JP2023094115A - Hand-held device - Google Patents

Abstract

To enable further improvement of operability and further reduction of a burden of an operator.SOLUTION: A tablet holder 1 for detachably holding a tablet T is provided with: a holder body 2 having a base surface 20, on which a tablet T is placed, on its front side; and a movable holding part 3 which is disposed at the rear side of the holder body 2 to be held by a hand of an operator. The holding part 3 has a lock part 33 and operation switches 391, 392.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 23

Description

The present invention relates to a handheld device for detachably holding a mobile terminal.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2021-79539 describes a handheld device (1) for outputting control signals to controllers and control equipment of industrial robots. The handheld device (1) includes a holder (4) for holding a tablet (2), a smartphone, etc., and a rotatable bottom of the holder (4) for gripping by an operator (H). (see paragraphs [0021] to [0022] and FIGS. 2 and 7 of the publication). The grip portion (3) is provided with an enable switch (33) (see paragraph [0035] of the publication and FIGS. 2, 4, 5 and 7). Various operation switches (47 ₁ to 47 ₃ ) are detachably provided on the tablet (2) (see paragraphs [0074] to [0075] and FIG. 52 of the publication).

When using the hand-held device (1), the holder (4) holds the tablet (2) (see FIG. 4 of the above publication), and the operator (H) moves the grip (3) to one side. While holding the tablet (2) with the other hand, the enable switch (33) is operated with the one hand (see paragraphs [0040] and [0042] of the publication). Also, the other hand is used to operate various operation switches (47 ₁ to 47 ₃ ) (see paragraphs [0074] to [0075] of the publication).

In the device described in the above publication, the tablet (2) held by the holder (4) can be arranged in a desired direction by appropriately rotating the grip (3) by the operator during use. The operability of the tablet (2) can be improved, and by rotating the grip (3), each operator can move the enable switch (33) to a position where it is easy to operate, thereby reducing the burden on the operator (the same publication). paragraphs [0045] to [0046] and FIGS. 16 and 17).

On the other hand, the various operation switches (47 ₁ to 47 ₃ ) must be operated with a hand other than the hand holding the grip (3), which is somewhat troublesome.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional circumstances, and the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a handheld device that can further improve operability and further reduce the burden on the operator. That's what it is.

The present invention is a hand-held device for detachably holding a mobile terminal, comprising a device main body having a base surface on which the mobile terminal is placed on the front side, and a device body arranged on the back side of the device main body and held by an operator's hand. The gripping part has an operation part for receiving an operator's operation on the mobile terminal, the operation target of the mobile terminal, or the device main body.

In the present invention, since the grip portion is provided with the operation portion for receiving the operation of the mobile terminal, the operation target of the mobile terminal, or the main body of the device by the operator, it is possible to operate the grip portion with a different hand than the hand that grips the grip portion. Since the operation part can be operated with the hand holding the grip part without operating the part, the operability can be further improved and the burden on the operator can be further reduced.

In the present invention, the grip part further has an enable switch, and the operation part is arranged in the vicinity of the enable switch.

In the present invention, the operation section is arranged at a position where the operator can operate it while holding the grip section.

In the present invention, the operation unit is an operation input unit for performing an input operation on the mobile terminal or an operation target of the mobile terminal.

In the present invention, the operation portion is a lock portion that unlockably locks the movable state of the grip portion with respect to the apparatus main body.

In the present invention, the gripping portion is rotatably provided along the back surface of the apparatus main body, and the lock portion rotates the gripping portion relative to the apparatus main body at a plurality of positions in the rotation direction on the back surface of the apparatus main body. Lockable.

As described above, according to the hand-held device of the present invention, it is possible to operate the operation section with the hand holding the grip section, thereby further improving operability and further reducing the burden on the operator. There is an effect that can be done.

