JP2022028121A - Cable holder - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a cable holder which can be held or transported preferably.SOLUTION: A cable holder 1 is used to hold a long cable or cord in a winding state. The cable holder 1 includes: a core part in which a cable or cord is wound around its outer periphery; and a pair of sheath materials 2, 3 which face each other so as to sandwich the core part from the upper and lower sides and in which recesses 23 recessed inward in a plan view are formed at an outer peripheral edge of at least one 2 thereof and peripheral walls 22, 32, which extend from the outer peripheral edge including at least the recesses 23 in a vertical direction in which the peripheral walls 22, 32 get close to each other, are erected.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a cable holder used for the purpose of holding a long cable or cord in a wound state.

The following patent document discloses a cable holder (bobbin) in which an exterior material (flange 6) is arranged so as to sandwich a core portion (body 4) around which a cable or a cord is wound from above and below. The exterior material of this cable holder is soft and can be deformed. The flexibility of the exterior material makes it easier to wind the cord around the core and pull out the wound cord.

On the other hand, the exterior material of the above-mentioned cable holder has a disk shape in a plan view, in other words, its outer peripheral edge has a perfect circular shape without a dent. Therefore, the person who holds the cable holder tends to easily remove it. In addition, the rigidity of the exterior material is not high, and there is a concern that the exterior material will be unnecessarily distorted and deformed when an external force is applied.

Jikkenhei 02-139873 Gazette

The present invention is intended to provide a cable holder that can be suitably gripped or carried.

In the present invention, it is a cable holder for holding a long cable or a cord in a wound state, and faces the core portion around which the cable or the cord is wound so as to sandwich the core portion from above and below. , A cable holder comprising a pair of exterior materials in which at least one of the outer peripheral edges is formed with a recess inwardly recessed in a plan view, and at least a peripheral wall extending in the vertical direction from the outer peripheral edge of the recess is erected. Was configured.

If the notches of the exterior material are provided in pairs at a plurality of locations separated along a direction orthogonal to the vertical direction in a plan view, the user can easily grasp the cable holder by putting his / her fingers on both of them. It is possible and it is difficult to remove the cable holder.

The recesses in the exterior material are recessed inward from the portion adjacent to the recess in the outer peripheral edge of the exterior material in a plan view, and both ends of the inner side are recesses in the outer peripheral edge of the exterior material. If the user has a connecting side connected to an adjacent portion and the angle formed by the inner side and the connecting side is an obtuse angle, the user can easily attach a finger to the notch. In addition, the cable or cord is prevented from being caught in the corner (inner corner) where the inner side of the notch and the connecting side intersect, and does not interfere with the operation of winding or pulling out the cable or cord.

In order to improve the shape retention of the exterior material, it is preferable that the peripheral wall is continuous around the outer peripheral edge of the exterior material.

If the outer dimension of the cable holder along the vertical direction is smaller than the outer dimension along the direction perpendicular to the vertical direction and the cable holder is flat, the cable can be stored in a storage tool such as a bag. The holder is not bulky.

If the core portion expands along a direction orthogonal to the vertical direction and the intermediate portion thereof is thinner than both ends in a plan view, the strength required for the cable or the core portion around which the cord is wound. While ensuring rigidity, the weight of the core and thus the weight of the cable holder can be reduced. In addition, the amount of material consumed to form the core can be reduced.

The cable holder can be stored in a storage tool such as a bag, and can be retained with respect to the inner surface of the storage tool by engaging the band provided on the inner surface of the storage tool with the recess. For example, it is possible to prevent the cable holder from moving or rampaging in the storage tool during transportation. It also avoids losing track of where the cable holder is in the storage tool.

According to the present invention, a cable holder that can be suitably gripped or carried is realized.

