JPH11261718A - Telephone set holder for electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To support a portable telephone set with an electronic device without any defect while the portable telephone set and the electronic device are connected electrically via a telephone set connection card in an excellent way. SOLUTION: The telephone set holder 20 supports a portable telephone set T while connecting the portable telephone set T and an electronic device such as a personal computer 10 by using a PC card (telephone set connection card) 14 inserted to a card insertion port 12 as a medium. A card connector coupled with an outer connector of the PC card 14 and telephone set connectors 24A, 24B with which the portable telephone set T is coupled are fixed to cases 21, 22. An attachment member 26 is provided so that the attachment member 26 is attached to a main body outer side end of the PC card 14 while the card connector and the outer connector are connected.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic device for electrically connecting a portable telephone to an electronic device such as a personal computer or an electronic organizer via a telephone connection card, and supporting the portable telephone on the electronic device side. Phone holder.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, as means for performing wireless communication using an electronic device such as a personal computer, a portable telephone has been electrically connected to the electronic device.
The following is known as a structure for connecting these electronic devices to a mobile phone.

A) A PC card (telephone connection card) is inserted into a card insertion slot of an electronic device, and a connector provided on the PC card is directly connected to a connector of a mobile phone to connect the PC card to a connection medium. (For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
No. 01).

B) A connecting cable having connectors at both ends is used, and one connector of the cable is connected to the connector of the PC card, and the other connector is connected to the connector of the mobile phone. The electronic device and the mobile phone are connected using the connection cable as a connection medium.

[0005]

In the structure in which the mobile phone is directly connected to the PC card as in A), when the mobile phone is detached from the PC card in order to use the mobile phone alone, or when the mobile phone is connected again. When connecting to a PC card, the force applied to the mobile phone for attachment and detachment acts directly on the outer connector of the PC card (that is, the connector directly connected to the mobile phone), and the connector may be damaged or deformed. There is. Further, in a state where the mobile phone is connected to the PC card, the gravity applied to the mobile phone directly acts on the outer connector, so that the outer connector has a large burden of strength due to a static load. Also, PC
Since the attitude of the mobile phone when the mobile phone is directly connected to the card is uniquely determined, there is also a disadvantage that the attitude cannot be freely set.

On the other hand, in the structure in which a connection cable is interposed between the mobile phone and the electronic device as in B), the weight of the mobile phone or the detachment force is not directly applied to the PC card side. The electronic device is free to move, in other words, the mobile phone is not supported by the electronic device at all. Therefore, when the user operates the electronic device, the user places the mobile phone in a location other than the electronic device ( (For example, on a table or knees), which is inconvenient. Also, the mobile phone accidentally falls from the table etc.,
There is also a risk of damage.

In view of such circumstances, the present invention provides a portable telephone and an electronic device in a state where the portable telephone and the electronic device are electrically connected without imposing a large load on the outer connector of the telephone connection card such as a PC card. An object of the present invention is to provide a telephone holder that can support a mobile phone with a simple structure.

[0008]

As a means for solving the above problems, the present invention provides an electronic apparatus having a card insertion slot through a telephone connection card inserted into the card insertion slot. An electronic device telephone holder for supporting the mobile phone on the electronic device side while electrically connecting the mobile phone, a card connection connector coupled to an outer connector of the phone connection card,
A telephone connection connector coupled to the mobile telephone; and a housing to which the card connection connector and the telephone connection connector are fixed. The card connection connector is provided on an outer connector of the telephone connection card inserted into the card insertion slot. In a state where the mobile phone is connected and the mobile phone is connected to the phone connection connector, the mobile phone is electrically connected to the electronic device via the phone connection connector, the card connection connector, and the phone connection card. A mobile phone, wherein the housing is provided with a fitting portion fitted to an outer end of the main body of the telephone connection card in a state where the card connection connector is coupled to the outer connector of the telephone connection card. The load acting on the telephone connection connector from the telephone connection connector through the fitting portion It is obtained so as to be supported by the main body side of the chromatography mode.

According to this configuration, the card connector is connected to the outside connector of the telephone connection card inserted into the card insertion slot of the electronic device, and the mobile phone is connected to the telephone connection connector in this state. The portable telephone can be electrically connected to the electronic device via the connectors and the telephone connection card, and can be supported by the electronic device. Therefore, in this state, the wireless communication can be performed by operating the electronic device while the mobile phone is left unattended. Moreover, in this state, the fitting portion is fitted to the outer end of the main body of the telephone connection card, and at least a part of the load acting on the telephone connection connector from the portable telephone is connected to the telephone connection card via the fitting portion. Since the card is received on the main body side of the card, a large load is prevented from being applied to the outer connector.

