JP2014093453A - Electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that an equipped cover component around an electronic apparatus comes off easily.SOLUTION: An electronic terminal comprises an electronic terminal body and a cover component made from an elastic material molded in a rough U-shape to be mounted around one end of the electronic terminal body. The cover component is provided with projections that protrude from both end sections and is equipped with hooks that protrude in directions different from the protrusion direction of each protrusion in the vicinity thereof. The electronic terminal body, in the case where the cover component is mounted, has recesses for projection at positions facing the respective both end sections of the cover component, into which each protrusion formed at both end sections of the cover component is inserted, along with recesses for hook in the vicinity of the locations where each recess for projection is formed, into which each hook formed in the vicinity of both end sections of the cover component is inserted.

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device in which a cover component is mounted around the electronic device.

  In recent years, many electronic devices such as mobile terminal communication devices have been used. Since such an electronic device can be carried, the user may be shocked by dropping, such as being dropped unexpectedly. For this reason, there is a case where a bumper part made of an elastic material such as an elastomer is mounted around an electronic device in order to reduce an impact at the time of dropping. For example, there are those disclosed in Patent Document 1 and those disclosed in FIGS. 1 and 2.

  Specifically, the bumper component 20 mounted on the electronic device 10 disclosed in FIG. 1 is formed in a substantially U shape. A plurality of ribs 20c are also provided near the center of the bumper component 20, and these ribs 20c are formed on the main body side of the electronic device 10 (1) as indicated by reference numeral 2c in FIG. Inserted into the recesses (1b). Further, protrusions 20a are provided at both ends of the bumper component 20, and are inserted into holes 10a formed around the main body side of the electronic device 10 as shown in FIG.

JP 2009-11805 A

  However, as shown in FIG. 8 described above, when the concave portion (1c) for inserting the rib 20c of the bumper component 20 cannot be formed on the main body side of the electronic device 10 (1), for example, various components and boards are fixed. In some cases, there is no space for forming a recess due to the influence of a screw hole or the like. In such a case, the bumper part 20 formed of an elastic body may be elastically deformed by an impact or the like, and may move in the direction of arrow Y in FIG. That is, there is a problem that a cover part, which is a bumper part mounted around the electronic device, is easily removed due to space saving of the electronic device.

  For this reason, the object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problem that the cover parts mounted around the electronic device are easily removed when the space of the electronic device is reduced. To provide electronic equipment.

An electronic terminal which is an embodiment of the present invention is
An electronic terminal body;
A cover part made of an elastic body formed in a substantially U shape that is mounted around one end of the electronic terminal main body,
Each of the cover parts includes protrusions protruding from the ends at both ends, and hooks protruding in a direction different from the protrusion direction of the protrusions in the vicinity of the protrusions.
The electronic terminal main body has projection recesses into which the projections formed at both ends of the cover component are inserted at locations facing the both ends of the cover component when the cover component is mounted. Each has a hook recess into which each of the hooks formed in the vicinity of both ends of the cover component is inserted in the vicinity of the portion where the projection recess is formed.
The configuration is as follows.

Moreover, the cover component which is the other form of this invention is
A cover component made of an elastic body formed in a substantially U shape that is mounted around one end of the electronic terminal body,
Each end is provided with a protrusion protruding from each end, and a hook protruding in a direction different from the protrusion direction of the protrusion is provided near each protrusion.
When the cover part is mounted on the electronic terminal body, the protrusions are inserted into protrusion recesses formed at positions of the electronic terminal body respectively opposed to both ends of the cover part, and the hooks Are inserted into the hook recesses formed in the vicinity of the portions where the respective protrusion recesses of the electronic terminal body are formed,
The configuration is as follows.

A portable information processing terminal according to another aspect of the present invention
A portable information processing terminal body;
A cover part made of an elastic body formed in a substantially U shape that is mounted around one end of the portable information processing terminal main body,
Each of the cover parts includes protrusions protruding from the ends at both ends, and hooks protruding in a direction different from the protrusion direction of the protrusions in the vicinity of the protrusions.
In the portable information processing terminal body, when the cover part is mounted, the protrusions formed by inserting the protrusions formed at both ends of the cover part are inserted at positions facing the both ends of the cover part, respectively. Each having a concave portion for use, and each having a concave portion for hook into which each hook formed respectively in the vicinity of both end portions of the cover component is inserted in the vicinity of the portion where each of the protruding concave portions is formed.
The configuration is as follows.

