JP6744039B2 - Electronic device cover device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a cover device for an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device main body that can be made to project to the outside as needed.

In portable electronic devices such as portable information processing devices such as mobile phones and smartphones, electronic devices are used from the viewpoint of external obstacle prevention, portability, and design effect as a personal item. The use of cases and covers that cover the main body has been diversified (see Patent Document 1).

JP, 2005-149782, A

By the way, in this type of portable electronic device, a small camera is generally mounted, and when a user uses the camera, a case or a cover provided so as to cover the electronic device main body has a field of view of the camera. It needs to be out of the way.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to propose a cover device for an electronic device in which the cover for the electronic device does not obstruct the visual field of the camera.

In order to solve such a problem, in the present invention, the backsheet part 6 is formed by folding the coversheet member 2 formed by connecting the backsheet part 6 and the topsheet part 4 in the left-right direction in the lateral direction in two at an intermediate position in the lateral direction. In the electronic device cover device 1 configured to cover and hold the electronic device 45 between the top sheet portion 4 and the top sheet portion 4, the slider is slid on the inner surface of the top sheet portion 4 in the vertical side direction orthogonal to the lateral direction. A guide case 10 for holding the case 13 is provided, and the slider case 13 includes a rectangular frame-shaped upper guide case 11 having a frame opening, and a dish-shaped lower guide case 12 closed by the upper guide case 11. The electronic device 45, which is sandwiched and held in the frame opening of the upper guide case 11 so as to slide in the vertical direction, and adhered and held on the upper surface of the slider case 13, is moved by the sliding operation of the slider case 13. The operating state of being covered as a whole between the back sheet portion 6 and the top sheet portion 4, and the end portions in the up and down side direction project outward from the edge portions in the up and down side direction of the back sheet portion 6 and the top sheet portion 4. The slider case 13 has a non-protruding lock groove 46A or a protruding lock groove 46B provided in the left edge portion 11L and/or the right edge portion 11R of the upper guide case 11 so that the slider case 13 can be selectively operated. The slider case 13 includes a lock plate 31 that is locked to the slider plate 13. The slider case 13 has a slide groove 23 that holds the lock plate 31 slidably in the lateral direction. A state in which the locking portion formed on the front end surface side of the lock plate 31 by laterally pressing and biasing the lock plate 31 by the spring 41 is slidably pressed against the left edge portion or the right edge portion of the upper guide case 11 obtained, thereby the slider case 13 to so that the latch lock the locking portion is non-projecting locking groove 46A or projections locking groove 46B when slid in the vertical side direction integrally with the electronic device 45.

According to the present invention, the lock plate is provided slidably in the lateral direction between the upper guide case and the lower guide case, and the locking portion formed on the rear end face side of the lock plate is provided on the right side edge portion of the upper guide case and/or It is configured to be locked by the non-projecting lock groove or the projecting lock groove provided on the right edge portion and/or the left edge portion by being biased by the pressure biasing spring while sliding on the left edge portion.

(A) And (B) is a top view which shows the cover device 1 for electronic devices in a non-protrusion lock state and a protrusion lock state. FIG. 2 is an exploded configuration diagram showing a detailed configuration of a holding mechanism 5 for electronic equipment of FIG. 1. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the slider case 13 from the back side. 7 is a schematic perspective view for explaining a sliding operation of a lock plate 31 with respect to a slider case 13. FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the detailed composition of lock plate 31 from the back side. It is a partially expanded perspective view which looked at the coupling state of the lock plate 31 and the pressure bias spring 41 from the back side. (A), (B) and (C) are partial sectional views showing the basic concept of the slider case 13. (A), (B) and (C) are partial sectional views showing a basic concept of a slider case in the second embodiment. (A), (B) and (C) are partial sectional views showing the basic concept of the slider case in the third embodiment.

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

(1) First Embodiment In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a cover device for electronic equipment as a whole, which is 2 in the left-right direction around a central sheet portion 3 of a cover sheet member 2 made of a horizontally long rectangular sewing material. It is designed to be folded.

While the electronic device holding mechanism 5 is provided on the inner surface of the right front sheet portion 4, the left back sheet portion 6 has a card storage mechanism 7 for temporarily holding cards that the user always uses. Is provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic device holding mechanism 5 closes an upper guide case 11 formed of a rectangular plate-shaped frame made of a synthetic resin material and a frame opening 11A of the upper guide case 11 from below. And a dish-shaped lower guide case 12 made of a synthetic resin material, which are overlapped with each other.

The left side edge portion 11L and the right side edge portion 11R of the upper guide case 11 are configured to be wider than the left side edge portion 12L and the right side edge portion 12R so as to project inward from the left side edge portion 12L and the right side edge portion 12R of the lower guide case 12. In addition, the lower side edge portion 11D and the upper side edge portion 11U of the upper guide case 11 are configured to be wider than the lower side edge portion 12D and the upper side edge portion 12U of the lower guide case 12.

