JPH0636614Y2 - Handle device for in-vehicle audio equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to an audio device that is removably attached to an inner case provided on a dashboard of an automobile if the handle does not interfere with the operation of the device. Without and
The present invention relates to a handle device for an on-vehicle audio device that can be easily attached.

[Prior Art] In order to protect an in-vehicle audio device from theft, the audio device is detachably attached to an inner case with an opening on the front side, and a handle device is provided on the audio device to separate the audio device from a car. The audio equipment can be taken out easily.

In this handle device, a pair of arms and a handle formed in a substantially U shape by connecting one end of these arms with a handle is pivotally mounted by pivotally attaching the other end of the arm to a front side surface of a device body. When attached, the handle is housed around the inner case so as not to interfere with the operation of the device, and when taken out, the handle is lifted to grasp the handle.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional technology as described above, when there is no appropriate fixing mechanism, the handle sticks out in front of the operation panel due to vibration accompanying traveling of the vehicle. There was a problem such as disturbing the equipment. Therefore, a mechanism for fixing the handle in a state where the handle is housed around the main body of the device is provided, and for the convenience of taking out, an elastic member for urging the handle forward in a state where the handle is fixed is provided, and the fixing mechanism described above is provided. It is conceivable to provide a release mechanism for releasing the handle so that when the release mechanism is operated, the handle is projected toward the front of the operation panel by the urging force of the elastic member. However, in this case, there is a drawback in that the handle does not smoothly project due to the handle hitting a hand operating the release mechanism. Similarly, the equipment body may slide out of the inner case due to the vibration of the automobile.To cope with this, if the equipment body fixing mechanism and the handle fixing mechanism are provided, insert the audio equipment. Each fixing mechanism has to be released each time it is removed, and there is a problem that the operation becomes complicated.

An object of the present invention is to enable a releasing operation of fixing a handle to be performed smoothly without disturbing the protrusion of the handle.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a release member for releasing the engagement between the locking member and the connecting member by a pressing operation at a position near the pivot of the handle. The configuration is provided. Specifically, the release member is pivotally supported by the pivot of the handle. Further, the connecting member is inserted into the engaging hole of the inner case at the fixed position of the handle so as to be fixed to the inner case.

[Operation] In such a handle device for an on-vehicle audio device,
When the device body is inserted into the inner case and the handle is stored in the storage position, the connecting member slides and the step of the connecting member engages with the locking member biased toward the connecting member side in the horizontal direction, and the handle moves. While being fixed, the free end of the connecting member is inserted into the engagement hole of the thinner case, and the device body is fixed to the inner case. Further, when the device main body is taken out from the inner case, when the release member rotatably supported by the pivot is pressed, the release member presses the locking member, and the engagement between the locking member member and the step between the connecting members. Is canceled. The handle is pushed forward of the operation panel by the elastic member, but since the pressing portion is provided so as to project in the vicinity of the pivot of the handle, the handle does not interfere with the pressing hand.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, 1 is an audio equipment main body,
It has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is inserted into an inner case 2 fixed to a dashboard of an automobile through a front opening 3 thereof and is detachably mounted. The front surface of the device body 1 serves as an operating portion 4, and mounting plates 5 are fixed to the left and right on the front side of the side surface of the device body 1. The mounting plates 5 are provided with pivots 6 projecting from their upper front portions. There is. A left and right arms 7 and free ends of the arms 7 are connected to a handle 8 formed in a substantially U-shape on the pivot 6, and the base end of the arm 7 is pivotally attached to the pivot 9 so as to be rotatable. It is supported.
Further, in the center of the handle 9, a meniscus-shaped connecting member 10 is provided.
One end of the connecting member 10 is pivotally attached, and an arcuate notch groove 11 is formed in the connecting member 10 along the longitudinal direction thereof.
A protrusion 12 formed on the mounting plate 5 is inserted into the mounting plate 11 and supports the connecting member 10 rotatably around the pivot 6 as the handle 9 rotates.

A V-shaped step 13 is formed on the inner edge of one connecting member 10 at the free end 10.
The locking member 15 is formed so that the a side projects, and the mounting plate 5 on the same side has a claw portion 14 that engages with this step 13.
Is engaged with two pins 16 formed on the mounting plate 5 in a sliding groove 17 and supported laterally slidably.
15 is biased toward the connecting member 10 side by a coil spring (elastic member) 18 stretched between the mounting plate 5 and the mounting plate 5.
A frame 20 in which a storage groove 19 for storing the handle 9 is formed is fixedly provided around the front surface of the device body 1, and the handle 9 is provided between the frame 20 and the handle 9. A coil spring (elastic member) 21 is provided for urging the handle 9 to rotate forward in the state of being stored in the storage groove 19. The coil spring 21 is provided in a gap between the storage groove 19 and the lower edge of the handle 9, one end thereof is fixed to the storage groove 19, and the other end thereof is a groove 22 formed by orbiting the base end of the handle 9. And is fixed to the upper edge of the handle 9. A substantially disk-shaped releasing member 23 is rotatably supported by the pivot 6 inside the handle 9 of the pivot 6 on the side where the locking member 15 is located. The release member 23 is bent at a position facing each other with the pivot 6 interposed therebetween,
One is a pressing portion that protrudes from the operating portion 4 to the inside of the handle 9.
The other is a contact portion 25 that contacts the locking member 15 when the pressing portion 24 is pressed and moves the locking member 15 along the sliding groove 17. It should be noted that slotted engagement holes 26 are formed on the left and right side portions of the upper surface of the inner case 2, and the handle 9 is inserted into the storage groove 19 of the frame 20 while the device body 1 is stored in the inner case 2. When stored,
The connecting member 10 is rotated so that the other end is inserted into the engaging hole 26.

