CN100463592C

CN100463592C - Mobile communication facilities with foldable keyboard

Info

Publication number: CN100463592C
Application number: CNB2004100331602A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 马宇尘
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2004-04-08
Filing date: 2004-04-08
Publication date: 2009-02-18
Anticipated expiration: 2024-04-08
Also published as: CN1564651A

Abstract

The mobile communication device consists of a first body case and a second body case with a first and a second panel. The first, second and third user interface can be structured between the first body case and the first and second panel of the second body case. The first panel and second panel are folded under the first and second user interface and spreads under the third interface. The key board is set on the third user interface, consists a first part located on the above first panel and a second part located on the second panel.

Description

Mobile communication equipment with Foldable keyboard

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of mobile communication equipment.

Background technology

Mobile communication equipment and similar device, its function and purposes are all in development constantly.Except that basic call function, people often use also comprises aspects such as message transmission, internet browsing, personal information management and recreation.For mobile communication equipment,, be difficult to provide the keyboard that adapts with above-mentioned functions because build is small and exquisite.

Summary of the invention

One of purpose of the present invention provides a kind of easy mobile communication equipment with function keyboard, utilizes the function keyboard on this equipment, such as all-purpose keyboard, can finish multiple function.Another object of the present invention is in this mobile communication equipment, realizes combining between personal hand-held computer or personal digital assistant and mobile phone.Layout between display, linkwork and the keyboard is provided, and the functions different with correspondence realize corresponding apparatus, also are one of purposes of the present invention.

Mobile communication equipment with Foldable keyboard, its structure comprises: fuselage, comprise first housing and second housing with first panel and second panel, wherein, can construct between first panel of first housing and second housing, second panel that relevant first, second and third uses interface with user mode, under first and second use interface, fold between first panel and second panel, use under the interface the 3rd and launch.Display screen is arranged at described first housing, uses in the interface described first to be exposed to the user, shows in order to visual information to be provided.Linkwork, be connected between first housing and second housing, with respect to second housing, corresponding first, second and third uses interface with described first housing, rotate to corresponding use location, wherein linkwork is arranged at described first housing side edge frame position corresponding with second housing.Function keyboard is provided with on described the 3rd use interface, and it comprises two parts, and first is positioned on described first panel, and second portion is positioned on second panel inner surface.

This mobile communication equipment, corresponding three kinds of user modes have three kinds to use interfaces.Can implement easily to receive calls, call, and multiple function such as text input, personal information management, browsing internet.

Description of drawings

With reference to the accompanying drawings the present invention is set forth in more detail.

Fig. 1 is the top view of the present invention when being in first user mode.

Fig. 2 is the top view of the present invention when being in second user mode.

Fig. 3 first housing of the present invention is rotated 180 degree with respect to first user mode, and the top view that appears of second panel outer surface of described second housing.

Fig. 4 is the top view that the present invention is in the 3rd user mode.

Fig. 5 is that the present invention is with the top view of game console as function keyboard.

Fig. 6 is the block diagram of control system of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is the end view that the present invention is provided with the 3rd user mode of second rotating shaft.

Fig. 8 a, 8b be the present invention be used to operate first use that the function button at interface is arranged on embodiment on second housing first and second use the top view at interface.

Embodiment

The invention provides a kind of electronic equipment of being furnished with function keyboard, mobile communication equipment particularly, explanation for example, set forth with reference to mobile phone, but the present invention can also be applied to other electronic equipment, such as personal hand-held computer, personal digital assistant, game unit etc., and merge the mobile communication equipment that this type of apparatus function is arranged.This mobile phone has three kinds of user modes, is respectively first, second and third kind user mode, every kind of user mode corresponding separately different mobile phone interfaces on one's body, be called first, second and third and use the interface.Shown in the ginseng figure, what Fig. 1 was shown is first user mode of this mobile phone, and visual interface is the first use interface 4 under this state.What Fig. 2 was shown is second user mode of this mobile phone, and visual interface is the second use interface 5 under this state.What Fig. 4 was shown is the 3rd user mode of this mobile phone, and direct visual interface is the 3rd use interface 6 under this state.

