JP2009212982A - Mounting member fitting structure of mobile terminal, and mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mounting member fitting structure of a mobile terminal in which the strength of the whole case does not decrease even when a decorative member is fitted, and to provided the mobile terminal. <P>SOLUTION: A claw portion 51 of the decorative member 5 engages a lock portion 71 of a rear case 7 nearby a width-directional end of a first housing 101, and a lock portion 61 of a front case 6 prevents the claw portion 51 from moving away to prevent the decorative member 5 from coming out along the thickness of the first housing 101. A protrusion 52 is engaged with the lock portion 61 to prevent the decorative member 5 from coming out and rotating. In addition, the claw portion 53 of the decorative member 5 engages a lock portion 62 of the front case 6 nearby the width-directional center portion of the first housing 101 to prevent the decorative member 5 from coming out along the thickness direction of the first housing 101. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a fitting structure for a mounting member attached to a casing of a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal.

In recent years, decorativeness has been required for mobile terminals such as mobile phones and PHS (Personal Handy-phone System). For example, a decorative member whose color and texture are different from those of other parts of the casing is used. Mobile terminals arranged in the market are widely used.
That is, in such a portable terminal, for example, a decoration having a color and texture different from those of other parts of the casing at the tip of the casing or in the vicinity of the folding hinge mechanism in the folding portable terminal. By attaching and configuring the members, the decorativeness and design of the casing are improved.
However, since such a mobile terminal with improved decoration and design is configured with a decorative member attached to the casing, the physical strength of the casing may be weakened. There is a profit.

As a conventional technique for improving the physical strength of the casing, there is a technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example.
In Patent Document 1, a front case rib projecting from the inner peripheral side portion of the front case side wall constituting the peripheral portion of the front case and a concave portion provided at the inner peripheral side portion of the rear cover side wall constituting the peripheral portion of the rear cover are disclosed. The front case and the rear cover are fitted to each other in a state where the rear cover rib slightly protruding from the top surface of the front case rib receiver is abutted with each other to form a mobile phone casing, and the rear cover A housing fitting structure for a mobile phone is disclosed in which the top surface of the rib is inclined in a direction to lock the front case rib against side slip.

JP 2005-12738 A

  The housing fitting structure disclosed in Patent Document 1 is a structure in which a housing is constituted by a front case and a rear case, and a decorative member is not considered. When the decorative member is disposed on the front case or the rear case constituting the housing, the size and structure of the decorative member are greatly different from those of the rear case or the front case. The fitting structure cannot be applied.

Conventionally, when arranging a decorative member on a housing, for example, the decorative member is bonded to the housing with a double-sided tape or the like, and a protrusion formed on the decorative member is inserted into a hole provided on the housing side. The method of fixing was taken.
FIG. 1 shows how a conventional decorative member is fixed to a casing of a mobile terminal.
FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing a state in which a decorative member 202 is fixed to a housing 201 in a foldable portable terminal 200. As shown in FIG. 1A, a decorative member 202 is fitted into a part of the housing 201 and fixed.
FIG.1 (b) is sectional drawing in the thickness direction of the portable terminal 200 in line AA 'of Fig.1 (a).
As shown in FIG. 1B, the decorative member 202 is fixed to the housing 201 with the double-sided tape 203, and the protrusions 204 extending from the decorative member 202 are formed in the holes 205 formed in the housing 201. The decorative member 202 is fixed to the housing 201 by being fitted. In addition to the method of fixing with double-sided tape, there is also a method of fixing by heat caulking.

  However, in the decorative member fixing method illustrated in FIG. 1, the decorative member is smaller than the decorative member 202 in the example illustrated in FIG. 1, and a sufficient contact area can be secured through the double-sided tape. In such a case, there is a disadvantage that the adhesive force of the decorative member to the casing is weakened.

  In order to eliminate the disadvantages described above, an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal mounting member fitting structure and a mobile terminal in which the strength of the entire casing does not decrease even when a decorative member is mounted.

  In order to eliminate the disadvantages described above, there is provided a mounting member fitting structure for a mobile terminal, which includes a first case member, a second case member fitted to the first case member, and an attachment member. The first case member has a first locking portion, the second case member has a second locking portion, and the attachment member has the first locking portion. And the second locking member are fitted to the first case member and the second case member.

  Preferably, the attachment member is formed of a material having elasticity.

  Preferably, the attachment member has a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion, and the first engagement portion is engaged with the first locking portion, The second engaging portion is engaged with the second locking portion.

