JP4120424B2 - Electronic device angle setting structure - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an angle setting structure of an electronic device that can set an installation angle of the electronic device when used on a desktop.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In the conventional angle setting structure of an electronic device, a base member whose pivot end is pivotally supported on the bottom of the casing so that the pivot end can be freely contacted and separated from the bottom of the casing, and the base member. There is a type in which an installation angle of an electronic device is set by including a stand whose base end portion is pivotally supported, and engaging the rotation end portion of the stand with a bottom portion of a housing. (See Patent Document 1).
In addition, a base member whose base end is pivotally supported at the bottom of the housing so that the rotating end can be freely attached to and detached from the bottom of the housing, and a rotating end at the bottom of the housing can be contacted and separated. A base having a base end pivotably supported at the bottom of the housing so that the pivot end of the stand is engaged with the engaging portion of the base member. Some also set the installation angle. (See Patent Document 2).
[0003]
In addition, the applicant has not yet found prior art documents closely related to the present invention by the time of filing other than the prior art documents specified by the prior art document information described in the present specification. .
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-8-236946 (column 4, lines 1-8, FIGS. 1 and 2)
[Patent Document 2]
JP 11-225194 A (paragraphs “0017” and “0018”,
7 and 8)
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the angle setting structure of the above-described conventional electronic device, when used on a table, the base member is placed on the table and the base member is used as an installation portion, so the electronic device is in a stable state. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the outer diameter of the base member to a certain extent and to form the entire bottom surface of the base member in a flat shape. For this reason, there is a problem that not only the apparatus is increased in size but also the manufacturing cost increases because the base member must be manufactured with high accuracy. In the former case, since the base member has a structure exposed from the bottom of the housing of the electronic device, it is necessary to remove the base member when used for wall hanging. However, once removed in this manner, there is also a problem that the removed base member is lost when it is used again on the desktop.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and a first object is to reduce the size of the apparatus. The second purpose is to reduce the manufacturing cost. The third purpose is to be used for both desktop and wall hangings.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve this object, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that the base end portion is pivotally supported by the bottom portion of the housing so that the rotation end portion can contact and separate from the bottom portion of the housing. A stand and an arm provided on the inner side in the width direction of the stand, the base end of which is pivotally supported on the bottom of the housing so that the rotating end can be contacted and separated with respect to the bottom of the housing. An engaging portion for setting an installation angle of the housing by engaging the rotating end portion of the stand with the arm, and engaging the rotating end portion of the stand with the engaging portion of the arm. Accordingly, the rotating end portion of the stand and the bottom portion of the housing constitute an installation portion of the electronic device, and the stand is connected to a pair of support portions spaced apart in the width direction, and the support portions are connected to each other to connect the bottom portion of the housing. A shaft pivotally supported by the shaft, and the arm connected in parallel with the shaft between the support portions. Was formed in a frame shape by a stay which engages with the engaging portion, rotation end portion of the support portion is in contact against the installation surface to protrude to the installation surface.
Therefore, when used on a tabletop, the rotating end of the stand and the bottom of the housing are in contact with the installation surface of the electronic device. Also, the width of the arm can be reduced.
[0008]
The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein a bulging portion is integrally provided on the bottom portion of the casing, and a groove is formed in a substantially central portion of the arm. By bringing the respective rotation end portions into contact with the bottom portion of the housing, the stand and the arm are connected to the bulging portion while the shaft of the stand is fitted into the groove and the stand is held by the arm. The bulging portion constitutes an installation portion of the electronic device by being positioned on the housing side from the bottom of the housing and contacting the bottom of the housing .
Therefore, it is possible to hang the electronic device on the wall and use it by accommodating the respective rotating end portions of the stand and the arm so as to be in contact with the bottom portion of the casing.
[0009]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, a convex portion that contacts the wall is formed at the bottom of the housing.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1A is a partially cutaway side view showing a state where the telephone set according to the present invention is hung on a wall, FIG. 1B is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view similarly viewed from the bottom side. 3 is also a plan view of the arm, FIG. 4 is also a plan view of the stand, and FIG. 5 is a side view with a part broken away showing the same state of use on the table. FIG. FIG. 2B shows a state where the installation angle is set large.
