JP2599221B2 - Flexible linear member holding device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for holding a flexible linear member, such as an electronic apparatus, having a flexible linear member such as a cable.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, electronic devices have been required to be designed to be compact. Under such design conditions, the processing of built-in cables is also important in terms of measures against radio waves, blocking heat emission, workability, and the like. Occupy a different position. In particular, for example, the electronic device shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 is known as an electronic device containing a movable cable.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 101 denotes an electronic device 10.
The parent device of No. 0 has a housing composed of a case 102, the case 102 is compactly formed, and an internal space 103 is formed. A moving body including a child device 104 is disposed in the case 102 so as to freely reciprocate.

[0005] Reference numeral 105 denotes a power supply unit (fixing device) disposed adjacently on the case 102 and is fixed to the parent device 101. 106 is a cable (flexible linear member), one end of which is connected to the child device 104 and the case 1
02 through the internal space 103 of the power supply unit 10
5 is connected to the back. The cable 106 has a predetermined hardness, and has an elastic property which tends to hold the cable 106 in a predetermined shape. Therefore, when the cable 106 is bent, it tries to return to the original linear shape.

[0005]

However, in the conventional electronic device 100, when the child device 104 is inserted into and accommodated in the case 102, the child device 104
However, since the case 102 is configured to be compact, and the cable 106 has a predetermined hardness and has an elastic property to hold itself in a predetermined shape, Since the cable 106 comes into contact with the bottom surface 102A and the inner wall surface 102B of the case 102 and is in a state of being stretched, it is difficult to insert the cable 106 to a predetermined position in the case 102 and accommodate it. There is a problem that a force and a compressive force are generated, and the material is easily broken.

Further, once the child device 104 is
If the cable 106 is forcibly bent and forcibly bent and is locked in the internal space 103 as shown in FIG. 11, even if the child device 104 is pulled out, as shown in FIG. Due to friction between the bottom surface 102A of the case 102 and the inner wall surface 102B, the cable 106
I was caught on 2B and could not pull it out.

As shown in FIG. 12, a cable 107 that is soft and easy to bend can be used. However, in a state where a small wave is formed on the cable 107 and the cable 107 is bent,
Although it is housed in the internal space 103 formed in the case 102, a tensile force and a compressive force are generated in the peaks and valleys of the small waves formed in the cable 107, and the small waves are easily broken, and the durability is improved. Not preferred from the point.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to reciprocate a moving body into and out of an inner space of a housing body, and thereby to connect a flexible linear cable such as a cable. An object of the present invention is to provide a flexible linear member holding device which can be smoothly moved without forcibly deforming the member and which does not generate a tensile force or a compressive force on the flexible linear member.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is directed to a housing having an internal space and a moving body which is reciprocally disposed in the housing in a longitudinal direction. And a fixing device arranged adjacent to a side along the longitudinal direction of the container, and one end connected to the moving body at one end.
Is connected to the fixing device, and the internal space of the container is
Bent so that it passes and swells near the inner wall surface of the container
A flexible linear member having elastic properties and a base along the longitudinal direction of the fixing device or the housing.
An end is fixed to the flexible linear member with the end being a rotation center.
And a holding member rotatably provided in a state of being held . The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1.
In the flexible linear member holding device described above, the holding member is bent.
It is characterized by being bendable.

[0010]

[Action] In the first aspect of the present invention, by inserting a moving body containing body, the state of being moved to its inner, flexible linear member, the together when supported by the holding member, an elastic
Due to the tensile force generated by the characteristic , the container is not pressed against the inner wall surface of the container, and as a whole, floats in the air without locally concentrating the bend.

Accordingly, the flexible linear member is forcibly without being pressed against the inner wall <br/> surface of the housing body, has a nor state can be forcibly confined in the housing rest. And
When the moving body reciprocates in the container in the longitudinal direction , the holding member rotates with the reciprocation. At that time, the portion of the flexible linear member to which the tip of the holding member is fixed moves, for example, in a circular shape. Therefore, the flexible linear member is smoothly moved without being deformed into an unreasonable shape. In the invention according to claim 2, the holding member is bent.
Since it has a bendable structure, it cannot be forcibly attached to a flexible linear member.
Force is prevented from acting, and the flexible linear member
To move around the base of the holding member
Is prevented.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings, taking an electronic device as an example of a flexible linear member holding device. According to FIG. 1 and FIG.
A description will be given as a first embodiment using devices as examples. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a parent device of the electronic device A, which has a housing made of a case 2 and is provided in the case 2 in an arrow X direction (long
Is disposed mover including the freely reciprocate child device 4 along the direction), the internal space 3 is formed between the inner wall surface 2B of the rear 4A and the case 2 of the child device 4.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a power supply unit (fixing device) disposed adjacently on the case 2 and is fixed to the parent device 1. The power supply 5 extends along the longitudinal direction of the case 2
It is located adjacent to the side. Reference numeral 6 denotes a hard cable (flexible linear member), one end of which is connected to a connector 7 provided on the back surface 4A of the child device 4, and the other end of which is a back surface of the power supply unit 5.
Side 5A. Cable 6 is empty inside case 2
So that it passes through the gap 3 and swells near the inner wall surface 2B of the case 2.
It has a bent shape and has elastic properties. Ma
The cable 6 has a predetermined hardness. Therefore, when the cable 6 is bent, it tries to return to the original linear shape.
The hardness of the cable 6 having such a property is, for example, that 28 pairs of wires are coated with 0.8 mm thick flame-retardant polyethylene and have a diameter of about
A cable having a length of 10 mm can be mentioned.

