EP2939072A1

EP2939072A1 - Holder device for portable electronic apparatus, inner structure and vehicle including such a device

Info

Publication number: EP2939072A1
Application number: EP13780167.6A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Thierry VOURLAT; Sébastien JESUS
Original assignee: Faurecia Interieur Industrie SAS
Current assignee: Faurecia Interieur Industrie SAS
Priority date: 2012-12-28
Filing date: 2013-10-24
Publication date: 2015-11-04
Also published as: WO2014102023A1; CN104885031A; FR3000575B1; BR112015009657A2; CN104885031B; US20150350397A1; US9537990B2; FR3000575A1

Abstract

The invention concerns a holder device for a portable electronic apparatus, an inner structure and a vehicle including such a device. The holder device (3) comprises: - a lower surface (21); - an upper part (25, 75); - a rear surface (23); - an electronic apparatus (27), positioned in the vicinity of the rear surface (23). The holder device (3) comprises an adjusting mechanism (26) to adjust the separation between the lower surface (21) and the upper part (25, 75) based on the size of the electronic apparatus (5).

Description

Holding device for a portable electronic device, interior structure and vehicle comprising such a device

The invention generally relates to holding devices for portable electronic device, especially for vehicles.

More specifically, the invention relates in a first aspect to a holding device for removably receiving in a raised position portable electronic devices of various dimensions, said holding device being of the type comprising:

a lower surface adapted for a lower edge of the electronic apparatus to rest on said lower surface in the erected position;

- an upper part adapted to lock an upper edge of the electronic device in the erect position;

a rear surface adapted so that a back of the electronic apparatus rests against said rear surface in the erected position;

- An electronic device, adapted to cooperate with an electronic device complementary to the electronic device, said electronic device being disposed in the vicinity of the rear surface.

A holding device of this type is known from KR 201 1 0040622. This device can only receive a limited range of portable electronic devices.

In this context, the invention aims to provide a holding device that can receive a wider range of portable electronic devices.

For this purpose, the invention relates to a holding device of the aforementioned type, characterized in that said holding device comprises an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the spacing between the lower surface and the upper part in a main direction, in a function of the dimension of the electronic apparatus in said main direction, the adjustment mechanism comprising a movable member displaceable with respect to one of said lower surface and upper part, the other of said lower surface and upper part being connected to the mobile element.

Thus, the holding device can receive portable electronic devices whose dimension in the main direction is extremely varied. This dimension can vary for example between 100 mm and 160 mm.

The holding device is intended to be arranged inside a vehicle, for example on board a motor vehicle such as a car or a truck. The holding device is intended to be arranged in a dashboard, or in another interior structure of the vehicle. The main direction is typically parallel to the back surface. It is vertical, or forms a reduced angle with respect to the vertical direction. Typically, it forms an angle between -30 ⁰ and +30 ⁰ relative to the vertical direction.

In the present description, the front, the rear, the longitudinal and transverse directions are heard relative to the direction of normal movement of the vehicle. The horizontal direction is substantially parallel to the running surface of the vehicle, and the vertical direction perpendicular to said running plane.

The bottom surface is typically horizontal, or slightly inclined to the horizontal. It is typically perpendicular to the back surface. The bottom surface typically forms an angle of between -30 ° and + 30 ° to the horizontal.

The electronic device is typically a mobile phone, for example a mobile phone of the "smartphone" type. The portable electronic device can also be a GPS, or an electronic tablet, or any other type of portable electronic device.

The portable electronic devices generally have a parallelepipedal shape, with two large faces opposite to each other, connected by a thin slice. A large front face carries the screen of the portable electronic device. The other large face is the back of the electronic device. The two large faces are typically rectangular. The main direction then corresponds either to the long side of said faces or to the short side of said faces.

The electronic device is a wireless device, short range. It is located under the rear surface, that is to say on one side of the rear surface opposite to the electronic device. For technical reasons, related to the design of the electronic device, this device must be located at a depth below the rear surface of less than 10 mm, preferably less than 5 mm. If the electronic device is located too far below the rear surface, it can no longer cooperate with the complementary electronic device located inside the electronic device.

The holding device may also have one or more of the features below, considered individually or in any technically possible combination.

Advantageously, the upper part is connected to the movable element.

According to an alternative embodiment that is obvious to those skilled in the art, it is on the contrary the lower surface that is connected to the mobile element.

