JPH10194051A - Telephone holding device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the mounting operation of a portable telephone to a holder main body. SOLUTION: This device includes a hollow telephone housing part 4 opened to its one end side in the longitudinal direction, and an inner case 3 capable of detachably holding a portable telephone in the telephone housing part 4 where the portable telephone is provided with an engaging groove extended in the direction of mounting/demounting, and the inner case 3 is extended in the direction of mounting/demounting on the inner wall surface, and is provided with a rail part 16 which is fitted in the engaging groove in a condition that the rail part is movingly brought into contact with the engaging groove. The inner case 3 is so set that the opening size of the telephone housing part 4 is so designed as to be gradually larger toward the inlet side from its depth, and is also provided with a guiding surface 15 at the inlet portion of the telephone housing part 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone holding device for use and storage of a portable telephone in an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the spread of portable telephones, on-board telephone holders for use and storage of portable telephones in automobiles have been developed. In addition, an electrical connection to the mobile phone is provided for hands-free calling, which allows the user to talk while leaving the mobile phone using the microphone and speaker mounted on the car, and for connection and charging with the car antenna. It is also envisaged to provide the telephone holder with an enabling connector.

[0003] A conventional general vehicle-mounted telephone holder includes a frame-shaped holder body capable of fixing a mobile telephone, and the like.
A connector attached to the holder body or the vehicle body via a curl cord or the like, connecting the mobile phone to the connector, positioning the mobile phone on the holder body, and placing the mobile phone in this state; To hold the mobile phone.

Further, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-6299, a telephone installation section is provided on the upper surface of the holder main body so that a mobile telephone can be installed from above, and a connector is fixed and fixed in front of the telephone installation section. A connector mounting portion having a circular rotary hook, a pin, a button, and the like for performing release is provided, and after fixing the connector to the connector mounting portion, the mobile phone is positioned and installed on the phone installation portion from above, and further, There has been proposed one that can be connected to a connector by being moved forward along a telephone installation section.

[0005] In addition, regarding the vehicle phone holder,
JP-A-5-95394, JP-A-5-294190
And Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3020187, Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 7-74809, and the like.

[0006]

According to the conventional telephone holding device as described above, it is not easy to perform an operation such as positioning and fixing the mobile telephone to the holder body, and such an operation is performed by the driver of the automobile. It is difficult to do this during driving. In addition, there is a problem that the certainty of fixing the mobile phone is poor, and the mobile phone accidentally falls out of the holder due to vibration or the like during driving of the automobile.

In order to solve such a problem, the holder body is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped box shape, an opening is provided at one end face in the longitudinal direction, and the portable telephone is put in and out through this opening. Can be considered. By doing so, the outer periphery of the mobile phone housed in the holder main body is almost completely surrounded by the holder main body except for the opening, so that the holder main body has improved telephone holding performance and can be carried from the holder main body. The telephone is prevented from falling off.

[0008] However, if the holder main body is formed in a vertically long box shape and an opening is provided at the end thereof, the telephone holding performance of the holder main body is improved, but it is difficult to store the portable telephone in the holder main body through the narrow opening. A new problem is raised. In addition, even if the mobile phone can be inserted into the holder body through the opening, the connection of the connector, which is performed by pushing the mobile phone deep into the holder body, is not always reliable, and the reliability is poor. It also has a point.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a telephone holding device in which a mobile telephone can be easily mounted on a holder body.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telephone holding device including a holder body having a hollow telephone storage portion opened at one end in a longitudinal direction. , So that the mobile phone is detachably held, and the holder body and the mobile phone,
What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle telephone holding device provided with a corresponding connector to be connected when a mobile phone is stored in a telephone storage portion, wherein a side portion of the mobile phone and an inner surface of a corresponding holder body are provided. And a coupling groove is provided in one of the coupling grooves, and a protrusion is provided in the other of the coupling grooves so as to be fitted into the coupling groove in a sliding contact state.

According to this telephone holding device, the mobile telephone housed in the telephone housing through the opening is fitted outside the sliding groove in the engaging groove of the holder main body. By the operation, the mobile phone advances toward the back of the holder main body in the positioned state, and the connection of the connector is securely performed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the telephone holding device according to the first aspect, wherein the ridge is tapered.

