JP5507503B2 - Electronic device case and keyboard device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a casing for an electronic device and keyboard equipment, in particular, also relates to the case and keyboard equipment for combined electronic apparatus capable as a stand.

  A case for an electronic device for carrying an electronic device such as a tablet-type personal computer (hereinafter referred to as “tablet-type PC”), which can also be used as a stand for standing an electronic device such as a tablet-type PC is known. It has become. The case for an electronic device that can also be used as a stand includes a base part, a connecting part that is foldable with respect to the base part, a foldable part with respect to the connecting part, and substantially the same as the base part. And a lid having a size. The electronic device described above is housed inside the lid, and when the electronic device is carried, the base device and the lid are folded in two with the electronic device inside to protect the electronic device. On the other hand, in the case of functioning as a stand for standing electronic equipment, a support structure that forms a triangle in a side view that supports the electronic equipment housed from the back by separating the portion on the side of the continuous portion of the lid from the electronic equipment. To do. Thus, the electronic device case also functions as a stand for standing the electronic device, and the electronic device is used in a standing state (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-24178 A

  However, if the electronic device is housed in a case for an electronic device that can also be used as a stand and used on a knee or the like while the electronic device is standing, the base part will fall back and the electronic device may fall back. There were times when it fell.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and can be used as a stand in which the electronic device does not fall down or fall even if it is used on a knee or the like while the electronic device is standing. and to provide a combined possible keyboard equipment as electronic equipment case and the stand.

In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides a base portion, a connecting portion that is foldable with respect to the base portion, and a foldable state with respect to the connecting portion. A lid portion that accommodates the electronic device, and a support plate portion that is provided inside the lid portion and supports the accommodated electronic device. When the base device and the lid portion are folded in half with the electronic device inside, when the accommodated electronic device is stood up, a portion on the connecting portion side of the lid portion is separated from the support plate portion. In an electronic device case that is spaced apart and supports the accommodated electrical equipment from the back side, and the lower edge of the support plate portion is locked to the upper surface of the base portion, the lower edge of the support plate portion has the electronic device Having the same depth as the thickness of the lower edge of the device, Holder is provided the lower edge of the vessel is fitted, the lower edge of the support plate portion so that the upper surface of the base portion adsorbs, embed magnets in one of the upper surface portion of the holder or the base portion On the other hand, an adsorbent to be adsorbed by the magnet is embedded in either one of the other.

  Further, in the present invention, in the above invention, when the lid portion has a folding line provided in parallel with a boundary line that becomes a boundary with the connecting portion, A part on the open side is folded back with the broken line as a boundary, and a part on the connecting part side supports the electronic device from the back.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the magnet is provided in the holder, and the adsorbed body is provided on an upper surface portion of the base portion.

  Moreover, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, the adsorbent is in a strip shape extending in a direction perpendicular to a boundary line that is a boundary between the base portion and the connecting portion.

  Moreover, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, the adsorbent is iron.

  Moreover, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, a groove is formed on the upper surface of the base portion so that the lower edge of the support plate portion is locked.

  Moreover, the present invention is characterized in that in the above invention, a plurality of the grooves are provided.

Further, the present invention provides a keyboard provided with operation keys, a connecting portion provided so as to be foldable with respect to the keyboard, and provided so as to be foldable with respect to the connecting portion, and houses an electronic device inside the keyboard. A lid, and a support plate that is provided inside the lid and supports the accommodated electronic device. When the accommodated electronic device is to stand, a portion on the connecting portion side of the lid is In the keyboard device that is spaced apart from the support plate portion and supports the electronic device accommodated from the back side, and the lower edge of the support plate portion is locked to the upper surface of the keyboard, the lower edge of the support plate portion includes the A holder having a depth substantially the same as the thickness of the lower edge portion of the electronic device, to which the lower edge portion of the electronic device is fitted, and so that the upper surface of the keyboard adsorbs the lower edge of the support plate portion, the holder or the keyboards While embedding the magnets in one of the upper surface portion of the de, characterized in that embedded object adsorbent adsorbed to the magnet to the other.

