JP5332494B2 - Strap attachment structure and portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a strap mounting part structure and a mobile terminal having the strap mounting part structure hardly putting a strap in between when folding the folding type mobile terminal. <P>SOLUTION: A strap mounting post part 6 to which the strap is locked through a through hole penetrating from the side face to the back face of a key button side case 2, is installed near a boundary part between the side face and back face of the key button side case 2 so as to be substantially parallel with a mating face between a liquid crystal side case 1 and the key button side case 2. The strap mounting post part 6 includes a slope 7 inclining in a direction to separate from the mating face toward the side face of the key button side case 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a strap attaching portion structure in which a strap is difficult to be sandwiched when a foldable portable terminal is folded, and a portable terminal including the same.

  The portable terminal can be attached with a strap in order to prevent the portable terminal from dropping while being held, to facilitate carrying, or to customize according to the user's preference.

As an invention relating to attachment of a strap to a portable terminal, there is a “portable electronic device” disclosed in Patent Document 1. The invention disclosed in Patent Document 1 forms a beam for attaching a strap using a fixing recess for fixing to a vehicle-mounted holder or the like.
JP 2003-198151 A (FIG. 3)

  One form of portable terminal is called a folding type. The foldable portable terminal can fold an upper casing provided with a display unit and a lower casing provided with an operation unit so that the display unit and the operation unit face each other.

  In such a foldable mobile terminal, when the strap attachment portion is provided on the ridge line portion between the side surface and the back surface of the housing, the strap is interposed between the upper housing and the lower housing when the terminal is folded. May be pinched and the screen of the display unit may be strongly pressed and damaged.

  As in the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the wall surface on the housing side extends to the front side in the opening on the side surface of the housing, the strap attached to the beam is guided to the front surface along the wall surface of the housing. This makes it easier for the strap to be sandwiched between the casings.

  As described above, in the portable terminal in which two casings are overlapped, a strap attaching portion structure that can attach a strap so as not to be easily sandwiched between the casings has not been realized.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the problem which concerns, and it aims at providing a strap attachment part structure where a strap is hard to be inserted | pinched when folding a portable terminal, and a portable terminal provided with the same.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides, as a first aspect, a strap attachment structure that is installed at a side end portion of any casing of a portable terminal that overlaps two casings. A strap mounting support for locking the strap through a through-hole penetrating from the side surface to the rear surface of the housing is integrated with the one housing in the vicinity of the boundary portion between the side surface and the rear surface of one housing. Provided is a strap attachment structure that is provided substantially parallel to the mating surface of the housing, and the strap attachment column includes a first slope portion that inclines toward the side of the housing in a direction away from the mating surface. Is.

  Moreover, in order to achieve the said objective, this invention provides the portable terminal provided with the strap attachment part structure which concerns on the said 1st aspect of this invention as a 2nd aspect.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, when folding a portable terminal, the strap attachment part structure where a strap is hard to be inserted | pinched, and a portable terminal provided with the same can be provided.

[First Embodiment]
A first embodiment in which the present invention is suitably implemented will be described.
1 and 2 show a configuration of the mobile terminal according to the present embodiment. This mobile terminal is a terminal having a liquid crystal side housing 1 provided with a liquid crystal 5 and a liquid crystal protection screen 4, and a key button side housing 2 provided with a rear case 3, for example via a mobile phone network. This is a mobile phone terminal having a communication function.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the strap attachment portion is provided at the boundary between the side surface and the back surface of the rear side case 3. A through hole connecting the side surface and the back surface of the rear side case 3 is formed in the strap mounting portion, and the ridge line portion between the back surface and the side surface of the rear side case 3 forms the strap mounting column 6 at the periphery of the through hole. ing.

  In FIG. 4, the two-dot chain line part of FIG. 3 is enlarged and shown. As shown in the figure, the strap attaching column 6 is provided with a slope 7 that moves away from the mating surface of the liquid crystal side housing 1 and the key button side housing 2 in the side surface direction (right direction in FIG. 4).

  As shown in FIG. 5, the strap wound around the strap attachment column 6 can be easily moved away from the mating surface of the liquid crystal side housing 1 and the key button side housing 2 along the slope of the slope 7. As a result, when the portable terminal is folded, the strap is unlikely to be sandwiched between the liquid crystal side housing 1 and the key button side housing 2, and the liquid crystal 5 is not easily damaged.

[Second Embodiment]
A second embodiment in which the present invention is suitably implemented will be described.
FIG. 6 shows a strap attachment structure according to this embodiment. Although the structure is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, a straight surface 9 is provided adjacent to the slope 7. The strap attachment structure according to this embodiment is also applied to a foldable portable terminal as in the first embodiment.

  In consideration of intrusion of foreign matter and moisture from the outside so as not to make a hole in the rear case 3 due to the mold configuration, by providing a slope 7, as shown in FIG. Thus, the edge 8 is formed on the strap attaching column 6. If the edge 8 is present, the strap attachment string may be easily cut.

