KR101239281B1 - Protect case for mobile device seperated buffer members and deco members - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A protective case for a mobile device is provided to facilitate the installation and separation of the case. CONSTITUTION: A protective case for a mobile device comprises a soft buffer member(10) which covers the circumference of a mobile device, a decoration member(20) which covers the exterior of the buffer member and suppresses the deformation of the buffer member, and a coupling unit(40) which is formed on the inner surface of the buffer member and outer surface of the buffer member and comprises a pair of coupling protrusions and coupling grooves.

Description

Protective case for mobile device seperated buffer members and deco members}

The present invention relates to a protective case for a mobile device that is coupled to a mobile device, such as a mobile phone, PDA, MP3, navigation, etc. to protect from external shocks, and more particularly, while the elastic circumference around the side of the mobile device is easy to install and detach In the attached state, it is not easily inadvertently separated, and the cushioning member absorbs external shocks and the decorative member that functions as a decorative function to express the user's personality while preventing the deformation of the cushioning member to be easily separated from the mobile device. Produced to increase productivity, and has a coupling structure that allows the cushioning member and the decorative member of different materials to be firmly and easily combined with each other, and has a pressing button so that it does not interfere with pressing the function button provided on the mobile device, the pressing button is simple Shock absorber with mounting structure And a decorative member that is on the protective case for mobile devices is separated.

With the rapid development of electronics, telecommunications, and IT technologies, various mobile devices such as mobile phones, PDAs, MP3s, and navigation systems are being released. In particular, mobile phones are becoming a necessity of life used by most men and women of all ages.

These mobile devices are expensive with the latest cutting-edge technology and are becoming more and more beautiful in their design to meet the aesthetic needs of users.

Therefore, it is common to use a protective case mounted on a mobile device to prevent damage, scratches, scratches, etc. by protecting the mobile device having an expensive and beautiful design from external impact.

Conventional technology related to a protective case mounted on a mobile phone as a mobile device mainly intended for use in the present invention is Patent No. 1118708, "Bumper Case for Mobile Phone."

Patent No. 1118708 "Bumper Case for Mobile Phone" is composed of a frame of the '''cross-sectional structure, the frame is made of a soft rubber material to absorb external impact.

Since the soft rubber material is easily deformed as it is excellent in absorbing shock, the frame of Patent No. 1118708 "Bumper Case for Mobile Phone" has a problem of being easily peeled off (separated) from the mobile phone in an unintentional situation.

So, Patent No. 1118708 "Bumper Case for Mobile Phone" is provided with a hard synthetic resin in the corner portion to prevent the problem of being easily peeled off in unintentional situations, to increase the bonding force with the corner portion of the mobile phone, but the corner portion In other parts, there is still a limit in preventing deformation from being easily separated from the mobile phone.

In addition, the Patent No. 1118708 "Bumper Case for Mobile Phone" combines a hard synthetic resin and a soft rubber material provided in a corner portion in a double injection method, and hard synthetic resins of different materials and soft rubber materials adhere well to each other. Because of the non-proprietary property, the Patent No. 1118708 "Bumper Case for Cell Phones" is hard to separate the hard rubber material and the soft rubber material from each other.

Patent No. 0988204 “Bar Type Portable Electronic Device Case” has been proposed as a conventional technology that can solve the problem of peeling off a mobile phone when using only a soft rubber material.

The Patent Publication No. 0988204 "Bar type portable electronic device case" is composed of a soft main body surrounding the circumference of the mobile phone, and an auxiliary body surrounding the outer surface of the main body, the auxiliary body presses the main body to the mobile phone side. This prevents the main body from peeling off easily from the phone.

The Patent Publication No. 0988204 "Bar type portable electronic device case" is a coupling means of the main body and the auxiliary body in addition to the accommodating groove in which the auxiliary body is accommodated on the outer surface of the main body to form a coupling protrusion in the vertical direction at the corner of the main body. By introducing only the coupling groove coupled to the coupling projection at the corner of the auxiliary body, there is a problem that the coupling force of the main body and the auxiliary body is weak. In addition, the coupling protrusion and the coupling groove formed in the vertical direction has a weak coupling force between each other there is a problem that the auxiliary body slips on the main body when the external force is applied.

