CN101312466A

CN101312466A - Communication apparatus

Info

Publication number: CN101312466A
Application number: CNA2007101050582A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王景弘
Original assignee: High Tech Computer Corp
Current assignee: HTC Corp
Priority date: 2007-05-22
Filing date: 2007-05-22
Publication date: 2008-11-26

Abstract

The invention discloses a communication device, comprising a first shell, a second shell, a rotation shaft, a keyboard and an antenna, wherein the rotation shaft is coupled with the first shell and the second shell, via which the first shell can rotate relatively to the second shell, the keyboard is arranged on the second shell for data transmission, as a QWERTY keyboard, an AZERTY keyboard, a QWERTZ keyboard or a DVORAK keyboard, and the antenna is provided in the second or first shell for transmitting or receiving a communication signal.

Description

Communication device

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of communication device, particularly relates to a kind of communication device with dual operational mode.

Background technology

Along with the development of mechanics of communication, possesses the also development in a large number of multi-functional communication device.In order to allow user input characters, numeral or punctuation mark apace in communication device, communication device is configurable keyboard, for example is qwerty keyboard.Thus, can improve the efficient of user in the enterprising style of writing part of communication device editor.

Please refer to Fig. 1, it illustrates traditional communication device.Communication device 700 comprises keyboard 710 and display floater 720.As mentioned above, keyboard 710 is in order to input characters, numeral or punctuation mark.720 of display floaters are in order to display frame.

Yet as shown in Figure 1, the display floater 720 of communication device 700 and keyboard 710 all are arranged at same housing 730.Therefore, the size of communication device 700 promptly is decided by the size of keyboard 710 and display floater 720.Thus, the size of communication device 700 is promptly comparatively huge, and the inconvenience that easily causes the user to carry.

Summary of the invention

The object of the invention is to provide a kind of communication device, this communication device has folding bivalve body, can dwindle the flexible design degree of raising keyboard on surface of shell under the prerequisite of overall dimensions, maybe can utilize its folding design that the automatic switching function of dual operational mode is provided.

According to a first aspect of the invention, propose a kind of communication device, this communication device comprises one first housing, one second housing, a rotating shaft, a keyboard and an antenna.Rotating shaft couples first housing and second housing, so that first housing rotates relative to second housing.Keyboard is arranged at second housing, in order to the input data.This keyboard comprises a qwerty keyboard, an AZERTY keyboard, a QWERTZ keyboard and a DVORAK keyboard.Antenna is arranged in second housing or first housing, in order to transmission or receive a communication signal.

For foregoing of the present invention can be become apparent, a preferred embodiment cited below particularly, and conjunction with figs. are described in detail below:

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is traditional communication device;

Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of communication device under first operator scheme of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of communication device under second operator scheme of Fig. 2.

The main element symbol description

100,700: communication device

101: the first housings

102: the second housings

200: rotating shaft

300,710: keyboard

310: the strip button

400: servicing unit

500: antenna

600,720: display floater

730: housing

D: width

L1, L2: long axis direction

1: the first angle of θ

2: the second angles of θ

Embodiment

Please be simultaneously with reference to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, Fig. 2 illustrates the schematic diagram of communication device under first operator scheme according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 3 illustrates the schematic diagram of communication device under second operator scheme of Fig. 2.The communication device 100 of present embodiment is the electronic installation of a hand-hold type.Communication device 100 comprises one first housing 101, one second housing 102, a rotating shaft 200, a keyboard 300, an antenna 500, a servicing unit 400 and a display floater 600.

Rotating shaft 200 couples first housing 101 and second housing 102, so that first housing 101 rotates relative to second housing 102.In the present embodiment, rotating shaft 200 is two-part rotating shafts, in order to switch communication device 100 between one first operator scheme (as shown in Figure 2) and one second operator scheme (as shown in Figure 3).

As shown in Figure 2, communication device 100 is under first operator scheme, and the angle that first housing 101 and second housing are 102 is one first angle θ 1.In the present embodiment, first operator scheme is a phone pattern, and the first angle θ 1 is one greater than 90 ° and less than the angle between 180 °.The user can be under first operator scheme, utilizes communication device 100 to receive words or give orders or instructions.And the design of the first angle θ 1 is the operating position of the person of being used under first operator scheme, so that the user grips and conversation.

As shown in Figure 3, communication device 100 is under second operator scheme, and the angle that first housing 101 and second housing are 102 is one second angle θ 2.In the present embodiment, second operator scheme is a network schemer, and the second angle θ 2 is 180 °.The user can be under second operator scheme, utilizes that communication device 100 is surfed the Net, the transmitting-receiving of Email or processing.And the design of the second angle θ 2 is the operating position of the person of being used under second operator scheme, so that the user watches screen, surfs the Net or sends and receive e-mail.

