JP2004104546A - Foldable mobile terminal - Google Patents

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JP2004104546A
JP2004104546A JP2002264918A JP2002264918A JP2004104546A JP 2004104546 A JP2004104546 A JP 2004104546A JP 2002264918 A JP2002264918 A JP 2002264918A JP 2002264918 A JP2002264918 A JP 2002264918A JP 2004104546 A JP2004104546 A JP 2004104546A
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Toshiki Yamanaka
山中 利記
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a foldable portable terminal capable of automatically closing a lens cover when the portable terminal is folded and carried and automatically opening the lens cover when the terminal main body is extended to use a digital camera while suppressing the thickness of the terminal small. <P>SOLUTION: A hinge unit 3a is incorporated into the inside of an upper main body 1 side, and the upper main body 1 and a lower main body 2 are connected in a turnable way. The digital camera 4 and the lens cover 5 are incorporated into the inside of the lower main body 2 side, and the lens cover 5 comprises a cover part 5a for covering a camera window part 4a, an arm 5b provided at one part of its circumference, and a fulcrum part 5c for fixing the lens cover 5 to the lower main body 2 in a turnable way. One end of a coil spring 6 is attached to an end part of the arm 5b, the other end of the coil spring 6 is fixed to the lower main body 2, and the lens cover 5 is kept open by the tension of the coil spring 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は折り畳み型携帯端末に関し、特に折り畳み型携帯端末にディジタルカメラを実装するための構造に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
近年、折り畳み型携帯端末においても、ディジタルカメラを内蔵する機種が普及してきている。折り畳み型携帯端末では、表示画面とキー操作部とが同一面上に設けられた通常の携帯端末よりも広い表示画面を有しており、この折り畳み型携帯端末特有の液晶画面にディジタルカメラで撮像した画像を表示することで、ディジタルカメラの使い勝手を通常の携帯端末よりもよくしている。
【0003】
上記のカメラ付き携帯端末においては、ディジタルカメラのレンズを保護するためのレンズ開閉カバーの装着方法(例えば、特許文献1,2参照)、あるいはディジタルカメラのレンズを異なる種別のレンズに交換する方法として、使用時に接写レンズを装着する方法(例えば、特許文献3参照)等が提案されている。
【0004】
【特許文献1】
特開2001−309003号公報(第2−3頁、図1)
【特許文献2】
特開2001−309012号公報(第2−3頁、図1)
【特許文献3】
実用新案登録第3085476号公報(第4−5頁、図1)
【0005】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら、上述した従来の折り畳み型携帯端末では、ディジタルカメラを実装すると、携帯端末のディジタルカメラ部分の厚みを小さくしにくいという問題がある。また、ディジタルカメラのレンズ部分が保護されておらず携帯時に埃や汚れが付着し易いので、レンズの保護カバーがあることが望ましいが、端末本体とは別に保護カバーを準備すると着脱が煩わしく、また携帯する時に邪魔になる。さらに、端末本体にレンズの保護カバーをつけた場合も、使用時にいちいち開閉動作を行わなければならず、この操作が煩わしい。