1 is an overall front perspective view of a handheld device according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. Figure 2 is an overall perspective view of the back side of the handheld device (Figure 1); Figure 2 is a front view (front view) of the handheld device (Figure 1); Fig. 4 is a rear view (underside view) of the handheld device (Fig. 3); Fig. 4 is a left side view of the handheld device (Fig. 3); Fig. 4 is a right side view of the handheld device (Fig. 3); Fig. 4 is a plan view of the handheld device (Fig. 3); Figure 4 is a bottom view of the handheld device (Figure 3); FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of the front side of the handheld device (FIG. 1) in which a portable terminal is held; FIG. 2 is a rear view (rear view) of a state in which a mobile terminal is held in the handheld device (FIG. 1); FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a state in which the grip portion of the handheld device (FIG. 10) is rotated counterclockwise. Fig. 11 is a diagram showing a state in which the grip portion of the hand-held device (Fig. 10) is rotated clockwise; Fig. 4 is a top perspective partial view of the handheld device (Fig. 3) showing the locking portion housed in the cover portion; FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a state in which the cover section is removed in FIG. 13 and shows the lock section. Fig. 14 is an overall perspective view of the locking portion (Fig. 14); FIG. 15 is a front view of the locking portion (FIG. 14); Fig. 15 is a side view of the locking part (Fig. 14); FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the locking portion (FIG. 14), showing the locked state of the gripping portion, and corresponding to the cross section taken along the line XVIII-XVIII of FIG. 4; FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the locking portion (FIG. 14), showing an unlocked state (unlocked state) of the gripping portion; Fig. 14 schematically shows a button portion of the locking portion (Fig. 14) in the handheld device (Fig. 13); FIG. 14 is a diagram schematically showing a state in which an operation switch is provided in place of the button portion (FIG. 20) in the handheld device (FIG. 13); 20 is a diagram schematically showing a state in which the button portion (FIG. 20) and the operation switch (FIG. 21) are provided in the handheld device (FIG. 13); FIG. FIG. 23 is a diagram schematically showing a state in which another operation switch is provided in the handheld device (FIG. 22); FIG. 2 is a side view for explaining a state in which an operator grips a grip portion of the handheld device (FIG. 1) with the left hand while the mobile terminal is held by the handheld device (FIG. 1).

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Here, a tablet is taken as an example of a mobile terminal (that is, a mobile-operable terminal) of the present invention, and a hand-held device is referred to as a tablet holder. ), tablets, smartphones, smart devices, mobile terminals, mobile devices, small laptops, etc.

1 to 24 are diagrams illustrating a tablet holder (handheld device) according to one embodiment of the present invention. 1 to 8, 13 and 14 are external views of the tablet holder alone, FIGS. 9 to 12 are external views of the tablet held by the tablet holder, and FIGS. 18 and 19 are diagrams for explaining the operation of the lock portion, and FIGS. 20 to 23 schematically show operation buttons and/or operation switches of the lock portion. FIG. 24 is a diagram for explaining how the tablet holder is used.

For convenience of explanation, in the following description, "front side" refers to the side on which the tablet is arranged in the tablet holder as shown in FIGS. 4, the side of the tablet holder on which the grip is provided. In addition, "upper" and "upper" refer to the "upper" and "upper" when viewing the tablet holder from the front or back direction, and "lower" and "lower" similarly refer to the tablet holder. "Lower side" and "lower side" when viewed from the front or rear direction.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 12, the tablet holder 1 is for detachably holding a tablet T. The tablet T can be attached to an external device such as a robot controller or other machine control device. It is used to output a signal (an operation signal, a control signal, etc.) to (an operation target of the tablet T). Further, the tablet T is not limited to such a dedicated tablet for external devices, and may be a commercially available tablet on which an application (that is, application software) is installed.