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, keyboard 300 is arranged at second housing 102, in order to the input data.In the present embodiment, keyboard 300 for example is a qwerty keyboard, an AZERTY keyboard, a QWERTZ keyboard or a DVORAK keyboard.In addition, the keyboard 300 of present embodiment has a plurality of strip buttons 310, and the long axis direction L2 of strip button 310 is perpendicular to rotating shaft 200, as shown in Figures 2 and 3.Thus, the width D of communication device 100 can correspondence be dwindled.Yet the long axis direction L2 of strip button 310 also can have angle with rotating shaft 200.In other words, the long axis direction L2 of strip button 310 is not all right in rotating shaft 200.

Be arranged in second housing 102 as for antenna 500, in order to transmission or receive a communication signal.Because antenna 500 places in second housing 102 in the present embodiment, therefore in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, antenna 500 all illustrates with dotted line.Yet antenna 500 also can be arranged in first housing 101, antenna 500 the demand that the user is looked closely in the position is set.In the present embodiment, servicing unit 400 is arranged at second housing 102, in order to input instruction.But the use of these servicing unit 400 auxiliary keyboards 300 comprises making directionkeys and other function keys that vernier moves in the display floater 600.This servicing unit 400 is for optionally being provided with, and the present invention is not as limit.Display floater 600 is arranged at first housing 101, in order to show a picture.The long axis direction L1 of display floater 600 is perpendicular to rotating shaft 200.In other words, the width D of communication device 100 can correspondence be dwindled.

Further, display floater 600 and keyboard 300 are arranged at first housing 101 and second housing 102 of communication device 100 respectively, and the traditional communication device 700 that is different from Fig. 1 is arranged at same housing 730 with keyboard 710 and display floater 720.The configuration of rotating shaft 200 makes communication device 100 have the body design of folding bivalve, and two-part rotating shaft 200 provides the automatic switching function of two kinds of operator schemes.

In other words, if respectively with under the corresponding identical situation of size of the display floater 720 of communication device 700 and keyboard 710, the overall dimensions of communication device 100 under folded state of present embodiment is less than traditional communication device 700 in the size of the display floater 600 of communication device 100 and keyboard 300.Thus, not only can be convenient to the user carries.And the communication device 100 of present embodiment has more other spaces and can further increase as servicing unit 400 elements such as grade under the prerequisite of dimension reduction.

The disclosed communication device of the above embodiment of the present invention, be folding portable electric device, the body design of its bivalve can dwindled the flexible design degree that improves under the prerequisite of overall dimensions on the surface of shell, and increases keyboard relatively and the size of display panel configurations on surface of shell operated in order to the user.Communication device is little and be easy to carry about with one in the overall dimensions under the folded state, and has the dual operational mode of phone pattern and network schemer under deployed condition.Especially, the communication device of present embodiment more can utilize the two-piece design of rotating shaft that the automatic switching function of dual operational mode is provided, and increases the convenience on using.In addition, the strip button of keyboard and the shaped design of display floater, the size that all can further reduce communication device is so that the user carries.

In sum, though disclosed the present invention in conjunction with an above preferred embodiment, it is not in order to limit the present invention.The persond having ordinary knowledge in the technical field of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, can be used for a variety of modifications and variations.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking appended the claim person of defining.

Claims

1. communication device comprises:

First housing and second housing;

Rotating shaft couples this first housing and this second housing, so that this first housing rotates relative to this second housing;

Keyboard is arranged at this second housing, and in order to the input data, wherein this keyboard comprises qwerty keyboard, AZERTY keyboard, QWERTZ keyboard and DVORAK keyboard; And

Antenna is arranged in this second housing or this first housing, in order to transmission or reception communication signal.

2. communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein this rotating shaft is the two-part rotating shaft, in order to switch this communication device between first operator scheme and second operator scheme.

3. communication device as claimed in claim 2, wherein under this first operator scheme, the angle between this first housing and this second housing is first angle, and under this second operator scheme, the angle between this first housing and this second housing is second angle.

4. communication device as claimed in claim 3, wherein this first angle is greater than 90 ° and less than the angle between 180 °, this second angle is essentially 180 °.

5. communication device as claimed in claim 2, wherein this first operator scheme is the phone pattern, to receive words or to give orders or instructions, this second operator scheme is a network schemer, with surf the Net, the transmitting-receiving or the processing of Email.

6. communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein this communication device more comprises:

Servicing unit is arranged at this second housing, in order to input instruction; And

Display floater is arranged at this first housing, in order to show a picture.

7. communication device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the long axis direction of this display floater is perpendicular to this rotating shaft.

8. communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein this communication device is a portable electric device.

9. communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein this keyboard has a plurality of strip buttons, and the long axis direction of those strip buttons is not parallel to this rotating shaft.

10. communication device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the long axis direction of those strip buttons is perpendicular to this rotating shaft.