JP2006067395A - Portable electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To adjust a posture of a display part when the display part of a portable electronic apparatus is stored in a holder part. <P>SOLUTION: The portable electronic apparatus 10 has the display part 7 in the shape of approximate rectilinear strip and the holder part having an approximately rectangular recessed part which stores the display part 7 and is constituted by providing a supporting piece 71 to any one of a first side surface 7a or a recessed part side surface facing the first side surface 7a of the display part 7, providing a first elastic member which energizes the display part 7 between a second side surface 7b on the opposite side of the first side surface 7a and a recessed part side surface facing the second side surface 7b, providing a second elastic member which energizes the display part 7 between a third side surface 7c adjacent to the first side surface 7a and a recessed part side surface facing the third side surface 7c of the display part 7 and providing a posture adjustment mechanism which adjusts the posture of the display part 7 on a recessed part side surface facing a fourth side surface 7d on the opposite side of the third side surface 7c of the display part 7. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable electronic device such as a mobile phone or PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) capable of adjusting the attitude of a display unit provided in a housing.

  As an example of a conventional mobile phone as a conventional mobile electronic device, this mobile phone 100 includes a first casing 81 and a second casing 82 connected via a hinge portion 83, as shown in FIG. Thus, both the casings 81 and 82 can be folded via the hinge portion 83.

  In addition, an opposing surface 81a of the first casing 81 that faces the second casing 82 is provided with an operation unit 84 that includes a plurality of operation keys such as cursor keys and numeric keys, and a microphone 85, and the first casing 81. The antenna 86 is disposed at the end of the hinge portion, and the display portion 87 and the speaker 88 are disposed on the opposing surface 82a of the second housing 82 facing the first housing 81.

  Furthermore, the display part 87 provided in the 2nd housing | casing 82 was mounted by the attachment structure as shown in FIG. 8 (refer patent document 1).

  That is, the surface of the second housing 82 has a rectangular recess 91, and a rectangular opening 92 is formed in a part of the bottom surface of the recess, and the recess 91 is formed of a transparent resin for display. A translucent window 93 is attached.

  The housing 82 has a holder portion that accommodates the display portion 87, and the holder portion is a rectangular housing frame 94 formed by ribs that project from the inner wall surface of the housing so as to surround the periphery of the opening 92. Thus, the display unit 87 such as a liquid crystal display device is accommodated in the accommodation frame 94.

The display unit 87 is attached to the holder unit by providing a first elastic member 95 on the periphery of the display surface of the display unit 87 and a second elastic member 96 on the opposite side of the display surface. After being arranged in the housing frame 94, the circuit board 97 is fixed to the housing frame 94 so as to be sandwiched between the housing 82 and the circuit board 97.
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  By the way, in the cellular phone 100 having the mounting structure of the display unit 87 shown in FIG. 8, a predetermined clearance is provided between the display unit 87 and the storage frame 94 so that the display unit 87 can be easily incorporated into the storage frame 94. However, when the mobile phone 100 is assembled for this clearance, the display unit 87 may be disposed while being inclined with respect to the opening 92. In this case, the display unit 87 cannot be handled as a non-defective product. It is necessary to remove the display translucent window 93 from the housing 82 once to adjust the orientation of the display unit 87, or to disassemble and reassemble the housing 82 constituting the mobile phone 100. There was a problem in terms of yield.

  Accordingly, in view of the above circumstances, the present invention includes a substantially rectangular plate-shaped display unit and a holder unit having a substantially rectangular recess for accommodating the display unit, and the first side surface of the display unit or the first A support piece is provided on one of the side surfaces of the concave portion facing the one side surface, and the display unit is biased between the second side surface opposite to the first side surface and the concave side surface facing the second side surface. And a second elastic member for biasing the display unit is provided between the third side surface adjacent to the first side surface of the display unit and the concave side surface facing the third side surface. In addition, the portable electronic device is configured by providing a posture adjusting mechanism for adjusting the posture of the display unit on the side surface of the recess facing the fourth side surface opposite to the third side surface of the display unit.

