JP2720804B2 - Portable radio 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 a holding device for holding a portable wireless device such as a portable telephone, and more particularly to a holding device suitable for use as a vehicle-mounted holder.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the spread of portable radios, they are often used in automobiles, and various on-vehicle holders for holding the portable radio near a driver's seat have been proposed. For example, JP
Japanese Patent Publication No. -20156 discloses that a groove is formed in a main body of a portable device,
The vehicle-mounted holder is provided with a wedge-shaped claw corresponding to this groove,
It describes that the portable device is held on a vehicle-mounted holder by engagement of these grooves with wedge-shaped claws. In addition, actual Kaihei 1
Japanese Patent Application Publication No. -169849 also discloses an apparatus in which a locking groove is provided in a part of a mobile phone, a locking claw is provided in a holder, and the mobile phone is held in the holder by engagement of these grooves with the claw. .

FIG. 5 shows an example of a holding device previously proposed by the present applicant.
A receiver 3, a display unit 4, a key operation unit 5, and a transmitter 6 are arranged on the front surface thereof, and concave portions 8A are formed on both side surfaces thereof. On the other hand, the in-vehicle holder 10A is formed in a container shape capable of receiving an intermediate portion from the bottom of the case main body 2 of the mobile phone 1A. The unit 5 and the display unit 4 are configured to be exposed. On both sides of the inner surface of the holder 10A, elastically supported claws 12 are arranged, and the operating unit 1 exposed on the outer surface is provided.
4 is operable.

In this holding device, the concave portion 8A and the claw portion 12 are engaged by inserting the bottom of the mobile phone 1A into the in-vehicle holder 10A in the X direction in FIG. Is locked, the vehicle-mounted holder 10A
The holder is held by the holder in a state where it is prevented from falling off. To release the lock, the claw portion 12 is retracted from the concave portion 8A by pressing the operation portion 14 exposed on both sides of the outer surface of the holder, and the mobile phone 1A is moved to the in-vehicle holder 10.
A can be withdrawn.

[0005]

As described above, in the holder described in the official gazette and the holding device shown in FIG. 5, the concave portion 8A provided in the portable telephone and the claw portion 12 provided in the holder correspond to the corresponding dimensional positions. When the mobile phone is inserted into the holder, the recess 8A and the claw portion 12 are engaged with each other at a predetermined position, and can be held. In such a configuration that the mobile phone is held in the holder so that the holding state is constant, the key operation in the holding state is performed because the attitude of the mobile phone is always constant when the mobile phone is held. One of the reasons is that it can be easily performed.

For this reason, when the portable telephone is inserted into the holder with the top and bottom or the front and back reversed, the recess and the claw are not in a positional relationship to face each other, so that the recess and the claw cannot be engaged. Becomes difficult to hold. Therefore, when holding the mobile phone in the holder, it is necessary to always insert the mobile phone into the holder in the same posture. Depending on how the user holds the mobile phone, each time the user inserts the mobile phone into the holder, the user must carry the mobile phone. You have to change your phone. Such work is required, especially when used as an in-car holder, since most of the time the phone is operated with one hand, handling the phone becomes extremely troublesome. It can be.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a holding device for a portable radio which can be inserted into and held in a holder regardless of the posture of the portable radio.

[0008]

According to the holding device of the present invention, the portable wireless device can be inserted into the holder from any of the upper and lower sides of the case body, and is provided on both side surfaces of the case body. The recesses are on the upper and lower sides of the case body.
It is characterized in that it is provided at the center position in the length direction between them.

[0009]

[0010] Alternatively, in the holding device of the present invention, the portable wireless device can be oriented from either the upper end side or the lower end side of the case main body and the front or rear surface of the case main body facing the bottom surface of the holder. is be inserted into the holder upward and downward in the longitudinal direction, and recesses provided on both sides of the case body between the upper side and the lower side of the case body in the longitudinal center position a and the front and rear faces It is characterized by being provided at the center position in the front-rear direction between the two .

[0011]

When the case body of the portable wireless device is inserted upside down into the holder, the concave portion is provided at the center position in the vertical direction. The portable wireless device can be held by the holder by enabling the engagement with the claw portion. Similarly, even when the case body of the portable wireless device is inserted into the holder with the front and rear surfaces reversed, since the concave portion is provided at the center position between the front and rear surfaces,
The concave portion is directly opposed to the claw portion provided on the holder, and enables engagement between the concave portion and the claw portion. Further, even when the upper and lower surfaces and the front and rear surfaces of the case main body are reversed, the concave portion and the claw portion are directly opposed to each other to enable the engagement.

