JP2003032335A - Portable phone - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable phone where a display section body and an operation section body overlapped with other can be operated using one hand and a display section of the display section body is placed outside at all times, so as to enable a user to respond to an incoming call immediately. SOLUTION: The portable phone 1 includes the display section body 5 provided with a display section 3 and the operation section body 9 provided with a switch group 7. The display section body 5 is placed slidably on the operation section body 9, and the display section 3 is placed on an upper face of the display section body 5. The user can immediately recognize information of an opposite party at the arrival of an incoming call from the outside of the mobile phone and slides the display section body 5 using one hand, to immediately expose the switch group 7 of the operation section body 9.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile phone, and more particularly to a mobile phone including a display section main body and an operation section main body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional mobile phone is provided with a display unit having a display screen and an operation unit having a key operation switch group. A non-folding type mobile phone in which the display unit and the operation unit are integrally provided in the mobile phone main body, and the display unit is provided in the display unit main body and the operation unit is provided in the operation unit main body. There is a foldable mobile phone in which the unit body and the operation unit body are configured to open and close to each other. In the case of a foldable mobile phone, the display unit and the operation unit are provided on surfaces facing each other when closed, and are opened when used and closed when not used.

[0003]

By the way, in the conventional non-folding type portable telephone, since the operation portion is exposed, the key operation switch is inadvertently pressed,
There are problems that it may cause malfunction or battery consumption, or may cause malfunction because dust or dirt easily enters through the gap between the switch group and the mobile phone body. In addition, there is a problem in that there is a limit in meeting the needs of making the display unit itself large and making the mobile phone body as small as possible.

In the conventional foldable mobile phone, it is usually necessary to open it with both hands when it is used. Therefore, there is a problem that the operation is delayed when a call is received and the call cannot be taken out immediately.

Of course, even in the case of a foldable mobile phone, it can be opened or closed mechanically or electrically by a dedicated open / close button. At present, it is considered that it has not been commercialized for the above reasons.

In addition, since the screen display portion of the foldable mobile phone is on the inner side, there is a problem that the information to be confirmed on the screen, such as the other party when receiving a call, cannot be seen from the outside. . In order to solve this problem, there is a collapsible cell phone that has another small screen on the outside of the display unit to send this information.However, since the screen is small, the amount of information is small and Since the display section is provided inside, there is a problem that the cost becomes high.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to construct a display section main body having a display section and an operation section main body having an operation section so as to overlap each other. (EN) It is possible to provide a mobile phone that can be operated with one hand and has a display unit of a display unit body always located on the outer surface and capable of responding immediately when an incoming call arrives.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a mobile phone according to the present invention according to claim 1 is a mobile phone having a display unit main body having a display unit and an operation unit main body having a switch group. In the above, the display unit main body is slidably provided on the operation unit main body, and the display unit is provided on the upper surface of the display unit main body.

Therefore, since the screen display section is provided on the front surface side of the display section body, the information to be confirmed such as where it came from when the call arrives can be immediately known from the outside.
Further, the display unit main body can be easily opened by sliding the display unit main body with one hand.

Further, since the degree of sliding the display unit main body with respect to the operation unit main body can be adjusted, it is possible to properly use the display unit main body without fully sliding it as a telephone and for information processing. Further, the space for the hinge portion for opening and closing, which is required in the conventional folding type, is unnecessary. As described above, it is efficient and easy to use in terms of space used.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile phone according to the first aspect, characterized in that a battery storage section is provided on the back side of the display section main body.

Therefore, since the battery storage portion is on the back surface side of the display portion main body, that is, inside the superposition of the display portion main body and the operation portion main body, the robustness in battery storage is improved.

A mobile phone according to a third aspect of the present invention is the mobile phone according to the first or second aspect, wherein the operation unit main body is provided with an antenna expansion / contraction mechanism section, and the antenna expansion / contraction mechanism section interlocks with the display section main body. It is characterized in that it is configured as.

Therefore, the antenna expands and contracts in conjunction with the slide even if it is not manually performed to expand and contract the antenna.

A mobile phone according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the mobile phone according to any one of the first, second or third aspects, wherein a finger hook portion is provided on a side surface of the display body to slide the display body. It is characterized by becoming.

Therefore, the display unit main body can be easily slid with one hand, and the opening / closing operation can be smoothly performed.

A mobile phone according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the mobile phone according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the display unit body is shorter than the operation unit body in the sliding direction. When the display unit main body is superposed on the operation unit main body, an exposed portion is provided on one end side of the operation unit main body,
A microphone unit and a call switch are provided on the exposed portion, and a speaker portion is provided on the surface of the display unit body opposite to the exposed portion in the sliding direction.

Therefore, by operating the call switch when an incoming call is received, a call can be immediately and simply made without sliding the display unit main body.

[0019]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a mobile phone 1 according to this embodiment has a display unit body 5 having a display screen 3 as a display unit and a key operation as an operation unit. The display unit main body 5 is provided so as to be slidable on the upper surface of the operation unit main body 9.

