KR200474320Y1 - Holder for portable electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable electronic device holder capable of mounting and dismounting a portable electronic device by a simple operation, and more particularly, to a portable electronic device holder which is detachably fixed to another object, a main body coupled to the base, A bottom support portion provided on the main body so as to be in contact with or spaced apart from a lower end of the portable electronic device; and at least one of the side support portion and the bottom end support portion, And an elastic supporting means for urging at least one of the side support portion and the lower end support portion toward the portable electronic device when the electronic device is moved toward or away from the electronic device, , The side support portion and the lower end support portion If by the end of any of the operation the side supports or the lower support portion is characterized in that the other of the lateral support or bottom support to work in cooperation.

Description

{HOLDER FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT}

The present invention relates to a portable electronic device holder, and more particularly, to a portable electronic device holder capable of mounting and dismounting a portable electronic device with a simple operation.

Portable electronic devices such as smart phones, smart pads, electronic books, and multimedia players, which are relatively small and portable and used, are being developed and marketed in various forms, including mobile phone terminals. As the functions of these electronic devices are expanded, they are increasingly used for navigation for vehicles or hands-free for public use, electronic books, MP3s and video players, and also for home and public places such as DMB receivers and Internet searchers have.

As the use of portable electronic devices increases, a variety of cradles for accommodating and supporting them have been developed. For example, in a vehicle, a cradle such as a dashboard is required to mount the portable electronic device at a position adjacent to the driver so that the driver can easily operate the portable electronic device.

An example of prior art document is disclosed in Patent No. 540398. This patent comprises a main body on which a cellular phone is placed, a plurality of pressing members for holding a cellular phone that enters the upper surface of the main body, and an elastic connector portion connected to a lower end portion of the main body and equipped with connector terminals corresponding to connection terminals of the cellular phone.

Here, the pair of pressing members are arranged so as to face each other, and are elastically supported in a direction in which they approach each other. Therefore, in order to fit the cellular phone between the pair of pressing members, an external force must be applied to the pair of pressing members to widen the distance therebetween as much as the cellular phone. For this purpose, it is necessary to carry out troublesome operations such as pushing one side of the pressing member while grasping the cellular phone with one hand and widening the opposite side pressing member with the other hand.

Patent No. 540398

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a portable electronic device holder capable of easily mounting and dismounting a portable electronic device with one hand.

Other objects of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description and the preferred embodiments, which are set forth in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which specific advantages and novel features are pointed out.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable electronic device cradle comprising: a base detachably fixed to another object; a main body coupled to the base; And a lower support portion provided on the main body and movable in contact with or spaced apart from a lower end of the portable electronic device so that any one of the side support portion and the lower end support portion is moved toward or away from the portable electronic device, And an elastic support means for pressing at least one of the side support portion and the lower end support portion toward the portable electronic device, wherein the side support portion and the lower end support portion, The side supporting portion or the lower side When either one of the supporting portions is operated, the other of the side supporting portions or the lower supporting portion operates in conjunction with each other.

In the portable electronic device cradle according to the present invention, the side support portion is formed of a rotation support rod having one end rotatably coupled to the main body and the other end having a rotation urging portion capable of contacting a lateral side surface of the portable electronic device And the lower support portion comprises a lower end support plate provided to the body so as to be slidable in a longitudinal direction and the interlocking means includes a guide groove formed in a radial direction inclining downward from a rotation center axis of the rotation support rod, And an interlocking pin protruding from the support plate and inserted into the guide groove. Preferably, the elastic support means includes a rotation support spring installed on a rotation center axis of the rotation support bar and pressing the rotation support portion to the side of the portable electronic device.

In the portable electronic equipment cradle according to the present invention, the side support portion is composed of a side support plate slidably installed in the body in a lateral direction, and the lower end support portion is a lower end support plate And the interlocking means includes a pinion rotatably installed in the main body, a transverse rack gear formed in a lateral direction on the side support plate and engaged with the pinion, and a pinion formed in the longitudinal direction of the pinion, And may be made up of longitudinal rack gears that engage. In this case, the resilient supporting means preferably comprises a lateral spring for urging the side supporting plate to the side of the portable electronic device. The elastic support means may be a pinion rotation spring for elastically supporting the pinion in one rotation direction. Furthermore, the elastic support means may be a longitudinal spring for urging the lower support plate in a direction approaching the main body.

