JP2002190854A - Communication terminal with tilt mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication terminal with a tilt mechanism that can easily revise a tilt angle in the case of revising the tilt angle of an operation panel section, stably keep the tilt mechanism at a prescribed angle, and revise the tilt angle without the need for disconnecting an option unit even when the option unit is connected to the tilt mechanism. SOLUTION: The communication terminal with the tilt mechanism of this invention has the tilt mechanism that supports the operation panel section whose angle is changed with respect to a base section. The tilt mechanism has one guide plate or more, a support section and a slide rod, a lower side guide groove to which the slide rod is fitted and at which the slide rod is skidded and an upper guide groove connected to a front end and a tail end of the lower side guide groove are formed to one side face of the one guide plate or more.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an operation panel mounted on a terminal device such as a telephone device and a facsimile device.
The present invention also relates to a communication terminal device having a tilt mechanism for holding at a plurality of predetermined inclination angles and making it variable.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a display unit for displaying images, characters, and the like, which is used on a desk, a desk, a table, or the like, or a plurality of buttons for calling and responding to an extension through a network network in a business office, As a communication terminal device such as a telephone device provided with a touch panel or the like for inputting to a device by directly touching a screen with a cursor key or a pen or the like, the angle of a panel unit provided with a display unit, buttons, cursor keys, etc. There are used one integrally provided with a tilt mechanism that can be changed, and one supported by a stand or the like capable of adjusting an angle.

In such a telephone device, a button or a cursor key provided on an upper surface of a main body is operated on a table, a desk or a table so as to easily perform the operation even when the device is placed on a table or a table. The angle is about 0 ° to 30 °. Further, those having a mechanism capable of adjusting the angle arbitrarily or in a plurality of steps are also used.

Further, a release button is provided on the back or side of the telephone device main body, and an operation panel rotatably disposed above the telephone device main body is rotated upward, whereby
The angle of the operation panel with respect to the telephone device can be sequentially changed and fixed at any angle. When the angle reaches the maximum angle, the release of the operation panel is released by pressing the release button and the maximum 2. Description of the Related Art Telephone devices having a tilt mechanism capable of changing an angle from an angle to a minimum angle are used.

Further, as a conventional technique, US Pat.
Japanese Patent No. 121427 (hereinafter referred to as “A”) states that “a first auxiliary portion and a second auxiliary portion are integrally assembled with each other, and a set thereof rises on a base portion and a first angle on an auxiliary surface. To assist the base part, or only one of the auxiliary parts rises on the base part and the second part on the auxiliary surface
An angled phone base and an auxiliary part "are disclosed.

A conventional telephone base is disclosed in US Pat. No. 5,187,743 (hereinafter referred to as "B"), "a telephone capable of tilting a display to any required angle in a simple manner. A telephone base having a display unit having a housing rotatably disposed on a base, said housing having a convex outer surface formed on a constant radius about a rotation axis. , A number of parallel grooves are formed on its surface, spreading axially,
A telephone base having a display unit characterized by being fixed at an arbitrary position by engaging a leaf spring fixed at one end to a telephone base and disposed at the other end, is disclosed.

A conventional tilt mechanism is disclosed in US Pat. No. 6,019,338 (hereinafter referred to as "C"), which is composed of a combination of a terminal capable of adjusting the angle of the terminal and a tilt stand. Terminal tilt stand, wherein the tilt stand is arranged along the base unit having a front end and a rear end, a tilt unit disposed above the base, and the tilt unit The terminal is provided with an upper surface, a lower surface, a front end, and a rear end, and is disposed rotatably with respect to the base near the front end of the housing and the base. Locking means engaged with the friction means to keep the housing in a notch formed in a lower surface supporting an upper part of the tilt unit and in a number of swiveling positions; and Many pivoted position by click means 1
And a manually operable starting means for holding the main body at a required position and selectively operating the locking means ".

[0008]

However, the above-mentioned prior art has the following problems.

(1) In a telephone device having a conventional tilt mechanism, when equipment such as an optional unit having a similar tilt mechanism is used side by side and connected, the angle is changed from the maximum angle to the minimum angle. It is difficult to press the release buttons of all the devices at the same time, and it is not possible to connect and use them.

