JP6490326B1 - Operation equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

  The operation device (100) includes a user interface device (1), a control board (4) mounted with the electronic component (42) and controlling the user interface device (1) and the air conditioner, and a user interface device (1) And a housing (10) for housing the control board (4). The casing (10) is formed of a casing main body (2) formed of a nonconductive resin, and a metal having a higher elastic modulus than the resin forming the casing main body (2). And a metal panel (31, 32) fixed to the case body (2) in a state of being exposed to the outside of the case) and reinforcing the case body (2).

Description

  The present invention relates to an operating device.

  There is provided equipment installed in a building, for example, an operating device for remotely operating an air conditioner, which is attached to a wall. As this type of operation device, a display module that displays the temperature, humidity, etc. of the room in which the air conditioner is installed, and various electronic components are mounted, and control information for controlling the air conditioner is sent to the air conditioner Control substrate, and a housing for accommodating the display module and the control substrate.

  As a display device having the same configuration as such an operation device, a display device provided with a display panel for displaying an image and a case body formed of a resin material such as AES, ABS, PP, etc. and containing the display panel is proposed. (See, for example, Patent Document 1). In this display device, the case body has a frame-shaped upper case and a lower case, and the upper case is fixed to the lower case by screws in a state where an annular packing is interposed between the case and the peripheral portion of the display panel. It is done.

JP, 2015-191193, A

  However, in the display device described in Patent Document 1, since the frame-shaped upper case is formed of a resin material, in order to increase the strength of the upper case, the thickness and width must be increased. For this reason, the outer dimension of the upper case is increased, and as a result, the outer dimension of the entire display device is also increased. And in the case of the operation apparatus which has a structure similar to such a display apparatus, since the external dimension becomes large, there existed a possibility that the space which can install it may be restrict | limited. Moreover, in the case of the operating device attached to a wall, when the outside dimension becomes large, the possibility that a person in the room in which the operating device is installed may accidentally contact the operating device and damage the operating device is also increased. Furthermore, if the external dimensions of the operating device become large, it may be difficult to collectively install a plurality of operating devices in a limited area of the wall, and the appearance may be lost.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a miniaturized operating device while enhancing the strength.

In order to achieve the above object, an operation device according to the present invention includes a user interface device, a control board on which electronic components are mounted and which controls a user interface device and an external device, and a case for housing the user interface device and the control board And. The case is formed of a case main body formed of non-conductive resin and metal having a higher elastic modulus than resin, and is fixed to the case main body in a state where at least a part is exposed outside the case possess a reinforcing member for reinforcing the housing body, a housing body is a box-shaped which one surface is opened in a flat thickness direction, the thickness direction of the housing of the user interface device in the bottom wall An opening is formed in the projection area of the housing, and the reinforcing member is fixed to the casing main body so as to cover only a part of the outer periphery of the opening on the outside of the bottom wall .

According to the present invention, the case is formed of the case main body formed of non-conductive resin and metal having a higher elastic modulus than the resin, and at least a part is exposed to the outside of the case And a reinforcing member fixed to the housing body and reinforcing the housing body. The casing body is flat and has a box shape with one surface in the thickness direction open, and an opening is formed in the projection region of the bottom surface of the user interface device in the thickness direction of the casing, and the reinforcing member Is fixed to the casing main body so as to cover only a part of the outer peripheral portion of the opening on the outside of the bottom wall. As a result, for example, the rigidity of the case is enhanced compared to the case formed of only resin and the thickness of the peripheral wall is the same, so the case can be miniaturized while the strength of the case is enhanced. Therefore, the overall size of the control device can be reduced by downsizing the housing.

A perspective view of an operation device according to an embodiment of the present invention Sectional view on the AA line of FIG. 1 of the operating device according to the embodiment The figure which shows an example of the state in which the operation apparatus which concerns on embodiment was attached to the wall The perspective view when the control board which concerns on embodiment is seen from one direction The perspective view when the control board which concerns on embodiment is seen from other one direction The perspective view when the housing | casing which concerns on embodiment is seen from one direction The perspective view when the housing | casing which concerns on embodiment is seen from other one direction The perspective view when the metal panel which concerns on embodiment is seen from one direction The perspective view when the metal panel which concerns on embodiment is seen from the other one direction The perspective view when the state which attached the metal panel to the housing | casing which concerns on embodiment is seen from one direction The perspective view when the state which attached the metal panel to the housing | casing which concerns on embodiment is seen from another one direction The perspective view of the insulation member concerning an embodiment The perspective view of the insulation sheet concerning an embodiment The perspective view of the insulation member concerning an embodiment A perspective view of a base member concerning an embodiment The perspective view which shows the state which fixed the metal panel and the insulation member to the housing | casing which concerns on embodiment The perspective view which shows the state which attached the metal panel, the insulation member, and the user interface apparatus to the housing | casing which concerns on embodiment The perspective view which shows the state which attached the insulation member and the user interface apparatus to the housing | casing which concerns on embodiment The perspective view which shows the state which attached the metal panel, the insulation member, the user interface apparatus, and the 1st insulation sheet to the housing | casing which concerns on embodiment The perspective view which shows the state which attached the metal panel, the insulation member, the user interface apparatus, the 1st insulation sheet, and the control board to the housing | casing which concerns on embodiment The perspective view which shows the state which attached the metal panel, the insulation member, the user interface apparatus, the 1st insulation sheet, the control board, and the 2nd insulation sheet to the case concerning an embodiment The schematic diagram for demonstrating the attachment method of the operating device which concerns on embodiment The schematic diagram for demonstrating the attachment method of the operating device which concerns on embodiment The schematic diagram for demonstrating the attachment method of the operating device which concerns on embodiment

