JPH11342017A - Mobile information case - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To solve the conventional disadvantage that the holding position of the PDA or the like cannot be freely customized according to preference or necessity. A memo pad holding section for detachably holding a memo pad, an apparatus holding area set at a portion other than the memo pad holding section, and an almost entire area of the apparatus holding area. First planar fastener element 15 disposed over
And a second planar fastener element 17 which forms a planar fastener 16 in cooperation with the first planar fastener element 15. The second planar fastener element 17 is connected to the PDA 14 or the like. The auxiliary holders 22, 24, 25, and 27 for holding other stored items are provided so that the PDA 14 and other stored items can be detachably held at desired positions in the device holding area 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable case for an information processing apparatus suitable for accommodating an electronic notebook type information processing apparatus called a PDA or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a portable case of this type, an apparatus holder for holding an information processing apparatus and articles other than the apparatus, for example, codes and nouns for communication, batteries, and the like are stored. And an auxiliary holder for the same are known. Further, in order to compensate for the input weakness of this type of information processing device, a device that can hold a memo pad, a writing instrument, and the like has been developed.

[0003]

However, in any of the conventional devices, the arrangement positions of the device holder, the auxiliary holder, and the holding portion of the memo pad and the like are predetermined, and a fixed article is placed at a predetermined location. It has to be stored. Therefore, there is an inconvenience that it is not possible to change the holding position and the direction of the stored item or to variously change the type of the stored item according to the application in order to improve the usability.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a method in which a first planar fastener element is provided over substantially the entire area of a device holding area set at a portion other than a memo pad holding section. And a second planar fastener element forming a surface fastener in cooperation with the first planar fastener element is provided on an information processing apparatus or an apparatus holder holding the information processing apparatus. In addition, at least the information processing device can be appropriately held at a desired position.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A portable case for an information processing apparatus according to the present invention has a memo pad holding section for detachably holding a memo pad, and a device holding area set in a portion other than the memo pad holding section. A first planar fastener element disposed substantially over the entire area of the device holding area; and a second planar fastener element forming a surface fastener in cooperation with the first planar fastener element. The second planar fastener element is provided at least in an information processing apparatus to be stored or an apparatus holder that holds the information processing apparatus, and the information processing apparatus or the apparatus holder is provided in an apparatus holding area. It is characterized in that it can be detachably held at a desired position.

In addition to the arrangement of the first planar fastener elements, in addition to the arrangement in which the first planar fastener elements are provided on one surface in a continuous state, it is also conceivable that the first planar fastener elements are arranged in stripes or in a mesh. As a preferred embodiment, a pair of planar covering portions are connected so as to be openable and closable via a back portion,
The memo pad holding portion may be provided on the inner surface of one planar covering portion, and substantially the entire inner surface of the other planar covering portion may be used as the device retaining region.

In order to be able to appropriately store various articles such as a communication code, a mobile phone, a noun, a battery, and a writing instrument, an auxiliary holder for holding articles other than the information processing apparatus is also prepared. It is preferable that the auxiliary holder is provided with a second planar fastener element. In this case, in order to realize various arrangements, a first planar fastener element is also provided on the inner surface of the back, and the first planar fastener element is provided.
It is preferable that an auxiliary holder provided with the second planar fastener element can be detachably fixed to the planar fastener element.

As a specific embodiment of the memo pad holding section, there is a memo pad holding section in which a back pad of the memo pad can be inserted between an inner wall and an outer wall by passing through a slit. In this case, a first slit is provided substantially in parallel with the upper edge near the upper edge of one of the planar covering portions, and a second slit is provided near the lower edge. If the back pad of the notepad can be selectively inserted, both right-handed persons and left-handed persons can use it comfortably.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the portable case for an information processing apparatus in this embodiment is formed by connecting a pair of planar covering portions 1 and 2 via a back portion 3 so as to be openable and closable. In the formed state, the two-sided coating portions 1 and 2
Are connected to each other via a slide fastener 4. The memo pad holding section 5 is provided on the inner surface of the one planar covering section 1, and substantially the entire inner surface of the other planar covering section 2 is used as the device retaining area 6.

[0010] The memo pad holding section 5 is designed to allow the back pad 9a of the memo pad 9 to be inserted between the double walls 7 and 8 through the slits 11 and 12. Specifically, FIG.
As schematically shown in FIG. 1, a first slit 11 is provided in the vicinity of the upper edge 1a of one of the planar covering portions 1 substantially in parallel with the upper edge 1a, and a second slit is provided in the vicinity of the lower edge 1b. Is provided, and any one of the slits 11 and 1 is provided.
2, a back pad 9a of the memo pad 9 can be selectively inserted. That is, when used by a right-handed person, the back pad 9a may be inserted into the first slit 11 so that the memo pad 9 is located on the right side,
When used by a left-handed person, a back pad may be inserted into the second slit 12 so that the memo pad 9 is located on the left side. In this specification, the upper edge 1a and the lower edge 1b are referred to in order to make the description easy to understand. When the back pad 9a of the memo pad 9 is inserted into the second slit 12, It is used with the lower edge 1b facing upward.

