JP2009272670A - Electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic apparatus provided with a mechanism which enables a user to simply attach/detach a panel without spoiling appearance by attaching the detachable panel to a casing and using a one-way valve mechanism instead of a lock mechanism in an attached state of the panel. <P>SOLUTION: The electronic apparatus includes the casing 10 having a fixing member for detachably fixing the decorative panel 100. The fixing member is provided with a sucker 14 for sucking the decorative panel 100 to the casing 10, a cylindrical unit into which air in the sucker 14 is allowed to flow, and a piston movably arranged in the cylindrical unit and fixed on a predetermined position to seal the cylindrical unit by the elastic force of a spring. When the decorative panel 100 is sucked to the sucker 14, the piston is moved by the pressure of air allowed to flow from the inside of the sucker 14 into the cylindrical unit, the air is allowed to flow out to the outside, the piston is returned to the predetermined position by the elastic force of the spring, and the cylindrical unit is sealed again to fix the decorative panel on the casing 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus that includes a detachable panel and that allows a user to easily detach the panel from a housing.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, electronic devices such as mobile phones are configured so that decorative panels created in various colors can be freely attached to and detached from the casing, so that a user can select a decorative panel and attach it to the mobile phone. It has become possible to improve the aesthetics of.

In addition, a vehicle air cleaning device using a one-way valve has been proposed (see Patent Document 1). In this vehicle air purifier, when the exhaust pressure is closed, for example, when the air pressure in the passenger compartment is increased by the rapid closing action of the automobile door, the one-way valve is operated by this air pressure, and the ventilation opening is opened. It is what is done.
JP 11-268529 A

  When attaching a decorative panel to a housing in order to enhance the aesthetics of an electronic device such as a mobile phone, it is necessary to provide some lock mechanism for fixing the decorative panel to the mobile phone. However, there was a problem that the aesthetics of the mobile phone deteriorated because it was exposed to the outside of the casing. Therefore, it is desirable that an electronic device such as a cellular phone is configured so that the decorative panel can be freely attached and detached without impairing aesthetics by using a one-way valve.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and includes a decorative panel that can be attached to and detached from the housing, and a one-way valve mechanism is provided in place of the lock mechanism in a state in which the decorative panel is attached. An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic apparatus having a mechanism that allows a user to easily attach and detach the decorative panel.

  In order to solve the above problems, an electronic device according to the present invention includes a housing having a fixing member for detachably fixing a panel, and the fixing member includes a suction cup for adsorbing the panel to the housing; A cylindrical portion into which air inside the suction cup flows, and a piston that is movably provided inside the cylindrical portion and fixed at a predetermined position that seals the cylindrical portion by the elastic force of a spring, When the panel is adsorbed by the suction cup, the piston moves due to the pressure of the air when the air inside the suction cup flows into the cylindrical portion and flows out to the outside. The panel is fixed to the housing by returning to a predetermined position by an elastic force and sealing the tube portion again.

  According to the electronic device of the present invention, the panel is detachably attached to the housing, and the one-way valve mechanism is provided instead of the lock mechanism in the mounted state of the panel. A mechanism that can be easily attached and detached can be provided.

[First Embodiment]
A first embodiment of an electronic apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As an electronic apparatus according to the first embodiment, a clamshell mobile phone 1 in which a plurality of casings are coupled so as to be freely opened and closed will be described as an example. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the mobile phone 1 in an opened state. 2 shows an enlarged view seen from the front side of the A part in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 shows an enlarged view seen from the back side of the A part in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the mobile phone 1 is mainly composed of a rectangular plate-shaped upper casing 10 and a lower casing 11 having substantially the same shape as the upper casing 10. The upper casing 10 and the lower casing 11 are stacked so as to cover one surface in a closed state. The upper housing 10 and the lower housing 11 are hinged so as to sandwich the hinge portion 12, and the upper housing 10 is relative to the lower housing 11 with the hinge portion 12 as an axis in the X direction of FIG. It is formed so as to be rotatable by a predetermined angle. The cellular phone 1 is transformed from a closed state to an open state or from an open state to a closed state by rotating the upper housing 10 with respect to the lower housing 11.

  On the outer surface 10a of the upper housing 10 (the surface not facing the lower housing 11), a groove portion 13 into which the plate-like decorative panel 100 is fitted is provided. The inside of the groove 13 is formed in substantially the same shape as the outer shape of the decorative panel 100.