  Further, in the present invention, in the above invention, when the lid portion has a folding line provided in parallel with a boundary line serving as a boundary with the connecting portion, and the display portion is raised, the folding line The part on the open side is folded back at the boundary, and the part on the connecting part side supports the display part from the back side.

Moreover, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the magnet is provided in the holder, and the adsorbed body is provided in an upper surface portion of the keyboard.

  Moreover, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, the adsorbent is a strip extending in a direction perpendicular to a boundary line that is a boundary between the keyboard and the connecting portion.

  Moreover, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, the adsorbent is iron.

  Moreover, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, a groove is formed on the upper surface of the keyboard so that the lower edge of the support plate portion is locked.

  Moreover, the present invention is characterized in that in the above invention, a plurality of the grooves are provided.

Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the holder has a lower frame portion into which a lower edge portion of the electronic device is fitted, and a pair of side frame portions into which lower side edges of the electronic device are fitted, The magnet or the object to be adsorbed is embedded in the lower frame portion .

  The case for an electronic device according to the present invention is provided with a magnet on either the lower edge portion of the support plate portion or the upper surface portion of the base portion so that the lower surface of the support plate portion is adsorbed by the upper surface of the base portion. On the other hand, since the object to be attracted by the magnet is provided on either one of the other, even if it is used on a knee or the like in a state where the accommodated electronic device is standing, it does not fall down or fall back.

  In the keyboard device according to the present invention, a magnet is provided on either the lower edge portion of the support plate portion or the upper surface portion of the keyboard so that the lower surface of the support plate portion is attracted to the upper surface of the keyboard. Since the object to be attracted by the magnet is provided, even if it is used on a knee or the like in a state in which the accommodated electronic device is standing, it does not fall down or fall back.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a tablet PC case containing a tablet PC, and is a perspective view showing a use state of the tablet PC. FIG. 2 is a view showing a tablet PC case containing a tablet PC, and is a perspective view showing a use state of the tablet PC viewed from an angle different from FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a tablet PC case containing a tablet PC, and shows a state for carrying the tablet PC. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the tablet PC case shown in FIG. 1, and shows a state before the tablet PC is accommodated. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the structure of the tablet PC case shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the relationship between the upper surface portion of the base portion and the lower edge portion of the support plate portion.

It will be described below in detail with reference to the embodiment of the electronic equipment case and keyboard equipment according to the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

  An electronic device case according to an embodiment of the present invention is an electronic device case for carrying an electronic device such as a tablet PC, and can also be used as a stand for standing an electronic device such as a tablet PC. is there. In addition, the electronic device case according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a keyboard device, and can also be used as a stand for standing an electronic device such as a tablet PC. Here, the case for an electronic device and the keyboard device will be described taking a case for a tablet PC containing a tablet PC as an example.

  1 to 3 are diagrams showing a tablet PC case containing a tablet PC, in which FIGS. 1 and 2 are perspective views showing a use state of the tablet PC, and FIG. It is a figure which shows the state for carrying a type | mold PC. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the tablet PC case shown in FIG. 1, and shows a state before the tablet PC is accommodated. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the structure of the tablet PC case shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the tablet PC case 1 is foldable with respect to the base part 2, the connecting part 3 provided to be foldable with respect to the base part 2, and the connecting part 3. The tablet PC 100 is housed inside and accommodates the tablet PC 100, while the middle part thereof has a lid part 4 provided with a folding line 41 on the side of the connection part, and the tablet PC provided and accommodated inside the lid part 4 And a support plate portion 5 for supporting the.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the base unit 2 is a part that can be placed on a desk or a knee when the tablet PC 100 accommodated in the tablet PC case 1 is used. The tablet PC 100 has a rectangular shape that is approximately the same size. In addition, the base part 2 of the tablet PC case 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided with an operation key 21 on the front side of the upper surface, and also functions as a keyboard. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a groove 22 for standing the tablet PC 100 is provided on the back side of the upper surface of the base portion 2. The groove 22 is a V groove provided from the left side edge to the right side edge of the base part 2, and the lower edge of the support plate part 5 is locked. In addition, a plurality of grooves 22 are provided, and by selecting an arbitrary groove 22 and locking the lower edge of the support plate 5 to the selected groove 22, the tablet PC 100 can be in an arbitrary posture (an arbitrary angle). Can stand up. In the embodiment of the present invention, three grooves 22 are provided, and an arbitrary posture (angle) can be selected from three postures (three angles) to stand the tablet PC 100. The groove 22 is provided in parallel with a boundary line (folding line) O ₁ that serves as a boundary between the base part 2 and the connecting part 3, and the support plate part 5 and the tablet PC 100 can be connected regardless of which groove 22 is selected. There is no tilting or stagnation.

