JP2006279384A - Mobile reproducing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile reproducing apparatus in which a remote controller part and a headphone terminal are prevented from being fallen off and a remote control cord is prevented from being deteriorated even when the remote control cord and a headphone code are pulled. <P>SOLUTION: The remote control part in the mobile reproducing apparatus includes: a main body with a first side face to which the cord is connected and a second side face with an output terminal; a clip base provided on its front side with a clip and slidably supporting the main body in a direction of straight line tying the first and second side faces; an elastic body for sliding, when the cord or the output terminal is pulled, the main body in the pulled direction and sliding the main body to a preceding position before being pulled when the pull is released; a fallen-off detection section for detecting that the clip is disconnected from other members and outputting a fallen-off signal; and an output control section that interrupts a signal output from a reproduction section from being output to the output terminal when the fallen-off signal is output and outputs a predetermined warning signal to the output terminal as its control. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention provides a remote controller including a reproduction unit that reproduces a signal, an operation button that is connected to the reproduction unit via a cord and instructs the operation of the reproduction unit, and that outputs an output terminal that outputs the signal output from the reproduction unit The present invention relates to a portable playback device including a unit.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional portable playback device.
The portable playback device 100 includes a playback unit 2, headphones 4, a clip 8, and a remote control unit 300. The playback unit 2 includes a storage medium 201 and a control unit 202. The storage medium 201 stores an audio signal.

  The remote control unit 300 is electrically connected to the playback unit 2 by a remote control code 5. The remote control unit 300 has a box shape and includes an operation button 301 on the upper surface. The remote control unit 300 has a remote control cord 5 connected to the side surface, and an output terminal 302 disposed on the side surface facing the side surface to which the remote control code 5 is connected.

  The clip 8 is fixed to the lower surface of the remote control unit 300. For example, the remote control unit 300 is fixed to the pocket by sandwiching the edge of a pocket such as clothes.

  When pressed, the operation button 301 outputs an instruction signal for instructing the reproduction unit 2 to reproduce or stop the audio signal. Further, when the operation button 301 is pressed, the operation button 301 outputs an instruction signal for instructing the reproduction unit 2 to increase or decrease the signal level of the audio signal. When an instruction signal for instructing reproduction or stop of the audio signal is input from the operation button 301 via the remote control code 5, the control unit 202 controls to reproduce or stop the audio signal stored in the storage medium 201. . The remote control unit 300 inputs the audio signal output from the playback unit 2 via the remote control code 5 and outputs the audio signal to the output terminal 302.

  The headphone 4 includes a headphone cord 401 and a headphone terminal 402. The headphone terminal 402 is attached to the remote control unit 300 by being inserted into the output terminal 302. The headphone 4 outputs the audio signal output from the output terminal 302 via the headphone terminal 402 and the headphone cord 401 as a musical sound.

  With the above configuration, the user of the portable playback device 100 is moving, for example, by wearing the headphones 4 and holding the remote control unit 300 in the pocket by sandwiching the edge of the pocket of the clothes in the clip 8. Above all, by operating the operation button 301 of the remote control unit 300 fixed in the pocket, the audio signal can be played or stopped from the headphones 4.

  In addition, in a conventional portable playback device, the clip is rotated relative to the remote control unit to change the clip fixing position so that the angle of the remote control unit is unnatural with respect to the remote control cord or headphone cord. There is a portable remote controller that prevents the headphone cord from being bent as well as preventing the headphone cord from being bent (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-160749

  In the conventional portable playback device 100, the playback unit 2 and the remote control unit 300 are connected by a remote control cord 5, and the remote control unit 300 and the headphones 4 are connected by a headphone cord 401. For this reason, the user of the conventional portable playback apparatus 100 sometimes pulls the remote control cord 5 or the headphone cord 401 when the user's arm is entangled with the remote control cord 5 and the headphone cord 401 when the arm is moved. There is.

  6A and 6B are diagrams showing a remote control unit 300 of the conventional portable playback device 100. FIG. 6A is a diagram showing a state in which the remote control cord 5 is pulled, and FIG. 6B is a diagram in which the headphone cord 401 is pulled. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, when the user's arm is entangled with the remote control cord 5 and the remote control cord 5 is pulled in the arrow A direction, the remote control cord 5 may be deteriorated. 6B, when the user's arm is entangled with the headphone cord 401 and the headphone cord 401 is pulled in the direction of the arrow B, the clip 8 sandwiching the user's pocket 10 is removed from the pocket 10. The remote control unit 300 may fall out of the pocket 10 or the headphone terminal 402 may fall out of the output terminal 302.

