JP2010147605A - Cradle apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve in security, by projecting a terminal only when a plurality of buttons are operated substantially at the same time. <P>SOLUTION: A terminal holding unit 3, arranged with a terminal 2 forming biasing force, is prepared at a housing 1 in a turnable fashion in the projecting direction of the terminal 2. Then, while the terminal holding unit 3, which is going to move in the projecting direction, is held down with a button lever 4 having a project contact portion 30 projected out of the housing 1, the terminal holding unit 3 is locked with a holder lock portion 5 having a project contact portion 26 projected out of the housing 1. When any one of the project contact portions 26 and 30 is pushed, only one of the button lever 4 and the holder lock portion 5 is released. Thereby, turning of the terminal holding unit 3 is suppressed, and the terminal 2 is not projected. When both of the project contact portions 26 and 30 are pushed substantially at the same time, both of the button lever 4 and the holder lock portion 5 are released. Accordingly, the terminal holding unit 3 becomes in the status in which turning is possible, and the terminal 2 is projected out of the housing 1 according to the biasing force of the terminal 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to charging and data for portable terminal devices such as cellular phones, PHS phones (PHS: Personal Handyphone System), PDA devices (PDA: Personal Digital Assistant), portable game machines, digital camera devices, video camera devices, etc. The present invention relates to a cradle device that performs communication.
In particular, a plurality of mechanical button mechanisms are provided, and when the portable terminal device is mounted, the terminal is protruded from the casing only when the button mechanisms are pressed almost simultaneously. The present invention relates to a cradle device in which a terminal protrudes from a housing only when the terminal device is correctly mounted.

  Conventionally, a cradle device that charges a portable terminal device such as a mobile phone is provided with a terminal protruding from the mounting portion on the concave mounting portion of the housing of the cradle device, and the mounting portion On the other hand, when the mobile terminal device is mounted, the terminal protruding from the cradle device contacts the terminal contact portion on the side of the mounted mobile terminal device. Thereby, it is possible to charge the portable terminal device or to communicate with an external device such as a personal computer device.

  In such a conventional cradle device, since the terminal of the mounting portion is always exposed, things other than the contact terminal of the portable terminal device may come into contact with the exposed terminal, and safety is poor. There is a problem.

  As a technique for solving such a problem, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 06-326644 (Patent Document 1) discloses a charging device including a mounting detection means. In the case of this charging device, when the telephone is not mounted, one end of the mounting detecting means such as the rotating piece is urged to protrude from the casing by using a spring, and is arranged close to the other end of the rotating piece. While the power supply terminal is stored in the opening provided in the housing, when the telephone is mounted, the rotating piece rotates against the biasing force of the spring, and the power supply terminal is connected to the housing in conjunction with the rotation of the rotating piece. Charging is performed by protruding the fitting part of the body and contacting the terminal contact part of the portable terminal device.

  As a result, the power supply terminal can be protruded from the charging device only when the mobile terminal device is attached to the housing, and therefore, the inconvenience that an object other than the contact terminal of the mobile terminal device contacts the power supply terminal is minimized. can do.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-326644 (page 3, FIG. 1)

  However, in the case of the charging device disclosed in Patent Document 1, even when the telephone is not worn, if one end of the rotating piece is pressed by the user's finger or object, the power supply terminal However, there is still a problem that safety is poor.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and the cradle is designed to improve safety by adopting a configuration in which a terminal protrudes only when a plurality of mechanical buttons are operated substantially simultaneously. The purpose is to provide a device.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the cradle device according to the present invention provides
A housing having at least a terminal protruding hole, a first button mechanism hole, and a second button mechanism hole;
A terminal for contacting the terminal contact portion of the mobile terminal device mounted on the housing;
The terminal is held and operates to store the terminal in the casing when the portable terminal apparatus is not attached to the casing, and the terminal of the casing is attached when the portable terminal apparatus is attached to the casing. A terminal holding part that operates to project the terminal through the projecting hole;
When the portable terminal device is not attached to the casing, the portable terminal device protrudes through the first button mechanism hole or the second button mechanism hole of the casing, and is At least a first button mechanism and a second button mechanism provided in the casing so as to be pushed into the casing by the mounted portable terminal apparatus when the terminal apparatus is mounted;
Operates in conjunction with the first button mechanism, and when the portable terminal device is not attached to the housing, controls the terminal holding portion so that the terminal is housed in the housing, When the portable terminal device is mounted on the housing, the terminal is projected through the terminal projecting hole of the housing when the first button mechanism is pushed into the housing. A first control mechanism for controlling the terminal holding unit;
Operates in conjunction with the second button mechanism, and when the portable terminal device is not attached to the housing, controls the terminal holding portion so that the terminal is housed in the housing, When the portable terminal device is mounted on the housing, the terminal is projected through the terminal projecting hole of the housing when the second button mechanism is pushed into the housing. A second control mechanism that controls the terminal holding portion and that operates independently of the first control mechanism.

  Then, when only the first button mechanism is pushed into the housing when the portable terminal device is mounted on the housing, the first control mechanism is brought into a state in which the terminal protrudes. While the terminal holding unit is controlled, the second control mechanism controls the terminal holding unit so that the terminal is housed in the housing, thereby the terminal from the housing. When the portable terminal device is mounted on the casing, and only the second button mechanism is pushed into the casing, the second control mechanism controls the terminal. While the terminal holding portion is controlled to project, the first control mechanism controls the terminal holding portion so that the terminal is housed in the housing. Suppress the protrusion of the terminal from the mobile phone, and When the terminal device is mounted, when the first button mechanism and the second button mechanism are pushed into the housing, the first control mechanism and the second control mechanism are respectively connected to the terminals. The terminal is protruded from the housing by controlling the terminal holding portion in a state where the terminal is protruded.

Moreover, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the cradle device according to the present invention provides
The terminal is formed by integrally molding a spring portion that forms a biasing force in a predetermined direction and a contact portion that contacts the terminal contact portion of the mobile terminal device.
The terminal holding portion includes a first contact portion that contacts the first control mechanism and a second contact portion that contacts the second control mechanism, and the biasing force of the spring portion of the terminal Is biased in a direction to project the terminal from the housing,
The first control mechanism that operates in conjunction with the first button mechanism is in contact with the first contact portion of the terminal holding portion when the portable terminal device is not attached to the housing. And suppressing the urging force of the terminal by the spring portion to suppress the protrusion of the terminal from the housing. When the portable terminal device is mounted on the housing, the urging force of the terminal by the spring portion is reduced. By allowing the terminal holding part to move in the direction along, the terminal holding part is controlled to project the terminal through the terminal protruding hole of the housing,
The second control mechanism that operates in conjunction with the second button mechanism is configured such that when the portable terminal device is not attached to the casing, the terminal is connected to the terminal via the second contact portion of the terminal holding portion. By pressing the holding portion, the urging force of the terminal by the spring portion is suppressed, the terminal holding portion is locked, the protrusion of the terminal from the housing is suppressed, and the portable terminal device with respect to the housing At the time of mounting, the terminal holding portion is brought into a non-contact state with respect to the second contact portion of the terminal holding portion, thereby bringing the terminal holding portion into an unlocked state through the terminal protruding hole portion of the housing. The terminal holding part is controlled so that the terminal protrudes.

Moreover, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the cradle device according to the present invention provides
The terminal holding portion includes a spring member locking portion,
Providing the terminal holding part with an urging force in the direction in which the terminal protrudes, provided to the spring member locking part of the terminal holding part, thereby assisting the protrusion of the terminal when the portable terminal device is mounted. An auxiliary spring member.