As shown in FIG. 3, the connecting portion 3 is a portion that looks like a spine of a book when the base portion 2 and the lid portion 4 are folded in half with the accommodated tablet PC 100 inside. The width of the base portion 2 is equal to or greater than the thickness of the tablet PC 100 plus the thickness thereof. Thereby, the boundary line (folding line) O ₁ that becomes the boundary between the base part 2 and the connecting part 3 and the boundary line (folding line) O ₂ that becomes the boundary between the connecting part 3 and the lid part 4 are parallel to each other. Become.

  The lid portion 4 has a rectangular shape that is substantially the same size as the base portion 2. When the base portion 2 and the lid portion 4 are folded in half with the accommodated tablet PC 100 inside, The part 4 overlaps the base part 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the support plate portion 5 is a plate-like support member for supporting the accommodated tablet PC 100, and is made of a highly rigid material, for example, plastic. The support plate portion 5 has a rectangular shape having substantially the same size as the lid portion 4, and the upper portion from the middle is bonded to the inner side of the portion that becomes the open side of the lid portion 4. . Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the support plate portion 5 is provided with a holder 51 in which the lower portion of the tablet PC 100 is fitted at the lower edge portion. The holder 51 has a lower frame portion 51 a into which the lower edge portion of the tablet PC 100 fits and a side frame portion 51 b into which the lower side edges of the tablet PC 100 fit, and the lower portion is fitted into the holder 51. In addition, the tablet PC 100 is restrained by the lower frame portion 51a and the side frame portion 51b, and is restricted from moving downward and laterally. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the corner holder 52 which the upper edge corner | angular part of the tablet-type PC100 fits is provided in the upper edge part of the support plate part 5, a left corner, and a right corner, respectively. The tablet PC 100 in which the lower part is fitted to the holder 51 and the upper edge corner part is fitted to the corner holder 52 is restrained by the corner holder 52, and the upward movement is restricted. Thereby, the accommodated tablet PC 100 is integrated with the support plate portion 5.

  As described above, the tablet PC 100 accommodated in the tablet PC case 1 and the base (keyboard) 2 are connected by known means such as wired or wireless, and a signal is input from the operation key 21 to the tablet PC 100. Is done. A typical example of wired connection is based on USB (Universal Serial Bus) connection, and a typical example of wireless connection is based on infrared connection or Bluetooth connection.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, when the lower edge of the support plate portion 5 is locked in the groove 22 provided on the upper surface of the base portion 2, the lower edge of the support plate portion 5 is the upper surface of the base portion 2. The permanent magnet 53 is provided on the lower edge portion of the support plate portion 5, and the belt-like object to be adsorbed (specifically, the magnetic material 23) is provided on the upper surface portion of the base portion 2. The belt-like magnetic body 23 is a position facing the permanent magnet 53 provided on the support plate portion 5 and is perpendicular to the boundary line (folding line) O ₁ that becomes the boundary between the base portion 2 and the connecting portion 3. Even if the lower edge of the support plate part 5 is locked to any of the upper surfaces of the base part 2, the permanent magnet 53 provided at the lower edge part of the support plate part 5 is attracted. The magnetic body 23 is, for example, iron.

  When the tablet PC 100 is carried using the tablet PC case 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention described above, the tablet PC 100 accommodated in the tablet PC case 1 is placed inside as shown in FIG. In this way, the tablet PC 100 is protected by folding the base portion 2 and the lid portion 4 in half.

