JP2012125466A - Cover for flat portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cover suitable for a flat portable terminal such as a smartphone or tablet computer.SOLUTION: The cover for a flat portable terminal includes a body member 11a for covering a surface of the flat portable terminal X, and an auxiliary member 11b removably attached to the back side of the flat portable terminal X. The body member 11a includes a sheet-shaped cover portion 21 for covering a screen Xa of the flat portable terminal X, and a holding strap portion 31 connected to the cover portion 21. The holding strap portion 31 is formed of a material having elasticity as a whole, and has both ends connected to an upper side part and a lower side part of the cover portion 21, and further the holding strap portion 31 has a part corresponding to the back side of the flat portable terminal X and fixed to the auxiliary member 11b. Accordingly, while the body member 11a is indirectly fixed to the flat portable terminal X, the cover portion 21 is changed in attitude between a covering position at which the cover portion 21 covers the screen Xa, and a retracted position at which the cover portion is retracted toward the back side.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cover suitable for a flat portable terminal having a large screen, such as a smartphone or a tablet computer.

  Conventionally, a cover disclosed in the following Patent Documents 1 and 2 has been proposed as a cover of a mobile phone.

  The cover of Patent Document 1 is a cylindrical cover that is entirely stretchable. There is no need to open and close by attaching or detaching a hook, and it can be easily attached to and detached from a mobile phone.

  The cover of Patent Document 2 is like a so-called strap that connects an outer peripheral surface in a length direction extending from the operation surface to the back surface of the mobile phone and has elasticity, and connects the belt to the mobile phone. It is made up of various connecting tools. The cover of Patent Document 2 also discloses that a hook and loop fastener is provided for attaching the belt-like body to the mobile phone. By attaching the strip to the side of the mobile phone, the strip can be used as a handle.

Registered Utility Model No. 3154799 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-192030

  The cover disclosed in Patent Document 1 certainly does not require opening and closing by attaching and detaching hooks, but both hands are indispensable for attaching and detaching, and the operability for attaching and detaching is not always good. Since there is no means for attaching to the mobile phone, the cover may be lost.

  Since the cover of Patent Document 2 includes a connecting tool, there is no risk of losing the cover unless the connecting tool is cut. However, since the belt-like body covering the mobile phone is cylindrical, and the covering state of the mobile phone is held only by the contraction force, the belt-like body comes into contact with other articles when placed in the bag. The body is easily displaced. In particular, stretchable fabrics are generally slippery with respect to mobile phones, and therefore it is considered that the belt-like body easily shifts or falls off.

  If the strip is dropped, the strip is completely separated from the mobile phone even if there is a connecting tool, and the mobile phone is exposed. As a result, the mobile phone cannot be protected.

  Further, in the cover of Patent Document 2, the band-like body also functions as a handle, but the operation of locking the band-like body that is only connected by the connecting tool to the mobile phone with the surface fastener is an attaching / detaching operation. It is necessary separately from the above, and the mobile phone cannot be operated quickly.

  Furthermore, the covers of Patent Documents 1 and 2 are all made of stretchable fabric, and the entire cover and strips are formed. Therefore, the materials are limited and it is difficult to obtain a wide variety of appearances.

  In recent years, the demand for smartphones and tablet computers has been increasing, but there has been no cover suitable for a flat portable terminal that has a strong demand for screen protection due to its large screen.

  Accordingly, the main object of the present invention is to make it possible to protect the screen more reliably, to have good operability, and to have a beautiful appearance.

  Means therefor include a sheet-like cover portion that covers the screen on the surface of the flat plate-like portable terminal, and a holding string portion that is coupled to the cover portion, and at least a part of the holding string portion has a stretchable elasticity. A fixing portion that is directly or indirectly fixed to the flat plate-shaped mobile terminal, the cover portion being fixed by the fixing portion, and the cover portion covering the screen. The flat-type mobile terminal cover is capable of changing its posture to a retracted position that retracts toward the back side from the front surface of the flat-type mobile terminal.

