JP6201091B1 - Cover for holding mobile device - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a cover for holding a portable terminal capable of forming a finger insertion port close to left and right side edges of a main body in a cover made entirely of an elastic material. A cover part 1 is provided with a pair of fingertip insertion ports 1A. The finger inserted inside the fingertip insertion slot 1A is configured to be pressed and held by the elastic force of the cover portion 1. An engaging portion 2 that engages with the peripheral edge of the main body P is provided. The engaging portion 2 is provided with an upper end engaging portion 2A, a lower end engaging portion 2B, and a left and right engaging portion 2C. It is provided so that the engaging force of the lower end engaging portion 2B is higher than the engaging force of other portions of the engaging portion 2. The load of the engaging portion 2 is configured to be distributed to the cover portion 1 starting from the lower end engaging portion 2B side. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable terminal holding cover that is attached to a portable terminal equipped with a touch panel display screen such as a smartphone or a tablet to enhance the operability of the portable terminal.

  As a cover to be attached to a mobile terminal having a touch panel display screen such as a smartphone or a tablet, for example, a portable device holder disclosed in Patent Document 1 and a portable terminal cover disclosed in Patent Document 2 are proposed.

  In any of these covers, a cover surface that covers the back side of the smartphone is formed of an elastic body, and a fingertip insertion port is formed on the cover surface. And all of these fingertip insertion ports were the shape opened greatly toward the center part of the cover surface.

  That is, the shape of the fingertip insertion port of Patent Document 1 has an arc shape that swells toward the opposite sides, and the fingertip insertion port of Patent Document 2 has a shape along the X-shaped holding portion. is there.

  In addition, the portable terminal holding cover and the holding cover disclosed in Patent Documents 3 and 4 have been previously proposed by the present inventor and can be operated with a finger of a hand holding the portable terminal. Mobile terminal holding cover and holding cover that can remarkably improve the performance.

Japanese Patent No. 53442079 Utility Model Registration No. 3179614 Japanese Patent No. 5806422 Utility Model Registration No. 3276636

  According to the covers of Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, the finger inserted into the fingertip insertion port is fixed to the center of the back surface of the main body. Therefore, when operating a mobile terminal with a finger of a hand holding the mobile terminal, when operating a smartphone with a large screen with a small hand, the finger will be extended from the fixed back center to the surface, The operation range of the finger on the side is limited.

  In other words, if you have a large hand, there is no problem in operating on the front side of the main body while supporting it at the center of the back side, but if you support the center part of the back side, the range that can be operated on the front side is limited. End up. Therefore, when operating the mobile terminal with the fingers of the hand holding the mobile terminal, in order not to limit the operable range, it is not at the center of the back of the main body but at the part as close to the left and right side edges of the main body as possible. Need to hold.

  Thus, the hold cover and the hold cover described in Patent Documents 3 and 4 can significantly improve the operability when operating with the finger of the hand holding the portable terminal. That is, by forming the finger insertion port close to the left and right side edges of the main body, the fingertip can be pressed by the elastic force of the cover body regardless of the position on the back surface of the mobile terminal. Succeeded in improving the operability when operating with the hand holding the terminal.

  That is, the hold cover of Patent Document 3 is configured by separately forming a fixed body that is detachably attached to the side edge of the main body and a cover body that covers the back surface of the main body. In this way, the cover body can be fixed extremely firmly by configuring the fixed body and the cover body separately. Therefore, it is possible to bring the fingertip insertion port closer to the left and right side edges of the main body, and the operability when operating with the hand holding the portable terminal can be sufficiently enhanced.

  On the other hand, the holding cover of Patent Document 4 is formed by integrally forming a fitting body fitted to the side edge of the main body and a cover body covering the back surface of the main body with an elastic material. A fingertip insertion slot is formed, and the fingertip in the fingertip insertion slot is configured to be pressed and held by the elastic force of the cover body.

  In the holding cover of Patent Document 4, a strong fixing force as in Patent Document 3 cannot be obtained, but when a finger is inserted into the fingertip insertion port and a load is applied to the fitting body, the fitting body and the cover body These elastic forces interact with each other to prevent the fitting body from being removed. That is, the load applied to the fitting body is distributed to the elastic material of the cover body, and the balance of elastic force is generated, and the cover body does not come off by this balance.

