JPWO2017014227A1 - Case for mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

It is not necessary to carry a device separate from a mobile communication terminal such as a smartphone, and it is possible to shoot with a desired composition when taking a self-portrait, although it is possible to save the trouble of attaching and detaching each time shooting is performed. A case for a portable communication terminal is provided. A case body (10) having a rear wall portion (12) covering the rear surface of the mobile communication terminal (100) and a side wall portion (13) covering the side surface, and a rear wall portion (12) of the case main body (10) are integrated with each other. And a provided support member (20). The support member (20) has a storage position stored in the region (A) of the surface (12a) of the rear wall portion (12) and a region (A) of the surface (12a) of the rear wall portion (12) from the storage position. ) An arm part (25) that can be expanded and contracted with respect to a drawing position pulled out, a grip part (27) provided at the tip of the arm part (25), and an arm part (27) are connected to the case body (10). And a hinge portion (28) that can be bent in the front-rear direction.

Description

  The present invention relates to a case for a mobile communication terminal for storing a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly to a case for storing a mobile communication terminal having a still image or video shooting function.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, an electronic device called a smartphone has become widespread as a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone. A general-purpose smartphone has not only functions as a communication terminal such as a call function and an e-mail transmission / reception function, but also a function for capturing a still image (photograph) and a moving image (photographing function). Therefore, recently, people and landscapes are often photographed using the photographing function of a smartphone instead of a digital still camera or a video camera.

  The smartphone as described above has a display screen (touch panel) that also serves as an operation element in the center of the front surface of the thin plate-shaped main body, and shoots still images or moving images at the front or back corners of the main body. An imaging unit (lens unit) used in the above is provided.

  By the way, when a photographer takes a so-called self-portrait (self-portrait) of photographing himself / herself with a smartphone, the photographer has conventionally taken the subject by extending the arm holding the smartphone forward and releasing the smartphone from himself / herself. The necessary distance between yourself and your smartphone is being made.

  However, with this method, since the distance between the photographer and the smartphone can only be as long as the length of the arm, the photographer and the background could not be photographed with a desired composition. In particular, when it is desired to photograph a plurality of persons including the photographer himself, there is a disadvantage in that the above method cannot photograph from a sufficiently pulled position, and the desired background cannot be obtained with all the members.

  Therefore, a support device as shown in Patent Document 1 has been considered as an auxiliary tool when taking a selfie with a smartphone. The support device shown in Patent Document 1 includes a holding unit for holding a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, and a telescopic rod-like support unit extending from the holding unit.

  However, the support device shown in Patent Document 1 is used by being attached to a smartphone as a device (device) different from the smartphone. For this reason, it is necessary to always carry it with the smartphone, and there is a problem that the belongings increase. Moreover, since it is necessary to attach to a smart phone at the time of imaging | photography, there exists a possibility that a perfect photo opportunity may be missed because it cannot shoot immediately. Furthermore, when attached to a smartphone, it interferes with the use of other functions such as telephone calls, and the smartphone cannot be stored in a pocket or bag as it is. Therefore, there is a problem that it is necessary to remove it from the smartphone every time it is photographed, and it takes much time to attach and detach.

Utility Model Registration No. 3196962

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and its purpose is not to carry around a device or device other than a mobile communication terminal such as a smartphone, and to be attached to and detached from the mobile communication terminal every time shooting is performed. An object of the present invention is to provide a case for a mobile communication terminal that can take a picture with a desired composition when taking a self-portrait while having a configuration that can save time and effort.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a portable communication terminal case (1) according to the present invention includes a rear wall portion (12) covering a rear surface of a portable communication terminal (100) having a display screen (111) on the front surface and at least a side surface. A case main body (10) having a side wall portion (13) covering a part thereof, an extendable arm portion (25) integrally provided on a rear wall portion (12) of the case main body (10), and an arm portion ( And a support member (20) including a grip portion (27) provided at the tip of 25), and this support member (20) is stored in the region (A) of the surface (12a) of the rear wall portion (12). It is possible to extend and contract between the retracted storage position and a pull-out position pulled out from the storage position to the area (A) of the surface (12a) of the rear wall (12).