In addition, the Patent Publication No. 0988204 "Bar type portable electronic device case" has a protrusion formed integrally with the auxiliary body so as to press and press the function button provided on the circumferential side of the mobile phone, the publication As shown in the drawing of the user to increase the user's recognition of the protrusions projected to the auxiliary body surface a little more intensively applied to the external impact, the protrusions are integral with the auxiliary body when pressing the projections or when an external impact is applied The load is concentrated on the boundary between the protrusion and the auxiliary body, so there is a high risk that the protrusion is broken or falls from the auxiliary body, and when the protrusion is pressed, the protrusion and the auxiliary body are pressed together and moved, so the feeling of pressing is not good.

The present invention has been made to solve the problem of the protective case of a mobile device (particularly a mobile phone) according to the prior art as described above, soft cushioning member having excellent performance of absorbing and mitigating external shock unintentionally in a mobile device Introduces a decorative member that suppresses deformation of the cushioning member so that it is not easily separated, and a color layer is introduced into the decorative member for beautiful expression and appearance, and is separately manufactured to increase productivity of the cushioning member and the decorative member. Assembled and assembled with each other, and assembled with each other is provided with a coupling means of a plurality of structures to increase the coupling force of the cushioning member and the decorative member, the external pressure is not concentrated on the pressing button for pressing the function button of the mobile device, the pressing button is small In order not to be damaged by the pressing operation, the pressing button is prefabricated only slightly and is mounted on the decorative member. It is an object of the present invention to provide a protective case for a mobile device in which a cushioning member and a decorative member are comfortably and firmly mounted.

Protective case for a mobile device is separated from the cushioning member and the decorative member according to the present invention for achieving the above object

Soft buffer member surrounding the circumference of the mobile device;

A decorative member surrounding the outer surface of the buffer member to suppress deformation of the buffer member;

And coupling means including a pair of coupling protrusions and a pair of coupling grooves which are formed on the outer surface of the shock absorbing member and the upper and lower portions of the inner surface of the decorative member, respectively, and are male and female.

And the outer surface of the decorative member is characterized in that the colored layer is formed,

The buffer member and the decorative member are formed with exposure holes and exposure holes at positions corresponding to the functional parts of the mobile device, respectively.

The coupling means further includes a support protrusion protruding inward from the periphery of the exposure hole of the decorative member to be in contact with the inner surface of the exposure hole of the cushioning member.

Mounting holes and mounting holes are formed in the buffer member and the decorative member at positions corresponding to the function buttons of the mobile device, respectively.

The pressing button for pressing the function button is mounted in the mounting hole of the decorative member through the mounting means,

The mounting means

A support step formed on an inner wall of the mounting hole;

A locking step formed on an outer surface of the pressing button and caught on the support step;

Two catching grooves formed on both sides of the support step and staggered,

It is characterized in that it comprises two locking projections formed on both sides of the locking step and staggered to be seated in the locking groove.

The protective case for a mobile device in which the cushioning member and the decorative member according to the present invention having such a configuration is separated by an external force applied from the outside by a decorative member which is excellent in shock absorbing and wraps the outer surface of the soft cushioning member to suppress deformation. The shock absorbing member is prevented from being inadvertently separated from the mobile device, and the shock absorbing member and the decorative member are manufactured separately from each other, and the productivity is high. Its high coupling force and its coupling structure is simple, so it is easy to assemble and combine the cushioning member and the decorative member. The color layer is introduced on the decorative member surface, and the user's personality and beauty are excellent. The pressure button is easily and firmly assembled and mounted on the decorative member while minimizing its protrusion. And the prices from being damaged to frequently push operation and prevent a protective case for a mobile device that the buffer member has a number of advantages, such as excellent sensitivity is the user presses the decorative member is separated, is a very useful invention in industry.

