Background technology
As portable electron device, such as, there are mobile phone, tablet terminal, digital code camera, notebook PC, PDA
(personal digital assistant), portable DVD player (digital video disc) player, portable music player and portable television
Machine.
Mobile phone, a kind of portable electron device, there is structure the most as shown in Figure 5.That is, the shifting shown in Fig. 5
Mobile phone 100 is included in the speaker (not shown) before housing 200, and the various sensors near speaker (such as, accelerate to pass
Sensor and gyro sensor) 300, and the light source 400 of such as LED (light emitting diode), etc..
The device covering member 500 of these such as speaker, sensor 300 and light sources 400 covers above housing 200
Lid.Housing and covering member 500 have for from speaker to the opening 510 of external communication sound.Covering member 500 is by typically
Think that the component of relative flexibility is made, such as to guarantee speaker and the performance of sensor 300 and to guarantee to be launched by light source 400
The transmission of light.Therefore, employing measure does not damage covering member 500, such shell in the case of contingency mobile phone 100 drops
The periphery of body 200 covers with soft housing 600.
By way of parenthesis, patent documentation 1 to 3 discloses the technology forming protuberance on the housing of portable electron device.?
In patent documentation 1, protuberance is formed on housing, in order to when such as housing open side downwardly in the case of by portable
To external communication sound when formula electronic installation is placed on the table.In patent documentation 2, protuberance is formed on housing, thus
User ear is reduced contacting of ear and housing when the opening of housing receives calls by user.In patent documentation 3, by soft
The protuberance that matter elastomer is made is formed on the edge of housing, in order to will not damage this portable electronic in the case of falling
Device.
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Patent documentation
Patent documentation 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication case No.2010-251947
Patent documentation 2: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication case No.H05-22389
Patent documentation 3: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication case No.H05-37617
Detailed description of the invention
It is presented herein below according to a kind of portable electron device described in one exemplary embodiment of the present invention and a kind of guarantor
Protect the explanation of the method for portable electron device.But, the present invention is not necessarily limited to example below embodiment.And,
Following description and diagram are suitably simplified, thus beneficially clear interpretation.Note the above-below direction in following description and diagram, a left side
Right direction and fore-and-aft direction define for beneficially clear interpretation, and they change according to use pattern.
It is mobile phone 1 as shown in Figure 1 according to the portable electron device described in this exemplary embodiment.Such as Fig. 2 institute
Show, display unit 3 that mobile phone 1 equipped with (such as) housing 2, includes touch panel, liquid crystal display etc. and in response to
Operation on touch panel controls display unit 3 and realizes the control unit 4 of communication.
Housing 2 includes the first housing 21 and the second housing 22 as shown in Figure 1.First housing 21 is used as the lower cover of housing.
As shown in Figure 2, display unit 3, control unit 4 etc. are arranged on the first housing 21.The mike not having display is arranged on
The back side of the first housing 21.Meanwhile, speaker 5 is arranged on the front of the first housing 21.
The speaker 5 of this exemplary embodiment is arranged on the substantially interposition of the left and right directions in the front of the first housing 21
Put.Although being shown without in the accompanying drawings, but various sensors and light source as other device are arranged on the first housing 21
Near front upper speaker 5.
Second housing 22 is used as the upper cover of housing.That is, the second housing 22 and the first housing 21 superposition in the vertical direction are also
And fixed by the fixing component of such as bolt.The plane graph of the second housing 22 it is formed at for exposing the opening 23 of display unit 3
Substantially mid portion.That is, the display unit 3 during frame part 24 is centered around the second housing 22 is formed.Correspondingly, such as Fig. 2 institute
Showing, speaker 5, sensor, light source etc. are arranged on the lower area in the front of frame part 24.Therefore, frame part 24 is just
Face constructs the light advantageously worked so that speaker 5 and sensor and launched by light source by this way and advantageously launches.
Additionally, depressed part 24a is formed in the front of frame part 24, thus accommodate one of (to be described) protection component 7
Divide and fixing protection component 7.Although the most not presenting being specifically illustrating of depressed part 24a, but time in terms of front and also
In plan view, depressed part 24a is formed as U-shaped.Additionally, from the side time, depressed part 24a is formed as L-shape.
