JP2561771Y2 - Portable receiver with display - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable receiver, and more particularly, to an engagement structure between a main body of the portable receiver and a clip holder.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A so-called pager service for wirelessly transmitting a telephone call or a message to an employee who is out of the office is widely used. Such a pager receiver is required to be miniaturized in order to be carried by an employee at all times. Recent pager receivers have a clip holder, and have been improved so that they can be attached to a waist belt or the like of an employee with consideration for downsizing of an internal mechanism and easy handling.

A conventional apparatus in which such a clip holder is detachably attached to a receiver body is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 62-1473.
It is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 81, and can be easily pinched and stopped by a waist belt of the employee or other arbitrary clothes.

[0004]

However, in such a portable receiver with a clip holder having a large liquid crystal display section at the front of the horizontal type, the clip holder is arranged to extend over the entire width of the back of the receiver body. Therefore, the arrangement of the battery storage section was limited to the rear surface other than the clip holder occupation portion on the rear of the main body.

[0005] Further, if the battery accommodating portion is to be provided below the main body engaging portion of the conventional spring-type clip holder, it is difficult to remove the battery cover when the battery is replaced while the battery is being attached. There has been a problem that the spring clip holder must be removed from the pager receiver body each time.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to enable the battery cover to be easily removed from the main body even when the holder substrate is firmly fixed to the main body. An object of the present invention is to provide a small and lightweight portable receiver in which the clip holder does not need to be detached from the main body at the time of replacement and the degree of use of the back of the main body is improved.

[0007]

In order to solve the above problems, a portable receiver according to the present invention comprises a portable receiver main body and a detachable clip for attaching the main body to a waist belt of an employee. The clip holder includes a holder substrate detachably fixed to the back surface of the main body, and a belt holding plate that is pivotally supported at one end by the holder substrate and attached to a belt. The holder substrate,
The belt holding plate has a spring cam integrally formed with the substrate, and the belt holding plate presses the spring plate, and the holding plate frictionally holds the friction cam at an arbitrary position between a belt mounting position and an upright position. The holder substrate further has an elongated L-shaped cross section, and a length of a long side of the holder substrate is shorter than a back surface length of the main body, and the main body without the holder substrate is provided. A battery storage portion having a battery lid is provided on a free back surface of the clip holder. Even when the holder substrate is fixed to the main body, the battery lid can be easily removed from the main body, and the clip holder can be easily replaced when the battery is replaced. Need not be removed from the main body.

[0008] Further, the receiver main body has a horizontally long shape, and the clip holder is extended so as to cross the longitudinal direction of the free back surface of the main body.

[0009]

In the portable receiver with a display of the present invention having the above-described structure, a detachable clip holder is provided on the main body of the portable receiver, and an elongated L-shape of the holder substrate of the clip holder is provided. Since the engagement groove for engaging with the engagement protrusion provided on the side is provided at an intermediate position on the back surface of the main body, the battery housing portion can be attached to the free back surface below the holder substrate, and the holder substrate is Even when the battery is fixed to the main body, the battery lid can be easily removed from the main body, and there is no need to remove the clip holder from the main body when replacing the battery.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the portable receiver with a display according to the present invention as viewed from the rear, FIG. 2 is a side view thereof, and FIG. 3 is an exploded view of FIG. FIG.

In the illustrated embodiment, the pager receiver has a large-area liquid crystal display in front of the pager, as will be apparent from FIG. 5 described later.

In the present invention, the receiver main body includes a pager receiver main body 10 and a clip holder 11 detachably fixed to the main body 10. Although not shown in detail inside the receiver main body 10, a well-known receiving circuit board, a receiving circuit, a receiving antenna, a display unit, and a battery are housed therein, and the pager receiver itself is carried and used by an employee. be able to. Of course, the receiver main body 10 is provided with an electronic buzzer or a vibration alert for notifying the employee of the call or the reception of the message.

