Electronic Indicating Instrument
The electronic indicating instrument addresses the challenge of attaching to panels of varying thicknesses by using a snap fit, concave, and leaf spring mechanism, allowing secure attachment from the outside and adapting to different panel thicknesses.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2021087297
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2021-05-25
- Publication Date
- 2025-05-23
- Estimated Expiration
- 2041-05-25
AI Technical Summary
Existing electronic indicating instruments struggle to be properly attached to panels of different thicknesses without requiring workers to access the interior of the panel.
The electronic indicating instrument features a snap fit portion, a concave portion, and a leaf spring portion, allowing it to be attached to a panel from the outside without extending into the panel's interior. The snap fit portion includes a flexible pillar that bends and secures the instrument, while the concave portion sandwiches the panel, and the leaf spring portion applies a load to adapt to varying panel thicknesses.
This solution enables secure attachment of the electronic indicating instrument to panels of different thicknesses without the need to access the panel's interior, improving installation efficiency and versatility.
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Abstract
Claims
1. An electronic indicating instrument having a display unit and a body portion provided on a rear surface of the display unit, the body portion being inserted into the interior of the panel through an opening formed in a panel of the panel, the electronic indicating instrument being attached to the panel, a snap-fit portion having a first flexible column that bends by contacting an edge of the opening when the body portion is inserted into the opening and has a tip that abuts against the panel from inside the board in a state in which the body portion is inserted into the opening; a recessed portion disposed at a position of the body portion that sandwiches the panel from the outside and the inside of the board when the body portion is inserted into the opening; a leaf spring portion having a groove portion provided on a rear surface of the display portion, and a second flexible column extending in a direction away from the groove portion and capable of being housed in the groove portion, the leaf spring portion applying a load to the panel from outside the board by the second flexible column when the body portion is inserted into the opening portion, the panel has a thickness that is less than or equal to a first thickness and greater than or equal to a second thickness that is less than the first thickness; a distance between the first flexible pillar and a rear surface of the display unit and a distance in a direction in which the body portion extends in the recess are equal to a first thickness; The distance between the tip of the second flexible post and the edge of the groove is equal to or greater than the difference between the first thickness and the second thickness. An electronic indicating instrument characterized by:
2. The snap fit portion is Located at one of the upper and lower parts of the body of the electronic indicating instrument; The recessed portion is The electronic indicator is disposed on the other of the upper and lower parts of the body.
2. An electronic indicating instrument according to claim 1.
3. The leaf spring portion is Located above and below the display of the electronic indicator 3. An electronic indicating instrument according to claim 1 or 2.
4. a protrusion that is inserted from the outside of the board into a hole in the board when the body is inserted into the opening, The length of the protrusion is the same as the first thickness.
4. An electronic indicating instrument according to claim 1, wherein said measuring instrument is a measuring instrument having a measuring range of from 1 to 3.
5. The protrusion is Located above and below the electronic indicator 5. An electronic indicating instrument according to claim 4.
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