JP2006235136A - Holding device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a holding device that is small/light weight, excellent in portability and inexpensive. <P>SOLUTION: The holding device 1 includes: a shaft 6 having an attachable part 5 provided at one end of the shaft, which is attached to an object to be supported; a main shaft 7 disposed at the other end of the shaft 6 so as to be extended or shortened; three or more openable legs 8 attached to the shaft 6 around the main shaft 7. The openable-side end of each leg 8 has a diameter decrease part 18 whose diameter decreases toward its leading end. The main shaft 7 has an engagement part 19, which is engaged with the diameter decrease part 18. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a holder used in an electronic device.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, portable electronic devices such as digital cameras and mobile phones have a function that enables photographing with an imaging unit. Such portable electronic devices that can be photographed are supposed to be photographed by a photographer, but when taking a selfie or self-timer, a holder such as a tripod that holds the electronic device is required. It becomes necessary.

As a conventional holder for holding a camera in a predetermined posture and performing self-timer photographing, there is a camera tripod as shown in Patent Document 1.
JP-A-10-186506

  However, since a camera tripod as disclosed in Patent Document 1 is generally larger and heavier than a portable electronic device such as the digital camera or mobile phone, there is a problem in carrying it, and the price is relatively expensive. Generally, it is not widely used for portable electronic devices.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and intends to provide a holder that is excellent in portability and inexpensive.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a shaft portion provided with an attachment portion attached to a held body at one end, a main shaft provided in an extendable manner at the other end of the shaft portion, and a main shaft attached to the shaft portion. A leg having three or more legs that can be opened, and having a diameter-reduced portion that is reduced in diameter toward the tip at the leg-side end of the leg, The main shaft has an engaging portion that engages with the reduced diameter portion.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that each leg is held at a predetermined leg angle when the leg is opened.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the shaft portion has a universal joint at an arbitrary position in the longitudinal direction.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that an outer cylinder that is movable / expandable is provided outside the shaft portion, and the outer cylinder serves as a cover for the mounting portion.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the attachment portion is attached to a connection terminal of an electronic device.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the attachment portion is attached to a screw hole provided in the electronic device.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that a tip portion of the main shaft includes a sword tip for a touch pen.

  In the holder of this invention mentioned above, the outstanding effect that it is small and lightweight, is excellent in portability, and can be provided cheaply can be show | played.

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

  FIG. 1 is an example of an embodiment for carrying out the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a holder that also serves as a touch pen. The holder 1 can be carried with the mobile phone 2 while being supported by a locking piece 3 on the side of the mobile phone 2 which is an example of the portable electronic device (held body) shown in FIG. The holder 1 is removed from the locking piece 3 of the mobile phone 2 so that it can be used as a touch pen as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the holder 1 has an attachment portion 5 that can be detachably attached to a connection terminal 4 (connection plug) provided on a side portion of the mobile phone 2 of FIG. 14 at one end. It has the shaft part 6 provided. A main shaft 7 that can be expanded and contracted is provided at the other end of the shaft portion 6, and three leg portions 8 that can be opened at the other end of the shaft portion 6 are disposed so as to surround the main shaft 7. Has been. Here, the number of the leg portions 8 may be three or more, and the number is not limited.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the shaft portion 6 includes a first shaft 6 a and a second shaft 6 b in which a middle portion in the length direction is foldably connected by a universal joint 9 such as a rotary hinge. The shaft 6 a includes the main shaft 7 and the leg portion 8, and the second shaft 6 b includes the mounting portion 5. Then, the mounting portion 5 attached to the connection terminal 4 of the mobile phone 2 of FIG. 14 is rotatable, and the first shaft 6a and the second shaft 6b can be bent by the universal joint 9, whereby the first The single axis 6 a can be inclined in any direction with respect to the mobile phone 2. The universal joint 9 may employ various joint methods such as a universal pipe joint and a ball joint in addition to the rotary hinge.

  The first shaft 6a has an outer diameter that is easy to grip when used as a touch pen, while the second shaft 6b has a smaller diameter than the first shaft 6a and is arranged on the outer periphery of the second shaft 6b. 5-7, an outer cylinder 10 is provided which is movable in the axial direction, and the outer cylinder 10 and the first shaft 6a are connected by a bellows portion 11 made of hard resin or the like. ing. FIG. 5 shows a state in which the bellows portion 11 is removed. The outer diameter of the outer cylinder 10 and the bellows portion 11 is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the first shaft 6 a, and the bellows portion 11 covers the outer side of the universal joint 9.

