JP2004228959A - Holder and strap for portable terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that a battery service life becomes short since a magnetic sensor can not detect the magnetism of a magnet and a liquid crystal display part is kept ON when carrying while keeping cases opened while the magnetism of the magnet of one case is detected by the magnetic sensor of the other case and the power supply of the liquid crystal display part is turned OFF when carrying while folding the two cases in a foldable portable telephone set. <P>SOLUTION: The magnet is installed to a holder holding the portable telephone set, and when the foldable portable telephone set is held by the holder while being kept opened, the magnetic sensor of the telephone set detects the magnetism of the magnet of the holder and turns OFF the power supply of the liquid crystal display part. Thus, the battery service life is prolonged. Further, if a GPS antenna is installed at the upper case of the portable telephone set, it can be carried while holding the antenna at a desired position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a holder and a strap for a portable terminal device, and more particularly, to a holder that can turn off the power of a display unit of the portable terminal device when holding the portable terminal device to extend the life of a battery, and to bring the battery close to the portable terminal device. The present invention also relates to a strap that can similarly turn off the power of the display unit of the portable terminal device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
There is a case where a mobile phone is securely held and inserted and held in a holder for various other purposes (for example, see Patent Document 1). In addition, in order to easily and surely carry the mobile phone, a configuration is also known in which a strap is provided with a joining means such as a magnet, and the strap is easily detachably and reliably held with the other magnet provided in the pocket (for example, And Patent Document 2.).
[0003]
However, the mobile phone to which the holder or the strap is applied has a straight structure. 2. Description of the Related Art A foldable mobile phone, which has rapidly spread in recent years, has two housings that are folded and carried, so that a form in which the case is used or carried while being held by a holder is not usually seen.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3079175 (Page 3-6, FIGS. 1-3)
[Patent Document 2]
JP-A-2000-189227 (page 2-3, FIG. 1 to FIG. 3)
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In a foldable mobile phone provided with a large-sized liquid crystal display unit, two housings are normally folded when carrying. Further, the power of the liquid crystal display screen is turned off at the same time when the telephone is folded. This is because the power consumption of the liquid crystal display unit is large, and if the liquid crystal screen is turned on in the standby state, the battery is wasted. The mechanism for turning off the power of the liquid crystal display screen is as follows. When the foldable mobile phone is folded, a magnetic sensor unit provided in a first housing provided with a key and a magnet unit provided in a second housing provided with a liquid crystal display unit are close to each other, and the This is because the sensor turns off the power of the liquid crystal display device by detecting the magnetism of the magnet unit.
[0006]
In the above-mentioned foldable mobile phone, since most operations are performed with the housing open, an operation of opening the housing is required every time the operation is performed. However, if the user carries the portable device with the two housings opened, the power of the liquid crystal display unit is turned on, and the battery is wasted.
[0007]
On the other hand, the spread of location information services is expected, and it is expected that self-location search, third-party search, and the like will be performed in various scenes of daily life. In order to properly perform positioning processing and obtain higher-precision position information, it is important to adjust the position and state of the telephone, particularly the position and angle of the GPS antenna. However, in the case of the foldable mobile phone, the power of the liquid crystal display is turned on when the housing is opened, so that the battery is consumed.
[0008]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily carry a mobile phone and to turn off the display screen power supply, in particular, with regard to a foldable mobile phone, to make it possible to carry the mobile phone with this open, and to display the display screen. The object is to provide a holder that can be turned off. Another object of the present invention is to provide a strap capable of easily turning off the power of a display screen even when the telephone is opened and placed on a desk or the like.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The portable terminal device holder of the present invention includes a magnet unit, and the magnet unit is disposed at a position near a magnetic sensor provided in the portable terminal device when the holder holds the portable terminal device. The magnetic sensor detects the magnetism of the magnet unit and turns off the power of the display unit of the mobile terminal device. The magnet part can be arranged at two places in the holder. The two magnet units can be respectively arranged at positions close to the magnetic sensor when the portable terminal device is held in the holder in two opposite directions, respectively. The holder can hold the foldable portable terminal device in an open state. The holder can hold one housing on which the magnetic sensor unit of the foldable portable terminal device is disposed, and can rotate the other housing within a predetermined angle range. A GPS antenna can be arranged in this rotatable housing. The height of one of the two opposing side surfaces of the holder from the holder bottom can be lower than the height of the other side from the holder bottom. The holder can hold a straight type mobile terminal device. The holder may include a mounting for the user to carry the holder.
[0010]
Further, the strap for the portable terminal device of the present invention includes a magnet unit, and the magnet unit can be brought close to the magnetic sensor of the portable terminal device. The magnetic sensor detects the magnetism of the magnet unit and displays the display unit of the portable terminal device. Turn off the power.
[0011]
According to the invention, for example, the user of the foldable portable terminal device can carry the portable terminal device while the device is opened and the display unit is turned off. In particular, in a foldable portable terminal device provided with a GPS antenna, a user can carry the portable terminal device with the housing provided with the GPS antenna at an optimum angle and with the display unit turned off. In addition, if a magnet is provided on the strap, when the portable terminal device is placed on a desk or the like, the magnet can be brought close to a magnetic sensor installed in the portable terminal device, and the power of the display screen can be turned off.
[0012]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of the holder of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a state in which a holder 1 holds a foldable portable telephone (hereinafter referred to as telephone 2). The telephone 2 includes two housings, and the two housings are held in the holder 1 in an opened state. The upper housing in FIG. 1 includes a liquid crystal display unit, and further includes a magnet 3. The lower housing includes a key unit, and further includes a magnetic sensor 4.
[0013]
The holder 1 has the magnet 3 at a position close to the magnetic sensor 4 when holding the telephone in the state as described above. When the telephone is inserted into the holder 1 as described above, since the magnetic sensor 4 is located at the lower part of the holder 1, the magnet 3 of the holder 1 is also arranged at the lower part of the holder. The holder 1 has an attachment 5 for attaching the holder 1 to a user's clothes, a belt, a bag, or the like.
[0014]
FIG. 2 shows another configuration example of the holder 1. In this example, two magnets are arranged below the holder 1 on the surfaces of the holder 1 that face each other. When the magnet 3 is arranged in the holder 1 in this manner, the magnetic sensor 4 can approach the magnet 3 even when the telephone 2 is held in the holder 1 in a direction opposite to the direction shown in FIG. .
[0015]
If the telephone 2 is inserted and held in the holder 1 with the two housings opened, the magnetism is detected by the magnetic sensor 4 installed in the lower housing approaching the magnet 3 of the holder 1. Then, the power of the liquid crystal display screen can be turned off. When the user removes the telephone 2 from the holder 1, the magnetic sensor 4 cannot detect a predetermined amount of magnetism and turns on the power of the liquid crystal display screen.
[0016]
FIG. 3 shows still another example of the holder. The holder 1 is suitable for holding a telephone 2 having a configuration in which a GPS antenna 6 is arranged in an upper housing having a liquid crystal display screen. The holder 1 also has a magnet 3 disposed near the bottom of the holder, so that the magnetic sensor 4 and the magnet 3 are close to each other when the telephone 2 is held. Further, in the holder 1, one of two opposing wall surfaces of the holder 1 has a height lower than that of the other wall surface. In particular, it is desirable that the height of the lower wall surface is lower than the height of the lower housing of the telephone 2. When the telephone 2 is held in the holder 1, the upper housing on which the GPS antenna 6 is arranged can rotate within a predetermined angle range. In particular, when the GPS antenna 6 is a directional antenna such as a patch antenna, the GPS The angle can be adjusted so that the signal can be easily received. Using the holder, the user of the telephone 2 can carry the GPS antenna 6 while maintaining the desired position. At the same time, while carrying the telephone 2 with the holder 1, the power of the display screen of the telephone 2 is turned off. Can be kept.
[0017]
FIG. 4 shows an example of another embodiment of the present invention. In the above description, the telephone 2 has been described as an example of a foldable mobile phone in which two housings are folded, but the holder 1 can be applied to a straight type mobile phone. When the straight type mobile phone has the magnetic sensor 4, the magnetic sensor 4 detects the magnetism of the magnet 3 installed in the holder 1 and turns off the power of the display screen of the mobile phone.
[0018]
FIG. 5 shows a foldable mobile phone provided with a strap 7. If the telephone 2 is placed on a table or the like with the housing open, the power of the liquid crystal display is turned on. The strap 7 has the magnet 3. When the magnet 3 is placed near the magnetic sensor 4 of the telephone 2, the magnetic sensor 4 detects the magnetism of the magnet 3 and turns off the power of the liquid crystal display. When the magnet 3 is separated from the magnetic sensor 4, the magnetic sensor 4 stops detecting the magnetism of the magnet 3, and the power of the liquid crystal display unit is turned on. When the foldable mobile phone is placed on a table or the like with the housing opened as described above, the power of the display screen can be easily turned off. This strap 7 can of course be applied to a straight type mobile phone.
[0019]
【The invention's effect】
In the holder of the present invention, when the portable terminal device to be held is a foldable type, the portable device can be carried with the two housings opened and the power of the display unit can be turned off at the same time. be able to. When the portable terminal device has a GPS antenna, the portable terminal device can be carried while keeping the antenna at an optimum position, and unnecessary consumption of the battery can be avoided.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a configuration example of a holder according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing another configuration example of the holder of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing still another configuration example of the holder of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing still another configuration example of the holder of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of a strap attached to the mobile terminal device.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Holder 2 Telephone 3 Magnet 4 Magnetic sensor 5 Attachment 6 GPS antenna 7 Strap

