KR102156071B1 - pad assembly for putting desk in order - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a pad assembly comprising an individual pad having a mounting portion capable of installing one side or a portion of the mutual coupling means on at least one portion of the periphery, and coupling a plurality of these individual pads through the mutual coupling means. . At this time, the mutual coupling may be magnetic coupling by a magnet or a magnetic substance, or coupling by friction between the groove and the press-fit rod, and the individual pads may have different sized rectangles, and the length of the sides of the rectangle is a multiple of the basic unit. I can. In this case, the part where the press-fit rod or magnet is installed may be installed one at an intermediate position for each basic unit.
According to the present invention, when installing the pad on the desk, the entire pad assembly can be made and used by adjusting the placement of the individual pads in charge of the functional unit according to the individual's taste and working type. Once placed, the mutual position is stably maintained to prevent external force. Even with this action, the arrangement is not easily disorganized, and as a result, it is easy to keep the items on the desk organized.

Description

Pad assembly for putting desk in order

The present invention relates to a pad that is arranged to be used by placing an article on a desk, and more particularly, to a pad assembly that can be formed by attaching and detaching a plurality of individual pads.

Conventional office desks are often equipped with bookshelves, writing instruments and other stationery notebooks, notepads, and landline telephones to place books and documents, but modern office desks contain personal communication equipment and related supplies such as computers and mobile phones. It occupies a more important proportion than the goods.

For example, in addition to computers and monitors, many items such as keyboards, mice, mobile phone holders and chargers are provided on the desk.

These items may be placed on the desk by themselves, but are often placed on a separate pedestal, commonly called a pad, to satisfy various needs, such as improving ease of use, reducing noise and preventing slipping.

Recently, the use of long pads on which computer keyboards are placed has increased, and wireless chargers for mobile phones are combined with mouse pads on which a mouse is placed, and various connection ports and terminals are installed to provide various functions for connection with peripheral devices of computers. As the office desk is built, various items are often unfolded in a medium-sized manner, and this arrangement makes it difficult to organize at a glance, and there may be a problem of having to search for a long time even when placing items on the desk.

In order to solve this problem, items that help the arrangement of typical desk items used by a large number of people are being developed to make it easier to organize.

1 is a conceptual perspective view showing a multipurpose mouse pad proposed to solve this problem. Here, a general phone seat 23, a mobile phone seat 24, and a cup holder 25 are installed at an appropriate position of the mouse pad 20 where the mouse 21 can be used, and the mobile phone 41 It is possible to combine a separate ground plate 42 so that it can be used regardless of the model, and a drawer 22 for storing simple office supplies is combined in the front of the mouse pad 20, and the mouse pad 20 It has a structure that can be coupled to the proper position of the desk 10, and connects the power cord 33 that can supply external power, the mouse connection line 30, the communication line 31, the telephone line 32, etc. In this case, the earphone 35 and the microphone 34 are connected so that the general telephone unit 40 is placed in the general telephone holder unit 23, and the mobile phone 41 is placed in the portable telephone apparatus holder unit 24, and charging is performed at the same time. In the cup holder 25, when drinking a beverage or coffee in the process of using the computer 11, the cup can be safely placed. In this configuration, a single pad is proposed in which a multi-functional pedestal or pad is integrated as a whole.

However, if the placement of the pads follows only a certain typical shape, the installation of one pad may make it difficult to install another pad and use items placed on the desk. Not everyone arranges these items the same way, and their usage habits and shapes are different, so this typical arrangement of items or the provision of functional combination items can make desk use more uncomfortable in some cases. For example, when combining the conventional mouse pad 140 on which the mouse 21 is placed and the mobile phone wireless charging pad 150 on which the mobile phone 41 is placed, three modified examples as shown in FIG. 2 are described according to personal preference. You can choose, but if you design a product with only one typical form, users who prefer the other two will not use it.

Therefore, when arranging the item pads that are used a lot in recent years, it is possible to easily change the relative position between the item pads to suit individual taste and convenience, and yet, once set, it can be easily placed on the desk by maintaining a stable position. It would be great if you had a comprehensive pad to keep it from messing up.

Republic of Korea Utility Model No. 20-0193486: Multipurpose mouse pad

The present invention is to alleviate and solve the problems in using the conventional pad as described above,

It is an object of the present invention to provide a pad assembly capable of adjusting the placement of functional units according to personal preferences and work patterns when installing pads on a desk.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a pad assembly having a configuration in which the arrangement can be easily adjusted, but once the arrangement is made, the mutual positions are stably maintained so that the arrangement is not easily disturbed even when an external force is applied.

According to an aspect of the present invention, it is an object of the present invention to provide a pad assembly having a configuration capable of suppressing inconvenience of use due to interference between wires or signal lines related to articles placed or installed on individual pads.

