JP2015155937A - Fixture for electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fixture for electronic apparatus capable of stably supporting and fixing an electronic apparatus with a camera, with simple and compact in structure, and capable of being manufactured at a low cost.

SOLUTION: The fixture for electronic apparatus includes: a base part 6 having a screw fastening body 5 at a lower end so as to be fixed to a fixed part; a support plate 7 erected on an upper surface of the base body 6; a freely expandable/contractible holding band 8 whose both end parts are fixed on both sides of the base part 6 respectively and form a loop shape; and a latching part 10 formed to be a folded shape extending downward from the upper end of the support plate so that the holding band 8 can be latched on the upper end of the support plate 7. The holding band 8 enfolds an electronic apparatus P from the other surface side so that one surface side of the electronic apparatus P mounted on the base body 6 is made to be held on the support plate 7 in a contact manner, and latched on the latching part 10 formed on the upper end of the support plate 7.

COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a fixture for electronic equipment with a camera such as a smartphone or a tablet.

  In recent years, for example, mobile terminals (electronic devices) such as smartphones and tablets have a mobile camera that employs, for example, an image sensor CMOS as a function with a camera including still image / moving image shooting with a built-in self-timer. Many things have come to market. In such a camera-equipped mobile phone, for example, when taking a picture of yourself (including video shooting) with the self-timer function, it is necessary to install the camera-equipped mobile phone at a remote location using a tripod. is there.

  For example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a rectangular parallelepiped base portion made of a synthetic resin such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), vinyl chloride resin (PVC), and the outside of a camera-equipped mobile phone A support portion having a shape that can be fitted to the connection terminal; and a screwing portion having a screw hole that can be screwed with a tripod setscrew. The base portion includes a first surface, a second surface, There is proposed a tripod for a camera-equipped mobile phone provided with a tripod adapter having the support portion on the first surface and the screwing portion on the second surface. .

  Further, as disclosed in Patent Document 2, two front legs that are opened to the left and right about the main axis, a first mounting block that is configured to rotate about the main axis, and a second A mounting block, one rear leg that opens rearward about the first pivot axis of the first mounting block, and a second mounting block that can be pivoted back and forth about the second pivot axis and electrically connected to each other There has also been proposed a camera-equipped mobile phone tripod including a connector block having a vertically-facing connection terminal portion and a rear-facing charging connection terminal portion.

JP 2006-254186 A JP 2004-317578 A

  However, since the tripod adapter of Patent Document 1 and the connector block of Patent Document 2 are each supported by an external connection terminal at one end of the camera-equipped mobile phone, the standing supportability of the camera-equipped mobile phone itself becomes unstable. Especially when the camera-equipped mobile phone is supported vertically on a tripod, if the weight of the tripod itself is not increased as much as possible so that the center of gravity does not move toward the camera-equipped mobile phone above the tripod, It is difficult to keep standing up stably.

  Further, in the case of Patent Document 1, the tripod adapter including each of the base portion, the support portion, and the screwing portion has a shape that allows the support portion to be fitted to the external connection terminal of the mobile phone. Becomes complicated and expensive.

  Further, in the case of Patent Document 2, since the connector block has a longitudinal connection terminal portion and a rearward charge connection terminal portion that are electrically connected to each other, this also complicates the manufacturing process and increases the cost. Become.

  Therefore, the present invention was created in view of the conventional circumstances as described above, and can stably support and fix various electronic devices such as a portable terminal with a camera, and is simple. Another object of the present invention is to provide a fixture for electronic equipment that can be manufactured at a lower cost with a compact configuration.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, in the electronic device fixture according to the present invention, a base portion having a screw fastening portion at a lower end so as to be fixed to a fixed portion, and an upper surface of the base portion are erected. A support plate, a telescopic holding band having both ends fixed to each other on both sides of the base of the support plate to form a loop, and the support plate so that the holding band can be attached to the upper end of the support plate And a hanging portion formed in a folded shape from the upper end downward.

  The holding band can hold the electronic device from the other surface side so that the one surface side of the electronic device placed on the base is in contact with the support plate and can be hung on the suspension portion at the upper end of the support plate It is supposed to consist of

  A tripod having a base with mounting screws projecting upward and three legs that are openable and closable with each other on the bottom surface of the base; The support plate can be fixed to a tripod by being attached to a screwing portion of the base portion on a mounting screw.

  The support plate is formed such that the height of the support plate from the base portion substantially corresponds to the lateral width of the electronic device so that the electronic device can be supported horizontally.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to stably support and fix various electronic devices such as a portable terminal with a camera, and to fix the electronic device that can be manufactured at a lower cost with a simple and compact configuration. Tools can be provided.

