JP2017068732A - Cover stand and portable information equipment with cover stand - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cover stand and a portable information equipment with a cover stand capable of easily performing an attitude change between a storage attitude for storing an object to be stored in the inner side and a stand up attitude for causing the object to be stored to stand up and capable of obtaining a high convenience.SOLUTION: A cover stand 10 includes: a pair of cover parts 18 mounted with a tablet type PC 12; and a pair of stand plates 24, 25. A back cover member part 26 side and edge parts 24a, 25a of the opposite side of each stand plate are connected to an outer surface of each cover part in a bendable manner. When the pair of cover parts is opened in a direction to separate the pair of cover parts each other from the storage attitude for storing the tablet type PC12 in the inner side of the cover member 14, the pair of stand plates moves to a direction to be folded from the outer surface of the pair of cover parts, and the back cover part 26 moves to a direction to separate from the tablet type PC 12. This causes a lower edge part 26a of the back cover part to touch on a placement surface and changes the attitude to the standup attitude for keeping the tablet type PC standing up.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a cover stand that is capable of storing and carrying an object to be stored such as a portable information device, and a cover stand that can be changed between a standing posture and a standing posture that is held upright, and a cover that includes the cover stand and the portable information device. The present invention relates to a portable information device with a stand.

  In recent years, tablet personal computers (tablet PCs) having a touch panel type liquid crystal display and no physical keyboard are rapidly spreading. Tablet PCs are generally operated while being held by hand or when placed on a desk or knee, especially when operated while placed on a desk or knee. It may be used in a standing state using a stand. Moreover, in order to avoid a damage and breakage at the time of carrying a tablet type PC, the cover member which can accommodate a tablet type PC in the folded inside is also utilized.

  Therefore, in the patent document 1, the applicant of the present invention, in a folded state, a storage posture in which a portable information device such as a tablet PC can be stored and carried inside the cover member, and a standing posture in which the portable information device is erected. A cover stand that can change its posture is proposed.

JP 2013-025420 A

  In the configuration described in Patent Document 1, the corner of the lower edge portion of the support plate holding the portable information device is hooked in a groove formed on the upper surface of the base on which the keyboard is provided, and the magnets are attracted to each other. Thereby, the triangular structure which supports a portable information device from the back is constructed, and the portable information device can be held in a stable standing posture.

  However, in this configuration, when changing the posture of the cover stand from the stowed posture to the standing posture, the user lifts the portable information device in the opening direction, and then lowers the lower edge of the support plate that supports the portable information device. It needs to be lifted and locked to the upper surface of the base. That is, the user needs to perform an opening operation of the portable information device and an operation of lifting and lowering the lower edge portion of the portable information device, and a reduction in the number of operations is desired.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described problems of the prior art, and easily changes the posture between a storage posture in which the object is stored inside and a standing posture in which the object is stood up. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cover stand that can provide high convenience and a portable information device with a cover stand that includes the cover stand and a portable information device.

  A cover stand according to the present invention includes a pair of cover parts on which an object to be stored is mounted on at least one inner surface, and a pair of stand plates connected to each other via a spine cover part so as to be foldable. The edge of the stand plate opposite to the spine portion is connected to the outer surface of one of the cover portions so that it can be bent, and the other edge of the stand plate is opposite to the spine portion. Is connected to the outer surface of the other cover part so as to be foldable, and when the pair of cover parts are folded in a direction to overlap each other, the pair of stand plates are folded in two via the spine cover part. When folded, the pair of cover portions change to a storage posture for storing the objects to be stored inside, and the pair of cover portions are opened when the pair of cover portions are opened away from the storage posture. The front plate moves in the direction of bending from the outer surfaces of the pair of cover portions, and the spine portion moves in a direction away from the object to be stored so that the lower end portion of the spine portion is on the placement surface. It changes to the standing posture which lands and holds the said storage thing upright.

