JP2009179097A - Portable-electronic-apparatus housing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve a simple-structured mechanism for moving an apparatus housing tray. <P>SOLUTION: A portable-electronic-apparatus housing device 10 is configured so that the apparatus housing tray 18 having a loading portion (a bottom plate 18a) to place a portable electronic apparatus 1 thereon and reciprocating between an insertion/removal position with the loading portion protruded ahead of an interior casing 13 constituting a part of a casing 11 and a storage position for storing the loading portion into the interior casing 13 can be manually pivoted between the insertion/removal position and the storage position around a shaft 16 standing in the vicinity of one end on the side of a front face 13f in the interior casing 13. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention has a mounting portion on which a portable electronic device is mounted, and is between an insertion / removal position where the mounting portion protrudes forward of the housing and a storage position where the mounting portion is stored in the housing. A portable electronic device configured such that a device storage tray that reciprocates can be manually rotated between an insertion / removal position and a storage position around an axis standing near one end on the front side in the housing The present invention relates to a storage device.

  A portable music player such as iPod (registered trademark) that reproduces music data and video data stored in a memory, or an optical disk drive that reproduces music data and video data recorded on an optical disk, has a battery built in. It is widely used in automobiles and trains as portable electronic devices that are small and light and portable.

  However, when this type of portable electronic device is used in a car or indoors, the battery built in the portable electronic device is not consumed, or the output terminal of the portable electronic device is connected to a large speaker or large display. In order to connect to a portable electronic device, there is a method in which the portable electronic device is housed in a separate housing.

  As an example of this, a tray that is slidably held and stored in the mounting body, a holding mechanism that detachably holds a portable device (portable electronic device) on the tray, and a tray between a drawer state and a storage state Since the lid can be opened in a state where the tray is pulled out even in a portable device having a lid, the storage space has a dimension in a state where the lid is closed. There is an attachment device configured so that attachment is possible if it can be secured (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Further, as another example, when a car audio apparatus is configured such that a tray body that can be freely inserted and removed is provided in a cradle having an external dimension of DIN (DETTS DUSTRIE NORMEN) standard, and the apparatus main body can be mounted on the tray body. There is an in-vehicle device provided with a cradle that can be electrically connected to a second connector attached to the tray body with the first connector attached to the tray body (for example, see Patent Document 2).

JP 2000-332433 A (FIG. 1) JP-A-2005-41441 (FIG. 7)

  By the way, in the mounting apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1, although illustration is omitted here, a tray for mounting a portable device is provided in the mounting body so as to be linearly movable between a drawn state and a stored state. However, the guide means and the tray moving means for slidably guiding the tray are necessary, and the structure of the mounting device is complicated. In addition, the portable device is provided with a power supply wiring for supplying power and an acoustic wiring for connecting the input / output of the portable device to another device. The portable device is connected to the portable device on the tray in the mounting device. Since the connector is not fixed and these power supply wiring and acoustic wiring must be plugged into the portable device, a separate holding mechanism for holding the portable device on the tray is required, and the mounting device becomes expensive and the wiring difference is reduced. Since the pull-in operation must be performed manually, there are problems such as poor usability.

  On the other hand, in the in-vehicle device provided with the cradle disclosed in Patent Document 2, a lock and unlock mechanism for locking or unlocking the device main body with respect to the cradle is attached, and the device is attached. Since the first connector attached to the main body can be electrically connected to the second connector attached to the tray body, a holding mechanism for holding the portable electronic device on the tray body in the cradle is not necessary. A pair of left and right rail members that linearly guide the tray body in the front-rear direction of the cradle and a drive mechanism that allows the tray body to be taken in and out of the mounting space are required, and the structure of the in-vehicle device becomes complicated and expensive. End up.

  Therefore, the portable electronic device has a mounting portion, and the mounting portion reciprocates between the insertion / removal position where the mounting portion protrudes forward of the housing and the storage position where the mounting portion is stored in the housing. There is a demand for a portable electronic device storage device that can reciprocate a moving device storage tray by a simple moving mechanism.

This invention is made | formed in view of the said subject, 1st invention is a housing | casing,
A shaft erected near one end on the front side in the housing;
A mounting portion that is pivotally supported by the shaft and on which the portable electronic device is placed, and the insertion portion is inserted into and removed from the front of the housing, and the placement portion is housed in the housing. A device storage tray that rotates about the axis between the storage position and the storage position;
A device-side connector provided on the device storage tray for electrical connection with a device-side connector attached to the portable electronic device;
Tray lock means and lock release means for locking and unlocking the device storage tray in the storage position;
When the one end side and the other end side are respectively hooked on the housing and the device storage tray, and the device storage tray is unlocked at the storage position, the device storage tray is moved to the insertion / removal position. A spring urging to the side,
A portable electronic device storage device characterized by comprising:

Moreover, 2nd invention is a portable electronic device storage apparatus of above-described 1st invention,
The portable electronic device storage device is characterized in that the longitudinal direction of the mounting portion at the storage position is the left-right direction of the storage device of the portable electronic device.

