KR101447088B1 - A portable terminal cradle for vehicles - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable terminal holder for a CD inlet of a vehicle. The purpose of the present invention is to facilitate installation and detachment of the portable terminal holder to the CD inlet and fix the portable terminal holder in stable manners, which increases user convenience, and prevents a user′s view block. The sliding of locking members is smooth through an elongated guide hole and a supporting shaft, thus, the installation and detachment of the device is convenient. In addition, as the width of the cutting section of an insertion plate for the locking members gets thinner from the inside to the outside to fit the shape of the CD inlet, and a rubber pad attached to the insertion plate is attached being inserted into the CD inlet of the vehicle, thus, the installation status is kept sustainably, and the damage to the CD inlet is prevented as long as there is no external force applied.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a CD loading port mobile terminal,

The present invention relates to a portable terminal mounting device for a vehicle, The present invention relates to a portable CD loading / unloading device for a vehicle, which can firmly mount / fix a portable terminal using a CD loading port provided at one side of a vehicle driver's seat and can easily detach and attach the portable terminal.

In general, portable terminals such as navigation, PMP, PDA, DMB player, electronic dictionary, and mobile phone are miniaturized so that they can be used while being portable and installed separately inside the vehicle. In addition to the original functions, various additional functions such as music and video reproduction, game, camera, schedule management, dictionary and the like are provided in the portable terminal in order to meet various demands of the user along with the development of technology. Further, And the ability to add new applications. Further, the portable terminal may be mounted on a dashboard or a front window of a vehicle via a mounting device (also referred to as a "cradle") to utilize a 'navigation function'.

Conventionally, a portable terminal mounting device for a vehicle is attached to an upper portion of a vehicle front windshield or a dashboard through a suction member, A type having a dedicated holder that can be fitted and fixed according to the external size of the portable terminal and a type having a clip holder capable of holding and fixing the body of the portable terminal by the elastic restoring force of the spring. The conventional portable terminal mounting device for a vehicle includes a base unit for detachably attaching and detaching directly to a front window of a vehicle or a dashboard through a suction member, a front end portion of the base unit being connected to the front end portion of the base unit through a ball- And a holder unit for mounting the portable terminal. Therefore, after the portable terminal is mounted on the holder unit, its direction is adjusted and used.

However, in the conventional portable terminal device for a mobile terminal to which an adsorption member is applied, there is a disadvantage in that the adsorption member of the base unit remains unfavorable for a long period of time and can be detached if the adsorption force of the adsorption member deteriorates. In addition, when the conventional portable terminal device is installed on the front windshield of the vehicle or on the dashboard, the front view of the driver is covered and the safety driving is hindered.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, It is an object of the present invention to improve the ease of use of the portable terminal device by fixing the portable terminal device through the CD input port of the vehicle so that it can be easily and securely attached and detached, A mobile terminal terminal device for an inlet port ".

According to an aspect of the present invention, And a holding unit for holding the portable terminal, wherein the rear unit is fitted to the CD input port of the vehicle, the base unit is provided with a hinge-ball at the front end thereof, and the back unit is mounted on the hinge- CLAIMS 1. A CD loading port portable terminal mounting apparatus comprising:

The base unit comprising: A base member having slide rail portions opposed to each other in the transverse direction on both sides of the upper surface thereof and having a hinge-ball coupling portion bent downward at a central front surface thereof; A center portion is slidably disposed on both side slide rails of the base member, and a rear plate is provided at the rear end thereof with a closing plate which is inserted into the CD input port of the vehicle so as to be removable, and the operating knob is protruded forward A pair of locking members; An elastic member disposed transversely between the pair of locking members and elastically supporting the locking members in a widening direction so as to maintain the inserted plate of the locking member inserted into the CD inlet of the vehicle; The knob-through holes of the slot-type are punched so as to cover the upper surface of the base member and the front surface of the center portion, and the operation knob of the locking member penetrates through the both sides of the knob- A cover member in which a coupling hole is drilled so that a rear end thereof is engaged; .

The present invention also provides A guide hole in the form of a slot in the transverse direction is formed at the center of the locking members; And a support shaft accommodated in the guide hole and guiding the sliding movement of the locking members are provided on both side portions of the lid member.

The present invention also provides The CD input port of the vehicle is formed in a sloped slot shape in which the thickness of the opening surface is gradually thinned from the center to both side edges thereof; The locking plate of the locking members is formed such that the upper and lower surfaces of the locking plate are gradually thinned from the inner side to the outer side so as to conform to the CD input port shape of the vehicle.

The present invention also provides And rubber pads are attached to the upper and lower surfaces of the insertion plates of the locking members so as to be in close contact with the inner wall of the CD input port of the vehicle.