  According to the case for a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, by providing a support member integrally provided on the rear wall portion of the case main body, the mobile communication terminal such as a smartphone housed in the case main body with this support member can be removed from itself. It can be supported at a sufficiently distant position. This enables a sufficient distance between the photographer and the portable communication terminal when taking a so-called selfie using a photographing function of a portable communication terminal such as a smartphone, and the photographer and the background are photographed in a desired composition. Can do. In particular, even when a plurality of persons including the photographer himself / herself are desired to be photographed together, it is possible to photograph from a sufficiently pulled position as compared with the hand-held one, so that the desired background can be entered with everyone. The support member can be used by pulling the arm portion to the pull-out position only when photographing, and in other cases the arm portion can be stored in the storage position. Therefore, there is no need to carry around a device or device other than a mobile communication terminal such as a smartphone as in the case of a conventional support device, and it is possible to save the trouble of attaching and detaching the mobile communication terminal every time shooting is performed. Convenience when taking a self-portrait using the photographing function of the terminal can be dramatically improved.

  The arm portion (25) of the portable communication terminal case (1) includes a plurality of connecting members (25a) formed in a thin plate shape along the surface (12a) of the rear wall portion (12). A plurality of connecting members (25a) may be connected to each other so as to protrude and be accommodated.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to achieve both the compactness of the arm portion at the retracted position and the securing of a sufficient length of the arm portion at the pull-out position, although the configuration is simple and lightweight. In addition, the thickness of the case body and the support member can be reduced.

  The case for the mobile communication terminal may include a hinge portion (28) that allows the arm portion (27) of the support member (20) to be bent in the front-rear direction of the case body (10).

  According to this configuration, since the arm portion can be bent in the front-rear direction of the case body by the hinge portion, the mobile communication terminal housed in the case body can be supported at a desired angle by the support member. Accordingly, it is possible to further increase the degree of freedom of the composition of shooting in self-portrait.

  Moreover, said case for portable communication terminals is provided with the axial part (21) which enables a support member (20) to rotate within the surface with respect to the rear wall part (12) of a case main body (10). Good.

  According to this configuration, the case main body supported by the support member can be arranged in both the vertical position (vertical direction) and the horizontal position (horizontal direction). As a result, it is possible to perform both shooting in the vertical composition and shooting in the horizontal composition using the mobile communication terminal supported by the support member. Therefore, the convenience at the time of taking a selfie with the mobile communication terminal using the support member of the case for the mobile communication terminal is further improved.

  In addition, the code | symbol in said parenthesis has shown the code | symbol of the corresponding component of embodiment mentioned later as an example of this invention.

  According to the case for a portable communication terminal according to the present invention, it is not necessary to carry a device different from a portable communication terminal such as a smartphone, and the portable communication terminal case can be omitted while being configured to be able to save the trouble of attaching and detaching each time shooting is performed. When taking a self-portrait using the photographing function of the communication terminal, it is possible to photograph with a desired composition.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the case for smart phones concerning one Embodiment of this invention, and is the perspective view seen from the front side of the case main body. It is the perspective view which looked at the case for smart phones from the back side of the case body. It is a figure which shows schematically the XX arrow cross section of FIG. FIG. 4A is a plan view of the smartphone case as viewed from the back side, FIG. 4A shows a state in which the support member is arranged in the vertical position, and FIG. 4B shows a state in which the support member is rotated in the horizontal position. FIG. 5A is a perspective view and FIG. 5B is a side sectional view showing a procedure for pulling out an arm portion of a support member. FIG. 6A is a perspective view and FIG. 6B is a side sectional view showing a procedure for further extending and extending the arm portion of the support member. FIG. 7A is a perspective view, and FIG. 7B is a side cross-sectional view showing a procedure for bending the extended arm portion toward the front side. It is a figure which shows the other structural example of the case for smart phones.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 4 are diagrams showing an overall configuration of a smartphone case (mobile communication terminal case) 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the case body 10 as viewed from the front side. 2 is a perspective view seen from the back side of the case body 10, and FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a cross section taken along the line XX of FIG. 4 is a plan view of the smartphone case 1 viewed from the rear wall 12 side (rear side), and FIG. 4A is a state in which a support member 20 described later is arranged in a vertical position with respect to the case main body 10, FIG. 4B shows a state in which the support member 20 is rotated to the lateral position with respect to the case body 10. FIG. 1 shows a state in which an arm portion 25 of the support member 20 to be described later is pulled out to a drawing position and the hinge portion 28 is bent. FIG. 2 shows the arm portion 25 of the support member 20 stored in a storage position. Indicates the state. Moreover, in each figure used for description of this embodiment, the state (state which attached the case main body 10 to the smart phone 100) in which the smart phone 100 was accommodated in the case main body 10 of the case 1 for smart phones is shown.

