JP7045695B2 - Car smartphone holder - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a smartphone holder for an automobile that can hold a smartphone in a position that is easy to see from the driver's seat.

In recent years, it has become widespread to use smartphones as car navigation systems, and automobile smartphone holders (hereinafter, simply referred to as "holders") are used to hold smartphones as car navigation systems in the vehicle interior. ing.

The upper surface of the dashboard is usually selected as the mounting location of the holder in the vehicle interior because it is easy to see from the driver's seat and it is easy to mount. As a method of attaching the holder to the upper surface of the dashboard, a method of attaching with an adhesive tape as in Patent Document 1 and a method of fixing with a suction plate as in Patent Document 2 are known.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-43626 (Fig. 5) JP-A-2015-31324 (Fig. 2)

In order to firmly fix the holder, the mounting target surface of the holder must be a flat surface, and the holder cannot be mounted on vehicles with a curved upper surface of the dashboard. There was a problem that the smartphone as a car navigation device could not be held in a position that was easy to see from the driver's seat.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is possible to hold the smartphone in a position that is easy to see from the driver's seat even in a vehicle model in which there is no flat portion on the upper surface of the dashboard and the smartphone cannot be attached. Regarding smartphone holders for automobiles.

The invention according to claim 1 is "attached to a mounting member 12 attached to an existing space X provided on the front surface of the dashboard D, an arm 14 erected from the mounting member 12, and the tip of the arm 14. An automobile smartphone holder 10 having a holding member 16 for sandwiching and fixing the smartphone P.
The mounting member 12
The first pressing member 18 pressed by the first wall surface W1 facing the space X, and
A second pressing member 20 provided so as to be close to and separated from the first pressing member 18 and pressed by the second wall surface W2 located on the opposite side of the first wall surface W1.
It is inserted between the first pressing member 18 and the second pressing member 20, and when this is inserted, the second pressing member 20 moves in a direction away from the first pressing member 18 and is second. It has a separating member 22 for pressing the wall surface W2 into contact with the wall surface W2.
In the space X, a third wall surface W3 extending from the first wall surface W1 to the second wall surface W2 extends in a substantially horizontal direction, and the third wall surface W3 is fitted into the first pressing member 18. The smartphone holder 10 for an automobile is characterized in that a notch 26a is formed .

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that "the holding member 16 is rotatably attached to the arm 14".

According to the first aspect of the present invention, even if there is no flat portion on the upper surface of the dashboard and it is difficult to attach the smartphone holder, the smartphone holder can be attached by using the existing gap provided on the front surface of the dashboard. And the smartphone can be held in a position that is easy to see from the driver's seat.

Then, by fitting the third wall surface extending in the substantially horizontal direction into the notch provided in the first pressing member, the movement of the smartphone holder for an automobile in the vertical direction is surely restricted.

Since the holding portion is rotatably attached to the arm as in the invention according to claim 2 , the smartphone can be held in any vertical or horizontal direction.

It is a perspective view which shows the smartphone holder which concerns on this invention. It is a front view which shows the smartphone holder which concerns on this invention. It is a rear view which shows the smartphone holder which concerns on this invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA'in FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB'in FIG. It is an exploded perspective view of the main part of a mounting member. It is a figure which shows the dashboard to which the smartphone holder which concerns on this invention is attached. It is a figure which shows the state which held the smartphone vertically. It is a figure which shows the state which held the smartphone sideways.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The automobile smartphone holder (hereinafter, simply referred to as “holder”) 10 of the present invention is used by being attached to an existing space X provided on the front surface of the dashboard D, and is used by attaching the attachment member 12, the arm 14, and the arm 14. It is roughly composed of the holding member 16. 1 is a perspective view showing the holder 10 according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the holder 10, and FIG. 3 is a rear view of the holder 10.

Here, the existing space X to be attached to the holder 10 will be briefly described. The existing space X is a recess opened in the front surface of the dashboard D, and an example thereof is shown in FIG. 7.

On the front surface of the dashboard D, a meter panel MP having a circular outer peripheral surface is provided on the driver's seat side, an audio device is equipped in the central portion thereof, and a horizontally long rectangular center panel CP for front view is provided. ing. The recessed space X provided between the meter panel MP and the center panel CP is a portion to be attached to the holder 10.

