JPS6015355Y2 - Carrying case for electronic equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a carrying case for an electronic device that covers the outer surface of the main body of the electronic device.

For example, a box-shaped carrying case is usually used in a small radio receiver.

Because these carrying cases are constructed to cover almost the entire surface of the radio receiver cabinet,
There is a problem that it becomes difficult to operate the switches and operation buttons.

Therefore, if the case is provided with many openings in order to improve operability, the appearance will become unsightly.

That is, in conventional carrying cases, it has been difficult to achieve both operability and appearance.

The purpose of the present invention is to overcome such problems, and in the device described at the beginning, a pair of front covers and a side cover are provided to cover three of the outer surfaces of the electronic device main body. Each of the pair of front cover parts is connected to the side cover part on both sides in the longitudinal direction through a hinge part, and the part of the front cover is connected to the side cover of the electronic device main body in the longitudinal direction. A part of the side cover is provided with a long connecting leg having a T-shaped cross section or a connecting part of the groove where the width of the inner sole is larger than the groove width. When the engaging portion is the connecting foot, the width of the inner sole forms a connecting portion of a groove that is larger than the groove width, and when the connected portion is the groove, the cross section is T-shaped. The present invention relates to a carrying case for an electronic device, characterized in that a connecting portion of a connecting foot is formed so that the connecting foot is slidably and detachably fitted into the groove.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the operability is not impaired and the appearance is excellent.

An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a carrying case for a radio receiver will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, this radio receiver is comprised of a tuner section 1 and a speaker section 2, each of which is detachable.

If you connect the two as shown in Figure 1, you can listen to the broadcast through the speaker, or if you use only the tuner section 1 as shown in Figure 2, you can listen to the broadcast using earphones (not shown). It is now possible to listen.

Connection part 3 with speaker part 2 corresponding to the side surface of tuner part 1
In this case, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the joined part 4 forms a joined part 45 having a T-shaped cross section and a pair of outwardly projecting engaging pieces 44 on the joint resin body. This synthetic resin body is fixed to the coupling surface 3 of the cabinet of the tuner section 1 so that a pair of grooves 5 having an L-shaped cross section are formed.

Note that the coupling portion 45 of the coupled portion 4 is not formed over the entire length of the coupling surface 3 in the longitudinal direction, and one end thereof is blocked by the extension portion 6 of the cabinet.

Further, a rectangular recess 7 is formed in this coupling surface 3.
It is designed to accept a claw to prevent detachment.

Furthermore, five terminals 8 are embedded in this coupling surface 3.

On the other hand, a guide section 10 and a coupling section 11 are formed on the coupling surface 9 of the speaker section 2 with the tuner section 1, as shown in FIGS. 3, 5, 6, and 7.

As shown in FIG. 5, the guide section 10 is formed by providing a pair of side walls 12 on the coupling surface 9, and is made of synthetic resin like the cabinet.

The pair of side walls 12 of this coupling surface 9 are configured to be able to engage with the coupling portion 45 of the coupling surface 3 of the tuner section 1, so that the speaker section 2 can be connected to the tuner section 1 during coupling.
It is designed to be guided by

Further, five terminals 13 are arranged between the pair of side wall portions 12.

As specifically shown in FIG. 7, these terminals 13 have flange portions 14 formed on these terminals 13 that are pressed by coil springs 15, and the tips of these terminals 13 are inserted into the through holes formed on the coupling surface 9. It passes through the hole 16 and protrudes movably onto the coupling surface 9.

Therefore, when the tuner section 1 and the speaker section 2 are combined,
These terminals 13 are elastically pressed into contact with the terminals 8, and a good electrical connection is possible.

This joint part 11 is made of aluminum, and has a rail 1 with a mouth-shaped cross section and a groove 17 whose inner bottom width is larger than the groove width.
8 is fixed on an extension of the guide portion 10 of the coupling surface 9.

The tuner section 1 is configured to be coupled to the speaker section 2 by fitting the coupling section 45 into this strip WIt17.

A leaf spring 19 bent into an arc shape is disposed within the groove 17, and one end of the leaf spring 19 is fixed to the rail 18.

This leaf spring 19 presses the coupling surface 3 of the tuner section 1 to eliminate play between the tuner section 1 and the speaker section 2 when the tuner section 1 and the speaker section 2 are coupled. be.

Furthermore, a lock pawl 20 is provided in this joint portion 11.

This lock claw 20 is slidably held by a guide part 21 connected to the inside of the cabinet of the speaker part 2, and a protrusion 22 connected to this cabinet.
The compression coil spring 23 has one end in contact with the through hole 24.2 of the rail 18 and the leaf spring 19.
5 and protrudes onto the coupling surface 9.