The perspective view of the cable holder of one Embodiment of this invention. The plan view of the cable holder of the same embodiment. A cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the cable holder of the same embodiment. BB line sectional view of the cable holder of the same embodiment. FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line CC of the cable holder of the same embodiment. The perspective view which shows the state which held the cable holder of the same embodiment by the belt provided in the storage tool. A side sectional view showing a state in which the cable holder of the same embodiment is held by a belt provided on the storage tool. A side sectional view showing one of the modifications of the present invention.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The cable holder 1 of the present embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 has a pair of exterior parts above and below the core portion 4 in which a cable or a cord (represented by a long-dotted line in FIGS. 5 and 7) 6 is wound around the outer circumference of the cable holder 1. The materials 2 and 3 are arranged, and the core portion 4 is covered with the exterior materials 2 and 3. The cable holder 1 has outer dimensions along the vertical direction (that is, the outer method of the upper surface of the upper exterior material 2 and the lower surface of the lower exterior material 3) in the horizontal and front-rear directions orthogonal to the vertical direction. It has a flat outer shape that is smaller than the outer dimensions along the above (that is, the outer dimensions of the exterior materials 2 and 3 in the left-right direction and the front-back direction).

The core portion 4 has a rigidity that is harder and less likely to be deformed than the exterior materials 2 and 3. On the other hand, the exterior materials 2 and 3 are softer than the core portion 4 and can be elastically deformed. The core portion 4 and the exterior materials 2 and 3 are made of resin as a material. For example, the core portion 4 and the exterior materials 2 and 3 may be integrally formed by injection molding or the like using the same material, or the material used for the core portion 4 and the material used for the exterior materials 2 and 3 are different. (The core 4 is made of a hard resin, the exterior materials 2 and 3 are made of a soft resin, etc.), and they may be integrally formed by two-color molding or the like.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the core portion 4 extends along the left-right direction. Then, the end portions 41 on both the left and right sides bulge in a circle as if they were in the shape of a long bone or a dumbbell in a plan view (or a plan view), and the intermediate portion 42 thereof is compared with the end portions 41. Is getting thinner. The cable or cord 6 wound around the core portion 4 touches the outer surface of both end portions 41 of the core portion 4, but does not necessarily touch the outer surface of the intermediate portion 42.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the exterior materials 2 and 3 are greatly enlarged outward from the core portion 4 in a plan view. The lower exterior material 3 of the pair of exterior materials 2 and 3 that sandwich the core portion 4 from above and below is a bottom wall 31 joined to the lower end of the core portion 4 and a peripheral wall that stands substantially directly above the outer periphery of the bottom wall 31. 32 and. The peripheral wall 32 is substantially orthogonal to the bottom wall 31, but is tilted slightly (at an angle of about 3 °) so as to deviate outward as the distance from the bottom wall 31 increases, in order to facilitate the molding of the exterior material 3. ing. The outer circumference of the bottom wall 31 has a convex curved shape, particularly an oval shape, in which there is no recessed portion inward in a plan view. The peripheral wall 32 is continuous around the outer circumference of the bottom wall 31. The bottom wall 31 and the peripheral wall 32 of the exterior material 3 are integrally molded from the same soft material. Both the bottom wall 31 and the peripheral wall 32 of the exterior material 3 are elastically deformable.

The upper exterior material 2 includes a top wall 21 joined to the upper end of the core portion 4 and a peripheral wall 22 hanging substantially directly downward from the outer periphery of the top wall 21. The peripheral wall 22 is substantially orthogonal to the top wall 21, but is tilted slightly (at an angle of about 3 °) so as to deviate outward as the distance from the top wall 21 increases, in order to facilitate the molding of the exterior material 2. ing. Most of the outer circumference of the top wall 21 overlaps with the outer circumference of the bottom wall 31 of the exterior material 3 below the plan view. However, unlike the bottom wall 31, a part of the outer circumference of the top wall 21, more specifically the leading edge and the trailing edge, respectively, is inward in plan view (that is, behind the leading edge and behind the trailing edge, respectively). A recess 23 is provided in the front). The recesses 23 are separated from each other in the front-rear direction to form a pair. The distance between the notches 23 (inner side 231) is approximately equal to or less than the distance between the tips of both fingers when the person spreads the thumb and index finger (or middle or ring finger) of the hand. ..

The notch 23 has an inner side 231 retracted inward from a portion of the outer peripheral edge of the top wall 21 adjacent to the notch 23, and both ends of the inner side 231 become a notch 23 on the outer peripheral edge of the top wall 21, respectively. It has a connecting side 232 that connects to an adjacent portion. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the connecting sides 232 located on both sides of the inner side 231 have a C-shape that expands so as to separate from each other from the inside to the outside in a plan view. .. The angle α formed by the inner side 231 of the recess 23 and the connecting side 232 is an obtuse angle that is wider than a right angle.

