Mobile phone cases

Abstract

To provide a case for a mobile terminal that allows the mobile terminal to be smoothly slid. [Solution] A case CA for a mobile terminal, equipped with a slide mechanism 20 that slidably supports a mobile terminal SP between a storage position in which the mobile terminal SP is stored in the case body 10 and a shooting position in which the camera shooting portion of the mobile terminal SP is positioned outside the case body 10 to enable shooting, wherein the slide mechanism 20 is slidably attached to a slide frame 21 fixed to the case body 10 and has a slide plate 22 that can fix the mobile terminal SP, and the slide plate 22 protrudes higher than the slide frame 21.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal case that houses a mobile terminal. [Background technology]

[0002] BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, a mobile terminal case for accommodating a mobile terminal has been known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

[0003] This conventional mobile terminal case is equipped with a sliding mechanism that allows the mobile terminal to be slidably accommodated between a storage position and an image capture position in which the lens portion of the camera mounted on the mobile terminal is positioned outside the mobile terminal case.

[0004] The slide mechanism includes a grooved fixed plate fixed to the mobile device case, a movable plate that slides the grooved fixed plate, and an adhesive plate that is attached to the movable plate and has an adhesive that fixes the camera. Therefore, by attaching the mobile device to the adhesive of the adhesive plate, the mobile device can be slid between the storage position and the image capture position. This eliminates the need to remove the mobile device from the mobile device case when taking pictures with the mobile device's camera. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3200509 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] However, in the above-mentioned conventional technology, there is a risk that the mobile terminal may interfere with the grooved fixing plate and the cover, and the mobile terminal may not slide smoothly.

[0007] The present disclosure has been made in light of the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide a mobile terminal case that allows the mobile terminal to be slid smoothly. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] The mobile device case of the present disclosure is a mobile device case equipped with a slide mechanism that slidably supports a mobile device between a storage position where the mobile device is stored in the case body and a photography position where the camera portion of the mobile device is positioned outside the case body to enable photography. The slide mechanism is slidably attached to a slide frame fixed to the case body and includes a slide part that can fix the mobile device, and the slide part protrudes higher than the slide frame. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] The mobile terminal case of the present disclosure allows the mobile terminal to slide smoothly. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the mobile terminal case according to the embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. [Figure 3] 2 is a schematic diagram of a cross section taken along line S2-S2 in FIG. 1 (without the mobile phone fixing plate). [Figure 4] 2 is a schematic diagram of a cross section taken along line S1-S1 in FIG. 1 (without the mobile phone fixing plate). [Figure 5] 3 is a plan view showing the front side of the base plate of the mobile terminal case according to the embodiment. FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line DD in FIG. 5. [Figure 7] 10 is a plan view showing the rear side of the mobile terminal fixing plate of the mobile terminal case according to the embodiment. FIG. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line EE in FIG. 7. [Figure 9]FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line FF in FIG. 7. [Figure 10] FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line GG in FIG. 7. [Figure 11] 1 is a perspective view showing a mobile terminal fixing plate of a mobile terminal case according to an embodiment of the present invention; DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] Hereinafter, an embodiment of a mobile terminal case according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0012] (Embodiment) The portable terminal case CA of the embodiment accommodates the portable terminal SP shown in FIG. 1, and first, a brief description will be given of the portable terminal SP. The mobile terminal SP is what is commonly called a smartphone, has a roughly rectangular planar shape, is thick, and has a display screen DS on one of its front and back surfaces. The mobile terminal SP is also equipped with a camera, and although not shown, is provided with a lens for photography, a flash, an illumination light, and the like on the top of the other front or back surface. Here, the directions used in the description of the portable terminal SP and the portable terminal case CA described later are based on the portable terminal SP when stored in the case. Specifically, the portable terminal SP is stored so that the user can face the display screen DS. Based on this state, the front direction of the display screen DS (the direction along arrow F) is the front, the opposite direction (the direction along arrow B) is the back, the top of the display screen DS (the direction along arrow UP) is the up direction, the opposite direction (the direction along arrow DN) is the down direction, the direction along arrow L is the left direction, and the direction along arrow R is the right direction. Note that because FIG. 1 is a plan view, the front direction and the back direction are perpendicular to the paper and cannot be represented by arrows F and B, but are shown obliquely for ease of illustration in the drawing.

[0013] As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile terminal case CA of the embodiment comprises a case body 10 that houses the mobile terminal SP, and a slide mechanism 20 that is provided on the case body 10 and slidably holds the mobile terminal SP.

[0014] The case body 10 may have any structure as long as it can accommodate the mobile terminal SP and allows the mobile terminal SP, which will be described later, to slide in and out, but FIG. 1 shows a so-called notebook-type case as an example.

[0015] Case body 10 is integrally formed with support part 11, hinge part 12, and lid part 13, and lid part 13 can be rotated by hinge part 12 between a closed state in which it covers support part 11 and an open state (the state shown in FIG. 1 ) in which it exposes support part 11. Note that support part 11 and lid part 13 are each formed by covering a plate-shaped core material with a surface material such as cloth, leather, or synthetic leather.