【0006】
そこで、本発明の目的は上記の問題点を解消し、端末の厚みを小さくおさえつつ、折り畳んで携帯する時にレンズカバーを自動的に閉じかつ端末本体を展開してディジタルカメラを使用する時にレンズカバーを自動的に開くことができる折り畳み型携帯端末を提供することにある。
【0007】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明による折り畳み型携帯端末は、液晶表示部が配設された上側本体と、操作部が配設された下側本体と、前記液晶表示部の表示画面に対して直交する方向に配置されかつ前記上側本体と前記下側本体とを前記表示画面と平行に回動自在に支持するヒンジ部材と、前記ヒンジ部材の中心軸と平行な軸を中心軸として前記ヒンジ部近傍に配置されたディジタルカメラと、前記上側本体と前記下側本体との回動動作に連動して動作しかつ前記上側本体と前記下側本体とが重ね合わされた状態の時に前記ディジタルカメラのレンズ部を遮蔽するレンズカバーとを備えている。
【0008】
すなわち、本発明の折り畳み型携帯端末は、端末中央付近に端末の正面から鉛直方向(液晶表示部の表示画面に対して直交する方向)に折り畳み機構の回転軸を配設し、この回転軸の中心部にディジタルカメラ及びレンズカバーを実装し、レンズカバーを端末本体の折り畳み機構と連動して開閉させることで、端末の厚みを小さくおさえつつ、折り畳んで携帯する時にレンズカバーを自動的に閉じ、端末本体を展開してディジタルカメラを使用する時にレンズカバーを自動的に開くことが可能となる。
【0009】
上記のように構成することで、本発明の折り畳み型携帯端末では、レンズカバーを端末本体の折り畳み機構と連動して開閉することによって、折り畳んで携帯する時にレンズカバーを自動的に閉じ、端末本体を展開してディジタルカメラを使用する時にレンズカバーを自動的に開くので、折り畳んで携帯する時にディジタルカメラのレンズ部分に埃や汚れが付着することを自動的に防止可能となり、折り畳みを展開すると自動的にディジタルカメラとして使用可能な状態にすることが可能となる。
【0010】
また、本発明の折り畳み型携帯端末では、折り畳み型携帯端末において表示画面に対して直交する方向(鉛直方向)に設けられたヒンジ部にディジタルカメラを配置することで、上下の本体の各厚みをディジタルカメラの厚みよりも薄くすることが可能となるので、端末の総厚(折り畳んだ状態の厚み)を薄くすることが可能となる。
【0011】
【発明の実施の形態】
次に、本発明の実施例について図面を参照して説明する。図1(a)は本発明の一実施例による折り畳み型携帯端末の展開時に正面側から見た状態を示す斜視図であり、図1(b)は本発明の一実施例による折り畳み型携帯端末の展開時に背面側から見た状態を示す斜視図である。これらの図において、本発明の一実施例による折り畳み型携帯端末は上側本体1と、下側本体2と、ヒンジ部3とから構成されている。
【0012】
ヒンジ部3は液晶表示部1aの表示画面に対して直交する方向に配置され、上側本体1と下側本体2とを表示画面と平行に回動自在に支持するとともに、上側本体1と下側本体2とを回動可能に接続して展開状態で固定可能なロック機構(図示せず)を有している。
【0013】
図1(a)は上側本体1の液晶表示部1aや下側本体2の操作部2aのある正面側から見た状態を示し、図1(b)はヒンジ部3のカメラ窓部2bがある背面側から見た状態を示している。上側本体1には正面側に液晶表示部1aが配置され、下側本体2には正面側に操作部2aが配置されるとともに、ヒンジ部3の中心付近にディジタルカメラ4が配置されている。
【0014】
図2(a)は本発明の一実施例による折り畳み型携帯端末を折り畳んで背面方向から見たディジタルカメラ4付近の断面図であり、図2(b)は本発明の一実施例による折り畳み型携帯端末を折り畳んで側面方向から見たディジタルカメラ4付近の断面図である。尚、本発明の一実施例による折り畳み型携帯端末では上側本体1と下側本体2とがヒンジ部3を中心として回動し、互いに重ね合わされた状態を折り畳んだ状態とする。
【0015】
図2(b)において、上側本体1の側の内部にはヒンジユニット3aが内蔵され、上側本体1と下側本体2とを回動可能に接続している。また、下側本体2の側の内部にはディジタルカメラ4とレンズカバー5とが内蔵されている。
【0016】
図2(a)において、レンズカバー5はカメラ窓部4aを覆う(カメラ窓部4aを遮蔽する)カバー部5aと、その円周の一部に設けられたアーム5bとから形成されている。アーム5bの中央部にはレンズカバー5を下側本体2に回動可能に固定する支点部5cが配置されている。
【0017】
また、アーム5bの端部にはコイルバネ6の一端が取り付けられており、コイルバネ6のもう一端は下側本体2に固定されている。このコイルバネ6の張力によって、レンズカバー5が開いた状態に維持されるようになっている。
【0018】
図3は本発明の一実施例による折り畳み型携帯端末を展開して背面側から見たディジタルカメラ4の付近の断面図である。図3において、上側本体1のレンズカバー5のアーム5bの端部に接触する位置に、ピン1bが設けられている。このピン1bは折り畳み型携帯端末を折り畳んだ時、レンズカバー5のアーム5bを押し、レンズカバー5を閉じた状態に維持することができるようになっている。
【0019】