  A suction cup 14 is provided on the inner bottom of the groove 13. The suction cup 14 is for fixing the decorative panel 100 to the groove 13. The suction cup 14 is formed of, for example, silicon rubber, and when the decorative panel 100 is fitted into the groove portion 13, the air inside the taper portion 14 a of the suction cup 14 flows out to the outside, and the air pressure inside the taper portion 14 a is changed. By being lowered, the decorative panel 100 is attracted to the suction cup 14, and the decorative panel 100 is fixed inside the groove 13 by external air pressure.

  For example, a claw is provided on one side of the plate-like decorative panel 100 and a hole into which the claw of the decorative panel 100 is fitted is provided on one side surface of the groove 13 of the upper housing 10. When the decorative panel 100 is attached to the groove 13 of the upper housing 10 so that the claw of the decorative panel 100 is fitted into the hole of the groove 13, and the decorative panel 100 is adsorbed by the suction cup 14, thereby the decorative panel 100. Is securely fixed to the upper housing 10.

  A guide portion 15, which is a rectangular through-hole penetrating the inner surface 10 b of the upper housing 10, is provided on the inner surface (the surface facing the lower housing 11) 10 b of the upper housing 10. And the lever part 16 for removing the decoration panel 100 from the upper housing | casing 10 is installed so that it may penetrate this guide part 15 and protrudes outside. The lever portion 16 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a diameter substantially equal to the length of the short side of the guide portion 15, for example, and slides along the inner surface 10 b of the housing 10 so as to be guided by the guide portion 15.

  Thus, the suction cup 14 for mounting the decorative panel 100 is provided on the outer surface 10a of the upper housing 10, and the lever portion 16 for removing the decorative panel 100 is provided on the inner surface 10b located on the back side of the outer surface 10a. Thus, the aesthetics of the surface on the side where the decorative panel 100 is mounted in the upper housing 10 is not impaired.

  4 is a view of the outer surface 10a of the upper housing 10 as viewed from the front. FIG. 5A is a conceptual diagram of the state in which the fixing member 20 is housed inside the upper housing 10 in a state where the decorative panel 100 is not attached to the mobile phone 1 as viewed from the Y direction in FIG. 5B is a perspective view showing the fixing member 20 in a state in which the decorative panel 100 is not attached to the mobile phone 1, and FIG. 5C is a view in which the decorative panel 100 is not attached to the mobile phone 1. FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram of the state of the upper housing 10 and the decorative panel 100 viewed from the Z direction in FIG. 4 in the state.

  The upper housing 10 includes a fixing member 20 for fixing the decorative panel 100. As shown in FIG. 5 (A), the fixing member 20 includes the suction cup 14 described above, and also includes a cylindrical tube portion 21 formed of a metal member such as aluminum. These suction cups 14 and one mouth of the cylindrical portion 21 are connected to each other by a cylindrical bellows portion 22 that is formed, for example, in a bellows shape so as to be stretchable and contracted with silicon rubber or the like.

  The bellows portion 22 protrudes from the upper housing 10 in the extended state, but is provided so as to be completely accommodated in the upper housing 10 in the contracted state. When the decorative panel 100 is adsorbed to the suction cup 14, the air inside the tapered portion 14 a of the suction cup 14 flows out of the bellows portion 22 into the cylinder portion 21 and is pushed from above by the decorative panel 100 to give the bellows. The portion 22 contracts, and the air that was inside the bellows portion 22 also flows out into the tube portion 21.

  A piston 23 is provided at the other port of the cylindrical portion 21. The piston 23 includes a locking piece 23a, and when the piston 23 slides inside the cylindrical portion 21, the locking piece 21a provided at the mouth of the cylindrical portion 21 and the locking piece 23a of the piston 23 are By abutting, it is prevented that the piston 23 completely comes off from the cylindrical portion 21.

  In addition, the piston 23 is provided with a spring 24 that applies stress to the inside of the cylindrical portion 21, and the piston 23 is in a normal state (a state where no pressure is applied to the spring 24). The piston 23 is designed to be located at a predetermined position where the piston 23 is completely pushed inside. In a state where the piston 23 is completely pushed inside the cylindrical portion 21, the cylindrical portion 21 is completely sealed by the piston 23, so that the air inside the cylindrical portion 21 flows out to the outside or the outside air flows into the cylindrical portion 21. It is prevented from flowing into the inside.

  The piston 23 is provided with the lever portion 16 described above, and this lever portion 16 penetrates the guide portion 15 provided on the surface 10 b of the upper housing 10 and is exposed to the outside of the upper housing 10. . The lever portion 16 is positioned on one short side of the guide portion 15 in a state where no pressure is applied to the spring 24, and when the user moves (slides) the lever portion 16 along the guide portion 15. In addition, pressure is applied to the spring 24 so that the spring 24 is contracted, and the piston 23 moves inside the cylinder portion 21 in conjunction with the movement of the lever portion 16. When the piston 23 moves from a predetermined position, a gap is formed between the piston 23 and the cylinder portion 21, air flows into the cylinder portion 21, and the decorative panel 100 is removed from the upper housing 10.

