JP2003032769A - Strap for earphone, earphone mounting method and portable electronic equipment with strap - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a strap for an earphone with which electronic equipment using the earphone is hung around the neck and comfortably used. SOLUTION: The strap for the earphone is provided with a connection member 103 freely detachably attaching a DVD player 1 for which the earphone 120 is used, an annularly formed belt-like member 102 to which the connection member 103 is attached, and a pair of fasteners 105a and 105b arranged so as to be almost symmetrical to each other with the attaching part 104a of the connection member 103 of the belt-like member 102 as a center, extended and attached along a pair of belt pieces 104b and 104c of the belt-like member 102 and forming a passing hole 125 to which the cord 123 of the earphone 120 is to be inserted. A tongue piece 109a is provided so as to be projected from the belt-like member 102 on the respective ends on the side of the connection member 103 of the pair of the fasteners 105a and 105b.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an earphone strap and earphone wearing method used for a portable electronic device in which earphones (including headphones) are used to listen to reproduction information, and a portable electronic device with a strap. It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in portable electronic devices such as a portable magneto-optical disk reproducing device and a portable radio, the size and weight of the portable electronic device have been further reduced.
It is very convenient to carry. Along with this, recently, from the method of carrying the portable electronic device in the pocket of the jacket or carrying it in the bag, attach a strap or band-shaped strap to the portable electronic device and hang this strap from the neck. It is changing to a method of carrying around.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional earphone strap, when the portable electronic device is hung by hanging the strap around the neck, the portable electronic device and the portable earphone are suspended. The cord of the earphones (including headphones) connected to the electronic device will both be present on the chest, making the user feel uncomfortable, and in some cases the cord of the earphone may become complicatedly entangled with the strap. There was a problem that it may give discomfort to.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and it is possible to comfortably use a portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is suspended from the neck by a strap. An object of the present invention is to provide an earphone strap, an earphone wearing method, and a portable electronic device with a strap.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and the like and to achieve the above-mentioned object, the earphone strap of the present application is provided with a connecting member to which an electronic device using the earphone is detachably attached. A belt-shaped member which is formed in an annular shape and to which the connecting member is attached, and which is arranged so as to be substantially symmetrical to each other about the mounting portion of the connecting member of the belt-shaped member and extends along a pair of strips of the belt-shaped member And a pair of fasteners forming a through hole through which the cord of the earphone is inserted, and a tongue portion is provided at each end on the connecting member side of the pair of fasteners so as to project from the belt-shaped member. It is characterized by being provided.

According to the earphone mounting method of the present application, the connector side of the cord of the earphone for connecting the connector to the portable electronic device supported by the belt-shaped member via the connecting member is attached to the attaching portion of the connecting member of the belt-shaped member. After being inserted through at least one of the through holes formed by a pair of fasteners arranged so as to be substantially symmetrical to each other and extending along the pair of strips of the strip-shaped member, the cord is It is characterized in that the opening / closing tool of the inserted fastener is slid to close the through hole, and the cord is placed along one or both of the pair of strips and stopped at a predetermined position by the opening / closing tool.

The strap-equipped portable electronic device of the present application includes an earphone having a connector at one end and an electroacoustic transducer at the other end, and a portable electronic device to which the connector is detachably mounted. A device, a connecting member to which the portable electronic device is detachably attached, a belt-shaped member that is formed in an annular shape and to which the connecting member is attached, and is substantially symmetrical to each other around a mounting portion of the connecting member of the belt-shaped member. And a pair of fasteners which are arranged so as to extend along the pair of strips of the strip-shaped member and are attached and which form a through hole through which the cord of the earphone is inserted, A tongue piece is provided at each end so as to project from the belt-shaped member.

With the above-mentioned structure, in the earphone strap of the present application, since the cord of the earphone can be integrally wired along the strip-shaped member, the entanglement between the strip-shaped member and the cord is surely ensured. (EN) An earphone strap that can be prevented and does not cause discomfort due to a cord being entangled with a belt-shaped member and that can be comfortably used while a portable electronic device is suspended from the neck. it can.

In the earphone mounting method of the present application, it is possible to reliably prevent the cord of the earphone from being entangled with the belt-shaped member, and to provide the earphone mounting method that does not cause discomfort due to the cord being entangled with the belt-shaped member. can do.

Further, in the portable electronic device with a strap of the present application, the cord of the earphone does not cause discomfort due to being entangled with the strap, and the portable electronic device is comfortably used in a state of being suspended from the neck. be able to.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 11 show an embodiment of the present invention. That is, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the earphone strap of the present invention, and FIGS.
1 is a front view and a rear view of the earphone strap shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a connecting member of the earphone strap shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a first view of the earphone attached to the earphone strap shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a mounting example, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a second mounting example, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a third mounting example.

7A and 7B are a front view and a rear view showing a second embodiment of the earphone strap of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a fourth mounting example of the earphone strap shown in FIG. 9A and 9B are a front view and a back view showing a third embodiment of the earphone strap of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a fifth example of wearing the earphone strap shown in FIG. 9, and FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing a usage state of the earphone strap of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the system configuration of the portable electronic device shown in FIG. 11, and FIG. 13 is a DVD shown in FIG.
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a player equipped with a power supply device.
4 is a plan view of the same, FIG. 15 is a bottom view of the same with the power supply device half removed, FIG. 16 is a plan view of the DVD player, FIG. 17 is a front view of the power supply device half removed, and FIG. 18 is a DVD. Rear view of player, Figure 19 DVD
20 is a side view of the player with the power supply unit attached, FIG. 20 is a side view of the DVD player, FIG. 21 is a perspective view of the DVD player with the lid open, and FIG. 22 is a state of charging the power supply unit with electric power. FIG.

FIG. 23 shows a first embodiment of the control device. FIG. 23A is a plan view, FIG. 23B is a side view, FIG. 23C is an enlarged perspective view of a spring pin, and FIG. FIG. 25 is a plan view with the body open, FIG. 25 is an explanatory view showing the central portion of FIG. 24 in cross section, and FIG. 26 shows the control device of FIG. FIG. 27 shows a side view of the state in which it is opened at an angle, FIG. 27B shows a side view in the state of opening approximately 90 degrees, and FIG. FIG. 3B is a side view in the state of being opened approximately 360 degrees.

Further, FIG. 28 shows a second embodiment of the control device, in which FIG. 28A is a side view and FIG.
FIG. 29 is a side view showing a state in which the stand is opened by about 270 degrees, FIG. 29 is a side view showing a third embodiment of the control device, and FIG. An embodiment is shown, FIG. A is a plan view, and FIG.
Is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the click disk, FIG. 31 shows a fifth embodiment of the control device, and FIG.
FIG. 32B is a side view with the lid opened, FIG. 25C is a side view with the lid attached to the bottom surface, FIG. 32 shows a sixth embodiment of the control device, and FIG. B of the same figure is a side view.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the earphone strap 101 according to the first embodiment of the present invention has an annular band member 1022 and a connecting member 103 attached to the band member 102. And so on. The belt-shaped member 102 has, for example, an elongated belt-shaped member 104 formed of a material such as cloth, leather, or plastic to have a predetermined width, and two fasteners 105a and 105b individually attached to the back surface of the belt-shaped member 104. ing.

Both ends of the strip 104 in the longitudinal direction are superposed so as to extend in the same direction, and one end of the connecting member 103 is attached to the overlapping portion 104a. The overlapping portion 104a is provided with a seam 106 by sewing, and the overlapping portion 104a is joined by the seam 106 to form a band-shaped body 104 having an annular shape as a whole. The overlapping portion 104a serves as a mounting portion of the connecting member 103 to the strip body 104, and the first strip 10 extending in two directions from the mounting portion.
4b and the second strip 104c are continuous with each other at the back surface.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2A and 2B, the first fastener 105a is attached to the back surface of the first strip 104b of the strip 104, and the second fastener is attached to the back surface of the second side piece 104c. The fastener 105b is attached.
Each of the fasteners 105a and 105b is similar to a fastener of a general structure, and includes a pair of elongated base pieces 107a and 107a made of cloth arranged in parallel to each other and a predetermined space inside each of the base pieces 107a. Many opening / closing teeth 107b, 107b mounted so as to face each other
And an opening / closing tool 107c for engaging and disengaging these opening / closing teeth 107b. By sliding the opening / closing tool 107c along the base piece 107a, the opening / closing teeth 107b arranged on both sides are engaged or disengaged to open and close between the pair of base pieces 107a, 107a.

The lengths of the fasteners 105a and 105b are appropriately set to be shorter than ½ of the length of the strip 104 in the longitudinal direction, and the width thereof is set to the strip 104.
Is equal to or slightly narrower than the width. Each of the fasteners 105a and 105b includes a pair of base pieces 107a,
The outer edge of 107a is sewn on by sewing and is attached to the band-shaped body 104.
By changing the position of the seam 108 at one end or both ends in the longitudinal direction, the end portion in the longitudinal direction is selectively configured as a fixed end or an open end.

