JP2015100010A - Portable terminal holder device for vehicle and method for holding portable terminal using this device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve such a problem that a conventional portable terminal holder device has disadvantage of being difficult to use.SOLUTION: A portable terminal holder device for a vehicle is composed of a portable terminal holder part 4 which is installed in the vehicle and holds a portable terminal, portable terminal detection means 17 which is provided in the portable terminal holder part 4 and detects presence or absence of the portable terminal, and holding means which holds this portable terminal 19. When the detection means 17 detects the presence of the portable terminal 19, the portable terminal holder part 4 holds the portable terminal 19 by the holding means.

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal holder device for a vehicle and a method of holding a mobile terminal by this device, and in particular, a mobile terminal holder device that can automatically hold a mobile terminal such as a smartphone in an optimal position in a vehicle, and a mobile terminal using this device It relates to a holding method.

  Conventionally, there are various holders as holders for holding a mobile terminal in a vehicle. As an example of a conventional holder, for example, when not using a mobile terminal, the holder is stored in a case provided on the dashboard. There is one that can be made so as not to get in the way (Patent Document 1).

  As an example 2 of a conventional holder, there is an example in which an electrical connection portion is provided at the bottom of the holder so that a connection terminal of a portable terminal can be connected to the electrical connection portion (Patent Document 2).

JP 2001-45129 A JP 2012-91609 A

  However, in the conventional holder example 1 described above, the storing operation is manual and takes time.

  Also in the above-described conventional holder example 2, since the connection of the connecting portion is manual, it takes time and effort.

  The present invention eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks.

  A portable terminal holder device of the present invention includes a portable terminal holder part that holds a portable terminal installed in a vehicle, a portable terminal detection unit that is provided in the portable terminal holder part and detects the presence or absence of a portable terminal, The portable terminal holder unit is configured to clamp the portable terminal by the clamping unit when the detection unit detects the presence of the portable terminal.

  In addition, the portable terminal holder is provided on each side of the back part supporting the back side of the portable terminal, a lower part supporting the lower side of the portable terminal provided at the lower part of the back part, and both sides of the back part. The sandwiching means is an approach means for bringing the other side wall portion closer to the one side wall portion.

  Moreover, the support surface of the portable terminal of the back surface portion is inclined by 30 to 60 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane so that the lower surface portion is located on the lower side.

  The portable terminal holder further includes an electrical connection unit connected to the portable terminal held by the clamping unit, and the electrical connection unit when the detection unit detects the presence of the portable terminal. Connecting means for connecting to the portable terminal.

  The portable terminal holder unit further includes an installation unit that moves the portable terminal held by the clamping unit to a desired installation position. The installation unit detects the presence of the mobile terminal. When this is done, the portable terminal is moved to a desired installation position.

  The mobile terminal holder part further includes a storage case for storing the mobile terminal holder part, and a moving means for storing the mobile terminal holder part in the storage case or protruding outward. .

  Further, when the protruding operation unit is operated, a portable terminal detection unit that detects presence / absence of a portable terminal and a portable case holder unit that includes a portable terminal holder unit that sandwiches the portable terminal are used to store the portable terminal. The first step of projecting the terminal holder part to the outside and moving the portable terminal holder part to a desired supporting position of the portable terminal, and the portable terminal holder part detecting presence of the portable terminal, It comprises a second step of holding the terminal by the holding means and a third step of moving the portable terminal holder part holding the portable terminal to a desired setting position.

  The portable terminal holder is further provided with an electrical connection portion connected to the portable terminal sandwiched by the sandwiching means, and the electrical connection between the second step and the third step. A fourth step of connecting the unit to the portable terminal is further provided.

  According to the present invention, the mobile terminal holder portion stored in the storage case main body can be automatically placed on the mobile terminal automatically by only one button operation or by bringing the mobile terminal close to the storage case main body. Move to the correct position.

  Also, the electrical connection part of the portable terminal holder part and the connection terminal part of the portable terminal can be automatically connected, and after the portable terminal is fixed to the holder part, the electrical connection part is connected to the portable terminal. As a result, the connection can be made securely.

