CN100502426C - mobile phone holder - Google Patents

Abstract

A cell phone holder commonly usable among cell phones of different lengths and shapes, easily operable, and holding a cell phone (4) on a body so as to be stably attached to and detached from the body, comprising a body (1) fixed to the body and having the cell phone mounted thereon and a holder (2) installed slidably on the body (1) and allowing one end of the cell phone (4) fixedly locked thereto, the holder (2) further comprising an elastic member for generating an elastic force in the direction of the body (1).

Description

mobile phone holder

technical field

The present invention relates to a mobile phone holding device for holding the mobile phone inside a vehicle or the like.

Background technique

In order to install a mobile phone inside a vehicle such as an automobile for use, there is known an in-vehicle holder for detachably holding and fixing a main body of a mobile phone. FIG. 8 shows an example of a conventional in-vehicle holding device. In Fig. 8, (A) is a top view of the holding device in the vehicle, and (B) is a cross-sectional view of the device.

This in-vehicle holding device 100 includes: a housing 101, which is in the shape of a basic box; an accommodating portion 102, which is indented in shape and provided on the front surface side of the housing 101; and, a locking portion 103, which It is arranged in the accommodating portion 102 .

Among these parts, the accommodating portion 102 is formed into a substantially rectangular shape and has a space for accommodating the main body of a mobile phone to be held, the mobile phone is not shown in the figure, and has a recess 103 at one end thereof and a recess 103 at the other end thereof. Has a locking portion 103 .

On the other hand, the locking portion 103 includes: a hook 103A attached to the distal end of the rotating plate 102B rotatable about the rotating axis A; and a spring 103B pushing the rotating plate 102B from the rear side with elastic force.

Therefore, in order to insert the mobile phone into the holding device on the vehicle and hold it in the device, one end (lower end) of the mobile phone main body is first inserted into the recess 102A, and then the mobile phone main body takes the recess 102A as the axis of rotation. Rotate (moving along an arc), like this, the other end (upper end) of the mobile phone body can be pushed into the other end of the accommodating portion 102, which end is provided with a locking portion 103 to hold the mobile phone.

According to this movement, the rotating plate 102B enters into the housing 101 against the elastic force of the spring 103B, and during the movement, the other end (upper end) of the mobile phone body enters the other end of the accommodating portion 102 over the hook 103A. Thereafter, the rotating plate 102B is returned to the original state by the elastic force of the spring 103B, thereby fixing and maintaining the mobile phone main body in a stable state by the hook 103A.

However, in the vehicle holding device having the above structure, the shape of the accommodating portion for accommodating and holding the mobile phone and the position of the hook need to be changed according to the shape of the main body of the mobile phone. Therefore, there arises a problem that whenever the shape of the main body of the mobile phone is changed, it is necessary to design a special on-vehicle holding device corresponding to the main body of the mobile phone, and this on-vehicle holding device is not universal. Moreover, since the width dimension of the mobile phone is limited in the receiving portion, it is required that the width of the holding device on the vehicle is larger than the width of the main body of the mobile phone.

Further, in the above-mentioned supporting device on the vehicle, the shell 101 is provided with a screw hole 101A for installing and fixing the supporting device. In order to install the supporting device 100 on the vehicle in the vehicle body, the supporting device on the vehicle must have such a structure : This structure enables the device to be directly mounted through these screw holes 101A or fixed to an appropriate element in the vehicle body through straps not shown.

However, when the supporting device on the vehicle has been installed in the vehicle, there will be such a problem: when the user wishes to change the direction of the mobile phone and the supporting device on the vehicle together so that the mobile phone can be easily seen, the mobile phone on the vehicle will not The holding device must be disassembled and reinstalled once.

Contents of the invention

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and one of the objects of the present invention is to provide a mobile phone holding device which can be commonly used for mobile phones of different shapes such as lengths, is easy to handle, and can be attached or detached in a stable manner.

