JPH0669148B2 - Audio equipment with earphone storage device - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an audio device with an earphone storage device such as a radio receiver, a tape recorder, and a radio device.

Configuration of Conventional Example and Problems Thereof In recent years, audio equipment is required to be smaller, lighter and more portable. However, when the device is carried and used, the processing of earphones and earphone cords becomes a serious problem. Therefore, it has been proposed that the earphone and the earphone cord can be stored in the device body while being connected to the device.

Hereinafter, a conventional audio device with an earphone storage device will be described.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a radio receiver using a conventional earphone storage device, 1 is a cabinet, 2 is a printed wiring board, 3 is an earphone, 4 is a cord of an earphone 3, and its end is a printed wiring. It is connected to the plate 2 by soldering. Reference numeral 5 is a housing portion for the earphones 3 and cords 4 configured in the cabinet 1, 6 is a lid of the housing portion 5, 7 is a power switch, 8 is a volume adjusting knob, and 9 is a tuning knob. It is configured to drive the variable condenser and dial display by driving.

The method of using the radio receiver with earphone storage device configured as described above will be described. First, slide the lid 6 off while pressing it, then remove the earphones 3,
Close the lid 6 again and close it. Then turn on the power switch 7 and use the radio receiver. After use, the power switch 7 is turned off, and the earphone 3 and the cord 4 are returned to the storage section 5 again.

It is to be noted that there is also proposed a system in which the earphone cord storage portion is provided with a cord winding reel, and the reel is manually moved to take the earphone 3 in and out.

However, in the above conventional configuration, the power switch 7
There is a case that you forget to turn off the earphones and store the earphones 3, and at that time, it can be confirmed only by listening to the earphones 3 that the operation of the radio receiver has deteriorated. There was a problem that the receiver was disabled when it was desired to use it.

In particular, the earphone radio receiver has a problem that the above-mentioned problems are likely to occur.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and to provide an acoustic device with an earphone storage device that can easily put an earphone and a cord in and out of the device body and can switch the function according to the purpose of use. With the goal.

In order to achieve the above object, the acoustic device with an earphone housing device of the present invention is a cord take-up reel housed in the device body, a cord-equipped earphone in which a cord is connected to the cord take-up reel, An earphone housing part having an opening in the device body and having a size that allows the earphone body of the cord-equipped earphone to be inserted with almost no margin, and an operation part projecting into the earphone housing part, and in a direction of popping out from the opening part. A switch attached so as to urge the earphone body, and a switch attached so as to close the opening of the earphone storage part by sliding in a direction substantially perpendicular to the pop-out direction of the earphone body of the cord-equipped earphone. With a lid, the earphone body allows the operation part of the switch to be operated in response to entering and leaving the earphone storage part. By pressing the switch to switch the switch and closing the lid to maintain the switch switching state, it is possible to surely prevent forgetting to turn off the power when the device is not used, or to use an earphone and a speaker. The function switching can be surely and easily performed.

Description of Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 2 to 5 show a radio receiver with an earphone housing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 to 5, reference numeral 10 denotes a radio receiver cabinet,
11 is an earphone storage part configured in the cabinet 10, 12
Is an earphone, 13 is a cord of the earphone 12, 14 is a reel portion for winding the cord 13, and has a resin reel body 15 and a reel lid 16, and the reel lid 16 is fitted on the reel body 15. Claws integrally formed on the reel body 15
It is fixed at 17. Reference numeral 18 is a boss formed integrally with the cabinet 10, and 19 is a reel shaft, which is fitted into a protrusion 20 formed on the boss 18 and is fixed so as not to rotate. A mainspring (not shown) is inserted inside the reel body 15, one end of which is the reel shaft 19 and the other end of which is the reel body 15.
It is fixed to each. Reference numeral 21 denotes a printed wiring board, in which concentric terminals centered on the boss 18 are formed of copper foil, which are attached to the reel body 15 and the pressure contact terminals connected to the cord 13 are pressure-contacted to each other, thereby the earphone 12 And the printed wiring board 21 are connected. 22 is the reel body
15 is a locking claw integrally formed, 23 is a locking plate, the groove 24
Engage with ribs 25 formed on the cabinet 10 and are slidably mounted. A compression coil spring 26 is provided between the rib 27 and the locking plate 23 provided on the cabinet 10. Reference numeral 28 denotes a knob, which is slidably fitted to the cabinet 10 so that the locking plate 23 can be operated.
Is in contact with. 29 is a lid of the earphone storage unit 11,
It is slidably attached to the cabinet 10 and has a cord 13
A groove 30 is provided as an exit of the. 31 is a leaf switch as a second power switch, which is a printed wiring board
It is connected to 21 by soldering, and its operation part 32 projects into the earphone storage part 11. A dustproof tube 33 covers the contact point 34 of the leaf switch 31. 7
Is a first power switch, 8 is a volume control knob, and 9 is a tuning knob, which has the same configuration as the conventional example.

