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JP3887228B2 - Mounting mechanism with position adjustment function for arm-mounted electronic device and arm-mounted electronic device - Google Patents

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JP3887228B2
JP3887228B2 JP2001388870A JP2001388870A JP3887228B2 JP 3887228 B2 JP3887228 B2 JP 3887228B2 JP 2001388870 A JP2001388870 A JP 2001388870A JP 2001388870 A JP2001388870 A JP 2001388870A JP 3887228 B2 JP3887228 B2 JP 3887228B2
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、腕装着型電子機器を腕に装着するに際し、腕の太さに対応して調整が可能な装着装置の調整機構に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
腕装着型電子機器は、時計、計算機、通信機器等の携帯用電子機器であって、電子回路で構成され、腕に装着できるまで小型化したものである。このような腕装着型電子機器は、該電子機器が本来的に有する機能を実行するための本体部材と、腕に装着するための装着部材とで構成される。本出願人はこの種の腕装着型電子機器として、ユーザーの腕の太さに対応し、バンドの長さやホルダー角度が調整可能である腕装着型電子機器を発明して特願2000−398981号と特願2000−400162号を先に特許出願した。この腕装着型電子機器は、装着体を開閉するための第1のヒンジ片と第2のヒンジ片とからなるヒンジと、前記第1のヒンジ片に設けた第1の穴と、前記第2のヒンジ片に設けた第2の穴と、一方を第1の穴に挿入し、他方を前記第2の穴に挿入するかんぬきピンとを有する腕装着型電子機器であって、使用者が間口の長さが異なる穴を選択してかんぬきピンを嵌合させることによって、装着体を腕の太さに適合させることができるものである。
【0003】
図7は、その腕装着型電子機器の装着体およびヒンジ部の具体的な1構成を示す横断面図と正面図である。図7(a)は電子機器全体を示す横断面図であり、図7(b)は、ヒンジ部を示す正面図である。同図(a)に示す腕装着型電子機器20は、本体21と2片のホルダー22、23で構成される。図において、紙面向かって左側のホルダー22は閉じた状態、右側のホルダー23は開いた状態を示している。本体21とホルダー22、23とはヒンジによって結合される。ホルダー22、23側のヒンジ片24、25表面には、複数の穴26、27がヒンジの回動軸方向に並んで径方向に穿設されている。
上記穴26、27に対面するヒンジ片28、29には、ヒンジの回動方向の間口長さが段階的に異なる穴30が設けられ、ヒンジのしくみは左右同一である。片側のヒンジ片の穴26には、ばねで付勢されたかんぬきピン32が収められる。ホルダー22の回動、すなわちヒンジ片24の回動によって、穴26も回動する。そして、穴26が対面するヒンジ片28の穴30と向かい合ったときに、かんぬきピン32が対面する穴30に嵌合当接される。これによって、ヒンジ片24とそれと一体であるホルダー22が固定される。
図7(b)に示すように、ヒンジ片24、28は、ばね棒33と嵌合ピン34で回動対偶で結合される。ばね棒33には、コイルばね35が通され、その両端突出部36、37がそれぞれのヒンジ片24、28に当てられる。これによって、ヒンジ片24、28はホルダーが常に開く方向に付勢される。図8は、本体側ヒンジ片に穿設される穴を示す拡大図である。上述のように、当接穴30は、ヒンジの回動方向の間口長さが段階的に異なるように回動軸方向に並んで複数設けられる。同図では、当接穴30を実線で、かんぬきピン32が内挿される3つの穴26を点線で示している。このように、穴26のいずれか一つを選択して、かんぬきピン32は内挿される。ヒンジ片は開く方向に付勢されているから、かんぬきピン32は、当接穴30の片側壁にあたる。これによってホルダーの開き具合が決定される。
図9は、穴の間口長さがホルダーの開き具合に影響することを示す横断面図である。図9(a)は間口が短い穴の片側壁にかんぬきピンがあたっている状態を示す横断面図であり、図9(b)は、間口が長い穴の片側壁にかんぬきピンがあたっている状態を示す横断面図である。双方の図を比較するとわかるように、間口長さが長い穴を選択してかんぬきピンを嵌合させた場合の方が、水平方向からのヒンジ片24の回動θ2が小さい。これによってホルダーは腕の太い人にも適用できる。反対に、腕の細い人は、間口長さの短い穴を選択してかんぬきピンを嵌合させればよい。因みに(a)に図示したものは回動角がθ1であり、その差はΔθ=θ1−θ2となる。なお、かんぬきピンをばねを介して収める穴の選択は、ヒンジを外せば容易に行える。
このように、この先行例にかかる腕装着型電子機器の装着体は、複数の穴のうち、いずれにかんぬきピンを挿し込むか選択することによって、該かんぬきピンと階段状の壁部との当接関係によりホルダーの固定位置を変更することができ、これによって、腕の太さに合わせてホルダーを最も適当な位置で維持できるのであるが、その調整はヒンジを分解して行わなければならないためその分手間を要するという問題があった。また、その調整量は設けた穴の数に限定された。この腕装着型電子機器を使用する人が一人であれば初期設定すれば以後の再調整はほとんど必要ないのであるが、何人かの人が共用するような機器の場合にはホルダーの位置調整は頻繁に必要となるため、分解の手間は負担を増すことになる。
【0004】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
本発明の課題は、上記の問題を解決するもので、腕の太さに合わせてヒンジ部を分解することなく容易に位置調整ができると共に、ホルダーの位置を無段階に連続して調整が可能となる機構を提供することにある。
【0005】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明の腕装着型電子機器の位置調整機能付き装着機構は、ヒンジを構成する本体側ヒンジ片とホルダー側ヒンジ片間に介在するかんぬきピンを植設した円筒部材と、一方のヒンジ片に対する前記円筒部材の回転角を外部から調整する機構とを有し、前記かんぬきは他方のヒンジ片に穿設された嵌合孔と嵌合された状態において前記調整機構による角度設定に応じて各腕の太さに対応出来るようにした。
そして、円筒部材の回転角を外部から調整する機構は、該円筒部材に設けられたカム溝と、該カム溝に係合されるピンが植設され一方のヒンジ片に対して軸方向には摺動可能であって回転不可状態に保持された摺動部材と、ヒンジ部端部にネジ頭が露出し該摺動部材を軸方向に進退自在に調整するネジとから構成するものとし、前記ネジにより摺動部材を軸方向に位置調整するとぴんを介して前記円筒部材がカムによって回転変位され、その回転変位に応じて連続的に各腕の太さに対応出来る。
