JP7780786B2 - Cart-mounted mobile device holder - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a cart-mounted mobile terminal holder that can be attached to a cart such as a shopping cart or work cart.

Cart-mounted mobile terminal holders are known that are attached to carts such as shopping carts and work carts.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a mobile device holder that has a mobile device holding section that can hold various differently shaped mobile devices owned by users, and a cart attachment section that is connected to the mobile device holding section and can be attached to and detached from a shopping cart.

JP 2017-109687 A

Mobile devices such as smartphones are sometimes fitted with notebook-style cases. These cases have a flap that can be opened and closed to cover the display unit on the front of the mobile device. When holding a mobile device attached to a notebook-style case with a mobile device holder such as that described in Patent Document 1, it is desirable to hold the mobile device so that the flap does not cover the display unit.

In addition, systems are known in supermarkets and drugstores that use the camera on a customer's mobile device to scan the product and make payments. In such systems, when a mobile device attached to a notebook-style case is held in a mobile device holder such as that described in Patent Document 1, the flap must be held so that it does not cover the reading section, such as the camera, on the back of the mobile device.

The object of the present invention is to provide a cart-mounted mobile device holder that can properly hold a mobile device attached to a case with a flap.

The above problems are solved by the present invention. That is, the present invention (1) provides:
a holder body having a bottom wall and a frame portion rising from the periphery of the bottom wall, capable of accommodating a portable terminal attached to a case having a display portion and a flap that opens and closes relative to the display portion, and a holding mechanism provided near the frame portion and holding the flap of the case of the portable terminal accommodated in the frame portion at a position away from the display portion;
an arm connected to the holder body;
a clip portion connected to the arm and attachable to a cart;
A cart-mounted mobile terminal holder comprising:

The present invention (2) is a cart-mounted mobile device holder as described in (1), in which the frame includes a contact portion that can contact a side portion of a mobile device housed in the frame, the holder body has a mobile device receiving portion that includes a first wall portion that protrudes to extend the frame, and a second wall portion that extends from the first wall portion to face the bottom wall, and the holding mechanism is composed of the contact portion and an end face of the second wall portion that is located at the position of the contact portion or outward from the contact portion in the width direction of the mobile device housed in the frame, and that guides the flap to a position away from the display unit.

The present invention (3) is a cart-mounted mobile terminal holder as described in (2), in which the dimension from the bottom wall to the end face is greater than the dimension from the bottom wall to the rising edge of the abutment portion.

The present invention (4) is a cart-mounted mobile terminal holder according to (2) or (3), in which the abutment portion and the end surface are positioned with a gap in the height direction of the mobile terminal housed in the frame portion.

The present invention (5) is a cart-mounted mobile terminal holder according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the bottom wall has an end face that is lower in the height direction of the mobile terminal housed in the frame than the position of the reading unit on the back of the mobile terminal housed in the frame.

The present invention (6) is a cart-mounted mobile terminal holder according to any one of (1) to (5), in which the holder main body includes a first holder main body, a second holder main body that is movable between a first position in contact with the first holder main body and a second position spaced apart from the first holder main body in the width direction of the mobile terminal housed in the frame, and a biasing member that biases the second holder main body from the second position toward the first position.

The present invention (7) is a cart-mounted mobile terminal holder according to any one of (1) to (6), in which at least one of the bottom wall and the frame has an anti-slip member at a position where it contacts the mobile terminal.

This invention provides a cart-mounted mobile device holder that can properly hold a mobile device attached to a case with a flap.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a state in which a cart-mounted portable terminal holder according to the present invention is mounted on a shopping cart. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the mobile terminal holder as seen from the front. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the mobile terminal holder as seen from the rear. FIG. 4 is an exploded view showing the components of the mobile terminal holder. FIG. 5 is a front view showing the holder body and the arm. FIG. 6 is a rear view showing the holder body and the arm. FIG. 7 is a left side view showing the holder body and the arm. FIG. 8 is a right side view showing the holder body and the arm. FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the holder body and the arm. FIG. 10 is a bottom view showing the holder body and the arm. FIG. 11 is a front view showing the holder body in the narrowest state. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the state of the torsion coil spring when the width of the holder body is narrowest. FIG. 13 is a front view showing the holder body in its most expanded state. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the state of the torsion coil spring when the width of the holder body is expanded to the maximum. FIG. 15 is a front view showing the mobile terminal holder holding a mobile terminal attached to a notebook-style case with the flap of the case open. FIG. 16 is a plan view showing a state in which the mobile terminal holder holds a mobile terminal attached to a notebook-style case with the flap of the case open. FIG. 17 is a front view of the holder body for explaining the holding mechanism of the holder body. FIG. 18 is a left side view of the holder body for explaining the holding mechanism of the holder body.

