JP2001211920A - Case for portable telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a case for portable telephones which is capable of effectively protecting the portable telephones from water. SOLUTION: This case has a case body 4 which is formed of a material having water-tightness and houses the portable telephone 3 freely puttably into and out of the case body through an aperture 2 and a closing means 5 which freely openably and closably closes the aperture 2 so as to hold an internal space B of the case body 4 water-tight.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile phone case for storing a mobile phone in an appropriate state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, portable telephones have come into widespread use in accordance with the present situation in which the convenience at the time of telephone calls and the multi-functionality such as transmission and reception of e-mails have been improved.
Accordingly, a wide variety of accessories have been planned and manufactured.

[0003] As accessories for such portable telephones, various kinds of portable telephone cases have been marketed or drafted without exception.
Most of these mobile phone cases are designed and manufactured with an emphasis on appearance or fashionability in consideration of fashionability.

[0004] Specific examples of this type of mobile phone case include a bag-like case using a flexible material such as cloth or vinyl, and a leather case configured to be attachable to a waist belt for clothes. Small bag-shaped cases and the like are known.

[0005] An opening is formed in the bag-shaped case or the small bag-shaped case, and the portable telephone can be housed in and out of the case through the opening.

[0006]

However, the conventional cases for portable telephones, such as the above-mentioned bag-shaped or small-sized bag-shaped cases, are designed for use in the street or in a car. The following problems occur when the camp or fishing is used in nature such as the sea and mountains.

That is, the conventional mobile phone case is designed and manufactured with an emphasis on quickly taking out the mobile phone from the opening above the mobile phone when an incoming call is received, so that the opening can be easily opened and closed. It had been.

[0008] For this reason, when camping or fishing on a riverside or a seaside, a case for a cellular phone in which a cellular phone is stored is caused by vibrations and shocks caused by intense movements of the holder. If the mobile phone falls into the water, water easily enters the interior through the opening and the mobile phone is exposed to the water, which causes a malfunction that the mobile phone is damaged or damaged.

[0009] Further, when vibrations or shocks are caused by the intense movement of the holder, the mobile phone may easily fall out of the opening of the mobile phone case and fall into the water. In the same manner as described above, the mobile phone may be broken or damaged.

Further, as described above, when the mobile phone falls into water alone or in a state of being stored in the mobile phone case, if the water depth at the drop position is deep, the mobile phone can be picked up. It is not possible to do so, causing a disadvantage that the owner is seriously damaged.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and has as its object to provide a case for a mobile phone which can effectively protect the mobile phone from water.

[0012]

A portable telephone case 1 according to the present invention is formed of a watertight material and has an opening.
2 and a closing means for opening and closing the opening 2 so as to keep the internal space B of the case body 4 watertight.
5 is provided.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 illustrate a first embodiment of a mobile phone case according to the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the mobile phone case 1 has a case body 4 having an opening 2 formed at an upper end and a mobile phone 3 accommodated therein, and a case body 4 having an opening 2 side. And a cover 5 that is attached to the opening and closes the opening 2 so as to be openable and closable.

The case body 4 includes a flexible storage member 6 made of a flexible material such as rubber or resin.
And a reinforcing frame member 7 disposed so as to surround the upper end of the flexible storage member 6. The opening area of the opening 2 of the case body 4 is set so that the mobile phone 3 can be inserted and removed in the vertical direction. The case body 4 is located in the width direction
The dimension corresponds to the width of the mobile phone 3, its depth direction (horizontal direction in FIG. 2) corresponds to the thickness of the mobile phone 3, and its length direction (vertical direction in FIG. 1) corresponds to the length of the mobile phone 3. Is set to

The flexible storage member 6 is integrally provided with a protrusion 6a on one side of a lower end thereof, and the protrusion 6a is provided with a portable telephone.
3 antenna 3a. Therefore, at least the tip of the protruding portion 6a of the flexible storage member 6 is formed of a material that allows transmission of radio waves to be transmitted and received by the antenna 3a of the mobile phone 3. If necessary, the protrusion 6a may be formed of a conductive material such as conductive rubber.

The flexible storage member 6 has a transparent (including translucent and colored transparent; the same applies hereinafter) and thin flexible window portion in a region other than the outer peripheral portion of the front wall thereof.
The flexible window portion 8 is formed corresponding to a portion including an operation portion 9 which is a collection portion of the operation buttons 3b of the mobile phone 3 and a display portion 10 for displaying various information. I have.
In this case, the entire area of the flexible storage member 6 may be formed of the same material, or only the area corresponding to the flexible window 8 is formed of a thin transparent material. The region may be formed of a thick opaque material. Further, the material of the flexible window portion 8 may be a material having elasticity or a material having no elasticity.

