JPH09283945A - Protective cover and protective cover mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a protective cover and a protective cover mechanism with which operability of a portable device, such as a pen-input type personal computer is improved with low cost. SOLUTION: A protective cover, which cover an LCD display part 2 attached to the surface of a portable device main body 1, etc., for protection, and a protective cover mechanism are formed with a protective cover main body 3, which covers the LCD display part 2, and a cover attaching part 4, which holds the protective cover main body 3 on the LCD display part 2, while its opening/closing are allowed with a specified force, and which is attached to the partable device main body 1, while its rotation in the opening/closing direction of the protective cover main body 3 are allowed with a specified force. In this case, when the partable device is used, the protective cover main body 3 and the cover attaching part 4 are manually opened and rotated by an user of the portable device, and used as a stand of the partable device under the condition where the protective cover main body 3 is made to contact with the rear surface side of the portable device main body 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a protective cover for an LCD or the like used in a portable device having an LCD display section, such as a pen input type personal computer, and is particularly suitable for improving the operability of the device. The present invention relates to a protective cover and a protective cover mechanism.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A notebook type personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a "notebook type personal computer") or the like has an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display,
Liquid crystal display) is used. This LCD is fragile, and in particular, in order to prevent the LCD from being damaged when being carried, in a portable device having an LCD display unit, such as a laptop computer, the LCD display unit is provided inside the cover so that it can be easily used. The cover is opened, and the cover is closed when not in use to prevent damage to the LCD display section.

However, for example, "Nikkei Electronics 1995 2-13 (no. 628)" (1995)
Year, Nikkei BP) pp. In a portable device with improved portability, such as a pen input type personal computer as described in 73-97, the keyboard is removed,
An LCD display unit also having an input function is provided on the main body side. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in portable devices such as these pen input type personal computers having an LCD display unit on the main body side, a protective cover is provided on the LCD display unit in order to prevent damage to the LCD display unit. This protective cover is not used as a display unit like a laptop computer, but is used only as a single function. Therefore, it is unnecessary when using the main body.

[0004]