  As shown in FIGS. 5B and 5C, when the decorative panel 100 is not fitted in the groove 13 of the upper housing 10, the bellows 22 is extended in the fixing member 20. ing. Further, since no pressure is applied to the spring 24, the piston 23 is located at a predetermined position where it is completely pushed into the cylindrical portion 21. In the fixing member 20, one port of the tube portion 21 is completely blocked by the piston 23, but the port on the suction cup 14 side of the tube portion 21 is not closed, so that the tube from the sucker 14 and the bellows portion 22 Air is allowed to flow into the portion 21.

  FIG. 6A is a conceptual diagram of the state in which the fixing member 20 is housed in the upper housing 10 in the state immediately after the decorative panel 100 is fitted in the mobile phone 1, as viewed from the Y direction in FIG. FIG. 6B is a perspective view showing the fixing member 20 in a state immediately after the decorative panel 100 is fitted into the mobile phone 1, and FIG. It is the conceptual diagram which looked at the mode of the upper housing | casing 10 and the decoration panel 100 from the Z direction of FIG. 4 in the state immediately inserted.

  When the decorative panel 100 is fitted in the groove 13 of the upper housing 10 in the state shown in FIGS. 5A to 5C, the fixing member 20 is shown in FIGS. 6A to 6C. It transforms into a state. That is, as shown in FIG. 6A, the decorative panel 100 is adsorbed so as to close the mouth with respect to the suction cup 14, and the air inside the tapered portion 14 a flows out to the bellows portion 22. In addition, when the decorative panel 100 is fitted into the groove 13 of the upper housing 10, the bellows 22 is pressed and contracted, and at the same time, the air inside the bellows 22 flows out to the tube 21.

  When air flows into the cylinder part 21 from the bellows part 22 at once, the pressure of this air presses the piston 23 and pressure is applied to the spring 24, the spring 24 contracts and the piston 23 moves inside the cylinder part 21, and the piston The air inside the tube portion 23 flows out from the gap between the tube portion 23 and the tube portion 21.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 6B and 6C, the bellows portion 22 is contracted in the fixing member 20 immediately after the decorative panel 100 is fitted in the groove portion 13 of the upper housing 10. It has become. Further, pressure is applied to the spring 24, and the piston 23 moves inside the cylindrical portion 21, so that the cylindrical portion 21 is not completely sealed. In the fixing member 20, the mouth of the suction cup 14 on the side of the tapered portion 14 a is completely closed by the decorative panel 100, but one of the cylinder portions 21 is not completely closed by the piston 23. Air inside the cylinder portion 21 can flow out from the gap with the cylinder portion 21.

  FIG. 7A is a conceptual diagram of the state in which the fixing member 20 is housed inside the upper housing 10 in a state where the decorative panel 100 is attached to the mobile phone 1 as viewed from the Y direction in FIG. FIG. 7B is a perspective view showing the fixing member 20 in a state where the decorative panel 100 is attached to the mobile phone 1, and FIG. 7C is a view showing the decorative panel 100 attached to the mobile phone 1. 5 is a conceptual diagram of the state of the upper housing 10 and the decorative panel 100 as viewed from the Z direction in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, when the pressure of the air that flows out of the suction cup 14, the bellows portion 22, and the cylinder portion 21 presses the piston 23 becomes smaller than the elastic force of the spring 24, it contracts. The piston 23 is moved to a predetermined position where it is completely pushed into the inside of the cylindrical portion 21 due to the elastic force of the spring 24 to return to the original state.

  In this state, as shown in FIGS. 7B and 7C, when the decorative panel 100 is fitted in the groove 13 of the upper housing 10, the bellows portion 22 is completely in the fixing member 20. It is in a contracted state. Further, since no pressure is applied to the spring 24, the piston 23 is completely pushed into the cylindrical portion 21. In the fixing member 20, one port of the tube portion 21 is completely blocked by the piston 23, and the port on the tapered portion 14 a side of the suction cup 14 is completely blocked by the decorative panel 100. The inside of the part 21 is in a sealed state. Further, when the decorative panel 100 is attached to the upper housing 10, the air inside the cylinder portion 21 flows out to the outside, so that the internal pressure of the cylindrical portion 21 is lowered, and the decorative panel 100 is attached to the fixing member 20 by the external air pressure. Adsorbed to the suction cup 14. Therefore, the user can hold the mobile phone 1 with the decorative panel 100 fixed to the upper housing 10. Note that the piston 23 also moves to a predetermined position when the pull-in force resulting from the decrease in the air pressure inside the cylinder portion 21 and the elastic force of the spring 24 are combined.

