JP2002058089A - Protector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a protector for easy treatment of a cord of a headphone device while a remote control unit is protected. SOLUTION: A protector body is provided which has such shape as to be so attached as to cover the perimeter of the remote control unit with an expandable/shrinkable terminal. The protector body is provided with a window where an operation knob and a display unit formed at the remote control unit are exposed while it is attached to the remote control unit, and a taking-up part which takes up the cord of the headphone device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a protector mounted on a remote control unit for a headphone device provided with a remote control unit, that is, a so-called headphone remote control.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a player device such as a portable tape player, a disc player, a memory card player, etc., a user is connected to a headphone device to enjoy playing music or the like. Also, the headphone device
Normally, a headphone part worn by the user in the ear and a plug part connected to the player device are composed of a cord (cable).
The remote control unit (hereinafter, also referred to as a remote control unit) is formed in the middle of the cord in many cases. The remote control unit is provided with operation keys for instructing the player device to play, stop, fast-forward, etc., and a display unit for presenting a user with an operation state or the like of the player device. By forming such a remote control unit, the user can perform various operations and check the operation state from the remote control unit while the player device is kept in a bag or handbag, for example, which is very convenient. It has become.

[0003]

By the way, it is troublesome for a user who uses a portable player device to process a cord of a headphone device when not in use. That is, if the cord is put into a bag or the like without any particular concern when the headphone device has been used, the cord becomes entangled and it takes a lot of time to use it next time. In addition, since the cord is disturbed in a bag or the like, it is inconvenient for taking in and out another object.

[0004] In order to cope with such a drawback, for example, a player device provided with a mechanism for winding and storing a cord inside the device has been proposed. However, the provision of the take-up / storage mechanism increases the size and weight of the player device, which is not preferable for a portable device that is required to be smaller and lighter. Further, since a smaller winding portion is formed inside a relatively small player device, there is a disadvantage that the core wire of the cord is easily broken due to the winding shape and the tension at the time of winding. Further, the winding device has a complicated structure, is easily broken, and if broken, it is necessary to repair the player device itself, which is not preferable for the user.

[0005] For these reasons, there is a demand for easy and appropriate processing of the cord of the headphone device when not in use.

[0006] Further, the headphone remote control is carried by the user together with the player device and the like, is handled relatively rough, and the remote control unit and the like are easily damaged. For example, if the surface of the display unit is scratched, the display function of the remote control unit where the display unit is formed by a liquid crystal panel or the like may not be able to fully exhibit the display function, and the visibility of the user may be reduced. Is also required to be protected.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a protector that enables easy processing of a cord of a headphone device and further protects a remote control unit. I do.

For this reason, the protector of the present invention has a shape that can be attached to a headphone device provided with a remote control unit (remote control unit) so as to cover the periphery of the remote control unit with a stretchable material. The protector body is formed. The protector body is provided with a window for exposing an operation element and a display unit formed on the remote operation unit when the protector body is mounted on the remote operation unit. A take-up portion is provided.

Further, a locking portion is provided for locking the cord so as not to come off from the winding portion when the cord is wound on the winding portion. In a state where the cord is wound around the winding section, a window for exposing the display section is configured to be closed by the cord.

In other words, according to the present invention, a protector that can be mounted on the remote control unit to protect the remote control unit is formed, and a cord winding portion is formed on the protector, so that the user can easily use the headphone device when not in use. Enable code processing.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As a preferred embodiment of a protector according to the present invention, a remote control protector 1 according to FIGS.
Will be described. First, referring to FIG. 2, a headphone remote controller 2 to which the remote controller protector 1 of this embodiment is attached
0 will be described. FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C show a headphone remote control 20 connected to, for example, a portable player device. FIG. 2A shows a state in which the remote control unit 30 is viewed from the left side. FIG. 2B shows the remote control unit 30.
FIG. 2C shows the remote control unit 3 as viewed from the front.
The state in which the headphone-side cord 22a is removed from 0 is shown.