The peripheral wall 22 is continuous around the outer circumference of the top wall 21. In particular, even in the place where the notch 23 exists, it extends while bending along the connecting side 232 and the inner side 231. That is, the peripheral wall 22 hanging from the inner side 231 of the recess 23 in the top wall 21 is connected to the peripheral wall 22 hanging from the connecting side 232 of the recess 23, and the peripheral wall 22 hanging from the connecting side 232 is the top wall. It is connected to the peripheral wall 22 that hangs down from the outer peripheral edge of the portion adjacent to the recess 23 in 21. In short, the peripheral wall 22 is also recessed corresponding to the shape of the recess 23. The top wall 21 and the peripheral wall 22 of the exterior material 2 are integrally molded from the same soft material. Both the top wall 21 and the peripheral wall 22 of the exterior material 2 are elastically deformable.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4, a gap is interposed between the peripheral wall 22 of the upper exterior material 2 and the peripheral wall 32 of the lower exterior material 3. The cable or cord 6 wound around the core portion 4 of the cable holder 1 is inserted into the inside of the cable holder 1 surrounded by the exterior materials 2 and 3 and pulled out to the outside of the cable holder 1 through this gap. The width of the gap (ie, the distance between the lower end of the peripheral wall 22 and the upper end of the peripheral wall 32) is approximately equal to or slightly narrower than the thickness of the cable or cord 6 wound using the cable holder 1. .. As an example, if the thickness of the cable or cord 6 is about 4 mm, the width of the void is set to about 3 mm.

The cable holder 1 is used together with, for example, a portable notebook-type or tablet-type computer or other device 7, and holds a power supply cable or the like 6 connected to the device 7 in a wound state. Then, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the cable holder 1 can be stored together with the device 7 in a storage tool 5 such as a bag or a case for storing the device 7. An annular band 51 is previously attached to the inner surface of the storage tool 5 of the illustrated example. The band 51 may be a band 51 that can be opened and closed to connect one end thereof and the other end via a hook-and-loop fastener, a snap button, or the like, or is like a rubber band that is originally continuous all around. It may be. When the cable holder 1 is stored in the storage tool 5, the band 51 is held so as to be wrapped around the exterior materials 2 and 3, and the cable holder 1 is retained with respect to the inner surface of the storage tool 5. At this time, the band 51 can be engaged with the recess 23 provided in the exterior materials 2 and 3. The width dimension along the left-right direction of the band 51 is substantially equal to or slightly narrower than the width dimension along the left-right direction of the recess 23.

In the present embodiment, it is a cable holder 1 for holding a long cable or a cord 6 in a wound state, and is softer than the core portion 4 in which the cable or the cord 6 is wound around the core portion 4 and the core portion 4. A recess 23 is formed on the outer peripheral edge of at least one of the core portions 4 so as to sandwich the core portion 4 from above and below, and is recessed inward in a plan view. A cable holder 1 including a pair of exterior materials 2 and 3 on which a peripheral wall 22 extending in a direction is erected was configured.

According to the present embodiment, the user can put his / her finger on the recess 23 to firmly grip the cable holder 1, and it becomes difficult to remove the cable holder 1. In addition, since the peripheral wall 22 is formed along the outer periphery of the notch 23, the strength and rigidity of the portion of the exterior material 2 where the notch 23 is provided are appropriately supplemented, and when an external force is applied. The possibility that the exterior material 2 is unnecessarily distorted and deformed is also reduced.

Since the recesses 23 of the exterior material 2 are provided in pairs at a plurality of locations separated along a direction orthogonal to the vertical direction in a plan view, the user puts his / her fingers on both of them to hold the cable holder 1. Can be easily grasped.

The inner side 231 in which the notch 23 of the exterior material 2 is retracted inward from the portion adjacent to the notch 23 on the outer peripheral edge of the same exterior material 2 in plan view, and both ends of the inner side 231 are the same exterior material 2, respectively. It has a connecting side 232 connected to a portion adjacent to the recess 23 on the outer peripheral edge of the surface, and the angle α formed by the inner side 231 and the connecting side 232 is an obtuse angle. Easy to add. Moreover, the cable or cord 6 is prevented from being caught in the corner angle 233 where the inner side 231 of the recess 23 and the connecting side 232 intersect, and does not interfere with the operation of winding or pulling out the cable or cord 6.

