Holder

Abstract

To improve a holder for an electronic apparatus.SOLUTION: A holder comprises: a first member having flexibility; and a second member having rigidity higher than that of the first member. The first member has a first body part and at least two first protrusions. The at least two first protrusions are located in an inner portion of the first body part, and they face each other. The second member has a second body part overlapping the first body part. The inner portion of the first body part has a shape which extends along part of a lateral surface of an electronic apparatus. When the holder is attached to the electronic apparatus, the at least two first protrusions are fitted to at least two recesses on the electronic apparatus.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a retainer. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art Holders for electronic devices have been known in the art. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a frame cover device that is large enough to surround the edge surface of a mobile terminal device body and has a strap attachment hole. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2002-271460 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Conventional holders for electronic devices have room for improvement. For example, in Patent Document 1, the frame cover device is large enough to surround the edge surface of the mobile terminal device body, which makes the device bulky overall.

[0005] In view of the above, an object of the present disclosure is to provide an improved holder for electronic devices. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The holder according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: A holder for an electronic device, comprising: a first member having elasticity; and a second member having a rigidity higher than that of the first member; The first member is A first body portion; and at least two first protrusions located on an inner portion of the first main body portion and facing each other. The second member has a second body portion that covers the first body portion, an inner portion of the first main body portion has a shape that conforms to a part of a side surface of the electronic device; The at least two first protrusions fit into at least two recesses of the electronic device, respectively, in a state in which the holder is attached to the electronic device. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a holder for an electronic device can be improved. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a holder and an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 2] 2 is a front view of the holder and the electronic device shown in FIG. [Diagram 3] 2 is a rear view of the holder and the electronic device shown in FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining how to attach the holder. [Diagram 5] FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining how to attach the holder. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of the electronic device shown in FIG. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the holder shown in FIG. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the holder shown in FIG. [Figure 9] 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of the first member and the electronic device shown in FIG. 5. [Figure 10] 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the holder and the electronic device shown in FIG. 2. [Figure 11] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of use of the holder. [Figure 12] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of use of the holder. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0010] 1, 2, and 3, a holder 20 according to this embodiment can be attached to an electronic device 10. The holder 20 includes a first member 30 and a second member 40. When attaching the holder 20 to the electronic device 10, a user first attaches the first member 30 to the electronic device 10 along the attachment direction as shown in FIG. 4. Next, the user attaches the second member 40 to the first member 30 along the attachment direction as shown in FIG. 5.

[0011] Hereinafter, the direction in which the first member 30 as shown in FIG. 4 is attached to the electronic device 10 and the direction in which the second member 40 as shown in FIG. 5 is attached to the first member 30 are referred to as the "X-axis positive direction". In addition, the Y-axis positive direction and the Z-axis positive direction are determined so as to form a right-handed XYZ coordinate system. Hereinafter, when there is no particular distinction between the X-axis positive direction and the X-axis negative direction, these are referred to as the "X direction". In addition, when there is no particular distinction between the Y-axis positive direction and the Y-axis negative direction, these are referred to as the "Y direction". In addition, when there is no particular distinction between the Z-axis positive direction and the Z-axis negative direction, these are referred to as the "Z direction".

[0012] (Electronic device configuration) As shown in Fig. 1, the electronic device 10 has a rectangular thin plate shape. The electronic device 10 includes a rear cover 11 and a fastening member 12. The electronic device 10 includes a display 13 as shown in Fig. 2. The electronic device 10 includes two recesses 14, two recesses 15, and a cover 16 for an external connection terminal as shown in Fig. 4. However, the number of recesses 14 and the number of recesses 15 included in the electronic device 10 are not limited to two. The number of recesses 14 and the number of recesses 15 included in the electronic device 10 may each be one, or three or more.

[0013] The electronic device 10 is, for example, a smartphone. However, the electronic device 10 is not limited to a smartphone. The electronic device 10 may be any electronic device as long as it has at least one recess 14 and at least one recess 15.