As shown in FIG. 2A, a headphone remote control 20 has a plug portion 21 formed at one end thereof. The plug section 21 is connected to a corresponding terminal section of the player device. A remote control unit 30 is provided from the plug unit 21 via a plug-side cord 21a.
A headphone section 22 is provided via a headphone-side cord 22a.

An audio signal of the L and R channels is supplied from a player device (not shown) to which the plug unit 21 is connected, and the audio signal is supplied to a headphone unit 22 for sound formation. Further, between the player device and the remote controller 30, supply of user operation information from the remote controller 30 and supply of display information and power supply voltage from the player device are performed.

On the front side of the remote control unit 30, a display unit 31 made of, for example, a liquid crystal panel is provided so as to perform various displays based on display information from a player device. Further, the remote controller 30 is provided with operation keys 34, operation dials 33, and the like as operation elements operated by the user. In the case of this example, the operation keys 34 are provided on the left side of the remote controller 30. Although not shown, an operation key 34 may be provided on the right side surface. The operation dial 33 provided at the end is an operation element capable of rotating operation and pressing operation. The user can execute various operations such as reproduction, stop, fast forward, fast rewind, cue, pause, and mode switching of the player device by using these operators.

A clip 32 provided on the rear side of the remote controller 30 is a mounting tool for a user to mount the remote controller 30 on a breast pocket or the like. The jack portion 35 is connected to the headphone-side cord 22a shown in FIG.
This is a part for connecting the plug 22b. That is, the headphone-side cord 22a is detachable from the remote control unit 30.

1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F, 1F, 1F, 1F, 1E, 1F, 1E, 1F, 1E, 1F, 1E, 1F, 1E, 1F, 1E, and 1F are examples of the remote control protector 1 of the present embodiment mounted on the remote control unit 30 of the headphone remote control 20.
Shows a front view, a left side view, a right side view, a rear view, a plan view, and a bottom view.

The remote control protector 1 is formed of a stretchable material such as a rubber material. As shown in the figure, the remote controller protector 1 has a structure in which a left plate portion 2 and a right plate portion 3 are connected by a pair of upper connecting portions 4a and 4b and a lower pair of connecting portions 5a and 5b. The space between the left plate 2 and the right plate 3 is the headphone remote control 2 described above.
0 code (plug side code and headphone side code)
Winding section 12 on which 21a and 22a can be wound
Becomes

Each of the left plate 2 and the right plate 3 has three L-shaped notches formed as locking portions 6 above. Similarly, three L-shaped notches are formed as locking portions 6 below.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1B, the left plate 2
A slit is formed at the center of the window, and this is used as a window 10. A similar slit is formed in the center of the right plate portion 3 as shown in FIG. Further, as can be seen from FIG.
A window 8 is formed between a and the connecting portion 5a. Further, as shown in FIG. 1D, a window 9 is provided between the connecting portion 4b and the connecting portion 5b.

FIGS. 3A and 3B show a state where such a remote control protector 1 is mounted on the remote control unit 30. FIG. FIG. 3A shows a state corresponding to the front view of FIG. 1A, and FIG. 3B shows a state corresponding to the left side view of FIG. 1B.

When attaching the remote control protector 1 to the remote control unit 30, first, the plug 22b of the headphone-side cord 22a is removed from the remote control unit 30. Then, in this state, the remote controller 30 is pushed into the elastic remote controller protector 1. At this time, first, after passing the plug portion 21 and the plug-side cord 21a between the connecting portions 4a and 4b, the remote control portion 30 is
Push it into the inside of the remote control protector 1. Then, the plug 22b of the headphone-side cord 22a is connected to the jack 35 of the remote control unit 30 in a state where the remote control unit 30 is pushed into the inside of the remote control protector 1, whereby the state shown in FIG.

