JPH08279840A - Portable holder for electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To surely protect an electronic equipment and its display section in the case of carrying the electronic device by simply and easily making the displayed information visible without taking out the electronic equipment such as a pager in the case of carrying the electronic equipment. CONSTITUTION: A 1st holder case 12 having a mount clip 14 to bit a waist belt is hinged turnably to a 2nd holder case 13 at its lower end having a pager 1 in its inside while its display section 3 is directed to the 1st holder case 12. Thus, in the case of carrying the pager 1, the pager 1 is contained in a space by the 1st and 2nd holder cases 12, 13 so that the pager 1 and its display section 3 are not exposed externally to protect surely the pager 1, and the 1st and 2nd holder cases 12, 13 are turned around the hinge 15 and opened in the case of carrying the electronic equipment, then the information on the display section 3 is visually confirmed without removing the pager 1 from the 2nd holder case 13.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable holder for electronic equipment such as a pager.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a portable information communication terminal has a pager which receives a calling signal from a base station and informs the wearer by sound or vibration. This pager is generally carried in a pocket of clothes, but in many cases, such as in the hot summer months and in warm places, there is no pocket. The holder is attached, and the holder is attached to the holder for carrying. An example of a portable holder for such a pager will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14.
The pager 1 includes a thin box-shaped device case 2, a display unit 3 for displaying the content of received data is provided on the front surface of the device case 2, and various switch buttons 4 are provided on the upper surface of the device case 2. The device case 2 has a structure in which components necessary for a pager function such as a receiving device are incorporated. The portable holder 5 is provided with a box-shaped holder case 6 to which the lower half of the pager 1 is detachably mounted from above. A notch portion 7 is formed on the front surface of the holder case 6 corresponding to the display portion 3 of the pager 1, and a rising portion 8 is provided on the rear portion thereof, and a rear portion of the rising portion 8 is attached to a waist belt. A mounting clip 9 is provided.
In this portable holder 5, the mounting clip 9 is mounted on the waist belt, the holder case 6 is mounted on the waist, and the pager 1 is inserted into the holder case 6 from above and mounted to carry the pager 1. It is like this.

[0003]

However, in such a portable holder 5, when the pager 1 is mounted on the holder case 6 and a ringing signal is received while the pager 1 is carried, the pager is removed from the holder case 6. Unless 1 is removed, the information displayed on the display unit 3 of the pager 1 cannot be visually recognized, which is inconvenient. Further, in this portable holder 5, only the lower half of the pager 1 is attached to the holder case 6, and the pager 1
Since the display unit 3 is exposed to the outside in correspondence with the notch 7 on the front surface of the holder case 6, there is a problem that the main body of the pager 1 and the display unit 3 thereof are easily damaged or damaged during carrying. An object of the present invention is to easily and easily visually recognize information on a display unit without removing an electronic device such as a pager when carrying, and to prevent damage or damage to the electronic device or its display unit while carrying. An object of the present invention is to provide a portable holder for an electronic device that can be protected without fail.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a portable holder for an electronic device having a display portion on the front surface thereof, and a first holder case having a mounting portion to be mounted on a part of clothing and a first holder case. A second holder case that opposes the first holder case and in which the electronic device is mounted with the display section facing the first holder case, and the first holder case and the second holder case are rotatable at their lower ends. It is provided with a hinge to be attached, and a lock means for locking the first holder case and the second holder case when the first holder case and the second holder case are closed by rotating around the hinge. It is what

[0005]