According to the present invention, since the lower support portion and the side support portion are interlocked with each other, a space for accommodating the portable electronic device can be ensured by operating only one of them. Therefore, the process of loading the portable electronic device can be easily performed with only one hand.

1 is a perspective view of a portable electronic device cradle according to a first embodiment of the present invention,
Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the embodiment of Fig. 1,
FIG. 3 is a front view showing a process of mounting a portable electronic device in the embodiment of FIG. 1;
Fig. 4 is a front view showing the rotation state of the rotation support rod in the embodiment of Fig. 1,
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a portable electronic device holder according to the present invention,
6 is an exploded perspective view of the embodiment of Fig. 5,
FIG. 7 is a front view showing a process of mounting the portable electronic device in the embodiment of FIG. 5;
8 is a front view showing a moving state of a side support plate and a bottom support plate in the embodiment of Fig. 5;

The portable electronic equipment cradle according to the present invention comprises a base, a main body, a side supporting portion, a lower supporting portion, an interlocking means, and a resilient supporting means. The base is detachably secured to another object such as a dashboard of an automobile. A specific method for attaching and detaching may be a commonly used vacuum sucking, or a double-sided adhesive tape may be selected. The main body is detachably coupled to the connection portion provided on the base. The main body can be adjusted in its position and posture vertically and horizontally due to the connection, and can be positioned at an angle and angle desired by the user. The side support portion is installed in the main body and is movable between a pressing position and a spaced position in contact with the side surface of the portable electronic device to be mounted. The lower support portion is also installed in the main body and is movable between a pressing position and a spaced position in contact with the lower end of the portable electronic device to be mounted. These side support portions and the lower end support portions are operatively associated with each other. In other words, when an external force is applied to the side supporting portion to operate the lower supporting portion, the lower supporting portion is also operated when an external force is applied to the lower supporting portion. When the side supporting portion is moved in the direction away from the main body, And the movable direction thereof coincides with one another. The interlocking means for interlocking them can basically be implemented by a power transmission mechanism. The elastic support means presses at least one of the side support portion and the lower end support portion toward the portable electronic device to be mounted. When the portable electronic device is moved to the side away from the main body by applying an external force to the side supporting portion, for example, the bottom supporting portion is also moved away from the main body by the interlocking means. At this time, the space between the side supporting portion and the bottom supporting portion is widened, At least one of the side support portion and the lower end support portion is operated to the side of the portable electronic device by the elastic force supporting means to hold the portable electronic device by pressing the portable electronic device.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a portable electronic device cradle according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a portable electronic device holder according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a cross- Fig. 4 is a front view showing the rotation state of the rotation support rod of the embodiment of Fig. 1; Fig.

The portable electronic device cradle 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a base 110, a main body 120, a lower support plate 130, a longitudinal spring 140, and a rotation support rod 150 .

The base 110 is detachably fixed to another object using a vacuum sucking, double-sided adhesive tape or the like.

The main body 120 is detachably coupled to a connection portion provided on the base. In FIG. 2, the connecting portion 111 is illustrated as a nut and a ball joint, whereby the main body 120 can be freely adjusted in angle with respect to the base 110. The body 120 can be configured to be movable with respect to the base 110 by using a known coupling mechanism in addition to the ball joint.