Next, the operation of the steering wheel device of the vehicle-mounted audio equipment configured as described above will be described.

When housing the device body 1 in the inner case 2, hold the handle 9 and insert the device body 1 through the opening 3 as shown in FIG. 1, and further push down the handle 9 as shown in FIG. Although 10 moves along the notch groove 11,
At this time, the locking member 15 is biased by the coil spring 18, and the claw portion 14 thereof is brought into sliding contact with the upper edge of the connecting member 10. When the handle 9 is stored in the storage groove 19, the connecting member 10
The handle 14 is fixed by engaging the claw portion 14 with the step 13, and the other end of the connecting member 10 is inserted into the engaging hole 26 and the device body 1 is also fixed to the inner case 2. Above steps
13 is formed with an acute angle with respect to the moving direction of the connecting member 10, and is a step unless the locking member 15 is moved horizontally.
The engagement between 13 and the claw portion 14 is not easily released. Therefore, the handle 9 is prevented from being disengaged due to the vibration of the automobile and the like, and the handle 9 does not project to the front of the operation portion 4 to hinder the operation.

When the device body 1 is taken out from the inner case 2, if the pressing portion 24 of the release member 23 is pressed with a finger or the like, the contact portion
25 pushes the locking member 15 to the side opposite to the connecting member 10, pulls out the claw portion 14 from the step 13, and releases the engagement between the two. Then,
Since the handle 9 is biased by the coil spring 21, it projects forward, and along with it, the connecting member 10 also slides forward,
The free end 10a of the connecting member 10 has an engaging hole 26 in the inner case 2.
The device body 1 is unlocked with respect to the inner case 2. Since the handle 9 projects forward from the operation portion 4 by an appropriate distance, it is possible to easily pull out the device body 1 by gripping the handle 8 of the handle 9. Also,
Since the releasing member 23 is pivotally supported by the pivot 6, the releasing member 23
The space for mounting the handle 9 is saved, and the pressing portion 24 is located in the vicinity of the base end of the handle 9, so that a finger or the like performing the pressing operation does not interfere with the protrusion of the handle 9.

In this embodiment, the connecting member 10 also has a function of fixing the device main body 1 to the inner case 2, so that the space can be saved and the manufacturing cost can be reduced as compared with the case where the respective fixing mechanisms are separately provided. Become. Further, it has an effect that the structure is simple and it is hard to cause a failure, and the operation at the time of insertion / removal can be performed easily and quickly.

[Advantages of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to this invention, since the releasing member for releasing the engagement between the locking member and the connecting member is provided in the vicinity of the pivot for rotating the handle, the releasing member is provided. The present invention has an excellent effect that the finger or the like for pressing the button does not interfere with the protrusion of the handle and the device body can be smoothly taken out from the inner case.

Also, the locking member engaged with the step of the connecting member cannot be easily released unless it is moved in the horizontal direction.
It does not interfere with the operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the same. 1 ... Device body, 2 ... Inner case, 4 ... Operation part, 9 ... Handle, 10 ... Connecting member, 15 ... Locking member, 21 ... Coil spring (elastic member), 23 ... Release Element.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A device main body which is detachably mounted in an inner case, is formed of a pair of arms supported by a pivot at a side portion of the device main body, and a grip which is continuous with the arm, and operates the device main body. A handle rotatably mounted around a pivot between a storage position housed around the unit and a standing position standing upright from the operation unit, and a slide between the handle and the device body as the handle rotates. A connecting member that is movably installed and has its free end inserted into the engagement hole of the inner case when the handle is located at the storage position to fix the device body to the inner case; and the connection member near the pivot of the device body. A locking member that is installed so as to be biased toward the member, and that horizontally engages with a step formed in the connecting member when the handle is stored in the storage position; An elastic member that urges the handle forward in the storage position, and an elastic member that is rotatably supported by the pivot shaft and that protrudes from the operation portion of the device body. A handle device for an on-vehicle audio equipment, comprising: a releasing member that moves in the opposite horizontal direction to release the engagement with the step of the connecting member.