JP5821091B1 - Cable holder - Google Patents

Abstract

A cable holder capable of bending a cable and maintaining its shape is provided. A cable holder includes a flexible tubular body that can accommodate a cable, and a metal core embedded in the tubular body along an extending direction of the tubular body. [Selection] Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a cable holder.

  When using electrical products, you may be troubled by the handling of the attached cable (or cord). For example, when a charging cable is connected to a smartphone or the like and placed on a desk, the cable is too long and the desk top becomes messy, which may interfere with work. In addition, for example, while using a mouse of a personal computer, the mouse connection cable may be caught on other items on the desk, which may hinder the comfortable use of the mouse.

  Conventionally, as means for improving cable handling, for example, a winder that winds up a cable that is too long (see, for example, Non-Patent Document 1), a tube that can accommodate a plurality of cables collectively (see, for example, Non-Patent Document 2), etc. It has been known.

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  However, conventionally, it has been impossible to bend the cable into a free shape and maintain the shape.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cable holder capable of bending a cable and maintaining its shape.

In order to solve the above-described problem, one embodiment of the present invention includes a flexible tubular body that can accommodate a cable, and a metal core embedded in the tubular body along the extending direction of the tubular body. A cable holder comprising:
According to the cable holder of this aspect, the shape can be held by the metal core when the cable is accommodated in the tubular body and bent.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in the above aspect, a cut is provided in a side surface of the tubular body along an extending direction of the tubular body, and the cable can be detached from the tubular body through the cut. It is a cable holder characterized by being.
According to the cable holder of this aspect, the cable can be easily attached to or removed from the tubular body through the notch.

Another aspect of the present invention is the cable holder according to the above aspect, wherein the cut is provided from one end to the other end of the tubular body.
According to the cable holder of this aspect, the cable can be easily attached to or removed from the tubular body through the notch.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in the above aspect, the cut is a first cut portion having a first cut width and a second cut portion having a second cut width wider than the first cut width. A cable holder characterized by including:
According to the cable holder of this aspect, the cable can be securely held by the first cut portion, and the cable can be bent easily because the cable is held loosely by the second cut portion.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in the above aspect, the first cut width of the first cut portion is a width that allows the cable to be engaged so that the cable does not fall off. It is a holder.
According to the cable holder of this aspect, the cable can be firmly held by the first cut portion.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in the above aspect, the tubular body is formed of a material harder in the vicinity of the first cut portion than in the vicinity of the second cut portion. It is a holder.
According to the cable holder of this aspect, the cable can be more reliably held by the first cut portion, and the entire tubular body can be flexible.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to bend the cable and maintain its shape.

It is a figure which shows an example of the use scene of the cable holder. It is the upper side figure and sectional drawing of the cable holder 10. FIG. It is a figure which shows the modification of the cable holder.

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

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a usage scene of a cable holder 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. A charging cable 30 is connected to the smartphone 20, and the cable holder 10 is attached to the charging cable 30. The cable holder 10 is tubular, and a cut along the extending direction (longitudinal direction) is formed on the side surface. The charging cable 30 is fitted into the cable holder 10 through this notch, and the charging cable 30 is accommodated and held inside the tube of the cable holder 10. The cable holder 10 has flexibility and can be bent into a free shape while the charging cable 30 is accommodated. For example, the cable holder 10 can be made of a resin material such as silicone resin.

  The cut of the cable holder 10 includes a first cut portion 101 having a narrow cut width and a second cut portion 102 having a wide cut width. In the first cut portion 101, the charging cable 30 is firmly engaged with the cable holder 10 due to the narrow cut width, so that it does not come off from the cable holder 10. On the other hand, in the second cut portion 102, the charging cable 30 is loosely held by the cable holder 10 because the cut width is wider than that of the first cut portion 101. Therefore, when the cable holder 10 is bent, the charging cable 30 can move relatively freely sliding inside the cable holder 10, so that the charging cable 30 can be bent easily with the cable holder 10 fitted in the cable holder 10. .

  Note that the smartphone 20 and the charging cable 30 are merely examples and do not limit the present invention. For example, it replaces with the smart phone 20, and all the electric products including a mobile phone, a personal computer, a mouse | mouth, a keyboard, etc. may be applied. In addition to the charging cable 30, a data transfer cable, a power supply cable, a video / audio signal cable, and the like may be applied, and the size and shape of the cable may be changed as appropriate.

