JP6580896B2 - Portable electronic device protective equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable electronic device protector.

  In recent years, as represented by so-called smartphones or tablet devices, plate-like and compact portable electronic devices have become widespread. Such a portable electronic device has a display which is a display unit on one side of the plate-like front and back surfaces. This display is a touch panel, and there is an opportunity to touch with a user's finger when operating the portable electronic device.

  While portable electronic devices are convenient, they can be damaged if dropped while being carried around. For this reason, a case has been proposed in which damage can be suppressed even if an impact due to dropping is received (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP2015-16459A

  The case described in Patent Document 1 is made of a rubber material so as to cover almost the entire area excluding the display. Here, in general, such a case makes the portable electronic device miniaturized bulky. Then, the shape / size that is easy to input characters using the touch panel when operated with one hand, which is the design intent of the portable electronic device, may not be fully utilized. For this reason, there are many users who know the necessity of the case but use the portable electronic device without using the case in preference to ease of use.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a portable electronic device protector that does not easily impair the usability of the portable electronic device.

In order to solve the above problems, a portable electronic device protector for protecting a plate-shaped portable electronic device according to the present invention is a portable electronic device protector for protecting a rectangular plate-shaped portable electronic device, and at least one surface of the portable electronic device. is placed, a small sheet sizes aspect than portable electronic devices, portable electronic devices rectangular Urn covering the four corners is an end, and four end protective member, the length of the portable electronic device The end surfaces of the side and the short side other than the end protection member are exposed, and the four end protection members cover the end of the portable electronic device, and are placed at one of the four corners of the sheet or the four end protection members. a recess formed, whereas a and the convex portion which is formed in different other is a sheet and the four corners of fit at the point the four end protective member opposing sheet ends protective member, the portable electronic in Rukoto tensile on the plate surface of the device, the end portion protection member The portable electronic device is attached to the portable electronic device while maintaining the state of pressing the end of the portable electronic device.

Moreover, it is good also as the edge part protection member or sheet | seat having the elasticity which a convex part gets over the edge part of a recessed part and fits into a recessed part .

  In the present invention, it is possible to provide a portable electronic device protector that does not easily impair the usability of the portable electronic device.

1 is a front view, a rear view, a plan view, a bottom view, a right side view, and a left side view of a state in which a portable electronic device protector according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to a smartphone. It is a disassembled perspective view of the portable electronic device protector which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and a smart phone, Comprising: It is a figure by which the display of a smart phone can be seen. It is a disassembled perspective view of the portable electronic device protector which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and a smart phone, Comprising: It is a figure by the side where the display of a smart phone cannot be seen. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is a figure corresponded in the rear view in FIG. 1 of what changed the number and / or shape of the edge part protection member of a protective device.

  Hereinafter, a portable electronic device protector according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view, a rear view, a plan view, a bottom view, a right side view, and a left side view of a state in which a portable electronic device protector according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to a smartphone. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the portable electronic device protector and the smartphone according to the embodiment of the present invention, and is a view on the side where the display of the smartphone can be seen. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the portable electronic device protector and the smartphone according to the embodiment of the present invention, and is a view on the side where the display of the smartphone cannot be seen. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

  The portable electronic device protector 1 protects the smartphone S which is a rectangular plate-shaped portable electronic device. Here, the portable electronic device protector 1 (hereinafter abbreviated as protector 1) has a sheet 2 that covers almost the entire area on the back surface S2 of the smartphone S where the display S1 is not formed. And the protector 1 has the four cap-shaped edge part protection members 3, 3, 3, and 3a which cover four corners S3, S3, S3, and S3 which are the edge parts of the smart phone S. FIG. Here, the sheet 2 is formed with four circular holes 4, 4, 4, 4 serving as recesses respectively formed at the four corners. And the convex parts 5, 5, 5, and 5 are formed in the surface facing the sheet | seat 2 of the edge part protection members 3, 3, 3, and 3a, respectively.

  And while covering the four corners S3, S3, S3, S3 of the smartphone S with the end protection members 3, 3, 3, 3a, the convex portions 5, 5, 5, 5 are the holes 4, 4 of the sheet 2. , 4 and 4, the protector 1 is attached to the smartphone S. In this attached state, the cap-shaped end protection members 3, 3, 3, and 3a are pressed against the four corners S3, S3, S3, and S3 of the smartphone S in the direction of the arrow M shown in FIG. The pressed state is maintained when the convex portion 5 is fitted in the hole 4 of the sheet 2 and the sheet 2 pulls the end protection member 3 in the direction of the arrow M shown in FIG. Thus, the sheet 2 and the end protection member 3 are engaged with each other and pulled. However, such pulling is not essential for the protector 1.

