JP2001211240A - Portable radio equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make portable radio equipment small in size with a low profile whose indication can be confirmed, even when the portable radio equipment is folded. SOLUTION: A 2nd case 4 is connected open ably to a 1st case 2. A display device 21 both front and rear sides, of which is capable of indication, is placed to the 2nd case 4. A main display section window 11a is formed on the front side of the 2nd case 4 and a sub display section window 12a is formed on the rear side. A main display section reflecting plate 22 and a sub display section reflecting plate 23 are provided respectively to the main display section window 11a and the sub display section window 12a of the display device 21 and the opposite side of the window 11a and the window 12a.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable wireless device using various communication means, and more particularly to a foldable portable wireless device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, a PDC capable of high-speed data transmission.
(Personal Digital Cellular), CDMA (Code Divi
sion multiple access), GSM (global system for
Mobile Communication) and PHS (Personal Handy-ph)
Portable wireless devices using communication means such as one system) are widely used, and W is being developed as a next-generation technology.
Devices using communication means such as CDMA (Wide band CDMA) and CDMA2000 are being developed. In order to enhance portability, a portable wireless device of this type is known to have a foldable structure. However, in such a foldable portable wireless device, when the portable wireless device is folded, the display unit becomes invisible from the outside. Had been lost. For this reason, as shown in JP-A-6-37697, a second portable wireless device having a structure in which the display function is not impaired even in the folded state can be viewed from the outside even when folded. Some have a display unit.

[0003]

However, in the portable wireless device having this structure, the provision of the second display unit increases the number of components, which leads to an increase in the size of the housing and portability. There was a problem that would impair. In particular, in order to display each display unit independently, a driver for displaying each display unit is required, which further increases the number of components and inevitably increases the size.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a portable wireless device capable of confirming a display even when folded, without impairing portability. .

[0005]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable wireless device, comprising: a voice input unit for receiving voice, a voice output unit for outputting voice, and an input for inputting various signals. Means, voice data, character data,
A portable wireless device having communication means for communicating various communication data such as image data, comprising: a first housing;
A second housing rotatably connected to the first housing and capable of being opened and closed with respect to the first housing; and a first display means exposed when the second housing is opened. And second display means exposed regardless of the opening and closing of the second housing. The first display means and the second display means are constituted by a single display device capable of displaying both front and back surfaces. It is characterized by being.

As described above, the first display means and the second display means are constituted by a single display device capable of displaying both the front and back sides. In addition, compared to a case where a driver is provided for each of the display devices to display on each display device, the number of components can be significantly reduced, and the size and thickness can be reduced.
A portable wireless device with enhanced display functions and improved portability can be provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the portable wireless device according to the first aspect, the display device is provided on one of the first housing and the second housing. In the first housing or the second housing provided with the device, a first display means window is formed on the inner surface side, and a second display means window is formed on the back surface side. Features.

[0008] That is, the first display means window formed on one surface of either the first housing or the second housing and the second display means window formed on the rear surface are moved from the inside of the housing. The display content of the display device arranged in the display device can be confirmed. Further, since only one display device is provided in the housing, the thickness of the housing provided with the display means on the front and back can be reduced.

A portable wireless device according to a third aspect of the present invention is the portable wireless device according to the second aspect, wherein the display device includes a window for the first display unit and a window opposite to the window for the second display unit. It is characterized in that a reflection plate is provided.

[0010] That is, the display of one display device can be extremely excellently displayed from each of the front and rear windows by the reflection plate.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A portable wireless device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a portable wireless device. This portable radio is
It has a first housing 2 and a second housing 4 rotatably connected to an upper end of the first housing 2 by a hinge 3. By rotating the second housing 4, the second housing 4 is opened and closed with respect to the first housing 2. In other words, by turning the second housing 4 from the state where the second housing 4 is closed (the state in FIG. 2), the state where the second housing 4 is opened (the state in FIG. 1) is obtained. On the contrary, by rotating the second housing 4 in the opposite direction from the state where the second housing 4 is opened,
The second housing 4 is in a closed state.

The first housing 4 is closed by closing the first housing 4.
A main display unit (first display unit) 11 is provided on the front side, which is a side to be combined with the housing 2, and a sub display unit (second display unit) 12 is provided on the back surface. . The main display unit 11 and the sub-display unit 12 are respectively a main display unit window (first display unit window) 11a and a sub-display unit window (second display unit) formed in the second housing 4. The main display unit 11 and the sub-display unit 12 display various contents. Further, the second housing 4 is provided with a speaker (sound output means) 13 at the upper end on the front side.

The first housing 2 is provided with a plurality of operation keys (input means) 14 for operation on the front side closed by the second housing 4. Can be entered. Also,
The first housing 2 is provided with a microphone (sound input means) 15 at the lower end on the front side, and an extendable antenna 16 on the back side at the upper end. Communication of various communication data such as voice data, character data, and image data is performed via an antenna.

According to the portable wireless device 1, the second
When the housing 4 is opened, voice input is performed by the microphone 15, and the voice of the other party, the ringtone,
Alarms and the like are issued.