According to this telephone holding device, even if the mobile phone and the holder main body are misaligned with each other, the tapered portion of the ridge absorbs the misalignment. The joining operation with the mating groove becomes easy.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telephone holding device according to the first or second aspect.
The coupling groove is formed so as to expand forward.

According to this telephone holding device, even if the mobile telephone and the holder main body are misaligned with each other, the misalignment is absorbed by the portion of the coupling groove that is widened. The connecting operation with the engaging groove becomes easy.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the telephone holding device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein an opening dimension of the telephone storage portion is set on the inner wall surface of the holder main body from the entrance side. It is characterized in that an inclined or curved guide surface is provided so as to narrow toward the back.

According to this telephone holding device, since the opening dimension of the entrance side of the holder main body is large, the operation of inserting the portable telephone into the holder main body becomes easy. And since the opening dimension gradually decreases toward the back, and thereby the guide surface which is inclined or curved to the back is formed on the inner wall surface of the holder body near the opening,
The guide is guided by the guide surface, and the position is regulated toward the inner part of the holder main body, so that the coupling groove and the ridge are engaged with each other.

[0018]

1 to 4 are perspective views showing one embodiment of a telephone holding device according to the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 2 shows a state in which the mobile phone attached to the inner case is stored in the telephone holding device, and FIG. 2 shows a state in which the outer case is left alone by removing the inner case. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the mobile phone is attached to the inner case, and FIG. 4 shows a state in which the mobile phone is removed from the inner case, leaving only the inner case.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, the telephone holding device is provided with a holder main body 1 composed of an outer case 2 and an inner case 3. The holder main body 1 has a hollow telephone storage section 4 opened at one end side, and a mobile phone 6 is removably stored in the telephone storage section 4. By replacing the inner case 3 in accordance with the type of the mobile phone 6 to be stored, the inner case 3 can be adapted to various types of mobile phones 6 having different sizes and the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, the outer case 2 is formed in a vertically long box shape and has a hollow portion 5 opened at one end thereof. The hollow portion 5 is formed larger than these in consideration of the three-dimensional shapes of the various mobile phones 6 to be applied, so that even if the three-dimensional shape of the phone 6 is changed due to a model update or the like, the hollow portion 5 matches the shape. This can be dealt with by applying the inner case 3 (FIG. 3). The outer case 2 is fixed near a driver's seat in a vehicle. For example, when the opening is opposed to the driver, it is fixed to the cover of the console box or integrally formed with this part, so that the driver can easily attach and detach the telephone 6 to and from the outer case 2.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of the inner case 3 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5 and FIGS. 3 and 4, the inner case 3 includes a bottom plate 3a, a left side wall 3b,
It is formed with a right side wall 3c and a back wall 3d. A frame-shaped upper plate 3e is partially provided on the upper surface side of the inner case 3, and a telephone housing 4 is formed therein. A plurality of types of inner cases 3 having different space shapes of the telephone storage unit 4 are prepared in advance so as to correspond to the three-dimensional shapes of the different types of mobile phones 6, and the inner cases corresponding to the mobile phones 6 to be stored are prepared. By selecting 3, the telephone 6 can be mounted in the hollow portion 5 of the outer case 2 regardless of the model change.

The outer case 2 has a pair of widthwise guide grooves 11 extending in the front-rear direction on the inner surfaces of both side walls, while the inner case 3 has guide grooves formed on the outer surfaces of the front portions of the side walls 3b and 3c. 11 has a pair of ridges 12 in the width direction corresponding to the pair of guide grooves 1.
The inner case 3 is fitted into the outer case 2 so as to be able to move back and forth in a state where the two cases 2 and 3 are vertically aligned by being fitted in the sliding contact with each other. An elastic locking piece 13 (FIG. 3) is provided on the outer surface of the left side wall 3b of the inner case 3,
When the inner case 3 is fitted in the outer case 2, the elastic locking pieces 13 are engaged with engaging long holes 14 provided in the outer case 2 and extending in the front-rear direction.

The outer case 2 is stepped in side view (FIGS. 1 and 2) by cutting out upper corners of both side walls 3b and 3c on the front end side around the opening (FIGS. 1 and 2). It is easy to insert even from diagonally above,
The periphery of the opening at the front end of the inner case 3 is also formed in a shape corresponding to this, so that the appearance of the inner case 3 stored in the outer case 2 is not difficult to see.