(2) According to the technique described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-107, since the first auxiliary portion and the second auxiliary portion are fixed by being screwed with screws, the tilt angle can be easily changed when the tilt angle is changed. There was a problem that it could not be changed.

(3) The technique described in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2002-135686 has a problem that the fixing of the display unit lacks stability when the display unit is fixed because of the elastic force of the leaf spring.

(4) According to the technique described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. H11-260, when an optional unit such as a DSS console is connected to a side surface and the angle is changed, the handle of all connected devices is started. Since the means must be pressed at the same time, there is a problem that it is difficult to connect the optional units.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems. When the tilt angle of the operation panel is changed, the tilt angle can be easily changed, and the operation panel can be stably held at a predetermined angle. It is another object of the present invention to provide a communication terminal device having a tilt mechanism capable of changing a tilt angle without disconnecting even when an optional unit is connected.

[0014]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a communication terminal device having a tilt mechanism according to the present invention is a communication terminal device having a tilt mechanism for supporting an operation panel portion at an angle with respect to a base portion. And one or more plate-like guide plates fixed substantially vertically to a lower surface of the operation panel portion, and an upper surface of the base portion with a support shaft provided in parallel on the base portion as an axis. A lower end portion is rotatably supported at a support portion, and is provided at an upper end portion of the support portion,
A rod-shaped sliding body formed substantially perpendicular to the guide plate, and extending on one side surface of at least one of the guide plates in a front-rear direction of the guide plate, wherein the sliding body is fitted. The lower guide groove includes a sliding lower guide groove and one or a plurality of sliding body locking portions curved upward, and is connected to a front end and a rear end of the lower guide groove. And an upper guide groove extending upward.

According to this configuration, when the tilt angle of the operation panel is changed, the tilt angle can be easily changed, the operation panel can be stably held at a predetermined angle, and when the optional unit is connected. It is possible to provide a communication terminal device having a tilt mechanism that can change the tilt angle without disconnecting the connection.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A tilt mechanism according to a first aspect of the present invention is a communication terminal device having a tilt mechanism for supporting an operation panel section at an angle with respect to a base section. One or a plurality of plate-shaped guide plates fixed substantially vertically on the lower surface, and a lower end portion is rotatably supported on the upper surface of the base portion around a support shaft provided in parallel on the base portion. And a rod-shaped sliding member provided at the upper end of the support portion and formed substantially perpendicular to the guide plate, and on one side surface of at least one guide plate, in the front-rear direction of the guide plate. It has a lower guide groove that is extended and slides in and into which a sliding body fits, and one or a plurality of sliding body locking portions that are curved upward, and a front end and a rear end of the lower guide groove. An upper guide groove connected to and extending above the lower guide groove; It has a structure that is formed.

With this configuration, the following operations are provided.

(1) When one or a plurality of optional units having a tilt mechanism similar to the present invention are arranged side by side and their respective base portions and operation panel portions are connected and used, one operation panel portion is used. When rotated, all the operation panel sections rotate in conjunction with each other, so that the tilt angles of the operation panel sections with respect to the base sections of all the devices can be easily changed simultaneously with one hand.

Here, by disposing a predetermined distance between the panel shaft and the guide plate, a button or the like disposed on the upper side of the operation panel is pressed for operation.
It is possible to prevent the device from overturning due to the pressing, and a stable operation is possible.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication terminal device having the tilt mechanism according to the first aspect,
The guide plate has a configuration in which the guide plate is provided continuously with the groove side surface inside the front end of the lower guide groove, and has a holding portion for holding the sliding body together with the groove side surface outside the opposing lower guide groove.

With this configuration, in addition to the function of the first aspect,
It has the following functions.

(1) Even when the width of the front end of the lower guide groove is formed smaller than the diameter of the sliding body in the vicinity of the front end, it is connected to the groove side surface inside the front end of the lower guide groove. The operation panel is rotated, and the tilt angle of the operation panel with respect to the base is changed from the maximum angle to the minimum angle because the holding section provided is arranged so as to be elastically deformed inward. When performing the tilting operation, the sliding body is securely clamped between the holding portion and the outer groove side surface at the front end of the lower guide groove, and slides smoothly from the rear end of the lower guide groove to the front end. Can be.

