KR200471084Y1 - Protection case for mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a protective case for a mobile terminal, and in detail, a main body surrounding the rear and side surfaces of the mobile terminal with a constant elasticity, and is detachably mounted on the rear of the main body to provide various shapes (eg, characters) to the user. The present invention relates to a protective case for a mobile terminal including a decorative piece that can provide decorativeness and aesthetics.
According to the present invention, a main body surrounding the rear and side of the mobile terminal with a constant elasticity, and a decorative piece mounted on the rear of the main body to provide a user with various shapes (for example, a character), the decorative piece is the main body When the decorative piece is made larger than the size of the decorative piece mounting hole of the decorative piece mounting hole, the outer side of the decorative piece is pressed only by the elastic force of the main body or the decorative piece so that the decorative piece is mounted on the decorative piece mounting hole. By mounting, it is possible to simplify the coupling structure and the coupling method between the decorative piece and the decorative piece mounting hole to lower the manufacturing process and product cost.

Description

PROTECTION CASE FOR MOBILE TERMINAL}

The present invention relates to a protective case for a mobile terminal, and in detail, a main body surrounding the rear and side surfaces of the mobile terminal with a constant elasticity, and is detachably mounted on the rear of the main body to provide various shapes (eg, characters) to the user. The present invention relates to a protective case for a mobile terminal including a decorative piece that can provide decorativeness and aesthetics.

In general, in order to protect portable terminals such as smartphones, which are relatively expensive, from external shocks, protective cases for portable terminals are used. The protective case, as well as the protection function of the portable terminal, while providing a good convenience to the user with a beautiful and ergonomic design, a solid and durable products are on the market.

These protective cases are used in addition to the original role of protecting the mobile terminal, a variety of patterns or decorations are printed or separate decorative members are used to invigorate the existing monotonous and simple design to inspire the purchase desire.

An example is disclosed in Korean Utility Model Model No. 20-2012-0007310 (published: October 24, 2012).

Korean Utility Model Utility Model No. 20-2012-0007310 provides a case of a mobile terminal having a structure in which a fixing member is coupled to a case surrounding the portable terminal and a decorative member is mounted at an end of the fixing member, thereby providing a protective case. By utilizing the back side effectively, the aesthetics were enhanced to inspire consumers' curiosity and purchase desire.

However, the case of the mobile terminal proposed in the Republic of Korea Utility Model No. 20-2012-0007310 requires a separate fixing member is required to secure the decorative member to the case, the structure of the case is somewhat complicated, and thus the manufacturing process And product prices have risen. In addition, in order to combine the fixing member and the decorative member to mount the decorative member on the case, the work must be performed in a state in which the portable terminal is separated from the case.

Furthermore, the case of the mobile terminal proposed in Korean Utility Model Publication No. 20-2012-0007310 is a structure in which a decorative member is simply mounted on the back of a case having a monotonous and flat rectangular shape, through a fixing member. There was a limit in maximizing the decoration and aesthetics of the case because the displayed shape or pattern and the case of the monotonous structure do not harmonize with each other to provide a heterogeneous sense apart from each other.

KR 20-2012-0007310 U, October 24, 2012. KR 10-1226837 B1, 2013. 01. 21.

Accordingly, the present invention has been proposed to solve the problems of the prior art, while simplifying the mounting structure of the decorative piece to be mounted on the main body, while lowering the manufacturing process and product cost, providing a protective case for a mobile terminal easy to remove the decorative piece. Its purpose is to.

In addition, the subject innovation is to shape the main body to be integrated with various shapes (eg, characters) expressed through the decorative piece, through which the shape of the decorative piece and the shape of the main body harmonize with each other to form a single image to form a protective case Another object is to provide a protective case for a mobile terminal that can maximize the decoration and aesthetics of.

According to one aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is made of a rubber material having a constant elasticity, the front portion 11 surrounds the rear of the portable terminal 1, the side portion 12 is the portable terminal ( 1) is formed to be bent forward to wrap tightly close to the side with a constant elastic force, the rear portion 13 of the portable terminal 1 in the state in which the portable terminal 1 is mounted on the front portion 11 The main body 10 is provided with a decorative piece mounting hole 13a which exposes the camera module 2 installed at the rear, and is made of a rubber material having a constant elasticity, and is manufactured to have various shapes so that the decorative piece is mounted. Removably mounted to the ball (13a), it is made of a larger size than the decorative piece mounting hole (13a) when the outer portion is fitted to the inner side of the decorative piece mounting hole (13a) elastic force of the main body 10 or Equipped with elasticity Which provides a protective case for a portable terminal comprising a decorative member (20).