  According to such a configuration, when the pair of cover portions are folded in half and the storage posture in which the objects are stored inside is changed from the stowed posture to the standing posture, the pair of cover portions are opened in a direction to separate them from each other. To do. Then, the pair of stand plates move in the direction of bending from the outer surface of each cover part, and the back cover part moves in a direction away from the object to be stored, so that the lower end part of the back cover part lands on the mounting surface. As a result, the standing posture is changed to hold the storage object upright. That is, the user can easily change the cover stand in the stowed position to the standing position with a single action of opening the pair of cover portions, and high convenience can be obtained.

  At least the edge portion of the one stand plate and the one cover portion are detachably connected by arranging a magnet on one side and an adsorbent to be adsorbed to the magnet on the other side. It may be a configuration. Then, in a standing position, each stand plate protrudes from the outer surface of the cover part, and the stand plate and the back cover part are made flat by peeling off the magnet from the adsorbent, thereby eliminating the stand plate protruding state. can do. As a result, the entire cover stand can be configured in a single plate shape in a standing posture, and the user can easily hold it by hand and the operability is improved.

  The one cover portion may have a configuration in which a plurality of the magnets or the adsorbed bodies are provided side by side. If it does so, the standing angle in a standing posture can be changed easily by changing the adsorption position of a magnet and a to-be-adsorbed body.

  The pair of cover portions are connected to each other via a connecting portion so as to be bendable. In the storage position, the pair of stand plates overlap the outer surfaces of the pair of cover portions, and the spine cover portion is connected to the connecting portion. In the standing posture, the gap between the connecting portion and the spine portion is enlarged, and the pair of stand plates are separated from the outer surfaces of the pair of cover portions. A configuration in which the pair of stand plates protrudes in a mountain fold shape with the spine cover portion as a vertex with respect to the outer surfaces of the pair of cover portions arranged in a planar shape via the connecting portion by being separated from each other It may be. In this way, the pair of stand plates overlap each cover portion in the storage posture, so that the cover stand has a compact folding shape as a whole, and portability and storage properties are ensured. In addition, since the spine portion is set so as to be disposed between the connecting portion and the connecting portion in the storage posture, the spine portion is smoothly and reliably separated from the outer surface of the connecting portion in the standing posture. Since it moves and at the same time the stand plate has a triangular shape, high stability is obtained.

  The pair of stand plates and the spine portion are formed in a triangular shape with the upper end portion of the spine portion as an apex, and a connection portion to the outer surface of each cover portion of each stand plate is in the longitudinal direction of the connecting portion. The structure inclined with respect to it may be sufficient. Then, in the standing posture, the lower edge portion of the stand plate and the lower edge portion of the spine cover portion are displaced from each other and moved above the lower edge portion of each cover portion. As a result, in the standing posture, for example, since the cover stand is in a standing posture in which the cover stand is lying more than 90 degrees with respect to the placement surface, the stability is improved and the operability of the storage object is improved.

  The storage object may be a portable information device including a display, and a back surface of the portable information device opposite to the display side may be attached to the inner surface of the cover portion.

  The portable information device has a pair of housings that can be folded in half, with one housing attached to one cover portion and the other housing attached to the other cover portion. May be. Then, when the cover stand is in the standing posture, the casing of the portable information device can be opened at the same time, and high convenience can be obtained.

  The display may be provided between the pair of housings and configured to be foldable in two. Then, when the cover stand is in the standing posture, the display can be opened together with the casing of the portable information device, and higher convenience can be obtained.

  A portable information device with a cover stand according to the present invention includes the cover stand having the above-described configuration and the portable information device.

  According to the present invention, the user can easily change the cover stand in the stowed position to the standing position with a single action of opening the pair of cover portions, and high convenience can be obtained.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a tablet PC is erected using a cover stand according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the tablet PC is removed from the cover stand shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the cover stand shown in FIG. 1 viewed from the back side. FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state in which the cover stand is folded and the tablet PC is housed inside. FIG. 5 is a plan view of the cover stand in the storage position shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the cover stand and the tablet PC in a standing posture. FIG. 7 is a side view of the cover stand and tablet PC in a standing posture. FIG. 8 is a rear view of the cover stand in a standing posture showing a configuration example in which a plurality of objects to be adsorbed are arranged in parallel in the cover part. FIG. 9 is a rear view showing a state in which the stand member of the cover stand in the standing posture is in a planar shape. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the cover stand according to the modification viewed from the back side. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a cover stand according to another modification as seen from the back side. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a state in which a tablet PC having a different configuration is erected using the cover stand shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a cover stand and a portable information device with a cover stand according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a tablet PC 12 is stood using a cover stand 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram in which the tablet PC 12 is removed from the cover stand 10 shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows a state. 3 is a perspective view of the cover stand 10 shown in FIG. 1 as seen from the back side, and FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state in which the cover stand 10 is folded and the tablet PC 12 is housed inside.

