JP5965510B1 - Cover stand and electronic device with cover stand - Google Patents

Abstract

A cover stand and an electronic device with a cover stand that can improve the stability of the electronic device in a standing posture. A cover stand 10 includes a back cover portion 20 that covers the back of the tablet PC 12 and a mounting portion 28 that is foldably connected to the back cover portion and can be attached to one end of the tablet PC. And an end surface cover portion 24. The back cover part has a first plate-like part 20a whose one side is foldably connected to the end face cover part, and a second plate-like part 20b whose one side is foldably connected to the other side of the first plate-like part, An angle holding unit capable of holding the first plate-like portion and the second plate-like portion at a predetermined bending angle. Then, the angle holding part holds the gap between the first plate-like part and the second plate-like part at a predetermined bending angle, and the rear end part, which is the open end of the second plate-like part, contacts the back surface of the tablet PC. By making contact, the posture can be changed to a stand posture for standing and holding the tablet PC. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a cover stand that can cover at least the back of an electronic device and can hold the electronic device upright.

  In recent years, tablet personal computers (tablet PCs) having a touch panel type liquid crystal display and no physical keyboard are rapidly spreading. Tablet PCs are generally operated while being held by hand or when placed on a desk or knee, especially when operated while placed on a desk or knee. It may be used in a standing state using a stand. Moreover, in order to avoid a damage and breakage at the time of carrying of tablet-type PC, the cover member which can cover the front surface and the back surface is also provided.

  Regarding such a stand and cover, Patent Document 1 discloses a cover stand that can also be used as a stand for standing up a tablet PC by folding a cover portion that covers the front surface of the tablet PC into a triangular shape.

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  In the configuration described in Patent Document 1, the folded shape of the cover portion is held using the attractive force of the magnet provided on the cover portion in order to ensure the stability in the stand posture.

  However, electronic devices such as tablet PCs and smartphones are generally equipped with devices that are easily affected by magnetic force, such as electronic compass and digitizer. For this reason, there is a concern that these electronic compass and digitizer may not operate normally due to the influence of the magnet depending on the arrangement of the magnet on the cover stand and the usage state of the user.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described problems of the prior art, and has a cover stand that can eliminate the influence on the device mounted on the electronic device and improve the stability of the electronic device in the standing posture. An object is to provide an electronic device with a cover stand.

  The cover stand according to the present invention includes an end surface cover portion having a cover portion that covers the front surface or the back surface of the electronic device, and a mounting portion that is foldably connected to the cover portion and that can be attached to one end portion of the electronic device. The cover unit includes a first plate-like part whose one side is foldably connected to the end surface cover part, and one side that can be bent to the other side of the first plate-like part. A second plate-like portion connected; and an angle holding portion capable of holding a gap between the first plate-like portion and the second plate-like portion at a predetermined bending angle; and the cover portion of the electronic device The other side which is spaced apart from the front surface or the back surface and is held at a predetermined bending angle by the angle holding portion between the first plate-like portion and the second plate-like portion, and is an open end of the second plate-like portion Is brought into contact with the back surface of the electronic device to start the electronic device. Characterized in that the stand position for holding a posture changeable.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic apparatus with a cover stand including the cover stand having the above-described configuration and the electronic apparatus which is a tablet personal computer including a display capable of touch operation.

  According to such a configuration, the angle between the first plate-like portion and the second plate-like portion constituting the cover portion is changed to the stand posture by being held at a predetermined bending angle by the angle holding portion. The electronic device can be held in a desired standing posture simply by bringing the open end of the second plate-like portion into contact with the back surface of the electronic device. Accordingly, a stable stand posture can be maintained without using a magnet for the cover portion and the angle holding portion constituting the cover portion, and the magnetic force is not exerted on the device mounted on the electronic device.

