JPH10297383A - Telephone holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a workability by providing an operable/closable opening visually on the upper ceiling wall of a prepared connector when a telephone is inserted from one end side opening in the longitudinal direction of a holder main body and a telephone bottom connector is combined with the prepared connector of the inner part of a portable telephone hollow shape holder main body. SOLUTION: When the bolt.nuts 91 of a pair of links of both sides plate side are moved along the oblong hole of a ceiling wall 80, after inserting a portable telephone T to an outer box temporarily, its inside surface is lightly contacted to both side surface of the telephone T by adjusting the V shape angle of the link. When the telephone T is inserted to more inside, the connector of the telephone T is inserted to the connector C of the outer box. At the time not inserted, when the cover 80e of the ceiling wall 80 is opened and the bolt is rotated from the outside of the outer box, the right/left direction position of the outside housing of the wait for connector C can be adjusted and the position adjustment can be carried out easily while seeing by eyes this from the opening.

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, a vehicle-mounted telephone holder for using and storing the portable telephone in a car has been developed. Such a phone holder includes a frame-shaped holder body capable of fixing a mobile phone, a connector attached to the holder body or a vehicle body via a curl cord or the like, and connects the mobile phone to the connector. In addition, it is generally known that the mobile phone is positioned and placed on the holder body, and in this state, the mobile phone is held by a locking means or the like.

In the conventional telephone holder as described above,
It is not easy to connect the mobile phone to the connector and to align and fix the mobile phone to the holder body, and it is difficult for the driver of the automobile to perform such an operation while driving. Further, the holding state of the mobile phone is not stable, and the mobile phone may fall off from the holder due to vibration or the like during traveling.

[0004] As means for solving such inconveniences,
It is conceivable to stabilize the holding state of the mobile phone by making the inner shape of the holder body substantially match the outer shape of the mobile phone and fitting the mobile phone into the holder body with almost no gap. However, such a phone holder can only hold a mobile phone having a shape that matches the inner shape of the holder body, and cannot be commonly used for a plurality of mobile phones having different sizes and outer shapes. There is an inconvenience that versatility and mass productivity are significantly reduced.

[0005]

For this reason, the applicant of the present invention has disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 9-72112 that the present invention can be used in common for a plurality of types of mobile phones having different sizes and outer shapes. We have already proposed a telephone holder that can be easily and detachably held stably.

This telephone holder is basically a telephone holder which is installed in an automobile and holds a portable telephone in a detachable manner. The telephone holder has a hollow holder main body opened at one longitudinal end of the portable telephone. For the mobile phone inserted into the holder body from the opening, while providing a movable portion that can be separated and approached in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction,
It is provided with position adjusting means for changing the position of the movable portion in response to an operation from the outside.

Further, when the mobile phone is inserted into the holder main body through the opening in the holder main body, a connector at the bottom of the mobile telephone is coupled to a standby connector at the back in the holder main body. Also provided is a position adjusting means for changing the position of the standby connector in response to an external operation.

According to the holder, the position of the movable portion is adjusted so as to be substantially in contact with the outer surface of the mobile phone, or the position of the standby connector is adjusted in accordance with the size, outer shape, and position of the connector at the bottom of the mobile phone. By doing so, it is possible to achieve a special operation and effect that the mobile phone can be easily attached and detached and stably held and connected regardless of the size, the external shape, and the position of the connector at the bottom.

The present invention relates to a further improvement of the telephone holder proposed by the present applicant, and an object of the present invention is to provide a telephone holder in which the workability of adjusting the positions of the standby connector and the movable part is further improved. I do.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telephone holder which is installed in an automobile and holds a mobile phone in a detachable manner. A hollow holder main body that is open at one end in the direction is provided.When the mobile phone is inserted into the holder main body through the opening, a connector at the bottom of the mobile phone is coupled to a standby connector at the back of the holder main body. On the other hand, an opening that can be opened and closed with a hinged lid is formed on the top wall above the standby connector in the holder main body, and when the position of the standby connector is adjusted, the standby connector in the holder main body is visually observed from this opening. It is intended to provide a telephone holder characterized in that it is made possible.

