CN101116085A

CN101116085A - Direct-mounted pouch for portable electron device

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Publication number: CN101116085A
Application number: CNA2005800447673A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 梁宗宝; 陈应超; 贺基
Original assignee: Empower Technologies Inc
Current assignee: Empower Technologies Inc
Priority date: 2004-10-25
Filing date: 2005-10-25
Publication date: 2008-01-30

Abstract

A pouch for a portable electronic device is disclosed comprising an outer wall forming an opening secured to a portable electronic device. The outer wall includes rounded or faceted surfaces conforming to the hand of a user holding the electronic device. A compressible stylus may secure to the portable electronic device between two stops holding the stylus in a compressed position. A cover of the electronic device hingedly secures thereto and includes a catch selectively maintaining the cover in a closed position. A power switch of the electronic device is positioned proximate the catch such that substantially simultaneous release of the catch and powering on of the device are enabled.

Description

The direct mounting box that is used for portable electron device

That patented claim of the present invention requires is that on October 25th, 2004 submitted to, U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.60/622093 and submitted on October 25th, 2005, fast piece number is that No.EV509172806 (acts on behalf of case number: the right of priority of U.S. Patent application No.EMPR-1-1008).

Technical field

The present invention relates generally to portable electron device, and more particularly, relates to and be used to store the annex of these devices and the equipment of peripheral unit.

Background technology

In recent years, specific crowd uses the quantity of portable electron device increasing.PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), MP3 player, mobile phone etc. all appear in the current society.Usually, portable electron device although great majority are unit independently, all needs peripheral unit to be operated.The MP3 player needs earphone usually, and mobile phone can use with the headphone without hand, and PDA can have enlargement module, additional storer, cable, charger etc.One type of prior art syringe is not carried the easy mode of peripheral unit.The user must obtain independent container with the storage peripheral unit, perhaps simply peripheral unit is stored in wallet or the knapsack, and there, being difficult to look for also may tied up in knots.

Therefore, providing a kind of measure that simply, does not conflict is in the art a kind of progress so that peripheral unit is stored with portable electron device.

Summary of the invention

A kind of box that is used for fixing to portable electron device comprises shell, and this shell has the lower edge of the outer surface that meets electronic installation.Shell and outer surface roughly limit cavity volume, and it is used to peripheral unit that receives portable electron device etc.Shell defines can be by the opening of lid covering.Securing member can be fixed to shell the outer surface of portable electron device.In certain embodiments, the box hinged securement is to portable electron device.

In one embodiment, box is suitable for fitting in the palm of the hand of the part that keeps portable electron device and box holding.Box can have shell, and it has rectangular cross section on the plane perpendicular to outer surface, and it has two truncated corner.Shell can have other multiaspect of being suitable in the hand that shell fits in the user or round-shaped.

Box can use with bracket with foldable, and this support locates to be fixed to portable electron device at first and second.Box can and have such shape between first and second point, its make support freely from described housing pendulum to the position of launching.

Recording pointer is suitable for using with portable electron device, and comprises first and second shaft components that telescopically is fixing each other.The pushing member can push first shaft component to be separated with second shaft component.Recording pointer can be fixed to housing between first stopper section and second stopper section, described stopper section is positioned to engage respectively described first shaft component and described second shaft component.Distance between described first stopper section and described second stopper section is less than the length sum of first shaft component and second shaft component.Described first and second stopper sections can be embodied as the end that is formed on the groove in the portable electronic device shell.

Cover cap can be fixed to portable electron device, to protect its screen.Cover cap can be fixed to described portable electron device near its top edge.The holding section can be fixed to the edge of cover cap the housing of described portable electron device.Switch can be fixed to described portable electron device near described holding section, thereby device can be energized and roughly discharge the holding section simultaneously.Switch can be connected integratedly with the holding section or link to each other, and activates described switch thereby discharge described holding section, with the described portable electron device of switching on.

Institute is clear easily as the foregoing invention content, the utensil that the invention provides a kind of convenience, does not conflict, so that box is fixed to portable electron device, thus the peripheral unit of storage electronics.