  In addition, the total W1 (= 7.9 mm) of the thickness of the smartphone S and the sheet 2 is smaller than the thickness W2 (= 14 mm) of the end protection members 3, 3, 3, and 3 a. Furthermore, the thickness W3 (= 0.8 mm) of the sheet 2 is 1/9 of the thickness W4 of the smartphone S (see FIGS. 1 and 4). And the edge part protection member 3, 3, 3, 3a has exposed the edge part of the long side of the smart phone S 82%. From the rear view of FIG. 1, if the long side length of the smartphone S is W5 and the exposed length of the end of the long side is W6, W6 / W5 = 14 / 17≈0.82.

  Here, the sheet 2 is a resin molded body having a thickness W3 of 0.8 mm. The end protection members 3, 3, 3, 3 a are also resin molded bodies made of the same material as the sheet 2. Moreover, since the edge part protection member 3a has the notch part 3a1 so that the camera lens S4 of the smart phone S may not be covered, the shape differs from the other edge part protection members 3, 3, and 3. Yes. Similarly, the sheet 2 has a cutout portion 6 so as not to cover the camera lens S4 of the smartphone S.

  In FIG. 4, the end protection member 3 covers the four corners S <b> 3 of the smartphone S with almost no gap, and the convex portion 5 is fitted in the hole 4 of the sheet 2. Here, when the end protection member 3 covers the four corners S3 of the smartphone S, the end protection member 3 is moved in the direction of the arrow M. At that time, it is necessary for the convex portion 5 to get over the end portion 2 a of the sheet 2 and fit into the hole 4. This overcoming operation is performed when the entrances 3b and 3b of the end protection member 3 expand in the direction perpendicular to the arrow M due to the elasticity of the end protection member 3. When the end protection member 3 is further moved in the direction of the arrow M after finishing this climbing operation, the convex portion 5 of the end protection member 3 is fitted into the hole 4 of the seat 2 and the entrances 3b and 3b side Is unwound and returns to the shape of the end protection member 3 before spreading. The series of deformation / restoration operations of the end protection member 3 is performed in the same manner for the end protection member 3a.

Further, when the end protection member 3 is moved in the direction opposite to the arrow M from the state shown in FIG. 4 and the end protection member 3 is removed, the inlets 3b and 3b side of the end protection member 3 is expanded by its elasticity. The removal is realized. That is, an operation of fitting the convex portion 5 into the hole 4 of the sheet 2 while the end protection member 3 covers the four corners S3 of the smartphone S, and an operation of releasing the fitting and removing the end protection member 3 from the smartphone S. Is easy. In addition, the thickness W7 of the edge part protection member 3 shown in FIG. 4 is 3 mm.
(Main effects obtained by the embodiment of the present invention)

  As described above, the protector 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes the sheet 2 and the four end protection members 3, 3, 3, and 3a that cover only the four corners S3, S3, S3, and S3 of the smartphone S. Element. For this reason, the protector 1 does not impair the usability of the smartphone S without bulking the smartphone S. For example, even if the protector 1 is attached, the ease of operations such as character input using the touch panel (display S1) when the smartphone S is operated with one hand is equivalent to the case where the protector 1 is not attached. .

  Here, the thickness (= 0.8 mm) of the sheet 2 is reduced until the total W1 of the thickness of the smartphone S and the thickness of the sheet 2 is smaller than the thickness W2 of the end protection members 3, 3, 3, and 3a. This also improves the operability of the smartphone S. Furthermore, the end protection members 3, 3, 3, 3 a greatly expose the ends of the long sides of the smartphone S. When the user of the smartphone S operates with one hand, since the end of the long side of the smartphone S is mainly gripped, good operability can be maintained without making the user aware of the presence of the protector 1. In addition, the thickness W3 of the sheet 2 is 1/9 of the thickness W4 of the smartphone S, which is one factor that can maintain good operability without making the user aware of the presence of the protector 1.