The rotary support rod 150 has a single end 152 shape having a free end and a fixed end, and the fixed end side is rotatably coupled to the main body 120. Hereinafter, the fixed end rotatably coupled is referred to as a " rotary end. &Quot; The rotary support rod 150 is provided at its free end with a rotation urging portion 153 which can be in contact with the side surface of the portable electronic device to be mounted. Thus, the rotary support rod 150 is described as a side support portion . A protrusion 121 formed in the main body 120 is inserted into the insertion port 151a of the rotation support rod 150. The protrusion 121 protrudes from the rotation support rod 150, As shown in Fig. The insertion port 151a and the protrusion 121 can be reversed from each other. That is, even if a protrusion corresponding to the protrusion 121 is formed on the rotation support rod 150 and a hole corresponding to the insertion port 151a is formed in the main body 120, the rotation support rod 150 can be rotated about the main body 120 So that they are rotatably coupled. The auxiliary rod 151 extends downwardly in the radial direction from the rotary end of the rotary support rod 150. The auxiliary rod 151 has a guide groove 151b formed along the longitudinal direction thereof. The angle between the rotation support rod 150 and the auxiliary rod 151 is preferably an acute angle as shown. The pair of rotation support rods 150 including the auxiliary rods 151 are arranged symmetrically.

The lower support plate 130 corresponds to the lower support portion described in the introduction, and is slidably installed in the main body 120, and may be accommodated in the main body 120 as it is slid. A pair of interlocking pins 131 protrude from one end of the lower support plate 130 in the longitudinal direction and extend from the other end of the lower support plate 130 in the form of a rectangular plate. The pedestal portion 170 supports the lower end of the portable electronic device to be mounted. The pair of interlocking pins 131 are inserted into the guide grooves 151b of the pair of auxiliary rods 151 and can move only within the guide grooves 151b. Since the interlocking pin 131 moves in the guide groove 151b as described above, when the lower support plate 130 moves, the auxiliary rod 151 and the rotation support rod 150 are rotated. Conversely, even if the rotation support rod 150 is rotated first, the lower support plate 130 is slid along with it. That is, the interlocking pin 131 and the guide groove 151b function as the interlocking means described in the opening paragraph.

One end of the spring 140 is fixed to the main body 120 and the other end is fixed to the lower end support plate 130 to urge the lower end support plate 130 toward the main body 120 . The stopper 122 formed in the main body 120 is for supporting one end of the longitudinal spring 140.

Normally, the lower support plate 130 is urged toward the main body 120 side by the elasticity of the longitudinal spring 140. At this time, since the interlocking pin 131 is inserted into the guide groove 151b to push up the subroutine upward, the pair of rotary pressing portions 153 are maintained at the shortest distance from each other. This state is shown by a chain line in Fig. 3, the user grasps the portable electronic device 10 obliquely on the front surface of the main body 120 and places the portable electronic device 10 at the lower end of the portable electronic device 10, The lower support plate 130 is slid downward. When the lower support plate 130 is slid downward, the interlocking pin 131 also descends and the auxiliary rod 151 and the rotation support rod 150 rotate according to the shape of the guide groove 151b. Accordingly, when the distance between the pair of rotation urging portions 153 is large enough to be wider than the width of the portable electronic device 10, the back surface of the portable electronic device 10 is closely contacted to the main body 120 side. At this time, the portable electronic device 10 is in the attitude shown by the one-dot chain line in Fig. Then, when the external force holding the portable electronic device 10 is removed, the lower support plate 130 is raised by the restoring force of the elastic supporting means such as the longitudinal spring 140, and the guide groove 151b and the interlocking pin 131 The pair of rotation urging portions 153 press the both side surfaces of the portable electronic device 10, respectively, while the rotation supporting rod 150 rotates in the opposite direction. When the lower support plate 130 is not elevated further by the pressing on both sides or when the lower support plate 130 reaches the preset upper limit, the portable electronic device 10 is rotated by the pair of the rotation pressing portions 153 And is sandwiched between the lower support plates 130. In order to separate the portable electronic device 10, only the portable electronic device 10 may be pulled forward or upward while holding the portable electronic device 10.

The lid 160 is coupled to the main body 120 to cover the lower support plate 130, the longitudinal spring 140 and the rotation support rod 150 to be housed in the main body 120, And the guide groove 151b. The lid 160 can be handled as a part of the main body 120 and may be omitted.

The scratch prevention part 180 is formed on the cover 160 to prevent scratches on the portable electronic device 10 and may be made of a fabric such as velvet or suede, or a rubber material.