Moreover, 3rd invention is a housing | casing,
A first shaft erected in the vicinity of one end on the front side in the housing;
A base tray that is pivotally supported by the first shaft and rotates about the first shaft between an insertion / removal position that protrudes forward of the housing and a housing position that is housed in the housing. When,
As described above, it is rotatably supported on a second shaft provided on the base tray, has a mounting portion for mounting a portable electronic device, and is guided by guide means formed on the housing. Between the insertion / removal position where the mounting portion is exposed to the outside of the housing and the storage position where the mounting portion is stored in the housing, in the front-rear direction of the housing in cooperation with the rotation of the base tray Moving equipment storage tray,
A device-side connector provided on the device storage tray for electrical connection with a device-side connector attached to the portable electronic device;
Tray lock means and lock release means for locking and unlocking the device storage tray in the storage position integrally with the base tray;
When one end side and the other end side are hooked on the housing and the base tray, respectively, and when the device storage tray is unlocked at the storage position, the unit storage unit is integrated with the base tray. A spring for urging the device storage tray toward the insertion / removal position;
A portable electronic device storage device characterized by comprising:

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the portable electronic device housing apparatus of the third aspect,
In the portable electronic device storage device, the longitudinal direction of the mounting portion at the storage position is the front-rear direction of the storage device of the portable electronic device.

Furthermore, a fifth invention is the portable electronic device housing apparatus according to the first or third invention described above,
The portable electronic device storage device is characterized in that the tray lock means is a latch-type push switch capable of detecting that the device storage tray has reached the storage position at the storage position.

  According to the portable electronic device storage device of the first invention described above, the insertion / removal position where the portable electronic device is placed, the placement portion protrudes forward of the housing, and the placement portion The device storage tray that reciprocates between the storage position stored in the housing and the storage position is manually moved between the insertion / removal position and the storage position around an axis standing near one end on the front side in the housing. Since it is configured to be rotatable by operation, it is not necessary to provide a guide means for guiding the movement of the device storage tray, and the mechanism for moving the device storage tray can be simplified, so that the portable electronic device storage device is low in cost. Can be achieved.

  Further, according to the portable electronic device storage device of the second invention described above, since the longitudinal direction of the mounting portion of the device storage tray at the storage position is the left-right direction of the storage device of the portable electronic device, In addition to the effects of the first invention described above, the depth dimension of the portable electronic device storage device can be set short.

  Further, according to the portable electronic device storage device of the third invention described above, it is rotated between the insertion / removal position and the storage position around the first shaft erected near the one end on the front side in the housing. A device storage tray having a mounting portion for mounting a portable electronic device is pivotally supported on a second shaft provided on the base tray, and guide means formed on the interior housing A manual operation cooperates with the rotation of the base tray between the insertion / removal position where the placement portion is exposed outside the housing and the storage position where the placement portion is housed in the housing. Since it is configured to move in the front-rear direction, it is not necessary to provide a guide means for guiding the movement of the base tray, and the base tray moving mechanism can be simplified, so that the portable electronic device storage device is reduced in cost. Equipment storage tray can be Since cooperate in the pivot is moving in the longitudinal direction of the housing, it is possible to easily inserted and removed to the device accommodating tray of the portable electronic device.

  Further, according to the portable electronic device storage device of the fourth invention described above, the longitudinal direction of the mounting portion of the device storage tray at the storage position is the front-rear direction of the storage device of the portable electronic device. In addition to the effects of the third invention described above, the device storage tray on the base tray can move substantially perpendicular to the front surface of the housing.

  Furthermore, according to the portable electronic device storage device of the fifth invention, the tray lock means is a latch type push switch that can detect that the device storage tray has reached the storage position at the storage position. There is no need to provide a separate switch.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a portable electronic device storage device according to the present invention will be described in detail in the order of Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 2 with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall appearance of a portable electronic device storage device according to a first embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 2 shows an insertion / removal position in which the tray protrudes forward of the interior casing around an axis standing near one end on the front side of the interior casing in the portable electronic device housing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The perspective view which showed the state rotated to,
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the device storage tray on which the portable electronic device is mounted has reached the storage position in the interior housing in the portable electronic device storage device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the portable electronic device storage apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, a portable music player that reproduces music data or video data stored in a memory, or music data or video recorded on an optical disk. A portable electronic device 1 such as an optical disk drive that reproduces data or the like can be inserted into and removed from a casing 11 formed in a substantially box shape, and is configured for in-vehicle use such as an automobile.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 2, the portable electronic device 1 has a device-side connector 2 attached to the front side 1a in the insertion direction to be inserted into the housing 11 (FIG. 1), and the rear side 1b side is a hand. It is the side to grip.

  In the following description, a case where a portable music player is applied as an example of the portable electronic device 1 is illustrated. However, the portable electronic player 1 is not limited to the portable music player. Anything is good.

  In the portable electronic device storage apparatus 10 of the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the casing 11 constituting the exterior of the apparatus conforms to the 1DIN (DEUTSDUSTRIE NORMEN) standard of 50 mm height × 178 mm width. The outer casing 12 is formed in a box shape and installed in the automobile, and the inner casing 13 is formed in a box shape that is slightly smaller than the outer casing 12 and attached to the outer casing 12. It is composed heavily.

