JPH07121024B2 - In-vehicle adapter for mobile phones - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an in-vehicle adapter for a mobile phone when the mobile phone is used in a vehicle, and more particularly to an in-vehicle adapter for a mobile phone which can be easily attached to and removed from the in-vehicle adapter.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional in-vehicle adapter for a mobile phone is shown in FIG.
Shown in. As shown in FIG. 11, the vehicle-mounted adapter 50 includes a protrusion 54 that fits into a locking recess 52 provided on the side surface of the mobile phone 51, and an elastic member 55 that biases the protrusion 54 in the locking direction. An operation button 56 for releasing the fitting provided on the case surface of the vehicle-mounted adapter 50 is provided,
When the mobile phone 51 is inserted, the protrusion 54 of the in-vehicle adapter 50 is fitted into the locking recess 52 of the mobile phone 51 to fix and hold the mobile phone 51, and at the same time, the charging terminal (not shown) of the in-vehicle adapter 50 is charged to the charging terminal (not shown) of the mobile phone 51. The terminal is connected.

[0003]

However, in the conventional in-vehicle adapter 50, when the mobile phone 51 is fixedly held, it is sufficient to push the mobile phone 51 into the in-vehicle adapter 50. In order to remove it from the in-vehicle adapter 50, it is necessary to operate the operation button 56 provided on the surface of the in-vehicle adapter 50. Considering the use in a small automobile room, if the user has to push the small operation button 56 every time he / she makes a call to unlock the mobile phone 51 and then pick up the mobile phone 51, there is a problem in that it is inconvenient to use. It was

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, a mobile phone can be securely fixed and held when necessary, and
In order to realize the simple use of the mobile phone in the vehicle compartment, the present invention has the following structure for the in-vehicle adapter of the mobile phone. That is, when the mobile phone is pushed into the in-vehicle adapter, a protrusion that fits into the recess provided in the mobile phone is provided on the in-vehicle adapter with elasticity, and the side that elastically deforms when the protrusion fits into or leaves the recess, that is, The lock member is provided on the rear side of the protrusion so as to be movable to a position that can prevent the protrusion from moving backward.

[0005]

When the mobile phone is detached from or mounted on the vehicle-mounted adapter, the projections are elastically deformed freely and can be easily operated with an appropriate holding force. Then, particularly when it is desired to fix the mobile phone to the in-vehicle adapter, the lock member is moved to a position where the protrusion elastically deforms and moves. Then, the protrusions are less likely to be deformed, and the protrusions are less likely to come off the recesses, and the mobile phone cannot be easily removed from the in-vehicle adapter.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of an in-vehicle adapter according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 shows a mobile phone 10 fixed to an in-vehicle adapter. The mobile phone 10 has an upper surface side (not shown).
A button, a speaker, a microphone, etc. are installed in and can be folded with a hinge 12 provided in the middle. A plurality of input terminals 14 for charging are installed on the lower side surface of the mobile phone 10, and recesses 4 for holding and fixing are formed on both sides thereof.

FIG. 2 shows the in-vehicle adapter 20. The vehicle-mounted adapter 20 has a central portion that is recessed so that the lower surface of the mobile phone 10 can be accommodated therein. A hook 22 is provided at one end of the recess, and the charging output terminal 2 is provided on the side facing the hook 22.
4 and a protrusion 2 are provided. As shown in FIG. 1, the protrusion 2 is formed on a rising portion 26 that is raised from the bottom surface of the vehicle-mounted adapter 20, and is elastically deformed to move in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in the drawing). You can do it.

Further, a lock member 6 is provided behind the protrusion 2. FIG. 7 shows a view of the in-vehicle adapter 20 as viewed from above. As shown in FIG. 7, the lock member 6 is a plate-shaped member having pressing portions 8 on the left and right, and an oval hole 28 is formed obliquely near the center. Inside the hole 28, an operating rod 30 formed integrally with the slide knob 32 is inserted,
When the slide knob 32 is moved in the vertical direction in the figure, it moves in the direction perpendicular to the moving direction as shown in FIG. In other words, when the slide knob 32 is slid to the fixed side (upward in the figure) and the lock member 6 is moved forward (rightward in the figure), the holding portion 8 comes close to the rear of the rising portion 26 as shown in FIG. It is supposed to be located. 9 and 10,
The figure which showed the vehicle-mounted adapter 20 from the lower surface is shown.

