TW201507477A - Human-machine interface apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a human-machine interface apparatus. The apparatus may comprise a display, a circuit board, a faceplate and a rear cover, The circuit board is electrically connected to the display. There maybe a window area in the center of the faceplate and the display may be disposed at the window area. The faceplate may comprise a plurality of fixing members and a plurality of first position limiting members, which are disposed in the inner side of faceplate. The rear cover may be joined to the faceplate and there is an accommodating space between them for the circuit board to be disposed at. The display can be fixed at the window area and the circuit board can be fixed at the accommodating space by the fixing members. The first position limiting members can further press against the display and the circuit board.

Description

Human-machine interface device

The present invention relates to a human-machine interface device, and more particularly to a human-machine interface device having a plurality of fixing mechanisms for a panel or a back cover.

The Human-Machine Interface is a medium for interaction between a machine or a computer system and a user. The user can communicate with a machine or computer system via a human-machine interface, and can operate a machine or computer system through a human-machine interface. Nowadays, various human-machine interface devices have been widely used in industrial and commercial applications. However, the human interface device of the prior art has many disadvantages that need to be improved.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of a human-machine interface device of the prior art. As shown, the human interface device 10 includes a panel 11, a back cover 12, a display 13, a circuit board 14, and a metal frame 15 (the metal frame 15 can also be plastic or other material), between the panel 11 and the back cover 12. The space can accommodate the display 13, the circuit board 14, and the metal frame 15. As can be clearly seen from the figure, the metal frame 15 is provided with a plurality of screw sockets 152 and screw holes 153. The display 13 and the circuit board 14 need to be locked to the screw base 152 and the screw holes 153 through a plurality of screws 151, thereby using the display 13 is fixed to both sides of the metal frame 15 at the same time as the circuit board 14. Similarly, the panel 11 and the rear cover 12 also need to be locked to the metal frame 15 through a plurality of screws 151, screw seats 152 and screw holes 153.

Although the above-described manner can firmly fix the components of the human-machine interface device 10, the use of the metal frame 15 greatly increases the weight of the human-machine interface device 10 as a whole and the manufacturing cost thereof. In addition, since the human-machine interface device 10 also needs to use a large number of screws 151, screw seats 152 and screw holes 153 for locking, it is sometimes necessary to fix the display 13 with an adhesive, so that assembly is extremely inconvenient and also The manufacturing cost of the human interface device 10 is greatly increased.

Moreover, the human-machine interface device 10 lacks a proper drainage structure. Therefore, it is easy for water or other liquid to flow into the interior of the human-machine interface device 10 through the through-holes 116 at the top end of the panel 11, resulting in serious damage to important components such as the circuit board 14. The destruction.

Therefore, how to propose a human-machine interface device, which can effectively improve the manufacturing cost of the human-machine interface device of the prior art, has become an urgent problem, because the manufacturing cost is too high, the weight is too heavy, the assembly is inconvenient, and the proper drainage structure is lacking.

In view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, one of the objects of the present invention is to provide a human-machine interface device for solving the manufacturing cost of the human-machine interface device of the prior art, which is excessively expensive, overweight, inconvenient to assemble, and easy to enter due to water. And cause problems such as malfunctions.

In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a human interface device is provided that can include a display, a circuit board, a panel, and a back cover. The circuit board can be electrically connected to the display. The center of the panel may have a window area for accommodating the display, and the panel may include a plurality of fixing members disposed on the inner side of the panel and a plurality of first limiting members. The back cover can engage the panel to form an accommodating space for accommodating the circuit board. The fixing members fix the display to the window area and fix the circuit board to the accommodating space, and the first limiting members further abut the display and the circuit board.

In an embodiment, the fixing members may include a plurality of movable cassettes and a plurality of fixed cassettes.

In an embodiment, the panel may further include at least one screw seat, and the screw seat may be disposed on the inner side of the panel, and the circuit board may be fixed to the panel via the at least one screw seat.

In an embodiment, the back cover may further include at least one first positioning member, and the first positioning member may be disposed on the inner side of the back cover and may abut the display.

In an embodiment, the back cover may further include at least one second positioning member, the second positioning member may be disposed on an inner side of the rear cover adjacent to the circuit board, and the second positioning member may be embedded in the corresponding groove on the circuit board. .