  In the first embodiment, as described above, the casing 11 is configured by the exterior casing 12 and the interior casing 13 in a double manner. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the single casing conforming to the 1DIN standard is used. It may be a housing.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the above-described exterior casing 12 has a bottom plate 12a, left and right side plates 12b and 12c, a rear plate 12d, and a top plate 12e integrally formed of a sheet metal material. The front plate is not provided and the front surface 12f is opened in a rectangular shape.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the above-described interior casing 13 is also formed in a box shape by integrally using a bottom plate 13a, left and right side plates 13b and 13c, a rear plate 13d, and a top plate 13e. The front plate is not provided and the front surface 13f is opened in a rectangular shape.

  Further, projecting pieces 13b1 and 13c1 are formed outwardly at right angles to the side plates 13b and 13c at the front portions of the left and right side plates 13b and 13c of the interior housing 13, and also at the central portion of the rear plate 13d. Projecting pieces 13d1 are formed outward at substantially right angles to the rear plate 13d, and these projecting pieces 13b1, 13c1, 13d1 have mounting holes for mounting the interior housing 13 in the exterior housing 12. is doing.

  In addition, a square hole 13e1 is formed in the right rear portion of the top plate 13e of the interior housing 13, and a latch-type push switch 15 attached to the bottom plate 13a via the bracket 14 faces in the square hole 13e1. It is out.

  At this time, as will be described later, the latch-type push switch 15 includes a compression spring (a compression spring for pushing the device storage tray 18 rotatably provided in the interior housing 13 from the interior housing 13 toward the outside. (Not shown), and the latch-type push switch 15 is used for manually locking the device storage tray 18 at the storage position in the interior housing 13 and for releasing the lock at the storage position. It functions as a tray lock means and a lock release means, and also serves as a switch function for detecting that the device storage tray 18 is locked at the storage position in the interior housing 13.

  Further, in the interior casing 13, a shaft 16 is erected with its both ends supported by a bottom plate 13a and a top plate 13e in the vicinity of one end (near the left end in FIG. 2) on the front surface 13f side that opens in a rectangular shape, and A torsion spring 17 is fitted on the shaft 16.

  Further, a device storage tray 18 is pivotally supported on the above-described shaft 16, and the device storage tray 18 projects forward of the interior housing 13 for inserting and removing the portable electronic device 1. 2 between the inserted / removed position and the storage position for storing the portable electronic device 1 inserted in the inserted / removed position in the interior housing 13 in the direction of the arrow DR1 shown in FIG. It is possible to move.

  At this time, the torsion spring 17 fitted to the shaft 16 has one end hooked on the bottom plate 13a of the interior housing 13 and the other end hooked on the device storage tray 18. The torsion spring 17 is for device storage. The tray 18 is biased in the insertion / removal position direction so as to protrude forward of the interior housing 13.

  Further, the above-described device storage tray 18 includes a bottom plate 18a, a front plate 18b, a left plate 18c, and a rear plate 18d, which serve as a placement unit for placing the portable electronic device 1, using a resin material. And the right side plate 18e is not provided and the right side surface 18e is opened to reach the insertion / removal position. In addition, the top part is not provided and the upper part is opened.

  At this time, the front plate 18 b and the rear plate 18 d of the device storage tray 18 are formed in a long shape corresponding to the longitudinal direction of the portable electronic device 1, and the device storage tray 18 is provided in the interior housing 13. When the storage position is reached, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the front plate 18b closes the front surface 13f of the interior housing 13 as shown in FIGS.

  Returning to FIG. 2, a notch 18 c 1 is formed in the central portion of the left side plate 18 c of the equipment storage tray 18, and the apparatus-side connector 19 is attached in a state of being connected to the flexible wire 20 in the notch 18 c. The device-side connector 19 is electrically connected to the device-side connector 2 attached to the front side 1a in the insertion direction of the portable electronic device 1 as the portable electronic device 1 is inserted. Yes.

  Further, a lock lever 18d1 is integrally formed on one end side of the rear plate 18d of the device storage tray 18 so as to protrude outward. The lock lever 18d can be brought into and out of contact with the latch-type push switch 15 described above. ing.

  Next, the operation of the portable electronic device housing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment configured as described above will be briefly described with reference to FIGS.

  First, as shown in FIG. 1, the front surface 12 f of the exterior casing 12 is opened while the interior casing 13 is attached to the exterior casing 12 constituting the casing 11, while the interior casing 13 The device storage tray 18 is locked and stored by the latch-type push switch 15 (FIG. 2) at the storage position, and at this time, the front plate 18b of the device storage tray 18 closes the front surface 13f of the interior housing 13. Has been.

  Here, when the user presses the vicinity of the “PUSH” portion displayed on the right side of the front plate 18b of the device storage tray 18 by, for example, a manual operation of the right hand, as shown in FIG. The lock lever 18 d 1 protruding from the rear plate 18 d is unlocked from the latch type push switch 15, and the device storage tray 18 is attached to the interior casing 13 by a compression spring (not shown) in the latch type push switch 15. After being pushed out to the front surface 13f side, the device storage tray 18 is then moved to the front surface 13f of the interior housing 13 by the urging force of the torsion spring 17 fitted to the shaft 16 standing near the left end of the interior housing 13 on the front surface 13f side. 2 is rotated about the shaft 16 to a position substantially perpendicular to the front surface 13f of the interior housing 13 while being further pushed out to the insertion / removal position shown in FIG. The bottom plate 18a of the mounting portion of the device-accommodating tray 18 is exposed to the outside interior housing 13.

