Cord reel device and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10498124-B2
Application number	US-201916278909-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 19, 2019
Priority date	Feb 26, 2018
Publication date	Dec 3, 2019
Grant date	Dec 3, 2019

Abstract

A cord reel device is a cord reel device for winding a cord in an extendable and retractable manner, and includes an enclosure, a reel, a pin, a support column, and a ring. The reel is rotatably disposed around a rotation axis AX in the enclosure and includes a hollow reel body around which a reel cord can be wound. The reel body has an outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface. The pin extends between the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface of the reel body, with one end thereof on the outer peripheral surface side being connected with the reel cord. The support column is disposed inside the reel body. The ring is at least partially embedded in the support and disposed so as to be in constant contact with another end of the pin on the inner peripheral surface side.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cord reel device for winding a cord in an extendable and retractable manner, comprising:
an enclosure;
a reel rotatably disposed around a rotation axis in the enclosure and including a hollow reel body around which the cord is wound, the reel body having an outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface;
a first conductive portion extending between the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface of the reel body, with one end thereof on the outer peripheral surface side being connected with the cord;
a support disposed inside the reel body; and
a second conductive portion that is at least partially embedded in the support and disposed so as to be in constant contact with another end of the first conductive portion on the inner peripheral surface side;
wherein
the cord includes a first cord and a second cord,
one end of the first cord is connected to the first conductive portion, and the first cord is able to be wound around the reel,
one end of the second cord is connected to the second conductive portion, and
the reel has a fixing portion for fixing a predetermined length of the first cord on the one end side thereof to the reel.

2. A cord reel device for winding a cord in an extendable and retractable manner, comprising:
an enclosure;
a reel rotatably disposed around a rotation axis in the enclosure and including a hollow reel body around which the cord is wound, the reel body having an outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface;
a first conductive portion extending between the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface of the reel body, with one end thereof on the outer peripheral surface side being connected with the cord;
a support disposed inside the reel body;
a second conductive portion that is at least partially embedded in the support and disposed so as to be in constant contact with another end of the first conductive portion on the inner peripheral surface side,
a control mechanism for controlling extension and retraction of the cord, the control mechanism including a groove in a side surface of the first disk on an opposite side of the reel body, and a sensor member having a protrusion that is slidable in the groove,
wherein the reel includes, along the rotation axis thereof, a first disk on one end side of the reel body, the first disk having a greater diameter than the reel body; and a second disk on another end side of the reel body, the second disk having a greater diameter than the reel body.

3. A cord reel device for winding a cord in an extendable and retractable manner, comprising:
an enclosure;
a reel rotatably disposed around a rotation axis in the enclosure and including a hollow reel body around which the cord is wound, the reel body having an outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface;
a first conductive portion extending between the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface of the reel body, with one end thereof on the outer peripheral surface side being connected with the cord;
a support disposed inside the reel body;
a second conductive portion that is at least partially embedded in the support and disposed so as to be in constant contact with another end of the first conductive portion on the inner peripheral surface side; and
a member for biasing the reel in one rotation direction, the member being disposed inside the enclosure and facing the second disk along the rotation axis,
wherein the reel includes, along the rotation axis thereof, a first disk on one end side of the reel body, the first disk having a greater diameter than the reel body; and a second disk on another end side of the reel body, the second disk having a greater diameter than the reel body.

4. The cord reel device according to claim 2 , further comprising
a member for biasing the reel in one rotation direction, the member being disposed inside the enclosure and facing the second disk along the rotation axis.

5. The cord reel device according to claim 2 , wherein the support includes a projection projecting from the reel body along the rotation axis, the projection having an opening for extending out the cord.

6. A cord reel device for winding a cord in an extendable and retractable manner, comprising:
an enclosure;
a reel rotatably disposed around a rotation axis in the enclosure and including a hollow reel body around which the cord is wound, the reel body having an outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface;
a first conductive portion extending between the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface of the reel body, with one end thereof on the outer peripheral surface side being connected with the cord;
a support disposed inside the reel body; and
a second conductive portion that is at least partially embedded in the support and disposed so as to be in constant contact with another end of the first conductive portion on the inner peripheral surface side,
wherein the support is solid.

7. The cord reel device according to claim 2 , wherein the first conductive portion is a pin member.

8. A cord reel device for winding a cord in an extendable and retractable manner, comprising:
an enclosure;
a reel rotatably disposed around a rotation axis in the enclosure and including a hollow reel body around which the cord is wound, the reel body having an outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface;
a first conductive portion extending between the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface of the reel body, with one end thereof on the outer peripheral surface side being connected with the cord;
a support disposed inside the reel body; and
a second conductive portion that is at least partially embedded in the support and disposed so as to be in constant contact with another end of the first conductive portion on the inner peripheral surface side,
wherein the cord includes a first cord and a second cord, one end of the first cord is connected to the first conductive portion, and the first cord is able to be wound around the reel, and one end of the second cord is connected to the second conductive portion, and
wherein the enclosure has two openings that each open in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis, with the first cord and the second cord passing through the two respective openings.

9. A cord reel device for winding a cord in an extendable and retractable manner, comprising:
an enclosure;
a reel rotatably disposed around a rotation axis in the enclosure and including a hollow reel body around which the cord is wound, the reel body having an outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface;
a first conductive portion extending between the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface of the reel body, with one end thereof on the outer peripheral surface side being connected with the cord;
a support disposed inside the reel body; and
a second conductive portion that is at least partially embedded in the support and disposed so as to be in constant contact with another end of the first conductive portion on the inner peripheral surface side,
wherein a contact point between the first conductive portion and the cord is on the outer peripheral surface of the reel body or at a position inside the outer peripheral surface of the reel body.

10. The cord reel device according to claim 9 , wherein a contact point between the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion is at a position inside of the outer peripheral surface of the support or at a position outside the inner peripheral surface of the reel body.

11. An electronic device comprising:
the cord reel d

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Masaki Ryota

Classifications

• B65H2701/3919

  USB, earphones, audio or video cables, e.g. for connecting small electronic devices such as MP3 players or mobile telephones · CPC title

• B65H2701/34

  electric cords or electric power cables · CPC title

• B65H75/4434

  actuated by pulling on or imparting an inclination to the material · CPC title

• B65H75/42

  attached to, or forming part of, mobile tools, machines or vehicles · CPC title

• H02G11/02 Primary

  using take-up reel or drum · CPC title