Advantageously, the adjustment mechanism comprises a resilient member biasing the movable member towards the lower surface or the upper piece. So, the piece upper and lower surface are constantly urged towards each other. The upper piece is thus held against the upper edge of the electronic apparatus and urges the electronic apparatus toward the lower surface. The maintenance of the electronic device is thus improved. Moreover, the adjustment of the spacing between the upper part and the lower surface is facilitated. The user, when he wants to dispose the electronic device on the holding device spreads the upper part and the lower surface from one another, inserts the electronic device. It then leaves the upper piece back against the upper edge of the electronic device or the lower surface back against the lower edge of the electronic device, under the effect of the biasing of the elastic member. Adjustment of the spacing between the upper part and the lower surface is done automatically.

Advantageously, the adjustment mechanism is entirely located, in the main direction, either on one side of the electronic device facing the upper edge of the electronic device, or on one side of the electronic device facing the lower edge of the electronic device. 'electronic device.

Thus, in the case where the upper part is connected to the movable element, the adjustment mechanism is preferably entirely housed above the electronic device. The adjustment mechanism has no element interposed between the electronic device and the rear surface. This contributes to the fact that the electronic device can be disposed immediately in the vicinity of the rear surface. Indeed, if an element of the adjustment mechanism is interposed between the electronic device and the rear surface, it is necessary to increase the spacing between the electronic device and the rear surface to accommodate the adjustment mechanism. This could also disturb the operation of the electronic device.

This aspect of the invention is particularly reflected, for the first embodiment shown in Figures 1 to 4, in that the guide rails of the movable member are located entirely above the electronic device. For the second embodiment of the invention, shown in Figures 5 and 6, it is the axis of rotation of the movable element which is located above the electronic device.

According to an alternative embodiment that is obvious to those skilled in the art, the adjustment mechanism may alternatively be entirely housed below the electronic device. This arrangement is particularly well suited to the case where the lower part is connected to the movable element

According to a first embodiment of the invention, the adjustment mechanism comprises at least one guide rail for moving the movable element relative to the lower surface or the lower surface. Such a mechanism is simple and inexpensive.

Typically, the adjustment mechanism comprises two guide rails, parallel to each other.

Advantageously, the rail comprises at least one arcuate section, and the movable element is flexible.

This facilitates the arrangement of the holding device in the structure intended to receive it.

In this case, the movable element is typically a flexible curtain.

The edges of the flexible curtain are engaged in the guide rail (s) and are free to slide inside the rails.

The flexible curtain can be of any suitable type. For example, it is composed of slats parallel to each other, and articulated to each other. Alternatively, the flexible curtain is made of a sheet of a flexible material.

Preferably, the rail comprises at least a first section substantially parallel to the rear surface, and a second section extending in a direction inclined relative to the rear surface. Thus, it limits the size of the adjustment mechanism, for example along the main direction. The second section forms an angle of between 30 ° and 150 ° relative to the rear surface, preferably between 45 ° and 120 °, and being for example 70 °.

Alternatively, the rails may be straight, and the movable member may be a rigid curtain or any other type of rigid element.

Advantageously, the adjustment mechanism comprises a retarder adapted to slow the movement of the movable element along the rail. This makes it possible to avoid that, if the user suddenly releases the movable element after placing the electronic device in the holding device, the upper part or the lower surface comes into contact with the edge of the electronic device and the 'to damage.

According to a second embodiment, the adjustment mechanism comprises a pivot connection adapted so that the movable element is pivotable relative to the lower surface or the upper part.

Thus, the gap between the lower surface and the upper piece is adjusted by varying the angle between the movable member and the lower surface.

The movable element is in this case for example a valve. Alternatively, the movable element is an arm or a finger.

The upper part, or the lower surface, is constituted by a surface of the movable element turned towards the lower surface, respectively towards the part higher. Alternatively, the upper part or the lower surface is attached to the movable element.

The pivot connection has an axis substantially parallel to the lower surface and the rear surface.

In this case, the axis is preferably located in a direction perpendicular to the rear surface, opposite the electronic device relative to the rear surface.

In other words, the axis is disposed at a distance from the rear surface, for example at a distance of between 3 and 10 cm. As indicated above, it is for example shifted above the electronic device, the side of the upper edge of the portable electronic device. As a result, it is possible to arrange the upper piece so that the surface of said upper piece bearing against the electronic apparatus constantly forms a reduced angle with respect to the lower surface. Conversely, it can be shifted below the electronic device.

