JP4863978B2 - Mobile phone - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile phone, and more particularly to a mobile phone that can prevent a cap attached to the mobile phone from falling off.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, mobile phones as information processing apparatuses not only have a communication function by voice call, but also browse an address book function, a camera function, a mail function via a network such as a base station or the Internet, a Web page, and the like. Various functions such as a browser function that can be used have been installed. Along with this, it is common to store various data acquired by a mobile phone in a memory card as an external memory, and the memory card can be inserted into and removed from the mobile phone. A storage slot is provided.

  In addition to the memory card storage slot, the cellular phone is provided with a connector for connecting to a charger or earphone, a connector for data communication, and the like. When these slots and connectors are not used, the slots and connectors are provided. Slot caps and connector caps are respectively provided to prevent the exposure of the connector to the outside.

  Slot caps and connector caps are generally supported by, for example, resin members on the mobile phone housing. However, if these caps are pulled strongly, the resin members do not endure the tensile stress and are halfway through. Or the resin member itself can be removed from the housing, and as a result, these caps can be removed from the mobile phone.

Therefore, as a technique for preventing these caps from falling off, there are provided engaging means for engaging the connector cap with the housing, and preventing means provided on a part of the connector cap to prevent the connector cap from coming out of the housing. In other words, a technique has been proposed in which the connector cap does not come off and pull out even when pulled strongly from the outside (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-352899 A

  However, in the technique proposed in Patent Document 1, it is possible to prevent the connector cap from coming off and coming out even if it is strongly pulled from the outside. For example, the user can remove these caps with a stronger tensile stress. It is also possible to pull the cap, and it is also possible that these caps fall out of the mobile phone. Since these caps are attached in the final assembly process of the mobile phone, once the cap is removed from the mobile phone, it is necessary to disassemble and reassemble the mobile phone. When replacing the cap or repairing the cap There was a problem that it took a lot of time and effort.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and provides a mobile phone that can suitably prevent troubles when replacing a cap while suitably preventing a cap attached to the mobile phone from falling off. The purpose is to do.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the cellular phone of the present invention is attached to at least one casing, a connector provided in the casing, and a connection port of a connector provided in a part of the casing so as to be opened and closed. A cap to be engaged, an engagement leg provided on a part of the cap and engaging the cap with the housing, and an engagement leg inserted from a locking hole provided on the peripheral edge of the connector connection port A locking protrusion is provided on the locking member, and the engaging leg inserted through the locking hole is inserted through an opening provided in a part of the housing in a closed state of the cap. While the cap is held loosely in the locking projection, the engagement end provided at the tip of the engagement leg is locked by the locking projection in the open state of the cap, and the engagement leg from the locking hole is The withdrawal is restrained.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the mobile phone of the present invention includes at least one housing, a card storage slot for inserting and removing an IC card, and a cap that can be opened and closed in an insertion slot of the card storage slot. The engagement leg provided on a part of the cap and engaging the cap with the housing, and the engagement leg inserted from the engagement hole provided on the peripheral edge of the insertion slot of the card storage slot A locking projection is provided on the locking member, and the engaging leg inserted through the locking hole is inserted through an opening provided in a part of the housing in a closed state of the cap. While the cap is held in a loosely fitted state, the engaging end provided at the tip of the engaging leg is locked by the locking protrusion when the cap is open, and the engaging leg is disengaged from the locking hole. It is restrained.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the effort at the time of cap replacement | exchange etc. can be saved, preventing the omission of the cap with which a mobile telephone is mounted | worn suitably.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a housing 11 of a mobile phone 1 according to the present invention. A housing 11 in FIG. 1 includes a lower housing (a substrate-side housing on which operation keys and the like are arranged) and an upper housing (a housing provided with a main display) constituting the foldable mobile phone 1. The lower housing is shown. Of course, the present invention can be applied to the case of the mobile phone 1 regardless of whether it is a lower case or an upper case.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a connector (connector 15 in FIG. 2) for connection with a charger or an earphone is provided in the casing 11 of the mobile phone 1, and these connectors are not used. In order to prevent the connector from being exposed to the outside, a cap 12 (connector cap) is provided. The cap 12 is attached to a connection port of a connector (connector 15 in FIG. 2) provided on a part of the side surface of the housing 11 so as to be opened and closed. In the case of FIG. 1, the cap 12 is in a closed state in which it is attached to the connector connection port of the housing 11.

  In the vicinity of the connector connection port of the housing 11, the user inserts a finger or the like when removing the cap 12 from the housing 11 after the cap 12 is completely attached to the connector connection port as shown in FIG. 1. For this purpose, a cap removal hole 13 is provided. When removing the cap 12 from the housing 11, the user inserts a finger or the like into the cap removal hole 13 and then pulls the cap 12 in the direction of arrow M, for example, using the connector 15. Therefore, it is possible to remove the cap 12 attached to the housing 11 as appropriate.

  Note that the housing 11 of the mobile phone 1 is also provided with a card storage slot (not shown) of an IC card such as a memory card, etc., in order to prevent the slot from being exposed to the outside when the slot is not used. You may make it apply this invention regarding the slot cap provided in.

  FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view when the cap 12 is attached to the casing 11 of the mobile phone 1 of FIG. A mounting method for mounting the cap 12 to the housing 11 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 shows an enlarged view of the exploded perspective view of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cap 12 is attached to the connection port of the connector 15 provided in a part of the side surface of the housing 11 so as to be opened and closed from the direction of the arrow Y in FIG. 2. A part of a side surface of the cap 12 on the side facing the connection port of the connector 15 is provided with a substantially rod-shaped engagement leg portion 16 for engaging the cap 12 with the housing 11. For example, a cap-shaped (head-shaped) engagement end 17 is provided at the tip of the engagement leg 16, and the maximum diameter of the engagement end 17 is configured to be larger than the maximum diameter of the engagement leg 16. ing. The shape of the engagement end portion 17 is not limited to the hat shape, and the maximum diameter of the engagement end portion 17 is larger than the maximum diameter of the engagement leg portion 16 at least at any position of the engagement end portion 17. As long as it is configured, other shapes may be used. The engagement end 17 may be made of, for example, flexible synthetic resin or rubber, or may be made of other materials such as plastic.

  On the other hand, a locking hole P used when locking the cap 12 to the housing 11 is provided at the periphery of the connection port of the connector 15. As shown in FIG. 3, when the cap 12 is attached to the connection port of the connector 15 from the direction of the arrow Y, the engagement leg portion 16 provided on the cap 12 is inserted into the locking hole P. The diameter of the locking hole P is configured to be larger than the maximum diameter of the engaging end 17 at the tip of the engaging leg 16 of the cap 12, and the engaging leg 16 and the engaging end of the cap 12 are configured. 17 can be inserted into and removed from the locking hole P. The engaging leg 16 inserted from the locking hole P is housed in a locking space R formed behind the locking hole P when viewed from the insertion direction of the arrow Y.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, an opening Q is provided in a part of the locking space R of the housing 11. After the engaging leg 16 provided on the cap 12 is inserted into the locking hole P, a locking member that locks the engaging leg 16 of the cap 12 inserted from the locking hole P into the opening Q. 14 is inserted from the arrow Z direction. The locking member 14 is provided with a locking projection 18 having a substantially U shape or a concave shape. When the locking member 14 is inserted from the opening Q, the locking projection 18 is locked into the locking space. Inserted into R. At this time, the engaging leg 16 already inserted from the locking hole P and accommodated in the locking space R is clamped in a loosely fitted state on the locking protrusion 18 of the locking member 14 inserted from the opening Q. The Note that a part of the locking member 14 includes a detaching pin (not shown) used to remove the locking member 14 after the locking member 14 is completely mounted in the opening Q as shown in FIG. ) Is provided with a locking member removal hole 19 so that the tip of the locking member can be inserted from the outside. Thus, in the present invention, the cap 12 can be attached (or detached) separately from the assembly of the main body of the mobile phone 1.

  FIG. 4 shows an enlarged cross-sectional view on the line XX ′ of FIG. 1 when the cap 12 and the locking member 14 are attached to the housing 11. As shown in FIG. 4, the engagement leg portion 16 inserted in advance from the engagement hole P and accommodated in the engagement space R is free to engage with the engagement protrusion 18 of the engagement member 14 inserted from the opening Q. It is clamped in the fitted state. At this time, the diameter (maximum diameter) of the engaging leg 16 is L1, and the diameter (maximum diameter) of the opening of the locking projection 18 having a substantially U-shape or concave shape is L2, which is somewhat larger than L1. The engaging leg portion 16 is held between the locking protrusions 18 with some play. On the other hand, the diameter (maximum diameter) of the engaging end portion 17 accommodated in the depth direction of the locking space R is L3 which is larger than L2 which is the diameter of the opening of the locking protrusion 18.

  Therefore, when removing the cap 12 from the housing 11, the user pulls the cap 12 in the direction of the arrow M after inserting a finger or the like into the cap removing hole 13, as shown in FIG. For example, the cap 12 mounted on the housing 11 is removed in order to use the connector 15, for example. At this time, the engagement end 17 provided at the distal end of the engagement leg 16 in the open state of the cap 12 is removed. The portion having the maximum diameter is caught by the locking projection 18, and as a result, the engagement end portion 17 is locked by the locking projection 18, and the separation of the engagement leg portion 16 from the locking hole P is restricted. . Thereby, it is possible to suitably prevent the cap 12 from coming off from the housing 11 in the open state of the cap 12.

