JP2015089696A - Tablet terminal holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stably support a tablet terminal in a standing posture, and enable easy attachment or removal of the terminal.SOLUTION: A holder 1 includes: a front panel part 11 holding a tablet terminal 3 while placed under control at the front surface side; and a back plate part 12 disposed at the back of the front panel part 11. The upper end part of the front panel part 11 and the upper end part of the back plate part 12 are integrally connected via a flexible first connecting piece 13. The lower end part of the front panel part 11 and the lower end part of the back plate part 12 are separably connected with each other via a flexible second connecting piece. The holder 1 holding the tablet terminal 3 is set on a fixed table, and detachably held by a holding tool mounted on the fixed table while both side parts of the back plate part 12 are held.

Description

  The present invention relates to a tablet terminal support device for holding a tablet terminal in an upright posture.

  Conventionally, in the vicinity of a train cab, a sheet describing a timetable of a traveling route is held in an upright posture by a dedicated holding device. A crew member is obliged to drive while appropriately pointing and checking the timetable (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

No. 1-338617

  Since installing a timetable near the driver's cab is a mandatory requirement for train travel, the crew always carries the timetable for the route that is scheduled to be in charge, but it is unscheduled due to accidents etc. You may have to be in charge of trains on other routes, or you may need a temporary timetable. If the crew does not have a timetable for the route that the crew is in charge of, the timetable must be provided by a method such as sending a fax from the administrative department to the station where it is stopped. There is a risk of being late.

  Therefore, if the timetable of various routes is stored as electronic data, and the necessary timetable data is recalled and displayed on the monitor, it is possible to respond quickly to any flight crew, A solution is possible. In particular, if a tablet terminal is used, data can be stored and displayed on a single device, and handling is easy. Further, even if necessary data is not stored, there is an advantage that data can be acquired by communication, which is suitable for solving the above problem.

  In order to be able to check the timetable displayed on the tablet terminal while driving, it is necessary to hold the tablet terminal in an upright posture, as in the paper timetable. In addition, it is necessary to devise so that the tablet terminal does not fall down due to the influence of vibration caused by the train running.

  However, if the tablet terminal is firmly fixed, it becomes difficult to remove it. Considering the possibility of using the tablet terminal for purposes other than displaying the timetable and the necessity of connecting to an external device for the purpose of charging or the like, it is desirable that the tablet terminal be supported in a state where it can be easily removed.

  The present invention has been made by paying attention to each of the above problems, and provides a tablet terminal support device that can stably hold a tablet terminal in an upright position and can easily attach and remove the tablet terminal. The purpose is to do.

  The tablet terminal support device according to the present invention comprises a holder for supporting a plate-like tablet terminal and a fixed base for holding the holder in an upright position. The holder includes a front plate portion that supports the tablet terminal in a state of being restrained to the front side, and a back plate portion having a size corresponding to the display surface of the tablet terminal. The upper end portion of the front plate portion and the upper end portion of the back plate portion are integrally connected via a flexible first connecting piece, and the lower end portion of the front plate portion and the lower end portion of the back plate portion are connected. The space is separably connected via a flexible second connection piece. A holder that can support both side portions of the back plate portion of the holder is provided on the front surface of the fixing base so as to be openable and closable.

  According to the above configuration, after the holder of the fixing base is opened, the back plate portion of the holder for supporting the tablet terminal is aligned with the fixing base, and then the holder is closed to thereby close the back plate portion of the holder. Both sides are supported by the holder, and the holder and the tablet terminal supported by the holder can be fixed in an upright posture.

  If the holder of the fixing base is opened to release the holding of both sides of the back plate, the holder can be taken out while supporting the tablet terminal. If the connection between the lower end portion of the front plate portion and the lower end portion of the back plate portion by the second connection piece is released and the back plate portion is reversed to the front side, the display surface of the tablet terminal is covered with the back plate portion. Can do. After that, the lower end part of the back plate part and the lower end part of the front plate part are connected by the second connecting piece so that the back plate part does not shift, and the tablet terminal is carried while being supported by the holder. Can do.

