JP3176005U - Cover case for portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A cover case for a portable terminal provided with a decorative body and a stand means is provided.
A case body 2 having a back plate portion 3 covering a back surface of a portable terminal and a frame portion 4 covering a peripheral surface is formed, and the frame portion 3 includes a decorative body 10 protruding outward. The protrusion 11 is integrally formed of elastomer. The back plate portion 3 is formed of a rigid synthetic resin plate, and is fixed to the back portion of the frame portion 4. The retracted posture stored in a flush state on the back surface of the back plate portion 3 and the support portion A stand means 15 is provided which is rotatable between a deployed posture in which 14 is expanded in the back direction.
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Description

The present invention relates to a cover case for accommodating a mobile terminal called a smartphone or a tablet.

Conventionally, a cover case for accommodating a smartphone has been provided.

Registered Utility Model No. 3168090 Registered Utility Model No. 3170660

Such a cover case for a mobile terminal includes a synthetic resin case body that covers the peripheral surface and the back surface of the mobile terminal. A window opening that exposes the display panel of the mobile terminal is provided on the front surface of the case body, and the peripheral surface and the back surface are protected from damage due to collisions of foreign objects and the like in a state where the mobile terminal is always usable.

By the way, portable terminals, such as a smart phone and a tablet, comprise the touch panel by the display panel, and when a user touches a panel with a fingertip, the internet, an application is started, operated, and complete | finished.

However, when the mobile terminal is stored and stored in a pocket or bag of clothing after the application is terminated, if the fingertip touches the icon on the panel by mistake, the Internet or the application is started again, and the user does not know. However, there is a problem that the activation state is continued and power and call charges are wasted.

Further, the cover case has only the function of protecting the portable terminal, and does not satisfy the user's taste.

Furthermore, the mobile terminal is designed to be used by the user in hand, and there is an inconvenience that a dedicated stand must be purchased separately for use on the desk.

The present invention provides a cover case in which a protruding body that protrudes outward from the touch panel serves as a handle in order to prevent a fingertip from touching the touch panel inadvertently when storing a portable terminal that has been used by a user. I will provide a. At this time, the protruding body is rich in elegance by representing a decorative body such as a popular character.

And by integrally forming the projecting body made of such a decorative body with the frame portion of the cover case with an elastomer, the projecting body has flexible elasticity, and is not damaged by collision of foreign matter, etc. It will be a good touch.

Furthermore, the present invention provides a cover case provided with a stand means that can be used while a user places a portable terminal on a desk.

The stand means can place the cover case containing the portable terminal on the desk in either the portrait or landscape orientation, and in a tilted posture so that the display panel of the portable terminal is easy to see. It is desirable to support it on a desk, and in view of the stability of the support, it is preferable to form it with a rigid synthetic resin plate.

Accordingly, the cover case comprises a case body composed of a frame portion formed of elastomer and a back plate portion formed of a rigid synthetic resin plate, and a stand means is provided on the back plate portion. It is preferable to be configured to be rotatable between a retracted posture stored in a flush state on the back surface of the back plate portion and a deployed posture expanded in the back direction. There is a need to provide a hinge structure that is easy to assemble and that is highly reliable.

Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the first device of the present invention is configured as a means, which comprises a case main body having a back plate portion covering the back surface of the mobile terminal and a frame portion covering the peripheral surface. The frame portion is integrally formed of an elastomer including a projecting body made of a decorative body projecting outward.

In this case, the frame portion includes a frame-shaped inward flange that borders the front display portion of the mobile terminal, and a protrusion body that is a decorative body that protrudes outward from the frame portion. It is preferable to integrally mold with elastomer.

In addition, the second device of the present invention is configured as a means. The back plate portion is a vertically long rectangle having corner portions at four corners and covering the back of the mobile terminal, and the periphery of the back plate portion. A case main body is formed by a frame portion that is provided around and covers a peripheral surface of the mobile terminal, and the frame portion is integrally formed of an elastomer including a projecting body made of a decorative body projecting outward, and a back plate portion Of the pair of long sides and the pair of short sides, at least one of the long side and the short side is formed on the outer surface of the frame portion corresponding to the short side, the back plate portion is The vertical line V is formed of a rigid synthetic resin plate and is fixed to the back portion of the frame portion, and extends along the back plate portion of the case body in an upright position, and the vertical line is flush with the back plate portion. X-axis inclined to V and toward one corner on both sides of the lower part of the back plate perpendicular to the X-axis With respect to the extending Y-axis, a stand means is provided on the back surface of the back plate portion, which includes a support portion extending along the Y-axis from the hinge portion having the X-axis as a rotation axis and positioned at the corner portion, The stand means is configured to be rotatable between a retracted posture in which the stand means is stored flush with the back surface of the back plate portion and a deployed posture in which the support portion is expanded in the back direction.