A holding member 8 is provided below the back side 5A of the power supply unit 5 so as to be rotatable around a point D ( base end) . The holding member 8 is formed in a rod shape,
The holding portion 6A of the cable 6 is fixed to the tip 8A via a clamp material (not shown), and when the holding member 8 is held in a horizontal state, the tip 8A is slightly separated from the inner wall surface 2B of the case 2. Are separated by a space.

In this embodiment, the child device 4
Insert the into the case 2, in the state of being moved to its back, cable 6, with supported by the holding member 8, the突張Ri force generated by the elastic properties, Case 2
Without being pressed against the inner wall surface 2B or the bottom surface 2C, and as a whole, it is in a state of floating in the air without concentrating the bend locally.

When the child device 4 housed in the case 2 is pulled out, the child device 4 is pulled out with the pulling-out operation.
The holding member 8 rotates around the point D. At this time, the portion of the cable 6 to which the distal end 8A of the holding member 8 is fixed is turned in the direction of the child device 4 so as to draw an arc, and the cable 6 is changed from a solid line state to a two-dot chain line state. Change. Therefore, the cable 6 is not pressed against the inner wall surface 2B or the bottom surface 2C of the case 2.

Also, when the child device 4 is inserted into the case 2, the cable 6 changes into a solid line state through a two-dot chain line state, and is forced into the internal space 3 formed in the case 2. Without being confined, it is not pressed against the inner wall surface 2B or the bottom surface 2C of the case 2. According to the configuration as described above, the holding member 8 having the tip 8A fixed to the cable 6 is rotatably provided in the power supply unit 5, so that the cable 6 is
There is no pressing against the inner wall surface 2B or the bottom surface 2C of the case 2, so that the case 2 cannot be forcibly confined in the internal space 3. Therefore, the cable 6 can move smoothly without being deformed into an unreasonable shape,
As a result, the child device 4 can be smoothly inserted into and accommodated in the case 2, and can be pulled out, generating a tensile force and a compressive force on the cable 6, and improving its durability and the like. .

As shown in FIG. 2, when a large number of cables 6 are connected, the cables 6 are held by the holding members 8, so that even if the cables 6 move, they are prevented from being entangled. be able to. In the present embodiment, a cable is taken as an example of the flexible linear member. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a cord, a rope, a wire, or the like may be used, and miniaturization is required. The present invention can be applied to various equipment.

Further, in this embodiment, the power supply unit 5 has been described as the fixing device, but the present invention is not limited to this, and another device may be used. In that case, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, one of the other devices may be a simple cable support box 9, in which a plurality of cables 10 are guided and set at right angles. After being bent, it penetrates the side surface 9A of the cable support box 9.

Further, in the present embodiment, the electronic device A has been described as an example of the flexible linear member holding device, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be applied to other device. it can. In the present embodiment, the holding member 8 is rotatably provided on the power supply unit 5, but the holding member 8 is rotatably mounted on the side surface along the longitudinal direction of the case 2.
May be provided as a center of rotation .

FIG . 4 through FIG.
The following is a description of a second embodiment of the present invention, taking an electronic device as an example.
In this embodiment, the description of the same components as those in the first embodiment will be omitted, and only the portions different from the first embodiment will be described. The same components as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals. As shown in FIG. 4, a holding member 21 is located at a point D at a lower portion of the rear side 5A of the power supply unit 5.
It is provided to be rotatable around a (base end) as a center of rotation.
The holding member 21 includes a first link member 22 and a second link member 23 that is pin-connected to a distal end of the first link member 22.
It is composed of

The cable 6 is fixed to the distal end 23A of the second link member 23 via a clamp member (not shown).
When the holding member 21 is held in a horizontal state, its tip is
It is located at a distance from the inner wall surface 2B of the case 2. Further, a stopper 24 extending to the base lower surface of the second link member 23 is fixed to the lower surface of the distal end of the first link member 22.

Thus, in this embodiment, case 2
When the child device 4 accommodated in the storage device 21 is pulled out, the holding member 21
Rotates. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, at the connection point E between the first link member 22 and the second link member 23 of the holding member 21, for example, the holding member 21 is bent in a U-shape with the upper side being concave. In this state, the connection point E moves so as to draw an arc, and the cable 6 moves so that the holding portion 6A fixed at the distal end 23A of the second link member 23 takes an optimum position.