It is a cross-sectional top view of the portable terminal holder apparatus of this invention. It is a front view of the portable terminal holder apparatus of this invention. It is a cross-sectional top view for description of the holder part of the portable terminal holder apparatus of this invention. It is a vertical front view for description of the holder part of the portable terminal holder apparatus of this invention. It is a cross-sectional top view for description of the holder part of the portable terminal holder apparatus of this invention. It is a vertical front view for description of the holder part of the portable terminal holder apparatus of this invention. It is a side view for operation | movement description of the holder part of the portable terminal holder apparatus of this invention. It is a side view for operation | movement explanation of the holder part of the portable terminal holder apparatus of this invention. It is a side view for operation | movement description of the holder part of the portable terminal holder apparatus of this invention. It is a side view for operation | movement description of the holder part of the portable terminal holder apparatus of this invention. It is a top view for operation | movement description of the holder part of the portable terminal holder apparatus of this invention. It is a top view for operation | movement description of the holder part of the portable terminal holder apparatus of this invention. It is a side view for operation | movement description of the holder part of the portable terminal holder apparatus of this invention. It is a top view for operation | movement description of the holder part of the portable terminal holder apparatus of this invention. It is a side view for operation | movement description of the holder part of the portable terminal holder apparatus of this invention.

  The example of the form for carrying out the present invention is shown below.

  FIG.1 and FIG.2 shows the automatic holding | maintenance operation apparatus of the terminal device of this invention.

  1 is a dashboard of a vehicle, 2 is an opening provided in the dashboard 1, 3 is a box-shaped storage case body provided in the dashboard 1, and the opening 2 of the dashboard 1 The front portion 3a of the storage case body 3 is positioned.

  Reference numeral 4 denotes a portable terminal holder part for holding a portable terminal such as a smartphone. The portable terminal holder part 4 is stored in the storage case body 3 by the moving means 5 or an opening 6 provided in the front part 3a. Protrudes from the outside.

  The moving means 5 includes a long plate-like slide member 7 provided in the storage case main body 3 and a slide mechanism portion 8 that slides the slide member 7 in the longitudinal direction. Is slid automatically by the slide mechanism portion 8 through the opening 6 of the front surface portion 3a so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction.

  The portable terminal holder 4 is provided at the free end of the slide member 7 so as to be tiltable with respect to the longitudinal direction of the slide member 6 as shown in FIGS. A tilting means for tilting the portable terminal holder part 4 automatically is provided.

  3 to 6 show details of the mobile terminal holder unit 4, 9 is a back surface part of the mobile terminal holder unit 4, and the back surface unit 9 is held by the mobile terminal holder unit 4, for example. For example, it is formed in a rectangular plate shape that is substantially the same shape as the back shape of a smartphone, and a corner on one side is curved in an arc. The back surface of the portable terminal to be held is supported by the support surface of the back surface portion 9.

  Reference numeral 10 denotes a lower surface portion of the portable terminal holder portion 4, and the lower surface portion 10 is provided to stand vertically from the lower side of the back surface portion 9 so that the lower surface of the smartphone is supported. Become. In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, when the edge 10a of the said lower surface part 10 is bend | folded inside, and the portable terminal is supported, it covers the lower edge part of the upper surface of the said portable terminal, and covers the said portable terminal. The terminal may be difficult to drop off from the portable terminal holder 4.

  Reference numeral 11 denotes one side wall portion of the portable terminal holder 4, and the one side wall portion 11 is provided upright in the vertical direction from one side 9 a of the back surface portion 9.

  Further, 12 is the other side wall portion of the portable terminal holder portion 4, and the other side wall portion 12 is formed in a rectangular plate shape, and the outer side of the other side 9 b of the back surface portion 9 is It is arranged to face one side wall 11.

  Further, a long plate-like slide portion 13 is provided so as to protrude in the vertical direction from the lower end side 12 a of the other side wall portion 12, and the slide portion 13 is formed on the back surface of the back surface portion 9, for example. It is slidable in the direction.

  Also, a separating means (not shown) for automatically separating and contacting the other side wall portion 12 with respect to the one side wall portion 11 is provided. The side wall portion 11 and the other side wall portion 12 are automatically sandwiched.

  In addition, the both side portions 11b of the one side wall portion 11 may be curved along the corners of the back surface portion 9, and, as will be described later, when the portable terminal is sandwiched, one side of the portable terminal. It may be difficult to drop off from the portable terminal holder portion 4 in conformity with the above.

