Portable terminal holder

Abstract

To solve a problem of a holder having a finger-insertable ring portion on the back surface of a portable terminal, the problem residing in that the portable terminal must be turned over to raise the ring, and it is a cumbersome operation to raise the ring portion with one hand.SOLUTION: A portable terminal holder includes a ring portion into which a finger of a hand holding the portable terminal is inserted, and a hinge portion that is connected to the ring portion and causes the ring portion to stand on the back surface of the portable terminal. A finger lock portion that causes the ring portion to rise and fall with the finger of the holding hand is provided at a location of the ring portion which is different from the location where the hinge portion is integrated. In a state where the ring portion is placed along the back surface of the portable terminal, the finger lock portion is exposed to a side portion of the portable terminal, and the ring portion is positioned on the back surface of the portable terminal such that the finger of the hand holding the portable terminal touches the exposed finger lock portion.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a holder to be attached to a portable electronic device. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 describes a mobile terminal holder for holding a mobile terminal with one hand. A ring part for passing a finger is attached to the back side of this mobile terminal holder, but since this ring part cannot be seen from the front side where the display screen is, when passing a finger through the ring part, it is necessary to turn the mobile terminal over, raise the ring part, pass a finger through it, and then turn the display screen to the front. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2014-187586 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Therefore, when holding the mobile terminal in one hand, the user must first turn the mobile terminal face down, raise the ring portion, put the fingers of the holder through the ring portion, and then turn the mobile terminal face up, which is a cumbersome operation. To solve this problem, the present invention aims to provide a user-friendly portable terminal holder which allows the user to touch the tip of the ring with the fingers of a holder and to put the finger through the ring part by stretching the fingers, without having to turn the portable terminal upside down, so that the ring part rises up as it is. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The mobile terminal holder according to the present invention comprises a ring portion into which fingers of a hand holding a mobile terminal are inserted, and a hinge portion coupled to the ring portion and causing the ring portion to stand on a rear surface of the mobile terminal, The ring portion is held by the fingers of the holding hand at a location other than the location where the hinge portion is joined to the ring portion. The finger locking portion that is raised and lowered is exposed on the side of the mobile terminal, and the ring portion is positioned on the back of the mobile terminal so that the fingers of the hand holding the mobile terminal touch the exposed finger locking portion.

[0006] With this, when the mobile terminal holder is attached or affixed to the mobile terminal and the mobile terminal is placed on a table with the display surface facing up, for example, and picked up with one hand, the finger locking part is exposed at the position where the fingers of the handle touch, so that the mobile terminal can be held by raising the finger locking part with the touching finger, wrapping the finger around the back of the mobile terminal and sliding the finger through the ring part. Therefore, since there is no need to turn the mobile terminal over and then put the finger through the ring part, it becomes easier to hold the mobile terminal with one hand.

[0007] The hinge portion is incorporated into a case or plate that covers the back surface of the mobile terminal, a recess or through hole for accommodating the ring portion is formed in the case or plate, and an opening is formed in a part of the recess or through hole to expose the locking portion to the side surface of the mobile terminal.

[0008] Furthermore, the portable terminal is stored in a book-type case with a lid that covers the display surface, the plate is attached to the inside of the lid, and when the lid is folded over onto the back surface of the portable terminal, the plate attached to the lid is positioned so as to mate with the back surface of the portable terminal.

[0009] Even when a plate is attached to the lid of this book-type case, the plate can be aligned along the back surface of the mobile terminal, so that a finger can be slid into the ring portion raised with the finger in the same manner as when the plate is directly attached to the back surface of the mobile terminal. Effect of the Invention

[0010] According to the present invention, the mobile terminal can be held in one hand by touching the finger locking part of the ring part with the fingers of the hand holding the mobile terminal, raising the finger, and then sliding the finger into the ring part without turning the mobile terminal upside down, thereby providing a mobile terminal holder that is easier to use than conventional products. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a front view of an example of a mobile terminal holder according to the present invention; [Diagram 2] A photograph of Figure 1 turned over to serve as a rear view. [Diagram 3] A photograph substituting an oblique view of Figure 1. [Figure 4] 3 is a front view of an embodiment of the mobile terminal holder of FIG. 1 with a smartphone attached thereto; [Diagram 5] A photograph used in place of a drawing to explain how the ring part is raised from the mobile terminal holder in Figure 4. [Figure 6] A photograph showing the state in which a finger is inserted into the ring part of Figure 5. [Figure 7] 13 is a front view of another embodiment of a mobile terminal holder according to the present invention; [Figure 8] A perspective view of the mobile terminal holder of Figure 7 with a smartphone attached. [Figure 9] A photograph of Figure 8 turned over and viewed from the display side of a smartphone. [Figure 10] A photograph in lieu of a drawing of Figure 8 in which the second finger of the left hand is touching the finger rest. [Figure 11] A photograph in lieu of a drawing showing a smartphone stored in a book-type case with a lid that opens and closes the display, with the mobile terminal holder of Figure 7 attached to the inside of the lid. [Figure 12] A photograph in lieu of a drawing showing the state in which the second finger of the right hand is touching the finger locking portion with the cover of Figure 11 folded back onto the back of the mobile terminal holder. [Figure 13] 1 is a photograph showing an embodiment of a mobile terminal holder according to the present invention attached to a smartphone case and viewed from the display surface side. [Figure 14]14 is a photograph in place of a drawing showing the mobile terminal holder of FIG. 13 in a state where the second finger of the right hand is touching the finger locking portion of the ring portion. [Figure 15] 15 is a perspective view of the state in which the ring portion is raised with the second finger in FIG. 14 . [Figure 16] 8 is a photograph showing an embodiment in which the plate in FIG. 7 is cut into small pieces and attached to a smartphone. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0012] The present invention relates to One embodiment of a mobile terminal holder will be described with reference to Figs. Further, in this embodiment, the mobile terminal is described as being a smartphone, but the mobile terminal is not limited to a smartphone and may be, for example, a tablet terminal, a portable game console, or the like.

[0013] As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile terminal holder 1 of the present invention comprises a case C1 that covers the back side of a mobile terminal (not shown), a ring portion 2 into which the fingers of the hand holding the mobile terminal are inserted, a hinge portion 3 that is integrated with the ring portion 2 and raises and lowers the ring portion 2 from the back side of the mobile terminal, and a finger locking portion 4 that hooks the fingers of the hand holding the mobile terminal onto one end of the ring portion 2 to raise it.

[0014] Case C1 for housing the mobile terminal, and ring portion 2 and hinge portion 3 incorporated in case C1 are made of resin (mixed with magnetic powder) such as polycarbonate. A through hole 5 is formed in the portion of case C1 where ring portion 2 is stored in a tilted state, and ring portion 2 is formed to be stored in the through hole 5. An opening 6 (see FIG. 3) is formed in part of the through hole 5 to expose finger locking portion 4 to the side surface of the mobile terminal.

[0015] The opening 6, the through hole 5 including the opening 6, and the ring portion 2 housed therein are The fingers of the hand holding the mobile terminal are positioned so as to touch the finger locking portion 4 exposed in the opening 6. In addition, a thin bridge 7 is provided across the opening 6, and the bridge 7 provides a This closes a portion of the through hole 5 for reinforcement, and also fastens the ring portion 2 in place by magnetic force. Furthermore, finger locking portion 4 exposed on the side surface of the mobile terminal may protrude from the side surface of the mobile terminal.

[0016] Fig. 2 shows the case C1 of Fig. 1 turned over, and the back side of the mobile terminal is fitted into the case C1 in this state. For this reason, windows H1 and H2 are provided at positions corresponding to the camera lens, connector socket, etc., which are hidden when the mobile terminal (not shown) is fitted into the case C1, and windows (not shown) are also provided at positions corresponding to various other keys. Note that, although a through hole 5 is provided in the case C1 in Figs. 1 to 3, this through hole 5 may be replaced by a depression (recess) having a thin bottom.

[0017] 4 shows the portable terminal PT stored in the case C1 with the display surface of the portable terminal PT facing outward. When the portable terminal PT is held in this state in the left hand and the second finger of the holding hand touches the exposed finger locking portion 4 of the left opening 6 and slides the finger into the ring portion 2 while standing the ring portion 2, the user can grasp the portable terminal PT with the left hand as shown in FIGS.

