JP3910034B2 - Housing and electronic equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an assembling case and an electronic device using the case.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, for example, as shown in FIG. 15, a housing of an electronic device has an electronic component 3 mounted inside an upper housing 1 and a lower housing 2, and then the upper housing 1 and the lower housing 2 are screwed 4. It was configured to be fixed and integrated by.
When disassembling the assembled electronic equipment for repair or disposal, the screws 4 are removed, the upper and lower casings 1 and 2 are separated, and then the internal electronic components 3 are separated and collected for repair or disposal. Was supposed to do.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in such a case structure, since the upper case 1 and the lower case 2 are fixed and integrated with the screws 4, the work of attaching and removing the screws 4 is complicated and takes time, and the manufacturing cost is also increased. There was a problem of going up.
In addition, since it takes time to collect electronic components at the time of disposal, there is a problem that efficient recycling cannot be performed.
The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a housing and an electronic device that can reduce the work cost and increase the efficiency of recycling. .
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, a wall body is erected on three sides of a quadrangular substrate, two protrusions projecting inward are provided at the end portions of the opposing wall body, and the end portions of the remaining wall bodies A first housing portion provided with two concave portions, a side where the wall body is not provided, and a U-shaped groove portion extending across the wall body adjacent thereto, and the first housing portion In the same manner as in the above, a wall body is erected on three sides of a rectangular substrate, two protrusions each having a recess for fitting the protrusion into the end of the opposing wall body are provided, and the remaining wall body is provided with the recess. A second housing part provided with two protrusions to be fitted, a side not provided with the wall body and a U-shaped groove part extending over the wall body adjacent thereto, and a spring member at one end part A panel member fitted into the groove portion of the first housing portion and the second housing portion, and the panel member is interposed via the spring member. On the opening side of the second housing portion placed in the groove portion, the first housing portion is placed on the edge located inside the first housing portion of the groove portion of the first housing portion. The spring member of the panel member is pressed and overlapped so that the other end of the panel member facing the spring member abuts, and the wall body of the first housing portion and the wall body of the second housing portion are joined together. The first housing part or the second housing part is moved in a contact state so that the protrusions of the first housing part are inserted into the recesses of the second housing part, and the first housing part The projections of the second housing part are fitted into the recesses of the first housing part, and the other end of the panel member is moved from the edge of the groove part of the first housing part into the groove part of the first housing part. And the other end of the panel member is fitted into the groove of the first casing by the repulsive force of the spring member, and the first casing and the second casing are Characterized in that it comprises wearing look.
[0005]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, wall bodies are erected on three sides of a quadrangular substrate, two protrusions projecting inward are provided at the end portions of the opposing wall bodies, and the end portions of the remaining wall bodies A first housing portion provided with two concave portions, a side where the wall body is not provided, and a U-shaped groove portion extending across the wall body adjacent thereto, and the first housing portion In the same manner as in the above, a wall body is erected on three sides of a rectangular substrate, two protrusions each having a recess for fitting the protrusion into the end of the opposing wall body are provided, and the remaining wall body is provided with the recess. A second housing part provided with two protrusions to be fitted, a side not provided with the wall body and a U-shaped groove part extending over the wall body adjacent thereto, and a spring member at one end part And a gripping part that is pressed down during disassembly, and a panel member that is fitted into the groove part of the first casing part and the second casing part. The assembly of the first housing portion and the second housing portion is performed by placing the first housing portion on the opening side of the second housing portion where the panel member is placed in the groove portion via the spring member. The panel member is configured such that the other end portion of the panel member facing the spring member abuts the edge of the groove portion of the first housing portion located inside the first housing portion. The spring member is pressed and overlapped, and the first housing part or the second housing part is moved in a state where the wall body of the first housing part and the wall body of the second housing part are in contact with each other. The projections of the first housing part are fitted into the recesses of the second housing part, the projections of the second housing part are fitted into the recesses of the first housing part, and the panel member The other end portion of the panel member is moved from the edge of the groove portion of the first housing portion into the groove portion of the first housing portion, and the panel member is moved by the repulsive force of the spring member. The other end portion is fitted into the groove portion of the first housing portion, and the assembly release of the first housing portion and the second housing portion is performed by using the grip portion of the panel member as the second housing. In the state where the spring member of the panel member is compressed and the other end portion is moved from the edge of the groove portion of the first housing portion to the second housing portion side. The body part or the second casing part is moved to disengage the protrusions of the first casing part from the recesses of the second casing part and from the recesses of the first casing part to the second casing. It is configured to be performed by detaching each protrusion of the portion.