That is, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2A, B, the seam 108 of each fastener 105a, 105b.
Is stopped at an intermediate portion at the end portion on the side of the connecting member 103, thereby forming an open end and provided with a tongue piece portion 109a protruding from the tip end to a predetermined position so that it can be grasped. . On the other hand, at the end portion on the side opposite to the connecting member 103, the seam 10 is provided up to the vicinity of the tip portion.
8 is extended to form a fixing portion 109b, and the end portion of the fixing portion 109b is brought into close contact with the belt-shaped body 104. The opening / closing tool 10 for each fastener 105a, 105b
7c is arranged on the side of the connecting member 103 before use, and in this state, the through hole 125 which is an opening is opened.

The connecting member 103 has a structure as shown in FIG. That is, the connecting member 103 is the strip-shaped body 104.
A first connector 110 attached to the first connector 110, and a second connector 111 detachable from the first connector 110,
Connection body 11 to which a portable electronic device is detachably attached
2 and a connecting band 113 for connecting the connecting body 112 and the second connecting tool 111. The first connector 110 has a fixed portion 110a provided with an elongated hole 114a through which the strip 104 is inserted, and a detachable portion 110b continuously provided on one side of the fixed portion 110a. . The attachment / detachment portion 110b is provided with a U-shaped opening groove 114b, and the engaging piece 115 is provided inside the opening groove 114b.
Is set.

The engaging piece 115 of the first connecting member 110 is given elasticity by making it thinner than the other portions, and as a result, it is flexible in the direction perpendicular to the plane direction. It is said that. Further, on one surface of the engagement piece 115, an engagement claw 115a formed of a ridge portion for detachably connecting to the second connecting tool 111 is provided. This detachable part 1
The recessed portion 116 into which 10b is inserted is the second connecting member 111.
It is provided in. The second connecting tool 111 has a recessed portion 11
6 is provided, and the attachment / detachment portion 111a
It has a fixed part 111b provided on one side.

The recessed portion 116 of the second connecting member 111 has an insertion opening 116a which is opened to the side and an opening window 116b which is opened to the one surface side. The opening window 116b and the insertion opening 11 are provided.
A strength adjusting section 117, which is a safety connecting means for safety measures, is provided between the strength adjusting section 117 and 6a. The strength adjusting unit 117 is
The strength is set to be weaker than that of the other part of the attaching / detaching part 111a and the engaging claw 115a, and when a large external force of a predetermined amount or more is applied in the connecting direction of the connecting member 103, the strength adjusting part 117 is broken. In this way, excessive force is not applied to users and electronic devices.

Further, the fixed portion 111 of the second connecting member 111.
b has a fixed shaft, and one end of the connecting band 113 is stretched around the fixed shaft. The other end of the coupling band 113 is inserted into the through hole 118 of the connection body 112 and is hung over the fixed portion thereof. Further, the connecting band 113 is fixed by sewing a middle portion thereof to form a seam 119, and the second connecting tool 111 and the connecting body 112 are integrally connected via the connecting band 113. . The connection body 112 is provided with a connection string 112a as shown in FIG. The portable electronic device is attached to the earphone strap 101 via the connection body 112.

Here, the attachment means of the portable electronic device is not limited to the connection string 112a, and, for example, a connection tool such as a key holder, a chain-shaped connection tool or other attachment means can be used. It is a thing. Further, as the portable electronic device, for example, a portable tape recorder,
There can be mentioned various electronic devices such as portable CD players and portable DVD players, which can listen to reproduction information such as music information and movie information using earphones. Furthermore, the earphone in the present application refers to an electroacoustic transducer that is brought close to or in contact with the ear to convert an electric signal into an acoustic signal so that it can be heard at the ear.
It will be used as a concept that includes "headphones" that can be fixed to the ear using a headband.

FIG. 1 shows a specific example of a stereo type earphone. The earphone 120 is a pair of outer ear devices 121a, 121a, which are electroacoustic transducers mounted on the left and right ears.
21b, a plug 122 showing a specific example of a connecting tool connected to a socket of an electronic device, and a cord 12 connecting the plug 122 and the left and right outer ear devices 121a and 121b.
3 and 3.

The cord 123 includes the plug 122 and the forked portion 1.
The first cord piece 123a connecting between the second fork 24 and the second cord connecting between the forked part 124 and the first external ear device 121a.
Cord piece 123b, bifurcated portion 124 and second ear device 1
21b and the 3rd code piece 123c which connects. The earphone 120 includes a pair of outer ear devices 121.
The left and right asymmetrical earphones have different cord lengths from a, 121b to the forked portion 124, and the longer cord piece 1
It is used by turning the second external ear device 121b having 23c from the back of the head or the front of the chin to the opposite side and distributing it left and right.

Next, referring to FIGS. 2A and 2B and FIGS. 4 to 6, a method for mounting the earphone 120 or the like on the earphone strap 101 having the above-described structure and a method for using the earphone strap 101 will be described. explain.

FIG. 4 shows a first wearing state of the left-right asymmetrical earphone 120 shown in FIG. The earphone strap 101 is in a state as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B before the earphone 120 is attached. That is, the opening / closing tools 107c of the pair of fasteners 105a and 105b are located on the tongue piece 109a side, and the left and right opening / closing teeth 107
The engagement of b is released, and the through hole 125 which is the opening is opened.

In the first wearing state, first, the earphone 12
0 of the plug 122, a pair of strips 104b, 104 continuous left and right around the connecting member 103 of the strip 104
c, the desired strip (the first strip 10 in this embodiment).
4b) is inserted from the back side into the through hole 125 of the first fastener 105a attached. In this case, the tongue piece 10 is provided at the end of the first fastener 105a on the connecting member 103 side.
Since 9a is formed so as to project, by grasping and lifting this tongue piece 109a, the through hole 12a
The tongue piece 109a side of 5 can be opened widely. Therefore, the plug 122 is inserted through the through hole 125 from the rear side.
The work of inserting it through the tongue piece 10 can be easily performed.
The first cord piece 12 is provided between 9a and the first strip 104b.
The plug 122 can be easily led out to the first connector 110 side by passing 3a.

Next, the opening / closing tool 107c of the first fastener 105a is slid to the fixing portion 109b side, and the through hole 125 in which the first cord piece 123a is inserted is closed from the tongue piece portion 109a side. At this time, the through hole 125 is gradually closed from the tongue piece 109a side as the opening / closing tool 107c is moved, and the through hole 125 is gradually narrowed and moved to the fixed portion 109b side. Then, by moving the opening / closing tool 107c to the end portion on the side of the fixing portion 109b, the first cord piece 123a is wired along substantially the entire length along the first fastener 105a, and the first cord piece 104b and the first strip piece 104b. It is covered with a bag-shaped portion composed of one fastener 105a.

As a result, from the through hole 125 moved to the fixing portion 109b side of the first fastener 105a, the forked portion 124 of the cord 123 and the left and right outer ear devices 121a, 121
21b is projected. Therefore, the first external ear device 121 attached to the tip of the second cord piece 123b having a short length.
a is attached to the ear on the side of the first band 104b, the third cord piece 123c having a long length is turned to the back of the neck, and the second outer ear device 121b attached to the tip of the second outer ear device 121b. Strip 1
Wear on the 04c ear. As a result, the first cord pieces 123a can be integrated with the first strips 104b to prevent them from being entangled with each other, and it is possible to prevent the user from feeling bothersome and uncomfortable. .

FIG. 5 shows a pair of external ear devices 121a and 121b.
FIG. 6 shows a second wearing state in which the left and right symmetrical earphones in which the cord lengths from the fork to the forked portion 124 are equal are used. In the second wearing state, first, the earphone 120
The first external ear device 121a is inserted into the tongue piece 109a of the first fastener 105a from below, and the first external ear device 121a is led out from the through hole 125 to the back side. Similarly, the second outer ear device 121b of the earphone 120 is inserted into the tongue piece 109a of the second fastener 105b from below,
The second external ear device 121b is led out from the through hole 125 to the back side.

In this case, each fastener 105a, 105
One end of the through hole 125 is opened in the tongue piece portion 109a of b, and the through hole 125 is largely opened by gripping the tongue piece portion 109a. Therefore, even if the external ear devices 121a and 121b are relatively large, each external device 12
It is possible to easily insert 1a and 121b into the through holes 125, respectively.

Next, the opening / closing tool 107c of the first fastener 105a is slid to the fixed portion 109b side, and the through hole 125 through which the second cord piece 123b is inserted is closed from the tongue piece portion 109a side. At this time, the through hole 125 is gradually closed from the tongue piece 109a side as the opening / closing tool 107c is moved, and the through hole 125 is gradually narrowed and moved to the fixed portion 109b side. Then, by moving the opening / closing tool 107c to the end portion on the side of the fixing portion 109b, the second cord piece 123b is wired over substantially the entire length along the first fastener 105a, and the first cord piece 104b and the first strip piece 104b are connected. It is covered with a bag-shaped portion composed of one fastener 105a.