[0018] In Fig. 7, the mobile terminal holder 1 is a single plate C2 instead of the box-shaped case of Figs. 1 to 3, and the holding portion 8 protruding from the back side that engages with the four side surfaces of the mobile terminal PT has been removed. This plate C2 has the same configuration as Fig. 1 in that it includes the ring portion 2, hinge portion 3, finger locking portion 4, and through hole 5. Therefore, this plate C2 is attached to the back side of the mobile terminal PT via an adhesive or a pressure sensitive adhesive as shown in Fig. 8. However, the finger locking portion 4 in this embodiment is shaped to protrude slightly outward from the side surface of the mobile terminal PT as shown in Fig. 9.

[0019] When using this plate C2, as shown in FIG. 10, the second finger of the left hand is touched to the finger locking portion 4 to raise the ring portion 2, and the finger is then slid into the raised ring portion 2 to hold the portable terminal PT in the same manner as in FIG. 6.

[0020] 11 shows an embodiment in which a plate C2 is attached to the inside of a lid K2 of a book-type case K1 with a lid for storing a portable terminal PT. In this embodiment, the ring portion 2 is attached in a position opposite to that of the above embodiment. Then, when the lid K2 is folded back to the back side of the portable terminal PT, the plate C2 attached to the lid K2 is aligned with the back side of the portable terminal PT, and the finger locking portion 4 of the ring portion 2 is exposed on the right side of the portable terminal PT as shown in FIG. 12. In this state, if the second finger of the right hand is hooked on the finger locking portion 4 to raise the ring portion 2, the finger can be slid into the raised ring portion 2 to grip the portable terminal PT in the same manner as described above.

[0021] In Fig. 4, the ring portion 2 is raised with the second finger of the left hand to hold the portable terminal PT, but this is not limiting, and the ring portion 2 can be raised in the same manner even when the portable terminal PT is held in the right hand as shown in Fig. 14, in which the portable terminal PT is stored in Fig. 13. Fig. 15 shows how to do this, and in this case, the second finger of the right hand is hooked on the finger locking portion 4 to raise the ring portion 2, and the finger is slid into the raised ring portion 2.

[0022] Although one embodiment of the mobile terminal holder according to the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to these examples and other modified examples are possible, for example, in Fig. 16, the plate in Fig. 7 is cut small while retaining the configuration including the ring portion 2, hinge portion 3, finger engagement support portion 4, and through hole 5. Also, for example, the case C1 and the ring portion 2 do not have to be made of synthetic resin, and may be made of rubber, a magnetic sheet, or even metal.

[0023] Furthermore, the ring portion 2 may be formed, for example, in a hexagon or octagon, and the position of the finger locking portion 4 may be an oblique portion rather than the opposite side of the hinge portion 3. In this way, even if the finger is inclined obliquely with respect to the hinge portion 3 when holding the portable terminal PT, the hinge portion 3 may be attached obliquely and the ring portion 2 may be changed in orientation so as to be perpendicular to the finger. Furthermore, the ring portion 2 may be one into which multiple fingers can be inserted, not just the second finger. In this way, the portable terminal PT can be held more stably. [Explanation of symbols]

[0024] 1 Mobile device holder K1 Book-type case with lid 2 Ring part K2 Lid 3 Hinge H1 Lens port 4 Finger lock H2 Connector, key socket 5 Through hole C1 Case 6 Opening C2 Plate 7 Bridge PT Mobile Terminal 8 Holding part

Claims

1. A ring portion into which the fingers of a hand holding the mobile terminal are inserted is provided in a holder body attached to the mobile terminal; a hinge portion coupled to the ring portion to allow the ring portion to rise and fall freely; and a recess portion for accommodating the ring portion in the holder body; having a finger locking part for hooking a finger on the ring part to raise the mobile terminal is located in the exposed recess, and the ring part is positioned on the back surface of the mobile terminal so that the fingers of a hand holding the mobile terminal touch the exposed finger locking part; Mobile device holder.

2. The hinge portion is incorporated into a case or a plate that covers a rear surface of the mobile terminal, The case or the plate has a recess or a through hole formed therein for accommodating the ring portion, An opening is formed in a part of the recess or the through hole to expose the finger locking portion to a side portion of the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal holder according to claim 1.

3. The mobile terminal is stored in a book-type case with a lid that covers the display surface of the mobile terminal, the plate is attached to the inside of the lid, and is in a positional relationship such that when the lid is folded back onto the rear surface of the mobile terminal, the plate attached to the lid is aligned with the rear surface of the mobile terminal; The mobile terminal holder according to claim 2.

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