KR101816494B1 - Accessory for electronic device having housing structure for slim type item - Google Patents

Abstract

Since the electronic device accessory of the present invention has an integrated structure for housing a slim-type item such as a credit card, an item can be conveniently stored, and an electronic device can be conveniently held. It is possible to improve marketability by having aesthetically improved appearance. The electronic device accessory includes a flat base and a holding unit.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to an electronic device having a slim-type item storage structure,

The present invention relates to an accessory of an electronic device such as a cellular phone. More specifically, the present invention relates to an accessory of an electronic apparatus having a structure capable of conveniently accommodating a slim item such as a credit card, an SD card or a battery.

In recent years, various kinds of accessories have been developed so that users can easily carry portable devices such as mobile phones and PMPs. For example, a strap-type accessory may be provided on one side of the portable device to facilitate carrying.

Generally, the portable device is used by grasping it by hand, but it can be used on a bottom surface of a table or the like when watching a moving picture for a long time or in some cases. The strap-type accessory makes it possible to carry the portable device conveniently, but it is difficult to use it when the portable device is mounted on the bottom surface of a table or the like.

In addition, many cases for accommodating an electronic top such as a cellular phone are known. Among these cases, there is a case in which the case is divided into two sides, a cellular phone is accommodated on one side, and a notebook function capable of accommodating slim products such as a credit card, a traffic card, and an identification card on the other side. It is also known that the case is made as one side, the front side of the case is attached to the back side of the cellular phone, and the back side is made to accommodate the card type product.

However, these are all applied to the case of a mobile phone, and an improved structure has not yet been proposed so that accessories such as cellular phone cradles can accommodate slim items such as card-type products.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved electronic accessory with a slim item storage structure.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic device accessory having a slim-type item storage structure, comprising: a flat-type base; and a mounting hole provided at a central portion of the base, And the mounting portion supports the electronic device.

The base may include a front surface having a concave "C" -shaped window with one side open, a rear surface facing the front surface covering the window, and upper and lower surfaces connecting the front surface and the rear surface.

Curved rounds may be formed in the upper and lower portions of the front surface so as to be easy to grasp and to provide an aesthetics.

The stationary member includes a center portion of a circular column shape having a short height which is fastened to the base, a ring extending left and right in an annular shape at the central portion, and a planar support portion connecting the right and left rings. .

The stationary member includes a first ring having a small diameter extending in the left and right direction and a first support portion having a flat shape and connecting the left and right first rings, A second ring having a large diameter extending in a left-right direction in the center of the ring, and a second support portion having a planar shape connecting the left and right second rings, wherein the outer mount is formed of an inner mount Can be located outside.

A slot is formed between the front surface and the back surface of the base, and the user can receive slim items such as a credit card and a traffic card through the slot.

The accessory includes a swinging column in the shape of a polygonal cross-section which is closely inserted into the concave groove formed in the lower part of the center part, and a lower part of the lower part of the swinging column And a swing pin including an integrally formed fixed base, wherein the center portion can be rotated clockwise or counterclockwise by a predetermined angle with respect to the swing column.

The head portion of the elastic member includes a head portion formed to form a rectangular space and a leg portion branched from both ends of the head portion, the elastic portion being provided between the central bottom surface and the fixed base, It can be installed to sufficiently pressurize.

The front surface of the base is a double structure of an upper panel and a lower panel, and the fixing base can be firmly fixed to the lower panel.
The present invention also relates to an electronic device accessory having a slim item storage structure, said accessory comprising: a flat base and a mounting opening provided at a central portion of the base, wherein a slot for receiving the slim- Wherein the base supports an electronic device, and the base includes a front surface having one side opened, a rear surface facing the front surface, and an upper surface and a lower surface at an upper portion connecting the front surface and the back surface, The accessory includes a swinging column having a plurality of n-octahedron shaped swinging columns which are closely inserted into concave grooves formed in the lower portion of the central portion, A swing pin including a stationary base formed of: And an elastic member provided between the center lower surface and the fixed base, the head portion including a head portion formed to form a rectangular space and a leg portion extending diverging from both ends of the head portion, So that the center portion can be fixed at a position rotated by an angle unit of 360 / n with respect to the swinging column.
The polyhedron n-bevel is an octahedron, and the center portion may be rotated and fixed in an angle unit of 360/8 = 45 degrees with respect to the swing column.

According to the present invention, since a structure that can stably support an electronic device such as a mobile phone and store a slim item such as a credit card is integrated, it is convenient to use and store, and the merchantability of the accessory can be greatly improved.

In addition, according to the present invention, the item is accommodated by utilizing the idle space of the accessory attached to the cellular phone, thereby replacing the space of the cellular phone case, thereby making it possible to manufacture a compact and compact accessory as a whole.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to freely adjust the mounting screen angle of the mobile phone by rotating the mount including the ring of the accessory attached to the mobile phone by a predetermined angle on the same plane with respect to the center.