[0014] Hereinafter, among the external surfaces of electronic device 10, the surface on which rear cover 11 is located as shown in Fig. 1 will be referred to as the "rear surface." Furthermore, among the external surfaces of electronic device 10, the surface on which display 13 is located as shown in Fig. 2 will be referred to as the "front surface." Furthermore, among the external surfaces of electronic device 10, the surface between the rear surface and the front surface will be referred to as the "side surface."

[0015] Hereinafter, of the two ends in the X direction included in the electronic device 10, the end where the cover 16 of the external connection terminal is located will be referred to as the "lower part." Also, of the two ends in the X direction included in the electronic device 10, the end opposite the lower part will be referred to as the "upper part."

[0016] 3, the rear cover 11 is fixed to the electronic device 10 by fastening members 12. The fastening members 12 are, for example, screws. A user can remove the rear cover 11 from the electronic device 10 by loosening the fastening members 12.

[0017] The two recesses 14 and the two recesses 15 face each other in the Y direction as shown in Fig. 4. The two recesses 14 are located on the right side of the side surface of the electronic device 10 when viewed from the front of the electronic device 10, i.e., on the side surface on the positive Y-axis direction side. The two recesses 15 are located on the left side of the side surface of the electronic device 10 when viewed from the front of the electronic device 10, i.e., on the side surface on the negative Y-axis direction side. The two recesses 14 and the two recesses 15 are each located on the lower side surface of the side surface of the electronic device 10.

[0018] Each of the two recesses 14 and the two recesses 15 constitutes one strap attachment hole. The structure of the two recesses 14 is the same as the structure of the two recesses 15. Hereinafter, the structures of the recesses 14 and 15 will be described with reference to the recess 15.

[0019] The two recesses 15 are arranged along the Z direction as shown in FIG. 6. The two recesses 15 are configured by separating one hole portion by a support portion extending along one X direction. The bottoms of the two recesses 15 communicate with each other. However, the configuration of the two recesses 15 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 6. As another example, the two recesses 15 may be arranged along the X direction. The two recesses 15 arranged along the X direction are configured by separating one hole portion by a support portion extending along one Z direction. As yet another example, the two recesses 15 may not constitute one strap attachment port. In this case, the two recesses 15 may be provided independently.

[0020] (Configuration of the holder) 1, the holder 20 is attached to a side surface of the lower part of the electronic device 10. However, depending on the configuration of the electronic device 10, the holder 20 may be attached to a side surface of the upper part of the electronic device 10.

[0021] 7, the holder 20 includes an opening 21 and a first attachment portion 22. Furthermore, the holder 20 includes the first member 30 and the second member 40 as described above.

[0022] Opening 21 is formed by overlapping opening 31A and opening 41A, as shown in Fig. 8 described later. Opening 21 is located at the location of cover 16 of the external connection terminal of electronic device 10 when holder 20 is attached to electronic device 10 as shown in Fig. 1. Since opening 21 is located at the location of cover 16, the user can connect a USB terminal or the like to electronic device 10 through opening 21 with holder 20 attached to electronic device 10.

[0023] As shown in FIG. 7, the first attachment portion 22 is rod-shaped. The first attachment portion 22 is composed of a part of the first member 30 and a part of the second member 40. The first attachment portion 22 is located on the negative Z-axis direction side of the opening 21. As shown in FIG. 11, a part such as a belt can be attached to the first attachment portion 22. A user can attach a part such as a carabiner to the first attachment portion 22 by wrapping a part such as a belt around the rod-shaped first attachment portion 22. A user can hold the electronic device 10 by attaching a string to the part such as a carabiner attached to the first attachment portion 22 and hanging the string from the neck.

[0024] 8 has elasticity. The first member 30 may be made of any material having elasticity. The first member 30 is made of, for example, a resin material such as a polyurethane-based thermoplastic elastomer (TPU).

