KR20080008827A - Portable digital device having an connecting jack - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable digital device having a built-in connecting jack is provided to withdraw the connecting jack to the outside of the portable digital device directly and connect with a computer body, thereby enabling a user to transmit and receive desired data without carrying a separate part, a cable. A portable digital device(20) having a built-in connecting jack(65) comprises a case(30,40), the connecting jack, and an elastic member(45). A button hole(41) is long formed in a side of the case. A holding groove(43,44) is formed in the edge of both ends of the case. The connecting jack has a connecting unit(66), a holding projection, and a guide unit(67). The connecting unit is installed to move to the inside and outside of the case. The holding projection is joined to the connecting unit to guide the movement of the connecting unit, and is formed to be held to the holding groove. The guide unit has a button guided by the button hole. The elastic member is installed in the case and applies an elastic force in a direction in which the connecting jack is withdrawn by supporting an end of the guide unit.

Description

Portable digital device having an connecting jack

Figure 1a is a perspective view showing the appearance configuration of a portable digital device according to the prior art.

Figure 1b is a perspective view showing an open state of the connection jack cover of the portable digital device according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of a portable jack built-in portable digital device according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the connection jack constituting a preferred embodiment of the present invention mounted on the second case.

4 is a perspective view of a connecting jack constituting a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5a is a perspective view showing a state in which the connection jack is inserted by a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5b is a perspective view showing a state in which the connection jack is drawn out by a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

20: portable digital device 30: first case

31: screen ball 33: lever ball

40: second case 41: button ball

43: first jamming groove 44: second jamming groove

45: elastic member 50: third case

53: connecting hole 55: connecting jack cover

60: substrate 61: screen

63: lever 65: connecting jack

66: connecting portion 67: guide portion

69: button 71: jamming projection

The present invention relates to a portable digital device with a built-in connection jack, and more particularly, to a built-in portable digital device with a built-in connection jack that can be connected directly to the computer main body, and withdraws the connection jack through a simple operation.

Portable digital devices that can play various multimedia files such as video, music, and images include MP3 players, portable storage devices, digital cameras, and voice recorders. Such portable digital devices, for example, may be connected to a computer via a universal serial bus (USB) connector to exchange various information. Hereinafter, the MP3 player will be described based on the portable digital device.

Figure 1a is a perspective view showing the appearance configuration of a portable digital device according to the prior art, Figure 1b is a perspective view showing an open state of the connection jack cover of the portable digital device according to the prior art.

As shown in the drawing, the portable digital device 1 has a substantially flat rectangular parallelepiped shape. In front of the main body 3 forming the external appearance of the portable digital device 1, a screen 5 showing a playback state of the portable digital device 1 is provided. The front and side surfaces of the main body 3 are provided with a lever 7 and a button 9 for operating the portable digital device 1, respectively.

One side of the main body 3 is provided with a connection jack cover 11 rotatably in an outward direction of the main body 3. The connection jack cover 11 serves to prevent foreign matter from entering the connection jack port 13 and the line terminal 15.

The connection jack port 13 is a part (not shown) connected to the computer main body is connected to allow the upload or download of music files to the computer. The line terminal 15 is a portion which can be encoded by connecting to an external device such as a cassette player or a CD player with a cable.

According to the related art, the user opens the connection jack cover 11 to connect a cable (not shown) to the connection jack port 13. An open state of the connection jack cover 11 is illustrated in FIG. 1B.

At this time, the user can connect the cable to the connection jack port 13 and connect to the computer main body to download or upload desired music files from the computer.

However, the prior art as described above has the following problems.

Since the cable connected to the connection jack port 13 is a separate component, in order to download a music file from a computer, the user has to carry a cable separately from the main body 3.

Moreover, if the cable is lost inadvertently by the user, there is a problem that the user cannot download or upload a new music file from the computer to the main body 3.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, to provide a connection jack built-in portable digital device that does not require a separate cable because the connection jack is built.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a connection jack built-in portable digital device that can be easily manipulated by the user to protrude the connection jack to the outside.