  On the other hand, when using the tablet PC 100 using the tablet PC case 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention described above, as shown in FIGS. The part which becomes the open side of the cover part 4 is turned back, and the lower edge of the support plate part 5 is locked to the groove 22 provided on the upper surface of the base part 2. Then, the permanent magnet 53 provided on the lower edge portion of the support plate portion 5 is attracted to the magnetic body 23 provided on the upper surface portion of the base portion 2, and the posture of the support plate portion 5 with respect to the base portion 2 is maintained, and the tablet The posture of the mold PC 100 is maintained.

  As described above, the tablet PC case 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is similar to the case of the tablet PC 100 even when the tablet PC case 1 is lowered backward as in the case where the tablet PC 100 is used on the knee. The posture is maintained, and the tablet PC 100 does not fall down and the tablet PC does not fall.

  In the embodiment of the present invention described above, the case for an electronic device and the keyboard device have been described using the case 1 for the tablet PC that accommodates the tablet PC 100 as an example. However, the electronic device is not limited to the tablet PC. .

  Further, in the above-described embodiment of the present invention, an example in which the groove 22 that locks the lower edge of the support plate part 5 is provided from the left side edge to the right side edge of the base part 2 on the upper surface back side of the base part 2. Although shown, it does not need to extend from the left side edge to the right side edge, as long as it is sufficient to lock the lower edge of the support plate portion 5. In addition, the groove 22 is not limited as long as the lower edge of the support plate portion 5 is locked, and for example, a protrusion protruding upward from the upper surface of the base portion 2 may be used. Further, it may be stopped at an arbitrary position without providing the groove 22 or the protrusion.

  In the embodiment of the present invention described above, the permanent magnet 53 is provided on the lower edge portion of the support plate portion 5, while the belt-like magnetic body 23 is provided on the upper surface portion of the base portion 2. The permanent magnet may be provided on either one of the lower edge portion of the portion 5 or the upper surface portion of the base portion 2, while the object to be attracted to the permanent magnet may be provided on the other. Further, the magnetic body 23 is not limited to iron, and may be a permanent magnet. In addition, if a permanent magnet is provided in the lower edge part of the support plate part 5, and the upper surface of the base part 2, the support plate part 5 will be hold | maintained by arbitrary attitude | positions (arbitrary angle).

  Moreover, although the permanent magnet 53 may be included in the lower edge part of the support plate part 5, the adsorption surface may be exposed from the lower edge part. Similarly, the magnetic body 23 may be included in the upper surface portion of the base portion 2, but the surface thereof may be exposed from the groove 22.

  Further, the case for an electronic device and the keyboard device have been described by taking the case for the tablet PC containing the tablet PC as an example, but the keyboard provided with the operation keys and the connection provided so as to be foldable with respect to the keyboard. Part, a lid part that is foldable with respect to the connecting part, and has a lid part that is provided with a middle fold line in the middle thereof, and a display part that is provided inside the lid part. Can also be applied to an electronic device (for example, a notebook personal computer) in which a portion on the open side of the lid portion is folded outward with the middle folding line as a boundary and the lower edge of the display portion is locked to the upper surface of the keyboard. In such an electronic device, a permanent magnet is provided on either the lower edge of the display unit or the upper surface of the keyboard so that the lower surface of the keyboard is attracted to the upper surface of the keyboard, while a magnetic material is provided on the other side. Will be provided. In addition, even when an electronic device is configured as described above, it is possible to adopt a configuration similar to that of the tablet PC case described above. That is, a permanent magnet is provided on the lower edge of the display unit, while a magnetic material is provided on the upper surface of the keyboard, the magnetic material is in a band shape orthogonal to a boundary line that is a boundary between the keyboard and the connecting portion, It is possible to adopt a configuration such as being made of iron, forming a groove in which the lower edge of the display unit is locked on the upper surface of the keyboard, and receiving a plurality of grooves.

