JP2010056811A - Portable electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable electronic device which can easily remove the lid from a body, without degrading appearance. <P>SOLUTION: The portable electronic device includes a lock mechanism for locking a lid 2 to a body 1 while the lid 2 is engaged with the body 1. The lock mechanism includes a slide operation member 3 provided to the lid 2 for reciprocal movement between a lock position and a lock release position, and a hooking member 41 provided to the body 1. On the body 1, a slope 42 is formed on which an end part of the slide operation member 3 slides and contacts as it moves from the lock position of the slide operation member 3 to the lock release position, at the position facing the end part of the slide operation member 3. The slope 42 gradually rises from the lock position of the slide operation member 3 toward the lock release position, on the side of slide operation member 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable electronic device in which a lid is detachably attached to a main body like a mobile phone.

In a mobile phone, for example, a lid for covering a battery chamber is detachably attached to the back of a main body having operation keys (see Patent Documents 1 and 2).
In such a mobile phone, a lock mechanism is provided for locking the lid to the main body in a state where the lid is engaged with the main body.

For example, the lock mechanism includes a slide operation piece that is provided on the lid and can reciprocate between a lock position and an unlock position, and a lock piece that is provided on the main body and is to lock the slide operation piece at the lock position. It has.
In a portable electronic device having such a locking mechanism, the slide operation piece is unlocked by the locking piece by sliding the slide operation piece from the lock position to the lock release position. If the lid is lifted from the main body, the lid can be removed from the main body.
JP 2001-251207 A JP 2003-309633 A

  By the way, in a portable electronic device in which a lid is detachably attached to the main body, a plurality of hooks projecting from the outer peripheral portion of the lid are provided in order to prevent a gap from being generated between the main body and the lid. The piece is engaged with each of a plurality of engagement receiving portions formed on the main body, and the main body and the lid body are tightly joined to each other.

  However, in the portable electronic device as described above, even if the lid is unlocked by operating the slide operation piece, the main body and the lid are connected to each other by the engagement mechanism including the plurality of hooks and the engagement receiving portion. Since it is engaged, in order to remove the lid from the main body, it is necessary to push the vicinity of the hook inward to release the engagement, and there is a problem in operability.

  If a notch for inserting a fingertip is formed between the joint surfaces of the main body and the lid, or if a handle is provided on the lid, the lid can be lifted from the main body, and the engagement by the plurality of hooks Can be forcibly released, but there is a problem that the appearance deteriorates due to the formation of notches and handles.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a portable electronic device in which a lid can be easily removed from a main body and the appearance is not impaired.

The portable electronic device according to the present invention includes a lock mechanism for locking the lid (2) to the main body (1) in a state where the main body (1) is engaged with the lid (2). Is
A slide operation piece (3) provided on the lid (2) so as to be reciprocally movable between a lock position and an unlock position, and having a latch receiving piece (32) protruding toward the main body (1);
A lock provided on the main body (1) to lock the latch receiving piece (32) of the slide operation piece (3) as the slide operation piece (3) moves from the unlocked position to the locked position. Piece (41)
And has.

Here, the end portion of the main body (1) slides at a position facing the end portion of the slide operation piece (3) as the slide operation piece (3) moves from the lock position to the lock release position. A slope (42) to be contacted is formed, and the slope (42) is highly inclined toward the lid (2) from the lock position of the slide operation piece (3) toward the lock release position.
The latch receiving piece (32) of the slide operation piece (3) has a sliding surface (33) to slide on the inclined surface (42) in sliding contact with the inclined surface (42) of the main body (1). Is formed.

  In the portable electronic device of the present invention, the slide operation piece (3) is locked by sliding the slide operation piece (3) to the lock position with the main body (1) covered with the lid (2). The receiving piece (32) is locked by the locking piece (41) of the main body (1), whereby the lid (2) is locked to the main body (1).

If the slide operation piece (3) is slid to the unlocking position from this state, the latch receiving piece (32) is unlocked by the latch piece (41), and the lid (2) for the main body (1) is released. Is unlocked.
Further, in the process of sliding the slide operation piece (3) from the lock position to the unlock position, the end of the slide operation piece (3) abuts the slope (42) of the main body (1), and on the slope (42). Slide. Thus, the end of the slide operation piece (3) receives a pressing force from the inclined surface (42), and the slide operation piece (3) is pressed in a direction away from the main body (1).

