CN1417996A - Movable information terminal equipment and its decorative panel - Google Patents

Movable information terminal equipment and its decorative panel Download PDF

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CN1417996A
CN1417996A CN02150279A CN02150279A CN1417996A CN 1417996 A CN1417996 A CN 1417996A CN 02150279 A CN02150279 A CN 02150279A CN 02150279 A CN02150279 A CN 02150279A CN 1417996 A CN1417996 A CN 1417996A
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饭野温和
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The invention relates to a movable information terminal equipment having a main body casing and a panel freely attachably and detachably fixed on the outer surface of the main body casing, the main body casing being provided with both side parts in parallel with each other, and a pair of slide grooves having an opening formed in the outside direction extending along both side parts, the panel being equipped with a projecting protruded towards the inner side extending along both side parts, which is engaged to the slide groove by gliding the panel relative to the main body casing, accordingly the penal can be fixed on the main body casing.

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Mobile information terminal apparatus and decoration panel thereof
Technical field
The present invention relates to have the mobile information terminal apparatus that can freely be loaded and unloaded on the decorative panel of main body housing, for example pocket telephone relates in particular to the technology that the mounting structure that makes decorative panel is simple and charge and discharge operations can make main body housing maximize easily and not.
Technical background
Pocket telephone old children irrespective of sex had by numerous users, because age level, individual's entertaining trend is different, provides machine identical and different goods of outward appearance (color, design).But, be to be difficult to prepare the different pocket telephone of outward appearance by this situation because user's entertaining tends to multiple sample.
Different several decorative panels have been prepared to design, so that this decorative panel can be installed on the outer surface of pocket telephone with freely loading and unloading for this reason.
See as the example of this pocket telephone and specially to be willing in flat 2000-314519 number.
In the decoration panel of this application, be provided with the engagement tabs that matches with the mating holes of main body housing at the one end, and be provided with the boss that is pressed in the lining of being pressed into that is pressed in being embedded in main body housing at its other end.
When being installed to decorative panel in the main body housing, at first the engagement tabs with decorative panel one end is coupled in the mating holes that forms in the main body housing, is that fulcrum rotates decorative panel with this auxiliary section, allows be pressed into boss and be pressed into above-mentioned being pressed in the lining.
Like this, be difficult for from be pressed into lining, extracting, decorative panel can be mounted to the state that is difficult for being separated from main body housing owing to be pressed into boss.
But when the decorative panel of above-mentioned pocket telephone is installed, owing to be pressed into boss and the mating reaction that is pressed into lining, as fitting operation, having become with respect to the main body housing outer surface is the cooperation of thickness of slab direction along the orthogonal direction, and this just has the problem of the enlarged in thickness that makes main body housing.
In other words, when being pressed into boss and being pressed into lining and cooperating, this coordinate force depends on both insertion amounts.Therefore, when using this pocket telephone,, need to deepen both insertion amounts to a certain extent in order not allow decorative panel break away from easily.
But deepen the insertion amount, just must make to be pressed into boss and to increase along plate thickness direction, like this, the thickness of main body housing also just strengthens.In addition, being pressed into boss also must increase its length, allows the outstanding length lengthening that is pressed into boss of decorative panel from the plane, so make this be pressed into the damaged easily problem of boss with regard to having.
Have, be pressed into lining and depend on that its material therefor needs support with to a certain degree power and be pressed into boss, thereby also must strengthen its surface thickness, correspondingly, the surface thickness that the parts of decorative panel are installed also must be through strengthening, thereby just strengthened the size of main body housing.
When particularly in main body housing, being provided with display unit such as LCD panel,, then need increasing the thickness of main body housing or LCD panel made with the main body housing flat shape and be in a ratio of less form if want to avoid LCD panel.
In addition, in fitting operation, the engagement tabs of decorative panel one end must be coupled in the mating holes that forms in the main body housing, therefore need in the position of confirming both, do prudent cooperation, and this will bring beyond thought trouble.If rotate down decorative panel in casual state, insert when being pressed in the lining and will be pressed into boss, then might cause above-mentioned engagement tabs again or be pressed into the problem of the damaged accident of boss.
Summary of the invention
For this reason, mobile information terminal apparatus of the present invention and decorative panel thereof are so that the installation of decorative panel takes the charge and discharge operations of simple structure, decorative panel can make large-scale its purpose that turns to of main body housing and decorative panel easily and not.
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Fig. 1 and following Fig. 2~12 show the situation of understanding as form of implementation of the present invention that is applicable to pocket telephone, and Fig. 1 then is that pocket telephone is folding and taken off the perspective view of the state of decorative panel.
Fig. 2 is the perspective view of the operating portion main body and the display part main body deployed condition of pocket telephone.
