Operation device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10790652-B2
Application number	US-201716465812-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 31, 2017
Priority date	Jan 31, 2017
Publication date	Sep 29, 2020
Grant date	Sep 29, 2020

Abstract

An operation device includes a control board, a case, a base member, and a protective cover located inside the case and protecting the control board by separating, inside the case, a space defined by the base member and the case into a first space for the control board and a second space exposed to the base member. The base member has an annular rib surrounding an installation hole. The protective cover has, on a surface facing the base member, a recess in an area corresponding to the rib. The rib is fitted in the recess with a leading edge in contact with the bottom of the recess. A screw inserted in the hole has a head inside a third space defined by the rib and the bottom of the recess.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An operation device comprising:
a control board on which an electronic component is mounted;
a case accommodating the control board;
a base member to which the case is fastened, the base member having an installation hole to receive a screw for installation to a structural material and a rib having an annular shape and surrounding the installation hole; and
a protective cover located inside the case and separating, inside the case, a space defined by the base member and the case into a first space and a second space to protect the control board, the first space accommodating the control board, the second space being partially defined by the base member,
wherein the protective cover has, on a surface facing the base member, a recess in an area corresponding to the rib,
the rib is fitted in the recess with a leading edge of the rib in contact with a bottom of the recess, and a part of the screw inserted through the installation hole is located in a third space defined by the rib and the protective cover, and
the third space is sealed from the first space by the protective cover to prevent condensation water from entering the first space.

2. The operation device according to claim 1 , wherein the base member has a communication hole communicating with the third space and located vertically downward from the installation hole when the base member is installed on the structural material.

3. The operation device according to claim 2 , wherein when the base member is installed on the structural material, a vertically downward inner wall of the rib and a vertically downward inner wall of the communication hole slope vertically downward toward the structural material.

4. The operation device according to claim 3 , wherein the protective cover has at least a portion of elastic material, and the at least the portion of the elastic material of the protective cover is the bottom of the recess.

5. The operation device according to claim 4 , wherein
the base member has
a dent surrounding the installation hole,
a first groove extending in a first direction, and
a second groove having a first end communicating with the first groove and a second end communicating with the dent, and

when the base member is installed on the structural material with the first direction being vertically downward, the second end of the second groove is located farther in a second direction than the first end of the second groove, the second direction being opposite to the first direction.

6. The operation device according to claim 3 , wherein
the base member has
a dent surrounding the installation hole,
a first groove extending in a first direction, and
a second groove having a first end communicating with the first groove and a second end communicating with the dent, and

when the base member is installed on the structural material with the first direction being vertically downward, the second end of the second groove is located farther in a second direction than the first end of the second groove, the second direction being opposite to the first direction.

7. The operation device according to claim 2 , wherein the protective cover has at least a portion of elastic material, and the at least the portion of the elastic material of the protective cover is the bottom of the recess.

8. The operation device according to claim 7 , wherein
the base member has
a dent surrounding the installation hole,
a first groove extending in a first direction, and
a second groove having a first end communicating with the first groove and a second end communicating with the dent, and

when the base member is installed on the structural material with the first direction being vertically downward, the second end of the second groove is located farther in a second direction than the first end of the second groove, the second direction being opposite to the first direction.

9. The operation device according to claim 2 , wherein
the base member has
a dent surrounding the installation hole,
a first groove extending in a first direction, and
a second groove having a first end communicating with the first groove and a second end communicating with the dent, and

when the base member is installed on the structural material with the first direction being vertically downward, the second end of the second groove is located farther in a second direction than the first end of the second groove, the second direction being opposite to the first direction.

10. The operation device according to claim 1 , wherein the protective cover has at least a portion of elastic material, and the at least the portion of the elastic material of the protective cover is the bottom of the recess.

11. The operation device according to claim 10 , wherein
the base member has
a dent surrounding the installation hole,
a first groove extending in a first direction, and
a second groove having a first end communicating with the first groove and a second end communicating with the dent, and

when the base member is installed on the structural material with the first direction being vertically downward, the second end of the second groove is located farther in a second direction than the first end of the second groove, the second direction being opposite to the first direction.

12. The operation device according to claim 1 , wherein
the base member has
a dent surrounding the installation hole,
a first groove extending in a first direction, and
a second groove having a first end communicating with the first groove and a second end communicating with the dent, and

when the base member is installed on the structural material with the first direction being vertically downward, the second end of the second groove is located farther in a second direction than the first end of the second groove, the second direction being opposite to the first direction.

13. An operation device comprising:
a control board on which an electronic component is mounted;
a case accommodating the control board;
a base member to which the case is fastened, the base member having installation holes to receive screws for installation to a structural material and ribs each having an annular shape and surrounding the installation hole, each rib protruding in a direction opposite to the structural material when the base member is installed on the structural material; and
lids corresponding one-to-one to the ribs to each close a leading edge of the corresponding rib,
wherein, when the base member is installed on the structural material, a part of the each screw, which is inserted through a corresponding one of the installation holes, is located in a fourth space defined by the corresponding rib and the corresponding lid, and
a ridge with a corrugated profile is provided in a portion of the ribs or the lids where the ribs and the lids face each other.

14. The operation device according to claim 13 , wherein
the base member has
dents each surrounding a corresponding one of the installation holes,
a first groove extending in a first direction, and
second grooves each having a first end communicating with the first groove and a second end communicating with the corresponding dent, and

when the base member is installed on the structural material with the first direction being vertically downward, the second end of each second groove is located farther in a second direction than the first end of each second groove, the second direction being opposite to the first direction.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Okura Kenichiro
• Murata Yoshiteru
• Sugimura Mitsuhiro

Classifications

• H05K5/0212

  Condensation eliminators · CPC title

• H05K5/0018

  having an electronic display · CPC title

• H02G3/088 Primary

  Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof casings or inlets · CPC title

• H02G3/10 Primary

  for surface mounting on a wall · CPC title

• F24F13/20 Primary

  Casings or covers · CPC title