Similarly, the opening / closing tool 107c of the second fastener 105b is slid to the fixed portion 109b side to close the through hole 125 through which the third cord piece 123c is inserted from the tongue piece portion 109a side. At this time, the through hole 125 is gradually closed from the tongue piece 109a side as the opening / closing tool 107c is moved, and the through hole 125 is gradually narrowed and moved to the fixed portion 109b side. Then, by moving the opening / closing tool 107c to the end on the side of the fixed portion 109b, the third
Cord piece 123c is wired along the second fastener 105b for substantially the entire length, and is connected to the second strip 104c and the second strip 104c.
Is covered with a bag-shaped portion including the fastener 105b.

As a result, the first outer ear device 121a is projected from the through hole 125 moved to the fixing portion 109b side of the first fastener 105a, and the second fastener 105b.
From the through hole 125 moved to the fixing portion 109b side of the
The outer ear device 121b is projected. Therefore, these outer ear devices 121a and 121b are attached to the corresponding ears. In this case, since the cord lengths of the left and right outer ear devices 121a and 121b are equal to each other, the outer ear devices 121a and 121b can be attached to the corresponding ears without excessive slack in each cord.

As a result, the second cord piece 123b is integrated with the first band piece 104b and the third cord piece 123c is integrated with the second band piece 104c to prevent entanglement with each other. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user from feeling annoyed or giving a discomfort. The opening / closing tool 107c may be stopped at a middle portion in the moving direction of the fasteners 105a and 105b without moving to the vicinity of the fixed portion 109b.

FIG. 6 shows another wearing state of the left-right asymmetrical earphone 120 shown in FIG. 1 (third wearing state as a whole). This third attached state shows a modification of the above-mentioned first attached state. In addition to the first attached state, the third cord piece 123c is inserted into the through hole 125 of the second fastener 105b. It is designed to be inserted. In order to realize the third mounted state, it is necessary to configure at least one fixing portion 109b of the pair of fasteners 105a and 105b as the tongue piece portion 109a. This is because the outer ear device 121b having a long cord is inserted into the through hole 125 of the second fastener 105b.

Therefore, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the tongue portion 109a is formed at the front and rear ends of the pair of fasteners 105a and 105b. That is, the above-described tongue piece 109a is provided not only on the end of the fasteners 105a and 105b on the side of the connecting member 103 but also on the end opposite to the connecting member 103. However, the tongue piece portion 109a of the pair of fasteners 105a and 105b on the side far from the connecting member 103 may be provided only on the other fastener into which a part of the cord 123 passing through one fastener is inserted. The side of the fastener that is far from the connecting member 103 may be the fixing portion 109b.

In this case, from the state shown in FIG.
The outer ear device 121b having a long cord is passed through the through hole 125 from the back side or the inside of the tongue piece 109a, and the outer ear device 121b is led out. As a result, it is possible to prevent the cord of the one external ear device 121b from becoming unnecessarily long, and reduce the possibility that the cord will be entangled in the band 4.

7A and 7B show a second embodiment of the earphone strap of the present invention. The earphone strap 131 includes a pair of fasteners 105a, 10a.
Each of 5b is provided with two opening / closing tools 132a and 132b. Both ends of each fastener 105a, 105b in the opening / closing direction are configured as tongue pieces 109a. Then, the two opening / closing tools 132a and 132b are both arranged on the outer side of the tongue piece portion 109a so that the through hole 125, which is an opening portion, is opened. The other structure is the same as that of the first embodiment described above, and the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 8, the fourth wearing state of the earphone strap 131 is basically the same as the first wearing state, and is different from the first wearing state. The through hole 125 can be set at any position. First, the L-shaped plug 122A of the earphone 120 is attached to a desired strip (a first strip 104b in this embodiment) of the pair of strips 104b and 104c.
Through hole 125 of the first fastener 105a attached to the
Insert from the back side. Then, the tongue piece 109a on the connecting member 103 side is gripped to open the through hole 125, and the plug 122A is inserted inside the tongue piece 109a.

Next, the first opening / closing tool 132a on the connecting member 103 side of the first fastener 105a is slid to the second opening / closing tool 132b side, and the through hole 125 through which the first cord piece 123a is inserted. To the appropriate position. Thereafter or simultaneously, the second opening / closing tool 132b on the side opposite to the connecting member of the first fastener 105a is connected to the first opening / closing tool 132.
By sliding to the a side, the opening 125 through which the first cord piece 123a is inserted is closed by both opening / closing tools 132a and 132b. By adjusting the position where these two opening / closing tools 132a, 132b contact, the pair of external ear devices 121a,
The take-out position of the 121b from the first fastener 105a can be set to an arbitrary position.

Next, the second ear device 121b having a long cord
The third cord piece 123c along the strip-shaped body 104, and is routed to the second strip piece 104c side. Then, attach the second outer ear device 121b to the tongue piece 1 on the second opening / closing tool 132b side.
It is inserted through the inside of 09a and is made to project to the back side from the through hole 125. At this time, since the through hole 125 is opened by gripping the tongue piece portion 109a, even with the relatively large second outer ear device 121b, the work of easily passing the tongue piece portion 109a and leading it out from the back side Can be done easily.

Next, the second opening / closing tool 132b on the side opposite to the connecting member of the second fastener 105b is replaced with the first opening / closing tool 13.
By sliding to the 2a side, the through hole 125 through which the third cord piece 123c is inserted is closed to an appropriate position. Thereafter or simultaneously, the first opening / closing tool 132a on the connecting member side of the second fastener 105b is slid to the second opening / closing tool 132b side, and the first cord piece 123a is inserted by both opening / closing tools 132a, 132b. Close the through hole 125. By adjusting the position at which the two opening / closing tools 132a and 132b contact each other, the second outer ear device 121b of the second
The take-out position from the fastener 105b can be set to an arbitrary position.

9A and 9B show a third embodiment of the earphone strap of the present invention. The earphone strap 141 has, in addition to the configuration of the second embodiment described above, universal fasteners 142a, 142 showing a specific example of a cord holding means capable of detachably fixing the cord 123.
b is provided.

The first strip 104b of the strip 102 is provided with a first universal fastener 142a, and the second strip 104c is provided with a second universal fastener 142b. Each of the flexible fasteners 142a and 142b has the first and second fasteners 10 based on the connecting member 103.
It is arranged on the side far from 5a and 105b. Each of the universal fasteners 142a and 142b is composed of a first support body 143a having a large number of loop pieces provided on the surface and a second support body 143b having a large number of hook pieces provided on the surface. .

First of the free fasteners 142a, 142b
The support body 143 a of each of the strip members 104 of the strip member 102.
b, 104c, and a large number of loop pieces are formed so as to project on the back side. Further, the second support body 143b is formed so that a large number of hook pieces project on the back side of the bent portion 104d provided so as to project laterally from each of the strips 104b and 104c. Each strip 104
Bending curve 14 between b and 104c and each bent portion 104d
4 is set, and from this bending curve 144, the bending portion 10
By bending 4d, the first support body 143a and the second support body 143b are overlapped with each other and are detachable.

Further, in this embodiment, the ends of the pair of fasteners 105a and 105b opposite to the connecting member 103 are the fixing portions 109b, but these ends may be the tongue pieces 109a. . Other configurations are the same as those of the second embodiment described above, and the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The earphone strap 141 having such a structure can be used, for example, as follows. As shown in FIG. 10, the fifth wearing state by the earphone strap 141 is basically the same as the fourth wearing state shown in FIG. 8, and this is the fourth wearing state.
Is different from the mounting state of the first fastener 105a in that the third cord piece 123c is protruded from the first fastener 105a without using the second fastener 105b.
It is intended to be fixed by.

The process up to the step of inserting the plug 122A of the earphone 120 into the tongue piece 109a and projecting the forked part 124 and the pair of external ear devices 121a, 121b from the through hole 125 to the back side is the same as the above-described embodiment. Therefore, here, the work after the forked portion 124 and the like project from the first fastener 105a to the back side will be described.

First, the second ear device 121b having a long cord
The third cord piece 123c along the strip-shaped body 104, and is routed to the second strip piece 104c side. Then, the position of the third cord piece 123c, which is separated from the second outer ear device 121b by an appropriate length, is fixed by the second universal fastener 142b. That is, the second support body 143b is peeled off from the first support body 143a, and both support bodies 143a, 1
After crawling the third cord piece 123c between 43b, the second cord piece
The support body 143b of 1 is superposed on the first support body 143a. As a result, a large number of hook pieces of the second support body 143b are entangled with a large number of loop pieces of the first support body 143a,
Both supports 143a and 143b are joined.

As a result, the left and right outer ear devices 121a, 12a
The cord lengths of 1b can be set to be substantially equal, and it is possible to eliminate the discomfort that only one cord hangs down for a long time. Moreover, by using the universal fastener as the cord holding means, the work of attaching and detaching the cord can be performed quickly and reliably. The cord holding means is not limited to the flexible fastener described in this embodiment, but a hook such as a hook, a cord holder, or other means can be applied.