  FIG. 8A is a conceptual diagram of the state in which the fixing member 20 is housed inside the upper housing 10 in a state in which the decorative panel 100 is detached from the mobile phone 1, as viewed from the Y direction in FIG. FIG. 8B is a perspective view showing the fixing member 20 in a state in which the decorative panel 100 is detached from the mobile phone 1, and FIG. 8C is a top view in a state in which the decorative panel 100 is removed from the mobile phone 1. It is the conceptual diagram which looked at the mode of the housing | casing 10 and the decoration panel 100 from the Z direction of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, when the lever portion 16 is moved by the user, a gap is formed between the piston 23 and the cylindrical portion 21, and external air flows into the cylindrical portion 21. The air that flows into the inside of the cylindrical portion 21 flows into the bellows portion 22 as it is, and when the air inside the bellows portion 22 increases, the reaction force of the bellows portion 22 that has been pressed from above by the decorative panel 100 becomes strong, The bellows portion 22 is deformed into an extended state.

  Then, when the outside air flows into the inside of the tube portion 21, the air pressure inside the tube portion 21 becomes equal to the outside air pressure, and the force that the suction cup 14 adsorbs the decoration panel 100 does not work, and the decoration panel 100 is fixed. It is removed from the member 20.

  As shown in FIGS. 8B and 8C, in a state where the lever portion 16 is moved and the decorative panel 100 is removed from the mobile phone 1, the bellows portion 22 is extended in the fixing member 20. Yes. Further, pressure is applied to the spring 24 by the user, and the piston 23 moves inside the cylindrical portion 21 so that the cylindrical portion 21 is not completely sealed. In the fixing member 20, the mouth of the suction cup 14 on the side of the tapered portion 14 a is closed by the decorative panel 100, but since one port of the tube portion 21 is not completely closed by the piston 23, the piston 23 and the tube portion The outside air can flow out into the cylindrical portion 21 through a gap with the cylinder 21.

  Further, when the bellows portion 22 is extended by the air pressure, the mounted decorative panel 100 is lifted upward by the bellows portion 22 as shown in FIG. As a result, the user can easily remove the decorative panel 100 from the groove 13 of the upper housing 10.

  Thus, in the mobile phone 1, when the decorative panel 100 is fixed to the upper casing 10, the decorative panel 100 is adsorbed to the upper casing 10 by the suction cups 14, and the stretchability of the bellows portion 22, the cylindrical portion 21, and the piston The decorative panel 100 is adsorbed to the upper housing 10 by the air pressure generated by the one-way valve mechanism 23. When removing the decorative panel 100 from the upper housing 10, the lever portion 16 of the one-way valve mechanism is pulled to release the restraint due to the air pressure, and the decorative panel 100 is pushed out of the upper housing 10 by the extension of the bellows portion 22. It is a mechanism.

  According to the first embodiment, a decorative panel that can be attached to and detached from the housing is provided, and the lock mechanism in the attached state of the decorative panel is eliminated, and the one-way valve mechanism is provided instead. It is possible to provide a mechanism that can easily attach and detach the decorative panel.

[Second Embodiment]
A second embodiment of the electronic apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As an electronic apparatus according to the second embodiment, a clamshell mobile phone 1A (mobile phone 1A shown in FIG. 1) in which a plurality of casings are coupled so as to be freely opened and closed will be described as an example. Hereinafter, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  As with the mobile phone 1 of the first embodiment, the mobile phone 1A of the second embodiment is mainly composed of a rectangular plate-shaped upper housing 10 and the upper housing, as shown in FIGS. 10 and a lower casing 11 having substantially the same shape, and the upper casing 10 and the lower casing 11 are stacked so as to cover one surface in a closed state. The upper housing 10 and the lower housing 11 are hinged so as to sandwich the hinge portion 12, and the upper housing 10 is relative to the lower housing 11 with the hinge portion 12 as an axis in the X direction of FIG. It is formed so as to be rotatable by a predetermined angle. The cellular phone 1 is transformed from a closed state to an open state or from an open state to a closed state by rotating the upper housing 10 with respect to the lower housing 11.

  The outer surface 10a of the upper housing 10 is provided with a groove 13 into which the decorative panel 100 is fitted. The inside of the groove portion 13 is formed in substantially the same shape as the outer shape of the decorative panel 100, and when the decorative panel 100 is fitted into the groove portion 13, the decorative panel 100 is reliably accommodated in the groove portion 13. A suction cup 14 </ b> A for adsorbing the decorative panel 100 is provided on the inner bottom of the groove 13.

