KR101106452B1

KR101106452B1 - Supporter for tablet pc

Info

Publication number: KR101106452B1
Application number: KR1020110055749A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이현탁
Original assignee: 이현탁
Priority date: 2011-06-09
Filing date: 2011-06-09
Publication date: 2012-01-18

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cradle for a tablet PC that can be easily mounted and carried on the tablet PC regardless of time and place, and can be rotated at various angles to easily secure a viewing angle.
The present invention for realizing this is the base panel 110; A pivot member 120 pivotally coupled to one side of the base panel 110 via a hinge shaft 120a; And a fixing case 130 for fixing the tablet PC 1 to one surface of the pivot member 120.
According to the present invention as described above, the tablet PC can be easily mounted and used easily in indoor and outdoor spaces as well as in public transportation, and there is an advantage of preventing breakage of the tablet PC due to user's carelessness.

Description

Cradle for Tablet PC {Supporter for tablet PC}

The present invention relates to a cradle for a tablet PC, and more particularly, to a cradle for a tablet PC that can be easily carried and used at various angles.

In general, a tablet PC is a hybrid device of a notebook and a PC, and uses a stylus pen or a touch screen instead of a keyboard used in a PC computer, and is a device that can be easily used anywhere and anytime. Recently, due to the development of the Internet environment, it also functions as a mobile phone, and is rapidly growing.

Such tablet PCs have a screen size of about 7 to 10 inches, and thus, most users carry the tablet PCs in their bags and take them out as needed while using them.

However, in the process of carrying and using the tablet PC in such a manner, there is a problem that the device is often damaged by dropping the tablet PC due to carelessness of the user.

In addition, since the tablet PC should be used by directly touching the display screen, the user is holding the display screen in an inclined angle to secure a viewing angle or leaning against an object.

As such, most of the procedures for using the Tablet PC require the user to have a rigid fixed posture, which causes various diseases such as a strain on the cervical spine of the neck or the joint of the hand holding the Tablet PC. have.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, the tablet PC can easily mount and carry the tablet PC regardless of time and place, and also can be rotated at various angles, easy to secure the viewing angle for the tablet PC The purpose is to provide.

The cradle for the tablet PC of the present invention for achieving the above object, the base panel; A pivot member rotatably coupled to one side of the base panel via a hinge shaft; And a fixing case for fixing the tablet PC to one surface of the pivot member.

In this case, the pivot member, the hinge shaft is slidably coupled to the guide groove of the guide rail installed on one side of the base panel, the seating groove is provided in the guide groove so that the hinge shaft can be fixed at a predetermined position It is formed to be spaced apart, the seating groove is characterized in that to press the outer periphery of the hinge shaft elastically to prevent the hinge shaft is rotated in the seated state.

In addition, the pivot member, the hinge shaft is coupled to both sides of the first body; and the second body is bisected with the rotation axis is coupled to one side of the first body via a rotation axis while the fixed case on one surface It is characterized in that it comprises a; second body is installed.

In addition, the fixing case, a seating portion to which the tablet PC is fixed; And fixing means for attaching and detaching the seating portion to one surface of the pivot member.

The fixing means may include at least two protrusions protruding from one surface of the pivot member and provided with a locking jaw at an end thereof; And a coupling part having a fitting hole to be fixed by being rotated at an angle to one side after being fitted corresponding to the protrusion part.

In addition, the bonding surface between the protrusion and the coupling portion further includes a pressing member having an elastic restoring force.

In addition, the fixing means is characterized in that the upper and lower sides of the rotating body formed with the projections are bisected and rotatably coupled so that the fixing case is rotatably coupled 360 ° on the horizontal line of the pivot member.

In addition, the rotating body, the fixing portion is fixed to the pivot member; The central axis is slidably coupled to the central axis of the fixing part, and the central axis is rotatably coupled to the center of rotation, while being pulled together by a tension spring interposed between the fixing part. Rotating portion is to be elastically coupled with the fixed portion; including, both ends of the tension spring is characterized in that coupled to each of the fixed portion and the inner surface of the rotating portion to be idling.

The present invention having the above-described configuration, the tablet PC can be easily mounted and used easily in indoor and outdoor spaces as well as in public transportation, and has an advantage of preventing damage to the tablet PC due to user's carelessness.

1 is a perspective view of a cradle for a tablet PC according to the present invention,
2 is an exploded perspective view of a cradle for a tablet PC according to the present invention;
3 is a swing operation state of the swing member according to the present invention,
4 is a slide moving state of the pivot member according to the present invention,
5 is a rotation state of the pivot member according to the present invention,
6 is a side view of the coupling state of the fixing means according to the present invention;
Figure 7 is an internal configuration of the fixing means according to the present invention,
8 to 10 is a view showing an embodiment and use state of the bag provided with a cradle for a tablet PC according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Here, it should be noted that in adding reference numerals to the elements of each drawing, the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible even if they are shown on different drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a cradle for a tablet PC according to the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the cradle for a tablet PC according to the present invention.