According to the present invention, when carrying an electronic device, the electronic device is placed in the second holder case opened with respect to the first holder case, and the display portion thereof faces the first holder case. After mounting, the second holder case is rotated around the hinge with respect to the first holder case to be closed, the first holder case and the second holder case are locked by the locking means, and the first holder case is mounted in this state. The electronic device can be carried by attaching the part to a part of clothing such as a waist belt. For this reason, the body of the electronic device and its display are not exposed to the outside as in the past, so the electronic device and its display are not damaged or damaged while being carried, and the electronic device is protected securely. You can In addition, when viewing the information on the display unit of the electronic device while being carried, the second holder case is opened from the first holder case by rotating the second holder case around the hinge and the inside of the second holder case is opened. Since the electronic device is mounted with the display part facing the first holder case, the information displayed on the display part can be easily viewed without removing the electronic device from the second holder case.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a portable holder of a pager will be described below with reference to FIGS. The same parts as those of the conventional example shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. As shown in FIG. 2, the pager 1 is provided with a display unit 3 for displaying the content of received data on the front surface (upper surface in the same figure) of a thin box-shaped device case 2 as in the conventional case. In addition to the structure in which various switch buttons 4 are provided on the upper surface (right side in the figure) of the device case, the engaging protrusion 10 for preventing reverse insertion is formed on the lower surface (left side in the figure) of the device case 2.
Has a structure. The engagement protrusion 10 is
It has a substantially wedge shape, and has a wide width on the display unit 3 side and a narrow width on the opposite side.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the portable holder 11 includes a first holder case 12 made of synthetic resin and a second holder case 13 made of synthetic resin. As shown in FIG. 2, the first holder case 12 is formed in a box shape with an open front surface (right side surface in the figure), and is attached to the back surface of the first holder case 12 so as to be detachably attached to a waist belt (not shown). The clip (mounting part) 14 is provided. The second holder case 13 is formed in a size corresponding to the first holder case 12, and is formed in a box shape in which a surface (upper surface in the figure) facing the open surface of the first holder case 12 is opened. There is. The lower end of the first holder case 12 on the open side and the corresponding lower end of the second holder case 13 on the open side correspond to the open sides of the first and second holder cases 12, 13. Then, it is rotatably attached by the hinge 15. In this case, the first holder case 12
When the second holder case 13 is opened 90 degrees relative to each other, the lower end edges on the respective open sides come into contact with each other and are prevented from opening 90 degrees or more.

Further, in the second holder case 13, with the display portion 3 of the pager 1 facing the open surface side of the first holder case 12, approximately half the thickness of the pager 1 on the side opposite to the display portion 3 is provided. Is detachably attached. in this case,
On the inner surface of the second holder case 13 on the hinge 15 side, an engagement concave portion 16 with which the engagement convex portion 10 for preventing reverse insertion of the pager 1 is engaged is provided. The engaging concave portion 16 corresponds to the shape of the engaging convex portion 10 of the pager 1, and the width of the opening side of the second holder case 13 is formed to be slightly wider than the width of the engaging convex portion 10 on the display unit 3 side. In addition, the width on the bottom side is formed to be narrower than the width on the display section 3 side of the engaging projection 10 so that the engaging projection 10 of the pager 1 is prevented from being inserted backward. In addition, the hinge 1 of the second holder case 13
A notch 17 corresponding to the switch button 4 of the pager 1 is formed on the wall surface facing the switch 5. This notch 17
Is formed to have a size corresponding to approximately half of the switch button 4 in the thickness direction of the pager 1. For this reason, the wall surface of the first holder case 12 corresponding to the cutout portion 17 of the second holder case 13 is formed with a cutout portion 18 having a size corresponding to substantially the other half of the switch button 4. Therefore, the notches 17 and 18 provided in the first and second holder cases 12 and 13, respectively, form an opening corresponding to the switch button 4 of the pager 1 as shown in FIG.

