JP2019134381A - Case for portable electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a case for a portable electronic device which can protect a portable electronic device from an external impact, enables a user to easily operate an additional device of the portable electronic device when using the additional device, and has a simple structure.SOLUTION: The invention includes a front member 3, a rear member 4, and a coupling member 5. An adhesive 6 serving as a fixing member is provided on an inner surface of the rear member 4. An opening 40 is provided at the rear member 4. A cover member 7 is provided at the front member 3. As a result, the invention can protect a portable electronic device from an external impact, enables a user to easily operate an additional device of the portable electronic device when using the additional device, and has a simple structure.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a case used for a portable electronic device such as a smartphone having a camera.

  Examples of portable electronic device cases include the following Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2.

  The cover of the device of Patent Document 1 includes a back cover piece, a front cover piece, and a connecting portion that connects the back cover piece and the front cover piece so as to be foldable. A suction cup and a horizontally long window are attached to the back cover piece. Each is provided.

  The cover of the device of Patent Document 1 is such that the camera unit, the light emitting unit, and the light receiving unit provided on the back surface of the device are positioned in the horizontally long window of the back cover piece, and the back surface of the device is placed on the suction cup of the back cover piece. Removably attach. The cover of the device of Patent Document 1 can be protected by folding the front cover piece and the back cover piece and closing the back cover and the front cover piece with the back cover piece and the front cover piece. Moreover, the cover of the apparatus of patent document 1 opens the front cover piece and the back cover piece, and covers the camera part, the light emitting part, and the light receiving part of the apparatus with the back face of the equipment covered with the back cover piece. Can be used.

  Since the cover of the device of Patent Document 1 is provided with a horizontally long window on the back cover piece, even if the arrangement of the camera unit, the light emitting unit, and the light receiving unit varies depending on the device, the camera unit, the light emitting unit, and the light receiving unit of the device are arranged. It can be located in the horizontally long window of the back cover piece. Thereby, the cover of the apparatus of patent document 1 can respond to most apparatuses in which the arrangement of the camera unit, the light emitting unit, and the light receiving unit is different.

  The wallet of Patent Document 2 includes a side surface, another side surface, and a folding surface in which the one side surface and the other side surface are foldably connected, and a slide plate is slidably provided in the slide space on the other side surface. An adhesive surface is attached to the plate, an opening is formed on the other side surface, and the adhesive surface slides along the slide of the slide plate at the opening.

  The tension wallet of Patent Document 2 can be used as a wallet by covering the smartphone with one side and the other side by attaching the smartphone to the adhesive surface and folding and closing one side and the other side. can do. Moreover, the tension wallet of patent document 2 opens one side and a back surface cover piece, slides a smart phone with respect to another side with a slide plate, and exposes the smart phone's camera from the other side, thereby Can be used.

  The tension wallet of Patent Document 2 is not provided with an opening through which the smartphone is exposed on one side surface and the other side surface, and thus can be used as a wallet, and can also be used as a smartphone protection member. .

Utility Model Registration No. 3192615 Utility Model Registration No. 3204856

  However, since the camera cover, the light emitting unit, and the light receiving unit of the device in Patent Document 1 are exposed from the window of the back cover piece, the camera unit, the light emitting unit, and the light receiving unit of the device are externally connected. It cannot be protected from impacts. In other words, the cover of the device of Patent Document 1 cannot achieve the original purpose of protecting the device from external impacts.

  Moreover, since the opening part etc. which a smart phone exposes are not provided in the one side and the other side, the tension wallet of patent document 2 is, when using the camera of a smart phone, with respect to the other side with a smart phone. In addition, it is necessary to slide the slide plate on the other side. As described above, the tension wallet disclosed in Patent Document 2 has a troublesome slide operation when the smartphone camera is used, and has a complicated slide structure.

  The problems to be solved by the present invention can be applied to all types of portable electronic devices having different camera positions, can protect the portable electronic devices from external impacts, and are attached to the portable electronic devices. An object of the present invention is to provide a case for a portable electronic device that is easy to operate when the device is used and that has a simple structure.

