US20020032041A1 - Phone holder - Google Patents
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Abstract
A phone holder for holding a mobile phone in a connected state with a holder connector. The phone holder has a fixed casing and a movable casing. The movable casing is mounted with the holder connector and formed with a hollow portion therein. The movable casing is mounted on the fixed casing and is settable between a housed position and a detachable position. When set at the detachable position, the hollow portion of the movable casing is accessible to enable insertion of the mobile phone in the movable casing in the connecting direction with the holder connector.
Description
- 1. [Field of the Invention]
- This invention relates to a phone holder which is mounted in a passenger compartment of a vehicle to enable holding of a mobile phone.
- 2. [Description of the Background Art]
- In recent years, as mobile phones become popular, various types of phone holders for use in e.g., a vehicle which enable holding of the mobile phone in a connected state with a holder connector have been developed. One of such phone holders comprises a holder main body such as a base frame capable of holding a mobile phone, and a holder connector mounted on the holder main body or a vehicle body via a curl cord or its equivalent. A mobile phone is held by the phone holder in such a manner that it is connected to the holder connector when the mobile phone is positioned relative to the holder main body and held therein by an engaging means.
- In the above phone holder, a connecting operation of the mobile phone with the holder connector and a positioning operation of the mobile phone relative to the holder main body are not feasible when a driver has to perform the above operations during driving. Further, while driving, a holding state of the mobile phone set in the phone holder is unstable due to a shaking of the vehicle and the like. Accordingly, the phone may be disconnected from the holder connector or may come out of the holder main body.
- To eliminate the above drawbacks, a phone holder as shown in FIG. 45 has been developed. This phone holder is incorporated in a
vehicle body 200, and comprises a holdermain body 202 and a hollow portion (phone insertion space) 204 to insert a mobile phone T in a substantially horizontal posture from above. Aholder connector 206 is fixed to a side portion of thehollow portion 204 to be connected to the mobile phone T placed in thehollow portion 204. - The above phone holder of prior art has the problem such that when setting the mobile phone T in the
hollow portion 204 in a connected state with theholder connector 206, the mobile phone T has to be inserted in thehollow portion 204 from above in the direction of arrow {circle over (1)} (first stage of insertion). Then, the mobile phone T has to be shifted by a certain length horizontally toward theholder connector 206 in the direction of arrow {circle over (2)} (second stage of insertion) to be connected with theholder connector 206. Accordingly, a length L1 of thehollow portion 204 must be set greater than a length L2 of the mobile phone T by a length corresponding to a stroke of connecting the mobile phone T with theholder connector 206 in the second stage. Accordingly, the phone holder requires a large space for installation, becoming a hindrance against an idea of installing the phone holder in a limited space of the vehicle body. - In view of the above problem of the prior art, it is an object of this invention to provide a phone holder that enables holding of a mobile phone with an easy operation in a stable state.
- To fulfil the above object, the phone holder according to this invention comprises: a movable casing formed with a hollow portion adapted for receiving the mobile phone; a holder connector mounted on the movable casing at such a position as to be connectable with the mobile phone when the mobile phone is inserted in the movable casing: and a fixed casing for supporting the movable casing. The movable casing is settable between a housed position where the movable casing is housed in the fixed casing along with the mobile phone and a detachable position where the hollow portion is accessible to allow insertion of the mobile phone with the holder connector and ejection of the mobile phone.
- It should be noted that “the housed position” of the movable casing is not limited to a position where the movable casing along with the mobile phone is completely accommodated in the fixed casing, and includes a state where part of the movable casing and the mobile phone is exposed outside of the fixed casing.
- In this arrangement, the mobile phone can be inserted in the same direction as the connecting direction with the holder connector in the hollow portion of the movable casing when the movable casing is set to the detachable position, thereby facilitating connection with the holder connector in the connecting direction. After the connection, simply setting the movable casing to the housed position enables housing of the movable casing along with the mobile phone in the fixed casing.
- The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent upon a reading of the following detailed description and drawings.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a phone holder as a first embodiment according to this invention;
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state that a movable casing is detached from a fixed casing in the first embodiment;
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state that a mobile phone is about to be inserted in the movable casing at a detachable position;
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state that the mobile phone is inserted in the movable casing at the detachable position;
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state that the mobile phone and the movable casing are accommodated in the fixed casing at a housed position;
- FIG. 6 is a plan view of a holder connector provided on the movable casing;
- FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the holder connector and an operated shaft for operating an operable member;
- FIG. 8 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a state that the holder connector and the operable member are provided in the movable casing;
- FIG. 9 is a cross sectional rear view showing a state that the operable member of the holder connector is not applied with an external force when the movable casing is set at the housed position;
- FIG. 10 is a cross sectional rear view showing a state that the operable member of the holder connector is depressed by the operated shaft when the movable casing is set at the detachable position;
- FIG. 11 is a cross sectional perspective view showing a locking mechanism incorporated in the phone holder;
- FIG. 12A is a partially cross sectional side view showing a state that the locking mechanism retains the mobile phone at the housed position;
- FIG. 12B is a partially cross sectional perspective view showing a state that the locking mechanism releases the locked state of the mobile phone;
- FIG. 13 is a cross sectional front view showing a state that a battery casing of the mobile phone is fitted in a recess of the movable casing;
- FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of a phone holder as a second embodiment according to this invention;
- FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the second phone holder before a movable casing is mounted on a fixed casing;
- FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a state that a mobile phone is about to be inserted in the movable casing at a detachable position in the second embodiment;
- FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a state that the mobile phone and the movable casing are accommodated in the fixed casing at a housed position in the second embodiment;
- FIG. 18 is a cross sectional front view showing a state that the movable casing is set at the detachable position in the second embodiment;
- FIG. 19 is a cross sectional front view showing a state that the movable casing is set at the housed position;
- FIG. 20 is a cross sectional side view showing a state that a holder connector is mounted on the movable casing in the second embodiment;
- FIG. 21 is an exploded perspective view of a phone holder as a third embodiment according to this invention;
- FIG. 22 is a perspective view showing a state before a movable casing is mounted on a fixed casing in the third embodiment;
- FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing a state that a mobile phone is about to be inserted in the movable casing at a detachable position in the third embodiment;
- FIG. 24 is a perspective view showing a state that the mobile phone is inserted in the movable casing at the detachable position in the third embodiment;
- FIG. 25 is a perspective view showing a state that the mobile phone and the movable casing are accommodated in the fixed casing at a housed position;
- FIG.26 is a cross sectional front view of the third phone holder in the housed state of FIG. 25;
- FIG. 27 is a cross sectional side view of the third phone holder of FIG. 23;
- FIG. 28 is a cross sectional side view of the third phone holder of FIG. 25;
- FIG. 29 is a cross sectional side view showing a state that the mobile phone is inadvertently about to be inserted obliquely from above in the movable casing of the third embodiment;
- FIG. 30 is a partially cross sectional plan view of a phone holder as a fourth embodiment according to this invention;
- FIG. 31 is a cross sectional side view of the fourth phone holder;
- FIG. 32 is a perspective view showing a state that a mobile phone is about to be inserted in a phone holder as a fifth embodiment according to this invention;
- FIG. 33 is a perspective view showing a state that the mobile phone is set in a movable casing of the fifth phone holder;
- FIG. 34 is a perspective view showing a state that the mobile phone and the movable casing are retracted to a connected position with a holder connector in the fifth embodiment;
- FIG. 35 is a cross sectional front view of the fifth phone holder;
- FIG. 36 is a cross sectional perspective view showing a state before the mobile phone is connected with the holder connector in the fifth embodiment;
- FIG. 37 is a cross sectional perspective view showing a state after the mobile phone is connected with the holder connector in the fifth embodiment;
- FIG. 38 is a perspective view showing a state that an upper casing of a connector module is omitted in the fifth embodiment;
- FIG. 39 is a perspective view showing a state that a lower casing of the connector module is omitted in the fifth embodiment;
- FIG. 40 is a plan view showing a state that the holder connector is biased forward in the connector module of the fifth embodiment;
- FIG. 41 is a partially cross sectional plan view showing a state that a phone connector is being connected to the holder connector in the connector module while the mobile phone is inserted toward the holder connector;
- FIG. 42 is a plan view showing a state that the movable casing of the fifth phone holder is biased at a foremost position;
- FIG. 43 is a plan view showing a state that the movable casing of the fifth phone holder is retracted at a rearmost position;
- FIG. 44 is a plan view showing a state that a movement of the movable casing is restricted in the fifth embodiment;
- FIG. 45 is a partially cross sectional perspective view of a phone holder of prior art showing a manner of inserting a mobile phone in a hollow portion of the phone holder; and
- FIGS. 46A to46C are side views respectively showing a state that mobile phones of different types are formed with a battery casing of a small thickness, a medium thickness, and a large thickness.
- Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of this invention is described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that in general throughout the detailed description, a lengthwise direction of a mobile phone l, a widthwise direction thereof w, and a thickness direction thereof t are respectively defined, but not limited to, as a phone insertion direction, a transverse direction (widthwise) direction, and a thickness direction (see FIG. 3). However, for the purpose of easy understanding with clear and concise description and figures, one or more of the above directionalities may be referred to as different terminology.
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- A first embodiment of a phone holder of this invention is described with reference to FIGS.1 to 13.