The portable holder 11 also has a locking means. As shown in FIG. 2, the locking means includes locking recesses 20 provided on the inner surfaces of both sides of the cutout portion 18 of the first holder case 12 and the second holder case 1.
Locking protrusions 21 provided so as to project on both sides of the notch 17 of FIG. 3, and when the first holder case 12 and the second holder case 13 are closed, the locking recess 20 and the locking protrusion are provided. It has a structure in which the first holder case 12 and the second holder case 13 are locked by being engaged with the portion 21 in a detachable manner.
That is, the locking recess 20 of the first holder case 12 is provided on the inner surface of the first holder case 12 in the vicinity of the notch 18 and the open end, as shown in FIG. A guide groove 20a is provided between the stop recess 20 and the open end so as to be continuous with both. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3B, the locking projection 21 of the second holder case 13 has a neck 2 having a semi-arcuate head 21a having elasticity.
It is provided at the open side end of the second holder case 13 by 1b. The locking recess 20 and the locking projection 21 have a semi-circular arc-shaped head 21a of the locking projection 21 when the first and second holder cases 12 and 13 are closed.
After being guided by the guide groove 20a of 0, the head portion 21a elastically engages with the locking recess 20 as shown in FIG. 4, thereby locking the first and second holder cases 12 and 13 to each other. .

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a conductive member 23 is provided on the entire outer surface of the second holder case 13. The conductive member 23 is made of aluminum, chromium, copper,
It is a conductive film formed by vapor deposition or plating of a metal such as gold or silver, or a thin metal plate such as stainless steel or an alloy. In addition, the conductive member 23 is used for the second holder case 1
3 is also provided on the inner surface of the through hole 13a provided at a predetermined position, and is introduced into the inside of the second holder case 13 by this, and the introduced portion is provided inside the pager 1 via the contact member 25 of the pager 1. It is electrically connected to the ground. That is, the contact member 25 of the pager 1 includes a metal storage pipe 26 incorporated in the pager 1 and connected to the ground portion, and the storage pipe 26.
A metal contact pin 27 that is disposed inside and has a tip protruding to the outside of the pager 1 so as to be retractable, and a storage pipe 26.
When the pager 1 is mounted in the second holder case 13, the tip of the contact pin 27 is moved by the spring force of the coil spring 28 when the pager 1 is mounted in the second holder case 13. The conductive member 2 is inserted into the through hole 13a of the case 13
By contacting the contact member 3, the conductive member 23 and the ground portion are electrically connected via the contact pin 27, the coil spring 28, and the storage pipe 27.

With such a portable holder 11, when carrying the pager 1, first, as shown in FIG. 2, the second holder case 13 is rotated with respect to the first holder case 12 about the hinge 15. Let it open 90 degrees, then in this state the second
The pager 1 is attached to the holder case 13. At this time, unless the display portion 3 of the pager 1 is directed upward, that is, toward the open surface side of the first holder case 12, the engagement concave portion 16 provided on the inner surface of the second holder case 13 and the outer surface of the pager 1 are provided. If the engaging protrusion 10 of the pager 1 and the engaging recess 16 of the second holder case 13 cannot be engaged with each other, the pager 1 is not moved to the second position. It cannot be attached to the holder case 13. Therefore, the reverse insertion of the pager 1 can be prevented, and the engagement protrusion 10 of the pager 1 and the engagement recess 16 of the second holder case 13 are engaged with each other to mount the pager 1 in a constant orientation. can do.

Then, the second holder case 13 with the pager 1 mounted around the hinge 15 is replaced by the first holder case 1
Rotate with respect to 2 and close. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the locking projection 21 of the second holder case 13 is elastically locked in the locking recess 20 of the first holder case 12, whereby the first and second holder cases 12, 13 are locked. Are mutually locked as shown in FIG. In this state, only the switch button 4 of the pager 1 is exposed upward from the openings formed by the cutouts 17 and 18 of the first and second holder cases 12 and 13, respectively.
Others are stored in the first and second holder cases 12 and 13. In particular, the display unit 3 of the pager 1 is placed on the second holder case 13 so as to face the open surface side of the first holder case 12.
It is stored in the holder case 12. Therefore, when the mounting clip 14 of the first holder case 12 is mounted on the waist belt of the user and carried, the pager 1 and its display unit 3 are not exposed, so the pager 1 and the display unit 3 are not exposed. It can be securely protected without being scratched or damaged and can be carried easily. In this case, even if the second holder case 13 receives an impact from the outside, the pager 1
Since the display unit 3 is disposed inside the first holder case 12, there is no risk of the display unit 3 being damaged by an impact. Further, even if the pager 1 is housed in the first and second holder cases 12 and 13, the switch button 4 is exposed from the openings formed by the cutouts 17 and 18 of the first and second holder cases 12 and 13. Therefore, the switch button 4 can be easily operated, which is convenient for carrying.