  With this configuration, the cover portion of the flat portable terminal cover covers the surface of the flat portable terminal, and this covering state at the covering position is held by the holding string portion having the fixing portion by the contraction force of the expansion and contraction portion. For this reason, the screen of the flat portable terminal is protected by the cover.

  When using a flat portable terminal, the cover portion is shifted on the surface of the flat portable terminal against the contraction force of the expansion and contraction portion in the holding strap portion to expose the screen. When the cover portion is moved away from the surface and moved to the retracted position, the holding strap portion is directly or indirectly fixed to the flat plate-shaped portable terminal by the fixing portion, and thus serves as a handle as it is. When the cover part is completely moved to the back side, the hand is held between the cover part and the flat plate mobile terminal by simply putting a hand on the back side without gripping the flat plate type mobile terminal. The mobile terminal can be used in the state.

  As described above, according to the present invention, since the holding string portion having the stretchable portion is provided at least in part, it is not necessary to form the cover portion with stretchable fabric, and the screen can be protected more reliably. Since this cover part is a sheet shape and is held with respect to the flat plate-shaped mobile terminal by a holding string part having a stretchable part in part, it is easy to release the covering state on the screen and the operability is good. . Moreover, since the thing of a suitable material can be used for a cover part, an external appearance can be made beautiful.

The top view of the mounting state of a flat mobile terminal cover. The top view of the state which isolate | separated the flat mobile terminal cover from the flat mobile terminal. The partially broken side view of the decomposition | disassembly state of a flat mobile terminal cover. The perspective view which shows the fixing | fixed part part of the flat mobile terminal cover which concerns on another example. Sectional drawing which shows a state when using a flat mobile terminal cover as a handle. Sectional drawing which shows the fixing | fixed part part of the flat mobile terminal cover which concerns on another example. The top view which shows an action state. The top view which shows an action state. The top view and sectional drawing of the mounting state of the flat mobile terminal cover which concern on another example. The top view of the mounting state of the flat mobile terminal cover which concerns on another example. The top view of the mounting state of the flat mobile terminal cover which concerns on another example. FIG. 12 is a partial cross-sectional view of the flat mobile terminal cover of FIG. 11. The top view of the mounting state of the flat mobile terminal cover which concerns on another example, and its partially expanded sectional view.

An embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a state in which a flat-plate mobile terminal cover 11 (hereinafter referred to as “cover”) is mounted on a flat-plate mobile terminal X (hereinafter referred to as “mobile terminal”) that is large enough to be placed on the palm. FIG. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state where the cover 11 is separated from the portable terminal X, and FIG. 3 is a partially broken side view showing a state where members constituting the cover 11 are disassembled.

  As shown in these drawings, the cover 11 includes a main body member 11a and an auxiliary member 11b. The main body member 11 a includes a sheet-like cover portion 21 that covers the screen Xa on the surface of the mobile terminal X, and a holding string portion 31 that is coupled to the cover portion 21. The auxiliary member 11b is detachably attached to the mobile terminal X. The main body member 11a and the auxiliary member 11b are integrated by fixing a fixing portion 32 formed on a part of the holding string portion 31 to the auxiliary portion 11b. For this reason, the fixing unit 32 is indirectly fixed to the portable terminal X.

  First, the auxiliary member 11b will be described. The auxiliary member 11b is made of a synthetic resin and is formed in a thin dish shape having a back surface portion 15 that covers the back surface of the mobile terminal X and an outer peripheral portion 16 that covers four side surfaces. The outer peripheral portion 16 is an engaging portion 17 having a shape that engages with the outer peripheral edge of the mobile terminal X, and is integrated with the mobile terminal X when engaged.