According to the first aspect, when the lid of the top wall of the holder main body is opened, the standby connector in the holder main body can be viewed from the opening, so that the position of the standby connector can be easily adjusted visually.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telephone holder which is mounted on an automobile and holds a portable telephone in a detachable manner, comprising a hollow holder main body opened at one longitudinal end of the portable telephone. When the mobile phone is inserted into the holder body through the opening, the connector at the bottom of the mobile phone is connected to the standby connector at the back inside the holder body, while at least the top wall of the holder body is outward. The present invention provides a telephone holder characterized by being formed of a transparent material that allows the inside of the holder body to be viewed from the side.

According to the second aspect, since at least the entire top wall of the holder main body is transparent, the standby connector and the movable portion in the holder main body can be seen through the top wall, so that the position of the standby connector and the like can be adjusted. It can be easily done visually. In addition, not only the top wall but also the holder body can be formed of a transparent material.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the holder body is
The center console box or the like may be housed in a center console box or a rear armrest installed in an automobile, and the center console box or the like may have a configuration in which an opening of the holder main body is provided with an opening through which a mobile phone can be inserted and removed.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the telephone holder according to this embodiment has an outer box 10 as shown in FIG.
, A connector module 20, an inner bottom frame 40, an adjusting module 70 including inner wall pairs (movable parts) 50 and 60, and a top wall 80.

The outer box 10 has a hollow shape that is open at one end in the longitudinal direction (right side in FIGS. 5 and 6; hereinafter, referred to as "telephone entrance side") and upward. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, a top wall 80 is attached to the outer box 10 so as to close the upper opening of the outer box 10, thereby forming the holder main body according to the present invention. It is housed and fixed in an appropriate place such as in a center console box or a rear armrest in the cab.

On the top wall 80, the outer box 10
The lid 80e connected by hinges 80d, 80d corresponding to the upper part of the connector module 20 disposed in the inner part of the inside.
To form an opening 80f that can be opened and closed freely.

On the left and right side walls of the outer box 10,
Notches 11 and 12 are provided in order from the telephone entrance side, and each notch 11 and 12 has a rectangular shape and is open only upward.

At the rear of one side wall of the outer box 10, as shown in detail in FIG.
a is provided. The through-hole 10a is provided at a side position of a place where the connector module 20 is provided. A frame 14 having a shape surrounding the elongated hole 10a from all sides is protruded from an outer surface of a box side wall in which the elongated through hole 10a is formed. A cover 15 is attached to the frame 14 so as to cover the frame 14.
5 also has a vertically extending long hole 15a penetrating therethrough. A nut 17 is housed in a space 16 surrounded by the cover 14 and the cover 15.

The nut 17 is sandwiched by the frame 14 from both sides in the longitudinal direction of the holder (the depth direction in FIG. 8), and the outer surface of the box side wall and the inner surface of the cover 15 define the nut 17 in the height direction (FIG. 8). (In the left-right direction). The nut 17 is held at a position where the screw hole of the nut 17 and the through-holes 10a and 15a coincide with each other.
7 can move only in the vertical direction in the space 16.

Similarly, on the top wall 80, a cover 80e above the position where the connector module 20 is disposed is provided with a lid 80e.
A through-hole 80a in the left-right direction is provided. Lid 80
On the upper surface of e, a frame 84 having a shape surrounding the through-hole 80a from all sides is protruded, and a cover 85 is attached to the frame 84 so as to cover the frame 84. A through-hole 85a in the left-right direction is formed to penetrate. A nut 87 is housed in a space 86 surrounded by the frame 84 and the cover 85.

The nut 87 is sandwiched from both sides in the longitudinal direction of the holder by the frame 84, and is sandwiched from above and below by the outer side surface of the box side wall and the inner side surface of the cover 85. The nut 87 can move within the space 86 only in the left-right direction in FIG. 8 at a position where the hole and the through-holes 80a and 85a match.

The connector module 20 disposed in the inner part of the outer box 10 has a housing for holding a connector C connected to the mobile phone T. This housing has a double structure including an outer housing 21 and an inner housing 22.

A cylindrical nut 21a extending in the left-right direction is formed on one side surface of the outer housing 21 (specifically, a side surface corresponding to the through-hole 10a), and the nut 21a is connected to the through-hole 10a. It is open toward. The bolt 18 screwed into the nut 17 from the outside of the holder through the through-hole 15a can be further screwed into the nut 21a. That is, the outer housing 21 is connected to the side wall of the outer box 10 via the left-right bolt 18,
The position in the left-right direction can be adjusted by rotating the bolt 18.