  The smartphone 100 accommodated in the smartphone case 1 of the present embodiment is a portable communication terminal having a substantially rectangular thin plate shape, and a display screen (touch panel unit) 111 is provided at the center of the front surface (front surface). It has been. In addition, an operation button 112 is disposed below the front display screen 111, and a photographing unit (front camera unit) 115 for photographing a still image or a moving image is provided above the front display screen 111. It has been. On the other hand, an imaging unit (rear camera unit) 125 for capturing a still image or a moving image is also provided in the vicinity of the upper corner of the rear surface (rear surface) of the smartphone 100. When shooting a still image or a moving image with the smartphone 100, the front screen camera unit 115 or the rear camera unit 125 is photographed with the display screen 111 as a monitor screen.

  The smartphone case 1 includes a case body 10 formed so as to cover the entire back surface and outer peripheral side surface of the smartphone 100, and a support member 20 that is integrally attached to the rear wall portion 12 of the case body 10.

  The case body 10 includes a rear wall portion 12 that faces the back surface of the smartphone 100 and a side wall portion 13 that stands from the periphery of the rear wall portion 12 and that corresponds to the outer peripheral side surface of the smartphone 100. A long hole-like through hole 14 extending in the lateral direction is formed at a position corresponding to the photographing unit 125 of the rear wall portion 12.

  Further, the side wall portion 13 is formed with through holes 13D, 13E, and 13F. Although not shown in detail, these through holes are formed in positions and shapes corresponding to the sound on / off switch, volume adjustment button, and the like of the smartphone 100. The case body 10 can be an integrally molded product made of synthetic resin, or it can be made of metal such as aluminum.

  The support member 20 includes a hollow base portion 23 rotatably attached to the surface 12a of the rear wall portion 12 via a shaft portion 21, a multistage arm portion 25 housed in the base portion 23, and an arm portion 25. And a gripping portion 27 provided at the tip of the head. 2 and 4A, the base 23 is formed in a thin shape of a substantially rectangular shape extending along the longitudinal direction (vertical direction) of the case body 10, and the length dimension thereof is the length of the case body 10. The dimension is smaller than the dimension in the direction. The base 23 is preferably made of the same material as the case body 10. Moreover, the arm part 25 should just be comprised with the material which is relatively lightweight and can ensure intensity | strength, for example, can be comprised with light metal, such as a hard synthetic resin material and aluminum. Further, since the grip portion 27 is a portion held by a palm or a finger, it is desirable that a non-slip groove is formed on the surface of rubber or a soft synthetic resin material.

  The arm portion 25 is configured to be extendable and contractible as a whole by connecting a plurality of short connecting members 25a each formed in a substantially rectangular thin plate shape (flat plate shape) so as to protrude and accommodate each other. As a result, the entire arm portion 25 excluding the grip portion 27 can be stored in the hollow base portion 23, and the arm portion 25 (the portion between the base portion 23 and the grip portion 27) pulled out from the base portion 23 can be arbitrarily set. It is adjustable to the length. In addition, the arm part 25 pulled out from the base part 23 is provided with a stopper so that the connecting members 25a at the respective stages do not come out from each other.

  That is, the arm portion 25 of the support member 20 is stored in the region A of the surface 12a of the rear wall 12 (referred to as the region inside the peripheral edge of the surface 12a of the rear wall 12, the same applies hereinafter). Expansion and contraction is possible between a position (position shown in FIG. 2) and a drawing position (position shown in FIG. 1) drawn out of the area A of the surface 12a of the rear wall portion 12 from this storage position.

  Further, of the plurality of connecting members 25 a provided in the arm portion 25, the connecting member 25 a closest to the base 23 is a hinge portion that can bend (turn) the arm portion 25 in the front-rear direction of the case body 10. 28 is provided. The arm portion 25 can be bent in the front-rear direction of the case body 10 with the hinge portion 28 as a fulcrum and the tip side (the gripping portion 27 side).

  The entire arm portion 25 is accommodated in the base portion 23 when it is most contracted. In this state, the entire support member 20 including the base portion 23 and the grip portion 27 is accommodated in the storage position in the region A of the surface 12 a of the rear wall portion 12. On the other hand, when the arm portion 25 is fully extended, it is desirable to set the length to be several times as long as the longitudinal direction of the case body 10 as an example.

  Although not shown, the arm portion 25 has a lock function capable of fixing its length in a fully extended state, and the hinge portion 28 is fixed at an arbitrary bending angle or a plurality of types of angles. It has a lock mechanism that can be used. Moreover, you may provide the lock mechanism which can fix the length in the state which extended the arm part 25 to arbitrary length.

