JP2003188968A - Portable terminal device with camera - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable terminal device with a camera, which is possible to pull out a camera unit from a terminal body and contains it in the body by one touch operation. <P>SOLUTION: A camera unit 12 is provided which is contained in a camera accommodation part 11 provided in a case side of the terminal body using a spring material and can be freely operated to pull out from or put into the camera accommodation part. The camera unit 12 includes a slide material which is fixed and freely slides in the camera accommodation part and a rotation material which contains a camera body, is rotatably supported around the axis of the slide material, is pulled out from and pulled into the camera accommodation part 11 with the slide material jointly. There are provided a automatic lock mechanism which automatically locks the slide material when the camera unit 12 is pulled into the camera accommodation part 11, and a lock release mechanism which releases the automatic lock and automatically pulls out the camera unit outside of the terminal body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a camera-equipped mobile terminal device, and more particularly to a camera-equipped mobile terminal device in which a camera is provided so as to be retractable from a terminal housing of the mobile terminal device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a portable terminal device with a camera of this type, as in "a portable terminal device with a camera" disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-078959, a camera unit is provided with a video display means and a camera unit. Is placed on the back side of the terminal housing, the camera unit can be retracted from the side of the housing parallel to the surface of the housing, and the image lens part of the camera unit can be rotated to adjust the shooting direction. ing. The drawer and storage of the camera unit
It can be performed by operating the finger-holding portion configured on the camera unit with a finger. Further, the finger hook portion is adapted to engage with the cutout portion of the housing when the camera unit is stored. Furthermore, a lock mechanism is provided that functions to hold the camera unit by sliding the slide hook so that the camera unit does not accidentally jump out of the camera storage section.

[0003]

However, in the conventional portable terminal device with a camera as described above, when the camera unit is exposed from the terminal housing and used, first, the slide hook is slid with a finger to lock. After that, the user must use the finger-holding portion formed on the camera unit with his fingertip to pull it out before using it, and the pulling-out operation is troublesome. Further, when the camera unit is housed, the same operation as the reverse operation is required, which is troublesome in use.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and the operation of putting the camera unit in and out of the terminal housing can be performed with one touch, and the construction space is effectively utilized with a simple structure. A portable terminal device with a camera that can be used is provided.

[0005]

A portable terminal device with a camera according to the present invention includes a camera housing portion provided on a housing side portion of a terminal housing, and a housing surface of the terminal housing housed in the camera housing portion. Along with the camera unit that can be freely retracted and retracted from the camera storage section, the camera unit includes a slide member slidably mounted in the camera storage section of the terminal housing, and a built-in camera body for the slide member. And a rotating member that is rotatably supported and integrally with the slide member and is retracted from the camera housing portion, and is configured to expose the camera unit from the inside of the camera housing portion to the outside of the terminal housing. An elastic member for urging the slide member, and the slide portion when the camera unit is pushed into the camera housing portion against the elastic member. An automatic lock mechanism for automatically locking the camera unit inside the camera housing, and releasing the automatic lock mechanism to automatically expose the camera unit to the outside of the terminal housing by the elastic member. And a lock release mechanism for enabling the lock release mechanism. With this configuration, it is possible to carry out the operation of putting the camera unit in and out of the housing body with one touch, and it is possible to improve the operability when the camera is used.

In the portable terminal device with a camera according to the present invention, the elastic member is a conical coil spring and the conical coil spring is compressed so that the coils do not come into contact with each other. With this configuration, when the conical coil spring, which is an elastic member, is compressed when the camera is stored, the space required when compressing the elastic member can be reduced because the coils do not come into contact with each other, and the space inside the housing is effective. Can be used for.

In the portable terminal device with a camera according to the present invention, a rotating member engaging portion and a terminal housing engaging portion that engage with each other with respect to the rotating shaft portion of the rotating member and a part of the terminal housing. Is provided, and when the camera unit is stored in the camera storage portion, the rotation member is stored at a predetermined rotation angle position by engagement of the rotation member engagement portion and the terminal housing engagement portion. It has the following configuration. With this configuration, for example, the image pickup lens section of the camera unit is arranged on the back side of the terminal housing, and the window section provided at the same position as the image pickup lens section is provided on the back surface of the terminal case. However, it is possible to shoot an image, and due to an inadvertent external force, the imaging lens unit does not rotate, and it is possible to shoot at a fixed position, and there is no error in shooting such as displacement.