  The angle holding part is connected to a first holding plate whose one side is connected to the first plate-like part, one side is foldable to the other side of the first holding plate, and the other side is the second plate-like part. A second holding plate connected to the first holding plate, and disposed so as to straddle a fold line between the first plate-like portion and the second plate-like portion, and the one side of the first holding plate and the first holding plate The second holding plate may be configured such that a portion other than the other side can be separated from the first plate-like portion and the second plate-like portion. If it does so, an angle holding part can be made into the simple structure which consists of a 1st holding plate and a 2nd holding plate, and can reduce a number of parts and cost. In addition, since the angle holding portion is arranged so as to straddle the folding line between the first plate portion and the second plate portion, when the portion between the first plate portion and the second plate portion is bent. Is capable of smoothly and reliably deforming the angle holding portion into a mountain shape and holding the bending angle between the first plate-like portion and the second plate-like portion at a predetermined angle.

  An anti-slip member or an anti-slip process may be provided on the end surface of the other side that contacts the back surface of the electronic device of the second plate-like part. If it does so, the other side which is an open end of a 2nd plate-shaped part can be contact | abutted and supported more stably with respect to the back surface of an electronic device.

  The angle holding unit is configured such that the first plate-shaped portion and the second plate-shaped portion are arranged such that a contact angle of the second plate-shaped portion with respect to the back surface of the electronic device in the stand posture is substantially a right angle. The structure which prescribes | regulates the bending angle between may be sufficient. If it does so, the support of the electronic device by a 2nd plate-shaped part will be stabilized further. In addition, the contact angle of the other side of the second plate-shaped portion with respect to the back surface of the electronic device is substantially a right angle other than the state where the second plate-shaped portion is in contact with the back surface of the electronic device at a right angle. Is a concept that includes a certain range of angles before and after a right angle.

  The cover portion is a back cover portion that covers a back surface of the electronic device, and is connected to a side of the end surface cover portion that is opposite to a connection side with respect to the back cover portion, and covers a front surface of the electronic device. A storage posture in which the electronic device is stored inside by folding the back cover portion and the front cover portion in half via the end surface cover portion, and separating the electronic device from the front cover portion. A configuration in which the posture can be changed to a stand posture in which the electronic apparatus is held upright by holding the first plate-like portion and the second plate-like portion at a predetermined bending angle via the angle holding portion. It may be.

  A keyboard device capable of communicating with the electronic device may be provided on the inner surface of the front cover portion. If it does so, the keyboard apparatus provided in the inner surface of the front cover part can be utilized as an input means of the electronic device stood and held.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to maintain a stable stand posture without using a magnet for the cover portion and the angle holding portion constituting the cover portion, and there is no influence of magnetic force on the device mounted on the electronic device. .

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state where a tablet PC is held upright using a cover stand according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cover stand and the tablet PC shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the back side. FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing a state where the tablet PC is removed from the cover stand shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of a main part viewed from the inner surface side with the cover stand opened. FIG. 5 is a side view showing a state in which the cover stand is folded and the tablet PC is housed inside. FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state in which the back cover unit and the tablet PC are opened from the storage posture shown in FIG. 5 and the posture of the cover stand is changed to the stand posture. FIG. 7 is a side view showing a state in which the cover stand is in a stand posture by bending between the first plate-like portion and the second plate-like portion of the back cover portion from the state shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a cover stand and an electronic apparatus with a cover stand according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a state (stand posture) in which a tablet PC 12 is held upright using a cover stand 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the cover stand 10 and the tablet illustrated in FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at type | mold PC12 from the back side. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing a state in which the tablet PC 12 is removed from the cover stand 10 shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of the main part seen from the inner surface side with the cover stand 10 opened. FIG. FIG. 5 is a side view showing a state (storage posture) in which the cover stand 10 is folded and the tablet PC 12 is stored inside.

  The cover stand 10 according to the present embodiment has a function as a stand that can stand the tablet PC 12 at a plurality of inclination angles on an installation surface such as a user's knee sitting on a desk or chair, and a tablet And a function as a cover case for storing and carrying the mold PC 12. Examples of the usage target of the cover stand 10 include electronic devices other than the tablet PC 12, such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, or an electronic notebook.