Fig. 3 (A) is pocket telephone is installed the decorative panel state under folded state a front view, and Fig. 3 (B) is the amplification profile along the B-B line of Fig. 3 (A).
Fig. 4 is folding and taken off front view under the decorative panel state at pocket telephone.
Fig. 5 is folding and taken off left side view under the decorative panel state at pocket telephone.
Fig. 6 amplifies the sectional arrangement drawing that shows bright major part under the prominent bar disengaged position of chute and sliding fit.
Fig. 7 amplifies the front view that shows bright major part under the prominent bar disengaged position of chute and sliding fit.
Fig. 8 amplifies the end view that shows bright major part under the prominent bar disengaged position of chute and sliding fit.
Fig. 9 is that chute cooperates situation to show bright major part schematic side elevation by the order amplification of (a)~(c) with the prominent bar of sliding fit.
Figure 10 is the continuation of Fig. 9, is the situation that the prominent bar of chute and sliding fit cooperates to be amplified by (d) order (e) show bright major part schematic side elevation.
Figure 11 is that chute cooperates situation to show bright major part front schematic view by the order amplification of (a)~(c) with the prominent bar of sliding fit.
Figure 12 is the continuation of Figure 11, is the situation that the prominent bar of chute and sliding fit cooperates to be amplified by (d) order (e) show bright major part schematic side diagrammatic sketch.
Figure 13 shows the variation of understanding snap with following Figure 14, and Figure 13 is that chute cooperates situation to show bright major part schematic side elevation by the order amplification of (a)~(c) with the prominent bar of sliding fit.
Figure 14 is the continuation of Figure 13, is the situation that the prominent bar of chute and sliding fit cooperates to be amplified by the order of (d)~(e) show bright major part schematic side elevation.
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Form of implementation of the present invention is described in detail in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
This relevant form of implementation is can be as the pocket telephone of mobile information terminal apparatus.
Pocket telephone 1 is shown in Fig. 1 and 2, being the operating portion main body 2 that roughly is thin box-shaped by basic equal size constitutes by the hinge portion 4 that rotates freely combination with display part main body 3 and in the sidepiece relative with operating portion main body 2 and display part main body 3, and its basic structure and existing pocket telephone are basic identical.Pocket telephone 1 is as later institute's detailed description, it is characterized in that the structure of being got is to be equipped with can freely load and unload decorative panel 50 and acquisition has the outward appearance of characteristics on the outer surface of display part main body 3.
Operating portion main body 2 adopts polycarbonate resin (PC resin) or polycarbonate/ABS resin (PC-ABS resin) with the material of display part main body 3, and the material of decorative panel 50 then adopts PC-ABS resin or acrylic resin (PMMA) etc.
Refer to top, below, left, right-hand, the place ahead, rear respectively with the U direction shown in the arrow, D direction, L direction, R direction, F direction, B direction among each figure.Above-mentioned directivity in this manual then is that the direction of giving prominence to the antenna of pocket telephone 1 is the upside directivity of defined in view of the above, and this is in order to be convenient to illustrate pocket telephone in this manual eventually.
Shown in Fig. 1 and 3, operating portion main body 2 is not folded into by hinge 4 with display part main body 3 and overlaps pocket telephone 1 when using.When pocket telephone 1 uses in when conversation and E-mail operation etc., as shown in Figure 2 with operating portion main body 2 and display part main body 3 by hinge 4 expansion.
Omit its details in the pocket telephone 1 and be provided with control circuit portion, wireless receipts telephone circuit portion, dialing transtation mission circuit portion, speaking circuit portion, link circuit portion or power circuit part and storage part, liquid crystal display drive circuit portion etc. in the inside of operating portion main body 2 and display part 3.Pocket telephone 1 has been taken in chargeable battery pack in operating portion main body 2, be used for to each power supply.Be provided with bright external connection terminals not shown in the figures and volume adjustment disk etc. in the pocket telephone 1 in the side of operating portion main body 2.
Operating portion main body 2 with folded state down with display part main body 3 a relative sides' interarea as operating surface 2a, on this operating surface 2a, as shown in Figure 2, be provided with dial (dial) portion 5 that possesses numerical key of having input functions such as literal concurrently etc., carry out various function buttons 7 such as fine setting rotating disk (jogdial) 6 of various function selecting etc. or power supply/push-to-talk button, mark switching push button, memory calls button.In the operating main body portion 2 with the articulated section 4 opposed free ends sides of operating surface 2a in be provided with bright microphone not shown in the figures send words portion 8.
Omit its details in the operation body 2 in the side of sending words portion 8 sides and be provided with the charging terminal portion 9 of charging of being used for to secondary battery.The side of 4 sides is provided with the antenna part 10 of taking in retractile bar antenna in the articulated section in the operating main body portion 2, antenna part 10 is provided with light-emitting component in the leading section of bar antenna, the setting operation by Presentation Function carries out luminous demonstration up to end of conversation when calling.