[0011]
A telephone as an electronic device generally indicated by reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 has a casing made up of an upper case 2 and a lower case 3 both made of plastic. The display device 4 is attached so that the angle of the display surface can be set. The upper case 2 is provided with a handset 5 and a plurality of function buttons 6 and a plurality of dial buttons 7 as shown in FIG.
[0012]
As shown in FIG. 2, a pair of rubber feet 10 and 10 are attached to both ends of the bottom case 3a of the lower case 3 in the direction of arrow C and in the direction of arrow AB. Reference numerals 11 and 11 denote a pair of first bulging portions formed in a flat box shape, which are arranged in parallel with each other in the direction of the arrow AB at the portion on the arrow C side of the bottom 3a of the lower case 3. The bottom portions 11a and 11a of the first bulging portions 11 and 11 are formed in a flat shape, and convex portions 12 and 12 are integrally projected from the bottom portions 11a and 11a. Yes.
[0013]
13 and 13 are a pair of 2nd bulging parts, Comprising: The dimension of the height direction is the same as the 1st bulging part 11 mentioned above, and it exhibits the flat box shape of the bottom part 3a of the lower case 3 It is erected integrally at the part on the arrow D side so as to be juxtaposed in the direction of arrow AB. The bottom portions 13a and 13a of the second bulging portions 13 and 13 are formed in a flat shape, and convex portions 14 and 14 are integrally projected from the bottom portions 13a and 13a.
[0014]
15 and 15 are hooking portions for hanging the telephone 1 for use on the wall, that is, hanging on the wall, the bottom portion 3a of the lower case 3 between the first bulging portions 11 and 11, It is integrally provided at a portion between the second bulging portions 13 and 13. Grooves 16 and 16 for pivotally supporting an arm 22, which will be described later, are provided at portions facing each other at the ends in the arrow C direction of the first bulging portions 11 and 11.
[0015]
Between the first bulging portion 11 and the second bulging portion 13 on the bottom portion 3a of the lower case 3, projecting pieces 17 and 17 having a circular cross section are integrally projected. Yes. In addition, projecting pieces 18 and 18 having an arcuate cross section are integrally provided at the ends of the second bulging parts 13 and 13 in the direction of arrow C so as to correspond to the projecting pieces 17 and 17. Has been. The projecting piece 17 and the projecting piece 18 constitute a bearing portion 19 that rotatably supports a shaft 32 of a stand 30 described later. As shown in FIG. 1, an elastically deformable engagement piece 20 with which the engaged portion 27 of the arm 22 is engaged is integrally provided on the bottom 3 a side of the lower case 3 in the direction of arrow D.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 3, the arm 22 is made of plastic and has a substantially rectangular shape elongated in the direction of the arrow CD, and protrudes in opposite directions at both ends of the base end 22a in the direction of the arrow C. A pair of small shafts 23 and 23 are integrally provided. 24 and 25 are holes formed in a rectangular shape in plan view, and the latching portions 15 and 15 are fitted into the holes 24 and 25 in a state where the arm 22 is in contact with the bottom 3a of the lower case 3 as will be described later. To do.
[0017]
Reference numeral 26 denotes a groove whose cross section is formed in an arc shape, and is provided at a substantially central portion in the arrow CD direction of the arm 22 so as to extend in the arrow AB direction. A shaft 32 of a stand 30 to be described later is fitted into the groove 26 in a state of contacting the bottom portion 3a of the three. An engaged portion 27 that engages with the engagement piece 20 and holds the arm 22 in contact with the bottom portion 3 a of the lower case 3 is provided at the rotation end portion 22 b in the arrow D direction of the arm 22. .
[0018]
Between the engaged portion 27 and the groove 26, a first engaging portion 28 and a second engaging portion 29 are provided in pairs in the width direction (arrow AB direction), respectively. As shown in FIG. 5, the first and second engaging portions 28 and 29 are formed in an arc shape in cross section so that a stay 33 of a stand 30 described later can be engaged.