  The cover stand 10 according to the present embodiment has a function as a stand that can stand a portable information device such as a tablet PC 12 on a mounting surface such as a desk, and for storing and carrying the tablet PC 12. And a function as a cover case. Examples of the usage target (object to be stored) of the cover stand 10 include a portable information device such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, or an electronic notebook, a book, an electronic book, and the like other than the tablet PC 12.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the tablet PC 12 includes a pair of casings 12 a and 12 a that can be folded in half, and a touch panel type liquid crystal provided so as to cover the front surfaces of the pair of casings 12 a and 12 a. And a display 12b including a display unit.

  The pair of housings 12a and 12a are connected to each other in a foldable manner, for example, via a hinge 12c (see FIG. 4), and various electronic components such as an arithmetic device and a memory (not shown) are accommodated therein. The display 12b has a structure that can be folded together when the casings 12a and 12a are folded. For example, the display 12b has a highly flexible paper structure that can be folded in at least two folds. The display 12b may have a two-screen structure in which a small display is provided on the front surface of each housing 12a.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the cover stand 10 is provided on the outer surface side of the cover member 14 that is folded in half so as to store the tablet PC 12 in the storage posture shown in FIG. 4. 1 to 3 and a stand member 16 that supports the cover member 14 and the tablet PC 12 from the back side in the standing posture.

  1, the front side is the inside (front side) and the back side is the direction viewed from the user using the tablet type PC 12 based on the usage form in the standing posture where the tablet type PC 12 is held upright as shown in FIG. In the following description, the outside direction (rear side) is called, and the standing direction of the tablet PC 12 is called the up-down direction, and the width direction is called the left-right direction.

  First, the cover member 14 forms the outer shape of the cover stand 10, and includes a pair of cover portions 18 and 18 that respectively cover the back sides of the pair of housings 12 a and 12 a of the tablet PC 12, and a pair of cover portions. 18 and 18 and a connecting portion 20 that connects the 18 and 18 so that they can be bent.

  Each cover portion 18 is a thin plate-like cover that covers the back surface of each housing 12a of the tablet PC 12, and the outer shape of each cover portion 18 in a state of being opened in a planar shape via the connecting portion 20 is the tablet to be stored. It has a rectangular shape that is substantially the same as or slightly larger than the mold PC12. Each cover portion 18 has the same outer shape, and is configured to overlap each other with the tablet PC 12 sandwiched in a state of being folded in two through the connecting portion 20 with the tablet PC 12 inside as shown in FIG. Has been.

  On the inner surface side of each cover portion 18, for example, a plurality of magnets 22 indicated by two-dot chain lines in FIG. 2 are embedded in appropriate places, and the magnets 22 are embedded in the back surface of the tablet PC 12 or a metal plate or the like. The tablet PC 12 can be fixed and supported on the inner surface side of the cover member 14 by adsorbing to the cover member 14. Of course, the structure of mounting the tablet PC 12 on the cover member 14 may be other than the structure using the magnet 22. For example, holding bands (not shown) that can hold the four corners of the tablet PC 12 at the four corners of each cover portion 18 are provided. Alternatively, a structure in which hooks for gripping the tablet PC 12 are provided on the upper and lower edges or the left and right edges of each cover 18 may be used.