In the mounted state of FIG. 3, first, FIG.
The operation key 34 is exposed from the window 10 as shown in FIG. Therefore, the pressing operation of the operation key 34 can be performed in the mounted state. The operation dial 33 is provided as shown in FIG.
As can be seen from (b), the left and right plates 3 and 3 sandwich the left and right sides. However, since the remote control protector 1 is formed of an elastic rubber material or the like, the user can pinch and rotate the operation dial 33 from outside the left plate portion 2 and the right plate portion 3. That is, the operation dial 33 can be operated for each of the left and right plate portions 2 and 3. Of course, the pressing operation of the operation dial can be performed by pressing the left plate portion 2 or the right plate portion 3 so as to be bent. In particular, since the lower portions of the left and right plate portions 2 and 3 that are in contact with the operation dial 33 have high movability due to the cutouts serving as the locking portions 7, the operability of the operation dial 33 does not deteriorate.

As described above, the remote control protector 1
Even when is mounted, the user's operation with the remote control unit 30 is possible in the same manner as when it is not mounted. When operation keys are formed on the right side of the remote control unit 30,
The operation keys are exposed through a window 11 formed in the right plate portion 3 shown in FIG. 1C, and can be operated.

As can be seen from FIG. 3A, the display unit 31 is exposed by the window 8, so that the user can see the display contents of the display unit 31. Although not shown, the clip 32 and the jack portion 34 are exposed from the window 9 shown in FIG.
Therefore, there is no problem even when the user attaches the remote controller 30 to the breast pocket or the like by the clip 32. Of course, the headphone-side cord 22a for the jack section 35
There is no problem in attaching and detaching the plug 22b.

As shown in FIG. 3, since the remote controller protector 1 is always mounted on the remote controller 30, a protection function for the remote controller 30 is obtained. That is, it is possible to prevent the remote control unit 30 itself from hitting an object and to damage the housing or the display unit 31, and to reduce the impact of the remote control protector 1 when it falls or the like.

When the remote control protector 1 is mounted as described above, the cords 21a and 22a are wound around the winding section 12 of the remote control protector 1 when the use of the headphone remote control 20 is finished. Code 21
FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b) show a state in which a and 22a are wound. That is, the left plate 2 and the right plate 3, and the connecting portions 4a, 4b, 5
The user enters a code 21 with respect to the winding portion 12 of the remote control protector 1 formed in a bobbin shape by
a and 22a are wound. Then, an end portion of the winding, that is, an arbitrary portion near the plug portion 21 and near the headphone portion 22 is locked by any of the locking portions 6 and 7. As a result, the code 21 of the headphone remote control 20 is
a and 22a are locked in a state of being wound around the remote control protector 1. Therefore, even if the user puts the bag or pocket in that state, the cords 21a and 22b are not entangled or disturbed.

In the case of this embodiment, the locking portions 6 and 7 are formed at a total of twelve locations in three locations above and below the left and right plate portions 2 and 3 respectively. In this manner, a large number of locking portions 6 and 7 are formed, and it is possible for the user to determine which locking portion is to be locked. It becomes suitable. Also one
By locking one cord end over a plurality of locking portions, the locking force can be increased. For example, FIG. 4 shows an example in which a portion near the plug portion 21 of the plug-side cord 21a is locked by two locking portions 6.

In the case of this example, as can be seen from FIG. 4A, the winding section 12 is provided on the display section 31 as shown in FIG.
Will pass through the front of the window 8 that has displayed. Therefore, the display unit 31 is controlled by the wrapped cords 21a and 22a.
Is covered. This is headphone remote control 2
0 is not used, the codes 21a and 22a are displayed on the display unit 31.
, And the display unit 31 can be more effectively prevented from being damaged or stained when not in use.

Further, the remote control protector 1 of this embodiment is formed of an integral part of a rubber material and has a very simple structure, so that there is no possibility of failure as compared with a cord winding mechanism of a conventional player device. Very small. Also, it can be manufactured at low cost. Even if it is damaged, only the remote control protector 1 needs to be replaced, and the burden on the user is minimized.