As shown in FIG. 5, the inner case 3 has a guide surface 15 formed at the front end of the upper plate 3e such that the distance between the inner case 3 and the bottom plate 3a is wider at the front end opening side.
The distance between the upper plate 3 e and the bottom plate 3 a at the rear side of the guide surface 15 is set slightly larger than the thickness of the mobile phone 6. By doing so, the storing operation of the mobile phone 6 in the inner case 3 can be easily performed.

The inner case 3 has two side walls 3b,
3c has a rail positioning portion (projection) 16 extending in the front-rear direction at a lower rear portion of the inner surface of the inner surface of the rail 3c, and a front end portion 16a of each rail portion 16 is formed in a tapered shape.
Thereby, the engagement with the engagement groove 17 described later can be easily performed.

Further, the inner case 3 has a guide notch 18 formed in a groove shape from a substantially middle position to a rear end portion for inserting rollers 31 and 32 to be described later into both side walls 3b and 3c at the rear portion. And a window hole 19 for inserting a connector is formed in the back wall 3d.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the telephone 6 as viewed from below. As shown in this figure, the mobile phone 6 comprises a phone body 6a and a charging section 6b detachably attached to the lower surface side. The charging section 6b includes a rechargeable battery (not shown) loaded therein and a battery casing 60b for storing the rechargeable battery. Engaging grooves 17 corresponding to the rails 16 (FIG. 5) are formed in both sides of the battery casing 60b.

A telephone-side connector 7 is provided at the rear end of the telephone body 6a. This telephone connector 7
The holder-side connector 8 (FIG. 9) is disposed at the back of the holder body 1. Each connector 7, 8
Are provided with terminals for hands-free communication, connection with a car antenna, charging, and the like, and a holder-side connector 8 is connected to a control unit (not shown) via electric wiring provided in a console box or the like. The mobile phone 6 can be used via a control unit by a predetermined operation of an operation unit provided on a steering wheel or the like.

Further, between the inner case 3 of the holder main body 1 and the battery casing 60b of the mobile phone 6, a locked state in which the mobile phone 6 is locked at a predetermined storage position of the phone storage section 4 and a mobile phone A telephone lock means 20 is provided which can be switched between an unlocked state for releasing the lock of the telephone 6 and the mobile telephone 6 is stored in the telephone storage section 4 when the telephone lock means 20 is switched to the unlocked state. Actuating means 30 for advancing from a position;
The holder main body 1 is provided with a damper (not shown) which gives resistance when the mobile phone 6 is advanced by the operating means 30 to slow the advance.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the telephone lock means 20 is provided with a push-on push-off type lock mechanism using a heart-shaped cam 22. That is, a recess 21 having a predetermined shape is formed on the lower surface of the rear part of the charging section 6b of the mobile phone 6, and a heart-shaped cam 22 is provided inside the recess 21. A guide groove 23 is provided between the heart-shaped cam 22 and the wall surface of the recess 21.
Are formed. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the rear end of the inner case 3 of the holder body 1 is
A rod 24 pivotally supported around 4a is provided, and a pin 25 protrudes from the tip of the rod 24. Then, as described later in detail, the pin 25 changes its state between the locked state and the non-locked state with respect to the heart-shaped cam 22 only by pushing the mobile phone 6 into the inner case 3. ing.

The operating means 30 is, as shown in FIG.
Phone operating roller 31 in contact with one side of mobile phone 6
And urging means for urging the telephone operating roller 31 in a predetermined rotation direction corresponding to the forward direction of the mobile phone 6, and these are attached to the left side wall 3 b of the outer case 2. Also, the right side wall 3 of the outer case 2
On the c side, the idler roller 3 which is in contact with the other side of the mobile phone 6
Two are equipped. These telephone operating rollers 31
The position of the idler roller 32 can be adjusted in the width direction of the holder body 1 in accordance with the size of the mobile phone 6, and can be adjusted so as to be in pressure contact with both sides of the mobile phone 6 through the guide notch 18. It is urged inward by the urging means.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the connector case 50, and FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional plan view showing the inner case 3 to which the connector case 50 is connected. FIG. 10 is a side sectional view of the connector case 50. As shown in these figures, the connector case 50 holds the holder-side connector 8 therein in a detachable manner. As shown in FIG. 9, the connector case 50 is mounted on the inner wall 2 a in the outer case 2 of the holder body 1. It is arranged in such a manner that its movement forward (above the plane of FIG. 9) is regulated via a substantially regulating member. Such a connector case 50
The holder-side connector 8 is mounted therein, and the holder-side connector 8 faces the telephone housing 4 through a window hole 19 formed in the inner wall of the inner case 3.