[0006]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the housing according to the first or second aspect, the two concave portions provided at the end portions of the remaining wall body of the first housing portion are formed from the end portions of the wall body. It is characterized by being formed in a ridge protruding inward.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the casing according to the first or second aspect, an edge portion located inward of the first casing portion of the groove portion of the first casing portion is formed on the panel member. It has a grounding surface larger than the plate thickness.
[0007]
The invention according to claim 5 is the housing according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the two concave portions provided at the end portions of the opposing wall body of the second housing portion are the end portions of the wall body. It is comprised by forming the horizontal hole which inserts each protrusion of said 1st housing | casing part in the protrusion protruding more inward, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the housing according to the first or second aspect, the two protrusions provided at the end of the remaining wall body of the second housing section are formed from the end of the wall body. It is characterized by protruding inward.
[0008]
The invention according to claim 7 is the housing according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the spring member provided at one end of the panel member is formed by a plurality of bent pieces having spring elasticity. Features.
The invention according to claim 8 is characterized by comprising the casing according to any one of claims 1 to 7 and a mounting component housed inside the casing.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on embodiments shown in the drawings.
1 to 14 show a housing 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention (corresponding to claims 2 to 7).
The housing 10 includes a resin upper housing (first housing portion) 20, a resin lower housing (second housing portion) 30, and a resin panel member 40.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the upper housing 20 includes a rectangular substrate 21, wall bodies 22 a, 22 b, 22 c erected integrally on three sides of the substrate 21, and opposing wall bodies 22 a, Two protrusions 23 that are integrally provided to project inwardly at the end of 22c, two recesses 24 that are provided at the end of the remaining wall 22b, one side that is not provided with a wall, and adjacent to this And a U-shaped groove portion 25 provided continuously over the wall bodies 22a and 22c.
[0010]
The two recesses 24 are formed on the ridge 26 that protrudes inward from the end of the wall 22b.
The edge portion 25 a located inward of the groove portion 25 has a ground contact surface larger than the plate thickness of the panel member 40. Further, the edge portion 25b located outside the groove portion 25 protrudes from the edge portion 25a to the opening 27 side of the upper housing 20.
[0011]
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the lower housing 30 includes a rectangular substrate 31, wall bodies 32 a, 32 b, 32 c erected integrally on three sides of the substrate 31, and opposing wall bodies 32 a, Two recesses 33 integrally provided at the end of 32c and projecting inwardly, two protrusions 34 provided at the end of the remaining wall 32b, one side not provided with the wall, and adjacent to this And a U-shaped groove 35 provided continuously over the wall bodies 32a and 32c.
[0012]
The two recesses 33 are configured by forming lateral holes 33a into which the protrusions 23 of the upper casing 20 are fitted in the protrusions 36 protruding inward from the ends of the wall bodies 32a and 32b.
The two protrusions 34 provided at the end of the remaining wall 32b protrude inward from the end of the wall 32b.
[0013]
Edge portions 35a and 35b located on the inner side and the outer side of the groove portion 35 protrude to the opening 37 side at substantially the same height.
As shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the panel member 40 is composed of a plate-like member having a plate thickness inserted into the grooves 25 and 25 of the upper housing 20 and the lower housing 30, and a spring member 41 at one end. And a grip portion 42 that is pressed down during disassembly.
[0014]
The spring member 41 is formed by a plurality of bent pieces 41a having spring elasticity.
Next, assembly of the housing according to this embodiment configured as described above will be described.
First, as shown in Step 1 of FIG. 1, the panel member 40 is placed in the groove portion 35 of the lower housing 30 via the spring member 41.
[0015]
Next, as shown in step 2, the opening 27 side of the upper housing 20 is overlapped with the opening 37 side of the lower housing 30.
At this time, as shown in FIG. 10, the upper housing 20 abuts the other end 43 facing the spring member 41 of the panel member 40 on the edge 25 a located inside the groove 25 of the upper housing 20. Next, as shown in FIG. 11, the upper casing 20 is pressed toward the lower casing 30, and the spring member 41 of the panel member 40 is pressed as shown in FIGS. And repeat.