  Hereinafter, an operation device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The operation device according to the present embodiment is installed, for example, on a wall of a building, and connected to an operation target device such as an air conditioner (not shown) via a signal line. The controller device controls the operation target device by transmitting a control signal corresponding to the user's operation to the operation target device.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the controller device 100 includes a user interface device 1 and a housing 10. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the control device 100 has a control board 4 on which a plurality of electronic components 42 are mounted and which outputs control signals to the user interface device 1 and the air conditioner, and a housing 10 (wall member (building And a base member 5 for attachment to the Furthermore, the operation device 100 includes an insulating member (second insulating member) 7 disposed to cover the periphery of the user interface device 1, and an insulating sheet 8 interposed between the user interface device 1 and the control board 4. And an insulating member (third insulating member) 6 covering the surface of the control substrate 4 on the opposite side to the insulating sheet 8 side.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the operation device 100 is fixed to the wall material W, and is installed in a state in which a signal line L for communicating with the air conditioner is connected to the upper side. Hereinafter, in the present specification, the vertically upward direction when the operation device 100 is attached to the wall material W as shown in FIG. 3 will be described as the + Z direction and the vertically downward direction (floor F side) as the −Z direction. Further, a direction parallel to the wall material W and orthogonal to the vertical direction will be described as an X direction, and a direction perpendicular to the wall material W will be described as a Y direction. In the following description, the + Y direction will be described as the front side, and the −Y direction as the rear side.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the user interface device 1 has a display 11 and a touch panel 12 disposed in front of the display 11 in an overlapping manner. The display 11 is flat, and a display unit 11a as shown in FIG. 1 is provided on one surface in the thickness direction, that is, the front surface. The display 11 is, for example, a liquid crystal display. The touch panel 12 is a resistive touch panel, a capacitive touch panel, or the like. The user interface device 1 is connected to the control board 4 via a flexible wiring board 13 such as an FPC board, for example. The user interface device 1 displays various information on the display 11 based on the control signal input from the control substrate 4 via the flexible wiring substrate 13. Further, a metal frame 111 for reinforcement is attached to the rear surface of the display 11.

  The control board 4 causes the display unit 11 a of the user interface device 1 to display information by outputting a control signal to the user interface device 1. Further, the control board 4 generates a control signal according to the operation performed by the user on the user interface device 1 and outputs the control signal to the air conditioner. As shown in FIG. 4A, the control substrate 4 includes a substrate 41, a plurality of electronic components 42 mounted on the rear surface of the substrate 41, a capacitor 43, a thermistor 44, and a connector 46. Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, a light emitting unit 47 such as a light emitting diode (LED) is provided on the front surface of the control substrate 4. When the control device 4 is powered on, the control board 4 turns on the light emitting unit 47. The plurality of electronic components 42 include relatively tall electronic components 42A. Further, among the plurality of electronic components 42, the electronic components 42B, 42C, 42D, 42E, 42F also have a height sufficient to abut the insulating member 6 in a state where the insulating member 6 is attached to the casing main body 2. include. The connector 46 is connected to a plug 53 connected to the tip of relay lead wires L11 and L12 described later. The thermistor 44 is for measuring the ambient temperature of the operating device 100. The control board 4 calculates the ambient temperature of the control device 100 based on the output of the thermistor 44. Then, the control board 4 generates a control signal for causing the display unit 11 a of the display 11 to display information indicating the calculated ambient temperature, and outputs the control signal to the user interface device 1. The substrate 41 is obtained by forming a conductive pattern on a substrate formed of an insulator material such as glass epoxy resin. The substrate 41 is formed with a notch portion 414, through holes 411 and 412 through which a rib 208 described later is inserted, and three through holes 413 into which a screw 91 described later is inserted. The capacitor 43 is electrically connected to the substrate 41 in a state of being disposed inside the cutout portion 414 of the substrate 41. The substrate 41 is provided with a connector 45 to which the flexible wiring substrate 13 of the user interface device 1 is connected. The control board 4 outputs a control signal to the user interface device 1 via the flexible wiring board 13 connected to the connector 45.