[0012]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention, showing an example in which the present invention is applied to a vehicle-mounted holder of a mobile phone.
The mobile phone 1 is composed of a thin case main body 2, and a receiver 3, a display unit 4, a key operation unit 5, and a transmitter 6 are arranged from the upper side of the front surface. A battery 7 is detachably provided on the back surface, and the battery 7 constitutes a part of the rear surface of the case main body 2. On both side surfaces of the case body 2, small rectangular recesses 8 are formed. It should be noted that there are no particularly prominent protrusions on the front, back and side surfaces of the case body 2.

On the other hand, the in-vehicle holder 10 has an opening 1 on one side so that it can receive a dimension area slightly longer than approximately 1/2 of the length of the case body 2 of the portable telephone 1.
It is formed in a container shape provided with 1 and can be fixed to an arbitrary place of the automobile by fixing means (not shown). In addition, the upper surface of the vehicle-mounted holder 10 is cut out, so that at least the key operation unit 5 and the display unit 4 are exposed when the mobile phone 1 is held. Claw portions 12 are provided on both sides of the inner surface of the vehicle-mounted holder 10, respectively.

As shown in the vertical sectional view of FIG. 2, the claw portion 12 is formed as a projection engaged with the concave portion 8, and is rotatably supported on both sides of the vehicle-mounted holder 10 by support pins 13. Is done. An operating portion 14 is integrally formed at an outer end portion of the claw portion 12. A spring 15 inserted between the operating portion 14 and the inner wall portion 10 a of the vehicle-mounted holder 10 allows the claw portion 12 to be formed. A rotational force is applied to the operation unit 14, and the claw unit 12 is turned inward to move the operation unit 14.
Is directed outward.

As shown in FIG. 3, the concave portion 8 is provided at the center of the case body 2 of the mobile phone 1 in the longitudinal direction. It is provided at the center position in the thickness direction. That is, FIG.
In this case, the dimensions L11 and L12 from both ends (lower end, upper end) in the length direction of the case body 2 to the center of the recess 8 are equalized, and the center of the recess 8 is measured from both sides (front and rear surfaces) in the thickness direction. , L21 and L22 are equal.

In the vehicle-mounted holder 10, a dimension L13 from the end face of the inner wall portion 10a at the tip end in the insertion direction to the center of the claw portion 12 is equal to the dimensions L11 and L12, and from the bottom surface to the center of the claw portion 12. Are set equal to the dimensions L21 and L22.

Therefore, in the portable telephone and the vehicle-mounted holder thus constructed, as shown in FIG. 1, when the portable telephone 1 is inserted into the opening 11 of the vehicle-mounted holder 10 from the lower end with the front side thereof facing upward. As shown in FIG. 2B, when the lower end surface of the case body 2 is in contact with the end surface of the inner wall portion 10a of the vehicle-mounted holder 10, the rear surface of the case body 2 is in contact with the bottom surface of the vehicle-mounted holder. In the state, the position of the concave portion 8 is determined by the dimensions L11 and L13, L22 and L23.
The claw portion 12 is opposed to the claw portion 12 by the correspondence between the claw portion 12 and the claw portion 12.
And both are engaged. Therefore,
The mobile phone 1 is prevented from dropping from the in-vehicle holder 10 and is held.

When the mobile phone 1 is detached from the in-vehicle holder 10, as shown in FIG.
Is pressed from both sides against the elastic force of the spring 15, the claw portion 12 is retracted from both side surfaces of the vehicle-mounted holder 10, the engagement with the concave portion 8 is released, and the mobile phone 1 is pulled out from the vehicle-mounted holder 10. It becomes possible.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
When the upper end surface of the case body 2 of the mobile phone abuts against the end surface of the inner wall portion 10a of the in-vehicle holder 10 even when the case body 2 is inserted into the vehicle holder 10 from the upper end side, the rear surface of the case body 2 contacts the bottom surface. As described above, the position of the concave portion 8 at that time is determined by the dimensions L12 and L13, L22 and L22.
Since the concave portion 8 and the claw portion 12 face each other in correspondence with 23, the claw portion 12 enters the concave portion 8 by the elastic force of the spring 15 as described above, and both are engaged.
This makes it possible to hold the mobile phone in the vehicle-mounted holder. The same applies to the case where the holding of the mobile phone is released.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, when the portable telephone 1 is inserted into the in-vehicle holder 10 from the lower end with the front face down, the lower end surface of the case body 2 of the portable telephone is kept on the inner wall of the in-vehicle holder. When the front surface of the case body 2 comes into contact with the end surface of the portion 10a, the front surface of the case body 2 comes into contact with the bottom surface.
Since the concave portion 8 and the claw portion 12 are directly opposed by the correspondence between L21 and L23, the claw portion 12 is
Are invaded into the recess 8 by the elastic force of the two, and both are brought into the engaged state. This makes it possible to hold the mobile phone in the vehicle-mounted holder.

