JP2959630B2 - Portable electronic devices - 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 electronic device, and more particularly, to a portable electronic device in which a main body of the electronic device is held on a held portion such as an arm by a belt-like mounting means.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When receiving and enjoying a radio broadcast by a radio receiver while walking or running, it is preferable to hold a portable radio receiver somewhere in the body. Therefore, the radio receiver is held on the belt of the pants via an adapter. Alternatively, a radio receiver is attached to a headphone band, and the radio receiver is held on the head via the headphone band.

When a radio receiver is attached to an arbitrary position on the body, for example, a torso or an arm, a dedicated belt or a string is connected to the radio receiver, and the arm or the like is connected by such a belt or a string. It is considered to be held by the held portion.

[0004]

When a portable electronic device such as a radio receiver is mounted on a trouser belt, a dedicated adapter is required. If the pants are not fixed by the belt, the portable electronic device cannot be held. The method of fixing to the head using a headphone band can be used only when sound is reproduced by relatively large headphones.

A system in which a dedicated belt or string is attached to an electronic device and the electronic device is held at a predetermined position on the body by such a belt or string has a drawback in that the fixing of the belt or string is troublesome. That is, it is very difficult to fix the belt or the string while holding something in one hand, and there is a drawback that attaching and detaching is troublesome.

When a belt is directly attached to an electronic device body such as a radio receiver, the belt cannot be washed when dirt such as sweat adheres unless the belt is detachable. . In addition, when used on a desk without being worn on a part of a body, for example, an arm, there is a disadvantage that such a belt interferes.

The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and comprises a belt-like mounting means that can be washed arbitrarily when it becomes dirty or can be removed when it is unnecessary. It is an object to provide a portable electronic device.

[0008]

The main invention of the present application is a belt-like mounting means wound around a held portion such as an arm;
A connection member to which the belt-shaped attachment means is fixed; a mounting mechanism provided on the connection member, which is detachable from an electronic device main body; and the connection member is attached to the electronic device main body via the mounting mechanism. A guide unit that guides movement of the electronic device body and the mounting mechanism in a relative mounting direction when mounted, and further relative movement in the mounting direction,
Locking means for locking the electronic device main body and the mounting mechanism to each other, wherein the mounting means has a cross section in a width direction curved in an arc shape such that a surface facing the held portion side is concave. The present invention relates to a portable electronic device comprising an elastic body.

The guide means comprises a pair of ribs provided on the electronic device main body, and a pair of elastically deformable arms provided on the mounting mechanism of the connecting member so as to face the pair of ribs. The first protrusions provided on the pair of ribs and the second protrusions provided on the pair of arms are relatively locked, so that the connection to the electronic device main body via the mounting mechanism is achieved. The member may be mounted. The connecting member is moved along the pair of ribs so that the pair of arms of the mounting mechanism is fitted inside the pair of ribs of the electronic device main body, and the pair of arms are connected to the inner side. The first rib provided inside the pair of ribs is elastically deformed in the first direction.
The second protrusion provided outside the pair of arms.
And the connecting member may be mounted on the electronic device main body via the mounting mechanism.

[0010] The elastic body constituting the attaching means may be a leaf spring whose cross section in the width direction is curved in an arc shape, and the leaf spring may be covered with a cover to form a belt. An auxiliary belt is connected to the connecting member so as to be pulled out on the opposite side to the belt, and a hook-side magic tape is attached to an inner surface of the auxiliary belt, and the hook-side magic tape is attached to the belt. May be engaged with the loop side magic tape which is also used as the cover. The auxiliary belt may be integrally connected to an end of the belt. Furthermore, a small hole is formed in the belt, and a pin provided in the connecting member is engaged with the small hole of the belt,
Moreover, the belt may be pressed against the connecting member by a pressing plate.

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, in a portable electronic device in which an electronic device main body is held on a held portion such as an arm by belt-like mounting means, the belt-like mounting means is fixed to a connecting member. In addition, a detachable mounting mechanism is provided on the connecting member, and the connecting member is mounted on the electronic device main body by the mounting mechanism.

