KR102372975B1 - Indirect touch apparatus for belongings - Google Patents

Abstract

An objective of the present invention is to provide an indirect touch device for a portable article which can be always carried together with a portable article such as a mobile terminal. To this end, the indirect touch device for a portable article of the present invention indirectly touches an object to be touched. The indirect touch device includes: a support housing having a corner opening unit at one corner portion; a mounting part for providing the support housing to the portable article; a touch unit provided inside the support housing corresponding to the corner opening unit of the supporting housing and configured to touch the object to be touched; and a cover part selectively covering the corner opening unit and exposing the touch unit in a protruding state to the outside when the corner opening unit is opened.

Description

Indirect touch apparatus for belongings

The present invention relates to an indirect touch device.

In general, an indirect touch is an act of indirectly contacting a touch object using a separate device instead of directly touching a touch object that is contaminated or expected to be contaminated by a user's hand.

The indirect touch mechanism for such an indirect touch may typically have a bar shape. For example, when the touch object is a button of an elevator used by an unspecified number of people, the user may take out a bar-shaped indirect touch mechanism from the pocket and indirectly press the button through it.

However, the existing indirect touch device in the form of a bar often has a problem that the user does not take care of it for reasons such as blinking or changing clothes. There is a problem in that time is wasted quite a bit.

In addition, in the case of a conventional indirect touch device in the form of a rod, when a touch object contaminated with viruses or bacteria is touched, the contacted portion may be first contaminated. There is a problem of secondary contamination.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an indirect touch device for a portable article that is provided in a mobile article such as a mobile terminal and can be carried together with the mobile article at all times.

Another technical object of the present invention is to provide an indirect touch device for a portable article capable of maximally eradicating a contamination source in a portion in contact with a touch object.

Another technical object of the present invention is to provide an indirect touch device for portable articles that can prevent contamination of hands or pockets.

In order to achieve the above object, an indirect touch device for a portable article according to an embodiment of the present invention is an indirect touch device for a portable article for indirectly touching a touch object, comprising: a support housing having a corner opening at one corner portion; a mounting unit for attaching the support housing to a portable article; a touch unit provided inside the supporting housing corresponding to the corner opening of the supporting housing and configured to touch the touch object; and a cover part selectively covering the corner opening part and exposing the touch part in a protruding state to the outside when the corner opening part is opened. It has a bidirectional sliding door structure that opens and closes corner openings.

The touch unit may have a shape protruding toward the corner opening.

The touch unit may be an antibacterial material itself, or an antibacterial material may be contained therein or coated on its surface.

For example, the mounting unit may attach the support housing to the portable article. For example, the mounting unit may include a double-sided tape having one surface attached to the support housing; and a release paper attached to the other side of the double-sided tape and protecting the double-sided tape until it is adhered to the back side.

As another example, the mounting unit may mount the support housing to the portable article in a fused or fused form. For example, the mounting portion may be a portion fused between the support housing and the portable article by a splicing machine, or a portion in which the support housing and the portable article are connected as one body by injection by an injection molding machine.

The cover part may be an antibacterial material itself, or an antibacterial material may be contained therein or coated on its surface.

The cover unit may include: a first cover member selectively covering one side of the touch unit; a first guide rail provided at one side of the inside of the support housing and guiding movement of the first cover member so that the first cover member selectively covers one side of the touch unit; a second cover member selectively covering the other side of the touch unit; and a second guide rail that is provided on the other side of the support housing and guides the movement of the second cover member so that the second cover member selectively covers the other side of the touch unit.

The first guide rail and the second guide rail may be perpendicular to each other.

The cover part may further include a cover driver configured to drive the first and second cover members so that the first and second cover members are simultaneously moved along the first and second guide rails.

The cover driving unit may include: a first locking protrusion provided on the first cover member; a second locking protrusion provided on the second cover member; a hinge protrusion provided at the center of the housing; a first pressure bar rotatably provided on the hinge protrusion and having one end supported by the first locking protrusion; a second pressure bar rotatably provided on the hinge protrusion and provided to cross the first pressure bar and one end supported by the second locking protrusion; a driving button provided to be movable back and forth between the other end of the first pressing bar and the other end of the second pressing bar and spaced apart between one end of the first pressing bar and one end of the second pressing bar; a button movement guide path passing the driving button through the housing and guiding the forward and backward movement of the driving button; and an automatic closing unit that applies a force to close between one end of the first pressure bar and one end of the second pressure bar.