  Preferably, the attachment member is disposed at a peripheral edge portion of the first case member and the second case member.

  A mobile terminal according to a second aspect of the present invention includes a first case member, a second case member that fits into the first case member, and an attachment member. 1, the second case member includes a second locking portion, and the attachment member includes the first locking portion and the second locking portion. The first case member and the second case member are fitted.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, even if a decoration member is attached, the attachment member fitting structure and portable terminal of a portable terminal which the intensity | strength of the whole housing | casing does not fall can be provided.

Hereinafter, the mobile terminal 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the appearance of the mobile terminal 100.
2A shows an opened state (open state) of the mobile terminal 100, and FIG. 2B shows a closed state (closed state) of the mobile terminal 100.
2A and 2B, the portable terminal 100 includes a first casing 101 provided with the display device 1 and the speaker 2, and a second casing 102 provided with the operation unit 3 and the microphone 4. And have.
A portion where the first housing 101 and the second housing 102 are connected and engaged is a hinge portion 103, and the hinge portion 103 enables the first housing 101 and the second housing 102 to rotate with respect to each other. Includes a hinge mechanism. By the hinge part 103, the 1st housing | casing 101 and the 2nd housing | casing 102 can change between the open state of the portable terminal 100 shown to Fig.2 (a), and the closed state of the portable terminal 100 shown in FIG.2 (b). .
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, it is assumed that the mobile terminal 100 is a foldable mobile phone or PHS, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other forms (straight, for example) Other communication devices such as a mobile phone (or PHS) of a type, a slide type, or a PDA.

FIG. 2C is a view of the first housing 101 as viewed from the side.
As shown in FIGS. 2B and 2C, the first housing 101 has a decorative member 5.
The decorative member 5 is an external part attached to the end of the first housing 101 opposite to the hinge portion 103 in order to improve the decoration and design of the mobile terminal 100.
The decorative member 5 is formed to have a color / texture different from other parts of the first housing 101. For this reason, the decorative member 5 and other parts of the first housing 101 may be formed of different materials.

FIG. 3 shows a front case 6 (corresponding to the first case member of the present invention), a rear case 7 (corresponding to the second case member of the present invention) and a decorative member 5 (the present invention) constituting the first housing 101. It is the disassembled perspective view which showed the attachment member of No.).
As shown in FIG. 3, the first housing 101 is configured by sequentially stacking a rear case 7 and a decorative member 5 on a front case 6.
As shown in FIG. 3, the front case 6 and the rear case 7 each have a locking portion 61 and a locking portion 71 for fitting the decorative member 5.
As shown in FIG. 3, the locking portion 61 of the front case 6 is disposed in the vicinity of both ends in the width direction at the end opposite to the hinge portion 103 in the length direction of the front case 6. It is formed so that it may be fitted with the claw portion 51.
Similarly to the locking portion 61 of the front case 6, the locking portion 71 of the rear case 7 is disposed near both ends in the width direction at the end opposite to the hinge portion 103 in the length direction of the rear case 7. It is formed so as to be fitted to the protrusion 52 of the decorative member 5.
As shown in FIG. 3, the locking portion 61 and the locking portion 71 are substantially overlapped in the vicinity of both ends in the width direction at the end opposite to the hinge portion 103 in the length direction of the first housing 101. It is arranged.

Next, the decorative member 5 will be described.
An enlarged view of the decorative member 5 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the decorative member 5 has a claw portion 51 (corresponding to the second engaging portion of the present invention) and a protruding portion 52 (as a configuration for fitting to the front case 6 and the rear case 7. Corresponding to the first engaging portion of the present invention) and a claw portion 53.
The claw portion 51 and the protruding portion 52 are disposed at substantially the same position near both ends in the width direction of the first housing 101. That is, the decorative member 5 is formed to have a substantially F shape when viewed from the side surface direction of the first housing at substantially the same position near both ends in the width direction of the first housing 101. .
The claw portion 51, the protruding portion 52, and the claw portion 53 are securely fitted to the front case 6 and the rear case 7 by fitting with engaging portions described later formed on the front case 6 and the rear case 7. It is a member for fitting.
The decorative member 5 is formed with a color and texture different from those of the front case 6 and the rear case 7 and plays a role of improving the decorativeness and design of the mobile terminal 100.