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, the present invention is a button ball is formed long on one side, the case is formed with engaging grooves on both end edges of the button ball; A connection part provided to be movable in and out of the case, and a guide part coupled to the connection part to guide the movement of the connection part and formed to be caught by the locking groove, and having a button guided by the button hole. A connecting jack; It is installed inside the case, and comprises an elastic member for supporting one end of the guide portion to provide an elastic force in the direction in which the connecting jack is drawn out.

The case is provided with a connection jack hole through which the connection jack penetrates, and a connection jack cover for opening and closing the connection jack hole is provided.

The locking groove may include first locking grooves formed at both end edges of the button hole to maintain the connection jacks withdrawn; A second locking groove which is formed at both end edges of the button hole relatively far from the first locking groove in the connection jack hole and prevents the connection jack from being drawn out by the elastic force of the elastic member when the connection jack is inserted; It is configured to include.

The elastic member is a spring compressed by one end of the guide part in a state where the connection jack is inserted into the case.

The guide part is guided by a guide member installed in the case, and elastically deformable by the shape and the characteristics of the material.

The connection jack is a universal serial bus jack.

According to another feature of the invention, the present invention comprises a case constituting the appearance; A connection jack installed in and out of the case so as to receive or transmit data from an external storage device; It is installed on one side of the case, and comprises an elastic member for supporting one end of the connection jack to provide an elastic force in the direction in which the connection jack is drawn out.

The case is provided with a connection jack hole through which the connection jack penetrates, and a connection jack cover for opening and closing the connection jack hole is provided.

The connection jack may include a connection part installed to be movable in and out of the case; Combining with the connecting portion to guide the movement of the connecting portion, the locking projection is formed on the engaging grooves formed on both edges of the button hole formed in the case is provided, comprising a guide portion provided with a button guided by the button hole do.

The locking groove may include first locking grooves formed at both end edges of the button hole to maintain the connection jacks withdrawn; A second locking groove which is formed at both end edges of the button hole relatively far from the first locking groove in the connection jack hole and prevents the connection jack from being drawn out by the elastic force of the elastic member when the connection jack is inserted; It is configured to include.

The elastic member is a spring compressed by one end of the guide part in a state where the connection jack is inserted into the case.

The guide part is guided by a guide member installed in the case, and elastically deformable by the shape and the characteristics of the material.

The connection jack is a universal serial bus jack.

According to another feature of the invention, the first case; A second case coupled to the first case and having a button hole extending in the length direction, and engaging grooves formed at both end edges of the button hole; A guide having a connection part installed to be movable in and out of the second case, and a engaging protrusion formed to be coupled to the connection part to guide the movement of the connection part and to be caught by the locking groove, and having a button guided by the button hole. A connecting jack having a portion; It is installed on one side of the second case, and comprises an elastic member for supporting one end of the guide portion to provide an elastic force in the direction in which the connection jack is drawn out.

In the first case and the second case, a third case is provided with a connection jack hole through which the connection jack penetrates and a connection jack cover for opening and closing the connection jack hole.

The locking groove may include first locking grooves formed at both end edges of the button hole to maintain the connection jacks withdrawn; A second locking groove which is formed at both end edges of the button hole relatively far from the first locking groove in the connection jack hole and prevents the connection jack from being drawn out by the elastic force of the elastic member when the connection jack is inserted; It is configured to include.

The elastic member is a spring compressed by one end of the guide part in a state where the connection jack is inserted into the second case.

The guide part is guided by a guide member installed in the case, and elastically deformable by the shape and the characteristics of the material.

The connection jack is a universal serial bus jack.

According to the present invention, there is an advantage that the user can upload or download the desired music file from the computer as long as there is no need for a cable, and the user can withdraw the connection jack through simple operation.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of a portable digital device with built-in connection jack according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of a portable digital device built-in connection jack according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the connection jack constituting a preferred embodiment of the present invention mounted on the second case, Figure 4 is a preferred embodiment of the present invention It is a perspective view of the connection jack which comprises an Example.