[0025] The first member 30 has a first main body portion 31, two first protrusions 32, two first protrusions 33, a second protrusion 34, a second protrusion 35, an attachment portion 36, a second attachment portion 37, and a second attachment portion 38. However, the number of first protrusions 32 and the number of first protrusions 33 included in the first member 30 are not limited to two. The first member 30 only needs to have at least one first protrusion 32 and at least one first protrusion 33. In addition, the first member 30 may have any number of first protrusions 32 and any number of first protrusions 33 depending on the number of recesses 14 and recesses 15 included in the electronic device 10.

[0026] The first body portion 31 is U-shaped when viewed from the Z-axis negative direction side. An inner portion of the first body portion 31 has a shape that follows a part of the side surface of the electronic device 10. In this embodiment, the inner portion of the first body portion 31 has a shape that follows the side surface of the lower part of the electronic device 10. The first body portion 31 includes a portion that extends along the Y direction and two portions that extend along the X direction. The first body portion 31 includes an opening 31A.

[0027] The opening 31A is located at the center of a portion extending along the Y direction of the first main body portion 31. The opening 31A is a part of the opening 21 as shown in FIG.

[0028] The two first protrusions 32 and the two first protrusions 33 are located on the inner side of the first main body portion 31. The two first protrusions 32 and the two first protrusions 33 face each other in the Y direction. The two first protrusions 32 protrude toward the inside of the first main body portion 31, i.e., in the negative direction of the Y axis. The two first protrusions 33 protrude toward the inside of the first main body portion 31 in the positive direction of the Y axis.

[0029] The two first protrusions 32 are aligned along the Z direction. The first protrusions 32 have a shape corresponding to the shape of the recess 14 as shown in FIG. 4. When the first member 30 is attached to the electronic device 10 as shown in FIG. 9, the two first protrusions 32 fit into the two recesses 14 of the electronic device 10, respectively. Since the first member 30 has elasticity, the user can smoothly fit the two first protrusions 32 into the two recesses 14 when attaching the first member 30 to the electronic device 10.

[0030] The two first protrusions 33 are aligned along the Z direction. The first protrusions 33 have a shape corresponding to the shape of the recess 15 as shown in FIG. 6. When the first member 30 is attached to the electronic device 10 as shown in FIG. 9, the two first protrusions 33 fit into the two recesses 15 of the electronic device 10, respectively. Since the first member 30 has elasticity, the user can smoothly fit the two first protrusions 33 into the two recesses 15 when attaching the first member 30 to the electronic device 10.

[0031] As shown in FIG. 8, the second protrusion 34 and the second protrusion 35 are located in the outer portion of the first main body 31. The second protrusion 34 is located in the outer portion of the first main body 31 on the positive Y-axis side. The second protrusion 35 is located in the outer portion of the first main body 31 on the negative Y-axis side. The second protrusion 34 and the second protrusion 35 face each other in the Y direction. The second protrusion 34 protrudes toward the outside of the first main body 31, i.e., toward the positive Y-axis direction. The second protrusion 35 protrudes toward the outside of the first main body 31, i.e., toward the negative Y-axis direction. The second protrusion 34 extends along the Z direction. The second protrusion 35 extends along the Z direction in the same or similar manner as the second protrusion 34. The length of extension of the second protrusion 34 along the Z direction and the length of extension of the second protrusion 35 along the Z direction are approximately the same as the width of the first main body 31 in the Z direction.

[0032] The mounting portion 36 is rod-shaped as shown in Fig. 8. The mounting portion 36 is located on the negative Z-axis direction side of the opening 31A. The mounting portion 36 is a part of the first mounting portion 22 as shown in Fig. 7.

[0033] As shown in FIG. 12, the second attachment portion 37 and the second attachment portion 38 can be attached with a part such as a carabiner. As shown in FIG. 8, the second attachment portion 37 is located at an end portion of the first main body portion 31 that extends along the Y direction on the positive side of the Y axis. The second attachment portion 38 is located at an end portion of the first main body portion 31 that extends along the Y direction on the negative side of the Y axis. The second attachment portions 37 and 38 are thin plate-shaped. The second attachment portion 37 includes an opening 37A. The second attachment portion 38 includes an opening 38A. As shown in FIG. 12, a user can attach a part such as a carabiner to the second attachment portions 37 and 38 by passing the part through the openings 37A and 38B. A user can hold the electronic device 10 by attaching a string to the part such as a carabiner attached to the second attachment portions 37 and 38 and hanging the string from his / her neck.