  The case for a portable electronic device of the present invention is a case used for a portable electronic device having a display on the front surface and a camera on the back surface, and a back member covering the back surface of the portable electronic device and a back member covering the back surface of the portable electronic device. And a connecting member that foldably connects the front member and the back member, and when the front member and the back member are folded, the surface of the front member and the surface of the back member that are opposed to each other are defined as inner surfaces, A fixing member for fixing the back surface of the mobile electronic device is provided on the inner surface of the back member, and an opening for exposing a camera of the mobile electronic device fixed by the fixing member is provided in a part of the back member. The front member or the back member is provided with a cover member that covers the opening so as to be openable and closable.

  In the portable electronic device case of the present invention, the cover member is provided on the front member so as to be openable and closable. The back member and the cover member cover the opening with the cover member and are closed. It is preferable that a lock member for locking the folded state of the back member and the back member is provided.

  The case for a portable electronic device of the present invention has a surface opposite to the inner surface as an outer surface, and a covering member is provided on the outer surface of the back member so as to be rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the outer surface. It is preferable.

  The portable electronic device case of the present invention can be applied to all types of portable electronic devices having different camera positions, can protect the portable electronic device from external impacts, etc., and is attached to the portable electronic device. The operation when using the device is easy and the structure is simple.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the inside of the portable electronic device case according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention with the front side portion and the back side portion opened. FIG. 2 is an inside perspective view showing a state in which the smartphone is fixed and the front side portion and the back side portion are opened. FIG. 3 is an external perspective view showing a state in which the smartphone is fixed and the front side portion and the back side portion are opened. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state where the front side portion and the back side portion are folded and the covering member is opened. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the front side portion and the back side portion are folded and the covering member is closed. FIG. 6 is a front view showing a state where the front side portion and the back side portion are expanded and the covering member is opened. FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view. (A) is the VIIA-VIIA sectional view taken on the line in FIG. (B) is the VIIB-VIIB sectional view taken on the line in FIG. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the case for a portable electronic device according to the second embodiment of the present invention, in a state where the front side portion and the back side portion are folded and the covering member is opened. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state in which the front side portion and the back side portion are folded and the covering member is closed. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX in FIG.

  Hereinafter, two examples of embodiments (examples) of the case for portable electronic devices according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In this specification, the terms “up”, “down”, “left”, and “right” refer to “up”, “down”, “left”, and “right” when a portable electronic device (eg, a smartphone) is used. .

(Description of Configuration of Embodiment 1)
FIGS. 1-7 shows Embodiment 1 of the case for portable electronic devices which concerns on this invention. Hereinafter, the structure of the case 1 for portable electronic devices which concerns on this Embodiment 1 is demonstrated.

(Description of case 1 for portable electronic device)
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the portable electronic device case 1 covers and protects a portable electronic device, in this example, a smartphone 2. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the portable electronic device case 1 includes a front member 3, a back member 4, a connecting member 5, a fixing member 6, and a covering member 7.

(Description of smartphone 2)
The smartphone 2 is a normal smartphone, and includes accessory devices such as a display 20, a speaker 21, a microphone 22, a camera 23, a light emitting element 24, and a light receiving element (not shown) as shown in FIGS. .

  For example, the display 20, the speaker 21, and the microphone 22 are provided on the surface 25 side of the smartphone 2. On the other hand, the camera 23 and the light emitting element 24 are provided on the back surface 26 side of the smartphone 2 and on the upper portion of the smartphone 2.

(Description of the front member 3, the back member 4, and the connecting member 5)
The front member 3 covers and protects the surface 25 of the smartphone 2. The back member 4 covers and protects the back surface 26 of the smartphone 2. The front member 3 and the back member 4 have a rectangular shape that is slightly larger than the rectangular smartphone 2. The connecting member 5 connects the front member 3 and the back member 4 in a foldable manner. The connecting member 5 has a vertically long strip shape. The width of the connecting member 5 is larger than the thickness of the smartphone 2.