  The tablet PC 12 is a generally known one that includes a display 12a that is a touch panel type liquid crystal display unit that can be touch-operated, and that houses various electronic components (not shown) such as a substrate, an arithmetic unit, and a memory. On the upper end side of the tablet PC 12, there is a case where a device 12b that is easily affected by a magnetic force such as an electronic compass is mounted (see FIG. 1). In addition, a digitizer may be mounted on the display 12a.

  The cover stand 10 includes a cover member 14 that is folded in half so as to store the tablet PC 12 inside in the storage posture shown in FIG. 5, and a base plate 16 provided inside the cover member 14.

  Hereinafter, as shown in FIG. 1, the front side is the front side (front side) and the back side is the direction viewed from the user using the tablet type PC 12, with the usage form in the stand posture in which the tablet type PC 12 is held upright as a reference. In the following description, the rear side (rear side) is referred to, and the standing direction of the tablet PC 12 is referred to as the up-down direction, and the width direction is referred to as the left-right direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 5, the cover member 14 forms the outer surface of the cover stand 10, and includes a back cover portion (cover portion) 20 that covers the back surface of the tablet PC 12, and FIG. 5 is connected in a foldable manner between the front cover portion 22 that covers the front surface of the tablet PC 12 in the storage posture shown in FIG. 5, and the back cover portion 20 and the front cover portion 22. And an end surface cover portion 24 that covers the end surface.

  The front cover portion 22 is a thin plate-like cover that can cover the front surface of the tablet PC 12, and has a rectangular shape having an outer shape that is slightly longer in the front-rear direction than the tablet PC 12 stored in a plan view (see FIG. 5). ). The front cover portion 22 has a two-layer structure by attaching a thin plate-like base plate 16 to the inner surface thereof. The front cover portion 22 is a portion that becomes a bottom plate placed on a desk or a knee when the tablet PC 12 is used using the cover stand 10. A keyboard device 26 is disposed on the upper surface of the base plate 16, and a touch pad 27 is disposed on the front side of the keyboard device 26.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the end surface cover portion 24 is located behind the base plate 16 and the tablet PC 12 when the back cover portion 20 and the front cover portion 22 are folded in half with the tablet PC 12 facing inward. It is a part used as the spine which covers an end surface in the thickness direction. Therefore, the end surface cover part 24 has a width equal to or greater than the total thickness of the tablet PC 12 and the base plate 16. The end surface cover portion 24 is formed with a fold line A1 extending in the left-right lateral direction at a boundary portion between the end cover portion 24 and the front cover portion 22, and is bent at a boundary portion between the end cover portion 24 and the rear cover portion 20 in the left-right lateral direction. A line A2 is formed.

  On the inner surface of the end surface cover portion 24, a mounting portion 28 extending in the horizontal direction is provided. The mounting portion 28 has a slightly shorter length and substantially the same depth as the lower end surface of the tablet PC 12, and is a trapezoidal shape that protrudes while being inclined obliquely upward and rearward from the inner surface of the end surface cover portion 24. It is a member. The mounting portion 28 is provided with a convex hook member (not shown) that can be engaged with a concave portion (not shown) formed on the lower end surface of the tablet PC 12 or a magnet (not shown) that can be attracted to the lower end surface of the tablet PC 12. It has been. With these engagement structure and / or suction structure, the tablet PC 12 can be attached to and detached from the mounting portion 28.

  Even in the structure in which a magnet is mounted on the mounting portion 28, for example, the device 12b such as an electronic compass is provided on the upper end side of the tablet PC 12, and therefore the magnet is not affected. Further, even when a digitizer is mounted on the display 12a, a certain space is provided between the digitizer and the mounting portion 28, so that the magnet is not affected.

  By having such a mounting portion 28, in the stand posture of the cover stand 10, the tablet PC 12 has a predetermined angle, for example, the storage posture shown in FIG. When the angle is set, the standing posture is set to about 100 degrees to 150 degrees (see FIGS. 1, 2, and 7). Further, in the storage posture, the tablet PC 12 remains in a state of being mounted on the mounting portion 28 and is in a horizontal posture together with the back cover portion 20 and the front cover portion 22 in a horizontal posture (see FIG. 5).