  In one embodiment of the tablet terminal support device described above, the second connection piece is attached to the lower end of the back plate portion, and can be attached to and detached from the connecting portion between the second connection piece and the front plate portion. A stop member is attached.

  According to the above embodiment, the second connecting piece can be easily coupled to or removed from the front plate portion by the stop member.

  In another embodiment, the said front board part has an accommodating part which can accommodate a tablet terminal in the front side. The housing portion is a tablet terminal formed in a gap between the rectangular frame body portion that goes around the outer periphery of the display surface of the tablet terminal and one side of the frame body portion and the front surface of the front plate portion. And an opening / closing port and a flange portion that closes a gap portion between the other side of the frame portion and the front surface of the front plate portion.

  According to the above embodiment, the tablet terminal is supported by the front surface of the front plate portion, the peripheral portion of the display surface is supported by the frame body portion, and the thickness portion is supported by the collar portion. The terminal does not fall off the holder. Since the tablet terminal can be easily inserted into and removed from the container through the outlet, it is possible to easily cope with the need to take out the tablet terminal for connection with a device such as a charger.

  In another embodiment, the fixed base includes a support portion that supports the back plate portion of the holder on the front surface, and a pair of left and right side wall portions. At least one of the side wall portions is formed to be undulating with respect to the support portion. In addition, on the opposing surfaces of each side wall portion, a stopper member constituting the holder protrudes inward with a space narrower than the lateral width of the back plate portion of the holder, and between the support portion and each stopper member. Grooves are formed between the side edges of the back plate portion of the holder.

  According to the above embodiment, the back plate portion of the holder is supported by the support portion of the fixed base, and both side edges of the back plate portion are engaged with the grooves formed between the support portion and each stopper member. Therefore, the holder can be easily and firmly held. Moreover, since the restraint of the back plate portion is released by tilting the side wall portion, the holder can be easily removed.

  According to the present invention, the tablet terminal can be stably supported in an upright posture by holding the holder on the holder of the fixing base. The holder can be attached to or detached from the fixed base by a simple operation of opening and closing the holder. Moreover, after removal, if the back plate part is reversed to the front side and put on the front surface of the front plate part, the display surface of the tablet terminal is protected by the back plate part and the tablet terminal remains in the state supported by the holder. It can be carried and convenience is enhanced.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a tablet terminal support apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a fixed base. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the holder of the standing posture. It is a left view of the holder of the standing posture. It is the front view and back view of a holder of the open state. It is a front view which shows the detailed structure of a 2nd connection piece. It is a top view which shows the state with which the holder was hold | maintained at the fixed base. It is a top view which shows the state with which the timetable made from paper was hold | maintained at the fixed base. It is a front view which shows the state in which the holder removed from the fixed base is used as a protective case of a tablet terminal. It is a rear view which shows the state by which the holder removed from the fixed base is used as a protective case of a tablet terminal.

FIG. 1 shows the appearance of a tablet terminal support device 10 to which the present invention is applied.
The tablet terminal support device 10 is for supporting the tablet terminal 3 in a standing state near the train cab, and is a steel holder for supporting the tablet terminal 3 and a holder 1 in a standing position. And a fixed base 2 made of metal.

  The fixed base 2 is fixed to a window frame or a wall surface diagonally forward of the driver's seat by a mounting bracket (not shown) provided on the back surface. The fixed base 2 of this embodiment can also hold a conventional paper timetable 4 (see FIG. 8). As shown in FIG. 2, the illumination device 25 that illuminates the paper surface of the timetable 4 is used. Is provided.

FIG. 2 shows the fixing base 2 with the holder 1 removed.
The fixed base 2 has support portions 23 for supporting the holder 1 on the front surface, and side walls 21 and 22 are provided on both sides of the support portion 23, and a bottom plate 24 is provided on the lower portion. .

  One side wall portion 21 is constituted by a case body with a part of the inner surface being opened, and two LED boards 26 and 26 constituting the lighting device 25 are fixed vertically in the case body. A plurality of LEDs (not shown) arranged along the length direction are mounted on each LED substrate 26 toward the open portion of the case body. Each LED is turned on when power is supplied from the power supply box 200 on the back side.

