Holder for mobile device and vehicle seat employing same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9446719-B2
Application number	US-201514641636-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 9, 2015
Priority date	Nov 19, 2014
Publication date	Sep 20, 2016
Grant date	Sep 20, 2016

Abstract

A holder for mobile device includes a holding structure and a mounting structure. The holding structure includes a holding member and a supporting member coupled to the holding member. The holding member is configured to hold the mobile device. The mounting structure includes a mounting structure, a latching assembly and a sliding support coupled to the latching assembly. The mounting structure defines a compartment. The sliding support is slidably engaged with in the compartment and transitionable between: an enclosed configuration in which the sliding support is received in the compartment to allow the latching assembly to be received in the compartment; and an exposed configuration in which the sliding support and the latching assembly are exposed to outside of the compartment to allow the latching assembly to detachably latch with the supporting member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A holder for a mobile device comprising:
a holding structure comprising:
a holding member configured to hold the mobile device; and
a supporting member coupled to the holding member;

a mounting structure comprising:
a receiving member defining a compartment;
a latching assembly configured to detachably latch with the supporting member; and
a sliding support coupled to the latching assembly and slidably engaged with in the compartment; one of the sliding support and the compartment defining at least one sliding groove, the other one of the sliding support and the compartment protruding at least one rail, the at least one rail configured to slidably engage with the at least one sliding groove; the sliding support transitionable between: an enclosed configuration in which the sliding support is received in the compartment to allow the latching assembly to be received in the compartment; and an exposed configuration in which the sliding support and the latching assembly are exposed to outside of the compartment to allow the latching assembly to detachably latch with the supporting member.

2. The holder of claim 1 , wherein the sliding support defines a receiving groove and a channel communicated to the receiving groove, one end of the channel opens at a surface of the sliding support; the latching assembly is received in the receiving groove, the supporting member is configured to pass through the channel to latch with the latching assembly.

3. The holder of claim 2 , wherein the latching assembly comprises a button comprising a resisting portion and a latching portion facing each other, the supporting member defines a latching hole configured to detachably latch with the latching portion.

4. The holder of claim 3 , wherein the mounting structure further comprises a shield coupled to the sliding support and facing the resisting portion; the latching assembly further comprises an elastic member elastically coupled between the latching portion and a wall of the receiving groove; the shield has a pressing portion aligning with the resisting portion; the pressing portion is configured to resist against the resisting portion to move the button to detach the latching portion from the latching hole.

5. The holder of claim 1 , wherein the holding member is a cover configured to cover on and accommodate the mobile device.

6. The holder of claim 1 , further comprising a cable spool rotationally engaged with the sliding support, wherein the cable spool is configured to be coiled around by a cable, and move with the sliding support when the sliding support slides.

7. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seat back; and
a holder for a mobile device comprising:
a holding structure comprising:
a holding member configured to hold the mobile device; and
a supporting member coupled to the holding member;

a mounting structure comprising:
a receiving member defining a compartment;
a latching assembly configured to detachably latch with the supporting member;
at least one sliding support coupled to the latching assembly and slidably engaged with in the compartment; one of the at least one sliding support and the compartment defining at least one sliding groove, the other one of the at least one sliding support and the compartment protruding at least one rail, the at least one rail configured to slidably engage with the at least one sliding groove; the at least one sliding support transitionable between: an enclosed configuration in which the at least one sliding support is received in the compartment to allow the latching assembly to be received in the compartment; and an exposed configuration in which the at least one sliding support and the latching assembly are exposed to outside of the compartment to allow the latching assembly to detachably latch with the supporting member; and
a fixing member configured to fix the receiving member to the seat back.

8. The vehicle seat of claim 7 , wherein the at least one sliding support defines a receiving groove and a channel connected to the receiving groove, one end of the channel opens at a surface of the at least one sliding support; the latching assembly is received in the receiving groove, the supporting member is configured to pass through the channel to latch with the latching assembly.

9. The vehicle seat of claim 8 , wherein the latching assembly comprises a button comprising a resisting portion and a latching portion facing each other, the supporting member defines a latching hole configured to detachably latch with the latching portion.

10. The vehicle seat of claim 9 , wherein the mounting structure further comprises a shield coupled to the at least one sliding support and facing the resisting portion; the latching assembly further comprises an elastic member elastically coupled between the latching portion and a wall of the receiving groove; the shield has a pressing portion aligning with the resisting portion; the pressing portion is configured to resist against the resisting portion to move the button to detach the latching portion from the latching hole.

11. The vehicle seat of claim 7 , wherein the holding member is a cover configured to cover on and accommodate the mobile device.

12. The vehicle seat of claim 7 , wherein the holder further comprises a cable spool rotationally engaged with the at least one sliding support and a cable coiled around the cable spool, the cable spool is configured to move with the at least one sliding support when the at least one sliding support slides.

13. The vehicle seat of claim 7 , wherein the fixing member comprises a fixing member and an extending portion extending from the fixing member; the fixing member is configured to be fixed to the seat back; the seat back defines a internal cavity configured to receiving the receiving member, the extending portion is configured to cover on a peripheral edge of the internal cavity to fix the receiving member in the internal cavity.

14. The vehicle seat of claim 13 , wherein the extending portion defines an opening facing the compartment of the receiving member to allow the at least one sliding support to pass through.

15. A holder configured to support a mobile device having a display, the holder comprising:
a receiving member configured to define a compartment therein;
a sliding support slidably mounted in the receiving member and moveable between first and second positions, the first position being retracted within the compartment and the second position extending at least partially outside the compartment;
a mounting structure having a supporting member configured to support the mobile device;
a channel in the top of the sliding support configured to receive the supporting member;
a latch in the sliding support proximate to the channel configured to engage with the supporting member to lock the supporting member into the channel;
wherein when the sliding support is in the first position, the channel is blocked by the receiving member and the supporting member cannot be inserted in the channel; and
wherein when the sliding support is in the second position, the channel is accessible, and the supporting member can be inserted into the channel.

Assignees

• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Chia-Yen
• Chen Wei-Che

Classifications

• B60R11/0252 Primary

  for personal computers, e.g. laptops, notebooks · CPC title

• F16M13/02

  for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle · CPC title

• B60R2011/0276

  for rear passenger use · CPC title

• B60N2/64

  Back-rests {or cushions (B60N2/2222 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60R11/0241

  for telephones · CPC title