JP2003228123A - Grip belt - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a grip belt which can well hold a casing even if the grip belt is used in the state of a grip belt or in the state of a hand strap. <P>SOLUTION: The grip belt can deal with both of the grip belt and the hand strap with a grip belt body 10 alone and therefore the constitution can be simplified and the number of parts can be reduced. When the grip belt is used in the state of the grip belt, a first end 11a can be additionally attached to a pad 12 by using hook-and-loop fasteners 13 and 14 and therefore such things that the end 11a hinders holding of the casing and that the end is hooked by a surrounding fixture to cause an accidental drop of the casing can be prevented. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a grip belt whose both ends are engaged with an insertion portion of an electronic device in order to hold the electronic device along the outer shape surface of the electronic device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, grip belts have been required to have versatility to be used for various purposes in order to reduce the size and weight of electronic equipment. As a usage method, when the user grips the housing of a video camera, which is a type of electronic equipment, with a grip belt function that holds the hand on the housing side with a predetermined pressure and keeps the grip in good condition. Structure of the grip belt that also has a hand strap function that can be used as a belt-shaped or string-shaped hand strap so that the person can easily hold it by passing through the user's wrist etc. Is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-133274.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional structure, when used as a grip belt, since there is no means for fixing the cord portion used as the hand strap, the cord portion sways and the housing is held. There is a problem in that there is a risk that it may become an obstacle or that the string may be caught by a surrounding fixed object and accidentally drop the housing.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides a grip belt capable of holding a housing satisfactorily regardless of whether it is used as a grip belt state or a hand strap state. With the goal.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, a grip belt according to the present invention is a grip belt arranged in a housing so that a user can hold the housing with his hand. A pad having a first opening provided substantially at the center in the longitudinal direction and second and third openings provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction, and a pad slidably disposed in the pad,
And a first belt communicating with the second opening, a second belt slidably arranged in the pad and communicating with the first and third openings, and the first belt. A first end where one end and one end of the second belt are joined, and a second end that is the other end of the first and second belts and is fixed at a position close to each other in the housing. And a third end portion, and an attaching / detaching means capable of attaching / detaching the first end portion and the pad, and the attaching / detaching portion in a state where only the second and third end portions are fixed to the housing. The first end is attached to the pad by means, and a loop is formed by the first and second belts and the pad.

As a result, it is possible to obtain a grip belt which can hold the housing satisfactorily regardless of whether it is used in the grip belt state or the hand strap state.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is a grip belt arranged on a casing so that a user can hold the casing by hand, and the grip belt has a substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction. The first opening provided on the second side and the second openings provided on both ends in the longitudinal direction.
And a pad having a third opening, a first belt slidably arranged in the pad, and communicating the first and second openings, and slidable in the pad Is arranged
A second belt communicating the first and third openings;
A first end portion where one end of the first belt and one end of the second belt are joined, and other ends of the first and second belts, which are close to each other in the housing. A second end and a third end fixed to each other, and an attaching / detaching means capable of attaching / detaching the first end and the pad, and only the second and third ends are fixed to the housing. In this state, the first end portion is attached to the pad by the attaching / detaching means, and a loop is formed by the first and second belts and pads. With this configuration, the grip belt state is used. Even when it is used as a hand strap, a grip belt that can hold the housing satisfactorily can be obtained.

The invention according to claim 2 of the present invention is a grip belt arranged in the housing so that a user can hold the housing by hand, and the grip belt is provided substantially at the center in the longitudinal direction. A pad having a first opening and second and third openings provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction, and a pad slidably arranged in the pad to communicate the first and second openings. A first belt, a second belt slidably arranged in the pad, and communicating the first and third openings, one end of the first belt and the second belt. A first end having one end joined thereto, and second and third ends fixed to positions close to each other in the housing, which are the other ends of the first and second belts, The attaching / detaching means capable of attaching / detaching the first end portion and the pad and the second and third end portions of the housing are fixed. An insertion means which is provided at a position opposed to the cut portion by sandwiching the hand and through which the first end portion can be inserted, and the first end portion is inserted into the insertion portion, and the attachment / detachment is performed. The first end is attached to the pad by means of the means, and with this configuration, the grip can hold the housing satisfactorily regardless of whether it is used in the grip belt state or the hand strap state. The belt is obtained.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overall external structure of a grip belt according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a ZZ portion in FIG.