The peripheral walls 22 and 32 are continuous around the outer peripheral edge of the exterior materials 2 and 3, and the shape retention of the exterior materials 2 and 3 is further enhanced.

Since the outer dimension of the cable holder 1 along the vertical direction is smaller than the outer dimension along the direction orthogonal to the vertical direction and the cable holder 1 is flat, when it is stored in a storage tool 5 such as a bag. The cable holder 1 does not need to be bulky.

The core portion 4 is expanded along a direction orthogonal to the vertical direction, and the intermediate portion 42 thereof in a plan view is thinner than both end portions 41. As a result, the weight of the core portion 4 and the cable holder 1 can be reduced while ensuring the strength and rigidity required for the core portion 4 around which the cable or the cord 6 is wound. The amount of material consumed to form the core 4 is also reduced.

The cable holder 1 can be stored in a storage tool 5 such as a bag, and can be retained with respect to the inner surface of the storage tool 5 by engaging the band 51 provided on the inner surface of the storage tool 5 with the recess 23. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the cable holder 1 from moving or rampaging in the storage tool 5 during transportation. When the cable holder 1 is taken out from the storage tool 5, it is possible to avoid losing track of where it is, and it is possible to save the trouble of groping inside the storage tool 5.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described in detail above. For example, in the above embodiment, the peripheral wall 22 is continuous around the outer peripheral edge of the exterior material 2, but a part of the peripheral wall 22 is missing and this is continuous around the outer peripheral edge of the exterior material 2. It doesn't have to be. In particular, the peripheral wall 22 may be provided only in the region of the recess 23 or only in a part of the region including the recess 23, and the peripheral wall 22 may not be provided in the other regions. The same applies to the peripheral wall 32 of the exterior material 3.

In the above embodiment, the notch 23 is provided only in the upper exterior material 2 and not in the lower exterior material 3, but both exterior materials 2 and 3 may be provided with the notch 23.

In the above embodiment, the peripheral walls 22 and 32 of the exterior materials 2 and 3 are substantially orthogonal to the top wall 21 and the bottom wall 31, but the peripheral walls 22 and 32 are not orthogonal to the top wall 21 and the bottom wall 31. It is also allowed to be tilted. Further, as illustrated in FIG. 8, the peripheral walls 22 and 32 may be curved from the outer peripheral edge portion of the top wall 21 or the bottom wall 31 and extend in the vertical direction.

In addition, the specific configuration of each part can be modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

1 ... Cable holder 2, 3 ... Exterior material 22 ... Peripheral wall 23 ... Notch 231 ... Inner side 232 ... Connection side 4 ... Core 41 ... End 42 ... Intermediate 5 ... Storage tool 51 ... Band 6 ... Cable or cord α … The angle between the inner side and the connecting side

Claims (7)

A cable holder for holding long cables or cords in a wound state.
The core around which the cable or cord is wound, and
The core portions are opposed to each other so as to be sandwiched from above and below, and at least one of the outer peripheral edges is formed with a recess inwardly recessed in a plan view, and at least a peripheral wall extending in the vertical direction from the outer peripheral edge of the recess is erected. A cable holder with a pair of exterior materials. The cable holder according to claim 1, wherein the notches of the exterior material are provided in pairs at a plurality of locations separated along a direction orthogonal to the vertical direction in a plan view. The notch of the exterior material is recessed inward from the portion adjacent to the notch on the outer peripheral edge of the same exterior material in a plan view, and both ends of the inner side are recessed on the outer peripheral edge of the same exterior material, respectively. The cable holder according to claim 1 or 2, which has a connecting side connected to an adjacent portion and has an obtuse angle between the inner side and the connecting side. The cable holder according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the peripheral wall is continuous around the outer peripheral edge of the exterior material. The cable holder according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the outer dimension along the vertical direction is flattened to be smaller than the outer dimension along the direction orthogonal to the vertical direction. 2. Cable holder. Claims 1, 2, 3 that can be stored in a storage tool such as a bag and can be retained with respect to the inner surface of the storage tool by engaging the band provided on the inner surface of the storage tool with the recess. 4. The cable holder according to 5 or 6.

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