[0034] 8 has a higher rigidity than the first member 30. The rigidity of the second member 40 may be adjusted depending on the usage mode of the holder 20. The second member 40 may have elasticity as long as it has a higher rigidity than the first member 30. The second member 40 is formed of a resin material such as polycarbonate resin (PC), for example.

[0035] As shown in Fig. 8, the second member 40 has a second main body portion 41, a finger contact portion 42, and a finger contact portion 43. As shown in Fig. 10, the second member 40 has a third convex portion 44 and a third convex portion 45. As shown in Fig. 8, the second member 40 has an attachment portion 46.

[0036] The second body portion 41 is U-shaped when viewed from the negative Z-axis direction side as shown in Fig. 8. When the holder 20 is attached to the electronic device 10 as shown in Fig. 10, the second body portion 41 covers the first body portion 31. The inner portion of the second body portion 41 has a shape that follows the outer portion of the first body portion 31. As shown in Fig. 8, the second body portion 41 includes a portion extending along the Y direction and two portions extending along the X direction. The second body portion 41 includes an opening 41A, an opening 41B, and an opening 41C.

[0037] The opening 41A is located at the center of a portion of the second main body portion 41 extending along the Y direction. The opening 41A overlaps with the opening 31A as shown in Fig. 7. The opening 21 is formed by the opening 41A and the opening 31A as a result of the opening 41A overlapping with the opening 31A.

[0038] As shown in Fig. 8, opening 41B is located on the positive Y-axis direction side of opening 41A of second main body portion 41. Opening 41C is located on the negative Y-axis direction side of opening 41A of second main body portion 41. As shown in Fig. 7, second attachment portion 37 passes through opening 41B. Second attachment portion 38 passes through opening 41C.

[0039] The finger rests 42 and 43 are located at two ends of the second main body 41 facing the mounting direction, i.e., the positive direction of the X-axis. The finger rest 42 is located at the end on the positive side of the Y-axis among the two ends. The finger rest 43 is located at the end on the negative side of the Y-axis among the two ends. The finger rests 42 and 43 face each other in the Y direction. The finger rests 42 and 43 may be configured as convex parts protruding toward the outside of the second main body 41. By configuring the finger rests 42 and 43 as convex parts, the user can hook his / her finger on the convex parts. The user can place his / her finger on each of the finger rests 42 and 43. The user can place his / her finger on the finger rests 42 and 43 to attach the second member 40 to the first member 30 or remove the second member 40 from the first member 30. The finger rests 42 and 43 may each extend along the Z direction. The finger rests 42 and 43 each extend along the Z direction, so that the area on which the finger rests is increased on each of the finger rests 42 and 43. The area on which the finger rests is increased on each of the finger rests 42 and 43 allows the user to attach the second member 40 to the first member 30 or remove the second member 40 from the first member 30 by resting the finger on the finger rests 42 and 43 more easily. The length of the finger rests 42 and 43 extending in the Z direction may be approximately the same as the width of the second main body 41 in the Z direction. However, as long as the user can place his / her finger on the finger rests 42 and 43, the length of the finger rests 42 and 43 extending in the Z direction may be shorter than the width of the second main body 41 in the Z direction.

[0040] The third protrusions 44, 45 are located in the inner part of the second main body 41 as shown in FIG. 10. The third protrusion 44 is located in the inner part of the inner part of the second main body 41 on the Y-axis positive side. The third protrusion 45 is located in the inner part of the inner part of the second main body 41 on the Y-axis negative side. The third protrusions 44 and 45 face each other in the Y direction. The third protrusion 44 protrudes inwardly from the second main body 41, i.e., in the Y-axis negative direction. The third protrusions 45 protrude inwardly from the second main body 41, i.e., in the Y-axis positive direction. The third protrusions 44, 45 extend along the Z direction in the same or similar manner as the second protrusion 34 as shown in FIG. 8. The length of the third protrusion 44 extending along the Z direction and the length of the third protrusion 45 extending along the Z direction are approximately the same as the width of the second main body 41 in the Z direction.