In a preferred embodiment of the second device, the stand means is formed of a synthetic resin thin plate, and the support portion is provided with a first straight portion and a second straight portion that match two sides of the corner portion, and the stand With the means in the deployed posture, the case body is placed in a back-tilt posture in a vertically long state when the first surface of the case body is placed on the desk surface by placing the short side of the case body on the desk surface. The case body is configured to support the case body in a horizontally inclined state in a rearward tilted state when the long side placement surface of the case body is placed on the desk surface and the second linear portion is supported on the desk surface. ing.

In order to facilitate manufacturing and assembling, a pivotal support portion is provided with shaft pins projecting on both sides of the hinge portion of the stand means, and a storage recess for fitting the stand means is formed on the back surface of the back plate portion, A slit that allows the hinge portion of the stand means to be freely received is formed in the storage recess, and a bearing recess is provided from the front side of the back plate portion facing both ends of the slit, and the stand means is provided in the storage recess. With the shaft inserted, the shaft pin is pivotally supported by a bearing member, and the bearing member is fitted and fixed in the bearing recess.

According to the first aspect of the present invention as set forth in claim 1, the case body 2 is provided with a projecting body 11 made of a decorative body 10 projecting outward on the frame portion 4 covering the peripheral surface of the mobile terminal. The protrusion 11 is integrally formed of elastomer. Since the frame part 4 of the case body 2 is an elastomer, the frame part 4 is excellent in elasticity and friction resistance, and fits suitably on the peripheral surface of the portable terminal. When the portable terminal that has been used by the user is stored and stored in a bag or the like while being stored in the case body 2, the protruding body 11 can be gripped as a handle, so that the fingertip can be used as a portable terminal. Storage and storage work can be performed without touching the touch panel. Moreover, since the protrusion 11 represents the decorative body 10 such as a popular character, the elegance of the cover case 1 is rich. Furthermore, since the protrusion 11 is an elastomer, the protrusion 11 is not damaged due to a collision of a foreign matter or the like, and has a good touch.

In this case, according to the technical configuration of the second aspect, the frame-shaped inward flange 9 that borders the display unit on the front surface of the mobile terminal is provided in the frame part 4, so that the stored mobile terminal Can be held from the case body 2 so as not to fall off. At this time, the inward flange 9 is made of an elastomer, so that the mobile terminal can be easily accommodated inside the frame portion 4 by being elastically deformed. After the storage, it is preferably elastically restored.

Further, according to the second device of the present invention described in claim 3, the frame portion 4 including the projecting body 11 is integrally formed of an elastomer, and the back plate portion 3 is formed of a rigid synthetic resin plate, Since the back plate unit 3 is provided with a stand means 15 that can be rotated between a retracted position and an unfolded position, the user uses the cover case 1 housing the portable terminal while being placed on a desk. It becomes possible. At this time, the mounting surfaces 12a and 12b of the frame 4 are made of an elastomer and therefore have excellent frictional resistance and do not slide on the desk. The stand means 15 includes a support portion 14 that extends along the Y axis from the hinge portion 13 having the X axis as a rotation axis and is positioned at the corner portion, and expands the support portion 14 in the back direction. The case body 2 can be placed on a desk in either a vertically long state or a horizontally long state.

Specifically, as in the technical configuration of the fourth aspect, the placement surface 12a of the short side of the case body 2 is placed on the desk surface, and the first linear portion 14a is supported on the desk surface. The case body 2 can be supported in a vertically inclined position in a vertically long state, or the long side placing surface 12b of the case body 2 is placed on the desk surface, and the second straight portion 14b is supported on the desk surface. By doing so, the case main body 2 can be supported in a backward inclined posture in a horizontally long state.

According to the technical configuration of the fifth aspect of the present invention, the stand means 15 formed of a synthetic resin thin plate can be stored in the storage recess 16 of the back plate portion 3 in a flush state. Since the bearing members 20 and 20 that pivotally support the shaft pins 17 and 17 of the hinge portion 13 are inserted into and fixed to the bearing recess portions 19 and 19 in a state where the hinge portion 13 is inserted into the slit 18, the stand Assembling of the means 15 and the back plate portion 3 is easy, and a hinge structure with high reliability can be provided.