- The phone holder in this embodiment comprises a fixed
casing 10, amovable casing 20, and aholder connector 30. - The fixed
casing 10 is fixed in a certain position (e.g., an instrumental panel of an automotive vehicle), and is shaped into a vessel-like form with a hollow portion (movable casing accommodating space) 11 opened upward. The fixedcasing 10 is formed with a throughhole 12 at a rear portion on opposite side walls thereof. - The
movable casing 20 is formed with a hollow portion (phone insertion space) 21 to set a mobile phone T therein. Thehollow portion 21 is opened upward at a forward portion of themovable casing 20, and is also opened in a front direction (in a direction opposite to a connecting direction of the mobile phone T with the holder connector 30). For easy understanding, a portion of connecting the mobile phone T with theholder connector 30 is referred to as a “rear portion” of the phone holder, while the portion opposite to the rear portion in the lengthwise direction of the mobile phone T is referred to a “forward portion” of the phone holder throughout the description unless otherwise specifically defined with a clear and concise term. - A
pivot shaft 22 is insertable in the throughholes 12 of the fixedcasing 10 and through holes at a rear portion of themovable casing 20 in the transverse direction of the mobile phone T. When thepivot shaft 22 is inserted in the throughholes 12 of the fixedcasing 10 and the corresponding through holes of themovable casing 20 and fastened with fastening means such as a bolt and a nut, themovable casing 20 is mounted on the fixedcasing 10 to be pivotable about an axis of thepivot shaft 22. - A torsion spring (biasing member)40 (see FIG. 1) is wound around the
pivot shaft 22 to raise themovable casing 20 upward in such a direction as to rotate themovable casing 20 in a clockwise direction in FIG. 3, i.e., to set themovable casing 20 to a detachable position which is described later due to a biasing force of thetorsion spring 40. - More specifically, the
movable casing 20 is supported on the fixedcasing 10 to switch the position thereof between a housed position (position of FIG. 5) where themovable casing 20 is housed in thehollow portion 11 in a substantially horizontal state and the detachable position (position of FIGS. 3 and 4) where a forward portion of themovable casing 20 is raised up from the housed position to render thehollow portion 21 accessible to the mobile phone T from outside to place the mobile phone T therein. The biasing force of thetorsion spring 40 is applied to themovable casing 20 to set themovable casing 20 at the detachable position. - As shown in FIG. 13, a
battery casing 90 is mounted on a bottom plane of the mobile phone T in this embodiment to accommodate a battery therein. Thebattery casing 90 has a greater thickness (i.e., bulged downward in FIG. 13) than the other bottom portion of the mobile phone T, and a width thereof (transverse direction in FIG. 13) is reduced as directed downward. Arecess 23 is formed in a bottom wall of themovable casing 20 to receive the bulgedbattery casing 90 of the mobile phone T. - Specifically, referring to FIG. 13, each of the opposite inner side surfaces23 a of the
recess 23 is tapered toward the middle of the width of the mobile phone T in the downward direction. Aguide groove 94 is formed on opposite outer side walls at a rear portion of thebattery casing 90 extending in the lengthwise direction of the mobile phone T.A guide rib 29 which is engageable in theguide groove 94 is formed at the inner side surface 23 a. The engagement of theguide ribs 29 in theguide grooves 94 fixedly sets thebattery casing 90 of the mobile phone T at a certain height level when the mobile phone T is set in themovable casing 20. - A phone connector TC shown in FIG. 6 is mounted at a rear end of the mobile phone T (left end in FIG. 3).
- The
holder connector 30 is provided at such a position on the rear portion of themovable casing 20 as to be connectable with the phone connector TC when the mobile phone T is placed in thehollow portion 21. - As shown in FIG. 6. the
holder connector 30 is integrally formed with a connectormain body 31 and a pair ofoperable members 32. Theoperable member 32 is a thin piece and is integral with the connectormain body 31 due to a connection of the connectormain body 31 with a front end (upper end in FIG. 6) and a rear end (lower end in FIG. 6) thereof. - More specifically, the
operable member 32 is bulged outward in the width direction of the mobile phone T at an intermediate portion and curved into a substantially arc shape. When an external pressing force is applied to the intermediate portions of theoperable members 32, theoperable members 32 are deformed inward (see the state of theoperable members 32 shown by the broken line in FIG. 6). - An engaging piece (locking member)33 is projected from a side surface of a front portion of each of the
operable members 32. When theoperable members 32 are not applied with an external pressing force, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 6, the engagingpieces 33 are fitted in recesses Ch formed in an inner side surface of the phone connector TC to retain a connected state of the phone connector TC with theholder connector 30. - On the other hand, when a pressing force is applied to the
operable members 32 to deform the intermediate portion thereof inward, as shown by the broken line in FIG. 6, the engagingpieces 33 are retracted inward (disengaged from the recesses Ch) to release the locked state (connected state) of theholder connector 30 with the phone connector TC. -
Reference numeral 34 in FIG. 6 is a stopper which is provided on the connectormain body 31 to restrict theoperable member 32 from deforming beyond a maximum amount. - A pair of operated shafts (movable members)42 (see FIG. 1) are provided at such a position as to oppose to widthwise outer ends of the
holder connector 30 at the rear portion of themovable casing 20. An upright projecting piece (stopper) 42 a (see FIG. 7) is provided near an outward end of each of the operatedshafts 42 to prohibit a rotation of the operatedshafts 42. - As shown in FIG. 8, a through
cutaway 26 extending from an outer side surface of themovable casing 20 to theoperable member 32 of the holder connector 30 (i.e., extending in the widthwise direction of the mobile phone T) is formed in the rear portion of themovable casing 20 at opposite ends in the width direction of the mobile phone T.A stopper receptor 26 a is formed in an outer side of each of the throughcutaways 26 to accommodate a main body of the operatedshaft 42 and thestopper 42 a therein. - Fitting of the
stopper 42 a in thestopper receptors 26 a prevents the operatedshafts 42 from rotating about an axis thereof, while allowing a movement thereof in the axial direction (widthwise direction of the mobile phone T). Abutment of thestopper projections 42 a with lids 24 (only one lid is shown in FIG. 2) which cover thestopper receptors 26 a from outside prevents falling off of the operatedshafts 42 from themovable casing 20. Each of thelids 24 is formed with a throughhole 24 a through which an outer end of each of the operatedshafts 42 protrudes outward from an outer wall of themovable casing 20. - A
groove 13 of an arc shape (curved shape) (as a guide member) (see FIGS. 1 & 7) is formed in an inner side of each of the side walls of the fixedcasing 10 at a position opposing to the outer end of the operatedshaft 42. Thegroove 13 is so shaped as to follow a track of a movement of the operated shaft (as a movable member) 42 while themovable casing 20 is pivoted about an axis of the operatedshaft 42. Arecess 13 a which is deeper than the other portion of thegroove 13 is formed at a foremost end of the groove 13 (i.e., at a contact position with the operatedshaft 42 when themovable casing 20 is set to the housed position). - More specifically, the shape and the depth (dimension in the widthwise direction of the mobile phone T) of the
groove 13 are set as follows. When themovable casing 20 is set at the housed position, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the outer ends of the operatedshafts 42 are fitted in the deepmost recesses 13 a while applied with a restoring force of the operable members 32 (urged laterally outward), thereby engaging the lockingmembers 33 of theholder connector 30 in the recesses Ch of the mobile phone T (i.e., setting thelocking members 33 at a lock position). - On the other hand, when the
movable casing 20 is raised up to be set at the detachable position, as shown in FIG. 10, the operatedshafts 42 move out of the deepmost recesses 13 a while moving along the shallow portion of thegrooves 13 rearward and finally abut against rearmost ends of thegrooves 13 to cause the inner ends of the operatedshafts 42 to push back the intermediate portions of theoperable members 32 laterally inward with a sufficient force, thereby deforming theoperable members 32 inward to disengage the lockingmembers 33 from the recesses Ch (setting thelocking members 33 at an unlock position). -
Reference numeral 25 in FIG. 1 is a lid which covers the rear portion of theholder connector 30. - A
locking mechanism 50 for retaining themovable casing 20 at the housed position is provided in a front wall (see FIG. 1) of the fixedcasing 10. Thelocking mechanism 50 comprises, as shown in FIGS. 1, 11, 12A and 12B, a lockingmember 51, aspring 52, abase block 53, and aoperable member 54. - A main body of the locking
member 51 is accommodated in a throughhollow portion 14 a which is formed in thefront wall 14 extending in the lengthwise direction of the mobile phone T to be slidable in the throughhollow portion 14 a in the lengthwise direction of the mobile phone T. - Referring to FIGS. 12A and 12B, an upper surface of the main body of the locking
member 51 is shaped into atapered surface 51 a slanting downward in the rearward direction. A lockingportion 51 b extends rearward from the main body of the lockingmember 51. Fitting of a rear end of the lockingportion 51 b in a recess 96 (see FIGS. 12A and 12B) formed in a front end of the mobile phone T sets the mobile phone T at a lock position (see FIG. 12A). - The
spring 52 is a thin metal plate, and has a bent shape including a horizontal portion (main portion) and abent portion 52 a which stands up from the main portion. The main portion of thespring 52 is fixed on a top surface of lower part of thefront wall 14 which is formed by defining the through hollow 14 a. Abutment of a lead end of thebent portion 52 a against the lockingmember 51 sets the lockingmember 51 in a biased state urged rearward due to a biasing force of thebent portion 52 a. - The
base block 53 is integrally formed with abottom plate 53 a and aguide column 53 b which stands upright from thebottom plate 53 a. Thebase block 53 is fixed on the fixedcasing 10 at such a position as to render a bottom surface of thebottom plate 53 a and a bottom surface of the fixedcasing 10 substantially flush with each other. - The
operable member 54 has a pushingpin 54 b and a main body, and is so formed as to set the pushingpin 54 b projecting outward from an upper surface of the main body when a pressing force is not applied. The pushingpin 54 b is inserted in a throughhole 14 b which is formed in a vertical direction in thefront wall 14. The insertion of the pushingpin 54 b in the throughhole 14 b while supported by theupright guide column 53 b sets an entirety of theoperable member 54 vertically movable in the following manner. - A lower surface of a main body of the
operable member 54 is shaped into atapered surface 54 a slanting downward in the rearward direction of the mobile phone T. Theoperable member 54 is provided at such a position as to render the taperedsurface 54 a in contact with the taperedsurface 51 a of the lockingmember 51. - Specifically, when the pushing
pin 54 b is not pressed downward, theoperable member 54 is urged rearward away from the lockingmember 51 due to a biasing force of thebent portion 52 a of thespring 52 to retain an engagement of the lockingportion 51 b in therecess 96 of the mobile phone T (setting the mobile phone T at a lock position) so as to retain the mobile phone T at the housed position (see FIG. 12A). - On the other hand, when the pushing
pin 54 b is depressed downward with a finger of a person or its equivalent to lower the entirety of theoperable member 54 downward, the lockingmember 51, which is in contact with theoperable member 54 at thetapered surfaces bent portion 52 a, thereby allowing the lockingportion 51 b to come out forward from therecess 96 of the mobile phone T (i.e., releasing the engagement of the lockingmember 51 with the mobile phone T) (see FIG. 12B). -
Reference numeral 15 in FIG. 1 is a cutaway which is formed in thefront wall 14 to receive an antenna 92 (see FIG. 5) of the mobile phone T when the mobile phone T is set in the fixedcasing 20 at the housed position. Reference numeral 16 (see FIG. 1) is a lid to cover the through hollow 14 a from the front direction. - Next, an operation of the phone holder of the first embodiment is described.
