponding to the reading hole is transparent or translucent, so that the operation state of the device displayed on the operation plate can be changed by the operation plate cover. It can be seen directly without removing it from the device.

The operation plate cover according to the present embodiment may have no operation plate locking portion when the operation plate is provided or mounted on the apparatus in advance. Further, the cover locking portion and the operation plate locking portion may be formed so as to project from the back surface of the cover body at different positions. In addition, even if the number of pressing portions formed on the cover body is equal to the number of operation buttons on the touch panel of the operation plate, the number of the pressing portions is larger than the number of operation buttons on the touch panel of the operation plate in order to make the operation plate cover versatile. May be.

[0029]

According to the present invention, the following excellent effects can be obtained. 1) According to the first aspect of the invention, the operation panel of the touch panel type can be operated without opening and closing the operation panel cover, and the operation panel cover is always engaged with the device by the cover locking portion. In addition, since the operation plate is always protected, it is possible to reliably prevent the operation plate from malfunctioning or being damaged by the influence of wind and rain, so that the operability of the operation plate can be significantly improved, and Since the malfunction and malfunction of the operation plate can be prevented, an excellent effect that the reliability and durability of the operation plate can be improved can be obtained.

2) According to the first and second aspects of the present invention, even when the operation plate is detachable from the device, such as a remote controller, and the device does not have a structure for holding the operation plate, the operation plate can be used. Since the operation plate can be engaged with the cover body by locking the operation plate to the stop portion, an excellent effect that an operation plate cover corresponding to the structure of the operation plate can be provided can be obtained.

3) According to the first to third aspects of the invention, the shape of the cover main body can be simplified, and the strength of the operation plate cover to the device and the strength of the operation plate to the cover main body can be improved. Can be further strengthened, so that the productivity of the operation plate cover can be improved, and the operation plate and the device can be prevented from being damaged due to the detachment of the operation plate cover from the device due to the influence of wind and rain. An excellent effect is obtained.

4) According to the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, the reading hole is formed in the cover main body, and the operation panel sheet corresponding to the reading hole is transparent or translucent. Can be directly viewed without removing the operation plate cover from the apparatus, and thus an excellent effect that the operation state of the apparatus can be easily managed can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an operation plate cover according to an embodiment of the present invention from the front side.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the operation plate cover according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a cover locking portion of the operation plate cover according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state where the operation plate cover is attached to the apparatus according to the embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional operation plate cover (conventional example 1) using an elastic rubber material.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a conventional operation plate cover (conventional example 2) provided with a door that can be opened and closed.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view from the back side of a conventional operation plate cover provided with a door that can be opened and closed (conventional example 2).

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 operation plate cover 2 cover body 3 a, 3 b cover locking portion 4 pressing portion 4 a pressing spring portion 5 protruding portion 6 operation panel sheet 7 a, 7 b operating plate locking portion 8 reading hole portion 9 a, 9 b hollow portion 10 sheet attaching portion DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Operation plate guide 12a, 12b Engagement part 13 Window 14 Operation plate 15 Surface plate 16 Opening 20 Surface plate 21 Operation hole 22 Cover mounting hole 23 Operation plate cover 24 Cover main body 25 Transparent resin plate 26 Claw part 27 Handle 28 Reading hole portion 29 Mounting protrusion 30 Mounting hole 31 Operation plate 32 Door portion 33 Reading hole portion 34 Transparent resin plate 35 Door claw 36 Rotation bearing 37 Cover body 38 Cover opening 39 Door claw engagement portion 40 Rotation shaft 41 Claw for holding operation plate 42 Claw for locking cover body

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An operation panel cover for protecting a touch panel type operation panel, comprising: a cover body; and a cover locking portion formed by projecting from a back surface of the cover body to attach the cover body to an apparatus. And a pressing portion formed on the cover main body, a protruding portion formed by protruding from a substantially central portion of a back surface of the pressing portion, and an operation panel sheet attached to a front surface of the cover main body. An operation plate cover, comprising: 2. The operation plate cover according to claim 1, wherein the cover main body includes an operation plate locking portion projecting from a back surface of the cover main body. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cover locking portion locks the operation plate inside a tip of the operation plate locking portion and / or the cover main body outside the cover locking portion at an opening of the apparatus. 3. An engaging portion which engages with the vehicle.
The operation plate cover according to any one of the above. 4. The operation panel sheet according to claim 1, further comprising a reading hole formed in the cover body, wherein the operation panel sheet has a transparent or translucent window at a portion corresponding to the reading hole. The operation plate cover according to any one of claims 1 to 3.