  Next, the usage method when taking a selfie with the smartphone 100 using the smartphone case 1 having the above-described configuration will be described. 5-7 is a figure for demonstrating the usage of the case 1 for smart phones, FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B are the perspective views and side sectional views which show the procedure which pulls out the arm part 25 of the supporting member 20, FIG. 6B is a perspective view and a side sectional view showing a procedure for further extending and extending the arm portion 25 of the support member 20. FIGS. 7A and 7B are a perspective view and a side showing a procedure for bending the extended arm portion 25 toward the front side. It is sectional drawing.

  First, in normal times other than when taking a self-portrait, the arm portion 25 of the support member 20 is completely accommodated in the base portion 23 as shown in FIG. Thereby, the support member 20 is in a state where the entirety of the support member 20 is stored in the region A of the surface 12a of the rear wall portion 12 of the case body 10, and when the smartphone 100 is carried around or stored in a pocket or bag. It is designed not to get in the way.

  On the other hand, when taking a self-portrait with the smartphone 100, the arm portion 25 is moved to the base portion by pulling the grip portion 27 away from the case body 10 from the state shown in FIG. 23. Further, by pulling the grip portion 27, as shown in FIG. 6, the arm portion 25 is drawn out from the base portion 23 and extended. In this state, the hinge portion 28 provided near the base of the arm portion 25 is exposed from the base portion 23. Next, as shown in FIG. 7, the arm portion 25 and the gripping portion are bent by bending the front end side (the gripping portion 27 side) of the arm portion 25 toward the front side (the display screen 111 side) of the smartphone 100 with the hinge portion 28 as a fulcrum. The part 27 is bent at a desired angle with respect to the case body 10. In this state, the user holds the grip portion 27 in his hand and raises the smartphone 100 in front of himself / herself. Thereby, the smartphone 100 is arranged at a sufficiently spaced position in front of the photographer, and the photographer himself and the background are displayed on the display screen 111 of the smartphone 100. The photographer determines the composition of the shooting by looking at the image displayed on the display screen 111 of the smartphone 100, and operates the shutter of the smartphone 100 in that state. The shutter of the smartphone 100 may be operated by setting a timer, or may be operated by remote operation.

  Note that the composition is changed by adjusting the pull-out length of the arm portion 25 or adjusting the rotation angle of the hinge portion 28. Although FIG. 7 shows a case where shooting is performed in a vertically oriented composition, in addition to this, as shown in FIG. 4, the support member 20 is rotated around the shaft portion 21 with respect to the case body 10. By doing so, the smartphone 100 supported by the support member 20 can be arranged not only in the vertical position but also in the horizontal position. Thereby, it is possible to arbitrarily select a vertical composition and a horizontal composition. Although illustration is omitted, if the smartphone 100 supported by the support member 20 is disposed at an oblique position, an oblique composition can be selected.

  When the photographing is finished, the arm portion 25 is contracted and accommodated in the base portion 23 in the reverse procedure to the above. As a result, the entire support member 20 is compactly stored in the area A of the rear wall portion 12 of the case body 10. Therefore, for example, when a call is received during or immediately after shooting, a message is displayed. Even when there is an incoming call, the smartphone 100 can be used immediately. In addition, the smartphone 100 can be carried around as it is or can be put in a pocket or bag.

  As described above, according to the smartphone case 1 of the present embodiment, the case main body 10 including the rear wall portion 12 covering the rear surface of the smartphone 100 having the display screen 111 on the front surface and the side wall portion 13 covering the side surface, Extendable and retractable arm portion 25 provided integrally with rear wall portion 12 of case body 10, gripping portion 27 provided at the tip of arm portion 25, and arm portion 25 can be bent in the front-rear direction of case body 10. The support member 20 includes a hinge portion 28, and the support member 20 is stored in the region A of the surface 12 a of the rear wall 12, and the region A of the surface 12 a of the rear wall 12 from the storage position. It can be expanded and contracted with the drawing position pulled out.