  Further, even when the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1 is used, when the remote control cord or the headphone cord is pulled as described above, the remote control unit or the headphone terminal may be dropped or the remote control cord may be deteriorated. It cannot be prevented.

  The present invention is a portable playback device including a playback unit and a remote control unit connected to the headphones by a remote control cord and a headphone cord, even when the remote control cord and the headphone cord are pulled, the remote control unit and the headphone terminal are dropped, An object of the present invention is to provide a portable playback device that can prevent the remote control code from deteriorating.

  The invention according to claim 1 of the present application includes a reproduction unit that reproduces a signal, an operation button that is connected to the reproduction unit via a cord and instructs the operation of the reproduction unit, and outputs a signal output by the reproduction unit In the portable playback device including the remote control unit including the output terminal, the remote control unit includes a first side to which the cord is connected and a second side having the output terminal facing the first side. A clip base that slidably holds the main body in a linear direction connecting the first side surface and the second side surface, and other members are fixed between the clip base and the clip base. When the clip to be held and the cord or the output terminal are pulled, the body is slid in the pulled direction, and when the tension is released, the clip is moved to the position before being pulled. An elastic body that slides the main body, a drop-off detection unit that outputs a drop-off signal indicating that the remote control unit has dropped from another member when it is detected that the clip has been detached from the other member, and the drop-off detection unit An output control unit that blocks the signal output from the reproduction unit from being output to the output terminal when a drop signal is output from the output and controls to output a predetermined warning signal to the output terminal. It is characterized by.

  According to the portable playback device of the present invention, in the portable playback device including the playback unit and the remote control unit connected to the headphones by the remote control cord and the headphone cord, even when the remote control cord or the headphone cord is pulled, It is possible to provide a portable playback device that can prevent the headphone terminal from falling off or preventing the remote control cord from deteriorating.

  In addition, according to the portable playback device of the present invention, even if the clip is removed from the pocket and the remote control unit is dropped from the pocket, the operation button is inadvertently pressed and the signal level is greatly increased. It is possible to prevent the signal from being output from the headphones 4 and to make the user immediately recognize that the remote control unit has been dropped.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the portable playback device of the present invention.
The portable playback device 1 includes a playback unit 2, a remote control unit 3, headphones 4, and a clip 8. The playback unit 2 includes a storage medium 201 and a control unit 202. The storage medium 201 stores an audio signal.

  The remote control unit 3 is electrically connected to the playback unit 2 by a remote control code 5. The remote control unit 3 includes an operation button 301 on the upper surface. The remote control unit 3 has a remote control cord 5 connected to a side surface (first side surface), and an output terminal 302 disposed on a side surface (second side surface) opposite to the first side surface.

  The clip 8 is attached to the lower surface of the remote control unit 3, and fixes the remote control unit 3 to the pocket by sandwiching the edge of a pocket such as clothes.

  When pressed, the operation button 301 outputs an instruction signal for instructing the reproduction unit 2 to reproduce or stop the audio signal. When an instruction signal for instructing reproduction or stop of the audio signal is input from the operation button 301 via the remote control code 5, the control unit 202 controls to reproduce or stop the audio signal stored in the storage medium 201. . The remote control unit 3 inputs the audio signal output from the reproduction unit 2 via the remote control code 5 and outputs the audio signal to the output terminal 302.

  The headphone 4 includes a headphone cord 401 and a headphone terminal 402. The headphone terminal 402 is held in the remote control unit 3 by being inserted into the output terminal 302. The headphone 4 outputs the audio signal output from the output terminal 302 via the headphone terminal 402 and the headphone cord 401 as a musical sound.

2A and 2B are diagrams showing the configuration of the remote control unit 3 of the present embodiment. FIG. 2A is a front view and FIG. 2B is a side view.
The remote control unit 3 includes a main body 30, a clip base unit 31, a first spring 6, a second spring 7, a drop detection unit 11, and an output control unit 12.

  The clip 8 is made of a thin plate-like metal member. As shown in FIG. 2, one end is fixed to the lower surface of the clip base portion 31 and the other end abuts on the lower surface of the clip base portion 31. The remote control unit 3 is fixed to the other member by inserting the clip 8 into another member such as a pocket and holding the other member between the lower surface of the clip base unit 31 and the tip of the clip 8.

