JPH10129365A - Telephone set holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate a work to fix a portable telephone set and connect a connector even as a drive for an automobile performs other work in a state to be quipped in the cabin of the automobile. SOLUTION: A holder body 1 having a hollow telephone set containing part 4 opened to one end side in a longitudinal direction consists of outer and inner cases 2 and 3 and a connector 11 is arranged at the holder body 1 in a state to front on the telephone set containing part 4. When a portable telephone set 6 is inserted in the telephone set containing part 4, the connector 11 is fitted in the portable telephone set 6 along with insertion thereof. Further, a telephone set holder comprises a lock member 12 to lock the portable telephone set 6 when the portable telephone set 6 is inserted in a given containing position; and an operation part 14 positioned at the external part of the holder body 1 and releasing lock of the portable telephone set 6 by the lock member 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone holder for use and storage of a portable telephone in an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the spread of portable telephones, on-board telephone holders for use and storage of portable telephones in automobiles have been developed. In addition, an electrical connection to the mobile phone is provided for hands-free calling, which allows the user to talk while leaving the mobile phone using the microphone and speaker installed in the car, and for connection and charging with the car antenna. It is also envisaged to provide an enabling connector for the telephone holder.

[0003] A conventional general vehicle-mounted telephone holder includes a frame-shaped holder body capable of fixing a mobile telephone, and the like.
The portable telephone has a connector attached to the holder body or the vehicle body via a curl cord or the like, and has a structure in which it is necessary to individually fix the mobile phone to the holder body and connect to the connector.

Further, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-6299, a telephone installation section is provided on the upper surface of the holder main body so that a mobile telephone can be installed from above, and a connector is fixed and fixed in front of the telephone installation section. After providing a connector mounting portion having a circular rotary hook for releasing, a pin and a button, and fixing the connector to the connector mounting portion, the mobile phone is installed on the phone installation portion from above,
Further, there has been proposed a device which can be connected to a connector by being moved forward along a telephone installation portion.

[0005]

According to the general structure of the conventional telephone holder, it is not easy to align and fix the portable telephone to the holder body, and to connect this work and the connector to the portable telephone. Since the work must be performed separately, the work for fixing the mobile phone and connecting the connector becomes complicated, and it is difficult for the driver of the automobile to perform these works while driving and the like. Further, if the fixation of the mobile phone is uncertain, there is a problem that the mobile phone unexpectedly falls off the holder due to vibration or the like during driving of the automobile.

Further, according to the structure disclosed in the above publication, it is necessary to sequentially perform operations such as positioning and fixing the mobile phone to the telephone installation portion, and moving the mobile phone to connect to the connector. It is not easy for an automobile driver to perform such a work while driving.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention greatly simplifies the work so that a driver of a car can easily perform fixing and connection of a connector and the like while performing other work. Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a telephone holder capable of securely fixing a mobile telephone.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a telephone holder which is installed in an automobile and holds a portable telephone in a detachable manner, and has a hollow shape opened at one longitudinal end. A holder body having a telephone storage section, a connector provided on the holder body so as to face the telephone storage section, and a connector fitted to the mobile telephone with the insertion of the mobile phone when the mobile telephone is inserted into the telephone storage section; Locking means for locking the mobile phone when the mobile phone is inserted to a predetermined storage position of the telephone storage unit, and locking of the mobile phone by the locking means positioned outside the holder body in accordance with an operating force. And a lock release means for releasing the lock.

According to this structure, as long as the driver of the automobile inserts the portable telephone into the telephone storage portion of the holder body from the opening side, the mobile telephone is stored in the telephone storage portion and connected to the connector. And the mobile phone is locked by the locking means at the predetermined storage position,
The stored state of the mobile phone and the connection state with the connector are reliably maintained. If the unlocking means is operated from this state, the locked state is released, and the mobile phone can be taken out.

In this telephone holder, the holder body has an outer case having a hollow portion larger than the mobile phone, and a telephone housing portion corresponding to the mobile phone to be stored is formed in the hollow portion of the outer case. If it is composed of an inner case and a fastening part that detachably connects the two cases is provided at the corresponding position of the outer case and the inner case, it can be used for various types of mobile phones with different sizes etc. by replacing the inner case It is possible to do.

If a tapered portion is provided at the opening end side of the telephone housing portion in the holder main body, the portable telephone can be easily inserted into the telephone housing portion when the mobile telephone is stored.

In addition, if guide grooves corresponding to the convex portions provided on the mobile phone are formed on the lower surface and / or the side surface of the telephone housing portion of the holder body in the direction of entering and exiting the mobile phone, When the mobile phone is stored, the mobile phone is easily positioned in the width direction and the vertical direction,
The mobile phone is smoothly inserted into the phone housing.
When the holder body is composed of an outer case and an inner case, a guide groove may be formed in the inner case.