  As a result, the lid (2) to which the slide operation piece (3) is attached is separated from the main body (1), and a sufficiently large gap is formed between the main body (1) and the lid (2). Will be. Therefore, the lid (2) can be removed from the main body (1) by inserting a fingertip into the gap and lifting the lid (2) from the main body (1).

  In a specific configuration, the main body (1) further includes an engagement mechanism for engaging the lid (2), and the engagement mechanism protrudes from the end of the lid (2). A hook (21) and a recess (13) formed on the main body (1) to be engaged with the hook (21) are detachably engaged. The hook (21) is engaged with the recess (13). In this state, the lid (2) can be rotated toward and away from the main body (1) using the hook (21) as a fulcrum.

  According to the specific configuration, when the slide operation piece (3) is slid from the lock position to the lock release position and the lid (2) is removed from the main body (1), the slide operation piece (3) is removed from the main body (1). ), The lid (2) to which the slide operation piece (3) is attached is rotated in the direction away from the main body (1) with the hook (21) as a fulcrum. To do. Thereafter, the cover (2) can be removed from the main body (1) by pulling out the hook (21) of the cover (2) from the recess (13) of the main body (1).

  According to the portable electronic device according to the present invention, the lid can be easily removed from the main body by operating the slide operation piece. Here, since it is not necessary to form a notch between the main body and the lid or to provide a handle on the lid, the appearance is not impaired.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention in a mobile phone will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the mobile phone according to the present invention includes a main body (1) having a plurality of operation keys (3) arranged on the surface, and a lid ( 2) is detachably attached.

The lid (2) covers the battery chamber in which the battery (12) is accommodated as shown in FIG. 3. The lid (2) is provided at one end of the lid (2) in the width direction of the lid (2). A long long hole (22) is opened, and in the long hole (22), a slide operation piece (3) to be operated when removing the lid (2) from the main body (1) has a locked position and an unlocked position. Is slidably fitted between.
A pair of hooks (21) and (21) project from the other end of the lid (2), and the pair of hooks (21) and (21) are engaged and disengaged from the end of the main body (1). A pair of recesses (13) and (13) to be engaged with each other are formed.

  Further, the lid (2) is provided with a plurality of hook pieces (not shown) on both side edges extending in the longitudinal direction, and these hook pieces are engaged receiving portions ( By engaging with (not shown), the main body (1) and the lid (2) are tightly joined to each other without generating a gap as shown in FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the slide operation piece (3) has a base plate portion (31) that is long in the sliding direction, and a finger hook (35) is formed on the surface of the base plate portion (31). . An L-shaped locking receiving piece (32) projects from the back surface of the base plate portion (31) toward the main body and a pair of ribs outward from both side surfaces of the base plate portion (31). (34) (34) is projected.
A sliding surface (33) is formed at the tip of the L-shaped locking receiving piece (32). The sliding surface (33) is inclined downward toward the base plate (31) from the lock position of the slide operation piece (3) toward the lock release position.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the main body (1) is formed with a long hole-like recess (4) into which the slide operation piece (3) is fitted. An L-shaped locking piece (41) to be engaged with the L-shaped locking receiving piece (32) of the slide operation piece (3) is formed at the bottom, and the slide operation piece (3) A slope (42) with which the sliding surface (33) should come into sliding contact is formed. The slope (42) is highly inclined toward the lid from the lock position of the slide operation piece (3) toward the lock release position.

The slide operation piece (3) exposes the finger hook (35) on the front side of the lid (2) as shown in FIG. 3 and faces the main body (1) from the back side of the lid (2) as shown in FIG. The L-shaped locking receiving piece (32) protrudes and is attached to the lid (2).
Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the slide operation piece (3) has both ribs (34) and (34) projecting to the back side of the opening edge of the long hole (22) of the lid (2), and the inside of the long hole (22). Is slidably held in the door.

When the slide operation piece (3) is in the locked position shown in FIG. 9 (a), the L-shaped engagement receiving piece (32) of the slide operation piece (3) is placed on the L-shape of the main body (1) as shown in FIG. The locking piece (41) is engaged and is held so as not to be detached from the main body (1), whereby the lid (2) is locked to the main body (1).
At this time, as shown in FIG. 12, the sliding surface (33) of the slide operation piece (3) is separated from the inclined surface (42) of the main body (1).