Moreover, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the cradle device according to the present invention provides
The terminal is formed by integrally molding a spring portion that forms a biasing force in a predetermined direction and a contact portion that contacts the terminal contact portion of the mobile terminal device.
The first control mechanism and the second control mechanism are integrated as a substantially bar-shaped slide bar in which a fitting groove is provided at one end and a wall-like contact wall is provided at the other end. Is formed,
A biasing member that biases the slide bar in the protruding direction of the terminal;
When the slide bar moves in the protruding direction, the terminal holding portion protrudes the held terminal out of the casing, and the storage direction in which the slide bar is opposite to the protruding direction When moving to, in conjunction with the slide bar so as to house the held terminal in the housing,
The first button mechanism is inserted into the fitting groove portion of the slide bar when the slide bar moves in the storage direction, so that the slide bar is accommodated in the housing. Has a fitting claw part to stop the movement of
The second button mechanism has a contact protrusion that controls movement of the slide bar in the protrusion direction and the storage direction by contacting the contact wall portion of the slide bar,
When only the first button mechanism is pushed into the housing, the first button mechanism cancels the fitting of the fitting claw into the fitting groove of the slide bar, whereas the second button mechanism The button mechanism maintains the contact of the contact protrusion with the contact wall portion of the slide bar, thereby suppressing the movement of the slide bar in the protrusion direction and interlocking with the movement of the slide bar. Suppressing protrusion of the terminal held by the terminal holding part to the outside of the housing,
When only the second button mechanism is pushed into the housing, the second button mechanism releases the abutment of the abutment protrusion with respect to the abutment wall portion of the slide bar, thereby moving the slide bar Whereas the first button mechanism is movable in the projecting direction, the first button mechanism maintains the fitting of the fitting claw portion with respect to the fitting groove portion of the slide bar, thereby interlocking with the movement of the slide bar. Suppressing protrusion of the terminal held by the terminal holding part to the outside of the housing,
When both the first button mechanism and the second button mechanism are pushed into the housing, the first button mechanism releases the fitting of the fitting claw portion into the fitting groove portion of the slide bar. At the same time, the second button mechanism releases the abutment of the abutting protrusion with respect to the abutting wall portion of the slide bar, and thus interlocks with the movement of the slide bar by the movement of the slide bar in the protruding direction. The terminal held by the terminal holding part protrudes out of the housing.

Moreover, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the cradle device according to the present invention provides
The second button mechanism projects the second button mechanism through the second button mechanism hole of the housing, and the abutment projecting portion causes the slide bar to move in the storing direction. An urging member having an urging force to move is provided;
The urging force of the urging member provided in the second button mechanism is set to be larger than the urging force of the urging member that urges the slide bar in the protruding direction of the terminal.

  According to the present invention, since the terminals can be protruded only when a plurality of mechanical button mechanisms are operated substantially simultaneously, safety can be improved.

  In addition, since a plurality of mechanical button mechanisms are used and an electrical switch is not required, the configuration is simple and inexpensive.

The present invention can be applied to a cradle device of a mobile phone.

[First Embodiment]
[Configuration of First Embodiment]
First, FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a cradle device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, which is shown in a perspective view of the inside of the housing 1. As can be seen from FIG. 1, the cradle device includes a terminal holding portion 3 provided with a plurality of terminals 2, a button lever 4 for performing protrusion control of the terminals 2 provided in the terminal holding portion 3, and Similarly, a holder lock part 5 for controlling the protrusion of the terminal 2 provided in the terminal holding part 3 is housed and formed in the housing 1.

  In addition, the cradle device includes a board 6 in which one end portion of each terminal provided in the terminal holding portion 3 is electrically and physically connected together with each of these members, and when the mobile phone is mounted on the cradle device. In addition, a pair of fitting claw portions 40 for fixing the cellular phone attached to the cradle device by fitting into a pair of fitting recesses provided in the cellular phone are provided in the housing 1. It is housed and formed.

  In FIG. 2, the figure which looked at the housing | casing 1 from right above is shown. As can be seen from FIG. 2, the mounting portion 7, which is a recess formed slightly larger than the outer shape of the mobile phone to be mounted, and each of the terminal holding portions 3 provided so that the mobile phone can be mounted. By projecting the terminals 2 to the outside of the housing 1, terminal projecting hole portions 8 for bringing the terminals 2 into contact with the terminal contact portions provided on the mobile phone mounted on the mounting portion 7, and have.

  In this example, three terminals for data communication are provided as the terminal 2 in addition to the anode terminal (+) and the cathode terminal (−). For this reason, the housing 1 is provided with a total of five holes as the terminal protruding holes 8 in order to protrude the five terminals 2.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the housing 1 includes a button lever hole 24 for projecting the contact portion (reference numeral 30 in FIG. 7) of the button lever 4 to the mounting portion 7, and the holder lock portion 5. A holder locking hole 25 for projecting the contact portion (reference numeral 26 in FIG. 6) to the mounting portion 7 is provided.

  Next, FIG. 3A shows a view of the terminal holding portion 3 viewed from the bottom surface, FIG. 3B shows a right side view of the terminal holding portion 3 viewed from the bottom surface, and FIG. The left view in the state which looked at the terminal holding | maintenance part 3 from the bottom face part is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the terminal holding portion 3 includes a terminal holding portion main body 10 provided with terminal insertion holes 9 into which the five terminals 2 are respectively inserted, and the terminal holding portion main body 10. It has the 1st holder arm part 11 and the 2nd arm part 12 which were provided in the form which extended both sides, respectively.

  The first holder arm portion 11 has a columnar shape that protrudes outward from a side surface portion in the vicinity of the end portion 11a opposite to the terminal holding portion main body 10 of the first holder arm portion 11. A rotation support protrusion 13 is provided. Similarly, the second holder arm portion 12 protrudes outward from a side surface portion in the vicinity of the end portion 12a opposite to the terminal holding portion main body 10 of the second holder arm portion 12. A columnar rotation support protrusion 14 is provided. As will be described later, the terminal holding portion 3 is rotatably provided in the housing 1 by the pair of rotation support protrusions 13 and 14.

  Further, a spring holding portion 15 is provided at the end portion 11 a of the first holder arm portion 11. As shown in FIGS. 3 (b) and 3 (c), the spring holding portion 15 has a substantially cylindrical protrusion that protrudes in the opposite direction to the protruding direction of each terminal 2 provided in the terminal holding portion 3. Has become a department. A cut along the diameter is provided at the distal end of the substantially cylindrical protrusion along the extending direction of the protrusion.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 (b) and 3 (c), one end of a spring 22 provided in the projecting portion is inserted into the notch provided in the substantially cylindrical projecting portion. Thus, the spring 22 is held by the protruding portion. As will be described later, the spring 22 provided in the protruding portion applies an urging force in a direction in which the terminal 2 protrudes to the terminal holding portion main body 10 so that the mobile phone is mounted on the cradle device. It functions to assist the protrusion of the terminal 2.

  Further, the terminal holding portion main body 10 has a holder that protrudes in the same direction as the rotation support protrusion 14 from a portion corresponding to the end opposite to the end 12 a of the second holder arm 12. A lock contact portion 23 is provided. The holder lock contact portion 23 moves in the terminal protruding direction of the terminal holding portion 3 by contacting the holder lock portion 5 shown in FIG. 1 when a mobile phone is not attached to the cradle device. Is supposed to be suppressed. When the mobile phone is attached to the cradle device, the contact between the holder lock contact portion 23 and the holder lock portion 5 is released (= the lock of the holder lock portion 5 is released), and the terminal is held. The part 3 moves in the terminal protruding direction.

