JP4239441B2 - Electronics - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an electronic device such as a mobile phone or a mobile terminal.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, in the field of mobile phones, data transmission capability and multi-functionality have been remarkably improved. Accordingly, not only mobile phones are used as terminals for voice calls, but also data communication functions, camera functions, GPS Many functions such as the (Global Position System) function and the reception function for broadcasting radio waves are installed, and there is a movement to use it as a terminal for wide communication.
In such an electronic device such as a mobile phone, if many electronic parts are mounted, the entire device becomes large and inconvenient to carry. Therefore, the device main body is configured to be foldable so that the entire device is made compact. Yes.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in such a foldable electronic device, it is necessary to make the display portion easy to see by providing the display portion with as large an area as possible, and it is necessary to mount many electronic components in order to achieve multiple functions. For this reason, there is a problem in that the display unit is restricted by electronic components, the display unit cannot be provided in a sufficiently large area, and conversely, if the display unit is enlarged, many electronic components cannot be mounted. .
[0004]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device in which a display unit is not reduced, and a large number of electronic components can be mounted to achieve multiple functions, and the entire device can be made compact. .
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
First aspect of the present invention relates to electronic devices, and pivotally connected to at one end corresponding to each other and an input member having an input even without least a body member mounted with electronic components, and having at least a display unit coupled to said input member to one end portion is attached slidably display member to said body member, said when the input member is closed by rotating relative to the body member, said input member said display member Ri said display member Do heavy on the body member with overlying when with respect to the body member open by rotating the input member, the display member is slid to the body member above, closed said portion of said body member which has been covered by the display member is configured so as to be exposed when the, and, provided with a microphone for a call to the input member, to the exposure of said body member It characterized by providing a speaker unit for call portion.
[0006]
According to the invention, when closed by rotating the input member relative to the body member, because the display member together with the input member overlaps on the display member becomes heavy on the body member, the whole becomes compact equipment, better cellular it is possible to also open by rotating the input member relative to the body member, the display member is slid over the body member, a portion of the body member which has been covered by the display member when closed, More specifically, since the portion where the speaker unit for calling is provided is exposed, a voice call can be performed using the speaker unit and a calling microphone unit provided on the input member. The display portion can be provided in almost the entire area of the display member, so that a large number of electronic components can be mounted on the main body member without reducing the size of the display portion, thereby achieving multiple functions.
[0007]
According to a second aspect of the invention, the upper having in the electronic device according to claim 1, when said input member is opened with respect to said body member, one end portion of the display member relative to the body member Gerare , Away from the surface of the body member.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the electronic device according to the first or second aspect, the input member has a length in a direction in which the display member slides shorter than the display member, and the input member is input to the main body member. When the member is rotated and closed, the display portion is partially exposed.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the electronic device according to any one of the first to third aspects, the exposed portion of the main body member is further provided with a camera unit.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a mobile phone will be described with reference to FIGS.
1 is a front view of the mobile phone according to the present invention when carried, FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof, FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof, FIG. 4 is a side view seen from the upper side of FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view when the mobile phone of FIG. 1 is used, FIG. 7 is a right side view thereof, and FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the camera unit as viewed in the direction of arrows CC in FIG.
[0009]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the mobile phone includes a main body case 1, an input case 2 that is foldably attached to the main body case 1, and a facing surface side of the input case 2 that faces the main body case 1. And a display case 3 that slides with respect to the main body case 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the display case 3 overlaps the main body case 1, and the input case 2 opens and closes on the display case 3. It is configured to overlap as much as possible.
[0010]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the main body case 1 is formed in a flat plate shape of a substantially palm size. As shown in FIG. 6, a speaker unit 4, a camera unit 5, an antenna 6, and a strap holder 7 are provided on the upper end 1 a located on the upper side of the main body case 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the battery cover 8 is detachably attached by a lock portion 8a. Further, a circuit board 9 is provided inside the main body case 1 as shown in FIG. 5, and a battery 10 is accommodated corresponding to the battery lid 8.