As shown in Figure 2, mobile phone 1 comprises fuselage 2, and fuselage 2 comprises between first housing 7 and second housing, 8, the first housings 7 and second housing 8, connects by linkwork 11.Linkwork 11 can make first housing 7 with respect to 8 rotations of second housing, also includes and can make the circuit structure that is electrically connected between first and second housing, and circle is represented by a dotted line in the drawings.Ginseng Fig. 4 and Fig. 3, second housing 8 comprises first panel 9 and second panel 10.Wherein second panel 10 comprises the second panel outer surface 10b relevant with purposes and the second panel inner surface 10a.Use in the interface 5 second, the second panel outer surface 10b is exposed to the user.And in the case and first use under the interface, second panel 10 and first panel 9 fold compactly.

Below by each accompanying drawing, illustrate how first, second and third user mode realizes.As shown in Figure 1, the position on the 4 pairing fuselages of the first use interface is the upper surface of first housing 7.Display screen 3 is encapsulated in first housing 7, uses under the interface first to be exposed to the user, provides visual information to show to the user.Used in the interface 4 and the fuselage that belongs to display screen 3 peripheries partly calls the first housing frame be in first, corresponding shown in Figure 1, four orientation, upper and lower, left and right with respect to the display screen under the normal display state 3 are called the first housing upper side frame, the first housing lower frame, the first housing left border, the first housing Right Border.In addition, because the demonstration of display screen 3 is to launch along vertical display screen under this state, so can be referred to as the vertical state of display screen.At the first housing lower frame, be provided with the first housing button 18, these buttons are function buttons, can be used for receiving calls, or webpage control, menu navigation, or open, the power supply of closing device, or other similar function.In order under this user mode, to receive calls easily, at the first housing upper side frame, be provided with loud speaker 16a, at the first housing lower frame, correspondence is provided with sound collecting hole 17a.Wherein sound collecting hole is contrasting microphone setting.In addition, corresponding first uses on the first housing left frame down of interface, is provided with loud speaker 16b, for use in the second use interface 5.

Be to be noted that display screen 3 can also be arranged to have the touch-screen of touch-sensitive function in order to increase multiple manipulating approach.

With respect to the first use interface 4, second and third uses the acquisition at

interface

5,6, be unable to do without the rotary manipulation of first housing 7 with respect to second housing 8.Shown in Fig. 1,2,4,5 and 7, under each user mode, a common location relation is arranged between first housing and second housing, it is exactly that first case side frame that is provided with linkwork 11, under second and third uses interface, respectively near or be under the jurisdiction of the plane at communication keypad, function keyboard place.Embodiment shown among the figure shows that its side is parallel to the plane at communication keypad and function keyboard place, is provided with like this to be convenient to operation.It is pointed out that as another kind of execution mode the side frame of first and second housing also can be made other shape that comprises arc, can realize various structure of the present invention and function equally.Corresponding first, second and third uses

interface

4,5,6, the mode that rotates to corresponding use location between first and

second housing

7,8 is: that is provided with the first housing side of linkwork 11, using the interface 4 times first, is 0 degree with respect to the rotational angle of second housing 8; Using the interface 5 times second, is 90 degree with respect to the rotational angle of second housing 8; Using the interface 6 times the 3rd, is 180 degree with respect to the rotational angle of second housing.The suitable implementation of this rotation is that first housing 7 is rotated with respect to second housing 8, and the mode of rotation has multiple.Such as, a mode easy to implement is that described first housing 7 uses under the interface at first, second and third, centers on the rotating shaft in the linkwork 11, with respect to second panel 10 of second housing 8, with clockwise and counterclockwise both one of mode, rotate 0 degree, 90 degree, 180 degree respectively.Wherein, with both selections counterclockwise, come from the predefined structure of fuselage clockwise.Wherein, the execution mode shown in Fig. 1,2 and 4, when second, third used