The connector case 50 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped box shape opened to the front, and is supported by a large number of elastic support members 51 provided on the outer case 2 so as to be elastically movable from upper, lower, left and right directions. I have. The elastic support member 51 includes a cylindrical body 52 provided in the connector case 2.
And elastically protruding pins 53 supported by a spring member 52a in the cylindrical body 52. The elastic supporting members 51 are arranged above, below, right and left of the connector case 50, and each of the pins 53 is connected to the connector case 50. , The connector case 50 is held at a predetermined neutral position when no external force is applied.

The spring member 52a has a biasing force larger than the fitting force between the telephone-side connector 7 and the holder-side connector 8, so that the connector case 50 is displaced laterally or vertically when the connectors 7, 8 are disengaged. This prevents inconveniences that may hinder the attaching / detaching operation.

The position of the connector case 50 is two-dimensionally changed along the restricting member (not shown) in a direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 9) orthogonal to the length direction of the holder body 1 (the direction in which the telephone enters and exits). When the inner case 3 is attached to the outer case 2, the connector case 50 moves in the width direction due to mutual interference with the inner case 3, and the position of the connector case 50 is adjusted.
Thus, the connector 7 on the rear end face of the mobile phone 6
Is different depending on the type of the mobile phone 6,
Accordingly, the position of the connector on the holder main body 1 is automatically adjusted, so that the telephone-side connector 7 and the holder-side connector 8 can be connected regardless of the type of the telephone 6.

That is, such a connector case 50
The rear end of the connector case 50 is in sliding contact with the inner wall of the outer case 2, and the sliding contact portion is provided with a hemispherical convex portion 54 for reducing frictional resistance, so that the connector case 50 can smoothly move in the width direction. It has become.

Window hole 1 in inner wall 3d of inner case 3
Numeral 9 is provided at a position corresponding to the connector position of the mobile phone 6 to be applied, is formed in a size corresponding to the connector case 50, and extends rearward (to the lower part of the plane of FIG. 9). A tapered portion 55 is formed. The connector case 50 has a tapered portion 56 at the front end thereof.

With such a structure, the outer case 2
When the inner case 3 fits into the window hole 1
9 is externally fitted to the connector case 50. At this time, for example, FIG.
Even if the position of the connector case 50 is relatively shifted from the position of the window hole 19 as shown by the two-dot chain line in the middle, the tapered portion 55,
The connector case 50 is brought into contact with the
The position is automatically adjusted by moving the connector case 50 in the width direction so as to match the window hole 19 as shown by the solid line in FIG.

FIGS. 11 and 12 are sectional views in plan view showing one embodiment of a connector lock mechanism 60 interposed between the telephone-side connector 7 and the holder-side connector 8. FIG. Connectors 7 and 8 are connector locking mechanism 6
9 shows a state in which the connectors 7 and 8 are mutually locked, and FIG. 9 shows a state in which the connectors 7 and 8 are unlocked by the connector lock mechanism 60. As shown in these figures, a connector lock for locking the holder-side connector 8 with respect to the telephone-side connector 7 in order to secure the connection between the connectors 7 and 8 when the telephone 6 is stored in the inner case 3. A mechanism 60 is provided. The connector lock mechanism 60 is configured to automatically switch between a locked state and an unlocked state according to insertion and removal of the mobile phone 6 with respect to the holder body 1.

That is, the connector 7 of the portable telephone 6 is provided with a fitting concave portion 7a, and a pair of engaging grooves 61 in the width direction is formed on both side walls thereof. A fitting protrusion 8a corresponding to the fitting recess 7a is provided in the portion, and a pair of locking pieces 62 in the width direction corresponding to the engaging groove 61 are provided on both sides thereof. Each locking piece 62 has a rear end (see FIGS. 11 and 1) within the fitting projection 8 a of the holder-side connector 8.
2 is elastically held in the lower side of the drawing, so that it can be elastically swung in the width direction. A pair of unlocking buttons 6 in the width direction is provided at an intermediate portion of each locking piece 62.
3 is attached. This lock release button 63
Are provided on both sides of the holder-side connector 8 so as to be able to protrude and retreat, and the locking pieces 62 are resiliently rocked by the protruding and retreating.