  Here, the surface of the front member 3 and the surface of the back member 4 that face each other when the front member 3 and the back member 4 are folded are defined as inner surfaces. Moreover, let the surface on the opposite side to an inner surface be an outer surface. That is, the surface opposite to the inner surface of the front member 3 and the inner surface of the back member 4 is the outer surface of the front member 3 and the outer surface of the back member 4.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7A, the front member 3 is provided with a first storage portion 31 and a second storage portion 32, respectively. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 6, and 7 (A), a first storage port 33 and a second storage port 34 are provided on the inner surface of the front member 3, respectively. The first storage part 31 and the first storage port 33 communicate with each other. The second storage portion 32 and the second storage port 34 are also in communication with each other.

(Description of the fixing member 6)
As shown in FIGS. 1, 6, and 7 (B), a longitudinally long rectangular fixing member 6 is provided on the inner surface of the back member 4. The fixing member 6 is provided at a location from the center portion to the lower portion of the back member 4. Thereby, the fixing member 6 does not oppose the camera 23 located on the back side 26 and the upper side of the smartphone 2. In this example, the fixing member 6 is an adhesive (hereinafter, “fixing member” is referred to as “adhesive”). The adhesive 6 may have a shape other than a vertically long rectangular shape. In addition, a mark (for example, a mark such as a lattice pattern or a stripe pattern) for displaying the fixing position of the smartphone 2 may be provided on the inner surface of the adhesive 6 or the back member 4 by printing or the like.

  A release film 60 is detachably provided on the surface of the adhesive 6. The release film 60 is peeled from the adhesive 6, and the back surface 26 of the smartphone 2 is bonded to the surface of the adhesive 6. Thereby, the smartphone 2 is fixed to the inner surface of the back member 4. The fixing member 6 may be other than the adhesive 6 described above. For example, a suction cup, a holder having an elastic fitting portion, or the like may be used.

(Description of opening 40)
As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, 4, and 6, an opening 40 is provided in a portion of the backing member 4 above the adhesive 6. Thereby, the opening part 40 opposes the camera 23 located on the back side 26 and the upper side of the smartphone 2. As a result, the camera 23 and the light emitting element 24 on the back surface 26 side of the smartphone 2 fixed by the adhesive 6 are exposed to the outside from the opening 40 of the back member 4. The opening 40 has a horizontally long rectangular shape. Thereby, the opening part 40 can respond | correspond to the smart phone 2 of all the models from which arrangement | positioning of the camera 23 and the light emitting element 24 differs.

  When the smartphone 2 is fixed to the inner surface of the back member 4 through the adhesive 6, the positions of the camera 23 and the light emitting element 24 are aligned with the opening 40. Thereby, the camera 23 and the light emitting element 24 can be exposed to the outside through the opening 40. A frame member 41 (see FIG. 10) is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the opening 40.

(Description of the covering member 7)
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the cover member 7 is provided so as to be openable and closable on the front member 3 in which the opening 40 is not provided. The cover member 7 includes a cover part 70, a movable part 71, and a lock part 72. The cover part 70 covers the opening part 40 so that opening and closing is possible. That is, the cover 70 has a horizontally long rectangular shape that is slightly larger than the opening 40.

  A movable part 71 is integrally provided on one side of the cover part 70. The movable part 71 is thin and flexible in order to open and close the cover part 70. The movable portion 71 is integrally provided on the upper edge of the front member 3. Thereby, the cover part 70 can cover the opening part 40 via the movable part 71 so that opening and closing is possible.

(Description of lock member)
A metal plate 42 as a lock member is included in the lower edge of the opening 40 of the back member 4. In addition, a magnet 73 as a lock member is included in a lock portion 72 that is integrally provided on the other side of the cover portion 70. The lock member closes the cover member 7 to the back member 4 by closely contacting the metal plate 42 of the back member 4 and the magnet 73 of the lock portion 72 of the cover 70, and covers the opening 40 with the cover member 7. The closed state and the state where the front member 3 and the back member 4 are folded are locked.