Preferably, the holding device comprises an anti-slip element on the lower surface and / or on the upper part, the lower and / or upper edges of the electronic device bearing against the anti-slip element in erected position.

This improves the stability of the electronic device. The anti-slip element is of any suitable type. For example, this anti-slip element is a mat made of an elastic material such as an elastomer.

The anti-slip element also helps to prevent the degradation of the upper and lower edges of the electronic device that could result from the friction of these edges against the lower surface or the upper part.

This anti-slip element also helps reduce or eliminate noise and vibration. These noises and vibrations, in the absence of anti-slip elements, are created by the upper and lower edges of the electronic device hitting the lower surface or the upper part.

According to an alternative embodiment, the anti-slip element defines a housing of shape corresponding to that of the lower and / or upper edge of the electronic device. The lower and / or upper edges of the electronic apparatus, when the apparatus is in an erect position, are engaged in said housings.

The electronic device is thus very well maintained in the holding device. However, it is necessary to change the anti-slip element (s), whenever you want to use a new type of electronic device. The anti-slip elements are therefore specific for each electronic device format.

Advantageously, the adjustment mechanism comprises a reversible locking device in position of the movable element. This locking device blocks the movable element in its current position relative to the lower surface or the upper part. This improves the blocking of the electronic device in the holding device.

For example, the locking device comprises a locking member, a motor arranged to move the locking member between a locking position of the movable member in position and a release position of the movable member, and a programmed calculator to control the engine. The locking member may be of any suitable type. For the second embodiment of the invention, the locking member is for example a bar bearing teeth, cooperating in the locking position with a toothed wheel rigidly fixed to the movable member. For the first embodiment of the invention, the locking member is for example a lock moved linearly by the motor.

In the locking position, the movable member is locked relative to the lower surface or the upper part at its current position. In the release position, the movable element is movable relative to the lower surface or the upper part.

The motor is provided to move the locking member via a kinematic chain of any suitable type.

The computer is programmed to control the motor so that the locking member is moved to the locked position in response to different events: the start of the engine of the vehicle, or the start of the wireless charging unit, or a lock command entered by the user via the electronic device, or a lock command entered by the user via a control member located at another point of the vehicle.

Similarly, the computer is programmed for the motor to pass the locking member in the release position in response to different events: the shutdown of the engine of the vehicle, or the stop of the loading device, or a command input by the user via the portable electronic device, or a command entered by the user via another control member located on board the vehicle.

Other control sequences are possible.

Typically, the movable member and / or the upper piece protrudes, in a direction perpendicular to the rear surface, beyond a front face of the electronic apparatus opposite the back, and forms a sun visor. The shape of the movable element and / or the upper part is chosen to shade the front face of the electronic device in upright position. The visibility of the screen of the electronic device is thus improved. This aspect applies to both embodiments of the invention. In the first embodiment, it is the upper part which is shaped as a sun visor. In the second embodiment, it is the movable element which is shaped as a sun visor.

Advantageously, the electronic device comprises a wireless charging unit adapted to electrically recharge the electronic device and / or a short distance communication unit with the electronic device.

The wireless charging unit cooperates with a charging device complementary to the electronic device to electrically recharge the battery of the portable electronic device. The communication unit cooperates with a complementary communication unit of the electronic apparatus for transmitting communications from or received by the electronic apparatus. This unit is of a type known by the acronym NFC (Near Field Communication).

According to a second aspect, the invention relates to a vehicle interior structure, comprising a holding device having the above characteristics. The interior structure is for example a dashboard.

According to a third aspect, the invention relates to a vehicle comprising a holding device having the above characteristics, for example a motor vehicle such as a car or a truck.

Other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the detailed description given below, for information only and in no way limitative, with reference to the appended figures, among which:

- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a dashboard of a vehicle, equipped with a holding device according to a first embodiment of the invention;

- Figure 2 is a top view, in perspective, of the holding device of Figure 1;

- Figure 3 is a bottom view, in perspective, of the holding device of Figure 2;

FIG. 4 is a simplified sectional view of the device for holding the FIG.