The connector lock mechanism 60 is configured to automatically unlock the connectors 7 and 8 when the telephone is taken out. That is, the holder-side connector 8 can be moved forward and backward by a certain range with respect to the connector holder 50, and a lock is provided at the front end portions (lower portions on the paper surfaces of FIGS. A pair of pressing portions 64 in the width direction corresponding to the release button 63 are provided so as to protrude in directions facing each other.

When the holder-side connector 8 is located behind the movable range with respect to the connector holder 50, that is, when the holder-side connector 8 is mounted in the connector case 50, as shown in FIG. The pressing portion 64 and the lock release button 63 are shifted back and forth,
When the lock release button 63 is in a protruding state and the holder-side connector 8 moves forward of the movable range with respect to the connector holder 50, that is, when the telephone 6 is pulled forward in the state shown in FIG. 11, as shown in FIG. The pressing portion 64 presses the lock release button 63 so that the lock release button 63 is immersed, whereby the locking piece 62 is swung inward.

A spring mounting portion 65 is provided on both upper and lower surfaces of the holder-side connector 8 so as to project therefrom.
Between the connector case 50 and the holder-side connector 8.
Is provided with a coil spring 66 for urging the front. The holder-side connector 8 is connected to an electric wire connected to a control unit or the like. Reference numeral 67 denotes an electric wire derived from the connector.

The operation of the above embodiment according to the present invention will be described above. When the inner case 3 is fitted and fixed to the outer case 2 which is fixed in a predetermined place in the interior of the vehicle, the size of the mobile phone 6 is determined by the size and the position of the window hole 19. The inner case 3 corresponding to the connector and the connector position is selected, and the inner case 3 is fitted into the outer case 2 (FIG. 1).

Accordingly, as described above, the connector case 50 previously provided in the outer case 2 is inserted into the window holes 19 at the rear end of the inner case 3 by the tapered portions 55 and 56.
As a result, the holder-side connector 8 in the connector case 50 is automatically adjusted to correspond to the telephone-side connector 7 (FIG. 9). The inner case 3 is fixed to the outer case 2 by the elastic locking pieces 13 (FIG. 3). Thus, as shown in FIG. 1, the holder main body 1 corresponding to the target mobile phone 6 is configured.

When the mobile phone 6 is stored in the holder body 1, the mobile phone 6 is inserted into the phone housing 4 of the inner case 3 from the front. At this time,
A curved surface at the front end of the upper plate 3e of the inner case 3 (FIG. 5)
Is formed, even if the position and angle of the mobile phone 6 are slightly deviated with respect to the telephone storage section 4, the mobile phone 6 is easily invited, and as the mobile phone 6 is inserted into the telephone storage section 4, The position and angle of the telephone 6 are gradually corrected. When the mobile phone 6 approaches the predetermined storage position, the engagement grooves 17 on both sides of the mobile phone 6 are engaged with the rails 16 (FIGS. 4 and 5) provided in the inner case 3, so that the mobile phone 6 is moved. Positioned correctly.

While the mobile phone 6 is being inserted, both sides of the mobile phone 6 come into contact with the phone operating roller 31 of the operating means 30 provided on the holder body 1 and the idle roller 32, and the mobile phone 6 is As the telephone operating roller 31 is rotated in the direction opposite to the predetermined direction as it is inserted, the urging force is stored in an urging means such as a helical spring (not shown), and the telephone operating roller 31 is thereby moved. The force for urging in the predetermined rotation direction is accumulated.

When the portable telephone 6 is inserted to the predetermined storage position, the telephone lock means 20 is locked.
That is, as shown in FIG. 7A, as the mobile phone 6 moves rearward, the pin 25 at the tip of the rod 24 provided on the inner case 3 becomes a heart provided on the charging section 6 b of the mobile phone 6. The heart-shaped cam 22 and the pin 25 come into contact with each other by entering the guide groove 23 around the mold cam 22 (the state shown by a solid line) and furthermore, the rod 24 swinging by the movement of the pin 25 guided by the guide groove 23. State (state indicated by a two-dot chain line). Then, the mobile phone 6 is slightly pushed back by the force applied from the actuating means 30, and FIG.
As shown by the solid line in FIG.
2 is locked, and the mobile phone 6 is locked so as not to come out of the predetermined storage position.

