JP2017097588A - Pen, electronic apparatus, and portable information apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pen mountable onto a housing of a portable information apparatus, an electronic apparatus having the pen and the portable information apparatus, and a portable information apparatus having a housing capable of mounting the pen.SOLUTION: A pen 10 includes a shaft section 28 at whose tip an input section 28a is provided, and a clip section 30 for interposing an interposer relative to an outer peripheral surface of the shaft section 28, and becomes input means for a portable information apparatus 14. A movable mechanism 32 is provided for expanding and reducing a gap G between the clip section 30 and the outer peripheral surface of the shaft section 28. The pen 10 can be mounted and held relative to a housing 18 of the portable information apparatus 14 by inserting the clip section 30 into an insertion hole 12 provided on a right side surface 18a of the portable information apparatus 14.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a pen serving as an input unit of a portable information device, an electronic device including the pen and the portable information device, and a portable information device including a casing on which the pen can be mounted.

  In portable information devices such as notebook personal computers (notebook PCs), tablet personal computers (tablet PCs), and smartphones, a pen (stylus) may be used as an input device.

  It is desirable that such a pen can be attached to the housing of the device when not in use from the viewpoint of carrying and storage. In view of this, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration including a long and narrow storage hole for inserting a pen into a housing of a tablet PC and storing the pen.

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  By the way, the casing of the portable information device as described above is rapidly becoming thinner. For this reason, the storage hole for inserting and storing the entire pen into the housing as described in Patent Document 1 can be used with a pen having a thin outer diameter, but the pen has a shape that has a large outer diameter and is easy to hold. It has become difficult to respond to. In other words, the conventional pen is generally assumed to be inserted into the storage hole of the portable information device and stored, so that it is held against the thinned casing. There is a problem that can not be.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described problems of the prior art, and includes a pen that can be mounted on a casing of a portable information device, an electronic device including the pen and the portable information device, and the pen It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable information device including a housing that can be mounted.

  The pen according to the present invention includes a shaft portion provided with an input portion at the tip, and a clip portion that sandwiches a sandwiched body between the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion, and serves as an input means for a portable information device. And the movable mechanism which can expand and contract the space | interval between the said clip part and the outer peripheral surface of the said axial part is provided, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to such a structure, the space | interval between a clip part and the outer peripheral surface of a axial part can be changed via a movable mechanism. Accordingly, the clip portion can be stably held against a thin sandwiched body such as a cloth of a user's shirt pocket or a file, and a wall provided in a portable information device to be used It is possible to stably hold a sandwiched body having a thickness such as a portion. For this reason, the case can be stably mounted even on a portable information device in which the housing is thinned and a storage hole for inserting a pen having a thick shaft portion cannot be formed, High convenience is obtained.

  A rechargeable secondary battery may be built in, and a charging terminal for the secondary battery may be provided in the clip portion. Then, for example, in a state where the pen is attached to the casing of the portable information device, the terminal provided on the clip portion can be connected to the energization terminal on the portable information device side to charge the secondary battery. .

  The movable mechanism includes a pair of plate-like members that are arranged to face each other and connect between the clip portion and the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion, and the pair of plate-like members are disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion. The configuration may be such that the posture can be changed between a lying posture and a standing posture. If it does so, the movable mechanism which displaces a clip part by simple structure can be comprised.

  The movable mechanism may be configured to include a rotating member that is provided with a rotating shaft at a position deviated from the shaft center of the shaft portion and that supports the clip portion so as to be rotatable on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion. . This also makes it possible to configure a movable mechanism that displaces the clip portion with a simple configuration.

  An electronic device according to the present invention is an electronic device including the pen having the above-described configuration and the portable information device, and the portable information device is provided with an insertion hole for inserting the clip portion on one side surface thereof. A housing having a wall portion sandwiched between the clip portion and the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion between the insertion hole and the other side surface intersecting with the one side surface. And Accordingly, the pen can be stably mounted and held on the casing of the portable information device in a state where the wall portion is sandwiched between the clip portion of the pen and the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion.

