JP2010028688A - Telephone handset - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To design all of a telephone handset in use at a compact size, and to improve its operability. <P>SOLUTION: The telephone handset 10 has first to third flaps 11 to 13, and a turning means 15 for connecting these first to third flaps 11 to 13 and turning them. The turning means 15 includes first to third turning shafts 27 to 29, each being connected to the first to the third flaps 11 to 13, and a hinge 30 connected to these turning shafts 27 to 29 for relatively turning each of the flaps 11 to 13. Furthermore, the turning means 15 is mounted to turn each of the flaps 11 to 13, in a condition with the flaps 11 to 13 stacked in the thickness direction and the condition with one of the front and back sides of each of the flaps 11 to 13 disposed on the same plane. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile phone, and more particularly to a mobile phone including three or more flap bodies that can rotate.

  Conventionally, so-called folding type mobile phones have been widely used, and for example, a mobile phone of the type disclosed in Patent Document 1 is also known. The cellular phone disclosed in this document includes three plate-like flap bodies and a hinge body that rotatably connects these flap bodies. In this cellular phone, when used, two flap bodies having operation keys and the like are arranged side by side, and an integral flap body having a display is positioned between these flap bodies.

JP 2005-151166 A

  However, in patent document 1, the flap body which has a display overlaps with the thickness direction with respect to the flap body on either side at the time of use. Specifically, it is used in a state where the display surface of the display is inclined on the surface having the operation keys and the like in the left and right flap bodies. For this reason, the size in the thickness direction of the entire mobile phone at the time of use increases, and there arises a disadvantage that the handleability tends to be lowered. In addition, depending on the operation method, it may be difficult to hold the flap body or the display may be difficult to see.

[Object of invention]
The present invention has been devised by paying attention to such inconveniences, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile phone capable of reducing the overall size of the mobile phone during use and improving operability. It is to provide.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a mobile phone having at least three flap bodies connected via a rotating means.
The rotating means rotates each flap body between a state in which the flap bodies are stacked in the thickness direction and a state in which one of the front and back surfaces of each flap body is located on the same surface. The structure of being provided is adopted.

In addition, the present invention provides a mobile phone including first to third flap bodies connected via a rotating means.
The rotating means includes a rotation shaft portion connected to each flap body, and a hinge portion that is connected to the rotation shaft portion and relatively rotates each flap body, and the flap bodies are stacked in the thickness direction. Each flap body is rotated via the rotation shaft portion, and the state where the rotation center position of the rotation shaft portion is positioned at every 120 ° interval via the hinge portion is rotated. A configuration is adopted in which each flap body is rotatably provided between the front and back surfaces of each flap body and a state in which one surface is located on the same surface.

  In the present invention, the first to third flap bodies are each provided with a pair of inclined end faces on the rotating shaft side, and the inclined end faces are respectively provided in a shape along the inclined end faces of the adjacent flap bodies. Is preferably employed.

The first flap body includes a key operation unit including a plurality of keys that can be pressed.
The second flap body includes a pad portion capable of detecting a fingertip slide operation and / or a tap operation on the surface,
The third flap body preferably includes a display unit.

According to the present invention, since the surfaces of the respective flap bodies are located on the same plane, the respective flap bodies can be brought into a state where they can be accommodated in the thickness thereof, and the thickness of the entire mobile phone in use can be reduced. This makes it possible to achieve compactness and improved handling.
Here, if the rotation center position of the rotation shaft portion is positioned at every 120 ° interval, the relative angle between the first and second flap bodies becomes 120 °, and the flap bodies can be easily held with both hands. Can increase the sex.
At this time, if the display unit is provided with the other flap body as the third flap body, the display unit can be easily viewed while maintaining the above operability. Furthermore, when the first flap body is provided with a key operation part and the second flap body is provided with a pad part, a variety of operations such as a pressing operation and a slide operation can be performed in combination. It is possible to enjoy performances and the like by performing control based on programs such as music and music.

  In addition, when a pair of inclined end surfaces are formed on the rotation shaft portion side of the first to third flap bodies, each flap body can be brought close to the rotation center of the hinge portion without overlapping adjacent flap bodies. It is also possible to reduce the plane size at the time.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a front view of the cellular phone according to the embodiment in a closed state, FIG. 2 shows a plan view thereof, and FIG. 3 shows a left side view thereof. FIG. 4 shows a front view of the mobile phone in an opened state, FIG. 5 shows a rear view thereof, and FIG. 6 shows a left side view thereof. In these drawings, the mobile phone 10 includes first to third flap bodies 11 to 13 and a rotating means 15 for connecting and rotating the first to third flap bodies 11 to 13. It is configured. The mobile phone 10 has functions as an electronic musical instrument and an AV viewing device, which will be described later, in addition to general functions of a known mobile phone such as a call and mail. For convenience of explanation, in the first to third flap bodies 11 to 13, unless otherwise specified, the surface exposed to the front side in FIG. 4 is the front surface, and the surface exposed to the front side in FIG. 5 is the back surface. Will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the first to third flap bodies 11 to 13 are closed by being overlapped in the thickness direction. In this state, the third flap body 13 is the first flap body 13. And between the second flap bodies 11 and 12.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the first flap body 11 includes a key operation unit 17 composed of a plurality of keys 17A that can be pressed on the surface thereof, and is used to select a numeric keypad or a menu when making a call or mail. Used for operation. On the free end side of the surface of the first flap body 11, a microphone 18 mainly used for calling is provided. In addition, a large number of holes 19 are provided on the back surface of the first flap body 11 for allowing sound emitted from a built-in speaker to pass therethrough. The second flap body 12 includes a pad portion 20 called a so-called touch pad on the surface thereof, so that a locus of a fingertip slide operation on the surface can be detected or a tap operation such as tapping can be detected. It has become. A camera lens 21 is provided on the back surface of the second flap body 12. The third flap body 13 includes a display unit 23 made of a liquid crystal display or the like on a surface thereof, and a speaker 24 that is provided at a position adjacent to the display unit 23 and is mainly used for calling.