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FIG. 5 is a sectional view, simplified, of a holding device according to a second embodiment of the invention; and

- Figure 6 is a sectional view, similar to that of Figure 5, a variant of the second embodiment of the invention. The dashboard 1 shown in Figure 1 is equipped with a holding device 3 for portable electronic devices 5. The dashboard 1 is located in the passenger compartment of a vehicle, for example a car or a truck.

The holding device 3 is provided to removably receive, in an erect position as shown in Figure 1, different types of portable electronic devices, having various dimensions. These portable electronic devices are for example mobile phones, GPS or any other type of portable electronic devices.

As shown in Figure 1, these portable electronic devices typically have a parallelepiped shape. Each device is delimited by a front face 7, a back 9 (Figure 3) and a slice 1 1 connecting the front face 7 and the back 9 to each other. The slice 1 1 is generally thin in view of the dimensions of the front face 7 and the back 9. The slice 1 1 defines the edges of the device, and more specifically an upper edge 13, a lower edge 15 and two edges 17, connecting the upper and lower edges to each other. The upper and lower edges 13 and 15 are parallel to each other. The lateral edges 17 are parallel to one another and perpendicular to the upper and lower edges 13 and 15. The front face 7 and the back 9 are rectangular, the lateral edges 17 being longer than the upper and lower edges 13 and 15.

The holding device 3 comprises:

a front panel 19 having a lower surface 21 on which the lower edge 15 of the electronic device rests in the upright position, and a zone 22 delimiting a rear surface 23 on which the back 9 of the electronic apparatus rests in the position trained;

an upper piece 25 blocking the upper edge 13 of the electronic apparatus in the erected position;

a mechanism 26 for adjusting the spacing between the lower surface 21 and the upper part 25 in a main direction D shown in FIG. 1, as a function of the dimension of the electronic apparatus along said main direction D;

an electronic device27 (FIG. 4) cooperating with a complementary electronic device 29 of the electronic device.

The facade 19 is rigidly fixed on the upholstery of the dashboard. As shown in Figures 1 and 4, it has a window 31 in which is engaged the upper part 25 and which allows the movement thereof. The rear surface 23 extends upwards and slightly towards the front of the vehicle from the lower surface 21. In the exemplary embodiment shown, it forms an angle of approximately 15 ° with respect to the vertical.

The lower surface 21 extends rearwardly and slightly upwards from the rear surface 23. In the embodiment shown, it is slightly inclined with respect to the horizontal, of about 15 °. The lower surface 21 is substantially perpendicular to the rear surface 23. The surfaces 21 and 23 are for example substantially flat.

The main direction D is substantially parallel to the rear surface 23, as can be seen in FIGS. 1 and 4.

The lower surface 21 is covered by an anti-slip and noise-reducing mat 33, on which the lower edge 15 of the electronic device rests. The carpet is typically an elastic material such as an elastomer.

The upper part 25 has in the example shown the shape of an L-shaped finger, with a first section 35 substantially perpendicular to the rear surface, extended by a second section 37 substantially parallel to the rear surface. The first section 35 is substantially parallel to the lower surface 21. The second section 37 points towards the lower surface 21 from the first section 35. The first section 35 is designed to bear against the upper edge 13 of the electronic device, so that the second section 37 prevents the electronic device to swing backwards.

The adjustment mechanism 26 comprises:

two rails 41, substantially parallel to one another;

a flexible curtain 43 whose lateral edges 45 are engaged in the rails 41;

- A retarder 47 provided to slow the movement of the curtain 43 along the rails 41;

an elastic member 49 urging the curtain 43 towards the lower surface 21.

The two rails 41 are rigidly fixed on a rigid support 50, itself fixed to the frontage 19. They are arranged towards the front of the vehicle with respect to the frontage 19, so that they are not visible for the passengers of the vehicle. The rear surface 23, on the contrary, is located towards the rear of the facade.

The rails 41 each have a first end section 51 substantially rectilinear and parallel to the main direction, extended by an arcuate section 53, itself extended by a second substantially straight end section 55. The section 51 of each of the rails is pressed against the zone 22 defining the rear surface 23. The section 55 is inclined relative to the zone 22 and to the rear surface 23. It forms an angle about 70 ° to the rear surface. It extends towards the front of the vehicle from the arched section 53.