  A portable information device according to the present invention includes a housing on which a pen having a shaft portion provided with an input portion at the tip and a clip portion for sandwiching a sandwiched body between the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion can be mounted. The housing is provided with an insertion hole for inserting the clip portion on one side surface thereof, and between the insertion hole and the other side surface intersecting with the one side surface. And a wall portion sandwiched between the clip portion and the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion. Accordingly, the pen can be stably mounted and held on the casing of the portable information device in a state where the wall portion is sandwiched between the clip portion of the pen and the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion.

  The insertion hole may be configured to be used as a pen storage hole into which a thin pen having a smaller diameter than the pen can be inserted. Then, pens and thin pens with different thicknesses can be used as appropriate according to the user's preferences and usage conditions, and even when using either pens or thin pens, they are mounted and held in the housing. Therefore, higher convenience can be obtained.

  The housing may have a pen storage hole that opens on the one side surface so as to communicate with the insertion hole and into which a thin pen having a smaller diameter than the pen can be inserted. If it does so, a pen and a thin pen can be mounted | worn and hold | maintained to a housing | casing simultaneously, and higher convenience will be acquired.

  The insertion hole may be provided with a current-carrying terminal that comes into contact with a charging terminal provided in the clip portion of the pen.

  According to the present invention, the distance between the clip portion and the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion can be changed via the movable mechanism. Accordingly, the clip portion can be stably held against a thin sandwiched body such as a cloth of a user's shirt pocket or a file, and a wall provided in a portable information device to be used It is possible to stably hold a sandwiched body having a thickness such as a portion. For this reason, the case can be stably mounted even on a portable information device in which the housing is thinned and a storage hole for inserting a pen having a thick shaft portion cannot be formed, High convenience is obtained.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic device including a pen according to an embodiment of the present invention and a portable information device having an insertion hole into which the pen can be attached. FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of the portable information device. FIG. 3 is a front view of the pen with the clip portion in the normal position. FIG. 4 is a front view of the pen shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the pen shown in FIG. 4 as viewed from the base end side. FIG. 6 is a plan cross-sectional view in which the vicinity of the insertion hole of the housing is enlarged in order to explain the mounting operation of the pen in the insertion hole. FIG. 6 (A) is a state immediately before the pen is inserted into the insertion hole. FIG. 6B is a diagram showing a state where the pen clip portion is pushed into the insertion hole from the state shown in FIG. 6A and the pen is attached to the insertion hole. . FIG. 7 is an enlarged side view of the vicinity of the insertion hole of the housing in order to explain the mounting operation of the pen in the insertion hole. FIG. 7A shows that the pen is not installed in the insertion hole. It is a figure which shows a state, FIG.7 (B) is a figure which shows the state which mounted | wore the insertion hole with the pen. FIG. 8 is a plan sectional view in which the vicinity of the pen storage hole of the housing is enlarged to explain the storing operation of the thin pen in the pen storage hole, and FIG. 8A shows that the thin pen is inserted into the pen storage hole. FIG. 8B is a diagram showing a state in which the fine pen is pushed into the pen storage hole from the state shown in FIG. 8A and stored. FIG. 9 is an enlarged side view of the vicinity of the pen storage hole of the housing in order to explain the mounting operation of the thin pen in the pen storage hole. FIG. 9A shows the thin pen stored in the pen storage hole. FIG. 9B is a diagram showing a state in which the thin pen is stored in the pen storage hole. FIG. 10 is an enlarged side view of the vicinity of a pen storage hole of a housing according to a configuration example in which a pen and a thin pen can be simultaneously mounted. FIG. 10A shows a state in which the pen and the thin pen are not mounted. FIG. 10B is a diagram illustrating a state where a pen and a thin pen are attached. FIG. 11 is a front view of the pen according to the modified example with the clip portion in the normal position. FIG. 12 is a front view of the pen shown in FIG. FIG. 13 is an enlarged perspective view of the pen shown in FIG. 12 viewed from the base end side. FIG. 14 is an enlarged side view of the vicinity of a clip insertion hole of a housing according to a configuration example in which only a large-diameter pen can be mounted, and FIG. 14A shows a state in which no pen is mounted. FIG. 14B is a diagram showing a state in which a pen is mounted.

  Hereinafter, a pen according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings by exemplifying a preferred embodiment by exemplifying a portable information device including a casing on which the pen is mounted.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic device 16 including a pen 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention and a portable information device 14 having an insertion hole 12 into which the pen 10 can be mounted. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of a portable information device 14. FIG.

