JP2005142729A - Wristwatch type communication apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wrist-attached type communication apparatus which has the small number of parts and simple structure, and can simplify the entire apparatus without employing a configuration in which a speaker connected to a connection cord is pulled out and is inserted into an ear. <P>SOLUTION: A sound collecting unit 4 is provided on the external peripheral part of a wristwatch case 1 to be attached on a wrist, and a bone conduction transmitting unit 5 for transmitting voice vibration by bone conduction is provided on a portion positioned on a diagonal of the unit 4 on the external peripheral part of the wristwatch case 1 so that its bone conduction surface 5a may face the top surface side of the wristwatch case 1. Accordingly, since a user can bend his/her arm to make user's jaw contact with the surface 5a of the unit 5 when attaching the wristwatch case 1 on the wrist to make a call, the voice of a communicating party can be transmitted to the ear through the bone of the jaw as sound vibration by the unit 5, and the voice of the user can be satisfactorily collected by the unit 4. Thus, the speaker is not needed to be pulled out and inserted into the ear, the entire apparatus can be miniaturized, and in addition, the user can satisfactorily make a call while the arm is in a natural state at the time of making a call. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a wristwatch type communication device.

  Conventionally, in a wristwatch type communication device, a module having a watch function and a communication function is provided in a watch case attached to an arm by a watch band, and a speaker is attached to the watch case via a connection cord so that the speaker can be pulled out. In some cases, the watch band has a microphone. In this case, the connection cord electrically connects the speaker and the module, and is housed in a cord housing portion provided in the watch band so that it can be wound by a winding mechanism. It is configured to be fed out from the cord storage portion of the band.

  In such a watch-type communication device, when the speaker is pulled out from the watch case, the connection cord is also pulled out together with the speaker. Therefore, the speaker can be pulled out in a state where the speaker is electrically connected to the module. By inserting the speaker into the ear, the voice of the other party can be heard, and the voice of the user can be captured by the microphone and transmitted to the other party.

However, in such a watch-type communication device, when making a call, the speaker must be pulled out from the watch case and inserted into the ear. A speaker mounting structure and a winding mechanism for retractably storing the connection cord for electrically connecting the speaker and the module in the watch band are required, which increases the number of parts and makes the structure complicated. There is a problem that the entire apparatus becomes large.
JP 2000-307699 A

The problem to be solved by the present invention is that the speaker connected to the connection cord is pulled out and inserted into the ear, so that the number of parts is large, the structure thereof is complicated, and the entire apparatus is enlarged.
Therefore, the present invention does not employ a configuration in which a speaker connected to a connection cord is pulled out and inserted into an ear, has a small number of components, has a simple structure, and can be downsized as a whole device. To provide an apparatus.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention includes the following components.
In addition, the reference numerals of the drawings attached to the respective elements described in the section of each embodiment described later are attached to the respective constituent elements together with parentheses.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the invention according to claim 1 is a main body case (watch case 1) to be attached to the arm (A), and a module which is housed in the main body case and has at least a communication function. (3), a sound collecting portion (4) provided on the outer peripheral portion of the main body case with a sound collecting surface (4a) facing the surface side of the main body case, and the sound collecting portion in the outer peripheral portion of the main body case And a bone conduction transmitting portion (5) for transmitting voice vibration by bone conduction provided with a bone conduction surface (5a) facing the surface side of the main body case at a location located on the diagonal line of This is a wristwatch type communication device.

  In the invention according to claim 2, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the bone conduction transmission part (5) attaches the main body case (watch case 1) to the arm (A) and faces the user. 2. The wristwatch-type communication according to claim 1, wherein the wristwatch-type communication is provided at a position located on the near side of the user with respect to the sound collection unit when the sound is disposed on the lower side of (B). 3. Device.

