JP7670397B2 - Armband attachment mechanism and armband attachment method for business-use handheld terminal - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an armband attachment mechanism and armband attachment method that allows a business-use handheld terminal to be easily attached to and detached from an armband.

Technology relating to hand belts that allow a business-use handheld terminal equipped with electronic devices to be held and operated in one hand is disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3.

The hand strap for electronic devices shown in Patent Document 1 comprises a first gripping portion that can be attached to the back surface of the electronic device and is gripped by the pads and tips of the fingers other than the thumb, and a second gripping portion that is provided on the side away from the back surface of the electronic device relative to the first gripping portion and defines a finger storage space in which the fingers other than the thumb are placed between the first gripping portion and the second gripping portion.
The first gripping portion, which is held by the fingers, has a folded portion whose tip is folded back into a U-shape, and the folded portion and the end portion located on the opposite side thereof are configured to be attached, for example, via a string, to a strap hole provided on the back surface of the electronic device.

The portable holder for a portable information terminal shown in Patent Document 2 is composed of a protective case body for housing the portable information terminal, and a fixing band for holding the protective case body on the arm.
The protective case body has a protective cover formed of a transparent plate that can be opened, closed, and attached/detached freely, a rotating connecting part that is rotatably connected to a fixing band, and a sliding connecting part that slides the rotating connecting part.
Furthermore, the fixing band of this portable holder forms a slide receiving portion that connects the aforementioned slide connecting portion, and has a fastening fixing portion in which both ends are fastened and fixed to each other when wrapped around the arm, and is configured so that the portable information terminal can be rotated and slid for use when stored in the protective case body.

The portable wireless device holder shown in Patent Document 3 has a pocket for storing a portable wireless device that has a function of notifying an incoming call by vibration, and a band member for wrapping the pocket around the arm.

JP 2017-144186 A JP 2014-023141 A JP 2004-134848 A

Incidentally, the hand belts described in the above Patent Documents 1 to 3 are all attachment devices with special specifications designed and manufactured to correspond to the shape and structure of a dedicated business handheld terminal in order to hold the terminal, and cannot be directly used with armbands for commercially available smartphones, which have a limited number of specification variations.
For this reason, for such business-use handheld terminals, a hand belt must be designed and manufactured for each device, and the adoption of a hand belt requires a lot of additional development costs, resulting in a lot of work and cost.

This invention was made in consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances, and provides an armband attachment mechanism and armband attachment method for a business handheld terminal that allows a user to hold the business handheld terminal on their arm at low cost and easily.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention proposes the following means.
The armband attachment mechanism in the business handheld terminal shown in the first aspect of the present invention is characterized by comprising a band attachment adapter that is detachably provided on the back side of the business handheld terminal having a business information input means, and a smartphone armband having a band member that can be worn on the user's arm or hand, together with an engagement member that can be engaged and disengaged with the band attachment adapter.

The armband attachment method for a business handheld terminal shown in the second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a band attachment adapter is detachably provided on the back side of the business handheld terminal on which the business information input means is installed, and the business handheld terminal can be held on the user's body by engaging and disengaging an engagement member of a smartphone armband having a band member that can be worn on the user's arm or hand with the band attachment adapter.

According to the present invention, a general-purpose/commercially available smartphone armband used for smartphones manufactured according to a specified standard can be used to allow a business handheld terminal to be held on the user's arm or hand at low cost and with ease.

1 is a schematic diagram showing a minimum configuration of an armband attachment mechanism in a business-use handheld terminal according to the present invention; 1 is a perspective view of a business-use handheld terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, seen from the rear side; 3A and 3B are diagrams showing a state in which a band attachment adapter is attached to the business-use handy terminal of FIG. 2, in which (A) is a perspective view and (B) is a side view of (A) as seen from the side. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a smartphone armband according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5A and 5B are diagrams showing the state in which a business-use handheld terminal is attached to the smartphone armband of FIG. 4 via a band attachment adapter, in which (A) is an oblique view showing the whole, and (B) is an oblique view showing the state in which the band member is removed from FIG. (A). 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a business-use handheld terminal is attached to a user's arm by the armband attachment mechanism shown in this embodiment. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the business-use handy terminal shown in FIG. 6 is rotated vertically with respect to the arm of a user.

