JPH07217611A - Supporting table for electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To take out a GPS main body from a supporting table in a single operation, rapidly, and smoothly, and to simplify its installing-operation on the supporting table. CONSTITUTION:The supporting table for an electronic apparatus is composed of a flat plate shaped supporting table main body 3 having a fixing hole 21 for fixing itself to the structure of a moving body such as a vehicle, and for supporting a GAS (general earth position confirmation system) main body 2, an elastic hinge part 5 which is formed integratedly on the bottom part of the supporting table main body 3 so as to be elastically deformable in twist direction, an operating member 6 which is formed integratedly with the elastic hinge part 5, being projected integratedly forward at nearly right angles opposing to the supporting surface 4 of the supporting table main body 3, and having, on an upper surface, an engaging part 7 which is engaged with an engaging recessed groove 8 provided on the GPS main body 2, plate spring members 11, 11 which are protruded integratedly from the elastic hinge part 5 in supporting surface 4 direction of the supporting table main body 3, and being provided, on an top end part, a projecting part 12 which is projected to a supporting surface 4 front side, and a hook part 17 which is engaged with an engaging hook hole 18 provided on the GPS main body 2 on the upper part of the supporting table 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 supporting base suitable for supporting an electronic device such as a handy type GPS (Global Positioning System) on a structure such as an automobile, an aircraft or a ship.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of handy type GP
Since S is fixed to the support base of a moving body such as an automobile, an aircraft, or a ship where vibration occurs, it is necessary to firmly fix S without rattling. Therefore, in the past, as an example of a fixing means that can relatively easily attach and detach the GPS,
There is a fixing device that uses a claw engaging structure having a lock means for a support base and a GPS body.

[0003]

However, in the fixing structure as described above, in the operation of detaching the GPS main body from the support base, first, the locking means is released, and then the GPS main body is pulled out from the claw engaging structure, and Since the three-step operation of separating the GPS main unit from the support base is required, GP
It was difficult to take out the S body smoothly. Therefore, for example, in an emergency, it takes a lot of time to remove the GPS from the support base.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an electronic device can be quickly and smoothly detached and operated from the supporting base with one touch, and the mounting operation to the supporting base is also possible. An object is to obtain a support base for electronic equipment that can be easily performed.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a support base of an electronic device according to the present invention has a fixing means 21 for fixing to a structure of a moving body such as a vehicle, and the electronic device main body 2 A flat plate-shaped support base body 3 having a support surface 4 for supporting, an elastic hinge portion 5 integrally formed on the lower portion of the support base body 3 so as to be elastically deformable in a torsion direction, and an elastic hinge portion 5. And an engaging portion 7 which is integrally formed with the supporting base body 3 and which is integrally projected forward at a substantially right angle to the supporting surface 4 of the supporting base body 3, and which engages with an engaged portion 8 provided in the electronic device body 2 on the upper surface thereof. The support base body 3 is integrally formed from the operating member 6 and the elastic hinge portion 5.
The elastically deformable leaf spring member 11 provided with a protrusion 12 protruding toward the support surface 4 and protruding at the tip of the support surface 4, and the electronic device main body 2 on the upper part of the support base body 3. The hook portion 17 engages with the engaged groove 18 provided in the.

In addition, a support base for an electronic device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a pair of leaf spring members 11 provided in the left-right direction of the operating member 6.

Further, the supporting base of the electronic equipment according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises the elastic hinge portion 5 and the leaf spring member 11 formed by the slit groove 14 formed in the supporting base body 3.

A support base for electronic equipment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention has a non-slip member 13 made of rubber or the like attached to the surface of the projection 12 of the leaf spring member 11.

Further, the supporting base for electronic equipment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is one in which a positioning pin 19 for positioning the electronic equipment main body is provided on the supporting surface 4 of the supporting base main body 3.