The camera-equipped portable terminal device according to the present invention has a structure including an engaging member provided with a locking protrusion that snaps into a recess provided in the rotating member when the rotating member rotates. is doing. With this configuration, for example, when the user stores the camera unit,
If the rotating member has a click feeling when it reaches a predetermined rotation angle position, the rotation angle position at the time of storage can be easily adjusted, and the rotation member can be stored at a normal angle position. Further, also in photographing, it is possible to easily position at a frequently used angle such as 0 °, 90 ° and 180 ° or another necessary angle.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The first and second embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. (First Embodiment) A camera-equipped portable terminal device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, with reference to the external perspective views of the portable terminal device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and the main part exploded perspective views of the portable terminal device shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the portable terminal device with a camera according to this embodiment is shown. The overall configuration of will be described. In FIG. 1, on a housing surface 5 side of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped terminal housing 2 including a case body 4 and a cover 3, a speaker unit 6 and a microphone unit 7 for transmitting and receiving voice information, and a keyboard as an input unit. A unit 8 and a liquid crystal display unit 9 which is a video display unit are arranged. In addition, the right side surface 10 of the terminal housing 2
A camera unit 12 housed in a camera housing unit 11 described later is arranged on the upper part of the.

In FIG. 2, the camera unit 12 has a terminal housing 2
When the camera unit 12 is housed in the camera housing portion 11 of the terminal housing 2, the camera housing 12 is housed in the camera housing portion 11 of the terminal housing 2. The window portion 14 is formed in the. In addition, the unlock unit 15 that unlocks the camera unit 12 so that the camera unit 12 can be exposed in parallel from the camera housing unit 11 of the terminal housing 2 along the housing surface 5, and the camera unit 12 from the exposed state to the housing surface. An automatic lock portion 16 that slides in parallel along 5 and automatically locks when stored in the camera housing portion 11 (FIG. 4) and holds the camera unit 12.
Are placed.

3 and 4, the unlocking portion 15 and the automatic locking portion 16 shown in FIG. 2 are composed of the slide hook 20, the spring 23, and the case body 4. A stopper portion 21 that engages with an engagement groove 50 of a slide case 44 described later is formed at the tip of the slide hook 20. The shape of the tip of the stopper portion 21 is an R shape or a taper shape. The slide hook 20
Recessed notch 17 formed on the back side of the case body 4
And is fixed to the case body 4 so as to be slidable.

The spring 23 is inserted through the hole 19 formed in the case body 4 after the slide hook 20 is attached to the case body 4, and hooked on the spring fixing rib 18 formed in the case body 4. The spring 23 is fixed in a compressed state. Slide hook 20 is spring 23
Is always pressed in the upper direction (the head direction of the mobile terminal device 1) by the restoring force of, and the slide hook 20 is slid to the lower portion by the finger, and then when the finger is released, the spring 23 restores the original position. Return.

A conical coil spring 24, which is an elastic member, is attached to the body case 4 together with the camera unit 12.
It becomes the positioning when it is installed in the camera unit 1
A protrusion 25 is formed so as to be engaged with the recess 43 formed in the small shafts 37, 40 of the second rotating member 31 at a predetermined rotation angle position (described later). It should be noted that, as shown in FIG. 6, the part forming the protrusion 25 may be a separate part 26 in consideration of the assembling property.

Next, the configuration of the camera unit 12 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. The camera unit 12 shown in FIG. 5 includes a slide member 30 slidably mounted in the camera housing portion 11 of the terminal housing 2 and a camera body 32, and is rotatably supported by the slide member 30. The rotary member 31 integrally with the slide member 30 is retracted from the camera housing portion 11, and the bearing 46 mounted on the rotary member 31 and incorporated in the slide member 30.
Further, the rotating member 31 includes a camera case 33 and a camera cover 34, each of which is formed by vertically dividing a substantially cylindrical case into two parts. The camera case 33 is a cushion material 35
Case part 36 for holding and fixing the camera body 32 via the
And a small shaft portion 37 extending on one end side of the case portion 36 and pivotally supported by the slide member 30.