  A guide portion 15, which is a rectangular through-hole penetrating the inside and outside of the upper housing 10, is provided on the inner surface 10 b of the upper housing 10. A lever portion 16 for removing the decorative panel 100 is installed so as to protrude outside through the guide portion 15. The lever portion 16 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a diameter substantially equal to the length of the short side of the guide portion 15, for example, and slides along the inner surface 10 b of the upper housing 10 so as to be guided by the guide portion 15. To do.

  FIG. 9A is a conceptual diagram of the state in which the fixing member 20A is housed in the upper housing 10 in the state where the decorative panel 100 is not attached to the mobile phone 1A, as viewed from the Y direction in FIG. FIG. 9B is a perspective view showing the fixing member 20A in a state where the decorative panel 100 is not attached to the mobile phone 1A, and FIG. 9C is a perspective view where the decorative panel 100 is not attached to the mobile phone 1A. FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram of the state of the upper housing 10 and the decorative panel 100 viewed from the Z direction in FIG. 4 in the state.

  20 A of fixing members are provided with the suction cup 14A mentioned above, and are provided with the cylindrical cylinder part 21. As shown in FIG. These suction cups 14 </ b> A and one port of the cylinder part 21 are connected by a cylindrical connection part 25. The air inside the tapered portion 14 b of the suction cup 14 </ b> A flows out into the cylindrical portion 21 through the connection portion 25 when the decorative panel 100 is adsorbed to the suction cup 14.

  The fixing member 20A of the second embodiment is different from the fixing member 20 of the first embodiment, and does not include the bellows portion 22 that can store a large amount of air inside by being extended. The suction force of the suction cup 14A is increased by forming the tapered portion 14b of the suction cup 14A so as to be able to store a large amount of air inside. Further, the tapered portion 14b of the suction cup 14A protrudes from the upper housing 10 because it has a tapered shape in a state where the decorative panel 100 is not sucked, but the inner portion of the sucker 14A is absorbed by the sucking panel 100. The pressure is lowered, and the taper portion 14b is provided so as to be housed in the upper housing 10 by being deformed into a sheet shape.

  A piston 23 is provided at the other port of the cylindrical portion 21. The piston 23 includes a locking piece 23a, and when the piston 23 slides inside the cylindrical portion 21, the locking piece 31a provided at the mouth of the cylindrical portion 21 and the locking piece 23a of the piston 23 are in contact with each other. By contacting, the piston 23 is prevented from being completely removed from the cylindrical portion 21.

  The piston 23 is provided with a spring 24 that applies stress to the inside of the cylindrical portion 21. The piston 23 is cylindrical in a normal state (a state where no pressure is applied to the spring 24). It is designed to be located at a predetermined position completely pushed into the portion 21. In a state where the piston 23 is completely pushed into the cylindrical portion 21, the mouth of the cylindrical portion 21 is completely closed, and external air flows into the cylindrical portion 21 from the gap between the piston 23 and the cylindrical portion 21. This prevents the air inside the cylinder portion 21 from flowing out.

  The piston 23 is provided with the lever portion 16 described above, and this lever portion 16 penetrates the guide portion 15 provided on the surface 10 b of the upper housing 10 and is exposed to the outside of the upper housing 10. . The lever portion 16 is positioned on one short side of the guide portion 15 in a state where no pressure is applied to the spring 24, and when the user slides the lever portion 16 along the guide portion 15, Pressure is applied and the spring 24 is contracted. Then, the piston 23 moves in conjunction with the movement of the lever portion 16, and a gap is formed between the piston 23 and the cylindrical portion 21, and external air flows into the cylindrical portion 21 or inside the cylindrical portion 21. Air flows out to the outside.

  As shown in FIGS. 9B and 9C, when the decorative panel 100 is not fitted in the groove 13 of the upper housing 10, the taper 14b of the suction cup 14A is tapered in the fixing member 20A. It has become. Further, since no pressure is applied to the spring 24, the piston 23 is completely pushed into the cylindrical portion 21. In the fixing member 20A, one port of the cylinder portion 21 is completely closed by the piston 23, but the port on the suction cup 14A side is not closed, so that the suction cup 14 and the bellows portion 22 enter the inside of the cylinder portion 21. Air can enter.