[0011]
In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, the antenna 6 is provided so as to be able to protrude upward and downward from the upper end portion 1 a of the main body case 1, and the strap holder 7 protrudes upward from the upper end portion 1 a of the main body case 1. Is provided. As shown in FIG. 6, the speaker unit 4 is provided on a sound emitting hole 4a provided on the front surface of the upper end 1a of the main body case 1 and a circuit board 9 in the main body case 1 corresponding to the sound emitting hole 4a. Speaker 4b. As shown in FIG. 6, the camera unit 5 is rotatably disposed in a notch recess 11 provided in the upper end 1 a of the main body case 1.
[0012]
That is, the camera unit 5 includes a camera case 12 disposed in the cutout recess 11 of the main body case 1. In this camera case 12, as shown in FIG. 9, a camera substrate 13 and an image pickup device 14 such as a CCD mounted on the camera substrate 13 are provided. ) Is provided with a lens 15. Accordingly, the camera unit 5 is configured to project an image of a subject on the image sensor 14 with the lens 15, and convert the projected image into an electrical signal with the image sensor 14 and output the electric signal.
[0013]
Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the camera case 12 is attached so that the side surface of the notch recess 11 and the side surface of the camera case 12 facing the notch recess 11 can be vertically rotated in the notch recess 11 by the rotating cylindrical shaft 16. It has been. Thereby, the camera case 12 is configured such that the direction of the lens 15 is reversed with respect to the main body case 1 when rotated 180 degrees. Further, in the camera unit 5, the first connection cable 17 connected to the camera substrate 13 is guided into the main body case 1 through the rotating cylinder shaft 16, and the guided first connection cable 17 is connected to the circuit board 9. Thus, the circuit board 9 in the main body case 1 is electrically connected.
[0014]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the input case 2 is formed in a flat plate shape that is slightly shorter than the length in the longitudinal direction of the main body case 1, but may be formed in substantially the same size as the main body case 1. . As shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, one end 2 a (lower end in FIG. 5) of the input case 2 is rotatably attached to the lower end 1 b of the main body case 1 by a hinge portion 18. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the hinge portion 18 is provided on a pair of input cylinder shafts 18 a provided on both sides of the one end portion 2 a of the input case 2 and a lower end portion 1 b of the main body case 1. The main body cylindrical shaft 18b is rotatably mounted between the input cylindrical shafts 18a. The input cylindrical shaft 18a rotates around the main body cylindrical shaft 18b, so that the input case 2 is relatively positioned with respect to the main body case 1. It is configured to rotate and open and close.
[0015]
Further, the input case 2 is provided with an input key portion 19 and a microphone portion 20 facing the display case 3 as shown in FIG. The input key unit 19 includes various keys such as a dial key, a power key, and a call key. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, the input key unit 19 is provided on an input board 21 arranged in the input case 2. The rubber sheet 22 is provided.
The rubber sheet 22 is formed with a plurality of dome-shaped key button portions 23 that can be elastically deformed. Each of these key button portions 23 corresponds to various keys, and each upper end portion (left end portion in FIG. 8) has each hole portion provided on the inner side surface (left side surface in FIG. 8) of the input case 2. Projecting from the outside, and movable contacts are respectively provided in the interior.
[0016]
A fixed contact is provided on the input board 21 so as to be spaced apart from the movable contact of each key button portion 23. Thus, the input key unit 19 is configured to output an electrical signal when the key button unit 23 is pressed from the outside and the key button unit 23 is elastically deformed and the movable contact contacts the fixed contact. Has been.
In addition, the input key portion 19 is guided by the second connection cable 24 connected to the input board 21 into the main body case 1 through the input cylindrical shaft 18a and the main body cylindrical shaft 18b of the hinge portion 18 By connecting the second connection cable 24 to the circuit board 9, the second connection cable 24 is electrically connected to the circuit board 9 in the main body case 1.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 5, the display case 3 has a flat plate shape that is substantially the same size and overlaps with the front surface (the left side surface in the figure) of the main body case 1, the lower surface side is open, and the thickness of the main body case 1 is thinner. Is formed. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, an opening 3a is provided on the front surface of the display case 3 over almost the entire area. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, a display substrate 25 is provided inside the display case 3, and a display unit 26 is provided on the display substrate 25 corresponding to the opening 3a. .