As shown in these figures, the first case 30 is formed on one surface of the portable digital device 20. On one side of the first case 30, a screen 61, which will be described below, is positioned and a screen hole 31 and a lever hole 33 through which the lever 63 penetrates are formed, respectively.

The second case 40 is coupled to the first case 30 to form an overall appearance of the portable digital device 20. The button hole 41 is formed long in the central portion of the second case 40 in the longitudinal direction. The button hole 41 is formed by the length of the movement stroke of the button 69 to be described below. The first catching grooves 43 and the second catching grooves 44 are formed to face the inner surfaces of the second case 40 corresponding to both edges of the button hole 41, respectively. The first catching groove 43 is formed near the connecting jack hole 53 to be described below, and the second catching groove 44 is formed away from the connecting jack hole 53.

Due to the position where the first and second locking grooves 43 and 44 are formed, the role of the first and second locking grooves 43 and 44 in the present invention is different. Specifically, the first locking groove 43 is such that when the connection jack 65 to be described below is drawn out, the connection jack 65 is maintained without being inserted into the portable digital device 20. It plays a role. In addition, the second locking groove 44 serves to prevent the connection jack 65 from being drawn out by the elastic force of the elastic member 45 to be described below.

One side of the second case 40 is provided with a plurality of elastic members 45. The elastic member 45 is provided to abut one end of the guide portion 67 to be described below. Since the elastic member 45 is slightly compressed by the guide part 67, the elastic member 45 provides an elastic force in the direction in which the connecting jack 65 is drawn out. As the elastic member 45, a spring is generally used.

The third case 50 is formed at the side of the portable digital device 20. The third case 50 is provided with an operation button 51 for operating the portable digital device 20. In addition, a connection jack hole 53 through which the connection jack 65 to be described below is formed at one side of the third case 50. The connection jack hole 53 opens and closes the connection jack cover 55 installed at one side of the third case 50. The connection jack cover 55 is preferably formed of a flexible material such as rubber.

The substrate 60 is installed between the first case 30 and the second case 40. Although not shown in detail in the drawing, the substrate 60 includes main components for operating the portable digital device 20. On the upper surface of the substrate 60, a screen 61 showing a reproduction state of the portable digital device 20 and a lever 63 for operating the portable digital device 20 through the lever hole 33 is provided. It is provided.

On the other hand, the second case 40 is provided with a connecting jack 65 to move back and forth. The connection unit 66 constituting the connection jack 65 is connected to a connection jack port (not shown) provided in an external storage device such as a computer and serves to transmit or receive data desired by a user.

The connecting portion 66 is combined with the guide portion 67 to move back and forth. The guide portion 67 is made of a molded article, such as synthetic resin, it is possible to elastically deform. The guide part 67 is provided with a button 69 for guiding the movement of the connection part 66. The button 69 is guided and moved by the button hole 41 while penetrating through the button hole 41. Both side surfaces of the button 69 are provided with locking projections 71 (see FIG. 3) formed to be caught by the first and second locking grooves 43 and 44, respectively.

On the other hand, the guide member 73 is installed on one side of the second case 40, respectively. In this drawing, the guide member 73 is one installed as a separate mold and the other is formed integrally with the second case 40, the guide member 73 is not limited to that shown in this figure Do not. That is, the guide member 73 may be installed in the second case 40 as a separate mold, or may be integrally formed with the second case 40.

The guide member 73 serves to guide the front and rear movement of the connection jack (65). As shown in FIG. 3, both side ends of the guide part 67 are positioned between the second case 40 and the guide member 73 to move back and forth. When the guide part 67 is mounted to the second case 40, a slight gap is formed between the guide members 73.

Hereinafter will be described in detail the operation of the connection jack built-in portable digital device according to the present invention having the configuration as described above.