Therefore, the connecting member to which the belt-shaped mounting means is fixed can be mounted on the electronic device body by a removable mounting mechanism, and when the mounting means is unnecessary, it is connected by the removable mounting mechanism. The member may be removed from the electronic device body.

[0013]

FIG. 1 shows a portable radio receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention. The radio receiver includes a main body 10. The main body 10 is incorporated in a flat rectangular parallelepiped casing, and a power switch 11 is provided on a side portion thereof. A circular volume knob 12 and a tuning knob 13 are arranged on the upper part of the radio receiver body 10, respectively. Further, a dial display unit 14 is provided on the radio receiver main body 10, and an earphone jack 15 is provided on a side opposite to the power switch 11.
Is provided.

A battery cover 16 is detachably attached to the side of the radio receiver main body 10, and the inside thereof constitutes a battery storage section. The radio receiver is driven by a battery housed in the battery housing.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the radio receiver 10 includes a mounting belt 20 and an auxiliary belt 2.
1 and is held at a predetermined position of the body, such as an arm, by these belts 20 and 21. As shown in FIG. 3, both the attachment belt 20 and the auxiliary belt 21 are fastened to a connecting member 22 so that the mounting belt 20 and the auxiliary belt 21 are detachably attached to the inside of the radio receiver main body 10 via the connecting member 22. Has become.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the mounting belt 20 has a leaf spring 23 made of stainless steel inside, and the leaf spring 23 is covered with a cover 24. On the other hand, a magic fastener 25 is attached to the other end of the auxiliary belt 21 as shown in FIG. The magic fastener 25 is formed from the hook side, and the cover 24 of the leaf spring 23 forms the loop side.

The attachment of the attachment belt 20 to the connecting member 22 will be described with reference to FIG.
A mounting portion 29 is integrally and continuously provided with the boss 30, and a plurality of bosses 30 are integrally provided on the mounting portion 29. A circular hole 31 for receiving these bosses 30 is formed so as to pass through the leaf spring 23 and the cover 24 of the mounting belt 20. With the circular hole 31 of the mounting belt 20 fitted to the boss 30, the pressing plate 3
2, the fixing belt 20 is fixed to the connecting member 22 by the holding plate 32 by screwing the screw 33 onto the boss 30. Also, this connecting member 2
The auxiliary belt 21 is connected in a loop to the connecting portion 34 connecting the two sides.

FIG. 4 shows the mounting belt 20 and the auxiliary belt 2.
1 shows a modification showing the configuration of FIG. In this modification, the auxiliary belt 21 is connected to one end of the mounting belt 20. That is, the attachment belt 2
The auxiliary belt 21 having no leaf spring 23 is integrally connected to the distal end of the auxiliary belt 21.
Is drawn out from the distal end side of the connecting portion 34 of the connecting member 22. In this modification, a magic fastener 25 is attached to the inner surface on the distal end side of the auxiliary belt 21.

According to such a modification, the attachment of the auxiliary belt 21 can be achieved at the same time simply by fixing the attachment belt 20 to the attachment portion 29 by the holding plate 32. That is, it is not necessary to connect the auxiliary belt 21 to the connecting portion 34 of the connecting member 22 in a loop shape. This allows the structure to be simpler.

Next, the radio receiver body 1 of the connecting member 22
The detachable connection mechanism with respect to 0 will be described with reference to FIGS. A pair of elastically deformable arms 38 are formed symmetrically on both sides of the connecting member 22. The sides of these arms 38 are projected so as to project sideways.
It has. On the side surfaces of these arms 38, stoppers 40 are provided continuously.

On the other hand, a pair of ribs 41 are provided in parallel on the rear surface of the radio receiver body 10 so as to face each other. Pressing projections 42 and 43 are formed on these ribs 41 so as to protrude inward. Claws 44 are provided at the ends of the connecting member 22 opposite to the arms 38 on both sides. A hole 45 for receiving these claws 44 is provided at a position substantially on the extension of the rib 41 of the radio receiver main body 10.