The reinforcing frame member 7 includes the flexible storage member.
6 is formed of a material having high rigidity such as resin or hard rubber, and has a U-shaped front view in which the central portions on the rear side and the front side are concave upward. The upper edge of the inner wall surface of the reinforcing frame member 7 has a groove around the entire circumference.
11 is formed, and a flange 12 protruding outward over the entire circumference is formed at the upper end edge of the outer wall surface of the flexible storage member 6. The flange 12 is fitted into the concave groove 11 of the reinforcing frame member 7, and by this fitting, the flexible storage member 6 and the reinforcing frame member 7 are fitted.
Are fixed, or the fitting portion is bonded or the like, so that both are integrated.

On the other hand, the lid 5 is made of a resin or the like having the same rigidity as the reinforcing frame member 7, and as shown in FIG. Mouth 14
Are provided. The lid 5 has substantially the same width dimension and depth dimension as the reinforcing frame member 7 of the case body 4. The flange 12 of the flexible storage member 6 functions as a seal member that holds the space between the lid 5 and the case body 4 in an airtight (watertight) manner.

The pump means 13 is, as shown in FIG.
A cylinder 15 whose axis extends in the width direction of the lid 5 (the left-right direction in the figure), a piston 16 fitted in the cylinder 15 so as to be able to move back and forth, and a piston 16 fixed to the piston 16 and retracted from the piston 16 Piston rod 17 extending toward the left side of the figure
And an operating body 18 integrally formed at the retreat side end of the piston rod 17 and to which a manual operating force is applied. The operating body 18 has a larger diameter than the piston rod 17 and has a concave circumferential groove 18a formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof.

Inside the piston 16 and the piston rod 17, there is formed a first communication passage 19 communicating from the working chamber 15a in the cylinder 15 to the atmosphere A, and in the first communication passage 19,
A suction check valve 20 having the working chamber 15a side in the forward direction is provided. An inner space B defined by the case body 4 and the lid 5 from the working chamber 15a is provided at an end of the lower wall 21 of the cylinder 15 on the piston 16 advance side (the right side in the figure).
A second communication passage 22 is formed at the lower end of the second communication passage 22. The discharge check valve has the internal space B side as a forward direction.
23 are arranged.

The suction check valve 20 is connected to the first communication passage 19.
A large-diameter valve chamber 24 formed on the passage of the piston rod 17, and a first valve body 25 which is freely inserted in the valve chamber 24 in the axial direction and has a hemispherical tip. And a compression spring 27 that urges the first valve body 25 toward the atmosphere A and seats it on the valve seat 26.

The discharge check valve 23 has a second valve body 29 fixed to the lower surface of the lower wall 21 of the cylinder 15 by a fixing member 28 such as a screw. Fixing member 28
It is constituted by a thin plate-like body that can be bent toward the internal space B side with the fixing portion of the 支 as a fulcrum.

At the end of the cylinder 15 on the retreating side of the piston 16 is fixed a stopper 30 for preventing the piston 16 from being pulled out.
A through-hole 31 (or a slit, a notch, or the like) is formed to communicate the vacant chamber 15b on the retreat side 16 with the atmosphere A. When the piston 16 is at the forward end position, the operating body 18 at the retreating end is moved to one end (left end) of the lid 5 in the width direction.
The length of the cylinder 15 and the length from the front end of the piston 16 to the rear end of the operating body 18 are set so that the cylinder 15 does not protrude.

The gas supply port 14 is, as shown in FIG.
It is formed on one end wall of a valve box 33 fixed to the partition wall 32 of the lid 5 and is located at one end (left end) of the lid 5 in the width direction. A third communication passage 34 is formed in the valve box 33 and communicates from the atmosphere A to the internal space B. In the middle of the third communication passage 34, a supply check valve having the internal space B side as a forward direction is provided. 35 are arranged. The supply check valve 35 includes a spherical valve body 36 movably accommodated in a valve chamber inside the valve box 33, and biases the spherical valve body 36 toward the atmosphere A so as to urge the gas supply port 14. And a compression spring 37 for closing the compression spring. The nozzle 53 of the gas cylinder 52 is inserted into the gas supply port 14 from the side where the hinge mechanism 38 is provided. The gas supplied from the gas cylinder 52 is
Any material that does not harm the human body, such as nitrogen or oxygen, may be used.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, one end (the left end in FIG. 4) of the lid 5 is rotatably attached to the reinforcing frame member 7 of the case body 4 via hinge means 38. The other end (the right end in the figure) is detachably attached to the reinforcing frame member 7 via engaging and disengaging means 39. And
The retracting side of the piston rod 17 of the pump means 13 (operating body
The hinge means 38 is located on the (18 side), and the engaging / disengaging means 38 is located on the forward side of the piston rod 17 (on the piston 16 side).