1 is a use state in which a protective case for a mobile device in which a cushioning member and a decorative member are separated according to an example of the present invention is mounted on a smartphone as a mobile device.
2 is a perspective view of a protective case for a mobile device in which a cushioning member and a decorative member are separated according to an example of the present invention.
3 is an exploded perspective view of a protective case for a mobile device in which a cushioning member and a decorative member are separated according to an example of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described in more detail with respect to the protective case for a mobile device in which the buffer member and the decorative member according to the present invention is separated.

Prior to explaining the protective case for a mobile device in which the buffer member and the decorative member of the present invention are separated,

The present invention may be modified in various ways and may have various forms, and thus embodiments (or embodiments) will be described in detail in the text. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to the specific form disclosed, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used for the same reference numerals, and in particular, the numerals of the tens and the digits of the digits, the digits of the tens, the digits of the digits and the alphabets are the same, Members referred to by reference numerals can be identified as members corresponding to these standards.

In addition, in the drawings, the components are exaggerated in size (or thickness), in size (or thickness), in size (or thickness), or in a simplified form or simplified in view of convenience of understanding. It should not be.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In the present application, the term " comprising " or " consisting of ", or the like, refers to the presence of a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.

The mobile device equipped with a protective case according to the present invention may be various portable electronic products such as a mobile phone, PDA, MP3, DMB, navigation, etc. As described above, the protective case of the present invention is a smart phone which has become the trend in recent years among mobile phones. (1) is the main object, and the drawing also shows the smartphone 1 as a mobile device, hereinafter, the smartphone 1 will be described as an object.

As shown in the drawings, the protective case for a mobile device in which the shock absorbing member and the decorative member according to the present invention are separated is classified into components of the shock absorbing member 10, the decorating member 20, and the pressing button 30, and the shock absorbing member ( 10 and a coupling means 40 for assembling the decorative member 20 and the mounting means 50 for assembling and mounting the pressing button 30 to the decorative member 20.

Since the smartphone 1 has a touch panel at the front and the rear has to replace the battery, the protective case according to the present invention does not interfere with the use of the touch panel and the replacement of the battery. It is mounted to surround the circumference.

The shock absorbing member 10 is wrapped around the side circumference of the smart phone 1 is coupled to prevent scratches or scratches caused by external impact, and made of a soft material to absorb and mitigate the shock when an external shock is applied The smartphone 1 is not damaged by external shock.

Silicone or urethane may be used as the soft material of the shock absorbing member 10 to absorb the shock.

When the shock absorbing member 10 only wraps around the side circumference of the smartphone 1, the coupling force with the smartphone 1 is weak, so that the shock absorbing member 10 can be easily separated from the smart phone 1 in an unintentional situation. have.

Therefore, the shock absorbing member 10 may be preferable to partially wrap the front and rear of the smart phone 1 as well as the side circumference of the smart phone (1).

At this time, the rear surface of the smartphone 1 is not particularly used other than replacing the battery, and because it is not a thin eye, in other words, because it does not significantly affect the beauty of the appearance of the smartphone 1, the shock absorbing member 10 may wrap the rear of the smart phone 1 a little more to increase the bonding force, but the front of the smart phone 1 is frequently used and a lot of eyes, so the buffer member 10 minimizes the area covered It is preferable to prevent the appearance of the front surface of the smartphone 1 by the buffer member 10 to be coarse and, if necessary, it may be desirable not to surround the front surface of the smartphone 1 even at the expense of some bonding force. .

The shock absorbing member 10 surrounding the side circumference of the smartphone 1 exposes functional parts (eg, camera, speaker, microphone, touch pen, antenna, interface terminal, etc.) provided around the smartphone 1. The exposure hole 11 to be provided, and the mounting hole 12 to expose the function button (for example, the volume control button, the screen on-off button) provided in the smart phone 1 is provided.

The outer surface of the shock absorbing member 10 is formed with a seating groove 13 for receiving the decorative member 20 is seated.

