JP2017007567A - Holder of wrist watch type portable information terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a holder 10 of a wrist watch type portable information terminal 20 which enables a driver to perform a rotation operation of a crown 23 of the wrist watch type portable information terminal 20 and a touch operation of a button 22 of a display screen 21 while gripping a steering wheel 30 when driving a vehicle.SOLUTION: A wrist watch type portable information terminal 20 is held inside a steering wheel 30 of a vehicle so that its display screen faces a driver. While gripping the steering wheel 30 with one hand to operate a handle, the driver can perform a rotation operation of a crown 23 of the wrist watch type portable information terminal 20 and a touch operation of a button 22 of the display screen 21 with fingers of the other hand. The wrist watch type portable information terminal 20 is detachably fixed to a holder frame 13 by a magnetic force of a magnet 14, thereby achieving easy attachment/detachment and excellent usability.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a holder for a wristwatch-type portable information terminal, and more specifically, a holder for a wristwatch-type portable information terminal that holds a wristwatch-type portable information terminal inside a steering wheel of a vehicle so that its display screen faces a driver. About.

  Recently, as a form of wearable computer, a wristwatch type portable information terminal 20 as shown in FIG. 8 has been put on the market. The wristwatch-type portable information terminal 20 can use application software such as e-mail, car navigation, and audio registered in the smartphone by connecting to the smartphone through short-range wireless communication. In addition, a magnet is built in, and the magnet can be in close contact with the charger and charged by electromagnetic induction.

By using the wristwatch type information terminal 20, for example, when an e-mail is received by a smartphone, a message prepared in advance can be returned by touching the button 22 on the display screen 21 with a fingertip.
Further, the map information of the car navigation can be displayed on the display screen 21 by touching the button 22 on the display screen 21, or the map information can be enlarged or reduced by turning the attached crown 23 with a fingertip.
Furthermore, the music can be selected by touching the button 22 on the display screen 21 from the music recorded on the smartphone, or the volume can be adjusted by turning the crown 23.

  By the way, since the driver holds the steering wheel while driving the vehicle, even if the steering wheel is operated by holding the steering wheel with one hand, the wristwatch-type portable information terminal 20 attached to the arm holding the steering wheel. The crown 23 and the button 22 on the display screen 21 cannot be operated with a finger of one hand away from the steering wheel.

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  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and can rotate the crown 23 of the wristwatch-type portable information terminal 20 or touch the button 22 of the display screen 21 while holding the steering wheel while driving the vehicle. An object of the present invention is to provide a holder for the wristwatch type portable information terminal 20.

The invention according to claim 1 is a wristwatch type portable information terminal holder for holding the wristwatch type portable information terminal inside the steering wheel of the vehicle so that its display screen faces the driver,
It is equipped with a wristwatch-type portable information terminal mounting part with a built-in magnet at one end, and a connecting part fixed to the steering wheel at the other end.
The connecting part is connected and fixed to the steering wheel so that the mounting part is arranged inside the steering wheel of the vehicle,
The wristwatch-type portable information terminal is detachably fixed to the mounting portion by the magnetic force of the magnet.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the wristwatch-type portable information terminal holder according to the first aspect, the watch-type portable information terminal is held within a range where the thumb of the hand holding the steering wheel can reach. And

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the wristwatch-type portable information terminal holder according to the first aspect, wherein the contact portion is in close contact with the steering wheel, the binding band, and the banding band is inserted. Composed of holes,
A binding band inserted through the through hole is wound around the steering wheel to fix the contact surface to the steering wheel.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the wristwatch-type portable information terminal holder according to the first aspect, a clamp piece having an arcuate cross-sectional shape capable of expanding the connecting portion and elastically contacting the steering wheel. The connecting portion is detachably fixed to the steering wheel with a clamp piece.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the holder for the wristwatch-type portable information terminal according to the first aspect, the connecting portion is constituted by a pair of clip pieces having an arc-shaped cross section, and the steering wheel is constituted by both clip pieces. It is characterized in that it is detachably gripped.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the wristwatch-type portable information terminal is held inside the steering wheel of the vehicle so that the display screen faces the driver. However, the rotation of the crown of the wristwatch-type portable information terminal and the touch operation of the buttons on the display screen can be performed with the finger of the other hand.

