JP2003110673A - Foldable mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a foldable mobile phone a degree of opening/closing freedom of which can be enhanced so as to be also opened in a direction of the width of the mobile phone because a conventional hinge can be opened only in a uniaxial direction and the opening/closing direction is only the longitudinal direction. SOLUTION: The foldable mobile phone is provided with a reception section 1, a transmission section 2, and a hinge 3 that supports the reception section 1 and the transmission section 2 in an opening/closing available manner in biaxial directions.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to
The present invention relates to a foldable mobile phone device that can be opened and closed in the axial direction.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, a compact portable telephone device in which a receiver and a transmitter are foldable is commercially available. This is opened in the longitudinal direction so that the distance between the receiving portion and the transmitting portion is a proper distance during a call.

[0003]

However, many portable telephone devices also have a function of not talking, such as mail, the Internet, and games. However, the conventional hinge can open only in one axis direction, and even if it has a function other than a call, the opening and closing direction is only the longitudinal direction.

[0004]

The folding type portable telephone device of the present invention has been made in view of the above point, and has a receiver, a transmitter, and a receiver and a transmitter in two axial directions orthogonal to each other. Is provided with a hinge portion that holds the openable and closable.

Further, the hinge portion has two engaging portions for rotatably engaging the receiving portion and the transmitting portion, respectively, and one engaging portion makes the other engaging portion in one rotational axis direction. Axial support to rotate orthogonally.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The foldable mobile phone device of this embodiment has not only telephone calls but also mail, internet, and game functions.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a folding type portable telephone device in a closed state, which has a partial cross section of a hinge portion. Figure 2
FIG. 2 is a left side view of FIG. 1 and has a partial cross section of a hinge portion. FIG. 3 is a right side view of FIG. 2, and has an imaginary line (two-dot chain line) in which the receiver is opened in the longitudinal direction. FIG. 4 is a front view of FIG. 2 and has an imaginary line (two-dot chain line) in which the receiver is opened in the lateral direction. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a state in which the receiver section is opened in the longitudinal direction. FIG. 6 is a front view showing a state in which the receiver section is opened in the lateral direction.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the folding portable telephone device has an earpiece (1), a transmitter (2), and a hinge (3).
Consists of.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the receiver section (1) is
It has a speaker section (11), a main display section (12), an antenna (13), and a first detection section (14).

The transmitter section (2), as shown in FIGS.
It has a microphone section (21), an input section (22), a sub display section (23), and a second detection section (24). Incidentally, FIG.
As shown in, the sub display section (23) and the key (221) arranged near the hinge section (3) of the transmitter section (2) are exposed even in the closed state, and can be used even in the closed state. is there.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the hinge portion (3) has a first shaft (31) and a second shaft (32).
And a retaining screw (33).

The first shaft (31) can be rotated with respect to the transmitter section (2) by using the Y-axis of FIG. (33)
Attached to the transmitter (2).

The first shaft (31) is provided with a shaft hole (311) having an X axis (see FIG. 1) orthogonal to the Y axis as an axis. The second shaft (3
2) is rotatably fitted and fixed to the earpiece (1).
As a result, the first shaft (31) can rotate with respect to the earpiece (1) with the X axis of FIG. 1 as a rotation axis, that is, in the longitudinal direction of the folding mobile phone device.

Therefore, the foldable portable telephone device can be rotated in the longitudinal direction with the X axis as the axis of rotation from the closed state of FIG. 1 (see FIG. 5). Further, the foldable mobile phone device can be rotated in the lateral direction about the Y axis as a rotation axis from the closed state of FIG. 1 (see FIG. 6).

In the folding type portable telephone device, the main display portion (12) is reversed when opened in the longitudinal direction (state of FIG. 5) and when opened in the lateral direction (state of FIG. 6). . The first detector (14) of the earpiece (1) is turned on (largely convex) when opened in the lateral direction, and the second detector (14) of the transmitter (2) is oriented in the lateral direction. ON when opened (largely convex)
Becomes Therefore, when the first detector (14) is ON,
When the detection unit (24) is off in the lateral direction (state in FIG. 6), the display state is "reverse", and the other states are set as "positive" state in the main display unit (12). Is controlled.

The hinge portion of the above embodiment has two shafts (first shaft (31) and second shaft (32)).
However, it is also possible to provide a bearing on the hinge portion and provide a shaft to be fitted into the bearing on the receiving portion or the transmitting portion.

Further, like a pen stand, it may be a hinge portion which rotates in a free direction (rotates in at least two directions) by a spherical convex portion and a spherical concave portion.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, the folding type portable telephone device, which is provided with the hinge portion which can be opened and closed in at least the two axial directions orthogonal to each other, can be used for other than a telephone call also in the longitudinal direction. It is possible to increase the degree of freedom of opening and closing.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a closed state of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a left side view in a closed state.

FIG. 3 is a right side view in a closed state.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a closed state.

FIG. 5 is a plan view opened in the longitudinal direction.

FIG. 6 is a plan view opened in the lateral direction.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Earpiece 2 transmitter 3 Hinge part 31 First shaft 32 Second shaft

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Shin Taniguchi             3-201 Minamiyoshikata, Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture Tottori             Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 5K023 AA07 BB11 DD06 DD08 HH07                       LL06

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A reception section, a transmission section, and 2 orthogonal to each other.
A foldable mobile phone device comprising a hinge part that holds an earpiece and a transmitter in an axial direction so as to be openable and closable. 2. The hinge part has two engaging parts for respectively rotatably engaging the receiving part and the transmitting part, and one engaging part makes the other engaging part in one rotation axis direction. The foldable mobile phone device according to claim 1, wherein the foldable mobile phone device is pivotally supported so as to rotate orthogonally.