摺動部材は断面が非円形形状であって、同じ非円形形状の断面の穴が軸方向に穿設された一方のヒンジ片と嵌合されることにより、一方のヒンジ片に対して軸方向には摺動可能であって回転不可状態に保持される機構が構成できる。
【0006】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明の腕装着型電子機器の調整機能付き装着機構は、それぞれ個人差がある腕の太さに合わせてホルダーの閉まり具合を無段階に連続調整ができ、最も適当な位置で電子機器を維持できる機構として、図1のAに示したような一方のヒンジ片24と他方のヒンジ片28間を一方のヒンジ片24に設けられた穴に挿入されたかんぬきピン32で直接係合させる従来の関係を止め、図1のBに示したように一方のヒンジ片24と他方のヒンジ片28間に介在する部材10を別に設けるようにしてその部材10の穴にかんぬきピン32を挿入し、該部材10の一方のヒンジ片24に対する相対角度を連続的に可変とする機構を備えることで、一方のヒンジ片24と他方のヒンジ片28の位置関係を無段階に連続して調整できるようにすることを想到したものである。そして、ヒンジを分解することなくその位置関係を調整できるようにするため、その両ヒンジ片間に介在させる部材の角度調整を外部から操作するような機構を採用するようにしたものである。
【0007】
本発明の腕装着型電子機器の調整機能付き装着機構の実施の形態について、以下に詳しく説明する。この発明の実施の形態にかかる腕装着型電子機器の構成は図7に示した先行技術と実質的に大きな差はない。電子機器全体を示す側方断面図は図7(a)と同様であり、腕装着型電子機器20は本体21と2片のホルダー22、23で構成される。図において、紙面向かって左側のホルダー22は閉じた状態、右側のホルダー23は開いた状態を示している。本体21とホルダー22、23とはヒンジによって結合される。
前記穴26、27に対面するヒンジ片28、29にも、穴30、31が設けられる。ヒンジのしくみは左右同一なので、ここでは便宜上、左側のヒンジについて説明する。片側のヒンジ片24の穴26には、ばねで開口側に付勢されたかんぬきピン32が収められる。ホルダー22の回動、すなわちヒンジ片24の回動によって、穴26も回動する。そして、穴26が対面するヒンジ片28の穴30と向かい合ったときに、かんぬきピン32が対面する穴30に嵌合される。これによって、ヒンジ片24と、それと一体であるホルダー22が固定される。
ヒンジ部分の構成は先に図1を参照しながら説明したように機構的に大きく相違している。
【0008】
図2は、本体側ヒンジ片に穿設される穴を示す拡大図である。図2(a)は、ヒンジが固定されていない状態を示す横断面図、図2(b)は、ヒンジが固定されている状態を示す横断面図である。同図(a)に示すように、ホルダー22が開いている状態のとき、かんぬきピン32は、対面するヒンジ片28が障害になり、穴26内部に収まっている。同図(b)では、かんぬきピン32が本体21側のヒンジ片28に設けられた穴30に嵌入し、図示していないコイルばねによる開こうとするホルダー22の力が、穴30の片側壁にかんぬきピン32を押し当て係止している。これによって、ホルダー22は、閉じた状態で位置決めされる。押し出し棒38は、上下運動をして、穴30(31)に嵌入したかんぬきピン32を押し戻す役目を果たすため、押しボタン39と一体化される。この状態で押しボタン39を押圧しかんぬきピン32をバネに抗して穴26内に押し込むと、穴30とかんぬきピン32の係止関係が解除されコイルばねの力によりホルダー22は撥ねあがり同図(a)の状態となって電子機器は腕から外すことができる。電子機器を腕に装着する際は図(a)の開いた状態においてヒンジ22(23)をコイルバネに抗して回動させるとかんぬきピン32は相手ヒンジ28(29)の面を摺動しやがて穴30(31)部分に至りバネ力によって穴30(31)に挿入されることになって図(b)の状態となる。この状態が電子機器を腕に装着した状態となる。
また、なお、ヒンジによって結合されるホルダーは1つでもよいし、2つでもよい。また、押し出し棒38の先端には、断面積の大きいプレートPを設けるのが好ましい。さらに、押しボタン39は、ばねによって本体外側に向かって元の位置に戻されるように付勢されると押圧しやすくなる。このように、この発明の実施の形態にかかる腕装着型電子機器によれば、押しボタンによってかんぬきと穴との嵌合が抜かれ、ホルダーが開いた状態になるので、即座に腕装着型電子機器を腕から外すことができる。
【0009】
本発明では、ヒンジの開き具合を調整する機構としてヒンジを構成する本体側ヒンジ片とホルダー側ヒンジ片間に介在するかんぬきピンを挿入した円筒部材と、該円筒部材の一方のヒンジ片に対する回転角を外部から調整する機構とを備えるようにし、前記かんぬきピンは他方のヒンジ片に穿設された嵌合孔と嵌合された状態において前記調整機構による一方のヒンジ片に対する回転角設定に応じて各腕の太さに対応出来るようにしたものである。そして、円筒部材の回転角を外部から調整する機構は、該円筒部材に設けられたカム溝と、該カム溝に係合されるピンが植設され一方のヒンジ片に対して一方向には摺動可能であって回転不可状態に保持された摺動部材と、ヒンジ部の外面にネジ頭が露出し該摺動部材を一方向に進退自在に調整するネジとから構成するものとし、前記ネジにより摺動部材を一方向に位置調整するピンとを介して前記円筒部材がカムによって回転変位され、その回転変位に応じて連続的に各腕の太さに対応出来る。
そのようにしてヒンジの開き具合が調整されるのであるが、その開き具合を図3に示す。図3(a)は片側ヒンジ部を示す拡大断面図であり、図3(b)は、腕装着型電子機器全体を示した断面図である。円筒部材の回動位置に対応して連続的に変化するが図は細い腕、中太の腕、太い腕と3状態のときを示している。無段階的連続で角度調整が加工であり、両方のヒンジで調整できるので広く自由度の高い角度調整が可能である。このように、この実施の形態にかかる腕装着型電子機器の装着体によれば、摺動部材を進退させることで円筒部材の回転角を調整することによって、バンドの固定位置を変更することができる。これによって、腕の太さに合わせてバンドを最も適当な位置で維持できる。
また、この発明では、腕装着型電子機器を腕に装着するとき、ヒンジに設けられる穴とかんぬきピンの係止でバンドを固定するので、ユーザーは、嵌合位置や状態を気にすることなく、ただ単にホルダーを腕に押し当てるだけでよい。さらに、ホルダーを2つ備えるようにすれば、それぞれのホルダーに形態電話機等のマイクとスピーカを内蔵することができる。そのようにすれば、腕周り長さと、耳と口との距離の近似性から、腕に装着したときと耳と口にあてがうときとの双方の態様で使用できる腕装着型電子機器が構成される。
【0010】
【実施例1】
本発明の1実施例を図4を参照して説明する。図4は本体21とホルダー22のヒンジ部分の分解斜視図で本体21側ヒンジ片28とホルダー22側ヒンジ片24間に介在する部材は円筒部材10で、図中矢印で示した拡大断面図から分かるように該円筒部材の一端側は中実形態となっておりその部分には放射方向にはかんぬきピン32を挿入する穴26が、端部中央には軸方向にネジ穴が穿設されている。他端側は中空で側壁にはカム溝となる長孔11が両側に対象形態で穿設されている。この中空部には摺動部材12が嵌合され、該摺動部材12の一方には前記長孔11と係合するピン13を挿入する貫通穴が、他方側は断面が長方形の偏平形状となっており端部中央には軸方向にアジャストネジ15と螺合するネジ穴が穿設されている。前記貫通穴にはピン13が挿入され、該ピンの両端は前記長孔と係合しカム機構を構成する。該ピンが抜けてしまわないように組立時には円筒部材10の外側をカバー14で被覆するようにするが、該カバー14にはかんぬきピン32の邪魔にならないように切欠け部が設けられている。ホルダー22側のヒンジ片24は両端と中央の部材に分かれ、中央の部材には前記摺動部材の偏平部12a を嵌合するための断面が長方形の角穴24a が穿設されている。両部材の嵌合は軸方向に摺動可能で軸周りの回転が不可となる関係であればよく、必ずしも断面は長方形である必要はなく、軸中心に非円形形状であればよい。