In an embodiment, the first positioning member and the second positioning member may be positioning clips.

In an embodiment, the back cover may further include at least one second limiting member, and the second limiting member may be disposed on the inner side of the back cover and may abut against the circuit board.

In an embodiment, the first limiting member and the second limiting member may be limiting ribs.

In an embodiment, the human interface device may further include a nameplate, and the nameplate may be disposed on the display surface of the panel.

In an embodiment, the panel may further include at least one through hole, at least one water guiding groove and at least one drainage hole, the through hole may be disposed at a top end of the panel, and the water guiding groove may be disposed between the through hole and the window area, and The hole is connected, and the drainage hole can be disposed on the side of the lower side of the panel, and the water guiding groove can be connected with the drainage hole.

In an embodiment, the panel may further include a water guiding groove, and the water guiding groove may be connected to the drainage hole through the water guiding groove.

In an embodiment, the panel may further include a drain groove, and the water guide groove may be connected to the drain hole through the drain groove.

In view of the above, the human interface device according to the present invention may have one or more of the following advantages:

(1) In one embodiment of the present invention, the panel of the human-machine interface device can have a plurality of fixing members and limiting members, so that the display and the circuit board can be directly fixed without using a metal frame or a screw, which is not only assembled but also assembled. Conveniently, the manufacturing cost and overall weight of the human interface device are greatly reduced.

(2) In an embodiment of the present invention, the rear cover of the human-machine interface device can be provided with a plurality of positioning members and limiting members, so that the position of the display and the circuit board can be further fixed, so that the human-machine interface device can be effectively prevented from being impacted by external forces. This causes damage to the display and the board from its fixed area.

(3) In an embodiment of the present invention, the panel of the human-machine interface device can be provided with a special drainage structure, thereby effectively preventing water or other liquid from flowing into the interior of the human-machine interface device and causing damage to important components such as the circuit board.

The embodiments of the human-machine interface device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the related drawings. For the sake of understanding, the same components in the following embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Please refer to FIG. 2-8, which is a schematic diagram of a first embodiment of the human-machine interface device of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the human interface device 20 may include a panel 21, a back cover 22, a display 23, and a circuit board 24. The display 23 and the circuit board 24 can be disposed between the panel 21 and the back cover 22, and the circuit board 24 can be electrically connected to the display 23.

As shown in FIG. 3, the center of the panel 21 can have a window area 211. The window area 211 can be used to accommodate the display 23. The panel 21 can also include a plurality of fixing members and a plurality of first limiting members. The plurality of fixing members may be composed of a plurality of movable latches 212 and fixed latches 213a, 213b, and the plurality of first limiting members may be formed by a plurality of limiting ribs 214a, 214b, however, the fixing member and The limiting member can also be in other forms. The embodiment is merely illustrative, and the invention is not limited thereto. A plurality of movable cassettes 212, fixed cassettes 213a, 213b and limiting ribs 214a, 214b may be disposed around the inner window region 211 of the panel 21. In addition, the panel 21 can be additionally provided with a plurality of screw sockets 215, which can be used to lock the circuit board 24 to the panel 21 to further fix the circuit board 24.

As shown in FIG. 4, the display 23 can be firmly fixed to the window area 211 of the panel 21 through a plurality of movable cassettes 212 and fixed cassettes 213a, and the plurality of limiting ribs 214a can abut against the edge of the display 23 to further The position of the display 23 is defined. When the human interface device 20 is subjected to an external force impact, the plurality of limiting ribs 214a can effectively absorb the impact force to prevent the movable cassette 212 from being damaged by the impact, resulting in the display 23 being disengaged from the window area 211.

As shown in FIG. 5, the circuit board 24 can be fixed to the panel 21 through the fixing clip 213b, and the plurality of limiting ribs 214b can abut against the edge of the circuit board 24 to further define the position of the circuit board 24. Further, As described above, the circuit board 24 can also be secured to the panel 21 through a plurality of additional screw mounts 215 for more secure mounting of the circuit board 24.

As shown in FIG. 6, the back cover 22 may also include a plurality of first positioning members, second positioning members and second limiting members to further fix the positions of the display 23 and the circuit board 24. In this embodiment, the first positioning member may be a positioning cassette 223, the second positioning member may be a positioning cassette 222, and the second limiting member may be a limiting rib 224. Of course, the above-mentioned positioning member and the limiting member may be in other forms, and the embodiment is merely illustrative, and the invention is not limited thereto.