  Next, the figure which looked at the terminal 2 from the side surface side is shown in FIG. The terminal 2 is formed of a single wire-like member made of a conductive member such as iron. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, when the terminal 2 is provided on the terminal holding part main body 10, the terminal 2 is hooked with respect to the terminal holding part main body 10. The latching part 17 for latching to the terminal holding part main body 10, the abutting part 18 that abuts the terminal abutting part of the mobile phone, and the urging force in the protruding direction are applied to the terminal holding part main body 10. For this purpose, the one wire-like member is bent to form a spring portion 19 for soldering and a soldering portion 20 to be soldered to the substrate 6.

  The locking portion 17 is formed by bending the vicinity of the one end portion 16 of the terminal 2 into a substantially “<” shape, and the abutting portion 18 is formed in the vicinity of the locking portion 17. It is formed by bending into a “U” shape. The soldering portion 20 is formed by bending the vicinity of the other end portion 21 of the terminal 2 into a substantially “<” shape, and the spring portion 19 is a portion near the soldering portion 20. Is formed by, for example, winding twice. The terminal 2 is bent at a substantially intermediate portion between the contact portion 18 and the spring portion 19 so that the contact portion 18 and the spring portion 19 are connected to form a substantially “<” shape. It is formed by processing.

  When such a terminal 2 is inserted into the terminal insertion hole 9 of the terminal holding part main body 10 as shown in FIG. 5, the locking part 17 is caught by the terminal holding part main body 10. ing. In this state, each terminal 2 is held by the terminal holding unit 3.

  Next, FIG. 6 (a) is a right side view of the holder lock portion 5, FIG. 6 (b) is a left side view of the holder lock portion 5, and FIG. 6 (c) is a top view of the holder lock portion 5. Each is shown. As can be seen from FIGS. 6 (a) to 6 (c), the holder lock portion 5 as a whole has a substantially “<” shape, and one end portion is a holder lock hole portion of the housing 1. It is the protrusion contact part 26 which protrudes from 25 (refer FIG. 1).

  In addition, a pair of rotation support protrusions 27 each having a substantially cylindrical shape are provided in the vicinity of the other end of the holder lock part 5 so as to protrude in opposite directions from the side surfaces of the holder lock part 5. The pair of rotation support protrusions 27 having a substantially cylindrical shape are inserted into the holder lock support portion of the housing 1, whereby the holder lock portion 5 is inserted into the holder lock hole of the housing 1. With the protruding contact portion 26 protruding from the portion 25, the holder lock support portion of the housing 1 is rotatably supported.

  A spring 29 shown in FIG. 6A is provided on the pair of rotation support protrusions 27 having a substantially cylindrical shape. The spring 29 is formed by bending one wire-like member into a substantially “U” shape and winding a portion corresponding to each of the rotation support protrusions 27 in the vicinity of each end. ing. And as shown to Fig.6 (a), while supporting the holder lock part 5 from the lower part in the part bent in the substantially "U" shape, in each space | gap part of the said wound part, a holder Each protrusion abutment portion 27 of the lock portion 5 is inserted into the holder lock portion 5 so as to be inserted.

  As described above, when the holder lock portion 5 is mounted on the holder lock support portion of the housing 1, the spring 29 is configured so that the protruding contact portion 26 of the holder lock portion 5 can be used as a holder lock hole of the housing 1. The holder lock portion 5 is urged in a direction to protrude from the portion 25.

  Further, a lock contact portion 28 is provided in the vicinity of each protrusion portion 27 of the holder lock portion 5 so as to protrude in a direction substantially opposite to the protrusion direction of the protrusion contact portion 26. The lock abutting portion 28 abuts against the holder lock abutting portion 23 of the holder terminal 10 when the mobile phone is not attached to the cradle device, thereby preventing the holder terminal 10 from moving in the protruding direction. Yes. The lock contact portion 28 releases the contact of the holder terminal 10 with respect to the holder lock contact portion 23 when the mobile phone is attached to the cradle device, thereby causing the holder terminal 10 to protrude. Can be moved to. Details will be described later.

  Next, FIG. 7A shows a right side view of the button lever 4, FIG. 7B shows a top view of the button lever 4, and FIG. 7C shows a left side view of the button lever 4. As can be seen from FIGS. 7A to 7C, the button lever 4 as a whole has a substantially flat bar shape. At one end of the button lever 4, a protruding contact portion 30 is provided that protrudes from the button lever hole 24 of the housing 1 and protrudes along the short direction of the button lever 4. ing. Also. The other end of the button lever 4 serves as a contact support portion 31 that contacts the holder terminal 10 so as to support the holder terminal 10 biased in the protruding direction of the terminal 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the button lever 4 has a pair of protrusions that protrude in the direction perpendicular to the button lever 4 at approximately the middle position of the button lever 4. A substantially columnar rotation support protrusion 32 is provided. The button lever 4 is provided in the housing 1 through the rotation support protrusion 32 so as to be rotatable.

  Further, the button lever 4 has a pair of substantially projecting protrusions in the direction perpendicular to the button lever 4 in the vicinity of the contact support portion 31 as shown in FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b). A cylindrical spring holding projection 33 is provided. The spring holding protrusion 33 is provided with a spring 34 shown in FIG. 7B that applies a biasing force to the button lever 4 to protrude the protrusion contact part 30 out of the housing 1. ing.

  The spring 34 bends one wire-like member into a substantially “U” shape, and forms a substantially intermediate portion between the portion bent into the substantially “U” shape and each end portion. It has the spring part 35 formed by winding. Each end portion of the spring 34 is a holding portion 36 that is wound so as to have a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the spring holding projection 33.

  Such a spring 34 is formed by inserting the spring holding projections 33 of the button lever 4 into the gaps of the respective holding portions 36 wound as shown in FIG. It is to be provided in. When the button lever 4 is provided on the housing 1, the spring 34 is urged by the spring 34 in a direction in which the projecting contact portion 30 projects out of the housing 1.

  Next, the figure which looked at the housing | casing 1 from the bottom face side is shown in FIG. FIG. 8 shows the inside of the housing in a state where the button lever 4 and the terminal holding portion 3 are not provided. As can be seen from FIG. 8, a pair of holder rotation supports in which the rotation support protrusions 13 and 14 of the terminal holding part 3 are inserted in the vicinity of the terminal protrusion hole 8 inside the housing 1. A portion 37 is provided. The holder rotation support portion 37 is a hole having a slightly larger diameter than the rotation support protrusions 13 and 14 of the terminal holding portion 3.

  The terminal holding portion 3 is configured so that the rotation support protrusions 13 and 14 are respectively connected to the holder rotation support portion 37 of the housing 1 so that the terminals 2 can protrude from the terminal protrusion holes 8 of the housing 1. By being inserted, it is provided in the housing 1. Further, when the terminal holding portion 3 is provided in the housing 1 in this way, the spring 22 provided in the spring holding portion 15 of the terminal holding portion 3 comes into contact with a portion indicated by a dotted circle in FIG.