Next, how the decorative member 5 is fitted to the front case 6 and the rear case 7 will be described.
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining how the decorative member 5 is fitted to the front case 6 and the rear case 7.
FIG. 5A is a view of the first housing 101 as viewed from the front case 6 side.
FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view of the first casing 101 taken along line BB ′ shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5A, the line BB ′ is a line that passes through the vicinity of the end portion in the width direction of the first housing 101, and therefore FIG. 5B shows the width of the first housing 101. It is sectional drawing of the edge part vicinity in a direction.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, the front case 6 has a locking portion 61 in the vicinity of the end portion in the width direction of the first housing 101. Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, the rear case 7 has a locking portion 71 near the end portion in the width direction of the first housing 101.

As shown in FIG. 5B, the locking portion 71 of the rear case 7 is disposed so as to engage with the claw portion 51 of the decorative member 5. And as shown in FIG.5 (b), the latching | locking part 61 of the front case 6 is arrange | positioned so that escape of the nail | claw part 51 of the decoration member 5 may be prevented. For this reason, the latching | locking part 71 meshes with the nail | claw part 51, and the latching | locking part 61 prevents escape of the nail | claw part 51, thereby preventing the decorative member 5 from coming off in the thickness direction of the first housing 101. Can do.
And as shown in FIG.5 (b), when the protrusion part 52 is engaged with the latching | locking part 61, the omission and rotation of the decoration member 5 can be prevented.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 5B, in the vicinity of the end of the first housing 101 in the width direction, the claw portion 51 of the decorative member 5 meshes with the locking portion 71 of the rear case 7, and the front case 6 Since the locking part 61 prevents the claw part 51 from escaping, the decorative member 5 can be prevented from coming off in the thickness direction of the first housing 101, and the protrusion 52 is engaged with the locking part 61. By being combined, the decorative member 5 can be prevented from coming off and rotating. For this reason, the decorative member 5 can be securely fitted to the first housing 101 constituted by the front case 6 and the rear case 7.

Here, the decorative member 5 is preferably formed of an elastic material (resin or the like) in order to engage with the engaging portion 71 of the rear case 7 by the claw portion 51. In addition, since the decorative member 5 is formed of an elastic material, the decorative member 5 has impact resistance. For example, even when an impact is applied to the decorative member 5 when the mobile terminal 100 is dropped, The decorative member 5 can release an impact due to elasticity, and it is possible to make it difficult for the decorative member 5 to be damaged or detached from the first housing 101.
In the above description, for simplification of description, in FIG. 5B, a cross-sectional view taken along line BB ′ is used in the vicinity of one end in the width direction of the first housing 101. Although the engaging portion 61 of the front case 6, the engaging portion 71 of the rear case 7, the claw portion 51 and the protruding portion 52 of the decorative member 5 have been described, in the present embodiment, the first casing 101 At the other end in the width direction, the same as the locking portion 61 of the front case 6, the locking portion 71 of the rear case 7, the claw portion 51 of the decorative member 5, and the protruding portion 52 shown in FIG. A configuration may be provided so that the decorative member 5 is fitted to the front case 6 and the rear case 7. By doing in this way, the decoration member 5 can be more firmly fitted to the front case 6 and the rear case 7.

Next, how the decorative member 5 is fitted to the front case 6 and the rear case 7 in the vicinity of the center portion in the width direction of the first housing 101 will be described.
FIG. 5C is a cross-sectional view of the first housing 101 taken along line BB ′ shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5A, the line BB ′ is a line passing through the vicinity of the central portion in the width direction of the first housing 101, and therefore FIG. 5C shows the width of the first housing 101. It is sectional drawing of the center part vicinity in a direction.

As shown in FIG. 5 (c), the front case 6 has a locking portion 62 near the center in the width direction of the first housing 101.
And the nail | claw part 53 of the decoration member 5 can mesh | engage with the latching | locking part 62 of the front case 6, and the removal of the decoration member 5 to the thickness direction of the 1st housing | casing 101 can be prevented.

