JP2012043182A - Case for tablet computer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a case for a tablet computer, that can stand the tablet computer at a plurality of angles with a simple structure.SOLUTION: A case for a tablet computer 5 includes a back plate part 2 for covering and holding a back side of the tablet computer 5, and a front plate part 1 connected with the back plate part 2 via a coupling part 3 in a direction. The front plate part 1 can cover a front side of the tablet computer 5 and can be opened to be spread and closed with respect to the back plate part 2. A plurality of holding grooves 12 with a width substantially corresponding to a thickness of the tablet computer 5 are formed in a surface of the front plate part 1 opposing to a screen of the tablet computer 5 in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The back plate part 2 includes fixing parts 21, 22 for holding and fixing a lateral side of the tablet computer 5 on a side opposing to the side on which the coupling part 3 is provided. The back plate part 2 comprises a hard member and can be folded at an intermediate position of the first direction along the second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

Description

  The present invention relates to a tablet computer case that houses a tablet computer having a screen on the front side and covers both sides, and more particularly, to a tablet computer case having a plurality of grooves capable of standing up a tablet computer at a plurality of angles.

  A tablet computer equipped with a touch panel is known as a portable and easy-to-operate computer, but with the development of computer technology, a lightweight and thin tablet computer can be realized and is gaining popularity. The tablet computer has a substantially rectangular thin outer shape and is equipped with a screen with a touch panel on the front side. Various operations can be performed by touching or tracing the screen with a finger or a touch pen. it can.

  Since such tablet computers are often directly operated by hand and carried, they are easily damaged and scratched, including the screen. For this reason, cases that cover tablet computers to prevent dirt and scratches are widely distributed.

  A tablet computer often reproduces photos and videos. At this time, the tablet computer can be tilted to a certain extent to make it easier to see the screen. In view of this, a case in which a case covering the tablet computer is provided with a stand function for standing at a predetermined angle to improve convenience is also known.

  However, the conventional tablet computer case generally has the tablet computer erected only at a certain angle, and in this case, the screen angle cannot be changed depending on the situation. Some of the stand functions have variable angles, but the tablet computer is not sufficiently held or the structure is complicated.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a tablet computer case in which a tablet computer can be erected at a plurality of angles with a simple structure.

In order to solve the above problems, a tablet computer case according to the present invention is a tablet computer case that houses and covers a rectangular tablet computer having a screen on the front side.
A back plate for covering the back side of the tablet computer and holding the tablet computer; and a front plate for opening and closing the back side of the tablet computer so as to form a double-sided spread with the back plate. Is connected in one direction via the connecting part,
A plurality of holding grooves having a width substantially matching the thickness of the tablet computer are formed on a surface of the front plate portion facing the screen of the tablet computer along a direction orthogonal to the one direction,
The back plate portion has a fixing portion that holds and fixes one side of the tablet computer on the side opposite to the side where the connecting portion is provided, and is made of a hard member and orthogonal to the one direction at an intermediate position in the one direction. It can be bent along the direction to
In a state where one side of the tablet computer is held and fixed to the fixing part of the back plate part, the back plate part is bent, and the other end part of the tablet computer that is not fixed and held is held by the front plate part. While being held in any one of the grooves, the back side of the tablet computer is supported by the back plate part, so that the tablet computer can stand upright at a plurality of angles.

  The tablet computer case according to the present invention is characterized in that the fixing portion of the back plate portion includes an engaging claw that engages with a peripheral portion of the tablet computer.

  Further, the tablet computer case according to the present invention is characterized in that a holding portion for holding the other side of the tablet computer is formed at an end portion of the back plate portion on the connecting portion side.

  Furthermore, the case for a tablet computer according to the present invention comprises a substrate in which the front plate portion is made of a hard member and constituting the outer surface side, and a protective portion that is made of a flexible member and constitutes the inner surface side. The holding groove is formed in the structure.

  According to the case for a tablet computer according to the present invention, a holding groove having a width substantially matching the thickness of the tablet computer is provided along a direction orthogonal to one direction on the surface of the front plate portion facing the screen of the tablet computer. A plurality of back plate parts are formed on the side opposite to the side where the connecting part is provided, and has a fixing part for holding and fixing one side of the tablet computer. By making it bendable along the orthogonal direction, one side of the tablet computer can be held in one of the holding grooves, and the back of the tablet computer can be held on the back plate, making the tablet computer simple in structure. It can be erected at a plurality of angles, and convenience can be enhanced.

