JP3173947U - One-handed operation assist tool for mobile communication terminals - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a one-handed operation assisting tool capable of smoothly and stably touching the screen of a multi-function mobile phone or other portable communication terminal with the fingertip of one hand.
A mobile communication terminal P or a back surface 10 of a protective cover thereof is formed from a material having adhesive strength and rubber elasticity that allows an adhesive surface or / and a thick cuff surface to be a fingertip hooking surface. A mat body M having a smaller area and a contour shape, and a release masking sheet bonded to both the front and back surfaces of the mat body M by self-adhesive force. The masking sheet was peeled off, and it was determined that the mobile communication terminal P or its protective cover could be used by being detachably attached to the desired partial position on the back surface by self-adhesive force.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an auxiliary tool for enabling a multi-function mobile phone (smartphone such as iPhone 4 (registered trademark)) and other mobile communication terminals to be touch-operated smoothly and stably with the fingertip of one hand.

  In a conventional mobile phone device, the body is held with one hand from behind, and the necessary button operation is performed with the thumb of one hand, but in the case of a multifunctional mobile phone commonly known as a smartphone, The exposed (non-foldable) body of the screen is wide and relatively thick, so it is difficult for the thumb of one hand holding it from behind to reach the target location where you want to touch the screen. In the sense that you are forced to use both hands, it is very inconvenient.

  Patent Documents 1 and 2 describe inventions that serve as countermeasures.

JP 2009-239877 A JP 2007-53603 A

  The known invention disclosed in Patent Document 1 is provided with a finger-holding step (5) on the bottom surface of the operation panel (3) in the cellular phone and a finger-hanging notch (6) on the lower side of the operation panel (3). Therefore, as a special specification having these, it must be provided from the beginning of manufacture of the mobile phone, and is not versatile. It cannot be applied to a variety of mobile phones that are already on the market in a retrofitting or compatible manner.

  On the other hand, in the known invention disclosed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 2, as a finger fixing tool (10) for a mobile phone, the suction portion (suction cup) (2) is detachably attached and fixed to the back surface of the mobile phone device (90). Therefore, it can be said that the above-mentioned problem of Patent Document 1 is not present, but the connecting portion (2) so that two fingers can be inserted between the upper and lower sides of the pressing portion (1) and the suction portion (2). 3) It is necessary to dimension the length (stand height) to 10 mm or more as a result, and as a result, in the use state in which the finger fixing device (10) is attached and fixed to the back surface of the cellular phone (90), of course. Even when it is removed from the cellular phone device (90), it is bulky and difficult to store and carry stably in a pocket of clothes, etc., and is easily damaged during carrying.

  The present invention is intended to drastically solve such problems, and in order to achieve the object, the adhesive surface or / and the thick end of the finger are hooked to the fingertip of the operator. From a substance having adhesive strength and rubber-like elasticity that can be a surface, a mat body that has a smaller area size and contour shape than the back surface of the mobile communication terminal or its protective cover,

  It consists of a masking sheet for release that is bonded to both the front and back sides of the mat body by self-adhesive strength,

  The masking sheet on at least the back surface of the mat body is peeled off, and it is determined to be detachably attached to the desired part position on the back surface of the mobile communication terminal or its protective cover by self-adhesive force. .

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the thickness of the mat body is set to be larger than 0.5 mm and smaller than the thickness of the portable communication terminal to be attached and used.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the cross-sectional shape of the mat body is a substantially convex character shape, and symmetrical left and right cut-out step surfaces that can be fingertip hooking surfaces of the operator are arranged in a row on the end face of the mat body.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the mat body is provided with a colored color or a colored pattern for decoration of the mobile communication terminal.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a mark composed of characters, figures, symbols, or a combination thereof is cut out on the mat body.

  Further, in claim 6, the mat body has a rectangular, square or elliptical shape, and one or a plurality of fingertip insertion holes are formed, or one side or two parallel sides of the end of the matte are hooked with the fingertip. It is characterized by being cut out into a staircase that can be a stop surface.

