JPS5916963Y2 - Car stereo decorative panel and its mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a decorative panel of a car stereo and its mounting structure.

Generally, in a car stereo, a front decorative panel is fixed to the main body in advance.

Therefore, as a means of attaching this to the body of a car etc.
It is inserted and protruded from the rear into the window hole of the instrument panel provided in the vehicle body and is screwed into place.

However, since high-end products with various functions are relatively large, it is not possible to simply install them as described above, and it is necessary to make the window hole of the instrument panel larger by post-processing. I feel extremely unwell.

To improve this point, it has been considered to separate the car stereo main body and the decorative panel in advance and attach them to the instrument panel in a pinched manner.

However, in this case, operating parts such as a variable capacitor, a dial, and its base metal must be provided on the side of the decorative panel, which makes the decorative panel bulky and large, and it is not easy to install.

Further, electronic problems such as electromagnetic induction and electrostatic induction occur.

The present invention seeks to eliminate such conventional drawbacks.

The illustrated embodiment will be described below.

Figures 1 to 3 are an example of this, in which the front part 2 of the car stereo body 1 is made small so that it can be inserted into the window hole B (see Figure 3) of a conventional instrument panel A. A decorative panel (hereinafter referred to as the main body decorative panel) 3 having the same outline as the front part is provided on the front surface of the section 2.The main body decorative panel 3 is provided with a cassette insertion window 4, and a tape recorder mechanism installed inside the main body is provided therein. The operation buttons 5a, 5b, . It is equipped with a Screen 8 that digitally displays the information.

On both sides of the main body front part 2, screw tubes 10 and 11 for mounting are provided protruding from the rear part 9 of the main body 1, and one screw tube 10 is also used as a screw tube for mounting a volume such as a volume. At the rear of the main unit 9
The shaft 13 of the volume, which is equipped at the same time, passes through the screw tube 10 and projects upward and forward.

A decorative panel (hereinafter referred to as a separate decorative panel) 14 is provided separately from the main body decorative panel 3.

The separate decorative panel 14 has a fitting window 15 in the center that fits with the front part 2 of the main body, and has a through hole 16 on the right side through which the axis 13 of the volume passes through. A radio reception far/near switch 17 is provided below, and the fitting window 1
A radio channel selection button group 18 is provided on the left side of the radio.

This selection button group 18 is different from what is called a tuning knob that mechanically selects a channel, and which tunes electronically by touching the button.

Note that it is of course possible to install other FM, AM changeover switches, etc.

As shown in FIG. 3, a connector 19 for inserting a printed wiring board is fixed at a suitable position inside the separate decorative panel 14, and the far/near switch 17, the channel selection button group 18, etc. are all electronically connected to the connector 19. It is related to

Further, a flexible printed wiring board 25 protrudes from the side surface of the front part 2 of the main body 1, and by inserting it into the connector 19, the side of the separate decorative panel 14 and the main body 1 can be connected.
The electronic system is electronically connected to the other side.

At the rear of the separate decorative panel 14, a mounting plate 21 is provided for fixing the panel 14 with screws 20a, 20b, 20C, and 20d. A loose insertion window 22 through which the front section 2 is loosely inserted is provided, and elongated holes 23 and 24 for attachment to the instrument panel A are provided on both sides thereof.

Then, place the installation plate 21 on the front of the instrument panel A, and insert the front part 2 of the main body 1 from the rear of the instrument panel A into the window hole B of the instrument panel A and the loose insertion window 22 of the installation plate 21. Insert the screw tubes 10.11 of the main body 1 through the mounting holes C and D on both sides of the window hole B of the instrument panel and the long holes 23.24 for the installation plate 21, and then insert these screw tubes. 10,1
1) 10 a.

10b, 11a, 11b and washer 10
The main body 1 and mounting plate 21 are fixed to the instrument panel A by tightening them with C, 10d, 11C, and 11d.

Next, the tip of the flexible printed wiring board 25 protruding from the side surface of the front part 2 of the main body is inserted and connected to the connector 19 of the separate decorative panel 14, and the separate decorative panel 14 is attached to the board 21. Stop 20 a, 20 b, 20C, 2
0 dL, at this time, the main body front part 2 is fitted into the fitting window 15 of the separate decorative panel 14, and the shaft 13 of the through hole 16 on the side thereof is passed through.

A knob (not shown) is fitted into the shaft 13 that passes through it.

Thereby, the front decorative panel is composed of the main decorative panel 3 and the separate decorative panel 14.

In the illustrated example, the screw tube 10.11 is fixed to the instrument panel A using a support plate, screws, nuts, etc. so that its position can be adjusted in the lateral direction in correspondence with the holes C and D.
The position of the main body 1 can be adjusted by adjusting the positions of the nuts 26 to 29.

Further, the shaft 13 is triple-layered, and the innermost shaft can rotate as well as move in and out, thus allowing four different adjustments.