【0011】
本体側のヒンジ片28は左右2つのヒンジ片にわかれており、このヒンジ部材の組み立てに際しては前記3つのホルダー側ヒンジ片24の間に櫛歯状に挟まれて配置される。図中左側のヒンジ片28内にはヒンジバネ35が配置され、本体21とホルダー22を開く方向に付勢する。この機構は図7に示した従来装置と同様である。右側のヒンジ片28とホルダー側中央ヒンジ片24との間には前記円筒部材10が摺動部材12を嵌合し、カバー14が被せられた形態で挿入される。その際、前記摺動部材の偏平部12a が中央のヒンジ片24に穿設されている長方形の角穴24a に嵌合するように組み込む。ヒンジ片24の左端からアジャストネジ15を軸穴に通し先端ネジ部を摺動体13の中央ネジ穴に螺合する。次いでヒンジ片間の隙間部から止め輪17を挿し込んで該アジャストネジ15のネジ溝が切られていない元部に設けられた円周溝部に嵌めて、該アジャストネジ15をヒンジ片24の軸方向位置を決めると共に抜けを防止する。ヒンジ片24の右端側からは中央ネジ穴にネジ16を挿入し、前記円筒部材10の右端に穿設されたネジ穴と螺合させる。
【0012】
このような組み立て状態でアジャストネジ15を回転させると、回転を阻止され軸方向の変位が許容されている摺動部材12は回転量に応じて軸方向に進退変位し、その変位方向はネジ溝と回転方向に依存する。摺動部材12が変位するとそれに植設されているピン13も変位し長孔11を介して係合関係にある円筒部材10をカム機構により回転変位させる。該円筒部材1 0に穿設された穴26には先端部にスプリング材を介してかんぬきピン32が挿入されていて、該かんぬきピン32のヒンジ片24に対する回転角はこの円筒部材10の回転変位量に依存することになる。ホルダー22が図2の(a)に示すように開かれた状態からヒンジバネ35のバネ力に抗して腕に締める方向に回動させるとかんぬきピン32はヒンジ片28の面を摺動しやがて穴30部分に至りバネ力によって穴30に挿入されることになって図2(b)の状態となる。このホルダー22が係止される位置は本体側ヒンジ片に穿設された穴30と前記円筒部材10に挿入されたかんぬきピン32との位置関係に依存する。本発明において該円筒部材10は本体側ヒンジ片28とホルダー側ヒンジ片22との間に介在する部材となっており、それらとなす角は前記アジャストピンによる調整によって設定することができ、腕の太さに適宜対応させることができる。しかも、その調整は部品を分解したりする必要が無く外部から簡単に実行することができる。
【0013】
【実施例2】
次に、異なる実施例としてアジャストネジ15をホルダー側の中央ヒンジ片24に設け、摺動部材12を軸と直交する方向に摺動変位させ、カム機構によって円筒部材10を回転変位させるものを示す。図5は本体21とホルダー22のヒンジ部分の分解斜視図で、本体21側ヒンジ片28とホルダー22側ヒンジ片24間に介在する部材が円筒部材10で、図中矢印で示した拡大断面図から分かるように該円筒部材10の一端側には放射方向にはかんぬきピン32を挿入する穴26が、端部中央には軸方向にネジ穴が穿設されている。他端側端面はカム溝となる長溝11'が図6右側側面図に示されるように穿設されている。また、図6左側側面図に示されるようにホルダー側中央のヒンジ片24には前記円筒部材10と接する側に断面が長方形の長溝24aが形成されると共に、外表面から該長溝24aまでアジャストネジ15が挿入される貫通孔が形成されている。この長溝24aには断面が長方形の摺動部材12が長手方向に摺動可能な形態で嵌合され、該摺動部材12の断面中心には長手方向にネジ溝が切られた貫通穴が形成され、側面一端部には前記長溝11'と係合するピン13が植設されている。必ずしも長溝24aと摺動部材12の断面は長方形である必要はなく、放射方向に摺動自在となる形状であればよい。
【0014】
本体側のヒンジ片28は左右2つのヒンジ片にわかれており、このヒンジ部材の組み立てに際しては前記3つのホルダー側ヒンジ片24の間に櫛歯状に挟まれて配置され、図中右側のヒンジ片28内にはヒンジバネ35が配置され、本体21とホルダー22を開く方向に付勢する点は先の実施例と同じである。前記摺動部材12は断面長方形の長溝24a に嵌め込みヒンジ片24の外表面からアジャストネジ15を長溝24aに通し、先端ネジ部を該摺動体12の中央ネジ穴に螺合する。次いで長溝24a部上壁面に止め輪17を挿し込んで該アジャストネジ15のネジ溝が切られていない元部に設けられた円周溝部に嵌めて、該アジャストネジ15を中央ヒンジ片24の放射方向位置を決めると共に抜けを防止する。この状態で左側のヒンジ片28とホルダー側中央ヒンジ片24との間に円筒部材10を挿入するが、その際、摺動部材12のピン13が前記円筒部材10の長溝11'に嵌合するように組み込む。ヒンジ片24の右端側からは中央ネジ穴にネジ16を挿入し、前記円筒部材10の右端に穿設されたネジ穴と螺合させる。
【0015】
このような組み立て状態でアジャストネジ15を回転させると、放射方向の変位が許容されている摺動部材12は回転量に応じて進退変位するが、その変位と方向はネジ溝と回転方向に依存する。摺動部材12が変位するとそれに植設されているピン13も変位し長溝11'を介して係合関係にある円筒部材10をカム機構により回転変位させる。該円筒部材10に穿設された穴26には先端部にスプリング材を介してかんぬきピン32が挿入されていて、該かんぬきピン32のヒンジ片24に対する回転角はこの円筒部材10の回転変位量に依存することになる。この回転変位量によってホルダーの位置調整を行なうことは先の例と変りはない。
【0016】
本発明の腕装着型電子機器の位置調整機能付き装着機構は、ヒンジを構成する本体側ヒンジ片とホルダー側ヒンジ片間に介在するかんぬきピンを植設した部材一方のヒンジ片に対するの回転角を、外部から調整できる機構としたものであるが、以上の例から分かるようにその具体的手段は種々の態様をとることができる。実施例ではアジャストネジの回転を直線変位量に変換し、該直線変位をカム機構で円筒部材の回転変位に変換する機構を採用したが、これに限らず歯車機構を用いることも可能であり、外部から操作出来る手段と該操作に応動して円筒部材が回転変位出来る適宜の機構が採用できる。
【0017】
【発明の効果】
本発明の腕装着型電子機器の位置調整機能付き装着機構は、ヒンジを構成する本体側ヒンジ片とホルダー側ヒンジ片間に介在するかんぬきピンを挿入した円筒部材と、一方のヒンジ片に対する前記円筒部材の回転角を外部から調整する機構とを有し、前記かんぬきピンは他方のヒンジ片に穿設された嵌合孔と嵌合係止された状態において前記調整機構による角度設定に応じて各腕の太さに対応させるものであるから、無段階に連続量の調整が可能であって、どんな腕の太さの人にも最適状態の調整ができる。しかも、部品を分解する手間もなく簡単に調整が可能である。
