JP2015116459A - Smartphone case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a smartphone case to be put on a smartphone and capable of stably supporting the smartphone.SOLUTION: A smartphone case 4 includes a case body part 3 capable of being put on a smartphone and a supporting part 1 with a finger tip insertion opening 7 to be formed perpendicular to a longitudinal direction in a central part on a rear surface of the case body part 3 and formed of a rubber material having predetermined elasticity. The smartphone case 4 can be easily operated on a screen of the smartphone using a thumb with one hand by supporting with only a fingertip of either a forefinger or a middle finger of a user entering the opening.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

  The present invention can be mounted on a smartphone and stably supported, and can be easily reached by the thumb operating the screen when the screen is held with one hand. Moreover, a smart phone is operated using the support part with which a smart phone case or a main body is mounted | worn.

  In recent years, smartphones are more popular than mobile phones. In addition to communication means such as telephone and e-mail, applications such as SNS and games are used.

  When a conventional mobile phone is used, it is held with one hand and the buttons are operated with the thumb. However, it is difficult to operate the smartphone with one hand and the thumb of the hand holding it. Also, if you hold a strap on the train and operate it with one hand, it may become unstable and fall.

For example, it has been proposed as a smartphone case that can be stably supported with one hand (Patent Document 1). However, since the supporting member is large, it is unstable to support with one finger, and it is difficult to operate the screen with one hand.
JP 2013-17059 A

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and has been devised so that it can be mounted on a smartphone and stably supported.

  A case main body that can be attached to a smartphone, and a support formed from a rubber material having a predetermined elasticity that can form a fingertip insertion opening perpendicular to the long side direction in the central portion of the back surface of the case main body And a smartphone that can be operated with one hand so that the user can easily operate on the screen using the thumb by inserting and supporting only one fingertip of either the index finger or the middle finger of the user. It is a case.

  The support portion is made of a stretchable member formed of a rubber material having a predetermined elasticity, and is integrated with the case body.

  The support portion has a hole in which a fingertip of an index finger or a middle finger enters a ring-shaped or cylindrical hole, and the shape thereof can be made innumerably in various three-dimensional shapes.

  A support portion that can be attached to and detached from the main body, or a bonding surface is directly bonded to the main body, and is formed only by an auxiliary member. In addition, the support portion has elasticity to fix the outer circumference of the index finger or middle finger, and when the smartphone is placed with the support portion on the lower side, the smartphone does not completely elastically deform depending on the weight of the smartphone. It is preferable that a gripping space that can grip the side surface of the smartphone with a thumb and an index finger is provided.

  In addition, the auxiliary member of the present invention is formed of a member having elasticity and attached to the back surface of the smartphone, and insertion of a fingertip capable of inserting only one finger perpendicular to the long side direction at the center position of the smartphone It is an auxiliary member provided with the part and the adhesion part adhere | attached on the back surface of the said smart phone.

The support member has a hole into which a fingertip of an index finger or a middle finger enters a ring-shaped or cylindrical hole, and the shape thereof can be made innumerably in various three-dimensional shapes.
In addition, the auxiliary member has elasticity and fixes the outer periphery of the index finger or middle finger, while the smartphone is placed with the support portion on the lower side, the elastic member is not completely elastically deformed depending on the weight of the smartphone. It is preferable that a gripping space that can grip the side surface of the smartphone with the thumb and index finger is provided.

  It is a smart phone case of a 1st embodiment. (A) Front view, (b) Rear view, (c) Side view (slightly perspective view).   It is a figure which shows the form at the time of use of a smart phone case. (A) Front view when inserting index finger into support part, (b) Front view when placing thumb on screen, (c) Side view, (d) Rear view.   It is a figure which shows a mode that an index finger or a middle finger is inserted in a support part, a smart phone case is held, and a screen is operated with a thumb. (A) A state where the thumb is in the lower left corner, (b) a state where the thumb is in the lower right corner, (c) a state where the thumb is in the upper left corner, and (d) a state where the thumb is in the upper right corner.   It is a smart phone case of 2nd Embodiment. (A) Rear view, (b) Side view.   It is a supporting member of 3rd and 4th embodiment. (A) The rear view of the support member of 3rd Embodiment, (b) Side view, (c) The back view of the support member of 4th Embodiment, (d) The side view is shown, respectively.

