JP6462215B2 - Article fixing structure and controller having the article fixing structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an article fixing structure for fixing an article to a panel, and a showcase controller installed in a department store, a convenience store or the like provided with the article fixing structure.

  Conventionally, multi-stage and flat-type freezer / refrigerated showcases have been used in department store food departments, supermarkets, and convenience stores. The refrigerated display case has a controller for displaying the temperature in the showcase, inputting a set temperature, and turning on / off the lighting. It was attached to a mounting plate, a handrail, etc. (for example, refer patent document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 3615381

  However, in Patent Document 1, since the thermometer is attached to the mounted plate through the engaging piece of the fixed bracket that matches the thickness of the mounted plate, the fixed bracket that varies depending on the plate thickness. It was necessary to prepare.

  Moreover, the thermometer of patent document 1 can be attached only to a planar to-be-attached board, and there exists a possibility that it cannot attach to a to-be-curved attachment board.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and can be mounted even if the thickness of the mounting plate is different or the surface shape of the mounting plate is flat or curved. It is an object of the present invention to provide a fixing structure and a controller including the article fixing structure.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the article fixing structure of the present invention includes:
A flange portion having an abutting portion that contacts the surface of an edge portion of the window hole portion formed in the mounted plate, a pair of left and right side walls extending so as to be insertable from the flange portion into the window hole portion, and a pair of upper and lower side walls And has an engagement portion that is provided on at least one side wall and abuts against the back surface of the edge of the window hole portion, and the abutment portion and the engagement portion cooperate to form the box shape. an article which is fixed by sandwiching the mounted plates, the engaging portion includes a plurality of check claw provided on the front SL is formed on the side wall integrally elastically deformable supported locking piece The plurality of check claws are arranged stepwise in a direction away from the edge of the window hole portion as it goes toward the flange portion side ,
An arbitrary check claw among the plurality of check claws and the abutment portion cooperate to sandwich the attached plate .
According to this feature, a plurality of engaging portions corresponding to the plate thickness of the mounted plate and the surface shape of the mounted plate are provided, and the engaging portion and the contact portion corresponding to the plate thickness and the surface shape cooperate. Since the mounted plate is sandwiched and fixed, the article can be mounted on the mounted plate even if the thickness of the mounted plate and the surface shape of the mounted plate are different.

The article fixing structure of the present invention is
The locking piece has an inclined surface in which the thickness of the locking piece gradually increases from the end opposite to the flange portion toward the flange portion.
According to this feature, when the article is attached to the window hole, the locking piece can be pushed in while guiding the inclined surface to the edge of the window hole, so that the article can be easily attached to the window hole.

The article fixing structure of the present invention is
The contact portion includes a horizontal surface provided at both ends of the pair of left and right side walls or the pair of upper and lower side walls of the article, and a central portion of the article so as to form a convex shape or a concave shape toward the front side. It has the inclined surface which inclines toward the said horizontal surface from.
According to this feature, the abutting portion has an inclined surface that is inclined from the central portion toward the end portion of the article. Therefore, even if the surface shape of the attached plate is a curved surface, the attached plate is the inclined surface. The article can be clamped and fixed in cooperation with the engaging portion along and can be securely attached to the article.

The article fixing structure of the present invention is
The locking piece is formed on the pair of left and right side walls or the pair of upper and lower side walls .
According to this feature, since the article is formed symmetrically with respect to the central axis thereof, the pair of engaging portions and the abutting portion work together to clamp and fix the mounted plate. It is securely fixed to the mounted plate.

The controller of the present invention
The display unit for displaying the temperature in the cold room, the setting mode, the set value, etc., switching the setting mode, changing the value of the set value, stopping the operation of the showcase, turning on / off the lighting in the cold room, etc. An article fixing structure is provided.
According to this feature, the controller can be freely mounted at a position where it is easy to operate the controller, a position where the visibility of the controller is increased, or a position where the controller is not conspicuous, without being affected by the thickness of the mounted plate and the surface shape of the mounted plate. Therefore, operability, designability, etc. can be improved.

It is a perspective view of the showcase to which the controller provided with the article | item fixed structure in Example 1 is applied. It is a figure when attaching the controller provided with the article | item fixed structure to the window hole part of a to-be-attached board. It is a figure which shows the front view and side view of a controller provided with the article | item fixed structure. (A) is A arrow directional view of FIG. 3, (b) is BB sectional drawing of Fig.4 (a). It is a figure which shows the state which attached the controller provided with the article | item fixed structure to the flat plate-shaped to-be-attached board. It is a figure which shows the state which attached the controller provided with the article | item fixing structure to the curved to-be-attached board. (A) is a figure which shows a state when inserting the controller provided with the article | item fixed structure in the window hole part of a to-be-attached plate, (b) is the window hole part of a to-be-attached plate controller provided with the article | item fixed structure. The figure which shows the state attached to (c) is a figure explaining the removal method of the controller provided with the article | item fixing structure attached to the window hole part of the to-be-attached board.

  EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION The form for implementing the article | item fixing structure which concerns on this invention, and the controller provided with this article | item fixing structure is demonstrated below based on an Example.

  The article fixing structure according to the first embodiment and the controller including the article fixing structure will be described with reference to FIGS. In the first embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a controller is shown. However, the article is not limited to the controller, and any article may be used as long as the case is fixed to the panel. Also good.

  The overall configuration of the showcase 1 will be described. Reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 is a showcase 1 to which a controller having the article fixing structure of the present invention is attached. This showcase 1 is a showcase 1 composed of a vertical open showcase, and comprises a heat insulating wall 2 having a substantially U-shaped cross section constituting the main body, and side plates 2A and 2B provided on both sides of the heat insulating wall 2. The inside of the heat insulation wall 2 has a cold insulation chamber 3 that can be displayed in a state where a plurality of products are kept at a low temperature and frozen or refrigerated. Further, display shelves 4, 4,... For displaying commodities are attached to the inside of the cold room 3 in upper and lower stages.

  Moreover, the showcase 1 is provided with a blower and a cooler constituting a duct and a cooling device (not shown) outside the cold room 3, and when the blower is operated, the air in the duct exchanges heat with the cooler. The air is blown out from the discharge port (not shown) at the upper edge of the opening toward the suction port (not shown) at the lower edge of the opening.

  As a result, a cold air curtain is formed at the opening of the cold insulation chamber 3, and entry of outside air from the opening into the cold insulation chamber 3 is prevented or suppressed by the cold air curtain. A part of the cool air in the cool air curtain circulates in the cold insulation chamber 3, and at the same time, the products on the display shelves 4, 4,... (Not shown) are cooled by the cool air in the cool air curtain.

  Next, the structure of the article fixing structure of the present invention and the controller 10 including the article fixing structure will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, a controller 10 is attached to a front upper panel 6 as a mounted plate of the present invention. The surface shape of the front upper panel 6 in FIG. 1 is a planar shape, but may be a curved surface shape. As shown in FIG. 2, the front upper panel 6 is formed with a horizontally elongated window hole portion 9, and the window hole portion 9 is formed in a size that allows the controller 10 to be engaged.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the controller 10 is formed in a box shape whose bottom surface 20 is opened, and a pair of side walls 11, 11, a pair of side walls 13, 13, a flange portion 14, and an upper surface of the flange portion 14. The display unit 16 for displaying the temperature in the cold room 3, the setting mode, the set value, etc., switching the setting mode, changing the value of the set value, stopping the operation of the showcase 1, and lighting in the cold room 3 It has operation units 17, 17... For turning on and off.

  A controller (not shown) is provided inside the controller 10 formed in a box shape. A signal of the temperature in the cold insulation chamber 3 detected by the temperature sensing unit (not shown) is transmitted to the control unit and displayed on the display unit 16. When the difference between the detected temperature and the set temperature is larger than a predetermined value, the control unit controls the cooling device so that the temperature in the cold insulation chamber 3 is maintained at the set temperature.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, a pair of side walls 11, 11 is provided with a locking piece 12. The locking piece 12 is provided with a groove 21 surrounding its three sides, the base 12a of the locking piece 12 is formed integrally with the side walls 11 and 11, and the locking piece 12 is supported so as to be elastically deformable. Further, the locking piece 12 has an inclined surface 12b in which the thickness of the locking piece 12 gradually increases as it goes from the base portion 12a of the locking piece 12 to the flange portion 14, and serves as the engaging portion of the present invention. Check claws 12c and 12d are formed in a stepped shape.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the flange portion 14 of the controller 10 is formed with a contact portion 15 that contacts the surface 8 a of the edge portion 8 of the front upper panel 6. The contact portion 15 includes a contact portion 15a having an end portion formed horizontally and a contact portion 15b having an inclined surface. The contact portion 15a formed horizontally contacts the flat front upper panel 6, and the contact portion 15b having an inclined surface contacts the flat front upper panel 6 having a curved surface.