FIG. 11 shows a portable D that shows a specific example of an electronic device on the earphone strap 1 configured as described above.
The VD player 1 is connected to the earphone strap 1
This is a state in which 01 is used by hanging it down from the neck. In this case, only the band-shaped member 102 is arranged on the chest of the user, and the cord of the earphone 120 passing through the chest is
The cord of this portion does not get in the way and entangles with the strap 1 because it passes through the inside of the bag-shaped portion composed of the band-shaped member 102 and the fasteners 105a and 105b and is projected to the outside at the shoulder and the abdomen. It is possible to prevent discomfort.

FIG. 12 shows a system configuration of the portable electronic device shown in FIG. This portable electronic device includes a DVD (Digital Virtual Disk) player 1 showing a specific example of an information reproducing device, a control device 2 for remotely controlling the operation of the DVD player 1, and a control device 2. And a power supply device 3 for supplying power to the DVD player 1, and a DV
A first connection cord 4 showing a specific example of a signal transmission means for electrically connecting the D player 1 and the control device 2.
And a second connection cord 5 for connecting between the DVD player 1 and another electronic device (for example, a television or the like).
And so on.

As shown in FIGS. 12 to 21, the DVD player 1 has a terrace-shaped projecting portion 6 on a part of the disk body in the circumferential direction.
A shell body, which is a shell-shaped device body provided with a, and a disk-shaped housing 7 that is a circular recess provided on the upper surface of the player body 6 and which is openable and closable, also has a shell shape. 8 and a buckle body 9 for locking the lid body 8 in a closed state.
As shown in FIG. 21, a disc drive device 10 elastically supported by the player body 6 is disposed in the disc housing portion 7 of the player body 6.

The disc drive device 10 includes a turntable 11 arranged in the center of the disc housing portion 7, and a DVD, a CD (compact disc) or the like showing a specific example of the disc-shaped recording medium mounted on the turntable 11. The optical pickup device 12 for reproducing (reading) and / or recording (writing) an information signal with respect to the information recording surface of the optical disc of FIG. Although not shown, the turntable 11 is attached to a rotating portion of a spindle motor having a fixed portion fixed to the chassis, and the optical pickup device 12 is slidably supported by a pair of guide shafts fixed to the chassis. Has been done. The pair of guide shafts are parallel to each other with a predetermined space therebetween, and the front ends thereof are arranged so as to sandwich the spindle motor, and the rear ends thereof extend rearward.

The upper surface of the disk drive device 10 is covered with a cover plate 13. The cover plate 13 has a circular central hole 14a and the central hole 1
4a, which is an elongated hole-shaped opening 14b extending rearward continuously from 4a.
And are provided. The turntable 11 is projected upward from the central hole 14a, and the optical head 12a of the optical pickup device 12 is inserted into the opening 14b. The objective lens 15 of the optical head 12a faces the information recording surface of the optical disc mounted on the turntable 11.

The turntable 11 has a fitting portion 11a fitted into the center hole of the optical disc, and the fitting portion 11a.
And a mounting portion 11b on which the peripheral portion of the center hole of the optical disc is mounted. The fitting portion 11a of the turntable 11 is provided with a plurality of engaging claws at substantially equal intervals in the circumferential direction. Each of the engaging claws is movable in the radial direction of the mounting portion 11b, and is normally urged radially outward by a spring. The fitting portion 11a can be fitted into the center hole of the optical disc by retracting the engaging claw against the spring force of the spring. In this fitted state, each engaging claw is engaged and fixed to the peripheral edge of the center hole by the spring force of the spring.
As a result, the optical disc is chucked by the turntable 11, and the optical disc is rotationally driven integrally with the turntable 11.

On the outer peripheral edge of the lid 8 which is superposed on the upper surface of the player main body 6, there is provided a side surface portion 8b which continuously projects in the circumferential direction toward the lower surface side. Then, the protruding portion 8a of the lid 8 has a pair of arm pieces 17, 17 protruding to the lower surface side.
Is provided. Each arm piece 17 is inserted into the inside of the player main body 6 through the protruding portion 6a on which the protruding portion 8a is overlapped, and the tip end portion thereof is rotatably supported by the support shaft 18. Both ends of the support shaft 18 are supported by the side surfaces of the protruding portion 6a of the player main body 6, and the lid 8 can be lifted and lowered with the support shaft 18 as the center of rotation.

As a result, when the lid 8 is pushed down and overlapped with the player main body 6, the disc storage portion 7 is completely closed by the lid 8. At this time, the lid opening / closing switch is operated by the lid opening / closing detection piece 19 provided on the lid 8 to detect the closed state of the lid 8. Lid open / closed detection piece 1
9 is arranged on the free end side of the side surface portion 8b of the lid body 8 (on the side opposite to the arm piece 17). Corresponding to the lid opening / closing detection piece 19, the disc housing portion 7 of the player body 6 is provided with a detection hole 20 for the lid body, and a lid opening / closing switch is arranged inside the detection hole 20.

Although not shown, the player main body 6 is provided with a lid posture holding mechanism capable of holding the lid 8 at an arbitrary opening / closing angle in association with one arm piece 17 of the lid 8. ing. This lid posture maintaining mechanism allows the lid 8 to be smoothly opened / closed by a predetermined force by applying a predetermined frictional force in accordance with the rotation operation of the lid 8, and at the arbitrary opening / closing position. The opening / closing angle can be maintained. As such a lid posture maintaining mechanism, for example, a friction sliding mechanism or a damper device that generates an appropriate amount of frictional force between the arm piece 17 and a member on the player body 6 side may be applied. it can.

Further, a buckle body 9 is rotatably attached to the front surface of the player body 6 opposite to the protruding portion 6a. The buckle body 9 has a shape suitable for the side surface of the player main body 6 so that it can be mounted on the side surface of the player main body 6, and is hinged to the player main body 6 at one side in the width direction orthogonal to the circumferential direction. That is, the bearing portion 9a is provided on one side of the buckle body 9 in the width direction, and the bearing portion 9a is provided.
Is inserted between the pair of bearing projections 6b, 6b of the player body 6. The hinge portion 21 is formed by penetrating the rotating shaft through the pair of bearing protrusions 6b, 6b and the bearing portion 9a. Then, the hinge portion 2 of the player body 6
On the surface opposite to 1, there is provided a notch 22 to which the other side of the buckle body 9 in the width direction is detachably attached.

At a substantially central portion of the cutout portion 22 of the player body 6, a light receiving portion 23 of a remote control device described later is provided.
Is provided. The light receiving section 23 is provided on the player body 6
Is formed so as to have a light receiving surface on both the front surface and the upper surface. In order to expose the light-receiving surface on the front side of the light-receiving unit 23, an opening window 24 is provided in the buckle body 9 at a substantially central portion thereof, as shown in FIG.

Further, on the other side in the width direction of the buckle body 9,
An engaging portion 9b for engaging and holding the lid body 8 is provided by a forward / backward movement mechanism so as to be forward / backwardly movable. The advancing / retreating mechanism has a spring that constantly urges the engaging portion 9b outward, an operating piece that moves the engaging portion 9b forward and backward against the spring force of the spring. An engagement receiving portion 26 to which the engagement portion 9b is detachably engaged is provided at a substantially central portion on the free end side of the lid body 8 corresponding to the engagement portion 9b of the buckle body 9.

The engagement receiving portion 26 of the lid 8 is arranged substantially in the center of the cutout portion 22 when the disc storage portion 7 is closed. The engagement receiving portion 26 and the engagement portion 9b of the buckle body 9
In the state where the lid body 8 is superposed on the player main body 6, their tips come into contact with each other, but by pressing the buckle body 9 as it is, the engaging portion 9b retracts against the spring force of the spring, The engagement portion 9b is configured to cross over the tip end portion of the engagement receiving portion 26. And the engaging portion 9b
By engaging with the engagement receiving portion 26, the lid body 8 is firmly tightened and locked by the buckle body 9.

The locked state of the lid body 8 by the buckle body 9 can be easily released by the following two modes. The first unlocking operation is performed by sliding the operation piece in the circumferential direction. At this time, when the operating piece is slid in the circumferential direction, the engaging portion 9b retracts against the spring force of the spring, whereby the engagement of the engaging receiving portion 26 by the engaging portion 9b is released. As a result, the buckle body 9
Can be pulled up, and the engaging portion 9b is largely separated from the engagement receiving portion 26 by this raising operation, and the lid 8 can be pulled up. In this case, the pulling operation of the buckle body 9 can be easily and smoothly performed with a small force.

The second unlocking operation of the lid body 8 in the locked state is performed by directly pulling up the buckle body 9 while omitting the sliding operation of the operation piece. In this case, when the buckle body 9 is pulled up, the spring force of the spring and the movement of the operation piece become a resistance force, and thus a larger pulling force is required than in the case of the first unlocking operation. By setting the force to an appropriate level, the buckle body 9 can be pulled up.