1 is a perspective view of an electronic accessory according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a front view of Fig.
3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.
4 is a perspective view showing a credit card stored in an electronic device having an electronic device accessory according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a perspective view of an electronic device accessory according to another embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a perspective view of an electronic device accessory according to another embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a perspective view of the electronic device accessory with the top panel removed in Fig.
FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of the center portion of FIG. 7 and the swing pin.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to exemplary drawings. It should be noted that, in the drawings, like reference numerals are used to denote like elements in the drawings, even if they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the present invention, detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present disclosure rather unclear.

In describing the constituent elements of this embodiment, reference numerals such as first, second, and ii), a), b) and the like can be used. Such a code is intended to distinguish the constituent element from other constituent elements, and the nature of the constituent element, the order or the order of the constituent element is not limited by the code. It is also to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "comprising" or "comprising", it should be understood that it does not exclude other elements unless explicitly stated to the contrary, do.

The applicant has filed for design registration of "Mobile Accessory" in Design Application Nos. 30-2016-0054977, 30-2017-0007278 and 30-2017-0011017, the drawings attached herewith, Incorporated herein by reference.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic device accessory 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a front view of Fig. 1. Fig.

Referring to both figures together, the accessory 1 is generally rectangular in shape and includes a flat rectangular base 2 and a mounting aperture 20 provided in the central portion of the base 2.

The base 2 includes a front surface 4 having a concave C-shaped window C opened on the right side, a rear surface 6 covering the window C and facing the front surface 4, 4 and the back side 6 and the lower side 10 of the upper side. The upper and lower portions of the front face 4 are formed with a curved round R so as to be easy to grasp and to provide an aesthetics. The back side 6 may be sized to cover the top surface 4 but may be attached to the top surface 8 and bottom surface 10 as long as it is attached to an electronic device such as a cellular phone and can accommodate a slim item such as a credit card. Or may have a partially elongated length.

The base 2 can be made of any material, such as wood, plastic, leather, lightweight metal.

The mounting port 20 has a central portion 12 having a short circular column shape which is fastened to the base 2 and a ring 14 extending left and right in the form of an annulus at the central portion 12 and left and right rings 14 Shaped supporting portion 16 to which the connecting portion 16 is connected. The mount (20) is rotatable up and down with respect to the central part (12). When the cellular phone is placed on another plane such as a table or a book, the cellular phone can be stably held without falling by keeping the support portion 16 on a flat surface.

The mount (20) can be made of any material such as wood, plastic, and light metal.

According to the present invention, a slot S is formed at a small interval between the front surface 4 and the back surface 6 of the base 2. The user can receive a slim item such as a credit card or a traffic card through the slot S. [ The credit card is seated in the slot between the front face 4 and the back face 6 and pressed so that the credit card does not come out through the closed top face 8 or the bottom face 10 and can be stably received in the accessory 1. In addition, it is easy to use because it is possible to check what goods are stored through the window C and to easily hold the credit card.

As described above, the present invention is characterized in that it is implemented by applying a conventional cellular phone case storage function to an accessory. According to the present invention, it is possible to replace the space of the mobile phone case by accommodating the items by utilizing the space of the accessories attached to the mobile phone, so that it is possible to manufacture a compact and compact accessory as a whole.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in Fig.

A plurality of fork portions 60 spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance are formed in the rear surface 6. The upper surface of the back surface 6 is covered with the upper surface 8. The slot S is formed between the front surface 4 and the back surface 6 to provide a space for accommodating a slim item such as a credit card.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the housing of a credit card 200 in an electronic device E having an electronic device accessory 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

It is preferable that the base 2 is manufactured so as to be finer than the size of the credit card 200 so that the space is not loosened while the credit card 200 is closely packed and stored. The user can grasp the credit card 200 and insert it into the slot S, and the main part can be exposed to the outside through the window C to be viewed. It is needless to say that a plurality of credit cards 200 may be stored.

5 is a perspective view of an electronic device accessory 1 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The accessory 1 includes a rectangular base 2 having a generally rectangular shape and a mounting base 20 provided at a central portion of the base 2.

The base 2 includes a front surface 4 having a concave C-shaped window C opened on the right side, a rear surface 6 covering the window C and facing the front surface 4, 4 and the back side 6 and the lower side 10 of the upper side. The upper and lower portions of the front face 4 are formed with a curved round R so as to be easy to grasp and to provide an aesthetics. The back side 6 may be sized to cover the top surface 4 but may be attached to the top surface 8 and bottom surface 10 as long as it is attached to an electronic device such as a cellular phone and can accommodate a slim item such as a credit card. Or may have a partially elongated length.

The base 2 can be made of any material, such as wood, plastic, leather, lightweight metal.

The mounting port 20 has a first ring 14 of small diameter extending in the left and right direction in an annular form at the center portion 12 and a first ring 14 of small diameter extending in the left- An inner mounting hole 20 'made of a planar first supporting portion 16 connecting the left and right first rings 14 and a second ring 16' 14a and a second support portion 16a having a planar shape connecting the left and right second rings 14a. The external mounting hole 20a is located outside the internal mounting hole 20 '. The mount (20) is rotatable up and down with respect to the central part (12). When the cellular phone is placed on another plane such as a table or a book, the cellular phone is stably maintained without falling down by setting the first support portion 16 and the second support portion 16a in a plane. At this time, And is supported by the first and second support portions 16 and 16a as planar portions, it is possible to maintain a more stable posture than the above-described embodiments.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the user can also store slim items such as credit cards and transportation cards through the slot S, check what items are stored through the window C, The effects that can be easily grasped are the same as those described in the foregoing embodiment.