For example, the self-closing part has one end provided on the first pressure bar with the hinge protrusion as a central axis, the other end is provided on the second pressure bar, and a restoring force in the direction of closing between the first and second pressure bars. a torsion spring that applies a first closing direction pressing protrusion provided to protrude at one end of the first pressing bar and pressing the first locking projection in a closing direction while the first and second pressing bars are closed; and a second closing direction pressing protrusion provided to protrude from one end of the second pressing bar and pressing the second locking projection in the closing direction while the first and second pressing bars are closed.

As another example, the self-closing part has one end provided on the first pressure bar and the other end is provided on the second pressure bar with the hinge protrusion as a central axis, and a restoring force in a direction to close between the first and second pressure bars. a torsion spring that applies a first closing direction elastic body provided on one side of the inside of the support housing and applying a restoring force to the first cover member in the closing direction; and a second closing direction elastic body provided on the other side of the inside of the support housing and applying a restoring force to the second cover member in the closing direction.

The cover driving unit may further include a closing holding unit for maintaining the first and second cover members in a closed state.

The closed holding part may further include a locking button provided to pass through the support housing and stopping the rotation of any one of the first and second pressure bars.

As described above, the indirect touch device for a portable article according to an embodiment of the present invention may have the following effects.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is an indirect touch device for a portable article for indirectly touching a touch object, and provides a technical configuration including a support housing, a fixing part, a touch part, and a cover part, so that the support housing and The touch unit can be maintained in a state supported by a portable article (eg, a mobile terminal, a case of a mobile terminal, a wallet, a card, etc.) through the mounting unit, so that the indirect touch device for a portable article of the present invention is always carried together with the portable article And ultimately, the indirect touch device for a portable product of the present invention can also be taken by taking a portable product such as a portable terminal, so that the inconvenience or time waste of having to take it separately can be eliminated, and the touch unit can be opened by opening the cover. Since it can be relatively protruded, the touch to the touch object can be smoothly performed, and the contamination of the touch object attached to the touch unit can be prevented from coming into contact with the user's body, clothes, and portable goods through the cover, so that the hand or pocket Contamination can be prevented more effectively.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, since the touch unit provides a technical configuration having a shape protruding toward the corner opening, the touch unit fixed to the inside of the support housing relatively protrudes while the corner opening is opened by the cover unit. can be provided, so that the touch object can be easily touched through the relatively protruding touch unit.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, since the touch part is an antibacterial material itself or an antibacterial material is contained therein or provides a technical configuration that is coated on the surface, the antibacterial material can eradicate the contamination source from the touch object as much as possible from the touch part. can

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, since the cover part provides a technical configuration including a first cover member, a first guide rail, a second cover member, and a second guide rail, the first cover covering one side of the touch part The member may be opened while moving along the first guide rail, and the second cover member covering the other side of the touch unit may be opened while moving along the second guide rail, so that the touch portion sufficiently protrudes between the first and second cover members. state can be exposed.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, since the first guide rail and the second guide rail provide a technical configuration that is perpendicular to each other, the first and second cover members are opened along the first and second guide rails in a direction in which they are opened. When moved, the relative protrusion of the touch unit may be maximized, and thus the touch object may be more easily touched through the touch unit.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, since the cover provides a technical configuration that further includes a cover driving unit, the movement of the first and second cover members can be made simultaneously through the cover driving unit.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the cover driving unit has a technical configuration including a first locking protrusion, a second locking protrusion, a first pressure bar, a second pressure bar, a driving button, a button movement guide, and an automatic closing part. Therefore, when the user advances the driving button toward the hinge protrusion, the first and second locking protrusions are pushed while the first and second pressing bars are widened to open the first and second cover members, and the user can open the driving button When retracted, the first and second cover members may be closed while the first and second pressure bars are closed by the automatic closing unit.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, since the cover driving unit provides a technical configuration that further includes a closing holding unit, the first and second cover members can maintain a closed state through the closing holding unit.

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating an indirect touch device for a portable article according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically illustrating a state in which the indirect touch device for a portable article of FIG. 1 is mounted on a portable terminal.
FIG. 3 is a view schematically illustrating an open state of a cover part of the indirect touch device for a portable article of FIG. 2 .
4 is a diagram schematically illustrating an indirect touch device for a portable article according to another embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram schematically illustrating a state in which the indirect touch device for a portable article of FIG. 4 is mounted on a portable terminal.
FIG. 6 is a view schematically illustrating an open state of a cover part of the indirect touch device for portable articles of FIG. 5 .

