JPH10234448A - Leather case and manufacture thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a leather case and a method for manufacturing the leather case, allowing relatively easy manufacture and easily manufacturing products suitable for various sizes and shapes of personal computers. SOLUTION: A leather case for covering the whole surface of a casing has an approximately rectangular case body wound around the casing for concealing the bottom, the front, the back and the top thereof, and lateral parts 17 laterally extended from both ends of a part 12 as integral part thereof for covering the bottom of the casing. In addition, the leather case is provided with locking parts 18 and 19 respectively capable of being locked with both ends of parts 11 and 13 integrally extended back and forth from both ends of each lateral part 17 in the longitudinal direction for concealing the front and back of the case body, the first locking means for locking both ends of the case body with each other in a wound direction, and the second locking means capable of causing the front and the back of the locking part and the case body.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention particularly relates to a leather case for protecting and carrying a housing of a portable personal computer such as a sub-notebook personal computer or a palmtop personal computer, and a method of manufacturing the same. In addition, in this invention, leather means the material containing synthetic leather other than this leather.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various types of portable cases used when carrying a portable personal computer such as a sub-notebook personal computer have been known. Relatively inexpensive ones include cushioning resin sheet bags or cases. However, this type of case is mainly for carrying, and there are few cases in which a personal computer is used with the case attached. In addition, there is a type in which expensive leather is used as a material, which is simply wound around a personal computer body in a winding manner. This type is relatively inexpensive because of its simple structure, but has the problem that the side of the personal computer is not protected at all.

On the other hand, there is a case made of leather as a high-end product. The leather case has a shape that is in close contact with the PC body, and usually has openings formed in the AC adapter connection port, PC card insertion port, etc. so that it can be used with the case attached, or The part can be easily opened.

FIG. 3 shows an example of such a leather case. As shown in FIG. 3, the leather case 100 includes a box body 101 formed in accordance with the size of the personal computer main body and a lid 1 provided integrally with the upper end of the rear surface of the box body 101.
02. The box portion 101 includes a bottom portion 103, a front portion 104, and a rear portion 105 formed of a continuous material.
And a side fixing portion 106 and a side attaching / detaching portion 107 for protecting the side surface. Here, the bottom part 103, the rear part 105, and the side fixing part 106 are three-dimensional
01 are sewn together to form the front part 1
04 is sewn three-dimensionally so as to stand up from the bottom 103 along the front surface of the personal computer. Side detachable part 107
Is formed of a band-shaped member, and one end thereof is sewn to both side portions of the front portion 104. At the other end of the side attachment / detachment portion 107, a hook 107a is provided as an engagement means so that the hook 107a can be detachably attached to the hook 106a of the side attachment portion 106. Further, a hook 102a as a locking means is also provided at the tip of the lid 102, and a hook 104a as a locking means provided on the front surface 104 is provided.
It can be locked to.

In such a case, the box body 101 is formed so as to be in close contact with the main body of the personal computer, and a certain side surface such as a card slot can be easily opened. There is an advantage that it can be used as it is.

[0006]

However, the above-described leather case 100 has a problem that it takes a lot of time to manufacture. That is, since the box body 101 is formed three-dimensionally, there is a problem in that cutting and sewing of the material is extremely troublesome. Further, since it is very difficult to cut and sew the above-mentioned box body portion 101 to a curved surface, it is very difficult to manufacture a case of a personal computer body having a curved surface portion.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a leather case and a method of manufacturing the leather case, which are relatively simple to manufacture and can easily be manufactured to fit personal computers of various sizes and shapes. It is in.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a leather case for covering the entire surface of a housing, which is wound around the housing and has a lower surface, a front surface, a rear surface, and a lower surface. A substantially rectangular case body covering the upper surface, side parts integrally extending laterally from both side ends of the portion covering the lower surface of the case body to cover the side surface of the housing, A locking portion extending integrally from both ends in the front-rear direction of the case body in the front-rear direction and capable of locking to both side ends of a portion covering the front surface and the rear surface of the case body portion, and a winding direction of the case body portion A first locking means for locking both ends of each other, and a second locking means capable of locking the locking portion and the front and rear surfaces of the case body to each other. In a leather case.

A second aspect of the present invention is the leather case according to the first aspect, wherein the case main body and the side portion are joined by sewing or a hook-and-loop fastener.

