JP2891992B1 - Mounting structure of hand strap for portable electronic devices - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to respond to recent demand for thinner and smaller devices as a whole and to obtain a good appearance. SOLUTION: A hand strap 4 is attached to a wireless device housing 2 via a cover 3 for sealing a headset jack, and the cover 3 is used for storing a cover opening on the surface of the wireless device housing 2. A cover having a strap mounting hole 8 for fixing the hand strap 4 fixed in the concave portion 2a of the wireless device housing 2 with the protrusion 2d to which the strap mounting hole 8 of the cover 3 is detachable. is there.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable electronic device hand strap mounting structure suitable for use in, for example, a portable telephone radio.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the liberalization of the telecommunications business, various types of mobile communication media such as mobile phone radios have become popular. With such mobile communication media, portable telephone radios are often carried by users stored in pockets such as bags and clothes with the miniaturization and weight reduction of the radio itself.

For this reason, in a portable telephone radio, a dedicated holder (hand strap) is used to prevent a user (radio carrier) from dropping due to a change in posture when carrying the portable telephone. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a hand strap for a portable electronic device of this type has a mounting structure as shown in FIG. 6, for example.

The device housing 51 has a connecting portion 51c formed by through holes (opening size of about 2 mm × 4 mm) 51a and 51b for attaching a hand strap, and includes an electronic component (not shown). And a hand strap 52 having an attachment cord 52a connected to the connecting portion 51c of the device housing 51.

[0005] A conventional hand strap for portable electronic equipment also has a mounting structure as shown in FIG. This includes a device housing 61 containing electronic components (not shown), a connecting protrusion 62 projecting from the device housing 61 and having through holes 62a and 62b for attaching a hand strap, and a protrusion 62. And a hand strap 63 having an attachment string 63a.

[0006]

However, the former (provided with a through hole) has a structure in which through holes 51a and 51b for attaching a hand strap are provided in the device housing 51. The attachment cord 52a of the hand strap 52 partially entered the device housing 51. As a result, a space for mounting the attachment cord 52a in the device housing 51 is required, and there has been a problem that it has not been possible to respond to the recent trend of reducing the overall thickness and size of the device.

On the other hand, the latter (provided with a protruding element) has a problem that the protruding element 62 is visually recognized from the outside because of the structure in which the connecting protruding element 62 is provided in the equipment housing 61, and the appearance is poor. was there. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 3-22939 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. HEI 9-154172 disclose prior art related to this type of hand strap mounting structure, but the above-mentioned problem has not been solved.

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and is capable of accommodating the recent trend toward a thinner and smaller device as a whole, as well as mounting a hand strap for a portable electronic device capable of obtaining a good appearance. The purpose is to provide the structure.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable electronic device hand strap mounting structure for sealing a headset jack to a housing of a portable electronic device. The cover for sealing the headset jack is fixed in a cover storage recess opening on the surface of the housing, and an insertion hole for attaching the hand strap is provided. The cover has a cover, and a projection is provided on the housing to allow the insertion hole of the cover to be detachable. Therefore, the attachment of the hand strap to the housing is performed by pulling out the cover in the recess from the protrusion of the housing, and then inserting the hand strap through the insertion hole of the cover and connecting the hand strap to the cover.

The invention according to claim 2 (the structure for attaching a hand strap for a portable electronic device) has a structure in which the hand strap is attached to the housing via a cover for sealing the head set jack, and the head set jack is sealed. The stop cover is a cover having a through hole for fixing the hand strap, which is fixed in a cover storage concave portion opened on the surface of the housing, and a pin insertion hole corresponding to the through hole of the cover is formed in the housing. And a sealing pin having a detachable distal end is inserted through the insertion hole into the pin insertion hole. Therefore, in order to attach the hand strap to the housing, after pulling out the sealing pin from the insertion hole of the cover in the concave portion and the pin insertion hole of the housing, the hand strap is inserted into the insertion hole of the cover and connected to the cover. This is done by:

[0011] The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2.
In the above described structure for attaching a hand strap for a portable electronic device, the cover is made of a flexible member. Therefore, to attach the hand strap to the housing,
This is done by bending the cover in the recess.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 2 or 3.
In the above described mounting structure for a hand strap for a portable electronic device, the pin insertion hole is constituted by a through hole. Therefore, to attach the hand strap to the housing,
After the sealing pin is pulled out from the through hole of the cover and the through hole of the housing in the recess, the hand strap is inserted through the through hole of the cover and connected to the cover.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the attachment structure for a portable electronic device hand strap according to the fourth aspect, the inside opening of the through hole is closed by a sheet. Therefore, the inside of the housing from the opening of the through hole is shielded by the sheet.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the portable electronic device hand strap mounting structure according to any one of the second to fifth aspects, the insertion hole is formed of a stepped hole. Therefore, to attach the hand strap to the housing, pull out the sealing pin from the step hole of the cover in the recess and the pin insertion hole of the housing, and then insert the hand strap through the step hole of the cover and insert the hand strap into the cover. This is done by linking.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the attachment structure for a hand strap for a portable electronic device according to the sixth aspect, the sealing pin has a stepped flange having a pin retaining stopper that can be stored in the stepped hole. The configuration is made up of pins. Therefore, in order to store the cover in the concave portion of the housing, the sealing pin is inserted through the stepped hole of the cover and inserted into the pin insertion hole of the housing.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.
This will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a mounting structure of a hand strap for a portable electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a hand strap non-attached state (jack sealed state) of the portable electronic device hand strap attaching structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a hand strap mounting structure denoted by reference numeral 1 includes a wireless device housing 2, a cover 3, and a hand strap 4.