At this time, the inner wall forming the seating groove 13 has a structure 14 coupled to cover the decorative member 20 seated slightly inclined to the outside while being slightly inclined outward as shown in an enlarged cross-sectional view of the original, cushioning It may be desirable to increase the coupling force between the member 10 and the decorative member 20.

The decorative member 20 is seated in the seating groove 13 to surround the outer surface of the buffer member 10 to suppress the deformation of the buffer member (10). That is, the decorative member 20 is free to be deformed, such as bending and bending when an external force is applied according to the soft properties of the soft buffer member 10, the buffer member 10 is deformed by the external force To prevent inadvertently peeling off (separating) from the smartphone (1).

It is preferable that the decorative member 20 can be easily mounted on the smartphone 1 while suppressing any arbitrary deformation of the buffer member 10. Accordingly, the decorative member 20 may be bent to some extent when an external force is applied, and may be made of a material having a property of returning to its original state when the external force is extinguished.

In the decorative member 20, the exposure hole 21 and the mounting hole 22 are formed at positions corresponding to the exposure hole 11 and the mounting hole 12 of the buffer member 10, respectively.

The inner end portion of the decorative member 20 is inclined while being thinned so as to penetrate into the portion 14 inclined outward from the inner wall of the seating groove 13 as shown in an enlarged cross-sectional view of the original shape 24. It may be desirable to have

The decorative member 20 is arranged along the middle portion of the buffer member 10, and corresponds to the portion where the most attention is concentrated in the protective case, the user's personality and protective case (smartphone equipped with a protective case (1) may include the whole) can play a big role in the beauty of the appearance.

Therefore, the decorative member 20 may serve to form a color layer (not shown) on the surface of the post-processing to beautifully express individuality and appearance.

The color layer may have a metallic luster to produce a refined metal atmosphere, or may have a brilliant color to focus attention.

The color layer may be formed by various methods such as coating, vapor deposition, printing, and coating.

The coupling means 40 is a means for assembling and coupling the buffer member 10 and the decorative member 20 with each other.

The coupling means 40 includes coupling protrusions 41 and coupling grooves 42 formed on the outer surface of the shock absorbing member 10 and the inner surface of the decorative member 20, respectively. At this time, since the buffer member 10 is soft and the decorative member 20 is somewhat hard, the coupling protrusion 41 is in the decorative member 20 and the coupling groove 42 is in the buffer member 10. It is good to form each. In addition, the coupling protrusion 41 and the coupling groove 42 is preferably disposed in the upper and lower spaced in a pair formed long in the longitudinal direction to enhance the coupling force.

As another coupling means 40, the support protrusion 43 protrudes inward from the periphery of the exposure hole 21 of the decorative member 20 to be in contact with the inner surface of the exposure hole 11 of the buffer member 10. There is. The support protrusion 43 may protrude inward from the main surface of the mounting hole 22 as well as around the exposure hole 21 to be in contact with the inner surface of the mounting hole 211.

Another coupling means 40 is a structure 14 inclined outward while the inner wall of the seating groove 13 of the shock absorbing member 10 goes inward, and the inside of the end of the mounting member becomes thinner. There is an inclined structure 24 that is slightly inwardly inclined into the inner wall of the seating groove 13.

As another coupling means, the bottom surface of the seating groove 13 of the buffer member 10 and the outer surface of the decorative member 20 may be bonded to each other using a double-sided tape.

The pressing button 30 is mounted in the mounting hole 22 of the decorative member 20 and the inner end is disposed in the mounting hole 12 of the buffer member 10 when the user presses the smartphone 1 Press and press the function button provided in the.

The pressing button 30 penetrates the mounting hole 22 and is disposed in the mounting hole 12 so that the front end of the pressing member 31 presses the function button of the smartphone 1, and the pressing member The cover member 33 is coupled to the rear of the 31 and the rear end thereof is exposed to the outside of the mounting hole 22.