  When the slide operating piece (3) is slid from the locked position shown in FIG. 9 (a) to the unlocked position shown in FIG. 9 (b), the L-shaped locking receptacle of the slide operating piece (3) is shown in FIG. The piece (32) is detached from the L-shaped locking piece of the main body (1), and the slide operation piece (3) can be detached from the main body (1). Thereby, the lock | rock of the cover body (2) with respect to a main body (1) is cancelled | released.

  In the process of sliding the slide operation piece (3) from the lock position to the unlock position, the slide surface (33) of the slide operation piece (3) contacts the slope (42) of the main body (1) as shown in FIG. After that, the sliding surface (33) of the slide operation piece (3) slides on the slope (42) of the main body (1) from the lower end to the upper end of the slope (42). . As a result, the L-shaped locking receiving piece (32) of the slide operation piece (3) receives upward force from the inclined surface (42) of the main body (1), and the slide operation piece (3) is attached. The lid (2) is lifted upward from the main body (1).

As a result, a plurality of hook pieces (not shown) protruding from both side edges of the lid (2) are detached from the engagement receiving portions (not shown) of the main body (1), and the main body (1) and the lid are removed. A gap is formed between (2).
Therefore, by inserting a fingertip into the gap and lifting the lid (2) further upward, the lid (2) rotates in a direction away from the main body (1) with the hooks (21) and (21) as the center. Move. The lid (2) can be removed from the main body (1) by pulling out the hooks (21) and (21) of the lid (2) from the recesses (13) and (13) of the main body (1).
When attaching the lid (2) to the main body (1), the operation reverse to the above procedure is performed.

  As described above, according to the mobile phone of the present invention, the lid (2) can be easily detached from the main body (1) by operating the slide operation piece (3). Here, since it is not necessary to form a notch between the main body (1) and the lid (2) or to provide a handle on the lid, the appearance is not impaired.

  In addition, each part structure of this invention is not restricted to the said embodiment, A various deformation | transformation is possible within the technical scope as described in a claim. Further, the present invention is not limited to a mobile phone, and can be implemented in various portable electronic devices in which a lid is detachably attached to a main body.

It is a perspective view which shows the surface side of the mobile telephone which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the back surface side of this mobile telephone. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the cover body from the main body in this mobile telephone. It is the perspective view which looked at the state same as the above from a different direction. It is an expansion perspective view of a slide operation piece. It is the expansion perspective view which looked at this slide operation piece from the other direction. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of a main body. It is the perspective view which looked at the principal part of the main body from the different direction. It is a figure which shows the lock position (a) and unlocking position (b) of a slide operation piece. It is an expanded sectional view which follows the AA line of Fig.9 (a). It is an expanded sectional view which follows the CC line of FIG.9 (b). It is an expanded sectional view which follows the BB line of Fig.9 (a). It is an expanded sectional view which follows the BB line of FIG.9 (b).

Explanation of symbols

(1) Body
(13) Recess
(2) Lid
(21) Hook
(22) Long hole
(3) Slide operation piece
(31) Base plate
(32) L-shaped locking receiving piece
(33) Sliding surface
(4) Slotted recess
(41) L-shaped locking piece
(42) Slope

Claims (3)

A lock mechanism for locking the lid (2) to the main body (1) with the lid (2) engaged with the main body (1) comprises:
A slide operation piece (3) provided on the lid (2) so as to be reciprocally movable between a lock position and an unlock position, and having a latch receiving piece (32) protruding toward the main body (1);
A lock provided on the main body (1) to lock the latch receiving piece (32) of the slide operation piece (3) as the slide operation piece (3) moves from the unlocked position to the locked position. Piece (41)
In a portable electronic device comprising
The end portion should be in sliding contact with the body (1) at a position facing the end portion of the slide operation piece (3) as the slide operation piece (3) moves from the lock position to the unlock position. An inclined surface (42) is formed, and the inclined surface (42) is highly inclined toward the lid (2) from the locking position of the slide operation piece (3) toward the unlocking position. Electronics.   The latch receiving piece (32) of the slide operation piece (3) has a sliding surface (33) to slide on the inclined surface (42) in sliding contact with the inclined surface (42) of the main body (1). The portable electronic device according to claim 1 formed. Furthermore, the main body (1) includes an engagement mechanism for engaging the lid (2), and the engagement mechanism includes:
A hook (21) projecting from the end of the lid (2), and a recess (13) formed on the main body (1) to be detachably engaged with the hook (21); With the hook (21) engaged with the recess (13), the lid (2) can be rotated toward and away from the main body (1) with the hook (21) as a fulcrum. The portable electronic device according to claim 1 or claim 2.

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