Referring to FIG. 5, a modification of the embodiment will be described. This example is an example in which the locking portions 6 and 7 as described above are not formed. If the locking portions 6 and 7 are not formed, the ends of the cords 21a and 22a wound around the winding portion 12 are not held as they are, and may be disturbed thereafter. Therefore, an auxiliary tool 50 as shown in FIGS. 5A, 5B, and 5C is used. The auxiliary tool 50 has a shape in which holding portions 51 and 52 having a U-shaped cross section are back-to-back. Then, as shown in FIG. 5D, the end of the plug-side cord 21a wound around the winding unit 12 and the end of the headphone-side cord 22a are respectively connected to the holding unit 51,
52. For example, if such an auxiliary tool 50 is used, it is not always necessary to provide the locking portions 6 and 7. Note that, of course, even when the locking portions 6 and 7 are provided as described above, the auxiliary tool 50 can be used together. The auxiliary tool 50 can be prevented from being lost by being connected to the remote control protector 1 with a wire W (or a string) as shown in FIG. 5D, and can be used immediately when necessary.

Although the embodiments have been described above, various modifications can be considered as the protector of the present invention. In particular, the shape and size of the protector, the position of the window and take-up part, etc. should be designed according to the shape and size of the remote control part of the headphone remote control to be mounted, the arrangement of the display and the controls, etc. Needless to say.

[0032]

As can be seen from the above description, according to the present invention, protection of the remote control unit is realized by mounting the protector made of an elastic material on the remote control unit (remote control unit) of the headphone remote control. There is an effect that can be. In addition, since the protector is provided with windows corresponding to the operation unit and display unit of the remote control unit, user operations and confirmation of display contents can be normally performed while the protector is attached, which causes problems in use. Absent.

Further, since the winding portion is formed on the protector, when the headphones are finished, the user can process the cord by winding the cord around the winding portion. It can be prevented from being disturbed or entangled. Of course, the code can be easily unwound for the next use, and the trouble is eliminated.

Further, the cord is wound around the winding portion by providing a locking portion for locking the cord so as not to come off from the winding portion when the cord is wound on the winding portion. Entangled and disturbed at all. Furthermore, in a state where the cord is wound around the winding section, the window for displaying the display section is closed by the wound cord, so that the display section of the remote control section is not exposed, Since the display unit, which is the most protected part, is protected by the code when not in use, the protection effect can be further enhanced.

The protector of the present invention can be formed with a very simple structure, can be realized at low cost, and can be made hard to break. Even if it is damaged, only the protector needs to be replaced, and the burden on the user is minimized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view, a left side view, a right side view, a rear view, a plan view, and a bottom view of a remote control protector according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a headphone remote control to which the remote control protector of the embodiment is attached.

FIG. 3 is a front view and a left side view of a state where the remote control protector of the embodiment is mounted.

FIG. 4 is a front view and a left side view of a state in which a cord is wound around the remote protector of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a modification of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Remote control protector, 2 Left board, 3 Right board, 4
a, 4b, 5a, 5b connecting portion, 6, 7 locking portion, 8,
9, 10, 11 windows, 12 wind-up unit, 20 headphone remote control, 30 remote control unit, 31 display unit, 33 operation dial, 34 operation keys, 50 auxiliary tools

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A protector main body, which is formed of a material having elasticity and has a shape attachable to cover the periphery of the remote control unit, is formed in a headphone device provided with a remote control unit. The protector body is provided with a window for exposing an operation element and a display unit formed on the remote operation unit when the protector body is mounted on the remote operation unit. A protector characterized by having a taking part. 2. A locking portion for locking the cord so that the cord does not come off from the winding portion when the cord is wound on the winding portion. 2. The protector according to 1. 3. The window according to claim 1, wherein a window for exposing the display section is closed by the cord when the cord is wound around the winding section. The described protector.