  The back cover portion 20 is a thin plate-like cover that can cover the back surface of the tablet PC 12, and has a rectangular shape having substantially the same outer shape as the tablet PC 12 stored in a plan view (see FIG. 5). In the storage posture shown in FIG. 5, the back cover unit 20 is disposed so as to overlap the front cover unit 22 with the tablet PC 12 and the base plate 16 (keyboard device 26) interposed therebetween.

  The back cover part 20 has a front edge part (one side) that is bent and connected to a rear edge part of the end face cover part 24 via a folding line A1, and a front edge part (one side) is bent. A rear edge portion (other side) of the first plate-like portion 20a and a second plate-like portion 20b that is foldably connected are provided via a line A3. The fold line A3 is formed so as to extend in the horizontal direction at the boundary portion between the first plate-like portion 20a and the second plate-like portion 20b. The back cover part 20 is further provided with an angle holding part 30 that holds the gap between the first plate-like part 20a and the second plate-like part 20b at a predetermined bending angle.

  A non-slip member 32 made of a rubber material or the like is provided on the end surface of the rear edge portion (other side) 31 serving as an open end of the second plate-like portion 20b so as to extend in the longitudinal direction (see FIG. 3). The anti-slip member 32 is a portion that contacts and supports the back surface of the tablet PC 12 in the stand posture shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 (see also FIG. 7). Instead of the anti-slip member 32, an anti-slip process such as a concavo-convex shape may be provided directly on the end surface of the rear end part 31 of the second plate-like part 20b. Further, when the surface material of the second plate-like part 20b has a predetermined anti-slip performance, the anti-slip member 32 and the anti-slip process are omitted, and the rear end part 31 is directly connected to the tablet PC 12. You may make it contact | abut to the back surface. In the cover stand 10 according to the present embodiment, since the angular position in the stand posture is held by the angle holding unit 30, the tablet type can be used without providing a suction means such as a magnet on the end surface of the second plate-like part 20 b. The PC 12 can be supported stably.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the angle holding unit 30 is disposed so as to straddle the fold line A <b> 3 between the first plate-like portion 20 a and the second plate-like portion 20 b. The plate member is smaller than the portion 20a and the second plate portion 20b.

  The angle holding unit 30 includes a first holding plate 30a whose front end (one side) is connected to the inner surface of the first plate-like portion 20a, and a front end (one side) behind the first holding plate 30a via a fold line B1. The second holding plate 30b is connected to the end portion (other side) so as to be bendable, and the rear end portion (other side) is connected to the inner surface of the second plate-like portion 20b. In the angle holding part 30, a fold line B2 extending in the horizontal direction is formed at the connection part between the first holding plate 30a and the first plate-like part 20a, and the second holding plate 30b and the second plate-like part are formed. A fold line B3 extending in the left-right lateral direction is formed at the connecting portion between 20b. As a result, the angle holding part 30 has portions other than the front end part (folding line B2) of the first holding plate 30a and the rear end part (folding line B3) of the second holding plate 30b, the first plate-like part 20a and the second holding part 30b. It can be separated from the plate-like portion 20b (see FIGS. 3, 6 and 7).

  In the case of the present embodiment, the angle holding part 30 is formed by cutting out a part other than the parts to be the fold lines B2 and B3 of the surface material forming the first plate-like part 20a and the second plate-like part 20b into a rectangular shape. (See the cutout 20c shown in FIGS. 3 and 4). For this reason, in the storage posture shown in FIG. 5, the angle holding unit 30 is housed and disposed so as to form part of the inner surfaces of the first plate-like portion 20 a and the second plate-like portion 20 b, and the plate of the back cover portion 20. There is no effect on thickness increase. Of course, when it is not necessary to consider the increase in the plate thickness of the back cover portion 20, the angle holding portion 30 may be attached from the inner surfaces of the first plate-like portion 20a and the second plate-like portion 20b.