The hinge means 38 connects an arm plate 40 fixed to the lower end of the lid 5 and an arm plate 41 fixed to the upper end of the reinforcing frame member 7 via a pivot 42 so as to be rotatable. It has a configuration. Therefore, the lid 5 rotates around the pivot 42 with respect to the case
The opening 2 at the upper end of 4 is opened and closed.

The engaging / disengaging means 39 includes a lock claw 43 fixed to the lower end of the lid 5, a support 44 fixed to the upper end of the reinforcing frame member 7, and a fixed pivot 45 to the support 44. An opening / closing operation body 46 rotatably connected via an opening / closing operation body 46, and an upper end of the lock claw 43 is rotatably connected to the opening / closing operation body 46 via a movable pivot 47 and can be disengaged from an upper end locking portion. And a lock body 48. By rotating the opening / closing operation body 46 about the fixed pivot 45, one end of the lid 5 and the case body 4 is engaged and disengaged.

As shown in FIG. 3, a rib portion 49 is formed on the upper side of the lid 5 on the side of the engagement / disengagement means 39.
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a mounting through hole 50a for mounting a hook 50 as a hooking means is formed. An endless flexible hanging member 51 (for example, a string-shaped body) for winding around the holder's neck or the like is hung on the hook 50.

When using the mobile phone case 1 according to the first embodiment, first, the opening / closing operation body 46 of the engaging / disengaging means 39 is rotated in the direction of arrow a from the state shown in FIG. The engagement between the locking portion at the upper end of the body 48 and the upper end of the lock claw 43 is released, and one end of the lid 5 and the case body 4 is separated. Then, the cover 5 is attached to the
Rotate counterclockwise by 0 to 180 degrees
4 with the opening 2 at the upper end open.
4, the mobile phone 3 is inserted into the flexible storage member 6 so that the antenna 3a faces downward.

As a result of this insertion, as shown in FIG. 1, the antenna of the portable telephone 3 is attached to the protrusion 6a of the flexible storage member 6.
3a is settled, and the flexible window portion of the flexible storage member 6
8, the operation unit 9 and the display unit 10 of the mobile phone 3 become visible.

Thereafter, the cover 5 is rotated in the reverse direction so that the lower end face 5a of the cover 5 is attached to the reinforcing frame member 7 of the case body 4.
By contacting or substantially contacting the upper end surface of the lock body 48, the opening / closing operation body 46 of the engagement / disengagement means 39 is rotated in the opposite direction in this state, whereby the locking portion at the upper end of the lock body The upper end is locked, and the lid 5 and the case body 4 are locked in a state in which one end side is engaged.

In such a state, the lid 5
The lower end surface 5a is pressed against the upper end surface of the flange portion 12 of the flexible storage member 6, whereby the internal space B defined by the case body 4 and the lid 5 is kept airtight. That is,
The case body 4 and the lid are formed by the flange 12 of the flexible storage member 6.
5 is sealed. In this case, of course, the internal space B is maintained in a watertight state.

Under these conditions, the pump means 13 is driven manually or the nozzle 53 at the tip of a gas cylinder 52 as a gas supply source indicated by a chain line in FIG.
14, the interior space B is filled with air or gas to expand the flexible storage member 6.

The driving of the pump means 13 is, specifically,
This is performed as follows. That is, when the holder applies a force toward the retreating side to the operating body 18 of the piston rod 17, the piston 16 retreats and shifts from the state shown in FIG. 4 to the state shown in FIG. While the piston 16 retreats in this manner, the first valve body 25 of the suction check valve 20 opens the first communication passage 19 against the spring force of the compression spring 27 as shown in FIG. At the same time, the second valve body 29 of the discharge check valve 23 is
Is closed. As a result, the air in the atmosphere A flows into the working chamber 15a of the cylinder 15.

Next, when the holder applies a force toward the forward side to the operating body 18, the piston 16 moves forward and shifts from the state shown in FIG. 5 to the state shown in FIG. Like this piston
While the valve 16 is moving forward, as shown in FIG.
Of the first valve body 25 closes the first communication passage 19,
The second valve body 29 of the discharge check valve 23 is
The communication passage 22 is opened. As a result, the working chamber 15a
Is sent to the internal space B by pressure.

As the piston 16 is repeatedly moved backward and forward in this manner, the internal space B is gradually filled with air, and the flexible storage member 6 is accordingly filled.
Gradually expands. Then, the flexible storage member 6
When the pressure reaches a predetermined size, that is, a size such that the mobile phone case 1 housing the mobile phone 3 floats on the water surface by buoyancy, the driving of the pump means 13 is stopped.