That is, the first link member 22 rotates about the point D, and the second link member 23 can freely rotate about the tip of the first link member 22. Therefore, the cable 6 moves without waste. The rotation angle of the first link member 22 and the bending angle at the connection point E of the holding member 21 are optimized so that the stress is not applied to the cable 6 by the position of the drawer of the slave device 4. Change. That is, the bent shape of the cable 6 changes to an optimal state.

For example, FIG. 6 shows a state in which the child device 4 is slightly pulled out, the first link member 22 is rotated about 45 degrees from the horizontal state, and the second link member 2 is rotated.
3 is changing horizontally, and correspondingly, the cable 6
Has changed to a substantially circular state. FIG. 7 shows a state in which the child device 4 is largely pulled out, the first link member 22 rotates slightly more than 90 degrees from the horizontal state, and the first link member 23 faces obliquely downward. Correspondingly, the portion above the holding portion 6A of the cable 6 changes to a circular shape, and the portion between the holding portion 6A and the connector 7 changes linearly.

The stopper 24 allows the holding member 21
The cable 6 is prevented from interfering with the bottom surface 2 </ b> C of the case 2 without being bent with the lower side concave. According to the second embodiment, in addition to the effect of the first embodiment, since the holding member 21 is bent at the connection point E, when the force of the cable 6 itself acts, the holding member 21 is bent.
However, it is prevented that the cable 6 is bent at the connection point E and a force is forcibly applied to the cable 6, and the cable 6 can be prevented from forcibly moving in an arc around the point D. Therefore, as compared with the first embodiment,
The cable 6 can be moved smoothly without being deformed into an unreasonable shape.

As shown in FIG. 8, when the height of the internal space 3 formed in the case 2 is small, in the structure in which the holding member 8 is not bent as in the first embodiment, the rotation is At this time, the distal end 8A of the holding member 8 interferes with the bottom surface 2C of the case 2 and the holding member 8 cannot rotate.
Is bent at the connection point E, so that even if the height of the internal space 3 is small, the holding member 21 and the case 2
Can be prevented from interfering with the bottom surface 2C, and the holding member 21 can be freely rotated.

[0028]

As described above , according to the first aspect of the present invention, the intermediate portion of the flexible linear member has a space inside the housing.
Curved so that it passes through the space and swells near the inner wall surface of the container
Even if it is configured in a shape and has elastic properties,
Or the holding member or its base on the side
Provided and held rotatably about the end as the center of rotation
A holding member having a distal end fixed to the flexible linear member
Is provided with the bets, the flexible linear member, housed without forcibly pressed into the body, it is possible to avoid also be forcibly confined in the housing body.

Further, the moving body moves along the longitudinal direction in the housing.
When reciprocating I, along with the reciprocating, the holding member is rotated. At that time, the portion of the flexible linear member to which the tip of the holding member is fixed moves, for example, in a circular shape.
Therefore, the flexible linear member can move smoothly without being deformed into an unreasonable shape, and as a result, smoothly.
The moving body can be inserted into the housing body and can be pulled out, so that a tensile force and a compressive force are generated in the flexible linear member, and the durability and the like can be improved. Contract
According to the invention as set forth in claim 2, the holding member is bent.
Force is applied to the flexible linear member.
And the flexible linear member is forcibly held by the holding member.
From moving around the base end of the
Can be stopped. Therefore, compared with the invention described in claim 1,
Then, the flexible linear member is further deformed into an impossible shape.
It can be moved smoothly without any trouble.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of effects of the electronic device.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an electronic apparatus showing a modification of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side view of an electronic apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an operation state of the electronic apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an operation state of the electronic apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of an operation state of the electronic apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of effects of the electronic device.

FIG. 9 is a side view of a conventional electronic device.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the electronic device.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a defect of the electronic device.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a defect of the electronic device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Case 3 Internal space 4 Child device 5 Power supply unit 6 Cable 8 Holding member 8A Tip A Electronic device

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] And 1. A container having an internal space, a moving body which is freely reciprocate arranged along the longitudinal direction in the housing body, container securing device disposed adjacent to the side along the longitudinal direction of the And one end is connected to the moving body and the other end is connected to the fixing device
And the inner wall of the container passing through the inner space of the container
It is configured to bend so that it swells in the vicinity, and has elastic properties
A flexible linear member having, a side along a longitudinal direction of the fixing device or the container.
With the base end as the center of rotation, the front end is connected to the flexible linear member.
A holding member rotatably provided in a fixed state.
And flexible linear member held device, characterized in that are. 2. The holding member is configured to be freely bendable.
2. The flexible linear member according to claim 1, wherein:
apparatus.