It is a perspective view showing the front side of the cover case concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view showing the back side of a cover case concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which mounted the cover case in the vertically long state on the desk from the back side. It is a perspective view which shows the state which mounted the cover case in the horizontally long state on the desk from the back side. The cross section of a cover case is shown, (A) is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. 2, (B) is the enlarged view of the D section, (C) is the sectional view on the BB line of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows a backplate part and a stand means from a back surface side in a disassembled state. It is a perspective view which shows a backplate part and a stand means from the front side in a disassembled state. FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. 2.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the mobile terminal cover case 1 includes a back plate portion 3 having a rectangular shape with four corners so as to cover the back surface of the mobile terminal (not shown). The case main body 2 is constituted by the frame portion 4 that covers the peripheral surface of the portable terminal by being provided around the periphery of the back plate portion 3. The back plate portion 3 is formed of a rigid synthetic resin, for example, a plate formed of polycarbonate or the like, and the frame portion 4 is formed of an elastomer, for example, a soft synthetic elastic material such as silicon rubber. In the present specification, the display unit side of the portable terminal accommodated in the case body 2 is referred to as “front”, and the back side of the portable terminal is referred to as “back”.

As shown in FIGS. 5 (A) and 5 (B), the back plate portion 3 and the frame portion 4 are formed in the circumferential groove 6 formed on the inner periphery of the frame portion 4 with the strip 5 protruding from the outer periphery of the back plate portion 3. It joins in the insertion state, it joins so that the meat part 7 of the frame part 4 may become flush with the back surface of the back plate part 3 on the back side of the circumference 5, and the inward of the frame part 4 on the front side of the circumference 5 The sheet-like part 8 is joined. Such coupling and joining may be performed by fitting the individually molded back plate portion 3 and the frame portion 4 and fixing them with an adhesive, but with the pre-formed back plate portion 3 inserted into a mold. It is preferably performed by insert molding in which the frame portion 4 is molded by filling the mold with an elastomer.

As shown in FIG. 1, the frame 4 includes a projecting body 11 including a frame-shaped inward flange 9 that borders the display unit of the mobile terminal and a decorative body 10 that projects outward from the frame 4. And is integrally formed of the elastomer.

Therefore, since the frame part 4 is an elastomer, it is excellent in elasticity and friction resistance, and fits suitably on the peripheral surface of the mobile terminal. When the portable terminal that has been used by the user is stored and stored in a bag or the like while being stored in the case body 2, the protruding body 11 can be gripped as a handle, so that the fingertip can be used as a portable terminal. Work can be performed without touching the touch panel. At this time, the projecting body 11 can make the cover case 1 rich with elegance by representing a popular character or the like on the decorative body 10. Moreover, since the protrusion 11 is an elastomer, the protrusion 11 is not damaged by a collision of a foreign substance or the like, and the touch is good.

In addition, since the frame-shaped inward flange 9 that borders the display unit on the front of the mobile terminal is provided on the frame part 4, it is possible to hold the stored mobile terminal from the case body 2 so as not to fall off. it can. At this time, since the inward flange 9 is an elastomer, the portable terminal can be easily accommodated in the frame portion 4 by elastic deformation, and is preferably elastically restored after being accommodated. As shown in the figure, a push button and an operation hole corresponding to the operation unit and the connector socket of the accommodated portable terminal can be arbitrarily formed at a desired portion of the frame unit 4.

The projecting body 11 made of the decorative body 10 corresponds to at least one long side and one short side of a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides facing each other of the back plate portion 3 which is a vertically long rectangle. It is not provided on the outer surface of the frame portion 4 to be performed. Therefore, the outer surface of the frame 4 constitutes at least a first placement surface 12a corresponding to the short side and a second placement surface 12b corresponding to the long side. In the case of the illustrated example, the projecting body 11 is provided only on the upper part of the vertically long frame portion 4, whereby one first placement surface 12 a is formed by the lower outer surface of the frame portion 4. A pair of second placement surfaces 12b are formed by the outer surfaces on the left and right sides of the portion 4.