  However, in the holding cover of Patent Document 4, it has been found that if the fingertip insertion port is formed at a position approaching the left and right side edges of the main body as in the holding cover of Patent Document 3, the cover body is removed. . That is, as the position of the fingertip insertion port approaches the left and right side edges of the main body, the load applied to the fitting body is less likely to be distributed to the cover body, and the balance of the elastic force of the cover body is lost and the fitting body is released. A phenomenon occurs. As a result, the finger insertion port of Patent Document 4 must be set at a position somewhat away from the left and right side edges of the main body, and the operability by a hand holding the main body as in Patent Document 3 is sufficiently enhanced. It became difficult.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been created to solve the above-described problems, and in the holding cover integrally formed of an elastic material, the fingertip insertion port is formed so as to approach the left and right side edges of the main body. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a portable terminal holding cover that can sufficiently enhance the operability of the hand holding the main body.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the first means in the present invention is to engage the cover portion 1 covering the back surface P2 of the main body P of the portable terminal and the entire peripheral edge of the main body P or a part thereof. The portion 2 is integrally formed of an elastic material, and the load of the engaging portion 2 by the fingers inserted into the pair of left and right fingertip insertion ports 1A formed in the cover portion 1 is dispersed from the engaging portion 2 to the cover portion 1. In the portable terminal holding cover provided as described above, the setting position of the fingertip insertion port 1A of the cover unit 1 is such that the position of the nail extends from the position overlapping one of the left and right side edges of the main body P toward the other left and right side edges The engagement portion 2 is set to a position up to a range moved by the length , and the engagement portion 2 is engaged with the upper end engagement portion 2A that engages with the upper edge side of the main body P and the lower edge portion side of the main body P. A lower end engaging portion 2B, and a left and right engaging portion 2C that engages with the left and right side edges of the main body P, and the width of the lower end engaging portion 2B Is formed so that the thickness is larger than the width or thickness of each of the upper end engaging portion 2A and the left and right engaging portions 2C, and the load of the engaging portion 2 is distributed to the cover portion 1 starting from the lower end engaging portion 2B side. The fingertip inserted inside the fingertip insertion port 1A formed at a position close to the left and right side edge portion P3 of the main body P is configured to be pressed and held by the elastic force of the cover portion 1.

  As described in claim 1 of the present invention, when the engaging force of the lower end engaging portion 2B is provided to be higher than the engaging force of other portions of the engaging portion 2, and when a finger is inserted into the fingertip insertion slot 1A Since the load of the engagement portion 2 is distributed to the cover portion 1 starting from the lower end engagement portion 2B side, the engagement portion 2 is connected to the engagement portion like a holding cover integrally formed with a conventional elastic material. The inconvenience that the applied load is not sufficiently distributed to the cover body and the engaging portion is disengaged has been solved. As a result, it is possible to sufficiently enhance the operability of the hand holding the main body by forming the fingertip insertion port 1A at a position closer to the left and right side edge portion P3 of the main body P.

  Furthermore, by forming the engaging portion 2 so that the width or thickness of the lower end engaging portion 2B is larger than the width or thickness of each of the upper end engaging portion 2A and the left and right engaging portions 2C, the holding cover of the present invention is provided. When integrally molding with an elastic material, the engaging force of the lower end engaging portion 2B can be reasonably enhanced.

In addition, since the fingertip inserted inside the fingertip insertion port 1A formed at a position close to the left and right side edge portion P3 of the main body P is pressed and held by the elastic force of the cover portion 1, the main body P is held. This makes it possible to improve the operability performed with the fingers of a hand. In addition, the setting position of the fingertip insertion port 1A is set to a position from a position overlapping one of the left and right side edges P3 of the main body P to a range moved by the length of the nail in the direction of the other left and right side edges P3. By doing so, it becomes possible to improve the operativity performed with the finger of the hand holding the main body P. Assuming that the position of the fingertip insertion slot 1A exceeds this range and is closer to the center of the cover portion 1, the operation with the hand holding the main body P becomes more difficult .

It is a disassembled perspective view which shows one Example of this invention. It is a rear view which shows the use condition of this invention. It is a front view which shows the use condition of this invention. It is a rear view which shows the other Example of this invention.