It is a perspective view of the closed state of the case for tablet computers in this embodiment. It is a perspective view of the state where the case for tablet computers was opened. It is a side view of the state which opened the case for tablet computers and bent the backplate part. It is a side view of the case for tablet computers in the state where the tablet computer is held in one holding groove. It is a side view of the case for tablet computers in the state where the tablet computer is held in another holding groove. It is a side view of the case for tablet computers in the state where the tablet computer is further held in another holding groove.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the tablet computer case in the present embodiment in a closed state. Each of the following figures including this figure shows a tablet computer case in which the tablet computer 5 is held. The tablet computer 5 to be held is formed in a rectangular thin plate shape and has a screen on the front side.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the state where the tablet computer case is closed, the front and back surfaces of the tablet computer 5 are covered and are not exposed to the outside. For this reason, when carrying the tablet computer 5, it can prevent that a stain | pollution | contamination and a damage | wound are attached.

  The tablet computer case has a front plate portion 1 that covers the front side of the tablet computer 5 and a back plate portion 2 that covers the back side of the tablet computer 5. The tablet computer 5 is held and fixed by the back plate portion 2, and the front plate portion 1 is openable and closable with respect to the back plate portion 2, and the screen of the tablet computer 5 is opened by opening the front plate portion 1. It can be exposed and operated and viewed.

  The tablet computer 5 is fixed by the back plate portion 2 by a corner engagement claw 21 and a vertical engagement claw 22 which are fixed portions provided on the peripheral portion of the back plate portion 2. Each of the corner engaging claws 21 and the upper and lower engaging claws 22 engages with one side of the tablet computer 5 and holds and fixes them. A holding portion 23 is also formed on the peripheral edge portion of the back plate portion 2. The holding unit 23 holds the corner portion on the other side of the tablet computer 5, but is not engaged, and allows the other side of the tablet computer 5 to be contacted and separated from the back plate 2.

  The front plate portion 1 includes a side engagement piece 13 at a side end. The side portion engaging pieces 13 are engaged with the side portions of the tablet computer 5 in a state where the front plate portion 1 is closed so that the front plate portion 1 does not naturally open.

  FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the tablet computer case in an opened state. In this state, as described above, the screen 5b of the tablet computer 5 is exposed. The front plate portion 1 and the back plate portion 2 are connected in one direction by a bendable connecting portion 3. The front plate portion 1 can be closed by bending the connecting portion 3.

  The corner engaging claws 21 of the back plate 2 are held at two corners of the peripheral edge of the back plate 2 so that the two corners opposite to the connecting portion 3 of the tablet computer 5 can be held and fixed. , Each is formed. Further, the corner engaging claw 21 is formed so as to be hooked from the side surface 5c to the front surface 5a of the tablet computer 5, thereby engaging and holding and fixing the side portion of the tablet computer 5.

  The upper and lower engaging claws 22 of the back plate portion 2 are formed at positions on the upper and lower sides of the tablet computer 5 on the side opposite to the connecting portion 3 side. The shape of the vertical engagement claw 22 is the same as that of the corner engagement claw 21 and is formed so as to be hooked from the side surface 5c of the tablet computer 5 to the front surface 5a. Hold and fix.

  The holding parts 23 of the back plate part 2 are respectively formed at two places on the corners of the peripheral part of the back plate part 2 so that the two corners on the connecting part 3 side of the tablet computer 5 can be held. . The holding portion 23 is formed so as to be held only on the side surface 5 c of the tablet computer 5 because it holds only the corner portion of the tablet computer 5 and does not fix it.

  Three holding grooves 12 are formed in parallel on the inner surface of the front plate portion 1 on the side facing the screen 5b of the tablet computer 5. The holding grooves 12 are respectively formed along a direction orthogonal to one direction in which the front plate portion 1 and the back plate portion 2 are connected by the connecting portion 3. Therefore, the holding groove 12 is arranged in parallel with the long side of the tablet computer 5 on the non-fixed side.

  FIG. 3 shows a side view of the state where the tablet computer case is opened and the back plate 2 is bent. The front plate portion 1 has a substrate 10 made of a hard member such as leather, synthetic leather, or resin material on the outer surface side, and is made of a flexible member such as sponge on the inner surface side in contact with the screen 5b of the tablet computer 5. A protection unit 11 is provided. The protection part 11 contacts the screen 5b of the tablet computer 5 when the front plate part 1 is closed, and protects it. The holding groove 12 is formed by forming the protection part 11 into a groove shape.

  The back plate portion 2 is constituted by a substrate 20 made of a hard member, and is in a direction orthogonal to the one direction at an intermediate position in one direction where the front plate portion 1 and the back plate portion 2 are connected by the connecting portion 3. A foldable bent portion 24 having a mountain on the inner surface side is formed. FIG. 3 shows a state where the bent portion 24 is bent. The front plate portion 1 and the back plate portion 2 are each provided with a lining material having a smooth surface on the inner surface in contact with the tablet computer 5 so as not to damage the tablet computer 5.