  In the invention according to claim 3, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the bone conduction transmission part (5) attaches the main body case (watch case 1) to the arm (A) and faces the user. The wristwatch type according to claim 2, wherein the bone conduction surface (15a) is formed as an inclined surface that is inclined downward toward the user when placed on the lower side of (B). It is a communication device.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the sound collection surface (4 a) of the sound collection unit (4) is the bone conduction surface (4) of the bone conduction transmission unit (5). The wristwatch type communication device according to claim 3, wherein the wristwatch type communication device is formed on an inclined surface inclined in the same direction as 15a).

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the invention described in claim 5 includes a main body case (watch case 1), a band for attaching the main body case to the arm (A) (watch band 2), A module (3) housed in the main body case and having at least a communication function, and a sound collecting portion (21) provided on the outer peripheral portion of the main body case with the sound collecting surface (21a) facing the surface side of the main body case And a bone conduction transmitting portion (20) for transmitting voice vibration by bone conduction provided on the band with the bone conduction surface (20a) facing the surface side of the band. It is.

  In the invention according to claim 6, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the bone conduction transmission portion (20) attaches the main body case (watch case 1) to the arm (A) and faces the user. (B) When disposed on the lower side of the main body case, the band (watch band 2) is provided on the front side of the main body case, and the sound collecting portion (21) is opposite to the bone conduction transmitting portion. The wristwatch type communication device according to claim 5, wherein the wristwatch type communication device is provided on an outer peripheral portion of the main body case located on a side.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the sound collecting portion is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the main body case attached to the arm, the sound collecting surface thereof is directed toward the front surface side of the main body case, and the sound collecting portion on the outer peripheral portion of the main body case is provided. Since the bone conduction transmission part that transmits the sound vibration by bone conduction is provided at the part located on the diagonal of the part with the bone conduction surface facing the surface side of the main body case, the main body case is attached to the arm and talking Sometimes, the user's jaw can be brought into contact with the bone conduction surface of the bone conduction transmission portion by bending the arm in the same manner as a normal wristwatch. As a result, the voice of the other party can be transmitted to the ear through the jaw bone as voice vibration by the bone conduction transmission unit, and the user's voice can be transmitted to the other party by the sound collecting unit. You can make a call.

  At this time, since the voice of the other party is transmitted to the ear through the jaw bone as voice vibration by the bone conduction transmission unit, there is little transmission loss of voice vibration by the bone conduction transmission unit, and the voice of the other party is well received by the user. I can tell it to my ear. In addition, when talking on the phone, the arm is in the same state as when looking at a normal wristwatch, so you can talk in a natural way. Since it is not necessary to pull out the speaker connected to the connection cord and insert it into the ear, the telephone work can be facilitated, the number of parts is small, the structure is simple, and the overall size of the apparatus can be reduced.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the main body case is attached to the arm and placed on the lower side of the user's face, the bone conduction transmission unit is positioned on the front side of the user with respect to the sound collection unit. Because it is provided at the place where it is done, the bone conduction surface of the bone conduction transmission part can be made to correspond to the lower side of the user's jaw just by bending the arm in a natural manner, as when viewing a normal watch. This makes it possible to easily bring the user's chin into contact with the bone conduction transmission part when making a call, and the user's mouth can be brought close to the sound collecting part, so a highly sensitive sound collecting part is used. Even if it is not, the user's voice can be collected well by the sound collecting section, and thus a user-friendly one can be obtained.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the main body case is attached to the arm and placed on the lower side of the user's face, the bone conduction surface of the bone conduction transmission portion is inclined downward toward the user. Because it is formed on the inclined surface, the bone conduction transmission is performed when the user's jaw is brought into contact with the bone conduction surface of the bone conduction transmission portion by bending the arm in a natural manner, similar to when viewing an ordinary wristwatch. The user's jaw can be easily brought into contact with the bone conduction surface of the head part, so that the state of the arm during a call is natural, and the user's jaw is securely in contact with the bone conduction surface of the bone conduction transmission part. Therefore, it is possible to make a better conversation.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the sound collection surface of the sound collection unit is formed on an inclined surface that is inclined in the same direction as the bone conduction surface of the bone conduction transmission unit. When the user's chin is brought into contact with the surface, the user's mouth can be directed to the sound collecting surface of the sound collecting unit, so that the user's voice is more reliably collected by the sound collecting unit. This makes it possible to make a call with a natural state of the arm state at the time of the call, so that it is possible to obtain a more convenient one.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the sound collecting portion is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the main body case attached to the arm by the band, and the sound collecting surface thereof is directed toward the surface side of the main body case, and the bone conduction transmitting portion is provided on the band. Since the bone conduction surface is provided facing the surface side of the band, the user's jaw is brought into contact with the bone conduction surface of the bone conduction transmission unit, similarly to the invention according to claim 1, Voice can be transmitted to the ear through the bone of the jaw as voice vibration by the bone conduction transmission unit, and the user's voice can be transmitted to the other party by the sound collecting unit, thereby making it possible to talk well. .