  The housing 10 accommodates the user interface device 1 and the control board 4 inside as shown in FIG. The housing 10 includes a housing body 2 and metal panels 31 and 32 as reinforcing members fixed to the outside of the housing body 2 in a state of being exposed to the outside of the housing 10 and reinforcing the housing body 2. . As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the case body 2 is flat and has a box-like shape in which the rear surface, which is one surface in the thickness direction (Y-axis direction), is open. It is rectangular. The housing body 2 is formed of a nonconductive resin. The housing body 2 has a bottom wall 203 and side walls 201, 202, 204, 206 extending rearward from the periphery of the bottom wall 203. An opening 205 is formed in a projection area A0 of the bottom wall 203 in the thickness direction (Y-axis direction) of the housing 10 of the user interface device 1. The side walls 201 and 206 extend rearward from the respective peripheries of the bottom wall 203 in the ± X direction. The side walls 202 and 204 extend rearward from the respective peripheries of the bottom wall 203 in the ± Z direction. The bottom wall 203 includes a first wall 231 located in the + Y direction of the opening 205, a second wall 234 located in the −Y direction of the opening, and a third wall 232 located in the + X direction of the opening 205; And a fourth wall 233 positioned in the −X direction of the opening 205. As shown in FIG. 5A, the first wall 231 is formed with a window portion 2a for transmitting light emitted from the light emitting portion 47 provided on the control substrate 4 to the outside. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5B, a light guide member 24 for guiding light emitted from the light emitting unit 47 described later to the window 2 a in a portion corresponding to the window 2 a on the rear surface of the first wall 231 A rib 235 provided with a recess 235a into which the connector is inserted is formed. The inside of the recess 235a communicates with the window 2a. Furthermore, on the rear surface of the first wall 231, a rib 208 for positioning the control board 4 and a boss 209 provided with a screw hole 209a used when fixing the control board 4 to the casing body 2 are provided. It is provided. On the rear surface of the second wall 234, a partition 234a is provided to divide the space in the casing body 2 into a space S234 in which a thermistor 44 described later is disposed and the other space. The second wall 234 is also provided with a rib 208 and two bosses 209. Furthermore, on the rear surface of the bottom wall 203, ribs 236, 237, 238 for positioning of the user interface device 1 are provided. The rib 236 is formed with a notch 236a.

  At a portion of the side wall 201 and the bottom wall 203 corresponding to the space S234 in the fourth wall 233, an opening 201a that opens from the side wall 201 to the fourth wall 233 of the bottom wall 203 is provided. Further, the side wall 201 is provided with a rib 207 for determining the position of the base member 5 when the tip end abuts on the base member 5. The side wall 204 is provided with two engagement claws 204 a that engage with two depressions 513 a of the base member 5 described later. The side wall 202 is provided with two engagement holes 202a with which two hooks 515 of the base member 5 described later engage. Further, a plurality of (four in FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B) vent holes 202 b are provided in a portion of the side wall 202 corresponding to the space S 234 in the housing body 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, each of the metal panels 31 and 32 is a long metal member having an L-shaped cross section, and is formed by, for example, an extrusion method. The metal panels 31 and 32 are formed of a metal having a high elastic modulus as compared to the resin forming the housing body 2. The metal panel 31 has a long rectangular plate-like main piece 311 and a long rectangular plate-like shape, and extends in a direction intersecting the main piece 311 from one end edge in the short side direction of the main piece 311 And a side piece 312 provided with the vent hole 312a. The vent hole 312 a is provided at a position facing the opening 201 a provided in the side wall 201 of the housing body 2 in a state where the metal panel 31 is attached to the housing body 2. The metal panel 32 is a long rectangular plate-like main piece 321 and a long rectangular plate-like side extending from one end edge of the main piece 321 in the short direction to a direction intersecting the main piece 321. And a piece 322. The metal panels 31 and 32 are each provided with a long insulating tape (first insulating member) 33 formed of a nonconductive material such as polyimide resin, and the insulating tape 33 is provided on the back surface of the main pieces 311 and 321, respectively. It is provided. In addition, on the side of the side pieces 312 and 322 to be attached to the casing main body 2, a long tape-like adhesive member 34 is provided.

  The metal panels 31, 32 are attached to the housing body 2 as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, respectively. Here, the main piece 311 of the metal panel 31 is a bottom wall 203 of the housing body 2 along one side in the −X direction of the housing body 2 when viewed from the thickness direction (the + Y direction) of the housing body 2. It arranges on the outer side of the 4th wall 233 of. Further, the side piece 312 of the metal panel 31 is continuous at the end edge of one side of the housing body 2 in the −X direction in the short side direction of the main piece 311, and overlaps the outside of the side wall 206 of the housing body 2. Are arranged. The main piece 321 of the metal panel 32 is a third wall of the bottom wall 203 of the housing body 2 along one side of the housing body 2 in the + X direction when viewed from the thickness direction (the + Y direction) of the housing body 2 It is arranged on the outside of H.232. Further, the side piece 322 of the metal panel 32 is continuous at the end edge of one side of the main body 321 in the + X direction in the short side direction of the main piece 321, and overlaps the outside of the side wall 201 of the case main body 2. It is arranged. At this time, the first portion P1 which is a part of the main pieces 311 and 321 of the metal panels 31 and 32 is disposed inside the opening 205 of the housing main body 2, and the housing Exposed inside the body 2. Moreover, the insulating tape 33 is provided in the part which opposes the user interface apparatus 1 of 1st site | part P1 in the metal panels 31 and 32. As shown in FIG. Further, the thickness T2 of the second portion P2 adjacent to the opening 205 in the bottom wall 203 of the housing body 2 shown in FIG. 5A is the thickness T1 of the first portion P1 of the metal panels 31 and 32 shown in FIG. It is the same.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, the insulating member 7 has a bottom wall 701 in which an opening 701a having a rectangular shape in plan view is formed, an extension 711 extending from the bottom wall 701, a bottom wall 701, and an extension 711 And a side wall 702 surrounding the periphery of the The insulating member 7 is formed of a nonconductive material such as polyimide resin. The dimensions of the opening 701 a are set to be larger than the external dimensions of the screen display portion of the display 11 of the user interface device 1 and the touch panel 12.