In order to detect the opening / closing operation of the buckle body 9, an opening / closing protrusion is provided on the inner surface of the buckle body 9. A detection hole 27 for a buckle is provided on the side surface of the cutout portion 22 of the player body 6 so as to correspond to the opening / closing protrusion. A buckle opening / closing switch for detecting the opening / closing operation of the buckle body 9 is arranged inside the detection hole 27. At this time, the buckle body 9 is completely attached and the lid body 8 is attached.
The opening / closing projection is inserted into the detection hole 27 by locking the. As a result, the buckle opening / closing switch is operated by the opening / closing protrusion, and the locked state of the buckle body 9 is detected.

On the side surface of the player body 6, the first
A socket portion 28, a second socket portion 29, an earphone jack 30, display lamps such as a charging lamp 31a and a power lamp 31b, a play button, a volume switch and other operating means 32 are provided. The first and second socket portions 28 and 29 and the earphone jack 30 are arranged on the left side surface portion of the player body 6, and the display lamp and the operating means 32 are arranged on the right side surface portion of the player body 6.

DVD player 1 having such a configuration
The power supply device 3 is detachably attached to the. Power supply 3
As shown in FIG. 12, the first battery case 34 and the second battery case 34
Battery case 35, and both battery cases 34, 35 are rotatably connected to each other. Each battery case 34,
Reference numeral 35 denotes a rectangular plate-shaped container body, which has substantially the same planar shape, but the second battery 35 is longer than the upper battery case 34 which is the first battery case in the longitudinal direction. The lower battery case 35, which is a case, is formed longer. The widths of the battery cases 34 and 35 are set to be slightly wider than the widths of the projecting portion 6a of the player main body 6 and the projecting portion 8a of the lid 8.

At one end portion in the longitudinal direction of each battery case 34, 35, a connecting portion 34 projecting to both sides in the width direction is formed.
a and 35a are provided. Upper and lower battery cases 34,
Reference numeral 35 is rotatable by connecting the connecting portions 34a and 35a to each other, and is integrally configured. The upper and lower battery cases 34, 3 are connected by the connecting means of the power supply device 3.
5 is a closed state in which a predetermined gap is opened in the vertical direction and is substantially parallel to the upper battery case 3 with respect to the lower battery case 35.
It is possible to take an opened state in which 4 is tilted at an arbitrary angle (for example, 45 degrees or 60 degrees).

The predetermined gap between the upper and lower battery cases 34 and 35 is the thickness of the DVD player 1, and the DVD player 1 is inserted between the upper and lower battery cases 34 and 35. In order to position the DVD player 1 inserted in this way, the engaging concave-convex portion 36 is provided at the tip of the upper battery case 34.
Is provided. Corresponding to the engaging concave and convex portion 36, the lid 8 is provided with a hook portion 37 having an L-shaped cross section. The hook portion 37 is installed in the vicinity of the engagement receiving portion 26 of the lid body 8. By engaging the engaging uneven portion 36 with the hook portion 37, the upper battery case 34 for the lid body 8 is formed.
Can be positioned and the lid 8 and the upper battery case 34 can be coupled at the same time.

Further, a fixing screw 38 is attached to the lower battery case 35.
Is rotatably attached. This fixing screw 38
Is arranged at a position corresponding to the protruding portion 6a of the player body 6 of the lower battery case 35. A screw hole is provided on the back surface of the player body 6 corresponding to the fixing screw 38, and the lower battery case 35 is fixed to the DVD player 1 by screwing the fixing screw 38 into the screw hole. In the fixed state of the lower battery case 35, the upper battery case 34 is rotated integrally with the lid body 8. That is, the lid 8 is
Disk storage unit 7 with the upper battery case 34 attached
Can be opened and closed freely.

In this upper battery case 34, an appropriate number of batteries 40 that can be charged are stored. Further, in the lower battery case 35, an appropriate number of batteries 40 that can also be charged and a safety circuit 41 are housed. The safety circuit 41 detects an abnormality with respect to electric power, such as a large current exceeding the rating flowing from the power supply device 3 or a voltage falling below a set value. In this case, the safety circuit 41
When a large current is detected or a voltage abnormality is detected, it is determined that one of the batteries 40 has an abnormality and a warning signal is output. A temperature fuse is preferably attached to each battery 40 to control the temperature of each battery 40.

To the safety circuit 41, each battery 40 of the upper battery case 34 and each battery 40 of the lower battery case 35 are connected. The safety circuit 41 is connected to the connector 42. The connector 42 is integrally provided on the rear surface of the lower battery case 35, and the plug 43 connected to the connector 42 is integrally provided on the rear surface of the player body 6. Therefore, when the power supply device 3 is attached to the DVD player 1, the connector 42 and the plug 43 are automatically connected, and the power supply device 3 is connected to the DVD player 1
Is automatically powered.

DVD player 1 having such a configuration
As the material of the player main body 6, the lid body 8, the buckle body 9 and the battery cases 34 and 35, for example, ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin), POM (polyacetal) or other engineering plastics can be applied. Aluminum alloys and other metals can also be used.

Further, the control device 2 has a structure as shown in FIG. 12 and FIGS. That is,
A cabinet 50 as a display device main body, a liquid crystal display 51 showing a specific example as a display unit, an opening / closing lid 52 which is a lid for opening and closing the liquid crystal display 51,
Operation unit 5 including various types of switch means, adjustment means, etc.
3 and the like.

Cabinet 50 showing an example of a housing
Is a hollow casing having a substantially quadrangular shape, and is provided with an opening window 54 that is slightly offset in one of the lateral directions, which is the longitudinal direction, and the other in the longitudinal direction with an appropriate interval in the width direction. A plurality (three in this embodiment) of opening holes 55a, 55b and 55c are provided. The liquid crystal display 51 is fitted into the opening window 54, and various operation buttons of the operation unit 53 are inserted into the plurality of opening holes 55a to 55c. In the first opening hole 55a on the upper side, the operation button 5 of the basic operation switch capable of selectively performing the basic operations of reproduction, fast forward and rewind.
6a is attached. For example, the operation button 56a can be pressed to press the central portion to perform an on / off operation for reproduction, and can be pressed to press each side portion to selectively obtain fast-forward and rewind operations. It is done like this.

Further, a selection button 56b of a mode selection switch capable of selecting and deciding a mode is attached to the second opening hole 55b at the center. The selection button 56b is configured such that various modes can be selected by pressing the four directions of up, down, left, and right, and the selected mode can be determined by pressing the central portion. There is. Further, a power button 56c of a power switch is attached to the lower third opening hole 55c. The power is turned on / off by sliding the power button 56c in the lateral direction.

In addition, the opening holes 55a to 55a of the cabinet 50.
An elongated hole 55d extending in the width direction is provided on the side surface on the 55c side. The slot 55d has two adjusting buttons 56d, which are volume switches for adjusting the volume.
56e is attached. One adjustment button 56d increases the volume, and the other adjustment button 56d decreases the volume.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 24, a mounting portion 58 for the opening / closing lid 52 is provided on the upper surface of the cabinet 50. The mounting portion 58 includes two ridges 59a and 59b provided on the upper surface of the cabinet 50, ridges 60a and 60b provided on the top of the opening / closing lid 52, and these ridges 59a and 60a. 2 shows a specific example of a connecting block 61 interposed between 59b and 60b and a resistance means.
It is composed of individual spring pins 62, 62 and the like.

Two sets of ridges 59a, 60a and 59b,
The 60b have substantially the same shape and structure, and are set on the same axis center line with a predetermined gap therebetween. Then, one side in the axial direction of the spring pin 62 is press-fitted and fixed to the inner surfaces of the one of the protrusions 59a and 60a. The spring pin 62 is formed by providing a slit 62a in a metal cylindrical tube, as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 23C. The slit 62a of the spring pin 62 is provided so as to communicate from one end to the other end of the cylindrical tube, and elasticity is imparted by elastically reducing the diameter by the width of the slit 62a. Although the slit 62a is formed in a wave shape in the illustrated embodiment, it may be formed in a linear shape, a curved shape, a sawtooth shape, a square tooth shape or the like.

Further, shaft protrusions 63, 63 projecting toward the spring pin 62 are provided on the inner surfaces of the other protrusions 59b, 60b, respectively. The diameter of each shaft protrusion 63 is set to be approximately the same as the outer diameter of the spring pin 62. The two shaft protrusions 63, 63 and the protrusions of the two spring pins 62 are connected to each other by a connecting block. 61 is pinching at the same time. The connection block 61 is a gutter-shaped 2
Block pieces 61a, 61b and both block pieces 61
It is configured by a combination with a fixing bolt 64 for fastening and fixing a and 61b. One block piece 6
A through hole 65 is provided at a substantially central portion of 1a. In addition, a boss portion 66 is provided at a substantially central portion of the inner surface of the other block piece 61b, and the fixing bolt 64 is provided on the boss portion 66.
Is provided with a screw hole 66a into which the screw portion is screwed.

