JP2003256075A - Case for portable electronic terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily print by using a portable printer even in an environment having no proper work table at outing time. <P>SOLUTION: This case 1 for a portable information terminal has a terminal housing part, and a printer housing part, and can house the portable information terminal 30 and a portable printer 40 together. An infrared ray emitted from an infrared communication port 31 of the portable information terminal 30 is reflected by inside surfaces 12a, 12b, 12c of a cylinder body 10 being a mirror surface, and reaches an infrared communication port 41 of the portable printer 40. <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 portable electronic terminal case capable of accommodating a portable electronic terminal and a portable printer together.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, as the demand for creating, processing or obtaining various data or sending and receiving electronic mails on the go has become stronger, a mobile phone which is a personal mobile tool known as a product name such as "Zaurus". Portable electronic terminals such as information terminals (PDA: Personal Digital Assistants) and notebook computers are rapidly spreading. Such portable electronic terminals often include an optical communication port such as an infrared communication port based on the IrDA (Infrared Data Association) standard as a data input / output terminal. On the other hand, with the spread of mobile electronic terminals, there is an increasing demand for printing data on the mobile electronic terminals on the go. Therefore, as in the case of the portable electronic terminal, a portable printer which has an optical communication port, is small, and is easy to carry is being commercialized.

[0003]

When printing data on a portable electronic terminal with a portable printer, the two are wirelessly connected by optical communication instead of connecting them with a cable such as a parallel cable, and print data is transmitted. Generally, transmission and reception are performed, and for that purpose, the two optical communication ports must be positioned so as to face each other.

However, in an environment where there is no suitable workbench such as when going out, it is necessary for the operator to hold the portable electronic terminal and the portable printer together with one hand so that the two optical communication ports face each other. Even if the operator tries to operate the mobile electronic terminal or the mobile printer to start the printing operation in such a situation, the operator's hand is already blocked and the operator feels that the operation is very difficult. In many cases, it is virtually impossible to operate.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus that enables an operator to easily print data on a portable electronic terminal using a portable printer even in an environment where there is no suitable workbench such as when going out. Is to provide.

[0006]

As a device for achieving the above object, the present inventor has conceived a portable electronic terminal case capable of accommodating a portable electronic terminal and a portable printer together. The case for the portable electronic terminal is provided with an optical communication path that enables optical communication between the optical communication port of the portable electronic terminal and the optical communication port of the portable printer.
That is, the case for a portable electronic terminal according to claim 1 is a portable electronic terminal accommodating portion for detachably accommodating a portable electronic terminal having an optical communication port, and a portable printer accommodating for detachably accommodating a portable printer having an optical communication port. Section, an optical communication port of the portable electronic terminal housed in the portable electronic terminal housing, and an optical communication port of the portable printer housed in the portable printer housing. And an optical communication path that operates.

According to the portable electronic terminal case of the first aspect, since the portable electronic terminal storage section and the portable printer storage section are provided, the operator uses the portable electronic terminal case in which the portable electronic terminal and the portable printer are stored. It can be held with one hand. Further, the optical communication path enables optical communication between the optical communication port of the portable electronic terminal housed in the portable electronic terminal housing and the optical communication port of the portable printer housed in the portable printer housing. The operator does not need to position the portable electronic terminal and the portable printer so that the optical communication ports of the portable electronic terminal and the portable printer face each other, and the person who does not hold the portable electronic terminal case can operate the portable electronic terminal or the portable printer. The printing operation can be easily started simply by operating the key.

In the portable electronic terminal case according to the present invention, the opening for attaching and detaching the portable electronic terminal provided in the portable electronic terminal housing can be opened and closed, and when the portable electronic terminal is closed, the portable electronic terminal is opened. A terminal cover that exposes the operation keys of the terminal and an opening for attaching and detaching the portable printer, which is provided in the portable printer housing, can be opened and closed, and a paper discharge port of the portable printer is exposed when closed. It is characterized by further comprising a printer cover.