  In addition, the present invention includes a substantially rectangular plate-like display portion and a holder portion having a substantially rectangular recess that accommodates the display portion, and faces the first side surface or the first side surface of the display portion. A support piece is provided on one of the side surfaces of the recess, and a support piece is provided on either the second side surface opposite to the first side surface or the side surface of the recess facing the second side surface, and the display unit A second elastic member for urging the display unit between the third side surface adjacent to the first side surface and the side surface of the recess facing the third side surface, and opposite to the third side surface of the display unit. A portable electronic device is configured by providing a posture adjustment mechanism for adjusting the posture of the display unit on the side surface of the recess facing the fourth side surface.

  According to the present invention, the posture of the display unit can be easily adjusted even after the portable electronic device is assembled, and the occurrence of defective products can be reduced.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.

  1 and 2 are perspective views showing an example in which the present invention is applied to a cellular phone as a portable electronic device according to the present invention. This cellular phone 10 has a rectangular plate-shaped first casing 1 and second casing 2 hinged to each other. The housings 1 and 2 are connected via the part 3 and can be folded via the hinge part 3.

  The opposing surface 1a of the first housing 1 that faces the second housing 2 has an operation unit 4 and a microphone 5 that are a plurality of operation keys such as cursor keys and numeric keys, and the hinge of the first housing 1. An antenna 6 is provided at the end on the part side.

  The second housing 2 has a main display portion 7 and a speaker 8 on the facing surface 2a facing the first housing 1, and a sub-display portion 9 on the outer surface 2b opposite to the facing surface 2a. Have.

  As shown in the sectional view of FIG. 3, the second housing 2 includes a front side case 21 and a rear side case 22, and the opposing surface 2 a of the front side case 21 has a rectangular recess 23. A rectangular opening 24 is formed in a part of the bottom surface of the recess, and a display translucent window 25 is pasted in the recess 23 via a double-sided adhesive tape (not shown). Further, the outer surface 2b of the rear side case 22 has a rectangular recess 26 whose length in the longitudinal direction of the housing 2 is shorter than the recess 23, and a rectangular opening 27 is formed in a part of the bottom of the recess. A light transmitting window 28 for display is pasted in the recess 26 via a double-sided adhesive tape (not shown).

  The housing 2 has holder portions for accommodating the main display portion 7 and the sub display portion 9, respectively. The holder portion of the main display portion 7 surrounds the periphery of the opening 24 from the inner wall surface of the front side case 21. The main display unit 7 such as a liquid crystal display device is housed in a substantially rectangular recess formed in the housing frame 31. Further, the holder portion of the sub display unit 9 includes an accommodation frame 41 formed by ribs erected so as to surround the periphery of the opening 26 from the inner wall surface of the rear side case 22, and is formed in the accommodation frame 41. The sub-display unit 9 such as a liquid crystal display device is accommodated in the substantially rectangular recess.

  The main display unit 7 is arranged so that its long side is substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the housing 2 when mounted in the housing 2, and the sub display unit 9 is disposed in the housing 2. In the mounted state, the short side is arranged so as to be substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the housing 2.

  Next, the mounting structure of the main display unit 7 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  Among the ribs 32 to 35 constituting the housing frame 31 that houses the main display portion 7, the ribs 32 and 33 that face the short sides of the main display portion 7 have protrusions 36 and 37, respectively, and the main display portion 7. The rib 35 facing one of the long sides has a pair of projecting portions 38, and the main display portion 7 is arranged in a space formed by these four projecting portions 36, 37, 38. In order to facilitate the insertion of the main display portion 7, this space is formed slightly larger than the outer shape of the main display portion 7 with a predetermined clearance.

