Socket body mounting bracket

Abstract

The objective is to provide an attachment that allows for the attachment and detachment of sockets to plate-like materials such as metal plates by attaching and detaching fittings to a socket used for a dedicated frame. [Solution] The mounting bracket 1 for the socket body 32 according to the present invention is a mounting bracket 1 that enables the attachment of a socket 31 for use in a mosaic panel, which consists of a cylindrical socket body 32 in which a substrate 33 can be attached to the inside, to a plate-shaped body X. The mounting bracket 1 has an upper engaging portion 11 formed by bending a hook shape from the top of the main body portion 10 inward so as to be able to engage with the opening edge portion 32a of the socket body 32, and an inclined engaging portion 12 that extends inward from the bottom to the top of the main body portion 10, and a protruding fixing portion 20 that protrudes and extends from the main body portion 10 to be attached to the plate-shaped body X.

Description

Technical Field

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[0001] The present invention relates to a mounting bracket for a socket body using mosaic panel tiles for attachment to an iron plate for display and an acrylic panel.

Background Art

[0002] Originally, a mosaic panel is used for an electroluminescent display panel or the like for transmitting various information by mounting mosaic panel tiles on a lattice-shaped panel body. In such a case, a plurality of sockets (tiles) provided with LED elements are attached to a frame, and display is performed by lighting the LEDs.

[0003] Patent Document 1 describes an example of a mosaic panel, and the content disclosed in Patent Document 1 discloses that it is mounted on a frame formed on a predetermined resin panel by the leg portion of a socket.

[0004] On the other hand, in addition to the mosaic panel, it may be used for a display body made of a metal plate, an acrylic panel, or the like. In such a case, in addition to the lattice-shaped panel body (dedicated frame) used as a mosaic panel, a socket is attached to a plate-shaped object such as a metal plate or an acrylic panel having an opening at the attachment location and used. Conventionally, a socket for a mosaic panel has been fixed by adhesion with an adhesive or the like, but the adhesion may come off due to aging deterioration. Therefore, there has been a demand for a fitting that can be used as a tile for a mosaic panel and can be attached to a display body of such a plate-shaped object.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0006] Therefore, in view of the above problems, the present invention aims to provide an attachment that allows for the attachment and detachment of a socket to a plate-shaped object such as a metal plate by attaching and detaching a metal fitting to a socket that has been conventionally used for a dedicated frame of a mosaic panel. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] To solve the above problems, the mounting bracket for the socket body according to the present invention is a mounting bracket that allows a socket used in a mosaic panel, which consists of a cylindrical socket body capable of mounting a substrate inside, to be attached to a plate-shaped body, The mounting bracket has an upper engaging portion that is bent inward from the top of the main body in a hook shape so as to be able to engage with the opening edge of the socket body, and an inclined engaging portion that extends inward from the bottom to the top of the main body, It is characterized by having a protruding fixing portion that extends from the main body and is attached to a plate-shaped body.

[0008] Furthermore, it is preferable to have lateral engaging portions formed by bending both sides of the main body inward from a perpendicular direction.

[0009] Furthermore, it is preferable that the protruding fixing portion is bent outward so as to be flush with the opening edge of the socket body and extends outward, and that it is provided with a mounting hole through which a fixing shaft can be inserted.

[0010] Furthermore, it is preferable that the protruding fixing portion be located to one side of the left-right center position of the upper edge of the main body. [Effects of the Invention]

[0011] According to the invention described in claim 1, by attaching and detaching a fitting to a socket for use with a dedicated frame, it is possible to provide an attachment that allows the socket to be attached to and detached even on plate-shaped objects such as metal plates. Specifically, it can be firmly fixed from above and below by the upper engaging part and the lower inclined engaging part, and when engaged, there is a clicking sound from the inclined engaging part, so the user can confirm that it has stopped by hearing, and it is possible to provide an attachment that stops securely with a simple structure.

[0012] According to the invention described in claim 2, by having not only an upper engaging portion and an inclined engaging portion but also a lateral engaging portion, the mounting bracket can be prevented from shifting laterally and can be firmly fixed from all four sides.

[0013] According to the invention described in claim 3, the position of the protruding fixing portion causes the fixing position to coincide with the opening edge of the socket body, making it possible to provide a fitting suitable for use when a plate-shaped material is used as a mosaic panel.

[0014] According to the invention described in claim 4, even when attached to fittings in a continuous manner, the protruding fixing parts will be positioned alternately, thereby achieving space savings during installation. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0015] [Figure 1] This is an overall perspective view of the socket equipped with the mounting bracket of this embodiment. [Figure 2] This is a perspective view showing the state in which the socket equipped with the mounting bracket of this embodiment is attached, with (a) being an example of a plate-shaped body and (b) being an example of the state in which it is attached to the plate-shaped body. [Figure 3] Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view. [Figure 4] This is a socket according to this embodiment, where (a) is a front view, (b) is a top view, and (c) is a bottom view. [Figure 5] The mounting bracket of this embodiment is shown as follows: (a) is an enlarged perspective view, and (b) is a front view. [Figure 6]The mounting bracket of the present embodiment, where (a) is a plan view, (b) is a right side view, and (c) is a bottom view. [Figure 7] A second embodiment of the mounting bracket, where (a) is a plan view and (b) is a front view.

Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0016] The socket of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. Note that the following description is based on one embodiment and the present invention is not limited thereby.

[0017] The mounting bracket 1 of the present invention is an attachment for attaching the socket 31 to a plate-like body X (see FIG. 2) as shown in FIG. 1. In the present embodiment, two mounting brackets 1, 1 of the same form are used and attached to both sides of the socket body 32. In this description, the "inward direction" indicates the direction toward the center of the socket body 32, and the "outward direction" indicates the direction away from the socket body 32.

[0018] First, the socket 31 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the socket 31 is a member attached to a mosaic panel that serves as a dedicated frame body, and has a rectangular tube-shaped socket body 32, a substrate 33 provided with LED elements inside the socket body 32, and leg portions 34 extending downward from below the socket body 32.

[0019] The socket body 32 is a rectangular tube-shaped member with openings at the top and bottom, and is formed of a white resin member. The socket body 32 has an opening edge portion 32a with a slightly thicker wall at the upper opening position, and consists of four wall portions 32b, 32b that are slightly thinner below the opening edge portion 32a and continue downward. Leg portions 34, 34 extending downward from the lower ends of the front and rear wall portions 32b, 32b are provided.

[0020] It is preferable to place a cover (not shown) on the opening edge 32a of the socket body 32. It is also preferable that such a cover be made of a white resin material. A substrate 33 with approximately the same area as the opening is attached to the lower opening of the cylindrical socket body 32 so that the lower side is closed by the substrate 33.

[0021] The substrate 33 is a thin, roughly square-shaped plate with an LED element positioned in the center and a connection element for connecting to a power supply on its back side, although this is not shown in the illustration. The substrate 33 is fixed to the socket body 32 by inserting a protrusion extending from the edge of the substrate 33 into slits formed in the walls 32b, 32b of the socket body 32.

[0022] The legs 34, 34 are elongated, roughly rectangular members that extend further downward from the lower ends of the wall sections 32b, 32b, and have claw portions 34a, 34a formed at their tips. When fixing the socket 31 to a mosaic panel made of a dedicated frame, the claw portions 34a, 34a of the elongated, elastic legs 34, 34 are engaged to secure it.

[0023] Next, a mounting bracket 1, which serves as an attachment for attaching the socket 31 to a plate-like body X such as a metal plate, will be described. As shown in Figures 5 and 6, the mounting bracket 1 is formed by appropriately bending the top, bottom, left, and right portions of a single thin metal plate, resulting in an overall roughly cross shape with the four corners cut out in a front view. Specifically, it has a roughly cross-shaped main body portion 10 that faces the wall portion 32b of the socket body 32, an upper engaging portion 11 that extends from above the main body portion 10 and is bent into a U-shape to form a hook, inclined engaging portions 12, 12 that extend from below the main body portion 10, have their periphery cut out and inclined toward the socket body 32 side (inward) while moving upward from below, and lateral engaging portions 13, 13 that extend from both sides of the main body portion and are bent to reach the sides of the socket body 32.

[0024] Furthermore, the main body portion 10 has a plate-shaped protruding fixing portion 20 adjacent to the upper engaging portion 11, which is a member that bends from the upper edge. While the upper engaging portion 11 bends toward the socket body 32, the protruding fixing portion 20 protrudes toward the opposite direction (outward) from the socket body 32. The protruding fixing portion 20 is almost flush with the open end of the socket body 32 and has mounting holes 21 for insertion onto fixing shafts 52, 52 which are welded to the plate-shaped body X.

[0025] The upper engaging portion 11 extends inward from the upper edge of the main body portion 10 and is formed by bending it to form a roughly U-shaped hook at a roughly right angle. The upper engaging portion 11 engages with the opening edge portion 32a of the socket body 32 by hooking it from above.

[0026] The inclined engaging portion 12 has a notch 12a that is cut out entirely below the main body portion 10, and an extension piece that extends upward from the lower end of this notch 12a is inclined inward. The inclination angle is preferably about 35 to 45 degrees inward, and 40 degrees is preferable. With this angle, the inclined engaging portion 12 acts like a leaf spring and can reach below the socket body 32 and support the lower edge of the wall portion 32b from below.