At the same time, as shown in FIG. 11, the connector 7 at the rear end of the portable telephone 6 and the connector 8 on the holder side are fitted together, and the connectors 7, 8 are connected to the rear side in the connector case 50 (FIG. 11). Of the connector lock mechanism 60 engages with the engagement groove 61 in this state, so that the connectors 7 and 8 are also locked in the fitted state.

As described above, by simply inserting the mobile phone 6 into the holder main body 1, the mobile phone 6 is locked at the predetermined storage position, and at the same time, the connection of the connectors 7, 8 is reliably achieved. In this state, the mobile phone 6 is prevented from being accidentally dropped from the holder main body 1, and hands-free calling, charging, and the like can be performed.

When the mobile phone 6 is taken out of the phone housing 4, the mobile phone 6 is pushed from the front and then its pushing force is released. In this manner, in the telephone locking means 20, the pin 25 moves from the locked state shown by the solid line in FIG. 7B to the bent portion of the guide groove 23 as the mobile telephone 6 moves backward (arrow a). 7B, the rod 24 swings laterally as indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 7B. Then, as the pushing force is released, the mobile phone 6 exerts a force acting from the operating means 20. As a result, the pin 25 of the rod 24 comes out of the guide groove 23 on the side of the heart-shaped cam 22, and the lock is released.

As described above, when the telephone lock means 20 is unlocked and the mobile telephone 6 moves forward (FIG. 11).
12), the holder-side connector 8 moves to the front position within the movable range, whereby the unlocking button 63 is pressed by the pressing portion 64 at the front end of the connector holder 50. The lock of the connector lock mechanism 60 is also released (see FIG. 12).

While the telephone operating roller 31 and the idle roller 32 of the operating means 30 are in contact with both side surfaces of the portable telephone 6, the telephone operating roller 31 is driven by the urging force accumulated by the urging means. By rotating the mobile phone 6 in the direction, the mobile phone 6 is advanced to a state in which the mobile phone 6 protrudes from the phone housing 4 by a predetermined amount.

As described above, by simply pressing the mobile phone 6 in the telephone housing 4 and then releasing the pressing force, the mobile phone 6 and the connectors 7, 8 are automatically unlocked and the mobile phone is unlocked. 6 is advanced by a predetermined amount, and is ready to be taken out by hand.

In the above embodiment, as a structure for positioning when the mobile phone 6 is inserted near the predetermined storage position, the inner case 3 is provided on the rail portion 16 and the mobile phone 6 is provided with the engaging groove 17. However, an engagement groove may be provided on the inner surface of the front part of both side walls of the inner case 3, and a ridge engaged with the engagement groove may be provided on the front part of both side surfaces of the mobile phone 6.

As the telephone lock means 20, instead of the push-on push-off type lock mechanism using the heart-shaped cam 22 as shown in the above-described embodiment, the telephone body lock means 20 is provided at the corresponding position between the holder main body 1 and the mobile telephone 6. An elastically displaceable locking piece and a corresponding engaging portion are provided so that the locking piece and the engaging portion are automatically locked when the mobile phone is stored. At the same time, an operating section may be provided in conjunction with the locking piece so that the operating section can be operated to release the locked state. However, according to the push-on / push-off type lock mechanism, the operation of releasing the lock is easy, and the appearance of the operation part is not good, so that the appearance is good.

[0057]

According to the telephone holding device of the first aspect of the present invention, the telephone holding device has a hollow telephone storage portion opened at one end in the longitudinal direction, and extends in the telephone storage portion in the attaching / detaching direction. A holder main body is provided for detachably holding a mobile phone provided with a mating groove. The holder main body has a protruding ridge extending in an attaching / detaching direction on an inner wall surface and fitted in the fitting groove in a sliding contact state. As a result, the mobile phone housed in the phone housing via the opening has its engagement groove externally fitted in sliding contact with the ridge of the holder body, and the mobile phone is positioned by the subsequent pushing operation. In this state, it proceeds toward the back of the holder main body, whereby the connection of the connector can be reliably performed.

According to the telephone holding device of the second aspect of the present invention, since the ridge is tapered, even if the mobile phone and the holder main body are displaced from each other, the ridge is formed. The above displacement is absorbed by the tapered part of the strip,
This makes it possible to easily and reliably perform the operation of connecting the ridge and the engagement groove.