Description of drawings

Preferred and optional embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail hereinafter referring to accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 is the skeleton view that is fixed with the portable electron device of storage box according to the embodiment of the invention, on it;

Fig. 2 is the vertical view that is fixed with the portable electron device of storage box according to the embodiment of the invention, on it;

Fig. 3 is a skeleton view, and it shows according to embodiments of the invention, shows the skeleton view that box is fixed to the process of portable electron device;

Fig. 4 A and 4B are the skeleton views according to the optional structure of the embodiment of the invention, box and portable electron device;

Fig. 5 A to 5C is the skeleton view according to the optional structure of the opening of the embodiment of the invention, box and lid;

Fig. 6 A to 6D is the skeleton view that hingedly is fixed to portable electron device according to the embodiment of the invention, box;

Fig. 7 A to 7K is a skeleton view, and they show according to embodiments of the invention, are used for box is fixed to the skeleton view of the utensil of portable electron device;

Fig. 8 A to 8Y is according to embodiments of the invention, is suitable for the different perspective views of supports according used together with portable electron device;

Fig. 9 is according to embodiments of the invention, can be mounted to the skeleton view of the compressible recording pointer of portable electron device;

Figure 10 is according to the top sectional view of the embodiment of the invention, compressible recording pointer;

Figure 11 is according to the embodiment of the invention, has the vertical view of the portable electron device of cover cap;

Figure 12 is a skeleton view, and it shows according to the embodiment of the invention, be used for process that cover body is pulled down from portable electron device;

Figure 13 according to the embodiment of the invention, with portable electron device be disengaged, have the skeleton view of the enlargement module of mobile phone and camera function;

Figure 14 engages, has the skeleton view of the enlargement module of mobile phone and camera function according to the embodiment of the invention, with portable electron device; And

Figure 15 helps cover cap release simultaneously and the cover cap latch piece of the energising of dress and the side sectional view of power switch.

Embodiment

Referring to Fig. 1 and 2, box 10 can be fixed to portable electron device 12, and the location of providing convenience, with the annex 14 of storage such as earphone, microphone, battery, cable, adapter etc.Box 10 can directly be fixed to the housing 16 of encapsulating electronic device 12.The profile of box 10 is arranged to meet user's hand.In an illustrated embodiment, housing 16 is left in outwardly directed wall 18 extensions, to be defined for the cavity volume that receives annex 14.Wall 18 can be made from a variety of materials, and described material comprises such as the hard material of metal and duroplasts, such as the flexible material a little of rubber and other flexible polymer body, such as any combination of the flexible material or the above-mentioned material of fabric or leather.

Wall 18 can be the circular cup-shaped hand with easy adaptive user's holding device.Alternatively, wall 18 is multiaspects, as shown in the figure near curved surface.In an illustrated embodiment, wall 18 is shaped as rectangular parallelepiped, and it has the edge, drift angle of one or more butts or the two, with adaptive user's hand easily.In an illustrated embodiment, wall 18 is being formed the rectangle with truncated corner perpendicular to the profile in vertical 20 the plane.Being truncated rectangular or trapezoidal shape equally, to meet user's hand better perpendicular to profile in horizontal 22 the plane, wall 18.The shape that can also use other multiaspect is to adapt to user's hand.

Lid 24 can be fixed to lateral wall 18 near the opening in being formed on lateral wall 18 26.Lid 24 can have outer surface circular or multiaspect equally to meet user's hand.But lid 24 hinged securement are to the edge of opening 26.Holding section 28 can keep covering 24 along the direction of closing.In one embodiment, holding section 28 is included near the hook portion 30 that is fixed to box 10 housing 16, its be formed on the groove 32 that covers on 24 and engage.Additional groove 34 on lid 24 the outer surface or teat 34 can be convenient to the user and grasp to open and cover 24.

Referring to Fig. 3, box 10 is removably fixed to housing 16.In an illustrated embodiment, hook-

type teat

40a, 40b remain among groove 42a, the 42b, to keep box 10.In certain embodiments,

teat

40a, 40b are formed on the inwall 44 of box 10.Alternatively, in certain embodiments, box 10 can not be formed with inwall 44, thereby lateral wall 18 defines a cavity volume with the housing 16 of electronic installation 12.In these embodiments,

teat

40a, 40b can be fixed to the lower edge of lateral wall 18.Teat 40a, 40b elastically deformable, so that the user takes out

teat

40a, 40b from

groove

42a, 42b, this is to make

teat

40a, 40b distortion to be disengaged its configuration part with crossing.In optional embodiment,

teat

40a, 40b can be formed on the housing 16 and

groove

42a, 42b are formed in the wall 44.For box 10 is fixed to housing 16, the user can at first be positioned at a teat 40a among the groove 42a, and, then box 10 is pivoted towards housing 16, so that teat 40b engages with groove 42b.