The following describes a cart-mounted mobile device holder according to an embodiment of the present invention, with reference to the drawings.

Figure 1 shows a cart-mounted mobile terminal holder 10 (hereinafter referred to as mobile terminal holder 10) according to the present invention attached to a shopping cart 100. The mobile terminal holder 10 is attached to a cart such as a shopping cart or a work cart. The shopping cart 100 may be a typical cart used in supermarkets, drugstores, etc., with a basket 110 placed on the basket placement section 101.

Figures 2 and 3 are perspective views showing the mobile terminal holder 10. Figure 4 is an exploded view showing the components of the mobile terminal holder 10. The mobile terminal holder 10 has a clip portion 20, an arm 30, and a holder body 40.

The clip portion 20 has a first clip portion 21 and a second clip portion 22. As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile device holder 10 is attached to the shopping cart 100 via the clip portion 20. For example, the mobile device holder 10 is attached to the shopping cart 100 by clamping the frame 103 below the hand grip 102 of the shopping cart 100 between the first clip portion 21 and the second clip portion 22.

The clip part 20 is attached to one end of the arm 30. The first clip part 21 has a hole 23 into which one end of the arm 30 is inserted, and a screw hole 25 into which a screw 24 is fitted to secure the arm 30 to the clip part 20. The arm 30 is secured to the clip part 20 by inserting one end of the arm 30 into the hole 23 and fitting the screw 24 into the screw hole 25.

The arm 30 is an L-shaped rod consisting of a clip-side end 31, a central portion 32, and a holder-side end 33. A hole 34 is formed in the clip-side end 31. The clip-side end 31 is inserted into the hole 23 of the clip portion 20, and the hole 34 is aligned with the screw hole 25, into which the screw 24 is inserted. The holder-side end 33 also has a hole 35. The holder-side end 33 is fixed to the holder body 40 with a bolt 36 and nut 37 attached to the hole 35.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the holder body 40 has a first holder body 41, a second holder body 42, a back member 43, a first side member 44, a second side member 45, and a torsion coil spring 46. By combining the first holder body 41 and the second holder body 42, the holder body 40 forms a recess 47 capable of accommodating a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet. The back member 43, the first side member 44, and the second side member 45 are members that come into contact with the mobile device accommodated in the recess 47 and may be provided, for example, to prevent the mobile device from slipping.

The first holder body 41 has a first holder upper portion 48 and a first holder lower portion 49. The second holder body 42 has a second holder upper portion 51 and a second holder lower portion 52. The first holder body 41 and the second holder body 42 are assembled so that the second holder upper portion 51 engages with the back side of the first holder upper portion 48 and the second holder lower portion 52 engages with the back side of the first holder lower portion 49. The bottom surface of the recess 47 is formed by assembling the first holder body 41 and the second holder body 42. A back member 43 is attached to the top of the bottom surface, forming the bottom wall 53. The bottom wall 53 is the portion that abuts against the back surface of the mobile terminal stored in the recess 47.

A torsion coil spring 46 is attached to the first holder body 41 and the second holder body 42 as a biasing member. One end 54 of the torsion coil spring 46 is attached to the first holder upper part 48, and the other end 55 of the torsion coil spring 46 is attached to the second holder upper part 51.

As shown in Figure 3, the first holder body 41 has an arm receiving portion 56 on the rear side. Holes 57 and 58 are formed in the arm receiving portion 56. The holder-side end 33 of the arm 30 is inserted into the holes 57 and 58, and the arm 30 is fixed to the holder body 40 by attaching a bolt 36 and a nut 37 through the hole 35 in the arm 30.

Figures 5 to 10 are enlarged views of the holder body 40. The first holder body 41 has a first holder sidewall 59. The first holder sidewall 59 faces one side of the mobile device housed in the recess 47. The first holder sidewall 59 consists of an upper wall 61 and a lower wall 62. As shown in Figure 7, the upper wall 61 is higher than the lower wall 62 in the thickness direction of the mobile device housed in the recess 47. The second holder body 42 has a second holder sidewall 63. The second holder sidewall 63 faces the other side of the mobile device housed in the recess 47. The second holder sidewall 63 consists of an upper wall 64 and a lower wall 65. As shown in Figure 9, the upper wall 64 is higher than the lower wall 65 in the thickness direction of the mobile device housed in the recess 47.