  The insulating sheet 8 is for electrically insulating the control board 4 and the metal frame 111 of the user interface device 1. As shown in FIG. 8B, the insulating sheet 8 is in the form of a sheet having a rectangular shape in a plan view, and an opening 8a for inserting a buffer member, which will be described later, is formed in two places. The insulating sheet 8 is fixed to the metal frame 111 of the user interface device 1 by a tape-like adhesive member 82, as shown in FIG.

  The insulating member 6 is formed of a flexible nonconductive material and covers the control substrate 4 from the rear surface side of the housing body 2. As shown in FIG. 9, the insulating member 6 includes a main piece 601, and extension pieces 602 extending from the plurality of peripheral portions of the main piece 601 to the front side (+ Y direction) in the thickness direction of the main piece 601, Have. The main piece 601 has an opening 601 a through which the connector 46 of the control board 4 is inserted, and an opening 601 b through which an electronic component 42 A having a relatively high height is inserted among the plurality of electronic components 42 of the control board 4. The slit 601c is provided. In addition, a bent piece 601d is provided around the opening 601b so as to cover a part of the rear of the electronic component 42. Furthermore, the main piece 601 is formed with two holes 601e through which the rib 208 of the casing body 2 is inserted and three holes 601f through which a screw 91 described later is inserted. As shown in FIG. 2, the insulating member 6 is disposed so as to cover the surface of the control substrate 4 opposite to the surface facing the insulating sheet 8.

  The base member 5 has a main body 51 and a terminal block 52, as shown in FIG. The main body 51 includes a bottom wall 511, a side wall 512 extending forward from the end of the bottom wall 511 in the ± X direction, and a side wall extending forward from the upper end (end in the + Z direction) of the bottom wall 511 513 and a side wall 514 extending forward from the lower end (the end in the -Z direction) of the bottom wall 511. Further, the main body 51 has a guide 516 for guiding the signal line L introduced into the operation device 100 to the terminal block 52. In the side wall 513, an introduction port 513b for introducing the signal line L into the operation device 100, and a recessed portion 513a engaged with the engagement claw 204a of the housing body 2 when the housing 10 is attached to the base member 5. And are provided. The guide portion 516 is provided to cover the −X direction side, the −Z direction side, and the + Y direction side of the inlet 513 b. The bottom wall 511 is provided with a clamp portion 511a for clamping the relay lead wires L11 and L12. In addition, two hooks 515 engaged with the engagement holes 202 a of the casing main body 2 are provided at two lower end portions of the bottom wall 511. Furthermore, the bottom wall 511 is provided with through holes 511b and 511c through which the screws (see, for example, 54 in FIG. 17) for fixing the base member 5 to the wall material W penetrate the bottom wall 511. Further, the bottom wall 511 is provided with ribs 511d and 511e which project forward and surround the through holes 511b and 511c.

  The terminal block 52 is provided at a position adjacent to the guide portion 516 on the bottom wall 511 in the + X direction. The terminal block 52 has a terminal block main body 521, a terminal plate 522, and a screw 523 for holding the signal line L by the terminal plate 522 by pressing the terminal plate 522. The relay lead wires L11 and L12 are connected to the two terminal plates 522, respectively. The relay lead wires L11 and L12 are connected via a conductive member such as solder or silver paste. Further, a plug 53 connected to the connector 46 of the control board 4 is provided at the tip of the relay lead L11, L12. The control board 4 transmits / receives a control signal to / from the air conditioner via the relay lead wires L11 and L12 and the signal line L in a state where the plug 53 is connected to the connector 46, or from the air conditioner Receive power supply.