  Such a cover member 14 is integrally formed to extend from the front cover part 22 through the end face cover part 24 to the rear cover part 20, thereby forming the outer surface of the cover stand 10. As a material of the cover member 14, for example, a thin flat plate made of glass epoxy resin, polycarbonate, carbon or the like is used as a core material, and its periphery is surrounded by leather, artificial leather, cloth or the like. Moreover, the angle holding | maintenance part 30 is comprised by what provided the above-mentioned thin flat core material inside the leather, cloth, etc. which form the inner surface of the back cover part 20, for example.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 5, the base plate 16 is configured using a plate member made of a highly rigid resin material or metal material, and is fixed to the inner surface of the front cover portion 22. The keyboard device 26 disposed so as to be exposed on the upper surface of the base plate 16 is connected to the tablet PC 12 wirelessly or by wire, and can be used as a keyboard for operating the tablet PC 12.

  Next, a method of changing the posture of the cover stand 10 configured as described above from the storage posture shown in FIG. 5 to the stand posture shown in FIG. 7 will be described.

  6 is a side view showing a state in which the back cover 22 and the tablet PC 12 are opened from the storage posture shown in FIG. 5 to change the posture of the cover stand 10 to the stand posture, and FIG. It is a side view which shows the state which bend | folded between the 1st plate-shaped part 20a and the 2nd plate-shaped part 20b of the back cover part 22 from the state shown, and made the cover stand 10 the stand attitude | position.

  First, in the storage position shown in FIG. 5, the cover stand 10 is folded in half with the back cover 20 and the front cover 22 folded along the folding lines A1 and A2 with the tablet PC 12 held by the mounting portion 28. It is. Thereby, one end surface of the tablet PC 12 is covered with the end surface cover portion 24, the back surface is covered with the back surface cover portion 20, and the front surface is covered with the front surface cover portion 22 via the base plate 16. Therefore, the user can carry the tablet PC 12 in a state where the tablet PC 12 is protected by the cover stand 10 like a book cover.

  Next, when the cover stand 10 in the stowed posture is deformed to the stand posture and the tablet PC 12 is held in the standing posture, the front cover portion 22 is placed on a desk or a knee, and the end face cover portion. The back cover portion 20 is opened rearward through 24 folding lines A1 and A2 and laid on a desk or the like. Thereafter or substantially simultaneously, as shown in FIG. 6, the first plate-like portion 20a is folded between the first plate-like portion 20a and the second plate-like portion 20b of the back cover portion 20 via a fold line A3. While being laid down on the top, the second plate-like portion 20b is folded back to lift the open end of the second plate-like portion 20b upward.

  As the second plate-like portion 20b is folded back, as shown in FIG. 6, the first plate-like portion 20a and the second plate-like portion 20b of the angle holding portion 30 are first held via the folding lines B2 and B3. The plate 30a and the second holding plate 30b are lifted away from the first plate-like portion 20a and the second plate-like portion 20b, respectively. At the same time, the first holding plate 30a and the second holding plate 30b are bent in a mountain shape via the folding line B1.

  Then, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the angle holding part 30 has a mountain shape in which the first holding plate 30 a and the second holding plate 30 b are bent at a substantially right angle via the fold line B <b> 1. It stabilizes in the state which received the inner surface of the 2nd plate-shaped part 20b on the surface of 30b. As a result, the first plate-like portion 20a and the second plate-like portion 20b are held at a predetermined bending angle. Therefore, the rear end which is the open end of the second plate-like portion 20b with respect to the back surface of the tablet PC 12 which is tilted backward by the mounting portion 28 of the end surface cover portion 24 opened on the desk or the like by the folding line A1. The part 31 (slip prevention member 32) is brought into contact. As a result, the cover stand 10 is in a stand posture for holding the tablet PC 12 at a predetermined angle in a backward tilted posture (see FIGS. 1, 2 and 7).

  In the case of the present embodiment, the angle holding unit 30 includes the first plate-like portion 20a so that the contact angle of the second plate-like portion 20b with the back surface of the tablet PC 12 in the stand posture shown in FIG. And the second plate-like portion 20b are set so as to define the bending angle between them and the tablet PC 12 can be held more stably. Note that the contact angle of the second plate-shaped portion 20b with the back surface of the tablet PC 12 is a substantially right angle, in addition to the state where the second plate-shaped portion 20b is in contact with the back surface of the tablet PC 12 at a right angle. Is a concept that includes a certain range of front and rear angles, for example, about 80 degrees to 100 degrees. In short, it is only necessary that the second plate-like portion 20b can stably hold the back surface of the tablet PC 12.