As shown in FIG. 2, a vertical line V along the back plate part 3 of the case body 2 in a standing posture, an X axis inclined to the normal line V on the same plane as the back plate part 3, and orthogonal to the X axis Then, with respect to the Y axis extending toward one corner portion on both sides of the lower portion of the back plate portion 3, the back surface of the back plate portion 3 extends from the hinge portion 13 having the X axis as a rotation axis along the Y axis. Stand means 15 is provided which includes a support portion 14 which extends and is positioned at the corner portion. The stand means 15 has a retracted posture (a state indicated by a solid line in FIG. 2) stored in a flush state on the back surface of the back plate portion 3 and a deployed posture in which the support portion 14 is expanded in the back direction by the hinge portion 13. (A state indicated by a chain line in FIG. 2). The support portion 14 is provided with a first straight portion 14a and a second straight portion 14b that match the two sides of the corner portion, and the first straight portion 14a is in the retracted position with the stand means 15 in the retracted position. The first mounting surface 12a matches the second mounting surface 12b, and the second linear portion 14b matches the second mounting surface 12b.

The stand means 15 is made of a thin synthetic resin, for example, a thin plate made of polycarbonate or the like, and is fitted into a storage recess 16 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) formed on the back surface of the back plate portion 3. Thus, the back plate 3 is stored flush with the back surface of the back plate portion 3.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the stand means 15 constitutes a pivotal support portion by projecting shaft pins 17 and 17 on both sides of the base portion constituting the hinge portion 13. The shaft pins 17 and 17 may be configured by penetrating and fixing one steel wire to the base, or may be fixed by inserting a pair of steel wires on both sides of the base.

The storage recess 16 is provided with slits 18 for allowing the base of the stand means 15 to be received, and bearing recesses 19 and 19 are provided from both sides of the slit 18 from the front side of the back plate 3. The bearing members 20, 20 are inserted into the bearing recesses 19, 19.

Therefore, when the stand means 15 is rotatably assembled to the back plate portion 3, the hinge portion 13 of the stand means 15 is inserted into the slit 18 from the storage recess 16 and is inserted into the front side of the back plate portion 3. The bearing members 20 and 20 may be rotatably attached to the shaft pins 17 and 17 at both ends of the portion 13, and the bearing members 20 and 20 may be fitted into the bearing recesses 19 and 19 and fixed with an adhesive or the like.

As a result, the stand means 15 fitted in the storage recess 16 has the shaft pin 17 pivotally supported by the bearing member 20 fitted and fixed in the bearing recess 19, and the storage posture and chain line shown by the solid line in FIG. It can be freely rotated between the unfolded posture shown in FIG. The opening angle between the retracted posture and the deployed posture is preferably about 60 degrees, and the hinge portion 13 at the base of the stand means 15 comes into contact with the edge of the slit 18 so as to hold the deployed posture. Function.

On the back surface of the stand means 15, there is provided locking means 15 a made up of a groove or the like that can lock the fingernail of the user's fingertips, so that it can be pulled out from the storage recess 16 from the storage position toward the deployment position. it can. Although not shown in the drawings, it is preferable to provide holding means such as concave and convex fitting that frictionally holds the stand means 15 in the retracted posture state with the stand means 15 fitted in the storage recess 16.

According to the said structure, the cover case 1 which accommodated the portable terminal can be used in the state which the user mounted on the desk. When the cover case 1 is placed on the desk in a vertically long state with the stand means 15 in the unfolded posture, the first placement surface 12a of the frame 4 is placed on the desk as shown in FIG. The first straight portion 14a of the stand means 15 is supported on the desk surface and supports the cover case 1 in a tilted posture together with the portable terminal. When the cover case 1 is placed on the desk in a horizontally long state, as shown in FIG. 4, the second placement surface 12 b of the frame portion 4 is placed on the desk, and the second linear portion 14 b of the stand means 15 is It is supported by the desk surface and supports the cover case 1 in a tilted posture together with the portable terminal. In any case, the mobile terminal is supported on the desk in a tilted posture so that the user can easily see the display panel.

The first placement surface 12a and the second placement surface 12b of the frame portion 4 placed on the desk are made of an elastomer and thus have excellent frictional resistance and do not slide and play freely on the desk. Holds the standing posture in a tilted position. And since the stand means 15 is provided with the 1st linear part 14a and the 2nd linear part 14b corresponding to the 1st mounting surface 12a and the 2nd mounting surface 12b in the support part 14, the case main body 2 is in a vertically long state. In the case of being placed on the desk in any of the horizontal state and the horizontally long state, the backward tilted state is suitably supported.

