WO2014046311A1

WO2014046311A1 - Protective case for portable terminal

Info

Publication number: WO2014046311A1
Application number: PCT/KR2012/007430
Authority: WO
Inventors: 서정기
Original assignee: 주식회사 다스텍
Priority date: 2012-09-18
Filing date: 2012-09-18
Publication date: 2014-03-27

Abstract

Provided is a protective case for a portable terminal comprising: a case body having upper and lower borders and left and right borders, all of which are connected to each other so as to form an insertion space into which a portable terminal is inserted so that the front and rear surfaces thereof are open, and side surfaces of the portable terminal inserted therein are encircled thereby; and a card insertion end which extends from left and right borders towards the rear surface of the portable terminal so as to form a card accommodating space, spaced from the rear surface of the portable terminal, into which a card is inserted, and which covers a part of the left and right parts of the card. The protective case for a portable terminal according to the present invention allows a card to be easily inserted and has the benefit of assuring convenience when using the card.

Description

Mobile terminal protection case

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a case for protecting a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal protective case having a function of protecting a mobile terminal and storing a card.

Recently, with the development of technology in the wireless communication network and the wireless Internet, as the environment for the voice call and the Internet can be widely used anytime, anywhere, portable terminals that are portable and can perform high-performance computing are widely used.

As a representative example of such a mobile terminal, there is a smart phone that can perform various applications as well as a call and the Internet, and a smart phone has a display unit such as a touch screen to simultaneously perform the functions of an output device and an input device.

On the other hand, a portable terminal including a smart phone is provided in a light and thin form to ensure easy portability, such a portable terminal can be easily damaged by external force applied from the outside or carelessness of the user. have.

Accordingly, various protective cases for protecting the appearance of a mobile communication terminal such as a smart phone are currently known (Korean Registered Utility Model No. 20-0452677, etc.), but conventional protective cases have been applied to existing mobile phone protective cases. Most of them aren't breaking out of the concept.

On the other hand, there is an increasing demand for modern people to carry their belongings such as cards and portable terminals more conveniently.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is not only to have a card storage function, but also to provide a portable terminal protective case that can ensure the convenience of using the card.

Technical problems of the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to the present invention, the upper and lower edges and the left and right edges are connected to each other to form an insertion space into which the front and rear sides of the portable terminal are inserted, and surround a side of the portable terminal inserted into the insertion space. body; And a card extending from the left edge and the right edge toward the rear of the portable terminal, spaced apart from the rear of the portable terminal to form a card receiving space into which the card is inserted, and covering a part of the left and right sides of the card. Provided is a portable terminal protective case including an insertion end.

The card insertion end is formed along a length direction of the left edge and the right edge, and the card may be inserted into the card receiving space in a slide manner along the card insertion end.

The portable terminal protective case may further include a card support end extending from the lower edge toward the rear of the portable terminal and connecting the card insertion end of each of the left and right edges.

The mobile terminal protective case extends from each of the left and right edges to cover a portion of the rear surface of the mobile terminal, and extends to the top of the card to prevent the card from being separated from the card receiving space. The upper end of the card may further include a separation prevention jaw that is caught on the end.

The mobile terminal protective case extends from each of the left edge and the right edge to cover a portion of the rear surface of the mobile terminal, and an end extends into a space between the card and the mobile terminal, so that the card is separated from the card receiving space. The upper end of the card may further include a departure prevention jaw is mounted to the end to prevent it from being.

The portable terminal protective case may further include a rear support end of the portable terminal extending from the upper edge toward the rear of the portable terminal and connecting the departure prevention jaw of each of the left edge and the right edge.

The release prevention jaw may be formed to face the card receiving space.

The release prevention jaw has an inclined surface whose end is inclined upward, and the card may be inserted into or removed from the card accommodation space by moving the card along the inclined surface.

The case body may extend to the front side of the portable terminal so as to cover the front edge of the portable terminal, and a step may be formed to prevent separation of the portable terminal.

The portable terminal protective case may be formed with a case body protector on the case body surface.

The case body protector may be formed in a band shape along the upper edge and the left and right edges.

The case body protector may be integrally formed with the case body.

The case body protector may be harder than the case body and the card insertion end.

The case body and the card insertion end may be made of thermoplastic polyurethane, the case body protection part may be made of polycarbonate, and the case body, the card insertion end and the case body protection part may be integrally formed.

The portable terminal protective case of the present invention can not only easily store a card, but also easily mount and detach the card even when the portable terminal is accommodated, thereby ensuring convenience of card use.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a portable terminal protective case and a portable terminal inserted thereto according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an AA cross-section illustrating a state in which a card is inserted in a state where a portable terminal is inserted into the protective terminal of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a plan view illustrating a mobile terminal protection case of FIG. 1.

