JPS6220948Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a plug accommodating device which is convenient to carry by allowing the plug of a headphone or the like to be stored in a cabinet while being inserted into a jack. Recently, tape recorders, which are played back while walking and listened to through headphones, have come into widespread use. Such tape recorders should be made as small as possible,
Sometimes it is carried in a jacket pocket or attached to a waist belt. In that case,
As mentioned above, in order to listen with headphones, the headphone plug is inserted into the jack of the tape recorder, but since the headphone plug protrudes from the tape recorder's cabinet, the headphone plug gets in the way and makes it difficult to fit into the pocket. Alternatively, the headphone plug may touch your lower back, causing discomfort. The present invention attempts to eliminate such drawbacks.
A jack is slidably provided in a storage recess formed in the cabinet, and when a plug of a headphone or the like is inserted into the jack, the jack is pushed in and the plug is completely stored in the cabinet and cannot be protruded outside. To provide a plug storage device that prevents the plug from being removed. The present invention will be explained below with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 1 denotes a cabinet such as a tape recorder, one upper corner of which is surrounded by a partition plate 2 to form a storage chamber 3. A groove 4 and a holding part 5 are formed in the partition plate 2, and a notch 6 is formed in the front part of the storage chamber 3 of the cabinet 1, which has a diameter slightly larger than that of a headphone plug, which will be described later. , 6 is provided, and locking portions 8, 8 are formed in the vicinity of the hole 7. Reference numeral 9 denotes a headphone jack, and a base plate 10 that slides in the groove 4 is attached to the lower surface of the headphone jack 9, and is provided so that the headphone jack 9 can move back and forth within the storage chamber 3. . A spring 11 has one end fixed to the holding portion 5, and constantly urges the headphone jack 9 outward. Reference numeral 12 designates a headphone plug, and a handle 13 has a pair of arched leaf springs 14, 14 attached thereto, and a flat knob 15 extending in the axial direction is formed at the rear of the handle 13. . The plug storage device of the present invention has the configuration as described above. Now, when the user wants to listen to the music being played back from the tape recorder through the headphones, the insertion terminal of the headphone plug 12 is inserted into the hole 16 of the headphone jack 9. If the headphone plug 12 is simply inserted into the headphone jack 9, the headphone plug 12 may protrude from the cabinet 1 and become a hindrance, as shown in FIG. In such a case, the leaf springs 14, 14 of the headphone plug 12 should be aligned with the direction of the notches 6, 6 of the hole 7, and the headphone plug
Push in 12 . Then, the headphone jack 9 is pushed in against the urging force of the spring 11, and the headphone plug 12 is also pushed in accordingly. At this time, the leaf springs 14, 14 attached to the headphone plug 12 are also slightly bent, pass through the notches 6, 6, and are retracted into the cabinet 1. When the leaf springs 14, 14 are completely inserted into the storage chamber 3, the leaf springs 14, 14 are restored by their own elastic force, and when the knob 15 is rotated a little by hand, the leaf spring 14 , 14 come into contact with the locking parts 8, 8 and are locked. Therefore, the headphone plug 12 and the like are held in the storage chamber 3 against the tension of the spring 11, so that the headphone plug 12 does not get in the way when putting a tape recorder into a pocket to listen to music while walking. It never becomes. When the headphone is no longer needed, such as when the tape recorder has finished playing, hold the knob 15 in your hand and rotate it in the opposite direction to the direction of the leaf springs 14, 14 and the notches 6, 6 of the hole 7. When the headphone plug 12 is pulled slightly, the leaf springs 14, 14
The locking between the locking portions 8 and 8 is released, and the headphone jack 9 is pushed out in the opening direction by the restoring force of the spring 11, so that the headphone plug 12 is also pushed out of the cabinet 1. Therefore, handle 1
If you hold 3 in your hand and pull it, the headphone plug 1
2 can be removed from the headphone jack 9. In the plug storage device of the present invention, when the headphone plug is inserted into the headphone jack and pushed in as described above, the headphone plug is recessed into the cabinet as the headphone jack slides deep into the storage chamber. The headphone plug does not cause any trouble even when the headphone is used while carrying, and is convenient in practice.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figure shows the plug storage device of the present invention.
1 and 2 are longitudinal cross-sectional views showing respective operating states, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view, and FIG. 4 is a front view. 1... Cabinet, 3... Storage room, 6, 6...
...notch, 7... hole, 8, 8... locking part, 9...
Headphone jack, 11...Spring, 12
...headphone plug, 14,14...plate spring.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] a storage chamber formed in the cabinet and having a locking portion near the opening; a jack slidably provided in the storage chamber and constantly urged outward by a spring; and a jack locked to the locking portion. What is claimed is: 1. A plug storage device comprising a plug inserted into the jack and a spring member provided therein.