  The side surface (first side surface) 7a of the main display portion 7 facing the rib 32 having the protruding portion 36 is provided with a single dome-shaped support piece 71 protruding from the center thereof, and the side surface opposite to the side surface 7a ( A first elastic member made up of a pair of coil springs 51 is disposed at a predetermined interval between the second side surface 7b and the rib 33 facing the side surface 7b. The support piece 7 a is pressed against the rib 32 by the force to regulate the position of the main display portion 7 in the long side direction.

  Further, a second elastic member made up of a pair of coil springs 52 is provided at a predetermined interval between a side surface (third side surface) 7c adjacent to the side surface 7a of the main display portion 7 and the rib 34 facing the side surface 7c. The main display portion 7 is urged toward the rib 35 by these second elastic members.

  On the other hand, the rib 35 is provided with a pair of screw holes 61 provided at a predetermined interval, and screws 62 are respectively screwed into the screw holes 61 and are urged by the second elastic member at the tips of the screws 62. Further, the side surface (fourth side surface) of the main display unit 7 is supported.

  The posture of the main display portion 7 is adjusted by adjusting the amount of projection of each screw 62 into the housing frame 31. The screw hole 61 formed in the rib 35 and the screw hole 61 are adjusted. A posture adjustment mechanism of the main display unit 7 is configured by a screw 62 screwed into the main display unit 7. That is, the main display portion 7 can be moved in the direction of the arrow A by turning the screws 62 in the direction in which the screws 62 are tightened in the same amount of protrusion of the pair of screws 62 into the housing frame 31, and conversely The main display unit 7 can be moved in the direction of arrow B by turning the screws 62 in the loosening direction with the same amount of protrusion of the screws 62 into the housing frame 31. Further, if the amount of protrusion of the pair of screws 62 into the housing frame 31 is varied, the main display unit 7 can be tilted around the support piece 71, and the posture of the main display unit 7 is positioned in various directions. be able to.

  And since the insertion hole 63 which inserts a driver is provided in the position which faces each screw hole 61 among the side surfaces of the front side case 21 which opposes the rib 35, after the assembly of the mobile telephone 10, it is in the attitude | position of the main display part 7. If there is a deviation, a driver is inserted through the insertion hole 63, and the amount of the screw 62 screwed into the screw hole 61 of the rib 35 is adjusted to project the housing frame 31, thereby adjusting the posture of the main display unit 7. be able to. Therefore, it is not necessary to remove the display transparent window 25 or disassemble the housing 2 as in the conventional case, so that the workability can be improved and the product yield can be greatly improved. .

  In addition, if the insertion hole 63 is closed with the lid 64 after the posture adjustment of the main display unit 7, the appearance design of the housing 2 is not adversely affected.

  Next, the mounting structure of the sub display unit 9 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  Of the ribs 42 to 45 constituting the housing frame 41 for housing the sub display unit 9, the ribs 42 and 43 facing the respective short sides of the sub display unit 9 have projections 46 and 47, respectively. The sub display unit 9 is arranged in a space constituted by the portions 46 and 47 and the rib 45. This space is easy to insert the sub display unit 9, so that the sub display has a predetermined clearance. The outer shape of the portion 9 is slightly larger.

  The side surface (first side surface) 9a of the sub-display unit 9 facing the rib 42 having the protruding portion 46 is provided with one support piece 91 protruding from the center thereof, and the side surface (second side surface) opposite to the side surface 9a. A first elastic member made up of a pair of coil springs 53 is disposed between the rib 9 facing the side surface 9b and the rib 9 facing the side surface 9b at a predetermined interval, and the supporting piece is supported by the biasing force of the first elastic member. 9a is pressed against the rib 42 to restrict the position of the sub-display unit 9 in the long side direction.

  Further, a second elastic member made up of a pair of coil springs 54 is provided at a predetermined interval between one side surface (third side surface) 9c adjacent to the side surface 9a of the sub display portion 9 and the rib 44 facing the side surface 9c. The sub-display unit 9 is urged toward the rib 45 by these second elastic members.