  When the right side 18e opened in the device storage tray 18 at the insertion / removal position faces forward, and the user inserts the portable electronic device 1 toward the rear side of the interior housing 13 from the right side 18e. The device-side connector 2 attached to the front side 1 a in the insertion direction of the portable electronic device 1 is connected to the device-side connector 19 attached to the rear of the device storage tray 18. Thereafter, when the front plate 18b side of the device storage tray 18 is manually pushed toward the rear plate 13d of the interior housing 13, the device storage tray 18 is locked again by the latch-type push switch 15 and shown in FIG. To the stowed storage position.

  At this time, the longitudinal direction of the portable electronic device 1 corresponds to the longitudinal direction of the front plate 18b and the rear plate 18d of the device storage tray 18, so that the portable electronic device 1 is at the storage position in the interior housing 13. The portable electronic device 1 is housed in the interior housing 13 so that the longitudinal direction is orthogonal to the insertion / removal direction of the portable electronic device 1, and the short side direction of the portable electronic device 1 is the interior housing 13. Therefore, the depth dimension of the portable electronic device housing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment can be set to be short. In other words, the longitudinal direction of the bottom plate 18 a serving as the placement portion of the device storage tray 18 at the storage position in the interior housing 13 is the left-right direction of the storage device of the portable electronic device 1.

  In the first embodiment, the example in which the shaft 16 serving as the rotation center of the device storage tray 18 is provided near the left end on the front surface 13f side of the interior housing 13 has been described. When 16 is erected in the vicinity of the right end on the front surface 13f side of the interior housing 13, for example, it is easy to push the left side of the front plate 18b of the device storage tray 18 by manual operation of the user's left hand.

  As described above, according to the portable electronic device storage device 10 of the first embodiment, the portable electronic device 1 has the mounting portion (the bottom plate 18a) on which the portable electronic device 1 is mounted. A device storage tray 18 that reciprocates between an insertion / removal position projecting forward of the interior casing 13 to be configured and a storage position where the placement portion is stored in the interior casing 13 is provided inside the interior casing 13. The guide means for guiding the movement of the device storage tray 18 is configured so that it can be rotated manually between the insertion / removal position and the storage position about the shaft 16 erected near one end on the front surface 13f side. Since the moving mechanism of the device storage tray 18 can be simplified, the portable electronic device storage device 10 of the first embodiment can be reduced in cost.

  Next, a portable electronic device storage device according to a modified example in which the portable electronic device storage device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is partially modified will be briefly described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the overall appearance of a portable electronic device storage device of a modified example in which the portable electronic device storage device of Example 1 according to the present invention is partially modified.

  As shown in FIG. 4, even in the portable electronic device housing apparatus 10 ′, which is a modification of the first embodiment, the casing 11 constituting the exterior of the apparatus has a 1 DIN (height 50 mm × width 178 mm) The outer casing 12 is formed in a box shape in accordance with the DETTS DUSTRIE NORMEN) standard and is installed in the automobile, and the outer casing 12 is formed in a box shape smaller than the outer casing 12 and attached to the outer casing 12. The point that the equipment storage tray 18 is rotatable around a shaft 16 that is doubled with the interior housing 13 and that stands up near one end of the interior housing 13 on the front surface 13f side. Although it is the same as that of the first embodiment, it differs from the first embodiment in that a front panel 21 is attached to the front surface 12f side of the exterior housing 12.

  The above-described front panel 21 is formed with a large tray insertion / removal hole 21a, and a device storage tray 18 that rotates about the shaft 16 can be freely inserted / removed in the tray insertion / removal hole 21a. ing.

  Therefore, if the user manually presses the vicinity of the “PUSH” portion displayed on the right side of the front plate 18b of the equipment storage tray 18 facing the tray access hole 21a of the front panel 21, the first embodiment will be described. The same operation can be performed.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the overall appearance of a portable electronic device housing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 shows a portable electronic device storage device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, in which the base tray protrudes forward of the interior casing around an axis standing near one end on the front side of the interior casing. A perspective view showing the state in which the device storage tray has reached the insertion / removal position in cooperation with the rotation of the base tray as viewed from the top plate side of the interior housing,
FIG. 7 shows a portable electronic device storage device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, in which a base tray is inserted and removed from the front of the interior housing around an axis standing near one end on the front side of the interior housing. A perspective view showing a state in which the device storage tray has reached the insertion / removal position in cooperation with the rotation of the base tray as viewed from the bottom plate side of the interior housing,
FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a part of the interior of the interior of the portable electronic device storage device of Example 2 according to the present invention,
FIG. 9 shows a device storage tray on which a portable electronic device is mounted in a state in which the exterior casing of the portable electronic device storage apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention is removed and the top plate of the interior housing is removed. It is the perspective view which showed the state which reached the accommodation position in an interior housing | casing integrally with a base tray.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the portable electronic device storage apparatus 30 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, as in the first embodiment, a portable music player that reproduces music data and video data stored in a memory, an optical disk, or the like. A portable electronic device 1 such as an optical disk drive that reproduces music data or video data recorded on the housing can be inserted into and removed from a housing 31 formed in a substantially box shape. It is configured.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, the portable electronic device 1 has the device-side connector 2 attached to the front side 1a in the insertion direction to be inserted into the housing 31 (FIG. 5), and the rear side 1b side is a hand. It is the side to grip.