[0019]
The arm 22 rotates about the base end 22a as a center of rotation by fitting the small shafts 23, 23 provided on the base end 22a into the grooves 16, 16 of the first bulges 11, 11. The end portion 22b is rotatably supported by the first bulging portions 11 and 11 such that the end portion 22b can contact and separate from the bottom portion 3a of the lower case 3. By bringing the rotating end portion 22b of the arm 22 into contact with the bottom portion 3a of the lower case 3, the engaged portion 27 engages with the engaging piece 20 of the lower case 3 as shown in FIG. This state is maintained.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 4, the stand 30 connects the pair of support portions 31 and 31 spaced apart in the width direction (arrow AB direction) and the base end portions 31 a and 31 a of the support portions 31 and 31. A shaft 32 pivotally supported by bearings 19, 19 provided on the bottom 3 a of the lower case 3 and a rotation end 31 b, 31 b of the support 31, 31 are connected in parallel to the shaft 32. It is formed in a frame shape by the stay 33 that selectively engages with the first and second engaging portions 28 and 29 of the arm 22 described above. An anti-slip member 34 made of rubber is attached to the tip of the rotation end portion 31b of the support portions 31 and 31.
[0021]
In the stand 30 formed in this way, the shaft 32 pivots on the bearing portions 19 and 19 of the lower case 3 so that the rotating end portion 31b can freely contact and separate from the bottom portion 3a of the lower case 3. It is supported. With the rotating end 31b of the stand 30 in contact with the bottom 3a of the lower case 3, as shown in FIG. 2, the arm 22 described above is located inside the stand 30 in the width direction (arrow A-B direction). Is positioned.
[0022]
In such a configuration, when the telephone 1 is hung on the wall, the rotating end 31b of the stand 30 is brought into contact with the bottom 3a of the lower case 3, and the rotating end 22b of the arm 22 is connected to the lower. The bottom 3a of the case 3 is brought into contact with the bottom 3a. When the engaged portion 27 of the arm 22 is engaged with the engaging piece 20 of the lower case 3 as shown in FIG. 1A, the rotating end 22 b of the arm 22 is brought into contact with the bottom 3 a of the lower case 3. The contact state is maintained. At the same time, since the stay 33 of the stand 30 is held by the arm 22, the rotating end portion 31 b of the support portion 31 of the stand 30 is also kept in contact with the bottom portion 3 a of the lower case 3. That is, the arm 22 and the stand 30 are held in a state of being accommodated in the lower case 3.
[0023]
In this state, the stand 30 and the arm 22 are positioned closer to the lower case 3 than the bottoms 11a and 13a of the first and second bulging portions 11 and 13, and the first and second bulging portions 11 are located. , 13 are in contact with the wall 36 which is the installation surface. Therefore, since the convex portions 12 and 14 of the first and second bulging portions 11 and 13 constitute a portion to be installed with respect to the wall 36, without removing the stand 30 and the arm 22 from the bottom portion 3a of the lower case 3, The telephone 1 can be used for wall hanging. For this reason, not only is the usability improved, but the stand 30 and the arm 22 can be left attached to the bottom 3a of the lower case 3, so that the stand 30 and the arm 22 are not lost.
[0024]
Next, the case where the telephone 1 is used on a table will be described with reference to FIG.
First, the engagement between the engaged portion 27 of the arm 22 and the engagement piece 20 of the lower case 3 is released, and the arm 22 rotates around the small shaft 23 as shown in FIG. The end 22b is rotated clockwise in the figure. By turning the arm 22, the stay of the stay 33 by the arm 22 is released, so that the turning end 31b of the support 31 can be turned around the shaft 32 of the stand 30 as a turning center. Accordingly, when the rotation end 31b of the support portion 31 is rotated clockwise in the drawing with the shaft 32 as the rotation center, and the stay 33 is engaged with the first engagement portion 28 of the arm 22, the telephone 1 Is set to α.
[0025]
At this time, the rotation end portion 31b of the support portion 31 protrudes from the arm 22 toward the table 35 so that the anti-slip member 34 contacts the table 35 which is the installation surface, and the rubber foot 10 contacts the table 35. Accordingly, since the rubber feet 10 and the anti-slip members 34 constitute an installation portion for the table 35, the telephone 1 is supported by the rubber feet 10 and the anti-slip members 34. As described above, since the telephone 1 is supported on the table 35 by point contact or line contact, it is not necessary to form the entire stand 30 in a flat shape with high accuracy as in the prior art, so that the manufacturing cost can be reduced. it can.