The tablet holder 1 includes a holder body (apparatus body) 2 having a base surface 20 on which a tablet T is placed on the front side, and a movable grip that is arranged on the back side of the holder body 2 and held by an operator's hand. a part 3; Further, the tablet holder 1 has holder portions 4A and 4B for holding diagonal corners of the tablet T placed on the base surface 20 of the holder body 2 . An upper base portion 25 rising from the base surface 20 is provided on the upper portion of the holder body 2 , and an emergency stop switch 22 , a joystick 23 and a key switch 24 are provided on the upper base portion 25 . The upper base portion 25 has a stepped portion between itself and the base surface 20, and the stepped portion serves as an abutment portion 21 with which the upper side surface _T1 of the tablet T placed on the base surface 20 can abut. ing.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 9, the holder portion 4A is provided at one corner of the holder body 2 near the upper base portion 25, and the one diagonal corner of the tablet T is positioned on the base surface 20. The holder part 4B is arranged at a position closer to the other corner on the diagonal line of the one corner in the holder body 2, and the tablet T It has a pair of upper and lower arm-shaped holding portions 4b for holding the other corner on the diagonal line from above and below. A slide base 40 (only a portion of which is shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 9) is accommodated inside the holder body 2 so as to be slidable along the diagonal line. is rotatably attached to one end 40B of the. When the tablet T is attached, by appropriately sliding the slide base 40, a large tablet can be handled.

As shown in FIG. 11, on the rear surface 26 of the holder body 2, the sliding movement of the slide base 40 is permitted or locked, or the sliding movement is performed in small steps by operating a built-in ratchet mechanism during the sliding movement. Further, a key switch 28 is provided for locking the sliding movement of the slide base 40 by key operation.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 4 to 8 and 24, the grip part 3 is arranged on the upper part of the back side of the holder body 2, and is gripped by the operator's hand PH. 30 and extends downward on the back side of the holder body 2, and is supported from below by at least a part of the operator's forearm PA when the operator grips the grip part 3 with the hand PH. and a support portion 31 to be mounted.

The weight of the entire tablet holder 1 to which the tablet T is attached is supported not only by the operator's hand PH via the grip part 3 but also by at least a part of the operator's forearm PA via the support part 31. Therefore, the load can be distributed, and the burden on the operator's body during operation can be reduced. In particular, when the tablet T is enlarged or used for a long time, the burden on the operator P's arm can be reduced.

The grip main body 30 is formed in a spherical shape in a side view so as to fit the palm of the operator's hand PH when gripping, and the support part 31 conforms to the shape from the operator's wrist to the forearm PA. , the bottom surface 31a is formed to have a convex curved surface shape when viewed from the side, and the portion connected to the main body portion 30 is formed to have a concave curved surface shape from the side view. At the left and right end portions of the grip main body portion 30, concave portions 30a are formed in which the operator's first finger (thumb) _PF1 is arranged. The reason why the recesses 30a are formed at the left and right end portions of the grip main body portion 30 is to allow the operator to grip the grip portion 3 with either the left or right hand.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 4 to 9, 13, 14 and 24, an enable switch 32 is provided on the upper portion of the gripping body 30. As shown in FIGS. The enable switch 32 is arranged in a longitudinal recess 30 b formed in the upper portion of the grip body portion 30 . The enable switch 32 is composed of a push button that is pushed by the operator's palm or fingers. In this example, the enable switch 32 extends in the longitudinal direction and is in contact with any of the second to fifth fingers of the operator's hand, so the operability of the enable switch 32 is improved. .

When the push button is not pressed, the enable switch 32 is in a state in which the contact is off and does not output a signal to an external device. When turned on, a signal is output to an external device to enable teaching work, etc., and when the finger is removed from the push button, signal output to the external device is stopped. Further, the enable switch 32 is configured such that when the push button is pushed strongly from the lightly pushed state, the contact is turned off and the signal output to the external device is stopped.

As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12 , the grip portion 3 is provided on the back surface 26 of the holder body 2 so as to be rotatable along the back surface 26 . FIG. 11 shows a state of rotating counterclockwise from the neutral position shown in FIG. 10, and FIG. 12 shows a state of rotating clockwise from the neutral position shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 14 and 24 , a locking portion 33 is provided at a position near the rear surface 26 of the holder body 2 in the upper portion of the grip body portion 30 . The lock portion 33 is a member for locking the grip portion 3 rotatable on the back surface 26 of the holder body 2 to the holder body 2 , and is arranged near the enable switch 32 .