When the gas cylinder 52 is used,
When the flexible storage member 6 has expanded to the same size as above, the nozzle 53 at the tip thereof is withdrawn from the gas supply port 14.

Then, the holder winds the flexible hanging member 51 of the mobile phone case 1 in such a state around his / her neck, and performs outdoor life such as camping and fishing at the seaside or riverside, for example. However, in the meantime, the mobile phone case 1 exhibits the following functions.

That is, when the holder knows that there is an incoming call to the mobile phone 3 by vibration, light emission of the display unit 10 or call sound, the holder holds the mobile phone case 1 by hand. Grip and operate button 3b of operation unit 9
Is operated with a finger, for example, the content of the sent mail is visually recognized on the display unit 10 to obtain the information. Then, the user operates the operation button 3b while visually recognizing the display unit 10 to transmit a reply mail to the other party.

In this case, the holder holds the flexible suspending member 51.
Is wound around the neck, the mobile phone 3 stored in the mobile phone case 1 is in an inverted state, and therefore, the holder holds the mobile phone case 1 from the back side thereof. When the mobile phone 3 is lifted, the mobile phone 3 is erected without the flexible hanging member 51 being in the way.
Therefore, the holder can quickly and easily view the display unit 10 of the mobile phone 3 and operate the buttons of the operation unit 9.

The flexible window 8 of the case body 4 corresponding to the display 10 and the operation unit 9 of the portable telephone 3 is transparent and flexible. The operation contents and the arrangement state of each operation button 3b of the operation unit 9 can be clearly understood, and the operation of each operation button 3b can be performed independently for each operation button 3b without causing interference with the adjacent operation button 3b. Can be performed properly.

Furthermore, even if the mobile phone case 1 falls into the water due to vibrations and shocks accompanying the intense movement of the holder, water does not enter the internal space B. Thus, the mobile phone 3 is effectively protected from water.
Moreover, since the mobile phone case 1 floats on the surface of the water, the mobile phone case 1 can be easily picked up even when the water drop position is deep.

FIG. 6 illustrates a second embodiment of the mobile phone case according to the present invention. This mobile phone case
60 is the mobile phone case 1 according to the first embodiment.
The difference is that the hinge means 61, the engaging and disengaging means 62,
The discharge check valve 63 and the seal structure between the case body 4 and the lid 5 are provided. Since other components are the same, in FIG. 6, the same components as those of the mobile phone case 1 according to the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

The difference in this case will be described in detail. The hinge means 61 separates the arm plate 64 fixed to the lid 5 from the arm plate 65 fixed to the reinforcing frame member 7 of the case body 4, A connecting link 66 is attached to both of these 64, 65 via respective pivots 67, 68. Therefore, the lid 5
Is rotatable with respect to the case main body 4 via one pivot 67, and is also rotatable via the other pivot 68.

The engaging and disengaging means 62 includes a lock claw 69 fixed to the upper end of the reinforcing frame member 7 of the case body 4, a support 70a fixed to the lower end of the lid 5, and a support 70a. An opening / closing operation body 71 rotatably connected via a fixed pivot 70 and a locking pin 73a rotatably connected to the opening / closing operation body 71 via a movable pivot 72 and having a lower end provided with a recess 69a of the lock claw 69. And a lock body 73 which can be disengaged. By rotating the opening / closing operation body 71 about the fixed pivot 70, the concave portion 69a of the lock claw 69 and the locking pin 73a of the lock body 73 are engaged and disengaged.

The discharge check valve 63 is provided with an extended space of the internal space B formed in front of the front end wall 74 of the cylinder 15.
A second communication passage 75 is formed in the front end wall 74, and a second valve body 76 made of a thin plate that opens and closes the second communication passage 74 is fixed to a front surface of the front end wall 74 by a fixing member 28. It has been.

The sealing structure between the case body 4 and the lid 5 is such that a sealing member 77 separate from the flexible housing member 6 of the case body 4 is formed in a concave groove formed on the upper end surface of the reinforcing frame member 7. A protrusion 79 having a semicircular cross section for pressing the upper end surface of the seal member 77 is formed on the lower end surface of the outer peripheral portion of the lid 5. In this case, it is preferable that the sealing member 77 is formed of silicon rubber.