In the above, only the longitudinal spring 140 has been exemplified as the urging force supporting means in the beginning, but it is also possible to implement the urging force supporting means in other configurations. For example, instead of the longitudinal spring 140, the same effect can be obtained by providing a rotation support spring that elastically supports the rotation support rod 150 so as to rotate only in one rotation direction.

5 to 8 show a second embodiment of a portable electronic device cradle according to the present invention.

The second embodiment according to the present invention includes a base 210, a main body 220, a side support plate 230, and a lower support plate 240.

The base 210 is the same as the base 110 of the first embodiment described above and the body 220 is also basically the same as the body 120 of the first embodiment. In this embodiment, the side supporting plate 230 is provided as the side supporting portion, the lower supporting plate 240 is provided as the lower supporting portion, and the pinion 221, the lateral rack gear 231, There is a difference in that a directional rack gear 241 is provided and a lateral spring, a pinion rotation spring or a longitudinal spring is provided as a resilient supporting means. Therefore, the following description will focus on the difference therebetween, Share features of the same name configuration of the first embodiment.

The side support plates 230 are slidably mounted on the main body 120, and a pair of the side support plates 230 are symmetrically disposed. A lateral rack gear 231 is formed on each side support plate 230 along the transverse direction with respect to the drawing direction. The side contact portion 232 is a portion directly contacting the side surface of the portable electronic device to be mounted as a part of the side support plate 230. The side contact portion 232 is provided on the side support plate 230 and contacts the portable electronic device 10 and is made of a fabric such as a velvet or suede like the scratch prevention portion 270 to prevent scratches on the portable electronic device 10. [ ≪ / RTI > The side contact portion 232 may be used for the purpose of increasing frictional force with the portable electronic device 10, and may be made of a rubber material in this case.

The lower support plate 240 is also slidably mounted on the main body 220, and a longitudinal rack gear 241 is formed along the longitudinal direction with reference to the drawing direction.

A pinion 221 is rotatably mounted on the main body 220. The pinion 221 is provided with a lateral rack gear 231 of the side support plate 230 and a longitudinal rack gear 241 of the bottom support plate 130, Are all intertwined. Therefore, when the side support plate 230 moves, the lateral rack gear 231 rotates the pinion 221, and when the pinion 221 rotates, the lower support plate 240 also moves through the longitudinal rack gear 241. Thus, it can be seen that the interlocking means described in the introduction is implemented by the pinion 221, the lateral rack gear 231 and the longitudinal rack gear 241 in this embodiment.

The transverse spring is disposed between the pair of side support plates 230 to elastically support the both in the direction of approaching each other. The transverse spring may also be provided to resiliently support only one side support plate 230 with respect to the body 220.

Instead of the transverse spring, a pinion rotation spring may be provided. The pinion rotation spring biases the pinion 221 to rotate in one rotation direction.

A longitudinal spring may be provided instead of the transverse spring and the pinion rotating spring. The longitudinal spring urges the lower support plate 240 toward the main body 220 in the same manner as the longitudinal spring 140 of the first embodiment.

These transverse springs, pinion rotation springs, and longitudinal springs correspond to elastic support means at the beginning, and at least one or more of them can be selectively provided.

The lid 250 is coupled to the main body 220 to cover the side support plate 230 and the lower support plate 240 installed on the main body 220. The lid 250 improves the appearance and protects the operating parts of the side support plate 230, the lower support plate 240, the pinion 221 and the like from the external environment and may be omitted as necessary.

The lower support part 260 is formed at the lower end of the lower support plate 240 as a part of the lower support plate 240 to support the portable electronic device 10 entering the lower support part 240.

The scratch prevention part 270 is formed on the lid 250 to prevent scratches on the portable electronic device 10. The scratch prevention part 270 may be made of a fabric such as velvet or suede, or a rubber material.