(Description of manufacture of case 1 for portable electronic device)
The front member 3, the back member 4, and the connecting member 5 of the portable electronic device case 1 are formed by sewing an inner base material 80 and an outer base material 81. Note that reference numeral “84” in the figure indicates a stitched stitch. The inner base material 80 forms the inner surface of the front member 3, the back member 4, and the connecting member 5. The outer base material 81 forms the outer surface of the front member 3, the back member 4, and the connecting member 5.

  A front-side core member 82, a first storage member 85, and a second storage member 86 are sandwiched between the inner base material 80 and the outer base material 81 of the front member 3. A back-side core member 83 is sandwiched between the inner base material 80 and the outer base material 81 of the back member 4. A reinforcing material 87 is sandwiched between the inner base material 80 and the outer base material 81 of the connecting member 5. The reinforcing material 87 is provided at both upper and lower ends of the connecting member 5. Note that the front side core member 82, the back side core member 83, the first storage member 85, the second storage member 86, and the reinforcing member 87 may not be provided.

(Description of the operation of the first embodiment)
The portable electronic device case 1 according to the first embodiment is configured as described above. Hereinafter, the operation of the portable electronic device case 1 according to the first embodiment will be described.

  First, the release film 60 of the portable electronic device case 1 shown in FIG. Next, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a portion from the center portion to the lower portion of the back surface 26 of the smartphone 2 is bonded to the adhesive 6 of the case 1 for the portable electronic device. Thereby, the smart phone 2 is fixed to the inner side surface (inner side material 80) of the back member 4 of the case 1 for portable electronic device via the adhesive 6, and is positioned on the back surface 26 side and the upper side of the smart phone 2. The camera 23 and the light emitting element 24 are located in the opening 40 of the back member 4 of the case 1 for the portable electronic device.

  The front member 3 and the back member 4 of the portable electronic device case 1 are folded via the connecting member 5 to cover the surface 25 of the smartphone 2 with the front member 3 (see FIG. 4). And the cover part 70 of the cover member 7 by the side of the front member 3 is closed to the back member 4 side via the movable part 71, and the opening part 40 is covered with the cover part 70 (refer FIG. 5). Thereby, the front surface 25, the back surface 26, and one side surface of the smartphone 2 are covered and protected by the front member 3, the back member 4, the cover member 7, and the connecting member 5 of the case 1 for the portable electronic device. And the camera 23 and the light emitting element 24 of the smart phone 2 are covered and protected by the covering member 7 of the case 1 for portable electronic devices.

  At this time, the cover member 7 is locked to the back member 4 by bringing the magnet 73 of the lock portion 72 of the cover member 7 of the lock member into close contact with the metal plate 42 of the back member 4. As a result, the state where the opening 40 is closed by the cover member 7 and the state where the front member 3 and the back member 4 are folded can be locked. Thereby, the state in which the smartphone 2 is covered and protected by the portable electronic device case 1 can be maintained.

  When the smartphone 2 is used, the locked state between the cover member 7 and the back member 4 of the case 1 for the portable electronic device is released with a force larger than the adhesion force between the magnet 73 and the metal plate 42. The smartphone 2 can be used by opening the cover member 7 of the portable electronic device case 1 from the back member 4 and opening the front member 3 and the back member 4 via the connecting member 5.

  At this time, since the camera 23 and the light emitting element 24 of the smartphone 2 are exposed from the opening 40 of the case 1 for the portable electronic device, the camera 23 of the smartphone 2 can also be used.

(Description of the effect of Embodiment 1)
The portable electronic device case 1 according to the first embodiment is configured and operated as described above. Hereinafter, effects of the portable electronic device case 1 according to the first embodiment will be described.