  According to the configuration of claim 1, the masking sheet on the back surface is peeled off from the mat body of the one-handed operation assisting tool, and the mat body is pasted on the desired position of the portable communication terminal itself or on the back surface of the protective cover where it is easy to use. In the operating hand (one hand), either the surface of the mat body which is exposed by peeling off the masking sheet on the surface, or the surface of the matting body without peeling off the masking sheet on the surface, is peeled off. Hold and hold the mobile communication terminal securely and securely with any fingertip other than the thumb, and place the thumb of the operating hand (one hand) on the screen of the mobile communication terminal from the top (front side). The screen can be touched over a wide area without difficulty, and there is a convenience that does not require the use of both hands.

  In addition, the mat body is made of a substance having adhesive strength, and can be detachably attached to the back surface of the portable communication terminal or the protective cover by its self-adhesive strength. Of course, even if the surface of the mat body does not appear unsightly after peeling, such as an adhesive means through an adhesive, and the surface of the mat body is soiled over time, it can be easily used repeatedly by washing. There is an effect that can be done.

  Furthermore, since a masking sheet for release is bonded to both the front and back surfaces of the mat body, there is no difficulty in handling due to the exposure of the adhesive force, and it has rubber-like elasticity. It can be safely stored and carried in clothes pockets and bags.

  In that case, if the configuration of claim 2 is adopted, the portable communication terminal using the mat body of the one-handed operation assisting tool is thickened and stored and carried in a pocket or bag of clothes. It is possible to prevent difficulty and to reduce the manufacturing cost of the one-handed operation assisting tool itself.

  In particular, if the configuration of claim 3 is adopted, the cross-sectional shape of the mat body is a convex character shape, and the fingertip of the operating hand (one hand) is stably placed on the left-right symmetrical notch step surface provided on the mouth end surface. Even if the mat body is reversed and attached to a portable communication terminal, it can be achieved almost equally, so that it can be used without distinction between left-handed and right-handed. Therefore, combined with the self-adhesive strength of the mat body, the gripping effect of the mobile communication terminal and the touch operability with one hand of the screen are further improved.

  If the structure of Claim 4 is employ | adopted, the desired colorful decoration effect can be given to the portable communication terminal to which this is affixed and used with the coloring color or coloring pattern of the mat body, and it serves as the accessory.

  If the structure of claim 5 is adopted, various interesting changes will be given to the portable communication terminal which is used by being pasted by the mark, the figure or the symbol cut out on the mat body, or the mark composed of the combination thereof. And the accessory effect of the communication terminal is improved.

  Furthermore, if the structure of Claim 6 is employ | adopted, the step shape notched by the fingertip insertion hole opened to a mat | matte body or the muzzle surface of a mat | matte will show the decoration effect of the mat | matte body, The step edge shape of the opening edge of the hole or the end of the mouth is used as a fingertip latching surface, and the fingertip of the operating hand (one hand) can be more securely and stably latched on these.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a perspective view which shows 1st Embodiment of the one-handed operation assistance tool for portable communication terminals which concerns on this invention. FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. It is the perspective view of the use condition which affixed the one-handed operation assistance tool on the back surface of the portable communication terminal. It is a front view which shows the usage method of the said one-hand operation assistance tool. FIG. 5 is a rear view of FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. 5. It is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 3 of the use condition which affixed the one-handed operation assistance tool on the back surface of the protective cover in a portable communication terminal. It is a perspective view which shows 2nd Embodiment of the one-handed operation assistance tool for portable communication terminals which concerns on this invention. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 10-19 of FIG. 9. It is the perspective view of the use condition which affixed the one-handed operation assistance tool on the back surface of the portable communication terminal. It is sectional drawing corresponding to FIG. 6 which shows the usage method of the said one-hand operation assistance tool. It is sectional drawing corresponding to FIG. 7 which shows the usage method of the said one-hand operation assistance tool. It is a perspective view which shows the deformation | transformation embodiment of a mat body. It is sectional drawing which shows the use condition. It is sectional drawing corresponding to FIG. 15 which shows another use condition of the mat body. It is a slope view of the mat body which provided the fingertip insertion hole. It is the slope figure of the mat body which cut out the mouth end surface in the staircase state It is a top view of the mat body which gave the brick coloring pattern. It is a top view of the mat body which carried out the die cutting process of the mark of a figure.