  Next, a method of assembling the operation device 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. First, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the metal panels 31 and 32 are disposed such that their side pieces 312 and 322 overlap the side walls 201 and 206 of the housing body 2. Next, the side pieces 312 and 322 of the metal panels 31 and 32 are pressed against the side walls 201 and 206 of the housing body 2 using, for example, a pressing jig. Thereby, the metal panels 31 and 32 are fixed to the housing body 2 by the bonding members 34.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 11, the light guide member 24 is fitted into the recess 235 a of the rib 235. Then, the insulating member 7 is disposed on the inner side of the ribs 236, 237, 238 on the rear surface of the bottom wall 203 so that the extension 711 is fitted into the notch 236a of the rib 236 of the bottom wall 203 of the housing body 2. Do.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 12, the user interface device 1 is disposed on the rear surface of the bottom wall 203. At this time, as shown in FIG. 13, the insulating member 7 covers the portion of the user interface device 1 facing the first portion P 1 of the metal panels 31 and 32, that is, the outer peripheral portion of the display portion 11 a of the user interface device 1. Arranged as. Further, the insulating tape 33 is disposed to overlap the insulating member 7 in the opposing direction (Y-axis direction) of the user interface device 1 and the metal panels 31 and 32. Here, in the user interface device 1, the display portion 11 a of the display 11 can be viewed from the outside of the housing 10 through the opening 205 of the bottom wall 203 of the housing body 2, and the outer peripheral portion of the display portion 11 a on the front surface of the display 11 is It is accommodated in the housing | casing 10 in the state facing the 1st site | part P1 of the metal panels 31 and 32. FIG.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 14, the insulating sheet 8 is fixed to the user interface device 1 by the adhesive member 82. Then, the buffer member 81 is attached to the inside of each of the two openings 8 a of the insulating sheet 8.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 15, the control board 4 is disposed in the case 10 in such a manner that the rib 208 of the case body 2 is inserted into the through holes 411 and 412 of the control board 4. At this time, the thermistor 44 is disposed in the space S 234 divided by the partition wall 234 a in the housing body 2. Thus, the control board 4 is disposed in the housing 10 in a state of being overlapped with the user interface device 1 through the insulating sheet 8 and the buffer member 81. That is, the case body 2 accommodates the user interface device 1 and the control board 4 in a state where the user interface device 1 is disposed closer to the bottom wall 203 of the case body 2 than the control board 4.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 16, the insulating member 6 is disposed on the rear surface of the control substrate 4 in such a manner that the rib 208 of the housing body 2 is inserted into the hole 601 e of the insulating member 6. At this time, the connector 46 of the control board 4 is inserted into the opening 601 a, and the electronic component 42A of the control board 4 is inserted into the opening 601 b. Here, in the state where the operation device 100 is attached to the wall material W, the slits 601 c are vertically (from the vertically lower side (−Z direction side) of the electronic component facing areas A1, A2, A3, A4, and A5) It extends over both sides in the direction (X-axis direction) orthogonal to the Z-axis direction). Here, the electronic component facing regions A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5 are regions where the front surface faces the electronic components 42B, 42C, 42D, 42E and 42F in the control substrate 4.

  Next, the screw 91 inserted through the hole 601 f of the insulating member 6 and the through hole 413 of the control substrate 4 is screwed into the screw hole 209 a of the boss 209 of the housing body 2. As a result, the insulating member 7, the user interface device 1, the insulating sheet 8, the control substrate 4, and the insulating member 6 are fixed to the housing body 2 by the three screws 91. Then, when the base member 5 is attached to the casing body 2, the operation device 100 is completed.

  Next, a method of attaching the control device 100 according to the present embodiment to the wall material W will be described. Here, it is assumed that the base member 5 is removed from the operation device 100 in advance. First, as shown in FIG. 17, the base member 5 is attached to the wall material W by the screw 54. Here, as shown in FIG. 10, the screw 54 is inserted through the through holes 511b and 511c of the base member 5, respectively. Next, as shown in FIG. 10, the signal line L and the relay lead lines L11 and L12 are attached to the base member 5.

  Subsequently, as shown by an arrow AR1 in FIG. 17, the engagement claw 204a of the housing 10 is engaged with the recess 513a of the base member 5. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 18, the case 10 is in a state of being suspended by the base member 5.

  Thereafter, as shown by arrow AR2 in FIG. 18, when the housing 10 is pivoted with the engaging claw 204a engaged with the recess 513a of the base member 5 as a base point, the lower end portion of the housing 10 is the base member 5 Abut on the hook 515 of Then, when the housing 10 is further pivoted in the direction of the arrow AR2, as shown by the arrow AR3, the tip 515a of the hook 515 of the base member 5 is bent upward. Then, as shown in FIG. 19, when the tip end 515 a of the hook 515 of the base member 5 is engaged with the engagement hole 202 a of the housing 10, the housing 10 is fixed to the base member 5. Thus, the operation device 100 is attached to the wall material W.

  As described above, in the operation device 100 according to the present embodiment, the housing 10 is formed of the housing body 2 formed of non-conductive resin, and metal having a higher elastic modulus than resin. And a metal panel 31, 32 fixed to the housing body 2 in a state where a part thereof is exposed to the outside of the housing 10 and reinforcing the housing body 2. Thereby, for example, the rigidity of the case 10 is increased compared to the case formed of only resin and the thickness of the peripheral wall is the same, so the case 10 can be miniaturized while the strength of the case 10 is enhanced. Therefore, downsizing of the entire operation device 100 can be achieved by downsizing the housing 10.