[0016]
Next, as shown in FIG. 12, the upper housing 20 is moved while the wall bodies 22a, 22b, 22c of the upper housing 20 and the wall bodies 32a, 32b, 32c of the lower housing 30 are in contact with each other. Each protrusion 23 of the upper housing 20 is inserted into each recess 33 of the lower housing 30, and each protrusion 34 of the lower housing 30 is inserted into each recess 24 of the upper housing 20. In parallel with this operation, when the other end 43 of the panel member 40 is moved from the edge 25a of the groove 25 of the upper housing 20 into the groove 25, the panel member 40 becomes a spring member as shown in FIG. The other end 43 is fitted into the groove 25 of the upper housing 20 by the repulsive force of 41.
[0017]
Thus, as shown in Step 3 and FIG. 13 of FIG. 1, the upper housing 20 and the lower housing 30 are engaged with each other by the projections 23 and the recesses 33, and between the both recesses 24 and the projections 34. And the case 10 which is assembled by fitting into both the groove portions 25 and 35 by the panel member 40 and assembled without screws.
Next, disassembly of the housing 10 thus assembled will be described.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 14, the grip 42 provided on the front surface of the panel member 40 is pressed toward the lower housing 30 and the spring member 41 of the panel member 40 is compressed as shown in FIGS. The upper housing 20 or the lower housing 30 is moved in a state where the portion 43 is moved from the edge 25a of the groove 25 of the upper housing 20 to the lower housing 30 side, and as shown in FIG. The projections 23 of the lower housing 30 are detached from the recesses 33 of the lower housing 30 and the projections 34 of the lower housing 30 are detached from the recesses 24 of the upper housing 20. Since the coupling relationship is released, the upper housing 20 and the lower housing 30 are separated.
[0019]
As described above, the housing 10 can be easily disassembled.
In the above-described embodiment, the case 10 that can be assembled and disassembled has been described. However, the panel member 40 is not provided with the grip 42, and for example, the disassembly may be performed via the opening of the panel member 40. Good (corresponds to claim 1).
In addition, an electronic device in which a mounting component is accommodated can be provided during or after assembly of the housing 10 (corresponding to claim 8).
[0020]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, it is possible to assemble and disassemble the housing without using fixed parts such as screws and rivets.
Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to carry out manually without using a tool when assembling and disassembling.
In addition, according to the present invention, there is an advantage that the number of times of recycling increases because there is no breakage during assembly / disassembly compared to a conventional case using other screws, rivets and the like.
[0021]
Further, according to the present invention, since screws are not used, the housing material can be made single, there is no mixing of different materials, and the disposal efficiency is improved.
Further, according to the present invention, the housing of the electronic device does not use fixing parts such as screws and rivets, and a tool for stopping them is unnecessary, and the housing can be easily assembled only by manual work. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the number of parts and the man-hour for assembly work.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing assembly of a housing according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an upper casing used in the casing of FIG.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing a main part of FIG. 2;
4 is an explanatory view showing a lower housing used in the housing of FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view showing a main part of FIG. 4;
6 is an explanatory view showing a panel member used in the housing of FIG. 1. FIG.
7 is an enlarged view showing a main part of FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is an enlarged view showing a main part of FIG. 6;
FIG. 9 is an enlarged view showing a main part of FIG. 6;
10 is an explanatory view showing assembly of the housing of FIG. 1; FIG.
11 is an explanatory view showing assembly of the housing of FIG. 1. FIG.
12 is an explanatory view showing assembly of the housing of FIG. 1; FIG.
13 is a perspective view showing the housing of FIG. 1. FIG.