Display part main body 3 is provided with LCD panel 30 described later and constitutes display surface 3a under folded state with on operating portion main body 2 a relative sides' the interarea, therewith display surface 3a relative on the other hand then as the decorative cover 3b that aftermentioned decorative panel 50 is installed.Display part main body 3 is with respect to the outer cage 12 of the inner casing 11 combined decoration face 3b sides of display surface 3a side, and all formations approach the case shape.
Display part main body 3 is formed with depressed part 13 after being specified in the decorative cover 3b of outer cage 12 side, in order to cover this depressed part 13, installed with this depressed part 13 roughly with the decorative panel 50 of shape.
On the display part main body 3, omit its details, on the display surface 3a of inner casing 11, be formed with bigger rectangular aperture, the LCD panel 30 with big shape display surface can be combined in it.In addition, being to describe with regard to the situation of using LCD panel 30 as display unit, but being not limited thereto, also can be the display unit that adopts EL light-emitting component etc.
LCD panel 30 is in order to economize on electricity, for example be to operating main body portion 2 with show main part 3 do to launch to carry out under the modes of operation fixed demonstration.LCD panel 30 is identical with existing pocket telephone, carries out for example demonstrations such as charge volume of year, month, day, week, present moment or secondary battery under unused state.LCD panel 30 for example shows under the function setting state of Rear telephone service and incoming notifying service and has or not calling.LCD panel 30 can also generate the picture of E-mail information when showing the E-mail information that receives.
Hinge joint portion 4 has at hinged cylindrical shell of operating portion main body 2 sides with at two hinged cylindrical shell 4b, 4b of display part main body 3 sides, and the hinged cylindrical shell 4a of operating portion main body 2 sides is positioned among two hinge joint cylindrical shells that are clamped in display part main body 3 sides.
Operating surface 2a one side at the hinged cylindrical shell 4a of operating portion main body 2 sides, be provided with calling display part 40, in view of the above, no matter this calling display part 40 is under (referring to Fig. 2) or closure state under the state that operating portion main body 2 and display part main body 3 are showed (referring to Fig. 1), can both (front) see clearly from the place ahead.
Specifically, for existing folder-type portable telephone set, the calling display part generally is provided in a side of outer cage 12 1 sides (above-mentioned spy is willing to that in flat 2000-314519 number be like this) of display part main body 3, though when folding this pocket telephone carries, can see the calling display part clearly, but under deployed condition for example when developed surface is observed display surface and operated (during the input letters), even the not proper situation that calling is also noted can take place, but 1 of the pocket telephone of this form of implementation can be avoided this inappropriate situation.
Output according to link circuit when letter display part 40 has letter under the power connection state makes light-emitting component 18 bright lamps carry out the calling demonstration of optics.Calling display part 40 also can be by glisten the simultaneously control or do flicker in turn on schedule and carry out dynamic optics calling and show of each light-emitting component 18.
In the display part main body 3, as shown in Figure 2, be provided be positioned at being built-in with of the relative free end of hinge of display surface 3a not shown raise one's voice send words portion 8.
Depressed part 13 as shown in Figure 1, is formed on the outer surface of outer cage 12 as the form of occupying the whole basically rectangular recess of display surface 3a.The outer surface of outer cage 12 becomes leading flank (referring to Fig. 1) with pocket telephone 1 closure the time, and at the next trailing flank (referring to Fig. 2) that becomes of deployed condition.
Go up outstanding upward left and right sides constriction 13a, the 13a of forming in both ends, the ora terminalis left and right sides in the depressed part 13, for the part of left and right sides constriction 13a, 13a clamping forms recessed flat recess 13b (with reference to figure 1).
Except that the above-mentioned of depressed part 13 goes up the ora terminalis, also be formed with respectively on left and right sides side edge part and the lower end edge portion towards the place ahead, side and below stage portion 14, stage portion 14 is by constituting (referring to Fig. 3,4) towards the step front surface 14a in the place ahead, step side 14b, 14b and step lower surface 14c towards side and below.
On the step lower surface 14c in the stage portion 14 of following ora terminalis, what near the position two ends, the left and right sides was formed with opening downwards hooks together hole 15,15, and hooking together hole 15 is to form (referring to Fig. 3 and 4) on above-mentioned step front surface 14a continuously.
The central portion of the above-below direction of above-mentioned step side 14b, 14b is expansion bending slightly outwards, formed the chute 16,16 that extends along the vertical direction to left and right-hand (simultaneously all to foreign side) opening on step side 14b, 14b, chute 16 its length are about half of step side 14b, 14b and are formed at the middle body (referring to Fig. 3,4) of this kind side above-below direction.