As shown in FIG. 7, the positioning tab 223 can abut the display 23. Similarly, when the human interface device 20 is subjected to an external force impact, the plurality of positioning tabs 223 can effectively absorb the force of the impact to prevent the display 23 from coming off the window region 211 due to an external force impact.

As shown in FIG. 8, the positioning tab 222 can be embedded in the corresponding groove 241 of the circuit board 24, and the limiting rib 224 can abut against the edge of the circuit board 24 to increase the positioning strength of the circuit board 24. Of course, the position, the form and the quantity of the above-mentioned fixing members, the limiting members, the positioning members and the other components may be changed according to the requirements of the actual application. This embodiment is merely an example, and the invention is not limited thereto.

It is worth mentioning that the human-machine interface device of the prior art requires additional use of a metal frame or a plastic frame to fix the circuit board and the display, and also requires a large number of screws for locking, so that assembly is extremely difficult, and also The overall weight of the human-machine interface device is greatly increased, thereby causing inconvenience in use and directly increasing the manufacturing cost of the human-machine interface device. On the contrary, in the embodiment of the present invention, the panel of the human-machine interface device can be provided with a plurality of fixing members and limiting members, so that even if the metal frame or the screw is not penetrated, the special structure of the panel itself can be used to stabilize. Fixing the space between the display and the circuit board between the panel and the back cover can not only effectively improve the difficulty in assembling the human interface device of the prior art, but also greatly reduce the manufacturing cost and overall weight of the human interface device.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the rear cover of the human-machine interface device further includes a plurality of positioning members and limiting members. Since the rear cover has the above special structure, the display and the circuit board can be more stably defined. The position and even if the human-machine interface device is directly subjected to an external force, the display and the circuit board will not be damaged from the fixed area. As can be seen from the above, the present invention has progressive patent requirements.

Please refer to FIG. 9-10, which is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of the human-machine interface device of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, the human interface device 30 can include a panel 31, a back cover 32, and a display 33 and a circuit board (not shown). The panel 21 may further include a plurality of through holes 316, a plurality of water guiding grooves 317, a plurality of water guiding grooves 318, a plurality of drainage grooves 319, and a plurality of drainage holes 320, and the water guiding groove 317 and the water guiding groove 318 and the drainage groove 319. The structure can be exposed to the display surface 321 of the panel 31 to form an open space. Of course, in other preferred embodiments, the through hole 316, the water guiding groove 317, the water guiding groove 318, the drainage groove 319, and the drainage hole 320 may be embedded in the panel 31 to form a closed space. To illustrate, the invention is not limited thereto.

The through hole 316 can be disposed at the top end of the panel 31, and the water guiding groove 317 can be disposed between the through hole 316 and the display 33. Each of the water guiding holes 317 can be coupled to the corresponding through hole 316, and the water guiding groove 318 can be disposed on the panel 31. On the two sides of the display surface 321 , the respective water guiding grooves 318 can be connected to the corresponding water guiding grooves 317 , and the drainage grooves 319 are disposed on two sides below the display surface 321 of the panel 31 , and the respective drainage holes 319 can be connected to the corresponding water guiding grooves 318 . The drain holes 320 may be disposed on both sides of the lower side of the panel 31 and coupled to the corresponding drain grooves 319.

As shown in FIG. 9, the display surface 321 of the panel 31 generally covers the nameplate 36. Therefore, the nameplate 36 can be interposed between each of the through holes 316, the water guiding channel 317, the water guiding channel 318, the drain groove 319, and the drain hole 320. A closed space can be formed so that a drainage channel can be formed. When water or other liquid flows in through the through hole 316 above the panel 31, it first accumulates in the water guiding tank 317, flows into the drain groove 319 through the water guiding groove 318, and finally is discharged from both sides of the panel 31 via the drain hole 320. Through the above-described structural design, the water flowing into the inside of the human-machine interface device 30 through the through hole 316 of the panel 31 can be effectively discharged to protect the components such as the internal circuit board of the human-machine interface device 30 from being damaged. Of course, the drainage structure described in this embodiment is for illustrative purposes only, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

It is worth mentioning that the human-machine interface device of the prior art lacks proper drainage structure, so that water or other liquid can easily flow into the casing through the through hole in the panel, causing serious damage to important components such as the circuit board inside the device. Damage. In contrast, the present invention discloses a specially designed drainage structure disposed on the panel in the above embodiment, and the effect of effectively discharging the liquid flowing into the casing can be achieved through a simple and ingenious structural design to prevent damage to important components inside the device. It does improve the shortcomings of the traditional skills.