(2) The sliding member can slide from the front end of the lower guide groove to the upper guide groove by the holding portion.
As the sliding body does not slide back from the upper guide groove to the front end of the lower guide groove, the sliding body reaches the first sliding body locking portion,
In addition, a stable operation is possible without returning to the lower guide groove when heading to the next sliding member locking portion.

Here, the holding portion extends from the front end of the lower guide groove toward the front of the guide plate. Further, the sliding body is provided continuously with the groove side surface inside the front end of the lower guide groove and formed so as to be elastically deformed inward, together with the groove side surface outside the opposing lower guide groove. Can be pinched.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication terminal device having the tilt mechanism according to the first or second aspect, wherein a connecting portion of a rear end of the upper guide groove and the lower guide groove is provided. It has a configuration in which a connecting projection is formed on the bottom surface of the groove.

According to this configuration, the following operation is obtained in addition to the operation of the first or second aspect.

(1) The slide body is moved from the upper guide groove to the lower guide groove by forming a connection protrusion on the groove bottom surface of the connection portion between the upper guide groove and the rear end of the lower guide groove. In this case, it is possible to prevent returning to the upper guide groove.

Here, the connecting protrusion is formed by making a substantially U-shaped cut in the groove bottom surface of the connecting portion between the rear end of the lower guide groove and the upper guide groove, and providing a protrusion inside the cut. It is formed so that it is elastically deformed and depressed when pressed to the groove bottom side, and is restored when the pressure is released.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication terminal device having the tilt mechanism according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the guide plate is provided along the guide plate. To form a groove on the lower surface of the operation panel,
It has a structure provided with a support portion locking portion including one or a plurality of locking recesses into which the upper end of the support portion is fitted and locked into the groove bottom surface.

With this configuration, in addition to the function of any one of the first to third aspects, the following function is provided.

(1) The support portion is locked to the support portion locking portion at a position of a predetermined tilt angle by the locking recess formed on the groove bottom surface of the support portion locking portion, and the operation panel portion is held at a predetermined angle. And can be fixed stably.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication terminal device having the tilt mechanism according to the fourth aspect,
The support portion locking portion is configured to protrude from the groove bottom surface of the support portion locking portion and include a switching protrusion disposed in front of the locking concave portion.

According to this structure, in addition to the function of claim 4,
It has the following functions.

(1) When the sliding body slides in the upper guide groove, the tip of the support portion comes into contact with the switching projection and is depressed by the switching projection formed on the bottom of the groove of the support portion locking portion. While moving, a tilt operation with a sense of movement can be performed by sensing the resistance at that time by a tactile sensation with a hand or the like.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a side view of a main part of a communication terminal apparatus having a tilt mechanism according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 has a tilt mechanism according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Rear view of main part of communication terminal device, FIG. 3 is FIG.
2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.

In FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a communication terminal device having a tilt mechanism according to the present embodiment;
A plate-shaped base portion placed on a table, a desk, or the like, a storage recess 2a formed on the upper surface of the base portion 2, and a lower end 3 rotatably supported on the upper surface of the base portion 2, , A plate-shaped operation panel section provided with an operation device or a display device such as a button, a cursor key, an LSD, etc. axis,
Reference numeral 5 denotes a plate-like guide plate disposed on the lower surface of the operation panel unit 3 so as to face left and right and fixed substantially vertically, and 6 is formed on the lower surface of the operation panel unit 3 on the upper surface of the base unit 2. A support portion 6a rotatably disposed to face left and right inside the storage recess 2a connects the support portions 6 disposed to face left and right to each other, and is vertically disposed on each support portion 6. The supporting member connector 7 is provided on the upper surface of or inside the base portion 2, and is a supporting shaft which is a rotation axis of the supporting portion 6. The supporting member 8 is provided on the supporting portion 6 so as to be perpendicular to the guide plate 5. A sliding member 9 protruding from the upper end is provided on the operation panel 3 alongside the guide plate 5.
Support portion engaging portion formed on the lower surface side of the support member.