According to the " CD loading port mobile terminal mounting device for a vehicle " When the operation knobs are released after the operation knobs are pushed to the center side and the rear end (closing plate) of the locking member is inserted into the CD input opening of the vehicle, the elastic restoring force of the elastic member causes the locking members to spread to both sides, Is mounted and fixed. Accordingly, since the portable terminal device is firmly fixed to the CD input port of the vehicle with ease, it is easy to use and improves the safety of the driver.

Further, according to the " CD loading port mobile terminal mounting apparatus for a vehicle " The sliding members of the locking members are smoothly moved through the guide holes and the support shaft in the form of the elongated holes, thereby facilitating the detachment of the locking members.

Further, according to the " CD loading port mobile terminal mounting apparatus for a vehicle " The cross-sectional thickness gradually decreases from the inner side to the outer side so that the insertion plate of the locking members conforms to the shape of the CD input port of the vehicle, and the rubber pad attached to the insertion plate is in close contact with the CD input port of the vehicle. There is an advantage that it is possible to prevent the CD loading port of the vehicle from being damaged as well as to maintain the mounting state firmly unless an artificial force is applied.

1 is a view illustrating a use state of a mobile terminal CD loading port mobile terminal device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the overall structure of a CD input port mobile terminal device for a vehicle according to the present invention.
3 is a perspective view of the base unit and the holding unit of the portable terminal device according to the present invention.
4 and 5 are exploded perspective views of the base unit of the portable terminal device according to the present invention.
6 and 7 sequentially show the installation process of the mobile terminal device according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, one preferred embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Brief Description of the Drawings Fig. FIGS. 1 to 5 show the structure of a mobile terminal device according to the present invention, and FIGS. 6 and 7 show a mobile device terminal device according to the present invention.

≪ Description of Configuration of Car Mobile Terminal Mounting Device According to the Present Invention &

1 to 5, a description will be given of a configuration of a mobile terminal for CD loading port mobile terminal according to the present invention.

Generally, the center fascia of the vehicle is equipped with audio / air conditioner / heater controller, tuyer, cigar jack, ashtray, cup holder, CD input. The CD input port 10 (see FIGS. 1 and 6) of the vehicle is formed in a sloped slot shape in which the thickness of the opening surface gradually decreases from the central portion to both sides so that the user can easily insert the CD. And more particularly, to a CD loading port mobile terminal mounting device that can be mounted using a CD input port. That is, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2; The present invention comprises a base unit 100 and a holding unit 200 and is firmly mounted on a CD input port 10 provided at one side of a driver's seat of a vehicle and can be securely connected to a navigation device such as a navigation system, a PMP, a PDA, a DMB player, The present invention relates to a vehicle CD input / output port and a portable terminal mounting device which can be easily used by being mounted on the same portable terminal.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the portable CD loading apparatus for a vehicle according to the present invention includes: A base unit 100 having a rear end fixed to a CD slot 10 in the form of a SLOT provided at one side of the vehicle driver's seat and having a hinge-ball 300 at its tip and a hinge- And a holding unit 200 (HOLDING UNIT) for mounting the portable terminal P on the back side of the ball 300.

The holding unit 200 of the portable terminal applied to the present invention is for pressing both sides of the portable terminal P through a pair of grip members 210L and 210R and firmly fixing the same. And the rear surface thereof is adjustably mounted on the hinge-ball 300 of the base unit 100.

In addition, the base unit 100 of the portable terminal according to the present invention is installed at a rear end portion of the base unit 100 in a CD insertion opening 10 of the vehicle, and has a hinge-ball 300 at a front end thereof. A base member 110 provided on both sides with the slide rail portions 111L and 111R opposed to each other and a pair of side slide rail portions 111L and 111R of the base member 110, A pair of locking members 120L and 120R which are slidably movable left and right respectively and whose rear ends are slidably inserted into the CD inlet 10 of the vehicle and a pair of locking members 120L and 120R, And a lid member 140 coupled to cover the upper portion of the base member 110 and coupled to a rear end of the hinge-ball 300 on the front side of the center portion. Hereinafter, each component constituting the base unit 100 of the CD loading port portable terminal device for a vehicle will be described in more detail. (Most of the components constituting the base unit 100 except for the elastic members 130, The injection molding is performed through the injection molding machine, and the materials and the like are not separately described.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the base member 110 is provided with slide rail portions 111L and 111R on opposite sides thereof on the upper surface thereof, and a hinge-ball coupling portion 112 are bent downward. On both sides of the base member 110, a screw hole 113 for screw connection with the lid member 140 is formed. In the embodiment of the present invention, the screw holes 113 are drilled on the left and right sides of the slide rail portions 111L and 111R, respectively.

