KR101695206B1

KR101695206B1 - Mobile terminal having expanding display

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Publication number: KR101695206B1
Application number: KR1020150068314A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 신진철
Original assignee: 신진철
Priority date: 2015-05-15
Filing date: 2015-05-15
Publication date: 2017-01-11
Also published as: KR20160134365A

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a screen-expandable portable terminal, and more particularly, to a screen-expandable portable terminal capable of adjusting the number of screens or the area of a screen according to a user's selection, A first screen portion having at least two housings including the first screen and selectively enlarging the size of the first screen by relative motion between the at least two housings; And a second screen having a second screen disposed in parallel with the first screen as one surface of the body, the first screen having a first side and a second side opposite to each other, A second screen portion hinged to one side of at least one of the at least two housings to change a position of a second screen by swing motion; And a control unit for controlling the size and arrangement of the images displayed on the first and second screens according to the arrangement state of the first and second display units.

Description

{MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING EXPANDING DISPLAY}

The present disclosure relates to a screen-expandable portable terminal, and more particularly, to a screen-expandable portable terminal having a mechanism for opening and closing in the form of a swing and an extended screen, Terminal.

The portable terminal has become a universal multimedia device having many functions such as a call function, a photo shooting, a music or video file playback, a DMB reception, and a wireless Internet.

However, as the amount of information displayed on the screen or the necessity of internet operation increases, there is a problem that the display unit is narrow.

In order to solve this problem, Korean Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 10-1999-0086867, a portable liquid crystal display device having a flexible liquid crystal display device, Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2014-0001376, and a flexible display device have common Discloses an extended screen type portable terminal that realizes a large screen that is expanded by installing a flexible display device.

However, in order to effectively utilize the complicated functions of the portable multimedia terminal, it is required to further expand the display size beyond the screen size, and further display portions for displaying the images are required.

For example, a plurality of screens are required for multi-tasking such as DMB viewing and Internet search, and they need to be arranged in a structure that matches portability and efficiency of use.

1. Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1999-0086867 2. Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0001376

The present disclosure relates to a display device including a first screen portion in which a screen is selectively expanded using a flexible display device and a second screen portion in which one side is hinged to the front or rear surface of the first screen portion, And an object of the present invention is to provide a screen-expandable portable terminal that can be used by adjusting the number of screens or the area of the screen according to a user's selection.

The present invention is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the scope of the present invention to the full scope of the present invention. of its features).

In order to solve the above problems, the present disclosure provides a display device having a first screen provided with a flexible display element on one surface and at least two housings provided with the first screen, wherein the relative movement between the at least two housings A first screen unit for selectively expanding the size of the first screen; And a second screen having a second screen disposed in parallel with the first screen as one surface of the body, the first screen having a first side and a second side opposite to each other, A second screen portion hinged to one side of at least one of the at least two housings to change a position of a second screen by swing motion; And a control unit for controlling the size and arrangement of the images displayed on the first and second screens according to the arrangement state of the first and second display units.

The present invention provides a screen-expandable portable terminal according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the first screen portion is provided such that at least two or more housings are provided on a plate and are folded on axes corresponding to each other, And a flexible display device continuously provided on one surface of the housing, the flexible display device having a screen size adjusted by a folding operation of the at least two housings, to provide.

The present invention provides a screen-expandable portable terminal according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the first screen part is provided such that one of the at least two housings is coupled to the other room in an extending direction of the first screen or in a direction opposite thereto And the first screen is selectively expanded while one of the at least two housings is slidingly moved in an extending direction of the first screen or in a direction opposite to the other screen adjacent to the at least one of the at least two housings. And provides the terminal to the third invention.

The present disclosure relates to a screen-expandable portable terminal according to the second or third invention, wherein the portable terminal is provided in either the body or the at least two housings, wherein the enlarged operation of the first screen, The portable terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: a normal exposure unit configured to be exposed at all times regardless of a swing motion of the screen.

The present disclosure provides a screen-expandable portable terminal according to the fourth invention, wherein the normally-exposed unit includes at least one of a camera, a speaker, and an input / output terminal.