The operation of the radio receiver with earphone housing device of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described below. First,
The reel portion 14 is constantly urged in the direction a by which the cord 13 is wound by a spiral spring. The locking plate 23 is biased in the direction c by a compression coil spring 26 and is engaged with the locking claw 22 of the reel body 15. Here, if the cord 13 is pulled out, the reel portion 14 rotates in the d direction against the biasing force of the mainspring,
The locking plate 23 moves over the locking claw 20 and moves in the b direction, and when the locking plate 23 moves over, the locking plate 23 is engaged again. In this way, the length of the earphone cord 13 can be freely set. Further, if the knob 28 is operated in the b direction to release the engagement between the locking plate 23 and the locking claw 22, the cord 13 is wound by the biasing force of the mainspring and the earphone 12 can be stored in the storage portion 11. It constitutes a good earphone storage device.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the earphone housing portion 11 has a leaf switch 31 when the earphone 12 is housed.
The operation unit 32 of is pressed by the earphone 12 and the contact 34 is in the off state. Here, as shown in FIG. 5, when the lid 29 is opened, the earphone 12 can be easily ejected by the pressure of the leaf switch 31 as shown by a broken line position 12b. At this time, the contact 34 of the leaf switch 31 is in the ON state, and the radio receiver can be used. Of course earphone 12
It is possible to use the lid 29 closed with the lid taken out. Further, when it is desired to turn off the power while the earphone 12 is taken out, the first power switch 7 may be turned off.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the operation unit 32 of the leaf switch 31 is projected into the earphone storage unit 11,
The earphone 12 that is put in and taken out of 11 can operate the switch operating unit 32 to turn the power on and off. Also earphones
Since the switch operation unit 32 is pressed when the lid 29 is closed while the 12 are stored in the earphone storage unit 11, the lid is
The pressure of the leaf switch 31 causes the earphone 12 to pop out when 29 is opened, and the earphone 12 can be taken out very easily.

Further, in the present embodiment, the switch projecting into the earphone housing 11 is used as a power switch, but in a device with a speaker, it can be easily used as a switch for switching between a speaker and an earphone.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a cord take-up reel housed in a device body, a cord-equipped earphone in which a cord is connected to the cord take-up reel,
The earphone housing of the earphone with cord has an opening in the device body and is formed in a size that allows the earphone body to fit in with almost no margin. The earphone has a switch attached so as to urge it, and a lid attached so as to slide in a direction substantially perpendicular to the pop-out direction of the earphone main body of the cord-equipped earphone to close the opening of the earphone storage part. The switch is configured to press the operation part of the switch by the earphone body to switch the switch in response to entering and leaving the storage part, and to keep the switch switching state by closing the lid, so the switch is a power switch. In that case, the power switch is automatically switched by putting the earphones in and out, so that you do not forget to turn off the power. Excellent effect that can provide vessel is obtained. Further, when the switch is the earphone / speaker changeover switch, there is an advantage that the earphone and the speaker can be switched by putting the earphone in and out, and the sound reproducing means can be surely switched according to the purpose of use of the device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional radio receiver with earphone storage device, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a radio receiver with earphone storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view thereof.
The figure is an enlarged view of the main part, and FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory view thereof. 11 …… Earphone storage, 12 …… Earphone, 13 …… Cord, 14 …… Reel, 31 …… Leaf switch, 32 …… Switch operation, 29 …… Lid.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cord take-up reel housed in a device body, a cord-equipped earphone in which a cord is connected to the cord take-up reel, and an earphone body of the cord-equipped earphone having an opening in the device body. An earphone storage part formed to have a size that can be accommodated without any margin; a switch mounted so as to urge the earphone body in a direction in which the operation part projects into the earphone storage part and protrudes from the opening part; The cord-equipped earphone has a lid attached so as to slide in a direction substantially perpendicular to the protruding direction of the earphone main body and close the opening of the earphone storage part, and corresponds to the entry and exit of the earphone storage part. Pressing the operation portion of the switch by the earphone body to switch the switch and closing the lid. Earphone storage device with audio equipment, characterized by being configured so as to further hold the switching state of the switch.