[0018]
The display unit 26 includes a flat display panel such as a liquid crystal display panel or an EL (electroluminescence) display panel, and stores information such as a telephone number registered in advance, input text, and an image taken by the camera unit 5. It is configured to display selectively. In the display unit 26, a third cable 27 connected to the display substrate 25 is led into the main body case 1 through a slit-like insertion hole 28 provided in the front of the main body case 1, and the guided third connection cable 27 is electrically connected to the circuit board 9 in the main body case 1 by being connected to the circuit board 9.
[0019]
Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, the display case 3 has a lower end portion connected to an inner surface of the input case 2 on the one end 2 a side, that is, a connecting portion 29 provided on a facing surface facing the display case 3. The display case 3 is configured to slide on the main body case 1 by a guide portion 31 provided on both sides of the display case 3 while being rotatably connected by a shaft 30. As shown in FIG. 5, the connecting portion 29 is located above the hinge portion 18 and protrudes toward the display surface side of the display case 3 in a state in which the input case 2 is closed. Is attached to the lower end of the display case 3 by a shaft 30 so as to be rotatable.
[0020]
Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the connecting portion 29 rotates around the hinge portion 18 and moves to the lower side of the hinge portion 18 when the input case 2 is opened. The lower end portion is lifted from the main body case 1 and the display case 3 is moved toward the lower side of the main body case 1.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 8, the guide portion 31 is formed so as to protrude from both side portions of the display case 3 along both side surfaces of the main body case 1, whereby the display case 3 is placed on the front surface of the main body case 1. The guide pin 32 is provided on the inner surface on the upper side, and the guide pin 32 moves in the guide grooves 33 provided on both side surfaces of the main body case 1. Thus, the upper end portion side of the display case 3 is configured not to be detached from the main body case 1.
[0021]
Next, a usage form of such a mobile phone will be described.
When carrying this mobile phone, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the input case 2 is rotated around the hinge portion 18 and closed. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the input case 2 overlaps the display case 3 with the input key portion 19 of the input case 2 facing the display unit 26 of the display case 3, and the display case 3 is attached to the main body case 1. overlap. In this state, since the size of the input case 2 is smaller than the display case 3, even if the input case 2 overlaps the display case 3, the upper side of the display unit 26 is exposed. In this exposed part, for example, radio wave sensitivity information is displayed so that it can be seen that the power is turned on. When a call from the other party is received, the other party's telephone Numbers etc. are displayed. Further, since the display case 3 and the main body case 1 are substantially the same size, the main body case 1 does not protrude to the side of the display case 3 and they overlap each other. For this reason, in this state, the entire mobile phone becomes compact and can be carried well.
[0022]
When making a call using this mobile phone, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the input case 2 is rotated around the hinge portion 18 and opened. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the input key part 19 and the microphone part 20 of the input case 2 and the display part 26 of the display case 3 are exposed to the front side. At this time, since the connecting portion 29 of the input case 2 pivots from the upper side to the lower side around the hinge portion 18, the lower end portion of the display case 3 connected to the connecting portion 29 is also hinged together with the connecting portion 29. Rotate from the upper side to the lower side around 18. At the same time, the upper end portion side of the display case 3 is guided by the guide portion 31 and slides downward on the front surface of the main body case 1. As a result, the display case 3 moves downward, so that the upper end portion 1a of the main body case 1 protrudes upward from the upper side surface of the display case 3 and is provided at the upper end portion 1a of the main body case 1 as shown in FIG. The speaker unit 4 and the camera unit 5 are exposed.
[0023]
In this state, by pulling out the antenna 6 and operating each key button portion 23 of the input key 19, voice can be input / output through the exposed speaker portion 4 and microphone portion 20. Data such as text input by the unit 19 can be communicated. At this time, since the lower end portion of the display case 3 is lifted with respect to the main body case 1 by the connecting portion 29 of the input case 2, the display case 3 is inclined with respect to the main body case 1. Because of the inclination, it is possible to make the display unit 26 easier to see when data such as text is input using the input key unit 19.