interface

5,6 to change, first housing 7 was rotated counterclockwise with respect to second housing 8 by the first use interface 4; Its inverse process has turned clockwise exactly.Be to be noted that if linkwork can provide the Zhou Xuanzhuan of 360 degree, behind the Zhou Xuanzhuan through 360 degree, first housing 7 is with respect to the invariant position of second housing 8 so.Can also so describe, when first housing 7 rotates with respect to second panel 10 of second housing 8, the plane at the surperficial place of first and second panel of the plane at display screen place and second housing, keeping parallelism or approaching parallel each other; Under this situation, the straight line at rotating shaft place perpendicular to or near plane perpendicular to the surperficial place of first and second panel of the display screen and second housing.For convenient following explanation, this rotating shaft is called first rotating shaft.Be to be noted that the surface of display screen or the surface of first and second panel of second housing can also not be flat shape, but rotation mode is similar to above-mentioned spirit.

As shown in Figure 2, the mobile phone under this state is in second user mode.Using interface 4, the second to use interface 5 with respect to first is to be obtained after the first above-mentioned rotating shaft is rotated counterclockwise 90 degree with respect to second housing 8 by first housing 7.The display screen 3 of this moment is referred to as the display screen transverse state along horizontal spreading.Second uses in the interface 5, and part comprises the upper surface of first housing 7 with display screen 3, and the second panel outer surface 10b of second housing 8.This user mode also can be used for receiving calls.Call for convenience, be adapted on the second panel outer surface 10b communication keypad 12 being set.This communication keypad 12 includes numerical key, function key and shift key, is cooperating the display screen that is in transverse state, and loud speaker 16b and the sound collecting hole 16b that is arranged on communication keypad 12 belows, can realize the various functions of mobile phone well.Be to be noted that corresponding first and second uses interface, can be locked in off position with obsolete loud speaker or microphone.

As the another kind of execution mode of sound collecting hole and corresponding microphone, sound collecting hole 17a and the corresponding microphone that is arranged on first housing can be set, sound collecting hole 17b and the corresponding microphone that is arranged in second housing only are set.Be noted that under this situation first and use in the interface 4 that first housing 7 should not covered the sound collecting hole that is arranged on second housing 8, so first and second user mode just can a shared cover microphone.

Corresponding second second housing 8 that uses in the interface 5 shown in Figure 2 partly is called the fuselage at its upper and lower edge the upper and lower frame of second housing respectively, the fuselage at its left and right edge partly is called the left and right side frame of second housing.Linkwork 11 must be arranged on left border that first and second housing correspondence or Right Border both one of the position.This depends on structure setting in advance.Only in this way, use interface 4 with respect to first, with first housing 7 with respect to second housing, 8 Rotate 180 degree after, first housing 7 could no longer cover second panel 10 of second housing 8, so, just allow second panel 10 is opened back acquisition the 3rd use interface 6.Further, linkwork 11 is fit to be arranged on first and second case side frame by last position, but can not too lean on, done multiple effect like this, the first uses the second panel outer surface 10b under the interface 5 that more abundant space is provided for second, with the convenient version that comprises communication keypad 12 that is provided with on the second panel outer surface 10b; It two is to use display screen in the interface 6 and the rational deployment between the function keyboard to create conditions for the 3rd.Embodiment shown in this figure so is provided with.