円筒部材の回転角を外部から調整する機構として、該円筒部材に設けられたカム溝と、該カム溝に係合されるピンが植設され一方のヒンジ片に対して軸方向には摺動可能であって回転不可状態に保持された摺動部材と、ヒンジ部端部にネジ頭が露出し該摺動部材を軸方向に進退自在に調整するネジとから構成したもの、あるいは円筒部材に設けられたカム溝と、該カム溝に係合されるピンが植設され一方のヒンジ片に対して放射方向に摺動可能に保持された摺動部材と、前記ヒンジ片の外表面にネジ頭が露出し該摺動部材を放射方向に進退自在に調整するネジとから構成したものは、調整機構も単純で単にアジャストネジを回動させるだけの操作によって無段階に連続量の調整が可能であって、どんな腕の太さの人にも最適状態の調整ができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明の腕装着型電子機器と先行技術のヒンジ部との対比を示したもので、Aは先行例の、Bは本発明のヒンジ部斜視図である。
【図2】ヒンジ部の断面図で、(a)はヒンジ部が解放された状態、(b)はヒンジ部が位置決めされた状態を示す図である。
【図3】ヒンジの開き具合を示す図で、(a)は片側ヒンジ部の断面図、(b)は腕装着型電子機器全体側面図である。
【図4】本発明の1実施例のヒンジ部分解斜視図である。
【図5】本発明の他の実施例のヒンジ部分解斜視図である。
【図6】本発明の他の実施例における中央ヒンジ片と円筒部材の対向する側面の図であり、左側が中央ヒンジ片で右側が円筒部材である。
【図7】先行技術の腕装着型電子機器を示したもので、(a)は全体側面図、(b)はヒンジ部平面図である。
【図8】先行技術における位置調整機構を説明する図である。
【図9】先行技術において穴の間口長さがホルダーの開き具合に影響することを示す横断面図である。
【符号の説明】
10 円筒部材 24,25 ホルダー側ヒンジ片
11 長孔 24a 角穴(長溝)
11' 長溝 26,27 ピン挿入穴
12 摺動部材 28,29 本体側ヒンジ片
12a 偏平部 30,31 当接穴
13 ピン 32 かんぬきピン
15 アジャストネジ 35 ヒンジバネ
16 ネジ 38 押し出し棒
17 止め輪 39 押しボタン
20 腕装着型電子機器
21 本体部材
22、23 ホルダー部材
[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an adjustment mechanism for an attachment device that can be adjusted in accordance with the thickness of the arm when the arm-mounted electronic device is attached to the arm.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The wrist-worn electronic device is a portable electronic device such as a watch, a computer, a communication device, etc., which is composed of an electronic circuit and is miniaturized until it can be worn on the arm. Such an arm-mounted electronic device includes a main body member for executing a function inherent in the electronic device and a mounting member for mounting on the arm. The present applicant invented an arm-mounted electronic device that can adjust the length of the band and the holder angle corresponding to the thickness of the user's arm as this type of arm-mounted electronic device. Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-398981 Patent application No. 2000-400162 was filed earlier. The arm-mounted electronic device includes a hinge composed of a first hinge piece and a second hinge piece for opening and closing the wearing body, a first hole provided in the first hinge piece, and the second An arm-mounted electronic device having a second hole provided in the hinge piece and a pin inserted into one of the first holes and the other into the second hole. By selecting holes with different lengths and fitting the pin, the mounting body can be adapted to the thickness of the arm.
[0003]
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view and a front view showing one specific configuration of the mounting body and hinge part of the arm-mounted electronic device. FIG. 7A is a cross-sectional view showing the entire electronic device, and FIG. 7B is a front view showing the hinge portion. The arm-mounted electronic device 20 shown in FIG. 1A includes a main body 21 and two pieces of holders 22 and 23. In the drawing, the left side holder 22 is closed and the right side holder 23 is open. The main body 21 and the holders 22 and 23 are coupled by hinges. On the surfaces of the hinge pieces 24 and 25 on the holders 22 and 23 side, a plurality of holes 26 and 27 are formed in the radial direction side by side in the rotational axis direction of the hinges.