Furthermore, one of the objects of the present invention is to provide a mobile phone holding device in which the direction of the mobile phone can be easily changed even if the device is installed and fixed in a vehicle

In order to achieve the above purpose. According to the present invention, there is provided a mobile phone holding device for detachably holding the mobile phone on the vehicle body, said device comprising:

a main body fixed on the vehicle body, on which the mobile phone is installed;

a holder disposed at a longitudinal end of the body and slidable longitudinally relative to the body; and

an elastic member for biasing the holder toward the other longitudinal end of the body so that the holder presses against one end of the mobile phone body to lock and hold the The one end of the mobile phone body.

Preferably, at least a portion of said body of the mobile phone holder has a width smaller than the width of said body of the mobile phone.

Preferably, the elastic member includes a torsion spring.

Preferably, the mobile phone holding device further includes:

The fixing device is used to install the main body of the mobile phone holding device so as to make the main body tilt relative to the vehicle body.

Preferably, the fixing device includes a tilt mechanism for changing the tilt angle of the main body relative to the vehicle body.

Preferably, the main body of the mobile phone holding device has a first holding part for holding the other end of the mobile phone main body; the holder has the first holding part for holding the mobile phone main body a second holding portion at one end; the main body of the mobile phone holding device has a middle portion between the first holding portion and the second holding portion; and the width of the middle portion is respectively smaller than the Describe the widths of the first holding portion and the second holding portion.

According to the present invention, at first, provide a kind of mobile phone holding device that can detachably hold mobile phone in the vehicle body, it is characterized in that, this mobile phone holding device comprises:

a main body, which is fixed on the vehicle body, on which the aforementioned mobile phone is installed;

a holder configured to slide relative to the main body to lock and hold one end of the main body of the mobile phone; and

The elastic member exerts elastic force on the holder to push the holder toward the main body.

Therefore, the device can hold various types of mobile phones having different lengths by sliding the holder.

Second, at least a part of the main body of the aforementioned mobile phone holding device may be formed to have a width smaller than that of the aforementioned mobile phone main body.

Therefore, the user can grasp the mobile phone with the fingers of the hand holding the mobile phone, and the gripping action is stable and reliable.

Thirdly, preferably, the aforementioned elastic member includes a torsion spring.

Therefore, the mobile phone holding device can be installed in a small space, which is very convenient for use in a limited space in a car.

In a fourth aspect, according to the present invention, there is provided a mobile phone holding device for detachably holding a mobile phone in a vehicle body, wherein the mobile phone holding device includes a mobile phone holding device for installing the aforementioned mobile phone holding device The main body, the fixing device that makes this main body tilt relative to the vehicle body.

Thus, the mobile phone can be held at a desired angle according to the mode of use or with the user's fingers.

According to the fifth aspect, preferably, the aforementioned fixing device includes a tilting mechanism for changing the tilt angle of the main body relative to the vehicle body.

Therefore, the inclination angle can be changed arbitrarily according to the convenience of use, thereby improving usability.

Description of drawings

1(A), 1(B) and 1(C) show a mobile phone holding device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, wherein, FIG. 1(A) is a top view, and FIG. 1(B) is a side view, Fig. 1 (C) is a schematic sectional view taken along line I-I in Fig. 1 (A);

2(A) and 2(B) are cross-sectional views of the holder of the first embodiment of the present invention as shown in FIGS. 1(A) to 1(C), wherein FIG. 2(A) shows a state before expansion The holder, Fig. 2 (B) shows the holder in the expanded state;

3(A) and 3(B) are top views of the mobile phone holding device according to the first embodiment of the present invention as shown in FIGS. 1(A) to 1(C), wherein, FIG. The holding device of the previous state, Fig. 3 (B) shows the holding device in the expanded state;

Fig. 4 (A) and Fig. 4 (B) show the mobile phone holding device according to the second embodiment of the present invention, wherein, Fig. 4 (A) is a top view, Fig. 4 (B) is the sectional side of partial cutaway view;

5 is an exploded perspective view of the key parts of the fixing device of the mobile phone holding device with a tilting mechanism according to the second embodiment of the present invention, which figure is observed from the bottom;

6(A) and 6(B) are explanatory views showing an assembly method of the fixing device shown in FIG. 5;

7(A) and 7(B) are partially broken sectional views showing the function of the tilt mechanism of the mobile phone holding device according to the second embodiment of the present invention;

8(A) and 8(B) are a plan view and a sectional view showing a conventional mobile phone holding device.