  The clip base portion 31 includes a metal member (not shown) on the lower surface that comes into contact with the clip 8. The drop-off detecting unit 11 detects whether or not the clip 8 is in contact with a metal member provided on the lower surface of the clip base unit 31 and the tip of the clip 8 and the metal member are electrically connected. The drop-off detection unit 11 detects whether or not the clip 8 and the metal member are electrically connected, thereby determining whether or not another member is sandwiched between the clip 8 and the clip base unit 31. Is detected. When the drop detection unit 11 detects that no other member is sandwiched between the clip 8 and the clip base unit 31, the drop detection unit 11 outputs a drop signal indicating that the remote control unit 3 has dropped from the other member. To the unit 12.

  When the drop signal is output from the drop detection unit 11, the output control unit 12 blocks the audio signal output from the playback unit 2 from being output to the output terminal 302, and at the same time is stored in a storage unit (not shown) in advance. Control is performed to output a warning sound such as a beep sound to the output terminal 302.

  The main body 30 has a box shape, and an operation button 301 is disposed on the upper surface. As shown in FIG. 2A, the left and right side surfaces of the main body 30 are provided with groove portions 303 that are U-shaped in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 2B, a recess 304 is formed on the lower surface of the main body 30, and a front wall 305 is provided on the front surface and a rear wall 306 is provided on the rear surface. The remote control cord 5 is connected to the front surface (first side surface) of the main body 30, and the output terminal 302 is disposed on the rear surface (second side surface) of the main body 30.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, the clip base portion 31 includes arms 311 that protrude upward at the left and right ends. The arm 311 includes a claw portion 312 that protrudes toward the center of the main body 30 at the upper end. The claw portion 312 is fitted in the groove portion 303 and slides in the arrow A direction and the arrow B direction as shown in FIG. The clip base portion 31 includes a convex portion 313 at the approximate center of the upper surface.

  One end of the first spring 6 is hung on a hook (not shown) provided on the inner wall of the front wall 305, and the other end is hung on a hook (not shown) provided on the convex portion 313. One end of the second spring 7 is hung on a hook (not shown) provided on the inner wall of the rear wall 306, and the other end is hung on a hook (not shown) provided on the convex portion 313.

  FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams illustrating a state in which the remote control unit 3 of the present embodiment is pulled. FIG. 3A illustrates a state in which the remote control cord 5 is pulled. FIG. It is a figure which shows the tension | pulling state.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, when the user's arm is entangled with the remote control cord 5 and the remote control cord 5 is pulled in the direction of arrow A, the main body 30 slides in the direction of arrow A with respect to the clip base portion 31. To do. At this time, the first spring 6 is extended by moving the front wall 305 in the direction of arrow A, and the second spring 7 is compressed by moving the rear wall 306 in the direction of arrow A. When the tension in the arrow A direction is released, the main body 30 returns to the original position shown in FIG. 2B due to the elasticity of the first spring 6 and the second spring 7.

  Thus, even when the user's arm is entangled with the remote control cord 5 and the remote control cord is pulled in the direction of arrow A, the remote control cord 5 is prevented from being deteriorated by sliding the main body 30 in the direction of arrow A. Can do.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, when the user's arm is entangled with the headphone cord 401 and the headphone cord 401 is pulled in the arrow B direction, the main body 30 slides in the arrow B direction with respect to the clip base portion 31. To do. At this time, the second spring 7 is extended by the rear wall 306 moving in the arrow B direction, and the first spring 6 is compressed by the front wall 305 moving in the arrow B direction. When the tension in the arrow B direction is released, the main body 30 returns to the original position shown in FIG. 2B due to the elasticity of the first spring 6 and the second spring 7.

  Thus, even when the user's arm is entangled with the headphone cord 401 and the headphone cord 401 is pulled in the direction of arrow B, the main body 30 slides in the direction of arrow B, so that the clip 8 sandwiching the pocket 10 10, and the remote control unit 3 can be prevented from falling out of the pocket 10 and the headphone terminal 402 from falling out of the output terminal 302.