  In addition, a button lever rotation support portion 38 is provided inside the housing 1 at a substantially intermediate position between the terminal protruding hole portion 8 and the button lever hole portion. The button lever rotation support portion 38 is provided with a lateral groove into which the rotation support protrusion 32 of the button lever 4 can be inserted. The button lever 4 is in a state in which the projecting contact portion 30 is projected from the button lever hole 24 of the housing 1, and the rotation support projecting portion 32 is slid into the lateral groove of the button lever rotation support portion 38. And provided in the housing 1. Further, when the button lever 4 is provided on the housing 1 in this way, the spring 34 provided on the spring holding projection 33 of the button lever 4 comes into contact with a portion indicated by a dotted line in FIG. The button lever 4 is urged by the urging force of the spring 34 in a direction in which the projecting contact portion 30 projects from the button lever hole 24 of the housing 1.

  In addition, a pair of holder lock rotation support portions into which the respective rotation support protrusion portions 27 of the holder lock portion 5 are respectively inserted are provided in the housing 1 in the vicinity of the terminal protrusion hole portion 8 ( Not shown). The holder lock rotation support portion is a hole having a slightly larger diameter than the rotation support protrusions 27 of the holder lock portion 5.

  The holder lock portion 5 is inserted into the holder lock rotation support portion of the housing 1 with the rotation support protrusion portions 27 in a state where the protrusion contact portion 26 is protruded from the holder lock hole portion 25 of the housing 1. By doing so, it is provided in the housing 1. Further, when the holder lock portion 5 is provided in the housing 1 in this way, the springs 29 provided on the rotation support protrusions 27 of the holder lock portion 5 come into contact with the portions indicated by the dotted squares in FIG. become. That is, the spring 29 comes into contact with the inside (front inner wall portion) of the front wall portion of the housing 1 as shown in FIG. The urging force of the spring 29 causes the holder lock portion 5 to be urged in a direction in which the protruding contact portion 26 protrudes from the holder lock hole 25 of the housing 1.

  As described above, FIG. 1 shows a state in which the terminal holding portion 3, the button lever 4, the holder lock portion 5, and the like are housed in the housing 1. The soldering part 20 of each terminal 2 provided in the terminal holding part 3 is soldered to the substrate 6, and the substrate 6 is accommodated in the housing 1 in a state where each terminal 2 is soldered in this way. It has come to be. When the terminal holding part 3 is housed in the housing 1 together with the board 6, the terminal holding part 3 is pressed by the board 6 through the spring part 19 of each terminal 2 in the protruding direction of each terminal 2. Thus, it is housed in the housing 1.

  That is, each terminal 2 provided in the terminal holding part 3 is provided in the terminal holding part 3 in a state where each locking part 17 is hooked on the terminal holding part 3 as shown in FIG. For this reason, when the terminal holding part 3 is housed in the housing 1 together with the substrate 6, each terminal 2 is pressed by the substrate 6, the spring part 19 of each terminal 2 is compressed, and the terminal holding part 3 is The terminal 2 is biased in the protruding direction.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the button lever 4 is configured so that the terminal holding portion 3 that is about to protrude as described above is connected to the terminal holding portion 31 as shown in FIG. The terminal holding part 3 is restrained from moving in the protruding direction by being pressed down from above.

At the same time, the holder lock portion 5 is configured such that the lock contact portion 28 contacts the holder lock contact portion 23 of the terminal holding portion 3 when the mobile phone is not attached to the housing 1. 28, the terminal holding part 3 is pressed down from above, and the terminal holding part 3 is prevented from moving in the protruding direction together with the button lever 4.

[Operation of First Embodiment]
The cradle device according to the first embodiment having such a configuration is configured so that the protruding contact portion 30 of the button lever 4 and the protruding contact portion 26 of the holder lock portion 5 are pressed and operated substantially simultaneously. When a mobile phone is attached to the apparatus, each terminal 2 provided in the terminal holding portion 3 is projected out of the housing 1 for the first time.

(Operation when one of the protruding contact parts is pressed)
First, as described above with reference to FIG. 1, when the mobile phone is not attached to the cradle device, as shown in FIG. The movement in the protruding direction is suppressed by being pressed down by the portion 31 and the lock contact portion 28 of the holder lock portion 5.

  FIG. 9A is a view of the terminal holding portion 3 provided in the housing 1 as viewed from the bottom surface side of the housing 1. For this reason, it should be understood that the protruding direction of each terminal 2 provided in the terminal holding portion 3 is a direction from the paper surface of FIG. 9A toward the ground.

  In this state, of the protruding contact portion 30 of the button lever 4 and the protruding contact portion 26 of the holder lock portion 5, the protruding contact portion 30 of the button lever 4 is connected to the mounting portion 7 of the housing 1. If it is not mounted correctly or if a pressing operation is performed by a user's finger or a fallen object, the contact support portion 31 of the button lever 4 moves in the pressing movement direction shown in FIG. Thereby, the contact between the contact support portion 31 of the button lever 4 and the terminal holding portion 3 is released, and the terminal holding portion 3 becomes movable in the protruding direction of each terminal 2.

  However, in this case, since the protruding contact portion 26 of the holder lock portion 5 is not pressed, the lock contact portion 28 of the holder lock portion 5 and the holder lock contact portion 23 of the terminal holding portion 3 contact each other. It remains in the state (= locked state). For this reason, the movement of the holder terminal 3 in the protruding direction is suppressed by the contact between the lock contact portion 28 of the holder lock portion 5 and the holder lock contact portion 23 of the terminal holding portion 3. Each terminal 2 of the holding unit 3 remains in the housing 1 (= the terminals 2 do not protrude from the housing 1).

  Similarly, of the protruding contact portion 30 of the button lever 4 and the protruding contact portion 26 of the holder lock portion 5, the protruding contact portion 26 of the holder lock portion 5 is connected to the mounting portion 7 of the housing 1. If it is not mounted correctly or if it is pressed by a user's finger or a fallen object, the lock contact portion 28 of the holder lock portion 5 rotates in the unlocking direction shown in FIG. Thereby, the contact between the lock contact portion 28 of the holder lock portion 5 and the holder lock contact portion 23 of the terminal holding portion 3 is released (= the lock is released), and the terminal holding portion 3 is connected to each terminal. 2 is movable in the protruding direction.

  However, in this case, since the protruding contact portion 30 of the button lever 4 is not pressed, the protruding contact portion 30 of the button lever 4 and the terminal holding portion 3 remain in contact with each other. For this reason, the movement of the holder terminal 3 in the protruding direction is suppressed by the contact between the protruding contact portion 30 of the button lever 4 and the terminal holding portion 3, and each terminal 2 of the terminal holding portion 3 is Then, it is in a state of being housed in the housing 1 (= the terminals 2 do not protrude from the housing 1).

  As described above, in the cradle device according to this embodiment, one of the projecting contact portion 30 of the button lever 4 and the projecting contact portion 26 of the holder lock portion 5 is pressed. In this case, the terminal holding portion 3 is moved in the protruding direction by the lock abutting portion 28 of the holder lock portion 5 or the abutting support portion 31 of the button lever 4 interlocked with the protruding abutting portion that has not been pressed. Is supposed to be suppressed.

For this reason, when the mobile phone is not correctly mounted on the mounting portion 7 of the housing 1 or when only one of the protruding contact portions is pressed by a user's finger or a fallen object, the terminal is held. The inconvenience that each terminal 2 of the portion 3 protrudes outside the housing 1 can be prevented.

(Operation when both protruding contact parts are pressed)
Next, as shown in FIG. 10 (a), when the mobile phone is attached to the cradle device, the protruding contact portion 30 of the button lever 4 and the protruding contact portion 26 of the holder lock portion 5 are The pressing operation is performed substantially simultaneously.