In order to achieve the above object, the pad assembly of the present invention includes an individual pad having a mounting portion capable of installing one side or a portion of the mutual coupling means on at least one portion of the peripheral portion, and a plurality of these individual pads are provided through the mutual coupling means. It characterized in that it is made by combining.

In the present invention, the mutual coupling may be magnetic coupling by a magnet or a magnetic body. For example, one side of the magnet is inserted into a groove or hole, which is a concave portion of the periphery of the individual pad, and the first polarity is exposed to the outside, and the second polarity is exposed to the corresponding portion of the other individual pads coupled to the individual pads. Can be combined. In this case, the concave portion may be installed at a required number and interval around the individual pads.

In the present invention, a press-fit rod in the form of a rod or column may be used instead of a magnet as a mutual coupling means. In this case, the periphery where the concave portion of the individual pad is formed is made of a soft and elastic material, and the press-fit rod may be formed in a size that can be tightly fitted to the concave portion.

In the present invention, a rail frame is used at the periphery of the individual pads as a mutual coupling means, and the rail-type frame of two adjacent individual pads does not fall out in the spaced direction and moves along the rails of the frame when a force is applied in the tangential direction. It may have a form that is coupled to both sides of the opposite side.

Individual pads of the present invention may have the same size or different sizes, and may have a rectangle, and the length of the side of the rectangle may be a multiple of the basic unit. In this case, the concave portion in which the press-fit rod or magnet (magnetic material) is installed may be installed one at an intermediate position for each basic unit. In this case, the basic unit of the horizontal side and the basic unit of the vertical side may be different from each other, but it is preferable to be the same.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the individual pads have the same thickness at the portions connected to each other.

In the rear of the pad of the present invention, a groove may be installed in which an electric wire or a signal line can be embedded in a parallel or oblique direction (diagonal direction) with a side of an individual pad.

The individual pad of the present invention may be configured such that an electronic circuit is provided in an inner space or a bottom groove space, and a connection terminal is exposed on the bottom, surface, or side.

According to the present invention, when installing the pad on the desk, the entire pad assembly can be made and used by adjusting the arrangement of the individual pads in charge of the functional unit according to the individual's taste and work type.

According to the present invention, the pad arrangement can be easily adjusted, but once arranged, the mutual positions are stably maintained so that the arrangement is not easily disturbed even when an external force acts, and as a result, it is easy to keep the items on the desk in an organized state.

According to an aspect of the present invention, wires or signal lines related to articles placed on or installed on individual pads may interfere with each other, making it difficult to use.

1 is a perspective conceptual diagram showing an example of a conventional pad type proposed for organizing objects on a desk.
Fig. 2 is a plan view showing different combinations of a conventional mouse pad and a mobile phone wireless charging pad;
3 is a plan view showing a pad assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 4 is a bottom view showing a state in which the bottom of the pad assembly according to the embodiment of Figure 3 is turned upside down;
5 is a conceptual diagram showing a coupling configuration between adjacent individual pads according to another embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a plan view showing the coupling configuration between adjacent individual pads according to another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the concept of a cross-sectional configuration taken along line AA′ of FIG. 6.
8 is a conceptual diagram illustrating another embodiment of the present invention in terms of signal terminals and internal connection lines.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail through specific examples with reference to the drawings.

3 and 4, in the present embodiment, a mobile phone wireless charging pad 150 and two other individual pads 11, which are also one of the individual pads around the mouse pad 140, which is one of the individual pads. , 120) are combined with each other to form an entire pad assembly. Under the pad assembly, a thin rubber pad 100 is entirely laid between the desk surface.

When viewed from the surface, they each form a rectangle, and the sides of the rectangle are in contact with each other to form an integrally combined form. When the front and rear surfaces of the pad assembly of Fig. 3 are turned upside down, the rear or bottom surface of Fig. 4 can be seen. Here, grooves are installed in a direction perpendicular to each side on the bottom of the individual pads, and magnets 180 are fitted in the grooves.

Here, in all the individual pads, the magnet 180 is installed such that the N pole is on the upper and left side and the S pole is on the lower and right side in the drawing. The individual pad size is determined so that the length of one side of the individual pad is an integral multiple of the unit length (a), which is the length of one side of the smallest individual pad, and a magnet can be attached to each side at the midpoint of this unit length (a). A groove or hole is installed so that it is possible.

Therefore, even when individual pads of different sizes are in contact with each other at the sides, the positions of the magnets for bonding are accurately matched, and the magnets on the lower side of the individual pads (upper pad) and the upper side of the other pads (lower pads) are The polarities are opposite to each other and can be conveniently magnetically coupled without confusion. Of course, at this time, each magnet must be stably coupled to the groove so that it does not come off easily, and a method of using a frictional force between the pad and the magnet or a separate adhesive or pressure-sensitive adhesive may be used to prevent it from being easily removed.