Therefore, the first wall surface W1 of the space X in this case is the circular outer peripheral surface (meter panel hood) of the meter panel MP, and the second wall surface W2 is the linear vertical plane of the center panel CP. Further, the third wall surface W3 has a linear shape extending in a substantially horizontal direction from the second wall surface W2 (the linear vertical plane of the center panel CP) to the first wall surface W1 (the circular outer peripheral surface of the meter panel MP). Is the horizontal plane of. Of course, the space X has a different shape depending on the vehicle type, but the space X has at least a first wall surface W1 and a second wall surface W2 located on the opposite side thereof, and has a depth into which the mounting member 12 is fitted. have.

Returning to the description of the holder 10, the mounting member 12 is a portion to be mounted on the existing space X provided on the front surface of the dashboard D, and is a first pressing member 18, a second pressing member 20, and a separating member 22. (See FIGS. 3 to 6).

The first pressing member 18 is attached to the first wall surface W1 facing the space X, and has a first pressing member main body 24 and a mounting piece 26.

The first pressing member main body 24 is a hollow block-shaped member having an opening 24 m in front thereof (see FIG. 5), and a long hole 28 is formed in the first inner side wall 24a to which the second pressing member 20 is attached. Are formed at a predetermined interval in the upper and lower portions, and a first locking hole 30 is formed between a pair of upper and lower elongated holes 28 (see FIG. 6). Further, a second locking hole 32 is formed in the first outer wall 24b (the outer wall on the side where the mounting piece 26 is provided) on the side facing the first inner side wall 24a.

A fixing member 34 having a substantially U-shaped cross section is provided inside the first pressing member main body 24, and a pair of upper and lower leg portions 34a of the fixing member 34 sandwich the two elongated holes 28 in between. It is integrally attached to the inner side surface of the first inner side wall 24a (see FIG. 3).

Two ridges 34b are formed inside each leg 34a, and the ridges 34b are fitted into the ridges 40a of the connection piece 40 of the second pressing member 20 to be described later and locked. (See the circle in Fig. 3).

A mounting piece 26 is attached to the side of the first pressing member main body 24 that is in contact with the first wall surface W1 of the space X (opposite side of the first inner side wall 24a).

The mounting piece 26 is a plate-shaped portion attached to the first wall surface W1 of the space X, and is formed as a concave curved surface corresponding to the outer surface shape of the first wall surface W1 and is inserted into the space X. A notch 26a for avoiding interference with the third wall surface W3 is formed in the central portion. Further, an adhesive tape 36 is attached to the contact surface with the first wall surface W1.

The second pressing member 20 is a block-shaped member attached to the second wall surface W2 side of the space X, and the second outer wall 20a in contact with the second wall surface W2 has the outer surface shape of the second wall surface W2. It is formed as a corresponding curved surface. Adhesive tape 38 is attached to the outer surface of the second outer wall 20a.

A pair of upper and lower connecting pieces 40 extending toward the side are projected on the inner side surface 20b of the second pressing member 20 on the side facing the first pressing member main body 24 at predetermined intervals. At the tip of the connecting piece 40, two recesses 40a into which the ridges 34b provided in the legs 34a of the first pressing member main body 24 are fitted are formed (FIGS. 3 and 5).

The distance between the two connecting pieces 40 is set to match the distance between the two long holes 28 so that they can be inserted into the long holes 28 of the corresponding first pressing member main body 24, respectively.

The separating member 22 is inserted between the first pressing member 18 and the second pressing member 20 to move the second pressing member 20 in a direction away from the first pressing member 18. A pair of upper and lower wedge members 42, a first locking piece 44, and a second locking piece 46 are formed.

Each wedge member 42 is a member whose tip is formed in a wedge shape, and when the separating member 22 is inserted between the first pressing member 18 and the second pressing member 20, the wedge member 42 is connected to the connecting piece 40. The position is set appropriately so as not to interfere with. In this embodiment, it is provided so as to be located on the outer side (second pressing member 20 side) of the first locking piece 44.

A claw portion 44a is formed outward at the tip of the first locking piece 44, and the claw portion 44a engages with the first locking hole 30 formed in the first pressing member main body 24. It will be stopped. Similarly, a claw portion 46a is formed outward at the tip of the second locking piece 46, and the claw portion 46a is a second locking hole formed in the first pressing member main body 24. Locked to 32.

The arm 14 is a cylindrical member that is attached to the mounting member 12 (more specifically, the first pressing member 18) and supports the holding member 16 described later. In this embodiment, the arm 14 is divided into an arm body 14a and a cover member 14b (see FIG. 4), and the arm 14 is configured by attaching the cover member 14b to the back surface side of the arm body 14a. .. In this embodiment, the arm main body 14a and the above-mentioned first pressing member 18 (first pressing member main body 24) are formed as an integral body.