[0010] A third aspect of the present invention is the leather case according to the first or second aspect, wherein the first locking means and the second locking means are hooks or hook-and-loop fasteners. It is in.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the casing is a personal computer, and a through hole is formed in a portion corresponding to an AC adapter connection portion of the personal computer. In a leather case.

A fifth aspect of the present invention is a method of manufacturing a leather case for covering the entire surface of a housing, the case being a substantially rectangular case large enough to be wound around a lower surface, a front surface, a rear surface and an upper surface of the housing. A step of cutting the main body, and a step of integrally cutting a side portion having a size to cover a side surface of the housing of the case main body and a locking portion extending from a portion corresponding to the front and rear surfaces of the side portion. Sewing these side portions to both side ends of a portion corresponding to the rear surface of the case main body portion, and providing first locking means for locking both ends in the winding direction of the case main body portion; Providing a second locking means for locking the portions corresponding to the front and rear surfaces of the case main body and the locking portion.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the manufacturing method of the fifth aspect, the first locking means and the second locking means are hooks or hook-and-loop fasteners. In the way.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth or sixth aspect, the case is a personal computer, and the step of forming a through-hole in a portion corresponding to an AC adapter and various connector connection portions of the personal computer is provided. The present invention further provides a method of manufacturing a leather case.

According to the present invention, a substantially rectangular case main body wound around the housing and covering the lower surface, the front surface, the rear surface, and the upper surface thereof, and from the both side ends of the portion covering the lower surface of the case main body to the side. Side portions that are integrally extended and cover the side surfaces of the housing, and portions that are integrally extended in the front and rear direction from both front and rear ends of each of the side portions and cover the front and rear surfaces of the case body, respectively. The housing has a locking portion at each side end thereof, and the housing is tightly covered by locking the locking portion to both side ends covering the front surface and the rear surface.・ The leather case can be easily manufactured according to the shape of the case.

[0016]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a leather case of the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a developed plan view. As shown in both figures, the leather case 10 has a front part 11 and a lower part 1.
2, a case body 16 including a rear surface 13, an upper surface 14, and a locking portion 15. The case body 16 is wound around a personal computer (not shown). Here, the front portion 11, the lower surface portion 12, the rear surface portion 13, and the upper surface portion 14 are respectively formed in substantially the same shape as the front, lower, rear, and upper surfaces of the personal computer main body, and are formed so as to cover these in a wound state. ing. Here, a core material is put in each of the front part 11 and the rear part 13. Also, hooks 11a and 15a, which are locking means, are provided on the front portion 11 and the locking portion 15, respectively, so that the case body 16 can be locked in a state wound around the personal computer body. ing. At this time, since the core members are inserted into the front part 11 and the rear part 13, respectively, each of the bent parts becomes easy to bend when the case body 16 is wound around the personal computer body, and furthermore, the wound state is maintained. It is easier to do.

On the other hand, on the left and right ends of the rear surface 13,
7 are integrally provided by bonding and sewing. Here, at least a portion of the lower surface portion 12 of the case main body portion 16 is formed by laminating two leathers, and is fixed by sewing with the side surface portion 17 therebetween. It is not necessary to attach the side portion 17 in a state of being sandwiched between two leathers, and the side portion 17 may be placed on the upper or lower side. Further, the side surface portion 17 does not necessarily need to be attached by sewing, and may be detachably attached by, for example, a hook-and-loop fastener.

The side portion 17 has the same shape as the side surface of the personal computer main body. The side surface portion 17 is bent upward while the case main body portion 16 is wound around the personal computer main body, thereby covering the side surface. In addition, each side 17
The front and rear sides of the semi-circular locking portions 18 and 19 respectively
Are provided continuously. These locking portions 18 and 1
9 can be bent along the front part 11 and the rear part 13 with the side part 17 bent upward as described above. Also, hooks 18a and 19a are provided on each of the locking portions 18 and 19 as locking means.
8a and 19a are hooks 11b provided on both sides of the front part 11 and hooks 13a provided on both sides of the rear part 13 when bent along the front part 11 and the rear part 13 as described above. It can be engaged. In addition, a core material is put in the side surface portion 17 so that it can be bent relatively easily and the shape is easily held while covering the side surface of the personal computer main body.