  The 1st thru | or 3rd flap bodies 11-13 are respectively provided with a pair of inclined end surfaces 25 and 25 which taper toward the rotation means 15 side. The inclined end surfaces 25 and 25 are provided adjacent to each other along the inclined end surfaces 25 and 25 formed in the adjacent flap bodies 11 to 13 in the opened state shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, respectively. It becomes possible to approach the rotation center of the hinge part mentioned later, without the flap bodies 11-13 overlapping. Moreover, the 1st thru | or 3rd flap bodies 11-13 are provided between the each inclined end surface 25 and 25 so that the 1st thru | or 3rd rotating shaft part mentioned later can be rotated and received.

  As shown in FIGS. 7A to 7D, the rotating means 15 includes first to third rotating shaft portions 27 to 29 respectively connected to the flap bodies 11 to 13 and the first rotating shaft portions 27 to 29. Or the 3rd rotating shaft parts 27-29 are provided and the hinge part 30 which rotates each flap body 11-13 relatively is provided.

  The first to third rotating shaft portions 27 to 29 are configured so that the flap bodies 11 to 13 are arranged in the directions of arrows R1 and R2 in FIG. 5 and FIG. It is provided so as to be rotatable.

  The hinge portion 30 includes first to third spacers 31 to 33 having arcuate end surfaces that are connected to the first to third rotating shaft portions 27 to 29, respectively, and first and second spacers. A pair of two-shaft type shaft forming bodies 35 and 36 respectively connected to 31 and 32 and a third spacer 33, and a pair of shaft forming bodies 35 and 36 that receive and rotatably connect each shaft forming body 35 and 36. Bearing portions 38, 38. The hinge portion 30 rotates in a direction in which the first and second flip bodies 11 and 12 are separated and approached from the front and back surfaces of the third flip body 13 with the point C in FIGS. 3 and 8 as the rotation center position. Provided possible. By this rotation, the rotation center positions of the first to third rotation shaft portions 27 to 29 can be set so as to be positioned at intervals of 120 ° (see FIG. 8).

  In the above configuration, when a function such as a call or mail is used, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the hinge portion extends from the third flap body 13 to the first flap body 11 from the closed state. Rotate through 30. Thus, as with a known mobile phone, a predetermined input is performed by operating the key operation unit 17 while looking at the display unit 23, or a telephone call is made with the speaker 24 close to the ear while the microphone 18 is close to the mouth. be able to.

  When the state shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 is changed from this state to the open state shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the third flap body 13 is rotated 120 ° through the hinge portion 30 in the direction away from the second flap body 12. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the rotation center positions of the first to third rotation shaft portions 27 to 29 are located at intervals of 120 °. After passing through this state, the flap bodies 11 to 13 are rotated by 90 ° in the direction of arrow R2 in FIG. 8 via the first to third rotating shaft portions 27 to 29, whereby the surfaces of the flap bodies 11 to 13 are rotated. Are positioned on the same plane. In this state, while observing the display content of the display unit 23 of the third flap body 13, while holding the first flap 11 with the right hand and pressing the key operation unit 17, the second flap 12 is held with the left hand. The pad portion 20 can be operated by gripping.

  Therefore, for example, when a musical instrument program is activated via a control means (not shown), the tone and pitch can be adjusted by operating the key operation unit 17 and the pad unit 20 while viewing the performance guide of the display unit 23 and the like. It can be played as an electronic musical instrument. In addition, when a music program or a video program is activated via the control means, an AV viewing device capable of selecting a song or a program or adjusting a volume, a tempo, or the like by operating the key operation unit 17 or the pad unit 20. Can be used as In addition, an input operation of a cellular phone function such as an e-mail or a control operation when a game program is activated can be performed with both hands via the key operation unit 17 and the pad unit 20.

  In addition, what is necessary is just to perform rotation operation of each flip body 11-13 in the procedure reverse to the above, when changing from the state which opened the mobile telephone 10 to the closed state shown by FIGS.