In view of such differences, the mobile phone case 60 according to the second embodiment can provide the same operational effects as the mobile phone case 1 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 illustrates a third embodiment of the mobile phone case according to the present invention. This mobile phone case
80 is the case 60 for the mobile phone according to the second embodiment.
The point of difference is that the check valve 81 for suction and the case body 4
And a sealing structure between the lids 5. Since other components are the same, in FIG. 7, the same components as those of the mobile phone case 60 according to the above-described second embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

The difference in this case will be described in detail. In the suction check valve 81, a large-diameter valve chamber 82 constituting the first communication passage 19 is formed at the retreating end of the piston rod 17, and Valve room
82, a first valve element 83 is freely inserted in the axial direction so as to be movable in the axial direction.
A valve seat 84 for seating the valve element 83 is formed at the rear end of the valve chamber 82.

The sealing structure between the case body 4 and the lid 5 is such that a ridge 85 is formed on the upper end surface of the reinforcing frame member 7 so that the upper end of the flexible storage member 6 is connected to the reinforcing frame member.
7 to the part that reaches the outer wall surface through the upper end surface of
5, between the concave groove 86 formed on the lower end surface and the ridge 85,
The configuration is such that the flexible storage member 6 is pressed and held.
An uneven fitting portion 87 is provided between the inner wall surface of the reinforcing frame member 7 and the flexible storage member 6 to prevent a relative positional shift between the two.

In view of such differences, the mobile phone case 80 according to the third embodiment can provide the same operational effects as the mobile phone case 1 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 illustrates a fourth embodiment of the case for a portable telephone according to the present invention, in which a reinforcing frame member of the case body 4 is provided.
7 At the upper end of the
The upper end of the flexible storage member 6 is extended to the outer wall surface of the ridge 88 of the reinforcing frame member 7, and the concave groove 89 formed on the lower end of the lid 5 is formed in the ridge 88. It is configured to be fitted with a flexible storage member 6 interposed therebetween.

Then, the inner wall surface 89a outside the concave groove 89 is formed.
Between the inner wall surface 89b inside the concave groove 89 and the inner wall surface of the ridge 88. 90 is provided. The upper bottom surface 89c of the concave groove 89 is an arc-shaped surface whose central portion protrudes downward, and the corner between the lower end surface of the lid 5 and the inner wall surface 89b inside the concave groove 89 is curved. Surface 89d.

FIG. 9 illustrates a fifth embodiment of the mobile phone case according to the present invention, in which a reinforcing frame member of the case body 4 is provided.
At the upper end of 7, a ridge 91 whose upper end is an arc surface is formed,
The upper end of the flexible storage member 6 is extended to the outer end of the upper end surface of the reinforcing frame member 7, and between the concave groove 92 formed on the lower end surface of the lid 5 and the ridge 91, The configuration is such that the flexible storage member 6 is pressed and held.

The upper bottom surface 92c of the concave groove 92 has an arc-shaped surface whose central portion protrudes downward.
The corners between the lower end surface of the base and the inner wall surfaces 92a and 92b on both sides of the concave groove 92 are curved surfaces 92d and 92e, respectively.

FIG. 10 illustrates a sixth embodiment of the mobile phone case according to the present invention. This mobile phone case 93 is the mobile phone case according to the first embodiment described above.
The major differences from the case 1 are that the material of the flexible window 94 at the front of the case body 4 is changed,
4 in that the bag 95 is housed in the internal space B defined by the cover 4 and the lid 5, and that air is pumped to the bag 95 by the pump means 13. Since other components are substantially the same, in FIG. 10, the same components as those of the mobile phone case 1 according to the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

The difference in this case will be described in detail. The material of the flexible window 94 at the front of the case body 4 is water-tight and air-tight like a water-repellent transparent cloth or the like. What has the characteristic of permitting the passage of is used. In this way, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that water infiltrates the internal space B through the flexible window portion 94, and allows the sound from the earpiece 96 of the mobile phone 3 housed in the internal space B to be allowed. The mobile phone 3 can be properly heard through the flexible window 94 and the voice of the holder can be heard through the flexible window 94.
Can be accurately sent to the mouthpiece 97 of the user.

In addition, instead of forming the entire area of the flexible window 94 from a material having watertightness and allowing air to pass through, the earpiece 96 of the flexible window 94 may Mouthpiece
Only the region corresponding to 97 may be partially formed of such a material, and the other region may be formed of an airtight material.

The bag-like body 95 is formed of an airtight material, and is housed on the back side of the mobile phone 3. The internal space of the bag 95 communicates in an air-tight manner with a working chamber 15a of a cylinder 15 whose axial center is arranged to extend in the vertical direction. 95
Are swelled from the state shown by the dashed line to the state shown by the solid line in FIG.