  In addition, a pair of protruding pieces 92 are attached to the other side surface (fourth side surface) 9d adjacent to the side surface 9a of the sub display portion 9 at a predetermined interval. A surface 92a is provided. A pair of screw holes 65 are formed in the rear case 22 facing the inclined surface 92a of the projecting piece 92, and screws 66 are screwed into the screw holes 65, respectively, and the tips of the screws 66 project. It is made to contact | abut to the inclined surface 92a of the piece 92, and, thereby, the sub display part 9 urged | biased by the 2nd elastic member is supported.

  The position of the sub display unit 9 is adjusted by adjusting the amount of protrusion of each screw 66 into the housing frame 41. The screw hole 65 formed in the rear side case 22 and the screw A posture adjusting mechanism of the sub display unit 9 is constituted by a screw 66 screwed into the hole 65. That is, if the screws 66 are turned in the direction in which the screws 66 are protruded into the housing frame 41 with the same amount of protrusion, the sub-display unit 9 can be moved in the direction of the arrow C. The sub-display unit 9 can be moved in the direction of arrow D by rotating the screws 66 in the loosening direction with the same amount of protrusion of the screws 66 into the housing frame 41. Further, if the amount of protrusion of the pair of screws 66 into the housing frame 41 is different, the sub display unit 9 can be tilted around the support piece 91, and the position of the sub display unit 9 is positioned in various directions. be able to.

  Since the screw 66 is screwed into the rear case 22, if the position of the sub display unit 9 is incorrect after the mobile phone 10 is assembled, the screw 66 screwed into the screw hole 65 of the rear case 22. The posture of the sub display unit 9 can be adjusted by adjusting the amount of protrusion of the sub display unit 41 into the housing frame 41. Therefore, it is not necessary to remove the display transparent window 28 or disassemble the housing 2 as in the conventional case, so that the workability can be improved and the product yield can be greatly improved. .

  In addition, if the screw hole 65 is closed with the lid 67 after the position adjustment of the sub display unit 9, the appearance design of the housing 2 is not adversely affected.

  By the way, in order to maximize the posture adjustment range of the main display unit 7 and the sub display unit 9, the posture adjustment mechanism is provided on the long side of each display unit 7, 9 and the side surface ( It is preferable to adjust at both ends of the fourth side).

  Next, another mounting structure of the main display unit 7 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  The mounting structure shown in FIG. 6 is substantially the same as the mounting structure shown in FIG. 4 except that the structure between the side surface (second side surface) 7b of the main display portion 7 and the rib 33 facing the side surface 7b is different. According to this mounting structure, the side surface (second side surface) 7b of the main display portion 7 is provided with one dome-shaped support piece 72 protruding from the center, and the rib 32 constituting the housing frame 31 is provided. The distance between the ribs 33 is formed to be the same length as the distance from the tip of the support piece 71 formed on the main display portion 7 to the tip of the support piece 72, and the main display portion 7 is placed in the housing frame 31. When arranged at the top, the ends of the support pieces 71 and 72 are sandwiched by the ribs 32 and 33 with the tip of the support pieces 71 and 72 as a fulcrum.

  With this configuration, the main display unit 7 can be restricted from moving in the longitudinal direction, and the main display unit 7 is held in point contact with the ribs 32 and 33. The posture of the main display unit 7 can be easily adjusted by adjusting the protruding amount of the screw 62 into the housing frame 31.

  That is, the main display portion 7 can be moved in the direction of the arrow A by turning the screws 62 in the direction in which the screws 62 are tightened in the same amount of protrusion of the pair of screws 62 into the housing frame 31, and conversely The main display unit 7 can be moved in the direction of arrow B by turning the screws 62 in the loosening direction with the same amount of protrusion of the screws 62 into the housing frame 31. Further, if the amount of protrusion of the pair of screws 62 into the housing frame 31 is made different, the main display portion 7 can be tilted by sliding the support pieces 71 and 72 with respect to the ribs 32 and 33. 7 postures can be positioned in various directions.