In this way, by combining the first holder body 41 and the second holder body 42, the holder body 40 has a recess 47 surrounded by the bottom wall 53 and the first holder side wall portion 59 and the second holder side wall portion 63, which are frame portions that rise from the periphery of the bottom wall 53.

As shown in Figure 9, the upper wall portions 61, 64 each have an inner surface 66, 67 that slopes inward toward the recess 47. A first side member 44 and a second side member 45 for preventing slippage are attached to the inner surfaces 66, 67, respectively.

The first holder body 41 has a mobile device receiving portion 68 that receives a mobile device accommodated in the recess 47. The second holder body 42 has a mobile device receiving portion 69 that receives a mobile device accommodated in the recess 47. As shown in Figures 7 and 8, the mobile device receiving portions 68, 69 are L-shaped members. The mobile device receiving portion 68 has a first wall portion 71 that rises from the bottom wall 53 at a substantially right angle, and a second wall portion 72 that extends from the first wall portion 71 to face the bottom wall 53. The mobile device receiving portion 69 has a first wall portion 73 that rises from the bottom wall 53 at a substantially right angle, and a second wall portion 74 that extends from the first wall portion 73 to face the bottom wall 53. The first wall portions 71, 73 protrude from the bottom wall 53 so as to extend the frame portion that forms the recess 47. In the mobile terminal receiving portions 68, 69, the first wall portions 71, 73 are portions that abut against the bottom surface of the mobile terminal accommodated in the recess 47 of the holder body 40 to hold it, and the second wall portions 72, 74 are portions that face the front surface of the mobile terminal.

The top surface of the first holder body 41 has a first end face 75 that is at the same height as the first holder side wall portion 59 in the longitudinal direction of the holder body 40, an inclined surface 76 that slopes gently from the first end face 75, and a second end face 77 that is at the same height as the top surface 78 of the second holder side wall portion 63 in the longitudinal direction of the holder body 40. Mobile devices, such as smartphones, that are housed in the recess 47 of the holder body 40 typically have a camera on the upper left side of the back. Because the second end face 77 is lower than the first end face 75, when the mobile device is housed in the recess 47, the camera on the upper left side of the back is positioned higher than the second end face 77, and the camera is not hidden by the holder body 40.

The holder body 40 is configured so that the second holder body 42 can slide widthwise relative to the first holder body 41. This allows the holder body 40 to change the width of the recess 47 that houses the mobile device. The operation of changing the width of the recess 47 of the holder body 40 is described below.

Figures 11 and 12 are front views showing the state in which the width of the recess 47 of the holder body 40 is narrowest. When the width of the recess 47 of the holder body 40 is narrowest, the second holder body 42 is in a first position in which the abutment surface 79 of the first holder body 41 and the abutment surface 81 of the second holder body 42 abut.

Figures 13 and 14 show the state in which the width of the recess 47 of the holder body 40 is widened to its maximum. From the state shown in Figures 11 and 12, the width of the recess 47 is widened by pulling the second holder body 42 outward relative to the first holder body 41 in the width direction of the recess 47. When the width of the recess 47 of the holder body 40 is widened, the second holder body 42 is in a second position in which the abutment surface 81 of the second holder body 42 is spaced apart from the abutment surface 79 of the first holder body 41.

As shown in Figures 12 and 14, a torsion coil spring 46 is attached to the first holder body 41 and the second holder body 42. When the second holder body 42 returns from the second position to the first position, the torsion coil spring 46 biases the second holder body 42 so that the second holder body 42 returns from the second position to the first position.

In this way, because the holder body 40's recess 47 has an adjustable width, the mobile device holder 10 can accommodate a variety of mobile devices with different widths.

Sometimes, users attach a notebook-style case to a mobile device, such as a smartphone. The notebook-style case has a flap that can be opened and closed to cover the display unit on the front of the mobile device. When using the mobile device holder 10 to hold a mobile device attached to a notebook-style case, it is desirable to hold the mobile device so that the flap does not cover the display unit.

Furthermore, when using the mobile device holder 10 in a system in which a customer (user) scans the camera on their own mobile device to make payments in a supermarket or drugstore, for example, the flap of the notebook-style case must be held so that it does not cover the scanning unit, such as the camera, on the back of the mobile device.

The mobile device holder 10 of the present invention therefore has a retention mechanism that holds the flap of the case of a mobile device housed in the recess 47 of the holder body 40 away from the display unit of the mobile device. This retention mechanism will be described below with reference to Figures 15 to 18.

