JP2005327358A - Front panel mounting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the mounting structure of a front panel with which not only positioning at the front and back of the front panel with respect to a chassis but also positioning at the right and left of the front panel with respect to the chassis can be performed without using screws at the time of mounting the front panel on the chassis. <P>SOLUTION: In mounting the front panel 52 on the chassis 11, front and back positioning hooks 111, 112, and 113 of the chassis 11 are hooked to fitting holes 525, 526, and 527 at the bottom 512 of the front panel 52. The front and back positioning hooks 111, 112, and 113 are fitted to the fitting holes 525, 526, and 527 respectively. Thereby, the positioning at the front and the back of the front panel 52 with respect to the chassis 11 is completed. Also, in front and rear positioning, a pair of right and left positioning hooks 115 and 116 of the chassis 11 abut on the side faces of a mounting section 523, thereby completing the right and left positioning of the front panel 52 with respect to the chassis 11. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus such as an information recording / reproducing apparatus having a chassis including a chassis constituting a main part of the apparatus main body, a front panel attached to the front surface of the chassis, and a chassis cover covering the chassis. The present invention relates to a front panel mounting structure.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an information recording / reproducing apparatus having this type of casing. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 51 denotes a chassis cover that constitutes most of the apparatus main body.
A chassis constituting the main part of the apparatus main body is accommodated inside 1. A front panel 52 is attached to the front surface of the chassis. Reference numeral 53 denotes an open / close panel that is provided on the right side of the front panel 52 and opens and closes an insertion slot into and out of the apparatus main body. Reference numeral 54 denotes an open / close panel that is provided on the left side of the front panel 52 and opens / closes an insertion slot into / from which the video tape is inserted / removed. Reference numeral 55 denotes an operation key, and 56 denotes a volume adjustment volume. The housing 50 includes a chassis 61 (see FIG. 6) that constitutes a main part of the apparatus main body, a front panel 52 attached to the front surface of the chassis 61, and a chassis cover 51 that covers the chassis 61.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a housing for explaining a conventional front panel mounting structure as seen from the back. In FIG. 6, reference numeral 521 denotes a bottom portion of the front panel 52, and three attachment portions 522, 523, and 524 for attachment to the chassis 61 are formed on the bottom portion 521 at predetermined intervals. The fitting portions 522, 523, 524 have fitting holes 525, 526, 5
27 are formed. On the other hand, front and rear positioning hooks 611, 612 and 613 for positioning the front panel 52 in the front-rear direction are formed on the rear surface 614 of the chassis 61.
JP-A-6-302076 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-135436 JP-A-6-196870

By the way, in such a configuration, when the front panel 52 is attached to the chassis 61, the fitting holes 525, 526, and 527 formed in the bottom 521 of the front panel 52 are formed on the back surface 614 of the chassis 61. Positioning hooks 611, 612, 61
3 and the front and rear positioning hooks 611, 612, 613 are fitted into the fitting holes 525, 526, 5
27 to be respectively fitted.

However, in such a conventional front panel mounting structure, the front and rear positioning hooks 611, 612, and 613 perform only the front and rear positioning of the front panel 52 with respect to the chassis 61. Chassis 61
It is necessary to position the front panel 52 to the left and right with respect to the chassis 61. Therefore, it is necessary to install screws and it is difficult to improve work efficiency. Since it can be seen, there are problems such as adversely affecting the appearance of the front panel 52.

In addition, the prior art of patent document 1 is related with the mounting structure of the top plate in a tape deck, and is not related with the front panel mounting structure. The prior art of Patent Document 2 relates to a top cover mounting structure, not a front panel mounting structure.
The prior art of Patent Document 3 is to attach a front panel to a front case and not to have a structure for attaching the front panel to the front surface of the chassis.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. When the front panel is attached to the chassis, the front panel is positioned before and after the chassis.
An object of the present invention is to provide a front panel mounting structure that can be positioned left and right without using screws.