Since the wristwatch-type portable information terminal is held inside the steering wheel, when operating the steering wheel, the combination switch attached to the steering column, the information terminal such as a smartphone attached to the dashboard with the holder, the coffee cup, etc. There is no risk of interference. Attaching the retainer to the steering wheel does not interfere with steering wheel operation.
Since the wristwatch-type portable information terminal is detachably fixed to the mounting portion by the magnetic force of the magnet, it is easy to attach and detach and easy to use.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the watch-type portable information terminal is held within a range where the thumb of the hand holding the steering wheel can reach, the thumb of one hand can be held while holding the steering wheel with both hands. You can rotate the crown of the wristwatch-type portable information terminal and touch the buttons on the display screen.

  According to the third aspect of the invention, since the contact surface is in close contact with the steering wheel, the holder can be securely fixed to the steering wheel with the binding band.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, since the holder can be detachably fixed to the steering wheel by the clip piece, it is easy to use.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, since the holding tool can be fixed to the steering wheel by detachably holding the steering wheel with both clip pieces, it is easy to use.

It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the holder of the wristwatch-type portable information terminal which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the connection part of the holder. It is a perspective view which shows the mounting part of the holder. It is explanatory drawing which shows the attachment procedure to the steering wheel of the holder. It is explanatory drawing which shows the steering wheel of the vehicle which attached the holder. It is a perspective view which shows the holder of the wristwatch type portable information terminal which concerns on 2nd Example of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the holder of the wristwatch type portable information terminal concerning 3rd Example of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows a wristwatch-type portable information terminal.

  The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a wristwatch-type portable information terminal 20 and its holder 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The holder 10 is composed of a lower frame 11, an upper frame 12, a holder frame 13, and a short cylindrical magnet piece 14 which are plastic molded products.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a first tube portion 11 a having a tapered outer shape is formed at one end of the lower frame 11 so that the upper end side is thin, and the first tube portion 11 a is fixed around the first tube portion 11 a. A plurality of upward first hook pieces 11b are formed at intervals. An upward second hook piece 11 c is formed at an intermediate portion of the lower frame 11. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the lower frame 11 has a gently curved contact surface 11c formed at the other end, and a through hole 11e through which the binding band 31 is inserted inside the contact surface 11c. .

  A circular opening 12 a is formed at one end of the upper frame 12. As shown in FIG. 2, a downward third hook piece 12 b is formed at the lower end portion of the upper frame 12.

  On the surface of the holder frame 13, a rectangular recess 13a having substantially the same outer shape as that of the wristwatch type portable information terminal is formed. The bottom surface of the holder frame 13 is formed with a second cylinder part 13b having an inner diameter that increases toward the lower end side, and a third cylinder part 13c formed inside the second cylinder part 13b. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a ring-shaped fourth hook piece 13d that is bent outward is formed at the lower end of the second cylindrical portion 13b. A fourth hook piece 13e that is bent inward is formed at the lower end of the third cylindrical portion 13c.

The structure of the lower frame 11, the upper frame 12, and the holder frame 13 constituting the holder 10 of the wristwatch-type portable information terminal according to the first embodiment is as described above. Next, a method of using the holder 10 will be described. To do.
As shown in FIG. 4, the abutting portion 11 c of the lower frame 11 is brought into close contact with the steering wheel 30, and the binding band 31 inserted through the through hole 11 e is wound around the steering wheel 30 to fix the lower frame 11 to the steering wheel 30.

  An opening 12a of the upper frame 12 is placed on the first cylindrical portion 11a of the lower frame 11 fixed to the steering wheel 30 with a binding band 31, and the second hook piece 11c of the lower frame 11 and the third hook piece 12b of the upper frame 12 are engaged. Stop. As a result, the lower frame 11 and the upper frame 12 are integrated, and the first cylindrical portion 11a is exposed to the opening 12a.

  On the other hand, the magnet 14 is fitted in the third cylinder portion 13 c of the holder frame 13 in advance. When the magnet 14 is pushed down to the bottom of the third cylindrical portion 13c, the fourth hook piece 13e is locked to the lower end portion of the magnet 14, so that the third cylindrical portion 13c does not fall out and the magnet 14 is held by the third cylindrical portion 13c. Is done.

  Next, the second cylinder part 13 b of the holder frame 13 in which the magnet 14 is fitted is fitted into the first cylinder part 11 a of the lower plate 11 exposed in the opening 12 a of the upper plate 12. When the second cylinder portion 13b is fitted into the first cylinder portion 11a, the first hook piece 11b and the third hook piece 13d are locked, and the holder frame 13 is fixed to the lower plate 11.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the holder 10 is fixed to the steering wheel 30 by the above procedure. Therefore, when the wristwatch type portable information terminal 20 with the belt 24 removed is placed on the holder frame 13 of the holder 10, the wristwatch type The portable information terminal 20 is attracted by the magnet 14 and is detachably attached to the holder frame 13.