これら図1〜図3を参照して本発明の一実施例による折り畳み型携帯端末の動作について説明する。図3に示すように、折り畳み型携帯端末の折り畳みを展開した状態においてはレンズカバー5がコイルバネ6によって開いた状態で保持されている。
【0020】
しかしながら、折り畳み型携帯端末を折り畳むと、図2(a)に示すように、上側本体1に設けられたピン1bによってレンズカバー5のアーム5bが押され、レンズカバー5が支点部5cを中心に回転することで、レンズカバー5が閉じた状態で保持されることとなる。
【0021】
このように、本実施例では、レンズカバー5を端末本体の折り畳み機構と連動して開閉することによって、折り畳んで携帯する時にレンズカバー5を自動的に閉じ、端末本体を展開してディジタルカメラ4を使用する時にレンズカバー5を自動的に開くことができるので、折り畳んで携帯する時にディジタルカメラ4のレンズ部分に埃や汚れが付着することを自動的に防止することができ、折り畳みを展開すると自動的にディジタルカメラ4を使用可能な状態にすることができる。
【0022】
また、本実施例では、ディジタルカメラ4を折り畳み型携帯端末のヒンジ部3に配置することで、上側本体1及び下側本体2各々の厚みをディジタルカメラ4の厚みよりも薄くすることができるので、折り畳み型携帯端末の総厚(折り畳んだ状態での厚み)を薄くすることができる。
【0023】
尚、本実施例では、レンズカバー5のカバー部5aによってディジタルカメラ4のレンズを遮蔽しているが、カバー部5aをディジタルカメラ4の焦点距離を可変するレンズ(接写用レンズや望遠用レンズ)とすることも可能である。
【0024】
この場合、接写用レンズはカバー部5aの外形形状、またはカバー部5aを保持する方法自体がレンズカバー5と同様であるが、上側本体1の折り畳み開閉動作に連動して接写用レンズや望遠用レンズが移動し、折り畳んだ時にその接写用レンズや望遠用レンズを用いた接写や望遠撮影が可能となる。
【0025】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したように本発明は、液晶表示部が配設された上側本体と、操作部が配設された下側本体と、液晶表示部の表示画面に対して直交する方向に配置されかつ上側本体と下側本体とを表示画面と平行に回動自在に支持するヒンジ部材と、ヒンジ部近傍に配置されたディジタルカメラと、上側本体と下側本体との回動動作に連動して動作しかつ上側本体と下側本体とが重ね合わされた状態の時にディジタルカメラのレンズ部を遮蔽するレンズカバーとを備えることによって、端末の厚みを小さくおさえつつ、折り畳んで携帯する時にレンズカバーを自動的に閉じかつ端末本体を展開してディジタルカメラを使用する時にレンズカバーを自動的に開くことができるという効果が得られる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】(a)は本発明の一実施例による折り畳み型携帯端末の展開時に正面側から見た状態を示す斜視図、(b)は本発明の一実施例による折り畳み型携帯端末の展開時に背面側から見た状態を示す斜視図である。
【図2】(a)は本発明の一実施例による折り畳み型携帯端末を折り畳んで背面方向から見たディジタルカメラ付近の断面図、(b)は本発明の一実施例による折り畳み型携帯端末を折り畳んで側面方向から見たディジタルカメラ付近の断面図である。
【図3】本発明の一実施例による折り畳み型携帯端末を展開して背面側から見たディジタルカメラの付近の断面図である。
【符号の説明】
1 上側本体
1a 液晶表示部
1b ピン
2 下側本体
2a 操作部
2b カメラ窓部
3 ヒンジ部
3a ヒンジユニット
4 ディジタルカメラ
5 レンズカバー
5a カバー部
5b アーム
5c 支点部
6 コイルバネ
[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a foldable portable terminal, and more particularly to a structure for mounting a digital camera on the foldable portable terminal.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, even in foldable portable terminals, models incorporating a digital camera have become widespread. The foldable mobile terminal has a wider display screen than a normal mobile terminal in which a display screen and a key operation unit are provided on the same surface, and a digital camera captures an image on a liquid crystal screen unique to the foldable mobile terminal. By displaying such images, the usability of the digital camera is better than that of a normal portable terminal.