[0027] The lateral engaging portions 13, 13 are members that are bent inward and extended from both side edges of the main body portion 10, and are bent at an angle slightly larger than the right angle in a plan view. Specifically, they are bent at an angle of about 95 to 110 degrees, with 100 degrees being preferable. These lateral engaging portions 13, 13 act like leaf springs, engaging with the wall portions 32b, 32b of the socket body 32 by sandwiching them from both sides.

[0028] Next, as shown in Figure 3, the process of attaching the mounting bracket 1 to the socket body 32 and then to the metal plate will be described. The two mounting brackets 1, 1 are attached to opposing surfaces of the socket body 32.

[0029] First, the upper engaging portion 11 of the mounting bracket 1 is hooked onto the opening edge 32a of the socket body 32, which is the opening surface. In this state, the lower inclined engaging portion 12 is located outside the wall portion 32b. From this hooked state, when the lower part of the main body 10 of the mounting bracket 1, which has the inclined engaging portion 12, is pressed against the socket body 32, the inclined engaging portion 12 elastically deforms, and its tip moves over the edge of the wall portion 32b to a position where it reaches the inner edge of the wall portion 32b or the base plate 33. In this state, the lateral engaging portions 13, 13 are positioned to clamp and lock onto the outer surfaces of the wall portions 32b, 32b on both sides of the wall portion 32b that the inclined engaging portion 12 has overturned. In this way, the mounting bracket 1 can be attached to the socket body 32.

[0030] Next, the method for attaching the socket 31, to which the mounting bracket 1 is attached, to the plate-shaped body X will be explained. The plate-shaped body X to which the socket 31 is attached has a rectangular opening 51 in the plate-shaped body X to ensure illumination from the socket 31, as shown in Figure 2(a), and fixing shafts 52, 52 are welded to it for insertion into the mounting holes 21, 21 of the protruding fixing parts 20, 20, which will be described later. The fixing is completed by passing the mounting holes 21, 21 of the protruding fixing parts 20, 20 through the fixing shafts 52, 52 and tightening nuts or the like while the plate-shaped protruding fixing parts 20, 20 are aligned with them.

[0031] The opening 51 of the plate-like body X is not limited to a rectangular shape; it can be any shape suitable for use, such as a circular shape. Furthermore, instead of using a pre-welded fixing shaft 52, screw holes may be provided, and the body may be fixed by inserting screws or the like into the mounting holes 21.

[0032] The mounting bracket 1 of this embodiment can be firmly fixed from above and below by the hook-shaped upper engaging portion 11 and the inclined engaging portion 12 located below. Furthermore, it can be firmly fixed by hooking the upper part with the upper engaging portion 11 and supporting the lower part by allowing the inclined engaging portion 12 to pass over the wall portion 34b. In addition, there is a clicking sound when the part passes over, so the user can hearly confirm that it has stopped, making it possible to provide an attachment that stops securely with a simple configuration.

[0033] Furthermore, the presence of lateral engaging portions 13, 13 prevents the mounting bracket 1 from shifting laterally, allowing it to be firmly fixed from all four sides.

[0034] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 7, in the second embodiment, all of the protruding fixing parts 20 are positioned to one side of the left or right orientation relative to the left-right center (CC line) of the main body 10. According to this embodiment, when the protruding fixing parts 20 are positioned laterally than the center of the upper edge of the fitting in a plan view, even when they are continuously attached to the fitting, the protruding fixing parts 20 will be positioned alternately, thereby achieving space savings during installation. [Explanation of symbols]

[0035] 1...Mounting bracket, 10...Main body, 11...Upper engaging part, 12...Inclined engaging part, 13...Side engaging part, 20...Protruding fixing part, 21...Mounting hole, 31...Socket, 32...Socket body, 32a...Opening edge, 32b...Wall, 33...Base plate, 34...Legs, 51...Opening, 52...Fixing shaft, X...Plate-shaped body (metal plate).

Claims

1. A mounting bracket that allows a socket used in a mosaic panel, which consists of a cylindrical socket body on which a circuit board can be attached, to be attached to a plate-shaped body, The mounting bracket has an upper engaging portion that is bent inward from the top of the main body in a hook shape and formed to engage with the opening edge of the socket body, and an inclined engaging portion that extends inward from the bottom to the top of the main body, A mounting bracket for a socket body, characterized by having a protruding fixing portion that extends from the main body and is attached to a plate-shaped body.

2. The mounting bracket for the socket body according to claim 1, characterized in that it has lateral engaging portions formed by bending both sides of the main body inward from a direction perpendicular to the direction.

3. The mounting bracket for the socket body according to claim 2, characterized in that the protruding fixing portion is bent outward and extends to protrude so as to be flush with the opening edge of the socket body, and has a mounting hole through which a fixing shaft can be inserted.

4. The mounting bracket for the socket body according to any one of claims 1, 2, or 3, characterized in that the protruding fixing portion is located to the side of the left-right center position of the upper edge of the main body.

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