- When the
movable casing 20 is not set at a locked position by thelocking mechanism 50, themovable casing 20 is set at a detachable position shown in FIG. 3 due to a biasing force of thetorsion spring 40. In other words, in this state, the hollow portion (phone insertion space) 21 is set opened upward and in the front direction. - When the
movable casing 20 is set at the detachable position, the outer ends of the operatedshafts 42 are abutted against the shallow rearmost end of therecess 13 opposite to thedeepmost recess 13 a. Thereby, the inner ends of the operatedshafts 42 press theoperable members 32 inward to deform theoperable members 32 inward, and accordingly, the engagingpieces 33 are set at the unlock position shown by the broken line in FIG. 6. - When the mobile phone T is inserted in the
hollow portion 21 from the front direction in this state, connection of the phone connector TC with theholder connector 30 in the phone insertion direction is facilitated. - After the connection, pushing the mobile phone T from above with a small force to set the
movable casing 20 at the housed position (position to accommodate themovable casing 20 in the movablecasing accommodating space 11 of the fixed casing 10) against the biasing force of thetorsion spring 40 temporarily and slightly shifts the lockingportion 51 b of thelocking mechanism 50 forward due to a pressing contact with the front end of the mobile phone T. - Thereafter, when the movable casing20 (and the mobile phone T) is securely accommodated in the fixed
casing 10 at the housed position, the lockingportion 51 b is returned to an engaged state (i.e., moved rearward) in therecess 96 of the mobile phone T. Thereby, themovable casing 20 and the mobile phone T are locked at the housed position against the biasing force of thetorsion spring 40. - When the
movable casing 20 is set at the housed position, the outer ends of the operatedshafts 42 are fled in thedeepmost recess 13 a of thegroove 13 to set theoperable members 32 in a released state (urged outward), and the engaging pieces (locking members) 33 are fitted in the recesses Ch of the phone connector TC to set theoperable members 32 at the lock position. Thereby, the connected state of theholder connector 30 with the phone connector TC is secured at the lock position. - Next, an operation of switching the
movable casing 20 from the housed position to the detachable position is described. Referring to FIGS. 12A and 12B, pressing the pushingpin 54 b downward lowers theoperable member 54 downward and moves the lockingmember 51 forward to release the locked state of the lockingportion 51 b in therecess 96 of the mobile phone T (see FIG. 12B). Thereby, themovable casing 20 springs up to the detachable position by the biasing force of thetorsion spring 40. - Accompanied with the spring-up of the movable casing20 (pivot of the
movable casing 20 about the pivot shaft 22), the operatedshafts 42 push theoperable members 32 of theholder connector 30 inward while guided rearward along thegrooves 13 of the fixedcasing 10 from the deepmost recesses 13 a to the shallow portion of thegrooves 13. In accordance with the inward pressing of theoperable members 32, the lockingmembers 33 are disengaged from the recesses Ch of the mobile phone T. In this way, when the lockingmembers 33 are returned to the unlock position, the mobile phone T is ejectable from thehollow portion 21 of themovable casing 20. - As mentioned above, the phone holder of this embodiment is constructed such that the
movable casing 20 is settable between the housed position and the detachable position. - Accordingly, compared to the prior art phone holder shown in FIG. 45 in which the phone insertion direction (direction of arrow {circle over (1)}) and the connecting direction (direction of arrow {circle over (2)}) differ, the phone holder of this embodiment can be reduced in size to reduce an installation space for the phone holder as much as possible because the entire length of the
phone insertion space 21 can be set at substantially the same length as the entire length of the mobile phone T (i.e. at a minimum size to accommodate the mobile phone T). - In particular, in this embodiment, the
movable casing 20 comprises the torsion spring (biasing member) 40 to set themovable casing 20 at the detachable position, and thelocking mechanism 50 to set themovable casing 20 at the housed position against the biasing force of thetorsion spring 40 and release the locked state. Accordingly, merely pressing the pushingpin 54 b of thelocking mechanism 50 automatically releases the engaged state of themovable casing 20 and sets themovable casing 20 at the detachable position, thereby facilitating ejection of the mobile phone T from themovable casing 20. - In this embodiment, the operated shafts (movable members)42 automatically switches the
holder connector 30 between the lock position and the unlock position in association with a rotation of themovable casing 20. Accordingly, an additional operation of a user to switch theholder connector 30 between the lock position and the unlock position can be omitted, thereby rendering the phone holder user-friendly. - In the first embodiment, the
movable casing 20 is pivotable about the axis of thepivot shaft 22, and theholder connector 30 is arranged near the axis of thepivot shaft 22. With this arrangement, an operation to connect the mobile phone T with theholder connector 30 while inserting the mobile phone T in themovable casing 20 is feasible, thereby enhancing the operability of the phone holder. - [Second Embodiment]
- Next, a second embodiment of the phone holder according to this invention is described with reference to FIGS.14 to 20. It should be noted that elements of the second embodiment identical to those in the first embodiment are denoted at the same reference numerals.
- The phone holder comprises a fixed
casing 10, amovable casing 20, and aholder connector 30. - The construction of the fixed
casing 10 of the second embodiment is basically the same as the first embodiment except the following. In the second embodiment, a rear portion of each of opposite side walls of the fixedcasing 10 is formed with a substantiallyU-shaped cutaway 12′, in place of the throughhole 12 in the first embodiment. A bottom portion of the cutaway 12′ is shaped into a semi-circle. The cutaway 12′ extends from a bottom portion of the fixedcasing 10 upward to an upper end thereof, and is opened upward. - In this embodiment, the
movable casing 20 includes amain body 20A and acover 20B. Themain body 20A is formed with a hollow portion (phone insertion space) 21 equivalent to thehollow portion 21 of the first embodiment. Thecover 20B is mounted at such a position as to cover a rear portion of the hollow portion 21 (a rear portion of themain body 20A) from above. - A
pivot shaft 22′ is integrally formed with themovable casing 20 at a rear portion on a lower side thereof. Thepivot shaft 22′ has such a length as to project outward from opposite ends of themovable casing 20 in the width thereof. When thepivot shaft 22′ is fitted in a bottommost end of the cutaway 12′ (see FIG. 15), themovable casing 20 is pivotally supported on the fixedcasing 10 about an axis of thepivot shaft 22′. A torsion spring (biasing member) 40 is wound around thepivot shaft 22′ which applies a biasing force to themovable casing 20 to raise themovable casing 20 upward (rotate themovable casing 20 in a clockwise direction of FIG. 16). - Similar to the first embodiment, the
movable casing 20 of the second embodiment is pivotally supported on the fixedcasing 10 and is settable between a housed position (position of FIG. 17) and a detachable position (position of FIG. 16). Thetorsion spring 40 applies a biasing force to themovable casing 20 to set themovable casing 20 at the detachable position. - Similar to the first embodiment (see FIG. 13), a battery casing90 (see FIG. 16) is mounted on a bottom plane of the mobile phone T in the second embodiment. Accordingly, the bottom plane of the mobile phone T corresponding to the
battery casing 90 is bulged downward and tapered in the width direction as directed downward. Arecess 23 to fit the projectedbattery casing 90 of the mobile phone T is formed in a bottom wall of themovable casing 20. - The construction of the
recess 23 and thebattery casing 90 which is engaged in therecess 23 is the same as the first embodiment, and accordingly, a description thereof is omitted herein. - Similar to the first embodiment, a phone connector TC is provided at a rear end of the mobile phone T.
