JP2003282206A - Cradle device for portable instrument having usb male connector - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve connection operability of a portable instrument which has a USB male connector. <P>SOLUTION: The cradle device has a dome-like cradle device body 21 having a USB male connector insertion port 22 at the top; a USB female connector 30 vertically provided in the device body 21; a cable 40 extending to the outside of the device body 21; and a USB male connector plug 50 at a tip end of the cable 40. The USB male connector plug 50 is kept inserted to the USB female connector 11 of a computer body 10. By the method that a cellular phone is placed on a charger base, the portable instrument 100 is supported on the cradle device body 21 by connecting the USB male connector 101 to the USB female connector 30 through the USB male connector insertion port 22. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cradle device for a portable device with a USB male connector, and more particularly to a cradle device to which the portable device is set when using the portable device with a USB male connector.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a portable device 1 with a USB male connector is used, as shown in FIG.
Connect the USB male connector 2 to the U of the computer main body 10.
It was plugged into the SB female connector 11.

[0003]

A computer main body 10
The USB female connector 11 is generally arranged in an inconspicuous place on the front surface 12 of the computer main body 10, and the operator holds the portable device 1 and attaches the USB male connector 2 at the tip. It was difficult to insert it into the USB female connector 11. Further, after the use is completed, the portable device 1 is pulled out and carried, and inserted when the next use is performed, and the operation of inserting the USB male connector 2 into the USB female connector 11 is a difficult operation each time of use. Had to do.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems.
An object of the present invention is to provide a cradle device for a mobile device with an SB male connector.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus main body having a connector insertion opening, a USB female connector fixed inside the apparatus main body so as to face the connector insertion opening, and the USB female connector. It is configured to have a cable connected to a female connector and extend to the outside of the apparatus main body, and the cable is connected to the computer main body to be in a usable state. It is adapted to be connected to the USB female connector through the connector insertion port.

It is not necessary to carry out the troublesome work of inserting the portable device with the USB male connector into the USB female connector provided in the hard-to-operate portion of the computer body every time the portable device with the USB male connector is used.

The invention according to claim 2 is the USB according to claim 1.
In a cradle device for a portable device with a male connector, the device body has a dome shape, the connector insertion port is provided at the top of the dome-shaped device body, and the USB female connector is vertically oriented. It is a thing.

A portable device with a USB male connector can be easily inserted by inserting it from above.

According to the invention of claim 3, the USB according to claim 2
In the cradle device for a portable device with a male connector, the device body has a recess so as to surround the connector insertion port.

The recess is the USB male connector before connection
It has a role to be retained near the male connector insertion opening, and if the USB male connector is appropriately moved in the recess, the USB male connector fits into the USB male connector insertion opening. The operator is US
It is not necessary to accurately aim the B male connector at the connector insertion port, and it suffices to aim the USB male connector near the connector insertion port, and the operation of connecting the USB male connector to the USB female connector becomes easier.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows an embodiment U of the present invention.
1 shows a mobile device cradle device 20 with an SB male connector.

The portable device 100 is of a size that can be held and carried by a user, and has a USB male connector 102 protruding from one end of an elongated device body 101. USB male connector 101 is usually cap 110
Is covered by. The mobile device 100 is a portable broadcast music search terminal small device used by a listener to access a predetermined site to search for a song title of music broadcast on a television or the like. An elliptical enclosing convex step portion 103 surrounding the USB male connector 102 is provided at a portion of the one end of the device body 101 where the USB male connector 102 projects.
In order to determine the directionality of the insertion, an arcuate convex step portion 104 is formed in a portion of the surrounding convex step portion 103 corresponding to the front surface 105 of the mobile device 100.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the cradle device 20 includes a dome-shaped device body 21 and a USB female connector 30 vertically provided in the device body 21.
And a cable 40 extending outside the device body 21, and a USB male connector plug 50 at the tip of the cable 40.

At the top of the dome-shaped device body 21, U
It has a USB male connector insertion port 22 into which the SB male connector 102 is inserted, and an oval recess 23 surrounding the USB male connector insertion port 22. The concave portion 23 has a shape corresponding to the surrounding convex step portion 103 of the device body 101, and has an arc-shaped cutout portion 24 corresponding to the arc-shaped convex step portion 104.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the USB female connector 30 is mounted on a printed circuit board 31. A connector 32 is also mounted on the printed board 31. Both ends of the printed circuit board 31 are fitted and fixed to the guide rail portions 25 and 26 inside the apparatus main body 21, and the USB female connector 30 is vertically oriented and has a USB male connector insertion port 22.
Is facing.

The cable 40 is connected to the connector 32 by inserting the tips of the wires 41 constituting the cable 40 into the connector 32. The bottom surface of the device body 21 is closed by a cover member 27.

Next, a usage mode of the cradle device 20 having the above structure will be described.