  Next, the procedure for attaching the controller 10 to the flat front upper panel 6 will be described. First, the controller 10 completes wiring with a cooling device, a thermometer, illumination, and the like. As shown in FIG. 2, the controller 10 that has completed wiring is inserted into the window hole 9. At this time, since the one end of the locking piece 12 of the controller 10 is supported so as to be elastically deformable, as shown in FIG. 7A, it contacts the corner of the surface 8a of the edge 8 of the front upper panel 6. The locking piece 12 is pushed in while being deformed. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7B, the contact portion 15a of the flange portion 14 and the surface 8a of the edge portion 8 of the front upper panel 6 come into contact with each other, and the check claw 12c of the locking piece 12 is further contacted. And the back surface 8b of the edge portion 8 of the front upper panel 6 abut on each other, whereby the abutment portion 15a of the flange portion 14 and the check claw 12c cooperate to sandwich the planar front upper panel 6; Fix it. Further, since the check claw 12c is a check claw, the contact portion 15a of the flange portion 14 and the check claw 12c work together, and the front upper panel 6 is clamped and fixed.

  Next, a procedure for attaching the controller 10 to the curved front upper panel 6 'will be described. Similar to the front upper panel 6 on the flat plate described above, the controller 10 that has completed the wiring is inserted into the window hole portion 9 and, as shown in FIG. 6, the contact portion 15b of the flange portion 14 and the front upper panel 6 ′. Of the flange portion 14 is brought into contact with the surface 8a 'of the edge portion 8', and the check pawl 12d of the locking piece 12 is brought into contact with the back surface 8b 'of the edge portion 8' of the front upper panel 6 '. The contact portion 15b and the check claw 12d work together to sandwich and fix the curved front upper panel 6 ′.

  As described above, the locking piece 12 is formed with two check claws 12c for the flat front upper panel 6 and two check claws 12d for the curved front upper panel 6 '. Then, the flat front upper panel 6 is clamped and fixed by the cooperation of a flat plate check claw 12c and a horizontally formed contact portion 15a. On the other hand, the curved front upper panel 6 ′ is sandwiched and fixed by the curved non-return claw 12 d and the abutting portion 15 b formed at an inclination.

  In the above embodiment, the controller 10 is fixed to the flat front upper panel 6 and the curved front upper panel 6 '. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the shape of the front upper panel 6 is flat. When only the plate thickness is different, the shape 6 'of the front upper panel is a curved surface, and the case where only the curvature is different can be dealt with. In the case of the front upper panel 6 that is different only in the plate thickness, a plurality of check pawls corresponding to the plate thickness are provided, and the check pawl corresponding to the plate thickness and the abutting portion 15a formed horizontally work together. The front upper panel can be clamped and fixed. Further, when only the curvature of the front upper panel 6 ′ is different, a plurality of engaging portions corresponding to the curvature are provided, and the plurality of check claws corresponding to the curvature and the contact portion 15b having the inclined surface work together. Thus, the front upper panel can be sandwiched and fixed. Here, the inclined surface of the contact portion 15b may be provided with a plurality of surfaces having different inclinations according to the curvature, or may be one type of inclined surface even if the curvature is different.

  As shown in FIG. 7C, when the controller 10 is removed from the front upper panel 6, a rod-like member 30 such as a screwdriver is used to push the end surface 12e of the locking piece 12 so that the locking piece 12 is removed. By deforming, the controller 10 can be moved in the direction of the arrow and removed.

  The case fixing structure of the first embodiment and the controller including the case fixing structure have the following operational effects.

  According to the case fixing structure and the controller having the case fixing structure of the present invention, in the case of the flat front upper panel 6, a plurality of check claws corresponding to the plate thickness are provided, and a plurality of check claws corresponding to the plate thickness are provided. Since the check pawl and the horizontally formed contact portion 15a can work together to sandwich and fix the front upper panel 6, the case fixing structure of the present invention and the case fixing structure of the present invention can be obtained. The provided controller can be attached even if the thickness of the front upper panel 6 is different.

  Further, in the case of the curved front upper panel 6 ′, a plurality of check claws corresponding to the curvature are provided, and the plurality of check claws corresponding to the curvature and the contact portion 15b having an inclined surface cooperate with each other. Since the front upper panel can be clamped and fixed, the case fixing structure of the present invention and the controller having the case fixing structure can be mounted even if the front upper panel 6 'has a different surface shape. Can be possible.

  Further, when the planar front upper panel 6 and the curved front upper panel 6 ′ have different plate thicknesses, a check claw corresponding to the plate thickness of the planar front upper panel 6 and a curved surface Is provided with a check claw corresponding to the plate thickness of the front upper panel 6 ′, and the check claw corresponding to the plate thickness and surface shape of the panel and the abutting portion cooperate to provide a flat front upper panel 6. In addition, the curved front upper panel 6 'can be clamped and fixed.

  In addition, since the plurality of check claws 12c, 12d that cooperate with the contact portion 15 of the flange 14 to sandwich and fix the front upper panels 6, 6 'are provided on the locking pieces supported so as to be elastically deformable, When attaching the controller having the case fixing structure of the present invention, the locking piece is elastically deformed so that the article can be easily inserted into the window hole, and the controller is attached to the front upper panels 6 and 6 ′. It can be securely fixed by a check claw.