The minimum configuration of the armband attachment mechanism 100 of the business handheld terminal H according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

This armband attachment mechanism 100 has as its main components a band attachment adapter 1 and a smartphone armband 2, and is used with a business handheld terminal H having a business information input means 3 on the front side (the side indicated by symbol A).
Specifically, the band attachment adapter 1 is detachably provided on the rear side (side indicated by reference symbol B) of the business-use handheld terminal H.
The smartphone armband 2 comprises an engagement member 4 that is engaged with and disengaged from a band attachment adapter 1, and a band member 5 that can be worn on a user's arm or hand. A smartphone (not shown) can be attached to the engagement member 4, and the smartphone can also be attached to the band attachment adapter 1 in place of the smartphone.
In this specification, the smartphone is a general term for portable electronic devices such as communication terminals, and the armband is a general term for a belt-shaped member for attaching the portable electronic device to a user's arm, etc.
The smartphone armband 2 uses a general-purpose product for the engagement member 4 that is capable of holding a general smartphone (meaning a device that is manufactured, sold, and distributed in large quantities with the same specifications based on a specified standard).

Furthermore, according to the armband attachment mechanism 100 of the present invention configured as described above, the engagement member 4 of the smartphone armband 2 can be engaged and disengaged with the band attachment adapter 1, which can be attached and detached to the rear side of the business handheld terminal H, so that the band member 5 of the smartphone armband 2 can be attached and detached to the rear side of the business handheld terminal H.
As a result, in the present invention, a general-purpose/commercially available smartphone armband 2 used for general smartphones (meaning devices for which products with the same specifications are manufactured, sold, and distributed in relatively large quantities based on specified standards) can be used to enable a business-use handheld terminal H to be held by a user's arm or hand at low cost and with ease.
By this operation, a band attachment adapter 1 is detachably attached to the back side of a business handheld terminal H having a business information input means, and an engaging member 4 of a smartphone armband 2 having a band member 5 that can be worn on a user's arm or hand is engaged and detached with the band attachment adapter 1, thereby performing an armband attachment method that allows the business handheld terminal H to be held on the user's arm or hand.

(Embodiment)
An armband attachment mechanism 101 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
This armband attachment mechanism 101, as shown in Figures 2, 3, 4, and 5, has as its main components a band attachment adapter 11 and a smartphone armband 12, and is used for a business-use handheld terminal H1, which is an electronic terminal.

The business-use handy terminal H1 has an information input screen 13 (see FIG. 3B and FIG. 5A) on the front side (side indicated by reference symbol A1) which serves as a business information input means.
As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, a band attachment adapter 11 is provided on the rear side (side indicated by reference symbol B1) of the business-use handy terminal H1.
The band attachment adapter 11 consists of at least two adapter members 14, 15, and by adjusting the spacing between these adapter members 14, 15, it is formed to have the same shape as a general smartphone (meaning a device that is manufactured, sold, and distributed in large quantities with the same specifications based on specified standards).

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, these adapter members 14, 15 are fixed by screwing fastening members 16, 17 such as screws into fixing inserts 18, 19 in the main body of the business handheld terminal H1 through the through holes of the L-shaped mounting brackets 14A, 15A. In this example, four screws are used as the fastening members 16, 17 that fix the adapter members 14, 15 (see Figure 3).

Next, the smartphone armband 12 will be described.
The smartphone armband 12 comprises an engagement member 20 that is engaged with and disengaged from a band attachment adapter 11, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, and a band member 21 that can be worn on a user's arm or hand. A smartphone (not shown) can be attached to the engagement member 20, and the smartphone armband 12 can also be attached to the band attachment adapter 11 in place of the smartphone.

The engaging member 20 is composed of a plate-shaped main body portion 20A and claw portions 20B provided at four corners of the main body portion 20A for engaging with the ends of a smartphone, and is configured so that the smartphone can be attached to the internal space located inside the claw portions 20B.
In addition, the claw portion 20B of the engaging member 20 can similarly engage with the adapter members 14, 15 of the band attachment adapter 11, which is formed to the same size as the smartphone, instead of the smartphone, thereby making it possible to connect to the band attachment adapter 11.
In other words, the claw portion 20B of this engaging member 20 can also be connected to the business handheld terminal H1 via the adapter members 14, 15 of the band attachment adapter 11, thereby making it possible to attach the smartphone armband 12 to the business handheld terminal H1.

The band member 21 has a ring-shaped attachment band 22 that can be attached to the user's arm or hand, and on the outside of the band 21 is provided a rotation mechanism 23 (see FIG. 5(B) showing the attachment band 22 removed) that supports the engagement member 20 so that it can rotate freely relative to the attachment band 22.
Furthermore, with such a rotation mechanism 23, as shown in Figures 6 and 7, the smartphone or business handheld terminal H1 attached to the engagement member 20 can be rotated relative to the band member 21, thereby improving the operability of the smartphone or business handheld terminal H1.