As described above, according to the mobile terminal 100 of the present embodiment, the claw portion 51 of the decorative member 5 meshes with the locking portion 71 of the rear case 7 in the vicinity of the end portion in the width direction of the first housing 101. The locking part 61 of the front case 6 prevents the claw part 51 from escaping, so that the decorative member 5 can be prevented from coming off in the thickness direction of the first housing 101 and the protruding part 52 is locked. By being engaged with the portion 61, the decorative member 5 can be prevented from coming off and rotating. In addition to this, the claw portion 53 of the decorative member 5 meshes with the locking portion 61 of the front case 6 in the thickness direction of the first housing 101 in the vicinity of the central portion in the width direction of the first housing 101. It is possible to prevent the decorative member 5 from coming off. Therefore, the decorative member 5 is locked to the front case 6 and the rear case 7 at the end and center in the width direction of the first housing, so that the decorative member 5 is securely attached to the front case 6 and the rear case 7. Can be fitted.
Further, according to the mobile terminal 100 of the present embodiment, since the decorative member 5 is formed of an elastic material, the decorative member 5 has impact resistance. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is dropped, etc. Even if an impact is applied to the decorative member 5, the decorative member 5 can release the impact due to elasticity, and the decorative member 5 can be prevented from being damaged or detached from the first housing 101.
Further, according to the above-described embodiment, each of the decorative member 5, the front case 6, and the rear case 7 has a different configuration in the vicinity of the end portion and the vicinity of the center portion in the width direction of the first housing 101. The claw portion 51 of the decorative member 5 engages with the engaging portion 71 of the rear case 7 near the end portion, and the claw portion 53 of the decorative member 5 engages with the engaging portion 62 of the front case 6 near the center portion. Since the case member that is fitted to the first housing 101, that is, the case where the decorative member 5 is locked is different between the vicinity of the end portion and the central portion, the decorative member 5 is reliably fitted to the first housing 101. .

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above.
That is, when implementing the present invention, various modifications and alternatives may be made to the components of the above-described embodiments within the technical scope of the present invention or an equivalent scope thereof.
In the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 5B and 5C, the decorative member 5, the front case 6, and the rear case 7 are respectively near the end and the center in the width direction of the first housing 101. The claw portion 51 of the decorative member 5 is locked to the locking portion 71 of the rear case 7 near the end portion, and the claw portion 53 of the decorative member 5 is locked to the front case 6 near the center portion. Although it engages with the portion 62, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it is possible to dispose locking portions on the front case and the rear case only near the end portion, thereby fitting the decorative member, and preventing the locking portion from being disposed near the center portion. In addition, if the front case and rear case locking parts, the claw parts and the protrusions of the decorative member are located on substantially the same line in the width direction of the first housing, it is necessary to be disposed near the end part. There is no.

  In the embodiment described above, as shown in FIG. 3, the locking portion 61 is at the end opposite to the hinge portion 103 in the length direction of the front case 6, and the locking portion 71 is the length of the rear case 7. Although it is assumed that they are disposed at the ends opposite to the hinge portion 103 in the direction, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, for example, the locking portion 61 and the locking portion 71 may be disposed near the end portions (for example, both end portions) in the width direction of the front case 6 and the rear case 7, respectively. In other words, the locking portion 61 and the locking portion 71 may be disposed in the vicinity of the edge portions of the front case 6 and the rear case 7.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a conventional decorative member is fixed to a casing of a mobile terminal. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the appearance of the mobile terminal according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a front case, a rear case, and a decorative member constituting the first housing. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the decorative member. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining how the decorative member is fitted to the front case and the rear case.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Display apparatus, 2 ... Speaker, 3 ... Operation part, 4 ... Microphone, 5 ... Decoration member (attachment member), 6 ... Front case (1st case member), 7 ... Rear case (2nd case member) 51 ... Claw part (second engagement part) 52 ... Projection part (first engagement part) 53 ... Claw part 61 ... Locking part (first locking member) 62 ... Locking , 71 ... locking part (second locking member), 100 ... mobile terminal, 101 ... first housing, 102 ... second housing, 103 ... hinge part, 200 ... mobile terminal, 201 ... housing, 202 ... decoration part, 203 ... double-sided tape, 204 ... projection, 205 ... hole

Claims (5)

An attachment member fitting structure for a mobile terminal having a first case member, a second case member fitting with the first case member, and an attachment member,
The first case member has a first locking portion,
The second case member has a second locking portion,
The mounting member is fitted to the first case member and the second case member by the first locking portion and the second locking portion. Combined structure. The mounting member fitting structure for a mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the mounting member is formed of a material having elasticity. The attachment member has a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion,
The first engaging portion is engaged with the first locking portion,
The mobile terminal mounting member fitting structure according to claim 1, wherein the second engagement portion is engaged with the second locking portion. The said attachment member is arrange | positioned at the edge part of the said 1st case member and the said 2nd case member. The attachment member of the portable terminal as described in any one of Claim 1 to 3 characterized by the above-mentioned. Mating structure. A first case member;
A second case member that fits into the first case member;
A mounting member;
Have
The first case member has a first locking portion,
The second case member has a second locking portion,
The mobile terminal, wherein the attachment member is fitted to the first case member and the second case member by the first locking portion and the second locking portion.

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