Claims (11)

A holder for a portable terminal device, comprising a magnet portion, wherein the magnet portion is arranged so as to be located near a magnetic sensor provided in the portable terminal device when the holder holds the portable terminal device. For a portable terminal device. The portable terminal device holder according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic sensor detects magnetism of the magnet unit and turns off a power supply of a display unit of the portable terminal device. The holder for a portable terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the magnet portion is disposed at two positions in the holder. 4. The mobile terminal according to claim 3, wherein the two magnet units are arranged at positions close to the magnetic sensor when the mobile terminal device is held in the holder in two opposite directions, respectively. Device holder. 5. The portable terminal device holder according to claim 1, wherein the holder holds the foldable portable terminal device in an open state. 5. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the holder holds one housing on which the magnetic sensor unit of the foldable mobile terminal device is disposed, and enables the other housing to rotate within a predetermined angle range. Holder. The portable terminal device holder according to claim 6, wherein a GPS antenna is disposed in the rotatable housing. 7. The portable terminal device holder according to claim 6, wherein the height of one of the two opposing side surfaces of the holder from the holder bottom is lower than the height of the other side from the holder bottom. 5. The portable terminal device holder according to claim 1, wherein the portable terminal device is a straight type. The holder for a portable terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the holder for a portable terminal device includes an attachment portion for a user to carry the holder. A strap for a portable terminal device, wherein the strap includes a magnet unit, and the magnet unit can be brought close to a magnetic sensor of the portable terminal device. A strap for a portable terminal device, wherein a power supply of a display unit of the device is turned off.

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