With the function button, the volume button increases or decreases the volume by pressing up and down respectively. Therefore, in the center of the pressing member 31 for pressing the function button to press the upper and lower respectively, there is a division groove 32 for distinguishing the upper and lower so that the pressing force is not transmitted to the opposite side and the upper and lower sides of the function button when pressing the upper and lower respectively. desirable.

The pressing button 30 is inserted into the mounting hole 22 from the outside of the decorative member 20 and is mounted, and the mounting means 50 is provided to make the mounting simple and robust.

The mounting means 50 is formed on the inner wall of the mounting hole 22, the support step 51 to prevent the press button 30 from entering any further inward, and the cover member covering the pressing member 31 Is formed on the outer surface of the pressing button 30 by the 33, because the locking step 52 is caught on the support step 51 and the support step 51 on the extension line of the support step 51 is missing It includes a locking groove 53 is formed, and the locking projection 54 is formed extending from the cover member 33 to the front of the locking step 52 and seated in the locking groove 53.

In this case, the locking groove 53 and the locking protrusion 54 are formed on both sides, and the two locking grooves 53 and the two locking protrusions 54 are formed to cross each other, that is, the locking groove 53 is formed. ) Are formed on the inner walls of both sides forming the mounting hole 21, but are formed to face each other diagonally, and the locking projection 54 is also formed on both sides of the pressing button 30, but are formed to face each other diagonally. Thus, the locking groove 53 and the locking projection 54 are coupled to each other in a balanced manner, it is preferable to increase the coupling force, reduce the coupling portion to facilitate the mounting.

In the above description of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, but described for the protective case for a mobile device that is separated from the buffer member and the decorative member having a specific shape and structure, the present invention can be variously modified and changed by those skilled in the art However, such modifications and variations are to be construed as falling within the protection scope of the present invention.

10: buffer member 11: exposed hole
12: mounting hole 13: seating groove
20: decorative member 21: exposed hole
22: mounting hole
30: pressing button 31: pressing member
33: cover member
40: coupling means 41: coupling protrusion
42: coupling groove 43: support protrusion
50: mounting means 51: support step
52: locking step 53: locking groove
54: jamming projection

Claims (4)

Soft buffer member surrounding the circumference of the mobile device;
A decorative member surrounding the outer surface of the buffer member to suppress deformation of the buffer member;
Coupling means including a pair of coupling protrusions and a pair of coupling grooves which are formed on the outer surface of the shock absorbing member and the upper and lower portions of the inner surface of the decorative member, respectively, and are male and female coupled to each other;

The buffer member and the decorative member are formed with exposure holes and exposure holes at positions corresponding to the functional parts of the mobile device, respectively.

The coupling means is a protective case for a mobile device is separated from the cushioning member and the decorative member further comprises a support protrusion protruding inward around the exposure hole of the decorative member in contact with the inner surface of the exposure hole of the cushioning member . The method of claim 1,
Protective case for a mobile device is separated from the cushioning member and the decorative member, characterized in that a colored layer is formed on the outer surface of the decorative member. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Mounting holes and mounting holes are formed in the buffer member and the decorative member at positions corresponding to the function buttons of the mobile device, respectively.
The pressing button for pressing the function button is mounted in the mounting hole of the decorative member through the mounting means,

The mounting means
A support step formed on an inner wall of the mounting hole;
A locking step formed on an outer surface of the pressing button and caught on the support step;
Two catching grooves formed on both sides of the support step and staggered,
A protective case for a mobile device, wherein the cushioning member and the decorative member are separated from each other and formed on both sides of the locking step and are staggered to include two locking protrusions that are caught and seated in the locking groove. The method of claim 3, wherein
The locking grooves and the locking projections are formed at both sides, and the two locking grooves formed at both sides are formed on the inner walls of both sides forming the mounting holes, respectively, and are formed to face each other diagonally, and the two locking protrusions are also formed at both sides of the pressing button. Each formed is formed to face each other diagonally, the locking groove and the engaging projection is coupled to each other in balance, increase the coupling force, reducing the coupling portion, characterized in that the mobile to separate the cushioning member and the decorative member to facilitate installation Protective case for the device.

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