  When the protruding contact portions 26 and 30 are pressed substantially simultaneously, the contact support portion 31 of the button lever 4 moves in the pressing movement direction shown in FIG. Thereby, the contact between the contact support portion 31 of the button lever 4 and the terminal holding portion 3 is released, and the terminal holding portion 3 becomes movable in the protruding direction of each terminal 2.

  FIG. 9B is also a view of the terminal holding portion 3 provided in the housing 1 as viewed from the bottom surface side of the housing 1. For this reason, it should be understood that the protruding direction of each terminal 2 provided in the terminal holding portion 3 is a direction from the paper surface of FIG. 9B toward the ground.

  When the protruding contact portions 26 and 30 are pressed almost simultaneously, the lock contact portion 28 of the holder lock portion 5 rotates in the unlocking direction shown in FIG. 9B. Thereby, the contact between the lock contact portion 28 of the holder lock portion 5 and the holder lock contact portion 23 of the terminal holding portion 3 is released (= the lock is released), and the terminal holding portion 3 is connected to each terminal. 2 is movable in the protruding direction.

  Thus, the contact between the contact support portion 31 of the button lever 4 and the terminal holding portion 3 is released, and the lock contact portion 28 of the holder lock portion 5 and the holder lock contact portion 23 of the terminal holding portion 3 are released. When the contact with the terminal is released, the biasing force applied to the terminal holding part 3 by the spring part 19 of each terminal acts, and the terminal holding part 3 is used for each rotation support shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10B, each terminal 2 provided in the terminal holding portion 3 is rotated along the rotation axis formed by the protruding portions 13 and 14 as shown in FIGS. It protrudes out of the housing 1 of the cradle device via the terminal protruding hole 8.

  Here, the spring 22 provided at the protruding portion 15 at the end of the first holder arm portion 11 of the terminal holding portion 3 releases the contact between the contact support portion 31 of the button lever 4 and the terminal holding portion 3. In addition, when the contact between the lock contact portion 28 of the holder lock portion 5 and the holder lock contact portion 23 of the terminal holding portion 3 is released, the direction opposite to the rotation direction when the terminal 2 protrudes The urging force is applied to the terminal holding part 3 through the first holder arm part 11.

  As described above, the contact between the contact support portion 31 of the button lever 4 and the terminal holding portion 3 is released, and the lock contact portion 28 of the holder lock portion 5 and the holder lock contact portion of the terminal holding portion 3 are released. When the contact with 23 is released, the terminal holding portion 3 rotates along the rotation axis formed by the rotation support protrusions 13 and 14. For this reason, the urging force of the spring 22 provided in the protruding portion 15 functions to assist the rotation of the terminal holding portion 3 in the protruding direction (the spring 22 is in the direction in which the terminal 2 protrudes). The urging force is applied to the terminal holding portion 3 to assist the protrusion of the terminal 2 when the mobile phone is mounted.) Thereby, the protrusion of each terminal 2 is more smoothly performed when the mobile phone is mounted. Can be possible.

And each terminal 2 which protruded out of the housing | casing 1 of the said cradle apparatus contact | abuts each terminal contact part of a mobile telephone, respectively. Thus, charging of the mobile phone, communication between the mobile phone and the personal computer device, and the like are performed via the cradle device.

[Effect of the first embodiment]
As is apparent from the above description, in the cradle device of the first embodiment, the protruding contact portion 30 of the button lever 4 and the protruding contact portion 26 of the holder lock portion 5 are pressed substantially simultaneously. Only in the case, each terminal 2 provided in the terminal holding part 3 can be protruded out of the housing 1. For this reason, when the mobile phone is incorrectly attached to the cradle device, or when only one of the protruding contact portions (26 or 30) is pressed by the user's finger or falling object, etc. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that each terminal 2 protrudes outside the housing 1, and to improve the safety of the cradle device.

Further, since a mechanical button mechanism such as the terminal holding portion 3, the button lever 4, and the holder lock portion 5 is used and no electrical switch is required, the configuration can be realized easily and at low cost. .

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a cradle device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The cradle device according to the first embodiment described above is of a type in which the mobile phone is mounted upright from the side surface of the mobile phone as shown in FIG. The cradle device according to the second embodiment is of a type in which the mobile phone is mounted in the form of laying down from the back side of the mobile phone.

[Configuration of Second Embodiment]
FIG. 11 shows a perspective view of the cradle device in the state where the mobile phone is mounted in the second embodiment. In the case of FIG. 11 as well, the interior of the cradle device is shown in a transparent manner.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the cradle device according to the second embodiment has an anode terminal 51 and a cathode terminal 52 for charging although it is an example. Each of the terminals 51 and 52 has an abutting portion that abuts on the terminal abutting portion of the mobile phone, and a spring portion that biases the abutting portion toward the terminal abutting portion of the cellular phone. Yes. The contact portions and the spring portions of the terminals 51 and 52 are formed of a single conductive member, like the terminal 2 described with reference to FIG. Then, one end of each of the terminals 51 and 52 is soldered to a substrate (not shown) so that it is electrically and physically connected to the substrate.

  The terminals 51 and 52 are held by terminal holding portions 53 and 54, respectively. The terminal holding portions 53 and 54 hold the terminals 51 and 52 so that the terminals 51 and 52 rotate in the protruding direction and the storing direction along the rotation axis in the thickness direction of the cradle device shown in FIG. It is supposed to be moved.

  Further, each terminal holding portion 53, 54 is connected to a slide bar 55 provided so as to be movable along the longitudinal direction of the cradle device. When the slide bar 55 moves in the storage direction shown in FIG. 11, the terminal holding portions 53 and 54 are rotationally driven in the storage direction by the movement of the slide bar 55, respectively. The terminals 51 and 52 held in the cradle are respectively housed in the cradle device. When the slide bar 55 moves in the protruding direction shown in FIG. 11, the terminal holding portions 53 and 54 are driven to rotate in the protruding direction by the movement of the slide bar 55, respectively. , 54 protrudes from the terminal protruding hole of the cradle device, and comes into contact with a terminal contact portion of a mobile phone attached to the cradle device.

  More specifically, each of the terminals 51 and 52 has the terminal holding portions 53 and 54 in a direction in which the contact portions of the terminals 51 and 52 protrude by the biasing force of the spring portions of the terminals 51 and 52. Is energized. Further, the slide bar 55 is provided with a spring 56 for assisting the protrusion of the terminals 51 and 52 by urging the slide bar 55 in the protruding direction shown in FIG. As described above, the terminal holding portions 53 and 54 always cause the terminals 51 and 52 to be brought into contact with each other by the urging force of the spring portions of the terminals 51 and 52 and the urging force of the spring 56 provided on the slide bar 55. It is biased in the protruding direction.

  Here, FIG. 12 shows a perspective view of the cradle device in a state where the mobile phone is not attached. In the case of FIG. 12 as well, the inside of the housing 50 of the cradle device is illustrated in a transparent manner. As can be seen from FIG. 12, a substantially concave fitting groove 57 is provided in the vicinity of one end 55 a of the slide bar 55. In the fitting groove portion 57, a fitting nail portion 59 in a convex state of the first button mechanism 58 is fitted.