The hinge pieces 28 and 29 facing the holes 26 and 27 are provided with holes 30 having different stepwise lengths in the rotational direction of the hinge, and the mechanism of the hinges is the same on the left and right. A spring pin biased pin 32 is received in the hole 26 of the hinge piece on one side. As the holder 22 rotates, that is, the hinge piece 24 rotates, the hole 26 also rotates. Then, when the hole 26 faces the hole 30 of the hinge piece 28 facing, the pin 32 is fitted and brought into contact with the hole 30 facing. As a result, the hinge piece 24 and the holder 22 integral therewith are fixed.
As shown in FIG. 7 (b), the hinge pieces 24 and 28 are coupled to each other by a rotating pair by a spring bar 33 and a fitting pin 34. A coil spring 35 is passed through the spring bar 33, and projecting portions 36 and 37 at both ends thereof are applied to the hinge pieces 24 and 28, respectively. As a result, the hinge pieces 24 and 28 are urged in the direction in which the holder always opens. FIG. 8 is an enlarged view showing a hole drilled in the main body side hinge piece. As described above, a plurality of contact holes 30 are provided side by side in the rotational axis direction so that the length of the front end of the hinge in the rotational direction varies stepwise. In the figure, the contact hole 30 is indicated by a solid line, and the three holes 26 into which the pin 32 is inserted are indicated by dotted lines. In this manner, the pin 32 is inserted by selecting any one of the holes 26. Since the hinge piece is urged in the opening direction, the pin 32 hits one side wall of the contact hole 30. This determines the degree of opening of the holder.
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing that the opening length of the hole affects the degree of opening of the holder. FIG. 9 (a) is a cross-sectional view showing a state where a pin is hitting one side wall of a hole having a short frontage, and FIG. 9 (b) is a side view showing a pin being hit by one side wall of a hole having a long frontage. It is a cross-sectional view which shows a state. As can be seen by comparing the two figures, the rotation θ 2 of the hinge piece 24 from the horizontal direction is smaller when the hole having the long frontage length is selected and the pin is fitted. This allows the holder to be applied to people with thick arms. On the other hand, a person with thin arms may select a hole with a short frontage length and fit a pin. Incidentally, in the case shown in FIG. 4A, the rotation angle is θ 1 , and the difference is Δθ = θ 1 −θ 2 . In addition, the selection of the hole for receiving the pin through the spring can be easily performed by removing the hinge.
As described above, the mounting body of the arm-mounted electronic device according to the preceding example selects the pin into which the pin is inserted from among the plurality of holes, thereby bringing the pin into contact with the stepped wall portion. The fixing position of the holder can be changed depending on the relationship, so that the holder can be maintained at the most appropriate position according to the thickness of the arm, but the adjustment must be performed by disassembling the hinge. There was a problem of requiring labor. The amount of adjustment was limited to the number of holes provided. If one person uses this wrist-worn electronic device, initial readjustment is almost unnecessary if it is initially set, but in the case of equipment shared by several people, the holder position adjustment is Since it is necessary frequently, the burden of disassembling increases the burden.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and can easily adjust the position of the arm according to the thickness of the arm without disassembling the hinge and continuously adjust the position of the holder. It is to provide a mechanism.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The mounting mechanism with position adjustment function of the arm-mounted electronic device according to the present invention includes a cylindrical member in which a pin is interposed between a body-side hinge piece and a holder-side hinge piece constituting a hinge, and the hinge member with respect to one hinge piece. A mechanism for adjusting the rotation angle of the cylindrical member from the outside, and the yoke is fitted in a fitting hole formed in the other hinge piece in accordance with the angle setting by the adjusting mechanism. I was able to cope with the thickness.
The mechanism for adjusting the rotation angle of the cylindrical member from the outside is that a cam groove provided in the cylindrical member and a pin engaged with the cam groove are implanted in the axial direction with respect to one hinge piece. A sliding member that is slidable and held in a non-rotatable state, and a screw that exposes the screw head at the end of the hinge portion and adjusts the sliding member so as to be movable forward and backward in the axial direction, When the position of the sliding member is adjusted in the axial direction with a screw, the cylindrical member is rotationally displaced by a cam via a pin, and can continuously correspond to the thickness of each arm according to the rotational displacement.
The sliding member has a non-circular cross section, and the same non-circular cross-sectional hole is fitted to one hinge piece that is drilled in the axial direction. The slidable and non-rotatable mechanism can be configured.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The mounting mechanism with an adjustment function of the arm-mounted electronic device of the present invention can continuously adjust the degree of closing of the holder steplessly according to the thickness of the arm with individual differences, and maintains the electronic device in the most suitable position. As a mechanism that can be used, a conventional mechanism in which a hinge pin 32 inserted in a hole provided in one hinge piece 24 is directly engaged between one hinge piece 24 and the other hinge piece 28 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1B, the member 10 interposed between one hinge piece 24 and the other hinge piece 28 is separately provided, and the pin 32 is inserted into the hole of the member 10, By providing a mechanism for continuously changing the relative angle of the member 10 to the one hinge piece 24, the positional relationship between the one hinge piece 24 and the other hinge piece 28 can be continuously adjusted steplessly. This is what I thought of. Then, in order to be able to adjust the positional relationship without disassembling the hinge, a mechanism is adopted in which the angle adjustment of the member interposed between the hinge pieces is operated from the outside.
[0007]
The embodiment of the mounting mechanism with an adjustment function of the arm mounting type electronic apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail below. The configuration of the arm-mounted electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention is not substantially different from the prior art shown in FIG. A side sectional view showing the entire electronic device is the same as FIG. 7A, and the arm-mounted electronic device 20 includes a main body 21 and two pieces of holders 22 and 23. In the drawing, the left side holder 22 is closed and the right side holder 23 is open. The main body 21 and the holders 22 and 23 are coupled by hinges.
Holes 30 and 31 are also provided in the hinge pieces 28 and 29 facing the holes 26 and 27. Since the mechanism of the hinge is the same on the left and right, the left hinge will be described here for convenience. In the hole 26 of the hinge piece 24 on one side, a hammer pin 32 biased toward the opening side by a spring is accommodated. As the holder 22 rotates, that is, the hinge piece 24 rotates, the hole 26 also rotates. And when the hole 26 faces the hole 30 of the hinge piece 28 facing, the pin 32 is fitted into the hole 30 facing. As a result, the hinge piece 24 and the holder 22 integral therewith are fixed.