Thus, as shown in FIG. 25, the lower block piece 61b is applied to the lower side of the two shaft convex portions 63, 63 and the two spring pins 62, and the upper block piece 61a is applied from the upper side. Upper and lower block pieces 61a, 61
Tighten and fix b with the fixing bolt 64. As a result, the cabinet 50 and the opening / closing lid 52 are connected via the connecting block 61.
The spaces are rotatably connected to each other by two mounting portions 58 having a hinge structure. At this time, by adjusting the tightening force of the fixing bolt 64 and the elastic force of the spring pin 62, the spring pin 62 and the connecting block 61 are adjusted.
It is possible to adjust the operation force when opening / closing the opening / closing lid 52 by changing the frictional force between the opening and the closing cover 52.

As shown in FIGS. 23A and 23B, the opening / closing lid 52 is made of a plate having a size capable of covering substantially the entire display surface including the liquid crystal display 51 of the cabinet 50, and the above-mentioned upper edge thereof is mentioned above. The ridges 60a and 60b are integrally formed. Since the opening / closing lid 52 is rotatably connected to the cabinet 50 by two mounting portions 58 having a hinge structure, the opening / closing lid 52 can be rotated about 360 at maximum with respect to the display surface. Then, by rotating the open / close lid 52 to the back side by rotating it by approximately 360 degrees,
The opening / closing lid 52 can be used as a stand for the cabinet 50.

The cabinet 50, the opening / closing lid 52 and the connecting block 6 of the control device 2 having such a configuration.
As the material of 1, for example, ABS, POM and other engineering plastics can be applied, but aluminum alloy and other metals can also be used.

Further, one end of a first connection cord 4 showing a specific example of a signal transmission means for connecting the control device 2 to the DVD player 1 is fixedly provided on the lower portion of the cabinet 50 on the side of the operation portion 53. It is connected. A first plug 70 for connecting to the DVD player 1 is integrally attached to the other end of the first connection cord 4.

The first plug 70 has a plug main body 71 formed of a hollow body having a quadrangular cross section, a semicircular cap body 72 connected to the back side of the plug main body 71, and protruding from the tip side of the plug main body 71. The terminal cover 73 and the like are provided. The front end side of the cap body 72 is formed to have a narrow width, and guide ridges 74 for restricting the inserting direction when the cap body 72 is inserted into the first socket portion 28 of the player main body 6 are provided at two locations on one surface of the width detail. It is provided. Corresponding to the pair of guide protrusions 74, the first socket portion 28 is provided with a pair of guide grooves 28a slidably fitted therein.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the plug body 7
An erroneous insertion prevention convex portion 75a that protrudes forward in an arc shape is provided at the tip portion of the one surface on the wide side of 1. In symmetry with this, an erroneous insertion preventing concave portion formed of an arcuate notch opening to the tip edge is provided at the tip of the other side of the wide side of the plug body 71. In this way, the plug body 71
By providing a convex portion and a concave portion on the upper and lower sides of the tip end portion on the insertion side of the plug for preventing erroneous insertion, many terminals arranged inside the terminal cover 73 are damaged due to erroneous insertion of the first plug 70. It is possible to eliminate the risk of Further, by providing the pair of guide ridges 74 on the plug body 71, it is possible to prevent the terminals in the terminal cover 73 from being damaged by an external force that pulls the first plug 70 in a pulling direction by twisting the first plug 70. Can be prevented.

The terminal cover 73 of the first plug 70 is composed of an elongated frame body having a quadrangular cross section, and a large number of terminals are arranged in a line (a plurality of examples may be provided) inside the terminal cover 73 along the longitudinal direction. Further, the wire of the connection cord 4 is inserted into the rear portion of the cap body 72 from diagonally rearward. Thus, by setting the wire withdrawing direction of the connection cord 4 to the oblique side, the lead-out direction of the connection cord 4 can be regulated in a direction substantially similar to the longitudinal direction of the power supply device 3. As a result, the load applied to the connection portion of the first plug 70 of the connection cord 4 can be reduced, and the occurrence of problems such as short circuit and disconnection can be suppressed. The plug body 71 of the first plug 70 is inserted up to the root of the guide protrusion 74.

The second socket portion 29 of the player body 6 has a second plug 7 provided at one end of a second connection cord 5 for connecting the DVD player 1 to another electronic device.
7 is detachably attached. The second plug 77 has a terminal cover 78 that protrudes from the tip end that is the insertion side. The terminal cover 78 is composed of an elongated frame body having a quadrangular cross section, and a large number of terminals are arranged in a line (a plurality of examples may be provided) inside the terminal cover 78 along the longitudinal direction.

At the other end of the second connection cord 5, a connector 80 for connecting to a television or the like showing a specific example of another electronic device is fixed and integrally provided. The connector 80 is formed of a flat hollow housing, and the wire of the connection cord 4 is inserted from one end surface side of the connector 80. On the other end surface of the connector 80, a plurality of terminals 81 are arranged side by side. Examples of such a terminal 81 include a video terminal, an S1 video terminal, left and right audio terminals, and the like.

The electronic device having such a structure can be used as follows, for example. Power supply 3
Is to be mounted on the DVD player 1 in advance and assembled integrally. That is, the upper battery case 34 of the power supply device 3
The DVD player 1 is inserted between the lower battery case 35 and the lower battery case 35 from the side of the protruding portion 6a of the player main body 6, and the engagement recess 36 of the upper battery case 34 is engaged with the protrusion 37 of the lid 8. At this time, by inserting the DVD player 1 to a predetermined position, the plug provided on the player body 6 is fitted into the socket provided on the lower battery case 35. As a result, the DVD player 1 and the power supply device 3 are electrically connected.

Next, the fixing screw 38 of the lower battery case 35 is screwed into the screw hole of the player main body 6 and tightened. As a result, the power supply device 3 is integrally assembled with the DVD player 1. After that, the DVD player 1 and the control device 2 are connected by the first connection cord 4. That is, by inserting the first plug 70 of the first connection cord 4 into the first socket portion 28 of the player main body 6, the DVD player 1 and the control device 2 are electrically connected via the first connection cord 4. Connected to. In this way, the electrical connection between the DVD player 1 and the control device 2 can be realized simply by inserting the first plug 70 into the first socket portion 28.

The operation of mounting the optical disk on the DVD player 1 can be performed as follows, for example.
First, the buckle body 9 is pulled up, and the lock of the lid body 8 by the buckle body 9 is released. This can be easily done by hooking a finger on the engaging portion 9b side of the buckle body 9 and raising it. However, in this case, a large force is required to cause the buckle body 9. To reduce the force for releasing this buckle body 9,
Sliding the release piece 25 to retract the engaging portion 9b,
The engagement state with the engagement receiving portion 26 by the engagement portion 9b is released. Thereby, the buckle body 9 can be easily raised with an extremely small force.

Here, when the buckle body 9 is raised and the lock is released, the detection projection provided on the inner surface of the buckle body 9 comes out from the buckle detection hole of the player body 6. As a result, the detection switch for detecting the lock of the buckle body 9 is turned off, and the detection signal is sent to the control device 2.

Next, the engagement receiving portion 26 exposed by raising the buckle body 9 is held by a fingertip, and the front side of the lid body 8 is pulled up to an arbitrary height. As a result, the disc storage portion 7 provided on the upper surface of the player body 6 is opened, and the disc drive device 10 is exposed.

At this time, the lid opening / closing detection piece 19 of the lid 8 is pulled out from the lid detection hole 20 of the player body 6. As a result, the detection switch for detecting the open / closed state of the lid 8 is turned off, and the detection signal is sent to the control device 2. When at least one of the open signal of the lid body 8 and the release signal of the buckle body 9 described above is supplied to the control device 2, the disk drive device 10 is not driven.

In this case, the upper battery case 34 of the power supply device 3
Is rotated integrally with the lid body 8 and jumped upward together with the lid body 8. In this state, a desired optical disk is mounted on the turntable 11 of the disk drive device 10, and the disk-shaped information recording medium is chucked.

Next, the lid 8 is closed together with the upper battery case 34. At this time, when the lid body 8 is completely closed, the lid opening / closing detection piece 19 is inserted into the lid detection hole 20. This allows
A detection switch for detecting the closed state of the lid 8 is turned on, and the detection signal is supplied to the control device 2.
The disk drive device 10 is not driven only by this detection signal.

Next, the buckle body 9 is pushed up and the engaging portion 9
b is engaged with the engagement receiving portion 26. As a result, the lid body 8 is firmly locked to the player body 6 via the buckle body 9. At this time, when the buckle body 9 is completely closed, the detection protrusion is inserted into the buckle detection hole. As a result, the detection switch for detecting the locked state of the buckle body 9 is turned on, and the detection signal is supplied to the control device 2. By supplying both the detection signal and the above-mentioned detection signal for the lid to the control device 2, the disk drive device 10 can be driven.