According to the portable electronic terminal case of the second aspect, since the opening of the portable electronic terminal accommodating portion can be closed by the terminal cover, it is possible to prevent the portable electronic terminal from falling out of the portable electronic terminal accommodating portion. it can. Also, since the operation keys of the mobile electronic terminal are exposed from the terminal cover when the terminal cover is closed, it is possible to operate the operation keys of the mobile electronic terminal without opening the terminal cover when inputting data. It will be easier. Furthermore, since the opening of the portable printer storage section can be closed by the printer cover, it is possible to prevent the portable printer from falling out of the portable printer storage section. Also, since the paper outlet of the portable printer is exposed from the portable printer storage section, the paper ejected from the portable printer does not wrinkle due to contact with the printer cover, and the paper is ejected smoothly. It becomes possible to do.

Further, a portable electronic terminal case according to a third aspect of the invention is characterized in that the optical communication path includes a bent cylindrical body in which at least a part of the inner surface is a mirror surface.

According to the portable electronic terminal case of the third aspect, since the optical signal propagates while being reflected by the mirror surface in the bent cylinder, the optical communication port of the portable electronic terminal housed in the portable electronic terminal accommodating section and the portable terminal are carried. Even when the optical communication port of the portable printer housed in the printer housing does not face each other, the optical communication between the two can be surely performed.

Further, the case for a portable electronic terminal according to claim 4 is characterized in that the optical communication path is formed by an optical fiber.

According to the present invention, since the optical signal propagates through the optical fiber, the optical communication port of the portable electronic terminal housed in the portable electronic terminal housing and the optical communication of the portable printer housed in the portable printer housing. Even when the ports do not face each other, optical communication between them can be surely performed.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2 are external perspective views of a portable information terminal case according to a first embodiment of a portable electronic terminal case of the present invention. As shown in these drawings, the portable information terminal case 1 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and most of it is made of a flexible sheet-shaped member. The upper surface of the portable information terminal case 1 can be covered with an outer cover 5 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the portion of the portable information terminal case 1 excluding the outer cover 5 is a box body 2 having an opening 2a whose upper surface is entirely open. The outer cover 5 is connected to the box body 2 only at the base end which is one end in the longitudinal direction.
Thereby, the outer cover 5 selects a closed state in which the upper surface of the portable information terminal case 1 is covered as shown in FIG. 1 and an open state in which the upper surface of the portable information terminal case 1 is not covered as shown in FIG. You can take

A member (not shown) serving as a hook surface (or loop surface) of the surface fastener is adhered to the lower side surface of the tip portion of the outer cover 5. This member is bonded to the outer cover 5 at a position corresponding to the member 6 (see FIG. 2) which is the loop surface (or hook surface) of the surface fastener bonded to one side surface along the width direction of the box body 2. Has been done. Therefore, the outer cover 5 can maintain the closed state due to the adhesive force of the surface fastener even when a relatively small force for opening the outer cover 5 is applied, and the outer cover 5 is used as a force for opening the surface cover. When a force greater than the adhesive force of the fastener is applied, it will be in an open state.

In the box body 2 of the portable information terminal case 1,
The portable information terminal and the portable printer can be housed together. Therefore, the portable information terminal and the portable printer housed in the portable information terminal case 1 are shown in FIGS.
It will be described based on.

FIG. 3A is a perspective view of the portable information terminal housed in the portable information terminal case shown in FIG.
(B) is the left side view of the part. The portable information terminal 30 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape as shown in FIG. 3A, the length thereof is about half the length of the portable information terminal case 1, and the width and height thereof are the portable information. It is slightly smaller than the width and height of the terminal case 1. Various electronic components such as a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM are housed in the portable information terminal 30, and the CPU can perform calculation according to a program stored in the ROM.
A liquid crystal display 32 for displaying various information and a plurality of operation keys 33 including a power key and a print key are provided on the upper surface of the portable information terminal 30. Also, FIG.
As shown in (b), on the left side surface of the portable information terminal 30,
An infrared communication port 31 based on the IrDA standard that enables infrared communication with an external device is provided.

FIG. 3C is a perspective view of the portable printer housed in the portable information terminal case shown in FIG. The portable printer 40 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape as shown in FIG. 3C, and its length is about 1/3 of the length of the portable information terminal case 1 and its width and height are portable. It is slightly smaller than the width and height of the information terminal case 1. The portable printer 40 has a line thermal head inside and prints on thermal paper by a thermal method. A power button 42 for turning on / off the power of the portable printer 40 is provided on the upper surface of the portable printer 40.
And a paper discharge port 43 for discharging printed paper. In addition, an infrared communication port 41 based on the IrDA standard that enables infrared communication with an external device is provided on a part of the side surface of the portable printer 40 near the power button 42 along the width direction from the left side. There is.