[0024]
In this state, as shown in FIG. 6, since the camera unit 5 is exposed on the front side of the main body case 1, the camera unit 5 can take a picture and the photographed image is displayed on the display unit 26. It can also be displayed and the image data can be communicated. At this time, if the lens 15 of the camera unit 5 is directed to the front side of the main body case 1, the user himself / herself can be photographed while viewing the display unit 26, and thus can be used as a videophone. Further, if the camera case 12 is rotated by 180 ° around the rotating cylinder shaft 16 of the camera unit 5 and the lens 15 is turned upside down with respect to the main body case 1, the user can see another person while viewing the display unit 26. You can shoot the subject.
[0025]
Thus, according to this mobile phone, when the input case 2 is rotated and closed with respect to the main body case 1, the input case 2 overlaps the display case 3 and the display case 3 overlaps the main body case 1. Becomes compact and can be carried well. When the input case 2 is rotated and opened with respect to the main body case 1, the display case 3 slides with respect to the main body case 1 and the upper end portion 1 a of the main body case 1 protrudes from the upper side of the display case 3. The main body case 1 can be formed large. Therefore, many electronic components such as the speaker unit 4 and the camera unit 5 can be mounted on the main body case 1, and the display unit 26 can be provided almost in the entire area of the display case 3. Without reducing the size, a large number of electronic components can be mounted on the main body case 1 to achieve multiple functions.
[0026]
In the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a mobile phone as an electronic device has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a mobile terminal having an input unit and a display unit, such as a handy terminal, PDA (personal digital assistant). ), Can be applied to digital cameras, mobile TVs, video phones, and the like.
[0027]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, pivotally connected to at one end corresponding to each other and an input member having an input even without least a body member mounted with electronic components, and having at least a display unit When the display member is slidably attached to the main body member and one end thereof is connected to the input member, and the input member is rotated and closed with respect to the main body member, the input member overlaps the display member and the display member since the overlap with so that on the body member, becomes compact overall device, it is possible to carry good, also open by rotating the input member relative to the body member, a display member body member upper slides to, a portion of the body member which has been covered by the display member when closed, and more specifically, the portion speaker for call is provided so that exposed In, it is possible to perform voice communication using the microphone for the call provided in the input member and the speaker unit, also, it is possible to provide substantially the entire display member to display unit, a display unit Without reducing the size, a large number of electronic components can be mounted on the main body member to achieve multiple functions.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a mobile phone according to the present invention when it is carried.
FIG. 2 is a right side view of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a rear view of FIG. 1;
4 is a side view seen from the upper side of FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
6 is a front view of the mobile phone of FIG. 1 when used.
7 is a right side view of FIG. 6;
8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.
9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the camera unit as viewed in the direction of arrows CC in FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body case 1a Upper end part 1b of main body case Lower end part 2 of main body case Input case 2a One end part of input case 3 Display case 4 Speaker part 5 Camera part 6 Antenna 9 Circuit board 10 Battery 18 Hinge part 19 Input key part 20 Microphone part 26 Display 29 Connection 30 Shaft 31 Guide

Claims (4)

Even without least a body member mounted with electronic components connected pivotally at one end to correspond to each other and an input member having an input, and a display member having at least a display unit is attached slidably to said body member the one end portion coupled to said input member, said when the input member is closed by rotating relative to the body member, wherein the display member is the body member on together with the input member overlaps on the display member It does heavy to Ri, when with respect to the body member open by rotating the input member, said that the display member is slid to the body member above was covered by the display member when closed A part of the body member is configured to be exposed, and
An electronic apparatus comprising: a microphone unit for calling on the input member; and a speaker unit for calling on the exposed portion of the main body member . When the input member is opened with respect to said body member, said upper first end of the display member has with respect to said body member Gerare, to claim 1, characterized in Rukoto away from the surface of said body member The electronic device described. The input member has a shorter length in the direction in which the display member slides than the display member, and when the input member is rotated and closed with respect to the main body member, a part of the display portion is exposed. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electronic apparatus is in a state where The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a camera unit is further provided on the exposed portion of the main body member.

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