The camera cover 34 has a case portion 39 for holding and fixing the camera body 32 via a cushion material 38, and a small shaft portion 40 extending to one end of the case portion 39 and rotatably supported by the slide member 30. And a window portion 42 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the case portion 39 and to which the lens cover 41 is attached. At the ends of the small shaft portions 37 and 40 of the camera case 33 and the camera cover 34, a recess 43 that engages with a projection 25 as a terminal housing engaging portion provided on the case body 4 at a predetermined rotation angle position. Have.

The slide member 30 comprises a slide case 44 and a slide cover 45, each of which is formed by vertically dividing a substantially cylindrical case. These slide cases 4
4 and the slide cover 45, when assembled, the small shaft portions 37, 40 of the rotating member 31 via the bearing 46.
A bearing receiving portion 47 is formed on one end side so as to rotatably support. Sliding ribs 48 are appropriately provided on the outer peripheral surfaces of the slide case 44 and the slide cover 45 for reducing sliding resistance during sliding and for positioning with respect to the case body 4. Further, on the other side surface of the slide case 44 and the slide cover 45, a circular rib 49 for guiding and positioning the conical coil spring 24 is formed.

Further, on the lower surface of the slide case 44 of the slide member 30, there is formed an engagement groove 50 with which the stopper portion 21 (FIGS. 3 and 4) of the slide hook 20 is engaged.
When the stopper portion 21 of the slide hook 20 is engaged with the engagement groove 50 of the slide case 44, the camera unit 12
Are held in the camera housing 11 of the terminal housing 2. Further, a chamfered portion 51 is formed at a corner portion of the slide case 44 on the side where the rib 49 is formed so that the stopper portion 21 of the slide hook 20 can slide up and down smoothly when the camera unit 12 is stored. It In addition, the hemispherical concave portion 52 formed on the upper surface of the slide case 44.
Is a hemispherical locking protrusion 28a protruding from the tip of a stopper piece 28 of a slide plate 27 (FIG. 13) described later.
By engaging with, the camera unit 12 is exposed from the terminal housing 2 and the sliding movement in the careless storage direction is restricted when the camera is photographing.

The bearing 46 is formed in a C shape in which a part of the donut shape is cut, and the small shaft portions 37, 40 of the rotating member 31.
Be attached to. At this time, the case portion 36 of the rotating member 31,
The roots of the small shaft portions 37, 40 with respect to 39 are provided with a step larger than the flanges 37a, 40a in the diametrical direction, and
Since the inner diameter of the bearing 46 is made smaller than the outer diameter of the root of the small shaft portions 37, 40, when the bearing 46 is mounted, the bearing 46 that has passed through the flanges 37a, 40a will be deformed by the elastic deformation of the bearing 46. Inner diameter part of 46 and small shaft parts 37, 40
It is attached in a state where it is in close contact with the outer diameter part of the. Then, the bearing 46 is received by the bearing receiving portion 47, and is assembled to the slide member 30 together with the rotating member 31. At this time, the slide case 44 and the slide cover 45 are assembled such that the inner peripheral ribs 47 a are inserted between the flanges 37 a and 40 a of the small shaft portions 37 and 40 and the bearing 46. Further, the slide case 44 and the slide cover 45 are assembled so that the projection 53 of the bearing 46 fits into the notch 54 of the slide case 44, and are fixed by the screw 55.

