KR100506223B1 - Portable phone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a portable terminal which is convenient for use. Disclosed is a portable terminal comprising: a first housing; Second housings which extend from each other in the first housing in a predetermined inclined direction and face each other; A lens housing mounted along a hinge axis provided in a direction transverse between the ends of the respective second housings; And a rotatable antenna device provided between each of the second housings and adjacent to the lens housing in a surface contact state and mounted coaxially with the lens housing.

Description

Portable terminal {PORTABLE PHONE}

The present invention relates to a portable terminal including a cellular phone, a PDA, a handheld phone (HHP), and the like.

The term "portable terminal" of a conventional concept refers to a device that a user can carry and perform wireless communication with a counterpart. Such a portable terminal is a mobile station, which is a device that provides a wireless communication service to a user while performing wireless communication with a base station. Portable terminals are becoming smaller and lighter in consideration of portability, and are tending to pursue more various functions. Currently, using a portable terminal, a user may make a video call with the other party, watch an on-demand video, use the Internet, play a game, or listen to music.

In particular, more and more portable terminals will be used for miniaturization, light weight, multifunction, and versatility, and will be modified to adapt to various multimedia environments or the Internet environment. In addition, the portable terminal is an electronic device commonly used anywhere in the world, men and women, and is being recognized as a necessity to carry around at all times.

Conventional portable terminals are classified into various types in appearance. For example, portable terminals are classified as bar-type, flip-type, or folder-type wireless terminals according to their appearance. The bar-type wireless terminal means that the single housing is configured as the bar-type, the flip-type wireless terminal means that the flip is rotatably configured by the hinge device in the bar-type housing, It is meant that the folder in a single bar-shaped housing is configured to be rotatably connected and folded by a hinge device.

In addition, the mobile terminal may be classified into a neck wearable type or a wrist wear type according to a body wearing position or a wearing method. A necklace-type wireless terminal refers to a portable method of wearing a terminal around a neck using a string, and a wrist-type wireless terminal refers to a portable method of wearing a terminal to a wrist. In addition, the portable terminal may be worn in a glasses-type according to a wearing position, or may be worn in a head as a head phone-type, or worn on a waist like a walkman (WALKMAN). Sometimes.

In addition, the wireless terminal may be classified into a rotation-type or sliding-type portable terminal according to an opening and closing method. Rotating-type portable terminal means that the two plate-shaped housings facing each other face to face or move rotatably connected in a direction away from, the sliding-type portable terminal is the two housings facing the sliding movement in the longitudinal direction It means opening and closing in a near or far direction while maintaining one state. The variously classified wireless terminals listed above will be readily understood by those of ordinary skill in the art.

In addition, the universal portable terminal is being converted into a structure that can communicate high-speed data in addition to the voice communication function. That is, as the needs of consumers increase, the service will be provided using a wireless communication technology that transmits high speed data. Currently, the camera lens is adopted in the conventional portable terminal has been a trend that the transmission of the video signal and the like.

The above-mentioned conventional universal portable terminal is essentially provided with a data input / output device, a handset, an antenna device, and the like. In addition, the camera lens module is provided for a video call or a desired subject shooting.

Known data input devices include keypads, touch sensitive panels, voice recognition devices, and the like, arranged in an array of keys. As a known data output device, an LCD module is used. In the known antenna device, a helical antenna and a whip antenna are commonly used.

However, the conventional portable terminal has a problem that it is very difficult to implement the desired miniaturization in order to improve portability. That is, the conventional portable terminal has to be mounted in a form protruding from the main body when the antenna device is mounted in the housing, and in particular, when the whip antenna is mounted, there is a problem in that the main body of the whip antenna has to have a lead / out space. Occurred. Due to such an antenna device, the portable terminal of the related art causes a decrease in portability, and the portable device has a problem of inferior portability due to protrusion.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal which is advantageous for miniaturization and convenient to use.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a portable terminal,

First housing;

Second housings which extend in a predetermined inclined direction integrally from the first housing and face each other;

A lens housing mounted along a hinge axis provided in a direction crossing the end of each second housing; And

And a rotatable antenna device provided between the second housings and neighboring the lens housing in a surface contact state and mounted coaxially with the lens housing.