  Therefore, according to such an embodiment, in the opened state shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the surfaces of the flap bodies 11 to 13 are located on the same plane, and thus the entire mobile phone 10 in this state The thickness can be reduced, and it is possible to exhibit good handleability. In addition, when the front surfaces of the flap bodies 11 to 13 are viewed from the front in the open state, the first and second flap bodies 11 and 12 are positioned at 120 ° intervals. The operability of the key operation unit 17 and the pad unit 20 can be improved. In addition, in this state, the display unit 23 is also positioned substantially on the same plane as the key operation unit 17 and the pad unit 20, so that the visibility of the display unit 23 can be improved.

The best configuration, method and the like for carrying out the present invention have been disclosed in the above description, but the present invention is not limited to this.
That is, the present invention has been particularly shown and described with respect to particular embodiments, but is not limited to the embodiments described above without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention. Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art in terms of position, orientation, and other detailed configurations.
Therefore, the description limited to the shape disclosed above is an example for easy understanding of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention. The description by the name of the member which remove | excluded one part or all part is included in this invention.

  For example, the function mounted on each of the flap bodies 11 to 13 is not limited to the illustrated configuration example, and various functions such as providing a pad portion similar to the above-described pad portion 20 on the back surface of the second flap body 12 are also possible. It can be changed.

Moreover, it can also be used as an aspect in which at least one of the flap bodies 11 to 13 is rotated by 180 ° via the first to third rotating shaft portions 27 to 29 from the open state shown in FIGS. it can.
For example, when the third flap body 13 is rotated 180 ° from the state shown in FIG. 5 so that the display unit 23 is directed to the front, and the second flap body 12 is also provided with a speaker, a cellular phone device such as a table is provided. With the 10 placed, two speaker holes and a screen are positioned on the front side. As a result, it can be used as an AV viewing device that allows favorable viewing of both video and audio.
Further, when the first flap body 11 is rotated 180 ° from the state shown in FIG. 4 and the speaker hole 19 is directed to the front, the speaker hole 19, the display unit 23, and the pad portion 20 are formed on the front side. Will be located. Further, when a speaker is provided on the second flap body 12 and the second flap body 12 is rotated by 180 ° from the state shown in FIG. , The display unit 23, and the key operation unit 17 are located. Thereby, it can be used as a game machine or an AV viewing device that can perform a predetermined operation by the pad unit 20 or the key operation unit 17 while enjoying both video and audio on the front side.

  Further, the number of the flaps formed is not limited to the illustrated configuration example, and may be further increased. However, if the three flap bodies 11 to 13 are used as in the above embodiment, they can be arranged at intervals of 120 ° as shown in FIG.

  Moreover, it is good also as a form which can position the back surface of each flap body 11-13 on the same surface in the state which opened the mobile telephone 10, and can position both the front surface and a back surface on the same surface.

The front view of the state which closed the mobile phone concerning an embodiment. The top view of FIG. The left view of FIG. The front view of the state which opened the said mobile telephone. The rear view of FIG. The left view of FIG. (A) is an exploded left side view of the rotating means, (B) is a view of (A) as viewed from above, (C) is a left side view of the rotating means after being rotated by the hinge portion, and (D) is a rotating view. The schematic exploded perspective view of a moving means. The left view for operation | movement description of a 1st thru | or 3rd flap body. The left view at the time of utilization of the said telephone etc. of a call. The bottom view of FIG. The front view of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Mobile phone, 11 ... 1st flap body, 12 ... 2nd flap body, 13 ... 3rd flap body, 15 ... Rotating means, 17 ... Key operation Part, 20 ... pad part, 23 ... display unit, 25 ... inclined end face, 27 ... first rotating shaft part, 28 ... second rotating shaft part, 29 ... first 3 rotating shaft portions, 30... Hinge portion

Claims (4)

In a mobile phone having at least three flap bodies connected via a rotating means,
The rotating means rotates each flap body between a state in which the flap bodies are stacked in the thickness direction and a state in which one of the front and back surfaces of each flap body is located on the same surface. A mobile phone characterized by being provided. In a mobile phone provided with first to third flap bodies connected via rotating means,
The rotating means includes a rotation shaft portion connected to each flap body, and a hinge portion that is connected to the rotation shaft portion and relatively rotates each flap body, and the flap bodies are stacked in the thickness direction. Each flap body is rotated via the rotation shaft portion, and the state where the rotation center position of the rotation shaft portion is positioned at every 120 ° interval via the hinge portion is rotated. A cellular phone characterized in that each flap body is provided so as to be rotatable between a state in which one of the front and back surfaces of each flap body is located on the same surface.   The first to third flap bodies are each provided with a pair of inclined end faces on the rotating shaft portion side, and the inclined end faces are respectively provided in shapes along the inclined end faces of the adjacent flap bodies. The mobile phone according to claim 2. The first flap body includes a key operation unit including a plurality of keys that can be pressed,
The second flap body includes a pad portion capable of detecting a fingertip slide operation and / or a tap operation on the surface,
The mobile phone according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the third flap body includes a display unit.

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