Holding device and electronic device including the same
A holding device includes a plurality of holding sections each including a recess or an opening through which a hand of a user can be inserted; and a connection section connecting the plurality of holding sections to each other. When the holding device is fixed to two surfaces of an electronic device which are adjacent to each other, a handle that can be held by the user with a hand and a grip belt that can be supported by the user with the hand can be connected to each other via the connection section. Thus, the number of parts can be reduced and management of parts is easy.
1. A holding device comprising:
a plurality of holding sections each including a recess or an opening through which a hand of a user can be inserted; and
a connection section connecting the plurality of holding sections to each other, wherein the plurality of holding sections includes
a first holding section that can be held by the user with a hand, and
a second holding section that supports the back side of the hand of the user.
2. The holding device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of holding sections and the connection section are formed from the same material.
3. The holding device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first holding section has recesses formed in both ends thereof in a longitudinal direction, and
the holding device further comprises first protection members fitted in the recesses.
4. The holding device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second holding section has recesses formed in both ends thereof in a longitudinal direction, and
the holding device further comprises second protection members fitted in the recesses.
5. The holding device according to claim 1 , wherein the connection section includes a thin portion.
6. The holding device according to claim 1 , wherein the first holding section includes a projection that projects from a boundary surface in a boundary region where the connection section is formed from the first holding section, on a side opposite to a projection direction in which the first holding section is formed in a standing manner.
7. An electronic device comprising:
a housing having opposing front and back sides defining respective first and second surfaces, and a lateral side, defining a third surface, interconnecting the first and second surfaces while leaving a gap between them;
a display section disposed in the first surface of the housing and capable of displaying a video image; and
a holding device fixed to the housing, the holding device comprising
a plurality of holding sections each including a recess or an opening through which a hand of a user can be inserted, and
a connection section connecting the plurality of holding sections to each other, wherein
a first holding section among the plurality of holding sections is fixed to the third surface of the housing and can be held by a user's hand, and a second holding section among the plurality of holding sections is fixed to the second surface of the housing and supports the back side of the user's hand.
8. The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the second holding section is fixed to a vicinity of an edge constituting a boundary between the second surface and the third surface.
9. The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein when the display section is placed in such an orientation that a displayed video image is viewed, a site that fixes the second holding section to the second surface tilts the housing.
10. The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the first holding section includes a projection that projects from a boundary surface in a boundary region where the connection section is formed from the first holding section, on a side opposite to a projection direction in which the first holding section is formed in a standing manner, in a state where the first holding section is fixed to the third surface.
11. An electronic device comprising:
a display housing in which a display section for displaying a video image is disposed;
a body housing having opposing front and back sides defining respective first and second surfaces, and lateral sides, defining a third surface, interconnecting the first and second surfaces while leaving a gap between them;
an operation section, disposed in the first surface of the body housing, for operating a video image signal displayed on the display section;
a hinge section having a rotating shaft, along one of the lateral sides of the body housing, that rotatably supports the display housing and the body housing; and
a holding device fixed to the body housing, the holding device comprising
a plurality of holding sections each including a recess or an opening through which a hand of a user can be inserted, and
a connection section that connects the first holding section to the second holding section along a direction of the rotating shaft, wherein
the plurality of holding sections includes
a first holding section that is disposed on the third surface and alongside where the rotating shaft is present, and that can be held by a user's hand;
a second holding section that is disposed on the second surface and that supports the back of the user's hand.
12. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the second holding section is fixed to a vicinity of an edge constituting a boundary between the second surface and the third surface.
13. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein when the display section is placed in such an orientation that a displayed video image is viewed, a site that fixes the second holding section to the second surface tilts the body housing.
14. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the first holding section includes a projection that projects from a boundary surface in a boundary region where the connection section is formed from the first holding section, on a side opposite to a projection direction in which the first holding section is formed in a standing manner, in a state where the first holding section is fixed to the third surface.