Be handled easily, display screen 3 is with respect to function keyboard or communication keypad or the suitable symmetric arrangement of other similar structure, the mode that realizes can be like this: use interface 5 with respect to second, on second panel 10 of second housing 8 at communication keypad 12 and place thereof, telling one can make the left and right sides symmetrical, the symmetrical plane of symmetry of the face at place, the left and right sides particularly, be called the left-right symmetric face, left and right sides two parts of display screen 3 are symmetrical arranged with respect to this plane of symmetry, can realize operational convenience.In like manner, use interface 6 with respect to the 3rd, function keyboard can be told one and can make the symmetrical plane of symmetry of keyboard place, left and right sides panel, left and right sides two parts of display screen 3 are symmetrical arranged with respect to this plane of symmetry, the position between display screen 3 and keyboard just can have been arranged well.Be to be noted that to be symmetrical arranged the set-up mode that includes strict symmetry or approaching symmetry, because their spirit is consistent.Should be noted also that the set-up mode of display screen can influence the position that is provided with of linkwork conversely.

In addition, select as another kind, linkwork 11 can be arranged on the position of first housing 7 and second housing, 8 pairing side edge frame middle parts or close below, only need suitably to regulate the size of fuselage 2 and the direction of rotation, for example change side edge frame and the ratio between upper and lower side frame and the screen size of first and second housing, suchlike adjusting as long as can make it to adapt to the function that comprises that at least the first, the 3rd user mode will realize, just can be implemented.

The orientation of display screen 3 will use the interface to adapt with each.Particularly, use the orientation of interface 4 display screens 3 corresponding, use the orientation of interface 5 display screens 3 corresponding, use the orientation of interface 6 display screens 3 corresponding with function keyboard the 3rd with communication keypad 12 second with the first housing button 18 first.Second and third uses

interface

5,6 and first to use interface 4 by comparison, and the orientation of its demonstration has been rotated 90 degree.This can realize by the mode that panel position indicator 19 is provided, and it during with respect to second housing, 8 shift in position, sends a signal to control unit 20 at first housing 7.The execution mode of panel position indicator 19 has multiple, such as, can utilize the magnetic induction detector that is equipped with reed and magnet composition to realize; And the position that is provided with is also diversified, such as communication keypad 12 belows that can be arranged on the magnet in the detector second panel 10, the reed in the detector is arranged on corresponding first uses the interface to press close to for 4 times in first housing 7 of magnet positions.In case depart between first housing 7 and second housing 8 or near first user mode, detector just can pass to control unit 20 to signal.Control unit 20 can be microprocessor, a display driver or comprise hardware and other device of software.Can be automatically, also can realize by the manual operation format that waits by the user.Control unit 20 sends signal for display controller 21, determines the display orientation 22 of display 3 as required.In addition, use interface 4 first, communication keypad 12 is locked in the inoperation pattern by communication keypad lock 23 and function keyboard lock 24 respectively with function keyboard; Use interface 5 second, function keyboard is locked in the inoperation pattern by function keyboard lock 24; Use interface 6 the 3rd, communication keypad 12 is locked in the inoperation pattern by communication keypad lock 23.

In addition, on the second panel outer surface 10b, also communication keypad 12 can be set, and change the structure of establishing other, such as, game console, touch-sensitive pads, handwriting pad etc. all are fine.Certainly, also above-mentioned various structures can be set.

State as shown in Figure 3 uses interface 5 with respect to second, obtains after being rotated counterclockwise 90 degree by first housing 7 with respect to second housing 8, and be second transition state of using interface 5 and the 3rd use interface 6 to carry out in the transition process.Allow to open second panel 10 under this state, get ready for opening operations such as the 3rd use interface 6.

As shown in Figure 4, the mobile phone under this state is in the 3rd use interface 6.It is on transition state basis shown in Figure 3, obtains after second panel 10 is opened, and wherein the flip angle of second panel 10 is about 180 degree.Overturn structure between second panel and first panel is positioned at display screen 3 belows under this interface, after both open, is positioned at the lower left of display screen 3 with respect to display screen 3, the first panels 9, and second panel 10 is positioned at the lower right of display screen 3.On first panel 9 and the second panel inner surface 10a, be provided with function keyboard.Among the embodiment shown in Figure 4, the keyboard array 13 of function keyboard is the all-purpose keyboard of QWERTY key arrangement, and this keyboard is divided into first and second portion, lay respectively on described first panel 9 with the second panel inner surface 10a on.Use interface 6, the second outer surface 10b to be positioned at the direction that deviates from the user the described the 3rd.