The groove may be installed so that the entire length of the groove is exposed on the bottom of the individual pad as shown in FIG. 4, but may be installed so that only the groove inlet is exposed outside the side that forms the side of the individual pad.

Although not shown here, in addition to the groove for installing the magnet on the bottom of the individual pad, a thin groove is installed in a diagonal direction or in a direction parallel to the side, and at least part of a line such as a signal line of a mouse or keyboard is embedded in this groove. It can be achieved. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the problem of being cluttered on the desk of lines such as a mouse and intersecting and twisting other lines.

Likewise, although not shown here, of course, a plurality of magnet installation grooves may be installed at small intervals such as 2 cm, and two individual pads adjacent to each other may be combined by selecting a more freely position where the magnet is installed.

Here, reference numeral 151 denotes a groove for an electronic circuit in which an electronic circuit can be installed on the bottom of the mobile phone wireless charging pad 150.

On the other hand, the magnetic coupling structure as shown in FIG. 4 may also be helpful when individual pads adjacent to each other are overlapped and transported. For example, since the polarities of the magnets of the individual pads adjacent to each other are opposite, it is possible to achieve magnetic coupling even when connecting side by side as shown in Fig. 4, but even if these individual pads are folded on the basis of the boundary, they can be coupled by magnetic force. When individual pads are folded on the basis of the boundary and then placed in a pouch or bag and transported in a magnetically bonded state, the folded state is maintained, so there is less fear of losing each other and it is convenient to spread it on another desk and assemble it.

Figure 5 partially discloses another embodiment of the pad assembly of the present invention.

Here, instead of using a magnet as a coupling means for two adjacent individual pads 210 and 220, a rod or column for insertion called a press-fit rod 280 is used. Instead of forming a groove to be exposed on the bottom of the individual pad, a groove 211 is formed so that only the inlet is exposed on the side that forms the side of the individual pad when viewed from the top perspective direction.

The width or diameter of the press-fit rod is the same as or finely larger than the width or diameter of the groove 211, and the material of the individual pads 210 and 220 is made of a soft material with high elasticity and elasticity such as polyurethane foam. When press-fitting, the width or diameter of the groove is increased to generate a restoring force, and the press-fit rod 280 from the groove 211 is not easily removed from the groove 211 by the frictional force caused by the restoring force, but is coupled to the groove.

The length of the groove 211 is half of the length of the press-fit rod 280, and when the press-fit rod is completely inserted into the groove, the adjacent two individual pads 210 and 220 are combined while the sides and sides contact each other.

The correlation between the installation position and the distance of the groove 211 and the length of the side of the individual pad may take the same method as in the previous embodiment, and of course, it is also possible to take another method.

In the embodiments of FIGS. 6 and 7, unlike the previous embodiment, rail frames 313 and 323 are installed around the main bodies 311 and 321 of the individual pads 310 and 320, and the rail frames of two adjacent individual pads ( Two individual pads 310 and 320 are coupled by using a slide block 380 that is coupled to both of the 313 and 323.

The slide block 380 may be inserted into the two rail frames 313 and 323 in a slide manner from one side of the adjacent side of the two individual pads and moved to a desired position to stably couple the two individual pads. At this time, in order to move the slide block on the rail frame, insert a thin bar into the narrow gap 390 between the two rail frames and push the slide block 390 to move, or one side of the rail frame through which the slide block is inserted into the rail frame. You can use the method of pushing the slide block by pushing the rod parallel to the rail frame.

In this way, the slide block 380 may be placed in the middle of the sides of the individual pads 310 and 320, but only partially at the corners of the individual pads while being fixed while being inserted into the rail frame. Pads can also be fixed to each other.

The slide block 380 and the rail frames 313 and 323 may move in a direction parallel to the sides of the individual pads, but may have convex or concave portions so as not to be separated from each other by moving in a direction perpendicular thereto.

In addition, if there is a space between the rail frames 313 and 323 and the slide block 380, this space can pass through items placed on the pad on the desk or signal lines or wires such as computers. In this case, signal lines on the bottom of the individual pads Or, it may not form buried grooves for wires.

On the other hand, individual pads can have the functions and features of various pads placed on an existing desk. In terms of material, it may be a material such as soft polyurethane foam with elasticity and elasticity, a relatively hard material such as PVC, or it may be a transparent or opaque material.

In terms of shape, it is also possible for individual pads to have a groove on the surface like a cup holder, to form a groove for storing stationery items, and to have tongs for fixing the memo pad installed on the surface.