Figure 5a is a perspective view showing a state in which the connection jack is inserted by a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5b is a perspective view showing a state in which the connection jack is drawn out according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. This figure shows a state in which the second case 40 is turned upward of the figure.

As shown in these figures, when the connection jack 65 is inserted into the portable digital device 20, the connection jack 65 is connected to the locking projection 71 caught by the second locking groove 44. As shown in FIG. It is in a hanging state. At this time, the elastic member 45 is compressed by one end of the guide portion 67 to provide an elastic force in the direction in which the connecting jack 65 is drawn out.

In this state, in order to withdraw the connection jack 65, the user first opens the connection jack cover 55. Then, the user presses the button 69. At this time, since the guide portion 67 has a slight gap with the guide member 73, when the button 69 is pressed, the guide plate 67 is elastically deformed downwardly (based on the drawing) and the second portion is formed. The locking of the locking protrusion 71 that is caught in the locking groove 44 is released.

At the same time, the connection jack 65 is drawn out of the portable digital device 20 by the elastic force of the elastic member 45. In addition, the locking protrusion 71 is caught by the first locking groove 43 by the restoring force of the guide plate 67. This state is shown in FIG. 4B. That is, the user can withdraw the connection jack 65 by the elastic action of the elastic member 45 only by pressing the button 69.

Then, the user connects the drawn connection jack 65 to the computer main body to transmit or receive desired data. Therefore, the user can simply share the desired data by connecting directly to the computer main body at any time, as long as the user carries the portable digital device 20.

On the contrary, the process of inserting the connection jack 65, when the user presses the button 69 in the state shown in Figure 4b the first locking groove 43 by the elastic deformation of the guide portion 67 The latching of the locking protrusion 71 which is stuck on is released. Then, the user pushes the button 69 while pressing the button 69 to insert the connection jack (65).

In this process, the elastic force of the elastic member 45 acts in the opposite direction of the insertion direction of the connection jack (65). Therefore, the user will have to insert a force greater than the elastic force of the elastic member 45, the connection jack 65 will be inserted. When the connecting jack 65 is inserted, the locking projection 71 is caught by the second locking groove 44 by the restoring force of the guide plate 67, and the connecting jack 65 is inside the portable digital device 20. Is seated on.

The rights of the present invention are not limited to the embodiments described above, but are defined by the claims, and various changes and modifications can be made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the claims. It is self-evident.

For example, components such as button holes 41, first and second locking grooves 43 and 44, and elastic members 45 formed in the second case 40 may be disposed in the first case 30. It may be formed.

The third case 50 may be integrally formed with the first case 30 or the second case 40. In addition, the external appearance of the portable digital device 20 may be formed using only the first case 30 and the second case 40 without the third case 50.

In the portable digital device with a built-in connection jack according to the present invention as described in detail above, the following effects can be expected.

First, in the present invention, if the connection jack is built in the portable digital device, and only the main body of the portable digital device, the direct connection jack to the outside of the portable digital device to connect to the computer main body. Therefore, there is an advantage that the user can directly transmit or receive the desired data at any time by directly connecting to the computer main body even without carrying a separate component cable.

In addition, in the present invention, when the user presses a button, the connection jack protrudes to the outside by the elasticity of the elastic member. Therefore, the user can enter and exit the connection jack through a relatively simple operation, there is an advantage that you can use a portable digital device conveniently.