1 Tablet PC case (electronic equipment case, keyboard device)
2 base (keyboard)
21 Operation keys 22 Grooves 23 Magnetic body (iron)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Connection part 4 Lid part 41 Middle folding line 5 Support plate part 51 Holder 51a Lower frame part 51b Side frame part 52 Corner holder 53 Permanent magnet 100 Tablet PC (electronic device)

Claims (16)

A base portion, a connecting portion that is foldable with respect to the base portion, a lid portion that is foldable with respect to the connecting portion, and that houses an electronic device inside thereof, When the electronic device is accommodated and carried, the base portion and the lid portion are connected to each other with the accommodated electronic device inside. When the electronic device accommodated is folded up while being folded, the portion on the connecting portion side of the lid portion is separated from the support plate portion to support the electronic device accommodated from the back, and the support plate portion In the case for electronic equipment for locking the lower edge of the base to the upper surface of the base part,
The lower edge of the support plate portion has a depth substantially the same as the thickness dimension of the lower edge portion of the electronic device, and a holder is provided on which the lower edge portion of the electronic device fits.
A magnet is embedded in either the holder or the upper surface portion of the base portion so that the lower surface of the support plate portion is attracted to the upper surface of the base portion, while the other is adsorbed by the magnet. A case for electronic equipment, characterized in that an adsorbent is embedded .   The lid portion has a folding line provided in parallel with a boundary line that becomes a boundary with the connecting portion, and when the accommodated electronic device is to stand, a portion on the open side with the folding line as a boundary is The case for an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the portion that is folded and becomes the connecting portion side supports the electronic device from the back side. The electronic device case according to claim 1, wherein the magnet is provided on the holder, and the adsorbed body is provided on an upper surface portion of the base portion.   The electronic device case according to claim 3, wherein the adsorbed body has a strip shape extending in a direction orthogonal to a boundary line that is a boundary between the base portion and the connecting portion.   The case for an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the adsorbent is iron.   The electronic device case according to claim 1, wherein a groove in which a lower edge of the support plate portion is locked is formed on an upper surface of the base portion.   The electronic device case according to claim 6, wherein a plurality of the grooves are provided. A keyboard provided with operation keys, a connecting portion provided to be foldable with respect to the keyboard, a lid portion provided to be foldable with respect to the connecting portion, and housing an electronic device therein, and the lid And a support plate part that supports the accommodated electronic device, and when the accommodated electronic device is to stand, a portion on the connecting portion side of the lid part is separated from the support plate part. In the keyboard device that supports the electronic device accommodated from the back side, and locks the lower edge of the support plate portion to the upper surface of the keyboard,
The lower edge of the support plate portion has a depth substantially the same as the thickness dimension of the lower edge portion of the electronic device, and a holder is provided on which the lower edge portion of the electronic device fits.
A magnet is embedded in either the holder or the upper surface of the keyboard so that the lower edge of the support plate is attracted to the upper surface of the keyboard. Keyboard device characterized by being embedded .   The lid portion has a folding line provided in parallel with a boundary line that becomes a boundary with the connecting portion, and when the accommodated electronic device is to stand, a portion on the open side with the folding line as a boundary is The keyboard device according to claim 8, wherein the portion that is folded and becomes the connecting portion side supports the electronic device from the back side. 10. The keyboard device according to claim 8, wherein the magnet is provided on the holder, and the attracted body is provided on an upper surface of the keyboard.   The keyboard device according to claim 10, wherein the object to be adsorbed has a strip shape extending in a direction orthogonal to a boundary line that is a boundary between the keyboard and the connecting portion.   The keyboard device according to claim 8, wherein the adsorbent is iron.   The keyboard device according to claim 8, wherein a groove in which a lower edge of the support plate portion is locked is formed on an upper surface of the keyboard.   The keyboard device according to claim 13, wherein a plurality of the grooves are provided. The holder includes a lower frame portion into which a lower edge portion of the electronic device is fitted, and a pair of side frame portions into which lower side edges of the electronic device are fitted,
The electronic device case according to claim 1, wherein the magnet or the object to be adsorbed is embedded in the lower frame portion. The holder includes a lower frame portion into which a lower edge portion of the electronic device is fitted, and a pair of side frame portions into which lower side edges of the electronic device are fitted,
The keyboard device according to claim 8, wherein the magnet or the object to be attracted is embedded in the lower frame portion.

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