Further, when the pager 1 receives the calling signal in this state, the first and second holder cases 12, 13 are provided.
When the first and second holder cases 12 and 13 are opened against the elastic engagement force between the locking concave portion 20 and the locking convex portion 21 of the
Since the pager 1 is mounted on the holder case 13 with the display part 3 thereof facing the open surface side of the first holder case 12, the pager 1 is displayed on the display part 3 without removing the pager 1 from the second holder case 13. The information can be easily viewed. Therefore, the portable holder 11 is more convenient than the conventional one. In this case, the hinge 15
Centering around the second holder case 13 and the first holder case 12
When opened by rotating with respect to the first and second holder cases 1
The lower edges of the open surfaces 2 and 13 contact each other and
Since it does not open more than 0 degree, there is no fear that the pager 1 mounted in the second holder case 13 will fall out. further,
In this portable holder 11, when the pager 1 is mounted in the second holder case 13, the conductive member 23 provided on the entire outer surface of the second holder case 13 and the ground portion in the pager 1 are incorporated in the pager 1. Since they are electrically connected by the contact member 25, the pager 1 is not affected by static electricity, and the pager 1 can be reliably protected from static electricity.

In the first embodiment, as the reverse insertion preventing means, the engaging projection 10 is provided on the outer surface of the pager 1 and the engaging recess 16 is provided on the inner surface of the second holder case 13.
Not limited to this, for example, the engagement recess 16 is formed on the outer surface of the pager 1.
May be provided, and the engagement protrusion 10 may be provided on the inner surface of the second holder case 13. Further, in the first embodiment, the conductive member 23 is provided on the entire outer surface of the second holder case 13, but it is not always necessary to provide only the second holder case 13, and
It may also be provided on the outer surface of the holder case 12.

Next, a second embodiment of the portable holder of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In this case, the same parts as those in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. In this portable holder 30, lock means is provided across the respective end portions on the open surface side where the first holder case 12 and the second holder case 13 shown in FIG. 6 face each other. That is, the locking means includes an "L" -shaped hook portion 31 provided so as to project from the left end surface of the first holder case 12 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 (a), and FIGS. 6 and 7 (b). The lock mechanism 32 is provided at the left end of the second holder case 13 and locks the hook portion 31 in a disengageable manner, which is shown in FIGS. As shown in, a slide piece 33 is provided inside the storage recess 30a provided at the left end portion of the second holder case 13 and slides in the arrow X and Y directions.
A release button 34 projecting from the left end surface of the second holder case 13 is provided on the left side, and an inverted “L” -shaped locking portion 35 that locks the hook portion 31 detachably is provided on the right side. It has a structure in which a leaf spring 36 for pushing up the hook portion 31 is provided. Further, between the right end surface of the slide piece 33 and the right inner surface of the storage recess 30a, the coil spring 3 for urging the slide piece 33 in the direction of pushing the release button 34 is pushed.
7 are arranged. Further, on the left end surface of the second holder case 13 at the peripheral edge of the storage recess 30a, a holding plate 38 that covers the storage recess 30a and slidably presses the slide piece 33 is attached. The hook portion 31 is removably inserted into the holding plate 38 and the locking portion 35 is inserted.
An opening 39 is provided so that the tip of the can be positioned and moved.