  FIG. 10A is a conceptual diagram of the state in which the fixing member 20A is housed inside the upper housing 10 in the state immediately after the decorative panel 100 is fitted into the mobile phone 1A, as viewed from the Y direction in FIG. 10B is a perspective view showing the fixing member 20A in a state immediately after the decorative panel 100 is fitted into the mobile phone 1A, and FIG. 10C is a perspective view of the decorative panel 100 attached to the mobile phone 1A. It is the conceptual diagram which looked at the mode of the upper housing | casing 10 and the decoration panel 100 from the Z direction of FIG. 4 in the state immediately inserted.

  When the decorative panel 100 is fitted in the groove 13 of the upper housing 10 in the state shown in FIGS. 9A to 9C, the fixing member 20A is shown in FIGS. 10A to 10C. It transforms into a state. That is, as shown in FIG. 10A, the decorative panel 100 is adsorbed so as to block the mouth with respect to the suction cup 14A, and the air inside the tapered portion 14b flows out to the connecting portion 25. At this time, since the atmospheric pressure inside the tapered portion 14b is lowered, the tapered portion 14b is deformed into a sheet shape. Further, the air inside the connection part 25 flows out into the cylinder part 21.

  When air flows into the cylinder part 21 from the connection part 25 at once, the pressure of this air presses the piston 23 and pressure is applied to the spring 24, the spring 23 contracts and the piston 23 moves inside the cylinder part 21, and the piston moves. The air inside the tube portion 23 flows out from the gap between the tube portion 23 and the tube portion 21.

  As shown in FIGS. 10B and 10C, in the state immediately after the decorative panel 100 is fitted into the groove 13 of the upper housing 10, the fixing member 20A has an inner portion of the tapered portion 14b of the suction cup 14A. The atmospheric pressure has dropped. Further, when pressure is applied to the spring 24 and the spring 24 contracts, the piston 23 moves inside the cylindrical portion 21 so that a gap is formed between the piston 23 and the cylindrical portion 21. In the fixing member 20, the mouth on the side of the tapered portion 14 b of the suction cup 14 </ b> A is completely closed by the decorative panel 100, but one of the cylinder portions 21 is not completely closed by the piston 23. Air inside the cylinder portion 21 can flow out from the gap with the cylinder portion 21.

  FIG. 11A is a conceptual diagram of the state in which the fixing member 20A is housed inside the upper housing 10 in a state where the decorative panel 100 is attached to the mobile phone 1A, as viewed from the Y direction in FIG. FIG. 7B is a perspective view showing the fixing member 20A in a state where the decorative panel 100 is attached to the cellular phone 1A, and FIG. 7C is a perspective view showing the decorative panel 100 attached to the cellular phone 1A. 5 is a conceptual diagram of the state of the upper housing 10 and the decorative panel 100 as viewed from the Z direction in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 11 (A), when the force of the air flowing out from the suction cup 14, the connecting portion 25, and the cylindrical portion 21 presses the piston 23 becomes smaller than the elastic force of the spring 24, the air is contracted. The piston 23 is moved to a predetermined position where it is completely pushed into the inside of the cylindrical portion 21 due to the elastic force of the spring 24 to return to the original state.

  In this state, as shown in FIGS. 11B and 11C, when the decorative panel 100 is fitted in the groove 13 of the upper housing 10, the taper portion of the suction cup 14A is fixed to the fixing member 20A. The pressure inside 14b is lowered, and the tapered portion 14b is deformed into a sheet shape. Further, since no pressure is applied to the spring 24, the piston 23 is completely pushed into the cylindrical portion 21.

  In the fixing member 20A, one port of the tube portion 21 is completely blocked by the piston 23, and the port on the tapered portion 14b side of the suction cup 14A is completely blocked by the decorative panel 100. The inside of the part 21 is in a sealed state. Further, when the decorative panel 100 is attached to the upper housing 10, the air inside the cylinder portion 21 flows out to the outside, so that the atmospheric pressure inside the cylinder portion 21 is reduced, and the decorative panel 100 is fixed to the fixing member 20A by the external air pressure. Adsorbed to the suction cup 14A. Therefore, the user can hold the mobile phone 1 </ b> A in a state where the decorative panel 100 is fixed to the upper housing 10.

  FIG. 12A is a conceptual diagram of the state in which the fixing member 20A is housed inside the upper housing 10 in a state where the decorative panel 100 is detached from the mobile phone 1A, as viewed from the Y direction in FIG. FIG. 12B is a perspective view showing the fixing member 20A in a state in which the decorative panel 100 is detached from the mobile phone 1A. FIG. 12C is a top view in a state in which the decorative panel 100 is removed from the mobile phone 1A. It is the conceptual diagram which looked at the mode of the housing | casing 10 and the decoration panel 100 from the Z direction of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 12A, when the lever portion 16 is moved by the user, a gap is formed between the piston 23 and the cylindrical portion 21, and external air flows into the cylindrical portion 21. The air that has flowed into the cylindrical portion 21 flows directly into the connecting portion 25 and the tapered portion 14b of the suction cup 14A. Then, when the outside air flows into the inside of the tube portion 21, the pressure inside the tube portion 21 becomes equal to the outside air pressure, and the force that the suction cup 14A adsorbs the decoration panel 100 does not work, and the decoration panel 100 is fixed. It is removed from the member 20A.