As a result, a sliding space 5A is formed between the lower surface of the upper guide case 11 and the bottom plate portion 12A of the lower guide case 12 so that the slide case 13 made of a synthetic resin material can slide in the vertical direction.

Sliding protrusions 21L and 21R are formed on the left side edge 13L and the right side edge 13R of the slider case 13 respectively so as to project to the left side and the right side, respectively. In the direction from the lower side edge portions 11D and 12D of the upper guide case 11 and the lower guide case 12 to the upper side edge portions 11U and 12U while being guided so as to be sandwiched between the lower surfaces of the portion 11L and the right side edge portion 11R and the upper surface of the bottom plate portion 12A. , Or vice versa.

As shown in FIG. 3, the slider case 13 is flipped upside down (turned over) and surrounded by the left side edge portion 13L and the right side edge portion 13R, the lower side edge portion 13D and the upper side edge portion 13U, and opened downward. The concave portion 22 is formed.

A sliding groove 23 is formed in the right edge portion 13R so as to communicate with the recess 22 from the outside, and the guide member 23A and 23B of the sliding groove 23 facing each other are communicated with the recess 22. 24A and 24B are provided.

Thus, when the lock plate 31 is inserted from the outside through the sliding groove 23, the tip of the lock plate 31 slides on the surface of the recess 22 through the connecting surface of the guide surfaces 23A and 23B and the guide members 24A and 24B. It is designed to be able to move in and out while moving.

At this time, the slider case 13 is placed on the surface of the bottom plate portion 12A of the lower guide case 12 in such a state that the void of the recess 22 lies above the bottom plate portion 12A of the lower guide case 12, and the sliding protrusion 21L and the sliding protrusion 21R are slidably held between the left side edge portion 11L and the right side edge portion 11R of the upper guide case 11 and the bottom plate portion 12A of the lower guide case 12. There is.

Thereby, as shown in FIG. 4, when the lock plate 31 is inserted into the sliding groove 23, the insertion portion 31A of the lock plate 31 is guided by the guide surfaces 23A and 23B and the guide members 24A and 24B. It is guided and held on the bottom plate portion 12A.

As a result, when the lock plate 31 is inserted at the deepest position of the sliding groove 23, the locking portion 31B provided on the rear end side of the lock plate 31 is inserted up to the front end surface position of the recessed portion 22. The stopper 31B is configured to close the sliding groove 23.

In the case of this embodiment, the locking portion 31B of the lock plate 31 has a thickness larger than that of the insertion portion 31A, the rear end face 31C has a shape protruding rearward in an arc shape, and the front end face 31D has a shape. A flat surface is formed so as to face the rear end surface 22A of the recess 22. With this, when the lock plate 31 is pushed to the deepest position, the front end surface 31D of the locking portion 31B comes close to the rear end surface 22A of the recess 22. The rear end surface 31C of the locking portion 31B is maintained in contact with the inner surface of the right edge portion 11R of the upper guide case 11 at this time.

In the recess 22 of the slider case 13, a rod-shaped U-shaped pressing and biasing spring 41 is arranged at a rear position facing the sliding groove 23, and a rear end portion 41A of the rod-shaped U-shaped bias deflection spring 41 is located on the left side edge portion 13L of the slider case 13. It is locked between a pair of locking projections 41B and 41C formed so as to face the front surface, whereby the front end portion 41D of the pressing and biasing spring 41 is elastically operated in the front-back direction with respect to the sliding groove 23. It is made possible.

In the case of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, a pair of locking claws 31F and 31G are provided as locking parts 31E at the tip of the insertion part 31A of the lock plate 31, and the pair of locking claws 31F. As shown in FIG. 6, the front end portion 41D of the pressing and biasing spring 41 is locked by 31 and 31G.

As a result, the lock plate 31 is always locked to the front end portion 41D of the pressing and biasing spring 41, and when the sliding movement in the sliding groove 23 of the lock plate 31 is performed, the lock plate 31 is biased and biased. The spring 41 is designed to operate integrally without being separated from the spring operation of the spring 41.

In addition to the above configuration, two lock grooves, that is, a non-projecting lock groove 46A and a projecting lock groove 46B are formed on the inner surface of the right side edge portion 11R of the upper guide case 11.

The electronic device 45 is adhered to the non-protruding lock groove 46A and the protruding lock groove 46B on the upper surface 13X (FIG. 2) of the slider case 13 via the adhesive layer 44 (FIGS. 1A and 1B). At this time, as shown in FIG. 1A, in order to position the electronic device 45 in the surface sheet portion 4 of the cover sheet member 2, the locking portion 31B of the lock plate 31 of the slider case 13 is provided on the lower side. The non-projecting lock groove 46A on the side is retained.