The holding member 16 is a portion that holds the smartphone P, and is roughly composed of a holding portion main body 48, a first holding member 50, and a second holding member 52 (see FIG. 4).

The holding portion main body 48 has a structure in which a front side plate 48a and a rear side plate 48b formed in a substantially rhombic shape in front view are overlapped back and forth at predetermined intervals via a spacer 48c, and the front side plate 48a and the rear side plate 48a are overlapped. The first sandwiching member 50 and the second sandwiching member 52 are slidably inserted into the gap between the side plates 48b. In this embodiment, the front side plate 48a and the rear side plate 48b are connected by four spacers 48c (two pairs of left and right pairs are arranged one above the other).

The first holding member 50 is a member having a substantially L-shape in a plan view, which is composed of an insertion portion 50a into the holding portion main body 48 and a holding portion 50b at the tip thereof. Two elongated holes 50c are provided in the insertion portion 50a along the longitudinal direction thereof, and the spacer 48c of the holding portion main body 48 is inserted into each elongated hole 50c so that the first holding member 50 can be inserted. Can move in its longitudinal direction. Further, a long hole 50d for a fixing screw is formed between the long holes 50c, and a screw portion 54a of the fixing screw 54 is inserted into the long hole 50d for the fixing screw. A fixing member 54b is attached to the tip of the screw portion 54a, and by tightening the fixing screw 54, the fixing member 54b is attracted to the first holding member 50 side, and the first holding member 50 is the holding portion. It is fixed to the main body 48.

The second holding member 52 is a member having a substantially L-shape in a plan view, which is composed of an insertion portion 52a into the holding portion main body 48 and a holding portion 52b at the tip thereof. Two elongated holes 52c are provided in the insertion portion 52a along the longitudinal direction thereof, and the spacer 48c of the holding portion main body 48 is inserted into each elongated hole 52c, whereby the second holding member 52 is inserted. Can move in its longitudinal direction. The second holding member 52 is connected to the holding portion main body 48 via a spiral spring 56, and a force in a direction of pulling the holding portion main body 48 toward the holding portion main body 48 is always applied by the elastic force of the spiral spring 56. ing.

The holding portion main body 48 is rotatably attached to the arm 14 via a rotating shaft 58. A spiral spring 60 is arranged around the rotating shaft 58 in a state of being stretched more than in a natural state, and a force in a direction of pulling toward the arm 14 is always applied to the holding portion main body 48.

When mounting the holder 10 formed as described above in the space X formed on the front surface of the dashboard D, first, the separating member 22 is removed from the mounting member 12, and the second pressing member 20 is first. Strongly push it toward the pressing member 18 side (see the circle in FIG. 3).

When the second pressing member 20 is pushed all the way into the first pressing member 18, the ridge 34b provided on the leg portion 34a of the first pressing member 18 connects the second pressing member 20. It is fitted in the recess 40a of the piece 40, and the width of the integral body of the second pressing member 20 and the first pressing member 18 is in the shortest state.

In this state, an integral body of the first pressing member 18 and the second pressing member 20 is inserted into the space X. At this time, an integral body of the first pressing member 18 and the second pressing member 20 is inserted into the space X so that the third wall surface W3 fits into the notch 26a of the mounting piece 26.

After that, the mounting piece 26 of the first pressing member 18 is strongly pressed against the first wall surface W1, and the adhesive tape 36 attached to the mounting piece 26 is attached and fixed to the first wall surface W1. .. Then, while pulling out the second pressing member 20 from the first pressing member 18, the second pressing member 20 is strongly pressed against the second wall surface W2 side and against the second outer wall 20a of the second pressing member 20. The adhesive tape 38 that is attached is attached and fixed to the second wall surface W2.

Next, the separating member 22 is inserted between the first pressing member 18 and the second pressing member 20. Specifically, the wedge member of the separating member 22 is formed in the gap S (see the inside of the circle in FIG. 3) between the first inner side wall 24a of the first pressing member 18 and the inner side surface 20b of the second pressing member 20. Insert 42 and push it in.

Then, the gap S between the first inner side wall 24a of the first pressing member 18 and the inner side surface 20b of the second pressing member 20 is expanded by the wedge member 42 (the second pressing member 20 is the first). (Move in a direction away from the pressing member 18).