Next, functions of the portable wireless device 1 will be described with reference to a functional block diagram shown in FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 21 denotes a display device, and this display device 21 is provided in the second housing 4. The display device 21 is composed of a single liquid crystal display panel, and has a structure capable of displaying on both sides, that is, both sides can be displayed. The display device 21 is provided with a main display unit reflection plate 22 and a sub display unit reflection plate 23 on the front and back thereof. And this display device 21
The portion provided with the main display portion reflection plate 22 is a main display device portion 21a constituting the main display portion 11, and the portion of the display device 21 provided with the sub display portion reflection plate 23 is a sub display portion. A main display window 11 a formed on the surface of the second housing 4 and a sub display unit formed on the back surface of the second housing 4. It is arranged at a position facing the window 12a.

The display device 21 is provided with a display driver 24 at one end, and the display driver 24 displays an image on the display device 21. The display driver 24 is connected to a control unit 25 provided in the first housing 2.
5 outputs a control signal.

The wireless unit (communication means) 26 transmits and receives various communication data such as voice data, character data, and image data to and from the other terminal via the antenna 16 using a wireless communication line. Things. The communication data received by the wireless unit 26 is extracted by an audio processing unit (not shown), and the audio is output from the speaker 13. The voice input from the microphone 15 is input to the voice processing unit as a voice signal, converted from the voice processing unit into voice data, transmitted to the wireless unit 26 as communication data, and transmitted from the wireless unit 26 via the antenna 16. To be sent to the other party's terminal. Reference numeral 27 denotes a battery that supplies all the power of the portable wireless device 1.

In the portable wireless device 1 described above, the display driver 24 is driven by a control signal from the control unit 25, and various character information and image information are displayed on the display device 21. Here, the display content of the main display device portion 21a of the display device 21 can be viewed from the main display portion window 11a, and the display content of the sub display device portion 21b of the display device 21 can be viewed from the sub display portion window 12a. You can see. That is, the main display unit 11 displays the display content of the main display device unit 21a, and the sub display unit 12 displays the display content of the sub display device unit 21b.

Thus, when the second housing 4 is opened, the display contents can be confirmed on the main display unit 11 and the sub-display unit 12, and the second housing 4 is closed. Then, the display content can be confirmed on the sub display unit 12.

As described above, according to the portable radio 1, the main display unit 11 and the sub-display unit 12 are constituted by one display device 21 capable of displaying both front and back sides. The number of parts can be greatly reduced as compared with a case in which a display device is provided to provide a unit and a driver is provided to display each device. The portable wireless device 1 can be made thinner, have more enhanced display functions, and have improved portability.

A display device disposed in the second housing 4 from the main display window 11a formed on the front surface of the second housing 4 and the sub-display window 12a formed on the back surface. The display contents of 21 can be easily confirmed. Moreover, the display of the display device 21 can be displayed very well from the main display window 11a and the sub display window 12a by the main display unit reflection plate 22 and the sub display unit reflection plate 23. In the above example, the display device 21 is provided in the second housing 4 and the second housing 4
The main display unit 11 and the sub display unit 12 are configured in
The display device 21 may be provided in the first housing 2, and the main display unit 11 and the sub-display unit 12 may be provided in the first housing 2.

[0022]

As described above, according to the portable wireless device of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. According to the portable wireless device of the first aspect, since the first display means and the second display means are constituted by one display device capable of displaying both front and back sides, two display means are provided. The number of parts can be greatly reduced compared to a case where a driver is provided for each display device and a driver is provided for displaying on each display device. Thus, a portable wireless device with enhanced display functions and improved portability can be provided.

According to the portable wireless device of the second aspect, the first
The first display means window formed on one of the surfaces of the first and second casings and the second display means window formed on the back face of the display device of the display device arranged in the casing. The displayed contents can be confirmed. Further, since only one display device is provided in the housing, the thickness of the housing provided with the display means on the front and back can be reduced.

According to the portable wireless device of the third aspect, the display of one display device can be displayed very satisfactorily from the front and back windows by the reflection plate.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portable wireless device illustrating a configuration and a structure of a portable wireless device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the portable wireless device in a folded state, illustrating a configuration and a structure of the portable wireless device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating functions of the portable wireless device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Portable radio | wireless device 2 1st housing | casing 4 2nd housing | casing 11 Main display part (1st display means) 11a Window for main display parts (window for 1st display means) 12 Sub display part (2nd display Display means) 12a window for sub-display unit (window for second display means) 13 speaker (sound output means) 14 operation keys (input means) 15 microphone (sound input means) 21 display device 22 reflector for main display unit ( Reflector) 23 Reflector for sub display unit (reflector) 25 Wireless unit (communication means)

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A voice input unit for receiving voice, a voice output unit for outputting voice, an input unit for inputting various signals, and a communication unit for communicating various communication data such as voice data, character data, and image data. A first housing, and a second housing rotatably connected to the first housing and capable of opening and closing with respect to the first housing. A first display unit that is exposed when the second housing is opened, and a second display unit that is exposed irrespective of the opening and closing of the second housing. And a second display means comprising a single display device capable of displaying both front and back sides. 2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display device is provided on one of the first housing and the second housing, and the first housing or the second housing on which the display device is provided is provided. 2. The portable wireless device according to claim 1, wherein a first display means window is formed on the inner surface side, and a second display means window is formed on the back surface side. 3. The display device according to claim 2, wherein a reflection plate is provided on a side of the display device opposite to the first display window and the second display window. Portable radio.