Referring to Fig. 4 A to 4C, except the back of the housing shown in Fig. 1 to 3 16, box 10 can be fixed to housing 16 in different positions.For example, top or bottom in Fig. 4 B structure are perhaps in the lateral sides shown in Fig. 4 C.The different structure of lid 24 can adopt equally.For example, lid 24 can dispense, shown in the embodiment of Fig. 5 A.Object can remain in the box 10 by friction force simply.In these embodiments, wall 18 or its part can be flexible, thereby object is held by the restoring force that is applied by wall 18.For example, opening 26 can flexibly remain on the position of contraction.In the embodiment of Fig. 5 B, lid 24 can be a part that is fixedly attached to the inclination surface on the opening 26, and wherein said opening is positioned at the truncated corner place of cubic rectangular outer wall 18.In the embodiment of Fig. 5 C, lid 24 comprises most of rear side surface of lateral wall 18, and the remainder of lateral wall 18 has formed upper side wall, lower wall and the transverse wall of box.

Referring to Fig. 6 A to 6D, in certain embodiments, box 10 hinged securement are to housing 16.Opening 26 can be close to housing 16, thereby, use box 10 in the following manner, lateral wall 18 is pivoted leave housing 16, to expose opening as shown in Figure 6A.The rotation of hinged box 10 can be settled along the transverse edge of housing 16 as shown in Figure 6A, perhaps settles along forward edge or posterior edges shown in Fig. 6 B and 6C.In these embodiments, box 10 can be used as the cover cap of the screen 52 that is used for electronic installation 12.

Box 10 can be fixed to housing 16 by various measure.For example, hook-

type teat

40a, 40b are fixed to the lateral sides of box 10, and engage

groove

42a, 42b or

corresponding hook portion

42a, 42b on the lateral sides that is formed on housing 16, shown in Fig. 7 A.Alternatively, hook-

type teat

40a, 40b can be fixed to housing 16, and engage

groove

42a, 42b or corresponding hook portion 42a, the 42b that is formed on the box 10, shown in the embodiment of Fig. 7 B.Alternatively, threaded post 60 can be fixed to the inwall 44 of box 10, and engages corresponding threaded hole 62.Post 60 can screw togather and enters in the hole 62 by rotating whole box 10, perhaps can be screw or the bolt that extends through the hole in the box, thereby, can use screwdriver, spanner or other instrument to enter in the hole 62 so that post is screwed togather.

In the embodiment of Fig. 7 D, adhesive member 64a, 64b can be fixed to housing 16 and inwall 44 respectively.In one embodiment, one among adhesive member 64a, the 64b is the iron material magnetic material, and another is a magnet.Alternatively, two adhesive member 64a, 64b can be magnet.In other embodiments, adhesive member 64a, 64b can be the VELCRO fastening systems.In other embodiments, adhesive member 64a, 64b can be specially adhesive tape.In such embodiments, can use single adhesive member 64a, 64b.

Referring to Fig. 7 E and 7F, among some embodiment, one or morely be with 66 box 10 can be fixed to electronic installation 12.Band can be by means of VELCRO, bracelet, clip or other fastening appliance tensioning.In the embodiment of Fig. 7 E, used and a plurality ofly be with 66.In such embodiments, be positioned at the above and below of screen 52 with 66, thereby avoid blocking screen 52.In the embodiment of Fig. 7 F, to have used and singlely be with 66, its part is to be formed by transparent material, to avoid blocking the screen 52 of the electronic installation 12 that has screen.

Referring to Fig. 7 G, in certain embodiments, box 10 can comprise groove 68 and hole 70, is fixed to the head 72 of post 74 with reception.But in head 72 and post 74 patchholes 70, and post 74 slips in the groove 68 subsequently, so that box 10 is fixed to housing 16.Groove 68 can remain on post in the groove 68 by means of friction fit or detent mechanism, for example bulge or the convergent part of locating at the top of groove 68.In certain embodiments, head 72 and post 74 are formed on the housing 16, and groove 68 and hole 70 are formed in the box 10.

Referring to Fig. 7 H, in certain embodiments, box 10 comprises track 70, and its joint is formed on the sidepiece of housing 16 or is fixed to its groove 72.Referring to Fig. 7 J, groove 72 can fixedly be formed in the box 10 on every side of central channel 74, and engages the track 70 that is fixed to housing 16 by side protuberance 76, and wherein when box 10 engaged with housing 16, described side protuberance was positioned at central channel 74.Detent mechanism, friction fit, latch piece etc. can remain on track 70 in the groove 72.

Referring to Fig. 7 K, box 10 can form integratedly or uniformly with housing 16 alternatively.Lid 24 and inwall 44 among these embodiment can be omitted.In the embodiment shown in all, lateral wall 18 can be shown rectangle, or multiaspect or circular to meet user's hand better.