Note that one surface of this lock pawl 20 is an inclined surface 26, and the other surface is a vertical surface.

This vertical surface 27 comes into contact with the insulation of the concave portion 1 of the coupled portion 4, so that the coupled state of the tuner portion 1 and the speaker portion 2 is maintained.

Further, the lock claw 20 is formed with an inclined pressed portion 2B, and when the pressing pin 30 connected to the lock release lever 29 presses this pressed portion 28, the lock claw 2
0 moves against the coil spring 23 and locks this lock claw 2.
The tip of 0 is removed from the concave portion 7 of the coupled portion 4, and the tuner portion 1 and the speaker portion 2 are now in a state where the coupling can be released.

Next, the coupling operation between the tuner section 1 and the speaker section 2 will be described. As shown in FIG. 8, the coupling surface 3 of the tuner section 1 is The tip of the coupling part 45 of the coupling part 4 is moved while being engaged with and guided by the pair of side walls 12 of the guide part 10 of the coupling surface 9 of the speaker part 2.

Then, the tip of the coupling part 45 of the tuner part 1 is connected to the speaker part 2.
is fitted with the tip of the groove 17 of the joint portion 11 of.

The tuner section 1 is rotated relative to the speaker section about this fitting section as shown by arrow A in FIG.

Then, the coupling surface 3 of the tuner section 1 connects to the terminal 1 of the speaker section 2.
3 to retract these terminals 13 against the coil spring 15.

As a result, the connection surface 3 of the tuner section 1 and the connection surface 9 of the speaker section 2 come into contact.

In this state, the tuner section 1 is moved by sliding on the coupling surface 9 of the speaker section 2.

During this movement, the lock claw 20
is pressed and retreats against the coil spring 23.

When the two are completely combined as shown in Figure 1,
The vertical surface 27 at the tip of the lock claw 20 of the speaker section 2 comes into contact with the edge of the recess 7 of the coupled section 4 of the tuner section 1, and the rear end of the pair of side walls 12 of the guide section 10 of the speaker section 2 It abuts the edge of the extension 6 of the cabinet of section 1.

Therefore, the tuner section 1 and the speaker section 2 cannot be moved relative to each other.

In the coupled state, the leaf spring 19 presses the coupling surface 3 of the tuner section 1, so that there is no looseness between the two.

In addition, since the connection between the two is made by the connecting portion 45 of the synthetic resin connected portion 4 of the tuner portion 1 and the groove 17 of the aluminum rail 18 of the speaker portion 2, the strength is reduced. Are better.

Furthermore, since the aluminum rail 18 and the leaf spring 19 arranged on the coupling surface 9 of the speaker section 2 are approximately half the length of the coupling surface 9 of the speaker section 2, If the bar antenna is arranged in the tuner section 1 at a position offset from the position corresponding to the rail 18 and the leaf spring 19, it is possible to use the tuner section 1 and the speaker section 2 in combination. The radio waves are on the rail 1
8 and leaf spring 19, and therefore good reception is possible.

Furthermore, according to such a connection, the connection between the terminal 8 on the tuner side and the terminal 13 on the speaker side can be made in a distant manner due to the mechanical connection, making it easy to connect the terminals 8 and 1.
3 only needs to be electrically connected, and these terminals 8, 13
No mechanical load is applied to it.

In addition, the terminals 8 and 13 are self-cleaned by slidingly contacting the coupling surfaces 9 and 3 when coupled and detached, respectively, so that contact failure does not occur.

Next, the operation of separating the tuner section 1 and the speaker section 2 will be described. The lock release lever 29 is pressed in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 1.

Then, the pin 30 of this lever 29 presses the pressed part 28 of the lock pawl 20, and the lock pawl 20 moves against the coil spring 23 due to the cam action of this pressed part 28, and the tip of this lock pawl 20 moves. recedes from the bonding surface 9.

Therefore, the vertical surface 27 of the lock claw 20 is separated from the edge of the recess 7 of the tuner section 1, and the tuner section 1 and the speaker section 2 can mutually move along the coupling surfaces 3 and 9.

When the tuner section 1 and the speaker section 2 are moved relative to each other in this state, the fitting between the coupling section 45 of the coupled section 4 of the tuner section 1 and the groove 17 of the coupling section 11 of the speaker section 2 is released, and both are separated.

In this state, the tuner section 1 alone can receive radio signals by using the earphone jack.

