KR19990016662U - Foot Assembly of Electronics - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a foot assembly of an electronic product. The present invention includes a main body in which positioning holes are formed in the bottom plate, and coupling holes are formed in adjacent positions of the positioning holes; Positioning pins fitted in the positioning holes are formed in the center of the upper surface, and snap hooks engaged with the coupling holes are formed on the upper surface, and the tension ribs supported on the lower surface of the bottom plate between the snap hooks are elastically deformable. Foot to be formed; And a cushion attached to the lower surface of the foot to perform a buffering action. Therefore, the assembly is improved by a simple configuration and structure in which the snap hooks of the foot are fitted into the coupling holes of the bottom plate, and the production cost of the product is reduced due to the reduction of the number of assembly parts. In addition, by supporting the tension ribs of the foot on the bottom surface of the bottom plate, transmission of vibration and shock is effectively prevented, thereby improving product reliability.

Description

Foot Assembly of Electronics

The present invention relates to an electronic product, and more particularly, to a foot assembly of an electronic product for supporting a main body of the electronic product.

In general, an electronic product performs a desired function by embedding a circuit board and a mechanism inside the main body, and the main body is designed to protect the circuit board and the apparatus from an external shock and vibration. As an example of such an electronic product, a video cassette recorder is described. The main body of the video cassette recorder, that is, the main chassis is made of a synthetic resin molded body having a substantially box shape, and a circuit board constituting an electronic circuit is installed inside the main chassis. At the top of the circuit board, a deck assembly on which recording and reproducing means such as a head drum is mounted is installed.

A front panel is mounted on the front of the main chassis, and a top cover and a bottom cover are mounted on the top and bottom of the main chassis by fastening, respectively. Here, the top cover and the bottom cover are made of an iron plate, for example, an electrogalvanized steel sheet or a metallic plastic. In addition, a plurality of feet made of synthetic resin or rubber (rubber) is attached to the bottom surface of the main body, which supports the main body to balance the electronics or to prevent vibration and flow.

In the foot assembly of the conventional electronic product, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of screw holes 12 are formed in the bottom plate 11 of the main body 10, wherein the screw holes 12 are the bottom plate 11. About four are formed in the corner portion of the. On the other hand, the bottom plate 11 is equipped with a plurality of foot 15 for supporting the main body 10, through holes 16 are formed in the center of the foot 15, respectively, foot 15 A plurality of screws 17 are fastened in a corresponding relationship to each other through the threaded holes 12 of the bottom plate 11 through the through holes 16 of these. Accordingly, the foot 15 is mounted on the bottom surface of the bottom plate 11 by the fastening of the screws 17 to support the main body 10.

However, the foot assembly of the conventional electronics as described above, the screw 17 is a working tool, in a state in which the threaded holes 12 of the bottom plate 11 and the through-holes 16 of the foot 15 are aligned. For example, since it is necessary to fasten individually using a driver or the like, there is a problem that the assembly of the product is remarkably deteriorated such that the fastening operation of the screws 17 is cumbersome and complicated, and excessive assembly time is required. In addition, there is a problem that the number of assembly parts is increased due to the use of the screws 15 to increase the production cost of the product.

In addition, since the foot 15 is directly supported and assembled on the bottom surface of the bottom plate 11, the vibration and shock applied from the outside to the main chassis 10 are transferred to the main body 10 as they are and are embedded in the main body 10. There was a problem that adversely affects the circuit board and the mechanical device is reduced the reliability of the product.

The present invention is devised to solve the conventional problems as described above, the object of the present invention is not only to improve the assemblability by a simple configuration and structure, but also the production cost of the product due to the reduction of the number of assembly parts It is to provide a foot assembly of an electronic product is reduced, and the transmission of vibration and shock is effectively prevented to improve the reliability of the product.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a foot assembly of a conventional electronic product,

2 is a cross-sectional view showing a foot assembly of an electronic product according to the present invention;

3 is a plan view showing the assembled state of the foot assembly of the electronic product according to the present invention,

4 is a plan view showing a foot according to the present invention.

♣ Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing ♣

20: body 21: bottom plate

22: positioning hole 23: coupling hole

30: foot 31: positioning pin

32: snap hook 33: tension rib

35: cushion

A feature of the present invention for achieving the above object is that a plurality of positioning holes are formed in the bottom plate, and a plurality of coupling holes are arranged at equal intervals so as to form concentric circles at adjacent positions of the positioning holes; ; Positioning pins are formed in the center of the upper surface, respectively, which are fitted to the positioning holes of the bottom plate in a corresponding relationship with each other, and a plurality of snap hooks are formed on the upper surface, and a plurality of snap hooks are inserted into and coupled to the coupling holes corresponding to each other. A plurality of feet formed between the hooks on a lower surface of the bottom plate to form a plurality of tension ribs capable of elastic deformation; And a foot assembly of an electronic product comprising a cushion attached to a lower surface of the foot.

Hereinafter, one preferred embodiment of a foot assembly of an electronic product according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 to 4 are diagrams for explaining the foot assembly of the electronic product according to the present invention.

First, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a plurality of positioning holes 22 are formed in the bottom plate 21 of the main body 20, where the positioning holes 22 are corners of the bottom plate 21. About four are formed and arranged in a part. Then, a plurality of coupling holes 23 are formed at equal intervals so as to form concentric circles at adjacent positions of the positioning holes 22, and four coupling holes 23 are formed in a substantially rectangular shape.

2 and 4, a plurality of foot 30 for supporting the main body 20 is mounted on the lower surface of the bottom plate 21, the positioning pin 31 in the center of the upper surface of the foot 30 Are respectively formed, and the positioning pins 31 of the feet 30 are fitted in the corresponding positions to the positioning holes 22 of the bottom plate 21 to determine the positions of the feet 30.

In addition, a plurality of snap hooks (32) are formed on the upper surface of the foot 30 are arranged at equal intervals so as to form a concentric circle with the positioning pins 31, wherein four snap hooks 32 are formed do. The snap hooks 32 of the feet 30 are fitted into the coupling holes 23 of the bottom plate 21 in a corresponding relationship to each other, so that the foot 30 is firmly attached to the bottom surface of the bottom plate 21. Are assembled.

On the other hand, the foot 30 is formed between a plurality of tension ribs (33) are supported on the lower surface of the bottom plate 21 between the snap hooks (32) elastically deformable (tension ribs 33), respectively At the end, a support piece 33a is formed to be horizontally supported on the bottom surface of the bottom plate 21. Here, the tension ribs 33 are formed such that a predetermined gap G is maintained between the lower surface of the bottom plate 21 and the upper edge of the foot 30, and the external vibration is maintained according to the maintenance of the gap G. And that the impact is transmitted to the main body 20 is effectively prevented by the elastic deformation of the tension ribs 33. In addition, cushions 35 which perform a cushioning action are attached to the lower surfaces of the foot 30, and the cushion 35 effectively prevents vibration and impact, as well as slipping of the foot 30. slip) is prevented. Here, the cushion 35 is preferably made of fibers.

The assembly state and the action state of the foot assembly of the electronic product according to the present invention as described above are as follows.

2 and 3, while positioning the positioning pins 31 of the foot 30 in a corresponding relationship with each other in the positioning holes 22 of the bottom plate 21 constituting the main body 20, When the snap hooks 32 of the feet 30 are fitted into the coupling holes 23 of the bottom plate 21 in a corresponding relationship, the feet 30 are firmly assembled to the bottom surface of the bottom plate 21. do. At this time, the tension ribs 33 of the foot 30 are elastically supported on the lower surface of the bottom plate 21, the support piece (33a). Thus, since the snap hooks 32 of the foot 30 are assembled into the coupling holes 23 of the bottom plate 21, the assemblability of the foot 30 is remarkably improved. In addition, since the screws 17 used in the related art are manufactured in a simple configuration and structure, which is unnecessary, the number of assembly parts is reduced, thereby reducing the production cost of the product.

The cushion 35 attached to the lower surfaces of the feet 30 alleviates the vibration and shock applied to the bottom plate 21 of the main body 20 from the outside by a buffering action, and at the same time, the cushion 35 Slip 30 is prevented to maintain the position of the main body 20 accurately. In addition, when vibrations and impacts are largely applied to the bottom plate 21 of the main body 20, the tension ribs 33 of the foot 30 are alleviated the vibrations and impacts by elastic deformation to the inside of the main body 20. Built-in circuit boards and fixtures, not shown, are protected from vibration and impact, resulting in improved product reliability.

On the other hand, the above-described embodiment is merely to describe one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the scope of application of the present invention is not limited to such, and can be changed appropriately within the scope of the same idea. For example, the shape and structure of each component specifically shown in the embodiment of the present invention can be modified.

As described above, according to the foot assembly of the electronic product according to the present invention, not only the assembly performance is improved by the simple configuration and structure in which the snap hooks of the foot are fitted into the coupling holes of the bottom plate, but also the number of assembly parts is increased. Due to the reduction, the production cost of the product is reduced. In addition, by supporting the tension ribs of the foot on the bottom of the bottom plate, transmission of vibration and shock is effectively prevented, thereby improving product reliability.

Claims (2)

A plurality of positioning holes 22 are formed in the bottom plate 21, and a plurality of coupling holes 23 are formed at equal intervals so as to form concentric circles at adjacent positions of the positioning holes 22 ( 20); Positioning pins 31 fitted in corresponding positions to the positioning holes 22 of the bottom plate 21 are respectively formed in the center of the upper surface, and are fitted in corresponding relations to the coupling holes 23. A plurality of snap hooks 32 coupled to each other are formed on an upper surface thereof, and a plurality of tension ribs 33 which are supported on a lower surface of the bottom plate 21 between the snap hooks 32 to enable elastic deformation. Foot 30; Foot assembly of the electronics, characterized in that consisting of a cushion (35) attached to perform a buffering action on the lower surface of the foot (30). The electronic product of claim 1, wherein the tension ribs 33 are formed to maintain a predetermined distance G between the bottom surface of the bottom plate 21 and the top edge of the foot 30. Foot assembly.