  The pen 10 is an input means called a stylus (digitizer pen). When the pen 10 is not used, the pen 10 is inserted into the insertion hole 12 provided on one side surface (right side surface 18a) of the casing 18 of the portable information device 14. Can be attached and held. In the present embodiment, the configuration in which the pen 10 is used for the portable information device 14 which is a notebook PC is exemplified. However, the present invention is not limited to the notebook PC, but may be various types such as a tablet PC, a mobile phone, a smartphone, or an electronic notebook. The present invention can be suitably applied to portable information devices.

  In the following, for the portable information device 14, the front side in FIG. 1 is referred to as the front side (front), the back side is referred to as the rear side (rear), the thickness direction of the housing 18 is referred to as the vertical direction, and the width direction is referred to as the horizontal direction. explain.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the portable information device 14 includes a display lid 22 that is connected to a base case 18 through a hinge 20 so as to be opened and closed, as shown in FIG. 1. A keyboard 24 is provided on the upper surface of the housing 18, and a display 26 composed of a liquid crystal display device or the like is provided on the front surface of the display lid 22.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the insertion hole 12 is formed in the vicinity of the front end corner of the right side surface 18 a of the housing 18. This is a portion into which the clip portion 30 provided at the base end of the shaft portion 28 of the pen 10 is inserted. Between the insertion hole 12 and the front side surface 18b of the housing | casing 18, the wall part 18c clamped by the clip part 30 of the pen 10 protruded by the movable mechanism 32 mentioned later is formed. The pen 10 in which the clip portion 30 is inserted and held in the insertion hole 12 is mounted and held in a state along the front side surface 18b outside the front side surface 18b of the housing 18 (see FIG. 6B). . Of course, the insertion hole 12 may be formed on the other side surface of the housing 18.

  The insertion hole 12 of this embodiment also functions as a pen storage hole 36 into which a thin pen 34 having a diameter smaller than that of the pen 10 can be inserted. The pen accommodation hole 36 has a depth dimension in which the shaft portion 38 of the thin pen 34 can be inserted, and a notch portion 42 in which the projection portion 40 of the thin pen 34 is accommodated is formed in the opening. The notch 42 is a slit-shaped opening formed so as to be continuous from the opening of the pen storage hole 36.

  3 is a front view of the pen 10 with the clip portion 30 in the normal position, and FIG. 4 is a front view of the pen 10 shown in FIG. 3 with the clip portion 30 in the protruding position. FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the pen 10 shown in FIG. 4 as viewed from the base end side.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the pen 10 is used as an input unit of the portable information device 14 by being manually gripped. The pen 10 includes a cylindrical shaft portion 28 provided with an input portion 28 a at the tip, and a clip portion 30 provided on the proximal end side of the shaft portion 28.

  The shaft portion 28 has an elongated cylindrical shape, and is formed to have a certain diameter so as to be easily grasped by a hand. The input unit 28a is a tip portion for performing a predetermined input operation by touching the screen of the display 26. The shaft portion 28 has a built-in battery device 41 that is a rechargeable secondary battery serving as a power source for the pen 10.

  The clip portion 30 is a portion for holding the pen 10 against the sandwiched body by sandwiching the sandwiched body with the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 28. The sandwiched body is, for example, a thin cloth or a thin file of a user's shirt pocket, and in the case of this embodiment, a wall portion 18c that forms the insertion hole 12 of the portable information device 14 is also included. A pair of terminals 43 and 43 electrically connected to the battery device 41 built in the shaft portion 28 are exposed on the inner surface of the clip portion 30 (see FIG. 5). The pair of terminals 43 and 43 are connected to a pair of energization terminals 44 and 44 provided on the inner surface of the wall portion 18c on the portable information device 14 side when the clip portion 30 of the pen 10 is inserted into the insertion hole 12. (See FIG. 6).

  The clip portion 30 is connected to the shaft portion 28 via a movable mechanism 32 that protrudes from a part of the outer peripheral surface of the base end portion of the shaft portion 28 in the outer diameter direction. The movable mechanism 32 is a mechanism that expands and contracts the gap G between the clip portion 30 and the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 28 by lifting and moving the clip portion 30 vertically from the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 28. The movable mechanism 32 includes a pair of plate-like members 46 a and 46 b that connect the clip portion 30 and the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 28.