Next, the operation will be described. When the mobile phone 10 is held by the in-vehicle adapter 20, the front end of the mobile phone 10 is hooked on the hanging claw 22 provided on the front side of the in-vehicle adapter 20 and pushed down. When this pushing-down operation is performed, the protrusion 2 moves rearward and moves along the side surface of the mobile phone 10 and advances when fitted to the concave portion 4 to be fitted into the concave portion 4. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the mobile phone 10 is held by the vehicle-mounted adapter 20 by the elastic force of the rising portion 26. When the mobile phone 10 is detached from the in-vehicle adapter 20, when the mobile phone 10 is grasped and pulled up, the rising portion 26 is elastically deformed as shown in FIG. Since the protrusion 2 is released, the mobile phone 10 can be easily removed.

On the other hand, when the slide knob 32 is slid to the fixed side, the lock member 6 moves forward, the pressing portion 8 is positioned in the immediate vicinity of the rising portion 26, and the rising portion 26 is easily moved rearward by elastic deformation. become unable. Therefore, the protrusion 2 is less likely to come off the recess 4. Therefore, even if a force that is extracted from the in-vehicle adapter 20 due to vibration or the like generated during traveling is applied to the mobile phone 10, it does not come off from the in-vehicle adapter 20 and can be securely held and fixed. Moreover, when the mobile phone 10 is necessary in this state, the projection 2 is disengaged from the recess 4 by pulling with a little force, and the mobile phone 10 can be taken out.

As described above, the mobile phone 1 of this embodiment
According to the in-vehicle adapter 20 of No. 0, the concave portion 4 is provided in the mobile phone 10, while the protrusion 2 corresponding to the concave portion 4 is elastically formed by the rising portion 26 in the in-vehicle adapter 20,
In addition, since the pressing portion 8 is installed so as to be arranged immediately behind the rising portion 26 that elastically supports the protrusion 2, when the mobile phone 10 is detached from the in-vehicle adapter 20, a button for releasing the fixation or the like is operated. There is no need, and the mobile phone 10 that can be taken out from the in-vehicle adapter 20 and held by the in-vehicle adapter 20 can be easily used even in a narrow vehicle. When necessary, the lock member 6 is actuated to limit the elastic movement of the rising portion 26 to increase the fitting force between the protrusion 2 and the concave portion 4, so that the mobile phone 10 does not come off from the in-vehicle adapter 20 unnecessarily. Can be fixedly held.

[0013]

According to the on-vehicle adapter of the mobile phone of the present invention, the projection is formed so as to be elastically movable along the direction in which the recess is provided in the mobile phone, and the projection is formed. Since the lock member is installed so that it can be placed immediately behind the elastically supporting start-up part, when removing the mobile phone from the in-vehicle adapter, it is not necessary to operate a button for releasing the lock and can be easily removed. Therefore, the mobile phone held by the in-vehicle adapter can be easily removed and used even in a narrow vehicle. Further, by disposing the lock member in the vicinity of the rising portion, it is possible to suppress the elastic movement of the protrusion and to easily hold the mobile phone in the in-vehicle adapter so as not to come off the recess. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of an in-vehicle adapter according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an in-vehicle adapter according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a mobile phone according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of an in-vehicle adapter according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of an in-vehicle adapter according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state where the mobile phone according to the present invention is held by an in-vehicle adapter.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a lock member according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a lock member according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a bottom view showing the lock member according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a bottom view showing the lock member according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a vehicle-mounted adapter of a conventional mobile phone.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Protrusion 4 Recess 6 Locking member 8 Holding part 10 Mobile phone 12 Hinge 20 In-vehicle adapter 22 Hooking part 24 Output terminal 26 Start-up part 28 Hole 30 Actuating bar 32 Slide knob

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An in-vehicle adapter used as a stand in a vehicle when the mobile phone is used in an automobile, and is integrally formed with the in-vehicle adapter and elastically deforms to fit into a recess provided in the mobile phone. An in-vehicle adapter for a mobile phone, comprising: a protrusion to be fitted, a lock member that can be guided to a position that suppresses elastic deformation of the protrusion, and a lock button that can externally operate the position of the lock member. 2. The in-vehicle adapter for a mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the in-vehicle adapter has a charge output terminal that is connected to a charge input terminal of the mobile phone when the mobile phone is fixedly held, and can be used as an in-vehicle charger. .