The DVD thus prepared for use
Player 1 can also be used indoors,
Suitable for outdoor use. For this reason, it is preferable that the DVD player 1 be configured so that it can be hung by using a strap (not shown), and can be hung by a neck or the like and can be carried. In this case, by operating only the control device 2 by hand, the image of information recorded on the optical disc can be easily enjoyed outdoors by the liquid crystal display 51 of the control device 2.

Next, an example of the operation of the control device 2 will be described. In FIG. 26A, the control device 2 is operated by the user.
Is held by hand and the lid 8 is opened at an angle slightly less than 90 degrees with respect to the display surface of the cabinet 50. As a result, the display content of the liquid crystal display 51 is visible to the operator, but it is difficult for others to see it. Further, FIG. 26B shows a state in which the user holds the control device 2 by hand and opens the lid 8 by 90 degrees with respect to the display surface of the cabinet 50. In this case, the lid 8 can be used as an awning.

27A, the lid 8 is rotated by an arbitrary angle of 270 degrees or more with respect to the display surface of the cabinet 50,
The state where each free end side of the cabinet 50 and the lid 8 is placed on a plane P such as a desk is shown. Thereby, the lid 8 can be used as a stand for the cabinet 50.
In this case, the user can freely set the display surface of the liquid crystal display 51 so that the display surface can be easily seen by changing the angle between the cabinet 50 and the lid 8. 27B shows a state in which the lid body 8 is rotated by an angle of approximately 360 degrees with respect to the display surface of the cabinet 50, and the lid body 8 is superposed on the back surface of the cabinet 50. This makes it possible to prevent the lid 8 from getting in the way when the user holds the control device 2 by hand and looks at the screen.

FIG. 28A shows the control device 2 described above.
A rotary shaft 67 is provided instead of one of the two spring pins 62 used for the rotary shaft 67.
It shows an example in which the lid 8 and the connection block 61 are rotatably connected by. In this case, cabinet 5
The ridge 59a of 0 and the connecting block 61 are rotatably connected by the spring pin 62 with elastic friction, as in the above-described embodiment. Note that anti-slip rubbers 68a and 68b as anti-slip members are attached to the free ends of the lid 8 and the cabinet 50, respectively.

FIG. 28B explains the operation of the control device 2 shown in FIG. 28A. A state in which the user holds the control device 2 by hand and opens the lid 8 about 90 degrees with respect to the display surface of the cabinet 50 is shown. As a result, the lid 8 becomes an awning. In this case, the rotation shaft 67 is moved diagonally behind the spring pin 62, so that the rotation shaft 67 rotatably connects the lid 8 and the connection block 61 without elastic friction, but Due to the elastic friction between the pin 62 and the connecting block 61, the lid 8 is moved to the display surface of the cabinet 50 by approximately 9
Can be kept at 0 degrees.

In FIG. 28C, the lid 8 is rotated by an arbitrary angle of 270 degrees or more with respect to the display surface of the cabinet 50,
The state in which the lid 8 is used as a stand of the cabinet 50 by placing the free ends of the cabinet 50 and the lid 8 on a plane P such as a desk is shown. At this time,
The angle between the cabinet 50 and the lid 8 can be changed so that the user can easily see the display surface of the cabinet 50. Further, since the lid body 8 and the cabinet 50 do not slide on the plane P such as a desk due to the anti-slip rubbers 68a and 68b, the lid body 8 and the connecting block 6 are rotated by the rotating shaft 67.
The lid 8 can be used as a stand even if the lids 8 are rotatably connected to each other without elastic friction.

FIG. 29 shows an example in which the elasticity of the two spring pins 62 is made different. For example, one of the pair of spring pins 62a and 62b has a large diameter and the other has a small diameter, so that the elasticity of the spring pins is made different. In this case, when the lid body 8 is opened and closed with respect to the display surface of the cabinet 50, the lid body 8 and the connecting block 6 are
1 and between the connecting block 61 and the cabinet 50, the one in which the spring pin having the weaker elasticity is interposed can be preferentially rotated, whereby the cover 8 can be smoothly rotated with respect to the cabinet 50. Can be done.

FIG. 30A shows an example in which a click disc 69 is provided in place of one of the two spring pins 62, for example, the spring pin 62a. In the control device 2 shown in this embodiment, the angle of the lid body 8 with respect to the display surface of the cabinet 50 can be switched in multiple steps at predetermined angle intervals. In FIG. 30B, the click disc 69 is disassembled and enlarged. Each lid 8
And between the bases a and e attached to the connection block 61, the click convex disc b, the click concave disc c, and the leaf spring d.
Has a laminated structure.

FIG. 31A shows an example in which the click positions of the above-mentioned click disc 69 are set at two positions.
As shown in FIG. 31B, when the lid body 8 is opened and the angle of the lid body 8 with respect to the display surface of the cabinet 50 is opened to more than 180 degrees, the elasticity via the spring pin 62a between the lid body 8 and the connection block 61 is used. Rotation accompanied by friction is performed. Then, as shown in FIG. 31C, the connection block 61
The cabinet 8 is rotated via the click disc 69 between the cabinet 50 and the cabinet 50 so that the lid body 8 is attached to the bottom surface of the cabinet 50. Therefore, the lid 8 is smoothly rotated with respect to the display surface of the cabinet 50.

FIG. 32 shows still another embodiment of the control device 2. In the example shown in FIG. 32, one of the pair of spring pins 62a and 62b, for example, the spring pin 6 is used.
Instead of 2b, a gear device 83 having two gears 84a and 84b is provided. A rotary shaft 85 is inserted through the one gear 84 a, and the rotary shaft 85 is fixed to the connecting block 61. The other gear 84b
Is rotatably attached to the cabinet 50. These gears 84a, 84b mesh with each other,
It is stored in the gear box 86. The one gear 84a has a smaller diameter than the other gear 84b. This allows one gear 84a to move to the other gear 84b.
Can be decelerated when it is rotated, and the connection block 61 and the cabinet 50 can be rotated with friction.

The use of the control device 2 having such a configuration is not limited to the DVD player 1 of the present embodiment, and may be, for example, a PDA (Personal Digital Assi).
stants), small word processors, small microcomputers, electronic dictionaries, portable television receivers, small electronic watches, and the like, but are also applicable to these desk-top electronic devices and other electronic devices.

FIG. 22 shows a state in which the DVD player 1 is connected to a home power source (not shown) and the power source device 3 is charged. In FIG. 22, reference numeral 90 is a holding stand 90 for storing and holding the DVD player 1. The holding stand 90 includes a holding portion 90a having a holding groove formed on the upper surface and a holding base 90b continuous to the lower portion of the holding portion 90a. The holding base 90b is developed so as to secure a sufficiently large mounting surface. Widely formed.

Supporting pieces 9 for supporting the side surface of the DVD player 1 are provided on both sides of the holding portion 90a in the holding groove direction.
1, 92 are provided. Then, one support piece 91
A claw portion 91a that engages with a concave portion provided on the side surface of the player main body 6 is provided at the tip portion of the. This claw portion 91a
By providing the power supply device 3, the DVD player 1 in which the weight balance in the circumferential direction is not uniform can be rotated even when the power supply device 3 is laid sideways as shown in FIG. It can be securely held.

Reference numeral 93 shown in FIG. 22 is a connection cord for connecting between the power source such as a household outlet and the DVD player 1. At one end of this connection cord 93,
A charging plug 94 is attached. The charging plug 94 is used for the second socket portion 29 of the player body 6.
It is supposed to be removable. Then, by pressing the central semi-circular portion of the charging plug 94, the terminal portion moves backward and the connection with the second socket portion 29 is released.

DVD player 1 having such a configuration
However, for example, it is detachably attached to the earphone straps 101, 131, 141 in the state as shown in FIG. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 11, a connecting tool 150 is provided on the back surface of the power supply device 3, and the connecting cord 1 is attached to the connecting tool 150.
Although 12a is configured to be coupled and coupled, it is not limited to such connecting means. In addition, the power supply device 3
Instead of this, the player main body 6 may be provided with a connecting tool.

As described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the above embodiment, the earphone 120 has the plug 122, 122A side as the first side.
The example in which the earphone 120 is mounted on the belt-shaped member 102 by arranging it on the side of the fastener 105a has been described, but conversely, the plug 122 on the side of the second fastener 105b,
122A side is arranged and the earphone 120 is attached to the belt-shaped member 102.
Of course, it may be configured to be attached to the. Further, as the electronic device applicable to the earphone strap 101, the example in which the portable DVD player is applied has been described in the above embodiment, but the portable tape player, the portable CD player, the electronic dictionary, the portable television. In addition, it can be applied to various portable electronic devices that require the earphone 120.

In the above embodiment, the pair of fasteners 105a, 105b and 142a, 142b are attached to the strip-shaped body 1.
Although the example in which the fastener is attached to the back surface of 04 is described, it goes without saying that a pair of fasteners may be arranged on the front surface side of the band-shaped body. As described above, the present invention can be variously modified without departing from the spirit thereof.