Although not shown, when the mobile phone is inserted into the vehicle-mounted holder from the upper end with the front face down and the upper end down, the dimensional positional relationship between the recess and the claw is similarly set. Thus, the mobile phone can be held by the vehicle-mounted holder. It is also possible to release the holding.

As described above, in this embodiment, the mobile phone can be held by the vehicle-mounted holder even when the mobile phone is turned upside down and upside down, and can be taken out. Therefore, even if keys may not be operated when the mobile phone is held in a posture different from the original, it is not necessary to consider the posture of the mobile phone at all when holding the mobile phone in the vehicle-mounted holder. The mobile phone can be held without changing from the time of holding, and the operation can be made extremely easy. Therefore, it is effective for safe driving and the like.

In the above-described embodiment, the mobile phone can be held by inserting it into the vehicle-mounted holder from the up and down and front and rear directions. However, if necessary, only the up and down direction or the up and down direction is reversed. You may comprise so that only the direction can be hold | maintained. For example, in the case of only the up and down direction, it is only necessary to provide the concave portion at the vertical center position of the case body. Further, in the case of only the opposite direction of the front and rear surfaces, it is only necessary to provide the recess at the center position of the front and rear surfaces of the case body.

Although the above embodiment shows an example in which the present invention is applied to an in-vehicle holder of a portable telephone, the present invention can be applied to portable radio devices in general, and can also be applied to holders other than on-vehicle devices.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, the portable wireless device can be inserted into the holder in the vertical direction from both the upper and lower ends of the case body, and the case body can be inserted. wherein the recess formed at both sides of the case body
Since it is provided at the center position in the longitudinal direction between the upper end and the lower end , even when the case body is turned upside down and inserted into the holder, the concave portion is directly opposed to the claw portion provided on the holder. Thus, it is possible to hold the portable wireless device in the holder by enabling the engagement between the concave portion and the claw portion.

[0026]

Further, in the holding device of the present invention, the portable wireless device can be moved from either the upper end side or the lower end side of the case body.
Even if either the front surface or the rear surface of the case body faces the bottom surface of the holder, the case body can be inserted into the holder in the vertical direction , and the concave portions provided on both side surfaces of the case body are the upper ends of the case body. Since it is provided at the longitudinal center position between the side and the lower end and at the longitudinal center position between the front surface and the rear surface, even if the upper and lower surfaces and the front and rear surfaces of the case body are reversed, the concave portion And the claw portion can be directly opposed, and the portable wireless device can be held in the holder.

Therefore, the user of the portable wireless device does not need to place the portable wireless device in a predetermined posture and insert it toward the holder when holding the portable wireless device, so that the holding operation can be facilitated. In particular, when the present invention is applied to a vehicle-mounted holder, it is extremely advantageous in terms of safe driving.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of one embodiment of the present invention, showing a holding released state and a holding state.

FIG. 3 is an elevational sectional view of one embodiment of the present invention;
It is a figure which shows the dimension relationship between a recessed part and a claw part.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a holding state in a different posture in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a holding device previously proposed by the present applicant.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cellular phone 2 Case main body 3 Handset 4 Display part 5 Key operation part 6 Transmitter 8 Concave part 10 In-vehicle holder 12 Claw part 14 Operation part 15 Spring

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A portable wireless device having recesses on both sides of a case body of the portable wireless device, and the portable wireless device being vertically
A holder having a claw portion that engages with the concave portion when holding the portable wireless device when the portable wireless device is inserted toward the portable device. The holder can be inserted into the holder also from the direction of
A holding device for a portable wireless device, wherein the holding device is provided at a center position in a length direction between them. 2. A portable wireless device having concave portions provided on both side surfaces of a case body of the portable wireless device, and the portable wireless device having a vertical length.
A holder having a claw portion that engages with the concave portion when holding the portable wireless device when the portable wireless device is inserted toward the portable device. , And the front or rear surface of the case body can be inserted into the holder regardless of whether the front surface or the rear surface faces the bottom surface of the holder.
A holding device for a portable wireless device, wherein the holding device is provided at a longitudinal center position between the upper end and the lower end, and at a longitudinal center between a front surface and a rear surface.