Further, the speaker unit 11 and the display screen 3 are provided on the front surface side of the display unit main body 5, and the display screen 3 can be largely provided by making full use of the surface of the display unit main body 5. The amount of information can be displayed. In addition, the display unit main body 5
A battery housing 13 is provided on the back side of the battery, and a battery is built in the battery housing 13.

As shown in FIG. 2, a switch group 7 and a microphone section 15 are provided on the upper surface of the operation section main body 9, and the expansion / contraction mechanism section of the antenna 17 is housed in the operation section main body 9. 2 and diagonally upward to the right in FIG. 2 (X-axis direction)
It is provided to be stretchable. In FIG. 2, the antenna 17 is simply retractably housed in the operation portion main body 9, and the tip end portion of the antenna 17 is manually extended and retracted.

The slide mechanism for the display section main body 5 and the operation section main body 9 is, for example, a groove type or rail type guide. As shown in FIG. 3, the groove type guide portion 19 extends in the X-axis direction along the left and right side edges on the upper surface side of the operation portion main body 9, and the groove portion 21 is formed in the guide portion 19. It is stretched in the X-axis direction. The protrusions 23 that fit into the groove portions 21 extend in the X-axis direction along the left and right side surfaces of the display unit body 5. Therefore, the display unit main body 5 is slidable in the X-axis direction with respect to the operation unit main body 9 along the above-mentioned groove portion 21, and the upper and lower limit operations in the X-axis direction are restricted by the stopper unit (not shown). It is configured.

As shown in FIG. 4, the rail-type guide portion 25 is provided with rail portions 27 extending in the X-axis direction on the left and right sides of the front surface of the operation portion main body 9 as described above. A groove 29 that fits into the rail 27 is extended in the X-axis direction on the back surface side of the display unit body 5. Therefore, the display unit body 5 is slidable in the X-axis direction with respect to the operation unit body 9 along the rail portion 27, and the range of movement operation in the X-axis direction is limited by the stopper unit (not shown). Is configured.

The above-mentioned slide mechanism is not limited to the above-mentioned example, and another mechanism may be used.

With the above structure, the opening / closing operation of the display unit body 5, that is, the operation of sliding the display unit body 5 in the X-axis direction can be easily performed with one hand. For example, the display unit body 5 can be slid in the X-axis direction with the thumb while the operation unit body 9 is placed on the palm of the hand with the right hand or the left hand and is grasped by four fingers other than the thumb.

In addition, since the display screen 3 is provided on the front surface side of the display unit body 5 in the mobile phone 1 of this embodiment, the information to be confirmed on the screen, such as the other party when the call arrives, is immediately displayed. Can be seen from the outside.

Further, in terms of space efficiency, since the degree of sliding of the display unit body 5 can be adjusted, it is not always necessary to fully slide the display unit body 5, and when used as a telephone such as a telephone call. Therefore, it can be used properly according to the situation such as when it is simply used as information processing. In other words, it can be used by sliding it to the minimum required size. Moreover, the space for the hinge portion for opening and closing, which is required in the conventional folding type mobile phone, is not required. Moreover, it is convenient when it is used during congestion because it can be used even if the space used is small.

By the way, in the conventional folding type mobile phone, since the display unit main body and the operation unit main body are open / closed, the range of the display screen and the switch group tends to be almost the same size. It is always used in a large size when opened.

In addition, in the mobile phone 1 of this embodiment, the battery housing portion 13 has the back surface of the display screen 3, that is, the display portion main body 5.
Since it can be brought to the inner side where the operation section body 9 and the operation section body 9 are overlapped with each other, it is possible to improve the robustness of the battery storage surface. In addition, in the conventional mobile phone, the battery storage part has to be set outside.

Further, the mobile phone 1 of this embodiment can express a unique functional beauty that is not found in other models in terms of design.

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, in order to facilitate the sliding of the display unit main body 5 with one hand so that the opening / closing operation can be performed smoothly, the side of the display unit main body 5 or the side edge of the thumb hook portion. For example, the recessed portion 31 as shown in FIG. 5 is provided, or the protrusion 3 as shown in FIG.
It is desirable to provide 3.

Referring to FIG. 7, as an expansion / contraction mechanism part of the antenna 17, the antenna 17 is simply housed in the operation part main body 9 and provided so as to be expandable / contractable in an obliquely upper right direction (X-axis direction) in FIG. The tip of the antenna 17 is integrally fixed to the side surface of the display unit body 5 by the antenna connecting member 35. Therefore, when the display unit body 5 is slid in the X-axis direction with respect to the operation unit body 9, the antenna 17 is also expanded and contracted in the X-axis direction in conjunction with the display unit body 5 via the antenna connecting member 35. Become.

In the above example, the antenna 17 is directly interlocked with the sliding movement of the display unit main body 5, but the antenna 17 is interlocked with the interlocking member such as a wire, a gear, and a shaft. It may be a mechanism that is indirectly linked to the sliding operation of. For example, the display body 5
A wire that moves in the X-axis direction in association with the sliding motion of the
The antenna 17 may be provided so that one end of the antenna is connected and the antenna 17 moves in the X-axis direction.