The apparatus holding area 6 is an area for mounting at least the PDA 14 as an information processing apparatus, and the first hook-and-loop fastener element 15 is provided over substantially the entire area. The first hook-and-loop fastener element 15 is formed by projecting a large number of minute loops and hooks (not shown) on the surface of the sheet substrate 15a in a mixed manner.
Are continuously arranged. In this embodiment,
The first planar fastener element 1 is also provided on the inner surface of the back portion 3.
5 are provided.

The PDA 14 to be stored is, for example, an apparatus main body 14a having a liquid crystal display (not shown) on the upper surface.
And a lid 14b for protecting the liquid crystal display, which is hinged to the device main body 14a, of the electronic organizer type.
Surface fastener 16 in cooperation with the surface fastener element 15 of FIG.
Are provided. The second hook-and-loop fastener element 17 is formed by projecting a large number of fine loops and hooks (not shown) on the surface of the sheet substrate, and sticks the back surface of the sheet substrate to the bottom surface of the apparatus body 14a. I have.

This embodiment also includes auxiliary holders 22, 24, 25, and 27 for holding articles other than the PDA 14, as shown in FIGS. Second planar fastener elements 17 are provided on the lower surfaces of 24, 25 and 27. More specifically, an auxiliary holder 22 for holding the mobile phone 21, an auxiliary holder 24 for containing the noun 23, an auxiliary holder 25 for holding codes (not shown), and an auxiliary holder 25 for holding codes (not shown). An auxiliary holder 25, an auxiliary holder 27 for holding the battery 26, and the like are provided, and second planar fastener elements 17 are provided on the bottom surfaces of the auxiliary holders 22, 24, 25, and 27, respectively.

Each of the auxiliary holders 22, 25, 27 is provided with a band-like elastic band 22 on a base plate 22a, 25a, 27a.
b, 25b, 27b are arranged in an arch shape,
The mobile phone 21, cords (not shown), batteries 26 and the like can be held on the base plates 22a, 25a, 27a by the elastic force of the elastic bands 22b, 25b, 27b. The auxiliary holder 24 for accommodating the noun 23
Three sides of the transparent cover 24b are fixed on the base plate 24a, so that the noun 23 can be inserted between the transparent cover 24b and the base plate 24a.

With such a configuration, by releasing the slide fastener 4 and opening the planar covering portions 1 and 2, the PDA 14 and the notepad 9 can be used together, It is possible to select and use them as appropriate while taking advantage of both. In addition, in this portable case, the mounting position and mounting direction of the PDA 14 can be freely changed, and the above-described auxiliary holders 22 and 2 can be used.
With respect to 4, 25 and 27, necessary ones can be selected and attached at appropriate positions. Therefore, PDA1
4 and other articles 21, 23, and 26 can be appropriately customized according to the user's preference and necessity, and usability can be dramatically improved. Further, since the mounting direction of the memo pad 9 can be reversed upside down, the mounting direction of the PDA 14 and the like can be changed, which makes it easy to use for both right-handed and left-handed people.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the second fastener element is directly adhered to the bottom surface of the PDA as the information processing device has been described. For example, the second fastener element is attached to the device holder 31 as shown in FIG. The surface fastener element 17 may be provided, and the device holder 31 may be detachably disposed at a desired position in the device holding area 6.
The device holder 31 includes a holder main body 31a having a flat housing shape, and an elastic band 31b made of rubber or the like stretched over an opening of the holder main body 31a. Is provided with the second fastener element 17 on the bottom surface thereof.

The form and type of the auxiliary holder are not limited to those of the above-described embodiment. For example, FIG.
To FIG. 11. That is,
The auxiliary holder 32 shown in FIG. 6 is for holding cards and the like, and has three sides of a cover 32b fixed on a base plate 32a, and a card (not shown) between the cover 32b and the base plate 32a. The second hook-and-loop fastener element 17 is provided on the lower surface of the platform 32a. Auxiliary holder 33 shown in FIG.
Is for holding a writing instrument (not shown),
A band-like holding portion 33b for holding a writing instrument on the upper surface of the base plate 33a
The second hook-and-loop fastener element 17 is provided on the lower surface of the platform 33a. The auxiliary holder 34 shown in FIG. 8 is shaped like a pencil case, and has a second
Surface fastener element 17 is provided. 9 to 1
The auxiliary holder 35 shown in FIG. 1 is for holding cords (not shown) in a wound state, and is configured by folding one belt-shaped surface fastener element 17 at one end 17a. That is, the band-shaped surface fastener element 17 is formed by projecting a large number of fine loop portions 17d and hook portions 17e in a mixed manner on the surface 17b as shown in FIG. 1
The back surface 17c is folded back to the back surface 17c to join the back surfaces 17c together, and a handle cloth 35a is sewn to the folded portion. In the auxiliary holder 35, the other end 17f is wound around cords and the like from the extended state shown in FIG. 9, and the surface 17b of the other end 17f is pressed against the surface 17b of the one end 17a which is folded back as described above. Thus, the holding of the codes is completed as shown in FIG. In this state, a required portion of the surface 17b of the hook-and-loop fastener element 17 is
, The entire auxiliary holder 35 can be fixed to a desired position of the first hook-and-loop fastener element 15.