Accordingly, a pad assembly formed in various forms by combining these individual pads may be configured in various ways not only in form but also in material parts.

For example, a wireless charging pad for a mobile phone has a PCB that constitutes an electric circuit in an empty space such as a groove on the inside or the bottom, and may have its own signal line and wire for connection with the power source, and the signal line on the side or surface, Various connection terminals for electric wires may be formed. Since the side on which such a connection terminal is formed is usually arranged to be exposed to the outside, it is preferable not to install a coupling means in this vicinity.

As the connection terminal, each connection terminal of a PC and each connection terminal of a mobile phone may be installed, and a connection terminal according to the function of the individual pad may be selected. For example, in the case of a mouse pad, if the mouse is directly connected to the PC, no connection terminal is required, but the connection terminal for the signal line for connection with the mouse connection terminal of the PC on one side and the mouse terminal on the other side are connected. Possible connection terminals can be installed.

8 is a conceptual diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention.

Here, there is a connection terminal that can send and receive electric signals or power at one part of the periphery of one individual pad, and this connection terminal is connected to other connection terminals located elsewhere in the periphery through wires or signal lines inside the individual pads. The other connection terminals are connected to the connection terminals of the other individual pads and are eventually made to run the circuitry built into the other individual pads, such as a wireless charger for a mobile phone.

In this case, one individual pad is formed to serve to mediate an electrical signal or power to another individual pad, and to this end, two or more connection terminals are connected to each other.

Here, of course, the other connection terminals of one individual pad and the connection terminals of the other individual pads must have a physical coupling structure capable of being coupled to each other, and this coupling structure may also be a variety of previously known coupling structures.

Various shapes, materials, functions, and structures of individual pads have already been dealt with in many prior art, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the above, the present invention has been described through limited embodiments, but this has been illustratively described to aid understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments.

Therefore, those of ordinary skill in the field to which the present invention belongs may implement various changes or application examples based on the present invention, and it is natural that such modifications or application examples belong to the appended claims.

21: mouse 41: mobile phone
100: rubber pad 110, 120, 210, 220, 310, 320: individual pad
140: mouse pad 140: mobile phone wireless charging pad
180: magnet 151: groove for electronic circuit
211: groove 280: press-fit rod
313, 323: rail frame 380: slide block
390: break

Claims (10)

A plurality of individual pads having a mounting portion capable of installing a coupling means in at least one portion of the peripheral portion are detachably coupled while changing their relative positions,
A pad assembly, characterized in that a groove in a diagonal direction or a direction parallel to a side is installed on at least one bottom surface of the individual pad to bury a signal line or an electric wire. The method of claim 1,
The coupling is magnetic coupling, and a magnet or magnetic material is used as the coupling means,
The mounting portion is a pad assembly, characterized in that the groove or hole is a concave portion formed so that the magnet or magnetic material can be inserted into the peripheral portion of the individual pad. The method of claim 2,
The individual pads form a rectangle when viewed from above,
It is characterized in that the first polarity magnetic pole of the magnet is provided on one of the upper and lower sides of the rectangle and one of the left and right sides of the rectangle, and the second polarity of the magnet is exposed on the other side of the upper and lower sides and the other side of the left and right Pad assembly. The method of claim 1,
The coupling is frictional coupling, and a rod or column body is used as the coupling means, and the mounting portion is a groove or hole that is a concave portion formed so that the rod or column body can be press-fitted into the periphery of the individual pads. The method of claim 1,
The individual pads form a rectangle when viewed from above,
The length of the horizontal side of the rectangle is made to be a multiple of the unit horizontal side length, which is the horizontal side length of the individual pad having the smallest horizontal side among the individual pads,
A pad assembly, wherein the length of the vertical side of the rectangle is a multiple of a unit length of the length of the individual pad having the smallest vertical side among the individual pads. The method of claim 5,
One of the mounting units is installed at an intermediate position for each unit length of the horizontal side from the horizontal side, and one at an intermediate position for each unit length of the vertical side from the vertical side. The method of claim 1,
A rail frame installed around the individual pads by the coupling means,
The rail frames of the two adjacent pads do not fall apart from each other but move along the rails of the rail frame when a force is applied in the tangential direction. Pad assembly, characterized in that it has a common slide block to be coupled to each. delete The method of claim 7,
Pad assembly, characterized in that there is a space between the rail frame and the slide block so that signal lines or wires can pass through the space The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 and 9,
The individual pad has a connection terminal through which electric signals or power can be exchanged at one of the peripheries,
The connection terminal is connected to an internal functional circuit or connected to another connection terminal located elsewhere in the periphery to operate a functional circuit or to mediate an electric signal or power to another individual pad through the other connection terminal. Pad assembly characterized by.

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