In the box body 2 of the portable information terminal case 1,
As shown in FIG. 2, a terminal storage section 8 for storing the portable information terminal 30 and a printer storage section 9 for storing the portable printer 40 are provided. The terminal storage unit 8 and the printer storage unit 9 are formed so that the portable information terminal 30 and the portable printer 40 can be stored therein with almost no space therebetween. The printer housing 9 is near the connection between the outer cover 5 and the box 2, and the terminal housing 8 is opposite to the connection between the outer cover 5 and the box 2 with respect to the printer 9. It is in. A region of the opening 2a corresponding to the terminal storage portion 8 is covered with a terminal cover 3 made of a transparent vinyl sheet. A region of the opening 2a corresponding to the printer housing 9 is covered with a printer cover 4 made of a transparent vinyl sheet.

One end of the terminal cover 3 in the width direction of the portable information terminal case 1 is fixed to one side surface of the box body 2 along the longitudinal direction. Further, the other end portion (tip portion) of the terminal cover 3 in the width direction of the portable information terminal case 1
A member 7a serving as a hook surface (or a loop surface) of the hook-and-loop fastener is adhered to the lower side surface. This member 7a
Is bonded to the terminal cover 3 at a position corresponding to a member (not shown) that is a loop surface (or hook surface) of a surface fastener bonded to the other side surface along the longitudinal direction of the box body 2. . As a result, the terminal cover 3 can selectively take a closed state that covers a region of the opening 2a corresponding to the terminal housing portion 8 and an open state that does not cover this region, as shown in FIG. Further, the terminal cover 3 can maintain the closed state due to the adhesive force of the surface fastener even when a relatively small force for opening the terminal cover 3 is applied, and the terminal cover 3 is used as a force for opening the surface. When a force greater than the adhesive force of the fastener is applied, it will be in an open state. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the portable information terminal 30 from falling out of the terminal storage portion 8.

One end portion of the printer cover 4 in the width direction of the portable information terminal case 1 (end portion on the same side as the one end portion of the terminal cover 3) is fixed to one side surface of the box body 2 along the longitudinal direction. Has been done. In addition, case 1 for mobile information terminals
The other end (tip) of the printer cover 4 in the width direction of the
A member 7b serving as a hook surface (or a loop surface) of the hook-and-loop fastener is adhered to the lower side surface. This member 7b
Is the printer cover 4 at a position corresponding to a member (not shown) which is a loop surface (or hook surface) of a surface fastener adhered to the other side surface along the longitudinal direction of the box body 2.
Is glued to. As a result, the printer cover 4 is
As shown in FIG. 2, it is possible to selectively take a closed state that covers a region of the opening 2a corresponding to the printer storage unit 9 and an open state that does not cover this region. Further, the printer cover 4 can maintain the closed state due to the adhesive force of the surface fastener even if a relatively small force for opening the printer cover 4 is applied, and the printer cover 4 can be opened as a force for opening the surface. It can be open when more force is applied than the adhesive force of the fastener. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the portable printer 40 from falling out of the printer storage section 9.

As shown in FIG. 2, two rectangular holes 13 and 14 are provided on one side surface of the box body 2 along the longitudinal direction. The rectangular hole 13 is provided at a boundary portion between the terminal storage portion 8 and the printer storage portion 9 of the box body 2. Rectangular hole 13
An insertion portion 10a having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, which is a part of the cylindrical body 10 that is bent in a substantially L-shape, is inserted in the. On the other hand, the rectangular hole 14 is provided in a portion corresponding to the terminal storage portion 8 (more accurately, a portion corresponding to the infrared communication port 31 of the portable information terminal 30 stored in the terminal storage portion 8). The rectangular hole 14 is covered at its base end by an overhanging portion 10b which is the main body of the tubular body 10 connected to the base end of the insertion portion 10a. The cylindrical body 10 and the box body 2 are adhesively fixed to each other at their contact surfaces.

FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of the portable information terminal case according to the present embodiment. In the portable information terminal case 1, the portable information terminal 30 is placed in the terminal storage portion 8 and the printer storage portion 9 is placed in the portable printer. It shows a state in which the outer cover 5 is opened when the respective 40 are stored. Figure 4
As shown in FIG. 3, the insertion portion 10 a of the cylindrical body 10 inserted into the rectangular hole 13 is provided with the terminal housing portion 8 and the printer housing portion 9 of the box body 2.
It faces the infrared communication port 41 of the portable printer 40 housed in the printer housing 9 at the boundary with the.
In addition, the overhanging portion 1 on the side away from the connection portion with the insertion portion 10a
The other end of 0b faces the infrared communication port 31 of the portable information terminal 30 housed in the terminal housing 8 through the rectangular hole 14.

When the terminal cover 3 is closed, the terminal cover 3 does not exist in the portion corresponding to the area where the operation keys 33 of the portable information terminal 30 are arranged, and the terminal cover 3 is exposed. This has the advantage that the operator can easily operate the operation keys 33 of the portable information terminal 30 without opening the terminal cover 3 when performing data input or the like.

A portion of the portable printer 40 corresponding to the sheet discharge port 43 when the printer cover 4 is closed is
The long hole 4 having a shape that exposes the paper discharge port 43
a is provided. As a result, as long as the outer cover 5 is in the open state, the printed paper discharged from the paper discharge port 43 does not wrinkle due to contact with the printer cover 4, and the paper is kept in the long hole 4a. It is possible to smoothly discharge it through.

Next, the structure of the cylinder 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the periphery of the cylindrical body. As shown in FIG. 5, the tip of the insertion portion 10a is inserted into the rectangular hole 13 of the box 2 to face the infrared communication port 41 of the portable printer 40, and the tip of the overhanging portion 10b is rectangular. It faces the infrared communication port 31 of the portable information terminal 30 through the hole 14. A rectangular hole 10c is provided on the surface of the insertion portion 10a facing the infrared communication port 41,
A rectangular hole 10d is provided on the surface of the overhanging portion 10b facing the infrared communication port 31. And two rectangular holes 1
The spaces 0c and 10d communicate with each other through the space inside the cylindrical body 10.

The inner surface 12a at the tip of the overhang 10b is
It is inclined at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the side surface of the box body 2 (that is, the side surface of the portable information terminal 30 stored in the terminal storage portion 8). The inner surface 12b at the base end of the overhang 10b is the inner surface 1
It is inclined at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the side surface of the box body 2 so as to be orthogonal to 2a. Further, the inner side surface 12c of the distal end portion of the insertion portion 10a is inclined at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the side surface of the box body 2 so as to be parallel to the inner side surface 12b of the base end portion of the overhanging portion 10b.

The inner side surfaces 12a, 12b, 12c are all mirror surfaces to which mirrors are attached. Therefore, the infrared rays emitted from the infrared communication port 31 on the left side surface of the portable information terminal 30 pass through the rectangular holes 14 and 10d and enter the cylindrical body 10, and then are first reflected by the inner side surface 12a to be boxed. The path is changed in a direction parallel to the side surface of the body 2 and then reflected by the inner surface 12b to change the path to a direction orthogonal to the side surface of the box 2 and finally reflected by the inner surface 12c. After changing the course in a direction parallel to the side surface of the
It can be incident on the infrared communication port 41 on the side surface of the portable printer 40 on the terminal side. In addition, the portable printer 40
The infrared light emitted from the infrared communication port 41 of the portable information terminal 30 passes through the opposite path.
Reach That is, the inside surface 12 of the cylinder 10 is
Since a, 12b, and 12c are mirror surfaces,
An infrared communication passage 15 is formed which enables bidirectional infrared communication between the two infrared communication ports 31 and 41.

In the present embodiment, in order to secure the infrared communication between the two infrared communication ports 31, 41, the inner side surfaces 12a, 12b, 1 of the tubular body 10 are
All inner surfaces except 2c are mirror surfaces to which mirrors are attached.

As is clear from the above description, since the portable information terminal case 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with the terminal storage portion 8 and the printer storage portion 9, the operator can use the portable information terminal 30 and the portable printer. The portable information terminal case 1 accommodating 40 can be held with one hand.