As a result, the mobile phone 3 is held in an immovable state in the internal space B of the mobile phone case 1, and the mobile phone 3 moves and frequently collides with the inner wall surface of the case 1. Things can be avoided. Further, since the mobile phone 3 is pressed from the back side by the bag-like body 95 and the operation unit 9 on the front side is pressed against the flexible window 94, the mobile phone 3 is operated from outside the case 1 for the mobile phone. Part 9
Can be easily and appropriately performed.

As a means for forcing air into the bag-like body 95, instead of using the pump means 13 as described above, the first embodiment described above with reference to FIG. Similarly, a gas cylinder 52 as a gas supply
A means of pumping air through the gas supply port 14 may be adopted.

FIGS. 11 to 14 illustrate a seventh embodiment of the mobile phone case according to the present invention. This mobile phone case 100 is significantly different from the mobile phone case 1 according to the first embodiment described above.
The point that the provision of the pump means, the gas supply port, and the flexible suspension member is eliminated, the link structure between the lid 105 and the reinforcing frame member 107 is changed, the hinge means 138,
The structure of No. 9 has been changed. Since other components are substantially the same, in FIGS.
The same components as those of the mobile phone case 1 according to the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

The difference in this case will be described in detail. The lid 105 has an upper wall 105a, both side walls 105b, and a back wall 105c, and the reinforcing frame member 10 is formed by these walls 105a, 105b, 105c.
The upper wall 107a, the side walls 107b, and the rear wall 107c are covered with the upper wall 107a of the reinforcing frame member 107, and an insertion opening 108 is formed in the upper wall 107a. The upper end on the front side is attached via hinge means 138.

The back wall 107c of the reinforcing frame member 107 has one
The above-mentioned (two in the example in the figure) pressure contact projections 109 are formed over the entire length in the width direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 12).
On the rear wall 105c, one or more (two in the illustrated example) pressure contact recesses 110 are formed at positions corresponding to the pressure contact protrusions 109 over the entire length in the width direction (horizontal direction in FIG. 12). I have.
At the lower end of the back wall 105c of the lid 105, a bulging portion 111 for catching a finger is formed.

The hinge means 138 has a structure in which a pivot 114 is inserted across the fitting holes of the perforated portions 112 and 113 formed on the lid 105 and the reinforcing frame member 107, respectively. The engaging / disengaging means 139 is provided on both side walls 107b of the reinforcing frame member 107.
A convex portion (or concave portion) formed on each outer wall surface of
Concave (or convex) formed on each inner wall of both side walls 105b
Are formed by a concave / convex engaging portion 115 which can be disengaged.

In this case, the case main body 4 is constituted by the flexible storage member 6 and the flexible storage member 6
The holding means 116 for pressing and holding from both sides with the end on the side of the opening 2 being overlapped is provided with the lid 105 and the reinforcing frame member.
107.

The use of the mobile phone case 100 according to the seventh embodiment is performed by first setting the internal space B of the flexible storage member 6.
The cover 105 is kept open as shown by the chain line in FIG. Then, the upper end of the flexible storage member 6 is inserted into the insertion / removal opening 108 from the inner space of the reinforcing frame member 107 and bent downward, and thereafter, the lid 105 is turned into a solid line as shown in FIG. Then, the concave and convex engaging portion 115 is engaged and locked. As a result, the overlapping portion 6a of the flexible storage member 6 is
The inner space B is hermetically sealed (watertight) by being pressed and held by the pressure contact portion 9 and the pressing recess 110.

It is to be noted that even if the end of the flexible housing member 6 on the opening 2 side is not bent downward after being inserted into the insertion opening 108 of the reinforcing frame member 107, the lid 105 is opened after the insertion. The workability can be improved by providing a structure in which the end is bent downward by the lid 105 only by performing the work of changing the state from the closed state to the closed state.

FIG. 15 illustrates an eighth embodiment of the mobile phone case according to the present invention. This mobile phone case 200 is largely different from the mobile phone case 100 according to the seventh embodiment in that the structures of the hinge means 238 and the engagement / disengagement means 239, the lid 205 and the case body 4 are mutually different. And a seal structure between them.

The difference in this case will be described in detail. The lid 205 and the reinforcing frame member 207 are integrally formed, and a flexible thin portion 201 which is a part thereof is configured as a hinge means 238. The reinforcing frame member 207 is fixed to the flexible storage member 6 (case body 4) so as to surround the end on the opening 2 side, and the upper wall 205 a of the lid 205 is
The opening 2 is closed and opened in an airtight (watertight) manner. Also, the back wall 207c of the reinforcing frame member 207
An engaging / disengaging means 239 constituted by a lock claw and a lock recess is provided between the lock member and the rear wall 205c of the lid 205.
The lid 205 and the reinforcing frame member 207 may be configured separately.