  In the following description, a case where a portable music player is applied as an example of the portable electronic device 1 is illustrated. However, the portable electronic player 1 is not limited to the portable music player. Anything is good.

  Also in the portable electronic device storage device 30 of the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the casing 31 constituting the exterior of the device is formed in a box shape in accordance with the 1DIN standard of 50 mm height × 178 mm width. The outer casing 32 installed in the automobile and the inner casing 33 which is formed in a box shape smaller than the outer casing 32 and attached to the outer casing 32 are doubled. Yes.

  In the second embodiment, as described above, the casing 31 is configured by the outer casing 32 and the inner casing 33 in a double manner. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the single casing conforming to the 1DIN standard is used. It may be a housing.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the above-described exterior casing 32 has a bottom plate 32a, left and right side plates 32b and 32c, a rear plate 32d, and a top plate 32e integrally formed of a sheet metal material. The front surface 32f is opened in a rectangular shape, and the front panel 34 is attached to the front surface 32f.

  At this time, the front panel 34 is formed with a large tray insertion / removal hole 34a through which a later-described base tray 39 and device storage tray 40 enter / exit.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the above-described interior casing 33 also includes a bottom plate 33a, left and right side plates 33b and 33c, and a rear plate 33d that are integrally formed in a box shape using a sheet metal material. In addition, the front plate is not provided and the front surface 33e is opened in a rectangular shape, and a top plate 35 formed of a resin material is attached to the box-shaped upper portion.

  At this time, arc-shaped guide grooves 35 a and 35 b are formed by penetrating from the front to the rear in the left portion and the substantially central portion of the top plate 35, and the arc-shaped protruding piece on the back surface of the top plate 35. 35c (shown only in FIG. 8) is formed to protrude from the front to the rear at a predetermined height.

  Further, projecting pieces 33b1 and 33c1 are formed on the front portions of the left and right side plates 33b and 33c of the interior housing 33 toward the outside substantially at right angles to the side plates 33b and 33c, and also on the central portion of the rear plate 33d. The protruding piece 33d1 is formed outward at a substantially right angle with respect to the rear plate 33d, and these protruding pieces 33b1, 33c1, 33d1 have mounting holes for mounting the interior casing 33 in the exterior casing 32. In addition, it has a screw hole for attaching the top plate 35.

  A cooling fan 36 is attached to the left side of the rear plate 33 d side of the interior casing 33, and the interior casing 33 is cooled by the cooling fan 36.

  In addition, the first shaft 37 is erected in the vicinity of one end on the front surface 33e side (in the vicinity of the right end in FIG. 6) of the interior casing 33 with both ends supported by the bottom plate 33a and the top plate 35. In addition, a torsion spring 38 is fitted on the first shaft 37.

  Further, FIG. 6 shows between the insertion / removal position where the base tray 39 protrudes forward of the interior housing 33 and the storage position where the first tray 37 is housed in the interior housing 33. The shaft is pivotably supported in the direction of the arrow DR2.

  At this time, the torsion spring 38 fitted to the first shaft 37 has one end hooked to the bottom plate 33a of the interior housing 33 and the other end hooked to the base tray 39. 39 is biased in the insertion / removal position direction so as to project the front side of the interior housing 33.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the above-described base tray 39 is formed of stepped portions 39 a, 39 b, 39 c using a resin material in a stepped manner around the first shaft 37. Further, arc-shaped projecting pieces 39a1, 39b1, and 39c1 are formed on the respective step portions 39a, 39b, and 39c so as to project from the front to the rear with a narrow and low height with the first shaft 37 as the center. At this time, of the three step portions 39a, 39b, and 39c, the upper step portion 39a is formed with a height Ha higher than the upper surface of the bottom plate 33a of the interior housing 33, and the middle step portion 39b. Is formed at a height Hb lower than the height Ha with respect to the upper surface of the bottom plate 33a of the interior housing 33, and the lower step 39c is also at a height Hc with respect to the upper surface of the bottom plate 33a of the interior housing 33. It is formed lower than Hb. Accordingly, the rigidity of the base tray 39 is ensured by the three step portions 39a, 39b, and 39c formed on the base tray 39.

  As shown in FIG. 8, an arcuate protruding piece 39 a 1 protruding upward on the upper step 39 a of the base tray 39 is formed on the back surface of the top plate 35 as the base tray 39 rotates. By making sliding contact with the arcuate protruding piece 35c, the inclination (falling) of the interior casing 33 of the base tray 39 to the bottom plate 33a is regulated.

  In addition, on the middle step 39b and the lower step 39c of the base tray 39, a device storage tray 40 for storing the portable electronic device 1 is provided on the lower step 39c. The shaft 41 is rotatably supported.