The infrared communication passage 15 formed in the cylindrical body 10 also connects the infrared communication port 31 of the portable information terminal 30 housed in the terminal housing 8 and the printer housing 9 to each other.
Infrared communication port 41 of portable printer 40 stored in
Since it becomes possible to perform infrared communication with the portable information terminal, it is not necessary for the operator to position the portable information terminal 30 and the portable printer 40 so that the infrared communication ports 31, 41 of the portable information terminal face each other. With the hand that does not hold the
The printing operation of the portable printer 40 can be easily started only by operating.

Further, according to the portable information terminal case 1 of the present embodiment, the cylindrical body 1 in which the infrared signal is bent in an L shape.
Since the light propagates while being reflected by the inner surfaces 12a, 12b, and 12c, which are mirror surfaces, inside 0, the portable printer stored in the infrared communication port 31 of the portable information terminal 30 stored in the terminal storage 8 and the printer storage 9 Even when the infrared communication port 41 of 40 does not face each other, infrared communication between them can be surely performed.

Next, the case of the portable information terminal according to the second embodiment of the case of the portable electronic terminal of the present invention will be described.
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram corresponding to FIG. 5 of the portable information terminal case 50 according to the present embodiment. In the following description, only the differences between the portable information terminal case 50 according to the present embodiment and the portable information terminal case 1 according to the first embodiment will be described, and similar to the first embodiment. The description of the configured parts is omitted. In the following description, the same members as those in the first embodiment described above will be designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 6, a large number of optical fibers 51 are arranged in the cylindrical body 10. One end surface of the optical fiber 51 is located near the rectangular hole 10d so as to face the infrared communication port 31 of the portable information terminal 30. The other end surface of the optical fiber 51 is located near the rectangular hole 10c so as to face the infrared communication port 41 of the portable printer 40. Therefore, the infrared light emitted from the infrared communication port 31 on the left side surface of the portable information terminal 30 is emitted from the rectangular hole 1
4 and 10d may enter the optical fiber 51, propagate in the optical fiber 51, exit the optical fiber 51 in the vicinity of the rectangular hole 10c, and enter the infrared communication port 41 on the terminal side surface of the portable printer 40. it can. Further, the infrared light emitted from the infrared communication port 41 of the portable printer 40 reaches the infrared communication port 31 of the portable information terminal 30 through the opposite route. That is, the two infrared communication ports 3 are provided in the optical fiber 51 arranged in the cylindrical body 10.
An infrared communication path 52 that enables bidirectional infrared communication between the first and the first parts 41 is formed.

Therefore, the portable information terminal case 50 according to the present embodiment can also obtain substantially the same effect as the portable information terminal case 1 according to the first embodiment. Although the optical fiber 51 is arranged in the tubular body 10 in the present embodiment, the optical fiber 51 is not necessarily the tubular body 1.
It does not have to be arranged within 0.

Next, the case of the portable information terminal according to the third embodiment of the case of the portable electronic terminal of the present invention will be described.
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram corresponding to FIG. 5 of the portable information terminal case 60 according to the present embodiment. In the following description, only the differences between the portable information terminal case 60 according to the present embodiment and the portable information terminal case 1 according to the first embodiment will be described, and similar to the first embodiment. The description of the configured parts is omitted. In the following description, the same members as those in the first embodiment described above will be designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 7, the portable information terminal 3 housed in the portable information terminal case 60 according to this embodiment.
Reference numeral 0'has an infrared communication port 31 'on the side of the printer slightly to the right. On the other hand, the portable printer 4
As described above, 0 has the infrared communication port 41 on the side surface on the terminal side and slightly to the left. Therefore, the portable information terminal case 60 according to the present embodiment does not use the bent cylindrical body 10 as in the first embodiment, but is provided in an area between the terminal housing portion 8 and the printer housing portion 9. Two mirrors 62a and 62b are arranged. The mirror 62a is in a position where it can receive the infrared rays emitted from the infrared communication port 31 ', and the mirror 62b is in a position where it can receive the infrared rays emitted from the infrared communication port 41. Mirror 62
The a and 62b are both arranged at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the side surface of the box body 2 so that their mirror surfaces face each other.