The case of using the mobile phone case 200 according to the eighth embodiment is as follows. First, the cover 205 is maintained in an open state as shown by a chain line in FIG. Then, the cover 205 is closed as shown by the solid line in FIG. 3, and the engagement / disengagement means 239 is engaged and locked. As a result, the lid 205
The lower surface of the upper wall 205a of the 205 is the opening 2 of the flexible storage member 6.
And the inner space B is hermetically sealed (watertight).

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and can be implemented in various other modes.

For example, in the first embodiment, both the pump means and the gas supply port are provided as means for forcing air into the internal space defined by the case body and the lid. Only one of these may be provided.

In each of the above embodiments, the lid is used as the closing means for opening and closing the opening of the case main body. However, the lid and the reinforcing frame member are eliminated, and for example, the flexible housing is provided. The opening of the member may be opened and closed by closing means such as a fastener.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, a pump having a hemispherical valve body and a compression spring is used as a check valve for suction of the pump means. Although a resilient plate is used, other structures may be used as the suction and discharge check valves if the directions are the same.

Further, the hinge means and the engagement / disengagement means are not limited to those exemplified in each of the above embodiments, but may be any as long as they can perform the same operation as these.
Other types of hinge means and engagement / disengagement means may be used.

Further, in the first embodiment, a hook is mounted on the mounting through hole formed in the lid, and the flexible hanging member is hooked on the hook. It is also possible to omit the stopper and to suspend the flexible suspension member in a mounting through hole (a retaining means) formed in the lid.

In each of the above embodiments, the transparent and thin flexible window formed in the case body is formed at a position corresponding to both the operation unit and the display unit of the mobile phone. Considering that there are cases where it is only necessary to visually recognize the portion or only when operating the operation portion, the flexible window portion is formed only at a position corresponding to one of the two. You may do it.

[0080]

According to the case 1 for a portable telephone according to the present invention, the case main body 4 is formed of a water-tight material and accommodates the portable telephone 3 through the opening 2 so that the portable telephone 3 can be freely taken in and out.
And a closing means 5 for opening and closing the opening 2 so as to keep the internal space B of the case body 4 watertight.
Even if 1 is dropped into water, no water will enter the internal space B, and the mobile phone 3 stored in the internal space B can be effectively protected from water.

The closing means 5 is provided in the case main body.
4 has a lid 5 attached to a reinforcing frame member 7 disposed so as to surround the end on the side of the opening 2 via hinge means 38, 61 and engaging / disengaging means 39, 62. 39,62
The opening 2 can be opened and closed only by operating the mobile phone 3, so that the storing operation and the removing operation of the mobile phone 3 with respect to the case main body 4 can be easily performed, and the hinge means 3 can be used.
It is possible to increase the rigidity of the attachment between the engaging members 8,61 and the engaging / disengaging means 39,62.

Further, the closing means 5 is a holding means 11 for pressing and holding the case body 4 by pressing the end of the case body 4 on the opening 2 side.
6, the opening 2 can be opened and closed only by operating the holding means 116, and the work of storing and taking out the mobile phone 3 from the case body 4 can be easily performed.

Further, the case body 4 is provided with windows 8, 94 formed of a transparent and flexible material, and the positions of the windows 8, 94 are stored in the case body 4. Operating unit 9 and / or display unit 10 of the mobile phone 3
, So that the mobile phone 3 does not have to be taken out of the mobile phone case 1 each time.
3 operation unit 9 and / or display unit 10
Button operation and the like can be easily performed while visually recognizing through the windows 8 and 94 from the outside of FIG.

Further, at least a part of the case body 4 is formed of a flexible material so as to keep the internal space B hermetically sealed, and a pump means 13 for filling the internal space B with gas. And / or since the internal space B is provided with a gas supply port 14 for supplying gas from an external gas supply source 52, the pump means 13 is driven or the internal space B is filled with air through the gas supply port 14. Case body 4
By inflating at least a part of the mobile phone case, the buoyancy of the mobile phone case 1 against water increases. Therefore, even when the mobile phone case 1 in which the mobile phone 3 is stored is dropped into water, the mobile phone case 1 can be maintained in a state of floating on the water surface. Pick-up work can be performed easily.

Further, the portable telephone in the internal space B
3. A pump means 13 for storing a bag-like body 95 made of an airtight and flexible material on the back side of the storage section 3 and filling the inside of the bag-like body 95 with gas, and / or Shape 95
Since a gas supply port 14 for supplying gas from an external gas supply source 52 is provided inside, the bag means 95 is inflated by driving the pump means 13 or forcing gas to be supplied through the gas supply port 14. The gap on the back side of the mobile phone 3 housed in the internal space B is filled with the bag-like body 95, and rattling in the case body 4 of the mobile phone 3 is avoided. Further, since the back side of the mobile phone 3 is pressed by the bag-like body 95, the front side thereof is pressed against, for example, the windows 8, 94 of the mobile phone case 1 with respect to the operation unit 9. The operation can be easily performed from the outside.