In the above description, the case where both the first hook-and-loop fastener element and the second hook-and-loop fastener element have a loop portion and a hook portion has been described. The components other than the illustrated embodiment are not necessarily limited to such components. That is,
For example, the first hook-and-loop fastener element has only a loop portion, and the second hook-and-loop fastener element has only a hook portion. Conversely, the first hook-and-loop fastener element has only a hook portion. In this case, the second hook-and-loop fastener element may have only a loop portion.

Note that the arrangement of the first planar fastener elements is not limited to the arrangement in which the first planar fastener elements are continuously arranged. For example, band-shaped planar fastener elements may be arranged in a striped pattern at required intervals. , It is also possible to arrange them in a mesh form.

[0020]

As described in detail above, the present invention includes a memo pad holding unit and a device holding unit, and at least the information processing device is held in the device holding unit. Can be selected and used as appropriate, and it is a matter of course that a use form taking advantage of each other can be adopted. In addition, since the information processing device is detachably held in the device holding unit via the hook-and-loop fastener, the information processing device is disposed in comparison with a conventional device that can hold the information processing device only at a predetermined position. The degree of freedom is high, the mode of use can be changed according to the user's preference or need, and the usability can be improved without difficulty.

In particular, if not only the information processing apparatus but also an auxiliary holder for holding other articles can be mounted at a desired position in the apparatus holding area via a hook-and-loop fastener,
The most suitable article can be carried together with the memo pad and the information processing device, and the usability can be further improved. In addition, a first slit is provided substantially in parallel with the upper edge near the upper edge of one planar covering portion, and a second slit is provided near the lower edge. If the back pad of the book can be selectively inserted, the mounting position and the mounting direction of the information processing device and the like can be freely changed, so that the memo pad is positioned on the right side or on the left side. Be free. Therefore, an excellent information processing device carrying case that can be used comfortably by both right-handed and left-handed persons can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the opened state of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an opened state of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic sectional explanatory view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an exemplary perspective view showing the state of use of the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view schematically showing the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Surface covering part 2 ... Surface covering part 3 ... Back part 5 ... Notepad holding part 6 ... Device holding area 9 ... Notepad 14 ... Information processing device (PDA) 15 ... First surface fastener element 16 ... Surface fastener 17 second hook-and-loop fastener element 22 auxiliary holder 24 auxiliary holder 25 auxiliary holder 27 auxiliary holder

Claims (6)

[Claims] A memo pad holding section for detachably holding a memo pad, an apparatus holding area set at a portion other than the memo pad holding section, and a substantially entire area provided in the apparatus holding area. The first planar fastener element, and a second planar fastener element forming a surface fastener in cooperation with the first planar fastener element, wherein the second planar fastener is provided. The element is provided at least in the information processing device to be stored or the device holder that holds the information processing device, and the information processing device or the device holder can be detachably held at a desired position in the device holding area. A portable case for an information processing apparatus, characterized by the following. 2. A pair of planar covering portions are connected to each other via a back so as to be openable and closable. The memo pad holding portion is provided on an inner surface of one planar covering portion, and the other surface is provided. 2. A portable case for an information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein substantially the entire inner surface of the cover is a device holding area. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an auxiliary holder for holding articles other than the information processing apparatus, wherein the auxiliary holder is provided with a second planar fastener element. For mobile case. 4. An inner surface of a back portion is also provided with a first planar fastener element, and an auxiliary holder having a second planar fastener element is detachably fastened to the first planar fastener element. The mobile case for an information processing device according to claim 3, wherein the mobile case is obtained. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the memo pad holding portion is adapted to insert a back pad of the memo pad between the double walls by passing through a slit. Mobile case. 6. An area near the upper edge of one of the planar covering portions,
A first slit is provided substantially parallel to the upper edge, and a second slit is provided in the vicinity of the lower edge, so that the back pad of the memo pad can be selectively inserted into one of the slits. A mobile case for an information processing apparatus according to claim 5.