JPH11177670A - Connector mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector mechanism with which connectors of various kinds of portable telephone sets can be easily connected with connectors of cradles for these telephone sets. SOLUTION: In a connector mechanism for a portable telephone set 20 and a cradle 21 for holding the portable telephone set 20 and for performing a connector connection, the cradle 21 is provided with a holding rail 25 for holding the portable telephone set 20 and a connector 24 to be connected to a connector 32 of the portable telephone set 20, while the connector 24 of the cradle 21 is supported through springs 31 and 31' to the cradle 21 so as to be vertically, longitudinally and laterally moved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a connector mechanism. More particularly, the present invention relates to a connector mechanism that allows both connectors to be easily fitted when a mobile phone is connected to a hands-free cradle of the mobile phone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 shows a conventional portable telephone, and FIG. 6 shows a state in which the portable telephone is to be set on a hands-free cradle. In FIG. 5A, reference numeral 1 denotes a mobile phone, which is provided with an antenna 2, a key dial 3, a transmitter 4, a receiver 5, a liquid crystal display 6, and the like. A connector 7 for connection is provided.

As shown in FIG. 5 (b), a dovetail-shaped guide rail 8 as a guide mechanism for guiding the mobile phone 1 in the insertion / removal direction of the connector 7 is provided on the back in the insertion / removal direction of the connector 7. It is provided in agreement. The guide rail 8 is not limited to a dovetail shape and may have another shape.
The installation position of the guide rail 8 is not limited to the rear surface of the telephone 1 but may be on the side surface.

A cradle 10 shown in FIG. 6 includes a holder base 11 and a holder slide 12 that can slide on the holder base 11, and the holder base 11 can be fitted to the connector 7 of the mobile phone 1. Connector 13
The holder slide 12 is provided with a holding rail 14 as a guide mechanism fitted to the guide rail 8 of the mobile phone 1.

[0005] The connector 13 of the cradle is shown in FIG.
As shown in (a), the holder base 11 is attached to a substrate 16 screwed to bosses 15 and 15 ′ formed on the lower surface of the upper part of the holder base 11, and protrudes from a hole 17 formed in the upper part of the holder base 11. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the mobile phone 1 moves the guide rail 8 to the holding rail 1 of the holder slide 12.
4 and sliding in the direction of arrow A, as shown in FIG.
(B) Connect the connector 7 of the mobile phone 1 to the cradle 1
0 connector 13.

[0006]

In the above-mentioned conventional cradle in which the portable telephone and the hands-free system are used, in order to connect the telephone connector to the cradle-side connector, the parallelism and positional accuracy of each connector are required. is there. If the position of the connector 13 of the cradle 10 and the position of the connector 7 of the mobile phone 1 are shifted by Δ as shown in FIG. 8A, the connectors are staggered as shown in FIG. Become. Therefore, the mobile phone 1 and the cradle 10 are provided with a positioning mechanism using dedicated rails 8 and 14. However, it is difficult to provide a common positioning mechanism for various types of mobile phones.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to realize a connector mechanism that can easily connect various types of portable telephones and a cradle connector that can be used for these telephones.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a connector mechanism for a mobile phone 20 and a cradle 21 for holding the mobile phone 20 and connecting a connector. , A holding rail 25 for holding the mobile phone 20, and the mobile phone 2
The connector 24 of the cradle 21 is supported by the cradle 21 via springs 31 and 31 'so as to be able to move up and down and back and forth and right and left. And

By adopting this configuration, as shown in FIG. 4, even if the connector 24 of the cradle and the connector 32 of the portable telephone are displaced from each other, the connector 24 of the cradle is supported via a spring and Since it is movable right and left, it can be fitted through the states shown in FIGS.

The invention of claim 2 is characterized in that, in claim 1, the portable telephone 20 is provided with a guide rail 33 fitted to the holding rail 25 of the cradle 21 by an adhesive means.

By adopting this configuration, since the guide rail 33 can be bonded to various types of mobile phones, the cradle can use the various types of mobile phones, and can be used for general purposes.

[0012]

FIG. 1 is a view showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 (a) is a perspective view showing a state where a mobile phone is about to be set in a cradle, and FIG. 1 (b) is a back view of the mobile phone. It is a perspective view. In the figure, 20 is a mobile phone, 21 is a cradle, 22 is a holder base of the cradle, 23 is a holder slide standing on the holder base and slidable back and forth, and a connector 24 is attached to the holder base 22. Have been. The holder slide 23 is provided with a holding rail 25 vertically on a vertical surface facing the connector 24.