  Further, when the upper end 11a of the one side wall 11 is bent inward to sandwich the portable terminal, the portable terminal is covered with the portable terminal holder so as to cover the edge of the upper surface of the portable terminal. It may be difficult to drop off from the portion 4.

  Moreover, when both sides end parts 12c and 12c of the said other side wall part 12 hold | grip a portable terminal so that it may mention later, it corresponds to the other side of the portable terminal, and falls from the said portable terminal holder part 4 In order to make it difficult, it may be curved inward. In this case, the back side of the other side wall portion 12 may be closed with the back plate 12d.

  In addition, when the upper side 12b of the other side wall 12 is bent inward and the terminal is sandwiched in the same manner as described above, the mobile terminal is covered with the edge of the upper surface of the mobile terminal. It may be difficult to drop off the mobile terminal holder 4.

  In this case, the other side wall portion 12, the both side end portions 12c, the upper end side 12b, and the back plate 12d form a recess into which the side portion of the portable terminal can be inserted.

  Reference numeral 14 denotes an electrical connection portion. The electrical connection portion 14 is provided outside the one side wall portion 11, and a long plate-like slide portion 15 is fixed to the electrical connection portion 14. The slide portion 15 is provided on the back surface of the back surface portion 9 so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction of the slide portion 15.

  Then, a connecting / disconnecting means (not shown) for automatically connecting / disconnecting the electrical connecting portion 14 to the one side wall portion 11 is provided.

  Further, the electrical connection portion 14 is formed with a terminal portion 14a that can be connected to a connection terminal portion of a portable terminal, and the electrical connection portion 14 approaches the one side wall portion 11 by the connecting / disconnecting means. Sometimes, the connecting portion 14 a automatically penetrates through the through hole 16 provided in the one side wall portion 11 and is automatically connected to the connecting terminal of the mobile terminal held by the mobile terminal holder portion 4.

  The connection terminal of the mobile terminal connected to the electrical connection unit 14 is, for example, an input / output for inputting / outputting electrical information to / from the mobile terminal, such as a power supply terminal provided in the mobile terminal or an external input / output terminal. There is a terminal part of the terminal.

  Further, for example, a mobile terminal detection means 17 such as an optical sensor is provided on the support surface of the back surface portion 9 of the mobile terminal holder portion 4, and whether or not the mobile terminal is supported by the back surface portion of the mobile terminal holder portion 4. Detect automatically.

  In FIG. 2, reference numeral 18 denotes an operation part provided on the front part 3 a of the storage case body 3. By operating the injection button 18 a of the operation part 18, the mobile terminal holder part 4 is stored or protruded. Can be instructed, and by operating the installation position operation button 18b of the operation unit 18, the installation position of the portable terminal holder unit 4 to be described later can be instructed.

  In addition, this operation part 18 may be provided separately from the said storage case main body 3 as a remote control, and you may enable it to operate using a portable terminal.

  Next, a method of using the present invention will be described.

(Storage stage)
Before the portable terminal is mounted on the portable terminal holder 4, the portable terminal holder 4 is stored in the storage case body 3 as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 7.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the portable terminal holder portion 4 is installed so that the support surface of the back surface portion 9 is parallel to the bottom surface of the storage case main body 3, and the other side wall portion. 12 and the electrical connection part 14 are each located in the direction which approaches mutually, and are accommodated compactly.

(Holder part protruding stage)
Then, for example, if the projecting operation unit is operated such as manually operating the eject button 18a of the operation unit 18, the slide member 7 is automatically slid by the slide mechanism unit 8 of the moving unit 5, As shown in FIG. 8, the portable terminal holder portion 4 protrudes outward from the opening 6 of the storage case body 3 and slides to a desired position.

  Instead of manually operating the operation unit 18 with buttons, the operation unit 18 is provided with a detection means (not shown) for detecting a signal such as a Bluetooth signal transmitted from a smartphone or the like, and the smartphone or the like is operated. When close to the unit, a signal such as a Bluetooth signal transmitted from the smartphone or the like may be detected, and the portable terminal holder unit 4 may be protruded from the case body 3.

(Back slope part)
And after the said portable terminal holder part 4 slides to a desired position, or in the middle of sliding to a desired position, as shown in FIG. 9, the said back part 9 of the said portable terminal holder part 4 is said tilting means. Thus, the support surface is automatically inclined so as to be 30 to 60 degrees, preferably 45 degrees with respect to the longitudinal direction of the slide member 7.