The base 2 is mounted on the upper surface of the base 2 on the lower side of the operation panel 3 so that the guide plate 5 is inserted and stored when the operation panel 3 is rotated in the direction of the base 2. It is provided with the formed storage recess 2a, and is formed so that the rotation range in which the operation panel section 3 rotates in the direction of the base section 2 is widened.

The support portion 6 is formed on the lower surface side of the operation panel portion 3, and is provided with a sliding body 8 protrudingly formed on a side portion at a tip end thereof.
Are arranged to be inserted into grooves formed on the side surfaces of the guide plate 5. Further, since the support portions 6 disposed to face left and right are connected by the support portion connecting body 6a, one of the support portions 6 rotates in conjunction with the other.

The support portion locking portion 9 is formed in a groove shape on the lower surface of the operation panel portion 3 inside the guide plate 5, and the bottom surface of the groove is stepwise so that the support portion 6 is locked stepwise. Alternatively, one or more locking recesses to be described later are formed, and the distal end of the support portion 6 is inserted and locked, so that the operation panel portion 3 can be fixed to the base portion 2 at a predetermined angle. it can.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a communication terminal device having a tilt mechanism, 2 denotes a base unit, 3 denotes an operation panel unit, 4 denotes a panel shaft, 5 denotes a guide plate, and 8 denotes a sliding body. 2 are the same as those described in 2 and the same reference numerals are given and the description is omitted.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a lower guide groove extending frontward and rearward on one side surface of the guide plate 5, and reference numeral 10a denotes a groove side surface inside the front end of the lower guide groove 10, and is elastically inward by pressing. The holding portion 11 to be deformed extends above the lower guide groove 10 of the guide plate 5, and
The upper guide groove connected to the front end and the rear end of the upper guide groove, 11a forms a part of the upper guide groove 11, the first sliding body locking portion curved upward, and 11b forms a part of the upper guide groove 11. None, the second sliding body locking portion 11c, which is disposed behind the first sliding body locking portion 11a and curves upward, forms a part of the upper guide groove 11, and the second sliding body locking portion. A third sliding body locking portion disposed behind the portion 11b and curved upward, 11d
Is a part of the upper guide groove 11, is disposed behind the third sliding body locking portion 11c, and is a fourth sliding body locking portion curved upward, and 12 is a rear end of the lower guide groove 9. It is a connection projection formed on the groove bottom surface of the connection between the portion and the upper guide groove 11.

Here, when the sliding body 8 slides on the front end of the lower guide groove 10, the holding portion 10 a serves as the lower guide groove 10.
The sliding body 8 is sandwiched together with the groove side outside the front end of the sliding member 8 to slide stably.

The connecting projection 12 is formed by making a substantially U-shaped cut in the groove bottom surface of the connecting portion between the rear end of the lower guide groove 9 and the upper guide groove 11, and providing a projection inside the cut. It is formed so that it is elastically deformed and depressed when pressed to the groove bottom side, and is restored when the pressure is released. Further, the projection provided inside the cut is formed in a wedge-shaped shape, so that the sliding body 8 slides from the upper guide groove 11 to the rear end of the lower guide groove 10 while the connecting projection 12 is depressed. Although it can be moved, it cannot be slid from the rear end of the lower guide groove 10 to the upper guide groove 11.

In FIG. 4, 1 is a communication terminal device having a tilt mechanism, 2 is a base portion, 2a is a storage recess, 3 is an operation panel portion, 4 is a panel shaft, 5 is a guide plate, 6 is a support portion, and 7 is a support portion. A support shaft, 9 is a support portion locking portion, 10 is a lower guide groove, 11 is an upper guide groove, 11a is a first sliding body locking portion, 11b is a second sliding body locking portion, and 11c is a third sliding body locking portion. Reference numeral 11d denotes a fourth sliding member engaging portion, and 12 denotes a connecting projection. These are the same as those described with reference to FIGS. I do.