  As described above, the tablet computer 5 is fixed on one side opposite to the connecting portion 3 side by the corner engaging claw 21 and the upper and lower engaging claws 22 which are fixing portions, but is on the connecting portion 3 side. Since the other side is not fixed, the other side of the tablet computer 5 can be separated from the back plate 2 by folding the back plate 2 with the folding unit 24. That is, the tablet computer 5 is always at the same angle as the fixed part side from the bent part 24 in the back plate part 2, but at a different angle from the bent part 24 in the back plate part 2 to the connecting part 3 side. Can do.

  In addition to changing the bending angle of the bending portion 24 from the state of FIG. 3 and also changing the opening angle of the connecting portion 3, the other side of the tablet computer 5 is held in the holding groove 12 of the front plate portion 1. Can do. FIG. 4 shows a side view of the tablet computer case in which the tablet computer 5 is held in one holding groove 12. This figure shows a state in which the tablet computer 5 is held in the central holding groove 12 among the three holding grooves 12 of the front plate portion 1.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the holding groove 12 is formed with a width that allows one side of the tablet computer 5 to be inserted and held. Since the back plate portion 2 is formed of a hard member as described above, the tablet computer 5 that is inclined with the connecting portion 3 side as a fulcrum can be supported from the back side. Thereby, the case for tablet computers can be made into the state which stood the tablet computer 5 at the predetermined angle.

  From the state of FIG. 4, one side of the tablet computer 5 can be held in the other holding groove 12. FIG. 5 shows a side view of the tablet computer case in which the tablet computer 5 is held in the other holding groove 12. This figure shows a state in which the tablet computer 5 is held in the holding groove 12 on the side engagement piece 13 side among the three holding grooves 12 of the front plate portion 1. FIG. 6 shows a side view of the tablet computer case in which the tablet computer 5 is further held in another holding groove 12. This figure shows a state in which the tablet computer 5 is held in the holding groove 12 on the connecting portion 3 side among the three holding grooves 12 of the front plate portion 1.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the tablet computer 5 is held in the holding groove 12 on the side engagement piece 13 side, the angle of the back plate 2 also changes, and the tablet computer 5 is more horizontally than the state of FIG. 4. It is erected at a close angle. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 6, when the tablet computer 5 is held in the holding groove 12 on the connecting portion 3 side, the angle of the back plate portion 2 also changes, and the tablet computer 5 is closer to the vertical than the state of FIG. Stands at an angle.

  As described above, this tablet computer case has a plurality of holding grooves 12 formed in the front plate portion 1 and the back plate portion 2 can be bent at an arbitrary angle. Can be erected. Thereby, the standing angle of the tablet computer 5 can be changed according to a use and a situation, and it can be set as the case for tablet computers with higher convenience.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the application of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and can be applied in various ways within the scope of its technical idea. For example, in the present embodiment, three holding grooves 12 are formed, but two or four or more holding grooves 12 may be formed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Front plate part 2 Back plate part 3 Connection part 5 Tablet computer 10 Board | substrate 11 Protection part 12 Holding groove 13 Side part engagement piece 20 Board | substrate 21 Corner engagement claw 22 Upper and lower side engagement claw 23 Holding part 24 Bending part

Claims (4)

In a tablet computer case that houses and covers a rectangular tablet computer having a screen on the front side,
A back plate for covering the back side of the tablet computer and holding the tablet computer; and a front plate for opening and closing the back side of the tablet computer so as to form a double-sided spread with the back plate. Is connected in one direction via the connecting part,
A plurality of holding grooves having a width substantially matching the thickness of the tablet computer are formed on a surface of the front plate portion facing the screen of the tablet computer along a direction orthogonal to the one direction,
The back plate portion has a fixing portion that holds and fixes one side of the tablet computer on the side opposite to the side where the connecting portion is provided, and is made of a hard member and orthogonal to the one direction at an intermediate position in the one direction. It can be bent along the direction to
In a state where one side of the tablet computer is held and fixed to the fixing part of the back plate part, the back plate part is bent, and the other end part of the tablet computer that is not fixed and held is held by the front plate part. A tablet computer case characterized in that the tablet computer can be erected at a plurality of angles by being held in any of the grooves and supporting the back side of the tablet computer with the back plate portion.   The tablet computer case according to claim 1, wherein the fixing portion of the back plate portion includes an engaging claw that engages with a peripheral portion of the tablet computer.   The tablet computer case according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a holding portion for holding the other side of the tablet computer is formed at an end portion on the connecting portion side of the back plate portion.   The front plate part is composed of a substrate made of a hard member and constituting the outer surface side, and a protective part made of a flexible member and constituting the inner surface side, wherein the holding groove is formed in the protective part. The case for tablet computers according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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