  Therefore, even if the remote control cord 5 or the headphone cord 401 is pulled, the portable playback device 1 of the present embodiment can prevent the remote control unit 3 from falling out of the pocket 10 or the deterioration of the remote control cord 5. it can.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a state in which the remote control unit 3 has fallen from the pocket from a state in which the edge of the pocket of the clothes is sandwiched between the clip 8 and the clip base unit 31 and the remote control unit 3 is fixed to the pocket.
When the remote control unit 3 falls off the edge of the pocket, the lower surfaces of the clip 8 and the clip base 31 are detached from the edge of the pocket, and the clip 8 and the metal member on the lower surface of the clip base 31 are electrically connected. The drop detection unit 11 outputs a drop signal indicating that the remote control unit 3 has dropped from another member to the output control unit 12 when the clip 8 and the metal member are electrically connected. When the drop signal is output from the drop detection unit 11, the output control unit 12 blocks the audio signal output from the playback unit 2 from being output to the output terminal 302, and at the same time is stored in a storage unit (not shown) in advance. The beep sound is controlled to be output to the output terminal 302.

  Thus, in the portable playback device 1 of this embodiment, even if the remote control unit 3 is dropped from the pocket 10, the operation button 301 is intermittently pressed by another member and output from the playback unit 2. It is possible to prevent the signal level of the audio signal to be suddenly increased and the audio signal having the signal level rapidly increased from being output from the headphones 4.

  Further, in the portable playback device 1 of this embodiment, when the remote control unit 3 is dropped from the pocket 10, a warning sound such as a beep sound is output from the output terminal 302, so that the headphone 4 can listen to the audio signal until then. The user who was doing can recognize immediately that the remote control part 3 dropped out. Therefore, while the user does not notice that the remote control unit 3 has fallen out of the pocket 10, the playback unit 2 connected by the remote control unit 3 and the remote control cord 5 is pulled by the remote control unit 3, and playback is performed in the same manner as the remote control unit 3. It is possible to prevent the part 2 from falling out of the pocket or the like.

The perspective view which shows one Example of the portable reproducing | regenerating apparatus of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the remote control part 3 of a present Example, FIG. 2 (a) is a front view, FIG.2 (b) is a side view. FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating a state in which the remote control unit 3 of the present embodiment is pulled, FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating a state in which the remote control cord 5 is pulled, and FIG. 3B is a state in which the headphone cord 401 is pulled. FIG. The figure explaining the state which the remote control part 3 fell out of the pocket from the state which pinched the edge of the pocket of clothes with the clip 8 and the clip base part 31, and was fixing the remote control part 3 in the pocket. The perspective view which shows the conventional portable reproducing | regenerating apparatus. 6A and 6B are diagrams showing a remote control unit 300 of a conventional portable playback device 100. FIG. 6A shows a state where the remote control cord 5 is pulled, and FIG. 6B shows a state where the headphone cord 401 is pulled. Figure.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Portable reproducing | regenerating apparatus, 2 reproducing | regenerating part, 201 storage medium, 202 control part, 3 remote control part, 30 main body, 301 operation button, 302 output terminal, 303 groove part, 304 recessed part,
305 Front wall, 306 Rear wall,
31 clip base part, 311 arm, 312 claw part, 313 convex part,
4 Headphones, 401 Headphone cord, 402 Headphone jack,
5 remote control cord, 6 first spring, 7 second spring, 8 clips,
10 pockets, 11 dropout detection unit, 12 output control unit,
100 portable playback device, 300 remote control unit

Claims (1)

A portable unit including a reproduction unit that reproduces a signal, and a remote control unit that includes an operation button that is connected to the reproduction unit via a cord and instructs an operation of the reproduction unit and that outputs an output terminal that outputs the signal output from the reproduction unit Type playback device,
The remote control unit connects a first side to which the cord is connected, a main body having a second side facing the first side and having the output terminal, and connects the first side and the second side. A clip base that slidably holds the main body in a linear direction, a clip that is fixed to the surface of the clip base and holds another member between the clip base, and the cord or the output terminal is pulled. When the body is slid in the pulled direction, and when the tension is released, the elastic body that slides the body to a position before being pulled, and the clip is detected to be detached from the other member A drop detection unit that outputs a drop signal indicating that the remote control unit has dropped from another member, and the playback unit that outputs a drop signal from the drop detection unit No. portable type reproducing device, characterized in that it comprises an output control unit which controls to output a predetermined alarm signal while blocking it from being outputted to the output terminal to the output terminal.

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