13a is a supporting portion locking portion 9 formed in a groove shape.
The first locking concave portion 13b formed on the bottom surface of the groove is formed on the bottom surface of the groove of the support portion locking portion 9 formed in a groove shape, and the first locking concave portion 13b is provided behind the first locking concave portion 13a. 2 locking recesses, 1
3c is formed on the groove bottom surface of the support portion locking portion 9 formed in a groove shape, a third locking concave portion provided behind the second locking concave portion 13b, and 13d is formed in a groove shape. A fourth locking recess 14a formed on the bottom of the groove of the supporting portion locking portion 9 and disposed behind the third locking recess 13c is a second locking portion inside the supporting portion locking portion 9. The first formed in front of the recess 13b
The switching projection 14 b is a second switching projection formed in front of the third locking recess 13 c inside the support locking section 9, and the fourth switching projection 14 c is a fourth switching projection inside the support locking section 9. It is a third switching projection formed in front of the locking recess 13d.

The first switching projection 14a, the second switching projection 14b, and the third switching projection 14c make a substantially U-shaped cut in the bottom surface of the groove inside the support portion locking portion 9, and make the cut. Are formed so as to be elastically deformed and depressed when pressed toward the bottom of the groove, and restored when pressed.

The operation of the communication terminal apparatus having the tilt mechanism according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to the drawings.

The operation panel section 3 has a first tilt angle, a second tilt angle, a third tilt angle, and a fourth tilt angle in ascending order of the angle of the operation panel section 3 with respect to the base section 2. Can be fixed at respective angles step by step, and the respective fixed positions can be set in a first step, a second step,
The third stage and the fourth stage.

FIG. 5A is a plan view of a main part showing the inside of a guide plate in the communication terminal device having the tilt mechanism of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5B is a sectional view taken along line YY of FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a state where the support portion is locked to the support portion locking portion in the communication terminal device having the tilt mechanism of FIG. 4.

First, the operation panel unit 3 moves from the first stage to the second stage.
The operation for moving to the stage will be described.

In a state where the operation panel section 3 is at a position having the first tilt angle with respect to the base section 2, the sliding member 8
Is located at the first sliding member engaging portion 11a, that is, located at C in FIG. 5 (a). The tip of the support 6 is located in the first locking recess 13a, that is, located at G in FIG. At this time, the tip of the support portion 6 is brought into contact with the first locking concave portion 13a by the weight of the operation panel portion 3, and is pressed and locked (first stage).

First, the operation panel section 3 is rotated upward about the panel shaft 4 by hand or the like. Thereby, the support portion 6
Is released by the first locking recess 13a, and the support portion 6 is separated from the first locking recess 13a. At this time, the sliding body 8 does not move to the lower guide groove 9 by its own weight. This is because the groove width at the front end of the lower guide groove 9 is smaller than the diameter of the sliding body 8. Further, when the operation panel section 3 is rotated upward, the support section 6 moves toward the second locking recess while pressing and depressing the switching projections 14a, 14b, 14c at the tip thereof. , Sliding body 8
Slides rearward while contacting the inner groove side surface of the upper guide groove 11, and moves toward the second sliding body locking portion 11b. At this time, when the hand or the like gripping the operation panel unit 3 is released and the upward rotation is stopped, the operation panel unit 3 rotates downward due to its own weight, whereby the sliding body 8 is moved to the second position. It enters into the most curved portion of the sliding body locking portion 11b. At this time, the distal end of the support 6 is locked by the second locking recess 13b, and the operation panel 3 is fixed to the base 2 with a second tilt angle. At this time, the sliding body 8 is at the second sliding body locking portion 11b, that is, is located at D in FIG. 5A. Further, the tip of the support portion 6 is connected to the second locking recess 13.
b, that is, located at H in FIG. At this time, the tip of the support portion 6 is brought into contact with the second locking concave portion 13b by the weight of the operation panel portion 3, and is pressed and locked (second stage). At this time, the support portion 6 is moved to the first switching protrusion 14a.
The first switching projection 14a is depressed and passed while abutting against and pushing, so that the sense of movement can be easily sensed by the tactile sensation of the hand or the like, and the timing of releasing the hand or the like from the operation panel 3 is determined. It will be easier.