  Also in this case, it is not necessary to pull out the speaker connected to the connection cord and insert it into the ear as in the first aspect of the invention, so that the telephone work can be facilitated, the number of parts is small, and the structure is simple. In addition to reducing the overall size of the device, the voice of the other party is transmitted to the ear through the jaw bone as voice vibration by the bone conduction transmission unit, so there is little transmission loss of voice vibration by the bone conduction transmission unit The voice of the other party can be transmitted well to the user's ear. In addition, during a call, the state of the arm is almost the same as when viewing a normal wristwatch, so that the call can be made in a natural manner. In particular, by providing the sound collecting part in the main body case and providing the bone conduction transmitting part in the band, the bone conduction transmitting part can be separated from the main body case and separated from the sound collecting part. The vibration noise of the part can be reduced.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when the main body case is attached to the arm and placed on the lower side of the user's face, the bone conduction transmitting portion is provided at a position located on the near side of the main body case. As a result, the user's jaw can be easily brought into contact with the bone conduction surface of the bone conduction transmission unit when talking, and the sound collecting unit is located on the opposite side of the bone conduction transmission unit. By being provided on the outer peripheral part, when the user's jaw is brought into contact with the bone conduction transmitting part, the user's mouth can be brought closer to the sound collecting surface of the sound collecting part, and thus the high sensitivity. Even without using the sound collection unit, the user's voice can be reliably collected by the sound collection unit, and the call can be made with a natural state of the arm during the call.

(Embodiment 1)
Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, a first embodiment of the wristwatch type communication device of the present invention will be described.
1 is a perspective view of a wristwatch type communication apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a use state of the wristwatch type communication apparatus of FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the wristwatch type communication device is housed in a wristwatch case 1, a watch band 2 for mounting the wristwatch case 1 on a user's arm A, and the wristwatch case 1. The module 3 includes a sound collecting portion 4 provided on the outer peripheral portion of the watch case 1 at approximately 11 o'clock side, and a bone conduction transmitting portion 5 provided on the outer peripheral portion of the watch case 1 at approximately 5 o'clock side. .

  In this case, a watch glass 6 is attached to the upper portion of the watch case 1 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and a back cover 7 is attached to the lower surface of the watch case 1 with screws 8. . A plurality of push button switches 9 are provided on the side surface of the watch case 1. The watch band 2 is attached to the band attaching portions 10 provided at the 12 o'clock side and the 6 o'clock side on the outer periphery of the watch case 1, and the watch case 1 is attached to the user's arm A as shown in FIG. It is configured to be detachably mounted.

  The module 3 has a clock function and a communication function. As shown in FIG. 2, a display panel 12 is arranged on the upper portion of the housing 11 corresponding to the watch glass 6, and a button type is formed on the lower portion of the housing 11. The battery 13 is arranged. The display panel 12 includes a flat display element such as a liquid crystal display element or an EL display element (electroluminescence display element), and is configured to selectively display various types of information such as time information and telephone information.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the sound collection unit 4 includes a microphone storage unit 14 provided at a location corresponding to approximately 11 o'clock on the outer periphery of the watch case 1, and is stored in the microphone storage unit 14 so as to be electrically connected to the module 3. The microphone device 15 is connected to the microphone, and the microphone cover portion 7a of the back cover 7 closes the lower surface of the microphone storage portion 14. The microphone housing portion 14 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape whose upper surface is closed, and a sound collecting hole 14a is provided in the sound collecting surface 4a on the upper surface. The microphone lid portion 7a is provided so as to protrude outward on the outer peripheral portion of the portion corresponding to approximately 11:00 of the back lid 7.