4 is a view illustrating a process in which a card is inserted into the mobile terminal protection case of FIG. 1.

5 is a view showing a state in which the card is inserted into the mobile terminal protective case of FIG.

6 is a cross-sectional view showing a part of a cross section of a state where a card is inserted into a portable terminal protection case according to another embodiment of the present invention.

10: mobile terminal 20: card

100: mobile terminal protection case 110: case body

111: upper border 112: lower border

113: left border 114: right border

120: card insertion end 121: left card insertion end

122: right card insertion end 130: release prevention jaw

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but can be implemented in various different forms, and only the embodiments make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and the general knowledge in the art to which the present invention belongs. It is provided to fully inform the person having the scope of the invention, which is defined only by the scope of the claims. In addition, like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

In the present invention, 'mobile terminal' is a portable terminal, which is meant to encompass a communication terminal that a user can carry, such as a mobile phone such as a smartphone.

As is apparent from the following description, the present invention can be used as a protective case of various portable communication terminals such as mobile phones and PDAs as well as smart phones. However, in the present specification, for convenience of description, it is assumed that the present invention is applied to a protective case of a smartphone.

1 to 5, the portable terminal protective case according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a portable terminal protective case and a portable terminal inserted into the protective terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a state in which the card is inserted in the mobile terminal is inserted into the protective terminal of the mobile terminal of Figure 1 3 is a plan view showing a mobile terminal protective case of FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a view showing a process of inserting a card into the mobile terminal protective case of FIG. 1, FIG. 1 is a view showing the appearance inserted into the mobile terminal protective case.

1 to 3, the mobile terminal protection case 100 surrounds the side portion 13 of the mobile terminal 10 and protects the mobile terminal 10 from external impact or contamination. The portable terminal protective case 100 may be made of a soft material such as a soft polyurethane and may be elastically covered by the mobile terminal 10.

The portable terminal 10 may be in various forms. The illustrated mobile terminal 10 has a rectangular shape, but the corner portion is rounded, but is not limited thereto. In addition,

various grooves

19a, 19b, and 19c and various function buttons (power button, volume control button, mute button, etc.) may be formed on the side surface of the mobile terminal 10.

The portable terminal protective case 100 may be provided in which a case body 110, a card insertion end 120, and a departure prevention jaw 130 are integrally formed.

The case body 110 has a shape corresponding to the side portion 13 of the portable terminal, and surrounds the portable terminal side 13. The case body 110 is formed by connecting the upper edge 111, the lower edge 112, the left edge 113, and the right edge 114.

The front surface of the portable terminal means a surface facing the user in the daily use of the portable terminal, and the rear surface of the portable terminal means the opposite surface of the front surface. In addition, the side of the portable terminal means a portion connecting the front and the rear.

For example, a smartphone including a display unit for providing an image may be referred to as a front surface.

The upper edge refers to the edge corresponding to the upper end of the side that is located in the opposite direction of gravity or opposite to the user in the daily use of the portable terminal, the lower edge means the edge corresponding to the lower side of the opposite side of the upper end . In addition, the edge located on the left side of the front surface of the mobile terminal refers to the left edge, and the edge located on the right side means the right edge. In everyday use, the holding part of the mobile terminal protective case held by one hand may be referred to as the left and right edges.

The upper edge 111 covers the upper end of the mobile terminal 10, and the lower edge 112 covers the lower end of the mobile terminal 10. The left edge 113 covers the left side of the mobile terminal 10, and the right edge 114 covers the right side of the mobile terminal 10.

The case body 110 may have through

holes

119a, 119b, 119c, and 119d corresponding to

various grooves

19a, 19b, and 19c, and various function buttons, and receiving

grooves

116a, 116b, and 116c.

The

accommodation grooves

116a, 116b, and 116c accommodate a button having a protruding shape, such as a volume control button (not shown) and a power button (not shown), and may have a protrusion shape protruding outward. The

accommodation grooves

116a, 116b, and 116c are made of a soft material, so that the buttons accommodated inside the accommodation groove can be easily manipulated from the outside.

The through

holes

119a, 119b, 119c, and 119d may be formed to penetrate the case body so as to secure the functions of the

various grooves

19a, 19b, and 19c and the protruding function buttons 19d. At this time, of course, the case body protection unit 118, which will be described later, may also penetrate. In addition, the case body protector 118 may have a through hole formed in a portion corresponding to a portion where the outer side of the receiving groove protrudes to maintain the function of the receiving groove.

Inside the

edges

111, 112, 113, and 114, an insertion space 115 is formed in which the front surface 11 and the rear surface 12 of the portable terminal 10 to be inserted are inserted in an open state.