As described above, the liquid crystal display section 12 is provided on the front of the main body with a relatively large area, and the above-mentioned battery is housed in the battery housing section 10a provided on the main body 10. Therefore, as shown in FIG.
0 is formed from plastic molding,
Although shown as an integral type in the figure, two
It is preferable to have a split structure. A battery cover 14 is detachably attached to the battery storage section 10a, and the battery cover 14 is detached from the main body when the battery is replaced.

[0015] As shown in FIGS.
0 is further provided with a power supply and changeover switch 15 and a battery lid lock 16, and as shown in FIG.
A switch group 17 for switching various operation modes,
Although there are provided 18, 19, and 20, these internal functions do not have a main role in the present invention, and thus detailed description is omitted.

On the other hand, in the present invention, the above-mentioned clip holder 11 allows the body of the pager receiver to be easily detachably attached to a waist belt or the like of an employee, and in the use state, the body 10 is moved to the attachment position, the standing position, and the like. The clip holder 11 functions as a stand for placing the main body 10 upright on a desk, as will be described later.

For this purpose, in the present invention, the clip holder 11 is detachably fixed to the back surface of the main body 10 and one end is pivotally supported by the holder substrate 21 and is attached to the belt 100 of the employee. It consists of a belt holding plate 22.

In the embodiment, the holder substrate 21 and the belt holding plate 22 are also formed by plastic molding similarly to the case of the main body 10, and both are rotatably engaged by a pivot 23. This pivot 23
Is preferably formed integrally with the holder substrate 21.

In the embodiment, the holder substrate 21 extends over a part of the rear surface and the upper surface of the main body 10 in the embodiment.
0, the holder substrate 21 has an elongated L-shaped cross section as shown in FIG.

Then, the holder substrate 21 in the embodiment is
A first engaging projection 21a is integrally formed on the long side of the, and a second engaging projection 21b is integrally formed on the short side thereof.

On the other hand, a first engaging groove 10b is provided on the back surface of the main body 10 at a position facing the first engaging protrusion 21a of the holder substrate 21, and the upper surface of the main body 10 is provided with the first engaging groove 10b. Second engagement groove 10c corresponding to second engagement protrusion 21b provided on the short side of holder substrate 21
Are integrally formed.

Therefore, the holder substrate 21 can be firmly engaged with the main body 10 on both the long side and the short side thereof by engaging the two engaging projections 21a, 21b with the engaging grooves 10b, 10c. Can be. Further, since the holder substrate 21 itself is made of plastic, it has appropriate elasticity. In the engaged state shown in FIG. 10 can be removed. Although not shown in detail in the figure, it is preferable to provide such a thin groove 21 d for inserting a jig such as a driver at an appropriate position of the holder substrate 21.

In this embodiment, the length of the long side of the holder substrate 21 is set shorter than the length of the back surface of the main body 10.
As a result, the first engagement protrusion 21a faces the first engagement groove 10b provided in the middle of the back surface of the main body 10. As a result, in the present embodiment, even in a state where the holder substrate 21 on the back surface of the main body 10 is mounted and fixed, a portion that is not obstructed by the holder substrate 21 can be provided on the lower side of FIG. 3. This portion is used as the battery storage section 10a. Therefore, according to this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
Even when the battery cover 14 is firmly fixed to the
The clip holder 11 can be easily removed from the main body 10, and there is an advantage that it is not necessary to remove the clip holder 11 from the main body 10 even when replacing the battery.

The aforementioned belt holding plate 22 engages with the belt 100 as shown in FIG. Therefore, it is possible to easily attach the portable receiver to a waist belt or the like of the employee. In this manner, the fixing portion can be set not only on the waist belt but also on the clothes or bag of the employee. Further, as is apparent from FIG. 3, the belt holding plate 22 has a hook portion 22a at the tip thereof, so that the engagement state with the belt 100 is firmly maintained, and even when used as a clip. Can be fixed firmly.