In the figure, 10 is a grip belt body,
Reference numeral 11a denotes a belt which is composed of a first belt and a second belt, and which is joined to each other at one end thereof to form one belt-like member, 11a.
11c are first to third ends of the belt 11, and as shown in FIG. 2, the belt 11 has a configuration in which the first and second belts are joined in the vicinity of the first end 11a. The joining means may be adhesive or sewing. Here, the portion indicated by the X mark in the figure is the joining portion. In addition, in the first and second belts, the other end portion is the second and third end portions 11b and 11c with respect to the first end portion 11a.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a pad which comes into contact with the back of the user's hand when the grip belt main body 10 is used as a grip belt for the main body of the apparatus, and the inside of which is hollow and the belt 11
Is inserted. Further, the pad 12 has second and third openings 12b and 12c at both ends in the longitudinal direction, and the second and third ends 11b and 11c of the belt 11 are inserted therethrough, and the pads 12 are substantially centered. Has a first opening 12a through which the first end 11a of the belt 11 is inserted, and the belt 11 is freely movable in the directions indicated by arrows AF. Further, the length dimension of the pad 12 in the longitudinal direction is at least shorter than the length dimension of the belt 11 so that the belt 11 does not drop off from the pad 12 even if the belt 11 slides in the pad 12.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a first surface fastener arranged on one surface of the first end portion 11a of the belt 11, which is attached to the belt 11 by an adhesive or sewing. A second surface fastener 14 is arranged on the upper surface of the pad 12 and is detachable from the first surface fastener 13, and when the first end 11a is moved in the direction of arrow G, the first surface on the belt 11 is The fastener 13 is arranged at a position where it abuts. Similarly, the second hook-and-loop fastener 14 is also attached to the pad 12 by an adhesive or sewing. The first surface fastener 13 and the second surface fastener 14 constitute an attaching / detaching means.

3 to 7 are perspective views showing the structure when the grip belt of this embodiment is used in a video camera which is a kind of electronic equipment. FIGS. 3 and 4 show a state in which the grip belt is used as a grip belt. 5 to 7 show a state in which the hand strap is used.

In the drawing, 15 is a grip belt main body 1
A video camera body to which 0 is attached, 16 is a user's hand, and a portion of the video camera body 15 gripped by the hand 16 is a grip portion. Reference numeral 17 denotes an insertion portion which is provided near the grip portion of the video camera body 15 and is an insertion means through which the belt 11 is inserted, and 18 denotes second and third end portions 11 b and 11 of the belt 11 on the video camera body 15.
It is a fixed part that fixes c. When the grip belt is used in the video camera in this way,
And the third end portions 11b and 11c are the video camera body 1
5 is fixed to the fixing portion 18 and the first end 11a side is in a free state. The fixed portion 18 and the insertion portion 17 are used by the user's hand 16 when used in a hand grip state.
Are arranged at positions facing each other through the gripping portion where is located.

The operation of the grip belt of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described below.

First, the case where the grip belt is used will be described.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first end 11a of the belt 11 is inserted through the insertion portion 17, and the user's hand 16 is inserted between the pad 12 and the video camera body 15. At this time, the belt 11 is movable in the insertion portion 17 in the direction of arrow I, and the pad 12 is also guided by the belt 11 in the direction of arrow J, so that the size of the hand 16 of the user can be adjusted. Then, the length of the belt 11 is adjusted, and the position of the pad 12 in the J direction is adjusted according to the position of the hand 16. After the adjustment is completed, the first end 11a is moved in the direction of the arrow H to join the first and second surface fasteners 13 and 14. The state at that time is shown in FIG. In this state, the user's hand 16 is held on the video camera main body 15 side, and the respective operation buttons of the video camera main body 15 can be operated, so that good shooting can be performed.

Here, when the length of the belt is adjusted according to the size of the hand of the user, the first end 11a is rotated in the direction of arrow K from the state shown in FIG. The surface fastener 13 and the second surface fastener 14 are separated from each other, and the state shown in FIG. 3 is obtained. When the user's hand is large, the belt 11 is moved leftward in the figure, and when the hand is small, it is moved rightward in the figure. When the desired belt position suitable for the size of the user's hand is determined, the first end portion 11a is rotated in the direction of the arrow H to attach the first surface fastener 13 to the second surface fastener 14. , Again to the state shown in FIG.

Next, the case where the device is used in the hand strap state will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 4, from the state of being used as a grip belt, the first end portion 1 of the belt 11 is changed.
A surface fastener 1 in which 1a is pulled in the direction of arrow K, and the first end 11a and the pad 12 are provided and joined to each other.
3 and 14 are separated from each other and brought into the state shown in FIG. Then the first
The end portion 11a of is removed from the engagement of the insertion portion 17 and brought into the state shown in FIG. At this time, the grip belt body 10 is in a state in which only the second and third end portions 11b and 11c are fixed in the fixing portion 18 of the video camera body 15.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the pad 12 is slid to the vicinity of the first surface fastener 13 while being guided by the belt 11 in the direction of the arrow L. Then the first end 11a
Is rotated in the direction of the arrow M to join the first surface fastener 13 and the second surface fastener 14 to each other, whereby the pad 12 and the belt 11 can be positioned and the quality is improved. As shown in FIG. 7, a loop structure is formed by the pad 12 and the second and third end portions 11b and 11c. As shown in the drawing, the hand 16 is passed through the inside of the U-shaped pad 12 or the pad 12 By gripping the part, it can be used as a hand strap.