Therefore, the rotary sliding portion between the rotary member 31 and the slide member 30 rotates the rotary member 31 to prevent the bearing 4 from rotating in the slide case 44.
It is possible to prevent frictional resistance between the inner diameter portion of 6 and the outer diameter portions of the small shaft portions 37, 40 of the rotating member 31, and the relative rotation between the rotating member 31 and the slide member 30. Further, by appropriately rotating the rotating member 31, the shooting direction can be arbitrarily adjusted. Then, the slide member 30
As shown in FIG. 4, the camera unit 12 constructed by assembling the rotating member 31 into the housing is housed in a predetermined housing portion after the slide hook 20 is installed in the case body 4, and the conical coil spring 24 has a small diameter side. Of the conical coil spring 24 on the other side of the conical coil spring 24.
Positioned inside the circular rib 49 formed in 5,
Install while slightly compressing and deforming.

After that, the hole 1 formed in the case body 4
After inserting and attaching the spring 23 from 9, the camera unit 12 is attached to the slide plate 27 so as to cover the slide plate 27 from above. This slide plate 27 is
It is fixed to the case body 4 by the screw 29 and the claw of the case body 4, whereby the camera unit 12 is
The case body 4 is positioned in the thickness direction and the length direction. As above, the assembly up to the camera unit of the camera-equipped mobile terminal device according to the present embodiment is completed.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 7 to 13, a mechanism for housing and exposing the camera unit 12 will be described. When the camera unit 12 is housed in the camera housing 11 of the terminal housing 2, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the stopper groove of the slide hook 20 is inserted into the engagement groove 50 formed in the slide case 44. 21 is engaged. At this time,
The slide hook 20 is constantly pressed to the upper part by the restoring force of the spring 23. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the conical coil spring 24 is compressed and deformed by the wall 25 a of the case body 4 and the side surfaces of the slide case 44 and the slide cover 45. As a result, the conical coil spring 24
Since there is no contact between the coils, the space between the wall 25a of the case body 4 and the side surfaces of the slide case 44 and the slide cover 45 can be reduced especially when the conical coil spring 24 is compressed.

Next, in order to expose the camera unit 12 from the state where it is housed and held in the terminal housing 2,
0 to FIG. 13, the slide hook 20 attached to the case body 4 is pushed downward (downward of the mobile terminal device 1) with a finger to slide the slide case 4
The stopper portion 21 of the slide hook 20 is disengaged from the engagement groove 50 of No. 4 and the end faces of the slide case 44 and the slide cover 45 are pushed by the restoring force of the conical coil spring 24 that has been compressed, as shown in FIGS. Has been
The camera unit 12 is pushed out of the terminal housing 2 and exposed. When the camera unit 12 is exposed, as shown in FIG. 13, a hemispherical locking protrusion 28 a protruding from the tip of the stopper piece 28 formed on the slide plate 27 is formed on the slide case 44. By engaging with the hemispherical concave portion 52, the camera unit 12 can regulate the careless sliding movement of the camera unit 12 in the camera storing direction.

From the state where the camera unit 12 is exposed,
To store in the camera storage portion 11, as described above, when the end surface of the rotating member 31 is pushed in with a finger and slid, the locking projection 28a of the slide plate 27 is disengaged from the hemispherical recess 52 of the slide case 44, The conical coil spring 24 begins to compress. When the rotating member 31 is further pushed in, as shown in FIG. 14, the stopper portion 21 of the slide hook 20 contacts the chamfered portion 51 formed on the slide case 44, and the slide hook 20 moves downward while compressing the spring 23. To do. Further, when the rotating member 31 is pushed in, the stopper portion 21 of the slide hook 20 moves to the spring 2
It moves to the upper part by the restoring force of 3 and slide case 44
8 is inserted into the engaging groove 50 formed in FIG.
Also, as shown in FIG. 9, the camera unit 12 is locked and the camera unit 12 is stored. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, when the camera unit 12 is stored, the case main body 4 is formed with a recess 43 as a rotary member engaging portion formed at an end of the small shaft portions 37 and 40 of the rotary member 31. The projection 25 is fitted and engaged, and the imaging lens unit is housed at a rotation angle such that the imaging lens unit faces the rear surface side of the terminal housing 2.