According to the telephone holding device of the third aspect of the present invention, since the coupling groove is formed so as to be widened, even if the portable telephone and the holder main body are displaced from each other, the positional deviation occurs. The misalignment is absorbed by the widened portion of the coupling groove, so that the coupling operation between the ridge and the engagement groove can be performed easily and reliably.

According to the telephone holding device of the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the opening size of the telephone housing portion of the holder body is gradually increased from the back to the entrance side, the portable telephone can be placed inside the holder body. Can be inserted easily. And the opening size gradually decreases toward the back,
As a result, the inner peripheral surface of the holder main body near the opening is inclined to the depth, so that the mobile phone can be guided to the inner side of the holder main body by being guided by the inclined surface, whereby The engagement groove can be reliably led into the ridge.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a telephone holding device according to the present invention, and shows a state in which a mobile telephone attached to an inner case is stored in the telephone holding device.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the telephone holding device according to the present invention, showing a state in which only an outer case is obtained by removing an inner case.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the telephone holding device according to the present invention, and shows a state in which a mobile telephone is mounted on an inner case.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the telephone holding device according to the present invention, showing a state in which the mobile phone is detached from the inner case and only the inner case is formed.

5 is a cross-sectional view of the inner case shown in FIG. 4 when viewed from a side.

FIG. 6 is a bottom perspective view of the mobile phone.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the telephone lock means;
(A) shows the operation when the mobile phone enters the locked state with storage, and (b) shows the operation when switching from the locked state to the unlocked state.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a connector and a connector case.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view in plan view showing the inner case to which the connector case is connected.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the connector case as viewed from the side.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional plan view showing one embodiment of a connector lock mechanism interposed between the telephone-side connector and the holder-side connector, in a state where the connectors are mutually locked by the connector lock mechanism. Is shown.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional plan view showing one embodiment of a connector lock mechanism interposed between the telephone-side connector and the holder-side connector, in a state in which each connector is unlocked by the connector lock mechanism. Is shown.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Holder main body 11 Guide groove 13 Elastic locking piece 14 Engagement long hole 15 Curved surface 16 Rail part 16a Front end part 17 Engagement groove 18 Guide notch part 19 Window hole 2 Outer case 2a Back wall 20 Telephone lock means 21 Depression 22 Heart-shaped cam 23 Guide groove 24 Rod 25 Pin 3 Inner case 30 Operating means 3a Bottom plate 3b Left side wall 3c Right side wall 3d Back wall 3e Top plate 31 Telephone operating roller 32 Idling roller 4 Telephone housing part 5 Hollow part 50 Connector case 51 Elastic support member 52 Cylindrical body 52a Spring material 53 Pin 54 Convex part 6 Mobile phone 60 Connector lock mechanism 61 Engagement groove 62 Locking piece 62a Spring material 63 Lock release button 64 Pressing part 65 Spring mounting part 66 Coil spring 7 On the mobile phone side Connector 7a Fitting recess 8 Holder side connector 8 a Projection for mating

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Masashi Sugimoto 1-7-10 Kikuzumi, Minami-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture Inside Harness Research Institute, Inc. (72) Inventor Shigeki Sakai 1, Kikuzumi, Minami-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture 7-10 Harness Research Institute, Inc. (72) Inventor Yoshito Sakai 1-7-10 Kikuzumi, Minami-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture Harness Research Institute, Inc.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A portable telephone comprising: a holder main body having a hollow telephone storage portion opened at one longitudinal side; a mobile telephone is detachably held in the telephone storage portion of the holder main body; A mobile phone holding device provided with a corresponding connector that is connected to the mobile phone when the mobile phone is stored in the mobile phone housing, and a side portion of the mobile phone corresponds to the mobile phone. A telephone holding device characterized in that a coupling groove is provided on one of the inner surface of the holder body and a ridge is fitted on the other of the holder groove in a sliding contact state. 2. The telephone holding device according to claim 1, wherein the ridge is tapered. 3. The telephone holding device according to claim 1, wherein the coupling groove is formed so as to be widened. 4. An inclined or curved guide surface is provided on an inner wall surface of said holder main body so as to narrow an opening dimension of a telephone housing portion from an entrance side to a depth portion. The telephone holding device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.