  Since the contact portion 15 of the flange 14 has an inclined surface 15b that is inclined from the central portion toward the end portion of the controller 10, the curved front upper panel 6 ′ is shared with the engaging portion along the inclined surface. Since it is clamped and fixed by working, the article can be securely attached.

  Since the controller 10 is formed symmetrically with respect to its central axis, the pair of check claws 12c and 12d and the abutment portion 15 work together so that the controller 10 sandwiches and fixes the mounted plate. The controller 10 is securely fixed to the mounted plate.

  Since it is not affected by the plate thickness and surface shape of the front upper panel 6, it can be freely mounted at a position where the controller 10 can be easily operated, a position where the visibility of the controller 10 is enhanced, or a position where the controller 10 is not conspicuous. Property, design property, etc. can be improved.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. It is.

  For example, in Example 1, the example applied to the controller for showcases as an article of the present invention was explained. However, the article is not limited to the showcase controller, and any article may be used as long as the case is fixed to the panel. For example, a thermometer that displays temperature, an ammeter that displays current, a voltmeter that displays voltage, a speedometer that displays rotational speed, a message board that displays a message, or a case fixing structure of a display device that displays a combination of these, Alternatively, it can be used for a terminal block fixing structure, a name plate fixing structure, and the like.

  The front upper panel 6 ′ of the first embodiment has a convex surface shape, but is not limited thereto, and can be applied to a concave surface shape.

  Although the locking piece 12 of the first embodiment is provided on the side wall 11 on the short side of the controller 10, the locking piece 12 may be provided on the side wall 13 on the long side of the controller 10 (see FIG. 3). Good. Further, the controller 10 according to the first embodiment is formed symmetrically with respect to the central axis thereof, so that the locking pieces 12 are provided on the pair of side walls 11, but the locking pieces 12 are provided only on one side wall 11. The controller 10 may be sandwiched and fixed.

  In the showcase 1 of the first embodiment, the controller 10 is attached to the front upper panel 6 as a mounting plate. However, the upper panel 5, the front lower panel 7 (see FIG. 1) of the showcase 1, or the show It can also be provided inside the case 1.

  Furthermore, the showcase 1 of the first embodiment is a vertical multi-stage freezing / refrigeration showcase, but it can also be applied to a flat-type freezing / refrigeration showcase.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Showcase 2 Heat insulation wall 3 Cooling room 4 Display shelf 6 Flat front upper panel (attached plate)
6 'Curved front upper panel (mounting plate)
7 Window hole 8 Edge 8a Front surface 8b Back surface 9 Window hole 10 Controller (article)
11 Side wall 12 Locking piece 12a Base part 12b Inclined surface 12c Checking claw (engagement part)
12d Check claw (engagement part)
12e End face 13 Side wall 14 Flange part 15 Contact part 15a Contact part 15b Contact part 16 Display part 17 Operation part 20 Bottom face 21 Groove 30 Rod-shaped member

Claims (5)

A flange portion having an abutting portion that contacts the surface of an edge portion of the window hole portion formed in the mounted plate, a pair of left and right side walls extending so as to be insertable from the flange portion into the window hole portion, and a pair of upper and lower side walls And has an engagement portion that is provided on at least one side wall and abuts against the back surface of the edge of the window hole portion, and the abutment portion and the engagement portion cooperate to form the box shape. an article which is fixed by sandwiching the mounted plates, the engaging portion includes a plurality of check claw provided on the front SL is formed on the side wall integrally elastically deformable supported locking piece The plurality of check claws are arranged stepwise in a direction away from the edge of the window hole portion as it goes toward the flange portion side ,
An article fixing structure characterized in that an arbitrary check claw and the contact portion among a plurality of the check claws cooperate with each other to sandwich the attached plate . The said latching piece has an inclined surface where the thickness of this latching piece expands gradually as it goes to the said flange part from the edge part on the opposite side to the said flange part. Article fixing structure. The contact portion includes a horizontal surface provided at both ends of the pair of left and right side walls or the pair of upper and lower side walls of the article, and a central portion of the article so as to form a convex shape or a concave shape toward the front side. The article fixing structure according to claim 1, wherein the article fixing structure has an inclined surface inclined toward the horizontal plane.   The article fixing structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the locking piece is formed on the pair of left and right side walls or the pair of upper and lower side walls.   2. A display unit for displaying the temperature, setting mode, setting value, etc. in the cold room, switching the setting mode, changing the value of the setting, stopping the operation of the showcase, turning on / off the lighting in the cold room, etc. A controller comprising the article fixing structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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