  When the holder 1 is used as a touch pen, the bellows portion 11 expands when the outer tube 10 is pulled out as shown in FIG. 6, so that the mounting portion 5 can be covered by the outer tube 10, and thus the shaft portion 6 is uncomfortable. It can be gripped with a good grip feeling without any problems.

  Further, when the attachment portion 5 is connected to the connection terminal 4 in FIG. 14 in order to use the holder 1 as a tripod, the outer tube 10 is pushed in to reduce the bellows portion 11 as shown in FIG. Are connected by inserting them into the connection terminals 4 in an exposed state.

  On the other hand, the leg portions 8 are firstly opened from a state along the outer peripheral surface of the main shaft 7 as shown in FIG. 1 at a predetermined angle (for example, 30 ° with respect to the main shaft 7) as shown in FIG. It is attached to the shaft 6a via a bent portion 12, and the bent portion 12 is provided with a stopper portion 13 as shown in FIG. 8, FIG. 9, FIG. 10, and FIG. 8 and 9 shows a case where each leg portion 8 separate from the first shaft 6a is rotatably attached to the first shaft 6a by a pin 12a. The leg 8 pivots about the pin 12a to open, and at this time, the abutment surface 14 provided on the leg 8 abuts on the inclined stopper surface 15 provided on the first shaft 6a. A stopper portion 13 is formed so as to keep the leg angle of the portion 8 at, for example, 30 °.

  10 and 11 show other forms of the bent portion 12 and the stopper portion 13 of the leg portion 8, and the first shaft 6a and the leg portion 8 are integrally formed using resin or the like. A groove portion 16 having a required depth in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the leg portion 8 is formed on the outer surface of the portion where the leg portion 8 is bent. In this embodiment, the leg portion 8 can be opened by bending the thin portion 12b formed by the groove portion 16 to a fulcrum, and at this time, the contact surfaces 17 of the groove portion 16 abut each other, thereby A stopper portion 13 is formed so that the leg angle is maintained at, for example, 30 °.

  When the main shaft 7 is closed in parallel with the main shaft 7 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 13 and the position A where the main shaft 7 is retracted from the surface connecting the tips of the leg portions 8 extended by approximately 30 ° as shown in FIG. It can be expanded and contracted by a stroke S between the position B projecting from the tip of the leg portion 8.

  As shown in FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, a diameter-reduced portion 18 that is reduced in diameter toward the tip is formed at the leg-side end of each leg portion 8, and the leg portion is provided at the tip of the main shaft 7. An engaging portion 19 that can be engaged with the eight reduced diameter portions 18 is formed. The reduced diameter portion 18 may be tapered as shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, or may be curved. When the main shaft 7 is pushed in a state where each leg portion 8 is along the main shaft 7 as shown in FIG. 12 and the engaging portion 19 is engaged with the reduced diameter portion 18 of each leg portion 8 as shown in FIG. Can prevent expansion.

  A sword tip 20 for a touch pen that is sharpened toward the tip is formed on the tip side of the engaging portion 19 of the main shaft 7. Further, when the main shaft 7 is extended from the state where the engaging portion 19 is engaged with the reduced diameter portion 18, the main shaft 7 is engaged so that a concave portion is formed for pulling out the main shaft 7 by hooking a claw. It is preferable to provide the notch 21 in the part 19.

  FIGS. 15 and 16 show another example of the attachment method for attaching the holder 1 to the mobile phone 2, and in this example, screw holes for attaching the holder 1 to the side of the mobile phone 2. 22, and a mounting screw portion 23 that can be screwed into the screw hole 22 is provided in the mounting portion 5 of the holder 1.

  Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.

  The holder 1 shown in the above form is usually carried by the mobile phone 2 while being supported by the locking piece 3 on the side of the mobile phone 2 shown in FIG. By removing from 3, the holder 1 can be used as a touch pen as shown in FIG.