The problem to be solved by the prior art is that the prior art considers the effective use of the protective cover of the LCD display unit or the like in a portable device or the like having the LCD display unit on the main body side. There is no point. An object of the present invention is to provide a protective cover and a protective cover mechanism that solve these problems of the prior art and can improve the operability of a portable device such as a pen input type personal computer at low cost.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a protective cover and a protective cover mechanism of the present invention include:
(1) A protective cover (protective cover body 3) for protecting and protecting a protected portion such as an LCD display unit 2 provided on the surface of a portable device body 1 such as a pen-input type personal computer when using the portable device. , And is removed from the LCD display unit 2 and used as a stand of a mobile device. (2) A protective cover mechanism that covers and protects a protected portion such as the LCD display portion 2 provided on the surface of the portable device body 1 such as a pen-input type personal computer, and protects the LCD display portion 2 and the like. A protective cover main body 3 covering the part and the protective cover main body 3 is held on the LCD display portion 2 so as to be openable and closable by a predetermined force, and the protective cover main body 3 is opened and closed on the portable device main body 1 such as a pen-input type personal computer And a cover mounting portion 4 that is rotatably mounted with a predetermined force in a predetermined direction. When the mobile device is used, the protective cover body 3 and the cover mounting portion 4 are manually opened and rotated by the user of the mobile device to protect them. It is characterized in that the cover body 3 is used as a stand of the mobile device in a state of being in contact with the back side of the mobile device body 1.
In addition, (3) pen input type personal computer or other portable device body 21
A protective cover mechanism for covering and protecting a protected portion such as the LCD display unit 22 provided on the surface of the LCD display unit 22.
The first cover mounting means (mounting shaft 24 and holding member (table) 25) for removably holding the LCD display 22 on the surface of the portable device body 21 with a predetermined force, and the protective cover body 23. It is composed of a second cover mounting means (mounting shaft 24 and holding member (back) 26) which is detachably held by a predetermined force on the back side of the portable device body 21, and when the portable device is not used, the protective cover body 23 is provided. Is attached to the portable device main body 21 by the mounting shaft 24 and the holding member (front) 25, and the LCD display 22
The protective cover body 23 is attached so as to protect the mounting shaft 24 and the holding member (back side) when the portable device is used.
It is characterized in that it is attached as a stand of the portable device to the back side of the portable device body 21 at 26. Also,
(4) In the protective cover mechanism described in (3) above, the first and second cover attaching means are provided on the protective cover body 23 side, and have a spherical tip (ball position 24a) attaching shaft 24, The ball position 24a of the mounting shaft 24 provided on the side of the portable device main body 21 is sandwiched by holes or holes 25a and 26a provided facing each other, and the mounting shaft 24 and the protective cover main body 23 are detachably attached and opened / closed with a predetermined force. It is characterized by comprising holding members (front) 25 and (back) 26 that freely hold. (5) In the protective cover mechanism described in (4) above, the holding members (front) 25, (back) 2
The holes 25a and 26a provided in 6 (and 27) are characterized in that a portable strap 28 used when carrying a portable device is coupled. (6) A protective cover mechanism for covering and protecting the LCD display unit 2 provided on the surface of the portable device body 1 such as a pen-input type personal computer,
Protective cover body 3 covering D display portion 2 and this protective cover body 3 are held on LCD display portion 2 of portable device body 1 so as to be openable / closable and attachable / detachable by a predetermined force and rotatable at one fulcrum. When the mobile device is used, the protective cover body 3 serves as a stand for the mobile device.
Alternatively, it is characterized as being used as a member for blocking external light to the LCD display unit 2.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In the present invention, a protective cover for an LCD display portion of a portable device such as a pen input type personal computer can be used as a stand (stand) of the portable device. That is, when being carried, it is attached as a protective cover to block contact and impact from the outside of the LCD display section, and when used, it is attached to the back side of the main body (LCD display section) and supports the main body as a stand.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, taking a portable device as an example. FIG. 1 shows a first configuration of a protective cover and a protective cover mechanism according to the present invention.
3 is a perspective entity view and a side view showing the embodiment of FIG. This figure 1
In the above, 1 is a main body of a portable device such as a pen input type personal computer,
2 is an LCD display section, 3 is a protective cover body, 4 is a cover mounting section for freely opening / closing and rotating the protective cover body 3 between the LCD display section 2 side and the back side of the portable device body 1, and 5 is a cover mounting section 4. A spindle A for holding the LCD display unit 2 openably and closably is a spindle B for holding the cover mounting portion 4 rotatably on the portable device body 1.

As shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b), the protective cover main body 3 is closed on the LCD display portion 2 of the portable device main body 1 to protect the surface of the LCD display portion 2 when carrying. . At the time of use, the protective cover main body 3 is first shown in FIG.
As shown in Fig. 1, the spindle A5 can be opened around the fulcrum, and
It can be rotated about the support shaft B6 as a fulcrum in the arrow direction of (d). Then, as shown in FIGS. 1E and 1F, the tip 3a of the protective cover body 3 hits a part of the back side (bottom part) of the portable device body 1, and in this state, the protective cover body 3 is It serves as a stand that diagonally supports the mobile device body 1.

In this state, the user puts the pen input type personal computer on the table for use. In this case, the protective cover body 3 and the cover mounting portion 4 allow the portable device body 1 and L
The CD display unit 2 is held diagonally, and the
The D display unit 2 is easy to see. Thus, the protective cover body 3 is also used as a stand, and the operability of the pen-input type personal computer can be improved with an inexpensive configuration. Next, another embodiment of the protective cover and the protective cover mechanism of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2 by taking a portable device such as a pen input type personal computer as an example.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view and a side view showing a second embodiment of the structure of the protective cover and the protective cover mechanism of the present invention according to the present invention. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 21 is a main body of a portable device such as a pen input type personal computer, 22 is an LCD display portion, 23 is a protective cover body, and 24 is a protective cover body 23.
A mounting shaft for engaging the protective cover main body 23 with the portable device main body 21 by means of a ball joint 24a (spherical portion) which forms a part thereof, and 25 for holding the ball joint 24a of the mounting shaft 24 by means of a provided hole portion 25a. A holding member (front) for holding the protective cover main body 23 on the LCD display unit 22 and a hole 26a provided for the mounting shaft 2
Protective cover body 2 with ball joint 24a
3 is a holding member (back) that holds 3 on the back side of the mobile device body 21 on which the LCD display unit 22 is not provided.