The cradle device 20 includes a USB male connector plug 50 at the end of the cable 40, as shown in FIG.
Is inserted into the USB female connector 11 of the computer main body 10 to be in a usable state. The cradle device 20
It is placed near the computer body 10. U
After the SB male connector plug 50 is inserted into the USB female connector 11, the USB male connector plug 50 remains inserted in the USB female connector 11. Each time you search for the broadcasted music, set the USB male connector plug 50 to U
The operation of inserting the SB female connector 11 is not performed.

When retrieving broadcast music, the operator takes out the portable device 100 carried by the operator, and
00, the cap 110 is removed, the orientation of the mobile device 100 is aligned with the cradle device 20, and the USB male connector 10
The mobile device 100 is placed on the cradle device 20 by inserting the portable device 100 into the USB female connector 30 through the USB male connector insertion port 22 with the device 2 facing downward. That is, the operation for placing the mobile phone on the charging stand is performed in the same manner. As a result, in the portable device 100, as shown in FIG. 3, the USB male connector 102 is connected to the USB female connector 30, the enclosing convex step portion 103 is fitted in the elliptical concave portion 23, and the top of the cradle device 20 is connected. And the computer main body 1 through the USB female connector 30 and the cable 40.
It is in a state of being connected to 0. Then, by appropriately operating the computer, the portable device 100 accesses a predetermined site, downloads or uploads data, and searches for the song title of music broadcast on a television or the like.

Since the USB male connector insertion port 22 is located at the top of the dome-shaped cradle device 20 and opens upward, the posture of the portable device 100 is changed to US.
When the B male connector 102 is in a downward posture and the USB male connector 102 is aimed at the USB male connector insertion port 22 and the mobile device 100 is moved downward, the USB male connector 102 is connected to the USB female connector 30. Done, US
The operation of connecting the B male connector 102 to the USB female connector 30 is easy.

Further, since the elliptical recess 23 is formed so as to surround the USB male connector insertion port 22, the elliptical recess 23 connects the USB male connector 102 before connection to the US.
B has a role of holding near the male connector insertion port 22,
When the SB male connector 102 is appropriately moved in the oval recess 23, the USB male connector 102 is fitted into the USB male connector insertion opening 22. Therefore, the operator does not need to accurately aim the USB male connector 102 at the connector insertion opening 22, but it is sufficient if the operator aims the USB male connector 102 near the connector insertion opening 22.
The operation of connecting 02 to the USB female connector 30 is even easier.

Further, when the USB male connector 102 is connected to the USB female connector 30, the enclosing convex step portion 103
Is fitted in the oval recess 23, the portable device 100 is firmly supported as compared with the configuration in which the portable device 100 is supported only by connecting the USB male connector 102 and the USB female connector 30. It That is, when an external force in the direction of tilting the portable device 100 standing vertically on the top of the cradle device 20 is applied, the surrounding convex step portion 103 and the elliptical concave portion 23 are fitted to this force. USB male connector 102 received and connected at
And it becomes difficult to work on the USB female connector 30.
The B male connector 102 and the USB female connector 30 are protected.

Further, the arcuate convex step portion 104 and the arcuate notch portion 24 prevent an erroneous operation for connecting the portable device 100 in the wrong direction.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, a device main body having a connector insertion port, a USB female connector facing the connector insertion port and fixed inside the device main body, and the USB female connector. It is configured to have a cable connected to a connector and extend to the outside of the apparatus main body, and the cable is connected to the computer main body to be in a usable state, and a device with a USB male connector uses the USB male connector as described above. Since it is designed to be connected to the above-mentioned USB female connector through the connector insertion port, the troublesome work of inserting a portable device with a USB male connector into a USB female connector provided in a difficult-to-operate part of the computer body is It is not necessary to do it every time when using a mobile device with a male connector, and improves the connection operability of the mobile device with a USB male connector. Door can be.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing a cradle device for a portable device with a USB male connector according to an embodiment of the present invention in association with a portable device with a USB male connector.

FIG. 2 is a view showing the inside of a cradle device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which a portable device with a USB male connector is connected to and supported by a cradle device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

20 Cradle device for mobile device with USB male connector 21 Dome-shaped device body 22 USB male connector insertion slot 23 Elliptical recess 30 USB female connector 31 printed circuit board 32 connectors 40 cable 50 USB male connector plug 100 Portable Devices with USB Male Connector 101 device body 102 USB male connector 103 Elliptical Envelope Convex Step 104 Arc-shaped convex step 110 cap

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An apparatus main body having a connector insertion opening, a USB female connector fixed inside the apparatus main body so as to face the connector insertion opening, and a USB female connector connected to the apparatus main body. A structure that extends to the outside and has a cable, the cable is connected to the computer main body and is in a usable state, and a device with a USB male connector connects the USB male connector to the USB female connector through the connector insertion port. A cradle device for a portable device with a USB male connector, characterized in that 2. The cradle device for a portable device with a USB male connector according to claim 1, wherein the device body is dome-shaped, and the connector insertion port is provided on the top of the dome-shaped device body. A cradle device for a portable device with a USB male connector, characterized in that the female connector is vertically oriented. 3. The portable cradle device for a portable device with a USB male connector according to claim 2, wherein the device main body has a recessed portion so as to surround the connector insertion port. Cradle device for equipment.