Next, a method of using the portable radio receiver according to the above configuration will be described. First, the attachment belt 20 is attached to the attachment portion 29 of the connecting member 22 as shown in FIG. In this case, the boss 30 of the mounting portion 29 is fitted into the circular hole 31 of the mounting belt 20, pressed by the pressing plate 32 from above, and fixed by the screw 33. The auxiliary belt 21 is connected so that the connecting portion 34 of the connecting member 22 is wound around in a loop. Thereby, the attachment belt 20 is attached to the connecting member 22.
And the auxiliary belt 21 can be attached respectively.

Thereafter, the connecting member 22 is connected to a pair of ribs 4 on the lower surface of the radio receiver main body 10 as shown in FIGS.
Attach in one space. In this operation, a pair of ridges 39 provided on both sides of the connecting member 22 are inserted between the ribs 41 on the rear side of the radio receiver main body 10 and below the holding projections 42 and 43, and in this state, Is achieved by sliding the connecting member 22 rightward in FIG.

When the connecting member 22 is slid rightward,
The stopper 40 provided on the side surface of the arm 38 of the connecting member 22 comes into contact with the pressing projection 42 of the rib 41 as shown in FIG. However, at this time, since the contact surfaces of the stopper 40 and the holding projection 42 that come into contact with each other are formed as inclined surfaces, when the connecting member 22 is further pressed rightward, the arm is turned as shown by a chain line in FIG. 38 are curved inward such that the distal ends thereof are close to each other.

As a result, the stopper 40 is moved from the holding projection 4
2 and move further to the right as shown in FIG. Then, the claw 44 at the distal end of the connecting member 22 enters the hole 45 of the radio receiver main body 10, and the right end side of the connecting member 22 is pressed by the engagement between the claw 44 and the hole 45. At the same time, the movement of the connecting member 22 to the left is prevented by the stopper 40 provided on the arm 38 coming into contact with the pressing projection 42. That is, in the state shown in FIG. 10, the connecting member 22 is fixed between the pair of ribs 41.

The connecting member 22 is fixed to the rear side of the radio receiver main body 10 in this manner. When the connecting member 22 is detached as necessary, as shown by a chain line in FIG. Are deformed inward so as to approach each other. Then, the stopper 40 provided on the side portion of the arm 38 comes off from the pressing convex portion 42. In this state, the connecting member 22 is gently moved to the left, thereby connecting the pair of ribs 41. The member 22 can be removed.

As described above, in the radio receiver according to the present embodiment, the connecting member 22 made of synthetic resin is used, and the stopper 40 is provided on the side of the tip of the elastically deformable arm 38. Because of such an arm 38
Thereby, it can be attached to and detached from the radio receiver main body 10. Then, the attachment belt 2 is attached to the connecting member 22.
0 and the auxiliary belt 21 are attached.

Therefore, when sweat or the like adheres to the attachment belt 20 or the auxiliary belt 21, it is possible to remove the connecting member 22 and perform washing if necessary. In the case where the radio receiver 10 receives a radio broadcast on a desk without being worn on an arm or the like,
The connecting member 21 may be removed from the radio receiver main body 10.

On the other hand, when the radio receiver 10 is mounted on an arm or the like to enjoy a radio broadcast while walking or running, the mounting belt 20 is bent as shown by a chain line in FIG. , May be fixed by the auxiliary belt 21.

When the leaf spring 23 accommodated in the mounting belt 20 is straightened, the cross-sectional shape is an arc as shown in FIG. 5, and the leaf spring 23 having the arc shape is covered. 24. Accordingly, when the belt 20 including the leaf spring 23 that is curved in the straightened state is lightly hit on a human arm or the like, the straight state is released, and the leaf spring 23 is released as shown in FIG.
Will be wound in a circle by its own elastic restoring force, and will be wound around the arm. Therefore, in this state, the auxiliary belt 21 is wound from the opposite side of the mounting belt 20 and is fixed by the magic fastener 25 provided at the distal end so that the radio receiver main body 10 can be attached to a held portion such as an arm. Will be retained. Therefore, in such a state, the radio receiver main body 10 can be attached to the arm, and the user can enjoy a radio broadcast while taking a walk or playing sports.