  As shown in FIGS. 12B and 12C, when the lever portion 16 is moved and the decorative panel 100 is removed from the mobile phone 1, the tapered portion 14b of the suction cup 14A is tapered in the fixing member 20A. It has returned to its shape. Further, when the pressure is applied to the spring 24 by the user and the spring 24 contracts, the piston 23 moves inside the cylindrical portion 21, and the cylindrical portion 21 is not completely sealed. In the fixing member 20 </ b> A, the mouth of the suction cup 14 </ b> A on the side of the tapered portion 14 b is closed by the decorative panel 100, but since one port of the tube portion 21 is not completely closed by the piston 23, the piston 23 and the tube portion The outside air can flow out into the cylindrical portion 21 through a gap with the cylinder 21.

  In addition, in the tapered portion 14b of the suction cup 14A that has been deformed into a sheet shape, air flows into the inside, and the tapered portion 14b of the suction cup 14A returns to the tapered shape, as shown in FIG. The decorative panel 100 that has been mounted is lifted upward. As a result, the user can easily remove the decorative panel 100 from the groove 13 of the upper housing 10.

  In this manner, in the cellular phone 1A, when the decorative panel 100 is attached to the upper casing 10, the decorative panel 100 is adsorbed to the upper casing 10 by the suction cup 14A, the stretchability of the tapered portion 14b of the suction cup 14A, and the cylindrical portion 21. The decorative panel 100 is brought into close contact with the upper housing 10 by the air pressure generated by the one-way valve mechanism including the piston 23. When removing the decorative panel 100 from the upper housing 10, the lever portion 16 of the one-way valve mechanism is pulled to release the restraint due to air pressure, and the decorative panel 100 is removed by the deformation of the tapered portion 14b of the suction cup 14A. It is a mechanism to push out from 10.

  According to the second embodiment, a decorative panel that can be attached to and detached from the housing is provided, and the lock mechanism in the attached state of the decorative panel is eliminated, and a one-way valve mechanism is provided instead. It is possible to provide a mechanism that can easily attach and detach the decorative panel.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the example in which the upper housing 10 includes one one-way valve mechanism (fixing members 20 and 20A) has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of one-way valve mechanisms is provided. And the decorative panel 100 may be fixed to the upper housing 10 by a plurality of one-way valve mechanisms. Accordingly, the decorative panel 100 can be securely fixed to the groove 13 of the upper housing 10 without providing the decorative panel 100 with claws.

  As the description of the present invention, the mobile phone 1 has been described. Any electronic device may be used as long as it is possible.