  According to the mobile communication terminal case of the present invention, the smartphone 100 housed in the case body 10 by the support member 20 is provided by providing the support member 20 integrally provided on the rear wall portion 12 of the case body 10. Can be supported at a position sufficiently away from the center. Thereby, when performing what is called a self-portrait using the imaging | photography function of the smart phone 100, sufficient distance of a photographer and the smart phone 100 can be ensured, and a photographer and a background can be image | photographed with a desired composition. In particular, even when a plurality of persons including the photographer himself / herself are to be photographed together, photographing can be performed from a sufficiently pulled position as compared with the hand-held one, so that the desired background can be entered with everyone. Then, the support member 20 is stored in the region A of the surface 12a of the rear wall 12 of the case body 10 and is pulled out from the region A of the surface 12a of the rear wall 12 from the storage position. The support member 20 can be pulled out and used only when taking a selfie, otherwise the support member 20 is stored in the storage position. I can leave. Therefore, it is not necessary to carry a device or device different from the smartphone as in the case of the conventional support, and it is possible to save the trouble of attaching / detaching the smartphone to / from the smartphone every time shooting is performed. Convenience when shooting is dramatically improved.

  Moreover, the arm part 25 with which the supporting member 20 of this embodiment is provided is provided with a plurality of connecting members 25a formed in a thin plate shape along the surface 12a of the rear wall part 12 in a state where the hinge part 28 is not bent. The connecting members 25a are connected to each other so as to protrude and be accommodated. According to this configuration, the support member 20 (arm portion 25) in the retracted position is made compact and the length of the support member 20 (arm portion 25) in the pulled-out position is secured while having a simple and lightweight configuration. Both can be achieved. Further, since the thickness of the support member 20 can be reduced, the thickness of the case body 10 and the support member 20 can be reduced.

  In addition, the support member 20 of the smartphone case 1 of the present embodiment includes a base 23 that can store the arm portion 25, and the base 23 can be rotated in the plane with respect to the rear wall portion 12 of the case body 10. The shaft part 21 to be provided is provided.

  According to this configuration, the case main body 10 supported by the support member 20 can be switched between the vertical position (vertical direction) and the horizontal position (horizontal direction). As a result, it is possible to perform both the vertical composition shooting and the horizontal composition shooting using the smartphone 100 supported by the support member 20. Therefore, the convenience at the time of taking a self-photographing using the support member 20 of the smartphone case 1 is further improved.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating another configuration example of the smartphone case 1. As shown in the figure, the smartphone case 1 can be arranged inside the rear wall portion 12 so that the support member 20 does not protrude from the surface 12 a of the rear wall portion 12. That is, in this configuration example, the arm portion 25 of the support member 20 is configured to be stored inside the rear wall portion 12 (within the thickness dimension of the rear wall portion 12). According to this, while being able to aim at further thickness reduction of the case 1 for smart phones, the design property of the case main body 10 and the rear wall part 20 can be improved.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims and the specification and drawings. Deformation is possible. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the support member is rotatably attached to the case main body via the shaft portion is shown, but the support member 20 is attached to the case main body 10 although illustration is omitted. It is also possible to attach (fix) it so as not to rotate. In that case, the support member 20 may be attached in a direction (the direction shown in FIG. 2) in which the longitudinal direction of the base portion 23 is along the longitudinal direction of the case body 10. In this case, in order for the photographer to take a picture in a landscape orientation, the case body 10 is oriented sideways (lateral position), and the support member 20 is pulled out from the left or right side of the case body 10 to the near side. Like that. By photographing in this state, it is possible to shoot in a landscape composition.

  The case body 10 can accommodate the smartphone 100 with the display screen 111 exposed, and has flexibility (flexibility) that can be attached to and detached from the smartphone 100. If it is a thing, the specific shape, size, material and the like are not limited to those shown in the above embodiment.

Claims (4)

A case body comprising a rear wall portion covering the rear surface of the mobile communication terminal having a display screen on the front surface and a side wall portion covering at least a part of the side surface;
A support member including an extendable and retractable arm portion provided integrally with the rear wall portion of the case body, and a grip portion provided at a tip of the arm portion;
The support member can be expanded and contracted between a storage position stored in a region of the surface of the rear wall portion and a pull-out position pulled out of the region of the surface of the rear wall portion from the storage position. A case for a mobile communication terminal. The arm portion includes a plurality of connecting members formed in a thin plate shape along the surface of the rear wall portion,
The mobile communication terminal case according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of connecting members are connected to each other so as to protrude and be accommodated.   The case for a mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the support member includes a hinge portion that allows the arm portion to be bent in the front-rear direction of the case body. The support member is
A base capable of accommodating the arm portion;
4. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, further comprising: a shaft portion that allows the base portion to rotate in a plane with respect to a rear wall portion of the case main body. 5. Case.

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