JPH034596A - Rubber foot - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the linkage of a mechanical frame with a base housing and to reduce the number of component parts by a method wherein a rubber foot is detachably provided between the mechanical frame and the base housing to link them together. CONSTITUTION:A rubber foot is provided with a groove fitted to a frame 2 and a protrusion 7 which hooks a base housing 2, and all force required for hooking the base housing is imposed on the protrusion 7. The rubber foot 4 can be controlled in insertion force and holding force to the base housing 2 through the ball 7 and ball reliefs 5 and 6. The larger the relief 5 is formed, the more the insertion force decreases, and when the relief 6 is made small, the holding force of the base housing 2 becomes large. An insertion and a holding force can be controlled through the hardness of the rubber.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a connection between a mechanical body and a base cover of an electronic output device such as a printer, and a mechanism for a device holder.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, rubber feet belonging to this type have only functioned as feet that also serve as vibration isolation for equipment.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

Therefore, the connection between the mechanical body of the device and the base housing relies on separate parts, which has the drawback of complicating the structure.

[Means to solve the problem]

According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a rubber foot that has the functions of both a simple connection between a base housing and a mechanical frame of an electronic device and a device support.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Referring to Fig. 1, 1 is a frame part, 2 is a base housing, and between them is a rubber foot 3 with a simple connection mechanism.
It is connected at

As shown in 4, this rubber foot consists of a groove 8 that fits into the frame and a protrusion 7 for fixing the base housing 2, and all the force required to fix the base housing 2 is received by protrusions 7. It is.

Another structural feature of this rubber foot is that the insertion force into the base housing and the holding force of the base housing can be controlled by the ball portion 7 and the relief portions 5 and 6 of the ball.

By making the relief part 5 large, the insertion force can be reduced, and by making the relief part 6 small, the holding force of the base housing can be increased.

Naturally, insertion force and retention force can be controlled by rubber hardness.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention uses rubber feet that are easy to connect and detach between the mechanical frame and the base housing, thereby simplifying the connection between the mechanical frame and the base and reducing the number of parts.9

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 1C are a perspective view and a sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention. (1) Frame unit, (2) Partial cross section of base housing, (3) Rubber feet, (4) Rubber feet alone, (5) Rubber feet partial relief (I), (6) Rubber foot partial relief Part (II), (7) Partial view of rubber feet (ball), (8) Rubber feet (frame mounting part)

Claims (1)

[Claims] Rubber feet that function as both a simple connection between the base housing and mechanical frame of electronic devices and as feet for receiving devices.