  In addition, after the mobile terminal holder unit 4 has been slid to a desired position, or while the mobile terminal holder unit 4 is being slid to a desired position, the other side wall 12 and the electrical connection unit 14 of the mobile terminal holder unit 4 are respectively illustrated in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the mobile terminal is automatically moved to a desired position so that the mobile terminal can be inserted into a position where it can be inserted between the one side wall 11 and the other side wall 12. .

(Terminal clamping stage)
By tilting the back surface portion 9 as described above, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a corner portion is formed by the back surface portion 9 and the bottom surface portion 10, and a mobile terminal such as a smartphone is formed at the corner portion. 19 can be temporarily placed. And if the portable terminal 19 is mounted in this corner | angular part, the said detection means 17 will detect presence of a portable terminal, and as shown in FIG.12 and FIG.13, the said other side wall part 12 is the said other side. The mobile terminal 19 automatically approaches toward the side wall 11, sandwiches both sides of the mobile terminal 19 between the one side wall 11 and the other side wall 12, and the mobile terminal holder 4 holds the terminal device 19. Will come to be.

(Terminal connection stage)
And if the said portable terminal 19 is clamped and fixed to the said holder part 4, next, as shown in FIG. 14, the electrical connection part 14 will be toward the said one side wall part 11 by the said separation / contact means. It approaches automatically, and the connection terminal portion 14a of the electrical connection portion 14 passes through the through hole 16 and is connected to the power supply terminal portion of the portable terminal 19.

(Terminal installation stage)
Then, as shown in FIG. 15, the mobile terminal holder 4 is moved to a position where the display screen of the mobile terminal 19 is easy to see or to operate the mobile terminal 19 by the moving means 5 and the tilting means. The mobile terminal holder 4 is automatically moved to a desired installation position and fixed by moving the storage case body 3 to an easy position and tilting the mobile terminal holder 4.

  At the time of initial setting, for example, the support surface of the back surface portion 9 is set so as to be close to the front surface portion 3a of the storage case body 3 and parallel to the front surface portion 3a. The position setting operation button 18b of the operation unit 18 may be operated to change the screen of the mobile terminal to a position where it can be easily seen. If this position is stored, it will be fixed at that position from the next time.

  In addition, you may make it operate with a remote control or a portable terminal instead of operating the said operation part 18. FIG.

  As described above, the portable terminal 19 is held and held by the portable terminal holder 4.

  Next, a method for taking out the portable terminal 19 held and held by the portable terminal holder 4 will be described. Note that the movement to be taken out is opposite to the movement at the time of wearing.

(Release stage)
That is, if the eject button 18a of the operation unit 18 is manually pressed, the holder unit 4 automatically protrudes outward, and the back surface unit 9 is automatically tilted to the desired tilt angle. The electrical connecting portion 14 is moved in a direction of automatically separating from the one side wall 11 by the separating / connecting means, and the connecting portion 14a of the electrical connecting portion 14 and the connecting terminal of the terminal device 19 are connected. Canceled.

  Next, the other side plate portion 12 is separated from the one side wall portion 11 by the separating / contacting means, and the holding of the portable terminal 19 that has been held is automatically released. In addition, you may perform this cancellation | release while the said holder part 4 protrudes outward.

(Storage stage)
And if the said portable terminal 19 supported by the corner | angular part of the back surface part 9 and the lower surface part 10 of the said portable terminal holder part 4 is removed, the said detection means 17 will detect that there is no portable terminal, and the said portable terminal holder The support surface of the portion 4 is automatically inclined so as to be parallel to the bottom surface of the storage case body 3, and the other side wall portion 12 and the electrical connection portion 14 are automatically positioned in directions close to each other. In addition, the slide member 7 slides automatically, and the portable terminal holder 4 moves to a desired position in the storage case body 3.

  Thereby, the portable terminal holder portion 4 is accommodated in the storage case body 3.

  According to the present invention, the portable terminal is automatically placed on the portable terminal holder 4 stored in the storage case main body 3 by only one button operation or by bringing the mobile terminal close to the storage case main body 3. It will move to the most suitable position.