  The connecting portion 20 is a portion serving as a spine that covers the end surface of the tablet PC 12 folded together when the pair of cover portions 18 and 20 are folded in two with the tablet PC 12 on the inside (FIG. 4). reference). Therefore, the connecting part 20 has a width equal to or greater than the thickness of the tablet PC 12 in a folded state. Bending lines A1, A2 extending in the vertical direction are formed between the connecting portion 20 and the left and right cover portions 18, 20, respectively.

  The cover member 14 is integrally extended from one cover portion 18 to the other cover portion 18 through the connecting portion 20. As a material of the cover member 14, for example, a thin flat plate made of glass epoxy resin, polycarbonate, carbon, or the like is used as a core material, and the periphery thereof is surrounded by leather, artificial leather, cloth, or the like.

  Next, the stand member 16 includes a pair of stand plates 24 and 25 attached to the outer surface of the cover member 14 and a spine cover portion 26 that connects the pair of stand plates 24 and 25 so as to be bent.

  As shown in FIG. 3, one stand plate 24 is connected to an edge portion 24 a opposite to the spine portion 26 side so that a band plate-like fixing plate 28 can be bent. The fixing plate 28 is fixed to the outer surface of the one cover portion 18 by adhesion or the like, while the stand plate 24 is not fixed to the outer surface of the cover portion 18 but can be brought into and out of contact with it. That is, the stand plate 24 is in a state in which the edge portion 24a is connected to the outer surface of the cover portion 18 via the fixed plate 28 so as to be bendable, and the edge portion 24a is bent in a direction inclined in the vertical direction. Line B1.

  The other stand plate 25 is connected to an edge portion 25a opposite to the spine portion 26 side so that a band plate-like fixing plate 30 can be bent. The fixing plate 30 is detachably fixed to the outer surface of the other cover portion 18, while the stand plate 25 is not fixed to the outer surface of the cover portion 18 and can be contacted and separated. That is, the stand plate 25 is in a state in which the edge portion 25a is connected to the outer surface of the cover portion 18 via the fixed plate 30 so as to be bendable, and the edge portion 25a is bent in a direction inclined in the vertical direction. Line B2.

  The attachment / detachment structure of the fixed plate 30 connected to the stand plate 25 to the cover 18 includes a magnet 32 embedded in the fixed plate 30 and an adsorbent 33 such as a magnet or metal plate embedded in the cover 18. It is comprised by the adsorption power between. The attracting member 33 may be provided on the fixed plate 30 and the magnet 32 may be provided on the cover portion 18. Moreover, you may use attachment / detachment structures other than the adsorption structure using the magnet 32 and the to-be-adsorbed body 33, for example, a hook-and-loop fastener.

  The spine portion 26 is arranged so as to cover the connecting portion 20 of the cover member 14 that covers the end surface of the tablet PC 12 folded together when the cover member 14 is folded in half with the tablet PC 12 being inside. (Refer to FIG. 4). The spine portion 26 is also a portion that becomes a vertex (ridge) when the left and right stand plates 24, 25 are formed in a mountain fold shape in the standing posture shown in FIG. Therefore, the spine portion 26 has a larger width than the connecting portion 20 and is in a state of being able to contact and separate without being fixed to the outer surface of the connecting portion 20. Bending lines C1 and C2 extending in the vertical direction are formed between the spine portion 26 and the left and right stand plates 24 and 25, respectively.

  The stand member 16 is integrally formed to extend from the one fixed plate 28 and the stand plate 24 to the other stand plate 25 and the fixed plate 30 through the spine cover portion 26, and has a substantially triangular shape when viewed from the front. . The material of the stand member 16 may be the same as that of the cover member 14 described above. However, for example, by forming the cover member 10 with higher rigidity than the cover member 14, the stability of the cover stand 10 in the standing posture is improved.

  FIG. 5 is a plan view of the cover stand 10 in the storage posture shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the cover stand 10 and the tablet PC 12 in the standing posture, and FIG. 7 is a side view of the cover stand 10 and the tablet PC 12 in the standing posture.