Next, referring to FIGS. 9 to 12, the carrying case 32 when only the tuner section 1 is separated and used will be explained. This case 32 includes a pair of plate-shaped surface covers 33 and 34, and Part 33, 34
It is comprised of side cover portions 35 which are respectively connected to the cloth in the longitudinal direction thereof.

A pair of thin hinge parts 36.37 are formed between the front cover part 33.34 and the side cover part 35, so that the front cover part 33.34 is connected to the side cover part 35. It is configured to be rotatable.

Inside the side cover portion 35, there is a guide portion 39 extending from a pair of relatively short side walls 38, and a rail 4 having an opening-like cross section and having a groove 40 whose inner bottom width is larger than the groove width.
1 is arranged.

Therefore, the tuner section 1 and the carrying case 32 can be coupled together in the same way as the tuner section 1 and the speaker section 2 are coupled together.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the coupling portion 45 provided on the coupled portion 4 of the tuner portion 1 is guided by the guide portion 39 provided inside the side cover portion 35 of the carrying case 32. Then, the connecting portion 45 is fitted into the groove 40.

and are provided.

Therefore, the tuner section 1 and the carrying case 32 can be coupled together in the same way as the tuner section 1 and the speaker section 2 are coupled together.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the coupling portion 45 provided on the coupled portion 4 of the tuner portion 1 is guided by the guide portion 39 provided inside the side cover portion 35 of the carrying case 32. Then, the connecting portion 45 is fitted into the groove 40.

As a result, the tuner section 1 and the carrying case 32 are coupled together.

In this way, the carrying case 32 can be easily attached to and detached from the tuner section 1, and the switches and various knobs have excellent operability.

Further, by using the carrying case 32, the tuner section 1 can be reliably protected, so that damage can be effectively prevented.

Further, a terminal 8 provided on the coupling surface 3 of the tuner section 1
It also provides reliable protection and does not rust due to sweat, etc.

Note that a portion of the surface cover 33.3 of this carrying case 32
The outer surface of 4 is made of a transparent synthetic resin film,
Moreover, by forming the front cover portions 33 and 34 in a bag shape, the carrying case 32 can be used as a commuter pass or the like.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 12, a kerato 42,
43 may include a business card, photo, etc.

Alternatively, the pockets 42, 43 may be formed from a transparent film.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a carrying case for a radio receiver, but the present invention can be applied to carrying cases for various other electronic devices.

As is clear from the above, since the carrying case of the present invention is constructed from a pair of front covers and a side cover, only the three outer surfaces of the electronic device body are covered. Therefore, operability is not impaired by arranging operation buttons or the like on other surfaces.

Further, since there is no need to provide an opening in the carrying case, the appearance will not be spoiled.

In addition, the connecting part on the side surface of the electronic device main body and the connecting part of a part of the side cover of the carrying case are connected to a connecting leg with a T-shaped cross section that is formed long along the longitudinal direction on the side surface or a part of the side cover. Since the width of the inner bottom is slidably and detachably fitted into the groove, attachment and detachment are easy and reliable connection can be achieved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a carrying case for a radio receiver, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the overall appearance, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the tuner section, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the tuner section. An external perspective view of the speaker section, Figure 4 is the ■ in Figure 2.
5 is a sectional view taken along the line V to V in FIG. 3, FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line ■ to ■ in FIG. 3, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line ■ to ■ in FIG. 3. , FIG. 8 is a front view showing how the tuner section and the speaker section are connected, FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the carrying case, FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing how the tuner section and carrying case are connected, and FIG. The figure is a sectional view of the same essential part, and FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a modification of the carrying case. In addition, in the symbols used in the drawings, 1 is the tuner part, 4 is the coupled part, 32 is the carrying case, 33.3
4 is a part of the front cover, 35 is a part of the side cover, 36 and 37 are hinge parts, 40 is a groove, and 45 is a connecting foot.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a carrying case for an electronic device that covers the outer surface of the electronic device main body, the case is composed of a pair of front cover parts and side cover parts to cover three of the outer surfaces of the electronic device main body. A connecting foot having a T-shaped cross section is formed on the side surface of the electronic device main body to extend along the longitudinal direction of the electronic device body, and connects the pieces of the pair of surface covers on both sides via a hinge portion. Alternatively, if the width of the inner sole is larger than the groove width and the connected part of the groove is extended along the longitudinal direction of a part of the front side cover, if the connected part is the connected foot, the inner bottom forming a joint part of a groove whose width is larger than the groove width; and when the part to be joined is the groove, forming a joint part having a T-shaped cross section, and attaching the connecting leg to the groove; A carrying case for electronic equipment, characterized in that the carrying case is configured to be slidably and removably fitted into the carrying case.