Here, if the fitting portion is formed so as to be fitted to the outside end of the main body of the telephone connection card, the fitting portion can be fitted to the outside end of the main body even if the telephone connection card does not have a special shape. The fitting with the mating portion becomes possible, and the fitting can effectively receive the load from the mobile phone. That is, since the existing card can be used as the telephone connection card, the versatility is further improved.

More specifically, if the fitting portion is formed so as to sandwich the outer end of the main body of the telephone connection card from above and below, the load due to the weight of the portable telephone can be received on the card main body side. If the mating portion is formed so that the outer end of the main body of the telephone connection card is sandwiched in a direction substantially parallel to the direction in which the telephone connection connector and the mobile telephone are coupled, a load applied when the mobile telephone is attached or detached is received. Can be. Further, if the fitting portion is formed so as to be fitted over substantially the entire outer periphery of the outside end of the main body of the telephone connection card, the card body can receive the load in the most stable state.

Further, according to the present invention, the posture in which the portable telephone is supported on the electronic device side can be freely set by the positional relationship between the telephone connection connector fixed to the housing and the card connection connector.

More specifically, the telephone is constructed such that the coupling direction between the telephone connector and the portable telephone is substantially perpendicular to the coupling direction between the card connector and the outer connector of the telephone connection card. The inconvenience that the connection between the card connector and the outer connector is accidentally disconnected due to the attaching / detaching force of the mobile phone with respect to the connector can be avoided.

Further, if a plurality of telephone connection connectors are fixed to the housing in mutually different directions,
It is possible to cause the mobile phone to take a plurality of types of postures.

Specifically, the plurality of telephone connection connectors include a first telephone connection connector in which the mobile telephone is connected in an upright posture, and a second telephone connection connector in which the mobile telephone is connected in a substantially horizontal posture. When transmission and reception are emphasized, a mobile phone can be connected to the first telephone connector and supported in an upright state, thereby enabling high-sensitivity transmission and reception. When importance is placed on the operability of the device operation surface (for example, when transmitting and receiving while operating the keyboard), a mobile telephone is connected to the second telephone connector and supported in a state where the mobile telephone is laid substantially horizontally. By doing so, the mobile phone can be prevented from interfering with the operation.

[0016]

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention.
This will be described with reference to FIG. In the following embodiments, a notebook personal computer 10 is shown as an electronic device. However, the present invention is also applicable to other electronic devices to which a mobile phone is connected, such as an electronic organizer and a portable navigator. It can be suitably used.

A personal computer 10 shown in FIG.
Has a card insertion slot 12 on its side, and a PC card (telephone connection card) 1 is inserted into the card insertion slot 12.
4 can be inserted and removed. This PC card 14 has I
C is installed, and the PC card 14 is inserted into the card insertion slot 1.
2 and connected to a connection terminal in the personal computer 10, the circuit in the card and the circuit in the personal computer 10 are electrically connected. An outer connector 15 is provided on an outer end surface of the PC card 14.

On the other hand, the telephone holder 20 according to the present invention
2 to 5, a lower case 21, an upper case 22, a card connector 23, a first telephone connector 24A, and a second telephone connector 24B.
, A fixing member 25, and a fitting member 26.

The lower case 21 and the upper case 22 are vertically joined to each other to form a housing. The connectors 23, 24A, and 24B are fixed to the housing so as to protrude outward from the housing. ing. The card connector 23 and the second telephone connector 24B protrude from a gap secured between the two cases 21 and 22 in a horizontal direction orthogonal to each other. The first telephone connector 24 </ b> A is fixed upright to a vertical shaft 21 a formed on the bottom wall of the lower case 21, and protrudes upward through a through hole 22 a formed on the top wall of the upper case 22.

The card connector 23 is connectable to the outer connector 15 of the PC card 14. Both the telephone connector 24A and the telephone connector 24B are connected to the telephone connector TC on the tail end side of the common portable telephone T. Can be combined. And, any telephone connector 24
Even when the telephone-side connector TC is connected to the A and 24B, the cases 21 and 22 are connected so that the mobile telephone T is electrically connected to the PC card 14 via the telephone-connector and the card-connector 23. Wiring.