[0026]
In order to support the telephone 1, the rubber foot 10 attached to the bottom 3 a of the telephone 1 is used, and the rubber foot 10 and the anti-slip member 34 of the stand 30 are used. For this reason, since the base member of the external shape substantially the same as the bottom face of a housing is not required unlike the past, an apparatus does not enlarge. Further, by providing the arm 22 on the inner side in the width direction of the stand 30, the width of the arm 22 can be formed to the minimum necessary. In addition, the stay 33 that functions as the engaged portion is also used as a reinforcing material that reinforces the support portions 31, 31, and the stand 30 is formed in a frame shape, so that the stand 30 occupies the bottom portion 3 a of the lower case 3. Can be minimized. Accordingly, the first and second bulging portions 11 and 13 and the latching portion 15 that are necessary when hanging on the wall can be provided on the bottom portion 3a of the lower case 3, so that the telephone 1 can be used both for wall hanging and for desktop use. It becomes possible to do.
[0027]
When it is desired to change the installation angle α of the telephone 1, the engagement between the stay 33 of the stand 30 and the first engagement portion 28 of the arm 22 is released, and the stand 30 is rotated around the shaft 32 as the center of the timepiece shown in the figure. When the stay 33 is engaged with the second engaging portion 29 as shown in FIG. 4B, the installation angle of the telephone 1 is changed to β. Also in this case, the rubber foot 10 of the lower case 3 and the anti-slip member 34 of the stand 30 are in contact with the table 35, and the rubber foot 10 and the anti-slip member 34 constitute an installation portion.
In the present embodiment, the telephone 1 is exemplified as the electronic device, but the present invention can be applied to various electronic devices such as an information terminal device.
[0028]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the first aspect of the invention, not only the electronic device can be miniaturized, but also the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
[0029]
Further, according to the invention according to claim 2, since it can be used for both desktop and wall hanging without removing the arm and stand, not only the convenience is improved, but the arm and stand are lost. There is nothing.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 (a) is a partially cutaway side view showing a state where a telephone according to the present invention is hung on a wall, and FIG. 1 (b) is a plan view of the telephone according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the telephone set according to the present invention as viewed from the bottom side.
FIG. 3 is a plan view of an arm in the telephone according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of a stand in the telephone according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway side view showing a state in which the telephone according to the present invention is used on a table, where FIG. 5 (a) shows a state where the installation angle is set small, and FIG. The state where the installation angle is set large is shown.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Telephone, 2 ... Upper case, 3 ... Lower case, 10, 34 ... Rubber foot, 11 ... 1st bulging part, 12, 14 ... Convex part, 15 ... Stopping part, 19 ... Bearing part, 20 ... Engagement piece, 22 ... arm, 23 ... small shaft, 27 ... engaged piece, 28 ... first engagement portion, 29 ... second engagement portion, 30 ... stand, 31 ... support portion, 32 ... shaft 33 ... Stay, 35 ... Table, 36 ... Wall.

Claims (3)

A stand whose base end is pivotally supported by the bottom of the housing so that the rotational end can be freely attached to and separated from the bottom of the housing, and the rotating end of the base is connected to and separated from the bottom of the housing. An arm provided on the inner side in the width direction of the stand so that the base end is pivotally supported at the bottom of the housing so that it can be freely engaged, and the pivot end of the stand is engaged with the arm By providing an engaging portion for setting the installation angle of the housing and engaging the rotating end portion of the stand with the engaging portion of the arm, the rotating end portion of the stand and the bottom portion of the housing are connected to the electronic device. A pair of support portions spaced apart in the width direction, a shaft that connects the support portions and is pivotally supported on the bottom of the housing, and is parallel to the shaft. With the stay that connects between the support portions and engages with the engagement portion of the arm, Angle configuration structure of the electronic device, wherein a turning end portion of the serial bearing is in contact against the installation surface to protrude to the installation surface. 2. The angle adjustment structure for an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a bulging portion is integrally provided at the bottom of the housing , a groove is formed at a substantially central portion of the arm, and the stand and the arm are rotated. By bringing the end portion into contact with the bottom of the housing, the stand and the arm are located on the housing side from the bottom of the bulging portion in a state where the shaft of the stand is fitted into the groove and the stand is held by the arm. An angle setting structure for an electronic device , wherein the bulging portion constitutes an installation portion of the electronic device by being positioned in contact with the bottom of the housing . 3. The angle adjustment structure for an electronic device according to claim 2, wherein a convex portion that contacts the wall is formed at the bottom of the housing.

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