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can easily implement them. However, the present invention may be embodied in several different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

1 is a diagram schematically showing an indirect touch device for portable goods according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a state in which the indirect touch device for portable goods of FIG. 1 is mounted on a portable terminal; And FIG. 3 is a view schematically showing an open state of the cover of the indirect touch device for portable goods of FIG. 2 .

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 , the indirect touch device 100 for a portable article according to an embodiment of the present invention is an indirect touch device for a portable article for indirectly touching the touch object 10, and is supported It includes a housing 110 , a mounting unit 120 , a touch unit 130 , and a cover unit 140 . Hereinafter, each component will be described in detail with continued reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 .

The support housing 110 is a component for supporting the touch unit 130 . As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 , the support housing 110 may have a corner opening 111 at one corner portion thereof. In addition, the support housing 110 may be made of a plastic or metal material, and may have a hollow hexahedral shape.

The mounting unit 120 is a component for attaching the support housing 110 to a portable article (eg, a portable terminal, a case of a portable terminal, a wallet, a card, etc.).

For example, the mounting unit 120 may attach the support housing 110 to the portable article 20 in a form that is attached thereto. For example, the mounting unit 120 may include a double-sided tape 121 and a release paper 122 as shown in FIG. 1 . One side of the double-sided tape 121 may be adhered to the support housing 110 . The release paper 122 may be detachably attached to the other side of the double-sided tape 121, and the double-sided tape 121 is attached until the double-sided tape 121 is adhered to the back of the portable article 20 (adhesive in a state in which the release paper 122 is separated). It is possible to maintain the adhesive force of the double-sided tape 121 in a state of being in the same state.

As another example, although not shown, the mounting unit may mount the support housing to the portable article in a fused or fused form. For example, the mounting portion may be a fused portion between the support housing 110 and the mobile article 20 by a splicing machine (not shown) or the support housing 110 and the mobile article 20 by an injection molding machine (not shown). ) may be a part connected to one body. In particular, among the portable articles 20 , the support housing 110 may be fused or fused to the portable terminal case.

The touch unit 130 is a component for touching the touch object 10 . The touch unit 130 may be provided inside the support housing 110 to correspond to the corner opening 110 of the support housing 110 .

The cover part 140 is a component for selectively opening and closing the corner opening part 111 . The cover part 140 may expose the touch part 130 in a relatively protruding state to the outside when the corner opening part 111 is opened through this.

Accordingly, since the above components are provided, the touch unit 130 through the support housing 110 and the mounting unit 120 can be connected to the portable article 20 (eg, a portable terminal, a case of the portable terminal, a wallet, a card, etc.) ) can be maintained, so that the indirect touch device 100 for portable articles of the present invention can always be carried together with the mobile article 20, and ultimately, the mobile article 20 such as a mobile terminal can be carried. As a result, the indirect touch device 110 for a portable article of the present invention can also be taken, so it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience or waste of time having to take it separately, and to relatively protrude the touch unit 130 by opening the cover unit 140 . Therefore, the touch to the touch object 10 can be smoothly performed, and the source of contamination of the touch object 10 deposited on the touch unit 130 through the cover unit 140 is the user's body, clothes, and other portable articles. Since it can prevent contact, it is possible to more effectively prevent contamination of hands or pockets.

Hereinafter, the touch unit 130 and the cover unit 140 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 .

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 , the touch unit 130 may have a shape protruding toward the corner opening 111 of the support housing 100 . Accordingly, while the corner opening 111 is opened by the cover 140 , the touch unit 130 fixed to the inside of the support housing 110 may have the effect of relatively protruding, and The touch object 10 may be easily touched through the touch unit 130 .

Also, the touch unit 130 may be an antibacterial material itself, or an antibacterial material may be contained therein or coated on its surface. Accordingly, it is possible to eradicate the source of contamination from the touch object 10 with the antibacterial material as much as possible from the touch unit 130 .

For example, the antibacterial material is an inorganic antimicrobial agent, for example, a metal such as copper, silver, zirconium, zinc, gold, or a compound of the metal and another element, or the metal is adsorbed to a carrier such as zeolite or glass, or A combined material may be used, or any one or more of an organic antimicrobial agent and a natural antimicrobial agent may be included. Alternatively, a small UV generator may be installed inside the housing or an antimicrobial agent may be filled. For reference, the antimicrobial agent includes all of bacteria, mold, virus, protozoa, and the like, and the antimicrobial agent may refer only to substances targeting bacteria in a narrow sense or may be used as an antimicrobial agent in a broad sense.