The flexible curtain 43 is engaged in the rails 41 and is slidable within these rails. It comprises a plurality of segments 57 parallel to each other, and articulated to each other. The segments 57 are for example linked to each other by film hinges (Figure 4). The upper piece 25 is rigidly attached to a first end segment 59 of the curtain. The first section 35 is substantially perpendicular to the first end segment 59. The first end segment 59 constitutes the end of the flexible curtain 43 facing the lower surface.

The film hinges connecting the segments 57 to each other are substantially perpendicular to the rails 41.

As can be seen in FIG. 3, the retarder 47 comprises a rack 61 formed in the rigid support 50, and a toothed wheel 63 secured to a second end segment 65 of the flexible curtain 43. The segment 65 defines the end of the curtain flexible hose opposite the segment 59. The gear 63 cooperates with the rack 61 when the flexible curtain moves by braking it.

The elastic member 49 is an elastic band, of spiral spring type, rigidly fixed by a first end to the segment 65 of the flexible curtain, and by a second end fixed on an axis extending substantially horizontally and parallel to the surface 23, the axis being arranged on the rigid support 50.

The adjustment mechanism 26 is entirely located above the wireless charging unit 27, as can be seen in FIGS. 2 and 4.

Alternatively, and as shown in FIG. 3, the adjustment mechanism 26 comprises a fabric 68 connecting the two rails 41 and extending substantially over the entire first end section 51.

The electronic device 27 is a wireless charging unit. The complementary electronic device 29 is a complementary charging device.

The wireless charging unit 27 is of the known type, and will not be described here. It is disposed towards the front of the vehicle relative to the zone 22 of the facade 19. It is located in the immediate vicinity of the rear surface 23, for example at a depth of less than 5 mm with respect to this rear surface 23. its upright position, the electronic device is located towards the rear of the zone 22, with the back 9 resting against the rear surface 23. The loading unit 27 and the complementary loading device 29 are then in the immediate vicinity of the from each other, and are close enough to cooperate and recharge the battery of the electronic device.

The operation of the holding device will now be detailed. An initial situation is considered in which the electronic apparatus is not arranged in the holding device.

In this situation, hereinafter called "low position", the flexible curtain 43 is urged by the elastic member 49 towards the lower surface 21, the flexible curtain 43 then covering the entire window 31 and masking the entire mechanism 26. The stroke of the flexible curtain is limited by the length of the rails 41. In one embodiment, the upper part 25 is arranged on a flexible curtain 43 so as to bear against one edge of the window 31. In another embodiment the upper part 25 is arranged on the flexible curtain 43 so as to extend at a distance from the edge of the window 31, the curtain then being in abutment against the end of the rails.

When a user wants to insert a portable electronic device into the holding device, he first moves the flexible curtain with respect to the facade 19 either manually or with the help of one edge of the electronic device, following the main direction D, in the direction of increasing spacing between the upper part 25 and the lower surface 21. It thus causes the flexible curtain 43 to move along the rails, against the restoring force of the elastic member 49. The user interrupts his movement when the gap between the upper piece 13 and the lower surface 21 is sufficient. to be able to dispose the electronic device in upright position. In this situation the flexible curtain 43 is said in the "up" position. The fabric 68 advantageously makes it possible to mask the inside of the dashboard and to avoid the object intrusion when the curtain is in the high position. In the example shown in Figures 1 to 4, the apparatus 5 is disposed with its side edges 17 parallel to the main direction D, and its upper and lower edges 13 and 15 perpendicular to this direction. It should be noted that, for other embodiments of the holding device, the longer edges could be perpendicular to the main direction and the shorter edges parallel to this direction.

The user, once the electronic device 5 in position with its back against the rear surface and its lower edge resting on the lower surface, releases the upper part 25. Under the effect of the restoring force of the elastic member 49, the flexible curtain 43 slides along the rails 41, towards the lower surface 21. This movement is interrupted when the upper part 25 bears against the upper edge 13 of the electronic device. This movement is slowed by the toothed wheel 63, which meshes with the rack 61.

In this position, the wireless charging unit 27 cooperates with the complementary charging device 29 of the electronic device 5, and recharges the battery or keeps the battery of the device charging. When the user wants to remove the electronic device 5 either manually or with the edge of the electronic device in contact with the upper part 25, it performs the same sequence of operation, namely to raise the upper part 25 to a point where he can disengage the electronic device, remove the electronic device, and release the upper part 25.

A second embodiment of the invention will now be detailed, with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

Only the points by which this second embodiment differs from the first will be detailed below.