Reference signs in the drawings:

1 refers to the main body (mobile phone holding device), 1A refers to the recessed part (the receiving part of the mobile phone), 1B refers to the neck, 1C refers to the groove, 13 refers to the boss, 14 refers to the torsion spring ( Elastic part), 2 refers to the holder (mobile phone holding device), 2A refers to the sliding part, 2B refers to the pressure part, 2C refers to the hook part, 3 refers to the elastic part, 4 refers to the mobile phone, 5 Refers to the fixing device (also has the function of the tilting mechanism), 50 refers to the bracket, 51 refers to the bearing, 52 refers to the rotating part, 53 refers to the plate, 54 refers to the small screw, and 55 refers to the cap.

Detailed ways

Now, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

first embodiment

1(A) to 1(C) show a mobile phone holding device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As an overall structure, the mobile phone holding device includes: a main body 1, which is fixed to the vehicle body in a non-movable state; a holder 2, which can slide relative to the main body 1; and an elastic member 3, which supports The holder 2 exerts elastic force to press the holder towards the main body 1.

The main body 1 has a recessed portion 1A formed by recessing a part of the upper surface of the main body, the mobile phone 4 is adapted to be accommodated in the recessed portion 1A, the main body 1 has a neck of length S at its middle portion The shape of the part is such that the mobile phone 4 can be reliably grasped by extending the fingers to the back side. The width W of the mobile phone holder at the neck 1B is at least smaller than the width W' of the mobile phone to be accommodated and held. Furthermore, the main body 1 is provided with a hole 10 into which a not-shown external antenna connector is inserted.

As shown in the figure, the holder 2 includes a slide portion 2A, a pressed portion 2B, and a hook portion 2C.

The sliding part 2A is adapted to slide on the surface of the main body 1 mainly along the upper surface of the neck 1B, and the sliding part has a guide hole 21 formed in its central area in order to guide the sliding movement in this case, and at the same time limit the amount of sliding . This guide hole 21 engages with a guide pin 11 protruding from the neck 1B of the main body 1 . Moreover, the two sides 22 of the sliding portion 2A are adapted to abut against the guide wall 12 provided on the neck 1B of the main body 1, the holder 2 is limited by the above-mentioned guide pin 11 and the guide wall 12, so that the holding The sliding direction and sliding range of the device 2 can be limited to a certain extent.

2(A) and 2(B), the pressed portion 2B has a contact surface 23 at its upper end, and an elastic force is applied to these contact surfaces 23 by the opposite ends 14A of the torsion spring 14, which constitutes a The elastic member 3 is installed on the boss 13 arranged on the main body 1 . In particular, these pressed portions 2B are always urged in the downward direction by the elastic force of the torsion spring 14 in the same drawing. Therefore, in the state where the mobile phone 4 is not accommodated or held, the pressed portion 2B is pushed down to the deepest extent relative to the main body 1, and stays in a state where the guide pin 21 abuts against the upper edge of the guide hole 21 (see FIG. 2(A)). Further, the contact surfaces 23 of the pressed portion 2B are inclined inwardly so as to be directed toward each other, so that the opposite end portions 14A of the torsion spring 14 do not disengage.

The hook portion 2C is used to lock and fix the other end (upper end) of the mobile phone 4 whose one end has been inserted and locked in the groove 1C of the main body 1, and is adapted to abut against the other end of the mobile phone 4 by the elastic force of the torsion spring 14. One end, thereby preventing the mobile phone from coming out of the recessed portion 1A of the main body 1. As shown in FIG. 3(A), under the general state where the mobile phone 4 is not accommodated therein, the holder 2 having the hook portion 2C is in a state close to the main body 1, that is, when the mobile phone holding device is viewed as a whole , it is in the most contracted state.