[0041] As shown in FIG. 10, when the second body 41 covers the first body 31, the third convex portion 44 is located on the mounting direction side, i.e., the X-axis positive direction side, relative to the second convex portion 34. As shown in FIG. 10, when the second body 41 covers the first body 31, the third convex portion 45 is located on the mounting direction side, i.e., the X-axis positive direction side, relative to the second convex portion 35. Here, the second member 40 is located on the outside of the first member 30. Therefore, the second member 40 is likely to be subjected to external force. When a force is applied to the second member 40 in the opposite direction to the mounting direction, i.e., in the X-axis negative direction, it is considered that the second member 40 moves toward the X-axis negative direction and becomes detached. In this embodiment, when a force is applied to the second member 40 in the X-axis negative direction, the third convex portion 44 is caught by the second convex portion 34, and the third convex portion 45 is caught by the second convex portion 35. With this configuration, in this embodiment, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the second member 40 will come off from the first member 30 when a force is applied to the second member 40 in the negative direction of the X axis. As described above, the second convex portions 34, 35 and the third convex portions 44, 45 extend along the Z direction. By the second convex portions 34, 35 and the third convex portions 44, 45 extending along the Z direction, for example, when a force is applied to the second member 40 in the negative direction of the X axis, the area where the third convex portion 44 contacts the second convex portion 34 and the area where the third convex portion 45 contacts the second convex portion 35 are increased. With this configuration, it is possible to further reduce the possibility that the second member 40 will come off from the first member 30 when a force is applied to the second member 40 in the negative direction of the X axis.

[0042] The mounting portion 46 is rod-shaped as shown in Fig. 8. The mounting portion 46 is located on the negative Z-axis direction side of the opening 41A. The mounting portion 46 constitutes the first mounting portion 22 together with the mounting portion 36 as shown in Fig. 7.

[0043] Thus, the holder 20 according to the present embodiment includes a first member 30 having elasticity and a second member 40 having a higher rigidity than the first member 30. As the first member 30 has elasticity, the user can smoothly fit the two first protrusions 32 and the two first protrusions 33 into the two recesses 14 and the two recesses 15, respectively, as described above with reference to FIG. 9. Here, the first member 30 is easily deformed due to its elasticity. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, in a state where only the first member 30 is attached to the electronic device 10, when an external force toward the outside is applied to the first member 30, the first protrusions 32 and 33 come off the recesses 14 and 15 of the electronic device 10. In FIG. 9, the state when an external force is applied to the first member 30 is shown by a two-dot chain line. In this regard, in the present embodiment, in a state where the holder 20 is attached to the electronic device 10 as shown in FIG. 10, the second main body 41 is covered over the first main body 31. Furthermore, the second member 40 has higher rigidity than the first member 30. With this configuration, the first body portion 31 can be fixed to the electronic device 10 by the second body portion 41. By fixing the first body portion 31 to the electronic device 10, even if an external force is applied to the first member 30, the likelihood that the first protrusions 32, 33 will come off the recesses 14, 15 of the electronic device 10 can be reduced. By reducing the likelihood that the first protrusions 32, 33 will come off the recesses 14, 15 of the electronic device 10, the likelihood that the holder 20 will come off the electronic device 10 can be reduced.