In such a portable holder 30, as shown in FIG. 6, in the state where the second holder case 13 is opened with respect to the first holder case 12, the second holder case 13 is placed in the same manner as in the first embodiment. The pager 1 can be carried by mounting the pager 1 and rotating the second holder case 13 around the hinge 15 with respect to the first holder case 12 to close it. At this time, as shown in FIG. 8A, the tip of the locking portion 35 of the slide piece 33 of the lock mechanism 32 provided in the second holder case 13 is previously attached to the pressing plate 3.
Since it is exposed from the opening 39 of the slide piece 8, when the first and second holder cases 12 and 13 are closed, the slide piece 3
The hook portion 31 of the first holder case 12 abuts on the tip of the locking portion 35 of No. 3, and the hook portion 31 presses the locking portion 35 to cause the slide piece 33 to resist the spring force of the coil spring 37 and to move the arrow X. Slide in the direction. Then, when the hook portion 31 pushes down the leaf spring 36 of the slide piece 33 and is positioned below the tip of the locking portion 35, the slide piece 33 is moved in the arrow Y direction by the spring force of the coil spring 37, and as shown in FIG. )
As shown in, the locking portion 35 is locked to the hook portion 31. As a result, the first holder case 12 and the second holder case 13 are securely locked in the closed state. Also,
When releasing the lock, the release button 34 protruding from the end surface of the second holder case 13 is pressed against the spring force of the coil spring 37. Then, the slide piece 33 shown in FIG. 8 (b) moves in the direction of the arrow X, and along with this, the locking portion 35 moves in the same direction and the tip end thereof separates from the hook portion 31,
The spring force of the plate spring 36 of the slide piece 33 pushes up the hook portion 31 as shown in FIG. As a result, the lock of the hook portion 31 by the lock mechanism 32 is released, and the first and second holder cases 12 and 13 can be opened and closed.

Thus, in this portable holder 30,
In addition to the effects similar to those of the first embodiment, the hook mechanism 31 of the first holder case 12 is locked by the locking mechanism 32 provided in the second holder case 13 only by closing the first and second holder cases 12 and 13. The lock portion 35 of the lock mechanism 32 locks the hook portion 31 by the spring force of the coil spring 37.
It can be locked more reliably than in the embodiment, and when the lock is released, the lock can be easily released by pressing the release button 34 against the spring force of the coil spring 37. Therefore, compared to the first embodiment,
It is easy to open and close the first and second holder cases 12 and 13, and is convenient.

Next, a third embodiment of the portable holder of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Also in this case, the same parts as those in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. As shown in FIG. 10, the portable holder 40 includes a first holder case 1
With the open sides of the second holder case 13 and the second holder case 13 facing each other, the lower ends of the first and second holder cases 12 and 13 are rotatably attached by a hinge 41. That is, the hinge 41 protrudes from the mounting recess 42 formed in the middle of the lower wall surface of the first holder case 12 so as to open downward and on the open surface side, and the end portion of the second holder case 13 on the open surface side. The mounting projection 43 is provided and is disposed in the mounting recess 42, and the support shaft 44 is inserted through the tip of the mounting projection 43 and has both ends pivotally supported by the inner surfaces of the mounting recess 42 facing each other. ing. In this case, the support shaft 44 is located on the inner side (see FIG.
And on the right side in FIG. 12, the mounting projection 4
3 is when the first and second holder cases 12 and 13 are opened,
The outer surface of the mounting projection 43 abuts on the inner surface of the mounting recess 42 that faces the outer surface of the mounting projection 43, so that the mounting projection 43 does not rotate more than 90 degrees.
Further, the depth of the mounting recess 42 is substantially the same as the thickness of the mounting projection 43, that is, the wall thickness of the second holder case 13. Therefore, when the first and second holder cases 12 and 13 are closed, as shown in FIGS.
The lower surface of the holder case 12 and the lower surface of the second holder case 13 are flush with each other. The portable holder 40 is also provided with the mounting clip 14 on the back surface (the right surface in FIG. 10) of the first holder case 12, and although not shown, it is similar to the first embodiment or the second embodiment. In addition to providing the locking means, the engaging recess for preventing reverse insertion similar to that of the first embodiment is provided.