The pair of locking members 120L and 120R are disposed on the both side slide rail portions 111L and 111R of the base member 110 so as to be slidable in the left and right direction respectively. Shaped insertion plate 121 inserted in the insertion hole 10 so as to be removable is provided in the horizontal direction. The thickness of the insert plate 121 of each of the locking members 120L and 120R is gradually thinned from the inner side to the outer side so that the upper and lower surfaces thereof are formed in a tapered shape. To conform to the shape and securely fix it. A rubber pad 123 is attached to the upper / lower surface of the insertion plate 121 so as to be in close contact with the inner wall of the CD input port 10 of the vehicle. In the embodiment of the present invention, the rubber pad 123 is made of a silicone material and is firmly attached through an adhesive. The operation knob 122 protrudes forward from the front end of the pair of locking members 120L and 120R to pull the pair of locking members 120L and 120R toward the center, The insertion plate 121 of the locking members 120L and 120R can be easily inserted and removed into the insertion port 10. [ A guide hole 124 is formed in the center of the pair of locking members 120L and 120R in a transverse direction so that the supporting shafts 143L and 143R of the lid member 140, So that the sliding movement of the locking members 120L and 120R is guided.

The elastic member 130 is disposed laterally between a pair of the locking members 120L and 120R so as to elastically support them in a widening direction (outward direction); In the embodiment of the present invention, a coil spring is used. That is, one end of the elastic member 130 is engaged with the fitting protrusion 125 of one side locking member 120L and the other end of the elastic member 130 is fitted into the fitting protrusion 125 of the other side locking member 120R, do. As a result, the pair of locking members 120L and 120R are held in the outwardly deflected state as long as an artificial force is not applied due to the elastic restoring force of the elastic member 130, whereby the locking members 120L and 120R Are inserted into the CD input port 10 of the vehicle to be firmly held.

The cover member 140 is configured to cover the upper surface and the center front surface of the base member 110 so that the operation knobs 122 of the locking members 120L and 120R can be moved to the left and right And the slot-shaped knob through holes 141L and 141R are opposed to each other. A coupling hole 142 is formed in the front surface of the center part of the lid member 140 so that the rear end of the hinge- The hinge-ball 300 is securely fixed through the screw 150 tightened at the hinge-ball engaging portion 112 side of the base member 110 with the rear end thereof fitted into the engaging hole 142. In addition, not only the hinge-ball 300 but also the lid member 140 and the central portion 112 of the base member 110 are firmly assembled via the screw 150. Supporting shafts 143L and 143R for guiding the sliding movement of the locking members 120L and 120R received in the guide holes 1230 of the locking members 120L and 120R are provided on both side wing portions of the cover member 140, The support shafts 143L and 143R are received in the guide holes 124 of the elongated holes to guide the sliding movement of the locking members 120L and 120R, The support shafts 143L and 143R are connected to the screw holes 113 of the base member 110 on both sides of the cover member 140 corresponding to the screw holes 113. [ Bosses 144L and 144R for screw engagement protrude from both side edges of the lid member 140. The bosses 144L and 144R for the engagement with the base member 110 The locking members 120L and 120R, which are tightened by the screws 152 and elastically supported, Side performs the stopper serves to limit unnecessarily takes place in a direction.

≪ Explanation of Operation and Effect of Using the Car CD Input Port Mobile Terminal Stacking Apparatus According to the Present Invention >

6 and 7, the operation of the portable terminal device for a CD input port of a vehicle according to the present invention will be described.

First, the process of installing the portable terminal device in the CD input port 10 of the vehicle will be described. 6, the operation knobs 122 of the locking members 120L and 120R protruded forward through the knob through holes 141L and 141R are simultaneously moved toward the center side by using the thumb and index fingers (See arrows in Fig. 6). The locking members 120L and 120R are slid along the slide rail portions 111L and 111R toward the center of the base member 110 so that the elastic members 130 are compressed while the locking members 120L and 120R The interval becomes narrow. At this time, the locking members 120L and 120R are guided through the slide rail portions 111L and 111R and the long hole-shaped guide holes 124 and the support shafts 143L and 143R, do. Thus, in a state in which the mutual intervals of the locking members 120L and 120R are narrowed, the upper and lower injection plates 121 can be easily inserted into the CD input port 10 of the vehicle.