  Further, when the protector 1 drops the smartphone S, the end protection members 3, 3, 3, 3a absorb the impact of the drop. Further, the sheet 2 plays a role sufficient to prevent the back surface S2 of the smartphone S from being scratched.

  Further, the end protection members 3, 3, 3, and 3a cover the four corners S3, S3, S3, and S3 of the smartphone S, and the operation of fitting the convex portion 5 into the hole 4 of the seat 2 and releasing the fitting. Operation which removes the edge part protection member 3 from the smart phone S is easy. Moreover, the edge part protection member 3 and the sheet | seat 2 are isolate | separated. Therefore, it can be set as the protector 1 of the favorite design of the user of the smart phone S combining the edge part protection members 3 and 3a from which a color or a pattern differs, and the sheet | seat 2. FIG. In this case, the end protection members 3 and 3a and the sheet 2 are preferably provided by a so-called loose selling method.

Furthermore, the protective device 1 can be manufactured inexpensively and easily because its constituent members are, in principle, only the end protection members 3, 3, 3, 3a and the sheet 2.
(Other forms)

  The above-described protective device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but is not limited thereto, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is.

  For example, the sheet 2 is disposed on the back surface S2 of the smartphone S. However, the sheet 2 may be used for arranging the display S1 surface of the smartphone S to strengthen the protection of the display S1 surface. In this case, it is preferable to use a translucent material for the sheet 2 so that the display S1 can be seen. Further, the sheet 2 may be disposed on both the back surface S2 and the display S1. In these cases, as many portions as necessary corresponding to the convex portions 5 are formed on the portions of the end protection members 3, 3, 3, 3 a facing the sheet 2.

  Further, holes 4, 4, 4, 4 are formed in the sheet 2, and convex portions 5, 5, 5, 5 are formed in the end protection members 3, 3, 3, 3a. 5 and 5 are configured to be fitted in the holes 4, 4, 4 and 4. However, the sheet 2 may be formed with not the recessed portion penetrating like the holes 4, 4, 4, 4 but the recessed portion that does not penetrate but can be fitted to the protruding portions 5, 5, 5, 5. Further, a convex portion corresponding to the convex portion 5 is formed on the sheet 2, and concave portions (including through holes) that can be fitted to the convex portions are formed on the end protection members 3, 3, 3, and 3a, respectively. May be.

  Moreover, although the sheet | seat 2 and the edge part protection member 3,3,3,3a were made into the resin molding of the same material, it is good also as a resin molding of a different material. Further, the sheet 2 and the end protection members 3, 3, 3, 3a are not limited to the resin molded body, and are made of various materials such as rubber, glass, metal, ceramic, carbon material, wood, paper, woven fabric, and the like. It is good. Moreover, the sheet | seat 2 and the edge part protection members 3, 3, 3, 3a do not need to be the same material, and are good also as consisting of a different material. Here, the material of the end protection members 3, 3, 3, 3 a is preferably a material that easily absorbs an impact when the smartphone S is dropped, such as rubber, wood, paper, woven fabric, and resin.

  In addition, even if the sheet 2 is made of a material that is easily damaged by the impact when the smartphone S is dropped, such as glass, the end protection members 3, 3, 3, and 3a absorb the impact. It's hard to fall. Therefore, it is also easy to use a configuration in which the sheet 2 is a member having a mirror surface and the smartphone S is used like a hand mirror.

  Moreover, although the thickness W3 of the sheet 2 is 0.8 mm, other thicknesses may be used. For example, the ease of operation of the smartphone S by the user is not impaired by setting the thickness W3 of the sheet 2 to 0.3 mm to 2 mm. Furthermore, although the thickness W3 of the sheet 2 is 1/9 of the thickness W4 of the smartphone S, it can be set to a range other than 1/9, for example, 1/6 or less, 1/2 or less. In addition, in consideration of the upper limit of the thickness W3 of the sheet 2 in relation to the thickness W4 of the smartphone S, the total W1 of the thickness of the smartphone S and the thickness of the sheet 2 is This is because it affects the operability.

  Further, the thickness W3 of the sheet 2 may exceed half of the thickness W4 of the smartphone S. For example, the thickness W3 of the sheet 2 can be the same as or greater than the thickness W4 of the smartphone S. In that case, the sheet 2 can have a role other than preventing the back surface S2 of the smartphone S from being scratched. For example, an accommodation unit may be provided in the sheet 2 to accommodate various cards such as a credit card. Here, when such various cards have an IC chip or RFID or the like in which various information is stored, the smartphone S to which the protector 1 having the sheet 2 containing the card is attached is read as an information reading device. It is convenient to use the card by simply holding it over the writing device.