As a result, the infrared rays emitted from the infrared communication port 31 'on the side of the portable information terminal 30 on the printer side are first reflected by the mirror 62a, so that the box 2
Change the course in a direction orthogonal to the side surface of the
It is possible to change the course in a direction parallel to the side surface of the box body 2 by being reflected by and then enter the infrared communication port 41 on the side surface on the terminal side of the portable printer 40. Further, the infrared light emitted from the infrared communication port 41 of the portable printer 40 reaches the infrared communication port 31 'of the portable information terminal 30' through the reverse path. That is, the two mirrors 62 are provided in the area between the terminal storage 8 and the printer storage 9.
By arranging a and 62b, an infrared communication path 64 that enables bidirectional infrared communication between the two infrared communication ports 31 'and 41 is formed.

Therefore, the portable information terminal case 60 according to the present embodiment can also obtain substantially the same effects as the portable information terminal case 1 according to the first embodiment.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various design changes are possible within the scope of the claims. Is. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the portable information terminal is used as the portable electronic terminal, but any type of portable electronic terminal such as a laptop computer or a mobile phone can be used.
Then, the shape of the case may be appropriately changed according to the shapes of the portable electronic terminal and the portable printer used. Also,
In the above embodiment, the case where the portable electronic terminal and the portable printer perform infrared communication has been described, but the present invention can be applied to the case where both perform optical communication other than infrared communication. Further, although the portable information terminal case of the above-described embodiment has the outer cover, the terminal cover, and the printer cover, these may not be necessarily provided.

[0042]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the portable electronic terminal storage portion and the portable printer storage portion are provided, the operator can hold the portable electronic terminal case in which the portable electronic terminal and the portable printer are stored with one hand. Further, the operator can easily start the printing operation by operating the operation keys of the portable electronic terminal or the portable printer with the hand of the person who does not hold the portable electronic terminal case. Therefore, it becomes possible for the operator to easily perform the printing work even in an environment where there is no suitable workbench such as a place to go. Therefore, the convenience of the mobile electronic terminal can be greatly improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a portable information terminal case according to a first embodiment of a portable electronic terminal case of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the portable information terminal case shown in FIG. 1 before housing the portable information terminal and the portable printer.

FIG. 3A is a perspective view of a mobile information terminal.
(B) is a side view of a portable information terminal. (C) is a perspective view of a portable printer.

FIG. 4 is an external perspective view showing a state in which the portable information terminal and the portable printer are housed in the portable information terminal case shown in FIG.

5 is a schematic view of the periphery of the cylinder in the case for the portable information terminal shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram corresponding to FIG. 5 of a case for a portable information terminal according to a second embodiment of a case for a portable electronic terminal of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram corresponding to FIG. 5 of a portable information terminal case according to a third embodiment of a portable electronic terminal case of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Portable Information Terminal Case (Portable Electronic Terminal Case) 2 Box Body 3 Terminal Cover 4 Printer Cover 4a Long Hole 5 Outer Cover 8 Portable Information Terminal Storage Section (Mobile Electronic Terminal Storage Section) 9 Portable Printer Storage Section 10 Cylindrical Body 11 Paper ejection openings 12a, 12b, 12c Inner surface 15 Infrared communication path 30 Portable information terminal 31 Infrared communication port 32 Liquid crystal display 33 Operation key 40 Portable printer 41 Infrared communication port 42 Power button 43 Paper ejection port

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A portable electronic terminal accommodating portion detachably accommodating a portable electronic terminal having an optical communication port, a portable printer accommodating portion detachably accommodating a portable printer having an optical communication port, and the portable electronic terminal accommodating portion. The optical communication port of the portable electronic terminal housed in the portable printer and the optical communication port that enables optical communication between the optical communication port of the portable printer housed in the portable printer housing. A case for a mobile electronic terminal, which is characterized in that 2. A terminal cover, which is provided in the portable electronic terminal accommodating portion, is capable of opening and closing an opening for attaching and detaching the portable electronic terminal, and exposes operation keys of the portable electronic terminal when closed. An opening for opening and closing the portable printer, which is provided in the portable printer housing, can be opened and closed, and further includes a printer cover that exposes a sheet discharge port of the portable printer when closed. Claim 1
The case for the portable electronic terminal described in. 3. The case for a portable electronic terminal according to claim 1, wherein the optical communication path includes a bent cylindrical body in which at least a part of an inner surface is a mirror surface. 4. The case for a mobile electronic terminal according to claim 1, wherein the optical communication path is formed by an optical fiber.