JPH07168661A - Cover for pen - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a cover for the pen capable of carring out accurate pen operation by securely holding the pen for operation while gloves are put on. CONSTITUTION:A nearly cylindrical cover main body 3 which has nearly the same internal diameter with the outer peripheral surface of the pen 2 for operation that is made of an elastic material is provided, a slip stopping projection 5 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the tip part of the cover main body 3, and an engagement projection 6 which holds the tip part of the pen 2 for operation is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the tip part of the cover main body 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pen cover, and more particularly, to an operator wearing a glove attached to the outside of an operation pen for operating a pen operation computer to easily operate the operation pen. The present invention relates to a pen cover that can be performed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, personal computers have been widely used to perform various operations and the like.
Small portable computers have been developed.

When such a small-sized computer is used at a construction site, it is difficult to successively operate it with a keyboard, so a pen computer operated by a pen is used.

In such a pen computer,
A display such as a liquid crystal is installed in the computer body, and it is turned on and off by the pushing operation with the operation pen.
Various switches such as a power switch are provided, and the operation pen is housed in a pen housing portion formed in the computer body.

When the computer is used, a desired operation is performed by taking out the operation pen from the pen storage unit and touching the switch and the display with the operation pen.

[0006]

However, in such a conventional pen computer, when operating the operation pen at the work site, the operator wears thick gloves because the diameter of the operation pen is small. However, there is a problem that it is extremely difficult to operate with a hand, and it is impossible to drop the operation pen or to perform accurate display touch or switch operation.

Further, when the diameter of the operation pen is increased, the pen accommodating portion of the computer main body for accommodating the operation pen must be increased in size, and the size of the computer main body becomes large. On the contrary, when the pen has a large diameter, it is difficult to operate with a bare hand.

The present invention has been made in view of these points, and provides a pen cover capable of reliably holding an operating pen and performing accurate pen operation while wearing gloves. The purpose is.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, a pen cover according to the present invention is a pen cover for mounting on the outside of an operation pen for operating a pen operation computer, and is made of an elastic material. A substantially cylindrical cover body having an inner diameter substantially the same as the outer peripheral surface of the operation pen is provided, and a non-slip projection is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the tip portion of the cover body, and the operation is performed on the inner peripheral surface of the tip portion of the cover body. The present invention is characterized in that a locking projection for holding the tip of the pen is formed.

[0010]

According to the pen cover of the present invention, the pen cover is attached to the outside of the operation pen to make the diameter of the operation pen large so that it can be easily grasped. Since it is made of an elastic material and has a non-slip projection formed on the taper part, even when wearing thick gloves, the operation pen can be gripped securely without slipping. And again,
Since the outer periphery of the tapered portion of the operating pen is held by the locking projection of the pen cover, the operating pen can be held securely and the operating pen can be prevented from falling off. Further, since the operating pen itself is not processed to have a large diameter, it is not necessary to form a large pen housing portion of the computer main body, and it is possible to properly cope with the miniaturization of the computer main body.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

1 to 4 show an embodiment of a pen cover according to the present invention. The pen cover 1 in this embodiment is mounted on the outer peripheral side of a predetermined operation pen 2. The pen cover 1 is made of, for example, an elastic material such as rubber and has an inner diameter substantially the same as the outer peripheral surface of the operation pen 2 and an outer diameter of approximately 2.5 cm (1 inch). The cover body 3 has a substantially cylindrical shape. A taper portion 4 is formed at the tip of the cover body 3 so that the tip has a small diameter, and the outer peripheral surface of the taper portion 4 has a predetermined interval in the axial direction of the cover body 3. A plurality (three in this embodiment) of anti-slip projections 5 are provided around the circumference. Also, the cover body 3
A plurality of locking projections 6 are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the tip of the cover body so as to have a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction.
A slit 7 extending along the longitudinal direction is formed on the peripheral surface of the.

In this embodiment, each of the three anti-slip projections 5 and the three engaging projections 6 are formed, but one, two, or four or more may be formed. Also, the shape can be formed in any shape.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show an embodiment of the operation pen 2 to which such a pen cover is applied. The tip of the operation pen 2 is formed in a tapered shape. An operation protrusion 8 is formed on the tip of the operation pen 2. Further, a rotation stop protrusion 9 is formed on the outer circumference of the base end portion of the operation pen 2, and a holding protrusion 10 is formed on the middle portion of the outer circumference of the operation pen 2.

Further, FIGS. 7 and 8 show an embodiment of a computer to which such an operation pen 2 is attached. A flat computer main body 11 is provided with a display 12 such as a liquid crystal panel. Both sides of the display 12 of the computer main body 11 are turned on and off by the pushing operation of the operating projection 2 of the operating pen 2.
A power switch 13, a backlight switch 14 of the display 12, a bright switch 15 of the display 12, a contrast switch 16 and a function switch 17 are provided.