[0003]
In the above-described camera-equipped mobile terminal, a method of attaching a lens opening / closing cover for protecting a lens of a digital camera (for example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2) or a method of replacing a lens of a digital camera with a lens of a different type is used. There has been proposed a method of attaching a close-up lens at the time of use (for example, see Patent Document 3).
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-309003 A (page 2-3, FIG. 1)
[Patent Document 2]
JP 2001-309012 A (page 2-3, FIG. 1)
[Patent Document 3]
Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3085476 (page 4-5, FIG. 1)
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-mentioned conventional foldable portable terminal, when a digital camera is mounted, there is a problem that it is difficult to reduce the thickness of the digital camera portion of the portable terminal. Also, since the lens portion of the digital camera is not protected and dust and dirt easily adhere when carrying the camera, it is desirable to have a protective cover for the lens. It gets in the way when you carry it. Furthermore, even when a protective cover for a lens is attached to the terminal body, the terminal must be opened and closed at the time of use, which is troublesome.
[0006]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to keep the thickness of the terminal small while automatically closing the lens cover when folding and carrying the terminal and expanding the terminal body when using the digital camera. Is to provide a foldable portable terminal that can automatically open the portable terminal.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The foldable portable terminal according to the present invention is provided with an upper body in which a liquid crystal display unit is provided, a lower body in which an operation unit is provided, and a direction perpendicular to a display screen of the liquid crystal display unit, and A hinge member for rotatably supporting the upper body and the lower body in parallel with the display screen, and a digital camera arranged near the hinge with an axis parallel to a central axis of the hinge member as a central axis A lens cover that operates in conjunction with the rotation of the upper body and the lower body, and that covers a lens unit of the digital camera when the upper body and the lower body are overlapped; It has.
[0008]
That is, the foldable portable terminal of the present invention has the rotation axis of the folding mechanism arranged in the vertical direction (the direction orthogonal to the display screen of the liquid crystal display) from the front of the terminal near the center of the terminal. By mounting the digital camera and lens cover in the center and opening and closing the lens cover in conjunction with the folding mechanism of the terminal body, the lens cover is automatically closed when folded and carried, while keeping the thickness of the terminal small, The lens cover can be automatically opened when using the digital camera by expanding the terminal body.
[0009]
With the above-described configuration, in the folding portable terminal of the present invention, the lens cover is automatically opened and closed by opening and closing the lens cover in cooperation with the folding mechanism of the terminal body when the portable terminal is folded and carried, The lens cover is automatically opened when the digital camera is opened and the digital camera is used, so that when the camera is folded and carried, dust and dirt can be automatically prevented from adhering to the lens of the digital camera. This makes it possible to make the digital camera usable.
[0010]
Further, in the folding portable terminal of the present invention, the thickness of each of the upper and lower main bodies is reduced by arranging the digital camera on a hinge portion provided in a direction (vertical direction) perpendicular to the display screen in the folding portable terminal. Since the thickness can be made smaller than the thickness of the digital camera, the total thickness (thickness in a folded state) of the terminal can be made smaller.
[0011]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing a state in which the foldable portable terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention is unfolded and viewed from the front side, and FIG. 1B is a foldable portable terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state viewed from the back side when the wing is deployed. In these figures, a foldable portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an upper main body 1, a lower main body 2, and a hinge portion 3.