Claims (19)

A case in which a button ball is formed long at one side, and a locking groove is formed at both edges of the button ball; A connection part provided to be movable in and out of the case, and a guide part coupled to the connection part to guide the movement of the connection part and formed to be caught by the locking groove, and having a button guided by the button hole. A connecting jack; And a resilient member installed inside the case and supporting one end of the guide part to provide an elastic force in a direction in which the connecting jack is drawn out. The method of claim 1, The case has a connection jack hole through which the connection jack is formed, the connection jack built-in portable digital device, characterized in that the connection jack cover for opening and closing the connection jack hole is provided. The method of claim 2, wherein the locking groove, First catching grooves formed at both end edges of the button hole to maintain the connected jacks; A second locking groove which is formed at both end edges of the button hole relatively far from the first locking groove in the connection jack hole and prevents the connection jack from being drawn out by the elastic force of the elastic member when the connection jack is inserted; Built-in connection jack built-in portable digital device comprising a. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, Wherein the elastic member, the connection jack built-in portable digital device, characterized in that the spring is compressed by one end of the guide portion in the state where the connection jack is inserted into the case. The method of claim 4, wherein The guide unit is guided by a guide member installed in the case, the portable jack built-in portable digital device, characterized in that the elastic deformation by the characteristics of the shape and material. The method of claim 5, The connection jack is a built-in portable jack digital device, characterized in that the universal serial bus jack. A case constituting an appearance; A connection jack installed in and out of the case so as to receive or transmit data from an external storage device; And a resilient member installed at one side of the case and supporting one end of the connection jack to provide an elastic force in a direction in which the connection jack is drawn out. The method of claim 7, wherein The case has a connection jack hole through which the connection jack is formed, the connection jack built-in portable digital device, characterized in that the connection jack cover for opening and closing the connection jack hole is provided. The method of claim 7 or 8, wherein the connection jack, A connection part installed to be movable in and out of the case; Combining with the connecting portion to guide the movement of the connecting portion, the locking projection is formed on the engaging grooves formed on both edges of the button hole formed in the case is provided, and comprises a guide portion provided with a button guided by the button hole Portable digital device with a built-in connection jack. The method of claim 9, wherein the locking groove, First catching grooves formed at both end edges of the button hole to maintain the connected jacks; A second locking groove which is formed at both end edges of the button hole relatively far from the first locking groove in the connection jack hole and prevents the connection jack from being drawn out by the elastic force of the elastic member when the connection jack is inserted; Built-in connection jack built-in portable digital device comprising a. The method of claim 10, Wherein the elastic member, the connection jack built-in portable digital device, characterized in that the spring is compressed by one end of the guide portion in the state where the connection jack is inserted into the case. The method of claim 11, The guide unit is guided by a guide member installed in the case, the portable jack built-in portable digital device, characterized in that the elastic deformation by the characteristics of the shape and material. The method of claim 12, The connection jack is a built-in portable jack digital device, characterized in that the universal serial bus jack. A first case; A second case coupled to the first case and having a button hole extending in the length direction, and engaging grooves formed at both end edges of the button hole; A guide having a connection part installed to be movable in and out of the second case, and a engaging protrusion formed to be coupled to the connection part to guide the movement of the connection part and to be caught by the locking groove, and having a button guided by the button hole. A connecting jack having a portion; And a resilient member installed on one side of the second case and supporting one end of the guide part to provide an elastic force in a direction in which the connecting jack is drawn out. The method of claim 14, The first case and the second case, the connection jack built-in portable digital device, characterized in that the third jack is provided with a connection jack hole through which the connection jack penetrates and is provided with a connection jack cover for opening and closing the connection jack hole. The method of claim 15, wherein the locking groove, First catching grooves formed at both end edges of the button hole to maintain the connected jacks; A second catch formed at both end edges of the button hole relatively far from the first catching groove in the connecting jack hole, and preventing the connecting jack from being drawn out by the elastic force of the elastic member when the connecting jack is inserted; A portable digital device with a built-in connection jack, comprising a groove. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 16, And the elastic member is a spring that is compressed by one end of the guide part in a state where the connection jack is inserted into the second case. The method of claim 17, The guide unit is guided by a guide member installed in the case, the portable jack built-in portable digital device, characterized in that the elastic deformation by the characteristics of the shape and material. The method of claim 18, The connection jack is a built-in portable jack digital device, characterized in that the universal serial bus jack.

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