When the portable electronic device 10 such as a smart phone is mounted in the second embodiment having the above-described structure, as shown in FIG. 7, the user can obliquely move the portable electronic device 10 to the front of the main body 220 And the lower end support portion 260 is pushed to the lower end thereof to slide the lower end support plate 240 downward. When the lower support plate 240 is slid downward, the pinion 221 engaged with the longitudinal rack gear 241 rotates, and the lateral support plate 230 is rotated by the lateral rack gear 231 engaged with the pinion 221 It opens. When the distance between the side support plates 230 is sufficiently wide to be wider than the width of the portable electronic device 10, the back surface of the portable electronic device 10 is closely attached to the main body 120 side. At this time, the portable electronic device 10 assumes a posture indicated by a one-dot chain line in Fig. Then, when the external force holding the portable electronic device 10 is removed, the lower support plate 240 is raised by the restoring force of the elastic force supporting means, and the vertical rack gear 241, the pinion 221, the lateral rack gear The side support plates 230 are brought close to each other to press both sides of the portable electronic device 10 respectively. When the lower support plate 240 can not be further raised by the pressure on both sides or when the lower support plate 240 reaches the preset upper limit, the portable electronic device 10 has the pair of side support plates 230, And is sandwiched between the support plates 240. In order to separate the portable electronic device 10, only the portable electronic device 10 may be pulled forward or upward while holding the portable electronic device 10.

One embodiment of the present invention described above and shown in the drawings should not be construed as limiting the technical idea of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is limited only by the matters described in the claims, and those skilled in the art will be able to modify the technical idea of the present invention in various forms. Accordingly, such improvements and modifications will fall within the scope of the present invention as long as it is obvious to those skilled in the art.

10: portable electronic device 100: portable electronic device holder
110: base 111:
120: main body 121:
122: stop 130: lower support plate
131: interlocking pin 140: longitudinal spring
150: rotation support rod 151: auxiliary rod
151a: insertion port 151b: guide groove
152: single note 153:
160: Cover 170: Scratch prevention part
210: Base 220: Body
221: pinion 230: side support plate
231: lateral rack gear 232: side contact portion
240: lower support plate 241: longitudinal rack gear
250: cover 260: bottom support part
270: Scratch prevention part

Claims (7)

A base detachably fixed to another object,
A body coupled to the base,
A side support portion provided on the main body and movable in contact with or spaced from a side surface of the portable electronic device to be mounted,
A lower end supporting part installed on the main body and movable to contact with or spaced from the lower end of the portable electronic device,
An interlocking means for moving one of the side support portion and the lower end support portion in the same direction when the portable electronic device is moved in a direction approaching or separating from the portable electronic device,
And elastic support means for pressing at least one of the side support portion and the lower end support portion toward the portable electronic device,
Wherein the side support portion and the lower end support portion are operated by interlocking the other of the side support portion and the lower end support portion when the side support portion or the lower end support portion is operated by the interlocking means.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the side support portion comprises a rotation support rod having one end rotatably coupled to the main body and the other end having a rotation urging portion capable of contacting a lateral side surface of the portable electronic device,
The lower support portion is composed of a lower support plate provided to the body so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction,
Wherein the interlocking means comprises a guide groove formed in a radial direction inclining downward from a rotation center axis of the rotation support rod and an interlocking pin protruding from the lower support plate and inserted into the guide groove Device holder.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the elastic support means comprises a rotation support spring which is provided on a rotation center axis of the rotation support bar and urges the rotation support portion to the side surface of the portable electronic device.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the side support portion comprises a side support plate slidably installed in the body,
The lower support portion is composed of a lower support plate provided to the body so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction,
The interlocking means includes a pinion which is rotatably installed in the main body, a transverse rack gear which is formed laterally in the side support plate and meshes with the pinion, Directional rack gears.
5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the resilient supporting means comprises a lateral spring for urging the side supporting plate to the side surface of the portable electronic device.
5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the resilient supporting means comprises a pinion rotating spring for elastically supporting the pinion in one rotating direction.
The method according to claim 2 or 4,
Wherein the elastic support means comprises a longitudinal spring for urging the lower support plate in a direction approaching the main body.

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