1 and 2, the cradle 100 for a tablet PC according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a base panel 110, a pivot member 120, and a fixing case 130. It is characterized in that the tablet PC 1 can be easily carried and used in a state where it is inclined at various angles.

Referring to the configuration of the present invention in detail as follows.

First, the base panel 110 is formed in the shape of a rectangular plate body corresponding to the shape of the tablet PC (1). The base panel 110 may be selectively fixedly installed and used on an outer circumferential surface of a backpack, a briefcase, or one side of a desk or bookshelf, a wall surface, or the like by a rivet joint or various other fastening means.

The pivot member 120 is pivotally coupled to one side of the upper surface of the base panel 110 via a hinge shaft 120a, and the tablet PC 1 is attached to one surface of the pivot member 120. As shown in FIG. 3, the pivot member 120 is pivotally operated within a predetermined angle range from an upper surface of the base panel 110 with the hinge shaft 120a as the rotational center. By selectively turning), it is possible to easily adjust the angle of the display screen (1a) of the tablet PC (1).

Referring to FIG. 4, the hinge shaft 120a is slidably coupled to the guide rail 111 installed on the upper surface of the base panel 110. In more detail, the guide rails 111 are formed in the guide rails 111 so that the hinge shafts 120a are slidably moved along the longitudinal direction of the guide rails 111.

In addition, the guide groove 112 is formed so that the hinge groove 120a is continuously spaced apart so that the hinge shaft 120a can be fixed at a predetermined position. In this case, the seating groove 121a provides a strong fixing force by elastically pressing the outer circumference of the hinge shaft 120a to prevent the hinge shaft 120a from rotating in the seated state. Such a seating groove 121a prevents the pivot member 120, which was pivoted upward at an angle from the top surface of the base panel 110, to be sag again by its own weight.

Referring to FIG. 5, the pivot member 120 is bisected with the first body 121 and the first body 121 to which the hinge shaft 120a is coupled to both sides, and is made of a pivot shaft 123. One body 121 may be composed of a second body 122 that is rotatably coupled to 360 °. In this case, the tablet PC 1 is fixedly coupled to one surface of the second body 122.

That is, the pivot member 120 having the above-described structure is pivotally operated up and down with the hinge shaft 120a as the rotation center, and the pivot member 123 is rotated as the pivot center while the pivot member 120 is pivoted upward by a predetermined angle. The body 122 can be rotated clockwise or counterclockwise. Accordingly, the display screen angle of the tablet PC 1 attached to one surface of the pivot member 120 can be adjusted freely and the user's viewing angle can be easily secured.

Referring to FIG. 6A, the fixing case 130 serves to fix the tablet PC 1 on one surface of the pivot member 120. Here, the fixing case 130 is preferably fixed to selectively attach and detach the mounting portion 131 on which the tablet PC 1 is mounted, and the mounting portion 131 on one surface of the pivot member 120. Means 133 can be included.

In this case, the fixing means 133 is formed to protrude on one surface of the pivot member 120, but at least two projections 134 having a locking jaw 134a at the end and fitted to correspond to the projection 134 After it may be made of a coupling portion 135 is provided with a fitting hole (135a) so that it can be rotated by a predetermined angle to one side.

In this case, the pressing member 136 is interposed between the pivoting member 120 and the joining surface t of the fixing means 133 to maintain the firmly coupled state of the protrusion 134 and the coupling part 135. The pressing member 136 may be made of a material such as soft rubber or urethane foam having elastic restoring force.

Referring to FIG. 6B, such a pressing member 136 may be pressed between the joint surfaces t while being pressed at the moment when the engaging jaw 134a of the protrusion 134 is fitted into the fitting hole 135a of the coupling part 135. At the same time as being pressed to provide a pressing force to the coupling part 135 side to prevent the flow of the fixed case 130 and at the same time can maintain a solid locking state.

Referring to FIG. 7A, the fixing means 133 is rotatably coupled to the upper and lower portions of the rotating body 137 having the protrusion 134, and the tablet PC 1 is rotatably coupled on the horizontal line of the pivot member 120. It can be made of a structure capable of 360 ° rotational operation.

For example, the rotating body 137 is coupled to the fixed part 138 fixed to the pivot member 120 and the central axis 138a of the fixed part 138 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction and at the same time the central axis ( 138a is rotatably coupled to the center of rotation, while being pulled together via a tension spring 138b interposed therebetween, the rotating part 139 is elastically coupled with the fixing part 138. Can be done.

In this case, both ends of the tension spring 138b are rotatably coupled to the inner surfaces of the fixing part 138 and the rotating part 139, respectively, so that the rotation part 139 may be rotated 360 °.

In addition, the engaging surface of the fixing part 138 and the rotating part 139 is formed in the state of meshing with each other in a sawtooth shape.