According to the portable terminal device with a camera 1 in the first embodiment of the present invention described above, the exposure and storage of the camera unit 12 can be operated with one touch. Further, the conical coil spring 24 is used as the elastic member so that the coils do not come into contact with each other during compression, so that the space inside the terminal housing 2 can be effectively utilized with a simple structure. Furthermore, when the camera is housed, the imaging lens unit is housed at a rotation angle that faces the rear surface side of the terminal housing 2, so that as a whole,
It is possible to photograph a subject on the back side of the terminal housing 2 without pulling out the camera unit 12 and without rotating the imaging lens unit due to an inadvertent external force. Although the conical coil spring 24 is used as the elastic member in the present embodiment, if the coil is not in contact with each other in a compressed state, it may have any other shape and shape such as a pyramid and a leaf spring. It can also be used with a spring.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a portable terminal device with a camera according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, Fig. 1
5, the configuration of the camera unit 12 of the camera-equipped mobile terminal device 2 according to the present embodiment will be described. The difference between the camera-equipped mobile terminal device 2 of the present embodiment and the camera-equipped mobile terminal device 1 is that the camera case 33 and the camera cover 34 configured as the rotation member 31 of the camera unit 12 and the rotation member 31. Is different from the bearing 60 attached to the. The rest is the same as the portable terminal device with a camera 1 described above, and therefore the description of the assembly and the exposure and storage mechanism of the camera unit 12 will be omitted. Hemispherical recesses 63, 64 are formed on the side surfaces of the camera case 33 and the camera cover 34 in the direction in which the bearing 60 is mounted.
Are formed, and the hemispherical locking projections 61a projecting from the tips of the stopper pieces 61 of the bearings 60 are engaged with each other.

The camera unit 1 constructed as described above
16 and 17, when the imaging lens unit is turned toward the back side of the terminal housing 2, the locking projection 61a of the bearing 60 causes the hemispherical recess of the camera case 33 to rotate. 63 is engaged and fixed. Further, when the rotating member 31 is rotated to direct the image pickup lens section toward the front side of the terminal housing 2, the stopper piece 61 of the bearing 60 is elastically deformed and gets over the hemispherical recess 63 of the camera case 33 to rotate. Then, when the rotation member 31 rotates 180 ° and the imaging lens unit is arranged on the front side of the terminal housing 2, the bearing 6
The locking projection 61a of 0 is the hemispherical recess 6 of the camera cover 34.
Engage 4 Camera unit 12 to camera housing 11
When it is housed in the camera, the rotation member 31 is rotated to the original rotation angle position so that the imaging lens unit faces the back side of the terminal housing 2, and the locking protrusion 61a of the bearing 60 is inserted into the hemispherical recess 63 of the camera case 33. Put it back so that it will engage with and store it.

As described above, according to the camera-equipped mobile terminal device 2 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, when the camera unit 12 is rotated, the image pickup lens section is provided on the back surface and the front surface of the terminal housing 2. A click feeling can be given when the rotation angle is parallel to the
It is possible to easily adjust the angle when the image pickup lens unit is stored toward the back side of the terminal housing 2, and it is possible to improve the operability. The locking protrusion 61a may be provided not only at the bearing 60 but at any other place or member such as, for example, an engaging member provided separately, and engages with a recess provided in the rotating member 31 to rotate the rotating member. It suffices if 31 can be held in that position.

The rotational click structure of the camera unit 12 of the camera-equipped mobile terminal device 2 according to the present embodiment is not limited to this, and it is possible to change the shapes of the bearing 60, the camera case 33, and the camera cover 34. , It is possible to have a similar click function. In addition, the angles for giving the rotational click feeling of the camera-equipped mobile terminal device 2 in the present embodiment are 0 ° and 180 °.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is possible to give a click feeling at any other desired angle.

[0030]

The portable terminal device with a camera according to the present invention is configured as described above, and in particular, the camera unit is exposed by the elastic member only by removing the stopper portion with a finger,
By pushing the camera unit and engaging it with the stopper part to store the camera unit,
The exposure and storage of the camera unit from the terminal housing can be operated with one touch.