Preferably, the main body 10 is harmonized with the external shape of the sequin 20 so that the main body 10 is formed by expressing the same image as a whole through the external combination of the main body 10 and the sequin 20. It may be characterized in that it is manufactured to.

Preferably, the front portion 11 of the main body 10 may be characterized in that the buffer protrusion (11-1) protruding in the grid shape toward the front of the main body 10 is formed.

Preferably, the inside of the side portion 12 of the main body 10 may be characterized in that the card receiving groove 12-1 is formed so that the various cards 3 are received on the front portion (11). .

Preferably, the engaging portion 13c provided inside the seating portion 13b formed inside the decorative piece mounting hole 13a of the main body 10 and the engaging portion 21 formed on the rear surface of the decorative piece 20. It may be characterized in that it further comprises a strap 30 to be detachably attached.

As described above, according to the present invention, including a main body surrounding the rear and side of the mobile terminal with a constant elasticity, and a decorative piece mounted on the rear of the main body to provide a variety of shapes (eg, characters) to the user, When the decorative piece is made larger than the size of the decorative piece mounting hole of the main body and the decorative piece is mounted in the decorative piece mounting hole, the decorative piece is pressed by pressing the outside of the decorative piece only by the elastic force of the main body or the decorative piece. By being attached to the decorative piece mounting hole it is possible to simplify the coupling structure and the coupling method between the decorative piece and the decorative piece mounting hole to lower the manufacturing process and product cost.

In addition, according to the present invention, by forming the main body to be integrated with the shape expressed through the decorative piece to harmonize the shape of the decorative piece and the shape of the main body to form a single image to maximize the decorative and aesthetics have.

In addition, according to the present invention, when the shock is applied to the main body while the mobile terminal is mounted on the front portion of the main body by forming a buffer projection protruding in the form of a grid inside the front portion of the main body, the external impact By absorbing the external shock by causing the elastic deformation corresponding to the shock transmitted to the portable terminal can be prevented or minimized.

In addition, according to the present invention, by forming a card receiving groove inside the side of the main body by storing a variety of cards (transport card / credit card / check card / discount card, etc.) there is no need to store the card in a separate wallet user It can provide convenience to use.

Further, according to the present invention, one side portion of the side portion of the main body and one side of the decorative piece by mutually using a strap to solve the storage difficulties when the decorative piece is separated from the main body, while the loss of the decorative piece It can prevent.

1 is an assembled perspective view of a rear side of a portable terminal in a state where the portable terminal is mounted in order to explain a protective case for a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an assembled perspective view of the protective case for the portable terminal illustrated in FIG. 1 as viewed from one front side of the portable terminal.
3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the protective case for the mobile terminal illustrated in FIG. 1;
4 is an exploded perspective view showing a protective case for the mobile terminal shown in FIG.
FIG. 5 is a rear view of the protective case for the portable terminal shown in FIG. 1, seen from the front of the portable terminal.
6 is a cross-sectional view of the protective case for the mobile terminal shown in FIG.
7 is an exploded perspective view of the portable terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention as viewed from a rear side of the portable terminal in a state where the portable terminal is mounted;
FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the protective case for the portable terminal illustrated in FIG. 7 as viewed from a front side of the portable terminal.
9 is a rear view of the protective case for the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 7, seen from the front of the mobile terminal.
10 is a cross-sectional view of the protective case for a mobile terminal shown in FIG.
11 is an exploded perspective view of the portable terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention as viewed from a rear side of the portable terminal in a state where the portable terminal is mounted;
12 is an exploded perspective view of the protective case for the mobile terminal illustrated in FIG. 11 as viewed from a front side of the mobile terminal;
FIG. 13 is a sectional view of the protective case for the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 12; FIG.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and how to accomplish them, will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be embodied in various forms.

The present embodiments are provided so that this disclosure of the present invention is complete, and that those skilled in the art will fully understand the scope of the present invention. And this invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Thus, in some embodiments, well known components, well known operations, and well-known techniques are not specifically described to avoid an undue interpretation of the present invention.

