Mounting fixture

Abstract

This article is a fixture for slidably attaching a first article and a second article. The article comprises a flat-plate-shaped first part and a flat-plate-shaped second part attached to the first part so as to be slidable in a predetermined direction. The first part has a first attraction part, and the second part has a second attraction part, which attract each other (one of the first attraction part and the second attraction part may be a magnet and the other may be a metal that is attracted to the magnet, or both may be magnets (attracting each other)). Due to the attractive force between the first attraction part and the second attraction part, the second part, which is in a predetermined sliding position relative to the first part, is held in that sliding position when the force sliding it from the sliding position does not exceed a predetermined magnitude, and slides and moves from the sliding position when the force exceeds the predetermined magnitude. Reference Photo 1, showing the state of use, shows the product attached to a second item (here, a pouch) (here, the second part is adhered to the second item with double-sided tape), and in this state, the first suction part and the second suction part attract each other, maintaining the sliding position of the second part relative to the first part. From this state, when force is applied to slide the first part against the suction force of the first and second suction parts, the first part can be slid (the second part slides relative to the first part) as shown in Reference Photo 2, showing the state of use. The product attached to the second item shown in Reference Photo 1, showing the state of use, can be attached to a first item (here, a smartphone), as shown in Reference Photo 3, showing the state of use. Here, as shown in Reference Photo 4, which shows the state of use, an annular plate-shaped member made of steel that is sucked by the first suction part is attached to the first item, and is attached by the suction force between the first suction part and the annular plate-shaped member (note that if the first item has a part that is sucked by the first suction part, it is not necessarily necessary to attach a separate item such as the annular plate-shaped member).Here, a convex portion in the shape of a disk (a small right circular cylinder) is formed on one of the two main surfaces of the first portion opposite the surface facing the second portion, and the convex portion is fitted into the interior of the annular plate-like member (a right circular cylinder-shaped space whose side faces are the inner peripheral surface of the annular plate-like member). When the first portion attempts to displace laterally (perpendicular to the axis of the right circular cylinder formed by the convex portion) relative to the annular plate-like member, the outer peripheral surface of the convex portion abuts against the inner peripheral surface of the annular plate-like member, thereby restricting the displacement (thereby preventing or reducing accidental separation of the first and second articles). When a force of a certain level (enough to overcome the suction force between the first and second suction portions) is applied to slide the second portion relative to the first portion from the state shown in Reference Photo 3, which shows the state in use, the second article can be slid relative to the first article, as shown in Reference Photo 5, which also shows the state in use. In this way, the state can be freely transitioned between Reference Photo 3 showing the in-use state and Reference Photo 5 showing the in-use state (the state shown in Reference Photo 3 showing the in-use state is maintained unless a force that overcomes the suction force between the first suction portion and the second suction portion is applied due to the suction force between the first suction portion and the second suction portion is applied). Therefore, in Reference Photo 3 showing the in-use state, the second item may obscure part of the lens of the smartphone (first item) and interfere with photography, but if necessary, the state shown in Reference Photo 5 showing the in-use state can be changed so that the second item does not obscure the lens of the smartphone (first item), allowing photography to be performed. Note that while the first item here is the smartphone itself, it can also be a smartphone case that houses the smartphone, as shown in Reference Photo 6 showing the in-use state (a ring-shaped plate-shaped member made of steel that is attracted by the first suction portion is attached to the smartphone case, and the smartphone case can be attached to the item attached to the second item by the suction force between the first suction portion and the ring-shaped plate-shaped member).

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