At this time, the user who uses the electronic device cover device 1 holds the electronic device 45 inside the outer edge of the cover sheet member 2 so as to hold the electronic device 45 in a state in which it is not subjected to an external impact. ..

On the other hand, when the camera mounted on the electronic device 45 is used, as shown in FIG. 1(B), the slider case 13 is provided with the locking portion 31B of the lock plate 31 in the protruding lock groove 46A. Slide it in the upper direction so that it is locked.

At this time, the electronic device 45 maintains the upper side portion of the electronic device 45 on the upper side of the cover sheet member 2 in a state of protruding in the upper side direction from the surface sheet portion 4, so that the camera of the electronic device 45 can be used by the user. Has been done.

With the above-described configuration, when the user uses the electronic device cover apparatus 1, the lock plate 31 of the slider case 13 is attached to the lock plate 31 as shown in FIG. 1A in a state other than when the camera of the electronic device 45 is used. The upper guide case 11 is engaged with the non-projecting lock groove 46A.

At this time, the electronic device 45 does not come out of the surface sheet 4 of the cover sheet member 2, so that the user can stably hold and use the electronic device 45.

On the other hand, when the camera of the electronic device 45 is used, the user slides the slider case 13 upward to move the electronic device 45 to the surface of the cover sheet member 2 as shown in FIG. The camera can be used by projecting it toward the upper side of the seat portion 4.

Thus, the electronic device cover device 1 can be easily used in a state that meets the intended use of the user.

In this manner, the upper guide of the slider case 13 is moved so that the slider case 13 can slide in the vertical direction while the recess 22 formed inside the slider case 13 is pressed against the bottom plate portion 12A of the lower guide case 12. By sandwiching and holding between the case 11 and the lower guide case 12, the assembling work of the lock plate 31 and the pressure bias spring 41 into the slider case 13 is simple and the non-protruding lock groove 46A and the protruding lock groove 46B of the lock plate 31 are easy to assemble. It is possible to realize the electronic device holding mechanism 5 in which the locking operation for the lock is smooth.

Such a sliding operation of the slider case 13 is executed based on the basic concept shown in FIGS.

That is, first, as shown in FIG. 7(A), the lock plate 31 is retained in the non-projecting lock groove 46A of the upper guide case 11 so as to maintain the camera as shown in FIG. 1(A). The electronic device 45 can be positioned in the unused state.

From this state, the user slides the slider case 13 upward to remove the slider case 13 from the locked state of the non-lock groove 46A as shown in FIG. 7B. Slide in the upper direction.

At this time, the locking portion 31B of the lock plate 31 is released from the locked state with the non-lock groove 46A, and as shown in FIG. 7B, the inner side surface of the frame opening 11A of the right side edge portion 11R of the upper guide case 11. And the lock plate 31 is pushed into the sliding groove 23 against the biasing force of the pressing biasing spring 41, and the slider case 13 is slidably contacted with the right side edge portion 11R to move the slider case 13 in the upper side direction. Slide it on.

The sliding motion can be performed while the user feels a certain weight because the biasing force of the pressing biasing spring 41 is applied to the lock plate 31. Therefore, the electronic device 45 can be slid in the upper side direction while maintaining a stable state.

When the user further slides the slider case 13 in the upper direction in this state, the locking portion 31B of the lock plate 31 is locked in the protruding lock groove 46B as shown in FIG. 7C. become.

At this time, the lock plate 31 changes from the state of sliding on the right side edge portion 11R by the biasing force of the pressing biasing spring 41 to the state of falling into the protruding lock groove 46B and being locked, so that the user moves to the slider case 13 Therefore, the electronic device 45 can be slid in a state of having a reliable position sliding feeling.

(2) Second Embodiment FIG. 8 shows a second embodiment, in which parts corresponding to those in FIG. 7 are designated by the same reference numerals.

In this case, in the slider case 13, the spring pressing and biasing spring 41X that applies the pressing biasing force to the lock plate 31 is composed of two coil springs 41XA and 41XB. The pressure is biased toward the sliding groove 23.

A plate-shaped engaging member 61 is provided at a rear end portion of the lock plate 31 opposite to the sliding groove 23, and is provided on the left edge 13L side of the slider case 13 so as to face the engaging member 61. The coil springs 41XA and 41XB are inserted between the engaging member 62 and the engaged member 62.

Thus, the slider case 13 slides from the state in which the lock plate 31 is locked in the non-protruding lock groove 46A (FIG. 8A) to the state in which it is locked in the protruding lock groove 46B (FIG. 8C). When the locking portion 31B of the lock plate 31 moves while slidingly contacting the right side edge portion 11R of the slider case 13, the two coil springs 41XA apply a pressing force to the lock plate 31 from the right side edge portion 11R. And 41XB so that it can be stably supported.