Referring to Fig. 8 A to 8Y, support 80 can be fixed to housing 16, and can be positioned to the direction support housing 16 along the information on the display screen 52.Support 80 can support such as being used for and automatically snap the video camera of picture or installing the portable electron device 12 of the personal digital assistant of synchronous process with other.In the embodiment of Fig. 8 A, the framework 82 that the straight-flanked ring of hard wire rod forms is fixed to the part 84 of projection pivotally, and this protruding part 84 is fixed to the rear side surface of housing 16.Alternatively, framework 82 pivots and is fixed to the transverse edge of housing 16, with accommodation box 10.Framework 82 can be pivoted to the stowed position of next-door neighbour's housing 16 towards housing 16, and leaves from housing 16 pivots, enters to be suitable for the expanded position of support housing 16 from the teeth outwards.

In the embodiment of Fig. 8 B and 8C, framework 82 is pivoted near the end forward edge of

housing

16, and 82 that extend back by the stowed position shown near the dotted line the front side surface of housing 16 and framework, pivot between by the expanded position shown in the solid line.Wire rod can be formed angle, presents screen 52 with the position at the oblique angle.Alternatively, the bottom side surface of housing 16 can be by the oblique angle, thereby the framework 82 when lying flat against downside surface is with respect to screen 52 oblique angles, shown in Fig. 8 C.In another optional embodiment, the groove that extends through housing 16 can receive framework 82, thereby framework 82 is support housing 16 at a certain angle.

Referring to Fig. 8 D, in certain embodiments, framework 82 can extend between the top surface of housing 16 and bottom side surface, and pivots around the axis of longitudinal extension.Framework can comprise truncated corner 86, or the part 86 at oblique angle, so that housing 16 is bearing in the position at oblique angle.The longitudinal component 88 of framework 82 can be positioned to be parallel to the mode support housing 16 of supporting plane with its longitudinal axis.But stopper section engage frame 82 to be to remain on framework 82 on the suitable angle with respect to housing 16, the position shown in Fig. 8 D for example, and longitudinal axis is parallel to area supported with support housing 16.

Referring to Fig. 8 E and 8F, in certain embodiments, support 80 can comprise that pivot is fixed to one or more legs 90 of the bottom side surface of housing 16.Leg 90 can pivot between stowed position that the bottom side surface along housing 16 extends and the expanded position that extends back from housing 16 around the axis of longitudinal extension.Leg 90 can be fixed to housing 16 at slightly different height place, thereby they can be positioned to overlapping each other below bottom side surface.Leg 90 can be in the angle with respect to the acute angle of screen, thereby they perhaps can be fixed to the bottom side surface that itself is in respect to screen 52 acute angles, thereby leg 90 extend back with the suitable angle with respect to screen 52 along the direction support housing 16 that tilts.

Referring to Fig. 8 G to 8K, in certain embodiments, support 80 is embodied as the plate 94 of certain material, and it has to provide and is suitable for the periphery of the lower edge 96 of support housing 16 along inclined direction.Hinged securement is to the transverse edge of housing 16 near the side end thereon for plate, and shown in Fig. 8 H, or hinged securement is to the part of protruding 84, and it is fixed to housing 16, shown in Fig. 8 G.The plate 92 of Fig. 8 G can be trapezoidal, and its bottom-hinged perhaps can be a triangle to housing, thereby its one or more beveled edges help bracket supports in roughly vertical position and approximate horizontal position.The plate 92 of Fig. 8 G can hingedly longitudinally axis or horizontal axis move.But plate 92 also hinged securement shown in the embodiment of Fig. 8 K, and provides beveled edges 86 and vertical section 88 to the top surface and the bottom side surface of housing 16, so that the edge is roughly vertical and longitudinal direction support housing 16.The each several part that can remove plate 92 is to reduce weight and manufacturing cost.The embodiment of Fig. 8 H and 8K can be fixed to ear 98, and its slave plate 92 extends to location point 100, and the edge 102 of wherein said location point slave plate 92 departs from, thereby but housing 16 seatings on edge 102, and plate 92 is in the position at oblique angle.In these embodiments, plate 92 still lies low against housing 16, and is shown in dotted line.