  The auxiliary member 11b has a shape that entirely covers the back surface and the four side surfaces of the mobile terminal X, and may have a shape in which unnecessary portions of the back surface portion are appropriately cut out. Further, the auxiliary member 11b may have a strip shape in plan view having engaging portions 17 at both ends in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the mobile terminal as shown in FIG. In such an auxiliary member 11b, attachment / detachment to / from the portable terminal X is possible by moving the portable terminal X in the longitudinal direction, the attachment / detachment operation is easy, and it is possible to cope with some differences in the shape of the portable terminal X. .

Next, the main body member 11a will be described.
The cover portion 21 of the main body member 11a has a sheet shape that is slightly smaller than the surface of the mobile terminal X. Since the portable terminal X has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, the cover portion 21 also has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view. An appropriate material can be used for the cover portion 21. Preferably, it has flexibility or softness, and more preferably a material that can wipe off dirt on the screen. Moreover, the material which does not have electroconductivity is also preferable.

  The cover portion 21 is formed by superposing two sheet materials 21a and 21b having different colors, and appropriate decoration members 22, 23 and 24 are fixed to the sheet material 21a on the upper surface side. This fixing is performed by caulking the fastener 25. Since the caulking portion 25a is located between the upper sheet material 21a and the lower sheet material 21b as shown in FIG. 3, the caulking portion 25a. There is no possibility that the screen Xa will be damaged by touching the screen Xa of the portable terminal X.

  Further, decorative cutouts 26 and 27 are formed in the upper sheet material 21a to expose the lower sheet material 21b of different colors. The decorative cutouts 26 and 27 can be configured by a cutout 26 that enters the inside of the outer shape of the sheet material 21b on the lower surface side or a hole 27 that penetrates in the thickness direction.

  The holding string portion 31 of the main body member 11 a is formed in a belt shape having elasticity, and both ends are respectively coupled to both ends in the longitudinal direction of the cover portion 21. The position of the coupling portion 30 is the middle in the width direction of the cover portion 21. In the drawing, a seam for sewing the holding string portion 31 to the cover portion 21 is shown on the coupling portion 30. However, such a seam may be prevented from being exposed, and may be coupled by means other than sewing. May be.

  When the holding string portion 31 is coupled to the cover portion 21, a loop shape is formed as shown in FIG. Since the entire holding string portion 31 has elasticity as described above, the entire holding string portion 31 becomes the expansion / contraction portion 33. The length of the holding strap portion 31 has a holding force that can hold the cover portion 21 on the surface of the portable terminal X, and obtains a certain degree of stability when the hand Y is inserted as shown by the phantom line in FIG. To be set.

  The fixing portion 32 is formed at a position corresponding to the center of the back surface of the portable terminal X on the holding string portion 31. The fixing portion 32 is configured by fixing a plate-like fixing plate 32a made of a suitable cloth or the like, and this fixing plate 32a is formed by a double-sided adhesive tape 34 as shown by an arrow in FIG. Fixed to the center of the back side. In addition to the double-sided adhesive tape 34, the fixing can also be performed by, for example, hooking a hook fastener or a fastener 35 as shown in FIG. In this case, the bulging part 18 is formed in the fastener 35 part of the auxiliary member 11b so that the fastener 35 does not contact the portable terminal X.

  Further, an abutting member 36 that hits the hand Y when it is held by the hand Y is provided on the outer side surface of the fixing plate 32a via the holding string portion 31. The abutting member 36 is made of an appropriate cloth, and its shape is appropriately set, for example, an ellipse, and a decorative notch 37 is formed in the same manner as the cover portion 21. The abutting member 36 is made of the same or similar material as the cover portion 21 and is harmonized by applying the same decoration.

  In order to use the cover 11 configured as described above, first, the cover portion 21 of the main body member 11a is moved from the upper surface of the auxiliary member 11b to open the upper surface of the auxiliary member 11b. Subsequently, the portable terminal X is engaged with the auxiliary member 11b in this state and integrated with the portable terminal X. Thereafter, when the cover portion 21 is placed on the surface of the portable terminal X and moved to the covering position, the cover portion 21 covers the screen Xa of the portable terminal X. This state is held by the contraction force of the holding string portion 31 in the main body member 11a.