The structure of the hinge portion is largely different mechanically as described above with reference to FIG.
[0008]
FIG. 2 is an enlarged view showing a hole formed in the main body side hinge piece. 2A is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the hinge is not fixed, and FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the hinge is fixed. As shown in FIG. 5A, when the holder 22 is in the open state, the hinge pin 28 is located inside the hole 26 because the facing hinge piece 28 becomes an obstacle. In FIG. 5B, the pin 32 is inserted into the hole 30 provided in the hinge piece 28 on the main body 21 side, and the force of the holder 22 to open by a coil spring (not shown) is applied to one side wall of the hole 30. The pin 32 is pressed and locked. As a result, the holder 22 is positioned in the closed state. The push-out bar 38 is integrated with the push button 39 in order to move up and down and push back the pin 32 inserted into the hole 30 (31). In this state, when the push button 39 is pressed and the pin 32 is pushed into the hole 26 against the spring, the locking relation between the hole 30 and the pin 32 is released, and the holder 22 is repelled by the force of the coil spring. In the state (a), the electronic device can be removed from the arm. When mounting the electronic device on the arm, when the hinge 22 (23) is rotated against the coil spring in the open state of FIG. (A), the pin 32 will slide on the surface of the mating hinge 28 (29) before long. The hole 30 (31) is reached and inserted into the hole 30 (31) by the spring force, resulting in the state shown in FIG. This state is a state in which the electronic device is worn on the arm.
In addition, the number of holders connected by the hinge may be one or two. Further, it is preferable to provide a plate P having a large cross-sectional area at the tip of the extrusion bar 38. Furthermore, when the push button 39 is biased so as to be returned to the original position toward the outside of the main body by the spring, the push button 39 is easily pressed. As described above, according to the arm-mounted electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention, the pusher button is used to remove the fitting between the hole and the hole, and the holder is opened. Can be removed from the arm.
[0009]
In the present invention, as a mechanism for adjusting the opening degree of the hinge, a cylindrical member in which a pin inserted between the main body side hinge piece and the holder side hinge piece constituting the hinge is inserted, and the rotation angle of the cylindrical member with respect to one hinge piece And a pin for adjusting the rotation angle of the hinge pin with respect to one hinge piece in a state where the pin is fitted with a fitting hole formed in the other hinge piece. It can be adapted to the thickness of each arm. The mechanism for adjusting the rotation angle of the cylindrical member from the outside is that a cam groove provided in the cylindrical member and a pin engaged with the cam groove are implanted in one direction with respect to one hinge piece. A sliding member that is slidable and held in a non-rotatable state, and a screw that exposes the screw head to the outer surface of the hinge portion and adjusts the sliding member so as to freely advance and retract in one direction, The cylindrical member is rotationally displaced by a cam via a pin that adjusts the position of the sliding member in one direction by a screw, and can continuously correspond to the thickness of each arm according to the rotational displacement.
The opening degree of the hinge is adjusted in this way, and the opening degree is shown in FIG. FIG. 3A is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the one-side hinge portion, and FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view showing the entire arm-mounted electronic device. Although the figure changes continuously corresponding to the rotational position of the cylindrical member, the figure shows a thin arm, a middle thick arm, and a thick arm in three states. The angle adjustment is a continuous and stepless process, and since it can be adjusted with both hinges, a wide and highly flexible angle adjustment is possible. As described above, according to the arm-mounted electronic device mounting body according to this embodiment, the fixing position of the band can be changed by adjusting the rotation angle of the cylindrical member by moving the sliding member forward and backward. it can. Thus, the band can be maintained at the most appropriate position according to the thickness of the arm.
In the present invention, when the arm-mounted electronic device is mounted on the arm, the band is fixed by locking the hole provided in the hinge and the pin, so that the user does not have to worry about the fitting position and state. Just hold the holder against your arm. Furthermore, if two holders are provided, a microphone and a speaker such as a form telephone can be built in each holder. By doing so, an arm-mounted electronic device that can be used both in the case of wearing on the arm and in the case of applying to the ear and mouth is configured from the approximate length of the arm circumference and the distance between the ear and the mouth. The
[0010]
[Example 1]
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the hinge portion of the main body 21 and the holder 22, and the member interposed between the main body 21 side hinge piece 28 and the holder 22 side hinge piece 24 is a cylindrical member 10, from an enlarged sectional view indicated by an arrow in the figure. As can be seen, one end side of the cylindrical member has a solid shape, and a hole 26 for inserting the pin 32 in the radial direction is formed in that portion, and a screw hole is formed in the center of the end portion in the axial direction. Yes. The other end side is hollow, and a long hole 11 serving as a cam groove is formed in the side wall in a target form on both sides. A sliding member 12 is fitted into this hollow portion, one of the sliding members 12 has a through hole for inserting a pin 13 that engages with the long hole 11, and the other side has a flat shape with a rectangular cross section. A screw hole is formed in the center of the end portion so as to be screwed into the adjustment screw 15 in the axial direction. Pins 13 are inserted into the through holes, and both ends of the pins engage with the elongated holes to constitute a cam mechanism. At the time of assembly, the outside of the cylindrical member 10 is covered with a cover 14 so that the pin does not come off, but the cover 14 is provided with a notch so as not to obstruct the pin 32. The hinge piece 24 on the holder 22 side is divided into both ends and a central member, and a rectangular hole 24a having a rectangular cross section for fitting the flat portion 12a of the sliding member is formed in the central member. The fitting of the two members may be any relationship as long as it is slidable in the axial direction and cannot be rotated around the shaft, and the cross-section is not necessarily rectangular but may be a non-circular shape about the shaft center.
[0011]
The hinge piece 28 on the main body side is divided into two left and right hinge pieces, and when the hinge member is assembled, it is sandwiched between the three holder side hinge pieces 24 and arranged in a comb shape. A hinge spring 35 is disposed in the hinge piece 28 on the left side in the drawing, and urges the main body 21 and the holder 22 in the opening direction. This mechanism is the same as that of the conventional apparatus shown in FIG. Between the right hinge piece 28 and the holder side central hinge piece 24, the cylindrical member 10 is inserted in a form in which the sliding member 12 is fitted and the cover 14 is covered. At that time, the flat portion 12a of the sliding member is assembled so as to fit into a rectangular hole 24a formed in the central hinge piece 24. The adjustment screw 15 is passed through the shaft hole from the left end of the hinge piece 24 and the tip screw portion is screwed into the central screw hole of the sliding body 13. Next, the retaining ring 17 is inserted from the gap between the hinge pieces and fitted into a circumferential groove provided in the original portion where the screw groove of the adjustment screw 15 is not cut, and the adjustment screw 15 is inserted into the shaft of the hinge piece 24. Determine the directional position and prevent omission. A screw 16 is inserted into the central screw hole from the right end side of the hinge piece 24 and screwed into a screw hole drilled in the right end of the cylindrical member 10.