- The construction of the
holder connector 30 of the second embodiment is the same as the first embodiment (see FIG. 6). Since the construction of theholder connector 30 is not described in detail in the first embodiment, the construction thereof is described in detail here in the second embodiment. - An engagement of the
holder connector 30 with themovable casing 20 is described referring to FIG. 20. A bottom wall of a rear portion of themain body 20A is formed with alower recess 20 u which engages with a lower portion of theholder connector 30. A top wall of thecover 20B is formed with anupper recess 20 p which engages with an upper portion of theholder connector 30. - Referring to FIG. 14, after the
holder connector 30 is fitted in the rear portion of themovable casing 20 via the engagement with theupper recess 20 p and thelower recess 20 u,bolts 70 are inserted in bolt insertion holes 20 b which are formed in thecover 20B. Thebolt insertion hole 20 b is opened upward. Screwing thebolts 70 in the bolt insertion holes 20 b fixedly mounts thecover 20B on themain body 20A of themovable casing 20. - Referring back to FIG. 20, a
projection 30 a projecting downward is formed in the bottom portion of theholder connector 30, and an engagingrecess 20 c which has a greater depth than thelower recess 20 u is formed in the bottom wall of themain body 20A. Fitting theprojection 30 a in the engagingrecess 20 c restricts a movement of theholder connector 30 relative to themovable casing 20 in the length direction of the mobile phone T (fore and aft directions). Fixation of thecover 20B on themain body 20A secures the fitted state of theprojection 30 a in the engagingrecess 20 c. - Referring back to FIG. 14, a
recess 28A is formed in opposite sides of the rear portion of themain body 20A, and arecess 28B is formed in opposite side walls of thecover 20B. Therecesses cover 20B is jointed on themain body 20A. A operable member 32 (see FIG. 18) of theholder connector 30 opposes to part of the recess 28 (specifically to a boundary between therecesses - Referring back to FIG. 14, a projection20 d projecting rearward is formed at a lower end of opposite side walls of the
movable casing 20 near therecess 28A. Astopper 19 is provided at an appropriate position on an inner side of opposite side walls of the fixedcasing 10. Abutment of the projections 20 d with thestoppers 19 determines an uppermost opened state of the movable casing 20 (i.e., the detachable position of the movable casing 20). - Referring to FIGS. 14 and 15, a
projection 18 projecting inward from the inner side of the opposite side walls of the fixedcasing 10 is integrally formed with the fixedcasing 10 at the rear portion thereof. Each of theprojections 18 has such a shape as to be fittable in therecess 28 of themovable casing 20. - A
connector operator 18 a which projects further inward from the remaining portion of theprojection 18 is formed at an upper end of theprojection 18. The position and a projected amount of theconnector operator 18 a are so set as to fulfill the following requirements. - When the
movable casing 20 is set to the detachable position of FIG. 16, theconnector operator 18 a (see FIG. 18) presses theoperable member 32 of theholder connector 30 inward to set theholder connector 30 at an unlock position. On the other hand, when themovable casing 20 is set to the housed position of FIG. 17, theoperable members 32 are released from an inwardly biased state by theconnector operators 18 a (see FIG. 19) to set theholder connector 30 at a lock position. - A lower surface of the
connector operator 18 a is shaped into atapered surface 18 b to smoothly guide theoperable member 32 from the unlock position to the lock position while themovable casing 20 being changed from the detachable position to the housed position. - A
locking mechanism 50 is provided in afront wall 14 of the fixedcasing 10 to retain themovable casing 20 at the housed position, similar to the first embodiment. A specific arrangement of thelocking mechanism 50 of the second embodiment is the same as the first embodiment (see FIGS. 11, 12A, 12B) and accordingly is omitted herein. - Next, an operation of the second phone holder is described.
- Similar to the first embodiment, when the
movable casing 20 is not set at the lock position by thelocking mechanism 50, themovable casing 20 is set at the detachable position of FIG. 16 due to a biasing force of thetorsion spring 40, i.e., rendering thehollow portion 21 accessible from upward and in the front direction. In this state, theconnector operators 18 a press theoperable members 32 of theholder connector 30 inward to deform theoperable members 32 inward. Thereby, engaging pieces 33 (see FIG. 6 and FIG. 18) are retained at the unlock position shown by the broken line of FIG. 6. - When the
movable casing 20 is set at the detachable position, the mobile phone T can be accessible to thehollow portion 21 from the front direction to render the phone connector TC connectable with theholder connector 30 in the phone insertion direction. - After the connection, lightly pushing the mobile phone T downward sets the
movable casing 20 to the housed position against a biasing force of thetorsion spring 40. Similar to the first embodiment, thelocking mechanism 50 sets themovable casing 20 along with the mobile phone T at the housed position against the biasing force of thetorsion spring 40. - When the
movable casing 20 is set at the housed position, theconnector operators 18 a release pressing of theoperable members 32, which in turn, engage the lockingmembers 33 in recesses Ch of the phone connector TC, thereby setting thelocking members 33 at the lock position due to a restoring force of theoperable members 32. Thus, the connected state of theholder connector 30 with the phone connector TC is automatically locked. - Subsequently, when a pushing
pin 54 b is depressed, thelocking mechanism 50 releases the locked state of the movable casing 20 (see FIG. 12B). Then, themovable casing 20 springs up to the detachable position due to the biasing force of thetorsion spring 40. Accompanied with the spring-up of themovable casing 20, theoperable members 32 of theholder connector 30 are pushed inward by theconnector operators 18 a. Thereby, the engagingpieces 33 are automatically returned to the unlock position. In this state, the mobile phone T is detachable from thehollow portion 21 of themovable casing 20. - The second phone holder has advantages similar to the first phone holder, and further has the following effects.
- (a) The
connector operators 18 a, which directly press theoperable members 32 of theholder connector 30, are integral with the fixedcasing 10. Accordingly, the second phone holder can reduce the number of parts, and the construction thereof can be simplified. - (b) The
pivot shaft 22′ which supports the fixedcasing 10 is integral with themovable casing 20. Accordingly, compared to the case where themovable casing 20 and thepivot shaft 22 are individually produced, this phone holder can further reduce the number of parts. - Further, the cutaway12′ opened upward is formed in the fixed
casing 10 to insert thepivot shaft 22′ from above. Accordingly, this phone holder can easily assemble themovable casing 20 on the fixedcasing 10. The assembling procedure is described as follows. - First, as shown in FIG. 15, the
torsion spring 40 is wound around thepivot shaft 22′ which is integrally formed with themain body 20A of themovable casing 20 before the assembly. Thepivot shaft 22′ is inserted in the cutaway 12′ in a state that themain body 20A stands upright. Then, after thepivot 22′ abutting against the bottom end of the cutaway 12′, themain body 20A is laid down in a horizontal posture in ahollow portion 11 of the fixedcasing 10 to render the projections 20 d mounting over thestoppers 19 of the fixedcasing 10. After setting themovable casing 20 at the housed position in the fixedcasing 10, theholder connector 30 is mounted in themain body 20A. At the last stage, thecover 20B is mounted on themain body 20A. - (c) Since the
movable casing 20 is divided into two parts, themain body 20A and thecover 20B, the engagement of theholder connector 30 in thelower recess 20 u of themain body 20A is facilitated before thecover 20B is mounted on themain body 20A. Further, mounting thecover 20B on themain body 20A after the engagement secures the placement of theholder connector 30 between themain body 20A and thecover 20B. This secured placement of theholder connector 30 leads to a stable fitting of theprojection 30 a of theholder connector 30 in therecess 20 c of themain body 20A, thereby restricting a forward/rearward movement of theholder connector 30. Accordingly, an additional attachment for restricting the forward/rearward movement of theholder connector 30 can be omitted, and the mounting of theholder connector 30 on themovable casing 20 can be simplified. - Further, restricting a moved amount of the
holder connector 30 by the engagement of theprojection 30 a in the engagingrecess 20 c facilitates wiring of theholder connector 30. - [Third Embodiment]
- Next, a third embodiment of this invention is described with reference to FIGS.21 to 29. A phone holder of the third embodiment has the following features.
- Note that elements of the third embodiment identical to those in the first and the second embodiments are denoted at the same reference numerals.
- (1) In the first and the second embodiments where the
movable casing 20 has the bottom wall and the side walls, and is accordingly opened upward and in the front direction, the mobile phone T is accessible to themovable casing 20 from the top and as well as from the front. Accordingly, there remains a possibility that the mobile phone T may be inserted obliquely downward toward theholder connector 30 and detached therefrom obliquely upward. The oblique insertion and detachment may damage or break theholder connector 30. - Accordingly, to eliminate such a possibility (breakage or damage of the holder connector30), this embodiment adopts
covers 20 v shown in FIGS. 24 to 26. Specifically, thecovers 20 v are provided at a rear portion of side walls of themovable casing 20 in such a shape as to cover opposite side ends of a rear end of the mobile phone T (i.e., connected part of the mobile phone T with the holder connector 30) from above. Thecover 20 v prevents an oblique insertion (connection) and ejection of the mobile phone to and from the holder connector 30 (see FIGS. 26 and 27). Thereby, the third phone holder can prevent breakage or damage of theholder connector 30 with a simple construction. - (2) Even if the
cover 20 v is provided, there still remains a possibility that the mobile phone T may be inserted in themovable casing 20 obliquely downward at a forward side (left side in FIG. 29) of thecover 20 v, as shown in FIG. 29. In this case, let us assume that a plane oriented upward toward theholder connector 30 from arecess 23 is aflat slope 23 a′ shown by the broken line in FIG. 29. Then, there may be a possibility that the rear end of the mobile phone T which has been connected with theholder connector 30 is displaced upward while sliding along theslope 23 a after the connection, thereby deforming the connected position. - In order to avoid such a possibility, this embodiment adopts a stepped
portion 23 a shown by the solid line in FIG. 29. The rear end of the mobile phone T which is being inserted obliquely downward abuts against the steppedportion 23 a, thereby preventing an upward displacement of the rear end of the mobile phone T. Accordingly, the phone holder of this embodiment can securely retain the connected position while protecting theholder connector 30. - (3) In the case where the mobile phone T is inserted in the
movable casing 20 from the front, an enlarged contact area of the mobile phone T with themovable casing 20 may result in increase of a frictional resistance, which becomes a hindrance against a smooth insertion/ejection of the mobile phone T in and out of themovable casing 20. - To prevent such a difficulty, plural projections (or connector operating members)23 b are intermittently arranged on an inner side of the opposite side walls of the
movable casing 20. Then, the mobile phone T slides in themovable casing 20 while coming into contact with theprojections 23 b without a direct contact with the side walls of themovable casing 20, thereby reducing a contact area with themovable casing 20 and accordingly, reducing a frictional force which might have caused without theprojections 23 b. - (4) In this embodiment, a
locking mechanism 50′ of a pivotal type is adopted to retain themovable casing 20 at a housed position. Specifically, referring to FIGS. 21, and 27 to 29, thelocking mechanism 50′ comprises abase member 55, apivotal member 56, and anoperation button 57. Thebase member 55 includes abase plate 55 a and abutton support arm 55 b. Thepivotal member 56 has anattachment 56 a and a locking pawl (engaging piece) 56 b. - The
operation button 57 is supported on thebutton support arm 55 b to be vertically movable up and down thereon. Theattachment 56 a is mounted on thebase plate 55 a to be pivotable about an axis of a horizontal shaft. The lockingpawl 56 b is urged in a clockwise direction in FIGS. 27 to 29 toward the fixedcasing 10 by a biasing force of an unillustrated torsion spring which is wound around the horizontal shaft. - The
operation button 57 protrudes upward to communicate with a throughhole 14 c which is vertically formed in afront wall 14 of the fixedcasing 10. Alower end 57 a of theoperation button 57 is provided right above thepivotal member 56. - Before pressing the operation button, the locking
pawl 56 b is fitted in arecess 96 of the mobile phone T in the fixedcasing 10, i.e., the mobile phone T and themovable casing 20 are set at the housed position (see the state of FIG. 28). - Then, pressing the
operation button 57 downward from the above state pushes thepivotal member 56 downward via thelower end 57 a of theoperation button 57, thereby rotating the lockingpawl 56 b in a counterclockwise direction against the biasing force of the torsion spring. Thereby, the lockingpawl 56 comes out of therecess 96 to release the locked state of the mobile phone T with the fixedcasing 10. -
Reference numeral 10 a in FIGS. 21, 27 to 29 is a bottom lid to cover thelocking mechanism 50′ when thelocking mechanism 50′ is mounted in abottom wall 14 of the fixedcasing 10. - The
locking mechanism 50′ of a pivotal type facilitates release of a locked state with one-push of theoperation button 57, and accordingly enhances the operability of the phone holder, compared to thelocking mechanism 50 of a slide type shown in the first embodiment. - (5) In the third embodiment, omitted is the self connector locking/releasing mechanism shown in the first embodiment in which the connected state of the mobile phone T with the
holder connector 30 is retained and the locked state is released in association with a position change of themovable casing 20 between the detachable position and the housed position. Constructing the fixedcasing 10 and themovable casing 20 in such a manner as to restrict a disengagement of the mobile phone T from theholder connector 30 when themovable casing 20 and the mobile phone T are set at the housed position (state of FIG. 25), even without the self locking/releasing mechanism, retains a secured connected state of theholder connector 30 with the mobile phone T. - [Fourth Embodiment]
- Next, a fourth embodiment of this invention is described with reference to FIGS. 30 and 31. Note that elements of the fourth embodiment identical to those in the first to the third embodiments are denoted at the same reference numerals.