In summary, an embodiment of the present invention provides a plurality of fixing members and limiting members in the panel of the human-machine interface device, so that the display and the circuit board can be firmly fixed to the panel without passing through the metal frame or the screw. Between the back cover and the back cover, not only the assembly is more convenient, but also the manufacturing cost and the overall weight are greatly reduced. Moreover, in one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of positioning members and limiting members are disposed in the cover of the human-machine interface device to further fix the position of the display and the circuit board, so that even if the human-machine interface device is subjected to an external force, the display and the display The board will not easily break away from its fixed area and cause significant damage. In addition, an embodiment of the present invention provides a special drainage structure on the panel of the human-machine interface device, thereby completely preventing water or other liquid from flowing into the interior of the human-machine interface device and causing damage to important components such as the circuit board.

It can be seen that the present invention has achieved the desired effect under the prior art, and is not familiar with the skill of the artist, and its progressiveness and practicability have been met with the patent application requirements.提出 Submit a patent application in accordance with the law, and ask your office to approve the application for this invention patent to encourage creation.

The above is intended to be illustrative only and not limiting. Any other equivalent modifications or alterations of the present invention are intended to be included in the scope of the appended claims.

10‧‧‧Man-made human interface device
20, 30‧‧‧ human-machine interface device of the embodiment of the invention
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Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a human-machine interface device of the prior art. 2-8 are schematic views showing a first embodiment of the human-machine interface device of the present invention. 9-10 is a schematic view showing a second embodiment of the human-machine interface device of the present invention.

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Claims (12)

A human-machine interface device includes: a display; a circuit board electrically connected to the display; a panel having a window area at the center thereof, the window area for accommodating the display, the panel comprising a plurality of The fixing member and the plurality of first limiting members are disposed on the inner side of the panel; and a rear cover that engages the panel to form an accommodating space for accommodating the circuit board; wherein the fixing members are the display The circuit board is fixed to the accommodating space, and the first limiting member further abuts the display and the circuit board. The human-machine interface device of claim 1, wherein the fixtures comprise a plurality of active cassettes and a plurality of fixed cassettes. The human-machine interface device of claim 1, wherein the panel further comprises at least one screw seat disposed on the inner side of the panel, and the circuit board can be fixed to the panel via the at least one screw seat. The human-machine interface device of claim 3, wherein the rear cover further comprises at least one first positioning member disposed on the inner side of the rear cover and abutting the display. The human-machine interface device of claim 4, wherein the rear cover further comprises at least one second positioning member disposed on an inner side of the rear cover adjacent to the circuit board, the at least one second positioning The pieces are embedded in corresponding grooves on the board. The human-machine interface device of claim 5, wherein the at least first positioning member and the at least one second positioning member are positioning cards. The human-machine interface device of claim 5, wherein the rear cover further comprises at least one second limiting member disposed on the inner side of the rear cover and abutting the circuit board. The human-machine interface device of claim 7, wherein the first limiting member and the at least one second limiting member are limiting ribs. The human-machine interface device according to claim 7 further includes a name plate which is disposed on one of the display surfaces of the panel. The human-machine interface device of claim 9, wherein the panel further comprises at least one through hole, at least one water guiding groove and at least one drainage hole, wherein the at least one through hole is disposed at a top end of the panel, and the at least one a water guiding system is disposed between the at least one through hole and the window area, and is coupled to the at least one through hole, wherein the at least one drainage hole is disposed on a side of the lower side of the panel, the at least one water guiding groove and the at least one drainage hole link. The human-machine interface device of claim 10, wherein the panel further comprises at least one water guiding channel, and the at least one water guiding channel is coupled to the at least one drainage hole through the at least one water guiding channel. The human-machine interface device of claim 11, wherein the panel further comprises at least one drainage channel, and the at least one water conduit is coupled to the at least one drainage hole through the at least one drainage channel.