In addition, like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification. And, the terms (mentioned) used in this specification are intended to illustrate the embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. Also, components and acts referred to as " comprising (or comprising) " do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other components and operations.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein may be used in a sense that is commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Also, commonly used predefined terms are not ideally or excessively interpreted unless they are defined.

Technical features of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an assembled perspective view of a rear side of a portable terminal in a state in which the portable terminal is mounted to explain a protective case for a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a protection for the portable terminal illustrated in FIG. 1. It is an assembled perspective view of the case viewed from the front one side of the portable terminal.

As shown in Figure 1 and 2, the protective case for a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is manufactured to have a main body 10 in which the mobile terminal 1 is mounted on the inside, and has a variety of shapes (characters) And a decorative piece 20 detachably mounted to the rear of the 10.

3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the protective case for the portable terminal illustrated in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the protective case for the portable terminal illustrated in FIG. 2.

3 and 4, the main body 10 includes a front portion 11, a side portion 12, and a rear portion 13.

The front portion 11 surrounds the rear side of the portable terminal 1, the side portion 12 is formed to be bent forward to wrap tightly to the side of the portable terminal 1 with a constant elastic force, the rear portion 13 is portable The decorative piece mounting hole 13a which exposes the camera module 2 installed in the back of the portable terminal 1 in the state in which the terminal 1 was mounted in the front part 11 is provided.

The front part 11 has a rectangular structure corresponding to the structure and shape of the portable terminal 1 so that the portable terminal 1 is inserted into and mounted therein, but this is an example of the structure of the portable terminal 1 to be mounted and It may be manufactured in various structures and shapes corresponding to the shape.

Side portion 12 is formed integrally extending from the rectangular border of the front portion 11, the side of the mobile terminal 1 so as to strongly adhere to the side of the mobile terminal 1 with a constant elastic force to surround the mobile terminal 1 It may be bent to have a constant curvature corresponding to the curvature of.

The side part 12 and the rear part 13 harmonize with each other in harmony with the outer shape of the sequin 20 mounted on the sequin mounting hole 13a so that the outer shape (including color) is detachable by the elasticity of the main body 10. It is produced to shape and express the same one image (character).

For example, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, when the decorative piece 20 has a face shape of a cute person (or animal), the side portion 12 of the main body 10 has a human ear shaped, The rear portion 13 may form a human body to express the same image as a whole.

That is, in order to represent the same single image (character), the decorative piece 20 shapes a part of the image to be expressed corresponding to the mounting position, and the main body 10 is represented through the decorative piece 20. By expressing the same shape as a whole by expressing the remaining shapes except the shape, it is possible to maximize the decorativeness and aesthetics of the protective case.

3 and 4, the decorative piece mounting hole 13a is formed in the rear part 13. At this time, the decorative piece mounting hole (13a) may be formed to the size of about 1/3 of the total area of the rear portion (13). In addition, a seating portion 13b may be formed at the inner circumference of the decorative piece mounting hole 13a to separate the decorative piece 20 from the portable terminal 1 and to mount the outer side of the decorative piece 20.

The front portion 11, the side portion 12, and the rear portion 13 constituting the main body 10 are integrally formed through an injection molding process, and the portable terminal 1 has a constant elastic force when the portable terminal 1 is mounted therein. (1) It is made of a rubber material having a constant elasticity to surround.

For example, rubber materials having elasticity include styrene butadien rubber (SBR), polychloroprene rubber (CR), nitrile rubber (acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR), and butyl rubber (isoprene-isobutylene). rubber, IIR), isoprene rubber (IR), ethylene propylene rubber (EPR), polysulfide rubber, silicone rubber, fluoro rubber Synthetic rubber material of any one of (fluororubber), urethane rubber (urethane rubber), acrylic rubber (acrylic rubber) can be used.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the side parts 12 of the main body 10 include various function keys (power switch, volume control switch, charging and communication terminal, antenna, earphone jack, etc.) installed on the side of the portable terminal 1. A key hole or the like for exposing the holder or the like to the outside is formed.

3 and 4, the decorative piece 20 may be manufactured to have various shapes. Preferably, it is manufactured to have a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the main body 10 so as to harmonize with the outer shape of the main body 10 and mounted in the decorative piece mounting hole 13a. In this case, the shape expressed through the decorative piece 20 may be implemented three-dimensional or planar.