  FIG. 2 is a top view and a cross-sectional view of the cable holder 10. In the top view, the straightly extended cable holder 10 is drawn as viewed from the side on which the above-described cuts are provided. As shown in the top view, the cable holder 10 includes a first portion 103 that is the vicinity of the first cut portion 101 having a narrow cut width and a second portion that is a portion corresponding to the second cut portion 102 having a wide cut width. Part 104. As described above, the first portion 103 can be firmly engaged so as not to drop the charging cable 30 because the cut width of the first cut portion 101 is narrow. In addition, as described above, the second portion 104 can hold the charging cable 30 loosely because the cut width of the second cut portion 102 is wider than that of the first cut portion 101 as described above.

  For example, the first portion 103 of the cable holder 10 may be formed of a material harder than the second portion 104 of the cable holder 10. Accordingly, the charging cable 30 can be reliably held by the first portion 103 formed of a hard material even when the cable holder 10 is bent, and the second portion 104 is lower in hardness than the first portion 103. Since it is formed of a material, it is possible to ensure flexibility (flexibility) as a whole of the cable holder 10. Note that the first portion 103 and the second portion 104 of the cable holder 10 may be formed of the same material or materials having the same hardness.

  2 shows a cross section of the cable holder 10 taken along line AA and line BB shown in the top view. The cable holder 10 has a tubular shape, and forms the above-described cuts (the first cut portion 101 and the second cut portion 102) by cutting a part of the circular tube. As shown in the AA cross section, the cut width of the first cut portion 101 in the first portion 103 is narrow. Compared with this, the cut width of the second cut portion 102 in the second portion 104 is wide as shown in the BB cross section. .

  Furthermore, as shown in the AA cross section and the BB cross section, a metal core 105 is embedded in the tube wall of the cable holder 10 from the first portion 103 to the second portion 104. The metal core 105 is an elongated metal member that extends along the axial direction (stretching direction, longitudinal direction) of the cable holder 10. For example, the metal core 105 can be configured to extend continuously (that is, connected without interruption) over the entire length of the cable holder 10. Further, for example, the metal core 105 may be composed of several parts divided in the middle of the cable holder 10 in the longitudinal direction. Thus, the metal core 105 extending in the axial direction of the cable holder 10 serves to maintain the cable holder 10 in its bent shape when the cable holder 10 is bent into a shape as shown in FIG. be able to. Therefore, the charging cable 30 fitted in the cable holder 10 can be held in a bent shape.

  In the cross-sectional view of FIG. 2, three metal cores 105 are provided on the tube wall of the cable holder 10, but only one or two may be provided, or four or more may be provided. Further, as shown as a modification in FIG. 2, the cross-sectional shape of the metal core 105 may be an arc shape along the shape of the tube wall (circular tube) of the cable holder 10. By changing the number and shape of the metal cores 105, the cable holder 10 can be easily bent and the bent shape can be easily held.

  FIG. 3 is a view showing a further modification of the cable holder 10. As shown in FIG. 3A, the cut of the cable holder 10 may be formed with the same cut width throughout. Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, the cable holder 10 is cut into a shape in which the cut opening is substantially closed when the cable holder 10 is placed in a natural state where no external force is applied (that is, the cut width is small). (Which is substantially zero). Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 3C and 3D, the cable holder 10 may be an oval or quadrangular tubular body in cross section.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to this, A various change is possible within the range which does not deviate from the summary.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Cable holder 101 1st notch part 102 2nd notch part 103 1st part 104 2nd part 105 Metal core 20 Smartphone 30 Charging cable

Claims (4)

A flexible tubular body capable of accommodating a cable;
A metal core embedded in the tubular body along the extending direction of the tubular body;
Equipped with a,
A cut is provided in the side surface of the tubular body along the extending direction of the tubular body, and the cable can be attached to and detached from the tubular body through the cut.
The cable holder includes a first cut portion having a first cut width and a second cut portion having a second cut width wider than the first cut width . The cable holder according to claim 1 , wherein the cut is provided from one end to the other end of the tubular body. The cable holder according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the first cut width of the first cut portion is a width capable of engaging the cable so that the cable does not fall off. The cable holder according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the tubular body is formed of a material harder in the vicinity of the first cut portion than in the vicinity of the second cut portion.

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