- In the first to the third embodiments, the
movable casing 20 is mounted on the fixedcasing 10 to be pivotable about the axis of the pivot shaft 22 (22′). In this embodiment, amovable casing 20 is supported in a fixedcasing 10 to be vertically movable in the fixedcasing 10 while maintaining a substantially horizontal posture. - Specifically, referring to FIGS. 30 and 31, a
projection 27 is provided at an outer side of opposite side walls of themovable casing 20, and avertical slit 17 is formed in an inner side of opposite side walls of the fixedcasing 10. Fitting theprojections 27 in theslits 17 enables themovable casing 20 to be vertically movable by a stroke corresponding to a length of theslit 17. - When the
movable casing 20 is set at an uppermost position (detachable position shown by the solid line in FIG. 31), a hollow portion (phone insertion space) 21 is accessible upward and in a front direction (left side in FIGS. 30 and 31). On the other hand, when themovable casing 20 is set at a lowermost position (housed position shown by the broken line in FIG. 31), themovable casing 20 and the mobile phone T are accommodated in a hollow portion (movable casing accommodating space) 11 of the fixedcasing 10. - In this embodiment, the mobile phone T can be inserted in the
movable casing 20 through the front side of the hollow portion 21 (see the arrow A1 of FIG. 31) when themovable casing 20 is set at the uppermost detachable position. Thereafter, lowering themovable casing 20 to the lowermost housed position accommodates themovable casing 20 with the mobile phone T in the fixed casing 10 (see the arrow A2 of FIG. 31). - In this arrangement, the length of the
hollow portion 21 can be reduced to almost the same size as the length of the mobile phone T, thereby downsizing the phone holder as a whole. - Further, a compression spring41 (see FIG. 31) is interposed between a bottom plane of the
movable casing 20 and an upper surface of the fixedcasing 10 to urge themovable casing 20 upward (toward the detachable position), and a locking mechanism similar to the locking mechanism 50 (50′) in the first to the third embodiments is provided in the fixedcasing 10. Thereby, the operability of the phone holder can be improved similar to the first to the third embodiments. - It may be possible to incorporate a connector operator to automatically set a
holder connector 30 at a locked state accompanied with lowering of themovable casing 20 to the housed position. - As mentioned above, the specific switching mechanism of the
movable casing 20 to change the position thereof between the housed position and the detachable position can take any arrangement as long as themovable casing 20 is settable at the detachable position to match the phone insertion direction substantially with the connecting direction with theholder connector 30, while reducing the size of thehollow portion 21 as much as possible to downsize the phone holder. - The
hollow portion 21 may be configured into any shape according to a designer's selection. In particular, the mobile phone T has the battery casing 90 (projection) at the bottom plane thereof as in the first embodiment, forming therecess 23 in such a shape as to fit theprojection 90 of the mobile phone T improves a secured state of the mobile phone T in themovable casing 20. - Further, in the case where plural kinds of mobile phones which differ in the size (depth) of battery casing90 (small size compartment 90A. medium size compartment 90B, and
large size compartment 90C) are selectively held in the phone holder, as shown in FIGS. 46A, 46B, 46C, the thickness of the mobile phone T greatly varies according to the size of the battery casing. - Even in such a case, forming a
recess 23 in a one-size-fits-all manner with a depth great enough to insert thelargest battery casing 90C enables a stable holding of the mobile phone T in themovable casing 20. Accordingly, this phone holder is versatile to hold mobile phones with different sized battery casings including thelargest battery casing 90C. - For instance, when a mobile phone T′ is formed with a
battery casing 90′ which has a projected amount smaller than thebattery casing 90 shown by the solid line in FIG. 13, and the mobile phone T with thelarge battery casing 90 or the mobile phone T′ with thesmall battery casing 90′ are selectively held in the phone holder, the phone holder is formed with therecess 23 with a depth large enough to fit thelarge battery casing 90. Accordingly, the phone holder can hold the mobile phones T and T′ in themovable casing 20 irrespective of the size (depth) of the battery casing. - The locking mechanism used in retaining the housed position of the
movable casing 20 is not limited to the locking mechanism 50 (50′). Sliding a rod or pivoting a pivotal member to release a locked state of themovable casing 20 may be applicable. Further, in the foregoing embodiments, a direct engagement of thelocking mechanism 50 with the mobile phone T is adopted. As an altered form, the locking mechanism may be engaged with themovable casing 20 to be indirectly engaged with the mobile phone T. - In the foregoing embodiments, the mobile phone T is held in the phone holder in a substantially horizontal state. Alternatively, the phone holder may hold the mobile phone T in an upright posture. Further, in the foregoing embodiments, the
phone insertion space 21 is accessible upward and in a front direction of the phone holder. Alternatively, thehollow portion 21 may be accessible at least in the same direction as the connecting direction of the mobile phone T with theholder connector 30, e.g., in the front direction in the example of the drawings. - In summing up the foregoing disclosures, we proposed an inventive phone holder for holding a mobile phone which comprises: a movable casing formed with a hollow portion adapted for receiving the mobile phone; a holder connector mounted on the movable casing at such a position as to be connectable with the mobile phone when the mobile phone is inserted in the movable casing; and a fixed casing for supporting the movable casing. The movable casing is settable between a housed position where the movable casing is housed in the fixed casing along with the mobile phone and a detachable position where the hollow portion is accessible to allow insertion of the mobile phone with the holder connector and ejection of the mobile phone.
- The phone holder may further comprise a biasing member for biasing the movable casing toward the detachable position, and a locking mechanism for locking the movable casing and the mobile phone at the housed position against a biasing force of the biasing member and releasing the locked state upon application of an external force. With this structure, by operating the locking mechanism, the movable casing can be released from its locked state at the housed position.
- The holder connector may include a connector locking mechanism having a locking member for retaining the connected state of the holder connector with the mobile phone and an operable member operable upon receiving the external pressing force to switch the locking member between a lock position and an unlock position. With this structure, the connected state of the holder connector can be further secured. In addition, the phone holder of this invention may further comprise a connector operator for operating the operable member to set the locking member at the unlock position when the movable casing is set at the detachable position and set the locking member at the lock position when the movable casing is set at the housed position. Thus the user does not have to perform a special task for changeover of locking state.
- The movable casing may be pivotally connected to the fixed casing about a rear end of the movable casing that is opposite to the opening end of the hollow portion. With this construction, the operation force required to pivot the movable casing can be lessened in comparison to the case that the movable casing as a whole had to be lifted. Furthermore, the holder connector is positioned near the pivotal end of the movable casing thus the wiring to the holder connector can be simplified.
- The rear end of the movable casing may be integrally formed with a pair of pivot shafts extending in a lateral direction, and the fixed casing may be formed with a cutaway opened upward to receive the pivot shaft from bottom so that the fixed casing rotatably supports the movable casing about the pivot shaft when the pivot shaft is fitted in a bottom end of the cutaway. With this construction, thanks to the gravity, the pivot shafts of the movable casing can be easily fit to the cutaway so that the connection of the movable casing to the fixed casing can be facilitated.
- The holder connector may include the connector locking mechanism having a locking member for retaining the connected state of the holder connector with the mobile phone and an operable member operable upon receiving the external pressing force to switch the locking member between a lock position and an unlock position. The phone holder may further comprise a connector operator for operating the operable member to set the locking member to the unlock position when the movable casing is set at the detachable position and to set the locking member to the lock position when the movable casing is set at the housed position.
- The connector operator may include a connector operating member integrally formed with the fixed casing and protruding inward from an inner wall of the fixed casing, the connector operating member formed into such a shape as to change the operable member to set the locking member at the unlock position when the movable casing is set at the detachable position and set the locking member at the lock position when the movable casing is set at the housed position. With this structure, a changeover operation of lock and unlock of the connection of the connector is made possible and it contributes to simplification of the structure, resulting in lower cost.
- The connector operator may include a movable member movable between an operable position to render the operable member operable and a retracted position away from the operable position toward outside of the movable casing, and a guide member may be formed in an inner wall of the fixed casing to move the movable member to set the locking member at the unlock position when the movable casing is set at the detachable position and set the locking member at the lock position when the movable casing is set at the housed position. With this construction, an automatic operation of the holder connector is made possible.