Further, when the camera is housed, the imaging lens unit is housed with a click feeling at the rotation angle facing the back side of the terminal housing, whereby the angle adjustment to the housing rotation angle is easy, and The subject on the back side of the terminal housing can be photographed without the imaging lens unit rotating due to an unexpected external force.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall front side perspective view showing the configuration of a camera-equipped mobile terminal device according to a first embodiment of the present invention,

FIG. 2 is an overall rear side perspective view showing the configuration of the camera-equipped mobile terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of essential parts showing the detailed configuration of the camera-equipped mobile terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of essential parts showing the detailed configuration of the camera-equipped mobile terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a camera unit of the mobile terminal device with a camera according to the first embodiment of the present invention,

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a main part showing a detailed configuration of a mobile terminal device with a camera according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

7 is an enlarged plan view of an essential part of the camera-equipped mobile terminal device shown in FIG.

8 is a sectional view taken along line AA of the portable terminal device with a camera shown in FIG.

9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of the mobile terminal device with a camera shown in FIG.

10 is a C-C of the portable terminal device with a camera shown in FIG.
Line sectional view,

11 is an enlarged plan view of an essential part of the camera-equipped mobile terminal device shown in FIG.

12 is a D- of the mobile terminal device with a camera shown in FIG.
D line sectional view,

FIG. 13 is an E- of the portable terminal device with a camera shown in FIG.
E line sectional view,

14 is an enlarged plan view of an essential part of the camera-equipped mobile terminal device shown in FIG.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a main part of a camera unit of a mobile terminal device with a camera according to a second embodiment of the present invention,

FIG. 16 is an enlarged plan view of an essential part of the camera-equipped mobile terminal device according to the second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 17 is an F- of the mobile terminal device with a camera shown in FIG.
The F line cross section arrow line view.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Mobile terminal device with camera 2 terminal housing 3 cover 4 case body 5 Case surface 6 speaker section 7 Microphone section 8 keyboard section 9 Display section 10 Case right side 11 camera compartment 12 camera unit 13 Case surface 14 Case back 15 Unlocking part 16 Automatic lock 20 slide hook 23 Spring 24 conical coil spring 25 Projection 25a wall 27 slide plate 28 Stopper piece 28a, 61a Locking protrusion 29 screw 30 slide members 31 Rotating member 32 camera body 33 camera case 34 camera cover 35, 38 Cushion material 36, 39 Case part 37, 40 Small shaft 40a flange 41 lens cover 42 Window 43 recess 44 slide case 45 slide cover 46, 60 bearing 47 Bearing receiving part 47a Inner rib 48 sliding ribs 49 ribs 50 engagement groove 51 Chamfer 52, 63, 64 hemispherical recesses 61 Stopper piece

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A camera housing portion provided on a housing side portion of a terminal housing, and a camera unit housed in the camera housing portion and freely retractable from the camera housing portion along a housing surface of the terminal housing. The camera unit includes a slide member slidably mounted in a camera housing portion of the terminal housing, and a camera body integrated with the slide member rotatably supported by the slide member. It is configured to include a rotating member that appears and disappears from the storage section,
An elastic member that urges the slide member in a direction in which the camera unit is exposed from the inside of the camera housing to the outside of the terminal housing, and the camera unit is pushed into the camera housing against the elastic member. At this time, an automatic lock mechanism that automatically locks the slide member to hold the camera unit in the camera housing, and a mechanism that releases the automatic lock mechanism to automatically lock the camera unit by the elastic member. A camera-equipped mobile terminal device, comprising: a lock release mechanism that is exposed to the outside of the housing. 2. The mobile phone device with a camera according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member is a conical coil spring, and the conical coil spring is in a compressed state so that the coils do not come into contact with each other. 3. A rotating member engaging portion and a terminal housing engaging portion that engage with each other with respect to a rotating shaft portion of the rotating member and a part of the terminal housing, respectively, and the camera unit is provided with the rotating member engaging portion. 2. The housing is configured to be housed at a predetermined rotation angle position by engaging the rotating member engaging portion and the terminal housing engaging portion when the camera is housed in the camera housing portion. The camera-equipped mobile phone device described. 4. An engaging member provided with a locking projection that snaps into a recess provided in the rotating member when the rotating member rotates.
The camera-equipped mobile phone device described.