JP2972622B2 - Cell phone cases - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a case for a portable telephone for accommodating the portable telephone when the user carries the portable telephone with the belt worn on clothing or the clothing itself. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a user operates a portable telephone, for example,
If the mobile phone is carried in a breast pocket or the like, the mobile phone may slide down from the pocket when bent and may be damaged. Therefore, in particular, in the case of a male user, the mobile phone is mounted on a belt of clothes using a mounting means such as a clip, that is, the mobile phone is stored in a so-called carrying case (for example, see Japanese Utility Model No. 3024490). ). However, also in this case, the lid is provided on the carrying case, and the lid is closed with a closing means such as a hook, so that the mobile phone is prevented from falling out of the carrying case without any contrivance.

[0003]

The problem here is that, as described above, when the portable telephone is carried in a carrying case, many steps are required until the portable telephone is put into use. And the handling is cumbersome. That is, as a procedure, first, the closing means such as a hook is removed, the lid of the carrying case is opened second, and the mobile phone is taken out of the case third. In particular, when the mobile phone is a foldable type, it has unique advantages such as protection of a key operation unit and a display unit, and a short distance between a microphone and a mouth during a call. An operation to release to the use state is required.

[0004] The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a foldable portable telephone so that the portable telephone can be folded or opened in a case stored state. It is another object of the present invention to provide a mobile phone case improved so that the procedure from the mobile state to the use state or vice versa can be simplified.

[0005]

Therefore, in the present invention,
In a mobile phone case used when carrying a mobile phone in which two housings are configured to be foldable via a hinge portion, provision of an operation unit and a display unit of the housing which is inside when folded. A flexible plate-shaped case main body is attached to the hinge along the outer surface opposite to the inner surface provided, and a fixing means for the mobile phone for maintaining the attached state is provided by the operating unit or It is arranged at a position avoiding the display unit, and is constituted by an elastic member having an engagement claw that engages from the left and right at a side edge of the mobile phone,
Further, the case body is provided with a means for attaching to the clothes.

In this case, it is preferable that the fixing means is formed integrally with the frame member of the case main body, and the mounting means is a clip mounted on the case main body, and the lower side of the clip is opened. Or a hook-and-loop fastener attached to a case body and a hook-and-loop fastener provided on a mounting plate to be mounted on a belt of clothes.

[0007] In such a configuration, the mobile phone can be switched from the folded state to the open state by an operation of removing the mobile phone together with the case main body from the clothes mounting position and opening the case main body. The operation unit and the display unit of the mobile phone are exposed to the outside, and the operation procedure is greatly simplified. In the folded state, the case body covers the entire mobile phone, and the operation unit and the display unit can be protected from dirt and scratches.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, FIG.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a closed state, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a closed state, with the case according to the present invention mounted on a mobile phone. FIGS. 4A and 4B show the plane, side, and end faces of the case.
5C is a diagram showing a plane, a side surface, and an end surface of an example of the case fixing means, and FIGS. 5A and 5B are diagrams showing examples of means for attaching the case to a belt of clothes in FIGS. is there.

The case A of the portable telephone according to the present invention comprises:
The two housings 1 and 2 are used when carrying a mobile phone B that is configured to be foldable via a hinge portion 3. In the case A, the housing 1 that is inside when folded is used. Along the outer surface opposite to the inner surfaces 1A and 2A provided with the operation unit 4 and the display unit 5, it is made of leather, cloth, or the like, which is flexible at the hinge portion 3 (flexible portion). A fixing means 12 for the mobile phone B for mounting the plate-shaped case main body 11 and maintaining the mounted state is provided at a position avoiding the operation section 4 and the display section 5. 11 is provided with means 13 for attaching to clothes separately.