  Further, in the operation device 100 according to the present embodiment, the control substrate 4 is disposed in the housing 10 in a state of being overlapped with the user interface device 1 via the insulating sheet 8 and the buffer member 81. Thus, for example, when an impact is applied to the operating device 100 from the outside when transporting the operating device 100 or performing an operation of holding the operating device 100 and attaching it to the wall material W, the impact is applied by the buffer member 81. Absorbed Therefore, damage to the user interface device 1 due to an external impact is suppressed.

  Furthermore, the operation device 100 according to the present embodiment includes the insulating member 6 that covers the rear surface of the control board 4. Thereby, when performing the work of installing the control device 100 on the wall material W, it is possible to prevent the worker from contacting the control board 4 by mistake. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a surge current from flowing to the control board 4 due to, for example, the static electricity accumulated in the clothes of the worker, so that the control board 4 is broken.

  Moreover, the notch part 414 is formed in the control board 4 which concerns on this Embodiment. And the capacitor | condenser 43 is arrange | positioned inside the notch part 414. As shown in FIG. As a result, the control board 4 can be made thinner by the thickness of the control board 4 as compared with, for example, the configuration in which the capacitor 43 is mounted on one surface of the board 41. Can be thinned, and in turn, the operating device 100 can be thinned.

  Furthermore, the case 10 according to the present embodiment has a first portion P1 in which the metal panels 31 and 32 are exposed inside the case 10. And the insulating tape 33 is provided in the part which opposes the user interface apparatus 1 of the 1st site | part P1 in the metal panels 31 and 32, as shown to FIG. 7B, and the insulating member 7 is shown to FIG. It covers the outer peripheral portion of the display unit 11 a facing the first portion P 1 of the metal panels 31 and 32 in the interface device 1. The insulating tape 33 is disposed so as to overlap the insulating member 7 in the Y-axis direction. Thereby, since the electrical insulation between the metal panels 31 and 32 and the metal frame 111 of the user interface device 1 is secured, the operation caused by the dielectric breakdown between the metal panels 31 and 32 and the metal frame 111 The occurrence of the operation failure of the device 100 can be suppressed.

  By the way, according to the Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act, two or more sheet-like insulating members are interposed between the metal frame 111 of the user interface device 1 and the metal panels 31 and 32, and the dielectric breakdown voltage of each insulating member It is required to meet the standard that it is higher than the specified voltage defined in the Product Safety Act. On the other hand, in the case 10 according to the present embodiment, between the first portion P1 of the metal panels 31 and 32 and the outer peripheral portion of the display portion 11a facing the first portion P1 of the user interface device 1 The insulating tape 33 and the insulating member 7 intervene. Then, the dielectric breakdown voltage of the insulating tape 33 and the insulating member 7 is equal to or higher than a specified voltage determined by the Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act. As a result, since the standard defined in the Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act is satisfied, the user can use the operation device 100 with confidence.

  Further, the case main body 2 according to the present embodiment is flat and has a box shape with one surface in the thickness direction opened, and the thickness direction of the case main body 2 of the user interface device 1 at the bottom wall 203 ( An opening 205 is formed in the projection area A0 in the Y axis direction). The metal panels 31 and 32 are disposed outside the housing body 2. The thickness T2 of the second portion P2 of the casing body 2 shown in FIG. 5A is the same as the thickness T1 of the first portion P1 of the metal panels 31 and 32 shown in FIG. 6A. As a result, the thickness of the housing 10 can be reduced, so that the thickness of the operation device 100 can be reduced.

  Furthermore, the insulating member 7 according to the present embodiment covers the outer peripheral portion of the display unit 11 a on the front surface of the display 11 to the peripheral surface of the display 11. As a result, the creeping distance between the metal panels 31 and 32 and the metal frame 111 of the display 11 can be increased, so that the electrical insulation between the metal panels 31 and 32 and the metal frame 111 is advantageously enhanced. There is. By the way, for example, when the operator accidentally drops the operating device 100 to the floor F when installing the operating device 100 on the wall material W, an impact is applied from the outside to the operating device 100 from the X axis direction or the Z axis direction. It often joins. On the other hand, in the operation device 100 according to the present embodiment, the side surface of the display 11 is covered with the insulating member 7 so that the impact applied to the display 11 in the X axis direction or the Z axis direction is mitigated. Therefore, damage to the display 11 is suppressed.

  Moreover, the metal panels 31 and 32 which concern on this Embodiment have a cross-sectional L-shape shape, as shown to FIG. 6A and 6B. Thereby, since the metal panels 31 and 32 have high rigidity compared to the flat metal panel, for example, the flat metal panel is attached to the bottom wall 203 or the side walls 201 and 206 of the housing body 2. , And the strength of the housing 10 can be increased.