Here, holding members (front) 25, (back) 26
The holding force of the ball joint 24a of the protective cover main body 23 by the hole portions 25a, 26a of the ball joint 24a within the hole portions 25a, 26a when the protective cover main body 23 is moved by a user with a predetermined force or more. The protective cover main body 23 is stationary at a position where it is only rotated and no external force such as a user is applied. As a result, the protective cover body 23 can be kept closed even when being carried. The ball joint 24a can also be removed from the holes 25a and 26a by applying force to widen the holding members (front) 25 or the holding members (back) 26.

The user can open the protective cover body 23 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 2 (d) with a predetermined force or more when using the portable device body 23, but remove the ball joint 24a from the hole portion 25a. The protective cover body 23 can be detached from the portable device body 23 by using the above. Then, the removed protective cover body 23 is installed on the holding member (back) 26 near the back side (bottom portion) of the mobile device body 21 as shown in FIG. 23 can be used as a stand.
Next, another embodiment of the protective cover and the protective cover mechanism of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 3 is a perspective substantial view showing a third embodiment of the structure according to the present invention of the protective cover and the protective cover mechanism of the present invention. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, a holding member 27 similar to the holding members (front) 25 and (back) 26 in FIG.
Is also provided on the front side of the main body 31 of the pen input type personal computer as a portable device, that is, on the same surface as the LCD display unit 22. With such a configuration, the protective cover body 23 can be used as a "sunshade".

That is, if the LCD is exposed to bright light such as sunlight, the visibility of the LCD is significantly deteriorated. There are also conventional portable devices that open and close the protective cover and are used as "sunshades".
The opening / closing direction is fixed in one direction, and the mounting position of the cover is fixed. Therefore, in order to function as a "sunshade", the user himself had to move in accordance with the direction in which the outside light came.

In this embodiment, the holding member 27 is arranged as shown in FIG.
By providing a plurality of mounting positions of No. 3, the user can change the mounting position of the protective cover main body 23 as appropriate according to the positional relationship with the external light. Also, there is a degree of freedom in the rotation direction of the protective cover, and the user can arbitrarily set the direction of "sunshade (= protective cover main body 23)", and the user himself / herself moves according to the direction of external light. It is not necessary to perform the work afterwards and the operability / workability is improved. Further, in this embodiment,
The protective cover mechanism shown in FIG. 3 can be applied to the use shown in FIG. 4 below.

FIG. 4 is a perspective entity view and an explanatory view showing an application example of the protective cover mechanism in FIG. In this embodiment, the holding member 27 is also used for mounting the strap 28 used when carrying the device. The combination of the holding members 27 for attaching the strap 28 can be arbitrarily selected, and the user can obtain a working environment that suits the taste of the user. Further, it is not necessary to add a separate part for attaching the strap 28, and a portable device having good usability can be constructed at low cost.

The strap 28 according to the present embodiment is attached to the holding member 27 via a fitting 29, which has a spring 29a inside.
By sliding the stopper 29b with "a", it is easy to connect and disconnect the coupling fitting 29 and the holding member 27.