  Further, since the back surface portion 9 of the holder portion 4 is inclined at a desired angle, it is easy to place the mobile terminal. Moreover, the mobile terminal 19 is automatically mounted just by placing the mobile terminal by the detecting means 17. Can be pinched and fixed.

  Moreover, even if the portable terminal 19 is rough on the back surface part 9 of the portable terminal holder part 4, the portable terminal 19 can be clamped and fixed at a desired position.

  Moreover, since the electrical connection part 14 is provided in the said portable terminal holder part 4, it is not necessary to provide a charging cable, an input / output cable, etc. separately.

  Moreover, since the electrical connection part 14 was connected to the portable terminal after fixing the portable terminal 19 to the holder part 4, it can connect reliably.

  Further, since the mobile terminal moves to an appropriate installation position and is fixed, the display surface of the mobile terminal is easy to see and the operation is easy.

  Also, when the held portable terminal 19 is taken out, it is convenient because it automatically moves to the optimum position for taking out the portable terminal 19 with one button operation.

  When the mobile terminal 19 is removed from the mobile terminal holder 4, the mobile terminal holder 4 is automatically stored in the storage case body 3 by the detection means 17. There is no distraction.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Dashboard 2 Opening part 3 Storage case main body 3a Front part 4 Portable terminal holder part 5 Moving means 6 Opening part 7 Slide member 8 Slide mechanism part 9 Back part 9a One side 9b The other side 10 Lower surface part 10a End side DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 One side wall part 11a Upper end side 11b Side end part 12 Other side wall part 12a Lower end side 12b Upper end side 12c Side end part 12d Back plate 13 Slide part 14 Electrical connection part 14a Terminal part 15 Slide part 16 Through-hole 17 Detection means 18 Operation Unit 18a Injection Button 18b Position Setting Operation Button 19 Mobile Terminal

Claims (8)

A portable terminal holder that holds the portable terminal installed in the vehicle;
The mobile terminal holder unit is provided with a mobile terminal detection means for detecting the presence or absence of a mobile terminal, and a clamping means for clamping the mobile terminal,
The portable terminal holder device for a vehicle, wherein the portable terminal holder unit holds the portable terminal by the clamping means when the detecting means detects the presence of the portable terminal. The mobile terminal holder part includes a back part for supporting the back of the mobile terminal, a lower part for supporting the lower side of the mobile terminal provided at a lower part of the back part, and one provided on both sides of the back part. The side wall and the other side wall,
2. The portable terminal holder device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the clamping means is an approach means for bringing the other side wall portion closer to the one side wall portion.   3. The mobile phone for a vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the support surface of the portable terminal on the back surface portion is inclined by 30 to 60 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane so that the lower surface portion is located on the lower side. Terminal holder device.   The portable terminal holder unit further includes an electrical connection unit connected to the portable terminal held by the clamping unit, and the electrical connection unit when the detection unit detects the presence of the portable terminal. The mobile terminal holder device for a vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising connection means for connecting to a terminal.   The portable terminal holder unit further includes an installation unit that moves the portable terminal held by the clamping unit to a desired installation position. The installation unit detects when the detection unit detects the presence of the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal holder device for a vehicle according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the mobile terminal is moved to a desired installation position.   The mobile terminal holder part further comprises a storage case for storing the mobile terminal holder part, and a moving means for storing the mobile terminal holder part in the storage case or protruding outward. The portable terminal holder device for vehicles according to 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5. The portable terminal holder includes a portable terminal holder having a portable terminal holder having a portable terminal detecting means for detecting presence / absence of a portable terminal and a holding means for holding the portable terminal by operating the protruding operation section. A first step of projecting the portion to the outside and moving the portable terminal holder portion to a desired portable terminal support position;
A second step of clamping the portable terminal by the clamping means by detecting the presence of the portable terminal by the portable terminal holder;
A method of holding a mobile terminal by a mobile terminal holder device for a vehicle, comprising: a third step of moving the mobile terminal holder portion holding the mobile terminal to a desired setting position.   The portable terminal holder portion is further provided with an electrical connection portion to be connected to the portable terminal held by the clamping means, and the electrical connection portion is provided between the second step and the third step. 8. The method of holding a mobile terminal by a mobile terminal holder device for a vehicle according to claim 7, further comprising a fourth step of connecting to the mobile terminal.

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