[0016] A fastening piece 14 is provided at the end of the lid portion 13. When the lid portion 13 is closed, the fastening piece 14 wraps around the back surface of the support portion 11 to hold the lid portion 13 in the closed position. The means for holding the closed state may be, for example, the attraction between a magnetic member 14a provided on the fastening piece 14 and a magnetic member (not shown) provided on the support portion 11. At least one of the magnetic members 14a may be a magnet, and the other may be a magnet or a magnetic material that is attracted to a magnet. Alternatively, a fitting structure of a convex and concave portion, such as a snap button, may be used as the holding means. The lid portion 13 is also provided with a plurality of card storage compartments 15.

[0017] When the portable terminal SP is housed in the case body 10, the rear surface of the portable terminal SP (the surface opposite to the display screen DS) faces the support portion 11.

[0018] The slide mechanism 20 slides the mobile terminal SP between a fully housed position (shown by the two-dot chain line SP1) in which the entire terminal is housed within the case body 10, and a photographing position (shown by the two-dot chain line SP2) in which the camera photographing portion at the top of the mobile terminal SP is positioned outside the case body 10 to enable photographing.

[0019] The slide mechanism 20 includes a slide frame 21 fixed to the support portion 11 of the case body 10, and a slide plate 22 slidably supported by the slide frame 21 and capable of fixing the mobile terminal SP. The slide frame 21 and the slide plate 22 can be made of resin or metal, but the slide frame 21 and the slide plate 22 shown in the embodiment are made of resin.

[0020] The slide frame 21 has a rectangular shape that is long in the vertical direction, and has a frame portion 211 on all four sides and a slide frame bottom surface 212 (the slide frame bottom surface 212 is the bottom surface 212 of the slide frame 21, the same applies hereinafter) located inside the frame portion 211. The slide frame bottom surface 212 is formed in the shape of a rectangular thin plate, and the frame portion 211 is raised from all four sides of the slide frame bottom surface 212 with the tip bent inward, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, and a guide groove 213 is formed on the inner periphery of the frame portion 211. That is, the frame portion 211 is integrally formed with a vertical wall portion 211a rising from the slide frame bottom surface 212 and a frame piece 211b extending from the tip of the vertical wall portion 211a toward the inside of the slide frame 21 and facing the slide frame bottom surface 212 with a gap between them, and a guide groove 213 is formed surrounded on three sides by the slide frame bottom surface 212, the vertical wall portion 211a, and the frame piece 211b. Note that the slide frame 21 is equipped with side frame grooves located on the left and right and extending in the up-down direction, and upper and lower frame grooves located above and below the slide frame 21 and extending in the left-right direction, but the guide groove 213 described below refers to the side frame groove.

[0021] Additionally, a plurality of bottom surface ridges 212a, which are convex in the front direction and extend over the entire length in the up-down direction, are arranged side by side in the left-right direction on the slide frame bottom surface 212. Note that in Fig. 1, these bottom surface ridges 212a are simply represented by straight lines.

[0022] Next, the slide plate 22 will be described. The slide plate 22 is formed by stacking a mobile phone fixing plate 24 (see FIGS. 7 to 11) serving as a mobile phone fixing part on a base plate 23 (see FIGS. 5 and 6) serving as a base part. 5 and 6, the base plate 23 has a thin, rectangular main body 231, and is formed so that its vertical dimension is smaller than that of the slide frame 21 (see FIG. 1). The horizontal dimension of the base plate 23 is also formed so that four slide bodies 232, which protrude in the horizontal direction from the vicinity of the four corners of the main body 231, can be inserted into the guide grooves 213 (see FIGS. 3 and 4). Therefore, the base plate 23 can slide up and down relative to the slide frame 21 by an amount equal to the difference in their vertical dimensions, while movement toward the rear is restricted by the bottom surface 212 of the slide frame, and movement toward the front and left and right is restricted by the front sides of the left and right slide bodies 232 of the base plate 23 inserted into the guide groove 213 abutting against the frame piece 211b.

[0023] Here, to explain the sliding amount, the sliding amount of the sliding plate 22 is set to an amount that allows it to slide between a full storage position (SP1) in which the entire mobile terminal SP fixed to the sliding plate 22 is stored in the case body 10, and a photographing position (SP2) in which the top of the mobile terminal SP protrudes from the case body 10, allowing photographing by the camera of the mobile terminal SP.

[0024] That is, the mobile terminal SP has a built-in camera, and a lens (not shown) is provided on the back surface of the mobile terminal SP. This lens is generally provided on the upper part of the back surface of the mobile terminal SP, and by projecting the upper part of the mobile terminal SP upward from the case body 10, it becomes possible to take pictures with the mobile terminal SP housed in the mobile terminal case CA. In this embodiment, the sliding distance of the base plate 23 is set to about 6 cm. That is, when the mobile terminal SP is slid upward about 6 cm from the fully housed position, the lens, flash, and other components required for camera photography can be moved outside the case body 10, and so this sliding distance is set.

[0025] Further, with regard to the base plate 23, rectangular insertion cutout portions 231b are provided at the four corners of the main body 231. The inner edges, which are the sides facing sideways, of these insertion cutout portions 231b are located more inward than the tips of the frame pieces 211b of the frame portion 211. Therefore, when the base plate 23 is attached to the sliding frame 21, a portion of the insertion cutout portion 231b is exposed from the sliding frame 21 as shown in FIG. 5 when viewed from the front.