In particular, a cover 24 covering the surface of the leaf spring 23
Is also used as the loop side of the magic fastener, and is engaged with the hook side 25 of the magic fastener 25 attached to the inner surface on the tip side of the auxiliary belt 21 at an arbitrary position.

As described above, the portable radio receiver according to the present embodiment includes the mounting belt 20 in which the leaf spring 23 is housed and the auxiliary belt 21, and the leaf spring 23 is as shown in FIG. In a straight state, it has a structure curved in an arc shape. Accordingly, by lightly tapping such an attachment belt 20, the attachment belt 20 can be wound around the held portion. After that, the auxiliary belt 21 may be wound from the outside and fixed by the magic fastener 25. Therefore, the radio receiver main body 10 can be securely fixed to a held portion such as an arm by only one-handed operation.

[0033]

As described above, the main invention of the present application is a belt-like attaching means wound around a held portion such as an arm, a connecting member to which the belt-like attaching means is fixed, and a connecting member. A mounting mechanism that is provided and is detachable from the electronic device main body, and moves the electronic device main body and the mounting mechanism in a relative mounting direction when the connecting member is mounted to the electronic device main body via the mounting mechanism. A guide means for guiding and a locking means for locking the electronic device main body and the mounting mechanism with each other by further relative movement in the mounting direction, wherein the mounting means has a concave surface facing the held portion side. Thus, the cross section in the width direction is made of an elastic body curved in an arc shape.

Accordingly, the connecting member to which the belt-shaped attachment means is fixed can be detachably connected to the electronic device main body. When the attachment means is unnecessary, the detachable attachment mechanism is used. The connecting member can be removed. Therefore, washing can be performed by removing the belt-shaped attachment means, and adhesion of dirt due to sweat or the like can be removed. When the electronic device is used on a desk or the like without being mounted on a predetermined position such as an arm, the mounting means can be arbitrarily removed. Moreover, since the mounting means is made of an elastic body whose cross section in the width direction is curved in an arc shape so that the surface facing the held portion side is concave, the elastic restoring force of such a curved elastic body The mounting means will generate an elastic restoring force that automatically wraps around the held part side,
Installation becomes easy.

The guide means comprises a pair of ribs provided on the electronic device main body, and a pair of elastically deformable arms provided on the connecting member mounting mechanism so as to be opposed to the pair of ribs, and provided on the pair of ribs. A configuration in which the connecting member is mounted on the electronic device main body via the mounting mechanism by relatively locking the first convex portion provided and the second convex portion provided on the pair of arms. According to the first and second projections,
The connecting member is attached to the electronic device main body by the relative engagement with the convex portion, and the connecting member can be securely attached to the electronic device main body with a simple structure.

The connecting member is moved along the pair of ribs so that the pair of arms of the mounting mechanism is fitted inside the pair of ribs of the electronic device body, and the pair of arms are elastically deformed inward. Accordingly, the first protrusion provided on the inside of the pair of ribs is crossed by the second protrusion provided on the outside of the pair of arms, and the connecting member is mounted on the electronic device main body via the mounting mechanism. According to such a configuration, by moving the connecting member along the pair of ribs,
The first convex portion and the second convex portion are engaged with one touch, so that the mounting operation is facilitated and the operability is extremely excellent.

According to the structure in which the elastic body constituting the mounting means is a leaf spring whose cross section in the width direction is curved in an arc shape, and the leaf spring is covered with a cover, the elastic restoring force of the curved leaf spring is obtained. As a result, an elastic restoring force is generated such that the belt is automatically wound around the held portion. Moreover, since the leaf spring is covered with the cover to form the belt, the leaf spring is prevented from damaging the held portion side.

An auxiliary belt is connected to the connecting member so as to be pulled out to the opposite side of the belt, and a hook-side magic tape is attached to the inner surface of the auxiliary belt. According to this configuration, the belt is wound around the held portion side, and then the auxiliary belt is wound around the outer side of the belt so that the hook-side magic tape is attached to the belt. The electronic device main body can be held by the held portion by engaging with the loop-side magic tape that is also used as the cover.