As shown in Figure 3 (B), when the mobile phone 4 will be accommodated in the recessed portion 1A, the holder 2 provided with the hook portion 2C slides in a direction away from the main body 1, so that the mobile phone 4 The other end (upper end) may go over the hook portion 2C. In other words, the mobile phone holding device has such a structure that the holder 2 is temporarily slid so that the entire holding device can be in an expanded state.

Now, the operation of the mobile phone holding device according to this embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In the first step, after one end (lower end) of the mobile phone 4 has been inserted in the groove 1C, the mobile phone 4 rotates (moves along a circular arc) with the groove 1C as a rotating shaft, so that the other end of the mobile phone 4 part (upper end part) into the hook part 2C of the holder 2.

Then, utilizing the pushing force of the mobile phone 4, the holder 2 that has been in the state shown in FIG. 2(A) moves to the right against the elastic force of the torsion spring 14. In other words, the pressed portion 2B retreats to the right side so as to be away from the neck 1B of the main body 1, while expanding the opposite arm of the torsion spring 14 (see FIG. 2(B)). With this movement, the other end (upper end) of the mobile phone 4 will be able to enter the holder 2 .

Thereafter, the pressed portion 2B is pushed back to the left by the elastic force of the torsion spring 14, and the outer surface portion of the other end (upper end) of the mobile phone 4 is fixed and held in a stable form by the hook portion 2C.

Therefore, according to this first embodiment, since the torsion spring 14 is employed, space saving can be easily achieved. Also, since the torsion spring 14 has two right and left operating arms, it is possible to prevent the neck 1B of the main body 1 or the holder 2 from tilting compared with a generally used coil spring or the like. As a result, smooth expansion and contraction movements can be achieved.

second embodiment

Next, a mobile phone holding device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. It should be noted that in this embodiment, some components that are the same as those in the first embodiment are referred to by the same reference numerals or symbols to avoid redundant description.

4(A) and 4(B) show a mobile phone holding device according to a second embodiment. The mobile phone holding device is provided with a fixing device 5 in the middle area of the main body 1, and this device also has the function of a tilting mechanism.

The fixing device 5 has an integral structure including a support 51 and a rotating member 52 inserted into the support 51 and held therein. The fixing device 5 is installed on the main body 1 of the mobile phone holding device 1 through a bracket 50 provided in the mobile phone holding device 1 .

As shown in FIG. 5, the bracket 50 has a hole 50A in its central area for passing a small screw 53 therethrough. The seat 51 is formed in a substantially semicircular shape and is open at an upper portion, and the rotary member 52 is rotatably abutted against an inner peripheral surface 51A of the seat 51 . Furthermore, on the side of the mobile phone holding device main body 1 on which the bracket 50 is mounted, an opening 1D is formed through which a small screw 54 passes through the bracket 50 . In a normal state, this opening 1D is covered by the cap 55 and thus cannot be seen from the outside. Further, a rotation hole 1E is formed on the bottom surface of the mobile phone holding device main body 1 (see FIG. 4(B)).

The rotary member 52 has a circular flat surface on its upper portion and is designed so that an outer peripheral portion 52A on its lower portion can abut against the inner peripheral surface 51A of the seat 51 . This face is also provided with a hole in its central part through which a small screw 54 passes. On the other hand, the rotary member 52 is open at its lower portion, into which a plate 53 having a screw hole 53A provided with a female screw is inserted. Furthermore, to prevent the rotating member 52 from coming out of the holder 51, a resin hook 51B protruding from the holder 51 is provided, and the rotating member 52 is provided with a groove 52B dimensioned to allow the resin hook 51B to pass therethrough.

Next, a method of assembling the fixing device 5 and a method of changing the inclination angle will be described.

As shown in Figure 6 (A), by rotating the rotating member 52 or the support 51, the resin hook 51B of the support 51 and the groove 52B of the rotating member 52 can be aligned, the positions of the two elements are aligned, and thereafter, the rotating The piece 52 is inserted into the holder 51 from below. After the rotary member 52 has been inserted in this way, the rotary member 52 is rotated to adjust its position so that the resin hook 51B of the holder 51 is not aligned with the groove 52B of the rotary member 52 (see FIG. 6(B)).