Further, a pen storage portion 18 that is opened on the upper surface of the computer main body 11 and extends vertically is formed inside one side of the computer main body 11. Above the pen storage portion 18, a pen storage portion 18 is formed. A holding slit 19 with which the rotation preventing projection 9 of the operation pen 2 is engaged is formed.
Further, an engaging recess 20 for preventing the operation pen 2 from coming off by engaging the holding projection 10 of the operation pen 2 is formed inside the pen storage portion 18. Then, the operation pen 2 is inserted into the pen storage portion 18 from above the computer main body 11 so that the detent protrusion 9 of the operation pen 2 engages with the holding slit 19. The operation pen 2 is accommodated and held in the pen accommodating portion 18 by engaging with the engaging recess 20 of the accommodating portion 18.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

When the computer is operated in this embodiment, first, the operation pen 2 stored in the pen storage portion 18 of the computer main body 11 is pulled out upward, so that the holding projection 10 and the engagement recess 20 are formed. And the operating pen 2 is removed. Then, a desired operation of the computer is performed by performing a push operation of each switch and a touch operation of the display 12 by the operation protrusion 8 of the operation pen 2.

When a worker wearing gloves operates a computer at a construction site, the pen cover 1 is placed outside the operation pen 2 and the detent projection 9 is formed on the slit 7 from the base end side. Insert so as to engage with.
Then, when the operation pen 2 is completely inserted into the pen cover 1, the locking projection 6 of the pen cover 1 comes into contact with the outer periphery of the tapered portion of the operation pen 2 and the operation pen 2 Is designed to hold.

In this state, the outside of the pen cover 1 is gripped and the operation with the operation pen 2 is performed. In this case, since the pen cover 1 is made of an elastic material in this embodiment, the pen cover 1
With the gripping force, the slit 7 portion of the pen cover 1 is contracted by the gripping force and the operation pen 2 is sandwiched, and the operation pen 2 does not drop off.

After using the operation pen 2, the operation pen 2 is removed from the pen cover 1 and stored in the pen storage portion 18 of the computer main body 11.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the pen cover 1 is attached to the outside of the operation pen 2 so that the operation pen 2 has a large diameter and is easy to grip. Since it is made of an elastic material and the anti-slip protrusions 5 are formed on the taper portion 4, even when wearing thick gloves, the operation pen 2 can be securely attached without slipping or the like. It can be gripped, and as a result, the usability of the operation pen 2 can be remarkably enhanced, and accurate touch operation and switch operation on the display 12 can be performed. Further, the outer periphery of the tapered portion of the operation pen 2 is held by the locking projection 6 of the pen cover 1, and the slit 7 portion of the pen cover 1 is contracted by the gripping force of the pen cover 1 so that the operation pen 2 can be held. Since the operation pen 2 is sandwiched, the operation pen 2 can be reliably held, and the operation pen 2 can be prevented from falling off. Further, since the operation pen 2 itself is not processed to have a large diameter, the computer main body 1
It is not necessary to make the pen storage unit 18 of 1 large, and it is possible to appropriately cope with the miniaturization of the computer main body 11.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be variously modified as necessary.

[0024]

As described above, in the pen cover according to the present invention, the pen cover is attached to the outside of the operation pen so that the operation pen has a large diameter and is easy to grip. Since the pen cover is made of an elastic material and the non-slip projections are formed on the taper part, even when wearing thick gloves, slipping does not occur and the operation pen is securely As a result, the usability of the operating pen can be remarkably enhanced, and accurate display touch and switch operation can be performed. Further, since the outer periphery of the tapered portion of the operating pen is held by the locking projection of the pen cover, the operating pen can be securely held and the operating pen can be prevented from falling off. . Further, since the operating pen itself is not processed to have a large diameter, it is not necessary to form a large pen housing portion of the computer main body, and it is possible to appropriately cope with the downsizing of the computer main body.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a pen cover according to the present invention and an operation pen to which the pen cover is attached.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a pen cover of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG.

4 is an enlarged view of the tip portion of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing an embodiment of the operating pen of the present invention.

6 is a side view of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing an embodiment of a computer to which the operation pen of the present invention is applied.

8 is a plan view of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pen cover 2 Operation pen 3 Cover body 4 Tapered part 5 Non-slip protrusion 6 Locking protrusion 7 Slit 8 Operating protrusion 9 Non-rotating protrusion 10 Holding protrusion 11 Computer main body 12 Display 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 Switch 18 Pen Storage 19 Holding Slit 20 Engagement Recess

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pen cover for mounting on the outside of an operation pen for operating a pen operation computer, which cover body is made of an elastic material and has a substantially cylindrical shape having an inner diameter substantially the same as the outer peripheral surface of the operation pen. And a locking projection for holding the tip of the operation pen is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the tip of the cover body. Cover for pen.