In the present invention, the belt holding plate 22 is not only rotatably supported on the holder substrate 21 but also is frictionally connected between the mounting position and the upright position so as to be frictionally moved to an arbitrary position. It is held and positioned and fixed with moderation to both the mounting position and the standing position. To this end, the holder substrate 21 is partially provided, in the embodiment, at an intermediate portion between the pair of pivots 23, and
And is formed as a tongue-shaped spring plate 21c having elasticity in which three surrounding sides are cut off like a tongue.
3, the tongue-shaped spring plate 21c may be slightly curved from the holder substrate 21 toward the belt holding plate 22, or may be flush with the holder substrate 21. As shown in the figure, the tongue-shaped spring plate 21c is bent from the holder substrate 21 toward the belt holding plate 22 so that the tongue-shaped spring plate 21c does not interfere with the main body 10 when the friction holding function and the moderation mechanism described later are operated. Board 21c
Is moved to the main body 10 side.

On the other hand, a friction cam 24 which comes into pressure contact with the tongue-shaped spring plate 21c is provided around the pivot 23 of the belt holding plate 22. FIG. 4 shows a characteristic friction cam 24 according to the present invention.

First, since the friction cam 24 shown in FIG. 4A has two cam surfaces, the clip holder 11 holds the belt holding plate 22 with respect to the holder substrate 21 at the mounting position and the upright position. Is moderate, and at any position between the mounting position and the standing position, the tongue-shaped spring plate 21c
, The friction can be maintained. Also,
By making the shape of the friction cam 24 circular as shown in FIG. 4 (B), the clip holder 11 moves the belt holding plate 22 to the holder substrate 21 at an arbitrary position between the mounting position and the upright position. Can be frictionally held by friction with the tongue-shaped spring plate 21c. Furthermore, since the friction cam 24 shown in FIG. 4C has a shape having one cam surface in a part of a circle, the clip holder 11
The belt holding plate 22 is moderated only at the mounting position with respect to the holder substrate 21, and at an arbitrary position between the mounting position and the standing position, friction with the tongue-shaped spring plate 21c causes
It is possible to hold friction. The friction cam 24 may have any of the shapes shown in FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 4C.

The embodiment of the present invention has the above configuration, and its operation will be described below.

FIG. 5 shows the frictional action and the moderating action of the friction cam 24 shown in FIG. 4A in this embodiment, and FIG. 5A shows the mounted state of the clip holder 11. Have been. That is, in FIG. 5A, the first cam surface 24a of the friction cam 24 is engaged with the tongue-shaped spring plate 21c.
Urges the belt holding plate 22 clockwise. Therefore, the lower end of the belt holding plate 22 in the figure is pressed against the main body. Therefore, the receiver can be stably fixed when a part of the clothes is sandwiched between the lower end of the belt holding plate 22 and the main body when worn on the clothes or the like of the employee.

FIG. 5B shows a state in which the belt holding plate 22 is rotated counterclockwise with respect to the holder substrate 21 from this state, that is, in this state, the tongue-shaped spring plate 21 is rotated.
c is in a state of being flexed by pressing against the friction cam 24. Therefore, the belt holding plate 22 can be frictionally held at an arbitrary position while rotating in the counterclockwise direction.

When the belt holding plate 22 is further rotated in the counterclockwise direction, the tongue-shaped spring plate 21c is
2 will be urged counterclockwise. And FIG.
As shown in (C), the second detent position, that is, the upright position, is determined with the tongue-shaped spring plate 21c coupled to the second cam surface 24b of the friction cam 24.