In addition, the present invention is a portable terminal,

First housing;

A movable housing slidably moving downward in the longitudinal direction from the first housing;

Second housings that extend in a predetermined inclined direction and face each other toward the first housing;

A lens housing mounted along a hinge axis provided in a direction crossing the respective second housings and spaced apart from the first housing; And

And an antenna device provided between the second housings and adjacent to the lens housing in a surface contact state, mounted coaxially with the lens housing, and spaced apart from the first housing.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In describing the present invention, detailed descriptions of related well-known functions or configurations are omitted in order not to obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

1 to 5, the portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention extends in a predetermined inclined direction integrally from the first housing 10 and the first housing 10, respectively. A second housing 12a and 12b, a lens housing 14 mounted along a hinge axis A positioned in a transverse direction between the respective ends of the second housings, and the respective second housings It is composed of an antenna device 16 provided between the 12a, 12b and provided in a surface contact state with the lens housing 14. That is, the portable terminal according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention may have the second housings 12a and 12b, the lens housing 14, and the antenna device 16 upwards with respect to the first housing 10. ) Is placed. In addition, the lens housing 14 and the antenna device 16 is configured to be rotatable about the same hinge axis (A). That is, the lens housing 14 and the antenna device 16 is mounted to hang on the hinge axis (A).

The second housings 12a and 12b extend in the longitudinal direction at edges located at both corners of the upper side of the first housing 10, respectively, and face each other in a direction facing each other. That is, the second housings 12a and 12b rotatably support the lens housing 14 and the antenna device 16, and at the same time, their hinge devices (not shown in the figure) are embedded.

The lens housing 14 is rotatably provided on a hinge axis A intersecting between the respective second housings 12a and 12b, and has a cylindrical shape. The antenna device 16 has a bar shape and is provided between each of the second housings 12a and 12b to be adjacent to the lens housing 14 in surface contact with the hinge shaft A of the lens housing. Arranged coaxially.

Specifically, the lens housing 14 neighbors in a state of being in surface contact with one second housing 12b of each of the second housings 12a and 12b, and the antenna device 16 is made of the remaining first. The two housings 12a and the lens housing 14 are in neighboring surface contact state. In addition, the lens housing 14 is disposed in a state spaced apart from the first housing 10, and the antenna device 16 is also spaced apart from the first housing 10. That is, the lens housing 14 and the antenna device 16 are spaced apart from the first housing 10, and there is an open space 22 therebetween. The open space 22 is shown in FIG. 5.

Preferably, the antenna device 16 has one end 162 rotatably disposed on the hinge axis A, and the other end 164 performs a rotational movement so that the antenna device 16 is secured at a predetermined position on the bottom surface of the first housing 10. Are accepted. The bottom surface of the first housing 10 is a battery pack 20 is detachably configured by the rocker 202, the main portion in which the other end 164 of the antenna device is securely received in close proximity to the battery pack 20 ( 204). The recess 204 has a shape corresponding to the other end 164 of the antenna device, and preferably has a groove having a stepped shape from a bottom surface of the first housing 10.

The lens housing 14 has a cylindrical shape extending in the hinge axis A direction, and the camera lens 142 is mounted on the outer circumferential surface 14a thereof. Although not shown in the drawing, a flash device may be further provided. In addition, an earphone cover 124 is disposed on one side 122 of the second housing 12b, and an operation button 126 is positioned on the other side 122. The antenna device 16 operates automatically or manually depending on whether the operation button 126 is pressed.

As shown in FIG. 6, the first housing 10 further includes a movable housing 18 that performs sliding movement in the longitudinal direction. The movable housing 10 has a display device mounted on an upper surface 18a and opens and closes a key array 106 formed of an array of a plurality of keys mounted on an upper surface of the first housing. In addition, the microphone device 184 is disposed under the display device 182 of the movable housing. In addition, the speaker device 102 and the incoming lamp 104 are disposed above the key array 106.

The key array 106 is exposed or hidden as the movable housing 18 moves. In addition, an incoming lamp 104 is provided above the key array 106. As the movable housing 18 moves, the display device 182 and the microphone device 184 also move together. The display device 182 is preferably a known LCD module, for example. In addition, the display device 182 or the microphone device 184 is electrically connected to a printed circuit board embedded in the first housing 10 using a flexible circuit (not shown).