Use the interface 6 times the 3rd, utilize the display screen of all-purpose keyboard and horizontal spreading, can implement to comprise the multiple function of text input, internet browsing and personal information management easily.Both can under hand-held situation, operate, also can be positioned over supporter easily, on desktop or knee, operated with thumb and other finger with thumb and other finger.

It is pointed out that as another kind of and select that this equipment can be designed to not have communication function, and only uses as personal hand-held computer or personal digital assistant.

The setting of function keyboard also has other scheme.In the embodiment shown in fig. 5, used a game console to replace all-purpose keyboard.Among this embodiment, game console, or be called the game control dish, form by Action Button 15 on the movable button 14 that is positioned at first panel 9 and the second panel inner surface 10a etc. respectively.Select as another kind, this equipment can be arranged to not have communication function and only be used as game unit.

Utilize the present invention, can provide compact keyboard for the increasing function of mobile communication equipment.Be also pointed out that as the AZERTY keyboard array of France or QWERTZ (U) keyboard of Germany, also can use other key arrangement form on the all-purpose keyboard.

When this equipment was in the 3rd user mode, the user had a kind of like this needs, promptly wished to regulate the gradient of display screen 3 with respect to function keyboard, to obtain better visual angle.Realize this function, need linkwork 11 to have second rotating shaft.Second rotating shaft can be achieved like this, and the straight line at this rotating shaft place is paralleled respectively with the plane at display screen and function keyboard place.Among this embodiment, the straight line at the second rotating shaft place just requires to parallel with the side of close second housing of linkwork, at right angles intersects simultaneously with the plane parallel at display screen place, and with first rotating shaft.So first housing 7 with display screen 3 just can rotate with respect to function keyboard along second rotating shaft, this just can regulate the gradient of display screen 3 with respect to function keyboard, as shown in Figure 7.In application number is 03136099 Chinese patent application, just provide twin axle hinge arrangement that can be for reference.Because linkwork is connected in first and

second housing

7,8 between the two, the hinge portion at its first rotating shaft place and the hinge portion at the second rotating shaft place can be arranged to respectively near or belong to first housing, also can be close or belong to second housing; Both results of use are had any different.Wherein, second rotating shaft be arranged near or belong on first housing, first rotating shaft be arranged near or belong to the mode of second housing, can make first housing use in interface equal scalable display screen with respect to user's visual angle at second and third.First rotating shaft be arranged near or belong on first housing, second rotating shaft be arranged near or belong to mode on second housing, be convenient to first housing and in the 3rd use interface, regulate the visual angle of display screen, be not easy to first housing and in the second use interface, regulate the visual angle of display screen with respect to the user with respect to the user.

In addition, the present invention uses

interface

5,6 times at second and third, also can be provided for limiting the position-limit mechanism of position between the two between first housing 7 and second housing 8, with the shift in position of first housing in preventing to use with respect to second housing.The set-up mode of position-limit mechanism is flexibly, such as, can be provided with the mode that attracts each other between magnet and magnet or the magnetic material on the housing outside linkwork; Structure with locking character also can be set, so that associated component keeps the stable state of predetermined angular where necessary in linkwork.

In addition, when the present invention was in first user mode, the function button that is used to operate mobile phone also can not be arranged on first housing 7, and was arranged on the below of communication keypad 12 among the second panel outer surface 10a of second housing 8, shown in ginseng Fig. 8 a and the 8b.In this embodiment, the lower end of second housing 8 to grow first housing 7 some, under first user mode, described function button 24 can be exposed to the user, for manipulating like this.Under second user mode of this embodiment, also can shared these function buttons.And the setting of the 3rd user mode and operation, with aforesaid scheme be similar.

