JPH0346524Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a panel mounting device for aligning and mounting a panel member as an exterior component to a frame portion of an electronic device or the like.

(Summary of the invention) The present invention provides a panel mounting device for mounting a panel member forming an exterior part of an electronic device, etc. to a frame member of the electronic device, etc., in which a screw member insertion hole provided in a panel member and a frame A screw member passing through a through hole provided in the member is screwed into the plate-shaped nut member, and this plate-shaped nut member is movably supported by the frame member, so that the mounting position of the panel member can be adjusted. can be easily adjusted within the range of movement of the screw member within the through hole provided in the frame member.

(Prior Art) In an electronic device such as a tape recorder, a panel member forming an exterior portion is attached to the frame portion of the electronic device.
They are often mounted in alignment to occupy a predetermined position.

Conventionally, the panel member is generally attached to the frame portion as shown in FIG. 4, for example. In the conventional panel installation shown in FIG. 4, the panel member 5
A through hole 52 is provided in the panel member 5, and the screw member 51 with a decorative washer 53 passes through the through hole 52 and is screwed into the frame member 55.
0 is attached to the frame member 55. The diameter of the through hole 52 provided in the panel member 50 is made larger than the diameter of the screw member 51, thereby making it possible to adjust the position of the panel member 50 with respect to the frame member 55. A through hole 52 provided in 50 is covered with a decorative washer 53.

(Problem that the invention attempts to solve) However, as shown in Figure 4,
When a panel member is installed in alignment with a frame member, relatively large through holes must be provided in the panel member for alignment of the panel member and, as a result, it is necessary to cover such through holes. Therefore, it is necessary to use a decorative washer placed on the outer surface of the panel member, which is disadvantageous in that the mounting locations of the panel member are restricted.

In view of this, the present invention provides a method for reliably and easily adjusting the position of the panel member relative to the frame member without using decorative washers or the like that would be placed on the outer surface of the panel member. Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a panel mounting device that can be mounted with a simple operation.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the panel mounting device according to the present invention includes a through hole and first and second cutouts provided at positions sandwiching the through hole. a plate-like nut member having a screw hole and first and second engaging portions provided at positions sandwiching the screw hole; and a screw member insertion hole of a panel member provided with a screw member insertion hole. A screw member to be inserted is used, and a plate-like nut member is attached to the first and second notches on the side of the frame member from which the first and second notches protrude. The second engaging portions are arranged to be movable relative to the frame member in an engaged state, and the panel member is arranged on a surface opposite to a surface from which the first and second cut portions of the frame member protrude. on the side,
With the screw member insertion hole positioned so as to correspond to the through hole of the frame member, the screw member passes through the screw member insertion hole of the panel member and the through hole of the frame member, and then the screw member of the plate-like nut member is inserted. The panel member is attached to the frame member by screwing into the hole.

(Function) As described above, in the panel mounting device according to the present invention, the plate-shaped nut member into which the screw member passing through the screw member insertion hole of the panel member and the through hole of the frame member is screwed is arranged so that the screw member is slightly loosened. In this state, the panel member can be moved relative to the frame member within a range corresponding to the size of the through hole provided therein, and the position of the panel member relative to the frame member is adjusted by movement of the plate-shaped nut member. After the position of the panel member with respect to the frame member is adjusted, the screw member is tightened to firmly support the panel member on the frame member.

In this way, the panel member can be reliably attached to the frame member while the position of the panel member can be easily adjusted.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of a panel mounting device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof;
Further, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 2.

In this example, a frame member 20 to which a panel member 10 is attached, a plate-shaped nut member 30 that engages with this frame member 20 and is movable within a predetermined range with respect to the frame member 20, and a panel member 10 and A screw member 40 that penetrates the frame member 20 and is screwed into the plate-shaped nut member 30 is configured.

Here, the panel member 10 has a recess 11 formed therein, and a screw member insertion hole 11 at the bottom of the recess 11.
It is assumed that a is provided.