In this embodiment, the portable telephone B
Body 1 so as to cover the free end face and side face of
In FIG. 1, support wall portions 11A and 11B are mounted in a U-shape and surround a mobile phone B. In order to protrude the antenna 6 provided on one free end surface of the mobile phone B to the outside, a part of the support wall portion 11B is provided with an insertion hole 1.
1C is worn. Further, the fixing means 12 is formed of an elastic member such as a metal leaf spring having an engaging claw that engages the left and right sides of the mobile phone B at its side edges.

Further, as shown in FIG.
To the frame member 14 to be sutured inside the case body 11.
May be integrally formed. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
The shape of the clip is made of a metal leaf spring provided on the outer side surface of the case body 11, and the lower side of the clip may be opened and sandwiched between the edges of the belt C of the garment. (B), a hook-and-loop fastener 15A called a so-called magic tape is provided on a rectangular mounting plate 13B having a through portion 13A for inserting the belt C, and a case is opposed thereto. A hook-and-loop fastener 15 </ b> B may be provided on the outer surface of the main body 11 so that the main body 11 can be detachably attached to each other.

In such a configuration, the case main body 11 is mounted and placed on the belt C of the clothes via the mounting means 13, and if necessary, the case main body 11 is detached from the belt C, and the case main body 11 is removed. By bending the bending portion, the mobile phone B
By operating the device from the folded state to the open state, it is possible to immediately bring the device into a usable state such as a telephone call.

As a matter of course, when the mobile phone B is folded, the case body 11
The entire mobile phone B is covered and, as it is, the mounting means 1
3, the case body 1 can be attached to the belt C or the like. Also, if necessary, the fixing means 1 may be in the open state.
By operating the device 2, for example, the engaging claw is removed against the elastic force acting thereon, and the mobile phone B can be removed from the case main body 11.

In this embodiment, the shape of the locking claw serving as the fixing means 12 must match the curvature of the housing of the mobile phone B in order not to damage the mobile phone B. . It is to be noted that a dent matching with the locking claw may be formed in advance on the side surface of the mobile phone.

[0015]

As described in detail above, the present invention relates to a case for a portable telephone, which is used when carrying a portable telephone constructed so that two housings can be folded through a hinge portion. A flexible plate-shaped case main body is attached to the inside of the housing along the outer surface opposite to the inner surface provided with the operation unit and the display unit at the hinge portion, and the attachment is performed. Fixing means for the mobile phone for maintaining the state is disposed at a position avoiding the operation section and the display section, and the case body is provided with means for separately attaching to clothes. Therefore, the mobile phone can be switched from the folded state to the open state by removing the mobile phone from the mounting position of the clothes together with the case main body and opening the case main body. Part outside Exposed, the operation procedure can be greatly simplified. In the folded state, the case body covers the entire mobile phone, and the operation unit and the display unit can be protected from dirt and scratches.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a case of a mobile phone is half-opened in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same folded state.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a plane, a side surface, and each end surface of the case.

FIG. 4 is a view showing an example in which a fixing means is formed integrally with a frame of a case main body.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example of a mounting means.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A case B mobile phone C belt 1, 2 housing 3 hinge section 4 operation section 5 display section 6 antenna 11 case body 11A, 11B support wall section 11C insertion hole 12 fixing means 13 mounting means 13A through section 13B mounting plate 14 frame member 15A, 15B hook-and-loop fastener

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An operation section of a housing, which is inside when folded, in a mobile phone case used when carrying a mobile phone configured such that two housings can be folded via a hinge portion. A flexible plate-shaped case main body is mounted on the hinge portion along the outer surface opposite to the inner surface provided with the display portion, and fixing means for the mobile phone for maintaining the mounted state is provided. The mobile phone is arranged at a position avoiding the operation unit and the display unit, and is constituted by an elastic member having an engagement claw that engages from the left and right at a side edge of the mobile phone. A case for a mobile phone, characterized in that the case body is provided with means for attaching to clothes. 2. The mobile phone case according to claim 1, wherein the fixing means is formed integrally with a frame member of the case main body.