By the way, in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a flexible printed wiring board 25 is used to connect the electronic system between the main body 1 and the separate decorative panel 14, but it is not possible to use ordinary lead wires. In this case, the connector may be provided with male and female connectors for the lead wire and the separate decorative panel, respectively, and then connected.

When the lead wire is used in this way, the screw tube 1
1 may be used as a pipe for inserting lead wires.

Further, although the separate decorative panel 14 is attached to the plate 21 using the screws 201 to 20d, it may also be attached by fitting with a hook or the like.

. Next, FIGS. 4 to 6 show other examples, in which the knobs 6 and 7 on the main body decorative panel 3 of the previous example, so the stereo balancer volume, sound quality volume, etc., are eliminated, and the volume on the separate decorative panel 14 of the previous example is removed. The volume shaft 13 and the perspective changeover switch 17 are eliminated, and these are replaced with a button group 26 provided in the same way as the channel selection button group 18 on the right side of the fitting window 15 of the separate decorative panel 14.

27a and 27b in the button group 26 are for volume adjustment; 28
a, 28b are for treble, 29a, 29b are for bass, 3
0a and 30b are for stereo balance, 31 is for loudness, and 32 is for power ON/OFF.
Like the channel selection button group 18, they are electronically connected to the main body 1, and the main body 1 is configured so that respective controls can be obtained electronically by operating these buttons.

The electronic connection between the button group 26 and the main body 1 is achieved by providing a connector 33 (FIG. 6) for inserting a printed wiring board on the back side of the button group 26, and using a flexible printed wiring from the side surface of the front part 2 of the main body 1. The printed wiring board 34 is protruded from the board 34.
By inserting the tip of the connector 33 into the connector 33, an electronic connection is established.

Note that both the printed wiring board 34 and the printed wiring board 25 for the channel selection button group 18 may be replaced with lead wires, and in that case, male and female connectors are used.

At this time, the lead wires may be passed through the screw tubes 10 and 11.

Further, the attachment of the separate decorative panel 14 to the plate 21 may be achieved by appropriate fitting engagement using hooks or the like.

According to the present invention, the front decorative panel is composed of the main body decorative panel 3 and the separate decorative panel 14, and the main body front part 2 is inserted and projected into the window hole B of the instrument panel A. Parts of the decorative panel 3 and various operation parts,
A screen display 8 etc. is provided, and a separate decorative panel 1 is provided.
4 is provided with the remaining parts of the channel selection button group 18 and other various operation parts, and is electronically connected to the main body 1 side and the separate decorative panel 14 side by a flexible printed wiring board, etc. The button group 18 and various other operating means can be freely and fully equipped regardless of the size of the main body 1 and with almost no positional restrictions on the arrangement of parts within the main body 1, and the front panel As a whole, it can be made simple, compact, substantial, and lean, and in particular, it can be used for various types of devices where installation, wiring, etc. are complicated, or where electronic problems such as electromagnetic induction and electrostatic induction occur. A part of the operation section, the display 8, etc. can be placed on the side of the main body 1, and these inconveniences can be avoided, and the electronic connection between the main body 1 side and the separate decorative panel 14 side can be simplified. In addition, it is extremely easy to install on the instrument panel A, and furthermore, the button group 18 allows you to select a station with a single touch, and the selected station is electronically displayed on the display 8, making it extremely easy to select a station. At the same time, the tuning point and its display can be accurately obtained.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one example, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the main part, Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the main part seen from the back side, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of an example. The figure is a perspective view of the other side, FIG. 5 is a plan view of the main part, and FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the main part seen from the back side. 1...Body, 2...Front, 3...
...Body decorative panel, 4...Cassette insertion window,
5a to 5f... Tape recorder operation buttons, 6,
7...Knob, 8...Display,
10.11... Spiral tube, 14... Separate decorative panel, 15... Fitting window, 18...
Channel selection button group, 21... Mounting is on board, 22...
- Loose insertion window, 23... Installation is through a long hole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The front decorative panel is divided into main body decorative panel 3 and separate decorative panel 1.
4, the front part 2 of the main body is formed so as to be inserted into the window hole B of the instrument panel A of the vehicle body from the rear, and the main body decorative panel 3 and parts of various operation parts and the radio are mounted in front of this. A display 8 for digital frequency display is provided, and the main body 1 is fixed to the instrument panel A by inserting and protruding its front portion 2 into the window hole B of the instrument panel A from the rear, and the separate decorative panel 14 is attached to the instrument panel A. The separate decorative panel 14 is provided with the station selection button group 18 and the rest of various operation parts, and the electronic system between the main body 1 side and the separate decorative panel 14 side is printed with a flexible print. A decorative panel for a car stereo and its mounting structure, characterized in that it is configured to be connected removably as appropriate using connection means such as a wiring board.