In this embodiment, the rear surface portion 13 includes
A connection hole 13b is formed at a position corresponding to the AC adapter connection terminal of the personal computer. When there are various connector connecting portions such as a mouse, holes may be formed in those portions.

As described above, the case main body 16 wound around the personal computer main body and the side surface portion 17 covering the side surface of the personal computer main body are designed so as to cover the personal computer main body. Can be easily manufactured. That is, since sewing and the like can be performed only by a two-dimensional operation, productivity can be remarkably improved as compared with the production of a conventional leather case.

Further, in the present embodiment, since the upper surface portion 14 is made of a relatively soft material so as to be easily rounded as shown in FIG. 1, the personal computer is used while being mounted on the main body of the personal computer. In this case, space can be saved.

Further, since the side portion 17 can be easily opened, for example, it is not necessary to provide an opening or the like at a position corresponding to the PC card slot, and this is also very versatile.

Further, since the case body 16 wound around the body of the personal computer and the side surface 17 covering the side surface of the body of the personal computer cover the body of the personal computer, it can easily cope with the case where the personal computer body is formed to a certain degree of curved surface. can do.

In the embodiment described above, the hook is used as an example of the locking means. However, for example, a hook-and-loop fastener, a hook member and a hole, a tongue-like member and a band for inserting the same can be used. It is needless to say that the locking means can be used.

In the above-described embodiment, the case body, the side surface, and the locking portion are formed as separate members. However, both may be cut as an integral leather member. Conversely, the case main body is not an integral member, and some members may of course be formed by sewing as long as the purpose of the present invention is not impaired.

[0027]

According to the present invention, a structure in which the main body of the personal computer is covered with the case main body that is wound around the main body of the personal computer main body and the side surface that covers the side surface of the main body can be fitted to any housing. Leather case can be manufactured very easily. In other words, since sewing can be performed only by a flat work, productivity can be remarkably improved as compared with the conventional production of leather cases, and even if the housing is formed to a certain degree of curved surface, it can be easily handled. can do.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a leather case according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a developed plan view of the leather case of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of a leather case according to the related art.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Leather case 11 Front part 11a, 11b, 13a, 15a, 18a, 19a Hook (locking means) 12 Lower surface part 13 Rear surface part 14 Upper surface part 15 Lock part 16 Case main body part 17 Side part 18, 19 Lock part

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A leather case that covers the entire surface of a housing, the case being wound around the housing and covering a lower surface, a front surface, a rear surface, and an upper surface thereof, and a substantially rectangular case body, and the lower surface of the case body. A side part integrally extending laterally from both side ends of a part covering the side, and covering the side surface of the housing; and the case integrally extending in a front-rear direction from both front-rear ends of these side parts. A locking portion that can be locked to both side ends of a portion covering the front and rear surfaces of the main body, and a first locking portion that locks both ends in the winding direction of the case main body to each other.
And a second locking means capable of locking the locking portion and the front and rear surfaces of the case body to each other. 2. The leather case according to claim 1, wherein the case main body and the side portion are joined by sewing or a hook-and-loop fastener. 3. The leather case according to claim 1, wherein the first locking means and the second locking means are hooks or hook-and-loop fasteners. 4. The personal computer according to claim 1, wherein the housing is a personal computer, and a through-hole is formed in a portion corresponding to an AC adapter and various connector connection portions of the personal computer. Leather case. 5. A method for manufacturing a leather case that covers the entire surface of a housing, the method comprising cutting a substantially rectangular case body portion that can be wound around the lower surface, the front surface, the rear surface, and the upper surface of the housing. A step of integrally cutting a side portion having a size to cover the side surface of the housing of the case body and a locking portion extending from a portion corresponding to the front surface and the rear surface of the side portion; and Sewing on both side ends of a portion corresponding to the rear surface of the case body; providing first locking means for locking both ends in the winding direction of the case body; Providing a second locking means for locking the portions corresponding to the front and rear surfaces and the locking portion. 6. The method for manufacturing a leather case according to claim 5, wherein the first locking means and the second locking means are hooks or hook-and-loop fasteners. 7. The leather according to claim 5, wherein the housing is a personal computer, and further comprising a step of forming a through hole in a portion corresponding to an AC adapter and various connector connection portions of the personal computer. Method of manufacturing a case.