Rotation terminal device for portable terminals and electric lamp

Abstract

A terminal device which is used for charging of portable terminals and data communication, the device including a terminal holder including at least one terminal, a device main body 12 including an opening for mounting the terminal holder, which is configured such that a decorative surface constituting a portion of the device main body is provided on one surface of the terminal holder and the terminal is provided on the other surface and is rotatably attached to the device main body by a rotation mechanism, and is configured so the terminal protrudes the front surface side of the main body in a use state and the decorative surface appears on the front surface side.

Claims

1. A terminal device which is used for purposes including charging of portable terminals and data communication, the device comprising: a terminal holder that includes at least one terminal; and a device main body that includes an opening for mounting the terminal holder, wherein the terminal holder is configured such that a decorative surface constituting a portion of the device main body is provided on one surface of the terminal holder and the terminal is provided on the other surface thereof, the terminal holder is rotatably attached to the device main body by a rotation mechanism, and is configured such that the terminal protrudes on a front surface side of the device main body in a use state of the terminal holder and the decorative surface appears on the front surface side to constitute the portion of the device main body in a non-use state of the terminal holder; wherein the one surface of the terminal holder is parallel to the other surface of the terminal holder; and wherein the rotation mechanism has an axis around which the terminal holder rotates and the axis is parallel to both the one surface and the other surface of the terminal holder.

2. The terminal device for portable terminals according to claim 1, wherein the terminal holder includes an engagement portion, and the device main body includes a to-be-engaged-portion to be engaged with the engagement portion within the opening of the device main body, so that terminal holder is configured to be fixed at a position where the terminal appears on the front surface side or at a position where the decorative surface appears by the engagement between the engagement portion and the to-be-engaged-portion.

3. An electric lamp comprising: a base for use on a desk, or a floor; an illumination unit which is provided on the base; and the rotation terminal device for portable terminals according to claim 1 which is embedded in the base, wherein the base also serves as the device main body, the base is provided with a column that also serves as the supporting body, and the illumination unit is provided in an upper portion of the column.

4. A terminal device which is used for purposes including charging of portable terminals and data communication, the device comprising: a terminal holder that includes at least one terminal; and a device main body that includes an opening for mounting the terminal holder, wherein the terminal holder is configured such that a decorative surface constituting a portion of the device main body is provided on one surface of the terminal holder and the terminal is provided on the other surface thereof, the terminal holder is rotatably attached to the device main body by a rotation mechanism, and is configured such that the terminal protrudes on a front surface side of the device main body in a use state of the terminal holder and the decorative surface appears on the front surface side to constitute the portion of the device main body in a non-use state of the terminal holder; wherein the device main body includes a supporting body, the supporting body functions as a support that supports the portable terminal at a back thereof when the portable terminal is connected to the terminal, and a change in an angle of backward inclination, which varies depending on a difference in a size of the portable terminal, is adjusted by the rotation mechanism of the terminal holder, and wherein the supporting body includes a stopper that holds the portable terminal in an upper portion of the supporting body.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an example of a rotation terminal device for portable terminals according to the invention when a terminal is used.

(2) FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state when the terminal is not used in the rotation terminal device for portable terminals.

(3) FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a configuration of the rotation terminal device for portable terminals.

(4) FIG. 4 consists of FIGS. 4A and 4B and is an enlarged view of an engagement structure of the terminal holder, FIG. 4A is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating an example of a to-be-engaged-portion, and FIG. 4B is a partial perspective view.

(5) FIG. 5 consists of FIGS. 5A and 5B and illustrates changes in the position of the terminal holder, FIG. 5A illustrates a state during the rotation of the terminal holder, and FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view illustrating a maximum rotation state of the terminal holder.

(6) FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating an example of an electric lamp including the rotation terminal device for portable terminals according to the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(7) Hereinafter, the invention will be described in more detail with reference to examples shown in the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes a terminal holder, reference numeral 12 denotes a device main body, and the device main body 12 includes an opening 13 for mounting the terminal holder 11. The device main body 12 has a surface which is formed to be flat as a whole, and is provided with the opening 13 on a substantially rear side of the center portion thereof.

(8) The terminal holder 11 is configured to have a flat decorative surface 14 on one surface thereof so as to constitute a portion of the device main body 12, and to have a terminal 15 on the other surface thereof, and is rotatably attached to the device main body 12 by a rotation mechanism 16 (see FIG. 2). The rotation mechanism 16 includes a short axis 16a provided on the side surface of the terminal holder 11 and an axis opening 16b provided on the device main body side, and is configured such that the short axis 16a is rotatably attached so as to fit into the axis opening 16b (see FIG. 3).

(9) In the example shown in the drawing, the terminal holder 11 is formed to have a substantially disk shape, is configured such that the short axis 16a is provided in the diameter direction of the outer peripheral surface thereof, and is disposed in a substantially hemispherical blank space of a pair of casings 17a and 17b in which the terminal holder is accommodated (see FIG. 3). The rotation mechanism 16 also serves as a lead-in inlet of a wiring cord 18, an end of the wiring 18 leads to a power supply, and the other end is connected to the terminal 15. Meanwhile, reference numeral 13 denotes a casing opening, and reference numeral 18a denotes a control substrate.

(10) The terminal holder 11 includes an engagement portion 19, and the device main body 12 includes to-be-engaged-portions 21a and 21b to be engaged with the engagement portion 19 within the opening 13 of the device main body 12. The terminal holder is configured to be fixed at a position where the terminal 15 appears on the front surface side or at a position where the decorative surface 14 appears by engagement between the engagement portion 19 and the to-be-engaged-portions 21a and 21b.