[0026] Furthermore, recesses extend in the left-right direction at positions closer to the center than the insertion notch 231b on the top and bottom of the base plate 23. These recesses are concave from the front surface of the main body 231, but on the rear surface side of the main body 231, they are convex in the rear direction relative to the rear surface of the main body 231, and are located lower than the main body 231 as shown in Figures 3 and 4, and are referred to as slide plate side convex stripes 231c. Therefore, the back surface of the slide plate side convex rib portion 231c and each bottom side convex rib portion 212a provided on the slide frame bottom surface 212 are in point contact, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, and a point contact structure is formed by the slide plate side convex rib portion 231c and the bottom side convex rib portion 212a. did TaTherefore, the general part of the back surface of the main body 231 of the base plate 23 (the part other than the slide plate side convex rib part 231c) is spaced apart from the slide frame bottom surface 212 in the front direction and is in a floating state. By reducing the contact area between the back surface of the base plate 23 and the slide frame bottom surface 212, the frictional force acting during sliding is reduced, allowing for smooth sliding.

[0027] The aforementioned slide body 232 is arranged on an extension line of the slide plate side convex strip portion 231c, and the plate thickness of the slide body 232 is formed to be thicker than the plate thickness of the main body 231, as shown in Figures 3 and 4.

[0028] Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5, on the left and right sides of the central portion in the up-down direction of the main body 231, engagement protrusions 233, 233 are provided so as to protrude in the left-right direction. This engagement protrusion 233 forms a holding mechanism together with a holding recess 211c provided in the vertical wall portion 211a of the frame portion 211 of the guide groove 213 of the slide frame 21. When the slide plate 22 is placed in the full storage position or the shooting position, this holding mechanism is configured so that the engagement protrusion 233 engages with the holding recess 211c to restrict the sliding of the slide plate 22 (base plate 23) in the up and down directions, and holds the slide plate 22 and the portable terminal SP fixed to the slide plate 22 with a predetermined restricting force so as not to slide from that position.

[0029] To explain the holding mechanism in detail, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, the engagement protrusion 233 protrudes in the left-right direction beyond the sliding body 232, and engages with a holding recess 211c formed in a concave shape on the inner wall of the vertical wall portion 211a as shown in Figure 4, thereby restricting the vertical movement of the sliding plate 22 with a predetermined restricting force.

[0030] Here, the holding recess 211c is formed at a position where it engages with the engagement protrusion 233 when the slide plate 22 (base plate 23) and the portable terminal SP are placed in the fully stored position, and at a position where it engages with the engagement protrusion 233 when the slide plate 22 (base plate 23) and the portable terminal SP are placed in the shooting position. Furthermore, as described above, the engaging protrusions 233 protrude in the left-right direction so as to be able to engage with the holding recesses 211c, and therefore interfere with the general portion of the vertical wall portion 211a of the frame portion 211 at positions where the holding recesses 211c are not provided, but the main body 231 of the base plate 23 is thin and disposed so as to be floating above the slide frame bottom surface 212, and therefore elastic deformation of the main body 231 allows left-right movement of the engaging protrusions 233. Therefore, the restricting force that restricts the sliding of the slide plate 22 is equal to the force required to elastically deform the main body 231 enough to release the engagement between the engaging protrusions 233 and the holding recesses 211c.

[0031] As described above, when the portable terminal SP and the slide plate 22 (base plate 23) are positioned in the fully stored position, by applying a force upward to the portable terminal SP sufficient to disengage the engagement between the engagement protrusion 233 and the holding recess 211c, it becomes possible to slide the portable terminal SP toward the shooting position. Similarly, when the portable terminal SP and base plate 23 are positioned in the shooting position, by applying a force downward to the portable terminal SP sufficient to disengage the engagement between the engagement protrusion 233 and the holding recess 211c, it becomes possible to slide the portable terminal SP toward the fully stored position.

[0032] As shown in FIG. 5, the engaging protrusion 233 has a curved tip in the vertical direction so as to smoothly engage with and disengage from the holding recess 211c, and the holding recess 211c, not shown, is also formed as an inclined or curved surface so that its depth gradually increases in the vertical direction.

[0033] Next, the mobile phone fixing plate 24 will be explained, and the base plate 23 will be explained. As shown in Figures 7, 9, and 10, the mobile phone fixing plate 24 is formed in the shape of a horizontally long rectangular plate, and its vertical dimension is approximately equal to or slightly larger than that of the base plate 23, and its horizontal dimension is smaller than the left-right distance of the frame portion 211. Therefore, the mobile phone fixing plate 24 can slide up and down relative to the slide frame 21 together with the base plate 23 without interfering with the frame portion 211 of the slide frame 21.

[0034] Furthermore, while the base plate 23 is positioned lower than the frame portion 211 of the slide frame 21, the mobile phone fixing plate 24 protrudes higher than the frame portion 211 and the top surface (front surface) of the mobile phone fixing plate 24 is positioned higher than the frame portion 211, allowing the mobile terminal SP fixed to the mobile phone fixing plate 24 to slide smoothly.