[0121]

As described above, according to the earphone strap of the present application, since the cord of the earphone can be integrally wired along the strip-shaped member, the entanglement between the strip-shaped member and the cord is surely ensured. Can be prevented.
Therefore, it is possible to provide an earphone strap that does not cause discomfort due to the cord being entangled with the belt-shaped member, has a good appearance when the electronic device is suspended from the neck, and can be used comfortably. be able to.

According to the earphone mounting method of the present application, it is possible to reliably prevent the cord of the earphone from being entangled with the belt-shaped member, and to prevent discomfort due to the cord being entangled with the belt-shaped member. The effect of being able to provide is obtained.

Further, according to the portable electronic device with the strap of the present application, the cord of the earphone is not entangled with the strap, and the portable electronic device is comfortably suspended from the neck. The effect is that it can be used.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of an earphone strap of the present invention.

2 illustrates the earphone strap shown in FIG. 1, where FIG. 2A is a front view and FIG. 2B is a rear view.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view for explaining a connecting member of the earphone strap shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a first mounting example in which earphones are mounted on the earphone strap shown in FIG.

5 is a perspective view showing a second mounting example in which earphones are mounted on the earphone strap shown in FIG.

6 is a perspective view showing a third example of mounting the earphones on the earphone strap shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 7 shows a second embodiment of the earphone strap of the present invention, FIG. A is a front view and FIG. B is a back view.

8 is an explanatory diagram showing a fourth mounting example in which earphones are mounted on the earphone strap shown in FIG. 7. FIG.

FIG. 9 shows a third embodiment of the earphone strap of the present invention, FIG. A being a front view and FIG. B being a back view.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a fifth mounting example in which earphones are mounted on the earphone strap shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a usage state of the earphone strap of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an embodiment of a portable electronic device according to the portable electronic device with a strap of the present invention.

13 is an external perspective view showing a state in which a power supply device is attached to the DVD player shown in FIG.

14 is a plan view of the DVD player with a power supply device shown in FIG.

15 is a bottom view of the power supply device of the DVD player with the power supply device shown in FIG. 12, taken in half.

16 is a plan view of the DVD player from which the power supply device shown in FIG. 12 is removed.

FIG. 17 is a front view in which the power supply device of the DVD player with the power supply device shown in FIG. 12 is cut in half.

FIG. 18 is a rear view of the DVD player from which the power supply device shown in FIG. 12 is removed.

FIG. 19 is a side view of the DVD player with a power supply device shown in FIG. 12.

20 is a side view of the DVD player from which the power supply device shown in FIG. 12 is removed.

21 is a perspective view showing a state where the lid of the DVD player from which the power supply device shown in FIG. 12 is removed is opened.

22 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the DVD player with the power supply device shown in FIG. 12 is charged with electric power.

23 shows a first embodiment of the control device shown in FIG. 12, FIG. A being a plan view, FIG. 23B being a side view, and FIG. C being an enlarged perspective view of a spring pin.

FIG. 24 is a plan view showing the first embodiment of the control device shown in FIG. 12, with the lid opened.

FIG. 25 is an explanatory view showing a cross section of a central portion of the control device shown in FIG. 24.

FIG. 26 shows a first embodiment of the control device shown in FIG. 12, in which FIG. A is a side view showing a state in which the lid is opened at an angle slightly smaller than 90 degrees, and FIG. It is a side view of the opened state.

27 shows a first embodiment of the control device shown in FIG. 12, in which FIG. A is a side view showing a state in which the lid body is opened by about 270 degrees or more to form a stand, and FIG. 27B is opened by about 360 degrees. It is a side view of the opened state.

28 shows a second embodiment of the control device shown in FIG. 12, in which FIG. A is a side view and FIG.
A side view in a state where the lid body is opened by 0 degrees, and FIG. C is a side view in a state where the lid body is opened by approximately 270 degrees to form a stand.

29 is a side view showing the third embodiment of the control device shown in FIG. 12. FIG.

30 shows a fourth embodiment of the control device shown in FIG. 12, where FIG. 30A is a plan view and FIG. 30B is an enlarged exploded perspective view of a click disc.

31 shows a fifth embodiment of the control device shown in FIG. 12, in which FIG. A is a plan view, FIG. 31B is a side view with the lid opened, and FIG. 31C is the bottom attached to the lid. It is a side view of the opened state.

32 shows a sixth embodiment of the control device shown in FIG. 12, where FIG. 32A is a plan view and FIG. 29B is a side view.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 DVD player (portable electronic device), 2 control device, 3 power supply device, 4 connection cord, 6
Player body, 101, 131, 141 earphone strap, 102 band-shaped member, 103 connecting member, 104 band-shaped body, 104b, 104c band,
105a, 105b fasteners, 107c, 132
a, 132b opening / closing tool, 109a tongue portion, 109
b fixing part, 110 1st connection tool, 111 2nd
Connection tool, 112 connection body, 113 connection band, 11
5a engaging claws, 120 earphones, 121a, 12
1b External ear device (electroacoustic transducer), 122, 122A
Plug (connector), 123 cord, 123a, 1
23b, 123c Cord piece, 124 Bifurcated part, 1
42a, 142b Flexible fastener (cord holding means), 143a, 143b Supports, 150 Connector

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A connecting member to which a portable electronic device using an earphone is detachably attached, a belt-shaped member formed in an annular shape and to which the connecting member is attached, and an attaching portion of the connecting member of the belt-shaped member. A pair of fasteners that are arranged so as to be substantially symmetrical with respect to each other as a center, extend along a pair of strips of the strip-shaped member and are attached, and that form a through hole through which the cord of the earphone is inserted , Each end of the pair of fasteners on the side of the connecting member,
An earphone strap, wherein a tongue piece is provided so as to project from the band-shaped member. 2. At least one of the pair of fasteners is provided with two opening / closing tools for opening and closing the fasteners, and the two opening / closing tools can be opened and closed at two locations. The earphone strap described in 1. 3. A tongue piece is provided on at least one of the pair of fasteners at an end opposite to the connecting member so as to project from the strip-shaped member. The earphone strap described in 1. 4. The earphone strap according to claim 1, wherein a cord holding means capable of detachably fixing the cord is provided near at least one of the pair of fasteners of the band-shaped member. 5. The connector side of the cord of the earphone, to which the connector is connected to the portable electronic device supported by the band-shaped member via the linking member, is centered around the attachment part of the linking member of the band-shaped member. The cord was inserted through at least one of the through holes formed by a pair of fasteners arranged so as to be substantially symmetrical and extending along the pair of strips of the strip-shaped member and attached. An earphone mounting method characterized in that a fastener opening / closing tool is slid to close the through hole, and the cord is placed along one or both of the pair of strips and stopped at a predetermined position by the opening / closing tool. 6. At least one of the pair of fasteners through which the cord of the earphone is inserted has two opening / closing tools, and the two opening / closing tools are slid in a direction to approach each other to close the through hole. The earphone wearing method according to claim 5, wherein the cord is stopped at a predetermined position. 7. The cord of the earphone inserted through the through hole is detachably held by a cord holding means provided on at least one of the pair of strips. How to wear earphones. 8. An earphone having a connector at one end and an electroacoustic transducer at the other end, a portable electronic device to which the connector is detachably mounted, and a portable electronic device to and from which the portable electronic device is detachable. A connecting member that is freely attached, a belt-shaped member that is formed in an annular shape and to which the connecting member is attached, and the belt-shaped member that is arranged so as to be substantially symmetrical to each other around the attachment portion of the connecting member of the belt-shaped member. A pair of fasteners that extend along the pair of strips and are attached and that form a through hole through which the cord of the earphone is inserted, and at each end of the pair of fasteners on the connecting member side. Is
A portable electronic device with a strap, wherein a tongue piece is provided so as to project from the band-shaped member. 9. At least one of the pair of fasteners is provided with two opening / closing tools for opening and closing the fasteners, and the two opening / closing tools can be opened and closed at two locations. 8. A portable electronic device with a strap according to item 8. 10. A tongue piece is provided on at least one of the pair of fasteners so as to project from the belt-shaped member also at an end opposite to the connecting member. 8. A portable electronic device with a strap according to item 8. 11. The strap-carrying portable device according to claim 8, wherein a cord holding means capable of detachably fixing the cord is provided near at least one of the pair of fasteners of the belt-shaped member. Electronics. 12. The earphone according to claim 8, further comprising two electroacoustic transducers provided at respective ends of the two cord pieces branched in the middle of the cord. Portable electronic device with a strap. 13. The connecting member includes a first connecting member attached to the belt-shaped member and a second connecting member to which the portable electronic device is detachably attached.
The portable device with a strap according to claim 8, wherein the connecting member and the second connecting member are connected via a safety connecting means that is broken and separated when an external force of a predetermined amount or more is applied. Electronics.