The adjustment mechanism 26 here comprises a valve 69, and a pivot link 71 linking the valve 69 to the front 19. The valve 69 is a thin part, having a first large face 73 facing upwards and a second large face 75 turned down. The pivot connection 71 connects a front portion 77 of the valve to the front 19.

The axis of the pivot connection 71 is substantially horizontal and parallel to the rear surface 23. In the example shown, it is transverse.

As seen in FIG. 5, the zone 22 of the facade extends away from the lower surface 21, towards the front, by a horizontal surface 79. The surface 79 is situated above the loading unit The axis of the pivot connection 71 extends slightly above the surface 79, near a front end of said surface 79. Thus, this axis, considered in a direction perpendicular to the rear surface is shifted away from the electronic apparatus with respect to the rear surface 23.

The adjustment mechanism 26 also comprises an elastic member 81 urging the valve 69 to rotate about the pivot connection towards the lower surface 21. The spring 81 is for example a torsion spring. It urges the valve 69 to rotate clockwise in the representation of FIG. 5.

The second large face 75 constitutes the upper part which blocks the upper edge 13 of the electronic device 5 in the erected position.

The second large face 75 carries for this purpose an anti-slip mat 83, against which rests the upper edge 13 of the electronic device 5. This mat is made of an elastic material, elastomeric type. The carpet 83 is for example flat, as shown in Figure 6. Similarly, the lower surface 21 carries a non-slip mat 33 of flat shape.

In an alternative embodiment shown in Figure 5, the belt 33 and the belt 83 are each shaped to create a housing, respectively 85 and 87. The housing 85 and 87 are conjugate forms of those respectively of the lower and upper edges. 15 and 13 of the electronic apparatus. Thus, the carpets 33 and 83 are specific to each type of electronic device intended to be received in the holding device. It is necessary to change the belts 33 and 83 if one wishes to pass from a first type of electronic device to a second type of electronic device, having dimensions different from those of the first type device.

The valve 69 is located above the electronic device and protrudes towards the rear of the vehicle relative to the front face 7 of the electronic device. The projecting part acts as a sun visor for the electronic device.

The operation of the holding device described above will now be detailed.

An initial situation is considered in which the electronic apparatus 5 is not arranged in the holding device. In this situation, the valve 69 is urged by the elastic member 81 in rotation about the pivot connection, towards the lower surface 21. Its movement is stopped by the horizontal surface 79. When the valve 69 abuts against the surface 79, it occupies a substantially horizontal position, as shown in phantom in FIG. 6. In this position, the valve 69 occupies a position which fits into the overall shape of the dashboard. This position advantageously provides a favorable aesthetic, the valve being in the continuity of the surfaces of the dashboard that surrounds it.

When a user wants to insert an electronic device in the holding device, he lifts the valve 69 manually or with the help of the electronic device by rotating it against the restoring force of the elastic member 81. Once the valve 69 sufficiently spaced from the lower surface, it deposits the electronic device in its upright position. As illustrated in FIG. 5, the electronic device rests on the lower surface 21 by its lower edge 15, and by its back 9 against the rear surface 23. Its upper edge 13 projects slightly above the horizontal surface 79.

The user then releases the valve 69, which bears against the upper edge 13 via the carpet 83.

The electronic device 5 is then locked in position.

When the user wants to remove the electronic device from the holding device, it performs the same sequence of operation. Specifically, it raises the valve 69 again until it is possible to remove the electronic device. It can then let fall the valve 69, which is brought into abutment against the horizontal surface 79 by the spring 81. In addition, a retarder (not shown) may be added so as to slow down the return of the valve 69 abutting against the horizontal surface 79. A variant of the second embodiment of the invention is shown in FIG. 6. Only the differences with respect to the variant shown in FIG. 5 will be detailed below.

In the variant of FIG. 6, the adjustment mechanism comprises a reversible device 89 for locking the valve 69 in position.

The locking device 89 comprises a locking member 90, a motor 91 arranged to move the locking member 90 between a locking position of the valve 69 in position and a release position of the valve 69, and a computer 93 programmed to control the engine 91.

