JPH11261249A - Stand/belt hook for portable apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a belt hook having stand function as a single part by an arrangement wherein a locking protrusion serves as a belt hook when it is inserted into a guide groove and serves as a stand when it is removed therefrom. SOLUTION: At the time of fixing, a hook 11 is inserted into a guide groove 4 in the rear cover 1 of a portable apparatus E and then it is moved upward while flexing two ribs 13 resiliently inward to fit an arm part 12 to the lower cock part of a locking groove. Subsequently, the arm part 12 is slid upward over the coupling part 3b of the locking groove while flexing two ribs 13 resiliently inward and fitted to an upper lock part 3c. When the hook part 11 is used as a hook stand, the arm part 12 us slid downward from the upper lock part 3c of the locking groove over the coupling part 3b thereof while flexing two ribs 13 resiliently inward and fitted to a lower lock part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable device (such as a television monitor or a handy transceiver) and, more particularly, to a stand and a belt hook for a portable device which can be used on a desk or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A belt hook of a conventional portable device has, for example, a shape as shown in FIG. 7 and can be used only as a belt hook BH when attached to a portable device E. In other words, when opened, the function as a belt hook (the function of fixing the portable device to the belt) is lost.

Similarly, the stand of a conventional portable device is a stand S having a shape as shown in FIG. 8, and has only a function of standing the device E when used on a desk or the like. Since the portable device E without a stand is unstable when used upright on a table or the like, a dedicated stand holder H is required as shown in FIG.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a stand / belt hook for portable equipment which provides a belt hook having a stand function in one piece.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a stand and belt hook for a portable device according to the present invention.
A hook comprising a U-shaped support portion having two arm portions at the distal end thereof and having two locking projections at its root side, and a hook portion integrally formed with the support portion. Attached to a hook attaching means formed at a position facing the case main body of the portable device at a predetermined interval and having at least two first and second lock portions, and a guide groove portion. When the arm is fitted into the first locking portion and the locking projection is inserted into the guide groove, the arm becomes a belt hook, and the arm is fitted into the first or second locking portion and the locking projection is formed. Is a stand when it is removed from the guide groove.

[0006]

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a stand and belt hook for a portable device according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the supporting portion has a distal end. It has two ribs on the side, said ribs determining the stand angle.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A specific configuration of an embodiment of a stand / belt hook for a portable device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 shows a back cover of a case main body of a portable device, (A) is a front view, (B) is a plan view, (C) is a rear view, (D) is a left side view, and (E) is AA line sectional view,
(F) is a sectional view taken along line BB. The back cover 1 is made of, for example, a resin molded product, and a raised portion 2 is integrally formed on a front side of an upper half formed to have a thickness of about half of a lower half at a predetermined interval and opposed to each other. Each raised portion 2 is formed with a concave locking groove 3 and a rectangular guiding groove 4 on the side surfaces facing each other. (In this embodiment, the engaging grooves 3 and 4 are formed by making holes from the back surface of the back cover 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. good.)

FIG. 2 shows a hook, (A) is a front view,
(B) is a plan view, (C) is a bottom view, (D) is a rear view,
(E) is a left side view, and (F) is a right side view. Hook 1
Reference numeral 1 is made of, for example, a resin molded product, and includes a support portion 11A and a hook portion 11B connected by a curved connection portion. The support portion 11A is formed in a U-shape, has two arm portions 12 and two ribs 13 on the U-shaped tip side, and has two locking protrusions 14 on the U-shaped root side. doing. The hook portion 11 </ b> B has elasticity, and has two protrusions 15 near the distal end portion 16.

At the time of mounting, first, as shown in the front view of FIG. 3A and the side view of FIG.
A is inserted into the guide groove 4 of the back cover 1 of the portable device E,
Next, the two ribs 13 are pinched with fingers and moved upward while elastically bending inward, so that the arm portion 12 is fitted into the lower lock portion 3a of the lock groove portion 3. In this state,
The hook 11 is connected to the arm 12 by the lower lock 3a.
Is locked in a free state in which the vertical movement of the back cover surface is locked and the hook portion 11B is rotatable in a direction away from the back cover surface.

Next, as shown in the front view of FIG. 4 (A) and the side view of FIG. 4 (B), the two ribs 13 are again pinched by a finger to bend elastically inward while the arm 12 is locked. The groove 3 is slid upward beyond the connecting portion 3b and fitted into the upper locking portion 3c. At this time, since the locking projection 14 is inserted into the guide groove 4, the hook 11
B is locked in the direction away from the back cover surface and does not move. Therefore, the hook 11 can be used as a belt hook in the state shown in FIG. That is, in the state shown in FIG. 4, a belt (not shown) is opened by hand and slightly opened from the surface of the back cover against the elasticity of the hook portion 11 </ b> B.
Then, when the hand is released from the hook portion 11B, the protrusion 15 contacts the surface of the back cover, and the portable device E is attached to the belt.