  4, the stand member 16 abuts the pair of stand plates 24 and 25 so as to overlap the outer surfaces of the pair of cover portions 18 and 20, respectively, and the spine portion 26 and the connecting portion 20 are in contact with each other. Arranged via the gap G. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the length of the lower edge portion 24b (25b), which is a landing portion on the mounting surface of the stand plate 24 (25), that is, from the lower end portion of the folding line B1 (B2) to the back. The distance L1 from the cover part 26 to the fold line C1 (C2) is set larger than the distance L2 that is the length dimension from the fold line B1 (B2) of the cover part 18 to the fold line A1 (A2) of the connecting part 20. (L1> L2). As a result, the spine portion 26 extends in an inclined direction away from the connecting portion 20 from the upper portion toward the lower portion, and the gap G gradually narrows from the lower portion to the upper portion of the connecting portion 20 and the spine portion 26. Formed. Further, the lower edge portion 24b (25b) of the stand plate 24 (25) is disposed so as to be inclined upward by an angle θ (for example, about several degrees) with respect to the lower edge portion of the cover portion 18.

  Therefore, when the cover member 14 is opened through the connecting portion 20 and the folding lines B1 and B2 are folded, the stand plates 24 and 25 are separated from the outer surfaces of the cover portions 18 with the folding lines B1 and B2 as fulcrums, respectively. When the folding lines C1 and C2 are bent at the same time, the spine portion 26 moves outwardly away from the connecting portion 20 (see FIG. 6). As a result, the stand member 16 protrudes into a mountain fold shape (triangular pyramid half body shape) with the spine portion 26 at the apex on the outer surface side of the cover member 14 formed in a planar shape (FIG. 3 and FIG. 3). 6). As a result, the cover stand 10 has an upright posture in which the lower edge portions 24b and 25b of the stand plates 24 and 25 and the lower edge portion (lower end portion) 26a of the spine cover portion 26 can land on the placement surface (see FIG. 7).

  Next, a method of changing the posture of the cover stand 10 configured as described above from the storage posture shown in FIG. 4 to the standing posture shown in FIG. 3 will be described.

  First, in the storage position shown in FIG. 4, the cover stand 10 is folded in half through the folding lines A <b> 1 and A <b> 2 in a state where the tablet PC 12 is mounted on the inner surface of the cover member 14. The stand plates 24 and 25 are folded in two via folding lines C1 and C2. Thereby, the tablet PC 12 is in a state where its three surfaces are covered with the pair of cover portions 18 and the connecting portion 20. Therefore, the user can carry the tablet PC 12 with the cover stand 10 protected like a book cover.

  At this time, the stand member 16 has the respective stand plates 24 and 25 overlapped with the outer surface of each cover portion 18, so that the spine portion 26 is separated from the connecting portion 20 through the gap G. A compact folding shape (see FIGS. 4 and 5) ensures portability and storage.

  Next, when the cover stand 10 and the tablet PC 12 in the storage posture shown in FIG. 4 are changed to the standing posture, the cover portions 18 are separated from each other via the connecting portion 20 as shown in FIG. Open operation. Then, the folding lines A1 and A2 are bent to form the cover member 14 in a planar shape together with the connecting portion 20, and the folding lines B1 and B2 are further bent to separate the stand plates 24 and 25 from the outer surface of the cover portion 18. When the folding lines C1 and C2 are bent at the same time, the spine portion 26 moves in the outward direction away from the connecting portion 20.

  At this time, the fold lines B1 and B2 are inclined in a C-shape that is line-symmetric with respect to each other with respect to the longitudinal center line of the connecting portion 20 of the cover member 14. For this reason, the back cover portion 26 has a lower edge 26a that moves more than the upper edge, and the back cover 26 is placed on the outer surface side of the cover member 14 in which the stand member 16 is formed in a planar shape. It will be in the state which protruded in the mountain fold shape made into the vertex (refer FIG.3 and FIG.7). As a result, the cover stand 10 is in a standing posture in which the lower edge portions 24b and 25b of the stand plates 24 and 25 and the lower edge portion 26a of the spine cover portion 26 land on the mounting surface and the tablet PC 12 is held upright. (See FIG. 1 and FIG. 3).