  Furthermore, the insulating member 6 according to the present embodiment has a plurality of slits 601 c. Then, in the state where the operation device 100 is attached to the wall material W, the slits 601 c are vertically (Z direction) from the vertically lower side (−Z direction side) of the electronic component facing areas A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5. It extends over both sides in the direction (X-axis direction) orthogonal to the axial direction). Then, when the electronic components 42B, 42C, 42D, 42E, 42F of the control substrate 4 abut the electronic component facing regions A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 of the insulating member 6, the electronic component facing regions A1, A2, A3. , A4 and A5 respectively bend backward. Thereby, in a state where the insulating member 6 is attached to the rear surface side of the control substrate 4, the exposed area of the electronic components 42B, 42C, 42D, 42E, 42F to the rear surface side is reduced while the insulating components 6 to the electronic components 42B, Stress applied to 42C, 42D, 42E, 42F is relieved. Therefore, damage to the electronic components 42B, 42C, 42D, 42E, 42F and the substrate 41 is suppressed while suppressing adhesion of foreign matter to the electronic components 42B, 42C, 42D, 42E, 42F. Further, in the insulating member 6, the slit 601c is not formed vertically above the electronic component facing areas A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5 in a state where the control device 100 is attached to the wall material W. Thereby, for example, the back surface side of the insulating member 6 condenses, and even if the water droplets intrude into the electronic component facing areas A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5 from vertically above the insulating member 6, the water droplets in front of the insulating member 6 It is difficult to do. Therefore, the occurrence of the operation failure of the control device 100 caused by the water droplets adhering to the control substrate 4 is suppressed.

  As mentioned above, although each embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited by each above-mentioned embodiment. For example, the insulating member 7 may be in the form of a sheet that is larger than the external dimension of the user interface device 1 in plan view, and the opening 701 a may be formed in the center in a plan view rectangular shape. In this case, after the insulating member 7 is covered on the front surface of the user interface device 1, the portion protruding to the outer periphery of the user interface device 1 may be bent backward along the side surface of the user interface device 1. Then, after the insulating member 7 is put on the user interface device 1, the insulating member 7 may be disposed inside the ribs 236, 237, 238 on the rear surface of the bottom wall 203 of the casing body 2. Alternatively, with the insulating member 7 mounted on the bottom wall 203 of the housing body 2, after pushing the user interface device 1 from behind, a portion of the insulating member 7 that protrudes backward from the user interface device 1 is cut May be According to these configurations, there is an advantage that the shape of the insulating member 7 can be simplified.

  Although the embodiment describes an example of the control device 100 including the housing 10 having a structure in which the metal panels 31 and 32 are exposed inside, the structure of the housing is not limited to this. For example, the metal panels 31 and 32 are provided on the outer wall of the case body 2 made of resin, and the metal panels 31 and 32 are provided with a case having a structure not exposed inside the case body 2 May be According to this configuration, since the insulating tape 33 and the insulating member 7 can be omitted, the configuration of the operation device can be simplified by reducing the number of parts.

  In the embodiment, the decorative surface of the metal panels 31, 32 exposed to the outside in a state of being attached to the casing main body 2 is enhanced in decorativeness by being subjected to hairline treatment along the longitudinal direction. It may be. Moreover, the rust prevention effect and decorativeness of the metal panels 31 and 32 may be enhanced by subjecting the metal panels 31 and 32 to an alumite treatment. In the alumite treatment, the metal panels 31 and 32 can be colored. For example, the metal panels 31 and 32 may be colored in silver, gold, black, or the like.

  In the embodiment, an example in which the metal panels 31 and 32 have an L-shaped cross section has been described, but the shape of the metal panel is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a flat plate.

  Although in the first to third embodiments, examples of the operation device of the air conditioner have been described, the operation target device of the operation device is not limited to the air conditioner, and may be another home equipment device.

  The present invention is capable of various embodiments and modifications without departing from the broad spirit and scope of the present invention. The embodiments described above are for describing the present invention, and do not limit the scope of the present invention, and the respective embodiments can be combined. That is, the scope of the present invention is indicated not by the embodiments but by the claims. And, various modifications applied within the scope of the claims and the meaning of the invention are considered to be within the scope of the present invention.

  The present invention is suitable for an operating device attached to a construction material and used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 user interface apparatus, 2 case main body, 2a window part, 4 control board, 5 base members, 6, 7 insulating members, 8 insulation sheet, 8a, 201a, 205, 601a, 601b, 701a opening part, 10 case, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 display 11a display part 12 touch panel 13 flexible wiring board 24 light guide member 31, 32 metal panel 33 insulation tape 34, 82 adhesion member 41 board 42, 42A, 42B, 42C, 42D, 42E , 42F electronic components, 43 capacitors, 44 thermistors, 45, 46 connectors, 47 light emitting units, 51 main body units, 52 terminal blocks, 53 plugs, 54, 91, 523 screws, 81 buffer members, 100 operating devices, 111 metal frames, 201, 202, 204, 206, 512, 513, 514, 02 side wall, 202a engaging hole, 202b, 312a vent, 203, 511, 701 bottom wall, 204a engaging claw, 207, 208, 235, 236, 237, 238, 511d, rib, 209 boss, 209a screw hole , 231 first wall, 232 third wall, 233 fourth wall, 234 second wall, 234a partition wall, 235a concave portion, 236a, 414 notch portion, 311, 321, 601 main piece, 312, 322 side piece, 411, 412 , 413, 511b, 511c through hole, 511a clamp portion, 513a recess portion, 513b inlet port, 515 hook, 515a tip portion, 516 guide portion, 521 terminal block main body, 522 terminal plate, 601c slit, 601d bent piece, 601e , 601 f hole, 602 extension piece, 711 extension part, A0 projection Range, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 electronic component facing region, F floor, L signal line, L11, L12 relay lead, P1 first site, P2 second site, S234 space, W wall material.