  Each of the plate-like members 46a and 46b is a curved leaf spring-like thin plate made of, for example, stainless steel and disposed opposite to each other in line symmetry. One end of each of the plate-like members 46 a and 46 b is pivotally supported with respect to the shaft portion 28, and the other end is pivotally supported with respect to the clip portion 30. Thereby, each plate-like member 46a, 46b has both the attitude | position (refer FIG. 3) which lie in the same direction with respect to the outer peripheral surface of the axial part 28, and the attitude | position (both FIG. 4) that both stood up from the outer peripheral surface of the axial part 28. And the posture can be changed.

  In such a pen 10, as shown in FIG. 3, the clip portion 30 is in a normal position close to the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 28 in a posture in which the plate-like members 46 a and 46 b are lying down, and the interval G is narrowed. As a result, for example, a thin sandwiched body such as a cloth of a user's shirt pocket or a file can be stably sandwiched between the clip portion 30 and the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 28.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the clip portion 30 is in a protruding position separated from the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 28 in a posture in which the plate-like members 46 a and 46 b stand up, and the interval G is increased. As a result, a thick sandwiched body such as the wall portion 18 c of the insertion hole 12 of the portable information device 14 can be stably sandwiched between the clip portion 30 and the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 28.

  Next, the mounting | wearing operation | movement with respect to the insertion hole 12 of the housing | casing 18 of the pen 10 is demonstrated.

  FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional plan view of the vicinity of the insertion hole 12 of the housing 18 in order to explain the mounting operation of the pen 10 into the insertion hole 12, and FIG. FIG. 6B is a diagram showing a state immediately before mounting in the hole 12, and FIG. 6B shows that the clip 10 of the pen 10 is pushed into the insertion hole 12 from the state shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the state mounted | worn with the insertion hole 12. FIG. FIG. 7 is an enlarged side view of the vicinity of the insertion hole 12 of the housing 18 in order to explain the mounting operation of the pen 10 into the insertion hole 12, and FIG. FIG. 7B is a diagram illustrating a state where the pen 10 is not mounted in the insertion hole 12, and FIG. 7B is a diagram illustrating a state where the pen 10 is mounted in the insertion hole 12.

  When the pen 10 is attached to the housing 18 using the insertion hole 12, the input portion 28a is at the head and the shaft portion 28 is directed to the outside of the front side surface 18a of the housing 18 as shown in FIG. The clip portion 30 is inserted into the insertion hole 12 while being moved. At this time, the clip portion 30 is set to the protruding position via the movable mechanism 32, and the gap G between the clip portion 30 and the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 28 is expanded to a width that can sandwich the wall portion 18c.

  As shown in FIGS. 6B and 7B, when the insertion of the clip portion 30 into the insertion hole 12 is completed, the plate-like members 46a and 46b of the movable mechanism 32 are arranged in the notch portion 42 and protruded. The wall portion 18 c is sandwiched between the clip portion 30 set at the position and the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 28. Thereby, the pen part 10 is arrange | positioned along the front side surface 18b of the housing | casing 18, and the pen 10 is mounted | worn with the housing | casing 18 via the clip part 30 (refer FIG.6 (B)). That is, the pen 10 is hooked and held by the clip portion 30 against the wall portion 18 c of the housing 18. When the pen 10 is mounted in the insertion hole 12, each terminal 43 provided on the inner surface of the clip portion 30 is connected to each energizing terminal 44 provided on the inner surface of the wall portion 18c (insertion hole 12). The As a result, it is possible to supply charging power from a battery device or a power supply device (not shown) on the portable information device 14 side to the battery device 41 of the pen 10. Further, in the present embodiment, a side portion of the insertion hole 12 is provided so as to cut out an end portion of the wall portion 18 c, and a cutout portion 42 communicating with the insertion hole 12 is provided. For this reason, since the plate-like members 46 a and 46 b are arranged in the notch portion 42 with the pen 10 mounted on the housing 18, the pen 10 may protrude from the right side surface 18 a of the housing 18. Is prevented (see FIG. 6B).