In the armband attachment mechanism 101 of this embodiment configured as described above, the engaging member 20 of the smartphone armband 12 can be engaged and disengaged with the detachable band attachment adapter 11 located on the rear side (the side indicated by the symbol B1) of the business handheld terminal H1, thereby allowing the business handheld terminal H1 to be attached to the arm or hand.
As a result, the armband attachment mechanism 101 allows the business handheld terminal H1 to be held on the user's arm or hand at low cost and easily using a generic or commercially available smartphone armband 12 (meaning one that has an attachment structure that can be attached to smartphones of a specified standard that are widely distributed) used for general smartphones (meaning equipment that is manufactured, sold, and distributed in relatively large quantities with the same specifications based on a specified standard).

Furthermore, the armband attachment mechanism 101 of this embodiment is not limited to products of a specific standard that are widely distributed, but can also select and adopt a product of a specified specification from a wide variety of commercially available products.
In addition, in the armband attachment mechanism 101 of this embodiment, the business handheld terminal H1 is not directly fixed to the smartphone armband 12, so it is easy to perform operations such as removing the business handheld terminal H1 from the smartphone armband 12 and attaching it to an in-vehicle smartphone holder.

The adapter members 14, 15 of the band attachment adapter 11 are configured to fix the L-shaped mounting brackets 14A, 15A to the main body of the business-use handheld terminal H1 by fastening members 16, 17 such as screws, but the fixing is not limited to screws and may be done by means of screws or by fitting or other means.
Furthermore, the adapter members 14, 15 of the band attachment adapter 11 are not limited to the fastening members 16, 17, and may be fixed to the main body of the business-use handy terminal H1 by adhesive means such as double-sided tape.
In addition, in the armband attachment mechanism 101, the fixing inserts 18, 19 of the main body of the business handheld terminal H1 are formed in advance at multiple locations corresponding to the installation intervals of the adapter members 14, 15, so that the mechanism can be adapted to the sizes of various smartphone armbands 12, thereby improving its versatility.

The above describes an embodiment of the present invention in detail with reference to the drawings, but the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and design changes and the like that do not deviate from the gist of the present invention are also included.

The present invention relates to an armband attachment mechanism and armband attachment method that allows a business-use handheld terminal to be easily attached to and detached from an armband.

1 Band attachment adapter 2 Smartphone armband 3 Business information input means 4 Engagement member 5 Band member 11 Band attachment adapter 12 Smartphone armband 13 Information input screen 14 Adapter member 14A Mounting metal fitting 15 Adapter member 15A Mounting metal fitting 16 Fastening member 17 Fastening member 20 Engagement member 20A Main body 20B Claw portion 21 Band member 22 Wearing band 23 Rotation mechanism 100 Armband attachment mechanism 101 Armband attachment mechanism A Front side A1 Front side B Rear side B1 Rear side H Business handheld terminal H1 Business handheld terminal

Claims (5)

a band attachment adapter detachably provided on the rear side of a business handheld terminal having a business information input means;
and a smartphone armband having a band member that can be worn on a user's arm or hand together with an engagement member that can be engaged with and disengaged from the band attachment adapter,
The smartphone armband is a general-purpose product capable of holding a smartphone manufactured based on a predetermined standard with respect to the engagement member,
The band attachment adapter is formed to have the same shape as a smartphone manufactured based on the specified standard, and
at least two adapter members;
The armband attachment mechanism for a business handheld terminal is characterized in that these adapter members are formed to a size that matches a smartphone manufactured based on the specified standard by adjusting the installation distance between them. The armband attachment mechanism for a handheld terminal for business use according to claim 1, characterized in that the band attachment adapter is fixed to the handheld terminal for business use by a fastening member having a screw. The armband attachment mechanism for a handheld terminal for business use according to claim 1, characterized in that the band attachment adapter is fixed to the handheld terminal for business use by a tape-like adhesive means having adhesive, cohesive, or mechanical fastening strength on both sides. The armband attachment mechanism for a business handheld terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that the smartphone armband supports the engagement member so that it can rotate freely relative to the band member. The present invention is characterized in that a band attachment adapter is detachably provided on the back side of a business handheld terminal having a business information input means, and an engagement member of a smartphone armband having a band member that can be worn on a user's arm or hand is engaged and detached with the band attachment adapter, thereby making it possible to hold the business handheld terminal on the user's arm or hand,
The smartphone armband is a general-purpose product capable of holding a smartphone manufactured based on a predetermined standard with respect to the engagement member,
The band attachment adapter is formed to have the same shape as a smartphone manufactured based on the specified standard, and
at least two adapter members;
By adjusting the installation interval between these adapter members, the size is formed to match the smartphone manufactured based on the predetermined standard.
How to attach an armband to a business handheld terminal.

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