Referring to Fig. 8 L to 8Q, in certain embodiments, support 80 can be embodied as dismountable member, and it is sized to engage the acceptance division 106 that is fixed to housing 16.In the embodiment of Fig. 8 L, acceptance division is the hole 108 of level, and it is formed near the downside surface of housing 16, and dismountable member 104 is plates 110, and it has tongue 112, and it is sized to fit in the hole.Alternatively, can use the wire member 114 that has with plate 110 and tongue 112 identical peripheries.Because along with inclined casing 16 with the upper edge of drive hole 108 against plate 110 or wire member 114, so plate 110 or wire member 114 can remain in the hole 108 by the mode of gravity.Alternatively, detent mechanism can remain on plate 110 or wire member 114 in the hole 108.For example, the member that is formed on the projection in the hole 108 can engage the groove that is formed in the plate 110 or the inner surface of wire member 114.Alternatively, but be formed on the part or the wire member 114 of the projection on the groove fish plate 110 in the hole 108.

Embodiment in Fig. 8 M, tongue 112 is with respect to the remainder oblique angle of plate 110.Hole 108 similarly extends in the housing 16 with certain angle or in the mode parallel with the rear portion of housing 16.In these embodiments, hole 108 is enough dark, thereby plate 110 can insert in the hole, and makes tongue 112 extend the bottom of adhering to housing 16, so that storage.Hole 108 extensible bottom side surfaces through housing 16, and have notch 113, to hold outward extending plate 110.

Referring to Fig. 8 N and 8NP, in certain embodiments, dismountable member 104 can be embodied as plate 94, and its joint is formed on the groove 116 in the housing 16.Be formed with corresponding groove 118 in the plate 94, catching the part of housing 16, thus support housing 16.Plate 94 can remain in the groove 116 by the weight of electronic installation 12.Alternatively, detent mechanism can remain on plate 94 in the groove 116, and is described as other embodiment of support 80.Groove 116 can extend vertically along housing 16, shown in Fig. 8 N and 8P, perhaps flatly extends, shown in Fig. 8 Q.

Referring to Fig. 8 R, in certain embodiments, but dismountable member 104 can be the post 120 in the patchhole 122, and its mesopore 122 is sized to closely receive post 120.Post 120 can be held by means of friction, gravity or pawl structures, as described in other embodiment of support 80.In the embodiment of Fig. 8 T, dismountable member 104 has the two or more posts 122 that insert in a plurality of holes 122.Dismountable member 104 among these embodiment can be embodied as U-shaped wire rod 124 or plate 126, makes post 122 be fixed to it or forms uniformly with it.

Referring to Fig. 8 U, simultaneously referring again to Fig. 1, in certain embodiments, support 80 can be used for being bearing in portable electron device 12 upright and horizontal level the two.When portable electron device 12 was in upright and horizontal level, this structure further helped the use of box 10.Support 80 can be embodied as wire rod 128, and it has 134 places link to each other on the summit vertical support section 130 and horizontal supporting section 132, and has linearly extended altogether

end

136a, 136b.

End

136a, 136b correspondingly is fixed on the bottom side of housing 16 and near the location point place the lateral sides, or be fixed near bottom side and the lateral sides rear side surface, have with respect to vertical or horizontal axis, such as the straight line of the directed common straight line of the acute angle angles of 45 degree.Support 80 can be around

end

136a, and 136b roughly lies low at support 80 and pivots between the expanded position that extends back from housing 16 against the stowed position and the support 80 of housing 16.Box 10 as shown in fig. 1 will be very useful in conjunction with the support among Fig. 8 U, because it is circular or multiaspect, shell 18 can be provided for the bigger encapsulation cavity volume in the box 10, and does not hinder the pivot of support 80 between stowed position and expanded position.

Referring to Fig. 8 V, in certain embodiments,

end

136a, 136b; Vertically support section 130 and horizontal supporting section can form the part of plate 138.

End

136a, 136b are extensible to be entered in the cut-out 140, its housing case 16, thus plate 138 can be around

end

136a, and 136b freely pivots, and does not hinder and be subjected to housing 16.

Referring to Fig. 8 W, but support 80 hinged securement to revolving member 142, it is rotatably mounted to housing 16.Revolving member can make support 80 along vertical and horizontal both direction supporting portable electron device 12, and rotates 180 degree from these directions.Support 80 to revolving member 142 hinged securement portions can make support 80 lie low against housing 16, so that storage.Support 80 can be fixed to revolving member 142, thereby, its hinged angle that is limited to acute angle that moves, it is enough to provide suitable supporting for portable electron device 12.Revolving member 142 can be embodied as round member, is installed in rivet or post in the circular port that is formed on or is fixed to housing 16.

Referring to Fig. 8 X, housing 16 engages the groove 144 that is formed in the support 80.Alternatively, track 142 can be fixed to support 80, and groove 144 can be fixed to housing 16, shown in the embodiment of Fig. 8 Y.In the time of in the complete insertion groove 144 of track, stopper section 146 can prevent that support 80 from upwards sliding.