By performing the above-mentioned reverse procedure from the hand strap state of FIG. 7, it is possible to shift to the grip belt state.

Here, when adjusting the length of the belt 11 when used as a hand strap, the first end portion 11a is rotated from the state shown in FIG. The surface fastener 14 of No. 2 is separated (not shown), and the pad 12 and the belt 11 form a loop as shown in FIG. Since the pad 12 is slidable with respect to the belt 11 in this state, the pad 12 is slid to an arbitrary position in the arrow N or O direction to form a ring of a desired size.

Here, the movement of the pad 12 in the direction of the arrow N is possible until both ends 12B and 12C of the pad 12 come into contact with the fixed portion 18 of the video camera body 15. Further, the movement of the pad 12 in the direction of the arrow O is possible up to the X mark in FIG. 2, which is the joining portion of the first and second belts.

When the position of the pad 12 is determined, the first end 11a is rotated in the direction of the arrow M to attach the first surface fastener 13 to the second surface fastener 14.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the grip belt and the hand strap have to be provided in the video camera body in order to deal with both the grip belt state and the hand strap state. In the present embodiment, the grip belt main body 10 alone can handle both, so that the configuration can be simplified and the number of parts can be reduced.

Further, since the pad 12 can be slid with respect to the belt 11 and can be attached and detached by the hook-and-loop fasteners 13 and 14, respectively, the belt can be used in the grip belt state or the hand strap state. The length of 11 can be easily adjusted to any length.

Further, in any of the usage states, the first end portion 11a of the belt 11 is fixed to the surface fasteners 13 and 14.
Since it can be attached to the pad 12 and stored, the quality is improved.

Further, since the first end 11a can be attached to the pad 12 using the surface fasteners 13 and 14 when used in the grip belt state, the first end 11a can hold the housing. It is possible to prevent it from being an obstacle or being accidentally dropped by being caught by a surrounding fixed object.

[0031]

As described above, according to the present invention, in addition to the original grip belt function, it can be easily used as a hand strap, and the housing can be held well in any usage mode. Excellent effect can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of an embodiment of a grip belt of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the grip belt body of the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the grip belt in the same embodiment when used in a grip belt state.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the grip belt in the same embodiment when used in a grip belt state.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the grip belt according to the embodiment shifts from a grip belt state to a hand strap state.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the grip belt according to the embodiment shifts from a grip belt state to a hand strap state.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the grip belt according to the embodiment used in a hand strap state.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Grip belt body 11 belts 11a first end 11b second end 11c Third end 12 pads 12a First opening 12b Second opening 12c Third opening 13 First hook-and-loop fastener 14 Second hook-and-loop fastener 17 insertion part

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor ▲ Yoshi ▼ Mamoru Ta             1006 Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka Matsushita Electric             Sangyo Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Mutsumi Hisagawa             1006 Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka Matsushita Electric             Sangyo Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 2H105 BB06

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A user can hold the housing by hand,
A grip belt arranged in the housing, the pad having a first opening provided substantially at the center in the longitudinal direction and second and third openings provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction, A first belt slidably arranged in the pad and communicating with the first and second openings, and a first belt slidably arranged in the pad to communicate the first and third openings with each other. A second belt, a first end portion where one end of the first belt and one end of the second belt are joined, and the first and second
The other end of the belt, and second and third end portions fixed to positions close to each other in the housing;
And an attaching / detaching means capable of attaching / detaching the end portion of the pad and the pad,
With only the second and third ends fixed to the housing, the attaching / detaching means attaches the first end to the pad, and the first and second belts and pads form a loop. A grip belt characterized by being formed. 2. A user can hold the housing by hand,
A grip belt arranged in the housing, the pad having a first opening provided substantially at the center in the longitudinal direction and second and third openings provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction, A first belt slidably arranged in the pad and communicating with the first and second openings, and a first belt slidably arranged in the pad to communicate the first and third openings with each other. A second belt, a first end portion where one end of the first belt and one end of the second belt are joined, and the first and second
The other end of the belt, and second and third end portions fixed to positions close to each other in the housing;
And an attachment / detachment means capable of attaching / detaching the end portion of the pad and the pad, and a position that opposes a portion of the housing to which the second and third end portions are fixed with the hand in between. A first end portion is inserted through the insertion portion, and the first attachment portion is attached by the attachment / detachment portion.
A grip belt, wherein an end portion of the grip belt is attached to the pad.