The present invention will be described below based on preferred embodiments with reference to the drawings.
<First Embodiment>
Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
Fig.1 (a) is a front view which shows the smart phone case 4 which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention, FIG.1 (b) is a rear view which shows the smart phone case 4, FIG.1 (c), It is a right view which shows the smart phone case 4 of this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the smartphone case 4 of the present embodiment is provided on the back of the case main body 3 that can be mounted and the back of the smart phone case main body 3 in order to be mounted (stored) on the back of the smartphone 6. In addition, it is composed of a support portion 1 that can form a fingertip insertion opening during use. In the smartphone case 4, the case body 3 and the support 1 are integrally formed of a stretchable rubber material. The case main body 3 is provided for each smartphone 6 accommodated therein, and is formed to be equal to or slightly larger than the outer shape of the smartphone 6.
A rectangular opening 5 is provided on the back surface of the case body 3 at a location corresponding to the camera lens 6 </ b> A of the smartphone 6.
The support portion 1 has a fingertip insertion opening 7 opened at a central portion of the back surface of the case body portion 3 in a direction perpendicular to the long side direction (vertical direction in FIG. 1) (left and right direction in FIG. 1). . The fingertip insertion opening 7 is a ring-shaped or cylindrical hole. The smartphone 6 can be supported by inserting only one fingertip of either the index finger or the middle finger of the user of the smartphone 6 into the fingertip insertion opening 7. In this state, the user can easily operate the screen 2 of the smartphone 6 using the thumb P of one hand that supports the smartphone 6.

By providing such a configuration, the smartphone case 4 can be mounted on a smartphone and supported with one hand, and the screen 2 can be operated with the thumb P of one hand.
The fingertip insertion opening 7 is located at the center in the left-right direction and the up-down direction on the back surface of the smartphone case 4 so that the thumb P for operating the screen 2 can move evenly up, down, left and right. This is so that it can be used. However, the vertical direction may be shifted in either the vertical direction depending on the model and the user's preference.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 2C and 2D, when the fingertip H is inserted into the support portion 1, since it has elasticity, it is possible to cope with cases where the thickness of the fingertip is different. And the support part 1 closely_contact | adheres to the fingertip H by having a stretching property. This makes it possible to stably support with one hand, and when operating the smartphone as shown in FIGS. 3 (a), (b), (c), and (d), the thumb P is displayed on all four sides of the screen 2. It becomes possible to input texts such as e-mails and operations such as games without using the other hand. In the present embodiment, the case body including the support 1 uses an elastic body such as a rubber material, but is not particularly limited as long as the function of the present invention is not impaired.

  When the support portion 1 is the fingertip insertion opening 7, it is preferable that the support portion 1 has a size that can be inserted only beyond the first joint of the fingertip. By doing so, only the portions H, N, K, and k of the fingers are required to support the smartphone body, and the thumb P can be moved widely toward the screen 2.

Second Embodiment
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, about the structure which show | plays the effect | action similar to 1st Embodiment, a dash (') is attached | subjected to a code | symbol and description is abbreviate | omitted. In the smartphone case 4 ′ of the second embodiment, the case body 3 ′ and the support 8 are integrally formed of the same material having elasticity. This material has a strength that does not completely elastically deform depending on the weight of the smartphone 6.