  That is, the first button mechanism 58 is formed by integrally forming the protruding portion 60 protruding from the first button mechanism hole of the housing 50 and the fitting claw portion 59. When the first button mechanism 58 is provided on the housing 50, the spring member 61 causes the protrusion 60 to protrude from the housing 50, and the fitting claw 59 is formed in the fitting groove 57 of the slide bar 55. It is urged in the direction to insert. And this 1st button mechanism 58 has a rotating shaft in the transversal direction of the housing | casing 50 shown in FIG. 12, When the protrusion part 60 rotates in the direction which protrudes from the housing | casing 50, the slide bar 55 of The fitting claw portion 59 is fitted into the fitting groove portion 57 to prevent the slide bar 55 from moving in the protruding direction (= locked), and the mobile phone mounted on the cradle device causes the protruding portion 60 to move. When rotating in the direction to be pushed into the housing 50, the fitting between the fitting groove 57 and the fitting claw 59 of the slide bar 55 is released (= unlocked), and the slide bar 55 moves in the protruding direction. Can be moved.

  On the other hand, the other end 55 b side of the slide bar 55 is a wall-like contact wall 62. As will be described later, the abutting wall 62 abuts on the abutting protrusion 64 of the second button mechanism 63 when only the first button mechanism 58 is unlocked.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 12, the first button mechanism 58 is provided near the right end in the longitudinal direction of the cradle device, whereas the second button mechanism 63 is provided at the left end in the longitudinal direction of the cradle device. It is provided near the part. The second button mechanism 63 is provided with a projecting portion 66 for projecting from the casing 50 of the cradle device in the vicinity of one end of the substantially cylindrical button mechanism main body 65 along the short direction of the cradle device. In addition, a contact protrusion 64 for contacting the contact wall 62 of the slide bar 55 is provided near the other end of the button mechanism main body 65. In addition, although it is an example, the contact protrusion part 64, the button mechanism main body 65, and the protrusion part 66 are integrally molded by the hardened plastic member, the metal member, etc. FIG.

  In addition, the protrusion 60 of the first button mechanism 58 is provided so as to protrude from, for example, the vicinity of the lower right corner of the cradle device, whereas the protrusion 66 of the second button mechanism 63 is the cradle. Each of the protrusions 60 and 66 is provided in the vicinity of the corner located on the diagonal line of the cradle device, such as provided so as to protrude from the vicinity of the upper left corner of the device.

Further, the button mechanism main body 65 of the second button mechanism 63 serves as a rotation axis of the second button mechanism 63. The second button mechanism 63 is urged by spring members 67 and 68 so that the protruding portion 66 always protrudes from the second button mechanism hole of the cradle device. Further, by biasing the projecting portion 66 so as to project, the contact projecting portion 64 is always in contact with the contact wall portion 62 of the slide bar 55 as shown in FIG. As will be described later, the second button mechanism 63 is configured such that when the mobile phone is not attached to the cradle device, the abutment projecting portion 64 abuts on the abutment wall portion 62 of the slide bar 55 so that the slide bar 55 is prevented from moving in the direction in which the terminals 51 and 52 protrude, and when the mobile phone is attached to the cradle device, the protrusion 66 is pushed in so that it rotates in the contact release direction shown in FIG. The contact between the contact wall 62 and the contact protrusion 64 of the slide bar 55 is released, so that the slide bar 55 can move in the direction in which the terminals 51 and 52 protrude. .

[Operation of Second Embodiment]
The cradle device according to the second embodiment having such a configuration is configured so that the protruding portion 60 of the first button mechanism 58 and the protruding portion 66 of the second button mechanism 63 are pressed at substantially the same time. When the mobile phone is attached to the cradle device, the terminals 51 and 52 provided on the terminal holding portions 53 and 54 are projected out of the housing 50 for the first time.

(Operation when one of the protruding contact parts is pressed)
First, when the mobile phone is not attached to the cradle device, as shown in FIG. 12, the protrusion 60 of the first button mechanism 58 and the protrusion 66 of the second button mechanism 63 are pressed together. Since it is not operated, the fitting claw 59 of the first button mechanism 58 is still fitted into the fitting groove 57 of the slide bar 55, and the contact wall of the slide bar 55 The contact protrusion 64 of the second button mechanism 63 remains in contact with the portion 62.

  When the slide bar 55 moves in the storage direction shown in FIG. 12, the terminal holding portions 53 and 54 of the terminals 51 and 52 rotate in the storage direction shown in FIG. 12, and the terminals 51 and 52 are moved to the cradle device. When the slide bar 55 moves in the protruding direction shown in FIG. 12, the terminal holding portions 53 and 54 of the terminals 51 and 52 rotate in the protruding direction shown in FIG. 52 is projected from the cradle device. However, in this case, with the slide bar 55 moving in the storage direction, the movement is locked by the fitting groove 57, the fitting claw 59, the abutting wall 62, and the abutting protrusion 64. Therefore, the terminal holding portions 53 and 54 do not rotate in the projecting direction, and the terminals 51 and 52 remain in the cradle device.

  When the mobile phone is not attached, only the protrusion 66 of the second button mechanism 63 is caused, for example, when the mobile phone is not accurately attached to the attachment portion of the housing 50 or due to a user's finger or a fallen object. If the button is pressed, the second button mechanism 63 rotates in the contact release direction shown in FIG. When the second button mechanism 63 rotates in the contact release direction, the contact between the contact protrusion 64 of the second button mechanism 63 and the contact wall 62 of the slide bar 55 is released.

  However, in this case, since the protrusion 60 of the first button mechanism 58 is not pressed, the first button mechanism 58 does not rotate, and the fitting groove 57 of the slide bar 55 and the first button are not rotated. The state of being fitted with the fitting claw portion 59 of the mechanism 58 is maintained. For this reason, the movement of the slide bar 55 in the protruding direction is suppressed, and at the same time, the rotation of the terminal holding portions 53 and 54 in the protruding direction is also suppressed. The terminals 51 and 52 are connected to the housing of the cradle device. It will be in the state still accommodated in the body 50 (= each terminal 51,52 does not protrude from the housing | casing 50).

  Next, when the mobile phone is not attached, for example, when the mobile phone is not accurately attached to the attachment portion of the housing 50 or due to a user's finger or a fallen object, the protruding portion of the first button mechanism 58 If only 60 is pressed, the first button mechanism 58 rotates in the unlocking direction shown in FIG. When the first button mechanism 58 rotates in the unlocking direction, the fitting state between the fitting groove 57 of the slide bar 55 and the fitting claw 59 of the first button mechanism 58 is released.

  However, in this case, since the protrusion 66 of the second button mechanism 63 is not pressed, the second button mechanism 63 does not rotate, and the contact protrusion 64 of the second button mechanism 63 The state where the contact wall 62 of the slide bar 55 is kept in contact is maintained. For this reason, the movement of the slide bar 55 in the protruding direction is suppressed, and at the same time, the rotation of the terminal holding portions 53 and 54 in the protruding direction is also suppressed. The terminals 51 and 52 are connected to the housing of the cradle device. It will be in the state still accommodated in the body 50 (= each terminal 51,52 does not protrude from the housing | casing 50).

As described above, also in the cradle device according to the second embodiment, either one of the protrusions is caused by the mobile phone not being correctly attached to the attachment part of the casing 50 or by the user's finger or a fallen object. When only 60 and 66 are pressed, it is possible to prevent inconvenience that the terminals 51 and 52 of the terminal holding portions 53 and 54 protrude out of the casing 50 of the cradle device.

(Operation when both protruding contact parts are pressed)
Next, as shown in FIG. 11, when the mobile phone is attached to the cradle device, the protruding portion 60 of the first button mechanism 58 and the protruding portion 66 of the second button mechanism 63 are substantially at the same time. It will be pressed.