  When the holder 1 is used as a touch pen in this way, the outer cylinder 10 is pulled out and the mounting portion 5 is covered with the outer cylinder 10 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, while each leg 8 is a main shaft as shown in FIG. 7, the main shaft 7 is pushed in so that the engaging portion 19 is engaged with the reduced diameter portion 18 of each leg portion 8 as shown in FIG. Thereby, the input to the mobile phone 2 is performed using the sword tip 20 for the touch pen at the tip of the holder 1. At this time, the holder 1 can maintain a good grip feeling because the leg portion 8 is closed and the attachment portion 5 and the universal joint 9 are surrounded by the outer cylinder 10 and the bellows portion 11.

  On the other hand, when the holder 1 is used as a tripod for a portable electronic device (held body), as shown in FIGS. Leave it exposed. Further, a claw is put on the notch portion 21 of the engaging portion 19 in FIG. 13, the main shaft 7 is pulled out as shown in FIG. 12, the restraint of the leg portion 8 is released, and the leg portion is opened as shown in FIG. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the main shaft 7 is moved so that the front end of the main shaft 7 is in the retracted position A from the surface connecting the front ends of the leg portions 8 when the leg portion 8 is expanded by approximately 30 °. Let me pull in.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 14, the attachment portion 5 of the holder 1 is inserted and attached to the connection terminal 4 of the mobile phone 2. 15 and 16, the holder 1 is attached to the mobile phone 2 by screwing the attachment screw portion 23 into the screw hole 22 of the mobile phone 2.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 17, the mobile phone 2 is held in an upright state by grounding the opened leg portion 8 of the holder 1, thereby enabling self-shooting by the mobile phone 2 and self-timer. Shooting is possible. At this time, the opening angle of the leg portion 8 of the holder 1 is limited to, for example, 30 ° by the stopper portion 13 shown in FIGS. 8, 9, 10, and 11. 1 is supported in a stable state.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the holder 1 can be bent at the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the shaft portion 6 by a universal joint 9 such as a rotary hinge, and the attachment portion 5 is connected to the cellular phone 2. Since the holder 4 is rotatably attached to the terminal 4, the holder 1 is rotated with respect to the mobile phone 2, and the bending of the universal joint 9 is adjusted to set the mobile phone 2 as shown in FIG. Can be easily adjusted to a horizontal or arbitrary inclination angle.

It is the whole holder side view as an example of the form which carries out the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the holder of FIG. 1 to the mobile telephone. It is a perspective view which shows the state which uses the holder of FIG. 1 as a touch pen. It is a side surface for demonstrating the state which uses the holder of FIG. 1 for holding | maintenance of a mobile telephone. It is a side view which shows an example of the universal joint provided in the axial part which comprises a holder. It is a side view which shows the state which pulled out the outer cylinder and covered the attaching part. It is a side view which shows the state which pushed in the outer cylinder and exposed the attaching part. It is a side view which shows an example of a structure of the bending part of a leg part, and a stopper part. It is a side view which shows the state which opened the leg part of FIG. It is a side view which shows the other example of a structure of the bending part of a leg part, and a stopper part. It is a side view which shows the state which opened the leg part of FIG. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the state which pulled out the main axis | shaft with respect to the leg part. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the state which pushed the main axis | shaft with respect to the leg part. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attaches a holder to the connection terminal of a mobile telephone side part. It is a perspective view of the mobile telephone which shows the other form of the attachment method which attaches a holder to a mobile telephone side part. It is a side view of the holder corresponding to FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which supported the mobile telephone with the holder.

Explanation of symbols

1 Holder 2 Mobile Phone (Holder)
4 connecting terminal 5 mounting portion 6 shaft portion 7 main shaft 8 leg portion 9 universal joint 10 outer cylinder 13 stopper portion 18 reduced diameter portion 19 engaging portion 20 sword tip 22 for touch pen 22 screw hole

Claims (4)

  A shaft part provided with a mounting part to be attached to the body to be held at one end, a main shaft provided to be extendable at the other end of the shaft part, and three or more legs that can be attached to the shaft part and arranged around the main shaft A leg having a diameter-reduced portion that is reduced in diameter toward the distal end, and the main shaft is engaged with the reduced-diameter portion. A holding tool having a joint.   The holder according to claim 1, wherein the shaft portion has a universal joint at an arbitrary position in the longitudinal direction.   The holder according to claim 1, further comprising an outer cylinder that is movable / expandable outside the shaft portion, and the outer cylinder serves as a cover for the attachment portion.   The holder according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a tip portion of the main shaft includes a sword tip for a touch pen.

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