Figures 15 and 16 show the mobile device holder 10 holding a mobile device 130 attached to a notebook-style case 120. The notebook-style case 120 has a flap 121 that can be opened and closed to cover the display unit 131 on the front of the mobile device 130. The flap 121 is a cover that covers and protects the display unit 131 of the mobile device 130 when closed.

Figures 17 and 18 are diagrams illustrating the holding mechanism of the holder main body 40. In the first holder side wall portion 59, the upper wall portion 61 has an inner surface 66 that slopes inward toward the recessed portion 47 of the holder main body 40, as shown in Figure 9. Due to the presence of the sloped inner surface 66 on the inside of the recessed portion 47, as shown in Figure 17, when the holder main body 40 is viewed from the front side, the end surface 82 of the mobile device receiving portion 68 of the first holder main body 41 is located outside the abutment portion 83 of the upper wall portion 61 that abuts against the flap 121 in the width direction of the holder main body 40. In other words, a gap G1 is created between the end surface 82 and the abutment portion 83 in the width direction of the mobile device stored in the recessed portion 47.

Furthermore, in the longitudinal direction of the holder body 40, the end face 82 of the mobile device receiving portion 68 and the abutment portion 83 of the upper wall portion 61 are positioned at a distance due to the presence of the lower wall portion 62. In other words, a gap G2 is created between the end face 82 and the abutment portion 83 in the height direction of the mobile device accommodated in the recess 47.

Furthermore, as shown in Figure 18, when the holder body 40 is viewed from the left side, the end face 82 of the mobile device receiving portion 68 is higher in the height direction of the holder body 40 than the abutment portion 83 of the upper wall portion 61. In other words, because the dimension from the bottom wall 53 to the end face 82 is greater than the dimension from the bottom wall 53 to the rise of the abutment portion 83, a gap G3 is created between the end face 82 and the abutment portion 83 in the thickness direction of the mobile device accommodated in the recess 47.

In the holder main body 40, gaps defined by gaps G1, G2, and G3 are formed due to the positional relationship between the end surface 82 of the mobile device receiving portion 68 and the abutment portion 83 of the upper wall portion 61. When storing the mobile device 130 in the holder main body 40, the flap 121 of the case 120 is abutted against the abutment portion 83 of the upper wall portion 61, and the flap 121 is positioned in this gap. At this time, the end surface 82 of the mobile device receiving portion 68 serves to guide the flap 121 to a position away from the display unit 131, and the flap 121 is held in a state of abutment against the end surface 82 and the abutment portion 83. In other words, by sandwiching the flap 121 in a twisted state in the gap formed between the end surface 82 and the abutment portion 83, the flap 121 is held in an open state relative to the display unit 131 of the mobile device 130 and at a position away from the display unit 131, as shown in FIG. 16 .

In this way, because the upper wall portion 61 and the mobile device receiving portion 68 are positioned in a manner that creates a gap, the abutment portion 83 of the upper wall portion 61 and the end surface 82 of the mobile device receiving portion 68 function as a holding mechanism that can hold the flap 121 in a position away from the mobile device 130.

In this embodiment, a holding mechanism capable of holding the flap 121 at a position away from the display unit 131 of the mobile device 130 is provided near the frame of the holder main body 40, thereby providing a mobile device holder 10 that can properly hold a mobile device attached to a case with a flap with the flap open.

Furthermore, the end surface 82 of the mobile terminal receiving portion 68 serves to guide the mobile terminal accommodated in the recess 47 in the width direction to the position of the abutting portion 83 of the upper wall portion 61 or to a position away from the abutting portion 83. This makes it possible to provide the mobile terminal holder 10 on which the mobile terminal can be placed with the flap 121 open, without the flap 121 covering the display portion on the front side or the reading portion on the back side of the mobile terminal.

Furthermore, since the dimension from the bottom wall 53 to the end face 82 in the thickness direction of the mobile device accommodated in the recess 47 is greater than the dimension from the bottom wall 53 to the point where the abutment portion 83 rises, a gap is formed into which the flap 121 can be sandwiched, making it possible to provide a mobile device holder 10 that can accommodate a mobile device with the flap open. Since the end face 82 and the abutment portion 83 are positioned with a gap between them in the height direction of the mobile device accommodated in the recess 47, a gap is also formed into which the flap 121 can be sandwiched, making it possible to provide a mobile device holder 10 that can accommodate a mobile device with the flap open.

In this embodiment, the bottom wall 53 that constitutes the recess 47 has an end surface 77 that is lower in the height direction of the mobile terminal accommodated in the recess 47 than the position of the reading unit on the back of the mobile terminal so as not to cover the reading unit on the back of the mobile terminal accommodated in the recess 47. This allows the reading unit on the back to be used while the mobile terminal is left in the mobile terminal holder 10.