  The portable electronic device case 1 according to the first embodiment is provided with an opening 40 through which the camera 23 of the smartphone 2 is exposed on the back member 4 of the portable electronic device case 1. As a result, the case 1 for the portable electronic device according to the first embodiment increases the size of the opening 40, so that the camera 23 is placed in the opening 40 even if the arrangement of the camera 23 differs depending on the model of the smartphone 2. Can be positioned. Thereby, the case 1 for portable electronic devices which concerns on this Embodiment 1 can respond | correspond to the smart phone 2 of all the models from which arrangement | positioning of the camera 23 differs.

  The portable electronic device case 1 according to the first embodiment is provided with an opening 40 that exposes the camera 23 and the light emitting element 24 of the smartphone 2 on the back member 4 and covers the opening 40 on the front member 3 so that the opening 40 can be opened and closed. 7 is provided. As a result, the portable electronic device case 1 according to the first embodiment covers the camera 23 and the light emitting element 24 of the smartphone 2 with the covering member 7 by closing the opening 40 with the covering member 7. Can be protected.

  Moreover, the portable electronic device case 1 according to the first embodiment includes a front member 3 that covers the surface 25 of the smartphone 2, a back member 4 that covers the back surface 26 of the smartphone 2, and the front member 3 and the back member 4. And a connecting member 5 connected in a foldable manner. As a result, the portable electronic device case 1 according to the first embodiment folds the front member 3 and the back member 4 via the connecting member 5, and closes the opening 40 with the cover member 7. The front member 3, the back member 4, the connecting member 5, and the cover member 7 can be covered and protected from external impacts.

  Moreover, the case 1 for portable electronic devices which concerns on this Embodiment 1 opens the cover member 7 from the back member 4, exposes the camera 23 of the smart phone 2, and the light emitting element 24 from the opening part 40 of the back member 4, and is the surface. By opening the member 3 and the back member 4 via the connecting member 5, the smartphone 2 and the camera 23 can be used easily. As a result, the portable electronic device case 1 according to the first embodiment can be easily operated when the camera 23 that is an accessory device of the smartphone 2 is used.

  Moreover, the portable electronic device case 1 according to the first embodiment has a simple structure because the back member 4 is provided with the opening 40 and the front member 3 is provided with the cover member 7.

  In the portable electronic device case 1 according to the first embodiment, the lock member 72 of the cover member 7 is provided with the magnet 73 of the lock mechanism, and the back member 4 is provided with the metal plate 42 of the lock mechanism. As a result, the portable electronic device case 1 according to the first embodiment locks the cover member 7 to the back member 4 by bringing the magnet 73 of the lock portion 72 of the cover member 7 into close contact with the metal plate 42 of the back member 4. Can be made. Thereby, the case 1 for portable electronic devices which concerns on this Embodiment 1 can maintain the state (closed state) by which the front member 3 and the back member 4 were folded, and the smart phone 2 is the case for portable electronic devices. The state of being covered with 1 and protected can be maintained.

(Description of configuration, action, and effect of embodiment 2)
FIGS. 8-10 shows Embodiment 2 of the case for portable electronic devices which concerns on this invention. Hereinafter, the configuration, operation, and effect of the portable electronic device case 1A according to the second embodiment will be described. In the figure, the same reference numerals as in FIGS. 1 to 7 denote the same components.

  The portable electronic device case 1 according to the first embodiment is provided with the cover member 7 on the front member 3 in which the opening 40 is not provided. On the other hand, the portable electronic device case 1A according to the second embodiment has the covering member 7A on the outer surface of the back member 4 provided with the opening 40 and the axis 77 perpendicular to the outer surface. It is provided so as to be rotatable.

  That is, the cover member 7 </ b> A includes a cover portion 74, a mounting portion 75, and a mounting pin 76. The cover part 74 covers the opening part 40 so that opening and closing is possible. That is, the cover 74 has a horizontally long rectangular shape that is slightly larger than the opening 40. A mounting portion 75 is integrally provided on one side of the cover portion 74. The attachment portion 75 is attached to the outer base material 81 on the outer side surface of the back member 4 by an attachment pin 76 so as to be rotatable around a shaft 77 perpendicular to the outer side surface, that is, the axis of the attachment pin 76.