Referring to Fig. 9 and 10, the portable electron device 12 that is embodied as the personal digital assistant with touch-screen can favourablely have the recording pointer 150 that can be fixed to housing 16.In one embodiment of the invention, recording pointer 150 comprises first shaft component 152 and second shaft component 154 that telescopically is fixing each other.Pushing member 156 can be positioned at first and second shaft components, and they are pushed away.Pushing member 156 can be embodied as compression spring, or other elastic

construction.Holding section

158a, 158b can be fixed to first and second shaft components 152,154 and engage each other, separate first and second shaft components 152,154 fully thereby prevent to push member.

First shaft component 152 can be to use the main component that the user grasped of recording pointer, and thereby have diameter greater than second shaft component 154, and have handle fixed thereon.Most advanced and sophisticated 160 can be fixed to first shaft component 152, perhaps form uniformly with it, so that engage touch-screen 52.Cap 162 can be fixed to the end of second shaft component 154, and can comprise ear 164, and it can be grasped by the user, to push second shaft component 154 towards first shaft component, with compression pushing member 156.

Housing 16 can comprise stopper section 166a, 166b, and they are positioned to engage first shaft component 152 and second shaft component 154 respectively.In certain embodiments, stopper section 166a, 166b can be embodied as bag (pocket) 168a, the 168b at the every end place that is formed on groove 170.The user is stored record pen 150 in the following manner, described recording pointer 150 is placed between stopper section 166a and the 166b, thereby pushing member 156 applies restoring force, pushes first shaft component 152 simultaneously and second shaft component 154 abuts against stopper section 166a, 166b.The user that recording pointer 150 is placed between stopper section 166a and the 166b can be pushed toward each other first shaft component 152 and second shaft component 154, recording pointer 150 is placed between stopper section 166a and the 166b, thereby and allows first shaft component 152 and second shaft component 154 to move away then to engage with stopper section 166a, 166b.This can realize in the following manner, and it is most advanced and sophisticated 160 to abut against first stopper section 166b location, is pressed in the ear 156 to shorten recording pointer 150, and recording pointer is placed between stopper section 166a and the 166b, discharges ear 164.

Referring to Figure 11 and 12, cover cap 174 can be positioned to cover screen 52, avoids infringement with the screen 52 that protection is accurate relatively.Cover cap 174 can be made by transparent material, thereby, can see through cover cap and see the information that is presented on the screen.Cover cap 174 is to be formed by hard material substantially.Cover cap 174 can be made of anti-zoned material equally, is perhaps coated or handles with anti-zoned.Teat 178 can be fixed to cover cap 174, and can be grasped by the user, so that cover cap 174 is pulled away from from screen 52.

Power switch 180 is positioned to contiguous teat 178, thereby, can switch on simultaneously basically portable electron device 12 and open cover cap 174 of user.For example, the user can use finger tip pushing power switch 180, then, simultaneously finger tip is mentioned from switch 180, draws on teat 178.

In optional embodiment, along with cover cap 174 is rocked to the open position that screen is exposed from the off-position of cover screen 52, power switch 180 is arranged in the travel path of cover cap 174.In such an embodiment, when opening cover cap 174, but cover cap 174 engagement switch 180, with energising portable electron device 12.Be formed with a plurality of holes 182 in the cover cap 174, thereby when cover cap 174 was closed, the user can touch the each several part of touch-sensitive screen 52.Hole 182 can be positioned at and be used to frequently activate each several part used function, screen 52 top.

In other embodiments, the holding section 183 that is fixed to housing 16 is caught such as hook, teat or is fixed to the latch piece 184 of other structure of cover cap 174.In certain embodiments, holding section 183 optionally for example is disengaged from latch piece 184 by user's finger, to discharge cover cap 174.Holding section 183 can be connected to switch 180, thereby, discharge holding section 183 and give electronic installation 12 energisings.Holding section 183 can comprise spring 185, and latch piece 184 abuts against the part of housing 16 and the position that can engage with latch piece 184 pushes the portion (sear) 187 that excites towards allowing to catch for it, with from the engaging of housing 16 release bar latch fitting 184.Other structure that excites portion 187 can be embodied as hook, teat alternatively or latch piece 184 is disengaged from housing 16 etc.Holding section 183 can comprise the part 186 that can grasp, and it is used to engage user's finger.