  Thereby, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the sound collecting unit 4 is configured such that the microphone device 15 is stored in the microphone storage unit 14 from below, and the microphone storage unit 14 is connected to the microphone cover unit 7 a of the back cover 7. In this state, the user's voice is captured from the sound collection hole 14a of the microphone housing section 14, and the captured voice is converted into an electrical signal by the microphone device 15 and output to the module 3 as an audio signal. It is configured as follows.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the bone conduction transmitting portion 5 is provided at a location located on the diagonal line of the sound collecting portion 4 in the outer peripheral portion of the watch case 1, that is, at a location corresponding to approximately 5 o'clock in the outer peripheral portion of the watch case 1. The bone conduction storage part 16, the bone conduction device 17 housed in the bone conduction storage part 16 and electrically connected to the module 3, and the bone conduction lid of the back cover 7 that closes the lower surface of the bone conduction storage part 16 It consists of part 7b. The bone conduction storage portion 16 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape whose upper surface is closed, and the upper surface is formed on the bone conduction surface 5a. The bone conduction lid portion 7 b is provided so as to protrude outward on the outer peripheral portion of the portion corresponding to approximately 5 o'clock of the back lid 7.

  Thereby, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the bone conduction transmission unit 5 is configured such that the bone conduction device 17 is housed from the lower side in the bone conduction housing unit 16, and the microphone lid portion 7 b of the back lid 7 When the lower part of the conductive housing 16 is closed and an audio signal from the communication partner is given to the bone conduction device 17 from the module 3 in this state, the bone conduction device 17 converts the audio signal into an audio vibration. The vibration is transmitted through bone conduction.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, when the wristwatch case 1 is attached to the arm A and placed below the user's face B, the bone conduction transmission unit 5 is more user-friendly than the sound collection unit 4. In this state, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the bone conduction surface 5 a located on the upper surface of the bone conduction storage portion 16 is formed on an inclined surface that is inclined downward toward the user. Has been. That is, the bone conduction surface 5a is formed on an inclined surface that is high on the watch glass 6 side and low on the outer peripheral side of the watch case 1.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the sound collecting unit 4 is placed by the user more than the bone conduction transmitting unit 5 when the wristwatch case 1 is attached to the arm A and arranged below the user's face B. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, it is formed in an inclined surface that is located at a distant place and is inclined in the same direction as the bone conduction surface 5 a of the bone conduction transmission unit 5. That is, the sound collection surface 4a is formed on an inclined surface that is low on the watch glass 6 side and high on the outer peripheral side of the watch case 1.

  According to such a watch-type communication device, various information such as time information and telephone information selectively displayed on the display panel 12 of the module 3 can be viewed from the outside of the watch case 1 through the watch glass 6. By attaching the watch case 1 to the arm A with the watch band 2, the watch case 1 can be used as a normal watch, and as shown in FIG. 3, the watch case 1 is used for the bone conduction transmitting portion 5 provided on the outer periphery of the watch case 1. When the person's jaw C is brought into contact, the voice of the other party is converted into voice vibration by the bone conduction transmission unit 5, and this voice vibration is transmitted to the ear via the bone of the jaw C. The voice of the other party can be heard, and the voice of the user can be collected by the sound collecting unit 4 and transmitted to the other party, so that it can be used as a mobile phone.

  That is, in this wristwatch-type communication device, a sound collecting portion 4 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the watch case 1 attached to the arm A by the watch band 2, and the sound collecting surface 4 a faces the upper surface side of the watch case 1. A bone conduction transmitting portion 5 for transmitting sound vibrations by bone conduction is provided at a location located on the diagonal line of the sound collecting portion 4 in the outer peripheral portion of the case 1, with the bone conduction surface 5 a facing the upper surface side of the watch case 1. Therefore, when talking with the wristwatch case 1 attached to the arm A, the user's jaw C is brought into contact with the bone conduction surface 5a of the bone conduction transmission portion 5 by bending the arm A in the same manner as a normal wristwatch. As a result, the voice of the other party can be transmitted to the ear through the bone of the jaw C as a voice vibration by the bone conduction transmission unit 5 and the user's mouth D is brought close to the sound collection unit 4 and the user's mouth can be transmitted. Sound collecting unit In can be collected.