In this embodiment, the holder body 40 of the mobile device holder 10 can change the width of the recess 47 in which the mobile device is housed by sliding the second holder body 42 widthwise relative to the first holder body 41. This makes it possible to hold a variety of mobile devices of different sizes. Furthermore, the biasing force of the torsion coil spring 46 attached to the first holder body 41 and the second holder body 42 allows the second holder body 42 to easily return from a state in which the recess 47 is widened to a state in which it is narrowed.

In addition, at least one of the anti-slip members 43, 44, and 45 is provided on the bottom wall 53 and the upper wall portions 61 and 64, thereby preventing the mobile device stored in the recess 47 from slipping.

The above-described embodiment can be implemented with various substitutions and modifications. For example, in this embodiment, the abutment portion 83 of the upper wall portion 61 and the end surface 82 of the mobile device receiving portion 68 function as a holding mechanism. However, a holding mechanism provided near the frame that holds the flap of the case of a mobile device housed in the frame at a position away from the display also includes a slit formed in the first holder side wall portion 59 in the longitudinal direction of the holder body 40 (the height direction of the mobile device) and defined by the end surface at the position of the abutment portion 82 in the width direction of the mobile device housed in the frame. Alternatively, a slit may be formed in the longitudinal direction of the first holder upper portion 48 and the first holder lower portion 49. By inserting the flap of a notebook-style case for the mobile device into such a slit, it is possible to hold the flap at a position away from the display of the mobile device without covering the display on the front or the reading unit on the back.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 Cart-mounted mobile terminal holder 20 Clip portion 30 Arm 40 Holder body 41 First holder body 42 Second holder body 46 Torsion coil spring 47 Recess 53 Bottom wall 59 First holder side wall 61 Upper wall 62 Lower wall 63 Second holder side wall 68 Mobile terminal receiving portion 69 Mobile terminal receiving portion 82 End surface 83 Contact surface 100 Shopping cart 120 Notebook-type case 121 Flap 130 Mobile terminal 131 Display portion

Claims (5)

a holder body having a bottom wall and a frame portion rising from the periphery of the bottom wall, capable of accommodating a portable terminal attached to a case having a display portion and a flap that opens and closes relative to the display portion, and a holding mechanism provided near the frame portion and holding the flap of the case of the portable terminal accommodated in the frame portion at a position away from the display portion;
an arm connected to the holder body;
a clip portion connected to the arm and attachable to a cart;
Equipped with
the frame portion includes a contact portion that is a part of a side wall portion facing one side surface of the portable terminal accommodated in the frame portion and that is capable of contacting a flap of a case of the portable terminal ,
the holder body has a mobile terminal receiving portion including a first wall portion protruding so as to extend the frame portion, and a second wall portion extending from the first wall portion so as to face the bottom wall,
the holding mechanism is constituted by the abutment portion and a lateral end surface of the second wall portion , and when the holder body is viewed from the front side, the end surface is located outward of the abutment portion in the width direction of the holder body as viewed from the mobile terminal, and the end surface is located at a distance from the abutment portion in the longitudinal direction of the holder body;
The holding mechanism is characterized in that it clamps the flap of the case of the mobile terminal placed on the holder body between the abutment portion and the end face, holding it forward of the back of the mobile terminal. When viewed from the front of the holding mechanism, the abutting portion and the end surface are positioned with a gap in the width direction and a gap in the longitudinal direction,
When viewed from the side of the holding mechanism, the abutting portion and the end surface have a gap in a height direction,
The cart-mounted mobile terminal holder of claim 1, characterized in that the holding mechanism clamps the flap of the case of the mobile terminal placed on the holder body in the gap formed by the widthwise gap, the lengthwise gap, and the heightwise gap, thereby holding the flap forward of the back of the mobile terminal. 3. A cart-mounted mobile terminal holder as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the bottom wall has an end face that is lower in the height direction of the mobile terminal accommodated in the frame portion than the position of the reading unit on the back of the mobile terminal accommodated in the frame portion. The holder body includes:
a first holder body;
a second holder body that is movable between a first position in contact with the first holder body and a second position that is spaced apart from the first holder body in a width direction of the portable terminal accommodated in the frame;
a biasing member that biases the second holder body from the second position toward the first position;
4. The cart-mountable mobile terminal holder according to claim 1 , further comprising: 5. The cart-mounted portable terminal holder according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the bottom wall and the frame portion has an anti-slip member at a position where it comes into contact with the portable terminal.