Preferably, the lens housing 14 may be manually rotated by a forcible force of a user, and may be automatically configured by pressing the operation button 126. In addition, the antenna device 16 can also be manually rotated by the force of the user, it can be configured automatically by pressing the operation button.

As described above, the portable terminal according to the present invention is mounted to the lens housing and the antenna device on the same hinge axis, and is configured to rotate according to the user's will, thereby achieving an advantage of convenience for the user.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, the portable terminal according to the present invention is arranged in the order of the antenna unit and the lens housing on the hinge axis, but may be arranged in the order of the lens housing and the antenna device on the hinge axis. In addition, a separate illumination device such as a flash may be further provided in the lens housing to enable night photographing of the subject, and the lens housing or the antenna device need not be limited to being manually driven. It may be configured as.

1 is a perspective view showing a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention seen from the right side.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a state seen from the left side of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the bottom of the portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention and the antenna device is rotated from the left side.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a rotated antenna device located on the portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a perspective view illustrating a lens housing positioned on an upper portion of a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the movable housing of the portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is opened from the right;

Claims (19)

In a portable terminal, First housing; Second housings which extend from each other in the first housing in a predetermined inclined direction and face each other; A lens housing mounted along a hinge axis provided in a direction transverse between the ends of the respective second housings; And And a rotatable antenna device provided between the second housings and adjacent to the lens housing in a surface contact state, the rotatable antenna device being coaxially mounted with the lens housing, wherein the first housing and the lens housing are spaced apart from each other. And the first housing and the antenna device are spaced apart from each other. delete The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the lens housing is adjacent to the second housing in a surface contact state, and the antenna device is adjacent to the lens housing and the second housing in a surface contact state. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein each of the second housings extends in a longitudinal direction at an edge of the first housing and is symmetric with each other. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the antenna device is rotatably configured between the lens housing and the second housing. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein one end of the antenna device penetrates through the hinge shaft, and the other end of the antenna device is accommodated in a predetermined position on the bottom surface of the first housing. The portable terminal of claim 1, further comprising a detachable battery pack on a bottom surface of the main housing, and a main portion in which the other end of the antenna device is seated near to the battery pack. The portable terminal of claim 7, wherein the main portion is formed in a stepped shape corresponding to the other end of the antenna device. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the lens housing is cylindrical and a camera lens is provided on an outer circumferential surface thereof. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein an earphone cover or an operation button is provided on a side of the second housing. In a portable terminal, First housing; A movable housing slidably moving downward in the longitudinal direction from the first housing; Second housings that extend in a predetermined inclined direction and face each other toward the first housing; A lens housing mounted along a hinge axis provided in a direction crossing the respective second housings and spaced apart from the first housing; And And an antenna device provided between the second housings and adjacent to the lens housing in a surface contact state and mounted coaxially with the lens housing and spaced apart from the first housing. The portable terminal of claim 11, wherein the lens housing is adjacent to the second housing in a surface contact state, and the antenna device is adjacent to the lens housing and the second housing in a surface contact state. The portable terminal of claim 11, wherein each of the second housings extends in a longitudinal direction at an edge of the first housing and is symmetric with each other. The portable terminal of claim 11, wherein the antenna device is rotatably configured between the lens housing and the second housing. The portable terminal of claim 11, wherein one end of the antenna device penetrates through the hinge shaft, and the other end of the antenna device is accommodated in a predetermined position on the bottom surface of the first housing. The method of claim 11, wherein the first housing is A key array having an array of a plurality of keys on an upper surface thereof; A battery pack detachable from the bottom; And And a main portion in which the other end of the antenna device is securely received in proximity to the battery pack. The portable terminal of claim 16, wherein the main portion corresponds to the other end of the antenna device and is formed in a stepped shape from the bottom of the first housing. The portable terminal of claim 11, wherein the lens housing is cylindrical and a camera lens is provided on an outer circumferential surface thereof. The portable terminal of claim 11, wherein an earphone cover or an operation button is further provided on a side of the second housing.