  The present invention is a holding cover that is attached to the back side of a main body P of a mobile terminal having a touch panel display screen such as a smartphone or a tablet, and is configured to make it easier to hold the mobile terminal. The basic configuration of the present invention is a configuration in which a cover portion 1 that covers the back surface P2 of the main body P and an engaging portion 2 that engages along the peripheral edge of the main body P are integrally formed of an elastic material ( (See FIG. 1).

  Examples of the elastic material include various rubber materials such as silicon rubber and urethane rubber, and soft synthetic resin materials such as TPU, and various elastic materials having a property of pressing and holding the fingertip can be freely selected. In the present invention, for example, the cover portion 1 and the engaging portion 2 are molded by an integral molding means using a molding die.

  The cover portion 1 is formed with a pair of fingertip insertion ports 1A along the left and right side edge portions P3 of the main body P (see FIG. 2). The fingertip inserted into the fingertip insertion port 1A from either one of the left and right side edge portions P3 of the main body P is configured to be pressed and held by the elastic force of the cover portion 1.

  The engagement portion 2 is a portion that engages along the peripheral edge of the main body P. When a load is applied to the engagement portion 2 by inserting a finger into the fingertip insertion port 1A, the load is covered from the engagement portion 2. It is configured so that the engaging portion 2 is not easily detached from the main body P by being dispersed in the elastic material of the portion 1. The engagement portion 2 of the present invention includes an upper end engagement portion 2A that engages with the upper edge side of the main body P, a lower end engagement portion 2B that engages with the lower edge side of the main body P, and the left and right sides of the main body P. It is comprised with the left-right engaging part 2C engaged with the side edge part side.

  Further, the engagement force of the lower end engagement portion 2B is provided so as to be higher than the engagement force of either the upper end engagement portion 2A or the left and right engagement portions 2C, and the engagement when a finger is inserted into the fingertip insertion port 1A. The load of the joint portion 2 is configured to be distributed to the cover portion 1 starting from the lower end engaging portion 2B side. According to such a configuration of the engaging portion 2, even if the position of the fingertip insertion port 1A is brought close to the left and right side edge portions P3 of the main body P, the elastic force between the cover portion 1 and the engaging portion 2 is reduced. Since the balance is maintained, it has been found that the engaging portion 2 cannot be disengaged (see FIG. 4).

  That is, in many cases, the mobile terminal is provided with a home button P8 that is frequently used during operation at the bottom of the main body P (see FIG. 3). Furthermore, the operation for inputting characters or the like is to operate the lower half of the main body P. Therefore, when the balance of the elastic force between the cover portion 1 and the engaging portion 2 is lost and the cover is removed, it has been experimentally revealed that the cover portion 1 is first removed from the lower end engaging portion 2B. Therefore, by increasing the engagement force of the lower end engagement portion 2B in the engagement portion 2 and causing the load applied to the engagement portion 2 to be more firmly engaged on the lower end engagement portion 2B side, the load on the engagement portion 2 is engaged with the lower end engagement. It turned out that it can disperse | distribute with good balance to the elastic material of the cover part 1 from the joint part 2B side. As a result, the position of the fingertip insertion port can be formed to a position approaching the left and right side edges of the main body, and the operability by the hand holding the main body can be sufficiently enhanced.

  In order to increase the engaging force of the lower end engaging portion 2B, for example, the band-like width engaged with the surface P1 side of the lower end engaging portion 2B is related to the surface P1 side of the upper end engaging portion 2A and the left and right engaging portions 2C. By forming it so as to be wider than the respective band widths, the engaging force of the lower end engaging portion 2B can be made higher than the engaging force of other portions.

  Further, even if the lower end engaging portion 2B is formed thicker than the upper end engaging portion 2A or the left and right engaging portions 2C, the engaging force of the lower end engaging portion 2B can be strengthened. Furthermore, the width and thickness of the lower end engaging portion 2B are wider than the upper end engaging portion 2A or the left and right engaging portions 2C and thicker than the upper end engaging portion 2A or the left and right engaging portions 2C. The engaging force of the lower end engaging portion 2B can be strengthened. In this way, the engagement force can be strengthened by combining the width and the thickness.