[0010]

In the support stand of the electronic equipment of the present invention configured as described above, when the electronic equipment main body 2 is supported on the support base 1, the hook portion 17 provided on the upper portion of the support base main body 3 has the electronic equipment main body 2
The engaging portion 7 of the operating member 6 provided in the lower portion of the support base body 3 is engaged with the engaged groove 18 of the electronic equipment body 2.
Is firmly supported by engaging with the plate spring member 1
1 is bent rearward, and the projection 12 at the tip thereof is the electronic device main body 2
Is pressed against the back of.

In the operation of detaching the electronic device main body 2 from the support base 1, the elastic hinge portion 5 is bent by pressing the operating member 6 downward, and the engaging portion 7 of the operating member 6 is covered by the electronic device main body 2. At the same time as being disengaged from the engaging portion 8, the leaf spring member 11
The electronic device body 2 is pushed forward by the spring biasing force of
The electronic device body 2 can be completely separated from the support base body 3. Then, the electronic device body 2 can be easily taken out.

[0012]

EXAMPLES Examples of the support base according to the present invention will be described below with reference to GPS.
An explanation will be given with reference to the drawings by taking a support base of (Global Position Confirmation System) as an example. 1 is a perspective view of a support base and a GPS main body of this example, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of the same.

In each of the drawings, reference numeral 1 indicates the entire support base, and 2 indicates the GPS main body. The support base 1 has a flat plate-shaped support base body 3, and the back surface of the GPS main body 2 is fixed to the support surface 4 of the support base body 3 in a superposed state.

The support base 1 will be described in detail. The support base 1 is integrally formed of flame-retardant polycarbonate having high mechanical strength. Support base body 3
An elastic hinge portion 5 is formed at the lower end of the substantially entire width direction. The elastic hinge portion 5 is formed in a relatively narrow plate-shaped portion and is elastically deformable in the twisting direction.

An operating member 6 is integrally formed in the central portion of the elastic hinge portion 5 described above. Specifically, the operating member 6 is formed so as to project forward from the elastic hinge portion 5 at a right angle to the supporting surface 4 of the support base body 3. The operating member 6 has an inclined surface 7a on the front side and an inclined surface 7a on the rear side. A claw-shaped engaging portion 7 having a vertical surface 7b is formed. The engaging groove 7 formed on the bottom surface of the GPS body 2 is engaged with the engaging portion 7. Also,
Non-slip pads 9 made of rubber or the like are attached to the upper surfaces of both sides of the operation member 6. Reference numeral 10 denotes a pressing surface for pressing the operation member 6.

Leaf spring members 11, 11 are integrally provided on both left and right sides of the operating member 6 in the same plane direction as the supporting surface 4 of the supporting base body 3 from the elastic hinge portion 5. The support surface 4 of the support base body 3 is provided at the tip of the leaf spring members 11,
The convex portions 12 and 12 are provided so as to project further forward,
Non-slip members 13, 13 made of rubber or the like are attached to the surfaces of the convex portions 12, 12.

The above-mentioned leaf spring members 11, 11 are integrally movable in the front-back direction of the support surface 4 in conjunction with the operation of elastically deforming the elastic hinge portion 5 in the torsional direction by the pressing operation of the operating member 6. You can The elastic hinge portion 5 and the leaf spring members 11, 11 can be formed by continuously forming the slit groove 14 in the support base body 3.

Further, projections 16 and 16 having anti-slip members 15 made of rubber or the like on their surfaces are provided at the portions of the support base body 3 near the sides of the leaf spring members 11 and 11.

Further, a pair of left and right hook portions 17, 17 are formed on the upper portion of the support base body 3 so as to project therefrom. The hook portions 17 and 17 are engaged with engagement hook holes 18 and 18 formed on the upper rear surface of the GPS body 2. Further, positioning pins 19, 19 are provided on the side of the intermediate portion of the support base body 3. These positioning pins 19 and 19 are positioning holes 20 and 2 using screw hole holes provided on the back surface of the GPS body 2.
0 is engaged.

