JPH05218665A - Cord holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent removal of a plug of an accessory device with a cord such as a microphone, etc., from a jack of a surface of a housing of an electronic apparatus by absorbing a stress to be applied to the cord of the device. CONSTITUTION:A cord holder 1 is formed of a body 3 of the holder having a cord connector 2 and an elastic belt 4 extended integrally with the body 3. A connecting protrusion 5 protrudes as connecting means to an end of the belt 4. One bent part 3b side is used as a first connector 2a through a central piece 3a of the body 3, and the other bent part 3c side is used as a second connector 2b.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cord holder which is attached to a VTR device, a karaoke device or the like and locks a cord of a device such as a microphone connected to a jack of these devices.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various accessory devices such as a microphone are often connected to a VTR device and used. This connection is made by inserting and fitting the plug part of the accessory device into the jack of the VTR device or the like, but the cord extending from the rear part of the plug is hung down as it is.

Therefore, this cord portion is held by the force with which the jack and the plug are fitted, and when the cord is long, the plug is likely to drop from the jack due to the weight of the cord.

[0004]

Therefore, particularly in a device using a mini jack, since the fitting force between the mini jack and the microphone plug is weak and the cord holding effect is low, if stress or the like is added to the cord of the microphone, The phenomenon that the microphone plug comes off the mini jack tends to occur.

Therefore, a method of binding the cord to a device or the like can be considered, but in this case, even if stress is applied to the cord, the microphone plug is hard to come off from the mini jack, so that the safety is poor and the device (set) side is not secured. May cause damage.

[0006] As described above, when a strong stress is applied to the cord of the microphone while holding the microphone plug which is easily detached from the minijack with a constant force, it is possible to easily remove the microphone plug from the minijack. The reality is that no measures were taken.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a cord holder which simultaneously solves the above-mentioned conflicting problems.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and to achieve the above-mentioned object, the cord holder of the present invention has a cord locking portion made of synthetic resin, for example, as shown in FIG. The cord-attached accessory device including a main body portion and an elastic belt portion extending from the main body portion and having a locking means at an end portion thereof, in which a plug provided at one end is inserted into a jack provided in the electronic device. The cord is locked to the cord locking portion, and the locking means of the elastic belt portion is locked to a locking recess provided on the surface of the housing near the jack of the electronic device.

Further, the main body made of the above-mentioned synthetic resin is S
The plug side of the above-mentioned accessory is located on the side close to the connection between the S-shaped body and the elastic belt section, and the body side of the above-mentioned accessory is located on the side far from the connection side. The above-mentioned cord may be locked to the above-mentioned S-shaped portion.

[0010]

With the cord holder according to the present invention configured as described above, after the cord of the accessory device with the cord is locked in the cord locking portion, the cord holder is secured to the surface of the electronic device casing by the locking means of the elastic belt portion. Attach it to the provided recess. In this state, use the corded accessory, and if stress is applied to the cord, absorb it with the cord holder.

When the main body is formed in an S-shape, the cord on the plug side of the accessory is locked to the one cord retaining portion of the cord holder from below, and the cord on the accessory is attached to the other cord holder. It locks to the cord locking part from above.

[0012]

First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5, reference numeral 1 denotes an entire cord holder, and the cord holder 1 is made of synthetic resin, and is integrally formed from a main body portion 3 of a holder having a cord locking portion 2 and the main body portion 3. The elastic belt portion 4 is extended, and a locking protrusion 5 as a locking means is projected from the tip of the elastic belt portion 4. In this example, the main body portion 3 is formed in a substantially S-shape, and the cord locking portion 2 is formed by the bent portion, that is, the one bent portion 3b side is sandwiched by the central piece 3a. First locking portion 2
a, and the other bent portion 3c side is the second locking portion 2b.

Reference numerals 2c and 2d denote cord insertion portions, which are used to prevent the locked cord C from falling off.
Its tip is shaped like a hemisphere. The elastic belt 4 extends in the same plane direction from the outer line side of the one bent portion 3b of the holder body 3, and the non-slip surface 6a having a serrated cross section is formed on both sides of the central piece 3a. , 6b are formed in a raised shape.