A plurality of lock holes 26 a are formed in the rear surface 26 of the holder body 2 and are arranged at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction along the rotating direction of the grip portion 3 . The lock portion 33 includes a lock pin portion 34 that can be engaged with and disengaged from the lock hole 26a (that is, can be inserted/removed), and button portions 35 that are arranged on both left and right sides of the lock pin portion 34 and are provided integrally with the lock pin portion 34 and can be pushed. ₁ , 35 and ₂ . A state in which the tip of the lock pin portion 34 is inserted into the lock hole 26a is a locked state, and a state in which the tip of the lock pin portion 34 is separated from the lock hole 26a is an unlocked state.

Thereby, the grip part 3 can be locked at a plurality of circumferential positions on the back surface 26 of the holder main body 2 . That is, the lock portion 33 locks the movable state of the grip portion 3 with respect to the holder main body 2 at a plurality of positions so as to be unlockable. The lock portion 33 functions as an operation portion for receiving an operator's operation on the holder body 2 . In addition, as shown in FIG. 13, the entire circumference of the lock pin portion 34 and a part of each of the button portions 35 ₁ and 35 ₂ are accommodated in a cover portion 34 ′ having an inverted T shape in plan view. The lock pin portion 34 and the button portions 35 ₁ and 35 ₂ are slidable inside the cover portion 34 ′ when the button portions 35 ₁ and 35 ₂ are pushed.

When the operator grips the _grip part 3 with the left hand, as shown in _FIG . ₃ is arranged, and the operator's fourth and fifth fingers are arranged on the button portion ₃₅₂ of the lock portion 33 . As a result, the button portion 35 ₁ of the lock portion 33 can be pressed by the second finger PF ₂ and the third finger PF ₃ , and the button portion 35 ₂ of the lock portion 33 can be pressed by the fourth and fifth fingers. It is operable. That is, the lock portion 33 is arranged at a position where the operator can operate the grip portion 3 while gripping the grip portion 3 .

As shown in FIGS. 15 to 17, the locking portion 33 has a substantially L-shaped base portion 36 consisting of a bottom wall portion ₃₆₁ and an upright wall portion ₃₆₂ substantially orthogonal thereto. The lock pin portion 34 has a hollow cylindrical shape standing substantially in the center in the longitudinal direction of the bottom wall portion ₃₆₁ of the base portion 36, and a small-diameter hollow cylindrical tip portion 34a is provided at the tip of the lock pin portion 34. It is The tip portion 34a can be engaged with and disengaged from the lock hole 26a of the rear surface 26 of the holder body 2. As shown in FIG. Button portions 35 _{1 and} 35 2 erected on the left and right sides of the lock pin portion 34 on the bottom wall portion 36 ₁ have a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape. A compression spring 38 extending along the axial direction is compressed inside the lock pin portion 34 .

As shown in FIG. 18, which is a cross-section along line XVIII-XVIII of FIG. It is pressed against the portion 34'. Due to the action of the elastic repulsive force of the compression spring 38, the lock pin portion 34 and the respective button portions 35 ₁ and 35 ₂ are constantly urged in the direction of protruding from the cover portion 34'. As shown in FIG. 19, when the button portions 35 ₁ and 35 ₂ are pressed with a pressing force w acting thereon, the lock pin portion 34 and the button portions 35 ₁ and 35 ₂ move into the cover portion 34 ′. As a result, the tip portion 34a of the lock pin portion 34 separates from the lock hole 26a in the rear surface 26 of the holder body 2, and the locked state by the lock pin portion 34 is released.

Next, the effects of this embodiment will be described.
When using the tablet holder 1 described above, first, as shown in FIGS. The tablet T is held by the holder body 2 by 4B.

From this state, when the operator grips the gripping portion 3 on the back side of the holder main body 2 with, for example, the left hand (similarly in the case of the right hand), as shown in FIG. , and the bottom surface 31a of the support portion 31 integrally connected to the grip body portion 30 contacts the operator's forearm PA and is supported from below. At this time, the first finger (thumb) PF ₁ of the operator's fingers is placed in the recess 30a at one end of the grip main body 30, and the palm of the operator's hand PH or the second finger PF of the fingers is placed. Root portions of _{the second} to fifth fingers are in contact with the enable switch 32 .