In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention is a chassis composed of a chassis constituting a main part of the apparatus main body, a front panel attached to the front surface of the chassis, and a chassis cover covering the chassis. In the information recording / reproducing apparatus having the above, a front / rear positioning hook for positioning the front panel in the front / rear direction is provided at a portion where the fitting holes of the plurality of mounting portions formed on the bottom of the front panel are fitted. A plurality of front and rear positioning hooks are formed at the positions of the corresponding rear surfaces of the chassis, and the mounting positions having fitting holes into which the front and rear positioning hooks of the plurality of front and rear positioning hooks are fitted correspond to the positions of the left and right ends of the mounting portion. In order to position the front panel in the left-right direction on the rear surface of the chassis, the contact surface that contacts the side surface of the mounting portion has an inclined shape. Providing front panel mounting structure characterized by being configured to form a pair of left and right positioning hooks.

In this configuration, when the front panel is attached to the chassis, the front / rear positioning hooks formed on the back surface of the chassis are hooked into the fitting holes formed at the bottom of the front panel, and the front / rear positioning hooks are respectively fitted into the fitting holes. Combine. Thereby, the front-rear positioning of the front panel with respect to the chassis is completed.

Further, at the time of this front-rear positioning, a pair of left-right positioning hooks formed on the rear surface of the chassis corresponding to the positions of the left and right ends of the mounting portion having a fitting hole into which the center front-rear positioning hook is fitted, Positioning the left and right of the front panel with respect to the chassis is completed by abutting against the side surface of the mounting portion located at the center of the bottom. When the pair of left and right positioning hooks come into contact with the side surface of the mounting portion located at the center of the bottom of the front panel, the contact surfaces of the pair of left and right positioning hooks have an inclined shape. The left and right positioning hooks can be smoothly inserted, thereby improving the workability of mounting the front panel.

According to this configuration, when the front panel is attached to the chassis, the front panel can be positioned to the left and right without using the screws as well as the front panel to the front and rear. Accordingly, it is not necessary to install screws, the work efficiency can be improved, and since no screws are used, the appearance of the front panel is improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic apparatus including a chassis that includes a chassis that constitutes a main part of the apparatus main body, a front panel that is attached to a front surface of the chassis, and a chassis cover that covers the chassis. A plurality of front / rear positioning hooks for positioning the front / rear direction of the panel are formed at a first predetermined position on the rear surface of the chassis, and at a second predetermined position on the rear surface of the chassis, Provided is a front panel mounting structure characterized by forming a pair of left and right positioning hooks for positioning.

In this configuration, when the front panel is attached to the chassis, the front / rear positioning hook formed at the first predetermined position on the rear surface of the chassis is hooked into the fitting hole formed at the bottom of the front panel. Fit into the fitting holes. Thereby, the front-rear positioning of the front panel with respect to the chassis is completed. Further, at the time of the front-rear positioning, a pair of left-right positioning formed at the second predetermined position on the rear surface of the chassis corresponding to the positions of the left and right ends of the mounting portion having the fitting hole into which the center front-rear positioning hook is fitted. Positioning the left and right of the front panel with respect to the chassis is completed by the hook being in contact with the side surface of the mounting portion located at the center of the bottom of the front panel.

According to this configuration, when the front panel is attached to the chassis, the front panel can be positioned to the left and right without using the screws as well as the front panel to the front and rear. Accordingly, it is not necessary to install screws, the work efficiency can be improved, and since no screws are used, the appearance of the front panel is improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the first predetermined position on the rear surface of the chassis forming the front and rear positioning hooks is a fitting of a plurality of mounting portions formed at the bottom of the front panel. The position of the back surface of the chassis corresponding to the portion into which the hole is fitted, and the second predetermined position on the back surface of the chassis forming the pair of left and right positioning hooks is the position of the plurality of front and rear positioning hooks Since the position of the rear surface of the chassis corresponding to the positions of the left and right ends of the mounting portion having a fitting hole to which the center front and rear positioning hooks are fitted, the fitting hole formed in the bottom portion of the front panel, It is possible to hook the front and rear positioning hooks formed on the back surface of the chassis, and to fit the front and rear positioning hooks into the fitting holes respectively. A pair of left and right positioning hooks formed on the rear surface of the chassis corresponding to the positions of the left and right ends of the mounting portion having fitting holes into which the center front and rear positioning hooks are fitted, are located at the center of the bottom of the front panel. It becomes possible to contact | abut to the side surface.