When the decorative piece 20 is to be photographed or recorded video using the camera module 2 installed on the rear of the portable terminal 1 in a state where the portable terminal 1 is mounted on the main body 10, or When alternately mounting a plurality of decorative pieces 20 manufactured to have different shapes, the decorative piece mounting holes of the main body 10 to easily mount or separate the decorative pieces 20 from the main body 10 ( It is preferable to be detachably mounted to 13a).

The decorative piece 20 according to the present invention is made larger than the size of the decorative piece mounting hole 13a in order to simplify the coupling structure and the coupling method mounted on the decorative piece mounting hole 13a, and thereby the decorative piece 20 When mounted on the sequin mounting hole 13a, the outer side of the sequin 20 is pressurized only by the unique elasticity of the main body 10 so that the sequin 20 is mounted on the sequin mounting hole 13a. do.

That is, the outer circumference of the decorative piece 20 according to the present invention is formed larger than the inner circumference of the decorative piece mounting hole 13a. Preferably, the outer periphery of the decorative piece 20 is formed to be about 1 mm to 3 mm larger than the inner periphery of the decorative piece mounting hole 13a so that the decorative piece 20 is mounted on the decorative piece mounting hole 13a. 20 or the main body 10 is squeezed by the size difference between the decorative piece 20 and the decorative piece mounting hole 13a, and the outer side of the decorative piece 20 is decorated with the decorative piece mounting hole 13a by the corresponding elastic restoring force. Strongly adhered to the inner side of the) to achieve a stable mounting.

The sequin 20 is made of a rubber material having a constant elasticity as in the main body 10, the sequin 20 is stably supported by the sequin mounting hole 13a of the main body 10 and at the same time mounting the sequins The decorative piece 20 is decorated only by the elasticity of the main body 10 or the unique elasticity of the decorative piece 20 by being formed of a material having a certain strength (degree of rigidity) so as not to be easily separated from the ball 13a naturally. It can be made to be mounted stably in the piece mounting hole (13a).

The decoration piece 20 may be provided in a plurality of sets having various shapes. Of course, each shape (including color) represented on the upper surface of the plurality of decorative pieces are different from each other, but all are manufactured to have a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the main body 10 so as to harmonize with the shape of the main body 10. At this time, the plurality of decorative pieces having various shapes should be formed so that the shapes of the outer portion have the same structure to each other so as to be mounted on the decorative piece mounting hole (13a) of the same body (10).

Thus, by providing the main body and a plurality of decorative pieces 20 having different shapes as a set to the consumer, the consumer has his or her own taste or current psychological state (when the ornament is a human face shape, A smiley face, a sad face, an angry face, etc.) may select one of the decorative pieces to be mounted on the body 10 to express one's mental state to others. Furthermore, by using the same body and acquaintances who use the same body interchangeably can be provided so that many people have fun sharing the decoration.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the protective case for the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 1, viewed from the front of the portable terminal. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the protective case for the mobile terminal shown in FIG. '' Is a cross sectional view taken along the cut line, and (b) is a cross sectional view taken along the line B'-B ''.

5 and 6, inside the front part 11 of the main body 10, the portable terminal 1 is mounted on the inside of the main body 10 in response to an external impact, for example, ground dropping. In order to stably protect the portable terminal 1 from the impact caused, a lattice-shaped buffer protrusion 11-1 may be formed in front of the main body 10 (the direction in which the rear surface of the portable terminal is mounted).

The buffer protrusion 11-1 is formed in a lattice shape, and the bottom surface of the front portion 11 is minimized in order to minimize the shock transmitted to the portable terminal 1 mounted inside the front portion 11 of the main body 10. From the front of the main body 10 from the predetermined height, preferably formed at a height of about 3mm ~ 1cm.

When the shock absorbing protrusion 11-1 is applied to the main body 10 in a state in which the portable terminal 1 is mounted on the front portion 11 of the main body 10, the shock absorbing protrusion 11-1 causes an elastic deformation corresponding to the external shock and causes the external Absorb the shock. As a result, the shock absorbing protrusion 11-1 may stably protect the portable terminal 1 by preventing or minimizing the shock transmitted to the portable terminal 1 mounted on the main body 10.

7 is an exploded perspective view of the portable terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention as viewed from a rear side of the portable terminal in a state where the portable terminal is mounted, and FIG. 8 is for the portable terminal shown in FIG. 7. An exploded perspective view of the protective case seen from one front side of the portable terminal.