On the other hand, when the hook 11 in the state shown in FIG.
The arm 12 is slid downward from the upper locking portion 3c of the locking groove 3 over the connecting portion 3b while being pinched by a finger to elastically bend inward, and fitted into the lower locking portion 3a. At this time, the locking projection 14 comes out of the guide groove 4 and comes off.
As shown in (A), it is free in the direction away from the back cover surface. Next, as shown in FIG. 5 (B), if the hook portion 11B is opened until the tip of the rib 13 hits the surface of the back cover, it can be used as a stand as shown in FIG. 5 (C). The lock at the stand is performed by the arm unit 12.

When the arm 12 is locked by the lower lock 3a (see FIG. 5) and when the arm 12 is locked by the upper lock 3c (see FIG. 6), the stand of the portable device E is tilted in two steps. Can be used separately. That is, from the state shown in FIG. 5, the two ribs 13 are further kept while the hook portion 11B is kept at a certain distance from the surface of the back cover.
The arm portion 12 is moved from the lower locking portion 3a of the locking groove 3 to the connecting portion 3 while elastically bending the arm 12 inward by the finger.
Slide it upward beyond b and insert it into the upper lock portion 3c. Next, if the hook portion 11B is opened until the tip of the rib 13 hits the surface of the back cover, the rib 13 can be similarly used as a stand. Therefore, in FIG. 5, the portable device E is supported at a large angle with respect to the support surface SF, and in FIG. 6, the mobile device E is supported at a smaller angle than FIG.

As described above, the hook can be used as a belt hook during normal carrying, and can also be used as a stand without using a tool or the like when used on a desk or the like. In addition, the angle of the stand can be used in two stages,
It can be used according to the user's preference.

[0015]

The embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above, and various modifications are possible. For example, in the above-described example, the case body side has two lock portions on the upper side and the lower side. However, by increasing the number of lock portions, the stand angle can be adjusted in several steps. In addition, this structure can be used not only for televisions and monitors but also for a wide range of portable devices such as handy transceivers and receivers.

Portable devices are becoming smaller and thinner year by year. If it is small and thin, it will not be able to stand stably when used on a table or the like. For this problem, the belt hook of the present invention also has a function as a stand,
The device can be stably stood even when used on a desktop or the like.
In addition, it functions as a belt hook when it is carried, so that portability is good. There is no need to prepare a belt hook and a dedicated stand, and one part can perform both functions. Also,
Since it can be performed with one component, the cost is low.

[0017]

According to the present invention, a structure which functions as a belt hook and a stand can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a back cover structure of a case body in one embodiment of a stand and belt hook for a portable device according to the present invention,
(A) is a front view, (B) is a plan view, (C) is a rear view,
(D) is a left side view, (E) is a sectional view taken along line AA, and (F) is a sectional view taken along line BB.

FIG. 2 shows a hook in one embodiment of a stand and belt hook for a portable device according to the present invention, wherein (A) is a front view,
(B) is a plan view, (C) is a bottom view, (D) is a rear view,
(E) is a left side view, and (F) is a right side view.

FIG. 3 is a view showing an attached state of a hook in one embodiment of a stand and belt hook for a portable device according to the present invention;
(A) and (B) are a front view and a side view in a free state, respectively.

FIG. 4 shows an attached state of a hook in one embodiment of a stand and belt hook for a portable device according to the present invention;
(A) and (B) are the front view and side view at the time of a belt hook state, respectively.

FIG. 5 is a view showing an attached state of a hook in one embodiment of a stand and a belt hook for a portable device according to the present invention;
(A), (B) and (C) are transition diagrams at the time of a stand.

FIG. 6 is a view showing an attached state of a hook in one embodiment of a stand and belt hook for a portable device according to the present invention;
(A) and (B) are transition diagrams at the time of a stand.

7A and 7B show an example of a conventional belt hook, in which FIG. 7A is a perspective view of the belt hook, and FIG. 7B is a perspective view of the portable device after the belt hook is attached.

8A and 8B show an example of a conventional stand, in which FIG. 8A is a perspective view of the stand, and FIG. 8B is a perspective view of the portable device after the stand is attached.

FIG. 9 shows an example of a conventional stand holder, and (A)
3 is a perspective view of a stand holder, and FIG. 3B is a perspective view of a portable device when the stand holder is used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Back cover 2 Raised portion 3 Locking groove 3a Lower locking portion 3b Connecting portion 3c Upper locking portion 4 Guide groove 11 Hook 11A Supporting portion 11B Hook portion 12 Arm portion 13 Rib 14 Locking protrusion 15 Protrusion

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A support portion formed in a U-shape, having two arm portions on the distal end side thereof and having two locking projections on a root side thereof, and a hook portion integrally formed with the support portion. A hook formed at a position facing the case main body of the portable device at a predetermined interval, and provided with a locking groove having at least two first and second locking portions, and a guide groove. Attached to the hook attaching means, the arm portion is fitted into the first lock portion, and when the locking protrusion is inserted into the guide groove portion, it becomes a belt hook, and the arm portion is fitted into the first or second lock portion. A stand / belt hook for a portable device, wherein the stand serves as a stand when the lock projection is removed from the guide groove. 2. The portable device stand / belt hook according to claim 1, wherein the support portion has two ribs on the distal end side, and the ribs determine a stand angle. Belt hook.