JP2516581Y2 - Instrument operation lid device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an operation lid device provided on an appliance such as a warm air heater so as to cover its operation panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a corner portion where two different outer surfaces of a device body such as a warm air heater intersect, for example, a corner portion at an upper front portion where a front surface and an upper surface intersect, or a front side corner portion where a front surface and a side surface intersect. It is known that an operation panel is provided in the section so that its panel surface is parallel to the front surface, and an operation lid for covering the panel surface is provided so as to be openable and closable with the end on the side away from the corner section as a free end. In this case, generally, a hinge shaft is provided in the vicinity of the intersection of the outer surfaces of the corner portion in parallel therewith, and the operation lid is opened and closed with the hinge shaft serving as a fulcrum.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned device, when the operation lid is opened, its free end projects largely outside the instrument body, and if the operation lid is forgotten to be closed, clothes or the like may be caught on it. There is. In view of the above points, an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus capable of minimizing the amount of protrusion of the operation lid to the outside of the instrument body when the lid is opened.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object,
According to the present invention, an operation panel is provided at a corner portion where two different first and second outer surfaces of an instrument body intersect so that the panel surface is parallel to the first outer surface, and the panel surface is covered. In the operation lid which is provided so as to be openable and closable with the end portion on the side away from the corner portion as a free end and the hinge shaft parallel to the intersection line of the first and second outer surfaces as a fulcrum, It is provided on the back side of the panel surface and at a position separated from the second outer surface, and an opening for receiving the operation lid when the operation lid is opened is formed on the second outer surface so as to be close to the corner portion of the operation lid. At the end of the above, a cover that is bent with respect to the end and integrally covers the opening when the operation cover is closed is extended.

[0005]

Since the hinge shaft is located on the far side of the panel surface, when the operation lid is opened, the amount of protrusion of the free end of the operation lid with respect to the panel surface, that is, the first outer surface parallel to the panel surface, is small, and the hinge is hinged. By spacing the shaft from the second outer surface,
The amount of protrusion of the operation lid with respect to the second outer surface is also small. By the way, when the position of the hinge shaft is set as described above, the rotation locus of the operation lid overlaps the second outer surface. However, by forming the opening on the second outer surface,
The operating lid is opened without interfering with the second outer surface.
Even if the opening is formed, when the operation lid is closed, the opening is covered with the lid integrated with the operation lid, and the appearance is not damaged.

[0006]

FIG. 1 shows a warm air heater equipped with the device of the present invention, in which an operation panel 4 is provided at a corner where a front surface 2 and a right side surface 3 of an appliance body 1 intersect, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3A. The panel surface 4a is provided so as to be parallel to the front surface 2, and
An operation lid 5 that covers the panel surface 4a is provided.

In the present embodiment, the operation panel 4 is composed of a frame separate from the instrument body 1, and a window 6 is formed on the front surface 2 of the instrument body 1 so as to face the panel surface 4a. The operation lid 5 is fitted to the portion 6, and an opening 7 continuous to the window 6 is formed on the right side surface 3 of the instrument body 1, and the operation lid 5 is rearward from the end near the corner portion. The lid portion 5a which is bent and extends is integrally formed, and the lid portion 5a is fitted into the opening portion 7 to cover the opening portion 7.

The operation lid 5 is provided on the operation panel 4 with the upper and lower portions 1
The pair of vertical hinge shafts 8 and 8 are rotatably supported by a pair of upper and lower leg pieces 5b and 5b protruding from the rear surface of the operation lid 5, and the operation lid 5 is separated from the corner portion. The left end is a free end so that it can be opened and closed by turning around the hinge shaft 8. Further, a claw piece 5c is provided on the rear surface of the left end of the operation lid 5 so as to project.
By engaging the claw piece 5c with a receiving member (not shown) provided on the operation panel 4, the operation lid 5 can be locked in the closed state.

As shown in FIG. 3A, the hinge shaft 8 is provided at a position farther from the panel surface 4a of the operation panel 4 and at a predetermined distance L ₁ from the front surface 2 of the instrument body 1, and the hinge shaft 8 is further provided. Is also separated from the right side surface 3 of the instrument body 1 so that its distance L ₂ is substantially equal to L ₁ , and the hinge shaft 8 is engaged with the leg piece 5b through the slit 4b formed in the operation panel 4 to The piece 5b is configured to be rotatable in the slit 4b from the front to the right within a range of about 90 °.

By the way, when the operating lid 5 is pivotally supported on the hinge shaft of the intersection line near the front 2 and the right side surface 3 of the instrument body 1 at its right end, its left end time had an operation cap 5 to open the front surface 2 Although it protrudes forward by the lateral width L of the operation lid 5, from this embodiment, when the operation lid 5 is fully opened, as shown in FIG. 3B, a portion within the range of the distance L ₁ + L ₂ from the right end of the operation lid 5. Goes inward from the front surface 2 of the instrument body 1, and the protruding length of the left end of the operation lid 5 from the front surface 2 has a small value of L- (L ₁ + L ₂ ).

Further, when the operation lid 5 is opened, the operation lid 5 is received in the opening 7 of the right side surface 3 of the instrument body 1 to prevent interference with the frame body forming the right side surface 3, and further L ₂ Since L ₁ is set to be substantially equal, the operation lid 5 is substantially flush with the right side surface 3 in the fully opened state, and the operation lid 5 does not protrude to the right.

In the above embodiment, the leg piece 5b for pivotally supporting the operation lid 5 on the hinge shaft 8 is projectingly provided on the main body portion of the operation lid 5. However, the leg piece is formed on the lid portion 5a which covers the opening 7. You may project. Also, without separating the operation panel 4 from the instrument body 1,
The present invention can be applied to the case where the front panel 2 is recessed in a portion close to the corner section to form the operation panel. Further, the front and upper corner sections of the instrument body, the upper and rear corner sections, and the like.
The present invention can be similarly applied to the case where the operation panels are provided at the corners of the upper surface and the side surfaces.

[0013]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the protruding length of the operation lid from the outer surface of the instrument body when the operation lid is opened can be shortened, and the operation lid can be opened. Even if left unattended, there is no danger of catching clothes on it,
In addition, the opening on the second outer surface is covered with the lid portion integrated with the operation lid in a state where the operation lid is closed, which has the effect of not impairing the appearance.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an example of an instrument including the device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a main part thereof.

FIG. 3A is a cutaway plan view of a main part with the operation lid closed, and B is a cutaway plan view corresponding to FIG. 3A with the operation lid open.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Instrument main body 2 Front surface (first outer surface) 3 Right side surface (second outer surface) 4 Operation panel 4a Panel surface 5 Operation lid 5a Lid portion 7 Opening portion 8 Hinge shaft

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An operation panel is provided at a corner portion where two different first and second outer surfaces of an instrument main body intersect each other so that the panel surface is parallel to the first outer surface. In the operation lid which is provided so as to be openable and closable with the end on the side away from the corner as a free end and the hinge axis parallel to the intersection line of the first and second outer surfaces as a fulcrum, A corner portion of the operation lid is provided on the back side of the panel surface and at a position separated from the second outer surface, and an opening is formed on the second outer surface to receive the operation lid when the operation lid is opened. At the side end, cover the opening when the operation lid is closed,
An operation lid device for an instrument, characterized in that a bent lid portion is integrally extended with respect to the end portion.