According to the configuration in which the auxiliary belt is integrally connected to the end of the belt, the number of parts is reduced, and the mounting of the auxiliary belt is also used as the mounting of the belt.

A small hole is formed in the belt, and a pin provided on the connecting member is engaged with the small hole of the belt.
Moreover, according to the configuration in which the belt is pressed against the connecting member by the pressing plate, attachment of the belt to the connecting member is easily and easily achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a portable radio receiver.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the same as viewed from the back side.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting state of a mounting belt and an auxiliary belt.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a modification of the attachment of the attachment belt and the auxiliary belt.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the mounting belt.

FIG. 6 is an external perspective view of a mounting belt.

FIG. 7 is an external perspective view of a state where a mounting belt is wound.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing attachment of a connecting member.

FIG. 9 is a rear view showing the connecting operation of the connecting member.

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the radio receiver with the connecting member attached.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ‥‥ radio receiver body, 11 ‥‥ power switch, 1
2 ‥‥ volume knob, 13 ‥‥ tuning knob, 14 ‥‥ dial display, 15 ‥‥ earphone jack, 16 ‥‥ battery cover, 20 ‥‥ mounting belt, 21 ‥
{Auxiliary belt, 22} Connecting member, 23} Leaf spring, 2
4 ‥‥ cover, 25 ‥‥ magic fastener (hook side), 29 ‥‥ mounting part, 30 ‥‥ boss, 31 ‥‥ circular hole, 32 ‥‥ holding plate, 33 ‥‥ screw, 34 ‥‥ connecting part,
38mm arm, 39mm ridge, 40mm stopper, 4
1 ‥‥ rib, 42, 43 ‥‥ holding projection, 44 ‥‥ tip claw, 45 ‥‥ hole

Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. A belt-like mounting means wound around a held portion such as an arm, a connecting member to which the belt-like mounting means is fastened, and a connecting member provided on the connecting member, and A detachable mounting mechanism; and guide means for guiding movement of the electronic device main body and the mounting mechanism in a relative mounting direction when the connecting member is mounted on the electronic device main body via the mounting mechanism. Locking means for mutually locking the electronic device main body and the mounting mechanism by further relative movement in the mounting direction, wherein the mounting means has a concave surface facing the held portion side. A portable electronic device comprising an elastic body whose cross section in the width direction is curved in an arc shape. 2. The guide means comprises a pair of ribs provided on the electronic device main body, and a pair of elastically deformable arms provided on the mounting mechanism of the connecting member so as to face the pair of ribs. The first protrusion provided on the pair of ribs and the second protrusion provided on the pair of arms are relatively locked, so that the electronic device main body is connected to the electronic device body via the mounting mechanism. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the connecting member is mounted. 3. The connecting member is moved along the pair of ribs so that the pair of arms of the mounting mechanism is fitted inside the pair of ribs of the electronic device main body. When the arm is elastically deformed in the inward direction, the second convex portion provided on the outside of the pair of arms crosses the first convex portion provided on the inside of the pair of ribs. The portable electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the connecting member is mounted on the main body via the mounting mechanism. 4. An elastic body constituting said attaching means comprises a leaf spring whose cross section in the width direction is curved in an arc shape, and said leaf spring is covered with a cover to form a belt.
A portable electronic device according to claim 1. 5. An auxiliary belt is connected to the connecting member so as to be pulled out on the side opposite to the belt, and hook-side magic tape is attached to an inner surface of the auxiliary belt, and the hook-side magic is provided. The portable electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the tape is engaged with a loop-side magic tape that is also used as a cover of the belt. 6. The portable electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the auxiliary belt is integrally connected to an end of the belt. 7. A small hole is formed in said belt,
5. The portable type according to claim 4, wherein a pin provided on the connecting member is engaged with a small hole of the belt, and the belt is pressed against the connecting member by a pressing plate. Electronics.