  That is, in the present invention, a base portion having a screw fastening portion at the lower end so as to be fixed to the fixed portion, a support plate standing on the upper surface of the base portion, and both end portions on both sides of the base portion of the support plate A stretchable holding band which is fixed and looped, and a suspension formed in a folded shape downward from the upper end of the support plate so that the holding band can be hung on the upper end of the support plate. Without the need for complicated manufacturing processes that give a shape that can be fitted to an external connection terminal of an electronic device such as a mobile terminal (mobile phone) with a camera as in the prior art. Thus, it is possible to manufacture a fixture for electronic equipment with a simple and compact configuration at low cost.

  The holding band holds the electronic device from the other surface side so that the one surface side of the electronic device placed on the base is in contact with and held by the support plate, and hangs on the suspension portion at the upper end of the support plate. Since it can be fastened, an electronic device such as a portable terminal with a camera can be stably supported and fixed by a holding band.

  And a tripod having a base with mounting screws projecting upward and three legs that are openable and closable from each other on the bottom surface of the base. Since the support plate can be fixed to a tripod by being attached to the mounting screw of the base on the mounting screw of the base, various electronic devices such as a portable terminal with a camera can be stably supported and fixed by the tripod. Can be kept.

  Furthermore, the support plate is formed such that the height of the support plate from the base portion substantially corresponds to the lateral width of the mobile terminal so that the mobile terminal can be supported sideways. It is possible to stably fix the electronic device such as the portable terminal sideways. In particular, it is possible to keep the center of gravity from moving closer to the electronic device above the tripod as much as possible compared to the conventional case where the mobile phone is held vertically and supported on a tripod, and the electronic device can be held stably. I can leave.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the fixing tool for electronic devices in one form for implementing this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which similarly mounts | wears with the support plate of a fixing tool for electronic devices. It is the perspective view which looked at the state which fixed and hold | maintained the electronic device to the support plate of the fixing device for electronic devices similarly through the holding band from the diagonal front side. It is the perspective view which looked at the state which fixedly hold | maintained the electronic device to the support plate of the fixing device for electronic devices through the holding band similarly from the diagonal back side. The modification of the base part and screwing part of a support plate is shown, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a right view. In FIG. 6, (a) to (c) are perspective views showing still other modifications of the base portion of the support plate. The modification which equipped the base part of the support plate with the clip body instead of the screwing part is shown, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a front view, and (c) is a right side view. It is a perspective view which shows the use condition in the modification similarly provided with the clip body in the base part of the support plate.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings with reference to FIGS.

  An electronic device fixture for fixing an electronic device P such as a mobile terminal with a camera according to the present invention is screwed into a mounting screw 3 on a mount 2 of a tripod 1 as shown in FIG. A base 6 in the form of a rectangular block or trapezoidal block having a wide left and right width having screwing portions 5 on the lower surface so that it can be installed; a support plate 7 in the form of a vertically long strip that is erected from the upper side of the base 6; On both the left and right sides of the base 6, there are provided retractable holding bands 8 in which both ends are fixed to form a loop.

  The tripod 1 has, for example, three flexible legs having mounting screws 3 of 1/4 inch size or the like projecting upward on the upper surface of the column-shaped mount 2 and having a hard ball Q at the lower end from the lower surface of the mount 2. The portions 4a, 4b, 4c are extended and opened. Further, an L-shaped clip 9 is attached to the peripheral side surface of the gantry 2 to hold the tripod 1 itself at a predetermined position.

  The upper surface of the base 6 has an area by a front-rear width and a left-right length that can be stably placed with the mobile terminal P such as a smartphone or a tablet sideways, and this constitutes a gusset at the lower end of the support plate 7. Yes.

  The support plate 7 includes a suspension portion 10 that is curved in a substantially arc shape toward the rear side for hanging the holding band 8 on the upper end.

  The holding band 7 is formed of a stretchable and colorful band member formed by twisting a plurality of nylon natural rubbers, for example.

  In the present embodiment, the mini tripod octopus (trade name) manufactured by Kenko Co., Ltd. is used as the tripod 1, but a compact tripod structure is used. .

  For example, as a variation of the tripod 1, the gantry 2 is supported so as to be rotatable in three axis directions, and the orientation of the gantry 2 is adjusted by operating a handle (not shown), or the flexible leg 4a described above. , 4b, 4c, instead of rotating the two front legs to the left and right via the shaft provided on the gantry 2 side, and at the same time, one rear leg opens in conjunction with this. Can be.