Similarly, a cylindrical nut 21b extending in the vertical direction is formed on the upper surface of the outer housing 21. The nut 21b is inserted into the through-hole 80 of the lid 80e.
It opens toward a. A bolt 88 screwed into the nut 87 from the outside of the holder through the elongated through hole 85a can be further screwed into the nut 21b. That is, the outer housing 21
Is connected to the lid 80e via a vertical bolt 88, and the vertical position can be adjusted by rotating the bolt 88.

Returning to FIG. 5, the inner bottom frame 40 is laid on the bottom wall of the outer box 10 to guide and support the lower surface of the mobile phone T.

An inner wall pair 50 disposed on the telephone entrance side of the outer box 10 is composed of a pair of left and right side plates 52A and 52B arranged in an upright state.
Hinge projections 52a, 52a are respectively formed at the front end of the lower surface of B, and the hinge projections 52a, 52a are formed at the front end of the upper surface of the inner bottom frame 40 by hinge holes 40a, 40a.
a from above, each side plate 52
A and 52B are supported by the outer box 10 so as to be rotatable in the width direction of the mobile phone T.

Similarly to the inner wall pair 50, the inner wall pair 60 disposed on the connector C side of the outer box 10 also includes a pair of left and right side plates 62A and 62B arranged in an upright state, as shown in FIG. As shown in detail, each side plate 62A, 6A
The hinge shaft 62 is directed downward at the top and bottom positions of the tip edge of 2B.
a, 62b are formed respectively, and each hinge shaft 62
The side plates 62A, 62B can be turned in the width direction of the mobile phone T by the outer box 10 by fitting the upper and lower plates 62a, 62b into the upper and lower hinge holes 10b, 10c formed in the inner surface of the outer box 10, respectively. Become supported by.

In this telephone holder, both side plates 52A,
As means for adjusting the angular positions of 52B and 62A, 62B, as shown in FIG. 6, one end portions 90a, 90a
A pair of V-shaped links 90, 90 which can be tightened and loosened with bolts / nuts 91, respectively, are provided, and extend downward at the other end portions 90b of the links 90 as shown in detail in FIG. The respective shaft portions 90c are formed. Also, holes 52c, into which the respective shaft portions 90c are inserted from above, are formed on the outer surfaces of the rear sides of both side plates 52A, 52B and 62A, 62B.
By forming bulging portions 52d and 62d having 62c and fitting the shaft portion 90c into the holes 52c and 62c, both side plates 52A and 52B and 62A and 62B are formed.
B is connected to the rear end of each link 90 so as to be rotatable.

Then, the bolts and nuts 91 are tightened and loosened from the upper and outer sides to adjust the V-shaped angle of each link 90 so that the both side plates 52A, 52B and 62A, 62A.
B can simultaneously move in the direction in which they contact and separate from each other, so that the angular position of the tapered surface can be changed simultaneously. The notches 11 and 12 of the outer box 10 are
A, 52B and the outer wall portions of the bulging portions 52d, 62d of the holes 52c, 62c of 62A, 62B are the outer box 1
This is for avoiding contact with the inner surface of 0.

The bolt portion of the bolt / nut 91 is
The V-shaped angle of each link 90 can be adjusted by penetrating the long holes 80c, 80c of the top wall 80, and tightening and loosening the nut portion from the outer surface side of the top wall 80.

Next, the procedure for assembling the telephone holder, the procedure for adjusting each part, and the operation at the time of use after the adjustment will be described.

First, the inner bottom frame 40 is connected to the outer box 1
0, each hinge projection 52a of both side plates 52A, 52B is fitted into each hinge hole 40a of the inner bottom frame 40, and each hinge hole 62a of both side plates 62A, 62B.
Into the hinge shafts 10b of the outer box 10.

The shaft 90c of the other end 90b of the pair of links 90 is connected to both side plates 52A, 52B and 62A, 62B.
And the bolts of the bolts / nuts 91 are fitted into the one ends 90a of the pair of links 90 from below.