In such a portable holder 40, the pager 1 is mounted on the second holder case 13, and the second holder case 13 is rotated around the support shaft 44 with respect to the first holder case 12 to be closed. By attaching the attachment clip 14 to the waist belt in this state, as in the first embodiment,
In addition to being able to carry the pager 1 well,
When the second holder cases 12 and 13 are opened, the support shaft 4
4, the second holder case 13 is the first holder case 1
When rotated by 90 degrees with respect to 2, the second holder case 13
The outer surface of the mounting convex portion 43 comes into contact with the inner surface of the mounting concave portion 42 of the first holder case 12 that faces the outer surface, so that the second holder case 13 does not open more than 90 degrees with respect to the first holder case 12. Therefore, as in the first embodiment, the pager 1 mounted on the second holder case 13 is unlikely to fall off.

In the first to third embodiments described above, the case where the mounting clip 14 of the first holder case 12 is mounted on the waist belt has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it is not limited to clothing such as clothing. It may be attached to a part. Further, in the above-mentioned first to third embodiments, the portable holder of the pager 1 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be used as a portable holder of an electronic device having a display unit such as a pocket radio capable of receiving teletext. It can be widely applied.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, the electronic device is mounted in the second holder case with its display portion facing the first holder case, and the second holder case is mounted around the hinge. Rotate and close the first holder case,
Since it is carried in this state, the electronic device and its display unit are not exposed to the outside, so the electronic device and its display unit are not damaged or damaged while being carried, and it is possible to reliably protect the electronic device. When viewing the information on the display unit of the electronic device in a portable state, the second holder case is rotated around the hinge and opened by rotating the second holder case without removing the electronic device from the second holder case. However, the information displayed on the display unit can be easily visually recognized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a portable holder for a pager.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the pager taken out of the portable holder of FIG.

3 shows the locking means of FIG. 2, (a) is an enlarged perspective view of an essential part showing an engaging concave part of the first holder case, and (b) is an essential part showing an engaging convex part of the second holder case. FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part in a state where the engagement concave portion and the engagement convex portion of FIG. 3 are engaged with each other.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an essential part showing a conduction state between a conductive member by a contact member and a ground portion in the pager when the pager is attached to the second holder case.

FIG. 6 is an external perspective view of the portable holder according to the second embodiment of the present invention in an open state.

7A and 7B show the locking means of FIG. 6, wherein FIG. 7A is an enlarged perspective view of an essential part showing a hook part of the first holder case, and FIG. 7B is an enlarged part of an essential part showing the lock mechanism side of the second holder case. Perspective view.

8 shows the structure of the lock mechanism of FIG. 7, (a) is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an essential part showing a state before the hook is locked,
FIG. 6B is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part showing a state where the hook part is locked.

FIG. 9 is an external perspective view of a portable holder according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 11 is an external perspective view of the portable holder of FIG. 9 in an open state.

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

FIG. 13 is an external perspective view showing a conventional holder for a pager.

14 is an exploded perspective view showing a state where a pager is taken out from the portable holder shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 pager 3 display section 4 switch button 10 engaging protrusion of reverse insertion preventing means 11, 30, 40 portable holder 12 first holder case 13 second holder case 14 mounting clip 15, 41 hinge 16 reverse insertion preventing means Engagement recesses 17 and 18 Notches for openings 20 Locking recesses of locking means 21 Locking projections of locking means 23 Conductive members 31 Hook parts of locking means 32 Locking mechanism of locking means

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A portable holder for an electronic device having a display unit on the front surface, comprising: a first holder case having a mounting portion to be mounted on a part of clothing; A second holder case in which the electronic device is mounted with the display section facing the first holder case; and a hinge for rotatably attaching the first holder case and the second holder case at their lower ends. Locking means for locking the first holder case and the second holder case when the first holder case and the second holder case are closed by rotating around the hinge. A portable holder for electronic equipment. 2. A switch button is provided on a front surface or a side surface of the electronic device, and an opening is provided in the first and second holder cases in correspondence with the switch button. Item 1. A portable holder for an electronic device according to Item 1. 3. The portable holder for an electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a reverse insertion preventing unit that prevents reverse insertion of the electronic device into the second holder case. 4. The portable holder for an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein at least the second holder case is provided with a conductive member as a countermeasure against static electricity.