[0012]
When the adjusting screw 15 is rotated in such an assembled state, the sliding member 12 that is prevented from rotating and is allowed to move in the axial direction moves forward and backward in the axial direction according to the amount of rotation. And depends on the direction of rotation. When the sliding member 12 is displaced, the pin 13 implanted in the sliding member 12 is also displaced, and the cylindrical member 10 that is engaged through the elongated hole 11 is rotationally displaced by the cam mechanism. A pin 26 is inserted in the hole 26 formed in the cylindrical member 10 via a spring material at the tip, and the rotation angle of the pin 32 with respect to the hinge piece 24 is the rotational displacement of the cylindrical member 10. It depends on the amount. When the holder 22 is rotated from the open state as shown in FIG. 2A in the direction of tightening on the arm against the spring force of the hinge spring 35, the pin 32 slides on the surface of the hinge piece 28 before long. It reaches the hole 30 portion and is inserted into the hole 30 by the spring force, resulting in the state of FIG. The position where the holder 22 is locked depends on the positional relationship between the hole 30 drilled in the main body side hinge piece and the pin 32 inserted into the cylindrical member 10. In the present invention, the cylindrical member 10 is a member interposed between the main body side hinge piece 28 and the holder side hinge piece 22, and the angle between them can be set by adjustment with the adjusting pin, It is possible to appropriately correspond to the thickness. Moreover, the adjustment can be easily performed from the outside without having to disassemble the parts.
[0013]
[Example 2]
Next, as another embodiment, an adjustment screw 15 is provided on the central hinge piece 24 on the holder side, the sliding member 12 is slid in a direction orthogonal to the axis, and the cylindrical member 10 is rotationally displaced by a cam mechanism. . FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the hinge portion of the main body 21 and the holder 22, and the member interposed between the main body 21 side hinge piece 28 and the holder 22 side hinge piece 24 is the cylindrical member 10, and is an enlarged cross-sectional view indicated by an arrow in the figure As can be seen, a hole 26 for inserting the pin 32 in the radial direction is formed in one end side of the cylindrical member 10, and a screw hole is formed in the center of the end portion in the axial direction. On the other end side end surface, a long groove 11 'serving as a cam groove is formed as shown in the right side view of FIG. Further, as shown in the left side view of FIG. 6, a long groove 24a having a rectangular cross section is formed in the hinge piece 24 at the center on the holder side on the side in contact with the cylindrical member 10, and an adjustment screw from the outer surface to the long groove 24a. A through hole into which 15 is inserted is formed. A sliding member 12 having a rectangular cross section is fitted into the long groove 24a in such a manner that the sliding member 12 can slide in the longitudinal direction, and a through-hole having a thread groove cut in the longitudinal direction is formed at the center of the cross section of the sliding member 12. In addition, a pin 13 that engages with the long groove 11 ′ is implanted at one end of the side surface. The cross sections of the long groove 24a and the sliding member 12 do not necessarily have to be rectangular, and may be any shape that can slide in the radial direction.
[0014]
The hinge piece 28 on the main body side is divided into two left and right hinge pieces. When assembling the hinge member, the hinge piece 28 is sandwiched between the three holder side hinge pieces 24 and arranged on the right side in the figure. A hinge spring 35 is disposed in the piece 28 and is biased in the direction in which the main body 21 and the holder 22 are opened, as in the previous embodiment. The sliding member 12 is fitted into a long groove 24 a having a rectangular cross section, and an adjustment screw 15 is passed through the long groove 24 a from the outer surface of the hinge piece 24, and a tip screw portion is screwed into a central screw hole of the sliding body 12. Next, the retaining ring 17 is inserted into the upper wall surface of the long groove 24a and is fitted into a circumferential groove provided in the original portion where the screw groove of the adjustment screw 15 is not cut, and the adjustment screw 15 is radiated from the central hinge piece 24. Determine the directional position and prevent omission. In this state, the cylindrical member 10 is inserted between the left hinge piece 28 and the holder side central hinge piece 24. At this time, the pin 13 of the sliding member 12 is fitted into the long groove 11 ′ of the cylindrical member 10. Incorporate as follows. A screw 16 is inserted into the central screw hole from the right end side of the hinge piece 24 and screwed into a screw hole drilled in the right end of the cylindrical member 10.
[0015]
When the adjustment screw 15 is rotated in such an assembled state, the sliding member 12 that is allowed to move in the radial direction moves forward and backward according to the amount of rotation, but the displacement and direction depend on the screw groove and the rotation direction. To do. When the sliding member 12 is displaced, the pin 13 implanted in the sliding member 12 is also displaced, and the cylindrical member 10 in an engaging relationship is rotated and displaced by the cam mechanism through the long groove 11 ′. A pin 26 is inserted into a hole 26 formed in the cylindrical member 10 via a spring material at the tip, and the rotation angle of the pin 32 with respect to the hinge piece 24 is the rotational displacement amount of the cylindrical member 10. Will depend on. The position adjustment of the holder according to the rotational displacement amount is not different from the previous example.
[0016]
The mounting mechanism with position adjustment function of the arm-mounted electronic device according to the present invention is a member in which a pin that is interposed between a main body side hinge piece and a holder side hinge piece constituting a hinge is provided. Although the mechanism can be adjusted from the outside, the specific means can take various modes as can be seen from the above examples. In the embodiment, a mechanism for converting the rotation of the adjustment screw into a linear displacement amount and converting the linear displacement into a rotational displacement of the cylindrical member by the cam mechanism is adopted, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a gear mechanism can also be used. A means that can be operated from the outside and an appropriate mechanism that can rotate and displace the cylindrical member in response to the operation can be adopted.
[0017]
【The invention's effect】
The mounting mechanism with position adjustment function of the arm-mounted electronic device according to the present invention includes a cylindrical member in which a pin inserted between a body-side hinge piece and a holder-side hinge piece constituting a hinge, and the cylinder for one hinge piece. A mechanism for adjusting the rotation angle of the member from the outside, and the pin is in a state of being fitted and locked with a fitting hole formed in the other hinge piece according to the angle setting by the adjusting mechanism. Since it corresponds to the thickness of the arm, it is possible to adjust the continuous amount steplessly, and the optimal state can be adjusted for a person of any arm thickness. Moreover, the adjustment can be easily performed without the need to disassemble the parts.