The case body 110 extends to the front surface of the mobile terminal so as to cover the edge of the front surface of the mobile terminal 11, and a step 117 is formed to prevent separation of the mobile terminal 10. The step 117 may be integrally formed with the case body 110, and may be made of an elastic soft material such as polyurethane so that the mobile terminal 10 may be easily inserted into the insertion space 115. The case body 110 may also be made of a soft material such as polyurethane at least to prevent the surface of the portable terminal 10 from being damaged.

A case body protector 118 may be formed on a surface of the case body 110. The case body protector 118 may be preferably formed in a band shape along the upper edge 111 and the left and

right edges

113 and 114. In addition, the end of the case body protector 118 may extend toward the lower edge 112. The case body protector 118 may be made harder than the case body 110 to maintain the appearance of the case body, and more effectively protect the mobile terminal 10 from external impact. All or part of the lower edge 112 may not be formed in the case body protector, thereby making it easier to insert the mobile terminal 10 into the insertion space 115. The case body protector 118 may be integrally formed with the case body 110 to have a slim shape and thereby convenience of carrying.

The card insertion end 120 extends from the left edge 113 and the right edge 114 toward the rear surface 12 of the mobile terminal 10 to cover a part of the left and right portions of the card 20 (see FIG. 5). ). The card insertion terminal 120 is spaced apart from the rear surface 12 of the mobile terminal by a predetermined interval. The space between the card insertion end 120 and the rear of the portable terminal is a receiving space 124 into which the card is inserted. A card is an object made of a plate regardless of a name, such as a transportation card, a credit card, a point accumulation and a discount card, an identification card, or a business card.

The card receiving space 124 may be a space having a depth corresponding to or larger than the thickness of the card 20. The left and right card insertion ends 121 and 122 extending from the left and

right edges

113 and 114 are provided at predetermined lengths along the lengthwise direction of the left edge 113 and the right edge 114.

2 and 4, the card 20 is moved in a slide manner along the card insertion ends 121 and 122 extending from the left and right edges and inserted into the card receiving space 124.

In addition, the card support end 123 extends from the lower border 112 toward the rear surface 12 of the mobile terminal 10 and connects the left edge and the

card insertion end

121 and 122 of each of the right edges. have. The card support end 123 may support the lower end of the card 20 inserted into the card receiving space 124 to prevent the card 20 from being separated in the lower direction of the mobile terminal protective case 100.

Referring to FIG. 5, when the card 20 is inserted into the card accommodation space 124 in the same manner, the left and right card insertion ends 121 and 122 and the card support end 123 are disposed on the left side of the card 20. The right part and the lower part are covered to stably receive the card, and since most of the area of the card is exposed to the outside, the card can be easily removed by pushing the exposed part with a finger. The left and right sides of the card are portions corresponding to the left and right card insertion ends, respectively, the lower end of the card is the portion corresponding to the card support end, and the upper end of the card means the end opposite the lower end of the card.

At this time, by forming the card insertion end 120 and the card support end 123 of a flexible soft material such as polyurethane, it is possible to prevent the surface of the card.

Like the case body 110, the card insertion end 120 may also be formed to be softer than the case body protection part 118, that is, the case body protection part 118 to be harder than the card insertion end 120.

For example, the case body 110 and the card insertion end 120 are made of thermoplastic polyurethane, and the case body protector 118 is made of polycarbonate, so that the case body 110 and the card insertion end ( 120 and the case body protector 118 may be integrally formed by a double injection method. By using the elastic force of the thermoplastic polyurethane, it is possible to easily cover the mobile terminal protective case to the mobile terminal, it is possible to stably protect the mobile terminal from external impact by using the impact resistance of the polycarbonate.

The departure prevention jaw 130 extends from each of the left and

right edges

113 and 114 to cover a part of the rear surface 12 of the mobile terminal 10, and ends 131a and 132a to the top of the card 20. This can be extended so that the top of the card is caught by the

ends

131a and 132a (see FIG. 5). Due to this structure, the card 20 can be prevented from being easily removed from the card receiving space 124. In addition, the rear support end 133 of the mobile terminal extends from the upper edge 111 toward the rear surface 12 of the mobile terminal 10, and the departure prevention jaw 131 of the left edge 113 and the right edge 114, respectively. By connecting the 132, the mobile terminal 10 can be stably supported. Departure preventing jaw 130 is located adjacent to the upper end of the mobile terminal 10 relative to the card insertion terminal 120. At this time, the departure prevention jaw 130 may be formed to face the card receiving space 124, the inner surface of the departure prevention jaw 130 may be formed to be in close contact with the rear of the mobile terminal (10). Due to such a structure, the card 20 inserted into the card accommodation space 124 is not easily escaped by the separation prevention jaw 130.