Moreover, when the user uses the portable terminal accommodated in the cover case 1 by hand, or when storing and transporting, the stand means 15 can be stored so as to be flush with the back surface of the back plate portion 3. The stand means 15 does not get in the way.

The back plate portion 3 and the stand means 15 are made of a synthetic resin having rigidity such as polycarbonate, so that the back plate portion 3 and the stand means 15 are robust and have a configuration in which the stand means 15 is formed of a thin plate. Since the bearing members 20 and 20 that pivotally support the shaft pins 17 and 17 are fitted and fixed to the bearing recesses 19 and 19 on both sides, the stand means 15 and the back plate portion 3 can be easily assembled. A hinge structure with high reliability can be provided.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cover case 2 for portable terminals Case main body 3 Back board part 4 Frame part 5 Circumferential 6 Circumferential groove 7 Meat part 8 Sheet-like part 9 Inward flange 10 Decoration body 11 Protrusion body 12a 1st mounting surface 12b 2nd mounting Placement surface 13 Hinge portion 14 Supporting portion 14a First straight portion 14b Second straight portion 15 Stand means 15a Locking means 16 Storage recess 17 Shaft pin 18 Slit 19 Bearing recess 20 Bearing member

Claims (5)

Consists of a back plate (3) that covers the back of the mobile terminal and a case body (2) that includes a frame (4) that covers the peripheral surface.
A cover case for a portable terminal, wherein the frame portion (3) is integrally formed of an elastomer including a projecting body (11) including a decorative body (10) projecting outward. The frame part (4) is a protrusion composed of a frame-shaped inward flange (9) that borders the front display part of the portable terminal and a decorative body (10) protruding outward from the frame part (4). The cover case for a portable terminal according to claim 1, further comprising a body (11) and integrally formed of an elastomer including the flange (9) and the protrusion (11). A vertically long rectangular back plate (3) having corners at the four corners and covering the back of the mobile terminal, and a frame that surrounds the periphery of the back plate and covers the peripheral surface of the mobile terminal (4) constitutes the case body (2),
The frame part (4) is integrally formed of an elastomer including a projecting body (11) composed of an outwardly projecting decorative body (10), and a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides of the back plate part (3). Of the sides, at least one long side and one short side corresponding to the outer side surface of the frame portion (4), the mounting surface (12a, 12b) that does not have the protrusion (11) is formed,
The back plate portion (3) is formed of a synthetic resin plate having rigidity, and is fixed to the back portion of the frame portion (4),
A vertical line V along the back plate portion of the case main body (2) in a standing posture, an X axis inclined to the vertical line V on the same plane as the back plate portion, and a lower portion of the back plate portion orthogonal to the X axis Regarding the Y-axis extending toward one corner on both sides,
Stand means provided on the back surface of the back plate portion (3) with a support portion (14) extending along the Y axis from the hinge portion (13) having the X axis as a rotation axis and positioned at the corner portion (15) between the retracted posture in which the stand means (15) is stored flush with the back surface of the back plate portion (3) and the deployed posture in which the support portion (14) is expanded in the back direction. A cover case for a portable terminal, which is configured to be rotatable. The stand means (15) is formed of a synthetic resin thin plate, and the support portion (14) is provided with a first straight portion (14a) and a second straight portion (14b) that coincide with two sides of the corner portion. In a state where the stand means (15) is in the unfolded posture, the placing surface (12a) of the short side of the case body is placed on the desk surface, and the first straight portion (14a) is supported on the desk surface. The case body (2) is supported in a vertically inclined position in a vertically long state, the long side mounting surface (12b) of the case body is placed on the desk surface, and the second straight portion (14b) is placed on the desk surface. The cover case for a portable terminal according to claim 3, wherein the case main body (2) is configured to be supported in a rearward inclined posture in a horizontally long state when being supported. Forming a pivotal support portion projecting shaft pins (17) on both sides of the hinge portion (13) of the stand means (15),
A storage recess (16) for fitting the stand means (15) is formed on the back surface of the back plate (3), and the hinge part (13) of the stand means (15) can be received in the storage recess (16). Forming a slit (18) and bearing recess (19) from the front side of the back plate (3) facing both ends of the slit (18),
With the stand means (15) fitted into the storage recess (16), the shaft pin (17) is pivotally supported by the bearing member (20), and the bearing member (20) is fitted into the bearing recess (19). The cover case for a portable terminal according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the cover case is fixed.

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