  Even when the cap 12 is in the open state, the engaging leg 16 is clamped in a loosely fitted state on the locking protrusion 18 of the locking member 14 inserted from the opening Q, so that, for example, the connector 15 is used. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, the cap 12 is prevented from falling off from the housing 11, and at the same time, the engaging leg 16 inserted in the locking hole P is rotated about 360 degrees in the direction of the arrow N about the rotation center. be able to. Thereby, when the connector 15 is used, the connector 15 built in the housing 11 can be exposed to the outside so as to be easily used by the user. Therefore, the convenience when using the connector 15 and the like can be improved.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, at least one or more housings 11, a connector 15 provided in the housing 11, and a connection port of the connector 15 provided in a part of the housing 11 are attached to be openable and closable. The cap 12 is provided in a part of the cap 12, the engaging leg 16 is engaged with the housing 11, and the engaging hole P is provided in the peripheral edge of the connection port of the connector 15. The locking member 14 is provided with a locking protrusion 18 that locks the joint leg 16. The locking protrusion 18 is inserted into an opening Q provided in a part of the housing 11. The engaging leg 16 inserted through the locking hole P is clamped in the locking protrusion 18 in a loosely fitted state, and the engaging end provided at the tip of the engaging leg 16 in the open state of the cap 12. 17 is locked to the locking protrusion 18, and the engagement from the locking hole P It can be detached leg 16 is restrained.

  Thereby, for example, even when the user pulls these caps 12 with an excessively strong tensile stress, it is possible to prevent the cap 12 from falling off the cellular phone 1 due to damage or the like in advance. In addition, since the conventional cap 12 is attached in the final assembly process of the mobile phone 1, once the cap 12 is detached from the mobile phone 1, it is necessary to disassemble and reassemble the mobile phone 1. For this reason, it takes a lot of trouble at the time of cap replacement or cap repair. In the present invention, at the time of cap replacement or cap repair, the cap 12 is attached and detached separately from the assembly of the main body of the mobile phone 1. Therefore, it is not necessary to disassemble the main body of the mobile phone 1, and it is possible to greatly reduce the trouble at the time of cap replacement or cap repair. Therefore, the cap 12 attached to the mobile phone 1 can be prevented from falling off, and the cap replacement can be facilitated while the cap replacement is facilitated.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the substantially U-shaped or concave locking protrusion 18 provided on the locking member 14 is a locking for supporting the locking protrusion 18 in the depth direction of the locking space R. The protrusion support portion 20 may be provided. As a result, the locking protrusions 18 can be given strength, and when the cap 12 is opened, the user pulls the cap 12 with excessively strong tensile stress or when the cap 12 is continuously used. Even if it exists, destruction, deterioration, etc. of the latching protrusion 18 can be prevented.

  Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the substantially rod-shaped engagement leg portion 16 is locked using the substantially U-shaped or substantially concave locking protrusion 18. However, the present invention is not limited to such a case. It suffices as long as the joint leg 16 can lock the locking protrusion 18, and the two concavo-convex relations may be reversed.

  The present invention can be applied to a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a personal computer, a portable game machine, a portable music player, a portable video player, and other information processing apparatuses in addition to the cellular phone 1. Can do.

1 is an external perspective view of a casing of a mobile phone according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view when a cap is attached to the casing of the mobile phone of FIG. 1. The enlarged view of the exploded perspective view of FIG. The expanded sectional view on the XX 'line | wire of FIG. 1 when a cap and a locking member are mounted | worn with a housing | casing. The enlarged view of the disassembled perspective view of a mobile telephone when a cap is made into an open state. The figure which shows the other external appearance of a locking member.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Mobile telephone, 11 ... Housing | casing, 12 ... Cap, 13 ... Cap removal hole, 14 ... Locking member, 15 ... Connector, 16 ... Engagement leg part, 17 ... Engagement edge part, 18 ... Locking protrusion, 19 ... Hole for locking member removal, 20 ... Locking protrusion support part.

Claims (5)

At least one housing;
A connector provided in the housing;
A cap that can be opened and closed at a connection port of a connector provided in a part of the housing;
An engaging leg provided on a part of the cap and engaging the cap with the housing;
A locking member for locking the engagement leg portion inserted from the locking hole provided in the peripheral edge of the connection port of the connector,
The locking member is provided with a locking projection, and the engaging leg portion inserted through the locking hole and inserted from the opening provided in a part of the housing in the closed state of the cap is free to the locking projection. While being held in the fitted state,
A mobile phone characterized in that, with the cap open, an engagement end provided at the tip of the engagement leg is locked by a locking projection, and detachment of the engagement leg from the locking hole is restrained. At least one housing;
A card storage slot for inserting and removing an IC card;
A cap that can be opened and closed at the insertion slot of the card storage slot;
An engaging leg provided on a part of the cap and engaging the cap with the housing;
A locking member for locking the engaging leg portion inserted from a locking hole provided at the periphery of the insertion slot of the card storage slot,
The locking member is provided with a locking projection, and the engaging leg portion inserted through the locking hole and inserted from the opening provided in a part of the housing in the closed state of the cap is free to the locking projection. While being held in the fitted state,
A mobile phone characterized in that, with the cap open, an engagement end provided at the tip of the engagement leg is locked by a locking projection, and detachment of the engagement leg from the locking hole is restrained.   The mobile phone according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a diameter of the locking hole is larger than a maximum diameter of the engaging end portion.   The locking projection has a substantially U shape or a concave shape, and the diameter of the opening of the locking projection having the substantially U shape or the concave shape is larger than the maximum diameter of the engagement leg portion, The mobile phone according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the mobile phone is smaller than a maximum diameter of the end portion.   3. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the engagement leg portion inserted into the locking hole is rotatable in an open state of the cap.

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