In the invention of claim 4, in the invention of claim 3, since the contact surfaces of the pair of left and right positioning hooks that contact the side surface of the mounting portion are formed in an inclined shape, the side surface of the mounting portion is a pair of left and right positioning hooks During this period, the front panel can be smoothly inserted, thereby improving the workability of mounting the front panel.

In the invention of claim 5, in the invention of claim 2, since the electronic device is an information recording / reproducing apparatus, it is not necessary to attach a screw to the front panel in the information recording / reproducing apparatus, and work efficiency can be improved. In addition, since no screws are used, the appearance of the front panel of the information recording / reproducing apparatus is improved.

As described above, according to the present invention, in the information recording / reproducing apparatus, the front / rear positioning hook for positioning the front panel in the front / rear direction is provided with the fitting holes of the plurality of attachment portions formed at the bottom of the front panel. A plurality of front and rear positioning hooks are formed at the positions on the back surface of the chassis corresponding to the portions to be fitted, and the fitting portions having fitting holes into which the center front and rear positioning hooks are fitted are fitted to the left and right ends of the mounting portion. Since the rear surface of the chassis corresponding to the position is positioned in the left-right direction of the front panel, a contact surface that contacts the side surface of the mounting portion is formed by forming a pair of left and right positioning hooks having an inclined shape. When attaching the front panel to the chassis, the front panel can be positioned left and right without using screws, as well as the front and back of the front panel. That. Accordingly, it is not necessary to install screws, the work efficiency can be improved, and since no screws are used, the appearance of the front panel is improved.

According to the invention, in the electronic device, a plurality of front / rear positioning hooks for positioning the front panel in the front / rear direction are formed at the first predetermined position on the rear surface of the chassis, and the second predetermined hook on the rear surface of the chassis is formed. Since a pair of left and right positioning hooks for positioning the front panel in the left-right direction is formed at the position, when attaching the front panel to the chassis, the front panel is positioned before and after the front panel. Left and right positioning can also be performed without using it. Accordingly, it is not necessary to install screws, the work efficiency can be improved, and since no screws are used, the appearance of the front panel is improved.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a housing for explaining a front panel mounting structure in an information recording / reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention as seen from the back. FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the front / rear positioning hook, the left / right positioning hook, and the vicinity thereof in the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the mounting portion, the front / rear positioning hook, the left / right positioning hook, and the vicinity thereof before the front panel is mounted to the chassis in the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a side view of the left and right positioning hooks in the present embodiment.

1-4, 521 shows the bottom part of the front panel 52, and three attachment parts 522, 523, and 524 for attaching to the chassis 11 are formed on the bottom part 521 at predetermined intervals. Has been. The fitting portions 522, 523, 524 have fitting holes 525,
526 and 527 are formed. On the other hand, on the back surface 114 of the chassis 11, front and rear positioning hooks 111, 112, for positioning the front panel 52 in the front-rear direction.
113 is formed. These front / rear positioning hooks 111, 112, 113 are cut and raised from the chassis 11. The front and rear positioning hooks 111, 112, 11
The shape of 3 is not limited to the shape shown in the figure.

Further, on the back surface 114 of the chassis 11 corresponding to the positions of the left and right ends of the mounting portion 523 having the fitting hole 526 into which the center front / rear positioning hook 112 of the three front / rear positioning hooks 111, 112, 113 is fitted. In order to position the front panel 52 in the left-right direction, the abutting surfaces that abut the side surfaces of the mounting portion 523 are inclined portions 115a and 116 having an inclined shape.
A pair of left and right positioning hooks 115 and 116 having a are formed. The pair of left and right positioning hooks 115 and 116 are cut and raised from the chassis 11. In addition, the shape of the left and right positioning hooks 115 and 116 is not limited to the shape shown in the figure.

In this configuration, when the front panel 52 is attached to the chassis 11, the front and rear positioning hooks 111, formed on the back surface 114 of the chassis 11 are fitted into the fitting holes 525, 526, 527 formed on the bottom 521 of the front panel 52. 112 and 113 are hooked, and the front and rear positioning hooks 111, 112, and 113 are fitted into the fitting holes 525, 526, and 527, respectively. Thereby, the left and right positioning of the front panel 52 with respect to the chassis 11 is completed.