As shown in Figure 1, multiple openings 28 be formed at the back side of frame part 24 with by sound transmission to mike.
Meanwhile, as shown in Figure 2, during opening 29 is formed at the front of frame part 24 with by sound from speaker 5 propagates to
Portion.
Covering member 6 covers the front of frame part 24 continuously to front side surface (dash area in Fig. 1 and 3).That is,
In plan view, the region covering member 6 arranging the devices such as such as speaker 5, sensor and light source covers.
Covering member 6 is made up, so that speaker 5 and sensor have of relative flexibility component (such as acrylic acid component)
Work sharply and the light launched by light source is advantageously launched.Opening 61 is formed in covering member 6, so by raising one's voice
The sound transmission of device 5 output is to outside.This opening 61 connects with the opening 29 of the second housing 22.Additionally, notch 62 is formed at
In covering member 6, so that protection component 7 to be described is disposed therein.
Protuberance 25 is formed in said first shell 21 and the second housing 22.In detail, as shown in Figure 3, prominent
Portion 25 has Part I 26 and Part II 27.As shown in Figure 1, Part I 26 be formed with in frame part 24
Dorsal part edge and have two, the left and right continuous edge that opening 23 inserts.Additionally, as shown in Figure 3, Part II 27 is by shape
Become the lower edge with the first housing 21 and the edge, two, left and right in the second housing 22 front side surface face and the first housing 21 even
Continuous.Part I 26 and Part II 27 are continuously formed.That is, Part I 26 and Part II 27 is formed with ring form.
Part I 26 projects upwards from display unit 3.And, Part II 27 highlights forward from coating member 6.In detail
Ground, the height construction of Part I 26 becomes to make mobile phone 1 such as with the display unit 3 of mobile phone 1 situation down
Under when being placed on table display unit 3 do not contact with placement surface.And, the height construction of Part II 27 becomes to make when moving
When mobile phone 1 face side drops downwards, covering member 6 does not contacts with surface of dropping.
But, Part I 26 and the layout of Part II 27 and shape should be so, when mobile phone 1 (such as with
The display unit 3 of mobile phone 1 is down) will not make when being placed on table or when mobile phone 1 face side drops downwards
Obtain display unit 3 and contact placement surface or surface contact of dropping with covering member 6.
As shown in figs. 1 and 2, protection component 7 is arranged on the front of covering member 6 split shed 61 and also is arranged on shell
The substantially centre position of the left and right directions of the positive lateral edges of body 2.Protection component 7 is placed in the notch 62 of covering member 6
Portion and inside the depressed part 24a of frame part 24, and solid by depressed part 24a, covering member 6 and the first housing 21
Fixed.
As shown in Figure 3, protection component 7 is shaped so as to so that the protection component (Part I together with protuberance 25
26 and Part II 27) when mobile phone 1 (such as) is placed on table down with display unit 3 or at mobile phone 1
Contact with placement surface or surface of dropping when face side drops downwards and so that display unit 3 or covering member 6 not
Contact with placement surface or surface of dropping.That is, protection component 7 is formed as prominent from covering member 6 and has and first
Points 26 and the generally equalized height of the height of Part II 27.
The width dimensions of protection component 7 is configured to protecting component 7 (together with Part I 26 or Part II 27) and putting
Put surface or surface of dropping will not shake mobile phone 1 when contacting.And, protection component 7 is formed by the material that will not deform
And will not make to cover together with Part I 26 or Part II 27 in the case of contacting placement surface or surface of dropping
Lid component 6 contacts with placement surface or surface of dropping.Such as, protection component 7 is made up of plastic resin, elastomeric material etc..
Then, when mobile phone 1 (such as) is placed on table down with the display unit 3 of mobile phone 1 or
When mobile phone 1 face side drops downwards, protection component 7 contacts with placement surface or surface of dropping with protuberance 25, thus
Covering member 6 is not directly contacted with placement surface or surface of dropping.Therefore, this prevent covering member 6 damage and
Finally improve the shock resistance of mobile phone 1.
Further, the height that the height with Part I 26 and Part II 27 of protection component 7 is generally equalized will not make
Only protection component 7 highlights significantly, and therefore keeps the design performance of mobile phone 1 entirety.