In certain embodiments, cover cap 174 hinged securement are to housing 16.Cover cap 174 directly hinged securement to housing 16 or distance piece 188, its conversely hinged securement to housing 16.Distance piece 188 is sized to cross over the part of thickness or its thickness of housing 16, thereby, distance piece 188 hinged securement are to housing 16, and are spaced apart from the forward edge of housing 16, and locate the hinged edge of cover cap 174 near the forward edge of housing 16.Hinged securement isolated with the forward edge of housing 16, distance piece 188 makes cover cap 174 turn to the position at housing 16 rears, thereby the user keeps cover cap 174 to prevent to break away from the process of using simultaneously, and grasps housing 16.In an illustrated embodiment, distance piece 188 is installed near the crown center of housing 16, thereby in the time of on front side that is positioned at housing 16 and rear side surface, cover cap 174 lies low.

Cover cap 174 also can comprise one or morely is with 190, and described band extends to distance piece 188 from cover cap 174, perhaps extends to the location point of hinged securement to housing 16.Be with 190 can form by hard or flexible material.The amount that bar 190 can be used for constituting the material of cover cap 174 is reduced to the required amount of cover screen 52, and this is by locating across the top of cover cap 174 and housing 16 or realizing to the distance between the hinged securement location point of distance piece 188 positions.In an illustrated embodiment, are two sidepieces of trapezoid part with 190.

Cover cap 174 can be fixed to housing 16 by means of dismountable insert 194.Insert 194 to be being connected directly to cover cap 174 or distance piece 188, and is removably fixed to housing 16.Insert 194 can be inserted in the separation 196, and it is sized to receive described insert.Latch system 198 makes the user take out insert 194.In one embodiment, latch system 198 comprises one or more buttons 200, and described press-button actuated hook, teat or other such member, described member move engaging and to be disengaged with housing 16, thereby connects or discharge insert 194.Insert 194 comprises insertion portion 202 and the cover plate 204 that fits in the separation 196, and it is positioned on the insertion portion 202, and when insert 194 engaged with separation 196, the part of described cover plate was stretched out the edge of separation 196.

Referring to Figure 13 and 14, separation 196 can be used for receiving enlargement module 206.Enlargement module 206 can comprise mobile module, camara module, memory module, GPS (GPS) module etc.Enlargement module can have the part 208 that install at upwardly extending top from the top of housing 16.Need the enlargement module 206 of greater room can comprise rear section 210, its rear side surface along housing 16 extends.The part 208 that contact plate 212 is installed from the top extends down into the separation 196, and comprises electrical contact, so as between portable electron device 12 and enlargement module 206 AC energy and data.Separation 196 can comprise socket, and it is sized to receive contact plate 212.With insert 194 cover cap 174 is fixed to the same mode of housing 16, enlargement module 206 can be fixed in the separation.Therefore, enlargement module 206 can comprise that hook, teat or other are removable and enter and member that disengaging engages with separation 196, with fixing or discharge enlargement module 206.Enlargement module 206 or housing 16 can be provided with button 200 equally, or similar actuating device, so that discharge enlargement modules 206 from housing 16.

The enlargement module 206 that is embodied as mobile module can comprise is talked about part 214.Being talked about part 214 protrudes with respect to the surface of the part 208 of top installation.What protrude is talked about part 214 and can help to be talked about part 214 location and abut against ear, because it easily is identified by feeling.Because the part 208 that install at housing 16 and top is quite wide, so the part 214 of being talked about that protrudes can be useful especially.

Mobile module or camara module can comprise video camera, and it comprises camera lens 218.Camera lens 218 and other parts of video camera, for example shutter and photosensitive-member can be connected to rotating member 220.Rotating member 220 can help automatic camera, and along with portable electron device 12 and enlargement module 206 can be placed on the area supported, and camera lens 218 points to the direction of expectation.The shutter release button that comprises the enlargement module 206 of video camera can be mounted to enlargement module 206.Alternatively, the shutter of the button of portable electron device 12 or touch-screen may command enlargement module 206, and when shutter is released, be communicated with enlargement module 206.

Referring to Figure 15, in one embodiment of the invention, latch piece 184 is formed on the U-shaped part 230, and it is fixed to the free end of cover cap 174 by an one leg.Discharge another leg that teat 232 is fixed to U-shaped part 230.Hook 234 is U-shaped part 230 fixedly, and engages holding section 184, and it forms formed shoulder 236 in the housing 16.Switch 180 is positioned at and discharges near the teat 232, for example is positioned at depression 238, and wherein said depression part is positioned at teat 232 belows.U-shaped part 230 is deformable, thereby hook 234 can be disengaged from shoulder 236, to allow to discharge cover cap 174.The user who discharges lid can be pressed against finger on the switch 180 simultaneously, and pushes release teat 232 with distortion U-shaped part 230, thereby release bar latch fitting 184.Switch 180 can have top, oblique angle 240, thereby the tangential movement of finger release bar latch fitting 184 is convertible into moving downward in the switch 180.

