JPH0218608A - Case for portable equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the portability, the safety and the operability of a portable equipment by using a drop preventing means consisting of a streak body having its single end connected to a portable equipment and an automatic streak body winding device which is attached to the streak body and a case main body and takes up the streak body. CONSTITUTION:A drop preventing device 28 consists of a streak body 26 having its single end connected to a portable equipment 2 and an automatic streak body winding device 27 which is attached to the body 26 and a case main body and takes up the body 26. Thus the case 1 containing the equipment 2 can be fixed to a waist band 5, etc., via an attachment part. Then it is possible to prevent the drop of the equipment 2 onto the ground since the equipment 2 is connected to the case 1 via the body 26. In addition, the drop preventing body 26 can be drawn out via the device 27 attached to the case 1 and also taken up at all times. In such a way, the portability, the safety and the operability can be improved for the equipment 2.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a portable device used in a portable device such as an information gathering device called a handy terminal or a data retrieval device. The present invention relates to a case, and particularly to a case for a portable device that allows the device to be used while being attached to a waistband or the like.

(Prior Art) In general, a case is used in a portable device such as a handy terminal to protect the portable device from external shocks and rainwater.

Conventionally, cases for this type of portable device have been used in the form of a bag with a shoulder strap, but now that portable devices themselves have become smaller and lighter,
The shoulder strap easily came off the shoulder, and there was a risk of the case falling off while carrying it. Furthermore, in the past, there was a serious problem in that there was a risk of dropping the portable device when taking it in and out of the case.

Therefore, recently, as a solution to these problems, the case can be fixed to the waist belt instead of the shoulder strap.
A device that connects a portable device and a case with a belt or a chain to prevent the device from falling even if it comes off the case has been considered.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in such a case for a portable device, if the belt, etc. that connects the portable device and the case is too long, it will not only hang down when being carried and be an eyesore. Instead, it gets in the way of action.

On the other hand, if the belt or the like is too short, there is a problem that the portable device cannot be brought to a desired position during operation, making it far from the user's eyes and impairing operability.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to provide high portability and safety, and to
The present invention aims to provide a case for portable equipment that does not impair operability.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a device housing section for housing a portable device and a mounting section for attaching it to a wearable part of a wearer. a case body, a strip body connected at one end to the portable device, and fall prevention means comprising a self-winding strip winding device attached to the case body and retractably winding the strip body. The structure is as follows.

(Function) In other words, according to the case for a portable device having the structure described above, the case containing the portable device can be fixed to a waist band etc. through the attachment part, and the conventional shoulder strap is more portable than the type. Moreover, since the portable device and the case body are connected by a fall prevention strip, even if the portable device is accidentally dropped, it can be prevented from falling to the ground.
It is possible to improve safety. In addition, the self-retracting strip winding device attached to the case allows the fall prevention strip to be unrolled within a certain range and to be in a constant winding state, so that the fall prevention strip is exposed when the case is stored. The length is as short as possible so that it does not get in the way of movement, and when using a portable device, the operator can extend it to any desired length to bring the portable device to any height or position and operate it, improving operability. ``Toward'' is possible.

(Example) Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 1 shows the state 1 when the portable device is used, and Fig. 2 shows the state when it is carried.
The case body 1 is a hard case made of, for example, cowhide or a similar material, and has an opening 4 that is continuous from the front side to the top side. ing.

On the back side of the case body 1, as shown in FIG. 3, a mounting portion 6 is provided for attaching the case to a waist belt 5 serving as a portion to be worn by the wearer. The attachment part 6 includes a stop band 8 whose middle part is attached via a fixing fitting 7 and whose tips are overlapped, and a surface fastener 9 consisting of a loop tape and a hook tape attached to mutually opposing surfaces of the stop band 8. The case body 1 can be removed without pulling out the waist belt 5.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the portable device 2 is housed in a waterproof soft case 10, and the back side of the device is covered with a hook-and-loop fastener 11 made of a loop tape and a hook tape. and is attached to the hard case cover 12.

The soft case 10 has a front cover portion 10a corresponding to the operation surface side of the portable device 2 made of transparent thin vinyl, and
The other parts are made of foamed vinyl, and a device insertion/removal port 4 which is opened and closed by a slide fastener 13 is formed in a portion corresponding to the lower end of the portable device.

A portable device 2 housed in the soft case 10
The LCD display 15 can be viewed from above the front cover part 10a made of transparent thin vinyl and the operation keys 17..., 18... of the keyboard 16 can be pressed without taking it out from the soft case 10. This allows it to be used safely even in places with lots of lumps or in the rain.

The hard case cover 12 is made of a synthetic resin molded product and has an L-shape that closes the opening 4 of the case body 1. A post 20a of a snap 20 as a stopper is embedded in the case cover 12, and a latch 21 is partially embedded in the case cover 12 at the bottom of the back.
Or it is installed protrudingly.

On the other hand, a stopper 22 is attached to the second end of the case body 1 via a fixing metal fitting, and the stopper 22 is fitted with a post 20a provided on the side of the Bart case cover 12. A socket 20b is attached.

Then, a portable device 2 integrated with a hard case cover 12
is housed in the equipment accommodating part 3 of the case body 1, and as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. After wrapping the socket 20b over the post 2
By fitting into 0a, the upper part of the hard case cover 12 is fixed. At this time, the lower front and both side surfaces of the portable device 2 housed in the soft case cover 12 are held in a stable state by abutting against the front frame 1a and both side frames 1b and lc of the case body 1. That will happen.

