KR20150118754A - Cover case - Google Patents

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a cover case includes: a receiving unit which receives a display device; and one or more opening and closing parts which open and close a display region of the display device. At least one of the opening and closing parts slides.

Description

Cover Case {COVER CASE}

An embodiment relates to a cover case.

In recent years, the use of display devices such as tablet PCs, notebooks, and mobile phones has become commonplace.

Particularly, a tablet PC or a mobile phone is applied to an image displayed on a display device, that is, a touch panel that inputs an input device such as a finger or a stylus in a display area.

In order to protect the display device from impurities such as external impact or moisture, such a display device is generally used by putting the display device on the cover case.

When the display device is not used, the cover part is folded to hide the display area. When the display part is used, the cover part can be extended to expose the display area. Alternatively, even when the display device is not used, some display areas may be exposed so that a notification message or time can be confirmed.

At this time, when the cover portion is spread at a time, or when some display areas are always exposed, the display area is exposed all or all the time, and personal privacy or personal information is exposed.

Therefore, there is a need for a cover case of a new structure that can solve the above problems.

An embodiment of the present invention is to provide a cover case having a new structure that can be applied to a display device such as a mobile phone having a privacy protection function.

A cover case according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: an accommodating portion for accommodating a display device; And at least one opening / closing part for opening / closing the display area of the display device, wherein at least one opening / closing part of the opening / closing part is slid.

The cover case according to the embodiment includes at least one opening and closing portions for exposing the display region of the display device to be accommodated, and at least one of the opening and closing portions of the opening and closing portions may slide and expose the display region.

That is, the cover case according to the embodiment can completely hide the display area and can selectively open and close the display area when using the display device. Accordingly, the cover case according to the embodiment can selectively open / close only the display area desired by the user.

Therefore, the display area of the display device accommodated in the cover case can be prevented from being completely exposed, and exposure of the notification area or the like, which is always exposed, can be unnecessary for ease of use.

Accordingly, the cover case according to the embodiment can selectively open / close the display area of the display device accommodated according to a desired area, thereby preventing exposure of personal information due to the exposed display area .

1 is a perspective view of a cover case according to an embodiment.
2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A 'in Fig.
FIGS. 3 to 11 are top views of the cover case, illustrating the operation of the opening and closing part.

In the description of the embodiments, it is to be understood that each layer (film), area, pattern or structure may be referred to as being "on" or "under / under" Quot; includes all that is formed directly or through another layer. The criteria for top / bottom or bottom / bottom of each layer are described with reference to the drawings.

The thickness or the size of each layer (film), region, pattern or structure in the drawings may be modified for clarity and convenience of explanation, and thus does not entirely reflect the actual size.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2, a cover case 1000 according to an embodiment may include a receiving portion 100 and an opening and closing portion 200. [

The receptacle 100 and the opening and closing part 200 may be integrally formed with each other. The receiving portion 100 and the opening and closing portion 200 may be formed of a rigid or flexible material. For example, the receptacle 100 and the opening / closing part 200 may be formed of a material such as plastic.

The receiving portion 100 can receive the display device. In detail, the cover case 1000 can protect a display device such as a mobile phone, a tablet PC, and the like from external impact or impurity penetration, Can be accommodated.

The opening and closing part 200 may open or close the display area of the display device. in details. The opening and closing part 200 may be disposed at a position corresponding to the display area of the display device accommodated in the accommodating part 100 and may open or close the display area.

The cover case 1000 according to the embodiment may include at least one opening and closing portions. Also, at least one opening / closing part of the plurality of opening / closing parts may be slidable.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the cover case 1000 according to the embodiment is illustrated as being formed in a rectangular shape having corner portions, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, It may be formed in an elliptical shape.

3 to 6, the cover case 1000 according to the embodiment may include a first opening and closing part 210 and a second opening and closing part 220. [

The first opening and closing part 210 and the second opening and closing part 220 may be disposed in contact with each other. The second opening and closing part 2200 may be disposed in a lower area of the display area and may be disposed on the lower surface of the first opening and closing part 210 and the lower surface of the second opening and closing part 210. [ The upper surface of the second opening and closing part 220 may be disposed in contact with each other.

Accordingly, when the first opening and closing part 210 and the second opening and closing part are all closed, the display area can be hidden.

Although the first opening and closing part 210 and the second opening and closing part 220 are formed in the same area in the drawing, the first and second opening and closing parts 210 and 220 May be formed with an area larger or smaller than the other opening and closing parts.

The first opening and closing part 210 and the second opening and closing part 220 may be operated independently of each other. That is, the first opening and closing part 210 and the second opening and closing part 220 can independently open and close the display area regardless of whether the other opening and closing parts operate.

Alternatively, the first opening and closing part 210 and the second opening and closing part 220 may be operated simultaneously with each other. That is, the first opening and closing part 210 and the second opening and closing part 220 can simultaneously open and close the display area depending on whether other opening and closing parts operate. For example, the cover case 1000 according to the embodiment may include a fixing part for fixing the first opening and closing part 210 and the second opening and closing part 220, and the first opening and closing part 210 And the second opening and closing part 220 can be operated simultaneously.