Further, a bolt 18 is screwed into the nut 14 in the frame 14 and the cover 15 from the side of the through-hole 15a (that is, from the outside), and the tip of the bolt 18 is connected to the nut 21a of the connector module 20 side. And screwed into it. Then, the bolt 18 is screwed until the head of the bolt 18 comes into contact with the outer surface of the cover 15 (the position in FIG. 8). As a result, the position of the connector module 20 in the left-right direction is fixed.

In this state, the top wall 80 is mounted so as to close the upper opening of the outer box 10 and the pair of links 9
The bolt portion of the bolt / nut 91 is passed through the long holes 80c, 80c of the top wall 80, and the nut portion of the bolt / nut 91 is lightly tightened from the outer surface side of the top wall 80.

After the mobile phone T is temporarily inserted into the outer box 10, the bolts / nuts 91 of the pair of links 90 on the side plates 52 A and 52 B are inserted into the oblong hole 8 of the top wall 80.
When moved along 0c, the V-shaped angles of the pair of links 90 are adjusted, and the side plates 52A and 52B are rotated accordingly. When the inner surfaces of both side plates 52A and 52B lightly abut against both side surfaces of mobile phone T (that is, when both side plates 52A and 52B sandwich mobile phone T), the movement of bolt / nut 91 is stopped, and The nut portion is tightened so that the nut 91 does not move any more.

Similarly, the bolts / nuts 91 of the pair of links 90 on the side plates 62A, 62B are inserted into the oblong holes 80 of the top wall 80.
When it is moved along c, the V-shaped angles of the pair of links 90 are adjusted, and the side plates 62A, 62B are rotated accordingly. A stage where the inner surfaces of both side plates 62A and 62B lightly abut against both side surfaces of mobile phone T (that is, a stage where both side plates 62A and 62B sandwich mobile phone T).
To stop the movement of the bolt / nut 91, and tighten the nut portion so that the bolt / nut 91 does not move any more.

Thereafter, when the mobile phone T is inserted further into the back, the connector TC of the mobile phone T is connected to the outer box 10.
Of the connector C. At this time, when the connector C of the outer box 10 is displaced and cannot be fitted to the connector TC of the mobile phone T, the lid 80e of the top wall 80 is opened, and the bolt 18 is rotated from the outside of the outer box 10. Then, the position of the connector C in the left-right direction of the outer housing 21 is adjusted, and this can be performed while visually observing from the opening 80f.

Then, the lid 80e is closed, and a bolt 88 is screwed into the nut 84 in the frame 84 and the cover 85 from the side of the through-hole 85a (that is, from the upper side). Connector connector module 20
Into the nut 21b on the side. Then, the bolt 88 is screwed to a position where the head of the bolt 88 contacts the upper surface of the cover 85 (the position in FIG. 6). Thus, the vertical position of the connector module 20 is fixed. At this time, when the bolt 88 is rotated, the vertical position of the outer housing 21 of the connector C is adjusted.

By the rotation operation of the bolts 18 and 88, the positional shift of the connector C is corrected, and the connector C of the mobile phone T can be fitted.

As described above, in this telephone holder,
By adjusting the positions of the side plates 52A, 52B and 62A, 62B, the inner top plate 68, the connector C, and the like in advance according to the size and shape of the mobile phone T and the connector TC at the bottom, regardless of the size and shape. The mobile phone T can be easily and detachably and stably held.

When the lid 80e of the top wall 80 of the outer box 10 is opened, the standby connector C in the outer box 10 can be viewed from the opening 80f, so that the position of the standby connector can be easily adjusted visually.

Further, in this embodiment, the side plate 52
Since the inner side surfaces of A, 52B and 62A, 62B are tapered surfaces that expand toward the entrance side, the mobile phone T can be more smoothly guided between the side plates 52A, 52B and 62A, 62B.

Further, the pair of V-shaped links 90
In the upper opening of the outer box 10,
Since the bolts and nuts 91 can be tightened and loosened from the upper and outer sides of the upper wall 80, both side plates 52A, 52B and 6 can be operated only from above.
Since the position adjustment work of 2A and 62B can be performed, workability is further improved.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the holder main bodies 10 and 80 are housed and fixed in a center console box and a rear armrest 100.
And an opening 100b through which the mobile phone T can be inserted and removed at the entrance of the holder bodies 10, 80.