The support base 1 thus constructed is fixed to a structure of a moving body such as an automobile, an aircraft or a ship. Therefore, as a fixing means for fixing the support base 1 to the structure, it is supported. A hexagonal fixing hole 21 into which the head of the bolt is engaged with the base body 3 and a bolt hole 21 at the bottom thereof.
Each of a is formed in two rows. As the method of fixing the support base 1, any method such as a method of directly fixing to the structure using bolts or a method of fixing to the structure via a mounting member can be used.

Next, the procedure for attaching / detaching the GPS main body 2 to / from the support base 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, the operation of supporting the GPS main body 2 on the support base 1 will be described. The GPS main body 2 is provided with an engaging hook hole 1 on an upper back surface of the support base 1 which is fixed to the structure in advance.
8 and 18 are engaged with the hook portions 17 and 17 of the support base body 3, and the positioning holes 20 and 20 on the back surface of the GPS body 2 are engaged.
The lower part of the GPS main body 2 is pushed into the support base 1 side with the positioning pins 19 of the support base main body 3 aligned.
By this operation, the bottom surface of the GPS main body 2 slips over the inclined surface 7a of the claw-shaped engaging portion 7 of the operation member 6, and gets over the GPS main body 2
The engagement groove 8 on the bottom surface of the GPS main body 2 is engaged with the engagement portion 7, and the support of the GPS main body 2 on the support base 1 is completed. In the supported state of the GPS main body 2, the leaf spring member 11 is bent backward by the anti-slip member 13 of the convex portion 12 being pressed against the back surface of the GPS main body 2,
Therefore, due to the spring force of the leaf spring member 11, the GPS main body 2
Is forwardly spring-biased (see FIG. 4).

Further, in a state where the GPS main body 2 is supported by the support base 1, the back surface of the GPS main body 2 is in contact with the protrusion 16 having the anti-slip member 15 provided on the support surface 4 of the support base main body 3. Therefore, the support of the GPS main body 2 is stable,
Even if the GPS base 2 vibrates together with the support base 1, the leaf spring members 11, 11 that are spring-biased are firmly supported without displacement due to the pressure contact force with the anti-slip members 13, 13 provided at the tip ends of the plate spring members 11, 11. be able to.

Next, the operation of removing the GPS main body 2 from the support base 1 will be described. When the pressing surface 10 of the operating member 6 is pressed downward, the elastic hinge portion 5 elastically deforms in the twisting direction, and the operating member 6 tilts downward with the elastic hinge portion 5 as a fulcrum. Therefore, the engagement portion 7 of the operation member 6 is the GPS
It operates in the direction of disengagement from the engagement groove 8 of the main body 2. At this time, the leaf spring member 11 is further elastically deformed as the operation member 6 tilts downward, and the GPS body 2
The action of pressing the back surface of the is generated (see FIG. 5).

Therefore, when the engaging portion 7 of the operating member 6 is completely disengaged from the engaging groove 8 of the GPS body 2, G
The PS main body 2 is pushed forward by the spring biasing force of the leaf spring member 11, and the GP is interlocked with this pushing operation.
The engaging hook hole 18 on the upper portion of the S body 2 is disengaged from the hook portion 17 (see FIG. 6). When the GPS body 2 is detached from the support 1, the GPS body 2 rides on the non-slip pads 9, 9 whose bottom surface is formed on the upper surface of the operation member 6,
Stops without falling off the support 1. Therefore G
The PS body 2 can be grasped and taken out as it is.

As described above, the support base of the present invention is the support base 1.
When the GPS main body 2 is supported by the support body 1, the GPS main body 2 can be stably and firmly supported without rattling, and when the GPS main body 2 is detached from the support base 1, the pressing surface 10 of the operating member 6 is pressed.
By the one-touch operation of pressing, the support base 1 and the GPS main body 2 are disengaged, and at the same time, the GPS main body 2 can be pushed out by the spring biasing force and moved to a position where it can be removed from the support base 1. Thereby, the GPS main body 2 can be taken out quickly and smoothly.

Further, since the pair of leaf spring members 11 from which the GPS main body 2 is pushed out are provided at the left and right positions of the operation member 6, there is an advantage that the forward pressing movement of the GPS main body 2 can be performed stably. There is.