  In addition, the arc-shaped projecting piece 39b1 and the arc-shaped projecting piece 39c1 which are formed to project upward on the middle step portion 39b and the lower step portion 39c of the base tray 39 are formed in accordance with the rotation of the base tray 39. The base tray of the equipment storage tray 40 is brought into sliding contact with the right and left sides of the back surface of the bottom plate 40a of the equipment storage tray 40 pivotally supported via the second shaft 41 on the lower step portion 39c of the base tray 39. The inclination (falling) of 39 to the step parts 39b and 39c is regulated.

  The arc-shaped protruding pieces 39a1, 39b1, and 39c1 formed on the step portions 39a, 39b, and 39c of the base tray 39 are provided for tilting (falling) regulation, and do not cause tilting (falling). If it is, it may not be provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, the device storage tray 40 includes a bottom plate 40a serving as a placement portion for placing the portable electronic device 1, and left and right side plates 40b and 40c. The rear plate 40d is integrally formed in a box shape using a resin material, the front plate is not provided, the front surface 40e is opened, the top plate is not provided, and the upper part is opened. Has been.

  At this time, the left and right side plates 40b and 40c of the device storage tray 40 are formed to be long corresponding to the longitudinal direction of the portable electronic device 1, and the front surface 40e side of the device storage tray 40 is the portable electronic device. 1 is an insertion / removal port.

  In addition, guide pins 42 and 43 are embedded on respective rear portions of the left and right side plates 40 b and 40 c of the device storage tray 40, and these guide pins 42 and 43 are formed on the top plate 35 of the interior housing 33. It has entered the arcuate guide grooves 35a and 35b.

  Therefore, in cooperation with the rotation of the base tray 39, arc-shaped guides formed on the top plate 35 of the interior housing 33 by the guide pins 42, 43 provided on the left and right side plates 40b, 40c of the device storage tray 40 are provided. The device storage tray 40 rotates around the second shaft 41 provided on the base tray 39 while being guided by the grooves 35a and 35b, so that the device storage tray 40 has an insertion / removal position and a storage position. Is moved in the front-rear direction of the interior housing 33.

  In addition, a notch 40d1 is formed in the right part of the rear plate 40d of the device storage tray 40, and a device-side connector 44 (shown only in FIG. 9) is connected to the flexible wire 45 in the notch 40d1. The device-side connector 44 is electrically connected to the device-side connector 2 attached to the front side 1a in the insertion direction of the portable electronic device 1 as the portable electronic device 1 is inserted. It has become so.

  Further, a lock lever 40f1 (shown only in FIG. 9) is integrally formed on the rear surface 40f connected to the rear plate 40d of the device storage tray 40 and extending rearward, and this lock lever. 40f1 is configured to be detachably engaged with a latch-type push switch 46 attached to a rear portion of the bottom plate 33a of the interior casing 33 via a bracket (not shown).

  At this time, as will be described later, the latch-type push switch 46 pushes the device storage tray 40 on the base tray 39 rotatably provided in the interior casing 33 from the interior casing 33 to the outside. The latch-type push switch 46 is integrated with the base tray 39 to lock the device storage tray 40 at the storage position in the interior housing 33, or to the storage position. It functions as a tray lock means and a lock release means for releasing the lock at the same time, and detects that the device storage tray 40 is locked to the storage position in the interior housing 33 integrally with the base tray 39. Also serves as a switch function.

  Returning to FIG. 6, two slits 40 a 1 and 40 a 2 are formed on the left and right sides of the front center portion of the bottom plate 40 a of the device storage tray 40 in the insertion / removal direction of the portable electronic device 1. A stopper-use pressing piece 40a3 is formed between the slits 40a1 and 40a2 so as to slightly protrude forward from the bottom plate 40a.

  The stopper / pressing piece 40a3 is elastically displaceable in the vertical direction by the two slits 40a1 and 40a2. When the portable electronic device 1 is stored in the device storing tray 40, the stopper / pressing piece 40a3 is used. Is prevented from popping forward by contacting the rear surface 1b of the portable electronic device 1, and the portable electronic device 1 can be easily removed from the device storage tray 40 by pushing down the stopper-use pressing piece 40a3 downward. It can be taken out.

  Further, a stopper / pressing piece 40a3 formed on the front surface 40e side of the device storage tray 40 faces a tray access hole 34a formed in the front panel 34 attached to the front surface 32f of the exterior housing 32, and this stopper. By pressing the dual-purpose pressing piece 40 a 3 toward the rear plate 33 d side of the interior housing 33 by manual operation, the base tray 39 is integrated with the device storage tray 40 through the latch type push switch 46 in the interior housing 33. It can be locked or unlocked.

  Next, the operation of the portable electronic device housing apparatus 30 according to the second embodiment configured as described above will be briefly described with reference to FIGS.

  First, as shown in FIG. 5, in a state where the interior casing 33 is attached in the exterior casing 32 constituting the casing 31, the first standing upright near the right end on the front surface 33 e side of the interior casing 33. A device storage tray 40 that is pivotally supported via a second shaft 41 on a base tray 39 that rotates about a shaft 37 is locked in the interior housing 33 by a latch-type push switch 46 (FIG. 9). At this time, a stopper / pressing piece 40a3 provided in front of the equipment storage tray 40 faces the tray access hole 34a of the front pal 34 attached to the front surface 32f of the exterior housing 32.