And as shown in Fig. 7; When the closing plate 121 of the locking members 120L and 120R is fully inserted into the CD inlet 10 of the vehicle and then the operating knob 122 of the locking members 120L and 120R is released; The locking members 120L and 120R are again opened to both sides by the elastic restoring force of the elastic member 130 (coil spring) (see the arrow direction of FIG. 7). The rubber plate 123 attached to the upper and lower surfaces of the loading plate 121 is kept in the state where the closing plate 121 of the locking members 120L and 120R is in close contact with the CD input port 10 of the vehicle, It does not fall off unless it is brought into close contact with the inner wall of the CD input port 10 and is subjected to an artificial force. Particularly, as described above, the insertion plate 121 of the locking members 120L and 120R has a gradually decreasing section thickness from the inner side to the outer side and the upper and lower sides are formed in a gradient; And is tightly fixed to the CD input port 10 of the vehicle having the shape corresponding thereto.

When the portable terminal P (see FIG. 1) to be mounted is placed on the holding unit 200 and pressed through the pair of grip members 210L and 210R; As shown in FIG. 1, the portable terminal P is firmly held in the portable terminal device according to the present invention. Since the portable terminal device according to the present invention is firmly mounted on the CD input port 10 of the vehicle which does not cause any problem in the driving visual field, the convenience of use is improved and the front view of the driver is not obstructed.

In the meantime, even when the portable terminal device according to the present invention is to be disassembled from the CD input port 10 of the vehicle, the operation knobs 122 are simultaneously pressed toward the center through the thumb and the index finger. As a result, if the distance between the locking members 120L and 120R is narrowed and the portable terminal device is pulled forward, it can be easily disassembled from the CD input port 10 of the vehicle.

As described above, the portable terminal device according to the present invention can be easily and firmly mounted through the CD input port 10 of the vehicle, thereby improving the usability of the portable terminal. In addition, even if the mobile terminal device according to the present invention is disassembled, the mounting of the mobile terminal device is not left, and the inside aesthetics of the vehicle are not hurt.

10 CD input port 100 base unit 110 base member
111L, 111R .. slide rail part 112 .. hinge-ball coupling part 113 .. screw hole
120L, 120R .. Locking member 121 .. closing plate 122 .. operation knob
123 .. rubber pad 124 .. guide hole 125 .. fitting projection
130 .. elastic member (coil spring) 140 .. lid member 141L, 141R .. knob through hole
142. Coupling holes 143L, 143R .. Support shaft 144L, 144R .. Boss
150, 151, 152 .. Screw 200 .. Holding unit 210L, 210R .. Grip member
300 .. Hinges - Ball

Claims (4)

A base unit 100 provided with a hinge-ball 300 at the front end thereof and a rear portion mounted to the hinge-ball 300 of the base unit 100, And a holding unit (200) for holding the portable terminal (P), the apparatus comprising:
The base unit 100 includes:
A base member 110 having slide rails 111L and 111R opposed to each other on both sides of the upper surface thereof and having a hinge-ball engaging portion 112 bent downward at a central front surface thereof;
The center portion of each of the slide rails 111L and 111R of the base member 110 is slidably movable in the left and right direction and the rear end of the slide plate 111L is slidably inserted into the CD insertion slot 10 of the vehicle. A pair of locking members 120L and 120R provided at the front end thereof with the operation knob 122 protruding forward;
The locking plates 120L and 120R are disposed in the lateral direction between the pair of locking members 120L and 120R so that the closing plate 121 of the locking members 120L and 120R is kept inserted into the CD inlet 10 of the vehicle An elastic member 130 for elastically supporting the locking members 120L and 120R in a direction of opening;
Through-holes 141L (120L) and 120L (120L) are formed on both sides of the base member 110 so as to cover the upper surface and the center front surface of the base member 110 and have operating knobs 122 of the locking members 120L and 120R, ) 141R are opposed to each other and a coupling hole (142) is formed in the front surface of the center part so that the rear end of the hinge-ball (300) is engaged with the cover member (140); Wherein the CD loading port of the mobile terminal is provided with an opening. The method according to claim 1,
A guide hole 124 is formed in the center of the locking members 120L and 120R in the shape of a slot in the transverse direction;
Supporting shafts 143L and 143R are provided on both sides of the lid member 140 to guide the sliding movement of the locking members 120L and 120R received in the guide holes 124. [ Car CD input port Mobile terminal mounting device. The method according to claim 1,
The CD input port 10 of the vehicle is formed in a sloped slot shape in which the thickness of the opening is gradually thinned from the center to both side edges,
Wherein the insertion plate 121 of the locking members 120L and 120R is formed such that the upper and lower surfaces of the CD insertion slot are gradually reduced in thickness from the inner side toward the outer side so as to conform to the shape of the CD input port 10 of the vehicle Terminal mounting device. The method of claim 3,
Wherein a rubber pad (123) is attached to the upper and lower surfaces of the insertion plate (121) of the locking members (120L, 120R) so as to be in close contact with the inner wall of the CD input port (10) of the vehicle.

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