And, the departure stop 130 has an inclined surface 135 of which the end is inclined upward (see Fig. 2). The card 20 moves along the inclined surface 135 when the card is pushed with a finger or the like to be inserted into the card receiving space 124 (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 4) or detached from the card receiving space 124. As a result, the user can easily insert the card 20 into or detach from the card receiving space 124. The inclined surface 135 may be a rounded curved surface.

At this time, by forming the release prevention jaw 130 with a flexible soft material such as polyurethane, it is easy to slide the card 20 with a finger to remove it from the card receiving space 124 or to insert it into the card receiving space (124). Can be. The rear support end 133 of the portable terminal may also be formed of an elastic soft material such as polyurethane, thereby preventing damage to the rear surface of the portable terminal 10.

Referring to Figure 6, it will be described in more detail with respect to the portable terminal protective case according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The information mentioned in one embodiment of the present invention is equally applicable to other embodiments of the present invention unless there is a contradiction, and duplicated content is omitted. In the following, the difference between the departure stops will mainly be described.

Referring to FIG. 6, the end 131a ′ of the release prevention jaw 131 ′ extends into a space between the card 20 and the mobile terminal 10, and the upper end of the card 20 is mounted on the end 131a ′. Can be. As a result, the upper end of the card 20 receives the force from the end 131a ′ of the release prevention jaw toward the opposite side of the mobile terminal 10, and the card 20 comes into contact with the card insertion end 121. Therefore, due to the friction between the card 20 and the card insertion end 121, the card 20 does not easily come out of the card receiving space 20, thereby stably accommodating the card.

The portable terminal protective case of the present invention can not only protect the portable terminal, but also easily mount and detach the card even when the portable terminal is accommodated, so that the card can be easily stored and the convenience of using the card can be secured. Has an advantage.

The portable terminal protective case of the present invention has the advantage of being able to easily store the card and secure the convenience of using the card, and thus has industrial applicability.

Claims

An upper and lower edges and a left and right edges connected to each other to form an insertion space into which the front and rear sides of the portable terminal are inserted, and surrounding the side of the portable terminal inserted into the insertion space; And

Card insertion spaces extending toward the rear of the mobile terminal from each of the left and right edges and spaced apart from the rear of the mobile terminal to form a card receiving space into which the card is inserted, and covering a part of the left and right sides of the card. A mobile terminal protective case including a stage.
The method of claim 1,

The card insertion end is formed along a length direction of the left edge and the right edge,

The card is a mobile terminal protection case that is inserted into the card receiving space in a sliding manner along the card insertion end.
The method of claim 2,

And a card support end extending from the lower edge toward the rear side of the portable terminal and connecting the card insertion end of each of the left and right edges.
The method of claim 1,

An upper end of the card extending from each of the left and right edges to cover a portion of a rear surface of the mobile terminal, and extending to an upper end of the card to prevent the card from being separated from the card receiving space; The mobile terminal protective case further comprises a separation prevention jaw that is caught on this end.
The method of claim 1,

Extending from each of the left and right edges to cover a portion of a rear surface of the mobile terminal, and an end is extended to a space between the card and the mobile terminal, to prevent the card from being separated from the card receiving space. The upper end of the card is a mobile terminal protection case further comprises a departure prevention jaw is mounted to the end.
The method according to claim 4 or 5,

The mobile terminal protective case further extends from the upper edge toward the rear of the mobile terminal, and further comprising a rear support end of the mobile terminal connecting the separation prevention jaw of each of the left edge and the right edge.
The method according to claim 4 or 5,

The separation prevention jaw is a mobile terminal protective case formed to face the card receiving space.
The method according to claim 4 or 5,

The release prevention jaw has an inclined surface whose end is inclined upward,

A mobile terminal protective case that can be moved along the inclined surface to be inserted into or removed from the card receiving space.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,

The case body extends to the front of the mobile terminal so as to cover the front edge of the mobile terminal is a mobile terminal protective case having a step formed to prevent the departure of the mobile terminal.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,

And a case body protector formed on the surface of the case body.
The method of claim 10,

The case body protection unit is a mobile terminal protective case formed in a band shape along the upper edge and left and right edges.
The method of claim 10,

The case body protection unit is a mobile terminal protection case formed integrally with the case body.
The method of claim 10,

The case body protector is a mobile terminal protective case harder than the case body and the card insertion end.
The method of claim 13,

The case body and the card insertion end are made of thermoplastic polyurethane, and the case body protection part is made of polycarbonate, and the case body, the card insertion end and the case body protection part are integrally formed.