[0012]
The hinge part 3 is arranged in a direction orthogonal to the display screen of the liquid crystal display part 1a, supports the upper main body 1 and the lower main body 2 so as to be rotatable in parallel with the display screen, and has the upper main body 1 and the lower main body 1. It has a lock mechanism (not shown) that is rotatably connected to the main body 2 and can be fixed in an expanded state.
[0013]
1A shows a state where the liquid crystal display section 1a of the upper body 1 and the operation section 2a of the lower body 2 are viewed from the front side, and FIG. 1B shows a camera window 2b of the hinge section 3. This shows a state viewed from the back side. The upper main body 1 has a liquid crystal display section 1a on the front side, the lower main body 2 has an operation section 2a on the front side, and a digital camera 4 near the center of the hinge section 3.
[0014]
FIG. 2A is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the digital camera 4 when the foldable portable terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention is folded and viewed from the back, and FIG. 2B is a foldable portable terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the digital camera 4 when the portable terminal is folded and viewed from the side. In the foldable portable terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention, the upper body 1 and the lower body 2 rotate around the hinge 3 and the state where they are overlapped with each other is referred to as a folded state.
[0015]
In FIG. 2B, a hinge unit 3a is incorporated inside the upper main body 1, and the upper main body 1 and the lower main body 2 are rotatably connected. A digital camera 4 and a lens cover 5 are built in the lower body 2.
[0016]
In FIG. 2A, the lens cover 5 includes a cover 5a that covers the camera window 4a (shields the camera window 4a), and an arm 5b provided on a part of the circumference thereof. A fulcrum 5c for rotatably fixing the lens cover 5 to the lower body 2 is disposed at the center of the arm 5b.
[0017]
One end of a coil spring 6 is attached to an end of the arm 5b, and the other end of the coil spring 6 is fixed to the lower main body 2. The lens cover 5 is kept open by the tension of the coil spring 6.
[0018]
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the digital camera 4 when the foldable portable terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention is developed and viewed from the rear side. In FIG. 3, a pin 1b is provided at a position in contact with the end of the arm 5b of the lens cover 5 of the upper main body 1. When the foldable portable terminal is folded, the pin 1b pushes the arm 5b of the lens cover 5 so that the lens cover 5 can be kept closed.
[0019]
The operation of the foldable portable terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 3, the lens cover 5 is held open by the coil spring 6 when the foldable portable terminal is in the unfolded state.
[0020]
However, when the foldable portable terminal is folded, as shown in FIG. 2A, the arm 5b of the lens cover 5 is pushed by the pin 1b provided on the upper main body 1, and the lens cover 5 is centered on the fulcrum 5c. By rotating, the lens cover 5 is held in a closed state.
[0021]
As described above, in this embodiment, the lens cover 5 is opened and closed in conjunction with the folding mechanism of the terminal main body, so that the lens cover 5 is automatically closed when the terminal is folded and carried, and the digital camera 4 is opened by expanding the terminal main body. When the camera is used, the lens cover 5 can be automatically opened, so that it is possible to automatically prevent dust and dirt from attaching to the lens portion of the digital camera 4 when the camera is folded and carried. The digital camera 4 can be automatically made usable.
[0022]
Further, in this embodiment, since the digital camera 4 is disposed on the hinge portion 3 of the foldable portable terminal, the thickness of each of the upper body 1 and the lower body 2 can be made smaller than the thickness of the digital camera 4. In addition, the total thickness (thickness in a folded state) of the foldable portable terminal can be reduced.
[0023]
In this embodiment, the lens of the digital camera 4 is shielded by the cover portion 5a of the lens cover 5, but the cover portion 5a is a lens that changes the focal length of the digital camera 4 (a close-up lens or a telephoto lens). It is also possible.
[0024]
In this case, the close-up lens has the same outer shape as the cover 5a, or the method of holding the cover 5a itself is the same as the lens cover 5. However, the close-up lens and the telephoto When the lens moves and is folded, close-up photography and telephoto photography using the close-up lens and the telephoto lens become possible.