  Here, when the user presses the stopper / pressing piece 40a3 provided in front of the device storage tray 40, for example, by manual operation of the left hand, as shown in FIG. The lock lever 40f1 is unlocked from the latch-type push switch 46, and the base tray 39 is integrated with the device storage tray 40 by a compression spring (not shown) in the latch-type push switch 46. After that, the device storage tray 40 is integrated with the base tray 39 by the urging force of the torsion spring 38 fitted to the first shaft 37 erected on the front surface 33e side of the interior housing 33. While being further pushed out to the front surface 33e side of the body 33, it rotates about the first shaft 37 to a position substantially perpendicular to the front surface 33e of the interior housing 33, as shown in FIG. Leading to the indicated insertion and removal position. In this insertion / removal position, the bottom plate 40 a serving as a placement portion for the device storage tray 40 is exposed outside the interior housing 33.

  At this time, in cooperation with the rotation of the base tray 39, the guide pins 42 and 43 provided on the left and right side plates 40b and 40c of the device storage tray 40 are formed in an arc shape formed on the top plate 35 of the interior housing 33. While being guided by the guide grooves 35a and 35b, the device storage tray 40 rotates about the second shaft 41 provided on the base tray 39 and moves forward to reach the insertion / removal position.

  When the front surface 40e opened in the device storage tray 40 at the insertion / removal position faces frontward and the user inserts the portable electronic device 1 from the front surface 40e toward the rear side of the interior housing 33, A device-side connector 2 attached to the front side 1 a in the insertion direction of the portable electronic device 1 is connected to a device-side connector 44 attached to the rear of the device storage tray 40. After that, when the stopper / pressing piece 40a3 formed in front of the equipment storage tray 40 is manually pushed toward the rear plate 33d of the interior housing 33, the equipment storage tray 40 is latched and pushed together with the base tray 39. It is locked again by the switch 46 and reaches the storage position shown in FIG.

  At this time, the longitudinal direction of the portable electronic device 1 corresponds to the depth direction equivalent to the longitudinal direction of the left and right side plates 40b, 40c of the device storage tray 40. By storing the portable electronic device 1 in the interior housing 33 so that the longitudinal direction of the portable electronic device 1 is the same as the insertion / removal direction of the portable electronic device 1, the device storage tray 40 on the base tray 39 is provided. The interior housing 33 can move at a substantially right angle with respect to the front surface 33e. In other words, the longitudinal direction of the bottom plate 40a serving as the mounting portion of the device storage tray 40 at the storage position in the interior housing 33 is the front-rear direction of the storage device of the portable electronic device 1.

  In the second embodiment, the example in which the first shaft 37 serving as the center of rotation of the base tray 39 is erected in the vicinity of the right end on the front surface 33e side of the interior housing 33 has been described. When the first shaft 37 is erected in the vicinity of the left end of the interior housing 33 on the front surface 33 side, for example, the stopper / pressing piece 40a3 formed in front of the device storage tray 40 is pushed by manual operation of the user's right hand. It becomes easy.

  As described above, according to the portable electronic device housing device 30 of the second embodiment, the first shaft 37 erected in the vicinity of one end on the front surface 33e side in the interior housing 33 constituting a part of the housing 31 is provided. The second shaft 41 provided on the base tray 39 that rotates between the insertion / removal position and the storage position around the center has a placement portion (bottom plate 40a) on which the portable electronic device 1 is placed. An insertion / removal position where the device storage tray 40 is pivotally supported and guided by guide means 35a, 35b formed on the top plate 35 of the interior housing 33 so that the mounting portion is exposed outside the interior housing 33; Since the mounting portion is configured to move in the front-rear direction of the interior housing 33 in cooperation with the rotation of the base tray 39 by manual operation between the storage position in which the placement portion is housed in the interior housing 33, There is no need to provide a guide means for guiding the movement of the base tray 39, Since the moving mechanism of the storage tray 39 can be simplified, the portable electronic device storage device 30 of the second embodiment can reduce the cost, and the device storage tray 40 cooperates with the rotation of the base tray 39. Since the interior casing 33 moves in the front-rear direction, the portable electronic device 1 can be easily inserted into and removed from the device storage tray 40.