Further, at the time of the front-rear positioning, a pair of left-right positioning hooks 115 formed on the rear surface of the chassis 11 corresponding to the positions of the left and right ends of the mounting portion 526 having the fitting holes 526 into which the center front-rear positioning hook 112 is fitted. , 116 contacts the side surface of the mounting portion 523 located at the center of the bottom portion 521 of the front panel 52, whereby the left and right positioning of the front panel 52 with respect to the chassis 11 is completed.

When the pair of left and right positioning hooks 115 and 116 come into contact with the side surface of the mounting portion 523 located at the center of the bottom 521 of the front panel 52, the contact surfaces of the pair of left and right positioning hooks 115 and 116 have an inclined shape. As a result, the side surface of the mounting portion 523 can smoothly enter between the pair of left and right positioning hooks 115 and 116, thereby improving the workability of mounting the front panel 52.

According to this embodiment, when the front panel 52 is attached to the chassis 11, the front panel 52 can be positioned to the left and right without using the screws as well as the front and rear of the front panel 52 with respect to the chassis 11. Accordingly, it is not necessary to install screws, the work efficiency can be improved, and since no screws are used, the appearance of the front panel 52 is improved.

It is the top view which looked at the housing | casing for demonstrating the attachment structure of a front panel in the information recording / reproducing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention from the back. It is the top view which expanded the front-rear positioning hook, the left-right positioning hook, and its vicinity in the said embodiment. It is the perspective view which expanded the attaching part before the front panel was attached to the chassis in the said embodiment, the front-and-rear positioning hook, the left-right positioning hook, and its vicinity. It is a side view of the left and right positioning hooks in the embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the information recording / reproducing apparatus which has this kind of housing | casing. It is the top view which looked at the housing | casing for demonstrating the attachment structure of the conventional front panel from the back.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Chassis 50 Case 51 Chassis cover 52 Front panel 111,112,113 Front-rear positioning hook 114 Back surface 115,116 Left-right positioning hook 115a, 116a Inclined part 521 Bottom of front panel 522,523,524 Installation part 525,526 527 fitting hole

Claims (5)

In an information recording / reproducing apparatus including a chassis that includes a chassis that constitutes a main part of the apparatus main body, a front panel that is attached to the front surface of the chassis, and a chassis cover that covers the chassis, A plurality of front and rear positioning hooks for positioning are formed at positions on the rear surface of the chassis respectively corresponding to portions where fitting holes of a plurality of mounting portions formed at the bottom of the front panel are fitted, The front panel is positioned in the left-right direction on the rear surface of the chassis corresponding to the positions of the left and right ends of the mounting portion having a fitting hole into which a center front-rear positioning hook is fitted. For this purpose, a pair of left and right positioning hooks having a slanted shape on the abutting surface that abuts the side surface of the mounting portion are formed. Front panel mounting structure characterized and. In an electronic apparatus having a casing that includes a chassis that constitutes a main part of the apparatus main body, a front panel that is attached to the front surface of the chassis, and a chassis cover that covers the chassis, the front panel is positioned in the front-rear direction. The front and rear positioning hooks to do
A plurality of left and right positioning hooks for positioning the front panel in the left-right direction are formed at a second predetermined position on the rear surface of the chassis. A front panel mounting structure characterized by that. The first predetermined position on the rear surface of the chassis forming the front / rear positioning hooks is a position of the chassis corresponding to a portion in which fitting holes of a plurality of attachment portions formed at the bottom of the front panel are fitted. The second predetermined position on the rear surface of the chassis that forms the pair of left and right positioning hooks is a position on the rear surface, and a fitting hole into which a central front and rear positioning hook among the plurality of front and rear positioning hooks is fitted. 3. The front panel mounting structure according to claim 2, wherein the front panel mounting structure is a position of the back surface of the chassis corresponding to the positions of the left and right ends of the mounting portion having a front end. The front panel mounting structure according to claim 3, wherein the contact surfaces of the pair of left and right positioning hooks that contact the side surface of the mounting portion are formed in an inclined shape. The front panel mounting structure according to claim 2, wherein the electronic device is an information recording / reproducing apparatus.

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