Accordingly, as shown in Figure 7b, the tablet PC (1) fixed to the fixed case 130 is coupled to the center axis 138a of the rotating body 137 on the horizontal line of the pivot member 120 It can be used while rotating the predetermined angle.

Then, the use of the tablet PC cradle 100 of the present invention as described above will be described.

The cradle 100 for the tablet PC of the present invention may be selectively attached to a bag, a desk, a wall, etc. according to a user's use pattern, but in the present invention, the bag may be used to facilitate the use of the tablet PC 1 while moving. An example in the case of being attached to the outer peripheral surface of (B) will be described. Of course, it is not limited to this.

Referring to FIG. 8, the base panel 110 is fixedly installed on the outer circumferential surface of the bag B through a rivet joint or various other fastening means. The tablet PC 1 is fitted to the fixed case 130 on one surface of the pivot member 120 pivotably coupled to the base panel 110.

In this case, the display screen of the tablet PC 1 may be disposed to face the outside. In some cases, the second body 122 to which the tablet PC 1 is coupled is rotated 180 ° in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction so that the display screen 1a is positioned to be interviewed with the upper surface of the base panel 110. It can be operated to protect the display screen 1a when not in use.

As shown in FIG. 9, when using the tablet PC 1 in a standing position in public transportation such as a subway or a bus, the bag B is forwarded and the turning member 120 is pivoted at an angle to facilitate the user's convenience. By securing the viewing angle, the tablet PC 1 can be easily used without holding the tablet PC 1 with both hands.

As shown in FIG. 10, when the user is sitting on a seat, the user places the bag on the knee and pivots the pivot member 120 at a predetermined angle to secure an appropriate viewing angle of the tablet PC 1, but the display screen 1a. If the position is too close by sliding the hinge shaft (120a) coupled to the guide rails 111 to the outside to maintain a proper distance.

Accordingly, the tablet PC 1 can be easily mounted and used easily in indoor and outdoor as well as in public transportation, and damage to the tablet PC 1 due to user's carelessness can be prevented.

The present invention has been illustrated and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and various changes and modifications are possible without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

1: Tablet PC 1a: Display Screen
100: cradle for the tablet PC 110: base panel
111: guide rail 112: guide groove
120: pivot member 120a: hinge shaft
121: first body 122: second body
123: rotation axis 130: fixed case
131: mounting portion 133: fixing means
134: projection 134a: locking jaw
135: coupling portion 135a: fitting hole
136: pressure member 137: rotating body
138: fixing part 138a: central axis
138b: tension spring 139: rotating part

Claims

A base panel 110;
The first body 121 is provided with a hinge shaft (120a) to be pivotally coupled to one side of the base panel 110, and the rotation shaft 123 on one side of the first body 121 through 360 A pivot member 120 formed of a second body 122 rotatably coupled thereto; And
It includes; a fixed case 130 for fixing the tablet PC 1 on one surface of the second body 122;
The hinge shaft 120a is slidably coupled to the guide grooves 112 of the guide rails 111 installed in both longitudinal directions of the base panel 110, and the hinge shaft 120a is seated at a predetermined position. A seating groove 112a which elastically presses the outer circumference of the hinge shaft 120a to the guide groove 112 so as to be prevented from being rotated by the weight of the pivot member 120 in a fixed and seated state. ) Are spaced apart,
The fixing case 130 includes a seating portion 131 to which the tablet PC 1 is fixed and a fixing means for attaching and detaching the seating portion 131 to one surface of the second body 122; Cradle for the Tablet PC, characterized in that consisting of.

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The method of claim 1,
The fixing means 133,
At least two protrusions 134 protruding from one surface of the revolving member 120 and having a locking jaw 134a at an end thereof;
And a coupling part 135 having a fitting hole 135a to be fixed by being rotated at an angle to one side after being fitted to correspond to the protrusion 134.

The method of claim 5,
On the joining surface t between the protrusion 134 and the engaging portion 135,
Cradle for a tablet PC further comprising the pressing member 136 having an elastic restoring force.

The method of claim 6,
The fixing means 133,
The upper and lower sides of the rotating body 137 in which the protrusion 134 is formed are bisected and rotatably coupled so that the fixed case 130 is rotatably coupled 360 ° on the horizontal line of the pivot member 120. Cradle for tablet PC.

The method of claim 7, wherein
The rotating body 137,
A fixing part 138 fixedly installed on one surface of the pivot member 120;
The central axis 138a of the fixing part 138 is slidably coupled to the vertical direction and the central axis 138a is rotatably coupled to the center of rotation, while interposed between the fixing part 138. Rotating part 139 which is elastically coupled with the fixing part 138 as the tension spring (138b) by pulling each other through;
Both ends of the tension spring (138b) is a cradle for a tablet PC, characterized in that coupled to the inner side of the fixed portion (138) and the rotating portion 139, respectively.