  In this standing posture, the tablet PC 12 is held, for example, at an angular position lying about 20 to 40 degrees from the vertical direction to the back side, that is, an angular position rising about 110 to 130 degrees from the placement surface. The triangular structure shown in FIG. 7 is stabilized by weight.

  In relation to such a standing posture, as shown in FIG. 8, for example, by arranging the adsorbents 33 a and 33 b on both sides of the adsorbent 33 of the cover portion 18, a plurality of adsorbents are arranged in parallel. Also good. Then, for example, in the state where the magnet 32 of the stand plate 25 is attracted to the center object 33, the standing angle (for example, 120 degrees) shown in FIG. Then, the angle θ in FIG. 5 becomes smaller and the rising angle rises (for example, 110 degrees), and in the state where the adsorbed member 33b on the distal side is adsorbed from the connecting portion 20, the angle in FIG. As θ becomes larger, the standing angle is further lowered (for example, 130 degrees). That is, the standing angle of the tablet PC 12 can be changed by changing the fixing position of the stand plate 25 with respect to the cover 18.

  As described above, the cover stand 10 always protrudes from the stand member 16 when the cover member 14 is opened, and assumes the standing posture shown in FIGS. For this reason, it is assumed that the stand member 16 protruding from the back surface of the cover member 14 becomes an obstacle when the user holds the tablet-type PC 12 upright on the mounting surface and operates it with the hand. Is done. Therefore, in such a case, as shown in FIG. 9, the magnet 32 of the stand plate 25 is peeled off from the attracted body 33 of the cover portion 18 and the edge portion 25 a of the stand plate 25 is moved away from the connecting portion 20. . Then, the stand member 16 can be formed into a planar shape on the outer surface of the cover member 14, and the entire surface of the stand member 16 can be brought into contact with the outer surface of the cover member 14. As a result, the protruding state of the stand member 16 is eliminated, and the entire cover stand 10 can be configured in a single plate shape with the cover member 14 and the tablet PC 12 being opened, and the user grips them by hand. It becomes easy and operability is improved.

  On the other hand, when changing from the standing posture shown in FIG. 3 to the storage posture shown in FIG. 4, the pair of cover portions 18, 18 are closed in a direction approaching each other. As a result, the cover member 14 is again folded in half by the connecting portion 20 and at the same time the stand member 16 is also folded in half by the spine portion 26 on the outer surface side. Become.

  By the way, in the cover stand 10 described above, the triangular stand member 16 is attached to the outer surface of the rectangular cover member 14, but the cover member 14 and the stand member 16 are integrated as shown in FIG. You may comprise as the stand 10A. In the cover stand 10 </ b> A, the cover member 14 has a two-layer structure, and a part of the surface layer is used as the stand member 16. That is, the folding lines B1 and B2 are formed on the surface layer of the cover member 14, and the stand plates 24 and 25 connected by the spine cover portion 26 are formed. As a result, the cover member 14 and the stand member 16 are integrated, and the outer surface is formed as one flat surface, so that the appearance quality of the cover stand 10A is improved.

  In the cover stand 10B shown in FIG. 11, the entire cover stand 10B is configured as a single plate, and folding lines B1, B2, C1, and C2 are formed on the single plate to form a pair of cover portions 18 and 18 and a pair. The stand plates 24 and 25 and the spine portion 26 are formed. That is, the cover stand 10B has a structure in which the back layer and the connecting portion 20 of the cover member 14 disposed on the back side of the stand plates 24 and 25 are removed from the cover stand 10A shown in FIG. Therefore, in the cover stand 10B, only a part of the back surface of the tablet PC 12 is covered by the cover portion 18 and the remaining portion is covered by the stand plates 24 and 25 and the spine portion 26 so as to be able to contact and separate. Accordingly, the cover stand 10B can be configured to be thinner.

  In such a cover stand 10, 10A, 10B, as shown in FIG. 12, a tablet PC 12A having no folding structure can be used. That is, the tablet PC 12A has substantially the same shape as the outer shape of one cover portion 18, and the other cover portion 18 can be used as a cover for covering the display 12b of the tablet PC 12A, as shown in FIG. It can be held in a standing position.