  At this time, the cover portion 21 is sheet-shaped but does not require stretchability, and thus has a shape holding force. The shape retention force can also be obtained by configuring the cover portion 21 by superposing two sheet materials 21a and 21b. Further, since the holding string portions 31 are formed on both sides of the cover portion 21 in the longitudinal direction, the possibility that the cover portion 21 is rolled up is lower than when formed on both sides in the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. .

  And since the main body member 11a is being fixed to the auxiliary member 11b united with the portable terminal X, the cover part 21 does not drop from the portable terminal X.

  For this reason, the function of protecting the surface of the portable terminal X can be more reliably exhibited. Even when the portable terminal X is in a power-on state by mistake, the cover portion 21 covers the screen, so that the occurrence of malfunction can be prevented.

  When the portable terminal X is used, as shown in FIG. 7, the back surface of the auxiliary member 11b is held with the palm held, and the cover portion 21 is indicated by a virtual line in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. Shift as you did. This movement can be easily performed even when the fixing portion 32 remains fixed, since the cover portion 21 is deformed and the holding string portion 31 extends.

  And since the cover part 21 has a deformability, the expansion / contraction amount of the holding string part 31 may be small. For this reason, even if the length of the holding strap portion 31 is set to be short, the posture can be easily changed by the cooperation of the cover portion 21 and the holding strap portion 31 as described above, and it can be removed except for the posture change. It is possible to make the screen Xa protected more reliably.

  After shifting the cover portion 21 to the retracted position, the cover portion 21 is moved to the back side of the hand Y so that the back surface of the cover portion 21 contacts the back of the hand.

  Since the fixing portion 32 of the holding strap portion 31 is provided at a position corresponding to the back surface of the mobile terminal X, particularly at a position corresponding to the center of the back surface, the holding strap portion 31 extends and is long and has a margin. For this reason, deformation such as twisting is smoothly performed, and the moving operation of the cover portion 21 is extremely easy.

  When the cover portion 21 is in contact with the back of the hand Y, the hand Y is sandwiched between the contact member 36 and the cover portion 21 (see FIG. 5), and does not grip the auxiliary member 11b strongly as shown in FIG. Both can hold the portable terminal X stably. In addition to the decorative function, the abutting member 36 also acts to soften the feel of the hand Y, so that it can be held comfortably.

  The portable terminal X can be operated on the screen Xa after the posture of the cover unit 21 is changed to the retracted position. At this time, since the mobile terminal X can be operated in a state where it is placed on the palm of the hand without being gripped as described above (see FIG. 8), it is not necessary to concentrate attention on the handheld terminal and the operation can be performed comfortably. There is no worry of dropping the mobile terminal X unexpectedly.

  Further, since the main body member 11a covering the portable terminal X is divided into the cover portion 21 and the holding string portion 31, and the cover portion 21 does not require a stretchable material, the decorative members 22, 23, 24 can be mounted, and decoration using the sheet materials 21a and 21b constituting the cover portion 21 is also possible. Therefore, a desired beautiful appearance can be obtained, and various decorations, differentiation from others, and diversification of variations can be achieved.

  In addition, by providing the material of the cover part 21 with the function of wiping off the stains on the screen Xa, it is possible to always keep a large screen that is very dirty and easily noticeable. That is, the cover portion 21 is not completely fixed, but is held in a state where it can be appropriately moved by the holding strap portion 31, so that it can be vibrated or contacted with other articles even when placed in a bag. The wiping operation is automatically performed, and a beautiful large screen can be seen every time the screen Xa is opened. From this point, the effect that the operation of the portable terminal X can be performed comfortably is also obtained.

  Furthermore, since the main body member 11a is fixed to the portable terminal X via the auxiliary member 11b, the cover member can be replaced without attaching an adhesive to the portable terminal X as compared with the case of directly fixing to the portable terminal X. (Change of clothes) is easy.