The radio housing 2 contains electronic components (not shown) for a communication device. The wireless device casing 2 is provided with a cover storage recess 2a opened on the surface and a cover mounting hole 2b opened on the bottom surface of the recess 2a. In addition, the housing 2 of the wireless device is provided with a jack mounting hole 2c which is opened in a direction parallel to the axis of the cover mounting hole 2b on the bottom surface of the concave portion 2a. The jack mounting hole 2c is provided for a headset. A headset jack 6 to which a plug 5 can be attached and detached is attached. The radio housing 2 is provided with a hemispherical projection 2d projecting from the bottom surface of the recess 2a.

The cover 3 comprises a cover (cap) for sealing the headset jack, and has a cover attaching portion 3a, a headset jack sealing portion 3b, and a hand strap attaching portion 3c. The cover 3 is fixed to the wireless device housing 2, and is entirely formed of a flexible member such as an elastomer that can be stored in the recess 2a. Between the cover mounting portion 3a and the headset jack sealing portion 3b, and between the headset jack sealing portion 3b and the cover mounting portion 3
A hinge 3d having a cover thickness smaller than that of the other portions is formed between c.

The cover mounting portion 3a is composed of a mounting portion having an H-shaped cross section, and is inserted and fixed in the cover mounting hole 2b. The headset jack sealing portion 3 b has a protrusion 7 that can be attached to and detached from the headset jack 6. The hand strap attaching portion 3c has a strap attaching hole as an insertion hole which can be attached to and detached from the projection 2d when the strap is not attached (jack sealed state) when the strap is not attached (jack sealed state). Eight.

The hand strap 4 has an attaching cord 4a, a holding band 4b, and a connector 4c, and is attached to the cover 3. The attachment string 4 a is inserted into the hand strap attachment hole 8 and connected to the cover 3. The holding band 4b is connected to the attachment cord 4a via a connector 4c.

In such a structure for attaching a hand strap for a portable radio, in order to attach the hand strap 4 to the radio housing 2, the initial state (jack-sealed state) shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cover 3 is retracted from the protrusion 2d of the housing 2 of the wireless device as shown in FIGS.
Is bent to the side opposite to the wireless device housing 2, and then the attachment strap 4 a of the hand strap 4 is inserted into the strap attachment hole 8 and connected to the cover 3.

In this case, the plug 5 for the headset is inserted into the headset jack 6 after the protrusion 7 of the headset jack sealing portion 3b is pulled out from the headset jack 6.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, even when the hand strap 4 is attached to the wireless device housing 2, the attachment string 4a of the hand strap 4 does not enter the wireless device housing 2, so that the wireless device housing Attachment cord 4a in body 2
No space is required to implement.

In this embodiment, the cover 3 corresponding to the strap connecting portion is housed in the recess 2a of the wireless device housing 2 instead of the structure in which the strap connecting portion protrudes from the wireless device housing as in the related art. Because of the possible structure, the cover 3
Are difficult to see from the outside.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a mounting structure of a hand strap for a portable electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 5, the same reference numerals are given to the same or equivalent members as in FIGS. Detailed description is omitted.
In the figure, the mounting structure of the hand strap indicated by reference numeral 21 includes the wireless device housing 2, the cover 3, the sealing pin 24, and the hand strap (shown in FIGS. 1 to 3).

The wireless device housing 2 is provided with a pin insertion hole 22d as a through-hole that opens in the bottom surface of the concave portion 2a near the opening of the cover mounting hole 2b. The pin insertion hole 22d is
Among the inner and outer openings, the inner opening is closed by a sticking sheet 25 having the same color as the surface color of the wireless device housing 22. This shields the inside of the wireless device housing 2 from the opening in the pin insertion hole 22d.

The cover 3 is provided with a strap mounting hole 23c corresponding to the pin insertion hole 22d as an insertion hole for mounting the hand strap 4. The strap attachment hole 23c is formed by a stepped hole through which the attachment cord 4a of the hand strap 4 can be inserted when the strap is attached and the sealing pin 24 can be inserted and removed when the strap is not attached.