  When the protrusions 60 and 66 are pressed almost simultaneously, the first button mechanism 58 rotates in the unlocking direction shown in FIG. 14 as shown in FIG. The fitting state between the groove 57 and the fitting claw 59 of the first button mechanism 58 is released. At the same time, the second button mechanism 63 rotates in the contact release direction shown in FIG. 14, so that the contact protrusion 64 of the second button mechanism 63 contacts the slide bar 55. Retreat in a direction to release the contact with the contact wall 62.

  As described above, the slide bar 55 is urged in the protruding direction by the spring 56. For this reason, the fitting state of the fitting groove portion 57 of the slide bar 55 and the fitting claw portion 59 of the first button mechanism 58 is released, and the contact protrusion 64 of the second button mechanism 63 becomes the slide bar. When retracted in the direction of releasing the contact with the contact wall portion 62 of the 55, the slide bar 55 moves in the protruding direction shown in FIG.

  As described above, the slide bar 55 and the terminal holding portions 53 and 54 are interlocked with each other. For this reason, when the slide bar 55 moves in the protruding direction, the terminal holding portions 53 and 54 rotate in the protruding direction shown in FIG. 14, and the terminals held by the terminal holding portions 53 and 54. 51 and 52 protrude from the housing 50 of the cradle device, respectively.

  The terminals 51 and 52 projecting from the housing 50 of the cradle device come into contact with the terminal contact portions of the mobile phone attached to the cradle device as shown in FIG. Thereby, the battery of the mobile phone is charged.

  When the cellular phone attached to the cradle device is removed, the second button mechanism 63 is rotated in the contact direction shown in FIG. 14 by the urging force of the spring members 67 and 68. When the second button mechanism 63 rotates in the contact direction, the protrusion 66 of the second button mechanism 63 protrudes out of the housing, and slides at the contact protrusion 64 of the second button mechanism 63. The contact wall 62 of the bar 55 is pushed in, and the slide bar 55 moves in the storage direction. When the slide bar 55 moves in the storage direction, the terminal holding portions 53 and 54 rotate in the storage direction so that the terminals 51 and 52 are stored in the housing 50. The fitting groove portion 57 and the fitting claw portion 59 of the first button mechanism 58 are re-fitted, the movement of the slide bar 55 is locked, and the cradle device is not attached to the mobile phone shown in FIG. Return to.

As described above, when the cellular phone is not attached to the cradle device, the slide bar 55 needs to be moved in the storing direction. Therefore, the spring member 67 biasing the second button mechanism 63 in the contact direction. 68, it is preferable that the magnitude of the total biasing force 68 is larger than the biasing force of the spring 56 biasing the slide bar 55 in the protruding direction.

[Effect of the second embodiment]
As is apparent from the above description, in the cradle device according to the second embodiment, the protruding portion 60 of the first button mechanism 58 and the protruding portion 66 of the second button mechanism 63 are pressed substantially simultaneously. The terminals 51 and 52 provided in the terminal holding portions 53 and 54 can be protruded outside the housing 50 only when For this reason, when the mobile phone is incorrectly attached to the cradle device, or when only one of the protrusions (60 or 66) is pressed by the user's finger or falling object, etc. The inconvenience that the terminals 51 and 52 protrude from the housing 50 can be prevented, and the safety of the cradle device can be improved.

Further, each button mechanism 58, 63, each terminal holding portion 53, 54, and slide bar 55 can be realized by a mechanical configuration, and no electrical switch is required, so the configuration is simple and inexpensive. Can be realized.

[Modification]
In the description of each of the above embodiments, the present invention is applied to a cradle device of a mobile phone. However, the present invention is not limited to the cradle device of the mobile phone, but a PHS phone (PHS: Personal Handyphone System), The present invention can be applied to a PDA device (PDA: Personal Digital Assistant), a digital camera device, a moving image imaging device, a cradle device such as a portable game machine, a charger for a notebook personal computer device, and the like.

  Finally, each of the above-described embodiments is an example of the present invention. For this reason, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made according to the design and the like as long as they do not depart from the technical idea according to the present invention. I added that.

It is a perspective view of the state which saw through the cradle apparatus used as 1st Embodiment to which this invention is applied. It is the figure of the state which looked at the housing | casing of the cradle apparatus of 1st Embodiment from the upper surface side. It is a figure for demonstrating the terminal holding | maintenance part provided in the cradle apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the terminal provided in a terminal holding part. It is a figure for demonstrating the mounting state of the terminal with respect to a terminal holding part. It is a figure for demonstrating the holder lock | rock part provided in the cradle apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the button lever provided in the cradle apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is the figure of the state which looked at the housing | casing of the cradle apparatus of 1st Embodiment from the bottom face side. Positional relationship of terminal holding portion, button lever, holder lock portion when mobile phone is not attached to cradle device of first embodiment, and terminal when mobile phone is attached to cradle device It is a figure which shows the positional relationship of a holding | maintenance part, a button lever, and a holder lock part, respectively. It is a perspective view of the state which saw through each part in a housing | casing at the time of mounting a mobile telephone with respect to the cradle apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is the perspective view of the state which saw through each part in a housing | casing at the time of mounting a mobile telephone with respect to the cradle apparatus used as 2nd Embodiment to which this invention is applied. It is the perspective view which saw through each part in a housing | casing in the state which has not mounted | wore with the mobile phone with respect to the cradle apparatus used as 2nd Embodiment. It is the perspective view which saw through each part in a housing | casing in the state in which only the 2nd button mechanism of the cradle apparatus used as 2nd Embodiment was pressed. It is the perspective view which saw through each part in a housing | casing in the state by which the 1st button mechanism and 2nd button mechanism of the cradle apparatus used as 2nd Embodiment were pressed.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Housing | casing of cradle apparatus of 1st Embodiment, 2 terminal, 3 terminal holding | maintenance part, 4 button lever, 5 holder lock | rock part, 6 insertion nail | claw part, 7 mounting part for mounting | wearing mobile phone, 8 housing | casing Body terminal protruding hole portion, 9 terminal holding portion terminal insertion hole portion, 10 terminal holding portion main body, 11 first holder arm portion, 11a end portion on the opposite terminal holding portion main body side of the first holder arm portion , 12 2nd holder arm part, 12a End part on the opposite terminal holding part main body side of the second holder arm part, 13 Rotating support projecting part of the first holder arm part, 14 Rotation of the second holder arm part Protrusion for support, 15 spring holding part, one end of 16 terminal, 17 terminal locking part, 18 terminal abutting part, 19 terminal spring part, 20 terminal soldering part, 21 terminal other end part, 22 Spring, 23 Holder lock Abutting part, 24 hole part for button lever of housing, 25 hole part for holder lock of housing, 26 projecting contact part of holder lock part, 27 projecting part for rotation support of holder lock part, 28 lock contact part , 29 Spring provided in the holder lock part, 30 button lever protrusion contact part, 31 button lever contact support part, 32 button lever rotation support protrusion part, 33 button lever spring holding protrusion part, 34 button Spring provided on the lever, 35 Spring part of the spring, 36 Spring holding part, 37 Holder rotation support part of the casing, 38 Button lever rotation support part, 40 Claw fitting part of the casing, 50 Second embodiment A cradle device housing, 51 a terminal provided in the cradle device of the second embodiment, and 52 a cradle device of the second embodiment. 53, terminal holding portion provided in the cradle device of the second embodiment, 54 terminal holding portion provided in the cradle device of the second embodiment, 55 slide bar, 55a slide One end of the bar, 56 Spring for assisting the biasing force in the terminal protruding direction, 57 Insertion groove provided on the slide bar, 58 First button mechanism, 59 Insertion claw of the first button mechanism, 60 Projection part of the first button mechanism, 61 Spring member, 62 Abutting wall part of the slide bar, 63 Second button mechanism, 64 Abutment projection part of the second button mechanism, 65 Button of the second button mechanism Mechanism body, 66 Projection part of second button mechanism, 67 Spring member, 68 Spring member