  According to the present invention configured as described above, it is possible to prevent the cover component attached around the electronic device from being removed while saving the space of the electronic device.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the cover components with which the electronic device relevant to this invention is mounted | worn. It is a figure which shows a mode when the cover component disclosed in FIG. 1 is mounted | worn with the electronic device. It is a figure which shows the structure of the electronic device in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the main body and cover component of the electronic device which were disclosed in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the cover component disclosed in FIG. It is a figure which shows a mode when the cover component disclosed in FIG. 4 is mounted | worn with the electronic device. It is a figure which shows a mode when the cover component disclosed in FIG. 4 is mounted | worn with the electronic device. It is a figure which shows a mode when the cover component disclosed in FIG. 4 is mounted | worn with the electronic device. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating another configuration example of the cover component disclosed in FIG. 4 and a state when the cover component is mounted on an electronic device.

  <Embodiment 1>

  A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The electronic device in the present embodiment is a morphological information processing terminal such as a so-called smartphone. However, the electronic device according to the present invention may be applied to any electronic device.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the electronic device has a substantially rectangular outer shape, and the cover component 2 is mounted around one end side that forms the short side of the electronic device main body 1. Specifically, as shown in an exploded view of the electronic device main body 1 and the cover component 2 in FIG. 4, the cover component 2 is substantially U-shaped so as to cover an end surface on one end side of the electronic device main body 1 and a part on both sides thereof. It is formed in a letter shape. Then, both side portions on one end side of the electronic device main body 1 function as a fixing portion 3 that connects and fixes the electronic device main body 1 and the cover component 2. Hereinafter, the detailed configuration of the three fixing portions between the electronic device main body 1 and the cover portion 2 will be mainly described.

  The cover component 2 in this embodiment is formed of an elastic body such as an elastomer. As shown in FIG. 5, the cover component 2 has an end portion located on both end sides of an elastic body having a predetermined length, which is approximately 90 relative to the center portion located near the center. Each time it is bent, it is formed in a substantially U shape. That is, the cover component 2 is formed corresponding to the outer shape on one end side of the electronic terminal main body 1, whereby the central portion of the cover component 2 covers a part of the end surface on the one end side of the electronic terminal main body 1. Each end side part of the cover component 2 is positioned so as to cover a part of both sides of the end face on one end side of the electronic other terminal body 1.

  The cover component 2 is formed by bending a cross section in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction at approximately 90 degrees. Specifically, when the cover member 2 is attached to the electronic terminal main body 1, the cover member 2 is positioned on one side of the electronic terminal main body 1 and a side cover that covers a part of the side surface on the one end side of the electronic terminal main body 1. And a surface cover portion that covers a part of the surface to be formed. That is, the side cover portion extends along the side surface of the electronic terminal main body 1, and the surface cover portion is formed to extend along the surface on one end side of the electronic terminal main body 1. In addition, the angle which the side surface cover part and surface cover part which comprise the cover component 2 make mutually is not limited to about 90 degree | times, What kind of angle may be sufficient.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5, the cover component 2 includes protrusions 2 a that protrude from the respective end portions at both ends thereof. Specifically, the protrusion 2 a further protrudes from the front end portion of the surface cover portion constituting the cover component 2 in the direction in which the end portion of the cover component 2 extends. Further, hooks 2b projecting in a direction different from the projecting direction of the projection 2a are formed in the vicinity of the respective distal end portions of the cover component 2 and on the opposite side to the distal end portion. . Specifically, the hook 2b protrudes from the inner surface side of the surface cover portion constituting the cover component 2 and protrudes in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction in which the end portion of the cover component 2 extends. That is, the protrusion 2a and the hook 2b are formed to protrude in directions different from each other by 90 degrees. Note that a plurality of ribs 2 c protruding from the inner surface side are formed at the central portion of the cover component 2.

  And the one end side by the side of the electronic device main body 1 is comprised as shown to FIG. 6 thru | or 8 with respect to the structure of the cover component 2 mentioned above. First, as shown in the AA line cross-sectional view of FIG. 6 and the BB line cross-sectional view of FIG. 7, the both sides of one end side of the electronic device body 1 protrude from both end portions of the cover component 2. A protrusion recess 1a, which is a hole into which each protrusion 2a is inserted, is formed. The protrusion recess 1 a is formed so as to become deeper from one end side of the electronic device body 1 toward the other end side.

  Further, the electronic device main body 1 is formed with a hook recess 1b which is a hole into which the hook 2b formed on the inner surface side of the surface cover portion constituting the cover component 2 is inserted in the vicinity of each of the protrusion recesses 1a. Has been. The hook recess 1b is formed to be recessed from the surface on one end side of the electronic device body 1 by a predetermined depth in the thickness direction. For this reason, the depth directions of the projection recess 1a and the hook recess 1b are different from each other by 90 degrees.

  Moreover, as shown in the CC sectional view of FIG. 8, a rib recess 1 c that is a hole into which a rib 2 c formed in the central part of the cover component 2 is inserted is formed on one end side of the electronic device main body 1. A plurality are formed. The rib recess 1c is formed to be recessed from the surface on one end side of the electronic device main body 1 by a predetermined depth in the thickness direction.