14 is an explanatory view showing an exploded view of the housing of FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional casing.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 housing 20 upper housing (first housing)
21, 31 Square substrates 22a, 22b, 22c, 32a, 32b, 32c Wall bodies 23, 34 Protrusions 24, 33 Recesses 25, 35 Grooves 25a, 25b, 35a, 35b Edges 26, 36 Projections 27, 37 Openings Part 30 Lower housing (second housing part)
33a Horizontal hole 40 Panel member 41 Spring member 42 Gripping part 43 Other end part

Claims (8)

Walls are erected on three sides of the rectangular substrate, two protrusions projecting inward are provided at the ends of the opposing wall members, and two recesses are provided at the ends of the remaining wall members, A first housing part formed by providing a U-shaped groove part extending over one side not provided with a wall body and the wall body adjacent thereto;
Similar to the first housing part, wall bodies are erected on the three sides of the rectangular substrate, and two protrusions each having a recess for fitting the protrusions are provided at the ends of the opposing wall bodies, and the rest A second housing part provided with two protrusions that fit into the recesses on the wall, and provided with one side not provided with the wall and a U-shaped groove continuous across the wall adjacent thereto; ,
A spring member is provided at one end, and a panel member fitted into the groove of the first casing and the second casing,
The first housing portion is placed on the opening side of the second housing portion where the panel member is placed in the groove portion via the spring member, and the first housing portion is formed on the groove portion of the first housing portion. The spring member of the panel member is pressed and overlapped so that the other end portion of the panel member facing the spring member abuts on the inner edge of the panel member, and the wall of the first housing portion and the The first housing part or the second housing part is moved in a state in which the wall of the second housing part is in contact with the projections of the first housing part to form the recesses of the second housing part. And the projections of the second casing part are inserted into the recesses of the first casing part, and the other end of the panel member is inserted from the edge of the groove part of the first casing part. The other end portion of the panel member is fitted into the groove portion of the first housing portion by the repulsive force of the spring member and moved into the groove portion of the first housing portion, Housing, characterized by comprising assembling said first housing portion and second housing portion I. Walls are erected on three sides of the rectangular substrate, two protrusions projecting inward are provided at the ends of the opposing wall members, and two recesses are provided at the ends of the remaining wall members, A first housing part formed by providing a U-shaped groove part extending over one side not provided with a wall body and the wall body adjacent thereto;
Similar to the first housing part, wall bodies are erected on the three sides of the rectangular substrate, and two protrusions each having a recess for fitting the protrusions are provided at the ends of the opposing wall bodies, and the rest A second housing part provided with two protrusions that fit into the recesses on the wall, and provided with one side not provided with the wall and a U-shaped groove continuous across the wall adjacent thereto; ,
A spring member is provided at one end and a gripping part that is pressed down at the time of disassembly is provided, and a panel member that is fitted into the groove part of the first casing part and the second casing part is provided.
The assembly of the first casing part and the second casing part is performed by placing the first casing on the opening side of the second casing part where the panel member is placed in the groove part via the spring member. The spring of the panel member so that the other end of the body facing the spring member of the panel member abuts the body portion of the groove portion of the first housing portion positioned inward of the first housing portion. The member is pressed and overlapped, and the first casing part or the second casing part is moved in a state where the wall of the first casing and the wall of the second casing are in contact with each other. Each protrusion of the first housing part is inserted into each recess of the second housing part, and each protrusion of the second housing part is inserted into each recess of the first housing part. The other end portion is moved from the edge of the groove portion of the first housing portion into the groove portion of the first housing portion, and other than the panel member by the repulsive force of the spring member. The section carried out by fitted into the groove of the first housing portion,
To release the assembly of the first housing portion and the second housing portion, the gripping portion of the panel member is pressed toward the second housing portion, the spring member of the panel member is compressed, and the other end portion is Each of the first housing parts is moved by moving the first housing part or the second housing part in a state of being moved from the edge of the groove part of the first housing part to the second housing part side. The protrusions are configured to be detached from the respective recesses of the second housing part and to be detached from the respective protrusions of the second housing part from the respective recesses of the first housing part. A casing. In the housing according to claim 1 or 2,
The two concave portions provided at the end portions of the remaining wall body of the first housing portion are formed in ridges protruding inward from the end portions of the wall body. In the housing according to claim 1 or 2,
The edge part located inside the said 1st housing | casing part of the groove part of a said 1st housing | casing part has a grounding surface larger than the plate | board thickness of the said panel member, The housing | casing characterized by the above-mentioned. In the housing according to claim 1 or 2,
Two recesses provided at the opposite ends of the wall of the second casing are inserted into the protrusions projecting inward from the ends of the walls, respectively. A case characterized by being formed by forming a horizontal hole to be made. In the housing according to claim 1 or 2,
The two protrusions provided at the end portions of the remaining wall body of the second housing portion protrude inward from the end portions of the wall body. In the housing according to claim 1 or 2,
A casing, wherein a spring member provided at one end of the panel member is formed by a plurality of bent pieces having spring elasticity. An electronic apparatus comprising the casing according to any one of claims 1 to 7 and a mounting component housed in the casing.

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