FIG. 9 is a rear view of the protective case for the portable terminal illustrated in FIG. 7, and FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the protective case for the portable terminal illustrated in FIG. 9, wherein (a) is A′-A ′. '' Is a cross sectional view taken along the cut line, and (b) is a cross sectional view taken along the line B'-B ''.

7 to 10, the portable protective case according to another embodiment of the present invention includes the same configuration as the main body 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6, but the main body ( A card accommodating groove 12-1, in which various cards 3 (for example, a transportation card, a credit card, a check card, a discount card, etc.) are accommodated may be further formed on an inner side of the side portion 12 of the side 12. .

The card receiving groove 12-1 is preferably formed at both sides of the side portion 12 in the longitudinal direction of the main body 10 in consideration of the general size of the card 3, and the front portion 11 of the main body 10. The card 3 may be inserted into the card receiving groove 12-1 before the portable terminal 1 is mounted.

11 is an exploded perspective view of the portable terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention as viewed from a rear side of the portable terminal in a state where the portable terminal is mounted, and FIG. 12 is a portable terminal shown in FIG. 11. An exploded perspective view of a protective case for a portable terminal as seen from a front side of the portable terminal, and FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the protective case for a portable terminal illustrated in FIG. 12.

11 to 13, the portable protective case according to another embodiment of the present invention further includes a strap 30 connecting the main body 10 and the decorative piece 20, and thereby the decorative piece. Loss can be prevented when the 20 is naturally separated from the main body 10.

The strap 30 is formed of an elastic member to interconnect the coupling part 13c formed inside the seating part 13b of the main body 10 and the coupling part 21 formed on the rear surface of the decorative piece 20. It may be made of a band or synthetic resin, the structure and shape is not limited.

As such, the reason for forming the coupling part 13c connected to the strap 30 inside the seating part 13b is to prevent the coupling piece 13 from being caught by the coupling part 13c when the decorative piece 20 is mounted. to be.

In addition, the strap 30 may be formed of a ring structure (eg, a key ring) that is lockable to be detachable from the coupling portion 21 of the decoration piece 20 to facilitate replacement of the decoration piece 20.

As described above, the technical idea of the present invention has been specifically described in the preferred embodiments, but the preferred embodiments described above are intended to be illustrative, not limiting. 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 as defined by the appended claims.

1: mobile terminal
2: camera module
3: card
10: Body
11: front part
11-1: Shock Absorber
12: side part
12-1: Card slot
13: rear part
13a: decorative fittings
13b: decorative seat
13c, 21: coupling part
20: decoration
30: strap

Claims (5)

It is made of a rubber material having a constant elasticity, the front portion 11 surrounds the rear of the portable terminal 1, the side portion 12 to wrap the side of the portable terminal 1 in close contact with a strong elastic force It is formed to be bent forward, the rear portion 13 is a decorative piece mounted to expose the camera module 2 installed on the rear of the portable terminal 1 in a state in which the portable terminal 1 is mounted on the front portion 11 A main body 10 provided with a ball 13a; And
It is made of a rubber material having a constant elasticity, and the outer shape is made to have a variety of shapes are mounted so as to be detachable to the decorative piece mounting hole (13a), the outer portion is made of a larger size than the decorative piece mounting hole (13a) A decorative piece (20) fixed to the elastic force of the main body (10) or its own elastic force when inserted into an inner portion of the decorative piece mounting hole (13a); / RTI >
The main body 10 is designed so that the outer shape harmonizes with the outer shape of the sequin 20 so as to shape and express the same image as a whole through the outer combination of the main body 10 and the sequin 20. A protective case for a mobile terminal, characterized in that.
delete The method of claim 1,
The front case (11) of the main body (10) is a protective case for a mobile terminal, characterized in that the buffer projection (11-1) protruding in the form of a grid toward the front of the main body (10).
The method of claim 1,
The protective case for a mobile terminal, characterized in that the card receiving groove 12-1 is formed inside the side portion 12 of the main body 10 so that various cards 3 are received on the front portion 11. .
The method of claim 1,
Detach the engaging portion 13c formed inside the seating portion 13b formed inside the decorative piece mounting hole 13a of the main body 10 and the engaging portion 21 formed on the rear surface of the decorative piece 20. The protective case for a mobile terminal, characterized in that it further comprises a strap 30 to be connected to enable.

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