Thus, the operation from the first stage to the second stage is performed.

Similarly, the movement from the second stage to the third stage and from the third stage to the fourth stage are performed, that is, FIG.
6A, the sliding body 8 moves from D to E and from E to F. In FIG. 6, the tip of the support 6 moves from H to I and I to J. In the state of the fourth stage, that is, when the operation panel section 3 has the fourth tilt angle with respect to the base section 2, the sliding body 8 is located at the fourth sliding body locking section 11d, that is, FIG. It is located at F in a). The support portion 6 is locked in the fourth locking recess 13d, that is, located at J in FIG. At this time, the distal end of the support portion 6 is brought into contact with the fourth locking recess 13d by the weight of the operation panel portion 3, pressed and locked (fourth stage).

Next, the operation panel unit 3 moves from the fourth stage to the first stage.
The operation for moving to the stage will be described.

The operation panel section 3 is rotated upward about the panel shaft 4 by hand or the like. As a result, the pressing of the fourth locking recess 13d due to the weight of the operation panel 3 is released, and the support 6 is separated from the fourth locking recess 13d. When the operation panel portion 3 is further rotated upward, the sliding body 8 abuts against the connecting projection 12 and is pressed to be depressed while being lowered.
Slide to 0 side. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), the connecting projection 12 is
The bottom surface of the connecting portion between the rear end portion and the upper guide groove 11 is substantially U-shaped.
It is formed by making a letter-shaped cut and providing a projection inside the cut. That is, the substantially U-shaped cantilever beam
Since it is formed so as to protrude from the front end inside the character-shaped cut, it is elastically deformed by pressing.

When the sliding body 8 is moved to the lower guide groove 10, the hand or the like holding the operation panel 3 is released and the upward rotation is stopped, and the operation panel 3 turns downward by its own weight. The sliding body 8 moves to slide forward from behind the lower guide groove 10. At this time, the sliding body 8 is prevented from returning to the upper guide groove 11 side by the connecting projection 12, so that the sliding body 8 slides forward in the lower guide groove 10.

Further, the operation panel section 3 rotates downward, the sliding body 8 protrudes into the first sliding body locking section 11a, and the support section 6 is locked in the first locking recess 13a. .

Thus, the operation from the fourth stage to the first stage is performed.

Since the tilt mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following operation.

(1) The holding portion 10a such that the groove width of the lower guide groove 10 becomes narrow near the front end, and the groove side surface inside the front end of the lower guide groove is elastically deformed inward. When the tilt operation of rotating the operation panel unit 3 to change the tilt angle of the operation panel unit 3 with respect to the base unit 2 from the maximum angle to the minimum angle is performed, the sliding body 8 is formed with the lower guide groove. The sliding member 8 can be smoothly and stably slid from the rear end portion of the lower guide groove 10 to the front end portion by being reliably held by the holding portion 10a and the groove side surface at the front end portion of the lower guide groove 10.

(2) The groove width of the lower guide groove 10 is reduced in the vicinity of the front end, and the sliding member 8 is moved from the front end of the lower guide groove 10 by forming the holding portion 10a. Although it can slide into the upper guide groove 11,
Since the sliding member 8 does not slide back from the upper guide groove 11 to the front end of the lower guide groove 10, the sliding member 8 reaches the first sliding member locking portion 11a, and further, the second sliding member locking portion 11b. Does not return to the lower guide groove 10 when sliding toward
Stable operation is possible.

(3) The operation panel 3 is fixed at a predetermined angle by locking the support 6 to the support lock 9 at a position of a predetermined tilt angle by the support lock 9. Can be.

(4) The first switching projection 13a, the second switching projection 13b, the third switching projection 13c, and the fourth switching projection 13d formed inside the support locking portion 9. When the sliding body 8 slides in the upper guide groove 11, when the tip of the support portion 6 moves toward, for example, the second locking recess 13b, it comes into contact with the first switching projection 13a and is depressed. Since it moves while moving, it can give a feeling of movement by light resistance.

