Music player
A music player is worn on a limb of a body when in use and includes: a case; a plurality of buttons through which an instruction relating to music reproduction is given; and a band fitting portion to which a band is fittable, the band being used when the case is worn on the limb. In the music player, the case has a chamfer constituted of a plane whose line of intersection with the band is diagonal to a longitudinal direction of the band, the plural buttons are provided on an upper face of the case, an arrangement direction of the plural buttons being parallel to the plane constituting the chamfer, and the chamfer has an audio output terminal. Preferably, the chamfer has a connection terminal to which an exercise state detection sensor for detecting a state of exercise practiced by a wearer of the music player is connectable.
1. A music player that is worn on a limb of a body when in use, comprising:
a case;
a plurality of controls through which instructions relating to music reproduction are given; and
a band fitting portion to which a band for attaching the case to the limb is fitted,
wherein said case has a chamfer constituted of a plane extending outward from the limb and extending from a face of the case that faces the limb when the music player is worn on the limb, a line of intersection of the plane and the band fitted to said band fitting portion being diagonal to a longitudinal direction of the band,
wherein said plural controls are provided on a face, of said case, opposite the face facing the limb, an arrangement direction of said controls being parallel or substantially parallel to the plane constituting the chamfer,
wherein the chamfer has an audio output terminal having a connection-insertion direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the plane constituting the chamfer, and
wherein the audio output terminal, by its location on the chamfer, is configured to connect to a plug in a manner that prevents the plug from extending beyond a region of space that would be occupied by the case if the chamfer did not exist.
2. The music player according to claim 1 , wherein the chamfer has a connection terminal to which an exercise state detection sensor for detecting a state of exercise practiced by a wearer of the music player is connectable.
3. The music player according to claim 1 , wherein the arrangement direction of said controls is an arrangement direction of characters written on the face of said case opposite the face facing the limb, the characters being associated with said controls.
4. The music player according to claim 1 ,
wherein said band fitting portion allows the band to be fitted to the case selectively in two orthogonal directions, and
wherein the line of intersection of the plane constituting the chamfer and the band is diagonal to the longitudinal direction of the band in whichever of the two directions the band is fitted.
5. The music player according to claim 1 , wherein said band fitting portion is attachable/detachable to/from said case.
6. The music player of claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal direction of the band is parallel to the face of the case that faces the limb when the music player is worn on the limb.
7. The music player of claim 1 , wherein the plane constituting the chamfer and the face of the case that faces the limb when the music player is worn on the limb are or substantially are perpendicular to each other.
8. The music player of claim 1 , further comprising the plug, wherein, when the plug is connected to the audio output terminal, the plug does not extend beyond the region of space.
9. The music player of claim 1 , wherein the audio output terminal does not protrude from the plane of the chamfer in a direction away from the case.
10. The music player of claim 1 , wherein the connection-insertion direction is perpendicular to the plane constituting the chamfer.
11. A music player that is worn on a limb of a body when in use, comprising:
a case;
a plurality of controls through which instructions relating to music reproduction are given; and
a band fitting portion to which a band for attaching the case to the limb is fitted,
wherein said case has a chamfer constituted of a plane extending outward from the limb and extending from a face of the case that faces the limb when the music player is worn on the limb, a line of intersection of the plane and the band fitted to said band fitting portion being diagonal to a longitudinal direction of the band,
wherein said plural controls are provided on a face, of said case, opposite the face facing the limb, an arrangement direction of said controls being parallel or substantially parallel to the plane constituting the chamfer,
wherein the chamfer has an audio output terminal having a connection-insertion direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the plane constituting the chamfer,
wherein the face of the case that is opposite the face facing the limb is flat, and
wherein the audio output terminal, by its location on the chamfer, is configured to connect to a plug in a manner that prevents the plug from extending beyond a region of space that would be occupied by the case if the chamfer did not exist.
12. The music player according to claim 11 , wherein the chamfer has a connection terminal to which an exercise state detection sensor for detecting a state of exercise practiced by a wearer of the music player is connectable.
13. The music player according to claim 11 , wherein the arrangement direction of said controls is an arrangement direction of characters written on the face of said case opposite the face facing the limb, the characters being associated with said controls.
14. The music player according to claim 11 ,
wherein said band fitting portion allows the band to be fitted to the case selectively in two orthogonal directions, and
wherein the line of intersection of the plane constituting the chamfer and the band is diagonal to the longitudinal direction of the band in whichever of the two directions the band is fitted.
15. The music player according to claim 11 ,
wherein said band fitting portion is attachable/detachable to/from said case.
16. The music player of claim 11 , wherein the longitudinal direction of the band is parallel to the face of the case that faces the limb when the music player is worn on the limb.
17. The music player of claim 11 , wherein the plane constituting the chamfer and the face of the case that faces the limb when the music player is worn on the limb are or substantially are perpendicular to each other.
18. The music player of claim 11 , further comprising the plug, wherein, when the plug is connected to the audio output terminal, the plug does not extend beyond the region of space.
19. The music player of claim 11 , wherein the audio output terminal does not protrude from the plane of the chamfer in a direction away from the case.
20. The music player of claim 11 , wherein the connection-insertion direction is perpendicular to the plane constituting the chamfer.