Next, as a further embodiment of the present invention, the assembly structure of the center portion 12 of the support ring 20 will be described.

As shown in Fig. 6, the front surface 4 has a double structure of an upper panel 4a and a lower panel 4b.

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the case where the upper panel 4a is removed in Fig.

The swing pin 30 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a swinging column 32 having a polygonal shape, an octahedral shape in the illustrated example, and a swing column 32 having a substantially rectangular plate shape integrally formed at the lower portion of the swinging column 32, Includes a fixed base (34) having a larger area than the column (32). The upper portion of the swinging column 32 is closely inserted into a not-shown concave groove of the central portion 12, and the fixing base 34 is firmly fixed to the lower panel 4b.

8 is a perspective view showing the swing pin 30 and the center portion 12 coupled to each other.

The concave groove has the same shape as the end face of the swing column 32 and is designed to have a width slightly smaller than that of the swing column 32. Thus, when the user rotates the center portion 12 clockwise or counterclockwise with the swing column 32 as a reference axis Direction. Then, the whole mount 20 including the ring 14 is rotated, and the position of the ring 14 can be rotated in the range of 360 degrees on the same plane.

In the case where the swing column 32 and the concave grooves are formed of, for example, octahedral bodies as in the present invention, the mounting holes 20 can be fixed in position by being rotated by 360/8 = 45 degrees. If it is made of hexahedron, it will be able to rotate by 22.5 degrees.

The plate spring as the elastic member 40 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a head portion 44 that is formed to form a rectangular space and a spring portion 40 that is branched and extended at both ends of the head portion 44, And a leg portion (42). The elastic member 40 is provided between the lower surface of the central portion 12 and the fixed base 34. The head portion 44 of the elastic member 40 is installed so as to press the outer surface of the swing column 32 sufficiently. The elastic member 40 supports the central portion 12 from below through the upper panel 4a not shown in Fig. 7 and tightens the outer surface of the swinging column 32 by elastic force, And serves to prevent abrasion of the center portion 12 and the swing pin 30. The elastic member 40 keeps the peripheral parts robust and firm.

In the above description, the swing pin 30 and the elastic member 40 can be installed using the back surface 6 in the same manner. It is needless to say that the same arrangement can be made for two mounting positions.

According to the embodiments of the present invention as described above, it is possible to freely adjust the mounting screen angle of the mobile phone by rotating the mount including the ring of the accessory attached to the mobile phone by a predetermined angle on the same plane with respect to the center.

While specific embodiments of the invention have been described herein with reference to the drawings, it is to be understood that these are exemplary and do not limit the scope of the invention. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. It is obvious that the scope of the present invention extends to the same or equivalent scope as the following claims.

(1): Accessory (2): Base (4): Front (6): Back
(8): upper surface (10): lower surface (12): central portion (14): ring
(16): Support part (20): Fixture (C): Window (S): Slot

Claims (9)

An electronic device accessory having a slim item storage structure comprising:
A flat base, and a mounting hole provided at a central portion of the base,
A slot for receiving a slim item is formed in the base,
The mounting portion supports the electronic device,
The base includes a front surface having one side opened, a rear surface opposite to the front surface, and an upper surface and a lower surface at an upper portion connecting the front surface and the rear surface,
And the accessory includes a central portion in the shape of a short circular column and a ring extending in the left and right in the form of an annulus at the central portion,
A swing pin including a swinging column of a multi-angle n-bevel shape inserted tightly into a concave groove formed in a lower portion of the center portion and a fixed base integrally formed on a lower portion of the swinging column; And
And an elastic member provided between the center bottom and the fixed base, the elastic member including a head portion formed to form a rectangular space and a leg portion branched from both ends of the head portion,
Wherein the head portion of the elastic member is installed to sufficiently press the outer surface of the swing column so that the center portion can be fixed in a rotated position in an angle unit of 360 / n with respect to the swing column. The method according to claim 1,
An accessory having a concave "C" 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein an upper portion and a lower portion of the front surface are formed with curved rounds so as to be easy to grasp and to give a feeling of beauty. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the mount further comprises a planar support portion connecting the left and right rings, and the mount is rotatable with respect to the center portion. The method according to claim 1,
The stationary member includes a first ring having a small diameter extending in the left and right direction and a first support portion having a flat shape and connecting the left and right first rings, A second ring having a large diameter extending in a left-right direction in the center of the ring, and a second support portion having a planar shape connecting the left and right second rings, wherein the outer mount is formed of an inner mount Located outside, an accessory. 6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Wherein a slot is formed between the front surface and the back surface of the base to allow a user to receive a slim item such as a credit card or a transportation card through the slot. delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the polygonal n-octahedron is an octahedron and the center portion can be rotated and fixed in an angular unit of 360/8 = 45 degrees with respect to the swinging column.

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