(11) The engagement portion 19 shown in the drawings includes a pair of protrusions provided on the outer peripheral surface of the terminal holder in an axial direction orthogonal to a short axis direction, and is provided so as to be elastically deformable by a slight amount (see FIG. 3). The to-be-engaged-portions 21a and 21b are respectively provided at the ends of respective engagement portion sliding grooves 20a and 20b formed in the inner peripheral surface of a junction between the pair of casings 17a and 17b (see FIG. 4B). Accordingly, the engagement portion 19 is engaged with the to-be-engaged-portions 21a and 21b so as to be fixed at a position constituting a portion of the device main body surface, and is engaged with a to-be-engaged-portion 21c on a side opposite to the to-be-engaged-portions 21a and 21b so as to be fixed at a position which is maximally rotated (see FIG. 5B).

(12) In the rotation terminal device for portable terminals 10 configured in this manner, the terminal holder 11 is configured such that the terminal 15 protrudes on the front surface side of the device main body 12 in a use state of the terminal holder, and the decorative surface 14 appears on the front surface side to constitute a portion of the surface of the device main body 12 in a non-use state of the terminal holder. The non-use state is illustrated in FIG. 2, and the engagement portion 19, 19 is stabilized by being engaged with the to-be-engaged-portions 21a and 21b at the ends of the engagement portion sliding grooves 20a and 20b. Therefore, the terminal 15 is hidden by the decorative surface 14 appearing on the front surface, and is thus protected from contamination or damage, and aesthetic properties of the appearance are not also impaired.

(13) From this state, it is possible to push down and rotate the end of the terminal holder 11 on the left side of each drawing, and the midway state is illustrated in FIG. 5A. During the rotation, the engagement portion 19 slides in the engagement portion sliding grooves 20a and 20b and is engaged with the to-be-engaged-portions 21a and 21b at the ends of the engagement portion sliding grooves 20a and 20b on the left side, as illustrated in FIG. 5B, in a state where the terminal holder is maximally rotated, and thus the terminal 15 is stabilized in a protruding state.

(14) When the terminal 15 is set to be in a protruding state, a portable terminal M can be connected to a socket, which allows the charging of the portable terminal M and data communication by the electrical conduction of the wiring cord 18. In the state illustrated in FIG. 5B, the portable terminal M is slightly inclined to the left but is stabilized. Accordingly, any trouble does not occur in a case of a lightweight portable terminal M, but the portable terminal can be supported at the back thereof by providing a supporting body 22 as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 4B.

(15) When the device main body 12 is provided with the supporting body 22 and the portable terminal M is connected to the terminal 15, the supporting body 22 can be configured to function as a support that supports the portable terminal M at the back thereof. The terminal holder 11 can be stopped at any rotation position, and a change in the angle of backward inclination, which varies depending on a difference in the size of the portable terminal M, is adjusted by the rotation mechanism 16 of the terminal holder 11 of the rotation terminal device for portable terminals according to the invention (see FIG. 1).

(16) A stopper 22a is provided in the supporting body 22 so as to be vertically slidable. That is, the supporting body 22 has a uniform cross-sectional shape, and the stopper 22a is provided so as to be vertically movable with the supporting body 22 as the axis thereof. Accordingly, when the back of the portable terminal M is supported by the supporting body 22, the supporting body 22 acts to hold the portable terminal M on the upper portion. Even when the portable terminal is held, it is not necessary to make the sliding of the stopper 22a tight, and it is desired that the supporting body is formed to have a shape and a structure that does not damage the portable terminal M.

(17) Further, according to the invention, it is possible to configure an electric lamp 25 that includes a base 23 for use on a desk, a floor, and the like and an illumination unit 24 provided on the base 23, and includes the rotation terminal device for portable terminals 10 embedded in the base 23. The electric lamp 25 is illustrated in FIG. 6.

(18) The base 23 also serves as the device main body 12 and is provided with a column 26 also serving as the supporting body 22, and the illumination unit 24 is provided in the upper portion of the column 26. Reference numeral 27 denotes a switch that controls electrical conduction of a circuit including the terminal 15 and the illumination unit 24. According to the electric lamp 25 of the invention which is configured in this manner, the decorative surface 14 appears on the surface of the base 23 in a non-use state of the terminal, and thus appearance is not impaired. In addition, the terminal 15 is exposed upward only in a use state, and thus it is possible to perform work such as the charging of the portable terminal M and data communication.

REFERENCE NUMBERS

(19) 10: ROTATION TERMINAL DEVICE FOR PORTABLE TERMINALS

(20) 11: TERMINAL HOLDER

(21) 12: DEVICE MAIN BODY

(22) 13: OPENING

(23) 14: DECORATIVE SURFACE

(24) 15: TERMINAL

(25) 16: ROTATION MECHANISM

(26) 17a, 17b: CASING

(27) 18: WIRING CORD

(28) 19: ENGAGEMENT PORTION

(29) 20a, 20b: ENGAGEMENT PORTION SLIDING GROOVE

(30) 21a, 21b: TO-BE-ENGAGED-PORTION

(31) 22: SUPPORTING BODY

(32) 23: BASE

(33) 24: ILLUMINATION UNIT

(34) 25: ELECTRIC LAMP

(35) 26: COLUMN

(36) 27: SWITCH