  For this reason, in this wristwatch-type communication device, it is not necessary to pull out the speaker connected to the connection cord and insert it into the ear as in the prior art, so that the telephone work can be facilitated, the number of parts is small, and the structure is simple. In addition to reducing the overall size of the apparatus, the voice of the other party is transmitted to the ear as a voice vibration by the bone conduction transmission unit 5 through the bone of the jaw C. There is little transmission loss, and the voice of the other party can be transmitted well to the user's ear. Further, during a call, the state of the arm A is almost the same as when viewing a normal wristwatch, and the user's jaw C may be brought into contact with the bone conduction surface 5a of the bone conduction transmission unit 5 in this state. You can talk in a natural way. In addition, since the user's mouth D can be brought close to the sound collection unit 4 during a call, the user's voice can be collected well by the sound collection unit 4 without using the high-sensitivity sound collection unit 4. Can do.

  In this case, when the wristwatch case 1 is mounted on the arm A and placed below the user's face B, the bone conduction transmission unit 5 is located at a position closer to the user than the sound collection unit 4. In other words, the wristwatch case 1 is provided at a location corresponding to approximately 5 o'clock on the outer periphery of the wristwatch case 1, so that the wristwatch case 1 is attached to the left arm A so that the arm can be seen in a natural manner as when viewing a normal wristwatch. By simply bending A, the bone conduction surface 5a of the bone conduction transmitting portion 5 can be easily brought into contact with the user's jaw C. At this time, the bone conduction surface 5a of the bone conduction transmission unit 5 is formed to be an inclined surface that is inclined downward toward the user, so that the user's jaw C is placed on the bone conduction surface 5a of the bone conduction transmission unit 5. Therefore, it is possible to further ensure that the user's jaw C is brought into contact with the bone conduction surface 5a of the bone conduction transmitting portion 5 in a more natural state of the arm A during a call. This makes it possible to talk well.

  Further, since the sound collecting section 4 is provided at a position located on the diagonal line of the bone conduction transmitting section 5 in the outer peripheral portion of the watch case 1, that is, at a position corresponding to approximately 11:00 in the outer peripheral portion of the watch case 1, When the case 1 is attached to the left arm A and the user's jaw C is brought into contact with the bone conduction surface 5a of the bone conduction transmission unit 5, the sound collection surface 4a of the sound collection unit 4 is placed on the mouth D of the user. Can be directed. In particular, the sound collecting unit 4 is formed on an inclined surface in which the sound collecting surface 4a is inclined in the same direction as the bone conduction surface 5a of the bone conduction transmission unit 5, thereby collecting the mouth D of the user during a call. Since the sound of the user can be reliably collected by the sound collection unit 4 close to the sound unit 4, and the state of the arm A at the time of the call can be made in a natural manner, this further increases the You can get something easy to use.

  In the first embodiment, the bone conduction transmitting portion 5 is provided at a location corresponding to approximately 5 o'clock on the outer periphery of the watch case 1, and the sound collecting portion 4 is provided at a location corresponding to approximately 11 o'clock on the outer periphery of the watch case 1. The case where the wristwatch case 1 is worn on the left arm A has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the bone conduction transmitting portion 5 is provided at a location corresponding to approximately 7 o'clock in the outer peripheral portion of the wristwatch case 1. The sound collecting section 4 may be provided at a location corresponding to approximately 1 o'clock on the outer periphery of the wristwatch case 1, and the wristwatch case 1 may be mounted on the right arm A for use. In addition, the present invention is not limited to this, and the bone conduction transmitting portion 5 is provided at a location on the outer peripheral portion of the watch case 1 at approximately 6 o'clock side, and the sound collecting portion 4 is provided at a location on the outer peripheral portion of the watch case 1 at approximately 12 o'clock side. It may be a structure. In this way, even if the wristwatch case 1 is attached to either the left or right arm A, it can be used satisfactorily.