  Further, the sheet 2 covers almost the entire area of the back surface S2 of the smartphone S, but this is not necessary. For example, it may cover 60% or more of the area of the back surface S2. Moreover, the sheet | seat 2 may have a mesh shape which has many holes which do not cover the back surface S2.

  Moreover, although the number of the edge part protection members 3, 3, 3, 3a was four, it is good also as a different number, such as two, three, six, eight. The number of holes 4 in the sheet 2 can be freely determined according to the number. For example, the protective device 1 may be configured to place a total of two end protection members 3, one at each of the two corners S 3, S 3, S 3, and S 3 of the smartphone S at diagonal positions.

  The end protection members 3, 3, 3, 3 a cover the four corners S 3, S 3, S 3, S 3 of the smartphone S so as to cover almost no gap. However, there may be a gap between the end protection members 3, 3, 3, 3a and the four corners S3, S3, S3, S3.

  FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to the rear view in FIG. 1 with the number and / or shape of the end protection member 3 of the protector 1 changed. FIG. 5A shows an example of the protector 11 using the end protection member 23 that covers the entire area of one short side of the smartphone S and using a total of three end protection members. FIG. 5B illustrates an example of the protector 12 using the end protection members 24 and 24 that cover the entire area of the two short sides of the smartphone S and using a total of two end protection members. The fitting part of the edge part protection members 23 and 24 and the sheet | seat 2 is good also as one place, and good also as two or more places. In addition, since both the protectors 11 and 12 have exposed the edge part of the long side of the smart phone S, the operativity of the user's smart phone S is favorable.

  Moreover, although the portable electronic device which the protector 1 protects is set as the smart phone S, other portable electronic devices, for example, other plate-shaped mobile phones, plate-shaped music playback devices, or tablet-type electronic devices are protected. It is good also as 1 protecting. In this case, since the functions of the portable electronic device are various, for example, the notch 6 formed in the sheet 2 and the notch 3a1 formed in the end protection member 3a may be unnecessary.

  Moreover, although the thickness W2 of the edge part protection members 3, 3, 3, and 3a was 14 mm, it can change suitably in the range of 5 mm or more and 30 mm or less. Moreover, although the thickness W7 of the edge part protection member 3 shown in FIG. 4 shall be 3 mm, it can change suitably in the range of 1 mm or more and 5 mm or less.

  Moreover, the edge part protection member 3, 3, 3, 3a has exposed the edge part of the long side of the smart phone S 82%. However, the exposure ratio can be changed as appropriate. For example, if the thickness W7 of the end protection members 3 and 3a can be sufficiently reduced, the exposure ratio may be 0%. However, the exposure ratio is preferably 70% or more, 75% or more, or 80% or more.

  Moreover, although the protector 1 consists only of edge part protection member 3,3,3,3a and the sheet | seat 2, you may add another component.

1,11,12 Protective equipment (mobile electronic equipment protective equipment)
2 Sheet 3, 3a, 23, 24 End protection member 4 Hole (concave)
5 Convex S Smartphone (mobile electronic device)
S3 Four corners (ends)

Claims (2)

In a portable electronic device protector that protects a rectangular plate-shaped portable electronic device,
A sheet that is arranged on at least one side of the portable electronic device, and whose size is smaller than that of the portable electronic device ,
The portable electronic device Urn covering the four corners of an end portion of the rectangular, and four end protective member,
Exposing the end surfaces of the long side and the short side of the portable electronic device other than the end protection member,
While the four end protection members cover the end of the portable electronic device,
Concave portions formed at one of the four corners of the sheet or the four end protection members;
A convex portion formed on the other side different from the one side,
And the four corners of the seat, the four end portions protective member fitted at a position facing, the sheet is the edge protection member, in Rukoto tensile on the plate surface of the portable electronic device, said end protection member However, the electronic device protector is attached to the portable electronic device while maintaining a state in which the end of the portable electronic device is pressed . The portable electronic device protector according to claim 1,
The electronic device protector according to claim 1, wherein the end protection member or the sheet has elasticity that the convex portion gets over the end portion of the concave portion and fits into the concave portion .