[0035] A structure in which the mobile phone fixing plate 24 protrudes higher than the frame portion 211 will be described below. 11, the mobile phone fixing plate 24 is formed into a hat-shaped cross section by a pair of base pieces 241, 241 and a fixing plate 242. Specifically, the fixing plate 242 is formed into a rectangular plate shape. The pair of base pieces 241, 241 support both upper and lower ends of the fixing plate 242 and extend in the left-right direction at both upper and lower ends of the fixing plate 242. The base piece 241 is raised in a curved shape, and its raised tip is positioned higher than the frame portion 211 of the slide frame 21, as shown in Figure 2. As a result, the fixing plate 242 is spaced apart from the base plate 23 and positioned higher than the frame portion 211, and protrudes higher than the slide frame 21. Furthermore, an adhesive layer 243 for fixing the mobile terminal SP is provided on the upper surface (the surface facing the front) of the fixing plate 242 of the mobile terminal fixing plate 24. The adhesive layer 243 is formed by applying an adhesive to the entire upper surface of the fixing plate 242. Furthermore, before fixing the mobile terminal SP, the adhesive layer 243 is covered with release paper. Note that instead of the adhesive layer 243, other fixing means such as a magnet may be used.

[0036] 2, the fixing plate 242 and the adhesive layer 243 can be disposed at a position higher than the frame portion 211 of the sliding frame 21. Therefore, the mobile terminal SP fixed to the mobile terminal fixing plate 24 can slide smoothly without interfering with the frame portion 211.

[0037] 7, 9, and 10, flanges 241f are formed along the outer periphery of the top, bottom, left, and right ends on the back surface of the base piece 241. When placed on the base plate 23, these flanges 241f come into contact with the end face of the outer periphery of the base plate 23, restricting relative movement with respect to the base plate 23 in the up-down and left-right directions.

[0038] Furthermore, a substantially rectangular insertion locking piece 247 protrudes in the left-right direction from one left-right end of the pair of base pieces 241, 241. The vertical dimension of this insertion locking piece 247 is formed to be substantially the same as the vertical dimension of the insertion cutout portions 231b at the four corners of the base plate 23, and the plate thickness is formed to be a dimension that allows it to be inserted between the upper surface of the main body 231 of the base plate 23 and the frame piece 211b of the guide groove 213 of the slide frame 21.

[0039] Next, a configuration for allowing the mobile phone fixing plate 24 to be detachably attached to the base plate 23 will be described. The structure that enables this attachment and detachment includes a fitting structure in which the base plate 23 and the mobile phone fixing plate 24 fit together, and an engagement structure between the mobile phone fixing plate 24 and the frame portion 211 of the slide frame 21.

[0040] The above-mentioned fitting structure includes four corner fitting holes 234, four horizontally elongated holes 235, and two base-side fitting protrusions 236 provided on the base plate 23 as shown in Figures 5 and 6, and four corner fitting protrusions 244, four horizontally elongated fitting protrusions 245, and two fitting cylinders 246 provided on the mobile phone fixing plate 24 as shown in Figures 7 and 8. The engagement structure includes the insertion locking piece 247 provided on the mobile phone fixing plate 24.

[0041] The fitting structure will be described in detail below. First, the fitting structure of the base plate 23 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the corner fitting holes 234 are round holes opened at four locations near the four corners of the substantially rectangular base plate 23. The horizontally elongated holes 235 are a pair of approximately rectangular holes that are elongated in the left-right direction and are located slightly closer to the center of each slide plate side protrusion portion 231c, 231c in the vertical direction, and are opened at a position closer to the center from the left and right edges of the base plate 23 in the left-right direction. The base-side fitting protrusions 236 are cylindrical protrusions that are provided symmetrically in a position near the center of the base plate 23 in the vertical direction and inside the horizontally elongated hole 235, sandwiching the center in the horizontal direction.

[0042] In addition, the base-side fitting protrusions 236, 236, which are arranged at positions overlapping the engaging protrusions 233, 233 in the left-right direction, are arranged at a position closer to the center of the base plate 23 in the left-right direction with a gap between them, making it easier for the main body 231 to elastically deform than when the base-side fitting protrusions 236 are arranged closer to the engaging protrusions 233. This makes it possible to obtain a desired movement restriction force on the mobile terminal SP, while facilitating the operation of releasing the restriction and sliding the mobile terminal SP.

[0043] 7 and 8, the corner fitting protrusions 244 are cylindrical protrusions formed at the four corners of the mobile phone fixing plate 24, at the left and right ends of the back surface of the base piece 241. The corner fitting protrusions 244 are arranged at positions that fit into the corner fitting holes 234 of the base plate 23 when the mobile phone fixing plate 24 is placed on the base plate 23, and are sized to fit into the corner fitting holes 234. The horizontally elongated fitting protrusions 245 are rectangular parallelepiped protrusions that are long in the left-right direction and are provided on the left and right sides of both the vertical ends of the mobile fixing plate 24.When the mobile fixing plate 24 is placed on top of the base plate 23, the protrusions are positioned to fit into the horizontally elongated holes 235 of the base plate 23, and are sized to fit into the horizontally elongated holes 235. The fitting cylinder 246 is located near the center of the mobile fixing plate 24 in the vertical direction, and is formed in a cylindrical shape with a circular hole of an inner diameter that can fit into a pair of base side fitting protrusions 236 on the left and right sides of the base plate 23 when placed on top of the base plate 23.

[0044] Next, the procedure for attaching the mobile phone fixing plate 24 to the base plate 23 attached to the slide frame 21 will be described. First, the mobile phone fixing plate 24 is placed in front of the base plate 23, and the insertion locking pieces 247 are oriented toward the rear so that the mobile phone fixing plate 24 is in an upright position. Then, the pair of insertion locking pieces 247, 247 are inserted into the pair of insertion notches 231b, 231b on either the left or right side of the base plate 23 through the gap with the frame piece 211b, and then the mobile phone fixing plate 24 is rotated so that the rear surface of the mobile phone fixing plate 24 overlaps the surface of the base plate 23. When the back surface of the mobile phone fixing plate 24 is placed on the surface of the base plate 23, the four corner fitting protrusions 244 on the back surface of the mobile phone fixing plate 24 are fitted into the four corner fitting holes 234 on the surface of the base plate 23, the four horizontally elongated fitting protrusions 245 on the back surface of the mobile phone fixing plate 24 are fitted into the four horizontally elongated holes 235 on the surface of the base plate 23, and the two fitting cylinders 246 on the back surface of the mobile phone fixing plate 24 are fitted into the two base-side fitting protrusions 236 on the surface of the base plate 23.

[0045] Furthermore, when the mobile phone fixing plate 24 is rotated so as to overlap the base plate 23, a pair of insertion locking pieces 247 of the mobile phone fixing plate 24 abuts against the back side of the frame piece 211b of the guide groove 213 and becomes engaged upward.

[0046] Therefore, the movement of the mobile fixing plate 24 in the forward direction relative to the base plate 23 is restricted by the fitting force between the corner fitting holes 234 and the corner fitting protrusions 244 at the four corners, and the fitting structure of the two restricts movement in the circumferential direction perpendicular to the forward direction. In addition, the vertical middle part of the mobile phone fixing plate 24 is restricted from moving in the forward direction by the fitting force between the horizontally elongated hole 235 and the horizontally elongated fitting protrusion 245, and the fitting structure of the two restricts movement of the mobile phone fixing plate 24 in the circumferential direction perpendicular to the forward direction relative to the base plate 23. In addition, the vertical center of the mobile phone fixing plate 24 is restricted from moving in the forward direction by the mating force between the base side mating protrusion 236 and the mating cylinder 246, and the mating structure of the two restricts circumferential movement of the mobile phone fixing plate 24 relative to the base plate 23, which is perpendicular to the forward direction. Furthermore, the engagement between the pair of insertion locking pieces 247 of the mobile phone fixing plate 24 and the rear surface of the frame piece 211b of the guide groove 213 can restrict the mobile phone fixing plate 24 from moving forward relative to the base plate 23.

[0047] Furthermore, when sliding the mobile terminal SP, the flange portions 241f, 241f formed on the back surface of the base piece 241 of the mobile fixing plate 24 engage with the top and bottom of the base plate 23, and in addition, the engagement between the horizontally elongated hole 235 and the horizontally elongated mating protrusion 245 is long horizontally, so when a load is applied to the mobile terminal SP in the sliding direction, the load is transmitted efficiently from the mobile fixing plate 24 to the base plate 23, allowing the sliding plate 22 to slide smoothly and preventing damage.

[0048] When removing the mobile phone fixing plate 24 from the base plate 23, the mobile phone fixing plate 24 is rotated in the opposite manner to the above, with the side where the insertion locking piece 247 is provided as the center of rotation, so that the mobile phone fixing plate 24 stands up relative to the base plate 23. This releases the engagement of the respective fitting structure parts, and then the insertion locking piece 247 can be pulled out of the insertion notch 231b to remove the mobile phone fixing plate 24 from the base plate 23.

[0049] Therefore, when the mobile phone fixing plate 24 is attached to the base plate 23, it can be firmly fixed even though it is detachable due to the fitting structure of the small protrusion, hole, and tube. Furthermore, compared to using screws or the like for such strong fixing, it can be made compact and lightweight. On the other hand, when removing the mobile phone fixing plate 24 from the base plate 23, the mobile phone fixing plate 24 can be easily removed by simply rotating it so that it stands upright relative to the base plate 23 and then pulling it out, providing excellent operability.

[0050] (Effects of the embodiment) The effects of the mobile terminal case CA according to the embodiment are listed below. (1) The mobile terminal case CA of the embodiment is provided with a slide mechanism 20 that slidably supports the mobile terminal SP between a fully housed position in which the entire mobile terminal SP is housed in the case body 10 and a photographing position in which the camera photographing portion of the mobile terminal SP is positioned outside the case body 10 to enable photographing with the camera. The slide mechanism 20 is slidably attached to a slide frame 21 fixed to the case body 10, and includes a slide plate 22 as a slide portion to which the mobile terminal SP can be fixed. Furthermore, the slide plate 22 serving as the slide portion protrudes higher than the slide frame 21. Therefore, the portable terminal SP fixed to the slide plate 22 is placed at a position higher than the slide frame 21, and when the portable terminal SP is slid, it can be slid smoothly without interfering with the slide frame 21.

[0051] (2) In the embodiment of the mobile terminal case CA, the slide plate 22 as a slide portion includes a base plate 23 as a base portion slidably supported on the slide frame 21, and a mobile fixing plate 24 as a mobile fixing portion attached to the base plate 23 and fixing the mobile terminal SP. In this way, by constructing the slide plate 22 from two parts, the base plate 23 can be configured to reduce height and prioritize the slide function, and the mobile fixing plate 24 can be configured to fix the mobile terminal SP and prioritize the function of ensuring height. Therefore, compared to when the sliding portion is configured from a single member, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom in design to enable smooth sliding of the mobile terminal SP.

[0052] (3) In the mobile terminal case CA of the embodiment, the base portion is a plate-shaped base plate 23, and the mobile terminal fixing portion is a plate-shaped mobile terminal fixing plate 24. The mobile fixing plate 24 comprises a fixing plate 242 for fixing the mobile terminal SP and a base piece 241 for supporting the fixing plate 242, and the base piece 241 is raised to separate the fixing plate 242 from the base plate 23. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the height of the base plate 23 and the slide frame 21 that slidably supports it, while ensuring a protrusion allowance from the slide frame 21 of the fixing plate 242 that fixes the mobile terminal SP. Also, by reducing the height of the base plate 23 and the slide frame 21 that slidably supports it, it is possible to reduce the overall height of the slide mechanism 20, thereby reducing the thickness of the mobile terminal case CA and making it lighter.

[0053] (4) The mobile terminal case CA of the embodiment has an adhesive layer 243 on the top surface of the mobile terminal fixing plate 24, which can fix the mobile terminal SP. Therefore, the mobile terminal SP can be fixed to the mobile-terminal fixing plate 24 by a simple operation of simply pressing it against the adhesive layer 243, and is therefore easy to operate. Furthermore, since the upper surface of the mobile terminal fixing plate 24 is positioned higher than the slide frame 21, even if the mobile terminal SP is pressed hard against the adhesive layer 243 and the adhesive layer 243 loses its thickness, the effect of smoothly sliding the mobile terminal SP described in (1) above is not lost.

[0054] (5) The mobile terminal case CA of the embodiment is provided with a slide mechanism 20 that slidably supports the mobile terminal SP between a fully housed position in which the entire terminal is housed in the case body 10 and a photographing position in which a portion of the terminal protrudes from the case body 10, enabling photography with the camera built into the mobile terminal SP. The slide mechanism 20 is slidably attached to the case body 10 and includes a slide plate 22 as a slide portion to which the mobile terminal SP can be fixed. The slide plate 22 as a slide portion includes a base plate 23 as a base portion slidably supported on the case body 10, and a mobile phone fixing plate 24 as a mobile phone fixing portion formed so as to be able to fix the mobile terminal SP and detachably attached to the base plate 23 as a base portion.

[0055] Therefore, if the mobile phone fixing plate 24 can no longer fix the mobile terminal SP due to deterioration of the adhesive layer 243 or damage to the mobile phone fixing plate 24, the mobile phone fixing plate 24 can be removed from the base plate 23 and replaced with a new mobile phone fixing plate 24, and the mobile terminal SP can be fixed to this new mobile phone fixing plate 24. Therefore, the mobile terminal case CA itself can continue to be used. In other words, if the mobile phone fixing plate 24 cannot be replaced, a problem occurs in which the mobile terminal case CA cannot be used even if other parts are fully usable, but this problem can be solved.

[0056] (6) In the mobile terminal case CA of the embodiment, the base plate 23 and the mobile terminal fixing plate 24 are provided with a fitting structure that fits together when they are placed on top of each other and can be released from the fitting when they are removed. Therefore, the mobile phone fixing plate 24 can be attached to the base plate 23 simply by overlapping the mobile phone fixing plate 24 on the base plate 23 and fitting the fitting structure portion. Also, the mobile phone fixing plate 24 can be removed from the base plate 23 by separating the mobile phone fixing plate 24 from the base plate 23 so that the fitting structure is released. Therefore, the mobile phone fixing plate 24 can be easily attached to and detached from the base plate 23.

[0057] (7) The mobile terminal case CA of the embodiment has, as an engagement structure, circular corner engagement holes 234 opened at the four corners of the base plate 23, and cylindrical corner engagement protrusions 244 provided at the four corners of the back of the mobile fixing plate 24 and capable of engaging with the corner engagement holes 234. Therefore, the four corners of the mobile phone fixing plate 24 are fitted into the four corners of the base plate 23 and fixed, so that the mobile phone fixing plate 24 can be stably fixed.

[0058] (8) The mobile terminal case CA of the embodiment has an engaging structure including a plurality of horizontally elongated holes 235 opened in the middle of the base plate 23, and horizontally elongated engaging protrusions 245 provided in the middle of the back of the mobile terminal fixing plate 24 and formed so as to be able to engage with the horizontally elongated holes 235. Therefore, compared with a non-horizontal fitting structure, the fitting strength can be increased, the transmission of load from the mobile phone fixing plate 24 to the base plate 23 can be ensured, and the sliding operability can be improved.

[0059] (9) The mobile terminal case CA of the embodiment has an engaging structure including a cylindrical base-side engaging protrusion 236 protruding from the center of the base plate 23, and an engaging cylinder 246 formed in a cylindrical shape with an inner diameter that can engage with the base-side engaging protrusion 236 and provided in the center of the back surface of the mobile fixing plate 24. Therefore, by fixing the center portion of the mobile phone fixing plate 24 to the base plate 23, the mobile phone fixing plate 24 can be stabilized.

[0060] (10) In the embodiment of the mobile terminal case CA, the case body 10 is provided with a slide frame 21 that supports the base plate 23 in a slidable manner and has guide grooves 213 that guide both ends of the base plate 23 in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction. Therefore, the base plate 23 slides with both ends guided by the guide grooves 213, allowing for stable sliding and providing excellent operability.

[0061] (11) In the mobile terminal case CA of the embodiment, the mobile terminal fixing plate 24 has an insertion locking piece 247 at one of both ends in the width direction that is slidably inserted into the guide groove 213 and restricts movement in the front direction. Therefore, the mobile phone fixing plate 24 is fixed to the base plate 23 by the fitting structure, and the insertion locking piece 247 engages with the guide groove 213, so the mobile phone fixing plate 24 can be fixed to the base plate 23 more securely than one that does not have this insertion locking piece 247.

[0062] (12) In the embodiment of the mobile terminal case CA, the case body 10 includes a support portion 11 capable of supporting the mobile terminal SP, a lid portion 13 that covers the mobile terminal SP supported by the support portion 11, and a hinge portion 12 that connects one side edge of the lid portion 13 to one side edge of the support portion 11 and enables the lid portion 13 to be rotated between a position that covers the mobile terminal SP supported by the support portion 11 and a position that exposes the mobile terminal SP supported by the support portion 11. Therefore, the above-mentioned effects can be obtained in a so-called pocketbook-type mobile terminal case CA.

[0063] (13) In the embodiment of the mobile terminal case CA, a holding mechanism is provided on the side of the sliding plate 22 to restrict the sliding of the sliding plate 22 with a predetermined restricting force and to hold the mobile terminal SP in the fully stored position and the photographing position. Therefore, compared to a holding structure in which a plate spring is provided on the rear side of the slide plate 22 (see, for example, Japanese Patent No. 6009704), the thickness of the mobile terminal case CA can be made thinner and less bulky when carried around.

[0064] (14) In the embodiment of the mobile terminal case CA, the holding mechanism includes an engagement protrusion 233 that protrudes laterally from the base plate 23 and is elastically supported by the base plate 23, and a holding recess 211c that is formed on the inner surface of the guide groove 213 and engages with the engagement protrusion 233 in the fully stored position and the shooting position. Therefore, it is possible to easily provide a holding mechanism provided on the side of the base plate 23 as in (11) above.

[0065] (15) In the mobile terminal case CA of the embodiment, the rear surface of the base plate 23 and the slide frame bottom surface 212 have a point contact structure that brings them into point contact with each other. Therefore, compared to when the base plate 23 is in surface contact with the slide frame bottom surface 212, the base plate 23, i.e., the slide plate 22, can be slid smoothly, resulting in excellent operability.

[0066] (16) In the mobile terminal case CA of the embodiment, the point contact structure is formed by contact between a plurality of bottom side convex ribs 212a extending along the sliding direction on the bottom surface 212 of the sliding frame and one or more sliding plate side convex ribs 231c extending on the back surface of the base plate 23 in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction and convex toward the bottom surface 212 of the sliding frame. Therefore, a stable point contact state can be maintained.

[0067] The embodiments of the present invention have been described above in detail with reference to the drawings, but the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and design changes that do not deviate from the gist of the present invention are included in the present invention.

[0068] In the embodiment, the plate-shaped base plate 23 is shown as the base part, but a non-plate-shaped one may be used, such as a frame-shaped one or one with thickness. Similarly, the plate-shaped mobile phone fixing plate 24 is shown as the mobile phone fixing part, but a frame-shaped one or one with thickness may be used, such as a non-plate-shaped one. In addition, in the embodiment, the mobile terminal is fixed using an adhesive layer 243 made of adhesive, but other means may be used, such as clamping the mobile terminal or adsorbing and fixing the mobile terminal using magnetic force. In addition, in the embodiment, a combination of orthogonal convex ribs is shown as a point contact structure, but this is not limited to this, and for example, multiple hemispherical convex portions may be provided on either the back surface of the slide plate 22 or the bottom surface 212 of the slide frame, and the other may be flat. In addition, in the embodiment, the slide mechanism 20 is shown as a frame-shaped slide frame 21 provided on the case body 10, but as long as it supports the slide portion in a slidable manner, it is not limited to a frame-shaped mechanism, and other means such as a rail-shaped mechanism may be used. In addition, in the embodiment, a notebook-type case body 10 is shown, but it is possible to apply the present invention to case bodies 10 of other shapes, such as box-shaped ones, as long as they can slidably accommodate a mobile terminal. [Explanation of symbols]

[0069] 10 Case body 11 Support part 12 Hinge part 13 Lid 14 Fastener 14a Magnetic member 15 Card storage section 20 Slide mechanism 21 Slide Frame 22 Slide plate (slide part) 23 Base plate (base part) 24 Mobile phone fixing plate (mobile phone fixing part) 211 Frame 211a Vertical wall section 211b Frame piece 211c Retaining recess 212 Slide frame bottom 212a Bottom side protrusion 213 Guide groove 231 Main Unit 231b Insertion notch 231c Slide plate side convex part 232 Slide body 233 Engagement protrusion 234 Corner fitting hole 235 oblong hole 236 Base side mating projection 241 Base piece 241f flange 242 Fixing plate 243 Adhesive layer 244 Corner fitting protrusion 245 Horizontally elongated mating protrusion 246 Fitting cylinder 247 Insertion locking piece CA Mobile Device Case DS display screen SP mobile terminal SP1: Two-dot chain line showing the position of the mobile terminal when fully stored SP2: Two-dot chain line indicating the position of the mobile device when taking the photo

Claims

1. A mobile terminal case equipped with a slide mechanism that slidably supports a mobile terminal between a storage position where the mobile terminal is stored in a case body and a photographing position where a camera photographing portion of the mobile terminal is positioned outside the case body to enable photographing, the slide mechanism is slidably attached to a slide frame fixed to the case body and includes a slide portion capable of fixing the mobile terminal; The mobile terminal case is characterized in that the sliding portion protrudes higher than the sliding frame.

2. The slide portion is a base portion slidably supported by the slide frame; a mobile terminal fixing part attached to the base part and fixing the mobile terminal, 2. The mobile terminal case according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal fixing part protrudes from the slide frame.

3. the base portion is a plate-shaped base plate, the mobile phone fixing part is a plate-shaped mobile phone fixing plate, The mobile terminal case according to claim 2, characterized in that the mobile terminal fixing plate comprises a fixing plate for fixing the mobile terminal and a base piece for supporting the fixing plate, and the base piece is raised so as to separate the fixing plate from the base plate.

4. The mobile terminal case according to claim 3, further comprising an adhesive layer on an upper surface of the fixing plate, the adhesive layer being capable of fixing the mobile terminal.

5. 4. The mobile terminal case according to claim 3, wherein the mobile terminal fixing plate is detachably attached to the base portion.

6. 4. The mobile terminal case according to claim 3, wherein the base plate and the mobile terminal fixing plate are provided with a fitting structure that fits together when they are placed on top of each other and that allows the fitting to be released when they are removed.

7. The mobile terminal case of claim 6, wherein the fitting structure comprises circular corner fitting holes opened at the four corners of the base plate, and cylindrical corner fitting protrusions provided at the four corners of the back surface of the mobile terminal fixing plate that can fit into the corner fitting holes.

8. The mobile terminal case according to claim 6, wherein the fitting structure comprises a plurality of horizontally elongated holes opened in the middle of the base plate, and horizontally elongated fitting protrusions provided in the middle of the back surface of the mobile terminal fixing plate and formed to be able to fit into the horizontally elongated holes.

9. The mobile terminal case of claim 6, wherein the fitting structure comprises a cylindrical base-side fitting protrusion protruding from the center of the base plate, and a cylindrical fitting cylinder provided in the center of the back surface of the mobile terminal fixing plate and having an inner diameter that can fit into the base-side fitting protrusion.

10. The mobile terminal case according to claim 3 , wherein the slide frame slidably supports the base plate and has guide grooves that guide both ends of the base plate in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction.

11. The mobile terminal case according to claim 10, wherein the mobile terminal fixing plate has an insertion locking piece at one of both ends in the width direction, the insertion locking piece being slidably inserted into the guide groove and restricting movement in the front direction.

12. The aforementioned case body is a support part including the slide frame and capable of supporting the mobile terminal fixed to the slide part; a cover portion for covering the mobile terminal supported by the support portion; a hinge portion that connects one side edge of the lid portion to one side edge of the support portion and allows the lid portion to rotate between a position that covers the portable terminal supported by the support portion and a position that exposes the portable terminal supported by the support portion; The mobile terminal case according to claim 1 , comprising:

13. a holding mechanism that restricts the sliding of the sliding portion with a predetermined restricting force and holds the mobile terminal in the stored position and the photographing position, The mobile terminal case according to claim 1 , wherein the holding mechanism is provided on a side of the sliding portion.

14. a holding mechanism that restricts the sliding of the sliding portion with a predetermined restricting force and holds the mobile terminal in the stored position and the photographing position, The mobile terminal case according to claim 10, wherein the holding mechanism comprises an engagement protrusion that protrudes laterally from the base plate and is elastically supported on the base plate, and a holding recess that is formed on the inner surface of the guide groove and engages with the engagement protrusion in the stored position and the shooting position.

15. The mobile terminal case according to claim 10, wherein the rear surface of the base plate and the bottom surface of the slide frame have a point contact structure that brings them into point contact with each other.

16. The case for a portable terminal according to claim 15, wherein the point contact structure is formed by contacting the bottom surface of the slide frame with a plurality of bottom surface-side protrusions extending along the sliding direction and one or more slide plate-side protrusions extending perpendicular to the sliding direction on the back surface of the base plate and convex toward the bottom surface.

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