In addition and since two chutes 16,16 about be basic similar shape, so the explanation that a side's (being left at this) chute 16 omits the opposing party (right-hand) chute only is described.Have, right-hand chute 16 with not the existing together of chute 16 of left is again, formed the opening that is used to lay snap described later in the chute 16 of left, and right-hand chute 16 does not then have this opening (referring to Fig. 4).
Mutual two the groove sides 17,18 and the bottom surface that is connected with groove side 17,18 of combination in opposite directions that separate mutually before and after the formation face of chute 16 comprises.The groove side of rear side in this groove side 17,18 (being called " back side channel side " later on) 17 forms a face continuously with above-mentioned step front 14a, and the ditch side of front side (being called " preceding side channel side " later on) 18 then forms the rear surface (referring to Fig. 6) of giving prominence to the brim part 20 that is provided with from the cephalolateral margin of step side 14b to left.
Before side channel side 18 have and be formed at the first rake 18a, the second rake 18b that is positioned at about 2/3 place that are positioned at about 1/3 place, be positioned at second rake 18b protuberance 18c slightly upward from then on apart from the lower end apart from the lower end, like this, the groove width of above-mentioned groove 16 is the wideest with downside 1/3, mid portion takes second place, upside 1/3 the narrowest (referring to Fig. 8).
Apart from about 1/3 position, left side chute 16 belows, in being formed with opening (below be called " spring is laid opening ") 21 on its bottom surface 19 and the step front surface 14a, the snap 22 in the opening 21 is arranged to medial surface from display part main body 3 to left.In other words, the service portion 22a of snap 22 is positioned at chute 16 and gives prominence to (referring to Fig. 7) from its bottom surface 19.
Snap 22 is that (SUS for example: left and right directions is flat and to the I of right-hand opening font when stainless steel) bending to from top view, and portion is formed with the service portion 22a (referring to Fig. 7) of outstanding two steps left in the central with the leaf spring material.In addition, though snap 22 has adopted this metalloid material of SVS at this, the present invention is not restricted to this, but can form with material more full of elasticity, and also available synthetic resin material forms.
The service portion 22a of snap 22 is arranged to settle opening 21 outstanding to chute 16 in from the spring of above-mentioned chute 16 bottom surfaces 19, and the position of the service portion 22a of snap 22 is roughly the same or enter inboard (referring to Fig. 7) slightly with the lateral margin of the brim part 20 of formation groove 16.The lateral margin that shows bright brim part 20 among Fig. 7 with double dot dash line.
Like this, from top view the time, snap 22 is not outstanding from brim part 20, that is snap 22 is located in the chute 16, for example touching decorative panel 50 not during the display part main body 3 under the installment state, finger just can not touch snap 22, can not make finger injuries, snap 2 can not take place yet damage, be out of shape (referring to Fig. 7) because of contacting with finger etc.
In addition, be that snap 22 is arranged to give prominence to from the bottom surface 19 of chute 16 in above-mentioned form of implementation, but not limited thereto, also it can be arranged to from each groove side (back side channel side 17 or preceding side channel side 18) that constitutes chute 16 outstanding.
The medial surface of the outer cage 12 of display part main body 3 above-mentioned spring settle opening 21 up and down near, integrally be formed with and get the above-mentioned snap 22 of L shaped rib 23,23 (below be called " spring compression rib ") then by form configuration (with reference to figure 7) for these two spring compression ribs, 23,23 clampings.Thus, even the prominent bar of the aftermentioned sliding fit of decorative panel 50 is compressing the service portion 22a of snap 22, snap 22 does not move, but snap 22 can make service portion 22a compress the prominent bar of sliding fit by deflection.
Decorative panel 50 forms the roughly the same profile of opening shape with above-mentioned depressed part 13 by suitable synthetic resin material.Specifically, be formed with respectively on the last ora terminalis of decorative panel 50 with the left and right sides constriction 13a respective shapes of above-mentioned depressed part 13 about constraint sheet 50a, 50a and with the flat recess 50b of the flat recess 13b respective shapes of this depressed part 13, as described later, decorative panel 50 is being installed to when showing on the main body 3, above-mentioned left and right sides margining tablet 50a, 50a will be consistent with left and right sides constriction 13a, 13a, and flat recess 50b will be consistent with flat recess 13b.
For making the shock resistance effect that above-mentioned decorative panel 50 is taken because of error causes making also can be had when formula telephone set 1 falls down etc. to a certain degree, preferably adopt the flexible synthetic resin material of tool (PC-ABS resin etc.) slightly.Decorative panel 50 forms and the height of above-mentioned each stage portion 14 of above-mentioned depressed part 13 about equally the periphery wall 51 of height the time along its outer peripheral edges, is formed with also that to show central portion greatly be that the summit is to the low crooked curved surface of the outer circumferential side of each side.