[0025]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention provides an upper body in which a liquid crystal display unit is provided, a lower body in which an operation unit is provided, and an upper body which is disposed in a direction orthogonal to a display screen of the liquid crystal display unit and A hinge member for rotatably supporting the main body and the lower main body in parallel with the display screen, a digital camera arranged near the hinge portion, and an interlocking movement between the upper main body and the lower main body. In addition, by providing a lens cover for shielding the lens portion of the digital camera when the upper body and the lower body are overlapped, the thickness of the terminal is kept small, and the lens cover is automatically folded when being carried around. When the digital camera is used by closing and expanding the terminal body, the lens cover can be automatically opened.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing a state in which a foldable portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is unfolded and viewed from the front side, and FIG. 1B is an unfolding view of the foldable portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state seen from the back side at the time.
FIG. 2A is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of a digital camera when a foldable portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is folded and viewed from the back, and FIG. 2B is a view illustrating the foldable portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the digital camera when viewed from the side after being folded.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the digital camera when the foldable portable terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention is developed and viewed from the back side.
[Explanation of symbols]
Reference Signs List 1 upper body 1a liquid crystal display section 1b pin 2 lower body 2a operation section 2b camera window section 3 hinge section 3a hinge unit 4 digital camera 5 lens cover 5a cover section 5b arm 5c fulcrum section 6 coil spring

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液晶表示部が配設された上側本体と、操作部が配設された下側本体と、前記液晶表示部の表示画面に対して直交する方向に配置されかつ前記上側本体と前記下側本体とを前記表示画面と平行に回動自在に支持するヒンジ部材と、前記ヒンジ部材の中心軸と平行な軸を中心軸として前記ヒンジ部近傍に配置されたディジタルカメラと、前記上側本体と前記下側本体との回動動作に連動して動作しかつ前記上側本体と前記下側本体とが重ね合わされた状態の時に前記ディジタルカメラのレンズ部を遮蔽するレンズカバーとを有することを特徴とする折り畳み型携帯端末。An upper body in which a liquid crystal display section is provided, a lower body in which an operation section is provided, and the upper body and the lower body are arranged in a direction orthogonal to a display screen of the liquid crystal display section. A hinge member rotatably supporting the display screen in parallel with the display screen, a digital camera arranged near the hinge portion with an axis parallel to a center axis of the hinge member as a central axis, the upper body and the lower side. A foldable type having a lens cover that operates in conjunction with a rotation operation of the main body, and has a lens cover that shields a lens portion of the digital camera when the upper main body and the lower main body are overlapped. Mobile terminal. 前記ヒンジ部材は、前記上側本体と前記下側本体とを展開状態で固定するロック機構を含むことを特徴とする請求項1記載の折り畳み型携帯端末。The foldable portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the hinge member includes a lock mechanism that fixes the upper body and the lower body in an expanded state. 前記ロック機構によって前記上側本体と前記下側本体とが展開状態で固定されている時に前記レンズカバーによる前記レンズ部の遮蔽を解除した状態に維持する弾性部材を含むことを特徴とする請求項2記載の折り畳み型携帯端末。3. An elastic member for maintaining a state in which the lens cover is unblocked by the lens cover when the upper body and the lower body are fixed in an expanded state by the lock mechanism. The foldable mobile terminal as described. 前記上側本体と前記下側本体とが重ね合わされた状態の時に前記レンズカバーによる前記レンズ部の遮蔽状態を維持するピン部材を含むことを特徴とする請求項1から請求項3のいずれか記載の折り畳み型携帯端末。4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a pin member that maintains a state in which the lens cover is shielded by the lens cover when the upper body and the lower body are overlapped with each other. 5. Foldable mobile terminal. 前記ディジタルカメラ及び前記レンズカバーを前記下側本体に配置したことを特徴とする請求項1から請求項4のいずれか記載の折り畳み型携帯端末。The foldable portable terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the digital camera and the lens cover are arranged on the lower body. 前記レンズカバーを前記ディジタルカメラのレンズ部の焦点距離を可変するレンズとしたことを特徴とする請求項1から請求項5のいずれか記載の折り畳み型携帯端末。The foldable portable terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the lens cover is a lens that varies a focal length of a lens unit of the digital camera.
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