As shown in Figure 4, additionally, as user by the ear of user near the opening 61 of the second housing 22 to answer electricity
During words, protection component 7 contact with ear and prevents in the case of will not stopping opening 61 and ear dust entrance ear and
Space between speaker 5.This makes the sound from speaker 5 advantageously propagate to outside and arrive ear.And, for
Prevent the dust from entering this space, be formed close to the depressed part of opening 61 and it is achieved that mobile with little need for (such as)
The improvement of the design performance of phone 1.
The concrete shape of protection component 7 described herein as.The most as shown in figs. 1 and 2, with left and right directions generally laterally and
The circular surface 71 bent in the longitudinal direction is formed at the neighboring of protection component 7.This circular surface 71 is formed and the
The positive side surface of one housing 21 is the most continuous.And, the inner rim at protection component 7 forms step part 72, thus will protect
Protect component 7 and be advantageously placed in the upper surface within depressed part 24a of frame part 24.Additionally, recurvate plate part 73
It is formed at the top edge of protection component 7.When protect component 7 by fixing time, the positive side of covering member 6 is pressed against at the tip of plate part 73
Surface.Now, plate part 73 plays the effect of leaf spring.And, the lower limb at protection component 7 forms assembling pawl 74, with assembling
Fitting recess 30 to the sidepiece being formed at the first housing 21.
This protection component 7 is fixed to housing 2, first, at the positive side table that the tip of plate part 73 is pressed against covering member 6
While face, move down protection component 7, a part for protection component 7 is placed in the depressed part 24a of frame part 24
Portion, and meanwhile, upper the step part 72 of protection component 7 is placed within the depressed part 24a of frame part 24
Time on surface, the assembling pawl 74 of protection component 7 is assembled to the fitting recess 30 of the first housing 21.Then, the top of component 7 is protected
Cause covering member 6 limits, and protects the lower limb of component 7 to be limited by the first housing 21.Additionally, the left side of protection component 7
Limit by the left side within the depressed part 24a of framework 24 and right lateral surface with right lateral surface.So it is easy to fix protection component 7
To housing 2.Additionally, as shown in Figure 4, when the ear of user is received calls by user near the opening 61 of the second housing 22
And when protecting component 7 to contact with ear, the circular surface in the neighboring of protection component 7 can reduce the uncomfortable of user
Property.
The invention is not restricted to above-mentioned exemplary embodiment and can suitably change in the case of without departing from scope.
Although above-mentioned exemplary embodiment is with mobile phone for illustrating portable electron device, but be not restricted to that
This.Specifically, use mobile phone, panel computer terminal, digital code camera, notebook PC, PDA (personal digital assistant),
Can be with similar when portable DVD player (digital video disc) player, portable music player, portable television etc.
Mode realize above-mentioned exemplary embodiment.
In above-mentioned exemplary embodiment, protection component 7 is arranged on the edge of housing 2, but, as long as being conducive to protecting
Protecting covering member 6, this arranges position and is not limited to this.
Although in above-mentioned exemplary embodiment, protection component 7 and housing 2 are constructed as single component, but it
Can be Construction integration.
Above-mentioned exemplary embodiment includes speaker 5, sensor and light source as device, but is not limited to this.Device
Can be those being usually placed in the lower area of covering member 6.
Subject application is committed to Japanese patent application case No.2011-29802 of Japan Office with on February 15th, 2011
Based on and ask its benefit of priority, its entire content merges so far with the form of reference.
Industrial applicability
The present invention can be in order to such as mobile phone, panel computer terminal, digital code camera, notebook PC, PDA (individual
Digital assistants), portable DVD player (digital video disc) player, portable music player and portable television just
Portable electronic apparatus.
List of numerals
1 mobile phone
2 housing 21 first housing 22 second housings
23 openings
24 frame parts
24a depressed part
25 protuberances, 26 Part I, 27 Part II
28,29 opening
30 fitting recess
3 display units
4 control units
5 speakers
6 covering members, 61 openings, 62 notch
7 protection components, 71 circular surfaces, 72 step parts
73 plate parts, 74 assembling pawls
100 portable phones
200 housings
300 sensors
400 light sources
500 covering members
510 openings
600 soft housings