  Hereinafter, the specific configuration of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, FIGS. 1 to 7 show a first embodiment of a one-handed operation assisting tool for a portable communication terminal according to the present invention, and (M) is Rubber, synthetic resin, thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) (preferably styrenic thermoplastic elastomer or urethane thermoplastic elastomer), acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) and polypropylene glycol (PPG), other adhesives and rubber Arbitrary contour shape with a smaller area than the back surface (10) of a multi-function mobile phone, which is commonly called a smartphone in a mobile communication terminal (P). In the illustrated example, the width / width is approximately 30 mm × length / length is approximately 60 mm).

  The thickness (t) of the mat body (M) is thin when the adhesive strength of the surface is strong (high adhesiveness), and the fingertip of the operator can be locked in the positioning and fixing state only by the adhesive strength. If it is 0.5mm or more, it is enough.

  However, if the surface of the mat body (M) has a weak adhesive strength (low adhesiveness) and it is difficult to keep the fingertips of the operator's fingers hooked with the adhesive strength alone, the thickness (t) is 3 mm. In addition to the above, the mat body (M) must be set so that the fingertip of the operator can be hooked on the cut end surface (cut surface / peripheral surface) (11).

  In any case, it is not necessary to make the thickness (t) of the mat body (M) larger than the thickness (T) of the portable communication terminal (P) to be used. If the upper limit is exceeded, the portable communication terminal ( In the state of use attached to the back surface (10) of P), it becomes unnecessarily large and bulky, and it is difficult to stably store and carry it in a pocket of clothes, etc., and the mass production effect is reduced.

  However, if the size (adhesive area) of the mat body (M) is too small, the mat body (M) itself may be peeled off from the back surface (10) of the mobile communication terminal (P) or may be torn. Therefore, the thickness (t) of the mat body (M) is appropriately set in consideration of the relationship with the strength and size of the adhesive force. In that sense, it is preferable to select the thickness (t) of the mat body (M) within a range of 1 mm to 5 mm.

  In this regard, in the first embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 7, to the back surface (10) of the multifunctional mobile phone (P) having dimensions of 125 mm (length / length) × 52 mm (width / width) × 12 mm (thickness). As an example of a mat body (M) having a strong adhesive force for pasting, a size / contour shape (substantially rectangular) of 60 mm (length / length) × 30 mm (width / width) × 2 mm (thickness) is shown. .

  (12a) and (12b) are release masking sheets which are bonded to the front and back surfaces of the mat body (M) by self-adhesive force, and preferably consist of the same transparent or translucent synthetic resin film. The mat body (M) having adhesive strength is covered and protected on both sides in a smooth state to achieve easy handling of the mat body (M) and prevention of adhesion of dust and the like.

  1st Embodiment of the one-handed operation assistance tool which concerns on this invention is provided with the above-mentioned structure, and the sale item of the state which the front and back both surfaces of the mat body (M) were coat | covered and protected by the masking sheet | seat (12a) (12b) As shown in FIG. 3, when the user who purchased this is used, the masking sheet (12b) is peeled off from the back surface of the mat body (M). The mat body (M) is attached to and integrated with the back surface (10) of the portable communication terminal (P) by the self-adhesive force of the exposed back surface.