(Embodiment 2)
Next, with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, Embodiment 2 of the wristwatch type communication apparatus of the present invention will be described. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and demonstrated to the same part as Embodiment 1 shown by FIGS. 1-3.
This wristwatch-type communication device has a structure in which a bone conduction transmitting portion 20 is provided on the watch band 2 and a sound collecting portion 21 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the wristwatch case 1 facing the bone conduction transmitting portion 20. 1 is almost the same structure.

  That is, the bone conduction transmitting portion 20 is provided on the watch band 2 located on the 6 o'clock side of the watch case 1 with the bone conduction surface 20a facing the upper surface side, and is electrically connected to the module 3 in the watch case 1. In this state, when a voice signal from the calling party is given from the module 3, voice vibration is generated based on the voice signal, and this voice vibration is transmitted by bone conduction. The sound collection unit 21 is provided at the 12 o'clock side of the outer periphery of the watch case 1 with the sound collection surface 21 a facing the upper surface side, and is electrically connected to the module 3 in the watch case 1. In this state, the user's voice is captured from the sound collection surface 21a, and the captured voice is converted into an electrical signal and output to the module 3 as a voice signal.

  Also in such a wristwatch type communication device, various information such as time information and telephone information selectively displayed on the display panel 12 of the module 3 can be viewed from the outside of the wristwatch case 1 through the watch glass 6. By attaching the case 1 to the arm A with the watch band 2, it can be used as a normal wristwatch and, as shown in FIG. 5, the bone conduction transmission portion 5 provided on the watch band 2 has the user's jaw C , The voice of the other party is converted into voice vibration by the bone conduction transmission unit 20, and this voice vibration is transmitted to the ear via the bone of the jaw C. In addition to being able to hear it, the user's voice can be collected by the sound collecting unit 21 and transmitted to the other party, so that it can be used as a mobile phone.

  That is, in this wristwatch-type communication device, a bone conduction transmitting portion 20 for transmitting sound vibration by bone conduction is provided on the watch band 2 for attaching the watch case 1 to the arm A, and the bone conduction surface 20 is the upper surface of the watch band 2. Since the sound collecting portion 21 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the watch case 1 facing the bone conduction transmitting portion 20 and the sound collecting surface 21a is provided on the upper surface side of the watch case 1, the watch case is provided. When talking with 1 attached to the arm A, the user's jaw C can be brought into contact with the bone conduction surface 20a of the bone conduction transmission unit 20 by bending the arm A in the same manner as when viewing a normal wristwatch. . As a result, the voice of the other party can be transmitted to the ear through the bone of the jaw C as voice vibration by the bone conduction transmission unit 20, and the user's voice can be collected well by the sound collection unit 21. .

  For this reason, even in this wristwatch type communication device, it is not necessary to pull out the speaker connected to the connection cord and insert it into the ear as in the prior art, so that the telephone work can be facilitated, the number of parts is small, and the structure is simple. In addition to reducing the overall size of the device, the state of the arm A during a call is almost the same as when viewing a normal wristwatch. In this state, the bone conduction surface 20a of the bone conduction transmission unit 20 is achieved. The user's chin C can be brought into contact with the user so that the user can talk in a natural manner.

  In this case, when the wristwatch case 1 is attached to the arm A and placed below the user's face B, the portion where the bone conduction transmitting portion 20 is located in front of the wristwatch case 1, that is, the wristwatch case 1. Of the watch band 2 on the 6 o'clock side, and the sound collecting portion 21 is provided on the outer periphery of the watch case 1 located on the opposite side of the bone conduction transmitting portion 20, that is, on the outer periphery of the watch case 1 on the 12 o'clock side. Therefore, even if the wristwatch case 1 is attached to either the left or right arm A, when the user's jaw C is brought into contact with the bone conduction surface 20a of the bone conduction transmission unit 20, the sound collection is performed on the user's mouth D. The sound collecting surface 21a of the part 21 can be directed.