[0044] Furthermore, in the holder 20 according to this embodiment, the inner part of the first main body 31 has a shape that follows a part of the side of the electronic device 10, for example, a shape that follows the side of the lower part of the electronic device 10. Since the inner part of the first main body 31 has a shape that follows a part of the side of the electronic device 10, the first member 30 can be attached to the electronic device 10 even if the first member 30 does not cover all the side surfaces of the electronic device 10. Since the first member 30 does not cover all the side surfaces of the electronic device 10, the likelihood that the electronic device 10 will become bulky as a whole can be reduced. Furthermore, since the first member 30 does not cover all the side surfaces of the electronic device 10, the cost of the mold for the first member 30 and the like can be reduced. Furthermore, since the inner part of the first main body 31 has a shape that follows a part of the side surface of the electronic device 10, the holder 20 does not need to cover the back surface of the electronic device 10. Since the holder 20 does not cover the back surface of the electronic device 10, the user can remove the back cover 11 from the electronic device 10 by loosening the fastening member 12 as shown in FIG. 1 while the holder 20 is attached to the electronic device 10. This allows the user to remove the rear cover 11 while the holder 20 is attached to the electronic device 10, and replace or remove any part inside the electronic device 10. For example, while the holder 20 is attached to the electronic device 10, the user can remove the rear cover 11 and further remove the battery cover to replace the battery of the electronic device 10.

[0045] Moreover, in the holder 20 according to this embodiment, the first member 30 and the second member 40 are each formed as a single component. Here, it is considered that the component to be attached to the electronic device 10 is formed by combining separate components. In this case, for example, if the portion connecting the separate components is damaged, the probability of the component being damaged increases. In this embodiment, the first member 30 and the second member 40 are each formed as a single component, so that the probability of the first member 30 and the second member 40 being damaged can be reduced.

[0046] Thus, according to the present embodiment, an improved holder 20 is provided.

[0047] Furthermore, in the holder 20 according to this embodiment, the first member 30 may further have second protrusions 34, 35 located on an outer portion of the first main body portion 31. The second member 40 may further have third protrusions 44, 45 located on an inner portion of the second main body portion 41. With this configuration, as described above with reference to Fig. 10, it is possible to reduce the likelihood that the second member 40 will come off the first member 30 when a force is applied to the second member 40 in the negative direction of the X-axis.

[0048] The holder 20 according to the present embodiment may further include a first attachment portion 22 as shown in FIG. 7. The first attachment portion 22 is composed of a part of the first member 30, for example, the attachment portion 36, and a part of the second member 40, for example, the attachment portion 46. The first attachment portion 22 may be located between the first convex portions 32 and 33 that face each other in the direction in which the first convex portions 32 and 33 protrude, i.e., the Y direction. As described above with reference to FIG. 11, a part such as a carabiner can be attached to the first attachment portion 22 by wrapping a part such as a belt around it. A user can hold the electronic device 10 by attaching a string to a part such as a carabiner attached to the first attachment portion 22 and hanging the string from his / her neck. Here, when a part is attached to the first attachment portion 22, a force is applied to the holder 20 in the direction opposite to the attachment direction, i.e., in the negative direction of the X axis. 10, when a force is applied to holder 20 in the negative direction of the X-axis, first protrusion 32 abuts against the wall of recess 14 on the negative side of the X-axis, and first protrusion 33 abuts against the wall of recess 15 on the negative side of the X-axis. With this configuration, even if a force is applied to holder 20 in the negative direction of the X-axis by a component attached to first attachment portion 22, it is possible to reduce the likelihood that holder 20 will come off electronic device 10. In other words, even if a component is attached to first attachment portion 22, it is possible to reduce the likelihood that holder 20 will come off electronic device 10.

[0049] In the holder 20 according to the present embodiment, the first member 30 may further include second attachment parts 37 and 38. The second member 40 may further include openings 41B and 41C through which the second attachment parts 37 and 38 pass, respectively. As described above with reference to FIG. 12, a part such as a carabiner can be attached to each of the second attachment parts 37 and 38. Furthermore, a user can hold the electronic device 10 by attaching a string to a part such as a carabiner attached to the second attachment parts 37 and 38 and hanging the string from his / her neck. Here, when a part is attached to the second attachment parts 37 and 38, a force is applied to the first member 30 in the negative X-axis direction or the Y-axis direction. Even if a force is applied to the first member 30 in the negative X-axis direction or the Y-axis direction, the first member 30 can be fixed to the electronic device 10 because the second main body part 41 is placed over the first main body part 31 and the second member 40 has a higher rigidity than the first member 30. Therefore, even if components are attached to the second attachment portions 37, 38, the likelihood that the holder 20 will come off from the electronic device 10 can be reduced.