The sealing pin 24 is connected to the strap mounting hole 23c.
It is formed of a stepped pin having a T-shaped cross section and having a flange 24a for retaining the pin that can be stored therein. The sealing pin 24 is detached from the pin insertion hole 22d and the strap mounting hole 23c in the strap mounting state, while the strap mounting hole 2d is in the jack sealed state.
3c is mounted in the pin insertion hole 22d.

The distal end surface of the flange 24a is
Is positioned on the same plane as the surface of the cover 3 when the cover 3 is inserted into the cover 3. Thereby, the sealing pins 24 do not protrude from the surface of the cover 3 and a good appearance can be obtained. In the peripheral edge of the flange 24a, the strap mounting hole 23 is inserted when the sealing pin 24 is inserted into the cover 3.
notch 24A for forming a space S in the large hole of FIG.
Is provided. Thereby, the insertion operation of the sealing pin 24 into the strap mounting hole 23c is performed smoothly.

In such a structure for attaching a hand strap for a portable radio, in order to attach the hand strap 4 (shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3) to the radio housing 2, the inside of the recess 2a is required. After pulling out the sealing pin 24 from the strap mounting hole 23c of the cover 3 in the housed state and the pin insertion hole 22d of the wireless device housing 2, the cover 3 is bent to the opposite side to the wireless device housing 2, and then the strap This is performed by inserting the attaching cord 4a of the hand strap 4 into the attaching hole 23c and connecting the attaching cord 4a to the cover 3.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, the hand strap 4
Is attached, the attachment string 4a of the hand strap 4 does not enter the wireless device casing 2, so that a space for mounting the attachment string 4a in the wireless device case 2 is not required.

Further, in this embodiment, the cover 3 corresponding to the strap connection portion can be stored in the recess 2a of the radio device housing 2 instead of the structure in which the strap connection portion protrudes from the radio device housing as in the related art. Cover 3
Is difficult to visually recognize from the outside, as in the first embodiment.

In each of the embodiments, the case where the present invention is applied to a portable wireless device has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this and is applicable to other portable electronic devices in the same manner as the embodiment. Obviously you can get it.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention, the cover for sealing the headset jack is fixed in the recess for accommodating the cover opened on the surface of the housing, and the insertion hole for attaching the hand strap is provided. Consisting of a cover having
Since the case is provided with a protrusion that allows the insertion hole of this cover to be removable, to attach the hand strap to the case, pull out the cover in the recess from the protrusion of the case, and then insert it into the insertion hole of this cover. This is performed by inserting a hand strap and connecting to the cover.

Therefore, even when the hand strap is attached to the housing, the hand strap does not enter the housing, so that a space for mounting the hand strap in the housing is not required unlike the conventional case. It is possible to respond to the recent trend toward thinner and smaller devices as a whole.

Further, since the structure is such that the cover corresponding to the strap connecting portion can be stored in the recess of the housing, instead of the structure in which the strap connecting portion protrudes from the housing as in the related art,
The cover becomes less visible from the outside, and a good appearance can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a mounting structure of a hand strap for a portable electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 4;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a non-attached state of the hand strap of the portable electronic device hand strap attaching structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a non-attached state of the hand strap of the portable electronic device hand strap attaching structure according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a conventional attachment structure (1) for a portable electronic device hand strap.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a conventional attachment structure (2) for a portable electronic device hand strap.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hand strap mounting structure 2 Radio | wireless apparatus housing | casing 2a recessed part 2d protrusion 3 Cover 3a Cover mounting part 3b Headset jack sealing part 3c Hand strap mounting part 4 Hand strap 7 Convex part 8 Strap mounting hole

Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. A structure in which a hand strap is attached to a housing of a portable electronic device via a cover for sealing a headset jack, wherein the cover is used for storing a cover that is opened on a surface of the housing. A hand strap for a portable electronic device, comprising: a cover fixed in a concave portion and having an insertion hole for attaching the hand strap, wherein a protrusion to which the insertion hole of the cover is detachable is provided in the housing. Mounting structure. 2. A structure in which a hand strap is attached to a housing of a portable electronic device via a cover for sealing a headset jack, wherein the cover is used for storing a cover that is opened on a surface of the housing. A cover fixed to the recess and having an insertion hole for attaching the hand strap is provided in the housing, and a pin insertion hole corresponding to the insertion hole of the cover is provided in the housing. A mounting structure for a hand strap for a portable electronic device, wherein a possible sealing pin is inserted through the insertion hole. 3. The mounting structure for a hand strap for a portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the cover is made of a flexible member. 4. A mounting structure for a hand strap for a portable electronic device according to claim 2, wherein said pin insertion hole comprises a through hole. 5. The mounting structure for a hand strap for a portable electronic device according to claim 4, wherein an inner opening of the through hole is closed by a sheet. 6. The mounting structure for a hand strap for a portable electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the insertion hole comprises a stepped hole. 7. The hand strap for a portable electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the sealing pin is a stepped pin having a flange for retaining the pin that can be stored in the stepped hole. Mounting structure.