Further, if the mobile phone is provided in a predetermined storage position of the telephone storage section of the holder body, and if a telephone pushing means for urging the mobile phone in the direction of coming out of the telephone storage section is provided, the mobile telephone can be provided. When the locked state is released by the unlocking means when the mobile phone is taken out of the telephone housing, the mobile phone is pushed out of the telephone housing by the telephone pushing means, and the mobile phone can be easily taken out.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a telephone holder according to an embodiment of the present invention in an exploded state. In this figure, 1
Is a holder main body composed of an outer case 2 and an inner case 3 and has a hollow telephone storage part 4 opened at one end so that the mobile telephone 6 can be detachably stored in the telephone storage part 4. By changing the inner case 3 in accordance with the type of the portable telephone 6 to be stored and accommodated, it can be adapted to various portable telephones 6 having different sizes and the like.

That is, the outer case 2 is formed in a horizontally long rectangular column shape having a hollow portion 5 opened at one end side, and the hollow portion 5 is larger than various kinds of portable telephones 6 to be applied. Is formed. The inner case 3 is formed in a frame shape including a bottom plate 3a, both side walls 3b and 3c, and a back wall 3d, and is mounted in the hollow portion 5 of the outer case 2. Then, a plurality of types of inner cases 3 having different sizes of the internal space and the like are prepared in advance so as to correspond to various types of mobile phones 6 to be applied, and an appropriate inner case 3 is selectively provided in the hollow portion 5 of the outer case 2.
By being mounted inside, the telephone storage section 4 corresponding to the mobile telephone 6 to be stored is formed.

The holder body 1 is provided with a connector 11 (see FIG. 5) described later, a lock member 12 (lock means) for locking the mobile phone 6 at a predetermined storage position, and a lock member 12 for locking the lock member 12. A spring 13 that urges the mobile phone 6 to a position, an operation unit 14 (unlocking means) provided integrally with the lock member 12, and an extruding member 15 (telephone) that pushes the mobile phone 6 out of a predetermined storage position when unlocked. Extrusion means) and this extrusion member 15
And a spring 16 for urging the spring forward. Then, the lock member 1 is fixed to the outer case 2.
2, a telephone holder is assembled by incorporating the spring 13, the pushing member 15, the spring 16, and the like, and the inner case 3 is fitted therein. As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile telephone 6 can be stored in the telephone holder. It has become.

The mobile telephone 6 comprises a telephone main body 7 and a rechargeable battery 8 attached to the lower surface thereof. A telephone connector 9 is provided at the rear end of the telephone main body 7.

The specific structure of each part of the telephone holder will be specifically described with reference to FIGS.

A tapered portion 20 for facilitating the introduction of the portable telephone 6 is provided on the opening end side of the telephone housing portion 4 in the holder main body 1. A guide groove 21 extending from the vicinity of the opening end toward the back is formed at a middle portion in the height direction on both inner side surfaces of the outer case 2,
On the other hand, the guide grooves 21 are provided on both outer surfaces of the inner case 3.
Are provided. Then, the inner case 3 is inserted into the hollow portion 5 of the outer case 2 in a state where the ridge 22 is engaged with the guide groove 21.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, an elastic locking piece 23 is formed at the upper rear portion of the outer side of one side of the inner case 3 as an engaging portion for detachably connecting the two cases 2 and 3 to each other. And the corresponding outer case 2
An engagement hole 25 is formed in the upper rear part of the inner surface on one side. The elastic locking piece 23 has a base end portion of the inner case 3.
Protrudes outward from the outer surface of the base, bends forward near the base end, and the elasticity of the material itself allows the front end to swing in and out, and protrudes outward at the front end An engaging projection 24 is provided. A concave groove 26 is formed in the upper part of the inner surface on one side of the outer case 2 so as to allow the elastic locking piece 23 to pass therethrough. Engagement hole 2 in 26a
5 is open.

When the inner case 3 is inserted into the outer case 2, the elastic locking piece 23 passes through the concave groove 26 and over the shallow bottom portion 26 a, and then the engagement hole 2
The two cases 2 and 3 are connected by engaging the protrusion 24 with the case 5. The engaging hole 25 is provided in the outer case 2.
, So that a tool or the like can be inserted into the engagement hole 25 from the outside so that the projection 24 can be detached from the engagement hole 25. Also, a pair of projecting walls 27 connected to the wall surface of the inner case 2 are arranged on the upper and lower sides of the elastic locking piece 23, and the elastic locking pieces 23
Is protected.