  When removing the pen 10 attached to the insertion hole 12 in this manner, for example, the shaft portion 28 may be grasped and the clip portion 30 may be pulled out from the insertion hole 12. Thereafter, the clip portion 30 is pushed down toward the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 28 while being pressed toward the tip end side in the axial direction of the pen 10. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the clip unit 30 is set to the normal position again via the movable mechanism 32. As a result, the clip unit 30 does not get in the way when the pen 10 is used, and a thin object to be held such as a file can be stably held by the clip unit 30.

  As described above, the insertion hole 12 also functions as the pen storage hole 36 for storing the thin pen 34 having a diameter smaller than that of the pen 10. Then, next, the accommodation operation | movement with respect to the pen accommodation hole 36 of the housing | casing 18 of the thin pen 34 is demonstrated.

  FIG. 8 is an enlarged plan cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the pen storage hole 36 of the housing 18 in order to explain the storage operation of the thin pen 34 in the pen storage hole 36. FIG. FIG. 8B shows a state immediately before insertion into the pen storage hole 36, and FIG. 8B shows a state in which the thin pen 34 is pushed into the pen storage hole 36 from the state shown in FIG. FIG. FIG. 9 is an enlarged side view of the vicinity of the pen storage hole 36 of the housing 18 in order to explain the mounting operation of the thin pen 34 in the pen storage hole 36. FIG. FIG. 9B is a diagram showing a state in which the thin pen 34 is stored in the pen storage hole 36.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 8A, the thin pen 34 is used as an input unit of the portable information device 14 by being manually held. The thin pen 34 includes a columnar shaft portion 38 provided with an input portion 38 a at the tip, and a protrusion 40 provided on the proximal end side of the shaft portion 38.

  The shaft portion 38 has an elongated cylindrical shape formed with a diameter smaller than that of the shaft portion 28 of the pen 10 and has an outer diameter that can be inserted into the pen storage hole 36 (insertion hole 12). The input unit 38a is a tip portion for performing a predetermined input operation by touching the screen of the display 26. Although not shown, like the battery device 41, the shaft portion 38 has a built-in battery device that is a rechargeable secondary battery serving as a power source for the thin pen 34. A pair of terminals 47 are exposed on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 38 (see FIG. 8A).

  When the thin pen 34 is stored in the pen storage hole 36, the input unit 38 a is used as the head and the shaft 38 is inserted into the pen storage hole 36 as shown in FIG. At this time, the fine pen 34 is pushed into the pen accommodation hole 36 by aligning the protrusion 40 with the notch 42, so that the thin pen 34 is inserted into the pen accommodation hole 36 as shown in FIGS. 8B and 9B. Fully stored. Further, in a state where the thin pen 34 is housed in the pen housing hole 36, each terminal 47 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 38 is connected to each energizing terminal 44 provided on the inner surface of the wall portion 18 c (pen housing hole 36). Connected. As a result, it is possible to supply charging power from the battery device or power supply device on the portable information device 14 side to the battery device 41 of the thin pen 34.

  When the thin pen 34 accommodated in the pen accommodation hole 36 is pulled out from the pen accommodation hole 36 in this way, the protrusion 40 exposed to the front side surface 18b side of the housing 18 from the notch 42 is removed with a fingertip or a nail. The thin pen 34 may be pulled out from the pen storage hole 36 by hooking.

  As described above, the pen 10 according to the present embodiment includes the shaft portion 28 provided with the input portion 28a at the tip, and the clip portion 30 that sandwiches the sandwiched body between the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 28, and It becomes an input means of the portable information device 14. And the movable mechanism 32 which can expand / contract the space | interval G between the clip part 30 and the outer peripheral surface of the axial part 28 is provided.

  Thus, in the pen 10, the distance between the clip portion 30 and the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 28 can be changed via the movable mechanism 32. Thereby, while being able to hold | maintain the clip part 30 stably with respect to thin to-be-clamped bodies, such as a cloth of a user's shirt pocket, a file, etc., the insertion hole 12 of the portable information device 14 is formed. It can be stably held even for a sandwiched body having a thickness such as the wall portion 18c. For this reason, the casing 18 is thinned, and the pen 10 can be stably attached to the portable information device 14 in which the storage hole into which the pen 10 having the large-diameter shaft portion 28 can be inserted cannot be formed. High convenience.