(5) Upper guide groove 11 and lower guide groove 1
The connecting protrusion 12 is formed at the connecting portion with the rear end of the sliding guide 8, so that when the sliding body 8 moves from the upper guide groove 11 to the rear end of the lower guide groove 10, the sliding body 8 returns to the upper guide groove 10. Can be prevented.

(6) By providing a predetermined distance between the panel shaft 4 and the guide plate 5, when a button, a cursor key, or the like disposed above the operation panel section 3 is pressed during operation, the button key or the cursor key is pressed. It is possible to prevent the communication terminal device 1 having the tilt mechanism from falling due to the pressing.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a main part of a communication terminal apparatus having a tilt mechanism according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

In FIG. 7, reference numeral 2 denotes a base unit, and reference numeral 3 denotes an operation panel unit, which are the same as those described with reference to FIG.

1a is a communication terminal device having a tilt mechanism according to the second embodiment of the present invention, 15 is an optional device such as a DSS console mounted on the side of the communication terminal device 1a having a tilt mechanism, and 16 is an optional device. 15 is a base portion, 17 is rotatably supported on the upper surface of the base portion 16, and is an optional portion which is connected to the operation panel portion 2 and rotates in conjunction therewith, and 18 is placed on the side of the option device 15. A voice mail device, 19 is a base portion of the voice mail device 18, 20 is a device rotatably supported on the upper surface of the base portion 19, is connected to the option portion 17, and rotates in conjunction therewith, and 21 is a base portion 2 , A cursor key 22 provided on the upper surface of the operation panel 3, and a liquid crystal display 23 provided on the upper surface of the operation panel 3. .

The communication terminal device 1 having a tilt mechanism
a, a tilt mechanism (not shown) similar to the tilt mechanism described in the first embodiment is disposed on the back side of each of the optional device 15 and the voice mail device 18.

The operation of the communication terminal having the tilt mechanism according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to the drawings.

A case where a side of the operation panel section 3 is grasped with a hand or the like and is rotated upward to perform a tilting operation in which the operation panel section 3 is fixed at a predetermined angle to the base section 2 in a stepwise manner. The operation panel section 3 is fixed stepwise at a predetermined angle to the base section 2 by the same operation as that described in the first embodiment. At this time, since the option unit 17 of the option device 15 is connected to the operation panel unit 3 and the device unit 20 of the voice mail device 18 is connected to the option device 15, the option unit 17 and the device unit 20 are connected to the operation panel unit. 3 and is fixed at a predetermined angle.

Since the communication terminal device having the tilt mechanism according to the second embodiment of the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following operation.

(1) When the optional device 15 and the voice mail device 18 having the same tilt mechanism as the present invention are used side by side, the operation panel unit 3 and the optional unit 1 are used.
7. If one of the device units 20 is rotated, the other operation panel unit 3 or the option unit 17 or the device unit 20 is rotated in conjunction with the operation unit unit 3, so that the operation panel unit 3 and the option unit 17 can be easily operated with one hand. The angle of the device section 20 can be changed at the same time.

[0076]

As described above, according to the communication terminal device having the tilt mechanism of the present invention, the following advantageous effects can be obtained.

(1) When one or a plurality of optional units having the same tilt mechanism as the present invention are arranged side by side and their base parts and operation panel parts are connected to each other and used, one operation panel part is used. When rotated, all the operation panel sections rotate in conjunction with each other, so that it is possible to provide a tilt mechanism that can easily change the tilt angle of the operation panel sections with respect to the base sections of all the devices simultaneously with one hand.

According to the second aspect of the present invention,
In addition to the effects of the first aspect, the following effects are provided.

(1) When performing a tilting operation for changing the tilt angle of the operation panel portion with respect to the base portion from the maximum angle to the minimum angle, the sliding body is more securely held by the holding portion and the outer groove side surface at the front end of the lower guide groove. And a tilt mechanism excellent in stability that can smoothly slide from the rear end to the front end of the lower guide groove.

(2) The holding member allows the sliding body to slide from the front end of the lower guide groove to the upper guide groove, but slides back from the upper guide groove to the front end of the lower guide groove. The present invention provides a tilt mechanism that is excellent in usability because the sliding body does not return to the lower guide groove when the sliding body reaches the first sliding body locking portion and further goes to the next sliding body locking portion. Can be.