The opening / closing part of at least one of the first opening and closing part 210 and the second opening and closing part 220 may be slidable. At least one of the opening and closing parts of the first opening and closing part 210 and the second opening and closing part 220 is slid in detail to open and close the display area of the display device. That is, at least one of the opening and closing parts of the first opening and closing part 210 and the second opening and closing part 220 is slid to open or close the display area of the display device in whole or in part.

At least one of the opening and closing parts of the first opening and closing part 210 and the second opening and closing part 220 may be slid unidirectionally. Alternatively, at least one of the first opening and closing part 210 and the second opening and closing part 220 may be slid in multiple directions. That is, at least one of the opening and closing parts of the first opening and closing part 210 and the second opening and closing part 220 may be unidirectionally or multidirectionally slid to open or close the display area of the display device in whole or in part.

In detail, the first opening and closing part 210 and the second opening and closing part 220 can both slide unidirectionally or slide in multiple directions, or the first opening and closing part 210 is slid in one direction, Alternatively, the first opening and closing part 210 may be slid in multiple directions, and the second opening and closing part 220 may be slid in a unidirectional direction.

Accordingly, the cover case 1000 according to the embodiment selectively exposes a desired one of the display areas of the display device accommodated in the accommodating part by the first opening and closing part 210 and the second opening and closing part 220 Or hide it.

The first opening and closing part 210 and the second opening and closing part 220 may slide in the same direction or in different directions.

For example, the first opening and closing part 210 and the second opening and closing part 220 may slide in one direction or in multiple directions, and may slide in the same direction.

3 and 4, the first opening and closing part 210 and the second opening and closing part 220 may both slide in the left direction or both in the right direction.

Alternatively, the first opening and closing part 210 and the second opening and closing part 220 may slide in one direction or in multiple directions, and may slide in different directions.

5 and 6, the first opening and closing part 210 is slid upward, the second opening and closing part 220 is slid to the left, or the first opening and closing part 210 is slid toward the upper direction And the second opening and closing part 220 can be slid to the right.

7 and 8, the first opening and closing part 210 is slid in the left direction, the second opening and closing part 220 is slid in the lower direction, or the first opening and closing part 210 is slid in the right direction And the second opening and closing part 220 can be slid downward.

Alternatively, the first opening and closing part 210 and the second opening and closing part 220 may slide in one direction or in multiple directions, and may slide in opposite directions.

Referring to FIG. 9, the first opening and closing part 210 is slid upward and the second opening and closing part 220 is slidable downward.

10 and 11, the first opening and closing part 210 is slid to the left, the second opening and closing part 220 is slid to the right, or the first opening and closing part 220 is slid to the right And the second opening and closing part 220 can be slid to the left.

In the drawings and the foregoing description, the opening and closing parts include the first opening and closing part and the second opening and closing part, but the embodiment is not limited thereto. The opening and closing parts may further include a plurality of opening and closing parts such as the third opening and closing part, have. That is, it is needless to say that the cover case according to the embodiment may further include a plurality of opening / closing portions that are slid in unidirectional or multi-direction and are operated independently or simultaneously according to the user's selection.

The cover case according to the embodiment includes at least one opening and closing portions for exposing the display region of the display device to be accommodated, and at least one of the opening and closing portions of the opening and closing portions may slide and expose the display region.

That is, the cover case according to the embodiment can completely hide the display area and can selectively open and close the display area when using the display device. Accordingly, the cover case according to the embodiment can selectively open / close only the display area desired by the user.

Accordingly, the display area of the display device accommodated in the cover case can be prevented from being completely exposed, and exposure of the notification area or the like, which is always exposed, can be unnecessary for ease of use.

Accordingly, the cover case according to the embodiment can selectively open / close the display area of the display device accommodated according to a desired area, thereby preventing exposure of personal information due to the exposed display area .

The cover case according to the embodiment can be applied to various display devices such as a mobile phone, a PDP, and a tablet PC.

The features, structures, effects and the like described in the foregoing embodiments are included in at least one embodiment of the present invention and are not necessarily limited to one embodiment. Further, the features, structures, effects, and the like illustrated in the embodiments may be combined or modified in other embodiments by those skilled in the art to which the embodiments belong. Therefore, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to these combinations and modifications.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It can be seen that various modifications and applications are possible. For example, each component specifically shown in the embodiments may be modified and implemented. It is to be understood that the present invention may be embodied in many other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof.

Claims (8)

A receiving portion for receiving the display device; And
And at least one opening / closing part for opening / closing a display area of the display device,
Wherein at least one of the opening and closing portions is slidable. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the opening and closing part includes a first opening and closing part and a second opening and closing part,
Wherein at least one of the first opening and closing part and the second opening and closing part is slid in one direction or in multiple directions. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the first opening and closing part and the second opening and closing part slide in one direction or multiple directions,
Wherein the first opening and closing part and the second opening and closing part slide in the same direction. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the first opening and closing part and the second opening and closing part slide in different directions. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the first opening and closing part and the second opening and closing part slide in opposite directions to each other. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein at least one of the first opening and closing part and the second opening and closing part is flipped. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the first opening and closing part and the second opening and closing part operate independently of each other. 3. The method of claim 2,
And a fixing unit fixing the first opening and closing unit and the second opening and closing unit,
Wherein the first opening and closing part and the second opening and closing part are driven simultaneously with each other.

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