13, 14 and 24, the tip portions of the second finger PF ₂ and the third finger PF ₃ of the operator are arranged on the button portion 35 ₁ of the lock portion 33. , and on the button portion ₃₅₂ of the lock portion 33, the tips of the fourth and fifth fingers of the operator are arranged.

When the operator pushes the button portions _{35 1} and 35 ₂ against the elastic repulsive force of the compression spring 38 with his or _her fingers, as shown in FIGS. The portion 34 moves in the pushing direction, the tip portion 34a of the lock pin portion 34 separates from the lock hole 26a in the back surface 26 of the holder main body 2, and the locked state of the grip portion 3 is released. As a result, the grip portion 3 becomes rotatable with respect to the holder main body 2 .

From this state (that is, while the operator is holding the gripping portion 3 and pressing the button portions 35 ₁ and 35 ₂ ), the operator rotates the gripping portion 3 or the holder body 2 in a desired direction, The tablet T is oriented horizontally or vertically and arranged at a desired position for easy operation by the operator. Thereafter, when the operator releases the buttons 35 ₁ and 35 ₂ , the elastic repulsive force of the compression spring 38 expands the lock pin 34 so that the tip 34 a locks the rear surface 26 of the holder body 2 . It engages with hole 26a. As a result, the grip portion 3 is locked to the holder body 2 so as not to rotate.

After the grip part 3 or the holder main body 2 has been rotated, when the operator releases his or her fingers from the buttons 35 ₁ and 35 ₂ , the tip 34 a of the lock pin 34 is aligned with the lock hole 26 a. If the distal end portion 34a of the lock pin portion 34 does not immediately engage the lock hole 26a because the lock pin portion 34 is not engaged, rotate the grip portion 3 or the holder main body 2 clockwise or counterclockwise by a small amount to engage the lock pin. The tip 34a of the portion 34 engages the lock hole 26a in its immediate vicinity.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the tablet T held by the holders 4A and 4B can be arranged in a desired orientation by the operator rotating the gripping portion 3 appropriately, so that the operability of the tablet T can be improved. Not only can the burden on the operator be reduced, but also the lock portion 33 is provided on the grip portion 3 and is arranged at a position where the operator can operate the grip portion 3 while gripping the grip portion 3. Since the operator can operate the lock portion 33 with the hand holding the grip portion 3 without operating the lock portion 33 with a hand other than the hand holding the grip portion 3, operability is improved. can be further improved, and the operator's burden can be further reduced.

In addition, since the grip portion 3 can be locked at a desired rotational position by the lock portion 33, it is possible to prevent the tablet T from rotating due to the weight of the tablet T after the rotation of the grip portion 3 and changing its orientation. It can further improve the performance.

Furthermore, since the lock portion 33 is arranged near the enable switch 32, the enable switch 32 can be operated with the hand that operated the lock portion 33 after the operation by the lock portion 33, thereby further improving the operability. .

Next, FIG. 20 is a diagram schematically showing the positions of the button portions 35 ₁ and 35 ₂ of the lock portion 33 provided on the grip body portion 30 of the grip portion 3. As shown in FIG. 21 to 23 are diagrams showing modifications of FIG. 20. FIG. In these figures, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.

In the example shown in FIG. 21, _an operation switch 39 ₁ is provided instead of each of the button portions 35 ₁ and 35 ₂ of FIG. 20, and in the example shown in FIG _. In addition, an operation switch _39-1 is provided, and in the example shown in FIG. 23, an operation switch _39-2 is provided in addition to the button portions _35-1 and _35-2 and the operation switch _39-1 of FIG. The operation switch 39 ₁ is arranged on the upper part of the grip main body 30 of the grip ₃ in the same manner as the buttons 35 ₁ and 35 ₂ . located on the side of the

The operation switches 39 ₁ and 39 ₂ output operation signals, control signals, etc. to the tablet T or external devices to be operated by the tablet T (for example, a robot hand or an AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle)). It functions as an operation unit (operation input unit) for receiving operations by the operator. The operation switches 39 ₁ and 39 ₂ have, for example, enter keys, copy/paste keys, screen switching keys, shortcut keys, function keys, etc., as input keys for the tablet T and external devices. , slide switch, joystick, etc.