  Next, when the cover stand 10 is changed from the stand posture shown in FIG. 7 to the storage posture shown in FIG. 5, the second plate-like portion 20b of the back cover portion 20 is opened via the folding line A3. The back cover unit 20 is separated from the back surface of the tablet PC 12 and the back cover unit 20 is folded together with the end surface cover unit 24 to the near side. As a result, the cover member 14 is again folded in half by the end surface cover portion 24 and the storage posture is such that the tablet PC 12 is stored inside.

  As described above, the cover stand 10 according to the present embodiment is connected to the back cover portion 20 that covers the back surface of the tablet PC 12 that is an electronic device and the back cover portion 20 so as to be foldable. The rear cover portion 20 includes a first plate-like portion 20a having one side foldably connected to the end surface cover portion 24, and one side. Can be held at a predetermined bending angle between the second plate-like portion 20b foldably connected to the other side of the first plate-like portion 20a and the first plate-like portion 20a and the second plate-like portion 20b. An angle holding unit 30. Then, the back cover portion 20 is separated from the back surface of the tablet PC 12 and the first plate-like portion 20a and the second plate-like portion 20b are held at a predetermined bending angle by the angle holding portion 30 to form the second plate-like shape. The rear end portion 31 that is the open end of the portion 20b is brought into contact with the back surface of the tablet PC 12, so that the posture can be changed to a stand posture that holds the tablet PC 12 upright.

  As described above, in the cover stand 10, the angle between the first plate-like portion 20 a and the second plate-like portion 20 b constituting the back cover portion 20 is changed to the stand posture by being held at a predetermined bending angle by the angle holding portion 30. In this state, the tablet PC 12 can be held in a desired standing posture simply by bringing the rear end portion 31 that is the open end of the second plate-shaped portion 20 b into contact with the back surface of the tablet PC 12. Accordingly, a stable stand posture can be maintained without using a magnet for the back cover portion 20 and the angle holding portion 30 constituting the back cover portion 20 and is mounted on the tablet PC 12 in the stand posture shown in FIGS. 1 and 7. It does not affect the equipment 12b and digitizer (not shown).

  Moreover, since the cover stand 10 does not use magnets for the back cover part 20, for example, the front cover part 22 is opened and the tablet PC 12 is used with the back cover part 20 covering the back of the tablet PC 12. Of course, there is no influence on the device 12b or the like even in the form.

  Further, in the cover stand 10, the tablet PC 12 can be changed from the storage posture to the stand posture while the lower end surface of the tablet PC 12 is mounted on the mounting portion 28 of the end surface cover portion 24. Thereby, not only the posture can be easily changed, but also a large space in the front-rear direction can be secured on the upper surface of the front cover portion 22. For this reason, what has sufficient key number and key pitch can be used as the keyboard apparatus 26, and also there exists an advantage that the touchpad 27 and palm rest can be easily installed in the front.

  The angle holding part 30 is connected to the first holding plate 30a, one side of which is connected to the first plate-like part 20a, the one side of the first holding plate 30a being foldable, and the other side being a second plate-like part. And a second holding plate 30b connected to 20b. And the angle holding | maintenance part 30 is arrange | positioned so that the bending line A3 between the 1st plate-shaped part 20a and the 2nd plate-shaped part 20b may be straddled, and the 1st holding plate 30a side and the 2nd holding plate 30b Parts other than the other side can be separated from the first plate-like portion 20a and the second plate-like portion 20b. Thereby, the angle holding | maintenance part 30 can be made into the simple structure which consists of the 1st holding plate 30a and the 2nd holding plate 30b, and can reduce a number of parts and cost. Moreover, when the space between the first plate-like portion 20a and the second plate-like portion 20b of the back cover portion 20 is bent by the fold line A3, the angle holding portion 30 is smoothly and reliably deformed into a mountain shape ( 6 and FIG. 7), the bending angle between the first plate-like portion 20a and the second plate-like portion 20b can be maintained at a predetermined angle.