  In that case, since the mat body (M) of the one-handed operation assisting tool is formed in an arbitrary outline shape (substantially rectangular in the illustrated example) having a smaller area than the back surface (10) of the mobile communication terminal (P), Can be pasted to the position desired by the user. In this respect, in the illustrated example, it is used by being attached to almost the right half of the back surface (10) of the portable communication terminal (P). Furthermore, since it is detachable, the attachment position can be changed and adjusted conveniently, and no unsightly peeling trace such as an adhesive remains.

  Then, the masking sheet (12a) is peeled off from the surface of the mat body (M), and five fingers in the operating hand (one hand) are applied to the exposed surface of the mat body (M) as shown in FIGS. Among them, any three fingertips (14) (15) (16) except the thumb (13) are adhered.

  Then, since these three fingertips (14), (15), and (16) in total are hooked in the positioning fixed state on the surface by the self-adhesive force of the mat body (M), Hold the portable communication terminal (P) with the fingertips (14), (15), and (16) reliably and stably even if the width (W) of the body is wide or the body is thick. The left thumb (13) of one hand can be held on the screen (17) of the portable communication terminal (P) from the upper side (front side) in the horizontal or vertical direction. As a result of being able to extend freely with a margin, the target portion of the screen (17) can be touched over a wide range, and free operations such as turning pages can be performed without any trouble.

  In the first embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 7, the mat body (M) of the one-handed operation assisting tool is pasted and used on the back surface (10) of the mobile communication terminal (P) itself. The mat body (M) is placed at a desired position on the back surface (18) of the protective cover (C) made of synthetic resin or rubber that protects the mobile communication terminal (P) from physical impact such as dropping as shown in FIG. It may be used by pasting to. The method is the same as that for the back surface (10) of the portable communication terminal (P).

  In any case, if the surface of the mat body (M) is soiled with time, it is peeled off from the back surface (10) (18) of the portable communication terminal (P) or its protective cover (C), and water is removed. It may be washed with or detergent. Since the reduced self-adhesive strength of the surface is restored, it can be used repeatedly many times.

  Next, FIGS. 9 to 13 show a second embodiment of the one-handed operation assisting tool according to the present invention. Since the adhesive strength of the surface is weak in this embodiment, the thickness (t) of the mat body (M) is set to the first value. It is thicker than that of the embodiment, for example, 4.0 mm, and the fingertip of the operating hand (one hand) can be hooked on the mated surface (cut surface / peripheral surface) (11) of the mat body (M). ing.

  The entire configuration excluding the thickness (t) is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, and masking sheets (12a) and (12b) are bonded to both the front and back surfaces of the mat body (M). When using the one-handed operation assisting tool of the second embodiment, the masking sheet (12b) is peeled off from the back surface of the mat body (M) and pasted on the back surface (10) of the mobile communication terminal (P). After that, as shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, the masking sheet (12a) on the surface is not peeled off, and is left in a smooth state where the surface of the mat body (M) is covered and protected.

  Then, any three fingertips (14) (15) (16) except the thumb (13) of the operating hand (one hand) are hung on the relatively thick wall end (11) of the mat body (M). In this case, a total of three fingertips (14), (15) and (16) are held in a fixed position by the self-adhesive strength of the mat body (M) and the sufficiently thick mouth end surface (11). Therefore, the portable communication terminal (P) can be firmly and stably held by the fingertips (14), (15), and (16) of one hand, and the remaining thumb (13) of the one hand in that state. As a result, the target part of the screen (17) can be touched over a wide range and smoothly as a result of allowing the mobile phone to extend from the top (front side) to the screen (17) of the mobile communication terminal (P) freely in the vertical and horizontal directions. is there.

  In that case, since the surface of the mat body (M) is covered and protected by the masking sheet (12a) in a smooth state without the adhesive force, the mat body (M) is gripped by the fingertips (14) (15) (16) of one hand. There is no possibility of giving an obstacle or resistance to the touch operation with the thumb or the thumb (13).