The arrangement of the button portions 35 ₁ and 35 ₂ and the operation switches 39 ₁ and 39 ₂ is not limited to those shown in FIGS. 20 to 23, and various other arrangements are conceivable. For example, the operation switch 39 ₂ is arranged together with the button portions 35 ₁ and 35 ₂ , the button portions 35 ₁ and 35 ₂ are omitted and the operation switches 39 ₁ and 39 ₂ are arranged, or only the operation switch 39 ₂ is arranged. , the operation switches _39-2 are arranged on the other side or both sides of the grip main body 30 of the grip 3, or the number of the operation switches _39-1 is varied.

Further, the operating direction (pushing direction) of each of the operation switches _{39 1} and 39 ₂ does not necessarily have to be the same as the pushing direction of each of the button portions _{35 1 and} 35 ₂ . It may be a direction that obliquely intersects with or a direction that is orthogonal to. This prevents interference with the enable switch 32 during operation.

Furthermore, the _button portions 35 ₁ and 35 ₂ of _the lock portion 33 may be provided on the holder main body 2 side. good too.

1, 3, 4, 10 to 12, an opening penetrating through the holder body 2 in the thickness direction is provided at one corner of the holder body 2 near the upper base portion 25. A portion 20a is formed. The opening 20a is arranged at a position corresponding to the position of the lens of the camera when the tablet T with the camera mounted thereon is attached to the holder body 2, and can be used for photographing. 1 to 6, 8 and 24, reference numeral 50 denotes a connector for cable connection.

[Other Modifications]
The above-described embodiments are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative of the invention, and not as limiting. One of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will be able to implement the present invention without departing from its spirit or essential characteristics when considering the above teachings, even though not expressly described herein. Various modifications and still other embodiments may be constructed that employ the principles of.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is useful in handheld devices for detachably holding a mobile terminal.

1: Tablet holder (hand-held device)

2: Holder body (equipment body)
20: base surface 26: back surface

3: Grip portion 32: Enable switch 33: Lock portion (operation portion)
39 ₁ , 39 ₂ : operation switch (operation unit/operation input unit)

T: Tablet (mobile terminal)

JP-A-2021-79539 (paragraphs [0021] to [0022], [0035], [0040], [0042], [0045] to [0046], [0074] to [0075] and FIGS. 2 and 4 , Figures 5, 7, 16, 17, and 52)

Claims (6)

A handheld device for detachably holding a mobile terminal, comprising:
a device main body having a base surface on which the mobile terminal is placed on the front side;
A movable gripping portion arranged on the back side of the device body and held by an operator by hand,
The grip part has an operation part for receiving an operation by an operator on a mobile terminal, an operation target of the mobile terminal, or the device main body,
A handheld device characterized by: In claim 1,
The grip portion further has an enable switch, and the operation portion is arranged in the vicinity of the enable switch.
A handheld device characterized by: In claim 1 or 2,
The operation unit is arranged at a position operable by an operator while holding the grip unit.
A handheld device characterized by: In any one of claims 1 to 3,
The operation unit is an operation input unit for performing an input operation on a mobile terminal or an operation target of the mobile terminal,
A handheld device characterized by: In any one of claims 1 to 3,
wherein the operation portion is a lock portion that unlockably locks the movable state of the grip portion with respect to the device main body;
A handheld device characterized by: In claim 5,
The grip portion is rotatably provided along the back surface of the apparatus main body, and the lock portion holds the grip portion on the back surface of the apparatus main body at a plurality of positions in the rotation direction. is lockable for
A handheld device characterized by:

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