According to the third aspect of the present invention,
The following effects are provided in addition to the effects of the first or second aspect.

(1) A connecting projection is formed at a connecting portion between the upper guide groove and the rear end portion of the lower guide groove so as to be able to protrude and retract so that the sliding body can be moved downward from the upper guide groove. It is possible to provide a tilt mechanism excellent in usability that can prevent returning to the upper guide groove when moved to the guide groove.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention,
In addition to the effects of any one of claims 1 to 3, a tilt mechanism having the following effects can be provided.

(1) The support portion can be locked to the support portion locking portion at a predetermined tilt angle by the locking recess formed in the groove bottom surface of the support portion locking portion. Thus, it is possible to provide a tilt mechanism that can sufficiently withstand pressing during operation.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention,
In addition to the effects of the fourth aspect, the following effects are provided.

(1) When the sliding body slides in the upper guide groove, the tip of the support comes into contact with the switching projection and is depressed by the switching projection formed on the bottom of the groove of the support locking portion. It is possible to provide a tilt mechanism capable of performing a tilt operation with a sense of movement by sensing the resistance at that time by a tactile sensation with a hand or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a main part of a communication terminal device 1 having a tilt mechanism according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of a main part of the communication terminal device having the tilt mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 2;

5A is a plan view of a main part showing the inside of a guide plate in the communication terminal device having the tilt mechanism of FIG. 3; FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along line YY of FIG. 5A;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the support portion is locked by the support portion locking portion in the communication terminal device having the tilt mechanism of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a main part of a telephone device provided with a communication terminal device having a tilt mechanism according to the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1a Communication terminal device with a tilt mechanism 2 Base part 2a Storage recess 3 Operation panel part 4 Panel shaft 5 Guide plate 6 Support part 6a Support part connection body 7 Support shaft 8 Sliding body 9 Support part locking part 10 Lower guide Groove 10a Nipping portion 11 Upper guide groove 11a First sliding member locking portion 11b Second sliding member locking portion 11c Third sliding member locking portion 11d Fourth sliding member locking portion 12 Connecting protrusion 13a First 1 locking recess 13b second locking recess 13c third locking recess 13d fourth locking recess 14a first switching projection 14b second switching projection 14c third switching projection 15 optional device 16 base unit 17 option unit 18 voice mail device 19 base unit 20 device unit 21 cursor keys 22 buttons 23 liquid crystal display

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A communication terminal device having a tilt mechanism for supporting an operation panel section at an angle with respect to a base section, wherein one or a plurality of plates fixed substantially vertically to a lower surface of the operation panel section. Guide plate, and a support shaft provided in parallel on the base portion as an axis,
A support portion having a lower end rotatably supported on the upper surface of the base portion; and a rod-shaped sliding member provided on the upper end portion of the support portion and formed substantially perpendicular to the guide plate. A lower guide groove extending in the front-rear direction of the guide plate and extending in the front-rear direction of the guide plate, in which the sliding body is inserted and slides; An upper guide groove connected to a front end and a rear end of the lower guide groove and extending above the lower guide groove. A communication terminal device having a tilt mechanism. 2. A holding portion, wherein said guide plate is provided continuously on a groove side surface inside said front end portion of said lower guide groove, and holds said sliding body together with an opposing groove side surface on said outer side of said lower guide groove. The communication terminal device having the tilt mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. The tilt mechanism according to claim 1, wherein a connecting projection is formed on a groove bottom surface of a connecting portion at a rear end of the upper guide groove and the lower guide groove. A communication terminal device having: 4. The guide plate is formed along the guide plate in a groove shape on a lower surface of the operation panel portion, and an upper end of the support portion is fitted and locked on a groove bottom surface. The communication terminal device having a tilt mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a support portion locking portion including a plurality of locking recesses. 5. The support portion locking portion includes a switching projection portion protruding from a bottom surface of a groove of the support portion locking portion and disposed in front of the locking concave portion. Item 5. A communication terminal device having the tilt mechanism according to item 4.