The fixing member 25 includes a card connector 23.
Is enclosed by the two cases 21 and 22 from above and below.
1 and 22 are fixed. An upright wall 25a having a bolt insertion hole is formed on an upper portion of the fixing member 25.

The fitting member 26 has a rectangular ring shape surrounding the telephone connection connector 23, and the outside of the main body of the PC card 14 in a state where the telephone connection connector 23 and the external connector 15 of the PC card 14 are connected. End (the end where the PC card 14 inserted into the card insertion slot 12 projects from the side of the personal computer 10) 14
a is fitted over the entire circumference (FIG. 5). An upright wall 26a having a bolt insertion hole is formed at an upper portion of the fitting member 26. The upright wall 26a is fastened to the upright wall 25a of the fixing member 25 by a bolt, so that the fitting member 26 is It is fixed to the 21 and 22 sides (housing side).

According to this configuration, the PC card 14 is inserted into the card insertion slot 12 of the personal computer 10,
In addition, with the card connector 23 of the telephone holder 20 coupled to the outer connector 15 of the PC card 14, the telephone connector TC of the portable telephone T is coupled to one of the telephone connectors 24A and 24B. The mobile phone T can be electrically connected to the personal computer 10 via the telephone connection connector, the card connection connector 23, and the PC card 14 in this order, and the mobile phone T can be supported on the personal computer 10 side. . Therefore, there is no need to put the mobile phone T on a table or the like, and the user can operate the personal computer 10 to perform wireless communication such as the Internet or e-mail while leaving the mobile phone T unattended. Conversely, by separating the mobile phone T from the telephone holder 20, the mobile phone T can be used alone as usual.

That is, in this telephone holder 20,
The mobile phone T has a simple configuration using an existing card insertion slot 12 provided in the personal computer 10.
Can be supported. And phone holder 2
0 of the main body outer end 14 of the PC card 14
a, the telephone connection connectors 24A, 24A when the mobile phone T is attached or detached.
Since the force applied to B is supported on the main body side of the PC card 14 via the fitting member 26, the outer connector 15 is effectively protected from the force, and the deformation and breakage of the connector 15 are prevented beforehand. Is done.

In this embodiment, the first and second
When the mobile phone T is coupled to the first telephone connector 24A, the mobile phone T takes an upright posture (FIG. 6).
Since the mobile phone T is in a substantially horizontal posture (that is, a posture substantially parallel to the operation surface of the personal computer 10) in a state where the mobile phone T is connected to the second telephone connection connector 24B (FIG. 7). In the case where transmission and reception are important, high sensitivity communication can be performed by selecting the former posture, and the personal computer 10
When the operation of (1) is emphasized, by selecting the latter posture, it is possible to operate the personal computer satisfactorily without disturbing the mobile phone T.

Further, in this embodiment, the connection direction between the telephone connection connectors 24A and 24B and the mobile telephone T is set to a direction substantially orthogonal to the connection direction between the outer connector 15 and the card connection connector 23. When attaching / detaching the mobile phone T to / from the connectors 24A and 24B, it is possible to avoid such a disadvantage that the connection between the connectors 15 and 23 is disconnected due to the attaching / detaching force.

In the present invention, only one telephone connector may be used, and the connecting direction may be freely set. In any case, by appropriately setting the positional relationship between the telephone connector and the card connector, the posture of the mobile phone T in the supported state can be freely set.

Further, in the present invention, it is preferable that the fitting portion be fitted around the outer end of the main body of the PC card over substantially the entire circumference, but the fitting portion may be formed in other shapes.
For example, if the shape of the fitting portion is at least a shape sandwiching the outer end portion of the card body from above and below, the mobile phone can receive its own weight, and can be in a direction substantially parallel to the coupling direction between the phone connector and the mobile phone. If the shape is formed so as to sandwich the outer end portion of the card body, it is possible to receive the attaching / detaching force applied to the telephone connector from the portable telephone.