On the other hand, when the friction cam 24 shown in FIG. 4B in this embodiment is used, since it has no cam surface,
The belt holding plate 22 can be frictionally held at the mounting position, the standing position, and any position between the mounting position and the standing position only by the friction action. When the friction cam 24 shown in FIG. 4C is used,
Since the belt holding plate 22 has only the first cam surface 24a, the belt holding plate 22 can be positioned at the mounting position by a moderating action at that portion, and can be frictionally held at an arbitrary position between the standing position and the mounting position. Can be.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, when the receiver is mounted on a waist belt or the like, engagement of the tongue-shaped spring plate 21c and the first cam surface 24a or frictional holding of the friction cam allows In the wearing position, the employee can stably fix the portable receiver to the belt 100.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, when the employee confirms the telephone call or the reception of the message on the display unit 12, the user raises the main body 10 from the clip holder 11 and moves the second cam surface 24b as shown in FIG. The receiver main body 10 is fixed at the used standing position. As a result, the lower side of the receiver main body 10 separates from the body, and the display unit 12
Can be easily read from above by the employee. In particular, according to the present invention, the clip holder 1
1, the user can easily view the large-area display unit 12 without detaching the receiver from the belt each time while wearing it on the waist belt or the like.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the present invention, the direction of the characters displayed on the main body display unit 12 is set so that the character leg 12a is located at the fulcrum of the clip holder 11, that is, on the pivot 23 side. The display has been made. Therefore, the direction of the character is such that the leg 12a is located on the body side when the belt is worn, and the character head 12b is located on the side away from the body.
In the standing state during use shown in (1), the employee can visually recognize the character very easily.

Further, according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 7, the clip holder 11 can stably place the portable receiver on the desk in the upright state. Functions as a stand for the receiver. Therefore, the employee can make the pager receiver stand alone at a position easily viewable on the desk during work or the like. At this time, the direction of the display character described above is directed in the correct direction even in the independent state, and the employee can easily visually recognize the contents even in the seated state.

[0037]

As described above, the portable receiver of the present invention is provided with a detachable clip holder on the main body of the portable receiver, and is provided on the elongated long L-shaped side of the holder substrate of the clip holder. An engagement groove that engages with the engagement projection is provided at an intermediate position on the back of the main body, so that the battery storage section can be attached to the free back under the holder board, and the holder board is securely fixed to the main body In this state, the battery cover can be easily removed from the main body, and it is not necessary to remove the clip holder from the main body when replacing the battery. Further, the degree of use of the rear surface of the main body is improved, and the main body can be downsized. On the other hand, when the belt is not worn, the holder can be removed from the main body, so that it is easy to carry. In addition, since it is a horizontal type, a large liquid crystal display portion is arranged at the front, so that many messages can be displayed and visual recognition is easy. Further, since the clip holder is not a spring clip, it does not protrude beyond the vertical width of the main body, so that the employee is not unnecessarily pressed against the body during wearing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a preferred embodiment of a portable receiver according to the present invention as viewed from the back of a main body.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the mounting position in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where a waist along a cross section in FIG. 1 is disassembled.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing the shape of the friction cam of the clip holder in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a moderating action and a friction action of the clip holder in the embodiment.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are a side view and a front view of the main body in this embodiment when the main body is positioned in an upright state.

FIG. 7 is an exemplary perspective view showing a state in which the receiver in this embodiment is self-supporting;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Portable receiver main body 10a Battery storage part 10b 1st engagement groove part 10c 2nd engagement groove part 11 Clip holder 12 Liquid crystal display part 14 Battery cover 21 Holder board 21a 1st engagement protrusion 21b 2nd engagement protrusion 21c Tongue-shaped spring plate 21d Thin groove 22 Belt holding plate 24 Moderation cam 24a First cam surface 24b Second cam surface

Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A portable receiver main body, and a detachable clip holder for attaching the main body to a waist belt of an employee, wherein the clip holder is detachably fixed to a back surface of the main body. And a belt holding plate having one end pivotally supported by the holder substrate and mounted on a belt. The holder substrate has a spring plate formed integrally with the substrate, and the belt holding plate is The holding plate has a friction cam that presses a spring plate and frictionally holds the holding plate at an arbitrary position between a belt mounting position and an upright position. Further, the holder substrate has an elongated L-shaped cross section. A length of a long side of the holder substrate is shorter than a length of a rear surface of the main body; a battery housing having a battery lid is provided on a free rear surface of the main body without the holder substrate; -The portable device with an indicator, wherein the battery cover can be easily removed from the main body even when the board is fixed to the main body, and the clip holder does not need to be removed from the main body even when replacing the battery. For receiver. 2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the receiver body has a horizontally long shape, and the clip holder is extended so as to cross a longitudinal direction of a free back surface of the body. Portable receiver.