  As described above, the cover stand 10 (10A, 10B) according to the present embodiment includes the pair of cover portions 18 and 18 on which the tablet PC 12 as a storage object is mounted on at least one inner surface, and the spine portion 26. And a pair of stand plates 24 and 25 connected to each other via a base plate, and an edge portion 24a of the one stand plate 24 opposite to the spine portion 26 side is opposite to the outer surface of the one cover portion 18. The edge portion 25a of the other stand plate 25 opposite to the spine portion 26 side is connected to the outer surface of the other cover portion 18 so as to be bendable. And when a pair of cover parts 18 and 18 are folded in the direction which mutually overlaps, a pair of stand boards 24 and 25 are folded in half via the spine cover part 26, A pair of cover parts 18 and 18 When the storage posture is changed to the storage posture in which the tablet PC 12 is stored inside, and the pair of cover portions 18 and 18 are opened from the storage posture in a direction away from each other, the pair of stand plates 24 and 25 are paired with the pair of cover portions 18 and 18. The back cover portion 26 moves in the direction of bending from the outer surface of the cover 18 and moves away from the tablet PC 12, so that the lower edge portion 26 a of the spine cover portion 26 is landed on the mounting surface and the tablet PC 12. It changes to the standing posture that stands up and holds.

  Therefore, in the cover stand 10 (10A, 10B), as shown in FIG. 4, when the cover portion 18 is folded in half and the tablet PC 12 is housed inside to change from the stowed posture to the standing posture, The cover portions 18 and 18 are opened in a direction to separate them from each other. Then, the pair of stand plates 24, 25 move in the direction of bending from the outer surface of each cover portion 18, and the spine portion 26 moves in a direction away from the tablet PC 12, so that the lower edge portion of the spine portion 26 26a lands on the placement surface and changes to an upright posture for holding the tablet PC 12 upright. That is, the user can easily change the cover stand 10 in the stowed position to the standing position with one action by simply opening the pair of cover portions 18 and 18, and high convenience can be obtained.

  In the cover stand 10 (10A, 10B), the pair of cover portions 18 and 18 are connected to each other via a connecting portion 20 so as to be bendable. In the stowed posture, the pair of stand plates 24, 25 overlap the outer surfaces of the pair of cover portions 18, 18, and the spine portion 26 is disposed between the connecting portion 20 via the gap G. The gap G between the connecting portion 20 and the spine portion 26 is enlarged, and the pair of stand plates 24 and 25 are separated from the outer surfaces of the pair of cover portions 18 and 18, thereby forming a planar shape via the connecting portion 20. The pair of stand plates 24 and 25 protrude from the outer surfaces of the pair of cover portions 18 and 18 aligned in the shape of a mountain fold with the spine portion 26 as a vertex. As described above, the pair of stand plates 24 and 25 overlap the cover portions 18 in the storage posture, so that the cover stand 10 (10A and 10B) has a compact folding shape as a whole, and portability and storage properties are ensured. In addition, since the spine portion 26 is set so as to be disposed between the connecting portion 20 and the connecting portion 20 in the stowing position, the spine portion 26 can be smoothly and reliably attached to the outer surface of the connecting portion 20 in the standing posture. Since the stand plates 24 and 25 have a triangular shape at the same time, high stability can be obtained.

  At this time, the pair of stand plates 24 and 25 and the spine portion 26 are formed in a triangular shape with the upper end portion of the spine portion 26 as the apex, and are connected to the outer surface of each cover portion 18 of each stand plate 24 and 25. The edge portions 24 a and 25 a are inclined with respect to the longitudinal direction of the connecting portion 20. Thereby, in the standing posture, the lower edges 24b, 25b of the stand plates 24, 25 and the lower edge 26a of the spine cover 26 are displaced and moved upward from the lower edges of the cover parts 18. As a result, in the standing posture, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, the sleeping posture is more than 90 degrees with respect to the placement surface, for example, a standing posture of about 110 to 130 degrees. And the visibility of the display 12b are improved.