It is the perspective view which showed the whole external appearance of the portable electronic device storage apparatus of Example 1 which concerns on this invention. In the portable electronic device storage device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the tray is rotated to the insertion / removal position that protrudes forward of the interior housing around the shaft standing near one end on the front side of the interior housing. It is the perspective view which showed the state made to do. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a device storage tray on which a portable electronic device is mounted has reached a storage position in an interior housing in the portable electronic device storage device of Example 1 according to the present invention. It is the perspective view which showed the whole external appearance of the portable electronic device storage apparatus of the modification which partially deformed the portable electronic device storage apparatus of Example 1 which concerns on this invention. It is the perspective view which showed the whole external appearance of the portable electronic device storage apparatus of Example 2 which concerns on this invention. In the portable electronic device housing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the base tray is rotated to the insertion / removal position that protrudes forward of the interior housing around the shaft standing near one end on the front side of the interior housing. It is the perspective view which looked at the state which was moved and cooperated with rotation of a base tray and the apparatus storage tray reached the insertion / removal position from the top plate side of the interior housing. In the portable electronic device housing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the base tray is rotated to the insertion / removal position that protrudes forward of the interior housing around the shaft standing near one end on the front side of the interior housing. It is the perspective view which showed the state which was moved and cooperated with rotation of a base tray, and the apparatus storage tray reached the insertion / removal position from the bottom-plate side of an interior housing | casing. In the portable electronic device storage device of Example 2 according to the present invention, FIG. In the state where the exterior housing of the portable electronic device storage device of Example 2 according to the present invention is removed and the top plate of the interior housing is removed, the device storage tray on which the portable electronic device is mounted is a base tray. It is the perspective view which showed the state which reached the accommodation position in an interior housing | casing integrally.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Portable electronic device storage apparatus, 1a Front direction of insertion, 1b Rear surface,
2 Device side connector,
10 A portable electronic device storage apparatus of Example 1,
10 'portable electronic device storage apparatus of a modification obtained by partially modifying the first embodiment,
11 Enclosure,
12 exterior housing, 12a bottom plate, 12b, 12c left and right side plates, 12d rear plate,
12e top plate, 12f front,
13 Interior housing, 13a Bottom plate, 13b, 13c Left and right side plates,
13b1, 13c1 protruding piece, 13d rear plate, 13d1 protruding piece,
13e top plate, 13e1 square hole, 13f front, 14 bracket,
15 Tray lock means and lock release means (latch type push switch),
16 shafts, 17 torsion springs,
18 Equipment storage tray, 18a Bottom plate, 18b Front plate,
18c left side plate, 18c1 cutout,
18d rear plate, 18d1 lock lever, 18e right side,
19 Device side connector, 20 Flexible wire,
21 Front panel, 21a Tray access hole,
30 Portable electronic device storage device of Example 2,
31
32 exterior housing, 32a bottom plate, 32b, 32c left and right side plates, 32d rear plate,
32e top plate, 32f front,
33 Interior housing, 33a Bottom plate, 33b, 33c Left and right side plates,
33b1, 33c1 protruding piece, 33d rear plate, 33d1 protruding piece, 33e front face,
34 Front panel, 34a Tray access hole,
35 top plate, 35a, 35b arc guide groove, 36 cooling fan,
37 first shaft, 38 torsion spring,
39 base tray, 39a to 39c step, 39a1 to 39c1 arcuate protruding pieces,
40 Equipment storage tray,
40a Bottom plate, 40a1, 40a2 slit, 40a3 stopper and pressing piece,
40b, 40c Left and right side plates, 40d rear plate, 40d1 cutout, 40e front surface,
40f rear surface, 40f1 lock lever,
41 Second shaft, 42, 43 guide pins,
44 Device side connector, 45 Flexible wire,
46 Tray lock means and lock release means (latch type push switch).

Claims (5)

A housing,
A shaft erected near one end on the front side in the housing;
A mounting portion that is pivotally supported by the shaft and on which the portable electronic device is placed, and the insertion portion is inserted into and removed from the front of the housing, and the placement portion is housed in the housing. A device storage tray that rotates about the axis between the storage position and the storage position;
A device-side connector provided on the device storage tray for electrical connection with a device-side connector attached to the portable electronic device;
Tray lock means and lock release means for locking and unlocking the device storage tray in the storage position;
When the one end side and the other end side are respectively hooked on the housing and the device storage tray, and the device storage tray is unlocked at the storage position, the device storage tray is moved to the insertion / removal position. A spring urging to the side,
A portable electronic device storage device comprising:   2. The portable electronic device storage device according to claim 1, wherein a longitudinal direction of the mounting portion at the storage position is a left-right direction of the storage device of the portable electronic device. A housing,
A first shaft erected in the vicinity of one end on the front side in the housing;
A base tray that is pivotally supported by the first shaft and rotates about the first shaft between an insertion / removal position that protrudes forward of the housing and a housing position that is housed in the housing. When,
As described above, it is rotatably supported on a second shaft provided on the base tray, has a mounting portion for mounting a portable electronic device, and is guided by guide means formed on the housing. Between the insertion / removal position where the mounting portion is exposed to the outside of the housing and the storage position where the mounting portion is stored in the housing, in the front-rear direction of the housing in cooperation with the rotation of the base tray Moving equipment storage tray,
A device-side connector provided on the device storage tray for electrical connection with a device-side connector attached to the portable electronic device;
Tray lock means and lock release means for locking and unlocking the device storage tray in the storage position integrally with the base tray;
When one end side and the other end side are hooked on the housing and the base tray, respectively, and when the device storage tray is unlocked at the storage position, the unit storage unit is integrated with the base tray. A spring for urging the device storage tray toward the insertion / removal position;
A portable electronic device storage device comprising:   4. The portable electronic device storage device according to claim 3, wherein a longitudinal direction of the mounting portion at the storage position is a front-rear direction of the storage device of the portable electronic device.   4. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the tray lock means is a latch type push switch capable of detecting that the device storage tray has reached the storage position at the storage position. Storage device.

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