Guide grooves 31 and 32 are formed in the upper surface of the bottom plate 3a of the inner case 3 and the inner surfaces of the side walls 3b and 3c so as to extend in and out of the telephone. At this time, the projections 33 and 34 provided on the lower surface and both side surfaces of the rechargeable battery 8 are engaged with the guide grooves 31 and 32, respectively. Guide groove 3
The front end portions 31a and 32a of the first and second tapered portions 31a and 32a are tapered so as to facilitate engagement of the convex portions 33 and 34. In this embodiment, the guide grooves 31 and 32 are provided on both the upper surface of the bottom plate 3a of the inner case 3 and the inner surfaces of the side walls 3b and 3c (the lower surface and the side surfaces of the telephone housing). May be provided.

The lock member 12 includes a main portion 36 in which side frame portions 36b and 36c extending upward are coupled to both side ends of a lower frame portion 36a extending in the width direction of the holder body 1, and a lower frame portion 36a. It includes a pair of lock pins 37 projecting upward from the upper surface, and a pair of spring mounting rods 38 projecting downward from the lower surface of the lower frame portion 36a.
Notch portions 39, 40, 41 for locking member storage are provided in the outer case 2 in the holder main body 1 at positions closer to the front below and on both sides of the telephone storage portion 4, and the telephone storage portion is provided. 4 and notch 3 below it
9 are provided with lock pin insertion holes 42 and 43 penetrating the inner case 3 and the outer case 2. The lock member 12 is vertically movably arranged in the notch 39 in a state where the lock pin 37 is inserted into the lock pin insertion holes 42 and 43, and the lock pin 37 is stored in the telephone with the vertical movement of the lock member 12. It comes to appear in and out of the part 4.

A spring 13 is mounted on the rod 38 of the lock member 12. The spring 13 is supported by a spring receiving plate 44 provided at the lower end of the cutout 39, and urges the lock member 12 upward. doing.

The upper end of the lock pin 37 is formed with a rearwardly inclined surface 37a. The lower surface of the rechargeable battery 8 of the mobile phone 6 is provided with a concave hole 45 into which the lock pin 37 is engaged.

One side frame portion 36 of the lock member 12
The upper end portion of the side frame portion 36b projects through the cutout portion 40 and protrudes above the holder body 1.
Is fixed.

The pushing member 15 includes a U-shaped substrate portion 46 and a vertical wall 4 projecting upward from the substrate portion 46.
7 and a pair of spring mounting rods 48 connected to the rear end of the substrate portion 46. A window hole 49 is formed in the vertical wall 47. And this pushing member 15
A flat cavity 50 formed in the outer case 2 is provided at the back of the telephone housing 4 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction.
With the spring 16 inserted into the pushing member 1,
5 is biased forward. Note that a notch 51 corresponding to the push-out member 15 is provided on the inner wall 3 d of the inner case 3.

A connector 11 is disposed at the back of the back of the telephone housing 4. The connector 11 has a notch 51 of the inner case 3 and a window of the pushing member 15. It is fixed to the outer case 2 so as to face the telephone housing 4 through the hole 49.

The operation of the telephone holder of this embodiment will be described below.

The telephone holder is provided at an appropriate place in the interior of the vehicle, for example, near the driver's seat. When a driver or the like holds the mobile phone 6 in the phone holder,
The mobile phone 6 is inserted into the phone housing 4 from the front opening. At this time, since the tapered portion 20 is provided on the opening end side of the telephone housing 4, the insertion of the mobile telephone 6 becomes easy. Also, the protrusion 3 provided on the rechargeable battery 8
Guide grooves 3 provided in inner case 2
By engaging with 1 and 32, positioning of the mobile phone 6 in the width direction and the vertical direction is easily performed.

When the portable telephone 6 is inserted into the telephone housing 4 to a certain extent, the rear end of the portable telephone 6 comes into contact with the inclined surface 37a at the upper end of the lock pin 37, and as the portable telephone 6 is further inserted. The lock member 12 is once pushed down against the elasticity of the spring 13. Then, when the mobile phone 6 reaches a predetermined storage position where the mobile phone 6 is completely accommodated in the telephone storage section 4, as shown in FIGS.
The recess 45 in the lower surface of the mobile phone 6 corresponds to the lock pin 37, and the lock member 12 is pushed up by the spring 13 so that the tip of the lock pin 37 engages with the recess 45, whereby the mobile phone 6 is locked. You.

As described above, the portable telephone 6 is connected to the telephone housing 4
Accordingly, the telephone-side connector 9 is fitted to the connector 11 provided on the holder main body 1 and electrical connection is also achieved at the same time. Further, the pushing member 15 is maintained at the retracted position against the elasticity of the spring 16.