  In addition, the mat body (M) may be elastically deformed during use due to the movement of the operating hand (one hand) hooked on the mouth end surface (11). Therefore, there is no trouble in repeated use.

  The mat body (M) of the first and second embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 to 13 has a simple flat plate shape (cross-sectional rectangle) with a constant thickness (t). Even in this case, various modified embodiments of the mat body (M) as described below can be adopted and belong to the category of the present invention.

  That is, the mat body (M) is formed into a substantially convex letter shape as shown in FIGS. 14 to 16, and the front surface and the back surface thereof are selectively attached (reversed front and back) for use. Also good. Then, the left and right symmetrical notched stepped surfaces arranged in the cross section of the convex letter-shaped wood surface (11) are used as the fingertip hooking surface (11a) of the operator and the fingertip of the operator (one hand) is moved here. It can be hung more reliably and stably.

  The contour shape of the mat body (M) is rectangular, square or oval, and one or a plurality of fingertip insertion holes (19) as shown in FIG. The opening edge of the finger may be defined as a fingertip latching surface (19a) so that the fingertip of the operating hand (one hand) can be hooked here.

  Further, the mat body (M) has a rectangular shape, a square shape, or an oval shape, and an arbitrary one side or two parallel side muzzle surfaces (11) are cut into a staircase state as shown in FIG. You may determine so that the several fingertip in an operation hand (one hand) can be latched to the fingertip latching surface (11b) of the staircase state.

  When creating the mat body (M), it gives one or multiple colors such as yellow, blue, black, metal, etc. for decoration of the mobile communication terminal (P), or a brick pattern or striped pattern as shown in FIG. A leopard pattern or other colored pattern (20) may be applied.

  Further, a mark (21) composed of characters, figures or symbols or a combination thereof as shown in FIG. 20 is cut out to the mat body (M) by die cutting or the like, and the mat body (M) itself or this is pasted. It is also conceivable to give an interesting change to the portable communication terminal (P) to be used.

(10) (18) · Back (11) · Kiguchi surface (11a) (11b) (19a) · Fingertip retaining surface (12a) (12b) · Masking sheet (13) (14) · (15) (16) -Fingertip (17)-Screen (19)-Fingertip insertion hole (20)-Colored pattern (21)-Mark (C)-Protective cover (M)-Matte body (P)-Mobile communication terminal

Claims (6)

The adhesive surface or / and the thick mouth end surface can be used as a fingertip hooking surface for the operator's fingertip and has a rubbery elasticity, so that it has a smaller area than the back of the portable communication terminal or its protective cover. And mat body created in contour shape,
It consists of a masking sheet for release that is bonded to both the front and back sides of the mat body by self-adhesive strength,
The masking sheet on at least the back surface of the mat body is peeled off, and it is determined to be detachably attached to the desired part position on the back surface of the mobile communication terminal or its protective cover by self-adhesive force. One-handed operation assist tool for mobile communication terminals.   2. The one-handed operation assisting tool for a mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the mat body has a thickness of more than 0.5 mm and is set to be thinner than a thickness of the mobile communication terminal to be attached and used.   2. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the cross-sectional shape of the mat body is a substantially convex character shape, and left and right symmetrical notch step surfaces that can serve as fingertip hooking surfaces of the operator are arranged in a row on the end of the mat body. One-handed operation assist tool.   2. The one-handed operation assisting tool for a mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the mat body is provided with a colored color or a coloring pattern for decoration of the mobile communication terminal.   2. A tool for assisting one-handed operation of a portable communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein a mark, consisting of a character, a figure, a symbol, or a combination thereof is cut out on the mat body.   The mat body has a rectangular, square, or elliptical shape, and one or more fingertip insertion holes are formed, or one side or two parallel sides of the staircase can be used as a fingertip hooking surface. The one-handed operation assisting tool for a mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the one-handed operation assisting tool is notched.

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