- The movable casing and the fixed casing may be so constructed as to restrict a movement of the mobile phone in a direction away from the holder connector when the movable casing is set at the housed position. With this construction, inadvertent disconnection of the mobile phone from the holder connector, when in the hosed position, can be prevented without having a separate locking mechanism for the holder connector.
- The movable casing may include a main body formed with the hollow portion to set the holder connector and a cover mounted on the main body to cover the holder connector set in the main body of the movable casing, the cover and the main body holding the holder connector therebetween when the cover is mounted on the main body. With this construction, the holder connector can be installed onto the movable casing without an aid of such as a holder mounting jig.
- It is preferable that at least one of the main body and the cover of the movable casing is provided with a connector stopper for restricting a movement of the holder connector along a connecting direction by an engagement with the holder connector, and the engaged state of the holder connector with the connector stopper is retained when the cover is mounted on the main body of the movable casing.
- The movable casing may be formed with a recess at a bottom wall thereof to receive a bulged portion formed on a plane of the mobile phone opposing to the bottom wall. With this configuration, the holding state of the mobile phone to the movable casing is enhanced.
- The recess of the movable casing may be formed in such a shape as to fit the bulged portion of the mobile phone in a one-size-fits-all manner, the bulged portion being different in a projected amount from a flat bottom plane of the mobile phone due to a type of battery to be loaded therein. With this configuration, many or maybe all kinds of mobile phones currently available on the market can be held in the phone holder.
- The movable casing may have a bottom wall and side walls to form an opening opened upward and in a front direction, and the holder connector may be provided at a rear position of the movable casing to be connectable with the mobile phone in a phone connecting direction. The movable casing may be formed at a rear position on the side wall with a cover in such a shape as to cover part of a top portion of the mobile phone to prevent the mobile phone from obliquely connected to and detached from the holder connector. With this configuration, the mobile phone's oblique movement with respect to the movable casing can be prevented, protecting the holder connector from being damaged.
- The movable casing may have a bottom wall and side walls to form an opening opened upward and in a front direction. The holder connector may be provided at a rear position of the movable casing to be connectable with the mobile phone in the phone connecting direction. The recess of the movable casing may be shaped into a stepped portion with a level thereof higher toward the holder connector to secure an abutment of a leading end of the mobile phone with the stepped portion so as to prevent the mobile phone from intruding further rearward of the movable casing over the stepped portion. With this configuration, a progressing movement of the end of the mobile phone along an upward slope from the recess to the holder connector portion is prevented, thereby preventing an undesired contact of the mobile phone to the holder connector.
- [Fifth embodiment]
- Next, a fifth embodiment of this invention is described with reference to FIGS.32 to 44. Note, once again, that elements of this embodiment identical to those in the first to the fourth embodiments are denoted at the same reference numerals. Further, the motivation of the development of this fifth embodiment is in view of the following problem.
- In the case where the backside of the mobile phone T (lower side in FIG. 45) is flat, the phone insertion of the mobile phone T in the first stage and the second stage is feasible. However, in the case where the backside of the mobile phone T is partially formed into a projection or a bulged portion (battery casing) to accommodate a battery or its equivalent therein, the connection of the mobile phone T with the
holder connector 206 in the second stage may become difficult due to the projection of the mobile phone T. - In particular, as shown in FIGS. 46A to46C, there are various types of mobile phones, currently available on the market, respectively formed with
battery casings 90A, 90B, and 90C on a backside of a mobile phone T. Thebattery casings 90A, 90B, 90C have different depths dA to dC (vertical dimension in FIGS. 46A to 46C), i.e., different projected amounts from the backside of the mobile phone. In such a case, it is hardly impossible to hold the mobile phones of different types (depths) in the same phone holder. - A phone holder of this invention is adapted for holding a mobile phone T with a boat-like shape which is formed with a battery casing (or projection)90 on a bottom plane thereof to accommodate a battery. The phone holder comprises a fixed
casing 110, aconnector module 120, and amovable casing 140. - The fixed
casing 110 extends in a lengthwise direction of the mobile phone T (fore and aft directions of the phone holder), and is shaped into a vessel or a boat-like shape with an opening opened upward except a rear end thereof. - The
movable casing 140 includes arecess 141 which substantially coincides with a bulged portion or thebattery casing 90 of the mobile phone T, and is so constructed as to support the mobile phone T in a substantially horizontal posture in a fitted state of theprojection 90 in therecess 141. - As shown in FIG. 35, a
rib 142 extending in the lengthwise direction of the mobile phone T is formed at opposite side walls of themovable casing 140. Aguide recess 112 is formed in an inner side of opposite side walls of the fixedcasing 110 at a position corresponding to therib 142. Fitting theribs 142 in theguide grooves 112 mounts themovable casing 140 in the fixedcasing 110 to be slidable in the lengthwise direction of the mobile phone T. - A
rib 113 projecting inward is formed on the side walls of the fixedcasing 110 at a position above theguide groove 112. Therib 113 is fittable in arecess 94 of the mobile phone T when the mobile phone T is accommodated in the fixedcasing 110. - Also, referring to FIG. 35, a
top surface 111 of the fixed casing 110 (i.e., a plane in contact with a bottom surface of the movable casing 140) is formed into a series of projections and recesses to smoothly guide themovable casing 140 in the fixedcasing 110. - As shown in FIGS. 36 and 37, the
connector module 120 comprising anupper casing 121 and alower casing 122 is constructed such that aholder connector 130 is held between theupper casing 121 and thelower casing 122 at a rear portion of the fixedcasing 110. Theconnector module 120 is arranged in the fixedcasing 110 at such a position as to render a phone connector TC provided at a rear end of the mobile phone T connectable with theholder connector 130 when the mobile phone T set in themovable casing 140 slides rearward in the fixed casing 110 (see FIG. 37). - Note that the mobile phone T and the
battery casing 90 are shown by a hatched portion as an integral member in FIGS. 36 and 37 for sake of easier explanation. - Similar to the first embodiment, the
holder connector 130 is integrally formed with a connectormain body 131 and a pair of left and rightoperable members 132. The locking and unlocking of engaging pieces 133 (corresponding to the engagingpieces 33 of the first embodiment) with recesses Ch of the mobile phone T are the same as in the first embodiment. Accordingly, the construction of theoperable member 132, the engagingpiece 133, and the recess Ch, and the description on the locked and unlocked state are omitted here in this fifth embodiment. - Further, similar to the first embodiment, a stopper134 (see FIGS. 38 to 41) is formed on the connector
main body 131 to restrict theoperable member 132 from deforming beyond a maximum amount. - The
upper casing 121 and thelower casing 122 of theconnector module 120 are so shaped as to hold theholder connector 130 to be slidable in the length direction of the mobile phone T by a certain stroke. Specifically, the connector module 120 (i.e., theupper casing 121 and the lower casing 122) is opened in a front side (lower side in FIGS. 40 and 41). Aconnector operator 122 d is formed at opposite ends of theconnector module 120 in the widthwise direction of the mobile phone T opposing to the front opening (side) of theconnector module 120. Theconnector operator 122 d projects inward to press theoperable member 132 of theholder connector 130 inward. - Referring to FIGS. 40 and 41, a
bracket 123 is mounted on a rear portion of theholder connector 130. A pair of left andright pins 123 a extend rearward from thebracket 123 to be respectively inserted in jointed through holes (cutaways) 121 a, 122 a which are respectively formed in theupper casing 121 and thelower casing 122. A compression spring (biasing member) 124 is wound around each of thepins 123 a between thebracket 123 and a rear end wall of theupper casing 121 and thelower casing 122 to urge theholder connector 130 forward (downward in FIGS. 40 and 41) due to a biasing force of the compression springs 124. - Specifically, when an external pressing force is not applied to the
holder connector 130, the compression springs 124 apply a biasing force to set theholder connector 130 at such a position (position of FIG. 40) as to press theoperable members 132 inward by theconnector operators 122 d. - Note that the
cutaways upper casing 121 and thelower casing 122. An electric cord D (see FIG. 40) of theholder connector 130 is drawn outside theconnector module 120 through thecutaways - Referring to FIGS. 40 and 41, a vertically extending
rotary shaft 125 a is provided on a lower surface of the connectormain body 131 of theholder connector 130. Apinion gear 125 is mounted to be rotatable about an axis of theshaft 125 a. Arack 122 c which is meshable with thepinion gear 125 is provided on an inner side of an upper surface of a bottom wall of thelower casing 122. Meshing therack 122 c with thepinion gear 125 slides theholder connector 130 relative to thelower casing 122 in the length direction of the mobile phone T in association with a rotation of thepinion gear 125. - A
drive transmitter 126 which integrally comprises arack 126 a and a contact piece (contact plate) 126 b is mounted in theconnector module 120. Therack 126 a extends in the length direction of the mobile phone T and is inserted from the front side of theconnector module 120. Therack 126 a is meshable with thepinion gear 125 and slidable in the fore and aft directions of the phone holder (length direction of the mobile phone T). Thecontact piece 126 b is integrally connected to a fore end of therack 126 a and extends in a direction normal to the phone insertion direction (i.e., in the width of the mobile phone T). - With this arrangement, the
rack 122 c, thepinion gear 125 and thedrive transmitter 126 constitute a drive transmission mechanism which moves theholder connector 130 at a speed half as fast as the moving speed of themovable casing 140 in the same direction as themovable casing 140 and in association with a fore/aft movement thereof. The compression springs 124 also apply a biasing force to themovable casing 140 as well as theholder connector 130 to urge themovable casing 140 forward in a direction away from theholder connector 130, in a leftward direction in FIGS. 36 and 37. That is, due to the biasing force of the compression springs 124, themovable casing 140 is set at a detachable position where the mobile phone T is ejectable from the fixedcasing 110. - In this embodiment, an engaging mechanism is provided for holding the
movable casing 140 at such a position (a housed position) to set the phone connector TC and theholder connector 130 at a connected position (retracted position shown in FIG. 37). A specific construction of the engaging mechanism is shown in FIGS. 42 to 44. Note that, in these drawings, theconnector module 120 is omitted for sake of easier explanation. - A substantially fan-shaped
recess 115 is formed in a rear portion on the top wall of the fixed casing 111 (upper portion in FIGS. 42 to 44). Alever 116 is fitted in therecess 115 to be pivotable about a rear end thereof (upper end in FIGS. 42 to 44) corresponding to a center (root) of the fan-shapedrecess 115. An upward extendingprojection 116 a is formed at a fore end of thelever 116. - A groove (or an engaged member)146 is formed in a rear portion on the bottom wall of the
movable casing 140. Thegroove 146 has an opening opened downward to fit theprojection 116 a of thelever 116 mounted on the fixedcasing 110. - The
groove 146 includes anentrance groove 146 a opened in the rear direction (upper direction in FIGS. 42 to 44), and aloop groove 146 b which is communicated with theentrance groove 146 a at a fore end thereof and encases a substantially heart-shapedcam 145. - The loop groove or the
loop portion 146 b is shaped to fulfil the following requirements. As themovable casing 140 carrying the mobile phone T approaches the connector module 120 (i.e., toward the holder connector 130) in the rear direction of the phone holder, theprojection 116 a first enters theentrance groove 146 a, passes along a side wall (right side in FIGS. 42 to 44) of theloop groove 146 b, and reaches a center recess P of the cam 145 (see FIGS. 43 and 44). In the state of fitting theprojection 116 a in the center recess P, themovable casing 140 is set at the engaged position to retain the phone connector TC and theholder connector 130 at the connected position. - Further, when the connector
main body 123 is lightly pushed rearward from the above engaged state, theprojection 116 a comes out of the center recess P, passes along the opposite side wall (left side in FIGS. 42 to 44) of theloop groove 146 b, and returns to theentrance groove 146 a, thereby releasing the engaged state of themovable casing 140. - Referring back to FIGS. 33 and 34, a
cutaway 114 is formed in a forward portion on opposite side walls of the fixedcasing 110. The height of the side walls of the fixedcasing 110 and the position of thecutaways 114 are set such that when the mobile phone T is set in the movable casing 140 (see FIG. 34), and themovable casing 140 is retracted in the rearward direction to connect the mobile phone T with theholder connector 130, the opposite side walls of the fixedcasing 110 cover the side portions of the mobile phone T and that when the mobile phone T is advanced forward to be disconnected from the holder connector 130 (see FIG. 33), side surfaces of aforward portion 91 of the mobile phone T are exposed outside through thecutaways 114. - Next, an operation of the phone holder of the fifth embodiment is described.