Further, a step portion is formed on the substantially central peripheral surface of the locking protrusion 5 at the tip of the elastic belt portion 4, and a taper for light press-fitting is provided from this step toward the tip of the locking means 5. Parts are formed. Reference numeral 7 is a hinge formed on the tip side of the elastic belt 4.

Next, a method of using the cord C of the microphone by locking the cord C of the cord holder 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described below. First, after inserting the cord C of the microphone into the cord inserting portion 2c on the elastic belt portion 4 side and engaging with the first engaging portion 2a, the non-slip surface 6a of the holder main body portion 3
Alternatively, the cord C is held by being inserted from the cord insertion portion 2d via 6b and being retained by the second retaining portion 2b.

At this time, the distance of the cord C between the plug 10a of the accessory device and the cord holder 1 can be set arbitrarily, but in the present embodiment, the surface of the box (front panel) of the electronic device 8 such as a VTR is set. It is set to be slightly longer than the distance between the jack 8a and the locking recess 8b.

In this way, the taper portion of the locking protrusion 5 is lightly press-fitted into the locking recess 8b on the surface of the housing of the electronic device 8, and the inner wall of the locking recess 8b is pressed by the step to protect the housing of this embodiment. The accessory 10 such as a microphone is used by attaching the cord holder 1 to the above, but the insertion force required when inserting the cord holder 1 into the locking recess 8b is set to an extent that can be 3 kg or less, and the cord is pulled after the insertion is completed. The pulling force required for pulling out should be set to the extent possible with 2 kg or more. Further, preferably, the front panel and the cord holder 1 of the present embodiment are set to have such durability that they can be attached and detached 200 times or more.

When the microphone C is used and the cord C is caught by an obstacle such as a table and tension is applied to the cord C, the cord holder 1 is preliminarily used.
The shock is buffered by.

As described above, according to this embodiment,
The cord C is held by the cord holder 1 in the box even if the jack 8a and the plug 10a have a weak fitting force, which is easy to insert into the locking recess 8b on the surface of the box of the electronic device 8. The effect is enhanced.

Therefore, when a slight stress or the like is applied to the cord C of the microphone, the plug 10a is inserted into the jack 8
Hard to come off from a. Further, when the cord C is further subjected to a strong stress or the like, the cord holder 1 is released from the surface of the box, so that the stress or the like can be relieved, and the cord (C) to which the tension is applied is pulled to drop the device (set) side. It is possible to prevent and it is excellent in safety.

That is, according to the cord holder 1, the microphone plug 10a which is easily detached from the jack 8a is inserted into the jack 8a.
When a strong stress is applied to the cord C of the microphone over a certain level while holding it with a constant force at a position close to a, the cord holder 1 can be easily removed from the locking recess 8b to buffer the stress. ..

Next, the cord holder 11 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. This embodiment includes a plate-shaped main body 13 having a band-shaped cord locking portion 12, and an elastic belt portion 16 extending from the main body 13 and having a locking protrusion 15 at an end thereof. Equipment 8
Plug 1 provided at one end of jack 8a provided at
The cord C of the corded accessory device 10 into which 0a is inserted is locked by the cord locking portion 12 described above, and the locking protrusion 15 of the elastic belt portion 16 near the jack 8a of the electronic device 8 described above. It is configured to be locked in a locking recess 8b provided on the surface of the housing.

As shown in FIG. 6, the main body 13 of the present embodiment has a plate-like planar shape and has 3φ to 7φ on the upper surface.
The non-slip bodies 14, 14 each having a recess 14a corresponding to the diameter of the cord C are fixed in parallel. In addition, the main body 13
A large number of holes 12a are formed in the band-shaped cord locking portion 12 provided at the end portion, so that the cord locking portion 12 can be easily bent. The cord locking portion 12 can be inserted into the binding hole 13a at the end of the body portion 13, and the protrusion 13b inside the binding hole 13a has the above-mentioned band shape as shown in FIG. It can be locked in the hole 12a of the cord locking portion 12.

Since the locking projection 15 and the elastic belt portion 16 of this embodiment are the same as the locking means 5 and the elastic belt portion 6 of the above-mentioned first embodiment, their explanations are omitted.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, the recesses 1 of the anti-slip body 14 arranged in parallel with the main body 13 are provided.
As shown in FIG. 6, the cords C such as microphones are placed in parallel on 4a, and then the cord locking portion 12 is bent to remove the excess portion of the cord locking portion 12 from the main body portion as shown in FIG. The cord C is supported by being fixed in the binding hole 13a of the cord 13.