Further, on the lower surface side of the case body 1, there is provided a drop-prevention strip with a diameter 2 whose one end is connected to a latch fitting 21 protruding from the hard case cover 12 via a connecting fitting 25.
A string winding claw device 27 is attached as a self-winding type string winding device that winds up a nylon string 26 of about mm in size so that it can be unwound within a certain range, and constitutes a fall prevention means 28.

The string winding claw device 27 has a winding device body 30 screwed to the case body 1 as shown in FIG. 6, and can be easily removed from the case body 1 for replacement. There is. That is, the screw holes 33 formed on the top surface of the winding device main body 30 pass through the screw insertion holes 32, 32 formed on the bottom surface of the case main body 1 through the threaded portions 31a, 31a.
．． The winding device main body 30 can be removed from the case main body 1 by removing the set screws 31.31, if necessary.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the string winding claw device 27 has a winding mechanism 35 accommodated in a recess 34 formed in a winding device main body 30, and an opening 36 of the recess 34 is made of nylon. String 2
6 is closed by a lid body 38 having a through hole 37 through which the hole 37 is inserted. Note that the lid body 38 is attached to the winding device main body 30 via a set screw 39.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the winding mechanism 35 rotatably supports a winding wheel 41 by a hollow shaft 40 protruding from the winding device main body 30, and also functions as a biasing body. Both ends of the mainspring spring 42 are connected to the winding wheel 41 and the hollow shaft 40.
Fixed to. The other end of the nylon string 26 is fixed to the winding wheel 41 and is wound to a predetermined length (for example, about 30 a), and when the nylon string 26 is unwound as shown by the solid arrow in FIG. The winding wheel 41 rotates in the direction of the solid arrow, and the mainspring spring 42 is wound tightly. Then, by releasing the tensile force on the nylon string 26, the winding wheel 41 is released from the mainspring spring 4.
Due to the restoring force of 2, the nylon string 2 rotates in the direction of the dashed arrow.
It is designed to wind up 6.

Further, the winding wheel 41 is mounted diagonally so that the nylon string 26 can be pulled out diagonally upward by about 45 degrees, and the through hole 37 is formed in the direction of this pulling out. There is.

Moreover, the nylon string 26 can be inserted and removed smoothly without any resistance.

Therefore, the portable device case A configured in this way
If the portable device 2 is used, it can be fixed to a waist belt 5 or the like as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, making it extremely convenient to carry. Case body and hard case cover 1
2, the outside is covered, and the portable device 2 will not be damaged even if an external force is applied due to a slight bump. In addition, the nylon string 26 is wound by a string winding claw device 27, so that the exposed portion is kept to a minimum and does not interfere with the user's movements.

Furthermore, when in use, the portable device 2 can be easily pulled out of the case body 1 by simply removing the stopper 22 as shown in FIG.
Since it is connected to the case body 1 side, it is safe because it is prevented from falling midway.

Furthermore, when using the portable device 2, the wearer can hold it in any position by pulling out the nylon string 26 to any desired length, and in this state, the portable device 2 can be operated from above the soft case 10. It looks like this.

In addition, when charging the portable device 2 or exchanging data with a host device, the connecting fitting 25 attached to one end of the nylon string 26 can be removed from the latching fitting 21 of the 71-door case force bar 12. , the portable device 2 can be easily moved while being separated from the case body 1.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, although the nylon string 26 was used as the fall prevention strip, the present invention is not limited to this, and other strings, chains, etc. may be used. Also, the winding bundle 41 of the string winding claw device 27 is connected to the mainspring spring 4.
The nylon string 26 may be wound up by rotating it with two restoring forces, or a coil spring or the like may be used.

In addition, the case body 1 is attached to the waist hunt 5, which is the part to be attached to the wearer, by using hook-and-loop fasteners 9 on the part 6, but the method is not limited to this. You may also use a snap.

In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention can be modified in various ways without departing from the gist thereof.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, a case containing a portable device can be fixed to a waist band etc. through the attachment part, and the conventional shoulder strap is more portable than the type. In addition, since the portable device and the case body are connected by a fall prevention strip, even if the portable device is accidentally dropped, it can be prevented from falling to the ground, improving safety. It becomes possible. In addition, the self-retracting strip winding device attached to the case allows the fall prevention strip to be unrolled within a certain range and to be in a constant winding state, so that the fall prevention strip is exposed when the case is stored. The length is as short as possible so that it does not get in the way of movement, and when using a mobile device, the operator can extend it to any desired length to bring the mobile device to any height or position and operate it, improving operability. It has the effect of

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the state when the mobile device is in use, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the state when the device is being carried, and FIG. 3 is partially omitted. Side view, 4th
The figure is a perspective view showing the state in which the mobile device housed in the soft case is integrated with the hard case cover, Figure 5 is a side view with the side part of the soft cover removed, and Figure 6 is the case body and the cover. An exploded perspective view showing the installation status of the removal device,
FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line Vl--Vl in FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration of the winding mechanism. A... Case for portable equipment, 1... Case body, 2
...Portable device, 3.Device accommodating section, 5. Attached section (waist belt), 26.. Fall prevention strip (nylon string), 27.. Self-rolling strip. Winding device (string winding claw device), 28... Fall prevention means. Figure Figure Figure σ Toto

Claims (1)

[Claims] a case main body having a device accommodating part for accommodating a portable device and a mounting part for attaching to a wearable part of a wearer; a strip body having one end connected to the portable device; What is claimed is: 1. A case for a portable device, characterized in that the case is equipped with fall prevention means comprising a self-winding strip winding device that winds up the body so that the body can be unwound.