Also, the touch unit 130 may be formed of any one or a combination of two or more of metal, plastic, thermoplastic elastomer, rubber, silicon, metal mesh, and fiber. For reference, when the touch unit 130 is made of plastic or elastomer, for example, an antibacterial material may be added and mixed together when mixing the molding material. After the touch unit 130 is molded, an antibacterial material may be coated on the surface thereof.

Meanwhile, the cover 140 may be an antibacterial material itself, or an antibacterial material may be contained therein or coated on its surface. Therefore, it is possible to eradicate as much as possible the source of contamination from the antibacterial material to the touch object 10 .

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 , the cover part 140 includes a first cover member 141 , a first guide rail 142 , a second cover member 143 , and a second guide rail ( 144) may be included. The first cover member 141 may selectively cover one side of the touch unit 130 , and the first guide rail 142 may be provided on one side of the inside of the support housing 110 , and the first cover member The movement of the first cover member 141 may be guided so that the 141 selectively covers one side of the touch unit 130 . The second cover member 143 may selectively cover the other side of the touch unit 130 , and the second guide rail 144 may be provided on the other side inside the support housing 110 , and the second cover member 143 may guide the movement of the second cover member 143 to selectively cover the other side of the touch unit 130 .

Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , the first cover member 141 covering one side of the touch unit 130 may be opened while moving along the first guide rail 142 , and the touch unit 130 may be opened. ) may be opened while the second cover member 143 covering the other side is moved along the second guide rail 144 , so that the touch unit 130 is sufficiently formed between the first and second cover members 141 and 143 . It may be exposed in a protruding state.

Furthermore, the first guide rail 142 and the second guide rail 144 may be perpendicular to each other, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 . Therefore, when the first and second cover members 141 and 143 are moved in the opening direction along the first and second guide rails 142 and 144 , the relative protrusion of the touch unit 130 can be maximized. Therefore, the touch of the touch object 10 through the touch unit 130 can be made more easily.

Also, the cover unit 140 may further include a cover driving unit M40 as shown in FIG. 1 . The cover driving unit M40 may drive the first and second cover members 141 and 143 so that the first and second cover members are simultaneously moved along the first and second guide rails 142 and 144 . can

For example, the cover driving unit (M40), as shown in Figure 1, the first locking projection (M41), the second locking projection (M42), the hinge projection (M43), the first pressure bar (M44), the first 2 may include a pressure bar (M45), a driving button (M46), a button movement guide path (M47), and an automatic closing part (A40).

The first locking protrusion M41 may be provided on the first cover member 141 , and the second locking protrusion M42 may be provided on the second cover member 143 . The hinge protrusion M43 may be provided at the center of the support housing 110 and may form a lever center of the first and second pressure bars M44 and M45. The first pressure bar M44 may be rotatably provided on the hinge protrusion M43, one end thereof may be supported by the first locking protrusion M41, and the second pressure bar M45 may be provided on the hinge protrusion M43. Doedoe may be provided rotatably to the first pressure bar (M44) and may be provided to cross, and one end thereof may be supported by the second locking protrusion (M42). The driving button M46 may be provided to be movable back and forth between the other end of the first pressing bar M44 and the other end of the second pressing bar M45, and one end of the first pressing bar M44 and the second One end of the pressure bar (M45) may be spaced apart. The button movement guide path M47 may pass the driving button M46 through the support housing 110 and guide the forward and backward movement of the driving button M46. The self-closing part A40 may apply a force to close between one end of the first pressure bar M44 and one end of the second pressure bar M45.

Accordingly, when the user advances the driving button M46 toward the hinge protrusion M43, the first and second pressing bars M44 and M45 are spaced apart and the first and second locking protrusions M41 and M42 are moved forward. It is possible to open the first and second cover members 141 and 143 by pushing (see FIG. 3 ), and when the user retracts the driving button M46, the first and second pressure bars by the automatic closing part A40 ( The first and second cover members 141 and 143 may be closed while the spaces M44 and M45 are closed (see FIG. 2 ).

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 1 , the automatic closing part A40 may include a torsion spring A41 , a first elastic body A42 in a closing direction, and a second elastic body A43 in a closing direction. The torsion spring (A41) may be provided with one end of the first pressure bar (M44) with the hinge protrusion (M43) as a central axis, and the other end of the second pressure bar (M45) may be provided with, In addition, a restoring force may be applied in a direction of closing between the first and second pressing bars M44 and M45. The first elastic body A42 in the closing direction may be provided on one side of the inside of the support housing 110 and may apply a restoring force to the first cover member 141 in the closing direction, and the second elastic body A43 in the closing direction may be supported. It may be provided on the other side of the inside of the housing 110 and may apply a restoring force to the second cover member 143 in the closing direction.