On this mobile phone, the first-class functional form structure of shooting can also be set easily.This shooting structure can be arranged on first panel on second housing, is positioned at the reverse side direction that first panel is provided with function keyboard.Be convenient shooting, can also on the basis of existing button, some special function buttons be set.

More than be the description of this invention, and unrestricted, based on spirit of the present invention, other similar embodiment is also within protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. the electronic equipment of implementation and operation in multiple application comprises:

Fuselage comprises first housing and second housing with first panel and second panel,

Wherein, can construct with user mode relevant first between first panel of first housing and second housing, second panel and use interface, second to use interface, the 3rd to use the interface,

Use the interface to use in the transition process at interface by first to first, second and third, the rotating shaft of described first housing in the linkage, with respect to second panel of second housing, with clockwise and counterclockwise both one of mode, rotate 0 degree, 90 degree, 180 degree respectively

Under first and second use interface, fold between first panel and second panel, use under the interface the 3rd and launch;

Display screen is arranged at described first housing, uses in the interface described first to be exposed to the user, shows in order to visual information to be provided;

Linkwork is connected between first housing and second housing, and with respect to second housing, corresponding first, second and third uses interface, rotates to corresponding use location with described first housing,

Wherein linkwork is arranged at described first housing side edge frame position corresponding with second housing;

Function keyboard is provided with on described the 3rd use interface, and it comprises two parts, and first is positioned on described first panel, and second portion is positioned on second panel inner surface.

2. according to claim 1 in multiple application the electronic equipment of implementation and operation, it is characterized in that: described function keyboard comprises the all-purpose keyboard of a QWERTY key arrangement, this keyboard is divided into first and second portion, lays respectively on described first panel and second panel inner surface.

3. according to claim 1 in multiple application the electronic equipment of implementation and operation, it is characterized in that: described function keyboard comprises a game console with multifunctional button, and these function buttons are separated to be arranged on described first panel and second panel inner surface.

4. according to claim 1 in multiple application the electronic equipment of implementation and operation, it is characterized in that: described equipment is mobile communication equipment, and also comprise a communication keypad, this keyboard is arranged at second panel outer surface, exposes for manipulating when second uses the interface.

According to claim 1 or 4 described in multiple application the electronic equipment of implementation and operation, it is characterized in that: corresponding first, two use the interface, be provided with loud speaker and sound collecting hole respectively, wherein corresponding first uses the interface, loud speaker is arranged on the first housing upper side frame of display screen top, sound collecting hole is arranged on the first housing lower frame of display screen below or is not provided with, corresponding second uses the interface, loud speaker is set in place on the first case side frame of display screen top, and sound collecting hole is arranged on the second housing lower frame of the below, communication keypad position of second housing.

According to claim 1 or 4 described in multiple application the electronic equipment of implementation and operation, it is characterized in that: when this electronic installation was in second and third use interface, display screen was provided with respect to the left-right symmetric face of communication keypad, the left-right symmetric axial symmetry of function keyboard respectively.

According to claim 1 or 4 described in multiple application the electronic equipment of implementation and operation, it is characterized in that: use the interface with respect to second and third, be provided with the position-limit mechanism that limits shift in position between first housing and second housing.

According to claim 1 or 4 described in multiple application the electronic equipment of implementation and operation, it is characterized in that: described linkwork has second rotating shaft, the straight line at this rotating shaft place parallels respectively with the plane at display screen and function keyboard place, use under the interface the 3rd, first housing that is equipped with display can be along this rotating shaft rotation, to regulate the visual angle of display with respect to the user.

According to claim 1 or 4 described in multiple application the electronic equipment of implementation and operation, it is characterized in that: be used for operating first and use the function button at interface to be arranged on the below of the fuselage position, the second panel outer surface communication keypad place of second housing.