[0050] Furthermore, in the holder 20 according to this embodiment, the second member 40 may further have finger rests 42, 43 located at two ends of the second main body portion 41 that face the mounting direction, i.e., the positive direction of the X-axis. A user can attach the second member 40 to the first member 30 or detach the second member 40 from the first member 30 by placing their fingers on the finger rests 42, 43. Such a configuration can improve user convenience.

[0051] Although the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described based on the drawings and examples, it should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications or alterations based on the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be noted that these modifications or alterations are included in the scope of the present disclosure. For example, the functions included in each component can be rearranged so as not to cause logical inconsistencies, and multiple components can be combined into one or divided. It should be understood that these are also included in the scope of the present disclosure.

[0052] For example, in the above-described embodiment, the two first protrusions 32 and the two first protrusions 33 have been described as being aligned along the Z direction. However, the configurations of the two first protrusions 32 and the two first protrusions 33 may be changed according to the configurations of the two recesses 14 and the two recesses 15, respectively. As another example, when the two recesses 14 and the two recesses 15 are aligned along the X direction, the two first protrusions 32 and the two first protrusions 33 may be aligned along the X direction, respectively.

[0053] For example, in the above-described embodiment, the inner portion of the first body unit 31 has been described as having a shape that follows a portion of the side surface of the electronic device 10, that follows a side surface of the lower portion of the electronic device 10. However, the inner portion of the first body unit 31 may have a shape that follows any portion of the side surface of the electronic device 10, depending on how the holder 20 is attached. As another example, when the holder 20 is attached to the end portion of the upper portion of the electronic device 10, the inner portion of the first body unit 31 may have a shape that follows a side surface of the upper portion of the electronic device 10.

[0054] For example, in the above-described embodiment, the length of the second protrusion 34 extending along the Z direction and the length of the second protrusion 35 extending along the Z direction as shown in Fig. 8 have been described as being approximately the same as the width of the first main body 31 in the Z direction. Also, the length of the third protrusion 44 extending along the Z direction and the length of the third protrusion 45 extending along the Z direction as shown in Fig. 10 have been described as being approximately the same as the width of the second main body 41 in the Z direction. However, as long as the third protrusion 44 can contact the second protrusion 34 and the third protrusion 45 can contact the second protrusion 35 when a force is applied to the second member 40 in the negative direction of the X axis, the length of the second protrusions 34 and 35 extending along the Z direction does not have to be approximately the same as the width of the first main body 31 in the Z direction. Similarly, if the third convex portion 44 can contact the second convex portion 34 and the third convex portion 45 can contact the second convex portion 35 when a force is applied to the second member 40 in the negative direction of the X-axis, the length over which the third convex portions 44, 45 extend along the Z direction may not be approximately equal to the width of the second main body portion 41 in the Z direction. As another example, the length over which the second convex portions 34, 35 extend along the Z direction may be approximately equal to the width of the first main body portion 31 in the Z direction, and the length over which the third convex portions 44, 45 extend along the Z direction may be shorter than the width of the second main body portion 41 in the Z direction. Even with this configuration, when a force is applied to the second member 40 in the negative direction of the X-axis, the third convex portion 44 can contact the second convex portion 34 and the third convex portion 45 can contact the second convex portion 35. Therefore, the possibility that the second member 40 will come off the first member 30 when a force is applied to the second member 40 in the negative direction of the X-axis can be further reduced.