The connector 24 can move up and down with respect to the holder base 22 as shown in FIG.
In addition, it is provided so as to be movable to some extent back and forth and right and left. That is, the holder base 22 is provided with two bosses 26 and 26 'on the left and right of the upper lower surface thereof, and a hole 27 through which the connector 24 can be inserted and the connector 24 can move to some extent in the front, rear, left and right directions. It is attached to the substrate 28 through the hole 27.

The substrate 28 is provided with holes 29, 29 'of a size which can be fitted to the bosses 26, 26' of the holder base 22 and which can move to some extent back and forth and right and left. Further, springs 31 and 31 'are inserted between the washer 30 screwed to the bosses 26 and 26' and the board 28, and the springs 31 and 31 '
4 is urged upward (in the direction of arrow A).

As shown in FIG. 1, a connector 32 is provided on the lower part of the portable telephone 20, and a guide rail 33 fitted on the holding rail 25 provided on the holder slide 23 is adhered on the back surface thereof with a double-sided tape or the like. ing. The bonding position of the guide rail 33 is determined by the connector 3 of the mobile phone 20.
2 is positioned so as to face the connector 24 provided on the holder base 22.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the guide rail 33 of the mobile phone 20 is fitted and slid on the holding rail 25 of the holder slide 23, and the connector 32 of the mobile phone is connected to the connector 2 of the holder base 22 as shown in FIG.
Close to 4. When the telephone 20 is further lowered, if there is no displacement between the connectors 24 and 32, the connectors 24 and 32 are completely fitted to each other as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3 (a), a connector 24 of the cradle 21 and a connector 32 of the mobile phone 20 are connected.
When the telephone 20 is lowered from the state where the connectors 24 and 32 shown in FIG. 4A are displaced from each other, as shown in FIG. One end of the connector 24 is pressed in the direction of arrow B, and the one end of the connector 24 is inclined downward. At the same time, it moves sideways in the direction of arrow C.

Next, the other end of the connector 24 contacts the inside of the connector 32 as shown in FIG. Further, if the mobile phone 20 is lowered as shown in FIG. 3D and FIG. 3B, the connectors 24 and 32 can be completely fitted together.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the portable telephone 2
Even if there is a relative displacement between the connector 32 of the cradle 21 and the connector 24 of the cradle 21, since the connector 24 of the cradle 21 is floatingly supported by the holder base 22, the connector 24 moves back and forth and left and right. Connector 32
Can be fitted.

For this reason, the guide rail 3 of the mobile phone 20
It is not necessary to form 3 directly on the telephone body, and some errors may be allowed. Thereby, it can be generalized for various different models.

Although the present embodiment has been described using a mobile phone, the present invention is not limited to a mobile phone.
The present invention can also be applied to wireless devices such as transceivers and portable navigation devices.

[0022]

According to the connector mechanism of the present invention, in the connector mechanism of the portable telephone and the cradle holding the portable telephone, the spring of the cradle can be moved up and down and back and forth and left and right with respect to the cradle. Even if there is a relative misalignment between the connector of the mobile phone and the connector of the cradle, the connector of the cradle can be moved and fitted to the connector of the mobile phone. Since a slight error can be allowed in the positioning mechanism with respect to the telephone, the guide rail of the mobile telephone can be adhered, which enables versatility.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIGS. 1A and 1B are diagrams showing an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing a state in which a portable wireless device is about to be set in a cradle, and FIG.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a conventional mobile phone.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a conventional hands-free cradle together with a mobile phone.

FIG. 7 is a view for explaining the operation of a conventional connector mechanism.

FIG. 8 is a view for explaining the operation of a conventional connector mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 20 mobile phone 21 cradle 22 holder base 23 holder slide 24 cradle connector 25 holding rail 26, 26 'boss 27, 29, 29' hole 28 board 30 washer 31, 31 'spring 32: Mobile phone connector 33: Guide rail

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A connector mechanism in a mobile phone (20) and a cradle (21) for holding the mobile phone (20) and performing connector connection, wherein the cradle (21) includes the mobile phone (20). ), And a connector (24) connected to a connector (32) of the mobile phone (20). The connector (24) of the cradle (21) is provided with the cradle (21). ) Via a spring (31, 31 ') so as to be movable up and down and back and forth and left and right. 2. The connector according to claim 1, wherein a guide rail (33) fitted to a holding rail (25) of the cradle (21) is attached to the mobile phone (20) by an adhesive means. mechanism.