  The other side wall portion 22 is made of a band plate material, and is attached to the support portion 23 via hinges 27, 27, 27 arranged at three places in the vertical direction so as to be raised and lowered. Each hinge 27 incorporates a spring (not shown), and the side wall portion 22 is urged by the spring to stand on the front surface of the support portion 23. When the side wall part 22 is pushed from the inside to the outside, the side wall part 22 falls down and is released, and when the pressing force is released, the side wall part 22 returns to the original standing posture by the restoring force of the spring.

  The left and right side wall portions 21 and 22 face each other with a distance corresponding to the lateral width of a back plate portion 12 (to be described later) of the holder 1, and stop members 28 and 28 project inwardly on the facing surfaces. Has been. In this embodiment, a belt-like member that is long in the vertical direction is used as the stopper member 28, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a plurality of claw-like plate materials are arranged in the vertical direction. Also good. The stop members 28 and 28 are opposed to each other with an interval narrower than the lateral width of the back plate portion 12 of the holder 1. A groove 20 is formed between the front surface of the support portion 23 and each of the stop members 28, 28 to engage both side edges of the back plate portion 12 of the holder 1.

  A leaf spring 29 for supporting the back plate portion 12 of the holder 1 in a pressed state is attached to the upper portion, the lower portion, and the height center portion of the front surface of the support portion 23.

  3 and 4 show the appearance of the holder 1 in an assembled state to be assembled to the fixing base 2, and FIGS. 5 (1) and 2 (2) show the holder in an opened state after being removed from the fixing base 2. FIG. 1 shows the appearance of each.

  The holder 1 of this embodiment is made of synthetic leather, and has a rectangular front plate portion 11 having a size corresponding to the tablet terminal 3, and a rectangular back plate portion 12 positioned behind the front plate portion 11. The first connection piece 13 that connects the upper end portion of the front plate portion 11 and the upper end portion of the back plate portion 12, and the second connection piece that connects the lower end portion of the front plate portion 11 and the lower end portion of the back plate portion 12. And a connection piece 14. A rectangular frame 15 is provided on the front side of the front plate 11 via four sheet-like flanges 16a, 16b, 16c, and 16d. The frame 15 and the front plate 11 The space part between is a housing part that can accommodate the tablet terminal 3.

  In addition, each part which comprises the holder 1 is what stitched the front leather and the back leather by the artificial suede, and in FIGS. 3-6, only the front leather part is represented by the broken line by the broken line. . A core material is provided between the front leather and the back leather as necessary, and the hardness of each part is adjusted depending on the presence or absence of the core material and the type of the core material.

  The front plate portion 11 is formed in a size capable of supporting the entire back surface of the tablet terminal 3. The frame body portion 15 has the same outer shape as the front plate portion 11, and makes a round along the outer periphery of the display surface so that the display surface of the tablet terminal can be visually recognized, and the inside is a rectangular window. The back plate 12 has substantially the same vertical width as the front plate 11 and the frame plate 15, but the horizontal width is shorter than the front plate 11 and longer than the opening width of the window of the frame 15.

  The front plate portion 11 and the back plate portion 12 are provided with a core material so as not to be easily deformed. However, the first connecting piece 13 does not include the core material and is flexible and can be freely bent at any location. be able to. The lateral width of the connecting piece 13 is shorter than the lateral width of the back plate portion 12 and further shorter than the distance between the fixing members 28 and 28 of the fixed base 2. The connection piece 13 has a length corresponding to the distance from the stop member 28 of the fixed base 2 to the front opening of the fixed base 2, and both ends are the upper edge of the front plate portion 11 and the upper edge of the back plate portion 12, respectively. It is fixed to the unit.

  The second connecting piece 14 also has a lateral width shorter than the distance between the stop members 28 and 28 of the fixed base 2, and as shown in FIG. 6, one end of the second connecting piece 14 is at the lower end edge of the back plate portion 12. It is fixed to one piece. The connection piece 14 is provided with a pair of core members 143 and 144, which are provided between the lower end edge of the back plate 12 and the core member 143, and between the core member 143 and the core member 144. Bending portions 141 and 142 are formed by a gap having a minute width so as to be bent.