  When the cover component 2 having the above-described configuration is mounted on the electronic device main body 1, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, first, the protrusions 1a formed on both ends of the cover member 2 are formed on the electronic device main body 1, respectively. It will be in the state inserted in the recessed part 2a for protrusions made. At the same time, the hooks 1b formed on the cover member 2 are inserted into the hook recesses 2b formed on the electronic device main body 1, respectively. Thus, even when an external force such as an impact is generated, the cover component 2 can be prevented from coming off in the direction of the arrow Z shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 by the protrusion 1a, and the cover component 2 is shown by the hook 1b. 6 can be prevented from coming off in the arrow Y direction. In particular, since the protrusions 1a and the hooks 1b are formed at positions close to each other, it is possible to more effectively suppress the protrusions 1a and the hooks 1b from coming off from the recesses 2a and 2b.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, when the rib 2c formed in the central portion of the cover member 2 is inserted into the rib recess 2c formed in the electronic device main body 1, the rib 2c also covers the cover component. 2 can be prevented from coming off in the arrow Y direction. In order to save space, even if the rib recess 1c cannot be formed on the electronic device main body 1 side, the above-described protrusion 1a and hook 1b effectively prevent the cover component 2 from being detached by an external force or the like. can do. Therefore, according to the present invention, for example, when a screw hole or the like is formed at a position shown by reference numeral 1d in FIG. 7 due to space saving, or when the rib recess 1c cannot be formed as described above. Moreover, it can suppress that the cover components 2 remove | deviate.

  Here, the cover component 2 described above may be configured as shown in FIG. The cover component 2 shown in FIG. 9 is different from that described above in the shape of the hook 2b. Specifically, the hook 2b shown in FIG. 9 is chamfered at a portion on the projection 2a side located in the vicinity. That is, the side wall on the protrusion 2a side of the hook 2b is inclined toward the protruding end, and the cross-sectional shape of the hook 2b is formed so as to become smaller toward the protruding end. Thereby, when the cover component 2 is assembled to the electronic device body 1, the hook 2d is easily inserted without being caught by the hook recess 1b, and the assembly is facilitated.

  Note that the electronic apparatus including the cover part 2 in the present invention is not limited to the above-described structure. For example, the hook 2b is not limited to being provided at the place described above, and may be at another place.

<Appendix>
Part or all of the above-described embodiment can be described as in the following supplementary notes. Hereinafter, an outline of configurations of an electronic device, a cover component, and a portable information processing terminal according to the present invention will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to the following configuration.

(Appendix 1)
An electronic terminal body;
A cover part made of an elastic body formed in a substantially U shape that is mounted around one end of the electronic terminal main body,
Each of the cover parts includes protrusions protruding from the ends at both ends, and hooks protruding in a direction different from the protrusion direction of the protrusions in the vicinity of the protrusions.
The electronic terminal main body has projection recesses into which the projections formed at both ends of the cover component are inserted at locations facing the both ends of the cover component when the cover component is mounted. Each has a hook recess into which each of the hooks formed in the vicinity of both ends of the cover component is inserted in the vicinity of the portion where the projection recess is formed.
Electronic terminal.

(Appendix 2)
The electronic terminal according to attachment 1, wherein
The cover component corresponds to the shape of the one end side of the electronic terminal main body, with respect to a central portion located near the center of the cover member so as to surround at least a part of the end surface on the one end side and both sides thereof. Each end side portion located on both end sides of the cover part is formed by bending, and each of the end side portions is formed with the protrusion and the hook.
Electronic terminal.

(Appendix 3)
An electronic terminal according to appendix 1 or 2,
The protrusions and the hooks respectively formed at both ends of the cover component protrude in directions different from each other by 90 degrees.
Electronic terminal.

(Appendix 4)
An electronic terminal according to attachment 3, wherein
The hooks respectively formed at both ends of the cover part are formed by chamfering the protruding side located in the vicinity.

(Appendix 5)
An electronic terminal according to any one of appendices 1 to 3,
The cover component includes a side cover portion that covers at least a part of a side surface on one end side of the electronic terminal main body, and a surface cover portion that covers at least a part of a surface located on one end side of the electronic terminal main body. The side cover part and the front cover part are formed at a predetermined angle with respect to the shape of one end side of the electronic terminal,
Electronic terminal.

(Appendix 6)
The electronic terminal according to attachment 5, wherein
The cover component is formed such that the protrusion protrudes from an end portion of the surface cover portion, and the hook protrudes from the inner surface side of the surface cover portion.
Electronic terminal.