Then, as in the first embodiment, the locking protrusions 15 of the elastic belt portion 16 are engaged with the locking recesses 8 on the surface of the casing on the device side.
Insert into b and use accessory equipment such as a microphone. According to this embodiment, in addition to the effect of the first embodiment, there is an effect that two cords C can be supported at one time.

Next, the cord holder 21 of the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The main body portion 23 of the present embodiment is formed by extending the cord locking portions 22 at the upper and lower ends of the flat plate-shaped non-slip portion 23a, and the overall planar shape is formed into the arithmetic numeral "3" shape. In the cord locking portion 22,
A first locking portion 22a is provided on the upper side of the main body portion 23, and a second locking portion 22b is provided on the lower side of the main body portion 23.

Further, the first and second locking portions 22a, 22
Cord insertion portions 22c and 22d are formed at the ends of b, respectively. The cord insertion portions 22c and 22d are formed in a hemispherical shape as in the first embodiment, and have a shape that allows the cord C and the like to be easily locked.

Particularly, in this embodiment, when the main body portion 23 is viewed from the side surface, the cord locking portions 22 are extended at a certain angle in the vertical direction as shown in FIG. The elastic belt portion 24 is extended from the end portion on the first locking portion 22a side, and the locking protrusion 25 is formed on the rear surface end of the elastic belt 24. This elastic belt portion 24
The configurations of the locking protrusion 25 and the locking protrusion 25 are the same as the configurations of the elastic belt portion 4 and the locking protrusion 5 of the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted.

Also in this embodiment, the cord C of the accessory device 10 such as a microphone is inserted and supported from both cord insertion portions 22c and 22d, respectively, but unlike the case of the first embodiment, a plurality of cords C from the same direction. Since the cord can be inserted, the operability is excellent, and the angle between the cord locking portion 22 and the non-slip portion 23a makes it possible to further reduce the load applied to the cord C when the cord C is locked. Has the effect.

The present invention can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, cord locking portions may be provided on both front and back surfaces of the elastic belt portion, and the first to third embodiments can be combined. You may comprise a main-body part. Further, the present invention is not limited to the purpose of supporting the cord for the microphone as described in the above-mentioned embodiment, but can be used for the purpose of holding the cable, and the cord (cable) -shaped cover can be applied to various boxes. There are many places where it can be applied and used for supporting the locking body.

[0032]

As described above, according to the cord holder of the present invention, the cord can be easily locked without applying a load that damages the cord of the corded accessory device, and a high holding effect can be obtained. Then, it is easy to attach because it only needs to be lightly press-fitted into the locking recess provided on the housing surface near the jack of the electronic device, and there is flexibility because it can be bent by the elastic belt portion even after being attached to the housing surface. .. Therefore, even when stress is applied to the cord, the cord holder can absorb the stress, and it is not until the plug of the accessory device with the cord comes off the jack. Furthermore, since the withdrawal force is 2 kg or more, if more load is applied, the electronic device (set side)
Since the cord holder can be disengaged from the locking recess without damaging the cord, it is highly safe and can be removed by simply pulling.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a mounting method of the same.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a usage state after the device is attached to the surface of the box of the device.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a state in which the cord is supported.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a vertical sectional side view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 11, 21 Cord holder 2, 12, 22 Cord locking part 3, 13, 23 Main body part 4, 16, 24 Elastic belt part 5, 15, 25 Locking protrusion 7 Hinge 8 Electronic equipment 8a Jack 8b Locking Recess 10 Code accessory 10a Plug C code

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A jack provided on an electronic device, comprising: a main body portion having a cord locking portion made of synthetic resin; and an elastic belt portion extending from the main body portion and having a locking means at an end portion thereof. The cord of the accessory device with a cord inserted into the cord is locked to the cord locking portion, and the locking means of the elastic belt portion is provided on the housing surface near the jack of the electronic device. A cord holder characterized by being locked in a locking recess. 2. The main body made of the synthetic resin has an S-shape, and the plug side of the accessory is on the far side from the side near the connection between the S-shape main body and the elastic belt section. The cord is locked to the S-shaped portion so that the main body side of the accessory is positioned.
Code holder as described.