  As shown in FIG. 5 (1), the hook-and-loop fastener 101 is fixed to a portion corresponding to the core material 144 on the surface of the second connection piece 14.

  Each of the flange portions 16a to 16d has a lateral width that is shorter than the corresponding sides of the frame body portion 15 and the front plate portion 11, and is positioned at the width central portion of each side. The flange portions 16a and 16b on the upper and lower sides and the left and right flange portions 16c are necessary to form a space corresponding to the thickness of the tablet terminal 3 between the front surface of the front plate portion 11 and the frame body portion 15. It has a long length and is integrally fixed to both the front plate portion 11 and the frame plate portion 15. On the other hand, the other left and right flange portions 16d also serve as a lid for opening and closing the entrance and exit, and are set to a length that can be wound around the back side of the front plate portion 11, as shown in FIGS. As shown, one end is integrally fixed to the frame body portion 15, and a hook-and-loop fastener 102 is provided at the other end.

  As shown in FIG. 5 (2), a surface fastener 103 for stopping the surface fastener 101 of the second connection piece 14 is provided at the lower end portion of the back surface of the front plate portion 11, and a flange portion 16d is provided at the side edge portion. A surface fastener 104 for stopping the surface fastener 102 is attached.

  By engaging and connecting the surface fastener 102 of the flange portion 16 d and the surface fastener 104 of the front plate portion 11, all four sides of the frame body portion 15 are connected to the front plate portion 11. A closed housing portion capable of housing and holding the tablet terminal 3 is formed on the front side of the tablet. When the tablet terminal 3 is accommodated in the accommodating portion, the back surface of the tablet terminal 3 is supported by the front surface of the front plate portion 11, and the peripheral portion of the display surface of the tablet terminal 3 is supported by the frame body portion 15. The thickness portions of the tablet terminal 3 are supported by the portions 16a to 16d. If the hook-and-loop fastener 102 of the collar portion 16d and the hook-and-loop fastener 104 of the front plate portion 11 are disconnected, the space between the open plate portion 11 and the frame body portion 15 serves as a slot for the tablet terminal 3.

  In order to hold the tablet terminal 3 on the holder 1 having the above-described configuration and assemble it to the fixing base 2, first, the connection between the surface fastener 102 of the flange portion 16d of the holder 1 and the surface fastener 104 of the front plate portion 11 is removed. The tablet terminal 3 with the display surface facing forward is inserted into the space between the front plate part 11 and the frame part 15 from the insertion / exit opening formed between the plate part 11 and the frame part 15. Next, when the hook-and-loop fasteners 102 and 104 are engaged and connected, the tablet terminal 3 is supported in a state of being constrained in the housing portion formed by the top plate portion 11, the frame body portion 15, and the flange portions 16 a to 16 d. .

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the first connecting piece 13 is bent, the back plate portion 12 is positioned behind the front plate portion 11, and the second connecting piece 14 is connected to each bent portion 141, The hook and loop fastener 101 is bent at the position 142, and the hook and loop fastener 101 is engaged with and connected to the hook and loop fastener 103 on the back surface of the front plate portion 11.

  In order to attach the holder 1 assembled as described above to the fixing base 2, as shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. The plate portion 12 is positioned in front of the support portion 23 of the fixed base 2, and one side edge portion of the back plate portion 12 is inserted into the groove 20 between the stopper member 28 of the side wall portion 21 of the fixed base 2 and the support portion 23. To do. When the side wall portion 22 is raised while maintaining this positioning state, the other side edge portion of the back plate portion 12 is engaged with the groove 20 between the stopper member 28 and the support portion 23 of the side wall portion 22. Become.

  In this state, the back plate portion 12 of the holder 1 is supported on the front surface of the support portion 23 via a plate spring 29 provided on the support portion 23 of the fixed base 2, and the spine that has entered each groove 20, 20. Both side edges of the plate portion 12 are pressed against and supported by the stop members 28 and 28 by a plate spring 29. As a result, the back plate portion 12 and the connection piece 14 are firmly supported on the bottom plate 24 of the fixed base 2.