  In other words, the side surface (front side surface 18b) of the casing 18 of the portable information device 14 needs to have a certain thickness for its rigidity and strength, and the same applies to the wall portion 18c. For this reason, in the clip part of the pen of the conventional structure which does not have the movable mechanism 32, it was difficult to insert a clip part smoothly with respect to the insertion hole 12, and to hold | maintain stably. On the other hand, in the said pen 10, since the space | interval G between the clip part 30 and the outer peripheral surface of the axial part 28 can be expanded / contracted by the movable mechanism 32, the space | interval G is changed appropriately according to the mounting object of the pen 10. FIG. In particular, the pen 10 can be securely mounted and held on the thick wall portion 18c.

  That is, the portable information device 14 to be used with such a pen 10 is provided with the insertion hole 12 for inserting the clip portion 30 into the right side surface 18a which is one side surface thereof, and the insertion hole 12 and the right side surface. A housing 18 having a wall portion 18c sandwiched between the clip portion 30 and the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 28 is provided between a front side surface 18b that is the other side surface that intersects with 18a. Thereby, the clip part 30 of the pen 10 can be hold | maintained smoothly and stably with respect to the insertion hole 12 and the wall part 18c.

  The insertion hole 12 of the portable information device 14 is also used as a pen storage hole 36 into which a thin pen 34 having a smaller diameter than the pen 10 can be inserted. For this reason, the pen 10 and the thin pen 34 having different thicknesses can be used as appropriate according to the user's preference, usage situation, and the like, and even when either the pen 10 or the thin pen 34 is used. The housing 18 can be mounted and held, and higher convenience can be obtained.

  In the configuration described above, as is apparent from FIGS. 6B and 8B, when the pen 10 is mounted in the insertion hole 12, the insertion hole 12 (pen storage hole 36) is thin. The pen 34 cannot be stored at the same time.

  Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 10 (A), a clip insertion hole (insertion hole) 50 is provided between the insertion hole 12 and the front side surface 18b so that the clip portion 30 can be inserted into a rectangular shape. Also good. In this configuration, a notch 52 having the same shape as the notch 42 is added to the opposite side of the front side 18b of the insertion hole 12, and a pair of holes are formed on the inner surface of the insertion hole 12 on the notch 52 side. It is preferable to add energization terminals 44 and 44 in advance. That is, the casing 18 in this case is opened on the right side surface 18a in communication with the clip insertion hole 50 serving as the insertion hole of the clip portion 30, and the thin pen 34 having a smaller diameter than the pen 10 is inserted. A possible pen storage hole 36 is provided.

  10B, the pen 10 can be mounted and held on the housing 18 by inserting the clip portion 30 of the pen 10 into the clip insertion hole 50 and holding the wall portion 18c. Even in this state, the clip portion 30 does not protrude toward the pen storage hole 36 (insertion hole 12), so that the thin pen 34 can be stored in the pen storage hole 36. That is, in such a configuration in which the clip insertion hole 50 is provided, the clip insertion hole 50 functions as an insertion hole for the clip portion 30, and therefore the pen 10 and the thin pen 34 are simultaneously mounted and held in the housing 18. Can do.

  11 is a front view of the pen 10A according to the modified example with the clip portion 30 in the normal position, and FIG. 12 is a front view of the pen 10A shown in FIG. 11 with the clip portion 30 in the protruding position. FIG. FIG. 13 is an enlarged perspective view of the pen 10A shown in FIG. 12 as seen from the base end side.

  Although the movable mechanism 32 of the pen 10 shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 is configured to move the clip portion 30 using a pair of plate-like members 46a and 46b, the pen 10A shown in FIGS. In this configuration, a movable mechanism 32 </ b> A having a rotating member 60 that rotates 30 around the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 28 is provided. The rotating member 60 is rotatably supported with respect to the base end surface of the shaft portion 28 and supports the clip portion 30. The rotating member 60 is provided with a rotating shaft C2 at a position eccentric from the shaft center C1 of the shaft portion 28, thereby supporting the clip portion 30 so as to be rotatable on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 28.