Both side plates 52A, 52B and 62A, which are formed by bolts and nuts 91 with respect to the holder bodies 10, 80, are provided.
The position adjusting operation of 62B and the vertical position adjusting operation of the connector C by the bolt 88b can be easily performed from above in the same manner even after the holder main bodies 10, 80 are stored and fixed in the center console box 100 or the like.

The operation of adjusting the left and right positions of the connector C by the bolt 18 is performed by the center console box 100 or the like.
If a hole 100a for inserting a jig such as a screwdriver is formed on the side surface of the center console box 100, the holder bodies 10 and 80 can be easily operated from the side even after being housed and fixed in the center console box 100 or the like.

FIGS. 3 and 10 show another embodiment.
The top wall 80 'is formed of a transparent material (for example, transparent acrylic) which allows the inside of the outer box 10 to be viewed from the outside without providing the lid 80e on the top wall 80.

In this way, the outer box 10
Since the entire top wall 10 'is transparent, FIG.
In the outer box 10, the standby connector C and the side plates 52A,
Since 2B, 62A and 62B can be seen through the top wall 80 ', the position adjustment of the side plates 52A and 52B and 62A and 62B and the standby connector C can be easily performed visually.

Note that not only the top wall 80 'but also the outer box 10 can be formed of a transparent material.

[0053]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the lid provided on the top wall of the holder main body is opened, the standby connector in the holder main body can be viewed from the opening. The position of the standby connector can be easily visually adjusted with respect to the connector.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the entire top wall of the holder main body is transparent, the standby connector and the movable portion in the holder main body can be seen through the top wall, so that the position of the standby connector can be adjusted. In addition, the position of the movable part can be easily adjusted visually.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view in which a telephone holder according to the present invention is stored in a center console box and a top wall cover is opened.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view in which a telephone holder is housed in a center console box and a lid of a top wall is closed.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of another example of a telephone holder stored in a center console box.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a telephone holder of a comparative example stored in a center console box.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the telephone holder according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an assembled perspective view of the telephone holder as viewed from the front.

FIG. 7 is an assembled perspective view of the telephone holder on which the ceiling wall is mounted as viewed from the rear.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of the telephone holder.

9A is a cross-sectional view of a hinge portion of a side plate, and FIG. 9B is a cross-sectional view of a hinge portion of a link.

FIG. 10 is an assembled perspective view of another example of a telephone holder as viewed from the rear.

[Explanation of symbols]

 T Mobile phone TC connector C connector 10 Outer box (holder body) 20 Connector module 80 Top wall 80d Hinge 80e Lid 80f Opening 100 Center console box 100b Opening

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Masashi Sugimoto 1-7-10 Kikuzumi, Minami-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture Inside Harness Research Institute, Inc. (72) Inventor Shigeki Sakai 1, Kikuzumi, Minami-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture 7-10 Harness Research Institute, Inc. (72) Inventor Yoshito Sakai 1-7-10 Kikuzumi, Minami-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi Prefecture Harness Research Institute, Inc. (72) Inventor Nori Inoue Yokkaichi-shi, Mie Prefecture 1-14 Suehirocho Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A telephone holder installed in an automobile and holding a mobile phone in a detachable manner, comprising: a hollow holder main body opened at one end side in a longitudinal direction of the mobile telephone; When the mobile phone is inserted, the connector at the bottom of the mobile phone is connected to the standby connector at the back in the holder main body, while the lid portion hinged to the top wall above the standby connector in the holder main body. A telephone holder, wherein an opening that can be opened and closed is formed with the opening so that the standby connector in the holder main body can be viewed from the opening when adjusting the position of the standby connector. 2. A telephone holder installed in an automobile and holding a mobile phone in a detachable manner, comprising a hollow holder main body opened at one end in a longitudinal direction of the mobile telephone. When the mobile phone is inserted, the connector at the bottom of the mobile phone is coupled to the standby connector at the back inside the holder main body, while at least the top wall of the holder main body is transparent so that the inside of the holder main body can be viewed from the outside. A telephone holder characterized by being formed of a material. 3. The holder main body is housed in a center console box or a rear armrest installed in an automobile. The center console box or the like has an opening in the holder main body through which a mobile phone can be inserted and removed. The telephone holder according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the telephone holder is a telephone holder.