(Appendix 7)
A cover component made of an elastic body formed in a substantially U shape that is mounted around one end of the electronic terminal body,
Each end is provided with a protrusion protruding from each end, and a hook protruding in a direction different from the protrusion direction of the protrusion is provided near each protrusion.
When the cover part is mounted on the electronic terminal body, the protrusions are inserted into protrusion recesses formed at positions of the electronic terminal body respectively opposed to both ends of the cover part, and the hooks Are inserted into the hook recesses formed in the vicinity of the portions where the respective protrusion recesses of the electronic terminal body are formed,
Cover parts.

(Appendix 8)
The cover component according to appendix 7,
The protrusions and the hooks respectively formed at both ends protrude in directions different from each other by 90 degrees.
Cover parts.

(Appendix 9)
A portable information processing terminal body;
A cover part made of an elastic body formed in a substantially U shape that is mounted around one end of the portable information processing terminal main body,
Each of the cover parts includes protrusions protruding from the ends at both ends, and hooks protruding in a direction different from the protrusion direction of the protrusions in the vicinity of the protrusions.
In the portable information processing terminal body, when the cover part is mounted, the protrusions formed by inserting the protrusions formed at both ends of the cover part are inserted at positions facing the both ends of the cover part, respectively. Each having a concave portion for use, and each having a concave portion for hook into which each hook formed respectively in the vicinity of both end portions of the cover component is inserted in the vicinity of the portion where each of the protruding concave portions is formed.
Portable information processing terminal.

  As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the above-described embodiments and supplementary notes, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. Various changes that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electronic device main body 1a Protrusion recess 1b Hook recess 1c Rib recess 2 Cover component 2a Projection 2b Hook 2c Rib

Claims (9)

An electronic terminal body;
A cover part made of an elastic body formed in a substantially U shape that is mounted around one end of the electronic terminal main body,
Each of the cover parts includes protrusions protruding from the ends at both ends, and hooks protruding in a direction different from the protrusion direction of the protrusions in the vicinity of the protrusions.
The electronic terminal main body has projection recesses into which the projections formed at both ends of the cover component are inserted at locations facing the both ends of the cover component when the cover component is mounted. Each has a hook recess into which each of the hooks formed in the vicinity of both ends of the cover component is inserted in the vicinity of the portion where the projection recess is formed.
Electronic terminal. The electronic terminal according to claim 1,
The cover component corresponds to the shape of the one end side of the electronic terminal main body, with respect to a central portion located near the center of the cover member so as to surround at least a part of the end surface on the one end side and both sides thereof. Each end side portion located on both end sides of the cover part is formed by bending, and each of the end side portions is formed with the protrusion and the hook.
Electronic terminal. The electronic terminal according to claim 1 or 2,
The protrusions and the hooks respectively formed at both ends of the cover component protrude in directions different from each other by 90 degrees.
Electronic terminal. The electronic terminal according to claim 3,
The hooks respectively formed at both ends of the cover part are formed by chamfering the protruding side located in the vicinity. An electronic terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The cover component includes a side cover portion that covers at least a part of a side surface on one end side of the electronic terminal main body, and a surface cover portion that covers at least a part of a surface located on one end side of the electronic terminal main body. The side cover part and the front cover part are formed at a predetermined angle with respect to the shape of one end side of the electronic terminal,
Electronic terminal. The electronic terminal according to claim 5,
The cover component is formed such that the protrusion protrudes from an end portion of the surface cover portion, and the hook protrudes from the inner surface side of the surface cover portion.
Electronic terminal. A cover component made of an elastic body formed in a substantially U shape that is mounted around one end of the electronic terminal body,
Each end is provided with a protrusion protruding from each end, and a hook protruding in a direction different from the protrusion direction of the protrusion is provided near each protrusion.
When the cover part is mounted on the electronic terminal body, the protrusions are inserted into protrusion recesses formed at positions of the electronic terminal body respectively opposed to both ends of the cover part, and the hooks Are inserted into the hook recesses formed in the vicinity of the portions where the respective protrusion recesses of the electronic terminal body are formed,
Cover parts. The cover part according to claim 7,
The protrusions and the hooks respectively formed at both ends protrude in directions different from each other by 90 degrees.
Cover parts. A portable information processing terminal body;
A cover part made of an elastic body formed in a substantially U shape that is mounted around one end of the portable information processing terminal main body,
Each of the cover parts includes protrusions protruding from the ends at both ends, and hooks protruding in a direction different from the protrusion direction of the protrusions in the vicinity of the protrusions.
In the portable information processing terminal body, when the cover part is mounted, the protrusions formed by inserting the protrusions formed at both ends of the cover part are inserted at positions facing the both ends of the cover part, respectively. Each having a concave portion for use, and each having a concave portion for hook into which each hook formed respectively in the vicinity of both end portions of the cover component is inserted in the vicinity of the portion where each of the protruding concave portions is formed.
Portable information processing terminal.

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