JP3263740B2 - 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 by a holding portion such as an arm through 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 the 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.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a portable electronic device which can be easily held on a held portion such as an arm by operating only one hand. It is intended to provide.

[0007]

A first aspect of the present invention is directed to a portable electronic device in which an electronic device main body is held on a held portion such as an arm or the like via belt-like mounting means when extended. The mounting means is constituted by a leaf spring that generates an urging force such that the entire length is rolled up, and the outside of the leaf spring is covered by a cover. Moreover, the cover itself is constituted by a loop side or a hook side of a magic fastener (trade name, also referred to as a Velcro fastener or a hook-and-loop fastener; the same applies hereinafter) which forms the fixing means, and the magic forming the fixing means. An auxiliary belt having a hook side or a loop side of the fastener, wherein the attaching means is wound around a held part such as an arm and fixed by the auxiliary belt fixing means Relates portable electronic device is characterized in that the so that.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the belt-like attaching means and the auxiliary belt are attached to a connecting member, and the electronic device body is detachably connected to the connecting member. The present invention relates to a portable electronic device characterized by the above.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the belt-like mounting means, which covers a leaf spring whose cross section in the width direction is curved over its entire length with a cover, is lightly struck against an arm or the like, the belt-like mounting means is provided. Is wound around an arm or the like by the biasing force of the leaf spring, and in this state, the cover comprising the loop side or hook side of the magic fastener and the hook side or loop side of the magic fastener forming the fixing means of the auxiliary belt. By fixing the mounting means, the electronic device is fixed while being held by a held portion such as an arm.

According to the second aspect, the belt-like mounting means is fixed to the arm or the like by the magic fastener of the auxiliary belt in a state where the belt-like mounting means is wound around the arm.

[0011]

FIG. 1 shows a portable radio receiver according to one 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 section 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.

A battery cover 16 is detachably attached to a side portion 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 is provided with 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. The attaching member 29 is integrally connected to the connecting member 22.
A plurality of bosses 30 are integrally provided on 9. 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. A holding plate 32 is mounted from above with the circular hole 31 of the mounting belt 20 fitted in the boss 30, and a screw 33 is screwed onto the boss 30 to connect the mounting belt 20 with the connecting member 22 by the pressing plate 32. To fix it. The auxiliary belt 21 is connected in a loop to a connecting portion 34 connecting both sides of the connecting member 22.

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 30 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, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the connecting member 22 is connected to a pair of ribs 4 on the lower surface of the radio receiver main body 10.
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 to 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 to be removed as necessary, the arm 38 is connected 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 elastically deformable arm 38 on the distal end side. 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, its cross-sectional shape is an arc as shown in FIG. 5, and the leaf spring 23 having the arc is covered with the cover. 24. Therefore, when the belt 20 including the leaf spring 23 which 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. Accordingly, 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 tip, so that the radio receiver main body 10 can be held on a held portion such as an arm. Will be retained. Therefore, in such a state, it becomes possible to attach the radio receiver main body 10 to the arm and 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 accommodating the leaf spring 23 therein and the auxiliary belt 21, and the leaf spring 23 is provided 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.

[0031]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable electronic device in which an electronic device main body is held on a held portion such as an arm via a belt-like mounting means. The mounting means is constituted by a leaf spring that generates a biasing force such that the entire length thereof is wound, and the outside of the leaf spring is covered by a cover. Has an auxiliary belt provided with a hook side or a loop side of the magic fastener constituting the fixing means, and the attaching means is wound around a held portion such as an arm. The auxiliary belt is fixed by means of fixing the auxiliary belt. Therefore, the mounting means is automatically wound around the held part by the elastic urging force of the leaf spring having a curved cross section in the width direction over the entire length of the holding part by lightly tapping the mounting means on the held part such as an arm. In this state, the cover formed by the loop side or the hook side of the magic fastener and the hook side or the loop side of the magic fastener provided on the auxiliary belt are engaged with each other, whereby the electronic device is fixed. The main body can be easily and reliably held on the held portion. Moreover, since the cover itself is constituted by the loop side or the hook side of the magic fastener as the fixing means, there is no need to fix the loop side or the hook side of the magic fastener formed of a separate member on the cover, and the components are eliminated. Points and assembly man-hours are reduced. Further, since the cover itself is constituted by the loop side or the hook side of the magic fastener, the hook side or the loop side of the magic fastener on the auxiliary belt side can be fixed at any position. Therefore, a change in the thickness of the held portion such as the arm can be absorbed by the cover.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the belt-like attaching means and the auxiliary belt are attached to the connecting member, and the electronic apparatus body is detachably connected to the connecting member. is there. Therefore, the electronic device and the connecting member can be separated as necessary. Therefore, when the attaching means or the auxiliary belt is soiled, the electronic device main body and the connecting member are detached, and the attaching means and the auxiliary belt can be washed. Further, the electronic device main body can be separated from the connecting member and used on a desk or the like.

[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 a 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 a connecting operation of the connecting member.

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

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Radio receiver main body 11 Power switch 12 Volume knob 13 Tuning knob 14 Dial display part 15 Earphone jack 16 Battery cover 20 Mounting belt 21 Auxiliary belt 22 Connecting member 23 Leaf spring 24 Cover 25 Magic fastener (hook side) 29 Mounting part 30 Boss 31 Circular hole 32 Holding plate 33 Screw 34 Connecting part 38 Arm 39 Ridge 40 Stopper 41 Rib 42, 43 Pressing convex part 44 Claw at tip end 45 Hole

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A portable electronic device in which an electronic device main body is held on a held portion such as an arm or the like via a belt-like mounting means, wherein a cross section in a width direction extends over an entire length of the electronic device when extended. Are curved, and the attaching means is constituted by a leaf spring that generates an urging force such that the entire length of the leaf spring is wound. The outside of the leaf spring is covered by a cover, and the cover itself forms the fixing means. An auxiliary belt comprising a hook side or a loop side of the magic fastener constituting the fixing means, wherein the attaching means is wound around a held part such as an arm, A portable electronic device fixed by means of fixing an auxiliary belt. 2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the belt-like mounting means and the auxiliary belt are mounted on a connecting member, and the electronic device main body is detachably connected to the connecting member. Portable electronic devices.