The present invention provides a screen-expandable portable terminal according to the third invention, wherein the body and the at least two housings are provided so as to overlap in a thickness direction, the second screen is disposed on an upper surface, A swing guide groove provided on the back surface of the body so as to be curved in a diagonal direction and recessed in the thickness direction from the back surface, the swing guide groove having a rack provided on the inner surface in the longitudinal direction of the swing guide groove And a swing guide groove formed in the swing guide groove, wherein the swing guide groove is engaged with the rack of the swing guide groove, and the swing motion of the swing guide groove is transmitted to either one of the at least two housings And a pinion for interlocking with the sliding operation of the first, second, It is provided as an invention.

The present disclosure provides a screen-expandable portable terminal according to the first invention, wherein the first and second screens are provided as transparent display devices.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to perform multiple tasks and output various information by adjusting the size of the screen with the flexible display device and adjusting the position of the screen by the screen of the body which is switched to the horizontal screen by the swing motion. Accordingly, a portable terminal providing a complex function can be used more efficiently, and a satisfactory feeling of a user can be improved by selecting and using a screen suitable for a purpose in which the portable terminal is used.

According to the present disclosure, a portable TV, a notebook computer, a smart phone, and the like can be implemented as a single device by a flexible display device whose screen size is adjusted and a screen of a body whose position is adjusted.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of a screen-expandable portable terminal according to the present disclosure; Fig.
FIG. 2 is a view showing an operation process of the screen-expandable portable terminal of FIG. 1 sequentially;
Fig. 3 shows a modified example of Fig. 2 (b). Fig.
4 is a view showing a second embodiment of a screen-expandable portable terminal according to the present disclosure;
Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line aa in Fig. 4 (A). Fig.
FIG. 6 is a view for explaining a structure in which screen expansion and swing operations are interlocked in FIG. 4; FIG.
FIG. 7 is a view for explaining a structure in which the swing motion is driven in FIG. 4; FIG.
8 to 12 are diagrams for explaining a screen expansion structure of a screen-expandable portable terminal according to the present disclosure;

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, various embodiments implementing a screen-expandable portable terminal according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

It should be understood, however, that there is no intention to limit the scope of the present disclosure to the embodiments described below, and that those skilled in the art, having the benefit of the teachings of this disclosure, It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

In addition, the terms used below are selected for convenience of explanation. Therefore, in order to grasp the technical contents of the present disclosure, they should be interpreted appropriately in accordance with the technical idea of the present disclosure without being limited to the prior meaning.

FIG. 1 is a view showing a first embodiment of a screen-expandable portable terminal according to the present disclosure, FIG. 2 is a view sequentially showing an operation process of the screen-expandable portable terminal of FIG. 1, Fig.

1 to 3, the screen-expandable portable terminal 10 according to the present embodiment has first and second screen units and a control unit 70. [

The first screen unit has a first screen 30 as a flexible display element on one side and at least two housings 20 provided with a first screen 30.

In this example, three housing 20 are shown, but any two or more housings 20 may be used.

The size of the first screen 30 is selectively enlarged by the relative motion between the at least two housings 20 in the first screen portion.

In this example, the relative movement is a folding movement between adjacent housings.

To this end, in the present example, the first screen portion is provided so that at least two housings 20 are provided in the form of plates, and are folded on the corresponding corners as axes, and are continuous to one surface of at least two housings 20 The flexible display device includes a flexible display device in which the size of the screen is adjusted by the folding operation of at least two housings 20.

According to the recently disclosed technique, the fear of breakage of the flexible display element by the folding operation can be eliminated.

On the other hand, in the present disclosure, the relative motion may include a sliding motion, which will be described later, and the motion in which the size of the first screen 30 can be adjusted, .

The second screen unit has a body (11) provided to overlap with the first screen unit in the thickness direction.

The second screen portion has a second screen 12 arranged on one side of the body 11 in parallel with the first screen 30.