Then, when the separating member 22 is pushed all the way in, the adhesive tape 36 of the first pressing member 18 is strongly pressed toward the first wall surface W1, and at the same time, the second outer wall 20a of the second pressing member 20 is adhered. The tape 38 is strongly pressed toward the second wall surface W2, and the mounting member 12 is firmly fixed to the space X.

When the attachment of the holder 10 to the space X is completed as described above, the smartphone P is attached to the holding member 16. The smartphone P is attached to the holding member 16 as follows.

That is, the position of the first holding member 50 is adjusted so that the distance between the holding portion 50b of the first holding member 50 and the holding portion 52b of the second holding member 52 is slightly shorter than the width of the smartphone P. I do. The position adjustment of the first holding member 50 can be performed by loosening the fixing screw 54. After the position adjustment is completed, by tightening the fixing screw 54, the first holding member 50 is pulled toward the holding portion main body 48 side, and the position is firmly fixed.

Next, while pressing one side of the frame of the smartphone P against the holding portion 50b of the first holding member 50, the smartphone P is strongly pushed toward the holding portion main body 48 side. Then, the second holding member 52 moves outward against the elastic force of the spiral spring 56, and the holding portion 50b of the first holding member 50 and the holding portion 52b of the second holding member 52 The space between them is widened, and the smartphone P is fitted between the first holding member 50 and the second holding member 52.

Since the second holding member 52 is given a force in the direction of pulling it toward the first holding member 50 by the elastic force of the spiral spring 56, the smartphone P has the first holding member 50 and the second holding member 50. It will be firmly sandwiched and fixed by the sandwiching member 52 of the above (see FIG. 7). The above operation can be performed with one hand.

In the state of FIG. 7, the smartphone P is held in the vertical direction, but since the holding member 16 is rotatably attached to the arm 14, the holding member 16 can be rotated 90 degrees with respect to the arm 14. For example, it is possible to hold the smartphone P in the sideways state (see FIG. 8).

According to the holder 10 of this embodiment, since the holder 10 can be mounted by using the existing space X provided on the front surface of the dashboard D, there is no flat portion on the upper surface of the dashboard D, and the mounting is difficult. The smartphone P can be held in a position that is easy to see from the driver's seat, even if the vehicle type is large. Further, the vertical movement of the holder 10 is reliably restricted by fitting the third wall surface extending in the horizontal direction into the notch 26a provided in the mounting piece 26 of the first pressing member 18.

10: Automotive smartphone holder, 12: Mounting member, 14: Arm, 14a: Arm body, 14b: Cover member, 16: Holding member, 18: First pressing member, 20: Second pressing member, 20a: First 2 outer wall, 20b: inner surface, 22: separation member, 24: first pressing member main body, 24a: first inner side wall, 24b: first outer wall, 26: mounting piece, 26a: notch, 28: length Hole, 30: 1st locking hole, 32: 2nd locking hole, 34: fixing member, 34a: leg, 34b: ridge, 36: adhesive tape, 38: adhesive tape, 40: connection piece, 40a: concave, 42: wedge member, 44: first locking piece, 44a: claw, 46: second locking piece, 46a: claw, 48: holding body, 48a: front plate, 48b : Rear side plate, 48c: Spacer, 50: First holding member, 50a: Inserting part, 50b: Holding part, 50c: Long hole, 50d: Long hole for fixing screw, 52: Second holding member, 52a: Insertion Part, 52b: Holding part, 52c: Long hole, 54: Fixing screw, 54a: Threaded part, 54b: Fixing member, 56: Spinning spring, 58: Rotating shaft, 60: Spinning spring, CP: Center panel, D : Dashboard, MP: Meter panel, P: Smartphone, S: Gap, W1: First wall, W2: Second wall, W3: Third wall, X: Space

Claims (2)

A smartphone holder for automobiles that has a mounting member that can be attached to an existing space provided on the front of the dashboard, an arm that stands up from the mounting member, and a holding member that is attached to the tip of the arm and holds and fixes the smartphone. There,
The mounting member is
A first pressing member pressed against the first wall surface facing the space,
A second pressing member provided so as to be close to and separated from the first pressing member and pressed against the second wall surface located on the opposite side of the first wall surface.
It is inserted between the first pressing member and the second pressing member, and when this is inserted, the second pressing member moves in a direction away from the first pressing member, and the second pressing member moves. It has a separating member that presses against the wall surface of the
In the space, a third wall surface extending from the first wall surface to the second wall surface extends in a substantially horizontal direction, and the third wall surface is fitted into the first pressing member. A smartphone holder for automobiles characterized by having a notch formed . The smartphone holder for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the holding member is rotatably attached to the arm .

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