[0055] In this disclosure, descriptions such as "first" and "second" are identifiers for distinguishing the configuration. Configurations distinguished by descriptions such as "first" and "second" in this disclosure may have their numbers exchanged. For example, a first member may exchange identifiers "first" and "second" with a second member. The exchange of identifiers is performed simultaneously. The configurations remain distinguished even after the exchange of identifiers. Identifiers may be deleted. A configuration from which an identifier has been deleted is distinguished by a symbol. Descriptions of identifiers such as "first" and "second" in this disclosure alone should not be used to interpret the order of the configurations or to justify the existence of an identifier with a smaller number.

[0056] In one embodiment, (1) the holder comprises: A holder for an electronic device, comprising: a first member having elasticity; and a second member having a rigidity higher than that of the first member; The first member is A first body portion; and at least two first protrusions located on an inner portion of the first main body portion and facing each other. The second member has a second body portion that covers the first body portion, an inner portion of the first main body portion has a shape that conforms to a part of a side surface of the electronic device; The at least two first protrusions fit into at least two recesses of the electronic device, respectively, in a state in which the holder is attached to the electronic device.

[0057] (2) The holder in (1) above is The first member further has a second protrusion located on an outer portion of the first main body portion, The second member further includes a third protrusion located on an inner side of the second main body portion, the second body portion is fitted over the first body portion by moving the second member along an attachment direction relative to the first member; In a state in which the second main body portion covers the first main body portion, the third protrusion may be located on the mounting direction side of the second protrusion.

[0058] (3) The holder according to (1) or (2) above, The holder further includes a first attachment portion to which a component can be attached, the first attachment portion is formed by a part of the first member and a part of the second member, The first attachment portion may be located between the at least two first protruding portions facing each other in a direction in which the first protruding portions protrude.

[0059] (4) The holder according to any one of (1) to (3) above, The first member further has two second mounting portions to which components can be attached, The second member may further have two openings through which the two second attachment portions pass, respectively.

[0060] (5) The holder according to any one of (1) to (4) above, the second body portion is fitted over the first body portion by moving the second member along an attachment direction relative to the first member; The second member may further include two finger rests located at two ends of the second main body portion facing the mounting direction, respectively. [Explanation of symbols]

[0061] 10 Electronic device (11: rear cover, 12: fastening member, 13: display, 14, 15: recess, 16: cover) 20 holder (21: opening, 22: first attachment portion) 30 first member (31: first main body portion, 31A: opening portion, 32, 33: first protrusion portion, 34, 35: second protrusion portion, 36: mounting portion, 37, 38: second mounting portion, 37A, 38A: opening portion) 40 second member (41: second main body portion, 41A: opening, 41B: opening, 41C: opening, 42, 43 finger rest portion, 44, 45: third protrusion portion, 46: attachment portion)

Claims

1. A holder for an electronic device, comprising: a first member having elasticity; and a second member having a rigidity higher than that of the first member; The first member is A first body portion; at least two first protrusions located on an inner portion of the first body portion and facing each other; The second member has a second body portion that covers the first body portion, an inner portion of the first main body portion has a shape that conforms to a part of a side surface of the electronic device; The at least two first protrusions are adapted to fit into at least two recesses of the electronic device when the holder is attached to the electronic device.

2. The first member further includes a second protrusion located on an outer side of the first main body portion, The second member further includes a third protrusion located on an inner side of the second main body portion, The second body portion is disposed over the first body portion by moving the second member along an attachment direction relative to the first member, The holder according to claim 1 , wherein when the second body portion covers the first body portion, the third protrusion is located closer to the mounting direction than the second protrusion.

3. The holder further includes a first attachment portion to which a component can be attached, the first attachment portion is formed by a part of the first member and a part of the second member, The holder according to claim 1 , wherein the first attachment portion is located between the at least two first protrusions facing each other in a direction in which the first protrusions protrude.

4. The first member further has two second mounting portions to which components can be attached, The holder according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second member further has two openings through which the two second attachment portions pass, respectively.

5. The second body portion is disposed over the first body portion by moving the second member along an attachment direction relative to the first member, The holder according to claim 1 , wherein the second member further includes two finger rests located at two ends of the second main body portion facing the mounting direction, respectively.

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