In addition, the second screen portion is formed such that one side of the body 11 is hinged to one side of at least one of the at least two housings 20 so that the position of the second screen 12 is changed by the swing motion Respectively.

Here, the position of the hinge connection is preferably a position where the second screen portion can be arranged in parallel to one end of the first screen portion by the swing motion.

Specifically, the second screen portion is provided on a rectangular plate, and the hinge connection is made at any one of the four vertexes. And is hinged to an axis in the thickness direction of the first and second screen portions 12 and 30. [

The control unit 70 controls the size and arrangement of the images displayed on the first and second screens 12 and 30 according to the arrangement state of the first and second display units 12 and 30. [

Specifically, the first and second screen units 12 and 30 are detected and the size and the arrangement of the images displayed on the first and second screens 30 and 12 are controlled according to the information.

Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, it is preferable that the body 11 or at least two housings 20 are provided with a normally-exposed portion.

The normally-exposed unit is always exposed to the outside regardless of the enlargement operation of the first screen 30 or the swing operation of the second screen 12, and may include at least one of a camera, a speaker, and an input / output terminal.

Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, the first and second screens 30 and 12 may be provided with a transparent display element.

In addition, a known display device such as an electronic paper, LCD, or OLED having flexibility can be used as the flexible display device.

In addition, in the present embodiment, a plurality of known driving devices for operating a portable terminal including a communication unit, an input / output unit, an A / V unit, a sensing unit, a memory unit, a control unit, Of course.

In addition, the screen-expandable portable terminal according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention can be implemented in various forms such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a PDA, and a navigation system.

Needless to say, in the present embodiment, the second screen 12 or the flexible display device may have a display operation means such as a touch pad.

2 and 3, an operation process of the screen-expandable portable terminal according to the present embodiment will be described below.

2 (a), a second screen 12 is provided on the upper surface of the body 11, and at least two or more housings 20 are provided on the back surface of the body 11 in the same manner as the body 11 Are arranged to overlap in the longitudinal direction.

Here, the body 11 can swing about 90 degrees about the hinge coupling axis formed at the lower right corner of the body 11 as shown in FIG. 2 (b) to prepare for opening and closing the flexible display device.

2 (c), when the flexible display device is attempted to change its structure, the housings 21, 22, and 23 are rotated about the folding rotation axis 50 to be opened, As shown in FIG. 2 (d), a single display window in which the flexible display devices installed in the housings 21, 22, and 23 are arranged in a horizontal structure is formed, so that the entire screen can be displayed.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, as shown in Fig. 2 (f), the relative viewing angle between the second screen 12 and the flexible display device can be configured to be adjusted.

In this state, the flexible display device of the expandable large screen and the second screen 12 switched to the horizontal screen can be used at the same time.

For example, the second screen 12, which is switched to the landscape screen, can be used as a keyboard screen, and the Internet operation can be performed simultaneously with viewing the DMB.

In the present embodiment, the positions where at least two housings 20 are disposed may be the rear surface of the body 11 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the body 11, as shown in FIG. 3, Lt; / RTI >

FIG. 4 is a view showing a second embodiment of a screen-expandable portable terminal according to the present disclosure, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line a-a in FIG.

4 and 5, in the present embodiment, the first screen portion is formed so that at least one of the at least two housings 20 is coupled to the other room in the extending direction of the first screen 30 or the opposite direction thereof do.

That is, unlike the first embodiment, the engagement between at least two housings 20 is a sliding engagement.

In addition, the first screen 30 may be selectively expanded while one of the at least two housings 20 is slidingly moved in the extending direction of the first screen 30 or the opposite direction with respect to the other room adjacent thereto .

In other words, unlike the first embodiment, the first screen 30 is expanded or contracted by the sliding movement.

In the present embodiment, at least two housings 20 are provided as three housings, the body 11 is disposed at the center, and the housings arranged on both sides are pulled in the longitudinal direction of the flexible display device, The first screen 30 is enlarged.

FIG. 6 is a view for explaining a structure in which screen expansion and swing operations are interlocked in FIG.