The locking member 90 is a bar designed to cooperate with a toothed wheel 95 integral with the valve 69. To this end, the bar 90 carries teeth 97. In the locking position, the teeth 97 of the bar 90 engage with each other. With the toothed wheel 95. The valve 69 is then locked in rotation relative to the facade 19. In the release position, the bar 90 is spaced apart from the toothed wheel 95, so that its teeth 97 are no longer in contact with the toothed wheel 95. the toothed wheel 95. The valve 69 is thus free to rotate relative to the facade 19 around the axis of the pivot connection.

The computer 93 is programmed to control the motor so that it moves the bar between its locking and release positions in response to specific events corresponding to life situations of the vehicle and / or its occupants.

In this embodiment, the electronic device is connected to the computer 93 by a wired connection or by a wireless link.

Claims

1. Holding device for detachably receiving in an upright position portable electronic devices (5) of various sizes, said holding device (3) comprising:

- a lower surface (21) adapted for a lower edge (15) of the electronic apparatus (5) rests on said lower surface (21) in the erected position;

- an upper piece (25, 75) adapted to lock an upper edge (13) of the electronic apparatus (5) in the erect position;

- a rear surface (23) adapted for a back (9) of the electronic apparatus (5) rests against said rear surface (23) in the upright position;

- an electronic device (27), adapted to cooperate with an electronic device complementary to the electronic device (5), said electronic device (27) being disposed in the vicinity of the rear surface (23);

characterized in that the holding device (3) comprises an adjusting mechanism (26) for adjusting the gap between the lower surface (21) and the upper part (25, 75) in a main direction (D), a function of the dimension of the electronic apparatus (5) in said main direction (D), the adjustment mechanism (26) comprising a movable member (43, 69) displaceable with respect to one of said lower surfaces (21) and upper piece (25,75), the other of said lower surface (21) and upper piece (25,75) being bonded to the movable member (43,69).

2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the upper part (25, 75) is connected to the movable member (43, 69).

3. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the adjustment mechanism (26) comprises an elastic member (49, 81) urging the movable member (43, 69) towards the lower surface (21) or the upper piece (25, 75).

4. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the adjustment mechanism (26) is entirely located, along the main direction (D), on one side of the loading unit (27) turned towards the upper edge (13) of the electronic device (5) or on one side of the charging unit (27) facing the lower edge (15) of the electronic device (5).

5. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the adjustment mechanism (26) comprises at least one rail (41) for guiding the displacement of the movable element (43) relative to the lower surface. (21) or to the upper part (25, 75).

6. Device according to claim 5, characterized in that the rail (41) comprises at least one arcuate section (53), and the movable member (43) is flexible.

7. Device according to claim 6, characterized in that the movable member (43) is a flexible curtain.

8. Device according to any one of claims 5 to 7, characterized in that the rail (41) comprises at least a first section (51) substantially parallel to the rear surface (23), and a second section (55) s extending in a direction inclined relative to the rear surface (23).

9. Device according to any one of claims 5 to 8, characterized in that the adjustment mechanism (26) comprises a retarder (47) adapted to slow the movement of the movable member (43) along the rail ( 41).

10. Device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the adjustment mechanism (26) comprises a pivot connection (71) adapted so that the movable member (69) is pivotable relative to the surface lower part (21) or the upper piece (25, 75).

1 1. Device according to claim 10, characterized in that the pivot connection (71) comprises an axis located, in a direction perpendicular to the rear surface (23), opposite the electronic apparatus (5) with respect to the surface rear (23).

12. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises an anti-slip element (33, 83) on the lower surface (21) and / or on the upper part (75), the lower edges (13) and / or higher (15) of the electronic device (5) bearing against the anti-slip element (33, 83) in erected position.

13. Device according to claim 12, characterized in that the non-slip member (33, 83) defines a housing (85, 87) of shape corresponding to that of the lower and / or upper edge (15, 13) of the apparatus electronic (5).

14. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the adjustment mechanism (26) comprises a reversible device (89) for locking in position of the movable member (69).

15. Device according to claim 14, characterized in that the locking device (89) comprises a locking member (90), a motor (91) arranged to move the locking member (90) between a locking position of the movable member (69) in position and a release position of the movable member (69), and a computer (93) programmed to drive the motor (91).

Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the movable element (69) and / or the upper part protrudes in a direction perpendicular to the rear surface (23), beyond a front face (9) of the electronic apparatus (5) opposite the back (7), and forms a sun visor.

Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the electronic device (27) comprises a wireless charging unit adapted to electrically recharge the electronic device (5) and / or a short-distance communication unit. with the electronic device (5).