Alternatively, a shaft with a rack that moves in the X-axis direction in association with the sliding motion of the display unit body 5 is provided in the operation unit body 9, and a pinion that meshes with the first rack of the shaft with a rack has a pinion. A second rack, which is rotatably supported within the pinion 9, is engaged with a gear provided on the rotating shaft of the pinion to move in the X-axis direction, and the antenna 17 is provided so as to move in the X-axis direction by the second rack. It doesn't matter. In this case, the moving distance of the antenna 17 can be arbitrarily set with respect to the sliding distance of the display unit body 5 by setting the number of gears and the number of teeth.

Therefore, it is possible to expand and contract the antenna 17 by interlocking with the slide, without manually performing the expansion and contraction of the antenna 17.

Referring to FIG. 8, since the structure is basically the same as that of the mobile phone 1 in the above-described embodiment, for example, FIG. 1, only different parts will be described.
Is shorter than the operation portion main body 9 in the X-axis direction of the sliding direction. Moreover, when the display unit main body 5 is superposed on the operation unit main body 9, the exposed portion 37 is formed on one end side of the operation unit main body 9 at the lower left side in FIG. The exposed portion 37 is located on the opposite side of the surface of the display body 5 from the speaker portion 11 in the X-axis direction, and the exposed portion 37 has a microphone portion 15 and, for example, an ON button 39 and an OFF button 41 as a call switch. It is provided.

Therefore, the microphone unit 15 and the speaker unit 1
Since 1 and 1 are facing the same direction, when the call is over, you can talk by operating the ON button 39 immediately after checking the display screen 3 without sliding the display unit body 5 to open when receiving a call. In addition, the OFF button 41 can be operated without sliding the display unit main body 5 to immediately end.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be implemented in other modes by making appropriate changes. Further, it is naturally possible to provide the mobile phone 1 in which the functions described in FIGS. 5 to 8 are added to those described in FIGS. 1 to 4.

[0040]

As can be understood from the above description of the embodiment of the invention, according to the invention of claim 1, it is possible to easily open the upper surface of the operation section body by sliding the display section body with one hand. You can Further, since the screen display unit is provided on the front surface side of the display unit main body, the information to be confirmed, such as where the call came from, can be immediately determined from the outside.

Further, since the degree to which the display unit main body is slid with respect to the operation unit main body can be adjusted, it is possible to perform the proper use, such as when the telephone is used without being fully slid and when it is used for information processing. Further, the space for the hinge portion for opening and closing, which is required in the conventional folding type, is unnecessary. As mentioned above, it is efficient and easy to use in terms of space used.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the battery storage portion can be provided on the back side of the display portion main body, that is, inside the superposition of the display portion main body and the operation portion main body, the battery storage surface has high robustness. Can be improved.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the antenna can be expanded / contracted in conjunction with the slide without manually performing the expansion / contraction of the antenna.

According to the invention of claim 4, since the finger hook for sliding the display body is provided in the display body, the opening and closing operation of the display body can be smoothly performed with one hand.

According to the invention of claim 5, it is possible to operate the call switch immediately to make a simple call without sliding and opening the display unit main body when receiving a call.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a state where the display unit main body of the mobile phone of FIG. 1 is slid.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a slide mechanism of a display unit main body and an operation unit main body.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of the slide mechanism of the display unit main body and the operation unit main body.

5 is a perspective view showing a state in which a concave portion is provided in the display main body of the mobile phone of FIG.

6 is a perspective view showing a state in which a protrusion is provided on the display unit main body of the mobile phone of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example when the expansion / contraction mechanism unit of the antenna is interlocked with the display unit main body.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a mobile phone according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 mobile phone 3 Display screen (display section) 5 Display unit body 7 switch group (operation part) 9 Operation unit body 13 Battery compartment 17 antenna 19 Guide (groove type) 21 groove 23 Projection 25 Guide (rail type) 27 Rail section 29 Groove 31 Recessed part (hooking part) 33 Projection (Hook) 35 Antenna connection member 37 Exposed part 39 ON button (call switch) 41 OFF button (call switch)

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A mobile phone having a display unit main body having a display unit and an operation unit main body having a switch group, wherein the display unit main body is slidably provided on the operation unit main body, and the display unit is provided. A mobile phone having a display unit on the upper surface of the main body. 2. The mobile phone according to claim 1, further comprising a battery storage section on the back surface side of the display section main body. 3. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit main body is provided with an antenna expansion / contraction mechanism unit, and the antenna expansion / contraction mechanism unit is configured to interlock with the display unit main body. 4. The mobile phone according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein a finger hooking portion is provided on a side surface of the display unit main body so as to slide the display unit main body. 5. The display unit main body is made shorter than the operation unit main body in the sliding direction, and an exposed portion is provided at one end side of the operation unit main body when the display unit main body is superposed on the operation unit main body. 5. The microphone unit and the call switch are provided in the above, and the speaker unit is provided on the surface of the display unit body on the side opposite to the exposed portion in the sliding direction, and the speaker unit is provided. Mobile phone.