Further, the telephone connection card side may be processed so as to perform fitting other than the fitting by the external fitting.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, the card connection connector connected to the outside connector of the telephone connection card and the telephone connection connector connected to the portable telephone are fixed to the housing, and the card connection is provided. In the state where the connector is coupled to the outer connector of the telephone connection card, a fitting portion is provided for fitting to the outer end of the main body of the telephone connection card. Since it is designed to be supported by the main body of the telephone connection card via the fitting portion, the electric connection between the mobile telephone and the electronic device can be achieved with a simple structure utilizing the existing card insertion slot. , The mobile phone can be supported on the electronic device side, and
There is an effect that it is possible to prevent a large strength load from being applied to the outer connector of the telephone connection card when attaching / detaching the mobile phone.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a personal computer and a telephone holder according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a PC card inserted into a card insertion slot of the personal computer and the telephone holder.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the telephone holder.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state where an upper case is removed from a lower case of the telephone holder.

FIG. 5 shows a card connector and a PC of the telephone holder.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side view showing a state where the card is connected to an outer connector of the card.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which a mobile phone is connected to a first phone connector of the phone holder.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which a mobile phone is connected to a second phone connector of the phone holder.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 Personal computer (electronic device) 12 Card slot 14 PC card (telephone connection card) 14a Outer end of PC card main body 15 Outer connector 20 Telephone holder 21 Lower case (housing) 22 Upper case (housing) 23 Card connector 24A First telephone connection connector 24B Second telephone connection connector 26 Fitting member (fitting portion) T Mobile phone TC Telephone-side connector

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Yasuhiro Hiura 1-7-10 Kikuzumi, Minami-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi Inside Harness Research Institute, Inc. (72) Inventor Tetsuji Tanaka Kikuzumi, Minami-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi 1-7-10 Harness Research Institute, Inc. (72) Inventor Shigeki Sakai 1-7-10 Kikuzumi, Minami-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture Harness Research Institute, Inc. (72) Inventor Yuichiro Tsutsumi Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture 1-7-10 Kikuzumi, Minami-ku, Japan Harness Research Institute, Inc. (72) Inventor Yoshito Sakai 1-7-10, Kikuzumi, Minami-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture In Harness Research Institute, Inc. (72) Inventor Sugimoto Masashi 1-7-10 Kikuzumi, Minami-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi Harness Research Institute, Ltd.

Claims (8)

[Claims] An electronic device having a card insertion slot is electrically connected to a mobile phone via a telephone connection card inserted into the card insertion slot, and the mobile phone is connected to the electronic device. A telephone holder for electronic equipment for supporting, comprising: a card connection connector coupled to an outer connector of the telephone connection card; a telephone connection connector coupled to the mobile telephone; and a card connection connector and a telephone connection connector And a housing in which the card connection connector is coupled to an outer connector of the telephone connection card inserted into the card insertion slot, and a mobile phone is coupled to the telephone connection connector. A mobile phone is connected to an electronic device via a telephone connection connector, a card connection connector, and a telephone connection card. It is configured so as to be electrically connected, and the housing is fitted with the outer end of the main body of the telephone connection card in a state where the card connection connector is coupled to the outer connector of the telephone connection card. An electronic device telephone holder, wherein a mating portion is provided so that a load acting on the telephone connection connector from the mobile telephone is supported by the main body of the telephone connection card via the fitting portion. . 2. The telephone holder for an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the fitting portion is formed so as to be externally fitted to an outer end of the main body of the telephone connection card. 3. The telephone holder for an electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the fitting portion has a shape that sandwiches the outer end of the main body of the telephone connection card from above and below. 4. The telephone holder for an electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the fitting portion is formed such that an outer end of the main body of the telephone connection card is substantially parallel to a connecting direction of the telephone connection connector and the mobile telephone. A telephone holder for electronic devices, characterized in that it is sandwiched between directions. 5. The telephone holder for an electronic device according to claim 2, wherein said fitting portion is formed so as to be fitted over substantially the entire outer periphery of an outer end of the main body of said telephone connection card. Phone holder for electronic devices. 6. The telephone holder for an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a coupling direction between said telephone connector and said mobile telephone is such that said card connector and an outer connector of a telephone connection card are coupled. A telephone holder for electronic equipment, wherein the telephone holder is configured to be substantially orthogonal to the direction. 7. The telephone holder for electronic equipment according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of telephone connection connectors are fixed to said housing in different directions. 8. The electronic device telephone holder according to claim 7, wherein the plurality of telephone connection connectors include a first telephone connection connector in which the mobile telephone is coupled in an upright posture, and a substantially horizontal posture of the mobile telephone. And a second telephone connector connected with the second telephone connector.