Illustrate and illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention, as mentioned above, under the premise without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, can carry out multiple change.Therefore, scope of invention be can't help the disclosed content of preferred embodiment and is limited.In fact, the present invention is determined by claims fully.

Claims

1. box that is used for fixing to portable electron device, this box comprises:

Shell, it has lower edge, and described lower edge is suitable for meeting the outer surface of described electronic installation, and described shell and described outer surface roughly surround a cavity volume, and described shell limits opening, and comprises lid, and its selectivity is closed described opening; And

Securing member, it is fixed to described outer surface with described shell.

2. box as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described shell comprises hard material.

3. box as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described lid hinged securement is to described shell.

4. box as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described shell be suitable for being fixed to described portable electron device, with its display opposed rear side surface.

5. box as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, described shell is suitable for fitting in the palm of the hand of partly holding with a firm grip.

6. box as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that described shell has rectangular cross section in the plane perpendicular to described outer surface, and it has two truncated corner.

7. box as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, also comprises bracket with foldable, and it is suitable for being fixed to described portable electron device in the primary importance and the second place, and the part of described box is between the described primary importance and the described second place.

8. box as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, the transverse edge of the contiguous described portable electron device of described primary importance, and, the bottom edge of the contiguous described mancarried device of the described second place.

9. box as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, described support is suitable for hingedly being connected to described portable electron device.

10. portable electron device comprises:

Recording pointer, it comprises:

First shaft component and second shaft component that telescopically is fixing each other, and

The pushing member, it pushes away described first shaft component and described second shaft component each other;

Housing, it has first stopper section and second stopper section that engages described first shaft component and described second shaft component respectively, and the distance that described first stopper section and described second stopper section separate is less than the length sum of described first shaft component and described second shaft component.

11. portable electron device as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, described first shaft component comprises the tip, and it is suitable for contacting touch-screen; And grip portion, it is suitable for being kept by user's hand.

12. portable electron device as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, described first shaft component and described second shaft component comprise cylindrical part, and described pushing member is arranged in described cylindrical part.

13. a method that is used for the stored record pen, this method comprises:

The generator housing, it has by first isolated first stopper section of distance and second stopper section;

Recording pointer is provided, and it comprises telescopically fixing each other first shaft component and second shaft component; With the pushing member, it pushes away described first shaft component and described second shaft component each other;

Described first shaft component and described second shaft component are forced into such structure, this structure be shorter in length than described first distance;

Recording pointer is placed between described first stopper section and described second stopper section.

14. method as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that, also comprises once more the structure that described first shaft component and described second shaft component is forced into shortening, and from taking out described recording pointer between described first stopper section and described second stopper section.

15. method as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that, described first stopper section and described second stopper section comprise the bag that is suitable for receiving respectively described first shaft component and described second shaft component.

16. method as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that, described first shaft component comprises the tip, and it is suitable for contacting touch-screen; And grip portion, it is suitable for being kept by user's hand.

17. method as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that, described first shaft component and described second shaft component comprise cylindrical part, and described pushing member is placed in described in cylindrical part.

18. a portable electron device comprises:

Housing;

The screen that is used for display graphics information, it is mounted to the front side of described housing;

Alternative is positioned to the cover cap that covers described screen, has teat near its edge, so that promote described cover cap; And

The on/off switch, its contiguous described teat is fixed to described housing.

19. portable electron device as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that, hinged securement is to described housing near the upper side end of described housing for described cover cap, and described on/off switch is positioned at the below, holding section.

20. portable electron device as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, described cover cap comprises transparent part.

21. portable electron device as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that, described cover cap limits at least one hole, and it is positioned on the operation part of described screen, and described operation part is a touch-sensitive, to activate the computing function of described portable electron device.

22. the using method of a portable electron device, this method comprises:

Housing is provided;

Be provided for the screen of display graphics information, it is fixed to the front side of described housing;

Cover cap is provided, and its selectivity is positioned on the described screen, and has and can engage to promote the teat of described cover cap;

The on/off switch is provided, and its contiguous holding section is fixed to described housing;

Press...with one's finger and press described on/off switch;

Described finger is lifted from described on/off switch, and roughly upwards promote described teat simultaneously.