  Next, an example of the use of the configuration configured as described above will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 1, the mounting screw 3 on the top surface of the gantry 2 is screwed into the screwing portion 5 of the base portion 6. A support plate 7 (an electronic device fixture) is installed on the gantry 2. Then, the leg portions 4a, 4b, 4c are kept open.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the electronic device P is placed sideways on the upper surface of the base 6. At this time, for example, the rear surface side (see FIG. 4) where the camera lens window S is provided, which is one surface side of the portable terminal P, is placed so as to be held in contact with the support plate 7.

  2 and 3, the holding band 8 is held from the front side of the portable terminal P, for example, the liquid crystal screen R, and the holding band 8 is held on the suspension part 10 at the upper end of the support plate 7. The electronic device P is held in a state of being sandwiched between the support plate 7 and the holding band 8 by suspending 8.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and technical idea thereof. Each modification will be described below, but the same parts as those in the present embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 5, as a screwing portion 5 for attaching the tripod 1 attached to the lower surface of the base portion 6 of the support plate 7, a fan-shaped plate 6 a gradually narrowing downward from the lower surface of the base portion 6 is interposed. The cap nut 6b is attached to the lower part. In addition, in this modification, it has the same effect as this embodiment mentioned above.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, variations such as a depth for fixing the electronic device P of the base portion 6 of the support plate 7 and a width of the holding band 8 are possible. These support plates 7 are all attached to the tripod 1 for use.

  That is, in FIG. 6A, the width of the base 6 formed in the shape of a rectangular block is widened both in the front and back, and a holding band 8 having a small diameter is provided on either side of the front or back of the base 6.

  In FIG. 6B, the base 6 extends in either the front or rear direction, and a holding band 8 having a medium diameter is provided on the end surface of the base 6 in the extending direction.

  Further, in FIG. 6C, the vertical width size of the rectangular block of the base portion 6 shown in FIG. 6B is increased, and a large-diameter holding band 8 is provided on the end surface of the base portion 6 in the extending direction. .

  As described above, various electronic devices P such as a smartphone and a tablet can be supported by variations such as the depth of the base 6 and the width of the holding band 8.

  FIG. 7 shows a modification in which the clip body 11 is provided on the base 6 of the support plate 7. In this modification, the tripod 1 described above is not used, and the support plate 7 is directly fixed to the possessed item T for use.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 7A to 7C, the base 6 is slightly inclined obliquely downward with respect to the support plate 7, and the loop-shaped holding band 8 is connected to the tip side of the base 6. It is held in a rounded manner.

  The clip body 11 formed by closing and energizing the pair of clip pieces 11a and 11b having the grip portions 11d and 11e at the ends by the spring 11c, for example, the grip portion 11d side on the one clip piece 11a side is the lower surface of the base portion 6. It is fixed sideways.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the clip body 11 attaches the support plate 7 to, for example, the tip of a handle of a possessed item T (fixed portion) such as a cane or an umbrella, and the user attaches, for example, the distal end side of the possessed item T By holding it with your hand and directing the camera lens window S of the electronic device P such as a portable terminal in your direction, you can take a selfie.

P ... Electronic equipment (portable terminal)
Q ... Hard sphere R ... LCD screen S ... Camera lens window T ... Personal belongings such as canes and umbrellas (fixed parts)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Tripod 2 ... Mount 3 ... Mounting screw 4a, 4b, 4c ... Leg part 5 ... Screwing part 6 ... Base part 6a ... Fan-shaped board 6b ... Cap nut 7 ... Support plate 8 ... Holding hand 9 ... L-shaped clip 10 ... Suspension part 11 ... Clip bodies 11a, 11b ... Clip piece 11c ... Spring 11d, 11e ... Grasping part

Claims (3)

A base portion having a screwing portion at the lower end so as to be fixed to the fixed portion, a support plate standing on the upper surface of the base portion, and both ends of the support plate on both sides of the base portion are fixed to form a loop. A telescopic holding band, and a suspending portion formed in a folded shape downward from the upper end of the support plate so as to be able to hang the holding band on the upper end of the support plate,
The holding band holds the electronic device from the other surface side so that one surface side of the electronic device placed on the base is in contact with and held by the support plate, and is fastened to a suspension portion at the upper end of the support plate. Electronic fixtures made possible.   A tripod having a base with mounting screws projecting upward and three legs that are openable and closable with each other on the bottom surface of the base; The electronic device fixing device according to claim 1, wherein the support plate can be fixed to a tripod by being attached to a screwing portion of the base portion on a mounting screw.   3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the support plate is formed such that a height of the support plate from the base portion substantially corresponds to a lateral width of the electronic device so that the electronic device can be supported sideways. Fixture for equipment.