Thus, according to the configuration of FIG. 8, the electronic device 45 supported by the slider case 13 via the adhesive layer 44 can be more stably slid from the position of the non-protruding lock groove 46A to the position of the protruding lock groove 46B. You can

(3) Third Embodiment FIG. 9 shows a third embodiment, in which parts corresponding to those in FIG. 7 are designated by the same reference numerals.

In this case, the upper guide case 11 is provided with the non-projecting lock groove 46A and the projecting lock groove 46B on the right side edge portion 11R, and the non-projecting lock groove 46AX and the projecting lock groove 46L on the opposing left side edge portion 11L of the upper guide case 11. 46BX is provided.

Along with this, the lock plate 31 is provided so as to correspond to the non-projecting lock groove 46A and the projecting lock groove 46B of the right side edge portion 11R, and the lock plate 31X corresponding to the non-projecting lock groove 46AX and the projecting lock groove 46BX of the left side edge portion 11L. To provide.

Providing the pressure biasing spring 41 to the lock plate 31 corresponding to the right edge 11R is similar to the case of FIG. 7, but in this case, the lock biasing spring 31X on the left edge 11L side is also used for bias biasing. A spring 41X is provided.

According to the configuration of FIG. 9, when the position of the slider case 13 between the upper guide case 11 and the lower guide case 12 is moved from the lower side direction to the upper side direction, with respect to both the right side edge portion 11R and the left side edge portion 11L. By providing the pressing forces of the lock plates 31 and 31X in a well-balanced manner, the electronic device 45 held by the slider case 13 can be made to slide more strongly, stably, and reliably, and thus the electronic device The stability of the handling of the camera of the device 45 when the user uses it can be improved.

The present invention can be used when carrying an electronic device.

1... Electronic equipment cover device, 2... Cover sheet member, 3... Central sheet portion, 4... Front sheet portion, 5... Electronic equipment holding mechanism, 6... Back sheet portion, 7... Card storage Mechanism, 11... Upper guide case, 11L, 11R... Left and right edge portions, 11U, 11D... Lower and upper edge portions, 12... Lower guide case, 12A... Bottom plate portion, 12L, 12R... Left side And right side edge, 12D, 12U... lower side and upper side edge, 13... slider case, 13L, 13R... left side, right side edge, 13D, 13U... lower side and upper side edge, 21R, 21L. Moving protrusion, 22... Recessed portion, 23... Sliding groove, 23A, 23B... Guide surface, 24A, 24B... Guide member, 31... Lock plate, 31A... Insert portion, 31B... Lock portion , 31C ... rear end surface, 31E ... locking part, 31F, 31G ... locking claw, 41 ... pressure bias spring, 41A ... rear end part, 41B, 41C ... locking protrusion, 41D ... Front edge.

Claims (3)

An electronic device in which a camera is mounted between the back sheet portion and the front sheet portion by folding a cover sheet member, which is formed by connecting the back sheet portion and the front sheet portion in the lateral direction in the lateral direction, in half at the intermediate position in the lateral direction. In a cover device for an electronic device, which is designed to hold a device with a cover,
On the inner surface of the surface sheet portion , a guide case for holding the slider case is provided so as to slide in the vertical direction perpendicular to the lateral direction,
The slider case has a rectangular frame-shaped upper guide case having a frame opening and a dish-shaped lower guide case closed by the upper guide case, and the inside of the frame opening of the upper guide case is It is sandwiched and held so that it slides in the vertical direction,
The electronic device adhered and held on the upper surface of the slider case is covered by the sliding operation of the slider case as a whole between the back sheet portion and the front sheet portion, and the back sheet portion and the back sheet portion. The slider case can be selectively operated from an edge portion in the vertical side direction of the surface sheet portion to an operating state in which the edge portion in the vertical side direction projects outward until the camera can be used. Comprises a lock plate which is engaged with a non-projecting lock groove or a projecting lock groove provided on the left side edge and/or the right side edge of the upper guide case,
The slider case has a slide groove for slidably holding the lock plate in the lateral direction, and the lock plate is pressed in the lateral direction by a pressing biasing spring provided on the rear end face side of the lock plate. By the eccentricity, the locking portion formed on the front end surface side of the lock plate is slidably pressed against the left side edge or the right side edge of the upper guide case, whereby the slider case is connected to the electronic device. A cover device for an electronic device, wherein the locking portion is locked by the non-projecting lock groove or the projecting lock groove when slid together in the vertical direction . The slider case has a concave portion released along the lower side, and in a state in which the lock plate and the pressure biasing spring are provided in the concave portion, the concave portion is pressed against the bottom plate portion of the lower guide case, The cover device for electronic equipment according to claim 1 , wherein the cover device is sandwiched and held between the upper guide case and the lower guide case. The electronic device cover apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the pressing biasing spring is a bent spring or a coiled spring.