Further, the elastic hinge portion 5 for hinge-moving the operating member 6 and the leaf spring member 11 integrally formed with the elastic hinge portion 5 are provided with the support base 1 by forming the slit groove 14 in the support base body 3. Since it can be integrally formed, the number of parts can be significantly reduced and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

Further, the projection 12 at the tip of the leaf spring member 11
By providing the non-slip member 13 such as a rubber material on the surface of the
Even if vibration or the like occurs in the state where the GPS body 2 is supported, it is possible to avoid displacement due to slippage.

Further, when the GPS main body 2 is supported, the positioning is performed by the positioning pins 19 of the support base main body 3, so that the above-mentioned anti-slip member 13 of the leaf spring member 11 is positioned.
The position shift can be completely eliminated together with the action of.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

In the embodiment, the pair of leaf spring members 11 are provided at the left and right positions of the operating member 6, but the central position of the support base body 3, that is, the position corresponding to the operating member 6 is 1
Even if only one is provided, the same operation as that of the above-described embodiment can be obtained. Further, in any case, the width dimension and the length dimension of the leaf spring member 11 can be arbitrarily set by the resin material of the support 1.

Although the GPS main body 2 has been described in the embodiment as an electronic device supported by the support base 1,
In addition, it can be widely applied as a support for electronic devices such as small televisions.

[0034]

As described above, the support base for electronic equipment according to the present invention has a fixing means for fixing to a structure of a moving body such as a vehicle, and a flat plate having a support surface for supporting the electronic equipment. -Shaped support base, an elastic hinge part that is integrally formed on the lower part of the support base so that it can be elastically deformed in the twisting direction, and an elastic hinge part that is integrally formed and is substantially An operating member that is integrally projected forward at a right angle and that has an engaging portion that engages with an engaged portion provided on the electronic device body on its upper surface, and an elastic hinge portion that integrally supports the supporting surface of the supporting base body. And an elastically deformable leaf spring member provided with a convex portion projecting forward from the support surface and protruding to the front side of the support surface, and an engaged groove provided in the electronic device on the upper part of the support base body. Easy and reliable mounting of electronic devices to the support base because it is composed of a hook part Can be performed, moreover, there is only quickly and smoothly perform effective removal of the operating member of the electronic device is pressed from the support base.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a support base and a GPS main body of this example in a separated state.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway side view showing a state where the GPS main body is supported on a support base.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway side view of the GPS main body during removal.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway side view of the GPS main body in a detached state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Support base 2 GPS main body 3 Support base main body 4 Support surface 5 Elastic hinge part 6 Operation member 7 Engagement part 8 Engagement groove 9 Non-slip pad 10 Pressing surface 11 Leaf spring member 12 Convex part 13 Non-slip member 14 Slit groove 17 Hook part 18 Engaging hook hole 19 Positioning pin 20 Positioning hole 21a Bolt hole

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A flat plate-shaped support base body having a fixing means for fixing to a structure of a moving body such as a vehicle and having a support surface for supporting an electronic device body, and a screw at a lower portion of the support base body. An elastic hinge part integrally molded so as to be elastically deformable in the twisting direction, and integrally molded with the elastic hinge part, and is integrally projected forward at substantially right angles to the support surface of the support base body, and its upper surface is formed. An operation member having an engaging portion that engages with an engaged portion provided in the electronic device main body, and integrally projecting from the elastic hinge portion toward the support surface of the support base main body, An elastically deformable leaf spring member provided with a convex portion projecting to the front side of the support surface, and a hook portion engaging with an engaged groove provided in the main body of the electronic device above the support base body. A support base for electronic devices, which is characterized in that 2. The support base for electronic equipment according to claim 1, wherein a pair of the leaf spring members are provided in the left-right direction of the operation member. 3. The support base for an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the elastic hinge portion and the leaf spring member are formed by slit grooves formed in the support base body. 4. The support base for an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a non-slip member such as rubber is attached to the surface of the convex portion of the leaf spring member. 5. The support base for an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a positioning pin for positioning the main body of the electronic device is provided on a support surface of the support base body.