  In the present embodiment, since the straight surface 9 is provided adjacent to the slope 7, the angle of the edge 8 is increased. For this reason, it is difficult for the attachment strap of the strap to be easily cut.

  Also in the present embodiment, the strap wound around the strap attachment column 6 is easily moved away from the mating surface of the liquid crystal side housing 1 and the key button side housing 2 along the slope of the slope 7. As a result, when the portable terminal is folded, the strap is unlikely to be sandwiched between the liquid crystal side housing 1 and the key button side housing 2, and the liquid crystal 5 is not easily damaged.

[Third Embodiment]
A third embodiment in which the present invention is preferably implemented will be described.
FIG. 7 shows a strap attachment structure according to this embodiment. Although it is substantially the same as that of the second embodiment, the strap attachment column 6 is provided closer to the center of the rear side case 3 than the ridge line between the side surface and the back surface. That is, the side surface of the rear case 3 is recessed at the strap mounting column 6 to form a step 10. The strap attachment structure according to this embodiment is also applied to a foldable portable terminal as in the first embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the strap wound around the strap attachment column 6 is guided to the back side of the rear side case 3 by the step 10, and the liquid crystal side case 1 and the key button side case are provided. It becomes easier to move away from the mating surface with 2. As a result, when the portable terminal is folded, the strap is unlikely to be sandwiched between the liquid crystal side housing 1 and the key button side housing 2, and the liquid crystal 5 is not easily damaged.

[Fourth Embodiment]
A fourth embodiment in which the present invention is preferably implemented will be described.
FIG. 9 shows a strap attachment structure according to this embodiment. Although it is substantially the same as that of the third embodiment, the slope 11 is provided in the vicinity of the side surface of the rear case 3 so that the through hole faces the back surface. The strap attachment structure according to this embodiment is also applied to a foldable portable terminal as in the first embodiment.

  Since the entire through hole is formed so as to face the back surface, the strap is guided to the back surface side of the rear case 3, and it is easier to move away from the mating surface between the liquid crystal housing 1 and the key button housing 2. . As a result, when the portable terminal is folded, the strap is unlikely to be sandwiched between the liquid crystal side housing 1 and the key button side housing 2, and the liquid crystal 5 is not easily damaged.

  Here, the configuration in which the slope 11 is provided in the vicinity of the side surface is taken as an example, but as shown in FIG.

  Each of the above embodiments is an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to this and can be variously modified.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the portable terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment which implemented this invention suitably. It is an exploded view of the portable terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the back surface and cross section of the portable terminal which concern on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the cross section of the strap attachment part structure which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the state by which a strap is guide | induced to the back side of a terminal with a slope. It is a figure which shows the cross section of the strap attachment part structure which concerns on 2nd Embodiment which implemented this invention suitably. It is a figure which shows the cross section of the strap attachment part structure which concerns on 3rd Embodiment which implemented this invention suitably. It is a figure which shows the state by which a strap is guide | induced to the back side of a terminal by the level | step difference. It is a figure which shows the cross section of the strap attachment part structure which concerns on 4th Embodiment which implemented this invention suitably. It is a figure which shows another structure of the strap attachment part structure which concerns on 4th Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Liquid crystal side housing | casing 2 Key button side housing | casing 3 Rear case 4 Liquid crystal protection screen 5 Liquid crystal panel 6 Strap mounting support | pillar part 7, 11 Slope 8 Edge 9 Straight surface 10 Level difference

Claims (7)

A strap attachment structure that is installed at a side end of any case of a portable terminal that overlaps two cases,
A strap mounting column in which the strap is locked through a through hole penetrating from the side surface of the housing to the back surface of the housing is integrated with the one housing in the vicinity of the boundary between the side surface and the back surface of the one housing. Provided substantially parallel to the mating surface of the two housings,
The strap attachment post includes a first slope portion that is inclined in a direction away from the mating surface toward the side surface of the housing.   The strap attachment part structure according to claim 1, wherein the first slope part rises from a straight part formed substantially parallel to the mating surface on the strap attachment column.   The strap attachment structure according to claim 1, wherein the strap attachment column is provided at a position recessed from a side surface of the housing.   4. The wall surface on the front surface side of the housing in the vicinity of the opening on the side surface of the housing of the through hole is inclined in a direction away from the mating surface toward the side surface of the housing. The strap attachment structure described.   The strap attachment structure according to claim 4, wherein a wall surface on the housing central side in the vicinity of the opening of the housing rear surface of the through hole is inclined toward the housing central side toward the housing rear surface.   The strap attachment structure according to claim 5, wherein the strap attachment column includes a second slope portion that is inclined toward the center of the housing toward the back of the housing.   The portable terminal provided with the strap attachment part structure of any one of Claim 1 to 6.

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