  In addition, since the main body member 11a is composed of the cover part 21 and the holding string part 31, if the shape and attachment method of the holding string part 31 are appropriately set according to the form of the mobile terminal X, the body member 11a is not rectangular in plan view. It can also be attached to other shapes, for example, an oval type portable terminal, and can be widely applied to models of various shapes.

  Hereinafter, other examples will be described. In this description, parts that are the same as or equivalent to those in the previous configuration are given the same reference numerals, and detailed descriptions thereof are omitted.

  The cover 11 may omit the auxiliary member as shown in FIG. FIG. 9A is a plan view of a state where the cover 11 is attached to the mobile terminal X, and FIG. 9B is a partially broken side view thereof. As shown in these drawings, the cover 11 has no auxiliary member, and other configurations are the same as described above. The portable terminal X is fixed directly by the double-sided adhesive tape 34 provided on the fixing plate 32a. A hook-and-loop fastener may be used. The fixing position is performed on the back surface of the portable terminal X, preferably in the center.

  Thus, when an auxiliary member is abbreviate | omitted, there exists an advantage which the application range with respect to the portable terminal X becomes wide.

  FIG. 10 is a plan view of a state in which the cover 11 according to another example is attached to the mobile terminal X. FIG. The cover 11 is obtained by changing the attachment position of the holding strap portion 31 with respect to the cover portion 21, and both ends of the holding strap portion 31 are provided on the longitudinal side of the mobile terminal X, but the coupling portion 30 on the upper side of the cover portion 21. One end coupled to the cover portion 21 is set in the middle in the width direction, whereas the other end coupled to the lower coupling portion 30 is set to one corner portion in the width direction. Yes. Since the portion 31a joined to the lower coupling portion 30 is fixed to the corner portion, the portion 31a is made thinner than the portion 31b joined to the upper coupling portion 30 and is arranged side by side. The wide holding string portion 31 can be formed by cutting.

  In the cover 11 configured in this way, when the vicinity of the lower coupling portion 30 is pushed with a finger and moved in a direction in which the cover portion 21 is removed (see the phantom line in FIG. 11), the upper and lower sides are coupled to the middle of the cover portion 21. Compared with the case, the cover part 21 can be removed by an easy operation. Since the rigidity of the cover part 21 is appropriately obtained by superposition of the sheet materials 21a and 21b, selection of materials, and the like, it is possible to suppress the cover part 21 from being rolled up easily.

  FIG. 11 is a plan view of a state in which the cover 11 according to another example is attached to the mobile terminal X. In this cover, the cover part 21 can be opened by two kinds of methods, and a hook-and-loop fastener 41 as an engaging / disengaging means for separating and joining each other is provided at the boundary part between the cover part 21 and the holding string part 31. ing. The hook and loop fastener 41 is provided in the lower portion of the cover portion 21, and as shown in FIG. 12, one of the hook and loop fasteners 42 is fixed to the back surface of the lower portion of the cover portion 21 and the surface of the holding strap portion 31. When the other 43 of the hook and loop fasteners are fixed to each other and engaged with each other, a desired holding force is obtained.

  In the cover 11 configured as described above, the cover portion 21 can be opened by shifting the cover portion 21 on the screen Xa as described above, and the engagement of the hook-and-loop fastener 41 as shown by the phantom line in FIG. The cover part 21 can also be opened by removing the cover and raising the cover part 21. For this reason, the method of operation can be selected according to the situation when using the portable terminal X.

  The engagement / disengagement means can be constituted by a snap or the like other than the hook-and-loop fastener 41. The position of the engagement / disengagement means can be set to the cover portion 21 so that a part of the cover portion 21 can be separated and joined. It can also be set to 31 so that a part of the holding string 31 can be separated and joined.