In addition, since the pump means 13 and / or the gas supply port 14 are provided in the lid 5, the rigidity of the lid 5 is increased after the case body is formed of a flexible material. The pump means 13 and / or the supply port 14 can be provided at a high rigidity portion, and sufficient mounting rigidity of the pump means 13 and / or the supply port 14 can be secured.

Further, on the side opposite to the opening of the case body 4,
A projection 6a for accommodating the antenna 3a of the mobile phone 3 is formed, and the projection 6a is formed of a material that allows transmission of radio waves to be transmitted and received by the antenna 3a, and the closing means
5 is provided with hooking means 50, 50a for hooking the flexible hanging member 51, so that when the holder wraps the flexible hanging member 51 around the neck, the mobile phone case 1 When the stored mobile phone 3 is in an inverted state, and the holder grips and lifts the mobile phone case 1 from the back side, the flexible suspending member 51 becomes an obstacle. As a result, the mobile phone 3 is in an upright state, so that the mobile phone 3 can be operated quickly and easily while maintaining the mobile phone 3 in an appropriate posture.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional front view of a mobile phone case showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional side view of a mobile phone case showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view of the mobile phone case showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional front view of a main part of the mobile phone case according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional front view of a main part of the mobile phone case showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional front view of a main part of a mobile phone case according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged vertical sectional front view of a main part of a mobile phone case according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional front view of a main part of a mobile phone case according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged vertical sectional front view of a main part of a mobile phone case according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a vertical sectional side view of a mobile phone case showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a front view of a mobile phone case according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a plan view of a main part of a case for a mobile phone according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged cross-sectional rear view of a main part of a mobile phone case according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a vertical side view of a mobile phone case showing a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a vertical sectional side view of a main part of a mobile phone case according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1,60,80,93,100,200 Case for mobile phone 2 Opening 3 Mobile phone 3a Antenna 4 Case body 5,105,205 Cover 6a Projection 7,107,207 Reinforcement frame member 9 Operation unit 10 Display unit 13 Pump means 14 Gas supply port 38,61 Hinge means 39,62 Engagement / removal means 51 Flexible hanging member 50,50a Hook means 95 Bag-shaped body B Internal space

Claims (8)

[Claims] An opening formed of a watertight material.
(2) The case body (4) for storing the mobile phone (3) in a removable manner through the opening (2), and the opening (2) can be opened and closed so that the internal space (B) of the case body (4) is kept watertight. A case for a mobile phone, comprising closing means (5) for closing. 2. The case means (5) is provided with the case body.
The hinge means (38) (61) and the disengagement means (39) (6) are attached to the reinforcing frame member (7) arranged so as to surround the opening (2) side end of (4).
2. The case for a mobile phone according to claim 1, further comprising a lid (5) mounted through (2). 3. The closing means (5) is a holding means for pressing and holding the case body (4) by pressing an end of the case body (4) on an opening (2) side.
The mobile phone case according to claim 1, comprising (116). 4. The case body (4) is provided with windows (8) (94) formed of a transparent and flexible material, and the positions of the windows (8) (94) are The mobile phone (3) accommodated in the case main body (4) corresponds to a position of an operation unit (9) and / or a display unit (10). A case for a mobile phone according to the above. 5. At least a part of the case body (4) is formed of a flexible material so that the inner space (B) is kept airtight, and gas is supplied to the inner space (B). Pump means (13) and / or the internal space (B) for filling
Gas supply port for supplying gas from an external gas supply source (52) to the
The mobile phone case according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising (14). 6. A mobile phone in said internal space (B)
A bag-like body (95) formed of a material having airtightness and flexibility is stored on the back side of the storage section of (3), and the bag-like body (9) is stored.
5) a pump means (13) for filling gas inside and / or a gas supply port (14) for supplying gas from an external gas supply source (52) inside the bag-like body (95). The case for a mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: 7. The mobile phone case according to claim 5, wherein said pump means (13) and / or said gas supply port (14) are provided in said lid (5). 8. A projection (6a) for receiving an antenna (3a) of a mobile phone (3) is formed on the side opposite to the opening of the case body (4), and the projection (6a) is attached to the antenna. (3a) is formed of a material that allows transmission of radio waves to be transmitted and received, and the closing means (5) is provided with locking means (50, (50a)) for locking the flexible hanging member (51). The case for a mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein: