JP2002158460A - Electronic equipment having a connector cover - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] A cover for covering a connector of an electronic device.
Provided is an electronic device having a cover that can be easily fitted and that does not open unnecessarily. An electronic device main body case (10, 25) includes a connector for mounting an external connection plug, the main body includes an opening through which the external connection plug is inserted, and a cover that covers the connector.
In the electronic device having the electronic device main body 20, the cover 20 includes a tongue portion 18 that engages with the claw portion 23 attached to the electronic device main body 25 to form a first engagement portion, and another cover attached to the electronic device main body case 10. And a projection 21 that engages with the claw 11 of the second member to form a second engagement portion.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic device having a cover for protecting a connector to which a connection plug is mounted from the outside and preventing the connector from being opened carelessly.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an electronic device having a connector to which a connection plug is attached from the outside, for example, a device such as a portable telephone, it is necessary to prevent foreign matter from entering the connector. Such a cover was provided. In FIG. 6, cases 1 and 2 of the telephone body are shown.
Combines electronic devices from both sides.
The internal components are not shown. A connector (not shown) is externally attached to the connector 3 for charging a battery. Normally, the cover 4 covers the connector 3, but when the mounting plug is mounted, the cover 4 is removed and the plug and the connector 3 are connected.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the conventional configuration,
For example, when the connector cover 4 shown in FIG. 6 is combined with the cases 1 and 2 by the fitting process, it is necessary to adjust the fitting in the manufacture of the mobile phone. If you increase the amount of fitting to prevent the cover from opening unnecessarily,
It becomes necessary to attach a rotation mechanism, and it is not easy to fit the cover. If the cover is designed to be easily fitted, even if the cover can be fitted immediately, it is easy to open and the condition is poor.

[0004] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides an electronic apparatus as described above, wherein a cover for covering the connector is provided with a cover that can be easily fitted and that cannot be opened unnecessarily. The purpose is to provide equipment.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
An electronic device having a connector to which an external connection plug is attached to an electronic device main body, wherein the main body has an opening through which the external connection plug is inserted, and a cover that covers the connector. And a second engaging portion that engages with some other member of the electronic device main body.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic device having a connector for mounting an external connection plug on a main body of the electronic device, wherein the main body has an opening through which the external connection plug is inserted, and a cover for covering the connector. In the device, the cover is associated with a tongue that engages with a claw mounted inside the electronic device main body to form a first engagement portion, and another claw mounted on the electronic device main body. And a convex part which forms the second engaging part together.

According to the present invention, since the cover includes the tongue as the first engagement portion and the projection as the second engagement portion, the electronic device is engaged with the member of the electronic device main body. The connector on the main unit can be easily and reliably covered by the cover,
In addition, since it can be easily opened, it is suitable for use in a mobile phone.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a main part of a portable telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention with a cover closed.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a state in which a cover showing an essential part configuration is opened,
FIG. 3 is a three-view drawing showing the external appearance with the cover closed, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along a dashed-dotted line IV-IV in FIG. Also, in FIG. 4, the space between the cover 20 and the phone body case 10 and the space between the cover 20 and the phone body case 25 are illustrated with a space therebetween, but are illustrated for convenience of explanation, and are actually illustrated. Are formed with almost no gap.

In FIG. 1, a main body case 10 is a main body case.
Together with 25, it forms a two-fold mobile phone body. The cover 20 is used to protect the connector 15 and is a part of the present invention. As the material of the cover 20, it is preferable to use a soft and durable synthetic resin such as polypropylene, including a tongue described later. The cover 20 covers the connector 15 in FIG. 1, and FIG. 2 shows the cover 20 opened to the front.

FIG. 3A is a side view of the portable telephone body in which the cover 20 in FIG. 2 is closed and the main body case is folded in half, FIG. 3B is a top view thereof, and FIG. 3C is a front view thereof. FIG.

In each of FIGS. 1 to 3, the connector 15
When the cover 20 is open, the cover when closed
External connection plug (not shown) with opening 20
Is inserted so as to be connected to the connector 15, and performs, for example, charging of a battery. The nail 16 which is a part of the mobile phone main body case 25 as an electronic device is provided on the mobile phone main body case 25 side. The tongue portion 18 has a hook 23 attached to the cover 20 and a hinge portion extending therefrom.
22, the former claw 23 is configured to engage with the connection claw 16 of the telephone body case 25, and
Are the engagement portions.

The claw 11, which is another part of the mobile phone main body case 10, engages with the convex portion 21 attached to the cover 20, and forms a second engaging portion. The invention according to claim 1 limits the tongue portion 18 and the convex portion 21 described above.
In the invention according to claim 2, the combination configuration of the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion is the gist of the invention.