In this manner, the portable telephone 6 is stored in the telephone housing 4
By simply inserting the mobile phone 6 from the front, the mobile phone 6 can be stored and fixed in the telephone holder, and the driver can store and fix the mobile phone 6 while performing other operations (such as driving a car). It becomes possible easily. Then, while the mobile phone 6 is stored in the phone holder, charging of the mobile phone 6 or hands-free communication is performed by the connector 1.
1 can be performed.

When taking out the portable telephone 6 from the telephone holder, the operating member 15 provided at the upper end of the side frame portion 36b of the locking member 12 is pressed as shown in FIGS. 12 descends,
The lock pin 37 separates from the concave hole 45 of the mobile phone 6,
The locked state is released. When the locked state is released in this way, the pushing member 15 disposed at the back of the telephone housing section 4 receives the restoring force of the spring 16 and presses the mobile telephone 6 forward, so that the mobile telephone 6 It is pushed out to the front of the holder body 1. In this state,
It is possible for the driver or the like to easily grasp the mobile phone 6 and take it out.

[0035]

According to the present invention, the holder body has a hollow telephone housing portion opened at one end in the longitudinal direction,
With a connector provided to face the phone storage section,
When the mobile phone is inserted into the phone housing, the connector is connected to the mobile phone in accordance with the insertion, and the mobile phone is locked by the locking means at the predetermined storage position. The mobile phone can be fixed and the connector can be connected with a very simple operation just by inserting the mobile phone into the storage section.
The mobile phone can be securely fixed in the phone housing. Further, by operating the unlocking means, the locking of the mobile phone by the locking means can be easily released, and the removal of the mobile phone can be simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a telephone holder and a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where a telephone holder is assembled and a mobile telephone is stored.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an inner case.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing an engagement portion between an outer case and an inner case.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional side view in a state where a mobile phone is stored in a phone holder.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a portion taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the same portion as FIG. 6, and is a cross-sectional view in a state where the mobile phone is taken out of the phone holder.

FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional side view in a state where the mobile phone is taken out of the phone holder.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Holder main body 2 Outer case 3 Inner case 4 Telephone storage part 5 Hollow part 6 Mobile telephone 11 Connector 12 Lock member 13 Spring 14 Operating part 15 Push member 16 Spring 20 Taper part 31, 32 Guide groove 33, 34 Convex part

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Nobuaki Kojima 1-7-10 Kikuzumi, Minami-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture Inside Harness Research Institute, Inc. (72) Inventor Masashi Sugimoto 1-chome, Kikuzumi, Minami-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture 7-10 Harness Research Institute, Inc. (72) Inventor Shigeki Sakai 1-7-10 Kikuzumi, Minami-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi Prefecture Harness Research Institute, Inc. (72) Inventor Yoshito Sakai Minami, Nagoya-shi, Aichi 1-7-10 Kikuzumi-ku, Harness Research Institute

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A telephone holder which is installed in an automobile and holds a mobile phone in a detachable manner, wherein the holder main body has a hollow telephone storage section opened at one longitudinal end, and faces the telephone storage section. A connector that is provided on the holder main body and that fits into the mobile phone when the mobile phone is inserted into the telephone storage section, and that the mobile phone is inserted into the predetermined storage position of the telephone storage section when the mobile phone is inserted into the telephone storage section. A telephone holder provided with a locking means for locking the mobile phone and an unlocking means positioned outside the holder main body to release the locking of the mobile phone by the locking means in accordance with an operation force; . 2. An outer case having a holder main body having a hollow portion larger than a mobile phone, and an inner case arranged in the hollow portion of the outer case to form a telephone storage portion corresponding to the mobile phone to be stored. 2. The telephone holder according to claim 1, wherein an engaging portion for detachably connecting the two cases is provided at a position corresponding to the outer case and the inner case. 3. A tapered portion is provided on an opening end side of a telephone housing portion in a holder main body.
Or the telephone holder according to 2. 4. A guide groove corresponding to a convex portion provided on a mobile phone is formed in at least one or both of a lower surface and a side surface of a telephone housing portion of a holder body in a telephone entering / leaving direction. Item 4. The telephone holder according to any one of Items 1 to 3. 5. The telephone holder according to claim 4, wherein the holder body comprises an outer case and an inner case, and a guide groove is formed in the inner case. 6. A telephone pushing means for urging the mobile phone in a direction of coming out of the telephone storage part when the mobile telephone is stored in a predetermined storage position of the telephone storage part of the holder body. Item 6. A telephone holder according to any one of Items 1 to 5.