In the periphery wall 51 of decorative panel 50 on periphery wall 51a, the 51a at sidepiece place, the left and right sides, descend the substantial middle portion of direction thereon, be provided with separately along the prominent bar 52,52 (with reference to figure 4) of the outstanding sliding fit of mutual direction of closing (interior side) with above-mentioned chute 16,16 corresponding part places.In addition, though in this form of implementation " sliding fit portion " formed " prominent bar ", the present invention is not limited to this, but a plurality of protuberances can longitudinally be set abreast.Importantly be, sliding fit portion freely is matched with in the above-mentioned chute, and this slip can not be offset or be difficult to skew on respect to the direction of glide direction quadrature.
The upper end of the prominent bar 52 of sliding fit forms thinner inclined plane, the upper end 52a of thickness more upward, has then formed along with thickened central inclined plane 52b (referring to Fig. 8) downwards and slightly in the substantial middle portion of length direction.
The thickness of the prominent bar 52 of sliding fit in its Lower Half (part of central inclined plane 52b downside), form and the first rake 18a and the groove width between the second rake 18b of chute 16 roughly the same or slightly little; Thereon half one (part of central inclined plane 52b upside) then form with the groove width of the second rake 18b upper portion of chute 16 roughly the same or slightly little, simultaneously than the groove width big (with reference to figure 8) at the position of the protuberance 18c that forms brim part 20.
In addition, the inside side's of the prominent bar 52 of sliding fit overhang is constant substantially on the total length of prominent bar, just its upper end forms gradually upward and thickness upper end rake 53a decrescence, its longitudinally substantial middle part then form inwardly outstanding cooperation protuberance 53b, cooperate the downside of protuberance 53b then to form coupled continuous recess 53c (referring to Fig. 7) at this.
On the lower, outer perimeter wall 51b that the following side is located in the periphery wall 51 of decorative panel 50, its two ends, left and right sides adjacent position has formed outstanding upward engagement tabs 54,54, these two engagement tabs 54,54 correspond respectively to form on the above-mentioned display part main body 3 hook together hole 15,15 (referring to Fig. 3 (B)).
Decorative panel 50 by the above formation will be installed in the depressed part 13 of display part main body 3 as shown below.
At first decorative panel 50 is overlapped in the depressed part 13 of display part main body 3.
At this moment, only need the periphery wall of decorative panel 50 was held on the stage portion 14 of depressed part 13 in 51 years, just can determine the position of decorative panel 50 easily, just easily decorative panel 50 be overlapped on the display part main body 3 with shirtsleeve operation with respect to the left and right directions of display part main body 3.
Specifically, depart from, also can easily determine its position by decorative panel 50 being moved to left and right direction by the finger tripe even both positions of decorative panel 50 and display part main body 3 have slightly on left and right directions.At this moment, the position of above-below direction is roughly determined to get final product, and the part of decorative panel 50 left and right sides sidepiece periphery wall 51a, 51a can be carried and held on the part of the stage portion 14,14 of the depressed part about 13 of display part main body 3.
Then, will move on the decorative panel 50, the prominent bar 52 of sliding fit of decorative panel 50 is fitted in the chute 16 of display part main body 3, will move on the decorative panel again, finish that decorative panel 50 is installed on the display part main body 3 with the finger tripe.
Specifically, after from such state decorative panel 50 being moved, can see from the side that inclined plane, the upper end 52a of prominent bar 52 upper ends of sliding fit is coupled on the first rake 18a of thickness direction of brim part 20.Thus, the prominent bar 52 of sliding fit is just restrained and be fitted in the chute 16.At this moment, chimeric loose (referring to Fig. 9 (a)) of fore-and-aft direction.The front view of this kind state omits.
Then, make on the decorative panel 50 and move, observe as can be known from the side, the central inclined plane 52b of the prominent bar 52 of sliding fit cooperates with the first rake 18a of brim part 20 thickness directions.Thus, the prominent bar 52 of sliding fit just does to have the cooperation (referring to Fig. 9 (b)) of play with respect to chute 16.In addition, from this state of forward observation the time, become the state (referring to Figure 11 (a)) that the upper end rake 53a of the prominent bar 52 of sliding fit engages with the service portion 22 of snap 22 from the below.
When moving on decorative panel 50, observe as can be known from the side, inclined plane, the upper end 52a of the upper end of the prominent bar 52 of sliding fit matches with the second rake 18b of brim part 20 again.Thus, the prominent bar 52 of sliding fit fits in the little or play shape (referring to Fig. 9 (c)) of enough and to spare amount with respect to chute 16.In addition, the sliding surface 53d that becomes the prominent bar 52 of sliding fit from this state of the place ahead observation acts on the service portion 22a of snap 22, and this snap 22 slightly in curved state (referring to Figure 11 (b)).In addition, because snap 22 bendings, the prominent bar 52 of sliding fit is pressed to left, thereby the integral body of decorative panel 50 moves to left, so display part main body 3 is eliminated with decorative panel 50 rocking on left and right directions.