  According to the holder 10 of the wristwatch-type portable information terminal 20 according to the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the wristwatch-type portable information terminal 20 is displayed inside the steering wheel 30 of the vehicle and the display screen 21 is provided to the driver. Since the steering wheel 30 is grasped with one hand and the steering wheel is operated, the rotation operation of the crown 23 of the wristwatch-type portable information terminal 20 or the touch operation of the button 22 on the display screen 21 is performed with the finger of the other hand. Can do.

  Since the wristwatch-type portable information terminal 20 is held inside the steering wheel 30, when operating the steering wheel, a combination switch mounted on the steering column, an information terminal such as a smartphone attached to the dashboard with a holder, or a coffee cup There is no possibility of interfering with etc. Therefore, even if the holder 10 is attached to the steering wheel 30, the steering operation of the steering wheel 30 is not hindered.

  Since the wristwatch-type portable information terminal 20 is detachably fixed to the holder frame 13 by the magnetic force of the magnet 14, the attachment and detachment is easy and convenient.

  In particular, according to the present embodiment, when the steering wheel 30 is gripped, the thumb of the gripped hand is held so as to reach the watch-type portable information terminal 20 by gripping a portion close to the connecting portion between the holder 10 and the steering wheel 30. Since the shape and dimensions of the tool 10 are set, the user can rotate the crown 23 of the wristwatch-type portable information terminal 20 with the thumb of one hand close to the holder 10 while holding the steering wheel 30 with both hands and the buttons on the display screen 21. 22 touch operations are possible.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, since the contact surface 11 c is curved so as to be in close contact with the steering wheel 30, the holder 10 can be securely fixed to the steering wheel 30 with the binding band 31.

FIG. 6 shows a holder 10A of a wristwatch type portable information terminal 20 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The holder 10 </ b> A is provided with a clamp piece 15 having an arc-shaped cross section that can be expanded at one end and is elastically attached to the steering wheel 30. With this clamp piece 15, the holder 10 </ b> A can be detachably fixed to the steering wheel 30.
In addition, since the other structure in a present Example is the same as the holder 10 which concerns on 1st Example, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same component and description is abbreviate | omitted.

FIG. 7 shows a holder 10B of the wristwatch type portable information terminal 20 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. A pair of clip pieces 16 and 17 having an arc-shaped cross section are provided at one end of the holder 10B. Can be detachably fixed.
In addition, since the other structure in a present Example is the same as the holder 10 which concerns on 1st Example, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same component and description is abbreviate | omitted.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10, 10A, 10B ... Holder 11 of wristwatch type portable information terminal ... Lower frame 11c ... Contact surface 11e ... Through hole 12 ... Upper frame 13 ... Holder frame 14 ... Magnet 15 ... Clamp pieces 16, 17 ... Clip piece 20 ... Wristwatch type portable information terminal 21 ... display screen 30 ... steering wheel 31 ... binding band

Claims (5)

A wristwatch-type portable information terminal holder for holding a wristwatch-type portable information terminal inside a steering wheel of a vehicle so that its display screen faces the driver,
It is equipped with a wristwatch-type portable information terminal mounting part with a built-in magnet at one end, and a connecting part fixed to the steering wheel at the other end.
The connecting part is connected and fixed to the steering wheel so that the mounting part is arranged inside the steering wheel of the vehicle,
A wristwatch-type portable information terminal holder, wherein the wristwatch-type portable information terminal is detachably fixed to the mounting portion by the magnetic force of the magnet.   The wristwatch-type portable information terminal holder according to claim 1, wherein the watch-type portable information terminal is held within a range in which a thumb of a hand holding the steering wheel can reach. The connecting portion is configured by a contact surface that is in close contact with the steering wheel, a binding band, and a through hole through which the binding band is inserted.
The wristwatch type portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein a binding band inserted through the through hole is wound around the steering wheel to fix the contact surface to the steering wheel.   The cross section of the connecting portion that can be expanded and elastically adhered to the steering wheel is constituted by an arc-shaped clamp piece, and the connecting portion is detachably fixed to the steering wheel by the clamp piece. The holder for the wristwatch-type portable information terminal according to 1.   2. The wristwatch-type portable information according to claim 1, wherein the connecting portion is constituted by a pair of clip pieces having an arc shape in cross section, and the steering wheel is detachably gripped by both clip pieces. Terminal holder.

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