  In addition, although the other attachment structure in the main display part 7 was demonstrated in FIG. 6, it cannot be overemphasized that it can apply similarly to the attachment structure of the sub display part 9 shown in FIG.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the structure disclosed in the present embodiment, and can be applied to improvements and modifications without departing from the gist of the present invention. Can do.

  For example, although the support pieces 71 and 91 are provided at the center of the side surfaces (first side surfaces) of the display units 7 and 9, the same applies even if support pieces are provided on the ribs 32 and 42 facing the side surfaces (first side surfaces). There is an effect. In the present embodiment, the coil springs 51 to 54 are used as the first and second elastic members, but any material having elasticity such as a rubber material may be used. Further, in the present embodiment, the posture adjustment mechanism is configured by the screw holes 61 and 65 and the screws 62 and 66 screwed into the screw holes 61 and 65. However, the posture adjustment mechanism is not limited to this. It does not matter as long as it has a mechanism that can adjust the amount of protrusion into the housing frames 31, 41.

  In the present embodiment, the foldable mobile phone has been described as an example. However, the present invention can be applied to a mobile phone having various mechanisms such as a straight type, a slide type, and a horizontal rotation type. Needless to say, the present invention can also be applied to portable electronic devices such as personal computers.

It is a perspective view which shows the cellular phone of a closed state which is an example of the portable terminal device of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the mobile telephone of an open state which is an example of the portable terminal device of this invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an outline of the mobile phone of FIG. It is a top view which shows the attachment structure of a main display part. It is a figure which shows the attachment structure of a sub display part, (a) is the top view, (b) is sectional drawing. It is a top view which shows the other attachment structure of a main display part. It is a perspective view which shows the conventional mobile phone. It is sectional drawing which shows the attachment structure of the display part mounted in the mobile telephone of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,81 1st housing | casing 1a Opposing surface 2,82 2nd housing | casing 2a Opposing surface 2b Outer surface 3,83 Hinge part 4,84 Operation part 5,85 Microphone 6,86 Antenna 7 Main display part 7a-7d Side surface 8 Speaker 9 Sub display units 9a to 9d Side surface 10,100 Mobile phone (mobile electronic device)
21 Front side case 22 Rear side case 23, 91 Recess 24, 92 Opening 25, 28, 93 Display transparent window 31 Housing frame 32 to 35 Rib 36 to 38 Projecting part 41 Housing frame 42 to 45 Rib 46, 47 Projecting Portions 71, 72, 91 support piece 92 projecting piece 92a inclined surface

Claims (2)

Either a display portion having a substantially rectangular plate shape and a holder portion having a substantially rectangular recess for receiving the display portion, and either the first side surface of the display portion or the side surface of the recess facing the first side surface A support piece is provided on one side, a first elastic member that urges a display unit between a second side surface opposite to the first side surface and a recessed side surface facing the second side surface, and the display A second elastic member for urging the display unit between a third side surface adjacent to the first side surface of the unit and a side surface of the recess facing the third side surface, and opposite to the third side surface of the display unit A portable electronic device comprising a posture adjustment mechanism for adjusting a posture of the display unit on a side surface of the recess facing the fourth side surface. Either a display portion having a substantially rectangular plate shape and a holder portion having a substantially rectangular recess for receiving the display portion, and either the first side surface of the display portion or the side surface of the recess facing the first side surface A support piece is provided on one side, a support piece is provided on either the second side surface opposite to the first side surface or the concave side surface facing the second side surface, and adjacent to the first side surface of the display unit A second elastic member for biasing the display unit between the third side surface and the concave side surface facing the third side surface, and the fourth side surface opposite to the third side surface of the display unit. A portable electronic device comprising a posture adjustment mechanism for adjusting a posture of the display unit on a side surface of the recess.

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