Then, decorative panel 50 is upwards moved again, observe as seen from the side, inclined plane, the upper end 52a of prominent bar 52 upper ends of sliding fit engages with the protuberance 18c of brim part 20, when this protuberance 18c carries when holding on the prominent bar 52 of sliding fit, the prominent bar 52 of sliding fit just is clamped in the chute 16 at the position that forms this wide protuberance 18c, and decorative panel 50 just is held in fore-and-aft direction with respect to display part main body 3 and does not have the state (with reference to Figure 10 (d)) that rocks.In addition, become the state (with reference to Figure 11 (c)) that the cooperation protuberance 53b of the prominent bar 52 of sliding fit engages with the service portion 22a of snap 22 from the below from this state of forward observation.Under this state, the engagement tabs of being located in the following ora terminalis of decorative panel 50 54,54 is just inserted hooking together among the hole 15,15 of display part main body 3 respectively.
When above-mentioned state moves decorative panel 50, from forward observation as can be known, because the elastic force of above-mentioned snap has the sense that hook is slightly lived, but when decorative panel 50 is forced to move, the front end of the service portion 22a of snap 22 just carries and holds on the stop protuberance 53b that cooperates prominent bar 52, and snap 22 arrives its maximum distortion state (referring to Figure 12 (d)).The end view of this state then omits.
Further with after moving on the decorative panel 50, will make the front end of the service portion 22a of snap 22 take the stop protuberance 53b of the prominent bar 52 of sliding fit out of, as seen, the service portion 22a of snap 22 is coupled to owing to its elastic force among the recess 53c of the prominent bar 52 of sliding fit (with reference to Figure 12 (e)) during from forward observation.On the other hand, when observing from the side, the prominent bar 52 of sliding fit just is being held on sliding in state moving slippage in the chute 16 to the upper end always for pawl, has finished decorative panel 50 is installed to work (referring to Figure 10 (e)) on the display part main body 3.
Stoped decorative panel 50 to move along the vertical direction thus, become, made decorative panel 50 be difficult for breaking away from display part main body 3 by snap 22 lock-out states.In addition, by the deflection of snap, the prominent bar 52 of sliding fit is pressed to left, and decorative panel 50 strengthens to left as a whole, has so just eliminated display part main body 3 and decorative panel 50 rocking on left and right directions.But make decorative panel 50 when left is afterburning, decorative panel 50 right sides just are fitted to direction reinforcing in the chute 16 of display part main body 3 towards the prominent bar 52 of sliding fit, in this section in, the prominent bar 52 of sliding fit becomes line with chute 16 and contacts, and makes in stable condition that both keep.Like this snap 22 can only be set in a side chute.
In addition, constraint sheet 50a, 50a are consistent with left and right sides constriction 13a, the 13a of depressed part 13 about decorative panel 50, and flat recess 50b is consistent with flat recess 13b, thereby this also can suppress decorative panel 50 and moves along left and right directions.
Under above-mentioned state, be located at engagement tabs 54,54 on 50 times ora terminalis of decorative panel and just become the state (referring to Fig. 3 (B)) in the hole 15,15 of hooking together that inserts display part main body 3 fully, thereby the following ora terminalis of decorative panel 50 just is difficult for its coincidence direction separation from display part main body 3 upper edges, gives installment state with stability.
Like this, decorative panel 50 can only rely on the chute 16 and the carriage of the prominent bar 52 of sliding fit to install with display part main body 3, and as previously discussed, no matter decorative panel 50 is that left and right directions, fore-and-aft direction and above-below direction all are held in no vibrating state with respect to display part main body 3.
Then, decorative panel 50 just in this wise with depressed part 13 closures, is installed on the outer surface of display part main body 3, constitutes exterior body.
When will with decorative panel 50 when display part main body 3 is taken off, only needing just it to be taken off easily by the direction slip decorative panel 50 opposite with above-mentioned installation direction.
But decorative panel 50 just can be installed by sliding simply with respect to 3 need of display part main body.In other words, since with carriage as erecting device, when surface (decorative panel 50) is overlapped with respect to surface (depressed part 13 of display part main body 3), only need will be wherein move along the direction on surface and can carry out this installation, promptly can install by open-and-shut operation once side's (decorative panel 50).
In addition, since be not as prior art is illustrated the edge with respect to the cooperation of the direction of the surperficial orthogonal direction of display part main body, just needn't increase the thickness of display part main body 3 and decorative panel 50 and the size on the surface direction, thereby help to make their miniaturizations, and then can in the size of main body housing, realize display part with big ratio, promptly help the maximization of display part.
