JPS6118876Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an operating section of a clothes dryer that is provided with a timer, a temperature control mechanism, and other operating devices.

Conventionally, such operating devices have been attached directly to the surface of the outer box of the clothes dryer.

That is, a recess for storing operating devices is formed in the outer box, and various operating devices are screwed into this recess.
A panel for a decorative name plate was attached on top of it, and a knob for operation was attached to the surface of the panel.

Therefore, each operating device had to be attached to a large outer box one by one, which was cumbersome.

Therefore, it is considered that various operating devices can be assembled and attached to a small panel in advance, and each operating device can be easily and quickly attached to the outer box by simply fitting this panel into the outer box. However, in this case, a panel with many small operating devices attached to it must be fitted into the outer box, which may get in the way, or increase the weight by that amount, making the installation process easier. In addition, even after installation, since each operating device is attached to the panel side, when operating these operating devices, the operating force may be transmitted to the panel, causing the panel to move and cause looseness. .

The purpose of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned inconveniences, and to make it possible to easily and smoothly position the panel when attaching it to the outer box when various operating devices are assembled together on a small panel. Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide an operating section for a clothes dryer that does not cause looseness after installation.

However, according to the present invention, the purpose of the lever is to fix an operating device such as a timer on the back side of a rectangular panel.
A knob for operation is attached from the front surface, and an appropriate number of mounting protrusions with a locking part at the tip are protruded horizontally from around the back surface of this panel, and the punched opening end for attaching the operating device is formed in the outer box. In a structure in which the operating equipment is fixed to the outer box integrally with the panel by inserting and locking the mounting protrusion of the panel on the edge, the outer box is attached to the corner of the back surface of the rectangular panel. This is achieved by protruding guide flanges that match the corners of the punched opening in the box.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a front view of the decorative name plate portion, Fig. 3 is a back view of the same,
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional plan view showing the decorative name plate attached to the outer box.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an outer box of a clothes dryer, and the front side of the outer box 1 has a door 2 for entering and exiting clothes to be dried and an insertion opening 4 for a dust filter 3.

A punched opening 5 for mounting an operating device is formed on the front side of the upper part of the outer box 1.

As shown in FIG. 3, on the back side of the roughly rectangular synthetic resin panel 6 that forms the main body of the decorative name plate, operating devices such as a timer 7, temperature control mechanism 8, and buzzer 9 are fixed with screws or integrated into the panel 6. It is attached by fitting into a locking part (not shown) formed in the.

Further, near the edge of the back surface of the panel 6, an appropriate number of arrowhead-shaped mounting protrusions 10 having a locking portion 10a at the tip as shown in FIG. 4 are provided horizontally at intervals, and the panel A guide flange 11 having a quarter-arc shape, for example, that matches the corner of the punched opening 5 of the outer box 1 is provided at the corner of the outer box 1 .

As shown in FIG. 2, on the front of the panel 6,
A knob 12 for operating the timer 7 and a knob 13 for operating the temperature control mechanism 8 are positioned, and various scales and notes are displayed to form a decorative name plate.

After installing various operating devices such as the timer 7 on the panel 6 in this way, turn the back side toward the punched opening 5 of the outer box 1, and insert the flanges 11 formed at the four corners at the end of the punched opening 5. After positioning the fittings at the four corners of the edge 5a, if it is pushed directly into the punched opening 5, the mounting protrusion 10 will also be inserted into the punched opening 5, and the flange 11 and the protruded piece 10 will be inserted into the punched opening 5. The panel 6 comes into contact with the edge 5a of the extraction opening 5, and as shown in FIG. Fixed. At the same time, even if force is applied to the panel 6 in the vertical and horizontal directions during operation, the flange 11
Since the movement of the panel 6 is prevented, the panel 6 will not wobble.

As mentioned above, in the operating section of the clothes dryer of the present invention, various operating devices are first attached to the panel forming the decorative name plate, and then this panel is fixed to the outer box with one touch, so it is different from the conventional one. It not only eliminates the hassle of screwing each control device directly to the outer box one by one, does not require a large work area, and reduces the number of work steps, making it possible to manufacture easily and quickly. With this configuration, a guide flange is provided on the back of the panel, so positioning when installing the panel and insertion of the mounting protrusion can be performed smoothly, making assembly work easier. By operating the panel, even when force is applied to the panel in the vertical, horizontal, and horizontal directions, the panel does not wobble and is easy to operate.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a front view of the decorative name plate portion, Fig. 3 is a back view of the same,
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional plan view showing the decorative name plate attached to the outer box. 1...Outer box, 2...Door, 3...Dust filter, 4...Insertion slot, 5...Punching opening, 5a...
Edge, 6... Panel, 7... Timer, 8... Temperature control mechanism, 9... Buzzer, 10... Mounting protrusion, 1
0a...Locking part, 11...Flange, 12, 13
……Knob.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An operating device such as a timer is fixed to the back side of a rectangular panel, a knob for operation is attached from the front side, and an appropriate number of mounting protrusions with a locking part at the tip are protruded horizontally from around the back side of the panel. , a structure in which the operating device is fixed to the outer box integrally with the panel by inserting and locking the mounting protrusion of the panel into the edge of the punched opening for attaching the operating device formed in the outer box. An operation unit for a clothes dryer, characterized in that a guide flange is provided protruding from a corner of the back surface of the rectangular panel to match a corner of a punched opening of the outer box.