Device mounting base

Abstract

A device mounting base comprises a main mounting unit ( 6 ) for mounting an apparatus, and a front panel ( 9 ) made of a resin material and installed on the main mounting unit ( 6 ) in a position in front of the main mounting unit ( 6 ) with a plurality of movable devices, wherein the main mounting unit ( 6 ) and the front panel ( 9 ) are engaged with a movement restraining device for restraining the front panel ( 9 ) from shifting in front of the main mounting unit ( 6 ). The movable devices absorb deformation of front panel ( 9 ) to prevent it from warping and distorting, and the movement restraining device prevents front panel ( 9 ) from shifting by the deformation even when front panel ( 9 ) deforms due to heating and cooling, or moisture absorption and dehydration.

1 . A device mounting base/comprising:
 a main mounting unit for mounting an apparatus;   a front panel disposed in front of the main mounting unit;   a movable device installing the front panel on the main mounting unit in a manner to shift freely; and   a movement restraining device for restraining the front panel from shifting in front of the main mounting unit,   wherein the movable device shifts in a mounting position according to a dimensional change of the front panel.   
   
   
       2 . The device mounting base of  claim 1 , wherein the movable device comprises a movable hanging device for hanging the front panel on the main mounting unit. 
   
   
       3 . The device mounting base of  claim 2 , wherein the movable hanging device is provided with a hook portion for keeping a space between the main mounting unit and the front panel within a predetermined distance. 
   
   
       4 . The device mounting base of  claim 2 , wherein the movable hanging device is provided with a key portion having a hook portion for keeping a space between the main mounting unit and the front panel within a predetermined distance, and a reinforcing portion reinforcing the key portion. 
   
   
       5 . The device mounting base of  claim 2 , wherein the front panel is installed on the main mounting unit with the movable hanging device and an elastic material engaged to the movable hanging device and imparting an upward thrust on the front panel. 
   
   
       6 . The device mounting base of  claim 5 , wherein the elastic material comprises any of a form rubber, a leaf spring and a plastic spring. 
   
   
       7 . The device mounting base of  claim 5 , wherein the front panel shifts downward against the thrust of the elastic material when the apparatus is being mounted on the main mounting unit, and an upper side of the front panel abuts upon a bottom surface of the apparatus by the thrust of the elastic material after the apparatus is mounted on the main mounting unit. 
   
   
       8 . The device mounting base of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of movable devices include at least one magnetic movable device for installing the front panel on the main mounting unit by means of a magnetic force. 
   
   
       9 . The device mounting base of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of movable devices include at least one magnetic movable device for installing the front panel on the main mounting unit by means of a magnetic force, and at least one of the other movable devices comprises the movable hanging device, and further wherein the magnetic movable device is positioned below the movable hanging device. 
   
   
       10 . The device mounting base of  claim 1 , wherein the movement restraining device is disposed at the center along a lateral direction of the front panel. 
   
   
       11 . The device mounting base of  claim 10 , wherein the movement restraining device comprises a key disposed on one of the main mounting unit and the front panel, and a key catcher disposed on the other of the main mounting unit and the front panel for holding the key. 
   
   
       12 . The device mounting base of  claim 10 , wherein the movement restraining device has a moveable range smaller than the plurality of movable devices. 
   
   
       13 . The device mounting base of  claim 1 , wherein the front panel is made of any of an acrylic plate, a glass plate, a wood board and a metal plate. 
   
   
       14 . The device mounting base of  claim 1 , wherein the movable device comprises a hole formed in the main mounting unit, and a retaining member having a locking portion of a diameter larger than a diameter of the hole and a fixing portion having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the hole, and further wherein the fixing portion of the retaining member is inserted in the hole of the main mounting unit and bonded to the front panel.