The perspective view which shows the electronic device (cellular phone) which concerns on this invention. The enlarged perspective view which looked at the A section of FIG. 1 from the front side. The enlarged perspective view which looked at the A section of FIG. 1 from the back side. The front view of the upper housing | casing of the electronic device (cellular phone) which concerns on this invention. (A) is the conceptual diagram which looked at a mode that the fixing member was stored in the inside of an upper case in the state where the decoration panel is not attached to the cellular phone of a 1st embodiment from the Y direction of FIG. B is a perspective view showing a fixing member in a state where the decorative panel is not attached to the mobile phone according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 5C is a state where the decorative panel is not attached to the mobile phone according to the first embodiment. The conceptual diagram which looked at the mode of an upper housing | casing and a decoration panel from the Z direction of FIG. (A) is the conceptual diagram which looked at a mode that the fixing member was stored in the inside of an upper case in the state where the decoration panel was inserted in the cellular phone of a 1st embodiment from the Y direction of Drawing 2, (B) is a perspective view showing a fixing member in a state immediately after the decorative panel is fitted into the mobile phone of the first embodiment, and (C) is immediately after the decorative panel is fitted into the mobile phone of the first embodiment. The conceptual diagram which looked at the mode of an upper housing | casing and a decoration panel from the Z direction of FIG. 4 in the state of. (A) is the conceptual diagram which looked at a mode that the fixing member was accommodated in the inside of an upper housing | casing in the state with which the decoration panel was mounted | worn with the mobile phone of 1st Embodiment from the Y direction of FIG. B is a perspective view showing a fixing member in a state in which the decorative panel is attached to the mobile phone of the first embodiment, and (C) is a state in which the decorative panel is attached to the mobile phone of the first embodiment. The conceptual diagram which looked at the mode of an upper housing | casing and a decoration panel from the Z direction of FIG. FIG. 2A is a conceptual diagram of a state in which a fixing member is housed inside the upper housing in a state where the decorative panel is removed from the mobile phone according to the first embodiment, as viewed from the Y direction in FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a fixing member in a state where the decorative panel is removed from the mobile phone according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4C is a perspective view showing the upper casing and the decorative member when the decorative panel is removed from the mobile phone according to the first embodiment. The conceptual diagram which looked at the mode of the panel from the Z direction of FIG. (A) is the conceptual diagram which looked at a mode that the fixing member was stored in the inside of an upper case in the state where the decoration panel is not attached to the cellular phone of a 2nd embodiment from the Y direction of FIG. B is a perspective view showing a fixing member in a state where the decorative panel is not attached to the mobile phone according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 5C is a state where the decorative panel is not attached to the mobile phone according to the second embodiment. The conceptual diagram which looked at the mode of an upper housing | casing and a decoration panel from the Z direction of FIG. (A) is the conceptual diagram which looked at a mode that the fixing member was stored in the inside of an upper case in the state where the decoration panel was inserted in the cellular phone of a 2nd embodiment from the Y direction of FIG. (B) is a perspective view showing a fixing member in a state immediately after the decorative panel is fitted into the mobile phone according to the second embodiment, and (C) is immediately after the decorative panel is fitted into the mobile phone according to the second embodiment. The conceptual diagram which looked at the mode of an upper housing | casing and a decoration panel from the Z direction of FIG. 4 in the state of. (A) is the conceptual diagram which looked at a mode that the fixing member was accommodated in the inside of an upper housing | casing in the state with which the decoration panel was mounted | worn with the mobile phone of 2nd Embodiment, (Y). B is a perspective view showing a fixing member in a state in which the decorative panel is attached to the mobile phone of the second embodiment, and (C) is a state in which the decorative panel is attached to the mobile phone of the second embodiment. The conceptual diagram which looked at the mode of an upper housing | casing and a decoration panel from the Z direction of FIG. (A) is the conceptual diagram which looked at a mode that the fixing member was accommodated in the inside of an upper case in the state where the decoration panel is removed from the mobile telephone of 2nd Embodiment from the Y direction of FIG. 2, (B) FIG. 7C is a perspective view showing a fixing member in a state where the decorative panel is removed from the mobile phone according to the second embodiment. FIG. 10C is a perspective view showing the upper casing and the decorative member when the decorative panel is removed from the mobile phone according to the second embodiment. The conceptual diagram which looked at the mode of the panel from the Z direction of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1A ... Mobile phone, 10 ... Upper housing | casing, 10a ... Outer surface of upper housing | casing, 10b ... Inner surface of upper housing | casing, 11 ... Lower housing | casing, 12 ... Hinge part, 13 ... Groove part, 14, 14A ... Suction cup 14a, 14b ... taper part, 15 ... guide part, 16 ... lever part, 20, 20A ... fixing member, 21 ... cylinder part, 22 ... bellows part, 23 ... piston, 24 ... spring, 25 ... connection part.

Claims (5)

A housing having a fixing member for detachably fixing the panel;
The fixing member is
A suction cup for adsorbing the panel to the housing;
A cylinder part into which air inside the suction cup flows,
A piston that is movably provided inside the cylindrical portion and fixed at a predetermined position that seals the cylindrical portion by the elastic force of a spring;
When the panel is adsorbed by the suction cup, the piston moves due to the pressure of the air when the air inside the suction cup flows into the cylindrical portion, and the air flows out to the outside. An electronic apparatus characterized in that the panel is fixed to the housing by returning to a predetermined position by the elastic force and sealing the tube portion again. The fixing member includes a lever portion that is movable in the axial direction with respect to the cylindrical portion,
The piston moves inside the cylinder part with the movement of the lever part,
When the lever portion moves, the piston also moves along with it, and at this time, external air flows into the cylindrical portion, whereby the panel is removed from the casing. The electronic device according to claim 1.   The fixing member includes a bellows portion provided in a freely stretchable manner between the suction cup and the tube portion, and when the panel is adsorbed by the suction cup, air inside the suction cup is passed through the bellows portion. 2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the bellows part contracts and the internal air flows into the cylinder part, and the piston is moved by the pressure of the air while flowing into the cylinder part.   The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the fixing member is provided in the housing such that the suction cup and the lever portion are positioned on the front and back sides.   The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the casing includes a plurality of the fixing members, and the panel is fixed to the casing by the plurality of fixing members.

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