6, the body 11 and at least two housings 20 are provided so as to overlap in the thickness direction, and the second screen 12 is provided on the upper surface .

A swing guide groove 61 is provided on the rear surface of the body 11 as a back surface of the second screen 12 in a diagonal curve.

The swing guide grooves (61) are recessed in the thickness direction from the back surface of the body (11).

Further, the swing guide groove 61 has a rack 62 provided on the inner surface thereof in the longitudinal direction thereof.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, a pinion 63 is provided at an end of at least one of the at least two housings 20.

The pinion 63 protrudes from one end of at least two housings 20 and is engaged with the rack 62 of the swing guide groove 61.

Accordingly, when the housing 20 having the pinion 63 is slidingly moved, the swinging motion of the body 11 is automatically performed.

FIG. 7 is a view for explaining a structure in which the swing motion is driven in FIG.

6, the rack 81 is provided in at least one of the at least two housings 20, and the pinion 83 is coupled to the hinge-paired shaft of the body 11. [

Thus, the rack 81 is moved according to the sliding movement of the housing 20, and the pinion 83 coupled to the rack 81 is rotated.

As a result, the swing of the body 11 is interlocked by the sliding movement of the housing 20.

Conversely, according to the present example, it is needless to say that the sliding movement of the housing 20 is interlocked by the swinging motion of the body 11.

1 and 6, the swing motion of the body 11 or the sliding movement and the folding movement of the housing 20 can be performed manually or automatically by using a motor or the like to be.

8 to 12 are views for explaining a screen expansion structure of a screen-expandable portable terminal according to the present disclosure.

Prior to the description of the present embodiment, the body 11 is omitted in order to clearly explain the screen expansion structure of the first screen 30.

First, Fig. 8 shows an example of a folder type, which is configured as a two-stage folding type.

9 shows an example of a folder type, which is configured as a three-stage folding type.

10 is an example of a slide type.

11 is an example in which the flexible display element is installed in a cylindrical rotary member 53 provided inside the housing 20 and is provided.

12 shows an example of the folder type, which is configured as a two-stage folding type.

Here, the flexible display elements are arranged in a single sheet in succession to the outer surfaces of the two housings 20.

Claims

Wherein the first screen is provided with a flexible display element on one surface thereof and at least two or more housings provided with the first screen and the first screen is selectively expanded by the relative motion between the at least two housings. 1 screen portion;
And a second screen having a second screen disposed in parallel with the first screen as one surface of the body, the first screen having a first side and a second side opposite to each other, A second screen portion hinged to one side of at least one of the at least two housings to change a position of a second screen by swing motion; And
And a controller for controlling the size and arrangement of the images displayed on the first and second screens according to the arrangement of the first and second screens,
Wherein the first screen unit comprises:
Wherein at least one of the at least two housings is coupled to the other room in the extending direction of the first screen or in the opposite direction,
Characterized in that the first screen is selectively expanded while one of the at least two housings is slidingly moved in the expansion direction of the first screen or the opposite direction with respect to the other room adjacent thereto.
Wherein the normal exposure unit is always exposed to the outside regardless of the magnifying operation of the first screen or the swinging operation of the second screen, the normally exposed unit being provided in either the body or the at least two housings, Further,
Wherein the normally exposed portion includes at least one of a camera, a speaker, and an input / output terminal,
Wherein the body and the at least two housings are provided so as to overlap in a thickness direction, the second screen is disposed on an upper surface,
And a swing guide groove provided on the back surface of the body as a curved shape in a diagonal direction and recessed in a thickness direction thereof from the back surface, wherein the swing guide groove is provided on the inner surface in the longitudinal direction of the swing guide groove A swing guide groove having a rack is formed,
A pinion provided at an end of at least one of the at least two housings, the pinion being coupled to the rack of the swing guide groove, the swinging movement of the body being interlocked with the sliding operation of either one of the at least two housings, Further comprising:
The first and second screens may be transparent display devices,
A swing and an enlarged screen in the form of a mechanism to open and close according to the user can adjust the number of screens or the screen area can be used to expand the screen.

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