Further, the frame member 20 as a whole is a bent plate-shaped body having an L-shaped cross section, and the mounting portion 20a thereof has a diameter larger than the diameter of the screw member 40. A through hole 22 and a pair of cut and raised portions 21a and 21b sandwiching the through hole 22 are provided. Further, the plate-shaped nut member 30 is designed to engage with a screw hole 30a provided in the center thereof and a pair of cut-out portions 21a and 21b provided in the frame member 20 at positions sandwiching the screw hole 30a. A pair of hook-shaped engaging portions 31a provided
and 31b.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the plate-shaped nut member 30 has its engaging portions 31a and 31b on the surface side from which the cut-out portions 21a and 21b of the frame member 20 protrude. Cut and raised part 2
1a and 21b, respectively.
Engaging portions 31a and 31 of this plate-shaped nut member 30
Cut-and-raised portions 21a and 21b of frame member 20 of b
The engagement is performed by forming sufficient space between the engaging portions 31a and 31b and the corresponding cut-out portions 21a and 21b, and thereby,
The plate-shaped nut member 30 does not separate from the frame member 20 and is movable in each direction relative to the frame member 20. Note that, if necessary, the respective tip ends of the engaging portions 31a and 31b are bent inward as shown by the dashed line in FIG. 2. In addition, in this state, the screw hole 30a provided in the plate-shaped nut member 30 faces the through hole 22 of the frame member 20, which has a larger diameter than the diameter of the screw hole 30a. It is like that.

The panel member 10 is inserted into the recess 11 of the frame member 20 on the side opposite to the side from which the cut and raised parts 21a and 21b protrude. The holes 11a are arranged to correspond to the through holes 22 of the frame member 20. And the screw member 40
However, from the outside of the panel member 10, the panel member 10
The screw member 40 that has been inserted into the screw member insertion hole 11a and the through hole 22 of the frame member 20 and passed through the screw member insertion hole 11a and the through hole 22 is screwed into the screw hole 30a provided in the plate-shaped nut member 30. and tightened.

Screw hole 30a provided in plate-shaped nut member 30
As shown in FIG. 3, the screw member 40 screwed into the frame member 2 is not fully tightened and is slightly loosened.
0, the screw member 40 is inserted into the through hole 2 of the frame member 20.
2, the panel member 10 and the plate-shaped nut member 30
Therefore, by moving the screw member 40 within the through hole 22, the position of the panel member 10 relative to the frame member 20 can be adjusted by moving the screw member 40 within the through hole 22. You will be able to move in each direction within the range. After the position of the panel member 10 with respect to the frame member 20 is adjusted in this way, the screw member 40 is sufficiently tightened to ensure that the panel member 10 is attached to the frame member 20.

(Effects of the invention) As is clear from the above explanation, the panel mounting device according to the invention allows the panel member to be mounted to the frame member in a state where the position of the panel member relative to the frame member can be easily adjusted. , can be done reliably. Furthermore, the panel member only needs to be provided with a through hole of a size that allows the screw member to be inserted, and a decorative washer is not required. Also,
Since the plate-shaped nut member is supported by the frame member with its first and second engaging portions engaging with the first and second cut-out portions of the frame member, the plate-shaped nut member of the screw member is Screwing into the screw hole is extremely easy.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of a panel mounting device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the example shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 2, and FIG. The figure is a sectional view showing a conventional panel mounting state. In the figure, 10 is a panel member, 11a is a screw member insertion hole, 20 is a frame member, 21a and 21b are cut-out portions, 22 is a through hole, 30 is a plate-shaped nut member, 3
0a is a screw hole, 31a and 31b are engaging parts, 40
is a screw member.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A frame member having a through hole and first and second cut-out portions provided at positions sandwiching the through hole; The first
and a second engaging portion,
On the surface side of the frame member from which the first and second cut-and-raised portions protrude, the first and second engaging portions are engaged with the first and second cut-and-raised portions, respectively. A panel member that is movably arranged with respect to the frame member and is provided with a screw member insertion hole is arranged such that the panel member that is movably arranged with respect to the frame member is provided with the screw member insertion hole on the opposite side of the surface of the frame member from which the first and second cutout portions protrude. The member insertion hole is positioned to correspond to the through hole of the frame member, and the screw member passes through the screw member insertion hole of the panel member and the through hole of the frame member, and the screw member of the plate-shaped nut member is inserted into the screw member. A panel attachment device, wherein the panel member is attached to the frame member by being screwed into a hole.