The support portion 8 of the case main body 3 ′ shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B has a three-dimensional decoration, that is, an upward heart shape when viewed from the back. Moreover, the support part 8 is provided with a certain height (for example, a height of about 1 cm to 1.5 cm) from the back surface of the case main body part 4 ′ and protrudes. The fingertip insertion opening 9 is provided so as to penetrate in the left-right direction near the lower center of the support portion 8.
Also in the second embodiment configured as described above, the same operations and effects as those of the first embodiment are exhibited.
Moreover, in this embodiment, since the support part 8 protrudes from the back and has predetermined intensity | strength, in the state which mounted | wore the smart phone case 6 'with the smart phone 6, it has set the support part 8 down. In this case, the smartphone 6 is not completely elastically deformed depending on the weight of the smartphone 6, and a gripping space is provided in which the side surface of the smartphone 6 can be gripped by the thumb and forefinger.
Moreover, since the support part 8 is provided with the three-dimensional decoration, it is easy to give a favorable impression to a user (especially young woman) and its surrounding people.
The three-dimensional shape of the support portion 8 having the insertion port 9 can be manufactured in various shapes in addition to the heart shape.
The material constituting the case body 4 ′ is particularly limited as long as it can be stably supported when the smartphone 6 is used and does not impair the function of the smartphone 6 itself, and is elastic. Various types can be used.

<Third and fourth embodiments>
Next, third and fourth embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. These embodiments are support members 10 and 14 that can be attached to and detached from the back surface of the smartphone 6 directly or to a conventional smartphone case (not shown). The support members 10 and 14 are adhesive strips 11 and 16 having adhesive surfaces 10A and 14A that can be attached to and detached from the back side of the main body of the smartphone 6, and surfaces opposite to the adhesive surfaces 10A and 14A in the adhesive strips 11 and 16. And support portions 12 and 16 provided on the head. The support members 10, 14 include fingertip insertion openings 13, 15 for inserting only one of the user's index finger or middle finger perpendicular to the long side direction of the smartphone 6.
The support members 10 and 14 are integrally formed of a stretchable member (for example, a rubber material).
The support member 10 is preferably adhered to the central portion of the back surface of the smartphone 6, but can be used by shifting it in any of the upper, lower, left and right directions according to the model and the user's preference.
Further, like the support member 10, the adhesive surface 10 </ b> A of the adhesive piece 11 can be directly adhered to the back surface of the smartphone 6.
The support member 14 has the same effect as the support member 10. However, this shape is not limited to this.
The third and fourth embodiments configured as described above also exhibit the same operations and effects as the first and second embodiments.
Moreover, according to this embodiment, since it is comprised only from the support member 10, it can be easily attached or detached to various smart phones 6 or a smart phone case.
Thus, according to this embodiment, it was possible to provide a smartphone case or a support member that can be mounted on the smartphone 6 and stably supported.

Claims (7)

  A case main body that can be attached to a smartphone, and a support formed from a rubber material having a predetermined elasticity that can form a fingertip insertion opening perpendicular to the long side direction in the central portion of the back surface of the case main body With a single hand that allows the user to easily operate the smartphone screen using the thumb by inserting and supporting only one fingertip of either the index finger or middle finger of the user. Possible smartphone case.   The smartphone case according to claim 1, wherein the support portion is integrated with a case main body.   The smartphone case according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the support part has a hole into which a forefinger or middle finger is inserted into a ring-shaped or cylindrical hole, and the shape thereof is three-dimensionally decorated.   The support unit has elasticity and fixes the outer periphery of the index finger or middle finger, while the smartphone does not completely elastically deform depending on the weight of the smartphone when the smartphone is placed with the support unit facing down. The smartphone case according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a gripping space is provided in which a side surface of the tablet can be gripped with a thumb and an index finger.   An adhesive piece provided with a detachable adhesive surface on the back side of the main body of the smartphone, and a support portion provided on a surface opposite to the adhesive surface in the adhesive piece, and perpendicular to the long side direction of the smartphone A support member formed of a stretchable member that inserts only one of the index finger or the middle finger of the user.   The support member according to claim 5, wherein the support member has a hole in which a fingertip of an index finger or a middle finger enters a ring-shaped or cylindrical hole, and the shape thereof is three-dimensionally decorated.   The support member has elasticity to fix the outer periphery of the index finger or middle finger, and when the smartphone is placed with the support member on the lower side, the smartphone does not completely elastically deform depending on the weight of the smartphone. The support member according to claim 5 or 6, wherein a gripping space is provided in which a side surface of the support can be gripped by a thumb and an index finger.

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