Then, the stand 51 with the inserted swivel 52 is pushed into the swivel hole 1E formed on the bottom surface of the mobile phone holding device main body 1 so that the upper portion of the stand 51 is inserted through the swivel hole 1E. Thereafter, the small screw 54 is inserted from the surface of the main body 1 through the hole 1D, whereby the small screw 54 is inserted into the hole 50A of the bracket 50 . Further, the small screw 54 is screwed into the threaded hole 53A in the plate 53 through the hole on the rotating member 53 , so that the plate 53 and the rotating member 52 are firmly fixed to the bracket 50 by the small screw 54 .

When the rotating member 52 has been fixed to the bracket 50 in this way by the small screw 54, the seat 51 is also sandwiched between the rotating member 52 and the rotating hole 1E of the main body 1, so that the main body 1 enters relative to the seat 51. Fixed state. It should be noted that the main body 1, the support 51 and the rotating member 53 may be arranged such that they can be fixed to each other in a relatively stable state by friction.

Finally, the mobile phone supporting device is firmly fixed on the vehicle body by assembling the support 51 in a suitable position in the vehicle body in a screw manner. Then, the cap 55 is fitted on the opening 1D of the main body 1 .

In the case where the mobile phone holding device that has been fixed in the above-mentioned manner needs to be tilted at a required angle relative to the vehicle body, such as shown in Figures 7 (A) and 7 (B), or when the tilt angle needs to be changed, the The cap 55 fitted to the opening 1D is removed, and then, the small screw 54 is unscrewed. After the small screw is loosened, a gap is formed between the bracket 50 of the main body 1 and the rotating member 52, so as to loosen the fixed state, and then the inclination angle of the main body 1 can be changed to a desired direction.

After the inclination angle is changed in the above-mentioned manner, perform the same operation again. Then, by tightening the small screws, the holder 50 and the rotating member 52 of the main body 1 are firmly fixed relative to each other.

It should be noted that this application is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-218253 filed on July 18, 2001, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

Industrial Applicability

As described above, according to the present invention, a mobile phone holding device includes: a main body fixed to a vehicle body on which a mobile phone is mounted; a holder sliding relative to the main body so as to lock and hold one end of the mobile phone main body; And, applying elastic force to the holder so as to push the holder toward the elastic member of the main body. Therefore, by sliding the holder, various types of mobile phones having different lengths can be held, and a mobile phone holding device having general versatility can be realized.

Further, according to the present invention, since the mobile phone holding device includes fixing means for mounting the main body of the mobile phone holding device so as to be inclined relative to the vehicle body, the following advantages can be obtained: the mobile phone holding device can be tilted at a desired angle according to the mode of use or the user's fingers. Keep your mobile phone on.

Claims (6)

1. A mobile phone holding device for detachably holding the mobile phone on the vehicle body, said device comprising: a main body fixed on the vehicle body, on which the mobile phone is installed; a holder disposed at a longitudinal end of the body and slidable longitudinally relative to the body; and an elastic member for biasing the holder toward the other longitudinal end of the body so that the holder presses against one end of the mobile phone body to lock and hold the The one end of the mobile phone body. 2. The mobile phone holding device of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the main body of the mobile phone holding device has a width smaller than the width of the main body of the mobile phone. 3. The mobile phone holding device according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member comprises a torsion spring. 4. The mobile phone holding device according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein the mobile phone holding device further comprises: The fixing device is used to install the main body of the mobile phone holding device so as to make the main body tilt relative to the vehicle body. 5. The mobile phone holding device according to claim 4, wherein the fixing device comprises a tilting mechanism for changing the tilting angle of the main body relative to the vehicle body. 6. The mobile phone holding device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main body of the mobile phone holding device has a first holding portion for holding the other end of the mobile phone main body; The holder has a second holding portion for holding the one end portion of the mobile phone main body; The main body of the mobile phone holding device has an intermediate portion between the first holding portion and the second holding portion; and The width of the middle portion is respectively smaller than the widths of the first holding portion and the second holding portion.

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