- When the mobile phone T is not set in the
movable casing 140, i.e., an external force is not applied to theconnector module 120, theholder connector 130 is biased forward and retained at the detachable position by a biasing force of the compression springs 124 in theconnector module 120. In this state, theconnector operators 122 d of thelower casing 122 press theoperable members 132 inward. Thereby, the engagingpieces 133 of theholder connector 130 are disengaged from the recesses Ch of the mobile phone T, thereby setting at an unlock position. - In association with the forward biased state of the
holder connector 130, thedrive transmitter 126 which is linked with theholder connector 130 via thepinion gear 125 and therack 126 a is biased forward at a stroke twice as large as the pushing stroke of theholder connector 130. At this time, themovable casing 140 in contact with thecontact piece 126 b of thedrive transmitter 126 is retained at a foremost position (see FIGS. 32 and 36). At this time, themovable casing 140 is set at the detachable position. - Then, when the mobile phone T in a substantially horizontal posture is set in the
movable casing 140 and slides rearward toward theconnector module 120 in a state that thebattery casing 90 is fitted in therecess 141 of themovable casing 140, themovable casing 140 and the mobile phone T are integrally retracted rearward to connect the phone connector TC of the mobile phone T with theholder connector 130 in theconnector module 120, thereby setting themovable casing 140 at the connected position or housed position. - When sliding the mobile phone T in the fixed
casing 110, thedrive transmitter 126 of theconnector module 120 moves rearward at the same speed as the mobile phone T while rotating thepinion gear 125 which is in mesh with therack 126 a of thedrive transmitter 126. Thereby, theholder connector 130 moves rearward in theconnector module 120 at a speed half as fast as the drive transmitter 126 (i.e., the mobile phone T) in association with the rotation of the pinion gear 125 (state of FIG. 41). - Specifically, as the
holder connector 130 is moved rearward, theholder connector 130 and the phone holder TC of the mobile phone T are connected due to a difference between the moving speed of theholder connector 130 and the mobile phone T. Further, accompanied with the rearward movement of theholder connector 130, theoperable members 132 are released from a pressed state by theconnector operators 122 d. Thereby, the engagingpieces 133 are automatically fitted in the recesses Ch of the mobile phone T due to a restoring force of the operable members 132 (i.e., set at a locked position) to retain the connected state of theholder connector 130 with the phone connector TC. - Accompanied with the rearward sliding of the
movable casing 140 carrying the mobile phone T, theprojection 116 a of thelever 116 provided at the top wall of the fixedcasing 110 is guided along the side wall of theloop guide 146 through theentrance groove 146 a of themovable casing 140 toward the center recess P (see FIG. 43). Then, lightly pushing the mobile phone T in themovable casing 140 rearward after abutment of the phone connector TC with theholder connector 130 slightly advances the mobile phone T and themovable casing 140 forward against the biasing force of the compression springs 124, thereby fitting theprojection 116 a in the center recess P of the cam 145 (see FIG. 44). Thereupon, themovable casing 140 and the mobile phone T are retained at the connected position of theholder connector 130 with the phone connector TC against the biasing force of the compression springs 124. - When the connected state is finalized, the entirety of the side portions of the mobile phone T is covered by the side walls of the fixed
casing 110. Accordingly, the mobile phone T at the connected position (housed position) is inaccessible in the width direction of the mobile phone, i.e., holding the mobile phone T in the width direction thereof with fingers of a person or its equivalent is not feasible. With this arrangement, the mobile phone T snuggles in the fixedcasing 110 at the connected position (housed position), thereby preventing an erroneous operation of forcibly pulling out the mobile phone T from the fixedcasing 110 to disengage the phone connector TC from theholder connector 130 despite the locked state of the connection. - Next, described is an operation where the
movable casing 140 is returned to the detachable position from the connected position (housed position). Lightly pushing the mobile phone T rearward toward theconnector module 120 disengages theprojection 116 a from the center recess P. Then, theprojection 116 a is guided along the opposite side (left side in FIG. 44) of theloop groove 146 b toward theentrance groove 146 a. During the travel of theprojection 116 a along the above track, the mobile phone T and themovable casing 140 are moved forward by the biasing force of the compression springs 124, thereby enabling ejection of the mobile phone T from the fixedcasing 110. - At this time, the
holder connector 130 which is connected with the phone connector TC of the mobile phone T also advances forward in theconnector module 120. Accompanied with the advancement of theholder connector 130, theoperable members 132 of theholder connector 130 are pressed inward by theconnector operators 122 d, thereby changing the engagingpieces 133 from the lock position to the unlock position. As a result, the locked state of the connection between the phone connector TC and theholder connector 130 is released to render the mobile phone T disconnectable from theholder connector 130. - In association with the advancement of the
holder connector 130, thepinion gear 125 in mesh with therack 122 c is rotated. Then, thedrive transmitter 126 advances forward at a speed twice as large as the advancing speed of theholder connector 130, and thecontact piece 126 b of thedrive transmitter 126 pushes themovable casing 140 and the mobile phone T forward. As a result, the mobile phone T is disconnected from theholder connector 130. - Specifically, the moving speed difference between the drive transmitter126 (i.e., the mobile phone T) and the
holder connector 130 enables disengagement of the phone connector TC from theholder connector 130. After the connected state of theholder connector 130 with the phone connector TC is released, holding theforward portion 91 of the mobile phone T through thecutaways 114 with fingers or its equivalent facilitates ejection of the mobile phone T from the fixedcasing 110. - As mentioned above, the phone holder of the fifth embodiment is constructed such that the
movable casing 140 is mounted on the fixedcasing 110 to be slidable relative thereto in a state that theprojection 90 on the bottom plane of the mobile phone T is fitted in therecess 141 of themovable casing 140, and sliding themovable casing 140 relative to the fixedcasing 110 enables connecting the phone connector TC of the mobile phone T with theholder connector 130. Accordingly, this phone holder enables a smooth connection of the phone connector TC with theholder connector 130 while stably holding the mobile phone T in themovable casing 140 despite theprojection 90. - Even in the case where batteries of plural kinds which differ in depth are accommodated in the
battery casing 90, and accordingly, mobile phones of different types provided with battery casings of different shapes (depths), e.g., the small size battery casing 90A, the medium size battery casing 90B, and the largesize battery casing 90C are held in the phone holder, as shown in FIGS. 46A to 46C, the phone holder is versatile in holding these mobile phones of different types. - For instance, providing the
movable casing 140 with therecess 141 deep enough to fit the largest battery casing 90C enables holding the mobile phone T with thelargest battery compartment 90C in themovable casing 140 in a stable state and smoothly guides the mobile phone T to the connectable position with theholder connector 130. - In the fifth embodiment, described is the phone holder with the projection (battery casing)90 at the bottom plane thereof. However, the projection is not limited to the
battery casing 90 for accommodating a battery therein. In other words, the phone holder of this invention is applicable to a phone holder capable of holding a mobile phone formed with a projection other than the battery casing. - In the fifth embodiment, the following effects are obtainable.