  In this embodiment, the lateral width of the front plate portion 11 of the holder 1 is larger than the opening width between the side wall portions 21, 22 of the fixing base 2, and the length of the first connecting piece 13 is set to the stop member 28 of the fixing base 2. Accordingly, the front plate portion 11 is located on the opening surface between the side wall portions 21 and 22. At this time, the upper end portion of the front plate portion 11 is supported by the front surfaces of the side wall portions 21 and 22, and the lower end portion of the front plate portion 11 is the back plate portion 12 by the portion including the core member 143 of the second connection piece 14. Is maintained on the bottom plate 24 while maintaining the distance between the front plate portion 11 and the top plate portion 11 can be prevented from shifting or swinging.

  As described above, the back plate portion 12 of the holder 1 is firmly fixed to the fixed base 2, and the front plate portion 11 that supports the tablet terminal 3 is also held in a stationary state. Even if it propagates to 2, the tablet terminal 3 is not shaken or displaced, and the tablet terminal 3 is stably supported in an upright posture.

  When the paper timetable 4 is attached to the fixed base 2 in place of the holder 1, the left and right side edges of the timetable 4 are fixed to the fixing members 28 of the fixed base 2, as shown in FIG. , 28 and the support portion 23 are inserted into the grooves 20, 20. Thereby, the timetable 4 is pushed and supported by the front face of the support portion 23 by the leaf springs 29 on the back, and both side edges of the timetable 4 are pressed against and supported by the stopper members 28, 28. Is held in an upright position.

  When removing the holder 1 from the fixed base 2, the front surface of the support portion 23 of the fixed base 2 is released by tilting the side wall portion 22 of the fixed base 2 outward to release the restraint of the back plate portion 12 of the holder 1. The holder 1 can be taken out from.

  Next, after the connection between the second connection piece 14 of the removed holder 1 and the front plate portion 11 is disconnected, the back plate portion 12 is inverted to the front side, and the back plate portion 12 is stacked on the frame body portion 15. Then, the second connection piece 14 is turned to the back side of the front plate portion 11, and the surface fastener 101 of the second connection piece 14 is engaged with the surface fastener 103 on the back surface of the front plate portion 11 to be coupled. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the frame body portion 15 and the tablet terminal 3 are sandwiched between the front plate portion 11 and the back plate portion 12, and are exposed in the window of the frame body portion 15. The display surface of the tablet terminal 3 is covered with the back plate portion 12, and the lower end portion of the back plate portion 12 and the lower end portion of the front plate portion 11 are connected via the connection piece 14. Therefore, the tablet terminal 3 is protected while being supported by the holder 1, and it is not necessary to prepare another protective case for storing and carrying the tablet terminal 3.

  When a plurality of types of tablet terminals 3 having different standards are used as long as a space is provided in the space of the housing portion formed by the front plate portion 11, the frame body portion 15, and the four flange portions 16a to 16d. However, any standard can be supported.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and for example, the following modifications can be adopted.
When the standard of the tablet terminal 3 is unified, instead of providing the frame body portion 15 and the flange portions 16a to 16d, a leaf spring-like attachment is provided at appropriate positions (for example, four corners) of the peripheral portion of the front plate portion 11. A tool may be provided, and the tablet terminal 3 may be sandwiched and fixed between the mounting tool and the front plate part 11. Further, a screw shaft portion is provided at an appropriate position on the back surface of the tablet terminal 3, while a hole portion is provided at a position corresponding to the screw shaft portion of the front plate portion 11, and the screw shaft portion is inserted into the hole portion to It can also be fixed. According to these attachment methods, since the thickness portion of the tablet terminal 3 is exposed, it is easy to connect the tablet terminal 3 to an external device while the tablet terminal 3 is supported by the holder 2.

  When the size of the tablet terminal 3 is small, the width of the front plate portion 11 is matched to the back plate portion 12, and the front plate portion 11 is also positioned between the side wall portions 21 and 22 of the fixed base 2, and the stop member 28. , 28 may support the front plate portion 11.