Owing to be that snap 22 is made as the parts outside display part main body 3 and the decorative panel 50 and by spring material, so even decorative panel 50 loads and unloads continually, decorative panel 50 can be not loose with respect to the installment state of display part main body 3 yet, can provide long-lived erecting device for both.
Specifically, in the situation that this decorative panel is installed on the main body housing, for example see the structure of decorative panel being installed by the embedded structure of embedded hole and chimeric stop protuberance more, this is that the part distortion of planting a certain side in the structure thus the sort of distortion of its distortion (be not intrinsic allow as spring material) keeps installment state, will make installment state loose along with aging, but in the pocket telephone 1 of above-mentioned form of implementation decorative panel 50 is installed to the situation of display part main body 3, then can be not like this.
With decorative panel 50 from the situation that display part main body 3 is taken off, need make the deflection of display part main body in the past and and form the gap between the decorative panel and insert the operation that this gap makes chimeric stop convex part deformation with suitable drilling tool again, these are concerning most users, the operation of changing decorative panel just becomes very difficult, because stiff mandatory operation, existing mistake makes display part main body and/or decorative panel that damaged accident take place, and in the pocket telephone 1 of above-mentioned form of implementation decorative panel 50 being installed to then can be not like this in the situation on the display panel main body 3.
Figure 13 (a) and (b), (c) and Figure 14 (d), (e) show the variation of bright above-mentioned snap, the snap 25 here, and the overhang of its service portion 25a is little, compares with the lateral margin of above-mentioned brim part 20 closer to be positioned at bottom surface 19 1 sides.In addition, Figure 13 (a)~14 (e) shows in regular turn and understand the situation of sliding along installation direction when being coupled to the prominent bar 52 of sliding fit in the chute 16, and is suitable with above-mentioned Figure 11 (a)~Figure 12 (e) respectively, so omit its operating instruction.
The overhang of above-mentioned snap 25 (from the outstanding amount in the bottom surface 19 of chute 16) forms forr a short time than the overhang (from the outstanding amount of sliding surface 53d of the prominent bar 52 of sliding fit) of the stop protuberance 53b of the prominent bar of sliding fit, thereby as can be known by Figure 13 (b), when sliding when the bottom surface 19 of the stop protuberance 53b of the prominent bar 52 of sliding fit contact chute 16, the service portion 25a of snap 25 does not then contact with the sliding surface 53d of the prominent bar 52 of sliding fit, so can not damage the sliding surface 53d of the prominent bar 52 of sliding fit, it can not degraded yet.
More than Shuo Ming decorative panel 50 is that above-mentioned resin material is expelled in the die cavity of shaping dies, form by hardening into the mold formed of reservation shape, but this moment also can be showing in die cavity as material in the mould is default by the decorating film of reservation shape forming cutting, by carrying out mold formed making on the surface that above-mentioned decorating film integrally is incorporated into decorative panel 50.Then by this decorating film suitably is chosen as the film material that red or indigo plant etc. have suitable tone; Be printed with the suitably film material of pattern such as photo, landscape, dreamlike form or drawing; Or have materials such as wood grain tone or bag tone, metal tone or pearl tone or the film material, the decorative panel 50 of all designs just can be provided, naturally be not limited to the decorative panel 50 of said structure, for example also can adopt through the independent decorative panel 50 that forms of the synthetic resin of adequate colouration.
For decorative panel 50, show that the bright shaping dies that passes through makes board substrate 24 and decorates the mould integration, but be not limited to this structure.Decorative panel 50 is because its shape has smooth surface merely simultaneously, for example also can go up ornament materials whole in its surface by proper methods such as hot pressing in conjunction with constituting for decorative panel 50, the not only available above-mentioned decorating film of ornament materials in the decorative panel 50 for example also can engage the leather, artificial fur, cloth of the material that do not utilize fully in the existing pocket telephone such as animal etc. etc.Decorative panel 50 for example can provide the joint that carries out originality ornament materials service according to client's order by producer.
Decorative panel 50 can be pressed said structure with low-cost production, decorating film tone and the different multi-block decorative plate of pattern is provided in groups for client.Decorative panel 50 can be used as selective parts and is sold by the shop, also can be with the complete together sale of a lot of pieces.
In addition, decorative panel 50 is not the parts that constitute pocket telephone 1 basic structure body, can enclose afterwards as optional feature in the same manner with carrying with belt etc.Therefore decorative panel 50 has no effect for the identification specification of pocket telephone 1.Can freely change by the user.Decorative panel 50 singly is not the optional feature that can change outward appearance, and helps to reduce the possibility of LCD panel 30 breakages as described later.