  It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is needless to say that the present invention can be freely changed without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  In the cover stand 10 according to the above embodiment, one stand plate 24 is detachably fixed to the cover portion 18 and the other stand plate 25 is detachably fixed to the cover portion 18. The stand plates 24 and 25 may be configured to be detachably fixed to the cover portion 18 or the stand plates 24 and 25 may be detachably fixed to the cover portion 18. In this case, if both the stand plates 24 and 25 are detachably fixed to the cover portion 18, the stand member 16 can be detached from the cover member 14 when the stand function is unnecessary.

  In the cover stand 10 (10A, 10B) according to the embodiment, the back cover portion 26 of the stand member 16 is provided so as to extend over the vertical height of the cover member 14, and the stand plates 24, 25 are provided. The front cover 26 has a substantially triangular configuration extending to substantially the upper end, but the upper edge of the back cover 26 and the stand plates 24 and 25 is set at a low position (in FIG. 2). The stand member 16 may be formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape when viewed from the front.

10, 10A, 10B Cover stand 12, 12A Tablet PC
12a housing 12b display 14 cover member 16 stand member 18 cover portion 20 connecting portion 22, 32 magnet 24, 25 stand plate 24a, 25a edge portion 24b, 25b, 26a lower edge portion 26 spine cover portion 28, 30 fixing plate 33, 33a, 33b Adsorbent A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 Folding line G Gap

Claims (9)

A pair of cover parts on which an object to be stored is mounted on at least one inner surface, and a pair of stand plates connected to each other via a spine cover part so as to be foldable.
An edge of one of the stand plates opposite to the spine portion is connected to the outer surface of one of the cover portions so that it can be bent, and the other side of the stand plate is opposite to the spine portion. Is connected to the outer surface of the other cover part so that it can be bent,
When the pair of cover parts are folded in a direction to overlap each other, the stored objects are stored inside the pair of cover parts by folding the pair of stand plates in half through the spine cover part. Change to the storing posture,
When the pair of cover parts are opened from the storage posture in a direction to separate them from each other, the pair of stand plates move in directions in which they are bent from the outer surfaces of the pair of cover parts, and the spine part is the object to be stored. The cover stand changes in a standing posture in which the lower end portion of the spine cover portion lands on the placement surface and holds the storage object upright by moving in a direction away from the back. The cover stand according to claim 1, wherein
At least the edge portion of the one stand plate and the one cover portion are detachably connected by arranging a magnet on one side and an adsorbed body that can be adsorbed to the magnet on the other side. Cover stand characterized by The cover stand according to claim 2,
A cover stand, wherein the one cover part is provided with a plurality of the magnets or the adsorbed bodies arranged side by side. In the cover stand of any one of Claims 1-3,
The pair of cover parts are connected to each other via a connecting part so as to be bendable,
In the storage posture, the pair of stand plates overlaps the outer surfaces of the pair of cover portions, and the spine portion is disposed with a gap between the connecting portions,
In the standing posture, the gap between the connecting portion and the spine portion is enlarged, and the pair of stand plates are separated from the outer surfaces of the pair of cover portions, so that a plane is formed through the connecting portion. The cover stand, wherein the pair of stand plates protrudes in a mountain fold shape with the spine portion as a vertex with respect to the outer surfaces of the pair of cover portions arranged in a shape. The cover stand according to claim 4, wherein
The pair of stand plates and the spine portion are formed in a triangular shape with the upper end portion of the spine portion as an apex,
The cover stand is characterized in that a connection portion of each stand plate to the outer surface of each cover portion is inclined with respect to the longitudinal direction of the connecting portion. In the cover stand of any one of Claims 1-5,
The cover is a portable information device including a display, and a back surface of the portable information device opposite to the display side is attached to an inner surface of the cover portion. The cover stand according to claim 6, wherein
The portable information device has a pair of housings that can be folded in half,
One cover is attached to one cover, and the other is attached to the other cover. The cover stand according to claim 7,
The display stand is provided between the pair of casings, and is configured to be foldable in two.   A portable information device with a cover stand, comprising the cover stand according to any one of claims 6 to 8 and the portable information device.

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