  FIG. 13 shows the cover 11 in which the configuration of the holding string portion 31 and its fixing portion 32 is changed. FIG. 9A is a plan view of a state in which the cover 11 is attached to the mobile terminal X, and FIG. 9B is a partial cross-sectional view thereof. In the cover 11, two holding string portions 31 coupled to the cover portion 21 are configured, and each end portion is coupled to the upper coupling portion 30 or the lower coupling portion 30 of the cover portion 21. The holding string portion 31 is generally composed of an expansion / contraction portion 33, and an end portion on the opposite side to that coupled to the cover portion 21 is rotatably coupled to the outer peripheral portion of the auxiliary member 11b. As shown in FIG. 13B, this coupling is performed with a rivet-like fastener 35, and the auxiliary member 11b is fixed at a fixed position in order to avoid contact between the fastener 35 and the portable terminal X. 18 is formed.

  In addition, in order to increase the distance between the coupling portion 30 and the fixing portion 32 in the holding string portion 31, the cover portion 21 has bay-shaped portions 28 that enter the inside on the upper side portion and the lower side portion.

  In the cover 11 configured as described above, the portable terminal X can be used if the cover portion 21 is manually moved and removed from the screen Xa as described above. Moreover, although there is no said contact member, when the attitude | position of the cover part 21 is changed to a retracted position, the function as a handle is also fulfilled.

In correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the configuration of the one aspect,
The engaging / disengaging means of the present invention corresponds to the hook-and-loop fastener 41,
The present invention is not limited to the above-described configuration, and other configurations can be employed.

  For example, the entire holding strap portion may not be an expansion / contraction portion, but only a part thereof may be an expansion / contraction portion by combining a plurality of members. You may provide an expansion-contraction part also in a cover part.

  Moreover, an auxiliary member can also be comprised with a shrink film.

  Furthermore, the holding string portion may be provided on a diagonal line of the flat mobile terminal.

  When the cover portion is formed by superposing a plurality of sheet materials, the upper surface side sheet material may be detachable from the lower surface side sheet material. In this way, so-called dressing is possible, and for example, decoration suitable for the season and place can be performed with a high degree of freedom. As a means for attaching and detaching, an appropriate means such as a snap or a button can be adopted in addition to a hook-and-loop fastener.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Flat mobile terminal cover 11b ... Auxiliary member 21 ... Cover part 21a, 21b ... Sheet material 22, 23, 24 ... Decoration member 26, 27 ... Decoration notch 31 ... Holding string part 32 ... Fixing part 33 ... Expansion part 36 ... Contact member 41 ... Hook fastener X ... Plate-shaped mobile terminal Xa ... Screen

Claims (9)

A sheet-like cover that covers the screen on the surface of the flat-plate mobile terminal;
A holding string unit coupled to the cover unit;
At least a part of the holding strap portion is provided with a stretchable portion having stretchability, and a fixing portion that is directly or indirectly fixed to the flat plate-like mobile terminal is provided,
The flat portable terminal cover that can be changed in posture to the cover position where the cover portion covers the screen and the retracted position where the cover portion is retracted to the back side from the front surface of the flat portable terminal while being fixed by the fixing portion. . The flat mobile terminal cover according to claim 1, wherein the fixing portion is provided on a back surface of the flat mobile terminal or a portion corresponding to the back surface. Auxiliary members that are detachably attached to the flat mobile terminal are provided,
The flat mobile terminal cover according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the fixing portion is fixed to the auxiliary member. The flat mobile terminal cover according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an engagement / disengagement means that separates and joins the cover portion, the holding string portion, or a boundary portion thereof is provided. The flat plate-shaped mobile terminal cover according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a contact member is provided at a portion of the outer surface of the fixing portion that contacts the hand. The flat mobile terminal cover according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the holding string portion is provided on a longitudinal side of the flat mobile terminal. The flat mobile terminal cover according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the cover portion is formed by polymerizing a plurality of sheet materials. The flat mobile terminal cover according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a decoration member is provided on a sheet material on an upper surface side of the plurality of sheet materials. The flat mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising a decorative cutout for exposing a sheet material below the upper sheet material of the plurality of sheet materials. cover.

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