Claims (11)

A user interface device,
A control substrate on which an electronic component is mounted and which outputs a control signal to the user interface device and the operation target device;
And a case for housing the user interface device and the control board inside.
The casing is formed of a casing main body formed of a nonconductive resin, and a metal having a higher elastic modulus than the resin, and the casing is in a state where at least a part is exposed to the outside of the casing is fixed to the main body have a, and a reinforcing member for reinforcing the housing body,
The casing body is flat and has a box shape with one surface in the thickness direction open, and an opening is formed in a projection region of the bottom surface of the user interface device in the thickness direction of the casing.
The reinforcing member is fixed to the housing body so as to cover only a part of the outer peripheral portion of the opening on the outer side of the bottom wall.
Operation equipment. A user interface device,
A control substrate on which an electronic component is mounted and which outputs a control signal to the user interface device and the operation target device;
A housing that accommodates the user interface device and the control board inside;
A first insulating member,
The casing is formed of a casing main body formed of a nonconductive resin, and a metal having a higher elastic modulus than the resin, and the casing is in a state where at least a part is exposed to the outside of the casing And a reinforcing member fixed to the main body and reinforcing the casing main body,
The reinforcing member has a first portion exposed to the inside of the housing main body in a state of being fixed to the housing main body,
The first insulating member is formed of a non-conductive material, and is provided in a portion of the reinforcing member facing the user interface device of the first portion.
Operation equipment.   The operation device further includes a second insulating member formed of a nonconductive material and covering a portion of the user interface device facing the first portion.
  The first insulating member is disposed to overlap the second insulating member in the opposing direction of the user interface device and the reinforcing member.
  The operation device according to claim 2. The casing body is flat and has a box shape with one surface in the thickness direction open, and an opening is formed in a projection region of the bottom surface of the user interface device in the thickness direction of the casing.
The reinforcing member is fixed to the outside of the casing body.
The first portion is a portion disposed inside the opening of the casing body in the reinforcing member,
The thickness of the second portion of the bottom wall adjacent to the opening is the same as the thickness of the first portion.
The operation device according to claim 2 or 3 . The operation device further includes a second insulating member formed of a nonconductive material and covering a portion of the user interface device facing the first portion.
The user interface device has a flat display having a display unit on one surface in a thickness direction, and the display unit of the display can be viewed from the outside of the housing through the opening of the bottom wall. The outer peripheral portion of the display unit on the one surface of the display is accommodated in the housing in a state of facing the second portion,
The second insulating member covers at least a part of a peripheral surface of the display from an outer peripheral portion of the display unit on the one surface of the display.
The operating device according to claim 4 . The case body is flat and rectangular box-like when viewed from the thickness direction of the case body,
The reinforcing member is
It has an L-shaped cross section, is a long plate, and is disposed on the outer side of the bottom wall of the case body along one side of the case body when viewed from the thickness direction of the case body. And the main piece,
And a side piece which is a long plate-like and is continuous at an edge of one side of the casing body in the lateral direction of the main piece and is disposed outside the side wall of the casing body.
The operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 .   The case body is flat and rectangular box-like when viewed from the thickness direction of the case body,
  The reinforcing member is in the form of a long flat plate and is disposed outside the bottom wall of the housing body along one side of the housing body when viewed from the thickness direction of the housing body.
  The operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.   The reinforcing member is long and has a design surface exposed to the outside in a state of being attached to the housing body,
  The design surface is subjected to hairline treatment along the longitudinal direction of the reinforcing member,
  The operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 7.   The reinforcing member has a design surface exposed to the outside in a state of being attached to the housing body,
  An alumite treatment is applied to the design surface.
  The operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 8.   The reinforcing member is colored when the alumite treatment is performed.
  The operating device according to claim 9. The user interface device and the control in a state where the housing body is in the form of a box whose one surface is open, and the user interface device is disposed closer to the bottom wall of the housing body than the control substrate. Accommodate the substrate,
And a third insulating member formed of a flexible non-conductive material and covering the control substrate from one side of the casing body.
The third insulating member covers both sides in a direction orthogonal to the vertical direction from the vertically lower side of the electronic component facing region facing the electronic component in the control substrate in a state where the operation device is attached to the building material With an extending slit,
The operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 10 .