  Further, in this engagement portion 2, the engagement force of the lower end engagement portion 2B is maximized, then the engagement force of the upper end engagement portion 2A is increased, and the engagement force of the left and right engagement portions 2C is smaller than that of the upper end engagement portion 2A. By adjusting so as to become, it is possible to keep the balance of the elastic force extremely well balanced. That is, the width or thickness of the upper end engaging portion 2A is formed to be larger than the width or thickness of the left and right engaging portion 2C. Further, by forming the lower end engaging portion 2B so that the width or thickness of the lower end engaging portion 2B is larger than the width or thickness of the upper end engaging portion 2A, the engaging force of the entire engaging portion 2 can be increased reasonably.

The fingertip insertion port 1A of the cover portion 1 is formed at a position close to the left and right side edge portions P3 of the main body P. As a preferable position for improving the operability of the hand having the main body P, a position where the fingertip insertion port 1A overlaps the left and right side edge portions P3 of the main body P is most effective (see FIG. 4). Insert the fingertip into a position that is as far as possible from this position, that is, a range up to a position (see FIG. 2) where the distance of the length of the nail is moved from one left and right side edge P3 to the other left and right side edge P3. The mouth 1A is set. The length of the nail has individual differences, gender differences, age differences, and the like. Therefore, in the present invention, an average nail size suitable for the intended user is selected.

  In a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, a display screen may be touch-operated with a hand holding the main body P. In this case, if the fingertip is configured to be pressed and held at a position close to the left and right side edge portion P3 of the main body P, the finger can reach a wide range of the display screen, and the operability of the main body P is remarkably improved. (See FIGS. 2 and 4). Assuming that the position of the fingertip insertion slot 1A exceeds this range and is closer to the center of the cover portion 1, the operation with the hand holding the main body P becomes more difficult.

  Further, the shape, length, width and the like of the fingertip insertion slot 1A can be arbitrarily changed. In the illustrated example, the fingertip insertion port 1A is formed along substantially the entire length of the side edge of the mobile terminal. However, for example, the fingertip insertion port 1A may be formed in the lower half of the mobile terminal. Further, the illustrated fingertip insertion slot 1A is linear, but within the set range of the fingertip insertion slot 1A, the fingertip insertion slot 1A has an arbitrary curved shape that opens along the left and right side edges P3. It is also possible to arbitrarily widen the fingertip insertion slot 1A. In short, any structure may be used as long as the fingertip inserted inside the fingertip insertion port 1A is pressed and held by the elastic force of the cover portion 1.

  Further, in the illustrated example, an introduction portion 1B is formed along the fingertip insertion port 1A (see FIG. 2). The introduction portion 1B includes an inclined surface that is inclined toward the fingertip insertion port 1A, and makes it easy to insert the fingertip into the fingertip insertion port 1A. Although the illustrated introduction portion 1B has a strip shape, a fan-like introduction portion 1B can also be formed. Further, the introduction part 1B can be omitted (see FIG. 4).

  The configuration of the present invention is not limited to the illustrated example. For example, means for increasing the engagement force of the lower end engaging portion 2B is not limited to the embodiment, and conventionally known means, design changes such as shape, material, etc. Can be done freely.

P main body P1 front surface P2 back surface P3 left right edge P4 upper edge P5 lower edge P6 operation button P7 camera P8 home button 1 cover part 1A fingertip insertion port 1B introduction part 1C opening part 2 engagement part 2A upper end engagement Part 2B Lower end engaging part 2C Left and right engaging part 2D Opening part

Claims (1)

A cover portion covering the back surface of the main body of the mobile terminal and an engaging portion engaging along the whole or a part of the peripheral side edge of the main body are integrally formed of an elastic material, and a pair of left and right formed on the cover portion In the portable terminal holding cover provided so that the load of the engaging portion by the finger inserted into the fingertip insertion port is dispersed from the engagement portion to the cover portion, the setting position of the fingertip insertion port of the cover portion is It is set to a position from a position overlapping one of the left and right edges to a range moved by the length of the claw in the direction of the other left and right edges , and the engaging portion engages with the upper edge of the main body. The upper end engaging portion, the lower end engaging portion that engages with the lower edge portion of the main body, and the left and right engaging portion that engages with the left and right edge portions of the main body, the width or thickness of the lower end engaging portion. The upper end engaging portion and the left and right engaging portions are formed so as to be larger than the width or thickness of each of the upper end engaging portion and the left and right engaging portions. The fingertip inserted inside the fingertip insertion port formed at a position close to the left and right side edges of the main body is pressed and held by the elastic force of the cover portion. A portable terminal holding cover.

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