Pocket telephone 1 can be formed its operating portion main body 2 by the resin of predetermined tone and provide with display part 3.For example can offer client to multi-block decorative plate 50 parts of selecting as for the election in the pocket telephone 1.Pocket telephone 1 can be selected the decorative panel 50 that suits by the user, is installed to by aforesaid operations on the outer surface of display part main body 3.Pocket telephone constitutes the exterior body of display part main body 3 by the decorative panel 50 with feature, can give the user with very big satisfying.In pocket telephone 1, the user can suitably change decorative panel 50 according to the mood on its same day, can realize the using method that conforms to so-called TPO.
Pocket telephone 1, with respect to the operating portion main body 2 of standard specification, after in 4 combinations of hinge joint portion the decorative panel 50 of suitable selection decorative cover 3b being installed, can create with standard items has the mode of appearance that differs widely.Pocket telephone 1 is owing to be that holding operation portion main body 2 allows the decorative cover 3b of display part main body 3 use towards foreign side generally, even thereby under user mode, the tone of decorative panel 50 and pattern also are eye-catching.Therefore, telephone set 1 is not only when carrying, even in use, also can give full play to its originality, gives the user with very big satisfaction.
In the pocket telephone 1, decorative cover 3b decorative panel 50 being installed, as shown in Figure 3, is to be installed on the back of LCD panel 30, thereby the whole enlarged in thickness of display part main body 3, can improve mechanical stiffness.In the pocket telephone 1 by make decorative panel 50 low the curved surface form of getting form into and the diapire (decorative cover 3b) of depressed part 13 between gapped structure, like this, situation such as when carrying, even with respect to display part main body 3 when thickness direction has big pressure load, the buffering that produces by the strain of decorative panel 50 gap portions and the mechanical strength of display part main body 3 can reduce the probability that the glass of LCD panel 30 breaks.
Pocket telephone for example can adopt the decorative panel 50 that is formed by transparent or semitransparent synthetic resin.In this case,, just decorative panel 50 perspective coating spikes can be passed through, the outer surface of user preferences can be createed by the cosmetic sheet that photo or suitable picture are formed is installed in the gap that forms between decorative panel 50 and the depressed part 13.
Be that depressed part 13 is located in the display part main body 3 (main body housing) in above-mentioned form of implementation, and decorative panel 50 is installed to cover this depressed part 13, like this, decorative panel 50 becomes same horizontal plane basically with display part main body 3 depressed parts 13 part in addition, good hand sense of touch and appearance attractive in appearance can be arranged, but the present invention is not limited thereto, but can not have depressed part 13, and the whole substantially front surface that decorative panel 50 covers display part main body 3 outer surfaces is installed.
Above-mentioned form of implementation is that mobile information terminal apparatus of the present invention is described as pocket telephone, but the invention is not restricted to this, for example also applicable to PDA (personal digital auxiliary machine) etc.
In addition, the pocket telephone of above-mentioned form of implementation is applicable to so-called folder-type portable telephone set, but the invention is not restricted to this, also applicable to the direct type pocket telephone of what is called.

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1. mobile information terminal apparatus, it is the information terminal apparatus that has main body housing and can be installed in the plate on this main body housing outer surface with freely loading and unloading, it is characterized in that:
The aforementioned body casing has the both sides that roughly are parallel to each other and extends in a pair of elongated slot that is formed with opening towards lateral direction along these both sides;
Above-mentioned plate has along the outstanding to the inside protuberance of its both sides extension;
By above-mentioned plate is slided with respect to the aforementioned body casing, above-mentioned protuberance is coupled in the above-mentioned elongated slot, above-mentioned plate is installed on the aforementioned body casing.
2. the described mobile information terminal apparatus of claim 1, it is characterized in that, the aforementioned body casing has the moving partially spring members of direction to the inside within least one side of above-mentioned a pair of elongated slot, and above-mentioned spring members compresses above-mentioned protuberance when above-mentioned plate is installed in the aforementioned body casing.
3. the described mobile information terminal apparatus of claim 2 is characterized in that, above-mentioned spring members has the convex shaped part that compresses above-mentioned protuberance, and above-mentioned protuberance has the recess that engages with the convex shaped part of above-mentioned spring members.
4. the described mobile information terminal apparatus of claim 1 is characterized in that, the glide direction of the width of above-mentioned a pair of elongate channel when above-mentioned plate is installed in the aforementioned body casing narrows down gradually, and the thickness of above-mentioned protuberance is then along above-mentioned glide direction attenuate gradually.
5. the described mobile information terminal apparatus of claim 1 is characterized in that, above-mentioned plate has the engagement tabs of extending along above-mentioned glide direction on its end, and the aforementioned body casing has the opening that cooperates above-mentioned engagement tabs on its end.
6. the plate of a mobile information terminal device, it is the plate that can be installed on this personal digital assistant device with freely loading and unloading, this plate has and extends outstanding to the inside protuberance along its both sides and be located at recess on this protuberance.
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