As a mechanism for adjusting the rotation angle of the cylindrical member from the outside, a cam groove provided in the cylindrical member and a pin engaged with the cam groove are implanted, and slides in the axial direction with respect to one hinge piece. A slide member that is held in a non-rotatable state and a screw that exposes the screw head at the end of the hinge and adjusts the slide member so that it can advance and retreat in the axial direction, or a cylindrical member A cam groove provided, a sliding member in which a pin engaged with the cam groove is implanted and held slidable in a radial direction with respect to one hinge piece, and a screw on the outer surface of the hinge piece Consisting of a screw that exposes the head and adjusts the sliding member so that it can be moved back and forth in the radial direction, the adjustment mechanism is simple, and it is possible to adjust the continuous amount steplessly by simply turning the adjustment screw. And it can be adjusted optimally for people with any arm thickness .
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 shows a comparison between an arm-mounted electronic device of the present invention and a hinge part of a prior art, wherein A is a prior example and B is a perspective view of the hinge part of the present invention.
FIGS. 2A and 2B are cross-sectional views of the hinge portion, where FIG. 2A is a view showing a state in which the hinge portion is released, and FIG. 2B is a view showing a state in which the hinge portion is positioned.
3A and 3B are diagrams showing how the hinge is opened, in which FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view of a one-side hinge portion, and FIG. 3B is a side view of the entire arm-mounted electronic device.
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a hinge part according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a hinge part according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a side view of a central hinge piece and a cylindrical member facing each other according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which the left side is the central hinge piece and the right side is the cylindrical member.
7A and 7B show a prior art arm-mounted electronic device, in which FIG. 7A is an overall side view and FIG. 7B is a plan view of a hinge portion;
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a position adjustment mechanism in the prior art.
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing that the opening length of the hole affects the opening degree of the holder in the prior art.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Cylindrical member 24,25 Holder-side hinge piece
11 Long hole 24a Square hole (long groove)
11 'Long groove 26,27 Pin insertion hole
12 Sliding member 28, 29 Hinge piece on the body side
12a Flat part 30,31 Contact hole
13 pin 32 pin
15 Adjustment screw 35 Hinge spring
16 Screw 38 Extrusion bar
17 Retaining ring 39 Push button
20 Arm-mounted electronic devices
21 Body material
22, 23 Holder material

Claims (4)

本体とホルダーとからなる腕に装着可能な電子機器の装着機構であって、
ヒンジを構成する本体側ヒンジ片とホルダー側ヒンジ片間に介在するかんぬきピンを挿入した円筒部材と、一方のヒンジ片に対する前記円筒部材の回転角を外部から調整する調整機構とを有し、前記調整機構は、前記一方のヒンジ片の軸方向に穿設された断面が非円形状の穴に嵌合させ前記一方のヒンジ片に対して軸方向に摺動可能であって回転不可とさせるために端部の断面が非円形状の扁平形状である、前記円筒部材に設けられたカム溝に係合されるピンが植設された摺動部材を有し、前記カム溝は前記軸方向に対して前記回転方向に変位している長孔であり、前記摺動部材を前記軸方向に摺動させると前記ピンが前記カム溝に沿って移動することで前記一方のヒンジ片に対して前記円筒部材が前記回転方向に回転し、前記円筒部材が回転することで前記一方のヒンジ片に対して前記円筒部材に挿入された前記かんぬきピンの位置が変化し、前記かんぬきピンは他方のヒンジ片に穿設された嵌合孔と嵌合係止された状態において前記調整機構による角度設定に応じて各腕の太さに合わせたバンドの固定位置を変更することを特徴とする腕装着型電子機器の位置調整機能付き装着機構。
An electronic device mounting mechanism that can be mounted on an arm composed of a main body and a holder,
Includes a cylindrical member inserted bolted pin interposed body side hinge piece and a holder-side hinge pieces that constitute the hinge and an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the rotation angle of the cylindrical member relative to one of the hinge pieces from outside, the The adjusting mechanism is configured so that a cross section of the one hinge piece drilled in the axial direction is fitted into a non-circular hole so that the hinge piece is slidable in the axial direction and cannot rotate. A sliding member having a non-circular flat cross section at the end, and a pin engaged with a cam groove provided in the cylindrical member, the cam groove extending in the axial direction. In contrast, when the sliding member is slid in the axial direction, the pin moves along the cam groove to move the sliding member in the axial direction. The cylindrical member rotates in the rotation direction, and the cylindrical member rotates. Position of the yoke pin, which is inserted into the cylindrical member relative to said one hinge piece is changed by said yoke pin was sealed fitting holes and fitting engagement which is formed in the other hinge piece A mounting mechanism with a position adjusting function for an arm-mounted electronic device, wherein the fixing position of the band is changed according to the thickness of each arm in accordance with the angle setting by the adjusting mechanism.
前記調整機構は、さらにヒンジ部端部にネジ頭が露出し前記摺動部材を軸方向に進退自在に変位させるネジを有し、前記ネジにより前記摺動部材を軸方向に変位させることにより前記円筒部材の回転角を調整することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の腕装着型電子機器の位置調整機能付き装着機構。 The adjusting mechanism further screw head is exposed to the hinge end portion has a screw which movably displace the sliding member in an axial direction, wherein by displacing the slide member in the axial direction by the screw The mounting mechanism with a position adjusting function for an arm-mounted electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the rotation angle of the cylindrical member is adjusted. 前記摺動部材は断面が長方形であって、同じ長方形の断面の穴が軸方向に穿設された前記一方のヒンジ片と嵌合されることにより、前記一方のヒンジ片に対して軸方向には摺動可能であって回転不可状態に保持されたことを特徴とする請求項1または請求項2に記載の腕装着型電子機器の位置調整機能付き装着機構。 Said sliding member is a rectangular cross-section, by a hole of the same rectangular cross-section is fitted with the one of the hinge pieces bored axially, axially relative to said one hinge piece The mounting mechanism with a position adjusting function for an arm-mounted electronic device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the slidable and non-rotatable state is held. 請求項1から請求項3のいずれかに記載の腕装着型電子機器の位置調整機能付き装着機構を有する腕装着型電子機器。The arm mounting type electronic device which has a mounting mechanism with a position adjustment function of the arm mounting type electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
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