Claims (5)

A housing having at least a terminal protruding hole, a first button mechanism hole, and a second button mechanism hole;
A terminal for contacting the terminal contact portion of the mobile terminal device mounted on the housing;
The terminal is held and operates to store the terminal in the casing when the portable terminal apparatus is not attached to the casing, and the terminal of the casing is attached when the portable terminal apparatus is attached to the casing. A terminal holding part that operates to project the terminal through the projecting hole;
When the portable terminal device is not attached to the casing, the portable terminal device protrudes through the first button mechanism hole or the second button mechanism hole of the casing, and is At least a first button mechanism and a second button mechanism provided in the casing so as to be pushed into the casing by the mounted portable terminal apparatus when the terminal apparatus is mounted;
Operates in conjunction with the first button mechanism, and when the portable terminal device is not attached to the housing, controls the terminal holding portion so that the terminal is housed in the housing, A state in which the terminal can be protruded through the terminal protruding hole of the casing when the first button mechanism is pushed into the casing by mounting the portable terminal device on the casing. A first control mechanism for controlling the terminal holding portion;
Operates in conjunction with the second button mechanism, and when the portable terminal device is not attached to the housing, controls the terminal holding portion so that the terminal is housed in the housing, A state in which the terminal can be protruded through the terminal protruding hole of the housing when the second button mechanism is pushed into the housing by mounting the mobile terminal device on the housing. A second control mechanism that controls the terminal holding portion and that operates independently of the first control mechanism,
When only the first button mechanism is pushed into the housing when the portable terminal device is mounted on the housing, the first control mechanism is in a state where the terminal can protrude. In contrast to controlling the terminal holding portion, the second control mechanism controls the terminal holding portion so that the terminal is housed in the housing, whereby the terminal from the housing is controlled. Suppress the protrusion,
When only the second button mechanism is pushed into the casing when the portable terminal device is mounted on the casing, the second control mechanism is in a state in which the terminal can protrude. In contrast to controlling the terminal holding portion, the first control mechanism controls the terminal holding portion so that the terminal is housed in the housing, whereby the terminal from the housing is controlled. Suppress the protrusion,
When the portable terminal device is mounted on the housing, the first control mechanism and the second button mechanism are pushed when the first button mechanism and the second button mechanism are pushed into the housing. A cradle device that causes the terminal to protrude from the housing by controlling the terminal holding portion so that the control mechanism causes the terminal to protrude. The terminal is formed by integrally molding a spring portion that forms a biasing force in a predetermined direction and a contact portion that contacts the terminal contact portion of the mobile terminal device.
The terminal holding portion includes a first contact portion that contacts the first control mechanism and a second contact portion that contacts the second control mechanism, and the biasing force of the spring portion of the terminal Is biased in a direction to project the terminal from the housing,
The first control mechanism that operates in conjunction with the first button mechanism is in contact with the first contact portion of the terminal holding portion when the portable terminal device is not attached to the housing. And suppressing the urging force of the terminal by the spring portion to suppress the protrusion of the terminal from the housing. When the portable terminal device is mounted on the housing, the urging force of the terminal by the spring portion is reduced. By allowing the terminal holding part to move in the direction along, the terminal holding part is controlled to project the terminal through the terminal protruding hole of the housing,
The second control mechanism that operates in conjunction with the second button mechanism is configured such that when the portable terminal device is not attached to the casing, the terminal is connected to the terminal via the second contact portion of the terminal holding portion. By pressing the holding portion, the urging force of the terminal by the spring portion is suppressed, the terminal holding portion is locked, the protrusion of the terminal from the housing is suppressed, and the portable terminal device with respect to the housing At the time of mounting, the terminal holding portion is brought into a non-contact state with respect to the second contact portion of the terminal holding portion, thereby bringing the terminal holding portion into an unlocked state through the terminal protruding hole portion of the housing. The cradle device according to claim 1, wherein the terminal holding portion is controlled to project the terminal. The terminal holding portion includes a spring member locking portion,
Providing the terminal holding part with an urging force in the direction in which the terminal protrudes, provided to the spring member locking part of the terminal holding part, thereby assisting the protrusion of the terminal when the portable terminal device is mounted. The cradle device according to claim 1, further comprising an auxiliary spring member. The terminal is formed by integrally molding a spring portion that forms a biasing force in a predetermined direction and a contact portion that contacts the terminal contact portion of the mobile terminal device.
The first control mechanism and the second control mechanism are integrated as a substantially bar-shaped slide bar in which a fitting groove is provided at one end and a wall-like contact wall is provided at the other end. Is formed,
A biasing member that biases the slide bar in the protruding direction of the terminal;
When the slide bar moves in the protruding direction, the terminal holding portion protrudes the held terminal out of the casing, and the storage direction in which the slide bar is opposite to the protruding direction When moving to, in conjunction with the slide bar so as to house the held terminal in the housing,
The first button mechanism is inserted into the fitting groove portion of the slide bar when the slide bar moves in the storage direction, so that the slide bar is accommodated in the housing. Has a fitting claw part to stop the movement of
The second button mechanism has a contact protrusion that controls movement of the slide bar in the protrusion direction and the storage direction by contacting the contact wall portion of the slide bar,
When only the first button mechanism is pushed into the housing, the first button mechanism cancels the fitting of the fitting claw into the fitting groove of the slide bar, whereas the second button mechanism The button mechanism maintains the contact of the contact protrusion with the contact wall portion of the slide bar, thereby suppressing the movement of the slide bar in the protrusion direction and interlocking with the movement of the slide bar. Suppressing protrusion of the terminal held by the terminal holding part to the outside of the housing,
When only the second button mechanism is pushed into the housing, the second button mechanism releases the abutment of the abutment protrusion with respect to the abutment wall portion of the slide bar, thereby moving the slide bar Whereas the first button mechanism is movable in the projecting direction, the first button mechanism maintains the fitting of the fitting claw portion with respect to the fitting groove portion of the slide bar, thereby interlocking with the movement of the slide bar. Suppressing protrusion of the terminal held by the terminal holding part to the outside of the housing,
When both the first button mechanism and the second button mechanism are pushed into the housing, the first button mechanism releases the fitting of the fitting claw portion into the fitting groove portion of the slide bar. At the same time, the second button mechanism releases the abutment of the abutting protrusion with respect to the abutting wall portion of the slide bar, and thus interlocks with the movement of the slide bar by the movement of the slide bar in the protruding direction. The cradle device according to claim 1, wherein the terminal held by the terminal holding portion projects out of the housing. The second button mechanism projects the second button mechanism through the second button mechanism hole of the housing, and the abutment projecting portion causes the slide bar to move in the storing direction. An urging member having an urging force to move is provided;
The urging force of the urging member provided in the second button mechanism is an urging force larger than the urging force of the urging member that urges the slide bar in the protruding direction of the terminal. Cradle device.

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