Accordingly, when the user moves the driving button M46 backward and the first and second pressing bars M44 and M45 are closed by the restoring force of the torsion spring A41, the first and second locking projections M41 and M42 ) is removed, and at the same time, the first and second cover members 141 and 143 are moved in the closing direction by the restoring force of the first and second closing direction elastic bodies A42 and A43, and the support housing 110 ) of the corner opening 111 can be closed.

In addition, the cover driving unit M40 may further include a closing holding unit M48 as shown in FIG. 1 . The closing holding part M48 may maintain the first and second cover members 141 and 143 in a closed state. For example, the locking button M48a may be used as the closing holding part M48. The locking button M48a may be provided to pass through the support housing 110 and may stop the rotation of any one of the first and second pressure bars M44 and M45.

Hereinafter, an indirect touch device 200 for a portable article according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6 .

4 is a diagram schematically showing an indirect touch device for portable goods according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a state in which the indirect touch device for portable goods of FIG. 4 is mounted on a portable terminal; And FIG. 6 is a view schematically illustrating a state in which the cover part of the indirect touch device for portable articles of FIG. 5 is opened.

The indirect touch device 200 for a portable article according to another embodiment of the present invention is the same as the one embodiment of the present invention described above except for the automatic closing unit 240 as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 . Therefore, it will be mainly described below.

The self-closing unit 240 may include a torsion spring 241, a first closing direction pressing protrusion 242, and a second closing direction pressing protrusion 243, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 . .

The torsion spring 241 may have one end provided on the first pressure bar M44 with the hinge protrusion M43 as a central axis, and the other end may be provided on the second pressure bar M45, In addition, a restoring force may be applied in a direction of closing between the first and second pressing bars M44 and M45.

The first closing direction pressing protrusion 242 may be provided to protrude from one end of the first pressing bar M44, and while the first and second pressing bars M44 and M45 are closed, the first locking projections ( M41 may be pressed in the closing direction, and the second closing direction pressing protrusion 243 may be provided to protrude from one end of the second pressing bar M45, and the first and second pressing bars M44 (M45). ) may be pressed in the closing direction while the second locking protrusion M42 is closed.

Accordingly, the first and second closing direction pressing protrusions 242 while the first and second pressing bars M44 and M45 are closed by the restoring force of the torsion spring 241 by the user retreating the driving button M46 backward. ) 243 applies a force to the first and second locking protrusions M41 and M42 in the closing direction while the first and second cover members 141 and 143 are moved in the closing direction to support housing 110 It is possible to close the corner opening 111 of

Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements by those skilled in the art using the basic concept of the present invention as defined in the following claims are also provided. is within the scope of the

10: touch object 20: portable article
100, 200: indirect touch device for portable items
110: support housing 111: corner opening
120: mounting unit 130: touch unit
140: cover part 141: first cover member
142: first guide rail 143: second cover member
144: second guide rail M40: cover driving unit
M41: first locking projection M42: second locking projection
M43: hinge protrusion M44: first pressure bar
M45: second pressure bar M46: drive button
M47: Button movement guide M48: Close holding part
A40, 240: self-closing part

Claims (5)

An indirect touch device for a portable article for indirectly touching a touch object,
a support housing having a corner opening at one corner portion;
a mounting unit for attaching the support housing to a portable article;
a touch unit provided inside the supporting housing corresponding to the corner opening of the supporting housing and configured to touch the touch object; and
The cover part selectively covers the corner opening part and exposing the touch part in a protruding state to the outside when the corner opening part is opened
including,
The cover part,
Having a bidirectional sliding door structure that opens and closes the corner opening on both sides based on the center of the corner opening
Indirect touch devices for portable items. In claim 1,
The touch unit,
having a shape protruding toward the corner opening
Indirect touch devices for portable items. In claim 1,
The cover part,
a first cover member selectively covering one side of the touch unit;
a first guide rail provided on one side of the inside of the support housing and guiding movement of the first cover member so that the first cover member selectively covers one side of the touch unit;
a second cover member selectively covering the other side of the touch unit; and
a second guide rail provided on the other side of the support housing and guiding the movement of the second cover member so that the second cover member selectively covers the other side of the touch unit;
containing
Indirect touch devices for portable items. In claim 1,
The mounting part,
Attaching the support bracket to the portable article
Indirect touch devices for portable items. In claim 1,
The mounting part,
Mounting the support bracket in a fused or fused form to the portable article
Indirect touch devices for portable items.

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