  For this reason, since the user's mouth D can be brought closer to the sound collecting unit 21, the sound of the user can be collected more reliably by the sound collecting unit 21, and the state of the arm A during the call Can talk in a natural way. In particular, in this case, the sound collecting unit 21 is provided in the watch case 1 and the bone conduction transmitting unit 20 is provided in the watch band 2, so that the bone conduction transmitting unit 20 is separated from the watch case 1 and collected. Since it can be separated from the sound part 21, the vibration noise of the bone conduction transmission part 20 with respect to the sound collection part 21 can be reduced, so that the user's voice can be obtained without using the highly sensitive sound collection part 21. The sound collecting unit 21 can collect sound well.

  Further, in this wristwatch type communication device, it is not always necessary to use the wristwatch case 1 attached to the arm A, and the wristwatch case 1 can be used by holding it in hand. That is, also at this time, when the user's chin C is brought into contact with the bone conduction transmitting portion 20 of the watch band 2, the user's mouth D faces the sound collecting surface 21 a of the sound collecting portion 21. As in the case of use, it is possible to make a good call, and it is possible to obtain a user-friendly one.

  In the first and second embodiments and the modifications thereof, the case where the module 3 housed in the watch case 1 is configured to have both the clock function and the communication function has been described. The module 3 does not have to have both the communication function and the communication function, and the module may have at least a structure having the communication function.

It is the perspective view which showed the portable communication apparatus of this invention. (Embodiment 1) It is the perspective view which decomposed | disassembled the portable communication apparatus of FIG. It is the perspective view which showed the use condition of the portable communication apparatus of FIG. It is the perspective view which showed the portable communication apparatus of this invention. (Embodiment 2) It is the perspective view which showed the use condition of the portable communication apparatus of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Watch case 2 Watch band 3 Module 4, 21 Sound collection part 4a, 21a Sound collection surface 5, 20 Bone conduction transmission part 5a, 20a Bone conduction surface 11 Housing 12 Display panel 14 Microphone storage part 15 Microphone device 16 Bone conduction storage part 17 Bone conduction device A Arm B Face C Jaw D Mouth

Claims (6)

A body case attached to the arm;
A module housed in the body case and having at least a communication function;
A sound collecting portion provided on the outer peripheral portion of the main body case with a sound collecting surface facing the front surface side of the main body case;
A bone conduction transmitting portion for transmitting voice vibration by bone conduction provided at a position located on a diagonal line of the sound collecting portion on the outer peripheral portion of the body case with a bone conduction surface facing the surface side of the body case; A wristwatch type communication device characterized by comprising.   The bone conduction transmitting portion is provided at a location located on the near side of the user from the sound collecting portion when the main body case is attached to an arm and disposed below the user's face. The wristwatch type communication device according to claim 1, wherein   The bone conduction transmitting portion is formed on an inclined surface in which the bone conduction surface is inclined downward toward the user when the main body case is attached to an arm and disposed below the user's face. The wristwatch-type communication device according to claim 2, wherein   The wristwatch type communication device according to claim 3, wherein the sound collection surface of the sound collection unit is formed on an inclined surface inclined in the same direction as the bone conduction surface of the bone conduction transmission unit. A body case,
A band for attaching this body case to the arm,
A module housed in the body case and having at least a communication function;
A sound collecting portion provided on the outer peripheral portion of the main body case with a sound collecting surface facing the front surface side of the main body case;
A wristwatch-type communication device comprising: a bone conduction transmitting portion that transmits voice vibration by bone conduction provided on the band with a bone conduction surface facing the surface side of the band. The bone conduction transmitting portion is provided in the band located on the near side of the main body case when the main body case is attached to an arm and placed on the lower side of the user's face,
The wristwatch type communication device according to claim 5, wherein the sound collection unit is provided on an outer peripheral portion of the main body case located on the opposite side to the bone conduction transmission unit.

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