As described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4, in the protective cover and the protective cover mechanism of this embodiment,
LCD display 2, 2 of portable devices such as pen input type personal computers
The protective cover bodies 3 and 23 for 2 can be used as a stand (stand) of a portable device. As a result, the operability of the mobile device can be improved at low cost. Further, a part of the protective cover mechanism, that is, the holding member 27 is configured to be used for mounting a strap used for carrying, so that usability is improved. Further, the mounting positions of the protective cover bodies 3 and 23 can be arbitrarily selected and changed. As a result, the protective cover bodies 3 and 23 can be effectively used as "sunshades" according to the direction of external light.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, in the present embodiment, the protective cover that protects the LCD display section of the portable device has been described as an example, but the present invention can be applied to a protective cover mechanism for other devices and protected parts. Further, the protective cover main body 23 in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 2 is attached so that the surface of the protective cover main body 23 is aligned with the bottom of the portable device main body 21, contrary to the configuration shown in FIG. The ball position 24a of the mounting shaft 24 may be downward, and the ball position 24a and the mounting shaft 24 may support the portable device main body 21 on a desk or the like. Further, although the hole portions 25a and 26a shown in FIG. 2 are formed by penetrating holes, they may be formed by depressions (holes).

[0020]

According to the present invention, it is possible to effectively use a protective cover or the like for an LCD display unit in a portable device having an LCD display unit or the like on the main body side, and to use the portable device such as a pen input type personal computer. It is possible to improve operability at low cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective entity view and a side view showing a first embodiment of a configuration of a protective cover and a protective cover mechanism of the present invention according to the present invention.

2A and 2B are a perspective entity view and a side view showing a second embodiment of the configuration of the protective cover and the protective cover mechanism of the present invention according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective substantial view showing a third embodiment of the configuration of the protective cover and the protective cover mechanism of the present invention according to the present invention.

4A and 4B are a perspective entity diagram and an explanatory diagram showing an application example of the protective cover mechanism in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Mobile device body, 2: LCD display unit, 3: Protective cover body, 3a: Tip, 4: Cover attachment part, 5: Spindle A,
6: support shaft B, 21: mobile device body, 22: LCD display unit, 23: protective cover body, 24: mounting shaft, 24a: ball position, 25: holding member (front), 25a: hole portion, 26: holding Member (back), 26a: hole part, 2
7: holding member, 28: strap, 29: coupling fitting, 2
9a: spring, 29b: stopper.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A protective cover for covering and protecting a protected portion on the surface of a device body, which is provided when the device is used.
A protective cover, which is removed from the protected portion and is used as a stand for the device. 2. A protective cover mechanism for covering and protecting a protected portion on a surface of a device body, the cover main body covering the protected portion, and a predetermined force for applying the cover body to the protected portion. And a cover attaching means which is attached to the device body so as to be freely rotatable in the opening and closing direction of the cover body by a predetermined force, and when the device is used, the cover body and the cover attaching means are A protective cover mechanism, which is manually opened and rotated by a user of the device and is used as a stand of the device in a state where the cover body is in contact with the back side of the device body. 3. A protective cover mechanism for covering and protecting a protected portion on the surface of a device body, wherein the cover main body covers the protected portion, and the cover body is on the surface of the device body. A first cover attaching means for detachably holding the protected portion with a predetermined force, and a second cover attaching means for detachably holding the cover body on the back side of the device body with a predetermined force.
When the device is not in use, the cover body is attached to the body of the device by the first cover attaching means so as to protect the protected portion, and the device is not used. At this time, the cover body is attached as a stand of the device to the back side of the body of the device by the second cover attaching means. 4. The protective cover mechanism according to claim 3, wherein the first and second cover mounting means include a mounting shaft provided on the cover body side and having a spherical tip, and a mounting shaft on the device body side. A holding member that holds the mounting shaft and the cover body so that they can be detachably and openably opened with a predetermined force is provided by holding a spherical tip of the mounting shaft with a hole or a hole provided facing each other. Features a protective cover mechanism. 5. The protective cover mechanism according to claim 4, wherein the hole provided in the holding member is coupled with a portable strap used when carrying the device. 6. A protective cover mechanism for covering and protecting an LCD display unit on the surface of a device body, the cover body covering the LCD display unit, the cover body, and the LCD display unit of the device body. And a cover mounting means for holding the cover so that it can be opened / closed and detached by a predetermined force and rotatable at one fulcrum.
A protective cover mechanism, which is used as a stand of the device or as a member for blocking external light to the LCD display unit.