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movable casing 140 is biased forward when an external pressing force is not applied (i.e., set at the detachable position), while retaining theholder connector 130 and the phone connector TC at the connected position against the biasing force of the biasing member. Lightly pushing the mobile phone T rearward (application of an external pressing force) from the above state releases the locked state. Accordingly, single operation of pushing the mobile phone T rearward disengages the mobile phone T from theholder connector 130 and ejects the mobile phone T from the fixedcasing 110. - {circle over (2)} The
holder connector 130 is moved in the same direction as the mobile phone T when inserting and ejecting the mobile phone T in and out of the fixedcasing 110 at a speed half as fast as the mobile phone T. Accordingly, a stroke necessary for connecting the mobile phone T with the holder connector 130 (i.e., a moved amount of the mobile phone T from the start to the end of the connection) becomes twice as long as that in a phone holder without the drive transmission mechanism (or a force duplex mechanism), and a peak force required for connection/disconnection is lessened, compared to the case where the above speed difference is not set. - {circle over (3)} The
holder connector 130 has a locking mechanism for changing the position of the engagingpieces 133 between an unlock position and a lock position in response to an application of a pressing force by theconnector operators 122 d. Specifically, when theoperable members 132 move forward in association with an advancement of theholder connector 130, theconnector operators 122 d of theconnector module 120 press theoperable members 132 inward to release a locked state of the engagingpieces 133. - With this arrangement, during the connection of the mobile phone T with the
holder connector 130, the connected state is locked to secure an electrical connection. On the other hand, in association with an ejection of the mobile phone T, the locked state is automatically released. This arrangement eliminates an additional operation of releasing the locked state. - The drive transmission mechanism (or the force duplex mechanism) comprising the
pinion gear 125 and thedrive transmitter 126 may be omitted. In the case where this mechanism is omitted, for example, a spring is interposed between a rear end of themovable casing 140 and the rear portion of the fixedcasing 110 to directly transmit a biasing force thereof to themovable casing 140. - The arrangement of the force duplex mechanism is not limited to the foregoing embodiment. For example, a gear train with a certain deceleration ratio including plural gear wheels may be provided in the
holder connector 130. Thereby, the ratio of the moving speed of theholder connector 130 to the moving speed of the mobile phone T can be freely set, and accordingly, the connecting stroke and the force necessary for connection can be freely set. - The force duplex mechanism may comprise a linking mechanism to render the
holder connector 130 movable relative to the mobile phone T in association with the movement of he mobile phone T. - In the foregoing embodiment, described is the case where the
holder connector 130 and thedrive transmitter 126 are incorporated in theconnector module 120, and constitute theconnector module 120 as a whole. Alternatively, theholder connector 130, thedrive transmitter 126, and theracks - Further, in the fifth embodiment, the recess141 (engaged member) is formed in the
movable casing 140. As an altered form, the recess may be formed in the mobile phone T. - In the foregoing embodiments, the phone holder is constructed such that pushing the mobile phone T rearward after the insertion in the phone holder releases a locked state of the connection with the
holder connector 130. Alternatively, an operation button or its equivalent may be provided at an appropriate position on the fixed casing to release the locked state of the connection. - Further, this invention is applicable to any arrangement where a mobile phone T is held in the phone holder in a state that a phone connector is connected with a holder connector regardless of any specific use or purpose. For instance, this invention is applicable to a case where a mobile phone T is connected with an electronic device such as a personal computer for radio communication, as well as a case where a mobile phone T is connected with a speaker in a passenger compartment of a vehicle.
- In summing up the disclosures in the fifth embodiment, we proposed an inventive phone holder for holding a mobile phone formed with a bulged portion on a plane thereof which comprises: a holder connector connectable with the mobile phone; a fixed casing mounted with the holder connector thereon: and a movable casing slidably mounted on the fixed casing in a connecting direction of the holder connector with the mobile phone, formed with a recess to fit the bulged portion of the mobile phone, the movable casing and the mobile phone slide in the fixed casing in a fitted state of the bulged portion in the recess to connect the mobile phone with the holder connector.
- In this arrangement, the integral sliding of the mobile phone with the movable casing in a fitted state of the projection of the mobile phone in the recess of the movable casing toward the holder connector enables smooth connection of the mobile phone with the holder connector despite the existence of the projection. After the connection, the connected state of the mobile phone with the holder connector in the fixed casing remains stable. Further, when ejecting the mobile phone from the holder connector, simply pushing the mobile phone and the movable casing in a direction toward the holder connector after the connection enables smooth ejection of the mobile phone from the holder connector and consequently from the fixed casing.
- The recess of the movable casing may be so designed as to fit the bulged portion of the mobile phone, the bulged portion being different in a projected amount from a flat plane of the mobile phone due to a type of battery to be loaded therein. With this configuration, the common phone holder can be used for various kinds of mobile phones currently available on the market whose thickness vary due to the size of the battery loaded therein.
- The phone holder may further comprise a biasing member for biasing the movable casing in a direction away from the holder connector, and an engaging mechanism for retaining the movable casing and the mobile phone in a connected position of the mobile phone with the holder connector against a biasing force of the biasing member and releasing the connected state upon application of the external force. With this structure, by merely releasing the engagement state of the mobile phone to the holder connector, the mobile phone can be disengaged from the holder connector and the movable casing can be restored to its original state.
- The engaging mechanism may include an engaged member provided in the movable casing, and the engaging mechanism is so constructed as to engage with the engaged member. With this construction, re-designing of the mobile phone is not required for this engagement purpose, thereby facilitating the versatile use of the phone holder.
- The engaging mechanism may be so constructed as to release the connected state when the mobile phone in the movable casing is pushed toward the holder connector from the connected position. With this structure, the mere operation of the mobile phone enables a release of the connection between the mobile phone and the holder connector.
- The holder connector may be mounted on the fixed casing to be movable in the connecting direction with the mobile phone. The phone holder may further comprise a drive transmitter for moving the holder connector at a speed slower than a moving speed of the mobile phone in the same direction as a moving direction of the mobile phone in association with the movement of the mobile phone to connect and eject the mobile phone to and from the holder connector due to a moving speed difference between the mobile phone and the holder connector. With this configuration, the holder connector is movable in the same direction as the mobile phone, thus this increases the total stroke of the movable phone required for connection and disengagement in comparison to the case with the holder connector in stationary manner. On the other hand, due to this structure, the peak force required for disengagement (or connection) is lowered, thus the operation force needed for the mobile phone for this operation can be lowered, enhancing the operability of phone holder.
- The holder connector may include a connector locking mechanism having a locking member for retaining the connected state of the holder connector with the mobile phone and an operable member operable upon application of the external pressing force to switch the locking member between a lock position and an unlock position. The fixed casing may include a connector operator for operating the operable member to switch the locking member from the lock position to the unlock position when the holder connector moving in a direction opposite to the phone connecting direction with the mobile phone in the fixed casing. With this arrangement, the electrical connection between the holder connector and the mobile phone can be further secured when in the lock state: on the other hand, releasing of the lock state, when the mobile phone needs to be disengaged from the holder connector, can be automatically done.
- The side wall of the fixed casing may be so designed as to cover a side portion of the mobile phone when the mobile phone is set at the connected position with the holder connector and expose part of the side portion of the mobile phone when the mobile phone is set at a detachable position away from the connected position. With this arrangement, when the mobile phone is securely connected to the holder connector, the sides of the mobile phone are covered thus the temptation to grab the exposed portion of the mobile phone is not generated; on the other hand, the part of sides of mobile phone are exposed when the phone is in the detachable position, the exposed side portion of the mobile phone can be easily grabbed for disengagement operation.
- Although the present invention has been fully described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Therefore, unless otherwise such change and modifications depart from the scope of the invention, they should be construed as being included therein.
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1. A phone holder for holding a mobile phone comprising:
a movable casing formed with a hollow portion adapted for receiving the mobile phone;
a holder connector mounted on the movable casing at such a position as to be connectable with the mobile phone when the mobile phone is inserted in the movable casing; and
a fixed casing for supporting the movable casing,
the movable casing settable between a housed position where the movable casing is housed in the fixed casing along with the mobile phone and a detachable position where the hollow portion is accessible to allow insertion of the mobile phone with the holder connector and ejection of the mobile phone, wherein the movable casing includes a main body formed with the hollow portion to set the holder connector and a cover mounted on the main body to cover the holder connector set in the main body of the movable casing, the cover and the main body holding the holder connector therebetween when the cover is mounted on the main body.
2. The phone holder as defined in claim 1 , wherein at least one of the main body and the cover of the movable casing is provided with a connector stopper for restricting a movement of the holder connector along a connecting direction by an engagement with the holder connector, and the engaged state of the holder connector with the connector stopper is retained when the cover is mounted on the main body of the movable casing.
3. A phone holder for holding a mobile phone comprising:
a movable casing formed with a hollow portion adapted for receiving the mobile phone;
a holder connector mounted on the movable casing at such a position as to be connectable with the mobile phone when the mobile phone is inserted in the movable casing; and
a fixed casing for supporting the movable casing,
the movable casing settable between a housed position where the movable casing is housed in the fixed casing along with the mobile phone and a detachable position where the hollow portion is accessible to allow insertion of the mobile phone with the holder connector and ejection of the mobile phone, wherein the movable casing is formed with a recess at a bottom wall thereof to receive a bulged portion formed on a plane of the mobile phone opposing to the bottom wall.
4. The phone holder as defined in claim 3 , wherein the recess of the movable casing is formed in such a shape as to fit the bulged portion of the mobile phone in a one-size-fits-all manner, the bulged portion being different in a projected amount from a flat bottom plane of the mobile phone due to a type of battery to be loaded therein.
5. The phone holder as defined in claim 3 , wherein the movable casing side walls which together with the bottom form an opening opened upward and in a front direction, the holder connector is provided at a rear position of the movable casing to be connectable with the mobile phone in a phone connecting direction, the movable casing is formed at the rear position on the side wall with a cover in such a shape as to cover part of the mobile phone to prevent the mobile phone from being obliquely connected to and detached from the holder connector.
6. The phone holder as defined in claim 3 , wherein the movable casing has side walls which together with the bottom wall form an opening opened upward and in a front direction, the holder connector is provided at a rear position of the movable casing to be connectable with the mobile phone in the phone connecting direction, the recess of the movable casing is shaped into a stepped portion with a level thereof higher toward the holder connector to secure an abutment of a leading end of the mobile phone with the stepped portion so as to prevent the mobile phone from intruding further rearward of the movable casing over the stepped portion.
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