  Therefore, in such a pen 10A, as shown in FIG. 11, when the rotating member 60 is set to a predetermined rotational position, the clip portion 30 is in a normal position close to the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 28, and the interval G is narrowed. . On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the rotating member 60 is rotated around the rotation axis C <b> 2, and the clip part 30 is turned on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft part 28, so that the clip part 30 becomes the outer periphery of the shaft part 28. The protrusion G is lifted in the vertical direction from the surface and translated to become a separated protruding position, and the gap G is enlarged. As a result, even in the pen 10 </ b> A, a thick sandwiched body like the wall portion 18 c of the insertion hole 12 of the portable information device 14 can be stably sandwiched between the clip portion 30 and the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 28. Can do.

  By the way, in each structural example mentioned above, the structure which can mount | wear with the large diameter pen 10 (10A) and the finer diameter thin pen 34 alternatively or simultaneously to the housing | casing 18 of the portable information device 14 from this. However, it is of course possible to adopt a configuration in which only the pen 10 (10A) can be mounted. In this case, for example, as shown in FIGS. 14 (A) and 14 (B), as the insertion hole of the clip portion 30, a clip insertion hole 50 similar to the configuration shown in FIG. The housing 18 may have a wall portion 18c formed between the hole 50 and the front side surface 18b. Thus, the pen 10 (10A) can be mounted and held using the clip insertion hole 50.

  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.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the movable mechanisms 32 and 32A are exemplified as a configuration that expands and contracts the gap G between the clip portion 30 and the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 28. However, the gap G can be expanded and contracted by other mechanisms. Of course.

10, 10A Pen 12 Insertion hole 14 Portable information device 16 Electronic device 18 Housing 18a Right side surface 18b Front side surface 18c Wall portion 28, 38 Shaft portion 28a, 38a Input portion 30 Clip portion 32, 32A Movable mechanism 34 Thin pen 36 Pen housing hole 41 Battery device 42, 52 Notch 43, 47 Terminal 44 Current terminal 46a, 46b Plate member 50 Clip insertion hole 60 Rotating member C1 Axis center C2 Rotating axis G Interval

Claims (9)

A pen that has a shaft portion provided with an input portion at the tip and a clip portion that sandwiches a sandwiched body between the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion and serves as an input means of a portable information device,
A pen comprising a movable mechanism capable of expanding and contracting a distance between the clip portion and the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion. The pen of claim 1.
Built-in rechargeable secondary battery,
A pen, wherein a terminal for charging the secondary battery is provided in the clip portion. The pen according to claim 1 or 2,
The movable mechanism includes a pair of plate-like members that are arranged to face each other and connect between the clip portion and the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion,
The pair of plate-like members can change their posture between a posture lying on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion and a standing posture. The pen according to claim 1 or 2,
The movable mechanism includes a rotating member that is provided with a rotating shaft at a position that is eccentric from the shaft center of the shaft portion, and that has a rotating member that rotatably supports the clip portion on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion. . An electronic device comprising the pen according to any one of claims 1 to 4 and the portable information device,
The portable information device has an insertion hole for inserting the clip portion on one side surface thereof, and the clip portion and the shaft portion between the insertion hole and the other side surface intersecting the one side surface. An electronic device comprising a housing having a wall portion sandwiched between the outer peripheral surface of the electronic device. A portable information device comprising a housing that can be equipped with a pen having a shaft portion provided with an input portion at the tip and a clip portion that sandwiches a sandwiched body between the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion,
The housing is provided with an insertion hole for inserting the clip portion on one side surface, and an outer periphery of the clip portion and the shaft portion between the insertion hole and another side surface intersecting the one side surface. A portable information device having a wall portion sandwiched between surfaces. The portable information device according to claim 6, wherein
The portable information device according to claim 1, wherein the insertion hole can also be used as a pen storage hole into which a thin pen having a smaller diameter than the pen can be inserted. The portable information device according to claim 6, wherein
The housing includes a pen storage hole that is opened on the one side surface so as to communicate with the insertion hole and into which a fine pen having a diameter smaller than that of the pen can be inserted. . The portable information device according to any one of claims 6 to 8,
The portable information device, wherein the insertion hole is provided with a current-carrying terminal that contacts a charging terminal provided in a clip portion of the pen.

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