  Since the portable electronic device case 1A according to the second embodiment is configured as described above, the cover portion 74 covers and closes the opening 40 by rotating the cover portion 74 around the shaft 77 of the mounting pin 76. (See FIG. 9). Further, by removing the cover 74 from the opening 40 and opening the opening 40, the camera 23 and the light emitting element 24 of the smartphone 2 can be exposed from the opening 40 of the portable electronic device case 1A.

  Since the portable electronic device case 1A according to the second embodiment is configured and operated as described above, substantially the same effects as those of the portable electronic device case 1 according to the first embodiment can be achieved. .

(Description of examples other than Embodiments 1 and 2)
In the first embodiment, the lock member includes the metal plate 42 included in the back member 4 and the magnet 73 included in the lock portion 72 of the cover member 7. However, in the present invention, the lock member may be other than the metal plate 42 and the magnet 73. For example, it may be a button-type lock member that detachably fits irregularities, or a tape-type lock member that removably engages a tape-like engagement piece.

  In the second embodiment, a lock member may be provided on the back member 4 and the cover member 7A, and the closed state may be locked by covering the opening 40 with the cover member 7A. As the lock member, the lock member of the combination of the magnet and the metal plate according to the first embodiment, the button-type lock member for detachably fitting the concave and convex portions, and the tape-like engagement piece are detachably engaged. There are tape-type locking members to be used.

  In addition, this invention is not limited by the said embodiment. In particular, the size, shape, material, and the like of the portable electronic device case 1, 1A are not particularly limited.

1, 1A ... Case for portable electronic equipment 2 ... Smartphone (mobile electronic equipment)
20 ... Display (attached equipment)
21 ... Speaker (accessory)
22 ... Microphone (accessory)
23 ... Camera (accessory)
24 ... Light emitting element (accessory)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 25 ... Front surface 26 ... Back surface 3 ... Front member 31 ... 1st accommodating part 32 ... 2nd accommodating part 33 ... 1st accommodating port 34 ... 2nd accommodating port 4 ... Back member 40 ... Opening part 41 ... Frame material 42 ... Metal plate (Lock member)
5 ... Connecting member 6 ... Adhesive (fixing member)
60 ... Release film 7, 7A ... Cover member 70 ... Cover part 71 ... Movable part 72 ... Lock part 73 ... Magnet (lock member)
74: Covering part 75 ... Mounting part 76 ... Mounting pin 77 ... Shaft 80 ... Inside ground material (inner side)
81 ... Outer material (outer surface)
82 ... Front side core material 83 ... Back side core material 84 ... Seam 85 ... First storage material 86 ... Second storage material 87 ... Reinforcing material

Claims (3)

In the case of using a portable electronic device having a display on the front and a camera on the back,
A front member covering the surface of the portable electronic device;
A back member that covers the back surface of the portable electronic device;
A connecting member that foldably connects the front member and the back member;
With
When the front member and the back member are folded, the surface of the front member and the surface of the back member that are opposed to each other are defined as inner surfaces,
A fixing member for fixing the back surface of the portable electronic device is provided on the inner surface of the back member,
A part of the back member is provided with an opening through which the camera of the portable electronic device fixed by the fixing member is exposed,
The front member or the back member is provided with a cover member that covers the opening so as to be opened and closed.
A portable electronic device case. The covering member is provided on the front member so as to be openable and closable,
The back member and the cover member are each provided with a lock member that locks the state in which the opening is covered and closed by the cover member and the state in which the front member and the back member are folded. ,
The case for portable electronic devices according to claim 1. The surface opposite to the inner surface is the outer surface,
The covering member is provided on the outer surface of the back member so as to be rotatable around an axis perpendicular to the outer surface.
The case for portable electronic devices according to claim 1.

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