Note that the material of the holder 1 is not limited to synthetic leather, and a material that does not possibly disturb the operation of the circuit of the tablet terminal 3 such as cloth or synthetic resin is appropriately selected.
Further, for example, snaps may be used in place of the hook-and-loop fasteners 101 and 103 to connect the second connection piece 14 and the back surface of the front plate portion 11. Similarly, the member that connects the connecting piece 16d of the frame body portion 15 and the front plate portion 11 is not limited to the hook-and-loop fasteners 102 and 104. Furthermore, although the fixed base 2 of the said Example shall be fixed to a wall or a window frame, it is not restricted to this, The stand-type thing fixed on a horizontal surface may be used.

Note that the tablet terminal 3 supported by the tablet terminal support device 10 is not limited to the use for displaying timetable data, but may be used for displaying an operation manual, a message from the management department, or the like as necessary. it can.
In addition, the tablet terminal support device 10 is not limited to being introduced into the train cab, but can be used on the site (for example, a factory, a kitchen, a store cash register, etc.) where it is necessary to work while checking the display screen of the tablet terminal 3. It can also be used for viewing images and the like at home.

By the way, when the tablet terminal 3 supported by the tablet terminal support device 10 is used for a long time, it is desirable that power can be supplied to the tablet terminal 3 while being supported. As a preferable method for solving this problem, it is possible to provide the tablet terminal support device 10 with a wireless power feeding function.
For example, for the holder 1, a hole is made in a portion corresponding to the antenna inside the tablet terminal 3 of the back plate 12, and the back plate 12 is supported by the support 23 with respect to the support 23 of the fixed base 2. When the electromagnetic induction type wireless power feeder is attached at a position facing the hole when facing the battery, only the front plate portion 11 is positioned between the antenna of the tablet terminal 3 and the power feeder. It becomes easier for radio waves to reach the tablet terminal 3. Therefore, power can be supplied in a non-contact manner while displaying information on the tablet terminal 3 supported by the holder 1 and the fixed base 2, and the tablet terminal 3 can be used for a long time. If the hole is closed by a cover plate or the like, when the holder 1 is detached from the fixed base 2 and the back plate portion 12 is inverted to the front side, the back plate portion 12 The entire display surface of the tablet terminal can be covered.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Holder 2 Fixing base 3 Tablet terminal 10 Tablet terminal support apparatus 11 Front plate part 12 Back board part 13,14 Connection piece 15 Frame part 16a-16d Eighth part 20 Groove 21,22 Side wall part 23 Support part 28 Stopping member 101, 102, 103, 104 surface fastener

Claims (4)

  A holder for supporting a plate-shaped tablet terminal and a fixing base for holding the holder in an upright posture, the holder supporting the tablet terminal in a state of restraining the tablet terminal on the front side, and the tablet A back plate portion having a size corresponding to the display surface of the terminal, and the upper end portion of the front plate portion and the upper end portion of the back plate portion are integrated via a flexible first connection piece The lower end portion of the front plate portion and the lower end portion of the back plate portion are detachably connected via a flexible second connection piece, A tablet terminal support device in which a holder capable of supporting both side portions of the back plate portion of the holder is provided to be openable and closable.   The second connection piece is attached to a lower end portion of a back plate portion, and a connecting member between the second connection piece and the front plate portion is attached with a detachable stopper member. The tablet terminal support device described in 1.   The front plate portion has a housing portion capable of housing the tablet terminal on the front side, and the housing portion has a rectangular frame body portion that goes around the outer periphery of the display surface of the tablet terminal, and the frame An opening / closing port of the tablet terminal formed in a gap portion between any one side of the body portion and the front surface of the front plate portion, and a gap portion between the other side of the frame portion and the front surface of the front plate portion. The tablet terminal support device according to claim 1, wherein the tablet terminal support device is configured by a closing heel portion.   The fixed base has a support part for supporting the back plate part of the holder on the front surface and a pair of left and right side wall parts, and at least one of the side wall parts is formed to be able to undulate with respect to the support part, On the opposing surfaces of the side wall portions, stop members constituting the holder project inwardly with a space narrower than the lateral width of the back plate portion of the holder, and between the support portion and each stop member The tablet terminal support device according to claim 1, wherein grooves are formed to engage with both side edges of the back plate portion of the holder.

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