The connector 15 is connected to the mobile phone main body case 10.
And the main body case 25 and are fixed. The hinge portion 22 connects the hook 23 and the cover 20 to bend freely, so that the cover 20 is, as shown by a dotted line in FIG.
It can move in a direction to form an opening with respect to the connector 15. In FIG. 4, the cover hook 23 engages with the connection hook 16 on the side of the telephone body, so that the tongue 18 of the cover 20
After being inserted below the connector 15, it does not slip out. Then, the cover 20 can be easily moved rightward to open the connector opening and leftwardly moved to close, so that the hinge portion 22 shown in FIG. 4 is used as an axis.

The claws 11 shown in FIG. 1 are separately installed at two places above the cover 20, and the corresponding protrusions 21 of the cover are provided.
Similarly, as shown in FIG. 2, they are provided at two places. Convex part
21 is used to fix the cover 20 so that it does not open unnecessarily. Next, since the cover 20 covers the connector 15, the outer portion of the claw portion 11 shown in FIG.
Since it moves to the closed position shown in FIG. 7, it has a curved shape so that it can move smoothly with respect to the closing movement at that time.

In order to make it easy to open the cover 20, a hooking recess 30 is provided at the upper center of the cover 20, as shown in FIG. The cover 20 can be easily opened if the operator hooks the finger tip of the concave portion 30 and pulls it toward the user.

In order to easily open and close the cover 20,
The hinge portion 22 is provided at the position shown in FIGS.
That is, the position of the hinge portion 22 is provided at a position deviated outward from the mobile phone main body case 25, and even if the claw 11 of the mobile phone main body case 10 is present, the claw 11 is removed and the cover 20 is moved forward. It can be opened to pull out. Therefore, according to the present invention, the cover 20 can be easily opened from the outside of the mobile phone main body case without disassembling the main body case. As shown in FIG. 5, the claws 16 may be provided on the connector 15 side.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention,
In an electronic device such as a mobile phone, since a tongue portion and a convex portion are provided as outer shapes of a cover provided on a connector portion, an element on a device body case side having a shape to be engaged with them can be provided. If so, it is relatively easy to close and it is perfect to protect the connector when closed.

Even if a light impact is applied to the closed cover, the cover does not open unnecessarily due to the convex portion provided on the cover.
Further, when the cover is opened, the claws provided on the case can be removed to easily open the cover. Since the cover is made of a lightweight material including the tongue portion, a lighter and smoother opening / closing can be performed without providing a rotating portion unlike the related art.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention with a cover closed.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention with a cover opened;

FIG. 3 is a three-sided view of the mobile phone shown in FIG. 2 when a cover is closed;

FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view of the mobile phone shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the mobile phone shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating attachment of a cover to a connector of a conventional electronic device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Body case 11 Engagement claw 15 Connector 16 Connection claw 17 Engagement claw 18 Tongue 20 Cover 21 Cover protrusion 22 Hinge 23 Engagement claw 25 Body case 30 Hook recess

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Taichi Tabata 4-3-1 Tsunashimahigashi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa F-term (reference) in Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd. 4E360 AB08 AB12 BA04 BA08 BA12 BB02 BB12 BB16 BC03 BC06 EA18 ED03 ED13 ED14 ED23 ED27 FA14 GB26 5E087 EE17 HH01 LL02 LL17 LL29 LL33 MM08 QQ02 RR06 RR13 5K023 AA07 BB11 MM03 NN06 5K027 AA11 KK07

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An electronic device, comprising: a connector to which an external connection plug is attached to an electronic device main body, wherein the main body has an opening through which the external connection plug is inserted, and a cover that covers the connector. A first engaging portion that engages with some members in the electronic device main body; and a second engaging portion that engages with some other members of the electronic device main body. An electronic device having a connector cover. 2. An electronic device, comprising: a connector to which an external connection plug is attached to an electronic device main body, wherein the main body has an opening through which the external connection plug is inserted, and a cover that covers the connector. A tongue that engages with a claw attached to the electronic device body to form a first engagement portion; and a second tongue that engages with another claw attached to the electronic device body. An electronic device having a connector cover, comprising: a convex portion for biasing an engaging portion. 3. The connector according to claim 1, wherein an outer portion of the claw portion serving as the first engagement portion has a curved shape along a movement of the cover for covering the connector. Electronic device having a cover. 4. The electronic device having a connector cover according to claim 1, wherein a concave portion for use when opening the cover from the connector is provided in an upper portion of the cover. 5. The electronic device having a connector cover according to claim 1, wherein the claw portion serving as the second engagement portion is provided at two places on the electronic device main body. 6. The electronic device having a connector cover according to claim 1, wherein the cover portion has a bent portion protruding from the electronic device body outside the first engagement portion. .