  It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is needless to say that the present invention can be freely changed without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the keyboard device 26 and the touch pad 27 are provided on the front cover portion 22 is illustrated. However, the front cover portion 22 is simply covered with the front surface of the tablet PC 12 by omitting the keyboard device 26 and the like. It may be configured. Further, the front cover portion 22 may be omitted.

  In the said embodiment, the back cover part 20 is comprised by the 1st plate-shaped part 20a and the 2nd plate-shaped part 20b, and the angle holding | maintenance part 30 is spanned between these 1st plate-shaped parts 20a and the 2nd plate-shaped part 20b. The provided structure was illustrated. On the other hand, the front cover portion 22 is provided with the same configuration as the first plate-like portion 20a, the second plate-like portion 20b, and the angle holding portion 30, while the back cover portion 20 is omitted and the front cover portion 22 is bent. It is good also as a structure which folds back to the back side of tablet type PC12 by A1, A2, and constructs a stand attitude | position via an angle holding | maintenance part.

10 Cover stand 12 Tablet PC
12a display 12b device 14 cover member 16 base plate 20 back cover part 20a first plate-like part 20b second plate-like part 22 front cover part 24 end face cover part 26 keyboard device 28 mounting part 30 angle holding part 30a first holding plate 30b first 2 holding plate 32 anti-slip member A1-A3, B1-B3 fold line

Claims (7)

A cover stand comprising a cover portion that covers a front surface or a back surface of an electronic device, and an end surface cover portion that is foldably connected to the cover portion and has a mounting portion on which one end portion of the electronic device can be attached. And
The cover portion includes a first plate-like portion whose one side is foldably connected to the end surface cover portion, and a second plate-like portion whose one side is foldably connected to the other side of the first plate-like portion, An angle holding part capable of holding a predetermined bending angle between the first plate-like part and the second plate-like part;
The cover portion is separated from the front surface or the back surface of the electronic device, and the second plate shape is held between the first plate portion and the second plate portion by a predetermined bending angle by the angle holding portion. A cover stand, wherein the posture can be changed to a stand posture for standing and holding the electronic device by bringing the other side which is an open end of the portion into contact with the back surface of the electronic device. The cover stand according to claim 1, wherein
The angle holding part is connected to a first holding plate whose one side is connected to the first plate-like part, one side is foldable to the other side of the first holding plate, and the other side is the second plate-like part. A second holding plate connected to the first holding plate, and disposed so as to straddle a fold line between the first plate-like portion and the second plate-like portion, and the one side of the first holding plate and the first holding plate The cover stand, wherein a portion other than the other side of the second holding plate can be separated from the first plate-like portion and the second plate-like portion. The cover stand according to claim 1 or 2,
An anti-slip member or an anti-slip process is provided on an end surface of the other side of the second plate-like portion that contacts the back surface of the electronic device. In the cover stand of any one of Claims 1-3,
The angle holding unit is configured such that the first plate-shaped portion and the second plate-shaped portion are arranged such that a contact angle of the second plate-shaped portion with respect to the back surface of the electronic device in the stand posture is substantially a right angle. A cover stand characterized by defining a bending angle between them. In the cover stand of any one of Claims 1-4,
The cover is a back cover that covers the back of the electronic device,
Connected to the side of the end surface cover portion opposite to the connection side to the back cover portion, and includes a front cover portion covering the front surface of the electronic device,
A storage posture in which the electronic device is stored inside by folding the back cover portion and the front cover portion in half via the end surface cover portion, and the electronic device is separated from the front cover portion, and The posture can be changed to a stand posture in which the electronic apparatus is held upright by holding the first plate-like portion and the second plate-like portion at a predetermined bending angle via the angle holding portion. Cover stand. The cover stand according to claim 5, wherein
A cover stand, wherein a keyboard device capable of communicating with the electronic device is provided on an inner surface of the front cover portion.   An electronic device with a cover stand, comprising: the cover stand according to any one of claims 1 to 6; and the electronic device that is a tablet personal computer including a touch-operable display.

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